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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1921.

WATCH PEKING.

TUESDA

DAY BY DAY.

THE "BRITISH LEGION:

NOTHING REQUIRES GREATER Last Nights Meeting in the

City Halle Not long ago we heard a good NIDUTY IN OUR INQUIRIES' CON- deal about the Andrews expodi-ERKING HUMAN AFFAIRS THAN tion, which is to conduct a hunt TO DISTINGUISH EXACTLY WHAT

a natural history museum, is going

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authentic instance of anybody having met with the blue tiger." It is stated to balang to south-east China, which

GANTON NEWS.

Fighting Said to b

Imminent.

The forces on the various

DANGEROUS CROSSING

Had ho been a bit slower tralloy would have crashed into his motor ayola. the

He was going from ten to twelve miles an hour.

Ia Mr. R. R. Lindsell's Court this morning. Inspector Gazrad, fronts have been instructed to Aradio Inspector, promonted a A well-attended meeting took hold themselves in readiness to Chinese contractor with falling around North China, Mongolia /19 OWING TO CHANGE, AND WHAT}place in the City Hall Inst svar, advanos-ak a moment's notice to take due precautions for the and Tibet for traces of prehistoric PROCEEDS FROM CAUSED.-Humeing of the members of the Hong. The various fronts have been safety of the public, when hand-

kong and China Branch of the re-arranged as follows:- The ling earth carta. man. It is now announced that)

The Health Returns for yeater. "British Legion" which was re- northern front will sziend from The defendant was employed Mr. A.de C. Sowerby, a fellow

the Zoologion Society of day indicates one case of Enteriecently formed at a meeting called Shuikwan to Sue Hai and theses by the Asiatic Petroleum Com- London and member of the Fever and two cases of Cerebro bq H.E. the General Officer Com to Shamani and will be company in connection with some Biological Society of Washingtor, Spinal Fevar. All three patients manding. The abair was taken manded by Sho Chung-chu, the cutting work on the hillside be by Brigadier general == C. B is coming out to Bonth Chins for are Cainese.

western front will extend from hind the A.P.C.'s® promises at Bacuaghten. two or three years in quest of

Fungohuen to Shulking and will North Point near the Royal the country's oldest surviving

The Chairman explained that be commanded by Ngal Pong Hongkong Yacht Club, 15 Inspector Appleton charged a denizens, the Lolo and the Aliao Chinese living in 19, Catohick the masting bad bean called to ping; whilst the south-west front Mr. Rowan appeared for the tae, two branches of the original Street, Kennedy Town, with being receive the report of the Com-will extend from Whatuam to defendant. inhabitants of China, who dwell in possession of a quantity of unmittee elected at the general Loting and will be commended Sergeant Smith, of the Traffic Department, said the trucks were in the south-western part. In wholesome pork, which he was masting convened by Major by Hung Leuk. addition, Mr. Sowerby, as repre- cooking for sale. The defendant General Sir G. H. Kirkpatrick, Over 6,000 palm leaf rain coste run scross" from ons side of the |senting the Smithsonian Institute, was fined $60,

on April 21st, and to invite sug- and large quantities of províziors road to the other. The defendant gestions. He was pleased to be are being prepared to be sent to failed to exhibit any red flags or able to announce that their Excel the front in view of the rainy any signal, with the result that ar to bave a look for the "blue tiger." The Harbour Master This quadruped bas excited some received information from the and Admiral Sir Alexandar L

bas lercies The Governor, The G.O.C. season.

wlinees had just crossed thetrack speculation as to its precias hoe, Consul General at Canton to the Duff, bad consented to become the lack of funds in the Treasury, road immediately behind him. Rumour has it that owing to fans of the trolleys shot acrom the nobody being sure whether it is effect that all shipping has been patrons of the Legion. Although the Provincal Treasurer (Mr Yuk-It was fully laden with earth. sky-blue, cobalt, or even Prusprobibited from entering the port the support received so far had hong) has decided to resign. sian blus. The uncertainty of Wuchow after sunset, and that not been up to the expectations of] is not surprising, because there all moraments can only be re- the Committee, there ware at the sent to Shaching to assist Gene Three aeroplanes have been sumed at daylight.

