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CHINA AND THE HORSE. PROFESSOR HINTON in his interest. ing lecture at the University, on growth of population and some.of the factors, which effect it, painted out that in China the population steadily increased "under the rule of the Manchu dynasty until "the time of the Taiping Rebellion, and since then has been stationary.;

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where the masses have accepted Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt. Comman- British rule with a placidity which | der-in-Chief on the China Station. leaves the country fundamentally proposes visiting "the Dutch East unchanged the population increases Indies at the end of the year on very slowly. There are no wars, his flagship, the cruiser Keat, which brigands, devastating plagues, or will be accompanied by the cruists famines as movere,as when railways Bervick and Sufolk! and waterways were not open for the transport of food to stricken arcas. India is neither growing like Japan nor in the turmail of China In Java, another ancient and well stabilised civilization, the population has grown. prosperity is phenomenal and the blending of Fastern and Western cultures has, en the whole, been more successfut than in any other part of the world.

These four instances bring one back to the necessity of looking more to China herself than to the few treaty ports and concussions

Mrs. Tallon. of 11. Road. has reported to the Pplice that at some time between 2.30 p.m. on Monday and 10 am on Thura- day some person entered her bed- roem and stole jewellery value at $200. Two house coolics are suspect ed.

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MARSHAL LI'S BIG

BANQUET..

PLANS FOR REDUCTION OF ARMIES.

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POLITICAL COUNCIL TO REMAIN.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

BATHS FOR CANTON BEGGARS.

POPULARITY OF NEW SCHOOL

NO MORE WORRIES,

{FROM QUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)

SERIOUS CHARGE ‘AGAINST INDIAN CONSTABLE.

ASSAULT ON DEAF VARTI- CULATE GIRL.

DIFFICULTY OF PROCEDURE.

The Indian constable who-is-being charged with serious offenco CANTON, November Bord.

against a young Chinese girl on Shattering all previous expects the hillside near Kowloon_City_on CANTON, Nov. gard

tions, the Canton Beggars School October 17th appeared before Mr. E. I. Wyno-Junes at the Kowloon Marshal Li Thai Hsin gave last

has now enrolled 1,450, and a good Magistracy yesterday afternoon. night an elaborate banquet portion of these destitute people Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy prosecuted Government House to all the high

came to the School voluntarily: They on behalf of the Crown and Mr. officials of the Canton regime. During the course of it be outlined came in after they were told that Leo d'Almada, Jr., appeared for Mr. A. Kirk, of the P.W.D. has briefly his programme of reforms they would not have to worry any the defence. Pheen appointed to a post in Colom-and improvements for Kwangtang. more about their meals, clothing

bo. Mr. Kirk has been in the He conferred with his colleagues and lodging,

With this exceedingly large bum Government Service since 1921 and and subordinates on the plans of is at present Engineer-in-Charge of army reduction in the Liang Kwang ber of mendicants withdrawn from Provinces, and finally touched upon the streets of Canton, one would the Valuation die—Resümption

Dr. Isaac Newton, Medical Officer in charge of the Kowloon Hospital, said that he examined the complain. ant on October 17th.

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The girl appeared to be stone.

for the explanation of the Republic Office. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk and the problems of rehabilitation and be inclined to believe that the city deaf and her speech was utterly

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and the Revolution. Professor daughter will leave by the Empress HINTON quoted the Malthusiano l'anula next week. theory of the rise and fall of population. Population will in- crease with the power to produce food and other necessities. But once started the population is likely "to go on increasing after the pro- duction limit has been reached. This creates a surplus population.

