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"JAZZ"

THE CHINA MAIL.

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equally, quick to exploit it. Il bio Manchester spacch was designed to

"PETER PAN."

CHILDREN'S PLAY AT THE PEAK CLUB,

make him thrice armed by getting The Patent... his "blow in fust," his Leeds speech

has now been used to follow it ́up

with vigour and determination. The Wendye With his slogan "National interests

firat against more party gain," Mr. | Tinkerbell Lloyd George, the skilled and adroit politician, may yet win the day, in Others Fairis spito of party intrigues and hostile

CASTE.

(Joyca Penman.

Yvonne Shenton.

(Hilary Lowe. Iris Plordten

Mary Sandera. (Dawa Salter.

Betty Bromwich.

Press criticism, The public has a Michael) Wendy's Dawn Salter. short memory and it dearly lova a Joha Brothers Betty Bromwich. good fighter. Mr. Lloyd George, alone among the Europera lenders, bae survived the political perila of war and the even greater political perils of peace.

Will be finally survive the perils of party politics!

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Miss Aileen Woods ie a passenger by the 'Shiuyo Mate" arriving from San Francisco to-morrow.

Passengers returning to the Co. lony by the ae.Nankin" included Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Captains Stewart, Dann and Smith; L. Lake D.S.0, R.N., Pay. Lt. Laybourne R.N.

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Trade is improving between Wuchow and Hongkong. It seems that trade between Nanning and Wuchow will reopen shortly an milli tary conditions are in, roving.

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WORLD WANDERER.

RESTS IN HONGKONG.

JDE MANNIX PROM MINNEAPOLIS,

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1922.

TRAM HOLD-UP.

DARING "DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.

Chan Tak-hing, the accountant of the Cheng Ku Sugar Pucking Co., {{

With that wealth of wary, white No. 54. Quarry Bay, was held. hair, that long white moustache, and up in a tram car at North Point in those kindly, humorous brown eyea broad daylight on Saturday morning beaming benevolently from under and rubbed of $1,000 in ensh, the busay white brows, the delightful old gentleman who dropped into the amal bag be was carrying,

| puckera wag, contained in China Afait ofce the other afternoon might have been a younger brother

Chan had been to the bank to draw of Mark Twain. Giren an old.

the money. With a friend, he was fashioned frock coat and a flowing returning to the shop in tram car No. necktie in place of his tropical suit. 11. Two other Chinese also went to hu might have been mistaken for one bebind Chan and bis companion.

the top deck, and eat a fow senle of those dige'fied old Virginian Colonels whom one sera sometimes on Turn Gardens the two tren suddenly When the car was nearing the Ming the moving picture screen,

the car.

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POINTS ABOUT PIRACY.

ATTORNEY GENERAL

EXPLAINS.

"BUI VICE" AFFAIR,

Some interesting points about General (the Hon. Mr. J. HI, Kemp iaast were explained by the Attorney K..) this morning when four men were charged at the Criminal Jussion before the Chief Justice (Sir William R es Davis) with having committed that crima aboard the 8.6. Sui Yick" on August 1.

The charge of piracy, Mr. Kemp said, was a very unusual ons. As for as he could ascertain there had not land for over 100 years and he could been a charge of piracy tried in Eng

In truth he was Ja Maonix-drew revolvers, at the same time, anot, personally, recall a cser here. The Saturday was the scene of two charm Minnesota, USA., ex member of the

The Peak Cub on Friday and Joseph T. Mannix of Minneapolis, third man freed be driver to stop penalty for the offence was, he Two other men travelling thought, popularly supposed to bo ingly staged performances of Peter State legislature, x State printer and third class had no difficulty in death but he thought the jury would Pan and Wendy,

Bow & wanderer fancy free upon the preventing anyone there from attract be relieved to bear that that was not Scents from the well known play lace of the earth.

