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WEDNESDAY JANUARY' §; 1924.
CURRENT COMMENT.
WHAT THE CHINESE PAPERS SAY.
ARMS EVIL
| DANES AT CRIMINAL COURT.
NEW LAW CRITICISED.
were:- Ole
Poulsen,
A painter in New Zealand has self from being careful over this Is not my kingdom Round Table Conferenca becomes bocu caught stealing White-lead..country?
boro? Whom have I oppressed? Whom have I onriched to others' the figment of an inspired imagina-Caught red-handed? tion, nooding the breath of life to A Vienna Doctor says he can harm 2 What turmoil havo I made to this Commonwealth thint ba, brenthul into its bones to make diagnose a man's character by the
Snuff and non- I should be suspected have no PROPOSEC EMBARGO ON SILVER COIN.
It is not often that Europeans are it become a healthy and a living way ha sucezes.
Bonse!
regard of the same?"
sout in the dock at the criminal reality, of herefit to China as it is
Instead of relieving the currency sessions but it occurred this morn- hoped the League of Nations may It is to be noted that the Goat-
The propriotor of stringency; the recent proposal by ing when three Unnes belonging to bocome to the World. The names gland doctor passeil through Hong: THE PERFECT a cocinin store is the Canton Government that an the crew of the motorship Malaya
for ever scolding embargo bo placed on the export plondos guilty before the Chief Jua of those who stand for so inuch in kong. Found the place too lively;
cvidently.
his employees for (from Canton) of silver coins, hat tico (Sir William Kees Davies,, China who have become interested
thair, indifference in the matter of hul disturbing effects. Trade in the KC.) to changes alleging then to in this peace plan; the fact that an We understand the Onion Club possible sales.
whole province in based entirely on lave been in possession of revalyara
For example, rice and amuurition. induential Committee has been has noted the willingness of the lady One day, bearing an assistant say silver rins. A
The prisoners, whom Mr. Camp- appointed to press it forward ut associated with the newly-farmed¡ta a customer: "No; we have not supplies, are entirely dependant on| every conceivable opportunity, Bud Boy Scouts branch on the Peak, to had any for a long time," the pro-importe from abroad and if silverbell Prösser (instructed by Messrs.
be known as The Old Wolf.
prietor, unable to countenance such coins enanot be exported, purchases Danoon, Harston & Shoiton) do- an admission began to work him- will have to be paid for in Western fonded, the fact alea that the author of it is.
Mr. Compton Mackenzie self into the usual rags. by no means discouraged but pins!
Taun in his latest novel, which Fixing & glassy eye on his assist. (Hongkong) notes, and prices will George Holto and Sigurd Peter his faith to it anow, augurs well for
recommend, ant, be said to this customer: We certainly rise. At present, Canton Thorson.
bankers are inaking capital of the The Crown Solicitor (Mr. H. K. its ultimate SUCCESS. Wo sto apt utters a truth when he says Themave plenty in reserve, ma'am proposal. There has been strong Holmes, aid the arms were found to forget that China emerged to her are many ways of furnishing a house plenty downstairs!"
Whereupon the customer. looked demand for Hongkang notes, pre-in the accnseils quarters abound present mode of Government after | hideously and many ways of furnish
appreciated.
lying alongside the Kowloon Wharf. centurica of rigid domination to ing it uncomfortably, but there is dazed and then, to the amazementur, for which has considerably the Malaya" while the ship was
CANTON'S NEW GOVERNMENT, no way that so unhappily combines of the proprietor, burst into hysteri-
Poulsen had 6 revolvers and 600- what it was hoped was a better state both as the styly of the Orient cal laughter and walked out of the
To put it on au equal footing rounde, Holte i revolvers and 191 of affaire. She is but a child-adapted to the ps of the Occstore.
with Poking, in its claim for ro rounds and Thorsen 3 revolvers and Shades of blackwood chairs,
"What did she say to you" cognition of the right to a part of 800 rounds. The revolvers were all Wayward one perhaps, in this state; dent."
demanded the proprietor of the the Customs Surplus and other small pocket antematics and wore assistant.
