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Union Church.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1921.

DAY BY DAY.

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THE SUNDAY 19 THE CORE OF OUR CIVILISATION, DEDICATED TO THOUGHT AND REVERENCE — Emerson,

Yesterday's health

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the "Ilangkong Telegraph."

A Hint to-China

discussion

upon by Amoy to co-operate in damaging British Shipping. before extending the assistance sought, let them ba spre they are helping their own people: let them make an- quiries as to the number of these Chinese renegades and ast Amoy what it all means,

Shade of Lao-taz Shanghai, December 2nd.

LORD NORTHCLIFFE.· which was carried out with much

Peking, #1 is Oriental solemnity, His Majesty admitted by all who know the King Sissowath, his Ministers actual circumstances that the Entertained in Indo-China. and officers exchanged greetings Shipping Company is being un- with the Governor General and | fairly got at by an agitation, the Sir Paul Chater has added to

la response to an invitation Marshal Joffre. At a subsequent strength of which innot represent- This roll of benevolent acts, and

extended by the Indo-Chinese reception bald in the Library ative of those ostensibly concera- that admirable institution Union

Government through its local Building, where stands had been jod in it, pointing to the existence Church is this time the gaiqer.

representative during his recont erected for the accommodation | of some external stimulus. Only a few days ago Sir Paul] Another of the Kowloon visit to Hongkong, Lord North- of many hundreds of people, Lord If the Guilds in the variona provided St Stephen's Church Theatre's popular dollar dances elife after his call at Singapore, Northcliffe was on the platform Treaty Forts are being exiled with funds for an organ, and is announced for to-night. proceeded to Saigon by the with M. Long and the Marshal. intimated his intention to create

Latouche Traville. His visit la special library in connection

synchronised with that of with the University. For these

return Marshal Joffre, and the meeting examples of munificence there shows one case of diphtheria and of these two distinguished person- was a particular reason, but in one case of paratyphoid faverages was a happy coincidence. the case of Union Church, as the both Chinése,

Lord Northolife however, WAS Rev. Mr. Maconachio stated to

sparing in the delivery of his |his congregation in announcing

views, and notwithstanding the the good news, the gift comes Two Russians, one a farmer cardiality of the reception accord from one who has never and the other a printer's comed him by the French and Sir-It may be of interest to belonged to our communion."positor, were charged before Mr. Angamise pressmen of Cochin those who follow Chinese Affairs, Thus the Church committee is JR. Wood at the Police Court China the evening of and particularly to those of the relieved from anxiety over its this morning with stowing away his arrival at Saigon, his Chinese Student class whom task of raising an endowment on the Rhodesia as Viadivostock, only notable utterance was the the agitators al Amoy are of the Russian Volunteer Fleet fund, especially as the members The charge was withdrawn at the delivery of an axpression of his attempting to embroil in *was chartered as a Tsingtan liner had already responded creditably, request of the Captain of the regant for France, of which he boycott directed against although there is plenty of use steamer.

a by Nippon Kaijo Soko Kaisha. It is was now and for evar" a very British Shipping Company, reported that this Japanese com- for further donations. In bis

devoted friend.

His Lordsbip to know that the port of Amoy pany has further obartare"- |address. Mr. Maconachie remark-j

apologised for the brevity of contains more Chinese who have other ship of 2,500 tons from the his speech on the ground been inveigled into becoming the Volunteer Fleet and decided to that "he was not able subjects of another nation than put the ship on the Osaka- to speak lengthily in French" the average person knows any-Tsingtan run from the 20th. inst.

Lord Northcliffe's acceptance thing about.