Peop'o traveling attention

trae, Piracy, as a matter of fact, was were shown as tabl. aux, the whole around the work for varied reasons. Chan wat dragged ent be the robbers within the jurisdiction which used to As soon as the car had stopped, merely robbery on the bigh seas, blended as a story, with dances and Some do it for a but, and beant after and taken to the side at the back be ex-teised in the old days by the Bonge as interludes.

wards Low they compassed the carth The seven children who took part on a ten cent piece. Joe Mannix it of Ming Yuen Gardens where he was Lord High Admiral of Eugland. The obviously enjoyed the performance not one of those. "I have not come" relieved of his bag.

latter had jurisdiction all over the as much anyone present, which is be said "to sell anything, or to

Four of the robbers made their high seas and even up foreign rivers saying a good deal, for the audien e buy anything but to Farn

cscape up the hillside, while the fifth to try offences ou British ships, on both days was enthusiastic, to say little, anile a little and to make a emitted on the tram long enough to wherever the British chip war. He the least of it.

give his conlederates time to get clear, also had jurisdiction to try charges of Hath n ordered the tram to proceed piriey on ships of any nation. Piracy jumping off at the spot where the was looked upon with such horror by other men had turned up the hill from civilisid nations that it was tryable by Buy country no matter what country the ship concerned belonged to.

Joyce Penman and Yvonne Shenton were a contrast in hair and dark Peter Pans. Dressed alike, in fawn coloured Lose and bright blue doablet, with quaiat elfin capa, cash one looked a typical sprite,

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friend or two. It is not the first time he has been in Hongk ng. His first visit was made somewhere round about the time Queen Victoria was celebrating her Diamond Jublice. His last one was a few years ago and a China Mail man of those days wrote that

tle Joad.

"intellect and savoir vivre ose out of that if a vote were taken 75 per cent. him like mulas out of sug and of your people would favour retaining you can't be in his company for ten the "White Australia" idea but it is minutes without wishing to follow a policy wbich is to my mind unten

The Windys too were charming in simple white blur best rigged o:tton fircky with wreaths of leaves in their bair, as also Takerbell in pale pink georgette edged with tiny bella. him like the Pied Piper."

Dawn Saller and B By Bromwich If is a remarkable, a unique per ons in blue and the other in pale sonality. He has been buried once mouve gorgette ha glivering silver an married once by the newspapers. wings and star tipped vande and In his gentle toned, musical voice, 1925 coss-lunking el-+ping suits as Michael betraying just the shadow of a

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending October 7,

during the period to 75,938 tons.

ablo,"

Carefully the interviewer steered the. conversation to other topics. With Mr. Mannix it is possible to do that. So well-filled in his reservoir of ex- periences that to mention the name

He has a re-

In this case, the Attorney General explained, the ship was Chinca> Rag. and sailed under the Chinese British ship they might simply have cbarged these men with armed rob bery. But as it was Chinese ship they had charged them with piracy, an offence against the laws of civilisa tion.

II it land becn &

ing her voyage from Hongkong to San Mr. Kemp went on to tell how dur j amounted to 69,301 tous and the sales and Johs. The setting was simple American drawl, he will talk to you of a place is to turn on a tap irem Mei, between her and Swatow, the and most ar'istic, particularly the with the must discerning frankness which reminiscence and socciate flow "gui Yick" was held up by pirates who woodland scene when the ground was of Siberis and Siam, of Borges and of in a stes y stream. slawn wilk red leaves and brightly. British India, of Coelio, Chian and markable vocabulary and will present the passengers and ship of money overpowered the guarde and robbed Then in the cene with Tickerbell and Burops, of Africa. Da es Salaam, phere of a place or the characteristics identification would be given by three coloured birds fluttired in the air. Cambodia of the Autipodre, of to you his impresions of the stmos and articles of valur. Evidence ol the fairies at bome the Teddy Beara Mozambique, Zanzibar- and dolls scattered about and the Where haven't you been, Mr. adjectivee five or six words long nearly lost his life. The Captain was

people in a string of

guard, one of whom was shot an clothes line Lung with tiny coloured Mannix?" asked the China Mail man Though his journeyings have taken hold up with a revolver in his wheel. at last, agape at the extent of the old him over many thousande, many tens house he was terrified and sat down gentleman's peregrinations. "Well" of thousands of miles, Mr. Maorix

Mrs. F. C. Jerkins.d children and Mrs. A. W. Batterfield arrived from England yesterday by the N.Y.K. "Hakor ki Maru" and Mrs. Crockett by the P.& O. steamer “Nankin,"

Among the passengers who ar rived by the "Hakozaki Mara" were Mrs. and two Misses Capel, Mr. and Mra. Bramwell, Mr. A. B. Nielsou, Mise M. Stewart, Rev. and Mrs. A F.

