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CABLES.

LATEST: CABELS.

(THROPOM REUTER'S 'AGENCY.];

ON BEHALF OF EUROPE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 25TH, 1918.

DIAMOND JUBILEE OF UNION HONGKONG EXPORTERS AND

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DEALERS.

CHURCH. LAST NIGHT'S SOCIAL GATHERING HOMEWARD CONFERENCE

Ja further celebration of the Diamond

REFUSES THEIR REQUEST. AMERICAN GOLD AND SILVER ↑ Jubilee of Union Church, a well-attended Some time ago we announced that a

EXPORTS.

ocial gathering was held. last night, inrious situation had arisen in respect of the meeting hall The Rev. J. Kirk freight in Hongkong by reason of an Maconachie, pastor of the Church, pre Freight Conference to raise the rate of unexpected decision by the Homeward sided, and in introducing Bishop Lander, stated that the Christian folk in Hong-freight from 100% basis to 1908. basis. kong were closer to each other than ever

dating from October 25th. A mecting of exporters and dealers held in the Hong- offices soon after this disquieting news, ference with the request that this rise its received decided to approach the Con- should not be enforced, as it was unjusti-

LONDON, November 20th. The Times' correspondent at New York

WOMEN IN HONGKONG.

I have before me a letter signed "Bread- eater, and, as the subject deals with one of the ever-present problems of Hong-

parent will refrain from subjecting it to, future punishment. The plea for a re formatory sounds practical and ideal. but those who know" local conditions tell

kong. I am going to quote and discuss me that these institutions would soon

certain passages.

develop into refuges and that parnuts

CANTON NEWS

THE TUCHEN.

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CASTON, November $3rd.

The Tuchun, Mek Wing son, returned... to Canton by the gunboat Aony How on

I am going, first of would induce their childrem to break the the evening of, November 30th, after twa

all, to draw the attention of my corres-

not usually, take any notice of communica pondent to the fact that newspapers do

tion unless they are aceampanied by the name and address of the writer..

In view of my invitation to women to

law for the sole purpose of earning the delightful punishment supplied in the Reformatory."

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to the

states that, according to the Department before. Although there might.have been kong feneral Chamber of Commerce write to me un subjects of public interest round and round in a vicious circle lead to his visitors the result of his conversa

days stay in Wuchow. Mok announced his returns to office the next day when be visited by Shuur Chun-Buen, the Another local agitation has been carried Chief Administrative Director on about slavery. This has given rise to Military Government and other military one of those terrible discusions which goleaders. It is stated thas Mok explained light differences of opinion, the Christian

and also because I have forgotten to ask with a common bond of sympathy between Churches of all denominations worked

for the guarantee of their good faith

ing no where and doing no good. Stricter tions with General Lok Wing-ting in which is supplied by their name. I have

Fegislation

04 this subject might possibly Bishop Lander spoke of the coming of hed in view of the immense profis made | enter's" omission to allow me to Kiye measure of protection as they are able dismissal of Ngai Pong-ping, the Super

asked my Editor to overlook Bread-sult in underhand methods which Kwangsi.

publicity to her views.

would debar the Chinese girls from such THE STUDENT'S AGITATION -

of Commerce, in the nine months of this year the United States exported nearly

$6,000,000 gold, of which $39,000,000 went to South America and $116,000,000. to Avia

to

exported India" and

The Eaited States also $100,000,000.

silver #129,000,00 to China.

them.

The writer like many ather women is worried about the continual" prosecution

to command at present.

A little while ago, I heard a story that

:

In connection with the demand for the

and both to the Provincial As intendent of Police, more than a thou sturents again marched. on

the Rev. Mr. Maccaashie to Hongkong and being made by shipping companies, seven years ago, and stated that Dand, farther, that if the rise in freight Hicks, the Bishop of Lincota, wrote to were not cancelled' the new rata should him concerning the work which the new Frectically all the experts were on be those present to welcome Mr. Maconasbie the date the new rate was announced.

not apply to business transactions, on minister had done.

He was

among dealers' books—that is, forward sales-00 half of Europe.

on arrival, and he was glad to have the opportunity of being present on this dealers in Hongkong la that they are The feeling among the exporters and auspicious occasion. Although there were already undergoing hardship by reason diversities of method between the two of the unprecedentedig high exchange and kong, with its vast Chiriese population called upon the bride's father and refused but they are confined to boys schools. spoke of the cloquent sermons préhiched by freights are raised. Most of the denim many pitfalls for the ardent reformer: the Zulu to pay for his bride. The bride. arrested for distributing circulars.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. į

CHINA'S RESPONSE TO OUTER MONGOLIA'S DEMAND..

