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SHANGHAI LOTTERIES. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL VIEWS.

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THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN CHINA.

INTERVIEW WITH CHIHLI

LEAVERS.

EWO WAR MEMORIAL.

THE UNVKILING CEREMONY. Le üreting the two memorials UNYEILING CEREMONY,).

D. G . BERNARD said-Centlemen, The Munëtpil Gusette states:-

Early yesterday morning in the pre- The idea of war, with all the suffering La report by the Commissioner

sence of the staff we war memorials it entails, is repugnant to the British" Ponce is subcilttext tip on the sabject ut a lottery that is being emdacted, by

A^ representative" of Reuter's Agency were unveiled at the offices of Messrs, nation, aid the days when war was e- had an interview recently with General Jardine, Matheson & Co., Laci, on either barked upon as an enterprise for s luent company ani m confertion there-

Wa Pei-fi and tichert Tsao Kun at side of the entrance hall. The one of the happle past. As a nation, how Paotingte. They said that tieneral Li (3) „Suggesting that the time is up-

Yana hung would probably occupy the right-hand side of the entrance is erect-ever, we are prepared to fight to the portund tor re-consideration of Council's actitude towards lotteries, in the National Assembly would be appoint.

the Presideney for five months after which ed by the members of the staff of the uttermost finit to protect at that wo view of the recent decision of the Frenchd. What happened after that would cost Firm and the other to the Others and hold dear. It was because of this that Council to a low Chinese lotteries the with the Assembly. Although General Li Engineers of the China Steam we declared war on the Content Empires Preach settledient.

Yuan-hung's reinstatement and the recali As to (1) it is pointed out that the for the Old Farlinement are intimately re Navigation Company. The unveiling in 1914. The gall from the Myther company concerned, requested permis- ated, it did not allow that the Old caremony was of a private nature; a Country for assistance was responded ty 3100 Eu Lisadnet a guessing contest Parliament would pals function for five ILL May 1024. when: the Council months. Te would certainly function

was performed by Mr. 17. B. M. Bernard, magnificently from all quarters of thi replied that, i? cash Prizea were until the Asanbly is elected:

the Bishop of Victoria (Dr. Duppy)Empire. All the members of our stark givet, such a "context would be a fur of the first things to be taken up taking the dedicatory pronolinerment.

volunteered their services. Fifty-six men wttery and could not be approved, but after Genera Li Yuan-hung's ussuntiation

were able to join the frees. Of these that if no cash prizes were given there ollie would be the consolidation of the would be no objection thereto, is big Government" debta. When this ha further pointed out that no appinsationen launched other smaller obligation be grouped similarly with the would has been made to the Council the object of finding them. Thus the Gov uf, the present lottery, which specthcally ment and puple would know exactly provides tor prizes in and or in cash when the conates Bloed and wond hand. at the option of prize winners.

As to (2) terence i hade to the aby เป strike

a balance between revenue,

The memorial was sculptured by efforts mate by the Council in the latter and expenditure.

Central Governava must

was exhibited at the Royal Academy. cient revenge for alministrative pili Lanian, about a year ago. The statue sure and that the provinces must contri-

is a fomhle figure draped in a long How bute much a fairshire to it.

in robe and wearing a breastplate. The head carries a laurel wreath the 2 were employed in the serviere left hand rests on the hilt of the sword the Empire. Thirteen officers and en- grourul, whilst the right band grasps a Capt. Bolle, Marine Superintendent, which, has the point resting on the lives. To commemorate their nanies, gineers serving on these ships lost their

sprig of olive branch which is held aloft. nrud Mr McMurray, Engineer SuperiaTM On the front of the base of the pedestal tendent of the Company, have presented is the traditional laurel wreath. The platform, on which the state stands,"is จ white marble with marble mural tablets coming the names of the Eru's

THE JARDINE, MATHESON MEMORIM holding a sheathed sword

This is a statue representing Feiceines laid down their lives in defence of their King and Country. My firm hay hand and an olive branch in the right

erected a memorial to them here.

in

the

loft

The Mercantile Marine played its part nobly during the wat, and it was in a. large measure due,to their ingaley the Witr WA-

successful conclusion.

art! DIY and in the early part of General W Poids remarked that thr. F. W... Pammercy, R.A., and a model and self sacrifice that

TOPIVO wifi

019 Lo Stain the agreement "of Freuen Counely to the adoption of a simmar poley towards lotteries to that obtaining so this settlement, with the re-