moment six His members and 51}ral Ngai's forces. Fannual members and the Com- We take the following from the H. B. M. Consulate-General atmittee had received very kind Conton Times:

A watchman on duty at the donations of $3,000 from the Chinese merchants [is a pretty popalous quarter. By Bangkok has written

in the Asiatic Petroleum Company's to the this time one would have expected Hongkong Government asking and $1,000 from Messrs. Jardine, bating money and food for relief saw the motor cycle. When he Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Straits Settlements are contri-eastern trolley crossing said he some tangible evidence to be the latter to make is generally Matheson & Co., to whom grate work among the 100,000 Chinese first saw the cycle it was about available, if the creature exists. Į known at Hongkong that un- That tigers of some genus or employed Europeans are to be ful thanks were due, There was labourers who have been thrown ten feet away, and he immediate- other are to be found in south-discouraged from going to Siam thus $2,840 in the Bank. The ex-out of work on account of the ly blow his whistle, which was east China is attested by the in search of work, since there are penditure incurred to date was rubber slump. Many woeful tales a direction that the trolley should specimen in the Colony's museum no openings there for such per of advertising meetings, all books the Chinese labourers are told and was strong enough to stop Dil with the exception of the cost about the pitiable condition of stop. The barrier was put down, Royal Visitor to Japan.

and stationery having been kindly by those who retorned to all treka. donated. The Chairman added sCanton. While many are now As there was some doubt in the It is becoming quite the vogue for Crown Princes to perform Government for a more popular war-good fellowship and looking numerous

the Home hope that lessons learned in the being taken care of by the fagistrate's mind as to whether "grand tour,"

benevolent associa the barrier when down - cond which is form of representation on the for a man's good points rather tions, the majority of them are bring the trucks to a halt in so s far more extensive business now Legislative Council of the Colony than his bad ones would still be suffering from want of food. It short & space of time, he adjourn- than it was two or three centuries is now being drafted and will be remembered: then, he thought, is reported that agents will be ed the hearing till to-morrow, and ago, when the sons of the English dispatched Home after nobility were wont to visit the signatures of its supporters have cess.

the the Legion was sure to be a suc-sent to Canton to solicit aid for in the meantime will inspect the

In war days, too they the relief of the Isbourers. Some spot. famous places and persons of been affixed, according to a state-learned not to be hypercritical, of them will have to be sent home France and Italy. Edward VII, ment made by Hos. Mr. H. E. and if any bad criticisms to make to seek employment in the mother during his Heir-Apparent days. Pollock this morning to our he hoped they would consider, be country. set the fashion, which was carried representative.

As most of them are managing director, Wan Tah- fore they offered it whether it natives of Kwangtung and Fukier, chang, to sbide by the com- on by our present Sovereign and, Istely, by his son. Not long ago

would really do good at this stage. it is expected that large batches promise arranged by Gov. Chea Japan received a visit from the A Chinese was charged in Mr. Some discussion took place on of them will be returning to these Chiung-ming in the recent labour trouble among the mechanics, the Crown Prince of Roumania, whose | Orme's Court with dumping the a motion, proposed by the Chair-two provinces. tour had a sentimental streak, as dead body of a child in Hanwoman and seconded by Mr. G. K. In order to accommodate those director of the line was greatly-

and immediately his parents despatched him on Street. He pleaded that he did Hall Brutton, that the draft rules children who are too poor to attend alarmed the voyoge in the hope that he not know the regulations in spite be adopted. It was suggested school, ten teachers have been notified the different foremen would get over his fervent davo- of the fact he had been in the from several parts of the hall that selected by the Bureau of Educa that the terms contained in the tion to his actress wife, whom he Colony for ten years. In view of a reduction in the suggested tion of the Canton Municipality to compromise will be followed the workers to was eventually induced to re-the fact that the child did not die subscription of $10 would produce organise a travelling school to and urged

Japau is breaking of any contagious disease, Mr. ground by reciprocating with the Orme fined defendant $10 or gave visit of her own Crown Prince to him the option of staying 14 days Europe. The latest announce in prison.

