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power," and must be read and [pondered acordingly. The mocos nion to office is not outside the region of possibilities, a mattera stand at the present moment, and the matter decorves the attention of all who desire the welfare of the iland of our birth. Diitant as we are from the scene of conflict, the matter affecta ve as much as if we were at home-in our trade und commerce and in the method of our oligarchie form of government.

British Fabour Party is led by men The China Mail.

who are parcfid revolutionists.

The ....

folly of standing aloof Hongrun. Thursday, JAN. 10, 19:3. from Russia" has already been commented ou by us. It is neces- sary to reiterate that Russia node the things Great Britain can supply yet we remain apart, adding to the cost of andinereusing the extent of memleymunt to a suggering extent.

WHEN LABOUR RULES.

CHARIVARIA.

Forsome young ladies wt are informed that December 25 was a very merry XXXXmust

Some people think that Australia is a big island with nothing but Kangaroos hopping about. A re- gutar land of Hopportunity.

THE

A serious-minded person in- forms us that he thinks that the goat gland Doctor was afraid to butt in here 1

to

The floods in Paris are subsiding it is good to hear. A general liquidation so to speak.

SOMETHING USEFUL.

A scientist has patented a gramophone record that will pre- serve speech for 10,000 years. And now we hope that chap will

have the nerve

CHINA MAIL.

them. One of the gifts was ac

the following companied by

note

I do this because I have always admired the unfailing sympathy and tact of the police to both rich and poor alike. Too many take for granted police protection and do not in the least degree realise the debt they owe to these "lidless watchers of the public weal."

The boy had to write THE A short essay on DESIGNING light,

WIDOW And windows he happened to men- tion s But he missed out the "n"- Just a slip of the pen-- Which at once drew the master's

attention.

The master said "Windows Much differ front widows; Don't you know that?"-the tone

meant to wither. Quoth the boy with a gria,

Ay, ye see though the yin, But ye never can see through the

ither!"

celebrations will

CURRENT COMMENT.

WHAT THE CHINESE PAPERS SAY,

RENTS EXPLOITATION,

The Hongkong Evening News

Baya:-

As the supply of houses cannot i macet the demand. "shoomoney," or camaha, in amounts hitherto unheard of, are invariably demanded from prospective tenants for new honses no matter if they are built

THURSDAY JANUARY 10, 1924.

NEW CANTON LOAN?

REPORTED JAPANESE ADVANCE.

HAINAN COAL MINES PLEDGED.

( From Our Own Correspondent, Į

CANTON, January 9,

Rumour has it, but from a source which has every reason to be: credited, that Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Canton Government is in negotiation with a Japanese syndicate for a loan of one million dollars. The report goes to far as to state that the coal-mining rights of Keng-Ngai, L., the island of Hainan and the peninsula opposite, in the southern part of the province, are pledged for ten years as security. Furthermore, in the central, eastern or wedernit is claimed that one hundred thousand dollars, representing the initial districts of Hongkong. In some instalment, has been paid over and that the remainder will be remitted eases, the cumalaw asked for, shortly. equals one month's rent.

As much as $160 to $170 rental per mouth, in addition to "aboe- money." is now being demanded for new Chinese flats in a streat in the central district, or about twice as much as that charged by hetela. If the present state continues, it will be extremely difficult. for those (Chinese) who earn just above $11 )

F

Li Yew-hon, a former Civil Governor and now anti-Sun general, is repórted to be in arms along the West River. Hardly any passenger or goods traffic was carried on the Canton-Sanshui early trains to-day, the out-going cars from the metropolis being monopolised by tre ps. bound, it is said, for the scene of operations.

A STRANGER'S

.

LAMENT.

or so a month, with four or five SEARCHING FOR ROOM AND

BOARD IN HONGKONG, months to feed, to make ends meet.

CUSTOMS SURPLUS QUESTION.

BY JOHN AINCLAIR.]

As

The

mentions !

