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NOTES & COMMENTS.

The Strike and Supplies.

TUESDAY, JANUARY

DAY BY DAY.

THE GREATEST' POWERS CAN - NOT INJURE A MAN'S CHARACTER

LIANG SUM«YI *RESIGNING,

Fant about

rupaars might. twenty-fi 20 per cent; takes of.

for

ating out the Why that the "wanlod(to' Replying to His Lordship | laks her back to the country.

-Later on the same day záko witness saki if the cầr were sold {nothing like that aroount would - woman was brought back to the | azylum and 'arquizjen-starial at Owing to the technical nature this stage disclosed the fact that of the evidence, Mr. Tinson asked the woman had been taken to a for a short adjournment to con- certain brothel at West Point sult his client, and the case was | whare lived an amah who claimed adjourned until this afternoon. to be her foster mother. It was

Interesting Wire From be allowed.

Peking.

(From Our Den Correspondent)

Shanghai, January 24.. A solemn Pontifical Requiem The China Press correspondent Mass for the late Popa Benedict at Peking wires that the Premier, XV will be sung in the Catholic Liang Shih-ri is rengning before Cathedral at 9 am, on Thursday, to-night. the 25th. inst.-Advt.

Whilst there have bean no fresh developments of note in the WHOSE REPUTATION IS UNBLEM- ISHED AMONG HIS PARTY.— strike situation, there is more

| Chesterfield. than a little interest attaching to| the fact that three members of (the Dalon have now figured in Police and Marine Court qasas. These men have all been pickets. and for that reason we wish to express the hops that "picket-

mado a crime. Every strike at

An aeroplane was used for the Home-in fact, throughout the world-sses the use of pickets, wedding, which took place a few

Still maintains its high standard in itself is not going to be

of quality.

The same blend, same good old åge, mellowness, character, and fine flavour. Forty years reputation.

and is is generally recognised days ago at Hanoi, of an Indo- that pioketing is a lawful act A Chinese couple.. The groom is a recent decision of the Supreme son of a well known Tonkinese Court of the United States has shipping magnate. taid it down that picketing for

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD official interference, except to

Wine & Spirit Merchants. Established 80 Years.

Che Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1922,

BLITAIN'S ECONOMY CAMPAIGN.

CHINA AND WASHINGTON.

A Delegate's Complaint. (From Our Own Correspondent)

Shangbai, January 24.

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The car in question, a white from this house that the mad touring modal, a wonderful pro-woman was in the previous week duction of the Napier Company's transferred to the asylum. When art, was brought to the Court they saw her return to the house daring the course of the apparently unaccompanied, and morning and, was, inspected by without any indication that her the Judge.

The case is proceeding as go to press.

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ROBBING A LUNATIC.

malady had bran ourad, they

we promptly retumed bar to the

anylum from where she came. Tha - man who had accompanied her had disappeared, and hid takan with him the money that be authorities. It was not until obtained from the Hospital yesterday that he was recognised and arrested,

Mr. David Yoi, a People's De Smart Sentence Imposed purpose of propaganda is quite It was learned at Headquarters |

By falsely claiming that be lawful, so long as there is no this morning that on account of legate, has deplored the lack of resort to intimidation or violence. cartalni slizations in the interior leadership in the Chinese Deloga-was related to the woman,

tion to Washington. Atdressi¤r|Chiness obtained from à female It is not always easy to draw the fitings of the transport Himalaya. large gathering of Chinesa yes inmate of the Lunatic Asylum that ancter man, who was z Defendant told the Magistrata lina between persuasion" and the departure of the Wiltshiresterday he stated that Dr. Welling-sum of $91 on the 1st. December relative of ans of the inmates of "intimidation", but we should for India has been postponed to Koo and Mr. Alfred Sae. In last.

the brothel and who accompanied greatly regret any display of until Thursday next at 12 noon

their capacity A3 accredited Mr. Chester Wood, in a state the woman froça the asylum, wis Ministers, bas necessarily hom- ment to the Magistrate this mord the man who stole her money. “ maintain public peace and order. The

The return of notifiable diseases bied themselves to the detrimenting, said that on the above date

The Magiairats at the cor=" casea which bare

the defendant came to the Asylum [alusion of the ease expressed hia" far come into Court seem to for the past 48 hours reveals one of China's case..

