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DEATH OF

EUTH, 1991.

A. GAMBLING QUARREL. LEADS TO A "STABBING AFFRAY

Before Mr. G. N. Orate, at the Magis Mr.tracy, yesterday, a Chinese was charged

THE DUTCH CONSUL AT SHANGHAI, MR. J. H. DE REUS, We regret to record the death of Jacob Hendrik de Reus, the Consul-Gen eral for the Netherlands, at Shanghat, whose death occurred last week, Mr. Hens was formerly the Dutch Consul in liongkong.

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The funeral was a very impressive eere- mony, it being attended by a very large gathering of sympathizing friends, repre- sentative of all sections of the local com munity.

with having caused, with "another man not in enstody, grisvous bodily harm to another Chiness on the first floor of Nu 40, Third Street, ou April 18th last.

with the accused and others.

The complainant said he had gambled He Just heavily to all four men.

He paid two strangers in full, and offered to settle Members of the Consular Body and part of his debt with accused and Chan Chinese officials attended at the Nether him, as he had done on a previous! lands Consulate General, No, 17 Route ocasion. This time Chan Thim insisted des Saurs, at four o'clock and a quarter that the witness" should pay his debt of an hour later the vortage proceeded to the Cemetery. The coffin, which was ($14.50) in full. There was a slight dis drap with the Netherlands flag, was pate. Afterwards, the accused and the earried in a hearse, surmounted by beautiful wreaths, and followed by those others went to another cubicle where they who had assembled at the Consulate as talked in low tones for a while. Witnes far as the boundary of the International rensnine in the sitting room, and was Settlement it was escorted by a body of smoking a pipe when all four returned. Annamite police, and thenceforwa to the Cemetery gates, was pro Sikh Withent warning, the accused suddenly mounted policy. At the effo the wized witness" from behind and pinned Cemetery the artege was joined by other officials and members of the Netherlands arms to his side.

Chan This then community.

whipped out a knife and stabbed, witness As the hearse proceeded front the gates veral times. The witness fell to the of the Cemetery to the door of the chapel, it was followed by Mr. W. Daniels, Vice, finor whereupon the accused "and Chan pul, and other members of the staff Thim ran downstairs. Struggling to his of the Netherlands Consulate-General. Feet, witness gave chase, in spite of his the deceased's medals and decorations being horne on a cushion, while another injuries, and followed his assailants until olicial carried his sword and hat. Im-ho felt giddy and collapsed. A Chinese mediately behind there followed the four constable came senior consuls-Sir Everard D. H. Fraser,

to his assistance and K..M... (Consul-General for Great applied raw tabacco" tổ his wounds to Britain) M. H. Wilden (Consul-General on the flow of blood. The witness then for France), Mr. T. Ranschou (Consul fainted. When he came to, the accused General for Denmark) and Mr. E. Sas prediced and he identified him as one Cunningham (Consul General for the W

United States). Then camo several of his assailants... presentatives of other foreign Consulates

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CORRESPONDENCE

THE DARK MISTERY OF

THE EAST."

Pro TiE EDITOR ei* tu poshsoNG

DAILY PRESS.

THE COLONY'S TRADE IN 1920 TWO HUNDRED AND TWELVE

MILLIONS STERLING

From the report of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports (Mr. N. L

„S18,--{ have read

Smith) for the year 1920, that was "aid with-considerable on the table at the meeting of the Legis interest the article in your issue of the [lative Council, yesterday, we take the 28th inst. by I. 1. Marriott Watson, following extracts:-- hended "Dark Mystery of the East.”.

Mr. Marriott Watson asks the follow- ing questions:----

Why do a mar is and nit - our blessings come from the Bust 1.

Why do all our religions come from the East!

+

Why do most of our fruits come from the East 1

Why tha aur pleasant and fowls cotrie from the Fast

Why does all civilization' come from the East?

To Mr. Marriott-Watson the mystery of the East is insoluble. He writes f-- “After all, the puzzle remains.. Why does everything come from the East. Is it the swirl of this Earth. westwards! Is it the sun! Is it the Moon?

No one can tell."

Wak

LIQUORS CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE: The net revenue collected from Duties anit Licensed Warehouses during 19201

$779.793,83

compared with 8730,780.23. for 1010.,

The general details are as follows:-

1920. Duties on Eoru

pena liquors .....8241341.70° @213,382,78; Duties on Chinese

liquors Licensed warehouse

fces

Licensed warehouse

1010.

