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scholarship to Balliol, and follow-

ed up with a brilliant 'career at

MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1925.

CHINA NEW YEAR,

Oxford by making an enviable, re- DEPRESSED TRADE AT THE

BAZAAR

QUIET FESTIVE SEASON."

Content to allow the Chinese

THIN RED LINE”

"MEDICAL MISSIONS IN

CHINA.

HEACH WORK FEATURED.

"We are a thin red line, very very thin and very very red satd Dr. I. Kirk, the President of the

session of that "Association's con-

putation at the Bar. He entered Parliament in 1886. and relin- quished a fine practice when he was appointed Home Secretary in 1892. Afterwards he returned to the Bar. Entering politics again, he was Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, from 1905 to 1908, in community to remain in occupa- troducing Old Age Pansions and tion of the Colony for their most China Medical Association, in the Licensing Bill. When receiving

Oxford auspicious event of the year, Euro-an address which opened at the the Hon. degree of B.C.I. he was peans to-day will, on the whole, University this morning, the first presented as a distinguished be making off for Fanling, Happyference. alumnus of Oxford, and a power Valley and other pleasure resorts The British Medical Association, ful advocate. But as a politician, to wind up the holidays.

with which the B.M.MA. has com- even more, if possible than an ad-

Friday evening saw the finish-bined for the purpose of the Jolut vocate, he had proved his dis- tinetions, having been selected, ing touches put on to the elaborate conference, concluded the session, while still quite young by Mr system of preparation for the which was of particular interest to Dr. Kirk Indicated this morning Gladstone that price among great day. Depressed trade has them on Saturday. statesmen-for one of the high made its effect felt everywhere, the changes which had taken place offices of State" Made Lord particularly at the bazaar, where in the facilities at the disposal of Rector of Glasgow University in most of the stallholders came out the medical missionary both in 1905, he was appointed Lord on the wrong side.

regard to the general advancement Many wonder where these of medical science and the attitude Rector of Aberdeen in 1908 and Elder Brother, Trinity House, in tradesmen go to after China New of the people and emphasised that 1909. Mr. Asquith. succeeded in Year, and it may interest them to a wider opportunity had laid on forcing through both Houses of know that every China New Year the medical missionary a greater Parliament, despite the most morning, the Steamboat Co. runs responsibility, strenuous opposition, the Parlia- ja special boat to convey the There was a great field of work, ment Bill of 1911, abolishing the visitors back to Canton. The the importance of which had yet veto of the House of Lords. He remainder shrink back to their to be fully appreciated, and that introduced the Home Rule Bill in shops and the confines of "Paddy's was in the mission schools, none of which should be without health" 1.1912. Completing eight conse-Market."

cutive years as Premier in April Saturday was utilised by the work as an outstanding feature of He communities to its curriculum and life. of 1916, he was presented with non-Chinese- the freedom of Morley, his native indulge in sport, reports of which thought, sald Dr. Kirk, that there place. Mr. Asquith offered in will be found elsewhere in this might be some truth in the allega

tions that were somethimes made March, 1914, certain suggestions issue.

on the Home Rule question, after To-day will be given over to the against them that they were paying private "conversations" with Mr. football interport match at Happy too much attention to the sick and Bonar Law. He next became Valley when thousands of Chinese too little to the all important task of health education and disease Secretary for War and was suc-taking advantage of the respite prevention among the youth of ceeded at the War Office by Lord from work-will line the ropes to China, not only in mission schools," Kitchener. In May of 1915 he cheer their two representatives in but other schools and colleges

Cricket formed a Coalition Government, the Hongkong eleven.

throughout China. retaining the Premiership. He matches will also be played and Dr. Kirk also referred to the visited in June the British and the interport yachting races will object which was behind all their French Headquarters; and again be decided. Golfers will retire to work of eventually getting hospitals in July. He delivered notable Fanling, Kowloon City and Deep in China entirely staffed by the speeches in the Guildhall on the Water Bay to wind up their com- Chinese themselves, and appealed war. He was present at the petitions. Not a few have taken for a broader spirit in order that Allies Conference in Paris, in their guns to the more remote the qualified Chinese youth who March, 1916, proceeding to Rome corners to indulge in a few days' was imbued with the missionary spirit might be given, every later. More than once he visited shooting.

