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YOUNG CHINA

The

Cewe Burnett

China Mail

No. 27,170

A VIEW ON THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

"DEADENING

SHOCKS"

To Secure Freedom By A National Revolution

IDEA OF PEACE AND A BLESSED INNOVATION

At the fourth plenary sitting of the ninth ordinary session of the Assembly of the League of Nations, Mr. Wang King-ky, China's first delegate, said:-

"If the Extreme East and the West, whose two types of civilisa- tion are made to complete and not to antagonise one another, are ever to find common ground-a means of deadening mutual shocks it will be found in the League of Nations. Is it not the duty of the Press to constitute itself the active agent for a speedy discovery of this common ground? We therefore hope that all our colleagues will devote themselves, hand in hand, to a close collaboration in this high and noble mission of promoting peace. May the blessings of this peace extend to the Far East as well as among the Western nations."

GIGANTIC STRUGGLE GOING ON

ESTABLISHED

1846

HONG KONG,

ANOTHER RESERVOIR BEING BUILT

OUR WATER SUPPLY

LATEST RAINFALL: A DAY'S SUPPLY GAINED

EVEN BETTER IN KOWLOON

SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1929,

A RE-SHUFFLE

CHIANG KAI-SHER'S MAN IN POWER

CONTROL OF SHANTUNG

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

FIRST HOME CRICKET RESULTS

EARLY CENTURIES

WORCESTERSHIRE

Library, Supreme Court

"Your Eyes Are Safe With Us”

N. LAZARUS Hong Kong's Only European Optician

Established Over Ferty Years). Manager:-RALPH A. COOPER, Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam F.LO. (London) (Personal Attention).

IS THAT SO?

Thoughts Terse, Perverse-and Worse.

Royal Observatory note we The most popular set of Scots in

Following the action taken by SOUTH AFRICANS DRAW WITH Marshal Chiang Kai-shek against the Kwangsi military group and} the withdrawal of General Feng THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP never expect to read: "Hong Kong the Colony to-day are the Mackin- Yu-hsiang and his army (the Koo-

of a re-

Work is to begin shortly on Kow-minchun) into the north-west of loon Byowash Reservoir, at Lal China (which caused rumours of chi-kok Valley, to increase the water rupture between, him and. Chiang

the maintand in the Kai-shek) comes news storage on Colony of Hong Kong. It will hold shuffling of post, in order that about 175 million gallons and will supporters of Chiang Kai-shek can take about 18 months to build. take over control, especially in Rainfall during the last 24 hours Shantung province, which had (ending at 10 a.m. to-day), as re- been promised to Feng Yu-hsiang. corded by the Royal Observatory in It will be recalled that Chiang Kowloon, amounted to 0.885 inch. Although only a little more than half an inch fell--and this is con- siderably less than the 2.17 inches of the day before-the position (as regards the prolonged drought and drastic restrictions) has been in- proved,

This morning there were 308.23 million gallons in the reservoirs in the Island of Hong Kong. The rain | of the last 24 hours has resulted in always be an addition of 4.27 million gallons thinkers, to quantity in storage, or a gain of cherished by Chinese particularly by Young China, who about a day's supply for the Island.

Figures for the mainland were will tell you that the Versailles Treaty will remain a mockery of not available but, it is felt, the peace pacts from generation to gen- cration, in the minds of Chinese people.

Human attention is attracted by pressing war has survived until the

will and innovation. Thought is deadened present and sensitiveness is blunted by the continuity of the one and sanie scene or impression. We will feel a new sensation if we contrast a panorama of blooming spring flowers at the foot of the Alps, for instance, with the sight of snow on Mont Blanc under a burning summer sun; again, a sudden flash of lightning over Lake Leman on a dark night will irresistibly compel notice.

or

Thus, the idea of international

extent of the improvement is even greater than on the Island and that the gain there is of a few days' supply.

