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REMEDIOS. At her residence, No. 14, Belilies Terrace. Hong- keng, on 18th November at 2 p.m.. Cecilia Rios, the beloved wife of P. H. Remedios, aged 31 years. Deeply regretted. Shanghai, Canton and Macso papers please copy.

The funeral will take place this evening, the cortege passing the Monument at 5.15 p.m.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1919.

AMERICA'S FOREIGN POLICY.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

FEERLE TALK

were

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1919.

DAY BY DAY.

อ

KIND WORDS COST NOTHING BUT ARE WORTH MUCH.

The Hon. Mr. John Johnstone

The

It was

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ARMED ROBBERY FRAWLEY COMPANY SERIOUS TROUBLE TO-DAY'S CASE AT THE THE FORTUNE-HUNTER." Reater has not favoured us

AT FOOCHOW. SESSIONS. with any lengthy account of the

The resources of the AMERICANS REPORTED speeches delivered at the annual

Frawley Today is the 65th birthday of Sessions were resumed to-day comedies were not exhausted by paper, the Tran Won Yat Po.

November

Company Criminal

in dinner of the China Association Pope Benedict XV.

the WOUNDED BY JAPANESE. Way of providing excellent just hell in London, but from the

before Sir William Rees Davies, previous plays, for last night issued the following telegram as Yesterday a local vernacular summary to hand of the Chair-"

K.C., Chief Justice." man's oration it would appear that the same old platitudes and arrives back in the Colony to-day indicted on a charge af armed played to an audience whichchow (Fukien) killed a certain comedy which was as much aan Extra-Shanghai, Nov. 18- Leung In and Tong Ip were success as its predecessors, was The Japaness residents in Foo- generalities were indulged in. The

robbery in Victoria, Hongkong, might well have been a larger student surnamed Ho, and forced listeners were told that there was

on the 25th October last. still grave unrest in China, but

Yesterday's health return

The first accused pleaded not of the production.

one, considering the excellence their way into the Y.M.C.A. while there

shows ne fatal reasons for

Cas9 of

guilty to the diphtheria the riction being a stealing a quantity of thing. missed last night.

first count of delightful treat that many people two Americans, and killed one pessimism there was also a

where they shot and wounded more encouraging aspect

Chinese. in the commercial and industrial

but qualified his admission hy deaying stealing a

As Nat" Duncan, the penni-

and wounded eleven soldiers and sitation, Words like these Mr. J.K. Brand, the jockey who mentioned in the charge.

sum of $80 less fortune-hunter, Mr. Albert

policemen. Thirteen Japanese remind us of the stump orators

scored much

He Morrison was a continuous source cluding the Chief of the Japanese in the pleaded guilty to

wore arrested on the spot, in- who usually assure their hearers. Shanghai Races arrived yester- count of stealing a quantity of financier (Mr. Rodney Hide-

the second of merriment. A rising young Consulate Police. no matter what the topic may be, day. He will ride for Mr. jewellery from a Chinese woman, that whilst things might be better. Dowi izgin at the St. Andrew's

brand) advised Nar that the

The Chiness Commissioner for they might also be worse. That, Race Meeting.

His Lordship (to the Attorney quickest way to get rich is to Foreign Affairs (Wong), in com- we suppose, is true of everything, |

General)Do you accert his marry an heiress, and that the pliance with the wish of the plea of guilty to No. 1 count so as a serious contribution to the Far Eastern problem the value of M. John Plummer were this Four Lordship.

shortest road to her heart is to Japanese Consulate, has released The Attomey-eneral: Yes, turn into a smug, saintly church the arrested Japanese, Three chair coales engaged by

The Foreign Consuls at Foo- chow have summoned an extra- ordinary meeting for the purpose of discussing the advisability of summoning foreign warships to that port.

such verbiage is absolutely nil.. Its transmission by cable to the uttermost parts of the earth is sheer waste of money, too. that represents the cream of the speech-making at this particular gathering, then we are sorry that the diners bad a good mest spoil- ed by having to listen to such colourless charter.

HARD FACTS.

Reasons for

success

goer, The prisoner was then told to smokes or

advice

morning fined $8 on charges of unlawfully absenting them-stand down while the case was proceeded with against the second selves from service and of lacking a bearer's licence.

accused, who pleaded cor guilty

were

The following jury called: Messrs. E. H. Ray, H. M. da Silva. E. S. Ford, J. F Rut-

attraction. and were tanjee, S. 1. Ismail, F. Giomes

and C. S. Morrison.

left by the Aki. Maru

Amongst the passengers who Senator Burton and Mr. T. Sam- mons, former U.S. Consul at Shanghai. Mr. N. E Keat travelled by the same boat.

