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CHICAGO'S

CHOICE.

ALL ABOUT HER NEW MAYOR AND HIS ELECTION.

COMPLIMENTS FOR KING GEORGE AND GREAT BRITAIN,

"PLEASANT" RECORD OF PREVIOUS PERIOD

OF OFFICE.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 27th, 1927.

NEW YORK, April 8th. Exploiting The Colour Question. Elect me, and I'll bust King Thorpsna's bid for the Negro George in the suot if he doesn't...

was one of the outstanding keep it out of Chicago cried Big Jeatures of the campaign. Since Hill Thompson one hundreds of the strictions upon immigration

P during the indescribable!

it miego has greatly increased its nyorat content that came to an Negro, population, Their votes end three days ago. Shout" is amant to tens of thousandi, and culloquial Americas for

Thompson angled for them in 20 Big Bill is now Mayor of Chicago, shameless a fashion that his oppon- the second largest city

the I on

ents looked for a rebound niong American continent soon, doubt.

The white voters to the advantage Bess, to be the third rity of the

of world in size, population and wealth. Thompson is to be the auto- cratic ruler af Chiengo for a term f four years. ife was Mayor be fore for eight years Outh-29). He tan climbed enco again to that portant office with the unwitting aid of the King of England. My travels, as it changed, took me into Chicago twice during the earopaign; asd here, in ronen outline, is the phin story of an episode which Our theorists should find in illustra tion of this popular subject for deinte - Can Political Dennetary Survive?

An Interval Of Decent Government,

For the past four years the

Dever. Naturally the decent. Degerites refrained from explotting the black-and-white issue; but none the less did they take care to point out that the great incursion of Negroes from the Sonih had taken place when Thompson was, mayor, that he had shockingly neglected the problems of congestion Frosted by dar eng, and that he was in execative charge of the city when Chicago was disgraced by a hour,fe series of raço Pots inmediately after the War.

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21 MILE SWIM.

HONG KONG SWIMMER COMPETING.

MR. A. MAY AND CANADIAN LAKES EVENT.

JAPAN'S FINANCIAL

POSITION.

REPORT TO END OF APRIL.

During April, saya a report for warded to us by the local Japanese Consulate General, foreign trade of Japan showed a decrease in the Mr. A. M. May, a well knew ze

excess of inipurts over exports, keal swimmer and member of the the imports having declined com- Victoria Recreation Club, wal bepared with the same period of fast among the 500 competitors, includ- year. ing some of the best swimuera of Camula, the United States and tbs World in general, who will compete in a big 21 mile open swimming reufest to be held in Canada nt the end of August this year.

The contest is to take place is Lake Ontario, near Toronto, over the distance mentioned, and the first prize is about. $25,000 (Colti).

Mr. May told a Daily Press re presentative that he is not entering with a view to prize money, but merely for the sport of the thing and the experience of coming up against so many swimmers of note. It will be a great trial of strength, speed and endurance and· Hong

Real American Stud.

residents who have seen Mr. May Thompson fought throughout with

many ocensions

Iocal a staggering combination of ignar, trophies in swimming competitions

And ame and pupudence, buffoonery coarseness.

A leading opponent held under the aegis of the V.R.C. been one of his will ho kenly interested to learn

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Mayor of Chiago has been William who had former tempest of how he fares in the biggest race

accuracy

E. Dever (rhymed with Never), an | börténautý " American of Irish stock, a Democrat decision by declaring that the ne and a Catholic: an independent of and only set speech being delivered the Democratic bosses, bat by Bill in the mayoral cani general consent a good civil ad

palan had been written by himself ministrator who has given Chicago for Thompson five garlier, when he an interval of devent government. was running for the senatorship; admirably clean, at all events by and as the speech was full of wrote

The bombiations of que passages about the League of contrast the Thompson regime. Think of Nations, nobody could out the Chicago: Vote for Dever,"

