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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16th, 1929.

FUNERAL OF MASTER HENRY PHILLIPS.

VICTIM OF KOWLOON BUS ACCIDENT.

| A "SYMPATHETIC GATHERING.

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CORRESPONDENCE. THOMAS T. TOAST.

A “KICK" FROM KOWLOON.

fTO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.")

LAMENTS.

A DRY MAN IN A DRY PARTY.

ON THE TRAIL OF THE FLOAT. ING UNIVERSITY.

The Very Sad Individual sat kick-

jetty awaiting the arrival of the forry from Kowloon. He felt bored and looked it! He wanted to "cuasso be did it!

Probably sensing the fact that I am Sympathetic Soul. he un- burdened his heart and told me the story of his woes.

Thomas T. Toast-that is not his real name, but it will do for the purpose of this story-hailed from

SI-On my way to the ferry The funeral of Henry Phillip this morning, I saw, outside the the eldest son of Inspector and Kowloon post-office, a barrow blushing his heels disconsolataly on the Mr H. E. Phillips, of Kowlooning furiously. Evidently the vehicle City Police Station, who

felt embarrassed-und for why knocked down and fatally injured Its brilliant scarlet complexion in by a motor bus on Monday, took dicated deep distress, and, I can place, at the Protestant Cemetery, only suppose that it felt ashamed to Happy Valley, yesterday afternoon, think that although Kowloon has a large and sympathetic gathering come of age-as you put it-we have being present. The Rev. G. T.

still got only a miserable shack as Waldegrave conducted the service.

our post-office. I hope the honour- Chief mourners were the parents, able members for Kowloon, when Inspector and Mrs. Phillips, the they get an opportunity of address "deceased lad's brothers and sisters, ing the Legislative Council, will Cortland in the li'le old state of and Mrs. Evans Among others make an earnest plea for a building Noo York. Yes, sir, and don't yaw present were Inspector and Mra which will not only, be an architer forget it. He was one of si party D. W. Barnett, Mrs. H. J. Kelly tural asset, but will give the postal of ten Professors and 40 studenty And Mrs. G. Saunders, Chief

staff and the public room to do their who" formed part of the Floating Inspector Peter Grant, Mr. T business in comfort. The present University which has honoured Murphy (Assistant Director of

building is hopelessly inadequate Hong Kong with a visit during the Criminal Intelligence), Inspector

for efficient service, and is no credit | past, weck. L. P. Lane, and Sub-Inspector J.

to a rapidly growing community.- Carey (Central Police Station);

Yours, etc., Inspector J. Ogg (Tsimshatsui); Sergeant F. H. Kelly (No. 2 Police Station); Sergeant W. Hynes (Bay) View); Inspector Fallog and Sub- Inspector Cotton (Yaumati); Ser geant Armitt (Kowloon City); Inspector H. J. Millington and [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG

DAILY PRESS."] Inspector S. Kelly (Sanitary De- partment)...

Kowloon, January 13th, 1928.

BIBLICAL QUESTIONS.

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Sin,In these days, when the There were also representatives from the Kai Tak aerodrome and Bible is made the butt of hostile the Navy, and detachments of criticism in so many quarters, it police from the Indian and Chinese was refreshing to listen to the speeches delivered at the Univer. sity Congregation on Monday even.

sections.

Floral Tributes.

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Note Reduction in Prices.

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by talepione at inart = 24. hours before the Coal is required.

All orders must be '20- nompanied by Cash, Cheque,

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Order

payable **The Kaflan Mining Ad-

ministration."

THE KAILAN MINING-ADMINISTRATION

DÖDWELL & 00%, LTD.. Agents, Hong Kong.

THE DANGER TO PEACE IN CHINA.

SZECHUAN REGARDED THE POT WHICH MAY BOİL OVER.

ITS GENERAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS NANKING.

The main party "split--to use" T T. Toast's" own phraseology- in Japan. Forty students visited Hong Kong last week, sailing for Manila by the Dollar liner President Van Buren on Friday. Mr. Toast and party arrived here yesterday

The question that the majority of and departed hence to-day.

people are asking to-day is, will The "Floating University" is there be a fresh war in the spring making a world-tour.

