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HONGKONG'S BEGGARS.

A SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM.

CANTON ASYLUMS.

Local Philanthropist's Notable Scheme.

MORE STRIFE?

Serious Canton Position

ARSENAL IN DANGER,"

YUNNAN TROOPS' SUDDEN,

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To-day's close rate 2/2 15/10 To-day's opening rate 2/2 15/16

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HOME TURF.

THE AUSTIN SEVEN.

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PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

MANNA WINS TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.

SHANGHAI MAN'S VICTORY.

Will Mr. Henry Morriss Win The Derby? Mr. Henry Morriss, owner of the "Field" string of ponies in Shanghai, has won the Two Thousand Guineas race, considered by many as a direct step to the Derby, the Blue Ribband of the Home

"Make provision for the old or infirmed mendicants but meto Fout" fitting and adequate punishment to the "pretenders and the nuisance will largely disappear" was the solution suggested by a Chinese philanthropist when approached by the "China Mail" on the (Courtesy of the Daily Bulletin.) Turf. subject of Hongkong's beggars.

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Peki

April 29. om Canton

rounded troops

creating

Beyond a few who really have subsequent to which a correspon- the welfare of the Colony's dent made a number of observa-

Foreign telegram tions. In connection with the state that the human derelicts at heart, most problem of beggars, it has since yesterday afterne people here give hardly a thought been learned that there are the Canton Ariends, to, the problem.

nuber of Chinese able-bodied a serious situation. Which may tinually on the streets begging the present civil administration women who are to be found con- result in the complete collapse of for a living. Most of these are of very shortly. Sampan origin and they are pledged to beg for a living for a certain number of years.. if not for the remainder of their lives, In return for soupe boon from their gods they have given the undertaking which they devoutly perform.

Beggars are always being roped in and repatriated to their homes, the greater majority being sent to Charton under police charge By peas tenton's proximity, this i meth can only be effective to a null degres, Practically all the "old hands" take the next boat back to Hongkong.

There are in t'anton. at present, n numer of huge asylums, one or 1wn of, which sheiter the infirm and the bird, respectively, The , work of these great homes is best Idesecitask in an appeal dasted by His Lordship the Bishop of Cinto the Right Rev. Antoine; Fourquet, Evenue." Vicaire Apostolique) whose Chinese nurme ifuntobese pronunciation;" is Spal Cheung Mau, which tends, inter Ma

"The Government of Hongkong has been kinal nongh to authorise an at peal for funds is your of he Three Asylums for the Aguh| aud Bad of both sexes in Canenns

The aryums Mov shelter 12.00-nmates and they depend for their upkeep of the Government el Canton, In nemal times, the wum allotted nonthly for the midnténance of these institutions Pamint te aittle over 35.000. Bertunaily since jlitical Įdėleavaluma kindled the flames of

DAWN. this eagre t amat, has been only painlly nid, and oftener that ought to e the cure, a cash is forth- coming."

In chnection with the appeal, the "Fira Maif ourns from Mr. Ei Seen-hing. Aive-chairman of the Chupp Song Benevolent Society jeading Chinese expansation of charity of which Mr. Tsang Foo, the local coal mer- chant is chairman), that it is hoped to arouse rufficient interest in Hongkong to make the instika-i tions self-supporting for a while, į Part of the scheme, if approved. van be made ti include the taking over of Hongkong's infirm beggars.

The institution is strictly non- sectarian, and the majority of inmates are pagani, Mr. Li said, from almost every province in

"

The leaders are, negotiating. hoping to prevent open hostilities.

[The Canton Arsenal has been the bone of contention between the Yunnanese army on the one hand and the Cantonese Gevern- ment and Army, on the other. Recently it was still turning out

"A LONG PRICE

(Reuter's Service.) '.

London, April 29.. The result of the Two Thousand Guineas, (one mile), run at New market' to-day is as follows:-

Manna. St. Beenn Ogjah.

F1

and heas in owned by Mr. Harry Torriss of Shanghai,

Mr. "Harry Tořriss” should, of course, read Mr. Henry Morriss, who, like Sir Paul Chater. Mr. | "John Peel" and others, has won many classic events with Chiña ponies. Mr. Morriss's successes out here have been confined, mainly, to North China. Rayfield; Starting prices:-100/8Manna; owned by "Mr. Warrack" and 1 St. Becan; 10/1 Dojah. Friarsfield in the "Dynasty. There were thirteen starters. stable, which have raced in Hong lengths between second and thirt, have started in

Won by two lengths; four long this season, are believed to the Morriss Later. colours.

