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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26: 1921.
DAY BY DAY.
Penalties for "*Squeeze." WORK IS THE TRUE SOUROK OF }
According to vernacular HUMAN WELFARE —Tolstoi. paper, the Chiness Ministry of Justice, to chock “squaese,” bas The name of Mr. Daniel Wilson decreed that officials receiving of Messrs. A. S. Watan & Co bribes of over $500 are to be dealt Ltd. has been added to the list with under the second-class) of local chemists and druggists., punishment,” while those recaiv-
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the Washington Conference. He |has fairly spread himself over is and all be has told us could have been packed into a couple of columns. He sent one long tele- [gram the other day and beaded it
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. officials may at least be expected 54 shine site his day than that. Then the Allies pro-still a little space to spare and,
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THE COLONY'S FINANCES.
Position After Eight Months.
revenue has been $10.615,004 as
CHINESE NEWS,
The
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In the Government Gazette in Am I, & Igrow older, loeing Special. And it opened thus-
published the Colony's financial what little judgment I ever had!here is nothing fresh.
do not seem properly to get thee told the troth there, but even statement up to the end of bang of things nowadays. I find that did not justify the "special" | August in which it is abown that M. Briand moaning about danger Brain WaveR.
the revenue for August wAS $1,362,032 whilst the expanditure ing bribes of over $1,000 are to be H.E the Governar has now to France and pleading the need
Every newspaper keep standing | was £1,137,523. The Colony's treated "under the first-class received instructions from the for being careful about reducing punishment. Not having the Secretary of State for the Colonies land armaments-and I begin to number of what are known as halance of assets orar liabilities Chinese penal code at hand, we to recognise Cavaliere Petrucci, wonder what kind of mess these Allers-littlā paragraphs of was therefore increased from are left to wonder what kind of as Consul for Italy at Hongkong. "palitical strategists who are arying size which are used to $3,991,713 to $6,116,921.
fill up the bottom of a columo at running the world to-day are go
Taking the first eight months experience first-class punish- ment is. In regard to those who It is notified in the Gazette of ing to make of it. I seem to push. Occasionally the man of this year as a whole the accept bribes of over $5,000-or general information that a Welah recall that the Allies won the war who makes up the columa "waves the super-1st-class offanders, as National Exhibition will be held over three years ago. I seem to the portion wi judicious care." compared with 19,716,745 for the they may be called the decree at Cardiff between the months of recall that they then set about More often be merely grabs the same period last year-nearly
But million dollars increase. Any putting it across Germany, not in first paragraph that fits. is specific, as it states May and October, 1922.
these {that
❤ill incor the persons desiring to obtain a vindictive but in a self-protec someone on a morning contem-actual expenditure for the first capital penalty, though whether particulars of the same should tive spirit. Never again was she porary bad a brain wave the other sight months of this year has be allowed to threaten day. It gave, near the bottom of been 88,989,029 as against $7,977,- by fiuchi (the thousand deaths) apply at the Colonial Secretary's
a columo, an account of a wed- 986 last year. the peace of the world. Sha or a mora summary method is Office.
ding which ended in the usual would be allowed_polies and a not indicated. Even then this
kind of military sufficient to pre-way by stating where the honey- flast clause gives the mandate After being stabbed man such a Draconic aspect that crawled up into Bloor at No serve internal peace: no more moon is being spent. There was
A Peking telegram to band to stop short of $5,001 when night and died in bis bed some coaded to disarm Germany and as I live by bread, the com accepting "squeeze." So long as time later. When the Police were we were told that that, only positor actually found a little states that it is reported the gos
tell me that was chance; ht me from Chan Tso-lin, tuchun of content with such informed and investigation was more wordily. But that was not honeymoon story to fill it! Don't ernment has received a telegram modes: bribes as $500, Govern-started by Sergeans Dick. The that at all, it seems,
(continue to believe that it was Fongtien, proposing that Chun ment servants appear to be at remains
France is still in danger and deliberate choice. Compositors Hsan should be, appointed in- liberty to levy roll with impunity, Mortuary.
dare not reduce her army. Is are not always so trustworthy, spector of the Yangtse valley and as there is no mention of any
that what has resulted from the I remember one who put together be ordered to bring an army to third-class punishment A Music lovers should reserve war that was to end war? Is that a line in an advertisement in-a Kiangsi, independent of the com- legislative veto on bribes would the night of Thursday, December the return from three years of Hongkong paper (Vine Leaf trol of the commander-in-chief of Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires generally carry our sympathy. 7th. When Mr. Daniel Onderwijzer, peace and conferences galore? Brandy") which he had broken. the Chili army. them to forward their names and addresses with communications but just now the Chinese Gorera- the Dutch baritone, will give a If it is, it seems full time that we fie got the letters in all right and Chao Tai tuchun of Shangtung. addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication. but as a ment has little ground for arraign concert in the City Hall, assisted had scrapped the political talkers made them read "Fine Veal has agreed to send one
ing its staff, when the latter's by Mr. Bowes Smith and Mr. and lat some shrewd business Brandy. That man would have regiment to Hupeh to be under All communications intended for publication should be address-salaries are so much overdue that Harry Ore. Mr. Onderwijzer will people tackle the job of putting been a big success at an Anagram We Pui-foo's control.
