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BELGIUM'S TACTICAL ERROR,

[From Our Own Correspondent.}

Peking, Nov. 8. China's abrogation of the Sino- Belgian treaty is almost the sole topic of conversation in Peking. to-day, though the last half-week has not beori without other in- cidents of interest and import

ance.

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The Koo Cabinet was doubtedly in disfavour with most of the Press and public before the treaty was abrogated. The radi- cals felt that Dr. Wellington Koo had not been vehement, enough: about Wanhsien, and that the dragging on of Belgian negotia- tions would lead no place. ·

TUESDAY

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VARIED DOINGS,

A Night Attack on a Village.

NOVEMBER 16, 1926.

CHINESE MUSIC.

WESTERN AND EASTERN TEMPERAMENTS,

COMING GRAND CONCERT.

Chiaese musie is certainly a fascinating subject at the prese..t moment and the human voice, for the love of which every artist helps. to intensify will always form # matter of human interest.

(By A. Volunteer.]

That Chinese music of the best dyo! A municipal, mud cairt

turned ower itsel ae day, quality, vocal or instrumental, is Cheenese becoming popular among Chiness, in a W60 WCB

village no sae verra faur may be seen by a visit to local ten- houses, which the majority of away, An' when th' Gov'ment sang, it, patrons day and night, frequent sure it lukked sae sweet an' more for the music than for the

refreshments offered. damp,

They said s'pose we turim

intae a military camp.

In many homes gramophones. Are replacing regular instruments.

Chinese music is welcomed Ly

A rare time this, but what did merchants,.. students, workmen, Then, without warning, came we care? What with the pipes, shopkeepers, at marriage coro- the abrogation of the treaty with and Thompson's glee party to monio entertainments and social Belgium, and at a stroke of the render nocturnal serenades, who antherings.

According to the really accom

pen all Belgians and Belgian in cared a bean for the mud? And At the West Point restaurants, terests in China lost extraterritor-the stentorian voice of the regt where European and American lal rights. The resultant mental sergeant-major? Ow visitors are welcomed, Chinese chorus of approval for Dr. Well-many more times d'ye want telling music is also introduced, though ington Koc, Foreign Minister and to hextinguish them there some of it cannot be said to be.. Acting Premier, and for the lights: "

creditable reproductions of the Regency Cabinet, has been tre- To come down to hard tacks; genuine thing. would have handed over all their mendous., Young China feels that we arrived at Fanling shortly valuables and permitted their a beginning has been made to after six on Friday to find the plished Chinese musicians, the or ward ridding the nation of the genial quarter-master had made dinary professionals do not repre- assailant to depart. If subse. "unequal treaties."

excellent arrangements for dur sent the best type of musician." quently questioned by the Police But there is another side to the comfort. "Pete" Ramsay, and a Usually the ordinary Chiness will they would have suddenly depicture. "The more sober-minded party comprising Lee.-Cpl. John have no more respect for music Chinese, and all of the Legation Fletcher, end others had than the ability of the musicians to veloped an attack of forgetfulness Quarter, feel that the Chinese gone ahead

earlier in the under it. Skilled Chinese music- as to the personal appearance of Government (so-called by cour-day and everything

Wasians, however, crave the art of era- Scot-ploying sounds as a medium for the criminal "All the king'atesy) has made a grave mistake, in readiness when the

The trouble is that China is a fish Company, some fifty strong, artistic expression.... horses and all the king's men" signatory to treaties which put headed by a piper, swing round They aspire to impart through could not extract from them one her ander obligation to submit to the bend into camp. It did not the medium of melodious sounds. alp word to assist the Police in their the Hague Tribunal precisely such take long to settle down into our their inner feelings and emotiona as work of endeavouring to trace the disputes as that which resulted in tents and a glance at the notices the aim of other arts like paint. desperado. Thus is the task of pact.

the abrogation of the Belgian board informed us that a long anding, and architecture.

