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The Japanese Training Squadron, con- isting of H. I. J. M. S. Aroma, Iwate Sm, I have read with great interest and Idymo, which was to have arrived the report of the minutes of an extra in the Colony from Singapore yesterday, ordinary general meeting of the Chinese has been delayed by bad weather, and General Chamber of Commerce, held on will not be here until Wednesday. As a the 5th inst., the gist of which was in resule a number of entertainments which opposition to the Musi-faus bill about to had been arranged have had to be post- become Law. As I am inclined to supponed. port the Bill, I feel it a duty to write

On Friday next at 8 pm. Vice-Admiral you on behalf of the unprotected ui Tanngushi and his officers will be enter tzais some remarks about that Chamber taited to a dinner by the Japanese com meating. I trust, therefore, that in the munity of the Colony. On Wednesday interests of the Muifsai that you with the General Chamber of Commerce will! kindly, allot me some of your valued space entertais 190 cadets of the Squadron to in your next issue for these remarks to tiffin at the City Hall, and another 100 be conveyed to all those concerned in this on Friday.

On Wednesday afternoon an athletic matter.

meeting will be held at Sookumpoo in Perusing the minutes of the Chamber bonour of the visitors. In the evening mesting, all of us who have followed this Mr. S. Takahashi, the Japanese Consul- Mui-tzat question will doubtles have General, will give a dinner to the officers noticed that the only sensible utterance at the Hongkong Hotel

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was that from the learned Mr. M. K. On Thursday the Japanese Admiral He pointed out that committee and his officers will be the guests of H.E. had been appointed by the Government, the Governor at dinner...

Thursday and Saturday 400 the members of which had been drawn from the Society for the Prevention of Japanose blue jackets will be entertained Cruelty to Visai and from the Anti. to tiffin at the City Hall, and special trame will afterwards be run to Happy Mui "Tani Society. This Committee was in a position to advise the Government Yally to enable them to witness the as to the views of the Chinese on the mat ter. So far as I am aware, M. Lo's statement is quite correct. The Secre tary of Chinese Affairs interviewed the Hon. Secretary of the Prevention" Society and the Hon. Secretary of the

Anti Society and it was agreed that at some future date. cach Society should mominate 7 full-power -representatives to advise the Government

The British Naval Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson, was to bare entertained the officer of the fleet to dinner on Friday, but he has generously waived the invitation in favour of the community, and will entertain the officers

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The following is extracted from a re- cent issue of the War Cry, the Balvation Army's weekly journal:-

in regard to what measures abould be Tha taken in this Muilai question representatives were accordingly nomin Their wanni. ated and meeting held.

to the mous findings were then, sent Goverment, and I am now informed that

The story of hos. Dr., Fong Foo Sec, the present Abolition Bill, which has passed its first reading, closely resembles as a poor coolie boy, was led to God the recommendations of that Special through The Army, and has since risan Commission referred to by Mr. Lo. All to be one of China's leading religious is remark- this, of course, concerned the two Socie, is as fascinating as it

Forty years ago he arrived, a ties only, and so some one may say that sblo

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Life was anything but smooth Chamber of Commerce; but I am inform China.

One day, a's timid ed that practically all of those present sailing for him. at thas Chamber meeting on the 5th inst. coolie boy, he stood near an Army Open Air ring while woman-Salvationist are members of the "Prevention" Society -Messrs. Wong Kwong Tin, Ip Lan besought sinners to seek God. He fol Chuen, M. K. Lo, T. N. Chan, and three loved the Salvationiste to their Hall, and others being the full-power delegates. was there converted. Shortly afterwards The speech-makers at the Chamber meet- he started work at what was then The ing should, therefore, have nothing to Army's Provincial Headquarters as as Ho saved a little sistant to the cook grumble about.

inoney, took a course in shorthand, and Turning to the respective speeches made such good progress that he was that Chamber meeting, it can be noticed given a sedrotaţial position. Desiring ta that much of those criticism were on himself for work an his own country, fused and unsympathetic.

he worked his way through college, pay- A gentleman was reported to being his expenses by cleaning, typewrite written to the Chamber saying thing, cooking, and doing other jobs.. "People who ill-treated ui-taai would Eventually, be went to the University of also ill-treat their own children." This California, working his way again, and statement, of course, is not truthful. One took the degrees of Bachelor of Letters could easily have ill-treated his brother's and Master of Arts. He then received children and yet not have ill-treated bis an appointment as teacher of English at own; also, one could ill-treat an adopted Canton College, later becoming a Doctor daughter and yet not ill-treat one's own of Literature and receiving an appoint170) daughter. How much easier way a Maimant in the Ministry of Communications, taai be ill-treated !

But official life was not what he desired, Another gentleman spoke in favour of and be accepted an offer to become editor belled Custom He said fi-age of the English department of the Corner ONE Large OFFICE ROOM is POWELL'S better food. Not by no means. Aitial Press at Shanghai, in which capacity get for their meals the remains (if any) he is making his greatest contribution to from their masters' tables. There is the life of modern China: Recently, the Chinese saying that even if one gets fish degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on in the morning and meat in the evening him by one of California's leading educa it were better that he could be able to tional institutions. Dr. Fong Foo Sec have his rice without meat and fiah when has never forgotten what he owes to The F

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it is bot and fresh from the oven, Tho Mri-truis get cold and stale food, but if they were with their parents, and bencan not lui-tsais, no matter how poorly they

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live they eat food fresh from the oven charity in the way of relief. The recent Apart from this food quoting the swatow. Typhoon calamity was success- gentleman who said Mui.tenis get better fully relieved-that's the kind of sym- food had forgotten. the Humanitarian pachy and philanthropy to show, not side of the question. "Olo custom" is giving a parent a sum of money in order |traly “Olo"; we must leave it behind.

The Chairman seemed very sympathetic their family bond,

to obtain his daughter, thus separating I hope the members towards the Mu-trois. He worried as to of the Prevention Society have not gone what they would do after they arrived to Swatow to buy Muilais in order that at 18 years of age. He predicted that the distressed families, may be relieved. they would do "Mad and silly things.'

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the passing of the Bill they would do I say, "Not quite likely, For, if after

mad and silly things," what have they quiries before they drafted the Bill, it possession, Nos. 2 and 3, STEWART TERRACE, done before the passing of the Bill? is unnecessary to take up any more of PEAK After the passing of the Bill they will your valued space. It must, however, be at liberty; they can have a say in their be emphasized that Registration must be marriage; they can continue in the ser carried out in order that the objects of vice of their former mastera or enter the the Bill may be attained. To those who service of other families. It is well are afraid of Registration, the Govern known that Chinese, when they arrived ment may rest assured that Registration ab a ripe age, and if for various reason is just the thing for them.Enclosing my (especially fui-tsais) they are not mar card, yours very truly, ried, they can declare themselves for

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January 7th, 1923.

KRYPTOK LENSES

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