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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 1926.

COLONY'S WATER,

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"GAME FOR COPPERS IN TYPHOON"

quire Into the Barbados palice force. Later on he held in succes- ston various legal and administrn- tivo posts in St Lucia, Tobago, Grenada and Jamalca. In 1896 he wai appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements, and there he enhanced his reputation for ability and in-. dustry. In 1906, when the growing prosperity of the Federated Malayamining the Colony's water sup- Straits necessitated a reorganian-plies is dealt with in the Govern. tion of the judicial system there, Hement Analyst's report (contained in its might should ever arise to was appointed Chief Judicial Com the report of the Medical smite the weak and let the strong missioner. While holding that Department). office he drafted, at the request of"

the local Administration, new codes,

which have since formed the basis

The incense in the work of ex-

The number of samples ex- amined in 1915 was 36 Whilst those analysed during the past

THE WEAK AND STRONG.

To the Editor of the "China Mall") SirIt has always, struck me as particularly unjust that the law:

go. free.

It do not, for one moment, ady. ence with our liberties, but surely vocate grandmotherly interfer- of the whole judicial systom in the

it brings the administration Into contempt to pounce upon half a Protected Malay States. Within year amounted to 595.

An investigation has been begun dozen wretched coolies gambling year the Chief Justiceship of the Straits Settlements fell vacant, and into the degree of pollution of for coppers whilst taking refuge Jones was appointed to receiving Hong Kong harbour. To provide from the typhoon when our old.. At the same time the honour the necessary data for this work, our very old, nobility sits in its knighthood. He retired in 1914. a preliminary investigation was gilded, its very gilded, splendour On the Bench Sir William was made into the nature and com a few yards off doing precisely dignified, courteous, and consider position of Hong Kong sewage the same thing with cleaner cards gte, and was held in high esteem Eleven, composite samples; each for higher stakes? By the whole Bar of British Malaya. composed of 14 samples of sewage If we must prosecute anybody, Ho lanves a widow, but no children were analysed, and the average let us begin at the top and, until composition of the sewage thus we do that.. let the wretched determined. TYPHOON NEWS.

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When in Shanghai a short time ago I was pleased to see one of the Chinese magistrates of the Inter-

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One would naturally only wish that all the decisions of the Mixed

Overland China Mail involved in a controversy, the

others immediately pull their To the Editor of the "China Mail:] skirts about them and adopt an Sir-Your singularly outspoken leading article in to-day's issue expression of blank innocence of your esteemed journal will, I

Court were tempered with such a. The only foreign national policy think, be welcomed by all sober-standstill. which has ever been expressed in minded people whose let it is to

Owing to rumeurs that Nanchang liberal amount of common sense.

example Magistrate Kuan's action Here, naively remarks the live and labour in this outpost of may soon fall into the hands of the might well be followed by our

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Hongkong. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1926.

"“WATCHING EVENTS.”

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"Hankow Herald," is: "Every man for himself and the Devil take the hindmost." It works nicely until you happen to be one of the hind most--and then it's not nice!.

How the present imbroglio In China will end no man can tell not even those immediately con- cerned in the bid for. military supremacy. As a sincere friend of China-now always in spite of recent disconcerting events-Great Britain can only

A.S

Empire.

This is not the only instance of the Government taking" a totally erroneous conception of its duties to the public, but until it is bold iso in plain English little change

can be anticipated.

Carry on the good work Sir. Far Eastern editors are too often inclined to sponsor journalism of the kindergarten variety. Yours is the "stuff to give 'em."

Your, etc.,

MONITOR. Hong Kong, Sept. 29. SERMON FOR GOVERNMENT. To the Editor of the "China Mall Sir, The "China Maj" has

Yours, etc, PRO BONO PUBLICO. Hong Kong, Sept. 29.

FERRY SIGNALS.

are

No. definite news is to be obtained as to the progress of the fighting. but the arrival of wounded here in considerable numbers seems the chief reason for the alarm felt

More Suspicion..

