1927-08-31 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1927.

IS THAT SO?

Thoughts Terse, Perverse—and Worse.

BY THE MAILMAN.”

Rather risky of the Hong Kong 1 Government to start "raising the wind" with all these typhoon warn- ings about, lan't it?

It's a good job for the fellow who wrote to the "China Mail" about a big snake at Repulse Bay WAB really that such a creature captured in that locality.

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pallor. like that, too.

"Service news-recent and comments." second always follows the frat,

HOTEL SUSPECTED.

ALLEGATIONS OF IMMORAL USAGES.

DIRECTOR CHARGED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

IN HANKOW.

MEATLESS DAYS IN

AGE VOGUE U

The situation on Thursday saw no change for the better. On the

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”

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Entertainments.

August 31-Queen's

August 81-World "Bustin-Through."

Theatre;

Theatro;

August 31-Star Theatre, Kow- loon; "The Chechahcos."

August 31-Whist drive at the "Cheer 0," 7.15 p.m.; Sing Song at the "Better 'Ole," 7 p.m.

Mr. Yu To-sang, managing direc-contrary a restless excitement tor of the Mel Chau Hotel at No. was apparent which, during the 218 Des Voeux Road Central, was day became active violence where "For Heaven's Sake." "His once. proud head was bow-charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell by some food stores were concerned. The morning saw an improve. ed, his whole frame bent; his coun- Inspector Shaftain of the Secre- tenance, still plump, was a sickly tariate for Chinese Affairs with ment in the rate of exchange in We've had asparagus allowing the premises to be used for Central China bank notes. They

an immoral purpose.

opened early at 200 per one $100 Mr. L. C. Turner appeared for the foreign currency and rose to 170 orders defence and entered a plea of "not before noon. This was due to the Septeraber 1-Queen's Theatre;

The guilty."

A Chinese district watchman said report that the $10,000,000 which "The Broadway Follies."

September 1-Informal Dance at that he went to the hotel at 7 p.m. were to came from Nanking for on August 28 and engaged room No. the relief of the currency had the "Cheer 0,7 p.m.

September 2-Concert at "Cheer By noon "Millionaire runs off with aero-1801. Soon afterwards he went out actually materialised.

and returned at about o'clock, it was

common knowledge that 7pm. Variety concert by en-

tertainment Committee, 7 p.m. A doleful business, those plane," says a contemporary,

Then a room boy named Lam Kwal Pukow had been capture, that an

September 3-Grand Concert at Hawalian flights.

Strong man.

brought in some tea and sat down ultimatum had been issued to the City Hall, 6.20 p.m.

Dacks Says Petery a stitch in time in to talk with the witness. After & Nanking which expired accord- September 4-Kowloon

the The delightful ignorance of the

boy asked witness ing to report by 11 a.m. and that band concert, 5 p.m. good lady (mentioned by Mrs. the right place saves embarrass- while

why ho did not bring in

the fall of the latter city was October 1-H.K. & W.G. & Southorn) who did not know whatment..

Witness girl to talk to: Even confirmed fools have their replied that he did not know probable Central Bank notes, M.C.L's "Fun o" The Fair," Lee

any girl. The bay then offered to thereupon, fall to first 195 then Gardens. get one for the witness and he 210 and 225 but without any busi- Agreed. Later the boy cama in withness being done.

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a "droying room" was shows she was simply destined to reside, on the Penk.

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However, your accent has to be above reproach if you want to live above sea level.

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Still, it's wonderful what you can do with your speech if you are "keyed" up to it.

The rumour

that a Peak Pen Club, with "M.F." as pedagogue and Holder of the Blotting Paper, is in process of formation hasn't been confirmed.

Says Peter, folks who can, do; those who can't, chin.

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serhous moments,

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physician.

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Sports.

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August 31-Ping Pong League: T.M.C.A. v. C.C.Y.M.S. (St. Peter's

Club).

The blow sustained by Hong Kong a girl and the boy told him that There was no market of any bar manngers who laid in extra the charge for the night was $10. kind Thursday. No meat and no

August 31-Water Polo, V.R.C. stocks on Tuesday evening was The witness agreed to engage the vegetables were brought in, and "A". Koabies. heavy

compared with the girl and sat in the room talking to the streets usually full of ped- one.

September 1-Ping Pong League: typhoon "blow" that actually came her until 11 pm, when Inspector dlers in normal times were com-T. Institute v. S.C.A.A. (C.C.Y.M.S.). along.

