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SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINTS

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$228 五拜禮號五廿月四蓁港香 FRIDAY, APRIL 25. 1919.

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SPECIAL TELEGRAMS,

(From Our Own Carrespondent V

CREW OF A WRECKED STEAMER.

Singapore, April 24.

SINGAPORE DOCTOR HONOURED.

Singapore, April 24. Dr. Bardhan, Assistant Pathologist at the Hospital, has been presented by His Excellency the Governor with the badge and sanad of the title of Rai Sabib granted to him by the Government of India.

A SHIPPING DELAY.

Singapore, April 24.

The British India steamship Fulials, with mails on board, bad to put back to port with a burst steam pipe. She re-sailed in the

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KEEP TO THE PAVEMENT. SATURDAY'S GYMKHANA. DENMARK AND SCHLESWIG.

CONSTABLE FINED FOR EXCEEDING HIS DUTY.

SOME TIPS.

Owing to two Gymkhana hiv- ing to be run through within one month, the training has been very

course.

Con-

First RaceMorning Star. Second Race-Malcolm.

Fourth Race --Dusky, Sixth Race:-Viola. Seventh Race-Pink Eye or Mountain Ford.

PROGRESS OF THE MOVE-

MENT FOR REUNION.

now settlement, writes

CORRESPONDENCE.

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To-Day's Exchange. A

The closing rate of the dollar

on demand to day was 3s 4.15-160. The Weather.

Forecast: cloudy, Barometer: 29.87. Temperature 2 p. 76. Humidity 2 p.m.----90.

LEST WE FORGET.

Sin-I had no desire to en- A cross-summons for assault

When last the Observer dealtoroach a second time en "your The steamer Phyes has brought in the captain and crew of the was to-day brought by Mr. J. M.much upset and probably some with the question of the Schleswig valuable columns Anant the 8.5. Gaper Shell, who had been wrecked off the African coast.

d'Almada Remedice against the outsiders may come in on Satur-Danes it was only possible to Police Reserves, but, since the Indian constable in connection day. The rain bas interfered sketch the general lines of the leaderettes in your papers of the with the recent case in which he with the training and the

23rd and 24th inst. and the letter was fined $9 on a charge of course has been heavy.

of "Willing to Carry on" tendo) assaulting the constable when sequently the gallops took place correspondent. However, it was create the mistaken impression Something like 200,000 natives the latter ordered him to "keep yesterday on the sand or heavy already then obvious that Danish that all grumblers are slackers had been done to death by the to the pavement." The constable

claims would be based on the self-service. I cannot refrain from German soldiers towards their and men who were pressed into Germans. The brutality of the was fined $2 on the cross-sum-

An Early Bird" gives the determination of the peoples las doing so lest I be considered one

native porters WAS shooking mons, it being found that he used unnecessary force in the exe following tips-

laid down by the Rigsdag's reso of the same class.

These porters ware overburdened, cution of his duty.

I joined up voluntarily in 1915, and when one became exhausted fation of October 23) and conse-whilst the Corps was in its in- he was shot in cold blod. When quently, the procedure suggested fancy, and have performed every hostilities began the Germans Third RaceGrey Mouse or by the Schleswig Danes them-duty alloned to me. In addition, seized all the native clergy and Rochester.

The native priest was selves hasbeen generally accepted voluntary duties and attended put in chains and compelled to

I have performed many extra teachers. as the right one in Denmark. The every drill, musketry practice work on the roads, while the aims of this policy, which was and inspection. My record is a clergy and teachers were pressed proclaimed on November 17 by clean one, and I may safely say into service as porters, and many the Controlling Council of the I have always been relied upon of them died from exhaustion and The treatment of the for extra voluntary work. Yet,disease. Voters Union (the political organ_Mr. Editor, I am discontented Indian prisoners of war captured isation of the Schleswig Danes for the same reasons that have in the early months of the war are as follows:-

made 80 per cent. of the force was most disgraceful Improper likewise. (Willing to Carry On," food was provided, and, when In North Schleswig proper please note the percentage).

large numbers of them fell sick, a (bounded to the south by a line running across the peninsula be-through your columns that the towards them, and the proportion Though I am pleased to learn callous indifference was shown

tween points situated north of search supervising duties will be of deaths was an alarming one. Flensborg and south-west of shared equally by all, yet it does-Statement made by the Rep. Tonder) a general plebiscite was appear preposterous that theClement O. Andrews, one of a party. demanded. Outside. the towns (regulars cannot spare four or five of British missionaries in German where some 20 per cent. speak men for wharf duties and thereby East Africa who have since arrived German, this part of the coun-give the whole force a well in London, to a representative of

is almost exclusively Danish earned rest.

the Times." Published January in language and overwhelmingly

22, 1917. Danish in sentiment. The south- ero districts of the sparsely populated moor lands in the central part of the peninsula have at the later

Sir, Awaiting elections to the Berlin Reichstag sounded the right note when he

afternoon.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

DEATH OF DR. TIMOTHY RICHARD.