Walis.

The wedding is announced of Mr. C. H. Godfrey, M. Iost, C. E., lato Commissioner

of Publio Works Shanghai, to Leonie, lder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Ballions Moody, of Fawley, Southampton.

must realistic.

of A

at Sivanho.

and chats had beer tendered the "After formal evidence as to plans

Sui Fick" at Blake Pier."

No. 1, Connaught Road Central, was discovering bis playmate, by a long interesting country of them all, Mr. have made him independent and he jury were taken along to inspect the

The P. and O. steamer "Nonkia"

p

stars".

there,"

MOTOR ACCIDENT.

COOLIE KNOCKED DOWN AND FATALLY INJURED.

A motor accident on the Chang. shawan Road yesterday afternoon resulted in the death of a young coolia.

garments gave a home-like touch.

The poise of cv-ry figure in the tableaus was charming and, although he replied, I haven't bear to South feels embarrassed when people refer where he was until the pirates had each tableau was shown three times America yet but I expect to look to him as one who has scoured the the Chief Engineer and said that if he there was hardly a movement to be around there before old Minneapolis globe "There is a whole raft of didn't keep the engines going he would gone. Someone pointed a revolver at discerned. The lighting which worke

me again. Just now

places that I haven't been to yet. shoot him dead; the chief engineer ap in each case from dim subdue I've come up from the Dutch twilight to the full light, dying down East Indies-a wonderful place-and and knocking a little variety out of

All I am doing is just fooling around kept the engines going. again sometimes, as in Tinkerbell's after I've been here a week or life in my own quiet way."

The boat continued on its way dance to the subdu. d light again, was I guess I'll go right on to Shanghai

towards Sam Kok, at which place excellently done.

Be that as it may this is, is his three small boats came alongside and Tekia Tientsiu and perhaps dig up 66th year, the old gentleman's recopil was

The dance in the second ableau some of my old Bib rian friends again. world tour. It is five years since he tack of the pirates with their booty Wendy But first I want to have a lock around was in Minneapolis and it will be raid made by Sub-Inspector Shaftain The four prisoners were arrested in a walking along in the wood some of your Southern rivers and

ва Burpri ed t1 Gad fairiee perhaps take a look et Hongay and another year before be sets foot there Messrs Leggett and Myers peeting out from behind the trees, Ilaiphong.'

again. His savinge during his decad (Tobacco) Coinpaoy's godown at Peler, entering, showed his delight at

of ofice as Stats printer of finneasta Asked which he thought the most | broken into during Friday night, and drawn "Out" and tripped around, Kaunis promptly replied that British has no family responsibilities, For two cases of "Old Mill" cigarettes, pelting a faily with leaves sad induc India was, "I suppose" he said it is can travel he prefers tramp, worth $500 were carried away.

ing Wendy to join him in a light the queer, criental mystic atmosphere steamers because life aboard them is natural and simple and easy" and spirited manner.

of the place that fascinates me. Then Tinkerbell's dance was particularly there is its immensity and the lovely because there you can go up on to which arrived here from Home yester graceful and artistically carried out natural scenery. And, from the lord the bridge at midnight and talk to day, made her first call after a lapse of whilst ne arresting and original dance 17. priestly Brahmin to the untouch the man at the wheel about the about two years. The vessel was on was that of the Manded Shadows." abla, unteachable lower castes, they

In one other respect besides bie the Calcutta run for some time and In this later and Wendy were closely art a wonderful people." was also laid up at Plymouth for followed by two shadowy figures in China is "this queer but wonderful amazing store of topographical know- many months owing to the shipping misty ragged grey and each move old laed for Mr. Mannix and hedge is Joe Mannix rich beyond mier, "for they exile him to cater the slump.

rubies. His circle of friends is ment was faithfully copied,

thlake Hongkong... » fascinating worldwide. Proof of that lay in the FORREST.-On October 13 1922, the opposition." Indeed, Mr. Moyd vlections, as an aggressive leader of

b-city "Of course" he said it balky little package of "credentials" Peter's dismay too when Lieutenant E I. Feyten has been found that he had lost his shadow ba altered some since the at home. Cantoo, the sifa of

ho bad tucked under his arm. They Hongkong Hotel was OD the

Motor-car No. 103, owned by the Culin M. Forrest of Bun George, in bis Manchester speech, appointed to the gunboat. Holly was most ralistic.