The company will inevitably be Apart from the rights or involved in severe competition of the invitation of the Governor

of the dispute at with the Nippon Yusen Kaisha General for an extended stay in wrongs *ndo-China necessitated some Amoy, which is under frank and the Osaka Shosen Kauba.

his pro slight alteration in gramme. Instead of leaving Saigon on the 15th December he Grorge Heosdly, of H. M. S. Proceeded to Angkor to in- apect the ruins and many in-

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Mr. U.L.A. Mohideen, the well educational and other institutions, | known Hongkong jeweller, of but there શ્રેણરક B kind of Messrs. Mohideen and Co, bas tradition that the Churches, just been elected a Fellow of the especially the Protestant Free Royal Society for the Encourage- Churches, ought to live from ment of Arts, Manufactures and To mouth. Tens Commerce. Mr. Mohideen has Thousands of pounds, as the been a resident of Hongkong for preacher said, are donated by over 17 years. Correspondents are request › I tu observe the rule which requires members of the Churches for them to forward the nines aal addresses with communications picture galleries, museums, and addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an institutes, while little is provided avidence of their bona fides.

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Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

Death.

ROBINSON --On 28th. December, 1911, at the Peak Hospital, George James Robinson, aged 37 years. Deeply regretted. hai papers please copy)

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1921.

A CHINESE PEACE MOVE.

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THE TSINGTAU RUS. Some months ago, the Simbirsk

Between Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter.

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On the evening of the 13:6, Yesterday morning I met a that already think they fit this Lord Northcliffe was entertained man who aye wears a silver frame. Let them think to a banquet at the Palace of the lining without the cloud attach do them no harm. I aya was a Lieutenant Governor of Cochin ment We very often came bit wonky on the law of libel ony- Chins, at which he made the across on the ferry together. He way and I'm taking no risks. acquaintance of all the higher and I get on pretty well, though Besides somebody wi aningrown French and native officials of the mind ye, we've never as much as sense of humour might be after Our wives don't know each other Find your own tonic or batter disease were. One case of small- men of the town.

Come to think of it I still, be one yourself. Apart from the enthusiasm either. por(British, imported), one case of which marked his arrival into the don't believe he's got a wife, at Did 30 over notice the moon diphtheris (Chinese); three cases

(Chinese); one case of paratyphoid

Last week's cases of notifiable/administration and the business-had a drink wi' one another. sending him a hand-made balo.

FAMOUS BANDIT LEADER CAPTURED.

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All communications intended for publication should be address-and specifically religious. Some charged before M. J. R. Wood civilization in the region of the fororganisations which are purely | Magnolia, was this morning teresting relics of aby-gone people declare that churches with assaulting a district watch- ought to be self-supporting. Con- man. After examining the Slackerat lakes. ditions vary so much that no rale eye which the complainan: still of the kind can well be laid down. retained as a result of the assault, As Mr. Maconachie says, when his Worship remarked: I see you wealth is poured out upon the have given this man a very heavy auxiliary departments of Chris-blow. I shall fine you $15. (Shang-tian work, it is not reasonable to

Heave the Church itself without! due provision. Sir Paal Chater's latest example of beneficence is a worthy set for the benefit of a worthy institution.

of enteric fever, ona being fatal (country of King' Sissowath Lord least if he has, up to now he's suc- when it's fall and just rising Some Haul.

Northcliffe's visit to that compar-cessfully concealed the fast. Ho above the horizon.

region will never tries to tell blue or funny terrible big for one thing and There have been some no e-fever (Chinese): two cases of atively unknown

he might ba often different in colour. They worthy events in the Colong these spotted fever (Chinese); and one furnish for the British peer a store stories and

of interesting recollections. For calithumpian in the way of tell me that this is due to the last few days. To Sir Paul Chater's case of puerperal ferer (Chinese)he few who arenot well-acquaint-religion for all I know.

atmosphere through which we generosity reference has just been Two Chinese also died from

ed with the topographical features As a rule, depending too much look made. In quite different category influenza.

