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H. E. CHU HING-LAN

'CANTON NEWS.

Civil Governor of Kwangtung From a Special Correspondent.)

Arrives.

:

The Yunnan' Soldiers.

Hin Excellency Chu Hing-lan,

Oanton, Dreambar. 13. Civil Governor of Kwangtung, It is current gossip that, when strived from Canton at 10.30 thin the Yannan soldiers have receiv- morning aboard a Chine gun-ed their arrears of pay, they will boat, and was receired at Blake not be disbanded but will be Pier by a guard of Honour of the sent into Kiangsi Province, from 74th Punj bis and the regimeat- which they intend to drive out Li al band,

| Shun,"establishing Li Lish kwan Mr. Che, who is keenly in in his place. The latter will thus terested in all educational mat-be at the bead of bis own Pro- tera, has come down to allend vinos and will make it certain to-day's Congregation of the that future elections will take University of Hongkong.

place in accordance with the vioWs [of his party,

His Excellency was met by Mr. Ponsonby Fane, Private Beorstary to H. E. the Governor, and, after greetings had been exchanged, the party drove off in a motor car to Government House, ..

A huge crowd of Chinese collect ed, and Inspector Brazil had an

It is believed that Lak Wing- ting, who wishes to allow this thing to take place without his having to 100ept any responsibil ity for it, is perpetually asking permission to leara Canton, so that nothing in this somewhat

exceedingly busy time in main-risky enterprise may be attributed taining something like order, the to him. Obinete being keenly interested: in the event.

In connection with to-day's ceremony at the University, Dr. Jorden, a member of the Sensie, gave a large tiffia_party at the Bangkong Hotal. Thoes present included H.E. Chu Hing-las, the Hon. Mr. Cland Ssvero, several benefactors of the University and a number of gradu (ton."

The Value of the Dollar 1

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916.

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Here is a thing which is of every-day oroureuse. The soldiers receive their pay in banknoter, The value of this paper on the market is inferior to its face value, bat the military demand that it shall be taken at par. A soldier, furnished ́with a dollar note, ecters a shop for the par pose of baying fire onte' worth of cigarelles. The shopman

boat Wharf. As might be sup- wishes to offer him the

porad, a crowd quickly gathered cigarettes gratis, bat the soldier

nd spurred by curinaity, paraned energetically refuses, for his

the pedestrian. The man w dignity forbids him to seceps

incoherent and is was at first almu. Not at all at his case, the

18sumed that be' was merely a ahopkeeper then bands over the packet of oigarettas, plus ninety-

some amount of wandering lunatic. O his being five cents small money, as against excitement along the Praga stopped and questioned, however,

transpired that he was Thoughts of a Soldier Returning the soldier's paper mosey. That 1.15 to-day when it was found that it

ipdividual takes the ninety-fire Chinese, innocent of all clothing, banishes frem Sigon, who had cents and, with eighty of them, had appeared from nowhere and jumped overboard in order to buya & one dollar bank note, and was taking his walka abroad in roid police inspection. He w then proceeds to purchase a pound the vicinity of the Canton Steam-handed over to the police. of pork! And he can contiene doing this all day; so that, altogether, if such a thing on only last, the soldiers will have nothing to grumble at.

HONGKONG SLACKERS

- CONDEMNED.

to the Froot.

In the course of a letter just received in the Colony, Sergt. Bayan, formerly of the Hongkong Volunteers, writes from Simon's Town, South Africa, to say that he was leaving for German Erst- Alries on October 24. Hasays he' is not sorry to go, for, although he he met some frisade not to be equalled, he considers he should be in the field, not loafing around. He speaks of alsokers in Hong- kong, and says he had thought of mnding white feathers to a few of them, "only the sppendages belong to ostriches here and cost six shillings Beach, and I have come to the conclusion that the rotters are pot worth six days' pay of a Tommy."

The "Nam Kwok Po." The campaign against the journal Nam Kwok Po continues with energy. In fast some of its opponents have gone too far. One abareholder in the paper was stabbed in the back the other night, while passing through the street to his home Violent menne each as this are greatly to be regretted.

The enthusiasm displayed by the Cantonsse press in preventing the distribution of this separatist organ, 'world seem to prove that The writer adds:-There is the idea of a division between quite a demonstration here about North and South is not popular. the volunteers for England having Hats day is coming when the to fight on a shilling a day. But prean will have to show itself lees what has Hongkong done to make audacious and that will be when up a decent allowance The the cause of the division will Y.M.C.A. are raising $100,000 batake itself to foros of arms, and for the benefit of slackera when it will no longer be per twere better to do something mitted to think that that cause is for the Tommies who guars bad one. We see, in democracies, sates the future existence of manipulations of this kind-and the Y.M.C.A. in the Empire. It we call them Liberty! makes me sick when I read of

contributions to missions-there-

is only one “mission" and that in.

to get in, or become s

Proad to Fighter.”

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I have noted that nearly all the

shares in the market have up-

preciated. I wonder if the slackers

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who are benefiting realise from advise us that the Langkat output what source this comes, How much is as follow :--- did they contribute to the fund on Trafalgar Day-a teath? I am). willing to beta month's pay it was less than a thousandth part of the benefits received from the Navy..... I ticked off is alsoker here who, with a girl, commented on my knew when in shorts, I told him my knees were quite cold, but I believed my feet wors Warm. Hongkong will have the distimation of being the reverse, for the sun will keep their knees

·warm when in ` shorts, but I do believe their foot would pay the dividend of the Ice Company,"

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