the front. His brilliant eldest Saturday, for the Chinese, was opportunity of taking the position son, Raymond, was killed in merely given over to "chin chin he was fitted for on the hospital, action, in September of 1916. josy-and-making-social calls to staffs, matu The Coalition Ministry resigned pay respects. Yesterday, compli

Dwalling on the necessity för- in December, 1916, Mr. Asquith mentary business rounds were more tolerance, Dr., Kirk said that declining an honour offered him made to say "kung hay fat choy" be found that more good was sympathy to the bereaved. by the King. He was defeated at and last night, the restaurants done by putting the case clearly Reginald Earnshaw leaves a the General Election in December re-opened with their brilliant before 'patients and leaving them thing should be done or "cot The China Mail" Bernal mongkong and 4 of 1918, but was M.P. for Paisier illuminations and multi-coloured to decide whether such and such a in February of 1920, Mr. decorations. To-day, the third day" Often enough they go to con mother, father and sister in the Asquith was again defeated in the of the year, is considered by some suit the family idol about it," said Mr. Dickens leaves last general election. After a to be the least important of the Dr. Kirk, "but I find that the idols Homeland. four boys in Hongkong and a very crowded political life, he has period. Tradition associates the seam to have been believing in me widow and a son in England. Thus now decided to accept a peerage third day with an inkling that far more since I adopted that have Saturday afternoon's two as the "Earl of Oxford, thus quarrels may develop should too course and "became less abitrary”-

rounding off one of the most much be said, tragedies cast a heavy cloud over briliant careers of our time. tén lives, besides causing sorrow to a wide circle of friends. The European community of the Colony, we are sure, will join with

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SATURDAY'S TRAGEDIES.

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us in deploring these two woeful"EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA" mishaps and in extending our the heartfelt

to.. sympathy bercayed.

The Next One.

MISTAKEN IDENTITY?

(Laughter.).

As with the European com- That it was his belief the hos- munity, most of the business pitals in Chiza should be on a establishments commence opera more self-supporting basis was the tions, beginning with the placing closing note of the address, and and securing of complimentary the suggestion was put forward for orders. A few trades, tailoring, consideration that there should be paying guests and, if necessity for instance, will waft awhile.

Like last year, the festive arise, paying twards taken in. "Why should not the rich in China season has been free from fires:

Even the Colony's had characbe given the privilege of paying ters took on the holiday spirit. for the less fortunate poor,” askeci

Dr Kirk. On Friday evening, there was an On inquiry from the local office armed robbery' at Shamshuipo and of the Canadia Pacific S.S. Co.. yesterday a woman was held up Otherwise, the China Mall" was informed in Chatham Road,

Empress of there has been a clean sheet for that the EMS, Australia" was not interfered with, serious crime. As far as is known, much less fired upon, whilst in the there have been no untoward vicinity of Woosung on arrival at results from the thousands of Shanghai before coming down to joy-rides during the last two days.. Hongkong.

China's age old love of festival, still as strong a feature of the national life as ever, finds happy expression in numerous feasts, many of which have been faith- fully observed these two thousand

A Shanghai paper had stated years. Saturday saw the celebra- tion of one fully that old, the that a report was current in Shang-

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great China New Year festival. hai that the "Australia" had been FLARES

fired upon. As confirmation had

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

to

AND FLASHES.

ENJOYABLE EVENING:

FRIENDLY RUSSIA,

LATEST GOODWILL

PROFESSIONS.

READY TO PAY DEBTS.

(Reuter's Service.)

the

ROSS-On January 10, 1925, at

London, England, to Chris- Our Chinese friends are now not been obtained, the rumour had tina, wife of A. Ross, Hankow, looking forward to the Shang been dismissed as unlikely on the

Moscow, January 25. Yuan-chieh, or "Feast of Lan-ground that no Chinese leader a son (stillborn). By cable.

Interviewed by the "Isvestia,” RICHARDS. On January 18, terns," which ranks in import could have mistaken the Identity of

The test of the beneficence of a M. Rakovsky declared that co 1925, at the Victoria Nursing ance next to the New Year itself, a ship of the size of the "Australia," holiday lies in the frame of mind operation was one of the Soviet

As it happened. Mr. Allan

which it leaves one, and consequences Although Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and which indeed, it really brings to a Mrs. W. J. Richards, a close. Originally starting as a Cameron, Oriental Manager of the AS good healthy laughter is hypothesis of an alliance among ceremonial worship in the Temple company, was on the ship at 2 fine thing for clearing three countries had been advanced daughter,

