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COMMENTS.

DAY BY DAY

The Pacific Treaty.

EVERY HAPPY MOMENT THAT! In the cours of the discussion (COMETH IN OUR WAY, TREASURE in the United States Senate re-48 A PRIZE. LET NO ONE DELAY, YOR WHO KNOWETH WHAT THE garding the Pacific Treaty, Senator Lodge stated that the END WILL BE ?— Hofiz. Treaty did not bind the United States to take action beyond en gaging in consultation in the sveit of a controversy. To this Senator Read rejoined that under such circumstances "the Treaty W35 A farce, accomplishing

We regret that owing to the strike, we are unable to publish oyr usual weekly page of local pictures to-day.

nothing It is notified that, His Honour moore than the agreements now in the Chief Justice has ordered farce." Such a protest comes that the next Criminal Sessions strangely from a member of the shall be held on Monday, 20th, at group which has been opposing 10 o'clock in the forenoon. the Treaty on the old objection of

"entangling alliances." It must One hundred fathoms of Manila be plain to any reader of the rope, valued at $1.0.0, were stolen Treaty a very brief and simple from the steamer Willesden on document-that it does not com- Wednesday, according to a report mit the parties to armed action; made by the Chief Officer to the and, as a matter of fact, the police yesterday. American Secretary of State, Mr.

Hughes, made an express de- A married Chinese woman was claration to this to yesterday injured whilst

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assertion that in the absence of Kowloon motor bases whilst it provision for armed intervention was in motion. She was taken the pact is merely a fire, there to the Kwong Wab Hospital. is bare an element of unintended

support for those critics who con- His Excellency the Governor tand that the Treaty is an amply has appointed Mr. John Brendon instrument. At the same time wa Thomson to act as Assistant Gov cannot agree that the Four-Power eroment Marine Survoyer during part is necessarily a negligible the absence on leave, of Mr. factor in the preservation of peace William Osborne Lambert. because it has not the character of a specific alliance. It has both a

We are officially informed that; moral and a practical value.[the Peak Tramway was handed. All communications intended for publication should be address-While it is true, as Secato: Read back by the Government to the ed to the Editor.

asid or implied, that it would have Pook Tramways Co., Ltd., to been open to the parties to con-operate after the last car was sult without any Pacific Treaty, run on the evening of the 8th. the fact of the Powers thereby instant pledging themselves to do so is no small gain. The potential deter

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1922.

cause.

THE INDIAN SENSATION.

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M. J. G. SCHURMAN, the U.S. Minister to Chins, who is duo bare to-day by the U.S. crust Albany.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Edit of the "Hongkong

Telegraph."

The Seamen's Strike.

Between Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter,

`Ay, I must say I'm a bit dis.... Sanity King (Mr. Common appointed for I was hopeful thai "sanes}" Jon last screed o' mine would Rational Bird (Capt. Thicks) have brought out something more Spotted Reputation ... (Mr. in the way of blistering ariticism.

Prestige) - an David said in his häste that all man ware hars. It would have sounded better bad be taken time to say that they were mostly diplomats. Still, I've no‘altoge- |ther given up hope, for we're just starting a week-and and it's no' difficult to form a fairly good idea of what folk think of you by what they say of others.

Janet, she wasna'ower pleased barself. She came in last night, laden as usual from the Dairy Farm, and said that somebody had told her the Dialy Press had been in receipt of over a hundred congratulatory letters ower the head of ons of it's leaders the other day. Man, this rumour- ing has got to be a habit right enough. But I've no sympathy wi' the Daily Press for if it will make a noise like a small nation, it's just got to take what's coming to it. I've got enough troubles o MY OWR ODYway. Force Majeure.

