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RECORDS REVIEWED.

BUYERS.

COLONY'S FUTURE.

CHANGE?

The oleansing nuy be thorough SUGGESTIONS FOR LOCAL WILL THE BUSINESS CENTRE enough but why choose the busiest hours of the day to do it in? Again, if it must be done phon the strecte are crowded, cannot a better eyebom by installed. People in the deigh bourhood of an opon manhole. and pedestrians who happen to pass organisation which is to the credit

To have June records on sale in the early days of June is unquest- ionably a triumph of business

SOME INTERESTING VIEWS.

Kowloon's future having beep

who the ganga am at work will of the Victor Company. The latest discussed in an editorial note yes agree that some particularly foul consignment to reach Hongkong is

H. G. Wells.

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FRIDAY JUNE

REQUISITIONED. SHIPS.

DENOUNCED: : HONGKONG GOVERNMENT

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S. RÉPLIES.

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A telegram published by the South China Morning Post today, from its Shanghai correspondent

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CHINA'S POLITICS.

THE LATEST CABINET,

PEKING, June 7 President Li Yuan-hung also issued a circular telegram last evening to the Provinces, in which he declares that since his resump tion of office he has worked hard fer the welfare of the country

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odoars are let out and to say the an excellent sample of the product terday-the old query being raised contained a scathing denunciation President Li Yuan-hung says he Moller and Co.) of the Hongkong but as long as the nationat Con least of it, it must be contrary to of this famous Company of which about the business centre shifting by Mr. Eric Moller (President of does not desire to cling to office, laws of hygiens. Even if this Messrs S, Montric & Co.Ltd., are across the harbour-a China Mail Government's attitude on the substitution remains uncompleted he could be obvinted, the sight of the the local agents Included in the man this moming called upon ject of the money earned by cannot leave the nation in a state obsins covered with slito ne they records are a number of 'specials'

The President refused to accept come up to the surface, would be for the 1923 list to which we refer several well-known public men for three of the Company's ship's of lawlessness.

below. These are principally in their views. All wore of the un-commandeered during the war.

Mr. Moller's remarks were made at Premier Chang Shou-tseng's re- unpleasant to most people,

plano and orchestral form and animonis opinion that any change in an extraordinary meeting of shares signation, and despatched Chla

said that the when it is

the business centre was inconceiv-holders held for the purpose of Yun-yen,Vice-Minister of War, and soloist is Arthue de Greef and the orchestra the famous Royal Albertable, at any rate for many years to voluntarily winding up the Com-Liu Chischow, Minister of the In- pany whose misfortunes he laid at terior, to Tientsin to persuade the "He would be a brave man who the door of the Hongkong Govern-Premier to return..

President Li Yuan-hung also Au impudent but uning article Orchestra with the equally famous come.

Sir Landon Ronald wielding the

Interviewed by a China Mail sent General Wang Chi-hsiang to on F, G. Wells draws attention to baton, also the London Symphony ventured any opinion with regardment. the subject of the possibility of the Orchestra, it will be understood to the development of Hongkong,"

firmly exhaustion of the novelist's first that the records are indeed fine. said the first gentleman called reporter this morning, the Colonial Paotingfu in order to learn Tsao

of the Secretary (the Hon. Mr. A. G. M.Kun's views. There is not the slightest reason upon. "I am

Chinese circles regard the recent inspiration. The writer says

crisis as a Presidential rather than following statement:-- always The beginnings of Mr. Well's for anyone to complain at the lack opinion, however, that Hongkong Fletcher C.M.G. C.B.E.) inade the

the remain

"The Imperial Government rea Cabinet crisis, which has been. books are up to be better than of musical facilities when these will

these ships and brought about to place Tsao Kun in the endings. Nobody can start records are available. They should centre of business. This morning, ou so well he is already doing appeal equally to music students I have received a letter from aquisitioned

A prolonged crisis' occurring at his sixty miles an hour before be and that larger class who recognise former resident of Hongkong now asked the Hongkong Government the presidential chair,

I have just read that Sir ships were treated in exactly the this time is most serious for the is clear of the suburban entangle the highest when they hear it. The living in retirement at Home. He to ments of the first chapter. But cultural, value of these productions writes:

Paul Chater considers Hongkong same manner as all other British country. If the Pren ler does not towards the sumit level of the is also a very wital factor.

instance,the Indo-China and China-Dr. C. T. Wang, or, failing him, middle pages the locomotive be. 55158: Liszt's Hungarian Fant is still in its infancy; I heartily ships similarly commandeered, for retorn, the President may nominate

sie. A. de Greef at the Piano agree with him."

