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CORRESPONDENCE.

INDIAN BIOTS.

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[TO THE EDITOR DỀ THE HONGKONG,

DALLY PRES."

THE HONGKONG, DAILY

CAME TO KILL. MAN WITH LOADED REVOLVER AND DAGGER.

SMART CAPTURE BY CHINESE REVENUE OFFICER.

A frank confession that he came to kill, a Chinese against whom a Triad Society! had's grudge, was made by

OUR LONDON LETTEK, THE TRIME MINISTER AND WOULD-BE DICTATORS. IRISH STRIKE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

FROM OUR OWN. CORRESPONDENT:]

LONDON, June 8th. Mr. Lloyd George's atrnight declaration Friday afternoon when he was arrested to the National Union of Railwaymen in

F

Chinese on

88," - MONDAY, JULY

OTH, 1920.

Is only remains to say that a condition precedent to trade relations with Soviet Russia is the strictest guarantees that British prisoners still remaining in that country shall be released, and that there shall be no propaganda of Bolshevism by Ptrade agents, or interference wth British-

inferents in the East. SCALEET AND GOLD.

In spite of the war

Sin-The specjal article over the initials) J... in your issue of the 11th inst.

Some of our War Office pundits are like In most welcome, inasmuch as it gires one

the Bourbons in that they learn nothing the opportunity to give the other, or, for being in possession of a loaded proference to the strike of Irish workers has and forget nothing. They have become

Its immediataf rather, the exact side of the picture, so volver and a dagger. The man arrived done immenso service,

Indian in a sampan alongside one of the wharves result is seen in the sudden collapse of the suddenly bitten with the pro-war craze for your readers in a vivid was.. politics are not interesting to your readers in Yanmati, Chinese Revenue Officer, strike. Irish railwaymen refused to handle arterial changes. in this part of the world. neither of much he was on duty as the place, suspecting Government munitions traffic shipped from their minds are set on re-clothing the Army, interest at Home to the general public that the man was carrying contraband here for the defence of life and pro- discarding the useful khaki apiform, and But when there are riots. mutinics, and attempted to search him and a violent perty in Ireland, and they refused, also, reverting to the old-time trappings of struggle enned. A Polios whistle was to work trains carrying soldiers Thusarles and lace of gold. The cost is put sich like horrors, the British praple at blosh and two Chinese detectives came to alibaugh policemen are being whet down at not less than £4,000,000 and this

"eyes, nak" qumtions in Home rub their

the officer assistance. They managed to

like vermin, firearms sent for the usa ofat. Parliament and again go to sleep-the sleep quimen defendant and from his girdle took the Fezce in self-defence were to be left Rip van Winkle-till another riot out a revolver which was faily loaded. Iying on the quays or at railway termini The ran then made the startling confession The murderers might killas they chose, that he had come to kill a man. A dagger but their victims were to be compelled to was found on the whart.

remain helpless and defenceless. When charged at the Magistracy, defer

He was given the make that confession. revolver by another man.

of " take place.

When India did her bit in the late war the Minis there was a chorus of praise by ters and the British public. They laid the

Aattering notion to their soul that all dant said that the detectives forced him to whether they realise it or not, the accom- i

was right. Unfortunately, as the after math of the Great War, the whole fabric -of good, orderly Government went to piezre

Mr. Smith sentenced"defendant to twelve months bar labour and commended the aetion of the Revenue Officer.

a time when the need fop national

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economy is great aud insistent. It is no wonder that official profesions that every- thing, within reason is being done to cut down Government expenditure is treated by-the general public, with cynical dis belief,

People who do this kind of thing are,

The suggestion is made thạt ône reason plices of the actual murderers. They

for the tailoring munia is that a certain are directly aiding and abetting crime, powerful clique earnestly desires to make At any rate, this is the opinion of plain the Army, as formerly, the preserve of (a)

If expensive uniformg kgnin Prime Minister's promptitude in taking "P tea in tins or mad that is why the social caste, the challenge of the Irish members of the became, imperatively necessary only those IN.U.R.. is heartily applauded Asthis with a well-lined purse (could afford", tó

Premier and with characteristic 'drrect ITALIAN CONVENT SCHOOL new if the strikers' demands were comerled take up commisions and adopt soldiering The Army would be the authorities were forced to yield a profession. and to discontinue sending munitions to close to young men of ability, but without

private income.. Ireland-it would mean the abdiation of Goverement. This sums up the jane in a

DIRECT ACTION AGAIN.