Many Instrumental musicians Naturally the Legation intensive programme had been the Folice magnified unnecessari- Quarter, and of course the Home drawn up by the C.O, and we were have now the habit of playing to ly. Thus do criminals get off scos Governments of all countries in for a couple of days' hard the accompaniment of singers of having Ministers here. will inter-work. A real live sergeant from their own selection; usually these free. Thus is justice frustrated pret this step to, mean that. China the K.O.S.B.'s had been detailed singers are blind girls from Canton. These blind girls, well trained to ail for the lack of a little co- has decided upon a course of for special instructional work and operation on the part of the Chin. treaty-breaking, and that, since the programme formed the chief love the art rather than simply to All an engagement, differ from the ése victims with the Police.

the majority of the people approve topic of conversation in the can- of it, no agreement made with teen until the welcome "cook restaurant singers in that their is a curious trait indeed, but, so China will be held binding."

house" call resounded through the songs are soft and sweet and better long as Chinese human nature is Another view widely held is air and we prepared ourselves to still, very harmonious when heard, what it is, it is hopeless to expect that Belgium made a grave mis-sample "Pete's" catering. An ex-to the accompaniment of the strains anything better.

A time may present government. The Tariff fled that our "inner man" was in

take in ever negotiating with the rellent repast, and we were satis.of true musicians. come when the average Chinese Conference will not

be resumed capable hands. will wake up to the fact, that he until China has a responsible Gov-)

An hour or so in the canteen lowes a duty to himself and to the ernment, and it is felt that Belwith a game or two of "pontoon" are really speaking, not musicians.

to while away the time, and we glam made a mistake in negotiat- turned in in readiness for the fol and popular halls also fall to in- Those players on Chinese stages community to and not to ing with 'a Cabinet that has no In the records of the local Police hinder the Police. Meanwhile we real power outside the walls of lowing day's work. Force there is no more tragic can only welcome an exception to Peking phrase than "Might have been," the rule when it is disclosed in in the eyes of most of the Powers, shave and away to the Parade and Eastern musicians differ in The Peking Government to-day, Reveille at 6 am, a hurried It is also obvious that Western Prosecution after

prosecution Court and re-echo the sentiments is nothing but the archives of Ground in company with the En. temperament and it is a little back- might have been successful-only of the Chief Justice as so ably ex-China in which to deposit the pro-gineers that the very material point of pressed yesterday. Chinese assistance was lacking. Criminal after criminal might

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An Important Question. The careless players of so-called music so often appearing in public.

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for "physical jerks" ward on the part of the Eastern per series of notes and protests, under Captain Logan. Kit in.musicians for that they have been The present Cabinet, in inter- spection was followed by break. sadly lacking in standard composi national standing, is of no more fast after which each platoon tion for the whole Chlaess people. importance than a post box in went through a course on mus playing of one class of musicians which to drop letters for a certain ketry under Segt. Boyle of distant destination-only in this the K.O.S.B's. The Company was in time instead of in milcs, The news that the shipping case the destination seems distant reformed at 11.15 when bayonet other, though the clapping of hands

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An excellent tiffin, a short rest xtended rout across contry in

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and the stamping of feet to mark the rhyme and time are similar Why should not standard music be compased and taught "like" other subjects in all Chinese, schools is

an important question.

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ese who could have assisted the boycott at Canton has been called Folice were seized with a timidityoff is of the first importance, alike that overwhelmed all considera-for the immediate impetus it will tions, including adequate protec. give to trade between Hong Kong CORRESPONDENCE. tion for the Chinese themselves and Canton, and for the hope it

order formation, a rehearsal of a carefully drawn up Many a Chinese ruffian might holds. out that all obstacles to

scheme of attack for the following. Funds for the

Ригрове. have been caught red-handed-trade between the two ports are

afternoon. This, however, as will This question is being taken up but for the sheer obstinacy of the about to disappear. There has

(To the Edifőr of the “China Mail,”] be seen later, had to be abandoned by some musicians in Hong Kong; Sir-Your correspondent "Civis on account of the weather. At and the matter now Hea in the victimised Chinese in preserving been no doubt for some time now Brittanicus Sum" has raised a 6.15 pm. the Company set out on hands of the executive committee question which has been in the night attack upon a village of the Chinese Amateur Musical been sincerely trying to end the a long time, and I hope that the

7.40, one and all ready for funds for this noble purpose, this dread of being brought into active boycott. That it has not suc- cap will fit many heads.