You must remember that ten Navigation vessels. It is absol- Wu Yu-lin, as acting Premier long gins to Inbour, the pace gets

and the Royal Albert Orches slower and slower, and finally we

ira, Sir Landon Ronald con years ago all the leading business ately untrue that I approached the enough to tide over the Dragon men in Shanghai firmly expected owners and requested a stay of Festival. Courtesy Daily Bulletin, cone to a full stop at Sociological

ducting.

CABINET FRICTION, Antiction; the guard discusses No. $51545. Grieg's Concerto in A. the city to expand towards Woo- legal proceedings in order to have

Peking, June 7. Minor: principals as above.. modern thought with the engiac-

Exactly the opposite has time to communicate with the

In addition to the Cabinet's cr driver, the station-master inter- No. 55160/61. St. Saen's Concerto taken place, Hongkong may not Home Government and it is un- venes with a dissertation on the

in G minor; principals as expand but, in my opinion, it will true, of course, that it was done in

always remain the business centre order to get time to make a coun-cular, General Feng Yu-hsiang also above. superior advantages of State rail.

move in the shape of circularised the provinces declar the Indemnity Ordinance 1922. ing that President Li Yuan-hung ways, and, finally, Mr. Walls, the No. 55167/8. Wagner's Gottadam of the Colony."

We were the agents for the British had been interfering with the reformer, pokes bia head out of

merung (Siegfried's Journey) the window and Mr. Wells, the Parts 1/2, and Forest Murmurs. The next gentleman visited said: Government, who instructed us that Cabinet's functions.

The telegram almost amounts to parts 1/2 The London Sym "I cannot conceive for a moment we were to treat these ships on the romancer, having taken his ticket

phony Orchestra, Percy Pitt that the business centre is ever same lines, neither better nor worse, a demand that President Li Yuan- to the terminus, quietly curls him-

conducting.

likely to be. removed to Kowloon. than other vessels which were un-hung should leave office.

There has been considerable self up in a corner and goes to

Beethoven's A minor Sym- One must always bear in mind the der Imperial requistion direct." sleep.

phony: Albert Coates and the enormous amount of capital already Questioned as to the disposal friction recently between General It is a discouraging situation, not

Symphony Orchestra. provided for in the ordinary time-

Where all are uniformly good it invested in land and buildings of the profits made by the ships Feng Yu-heang and President Li The money Yuan-hung over the control of the tables of fiction. Eventually, of course, the train starts again, but is a difficult task to discriminate. ere. Aubther point against such Mr. Fletcher said:

able land near the water-front in hand. It is possible that it will be General Feng Yu-hsiang recent- the ewing and the rush and glory of The Concertos and the Fantaisie change is that there is no avail has been collected and is still in Peking ectrai. the first rapid motion have vanish are wondrous things. The Fantaisie Kowloon on which to establish, a used for some shipping purposely induced the Cabinet to dismiss. ed; and as we crawl through the is not unknown to Hongkong con business community. What will that is under consideration. It has the chief of the ectroi, who is Pres last waysdie stations, tired and a cert goers and the well known happen is that the business centre not been used at all at present; it sident Li Yuan-hung's appointee,

here will develop towards the has all been put on one side." theme is beautifully developed. It little irritated, we notice that the

to East as

soon as the Military It is given up. Lands are

CHARGES CONFIRMED. weary attendants are already put-requires little imagination ting out the loops with a series of picture a crowded concert hall with the executants performing their al

be surrendered, loted task. The piano solo work is practically settled that this land explosive dots..

This, of course, is cleverness rua well produced and the rippling the transfer cannot be made until ning riot; but there is truth in it runs are a sheer delight. The Grieg land and quarters are found on the Those who know Mr. Wells's.pro Concerto is the one that appealed found love of his kind, and his to us best. It is the one we pur- anxiety that bis kind should realize chased. The others are orchestral the vision of the world as it might records giving the characteristics be which is constantly changing of each composition played with before his eyes, welcome the excur true effect. No. 74808, 0. sions into philosophy. They do not Palermo. Jose Mardrones. ask of Mr. Wella's books that they should be like other books. They out much needless trouble, for the take them as expressions of some sub-committeo, states that it felt thing vital called 'Wells."

disadvantage" BLUNDELL-WEVILL-On June "somewhat ut

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SOCKS FOR CHILDREN

WHITE LISLE,

LACE, SPUN SILK.