Shaftain came in and found them pletely deserted. One fisherman September 2-Ping Pong League: together.

V. C.R.C. When Rachel Cohen left her dad The girl then gave evidence and was reported to have appeared St Peter's Y.M.C. Isaac's store to get married every- said she had slept at least ten nights with a small catch for sale for (C.C.Y.M.S.).

Baseball September 3 H.K. one was happy, except the bride's at the hotel. She always received which he asked $3 per catty for

he was no $10 in the morning from the man mandarin fish. This was not League: Japanese v. Club de Re- father. Asked why gloomy, Isaac said: "Vell, it don't who engaged her. This price was bought by the person it was creio, Happy Valley Diamond, 4 seem right dat I have to give Rachel fixed by the room boy. When she offered to. What eventually be-P

September 3-Ping Pong League: took the money home, it was divid-came of his stock is not known, W..O.B.U.

V. St. Louis Club' ed. Into three portions. The wit- No one is allowed to leave

Lammert's Auctions. The nose needs exercise, anys ness received $2.90 as her share, as soldiers appeared with trea- (Y.M.C.A.). Canton with more than $50 in his

an equal sury notes to be disposed of. . Is that why it is her mistress received ...Lucky to have

Stores Raided possession....

September 1-397 sacks flour at that amount if he stays there long.so often stuck into other people's amount, while $4.20 went to

hotel. The boy always called affairs?

Large crowds on Thursday Godown Nos. 9 & 10 H.K. &, Kow- the house for the hotel's share of grew impatient with their search loon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd.,

for foodstuffs with the result that Kowloon, 10.30 a.m. the money, Different boys came.

September Twenty-one cases the house for girls and different closed shops seemed to irritate boys called for the percentage. The them beyond endurance. Hither-Japanese padlocks, Sales Room, girls in the house were never called to it has been the prerogative of Duddell Street, 11 a.m.

September 16-At Lammert Bros." Asked where she thought the soldiers alone to search stores but

Sales Room, valuable properties in money handed to the boy went to, Thursday the people in many the New Territories, 3 p.m.

Meeting. she said that it was divided among cases were more active than the the fokis of the hotel. She did not military. Several stores which September 1-Meeting suggest that it went to the hotel's formerly sold vegetable oils in Hong Kong Legislative Council management.

consequence had their shutters Meeting, 230 p.m. Mr. Turner submitted that he had pulled down while eager crowds September 3-New Territory no case to answer, дя they had entered in an endeavour to find Agricultural Show Committee meet- direct evidence from a witness for the prosecution that the percentage some remnants of edibles. In no ing. Sheung Shut, 2.30 p.m.,

September 6-Annual meeting of paid was not intended for he man-case were the searchers reported agement. He contended that the successful. The other contents Hong Kong Philharmonic Society management not only did not permit of the stores were scattered at St. John's Cathedral Hall, 5.30

Miscellaneous. such trafic in the hotel, but they about the road. Such proprietors! pm. were not aware that such traffic was as remained, witnessed the sacri-

September 4--Social gathering in man being carried on in the hotel. It ice of their goods and chattels St. John's Cathedral Hall, p.m.

ex-was beyond human power to prevent with the most indifference, September 5-Chinese Language such traffic being carried on private knowing that ence this phase was School under the auspices of ly amongst the servants in such a

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The Chinese correspondent of the "Daily Press" says that Chiang Kai- shek may still be In Ningpo, "des- pite reports to the contrary" Sour grapes!

Supreme optimism-"R. Abbit's" attempt to obtain double rates for his cricket articles.

A contemporary announces a City Hall grand concert, with admission 10 cents, including refreshments... Is that so?

Says Peter, caste in Hong Kong is a result of uric acid in the ego.

Despite the heavy demand for copies of the last issue of the "Red Triangle" it is understood that the publishers do not intend to issue a Second edition.

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Saya Peter, some of the women one meets in the street mast grow old before their time through trying to look young after their time.

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Nothing but billa comes to himi who sits and waits.

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It is said that Chiang Kai-shek did not come ashore in Hong Kong yesterday because of the unkind things the local Press had been say ing about him.

Still, he has the consolation of knowing that, according to one of the Great Departed, the Press does not reflect the feeling of the Colony,

Says Peter, fortunate is the who learns a lot from a little perience.

If we didn't get a typhoon er a good old rain storm now and again, when would some of our golfers pur-attend to business?

Disappointed would-be chasers, however, may perhaps look forward to the next number being

the quite as "rosy" as

one so splendidly advertised.