questions, the Canton Military guito new We haven't had any rain Headquarters has definitely decided In the course of an appeal for to call itself the National Govern-clemency Mr. Campbell ProsGET ment, provisions for which are said the ship arrived on November already being made, and will be 27 and left for Kobe on December 1. completed in a short time. As the The arice were found on November present headquarters is practically 30 at 10.30 p.m. and counsel argued the Government, little will need to that if the men had intended to land be dose to grable it to be called the them in Hongkong they would have National Government.--(Tsun Wan done so long before and would have. Pat Po-Hongkong-)
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| groping for the light and needing all don't we know it.
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Do not below either! Tewards or punish-j Jately.
ment while von an
||||||||||||||||||||Q|||||||| Robert Ha Tung ate endeavouring in great joy or angor, but rather
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It is very true to say just. To give judgment according HOLESO Iinos. that he that will not reason is afla une's nyxxl, is like doing sa in
proportion to a bribe,. higo; he that cannot reason is a Foal; and be that dares not reason is a staro.
A Union.
..
Ask no man's couneel if thou dost not mean to follow it, for whole sinne physio's use lies in drinking, not the buying it.
(My Country.) England, with all thy faults, I love
the still-
My comiry! And, while yet a nook
is left
Where English minds and manners
may be found,
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Shall be constrained to love thee,!
Though thy cline
deformed Be fickle, and thy year most part With dripping mains, or withered.
by a frost,
A man who is strong in evil is alo! strong in good. When cold Deer Captain Robert Dollar bas, so it her fills the air with frost the shin. seems to us, advanced the question ng fowl takes refuge in a te. of the desirability of some such The wild duck takes the water. organization as Rotary Club by Over taste there's no disputing.
To do good is easy, but not to dhe formation of an English seck a reputation for so doing is would not yet exchange thy sullen urging as he did in his speech yester-
skies. But doing good with Speaking Union. It is the sume difficult.
"The out any consideration of reputation And fields without a fower, for tling. But another naine.
armer France, Same as our cherished idea of an is true goodness.
With all her vines; nor for International Club which we hold
Ausonia's groves golden fruitage, and her nyrile
bowers..
STRAIGHTFORWARD
THIEGRINO.
I
We had a is a thing aneh to be desired in this
note in Satur. Or place and so essential to its pros-
day's JENIC perity and happiness. An English
stating that i Speaking Union suggests no bounds;
such thing as nu creeds, no colour. All who speak "there is no
unimpeded clear, i English and can be admitted to the absolutely carcinon standards of respectability straightforward thinking." In what į to ba éligible. It needs only a may be considered confirmation of moment from our own individualistic this we came across the following' pursuits or hobbies, whether in the by Laurence Sterne:"Of all the reabus of business or of art, to ways of beginning a book which are
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ing possibilities of the idea. Capt. known world, 3 are confident my Robert Doller is a figure in the own way of doing it is the best1665. mercantile work to be reckoned for 1 begin will writing the first! with; a sver from a nation of seers! sentence and frusting to Almighty †
and doers, who sees at a glauce! God for the second. what this place needs. It may be "Tristram Shandy"
In this way
was written.
1740.
That we need to get a move on if and we may be thankful that the we are to be superceded by Shanghai trust in Almighty God wits well as a shipping port, but we also need founded.
iko "get a move on" in the formation this proposed English Speaking Union. This being a British Colony, the call is to those who by their position are locked upon as leaders. Will they fail to see the vision that is daily before than, or de they wait for someone to "get a npr on" before joining in?
Piracy.
There may be good reasons why the Government has made no move to justitute enquiries into recent piracies of ships sailing out of Hong-| kong, but the lay mind may be forgiven if it cannot, in the absenco. of official news, quite grasp what lese are. The Government official neorod has made his report to his superior officer, He Who Ruleth By Right Of Appointment, and! uliore the matter ends. Is it going! be allowed to end there? The enquiry into the pirating of the
sense of admiration. The value of this example of true patriotism to BAILEY.-On Sunday, the 6th the younger generation, and indeed
inst., at Government Civil Hos-2 pital, the wife of Mr. W. S. to the older, is beyand price. Bailey, of a daughter.
may be alleged that for all his setting out in pursuit of the Holy tail of peace, our Knightly pilgrim has nothing to slow, that for all the tons)."