The accused were undefended.

was to

some

With

accus-

guilty.

extent circum-

the

LAWN TENNIS. PEAK CLUB DRAWS. The following are the draws in the Peak Tennis tournament:

LADIES SINGLES. Bree: Mrs McE derry, Mrs Cavaline, Mrs Shentor,

Mrs Armstrong Me Taylor. Bree: Mr Arthur Miss Moxon, his Chelin, Miss Leith.

LADIES DOUBLE Mrs Sh-upon and Mrs Arthur

ra and Mive Moxon, dr J.

L. Smith and Mr. MeKichan and Mra McElderry v Taylor and Mrs Armstrong v Mrs Taylor and Mrs Wakeman; Mrs

Bye: MissGordonand Miss Leith.

MIXED DOUBLES.

jr Ardoing, Colonel and Mrs Leslie Smith, Mrs Bolborn and Byes: Miss Maxon and M▸jor

rope, Captain and Mrs. Gray,

Ar bur and Captain Monteith."

who never

drinks, even swears. This Nat very reluctantly avails himself of. He goes to a sleepy country town. where the new role win for him wide spread virtues which he put on for his

On the night of the 16th the does not fail to carry them to the speaking at the On Hop Bridge students of the Y.M.C.A. were Dame Gossip ears of the long-sought heiress when one student was killed and The Attorney General (the Hon.friend had foreseen. To his un-Japanese. The soldiers and po- berself. All turns out as Nat's two were carried away by the

it really true that there is today But coming to points of fact, is

Mr. H. E Pollock, K.C.) said the accustomed role the versatile lice came to the students' rescue. evidence in the case would show Nat soon anything unusually encouraging

that at 3 a.m. on the day in ques self, and profits greatly there shot dead and another student accommodates him-One policeman was, however, about the commercial and indus-received by the American Con- $. Yue Lok Lane, in the Srst floo months, to his dismay he for-

The following telegram wasion the robbery took place at No. 65. for, after a period of six As injured. trial situation in China? recent Conference of British the Manila Observatory at 5.50 concerned. he first witness. the however, a distasteful role for

The sulate General, Hongkong. from

some four or five robbers being gets even how to swear! It was now on strike.

The whole city of Foochow is Chamber of Commerce at Shangam, yesterday. Typhoon south complainant Tang Lai Yuen. him to adopt, as he subsequently hai evidently did not think so, of Manila, over or near Southern would say that he was awaken-shows by marrying the daughter, judging by the many complaints Luzon, moving west. that were voiced against trade

cd by some one seizing hold of a druggist whom circumstances obstructions and the resolution

of him. and he then saw In an action to-day brought by him. The stranger demanded Mr. T. D. Frawley has a role had thrown him in with. As the. dealing with piracy and law-

man pointing a revolver at ben-pecked sheriff of the town, lessness in Kwangtung, "result against Miss F. Turner, of 51. a Chinese female dress-maker

from him the whereabouts of his which is no less amusing. The ing in อ condition affairs

of Hollywood Road, for the recovery wellery and clothing, and re-gloomy predictions on the married detrimental to generally and the prosperity of Pusine

trade of $50 due to her on account, the reiving a reply that they were Suth China. It is self-apparent Melbourne,

State which he uttered to the Judge... Mr.

kept in a shop, threatened to fortune-hunter for the latter's JJustice

Shoot him. One of the robbers benefit evoked much amusement. that civil warest in any country Court, gave judgment for the came across a hox in which the To Miss Beatrice Prentice, in

in the Summary is bound to operate against com- plaintiff with costs.

witness wife kept her jewellers the difficult of role the druggist's It is not often that in Hongkong we get a public expression on Good gorerament and freedom mercial and industrial expansion. matters of international policy from the American point of view. from internal turmoil are the

to which they helped themselves. daughter, great praise is due for and the speeches that were delivered yesterday by Senator Burton first requisites of sound trading dances in connection with the clothing from a chest of drawers, Mr. Henry Crosby also has a The second of the practice house and stole a quantity of was a testimony to her versatility. The robbers then ransacked the her fine emotional acting, which. and Consul General Anderson are more than welcome, in so far as without the former the latter forthcoming St. Andrew's Ball and when they were ready to difficult role to fill as the simple-Cartier. they bring us into a close and personal touch with views held by becomes impossible. Well, we all drew a large gathering to the leave they took down a mosquito minded old druggist. His acting our cousins across the Pacific. At the present juncture of interna- know in what stare China is at pre City Hall last evening. The pre-net and secured the witness tional affairs, the United States looms largely in the picture and by sent a reason of the fact that the leaders of the great Western Republic, divided against itself. The entral some Reels, two

country hopelesslygramme comprised two Eight-and his wife with

was convincing. it.