SHORTHAND EXAMINATION

RESULTS.

sentence.

į

THE SPEAKERSHIP.

everywhere. Low of bread-winners, dearth and dearness of food and daily, necessities -aye, want of the very means of existence. -was the order of the day. Proples' minds all over the world were unhinged. India had her share of the wor, and the. poor Punjab had the full brunt of it.

The following are the results of the "re-; And in this dark hour' of trial was intro-

red must obnoxious bill--the Rowlatt sults of the shorthand examinations held wider significance of the refusal of

handla munitions in Ireland is the preof) Bill. The moderate section of the people recently at the Italian Convent

Miskey Conniu thereby supplied that the extretists who despaired; people were confounded, and the Full Certifientes: The agitator got their opportunity. They could.Stokham, Daisy Gittins, Millie Kinross favinir direct action in order to gain poilt Sir Robert bas many of the qualities

cal ends are still very busy behind the It will be recalled that, as was scenes. and Celcita Medina.

Speed: The Misses Marjorie Garrod, noted in this correspondence at the tins sume months ago the Trade Union Congress Mabel Holloway. Beatrice Bliss, Maggie officially repudiated the doctrine of direct thronis after what they did in the war. Ramsey, Waziri Ramjaha. Lina Meaction. Instead, the Congress-declared-it One of them is the fact that fe is still a a pathetically asked if that was their Kenzie, Lily Ferguson Victoria Manning! belief in democratic government, and placed bachelor, though of course this incapable a

not understand; after all the fair promises by members of Parliament, why such an Archerd-have-been rammed down their

of their rights." The Indian Members of

of the country."

and Nellie" Kailey..

Tavares

Marshall.

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!

No one was, so much amused äx' Sir Robert Horne President of the Board, of action of the Press that he may be the Trade by the suggestion in a responsible next Speaker on the retirement of Mr. Lowther from the office some months hence. necessary for the position- handsome presence a sense of fair play, readiness of wit, good hamour, and general popalar

"But he bus some serions disqualifications.

the fact on record that it is outside the of reproval. & more serious thing is that

Trade Unioniam to enforce any reward. In that Bill they saw curtailment Theory: Firs Beat: Mis" Cynthia prosince

Second Best Miss Olive political policy by means of the strike he has little experience of the House, or knowledge of its produce, and he lacks the ray, followed by the Minez. Esmer

Bat having been rebuffed jo the sight of private fortune which is needed by an occu- the Council fought against it tooth and Xavier: Third best; Miss Dorothie Mar- weapon.

The general feeling Hail, and protests poured-in-tron all parts Alvares Ruby Rumjahn, Minnie Me. all men at the main entrance to the Trade part of the Chair.

Grann, Theresa Gill, Kathleen Murphy Union citadel, the direct nexionists have to the Speakership is that if Mr. Whit Alda Remedios, Nellie Johanssen, Ledany since frigo again and again to sneak in at ey, the Chairman of Committees, presses Comes Aggie Ismail, Dorothie May and the back door. In recent weeks the Irish bis claims these cannot be envils set rendes

Trade Cains have sought to paralyse Ge- WUES OF AUTHORS. Elementary: First Best: Miss Zita bernment in Ireland, and have appealed to

Pity the sorrows of authors "in these times: Second, best: Miss Dorethie Bar the British Unions for consitenaner and

trying times! The cost of living worries wald: Third best; Ettie Stainfield, follow support. It is to the credit of the latter,

With the cost of paper in- ed by the Misses Margaret Holden, Cue that they failed to respond. The whole, and cheese

sold in detail would make curious erased by 600 per cent. and the coating- For Ogilvie, Annu Almeida, Lion

Frances Gower, Dolly Hanson, Here, that the Trade Union leaders are who by the way have had 11 advanom lane Laura Sartor, Ivy Gnimgam uen they realise that direct action if ac George Lloyd, was a wise and sympathic Endia Figueiredo, Agnes Fung and corded official mapport would effectually

shatter the Trade Union, movement. Mollie Rahman.