Appearing, on Temand. before Mr. R. E. Lindeel; yesterday morn ing Wong Sing Pan who is on bail a charge of practising as a doctor was remanded again for one week because Detective Inspector Lane, who is prosecuting, is requir

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material reconstruction for Kwang

unintelligible except to the mother. is at last free from these parasiter communication with the girl tang. Regarding troop disband-

of society, obstacles to street traffic was made through her mother; the Great he said:

"With the consummation of the and blemishes." This was at least! girl obviously being capable of lip Nationalist Revolution, and the the initial intention of the Govern- reading only from the mother. Wit- unication of the country the most

ment authorities, who thought that ness examined her, but she ap

very frightened. pressing problem before the Govern they had solved the mendicant prob peared to be ment is the problem of air reduc- lem through the establishment of According to the mother the girl tion The military expenditure this free School. But our represco- was unmarried but witness was un- able to get this from the girl. The many beggara,

result of the examination was con- stractive enterprises, such as the mostly women carrying infants on thus sared will be devoted to con- tative still sat

sistent with the complaint. Beyond deepening of rivers, the construc.

and brings in its train problems of ed at the Criminal Sessions in con- tion of highways, the promotion of their back, on the streets when ae the fact that the girl was a dumb

unemployment, and poverty which nection with the treasury fraud weaken the central government

case.

industries, etc;

and to the procedure. "Such an interpreter could not be unbiaseed," said defending counsel.

went from one end of the city to mute she was perfectly normal. the other. These female beggars "While I was still in Nanking,

Mother The Only Interpreter. Plans of the district where the conferred time and again with do not speak the Cantonese dialect. and express themselves in war, Fung Yee Choi, alias Fung Long the Nationist Government in reQuestioned by our correspondent, alleged offence was stated to have epidemics and other checks A who died at No. 51. Des Voeux gard to the problem of army reduc. they said they came from Northern occurred having been put in the time comes when the remaining Rond West, an February 2nd, this tion in the Liang Kwang Provinces Kwangtung and Southern Hunan, complainant was then called to give population is able to support itself year left Hong Kong estate to the Is was decided, in accordance with being driven here by distress evidence, her mother acting sa and then dictators, statesmen and value of $8.100 Probate has been the plans of the Nationalist Gov. caused by banditry and Communist interpreter. This was exbject to strong dynastics are able to set the granted to a son. Fung To Luis ernment, to reduce the five armies

ravages. Our correspondent then protest by the defence who object- country once more in order.. living at No. 31, Des Voeux Road in these two provinces to live shihs told them of the Canton Beggarsed to the mother as the interpreter

As stated, in China, the maximum West, who is the sole executor, and or divisions. However, all will be School and urged them to go there, population was reached about the to whom the management of the settled at the Military Conference

which I shall convene within a few thus putting an end to their men- dicant profession. They smiled and time of the Taiping rebellion and estate is handed.

days." the population has since outgrown

said they would be glad to avail DISBANDED TROOPS. the inelastic social and agricultural

themselves of such an opportunity. system. The disorders can, in fact, young people's club with member-

The Marshal then went on to Forthwith they went to a policeman ho traced to an agriculture dependship open to both 'eezes be sub-

the disbanded troops. He said this ant upon man power. What China stituted for the present St. Peter's talk about what to be done with for directions to get to the School.

preter. The mother of "the girl' the bature of the men who had the School can accommodate any needs, says Professor HINTON, is the Young Men's Club" is to take place is also a big problem, considering But it is not known whether or not failed to understand the inter- was then told to give her evidence. assistance of the horse, which at the Clubhouse on Monday at been in uniform for years. They more; in view of its limited space of what her daughter had told her. Europe has always enjoyed, and, if possible, agricultural machinery. Then farms could be increased in

A debate on the motion that "a

moved

8.15 p.m. The motion will be by Mr. J. C. L. Wong and seconded A. E. Matthews, whilst by Mrs. the opposition will be in the hands

of Mr. A. E. Lea and Mr. T. Lamb.

size, new ground cultivated, stock raised and a rotation, of crops grown. instead of the perpetual

It has been approved for the padi. With the horse as her ally China.could become contented pros-armed Inunches Faulkaur" Ness perons and well governed: It is, by and Qualuught, now employed on

can be given money and go home if they desire, and if they cannot find any work at home, they can always be employed by the Govern- Continuing, the Marshal said ment in road construction. that there will be no changes in

the Provincial Government, not- withstanding persistent rumours to the contrary. However, due to the resignation of Mr. Liu Tsoi Po, change will be made in this De Commissioner of Civil Affairs, á Commissioner Liu bas partment. just tendered his resignation to

and equipment.