The other have, in some degree, gone counter to those of their European authority has to control over the Strat' spey Reel, a wal z. a Foxed

One-Steps, a regard

members of, the cast also con- to the first Allies, it is highly desirable that a close study should be made of Provinces, many of which are in Trot and the Lancers. Tea and to the theft of the clothing. the play in more or less important tributed to the success of the who had pleaded the American view-point. These days, by virtue of their tremen-open revolt against the recognised refreshments were served and a the property was found in Peel also be made to Miss Claribel dous significance and their weighty influence on the future, demand Government of the day. Here in very happy time was spent.

roles. Special reference should that there should be frankness of expression and a clear definition the South, industrial development

Street by a Chinese constable Fontaine in the part of the of policy, and from this standpoint even the most bitter enemy of and ordinary commercial inter-

who went there on the 80th heiress, which she carried out America could not find fault. But in paying that tribute one has course a right to be as equally frank. It is not our intention here to refer hampered and retarded because of great hit at their opening show second accused, the evidence of October accompanied by Inspec- are constantly

The (reat Brackens scored a being

tor Grant.

Mr and Mrs McElderry v Mrs very charmingly. to the measures that America has seen fit to take with regard to her the muddled conditions which

With regard to the

TO-NIGHT'S PLAY.

Pearce and Mr. Davisor; Mrs domestic problems, beyond the statement that there is evidence that prevail in Canton and the ever- they made as marvellous wire-

last night at the Victoria Theatre the witnesses of the prosecution, mystery war drama which has Moxon and Mr R. Harcock v

"Taree Faces

Tamory and Colonel Crisp v Miss East," and fully justified the claims who could not identify the accused. been running in New York for Miss Gardan and Mr Leith; America is seriously essaying the task of putting her house in order.changing "political" situation

J Gordon and Mr. Beand; Mrs. 'just as are the other great countries of the world. It is on matters here. How can we possibly hope

Walkers. Most of foreign policy where differences arise.

their turns stantial in regard to the robbery: Frawley offering for to-night. Taylor and Capt in Murray; Mrs nearly a year and a half, is the Colonel and Mrs Taylor Mrs J. The references made to the desirability of maintaining the the expansion of trade so long as for the opening up of China and

are ste original and

some The evidence which the jury This play, written by Anthony Armerong and Mr Miskin v Mr "Open Door" in China, of allowing all nations equal opportunities, the deadlock between North and

ui,u and the rounds of would have to carefully consider Paul Kelly, had never been pre-nd Mrs Cavalier: Mr and Mrs and of helping China to realise her own political independence. will South continues?

applause their work elicited. was that of the Chinese consented outside New York before Banner Miss Leith and Mr "find hearty echo in the minds of all Britishers. It has never been pessimism!" Yes, indeed. That's a good show, and the programme on

were unstinted. They are stable who would tell them that Mr. Frawley brought it to the Burt i the policy of Britain to work for anything else, though there have about the only sensible observa-good value for money. been misinterpretations of some of her past actions which have tion that the Chairman at this and also at the matinee this after-same day on information received and his intimacy and influence Mrs D.vison and Mr Parevicini,

the 29th October he They made erroneously led to different conclusions. As much as any other nation dinner appears to have uttered.

Orient, and its production in report to Inspector the Far East is solely due to Mrs McKichan and Mr Comrie, appear to-night and to-morrow. Grant

Byes: Mr and Mrs N. L. Smith, and later on We realise that China is an open market and are content to come in

the the actor-producer's enterprise Mrs Beavis and M-jor Bawed, on a basis of fair competition. Japan, or any other country, must never

THEATRE LATE-COMERS.

the second accused was pointed with the author and Broadway Mr. Shenton and Mr Raworth. be allowed to get political control that could be exerted against other nations. With regard to the very unfortunate Shantung controversy about the Frawley Company, against Lui Ving at the criminal, took him to the Police Station There is one thing that we like

out to him at Stanley Street and The Case proceeded with arrested. The constable ten and Harris.

producing combination-Cohan that has arisen in regard to the Peace Treaty, one must preface an apart from its all-round excell Sessions yesterday for entering and later went with him to Chung service intricacy; a fascinating!

́. MEN'S SINGLES. opicion by saying that a complete general agreement was a thing that ence.

The play is an absorbing secret G Mikia. C.Styrk.

