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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1924.

CANTON STRÄKE:

"MERCHANTS CALL HALT

SUN.

FOR PRESENT:

ANTAGONISM TO

From Our Own Correspondent.),

COLONY'S BUDGET.

OVER $25,000,000 FOR NEXT YEAR.

A $5,000,000 INCREASE,

The Hon. Colonial Secretary at the meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on Thursday - CANTON, October 13- "will" mover Bill to apply-a-sum- Today the merchants ordered not exceeding $25.278.133 to the mark time" in their general Public Service for the year 1925. strike, described as an economic. Last year the Budget amounted boycott of the authorities, Mer-to $10,897,302 and the figures for chants Volunteers are stilt on the previous five years were as guard duty especially at Sajkwan. follows:- There is a strong undercurrent of antagonism to the government,1919 particularly at the growing use of Russians.

Rumor has it that the Russian sloop. "Vorovsky" brought in a tidy arsenal for Dr Sun Yat-sen's cause, the arms and field-pleces be ing conveyed from the "Vorovsky" by the "Kong Tai," loading taking three days...

SHIPS GUARDS.

THREE MEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.

-CASE REMANDED.

All three were employed on the

REVENUE. EXPENDITURE. $16,524,975

1920 14,689,672

1921

1922 1923

*17.728,132 22,201.065 24.783.763 21,571,905

$17,915,925 14,489 594 15.739,652

18,563,003

CAR-DRIVER FINED.

CHINESE MULCTED IN

SUM OF $50..

CHARGE WITHDRAWN.

CLAYTON RELEASED IN SINGAPORE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL POLICE REQUEST.

From Our Qun Correspondent.)

Singapore, October 10. The charge against S. C. Clayton, architect of Hongkong, who was arrested on the arrival of the ss. "Tevlen" last Friday, has been withdrawn at the request of the Hongkong Police. The charge against him was one of larceny of two thousand dollars.

CAMPBELL CASE.

STATEMENT BY PREMIER:

CHARGE IS "SHEER HUMRUG."

(Reuter's Service.)

contres.

We went to Geneva and gave a load and the League to-day was more vigorous than ever." He dwelt on Government's social *programme; complained that Government had not had fair play

I AM DYING.

ANATOLE FRANCE'S LAST MOMENTS.

CALLING FOR HIS MOTHER.

How A Romantic Career Came To Its End.

(Reuter's Service.)

Paris. October 13.

Anatole France died at exactly 11.26 p.m. on Sunday. He had been unconscious since Friday and only recovered at raxe intervals to call for his mother and to mutter the words, "I am dying." All the papers, Irrespective of politics, are unanimous in extolling his genius, declaring the whole world will join France in her mourning.

They recall the exquisite style, the richness in ideas, and the human and ironicäl view of life which gave Anatole France his world-wide fame.

Gallery of Characters.

On the whole, however, we ser him now as the spiritual descen dant of Renan, a scientific positivist, aloof and sceptical. He begins to write "rudite storiga

Thais." "L+ Rôtisserie de In Reine Pédauque," the chronicles of ♦ the Abbé Coignard-in which he ☀ ridicutes religion and rails against all accepted institutions.

The characters of these later novels are mostly madmei, rozues. dehau- chées, and adventurers, all treated with wit and amused contempt."

Early Days.

In his biographical "The Bloom of. Life" (Lime, 7s..6d.) Anatols -France-writing-at-the-end-of-a long life, gives a string of memories of the novelist's youth. The names are altered and facts are seasoned with fictions. "I was not at all a good-looking youth and, what was still more un- fortunate, I lacked confidence, That seriously handipped me with women, I was tremendously in love with the beautiful ones; that is to say the really feminine. women, but their proximity threw me inta such perturbation that all my faculties forsook me.

LONDON, October 13. In the speech before 3,000 people Pak Kum-wong, engineer of at Glasgow, which was broadcast country-wide. Mr. Ramsay Mace Cement Works its Castle Peak, was Donald declared the charge nguinst summersed for ̧ (1) unlawfully the Government, în connection driving motor car So, 1023 with the Campbell case, is shear Nathan-Band-in-z-reckless manner humbug. Government's opponents were affaid of them, deenuse tie. on September 15; (2) unbuwfully Labour Government had not Spick and spa except that their coainitting a breach of his learner's-failed. furbans were missing, three Sikh licence by driving motor ear. No... He emphasised that, at any rate, ship guide stand in the dock of 1013 in Nathan Roast and fail-wou'd be spent In British indusicial "two-thirds of the Russian Loan. Mr. R. E Lindsell's Coirt at the Megistries this Horning-charged to pritur a drivers licence willi causing grievous bodily when called upon to do so by When they came to office, the harm" fes compatric at Lin police officer. The case was heard League of Nations was practically

before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the dying. Cheung Wharf on Sunday.

Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Trathe Sergeant W. Hallini con "Sui Yick” which runs between

daved the prosecution. Hongkong and Shanmei.

The ease was originally defended Sub Inspector Detective "

Anatole France, "the supreme Reynolds asked for a remand as by Mr, J. M. Hall. Owing to his

. H. Lysol in Parliamemt, where they had master of gentle irony." has long complainant, the wharf watchiman,indisposition, Mr.

with pettifogging partisan been universally recognised as was in hospital. Answering His appeared for the defendant.

MF. C. H. Tyson addressed the trickery to prevent an honest one of the greatest of modern Worship, inspector. Reynolds said that the watchman had been Court and slated that the only Government doing their work. European writers. He was born assaulted

chopper point was that defendant did not Finally he appealed to the nation in 1844 in an old bookshop in Paris I could only get on with the ugly to put an end to contemptible party. kept by his father, an authority on ones, and them I could not eydure. and sticks. His condition was sound his horn on approaching a

Ho For I judged that a woman's not considered very serious, but congested part of the road. It was tactics by giving Government a eighteenth-century history.

was schooled with the lovers of old cardinal sin was not to be good. there was always the danger of raining at the time and the car, clear majority (loud cheers). complications setting in,

skidded, with the result that a Chin.

books, missals and manuscripts looking. I observed that many he matriculated amongst old Jewishyoung men who did not come up Defendants pleaded.

"notiese roolie was knocked down and in-

dealers of curios and objets to me got on better and guilty" and were put back for a jured. His client stopped the car.

d'art;" he graduated in the great more popular in society than I. week.

university of life and experience.

I was very cut up about it, but,. He has written abour thirty-five even then, I had sense enough not volumes of fiction, his first novel to be unduly surprised."

Jocasta and the Famished Cat" his book" The Crime of Sylvestre being published in 1879 In 1861 Bonnard" was crowned by the French Academy, into which he "was received in 1896.**

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immediately and rendered all pos sible assistance to the injured iñan. I Further he paid all the hospital: charges and compensated him in the sum of $70. In consideration of this he asked the Magistrate toj deal with the case leniently.

The Magistrate cautioned the defendant on the first charge; fined him $50 on the second count and dismissed the third.

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His work has been described as ground which was in a very rough being illuminated with style, and uneven condition, the opening scholarship and psychology, but night, for the general public has its outstanding features are the been put back to Thursday night lambent wit, the gay mockery, the and the private exhibition will genial irony with which he touches take place on Wednesday, the every subject he treats. Yet the the never malicious, 15th inst, when only those holding wit is invitation cards will be admitted. mockery never derisive, the irony It must be strictly understood never barbed. Often: he shows by the general public that the bow humanity triumphs over mere. private exhibition is presented to asceticism; indeed he might be officials only and is somewhat in described as an ascetic overflowing the nature of a censorship, con with humanity. He is in turn Rabelaisian, yet sequently only those officials who saintly are responsible to the general without incongruity. At all times of public for the presentation of the he is the unrelenting foe entertainment will be invited and superstition and hypocrisy, and these will consist of Government his writings are not for babes, but and Municipal Officers, the Press, for men and the mothers of men. Education Department, the Clergy and the principals of civic

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A Child of the Classics.

M. Anatole France, whose real name is A. Tribault, was born. in Paris nearly eighty years ago, Invitations are out for a recep- and spent many of his early years October 21, at the Chinese he browsed at will among all Merchants Club (China Building, kinds of literature.

The result was that

were

Books have always been his joy. beautiful for him :- As a boy, Virgil made the world

I read the Sixth Eclogue with wonder and delight. My dowdy little. room faded from my sight, and behold, I was in the cave where the sleeping Silenus had let his garlands fall from his brows.

