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"BELBER"

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revolt under the first Cantonese Hoader who can muster a strong enough forca. Thus, whatever the Loutcome of the present. Canton struggle further trouble is almos certain. And just when China's costly little civil wins will cense it is impossible to say. Certainly not until the present leaders, with their old hafauds, have been finally swept

away.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Colonial Secretary notifies that His Majesty the King's Birth day will be celebrated on Saturday, June 2, owing to Junt 3 being a Sunday.

The Hongkong University Athletic Association is holding its

THE CHINA MAIL.

KOWLOON PROPERTY,

MILLION DOLLAR DEAL.

KNUTSFORD TERRACE SOLD AGAIN.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 1923.

YACHTING VENTURE.

'ELEANOR" BACK AGAIN,

LOCAL MAN JOINS PARTY.

TOM WRIGHT'S COLUMN. of my own programme for a closer friendship among uit peoples. "You- ought to start a branch in Hong- SANDWICH Islands. kong. It has highly respectable Encouragement. To one of my sponsors in both Britain and correspondents, in another Crown Amories. I am a willin" da Colony, I must have written a letter Barkis, and personally, I am wait- betonning the futility" of my ing for, the other fellows to show Mr. F. H. Kew, Land and Estate life. It brought ine a homily from some, signs that they mean it. The auxiliary yacht "Eleanor," Broker, has sold for the second time him, in the course of which it was Mast of them seem too busy to find which Mr. Aitken, a Manila jawyer, Ktsford Terrace and Canton represented that compared with time to be courteous. The most purchased some weeks ago from Viitas, Kowloon. The former is a many men I was to be envied, since friendly human being I have met Mr. Nemuzee for a trip through Terrace of 16 houses and the latter I had in various communities been so far was a man who sheltered with the Pacific archipelago, left here a Terrace of three and the area of privileged to air my notions and me under the same porch during a both lots is approximately 174,000 (herewith to direct the thoughtless heavy shower. He began the talk. on Sunday morning last en route sqft. The price at which the proto thinking. These communitice He took a sympathetic interest in for Manila. Yesterday afternoon peny changed hands is a million might have been smali, he said, and all I said, and gave me some good the vessel returned to Repulse Bay the direct influence of my preach-advice. At parting he shook hands, as a member of the crew, i Dane, ings might not be as apparent as asked my name, hope we would who signed on here has refused to iny vanity would dosiru; but (the meet again, and told me his own continue the voyage and demanded argument went on) there was no He way a German I suppose I telling how far the ripples of my ought to, hate him, but he was a to be put ashore. waves had spread, and if I had kindly man, and u sincero. He A telephone message from Re- cheeron and stimulated only a very spoko my language imperfectly, pulse Bay Hotel was received by few individuals, these in turn would but he smiled quito wall. So what Mr. F. J. H. Stone, inviting him to

dollars.

PROPERTY DEALINGS.

NEW CHINESE SCHEME.

annual athletic meeting on the SIX-STORIED BUILDING OPPOSITE have passed it on, and so it was the devil am I to do, when com- make the trip as far as Manila Pokfulum ground on Satirday, April 21, at 2 p.m.

WORLD THEATRE, "

foolish to complain of, futility. All paring hit with some that share

of which I could just as well have iny speech only to use it harshly or where Mr. Jan Meerkamp, son of In addition to the deals in told myself, of course, had 1 reflect- unsympathetically? "A counou the Dutch Consul will join the One Chinese case of plague, one French and two Chinese cases property reported yesterday, the ad. I wus depressed when I wrote speech unites us the circular in-ship. Mr. Stone, who is an ex- It should, if common perienced yachtsman, having been of small-pox, a British case of China Mail learns of two other him. The rupture of habit is forms ine. diphtheria and a Chinese case of projected developments in the always painful, and the fact that I terms of blessing werd used habitua member of the crew that sailed

Chinese business centre.

contímnasd to send you "humorous" jally, but alie! we have in common cerebro-spinal fever were reported

To the east of the block opposite notes nouns very little, since, as words that are uncommonly unkind. with Capt., Vaaz some years ago in yesterday.

Wing On's stated as having chang-Mark Twain said,' the secret Tunnity's biography of Woodrow a small yacht from Yokohama What is believed by the police ed hands, is another block, facing source of humour is not joy but Wilson shows some of the things trading among the Bonin Islands, Still, this letter, and that have caused these unkind jumped at the chance and left last the World Theatre, the western sorrow." end of which is occupied by the one that came to me from Hong- thoughts, and I have to make allow night to join the ship. Hung Nin Life and Hong Nin Fire kong, cheered and oncouraged the ance for them, especially as I have

to be a case of suicide, accurred yesterday when a Chinese female, 22 years of age was removed by fellow-occupants from the first Boor of No. 27, Hollywood Road to the Government Civil Hospital where she died of opium poisoning, two hours after admission..

