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PLAINER ENGLISH, "

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12- 1926.

STATE OF SIEGE.

FOREIGNERS' PLIGHT IN

CHUNGKING

AFTER WẠNHSIEN AFFAIR.

CHEUNG CHAU NOTĖS

TYPHOON EFFECTS OF ›WEEK-END.

SOCIAL & GENERAL.

[From Our Own Correspondent.); Choung Chau, Oct. 11.

To the Editor of the "Chlon. Mail"] Sir-Sir Oliver Lodge's plen for the use of plainer English by Chungking the last British scientiste is at least tlinely. A treaty port up the Yangtse, has number of the papers read, before suffered from intense anti-British On Saturday at a social gathering the British Association were more feeling in the neighbourhood due at No. 18A, a presentation of two all- than the public could digest, and to the Wanhsien affair, the ten-ver vases was made to Dr. and Mrs. though the journalists who trans- sion being such that all women cift in view of their approaching mitted them were to blame, they and children have been evacuat-silver wedding anniversary. Several were not entirely to blame. Alled and for a time (after the Wan-items were spacially written for the the same, it is not to be fancied hsien affair) there was a possi-ocension, and all present voiced that the writer or lecturer on, say,bility of the men being taken off their appreciation of the kind sor biology is just clumsy when he also.

vices these friends have rendered uses long words of spurious According to a message from to the community. Greek. It is quite likely that he Chungking. published in the, Dr. and Mrs. Clift sailed for Hai- regards simplified science for the Central China Post, an organ-phong, getting away just before the million as a sheer abomination. Fised attack on the Mackenzie com- typhoon blow.

His obscurity may be calculated pound, where the majority of Bri The storm has hindered in some and defensive. He may think it tish residents were at the time caees the repairs rendered neces- better not to be understood at all domiciled, had been organised by sary by the former typhoon. than to be misunderstood copious- various bands of Tuan from sur-

ly.

Roofess School.

rounding districts who combined The Government School is now Or, if he is another person he in anti-British demonstrations, a roofless rain and the need for a may use terms, as Butler accused the object being to drive away all permanent structure is greatly Darwin of using them, because remaining foreigners for the pur-mphasised.

:

Yours, etc,

STUDENT

Hong Kong, Oct. 12.

n

AMERICA AND RUBBER.

states-

Night Watches.

3

The

from such an important gather-they provide him with ways of pose of completely looting it. The launch service, was again in- The China Mailing. And, of course, he had to retreat in case of necessity. The arrival of the U.S.S. "Monc,terrupted, preventing some wack

The scientist who nails his cacy" is said to have led to the end visitors from arriving. give expression to any old thing

colours to the must is rarely the abandonment of the plan.

“Kung Yick” did not come in to the to save face" with his employers scientist who in ten or twenty

Hill bungalows in the neigh-pler on Friday night.. She went. hence his reported reference to years will be quoted with appro-bourhood, the property of for- for, shelter. Our harbour was not #the "anti-Imperialist boycott val. Experience of the past eigners, were looted including that deserted us two coasting steamers

movement extending from Canton teaches the advantage of abun of the Danish Commissioner of took refuge here for a time..

dant light and shade, but part Customs.

Mr. and Mrs. Bond, who have been to Manchuti." A very high-cularly of shade. One thing, how.

The Chungking correspondent staying at No. 12 for some time, are But ever, is certain. Those who, like of the Central China Post writ-now returning to Canton. sounding phrase, indeed! just on a par with the touching Sir Oliver Lodge to-day, or Hux ing under date of September 20, The village, in spite of the wet:

ley in the last century, discard "gesture" implied in the presenta-jargon have faith in themselves

weather, presented more or less of a festive appearance. Flags were. tion, of a Red flag to the chief and in their works:

The British men on the com- displayed and a small theatre put malefactor among the pickets!

