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Birkenhead, the Mar- Will be a free and as equal as "CITY OF daycity whose fame as the waves UNDISCOVERED a port has since been "That, seem to jostle but never

eclipsed by its fame jar." as the birth face of Britain' youngest and most surpris ing Lord Chancellor, was once famous or rather notorious, as the "City of Undiscovered Crime" This title it

gained through the seeming impoten

ce of the police to d-tect the authora of

a delight for those who have tasted the joys he paints and an inspiration for those who bova still to share them.

Now that "Pedestrian RUGOED is leading us into little BEAUTY known Kowloon

I'm

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1922.

CHINA'S NEW WAR,

FUKIEN SITUATION EXPLAINED.

THE CANTON LOAN.

ALTERATIONS TO THE DRAF

AGREEMENT.

The Canton authorities have an-

members may think and drink, s vory A couple of cosy rooms where

shrine of TRUTH and cheòr, a common. meeting place for the fearless, the cribe that most romantic ramble from Army, Heu Shing chr, the pro-Sannounced the following alterations in

hoping he will soon des- After his deleat by the Kwangtung Artistio, the recentric and the Taipo, over Lead Mins Pasa, down commander of the former Northern the Chinese text of the draft agree. Balahovint. Such gatheringa there into Smuggler's Valley, along the Expedition, moved from the N-rth meat- will be. But Sab!--I'm forgetting rocky streamside, into the broad. River region in an easterly directing Clause 3 to read:-The fisat party,

It's magnificent.

OTHERS

• XD NOT

APPLY.

The China Mail dramatic critic, in the course of bis sprightly account of the A.D.C's "production, #131

AS it

the many murders and robbrics which the dread Deportation Ordinance meadowland, and ep to Shatin Station to Fukien. Although do cated, his as Chief of the Kwangtang Finance long kept the town in state of terror. Wool f Whether Birkenhead's crimes were u

! longer considered undi covered whan

Tast most

army was not broken and is still Department, to control the receipts charming intact ne fighting force. Together and disbursements of the funds and it claimed "F. E.", as one of its

SQUILE's writer. Bir Arthur with the detachment under. Wong to appoint one foreigner se supervisor

VIEWS greatest sons is not recorded, but

Quiller Cauch (I think it Tai wai and Li Fook lum, be control (or auditor) of receipts and payments. HINE TOO is) bemoans that wo about 20,000 men. anyway the city has long since cal its unenviable name. With Hongk-ng Leave it to You," made brief mention our Suske peare periodically in order of ammunition. It has been reported appointments to be on the recommen can't completely forget artillery and is without large supplica Analyst to the Canton Mat, The In is short of Another foreigner to be appointed an last secking to justify this or some of the "seeming mystery when the to bave the unique pleasure of reading that General Lo Wing-cheang is su dation and the signed approval of the eirailar title, our police authorities AD C. decides its wonders to per him snow ach time. might ask their Merseyside brethren form'" The mystery is more than feele the same regret with the Colony's His

Oro almost porting him from Chokiang provinc.econd party. The Chief of the how they did it.

seeming; it is real. One local resident, walke, that one cannot keep discover.

Army is apporting itself Finance Departments to consult these Honkong eacting tradi- not thirsting for stage honours but ing them

afresh; but

moves along, ly lovies two foreignen in matters relating to tinu begins almost with merely wishing to join the A.D.O., if takes the same comfort in the These troops have already entered Supervisor's duty will be to audit the ADC's

on and other means, as best it can. the funds of the loan. The foreign the Colony's foundation, auly to give it his moral support in thought of their endless variety Fukien. Their headquarters are in accounts specifically relating to ANE.

The Anistour Dramatic quired the other day from one of the and charm. Once having wandered the Kien Ning district. They are receipts and disbursements of the Corps which is now earning trah inner circle bow one became a mem-into this laaryland one feels much as fame with its latest production, Nori ber. The answer was chilling: "Oh1 did the West-Country squire on his Min River. This operation, if attended analyst's duty will be to investigate Dow planning to move towards the proceeds of the loan. The foreign Coward's light comedy, I'll Leave it we've already held our annual general death-bed when visited by the parson, with success, will portend an offensive the minting of coins and to to You," is one of our eldest societies. meeting" Where and when were "Your's going to a better world, " It was firat founded in the year 1814 not stated.

said the Parson.

striking at the very heart of Fukien. control the standard of the silver and revived again in 1848. Like

Lives a "lady " on the

"I don't want no better world, Governor of Fokien, hae divided bis party be dissatisfied with the services General How-ki, the Military culas torped out. Should the first another stimulant barn about the

Peak--blessed region! With my white raced mare and troope into five division. Having of the foreign supervisor and analyst same time it is still going strong.

who has two (yes, thousands year, I don't want no enjoyed comparative peace for quite they shall &o, &c., (as in the original Like the other stimulant, too, with two) houseboys. Did I say house- better world." some of its devotees, it has been boys? I hastan, I scramble to

Ardent lover of the open not as well seasoned or trained as supervisor (or auditor) and the

a number of years, these troops are text.) known to go to the head.

