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as possible." That promise sugars well for further reforms. Unfort- nately, though, the Government's efforts, however sincere and vigorous, will ever remais bampered so long as foreign.children can flood t'e Colony from the mainland. Before fully e lightened child labour laws can Tope to succeed hero, before general education can become possible, telera the present evils can be finally swept away, Hongkong must have the fullest cooperation in Carton's power. With the Colony's fine example before it Canton must set its own house in order. When the mainland offers the same improved conditions so the same educational facilitics. no langer will Hongkong lure useless thousands here for what they can get Very far abral, this sweeping abange? Per- bapel-but coming none the less.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A clean bill of health was

ed for the Colony yesterday.

Dr. B. M. Grasa Ozorio has been reelected unopposed as a member of the Sanitary Board.

Tong Lai Bor, the chairman of the Shoemakere' Guild, who was previously detained by the police, as beno discharged.

The Japan Chronicle understands that Mr. W. P. de Trafford, the Elitor of the (sak Mainichi (English Elator), bae resigned his position.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

SPECIAL CABLE.

L ST WEEK'S ECLIPSE.

CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOTOGRAPHS SPOILT

[China Mall SPECIAL.).

SINGATORE. Supt. 28.

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It is reported that clonds spoilt the photographe of the eclipse Christmas Irland.

CANTON UN REST.

MARTIAL LAW STATE STILL

PREVAILS....

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FURTHER OUTRASES REPORTED.

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MANSLAUGHTER ALLEGED.

CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE DOCTOR

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ACCUSED OF THROWING BOY OUT

OF WINDOW,

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1922.

INTERNATIONAL BANK

MYSTERY.

TYO'L KAJ: MISSING,

POLICE INVESTIGATING.

AS GOOD AS THE “MOVIES."

KC.C. INTRUDER CAUGHT.

Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning sentenced a Chinose to 6 weeks”, hard

this Kowloos at

this

The cal offie of the I..ternational | labour on a charge of being a foguer Lam Tai-tang, describe as a Banking Corporation has lost two and a vagabond.

Sergt. Baker wes, no duty in the Chinese detor living at No. 311, lakhs of dollars and doe-o't know

$.80 Queen's Bead Central, was charged where to find them. Rumourists in vicinity

when bis attention before Mr. E, W. Hamilton this mortown this morning said that there had Cricket Club, aing with the manalaughter of a been a robbery but there is more of a morning.

was drawn to the defendant who was small Chirete boy named Chang Han. mystery about it than that.

Mr. E. Davidson appeared for the|

"All I can tell you" said the man. climbing up the eosfolding erected do'ence.

ager (Mr. G. Hogg), when a Chiaround the club building for some re Arcording to Detastive Inspector J. Mail reporter approached him. "Is that pair work. The Sergeant ordered the Grant, the back of the defendant's last night it was reported that there defendant to come down, but he took house overlooks Jervois Street. Ap.was a $200,000 shortage in the cash.no notice, so the Borgeant climbed the parently, there had been a quarrel in The police bave got the matter in scaffolding after him. After an ex- the defendant's family, who cooupy the hand and investigations are being citing chase on the scaffolding, prac- Best floor, over thalors of some money, made both by them and by ourselves tically sound the building, the and the deceased, a small servant to make sure there is no possibility of prisoner jumped into Cox Road. The boy, wan accused of having stolen it, any mistake. That is as far as we ran Sergeant was determined not to lea him go after all the trouble, He denied the allegation, and was go at present"

and matching recklessness with seen to pass through the sitting room

took the leap also. The subsequent chase ou terra firma, was more, even. It developed into a eptiat sad the Sergeant won. When asked what he was doing on the scaffolding, the prisoner gave the lame excuse that he was gathering cinders, and he was promptly "run iq."

"THE EASIEST THING IN THE WORLD.”

POCKET PICKED.

STOLEN.