Tea. There was el to the Editor.
it is a puzzle how they manage give English, French and Italian matters right.
An ad- The United States Minister bas Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.
to get along-except for bribes.songs and selections from popular The Scharnhorst Trick.
vertiser, too, who sent to the officially informed the Ministry same newspaper the copy for au for Foreign Affairs that Son Of course France is afraid that advertisement and added two Yat-sen is negotiating loans with "Intelligent Anticipation." Birth.
The case in which Yuen In was Germany will do what Scharnwords of instruction to the com- Jewish syndicate.
More than five million dollars A Japanese news agency pro- charged with uttering a counter borst did in 1806-employ once positor. That willing SHERRY-At the French Convent Hospital. on 26th inst, to vides an example of the intell- feit Honkong
Shanghai more the Krumper system, sicts included the two words in the igent Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sherry, a daughter.
anticipation" is Bank note for $10, or, alternative-a cation in arms is denied them. advertisement and it appeared usually in evidence when big ly, with being in possession of the and burst upon the world with an thus events are pending. It predicts note, concluded at the Criminal army great enough to win a war as the Prussians won the battle that the American proposals at Sessions yesterday Washington will include one for Te Jury, without retiring, of Leipzig. But surely the Allies the stabilisation of China under returned a verdic: of not guilty will be more vigilant than w international guidance ". Will on both conats, and prisoner was Napoleon. They cancor allow
themselves to be caught by an I'll swear that advertiser this neatly-worded, prescription | discharged.
old trick. But they will want played no poverty of words when be more acceptable to our Chinese friends than international con A very successful whist drive, something more solid than the he saw his advertisement trol" The agency couples with in which 152 players participated. League of Nations for the job of this a3 another part of the was held at the Catholic Men's keeping Germany from getting United States programme the Club on Thursday evening. Mr. Up to mischief. As I see it that inte-nationalisation of the T. Pinches performed the duties League affords a fine opening for Chinese Eastern Railway and of M. C. The following were the illussory eloquence and for little the regulation.. of
China's prize-winnera-Ladies: 1. Melse. I have still to discover other railways. America has Harrison (179) 2. Mr. Burden League are proposed to be an how the laws passed by the shown a close interest in China's (175); 3. Miss Mav (173); Hidden rai:ways. and
While it's quite true that many reason why it should be kept a 20 bas Japan Number: Mrs Willisms (153), forced. None of its champions
have quite made that clear. hether this attention is Men: 1. Mr. Ferguson (191); 2.
sman's popularity is due to the secret, but all the same I agree Dr. Wellington Koo's appeal for the greater fiscal!
fact that he uses the truth wi' in- there's no test like time; it shown liberty of China will come as more than oridinarily inter-together welcome, even from Mr. Ditson (180): 3. Mr. Small The Poverty of Words.
the Trited Sales, excent perhaps (176): 4. Mr. Haultain (176);
discretion, yet between ourselves, up the bad in the best of us and Just as I was wishing that it's maybe just as well that Lord the rotten part in the worst of us. esting news to foreigners engaged in business out East for from the standpoint of finance, is Hidden Number: Mr. Grant (145).
some kind critic would fill my Northcliffe's away. For a while There has another matter. At any rate.
Of course, it doesna' do to take it is a matter which directly affects them all.
"Under the Greenwood Tree space, as someone did yesterday he was almost as useful as Joe or a critic ower seriously: jealousy been a great deal said and written about the preserva Chins has lately been laying tion of China's sovereign rights but it is nevertheless a special emphasis upon control of is the star film at the World for the member W, came a nott MacPherson; in fact wit me, he is often the first suspicion of
her own railways.
for the Rambler on the poverty of was in grave danger of becoming one's own inferiority and what's Then the Theatre during the week-end. It words. Says my correspondents perfect habit. And bad habits more forbye, like the moaning fact that since the signing of the 1901 Protocol, China has agency opines "as Reuter is the story of a rich woman who
We have been so active of Iste are best avoided. At least that ghost in the country, usually not been possessed of her full sovereign rights in the mat would say that America wil has three suitors, all after her years pushing Education as we was aye one of the things that turns out in the end to be a white At least there has been a great recognise Britain's need for the money, and the device she adopts often ambitiously term it Aunt Mary tried to impress on calf. ter of import tariffs.
nary, subject to to find the right man. She takes controversy over that matter and the Canton Government "largest "
But all the same I admit there caravan into the woods and means of schools of every kind; has been very roundly criticised of late because it has stipulation that Uncle Sam is to
have one of the same size! This invites her three admirers to come by, the daily press and books
owe bim *o was quite some truth in what WAS galore that it is perhaps no der our belief in and respect for apology for mistrusting him in said last night-in bils, that is. We do not desire to enter into that side of the matter here, journal's
I That last Saturday I did ́asservata They do, but soon get tired and
words is not unbounded. He told thought I had him coming and three times running that the but we should like to make it clear that on purely moral Fleet equal to
the beats basty re:reat. How "Mary me it was so; it must be true. I going but that just shows that Scotish national flag was a white
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 192.
