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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
A KOREAN DEMAND.
DO
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
DAY BY DAY.
ROBBIA'S LETTER.
YOUR DUTY, AND DON'T The proposal by the League of SWERVE FROM IT, DO THAT WHICH Nations to give self-determining YOUR CONSCIENCE TEËLS TOU TO RE powers to certain States has given
LEAVE
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rise to an interesting situation RIGHT, AND with regard to Kores. Members SEQUENCES TO COD.—R, B. 'Hay- of the Korean Independence Com-don," mittaa in China bave petitioned į asking American aid for Karne in its desire for independence.
An Indian who was found At the same time the Korean drank in Queen's Road West Young Men's League for In- yesterday was to-day fined $5 at
and Kores Was
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For fourteen years these Leagues sufferers in the former have made many attempts to Filipinos and the diphtheria bring about the independence patient a.Chinese. of their country, and now,| owing the
general
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suce of President Wilson's The Police are now fourteen points, and the recent crusade of day-licenca searching. declaration by the League of Forewarned-is forarmed. Alto Nations Committee, the Koreans gether two Chinese and one in China and Japan consider that Japanese faced the music to-day. the present is the most opportune In each case a fine of $5 had to time to once more give expression be paid for indulging in the to their aims, and ask help to realise them. There can be no luxury, question that the movement
Even then,
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will allowed to do so.
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are you and the Doctors bave advised its removal? Well, now
look here, Alick, you want to go
TO HIS NEPHRW IN AN ENGLISH HOSPITAL
to
BILLIARDS.
very easy wi' that sort of thing. GARRISON CHAMPIONSHIP You've got to mind that getting
get
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a cartilage taken away is no Hongkong, 19th Feb. 1919.. just the same as getting one of Dear Alick,
your teeth out. The dentist has Billiards Championship, between aye, Hongkong's always a lot of fine molars in the Staff and Departments and going to be a busy spot bye and stock for re to choose from, but Manchesters was concladed last bys,mind l'ai telling ye. If lots of medical science hasus yet got night. When play commenced, folk are to be trusted, instead of the length of putting in s new the Stalls bad a useful lead of 84 any longer being called a "dis- cartilage
your knee and though the Manchesters won sa il it injust tant outpost of Empire, short time we're going to be spars sparking plug, If the the Staffs won, their margin dependence in Tokyo the other the Police Court.
two of the three games last night, day made a formal Declaration of
right in the front line of Com-operation's no successful you being reduced, however, to 48. Independence of Korea, and the
merce. Of course when it came to might have to dot and carry bus
Scores: same day there was lodged in the
Shareholders in the Hongkong talking about busineswe've never for the rest of your unnatural life Imperial Diet of Japan a petition and Shanghai Banking Corpora-ben very backward in letting and, mind ye, watchmen's jobs praying for the application of the tion are reminded of the meeting each other know how important will be few and far between for Staff Sergt. Sherratt... principles of self-determination to Kores
The League mentioned at the City Hall at noon to to Imperial interests our work was a good few years to come, You Staff Q-11. S. Sheriff.
bere. If that needs say cor-take my advice and go and a Staff Serge Stone above is one of the threa secret Morrow.. revolutionary societies that were
roboration we've got the evidence bone-setter like Gilbraith or Capt. Lammert formed in and after-1905, the
Yesterday's health report shows taken at the Military Tribunal to Barker, for the chances are a Staff Sergt. Lyth Year in which the Treaty of three cases of small por aud one fall back on, to prove that we hundred to one that that cart Sat. Gibbons Protectorate between Japan
concluded. of diphtheria, all non-fatal. The aye had a guid conceit of our flage of yours ren be put into
selves Aye, we've had a hard place again by a man who know time of it keeping the old flag without the slightest dificulty at still waving, and gin at the price fall. For you bear this in mind: it was during the last year of the if he's no" successful, there's no War. It was a mighty curious harm done-but my name's no' thing, though, how, as soon as what it is if he doesna' do the the newspapers got the first whiff trick right bang of whereas, Sargs. Hall
hand, of the armistice, lots of the in- on the other
if Drummer Hooper dispensables began to take a they
cutting
at Sergt. Burrell more than byortinar interest your knes there's every chance Lient. Col. Harvey in the shipping advertisements in the world that you'll be lame Sergt. Bird... sat at the Club took to discussing for life. Many a man is limping Capt. Good... the advantages of going Home to-day through his Doctor's 0. S. M. Keenan by way of America as against brain no' functioning properly. C. S. M. Goodraau the Suez route......