Concrete Gravity Dam Further to the various construc- tion schemes of the Government to increase the facilities for the

Great Idea of Peace This great idea of peace has brought about a blessed innovation into the old as well as the new "The sharpness of its world. contrast with the great world war, storage of potable water in the causes it to shine not as a rising Colony-such

Aberdeen but es a sad moon softly sun,

received the project which the darkness of emerging from

proval of the Legislature this lowering clouds, and serenely shed-week and the Shing Mun scheme, ding its snow-like radiance on an with the pipe line seas the bar Philosopher Mel-Timonse desert still wet with bloodbourt is Interesting to note In a mood of re-action against and strewn, with the polished ivory that the first stage of examination

peace following close on the track of the great war, and the birth of Young China, both atrike this note of contrast and succeed in forcing their claim on public opinion.

fighting one another from no other than purely selfish motives, the Chinese philosopher Mel-Ti, who lived in the fifth century B.C., mid- way between Confucius and Men elus, threw his whole weight against these turbulent combatants, foreed them to desist from their aggres-

48 the

“OCCASIONAL RAIN”

"N, E. winds, moderate; cloudy, with occasional rain, improving," is the forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to- morrow for Hong Kong, the S.E. coast of Kwangtung and For- mosa Channel.

At 10.54 a.m. to-day the Ob- servatory reported:"An anti- cyclone has developed over N. China; the depression is- situ-. ated N. W. of Tokio. Moder- ate monsoon will prevail along: the S.E. coast of Chiva and. over the N. China Sea."

24

Rainfall during the hours ended at 10 a.m. to-day was 0.685 inch, making a total of 6.415 inches for the year

about half the average..

DON'T WASTE WATER

The first results have come

of through

first-class cricket matches at Home. One of the four games played was in the county Notts defeating championship, Essex.

rainfall for the 24 hours ended toshes. 10 a.m. to-day, 100.00 inch,"

ed

☐ a

Thus the local "Telegraph";

The "Suffolk" will be escort- into Japanese territorial waters un arrival of a Japanese battle cruis-Taian districts.- “Wah Kiu Yất Po.” ser.

Even a "wet blanket" should be a "wash out" in this weather.

The most pleasing spectacles that the Duke saw in Hong Kong, came from Lazarus.

Why they should want to tax

In their opening engagement the South Africans (who are to play! the Old Country in Tests during Sounds like Japanese by a begin taxis taxes the imagination. the season) could only draw with ner!. Worcester, one of the weaker coun- ties, but the tourists had the better of the scores.

B

Official figures tell us that 10,000 more people arrived here Cambridge University recovered within a week and they cannot well and drew with Yorkshire and drown their sorrows in-water! Surrey went down to the Maryle-

bone Cricket Club. Early as it is, An American baby was recent some of the players are already fuy named Georgiana Augustine form. as witness the centuries and Edgewood Homoeopathie Taylor bowling performances. Details fol- Boys Miller Goodwell Macklin.

low:-

The South Africans

-

A few drops of rain fell in Yau- mati as well as on the Peak... "on the just and the unjust” alike. © — 0 "Home manufacturer is prepared to send free sample to the first gen- tleman to introduce goloshes in Hong Kong on a wet day.”-Gosh,

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The "Kau Sing" is Kausing a great deal of Kaustic Kriticismi in the Kolony.

The delay in announcing the com- This young Yank will probably be bine between the Hong Kong Elec- very annoyed when having to tric Co. and the China Light and Worcestershire drew with the write his full name in years to Power Co. is really "shocking."

Scores :- South Africans.

come, but what a nice signature South Africa (1st innings) 444 his will make on a chequel.... runs for 8 wickets, declared.

C. A. E. H. T. B. M. G. Macklin. Cameron made 102 and Taylor 103. Worcester (1st innings) 284 runė. Quinn took 6 wickets for 75 runs. "Women are weighing the sub- Worcester (following on, 2nd inject of the new season's, frocks," nings) 262 runs for 7 wickets.

one in Hong Kong who knows. M.C.C. Victory The M.C.C. beat Surrey by 56 runs. Scores:

M.C.C. (lat innings) 227 runs. Shepherd took 6 wickets for 35 runs. Surrey (1st.innings) 245 runk, V.W.C. Jupp took 5 wickets for 64

Kai-shek, after the promise; sent troops to occupy a part of Shan-runs.

Nanking, To-day: The Star acil of which Chiang Kai-shek in President) has appointed:--

General Chen Tiao-yuan to be Provincial Government;

General Fang Chen-Wu to be acting Chairman of the Antoi Provincial Government in place of Chen Tiao-yuan);

General Ho Chen-chun to Chairman of the Hupeh Provin- cial Government.