Brar: Beckett, Capt. Murray," could scarcely have been possible, seeing the number of conflicting which it puts rigorously into Praya East on the 26th Septem- he pointed

We refer to its belief, ship guard's house at No. 69 Hing Lane, to interests affected.. All one could really have hoped for was a practice, of starting its performber last, has been concluded, his baskets in which was part of the two natione, and its interest is Brand Mir Elward, M›j † house where battle of wits between the chiefs way: C Blaker A. P. R wort!: Mr Lerlie Smith H. C. B. general spirit of compromise a spirit of give and take, and even at ances strictly to the avertised Lordship the

rattan of the intelligence departments of. L. Smith C p. Dves: R A. this late hour it would be fully to despair of an amicable arrange-time.

Chief But we fear that the Com-sentencing the accused to five lived at No. 52, Third Street the inability of the audience to the Dru!; J. G. Alabaster ment being come to. It is in regard to the larger issues of the pany cannot have thought much years hard labour and to receive would say that the two accused letermine who is the master spp. E. Budro

Jastice stolen clothing. A witness who maintained to the end through Bawen.v League of Nations where one is forced to say that the attitude of about, making allowances for a six strokes of the "cat." The came

Mjar "Ard fine; Col. some members of the American Senate is extremely disappointing. Hongkong audience, a consider same term of imprisonment with two It is just as well to outspoken, for to "beat about the bush" would able proportion of which equal's 10 strokes

Suspense is the keynote of the only result in obscuring one's idea. in cavilling as they have done believes in arriving late, whether inficted on two other Chinese between them concerning the role. which is played by Miss

of the "cat"

production, providing the forceful was he overheard น American Senators have failed to contribute that share of the spirit out of sheer indifference or to be who were tried by the Puisne ways of making money.

conversation

element for the chief feminine of compromise to the problems of the day that their's was the great set of men" we should not care urge on is the New Territories came again to the witness' house, British Intelligence Department. ini. Crimirie and C. Stark, Opportunity to give: they have shown, at the very least, that the to say.

Judge on a charge of robbery at evening of the 24th. the four men

On the Vera Doria. Mr. Frawley has a

MEN'S DOUBLES It has been most annoy- A has left them with the old ideas of mistrust and doubt; anding of late, however, for those on October 4th.

powerful part as chief of the A. T. Baraig and P G. de Faravi- Byes: G. Miskin and C. Blaker, they have read into the provisions of the Leagu: a spirit and o

He asked one of them if they bad are ai the purpose that is foreign to its very Intention.

Theatre Whether wiser well on time" to be sub-

conie to any scheme for making story of "Three Faces East" may Raworth, A. C. Leith and T. W. counsels will prevail time alone will show, but the so-called jected to interruptions caused by Marine Magistrate, to-day fined

In order that the thread of the Major Leslie Smith and ▲ B. reservations that have governed the Senate's acceptance of the the late birds. One likes to get a the master of steam launch Hop:

Captain Basil Taylour, R N money and received the answer the followed satisfactorily, panct-Hill, Beckett and E. B.C, Hornell, League's clauses, cannot fail to have a harmful effect upon the good grip of the play from the On 8:00 for wilfully neglecting to five years hard labour. The wil rise for the prologue Monteith and Draitt. Colar el uality is highly desirable and the N. L. Smith and S. B. McElderry. present effort to secure a lasting world-wide prace. The contention very start in order to take an

audience in reminded that the Way and Huds n v Captain of the great self-governing Colonies of the British Empire that they intelligent interest in it, but this are entire separate voice on the Council of the League is often made utterly impossible in the harbour on

to stop his launch when called on first prisoner was also ordered to

at 9.15 sbarp. tu do so by a Police Officer receive ten strokes of the

Loring and J. Taylor Maj›r. is only natural following upon their unstinted individual contribu- by late-comers scrambling into tions to the common victory. The right of other nations to have their seats and upsetting every-to ease the engines of bis launch 13th

Ben and Captain Oliver. instant. For unlawfully failing distinct and direct action with them, apart from Britain, will be body occupying reservations any. conceded by all thoughtful men, and even now one sees a movement where

near them. Hongkong the entrance at

o dead slow and pass through to give effect to the complete separate individuality of the nations folk need to revise their ways in concerned. As parts of the British Empire they will always remain this regard. Circumstances may entering Yaumati typhoon shel-

It has already been announced Coles and Colonel Mayhew J. C." a speed not CHINESE WOMAN'S SUICIDE exceeding thrée knots when nations, bound together only by a common sentiment and kinship, occasionally, or asyissing a regulation lights whilst towing resulting from a self.inficted company, and news has come to are:-First and Second, end of by reason of their very birth and constitution, but as independent of course, occur to make one late ter, and for failing to carry the was brought to the Central Police from Miss Marie Tempest to-Elards and C.psin Devier.

in Hongkong that the Colony AL bastern Comie, Colonel Yesterday a Chinese woman will soon be having a visit Crap and Captain Murray, Mejor they are destined to take their place among those whose counsels particular tram or ferry, but there in harbour."