PEKING, November 23rd.

Churches. there was the same spirit. He that business is bound to diminish if Mr. Maconachie which he had had the in the Colony have made forward sales pleasure of reading, and also of the work to London, trusting to chance to obtais done by the congregation, especially dur-freight space, and the unexpected, rise ing the war, for the betterment of man. The Union Church had taken part in the A Presidential mandate has been issued Hope, and Bishop Morris, who specially Nationa: Mission of Repentance and of the Mongolian came down for the purpose. spoke first quating the terms petition. The mandite orders that the that hall. He congratulated the Russ-Chinee Mongolian Treaty, the Union Church on its celebration. Russo Mongolian Commercial Agrecinents., The Rev. C. A. Gimblezt, of the and all other Russo-Mongolian declara-Wesleyan Church, said the Union Church tions concluded by autonomous Outer

was a powerful witness for the truth.

Dr. T. W. Pearce, "who was in a re

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Mongolia" now become inoperative. Iminiscent mood, spoke of the early days confirms the Living Buddha, the Princes of the Church and of the ministers who and the Dukes in their "titles, and they had occupied the pulpit. Dr. Chalmers, are to enjoy all the honours which they one of the original ministers of the received from the Mings, while the Mun-Church, was a marvellous man with the goliang; ar to be accorded the most pen-which was mightier than any other cordial treatment from the finvernment loved the Church and he had worked for implement, offensive or defensive. He so that they way enjoy the blessing of The London Missionary Society and the Republie for ever,

EBY COURTESY OF THE "CHINA MAIL"} JAPANESE SUICIDE IN SHANGHAI

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SHANGHAI, November 24th. Mr. Yamamoto, the leading member of the Mogi Company, is believed to have gone insane following ruinous speculation on the Japanes stock exchange a week

ago.

He fatally stabbed his infant daughter and attempted to kill his young wife. He then stabbed himself, and subsequently Bled in hospital,

The affair has been suppressed for a whole week. At the time of writing his wife is in a precarious condition.

[THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

BOLSHEVIST INTRIGUES IN

KOREA.

the Union Church were closely allied. The Society tried to do its best in a moral and spiritual way for the people living

leaves them in the une winble position of baving to meet their contracts with rise, according to a Hongkong merchant twenty per cent. rise in freights, which er.titled to express an opinion, takes away, in some cases, all pruft, which the dealer expected to make.

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The reply of the Homeward Conference, received a few days ago, has caused great disappointment, The Conference state that they have given the matter their

fullest consideration, and, taking cogni- sance of "all aspects of the question, End they are unable to cancel the rise, which, in their opinion, is justified. They ex press the view that Hongkong dealers should not have made sales with London segommodation. They promise relief at without having first obtained freight

the earliest possible moment.

The head of a local, mercantile arm, interviewed on the situation, said: 16 simply means that those dealers in Hard

of child hawkers, and wants me to take forribly illustrated the difficulty of Euro-sembly, to ask the members to support up the question. The subject is an extra.na interference with oriental or native ordinarily difficult one to tackle and has customs, A Christian girl in Zululand been considered and looked at from every of her adoption; her bridegrooms was was about to be married in the church point of view by many clever ant more! highly trained brains than mine. Hong-

also a Christian. On the eve of the marriage, the bridegroom and his father which ductuates and changes, presents

it is easy to work up a frenzy of righteous winth over some apparent injustice or

then find that you are playing with one over some scandalous state of affairs and of those vexed questions in which the only hope of reform is to make haste question in, all its aspects, has been slowly.

exhaustively, dealt with and discussed at I am told that the child labour

public meetings in our columas, so I am walking on ploughed and sown ground However, there is always a chance that some one may look at things from a new and practical standpoint.

