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THE CHINA MAIL.

if not of heart. It remains to be farm-hand. By adhering to their seen if this mutlook or change is to home style of living they can build continue, Japan's tribuletion has China. During the lost two decades. up a nest-egg for the return to been great, but its greatness has a minority have invested their called forth an' equal monauro of savings in the States, and built up | | goodwill and sympathy which will profitable businesses,

probably not be forgotten by the Japanese fill the und of time, and which will help to shape the course of her destiny, or at any rate guile it in the chennels that feel peace and prosperity ·

Clearing The Air.

CORRESPONDENCE.

"SLUSH" AND MUD”-

THE RACE COURSE.

To the Editor of the " China Mall."}

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28,TM 1923.

CANTON TROUBLE.

CUSTOMS BROKERS' STRIKE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, September 27. The strike of the Customs Brokers is still unsettled and several side issues have arisen in connection therewith. To carry their contentions against the Can- ton authorities to a successfut con- clusion,the brokers have employed intimidation. Employees of in- porters who try to take delivery of shipments, on their own initiative have been threatened and even assaulted, by unruly elements in their work.

THAT $50 PRIZE.

CHINA MAIL COMPETITION

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PLEASURES?

Try and win our $50. prize and at the same time-enjoy yourself by entoring Our exhilanting and entertaining contust. This week we mid- calling for vetes as to which are the most popular Hongkong pleasures. Hulp to dreido and at the suue tine havs a try for our prize of $50. Full parti- culars of our free voting contest together with entry form will be found am page 9..

No poins are sparel by the Customs and Immigration people to Jcheck dishonesty. Members of the

Sir, I am not particularly in services are encouraged to study not only the Sza Yap dialects but loterested in racing beyond a mild toquaint themselves with the unst excursion occasionally into buying ruimte detalls of the various villages pari-muel tickets, but I cannot and their fecularities. An intending help but feel that those who are in

terested in racing and those who immigrant may be subjected to

Ko out of their way to provide this searching erosexamination which such trißes as the interior of mild form of sport have a grievs ance. The whole thing seems to The thanks of the meing con- the village school, the number of paint either to laxity or in Imunity are dus to Mr. Henry pigs kept by a family, and the difference ou the part of the Humphreys and Colonel Hall weight of the pet dog may be uska P.W.D. Take that part of the Valley Brution for the straightforward to prevent improper claims of which has been foundated from

Onemerchant, however, managed expression of what they consider to relationship to Chinese who have the top end where an inartistic to outwit them." On the arrival of be the Hy in the ointment," which become American subjects.

Government has allowed a great the day-steamer "Heungshan prevents gand starts at gynikban At all times of the year large array of flats to spoil the subline yesterday, consigneca were mostly meetings. They her certainly not numbers travel Birk and forth. To view which the Valley gives. As prevented from getting their ship ruinced unitters-which in many! Hongkong, the firms known as a rule I don't care a fig for dates,ments. There was a lot of fifty ways is all to the good. We hope to California exporters, are the cuterers and my memory is not very good, head of buffaloes on board and the be able to publish the views of some for the travellers and their friend- but I think it is over a month since consignees men laid low til: the of the jockeys themselves in the ship is continually sought by the we had the last typhoon followed ruffians left when after consider- 1998 future.". We fully realize that compenderess of the liner companies. by the floods. These heavy rainsable difficulty, the cattle were there are two sides to the question. These firms will; for a considera washed down part of the nullah landed. In the mention, we feel assured tion, arrange passports or certi. wall near to the aforesaid flats and that no lurah gentleman' riter will-fientes and "ship the enigeant off, naturally the water coursed over take cubrage at what-at first Fortunes have been amgged by that part of the Valley. For days blush-may appear to be an attempt influential Sros which act as inter now we have had numbers of to high senses of anger following to relieve the stewnils and starter diaries for remittances from the men and women occupied in the many calls on their pockets by at all responsibility for bad starts, exiles to their families at home. the leisurely pastime of collect the authorities and the rumours of ing the sand in the nullah further levies to come. It is stated We me fully aware fong our own When eseliange was high-the and heading it on the sidewalk, that the Seventy-two Commercial experience that there must be 8.K. and Gold dollar being almost for days it occurred to noone, to Guilds are planning a general strike iritual confidence between starter equal in value-remittances were help stem the tide of waters by and cessation of business rather and jockey if good starts--for want jew and far between and some of building a temporary wall so that than comply with the multifarions FINE SALVAGE WORK AT fot a better terin-are to be the order these agents suffered. This year the water could, continue in its demands to keep the Canton rulers Ltd of the day. We can place ourselves ins bern nure than a satisfactory nullah course. A fvise coolic prois going. This will be difficult to

in the position of a jockey whejone fear them.

accomplish but there is no doubt revives the following order's fron

that the people's patience le almost, if not entirely exhausted.