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Community singing, a local Scot assures us, is not popular in the Highlands.

Yet we've heard a lot about the brays of bonnie Scotland.

"Our local 'Phil," proudly nn- You nounces the "Herald: should see our "Bert."

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There's one advantage in patting off till to-morrow what should be done to-day,.... You might get Rather thawing, this hot air in sacked to-morrow and then won't

have to do it. Ice House Street,

for by name.

a.m.

of the

the

September 12-St. Stephen's Col- lege re-opens.

JAPANESE NEWS.

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big establishment. If the defence over a period of peace if not pros- H.K. General Chamber of Commerce Yearly September 8-Seventh could prove that reasonable precau-perity would be allowed them. re-openss 1...

the tions had been taken to prevent the Rice shops were left alone, be-

immoral cause they have mostly ail under- Drawing of Debentures of place being used for an purpose his client would not be gone the process during the week. Hong Kong Club, Club House, 11 Hiable.

None of these people who are September 10-Pienie by motor Inspector Shaftain pointed out reported, as having raided. the car for inmates of the Blind Home that under Ordinance 23 of 1917, shops are regarded as thieves or at Kowloon, organised by St. Peter's the manager of a hotel was re- coolies. They are respectable Y.M.C. It looks as if that June, 1925 set.sponsible for the actions of his people willing to pay in the only tlement is never going to get settled. subordinates.

The Magistrate reserved his deci-currency they are allowed to ston to consider the point as to whe-handle, and the cry of no stocks ther there was a system as stated by is in many cases regarded as a the girl. Clearly; if this particular subterfuge on the part of the case was a solitary one, the defence merchants for evading the ac- would be a good one, whereas if ceptance of this government's there was in fact a system, then it currency. was impossible that the manage Such may have been the case ment could be totally ignorant of some time back, but it is certain- There ly not the case Friday. Aside from the question of for- such system.

Mr. Turner argued that the girl's

Tokyo, Aug. 23. mal membership, however, the unstatement about the system was not really are no stocks, and unless organised, "spiritual" pan-Asiatic

The prolonged negotiations, for movement has not only taken root admissible as evidence as it did not relief comes very shortly despite

of the existing: concern this particular instance on the depletion of the population, the application but has grown in the past two which she received no payment at there will be serious starvation in Franco-Japanese Treaty of Com~ years to be one of the most power- all, but previous occasions,

the Wuhan cities. Wuchang is merce and Navigation to French ful forces in Filipino life. Nation- The Magistrate promised to con- in the same.predicament. All the Indo-China have been nearly com allem Comes first, according to all sider both the point raised by him-shops are closed and not a catty pleted. It is understood that an tests, but Indo-Chinese variety of self and Mr. Turner's objection to of rite could be found anywhere agreement will be signed shortly its favour of Bolshevism and anti-foreigniero takes close the evidence of system, and adjourn in the town Thursday outside of between M. Briand, the Foreign nourished by racial animosity, has

second.

ed the case until noon on Monday the stocks held by the military. Minister of the French Government, apparently passed over the Philip-

The substance of the pan-Asiatic next.... pines without taking root.

Movement is a thing of doubt.

These are well guarded, and and Viscount Ishil, the Japanese Senator Quezon and other Fill-It has periodical resurrections

judging by the rapidly rising tem- Ambassador in Paris. ping leaders, in interviews with the after months of inaction, and de-

per of the people they have need United Press and public speeches, legates gather from the four cor-

to be. frequently acknowledged ners of Asia and the south sea isles human curiosity about the move- for discussion of" mutual pro-

IN THE PHILIPPINES.

SPIRITUAL PAN-ASIATIC

FEELING.

Manila, Aug. 30.

The Pan-Asiatic movement, with

have

ment but never active interest,

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an aggressive, blems and how to face the foreigner advised of the following dividends to flour as a substitute for rice, embark in the, as. Hong Kong)

with more assurance and morej chance of an even fight.

Recent declarations of Admiral Summer Kittelle and other Ameri-

Like many secret societies in the can officials, to the effect the radi- Philippines, now facing unhappy cal Filipino societies have been days, the Pan-Asiatic Movement plotting the destruction of naval may possess the power, noted in ammunition supplies and other many Oriental organisations, of violence, have thrown the spotlight playing dead But regardless of on what appears to be a vast, what happens to the organised the unorganised powerful, unorganised "pan-Asiatic movement; it is movement" bound together by a movement, say the best informed. growing sense of unity against for opinions, that the powers must eign domination.

eventually reckon with.

