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tional establishments which had SAIL SAILS OUT OF THE been bult and endowed by missign and other foreign bodies

There are

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were forced to conform to Non-A ROMANTIC Polic linking. Eng king's education code dr cleo closeland's channel ports with tha down. No objection to such eurous days of sail is dipping A Tall Tale from the Bis.

its ensign to the prosaic course of gulation could be offered were it commercial progress. The famous the Png, tolls & tale of an old The War Time R.N.A.S. journal not for the fact that many of the Solent pilot cutters are, about to ve lady in the Tube asking a naval conditions imposed by the autho. replaced by storm vasaqia, Almost officer:

the only remaining vestige of hemp rities in the name of religious free and canvas and good old marliness it right that German sub dom did violence to the consciencespike seamanship around the water marines are caught in nota !?

Yos, madam," ways leading to the print port of

he replied, of every religious body working in Southampton is about to sail out do catch them in nets." China In spite of that many of the picture

And could you tell me what schools took the risk of registra-

are done with them when they aro tion. Men who had been spent their British soundings than the far-aught?" she went on; and he an

sw cred: lives at the heads of educational Many may recall the legend of the small we throw them back again."

ismod harbour and river pilots "Well, madam, if they are too institutions 'effaced themselves and rack olipper Thermopla arriving. accepted in their own schools post, in the Channel in a whole gale ant

heavy sea and having to take on tions subordinate to the Chinese the pilot by storming up to wind management committee and Chi-ward of the outter, bracing up the nose headmaster, as the regulations required. But

the Government officiala were not yet Batisdedi

SUN YAT SEN must be publicly honoured one morning in the week. A member of the Kuomintang must be em

Agents: GILMAN & Co., Ltd ployed by the school to deliver a political oration to the students at the weekly ceremony before Dr. Sun's picture and to lecture the young hopefuls during the week on the Three Principles of the People, Nor was that all. China needed loaders. Therefore the schools must educate for leadership. The schools must introduce a system of self-government by the pupils themselves. So the merry BIRTHS.

game HINDLE-On December 15, nt went our of turning the schoolr inte Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. F., political clubs. Educators pointed H. HINDLE, a 900.

out the folly of is all. They told the HOLMES.--On December 12, nt Shanghai, to ROSEMARY, wife of

authorities that hot politics were R. J. Holmes, a daughter,

not good for young minds, that stil YOXATION. On December 11. at dents would be of greater servic: to their country if they gave their time to serious study. As to the salf-government proposal, they

Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. McMAнos, a son.

Roack December 15, at Shang-pointed out that the normal man

hai, to GearBUD wife of C. H. Rogge, a daughter, RENATE.

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HONG KONG, DECEMBER 9. 1981.

CHINA REAPS THE WHIRLWIND.

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New from many parts of China daring the Inst Jow

months (1599 has told of trouble between

the authorities and the student

In early October the conflict between

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police and the students in Canton fellowing on the action of the police in firing on a student mob. About the 'arme time the Foreign Minister at Nanking nearly lost his life at the hands of students who were indignant at his impot ence in dealing with the Man churian affair. A few days ago wo read of a band of students de manding (and oftaining!) free travelling facilities from Peiping to Nanking that they might tell

is particularly directed to the above the Government what they thought resolution and to the fact that in the

auch persons wishing to of them and of the Manchurian cvent participate in the said offer thor should trouble. About the same time a take immediate stops, to have their Dames entered in the Company's regis.

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group travelled from Amey to Canton-at other people's expense to place their views before the Southern politicians. Later news tells us that the Mayor of Shang- hai is virtually a prisoner in the hands of the students, who have also wrecked a hall of the local Kuomintang. But most significant of all are the terms of the warning issued a few days ago by the Non- king Government:--

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That serious, urimes, such as on the railway station masters, university professore, policemen and goudarmes, and the distribution of leaflets de nouncing the Kuomintang, the Three People's Principles and the National Governmiont will in timo reduce the country to anarchy."

has more need of being trained in obedience to thority than in the art of exercising it-ever' in China not every soldier is a general-and even granting the desirability of training for leadership the man whe commands bent is the man who has first learned to obey:

But warnings fell on deaf ears. Students demonstrated against for eiga aggression, against unequal treaties, against heads of schools. and universities. Sometimes these demonstrațians were "by invita tion (and we all know what that means to a headmaster) of the authorities. At other times they

main yard and fishing the plucky pilot out of his craft-bowler hat, umbrolla and all in the bight of a gantline rove off from the end of the swaying yardarm. Such anc- ing is typical of British pilotage,

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Btate of affairs comes in the grand dilion be built to the Halifax jury's recommendation that an ad- County Jail.

The recommendation is the result of an investigation recently ordoz od into the alleged ansanitary and overcrowded conditions of the jki.