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of the assertion. Thomp slogan It was grad enough, not son apart from King George, w only for all regular Democrats, but

was dragged into every speech) For many thousands of citizens who had two weapons for hourly uge commonly Fute the Republican he shouted “har" and crook Lirket, and for all the non-party at Mayor Dever and every one of mitvicates of clean government. his prominent supporters, and cas found many groups of Chicago the Americass say be pulled the people," representing every shade of roughest staff in his more expan- political opircion, working for

sive flights. Deser with extraordinary intensity | Now let us come to King George Party fines were obliterated 19 4 in this unexampled farmago. I cite

The best of surprising extent.

one typical passage of a noon-hour Chicago was striving to avert an

speeyn-they were all like this. intolerabile calamity.

AB Astounding Creature.

It was no go. The doom had twen pronounced. Chiengo was destined

another spell of Big Bill, who, after attaining a record triumph in the party primary, gained a m jurity over Mayor Dever of 3,000 votes, on a poll of nearly one million. Thompson is an astound- i ennant pretend to ing creature. draw his portrait, but you perhaps form some notion of his character if I make a selection of and ways certain incidents which might be described as exercises in his milder

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he has yet entered for.

I do not expect to win agish the many fue swimmere 1 shall meet," said Mr. May to our re presentatives, but 1-intend__in complete the course at any rate,"

There would be, Mr. May mil, 10 least 500 entrants, and their will include many champions, in cluding heorge Young, who holds the championship for the distaner He is a young man of big chest measurement and great physical strength.

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TILDEN'S KNEE.

U.S. GAMBLE FOR WIMBLEDON.

THE EX CHAMPION OPTIMISTIC,

NEW YORK, April 23rd. Mr. W. T. Tikken and Mr.

Francis T. Hunter, the American lawn tennis players, left New York European tour, the Imperial ordinanes bill for the Wimbledon tournament.

The money market has shown angst night for a easiness owing to the rejection of during which they will be seen in straightening the affairs of the Tai- wan Bank, and the failure of the bank about mentioned and the Jugo Hank, etc.

All banks in Japan wery: obliged to close their doors on April 22nd and 23rd. The Goverunent having declared

Amerien has launched its biggest lawn tennis gamble, writes the Daily Mail correspondent.

1 is Bill Tilden's knee against the world."

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failure

Viewed from any angle the tour a three weeks' mora

of Williain T. Tilden--the second terium on and after April 22nd.

During the period of the mors- American singles champion to he toriam, bus.ness transactions were dethroned by the French last suspended, the Yokohama Specie

seuson-and Francis T Hunter Bank changed its exchange quota- tion several times and the markets of the European courts, repre- showed much depression. How- senta 22 speculation that de ever, the Bank of Japan anade hig advances and it is expected that ends for its success the straightening out of those upon whether or not the flanting miks which failed will be success cartilage of the left know of the fully carried out and the financial

famous American bayes." Mr. situation will be more stabilized in

Tillen, true to his optimistic out- look, believes that the potential powers of Frome-back" 158 million you within him. He is enthusiastic the prospect of testing his Excess of Importa... 67

game among the newer giants of Trade with China during fast the courts in England, France, month:

Getmany, and elsewhere. Exports [aiports

future.

last month:

Foreign trade of Japan during Exports Imports

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77

32 million you 21

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Excess of Exports... .11

Raw Silk exported during the last month from Yokohama and

Kobe 46,374 balen.

Quotation of Raw Silk for future delivery Ou Yokohama Silk Ex- change on the 10th of this month:

145 yen 60 sen.

Pries of Habutuc plain “Echizen" m/m 36 ins. x 50 yds, per 100 m/m at Kobe; 12 yeu 45 sca.

