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As succeeding military leaders have obtained supremacy in the North the new regime has been hailed as the forerunner of a com-
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
SCIENCE'S LATEST.
BRUNSWICK FANATROPE
DEMONSTRATION.
AT CLUB LUSITANO,
afternoon.
1926.
CORRESPONDENCE.........
HONGKONG AN APATHETIC COMMUNITY?
NO COMMUNAL CONCERTS:
(To the Editor of the "China Mall."}}, Sir, I would like to endorse
fact and in name, for the whole country. Politics in China being so llable to take the most un- expected turn, it is rash to pre- dict what the future holds in may store. Chang Kai-shek tackle Chang Tao-lin or even Sum Chuan-fang of armed neutrality. fame; or he may enter into an alli
A demonstration of the capabi- ance with one or the other. Time was not so long ago, when the litles of the Brunswick Panatrope Fangtien party and the Kuomin--the latest arrival in the world the remarks of "Music Lover" tang were in alliance against Wu of electrically controlled gramo-with regard to the apathy char- Pol-fu who was then in Peking. phone instruments--was given atmunity in matters pertaining to acterising the Hongkong com- From the British point of view
Lusitano yesterday the communal welfare. there will be much speculation as the Club to whether the hostile attitude
I have noticed that invariably, The announcement will spread to the territory newly
attracted if the possibility of arranging conquered by the Nationalists. It sufficient attention to draw a large weekly or fortnightly concerts in is not denied that propagandists number of musical enthusiasts the City Hall--or elsewhere--is are accompanying the armies in who wore favourably impressed mooted in a company of even pro- the field to spread the new with the new instrument. Among fessedly music enthusiasts, the doctrine. The presumption that those present were representa-same old theory is advanced that follows is that anti-British agitatives from Masara Anderson we haven't sufficient talent in a tors will be at work. How far it Music Co.. S. Moutrie & Co., the small community, like that of will take root and what response Rev. Father Riganti, Messrs. Hongkong." " the people will make remains to H. A., G. P. and L. E. Lammert, Yet in every instance where a be seen Hankow's trade is well Mr. Felix M. Ellis, members of the local concert has been property known enough to Hongkong. Club Lusitano and several ladies, organised--and by that I mean There are Chinese merchants who
that the organisors have taken Wuchow Chinese authorities must
do a fairly extensive business
Prior to the demonstration, Mr. the trouble to approach the right with that part 01
result of their China P. A. Rosario explained that the people the immediately return the Stout Sugar and medicinal herbs are Pantrope was the result of a few efforts has been a concert which Memorial Hospital there to the two commodities which 'come to years of scientific research in the it has been a real pleasure to at American Baptist Mission for a mind to speak of no others In-laboratories of the Radio Corpora- tend, superior in many respects termediate, ports are situated be- tion of America, the General Elec. to ones which have been charged re-opening and that "peremptory tween Hongkong and Hankow. If tric Company, the Westinghouse for by touring companies at far orders have been issued to Na-an embargo is placed against Electric and Manufacturing Com-higher rates than the admission tionalist forces in Hunan and Hongkong we venture to say that pany, and the Brunswick Phone.to local concerts.
Such a concert was that at the elsewhere to protect the life and it will not be so effective as. aay, graph Company. He said it was
at Swatow or Kongmoon. Un the different from other conventional Naval Theatre on Thursday night property of all foreign mission- other hand, British shipping may makes of gramophone in that if organised, by the R.A.O.B. And aries" has been variously declared have to cope with pickets if the had no sound box or horn. In another such was that at Taikoo a " as "a stop in the right direction" movement takes any root. The place of the cound box there was short time ago. These concerts
fact that a and "suspicious repentance." In students were executed only re-up. The scratches on the record
umber of unruly a device called the magnetic pick-were organised by people who interested in the were keenly view of fact that appeal was cently at Hankow by Wu Pei-fu
were conveyed by wires to a cause and sufficiently enthusiastic made to Canton by the American may be taken to indicate that
power amplifier and by electrical to take pains in its organisation. there exists fertile ground
If only such enthusiasm was chergy converted into sound and authorities before the series of which to sow the seed of feeling the sound amplified in different more general there would be no difficulties in the way of regular stages by means of radio valves.