BOLONG WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9, 1988.
JANUARY 9
NEW SOLICITOR.
MR. D'ALMADA REMEDIOS ADMITTED.
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concealed them much more effec tively. They bought the revolvers - in Antwerp for 60 francs each- about $10-100 rounds of ammuni. tion being thrown in with them. Their intention was to exchange then for Japanese teasets in Kobe.
Mr. Campbell Prosser contended that this was a case which the Mr. Jose Maria D'Alinada Magistrate would have dealt with Remedios, nephew and adopted son suminarily except for the new Ordin- of Mr. Leo D'Almada, was, on the ance which provided that a Magis- motion of the Attorney-General (the trate must commit unless he receiv- Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.C.), aded a written request from the C.S.F. These men had mitted this morning by the Chial to the contrary. Justice (Sir William Rees. Davies, now, however, been put in jeopardy K.C.) to practise as a solicitor in the of one form of punishment-impr courts of the Colony.
| sonreent-whereas if they were trod In admitting Mr. Remedies, the before u Magistrate the alternative- Chief Justice said: "The Attorney of a fine would be available. General has informed me that you "To say the least of it," Mr. have passed the examination which Canipbell Prosser continued, "Soo- qualifice you to practise in these tion 4 of the latest Ordinance is a Courts. I am also glad to be in novel and astounding contribution formed that you have passed a very to English jurisprudence that any creditable examination. You bear right should be taken from a prí u name which is well-known and soner before a hearing and that a respected in these Courts and I hope magistrate should have powers taken. our career will be a successful one away from him by somebody not and that you will fully keep up the sitting in a judicial capacity." reputation of the family to which you are attached.**
The Chief Justice: There is this to be said about it, that the Legis. Intive Council is dealing with a very exceptional state of affairs in the BONUS. Colony. At any te it is not for The Comet to easider that question the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI at all. My duty is to interpret the What else have BANKING CORPORATION.law as I find it.
Com-DIVIDEND
Up and walked to Whitehall, it being still a brave frost, and 1 in perfect good health, blessed be God-Pepys. Inclement weather, mezcing on Christmas day. continued through the whole
when of # month, Thanes was frozen over, 90 that numbers of people walk- onl upon it. Universal Chronicle.
MONEY
AND
The Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation announce that, subject to audit, the dividend and bonus for the half year ending 31st December, 1923 will be
you to my on the merita?
Mr. Campbell Prosser added that two of the men had been discharged with good charactors from the Danish Navy. They were educated, intelli- gent, then mad had it been brought to their entice that the possession jodarais way illegal there would have:
We can almost far- Two KINGs, give Mr. Irvinghini unnecessarily long windy spereli at the lust meet- ing of the Education Boan for intriguing us into wondering what ho meant by his reference to the two Our office kings of Brentford.
Dividend £3 per share, anelvoopeadist who is the recognized
Bonus in addition to dividend £2 been nothing which could have been Those who hold that money can
said in their favour. As it was, they anthority in the Colony knowing
per share.
were regarding this a peaceful iCassell's one-and-tuppeny book of do anything are invariably prepared Add to Silver Reserve
$1.000.000 bertering transection which they quotations from A to Z., says this to do anything for money.
Here is his cryptic
BEACCHINE (1748-1884)," Write off Bank
intended to carry out in Kobe and is very easy.
$1.000.000 us far as the mental element was mark:
concerned there was no crime com- "Brantford: -Like the leo
$3.375.000 mitted. Counsel suggested that a kings of Brentford smelling at one Nosegay, Baid of persons wie were once rivals, but have becom reconciled.
"
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SHADOWS BEFORE,
Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.
SOCIAL,
The allusion is to: The Rehearsal (1672) by the lake: of Buckingham. The Two kings of Brentford enter hand in hund," and the actors to heighten
ENTERTAINMENTS. the absurdity, used to make them enter "selling at one nosegay.