M.C.C. (2nd innings) 216 runs. Surrey (2ud innings) 142 runs. Jupp took a wickets for 68 runs.

runs.

says

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How seriously does Eve discuss

New frocks as they come out, Although they often seem to us.

Not much to talk about.

She weighs the subject with an air

That husbands funny find, Because the weight of woman's

wear

mostly on her mind!

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Thrilling narrative in the local "Telegraph":

soner

Cambridge v. Yorkshire Cambridge University drew with Yorkshire. Scores:-

Yorkshire (1st innings) 420 runs,

6 wickets for 99 runs.

then grapsed the boy's Cambridge (1st innings) 211 throa soner then grapsed. the boy's throat. The boy would say Cambridge (following on, 2nd that one sister then fell into the innings) 425 runs for 7 wickets. bottom of the boat, and the other, Turnbull made 167 not out.

County Championship In the county Notts beat Essex by 92 runk Scores:-

238 Notts (1st innings)

( ( (

A limited liability company is about to be formed to work the very valuable mosquito guano deposits in the Colony.

Heading in the "Telegraph"; "Opera Lady Robber."Was she one of the "Pirates of Penzance"?

The Commercial Press is res- ponsible for printing for the American Express a list of ocean, and local sailings for April to Inue, 1929. The July-Spet- meber, list is swalted with inter- est.

The appreciation of the amah

reflected in the declaration of a wash amah that once the water supply is ent off she'll pack up and go back to her ancestors' home in "Canton more far."

the domineering princes perpetually of slaughtered men's bones," says for the Kowloon Byewash Reser acting Chairman of the Shantung Oldroyd made 111. Blundell took. She was also assaulted, being class by the water restrictions is

Mr. Jean Ho-fang Ly. In other voir is complete and that, it is words, It is because the last gen hoped, building operations will eration has suffered too much that begin shortly. A concrete gravity the subsequent generation

80 dam in the Lai-chi-kok Valley is earnestly desires a permanent peace to be constructed together with an towards which the Paris agreement access road and contingent works. is but one feeble step forward.

The approximate capacity of this additional reservoir for the mainland is 175 million gallons. It will be completed in about 18 months.

This new paciflem implies pro-

porters and its adversaries realize

be

The National Government has issued a mandate appointing Chen Tiao-yuan to take over control of

the elder one, dropped into the water. The prisoner then graps-

championship, ed the buy's throat.

"Grapsed" seems to justify the Convention for Safety of Life at

sions and proclaimed the doctrine found renovation: both its sup- that none should henceforth say: "My happiness is made of the sor-that the fate of the whole of man- rows of others."

kind may be bound up, in the future, as it has been in the past, with the

Tainan, Tsingtao and Shantung whysall made 111 not out. Nichols Sex in Spelling! the local success or failure of the peace idea. water restrictions, the "China Railway (which connects these took a wickets for 61 runs.

He was an organiser of the first order and A born champion of Feeling that some- minorities. thing stronger than argument was needed to check brutal violence, his genius instituted a kind of knight-errantry-a chivalrous band that ran to the rescue wherever the weak happened to be unjustly at tacked.

Unbroken Tradition

China's Patriotism

In connection with

as Mail" is officially informed And, when international peace is follows:- under discussion, how is it possible

two cities), after the withdrawal of the Japanese, and placing him

Shantung. ---Reuter. [Earlier cables are on page 11.1

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A young hopeful was late in returning home from school in Kowloon one day during the week and admitted to his mother he had been punished for spitting at an- other boy who "made a face at him." Asked what the teacher It has taken over three months Essex (1st innings) 183 runs, Notts (2nd innings) 250 runs for to raise only £900 in the Colony said, he solemnly disclosed that miners at Homewhat she said that only snakes spit and about a fresh fund being started he, too, would became

constructor." now for the next mining depres- sion in 19397

"The Peak has already been par in charge of all Nationalist troops wickets, declared. Walker made for the

to ignore the claim. unceasingly tially restricted. renewed оп the shores of the

"It is not possible to introdüce

Pacific, by a population constituting full restrictions at once through-

in

BUILDING AT KOWLOON HOSPITAL

a quarter of the human race? out the Peak district owing to the MATERNITY BLOCK

Will the League of Nations, great difference in levels of the solidly established at the force of houses and the complicated nature Endowed with a will of iron, he Mont Blanc and already enjoying of the system.

