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THOMPSON At Kandy (Cey- lon) on March 28; to the wife of C, W. Thompson a daughter BARTHOLOMEUSZ-At Colom-

possibility of such an unsatis CORRESPONDENCE MEN IN THE NEWS.

factory outcome as that of yester day which breeds only discontent and propagates grievances.

4,

THE ELECTION.

THOSE WHO COUNT NOW IN PEKING.

AND SOME WHO DON'T.

In any event the declared result of the election cannot be regarded the Editor of the China Mail). as final and binding until the Gov-

Sir-Coincident with the Chief, ernment has made an official Justice's remark that Bankruptcy By "El Chung-yin"] pronouncement, which ought not Ordinances are hopelessly out of to be unduly delayed.

date, I would say that Hongkong Now that there has been another Elections are absolutely out of big soup in Peking, a great many place. Fortunately we have no non-Chinese are asking themselves bccasional elections but one or who the various people are. It is two is sufficient to be made the not difficult to give a brief "Who's laughing-stock of England and Who," but that sort of information - circumstances of June America, where polling is a red- can be found in the rafarence last were probably the main letter day for the people. Criti-books. However, it is impossible causes of the failure of what is ment to those needed but I think man belongs to as the following disms are never a pleasant compl-to say definitely what party each

FORWARD SALES.

The

now known historically as The they would appreciate that where will show. June Settlement. Those circum- there is the absence of a critic,

For purposes of brevity-no u stances, if they did anything, re-in any successful effort achieved. &c. It will be best to treat Marshal the compliment is their own gain tempt will be made to give careers, vealed the weakness of human Yesterday was Election Day, but Wa. Pet-fu and ex-President Tsao nature where the fulfilment of a the 11⁄2 hours for the polling cer- Kun as belonging to one party. In promise or contract involving tainly do not justify the red-letter post-Revolution days, W. Pel-fu day that was meant to be ours, has been Teno Kun's right hand money is concerned, and the and the hum crowd, that was shutman Till their resant eclipse, Wu weakness of the system known on out from casting their vote have was the rush power behind the the. Stare Market as forward truly my deep sympathy and con- throne, especially when Taao Kun sales. The resultant Government cern. They were entitled to vote gave up the active command of the enquiry emphasised this fact, were kept waiting long before the

and all arrived timely too but they troops for the Presidency

It is not strictly correct to suy added nothing to the common closing stage and when the door that Wu Pet-fu and Marshal Chang knowledge of the method hitherto was opened they were grace-Tao-lin (the Manchurian warlord) operating in Ice House Street and fully told that all was over. are allies, even though they fought Time to up. To these outsiders a common enemy, Marshal Feng left us much as we were.. Slowly brief detail of how the election Yu-halang (the Christian-General). but we hope surely-the share was like, will not be out of place. When We was removed from power market is rising from the ruins The Registrar and one assistant, last, he was at the front, directing of its temporary disaster. Sales each with a full list of jurors be- Heutenant. Feng, who stayed be, with sweated brows, were seated operations against Chang; his fiasco at the election of a member are taking place as share reports fore them, surrounded on all sides hind to guard the home fires, turn- of the Sanitary Board yesterday. reveal, and Brokers have adapted by intended voters. The balloted on him and Chang thereby The civic spirit, was aroused in no themselves to the altered con elbow rest to the voters while years before that bit of tranchery, box was in a position which gave secured the victory. A couple of uncertain manner, only to beditions which now prevail. There waiting, to hand in their names on Wa had defeated Chang over the crushed by reason of the inability will be few to question the state-a slip of paper to be checked from same battleground. of hundreds to record their votes. ment that the weakness of the the hist. When a name has been Chang. Teo-lin has been supreme, Under no Municipality in the forward sales had not a little to receives a ballot form and he puts Manchuria for some years. His checked and recorded, the voter in the three eastern provinces world could such a bungle be per-do with what took place last June. a cross against the name of his ventures to extend the sphere of petrated. It mattered not whe- This being so, the lay mind is choles The ballot box should hie influence into China Proper ther the responsible authorities entitled to think that until more ficulty was experienced to locate To-day his power is about the same. then be looked for but great dif- have not met with much success. were quite unprepared for such prosperous times have arrived, where it was. The crowd was hid- Several years ago, Tang Chi-juli an inrush of prospective voters sales of shares on a cash basis only ing it from sight and the person rose to be the most powerful man within the very short period should be the general rule