Yours, etc.,

Hong, Kong, Sept. 80.

IONIDES.

PROHIBITION.

SCOTLAND PLACARDED WITH POSTERS.

Among other reporty is one to the effect that General, Lai Shih-huang went over with his division to the DRY'S STIRRING CAMPAIGN. southern side, and that he is ad

The vancing on Chian, which is defend. London, September 10 -

numerous and ed by General Chiang Cheng-chen, appearance of Associate Tupan of Kiangsi.. but striking coloured posters through- the attitude of this General is also out Scotland marks the opening of stated in some quarters to be doubt another stirring campaign to make..

the country dry.

ful.

General Teng Julcho, Tupan of Kiangsi, has his headquarters, at Changshu, from which city he is directing "the fighting on both the southern and western fronts.

The polling during the present year will be under the Scottish Temperance Act and will be taken in burghs; and henco will involve all the populous centres, such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Martial Law,

Dundee, though the authorities of Severe fighting is reported to Motherwell, Hamilton, Stirling and have taken place at Hwangmel in the hearts of the coalfelds have de- Hupeh near the Hupeh-Kiangsi cided to postpone the poll till the border and fighting is also reported next year of recour of the in- from Wusuch.

dustrial situation. Martial law has been in force Elsewhere, a date must be fixed. here since Sept. 15, and no-one la cither in November or December. allowed on the streets after eight Voters will have the option frst of o'clock in the evening:

voting for no change, secondly, for the limitation of the number of existing licences, and thirdly, for "no licence."

Hankow, Sept. 20: One brigade of General. Ma Chi's northern troops, which is holding

Wet propagandists are circulat a position near Hwangehow, has

ng the assertion that a successful poll means prohibition, but the gone over to the enemy.

The Elusive Marshal.

Dry's point out that the carrying Peking. Sept. 22. of "no. licence will only affect re- A foreign telegram from Hankow tail sale, Moreover it would still says it is reported that Marshal reserve magisterial discretion to Wu Pet-fu was captured at Hsin-legue licences to hotels and re yangchow, but this is not generally staurants to serve liquor with credited in Peking owing to earlier, meals. and apparently reliable, reports that he arrived at Chengchow from Hsinyang about a week ago.

Victoria Hospital, Aghes, of continue the role of spectator, her "Toronto, Canada, Acting Head sole duty being confined to stand-

Mistress of the Diocesan Girls' ing ward over the lives of Bri-always been a newspaper which School, Hong Kong Thetish subjects. But, that is a duty voices the opinions of the public, and it has stood up for us nn that requires something more numberless occasions. Your leader than merely watching events"in last evening's issue shows to s from the peaceful atmosphere of great extent what" efforts your paper is taking to see that the Downing Street. As has prepublic is to be served. It is a very viously been indicated there ap- good sermon for the Government, pears to have been an awakening and I heartily and gratefully en-

dorae: it. conscience on the part of the May you continue to do good Mr. Looker, the guardian of British Government in this re-work! Hong Kong's interests in the spect, thanks doubtless to the House of Commons, "got one home timely intervention of such Mem on the Government on August 31, bers of Parliament as Mr. Looker which appears to have since borne in decrying the worn-out policy good fruit. A request that the of "watching events in China.". To the Editor of the "China Mail."] Government would see that ade-Apparently the lessons of the Sir, beg to endorse what "Kow- quate steps were taken to protect last sixteen months, which were logn Resident" has to say on the British subjects at Hankow and brought to a climax at Wanhsien, need for signals in Kowloon to let us know whether the ferries are Hankow was met with the cold are beginning, to be learned at running again.

That blue flag. ie all very well but and stereotyped reply that the last; and, if British lives are Government.

"watching menaced or lost, then somebody in had to walk all the way in from Yaumati on Monday morning to see events in China." Mr. Looker China has got to hang for it. it No riesha was about and the buses were taking a real holiday was up again and boldly, asked!

I got, drenched and lost my het. whether it was any good watch.

