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CHINA

THE CHINA MAIL.

the matter to a head. Failing this the gentle sluft of sarcasm might be tried. Bowdlurise the Golf Club's ndflce and exhibit. "Gentle-"

LOCAL AND GENERAL

TYPHOON DANGERS.

Bandits have captured a French HONGKONG'S LIFE, SAVING

men will not smoke for it, or put priest in the Talifu district, accord- their feet on seats) ofhers will thing to a Reuter cable from Peking. so at their peril." or "How can u person who expretonat: a expert toj rate as a gentleman." It is more

Golfers will be interested to learn that the Old Course at;

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NEEDS.

PRACTICAL SUGGESTION.

or less interesting comment on the Fanling will be reopened for play (To the Editor of the China Mail) | wentality of Hong kong to notice the to-morrow the 25 inst. wording of warnings shown in lifts, on cars, ferries and trans. Those who have a ment or tave lo spare might do worse than make a note

of them.

Cash And Convenience.

The decision of the Goverunt to entered the law, prohibiting the signing of eluts for drinkes in hotels and bars," "exeunting in enses where? the sipentory is a resident "guest ori

FRIDAY AUGUST 24 1928

CORRESPONDENCE.'

CANTON PRESS GANG CHARGES.

[To the Editor of the " China Mail."]

EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

SINO-BRITISH MEETING HELD YESTERDAY.

. CONTROL OF FUNDS.

A meeting of the Exhibition Committee of the Chinese General Chaniler of Commerce was held yesterday under the presidency of Mr. Li Po-kwaj, Amongst others Sir Robert Ho after-present were:

Sir, The article on the situation Sir-Now that the question of in Canton which appeared in your A memorial service will be life saving apparatus for Hong- issue of Tuesday last under the held in St. John's Cathedral on keng has become a burning topic heading "Press Gangs" was of Friday, August 31, at 5.30am following last Saturday's disasters, memory of those who lost their 1 should like to bring under the particular interest me be lives in the typhoon.

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's Mines for the week ending August at Kowloon? amounted to 88,720 tons, and the sales to $3,497 tons.

Lord Portman, £615,000; John Lady Llangattock left £57,000; Harrison of Gow and Harrison, Glasgow, £617,000; Major-General Henry Vibert, £31,000 and Lord Plymouth £860,000.

s liquid refreshment ofler Han water with a meal, has evoke general comment in leal gireles, We consider the move wise and should like to see it extended to Clubs, a fact, until this is done. public purveyors of retail liquors

The Japanese naval scrapping will be given sonne grounds for con programme, in accordance with the plaint. It may be urged that it is Treaty, is to be completed forth- very difficult for Clubs to introduce with, according to an announce. Juny such emitovesi, lurt that argument by the Navy Department iment will net Troid water. In many | states a Reuter cable from Tokyo,

places in the East, the deposit

system for years has been rigidly Messrs. J. Hurley, F.C. Dowley euinned at Clubs and, could just as and P. Barnicle arrived by the

be insisted upon here. P. and O. s.s. "Mantua" last even- Advorales of the clit system defeulj ingto join the local police force. Al it upon the grounds of convenire, the new recruits formerly served Ltd sistem me te deir with the Royal Irish Constabulary.

PowellTM

ALWAYS

SOMETHING NEW

IN

Tel. Central 3:46

SHIRTS.

We are continually receiving New shipments in Gentlemen's HIGH-CLASS SBINTS for DAY or EVENING WEAR.

These range in price from $4.75.

Wm. POWELL, Ltd.

Hongkong Hotel Buildings.

The China Mail.

Hongkong, Friday, Act. 24, 1823.

LIBERALISM.

lifeolty and denbtless would be welenger be din usres If the The P. and O. S.S. Co. Ltd. are elindicatioan of the chit systear tendsļagain to-be congratulated on the to less the amount of aleeholic quick mail service they are pro- beverages consumed it will be guini viding. The steamer "Maultan" dis- to the romanity, except ter tuse patched from London the evening Who prodit by the weakness in of July 26 reached Hongkong at the 23rd inst, a Bothers. His simple matter to 5-30 p.m.

sign chit for a round of drinks mere matter of 28 days and a very mid the careless seldar considers fine perfonnance. iwlart ditberenice etek chic is unking

on

in this stun total to his delût daring! For being in unlawful posses- the moth. If he has to pay rash sion of gou percussion caps, a Chit Ear sign his deposit hands, he nolizes gee, who was arrested by Sub- ly he stands. We have hoped it Inspector Fallo: on the Leing said that the enforcement of the Wing Wah Wharf yesterday, was nyder is already having its effect on fined $50 by Mr. C. D. Melbourne takings at the her: if this is true, this morning. The caps, which were secreted in tins of talcum bear out our contention that the whit

fearks 10

powder, were confiscated. Valent jextenditura en liquid refreshments. We fail to see that wy argument Lean be adened in favour of the 'chit system exéent one of conveni [ênec which, as already printed out enn be met by the introduction the deposit system.

