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NOTES & COMMENTS.

U.. §, REPUBLICANS' CHOICE.

DAY BY DAY.

WHERE

MONEY - 13. THE WORTH. THE

The nawa that Senator Warren | MEASURE | OF

G. Harding has bean chosen 13 WRONG FERSŪNG ARE ALWAYS the Republican candidate for the UPFERMOST. U. A Presidency indicates that the unexpected has happened.

Less than a' week ago," "Major) Saltan Faxior was to-day "fined General Wood, Govarnar Lowden $5 for failing to register himsalf and Senator Hiram Johnson ware on arrival in the Colony. regarded as "the big three" in the. contest, and the supporters of each were confident of victory at

health Yesterday's the Convention. The fact, bow-shows three cases of plague (one aver, was that the best claims of fatal) and one fatal occurrence, any of the three did not amount of small par. All the sufferers

to much more than a quarter ware Chinese, of the total number of delegates

talk “dark

horses," in which connection the names of ex-President Taft, Mr. Hughes (who was beaten by President Wilson in the last

return

TRAMGAR INCIDENT.

BRITISHER SUMMONED,

FOR ASSAULT,

MISS TEMPEST LOSES A KITCHEN.

TO-DAY MISCELLANY,

A difault thing to do, but Miss The National Liberal Fedars- Omar' lamail, a clerk employed Tempest has done it. Somehow, tlon is a machine which the at the International Bank, to-day she has stif? a hotel lounge and a | Liberal party owes to Mr. Cham- mummoned A. Grunaitt, before garden, but her kitaban has vani-berlain. In mid-Victorian times Mr. N. L. Smith, for assault. shed. It is customary for dramatic people who bad a new social or

Mr. Leo d'Almada represented

stars to lose diamonds or valuable political idea usually planted it in the complainant

dogs, and though 000 may Manchester, but Manchester lost suspect the hand of the Press induenca in Liberalism when she In evidence, the complainant) said that on the 26th ultimo he there is nothing inherently rejected Mr. Bright, and in 1877, boarded a tramcar near the King to lose a kitchen, as Oscar Wilde Federation was furmed, Birming

Impossible in the occurrence, but when" the National Liberal Edward Hotel to return to his says, "looks like carelessness." bouse near the Racecourse for

ham was, as indand sho bai been Enquiries elicited the fact that in the thirties of that century, the itin. The defendant, who was the kitchen, or to be quite ao-spiritual home of all Radicals in front of him, got on to the curate, the servants" ball in "A and Noncomformists. In 1868 the footplate, thus preventing himnabelle could not be found when Birmingham Liberal Association from getting into the car. He the play was put into rehearsal at had been formed on a new plan. did got notice if there were Shanghai. There had been several After the Liberal defeats of 1874

The ranks of the Benedicts.

to Hongkong via the

[relatives.

**

on their strength on the first poll, and as it takes a majority to nominate, it was felt in well-Shaw will be interested to knowe followed the defendant in hangings, valuable properties, system which had saved the The many friends of Mr. J. T. ADY ladies in the carthafts since Calcutta, curtains, other towns hastened to adapt the informed quarters that there were that he will soon be joining the golog up to the top deck of the even ladies dresses and man's Liberal party in Birmingham, and strong prospects of a deadlock. There was an unusually large beide, Aliss Mildred Olive Broad-ar and took a seat adjacent to clathes, hats and boats having three years later a large number number of uninstructed delegates,

that occupied by defendant. As disappeared from time to time, so of the new Liberal Associations and thus it was that when the bank, of Harrogate, is trevallingsoon as he had taken his seas an inventory of the entire set of were welded into a Federation, A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD, Canoniserable the of Dark States, where she has numerous remarked to witness That was tory was made at Penang-it was ent. The first secretary of Feders- Uailed the defendant turned round and productions in the Tempest reper- with Mr. Chamberlain as presid

to teach you misnuers.”

checked at Hongkong, but in tion was Mr. Schnadhorst, whose Continuing, the complainant Shanghai when the crale

inipame

continues to resound, said that when he boarded the which "Annabelle

is carried through English politics to this car he did not know that the was opened one entire scene the very day. defendant was wilfully obstruct-second act-had (lisappeared!