The employment of the apologise. I mean a No. I butler and

ait, E. V. Lucas has Heu's, but they have the advantage analyst to run till the loen is com- No. 2 butler. Yes, the dear lady!

dedicated one of his of fighting in their native territory. pletely repaid. Accounts of receipts The best inform d circles anticipate and disbursements to be kept in attack pending some significant poli auditing &c., &c., (ne in the original that both sides will be reluctant to Chinese and English to facilitate

he considerably reinforced and the tical development, when one side will text.) odds will become overwhelming. originally read "Repayment to be The break fem's odorous retreat,

Then Has will pursue a course similar effected by a sinking fund to be paid The hash of ove, serene, discreet→→

to that adopted by General Chen into an approved British Company," With you are sweeter still.

Chiung-ming bea the Kwangci-The word" mutually ** to There shines the desire to share tong a few years ago. Chen made

militarists were in power in Kwang- inserted before the word approved."

ho pleasure. Surely there are many here Cheung Clow

To be added to Ciaté 9.-Should who, have the same impulse. How enlisted what troops he could, and party

bis headquarters, it appear to the auditor that the first

ia unable to

JEAMER 1

SO LONG

LIVES THIS.

You know the way ricahas, RICEUA especially tho "three

The aleventh auniver- PEB pieces man" kind, sweep

rary of China's re- into Broker's Alley from

volution has passed, D's Voux Road or Queen's Roa..

the realm still plunged Well, one sailed down on me near the strife and ruin. Think of China's International Bank during the neck. storied past, contemplate her wonder. Another fraction and I had been ful future-tbea consider her present horribly mangled. Ons expects a chau". You have no soul if you are Hongkong motor car to du ita worst not deeply stirred. Alas the pre- if you give it the least opportunity.cept tragedy of a land that could in but ricsbas one has hitherto re epiro ber greatest post, twelve hundred garded as comparatively barrules. years agone, to sing I am now sceking to gain the car of Athwart the bed One of our policial members with a view to baving a bill introduced into the Council to limit the speed of sirshas-in B.oker's Alley any. way. This is a menace that man be Dipped in the bad. Otherwise it sona won't be safe to atind in the middle of the road to ght your pipe.

a

So right, so cool, so frail,

HERE'S

OUR

CILANCE.

books:

•

Alone, the country life-kow sweet!

But wood and meadow, health and

bill,

The dewuy morn, the noonday beat, The arst half-bid, the poppied wheat,

The peuty, Iurling rill,

Clause 5.-Part of this CIACIO

carry out

I watch the moonbeams caet a trail better could they express it than by built a small arsenal. With monetary Section 3 of Clanse 9, he is to have forming a Rambler's Club, as our cor-help from overseas Chinese, he struck power to enquire into the recente re-pondent "Rambler" suggested when opportunity occurred and re- and expenditure of these taxes (i. e.

Thot for a space it gleams

de ams.

Like hoar frost on the margin of my during the week. For those who established himself at Canton. Heu tobacco and liquor) and the Finance like company the club could organize is in the same position and history parties, for those who prefer

"To stroll alone through fields and

woods

I raire my head,-

The splendid moon I see ! Then droop my head, And sink to dreams of thee- My Fatherland of Theat

34

Crambe 4 member of WHAT'S the Shanghai (Chinese) NAME? mcroo objects to the Settle General Chamber of Com

IN A

Department must furnish the inform will attempt to cure "control of a may be repeated. It is felt that be ation required.

Ciano 14.-A clerical error occurs piere of land on the Kwangtung in the Chinese rendering of Inter- Fakien border and avalt instruo national Banking Corporation. This is tions from Dr. Son Yat-sen. He now corrected,

8585

"And hallow thus the Sabbath day" the club could give useful information; but most imparinat it would bring together kindred spirits, and enable

to be making for the Clause is changed to This loan past delight and anticipate coming them to compare notes," recount in ninety lit from Cheung Wos- Ban, minting of silver subsidiary coins for town of Sui H. which is to be specifically applied to the

Allons! the road is before us!"