London, April 20.

The death is announced of Doctor Timothy Richard, D.D., Litt D, the well known Baptist Missionary, aged 13 years. fr. Richard saw much service in Chica, He was Public Almoser in the greatest famine in history, lecturer to Mar. darina, adviser to the Governor of Shansi and to the Emperor Kuang Hau He was chosen by the Chinese

them in the arbitration after the Boxer to represent Trouble. He had many Chinese, decorations and was given the rank of Mandarin of the first grade. With his colleagues he published more than 300 books.

THE INDIAN SITUATION

Calcutta, April 11* The week-end passive resistance demonstrations, which the Marwaris began by interfering with tram-

the closing of shops and passengers.

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taxicab strike, culminated in serious riot. ing in the Indian quarter. Several Europeans wore assaulted. The police were stoned and some oficers were injured. The military were called out and compelled to fire, causing a dozen casualties, after which order was restored. The military are guarding the Indian quarter.

Frum Lahore several agitators have been deported to an unknown destination. The General commanding told the shopkeepers that nolese they open within forty-eight hours their shops will be forced and the contents auctioned.

At Simla on the 15th a mob at Gagranwala in the Pun- jab attacked a train and wrecked the railway station. Aero- planes from Lahore bombed and machine-gunned the crowd.

London, April 20.

The Press Bureau says the Viceroy telegraphed to-day that all is quiet at Lahore. A number of people are coming in repentant. A mob today attacked the station of Narobi. The Bengal State Offences Regulation has been extended "to Gujarat District, Railway communications have been re- stored Mobile columns are working and arrests have been made. In the North West Frontier Province nothing is reported. In Delhi the shops are open. "All is quiet in Bombay Presidency. Two agitators distributing inflama DA- tory leaflets were arrested. From Calcutta nothing is

reported.

CANTON TIMES.

With the exception of several cases which had been withdrawn

YESTERDAY'S GALLOPS. Tyram Chief. 34 mile.-36.3/5, 1.09, 1.42.

Pink Eye, 1 uile.-37-25; 1.14- 15; 1.50 15; 2,25-2,5.

Rochester, 4 mile-34-25;

1.6-3/5.

Catford, 3/4 mile.-42; 1.17; 1.49-3/5.

Swallow, 1 Aile.40-45: 1.18 94; 1,524/5; 222-3/5.

His Worship, in giving his decision, said that at the previous hearing, the only evidence he could go on was that of the two witnesses in the case of assault. He afterwards enquired from the C.S. P. to what extent the latter could rely on the Indian con- stables. and the information given was to the effect that Mr. Wolfe could not always rely on the Indians to act according to their instructions. His Warship be- lieved that in the present case the

Flyford, M. Ford and Maybe, Indian had excreded his instruct-mile.-43-25; 1.18; 1.51-25. ions. His Worship thought. Seyhoon, 34 mile-49: 1.3 when the case first came up, that 2.12. the Indian was acting within his Love Joy, mile. last instructions in regulating pedas-23-25: 1.8-2-5, trian traffic crossing the road. His Worship now came to the conclusion that it would be right not to convin the defendant Remedios for assaulting the Police because the Indian constable had exceeded his duty in the beginn- ing in using force about it. For that reason he (his Worship) was prepared to bold that the Indian had exceeded his duty in his instructions, and that he was to blame for the buble which hal been caused. His Worship Viola and Second Fiddle. I mile. rather thought at the time that--35; 1.10-2/3; 1,45;217-45: 220 the Indian constable was right, Morning Star and W. Worker, but he gathered afterwards that mile-37-2/3; 1.9-4/3; 1.44. he was not justified in his actions. He would, therefore, fegard the de- fendant Remedios as discharged. Having regard to the fact that the Indian exceeded his duty in using towards unnecessary violence. Remedios and in bringing him to the Station, his Worship thought that the Indian should pay & small sum-as a fine, or that the penalty which had been inflicted on the defendant thould be trans- ferred to the Indian constable, to mark that it was not necessary for him to use so much force in any cases of this sort.

Mr. Shenton said that they were quite satisfied with the de- cision. They were not vindictive in any sense of the word.

His Worship said. that there was reason to inflict a fine on the constable. It was to make the constables more careful.

The Indian constable was fined 12 on the cross-summons and was

cautioned by the Magistrate.

SUGGESTIONS STILL COMING. IN.