CHINA AND FISCAL LIBERTY,
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imposed a consumption tax on alcoholic liquors and tobacco. reminiscent of A London with her and live the simple life
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have been remitted to Paking various provincial from the governments to relieve the China and Communication Banke.
A Shanghai message says that an alliance has beso formed betweer the authorities of Kiangsu, Chekiang and Asbui disprovinces to observe stret
neutrality, in the event of war between the North and South.
Ourselves
By Robt MacWhirter.
you cable.
right now to this effect:
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grounds the plea of Dr. Wellington Koo cannot be resisted.next-strongest (~ic) Power." O(Elsie Ferguson) eventually finds heard them say it happened and body's never sure o'onything. St. Andrew's cross on a field of At Washington we have a number of Powers sitting this point the actuality confirms man who loves her for herself, therefore it cannot but be the If I'd the money I'd send a radio blue, and no' the red liou rampant
the anticipation, which, to be with no thought for her wealth at case. We read of it yesterday in Conference, all of whom most readily avow that their aure, needed little intelligence all, forms the basis of the sterf I should never have believed
on a mustard ground, is quite true Dear AIL greatest desire is to maintain the integrity and sovereign the proposed equality having portrayed.
and can only plead that I had in otherwise. These are everyday
Congratulations clever "get- mind the thrawn kind o' folks I rights of China. What greater right has any nation than been
remarks, all of them, and only go
Said you'd Spectacular scenes of a burato abow what words stand for.
manage. was dealing wi' or I'd have been to impose what taxes it likes! The extent of her taxation months, though the wordings
Proud belong same profession. less positive. Yo see, advice for on imports will always be governed by reasonability and the odor ou assing ship and an explosion, at ses We take them at their face valus
Robt. nothing is usually worth that by necessity but for foreign business men to claim that noticeably droll. But after the represented with realism in and that, it seems to me, is where
And don't you jump ower quick mucb and often there's no' much trouble comes in: at at that word "profession." Just notice taken of it unless ye China cannot impose more than the present five and two-surfeit of forecasts, we rather "Dead Men Tell No Tales" the the
story of crime, love, and courage best they 870 bat
ss there is more than one way happen to be a taipan or in s and-a-half per cent. is tantamount to a denial of her prefer to let developments
showing at the Coronet Theatre currency with no reserve in the of getting out of a hole so is there Bank. Even a lir, repeated often this evening. Based on the book bank of truth to back them. And more professions than one. sovereignty. Dr. Koo's proposals are quite reasonable. for Washington unfold themselves.
believed. enough, is in time by E. W. Boraung this Vitagraph can we wonder at it? 'Say although he wishes to restore to China the right to fix and
masterpiece transposes to the Thank you!" nicely, dear science there's
Having that much off my coa. That's what makes newspaper differentiate in import tarif rates be realises that it is "Kricket"
another little propaganda so successful. Now screen the vivid qualities which "Say you ste glad to see your little matter I've got to see to before I if Englishman was hardly possible to establish a new regime immediately and, It must have been a diverting bave made the novel so popular friends. we carefully instruct sleep the night, which maybe to whisper the rights and therefore, the proposal to restore full autonomy should not sight to see Fritz at "Kricket" with many readers Haring dar youngsters. Remember to goes to prove that it never does wrongs anent our national flag, be restored until a certain agreed period. We realise as the Berlin papers called the planned to steal a shipment of say the kind thing or kind words to hit a man when he's down un- yon red lion would die overnight, that there is a lack of clarity in the foregoing from the game in describing the first Australian gold at ses on the cost nothing we advise our sow-less you're sure you can keep him but wi A Scotsman
way to England, a pirats gang ing boys and girls. We forget to down. I'm referring of course to Scotsmen the average train of point of view as to whether China is Dow tied by the Dutch teamy. ia which the destroy the vessel and riddle the point out that we want the ex- the screed you read about me last thought carries no freight. And
Dr. Koo almost latter gained Treaty or whether she is free to act.
advantage. lifeboats. All must therefore pression of a thought, not the use night.