At about 11 o'clock this morn ing, Detective Sergeant Andrew of the Water Police seized a Luger pistol in a holster with 800 rounds of ammunition, concealed in a bed on the s.s. "President Jefferson." As no claimant was forthcoming and the contraband was not traced to anybody, no arrest was made at

the time. TRUNKS

The summons against the Holland Pacific Trading Co. for failing to return an export permit within twenty-four hours to the Import and Exports Department, in respect of two cases of brandy per s.s. "Kinshan," the hearing of which was adjourned sine die by Mr. J. R. Wood yesterday, has been

business.

connection in December last.

PEAK TRAMS.

NON-STOP CARS NOW.

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and Marine Insurance Coys immensely. By a coincidence, the heard my own people, in flung war Me Stone Flisted in the

During early days of testing in the carly days of the same mail that brought nie the kong especially, speaking of Ameri- Royal Navy and was eventually interesting story is told of these Company, the property was rented. homily suggesting that I might cans in ways they should not promoted to Lieutenant. On his About ten years ago, the Company have sent ripples further afield than Meanwhile 1, who had no such return here he made one or two acquired its premises from the then guessed, brought a letter from a racial prejudice, suffer for the sius voyages as 2nd: officer on boats landlord, the price being a little stranger in Alberta, Canada, who of them that bad. Talking of sailing out of Hongkong before over $60,000. Shortly before the enclosed a page from the "Overland races, I un ut present living with a joining the General Electric Co, Rents Ordinance came into force, Mail," containing one of my letters Korean, a tine man; but not very of China with which he severed his the company sold the property for from here, and his own cheery com- talkative as yet. $110,000 odd, il being stated that ments on it. That'a trigonometry At the inaugural tiffin (of this the buyer was merely a speculator. for you the triangle Honolulu, English-speaking Union) about a The Rents Ordinance only gave Hongkong, Alberta, is big enough hundred idealists, including some him a rental which worked out at to warn me that my words may be self-interested men who thought it under 4% return on the outlay and more momentous than I dream of, advantageous to appear among the he re-sold the premises to the com- and that it behoves me to be care-idealists, sat down to a meal that pany at the same price. At about ful what I say. I will.

included what one romantic gig. this time, the company which had Pororation. My previously confined itself to life sent in a quotation of a peroration of England.

correspondent glipgly referred to as roast beef of insurance floated another company that should not be allowed to perish, able, and allow that he may not at sidents is the

I will be charit- Of special interest to Peak re new tramway to cater for fire and marine It was the end of a modern sermon that time have essayed to cut his schedule published in this issue.

on Faith," and it went: With increasing prosperity,

"So, portion. If he had described it as It provides for extra cars and also some of the directors are launching brethren, let the Church for ever a bit of John Bull, I would have non-stop cars.

The schedule provides for three a banking, scheme which will stand, with one foot rested firmly considered that he was more nearly necessitate hore accommodation on the rock of dogma, and the other approximate. As the caterer was a extra cars on week days and two on Sundays during the busy parts and it is reliably reported that plans pointed to the stare." You ought lady, I must not say that it was of the day. Six non-stop cars have been submitted to the P.W.D. to poate that in your scrap-book tough, for that would be rude. It will run from terminus to terminus for a modern six-storeyed building next that piquant piece of bio-reminded me of the belling that on week days for the benefit of to be crected in place of the present graphy that told how someone "re- they use in factories. The best and those travelling to the Peak at premises. It is stated that the plans nounced the error of the church of most lasting kind of belting. It lunch time and in the evening, and for sale the valuable leasehold pro-will be approved very shortly, after Rome and adopted those of the would not be fair to say it was three non-stop cars will run from perty known as No. 74, Caine Road. which the work of demolishing will church of Englanil."'.

chewable, because I did not try to terminus to terminus on Sundays Contrary to expectations, in view immediately commence..

Fools.Will some one of you chew it. After I had broken four for the benefit of those travelling of the recent property boom and; At the junction of Gutzlaff Street the tendency of property-men to and Queen's Road Central, near the kindly send me the recipe for knives on my portion, and bent to the Peak in the evening. The buy whatever they can, not a bid Central Marketerstands the Tuck that I do not know how to do it. and blunted an axe that the waitress every sense of the word, not!

auffering fools gladly"? I find another into the shape of a siekle, non-stop cary will be non-stop in Sun Yat-sen. With events happen was forthcoming.