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The China Mail.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPT. 28, 1923.

{ CHANGE

Jan owner, say in a furlong race,

"jump away at every opportunity! To-day's Poem.

the pony is handy--and run

(faterior.)

risk of getting left." the jockey Comes back an affineon arrivase the post and due to some of a June

unforeseen circumstance gets left Sunday at Elsfield, flat is up on while the others get a "flying; green

start. The owner bands him ever Hill, and their.

the coals and he determines in Thagh a little fatan parlour door. future to try and beat the flag on Boor

every ecession. In consequie of eed tiles and blue, finds himself in the starter's blackind the ic

a

beaks. Now Det it has been decided Sweet with the hit June sim, that rule 95 of the Rules of Rheing) casending through

scarlet fubue

genuium flower, and soft My yellow bloom

us, and stains of scarlet ami yellow glass.

→Joux DmxkWATER.

For the Hongkong Jurkey Club-Thurvine leaves under the gliss, and

Endor. no circumstances shall there he diving start of die horses of ins rucp-is to be enforced jockeys will have more ecclidene)or then formerly and, provided there i is a lieu of give and take, we' feel certain we shall bear fewer; complaints of hard starts. In the event of the rule not being adherdi to, it will lie the duty of the f Estewards to thresh out complaints! From jockeys and owners and, it they consider any pony has been 4 plated an an disadvantage; they must | order the race to be run over again. !

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adinitied. It is

A HELPING HAND.

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No whit less than ourselves, The Enów all fren as brothers: người đời nên bật the better if It may perhaps help others.

But pour old China's sages. Philosophy, religion:

Hath drugged her aus for ages With, "Nos belong my pikjin!"

Joux Kvoro.

1923.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

t

ers are

ably thought of the idea of a sand wall, and for a little while, until it was washed away, the device help- ed considerably. The collecting of sund still continues, but there is no wall. As a result that part of the valley is like a sea beach, and Other people are suffering. Golf the whole Valley a terrible sight.

deprived from using must be losing quite a lot in revenue. Our new D.P.W., might well spare five minutes to take trip to the Valley to "look sep. and then put pep into the gentle meg who arc responsible for putting matters right.

Yours etc,'

OBSERVER. Hongkong, September 28.

TARAKAN.

[To the Editor of the “China Mail, '1¦

UGLY PORTENTS. Merchants have now bee ircused

RELIEF BAZAAR ACCIDENT.

the storm came on.

EFFEMINACY?

"IGNORANT AS A PIG"

To-morrow's issue will have

the last coupon for this week's interesting contest. Coupons should reach this office not later than Monday and the result will be announced on Wednesday,

OUR SILENT NAVY.

YOKOHAMA,

A BANKER'S TRIBUTE.

Little news has been brought to

Last night a sudden gust of wind, Hongkong of the deeds of our silent followed. by a heavy rainstorm,y in salvage work at Yokohama.

and caused a commotion at the bazaar though Beuter

newspaper to raise funds for the Japan disaster burden the wires with a lot of established at the First Public Park Correspondents have seen fit to

relief. People in a large matshed gruesome details, which only servedil are said to have stampeded when to meow the feelings of the hereft A part of ther whet the appetites of the lovers structure subsided and in their of the grassome. Of course, we efforts to get out, a few are report-have all felt at heart that our silent were injured. ed to have been killed while some ayy was carrying on in its usoni“