pound have formed themselves up in the market square and the No matter when or in what

into a British Defence Corps usual Chinese band was heard dur junder an elected" Commandanting celebrations on Sunday. manner China's civil war enda

who works in conjunction with

Coming and Going, Beredin and Co. will assuredly

the American. S.N.O. We are The last of the Sunday services find that they will be numbered |

keeping night watches with awas held yesterday. It was well among the great unwanted in

view to anticipating any attacks attended though rain was falling. that great country. They have

from outside, and intend to hold The hour of the Bible class has now. (To the Editor of the "China Mail" on as long as it is possible. Last been changed to 4 pm to be held been tolerated. so far where

Sir-The announcement that night, the compound was sur-in the Hall and conducted by Rev. toleration mérely meant the influx

the Firestone rubber interests rounded by about 200 of the Benson during Dr. Clift's absence. of the almighty dollar from Mos- have definitely abandoned the Tuan, and we are reliably inform- The time of the Wednesday prayer meeting has also been changed to cow's apparently bottomless ex- Philippines as a prospective field ed these men considered the pos 8.15 p.m. chequer and an inflow of Soviet for the production of raw rubber sibility of making an attack. There will be a further axodus..

will not come as a surprise to These people seem to have re arms and munitions and "ready- those who know anything about turned to their hills, and we hope of visitors during the

weeks. Dr. Hayes of Cantón la ex- ANDERSON-On October 8, 1928, made" Generals. Money has been the subject. One's chief surprise, they will not return here.

at the Victoria Nursing Home, doing a lot of talking in China in if any, is why the American generally thought the T'uan have pected any time to meet Mrs. Hayes who is returning to China from Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. E these latter days. But the mist often to all the nonsense that has their programme which referred welcomed by her many old friends.

people have been contented to definitely abandoned that part of America and who will be gladly Anderson, a daughter. BOX-On September 29, 1926, at Moscow cannot hang for

ever been said concerning the producto this compound since it was The Hunan-Yale Hospital, before Chinese eyes. It will lift-tion of rubber on a large scale in noticeable that the American gun- Changsha to Mr. and Mrs. R. it is rapidly lifting now in some the Philippines.

boat was taking an active interest Is it likely that the American in matters. FRICK-On October 6, 1926, at the parts of the country. Then shall investor and the average Ameri- Officials in Sympathy.

Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Borodin & Co. be told in the plain-san investor is no fool will sink City military and civil officials Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Frick, est of language that their room vast sums of money into rubber have informed the American Con- a daughter.

is preferred to their company if plantations when he has acen how sul that they are in sympathy MANWARING-On September" 9.

badly the British investor has with the present anti-British 1926, at Fu Shou, Seal, Seven- they persist in their pernicious been hit by the slump price of agitation but will, they say, do onks, to Edith (née Holwarthy), Bolshevist propaganda, which is as the raw commodity? One is in-their best to preserve law and Gascoigne. K.C.M.G. wife of Eleut.-Commander Maalien to Chinese ideals as to Bri-clined to go so far as to express order. This merely means that GO.C., at Hongkong in 1898, B7 the opinion that the majority of they will not definitely act against for a time administered the Govern American users of crude rubber us-more than that is unlikely, ment of the Colony, Borodin may expect praise in have not the slightest intention and we need not expect any help Boscombe on September 9 at the Canton as the power behind the of risking a cent of their money from them. The most that has age of 82. General Gascoigne was recent strike and anti-British bor-prise which they know has just sible officials on our behalf was when he joined the Scots in a tropical agricultural enter-been done up to now by respon- the son of the late General Ernes: Frederick Gascoigne, and was near- cott that was intended to "ruin passed through desperately hard the despatch of two military Fusiler Guards as an ensign ard Hong Kong"; but he has lived to times and which still has many officers from the city to pre-lieutenant. In 1870-the year of learn that even the Canton Gov. difficult problems to face, not the serve order." As a matter of the Riei rebellion-he was in least of which fa an epidemic of fact, these men were themselves Canada for a few months on par. ernnment as at present constitut-disease which, at any moment, afraid of the local people, and ticular service.. Ten years later he

BIRTHS.