Chuen teahouse'and a number of ing thus, collision between the

Chinese shops. It is rumoured that In my loneliness 1 have been wel-offered me, I concluded that a piece even stopping at Plantation Road. a Chinese syndicate has acquired coming the conversation of mieu of fish would satisfy my appetite. There are very few residents at premises in their place. However, I suppose I would avoid and forget. never be certain of this now, be- tenninus is not as accessible as members are very reticent about Aching for human companionship I cause before I got it I hail to stand Plantation Road Station, and to go from my books to meet men that up and help to sing Auld Lang stop at Plantation Road would. mean stopping at Kennedy Road, irritate me after a few minutes of Syne. I suppose this lyric wae

for Ladies for Gentlemen which we are offering *it ̧ 20% DISCOUNT

to clear.

These are fitted with "Yale" Locks and of first class finish throughout.

Wm. POWELL, Ltd., Hongkong Hotel Buildings.

DEATHS.

withdrawn.

Yesterday afternoon Mr G. P. Lammert, the auctioneer, offered

WEI-At Shanghai; Wei Chiang Kwangsi' and Yunnan forces became give Tokyo 181 miles of hard paved the property and will rebuild bank that, were I richer in acquaintances, I believe it would; too, but I ean the Peak to whom the upper

sz, beloved wife of Wei Luk- chunc,

pro-

1927.

The scheme started in 1920 to * Linevitable. Fighting broke out roads, including the highway be LOWE. On April 14, 1923, at several days ago and is still tween the capital and Yokohama,

Shanghai, Juhn P. Lowe in his

is expected to be completed by ceeding. Anxious to reinforce his 70th year.

In 1920 a sum of 40 million RUTHERFORD. on Sunday, Yunnan allies, Sun Yat-sen is yen was appropriated for the April 8, 1923, at Kaling,after a feverishly endeavouring to assemble scheme, which includes paving with wood blocks, asphalt or stone, long illness, William James his scattered forces, some of which and lays down width of not less Rutherford, Belfast, Ireland are as far álicd us"Swatów, having than 36 feet for any street. The MURPHY.-O. April 11,1923, at yet been unable to get back after thoroughfare between Tokyo and Shanghai, John Murphy, Chi: the fiolish Northern Expedition Yokohama is expected to be finish-

| ed by May next year, nese Maritime Customs, New-failed when Chan cliwang, aged 41 years,

aged 29 years.

Kwing-ming

seized Canton last July, Which The "Shanghai Maru," the re-

the scheme.

A MUSICAL TREAT.

MISS MAY MUKLE'S CONCERT.

"Only three seals vacant," was the reply Messrs. Anderson's manager

present last evening at the concert

their foolish talk. I do not know chosen as appropriate to the piece which the Company is anxious to

ávoid.

A CLEVER COUPLE.

siile will win, the Sun Yat-sen or cently built Nippon Yusen Kaish gave when asked how many were wasn't a few weeks ago.. The China Mail.the W Pei-fu, it is impossible at anticipated, to proceed on her voy- Kiven by Miss May Mukle at the had the most iginii lat, for the two since I posted my last. You kong Hotel entertained the press

**TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIO SERVICE

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1923.

CANTON'S LATEST LITTLE

WAR.

age at midnight on April 11 after going ashore near Woosung eariler in the day. She was finally towed off by the Shanghai Tug and Lighter Co.'s salvage vessels, "St. Dominic" and "St. Sampson" at 9.30 the following day. No damage is portatott vessel, and she left immediately for Nagasaki.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Among passengers who arrived by the N. Y.K. 5.5. "Wakasa Mar yesterday, were Lieut.-Colonel J. F. Barry and Mrs. Barry and Lieut. Colonel W. O. S. Murphy.

which are the more depressing com- de resistance" (happy epithet) for pany, the wicked or the foolish: when that beef was veal I guess it Why should the most appalling walked the pastures of Bashan, and ignorance soom to be generally ate grass of the vintage that' accompanied by the illusion that Nebuchadnezzar tried. the victim of it is competent to lay} DESULTORY-Something has down the law?

happened to the mails. It must YOUNG RUSSIAN DANCERS. One that wasn't. I met one that be three weeks since I had paper or Very letter from Hongkong, and nearly

The Management of the Hong-

City

most original attitude to ure to know that these notes have last night to dinner in the Grill and this stage to predict. But one thing

