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After twelve months of bad trade and unsettled conditions the Chinese can have little regret for. the passing of the first year of the present. cycle of sixty, which has always been held to be the fore- runner of a period of prosperity.

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firms down Nam Pak Hong way go to the wall.

To cap all, the weather has been inclement so that the huge army of tradespeople who usually reap Timid Hongkong residents who a harvest just before New Year dislike. firecrackers" may rest will suffer to a certain extent. assured that the preliminary Friday is China New Year Eve bombardment will not start till when the finishing touches will Friday. On the afternoon of this have been put to an elaborate day all the womenfolk will have series of preparations for the attended to their New Year coif- picious day. Saturday heralds in fures, the shops to replenishing the celebrations proper-extend-their sign-board" adornments, and ing in Hongkong for about a week the lazy menfolk to getting a last and in some parts of. China for shave just before the barbers half a month. ";

close:

To-day, according to the Chin- ese calendar, is "Great Cold," but the compiler seems to have omitted "Great Drizzle." Düring the week-end households went. through their kitchen thanks- giving services and shopping has now commenced.

Down at the Bazaar-nobody need be told where it is--stalls. are now replete with merchandise ranging, from cloth caps (model Whitechapel '08), trumpery dolls, peacock feather ornaments, mil- lions of Boston garters · and': trillions of factory socks.

Still the fair has beauties which are appreciated by its. motley There are avenues of crowd. plants ir

wonderful pots chrysanthemums in bloom, orange, trees in frait, including curious} malformations due to the mis- guided ingenuity of the gardener; characteristic examples of stunt- | દર્દી trees and shrubs; pretty peonies; and, last but not least, the two specimens of lucky flowers which grace every table on New Year's Day, these being the water fairy" and the flower- ing shrub, the blooms of which resemble an overhanging bell.

In previous years Jervois Street and Bonham Strand have been almost impassable a' week before the great day, but to-day ricahas could run through without difficulty. This very apparent sign of the times reflects the de- pressed', condition of the pre-

| festivity shopping.

ANXIOUS.

TROUBLE FEARED.

VOLUNTEERS AND NAVY MEN. READY,

(Render's Service.)

Shanghai, January 19,

It is reported that the Chi Hsieh-ytan troops have been com pletely routed at Chekiang and are in full retreat,

Chi Halen-yuan has sent all his reserves and general staff to Sece chow where he hopes to establish a defence liste, but is doubtful whether that line will hold.

All leave has been stopped from naval vesels in Shanghai and the men held pbroad "rendy for emergencies.

All the settlement volunteers are standing by, as there is a possibility of Chi Hsieh yuan's forces falling back on Shanghai.

» COMING TO HONGKONG..

Another murder mystery was added, last night, to Hongkong's already long list of similar crimes. In thisge the Police are with out the smallest inkling as to the motive c. the crime.

been

'and who have Robbery could not have been the speak motive for the stabbing, with an approached by the Police were ordinary butcher's knife, of a most emphatic in bearing out the young Chinese in the heart of the dead man's statement that he town, about ten o'clock last night. could not have been murdered When the body was picked up a because he had incurred, the sum of over $150 was found in a enmity of anybody. purse and this had not been touched.

Neither could deceased have been the object of a revenge as he himself, on his deathbed asserted that he had never had a quarrel to speak of.

All those who are qualified to

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H.M.A.S. Australia" which is shortly to join the China Squadron for six months under

the new system inter-changing Imperial warships.

TROTSKY TO GO.

MUST SUBMIT TO PARTY DISCIPLINE.

(Reuter's Service.)».'

MINISTER OF WAR'S MISSION.

Peking, January 18. General Wu Kuang-hain, Minis- ter of War, left Peking yesterday. It is understood he is bound for Nanking in order to discuss the military situation in Kiangsu with General Lu Yung-hsiang. *. BHIPPING OFF THE INTERNED.

ALL BLACKS WIN,

FRANCE HEAVILY

DEFEATED.