January 9-Coronet Theatre; Sui Ann" was held because the So now we know. And at the next
wero "so excop-weeting of the. bored, wo, shall" Are You A Failure?"
January circumstances
Theatre; 9.-Star How more exceptional expect to see the doughty.ones
January 9-World Theatre; We agree boyonal question enter band in band, are at a loss to know. The China Mail good he has done, he might well than any of the other steamers we whose interest in education a "What Wives Want.""
"The Heart Line." have remained in the possibly more with one of our comroependents that "sinelling at one nosegay.'
January --The Grand Theatre; salubrique matosphene el Hongkong, most people would imagine that an
The ntterances of Jackie Coogan in "Trouble." We bug to differ. We are assum-onairy into every piracy would be
held as a matter of course. A ELIZABETH. the late lamented ing, as we must, thn Sir. Robert's
sea, or unster loses his ship at
Queen Elizabeth, January 24-Fancy Dress Ball at fforts are entirely disinterested and suffers a collimon, or some other were very said as we have previously Peak Club, 9.15 p.m.
Au demonstrated. that he is actunted with the motive serious marine happening. If we mistake, it it was the late that moves the minds and hearts of enquiry into such is held as a mattor
of course. Why not then in the she said— Sir Henry May who, at an import-jall true lovers of China whether case of a piracy where a master for ant event in the family life of Sir they belong to her or not. The the time being loses control of his Robert Ho Tung, likened himself reasoning spirit is as old as man-ship and the lives and property Non- and Sir Robert as Knights eager, kind. We have Biblical precedent entrusted to his care? It seems a
malier of commonsense. i'necessary, to battle for the right for it when the sinfulness and way observance of it carries with it as in the days of chivalry. Those wardness of man was evidently just natural conclusions, and those 'can- perilous daya bavo pussed to giveļas great as they are now, and when cerned have only themselves to blame if these conclusions are far place to days which are equally the who was "Corco let us reason from complimentary. In any case perilous in perhaps n'different sork together." Tint in the cry to-day the matter cannot be allowed to of way, although where the clash of in China, as insistent and as noves remain where it is. men's wille are concerned, there cassary and desirable as in the days of
THE ROUND TABLE.,
be very little difference between theses ago. The onlooker confesses
A fashion journal CHAIVARIA. says that slashed gowns are coming
To her Judges when she was 25 January
SPORT.
Fund
Premises Carry forward to next
year, about
LOGAL AND GENERAL.
Fary small terra of imprisonment would meet the spirit of the recent Ordinance.
The Chief Justice decided to reserve sentence until a later dato.
Lighting-up time to-day is at Other Offenders Sentenced
5.56 p.m.
Five Chinese and a Filipino Exchange on London is 2/334; pleaded guilty to similar offaces. circumstances committed under on Shanghai 712.
which pointed to the police having somewhat recently instituted rigorous campaign amongst Chinese passengers embarking and die- embarking on local steamers.
Sixteen fresh cases of small por were notified yesterday.
London mails of December 13, reached Hongkong yesterday via Siberia. The mails of the same date vid Suez are dive to-day.
The sentences imposed by tho Chief Justice ranged from seven years imprisonment with 10 strokes of the "cat" to three months' im- The Asia Banking Corporation prisonment. The man awarded the obtained judgment in Manila saren years and the "cat" was against Messrs. Teal and Co., Inc., caught leaving the steamer "Indo" 12-Theatre Royal, for P350,000, with legal interest with loaded weapons concealed in-
guaranteed with mortgage. His Lordehip expressed the opinion "Have a care over my people. HK Boxing Assen.'s third tourpa- The tuit related. Indebtedness the fales bottom of a basket and that this was just the type of offence PUBLIC AUCTION. You have my people do you that ment of the season, at 9.15 p.m.
The silk shipped per sa. the Legislature had in mind when which I would do. They an ray
January 9-Lammert Bros., at "President Jackson," which sailed they authorised the Court to give people. Every man oppressoth and spojlet them without worry. Sales Rooms, Postage Stamps, 5.15 from this port at 10 am. on Decem corporal punishment and he felt ber 12, arrived in New York at 10 justified in making an example of They cannot revenge their quarrel p.m.
