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them relief. The Canton Gov- ernment" may feel that it

can accept these risks. without anxiety, but it would do well to remember that China, politically, is a land of sudden changes

The dangers of the present position seem to us so patent and the promises of peace so alluring, that we quite fail to understand why the Canton Government does 'not suppress the strike pickets out of hand. This would be no be- traying of labour to whom we are told the Canton Government feels ao beholden. With the exception of the actual strike leaders, labour is suffering as much as anyone through the boycott and would be among the first to welcome relief.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

bogey of the "They saids" Ap peared. The end of the world was at hand Bub: Hongkong is still on the map and its recent escapade in getting in front or behind time has been rectified by HOOTING when the owl begins to

February is the month

As he had to workt ONLY AN back late the other an unerring. Royal Observatory

TIME hoot continuously by EARTHQUAKE, evening a certain We cannot suppress Seers and

way of announcing his

man took just one- Prophets, but the time has come marriage. His weird music is to endeavour to suppress the idle being supplemented and greatly drink to steady him for the task. rumourist who adds nothing to Improved Just now by a love-Just before 9 pm he was tolling life but an unholy fear of the un-note composed of rapid repetition away high up in a big office build- known. Let the reader ask him- of little hoots, which rather recalls

self or herself if the "unruly the sound of bubbling water. It ing when the room shook and the member these laat weaks has is the so-called brown owl of the place semed to sway and quiver. not been allowed to exercise its woodlands who is chiefly, though "Good Ford:!" he said, "I had functions unduly in passing on the not entirely, the hooting bird. only one drink, and it could not disturbing thought. Fear begets. Perhaps the best concert of hoot-possibly affect me as much as fear. It is possible to pass on the ing owls in Great Britain can be that." fear to others. Or a suggestion heard among the remoter thickets. So he went to a newspaper insisted on

becomes almost a of Epping Forest.

office to find out whether anyone reality. It communicates itself

else had felt it. When he found

to others who become to believe in

A remarkable letter that it was only an earthquake he

it and in the end to act upon it. A TRIBUTE was published in the was complete relieved. "So I There is a clear duty imposed

The village cricket club

"London Times" re- was all right, after all." he said upon us all. Of a speech we are cently from Enrico Ferri, pro-complacently, asked to apply the formula (1) fessor of criminal law and crim- Who made it? (2) What did he inology at the University of Bay? (3) How did he say it? Rome, under the heading "In The same thing should apply to Fraise of England." "It is my NEXT was in a tight position, rumour. Good Government is the agreeable task to interpret the

but the hope, of the side, minimum interference with the sentiments of the delegates from the vicar, was still going strong, liberty of the subject and freedom no fewer than thirty-six nations and courage rose high in the rus- of speech. But there comes a who attended the International tic breasts. Attempting a risky, limit, and that imit is reached Prison Congress," he wrote... "by short run, the vicar's wicket was the precise, when the idle tongue of rumour recording our common apprecia-thrown down at is given free reign and allowed to tion of the splendid hospitality moment when the batsman got" help on the cause of unsettlement. we have received in this country home to the crease. There was. -a hospitality which will leave an instant and confident appeal in our minds unfadingfor run out, but the village memories." And then he added barber, who was umpiring, gave an emphatic 'Not out "Ah!" this personal tribute:

Hayley Morries.

He has

Owing to his fonnection with the Far East the trial and appeal of Hayley Morriss and his young wife have aroused as much interest out here as at Home. From begin. ning to end it has been a mest unsavoury case, the stories of the girl victims of his passions being

His a pothetic in the extreme. peat has failed, as was to be expect- led by those who read in the Home paper the exhaustive reports of his very remarkable trial: been proved to be a thorough scoundrel. He har sinned not only against the law-he has shaken the confidence of many in mankind. It may be questioned by some whether such eases As this should be published at all in the Press, but these critics can be quite easily con- founded. More than any punishment. in prison the exposure of a man in the position of Hayley Morriss will be hard to bear. For his feelings. either during the sensational trial or when he is eventually released, no account need be taken. He has received his deserts. The real point the serious warning that it must of the publicity given to the cuse'is undoubtedly convey to young and impressionable girls. But for the publicity and the lessons afforded an all too easy prey to the passion of wicked scoundrels might be swalled, reacting on the moral tone of the whole community.

thereby the list of those who fall

There are many reasons why the Carton Government should suppress the strike pickets, but perhaps the strongest of them all is simply this if the Chinese MITCHELL.-On December 26,

people are in favour of the boycott 1926, Robert Hay Berry

they will continue it of their Mitchell; late of Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company accord, but if they are not they Ltd.. third son of the date will let it die out. If they should Charles Dundas Mitchell, elect to continue it, the world will | ·

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then know where it stands. It will know that the will of the masses and not the private Ischeming of a handful of terror-

ists is behind the movement. "

solicitor, Dundee.

at Newbury, Berks.