But yon faw strike thoughts o mine must have caught their eye, for I noticed a couple o' mornings ago that they dragged the subject in by the scruff o' the neck at the tail and o" something else they were trying to faist on to their letter-writing clientele. I was in hopes that they would, That was why I wrote what I bad to say in plain English. They'd have been better advised to have left it alone though if

Also ran Hysteria. Dabla {Mr. Throwaft); Force Majeuro (Mr. Assumption); Stuff and Non- sense (Mr. Windy);` Prittling Chief (Mr. Tommy Rot); Saar- iogas Doleful (Mr. Fear);9hiver- ing Mousa (kir. Scaredslin); Fallen Pride (Mr. Humiliation); Gabbling Joñks (Mr. Loosatop).

From a bad start, Hysteris Dablia, Force Majeuro, Stub and Nonsense and Prattling Chief made the running, followed close- ly by Sbiroring Mouse, Fallen Pride and Searingus Doleful, with : Gabbling Junts and Spotted Re- patation next, Rational Bird and Sanity King bringing up the rear. Passing the Star Ferry, Hyataria Dahlia still led, with Prattling Chief in close attendance, Sanity- King being out of the picture. Approaching the Hoogkoog Club, the arst foor banched, but Hys- toria Dahlia maintained premier position, followed by Stoff and Nonsense who had in the meantime crept up to the kerbstans, Round- ing the bend into Status Squsze, Spotted Reputation and Fallen Pride drew level with Hysteria Dahlia but a moment later Mr. Commonsensé let his mount out and pot a length between himself and the Dablia, with Rational Bird following bard on. Entering the straight, Sanity King and Rational Bird came with a rattle and passed Force Majeure and Hysteria Dablis. Scaringus Doleful now lying bebied on Prattling Chief made a desperate effort to come to the fore, but the King and the Bird ware too good to be beaten, A bard race resulted in Sanity King eventual- ly winning by a short head from Rational Bird, with Spotted Re- patation several lengths behind in third place. Hysteria Dablia and Force Majeure fought it eat- neck and neck for last place. Kowloon Music.

the railings,

Sir-1 think the universal feel. ing bare is one of shame and in diguation at the conduct of the Prof. Danenberg's Pupils' 8:h. Seamen's and allied strikes and rent effect may be very consider Annual Piano Recital, which was of the situation resulting there you was all the answer they could able. It is a feasible hypothesis postponed, will be held on Tues- from, and I think a meeting make. I pass over the old trick that not one but several conflicts day, 21st. inst, at 530 pm. Those should be called to record public of taking a sentence and separ- context. By -possibly even the Great War-invited are cordially welcomed. feeling on the matter for transating it from its would have been averted had The Recital will be repeated on mission to the Secretary of State such means onybody can be there been a pact providing for Thursday, the 23rd. when a small for the Colonies. I shall be glad made to look onything from anti- all-rounddiscussion. Oftenbasthe charge will be made.—Adct.

to hear from anyone on the sub-Christ to Bolshevik. Maskes. eve of war fopod the disputants

ject sad to support any move. But I got my eyes opened pro- involved in misunderstanding or

A building contractor was this meat to deal with the situation. perly when I read that "baving all the Chinese regard to Chinese economic standing aloof through disinclina. morning ned $15 on charges of Practically tion to approach the other party carrying out, blasting operations workers of the Colony, including standards the general impression The Pacific Testy furnishes the side of the regulations hours, the seamen, mostly non-members is that Chinese seamen are well

Janet, she says I'm all wrong machinery, or at least a median of not sounding the gong and dis of any Union, have been compell-paid" If I bados' seen that in for discussion.

playing the red flag five minutes ed to summarily cease work by priat I wouldas' have believed it. about yon naar-Scot playing the Our striking sea- bagpipes all over the peninsula of bafora the commencement, and of threats of death. Europeans are The devils!

openly insulted and after what men must have been fooling us night. She has it that it's some not taking proper precautions.

jast officer's mess that's the cause of they has occurred, with the completej all along. Maybe

Education in China.

