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appears to think. If the advocate of early marriages is condid he must admit that they may be the cause of much misery not only to the con- tracting parties but to those they
summon into existence. On the other hand, advocates of Inter mar ringes must be aware of a great dent of social ovil which arises from the sacrifice of the ideal of hama life and its responsibilities to other considerations.
It is known that a
HEAVY, FINE IN OPIUM
CASE.
HIDDEN IN FIREWOOD,
TWO MEN CONVICTED.
ELUSIVE OIL..
PRESENTED FORGED ORDER FROM ONE STORE ON ANOTHER
AN OVERWORKED STORY RECOUNTED IN COURT,
Yes, it was indeed a bad day- day when bad jass" turked in corner-according to
A CHINESE OFFICER UNBURDENS HIMSELF.
THE MENACE OF THE POLITICIANS.
Russian.
Charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell' with being in possession of 180 taels
CHINA NEEDS A MUSSOLINII were yesterday Bined 83,000 with the of prepared opium two Chinese
| alternative of 12 months bard
A North China Daily News cor- labour, On April 1st a coolie was
respondenes had the interesting arrested in Connaught Road Cen- tral by a Chinese detective, Haery
the experience of a very full and fres carried two bundles of firewood story told by a meaty dressed conversation with a Chinese officer, The officer supposed that the fire. Probably the realisation of "this wood had been stolen but the coolis, Chinese at the Central Magistracy from which we give the following extract. The interview took place view of marriage accounts for a pointed to a man about thirty yards yesterday Unfortunately for hist, during a railway journey and the.
in. froat
and said that he was em Major C. Willson, the Magistrate, decided change which has taken ployed by that man to carry the was not convinced. The prisoner Englishman was mistaken for a
firewood. When the detective place in opinion and in fashion in quickened his steps to overtake this was charged with falso pretences
The conversation, which included the matter.
man the latter started to run. He and uttering a forged document,
some frank opinions about Bol- period in which early marriages pre-s overtaken and brought to the namely an order for 19 tins of oil.
Superintendent of Imports and The story was a well concocted shevism, intervention and Chincas dominate is apt to be followed by Exports' office where it was found oue, but it is distinctly overworked, politicians, took the following lines. one in which the famous advice contained 150 taels done up in four Macao on April 3rd and just after one of his bundles of firewood Prisoner said that he came from offered by Punch is generally packets.
disembarking, he ran across his former employer, one Mr. Wong adopts. The advice was addressed
Ming. After the usual greetings and "to those about to marry, and
enquiries after health had been, ex consisted of a tsconic "Don't!". In the middle of the last century, after the great industrial expansion, early marriages and large families were the accepted order of things, in all classes, but this was followed by a swing of the pendulum in the 'eighties and 'nineties, and young
people showed a disinclination to be settled" Now, it seems to social observers, in England that the pendulum is swinging again in the direction of earlier marringes,`
Of course, the truth is that-in any final analysis of the subject the
chief element is character. There
that
The man protested that the owner of the drug was a man in Yaumat: later he took Revenus Officers 10 the house where the real owner lived | changed. Wong Ming promised to and this man was arrested.
After evidence had been given by two revenue officers yesterday morn Clarke, who was prosecuting, that ing his Worship informed C.F.0. there was no case against the second
defendant
C.P.O. Clarke then suggested that the first man should be discharged and used as evidence against the
second.
The first defendant gave evidence to the effect that be was catrusted bundles of firewood to a man in by a man in Wuchow to take two Yaumati. His ship came in at mid- night on March 31st and he pre ceeded to Yaumati with a letter for the second defendant, who told him to bring the firewood to
morrow."
The second defendant, in the wit ness box, mid he did not know
what iny hidden in the firewood, and that the letter which he recei
His Worship imposed a fine es
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cannot be any hard and fast rule. An early marriage may be prompted by strong and laudable ambitioned related to a consignment of But it may also mean the submission Chinese pens. of a weak nature to a transient.im-stated. pulse. In the one case it may prove the highest wisdom from every point of view. In the other case it may ** Mar. easily result in disaster. riage," says the Stipendiary, "is a a sure way to cure improvidence," which we think seems unduly op- timistic. Early marriage and its attendant difficulties may act as &
it may wreck" & nature strong. It is a matter in which personal idiosyncracy phys a great part; while it is true that no man is worth anything who will not take a risk, it is also true that people
At the Chins Auction Rooms
at the present juncture is not un- "You said that foreign assistance
welcome." you think of the despatch of British
auggested." What do"
military and naval forces to Shang-
"What else could the British rendervous was made, and the man place. In addition to the presence help him to earn some money. A do Let us put ourselves in their from Macao turned up punctually, of a very large British community an order of the See Cheong Fish enormous commercial and financial The mythical Wong Ming gave him in Shanghai, the British have Oil Store for 19 tins of energizing interests to protect. Of course, we oil with the request that the goods have always said that we would be delivered at the waterfront the protecs the foreigners and their in- following day. Next day came, and terests, but the Nationalists have the first thing that the supposed sadly betrayed Chinese reputation. asking when the goods would be wrong in taking the initiative of Wong did was to phone to the store I say the British hare done nothing
#L forthcoming.