Several attempts were then made by the Chinese interpreter to con- verse with the girl. She was in

to be: articulate and appeared Frightened and stupid. "She entire

Wong Lin, the mother, said that. LEARNING TRADES. on the morning of October 17th ghé had sent her daughter on the hill Mr. Wong Fun Tin is the Prin side to cut grass. Her daughter cipal of Canton Beggars School returned at about noon and made a and all the work is done under his complaint that she had been seized personal direction. Each mendicant by an Indian, At this juncture, the coming into the institution is made whole Court, which was crowded, to take a thorough bath, change his clothes and shave his bair. 10:

was cleared.

the way, ʼn chastening thought that the China Station, to be paid off arshal Li because of the recrude their old clothes are still good and. Contiming, the mother said that

Europe" probably owes more to that good friend of man, the horse, that to all her kings, statesmen and philosophers

Dr. Cyril H. Burton resunies practice at Union Building, Pedder i

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in sufficient time for return to their owners, on the expiry of their res pective agreements.

been seized by an Indian and wearable, they are washed and boil- her daughter told her that she had ed, otherwise they are consigned threatened by a revolver, when she

scence of some disease in his head. The Marshal, has already accepted his resignation and the retiring

to the fire. The Jesus Commissioner will shortly sail for. Shanghai for medical treatment. It

will probably be paid off in May 1929, and the other two in March. These inunches were taken up for river service in October and Novem, Street, on Monday, November 26th.ber 1925, after the action at Wan haien, and have rendered usufal work. There are now more craft. available for auch duty owing to the transfer of the gunboats Aphis and Lukybind from the Mediterranean and the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla from Rosyth.

The Empress of France, which felt Singapore on Wednesday at 4 p.m., is due in Hong Kong to morrow morning.

One case of small-pox (2 Panama Republic subject) and one case each

The Board of Nomination of the

Presbyterian Church of England,

of diphtheria, enteric and cerebro- which met in Londen on, Octo-

These unfortunate people,

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Of

is not known who will take his place. fortunate people rather, are now The Marshal is anxious that

struggled. The Indian left the girl who returned home crying. Her daughter told her that there were

witness as,

two Indians. One, 2.young man, General Chen Ming Shu take up compelled to learn a trade of some the job and concurrently be the sort. Rattan chair making, she stood by and did nothing, the other Chairman of the Provincial Cous-making, writing chalk making and committed the offence. The offen- Canton has so far declined both basket making are among some of der was described to. eil, but the General who is now in offers.

the things done at the School. one of the Indians who are usually Then in addition to all this, ench seen on patrol.

The defence protested that evi- "student has to learn to read and dence of the complaint about the write. The San Min Chu I and alleged offence was already given other writings of the late Dr. Sun and further testimony was unneces Yat Sen form also a part of the school curriculum. It is the aim of the Canton authorities to trans form the lives of these mendicants and social outcasts," so that they may some day become good citizens

Marshal Li emphatically denied that there will be any changes in either the Department of Finance of the Department of Reconstrue Man, the Finance Commissioner, tion. He said that both Fung Che and Ma. Chis Tsoon, the Recon struction Commissioner, are men of integrity and should be retained. POLITICAL COUNCIL. ·

From the Marshal's talk it looks

Dr. SUN YAT SEX, it will be re-spinal fever (all Chinese) were re-ber 24th. ananimously agreed to as if the Canton Political Council

membered, held that the Chinese

ported yesterday.

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nominate the Foreign Missions is not going to be dispensed with Secretary of the Church, the Rev. by the end of this year. It will Patrick J Maclagan, D.Phil., as be remembered the last Plenary the Moderator for the General As Bession of the Central Executive. sembly in Manchester in May next. Committee of the Kuomintang de Dr, Maclagan, after a distinguished cided to abolish all political coun university course in Edinburgh, was cils throughout China. Marahal. Li ordained in 1888 as a missionary however said that the Canton to Swatow. There he remained 27 Political Council is serving good years, contributing largely by his purpose and should not be abolished mastery of the language and phile-unless something equally good, if sophy of China to the building up not better, has been found to take

its place. A Chinese was sentenced to four of the Christian Church in South China. Since his return in 1915 teen days" hard labour by Major he has been Foreign Missions Secre His Duff mis- C. Willson yesterday morning. Hetary of his Church.