Only recently - Mr Garvin's, political notes in the The loss is a serious one, so if Observer were full of allusion to ing him by standing on the foot- plate. When the defendant made anyone finds a kitchen knocking Schnadhorst and the Scanad turned round and asked him Tempest, she will be more than the foregoing remark, witness about and raturns it to Miss harstian spirit.

grateful. It will be easily re- what he meant by it.

The man who became immortal Ob", the defendant replied.cognised: the colour is yellow as the first and the greatest "I have noticed you several the walls are plain, there is a times jumping into the tramcar window at the back and on one known had been a draper. Ha political organiser Eögland has By the s.s. Ecuador there left in the same way. You must/9ide's huge macaw'ön a pole: on first found bis viétier during the we should not care to say, though the Colony yesterdayr, for the show some repect to me becausal the other, a canary in a cage Nonconformist agitation against symbols of the domestic pats of Mr. Forster's Education Art. the choire may be reckoned on as United States. Mr. and Mrs. W. I am an older man."

the former cook possibly. likely to give the Democrats|M. Routh and children. During But I did not do anything] Farm," the Peak, greater confidence in the result. his stay in the Colony. Mr. Routh wrong" urged the complainant.

It is interesting to record that who was head of the local branch

"Oh. do shat up." rejoined the the Republican nominee is of Connell Bros.. moka keen defendant. newspaper proprietorand that be interest in the rtämerican. Rad is extremely popular in the State | Cross Chapter and he was also an which he represents-namely, enthusiatic basketball player. Ohio. We believe that some ten captaining the team which won years ago he was the Republican the local League championship, nominee for the Governorship

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong. Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union Office address: 11. Ice House Street.

BIRTH.

LUHRS-On the 15th June, ar 139, the Mr. and Mrs. Van Gennep Luhrs, a son.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1920.

THE CHINESE SITUATION.

There arrived in the Colony Presidential election) and Senator from Singapore, by the as. Vile, Harding were freely mentioned. Sir Raymond Dennis, K.B.E., con What appears to have happened founder and joint managing is that there was a deadlock, and director of Messrs. Dennis Bros that Senator Harding has been of Guildford, the famous motor adopted as a compromise can-transport firm. He is on a world didate. How far this nomination tour in the interests of the of a man who has not figured so Company. prominently as other aspirants will affect the chances of the party when the election comes,

of Ohio, but that he was defeated. He now

becomes the centrall gure in American politics.

WHAT OF THE DEMOCRATS:

we

itation.

Why should I shot up complainant asked. should, I. when I had not anything wrong "?

“Will you shut up?"

Why should i "?

Dr. Crosskey, the eminent and militant divine of those dayı, writes in 1870--"Went with Dale ant somewhere near his right eye](Dr. Dale) to a small draper's with the back of his hand. Hejshop and engaged its owner, Mr. the accompanied the parties to the Schnadhorst, for a part of his "Why Police Station, and while there time daily. This was the first. done the following dialogue took introduction of Mr. Schnadhorst.

into public life." The new Libera192 Witness-You ought to be Federation was gravely distrust.. ashamed of yourself for hitting aed by Lord Hartington and the Whigs, and the Tories, after boy not half your site.

Defendant:-Do you know I am its legality in the House, pro- going the length of questioning Britisher, that I can slap any ceeded with all possible speed to cups it in the National Usion of Conservative Associations:

place:-

4

+

With regard to the petition At which, the complainant told from the warders of Victoria bi Worship, the defendant dealt Gaol in regard to par. we desire him a back-handed slap over bis to make it clear that no action on right temple. There then one who does not show respect to With the Republican choice the part of the Government has proceeded an altercation, in which me? In England they slap boys decided, interes: will now begin caused its withdirwal In point be made several unsuccessful who not show respect tvelder Meanwhile the name of the first to be rivetted on the forthcoming of fact, the petition. although its efforts to get the defendant to people. Democratic Convention. If there text was published in a coo-reveal his name, in order that

secretary added eminently to the were difficulties in forecasting temporary, has never been sent summons might be taken out Britisher, but you cannot do what fand nothing could have added to Witness-You MAS by alsauce of politics in the eightica, Were is import not quite so tragie. the news of the past few what shall be said regarding the C. S. P. it will be forwarded to the defendant refused to give his

the probable Republican nominee. I Should it be presented to the for assault. At length, when the you like here. days relating to China would be almost romic but as the condition Democratic

the delight of the Tories or to the of a country and people is involved it is seriously important. To Wilson,

choice? President H. E. the Governor for consider-Dame, the complainant alighted don't do so. I'll strangle you.