Now and again the memories recall a good story:~,

M. Amedée Pichot, the founder of the Revue Britannique, has told us how the Lord High Chancellor made it his custom, when he sent down the beef to the princes and dukes at his table, to declare that he would regard it as a very great honour to see the offered portion accented. Persons of lower rank, but of some esteem. he would beg to accept the beef; and lastly, wheo he came to the rank and file at the far end of the board, he would bang his knife on the table and shout out the inter rogatory monosyllable-"Beef?"

One of Anatole's youthful acquaintances was an engineer, an industrial idealist who dreamt of universal peace and the unity of

Company, which will give a speeds much comfort. In bittle of Phonber | tion from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, in his father's book-shop, where the nations:-

of 72 knots.

The naming ceremony was per formed by Miss Gwen Tully. to

MARINE COURT,

BOAT” MISTRESS. CLAIMS ·

"FIFTH PLACE.".

at

If Chew Luk-a cargo-boat mis- tress-had been the judge yesterday's extra race meeting her determination of positions-of-no account to the "tote" as she only disputed a ruling as to who was fifth and sixth-would certainly have occasioned surprise.

5.5.

The Water Police alleged that she brought her craft alongside the 'Haichow" after five com- petitors had beaten her for pace and were snugly in place. It is a contravention to tie up when five other boats are already there; so Chów Luk argued that she ran fifth and not sixth,

Her protest was made to, not a steward, but to the Marine Magistrate (Lieut. Commander G. F. Hole, R. N.) who was unsympathetic and ordered her to pay a penalty in a fine of $5.

Another cargo-boat mistress charged with her was fined a similar amount. She pleaded "guilty." Another boat-owner was mulcted In the sum of $10 for anchoring in the southern fairway.

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His idea of peace was of the Napoleonic order. What he meant

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a "child of the great classics." In "Livre de Mon Amj," written when he was about 20 years old, he gives in most exquisitely The engineer's dream is being | 10 19 18 LAZHITIS MELJNOK LAN simple prose the story of his dreamt by many

HUGE AIRSHIP ON LONG FLIGHT,

The giant Zeppelin airship ZB-8, built in Germany for the United States Navy, has successfully completely trial nights and is now on her way across the Atlantic for her Lakehurst, NJ, hangar. Photograph shows her luxurious interior furnishings,

the nations should be the exclusive achievement of France, and that France should preside in sovereign splendour over the united States of the world.

dreamy, book-loving boyhood. It to-day.

is a book that remains always, in

the mind, classed with all beauti ful and sympathetic tales of child life.

Later he published some poems, and then came his first two novels: "Jocasta" and "Sylvestre. Boa- nard."

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"THE BOON OF "DESIRE."

Anatole was born poor. He writes that he has never known the abject poverty that degrades the soul, but in a fine passage he eulogizes what may perhaps, be called reasonable penury:-

Fame at the Age of 42. ——

I give thanks to the gods for having decreed that I should be All this time, however, M. born poor. Poverty, was a bene Anstole. France was very luleficent mother to me and showed known, and it was not till 1886, me the true value of the things one when he was 42 years of age, that needs in life, which, without her; 1 there came his real introduction to should never have known. Fot the public. Then began his famous bearing to lay upon me the burden connection with Le Temps, which of luxury, she dedicated my day's gave over 10 him its literary to the service of Art and Beauty, "feuilleton."..

She preserved me from folly and Some ten years after the begin-kept me in good heart. Poverty ning of his connection with is like the angel of Jacob: Temps, there came one of the compelling those she loves to best known of his series of novels: wrestle with her in the darkness, "Le Mannequin d'Osier.""" L'Orme and when they come forth fato the. du Mall.""L'Anneau d'Amethysts" light, bruised though they be, the and Monsieur Bergoret à Paris." blood cources more swiftly in their The whole four volumes are taken velns, their loins are suppler, their up with the history of a certain arm more strong, dan M. Bergeret, and bring in, Having had but a meagre share incidentally, an almost Incredible in this world's goods, 3 have loved number of characters, touch Life for herself, I have loved her on all imaginable phases unveiled, in that nakedness that is of contemporary life, and so polent to terrify and to charm. discuss and dismiss every kind of Poverty vouchsafes to those she idea. There is no opinion or loves the only real boon there is in * belief no occupation, no philoso life, the boon which Imbues rarith; phy of life, or the lack of it, that loveliness and grace the beings) he does not treat in his own pecu- and the things we care for, which

·liar half-mocking, half,indulgent sheds over the world. Its perfume

and lincharm, the boon of Desire,

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