Seldom have Hongkong music wards life. He was fond of walk-been jotted at irregular occasions on the roof-garden afterwards to is clear-Canton faces still further

lovers had the opportunity of such ing, and I had arranged to walk in that period. For instance, soure-witness the dancing of two youth- a musical treat as was provided last round the island with him shortly. where back I boasted of living with ful Russian prodigies--Miss Mura trouble. Should Sun Yat-een carry

evening. A thoroughly comprehen- We were to take blankets along, a Korean. It was true then it is Shipoff and her brother Koka-who the day what will be the result?

sive programme was given and when the rainy season ended,, and no longer so. He was a nice have recently arrived from Shang- Almost surely the present uncer

each item was applauded to the sleep on the beach wherever our Korean, and I do not begrudge him hai after terminating a six months thinly continued. Sun Yat-sen can

echo. Miss Mukis graciously re-day a tramp might find us. He was the wook's rent that he got for three contract with the Astor House Mr. A. J. B. Norton, naver hope to overcome Wu Fei-fu

plied on two occasions to the re- full of his little island which he days' use of his room. But some- Hotel. peated demands for an encore. In rented in Pearl Harbour. He lived thing bit me on the second night in Assistant Manager of the Hotel, who is much too strong, for him

reply to the first, she played a Robinson Crusos sort of life there, it, something I did not bee but acted as host. Once more Canton has been and will only wait another chance

Moment Musicale" by Schubert, with his sailing boat, his chickens, horridly guessed, at, and I fled to The Russian dancers, a picture plunged into strife. And once more to resume the attack. Likewise Sun

while "Lullaby," by Alice Verne

and his fishing.

It was in my this little shack under a utugo tree of whom appears on page 8 made I was given as a finale. the outlook, whichever side wins, Yat-sen can never hope to win over

Miss Gertrude Watson, at theed with him, to propose a tompor-long and six feet wide, with the

mind, after getting better acquaint in which I am now. It is nine féet two appearances, and on each occasion received vociferous. holds little hope for peace. When the North after Peking has shown

piano, and Miss Rebecca Clarke,

encores. "The Fisher and the the city fell before the Kuman and itself but palty in Wa Pai-fu's

violin, materially assisted in the ary partnership. Early this week accommodations of a second-hand Pearl," the second offering, was To mot minds the be shot himself. He was about my cabin an a three-thousand-ton ship, certainly the most popular one but programirae. Kwaogai forces last January the mailed fiet. Thus, with Sun Yat-

cello is essentially a man's in own age, and came from London. and I pay an English lady $14 in "La Pastorelle," the exponents Another. A retired schoolmaster month as rent. The mangees are were given more opportunity to auguries for future' strife could nos sen the victor this time, it is only a

strument, but in the capable hands of Miss Mukle all idea of difficulty with whom I was becoming friendly falling, and the bombardment on demonstrate the finer points of have been worse. The invaders matter of months-weeks perhaps Mr. C. C. A. Kirke, H. M. Consul vanished and the tone produced and here was also an Englishman, my roof at night was alarming at classic dancing. had fought under "Sun Yat-son before Canton is again plunged at Chefoo, with Mrs. Kirke, and technique displayed were matters whose hobby was sketching from first. The lady laughed, and assur- mamo but it was clear they did not into disorder. Should Wu Pei-fu their two daughters, are travelling of favourable comment among the nature. He lived alone, as so many ed me that presently they will all share his motives, interested or win, what then? Even if he is not Mr., Kirke is being succeeded by

Home by the F.&O. s.s. "Nankin." audience.

of us do here. Owing to the bad hpve fallen and that then I will not disinterested. They had come from simply seeking to get even with Mr. J. L. Smith who has just re- Mukle's playing to that of Squire for some time, and when I enquired I like mangoes, any way, so now myself. And I will help her with One musical critic compared Miss | woesther I had not beets to see him be awakened in that endden way. cause I will have written them their own impoverished provinces Bun Yat-sen for allying himself lost turned from leave,

and Van Biene at their best. Each of a "mutual", acquaintance yester. I step out and pick up the wind-the cooling, and she will be, the secking what prizes they might year with the rival war lord, Chong

item had its meed of praise and the day how httle Y——— was, he said: falls and if they are not too much happiest woman in England I BCCATO. Having defeated Chan Tso-lin, but is actuated by a sincero P. and O. s.s. Nankin," which reception accorded them. "Len found him dead in his room last in the morning. They are not so troubles. As for me I shall con- Several naval officers left by the artistes felt highly gratified at the Why, didn't you bear? They busted I put them by my bed to eat think, and soon forget her past Kwing-ming, they took good care wish to achieve unity by eliminat sailed for Home today. They tered the concert-room with fear reek. Ho seemed to have been big or so juicy as the Siamese man- tinue growing younger and younger to prevent Sun, Ynt-een from becoming Sun Yat-sen as a politicul factor ware Comdra GW. Maythew, and trembling, expecting to find an dead some days, they say.

goes; and far abort of the large and until my last day comes, when F ing too strong. Once this was even crediting Wu Pei-fy, with W. T.L. Gilchrist and Lt. Comdr. had read and heard of Hongkong fooling-less cheerful, and contcat are good enough at the price.

