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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PE`DAY AUGUST 17 1928

POLICE FORCE.

MR. BAILEY'S CHARGES ANSWERED.

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BANDITS AGAIN.

TOWN LOOTED AND BURNT.

FOREIGN BUILDINGS

DESTROYED.

to be son of course if they will be looks after the excellent work dopo allowed to carry on their work of by the Alice and Affiliates Hospital

has made out a strong case for the

Silk shipped by the sa. "Pre reconstruction. The dramatic to provision of a sanitarium for the sident Madison" which sailed on appearance of the stormy petrel of treatment of tuberculosis cases, and July 21 last, arrived in New York Irish affairs will add its own difli has given expression to some bread on August 13, the total time taken culties to the many that will have hints regarding the wherewithal to in transit being 23 days.

meet the cost of immediate previ to be surmounted. The situation ion and subsequent upkeep. But Yesterday afternoon, a Coro- will need firma tundling and wo it is a different matter to find stb ner's inquest was held when a doubt not that it will receive that jects for discussion which would verdict in accordance with the treatment. Do Valers will in all constitute such an attraction, that medical evidence was returned in In connection with the death of a probability be elected; but it is com-would draw good audiences. farting to know that his party in spite of the lack of a Debating convict who was undergoing a not likely to have the reins of city, a need we have ero this sentence of i seven years' hard following statement for publication Tsanshik and burnt down the Lon

the Free State Government in deal upon.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT,

In connection with the letter from Mr. W. B. Bailoy which appeared in our colmans on Monday, the Captain Superintendent of Police, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, authorized the

in the China Mail :—

In view of the fact that civil strife is in existence almost on our orders, it is marprising that things

PRIESTS' FATE UNKNOWN)

HANKOW, August 16. Bandits this morning attackedi

don Mission Hospital, the foreign stressedy we have sinkers of more labour,

quarters and the Catholic Church Government in their "hands, seeing! or less note--although in some cases

buildings. They loated the town. During the past two weeks

Anxiety is fell regarding the two ibat, according to latest advices it is all note: Business, Lagal

circles have owing to the unusually hot weather

Irish Catholic priests, McHugh and Professorial they are contesting only one-fifth d of the seats. The outside world win18mongst the members who can in Kobe, the death rate has risen are as quiet as they are in the Ward, the only foreigners in the

speak and think aloud and who from an average daily toll of from look on with a vast interest at what could give good cenitof them-25 to 30 to above the 40 mark. Colony. It is extraordinary that so town at the time of the attack. They

From Capton and its neighbourhood

It is not known whether they ever preceedings will be taken by selves in any discussions decided Since July 20 the change has been many people come here for safety are at present missing..

The London topics were obvious and the increase in mor- ing with their prisoner. The in-mainly devoted to subjects arising tality is striking, according to Kobe if the risk to life and property is were captured or whether they are The Rev. Onley, of the London With regard to the actual strength out of books, jourulism, theatres, municipal authorities. The sudden great as some would have us believe. hiding. passionate will think of Dr. Valera etc., and Tondon being we believe change in temperature is said to

acconat especially for the many of the force--At this tinle of the Mission, escaped. He is proceed As he was in those terrible days of of large size and containing quil deaths among children and aged year the force is always 40-50 ing to Hankow.

Chinese doctor and other persons, chiefly among the former, under strength through when being A the Easter Week of 1916 and that a respectable number of people, big,

audiences were assured. Here we who are dying steadily of in hospital. The European staff is London Mission Chinese were admission of his, amongst others, are not great in mumbers, although dysentery and other disease com below strength, but two men have captured.

Two thirds of the houses in the in 1922. that the gemmen were, we mader some great ones, and mon among children in the summer recently been engaged locally and]

four recruits arrived from Hoe last towa were buried down. "entitled in; the hist resort to pre.unless, in the event of a series of months.