(Reuter'a Service.)

Toulouse, January 18. The All Blacks beat France,

In Wellington Street are rows of mushroom printers, each cater- ing to the recent Chinese tendency to adopt Western'ideas by making "New Year cards" which are none other than self-glorified visiting cards decorated with the colours of rainbow. "Olo 'custom"

Moscow, January 18.

Shanghai, January 18. ordains that greetings be pre- According to a semi-official The first batch of disarmed sented with a slip of red paper statement, a plenary session of interned soldiers were shipped 80-6. bearing one's name. but these the Executive Committee and the from Shanghai to Tsingtao to- have given way to the cards Central Control Committee of the day. They number 5,000. Another described.

Russian Communist party adopted batch of 2,000 leave to-night and

that a resolution

owing to the balance of 12,000 to-morrow, Trotsky's attitude toward

UNRULY FËNGTIEN TROOPS. Leninism, it is, impossible that

Shanghai, January 18.

Later..

The match was played in bril- liant sunshine before an attend- ance of 30,000. The French adopt- ed New Zealand, formation.

The All Blacks soor attacked.

Apparently this is another of those not too rare cases of inia- taken identity when an innocent person has lost his life through an underworld gang planning vendetta only to find that the wrong man has been sent to his doom.

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Deceased was employed in the Sui Cheong firm of piecegoods. dealers and patent medicine pro- * prietors, of Wing Lok Street. just! behind the Harbour Office. Ques- tioned by detectives, the master gave decensed an exemplary character, affirming that he had been employed there for over ten years as general shop assistant and was of a most retiring-din- position.

Thirty-two years of age. mar- ried well, his wife a woman of twenty-eight-being the daughter of a well-established- dentist in Queen's Road. In recent years, the father-in-law had left control of his shop in the hands of deceased.

It had been the invariable prac- tice of deceased to leave his employers at about seven o'clock every evening to go back to his father-in-law's shop where he lived. Last Bight he assisted in stock-taking at the Sui Cheong and, did "not leave till about ten o'clock.

Going through Kwong Yuen Street East, which connects Wing Lok. Street to the junction of Queen's Road, and Wellington Street (the old Fire Station). he was attacked by two men who. were walking towards him.

All that he could say to the Police was that a man, whose appearance he could not describe, much less recognise, struck out at. his chest and that somebody else struck a blow at him from behind. No mark of violence was found on his back but a fatal knife wound was on the chest. Taken to the Government Civil Hospital Jast night, he succumbed to the wound this morning,

In a subsequent search a detec- tive found a butcher's knife near the spot and it is surmised that the wound was inflicted with this,

OVERDUE.

CONCERN FOR LOCAL VESTEL.

"PAFFAT" MISSING,

Concern has been felt in the

A mixture of metallic noises goes to maintain the fun of the fair, which will be at its height on Friday evening. The really he retain the control of the It is understood that owing to The first try was scored by the earnest bargain hunter will hang Army or his post on the Revolu- the alleged overbearing attitude All Black forward White from al back till then after having done tionary War Council, and warning of the Fengtien soldiers at Nan-scrum büt was not converted. a little judicious reconnoitring in him that unless be submits to king and their rude treatment of Lucas scored the second try which the meantime.

party discipline, he will be foreigners, a detachment. of was converted. Those who live in the hopes removed from the Political Bureau American sailors has been landed. A fine combined movement of i that the Chinese vendor" will and the Executive Committee Thousands of Fengtien troops the All Blacks backs resulted in local shipping community at the absence of news from the become desperate in the last hour The resolution, followed the are reported to be arriving in Svenson scoring. The try was not

Norwegian steamer "Faffat" of the old year and will be pre-reading of a statement by Trotsky, Nanking daily. It is also report converted. Two more All Black which left Hongkong on January pared to accept next to nothing who was unable to be presented a regiment of Russians has tries followed in quick succession, 3, for Dairen, and has not arrived. for "culios" and "big bargain" lowing to illness.

arrived. Lu Yung-hsiang is re- the second by Richardson. Both there although the journey usually had better wait till normal times

ported to be marching troops were not converted. when they should explore the quarter curiously named. (by Europeans) Paddy's Market but which in the Japanese language is known, as "Dorobomachi," which means "Thieves Street." It is from this intriguing place that the tons of curios rise as if from nowhere.