What you need for your trouble is a big and persistent one, The Hongkong manager of the but we think that before 0. S., K. advises us that the
Many & fine business that is what is called manipulative any material result can accrue Company has become a member would have gone into bankruptcy, surgery. Manipulative surgery, from it, it will be necessary
up, have nowadays discovered be a contradiction in terms, a from Koreans in Korea itself. ference. The Company inaugurat that they can manage along with but it isn't Diplomacy worthy to have a concensus of opinion of the China Homeward Con-if some of their men had joined like secret diplomacy, appears to
At the V.RO. Last night, F. have ed its European
out them after all. There's of the name muat necessarily Tai Ming Tak best Mr. S. P. The "Hongkong Telegraph is delivered free when the addressee to be judged whether Kores December, with
scarcely a week passes but I hear be -secret is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies is ready for independence, for ultimate destination, and gives of some pour unfortunate that its higheat sense should be Law at the 300 mark was lead- and aargery Law by 400 to 396. Mr. S. P.. delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies only those States who are in a monthly freight and passenger has been granted leave to go manipulative which it very ing by close on 100 points, but sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. position to govern themselves services from Japan, regularly Home on holiday. Now that often is pot. A bone-setter, seemed to go off his game and
Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.
calling at this port en route for
sort of thing must ba very
because he Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for THE STRONG MAN OF FRANCE.
hasma' passed destination
had no luck in leaves. .. via Singapore,
schools and fired period will be continued until countermanded.
Colombo, Port Said and Marritating for the men to have through the
Tai Ming Tak played a very Men who attain great eminence seilles. Booking af cargo for
to do now, when, little more than and got a diploma and is no' abla
consistent game, scarcely going în life. excite the envy of London will-henceforth be made six months ago, they couldna' be to write 4 ozs. pf water on a pre- ed. We recorded yesterday aference Tariff, megalomaniacs and the disgruntlat rates specified in the Con- spared and them fair itching to scription wi' characters like the to the table without scoring. go to Kirkee all the time. That's Siamese language written back. The game was well worth seeing. dastardly attempt made on the
the worst of these big firms; they wards is considered to lack the Mr. Law's best breaks were 44 life of M, Clemenceau,
pover consider a chap's feel necessary skill in this one branch and 41, and Mr, Tai Ming Tak's
[of medical science.“ Premier of France, otherwise The boat that came in onings......
Many 36. known as "The Tiger,"by a French
......and as I said last week, Doctors are often imbued wi' the Tonight Sergt. Goodman, anarchist. It was a Providential Thursday from Australis brought escape, and we sincerely pray a number of Chinese who were there's quite a lot in the idea of me spirit of progress so notice (anchesters) will meet Mr. P. the M. Clemenceau will not sac returning to their homes after handing out a few bouquets what's more, I'm too old's hand in anticipated, as both players are lable in the humble mail. And A. Yvanovich. A good game is cumbto his wounds. A pre-eminent having made their pile in the the living now and then. The the football field no to know the fancied to go far in the tmrpa- journalist, a super-orator, a Antipodes -Two of these unfor- Police Reserve believe in that value of a bone-setter-osteopaths, ment. Radical, a great Parliamentarian tunately were stopped and were sort of thing onyway, for I see think is the high-islating name -these achievements for informed that they could go home that they've already started man of seventy-seven have few only after they made the acquain-to dish
for them nowadays. We've heard | -- parallels in history. The lion-tance of Mr. Lindsell. The commedals for Good Service and started about the evils of waste in and read quite a lot since the War hearted and single-minded patriot- plaint against one was that there the Great War hardly cold yet all paths of life. Why shouldn't ism of "The Tiger were dominant throughout the critical were found in his possession two Mind ye, it's a responsible kind times in France during the revolver cartridges and sixty job drawing up a list for an the Doctors apply the principle K.C.C. v. MANCHESTERS. great war. He filled France with empty cases. The empty cases affair of that kind, for when it of economy to operations as other affairs in China. That is so for a variety of reasons. First and steady, and was the real dis copper. He has now to collect done thou good and faithful essful operation adds to the presto-morrow. The home team will Once again, more than ordinary interest is being manifested in his own sacred fire and kept her he said he collected for the cornes to expecting the "well folks have had to do wi food and This League match is to be paper? Of course every succ played. at Kowicon at 2.15 p.m. foremost, there is the question of Jepp's Litftuds towards the coverer of Marshal Foch whose $25 from somewhere. Another servant" sort of thing, buman Chinese, there is the attempt to ar at a settlement between appointment as the Generalissimo Chinese from Sydney, where he nature usually takes a seat right sige of the surgeon but if the beMessrs, J. P. Robluson, C. P. North and South, then we have the matter of the raform of China's of the Allied armies is credited to had been for twenty years, was up in the orchestra stalls within Pratee should die or get lamed James, D. M. Goodall, L. J. military system, while permeating all these issue is the fear held best choice not because he was a boxes was found to be
him. Marshal Foch was his surprised when one of his reaching distance of the halos, so for life-well that's his joss-the Blackburn, H. Overy, J. H. in some quarters that the Military Party in the North is extremely Frenchman
job costa
the same Mead. LE S. Hodge, T. M.. sto speak. That all you chaps
Cochrine, A. dé Sousa, R. Pestonji active behind the scenes. The prime sea of course, is an early man but because he was storehouse for ammunition. The deserved their medals 1 haven't onyhow.....
