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THE SCANDAL OF FAMINE SURTAXES,

TUESDAY, · AUGUST. 9. 1921.

NEW GOVERNOR OF HAWAN.

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Revival of Ancient- Customs.

PRECEDENT BROKEN IN

NOTICE

JAPAN.

Why are They Still in Force?

Emperor Passes Through

Tokyo in Automobile.. "I should like you, if you can A strikingly impressive and spare a few minutes, to give me afcolourful revival of ancient Ha Precadants and the rules of faw particulars regarding the waiixo customs, such as is being ceremonial Imperial etiquette famine situation."

planned as a part of the enter that have prevailed in Japan) This remark was addressed by tainment of delegates to the Press through all the centuries of its N.C.DN. representative to Mr. Congress of the World in October, history went down, one after the WE Souter, local secretary of was one of the features of the other, before the wheels of an the National Bible Society of inauguration at Honolulu on July automobile on July 15. "Scotland and Chairman of the 5 of Mr. Wallace Rider Farrington, For the first time. His Imperial.

Distribution Sub-Committee of boxiness manager of the Hoso- Majesty,

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM.

the Emperor, rode

the Chinese-Foreign Famine loln Star-Bulletin, as governor of through the streets of bis Capital Relief Committee of Shanghai, Hawaii,

in an automobile on an annnouced

the man who probably has more Members of the Sons and journey. He has previously been intimate knowledge than anyone Daughters of Hawaiian Warriors, driven in a motor car, but always else in the Settlement of the con-leading Hawaiiansociety, garbed in the strictest incognito, and ditions in the famine area and in feather cloaks and helmets without the knowledge of the what was necessary there.

and carrying spears and other public. symbals of rank, greeted the new

he entered governor 4.3

THERE IS NO FAMINE.

Mr. Souter's eyebrows went up a smile spread over his face and be replied: "But there is no famine!"

and strew blossoms in

the

bis

BAYONETS ABSENT.

capital, and, amid the singing of For the first time a ceremonious) him with "leis," flower wreaths lining the roadside. This mora Hawaiian melodies bedecked trip through the streets of the city was made without troops

It was just the reply that had path.

ing a few gendarmes and the been expected. Undeniably there

ordinary police watched the route Many ancient relics, including of the Imperial procession. The was a vary serious famine, but it was promptly and vigorously weapons and articles of regal re-gleaming bayonets of the men of tackled, the conditions gradually galia, were used in the ceremony. the Imperial Bodyguard, in long, improved and eventually famine relief committees panded their operations.

the

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There were kreat feather stiff lines on each side of the cloaks and capas of red, streets, were absent. The flicker- yellow and orange, many of theming pennants of the Isacers, riding priceless, and helmets and "leis" smartly in front of and behind Yet the Government is sällöf the same material rarely steal the usual, red and gilt coach of enforcing the collection of "relief outside of museums. Two war state, were not present. Instead, funds, a fact which serves to draw riors, with crossed spears, blocked a handsome automobile, driven attention not only to a scandal of the new governors path as he en-by a chauffeur in the Imperial the present, but also one of the tered the Capitol and it was not livery, rolled silently along, past-altogether a colossal piece until he had answered certainques-through rows of respectful people. of "squeeze" which must come tions put to him in Hawaiian by between whom and their Emperor] close to teating all records even the regent of the suciety, that be no guardine soldiery stood. ia China.

was allowed to proceed. It was Chinese merchants have for merely a revival of an ancient several weeks past been heaping Hawaiian custom, ye; it served bitter recriminations on the to make, the occasion the of the Emperor was not made heads of the grafters, but little | typically Hawaiian welcome koown to the people by a com-į was seen in the way of a real' at-ever extended as executive of the tempt to check the imposition | territory. until quite recently. Now, it is: understood. there is something live, Governor Farrington will a hour after be had passed. The like a co-ordinated effort to bring pressure to bear upon Peking

with foreign Chambers of Com-

Aside from his duties as execu-

continue a

TRAFFIC NOT STOPPED. For the first time the coming)

plete stoppage of all street traffic for the usual balf an hour before His Majesty came and for half

streets were cleared just before Hawaiian committee in charge of traffic was resumed the moment! chairman of the the frapezial motor arrived, and merce and other organizations local arrangements for the wel the car sped pasz The tram cars joining in and, this being so, the come and entertainment of the stopped for the passage of the presentation of a tew facts will delegates to the Press Congress. Emperor, but were not held up Mr. Farrington returned in the blocks and blocks away as usual, morning from the mainland and but merely stopped where they while away conferred with Dr. happened to be. Passengers in Walter Williams, dean of the

not be out of place.

HOW MUCH DID PEKING GET ?

Here it should be pointed out that the Government has all the School of Journalism of the Uni- the trams let down the windows advantage in the matter of versity of Missouri, and president and watched their Emperor, and no gemiarmes issued the usual, figures. The grand totals of the of the Press Congress, regarding stern orders that the windows various famine surtaxes are the big meeting of newspaper must be closed. known only at beadquarters men to be held at Honolulu this probably bere only by a select fall. few-and the Government's con- tributions to famine relief are also only known at Peking-and to a still rare select few. How- ever, it has been possible to secare sufficient in the way ofj figures, to put up a good argu- ment and on Shanghai's totals.) experts in various departments can fairly accurately gauge totals; for all Chins.

It was. of course, some

A HAPPY LAND.

Land Ownership and no Income Tax.