Mr. A.J.V. Hansen charged two

Expectations that General Chen Chaing ming's return to power would return-gradually bring peace to the prosince at the back of the flat, and to enter TAIKOD HOMES BURGLED, recklessness,

do not seem to have been fulfilled, the kitchen. Shortly afterwards judging by the trend of recent events. there was a commotion in Jervois His subordinates fought very kecaly Street, and the bay was found lying daring the recent crisis and all the in the drain badly injured, having prominent commanders expected to fallen from the kitoben window, &

A burglar visited three houses in be rewarded by plams of office or height of 35 feet. When a Chinese promotion is recognition of their constable arrived on the scene, the Stanley Terrace, Nos. 6, 7 and 8, vices. There was the unexprated lad was conscious, and was alleged Quarry Bay last night, securing & resignation of Ip Kue formerly is to have told the constable in the pre- large taul of jewellery and clothing. right hand man and Director of ecace of a large crowd which bad The Ins suffered by one, householder Operations."Ipis now in Waichow and gathered around them, that the dealons is estimated at $115, while in has Batly refused Chen's overtures fendant bad thrown him out of the the other two cases the extent of the MONEY AND STEAMER TICKET requesting him to return to Contos. window in a fit of temper. Ite was lose suffered is not yet ascertained. Hung Leuk, who was responsible for taken to the hospital, where when The three houses were connected by a proerving order in Honam during the the police visited him later to take common verandah at the back, soc- trouble has ignored General Chen's & proper statement from bimording to Mr. Georg Bird, the Head Chinese before Mr. E.W. Hamilton The number of Samthi pas orders to leave Canton city and he was found to be unconscious. He Watchman of the Taikoo Dock, and this morning with having picked his "the easiest thing in pocket in Queen's Road Central-yes- the world" for any one to climb tarday morning. He alleged they Was 531,311, an increase of 160 007 quarter bis troops at Tin Tong With died a few minutes later without it was

a view to lessening the burden of regaining consciousness. over the preceding year's figure.

The Inspector said that the story up to it by means of the drain pips. atole a pa'at book worth £l, and military expenditure, General Chec ha outlined a scheme of replacing was not very strongly substantiated Once the verandah was gainel, the containing four 10 shilling notes, a army corps by divisions, which neces- at present, and asked for a week's re-reet, of course, was easy, as mot first e'as passage ticket to Denmark, sarily entai's reduction in the nam-mand for the police to make enquiries people sleep with their veranlah ber of men ander each indivi- with a view to discovering soms of the doors open these hot night. The dual commander. A state of martial people who were in the crowd when burglar carried out his work in all law is prevailing in Cinton and the deceased was alleged to have three houses without disturbing any Mr. E, T. Sheaf, Australian Tiale

Yeung Kwan Yu, who made his statement to the constable.body. Commissioner in the East, is passing through Hongkong on his way to figure prominently in the fights He was willing to accept a nominal Singapore. He has recommended the against the Kwangsi militarists bail for the defendant.

The application was granted, and and latterly, against the pro-Sun troops at Shui Kwan. has been report-bail was fixed in the sum of $500, ed to be recruiting the bandit elements known as the "People's Army at Ying-Tak-on-the-North. River. Another lead, Ho Kwok Leung, has been in touch with the People's Army" in the Becca Tigris i

General Chen has with district. despatobed reinforcements to the forts in the vicinity. The pro Ban leader, Wong Ming Tong, who or mmenced a movement against General Chea prior to his resumption of duty, is still

A Chinese deck passenger who was journeying from Saigon aboard the 8.*. Kan Su ended his life on Wednesday by jumping overboard.

Astral an Government to establish a branch office here.

-Amongst the passengers who are rivid by the Empresa of Russia y terday were Mr. Rt. F. Mattingly, Mr. 8. T. Williamson, Mr. C. E. Warren, Mr. D. L. Keith, Mr. J. N. R. Allen and Mr. V. M. Hast.

Dow

OUR RACECOURSE,

PROGRESS OF ALTERATIONS.

WORK GOING AHEAD...

"Pretty bat primitire was the description applied to our racecourse

berz

The Club

AFFAIRS IN CANTON.

| MANIFESTO BY GENERAL CHAN

bis birth certificate and ather paper. Mr. Hausen sail that the defan- dents picked his pocket about 11 .,, when he was crossing the ent tance of Ice Houss Street.

After Mr. Hansen had d ggribed how the theft was committed the Magistrate remanded the case until to morrow for the defendants to 'call witnesses as to character, men

EX-MAYOR'S DESPAIR,

IMAGINED HE WAS RUINED.

