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THE BRITISH REVOLUTION,

THE LAND WHERE, IT DONS THE

***TOP HAT,"

HOW ANARCHY IS AVOIDED;

BY FRANK H. SİMONDS, IN

***NEW REPUBLIC"]

You ask me what I think of the Labour Government!" It was the son of a duke, who was speaking. "All 1 can say is that I am proud of it, proud

CHINESE IN: SHAMEEN. ALLEGED INTERFERENCE, WITH CHINESE MERCHANTS

In view of reports which have been in circulation at Canton the following correspondence which has passed between the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Shanieon-Municipal Council has been published for, general information:

The President of the General Chamber Commerce of Canton, on May 7th, addressed the Shameen Municipal Coun * You ask me why Fam proud of 187 I will tell you because with few excepcil British Concession, as follows:- tions it is made up of people of my own The Chairman, kind.***

Was the noble Lord “pulling my leg." as one says in England or stuffing my neck as the French say with their morn axquisite refinement? Perhaps. I don't think so, but it is possible, the inquisitive alien is exposed to mach in all countries, Consider this addition, Bowever, spoken not by the son of a peer but by a son of the people, proudly such

There was a moment, after the elce tion, which settled everything. It was the moment when Mr. MacDonald bought

Shamcen Municipal Council,

British Concession,

Shaincon, Canten.

FAMOUS FRENCH AVIATOR |

REACHES CANTON.

INTIMATIONS

RECEPTION BY DR SUN YAT SEN. HOWERN &c

intrepid Fernch air-

Cant. Dolay, the man, renchel Canton from Hanoi, hertly after one o'clock on Sunday afternoon after a

little over six hours. trip of a

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Member British Chamber of Commerce

TEAMSHIP AGENTE: AND SHITPONORKAS

A large crowd, the Cantur feetle says,Shanghai), Mr. T. W. BOWERN, Fellow of bad assembled at the Aviation field at the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. Incors Taishatau to Welcome the French aviator, pomell by Royal Charter, Lotatur. whose machine was first espied by sators as coming from the diretion of the

mountain,

The visiting urman swiftly made an entireling swoop OFER the city.

as far as Whampoa then turned round and landed gracefully

While

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Elaborate arrangements were. welcome the French avi

Aviators arrival had been expeted in Friday, but aw-Class Condition. not leave Hanoi till

Sunday daylight on DER SIR-Our attention has been morning.

Dr. Casablanca,

rica, the Beting French Con- called to the actions of some constables in Shamcen who have lately interfered General, and practically the whole of with the free movements of Chinese mer the French conqunity of Shunern were chants who had devasions to visit there present at Tahatan, and among on business, especially when they were Chinese officials who were present to hon

the

French ama distinguished on the walks near. the Bund

the Mayor of Canton. Mr. Sun Foz, Gen- While appreciating the dificulty of eneral Toeten foreing regulations within so smal an

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the

• Police Commissione

Ibimself a top bat and went to see the area but with a people au divergent in Afнoch of: 07

character, perhaps you, may agree with of

Vie King. I say be bought a top hat, maybe

Affairs General Tan Yra-kal, he had une, but I wager he ever wore us that sometimes & little care in the Commander-in-chief of the Hunanese it before except to fupernis--his daugh execution of an order will eliminate pos- forces, General Li Ligh-chan Chief of ter world tell you ask her

gaurd "Well as "I was saying, when heile misunderstanding which may result Sta to the Generalissimo.

in feelings unfavourable to the always bought that top hat and went to see the good will and friendship existing between King the whole country breathed farely the Chinese and foreign merchants in again. It realized, with pride, that this all country of ours could have a change, any change and yet the monarchy, the old institutions, everything would he

Hafe."

All is clear, then, perfectly clear. Eng. land is in Revolution and Revolution in in a top hat. Wherefore one nar con cluile as a point of departure that Britain Tay That it moeracy is while the Lords and Labour are united hy a commen hatred of the Liberal.

WAYLAID BY A BOBRY.

Cunton...

Since we have been written to by some local business men with request to call your attention to this inconvenience, per- haps you will be kind enough to do every thing possible to remove all cause of com- plaint.

