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We hold no brief for Chiang Kai-shek. Nor can we say that we approve of all his methods.

Among the passengers arriving on the "President Lincoln" was Rev. Fr. Alphonse Biotteau, re- turning to the. Colony from a trip' to Shanghai.

TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1929,

JOURNALISM HERE

FIRST-CLASS SCHOOL FOR CHINA

TRAINED MEN IN DEMAND

PRAPS

'P'RAPS NOT!

Mr. H. Gregory, merchant, Shanghai, associated with T. M.] Professor Vernon Nash, who has It was three o'clock in the Gregory and Co., who have a been teaching journalism at Yen morning, and the husband fondly branch here, arrived by the "Pre-ching University, Peking, but who fancied he had taken all precau- sident Lincoln." -

has lately been in the United tions for silence when he entered States, will pass through Hong the house and tiptoed up the and Shanghai early this stairs, but they were not enough The total output of the Kailan Kong Mining Administration's mines month. He and his associates in for the vigilant wife who was for the week ended May 18, Peking and friends in America are waiting in the bedroom, amounted to 105,325 tons, and trying build up a first-clhes the sales during the period to school of journalism in China.

In one of the statements issued 114,814 tons.

by the University, it is said that Among the passengers leaving Chinese journalism is expanding to-day on the "President Grant" rapidly as a result of the radical are Dr. John A. Carroll, an simplification, of the written lan- astronomer from Cambridge, guage of China. The number and making a tour round-the-world; circulation of

to

newspapers

and

Mr. G. T. Morris, returning to the other periodicals in the Chinese United States on furlough; Mr. 'language is growing steadily and G. B. Enders, connected with the the most direct result of this American Milk Products Co., tra-growth is, a tremendous demand for velling to Shanghai: Mr. J. trained newspaper personnel of all Madier, director of Messrs. kinds.

"Now, why on earth are you coming home at this unholy hour of the night? she demanded.

"It is rather silly, isn't it?" he agreed wearily.

"So your son's a doctor now” "Yes, he's a specialist." "What does he specialise in?" "Oh, everything-everything.”

All evening long the usually timid youth had been importuning the college belle for a kiss and she was becoming annoyed.

"I've told you no at least a

Madier Ribet and Cie, silk export- Large Number Required era, Cantón, travelling to Shang- The enormous number of hai; Mr. D. E. Smith, dealer in publishers, editor, reporters and ad-dozen times," she snapped at him. China produce,

to vertising experts whic!. will be "Just why do you keep insisting Shanghai, and thence to the Unit- needed to meet the future demand on it?"

ed States.

travelling

of Chinese newspapers means that "W'well, you s-see" stammer- a full-fledged school of journaliamed the bashful one, "the fellows Three Chinese workmen were offering professional training were saying the other day that buried under a fall of earth yes-should be established, and the cer- anybody who could kiss you could terday whilst engaged in digging tainty of employment, due to the kiss anyone. and I'm awfully

a trench at the junction of evergrowing demand for newspaper sweet on that Bliftkins girl.” Nathan and Prince Edward-workers, and the opportunity for roads. They had dug to a depth high public service inherent in of about ten feet for the purpose journalism, mean that a large num- of laying gas mains, when sudden-ber of promising young Chinese

"Is he a nice boy?"

"I should say! We drove

ly the sides of the trench cared will turn eagerly to a school in seventy-four miles before I decid-

in The Kowloon Fire Brigade journalism, which will offer themed to walk back.”

was immediately summoned and adequate and proper training for after digging for ten minutes the profession,

*

Lady (to sweep): "I suppose

the three coolies were found. In this connection, It may be of One was found to have been suf-interest to mention that in Hong you wash before having your focated, but the other two were Kong is the last two years, and in meals!"

Sweep: "Not to-day, lady, alive, and were removed to the Cantor lately, there are being con- we're having black puddings for Kowloon Hospital.

ducted institutes of journalism,'

dinner." active and professional journalists giving lectures and practice to

in preparing for the service.

Local "Graduates"

MISSIONARY SEES CHINESE

-ABORIGINES

The celebrated humorist writh- ed in agony. Before him lay a manuscript, and as his eyes studied it they narrowed from In Hong Kong early this year, the anguish of the mighty brain about fifteen young

behind it the brain that had im-

The manner in which, prior to FAR UP IN INTERIOR young men who may be interested picking a quarrel, he bought over factors in enemy camps to ensure victory savours too much of re- cent days when bribery and treachery decided the issue in

CHURCH OF 32 MEMBERS

then

were

into

"Tracy, dear," his wife implor-

ed sympathetically, "tell me, tell me, what is the matter?"