Why should I be placed at a die- ing events in China from Great

advantage when the typhoon has

Other reports: state that Maraha) Britain when British subjects

severed my telephone communica|wa went from Chengchow either to tion with Exchange? And what Loyang or Paotingiu.. were in danger? That is exactly SIR SASSOON DAVID, BT.

about the people who cannot afford what has puzzled those on the

telephones? News has been received in the

Peking, Sept. 174 Paris, August 8.-A grave mis spot for years. In the absence of Colony of the death in Bombay, other than three, restricted to Kow- The firing of any number of guns

According to a Sinyangchow mes carriage of justice is "about to be guarantees for the safety of Bri- at the age of 76, of Sir Sassoon loan and New Kowloon, ought to sage, General Chin Yun-ac has re- redressed by the release of Louis tish lives, a policy more active David, Bt., K.C.S.I., head and than that of merely "watching founder of the well-known Farbe put into force to tell us that the turned to the front from Chikung. Leveque who, for over three

blue flag is down.

shan where he spent, some 24 hours years, has suffered imprisonment Eastern firm of Messrs. Sassoon events" has been required of the J. David and Co., Ltd. Deceased; Finally, what right has the bus as a recess. He has resumed the for a crime of which he was in- companies to stop when the typhoon chief commandership of the Allied nocent. Leveque was senterced British Government, Sixteen who was born at Bombay, co was on? The buses were not. in forces at the front and in his per to a long term of penal servitude over.sonal conference with Marshal Waat. Orleans in 1923 for the murder months ago, after the Shanghai menced business in the firm of

danger from being Blown incident, similar quetions were Messrs. B. D. Sassoon and Co., in There was no ferry traffic and it Pei-fu strongly recommended the of his five-year-old daughter which he eventually became a was not worth while sending the appointment of General Tien Wei- Lucienne. During his trial he raised in the House of Commons partner. He resided for some buses out at a loss. That is a fine chin as his assistant, in the work made no effort to defend himself, and similar stereotyped replies time in Hong Kong in its early conception of the duty of a public were forthcoming. Not until the days,

Enclosing my card fateful affair of Wanhaien did the own firm and became a leading

In 1885 deceased started his utility concern. British Government awaken to cotton yarn merchant in Bom- the fact that something more bay. The firm opened branches throughout the Far East and at- than "watching events" is requir tained a position which has been led of it in Chins. It can have no maintained as one of the leading

possible connection with any of firms in this class of business.

Deceased held many public the warring factions that are

offices at Bombay, including the making of China a veritable directorship of several com shambles; but it can and it must panies, and was on the committees take adequate measures for the of several charitable organica.

tions protection of British lives. Ex

OBITUARIES.

The office of the firm in Hong perience has shown that more is Kong was closed yesterday as a to be lost than gained by waiting mark of respect to its deceased

for consultation with oth

Powers when only British lives

are involved. The Hanko

Herald puts the post

nutshell when it dep appointing but

assured fact that

of any trouble in

any faction of Ch

igners, such as halen, and

betwee

founder

SIR W HYNDMAN

Sir

William.

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Yours, etc.,

SUBURBAN, Kowloon, Sept. 23.

Wu's Counter-Attack.

A HERO.

MAN'S SACRIFICE FOR WIFE.

of the reorganisation of the various for, having simply declared that forces for a general counter-attack. he was not guilty, he maintained Marshal. Wu is still in Sinyangchow a stubborn silence,

and the report that, he has removed He has now explained that this to Chengcho was untrue. -Kuo was because he believed that the Wen.

murder had been committed by his wife, and he preferred to suffer in silence in order to sava ber. The wife knew that her husband was innocent and that the murder had been committed by her own mother, but, torn be- tween love of mother and love of husband, she allowed the latter to be sacrificed. A fit of remorse hes now caused her to reveal the truthy and her mother has made a full confession. She had killed little Lucienne, she said, because nbe lear

her daughter was about ta ve another child, new that they were too poor

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