A contributing factor to speculation "I gotta hunch," complained in this direction, which bulks large Mr. Thos. T. Toast bitterly" that ly with Chinese is the recent fight the U.KA.'s going right to the dog-ing in Szechuan. This province in gone bow-wows! Yes, sir. I ask Chinese eyes has always been the you now, can you beat it?" pot which boils over, and in many He brandished a sheet of type cases has in the process awamped the rest of China. For this reason any disturbance in this province is closely and anxiously watched. While Canton is given the dubious credit of being the breeding ground for plots, when, a scheme is once conceived it is, in Chinese opinion, usually in Szechuan that it first begins to develop. Possibly the main cause of this is to be found in the inaccessibility of the pro- vince, and the case with which it can be defended, thus rendering, it a safe place in which conspirators may find asylum

Among the wreaths were the fol-ing, wherein Biblical expressions written script in front of my startled lowing: From sorrowing Mum were freely made use of to the un-eyes causing me to start back hur and Dad, brothers and sisters;

doubted enhancement of their riedly and bang my head against an granny, aunts and uncles in Eng land; Betty, Charlie and Walter literary excellence. They were in. iron stanchion, much to the delight Roasie and Margaret. Ogs; Harry deed a tribute to the fact that, of two coelies, a babu, and three Leslie, Victor and Hazel Milling- ton; Tommy Suiter; Ronny Shad ever apart from its inestimable amabs, bolt.

spiritual and moral value, in the realm of literature alone the Bible stands to-day, 23 stood, pre-eminent. Yours, etc.

it has always

N. B. Hong Kong, Jan. 18th, 1929.

ANONYMITY IN CON- TROVERSY.

ed.

"Can you beat it?" he repeat

Bules, One And Thres,

Half dazedly, I took the proffered paper and scanned it.

Social Regulations of the Floating University.

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Li

Caussa Of Friction. Even before the Nanking Gov. ernment endeavoured to exercise its sathority things were by no means peaceful in the province. Haiang and Liu Wen Hui with their troops occupy the two most fertile districts in the east and west of Szechuan, and their exclusive oc- long been a source of friction and cupation of these two districts has

jealousy to Generals Teng Hai Hau, Chao Hai Chen, Li Yuan Lai Hain Hui, Yang Sen and other minor generala. "All these latter generals are in occupation of districte, abinly populated and with a good deal of barren territory which is quite un productive of revenue, and it was highly probable, even without the Mr. and Mrs. E. D. C. Wolfe,

recent salt embroglio, that war T Murphy, A. Reynolds, D. Mac- Donald, E. J. Field and family,

Tould break out in the spring.

While a refusal to contribute F. Booker and family, E. A. Vin-

revenue from the province to Nan- cent. A. H. Elston, G. C. Moss and

king would excite no enmity, but family, George Witchell, W. Shan- ndn, E. G. Post, M. A Grant and

a refusal to Hong Kong, January 14th, 1929.

rather the reverse, share within the province bas Merlyn, J. G. Hooper, G. Saun-

proved productive of enmity which "In recognition of the respon ders, R. H. E. Marks, J. S. Dick and family, Fovoril Wodehouse,

sibility and orderly behaviour of the

much inevitably lead to conflict; the whole student body thus far, un,

Nationalist Government's appeal to W. A. Russell, J. Smith and

all parties may be successful for Dorothy, W. Hynes, W. M. Armith (TO THE EDITOR OF THE

restricted leave is granted to all HONG KONG students till twelve at night, with

Szechuanese And Authority. the time being and during the H. W. Fraser, A. J. Smith,

only such limitations as may be Carey, B. Thorpe, 8. Kelly, A. E

It is exceedingly difficult to follow winter months, but unices they are Clark, D. W. Barnett, S. J. Clarke,

necessary for the students safety.

prepared to step in and conquer check in all the twists and turns of the the whole province, they, will find Stimson and family, Paterson and SI-The Reverend Father Joy Every student must family, S. G. Poole, P. Logan, accuses anonymous Rationalists of promptly and in good order at political situation there, but the out-themselves helpless next spring.

do this involves

Some of the soldiers in the unpro- Hopkins, Dudman, Cunningham, cowardice or insincerity or both. twelve. Failure Swan, Sabey, Hoare, Cargill, Mil la poist of fact, however, then restriction on the erring student's standing significant fact is that up ductive districts, are beginning to lington, Hunt and family, Grady reasons for anonymity may be such evening-leave for such a time as the to now, no appointee of the Nan- graw hungry when they are hungry Inspector P. Grant, Sub-Iospec as would be denied by none but faculty and administration think king Government has been able to they will fight for food, and become

formidable opponents. tor A. H. Mason, Inspector Fallon heroes, and heroes ready to face necessary.