Hongkong, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1920.

CANTON TAKING RISKS.

But we do not believe for a moment that the boycott would

Yesterday's local papers chroni, last half a day if the strike pickets

CHURCH MEETING.

WORK OF ST. ANDREWS, KOWLOON,

Dear Aunt Augusta,—

As an Italian-and, there said the clergyman, with a breath fore, may I say, somewhat of of relief, that was a close shave. an artist? and as a sociolo-It wor, indeed, sir," agreed the gist that is to say, from the umpire in a very audible whisper, psychological point of view and if it adn't been that you also have been impressed were a reg'lar customer of mine,

'I should ha' said. "Next gentle-. by many and diverse things. The admirable people of Eng mang please.". land and Scotland; the flowers in bloom; your fine roade glorious trees; and, above all, your providential policemen- A REAL A Bible has come for me all these spring to the mind. TRAGEDY from "you, but I think To those of us who come from

there must be some mis- southern Europe, the first im-take. you see when you asked me pression given by your race is to write and say what I wanted that of a reserve approaching for Xmas I said a Bike, perhaps coldness, very different from my writing was a bit eligible. the warm expansiveness of the Shall I send it back to you? You Latin people. But & closer see I've got mumps and a Bible study shows your race to be isn't any use as I'm too bad to possessed of £ remarkable rend. eense of practical sympathy, Hoping to hear, shortly, and in the depths of Your

Your affect,, nephew, hearts there is a noble strength

CHRISTOPHER. of human feeling.

Writing about THE ALARM country house fires,

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The new official report on GIB Gibraltar, just published in

an author remem

London, is causing some bers a fire in the West of England amusement by its firm statement where the household and outside that "no aliens are ever allowed servants were fully equipped with to be born. there. The civil helmets, axes, and uniforms:

population is now 17,000, be "Each kept his uniform in his sides some 8,000 aliens (Span- room or at his home, and when iards), and 1,500 British sub- the firebell gave the alarm, every jects who come into work dally rushed for his clothes. from the adjacent Spanish terri- Seeing a man running away from tory. the burning mansion, I called out, 'Come here-the fire is in the house.'

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Many visits to Gibraltar have revealed several strange. little

"He pulled up, saying, "Our first peculiarities. Spain, for exam-. rule says, "Get into your uniform ple, officially regards Gibraltar as a part of Spain and includes as quickly as possible!""!

"And Bo mechanically they all it in its postal system and rates, while Great Britain only regards rushed to their homes and rooms the Spanish as aliens and makes as trained to do, and some of the them all leave the town at gun homes were half a mile distant!

rived in full uniform the dames fire, except those few who have residential permits, and even had been extinguished by one those must go indoors and stop man who had rushed a hose to there at the second gun fire. the room where the fire started.

But, strangely enough, in Aluminium was spite of the rigid regulations re- the DISCOVERER OF discovered in the garding other nationals,

ALUMINIUM. reign of Tiberius. Moors are allowd to come and But the Emperor go, just as they please. It is In dealing with the work of the beheaded the proud artificer who true that Geb-el-Tarik was the Church, Mr. Lindsay told the meet-exhibited a cup which shone like first landing place of the Moors is now held every Sunday morning. for if it were possible to obtain powers that be evidently regard ing that a service for Young People silver and was incredibly light, in Europe, and the British The services were under the super-so wonderful a metal from clay it as still a Moorish city. In intendence of Mrs. J. H. Hunt and the value of his own hoards of fact, one Moor, at Tangier, was had already proved most success-gold and silver would be reduced beard to speak of Gibraltar fui,"

to nothing."

“our part in Spain."