"Ah, God!" breathed the. funny man, "I'm afraid this joke is too subtle."

given certificates of attendance, pelled his hand to write the lines. The Rev. William C. Newburn and rearly all these trained were most campaigns. Not that the of Wuchow, who, together with a given positions by their teachers, other side would not have done Mr. Desterhaft, recently made a who were editors connected with Kuchow, a city in the local vernacular papers. The new the same had it the opportunities trip to and the wherewithal to do 80-rovince; about 500 miles

south-western part of Kweichow class for 1929-31 was smaller, be- from cause the teachers feared that they Chiang Kai-shek makes full use of Wuchow, Kwangsi's most modern could not take in too many his control of the national exche city, has given some very interest active service after training.

ing information about the country In the past, all training was quer and the dependence on sameard the people there, and also the given informally by senior

NOW the of the majority of the army conditions which then prevailed in junior journalists, but

senior members of the profes. units. Unfortunately, others that region.

Á mutilated gentleman stamp- Mrs. Newburn described the sion spend some time each week in ed furiously round the bath well-and realise this only too

people as an aboriginal tribe with giving leetures in classes usually there's the rub. Whereas brains out any touch of modern civilisa- held in the evenings.-Szehai Newsroom, expressing himself in most

and energy are urgently wanted tion or knowledre of the Gospel Service.

to

for progress, Chiang Kai-shek and the country as being a robber will have to devote considerable infested area; but their trip was a noted one, he having had to attention to exercising surveil-travel without modern con- JUNE 4 IN THE NAVY lance of subordinates. If he suc-veniences.

Our Volunteers

--the

A bus made out of a motor truck JUTLAND FLAGSHIP'S NEW with Bard board seats conveyed them over rough roads a part of

this mode of travelling was tremely poor.

· ROLE BEGINS

"But why do you think that?" "W-well, I can't even see any point to it myself."

.

ungentlemanly fashion. His wife came to investigate.

"What's the matter, dear?" she asked.

"This razor will cut nothing but skin," he roared,

"That's funny," his wife re- plied, "for I opened a tín of peaches with it yesterday, and it cut beautifully."

*

Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 4, 1929. ceeds, well and good. He wil be

able to maintain peace primary desideratum. We hope the way and then they went by The battleship "Iron Duke," that he does and we wish him native craft, on which they had to which was taken in hand for large

A small family party, сод- good ck.

eat, sleep and live, all in the same repairs at Devonport in May last sisting of father, mother, and part of the boat. Sanitation in year, will commission at Ports-son aged about 12, were obvious ex-mouth to-day as an independently "seeing the sights of London.” command, for service as a sea. As they approached the statue of The Hong Kong Volunteer

going gunnery firing ship. She James II. which adorns a grass As they reached the border of will relieve the battle-cruiser plot outside the Admiralty, and Defence Corps made a very good impression at the "big parade" Kwangsi and Kweichow, the tra-Tiger" which was recommission- bears

The turn-out was vellers were threatened by dan-ed on May 17 for service in the Jacobvs Secvndvs, yesterday.

inscription, In more ways than one really smart, particularly when ger from robbers and it was neces- Battle Cruiser Squadron, relieving youngster hurried on to proclaim the recent political upheavals marching past the Saluting Base:sary for them to have military H.MS. "Hood," which is to under- to his parents the statue's title. have proved to be a blessing in Many revealed the swing and gait escorts from one district

of the "Regulars."

There is no other. However, that was the only go a long refit. H.M.S. "Repulse" disguise; although it is necessary doubt that our Volunteers are a section of their trip where they squadron, until about the middleed: "here's Jack Obbs!"

will become. flagship of the

Due to fate-call it what you real will-China has opportunity to go ahead in the matter of consolidation of govern-

ment.

Danger from Robbers.

to en-

the

Latin

the excited

"Look here, Dad," he exclaim-

to qualify such a statement by smart body of men, and it is a rare threatened. reiteration of our unwavering great pity that the unit is not During the last hundred miles of June, when the flag will be

larger than what it is. Some they passed through the country of transferred to "Renown."

It was incredible, the ill-fuck impartiality. By this we mean people in Hong Kong do not seem the Tungs, an aboriginal tribe,

HM.S. "Iron Dake" was first that attacherl itself, grimmer and that, in our opinion, it is immater to take to Volunteering kindly. numbering several hundred thou- commissioned fifteen years ago: closer than any Scottish legatée,

due to the sand.