17th. iast, over fifteen boys and girls were My corresponden: writes that on the

charged at the Magistracy with hawking. in some cases the children were dis- charged; others were whipped and a few foed. Ste quotes Mr. Lindsell, who told a parent that he had no right to allow family, and draws a contrasting picture children to be the bread winners of a

As far 05

the eight cows which it is eustomary for

their demand. The students were

told that the members have already made they should wait for the latter's deci

* similar demand to the authorities and siog The students then returned shout- ing cries for the dismissal of Ngai Pong- boycott. The students are stil en strike, ping, and for the maintenance of the

to releaw the two students who were » The Superintendent of Police has agreed

groom contended that Christians did not sell their daughters, and therefore he was members of the Provincial Assembly hava As regards the arrest of journalists, the

Here was a problem. Need I add arrests which were made without the entitled to marry without paying for his with an explanation, within 3 days, of the asked the Civil Governor to furnish them

celebrated according to the good old the first of the journalists to that the avaricious father dreided that sanction of the Civil Authorities."! The

heathen custom and yet one more, con- to death by Ngai and is was only the bis daughter should return to the faith members regard the arrests of the of her ancestors and the marriage was handedness of the police. Chan Cho-hing, journalists as an instance of the high-

La huen fined $300. Chan was sentenced urrested

The God refusal of other police officers to carry

Chan was out the sentence that saved his life Tuchan's yamen.

then hunded over to the It is stated that Ngai has now tendered his resignation to the Tuchun.

vert was loss to Christianity.

of Mammon and Expediency takes a lot of killing and we Europeans will have

millions of peoples with the superiority to worship higher ideals than we do at present before we enn hope to impress

of our civilization.

desire to impress it upon other people Talking" of our civilization and our brings me to the latest false step of an ardent and hard working new-comer in Ministering the Colony, the acting President of the Children's League, Mrs.

Gurner.

THE TROUBLES IN POOCHOW.

In consequence of the recent incident

Foochow immediately after the Japanese reports that Japanese marines landed at in Foochow, the authorities have received

of students were arrested by the marines acting under the orders of the Japanese squadron arrived yesterday. A number

city owing to the arresta. An American Consul. There is a great furore in the Cruiser arrived at Ma Kong (Foochow yesterday and the American Consul visit- The history of the false step is

ed the Commander of the cruiser to

it would appear to be the fault of all the Peking requesting the dispatch of war- rather complicated, because at first sight have wired to their Minister in for the landing of the American AS

The other Foreign Consuls

indignation of all members, however, Minister for Foreign Afinits in Peking, members of the League. The universal ships to Foochow immediately. leads one to the belief that a big piece visited the Japanese Minister, and de

Peking cables state that Chan Luk, the vice-

of bluff has been carried through chiefly manded the withdrawal of the Japanese through the ignorance of a lot of women,delegates to Foochow to investigate into marines. The President has sent special

mittee has. It appears that Mrs. Garner who did not realize what power a.com- the cause of the incident. 4. wished to use certain funds collected and earned by the M.C.L. to support a Chinese young woman at Cheltenham for three years at the cost of £100 a year. LORD WEIR ON THE DANGERS OF

of those small bread winners who carry beavy loads up to the Peak, and of the boys who spend the Church service hours in working the pankabs for the Christian workers are concerned, I can see no the punkah

particular hardship in the few hours of tion that Sunday is a day of rest can light labour for a few cents; her objec hardly count in a country where almost every race has a different Sabbath and where every Christian household employs domestic servants to cook hot meals and prepare feasts for picnic True, there seems to be no reason why human power should not be replaced by electricity in the supply of cool breezes for worship-years of age and I am told that she has pers, but that is beside the point.

already been sent to Cheltenham. When

in the Far East, and he was sure the kong who seized the opportunity of mak-warshippers. kindly references to it from the pulpiting sales with London without first get would be appreciated by the Society at ting the apace to ship the cargo will be Haine He hoped the Union Church badly hit. would continue to grow in strength and will be swallowed up, and a number of All their anticipated profit be the force for good which it had always them, who eagerly met the trade demane been.

from Home, will suffer considerable lows" Has there been much business done with London for which freight space was not first obtained?" asked our representa tive

Dr. Wong congratulated the Union Church on behalf of the Chinese congre-

gation. He hoped to see a closer associa tion between the two Churches as the years advanced, with Chinese ministers preaching from the English pulpit and

vice versa.

Mr. C. C. Hickling announced that the collection in aid of the Fund amounted so far to $10,070, and was made up mainly of individual subscriptions,

"Do you think that freight rates will fall in the fear future?"

"No, that is not likely. The conditione

When his ministry began the Church possible moment." W LA in & very low condition. The Church thought it could pay the Mission $2,000, but found it could only raise $1.800. As time went

The girl is from Canton and is twenty

THE WAY TO INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY,

SLOWING DOWN.

in the Glasgow Trades House (a philan

Speaking on October 8th. at a banquet

Regarding the awful and tragic sight the proposition was put to the members, of stunted children and old women carry-83 women voted against it, and the meet-thropic institution dating back to 1005).

