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FROM ANGLOPHOBE TO ANGLOPHILE.

HOW JAPANESE BECAME

“CONVERTED

BRITISH "TRADE WITH GERMANY.

INTERESTING FIGÈRES.

Statements of the value of trade he...|

THE MOTOR ROADS.

Tha roul through Laichikok pust Custle Peak and Ping Shan is open to traffic a für ng Tai Po Market, in several places.

The Manchurian Daily News has been publishing a translation of a pamphlet written by Mr. T. Hobo, wx-Superinten dent of the South Manchurian Railway Councillor of the Company. In the first ports into the United Kingden from Gor desertion by stowing away on the ferrain, the Causeway Bridgy and the Railway

COURT MARTIAL

SOLDIER STOWAWAYS.

Two private Soldiers of the King's Regis tween the United Kingdom, and Germany were discovered on board the between Tsun Wan and Coatla Pank is in President Jeferson as stowaways ou restricted to a one track course, the during the year 1 and the first six months of tugs are given in an article in 2011, both gel was lossing damage being mostly due to the typhoon the current issue of the Board of Fradengtong Harbour. The two men appear of August 18th. At Tai Po the embarks

ed before a Court Martial at Murray Barment

was breached between the Rest Journal. The aggregate values of im;

racku pisteriiny, morning charged with

House and Ti P's Market, ani botwceny

Co. Educational Office, and now

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chapter the author relates how he convorted from an Anglophobe to an Anglophile. We reproduce the chapter

1.-SUBTLE TRUTH ABOUT BEAUTY AND

UGLINESS.

As one looks on the sublime chastity of Mt. Fuji in clear autume weather, one will be struck with something undefiunble, which will purify us through and through better than a common-place ețâical sorgson.

Even this majestic Fuji will disillusionize one a one actually climbs it. Luvas will be found lying in heaps, and no ides of this beautiful will be imparted,

From afar, Tokyo might appear to the ruatic to hold an army of fins men, persons. of high character, and farsighted states- mez. But, once acquainted with, such personages, few will not be disappointed.

The world is crammed with ohjeets beautiful to see from a great distance, bat anything but beautiful when scrutinize

"ed at close range.

The above naked truth, trus as it may be, is still superficial. Far, however foul

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many and of exports and re-exports from the Cuited Kingdom to Germany during the two periods were as under:

Year.

Imports into the. United Kingdom

and.

manufac

the tures from

United Kingdom

James,

1623,

The Court was composed of Major H.

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Wright (President), Captain fi. Barsing and the surfacing of the Canse rett. Tutenant B. Ancott, Captain R. Way was reduced to a mass of loose road Neville Royal Marines (under instruction), tal, all in the August typhoon, and Captain W. J. O'Brien M. C. (Prose the present rate of progress it will prob cutor). The defendants were Private, ably born south or more before this is from Germany...,524,177 £16.930,777 Ernest Dickson (23), and F. Chadwick (21).

made good. Frere Tai Po-to Yaumati Exports of United

Evidence was given to the effect that Mr, there is little damage except on the lovel Kingdom produes

E. L. Matheson, a member of the staff of stretch past Lok-lo-ha. Here the August the Admiral Oriontal Line, followed the typhoon dunaged, the embankment and President Jefferson in a lunch as she left washed away the road surfacing. His the Harbour, with the intention of bring. possible to get a car through to Tai Po ing back stowawys foun on board. He but a month at least, will be required to was signalled alongside the vessel as she hit this wond, in endór nomin. The Island was opposite Titike, Déck, and he went "Road, being mostly we'l aboni, seu Jevel, abound and brought off the defendants suffered more from the recent heavy rainn who were dressed in mufti. They were than from the typhoon and is now open handed over to the police who passed them to traffic. Stablis Road is still blocked

to the Military Authorities,

by heavy slips caused by the ruin of 29th Sentence will be promulgated in due August. course.

to Germany...... 32,075,80 Reexports of "for

vign and Colonial !merchandise from

20,834,728

the United King- dom to Germany 16,093,768 10,391,900 Either because of, or in spite of, the used economic disturbances, debe wween the two countries during the first half of 1923 in all three branches consider ably exceeded in value the half of that of the year 1922. It is added that as the difference between 1922 and 1023 in the general level of priory was not very great, (it may be assumed that the statement) broadly to the volume or quantity of made with regard to values, applies! Trade.