hock"

the China Station, Finally Peter and Wendy were seen waterfront but, as I came up the hill were not "oredentials" in the ordin Dagle Garage, Kowloos, was passing (Peter Valentine).

clearly hinted this. "If there is to He

They were letters from a footpath leading up the hill when, was recently serving on the io their birds' neste boite, each with to your office, I was glad to see that a sente be a change, believe me, there is no "Diya," qualifying in navigation, a abiit fastened up for a sail, wending one thing bad not changed-you still pres clubs and newspaper men from the deceased ran out and made for the man who would welcome it more Some ratings for distribution amongst their way home sad the wire ended have your bright little show of flowers them "just to give you an idea of in front of the ca cohe driver all over the world and be produced other side of the road a couple of feet the ships of the Chins Station will be in a dance of Happiness. The chil at the bottom of the street." He what a fine lot of toys they are over applied his brakes but it was impos shortly dispatched from England. dren, carrying tiny coloured lanterne, thought we Hongkong people were to surrounded Tinkerbell, grouping be congratulated that, cramped for

sible to stop the car in time. The It would be very interesting

Ang room as we were, we could still find a than all else to the chain of friend- and knocked over.

But what testified more eloquently man was caught by the left mudguard Miss A. V. Smith, who for the past themselves around her 85 & watch others handling dif. two years has been socretary to the tableau.

corner for our flower-sellers.

ship with which this lovable olded another couple of feet before it The car continu- ficulties which they seem to think American Trade Commissioner in Mrs. Penman, as the originator, Of Mr. Mannix it is said that he character has girdled the globe was came to a stondati, and the left Shanghai, has been appointed desery d sil the applause which shakes a friend with every hardshake. the luge batch of letters that was wheel ran over the coolie's body. The can be treated so easily. ." He Assistant Trade Commissioner by got and she was ably seconded by Certainly be found his way into a waiting bis arrival at the office of the injured mau was taken to the Kwong even hinted that he was ready to re the U.S. Secretary of Commeros, Mrs. Sanders who arranged the niche in the China Mail man's heart local American Consul-General. Over Wah Hospital in the car, but he died STRICKLAND.-Aug. 29. at Balfour dign. ("I throw myself on the This is the first time tha a lady hss music and wrote the programme in when, the talk having drifted to a hundred of them there were. From a few minutes after admittance, with-

Kootenay, Briti b Columbia, poopla whose causo I have never been given such an appointment, atory form.

Australia, the old gentleman spoke the seven seas they brought obsery out regaining consciouseJA, accidentally droward, Walter betrayed during thirty two yoSTA

Mrs Adams also helped with the in affectionately reminiscent vein of messages of gresting and goodwill to Robert. eldest son of Robert of strenuous public life.") Farther Chairman of the Loudon Committee and Miss Recce sang charmingly.

Sir Charles Addis, x. c. a. d., music. Mrs. Aubrey played the violin bin stay in the C.M. man's birthplace speed him on his way and the emotion Strickland, of Gerrards Cross,

in the far away bush. Bat Mr. with which he spoke of them aliowed and Actin Chief Inspector of the more, he made it clear that it be re- of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank The Club was filled to overflowing Mannix is no mars sayer of the how much they meant to him. -U.S. ASIATIC FLEET. Chinese Salt Revogue Ad signed be intended in fight. ("I am was removed from the nursing home, on the Friday afternoon with an graceful thing, just for the sake of

It will take Mr. Mannix a day or ministration at Peking, aged a pugnacious animal.") More than operation, to be

where he recently underwent an enthusiastic crowd of childre, whilst saying it. Asked what he thought of two to read his correspondence and

own house on parents and amata hovered on the Australia be gave his opinion with when he has done that he means to the United States Asiatis Fleet lafs The 45th Division of destroyers in this, the cables accord that he anti-September 18. Sir Charles bore the outskirts.