I Box, a ser.

waring, RN, daughter.

SİLVER WEDDING.

MAXWELL-SAUNDERS-On: Oct.

9, 1901, in the Cathedral, Hong Kong, James L. Maxwell, M.D., English Presbyterian Mission, Tainan, Formosa, to Millicent E. Saunders, daughter of the late Leslie S. Saunders, I.C.S.

DEATHS:

FULFORD-On Sept. 6, 1926, at Wellington, N.Z., Rachel Edith, wife of H B. Fulford, C.M.G., late H.B.M. Consul General

China.

GASCOIGNE. On Sept. 9, 1026, at

tish.

Yours, etc.,

Hong Kong, Oct., 11.

LATEX

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OBITUARY.

MAJ.-GEN. SIR WILLIAM GASCOIGNE!

Major-General Sir William Julius: who was

died.

at

ed has a mind of its own-that may arise and wipe out rubber asked to be allowed to stay inside was appointed to the command of when it wills a thing not all the trees by the square mile. gold of Moscow can turn it from its purpose. And so it will be even if the Southern forces sub jugate a large portion of the rest of the country, for the greater Boscombe, Major-General Sir the sphere of influence of the William Gascoigne. KC.M.C., Southerners the less will become late Scots Guards, aged 82. GUEX-On Sept. 12,

the domination of Borodin, Karak-i 1926, a Siloh, Chexbres, Switzerland,han, and all the other emissaries: Marie Guex, formerly of the of the Soviet. Hence, it may be China Inland Mission. PINKNEY. On September 8, 1926, repeated, the latter have nothing at 17, Royal-crescent, W. 11, to gain but a mighty lot to lose by Robert Pinkney... lats FMS, a really strong Nationalist Farty with its ramifications, extending from Canton to Manchuli:

aged 70.

Hong Kong, Tuesday, October 12, 1926.

C.

PRECIOUS BLOOD CONVENT BAZAAR.

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The

the compound, which request was the School of Instruction in London refused. From this, a fairly cor- for the Auxiliary Forces, which rect estimate of the situation as appointment he was holding in far as the officials intend to in-tuly, 1882, when he received orders terest themselves can be made; to embark for Egypt with the

British Boycotted.

Brigade of Guards under the com- All office staffs are absent from mand of the Duke of Connaught, British offices, and it is problema-On August. 26 he took part in the tical when they will be able to re-action of Mabuts and was present turn, hence, for the time being, it at the capture of Tel-el-Kehir on is quite impossible" for LAS to September 12.. In 1885 Gascoigne handle cargo if sent up by outside accompanied Sir Charles Wilson in steamers. The present position is the steamér "Bordetn" for the res that we are practically besieged lief of Khartum, when he proved a inside this compound, and while cool and capable officer during an The bazaar of the Pratous we are able to smuggle out an oc-anxious and trying time.

casional telegram, or get hold of "Bordein" was often under heavy Blood Convent opened by Lady mail, nothing like ordinary busi-re from enemy forces on the banks Sunday night..

Clementi on Friday clowdon ness, is possible for the present. of the Nile. He was promoted to The gross receipts amount to The local Telegraph Office folk are the rank of lieutenant-colonel in about $4,000.

making difficulties by refusing to 1887 and became, major-general 15 accept telegrams except those ac- 1895, when he went to Canada to companied by cash, and the Tele-command the Militia forces. phone people to-day called to colexi important post was to com- A DEATH RATTLE.

lect September subscriptions unmand the troops at Hong Kong, in 1st 570 2nd 74; 3rd 1161; 4th der veiled threats to cut us off. 11898, and sent the Royal Welsh |1317; 5th 927; 6th 1753; 71:420 have not seen the Compradore nor Fusiliers north during the Boxer Although the wish may be

8th 837; 9th 28; 10th 93; 11th

During the absence of father to the thought there are servatory, issued this morning, 394; 15th 1092; 18th 16; 17th 301; week now.