Chines: "lished under the title of pleaded guilty to the larceny of sionary lectures in 1990 were pub. ana" tin of tobacco from H.M.S. Religious Ideas." Thracian.“ í

were, a dying people, but the Father of the Republic" probably la connection with the Yacht made the statement in a moment Club cruise over the week-end, we of pessimistic eloquence. The first are asked to state that the "Snipe" and "obvious inference is that con- will be available for small boat tact with the West, which dates in owners to sleep on.. appreciable extent, from about sixty years ago, has arrested China's development. The view, is useful for certain party political purposes in China and abroad but it has not very much relation" to truth. Westernism, to use a general term, is not disruptive, and it is to forces within China more than to those from without that one must" look for the cause of her distress.

In Japan 'contact with the West has had a precisely opposite effect A static population has been doubled in forty years and her problems of overcrowding and un- employment are those of Europe and the United States In India

Information has been received from the British Consul at Amoy

WEATHER REPORT.

of China.

CANTON AVIATOR" AT PEKING.

FLIGHT TO MUKDEN?

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEKING, Nov. 23rd. The Cantonese airman, General who has THANKS TO HONG KONG. Cheung Wai Jung,.

flown from Canton to Hankow, The Shameen Consular Body ap pears to be glad over the return of Nanking and Peking, interviewed Marshal Li. Yesterday morning at by "Reuter to-day regarding his fature plans, said he hopes to re-

about 0 o'clock M. Andre Danjou, the French Consul, esine to Canton

to call on Marshal' Li at his private ceive an invitation from General residence on Kat Cheung Road Chang Hsueh Liang to go to Muk- The French Consul was clearly den, pleased to see the Marshal and they had a friendly talk together.

The weather report, fargeast and and from the Colonial Secretary:remarks issued by the Royal Diser Singapore, that Hong Kong havatory Hong Kong, at 5.10 p.m. the hospitality and protection ac Marabol Li was also pleased with been declared infected on account yesterday state:--

The anti-cyclone is central over corded him by the Hong Kong South-west Japan. The typhoon is Government when when he was of small-poxi

crossing the Visayas in a westerly passing through the British Colony direction. Strong monsoon may be on his way back to Canton from expected over the North China, Sea Nanking. He has just sent a tele

Sen. ment, tendering bis thanks for the and cyclome gates over the eastern gran to the Hong Kong Govern portion of the Bouth China

Local forecast worth tast wylds, huapitality and guard of honour.

given hin fresh, finc

Christmas letter mail vid Siberia for Great Britain will be closed in the G.P.O. at 12.30 p.m. on Friday, her tizimpezas Chianuseaua This mail-should reach London about December 21st

In the event of such invitation bring received, he will Ay to Muk den on Monday, after which ho will return to Canton vid Tientsin. He also stated that he intends later to attempt_a_non-stop flight from Canton to Peking

The Invitation. General Chang Hauch Liang has extended an official invitation to Cheung Wai Tune to make a fight

-to-Mukden

sary.

Mr. Fitzroy replied that it was of the utmost importance that the assailant be described as a police-

man.

Witness said that the girl cried bitterly and threatened to kill her. self. To appease her, witness took her to the Police Station where she reported the matter..

The hearing was adjourned!"

HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS. ̧

The health bulletin of Eastern ports for the week ending Novem ber. 17th states :—-

Plague.

Bassein: 2 deaths,

Bangkok: 1 case, I death. Paom Penh 1 case,

death.

Five infected rats found in Zone

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3 in Bombay.

'Cholors,"

Calcutta: 38 deaths..

Madras: 31 deaths. Pondicherry: 3 deaths. Bangkok: 2 cases, 2 deaths, J Baigon: 1 case. Canton: 1 case,

Small-pox. Aden: 1 case.. Basrah: 14 cases. Bombay: 1 ease, death, Madras: 20 eases, 6 deathe... Negapatam: 6-enses, 2 death. Pondicherry: 1 death. Belawan Reli· 1 care. Pnom Penh: 6 cases, 2 deaths.

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