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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1922,

DAY BY DAY.

ROUND THE TOWN.

TERRIBLE SHANGHAT: SHIPPING EXPLOSION.

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. NOTES & COMMENTS.

SPECIAL CASH SALE OF GENUINE

EAU de COLOGNE

YARDLEY'S

at less than pre-war prices

1 litra Magnum size

Wickered bottle

11

8 oz. Corked bottle

6.50 3.50 1.00 .50

A litre Wickered bottle

1.80

Th

Stoppered.

3,50

4 or Corked bottle

.50

Grossmith's "Golden Still” 4 oz. sizs

.50

Zenobia 40z, sizə

.50

Pinand s 1 litre size

3.80

Pinaud's

19

1.30

.85

150

2.75

Cloche d'Argent

Do. Do.

A.S. WATSON

Servant Wages Problem

TO-MORROW MAY NEVER COME, Peak residents very langthily BUT ITS BILLS DO. discussed the -Berrant wages

That decision, incidentally, is in lins with the attitude taken at the recent meeting of the Kow loon Residents' Association and Tit may tberefore

We have been asked to state

B

By "Gadabout."

sociation's. novices tournament

added.

there

national Dock.

CHINA SUGAR.

Loss on Year's Working,

The Hongkong Boring As One Killed and 20 Injured.

The forty-fourth annual gene problem last night, and by sn Yesterday's health return promises to be great success (From Our Diem Correspondent) oral meeting of shareholders of the China Sugar Refining Co. overwhelming majority decided shows four cases of plague (non- this year. It KU originally

Shanghai March 23. Ltd., was hold at the offices of that the question" as to whether fatal) and

fatal case of thought that the programme

Ons Chinese was killed and 20 Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & pay should be conceded for the eateric. All were Chinese.

could be got through a a couple injured (three seriously) as the Co, Ltd., this morning. Mr. period during which the servar is

of hights; then it was decided to result of an explosion aboard the D. G. M., Bernard presided and were on strike was one to be

spread the tournament over three freighter Eastern Sailor, which there were also present the Hoo. decided by individual treatment

that, owing to the recent strike, nights, and now, owing to the was in dry dock at the Inter- Sir Paul Chater, Hon. Mr. 1.0.

large number of entries which the next number of The Swastika have been received, a matines on

Lang, Messrs. E. J. Chapman, H. The injured men were working P. White (Consulting Committee), will not appear until April 4th.

Saturday afternoon has had to be in the forepeak repairing the W. J. Carroll, Choa Po-sian, N.

Altogether

are damages

occasioned by the V. A. Croucher, . N. P. de be *A Pozled Chinese." You over a bundred eatties, but the collision with the Sakaki Maru. Grass, Ho Fook, Ho Leung. Bo regarded as representing the have failed to comply with the popularity of the sport seems to The only entrance to the com- Ki, Ho Kwong, Ho Shal-Eit, consensus of opinion on the sub-rula requiring anonymous corres-be confined mostly to the ject. It is to be emphasised here pondents to furnish their names Services, only three civilians Heroic efforts were made by fire-E. B. C. Hornell, O. Kitchell,

partment was a small manhole Ho Wing

Humphreys that this does not necessarily and addresses.

having announced their intention men wearing gas masks in ro-Lo Cheunghiu, Lo Mankan, J. mean that there is general sgene-

of competing. Novices boxing is moving the victims from the McCorquodale, A. Murdocb. ment to pay servants for the time

A Dance will be held at the always entertaining, but interest fume-filled cell in which they H. M. H. Namazze, 1. 3. Perry, they absented themselves from U.S.RC. on Saturas, the 1st is centred on two championship were trapped.

G. M. Shaw, A. M. da Silva, P. duty-it merely implies that the

The exact cause of the ex-Tester, (shareholders) and E.B.C. predominant feeling is that ser-April, 1922, starting at 15 p.m. bouts. I saw Teddy Neal training vants be treated in this matter/punctually. Arrangements as the other day and he was look lolction is unknown. The work- Hornell (Secretary).

ing very it. He is quite confident men were engaged in pairing beretofore—dri......

The secretary baving read the and attributes his defeat by Brisk the damaged steel plates of the notice convening the meeting, to the fact that be had to get hull with An oxy-acetylene The Chairman said: Before gardener of Mr. Silva down weight in a hurry at the welder, and it is believed this dealing with the business of this

according to what individos! | employers consider right and fit- That is a sensible resolve,

L

The

& CO., LTD.inghow, and it dispels the ides Netto, of No. 64 Robinson Road, fast moment. The scrap between ignited bitaristic fames When meeting, I wish to record the deep

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1922. making a decision.

A PEKING LOAN SCANDAL.

U.S. MINISTER'S

SPEECH.

China Must Now Help

Herself.

The report and accounts, with the auditors' report, having been in your hands for some days. I will, with your permission, take them as read.