Defendant Shut up; if you embarrassment of the Liberals go back for a short distance we find that the Military Government will not come forward again.

take may

when Lord Randolph Chorobill from the Car when it W49 of Canton bas passed out of the pld hands in which it was. San He is

opporite, No. 2 Police Station. The defendan: asked the wit-referred to him all through a Yat-sen. Wa Ting-fang and Tang Shagi have left the Canton deservedly we

3: the moment. DD-

and together with the defendant, ness if he del not incite the public speech as "Mr. Short- think, in rather A ricksha coolis brought bei re who bad also alighted from the complainant

horse." crowd for good, but they are just now in Shanghai posing as the bad odour with his countrymen. Mr. R. O. Hutchison this morning car, he went into the charge attitude he adopted on the car.

The Federation with to take up the / representatives of the South who are willing to meet the delegate and even the Democrats them-for demanding an extortionate room and had a long wait for the

Schnadhorst at its elbow, gave an for the North at a peace conference.

important turn to English history have already had several informal meetings with Wang I-tang, but forward, however much they maying his passenger

And we are told that they selves are not likely to bring him fare, said that he was only thank-Sergeant in charge, who had gone He said that he only got up after and forsok Mr. Chamberlain on Witness denied this allegation. when it clung to Mr. Gladstone whilst they are so engaged urgent tlegrams are sent from Canton believe in his honesty of purpose him

for giving off to tin. In the interval, the blow was struck, and it was the Home Rule issue. to Peking and Shanghai stating that these three men have no right and integrity. There was at one proper

three centy over the the defendant made the remark then only to advise the complain-i at all to speak for the South because they are no longer members of time considerable talk abou: Mr. the presen: case was five cents. did not show more respect than with a view to summoning him of cricket is assured for Robert

fare which intha: in England if a youngster ant to get the defendant's name the Military Government and are not even recognised by it. The McAdoo as a possible candidate. It was established in evidence the complainant had to him, he afterwards.

A place in the great anthology Shanghai Peace Conference has indeed been through some but he has since made it clear that he wanted ten conta and not could be smacked. At this one of Farcical episodes, bat none more so than this

Abel's recent summing up of that he would not accept nomina- being able to obtain that sum be the complainant's friends who had fendant denied that be assaulted small bottle of champagne, a few In the witness box, the de-C. J. Kortright. "Give him a And if we look for a moment at the actual relationship existing tion, whilst his relationship. by gave his passenger some choice accompanied him to the Station the complainant. He only brasb- biscuits, a wind behind him, and between the north and south we find nothing pleasing Fighting of marriage, to President Wilson gems from the Hakka dialect. Ain the capacity of witness told the ed him with the back of his hand he was the fastest bowler in the a very serious nature has again broken out, in which it would appear would tend at present to minimise fine of $2 was inflicted. that the South has been victorious. At least, they have managed bis chances if he did come for-

defendant that he ought to be to capture the important city of Changsha and to pillage it, and, ward. The Hoover boomappears to

ashamed of himself for billing a Mr. d'Almada:-You say the world." Within limits, libations according to a wire received in Hongkong yesterday. they have have died down somewhat, whilst

youngster like the complainant complainant attempted to get have their place in cricket. The interfered with a foreign ship, have killed a Japanese and other the same fate seems to bave over-fine

STе*! "W.G." declared that wise made their presence fest. The northern. "generale" seem to taken the propaganda for several when he searched No. 41 Welling-you."

Sergeant Dorling brought off a The defendant then said:"If into the car before you?