that appealing quality of frankness sit down in his room at the Palaos Hongkong yesterday morning for cipated the result of the Carlton Club transfer very well and in progressing On Saturday night the grown ups which is one of his most charming Hotel, neroes at Kowloon, and answer Manila. | meeting and was in novise de pressed favourably.

ware equally appreciative, though attributes. "I would liko," he said every one of them. They have "on the contray he was in ex-

they did not show their "to speak happily and hopefully of written nice long letters to me" he 43rd division arrived, comprising the This morning, about 11 o'clock, the cellent spirits when he received the Motor car No. 373, owned by Mr. appreciation by laughing and singing your great island corticent because said "and they will expect nies long U.8.8. "Black Hawk" dagship of result." That things have happened Voux Road West about 7 p.m. youngatera did on the Friday!

Frod Ellis, was proceeding along De, and chattering to the ex eat that the Four people treated me so well, You ones in return."

have your great, wide, fras open If then, crossing over on the Kow. Botilla leader, and the six destroyers,

destroyers, the U.8.8. "Stewart auspiciously for him,le tacitly admitt yesterday. Passing the entrance of

At the end there were loud cries of spaces and your wonderful climate loon ferry one day, you find yourself "Peary," ed in his brief speech to the cheering the Taiping T tre, its way. WAS

"Pater and "Windy" and but you Australians have a curious engaged in conversation by a tall," Traxton," "John D. Ford, and "Pillsbury" "Pope," throog at St. Pancras before he left obstracted by

Mchael and John." number A

Au the prohological sititude of mind, a sort spare old gentleman, with white and Paul Jones." for Leeds. I am a flee man, he pedest lans crossing the road. The brothea did not appear fo. a minute of complaisant sell centredness- wavy hair bushing out from under his

driver, swerving on to the tram lines, it was mentioned that they might

"But may that

The U88.Huron," flagship of be hat and with features just like Mark Admiral Anderson is expected either said. "The burden is off my ran into two ricahne, knocking one have gone to bed! Each one received nooounted

for" the C.M. man Twain's, you will know that it is Jes to morrow or the following day. The New York World, alone among shoulder, but my sword is in my hand." over and throwing ita fam, a Chinese bouquet, a basket of chocolaten and suggested by their isolated geogra- Mannix. And of him a newspaper the newspapers whose comment on Mr. Lloyd (orge clairly realised that heavily out. The man was haut, & fan and ins too were prévated to | phical position ?”

man noted for what Mr. Manniz would the Bitinb political cria's Reuter has his govern! election. prospects He was taken along in the car, but those who had got up and anisted at "Of fifteen possible reasons that call his "dat-foated frankness" has epitomised, ccome to have grasped the (since a general election could not be got out near the Western Market, the delightful performance.

stand in the way of Australia becom-penned this neatly appropriate

A disastrous fire gutted the personal significance of Mr. Lloyd delayed much longer and the Coalition hospital. His injuries did

The Naval Yard stall st havo ing the great coastry she ought to be, epigram: stubbornly refusing to go to the

Straits Seamship Company's Stores not made an astonishingly large "coap" that" the old gentleman declared George's resignation, expressing the was certainly doomed) would improve appear to be serious as he was able for the M.CL., the same time "ianas." But for the splendid con millions of white citizens there are in on October 14. The fire commenced I don't know just how many godown at Taudjong Pagar, Singapore, op nion that "things could not have vastly if he were free to exploit evay couple of friends were in the car at those who witnessed" Peter Pan and to the war Australia would, in her none of them can possibly be a whiter at 1 p.m. The damage la estimated to walk away. Mr. Ellis and landing considerable pleasers to all tingents of young mon you sent away the United States but I do know that about 4 am, and was still smouldericg Lappened better" for the former Pro advantage sa an aggressive and the time of the accident,

Wendy,

ideas, be quite provincial. I suppose man than Joseph T. Mannix," ta $250,000..

1 EIN-WELHAM.-Sept. 0, at than

I would.. Darlington, Archibald Herbert, wei.cme,-I would love-freedom youngest non of late Mr. and Mrs. Rein, of Shanghai, to Aladys, widow of Benjamin W-lam.

42 years.

DEATH.

The China Mail.

ERVICE

*TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"

Homokosu, Masaay, Cur. 23, 1922.

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