JUST

MARRIAGE.

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ALL SIZES.

RECEIVED.

7, at St. John's Cathedral by the through not having access to any Rev. H. Copley Moyle,William Clarry, elder, son of George plana or details concerning the Planning Committee's Blundell Esq, of Yokohama to Town

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LOCAL AND GENERAL

Association Is dealing with, it can yesterday, the went into dock.

On her return from Canton $.5. "Chinkiang"

Alice Norgate, only daughter labours. Postal facilities represent- of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Wevill, 5+ Queen's Gardens, Hongkong.ing only one subject which the

readily be seen just what this handi.

cap means. When the last annual

Five Chinese cases of small- aguin affirmed the policy of being of cerebrospinal fever were not!- Monakomo, FRIDAY, JONE 8, 1923, Buggestive rather than critical. The fed yesterday.

The China Mail.meeting' was held the Association pox, two of enteric fever and one

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monthly press reports, the latest of

Li. Sau (54), a ricsha coolfe, which appeara to-day, show that this who is believed to have poisoned policy has been faithfully followed. himself with opium, was admitted How much better it could have bean to hospital yesterday.

KOWLOON FACILITIES.

Presumably nobody to-day ques-upheld had the town planning

No.

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This introduces us to a new. artist in the Victor ranks, a mem-

wonderful bass

voice

STOLE HATS. FOKI WHO ROBBED HIS CLANSMAN.

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THOSE MILITARY LANDS,

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but

ter

SHANGHAI, June 8, At the extraordinary meeting of

and to appoint Hsueh Tu-pi, who is General Feng Yu-hsiang's supe porter-Courtesy Daily Bulletin,

PREMIER ADAMANT,

Poking, June 7, The Cabinet chief secretary,

other side to accommodate the gar the Moller Company in Shanghai, Chang Ting-tao, who accompanied rion. Kowloon will develop as-a the residential centre and twenty years from now, I fully expect that there will be as many buildings on the foothills across the bay as there nów are on the 'Peak, "·

'COLOSSAL EXPENSE.” (

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Chairman, proposing the the Premier to Tientsin, returned voluntary winding up of the Com-to Peking to-day and informed the

President must find a successor. pany, alleged that the Hongkong President that Chang Shou-tseng Government had commandeered could not return, and that the ships during the war for purposes Courtesy DailyBulletin. neither connected with the war nor the defence of the Colony but had used them for profiteering pur

UNIVERSITY.

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of wages,

President Li Yuan-hung promis jed to find the money for them.

shortly.

It is suggested in some quarters that this move has been instigated by the President's opponents in order to embarrass him. Courtesy Daily Bulletin.

BOYCOTT CLASH:

CHANGSHA.

Sione the value of the work the Row-scheme been made available, only which'owners and drivers of motor Lindsell's remarks this morning to are only just across the water. Of by the Deans of their Faculties. Changsha was recently the scene

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of a clash between the Chinese and

DIVIDEND.

SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING CO.

ARREARS OF WAGES."

SPEKING, June" 7. The representatives of the police her of the Metropolitan Opera "We are all well-established poses. Owing to the indemnity House. Here is evidence of a here," said the last gentleman bill, the Company had no redress and gendarmerie Interviewed Fre

under interviewed," and for the next fifty and was thereby driven into sidem Li Yuan-hung to-day and perfect control singing a years, at any rate, there is no liquidation. The bankruptcy re-requested payment of the arrears

of Verdi's likelihood of our moving." He solution was carried.--Reitter. number from one

continued: "It must always be little known operas

are borne in mind that the Chinese Nos. 66144 and 74801 examples of the art of Mischa business community are firmly Elman and the Floazaley Quartet established at West Point and Included in the June list are 'If British Commercial Houses must HONGKONG Winter Comes' a soprano song on keep in close touch with them. Shelley's beautiful lines (the Supposing, the leading houses THIS EVENING'S DEGREE

CEREMONY. motto, so to speak, of the much did more, land in Hongkong now worth $60 read novel) and a Fascisti Hymn, which

become almost the hymn of the new movement in a foot, would

A congregation is being held at worthless and the big buildings the University, this evening for con- Italy.

already in occupation and those under construction could not be put ferring degrees. At 6 p.m. a pro- to any other use that would be likely ion, including members of the JAPANESE WARSHIPS FOR commensurately to compensate us Court, Council, Senate and Staff of for incurring the colossal ex- the University, enters the Great