Saturday, while four more re The local garrison mumbering vent the elections" fat that time medings being arranged, the sub-

dne 120 lost,eightkiled. The remainder jeels were either topical or arrest- ~Readers who are in the on board the 4.8. "Mastun, about to be held); of the bloodshed, ing, failure would probably csue. habit of purchasing Macao lottery here August 25. There is an actual ander an officer marched out of the Luod fhe ruin theit has followed in Others may be able to make sugtickets are warned by the M. C. D. shortage of eleven Europeans. As low

his sin of loudership, and hope gestions. So far we have only been News that forgeries are at present a rule our European recruits arrive; that as one who has lived by able to think of a debate between being disposed of in Shanghai. A in the autumn, but this year, owing the exponent of the art of "the sample in the possession of the to casualties we are shorter than the sword, by the sword should be (ientlest Art." Mr. W. S. Bailey police is that of the Santa Casa de usual. In consequence, in May perids. De Valera offers an interest and the Hon. the Captain Super Misericordia de Mao, a fairly twenty recruits were cabled for. ing study to the pevelinlogist. The intendent of Police, on polier pro plain an will only wonder why sixth wholehearted effort and gifts leadership which De Valera appar ently possesses should have been anvised and not have been put 10 the uses which presumably at all wise Providence interuled thei

"O liberty! liberty: how many Crimes are committed in thy

mine!**

Both In The Right.

vision.

To-day's Poem.

Na rose but fades; no glory

Xo me but dins; no precious

must pass;

but frets,

but

silk

Her beauty must go undoroenth the

grass, Under the long roots of the

violete.

bid

, many glowing beauties Tune has In that dark, blotting box

villain sends.

He covers over with a coffin-lid Mothers and sons, and foes

lovely friends.

the

and

Maids that were redly-lipped and

comely-skinned, Friends that deserved a sweeter

bed thun clay, are as blossom blowing down

the wind.

All

Things the old envious villain

sweeps away.

And though the mutterer laughs

and church balls toll, Death brings another April to the

Boul.

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--JOHN MABEFIELU.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

od representation of the original of whom four have already arrived. but clumsy in important detail. The With regard to "double duties on genuine tickets are printed entirely

Reuter,

CORRESPONDENCE.

BLIND.

in Portuguese, and are priced at 50 Patrol my experience with the native [To the Editor of the “China Mait,”|| avos, whereas the forgeries have Police has been most unfortunate the dates printed in English and with two men on patrol together.

success.

Sir, I write to say that I was a

the price is given as 30 cents. It found, as a rule, they both passenger by the 8.40 am, ferry to is scarcely likely that foreigners neglected their duty. Putting out Hongkong from Kowloon to-day will be deceived by so faulty an "double duties" las not been an and while waiting for the ferry I "Double aoticed a blind Chinese man come anqualified imitation, but doubtless unsuspect duties were necessary while con. out from the ferry wharf who was ing Chinese are helping the swindlers to pay printing expenses,ditions were very unsettled; but as trying to find his way about. He soon as they became more normal had no one to lead him and he just merely was calling out for some of Peking is a safer place to live men were sent out singly again.

his nationals or clansmen to help ON NIGHT PATROL. in to-day than several years ago, and crime has been steadily on the The men doing regular police him. A motor brs had just arrived, decrease for the past eight years. work and rounds between midnight but fortunately the driver pulled This is brought out by the statistics and daylight are: 28 at Yaumati: up and turned his bus, while the supplied to the Peking Daily News & at Hunghom; 6 Shun-shui-poan was still calling for help. I by the Ministry of Justice. The (shortly to be increased); 8 Kow-had to call the Sikh policeman on figures show that in 1915 the total loon City; 7 Taito-shn-tsui: Central duty to direct the man to the place he wanted to go, and number of convicts for that year 89. was 11,410, and last year the num-

At Central the following not he was led to the railway station, apparently intending to catch the ber fell to less than half, the figures including detectives) are engaged on 9.15 train, and without a guide for 1922 being 5,480. The most ordinary police work 18 Euro whatsoever. It seems to me that notable decrease comes in the pears; 158 Indians: 70 Chinese; the attendants at either end of the penal servitude for limited periods, 32 men at No. 8 station. At Tsim- ferry wharves should see that such that of 1915 being 5,272 and that wha-trui there are 11 Europeans on of 1922, 1,909. Many reasons have

If the force was three times its been suggested for this remark similar duties und 11 at Yauati. able decrease in the number of

The efficiency of the present strength, we could not convicts, police and the detective system is guarantee immunity from serious said to come in for a large share crime; it is really a question of keeping the unruly elements in hand. The record, as regards of the success.

serious crio, is better than this In view of the prevalence of time last year. To arrive at n fair piracy the Hongkong branch of the China Merchants S.N. Company estimate of the ratio between crimes has written to the head office at committed and convictions, one Shanghai urging the early adupmust take into consideration the tion of precautionary measures for figures for previous years and also the protection of their steamers. make a comparison with police The proposed measures, according records for other places. to the Acting Manager, are the number of convictions is always Mr. T. L. Perkins, who retired on installation in the gangways of somewhat disproportionate to the the expiration of his leave, is a

| the ships of grilled gates number of crimes.

similar to those fitted on Canton,!