ALLIED DEBTS,

U. S. RESPONSIBILITY QUERIED.

(Reuter's American. Service.)

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to Lungtan, which is 12 miles The score at half-time was 17-0. takes about a week or less.

Messrs. Karsten, Larssen and from Nanking.

On the resumption, the French Co., the local Agents, have The Shanghai papers give pro- took the offensive, Cassayet and requested that a lookout be kept minence to the conditions of Ribeyre successively getting for her.. 1,000 interned Chinese troops. across. But both place kicks fail- They are herded together in aed with the score at 17-6. confined space, surrounded by The retirement of Irvine (in barbed wire, and housed in the jured) spurred the All Blacks to poorest huts on muddy ground make a mighty effort, which re- They have been given some bread sulted in two tries in rapid succes- slon, one of which was converted. and rice, but no meat.

Washington, January 18. A debate, in which the Paria In 'the work-day reaim shroffs are working overtime. Chinese agreement is likely to be severely

The "North-China Daily News" want to have a clean slate to start criticised, is expected to follow the the New Year with and to do submission of a resolution in the states the men hitherto have be- this they must pay all debts and Senate by the Californian Senator, haved well under abominable collect all amounts owing to Mr. Hiram J. Johnson, calling on conditions. If their patience be them. No surprise will be oc- the State Department to furnish came exhausted and they tried to casioned should any of the big the text of the recent Paris agree-break out, the barriers would go

down like pack-thread.

A RICH CARGO.

(Reuter's Servics.)

ment.

Mr. Johnson declares that the compact whereby America shares the Dawes' payments would compel her to assume responsibility for the enforcement of the agreement in the event of Germany default- ing.

الجماعة

It is understood that Senator Borah will favour the resolution..

When the "Paffat" left Hong. kong, bad weather prevailed and this has probably been the cause of the delay.

FLYING MISSION.

D'OISY OFF ONCE

MORE

The French made a last des- perate rally, but were unable to.. stop the New Zealanders from CAPT, scoring a try, which was converted a few minutes before the final" whistle.

(Reuters Servics.)

The All Black scorers in the first It is understood the Chinese half were Porter, Steel, Svenson,

PARIS, January 18;; Chamber of Commerce has now White and Richardson (one each); decided to charter five steamere to and, in the second half Irvine

A French military' mission, transport the interned troops to (one) and Cooke (two), Nicholls faciuding Colonels Degoys and Tsingtao. The first steamer is. took three successful place kicks. Vuillemin, and Captains. D'Olsy expected to sell to-morrow."

Dagnaux, who are attempting to

Shanghai: January 18....

"The shingled hair fashion, nowy from Paris to Lake Chad in two LONDON, January 18,

It fi repented that General Lu considered so smart and original four-engined Bleriot-aeroplanes. Yung-halang troops have clash by women, is a revival of a mode started at 11.45. this morning lu Bar gold valued' at OVER

ed with a force of Chi Hsieh worn by early Christian women splendid weather.

SLATERE $5,000,000 and sliver worth £27,000 Farrived at Plymouth aboard the It has been decided to form anyuan's men, near Chinklang. Atas penance for their naughty

United States liner George Athletic Club or Association for noon yesterday, the two armies habits," said Mr. Herbert Norris The air mission to Lake Chad Washington from New York the promotion of amateur athletics commenced fighting. About the costume designer, in a lecture landed at Campdavord, in

About in Shanghai (cross-country track 16,000 man are gaged and the in London on consigned to London.

"The Costume of | the Department of Cher, owing to half of the gold is for Bombay, and marsihon running, etc.).

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