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PEKING NEWS.

CHATTY GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL.

(From Our Own Correspondent.),

SALT BURPLUS.

On

the thing is vastly different and was making a search there, under

SHADOWS BEFORE, probably defies safe and accurate the direction of a Mr. Frank analysis. It may be, we Homes, of Portsmouth, one of the

oro principal pioneers in developing the Coming Events Advertised inclined to think it is, the methods intet. Up to that time, the quest

In The Mäil of busness, and more, that of for the hidden booty had resulted

[DY. "IK JAN Woo."] speculation, adopted by our oriental only in the discovery of a few bones

ENTERTAINMENTS. secreted beneath a native altar." noighbours, that lures as on very The story of the search is interest-

Interest in the fascinating game often to a Wallingfordian method of ing. Acting on information obtained February, 8-Coronet Theatre; of Mah-Jongg having embraced the

PEKING, January 37. most cosmopolitan corner of this acquiring wealth, getting rich wo from Captain Brown, anuged Jackie Coogan in "My Boy."

February 8-Star Theatre; Colony, does away with the neces

MINISTÉRS new, not by the solid if weary mariner, who had sailed the South

Greatly to the public's surprise, methods of thrift, but by the short during its most romantic days. Mary McLaren in "The Wild sity of an apology for writing a few

the expedition spent several weeks Goose."

brief notes in the hopes that some Messrs. Chung Konan and Wang cuts thus hinge on chance and make digging and blasting on the islet. February 8-World Theatre; thing may be done to amooth away Keh-ming assumed the offices oủ us optimists for a day, and alas! in Every posible hiding place was Harold Lloyd in "Why Worry." its intricacies for beginners. It is Ministers of Education and Finance. many cases pessimists and despon- searched without avail, and the February 18-Pianoforte not proposed that this should be in Sun Pau-ch's Cabinet to which.

cout for deciding the merits of they had previously been appointed. dents for ever. Appreciation and treure spelters then decided again Recital at City Hall, 5.30 p.m.

to interview the old skipper, who

Flowers and Seasons or whether the With further regard to Mr. Wang depreciation in many of the things lives in New York. Then having February 8.-Performance given Peking. Shanghai or Canton system strong movement has been afoot. that" excite our passions are obtained all possible particulars by the Popular Concert Party of of reckoning is the best or most to impeach him, but from the fact obviously not based on fair and from Captain Brown the party H.M.S. "Diomede in Palace commonly Tccepted: Nevertheless, that he, together with Mr. Chung. it is felt that some good will be Kon-nan attended the Cabinet meet- reasonable revolutions the bought a yacht for £1.00), equip Hotel.

of

ped her for several months cruise, market. Sudden rises are often in and posing as en expedition for

February 23-Royal Air Force done by obtaining" gossip of the ing on Thursday last would com

game in Hongkong and from time to indicate that Re-union Dinner.

the Purila- the main the result of rumour-making moving pictures, set sail for March 1-St. David's Society to time, the views of enthusiasts of mentarians have decided to drop

Brown's intelligent anticipation, and booms the scene of operations.

all degrees so that one can always, their anti-Wang ugitation, at least at least, get the opinions of players for the present, or is it that the result in degrees of disappointment tale was that he had learned of the Dinner.

treasure when he was a cabin boy commensurate with our plunging.ailing in the South Pacific

February 8.-Fourth tournament with whom it is not possible to get members who are extremely anxious Wa perhaps magnily and therefore of the gold was originally hidden of the Hongkong Boxing Associa into contact otherwise. If readers, to receive their salaries before the bring into it the many who would on the island of Coces, but was tion at the Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m. desiring information regarding the New Year, have become alarmed. mame or wishing to have any point lest in their impeachment of Mr. chide us in the general casting of removed to Tubai by a captain, who

February 13,-A turned pirate, and by capturing

P. W.D.leared up, will address their ques-Wang (the only source from which our net and the sweeping genemli dare vessels, was able to add sub Offices, one lot of Crown Land at tions to me, c/o the China Mail, the there is any hope) they may have replies will appear in this column to pass the New Year, without even Shek-Wan, 3 p.m. ties in which we indulge. If so, stantially to the spoil.