that's the way of the world. assumes in one place that China has not the right Dutchmen, however, are by no perish, as dead men tell no talea. of a recognised and sadly worn Now when a man gets ticked Another bone to pick and I'm' of free action. but in another he almost claims that she means new to the game. & good One man, however, escapes, and formula. What gave rise in the off in you fashion there's no use through. I admit also that there back now the is rescued by a passing ship. He writer's mind to the foregoing was of pretending that it's nice or of is a painful habit, so easily has. The point which we are trying to stress is that many seasons China must have that right if the talk of sovereignty is to Gentlemen of Holland" visitedhounds the culprits down, and as the conversation overbaard is timing yourself to see how many made to pass muster, of making
London and met several good a raward wins the love of a brave trus bat quite unavoidably be hours
laughed without wise saws and maxims which lend be anything more than mere claptrap. That China can be clube, among them the M.C.C. girl.
cause of the high pitch it was stopping after you read it. No. an appearance of thought and advised as to the best course of action we quite agree, and for whom "Ranji, then an under-
toned st-between a worker at All the boney the little basy bee wisdom. Ay, that's a thing to be we rejoice to see so many able men chosen as the sub-com-graduate at Cambridge, registered
social fanctions gathers through life doesus help avoided right enough, especially A thrilling drama of human one
But the when one becomes onkind mittee to consider the proposals. China will at least be a century. The Netherlanders, assured of candid advice and the foreign merchants will nevertheless, gave quite a fair emotions presented against the other afternoon. and a lady to sweeten its sting
reader can aye enjoy the joke because of it. I'll need to watch account of themselves. We won-background of primeval scenery
I am so interested, don't you fine. be assured of having their case fully stated.
We all laugh heartiest that and the platitudes into the [der whether say reader remembers in the majestic Yosemite is seep
The Magnificent Brute know. I'd just have loved so when it's the other chap that's bargain. Maybe my kindly critic China's present financial difficulties have made the Chinese who regularly appearin
the much to have helped but you getting it in the neck. Even & would like me to go in for question a very imperative one. The British Minister ined at that period in leading Lon- which will be shown at
know how etc. In such a case it pessimist can see the bright side epigrams instead. But I draw Theatre to-day. Peking has previously suggested a customs revision as the don clab cricket? The referenca Hongkong
is to a player named Ching, who Frank Mayo, the hero of The was impossible even for a fool not of the other fellow's misfortune. the line at that. Ye canta get means of putting China straight regarding her own ex-was a member of the Croydon Brute Breaker" and other to recognise the emptiness of the Which reminds me that the Shawisms and the like at the almost average man's idea of a good money I'm drawing. Besides chequer but there seems to have been some opposition in Club. He was of little account Universal dramas with strong words. Weighed
consciously I found it decidedly sermon is the one that goes over I'd rather have a platitude than anh other quarters. Whether the Powers will try to extract with the bel, generally going in themes, is the start to light. Why do people do that sort his own head and bits one of his epigramm, buy day.
He appears as from China a promise that once the taxes on ingoing goods last wicket, bnt, utilising his duction.
only require a memory, going are paid the goods shall be free from further duties we have stature (which was above the Raoul, Canadian far-trapper, of thing? It's a matter for regret soquaintances.
Chinese average), be seat down a who falls madly in love with that the word
A tick-off does us all a world of, back to your copybook day8- not yet had any indication, but if China is permitted to fast ball with considerable effect. Yvonne, the Parisian bred daugh-businese of life is so easy. But good at times. It proves for one They're easy. On the other hand increase her customs duties and is given the same amount we know that there are Chinese ter of his senior partner. Her surely these folks know in their thing that it's foolish to waste anapigram has to be a lot of words of freedom as other countries then she ought to conform in this Colony who are no duffers irresistible coquetry captivates inmost bearts that the verbal time finding fault wit yourself, fitted together in such a manner with international custom and not levy internal taxation. at the game. What with Ger- his entire being. How he is formula plus the dutiful smils le that's what your friends are for. that their lack of meaning is "Kricket accused of murder and aghts just so much tosh; that words And there's lots of men who concealed by the brilliant affect many taking up Once the tax has been paid on the imports there should be following on the formation of off.
without thoughts never to hearen pat you on the back would produced. bis. pursuers in
And that sort of a an end of the matter. Otherwise, China's foreign trade French team, the game once isolated cabin in the wilder-50,
BOOR punch your head thing's very wearing. Like True, very true. But when it Of course we all know that some Lord Northcliffe, I'd sooner go in will doubtless be seriously affected. Let the import tax be regarded as peculiarly Anglo- ness is the dramatic situation what Chine herself decides, but let taxation finish there at Baxon is taking on a universal which paves the way for a mul- comes to the matter of words gire of us are better than others and for Btion and be done wi
titude of ibzills, | complexion.
our old friend Rooter at at times we argue that that's no it the point of entry.
friend.
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