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Preceded by a reception by the eled quietly and briefly, the were disbanded; and we are con-year and Mrs. Lindsay, at which fact that Canton strike pickets,fident that this is the opinion of ten was served and instrumental seeking to prevent the fish the rest of the world. The Chin-music provided, the annual meeting dealers putting their wares ese are a sensible race with an of the St. Andrew's Church, Kow- aboard. fired a number of shots at instinct for trading as strong as loon, took place last night, under the chairmanship of the Rev. G. R. the river steamer "Kinshan."our own. They only suffer the Lindsay. There is no doubt about the at- boycott because they are put in tack having been made-scarred fear of their lives. That is why and chipped palatwork tell the the world looks to the Canton tale. This incident is fresh proof,Government, as a responsible gov- if such were needed, that the boy-erning body, to end the intolerable cott is not a patriotic movement tyranny of the strike pickets. organized by the Chinese people but is simply a piece of mischief- making carried on by lawless ganga to serve their own ends.

Presumably the Canton Govern ment knows its own business best, but quite apart from the ethical side of the matter, we think it is ravages of rumour it is impossible

RUMOUR

"They say is half a lie, an old proverb reminds us. Very often Of the it is a complete, one.

Mr. Lindsay regretted that no financial report WES available owing to the departure for Home of their treasurer. He asked the meeting to endorse his nomination' of Mr. Mitchell as treasurer and this was done with acclamation.

The election of officers rosulted

THE USE OF SUBMARINE.

It is perhaps not a good thing more the nations of the world can

making a grave mistake in allow-say begins a gossip and im-Hunt;

to think in complete detail. "They as follows: Vicar's Warden, Mr. to give exclusive attention, as was be persuaded to adopt and promise People's Warden, Mr. recently done, to the question loyalty to a code of law on such a question the more difficult it will ing these outrages to continue.mediately reputations are torn to Mitchell; Auditor, Hon. Sir Paul whether the submarine can be be for any one of them to break For the moment we are not refer ribbons: Disaster is forefold, Chater: Sidesmen, Captain Thomas, abolished altogether, for that, at away in time of stress and defy The Grotlus ring to the possible international hope fe raised or dashed-all from Messrs. Faulkner, Deodha, Robert the moment at feast, is not a pubile opinion.

son, Morgan, Savage, Lyal and

practical matter. On the other Society has just been urging the trouble which might be invited by an idle plece of chatter sprung no Simpson; Vestry the Vicar. Rev. and the regulation of the use of adoption of code somewhat

one knows whence. Fortunes Mr. Arrowsmith. Sir Paul Chater, prolonged attacks on the trade of have arisen out of rumours, and massrs. Mitchell, Whitler, Hunt, the submarine in war is not only stiffer than that discussed at the a friendly nation, but more to the fortunes have disappeared. Skeet, W. Robson, and Dr. Miller; argant one, for the submarine which has never come fato force. a practical question but a very Washington Conference, of 1921, internal dangers the Canton Gov-Values have appreciated or de-Diocesan Conference, Messrs. ernment is likely to provoke by preciated. No one as a rule stops Sande and Hunt, and the Misses exists, there are always possibili- The Society's provisions (remarks

to think of the possible source of Halls and Sawyer.

ties of war in some part of the the "Manchester Guardian") would ollowing the strike pickets to a rumour-the cause or reason of

world, "and as soon as there is forbid absolutely the destruction: Mr. Lindsay mentioned, in con- war between any two naval Powers of neutral merchantmen unless it, or the possible effect its connection with the Thank Offering, the controversy over the rights of their conduct was openly and tinued repetition is likely to have that a member of the Church who the submarine will arise again flagrantly unneutral, and it would on men and things. A new was hard pressed said that he could acutely. Ordinance is called for intituled give no local currency, but he takes the view that in the futuro onemy merchantmen supposing There is a school which only allow the destruction even of as local phraseology bas it would give to the Church an old no natal Power, whed hard press-that this could not be forbidden "An Ordinance to Prevent the Spanish coin which was of sentied, will submit to any restrictions if the safety of the crew and pas- Disseminationg of Idle Rumours mental value. This was auctioned in its use of the submarine. That sengers was provided for AIL Likely to Lead to Unsettlement." and Mr. W. S. Bailey became the is a gratuitous assumption; much these details are proper matter Hongkong In prone to rumours, owner for $50,0

depends on the character of the for discussion at an Inte

pursue their lawless course.

Unless the situation is taken in hand without further delay one of two things is likely to happen Either the strike pickets, grow- ing in power and insolence, will challenge, not merely the author ity, but perhaps the very exist The malady affects all classes. A presentation was then made to Power in question and on the na conference, and it is highly ance of the Canton Government, [The 16 and so Company, "they Mr. Robson on the occasion of his ture of the struggle in which it is able that the prohibition

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