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retarded the progress of our industrial and economic life.

are still unsettled, and I do not think the possible years ago is imperative to-day Africa when Viscountess Buxton, the fial, and industrial difficulties was grow-,

LONDON, November 19th. Bome light is thrown on the Bolshevist Intrigues in the Far East by the Moscow mesange announcing the arrival of a Korean delegation at Teheliabinsk on November 18th. The message says that; ed werp more appreciated and the Church months. Of course, it is not always safe on it grew stronger. The services render-present rates will be reduced for several according to the delegation, at a meeting revived. There was the greatest friend- to prophesy. Soon after the Armistice. of Korean, socialists held recently in an

ship between the ministers of the differ for instance, business was pretty well at Eastern Siberian town, the Left Wing ent" Churches.

He mentioned Bishop a standstill, and the Japanese actually Burton, the Rev. Mr, Jennings, the went begging for freights, gained the upper hand, and it was decid

Colonial Chaplain, and Mr. Goldsmith, ed that the Korean bourgeoisie must be of the Seamer's Institute, and stated that destroyed and that there should be closest they had all worked for the glory of God. A writer in The Arts Gazette states that relations with Soviet Russia. A central He congratulated the Church on reaching he has been informed by a Foreign Offee ite 75th year. The Church in the East official, Intely returned from China, that was like a lighthouse. The community, some of the works of Charles Dickens have perhaps, did not appreciate to the full been translated into Chinese

for a

to

vital

Freight space for London has been hard to obtain ever since the war com menced, but there is a greater shortage of shipping commensurate with the dea mand-now than ever. Besides, shippers will not book for more than a month in ing Joads to the Peak, that is one of the Fing was very stormy. The acting Presi- they had been in a position to appreciate Lord Weir said that for nearly 12 months advance, and then only to privileged horrors of Hungkong and could surely dent, Mrs. Gurner, is said to have an- Dr. G, H, Bondield spoko of the time, persons, Dealers have, therefore, to be done away with. Years ago when the nounced ber intention of carrying out her would do more harm than idic carping the blessings of peace, which to some twenty-five years ago, when he was pastor to London for delivery three on

seemed somewhat illusory to-day. Nothing four tramway to the Peak was built, the scheme in spite of any opposition, saying criticism and exaggeration, particularly of the Church. He stated that he spent months bence, and endeavour to obtain gentleman with whom the scheme that ber position entitled her to use her in connexion with their industrial affairs- a strenuous though happy time there. the accommodation bere at the earliest lunatic. To-day people who use the tram

originated was regarded as a

authority. mild

The result is that the mem- bers have decided to settle the question and resolute judgment so essential. But Never were clearer heads and wise, calm, by refusing to have another bazaar or equally essential was frankness and open- prise of one man. have cause to bless the far-seeing enter

to raise any more funds, and it locks as ness in discussing the difficulties and if the M.C.L. is in danger of suffering abilities that hampered the working and Few improvements, have been made since that day--no facili- is utterly absurd and wel whole situation would be impossible ties for carrying goods-but what was

in any other country or place.

wonder how any one ever lived on the heart and wished to see it carried at this economic machinery, and and probably in a few years people will wife of the Governor-General, was in the took four years of feverish activity to

was present at a raceling in South

Impatience with our economic, finan- inz, but it had to be remembered that it: Peak and endured the sight of human beasts meeting which was a very important one. on this alten why they should

chair. She had a scheme very much at of burden sweating and toiling up that

dislocate the world's industrial and might well cruel road. The use of children for this personal matter of this scheme and I nak suster it in 12 months.

rose and said: "I am going to make a

expect (Cheers.) One unanimous vote. A member supremely important factor work should be stopped at once. In the of the committee got up and said. argcacy which governed the situation was Daily Freas of November 24th we have a

Your Excellency, I rise to a point blems of our common and essential tasks. that we were slowing down in the pro- cablegram announcing that "the first personal matter of any scheme. The vote in life; we were wasting the most valu of order, you have, no right to make a general agreement ever made between was taken and the Governor-General's

able of all commodities-time. Part of Occidental and Oriental representatives,

wife was defeated.