On the top of this came the Khaliph ques. tion, and the 'Moslom inass, without know in the political side of the question, con with red that they had been tricked. The

them, since even poets must have bread

Bombay. Presideney: hitherto well behaved, i stange Martin, Bessie Danenberg, Lina ending; but I must be content with saving ous demands for more wages by printers began to show rigns of restlessness, Happi Pogers, Annie Codero, Vida urned down the propoeni. Ike sensible ise 1916- the outlook is certainly cheer- ly the Governor of that Province,

rule. He instantly saw the signs and took “wise.precautions and conciliatory measures;

he brought together the different heads of

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the communities and explaiard- and saved BANK RETURNS". FOR JUNE. tion pledges or otherwise forfeit the can known in the trade as the best quality

the situktion. In the Punjab Province. apparently not handled well at the outset, the Governor was periona non grata, and Riots in the indignation was intense. more or less viralent form broke out in Brigadier-General Dyer several districts. was deputed to suppress them, and he set about it in his chariuteristic way (he is, I think. Irish-the more in the pity). He proclaimed martial law, and cut off the Punjab from all communication

mission, I quote these: "

with

An average-sized novel running into an edition of about 4,000 copies used to cost The government of this country is ear £330. It now cost about £2,500 and this ried on by men elected on a wide, popular is entirely due to higher overhead charges franchise. If they fail to redeem their elec in the publishing offices. For what is aden. reposed in them they can be novel paper has risen from 1d., to is. Id., The returns of the average amount of placed by others by constitutional means.

Un inquiry I am informed that 15., in the bank notes in circulation and of specie innering this, and believing in the system per lb., and it is likely to go higher still. reserve in Hongkong, during the month as something sound and rested, the people present economic price of a book. ended June 30th, 1920 as certified by the of Great Brititain will never submit to Managers of the respective Banks are na dictation by any junta of wire-pullers follows:-

whether they call themselves Trade Union- ists, Socialists. Syndicalists, or Communi Chartered Bank of

ists, or by any other nan,

· India, Australia.

and China... 9,758,117 $ 5,000,000* TRANE WITH RUSĂTĂ. "Hongkong

officer being in the end the butt of adverse

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Our harmless friends the Spring pret " and the budding novelist" nsed to be the object of gel-natured banter. They contrived somehow to "e themselves in print but to-day they are" as good an killed in a publishing sense. Moreover, popular writers are finding a decided

People are difference in their incomeR. passing the publisher's door and leaving the latest and best books neglected on the shelves.-H. B.

SPORTS.

GARRISON TENNIS LEAGUE-

and

If the public were jed entirely by what Bhanghai Bank-

the Northcliffe papers say about the ing Corporation, 21,603,400--17,000,000-Prime Minister there would be violent Mercantile Bank of

outery against the presence here of M. India, Ltd.

1,029,811 350,000 Krassin, the delegate of Soviet Russin

But as a matter of fact the public are ete Total $36,388,328 $29,550,000 quite unmoved, The Prime Minister's te the outside world, His measures were not

political enemies everywhere affect to be the kid glove or velvet lind-neither were *** Sterling securities deposited with the in a fover of apprehension that M. Kras-

Crown agents valued at £513,000,

'sia's visit portends the opening of peace they of the compose poetry" order, na

Securities with the Crown agents pourparlers with Lenin and Trotsky, It: your "correspondent "J.C.R." quote. £180,000.

s difficult to determine in one's mind how A very interesting game in the above They were measures of real and terrible

far this fear is genuine, or how far the Russian delegate's appearance in London league was played at the Happy Valley frightfulness, Among numerous other

The defence, as set up for himself, is served the purpose of a handy stick with a Friday evening when the 88th. Com any features, as related before the Hunter Com-weak and his attitude and answers before which to belabour the Fremier as head of P.G.A. (hitherto unbeaten) were defented

the Government. "ส the Hunter Commission were arrogant. Your correspondent J.C.R." was well re

Anyway, not only has M. Krassin by the Staff by one game. Scores:- A Crowling Order-People of all degrees plied to by your leader in the same issue, and, but he has been received by Mr. Carter lost to Major Hickling and Staff- arrived, despite frantic protests as afore- Bergt.-Major Booth and Sergt. Major were asked to crawl on all fours (like croco and no rejoinder from me is needed, when Lloyd George and Lord Curzon ns Foreign Sergt. Davis 2.7; lost to Co. Sergt. Majer "diles), overța"

certain area when passing it he trots out the pages of the military Minister Exprejudice inquirers have Fruguail unt In Bomb May 4-6 brat In Marriage Processions quiet ineficticia, That-is-singly veding the so far failed to diserver cause for alarm Master Gunner Thomas and Sergt. Gillard sive people, men, priests and others, were issue. The case of General Dyer is judged the incident. It is, after all, in Major Humphreys and Captain Shewell