To-day's Poems.

dle

What the Man of Faith Said.)

Italy the obl-time middle ckiss || (4 Net to Suat the Moonlight.) party leaders have lost their position ut the bead of affairs. Neither | Giolitti, Orlanuk, Saladra, or Nitti,

are excentives" today. —the Liberal Party has split on the question of Prohilation. To the United States the Penceratic Party

In Sweden

The dew, the min and moonlight Ml prove and Father's mind.

end to bless mankind. The dew. 1 rain and moonlight

Come, let us see that all men Have and to catch the min,

.

A copy of the eighth annual port of St. Dunstans reaches the China Mait. "The Battalions of the War Blinded" it is called and alone and is doing for those blinded it is full of what St. Dunstans has

by the War. We know of no work worthy the support of all than St. Dunstans.

The Times says, it is believed i that the Japanese submarine which was sunk at Kobe was insured on the London market, while under construction. The vessel was in- sured to a value exceeding £250,000 hy London insurance interests. This sum is likely to be widely spread among Lloyds underwriters and the insurance companies, says a Reuter cable from London.

The conditions of Government at Was badly defeated after the war1lave grass to soare the spheres of William Robertson Nicoll, left Home and the state of the different What its chances are in the next

dow.

political parties affect here election it is impossible to may. And fields spread for the grain.

Is

almost in the same degree as if ou

Divisions in the opposition camp

2018

domicile was in the old Country and may help to k1 it in. Liberts the Yet, we would give to each poor

immediate the night |

world over. meaning those who Hip wheat and poppies red, wentrred on those who now governruly stand for either reaction Aceful place at evening and on those who one day hope to or revolution" are for the time With this sturs just overhead : do Ho Prophets, without being in the shade. One may say honour in their own immediate of her as a body. "Where is dat cirely but with Labour-ing solemn Barty now!** As at present con A place of toil by daytim nity predict for us the inture of stituted it will take a long time for ¦ Of dreams when toil is deme, the next Government, taking no the Liberals to catne back. account of the fickleness of the

electorate and the many unkown Rules.

evet.

This Row-

A nel to sture the moonlight, A sod to spread to the sun,

-VACHEL LINDSAY

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised

In The Mail.

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that

to

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notice of the public the value of cause the mortar and rocket apparatus. | noon -- Tuesday, August 21st, Tung, the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Why not have three stations here, I saw two on the island and the other barbarism which no amount of the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax in Canton, evidences of Towards the close of the meeting

Mr T. N. Chan, and Mr. Ho Kwong

could easily be transported by lok-the Secretary for Foreiga Hon. Mr. P. Holyoak, Mr. D. K. The apparatus"eyewash" from Mr. Chen Chan- (Secretary for Chinese Affairs), the motor lorry to the scene of the Affairs who was interviewed by Blair (Secretary to wreck. The following instructions

the General your representative-can condone, Chamber of Commerce) and Mr. clearly show what I mean:~

At about 2.30 p.m. I passed. Fleming, of Messrs. Lowe. Bing- down the Bund and saw threen and Matthews (who have been corpses along the route. I aru recommended by the Joint Com- assured by other European eye-mittee to H.E. the Governor to act witnesses that, earlier in the day as accountants to the Hongkong there was at least one other corpse. section of the Exhibition) attended These were corpses of men who had been compelled by military were explained by them.

d several points which had arisen press gangs to carry baggage.- It!