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One cannot have read Reuter's very full telegrams regarding the sensation which has been caused at Home because of the publication of a dispatch from the Indian Government to the Imperial Government on the question statistics concerning the number

Education has been gathering Inspector T. Pittin Mr. R. E hold-up of the Colony's trade and wanted a holiday in Canton? I the trouble. Well, if it is, all about. But 23 the are no particular-of other folks' of the Serres Treaty and the need for its revision without of schools and pupils in the re Lindsall's. Court this morning, the weakness shown in the hand are thought it was the other I've got to say is that come folks any dis- feelings. What It'll be like when realising that the treatment hitherto meted out to the public. According to the figures charged a Chinese with stealingling of these mattam, there is way

point is left the warm weather comes in, what Moslems of the Near East is calculated to cause grave published, there are some 39,870 boat at Taikokisui Evidence was nothing surer than further strikes Daily Press says,

inclusive of middle given to the effect that, by means crippling the trade of the Colony puse on that

mosquitoes, grainaphones, of a duplicate key, the defendant and thereby impoverishing the totally undecided by 'settlement' wi' unrest at no very distant date. However unconstitutional schools,

extoried by force majeure." My hired pianos and yon tiltitulation it might be considered for a Colonial Government tools, private schools, colleges, unfvstened, the boat from the Colony and overyone in it.

and universities. This sounds &

The Seamen's strike and walk friend is apparently convinced I'll leave you to guess. I sap- printer to which out of the Dock workers, house that the Chinese sexinen extorted pose it'll be yon new Grenadier attempt to dictate to the Imperial Government on matters pretty substantial number, but on WAS secured and WA servants and others, have not what they did from the Guards that's supplying the of international policy, and however much Mr. Montagu obviously it is altogether inade

rowing away when he was to the country's needs, might have erred in publishing the dispatch without first quate we read that the spotted by the complaimant been due to organization but to shipowners, but I would like to harmony. Now, I'm no wanting and given chase. a police launch intimidation and unless a better point out that in the early stages to give an impression that I'm obtaining the consent of other members of the Cabinet, especially as there can be no question, we think, that those responsible pupils total little more than intercepted the defendant and be grasp than hitherto be taken of of the strike, when there was no aye finding facit for we're got

900,000. There is some difficulty | for the maintenance of peace and good order in India io reconciling the two sets of was arrested. The defendant gave matters our present troubles are force majeure and when matters the Residents Association to do view the Sevres Treaty as a dangerous error and serious figures, seeing that they signify the excuse that he was making only the prelude of worse to come. were confined solely between the that for us now, but I only hope read and write and think offered very substantial increases, defenders havens gotten it into injustice. That main fact should not be overlooked by an average of only about a score use of the boat to return to Mong-In other countries most workers owners and the men, the owners that this new bunch of Empire those who are inclined to think too seriously of the alleged of pupils per school. The point/kok, but a conviction was regis for themselves and are not easily If it was the general impression their heads that Kowloon is by breaches of constitutional procedure. The Indian Govern. I that stands out is that less than tered and sentence of six weeks frightened by childish threats of that Chinese seamen as a whole way of being an Indian canton- killing, etc. but here in China were well paid why in the name of ment. I bavena' heard them for the workers are led or rather fortuna didn't the owners tell the the past week, for I suppose ment has a right to advise the Imperial Government and receiving education. Deduct the

A despatch from the Secretary driven like a flock of sheep, thoa-public so, put their cards on the they've been busy somewhere any intention to dictate was possibly never present.