3930,999.40 $17,678,47

6,799.16

overtime fees ... 393.60

Totul

.8778,793.85 $799,788.25

8,300.00

55:00

OFICK MONOPOĻŁ, The revenue for 1920 was $4,317,970.00,

Or is the solution to be found in the as compared with 86,803,634.05 for, 1919.. infinite solitudes of space ? ·

The figure for 1918 was almost exactly double that for 1920. The price of $14.80 to reply to Mr. Marriott-Watson's

per tal was maintained throughout the queries, kiully permit me to assure him

year. that the solution of the mystery lies in

The number of seizures of illicit opium the fact that mankind and civilization shows a slight increase "over 1919. as originated in Chinese Turkistani (Condos also that of convictions obtained. tral Asia) and not in Asia Minor or the The total amount of prepared opium Euphrates Valley as taught and believed seized was nearly three times as great by the leading historians, archeologists, as in 1919.

TOBACCO ORDINANCE.

The net revenue collected under the

Mr. Ha Yan, Commissioner for For The accused denied taking any part ipientists and prologists of the world. Leign Affairs, and "Mr. S. K. Chen, his the assalt and mid that he was not I have already proved in my books and chief secretary; representatives of the gambling on this day in question.

The amphets (Kelly and Walsh, Limited) Tobacco Ordinance was 8031,877,06, Chinese Army and Navy Mr Kuanquarrel was between Chan Thim and the by historical, eéîentific, and geological compared with 9818,205.58 for 1010-an Chun, senior inagistrate of the Mixed Court, and other Chinese officials.

facts that mankind" and "civilization increase of $12.972.11. Tobacco duties re- originated in Chinese Turkestan, and doubtless Mr. Marriott Watson will be interested to know that the great Ame- Scientific Expedition

comp'ainant.

It did not concern hita.

The gathering at the Centery was. The complainant was making matters large that only a small proportion could gain admittance to the Chapel, where the bad for him because he happened to be funeral service was read in an inpressive than Thim's friend," and "Chun Thim manner by the Rev. C. E. Spencer, Sub-could not be found. Dean of Ha's Trinity Cathedrad

WHAT WAR MEANS.

AN AMERICAN LEADING ARTICLE.

The. Zures recently received from in Loonymous correspondent at St. Louis a cutting of the following leading article. by the American writer Dr. Frank Crane The journal in which it appeared is not

The Magistrate passed the sentence of six months' hard-labour and four hours

stocks in ien of the first day.

GYMKHANA.

THE ENTRIES.

The entries for the Gymkana on May

HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE. specified, but the author fa cheieribel in 7th are as follow th

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Who's Who in Americans Duli- torial writer for the Asociated News ́papers," syndicate

ournals in the chief cities of the United comprising some 51 Staten. Dr. Frank Crane is one of the most widely-rend publicists in America

The article is headed, "What a War Between Great Britain and the U.S.A. Means," and says:-**

Fire Furlange for Subs. Peradven Mouldy, Workshop, Utal Eye, Carpen- tre, King, Harry, Neston Frampton,

ter. Ragged Nut, Shooting Star, Dekho, Mountain Bear, Givenchy.

('luss Handicap-Redbird, Mystic Tuckshop, Spoilt Child Merrysand, Dahna, Cranby, Tweedledum, Birdshop, Kagged Nut, Bolshevic, Hy Jingo, Re- pulse Bay Chief, Harlequin, Beggar Spynie, Shooting Star, St. Anthony, Hat King, Moorland King, Coal King, ten, Backspot, Mountain Stream, Light Pantile, Scamperdale, Snapey Sponge, ing, Stanley Chief, Quo Vadis, Ajnx, Tiddleywinks, Charing Cross Spotted John and Ardelan. Sand, Forcat Child, Bandy Child, Our

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mained the same."

TRADE STATISTICS. The total trade (excluding Treasure)

1910):-

80,000,000 at its buck, which has been for 1920 amounted to £212,502,530 as cum despatched by the American Asintie rod with £194,804,042 for 1919. Of this, Society to carry out a five years mission imports were valued-at "£103.932.002 (as of investigation and research in Central against £80,601,708, for 1919), and Exporta Asia, has alrendy' arrived in Chinat £108,369,9:17 (as against £103,942.834 for under the leadership of Dr. Roy Chaps| man Andrews; and I venture to hope that this Expedition will be able to verify the truth of my discoveries and find:ugs (1014), which are the result of some twenty years of serious study and research.Yours truly," *

TSE TSAN TAI Hongkong, April 28th, 1921.