on the following Thursdays,

adacker for the Kitchen God. It COMPANY MEETINGS. Borrow is ours. We are aware that!

seeins, however, that Mr. Wang. there are those. amongst us who

All of these state February 23.-Annual meeting

Hongkong will be highly inter- seems to think that he can get hold take a day at a time, who, having DEAD MEN'S ments were care of the Hongkong and Shanghai found their work, ahide in its bless- BONES. fully investigated Banking Corporation at City Hall, ested to read the following from of a fairly substantial sur: for the Pearson's Magazine, by Olga New Year, and Mr. Chang is not before, the ings. and are content in the know-

pro February 25. Thirty-seventh Rnester with an introduction by without hope that some money will ledge of them. We would wish that moters-started out to sell 200,000 bheir mumbers were greater. We dollars' worth of stock. In London meeting of the Hongkong and Miss Sybil Thorndike, LL.D., be forthcoming for the Schools. are sure it would be for the greater it was learned that vessels had dis. Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. President of the Mah Jongg League, Exactly where Mr. Wang will get Ltd good of the community and for, the appeared under conditions described Ltd., at Messrs. Jardine's Offices, 11 No: 9, Young Street, Kensington the money is uncertain, but some Square, (nearly opposite Timckeray's thing like $2,000,000 will be avail Colony as a whole. But example is by the old sailor, who also stated a.m.

able from the Salt Surplus, but House) - greater than precept....From that the captain had taken 500,000

February 11-Annual Generat The Mah Jongg League Ltd. more than double that amount is which it will be seen that we were dollars to Australia, and deposited

Kowloon Residents' made its bow to the world last needed at once. not in the recent boom; do not bold it in a bank there. It was also Meeting, Directorships and are as rich as we ascertained that other expeditions Association, St. Andrew's Church October, but it was in the minds of its promoters long before that. Mies in search of the treasure had failed: Hall, 6 p.m.-

Apropos the Salt Funds. deserve to be:

L. C. Harston, one of the well! Brown, however, was so confident that the gold was still at the island

known family of Scott Harstons of Friday the 25th inst. the Sais Hongkong, whose name is the word Revenue Dept., issued a statement: that a company was formed, one half of the treasure to be divided

in everything to do with China, which is as follows: After meeting expenses the between the stockholders and the

together with her cousin Mrs. Scotia administrative other half to go to the old mariner.

Haaston, Miss Jessica Grove, a group banks during the year 1923 were credited the amount When the native altar was found,

member of the family of which Sir where Captain Brown declared that

George Grove was the brilliant head $79,545,000, which shows a de- himself a keen orientalist--and crease of $6,244,000 as compared with revenue realized in 1999 myself, were all enthusiastic players ($85,750,000). All obligations to England.

fully met and surplus funds were released to the Chinese Government Miss Braster's article gives the during 19:28, amounting to impression that at Home, pioneers $71,500,000 (including $12,500,000 from the Customs). have had to contend with the ditti-received culty of multifarious and couflicting $90,207,000 of this seventy-one authorities who are all emphatic but million dollars, in process of being minor turned over apparently consisted are equally differing on details. However, it is stated that of letting the local provincial officials "after a consultation with players, and Military Commanders keep Chinees and English, teachers and what they had seized. No other de The departure of the home- embryo members (of the League), a ductions have been mentioned in the aocial position, where it is sterilised.

ward P. &. O, Mail Steamer set of rules was drawn up in which statement, it is presumed therefore, It is a bad symptom that the lowest

Mold Resident Kashgar from Shanghai was the methods of North and South the Peking authorities get cash birth mte is among the doctors,

HOLIDAYS. les us this mor- delayed for 38 hours by fog and once is made to the interest evinced Salt Gabelle alone. Just what China-were-assimilated. Refer- $41,998,000 during 1923 from the clergy and teachers. It is the slum:

ing suggesting that she is accordingly not now leaving dwellars who will be the fathers of the next generation. The highest whoever armnged the Public Holi- Hongkong until 4 p.m. on Sunday, in the League rules as they were happened to the $41,298.000 no pla being written, in glowing term seems to know, but the responsi- birth mte is that of the feeble-days just over would have been February 10.