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STRUCK THE CORPORAL'

CORRESPONDENCE.

AUGUST RAINFALL,

THE HONGKONG

TO THE EDITOR OF

DAILY PRESS."]

SIE,Last month's rainfall was the

! Private Arthur Calles appeared before. Districe Court Martial at Murray Har or ugly às thing may be, it will be reffected In several brineis imports during the racks yesterday morning charged with-be- an the microscopic los as a thing of first half of 1993 approached within 20 ing drunk and striking a superior offievr. beauty, if only redused to small particles,, per grate in value the total imports dur

The Court was reposed of Majer H. These two Paradoxical truths apply tong the whole twelve months of 199, such

bing electrical gods and apparatus, L. Wright (Presalent), Captain G. Barrett both individuals and nations.

trofizial

silk goods. 1921 tou

mand and Lietaus B. Aucott, Captain Bhighest recorded at the Observatory for First went to Englund."" To England | fartures, apparel, *

paper and Imports of woote now. O'Brien (prosecutor).

Noville (ander, instruction), and Captain the renth of August. It amounted to I had been lined anything but friend heard.

worsted manufactures in the first half of ily, fer policy t.. Egypt, India, and other 192 getually exeeded in valse the im According to the evidence of Lance Cor-3431 inches. The previous wettest August Colonies and also her traditional diploma ports of the whole of 19 On the whole poral Elees, corroborated by the Provost was in 1911 with 2006 inclus Months. ti polity to the Continent, especially to the trade of the first half of 10 - Corporal, sened was arrested in Victoria with rainfall over 20 inchey anu pare,

pared better than might have. Böen, ex-) Germany qual France, had slicnaus pected with that of last year, but it Barracks at about a quarter to ten on the bympathy, "Sho would, it seemed to me, 'should be borge mind that the economic night of August 19th. but minuged to es play any stap goat against a rival of disurims arising out of the occupa cape. A search of the Barracks was made, hers, while posing to the world at larga tion of the Ruhr affected the trade of us"an incarnation of righteousness,

only a part of the six months, and in and he was discovered staggering drunk an She

some branches the present position is sub the vermiduk og the RG.A," "quarters, prided herself on her "Dominious on which stantially modified in comparison with Here he was alleged to have struck Lancs that represented by the aggregate figures Corporal Blees. "He was escorted to the the sun never gots,

of the first half of the year. produce and manufactures to Germany

The largest experts of United Kingdud guardrvom

were:

It fell unte my lot to be in "England, which I loathed, and that at the dead of winter. The advico of Dr. J. Matsumoto (ex-Vieu-President, the S.M.R. Co.) to gut holy of something that would be mest to me still rang in my rars. I cut myself: Coke adrift from my fellow countrymen, and was

Year, Jon.-Juss, 1920

19:23 £8,492,400 £10,401,200

339,900 *061,400 |

The principal features to be noted are givou to, poring over the newspapers, the heavy increase in exports of coal magazines, books, to. For recreatibus, and coke, of pig iron and iron and -strolls in the suburbs and parks, theatrested platy (except tinned plates). al of which 'exeroded in value the going, visits to the Parliament House, et eoriesponding exports for the whole! suffices.

year. 1922: and the considerable, fall. ing off in the rate of exportation of tops and yarns, and of other textiles, except closely bound up with the disturimas consequent upon the occupation of the Ruhr.

Woel and extton weste. Both features are.

Accused, pleaded guilty to drunkenness. but denied the second charge.

The Court adjourned to consider their finding.

THE NEW PORTUGUESE -

PRESIDENT.