unusstuming way. It is just as well, however, that Mr. A. G. Stephen of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bankus seen fit to pay a public tribute to Admiral Sir Arthur | Leveson,→K.C.B., and the officers and men under his command. Mr. Stephen said to e' China Mail this morning- "This is my son. He refuses to presentative, go to school and is continually "The Hongkong and Shanghai using perfume. I have upbraided Bunking Corporation wish to have him for doing so and reminded it publicly placed on record that the Sir, Could you, or any of your him that he is merely an office efforts of Sir Arthur Leveson, Com- readers, oblige by informing me coolie, He wears his hair in the niander-in-Chief, and the Royal where. Tarakan is? I have consult- American style but he is as ignorant Navy were absolutely invaluable at ed several gazetteers, but it does as a pig Tam unable to deal with Yokolanu, after the disaster, in not appear in any of them. Is it him and ask Your Worship to give salving the vehumble securities and Lecause Tarakan is insignificant that warrants its omission? Yet I understand that not a few of the vessels that steam into our harbour occasionally call at that port.

Thanking you for inserting that letter in your valuable columns,

I am, Sir,

Your sfaithfully, MAN IN THE STREET. Hongkong, September 28.

Tarakan is in the Molucca Island group. There is a volcano of that name. "The eruptions appear to have been numerous" according to Longman's Gazeteer-Ed. C.M.]

THE CITY.BEAUTIFUL

him a good biding," said con tractor to Mr. C. D. Melbourne this morning at the end of the hearing of a case in which his son was charged with the larceny pair of spats, four of one bottles of perfume, one purse, two fols. tins of white cleaner and a qua ɔtity

Not only was H.MS, "Haw- of stationery from the Men's Wear kins," the Flagship, placed freely department of

Messrs. Lane, at the disposal of those engaged in Crawford, Ltd.

recunts of the Hongkong and Shang- bui Bank.

Without their assistance, it would' huve been very difficult indeed for the foreign banks and firms to have brought practically everything away

ANOTHER TRIBUTE.

"

Siberia gained For her suspicion instend of respect. It is said that thuongles Japan There has been "Land of the Golden Mountain." group discoment ower the high

Apropos of the destruction of taxba necessitated by the valuabls documents in Tokyo as the

"and navy out ests of an ariny

result of the worthquake disaster. it! dis, interesting to recall the San of proportion in the country's Francisco enmity in the light oli resources or legitimate needs. It is the effort it fund to Chinese, The news from Japan is less-barid] not difficult to mnderstand the depth jimmigrants, It is believed that

Detective Sergeant Neal cold Hisalvage work, but the wireless was That it was formerly, despite the and belth of the change in most of the records relating to

| Chinese immigrants were destroyed i

Worship that the firm had missed a freely available. It is entirely alarmist reports of a certain set of Nipponese opinion in this regard, 11 s had to be issued in

number of articles from time to time due in the Commander-in-Chief till Mr. Hunter, the manager of the and his officers and men that the irresponsibles, happily entradicted. It has come rapidly, too.

When their place. A good many Chinese, The praiseworthy efforts of our Admiral Baron Kato landed at with the romiivince of soine Ameri

department, received an anony-loss of valuable papars were not mous.telephone message that some very serious, local Relief Committer-duplicated Yokohama after the Artus Con-cans whose seruples, were got toof

of the goods would be found in defendant's house at 22, Cross Mr. R. T. Wright, Manger of tombtiess in other large centres, ference, polies bral to protect himed, so the story goes, took i

advantage of the confusion and 1a September 28.--Coronet Theatre';

Street. A warrant was taken out the Yokolama Brinch of the H. & indicate the init of events and from a jeering mah yelling "Kate ultimately were allowed into the Douglas Fairbanks in Robin

and the articles were recovered. 8. Bank, who had a miraculous - show that relief is streslily perring the fint." A few weeks later in a States qu the strength of their state Hood."

Defendant's plea was that he escape, writes :-"I cannot suffi- into the stricken areas of Japan, Tokyo park was held a mighty ments that they had previously been

September 28.-Star Theatre ; |

had found the goods on the floor,ciently express my appreciation of Believing them to have been Admiral Leveson and his staff in Renee Borlsen in "In Quest of AGREEABLE INNOVATION. Other news is that, Japan hurself is destration

abandoned on account of mildew recovering the Bank's property,' il well-known fact that Happiness"; Harold Lloyd in the material wildary reduction, Bur- manfully with grippling

he had taken them away, | Chinese-principally natives of Sze¦ "Amongst Those Present.” trendous problems necessarily 1922, one phase of Japanese Yup will pay as much as $2,000 16 September 28.-World Theatre

Since the Government took-This was tantamount to a plea-of- active possession of the Beacons guilty to larceny and the police the outcome of the calamitouss was most consistently note gast in the States as an American Florence Vidor in "Alice Adams."