Mr. Putnam Weale was also a and, representing that he was disbelief in the defendant's alogs. have concerned more than mere non-fatal imported case of small- picketing and so this Note is pox. The patient is of Chinese speaker at the meeting and held relation of the lunatic, obtained He was of the opinion thaithe rather an expression of hope than nationality. The list contains out hope for China in that the from witness a receipt for certain defendant had stolen the money s censure on what has already one more case, that of enteric Naval Treaty would probably nor property and money handed over and appropriated it to his own! been done. Another matter in fever, the sufferer also being be ratified by the U. 8. Senate to the authorities of the Govern-use.

until the Senate was assured that mant Civil Hospital to be taken - A conviction was recorded: connection with the strike an Chinese. which we would like to comment

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is in connection with the food) Not more than a line is required supply. In spite of assurances to to remind dance enthusiasts that the contrary, there is no doubt the Kowloon Theatre's Usus that the supply of food is not so special dance takes place this plentiful

as it was formerly.(Tuesday) evening. Not even There were no eggs to be purline is necessary to remind them chased at the Dairy Farm that thoroughly enjoyable aven- Kowloon on Sunday and yestering is assured.. day mornings and some orders for beaf could not be executed.

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COMEDY COMPANY.

A'Return Visit.

China was fairly treated. He cited the Irish question as to th possibility of effecting a settle ment of the internal difficulties of China. 1 e urged this establiah- ment of a stable government and the development of the national] consciousness.

THE SHANTUNG RAILWAY.

charge of on account of the defendant was sentenced woman. The reason given by the months' hard labour.

Between

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Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter.

to

Just before tea last night I got By and-by we went ben-the reading some o' yon school pnze- room and tried to be fiercely Ibis may have bien due to some It is notified în to-day's Com-

giving speeches and I thought it hospitable wi" that forced air of wouldne' be a bad idea to have a galety that's supposed to be the strike, but it is not a very com-509-1920, the official designation A Shanghai Purchase Plan teachers, when Joe, he said he ordinar good dinner under your tamporary cause, apart from the mad Orders that by Army Order

quiet word wi' some o' yon thing after you've got a ̈by? forting coincidence. The boats of the King's (Liverpool Regi- The Chancellor of the Exchequer's declaration to a now being run to Canton and ment) was changed to:-The (From Our Gua Correspondent) was going over to Kowloon and belt. The wee yin kept Joe Shanghai, January 24. did I mind if he came along wi' amused for a bit showing him her Glasgow audience last week that expenditure must be re-manned by the naval authorities King's Regiment (Liverpool)

The Shanghai General Cham-me. I said, no, there was no new stepe and the exact place duced by from 150 to 200 millions gives a certain timeliness have met with little or no luck at and the title to be used in official

all and it is to be hoped tha; the correspondence is "The King's ber of Commeres together with dirty pride about me and besides her wings are to be when she to the interim report of the Geddes Economy Committee, authorities in the neighbouring Regiment."

with the Chinese Bankers' As-I'd be glad of bis company but gradustes us a fairy. Later on sociation have started a move what was taking him over there when Janet had her nightly which is understood to be in bands of the Cabinet. That port will extend officist assistance, Committee had as its avowed aim a reduction in the if needs be, to prevent hardship The theft of $299 worth of meat to secure the necessary the night? Ohl be was going to wrestle wit the books and had Budget of some 120 millions. How urgent is this big cut and suffering among the thou-jewellery has been reported to the funds to purchase the Shantung see about baying a motor bike once again reproved the cook-boy is seen from Mr. Chamberlain's declaration; if successful adds of Cantonese who find a police by a Chinese woman. She silwer. They are planning the that somebody was trying to sell for mendacity in the matter of to the full extent of its programme, the Committee's The maintenance of essential over with rice would provide s

livelihood and home in Hongkong, though: thst & bowl covered sale of Bonds of five dollars each him. It was going cheap-100- lard, she suggested cards. Did and an extra tyre thrown in. Ko, Jos play catch-the-ten". Ye says 1, diana' you be so soft. should have seen his face. No, economy expedients will be insufficient. Even if a saving services is a matter affecting the hiding place for her jewellery, LATE SHANGHAI NEWS. What you're going to do is to see he'd played it at one time, long of 200 millions be effected. this will not nean a lessening of authorities of both parts and one but the thief, whoever he may.