CAPTAIN'S DEATH.

CORONER'S INQUIRY.

Major C. Willson, sitting as Corones, assisted by a jury, held- an inquiry this morning regarding the death of Captain Altred Newby (55) who was found with a bullet wound in his head, in his cabin on board the river steamer Tai," on December 19.

of the Sub-luspector Bond Water Police gave evidence as to finding the body and Dr. E. P. Minett described the wound when

the body was identified.

Wing

In reading the CELEBRATIONS. account of the

St. Georges Ball One after another, the foreign A new arrival enthuses on the festivities we can find only a few warships have gradually left Canton

It is an old problem, this eteran!! courteous attention given things that smack of Englandul interest in the Customs Surplus.

Firstly Mr. question hus abated. Negotiations search for digs-room and bourd as Yes and the English. passengers by ships officers.

a uniform Nicholson's roses and the pron still going on between the the obliging landhudy euphemisti- they treat them in

gramme of music submitted by the Diplomatic Corps and our (malingcally puts it. And after nuny years manner.

Surrey Band. The dance pro Canton) Government. The present of harf experience in the Far East, find Hongkong The most gramme consisting of 17 items, had position is still tentativo, each side 1 in it five dances that were English, is trying to gauge what the other exaquating city of them all. assuming that the waltz is an will do and nothing definite has been a stranger I ani bewildered.

same old story I am told; one which English affair. The rest were arrived at.

It is felt that as a result of the Trots no copyright, but which is one-steps, and two steps and fox-

Sorry, but we trots, which we believe are dis United States Minister's visit to universal as love. tinctly American. The day will Canton to discuss foreign relations have no single rooms: you can have

Sun Yu, cabin boy, then testified as to deceased's condition before come probably when St. Andrew's and the Customs Surplus, all ques- a double room for then the enter

the tragedy and to discovering the be entirely tions outstanding in regard to those prising "propriotor" Scottish and St. George's entirely matters will be cleared up. On figne which staggers me, and leaves; revolver with which Captain New- English or as nearly national as January 6, the U.S. Minister spoke me with just enough breath to by shot himself. He said that de they can be got. And they will at great length on the Customs rauttor depondently thank ceased seemed to be slightly under

stuffy

Surplus, when he paid a visit to the you, good morning.

the influence of liquor when he re- pre-not be confined to one

crowded night in the year

Hongkong's, ability to provide mened to the ship the night before either,an insult to the beauties Generalissima's headquarters. That of the Colony and the weather the Sumpins should undoubtedly go accommodation for lonely bachelors he died but he had no drinks on

to Chini was admitted, but it was is certainly worth the proverbial! the ship. which is being vouchsafed us.

pointed out that if the santion of biguit. I have been in Singapore. Mr. Samuel Butcher, in charge The Powers was obtained through Shanghai and Peking during my of the Seamen's Institute at Kow- the channels of responsible nego Oriental peregrinations and within loon, deposed to seeing the tiations based on fair reasoning, twenty-four hours of my arrival accused back to ship. Deceased- there would be mye gained admittance on com- had told witness that he felt queer laws and vietne." no difficulties. What is needed is fortablo terins to the settlements and had mentioned that pirates that our Government should put "nost select residential hotel, hot had been on his ship at Kong- etc., moon and that he had shot one of up a satisfactory guarantee that the and cold water, verandah,' proceeds from the Customs Surplus and unless I have developed some them and thrown his body over. will be spent entirely in "river con- intestinal disorder, such as is con- board. servancy work, road-building and mou in the Far East, I have stayed, town improvements.

To right an ancient wrong, By patenting a wife who will

serve

Silence for half as long.

When I asked a young BLUSH girl of Portrush,

"What book do you Today's Poem.

read?" she said "Hush!

I have happened to chance On a novel from France And I hope it will cause

blush.

A LEAGUE OF YOUTH.