A verdist of Suicide during a Fit of

Mr. Hansen's ship sails to-morrow. To-day's Canton Times publishes a The Magistrate thought he should "summarised translation of the pre-have-no difficulty in-obtain ag a dupli- clamation issued by: General Chan cate passenger ticket. The other Chiung ming to consequeno of his papers would be sent on to biu. resumption of duty as Commander: in-Chief of the Chufonese "troops."

In the couras of this document Appointed Oriental Manager for

General Chan reviews the events of the Canadia Pacific Steamships Ltd.,

the years since the 1917 dissolution on the re-establishment of the Com-

at Happy Vallay by a newcomer who during which time he has, ha olaims. The China Mail. real workers. Malicely, then it in pang's Oriental office in Honghong,

overcome many difficultion He diafasanity was returned by the South impasible for the Hoogkong Govers-Mr. Allan Carreton arrived here by est vn and has not been suppressed in gave in the China Mail about a year mint to provide free elucation for the Emprees of Russis" yesterday, the Ko Chow and Lui Chow districts.ago the impressions t'at occurred to cusses the events, including the de Bucks coroner at the inquest held at Shun Hung Ying, a Kwongsi leader, him after he had attended his first patch of Sun's northern ex xditionary Etoowick, near Windsor, on the body.

force which led to his resignation and of Philip Samud Park 07. 80 ex | these hordes of forciga children.

H.E. The Officer Arainistering has entered Kwongtang from the gymkhana Again, the problem might have the Uoverment, accompanied North and is reported to be in the officials are making a big effort concludes with this declaration:-Mayor of Preston and County Coun **Notice in hereby given that I have cillor of Lancashire, whose body, with len solved, were this a wholly Euce Mr. Severn and her mother, Mrs. vicinity of Nam Hung. Troope under sow to make the second epither on the 18th of September resumed a bullet weaud through the head, Bome time ago it was announced my duty as Commander-in chief of was found in the Trames DONT pean community, by providing city Bullock, went into residence yester Yang Bik-Leneg have been sent up less deserved. playgrounds. Apart however from

day at Government House where they the North River to cope with develop will remain until the return of H.E.ments. "People's Army "have been that a scheme of alterations and im- the Cantonese Troops. Bizce toy Windsor.

Leonard William Wood, a son in- Almost every reform measure when the extreme difficulty of Ending suit- the Governor early in November.

active in the Taing Yuen distriot provements was to be taken in hand resumption of duty I have taken upon and owing to inadequate protection, and the clerk of the course (Mr. H. myself the full responsibility for the law of the dead man, said he had not. first framed brings the drawback able sites in the congested city area,

the inhabitants are in a state of Birkett), who has been chiefly respon-public safety of Kwangtung Province, seen Mr. Park for about a year, but that it harms some of thats whom it it is to be feared that the Chinese

sible for the work informed, & China will reform my troops and discipline knew that he had been in failing Evidence of the general unrest will Mail reporter this morning that some tention of doing any wrongs

Whoever bas, any in-health. After the death of his second is expressly designed to beacât. The arabia would prefer to play about the

panic.

to wife he disposed of his house at of the innovations will have been ad- Kwangtung, I will do my duty by Frestan and lived in hotels in the remedy usually lis" either in lapte of streets, just as be mostly

vanced sufficiently far toy be time or in further reform. Since the Colony's new child labour law incure the drawback, it must also find the remedy. The drawback in this case, but with the further reforme certain

CHILD LABOUR LAW.

Uncle Daniel leaves it to you to come and see his three sweet nieces and their charming mother at the doas

Theatre Royal on October 12, 14 and 18, Booking opens at Moutrie's next Tuesday morning for the A.D.C's

now when free from work. True, the children who present the problem are only those too young for the forms of production of a light comedy in 3 acts labour proscribed in the Ordinance, by Noel Coward.-Advert.

be soon in the following:-

A division commander named Tee ing, s ationed at Lok Cheung had moved towards Shia. Kwan. The property of his family and his staff's families we left behind at Lok

at

on October 14.

them.

brought into operation the baving him suppressed. Excepting south of England. Witness produced this, I will not resort to arme without a letter-lelt at the Grosvenor Hotel, next gymkhana

The first thing that racegoers will good purpose of saving the people Buckingham Palace rosa, B.W., where observe when they go along to back from further sufferings. In fact, the remainder of, the dead, man's- however, ie one that time will not to follow the first experimental meas-vidence of Lai Ming kai, a clerk of bandits pillaged his headquarters, month will be that the stabies and 10 a frank and open maaper in order 1 luggage is here. Good-by,"

No, 4, Meelon Street, the re. Cheong. Subsequent to his departure, their fancies at Happy Valley next have decided to carry out my daties faggage was. It simply read: "My remore. Further reform is necessary ure, their ranke, already large, will the P, W. D., was entered by a barglar the loss in private property and gas the place-betting exulasure have to eatisfy the people.

and the onus of affecting that reform rents with the Government.

be greatly swelled.