what's wrong wi' it, but never ago, but he had just forgotten taxation. The very substantial retrenchment indicated by in which a little co-operation be bad prying eyes, and was not

A Cotton Mill Strike. mind, the change of air will do how exactly. But Janet's not would be of mutual benefit,

long in discovering the tressure.

ye good. So off we went. All one the Chancellor is needed merely to keep taxation at its

force • bodyito |{From Our Own "Correspondent.) the way across he enlarged on enjoy himself

against Mis present level, because owing to industrial depression there Turpin Up to Date.

The Medical Officer of Health A year or two ago bandits

Shanghai, January 24.

the advantages of having your will and so banded him the has been an increase in disbursements on the one hand and

The or two minor post-in his weekly return of notifiable

East China Christian own machine, how much cheaper inapshot album Instead. That a decrease in revenue on the other. The appointment of raided ne this Committee was the first serious step taken in the orices at Home, but it isn't very diseases gives the following: Association is in Bession and has it was in the long run but as I diversion lasted just ten minutes asked for it he needs' bother to think there was nothing for it direction of reducing public expenditure. Earlier efforts often one hears of armed and Ave cases of plague (three fatal) heard an address by Professor said, at the price he was being by the clock and I was beginning

masked beadits "working" a big Chinese; two cases of mail-pox, Roxby. had been made, but they were half-hearted, and consequent-bank in broad daylight. The brief one Chinese fatal, the other Four hundred women weavers bis head for all the length of but the pictures and me wi' only Besides, as I s dollar forty-Ava between ly were not effectual in any appreciable degree.

story which Reater cabled throu zb sufferer being a Japanese; one at Ewo Cotton Mills are on strike, run be'd get.

of enteric fever,

wilów me The American authorities here said, by the time, ye

and next Saturday when By August, owing very largely, though not exclusively, on Saturday telling how three fatal case

hospital expenses, the suddenly 1 minded the Ping Pong of these twent eth-century Tur-Chinese; ons non-fatal case of are demanding the vaccination of for to the coal strike, the financial position had reached a passf which could only be ignored at the risk of a header for pins raided a branch of the Royal paratyphoid fever, Indise: two all cassengers to the United high cost o' splints and cotton that the wes sin had gotten at wool, no' to speak of his friends Christmas. I mentioned it and I Bank of Scotland near Elin-non-fatal cases of cerebro spinal States. Carey Street, to use the simile applied to private debtors, burgh and got away with a sum fever. Chinese and three deaths A Standard Oil Company office rickaha fare to see him at the could see right away that I'd boy bas absconded with twenty G.C.H.it would maybe be cheaper spotted a winner for Joe's face only no such ready expedient is available in the case of of £2,000 bad a touch of romance from influenza, Chinese.

thousand dollars in bank orders.to bire a car to go bathing next lit up like a sunburst coming nations. Theoretically the Economy Committee was estab-about it. Of late years Briti-hers

summer after all So Joe, beout from behind. cloud. took the hint for once and mas. That's how I lished to guide and advise the Chaucellor of the Exchequer. bave rather prided themselves on

come to be kee'd the bike and came right writing this instead of something. It has no constitutional status, and, technicably, the Gov-the relative absence of crimes of this sort in Great Britain, and

MAJOR CASSEL'S CARS. on home wi'

to tea about pestilent patriotism-no, ernment is under noobligation to publish the report. The there has been an inclination to

instead.

my mistake, it was the teachers, latest issues of the Horne journals to arrive do not contain boast on this score, Since the war.