the increased heavy cost of house build- fall in efficiency in the ing represented a reached by the Committee of the Wash- regarding Labour Standards has been

industry. Perhaps one of the worst factors as applied to housing was that extent the amount of sacrifice necessary to astonishing success, and that "David standards and restrictions for

the Government were using the taxpayers' ington Labour Conference, and certain

money to subsidize inefficiency, and waste. enable the Churen to spread its light and Copperfield" bas proved an especial A Korean delegation will attend the

child

(Cheers.) not perish. In England, if one Church favourite and is being widely read. Congress of Soviets at Moscow in Decem-succumbed there were other lights to

labour have been agreed upon." The carrying out of any reforms, even regard Speaking at the Regent Street Poly-ing child labour and child management, lighten the darkness, but it was differ ent in the East, where if the Church fail-technic, Sir Fredk. Lugard said that the is very difficult in Hongkong, with its dead in a cubicle with her throat cut A young Chinese woman was found ed the place would be in darkness. He tropical Africa was not due to any part settlers from the big provints of Kwang chair near her bed. The Police believe great advance made among the natives of continual influx of Chinese refugee A rezor, covered with blood, lay on a thought the maintenance of cordial rela cular Secretary of State or Government, stang, and it is well nigh impossible to tions between the different Churches was but primarily to the work of that affect any real change or modification in

it to be a case of suicide. looked forward to the day when not only who formed the backbone of our colonial the customs of the race. The best we can something of which to be, proud. He splendid class of young administrators the Churches would be united, but the service, and to whom the Empire owed its do is to play at Reform. Nor is Hang congregations of Hongkong and Shanghai origin and progress. would feel that they were closer in spirit.

kong singular in this respect. One sees

In the present emergency, these factors, Trade carl information of any sailing thanks to the various speakers, which was tary Record says:-All naval officers with big native populations and a station have discovered 2,600 pounds of per atmosphere. Above all, 19

The latest issue of the Naval and Will the same hopeless struggle in all countries

along with others, would have a speedy, and successful result Sincerity, frank Miss Mitchell, Mrs. McLeod and Mr. the Mediterranean, East Indies, and sprinkling of Europeans. The veneer of pig-iron, valued at about $3,000, in

appointed to, and all men detailed for,

The detectives of the Central Polices, and patience would create the pra utilised in order to allow representatives G. McLeod contributed songs, which were China stations, are to be inoculated Western civilization Hardly scratches the junk on the water front, anders idea and, through it all, they found adapt-

interspersed between the addresses Cake against typhoid and para-typhoid before t

good cheer. They badast of British manufacturing and trading and ten were served.

from en almost unparalized dislocation. Bleaving England.

surface of the traditions of the country. men, who are detained, told the detectives helpfulness on the part of every one- concerns to travel to distant ports, The Williams, a firmer pastor of the Church commanding officer, acting on the advice a measure brought in for the comfort of Typhoon cherage to convey the metal character and tace These were the

It was announced that the Rev. Mr. cholera is left to the discretion of the

Youring to trace the owner. The junkability, absence of panic, and a spirit of Inoculation against

The punishing of unlicensed hawkers is that they were engaged at the Yaumati spirit which was inherent in the British Department of Overseas Trade will allo who is at present in Australia, will set of the medical officer of the ship when on

as Jocum tenens when Mr. Moonachie the station, should occasion appear to Europeans; the child as an unlicensed owners however, deny it knowledge of solution of the mighty problem with cate the bertbe available to business men goes on,furlough,

to a shop at West Point. The shop qualifica which would triumph in the require it

which they were confronted.

committee was elected.

It was stated that martial-law had been declared in Korea, and the delegation considered a rising inevitable.

ber.

PASSAGES FOR THE EAST ON WARSHIPS.

LONDON, November 19th, In the House of Commons, Sir Hamar Greenwood announced that arrangements have been made whereby the Admiralty will give the Department of Oversea

of His Majesty's ships which might be|

Mr. Mackenzie proposed a vote of carried with acclamation.

with

The moral of the tale is obvious.

THE SCRIBBLER.

A wireless telephone exchange is shortly to be established in Yokohama. It clainis that it will be able to communicate with ships over a distance of 200 miles.

very rapidly, and were the cheapest shells During the war shells were produced ever manufactured in the world. The

through the influence of three factors eat ever recorded. carnings of the operatives were the highy That was mainly (1) Consistent and persistent perfecting

of processes and methods; (2) the oppor

tunity given to labour to earn higher wages by payment by results; and (3) The N.-C. Daily Mail understands female labour of all classes, with as few necessary preparations, to resume ita

the intelligent utilization of male and that the formerly well-known German craft restrictions as possibles... firm of Carlowitz & Co. is making the activities in China next June.

hawker is ponished in the hope that the the cargos

of