The winner of the Two Thou-

CABARET APACHES ROB WEALTHY WOMEN.

Aber: LOUISE "LAUSEN ' Delons: DOROTHY, KING:

AY PERKINSE

„Žave:MES TRÈNE SCHOEIZKÖPE SLEDITH/BODE.

To the long list of jewel robberies that have followed the custom of society women of wearing Thousands of pounds worth of gas to the supper clubs and cabarets has been added the semantional rchiveyouf Mrs. Pay Porkins, who, with her escolt. Mr. Milton Abbott, was hell up in her home and -relieved of £6,000 in gems. Both Mrk. Perkins and Mr. Abbott were savagely beaten. Darathy King and Loose Lawson, robbed in the same way, were killed by their nesilaints. Mrs. Irene Schochkop was abbed of £70,000 worth of gems in a like fashion, while Mme. Edith Bube, wealthy modiste, lost p. Tostupe in Jewels' in a similar holdup.

MUTING "SEQUEL.

NINETY ALLEGED REBELS ARRESTED.

small arms and ammunition. It has been desired by the Yunnanese mercenaries for some time. Outwardly there have been no strained relations between he

·Cantonese and Yunnanese, 'but the-

China. A few are Christians or (From Our Own Correspondent.) projected invasion of Kwantung

Magno, April 29. About ninety more alleged mutineers from Chinshan are re- ported to have been taken off the

8. Sui An to-day, as a result of the Chinese garrison just outside Macac rising, and shooting down officers.

From Canton, the gunboat Kang Koo has arrived, ostensibly. to keep an eye on the garrison on Lappa, which is stated to have flown the black flag of the mutineers at Chinshan.

by Tuchun Tung Chi-yán of Yunnan

have may matters to a head.]

brought

SZECHUAN SITUATION.

(Courtesy of the Daily Bulletin.)

Peking, April 29.

Mahometans. Freedom of belief His complete. Admission is seldom if ever denied: Some of the inmates are former Hongkong beggars, while ethers have drifted back from the Straits Settlements The East Indies. Shanghai. North China, &c. There are several ex- district magistrates in the 'homes. Mr. Li thinks it will be a good idea, since the majority of street beggara are Cantonese, to arrange for them to be taken over by the Canton asylums when they have been roped in by the Hongkong Police. Able-bodied shammers

Of the twenty or thirty report- should be taught a lesson but help ca shot yesterday, one was a staff might be extended in finding officer, another an adiutant and the remainder only bodyguards. In return fur the Canton who

resisted the mutineers' asylums taking over Hongkong's attack. undesirable beggars, Mr. Li sug- Most of those roped in are to before, sent General Kao Wai-chiu gests that some financial con- sent back to Canton to be dealt tribution should be made by the with. Colony.

them work.

At present, a number of female

voluntary workers are collecting

HOME MAILS.

The mail room staff of the

It will be remembered that the Government recently issued a mandate authorising Liu Hsiang. to censor the actions of General

Yang Sen. Tupan of Szechuan.

Hsiang wired declining the mission, entrusted to him on the ground that fighting had already occurred. The Government, there-

tion..

to Szechuan to study the situa

According to the latest Chinese reports, Yang Sen is still gaining ground. The Commander of his Fourth Division, Yang Chun-fang, completely defeated, the forces

"HAVE YOU, WON? -

HANKOW CHAMPIONS

RESULT.

(Courtesy of the Daily Bulletin.)

Hankow, April 29. The race for the Hankow Champions resulted as follows:

The Linnet Hyppolite

1 2

Blue Peter The sweepstako numbers are: 1..1,041; 2, 7,066; 3, 3,355.

CAPTAIN'S DEATH.

SAD NEWS FROM CANTON.

B. & S. SKIPPER DIES.

His many friends on the China Coast will regret to learn of the death of Captain F. M. Dillon, of

Suiyang. the China Navigation steamer

Captain Dillon passed away at Canton last night.

The name of St. Becah, who ran second, has not been recognised in Home turf news to hand and there may have been a mutilation.

Till a week or so ago. Picaroon was a hot favourite but he was "crocked"

The Derby, (one and a half miles), will be run at Epsom on May 27.

MR. C. R. BURKILL HERE.