Thanking you for giving this your kind attention, we are. Yours respectfully, (Signed) CHAN LIM CHUNG,

President. [THE REPLY: Shameen Municipal Council, British Concession,

DEAR SIE-

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Shamcen*:

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Arrival at the Etai Gardens, Captain

Soil, Vent and Bain Water Pipes. Floor Doisy was pre-ented to the tennissimo, after & formal speech of welcome delivered and Wall Tiles Baths, Basins, Batle

in French by Mr. Eugene Chen, the Chit of the Kwangtang Air Administration. The many other foreign visitors who were A number of journal

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To continue, I went down to the House of Commons the other night and heard a debate on air defence, one of those marvellous debates testifying to the in- nate love of order and decorura in the British nature, and punctuated by shouts

to Dr. Sun, and it was jovially remarket have the unique boos of shame" and "rubbish," by

Captain

would Dosy opportunity of assuring the public of and cheers, in which every speaker could

Shanghai. Peking and Tokyo that he had occasionally be heard.

actually met and spoken to Dr. Sun Yat- Some mention having been made of armament as means of defence; ·ä "You were good enough to call on me sen, the Father of the Republic, immedi Labour member, simply overcome by an on the sth instant and in discussing the ately upon his landing at Canton, the access of pacifistic indignation, struggled matter, to show me a letter received by first place in the Chinese Republic ut to his feet and undertook to relieve his you from a member of your chamber. As which he alighted..

PARIS TO CANTON IN 85 HOURS. emotions. Falling lovever to catch the explained by nue on that occasion, the Speaker's eye he was pulled up with a Council and no desire to restrict the Chi- From Captain Doisy some interesting short turn, while from across the hail a nese merchant friends of the landrenters facts regarding his great fight were glean-

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tame taken for the cultured Tory shouted, shut up in Shameen as to their movements anded.

Whereupon the right honourable and regret any incident which may have journey from Paris to Canton was only gallant evangelist of "prace, his speech caused complaint. The Council aims eighty-five hours. The machine which using is the known spoiled, his temper ruffled, assumed what merely at regulating reasonably the move Capt. Doisy

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Shut up, you are? Well, I sve you Wherefore conclude that Britain governed by militant pacifists whose fists are always-mobilized in the cause of international conciliation.

come over here and shut me up

You were also good enough to agree to afford as the benefit of your assistance in framing regulations applicable to the classes of Chinese whose avocations lead them to Shameen, for which co-operation we tender our acceptanée and thanks to your chamber../

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STARTS TOMORROW FOR SHANGRAL. Captain Dolky will leave Cantos to- morrow, Tuesday, morning for Shanghai, As I left the gallery and came down

which place be expects, to reach after an other six hours flight. From Shanghai, the steps into the large ball, I saw ahead

My Council feel that you may cure to proceeds Peking, Mukden, Scoul of me two colossal policemen. Since every American is, at heart something co-operate towards the ever amicable and tiny, Tokyo, the end of the trip

sentiments of regard existing heretofore, glanand from Parts After of a criminal, to the extent at least by endeavouring to eradicate the feelings at Tokyo, where his machine may need [-nemy, I, instinctively sidled off, to are to enclose might engender-I have the return to Hanoi and will couch Th

of regarding the policeman as a natural which such articles, as I have the honoursome little attention, Captain Dony will 22, Pattinge Street. Tel. C.3212.

the representatives of the law. Consider. my horror, however, when one of these "Bobbies" deliberately moved over in my direction, lay across my bows, brought me to...

There was nothing for it, so I stopped. Visions of the Tower, the block, of the offended dignity of the mighty empire filled my mind. Trembling I waited while the majestic oficial, deliberately bowed his head to the level of mine, raised his hand to his mouth to cover his words and said-

"Hi beg your pardon, sir, but there is a dent right down the whole middle of your at sir."

honour to he, Dear Sir,

Your obedient ærvant,

R., W. CROSSE,

Chairman. The President,

The General Chamber of Commerce,

Canton

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DR. SUN VISITS WHITE

CLOUD HILL.

The Panton Gazette yesterday (19th inst.) contained the following:-

Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who has recovered completely from his illness, took a trip

AN EXAMPLE IN SOUTH PACIFIC. to the Pak Wah Shan." or White Cloud

No More Indigestion After Eating

That distressing, disagreeable, and frequently

indigestion, from painful condition known as

Hill, last Saturday to have a change of A recent ausber of the freagrupiculair. Kecompanying him were Mrs. Sum, which so many people xuter after eating, ca Journett contains an account of the estate General Hss Sung-chi, Mr Koo Ying-fas, be prevented, or relieved in five minutes, be street throw yourself passionately at the lishment of a wirciens station on Willis several A.D.C.'s, and about 'ten body taking two or three Binnrated Magnenia tubets

Vaguely remembered the recent ad vice of Mr. Kipling, "When crossing "he fret of the Bobby and clasp his knees, Then nothing can touch you for the whole majesty of the British Fanpire, will pro- tect you?