despatching troops to Shanghai for interests. Japan made a lot of the protection of their legitimate show about not sending troops to China but I notice both she and the United States have since followed suit although on a smaller scale.
sent a foki to the Fong Yue Co. The See Chong shop, however, from whom the order was supposed to have come to have the crder con- Armed: When he got there he was told that no such order had been given. The obliging Fong Yue Co. went one step further, and sent an- other foki to go to the spot where the goods were to be delivered to sco who this potential merchant
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"I recognize it is not conducive to Chinese prestige. to have foreign troops on our soil for the protection of foreign interests but under the circumstances, if we are really honest, we must admit the futility of protesting against the thing."
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who are worth very little often take Town with rights to a pier. The endeavour to help the Police locate were to pick between the water.
down for $162,800.
These two foki hastened to the waterfront and there they found
Politicians Boot Of All Evil.. the 19 tins of oil and the man from Macao standing nearby preparatory
"But the politicians, have all to loading the goods onto a junk along-raised a hue and cry against The man, from the oil store ap-
the sending of foreign troops to proached him and asked if he was
China in this present instance," I representative of the Fong Yu put in. Co. He said "yes" and produced
the The politicians! That is an order from that store.
root trouble with China. We have The fuki then gently mentioned a bunch of politicians who would yesterday afternoon, Mr. E. V. M. to the men from Macao that the say and do anything so long as they . de Sousa, sold, by order of the authorised foks of the Fong Yue could amuse the gallery. Take Dr. uncompleted houses, all situated at pavement. mortgagees, four godowns, and ten Shop was standing on the opposite Wang. In Shanghai he has said a That was enough. He whole lot for and on behalf of the the property is 30,807 square feet, stopped by an official of the Chinese ed out that he is not at all an accredited representative of the and the annual Crown rental $23.50. Labour Maintenance Guild by whom The property was divided into lots, he was taken to the Police Station.
Kuomintang Take Eugene Chen. He talks grandiloquently of my the godowns being diposed of in Sub-Inspector Lane, who appear-
government this and two lots, and the ten uncompleteded to prosecute, told the Magistrate ment that, but all the while he has
my govern houses in Eve lots
that the mythical Wong Ming could The first lot comprised two not be found and that the self-no more influence with his precious government than has the coolie on godowns at the Praya, Kennedy styled victim did not make any
the Hankow waterfront. Indeed, if area is 12,190 square feet, and the Wong.me
front coolie and the Foreign, Minis the greatest risks with no thought aanual Crown rent 89.20. The up-
To prove that the "chop" on the ter of the Nationalists, I would un- for the morrow.
set price was 8150,000, with bida of order was a forgery, a partner of hesitatingly give priority of place 8300 acceptable. It was knocked the Fong Yue store was called. A to the former for the coolies have venerable figure with a silvery more say than the Nationalist The second lot comprised two beard, he waved his hand in the Foreign Minister." And what man- other godowns at the Praya, Ken-air and said that he would speak ner of people are these, these-im- nedy Town, with an area of 8,538" true, true."
poaters from the South They He spoke rather confusedly half speak the English language and rent of 88.50 The upset price was in English and half in Chinese and have to resort to the use of inter- 875,000, with bids of 2000 recep- the Magistrate skede bit, Little
and it was cold for 878,000. spoke English. "Little
Are you, then, against the The next lots comprised the ten bit," was the reply, which was also Nationalist movement?" I asked. Shareholders are reminded that uncompleted houses referred to, and repeated when asked if he was a the third ordinary annual meeting these were divided into five lots, of shareholder.