Ever since Lord Reading has been Viceroy, India has founded or inspired by Western-of State-notifies tbs: it is provided sands of men, as I myself saw on table and ask us to back them up sise, but I only hops when they been a scene of much discontent, the main inspirationers, the proportion of the populs of the Trade Facilities Act, 1921. Tuesday morning, downing tools in resisting a ridiculous demand? settle down again that we'll have the owners peace of morning. You's the if the Treasury are satisfied that nowing why.

made substantial offer is noisiest bunch of syncopated to which has been the keen sense of injustice held by the tion that is being tutored on the which was recently passed, that and leaving their work wiltons The fact tast

initiative of the authorities is seen Moslem section. In Asia Minor the Turks and Greeks to be small indeed. We cannot, the proceeds of any loan propos I love Hongkong and think presumptive evidence that the soiger wallabs that's come our

were underpaid. The way for a while. have been fighting for months by reason of the fact that in fact, quite credit that the totaled to be raised, whether within bighly of Chinese with whom men

I bave worked and found very first offer the owners made. They badoa' aren` got used to the former consider the Serves Treaty not only a harsh given for the pupils represents or without the United Kingdom,

de was an increase of 25 per cent to the smell o' the place before they humiliation to themselves but a direct blow to the Moslem the whole of scholastic effort in by any government, any public faithful, industrions and

backward authority, or any corporation or China, lamentably

than some seamen and amounts down started in to practise. So soon as There was very severe criticism meted out by though the country is from the other body of persons, are to be 30 years; our Government has in to 732 per cent to others. It is morning broke, their buglers and leading British statesmen when France first went to the standpoint of general education. applied in the purchase of articles assistance of the Greek forces and a strong Note of protest On the statistics quoted, the ratio manufactured or produced in the the past been second to none in not customary for employers to drummers and pipers started in was addressed by Britain to Greece at the action she was of scholars to population works United Kingdom and that the apparity, capacity, dignity and firm offers man a rise of a quarter of time about, wi' hardly a breathing. of this Colony in trade and the man is getting enough parade ground oʻtheirs, man, it the Ottoman Empire. Only the other day one of the lead. cent. Assuming this to be eaner proposed is calculated to promanufactures and the prestige[already. Even on the seamen's was like a mixture o' Boys' taking in launching an assault against the forces of out at only a fraction of 1 per plication of the loan in the man- but think the prominence his wage if the employer thinks space to change records. Do you mate employment in the United of its Gavernment have now demand of a 40 per cent, increase Brigade, old bones, bottles and ing military generals of India opposed any reduction in remains very slight. The teachers Kingdom, the payment of interest

taxpayers who support the amounting to 62.2 per cent. of and the "Convent Bell" in five the military vote, stating quite frankly that he foresaw have been making a pretty hard or principal of both may be received a severe blow. Are we the owners offered an advance balloons to sell, "Jessie's Dream

Government to stand calmly by the demand. Force Majeure has fats, wi' each sable trumpeteer grave trouble in the near future. All these signs go to fight, and it has been reported guaranteed by the Treasury,

in these circonstances and to see yet to be proved, and the sug trying bis best to get rid of his prove that when the Allies drew up the Sevres Treaty they that a certain branch of revenue is to be definitely earmarked for

our trade ruined, our servants gestion that the general body of front teeth, the pipers blawing wi made a blunder, and, as many of the Home papers are now education; the new Customs

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driven away by a few intimidators seamen were wall paid before might and main and the drum- ACTIVE

in some cases masked and armed the strike is given the lie not sters carrying on as if sheepskin, asserting, that blunder should be corrected as soon as Tariff has been mentioned in this

at our doors? Are a few such only by the actual rates of pay grew on trees and could be got possible although it may be too late to avert what is threaten-connection. So often have these

"Thirty Departures. men to again frighten out every received by them but by the for the asking, Yon sort of noiss ed on almost every band. When the Indian Government promises been broken that until

was maybe all right where they Shipping is getting more active worker and practically hold up various offers of the ownere.

came from, when they had. Kli drew up the dispatch which has now found the light of the alleged scheme has been

the Colony? I was in the crowd A Close Race. firmly established it is impossible

every day. Daring the past

India to practise in, but Kow. day we can well imagine that Lord Reading was looking to feel much confidence in the twenty-four hours there have which spplanded the return of The AFTERMATH Stakes-- loon's no' had time to grow that forward to some stroke of liberal policy which would arrangements.