The journalist, the late Sir

£52,000. By his will proved at £323,740 Siz Griffith Thomas, coal- owner and exporter and shipping agent, after making various be- quests left the residue of his pro- perty for the promotion, endow- ment, encouragement, and support of philanthropic, charitable, educa»: tional, national or municipal objects in Swansea and Neath.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. H. M. Fetterly, Miss H. B. Komor and Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Wong were passengers on the outgoing "Empress of Australia."

was

A Berlin telegram announces that Baroness Marie Anne von Kuhlmann has given birth to a daughter. The Baroness formerly the wife of the Hon. J. Freeman-Mitford, and afterwards married Baron von Kuhlmann.

causes which help to wreck and ret A selmowy notion was flutt rufes i The structures of Liovernment, la were much to be broken. these matters Political parties vomererred to us in reading

Joonite's letter in our last night's | and ge but Government goes on for issue complaining of the distegard Revolutions may come but for the Star Ferry Co.'s rules as to always there are those willing to smoking, spitting, and using the

ENTERTAINMENTS. convert orier out of chaos. The seats as rests for tired fever. It is amE Liberal Party is the latest of the old plain and whilst people

{goterally are either indifferent August 24-Coronet Theatre; political belies to suffer a partial thinking, these lapses of unselfish-

Nanook of the North." Star August 24-

Mr. Albert C. Hall, manager for Theatre: eclipse, Traded the phenomenon, itness, disclæedicure, and generally

Fighting such it is. is not commann to Engrating, of had uste will continue Dewdrop Inn."

and the East, of the Ocean Accident Guide,"

and Guarantee Corporation, who Jand, but operates on the Contirent. They will undoubtedly continue

has had an extensive and Interest- while those who cause notices to be August 24.-World Theatre: Envy, hatred and unelaaritableness

prominently displayed as to what "Life's Twist"; at 9.15 pm, half of his company, is returning at $15 p., Bessie Barriscale ing tour through Turkey, Egypt, Palestine, Syria and India on be may be deemed the cases which passengers are to de, as proAtlantide." have led to the temporavy disruption jinbiently esert na effort in ser the

to Singanore on the P. and O. The Tramway

steamer" Devanha,” of the English Liberat forces. It is rules carried out.

Co. say that the upper decks of their

August 25.-V.RC. Night Swim- absurd that this gred body of

cars Fan only oury 20 passenger mig fête, 9 pan. enlightened opinion" can long wons and that a number beyond this is

August 31 to September 1. I.K.C. Annual Acquatic Sports at time in two segate Camps with allowed.

This obiter diein is lag VRC. leaders of such intelligence and ntly disregarded and scarcely over

SOCIAL inteuseness as Mr. Asquith and Mr.faces. It is ridiculous to expect

a Chinese Condutor to carry out | cert at Hongkong Volunteer Head./ed was an extensive landowner,

September -Promenade Con-

SPORTS.

MEETINGS,

The death took place suddenly at his residence, 596, East Coast Road, on May, 19, of Mr. I..L. Scheerder, an old and respected citizen of Singapore. The deceas-

and counted a large circle of friends.

WAS

-A rocket or shot, with a thin lise attached, will be fired across your vessel. Get hold of this Hae with all speed; and when you have secured it, let one of the crew be separated from the rest, and signal to those on shore as follows:-If in the day-time, wave his hat or his hand, or a flag or handkerchief; or if at night, let a rocket, blue light, or a gun be fired, or let a light be shown over the side of the ship, and be again concealed.

2.-When you see one of the men on shore separated front the i rest, wave a red flag; or, if at night, show a red light, and then conceal it., You are to haul upen the socket line until you get a tailed block with an endless fall rove through it.

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is well-known in Chinese circles T. N. Chau said he thought that 26 At the outset, of the meeting Mr. here that the food given to buildings would be recessitry to these carrying coolies is little, if cope with the demands for space. any better than a starvation ration, As the demand for space was and, indeed no further proof of

this was needed than the conditionreater than the space at the Com- of the men themselves.

mittee's disposal he thought the On the morning of Tuesday last, to be reduced.

applications for space would have Yunnanese soldiers passed along the Bund to Tai Sha Tau station

The Hon. Mr. Kote wall, in giving cu route for the East River, taking of a meeting of the Joint Con

a brief resume of the proceedings with them compelled carrying mittee of the two Chambers held. coolies. Such was the condition last Friday, said that the London of some of these coolies that they Committee were very desirous that fell to the ground under their the scheme for having a Chinese inrdens and were then beaten restaurant in the Hongkong section with bamboos until they staggered should be carried to their feet and continued for a

abandonment of the farther few score yards when the the London Committee had argued, terrible process was repeated. The would cause much delay in the corpses along the Bund were corpses of men who had been necessary plans for the buildings construction of the premises as the thas brutally beaten to death.

out. The scheme,

3-Make the tail of the block fast to the mast about 15 feet above the deck, or, if your masts are gone, to the highest secure part of the vessel; and when the tail block is made fast, and the rocket line unbent from the whip, let one of the crew, separated from the rest, make the signal required by This I have on the authority of a had been perfected and any altera- Article I above.