TOKYO, June 7. pense that a removal would entail. Hall: His Excellency the Chan-

The Nichi Nichi states that four The business centre of London is cellor, having taken his seat, will That he had abused his clans in the heart of the city, while the declare the congregation open. The A notification by the C.S.P. man's hospitality and ought to be wharves and godowns are miles Graduates in Medicine, Engineer destroyers are being despatched

ashamed of himself were Mr. away. In Hongkong the wharves ing and Arts will then be presented to Changsha-Reuter, Loon Residents' Association is doing the General Committee can tell vehicles should read, appears a Chinese employed at a hat shop course, if the Banks were to move After this ceremony His Excellency Japanese arising out of the boycott. Lor

to Kowloon we should all have to the Chancellor will declare the con- the rasinland community. The Kowloon portion of this scheme among to-day's new

at No. 157, Queen's Road Central,

Detective Sub-Inspector Shan- follow suit, but the Banks, apart gregation closed, and the procession Presumably also the Government,

"closely involving the Colony's

non, who was in charge of the case, from sacrificing their holdings will return to the Senate. Rooma. beset with manifold duties, likewise

The procession will be sa follows: The result of the draw in said that as defendant was going here, are never likely to move un- future" has now been comploted Appreciates these services.

several months. Surely the Gov-connection with the Royal Hong-out of the door of the shop yester less the Chinese business com- His Excellency the Chancellor, the

was kong Golf Club Professional Pairs day, he

stopped munity moves from West Point."

Mace Bearer, the Vice-Chancellor, Association's work, however, does

the Acting Treasurer, the Dean, mot always rextive the recognition it 'ernment, if it does not see its way may be seen at the Happy Valley by other fokis and searched. Concealed on his person were two

Faculty of Medicine, the Dean, hats and a number of pawn-tickets. should. Here we say nothing about to the make the details public yet-Club House.

The Hongkong branch of the Faculty of Engineering, the Dean, Faculty of Arts, the Acting Re-Chartered Bank of India, Australia those Kowloon residents who accept though we went a loss to know why

The China Mdit understands for thirty hats which had been)

gistrar, the Bishop of Victorio, and China has received the follow- the fruits of its labour, and some- it should not surely, the Govern-The Quaints" are projecting an- pledged at sixteen different pawn- Limes even invoke its aid, without mere could take into its confidence other Far Eastern tour and may be shops. He was a clansman of the

Mr. J. H. Kemp, Hou. Mr. H. E in London

"Shell Transport and Trading Co. becoming members. Their epathy thin Association which it tacitly expected in Hongkong during the master of the shop and had been DEATH FOR HUSBAND AND Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Honing telegram from the Head Office

given employment there.

Pollock, Hon. Mr. E. B. Hallifax, Cool Season

Defendant begged to be given a

Hon. Mr. H. T. Jackman, Hon. Mr. declared dividend at the rate of 2s. -fer.it cannot be their financial admits is doing very useful work for caution when the subscription is the mainland, community. Accord

Barend Van Rensburg, 28, and E. A. Irving, Hon. Mr. B. H. 6d per share free of income tax Working on the road-side at chance and added that he would only one dollar a year-their woeful ingly, we warmly second the Com-To Kwa Wan yesterday, a stone behave himself in future. His apathy is too glaxing almost for mitteo's request that the fullest in-breaker was hit by a large piece of Worship then ordered him to sign Ellen Gordon Lennox, 19, have Kotowall, Hon Mr. Clau Siu-li, payable 5th July, beares Coupon

ton, Bechuanaland, for poisoning son, Rev. T. W. Pearce, Mr. Ho The fault we are now formation be afforded at the earliest rock which rolled down the hill-band for store of good bebesh sentenced to death at Uping Mr. Ha Koan-tong, Dr. R. M. Gib to be presented No. 41,"

cide. Both his legs were broken haviour for six months.

Van Rensburg's wife with strych Kwong, Mr. 8. W. Tha; Mr, H. B. exposing lies with our officials, possible moment." Courtesy and and he was sent to hospital where

nine. The girl was strongly recom. Dowbiggin, Mr. Mok Kon-iang, Prof. F. A. Redmond, Mr. J. R. mended to meroy

There are seven cardinal virtues These busy toen, let us hasten to expediency alike permit nothing he died shortly after admission.