Output of Cotton Yarn during the last month, 234,359 hiles (40 Mr. May has been used to swim bundles), according to the returns

by Japan Spinners Association,

ming in Mait water. whereas the ynce will be in fresh water. This, says, will not make a lot of difference to him, for his time hat never varied when tested over the

I want to make the King of England keep his snout out of America. I don't want the League of Nations, don't want the World Court. Amerien first, last, and always--that's what Big Billsamme distances in both salt and Thompson wants.

fresh water. One handicap will le the unaccustomed currents. lust with practice in the Lake Mr. May will barn something of these before the race comes off,

The only thing they've got against Bill Thompson is that he doesn't get up and sing God save the King" before breakfast!

Kine

His Local Record. Mr. May has an excellent 'loend rreord. He was third in the Har- bour Race last year, won it the before and was' plaved segoni your in previous attempts. He huis, of course, won many bath events at

Quotation of Standard Rice for future delivery on Tokyo Ricé Ex- change on the 10th of this month: 30 yen 30 sen.

Merchandise in, strek throughoul the country during the south: 520 million yen.

LONDON-MADE "CHAMPAGNE."'

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Steps are being taken to direct the attention of the Chancellor of

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Mr. Tilden said to me:

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WORLD CIRCUIT IN 12 DAYS.

FORTY PASSENGERS IN A GIANT AIRSHIP.

GERMAN AIR BID.

MADRID. Around the world in twelve days This is the startling project of Dr. Hugo Eckener, who flew from Friedrichshafen to New York in the Zlts, and who now proposer to direumavigate the globe, in three hops of four days ench, in another giant dirigible.

Dr. Eckener, who is the head of

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OF THE

DIRECTORY

AND

CHRONICLE

The Sixth-fifth Annual Issue

OF THE

the Zeppelin factories at Fried Directory and Chronicle

richshafen, has been in Madrid in connection with the negotiations which have been proceeding for some time for the organisation of a passenger, mail, ami gods HOT vice by Zeppelin between Spain and South America. He said that it is now certain that the service will be established, and that an

airship which will take regular Aires is now being built at Fried. fights between Seville and Buenos

richshafen.

It is in this airship, which will be able to carry forty passengers and ten tons. of mails, that Dr. ¦- Eckener proposes to dy round the work. He referred to his project. when I asked him if he had heard of the plan of Major Herrera, the well-known Spanish avinjor,

aon-stop flight round the world in a dirixible in twenty-three days.

make a

to

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It is six years since I have been abroad for competition. That has —munda a vast differente, IT WAS DE 1980 and 1921 that I won at Wim- bición. That was

the old

A New Fuel. feld. Brian Norton stood as Yes," Dr. Eckener replied.

hallenger against me in the lat

but it seems to me that twenty- ter year. We had a terrific match which, by the way, was the three days is too long. He should last of the old system of challenge | defer making this attenipt until the matches.

new fuel, olano

gas, which we sha use instead of petrol is per felted, for it will permit of л greater speed than that which fler- rera contemplates. 1 also intend making a round-the-world flight in the Zeppelin of 105,000 cubic metres Tow bhder construction at žied

Real Form Impossible.

If everything goes well-and 1 believe it will-Hunter and iny- self will play on the new Win- ledon field. It will be my first venture there. The things we may accomplish abroad depend Tupon the behaviour of my knee.

Some time ago-exactly when I don't know the cartilage on one side of my left knee became torn. Last spring I injured it again. Then should have reated and let It heal. Instead, I persisted in playing, with the result that in- fention set in and real form for me became impossible.

Before Lacoste had finished me I knew I was beaten. I could not be otherwise with such a handicap.

richshaten.

This fight will be made in three hops,' each of fou anys. These hops wil be as tul lows:-Friedrichshafen tu Vladi- vostock; Vladivostock to Vancon- ver Vancouver to Friedrichshafen, No stop will be longer than six hours, just long enough to refuel.