obtain more than the footing" per- and Sergt. Mottram, Messrs. E. W. martyrdom (in this case, ready to r've been amma Good mitted him by arrangement with the

"All through this doggone trip

The Military Point Of View. From the military standpoint, Hamilton, W. S. T. Loney, face poverty for themselves and Kelly, W. Ritchie, F. J. Clacke, their families by loss of their pasi- Boy," moaned "T.T.T." "On other generals in the province. No they are split into camps which are Flaherty, H. Evans, Naugh- tions or business if their views were Dean Gray an' Prof. Rowe see how authority over the whole province, fighting on the defensive and with every possible occasion I've let one man has been allowed to assume fairly evenly matched, but the two ton, A. Piach.

Liu's will be attacked, and an army Single Sergeants Mess, No. 2 widely and publicly proclaimed) are Palice Station; Traffic Staf a3 rare among Rationalists as among good a Real Good Boy can be." An'

those of other persuasions. Ration- say, Stranger, it's a shure thirsty and, if Chinese reports are correct, leaders confining their attention to Central; Sergeants of Central alism has indeed had its martyrs, job! Believe me, Bo, if any gink no man will, until the Szechuan the preservation of their respective Police Station; Royal Naval Yard but to demand readiness to face joins the Floatin' 'Varsity, they can

the ante courage as those who are stables and Barrack Sergeant would have devastating effects in any aboard or ashore as a celluloid cat one general has acknowledged the a share in the spoils of actual Police: Chinese Detectives, martyrdom as a test of conviction rest assured that they will stand people are of one mind in their spheres of influence, will not have as much chance of getting a drink choice of a governor. More than attacking them for, not so much Commanding Officer and Officer, body, and has never, so far as Kai Tak: Other Ranks, Kai Tak know, been applied since the days

overwardship of Neuking, Generals wealth, but what is tantamount to Sergeanta, Kai Tak; Staff of the

bare sustenance. The results in Kowloon Motor Bus Company;

Lin Hsiang and Yang Sen in parti China-of all such fights have gen ....... Staff and pupils of Kowloon

What about slipping off to the enlar, but, at a crisis they have crally been a foregone conclusion. Junior School; Warren, Dye Yuk Lan, Chiu Hang

his head negatively. Sergeant Major

Savoy with me now," I suggested.

My Very Sad Companion shook both adopted a flatly defant at Nanking may send forces to ansist its nominees,the two Liu's-but it titude. Each Szechuan general in is regarded as certain that if they Cheung, Chan Him.

"You don't quite catch our rules,turn has been called upon to de- do, then the Bzechuan people will Brother,

," he replied. Read Rule

liver up Marshal Wu, and each prefer the devil they know to the one they don't, and the result turn has either fatly refused, or might well be confusion worse con

founded. There are many under completely ignored the order.

the Nationalist banner who" cast "covetous eyes on Szechuan; wild &

WHAT CHINA TRADE

ENDURES.

BRITISH COMMERCIAL

'COUNSELLOR'S PICTURE.

BUT BIG CHANCE FOR BRITISH GOODS."

Mr H K Fox, Commercial Counsellor at the British Lega

DAILY FRESS."]

of the Donatists..

The identity of the present writer and the reasons for his anonymity the Reverend Father privately under will be given, if he so desires, to

a gentleman's agreement as to secrecy.

I have read the articles in the Ruck dealing with the vaguries of Rationalism, and I should have an- swered them there had I known that. my answers would be published. If the Reverend Father will see that any answer I make will be publish-

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would of catching an asbestos sat in Hell. Yes, Sir, they would that!"

Three.'

I did.

ཀཙྪཱ

"All acquaintances made by the students. en route should be intro- duced to their advisers and if possible, to Mrs. Greenbie, Dean

The Balt Revenue.

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in

The same has recently applied to though it is in many parts, it is one of the richest from a Chinese point

ed in full in the Rock-as answera † Gray, or Professor and Mrs. Love the salt revenue, and this is a far of view, and from any point of view

by Catholics are published in the Literary Guide-I shall be happy to send it. Will he -Yours, etc.

MILINDA.

Hong Kong, January 15th, 1929,

as representing the "administration."