-each other.

America,

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Dairanto-

Railway President. Mr. Jotaro Yamamoto, the newly- appointed President of the South Flour Goes Up.

Manchuria Railway Company, left. Three days ago the people took for his post last night. He is to and as we predicted then the Maru" at Kobe for on rubber and mining shares;—

stocks of flour were not sufficient morrow. Dividends.

to last more than a few days. Onl

Supply of Iron Ore. Bukit Katils 12 per cent. Final. the first day that it was found It is reported that the Yamata Malayan Tin Dredging 6 pence that flour was procurable, the Iron Works in Fukuoka Prefecture, (49th Div.),

price was three hundred and sixty in view of the fact that its work is on- cash per catty in coppera. Thurs greatly impeded owing to day the price rose to eight. hun-siderable decrease in the supply of dred and forty cash, per catty, ron ore from the Han Yeh Ping Ming Administration as the result and it became obvious that even of continuous civil war in China, at this price the available stock has decided to make a contract with the Kuhara Mining Company, which' would speedily be exhausted:

Foreigners in the settlements has prospecting and mining rights are now settling down to the pros-in the Malay Peninsula and north- pect of meatless days. For two eastern district of Japan, for thei days now the utmost the butchers purchase of ore.-Toho. have been able to do by stealth

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IF EVE HAD NOT EATEN. 'THE APPLE,

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STAR FERRY CO., LTD.

7ITH reference to our leader of the 1st instant, headed

The United Press has just com- Signs of the existence of a sympathetic pan-Asiatic union are pleted a survey of opinion among unmistakable. The headquarters both American and Filipino officials of the Secret Service in Manila has high in the councils of the Insular a great mass of records, photo-administration and the unanimous graphs and documents indicating belief is that there is no cause for that radical and anti-foreign agita-alarm, The Filipinos are essen tors throughout Asia, the Philip tially peaceful, they say and their pines and the Dutch East Indies, nationalistic aspirations do not are in constant communication with spring from any deep batred of in the Garden of Eden, we are told, has been serving the foreign com the world would not have got into munity for many years wrote his Emissaries of a dozen Asiatic There are secret societice and the muddle it is in to-day. If customers that "To-day no have nationalities have visited the there are plots. In the Philippines people generally were more care- got meats because now China sol- Philippines, chiefly, since the auc-under & wariu sun, where other ful in the matter of diet there dier he do plenty trouble." This cessful Chinese Nationalist move distractions are few, they sprout on would be no cause for much of the sums up the whole situation, and "That Ferry" and with reference ment inflamed all Asiatic imagina- the slightest provocation and present day suffering from diges- there does not seem to be the to the letter to the Editor, appear slightest prospect of. improve-ing in our fasite of the 4th instant, tions. These emissaries are still in luxuriate in the imaginations of tive troubles.

and written under the name Have you eaten unwisely? Or ment. the islands. Their movements are local newspaper, civil officials, watched constantly by the Secret admirals and citizenry United is your liver or intestinal tract out Fortunately a far seeing sec "Sufferer" we have now made Service and the Philippine: con--

of order from any other cause? tion of the British community further Investigation into this If so, Pinkettes, are the, simplest foresaw something like the pre- stabulary.

and speediest corrective. These sent debacle and prepared for it dainty little laxatives gently, but by laying in certain stocks of tin that the statements contained in surely, dispel constipation, stimu-

are unwarranted and incorrect Iste the liver, banish billous ned goods, upon which the com- our leader and "Sufferer's" letter. attacks and sick headaches, re-munity are now drawing, but we consequently tender our sincere store cheerfulness and a general something more than just tinned apologies and expressions of regret seuse of well-being. meat is essential, and if the to the Star Ferry Co., Ltd., and Your chemist can supply Pink-health of the community is to be to the coxswains who operate their ettes, or post. free, 60 cents the kept good, vegetables of some steamers. La de vial, from The Dr. Williams Medi-fort will have to be procured from

THE EDITOR OF THE

CHINA MAILBE cine Co, 60 Klangse Road, Shang down river very speedily.C. C

Hong Kong, 27th August, 1927; hafu!

No Definite Link. Filipino leaders say that they have no definite personal link, by! correspondence or Anancial support with the formally organised move- ment. Well informed persons be

eve that this is true. Official in- vestigations, show that the Fill ipinos are little interested in the activities of those behind the move- ment.

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