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Dr. Eckener said that he know KELLY & WALSH, LTD., Kelly You are quite right," he that a french company had been

& Walsh Building, Nauking laughed, when I reminded him that given a contract by the Argentine the slow-motion pictures

Road. reveal Government for the carriage of that he plays his lawTI tennis mails by air, but he did not think chiefly with his legs. I faney that this was of an exclusive char- PEKING that leg work is easily the greater acter, and, if it were, his airship part of my game. What my racket would go to Montevideo, in

TIENTSIN:

& TIENTSIN TIMES.

HANKOW:

V.R.C. night fetes, etc. Further he the Exchequer to the growth of a may do and accomplish depends Uruguay, instead of Buenos Aires. RAMSAY & Co., 23, Tungting

has youth on his side, being only 21 years of age.

the

It was only a matter of an hour's flight between the two cities.

Road.

Yokohama.

JAPAN:

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The running ex- use seaplanes. higher than those of airships. The J. L. THOMPSON & Co., Kobe. Denses of such machines were

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ounce for maila,

But what in the world, you ask does it all mean: What has Bei lain to do with Chicago? Who in England is scaring this quaint in- beeile, and how does he contrive to get the ragad family into it

naturally, William Hale Themoon is a New asked,

about Englander, coming of a good Tami- | Geurge. Was it George the Third ly. He went frout Boston to thi or our god King, the fifth of the¦ enge in lyhood, and in due conese name! No one in Chirago seemed de his way into local politics, to know, and everyone was sure that on the Republican side. Always Thompnom himself did not know. known as a champion vote-getter, W may, however, com a little

treat Britain. wine manufacturing industry in upon the activities of my lega. Probably no other player on the he joys an unlimited popularity nearer to finding out if

with courts,

exception of The story of his examine Me, Thompson's pre-de-

Some aspects of the development Manuel Alonso, depends so much with the Boys. political ise, bis command over the cupation with the history text-books When only, 9 years of age he of this type of business are causing upon his legs as 1 d. That is the

swam around stonecutters Island į great concern to reputable and old- ob, his power of enlisting devotees, used in the Chicago schools, all of

reason why my gume went to pieces The total distance established houses of wine-producers when my knee began to give me no student of these being, arvording to the Mayor, three times. 16 1 story that.

which he covered wing something and distributors, who are prepar-trouble. democratic practice should neglect. composed with the purpose

The knee has been be His first mayoral term began in corrupting American youth in the like 12 miles.

ing to impress on the Government having nicely during the Florida Mr. May has just completed his the necessity of either subjecting and Southern tournaments." the opening far of the treat interest of the British Manarchy. War, and Thompson was labelled He made it known that one of his apprenticeship with the Hong Kong the British so-called wines to tax

He Brst actions after the victory would Electric Company, and is going to

—in which case they would certain-

Garman Mystery." Chicago's pro-German Mayor. earned national notoriety for re-be the dismissal of Mr. McAndrew.

Canada next month, where bo in-

ly disappear from the market-or Mr. Tilden went on to say that fusing a civic reception to Joffre Superintendent of Schools, who is fonds, taking a jou. It was after providing a label approved by the Mr. Hunter and himself were go I asked Dr. Eckener whether, on the ground that Chicago was the nothing but the stool pigeon of deciding to go to Canada, that h Board of Trade which would being abroad as lawn tennis ambas-

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even if he should not obtain the xth German uity of the world. King Gorge, "and he seenix to learned about this race ani made placed on bottles of imported winesadors. They were anticipating a mail contract for South America, Thompson, of course, was respect have reached the apex of absurdity up his mind to enter,

to guarantee its genuinenesE. renewal of old friendships and the he would carry passengers across in the statement that the men ap- ful to the large German vote, and

the Atlantic. The operations of a number of establishment of valued new ones, one of the few things I have beard pointed by Mayor

British wine-making bruns whose He remarked: to his credit is that he set himself

products have begun to be sold very in opposition to the sudden war

extensively, particularly in indus hystocia which followed the period

trial districts, are to be discussed at of American neutrality. Opinions

a special meeting of the Champagne differ in Chicago as to the degree of

Association with a view not only to Thompson's turpitude in office.

impressing the Government with There are those who assert that he

the need for action in the public There are was the worst ever.

interest but also to instituting legal proceedings in respect of the methods of some of the manufac turers in describing and labelling the wines.