BOME QUESTIONS.

blind people are not allowed to travel unless they have someone to- guide then.

Yours etc KOWLOONITE.

Hongkong, August 17.

P.W.D.

NEW DIRECTOR.

Mr. H. T. Creasy, Deputy Direc The tor of Public Works in Ceylon, who has been appointed to succeed.

At a time when there are signs of a revival of keenness among row. ing me in the Colony, it is most regrettable that any difference of jopinion should have arisen between the executives of the Victoria Re-) creation Club and the Royal Hong- kong Yacht Club. The rift in thel Jute has been caused through us unwitting slur being cast on the status of the V.R.C., as the premier zowing club in the Colony, by the Shanghai Rowing Club having sent a letter to the R.H.Y.C. to invite! the V.R.C. to co-operate in seming justifiable takeas in the circunan interport rowing crew to purti stances, has been marched to the cipate in the Shanghai Automa Regatta. In the first instance, all MERRILL-On Sunday, August barracks and presumably the begin-trouble might easily have been Pre-avoided had the excentive of the 5, 1923, at Shanghai to Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Merrill, a daughter,ning of the end is in sight.. BARRY-On August 12, 1923, at sumably, for since his sentence to R.H.Y.C. thanked the Shanghai Committee for the unmerited hon- Dr. Fearn's Sanatorium, Shang-death in 1916 later commuted to our paid their club and pointed out hai, to Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Barry, servitude for life, much has hap that not only was the V.R.C. the a daughter.

pened. That sentence was pro-premier rowing chib in the Colony Some days,

passenger from Colombo on board. ulgated by the representatives of bet at the Spring Regatta had won

the Royals Flag. the Imperial Government, but since however, were allowed to elapse

In The Mail.

the P. and O. s.s. Mantua," due Wuchow, Kongmoon and other The foregoing oy be taken as here on August 25. BATE-- On July 27, 1923, at Tsing-then, Southern Ireland has been before the Shanghai invitation was

steamers; the employment of the official view na regards certain | Mr. Creasy, who is 50 years of ENTERTAINMENTS. tao, accidentally drowned given the status of a Free State, and passed on to the V.R.C. committee.

guards on board and restricting statements in Mr. Bailey's letter to age, joined the Ceylon Service in passengers froin keeping in their

the press.

1897 us district engineer, Colombo. white bathing, Evelyn Beatrice the assumption is that the sentenes the latter, after due consideration, decided quite rightly to stand on Bate.

August 1-Coronet Theatre; cabins more luggage than a pre-

Asked by the China Mail re. In 1908, he was appointed D.E. at mentioned is no longer in force and their dignity on the grounds that

presentative whother mounted Dadagamura, the following year PANG. On August 7, 1923, at

provincial chances of smuggling arms on Shanghai, Miss JannicY. Pang, that De Valera will stand his trial Shanghai had committed a breach Katherine MacDonald in "The scribed amount so as to reduce the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Y. for his deeds, not of omission but of etiquette in not sending an in- Notorious Miss Lisle."

August 17-18-World Theatre board and gaining access to them (horse) patrols might not not as being promoted as Pang, and fiancée of Mr. of comunission since then. There vitation direct to the V.R.C. The

"While New York Sleeps."

without difficulty. It is proposed a deterrent to crime in Kowloon in engineer of the North Centrai R.H.Y.. committee rather than

17.-Star Jameson Y. Chang of the

August

Theatre; to allow passengers to have at the view of the success achieved in Province. In 1913 Mr. Creasy be is British Electrical and Eng-

disappoint Shanghai have accepted Don. G. Merle, the great Society most two or three pieces of lug- certain cities in China, Mr. Wolfe Came Assistant Director of Public wish. the invitation to send a Hongkong Entertainer and Magician and Earle | gage under their personal care and was not enthusiastic. He expressed Works, and acted as deputy Direc tor on two occasions, previous to ineering Co., Shanghai, of, them. typhoid fever, aged 21 years. he charitable, and say they were crew and have covered themselves Williams in "The Silver Car." control, the rest to be kept in a himacli in favour of night patrols by his appointment to the substantive

baggage room, the key of which two Europeans using motor-cycles post in March 1917. HERD-On August 8, 1923. at the deeds of one imbued, blindly by the publication in the press of a