LOCAL AND GENERAL

a division 'commander stationed at

Bank.

" BILLIONS."

NAZIMOVA AT THE CORONET.

None of the w-paper LESE critques of the A. D..Us: MAJESTE. Jajcut production mentions

the

gentleman who "conducted the music," materially contributing, as the reporters phrase it, to the succes of the evening. Fearing in English, He wants them your names into the China Mail office

mant's street names ap- ones. I'm ready to do my part. Send of the River blin. Wong Wing chuen, the use of the Provincial Government Immediately the Acting Guvern› appeared there was a sound as of printed solely in Chiggas asserting that addressed "Rambler" and I'll mufit d trampet and the straits of in European countries, no matter arrange the necessary first meeting. our National Anthem betame

how small there places ate they are Come, now! "visible. " There was deep sense cular country in which they are named in the language of the parti of relief when finally, it finished, lotuated, and so one, no matter how these was an audible titter. The play versed in. foreign languages, over, there was a pause, Tho conductor apparently experi med

thinks of giving them foreign difficulty in gesting is furces to names." Quite so! Bat in these work. A de ided intovation but rame,laces be number of foriguere. British Legion's Armistice night dance ps tralaly of any one ration, is purser, with the quite respectable name of Burnett, I said:

comparatively small If this fervent appears to day. Later: This morning's papers Excuse suund

the death kecll of this nationalig visited South Africa be Is your name Robinson! Be promising Cause mine is Friday-Man Friday." that to night Mr. Harry Woods will pri ted in both Dutch and English invites tenders for different govern an understanding between Dr. Sas the story of a Rian Princess who

would find all public notices there experiment, stating However, it seems we are to fill up at play selections before the rise at the since there are about as many Holment departments for next year,

laaders as Britons in the Cape. Much curtain and during the i.terval.

bearer home he would find in Malays Touching, the most public potices--railway station include 31,350 sq. ft., Victoria Road, Forthcoming Crown land sales naivecimplicity names especially-printed in four for an trpret price of $4,053. TAY NAME 19 -- of the poli-languages, namely English, Malay,

ticians. One Chiness and Tamil. So DOW

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TRY THIM

A PRESENT FOR XMAS YOUR PAL WILL APPRECIATE

Che China Mail.

*TEUTH, JUSTICE, PURULIC HERVICE “

HONGKONG, SATRinay, Oct. 14, 1922.

Yoko.

capable of improvement

INCONSISTENCY

An advertisement relating to the

.

To day's Government Gazelle

Pag

man 18

Via Ping has declared independence of the Fakien Government; he con trols about 3,000 men and has an nounced his sympathy with, Hao. Hitherto, there has been very little fighting. Only a few isolated skirmishes kave taken place and zo drcisive

Claimed to be ine of the most action has been fought. Unless Hau fascinating films the incomparable shows that he will attempt to driva Nazimova hat probability of a battle on a bi. scale. day what shud, by all indications, Li out of the Province, there is little Billions" begins at the Corgnek to ever appeared in, Hsu Sha chong otherwise little Heu. prove a phenomenally a :ccessful sea formerly Tusn Chi jui's right hand son in Hongk og.

the headquarters Asi e title implica Billions" has at Ying Ping This points to to do with wealthy people. It relates and the sluiten. General Chen comes into riches and of a poet who. Chiung-ming is alarmed at the sitganlso inberits fortuna. They have chi's part will not augur well for hita, have never met until they both go to tion, as any successes on Heu Shung loved as a result of his verses, but

of them, a certain M. Barthos, newly

Owing to the necessity of providing a 8

appointed chairman of the Reparations

fa'ionable winter resort in large number of troops to safeguard Cifornia and make each other's The bathing beaches at North against Cheung Hoi-yu's entering acquaintance thera Beanwhile un- Commission, avows his intention of

S> bo! & China Point, Kennedy Town and Stone-Kangtang by way of Wuchow and scrupulous frauds are endeavouring to studying the reparations problem

HONGKONG'S Mail correapon cutter'e Istead will be officially closed the dissatisfaction among his sub impartially while upholding the

SOCIAL dent signing himself from the evening of October 18.

blackmail the post milliozaire, and he ordinates, he esunot very well spare is saved from so expersive scandal EARTHQUAKE "Grotahet would

Buy reinforcements for Li How-ki.by the Princess, who risk her own re- Treaty of Versailles," the most partial members fear to tread.

rush in where Easma

At to-night performance of He called a military conference at the putation in the process. peace settlement ever made.