and J.D. Birrell. adjustment of the conflict between the rival elements in North and testified throughout his career, box was a very ingenious con- the slightest doubt whatever, South, for until agreement is reached on this interminable issue
Talking about sore knees and there is some indication of unity in government, the situation
and particularly during the trivance containing 130 rounds though, of course, the rest reminds me about our minister must remain full of peril and at any time a serious development may world, drawing men and their a friend gave the box to him and that they werens exactly hiding ing on his read up to the pulpit dognosed the case he set him ide the fitted, in Lol Defendant and are bound to be of the opinion years ago when he took to limp stepped over and after he had ideas war, that arise on one or other of the knotty problems awaiting attention. interests in In Chinese politics there is scarcely ever any apparent anxiety for He
their, train. he was quite ignorant of the their light under a bushel during of a Sunday. I suppose he was down in the big chair and just hasze or prompt action. The doctrine of festina lente finds its the dangers and the weaknesses come
all along pointed out contents. Mr. Lindsell:"If you the War. On the other hand, there just the same on week-days but as what exactly he did, I never keenest adherents in China, we should imagine. This North versus of a vacillating war policy. He commit an offence against the they were torpedoed in mid-except at a christening, I never one yell from the minister and to Hongkong and you are some folks that lucky that if he never visited our house, to this day knew, but there was South problem is a case in point. It is long overdue for settlement. sustained the public morale dur-law you have to suffer. I fine Atlantic they would come up for saw much of him. Well, he got then Andra began to haul him to
It would appear from recent messages from the capital that ing the unhappy days. things have been in a very muddled, and tangled state in China
you $100,"
the third time wi' a pearl necklace worse and worse till be got to his feet and make him walk. during the recent past, especially in regard to the conclusion of
in their hand loans from outside sources. It is said, for instance, that no less
On this medal stopping short at times in the And he did too. Andra was a question the Defence Corps will middle of his sermon wi' hie fine bone-setter, for though he than 250 million yen was borrowed from Japan last year, and in this connection there is a statement that most of the agreements been battling in French politics happens to break
M. Georges Clemenceau has Now and again something have to sit up and take a little eyes shut and swallowing had hands that at two yarde
the ushal notice but maskes, who wants hard like the are unknown to the Government, having been kept secret by the ever since 1871, and he often came monotony at the Magistrazy. As medal onyway? Look at the they're about to get castor oil or away looked like a pair of hams, military leaders. Yet another cable states that the Peking Govern-into collision with various ment is absolutely dominated by the Military Party, which con-parties in
Japanese was called upon to-day fun we get making respectable Gregory's Mixture. Well, things course, the minister wanted to yet he had the "knack." * Of tinnes making loans from the Japanese, even at this time of day. Deputies. He founded Radicalism to explain to- Mr. J.. R. Wood baules of our overcoats, cleau- went on till one summer's right pay him for the jeb, but andra If these statements correctly represent the situation, we are not in and has been instrumental in why he kept a dog without a ing our riff's and smashing the word was brought along that pondus think of it at first bur the least degree surprised that the Southern leaders should be up in making and unmaking many license. For some time. the tiles
our bees were swarming in the finally he consented on condition arma at the revelations, for no nation can go on indefinitely Ministries. He rallied round his Chinese interpreter was shouting...ye, the Ball was a great minister's garden. So I put on that, the money a 10-Be Even borrowing from foreign sources without endangering flag MM. Viviani and Briand and out the nameofthe defendant until success and my two extremities clean collar out of respect for as a contribution to the build its integrity, and, in the peculiar circumstances existing, created a new Ministry, which he he was nearly black in the face, were right sore for a couple of the cloth and deondered round. ing, fund of the new Wee Free that observation applies with special force to China, called the Ministry of Labour. but nobody was prepared to come days after, no to speak of my When I got a sight of the kirk. From the look on the The matter becomes even worse still if agreements are entered into without the knowledge of the Govern his office as Prime Minister of the European Sageant "who
as alleged, This was during the first term of up. Then it dawned upon the wrist shaking forage as minister he was sitting groos-minister's face when he heard ment. That such things can happen is proof of the weak hold French Republic.