Sepember 28.-Theatre Royal: field Arcade property, there has thereupon withdrew an alternative catastrophe sh has had to face. worthy. Some have described it as subject. Others gain aditission as Soon. Tokyo and Yokolama will "pirificism," though it is, of course percentage of these two categories Windows," 9.16 p.m.

merchants and students although a Bandman Comedy Co. presents this place look less sightly than mother who had also been arrested been agreeable evidence of making charge of receiving. Defendant's rise phoenix-like to newer and we are accurately described as a gen-jare bund file. Certain classes have September Theatre Royal, hitherto, Queen's Road may he was discharged.

an interesting sight to the visitor, At this stage.defendant's father hope better things, and Japan will al awakoning to the needs of the the privilege of bringing their Bandman Comedy Co. presents but to the resident those long array came forward and asked for aguán take her, place in the family Nation. Some of this "noteworthy children to the Promised Land and "Peg O' My Heart," 9.15 p.m.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alite of conflicting sigas-in shape, and permission to address His Wor-: 1.-Theatre Royal: of iations carrying out damestic news has included the announce in the connection inany entertaining

stories are toki. It has been said Bandman Comedy Co., presents structure, become more or less of ship. This was given and he made Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals thanks the reforms and tackling the Nationalment of plans for army reorganise that rearly every Chinese male with

The Dippers" 915 p.m.

eyesore, and in tempestuous the statement adding that the acknowledges with October more diffenlttion whereby there was to be a'eut la right to douticile in the 0.3.A.

weather, not a little dangerous. mother who had just come down following donations to the funds of 2.-Theatre Royal; Someone and larger al

the Hospitals -- imagination from the country, was innocent. with the Bandman Comedy, Co., presents registera Before invariably problems that face most nations. [of some twenty per cent.

and an eye to form

and The Laughing Lady," 9.15 p..

His Worship imposed sentence W. S. Brown, Esq. beauty has let himself go in the of one month's hard labour. C. ft. Bluson, Esq. ....... What those problems are and how (1925, 2,318 officers and 60,000 men Customs, about the highest mumber

SPORT.

matter of signs in the Beaconsfield Defendant's name was Chan Ca, 3. M. Da Roche & Co. they will be dealt with the future were to be discharged. Already this of a man could possibly have

at the respective' ages. Customs) September 29.-Hongkong Polo | area, and the result is that each shop age 18, and the value of the stolenBank Line, Ltd. It was obvious in hul affecţei. 871 officers and about officials have been known to remark Club Keswick Cup-Shanghai v has above it, in equal array, and of goods mentioned as $41.50. that Japen's castlook was 50,000 men: Serapping had begun flat Chinese entering the States Hongkong at Causeway Bay, 4.45 uniform style and length, the name

to have the huonopoly of p.m.r

of the establishment, done in white German in thought. The Nation's on fourteen line war vessels, with hiessing in the way of children who October 6-8.--Hongkong Jockey on a black background. The idea institutions were founded and reduction in personel affecting are nearly all boys. This is because Club's fourth Gymkhana.

is simple but striking; is neat and AUCTIONS. These in later years others entravail them-¦

businesslike, and wholly to be ad- earried on in the thorough manter 12,000 officers and men.

October 1-Laminert Bros. atmired. We hope the idea will be commonly attributed to Germany,may be tornied practical efforts with silves of the privilegu of the

1 Rinion saying "The Falls," No. 82, The Peak, adopted wherever feasible, in other Other and registration,' and it was only necessary to glunce far-reaching effects.

Inmongst Sze Yap Chinese is that it 11 ...

parts of the City, whilst the word at such things as education, and probably equally important happen- ja hup invests a couple of thousand October 3-3-Launert Bros., at What is the matter with Pedder's Arcade might also be adopted. Horings include the fact that affį dollars or

American incdicine to bear this out.

HOY RD

“Kingselero,** Kennedy Rond,

Arcade to denote the new shops military organisation is if we misailitaristic ideas" were ordered to nationality certificate and is able to 11 n.th.

register on his arrival at Frisco.

which have been built on the Old Supreme Court site?

alone will tell,

all

October

October 4.-Lammert Brom, st

LAND BALP

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GRATITUDE.