Lieut. A. S. Lindsell,. Lt. Comdr. audience of under 30 from what I Is it not natural that I should be luscious Queensland ones, but they shall fall daleep with Voltaire in made sure by disarming his loyal the highest indivo, victory for him V. V. Alleyne. *****

said Miss Mukit last night. "I

my hand and my pipe in my moulli, troops, they weltled down to wrestle means only snother lease of trouble

can now leave the Colony-the than I prefer to do? Those that I AM ENGAGED TO BE and forget all that I have been st between themselves for the upper for Canton Wu Pei-fu has made Hetherington, the Rev. and Mrs. Russia tomorrow in the full know they talk intelligently that is, and stances are bearable when you are me to plan to make a widow of her Major E. S. Halford, Capt. party sails on the "Empress of late left seem to talk mainly (when MARRIED Almost any circum such poins to learn. It is eslfish of hand. Shum Hung-ying the the Kwanger loader, his ally and it M. W. Shewell and Miss Shewell ledge that I can return at any time don't merely bleiber) shont getting looking forward to changing them like that, after first making her so Kwongsi leader, had como is scarcely proboble that having and Mrs. H. G. Garrod with Miss and be assured of a welcome dollars. This is doubly trying, since That is the secret of religious con unaxpectedly happy, but that is the Canton an independent adventurer, fought for the city Bhum Hung-ying the P. and O. 5.9.. Nankin's" Band Miss E. Garrod, were among

I do not appear to be getting solations Now, that I have price she has to pay for the happi- not allied with any fiction. Very will be fisted with anything less passengers when she sailed for The ex-Premier of Chins, Dr. tion are so much humbler than are I perceive that it is a need of my dear has no hope. I find that I dollars, and my desires in that direc- "retired" and got among strangers, neas of which at present the poor soon, however, he saw the advan than supreme control. Indeed, has home today.

C.H. Wang is expected in long- theira.

nature to feel less lonesome than I WANT someone to be sorry when tags of accepting service with the he not already been made Kwang-

kong some time this week, He Is Miss Clive, daughter of Mr. R. Hon his way to the Hague, to act as a

English-speaking Union. It is do now. So when I go Home next I die. Ought I to be ashamed of w lord Wu Pai-fu, who was tung tali entirely through Wu Fei Cive, C. M-Go Counsellor of the Judge wa the Permanent out of vertom that I am not my usual self; year, toy tramp the length of Eng-this? Very well, then, I will ty waiting his chance to obst Sun fu's influence? But Contos will British Legation at Peking, is International Justice of the League since I am not excited and happy land and to write about it, I alia to oblige you with the appropriate Yat-sen from Canton, When Wu never, willingly accept the hated passing through the Colony of Nations. Dr. Wang, is a D.C.L. about the formation here of a study the female tramps, jumates of blush. I am afraid it will not Pei-fn fired Peking to sppoint Kwange control, fearing not with roule for Home by the P. and O. (summa sum laude) of Yale and a branch of the English-speaking workhouses, etc., and when I find show, you know, for I am at present

Nankin. Mr. Clive, and the barrister-at-law of the Middle Uniou, un Anglo-American society a woman that is weery, and oppress much sunburnt ham Hung-ying manghang

tim city will -How Lin-Clive-are-proceedity rempit, he var ong of the three formed to cabar, the mi dated arBlikely to be graafilac kindThere is no mail for Ching

had military dictator, the Yunnair be bold simply for what it is worth Home via Canada and the United chief Chinese delegates to the standings and fooloosen that in trament I will offer her marriage for five or six days more.

two and & home, a peaceful little but better seal this up, or it wil Mesis' States, by the Empress of Kugata": "Washington Conference. Dr. Wang | hopfily, orist, between:

end- and (bent on the south endst somer to foolish lengthi. An it is 1 trusk dog when, where I will read aloud to your editor will saves ơu with him

her' things the will understa

blue pencil.

Yang Hei-min,, recognised to the alien victor. Moreover “After a period of. Home leave, Mr. belongs to a well-known family in | races. « hst his own hold in Conton was Kwanger domination will constitute Clive procects to Minlch to take this & Co on

rastened and threw in his lot with a standing invitation for Cantonses up his new post.

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