European who witnessed the pro-ins to these plans would cause 4-As good as the signal isceedings, and ample evidence of considerable trouble. seen on shore, a hawser will be beating was to the found in the reduction freight on all exhibits As to the Chinese application for hauled off to the ship by those on shore.

bloody backs of the corpses,

sent to England, including those According to Mr. Chen, as re- 5-When the hawser is got on ported by you, whenever such intended to be sold at the Exhibi- board, the crew should at once complaints

tion. Mr Kote wall said that the are brought to make it fast to the same part of the notice of Dr. Sun Yat letter to London on the matter. He Joint Committee had sent another the ship as the tailed block is sen, he orders

expiry made fast to, only about 18 and, if the charges are proved, Bingham and Matthews had been also explained that Messrs. Lowe, inches higher, taking care that those responsible are severely deat there are no turns of the whip with." It is to be hoped that this Hongkong section with nowers to recommended as auditors to the line round the hawser.

particular incident will be brought control the financial assistance 6.--When the hawser has been to 'Dr. Sun's notice, but one made fast on board, the signal imagines that in this, as in the case had been in accordance with the provided by the Government. This directed by Article 1 above is to of the closing of gambling houses wishes of HE. the Governor. be repeated.

again quoting Mr. Chen.-Dr. 7.The men on shore will then Sun is too busily employed with

Messrs. Lowe. Bingham and pull the hawser taut; and, by masters of greater importance to means of the whip line, will haul take steps to suppress it. off to the ship a sling, cot, or life! To say, as the foreigner inter- buoy, into which the person to viewed by your representative is be hauled ashore is to get and be reported to have said that "no one made fast. When he is in andis taken to act as a carrying coolie secure, one of the crew must be if he can prove that he is in em- separated from the rest, and ployment" simply shows ignorance again signal to the shore as of the facts. There are instances directed in Article 1, above, of men whu were actually taken The people on shore will then from work. haul the person in the sling to the The ruthlessness with which the shore; and, when he has landed, press gangs carry out their task may will haul back the empty sling he judged from a case which was

Matthews had prepared forms for distribution amongst intending ex-

hibitors..

TO SUPPLEMENT FUND. In view of the possibility of the $150,000 allotted by the Hongkong Government for the assistance of Chinese exhibitors being in- sufficient, Mr. Katewall said that it had been suggested that 5 per cent. should be deducted from sales made by exhibitors for the purpose of supplementing the find.

The question of Chinese exhibi-...

to the ship for others. This reported in the vernacular press tors giving a guarantee for the operation will be repeated to and about a week ago when a coolie, to return of their representatives and fro until all persons are hauled avoid arrest, jumped into the staff to the Colony after the Ex- ashore from the wrecked vessel. river and was shot through the bibition was raised and several 8-It may sometimes happen back while in the water. Without gentlemen criticised the respon that the state of the weather and considering another branch of the sibility which would he placed on the condition of the ship will not press gangs' activities-that of the shoulders of the exhibitors. Mr. admit of a hawser being set up arresting middle-class Chinese and Kotewall explained that this matter in such cases a sling or life-buoy extorting money on the threat of would in all probability be cleared will be hauled off instead; and compelling them to act as carrying up on the arrival of the Hon. Mr. the persons to be rescued will be coolics it is obvious to those who Hallifax and the ren esentatives of hauled through the surf instead know Canton that the coole popul- the General Chamber of Commerce. of along the hawser.

ation is very really afraid. This On the arrival of these gentle- Masters and crews of stranded can be ascertained by questioning men this matter was gone into in vessels should bear in mind that any Cantonese and is proved by an informal manner and Mr. Kote- success in landing them, in a the dearth of coolies both for carry-wall informed the meeting that great measure, depends uponing purposes and for house such a guarantee would not he their coolness and attention to building.

expected from exhibitors. He the rules here laid down, and that by attending to them many effects of such happenings on proposal

It is not my aim to trace the explained that the object of the to get over the

WAN

lives are annually saved by the Canton public opinion, ner to difficulty of having Chinese

mortar and rocket apparatus on point to the obvious defects in the stranded without means in Eng- the coasts of the United King- present political puppet show unan dum.

der whose régime such things are The question of the Chinese The system of signalling must possible, but to bring to the notice restaurant was again mentioned be strictly adhered to; and all of your readers that here, in Canton, and a leading Chinese supporter of women, children, passengers, ruthless barbarity is being pract the scheme expressed the opinion and helpless persons should be ised by soldiers who are in the that a large number of waiters and landed before the crew of the employ of, and ustensibly under a kitchen staff would be a neces- ship. Board or Trade.

the control of so-called apostles of sary feature. It was pointed out. As one that has been drilled democracy and would-be leaders in this apparatus and has used it, of New China. I think it is high time to have it here.