A Genuine Nationalism. of the Hong Kong and Territorial two houses per lot.". The area is Estates, Ltd., will be held at the 10,150 square feet and the annual ant's story patiently, the Magis For years we
After having heard the defend-
"Not at all," was the reply. have lost our ofices of the Company, St. George's Crown rental 87.50.
trate told him that he could not national conscience and have been Building, this afternoon at 2.30.* The first two houses were put up believe it. Conviction was entered, subservient to selfishness, corrup
at $8,000, and were sold for $9,000 and the potential oil magnate was tion and incompetence. It is time One Portuguese case of diphtheria The two adjoining houses started at given two months on the count of enough for us cast all our selfish reported on Wednesday. There the same figure, and went for 88,100, faire, pretences and two months for motives overboard and set about the on Wednesday. This is The next two were sold at the upset uttering a forged document, to wit, reformation of our internal affairs. the first time for a long period price $7,000. The next two started the order for the 12 time of oil. How can we command the attention that a day has passed without the at 88,500, and were disposed of for The sentence to run consecutively. of the Powers with our affairs in notification of at least one new 87,300, while the last two started at case-of small-pox.
chaos? For more years than you or $6,500, and were knocked down for
I can remember, the word of a $1,600.
Chinese has always been considered The quarantine restrictions im- posed against arrivals
The buyer of both godowns and
his bond, but all this internecias from also the houses was Mr. P. C.
warfare has upset this time-honour- Vladivostock on account of small- Kock, on behalf of Wong Wai
ed reputation." tions have been imposed against pox hav ebeen withdrawn. Restric- Pak arrivals from Bangkok on account of cholera and small-poz
There will be another performance of H.M.S. Pinafore by the Hong Dress. Kong Philharmonic Society this evening at the Theatre Royal, the concluding performance takes place to-morrow night.
The Daily Press.
·Hoxe Kono, AFEIL 8TH, 1927. ..
ARE EARLY MARRIAGES DESIRABLE?
Ir may interest the members of the
HE THIRD ORDINARY AN- 1 FUAL MEETING OF FEARE. FOB DACLETTA iccal debating club who recently
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I repeat I agree we are in need of a Nationalist movement, but it The Chinese who are charged with
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said he was unable to look after hisself and that he was improvi- dent, whereupon the Magistrate suggested that marriage was a sure way to care improvidence.
But this seems scarcely the best or wisest method, of dealing with
tion of mortgage. 6. Insurance the matter. People who defer mar ranged free of charge to gistration of your land or property, riage until they reach middle age 8. Free information and
Mr. J. H. Hunt.
Mr. C. C. Garbett, B.A., L.L.B., C.M.G. OLE, ICS., Deputy Commissioner of Attock District Punjab, arrived by the ss. Talma land on leave, and is now staying in from Calcutta on his way to Eng- the Colony, M. Garbelt, who is accompanied by Mra. Garbett and child, is a very popular Deputy Commissioner in the Punjab, and has won the good will of the people people, may, in the early twenties. of all communities throughout the district. Mr. Garbett is leaving and it is in no sense so simple & by the an. President Jackson on question as the learned Stipendiary the 13th instant
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COME TO THE PEAK-HA HA.
The Peak Tramway, well what about it1 It leaves me gold, you needn't doubt it, To sit upon that bleak tram station And bear the Penkitos shrili oration
On "Rise of fares.”
I hear the older Peakites say,
"The Peak's played out, it's had its day." Gone is the Sun in Winter time, Some years ago, the climate was sublime
We've missed that tram, Oh Dagın,
.!
Now this is Lent, its only fair
That all our good things we should share, We can't give up our great possessions. We might part with our small concessions
And the Peak tram!
Yes let us walk, and save ur dollars When' the Sun comics, we'll change our collare, There is one guy who starts to-day, Just Iclow suit, now straight away Forget the rubs, the jolta, the jars
"See the Peak cars..
winds,
You have just derided the politicians," I said. "What do you think the form of the country's government should be? 77-
So long as our politicians re- main in their present state of mind, suggest the best government would be a Dictatorship Govern ment Not the dictatorship of the proletariat, nor a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, but a dictatorship of the kind which Mussolini has created in Italy with auch splendid results."
"Can you pick a man in Chin who could play Mussolini's role! "
I
atked.
regret I
cannot," he said. "It is a big job and a big job needs big man. The second alternative would be to form a military govern- ment, with reliable and well-equip- ped troops at its back, and have it run the country's affairs until something more satisfactory could be done. I realize that much a government would create uneasiness in the minds of the foreign govern- ments but in the long run it would pay-China.
The drawback, of course, consists in the vastness of our country, and the lack of com- munication.
However," he added, does": not rain for ever. Some time there must be sunshine.*!
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