CHINESE EXPRESSION..

HOSPITALS.

PRACTICAL SYMPATHY,

$10.00

10.00

10.00 16.00 5.00

B. M. Omar, Esq. Caldbeck, MacGregor & Co. 30.00 Geo. K. Hall Brutton & Co. 10.00 Lowo, Binglum & Matthews 25,00 Douglas Steamship

Lital...

Hannibal & Co.

J. R. Michael & Co. Donnelly & Whyte

Co..

50.00

25.00

15,00

10.00

10.00

10.00

CONSULAR SERVICE,

LOCAL APPOINTMENT.

An acknowledgment is publish- N. Mody & Co.... ed in some of the local vernacular N. S. Moses & Co. papers by 154 Chinese who were take not, modelled on the German be elimated from school histories, the fact that he has a few sons, his the premises of the Hongkong Steel |

In the Japan disaster, expressing their gratitude and appreciation of plan, a system held to be almost which to teach a friendly capital interest will be more Toundry Co., Ltd. (Shnukiwán

LOCAL AND GENERAL

the rescue work performed by the possible of improvement, whilst understanding of foreign lands" than rejmid in the future as others Road) the complete foundry plant,

Captain, officers and crew of the the outlook of the country appeared that eight nation-wide organizations will be forthcoming to buy the 10.30 am.

Admiral Line s:s. West Ison. The total output of the Kailan The signatories include Mr, Li “to he-militaristic-in-nim-It is quite united in The Japanese Pence privilege of being, inally, his

October 1.-P.W.D. Offices, sales Mining Administration's mines for Tsze-fong of the Bank of East Asia, likely lit the outcome of the great Council," "to accelerate the reduas. A Chinese returning to the

Siates after a holiday of a year or of Crown land, å p.m.

Congratulations will go out to the week ending September rs and Mr. Mok Calig-kong, who war put a different complexion on tion of armament in Japan," and so will assuredly tell the Custoins

MEXTINGS.

1923, amounted to 78,870 tons and were in Japan at the time of the Mr. J. R. Summers who has been a member of the staff of the Ameri- matters and made the thinking part that student demonstrators com- that he was presented, with u son September 23-Annual general the sales during the period to calamity.

The names given are as can Consulate General for the past of this Island people begin to realise polled the abandonment of a meet-just prior to his leaving Hongkong meeting of Hongkong, St. Andrew's $1,400 tons.

This great anxiety to get to the Society, 5.45 p.m.

follows:-

two years in the capacity of Secret- that Big Battalions were not necesing In Tokyo of the Association for "Land of the Golden Mountain,

The only y financial recoms Cautua Thos. Johnson, Chief bry to the Consul General. Agree- garity the sinly things, and thine if the Study of Military Science the colloquial zume for America ecctober - 2.--Ordinary Encomendation to come before the meet Oficer Ji Ji Nama, zad officer E-Mahir notice has arrived from expansion was to be achieved, These facts are necessarily not which originated from the California Ltd.: at Co.'s Offices, 20, Des Voeux ing of the Finance Committee held Foss, 3rd officer A E. Hurris, Washington that the Secretary of after the adjournment of the Purser E. P. Winch, Chief Steward the United States has been pleased ilituring as a media, would not exhaustive, but they are sufficient gold rush in the 508 is due prin Road, Jam

October 5. Twenty-seventh Legislative Council yesterday, was H. A. Claer, Cuilof Engineer G. toappisiat Mry Summers to be avail. By Japanero calculations to show the progressive, ature of cipally to the poorness of the soil

in the Sze Yup. On paying about ordinary annual meeting of the an item of $3.000 for apparatus to Allan, 1st assistant engineer CA. American Vice Consul at Hang Carny should have won the war the general trend of events and to $2.000 a Chinese can, withit, any Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage connection with the teaching of Aldridge, and assistant engineer kong. His many friends will wish and there came further shock justify the statement that there he skill, secure a handsome return as Co., Ltd., at Cos Town Office, 2 physics in the Kowloon British Basford and 3rd assistant engineer Mr. Summers every success in this

School The vote was ap

FR. Rugs,

wall deserved promotion. when Japon a occupation of East been a change change of outlook a laundryman, domestic servant or Lowe Albert Road, noon,

general