Station ir a will guide the world to a brighter and better state of things.

dying condition, gether with a big comedy! It is on matters such as these that American foreign policy basit a regular practice to turn up Lo defended.

The time limits for the scanda Es a whole best of folk who make find the master $200. Mr. M. K. wound in her throat

Captain Taylour been a disappointment. One has usually associated an invigorating late, If the Theatre doors were

band that the party had freshness with the American school of thought-the composition barred against them for a com

It appears that on the day most successful tour in South Fourth, 17th December..

November; Third, 10th December; and history of the nation giving it a freedom of view that the older plete act, they might then learn

previous, the woman, who is a Africa, before proceeding to hair-dresser and lives at No. 84 India.

Hemi-k's 27.h. Deer mber, countries of Europe could scarcely hope for. History can afford more to amend their ways and show a

Opening at Bombay Fizsla no dates to be fixed later, than a few examples of what we mean.

Staunton Street, cut her throat the Contributing, as she did, in little more consideration for other

Company WES due to such decisive manner to the victory of right over might, America was people.

with a razor in consequence, it is go on to Calcutta and Rangoon, fore the Company finds itself in favoured with a unique opportunity to contribute in liberal manner!

alleged, of a quarrel with some and then to Penang. Ipoh, Kula-Hongkong. to the common effort to rid the world of the menace of future wars.

other person. The other inmates lumpur, Singapore, Hongkong, In the matter of stage furnish- Whatever else may be said, the recent actions of Great Britain and

of the house, on discovering the Shangbai, Tientsin Peking, ing. a great scheme has been France have proved that, even to the point of leaving their national

A HONOLULU DRINK."

conditon of the woman, did not re- Manila, Tokyo, This morning the wreck of the port the matter to the Police, but Yokohama, proceeding thence to which that the clumsy frame." Kobe, and evolved for the Far Eastern tour, safety open to challenge, they have proceeded to carry out the revival of the native drink, okole gear, appurtenances, etc., as she assistance in saving her life and east. The repertoire consjets by scenery painted on draperies, Honolulu There has been as. Taiwan Maru with, all her busied themselves in rendering America, south, west, middle-west work scenery has been superceded fundamental Ideas underlying the League of Nations as proof of hao, a distilled liquor of great now lies stranded in the Hainan Only when her condition was of some fifteen Tempast' cam-tapestries, chintzes and sacking. their sincerity. As Mr. Balfour so recently asserted there is needed potency, which retails for $2 a Straits, the manifestation of a great toleration and trust if there is now to be quart. Federal officers are ar- auction by Mr. George Lam- occur to them of reporting the World Tour Company travels reached us the scheme is working Was put established that amicable international relationship which the world resting vendors of okohebaro. Amert, the auctioneer, and was matter to the Police.....

up to past all human help, did the idea efies, and the entire Tempest According to reports which have is so ripe for. In the hands of America there rests the power to native girl, 12 years old, drank knocked down to Mr. Kong Yung- decide, and not only for the sake of the greater world but the sake some of the stuff and swam out hing for $400. Bidding started at waris, and her remains have minutest detail

with stata furnishing and with great success, and better The woman died soon after equipment complete of her own posterity, she needs a broader outlook than that so far in a heavy ses and killed a maz- $100 and went up steadily by bees removed to the Pubic whole repertoire.

to the effects and truer atmosphere are revealed,

for the obtained by this means than was eating shark with a jacknife; increases of $25.

It should ever possible by the old clums Mortuary.

5000.

tbe

WRECK SOLN TAIWAN MARU FETCHES $400.

out.

two

t bis house to meel other

men and

that

"Yes, from No. 8. Yde Lok Lane."

Evidence was then called. Both accused were sentenced

cat".

CUT HER THROAT.

MARIE TEMPEST. SHOULD BE HERE IN THE SPRING.

Byer: JW. Taylor, framartis, Pde Per vicioi, . I Barnie, C.p. Monteith.

Byer: M-jr Arjoino and Commander Holborn, A. L. Gace and R. A: Brand, J. H. Congd n and C. L SA ides. Colonel

not be very late in the spring bember props,

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