of that region which lies to the on one's friends is a good deal To convinced that we look come & couple of incidents con

south of Saigon, it is well to state like depending too much on hope, out on life through a similar kind cerning the authorities, who in

that Cambodia, as it is named, is but this particular chap acts on o' veil, and this veil though thin one case bave been outwitted by

be escape, at least for the time)

situated in the broad reaches of me like a tonic every time I meet enough in no way to obstructour the fertile delta of the Mekong, him. I never saw him down in sight is yes of a colour and being of the Straits Chimpse Mr. Roteri Lansing has been trying to bring about prisoner, David Tsai, while in the

whose source is located some the mouth yet

Business is aye texture that all we look at where in the upper reaches of the fine. Everything is for the good. coloured and marked the same the unification of China. That must have been his avowed fother it was the transgressots whoi

Himalayas. Over this region Even if there's a young typhoon way. A Chinese object in telegraphing to the Canton Government asking were frustrated.

The notorious bandit leader. King Sissowath, under the in the offing it'll help to clear the what its terms were in order that some steps could be taken anchoring in the passage be three days ago by the soldiers of sway over

Notice how often the mean steamer from Haiphong Wong Kwa-ze, was captured protection of the French, holda sir if it does nothing else. Wet man is impressed wi' or drawa to bring about a settlement of China's internal differences. tween

people believed as. but look at the amount of attention to the meanness of Lamma and Cheung Captain Yin-tai in one of the to be degenerated offshoot good it'll do the young rice. others; bow the cunning man is Mr. Lansing has doubtless realised, as must all students of chau Islands awaiting the brothel houses in Tong-Yes-Lan. of the once powerful Khmer Warm, well it is if you keep forever seeing guile and trickery, the Chinese question, that the unification of the country is private launch which wasSaikwao.,

race. That this race, which has thinking about it too much. Our in those be meets; the over-keen an essential preliminary to China benefitting under the t convey Ite consignment Bandit leader Wong Kwa-sze now become extinct, reached at summere bare, according to him, business man finds sharp practice schemes formulated at Washington, and in requesting af opium. The launch duly came with his big

&DK of over the height of its power a vary a 75 per cent mental onyway. everywhere; the kindly and alongsite, and the opium was S thousand men statement by Canton he took a very direct and commend-

caused high stage of civilization is at Cold, why this is nothing You generous are are convinced of promptly transferted into it. This great disturbances throughout the tested to by the remains of don't want to get so much the good intentions of their able course in seeking to bring about an agreement between could not have given much satis-districts of Szewni, Kwongoan unique architecture now almost wrapped up in yourself. Some neighbours; and all of it amounts the Peking and Canton factions. On behalf of Canton, faction to the emugglers. secing and W5-chob. Countless offences completely buried under the folk are ao crochetty that even to nothing more than that they Dr. Wu Ting-tang declared that the southerners demanded that the parties in charge of the had been committed by bim jungle growth, and in many the weather doesos agree wi see others through atmosphere of a sincere endeavour on the part of the Chinese delegation bat Revenue officers. The author of these districts indeed regarded ravages of time. The writer has He's & regular Sunny Jim and we've got such a second-rate and

launch were not their confederates during the previous years. People cases crumbling away under the them. That's bio

over. their own making. That's bow to get the famous Twenty-One Demands cancelled and also ities acted upon information him with great terror.

visited the cater stretches of better than Enos and a cold aggravating kind a world on par the resignation of President Hsu, head of the “ illegal "received", but the rose was a When Captain Yin-tai received these ruins in the course of a shower to me of a morning.

hands. Government at Peking. This statement was forwarded by smart one, and now amugglers the instructions to stay with his visit aboard the excursionsteamers good job be's no a doctor or It seems to me them that we're Mr. Lansing to Peking and the Foreign Minister there has end confederates, minus opium, soldiers at the above districts from Saigon, and can testify to bo'd put all the chemists in town are ower anxious about ourselves, replied to the effect that both demands have been fulfilledare awaiting trial. There were for the

ten cases of the drug, aggregating the terror of the populace for were left by a visit to these

purpose of alleviating the remarkable impressions that out of business inside a month. ower watchini where we put each And he's fall of out-of-the-way slowly moving fool We're very already.