Unlly

me to

publishes

the following res solution adopted by 600 representa- tives of the German Youth Move- ment, who met at Hellerau, near! Dresden, on August 4. 1923, with! representatives from nine Euro- pean countries and America:

"We send our fellow greetings to the youth of France. We regret very much that representatives of the French youth could not come to Hellerau, and we express the on future occasions wish that French and German young people will co-operate for peace and for a social order.

We believe that to-day there rests a special responsibility with the French and the German youth for the building up of a new world in the spirit of peaceful co-opera- tion.

To every kind of violence we will oppose our common effort for peace and a united Europe."

We shall expect have

CRUSADERS. SBOD

to

(To-day.)

Sa here hath been dawning, Another bloe Day: Think, will thou let it Slip useless away?

Out of Eternity This new Day is born; Into Eternity,

At night, will retum.

Behold it aforetine No eye ever dici : So soon it for ever From all eyes is bid.

Here ith boen dawning Another blue Day: Think, wilt them let it Slip useless away?

-CARLYLE.

WEATHER CALENDAR.

1660.

JANUARY 10.

Mr. Cheng Sui-lam, manager for

been flatteringly styled the "stur the oaners said that deceased had sweetest been in his service for about one A certain Consul and a high com- boarder," carned the mander (the character used can encomiums from the old lady and month, had been entirely satisfac denote either a general, admiral, have even bean called "that nice tory and that he had never heard

But here in Hong. of pirates attacking his ship. viceroy or governor) are using their Mr. Sinclair." influence to bring about a settle-kong-words fail me. ment. The fact that there only re- in the foreign naval craft which were formerly stationed how for the protection of Shamcen, poiste to an carly settlement of the nageliations.

SUMMARY DISMISSAL. EMPLOYEE WHO TESTIFIED AGAINST EMPLOYER.

During these past three days, I have almost regretted that I have never committed matrimony.

'Up!

Detective Sergeant Dorling also gave evidence after which the jury returned a verdict of "suicide by shooting himself whilst of unsound. mind."

GOOD-BYE.

m my hotel room-I am paying 10 many big dollars per diem-I dream land dreams of some sweet young thing like those inspiring creatures dawn on the front page of Naal's magazino and wonder why I have not married and settled down.. Amongst the passengers who bought or rented a house and solved left the Colony by the "President the perplexing problem. I suppose Grant" on Monday, was Mr. RG. every bachelor does the same." "Yet Murdoch. Mr. Murdoch has spent. in the wake of these soothing ten years in China during most of That he had been summarily dis-reams comes the nightmare of which time he was in the employ into London (it being missed by his employer for giving moving and finding another home. of Messrs Butterfield & Swire in through heat of the sun evidence against riro at the Police To be possessed of a roving nature the interior of North China. Mr. great thaw and dirty) to show Court was alleged by the plaintiff is an antidote to marriage; it is Murdoch has now left the East our bills of return, and co-in wages claim heard before the better one did not submit a wife to to take up a position in Southera ing back dranks pint of wine Puise Judge (Mr. Justice Gom-the tortures of a nomadic existence. California and his friends wish him every success in his new at the Star in Cheapside.pertz) this morning whos Tse To It would be, in my humble opinion, position. Pepys.

sued Kartar Singh, proprietor of a 's rufficient cause for estrangement:

for bat I am diverting. gamge in Landale Street,

Three days ago, I said "au $21.65.