The latest warning by the Ob- 1151; 12th 781; 18th 1138; 14th any of his people for more than a

Sir Henry Blake, ho administered the Government of the Colony, and certain signs showing that Bol- gives the position of a depression 13th 1063; 19th 181; 20th 1778;,

his services to the community dur shevism has been found out by the within 120 miles of Lat. 17 N, Long. 24th 1683; 25th 114, 26th 1850; or typhoon of unknown intensity 21st 1191; 22nd 1880; 23rd 491;

ing that time, which included: the best Chinese leaders and moulders 127 E.; moving W.

passing over for the free use of the 27th 1849; 28th 606; 29th 1653; SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATION inhabitants of King'a Park, Kow- of Chinese thought. Bolshevism Meteorological - „ Indications::

30th 1160**

OF "FAUST:" :

loon, are perpetuated by the naming may not exactly have shot its bolt Pressure is highest over Central

Further donors towards the China. It has decreased alightly Bazaar are:-The Wing On Co.-

of one of the peninsula's leading. entirely in China, but assuredly over Japan, E. China, Formoss, the 27 dos. fancy goods, the Sun Co. act commenced at 11:56-last Gascoigne Road In recognition of

Finishing rather late the last thoroughfares after him, namely its days are numbered. Its death Philippines and 8, Indo-China and 1 scooter Connaught Acrated night's presentation by the his valuable services during a long rattle can be distinctly heard increased slightly over the Loo Water Co.-10. doz, aerated Italian Opera: Company of the course of years he was given the

choos. It is nearly stationary at waters. The day and hour of its demise Hong Kongg depends on the ability of the Chinese "captains of politics to assist in the reconstruction of a

Now China that will have nothing

MORE RAIN.

INDICATIONS UNTIL NOON TO-MORROW.

Weather forecast until noon to- morrow: East winds, strong, mo derating overcast, occasional rain.

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ITALIAN OPERA.

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ever popular "Faust" was follow CMG in 1899, and in the follow ed closely and appreciatively to its ing year was promoted K.OMG. end by those of the large audience He retired in 1904 In, 1876. he who were able to stay throughout married Helen, daughter of the late

voice with Exposing presence the first Earl of Ellesmere The opera was splendidly, per-Martin Tucker Smith, M.P., and widow of the Hon. Arthur F. formed.

Sig Mauceri combined a rich Egerton (he died in 1866), son of

at 10 am. to-day, 0.23 inch. Total Men's Club at a central meeting Rainfall for the 24 hours onding It is proposed to institute a Young to date 94.14 against an average of place to promote opportunities for 78,68 inches.

fellowship among young church in the part of Mephistopheles and

in common with Moscow. ...

According to unofficial and un- authenticated reports that arch- In attempting to cross the road men living in Hong Kong, the pro Sig. Scamuzzt, ad Valentine, was FOR STIFF, SORE MUSCLES, TRY enemy of Great Britain, M. rear Wing Woo Street yesterday posal originating with St. Peter's magnificent. Mlle. Ambross, an CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM... Borodin, was present at the de- afternoon, a Chinese was knocked Church but, membershin not being artiste of great dramatic powerUISE di, e solte

down by a car proceeding along confined to this body. It is pre- and possessing a soprano voice of joints of hands, feet or other parts monstration in Canton on Sunday Connaught Road and received in posed to organise in connection with exceptional quality, scored an- of to body should be rabbed vigorously when the boycott was formally juries to his head and leg. In such body cinema, bible classes, other triumph as Marguerite audith Chamberlain's Fan baim. Owing another accident at Saigon Street, study circles, debates, socials, or Blg. Bellott, although not as out to ta ponetrating quilty, the circula- the Canton Government he could motor lorry was detained for cam Krembership application forms are the exacting part of Faust with fuckmmation that that the in Sold not well have excused his abwenes fit injuries to a WoÏCAD

being sent out";

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and recommended everys

declared at an end. As adviser to Yaumat, the driver of a Sanitary chestra, a troop of Boy Scouts staatanding as the others, sustained: 12 14 wtimulated throughout the con