Yours etc.,

OLIVER TWIST. Hongkong, August 23.

SHOT THE MOON."

LOCAL LANDLADY LEFT IN THE LURCH.

I ani, Sir'

Canton, August 23.

Yours etc.

PROVINCIAL.

INCOME TAX REFUNDS.

To the Editor of the "China Mail."}

the

!

however, that the arrangements to

be made were subiect to the fund allotted by the Government pro- ving sufficient and further discus- sion of the matter was adjourned ed pending investigation.

This concluded the business before the meeting.

British Tax, but liable to Irish Income Tax, which is 5/-in the pound for 1923-24. There are apparently still many people deriving income from the United Kingdom who are unaware

Lloyd George. Ultimately compro the Company's rule-if it is meant quarters 9.15 p.m.

Sir-Now that the Finance Bill Some days ago a "Triumph "of 1923-24 has passed into law, no mise will revene it and we may see to be a series one. Examples in n Sir John Simon mullying the dis. other directions could be instanced. at Repulse Bay Hotel.

September 1-Dinner Dausant of the notice of his demise there at the foot of Battery Path and inconie from the United Kingdom of the income tax charged on it. In spite of the shortnessmotor-cycle was found abandoned doubt your readers who derive any that they can recover at least part

It may be that these rules cannot membered clan- to, if not victory he enforced by law.

a large attendance at the taker to the Central Police Station, will be interested to learn its This is in many cases, due to the funeral, which took place at Bida- It now transpires that the cycle is provisions. If not why

fact that dividends are often mark- then an opposition worthy the past have then-or why not get the secured Creditors of the Hong-

December 12-Meeting of Un- dari.

Briefly the property of a local European,

"free of tax" and in some in- ed important most great history of the Liberal Party, Government to give them their kong Branch of the Banque

who had lent it on trial to a pro- changes affecting non-residents stances even no mention whatever of tax is made where they are paid In France the Lower Middie Class | sanction?-then go ahead and Industrielle de Chine, at the City South Africa. India and the Far

Having completed their tour of spective purchaser who has since are these; Radical Party, supprated chiefly by presente. As torul commentating Hall, 3 p.m.

shot the moon." The would-be (1) The standard rate of tax has through a local branch of a British East, the Courtricidge-Holloway purchaser, it appears. had more

been reduced to 4/6 in the Company. In both these cases, Comedy Co., whose stay in Hong brains than money. By a ruse he

however, tax is recoverable. pound. kong will be readily recalled, have got his luggage out of the boarding (2) Claims can be made for three

Should any of your readers desire left for home. Miss Leslie Graham, house where he was stopping, tell-

years back, but this limit will further information on this ques- the daughter of a former manager ing the boy that he was sending it, of the Birmingham. Theatre Royal on ahead, and would wait to settle

gradually be extended to six on, I shall be pleased to advise years. It will not be possible them, if they will address me at 13, and who appeared as Poppy Faire his bill until his lar dlady awoke

however, to claim for years Buckingham Palace Gardens, Lon

dod. in Ambrose Applejohn's Adven- from her post-prandial nap. He prior to 1920-21, the section Gable, an architect in the Bombay rode away abandoning it as stated, (3) Income derived from the Irish ture, is to be married to Mr. J. W. then mounted the motor-cycle and

"Yours etc," nor being retroactive:-

WILFRED T. FRY.. Improvement Trust.

and left the Colony by ship.

Free State will be exempt from

friend might say "the had think,

'For a Weak Stomach.

sanall landholders, priest ridden and touches the pocket. rules the fax beset, lost in 1919 the political action," meaning that people who power it has enjoyed since the won't sit up on a Ferry seat without i Dreyfus Crisis. Its former lender, putting encased feet on an opposite As a general role all you need to do is Joseph Caillaux in a political esilet, be it to sit up through occupation, and to seep your bowels

the region of a fine.. Or perhaps cop and its efforts to formulate. Blady who has had a garment soiled egular. When you feel that you have cohesive programme for the next might institute an action against take one of Chamberlain's Tablets For caten too much and when corelated elections are painful and słow. In someone for damages and thus bring sale by all Chemists and Storekenpera.

London, July 16.