He states that the BLATCHFORD.-On January 18, of the First Cause during the the time.

was not in the least away have best cobwabs which in some foreign newspapers It 1926, at the Victoria Nursing Han Dynasty, it was not until iiner

might have been left in spite of was without foundation. He ex- the firing being Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and some eight hundred years later disturbed, Mrs. Herbert J. Batchford, a that the feast took its present higher in the river than where other holiday enjoyments, a fitting pected only good results from the form with lanterns as the main the Australia" anchored. Mr.finale to the Chinese New Year Russo-Japanese agreement. So far

#vacation

will be found to be a as it concerned Anglo-Soviet re- daughter,

display. Covering a period of six Cameron added that possibly a visit to the Theatre Royal to night lations, Britain had no reason to "days, the festival reaches its fow small vessel's going down the

that Madeline Rossiter's company least degree directed against her. Hongkong, Monday, January 26, 1925. climax on the 15th of the lunar river were held ap and examined or on any of the remaining nights suppose the agreement was in the

is in occupation.

The Soviet sincerely desired. month, but the refulgent, beauty by the Chinese military.

Suggestive though the title peaceful co-operation with Britain. of its myriad lanterns is usually

(Flares, and Flashes") is of the M. Rakovsky said he WAS dimmed" by the glory of a fuil

nerve racking din which, to the astonished at M. Herriot's protest moon. Not only does every house

Chinese mind, is an indispensable against M. Rykoff's declaration. in the land flaunt its lustrous Hongkong's China New celebra- emblem of cheer, but countless WOMAN HELD UP IN feature of this time of rejoicing. He declared M. Herriot knew it may be mentioned that the quite well the Soviet pas ready STREET IN, KOWLOON. tions, usually so blithe and feck paper lanterns of every colour

similarity ends with the title, for to pay, but France must create the. and design go bobbing along the

nothing could be more soothing to possibility of payment by dnan- less, were marred by two very crowded streets, borne high in distressing accidents, each costing picturesque procession with the A woman residing at Kowloon the mind than the varied selections cially helping the Spriet

[M. Herriot. recently, instructed the life of a valuable member of usual grotesque dragon swaying was the victim of a highway of this talented company. the European community. From and writhing most fearsomely in robbery with violence shortly It is no reflection on the enter the Franch Ambassador at Moscow

their lambent light. Music and after noon on Saturday. The taining qualities of the other to protest to the Soviet. Gover

woman

wax held up at performers to write that Madellas ment against the recent speech of the facts as set forth in our news crackers dominate the general Chatham Road by thres men, one Rossiter stood out preeminently M. Rykoff when he described the columns to-day it would seem that clamour." "According to one while the one misfortune could not authority, the candle ends of the of whom caught her by the throat on Saturday night. Her actlog at. Freach loans to Russia as imperia very well have been prevented, illuminated monsters are eagerly whilst the others divested her of times rose to heights of dramatic listic, and denied a legal obligation

sought by childless women. The four gold rings, two bangles and poignancy that held the house to repay them.]

small sum of moany,

spell-bound; and yet, such is her being of the kind that might over fast anyway is one of the pret Following the report made to duel personally, she had it. the take any motor cyclist, the other tiest and happiest in the Chinese the Police, two men are being next minute in peals of laughter." offers certain points for searching calendar. inquiry. Doubtless this inquiry will be instituted in due course through the usual oficial channel, and until the findings are delivered it would be highly improper, need hardly say, for a to offer any comment from calling

For an

The Earl of Oxford,

detained. A part of the stolen' property has also been recovered

It is notified in the Army Mr Asquith's decision to Orders that with effect from accent st peerage, as a result of February 1a weekly issue of the recent Liberal debacle, f328 mutton will be made on moves

the best known Wednesdays. The ration will be present, frozen, beef during summer ctober)) and÷14

Light and clever individual and: concerted items are contributed In Just the right proportion by Don. Gemmell, Charles Mason, Billy man, and Elslo May. Iredale, Lena Lawton, Joan Nor

FLYING MISSION.

(Reuter's Service.)

PARIS, January 25. Depay & aeroplipe exputliekos, hae arrived at Colomb Bechar. LINGERING COUGHS,

This is the French military Bronchitis leaves a bad sough Somission which is flying from Paris:

infcenes, and is gripps, but these to Lake Chad is French Equatorial

Africa+Captain D'Ossystemet and curative quale flew from Paris to Takyo,

Cough