........ and guarded as carefully asbility of the Salt. Gabelle ends when minded. Here are thoughts that much better advised in the interest

the Crown jewels. The directors the money is turned over to the breathe and words that burn. of the public if he had made Monday

The Admiral Oriental Liners have been at various times bullied. Government, and so it cannot be Biologists the world over, and this and Tuesday the holidays instead of

to necount for this is their special field, are preaching skipping Monday and fixing Tues will now have on the Trans-Pacific entreated, and gently bribed toleshented

With the leg of their outward and home- divulge the contents...

**841,294,000. One thing is vertaïr, rouch the same doctrine, telling the day and Wednesday.

the Peking Government will have same story of the multiplication of alteration suggested, the business ward voyages,

As to the origin of the game, it to have some pretty good answers the unit. The underman, by this men could have had absolute holi- clerks. Heretofore these liners process, is, we are told, becoming day from middle day Saturday till have carried but one. It is planne may perhaps be news even to local ready ere next: they attempt to Wednesday morning, Personally, ed. to discharge on outward players to learn that "In the cer- borrow from foreign countries. In increasingly a danger to all coun- tries, his attitude being one of we think this is a most admirable voyage the second sea-past clerk furies gone by Mah-Jongg was the the meantime it is thought that

anggestion and hope, with the at Kobe, where he will join the exclusive property of the mandarins good deal of the money found its instinctive adid natural ngainst a civilisation to which he is greatest deference to the Powers homeward steamer. The placing--the nobility of Chind. Confucius way into the pockets of some of the incapable of relating himself. Every that be, that he will think of it of two sea-post clerks on Admiral is said to have played it two thou-oficials, whose one aim is to build Oriental Line-carried mail will be sand years ago, and its origin is or buy big estates, run motor cars. Society. Have Lothrop Stoddard, in

a distinct inovation and should be ascribed variously to the building of and keep swarms of so-called his latest book, "The Revolt Against

The late Dr. Woodrow a means of bettering mail services. the Great Wall of China, to a fisher-soldiers nothing but, the lowest type Civilisation," "engenders within.

WILSON Wilson was not only a itsel! hordes of savages and bar

man, to an uprising in the Shang of coolies who carry guns, they THE great statesman but be

(7) dynasty, and to 1. Chinese (incidentally) do not know how to barians, ripe for revolt. In noruml

ONATOR. was also a masterly

general. times, these elements of chaos go unperceived. Civilisation

speaker witness hie matically evolves strong social con-speech to Congress when the United trols which keep down the anti-States joined the Allies. This great

to give a few suggestions-not Dr. Wellington Koo. over the social elemente. For one thing, the "It is a distressing and apressive Bulletin states that Ambassador by a scrutiny in the leading Chinese by the protests of the British niece of prose was as folks- A Tokyo message to the Daily necessarily original, but picked up Opium Suppression question, backed civilised man instinctively supports of our health, and act according his civilisation, just as the under-duty gentlemen of the Congress. solf left for Berlin yesterday via clubs which may be helpful to Minister (a Summary of which Dr. The acquiring urge dominates our man instinctively opposes it; and which I have performed in thus Siberia on a short furlough.

organisinge Mah Jongg parties and Wellington Koo Eanded to the There are, it may

otherwise stimulating interest, also

Cabinet) President Tsao Kun has PETRIE. On the 8th February, existence and the successful man is when civilisation is threatened, its addressing you.

in its be, many months of fiery trial and Mrs. J. H. Keating, Mr. F. Can anecdote connected with the promised to assist the Cabinet in 1924, of pneumonia, Little, the known by his possessions be they in sport Again, Society maintains sacrifice ahend of us. It is a fearful Clemo, Mr. J. W. R. McPhail and came.

supporters instantly rive

every way in any action it may take. dearly beloved wife

Several despatches from of the form of solid bank · balances, a permanent standing army (com thing to lend this great, peaceful Mrs. G. E. Aubrey, are passengers. Thomas

Marshal Wu Pei-fu show that he Petric, Funeral demure Deposit Receipts, or share posed of policemen, soldiers. Judges people into war. into the most on the "Mentor" which left for

also is taking a very keen personála. passes the Monument to-day

From small beginnings or and others), which is usually quite terrible and disastrous of all wars. London to-day.

interest in the matter. at 5 p.m. (Shanghai and Japan scrip.

reference to a few hundreds, we talk çapable of keeping order. The mere civilization itself seeming to be in papers please copy.)