June

May

1880 had 13.31 inches

14

TO

1921 33.78 1855 31.38 1692 $1.37

1010

32.15 11

30.08

30.06

1953

31.01

Sept, 1906 20.00 -Your faithfully,

GIBES.

July. -1917 August 1911

AN UNDEFENDED CLAIM. ›

His Honour, the Puiane Judge, (Mr. 1. H. J. Gompertz) gave_judgment. gestorlay in the Summary Court for the Choong Ting firm, of No. 421, Reulana- LISBON, August 7th. tion Street, Yaumati, against the Jing Althoughs the party origin of his candi- Fat Shipping Firm, of No. 10. Des Voeux dature provoked some controversy last Bond Central," for "the sum of $0.13.20," weck (writes the Times Correspondent at heing the amount due for work done en Lisbon, on August 7th) the election of the ss. Su On and for miterial supplied Senhor Texeira Gomes is excellently reto the ship............ ceived in to-day's Press, which greets the į Mr. D. Metallum represented the plain- President Elect warmly as well as respect- til firm and Mr. . E. A. Webster ap fully. The fact thing the votes cast for peared for the defendants. The latter,

reported Ingham to the stewards for ass

At Brighton on August 9th, Donoghue bim progressed from 108 in the first however, informed his Lordship, when the ballot to 191 in the third while those case was exilled, that he had received no. säulting him in the dressing room. The stewards suepended Ingham for the recast for Dr. Benardino Machado declined further instructions from his clients.

His Lordship gave judgment for the full mainder of the meeting and reported him from 13 to five is the most eloquent, testi- How I came to be thus converted from to the stewards of the Jockey Club. mony to the completeness of his victory:

"amötet claimed. an Anglophobe into an Anglophile mayJogham is one of Mr. Stanley Wootion's The large number of blank votes-68-in apprentiers, to whom?IL,3. the King re-

By degrese, as aversion to things, British disappeared, and in two or three months, I had been converted into a ronfirmed admiter of "the Anglo-Saxons. To draw, auce, and win the confidence of another is a personal uinguetism that distinguishers an extraordinary person from an ordinary, one. The saine thing also applies to nations. The necessity to study the streng points of British makeup was engraven deep in my mind.

be explained with a few out of many

incidents.

A JOCKEY SUSPENDED.

gently presented a gold mounted whip for riding His Majesty's Weathervane ta vie: puble, tory in the Royal Hunt Chp.

Stop

The incident is slated to be a devetop- ment of a recent accident at Alexandin

The chief factor of vehicular traffic in London is buses or taxies. ping places are found at point», Now n

Park when Donoghue, who rode Jolly bus swings in. Those who have beu wait Eyes, afterwarde reported the jockey As the driver says Morgan for creasing. Morgan was fined ing get: on kward. "fall," nobody will dare get on, no matter £10. Wootten had requested an inquiry into Denoghue's, riding at "Alexandra bow many there may have been left. The Park. 'bus once started, tickets are soll nccording

The Jockey Club stewards have issued a to the sections. The purchased tickets are, warning to the effect that reckless, care- in most cases, thrown underneath the seats legs, and erratic riding will not be tolerat where they lie in heaps like fallen leaves [rd and urging, the stewards of all meet. in late autuma. Which one gets off, nungs to report cases. used ticket is returned to conductor or chauffeur.

portance bearing on internal administra

Last year, problems of international im- tion and diplomatic questions were on the tapis Not a suggestion of excitement was visible. From 4 pta. to milnight, dis. cussions were kept up quietly, but with an arthusiasm.