By a coincidence there arrived.) in the Colony by the ss. Morea almost at the same time as the cable announcing the succeн of Mr. Henry Morriss a friend of his and a friendly rival in the Shang- hai and home racing world, Mr. "Chuck" (C.R.) Burkill who is returning to Shanghai from Home. to ride in the races com- mencing in Shanghai on Monday. He told "China Mail'' repre- sentative who chatted with him

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this morning that he had just. 00000000 heard the result of the Two Thound from Mr. T. E. Pearce, althobbe-remarked, "I kogni

hal

ng it was as certain i thing

jus in racing one can reckon."

Mr. Burkill remarked with twinkle that he had won quite a

bit" on the race. I told them all ICE CREAM:

on board what was going to win, too. Morriss rang me up to suy that he was not entering for the Craven Stakes but he was for the: Two Thousand, and was sure he would carry it off."

Asked if racing appeared the same to him as when he was last Home, Mr. Birkett replied that, there was little change, except in the weather and that "well it seems to get worse and worse."

Mr. Burkill has not ridden whilst he has been at. Home, except for hunting, much of which has been in the company of. Mr. Archie David, of Hongkong ind Shanghai, who is known as "Mr. Knoll"

who is now at Home.

best und

Mr. Burkill has transferred from the Morea to the Empress of Asia in order that he may have more time to make arrangements for the Shanghai races. "No. 1 can't give you any tips," he smilingly remarked at parting, "I am too much out of things.”

PEAK FIRE LOSS,

Upon enquiry at Messrs. Linstead and Davis, the local agents for the house occupied by Prof. Forster, which was gutted recently, the China Mail was informed that the architects, Messrs. Leigh and Orange, were estimating the damage done.

Messrs. Leigh and Orange in- formed the China Mail" upon enquiry that their investigations were not yet complete and it was impossible to give even ap- amount that proximately the

rebuilding,

can hardly G. P. O had an uneviable task in under Liu Wen-huai, one of Totships in harbour flew their flag at would have to be expended on the|

money in Hongkong. As it is felt that business men spare the time to give ear from being called upon to deal with the Hain-hui's Generals, at, Kaikang, time to time, the Chung Sing Home mail this afternoon in the

Benevolent Society proposes to midst of the work of despatching near Luchow.

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respect.

It was noticed that the B. & S.

half-mast to-day as a mark of

Later. Found Shot, Captain. Francia. Michael Dillon

a revolver...

sponsor the appeal by which it is two outward malls to Australia and has been forced to abandon his It is reported that Lai Hsin-hui hoped to put the Asylumps on their the U.S.A. feet and to provide suitable light The mall by the P. & O, Morsa plan for marching to the west work for those able to perform it, amounted to 311 bags letters dated against Yang Sen, and the latter, was found shot yesterday after so that even a small revenue will London, April 2, and 114 bags instead, is sending his troops east-noon in his cabin, and nearby was be forthcoming. Details of the parcels of March 26. Delivery of appeal will be announced in due letters will commence about 4 o'clock this afternoon, the parcels The suggestion of co-operation having obviously to be dealt with with Canton, Mr. Li concluded, is at night for delivery commencing

course,

ward along the route leading to Chungking, Wanhaien and Kwai chow.

Lai Hsin-hui is now attempting to move to the south in the hope. well worth the earnest considera.

of seizing the saltfields at Szeliu tion of every Hongkong resident

ching, but in this direction also he and particularly of Hongkong Pati Anll 20 air is being checked by another of Government:

cular to other ministers, re Yang Sen's divisions under Ho questing them to send in their Chin-ao, 1926 budget estimates before May

to-morrow morning.

Missions of Penance.7 Reference has been made to an 15, M. Caillaux urges them to article which appeared in the exercise the most strict economy "China Mail" some time ago, and to cut down expenditure One case of diphtheria, Chinose,"

wherever possible. Hayas,"

was notified yesterday,

Speaking at the monthly meet- ing of the Hongkong Chinese Chamber of Commerce Commites yesterday, Mr. I. M. Wong, vice- chairman, proposed that, in res ponse to a letter from the Chinese He had been in the service of members on the Legislative Council the C.N. Co. fpr 22 years and had and others, that a memorial to the late Mr. Lau Chu-pak be placed in made a home in Shanghai. Capt the Chamber. This proposal was Dillon was a native of Plymouth. adopted and subscriptions were In his service out here, he had limited to a maximum of $20 The commanded several ships and in late Mr Lau served on the Council, ', was chairman of the Chamber and February, 1924, underwent an operation------

war awardeU; "POLINERSZULly, the The Sulyang had proceeded to CMG Canton from Hongkong, and re-pr turned here this afternoon. The Shanghai, April 29-The Pan- funeral takes place this afternoon. chan Lama arrived at six o'clock

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