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· SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1922,

TELEPHONE CHARGES.

CALCUTTA CORPORATION'S

PROTEST.

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Following the great telephone con. troversy bera, the appended extract from The Englishman, Calcutts, dated September 4, will be read with in-

tarest

CURRENT COMMENT.

WHY HE RAN.

WHAT THE CHINESE PAPERS BASKET'S SINISTER CONTENTS.

ARE SAYING,

CANTON'S CRIME WAVE,.

In an editorial the Chinese Com mercial News ask for what reasons An interested and important item does the civil population contributo of business at the me- ting of tb- Cal. cutta Corporation on Wedacaday next, its gold, "carard by blood and will be the confirmation of a resin awrat," towards the upkeep of the tion of the Gas, oto.. Special Com-army. The only logfoot object is to mittoe characterising the present telo secure prototion curing porce. phone service as very unsatisfactory. This protection must necessarily, and protesting against the increase it include the elimination of robbers; charges.

the soldiers would be utterly lacking ic their duty if they failed to accom- plish this. Moreover, they would loze all respect from their supporters.

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The resolutions of the Gas elo, Special Committee are on follows :~~

(1) That the Committes record their pr test against the increase in telephone charger.

(2) That the Committee are of opin ion that the rebate of 25 per cent allowed by the Bergal Telephono Coy., in the case of the Corporation is in adenate and bould be increased to 33-1/3 per cent.

As Canton is the commercial and political capital of Kwangtang province, the necessity of the troops rendering their services is most princunced, "Canton is as full of soldiers and police as a forest is of trees," It cannot be truthfully argued that there is no surfeit as (3) That in the opinion of the Com-uniforma can always be seen in all mittee the Banasi Telephono Co. parts of the city. Dr. Sun has left akould grant a rebate of 25 per cent Kwangtung and General Chen

NEWSPAPER A. COMMENT.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

COLONY'S FINANCES. COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR JUNE,

Chiarse detcative, was on duty in

The Colony financial statement for Manwal Laus at 6 o'clock this the month of June is as follows:- morning, when he raw a man carrying i a heavy basket. He asked them a what the basket contained, but the latter did not reply. Instead hu

REVENGE AND EXPANDITURE. Relance of assets and Liabilities on 91st May 1923...... $9,086,488.74 started to run. The detective tripped Revenue from let to 30th him over and caught him. Inside the basket were found two revolvers, two rifle barele and 630 rounds of ammunition.

Jane, 1022......$1,646,108.81

11,232,597,35

Expenditure from 1st to

30th June, 1922.... 1,519,647,90

Balanco

9,712 949.36

Defendant said he did not know what the basket contained. He ran to stop a man walling's me distance in front, for he had engaged him to | carry the basket.

A comparative statement of the Sentence of twelve months jail Colony's revenue and expenditure for was passed.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS

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the period ended June 30, this year, gives the following totals under the revenue bead:-

Estimates 1924, $17 276,260 : rev. enue from June 1 to 30, $1 648, 108.01; revenue for the corresponding period the previous year, $1,372,442 85 ;; actual revenue to June 30, this year, $11 312.230 24; and revenue for corresponding period the previous year, $7.810,494 60.

Under the expenditure bead the statement gives the following totale:-- Estimates 1922, $20, 198.080; expenditure from June 1 to 30, $1,519,647.99; expenditure for cor. responding period the previous year, $1,060 426 96; sotual expenditure to June 30 this year, $8,378.026.73: and exponditare for correspondi-g period the previous year, $6,421,324.58

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Duvetic Occurrences Leading Articles

St. Mary's School Kowloon

Stowaways Disappear

Canton News...

Local and General

Special Cables

Receipt Stamp Japanese War Office Denial.. 9

Prak Home Burgled.

Snatcher Caught

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Banque Industrielle

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16 Coalies Riot

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Star Ferry Scuffle

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NOVELTIES IN VEILS

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Kowloon's Trade

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Canton's Finances

Even Busy Men Must Attend

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Canton's Trade

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'uck's Xmas Cards

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Murder, Trial

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Local Wedding

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Fixing It..

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Obituary

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Echo of "Hong Mah" Disaster10

The Late Mr. Strickland

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Lappa's Trade...

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Banknotes "For Devila "

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Company Report

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Legislative Council

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Cupid's Daria

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Drain Nuisance

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Big Peak Fite...

E sential Services

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Armed Robber Caught

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Child Labour Bill..

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Moter cor Fatality

Typhoon Damage.

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Death Record

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Taking of Evidence. Child Labour

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Stolen Blanket

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Dangerous Goods

13-14 Correspondence

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Pirates at Shaukiwan..

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Perjury....

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Canton Uneasy

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Motor Traffic

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Hongkong Walks

General Chen Chiang-Ming ..26

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Looked Nervous

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Helena May Iostitate..

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Opium Evil

Kowloon Railway

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St. Andrew Society

Hongkong Dangers for Stran-

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Lupudent Ship The f

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Shots, Scare Sampaus

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Macao Affair..

Children' Corner

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Swatow Relief

Troops in Canton

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Early Morning Fight

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Typhoon Blow

Typhoon Warninga

Exchange

Sport

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Jolu..