SHIPOWNEKS' RISKS.

UNIFORM RULES FOR THE EMPIRE.

Committee, presided over by Sir H. I, The Report of the Imperial Shipping

.

The Imports of Treasure for the year totalled £31,754,334, including £18,094,688

-gold and £19,638,538 of silver;

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The Exports of Treasure for the year. were £15,202,045, including £11,056,844 of gold and £13.870,841 of silver.

the

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year

Was

REVENTE AND EXPENDITURE. The net revenue collected by this Department during 85,729,644.41, n decrease of 82,434,056.31 as compared with Ip1o. The decrease in opium sales specified above accounts for all of this reduction.

The actual expenditure of this Depart ment for the year was $502,114.06, us decrease of 307,512.58. against $800.627.94 for 1919, showing a

YARN MARKET ́ IN

HONGKONG.

Messrs. Polishwalla & Kotwall, cotton

trade circular, state and yarn brokers, of Hongkong, in their

We are in the habit of saying that war between Great Britain and the United States of America is unthinkable. It is not, Anything is thinkable, we think of it. For there is a very con

Suppose siderable element in this country that is doing its level best to bring on such calamity. In the first place, there is an

Mackinder, M.P., which has been in- ancient grudge," ns Owen Wister has en vividly described for us, born in the

vestigating the question of the liability War of the Revolution and carefully

THE of shipowners by clauses in bills of nursed in school histories ever since Then there is the fact that, for the mob,

Gymkhana Stakes Speckled Mouse,

inding, and certain other matters relat patriotiem is always hate of some other Spoilt Child, Merrysand, Bolshevic, Bying to bills of lading, was issued - last country rather than love of one's own, Jingo, Harlequin, Beggar King, Hatton, month as a White Paper. and Great Britain was one carliest for Louza. Quo Vadis. Semperdale, Jawies Besides there, the natural friction andford, Spotted Sand, Dandy Child, Hong envy between kin and of late the Irish Rong Chief, Stanley Chief and Parran." question have added to the beat. It is Poly Sentry-Peanut, Mouse, Talis also quite the style for politicians and man, Springer, Black, Chesnut, Murphy, newspapers, of the baser sort, to indulge Brown Paper,...Iddy, Miserrimus Dolcful, in the popular pastime of twisting the Wee Mouse, After Dark and Moonshine Lion's tail.

Two-mile Past Bandicap for Sub It is from such small sparks that great Peradventure, Leighton, Neston. Framp confiagrations grow,

Nobody expected the last Great War. Glad Rye. Carpenter, Coal King, Fly ton, Pawnshop, Workshop, Birdshop it just growed." And nobody expects wheel, Shooting Stur, St. Anthony, a war between the two great English Blackspot, Dunspot, Louza. Quo Vadis, speaking Powers. But wars are not plan Ajax. Frome, Tiddleywinks, Repulse Bay ned; they are tremendous explosions Chief, Ardelan and Savernake, caused by the growing pile of (1) long 1 Mile Handicap-Leighton, Tuck taught hate (2) carefully nurtured jealousies, and (3) the possession of great shop, Pawnshop, Spoilt Child, Bolshevie, battle fleets or armies. That pile is grow-By Jingo, Harlequin, Beggar King, ing All that is needed is for some fool Moorland King, Flywheel, St. Anthony, to drop a match in it and it will blow Hatton, Dunspot, Mountain Bear, Light up. Some reckless American or some ing, Ajax, Scumperdale, Jawlerford, chuckle-beaded Englishman, given just Soapey Sponge, Forest Child, Our John, the right occasion, can bring an the Kandy Chief, Hongkong Chief and The

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AMERICAN, SCIENTIST'S CLAIM,

Since our last report on the 4th inst, our yarn market has assumed a firmer tone, with keen inquiry from the Chinese buyers, due to good demand from the consuming districts.