The next question Shanghai, Andrew Herd, aged

us the great ranjority think, with promise to give possible competitors

was whether more drastic measures -whether members of theR.H.Y.C. August 20-At P.W.D. Offices, will be in the care of a responsible with sido-car. 77 years.

could not be taken to prevent bad

A Chinese male was slightly. BETINES-On August 9, 1923, at a false conception of patriotist or not every facility to practise eight lots of Crown land at Stubbs officer of the vessel.

characters entering the Colony injured in the left foot through an Shanghai, John Joseph Betines, and a wicked disregard of the couse under R.II.Y.C. nuspices. "Prac-Road, 3 p.m.

August 20-Lammert Bros., at BOCIAL AND PERSONAL. The reply was that as Hongkong le accidental collision with motor-car aged 14 days,

the announcement says,

a free port it is impossible to pre- No. 718 in Queen's Road West POND.-On August 9, 1923, at 'quences of his actions and his utter- tices."

yesterday. Shanghai, Alice F. Pond, ances on the minds of an impres❝will be held every evening, and their Sales Rooms, an old collec experienced rowing men have pro- tion of Postage Stamps (really

Mr. and Mrs. D, G. M. Bernard vent bad charactera drifting in! widow of the late J. A. Pond, sionable people. He will doubtless mised to give all possible help and being broken up), 5.15 p.m.

August 21.Lammert Bros., at Mrs. K. E. Greig and Mrs. D. Iwith the law-abiding traveller. The

reporter then suggested that a For possession of 228 taels of of Shanghai, and mother of A. H. Bosustow and K. E. be given trial and to give anguidance to novices. In this con-

'account, not of the frith that is in neetion, it may be stated that any/their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, Lewis returned to the Colony by systematic search for arms should raw opium at a house in Portland. be made of all passengers crossing Street, Yuumati, a Chinese was Pond.

Mr. Wolfe con- sentenced to nine months' im him but of his outlawry and its rowing man of possible interport"The s.&. "Cheklang," now lying the "Empress of Australia."

form who is likely to be able to at Shamshulpo, 3. p.m.

Mr. Ray Tenney, American in the ferries.. Consul at Canton, will shortly sidered such steps night serve prisonment by Mr. J. R. Wood this

He also pointed morning. According to W. B: Yeats, the poet welcomed at the Royals' club-house August 20-General meeting of proceed to Tsinanfu, where he will useful purpose.

were invari- the Hongkong Philharmonic Sobe Consul. Mr. Douglas Jenkins out that searches and now Senator, who has taken his any evening for practice."

Tufortunate as the "incident" is, ciety at St. John's Cathedral 5.30 relieves him at Canton,

ably conducted, after a serious! pictures and his books to safe both committees have put them-pm.

crime had been committed. In con- ! place, Ireland is not a subject for selves right with their members and

December 12-Meeting of 'Un« The forthcoming rarriages are clusion Mr. Wolfe said: "In case 34. The new station at Mongkok is on the extension of Coronation pessimism. For some time now the the sporting public.

secured Creditors of the Hong-announced of Mr. C. J. Endert, where continued seizures of arms Free State Government is fine-

kong Branch of the Banque banker, of 5 Pratt Building, Kow-are made on ships, it would tend to Road, close to what is known as Industrielle de Chine, at the City loon, to Miss. J. G. A. Schabeck, of lessen the smuggling if the shipping "old Mongkok village."

With reference to Taiu-sha-tení, Hall, 3 p.m.

Station Hotel, and Mr. A. J. Martin, companies could be held legally accountant, to Miss. E. M. Craik,

responsible in the same way as they are under the laws relating to the Bailey on his tour of inspecton, Mr. Wolfe stated that another. that has prevailed, constructive: If Lawrence Stern were bare he;

Many friends will learn with illegal importation of dmgs."

storey was being added to the polica work has not been held up, and would assure us that they do these

FOOD SUPPLIES. deep regret of the death of Mrs.