Suffering mother. I knew as wasn't it? A3, to be sure bat anything beyond a slight conjectural outline of the report, however, open and dating crimes

To-day's Hearing. soon as I slipped my kay in they can wait. I'll attend to them but it can scarcely be supposed that the Government will have been on the increase and

there is cause to wonder whether columns to-day the Edgar Cassel claimed damages against foot

As will be seen by our advertis- The action in which Major the door that I'd put my later on. not publish the document after the Cabinet has had an the war and its experiences have Warwick Comedy Company is the United Motor Company for me in the lobby wi's No. 1 nize got into dry clothes again, I it.. Janet met Now that it's all over and, I've opportunity of studying it. The business men whom the not given some men a taste for paying a short return visit to the alleged damages to his Napier car smile that came from the mouth wished I badna mentioned you Government have called to their aid have become, in the bizh adventure adventure of Colony. beginning Saturday Feb was continued in the Summary only and there was a noise from Ping Pong. Oh you think it's eyes of the public. the guardians of the national criminal kind. The great amount

before Mr. Justice the drawing room like a small a kid's game-easy-buh, you try interest.

In view of the enormous scope of its inquiries, also possibly driven more men ing to visit Capton for two nights,

of unemployment at Huma basury 4th. The Company will Court,

stay for four nights oaly, expect Gompertz, this morning,

nation seeking self-determination. it. I used to be good at it but there has been no tendency to hurry the labours of the than would otherwise bave been

Mr. J. B. Reeves, motor en- A ben party, and by the Hokey that was before my stomach got It is probable that plays not gineer, said he first saw the car Fly, I'd clean forgotten all about, like a Venetian blind. Man, its Committee, which, so far as can be judged from sundry the case in to the criminal ranks incidents that have transpired. addressed itself to aa bappening, not at all hard to presented here during the Com-when it was exhibited in London. it. Joe, he looked as if it was a years since I had a go at it. Gargantuan Lask in a spirit of earnest endeavour. This understand. This doubtless helps pany's last visit will be given and He saw it being sesembled in everyday thing that our house Seems to indeed was what might have been expected from a body of to account for the growth of Mr. Parcy Howard, the Company's Hongkong by an employee of should sound like a second rate ping ponging just folks were

there is a likelihood of "G.B.8.'s" supervison of Messrs. Alex Rosa. He reminded m all these things, Great Britain is renders them alive to the incubus of abnormal taxation as still a land remarkably free from famous play "Pygmalion" being When the car was handed over unblooded pup being thrown into Loaf. Maybe it was later. “Apa

to him he examined it and found a rat pit for the first time. Ay, patently it's on the market again.”/ affecting not only their personal interests, but those of the sensations like that just reported.

evidence of it having been work-it's a terrible experience for a It's a fine game, calling for urücks When employment workers and the country in general.

ou by somebody using young chap to walk into a room- dexterity of finger and wrist and The people at Hothe have grown accustomed to ten-plentiful we may expect to get back to the pre-war ways, when

spanners, screwdrivers and other ful o' women like you. All the quickness of are. But it's no A BIGGER SWANSEA. figure Budgets, so potent is usage in mesmerising even hold-ups, armed robberies and

tools of improper shape and size. same, he never batted an eyelid suitable game for the transer. Swansea is to promote & Bill in Witness then described the but I bet he knows now what buttons, though I think' the fairly alert intelligences. Until pulled up in recent months the like, were the exception.