Recently, Dr. Shigu in dealing with the question why the Japanese are dislike abroad, said that they would continue to be shunned so long as they would have to hand the used tickety to conductor motorman ng they leave the tram-sar,

The above mentioned institution is in vogue also in the United States, Germany; etc., only in a more or less altered form. Let me now tum to railway travels

No checks are given against the baggag" hamled over to the Railway. This had puzzled many a Japanese before uie. At the destination, many pieces of haggage ara placed near the exit. Which is

Jours I am asked. It's this I au swer, and the particular piece of baggage is delivered to me. Everything is sim- plicity itself

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On the opening day last year. I rovollvek, Mr. Lloyd George Prime Minister, was to speak. 1 innde shift to be present,

The Prime Minister began his sprech with saying:

To-day I hoped to compare the merits

the third ballet seems to show even, that his opponents desired to pay him an indirect tribute.

STOWAWAYS.

AN EXCUSE THAT WAS. SOT ACCEPTED.-

The composition of the Electoral Col lege constituted by the Sonate and the Chamber of Deputies in joint Session' was

Patrick O'Grady (23), Robert Spears as follows:-100 Democrats, 6 Nation (91), James Saunders (21), and George lists, 3 Independents, three Catholics, Breidign (21), the four men who appeared and one Radical. Thus there were 160 hefure his Worship Mr. 3. R. Wood at the Senators and Deputies present out of a Magistracy on Saturday morning charged total of 231. Of the absentees, 10 were with stowing away, on the 8.x. President. Monarchists. In polling 121 votes Senhor Texeira Gomes, therefore, secured a con- siderable number of other than Democra, tio votes, which shows that his election

Senhor Toxcira Gomes's success is the tests on a wider basis than that of party.

vore noteworthy because his work has hitherto heer in a sphere far removed from Liaison politics, and is electing him the representatives of the nation havg demonstrated that they can see beyond their party horizons.

COMFORT EYE

Mr. Asquith (Ophion Leader) is indir mans better health and better results of the opposing arguments, Unluckily, posed, and my plan has to be put off. 1

beg to folu you all in praying most for from your work, and if your eyes require vently for his early recovery."

glasses you have careful and expert Wasn't this just like the old "amurai"? examination in fitting the proper correr Isn't it becoming to the great man at the tion. Eye comfort requires also just an helm of the State!

Next, lot me turn to the newspapera. expert care in the manufacture and

Grant, were each sentenced to a month's. hard labour yesterday: The defendants' oxrse was that they had been entertained by the steamer's crow while she was in hor.

to see with her. His Worship did not bour, and they fell asleep, being taken out hellere the story.

LAUNCHES COLLIDE.

BOAT SUNK WITH LOSS.

FOUR LIVES.

Two steam launches came into collision

Fer Man being suck with the loss of four. in the Harbour on Sunday one, the

Chinese lives. The other launch win thi Fr. Ma. The collision courred just off Yan Mo. The Fee on sustained serious, danngo, but the coxswain managed lo

Lord. Northcliffe was still alive last year? find it worth while to consult a telith beach her at Yan Mo..

A Japanese volunteered his opinion if the simple system of giving checks against the baggage might not be adopted. The answer returned to this zan: This has been our custom from old, No mistakes columes. has yet been made, and trouble would be unnecessary.

additional

His relations with Mr. Lloyd George were almost, too strained for any two British arm, devoted exclusively to optical work; gentlemen to get on with together over ten years' experience in the Colony.

Reporting on Australia defeners, Gen. times had the Premier's speech You will find no better equipment any bir H. Chauvel, Inspector-General of the attacking the journal reproduced in full in

where than in the office, and factory of isolation of Australia, instead of being « Commonwealth Forces, insists that the In word, the British Press distribute The Hongkong Optical Co., successors the news as it lt, as such is its function,

cause of security, is to-day a source of The love shows how high the level of and does not try te tempat with the truth to Clark & Co., Manufacturing and Re danger. The experience of the late war the publicstandard of ethics in

Then, one day I visited the Parliament The leading article may be fashioned to adjustment of your glasses. Your will had shown that Australia must be self-

suit the author, but little artificial touch-

contained in every possible way, and be ing-up is indulged it with the general now fracting Opticians, located in 53, Queca's able to hold her own for some months im matters,

the event of an attack,

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House

(Continued, as foot of neat Column)

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