with reference to a resolution passed by The Committee was appointed last year the Imperial War Conference, 1918, and the Committee therefore reports not only to the Prime Minister in the United Kingdom, but also to the Dominion Pre- miers, the Secretary for India, and the Secretary for the Colonies. mend uniform legislation, throughout the the prices of yarn, but the improved Owing to continuous fluctuations in ex- The Cominittee unanimously Jecom change, there were slight variations in Empire on the question of the limitation demand has kept up a very firm tendency of shipowners' liability under bills of and business during the interval has re- lading, on the lines of the existing Acts, sulted in about 8,000 bales with an ad- but based more precisely on the Canavance of $5 to $7 per bale. (1) exceptional cases in which goods can the hands of foreign as well as Chinese dian Water Carriage of Goods Act, 1910. but subject to provisions in regard to which has greatly reduced the stock from The clearances were on large scale, be carried at owners risk; (2) precise dealers, and intest telegraphic advices definition of physical limits to ship from Bombay of continually rising rates owners' liability; and (3) fixing of maxi- mum monetary limits of liability. The further strengthened our market, which report deals with methods of deciding Total sales, 8,000 bales; unsold stock, upon exceptions and limits, and proposes

has remained very active at the close. the establishment of a special body con

800 bales; bargains in Chinese-hands- Enter to the Empire to deal with such spot and to arrive, 13,000 bales; arrivals quations. The constitution of this body from Bombay, 0,000 bales. and the functions it might undertake are Shanghai reports much liveliness deferred for a later report.

it improvement in the prices all round. embodies the latest experience. It is Japanese Wars. Owing to high, rates pointed out that the chief difference bo prevailing in Japan as compared with of the legislation is the provision of arrivals are small and this has kept up tween the Australian A and the rest the ruling prices of our market, the sertion 8: (1) to the effect that in every very steady tone in this yarn. bill of lading there shall be an implied Raw cotton. -Bengal sales, 200 bales, warranty of seaworthiness at the beginnt 893; stock, 100 bales, Bengal only... ning of the voyag

The Canadian Act in chosen throughout the interval, with substantial

FIT-U PINCE-NEZ.

It will mean, to begin closest home, the i arming of the Canadian border. Cana diar's are loyal to their Empire, and they good fighters. For many a year we have lived beside this, our neighbour. In the peaceful rivalry of trade. Whose imagination is equal to the unspeakable results of a war unon so widely stretched. Profesor W. II. Pickering, the Ame n horder? It will mean the bombard-rican Junar aud planetary alserver ment of New York or London. It will claims to have solved the mystery that mean, of course, u clash between the two has surrounded the rotation period of most powerful Davies in the world. with Venus for more than 30 years. all the loss of life and property that it involves It will mean a war infinitely planet, which is now a conspicuous object a resolution of the Association of British According to Professor Pickering, the Attention is called in the Report to more frightful than the last since the in the evening sky, rotites on its axis Chambers of Commerce last year asking Germans raged over only Belgium and once in 68 hours the rotation being for legislation on the lines proposed and parts of France while this miswillardet. He ands that the planet's axis the Congress of Chambers of Commerco

the Intent of the finger operate affect the richest and most populous con- l'es almost in the plane of its orbit, the of the Empire at Toronto last. Septemberglass mounting and has been designed ta tres of civilization.

There is little doubt that today what inclination thereto being only four or also asked for similar measures.

avoid all the objectionable, features of civilization we have donends upon Great five degrees, compared with 60 degrees The Hapert points out that, by the this type of mounting.

The long coil common law of England, the shipowner springs of the Fit-U prevent spring Britain and the United States. If thor in the case of the earth.

in responsible for the safe carriage and. fight both will be destroyed, whichever In 1890 the Italian observer Schiedelivery of goods committed to his charge breakage, and can be instantly adjusted Conquer That will be the end of the purelli, the original discoverer of the so as a common carrier, but there is to give more or less pressure on the nose. white man and his idents By his own ended: canals of Mats, announced that nothing in English law to stop him from incredible folly be will have cut his Venus-only rotated once in 225 days, and, contracting ont, and, by a practice which The nose clips are of special shape to throat, and the sceptre will pass to the therefore, always turned the same face has gradually extended since about 1890 prevent slipping. Fit-U Pince-nez of any

In other words, it will be the Day, of, believed that the planet's day was about their bills of lading contract themselves

to the 100. Before then it was generally British shipowners do habitually in metal are, obtainable from The Hong- Judgment and the wining out of Euro-193 hours 21 minutes long Schiaparelli's out of their common law liability to akong Optical Co, Buccessors to Clark: pean culture and States, just as Greece result was, however, confirmed by Per large extent. The present demand for & Co., Manufacturing and Refracting nerished and Rome was destroyed by the rotin, Terby, Lowell, and other first Jegislation is to prevent this shinowner barbarian. Another Dark Ages will

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