10,000 taele. Some haul!

the bardits there. Canton is naturally asking, how? The attitude of

plan remslas of a by-gone age. King information into the bargain. If apt to lose our balance and fall had been considered to get rid Sisscwath Globe-Walking. the Chinese delegates al Washington is not construed by

himself conducted ever I write onything about males, and open an eyebrow over m of this outlaw. At first, he per- bis Lordship amongst the ruins don't you ever get contradicting straw; as often as no' in dodging Canton to be a sincere endeavour to get the Twenty-One]

Pedestrianism is a fine exercise. saaded Wong's assistant, in the of Angkor as they lay bathed in me for I know more about mufes the small stone our Demands cancelled and as to the resignation of Old Icther days we were fired with person of Wong Cheang, to sur-the full glow of a romantic moon than you'll ever hope to, ay if times takes to climbing a lamp Hsu" it is pointed out his Government still rules in Ead-John o'Groats staat & pro

the ambition to do the Land's render himself and afterwards One Saigon journalist took parti. you read about them for a month post. Our very care often prevents Peking that he has not vacated office and that his gramme which stuck fast in the appointed him as an investigator cular pains to report the fact that Sundays. He spent the best us from reaching the end of sur

of the military camp.

it was a full rason that was then part of an hour at the corner of our journey. Lots of folk die before circular telegram of December (in which Heu admitted ambition stage. That jaont is

Some months later, Wong showing, so it may be taken for street one night telling me about they live. That doesna malter his shortcomings and deplored his lack of virtues) child's play compared with the Cheung was ordered to effect the granted that Lord Northclife them. He's forgotten more about very much if they're sure of the was not a resignation but just another instance of the designs, of Mr. Baxter, whose capture of bis former leadet. enjoyed bis novel experience. mules than most folk ever knew. hereafter and sest in the

photograph appeared on our He obeyed. so beloved by the old Mandarin Tuesday's picture page, and of observed that Wong Kwalete "magnificent gesture"

And-bears too, grisslys, cions heavenly stalls. But are they f mons, browns and blacks, the No one can tell. That can only class of official who has proved a failure. And so it seems M. and Mme. Leuret, all of whom arrived at Canton secretly on the

whole bear family. And I know be speculation. A bird in the that Mr. Lansing's endeavour to bring the divergent are engaged upon a march around day the arrest was made, holding

The fetes held in honour of the he's no been pulling my leg hand, you know. Far better to parties in China a little nearer will lead to nothing but the the world, with "lifts restricted a midnight revel in a brothel, he visit of Marshall Joffre and the because well that's immaterial make the most of life while we re-statement of Canton's old case: namely, that it is the to the maritime portions. It then captured him with the aid British Peer to Angkor Wat, onyhow.

sounds a trifle too much of a good of the police.

live. We'll be a long time dead, where King Sisowath held his only legal Government in China. There is yet to be re-thing. The feat has been done.

And he's never once tried to onyway.. ceived the reply of the Peking Foreign Minister to though; indeed, at one time and leader was sent to the Military feature was the Royal proces-who tells you that he's no fool do re good. And there's no

It is reported that the bandil Court, introduced another oriental impress on me how clever he is.

The most interesting Sometimes, you know, the man through. Ay, stale stuff, but it'll One more thought" and I'm Canton's last communication and it will be interesting to another we have heard of quite a Headquarters yesterday for trial. see how he answers the points raised above. Whether the number of claimants. M. Leurst-Canton Times.

sion in which Lord North may only be mistaken. Yon collection exchange of telegrarus will result in anything of value is a while lecturing on his return is one of these heroes. It was

cliffe, the Governor General, M. man's liable to do ony community Loog,

Nowadays we're full of methods and Marshal Joffre more good than a baker's dozen and systems. We talk about how doubtful point.