Parliament to extend the borough damage to the car, among other keeps me late in the office every constant bending must be good by the revelations concerning the position of the national Farming under Gunfire. boundaries, and to establish a things mentioning that the nate, now and then. Of course, he for ye. “Ay, it used to be all the finances, it is probable that the average Britisher took for Every Tommy who did a bit inunicipal savings and bousing boltheads and finish had been thinks I did it on purpose but I go at one time. They even got granted that somehow ends could still be made to meet. the Flanders ares-time out of

bank.

damaged. The carburettor bad wouldns' do the like of you the length of setting up champion been misused, the plunger having knowingly But it is worth pansing for a moment to consider just what mind Europe's cockpit-saw agri-

a ships. I mind once o' seeing the is signified by taxation on the scale that has prevailed in the cultural operations going on under

b.en unscrewed by means of stranger.

picture o' a mad that was the long Howsomever, after the pircus distance Ping Pong Champion a post-war period. Before the war it was reckoned that the bis nose and within easy range of ed the situation and, regardless hammer and some blast toolbad disbanded we get ourfer and Portobello. It dested after that:-

Fritz's metal missiles. It was of danger, unbiff All the tears Witness proceeded to give the annual income of the United Kingtom was something certainly remarkable the way in from the machines. Men, and extent of the damage in detail, Janet she conted him to stay to to go out of fashita. I'm glad it's between £2,000,000 and £2,500,000, estimates naturally which the workers in the fields, horses were, isken, through the his evidence being of highly dinner. He'd just have to come back though. No bouse take pot fuck. By this time should be without a set. It's showing a very considerable margin of variation. Now, a women many of them, carried on barrage to cover on the other technical nature.

Mr. Tinson magtioned that the be was kind oʻ dazed-like, bim strenuous, 1 giant ye, and Budget of £1,000,000,000 or more means that the Old under these conditions, and quite slopes of the bill notil the shelling Country has been actually disbursing in_taxation well on as a matter of course before they stopped, when work was reserved United Motor Company's case to being used to ages fire, three the balls have an awkward towards 50 per cent. of its income calculated on the pre-had been at it long. Probably and the harvesting completed." was that they never banded the hour old toast and tea, and the knack o' rolling under things but the best detector even the troops, however, did not B-sides the peasants, this sort of car over in running order. Major like and was in a condition that man. it's war basis. While this means that the proportion is much altogether realise the extent of work seems to have been done by Cassel took it away behind their be was liable to say anything. I dirt imaginable. It only needs less in terms of present-day values, the figures are sufficient- these activities. The following some of the Brifjab Army back and handed it over to Mr. belleva if Janet had offered to night at you wort of thing to put him op for the night, he'd have make ye realise how thoroughly ly startling to point the need, had it not already become entry from the Journal of the perhaps when the troops were Reeves.

VAUX C2085-examined stayed. Some folk don't know the coolie can miss going under "rest" or may be it abundantly manifest, of retrenchment upon a wider plan Ministry of Agriculture, which enjoying a

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In the meantime Janet, and the sideboard, so the line. It appears that in March Diat on bthought the car had the Economy Committee are therefore likely to be fraught ides of the conditions-Oo 1915 there were some 7,500 acres suffered se s result of the che opened tin o salmon. But Jos, he enjoyed blöself up (and scolber "o". saparegua ở to the mark and only got the last with the greatest moment.

the forward slopes of the Mont- of vegetable gardens in the Britishishandling.

Mr. Reeves considered that the and acted all through dianer se ferry by the skin o his tagth, [A cable to hand to-day announces a large economy des-Cats harvesting was in fullArmy zone. A lot more bad been step at Rosyth Dockyard. It is understood that the progress one night when a heavy marked out, but Germany's last depreciation would be very small if we got that fare every night Which also go to stenstance bostile barrage was opened on "big push" intervened. It is a be about $350. Anyone with no nearly gave the show sway by promptu evening that provide Economy Committee, look to the combatant Services for the scene of the operations. The tonishing what can be done at a

He thought a fair estimate would and liked it. The wee yin igala that it's often the

Extensive reductions.]

N.CO.'s a charge quickly graspe pinch.

expert knowledge, hearing the whooping for the's very and the most funer

me that

eminint commercial tuen, whose big stake in industre pilfering at the docks. But withdrance agent, indicates that Russell Street Garage, under the menagerie, but he was game, time Joe Chamberlain was chew.

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than any previously attempted. The recommendations of brought to light, gives

Home journal has just was by men no longer if for witness with regard to the depre-where to draw the line. the bottom of the dinner wasson