Belgian Heir-ápparent who is to

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The petition to

larger membership. It was teach these poor children who return to their work. As a result, proposed that the subscription have no time to spend in the the threatened strike was called should be 55; theo, that it should classrooms of the established off and those who have left have be 53. It was stated that in schools in the city. The travelling returned to their work. It is re- Shanghai the figure was $1, but school is not only for the children parted that the managing director China-seems to be entering on another of these acutement of the kind concerns the

that there $50,000 or $60,000 had but also for the grown-ups who has been following the orders of phases in ber political history.

Ever since the establish-visit the Far Eas; shortly. Prince this morning before Mr. Orme Here, it was

Three Chinese were brought up been donated in large sums, have been denied a common the Ministry of Communications ment of the Republic there have been fairly frequent Leopold, the namesake of a die-charged, with creating a disturb general appeal had been made, 8 of them will teach elementary Peking, in the administration of explained, no education. Of the ten teachers, of the illegal Government at upheavals, coups, or whatever one cares to call thein. The tinguished father who gained happenings in Ithang and Wuchang may well be taken as golden opinions during the war,ance at a tea house in Waucbai pending the confirmation of the subjects and the remaining two the work on the line and no re- pointing which way it is the wind is blowing and, together will be twenty in November, so last night. They broke & sign constitution of the Legion by the will undertake to teach special gard was given to the orders

board and some glass, and also present meeting. that he is the same age as, or assaulted a watchmen, The pro- with certain other happenings, indicate that things are far slightly younger than, Princesecuting sergeant characterised it for a 55 subscription, and 14 for the Chinese section of the fan-terms set forth in the compro- On a show of hands, 15 voted When more than 200 workers of that he is willing to follow the from well with the group at present in authority at Peking Hirohito. As to whether there will be any foreign developments out

as & row between the tes shop $2. A suggestion by Mr. D. Hon-Kowloon Railway left their misa is the settlement of the of the Ichang affair remains to be seen, but it is worth

Blake that, in view of the close work on a strike as a protestlabour troubles, the workers are while to get the whole situation into focus, if that can be done.

be referred back to the Committee was not proceeded with, the

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Pilferage Remedies.

workers and scaffolders. The defendants were sentenced to one month's imprisonment each.

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from the local authorities. Now

vote, the question of subscription against the refusal of their willing to continue in their work.

CANTON RUMOURS.

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Between

Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter.

getting

me.

The magnitude of the pilferage evil has evoked sundry sugges- Regarding the mutiny of troups on the Yangtsze it tions for combating the activities

of the pilferers. Apparently the The Weekly Return of Notifi. Chairman remarking that mem- should be pointed out that they are troops of one of the big trouble is universal. A little able Diseases give the following bers had power to call a special War Lords who was so recently assisting his two companions while ago a commission was ap- particulars-11 cases of plague meeting on the matter if they The subscription was to dictate terms to the Peking government. On his return to pointed in Australia to investigate (seven deaths) Chinese: I case of desired. his province he found that his soldiers had revolted (a good the problem. One English firm of Cholera. Chinese, imported; 2 approved at $5, but "members

Last Friday the Editor of this the bullets, fire them how you many of them) and that his own position was made is reported to have obtained good fatal cases of small pax, Chinese; wishing to do so might give

results from employing a force of Indian and 3 Chinese cases of more."