The late Mr. R. Nettleton presence of this sunding army the balance. But the right is more in thousands, and more recently the deters the anti-social elements from precious than reace, and we shall Goodwin, Managing Editor of the easy and musical-sounding million mass action. Desperate individuals, fight for the things which we have Pinang Gasette, whose death was escopes our lips as doth the fleeting of course, break forth into crime, always carried nearest our hearts, reported in the cables yesterday. but Society hunts them down, and for democracy, for the right of was a journalist with wide and The China Mail, broath of the mortal body. The sex eliminates them by priean and the those who submit an authority to varied experience on English

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Dean Inge, of St, Paul's, London, is one of the prophets of his time. If he is without honour in his own country that is but the fate of all

A small Chinese boy, aged the great Seers down through the the treasure was buried, thore was corridors of time. Dr. Inge's latest great excitement among the mern- was knocked down by motor car of the game long before it caine secured on the Salt Gabelle were massage should prove an arresting berg of the expedition. After dig 201 at the junction of Queen's one. He has been lecturing in ging down to water, however, no Road West and Water Street London on the subject of "National en chests were discovered, Several yesterday and was injured in the Decay," insisting that the British other altars were dug up, but head. people re degenerating: that they nothing was found but the bones of natives. The promoters are not dis- are not, racially, as sound as they heartened, and are still convinced from Rome

According to a Reuter cable the Italo-Russian were and that they are going rapidly that there is truth in the old sen Treaty has been signed. By this from bad to worse. We are," he says, "breeding from the bottom dog's tale. After a short spell from treaty Italy recognises the Soviets and dying off at the top. In each the labourious task, they propose to and receives in retum certain year the cream of all classes is resume operations, even to the trading concessions.

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Madame Wellington Koo, and“). Mrs. Hussey, are leaving Peking for a short trip to Singapore. They will sail on the P. & Ö. "Kashgar" from Shanghai on February 6, urgo is said to be man's most eager scaffold. The underman may thus have a voice in their own govern- provincial papers, as well as on companiony but in this spot we dare be controlled. But he remains hements, for the rights and liberties of the Jamaica Daily Cleaner, the that a teose situation developed Leaving Peking for Home, are Mrs. Telegrams from Amoy report which is Chinese New Year day. assert the dollar urge ruas it more multiplies; be bides his time. And mall nations, for a universal New York Herald, the Paris Daily there resulting from the killing of P.M. Scott and her son. They will than close, indeed dominates and When civilisation falter beneath cort of free peoples ds shall bring He became Managing Editor of Tsang Ching-ping's troopscott, of the Anglican now and then his time comes, dominions of right by mich's con- Mail, and the Calcutta Englishman seven Fermosas by General also travel on the Kashgar. Mrs. Boott, who is the wife of the Rev. rules. Compare existance in the its own weight and by the decay of peace and safety to all nations, and the Pisang Gussite in 1910.

while searching for arms.

Mission, Peking, has been ill, of Fearing an attack from the main and on for the past year, and it is For East with that in what we call its human foundations; when its make the world itself at Inat free Home and to which we often refer structure is shaken by the storms of To such a task we can dedicate our lives and onr fortunes everything

land, the American Consul hoped she will benefit by the change war, dissension or calamity; then

General, on Sunday, wired tof climate and rest. A The experience common to most in longing loving terms and for the long-repressed forces of atavistic that we are, and everything that we

Hongkong for a destroyer, which of us who come to sojourn in this winch we are all amoomsciously revolt, kather, thethselves together have, with, the pride of those who

Dr Konneth Duncan, and Messrs. arrived on Tuesday, returning the IH. Ware and C. O. Levin of the emerald of the East is that of perhaps striving. There is prob- for a spring. And, noteworthy fact, know that the day has come when turning all things that have a price ally no comparison. Sufficient unto much revolte, usually have able America is privileged to spend her FOUND DEAD IN HIS CABIN following day to Hongkong as Contun Christian Colless, f

leaders.