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mind you come in first!

Dever to the We say Good Luck May" and Chicago School Board were not pro- secuted in the criminal courts only because King George V saved them from the due reward of their misdeeds.

All's Fair Full Page Lies: One might suppose that it would others who hold that he is personale dieul for even Big Bill to go ly a good enough fellow, but the beyond this, but he did it. In the predestined victim of the gangs and closing week of the campaign he the crooks. However that be, there serted a full-page advertisement can be no dispute over the main in the Chicago papers, giving, the facts of his eight years' administratext of a statement attacking Mayor tion. It left Chicago at the lowest depth of middle, corruption, and graft. Investigations and prosecu Gons revealed a loathsome condition of affairs in the City Hall, and in 1923 all decent Chicago rejoiced over number, said to be the names of the advent of Mayor Dever, believ-members of the Chicago. Historical ing that Thompson had vanished Society the names being Irish, for ever from the scene.

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Dever as the authority responsible for text-books telling the story of the American Revolution and the Civil War with a pro-English bins. The signatories were sixteen in

RIVER LEVELS,

KWANGTUNG CONSERVANCY

BULLETIN.

West River at Shiuhing, rising May 95th Amount not re- corded; highest level on re cord 41 feet; lowest on record ain.

German and Polish. An angry out- They forgot the romantic appeal test was the result. Some of the of Big Bill and the grateful alleged signatories reptiliated res memories cherished by "the Boys" ponibility. It was pointed out that the text hooks in question were Not many months ago he emerged, and it was at once evident introduced while Thompson himself that Mayor Dever was in imminent was mayor. It was stated from the office that not one of the names peril.

As invariably happens printed was on the roll of the the warfare against civic corrup Chicago Historical Society. But in tion, the good citizens for the most part fell on sleep." Thompson the meantime, of course, the ad-

work vertisement had done its work. and his backers get to

I have before me as I write an

be chased out of Chicago as the district of Chicago. every

city passes under the beneficent with Mr.

Thompson away of a chief magistrate, hence- They understand the multiple char- interview

OLD MAN MADE YOUNG,

Airship's Advantages. Certainly I shall, he replied. COST OF EXTRA KEEP CLAIM. "For long-distance trips the air-

The Germans appear to be the European lawn tennis mystery at present. We meet Germans first at Berlin from May 5th to 8th.ship is greatly superior to the air- plane. An airplane uses a great According to all reports. Dr.

deal more fuel than an airship. Heinz Landmann and Herr Mol-

The bigger the airplane the heavier denhauer, are able players. We shall see. Anyway, we shall have its ranung expenses. No air line a part in solving the German perating airplanes can maintain itself without heavy subsidy, generally amounting to 75 per cent. or 80 per cent. of its expenses. Even the London Paris line, which

riddle.

DESTROYED BY FIRE. ·

The half-timbered, thatched cot-

Moreover,

ED FROM REJUVENATOR.

COPENHAGEN.

victorious

its

Science pursues march not only in the great centres of culture, but also in the Far North, in Iceland.

A physician, John Sveinsson, in vammstangi, recently operated on. 4 workhouse pensioner, a man be- tween 70 and 80 years of age, for hernia, and at the same time bug- grated that the old man shouldf undergo an operation for rejuvena tion according to the principles of Professor Steinach. The wasted old an, who did not think that he

suggestion, could lose much, acceded to the

The old man's vitality was renew. ed, and he is even taking an in- terest in the women inhabitants of

Sparkle From Gas.