"Further restrictions are gradu- determining constituted himself the protector of the privileges of right against might. In magni- authority in Europe, never scale ally being introduced but owing to ficent pages, he preached, among Mount Everest and learn to thrill the difficulties referred to, two or many other ideas that bear witness in unison with the hopes of the three days must elapse before the to his genius, the renunciation of great Asiatic nation?

He

a

complete scheme can be introduced, without which must operate at different

hours to the rest of Hong Kong.

“Government has instructed that no

discriminations in the matter

restrictions should

all offensive warfare.

еле There can be no peace deavoured to spread the ideal of justice as there can be no war strengthening peace not through without disorder. The right of war, but through peace, and of opposing invasion and resisting starving war, as it were, at its moral oppression is a natural law; a root in the heart of mankind, that bulwark of the life of nations and is, where all battles are fought the safeguard of individual lives. first, where carnal instincts struggle against spiritual powers, and where selfish ambitions come into conflictly-To secure her freedom by a with generous aspirations. *

What then is the programme of Young China? Is it not, exact-

national revolution that the Chinese

Thanks to this age-old and un- people may organise themselves for broken tradition, the ideal of sup-themselves?

THE TRUTH ABOUT FENG AND CHIANG

L

He

[By a Special Correspondent.) ticians, would cause a debacle in before Feng Many seem to think that Feng the Kwangsi army Yu-hsiang, the "Christian Gen-Yu-hsiang could enter the scene. That is why Feng's troops be eral," is the aggressor in the pregan to march southward and then sent dispute between him and halted. He was too late. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, head of never suspected that the Kwangsi the National Government in Nan defenders of Hankow would. king. The opposite is the case. capitulale so quickly, b

One puzzle has been solved. Whereas Feng was expected to help Chiang Kai-shek against Kwangsi, and surprise was caused by the doubtful attitude Feng was adopting, followed by his velled military threats to Chiang Rai shek and then his vigorous pro bestation of loyalty, it is now de finitely known that he was in league with Kwangsiz

Having disposed of Feng'a ally, Chiang Kai-shek is now spoiling for a fight with Feng. But while the Kwangsi leaders were caught on the wrong foot, Feng has call- ed a masterly retreat. His men have evacuated Shantung and his supporters left Nanking in a night, thereby escaping the detention which Lễ Chai-sum of Kwangsi experienced. A

Chiang Kai-shek must, there Japanese who are in closest fore, have been prepared to take touch with events in Shantung, are the field against Feng Yu-hsiang convinced that Feng will, if push- and Kwangsi together.|ed, retreat into the far North-Weat ⠀⠀⠀ “Chiang's confidence, of course, |—svoid war--and hide his time.

lay in his knowledge that treach Meanwhile Chiang Kai-sher" will ery, engendered by $200,000 which have strengthened, not the author- he had paid one of the Kwangelity of the Central Government, Generals through the Leftist poli- but the power of himself. ⠀⠀

exist."

of

HUNDREDS WHO WERE TORNED AWAY FROM CAROLINE HI

LAST MONDAY WHEN CHINA ATHLETIC

"HET THE SOMERSETS

THIS

MOUNTAINEERING KIND OF SOCCER

IS

CERTAINLY

VERY

•HOVEL

101.

Essex (2nd funinga) 213 runs.

-Reuter.

M.C.C. PRESIDENT

FIELD MARSHAL LORD PLUMER ELECTED

Work on the Maternity Block of the Kowloon (Government) Hospital

London, Yesterday. Field Marshal Lord Plumer was is to begin shortly, both on site formation and the actual building.

yesterday elected President of The ground will have to be ex- Marylebone Cricket Club. Lord cavated and formed to approved Plumer has been a member for levels, the slopes will have to be cut many years and has taken very keen and turfed, where necessary, and interest in cricket both from an exe- drainage and other contingent workcutive and sporting viewpoint.- will also have to, be put in hand. British Wireless Service.