Would start "I'll leave it to You" Mrs. Harry Agricultural Hall when it was decidel that famous "social earthquake" Woods has kindly consente l to play to divide the provincial defences into play, the plot of the picture is Adapted from a famus French Why do the newspaper bimself. Well then, he has my selections from her repertoire before the West North and East River se distinctly, almost daringly, French in ape the official fetish and support, though I fear me his scheme the rise of the certain and during the tions. Hung Shui-lan's troops have conception. Nazimova of coarse has CUSTOM keep calling the Acting for a working alliance among the intervals. Governor, with painful Colony's more intellectual societies

been assigned to the Fukien border, the part of the Princess and the plays pleasing thought or sudden with the old Police Reserve still re- When Mr. Stephen takes a holiday, belongs the ambitious order that o'er Wang Wing pan, the new Chiness along the West River; the strategic

repetition, the Officer (the 4.DC, Sketch Clab, Phil

with Won Key as Director of Opera-i as only she could play it. membered jest, then-diablo t-ho is

Admiuistering the Government: barmonie Society and Book Club) marca will give a to party to Me. Hung-kai hava stationed their troops The Chinese Chamber of Com- tione, Chan Cheung po and Tung in the toils of the law. Some dusky

main outstanding. "In myrmidon

tho does the acting manager assume the leap themselves. Still, much might Minister to Japan, when he arrives points of Shiu Hing. Do Sisz, Tak of the

UNLAWFUL SOCIETY. the Reserve had a flourishing club. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Colony's intellectual lassitude. Now, way to Tokys.

day title of Officer Administering the undoubtedly be done to dissipate the bere in the course of a few days on hieing and Fang Chuen are all strongly dua to the energy of Mr. F. C. Jenkin, While the initiation of the club was Corporation Ltd. He does not,

then ye artistic souls, descend te

The real reason for this e'it is that I wish to apologise to your delivery You have seen coolie, whom I reported for nat L'HOMME QUI RIT. people at aus delivering my China Mail on Monday tion sales with evening. I discovered afterwards that grim set faces and down cast eyes it was delivered all right, and mislaid fearing the auctioneer might interpret by one of my servants. Hongkong their alightest movement as a bid people often make such complaint and saddle them with a saxophone Do they us often apologise for error? or a potato peeler they don't want. I hope so. Well, if you see a cadaverons looking man walking along the street with the

same fixed gaze, take your roubla

Hear the plaint WHAT ABOUT IT of a former policoreservist.

Account 'tis the writer of these notes. Mush talk there is about the new Why this dread aspect and fearful mien? Sah! He takes no risks for volunteer special constable fores, be should be smile, haply at some, bat people seem to have forget. ten that various raatters in connection

now seemingly far long amed

majesty has been affronted, and, lo!

the choice is a week's laughing in jail

off

OLO

AGAIN,

who will always be remembered as a

KATHING

IN BUBBLY.

I suppoos. you smiled earth for once. Become practical and get something done. Toule de suite when you read the old and the boater the swaster!" lady's excuse for having illicit Chinese wine-she

"Oratohet"

onto Bocisty still existed, and HEAD THIS ALOUD. queried whether wanted it for her daugh-

the Philharm

or a fine. And he certainly could not pay the Gine. Have morcy, Mister most courteous and efficient Head, he Hamilton.

received splendid assistanos from Our old friend members of the different sections of "Adversarius "the Foren who raised the wind' appears to be in no uncertain manner. When the ter to bathe in. Well, a certain famous enjoying hitrip, clab went the way of all mortal Parisian actress not long dead used to though even the grandeur of a Paside works, the members were promised a bathe regularly in champagne. Herecho answered-'sdead, liver do not. 1880 to awe him into statement of what had been received excuse was that it improved her skin.

"ADVERSARIUE"

AFLOAT,

forgetting his low tastes. He still has

is passion for beer. Witness the has transpired," following latter which reached the Editor during the wack:-

I have discovered a fraud in the

and spent. So far, however, nothing club had more than one silver can Likewise. "The donated for specific purposes. One la particular was to go to the P. C. who

long lists of passengers one sees in the had performed what was considered

paper, arriving and, or departing the most meritotions

BONOUR

ast of of

the

With the advice of the Executive garrisoned. Chung Sau-ram, the Council, the Acting Governor has Chief of the Finance Department, declared the Hongkong and Wuchow old residents of the Colony, celebrats troops. Wong Keung has been up and is likely to be used for purposes has been instructed to do his utmost Stearvers Industrial Association an Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Stapleton, to secure the necessary funds for the nolawful society as it is being used their Silver Welding to-day. A dance pointed to command the troops on incompatible with the peace and good will be held at their residence at the East River and Yeung Kwan-yu's order of the Colony. Kowloon this evening, to which soldiers are in the Shiu Kwan neigh- friends have been invited.

bourhood.