was was saying, a very well manged ing on a garden seas and, that I thought that the pain had His Ministry which the administration has on the reins of government. That, failed after a dramatic verbal duel prosecuting, tha: the defendant affair indeed.
Janet was on the thinking that he had sat down come on again, but he paid up after all, has been the dangerous point in Chinese affairs for a very between bimself and M. Delcasse was a Japanes. Then strolled stage at supper and in fine fettle on some of the bees, I began like a man, though what he said long time, for, whatever views we may hold on the quarrel between in the Chamber of Deputies in Jale, in a man of this mace, and with and no' a cheep out of her head to apologise. Βαι no strong controlling authority or personality at the helm, and the and bia attitude on the "Dreyfus him courage to beat the ordeal.nadged me for to stand up of all the trouble, It ad been Andis aye maintained that it consequence hes necessarily been confusion and chaos. Cliques case, created no little sensation. Does he know English?" en- when the Governor have succeeded alíques in seeming control, what has been done He made numerous adversaries; gaired Mr. Wood of the Japanese. to supper.
came in sore for months, he said, and the fina As I said after-best Doctors in Edinburgh had Mind ye, a ininister's terribl
couldna" stand plain English. by one party has been undone by another and, worst of all, much of who called him the tyrant." what has been engineered has been done under the closk of He was a staunch Republican wES
Ano, he kiowa little." There wards it
his jos if a look at it and had ordered handicapped at times when i secrecy. It can even be believed that there have been traitors in and one who ever espoused "Has he got a dog and has he in the stretch for the supper poultices in the
no parleying after this, he was late in getting off his mark hot-air baths, massage and comes to standing pain or reliev in the camp who have not hesitated to sell the nation's birthright Democracy. M. Clemenceau
way of for mess of pottage..
was a doctor by education but a got a licence queried Mr. table, besides it wasne' fair to trimmings, so to speak. He also his mind. It was a good
that he was an Among the many other reports gaining currency is one that a journalist by inclination and ever Wood in a businesslike manner, judge my appetite. w his and me let on that one of them was
an Episcopalian either, for kneeling on a secret agreement exists allowing Japan to control the Shantung since the age of twenty had dab He had a dog, true, and he had fixed up to dance No. 11 Lancers coming up the next week lanokat a time Railway is consideration of handing back Tsingtan. But why the bed in journalism. His first & licence, doubly true. Then wi' Mre. MacPherson in another to cut retrocession of Tsingtao, should be made conditional on any arrange journal was Le Travail, and after what was wrong ? Nothing five minutes. And what's more So he and I had a long mant of that kind we cannot see, as when Japen went into occupa a short time this paper's obsequies except that defendant was forbys the Governor was too confsh about it and I advised tion she openly declared that she did so with a view to the were performed. This was folignorant of the law and busy enjoying himself orybaw him to let And Dunema, the eventual restoration of the settlement to Chine. Looking at all the lowed afterwards by other news thought that the licence to pay suy attention to delf like blacksmith, have a look at the reports and statements, official and unofficial, we cannot escape the papers. Before he became Premier he got last time would suffice till us. But she said I was to knee and see what he could mak conclusion that sacrat, agreements, probably many in number, do the second time, he was editor of the Millenium, Mr. Wood (after behav exist between China and Japan, and, moreover, that the Chinese L'Homme Labre, and he threw the explanation): Oh Military Party has had a deal to do with the conclusion of these that up when France was in. sorstand The face of the China sasuredly needs cleansing of militaziam these days, and until need of him. Political rivalries
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1919.
THE OUTLOOK IN CHINA.
A GREAT FIGHTER:
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occasion
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North and South, the outstanding fact has been that there has been 1999. He was a defender of Dreyfus him caneanother Japanese to give all night excepting when she was the knee that was the cause or Greek, I expect
I couldna' repeat it was Hebrew
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this element in her affairs is awept into the background there will and class antagoniam may beamed and he felt the crisis always be a danger of the country getting into serious controvezzies - possibly socount for the attempt, over endangering the very inducendance of the nation as a whole.
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