According to Mr. C. A. S. Russ, revoir" to my sailor friends in who appeared to support the claim, whose hands my life had been held the plaintiff was engaged by the for several days amid the perils of defendant on October 11 as a car the sea. I did not envy them their on washer at $10 per month. He was lot when I put my right foot on the given half a month's pay at the end Hongkong Bund. I thought I was af October but was not given any- an exceedingly lucky man when thing at the end of November. On they told me that if they got half a December the defendant was dozen nights & month in port they

The Captain's Cup Competi prosecuted at the Police Court by aware in the lap of the gods, but now man named Haraam Singh and the I must admit a complete reverso of tion, played at Fanling on 5th, 6th plaintiff gave evidence in the latter's ny opinion. In my idle moments and 7th January, 1914, was won by Javgur. The evidenco, Mr. Russ-I have had very few during the Mr. A. S. Mackichan 92-16-76. explained, was to the effect that day's absorbing queste-I have been nett.. when Harnam Singh was drunk the totalling up the pros and cous of a defendant took his finger prints and sailor's life. Eliminating the gaiety stole some promissory notes from of a landlubber's life, I have decided

CHARACTER.

A human being without chazeter a wet nurse without milk, a soldier without weapons, a traveller without maney.

-PETIET (1784-1858).

SHADOWS BEFORE,

Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Exchange on London is 2/3; Shanghai 7154.

Twelve new cases of small-pox were notified yesterday.

someone rushing in and forming a branch of the "Order of Crusaders" whose supreme object is to try to per- petuate the spirit of comradeship, service, loyalty, and selfsacrifice by means of a Brotherhood bound together by a vow. The members recognise one another by signs and passwords, and they hope to establish throughout the Empire a body vowed to honour God, be loyal to King and country and to their better selves, and to help unfortunates, whether Crusaders or not. No underlying menace of The rise of the Labour Party is

organised force is to be used for certainly one of the surprises of

any purpose, not, as the Crusade British politics. A deende or so ago The strength of the entente be embraces all political creeds, and all sects who recognise the teach- the party was beginning to find its tween Franco `ind curselves is a ings of Christ, could its machinery

him. The police court proceedings that I should have gone to sea when relief to me--I must confess that I were dismissed, the Magistrate ex-the idea obsessed ine. I was four-havo a weakness for boarding parliamentary feet and to makej matter at which political doctors be used for influencing political or

All British-born January 10 Coronet Theatre: pressing some doubt as to the truth teen then and by now may have hquece. It may amuse you to know. itself felt as a political forto and shake their houls. "The pay thing other issues.

of the plaintiff's evidence and the become a mate or chief engineer. why, but I will be frank. Wasn't 10.-Star one to be reckoned with. It has still gives fort a gasping breath, subjects are eligible for member-"Are You A Failure?"

January ship, and the slatement that the

Theatre; same afternoon the plaintiff was A nice cabin to myself, no changing it Thackeray, Dickens and Oliver to be reckoned with to-day and in

which Order is inimical to Jews is quite | The Forbidden Fruit." despite the "pinpricks"

suratnarily dismissed without being and trudging when in part, no Wendell Holmes who lived in the January 10.-World Theatre: paid any wages. His claim was for irritating interviews with polite but attic of some dilapidated boarding certain quarters this is so appre-pimeture its attenuated carcaso. untrue,although, as the badge of the

"The Heart Line."

wages due and a month's wages in firm boarding bouse keepersave house, wrote their immortal worke ciated that the suggestion has been It will be a "grent thing" if the Order is the sign of the Cross, a

the mark-but a simple fife on the and became famous? I am hoping professing Jew would probably January 10.--The Grand Theatre; lou of notice. made that Liberal and Conservative Labour Party can put the irritations not wish to join the Order. The Jackie Coogan in "Trouble." The Puiano Judge: I suppose per rolling wave. When I think of it, that I shall did unrecognized, that forces should unite in face of and misunderstandings that hinder, spirit of the Unknown Warrior has

that old favourite song of Harry somo fervid collector of antiques dia January 14-Theatre Royal, a jury is not a ground for dismissal.