TONGAN PREMIER IN SYDNEY.

ed in an interview by its Premier.

For the first time, the passing of His Majesty was not preceded by police visits to all buildings along the route, with orders that all must come to the ground floor while the Emperor passed, and with strict injunction peering at him against from upper storey windows.

Any ope of these various things would be, noteworthy. Coming altogether they can Citizens of greater leads may almost be said to be epoch mark- Considerable time, before the be excused a shade of envy when ing in the matter of the relations told of the tranquil and organised that are to exist henceforth be- | Government accepted any respon-

sibility, famine relief being left prosperity of the little island tween the Ruler of Japan and entirely to foreign philan- community of Tongs, as describe his people. It is unnecessary. to state that the new departures are thropy and the foreign mis- sionaries secured large contribuir Tui Vaksnos, who arrived in welcorsed by the people of Tokyo. tions for carrying on the work. Sydney with his wile by the

His Majesty left in the mara- Makura. Eventually the Government did

ing for Shiobara, where he will; join in and raised money by a

Mr. Vakanos, who is travelling stay for about two weeks return- foum of $1,000,000 from foreign for the benefit of bis health, and ing to Tokyo then en route to his tanks, to be repaid by the realiz will probably visit Belbourne. villa at Nikko, where be will ation of a further imposition of Adelaide, and Brisbane, said that spend the reniainder of the 10 per cent. of the existing Cus- the group remained strictly in summer. toms tax of 5 per cent, ie, one-dependent, and was not troubled half of 1 per cent. extra: they by international or colonial pro- added a variety of surtaxes to blems. The people were very

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GENERAL NEWS.

COST OF TROOPS IN CONSTANTINOPLE

During the current year the monthly cost of maintaining the torces in Constantinople was £260,000.

It should be pointed out agair that "there is no famine," but the army, no navy, no national debt, a number of other high" Court At the end officials have been in conference. surtares are still being collected. and no income tax.

of last March the surplus of re-planning for the simplification of The famine relief committees

over expenditure was the relations between Throne and officially closed their bureaux at the end of June and will shortly more than £100.000, after paying people, with the results noted.

for all public works and extra- }

The decision to do away with ordinary works.

troops and much of the pomp in band, several thousands in the

Under the Tongan legislation, and circumstance that heretofore case of Shanghai and it is believ-the Premier said, as soon as each have marked every public move- ed about $500,000 at Tientsin.

male became of age-16 years—ment of His Majesty was not he was obliged to own eight and arrived at without having to Contributions, too, are still

a quarter acres of land, which overcome strong opposition from coming in. mainly from overseas was given to him gratis. He had the less democratic members of Chinese, and these are being to plant cocoanute, yams, and the Court circle. earmarked for the Famine Pre-other food on this land, sufficient vention Committee, a body which for the supply of his own family.erents of July 5, are the first

It is reported that the strange MRS. WILL CROOKS TO LEAVE

POPLAR. bas grown out of the larger and also be had to plant amounts direct results of the visit abroad organization and is intended to necessary to pay the educational of the Crown Prince, and through Crooks to reside at Gillingham, It is the intention of Mrs. Will hold the surplus until some

From the offices in Fleet-street the gap in the wall of precedence Kent. emergency arises to justify its

of the Jewish Guardian” bur- Questioned about the likeli-which was made when His amployment. And again though the famine has ceased and there bood of an island federation. Imperial Higaness sailed for JAPANESE SAILORS TO RESCUE. glars. Have stolen several type- “A woman, was rescued from writers and a number of articles is actually more money in hand the Premier said that Tonga England are now pouring these drowning

Southsea by and contributions. than is needed, the Government would remain independent. The later innovations, only a precur Japanese salions, who raced to is still collecting famine relief" people were quite satisfied assor of many more that are to the spot in a rowing-boat.

they were, and did not want|follow-Japan Times and Mail. 807 form of federation or com- monwealth. When he was in Suva recently it was mentioned to him that there was a motion before the Fiji Parliament to

taxas.

tax,

£535 FOR FORTRAIT BY

·VERSPRONOK:"

LITERARY BURGLARS?

TREASURE TROVE Digging on a farm at Abbey-... '"DIVINE SARAH” AS EVE lands, near Navan. Co, Meath, a- Mme. Sarah Bernhardt is to labourer has unearthed a small play Eve in a new play,"Adam earthenwarejar full of silver coins, SUICIDE AFTER VAIN SEARCH

and Eve," by Sacha Guitry, to be dating from 1560 to 1601 FÖR ROOMS.

produced in Paris shortly.:

|INFIRMARY PATIENTS AT £3 38. After a fruitless search for bring about federation of all A portrait of a gentleman by

'A-WEEK^'S SAF rooms for berself and husband, the British islands in the West-the Dutch painter. Verspronck Captain E. W. Jaffray top A schers for admitting paying and family of four children, Arayern Pacific. The Tongen Gev-(1597-1662), a pupil of Frans Hals, times Mayor of Queenborough, patients to the Poor Law Infirm. Maris Mansell of North London, ernment, however, had no desire realised £535 at Messrs. Knight, Isle of Sheppey, has been present-ary at three guiness a work has committed suicide by taking to enter into a Fiscussion upon Frank and Ratley's sale at Wes-ed with the freedom of the bor-been prepared by Camberwall spirits of salts.

that question.

ton Park, Sjeverage, Herts, “ ough,

Guardians.)

TEN TIMES MAYOR.