In reply to questions regarding opium sult that the French Council then stated entrization and traße, General War Fei that, it - sin eed... Phar lew helt by the fu said that while he was unable to pledge Counen and Regarded with approval for the incoming administration. he was all Chinese hotteries, but resursene quid e cultivator in the regions prepared to guarantee that there itsel: torty to adopt any attitude there- to that its D. Es next putter over which he was able to expreise in wit Chall :: Cement's policy in this Huroor. matter as based on By-law XXXI and Concerning the military situation, I the published minute on Lotteries| Giberal Wa Pei-to said that he trusted contained in the Handbook of Local ethere would be no further fighting either guations, but that, appication of this at Shenhnikuar or elsewhere, is he pottog hafi varied to some extent with detested the killing of his own country. Tine Varying views of succeeding Longmen Civil warfare was immoral and ho elis ard with the circumstances of each trusted there would be no more in China, | particular

It appearet ATTITUDE OF LI YUNG-HSIANG. iheretore. Very, desirable that a densite

OPPOSITION I LI YUAN-HUNG, policy and procedure shoulți now be bad down for application to all enses no fac" Mr: Tang Shanyi who is nominally n pssible. to which real and on the member of the Southern Cabinet, but is assumption that members would desire to living the life of a bountry, quire on an confirm that general, disapproval of esta situated at far from Macuto, re- lotteries, the tollowing suggestion

who tell fr the Great War, 1913-19th." iscatly expressed in an interview ; the submitted KUM A

opinion that n Yang-hang is the man The two sides of the pedestal bear the thina preds as a leader. This statemens names of the fallen, as follow: --,, ends interest, to the tablewing extruet. from a recran Peking message-

Case,

at th

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discussion, Lottery tices to be granted only on application untie un the requsite form giving the required particulars of the lottery and provided that such fottery comes under one or other of the follow ing heads and complies with the condi-

das sei turb. A piber lotteries to prohibited.

+

The

(a) Lotteries or inflex for Club Purposes. No cash prizes; prizes in kind permitted. charitable kul conducting the lottery and the conditions attached thereto, to be approval by the L'ame.

the

"

Speculation has born aroused regarding the reynt visit of General Lu, Yung belang to Anoy, where the zu Chekiang

Division is stitioned In view of the interal Wu Paif it is suggested that reported friendliness of this Division to

intends to change the command of it.

stall who fit in the war.

Worstst

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The front of the pedestal is the

This Statue is erected by Jardine. Mathes and Compapy kronor of those Members" of" the Stall

rought to

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Eighteen steamers of the Indo-China 8.5, Co., Ltd., with 15) officers, and engine.

tables which has been erected in this

hall.

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I now hereby unveil this memorial in memory of the then of this firm, who counting their fife dear into themselves, tail it down for their King and Country during the Great War, Their name liveth for everinore

Mr. Bernard read out the names un the memorial to the members of the. Firm's stuff (given aboye), and the Bispor said;-We dedicate this morini to the glory of God and to the pious mentory of the men of this Firm Great War who have fallen in the May this memorial ever, remind us' of their sacrilice, and kindle -in us a like »

C. lunro, si.., Capt. 2/15th spirit of service. London Begy. (Lenton Irish Rifles); Mr.. BERNARD thei crossed to the other Dted of bounds. France, 10th | side" of the untrance hali-nud unveited" the Indo-China memorial, the Bishop

Dept, fuls.

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I. L. Symous, 2. Lt.. sth Bn, The again pronomeng the dedicatory pray-

noya gushers, pled 20th Nov, 1947.

France,

Gun Corps. Depot Wounds In reutice 1st Sept., 1918.,

but it is abosage sted, however, thm. Symons, Le, at de. Muchle

emrat Lu Yunghiang intends to visit General Chen Ching-ring a discuss the situation. It seems to be established that. General Lu Yunghsiang is acting prin- cipally for the Aafuites and may be pro

(b) Latteries to assist the sale of aarting a new confederation of Kwang- Article of. Trade-no enib prize? ; | Fallen si. Kinngsi. Cheklung and

only prizes in kind and none to be of a greater value than 750. «No sch lottery to be Beensed until the Counel is satisbed as to the bona bides of such lottery and the per- sous conducting the same. Members proceed to give consideration to the matters outlined above.