It casting in a vote had first to move in the Republic. He was head of allowed for the election. They seems then a little disturbing to The atmosphere in the room was Wu Fel-fu drove him from Felting. away the many elbows over it..the Antu pasty (or club). Then had the list of eligible voters read in a more or less widely more than trying and voters Later Wa and his nominal chief they had the exact number of quiated share report something while persistingly waiting for the Tsan Kun) ware defeated by thereof; they must have known of the spirit of rivalry between two sections of the community; and they ought to have taken time by the forelock and been ready for

to the effect that transactions ballot form. had grave anxiety for Chang and the Christian General a breath of the sea breaze out-As neither Chang nor Feng was have taken place for "future side: Now after the evidence of strong enough to ignore the other," months but that the forward yesterday's memorable event, it is Tuan Chi-jul was brought out from market is still very restricted my fervent hope, in which the retirement to become Chief Execu There is no law against this and should be conducted more finely to both sides, constituting a sort of masses join, that future elections tive. He was generally acceptable the reply may very well be given and in the true characteristics of lesser evil. Another factor in his that only clients of undoubted what a Home election is repre- influence among the warlords of favour was that he had considerable sented to be Circumstances integrity are being dealt with might be a little different out North and Central China, a number along these lines. It may not be here bus the volume of names in having formerik been his protegés. the concern of a public journal to the Jury List and others entitled Tuan has been mainly dependent. teach the Stock Exchange its to vote are sufficient numbers to on the Christian Generai.

show, their public: spirit and en- that Feng Yu-hsiang has fallen" prompts one gbservation-that business; but there is such a thusiasmo to participate in elec-. from grate. It is only natural that although a certain hour may be thing as pointing out that the tions. The time was far short to Tuan should be forced out with proclaimed for the closing of the lessons of the past should not be cope with the work and the him. It was not so much the vic

any emergency lime de

Until an authoritative pre- nouncement is forthcoming as to the validity of yesterday's elec tion any comment, on this phrase of it were better withheld. Still, experience of elections elsewhere.

bo, on March 25, to Dorothy, wife of R.. L. Bartholomeusz, a daughter. CRANFIELD. On April 7, 1928, poll-on the stroke of which the ละ the Victoria Nursing polling booth must be closed-all Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and electors then within the booth are Mrs. H. F. Cranfield, a son, FITCH-On April 7, 1926, at Dr. entitled to record their votes. Fearn's Sanitarium, Shang- This procedure has never been hai, to Mr. and Mrs. George questioned, so far as we can re- A. Fitch, a son, John Town-call, and its absolute equity cannot. send.

be disputed. If a number of electors-whether large or small. are assembled in the polling

MARRIAGES.

lightly ignored.

BANK NOTES. FORGERY ALLEGED AGAINST

POSSESSORSE

TWO MEN ARRESTED. -

of a

Hongkong, April 13.

DAGGER INN

RESULT OF SEARCH BY.

DETECTIVES:

Now

TOWER COLLAPSE.

NORTH POINT FATALITY INVESTIGATED.

ACCIDENTAL DEATH.”

officials had probably not anti- tories of the Fengtion (c. cipated the crowd. If a previous Manchurian) forces that led to the thought had been given, the full eclipse of Feng and Tuan. Wu Fel-fu day should have been appointed went to Central China after extri- for the polling and to close at a cating himself as best, he could, specified hour.

obtained the aid of minor Generals, Probably just a and while votes have already been has been asked to become the head! few would come before the closing Peking. Having got there first, he and gradually pushed forward to

cast during the morning and after- noon, the chance of voting being This means that the old order of then accorded to all, the result things has been restored. It re- even if coming a little later will mains to be seen if history will one was mentioned at the am sure, receive true satisfac repeat itself and the trend of China CORNISH BASTWICK FIELD. booth before the appointed hour Central Magistracy this morning tion. As has now been proved, politics resolve itself into a duel

-The marriage took place on January 21, 1926, of Herbert of closing it is no fault of theirs which a Heungshan farmer was Paratively small... That a lesson of the North. Neither has yet won before Mr. R. E... Lindsell in the total number of votes is com- batareen Wu Peffu and Chang Tasin for the ultimate domination George Cornish, and Mrs. if the facilities for recording their charged with possession

is yet to be studied there is no outside his own domaine. Laura Beatrice Eastwick-votes are inadequate. Field, widow of the late Mr..