Bit and Uplift.

"Don't run away with the idea that I have got a dur," said Mr. Registrar Friend at Clerkenwell County Cours recently. I haven't; but sometimes I am given a lift by my well-off relatives.'

Eater he said: "The motor trade is a goil-send to lawyers. At one time it was the fur trade."

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A novel by Misa Stella Benso has again been selected by the Femina-Vie Heureuse British Prize Committee to go to the French committee in Paris for final ad judication." Miss Benson's novel is

Tobit Transplanted." Her novel! A movement for the cupstruction Goodby Stranger" was one of of an all-weather" road between. There is an air of glamour and the three works selected by the com- Johannesburg and the Victoria Falls adventure to the picture of the mitte in 1997. The Femina-Vie has been launched at Worcester, tiny sailing catters hovering about Hourous prizo is an award of the broad and sometimes boisterous £40 for the best work cf imagina over the Bomboni River, and en

A low level bridge is being built Sberry. Ruiz's Full Golden, reaches of the Solent, in this day tion published during the year by gineers are surveying the country of ateaan turbines and quadruple an author whose work has not between the Bembosi, and the screws. It is a sight that thrills hitherto received sufficient recogni, Mtetengwe Rivers with a view to watch the stout little ketches sail the most experienced traveller totion.

constructing a road. The traffic The two other novels to be sent from the Union is rapidly increas boldly under the lee of huge ocean forward, this year with Miss Ben- ing, and this has given impotas to liners to put a pilot aboard. Risson's are The Corn King and the the large scheme, in which it is ing and falling in the heavy se Spring Queen" by Naomi Mitchi- hoped to interest the Union Gov. way, the great skill required of son, and Simpson," by Edward ernment. than who man then comparatively Sackville West. small craft is clearly apparens Miss Benson as everyone in Hong hibition of seamanship that is al-Anderson, wife of Mr. J. C. G. such conditions call forth an exKong knows, is in private life Mrs. ways worth watching.

Anderson of the Chinese Maritime To many an ocean voyager. the Customs Service. sight of the white sail on the dis- tant aca line after long days at

means picking up the pilot safe voyage and happy landing. Sail ends a message of welcome dr

The jail population in Nova farewell to travellers aboard the Scotia in said to have increased attion lanterns, compass and a grent ocean castles of to-day thas least 50 per cent, since inaugura- pair of ears. Cockles, winkles and no viap of smoke from the smudgy tion of government liquor control. ships' hisquits were arranged in Solent pilot steamer will arer The result has been much over front of the preacher the Rev. L quite convey.

State Controls Drink; More Prisons

Needed.

crowding.

Cockles in a Church.

decorate a church at the Old Town. Strings of cockles were used to

Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on the occasion of a fishermen's festival service.

An inchor and a foghorn were placed near the altar. The pulpit was decorated to represent a ship and was equipped with the regula

An indication of this Bubler.

Local Notes and Events

The dollar on demand was quoted yesterday at 1s 5-8/10d.

reported during the week-end.

Two casca of enteric fever were

Mr. and Mrs. P: Jacks returned from Home by the P. and O. liner

Karmala.

reminded that the meeting to-day Members of the Rotary Club are will not be open to visitors except visiting Rotarians.

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went on strike against some Chi nese, or more "often some foreign master who had either ploughed them in their examinations or in- aisted on disciplina. On such oc- M. Alphonse J. Hund, manager casions they could often rely on of the St. Francis Hotel, returned actual support and always on on Saturday from Haiphong by the timidity from the authorities ands. Tonkin. the local politicians. At last the Kuomintang saw that it was train- ing not citizens hat anarchists and part of the progrannue was dropped during the last twelve months, notably the "self-govern-

ment nonsense.

But the politicians learned wia dom too late. The generation now at the universities have grown up

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A military notice states that a small quantity of fireworks will be fired for proof purposes at Stone- cutters Rifle Range this morning.

The master of the Empresa of Russia reports a large junk bottem up in approximate position Lat.

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At the annual meeting of the Euo-American Returned Students Union held last evening, the follow- ing were elected to serve for 1939:- Chairman: Professor, S. Y. Wong: Hon. Secretary: Mr Horace Lo Hon, Treasurer: Mr. R. Lee: Com- mittee: K. L. Chow, Y. K. Kwan. Chung Lee and M, E. Lo.

From the files.

Looking Back 25 Years.

ex-

The Birma, which arrived in port on Saturday night, brought wo Detective Inspector A. N. Reynolds, ing H.R.H. Prince Valdemar of On the application of Chief Royal visitors to our shore, one be Cheng Sury. Ngan, who had been Prince George of Greees. They Mr. Schofield discharged Mrs. Doumark, and the cther HRH. detained on a warrant issued by the are taking advantage of aa Canadian Government. It was stat-tended tour which was offered, to ed that the man, who had had the see the Orient, and are not there- warrant issued, did not wish to fore travelling in an official enpar proceed further with the case. ity. When the vessel eutered port of H.M.S. Tumar. The Birma is a royal salute came from the guna expected to remain in port for three or four days.