ance with the decision of the Supreme rightly. If it errs: "it err on the side of Council on the resumption of trade rela lost to Major Hickling and S. Sergt. leniency in consideration of his past tions with Russia. The Soviet Govern Davis 2-7; lost to C.S.M. Pragnall and College boys were ordered to walk 19 to military services. Can it be asked that the ment has been recognised by Great Britain/Br. May 4-5: heat Master Gr. Thomnä 14. miles a day for many days, in the noon- same extenuation of punishment will be to the extent that the latter is willing to and Bergt. Gillard 8-1

shown to the Huns now at the har of the arrange for the re-opening of trade, Of day was when the thermometer was 10 tribunal in Germany'

Sergt. Major Stroude and Pre, Lansley No, sir. Mr. | Curse „more than trade relations may dost to Major Hickling and S. Sergt. Davin degrees, as punishment for their mis Churchill was right when he characterised follow, but the time is not just yet. 44; bent C.8.M. Pragnall and L/Br. May deeds."

this as a monstrous urent, standing out PERMANENT BOYCOTT IMPOSSIBLE.

5-4: beat Master Gr. Thoman and Bergt. Gillard 8 1... in sinister isolation." A honour to Mr. Montagu, the Secretary of State for India.

The idea of boycotting Russia; inde- for his courage of conviction and for initely may be magnificent but it is not Total. Staff 41.games; 88th. Co., R.G.A

40 games. peace. The truth is that the rest of Having British” honour. I am happy to Europe cannot do without the say it is a redeeming point that he strongly materials which Russia is able to furnish condemned the mad nets of the military and in the future, if not immediately or to

ved the fair name of Britain. The writer of this is neither a Hindu nor is inevitable that the discussion of future Moslem nor even an Anglo-Indian huommersial relations should load sooner or

keep open a running are in the East.

The K.C.C. best Taikoo on the K.C.C. simply an admirer of the sterling qualities later, to n consideration of political rela- ground. ...« This" is the first occasion that Respectable "people" were stripped and of the British people, and when there is Lions as well. Nothing is to be gained by Taikoo have suffered defeat in the Hong-

erring like the Jallianwalla Bagh or attempting to ignore the logic of events. flogged in the presence of bad bazaar Amritsar affairs, I take my stand with the There are industries in this country-the kong Loan Bowls League:

right-thinking, sport-loving British who East Coast berring, fishing an example Davidson.

fogged.

Fathers were kept in durance as hostages (wind, sume had contributed largely to the war funds!) for their sons surrender.

Motor cars belonging

respectable Indian gentry were commandeered for the use of Europeans, for military per

poses.

women.

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Skip. Muirhead MeLeod, Drummond. Grimshaw

In short, any of your readers who have are the first to condemn it and to deploreto which the resumption of trade with Labrums, a morbid tute for the other details can of the British name...

it for the stigma il canta apon the honour both Germany and Russia is of vital in Richmond,

portance; and although trading with Bal

with Bol-Gefrard, gratify it if they perise the Hunter Com

1 do not reply to your second correspond shevists may be repugnant, it is better than mission Report (Majority and Minority)ent Sympathetic." He talks about ruin.

The

absurdity of the and form their own honest conclusions different qualities of riots, and a generali Lloyd George is guilty of some chormity Mr. suggestion that ing without coming to the case in point, The apologists of General Dyer do not make but regarding his quotation of Calone by receiving M. Krawin is evident when it

one considers that Sweden, Germany, Den dut a good cose, but on the contrary Roosevelt in saying Rulo India or get mark, Amerien, Esthenia, and Czecho Purves. furnish & good case or excuse for those out," he is right in his quotation, but Slovakia, are already trading with Bus Stalker.

wrong in his deduction. It presumably Huns who will be shortly tried for their means-Rale Indis in accordance with the Latvis are negotiating to this end learn Jack

sic, and that Lithuania,"

a. Finland, and File. crueldaży to the poor Belgians during their best British traditions, or do not rule at from a trustworthy source that, as OOTI SA

all Yourgetɛ:"" miltiary regime in that poor country........

H. 8 KAVARANA. Continued at foot of next column.) Canton, July 17, 1920,

M Kramin reached the country Britiah business firms got into communication with tum, “Thêy realise the trend of 'events.

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