from the previous exploit that

took part. After an entertain-lo missionizing parsons. The new Peking Premier, Liang Shee-yee, has just be met

He to be happy, the way to be the lady who,

ment at the Temple of Angkor should be employed by the Gov- contented, the training of how to issued a statement of his policy, in which he avows that having become Mme. Legret,

Wat, which was attended by the ernment to boost good will and be a moral force. We get it all his object in taking office is to bring about the unification band on his second attempt, Isel. Kong have invited Mei Lan-fang tinguished visitors, the proces hours. All he'd have to do would expense both of time and energy resolved to accompany her bus Chinese merchants in Hong King his Family and the die-fallowship. He'd have no office off by beart at considerable or the country as soon as possible, to carry out the dis- ing confident that she will be the famous Chinese impersonator, sion emerged from the left side be to go round, be natural and and we bandment of superfluous troops and to institute a period able to do the world all right to give several exhibitions at the of the imposing structure and draw his salary cheque at the instruct others on exactly the then go ahead and of economy, to develop China's forests and waste lands, to If successful. we fancy that she Por parts of Wales travarned the main-drive leading month end, Whatever he got, he'd same lines. All the time we quite unify the management of China's railways and to raise will be the first of ber sex to the Prince of Wales next year-into the town. "The procession," be worth double the money. If Jose sight of the fact that it is understood, states the enthusiastically continued the I'd a big enough wad myself I'd being happy, contented and a indeed an ambitious programme and one in which Liano enterprise. The pair left Geneve Chinese press, tha: Mai has been Saigon journalist mentioned in a hire him and loan him out to the moral force that really counts; funds for a scheme of compulsory education. This is accomplish, or to undertake, the It is

on October 19 and on November guaranteed $80,000

preceding paragraph, "consisted peaceful warring nations and so the way we get these results is of Shee-yee will have the best wishes of all China's friends. 18 reached Fragne, whence they

of 100 features and more than save the expense of disarmament no consequence whatever. : But, if one honestly examines the country's situation to-left for Budapest en route to Con

two thousand person. The Kingconferences. He'd make the next day, notes the fact that the southern Government is stillstantinople. Their subsequent

My friend has taught me one the Princes and Princesser, more Bent on an expedition against the north, and bears in mind itinerary is not indicated, so we his stroll by 1926. There is an than 100 horses and about 50 meeting of the League of Nations, thing: What we look for, bad pa

look like a free fight. The spirit of independence which animates the southern an opportunity of welcoming them certainly; but, everything, con- priests,

good, we of a certainty find. Kot- don't know whether there will be attraction about, the adventure, elephants, groups of Brahmin The beauty of it is that he's only do we And it, we create it

the descendants of Provinces there would seem to be little hope of Premier at Hongkong, nor how many of the aidered,"

perfectly unconscious of it all I and then pass it along. we think we should the Royal families, the he was sitting at my elbow, now Liang realising the first of his objects without sacrificing present residents would be here prefer to read about it. M. and Ministers and dignitaries of the he wouldns recognise himself liver? And the new au getting How's business? How's your more than has yet been conceded by Peking. Canton is then,

the gallant travallers me. Leuret or Mr. Baxter Palace. 50 ox-carts each carry and if I told him, as like as no', on? And your relations wi' the schedule not being given. As should be able to give us a rare ing three dancing girls in dazzl-he'd tell me to lean heavier on boss? How's exchange 7 and anding pat' and will doubtless continue to do so, for our countryman's attempt, volume, which globe-travelleza ing costumes all presented in the sods syphon next time. No, the Though all would like to see China united under a strong Mr. Baxter is starting, or has afoot, unlike other globe travel-imposing spectacle unique in its I'm no going to tell you his cough? Fine? That's the stuff weather t Likewise the ombin tion of her best political elements. The days im-tarted, from his home at lers, seem to have had some richness and variety of colours." name. There's a dozen or more to give them. ledis ely ahead will be full of interest,

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