Wherefore. I conclude that the British are a nation of violent individualists entirely given over to the worship of instrusive paternalism, an

INTELLECTUAL CONFUSION,

guards.

left the "Generalissimo's immediately after eating, or whenever pain in Headquarters in the morning in a motor- felt. It's really wonderful the way these little boat and landed on the Bund, whenee they were taken by two motor-cars to the tablets prevent and relieve all forms of stomacle White Clond Hill The Generalissime trouble and weaknem due to or accompanied by visited the Tam Fa Temple, the Nan Yan acidity or food fermentation. If you live scal Monastery and other famous places on stomach weskues, indigestion, loss of power or the Bill Tg also took his film there

Island in the South Pacific, 250 miles frum the Queenalan, coast. Willis Island The party holds a similar position is regard to the Queensland coast to that held by Fratas Reef in respect of the South China coast and the wireless station has been estat lished for the purpose of giving warning of the tropical cyclones which travel west in those latitudes between December and April

Ah, if an American would understand Britain in all its fundamental clarity and simplicity, he should be hure now, when a Labour Government, pledged to izarmament, is one night put into power by the Liberals to punish the Tories and on the next is saved from the assault of Liberal pacifists & Tory deferica of Labour's.programme of naval armament. He should see the British democracy in the act of creating lords and lords in the process of beconing Labourites He should seo socialism in office one day by the graen of Liberal expitalism and the next by the favour of Tory landed aristo

After tifin, Dr. Sun went to inspect the any other form of internal trouble, go to the Headquarters of the sth Brigade of the rearent chemist for a package of: Bisurated Cantonese Army General Chang Mat Magunia tablute; fabe as directed and you'll tat, Comniander of Brigade, furnished the Generalissimo a guard of honour. The be amazed and delighted with the remity. Fo soldiers were in high spirits at the ap sure to me the trade mark wood "BISHAG”” pearance of the Generalissime, who had the wrapper when buying a kind word for each

At three p. the party left the Hill the Generalissimo's and returned to th Headquarters.

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In my own mind-though perhaps natural confusion has obscured the point, I am, then, brought up squarely against this dilemma-Lo these people mean what they do or merely do what they mean? For example, in America we have a written constitution, in Britain they have an unwritten constitution, bat in America we take pride in the non enforcement of what is ordained, while in Britain they take equal pride in en

CINEMA NOTES. forcing what is not even enacted,

Moreover, in what they say, if I may

CUBONET THEA TILE. make the observation without, defence

People go to the movie for ene purpose. they are even more difficult To illus trate: I take my telephone receiver off

only, and that is to enjoy themselves.

marked

which the Cor- the hook and give central my number

Hene the and first, before anything else has hap

ohet Theatre's current feature attraction is achieving, for

for Peacock Alley,Fal pened, comes her inquiry Are you cracy

But how can I be through Seeing these things such an American though its interesting story, it through 1" when I have not begun! I stammer my might, correctly conclude that Britain is eling, it splendid staging, and its beny- protest and she comes back I moan a static country always in a dynamic contiful dresses might each alone make it are you on to your party! But how dition, that its institutions are firmly notable, ousts that one tential faculty can you be on to ***your party when established on paradox had consistency it pleases; not merely the few, be it added. the party is a stranger with whom you is achieved by constant contradiction, but the many who seek neither lesson mor have not yet exchanged even the pre- while the force pasion of its people for moral but sheer cojoyment. Mae Murray liminary Hello Ab, if the English liberty is only restrained by an uncon- is the principal actress playing the part of a pretty French girl who deserts her people only spoke English, how simple trollable, devotion to polite maternas quit Normandy home to become the most it would all be 1

He would discover that the outstanding

her career: as one of the Ziegfeld Follies, Most difficult of all, 100, is it for the feature of its public life is the invariable famous dancer in Paris Having begun Fagrant, American now to explain pro- success with which actual anarchy is Mae Murray is possibly one the

of few hibition. How, how will you explain to avuided by instinctive reliance upon in better known ereen players who conid have taken this onerous part. Besides a people whose rational economy is law tellectual confusion and logical chaos. and whose age-long extravagance is All of which would be rendered the displaying her remarkable grace and skill Guforcement thereof, the state of mind more simply intelligible by perceiving in her chosen art, she delights the femiu of our simpler, race where law and order that in England when Revolution succeeds in heart and the male heart, to with ure mutually exclure terms and the first it puts on a pot hat and becomes the some beautiful dresses, Peacock Ally" object of government to prevent their Government, while, when Privilege is is picture with many piquant high beaten, it lays off it euronet and becomes lights, but it is also a picture with strung coincidence 1

radical

human appeal (Continued of fast of next column).

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