paper handed your's truly a light may. precarious. not only with regard to his army but in relation watchmen. Another report speaks diphtheria: 3British, 1 Portuguese. The Rev. C. Clouston Porri, blue coloured envelope. I didna' Now I still have some old- to the Peking Government which has already censured him of a watchman turning pilferer, Indian and 2 Chinese cases of Wesleyan Chaplain, asked if the like the look of it from the first. fashioned ideas. Attacking women well and truly. This will possibly lead to the break up as coastguardmen used now and Enteric Fever (one Chinese case Committee bad any definite It carried wi! it a smell of decay- folks was never one of my strong of the Big Three. Whether the other War Lords will insist then to turn smugglers. The being fatal): 1 Portugese, 1 proposals for making the Legion ed talcum and something faintly suits onyway, even when I was in Journal of the Huddersfield Japanese, I Indian and 2 Chinese useful to ex-Service men, and reminiscent of a cat in the house. the right, so if the she-writer of on Wang's retention as Tuchun will all depend on the Chamber of Commerce, pointing cases of paratyphiod fever; 2 suggested that accommodation It looked like one of yon chits you azure-hund chit thinks that strength of the Peking party to enforce their own orders.to the extent of the evil, 9473 that cases of cerebro spinal fever, might be hired, or borrowed, for that sometimes precede a horrible I'm a literary thug, she's got an- In the neighbouring province of Chektang, the Tuchun "if all goods were as much at the Chinese and 1 case of puerperal a meeting place.

headache and a brown taste in other guess coming. She'd best bas, according to well-informed circles both in Shanghai mercy of thieves as are goods in fever, Chinese.

Mr. Porri was elected to the your mouth the next day. The take her wares to another market and Canton, declared his independence" of Peking transit' the business world would

Committee so that he could bring man wi' the blue pencil (that's for there's nothing doing in my bave to put up its shut- and has stated he is willing to join the Canton movement.

The list for this month's As his suggestions before that body-ditor) kept grinning and I hated slinging and at a lone woman in the way of mud- another way of describing an corner ters." Bal there is also this sizes, which commence on Mon- We must also remember that the allegiance to Peking, of factor, that the sight of means day, is a short one and, with two

The meeting than terminated him for it, for I could feel the at that ien. Kweichow, Kiangsi and Yunnan is of so uncertain to do ill deeds makes ill Judges sitting. it is expected that

back

my Deck

Of course, mind ye, I'll admit that Wang (the Tuchun of Hupeb who is now in deeds done." This brings the business will be concluded in

redder and redder and that's that now and again I have a few something over the Tebang affair) was instructed at the us to the subject of indifferent two days. Chap Yee is charged

words wi' some of our pablic men for unusual Janet bonference to persuade them to form a confeder-packing, the use of old packing, with armed robbery and Pang

aye declares that the but the MacWhirter anonymity the use of old packing-cases and Kun alias Pang Yik-cho will ap-

parta where be called the South-west Provinces “

last time she saw ms blashing is so thin in and to the like, which, being easily pear in answer to a forgery deir support to Peking. One must not overlook broken in handing, expose the charge. Wong Web and L. Lam Why H.E. Went to Peking there was something about it

was when I got married. I didns they're concerned, that its no" a want to open that chit-I felt case of firing at them behind a strong Cantonese movement. signs regarding which contents to the covetous eye of are charged with armed robbery

busb. Mr. Pollock and Mr. wanting to show that President Sun Yat-sen and the pilferer. Accordingly, the and with Ho Cheung are charged