ADDITIONS ro fonce.

station, which should be completed. Rose, the mother of Mr. Archibala With reference to the alleged within two months. When the World ovente embracing the determined men have been getting, things better in London-or else-

and Mr. Robert Rose, both shortage of men et Kowloon, Mr. accommodation is ready, it will be death of the head of a great country, and are getting, things done. Pro. where. Home papers have recently

contained accounts of the series of POULTRY PRICES FALLING. known in Shanghal and Gliga Wolfe pointed out that the force possible still further to increase the the delivery Diplomatique gress has been made. The army debates held in the London School

: The former was with his mother had been increased by 37 men since police strength in Taim-aba-tsuž, Demands to the Government of hammered out of raw lories is now of Economics, the main object being

With aftnost regular supplies in London when she died, death the beginning of the year and furthe European district of Kowloon," another, and the longthy British a collection of first-class soldiers, so to assist materially the funds of the

A double pur coming in from Wuchow now food occurring peacefully during sleep. ther increases were arranged for aid Mr. Wolfe. Note to France, have helped to much so that De Valera hnd ere this Loudon hospitals.

old leves. All the river steamers her two rop",

station in promises ronted by the As a proof that the Captain Super- tion to polf procured, many drive from our minds temporarily, ndinitted military defeat. The compose has been achieved and in addi- prices are gradually reaching their Deep sympathies are expressed to On the opening of the temporary

this have arrived

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lofting of Government at Lai-chi-kok Road, intendent Police is well awake to matters conceming Ireland. Now plex machinery of civil government hundreds have undoubtedly had weck have brought in

sary, he informed the 'China' with the suddenness of a boxed up has been set going, hurriedly per mental stimullat of a high and shipments of poultry. The only Shanghai, are proceeding Home.am-shui-pa, eleven more Indians the fact that more men are neces On arrival in December of the Mail representative ・that the "Spring-heel jack" ns suddenly hope and not always skilfully, but heady nature. True, the subjects disquieting feature remaining is Mr. Lofting went to Shanghai two will be sent over released, the lost leader of a lost request for further searchers under Pimey Prevention ·Ordin- canes makes a dramatic reappear. The Free Stato Government has not exponents of a distinguished order; dealers have to incur through lèvies įsurveying for the new Hong Wei-hai-wei, consisting of 65 men, the

have mainly been confined to liter by bandits and soldiers and higher kong and Shanghai bank building

The and this having been completed it is propoend to still further once had been sanctioned. ance on the stormy stage of politics, been satisfied merely to carry onary and artistic subjects, but as both freights:

engagement of 15 Chinese searchers; Bee and pork are to be had in he has now severed his connection strengthen the police in Kowloon.

The new stations at Yanmati and as a temporary menmure has been to oxenut as stage directions have. It has remodelled the legal system are very near to life. their appeal it, with painful precipitancy, The on lines which are thoroughly in has been wide. We do not know normal quantities again as supplies with the builders, Messrs. Trollope anly philosophic view to take is the harmony with Irish sentiments, if such an idea is feasible and could for the Colony are coming in re & Colls. During his stay there he Mongkok should be completed and approved by Government. The be applied to Hongkong. We have gularly. There should be no reason has become very well-known not ready for compation by October 16. men will be appointed by order of one that both had to be mad sooner The new Land-Bill-is likely to pass objects rangh that could-benefit for exorbitant prices now unless only in connection with business, The former station will acoon the Governge and recruiteds from

ausong reason of His literary work...

equivalent to un-netaal increase of guarde..... or ister. Eamonn De Valers "pale unaltered given a return to office of from a scheme based somewhat on market stall-holders have made up but in at least equal degree by modate 80 men and the latter 40 and trembling, with hend erect those who now govern. It remains, the London line. The body which their minds to profiteer.

KOSE--On August 9, 1923, at Kensington, Kate Elizabeth Rose, in her 70th year.

The China Mail.

JoroKONO, FRIDAY, Avu. 17, 1923.

THE LOST LEADER.

of

attendant reign of blood and terror. make the trip to Shanghai, will be

tioned. In spite of the apathy that!

is the natural sequel to the terrorism Debates.

that

MEETINGS.

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one of the districts visited by Mr.

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