Defendant: Yes. opium seizure yesterday you don't shut up I'll strangle] have chosen the better part of valour and have quarrelled and made other members of the Wilson ton Street, which information hart

inveterate smoking ruined far And that annoyed you very drinking.

more cricketers than moderate retreat while their own personal safety was not in jeopardy. But Cabinet. There is, of course, still previously stated to be an illicit plainant stated that the Sergeant me: it annoyed the ladies.

and ja the fine the point about this fighing is not so much who is winning or one outstanding figure in the De-shop for the traffic in illegal returned to the Station in about

In further evidence, the com-much? It did not exactly annoy old days a dianer

་ ་ losing but why they are fighting at all. If anyone can satisfactorily mocratic ranks: we fer to Wil-opium.

generally one of the side bets explain that they will indeed be clever. We all know the story of liam Jennings Bryan.

Did the ladies complain to you? of a ruatcb, and many a bottle of Four hundred taels of twenty minutes, and asked the -They complained to me. South v. North and how military commanders on both sides have made more than one effort to opium were the extent of the tained it, and the present summons decency to ask for the ladies its partners. There was the im

He has prepared and 136 taels of raw defendant for his name.

elaret was emptied in toasting followed policies devoid of all sound reasoning, and it is a little secure the Presidency but has seizure, which was found conceal was then taken out at the Central names and addresses? I did DD mortal saying of Shrewsbury- He ob And you did not have the King Willow. Abel's epigram bas tiring to think that Chins is still doomed to nonsense of that never succeeded. We doubt if he ed in a chest of drawers and oo Police Station. kind. One of the telegrams from Shanghai yesterday stated that would come forward now. In the person of a Chinese, who was "the two Commissioners despatched by the Ministry of War hare spite of his rather idealistic and arrested. This man was to-day Is this a true story?

going out to resume bis innings completed their investigation into the original cause of the conflict pacifist views, he still bas a very fined $5.009, or six months. by

His Worship (to defendant):~~~ between the Southern and Northern troops in Hunan and a report strong following in the party and Mr. X. L. Smith.

You do not even know where after lauch-A cup of tea about they are?—No.

half past four, please." has been wired to Peking." If it is expected by any that the Com-is said to exercise more influence

More in The defendant:-No. it was missioners discovered anything beyond the usual petty personalities over the rank and file than any

You know very well that when led diet is the story of Harry Japp keeping with Kartright's suggest- not a true story. and a desire by both sides to indulge in a little more pillaging and other man. The probability, we

you bring up a case you have got when, at a watch in Staffordshire, Defendant then proceeded to to bring your witnesses? I put a patron of the game suggested a plundering, then they are doomed to disappointment. The situation should say, is that the Democrat amelias gate a teck successful that his intention in-standing on wetion when you got on to item qikük Yoo, krema pogodan

Madame Silvestri and Signor make his statement, which was it to you that the car was is preliminary champagne and selt- just now seems to be going from bad to worse. In Canton there is will eventosilyator decide ori by un means ang proper control of affaire either from the civil or dark horse, though a contest concert at the Club de Recreio the footplate and preventing the Yes, military point of view, and in Peking much the same can be said. As between Mr. Bryan and last night to a large audience. complainant from getting in. was

always found champagne day succeedsday there is a monotonous repetition of names and futile Harding would be intensels The former gave several pleasing to allow some ladies

The complainant also got into good enough by itself." Martin attempts, either honest or dishonest, to bring about the much-needed interesting.

get the car when i was still in McIntyre was another selections from the works offin to the car first. Before motion?—Yes.

who change but in actual accomplishment there is little indeed that is

objected to over-much dilution, Leoncavallo, Mascagni

CBI and the ever achieved. Well-wishers of China, and we count ourselves among PLAYING IN THE STREETS.