On her deathbed Mrs. Van Rene Wood, Prof. M. H. Roffey, Prof.. ay, not only recognise the Associa-less

A fine of $3 was inflicted on a According to a Daily Bulletin tion's good work, but also welcome

Chinese by Mr. R. E. Lindsell this advice Premier Chang Shou-tseng, burg asked her husband to kiss her G. T. Byrne, Prof. L. Forster,

Hareton, Prof. J. L. Shellshear, which, to the exclusion of the morning for crucity to chicken with his family has gone to and ther accused him of poisoning Prof. R. K. M. Simpson. Dr. G. M. Cruction anyone e The Indian constable who made Tientsin,

picture success. But when all abowed that almost every sugges-Ancient Waya

A coloured men testified that Van Dr. C. W. McKenny, Dr. W.V. Mothers, will make an ordinary the arrest said that there was no tion made during the "your. boving

A Reuter cable from Brussest Rensburg asked him for something Koch, Dr. G. E.Aubrey, Dr. H. seven of these virtues are manifest Without wishing to oniticise the matting at the bottom of the two

the with which to poison his wife, but Balean, Mr. J. Ring, lov, C. B. in one great production, the ex-

The: Con beou promptly adopted. Moreover, Public Works Department which crates and the birds were much to-day b

Baked from the coloured man, who Romanis Lies, Mr. D. W. Morley, crushing success. could any official have been more has rondared yeoman, service to crowded. Defendant was also French Premier, M. Poincare has Rensburg maintained that all be Shonn, Mr. R. W. Barney, Rey Jhibitor is assured in advance of is credited with magical powers, Mr. Lai Hai-clui, Dr. J. Fenton, queror. now showing at the World Theatre, embodies all seven,. helpful than the General Comwards improving the appearance of alleged to have offered 40 cents left for Paris.

ten-money to the officer but this

as follows Love interest, punch, aittee's latest report shown the the Colony and bringing it into line charge was not found proved. According to a Reuter cable as something which would drive his and Mr. Au Tai-lin

from the Hague to-day, Kingwife mid, or infigande ber to com-

action, suspetise, honour, atmos Fostmaster-General to have been with other modern cities, allention

As one of the bids reached Haakon of Norway has arrived at mit adultery, so that he might obtain must be drawn to one public service over the question of improved in which, as seen by the entrained the reserve price; 16 houses; No. 1 Amsterdam. He was banqueted

phere and sathos. All in all "The Conqueror" is a screen master- plece. pastel facilities for the main layman, there is suple scope for to 35 (odd numbers only) Cooke by Queen Wilhelmina at the land?

And That brings us improvement. This is the anti-Street, Hunghom, which were put Palace Cordial speeches" were to our point. Clearly the recor- ginted method of cleaning the up for sale by public auction exchanged.

drains which run under the roade at Messrs. Lammert Bros, you

At St. John's Cathedral yester An interesting sight In Ice Barma, Edmon Calatroni, Hu Tu

teen, "Mohamedbbby Abdool Kynt, Feng tsin, Miss Rachel Mary Mar Kao Cho, James Ko mendations made by the Associa The details may have boon varied terday afternoon, were with-

Khan Ich ton's postal Sub-committes were but, older residents will remetober drawn. Fourteen of the houses day, the marriage mpok place of House Street yesterday wasthet wery useful, otherwise Mr. Ross that twenty years ago without cover an area each of 695 square Mr William Carry Blundell and European giris, evidently returning La Kuf-cho, Frederico Prain, garet Irv would not have shown the ready going further backgangs of coolies feet and the other two are slightly Miss: Alice Norgate Werill; Mr. from school, one of whom, had a Hidetoshi Tammura, ond

with a number of sticks and lengths larger. A fairly large crowd of Blundell's family are residents of monkey in tow at the end of a stout chock-chel sent be did. „Excellent though or chain could be seen at work on Chinese were present but bidding long standing in Yokohama The piece of string. That old numery Da

to Mary had a little monkey/ the drains. Apparently, this for each lot seldom exceeded brida's paropts live at 5. Queen's rhyme will, we fear, need altering

Gardans obnoxious work is done by missing $8,00

comment.

its advice. The last annual report

recommendations are, how

they have not been made with

800IAL AND PERSONAL.

states

that

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DYING WIFE'S KISS.

GIRL.

a divorce.

GRADUATES.. Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery-Te Teng-ming and Yoo Man-kwong.

Degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Abdenly Tyobjee

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Bachelor of Arte

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