Current Comment

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Local Share Market

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Apple-juios -

Bego Mil... Carnation MiÈ........

to the public if bills are paid at the Chiung ming is in full power. There office of the company within ten days is nothing to divert the attention

of of the der date.

troops and the (4) That in the opinion of the Com-city police are placed "like the stars: miltoe the present telephone waryics in the foam. ct" and "pawns on is very unsatisfactory. They recam a chess board." The merchants and mend that the Bengal Telephone Cay, civil element should, therefore, bave be called upon to improve the service all the protection they require from and maintain it in an efficient atte. axgressive characters. Unfortunately In thing approaching this has taken In the courau of an article on the place. The press bas, practically proporrd tulephone extension, the day, reports of bighway or bousehold robberies and other out Englishman said-It is also propored to est blish within the next few paths. Not only have the guardiane on automatic exchange at Lyallpur but bave actually participated in acts of peace failed it their prime duty! with a trunk to Lahere, soother at of Cetrotism, earning for themselves Amritsar with additional trunk linesepi bets of Great Khuki Fans," and butwerp Amritsar and Lahore Canton other dargatory names. It is exceed neot. The automatic exchange at ingly difficult to understand the at- Laboto alady give proof of its titude of the Government. On the utility in the rupid peers it bas

ade. The exchange at Multan will bund, the people me promised revision of military regulations and shortly be realy for operations and it reduction of the number of troops, is expected that the exchanges at indicating that their wishes would be Kasar and Feroze pora will also be respected But on the other band, opened. Kasauli is also to be linked they have no redress for the outrag s with a trunk line to Simla.

parative pence for a lon time they committed. Having enjoyed com

have an opportunity to voice their can only nurse their feelings as they ex, ressions. The military greatly outsumber the police; hrnet the MISHE PIASTOR Buth Sorry police never dare interfere with the soldiers. There are genuins groun for asserting that the troops bave been implicated in molortati:n of people. On the pretence of making a Bearub, brdica ef troops have em- mited robberies; falso accusations of auti-government sympathies bave pared the

way to alripping! GREAT VIOLINIST HERE. unfortunate victims, oud at all

It is also proposed to iesal a 500 line automatic erchange (Peel-Conner Co.,) at Cawnpore having an ultimate capacity of 2,00 jues, Automatic |

apparatus is also available for the pro pose't exchange at Allahabad, and it ia ho; ed to instal it as soon as pcs sible. The installation of automatic xchange in the coal fields near Cal cutta, at Sinidih. Jbertiah, Loyabad, and later at Disergarl, Ansole, Bad Rancegunge, is only a question time.

CONCERT ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

hours of the day people have been hell up at the point of a pistol. No discrimination is made. Fruit is taken as booty and brides are rubbed." It certainly standa to reason that Mischel Piastro, one of the world's treasure and merchant's property arG great violinists, gives a concert here all the more desired. Apparently, in the City Hall next week The press the soldiers' idea of service is to draw tributes he hue received ewrywhere pay in return for so work or worse he has played testify his talent. A still, to rub those who contribute to mature musician whoes chief sim is to their keep. The various commanders prezent music with fitting only recognisa ona pirt of the regard far its innate beauty hargain which is to press con- Piastra has been described as a very tinually for payment of théle admirable, spirited and sokolarly subordinates. They seem totally player, with imagination. Ha | ro- oowate of the fact that duces a wonderful awectness of tone something is expected in return and and bis executive ability is great. are coutent to permit the inhabitants His playing is a triumph of song ei to suffer the hardships resulting from brillisat youth and balanced art; these ou zages. "At no other time is of tune; of rhythm, of Irvato, IIis the need for strict surveillance of the double stopping is richly effective and troops more pressing." During the bis intonation infallibly right With recent Sun Chen depute, the peopls this praise coming from, faces Piastro lived in a continued state of terror. has already visited, local music lovers At the time it was explained that he can repair to the City Hall on Wed leader of the Kwangtung troops, Chen nesday afternoon confident of an Choing maing was away, and biz unusually fire performance.

abseace entailed slackness in dis- Mischael Piastro was born in Kerz cipline. Now the strife has been Russia, in the year 1891. He first brought to a close and General Chen studied under bis father and then bas re assumed the post of Conmai- entered the fAZOUB Petrograd der in chief. He is in supreme control Conservatoirs of Music where he and can do as he pleasre. A revers studied under Professor Auer having proclamation will pat a speely end to gained extensive knowledge, he left the outages. Moreover, Chen is. the Conservatoire in 1910 with Arst known to be a strict disciplinarian cises honours, including the principaud bis administrative ability gold metal. Since then he bee played is well able to cope with In the world's principal cities.

PRAIA SCUFFLE.

FOUGHT. EVEN WHEN THEY FELL INTO THE WATER,

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A Shanghai Chineas was this morn ing and $5 or seven days by Mr. E W Hamilton for diorderly conduct namely fighting in Connaught Road yesterday.

Inspector Macdonald'said de'endent was in the habit of prstering a coun- tryman for money. Yesterday they met on the Praya, and a fight ensued as the result of the other man refusing to give the defendant any more money. They fought until they both fell into the harbour, and continued the fight in the water until both weru "Babed out by the police, ERNE

The other man failed to appear in Cort when his name was called, and his bail of $5 was estreated,

be situation. Of courea. It may be argued that the troops have to re. sort to looting if their pay is not fortbeaming but this is contrary to the roles of military control. To en- sure the pay beiog sufficient, all superfiuous troops should be demo- bilised and no more be enlisted. · da) anouncement from General Chan si to his plats to relieve the distress is eagerly awaited by the Cantonese.

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