MOUNTAINEERING SOCCER”

HAD TO BE CONTENT WITH A VIEW OF THE "GAME FROM THE OUTSIDE BY, WATCHING

THE FENCES

WHEN CATHLETIC AND WHEN

WERE PRESSING

CIMINA ATALETIC SCORED THEY THE FENCES

SIMPLY COULD NOT "HEAVED RESTRAIN. THENSELVES,

'I SCORED WHEN THE for WAS

IDEA, WAITING FOR A SPOT OF FOR REF: HE SCORED

THE TEAM

WHICH

ITAO

ALL

COME UP.

·PROM ZUMMERZET: WERE STILL PANTING To GET THE LONAUSING GOAL,

HORRTUP

HORE MINUTES'

WHEN IT

WEXT DARK

ONE CAN TELL THEN

TATI

·To us

ALTHOUGH ON THE OTHER HAND IT IS SOMETIMES PIFFICULT TO

FIND THE GOAL

AND THE CUP

AND IT WAS BIEN PÆRKER DOWNED A CRIMESE

WHEN CHINA STOLETIC AGAHAT AND WENT SCORED THEIR SECOND ONE WITH THE ATHLETIC - OR SHO THEY HAD.

Chinese Athletic Association, at the second time of asking, beat the 1st Battalion the Somerset Light Infantry, In the play off for the senior championship of the Football League-

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"bus

Notified by the Peak Tramways Co., Limited, that "no late cars will Little wonder that the Britons run after one o'clock on the night won the Ryder Cup when Duncan of Sunday, May 6"--Do they mean halved four miles vide "China the morning after Saturday night Mail" cable-Must have tired the or the morning after Sunday night Americans outl

or have, they a special patented elock of their own that shows one

Exclusive news in the local o'clock always at night? "Morning Post"

¤ - © "Labour Day" was observed as The second defendant claimed. that he was at present working usual in the Colony drawing the for a Mr. Stephens, a local soli-monthly cheque and evading the citor, as a dish washer. As Mr. shrofts. Stephens had died some years ago the constable arrested both of them.

Must ask Mr. Stead or Northcliffe

if they know anything about this "rare phenomenon,"

as the local "Telegraph" would aay.

The Duke sent a radio to say that what he liked best at the

"Telegraph" poster: "Bank Case Latest." Is that ao?

The rain came down at last, al- though a trifle overdew,

Why not tax local motor horns?

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Couple of advts. In a Home paper:

Chinese luncheon WAB the Learn to play the piano, in 1

"French" flowers 80 kindly described by the "Sunday Herald,”

ង ០"។ ជ

Having had a go at each other in the boxing arena the Police and the Warders are thinking of issuing a joint challenge to the Fourth Es- tate.

The Acting First Magistrate is raising a subscription to buy a cop of the Courts Ordinance for the "Morning Fost scribe who report ed that prisoner was sentenced to six months hard labour on each charge, the Magistrate adding that he should like to make the sentences concurrent but was afraid he could not." The Magisterial "fear" Was Justified wh

month full instructions. 2/-, -P. Pearcy, 12, Monastery-st., Canterbary.

5 worth of boot polish for 1/6, post free.-P. Pearcy, 12, The boot polish for us in Hong

Monastery street, Lanterbury,

Kong, please, Mr. Pearcy!

A devilish new form of "sport" has come to the Colony. It con- sists of packing flahheads with car- hide of calcium and giving the poisoned Ash as food to mosqui

toes.

The mosquitoes, which are voracious during dry weather, swallowed it, burst in mid-air be pounce on the bait, and, having.

cause of the formation of acetylene gas. Their piercing cries are fol- lowed by an audible report as they swell and burst. Dozens of mosqui- Rumoured that it is intended to toes have been killed in this way. remove the back wheel of the The beach around, Tolo Harbour Kowloon Canton Railway's Motor has been strewn with their terribly coach and mount the contraption mutilated bodies, The Secretary In a barge complete with propel of the Anopheles Maternity Home ler in order to tow all the Sani- | saya, “It is horrible to think that tary Board's lighters further, out behind the rocks are men and boys to sea to dump their loads of laughing at the death agonies of garbage during the bathing sear the poor mosquitoes they are tor- 1800

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