HOME OF IZAAK WALTON. carries the heaviest traffe of any Large premises have been acquir

in the world, works at a loss. Air North River at Taingyuen, rising ed by the firms concerned in and

ship lines, on the other hand, can May 26th: Amount not re- around London, and the maufac

meet their expenses without corded; highest level on re- ture is usually carried on in under-

Government subsidy. cord 28ft. Tin.; lowest oin.. ground cellars. In some cases what

travelling by airplane is noisy and North River at Samahui, May might be bought by the public stage at Shallowford, Staffordshire, tiring, while a trip in an airship is

23rd, 19ft. Dine.; May 94th, champagne or one of the allied

for six years the home of Izank not unlike a journey in a steamer. loft. bins, May 26th, still sparkling wines is made from con-

Walton, author of “The Compleat

Airplaner are good for short falling; highest level on recentrated grape juice or

dried cord 27ft. Jins.; lowest 3ft. grapes brought from France, and Angler," has been burned out, only distances, but for long trips the

the walls remaining.

airship in the better craft. Air- Divs.,..

analysis has shown, others of the East River at Sheklung, May wines to be prepared also with Three years ago the cottage, then ships can operate at any time of 23, 18ft. Sins. May 24th, 18ft. gooseberry and rhubarb juice. In in a ruinous condition, was restor the year and in any weather, and on long non-stop journeys such as 2118. May 26th, still rising every case the wine is nerated by ed and re-roofed at a cost of about the run from Seville to Buenos the place. He had his board and highest 15ft. Rins. lowest pumping carbonic acid gas into the £600 contributed by people all over

Aires they have sufficient reserve lodging with a family in the antall the world, and was opened as a bottles.

of fuel to enable them to avoid town at the expense of the com-. A product which resembles port lived there from 1844 to 1860, after memorial to Izaak Walton, who

storin centres by going, if necessary, tounity, and this family has asked wine hat is never actually describ- retiring from business as an iron-

out of their direct course. І діт for an increase of the money paid ed as much, although ingenious monger in Fleet Street and Chan-convinced that the future belongs for him, na he is more difficult to

maintain. to the airship. imitation terms are employed, is also being made on an extensive cery Lane,

The Allies did all they could, The parish council protests that scale in London, for sale specially It stood near Norton Bridge for military reasons, to delay the the physician had no right to per- actor of a great American city. Printed in today's issue of the forward of national importance

New York

in working-class districts of large Station, on the London Midland development of airships. Therein the head of the America-First Associa

That is form the operation without the and Scottish Railway, and it in be a social and literary fiction. Mayor is quoted as indicating that tion to be established in every

cil, and has brought Ameries First" was the Thomp-" since his election London has been State of First, and Out with real champagne or sparkling wines train, or from the chimney of the Planes just now. But wait until we

For what might be taken to be thought that a spark from a passing why the public thinks more of air knowledge and consent of the coun America

are free to build airshipe again. against the physician claiming that is the New York World calls it have been doubled. Scotland Yard, King George!" Men and brethren, the battles are adorned with clever caretaker's cottage, may have not You will see then what a Zeppelin be should pay about £17 a year

he said, ought to be getting ready let us nok it of ourselves and one labels which do not state that the fire to the thatch. but it did not for moment get in

can do. The value of the Zeppelin while the old man lives, this being the way of his thoroughing scheme to receive some of the gangs of another. Can Political Democracy contents were made in Britain, but

The local fire brigade drew water will be shown by the result of the additional amount which the survive 1-8. K. RATCLIFFE, in the convey the suggestion that they are from the neighbouring river, in the Friedrichshafen Vladivostock-parish council would have to pay for for organising the electorate in crooks and hoodlums, who are to

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the genuine produce of France.

which Izaak Walton used to fish. Vancouver-Friedrichshafen trip."

bis living. racial units.

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They know the Melting-pot

to

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son slogan the patriotic swindle, a panic and the Horse Guards

aft

the Union.

towns.

an action