Dealing first with the particular case

TIK. Kwangsi.

megato

J.

everal Aufi Tuchung, General Lu

Yung-hsinng oppres

ortexes the appointment of General Li Yuan-hang C. and suggests the section of General Tuan Chi juj as President, It is believed, how- ser that it Klang is successfully rein- formed and the Southerners, expelled from it. Kwungsi and Fukien would declare for General Wu Pei-En while General Eu

of the lottery conflicted by the Com-Yang belang wouldcense agitating." pany referred to, they contur that the needs of the case will be met by a letter addressed to the Company nutidying it that the lottery conducted by it nad been brought to the Council's notice and calling upon it to discontinue such lot- tery forthwith.

BRITISH PRESTIGE IN

CHINA.

A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE

.

ALAURITY,"

The following etter has been-rraived from the head office of the Navy League

W.

E. Vide, dous.-Licut. uth Ba. Cuirassters" (Dismounted), Chevalier del Legian 1 nonneur, auted m erance, 4th April, 1918.

H. Bom, ud-it, 6th Bn. East Surrey Begt, Killed qu' brunce, Pandi Juny) 1916.

ET,

PIONEER OF THE NEW ORDER." The Bishop then addresses the audi ence as follows:--

Gentiemen, 1 shall detain your but for a few mdlnents. 1 think it is a sigði- cant prension that here, the bead the East, you have asked me, as Bishop,

tercate these memorials to those of your number who have yielded up their 1. recall this ves for their frienis!- morning those words written up on the C. F. Cumingham, Capt. and B.

walls of the British Legation at Peking.. Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, pass by of the spirit of the men who. **Lest we forget, to remind all who Died of Wounds in France, 19th. held the Legation in 100" And herd August, 191

to day in the central office of this ancient Davidsön, Lee Corpi. 1/14th London, and honourable Farm-a Firm so long Regt. London Scottish), Killed inbou up with the development of Françe, Lath June, 1913.

western industrial enterprise in the Far. East, you bave placed these memorials to remind all who come and go, both now and hereafter, of the spirit of the mën who bought..the world's liberty at so great a price, and of the cause for which they su, freely gave their lives."-- Their bodies be scattered in the four corners of the earth but their "spirit please Gud, shall never die. What I This memorial take the fond of heard first i heard last," said a great American on his return to his own country the thing, the

British G achure is pluck. Soaghow, through

GE. Dunstan, Signaller D. Battery 119th Bde. R.F.A., Killed in France, 1st October, 1015

J. E. Gresson, 2/Lt. 2nd 1. Cheshire Regt. Killed in France, 29th May,

1015

THE INDO CHINA MEMORIAL,

Dealing nest with the general question joč lotteries, members fully concúr that it is very desirable that a delinite policy and procedure should in land, down and

mural tables. The names are inscribed after did consideration of the sugges by the Shanghai branch in reply to on a blass plate laid on a background of bons made in this connection by the uiry with regard to the withdrawal Secretary and Commanssioner General, of HMS. Alacrity from the China stone within u bronze border. Sur sacrince, the progress of the world is. they record their approval thereof "sub Statica

mounting the border and just underneath advanced-the greater the pain the ject to amendment of the limit of the

LONDON. May 2nd, 1922. DEAR B.-In reply to your letter of

greater the gain. These men who died value of any prize in lotteries to assist

a carved stone wreath is a bronze, repre- gave their lives as the pioneers of a new. the sale of an article of trade to su March 18th, 1 aa directed by the Chair-sentation of "ship with all sails set.urder, in the faith of le children

man to forward to you an extract from The well-known motto: instead of €70.

**Englund, ex- they ny down and died," in the faith letter received 20-day from the Ad-

that their sacrifice 'would not be in vain, iniralty :-

pects every man to do his duty," is in-

in the faith that men would not forget. H.M.S. Aunity has heen with. scribed immediately below the

full-th drawn from the China Station owing rigged ship.

cost at which freedog had been, bought, in the faith that the highest to the paramount need for Her place as despatch vessel on the economy.

Upon the metal surface in the Centre ideals that they dared to hope for the China Statica sill be taken by H.M.S. appears the following inscription: To with those they loved would yet be regeneration of the world, the reunion Perspeld, which is a more economical vasel to run."

The Shaughns Mercury, commenting on the subject, says: Why cannot the Council say boldly

Charitable lotteries may be Licensed or lay it down once and for all that no lotteries shall be permitted. And one last word; how far is the Council justified in legislating at all in this mate teri Lotteries are very favourably re- garded by the people of some countries and even permitted by their laws Why then should the Council impose the will of a section upon the many in a master, which after all, is one of individual opinion?

SZECHUAN'S

OPIUM TRADE BIGGER THAN EVER.