FOOCHOW TAKEN,

More than one pair of

The Chief Engineer's cabin or

and Li has not offered resistance. DEHIND SCIESETS Was busy during Maru" was

the Japanese steamer "Yokohama "The Secretary of State

After reaching Cheung Woo-Bon, the ТДЕ the week clipping the absence yesterday afternoon. Jewel- artered during his has approved of the

Cantonese troops moved towards Ma' rangea. Ching Mail and more than lery and money wrth $971 were TO WHOM Director

On on the 11th. Encountering vay of Public

LATER. one render now treasures HONDUR Works receiving the "Pedestrian's" delightful articles on

stolen from a lo ked drawer which

little opposition, two assulta were 18 DUE, maximum salary of the Hongkong's walki. Collected they

Telegraph advices reaching Canton made on the capital sad Han's troops was broken opeo.

etate that He Shong-chi's troops entered the North Gate at 11 am. oa post This recognition make an excellent rough guide for the They are not really people-only his police service. Nobody remembers by Mr. Perkins since his appoint bridle-paths. For myself, however, absconded yesterday with $111 whia's one of the Consulates, whence he

have takea Foochow without mach the 12th. Li Fook-lum's detachment excellent work names. Thirty-six hours oat, on this that it was ever presented."

done stranger to the Colony's fascinating Messrs. B. N. Moses and Company Military Governor of Fukinn fed into time.

An office. colic employed by opposition. General Li How-ki, the entered the West Gate about the same has ship (the "Tango Maru Idir now be wants to know, in popular gratifying to honourable members. ont having had the chapters outlined Goldenberg, a partner of the firm (foreign 1) warship. The inhabitant. due more to Li's unpopularity in the

And mant will. I fool bered a human footprint on the parlance,

sure, be just as I prefer to read a book with had been entrusted to hit by Mr. W. proseded to Ma-Kong and boarded a Li How-ki's defeat, which is said to be Political significance is attached to deck (port side.), I trembled with echo his. query.

The Acting Governor might better to me beforehand, so I usually prefer The money was to pay to the Import of the city are in a panic as leading is province then to the Cantonese troops" excitement. Hitherto I had had the fide smoke-room entirely to myself.

Alluding to the Shang Mr. Perkins is an asset whose worth is

have said to the whole Colony, to explore new country for myself, and Export ofice for daty on some The N1 Bar Boy is a Bamurai, and

bai ricaba strike, a China widely appreciated. He is, moreover, UCSHA. Mail leader noted that gentlemen. His reatment of

"Something hidden. Go and find it. Bigarettes, very baughty. When I refused a sk

Go.aud look behind the Ranges." this richa is quite pressmen proves it—a huge indication.

"Something loat bebind the Ranges.

Over Yondar! - Borne on the "Ga you there!".

winds thst MOM'S. THE WORD bloweth come I, from some lofty Kowloon peak,

Often like Kipling'e explorer, have wipers of a ..."Plotted sites of future cities" new club, and dreamed of the years still to come, truly Bohemian affair where men Nathless, Fedeulon's”- articles are

FIRST

"What about it?'

ever" with my coffee he pat memodern product." Actually it was diwa'as "ota." (Bee Basil Chamber-invented in 1870-by an Ama ican Jais). I tried to placate him mistionary in Japan. Hongkong got: desinga pint of beer but he regarded its first ricaba in 1879. Now, it is it an assembly joke, and ignored reported, a mɔtue riesba has been

Then I found the author of the invented. tprint-a white men. He was the 'r.elef

Another, bönor for citr

TUE

CLUD.

;

feared from both sides. Business superiority. Hau Esa bren favourably

is suspended and the shops have received wherever his troops bave barred their doors. Information to passed, and local banditij, otherwize Sir Keith Smith, K.BE., who has band is very meagre but this known as the People's Army " kavo. beda ia Hikong for aboat a-we-k sudden success seems to be due to anised him. Li's soldiers were not studying the habits of typhoon and a rapid anveloping movement on keen, to off r battle and over two other meteorological phenomers in Hau's part, culminating is an assault thousand of them gave up thiir kems relation to the possibilities of com- on the North Gate of the city, Lathe South Gate mercial aviation in these parts leaven How-ki had base waiting for reinforce Detachments from a Japaness war for Shanghai to day by the s.ments from the North; apparently ship have been land d for the protes "President Taft!"

this help has not been forthcoming tion of fo sign interçats,