Reports appearing in to-day's from the very first that wama' Holyoak never let these things arty are making progressive headway among the following suggestions for dealing also with receiving stolen pro- Canton papers state that in right some how-but I got on wi make a hair's breadth of differ-

with the present evil have been party. There are two separate formation bas provinces. And so, taking a comprehensive glance offered: (1) Don': use second-cases of highway robbery, the two from Cheefoo to the effect that a lady-2 female at least and Jackson and me, why Absolam been received it. It was, as I suspected, from ence between us and as for Mr. contemporary happenings, it is not difficult to see that band cases unless they are strong accused being Kwok Ping and Ho the visit of H. E. the Governor was quite a long screed in it's and David were tetshy wi' esch de position of the present Feking regime is one of grave and good and unless they contain Ying Chan Sik-ling will be of Hongrong to Peking was for way. I could see that be of the other in comparison. uncertainty. By reason of its lack of control, its reckless articles not likely to attract brought up to answer a charge of the purpose of negotiating another scissors and paste was in a high Now compared to genteel Eng-

thiaves; (2) see that all cases murder. spending of money to appease the hunger of the military have good ends and that all nails

agreement in connection with state of curiosity but I inst let lish folks I might be rude and dis- chiefs, and its inability to pass helpful and progressive are properly clinched; (3) bind

Wei-hai-wai. Although the result him think what bad things he Agreeable but I never made a Causing pain under legislation it has certainly earned the end that promises to all cases with strong hoop iron at There was another batch of of that visit is not known it is might. Afterwards I told him cult of it

ends and also around middle: (4.) opium cases this morning in Mr. the opinion of British residents in that it was an invitation to a the guise of sincerity I plead not come at no distant date.

I consider. Orme's Court. Mr. H. C. Lee Wei-bai-wei that the British Gov-christening but that didns' seem guilty to Just how the events of the coming, months will shape don't use frail cases; and (c) appeared for the engineer of the ernment's aim is to imitate what to satisfy him. He was in such it

an insult to be asked themselves it is hard to see.

use only hoop iron that will stand It might just be that Canton the strain of ordinary rough band. Kwong Ning, a Wuchow boat, the Japanese have done in con-actate of perspiration that he was to prostitute this paper for the will get a great deal more open support, or it might be that ling.Scrap" all soft boop iron who was arrested by the Police nection with Kwan Tang (Man- laid up wi a cold next day and purposes of private revenge. the present Peking crowd will be replaced by those who

with 24 taels of opium tied round oburia), namely, arrange the bas never been the same man when the day comes that needs - müstə go⠀ scavenging among ex- his walet. He pleaded guilty, exchange of some

other tar since. have the ability to make less of a mess. At all events

The Magistrate imposed ritory for Wel-bai-wel. If Between you and I the chit was parte statements to get the whore- will be a case of opportunism, but let us hope that LEYDEN'S PILORIM FATHERS'

fine of $2,000 or six months the Chinese Government will not from an anonymous female fovite withal to fill up this was bit of China will not be long without a controlling body that can

go." for certain space. I hope I'll have the courage another grant a long lease on Wei-bal-ing me to Inspire a little confidence and can conduct the nation's A Pilgrim Fathers' Society case where two Chinese were wel then the British Government lady that uses tip some of her to admit to myself that I've shut international and internal affairs with a little more ability has been founded at Leyden, with charged, one with possession of will sek for some trading part spare time writing for one of our my bolt and then hand in my than has been seen of late. Politically, China has been into banciples, and writing or wit teos of opinni and the other note British trade and industry a few alleged pointers which ebe In any case I'm nobody e bifad

the objects of spreading the his two near Hongkong in order to pro local papers. In it she gave me rifle. many a sorry plight, but she has never appeared quite so the Pilgrim Fathers, and of pro-divan, Mr. H. C. Lee, for the first in the south. It is thought that says everyone knows and she assassin and so if ooy of the dear bankrupt of the ability to control herself as she seems to be moting a good understanding, defendant, pleaded guilty. The the terms will be known when opined I could make a nice little ladies require anything he the apon Christian principles, among Magistrate fined the first defend-Sir Stewart Lockhart returns skit" with the matter sup way of thuggon they'll have to the nations.

ant $160 and the other $2,

from London.

plied. In other words herewith east round for somebody else,

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