been thirty departures

the signboard to the Seamen's and

club, I saw a procession of house Value: Nil. Presented by the Mem- big yat. What's more forbye, Ja. pacify the discordant element he is concerned with. Lord Peking Finance.

eighteen arrivals,

and unfortonstebers of the Hongkong Know-All canna Bit up half the night play- poor The Jardine steamer Yuen boys Reading's past career and, the ample proof the Empire

Among the Chinese associations Sang sailed for Manila yesterday, amahs and other workers with Association For Talkers and ing poker and no bave your sleep has had of his sound statesmanship should inspire con-that have lately spring up at two B. & 8. vessels, the Keng-flags, banners and music, a pro- Listeners. No Handicaps. Prum in the morning. For the love o fidence in his recommendations. His advice would be Peking, Tientsin, Shanghai, and

between us and the harmony,/ sound enough to justify serious consideration.

other places is one calling itself us and the Suiyang, have got cession of about half a mile long the Post Office Corner Once Round

away (the former for Swatow and in Kowloon and I saw, as I say, and In

A KOŠE MYSTERY. Ikindled hopes that Mr. Taylor is And it is for this reason that we cannot find cause to the People's Financis! Society. the latter for Shanghai), the Hai- some five thousand men down

on that ship. be sorry that the dispatch was published. It may just be This body announces that it has phong and Drolar have sailed for tools and leave their work with-

Wireless communication with Foreigner "Disappears." that through an unintended breach of Imperial procedure been founded to "supervise the Swatow and the Haimun bas left out notice and without knowing why or wherefore. The question financial operations of the for Hothow,

the Archer, which left on Feb. 13 Chief Enginner Taylor of the for Manila, is reported to have the public at Home and throughout the Empire will be Government." Nobody with an

Amongst the aciivals are five as to how the money for their brought to the realisation that the Sevres Treaty is bad in elementary knowledge of official Jardine vessels, the Fooubing, wages on be made pere: occur Struthers and Barry vessel, Apus, bicken down. Consequently, no What bet definite detal's can yet be arcer principle and policy. Even Mr. Chamberlain, who so China's finance will question the Kwongsang, Ming Ssog, Yat to these poor people. The whole bas disappeared."

is a pitiable spectacle, and I say actually occurred is not exactly tained. soundly criticised Mr. Montagu for his action in permit-veed of such a society, and it is Shing and Lee Sang.

fit is our duty and the duty of our know. Hopes are, however, held The people in Kobs concerürd Government- to take suob out that Mr. Taylor is yet living entertain hopes that Mr. Taylor is ting publicity, plainly indicated that the Treaty needed bopeful sign to see the Peking- ese taking an interest in public revision when he said: "It would be his (the Foreign fairs. At the same time it does

measures as will protect these Mr. Taylor is a young. Amerion, the Archer, which we too

reciprocate. Secretary's) object to arrive at a solution equitable to all not appear altogether logical bla; but in that case why not people in their work and enable can, only 51 years of age, and of

Redection, indeed, the Colony to hold its own in very prepossessing appearance, Loes) people, speak of Mi parties. We would give due weight to the opinion of that the society should begin by expose it? Indian Mohammedans, as expressed by the Government of protesting against the $96,000,000 prompts the inférance that the competition with other ports for At first, fears were entertained Tayler in the Lighest forma. He India". It is to be hoped hat all the members of the consolidation loan, which is society may be right, The pro- shipping, shipbuilding and gen-that he fall overboard and pro- | was a total abstainer and was on bably found a watery grave, but here on the evening in question designed to help straighten out position look fair enough on the Feral trade. Yours etc.

the fact that the Archer vessel meating friends he knew here. forthcoming Conference will go to it with a similar inten- the national finsuces. Perhaps surface, but sundry names call

was along-side the Apus has Kobe Harald, the society has detected some (or elucidation!

tion.

under-estimate, the percentage!

W.'S BAILEY.

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