The Tungs are distinct During the first two years of the to Herbert Blanks. faf which individual or faction: Perhaps this is

climate, which gives so many a from the Miao of Kweichow and war she was Admiral Jellicoe's His friends commercialised his scores at the expense of rivals, feeling of lethargy. Be that as the Chwang of Kwangsi and their flagship in the Grand Fleet, ser misfortune, would maybe ask provided that all obstacles are it may, one would like to see language and social and living coring in that capacity at the Battle him to pick out four or five likely Following the ter winners for the 3.30 say, and then eliminated in the survival of the more of the younger citizens join ditions are also somewhat dis-of Jutland.

was straightaway back their fancy of fittest. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek up. It is a duty which they owe tinct from the rest of the Chinese.mination of the war, she

to themselves and to the whole

Terrible Suffering

transferred to the Mediterranean, the horses he omitted. has administered the coup de grace Colony In Shanghai the Volun- At Kuchow, where they had where she was flagship until 1924 If he swerved to avoid an up. succeeded by raised ladder he would fall down a to the Kwangsi faction and the teer Corps has been brought up to erected a Church in 1925, a group when she was

She ther a very high standard of efficiency, of twelve Christians welcomed "Queen Elizabeth." Whatever "Christian General.".

man-hole, or if he shut his eyes to and, in proportion, numerically, them. The people during the last flew the flag of the Vice-Admiral blot out the vision of a cross-eyed what can be gone in Shanghai, few years have suffered dreadfully commanding the Third Battle Manx cat he'd bash into a lamp- surely can be done in Hong Kong. from robbers, pestilence and Squadron

post. Perhaps instead of signing up a famine.

may be proved to his disadvan tage, he has brought about a position unknown in China for the best part of two decades.

Famine followed and the stories.

was

In the spring of 1926 this Everything he did went wrong man for three years, it would be Robbers held the upper hand for squadron, comprising "Iron and so, tiring of the recurring. found more advisable to reduce several years and were not driven Duke," "Marlborough, Emperor stream of misfortune, he decided To all intents and purposes the term of service to one year away by the soldiers until they had of India," and "Benbow,"

to start afresh in Australia. there is at the moment nobody Some people are reluctant to bind stolen nearly everything worth withdrawn from the Mediter Strangely enough he experienced

themselves up for so long a term while.

ranean and employed in the Atlan-no mishap during the first part of to challenge his authority. Going as three years.

told were almost unbelievable, and tie Fleet for training boys at sea the voyage, and lie began to con- a stage further, we envisualise

gratulate himself upon leaving his the happy state of affairs in which (Chinese) was reported during were depopulated. In one case, diphtheriasomie unprintable. Whole towns

bad'lack behind. the risk of civil war is reduced to the three days ended last night, the population of a village was Girls a minimum because no group but not a single case of small-reduced from 1,000 to 25.

Wera sold for four pounds of rive dares disobey Chiang Kai-shek pox.

and there was no market for the PROBABLE APPOINTMENT TO

GOLD COAST Putting this line of argument at

Mr. Frank A. Howard, of the boys. Such was the condition

One case of

STRAITS JUDGE

When they were three days out from Fremantle, however, the boat foundered, and Herbert found himself cast up on a tiny island about a mile in circum- férence. its highest, we are tempted to Equitable Eastern Banking Cor-which prevailed at Kuchow for a The "Straits Times" under

He explored the tiny strip of believe that a united administra poration, returned by the "Preime

The Res. Mr. Newburn visited stands on good authority that Mr. land thoroughly, but nothing tion ought to hold sway over the siden: Lincoln" after a visit to

On the the villages around Kuchow, Justice G. C. Deane, puisne judge eatable could he find. America. whole of China Proper, if not over

preaching the gospel to the people of the Straits Settlements and third day, his stomach calling for Manchuria as well. Which should In a report to the Police, Mr. and, after having travelled 1,100 judicial commissioner of the sustenance, he staggered along be the beginning of an era of pros-J. R. Jones, No. 9, Nathan-road,miles and being away 41 days, re-.M.S. since 1924, is to be ap by the water's edge and discover. perity in the Republic, for which Kowloon, states that during his turned recently to his family at pointed Chief Justice of the Gold ed a wooden box, evidently drift-

[Coast Chinese and foreigners have long 11.40 a.m., and 1.80 p.m., he was

absence from his house between Wuchow.-Széhai News Service.

The paper is informed that Gov- prayed fervently. The essential, robbed of $150. The money was New Zealand is to withdraw from ernment is not yet in a position we have been told from time to taken from a drawer of the dress the cash on delivery postal agree to make any announcement res-

Sir Joseph Ward, the peating the appointment. time (without any dissentienting table in his bedroom. Simul-ments:

taneous with the discovery of the Prime Minister, states that the HE the Governor (Sir Huga voice), is an organisation strong loss it was found that a house object is to keep money in the coun- Clifford) was Governor of the

Gold Coast from 1912 to 1917. enough to rule the whole land coolie had vanished.

try.

ed from the wreck.

With shaking fingers Herbert burst open the box, and then the netherworld jesters of the chuckled evilly at their final joke upon the world's unluckiest man, The box contained a complete set of table cutlery 1