blood and her might for the prin

the situation had quietoned, arrived in Peking, and expect to tached to them or the things we the day. Our work contents

ciples that gave her birth and happi-

It la understood that a Japanese stay here a week Alex Fr. Neron, a Swede, fourth naval force is shorty proceeding are called upon to buy into sterling us with some exceptions of course

ness and the peace which she has officer on the Swedish motor-ship to Amor. Courtesy Daily Bulletin. tresented. God helping ber, she Hemland was found dead in can do no other.

his cabin yesterday with the arteries of his wrist severed. The

Hemland was lying at No. 2, 1 Kowloon Wharf and the body was removed by the water police to the public mortuary R

Niron was 31 years of age TWO and it is surmised he com mitted suicide, though little is

2 producer and principal actor Mr. SHANGHAI, Feb. 7W Newman returns from know of possible mouve. In the interport rugby match be- Shanghai. It is inderstood that the tween Shanghai and Tientsin, the proceeds of the performance is for former won by 14 to the go to the funds for St. Dunstan e

HANKOW, February 7 An epidemia of scarlet fever je In the interport hockey match, raging in Peking A few weeks ago Shanghai defeated Hankow by 4 the third son of Bacon and Baroness

Mahakamery Villas de Sigalan died of this fevers Shanghai defeated Tientsin by Wednesday the youngest é

Henry also diede Very

We any také an arbitrary and and our enjoyments, and recreations.

Adventurous souls generally easy term of 2/- equalling proceed on ordinary and more or less PIRATE COLD, will have rood the dollar, and a quick sum in uleiont lines: Municipalities not

with a sigh Wed- mental, arithmetic decides for us and only order our goings in and com- needay's Reuter cable from Van- Today's Poem for all time whether a thing is cheap ings out, but in reason they provide couver that a Canadian expedition

(Shipping Office:) composed of Vancouver men, whether it is dear The habit for us opportunities for the exercise headed by Capt, Polkinghome has Sunlight for you, and laughter; continues until

become of our better feelings and faculties: left aboard a small seemer for A moup above the wave, soclimatised and this wavering There we bave our art galleries, our Cocos Island in order to search for And a wind that follows after,

tunting elusive coinage or rather concerts and the enjoyments the treasure reported to have been Your silly soul to save

buried there by pirates in the early currency becomes part of our very peculiar to the open air. Very nineteenth century. This will not Glory and gold and rapture solves a thing we dream of rarely, unless we are wrong in our, be the first time that Coocs Taland Of Youth that cannot die--

nconsciously it may be, lang for, diagnosis, does the acquisitive urge will have been enched, for parate Yours, all yours for the capture. and alas! work to get, Our vision impel no to contmcts which, should gold, reputed to amount to While crowds, like sheep, go by.

320,000,000 in doubloong. Accord from Bishop to Boy, Taipan to they voer in the direction opposite ing to some authorities, the treure Trecks in the Desert dyzg Typiste, is coloured by the recurring to that on which we have set our is no longer on Cocoe falnad, but Duet, and Elamily #hought of the deller. We are here, will land us

will land us in Queer Street awaits discovery on Tabsi Island, a Be sill, and hear their

poturesque little spot sway in die

While crowda ga bore to tes! Courselves, we are not reagent in this or muze it impossible, for

South Pacifret Not long ago, ink

MARY ADAIR MACDONALD t-state of humidity for the good honour our undertaking. But here Deed, we were told that a company in Weoldy, Westminster,

He will be buried today at the Protestant Conietory, and the burial service will be conducted by Ray Kirk Machonachle. Wreaths have been sent by parents, brothers and sisters of the de Cessed Captain and Officers of the Swedish Motorshi

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Miss M. 8. Purcell and Miss V. Harrel of the Peking Union Medi- cal College left Peking for Canton." Miss M. 8. Purcell has been chosen) to represent the P.UM.C. at the (Annual Nurses' Association, China Convention which is to held in Canton, but her

The Peking A.D.S. will play "The Wheel again as soon as the

Hankow.defated Tientsin by path is felt for the pare

Courtesy Daily Bulletin

orvos visitation ben greatl the people of Peking