dinner. There were very few who Association la going to give its touch with the Police. There are ceeded before this has been due in

Whilst there are, undoubtedly, were not thoroughly ready for third Grand Concert before the end hundreds, if not indeed thou- large measure to the strength of not go out of their way to make labour's bath chief nourisher sociation gave a Concert some years

a number of "taipana", who will sleep Sleep that knits up the of this year.

ravelled sleeve of care....sore It might be recalled that thie As sands of Chinese who regard the the pickets. The Canton Gov-arrangements for their employees in life's feast, but that was not ago for the benefit of the Kwang- Police not as guardians of the law ernment has felt it wiser to play to attend camp, there are a num-to be. One can only wish that tung Flood Fund. Some of these and deterrents to evil-doers, but the waiting game rather than to ber of cases where the men con-wes Thompson and his glee eing-musicians have had many years' as some strange terror

cerned do not take the trouble to to be take any drastic steps which ask for leave. To the latter plications to the God of Sunshine amateurs in Hong Kong, Canton, avoided as the plague. Such is might be interpreted as an affront think it may be said that it is 'up Instead of to that prospective in Swatow, Shanghai, and ever

their supexpérience in the study of music ne human nature of the average to Labour. The waiting game has to them to do their share and candiarist of a certain door of London and Chicago. It le cortal

paid up to the point that the ship this can be done by making pro which we heard so much. Wely well worth while again to 300 and ping boycott has now been called visional arrangements, subject, of the Chief Justica at yesterday's effective with the remainder of For instance, when a man knows end to the minstrel party, but the but a shower insofar as it put an Criminal Sessions placed the the pickets. Once these gentry that it will be necessary for him rain fell steadily throughout the equally significant word "I have been removed, there will re- to get a substitute during his ab night and during the following Commenting on the "hold restricted trade, now that ships or easier if he discusses the matter, arrangements

main no further obstacles to un sence, he will find matters much day, completely dislocating all POPPY DAY FUND. up" of a Chinese couple at all flags are at liberty to trade to and then goes to his taipan not sodden parade ground made

with his colleagues before hand, Glenonly His Lordship remarked Canton once more. That un

The pouring rain and mud- that if more people would act as restricted trade is what both porta also in a position to say that soon. We paraded according to only with a request for leave, but physical jerks out of the ques- these gentlemen did we would not greater the prosperity of Hong require needs mossying the

and so will be glad to help in his schedule at 9 am but adjourned £40 FOR ST. DUNSTAN'S have so many of these cases, Kong, the greater the prosperity

to the canteen where Segt. Boyle The story that led to this obser- of Canton, and vice versa, is a

delivered an interesting lecture The collection taken at the vation is simply told. The Chin every month The intelligent A local axiom that becomes clearer

on the theory of rifle fire. This morning service at St. John's ese couple in question were accost classes in both ports realize that

proved most instructive and to Cathedral om Armistice Day much advantage later in the day amounted to $416.40 and a draft ed by a Chinese at the point fully, and it remains only to Im-

when, in spite of the firing with for £40.8.9, the equivalent at 1/11 of a revolver (subsequently dis press it upon the minds of such covered to be a toy one), andton, or that cannot be done, to

pickets 4s are still active of Came To the Editor of the "Chins Mall" through a course of firing with 5/16, has been remitted to the

"tracer ammunition. SirThe corraspondence that A Ram: Good Time. whilst the girl was handing over remove those pickets without fur has been appearing in your Altogether a fare good time her valuables, her male companion ther argument.

columns during the past few days and one which should not have seized the ruffian. The girla

to America and Boxer been misse I think it will be Indemnity reminds one that sure generally agreed that all members arrangements BCreams, attracted two Europ

It is high time that full parti owe a debt

Alongside "Might have been off. Let us hope it will prove as course, to the 'taipan'a approval welcomed what we thought was hear some of the members of this

and they rushed to the scene and helped to

perado, who well

tence of three years

{ment:

This, of course, is a de from the average Chinese logy. In ninety-nine cases out

hundred the Chinese victims.

WHEN DE

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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

COLLECTION:

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