Invitations to go on social expedi- more serious instance. Nanking is rich in potentialities. The dif-. tions with people not introduced by asked them to disgorge a part of culty is; and always has been the the Floating University should be

Szechuan people; no one but a

referred to Mrs, Greenbie. Failure the revenue, but one and all declin- Szechuanese has ever been able to to observe these rulez means ed; and, when, this move is follow-rule them, and this constitutes the withdrawal of special social permised by a mobilization of the forces greatest difficulty that the Nanking зіопа.

But that's not all, Brother!" of practically every general, the had a nominee acceptable to all Government has to face; they must tion, Peking, gives an amusing ac To the question "Is there a mar-

* T.T.T." "D'ye

see Chinese may be excused it they the other generals in the province, count of conditions of life and com- ket in China for British goods continued

see more serious developments in Will History Repeat Itself? merce in China, in his report on Mr. Fox replies: "Undoubtedly those two bright little sisters op- the industrial and economic situa-there is, and a growing one-but posite Waal, those bright birdies.

If they fail in this, then history tion.

one is obliged to add that, for the are keeping their optics on Thomas the offing. According to both tele No one," says Mr. Fox, can time being, the demand is restrict. They're my chaperones. It's one graphic and written reports Sze- is sure to repeat itself; the 1911 revolution commenced with a dis live the best part of a lifetime in cd owing to the prevalence of civil of our doggone rules that we can't chuan is on the verge of a serious pute in Sechume ver the nation a country of such vast and unlimit war.

go anywhere with strangers without ed possibilities as China without Giving details of China's require a chaperone an' those birdies would outbreak of hostilities, and Chinese alization of railways. When Mar are much exercised in mind as to shal Tuan Chi Jui sent General Wu being an incurable optimist as to iments, Mr. Fox mentions that there sbure squeak if I toddled off now."

I made a popping noise with my whether this will not mean the birth first premiership the response of Kanng Hein to Szechuan during his the future of the country and its is a steadily increasing demand for people, but it must be admitted cheap but strong chassis and en- tongue-like the popping of corks.

The effect on Thos. T. was elec- of a new revolution. The frantic the south-west was a joint expedía that the events of the past two gines, "on which," he adds, " the years have made heavy drains on Chinese construct nondescript trical His eyes watered, his knees telegraphing of the Nationalist Gov-tion of Hunan and Kwangsi troops against the north, thus starting an one's fund of optimism.

bodies, for which oak wood planks, shook visibly. Bising suddenly to It would indeed acem that almost old kerosene tins, and enamelled his feet, he grabbed me around thement to all parties to compose other war between the north and every ill that trade is heir to has tin-plats signboards come in very waist, lifted me over his shoulder their differences amicably and on south. Even the recent anti-north lately descended on this unfor- handy."

and bolted pell-mell for the Savoy no account to fight gives colour to expedition received direct. impetus tunate country.

Yet a ray Considerable progress in radio

The foreigner through the attempt of Marshal Wu to assist Yang Sen to regaining of hope seems to lie and here the telegraphy is noted, and on this

Two hours later, Thomas T. waved the Chinesa view. optimist reasserts himself in the subject the report adds: The an unsteady adieu to me from the often hears of the bravery of dif- power in Szechuan. It is for rea- sterling good sense of the Chinese somewhat mysterious objection sternsheets of a special launch heerent provincials: there is hardly a sons such as these that the Chinese people, especially, the agricultural which the Chinese Government had chartered to take him across

2.B a bad omen What makes. and merchant classes, their innate have hitherto shown to the import the harbour. What cared Thos, I. Province in Chins with the possible regard any kind of war in Szechuan love of peace, their remarkable of radio apparatus for broadcast for rules, 3, 5 or 9 of the Floating exception of Hupch that does not matters worse in the presentes. capacity for carrying on in the ing purposes until quite recently University Regulations?

boast of the bravery of its people, stance is that both Yunnan and Kucichow are pursuing diametrical- different face of apparently insurmountable radio equipment was oficially class- But later 1 Ab, that's a obstacles, and in particular their ed as munitions of war is gradual matter. Besides, as the party left but none compare with the Sze-ly opposed policies, and it these ability to resume business as ly disappearing, and there are for Canton early this morning, what chuanese in their fondness of war should be drawn in, which is likel7. usual whenever they are given signs that the existing restrictions matters1 A new set of rules will fare, and this alone gives rise to the outlook for next spring is in- even the shortest breathing space. on the import of receiving sets, be compiled before they get there. apprehension in the minds of those deed & gloomy ont-Central China

who are ardent lovers of peace. H.A.F.

Pont. (Continued on heat Column). ctc, will shortly be removed."