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ASSISTED GANG TO ENTER

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DYE WORKS.

THREE MEN SENTENCED AT SESSIONS.

were

Fifty two creditors, representing a number of native banks and firms, met on Saturday afternoon on the premises of Mecsra, Hing Kee ot 83, Jervois Street, which has sua

An employee of a cloth dyeing pended business, and resolved that A. H. Rennie. sometime ago

It will be remembered that Mr a moratorium be introduced to chased Sir Paul Chater's launch,

works at Sheung Sha Po village, purKowloon City, Was one of thres permit the management of the arm Christine, to replace his own lost minal Sessions yesterday before the accused who appeared at the Cri- under these conditions. But they E. It is dangerous to navigation. decided to invite the manager of re-named the Canada and has been 22 deg. 41 N... Long 116 deg. 22 to settle their accounts. It Was during the typhoon. She has been 11 never occurred to the politicians ere disappointing the Kuomintang.

Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Line- the firm to administer the firm's fitted up as a steam launch.

sell) in connection with robbery of that school authority and school Mylo, of 90, Nathan Road. states

In a report to the police, Mrs. business.

cloth from the establishment. motive power is no longer steam discipline represent in the little tha, some time between 8 p.m. on

but liquid fuel, and on a trial run

The accused were Sin Tim, Ng hool what national government entered her residence and stole a 60 enuples, organised by the Ining thirteen kucts an hour easily charged with aiding and abetting. A most enjoyable, dance, which yesterday she proved herself the charged with robbery of 54 rolls republic within the walls of the Saturday and 10 a.m.

Tak and La Kam who were jointly some-one was attended by between 50 and fastest launch in the harbour, do and obedience to law represent in quantity of clothing.

of cloth, while Sin Tim was also the world outside it. If studenta

stitute of Engineers and Shipbuild. When she leaves the Kowloon Dock the others to commit the robbery ere, was held on went on strike or demonstrated to

the Institute's Company she will be one of the There give expression

The forthcoming wedding is an premises on Saturday night. The best equipped in the harbour, while against the two others for receiv to their disannounced of Mr. Stewart Hope, of event was so successful that it is in the matter of speed she will being part of the stolen goods,

additional" counts poval of the action of their No. 2, Saiwan Terrace, Quarry hoped to make it the Brat of a without arival. master, it might be expected that Bay to Miss Evelyn Constance series during the winter months. authority in the state. A few thou- Government Civil Hospital. they would later challenge lawful Shanley, of the Sisters' Quarters, Ample accommodation was provided sand students breaking all school

Thy throwing cpon the lounge and toria Lodge, No. 1028, held on At the regular meeting of Vie ¡ ladies' room, and the general Friday evening, Wor. Bro. T. F. During a gambling mid at 3, gaiety amply repaid the promoters Hough, Deputy District Grand Temple Street shortly after eleven for their effort," Leung Chan fell through the kit During the month of November shipful Master for the ensuing year, o'clock on

Mastor, presided and installed Bro. Saturday, Detective

Lieut. Col. A. E, Aitkap as Wor chen window, and received internal 13 dogs were admitted to the Doge' Wor. Bro. Aitken then invested the of a serious nature. injuries which are considered to be Home but against this 14 dogs were following officers: Senior Warden, $7,000 in the dye werks. Sin Tim, disposed off in the following way A. A. J. Watt; Junior Warden; sold: 1 returned to owner: 8 Bro. J. Spencer Hough; Chaplain,

who was one of the employees. destroyed, Five of the dogs were H. T. Thomas; Treasurer. destroyed in the lethal chamber. Rogers; Secretary, A. O'. Gour afterwards, two rangora enter

left in the evening and returned about ten minutes later. Shortly One cat was also destroyed in the dini Senior Descon, J. lethal chamber: There are ten dogs Hughes; Junior Deacon. C. H

Owen-ed; one of them being Ng. Tak. A now in the Home and of these nine Blason; Director of Ceremonies, who was bound and gagged. Sin knife was pointed at the foreman, are awaiting suitable homes. All N. H. Rutherford Stewards. C: Tim was also, bound, but it are in good health and condition. Forsyths and A. Chapman Or-significant that only his hands were The kennels bape just been lime- washed and are in a clean and comfortable condition.

rules to demonstrate their abhor- rence of unequal treaties might het polities taught them in the seem a pleasant indication that the school were producing a nation it taught them to be free of the determined to be free-but what if Kuomintang, and the, Three Prin ciples of the People! Would they be likely to seek this latter free dom by methods other than those which were no successful in secking

the former ?