Free

The dead man had the

Francis Capel Cure, of Badger Hall, As regards the affairs of the Wolverhampton, a retired solicitor during the night and a quantity of ernment stores amounting to about changed places. This means that the

$20,000. The district magistrates betting public will have a great deal country, those should be settled by and a trustee under the will of the If the poor are to derive fullest jewellery and money to the value o The Government deserves vary beneût from the Ordinance, cut $224 stolen. The bargir gained the have been ordered to round up the more elbow room and the danger of the Parliament. I sincerely hops that dead man's second wife, vaid that credit for the reform it has already Government, we have already said, water pipe and entered the first foor

congestion will be still farther reduced military men will not interfere under this will Mr. Park became entitl verandah by climbing up a waste robbers.

at the annual race meeting when it is with same. As soon as the constita ed to a large sum of mousy, he also achieved. Been the keelest advocate

BRIDAL PAIR ROBBED. proposed to establish a special parition is made and the reunification of had much property of his own, which for better child labour conditions must not restrict itself merely to by the verandah door which was open.

mutuel for me bars, under the grand- the North and South is carried out, I he sold about the middle of January enforcing the different clauses of the Nose of the inmates of the house were most admit the difficult and delicate

diaturbad.

Outrages prevalent in Canton dur- stand. At present the seating will hand over my military power to this year. Ordinance. Faced with an almost in- nature of the problem. Every rea soluble problem, it must still attempt

ing the struggle against Dr, San have accommodation will remain sa usual the Central Government and retire to impression that he was ruined, and

wrote asking for something to do. sonable observer realises that "to the most possible. Some good it can day's meeting

The only matter before yester again bean reported. On the Boud but at the race meeting seats will be become a private citizen again.”

On August 7 he wrote that his of the Legisla and inside the city, instances have provided for the general public in

THE MACAO TROUBLE. brain was in a whirl and he could not drastis an interference with juvenile effect by assisting the charitable tive Council Suance committee been reported of soldiers robbing front of the new site of the par

write normally, labone would undoubtedly cause hard-

bodies the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-ean was a recommendation by H. E houses, shops and pedestrians mutuel and there will be a member's

Mr. Cure added with considerable to the poorer classes," but every rea-

Yesterday the Canton Times publi- Oficer Administering the Gov. and forcing tradespeople to acceps enclosure in front of the grondstand. sonable observet also realises that if named to provide still more

ernment that a sam of $24,000 paper currency at par. A wedding The cash sweeps will be found shed what were stated to be the emotion."We cannot understand the poorer classes are to derive fallest schools for the children of those should be voted in aid of the vote was solemnised between the son of a next month at the grandstand terms of settlement fixed by the what on earth can have happened to benefit from the new child labour actually working here. Also, it can Kowloon Canton railway, special a military officer and the daughter of end of the new pati mutual and, when Bureau of Foreign Affairs in con him. If he has lost his money he has encourage more industrial schools. penditure, construction, bridge No. 7. Assemblyman Ya Tong Yan. The the member's cuclosure is there, there nection with the recent fair at nover drank, and he has been a most law, even in its present limited and

The Colonial Secretary explained that bridal vehicle was stopped by soldiers will be entrance gates from each side. Macao. The paper states to-day that affectionate husband." tentativa form, the Government must That these and other measures will this was the bridge over the new main in Nem Tai Maloo on the pretence of Asked whether any arrangement a letter has been received from the The cotoner asked whether Mr. Cuis not restrict itself merely to enforcing be undertaken, the speech made by road from Kowloon City to Samphai. searching and they relieved the bade had yet been hit upon to give in office of the Commissioner for foreign thought the present heavy taxation the different clauses of the Ordinance. the Officer Administering the Govern-po. The vote was $61,000 and the of all her jewellery, including gold vestors a clearer notion of how the Affairs denying that the berme had affected the dead man.