concerte which would prove a real, Easy Process.
boon in the summer time when, It was also explained that al-
failing such attractions realdents
hostile acts against the Stout against Britain. Memorial Hospital missionaries | culminated in active opposition
Wu Pei-fu's Eclipse.
on
What It Does.
which necessitated the abandon- As far as can be made cut Wu though the inside of the instrus have to be content to remain in- ment of the hospital, it is certain-Pel-fu's present defeat is due norment showed a number of wires doors or waste their time, and
Canton?
to .as
in-
erners-as was the case with
to
Yours, etc.,
WELL-WISHER. Hongkong, September 3.
FATAL QUARREL.,
'ALL OVER A HAWKER'S -
BAGS.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE.
How A
the
much ly difficult to reconcile the pre-so
running in different directions, military to eent announced policy of Canton his opponents' strength and order. All that the operator had
feriority
discounting there was nothing to get out of
they were set in such a way that money in other directions.
D. with the attitude taken at the to his not having his own to do was to switch on the current.
times I Canton is in a position troops. A correspondent of the Hongkong, Saturday, September 4. 1926. to enforce a decree with regard to chief advantage on the side of the machine and the same on the
"China Mail' suggests that the]
A comparison was made with a record on an ordinary cabinet treatment of missionaries, why Nationalists lay in the rank and did it countenance the hostility in file having been trained to fight new machine is that it has five Panatrope A feature of the the first place? If they were "for an ideal." With the North-graduations of sound, the highest Powerless to intervene at the Chan Kwing-ming--the troops being equal to that of an instru- MA time, have the American Baptist fought for their living and the mental band, which would be use- Mission or any other missionary generals placed personal gain betones are reproduced when the ful a dancing parties. Soft
quarrel between fore the "purpose" that they lever is get at number one, and scavenging coolie and a hawker as organisation which was forced to
laboured for. One vernacular
two bags which had been petent and effective federal Gov- cease from its activities in certain telegram early this week mention although the clarity is retained.
from then on the sound increases
placed in the street to dry result- ernment which will solve the ques-
places any more assurance nowed & Northern general visiting
ed in a fight and how later the Records Used.
hawker was found on a doorstep ions outstanding between China than they had at the time they the front and presenting each
and private evacuated of the efficacy of the officer with
non-commissioned The machine is primarily de suffering from internal injuries and! the Powers. Not for
a dollar, while the signed for
Panachord records, which later led to his death was Small none of which was available at described at the Kowloon Magis- A long. time had the support. how promised from officers received a sword.
though the gifts may seem to a the demonstration, but that the prospects been brighter than
tracy yesterday when western mind, such incidents re- machine gives pleasing results on scavenging coolle in question ap- when the Chang Wu Pei-fu
main in the mind of the Chinese other makes of records was con-peared on a charge of manslaugh alliance outlasted the ousting of The mining crisis at Home looks man in the street. Intermittent vincingly proved.
Among the ter General Feng's Red Government more hopeful of settlement than reports spoke of heavy fighting on Victor and Brunswick records
Inspector Pincott prosecuted, different parts of the front; but which were used on
the instru-while the defendant was unrepre- from Peking and the defeat of the at any period in this long drawn the impression gained was that ment and much appreciated by the sented. Red or Kuominchun forces. The out struggle which has cost the the Southerners pressed forward audience were "Lights Out?'
It was stated for the prosecu- (Victor), Fox Trottion that defendant in the course South was keenly interested in community so much loss and in- by strategic moves rather than by March the outcome of the struggle which convenience. The hint which the as our correspondent suggests. Duet, contralto and tenor (Bruns-prodded deceased in the stomach. combat pure and simple. Perhaps, Valencia (Brunswick), Voice of the fight used his broom and it was generally understood would miners' leaders have given that the prestige of the Whampoa wick), Pibroch Solo - Angelus, The defendant himself appeared have a bearing on the local boy-providing assurance was given Cadets, who form the nucleus of and Piano Solo (Victor), Cello Solo at the time to have got the worst cott question in that Canton that any agreement reached would General Chang's army, had a dia. (Columbia), quartettes, jazz, etc. of it as he showed signs of hav-
quieting effect on the Northern- At the end of the demonstra- would await developments before be on a national basis they would ers. The turning of Wu Pei-fu's tion the members of the audience ng been struck below both eyes.