$100 bank note of the Hongkong would avoid the destructive doubt on the part of those who Eastwick-Field:

As the outcome of yesterday's and Shanghal Bank, alleged to be. MULLER ALLEN. — On April election neither of the two can- that of attempting to export money

a forgery. A further charge wie weapon, the critic, the next time. 6, 1926, at H.B.M. Consulate- didates nor their supporters can from the Colony.

Yours, etc., General, Shanghai, Gustav be satisfied. Indeed, they have

M.T.S. Muller, son of the late Mr.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ, for the de- and Mrs. G. Muller, of only been provided with another fence, applied for a date for Buxton, Derbyshire, Eng "grouse" against the powers that until noon on Friday, ball being hearing. The case was adjourned. land, to Beatrice. Alice Allen, be, and with another argument in fixed at $1,000, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. favour of the creation of a Muni- Another case provided by the W. R. Allen, of Brighton, England.

cipal Council to perform duties arrest of a Chinese found in pos

session of 184 one-doilar" bank that have been proved to be not notes, alleged to be forgeries, will only outside the jurisdiction of shortly come before the Magistrate. Government Servants but entirely beyond their ability to execute in

A dagger was found concealed in the waist of a Chinese who was Evidence you given that the. emergency That is no fault of the particular officials on duty An Indian constable doing searched by detectives for acting derrick and concrete. trough on 25. Arthur Finch Mason, yesterday. They did all that they traffic duty at the junction of Des suspiciously in Third Street which the men were working at a Executive Engineer, Railway possibly could do under the un-was knocked down by a trare car night, by the straightening out of a hook Voeux Road and Wing Wo Street (western district) on Thursday height of about 80 feet collapsed Extensions Age 56

fortunate circumstances. But the and is now at the Government Evidence was given at the on the steel tower. The working WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT system Itself broke down is the Civil Hospital.

Central. Magistracy this morning of this apparatus was described best civic schemes of the kind been the result of an alleged die that the weapon, wrapped In who said that the parts were in- The accident is stated to have when the defence was put forward by a technical member of the firm The wedding will take place at under St. John's Cathedral, at 3 p.m. on

ermanent regime will regard of a signal to the tram car paper, was handed to him by spected once a week Tuesday, April 20, of Mr. B 3.when least expected

driver to stop while the constable another man and he quickly hid it. The jury, returned a verdict of Tan, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tan Cheng-tuan, of Singapore to yesterday's fasco the system must A recent Plymouth paper re-satisfy the Magistrate (Mr. RE

To prevent any repetition of Save right of way to a motor car. in his waist thinking it was accidental death and recommended opium, daily inspection of the hook and Miss Elizabeth Wong, eldest

*This "explanation falled to other parts of the apparafas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. be radically changed in respect of ports that the chairman of the Lindsell) who imposed sentence of Wong, Hongkong.

elections to the Sanitary Board Devonport Committee of the twelve months hard labour... Friends are invited to be pre-There is no reason why the elec. Royal Naval Benevolent Trust, sents also at the reception after the ceremony, at the Chinese Mertoral officers should not be re- Royal Saflors Rest that a remit announced a ta meeting at the chants Club China Building leased for a day of all their other tance of £117 14s had been re

datles and housed in the City ceived from HMS.Bawkins Hall (as was actually done during fagship of the China Station, The the war) where voti

leum was a contributi, ceed between the ho

Trust by the Fire Insur dation of Hongkong in.

DEATHS

WRIGHT-On March 18, at Indore (Ceylon), Hyacinth (née Cannon), wife William Wright MASON-At Ceylon, on March

Hongkong, Tuesday, April 18, 1926.

A REGRETTABLE FIASCO.

No better argument for creation of Municipal Cour

for Hongkong could poss imagined than the regre

even

CONSTABLE INJURED.

services men

1th oyal

ACCUSED CONVICTED.

TENANMAA

interesting visitor to Hong

Mr. W. M. Danner, Gen- the American

The death of two coolles by the collapse of a derrick at the Netherlands Harbour Works, North Point, was the subject of an in- quiry at the Central Magistracy yesterday with Mr. R. E. Lindsell sitting, as coroner

- According to the Wah Taz. Yat PaH E. the Governor of Macao arrived at Canton on a Portuguesa, gunboat during the week end and was staying at the Victoria Hotel, Shameen.

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