A correspondent of the M. Duly taz, writing from Mienchow, Szechuan,

the Memory of Those Officers and" fulälled. Am the highest ideals are,. "trust that this reply will reassure Engineers of the Indo-China Steam after all the truest, even though they meer to fade for ever and for ever as we your members that the authorities are Navigation Company's Fleet who during move. Gentlemen, before we break up alive to the retrasity of maintaining

Briti-b prestige in Chinn even in these the Great War gave their lives in the days of drastic (my.

service of the Empire." H.M.S. Petersfield is

む twin-screw minesweeper ១៩

800-tons belonging to the

The names of thow cominemorated ou

Ture class. It was originally armed with the left hand side of the tablet are as

-inch and De 12pdr guns and follow- steams, 16 knots. Whether there will be Capt. C. H. Alcock. any alteration in árument now that she

am unable to idl you at the moment, Cadet . . Odd.” is going on foreign service. I am afraid 1st Officer J. T. Winter. but, from my own experience in having 1st Eng. B. Wiseman to

Bad in a 3rd Eng. S. W. Fullerton.

in both the

(Syd.) J. L. BaN807, Acting General Becretary.

I am at present visiting mountain sister, ship of the Petersfield, they are cily some four to five days from Mica very comfortable ships indeed and very 4th Eng. P. W. Anderson. This is the chow. This city, known as Machow, or good sea boats. Menghsien, is on one of the trade routes

first list of names, opposite which Believe me,-Your very truly, between the capital, Chengtu,

appears on the right hand side tablet and Tibetan and aboriginal districts and was.

the explanatory word "sa. Kutsang: Killed in Action with Enemy Sub- formerly an important centre for import and export trade, bat, in common

with

marine off Oran, Algerina Const, 29th the rest of the world, there seems to be

April, 1918. nothing doing at prescat. On this trip THE "SONG OF THE SHIRT" I have scen more opium growing, more opium smoking, and more trade in opium than I have seen for the last 10 years. Three countries, which I

not visit-

have

od for some years, seem to be entirely given over to the traffic and there seeme to

be, too, & corresponding loss of character and prosperity. Everywhere the

people have a most degraded and poverty-stricken appearance.

The military are responsible largely for thi

this trade as they have practically forced the people to plant opium. The crop this year is a poor one and many are selling their cattle and land to pay the opium tax, and there have bora number of suicides because of inability to meet this exorbitant tax. whole crop of opium is insufficient to pay Often the the tax alone.

AT CANTON.

The second list is:- Capt. G. T. Tough.

lat Officer W. R. McCarthy. The sewing women are the latest fat Eng. A. Tough. section to go on strike in Canton. 3rd Eng. W. B. Muir.

Although they werk the whole day, the 4th Eng, H. L. Rowe. These men were, pay they receive a not sufficient to main- tain a family of three owing to the high cost of living in the city," says our Carton contemporary. It reminds us of Tow Hood's famous Song. of the Shirts With fingers weary and worn

With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags Plying needle and thread- Stitch 1. Bitch Stitch ||

A shroud at well se a shirt. Sewing at once a double thread

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members of the crew of the s.s. On- sang, which founded off the South African Coast carrying food supplies to England 2nd July, 1917. Then there follows the solitary name of 3rd Eng. McLean of the sa Cheong- cahing, killed in France.

In the two lower corners of the bronze tablet are the first and last years of the Great War, 1914-191§. "Below are the words: liveth for ever,

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1 suggest that we spend one moment in silenec, remembering their lives and ali who mourn their loss, and dedicating ourselves to the great, task remaining before us, highly resolving that these dend shall out have lived in vain.

"A moment's

the silence followed Bishop's address after which the cere- mony was brought to a close.

THE EXODUS FROM MACAO,

CANTON LABOUR -UNION '

DECISIONS.

According to the Canton Times, at a meeting of the Labour Unions in Canton held on the 12th instant the following resolutions were passed

(1.)-Petition to all Unions to help the

-workmen of Macas.

(2.)-Try to charter ships to Chinshaa and Lappa Island to transport the workmen of Macdo back to Cantor, (3)-After the return of the workmen the Labour Unicus should hold themselves reponsible for their support and find for them in

jcbs the different factories.

labourers (4.)-Investigate how many and are staying in Chinshan Lappa Leland and appoint Cheung

as the representative, (5.)-Tho

d

Burresoptative, Cheung Bui

Bhing, will carry with him 2300 to help the labourers who are staying at Chipshan and Tappa faland to obtain food supplies. Furthez supplies will be forthcoming...

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