A stop Rossini, which were well receiv-at the stopping point in front of You said you were standing on where hospitality was generous. I am afraid that was impossible. especially on Australian toure, them. might be forgiven a little despair at ever seeing, an

Fi Whilst we have no particular

ed. Signor Amelias played in bis the King Edward Hotel, he

cumplaint made by the writer of

Came to

to

The defendant added that when were in the Police be beard the com-

ask for that.

time.

influence of ontside and disinterested parties. On grounds of by any means think that the drawing much applause for his holding on to the railing in this the railings to prevent the com-stayed out late, but he was ready improvement until there is brought to bear the more direct love for motor-cyclists and do not brilliant style on his mandoline, jumped on to the footplate, and the footplate and hanging on to/Once ho disobeyed orders and principle we are averse to such, but it would appear to be the only streets were made solely for them.Socturne No. 2, and Rhapsodie who bad also jumped up beside) was room enough for six persons McIntyre bas just been talking source from which could be drawn a better and progressive admin- we should like to take note of the Hongroise. Professor Dapenberg i after bim, from getting in before to stand on the footplate at one)

masterly rendering of Chopin's way prevented the complainant, plainant from getting in.-There for the projected wigging in the morning. Good morning, sir. istration.

As has been frequently stated before, the whole trouble would yesterday's letter regarding the collaborated with the artistes in the ladies.

to himself, and won't let it occur seem to lie in the fact that the military caste has obtained so firm & manner in which children mate William Tell. Several charming they grip on things that they are in a position to wring from the Govern use of the streets as playgrounds. Italian songs were rendered by Station

& well-sustained item, Rossini's

You purposely stood on the again." There is a darker side ments (both Peking and Canton) practically everything they want. The practice is all too common, the prima donna at the conclusion plainant make the remark that it

platform to prevent the defendant ruined-by excess, and so forth. to all this-promising careers China's finances are in a sorry plight and there can be little hope both in Hongkong and in Kowloog of the

from getting in before the ladies? But who looks on the dark side for improvement until the present clique in power are thoroughly as well. But is it the kiddies' signalised by much well-merited apologise now,

--Yes.

at the beginning of a new season? ousted by men who have more civic conscience and tatter ideas as fault, after all? They must play

concert, which

Was was of no use to endeavour to: In farther cross-examination, to what the real functions of government are.

the defendant said that be did been looking for a long time to see something eventuate in this they do not

Foreign Powers have somewhere, and we are sure that

applause.

Mr. U. Omar, one of the not assault the complainant when direction, and have shown a patience that might have been better. if out of preference.

use the streets

witnesses mentioned by the came, touched bis face with his DEGREE FOR MR. J. H. THOMAS. it had been a little shorter. Too often have they been ready to see groups of

When we

plainant, was called into the hand. He admitted that. be come to China's aid with funds and it can legitimately be asked in charge of an abs playing that far too little provision was

In connection with the Cam- little whether China would not have done better if she had been forced to about in the guttera- and under is made for children's amuse-the car when the complainant and of his size ware concerned b Balfour as Chancellor, Cambridge children fact of the matter, of course, is witness box. He stated that he slapped the complainant because bridge Mas Week celebrations deck of he was a youngster, but if a man and the installation of Mr. "od the top rely more upon bersell. It is high time that she learned how. Too dirty much spoon-feeding is not conducive to efficient self-management. youngsters principally), we feel off so far as playgrounds are con under the impression at first that old tar round and ask him degrees. Among the recipients verandahs (European ments. The Colony is shamefully the defendant came up. He was would not go to that exteak-he conferred a number of bonorary and the truth of this has been illustrated of late years in regard to heartily sorry for them. The cerned. Perhaps some day some-they were engaged in an argu the Celestial Republic. The hope of Chins still lies as it did in Chinese children of the poorer body will give the little ones a ment a friendly one, be bad

were the Prime Minister, Mr. 1911in the Young China parly and although things move so slowly classes, unhappily, have little thought. If not, we cannot really thought, when hy

At the close of further ex-Bonar Law, Mr. Austen Chamber- as to seem almost imperceptible, sigus are not wanting now and time in which to play, for they blame the kiddies for making the the continual smile on the to bind over the complainant in Burnham, Lord Robert Cecil. Bir

perceived amination, his Worship decided lain, Mr. HAL. Fisher, Lord, again to prove that it is the younger generation who will eventually are pressed into labour whilst in best of things by playing in the face of the complainant. He saw a sum of $50 to keep the peace Dooald Haclengd Mr. 3. B. do most for their perplexed and struggling country. One prays for the tenderest yeard of life. The streets; can we? a speedy justification of that hope.

the defendant touch the complain- for six monthe."

Thomas, the Labour leader.

to fight.