bet tinkets on each horre were calling, Mr. published are tras.” Chief among the drawbacks which ment, at yesterday's Legislative Coun-total cost was now $90,000. The ex bangles and necklaces.

tra $24,000 was required for this year At 9.00. p.m. on Wednesday a group Birkett indicated that the pari-mutuel |*- make it essential to approach the cil meeting, leaves little doubt; and and the remaining $6,000 would be of soldiers was prceseding along the would be carried on on the old lines Mr. Riddock, chief officer of the problem" cautiously and elowly" in everyone will share his hope that the pot in the estimates next year. The Bund and assaulted s potlar on the for the present except that theresa. Nairang reports that the store Hing Yip Wharf. They left after would, of course, be more room for mom on board his ship was broker order to avoid upsetting "long new law, properly worked, will affect vote was approved. established social and economic a "very wonderful improvemant in

remonstrance on the part of a police everyone. The Jeokay Club, he said, into during the night. A roll of can conditions" is the awkward query the industrial conditions of Hong arriving and departing by steamers party returned and created a automat e totalisator bat be thought stolen,

The total number of passengersmas. Later in the evening a bigger were making inquiries about a vas and a log line, wath $125, were "Who will look after the children kong." One aspect of the problem, at Kengmoon in 1921 totalled £70.955, disturbance, breaking up the pellar's it might be some time before they while their parents are working the loss poor families will suffer from which is the highest on socord. A stock and injuring a boatwoman. There is also the plight of the their children being debarred certain large proportion of these travellers in pour family which will lose part of forms of work, should be greatly less.comp and of emigrant to and from Canada, the United States of America, its earning power. Did these ques ened when the Government falfis its and the Straits Settlements. Theie tions apply only to the children of promise to provide better homes for figures do not include the large num settled Hangkrong workers, solu- the workers at lower rents.

silic

An instance of obtaining credit by force has been reported from failor near the Little East Gate. An armed man entered the shop, ordered two suits of milk clothes and walked

bor of passengers which travel to and off without payment.

Lad that,

FOOTER MATCH

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Mr. Care sald probably that had a great deal of bearing on his incoma but he knew the dead man had a very substantial sum of money.

John Henry Slater, manager of the Bray Mead Court Hotel, near Maiden- head, said the dead man stayed at that hotel from August 12 to August 19. He left the hotel about 3 p.m. Special services in commemora and that was the last time be ram tion of the feast of Our Lady of thehin aliya. On the dressing table was Holy Rosary are to be held at the found the following: latter between

two silk handkerchiefs :- AS Raaary Church Kowloon (ths sex. of the nonfraternity of the Holy Please commonleste- gith my Rosary) next Bonday Schoon And Wi1o, Mr. Philip Park, careol Williams

Perrin. Brooklands, Stillorgan,“ -A Chinose merobotliving at No. County Dubllo, Ireland. Rest of my

fro between Korgmoon and Canton These are mire straws but they go The following team will regized ins tion might be found in providing The Officer Administering the Gav and Macao by tow, statistics of which to show the uneasy state prevailing in the Hongkong Football Club in Seewoo Street, reports to the police luggage is at Grosvenor Hotal. Lon- Free education Unfortunately, they exument assured the Council that the are not avalable. Pas engere ossid Canton. The merchants and civil friendly fans with the Royal Clarrison that some time during the month, doa. My brain is on fire and fast apply ales to the hundreds of children Government would deal with any by the Bunning Railway totalled population are using every effort to Artillery to-morrow Baturday at wals how tToCanton housemad. I have been living in ball fox. why food the Colony from the masin difficulties arising out of the passing 1,661,787, the highest number on have the troops removed outside Can 430 pm at Sookumpoo-Rodger, was broken into, and Eve trunks, were the last two your E. Patk fsud seokin; work hire or accompany of the new legislation in record, the bench line from Sanning son as they are a constant menace. Garrard, Israel, Valentine, MoPhall; forced open and empiled of that After further evidence describing.

to Falaha, opened in November 1920, No steps seem to have been taken to (Capt.), Logan, Banner, Forsyth, contents, a large quantity of jew being responsible for a large increase, redress the grievanoss.....

and clothing worth $535.

ing the many idle dependents of the sympathetic and energetio à manuer

Begg, Bishop, and Hillier.

the Anding of the body, the coronDE returned the verdico na stated.