Se unto January 1-Lammert Bros., atam, on January 4, having been 23 the prisoner.
Most of the other prisoners were. them-nee unto them, for they Sales Rooms, miscellaneous goods, calendar days in transit.
awarded five years each. The mon are my Grcgo. I charge you 11 am.
"That All Fortunes Having a who was let off with throo months" COMPANY MEETING. even na God hath charged me. care not for myself; my life je not
February 1--One-hundred and Surplus Over a Million Dollars
ammunition in his pockets as he was dear to me. My tare is for my fourth ordinary meeting of share. Should Have That Surplus Revert nil was found with packets of people. I pray God, whoever holders of the Hongkong-Canton ed to the Government will be des leaving a wharf. The Chief Justice succeedeth me, be as careful of and Macao Steamboat Co. Ltd., at bated at the meeting of the said he thought this was a case the them as I am."
the Offices of the Company, Noon. English Debating Club on Friday police should have asked the magia. trate to deal with as in law it was To Chancellor Bacon, sho suid-
an offence of, a somewhat trivia!! character.
ner help themselves!
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next of the Chinese Y.M.C.A
days of old and of those in which his inability to understand the
OTHER MEETINGS. UN "I have followed your advice
The Saarbrucke," which ar we live.
The spectacle therefore tinual strifca and happenings which
theso two years post in all the January 9.-Forty-eighth annual of Sir Robert Ho Tung, in the disrupt a great nation, which are in again for women.
affaire of my kingdom, and I have meeting of the District Grand rived in port from Bremen, had on board 148 German and 2 Americarr summer of big days, when his apt to make her a necessary and Soon flappere drawing many stores
Will knock the poor males fai.
soon nothing but trouble, opene Lodge of Hongkong, 9.15 p.m. Leisure with good reason might be not always welcome pray tuThey'll put on quite a lot of airs,
and danger. From this hour, for January 10-Hongkong Jockey passengers. Of the German pas“ And let it go of that..
the same length of time, I am Club, extraordinary general meet-sengers 4 were booked to Hong- more selfishly spent, spending time liplomatic exegencies, which con-
going to follow my own opinion Ing, in the Board Room' of Messrs. kong, 14 to Canton, 12 to Manila, 2 to Pakhol, 104 to Shanghai, 9 to and energy in endeavouring to get fuse the mind and bond to hasty and
$2,000 (gold) mah is being asked and see if I and I do any better" Jardine Matheson & Co., at 5 p,m, together the disturbing elements in very often wrong diagnosis of those for the Dinners eggs recently Some of the Queen's most vigor
January 14-Ordinary annual Kobe and 3 to Yokohama Chios to a conference to consider engaged in a seeming endeavour to Tollected" in China. A heavy ous spacches, wans to her House of general meeting of St. David's the present position of the country gain their own sim, and end. These price for a poached eggs surely. Parliament. To e Committee of Society in the Supreme Court, 5.10
pim. Tarliament abo Enid :
January 14-General meeting of and the unttemble confusion and have been called to a simple com
"When I served the summons
the Hongkong Philharmonic So chace. which exists, and to see if forense and soom generally to have
abo flung her rouge st we coin Werd my parents born in any alety in St. John's Cathedral, 5.15 there is no way out to a brighter agreed. In one direction the timer plained & man in a 15e Court.
foreign country? Is them any future, must fill the mind with aís not considered opportune or ripe, When he saw red evidently i cause that I should sliense my P.m.
Was I not been in this Realm?
THE PHIL
Rehearsals are being resumed on Monday next which means that Hongkong, at no distant date, is to have another excellent, con-- cert. A general meeting is also
·SOCIAL AND - PERSONAL
called for Mondays Hort and in- tending members are advised ta Captain and Mrs. Robert Dollar send their games to the Hon. left to-day for Maulla on the Secy, Mr. S. Collett 3, Queen's
Gardena
President Madison.
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