It was further stated that the. resurring the negotiations. with consider modifying the hitherto subordinates in his hour of trial availed themselves of the invita deceased accompanied friends of Hongkong begun at the Boycott adamant attitude they have does not seem strange to the tion to inspect the instru- his from the scene and that it was Conference. The assumption was adopted on the question of hours student of things Chinese. Rather ment and ask questions on points not until they turned round
than face capture or being dis-which needed explanation.
corner, that they found the de- that once Wu Pei-fu was in a and wages has been followed up armed, the minor generals often
ceased missing.. Turning back, position to turn his attention to by Mr. Winston Churchill and it precipitate a crisis by going over
they found him on a doorstep. the South there would be danger is significant that the Opposition to the other side. This is the
He was still alive then but by the It is hereby notified that pursu- of the minor victories won by the listened attentively to his speech been defeated. The first was ant to section 14 of the Medical time his relatives were called he allies of the South being checked in the House of Commons and when the Christian general (Feng Registration Ordinance, 1884,
Dr. Newton gave evidence of. and an extensive campaign enter- even cheered references to the re- Since then Wu Pei-fu has had to Colonial Secretary has seen fit to Yu-hsiang) revolted in Peking. Ordinance No.. 1 of 1884, the
having performed the post ed into against the ascendancy of lation of district to national rely on
He said former assistants, on strike the name of Dr. Chu Ho-mortem examination.
that the deceased had a scratch the Nationalist Government. Wu agreements. Even more cheering whom he has had to be more quen off the register of medical near the spleen just below the Pei-fu has, in fact, launched an is the announcement that the dependent. The day seems pase- and surgical practitioners quali- ribs. The scratch was very slight
ing in China when a leader with fied to practise medicine and sur- offensive against the Nationalist miners' delegata conference have a name but not soldiers can lay gery in this Colony, kept in ac and might have been caused by, a ferees on the Hankow front and agreed to the Executive's recorri- down the law on the strength of cordance with the said Ordin- rod with a stick or even by the deceased's own finger nails. The reports indicate that he has been mendation for plenary powers and loyalty from partisans.
spleen was ruptured, with a con- none too successful. Now comes an open mandate to negotiate a
aiderable amount of haemorrhage, news from a reliable source that settlement of the coal stoppage
which was the cause of death.
After further evidence the ease he has been deposed by subordin-and to approach the Government
was adjourned.. ates and held a prisoner. The for a new conference with that Southern forces claim victories object. This is a decided modi- and whilst their claims as to the fication of the positive attitude" fall of Hankow, and Wichang hitherto taken up that no negotia- seem without official confirmation tions could be countenanced which it appears that the arrival of Wu did not guarantee non-interfer- Pei-fu's forces from the North, so once with the eight-hour day or fur from establishing an imme the scale of wages In operation diate supremacy over the South before the strike. It is to bel erners, has still further compli-hoped that the owners will dis- ented matters. What effect it play a similar conciliatory atti will have on the Southern situa- tude and not prejudice the nego- tion it is difficult at the moment to tiations by holding strictly to the state. It is doubtful if the trea-letter the local agreements enter- chery against his ally on the Han-ed into in certain districts. kow front had the acquiescence
ör even "knowledge of Marshal
he is in a position to forsake the North to render active assistance,
Will General Chang Kal-shek|
second time that Wu Pei-fu has
ance.
FUNERAL OF MR. HO FOOK.
Chang but it is hardly likely (with War Effects of Hongkong. his position in the North still far from being safely assured) that now rest on his laurels or push northwards to Peking? That is a question which many who are Phole by A Fong "following", the trend of events in
bier, with magnificent decorations of tapestry and flowers, in the China's civil war are how saking funeral of Mx, Ho Fook (former member of the Legislative Council) on Tues- The decree of the National Gov- the hour has declared that he will number in a Chinese funeral,
themselves. Canton's soldier of day. There are 12 Bearers, la "double teams" of four each~the ermont in Canten that the establish a joint government. In
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