Mr. Russ: I suppose it would bo, Lauder's comes to mind: "Oh' to covers my posthumous works and comumen anemy and an enemy behind the veil of obscurity and the been adopted as the Order's first School's entertainment, under the

I am afraid now that that they will be priceless. Before | Knight. Thousands of letters auspices of the Victoria Diocesan there were perjury. But there is be a sailor." directed at the well being not increly possibility of their recurrent. Any are reaching the headquarters of Assert. at 4.30 p.m.

no ground for it in this case except the time has gone for me to bid I die, however, I shall put a clause adiou to the land and take to the in my will stating that the proceeds of Great Britain but her vast poses party that is able to accomplish that the Order from all parts of the

January 12-Dancing in Palace that the Magistrate had doubts.

The Puise Judge: If an omen I must keep my nose to the of my posthumous works shall be sions. It seems to us to be the cry is half way to angelic inheritance.world, expressing a wish to join

Hotel. of crusted

boarding house in Hongkong exclu astígruatic minds. Acceptance of the aims of the the Association,

All this sounds very high falutin, January 24-Fancy Dress Ball at ployee committed parjury it might whool and die, still looking for a donated to the establishment of a

certainly lead to a breach of the suitable boarding houso. Ezaraine the latest utterance of Mr. League of Nations naturally come and when it is seen that Crusaders Peak Club, 9.15 pm.

Bat after all these unkind things sively for strange and lonely: Ramsay Macdonald and see if there as a matter of course, as does the wear a uniform as of one one to

Mr. Rusa: It might lead to ruin I have said about Hongkong a bachelors! January 12.-Theatre Royal, is anything in it that warmats the determination to deal adequately slay a dragon and release a hapless

The defence was that while the assumption made. It is brimful of with housing and unemployment malden, the attraction of it is like H.K. Boxing Assen's third tourna your Honour.

ly to be great

menf of the season, it9.15 p.m.

defendant was away at Canton the idralism, an idealism that is probproblems. Complaint may be made

PUBLIC AUCTION. shly ropugnant to much minds that the sposch is too anticipatory;

We wrote the January 11-Lammert Bros., at plaintiff stole two balteries belong After hearing the Lord Birkenhead, but wo raay be that the flush of, victory does not

APPRECIATION. other

Honour day in Sales Rooms, miscellaneous goods, ing to a car. tones of.com- | 11am

ovidence, however, His thankful that there is this touch of

gavo judgment for the claim with justify these reasonings sind these mendation of H. E. the Governor's the dreamer in what luas been said verbal gridanoo of the will or desire appreciation of the work of the February - One-hundred and costs. --this look forward into a future to power; whilst nothing has been police in the Yaumati section of fourth ordinary meeting of share- the Colony, particularly in regard holders of the Hongkong-Canton that we would like to believe most said about sah things da the Capital the revolver duel with anned and Macao Steamboat Co. Ltd., at Try This For Your Coughs, fair minded people "desire. The Lovy which is probably but another robbers. Recently, we read, seven the Offices of the Company, Noon. Anormous backing cough raunut be

OTHER MEETINGS.

cured by a glass of water, but år ell opposita ia a spirit of idealism on name for the conscription of wealth bequests, ranging from £20 to

January 10-Hongkong Jockey disapped under the healing an so thing £3,000, were left to valous Lon- 期 the part of any Labour Party is too The spcccb is deribed

don police homes, funds, etc., in Club, extraordinary general meet-foot of Chamberlain's Coug Rem de awful to contemplate and it is silhustrating the spirit of the token of their donors appreciation ing, in the Board Room of Messrs. Every user, is friend. It is for one matter for congratulation that the Labour Government if it comes to of the efforts of the police to help Jardine Matheson & Co., at 5 p... everywhoch

SOCIAL

SPORT.

COMPANY MEETING.

if

peace.

THE BEAUTEOUS HIBISCUS-

Hibiscus blooms:

(A TRANSLATION.)

Then or the mirrored waters spread, Its wavy patters hectic red; Men all considerit to be A beauty falrar far than me. Yet yesterd iv.

Along the rivers Bowr'y bank

I walked alone, b:wonder lost That people did not come to BOD The pretty flaralag bibiscus 1!

CHEAH.