Grey Mouse.-40; 1.18: 150. Reg Dablic, 1 mile-51: 16 0.29; 3.01; 3.34.

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*Salamander, 1⁄4 mile.-36: 1.10; 1.42-2/5.

B. Daylight, 34 mile.-39; 1.74,

1.45-2.5.

Smoke Box, 1 mile-39.1.14; 1.49-3.5; 2.25...‚'

25: 1.45.

SHANGHAI FIRE BRIGADE.

shown German majorities in

Yours etc.. DISGUSTED." Hongkong. April 25, 1919.

ones."

Discharge"

Chang Jok-lam, Tuchub of Fengtein; has replied to the On Fook Party, which asked for

saying defence matters on the half, a score of parishes. But said that "Willing to Carry On Protection for the new Parliament,

be cast may be one of the

favoured Mongolian border are more im- even if the votes will in the same way when the pres-

portant than an internal quarrel. sure of Prussian officialdom has

For writing something to the He is even thinking of recalling beet removed, still some 75-80 per same effect to his pony-pout all troops and concentrating his cent. of the population in North-C. was disciplinarily tried and attention on this question. Schleswig proper are sure to vote severely reprimanded.

A casual glance at the names for re-union with Denmark.

of the N. C. O's and pong-pants of one of the Platoons would bring subwitted Lok's proposal regard- home to the most uninitiated the ing the reduction of troops, requesting that the expenses, for saying "blood is thicker than that purpose be borne by the

one see the of some of the

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Luk Wing-ting's delegate in- the President and terviewed

It is consequently on the cards that these parts will be redeemed. but the line mentioned. above

1.45; 222-3/5.

Meymoon. 1 mile.-36; 1.10; does not correspond with the water when

Central Government. boundary between the Danish and similarity

Yesterday the Conference con- Alexander, mile-38; 13the German tongue: while the surnames.

Slackers or no slackers, this regarding the

tinned the committee discussion starting-points of the linguistier |

administrativé, in the coastal regions roughly mode of recommending for pro-financial and reorganisation coincide with the divide between motion, by Platoon Commander

questions. Concerning the North, and Middle Schleswig, the and others, one's brudder ornarcial question, they made Danish-speaking districts for a brudder's brudder" is not

particular reference to the salient towards the south in the healthy game in an organisation

question of how to draw central parts, and though in for-like the Police Reserva, and is it dividing lines between the nation mer years Danish sympathies a wonder to Mr. "Willing to and local taxes. All... the TO BE REORGANISED, have петет been pronounced Carry On that there is such a

down there, a movement for lot of discontent in the force? delegates approved the sug gestions made and decided to reunion with Denmark has gain- Thanking you for the space in include this question in the local ed strength in the northern and your paper,

administration. question thorough consideration.

A certain Northern party has made strong efforts to advocate abolishing the post of Vice President, on the ground that all recent troubles in the country have been caused by the strife for the Vice Presidency.

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by the plaintiffs, the cases of WAR MEMORIAL SCHEME. friction, or the merits of a paid as individual parishes. Especially Comm. Z. H. Volpicelli, Consul. General for Italy, at Canton will the Bureau of Liquidation of soon leave here for Italy. The the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, Hon. Mr. Tsen Chun-Asuan. and Shameen. against a number the Hon. Mr. Wa Ting-fang, of German debtors for over- Administrative Directors of the drawing from the said Bank Constitutionalist Government and other prominent leaders will the sum of more than $370,009. accordhim a farewell reception on

Government Buildings.

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with interest, at last came to an

Yours etc..

R. Z. N.

TO-DAY'S "

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

for

He was thea

The Council's decision to re- eastern parishes of this salient organise the Fire Brigade on the since the revolution in Germeny basis of merging the voluntary made it possible for the inhabit-Hongkong. April 25, 1919. firemen into a body of paid emants to voice their sentiments.

Due attention will, of course, ployees. and concentrating thei

the be given to this movement, and existing departments of Brigade at the newly, established the North Schleswig Danes have Hoogkew Station, has brought suggested that these rather mixed about some friction in the Brigade districts are not to be treated as (says the Shangkri Gazette). a whole, but that a particular Without going into the causes of vote ought to be taken in the

& BRAVE PIANIST. against a voluntary system of firelia these districts safeguards (Wah Taz Yat Po Service.) service, it is sufficient to note that against interference with the

During an interval at a milit- Peking, April 24. no great city in the world which polling must, however, be found,

ary ball at Fanny Stratford, the The question of Siem's ill-treat pianist, Mr. Arthur Lampill, of has tried both systems, has ever because the German element has

ment of Chinese merchants has Wolverton, went outside and fell reverted to the voluntary system already resorted to violence and after having once abandoned it, tried to break up Danish meet-been referred to Paris by the over some barbed wire, breaking