China's

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The man who stole a travelling clock and a string of pearls from Mrs. L. HV. Booth, wife of the Director of Criminal Intelligence,

Magistracy yesterday. labour by Mr. Grantham at Central

was sentenced le four months! hard

A small European boy, Francis Thompson, aged 2, cf 90, Nathan Road was bitten by a dog under the enre of Mr. B. C. Hawkins, Assistant Head of the Sanitary De. pantarent, whilst playing in the Children's Playground at Chatham Road last work.

student body has tested the Kunmin,

The nemesis has come.

Kuomintang, taught them-and it tang by the principles which the has found politicians and generals alike to fall woefully short of the standards they had set up. Yenter day the foreigner was the enemy to-day they see that China's weak ness in the face of the Manchurian crisis is primarily due to the poli- ticians and the warlords who can not sink their differences even in a national erínia,

The whole thing is very sad and very sobering. It has lessons for Foreigners who have been inter- other nations as well as for China eated in education in China will horself. The last few years have seen find a certain melancholy pleasure many nations diarovering that free in seeing the embarrassment of the dom to do what you like cuts at | politicians and war-lorda pccasion the very foot of national well-being.

ad by this student outburst. For MUSSOLINI Was the Brat to discover Christmas Gifts received to-day years now, "the Kuomintang party. it. The General Election showed wore a packet-book diary in red whether through effieisd decren or that England has girt her loins for fanther, from Siemens and Halako through the local tang-m hava. En régime of national discipline ag Siemens-Schuckertworko, the bean making it unpleasant for The fact is that we are getting back famous German firm of electrical those devoted men and women to a truer concept of authority engineers, a Chinese calendar from of other nations who haye But we shall have to begin with the local agents of Singers Bawing given China whatever modern authority and discipline in the machine and a metal desk calendar

education she pensogs, Educa schools,

from the Anderson Music Co., Ltd.

The final of the Services, Billi ards Tournament organised by the Y.M.C.A. will be played on Decem- her 22 at 6.30 p.m. between H.M.S. Medway and the South Wales Bor derera "A" team. The match will take place at the European Y.M.C.A., Kewloop.

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gamist, C. F. G. Grimble; Tyler, J. Vaustone,Hong Kong Daily Press, Dec. 92, 1900.

Looking Back 60 Years.

The first two accused pleaded guilty to the first count, as a re- sult of which the second count was withdrawn. The third admitted: the charge of receiving eight rolls of cloth,

Mr. Whyte Smith, describing the facts of the robbery,, said that on the day of the robbery there were rolls of cloth to the value of

was

Two more men arrived later and thoy carried away about $300 worth of cloth.

In League With Robbers. After Bin Tim's arrest, as ho was auspected, he gave information about the others and took the police to the place where he had hidden ten rolls of cloth.

Mr. Whyte Smith said that there having been in league with the rob was avery appearance of Sin Tim

bers in that be unfastened the door for them and had only his hands bound. He gave information which led to the arrest of the second ac enand and recovery of some of the stolen cloth, N

The post of Chief Justice of The latest addition to the Pen- Hong Kong has been offered to and insular and Oriental Company's accepted by Mr. George Phillippo, fleet is the steamer Carthage, which formerly Attorney-General of this has arrived in the Thames after a Colony and now Chief Justice of satisfactory run from the Clyde. Gibraltar. We are quite sure that The vessel is 5.100 gross rogister and our readers will be glad to hear has engines of 5,000 powers indicat that so excellent a selection has been ed. She is 430 foot long, 44 feet made, however, disptsed they may beam, and 30 feet deep, her carga be, as we are, to sympathise with capacity being, 4.000 tonn. Like her the present amiablo Acting Chief sister ship the Rome, the Cartbag Justice in failing to get his present is fitted with all recent improve appointment confirmed. Mr. Phil mente, the saloon being elaborately lippo is, however, his senior in the decorated with carved walnut, the service, and we can but rejoice that work of Signor Cambi of Siena we shall have so good a lawyer and The Carthage was built and engin to three years hard labour, and one so well known and liked among fed by Messra, Carid and Co. "Ng Tak to two years, remarking us again, as head of the Judicial Grocnock, who also have in hand that the second accused's cffence Department, Mr. Phillippo will two other steamers for the Com not arrive here for some three pany of nearly the same tonnage

was alightly less serious as nothing was known about him. Li' Kam months-Hong Kong Daily Press, and power, *

was sentenced to undergo 18 months. Dec. 22, 1881.

(Continued on Previous Colum.) with hard labour.

Hi Lordship sentenced, Bin Tim

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