Foreign Ministry.

his leg. He returned to this ball Changes from the voluntary to ings. the paid systems in many of the

The Chibli Assembly telegraph-room and, although in great paine. large cities of the United States At-present, however, the future ed President Wilson, Mr. Lloyd played through the remainder of

and the programme. The War Memorial scheme is resulted in riots and disturbances allegiance of Flensborg is the George, M. Clemenceau Saturday next, April, 26, at the end a few days ago, when the not now being so keenly discussed of various kinds, but the system point at issue. The town has Signor Orlando- yesterday, re-taken to Northampton Hospital,

Local Court of Justice gave judg-in the Press as some time ago. ment for the plaintiffs with costs. About fifty suggestions have been was adopted, and now it would about 60,000 inhabitants, and questing their assistance in the where he died from the fajcias By order of the Civil Governor, Mr. H. Y Loo, M. A. Barrister- sent in, and practically every day in all probability cause riots if an some 90 per cent of these are recovery of Kiaochow.

Luk Ching-cheoug, bead dele- the Financial Commissioner has at Law, appeared for the plain- the War Memorial Committee attempt were made to restore the German-speaking, but an active appropriated & sum of $5,000 to tiffs. The defendants were not is receiving further suggestions.

old system.

Danish minority is conducting a gate in Paris, has wired stating the Athletic Party to the Eastern defended by lawyers.

That a voluntary system should determined campaign for reunion that in the disposal of enemy Regarding the proposed Govern- be in force in Shanghai, has been with their race, and meetings are warships, China is entitled to four Olympiad. But the Provincial

ment grant, it is believed that

He requests that Hon. Mr. Claud Severn has of strangers, and Shanghai has Denmark

a matter of comment on the part held in support of this demand in submarines.

proper; a petition officers be sent to take charge of Chinese merchants in Siam decided to wait until the new been dubbed "slow" in this matter for retrocession signed by of these submarines, to be borrowed from Mr. Chen have sent in an appeal to the Governor arrives. The Memorial The service rendered by volun- 3,401 of the townspeople (male

The Finance Ministry has Lim-pak, Compradore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. Civil Governor requesting that will most likely cost a milliotteers is most disinterested, and and female) has been forwarded granted a charter for the incoT-1

steps

be taken to prevent the dollars, and it is thought that the considering that they are not all to the Copenhagen Government: portion of the Sino-American Siamese Goverment from Government grant should be at times, at the Stations, is beyond but if the population of Flensborg | Bank interfering with the freedom of least half-a-million.

reproach. There is, however, themselves do not pronounce

Shanghai, April 24. Cie: Gle. d'Extreme-Orient, afthe Chinese residents there as it (

The President has hinted to the Before deciding anything, the the question of new methods, decidedly for incorporation with new French Silk Co., will be happened recently that the Siam-War Memorisi Committee will specially trained men and officers, Denmark the town will hardly be members of the New Parliament

TO-MORROW. opened early next month in the ese authorities interfered with the call a meeting of all the Sub-care and supervision of apparatus, claimed by the vast majority of that they should find a way of French Concession, Shameen. Chinese schools and compelled Committees, so that everybody with rigid discipline incident to a the Danish people, and so far dissolving themselves or else let Gymbana Club.Second Meet- Mr. J. J. Pasquier is appointed the Chinese children to study the will have an opportunity of paid department, which must be public manifestations apparently the Shanghai Conference decide ing at Happy Valley as the manager, and Mr. Wong Siamese language instead of

taken into consideration in any point to the effect that the plur-their fate. Following the Pre- The Howitt Phillips Co., at the King Chuen, & wealthy merchant Chinese, The Chinese residents speaking for his scheme.

proposal to reorganise the Bri-ality of the inhabitants are insident's lead, the Fremier wrote Theatre Boya!—” has obtained the compradoreship in Biam have appointed a delega- | The Peace Celebrations Com- gade.

favour of the connection with the Lower House saying the Toronto. 9.15 of the company. Mr. Pasquier is tion to come to Canton to place mittes is now busy collecting. In seems to be purely a matter Germany. Apart from Flensborg Shanghai Conference had power Victoria Theatre 9.15

* guest at the Victoria the matter before the Canton | subscriptions, and already $30,000. of deciding the best thing to do a population of some 160,000 to, to discus the question of

Government-Canton Times' his been raised. şi

and that is up to the Connell, 170,000 is likely to be redeemed. Parliament.

Treasury is so empty that even this small amount of $5,000 had

ing Corporation.

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received.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY

Aladdin at the Royal Naval Theatre.-3.15 p.m.

Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15

D.D?

Man from

Coronet Theatre: 5115 aid 315.