This subsequently fall

s fall in Cubans. This fall was

that there is any organised endea was given a month's imprison- Neat and Chadwick should be the blast came, the men fought regret of your General Agents vour to embark on a policy of ment this morning for the theft very interesting bout Chadwick among themselves to get through aud Consulting Committee at the reprisals. Residents can please ofa couple of porcelain dowerpots. has done well for bimsalt this the manhole. One got ball-way untimely death of Mr. Francis seas in and has proved himself through and collapsed, blocking Maitland, and to convey to his this question. 1.18 point Built to the order of the Anglo-tough lad to tackle. Neal, too, the way for the others. When relatives and friends our deepest bas been represented to Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., the bas shown that he has the right the firemen penetrated the man sympathy with them in their us that the servant as a whole. "Planorbis" is to be launched stuff in bin. The two bare hole they found two insane bereavement. Mr. Maitland had when they returned to work at Kowloon Dock on April tib. never met before and it should be

among the dead and injured. baen a member of the Consulting over for a moment expected to at 12.13 p.m. Launches will leave a real sports contest. May the Several firemea were overcome Committee for some 16 Juara, be paid for the period during Blake Pier at 11.45 am.

better man win.

and burned.

during which period he took a keen interest in the welfare of the The boxing tournament at the

Company. Amongst the passengers who close of this month will end the is the case, we imagine nobody left for Home to-day by the 23. season in contect on with the will be more surprised than the Deranhs were Lieut-Col.__ and "noble art" and with the warmer servants themselves if they are Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. G. H.weather coming on, all the winter given their full wages. Still, the Wakeman, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. sports will soon be coming to an matter is now left for the exercise J. Cooper and Inspector Lamble end. The annual Victoria Ragatta

It is with moch regret that we of individual discretion, in which

to wind up the towing season connection it would not perhaps

have to report a loss of 1596,029,- There was sent to the Govero-will soon be upon us again. It was from Our Own Correspondeat.

os the year's working. As e bad policy first to sound one's meat Civil Hospital yesterday a 13 pity it was such a rotten day no

Shanghai, Much 28. Mr. Schurman. .3. Maister to under review was a difficult one

you are own servants on the point before year-old Chinese girl who either Sunday when the V.R.C. held

all aware, the period feli or jumped from the verandab their last regatta of the sesson. Chins, in a speech at an American The year began with a steady of No. 10 Arbuthnot Road. Her The weather was so bad that it dinner to-night said the Washing market in Java in the neigh Compassionate Grant.

We think there will be no two /injuries were of a serious nature. was impassible to get through the ton Conference gave Chins all bourhood of Guilders 20 per

whole of the programme sad that foreign nations were capable picul. opinions at this stage that the

altogether it was rather dis-of giving. Chios now must help to Guilders 10 in sympathy with Government has decided well with The only item on the agenda appointing, but the sight of the herself and secure internal regard to the question of paying for to-morrow's meeting of the V.RC. bath fall of water once peace by disbarding her armies due to the large supplies in Cuba. Peking is in the throes of a financial scandal. It compensation to the dependents Legislative Council is the second more is cheering and arouses To make China a Republic infact for which growers were unable to might be said that there is nothing unusual in this, seeing of the four men who were killed reading of the Bill intituled an anticipators thoughts of good instead of io name only" unifica- and a market at the higher level in the unfortunate strike incident Ordiasoce to amend the Hong-times ahead. The next few weeks tion was the first essential. He of prices. The refined market in that, as Chinese citizens themselves complain, corruption on the Taipo Road. Perhaps the kong and Shanghai Bank Ordi-will see the finish of the football regarded the restoration of Sasa Chias followed the is the order of the day. What distinguishes the present use of the word " compensation ence, 1866.

season and we shall be seeing ang as indicative of the Powers course di raws, and though sub- occurrence from other cases of embezzlement. by high Gor-on our part is a little misleading.

much more cricket for another attitude towards Chin and

sequently, the raw market rose ernment officials is that an investigation is being held with for. according to the Ending of Hugely successful, the Kowloon six months or so. Despite our bot asserted that sovereignty a slightly, the price for fined in are some e-guaranteed by the Four Power China has not recovered. It is A view to bringing the culprits to justice. The task has the jury at the enquiry, there was Theatre's balloondance last night summere, there been in the hands of a Loan Investigation Committee the Government's emplo- who greatly amused the whole aven-quering is going during the wrong in principle and should be to the future, but our stocks of no blame attaching to those in drew a record crowd and kept it thosisats who keep the all-cop Pact. Extraterritoriality is inadvisable to prophesy in regard headed by Mr. Tung Kang, acting Minister of Justice ordered the firing to be done. ing. Marshall Feilan's great whole twelve months, but for abolished when China is able to raw sugar are below present re-, In the shape of a telegram directed to the Super-Tuchups. The Government's own phrase newspaper adventure picture, those whose idea of amusement take care of berself, and the same Tuchuns, Tutes, public bodies, and the Press. Mr. Tungcompassionate grant" "Go and Get It" makes its last is not that of working off a couple is true as regards the Post Daces placing cost, and I trust there is a more favourable period in stora has framed a beavy indictment against the Finance the Government promised to do. Stronheim's masterpiece," Blind about on a waxed flour to the Schurman and party leave for

ao by slithering) and What appearance to-night. Erich von of pounds or

foreign soldiers." Mr

for us. Minister. Mr. Chang Hu. and others. When Liang it has de: it baz held an Husbands will be shown to strains of sarapho e and cymbals Hangcbow to-morrow morning.

Turning to the accounts, I do Shih-yi formed his Cabinet at the close of last year he exhaustive public enquiry and, morrow night.

not thick anything calls for joys of the light fantastic toe will

particular attention. Our policy • appointed Mr. Chang to the Finance Department, and the although it has been clearly

soon be no more. Our winter

of systematic repairs and renew- new Minister distinguished himself by raising a loan of proved that the firing was ordered

To-day's Canton Times says sports are almost over, but we

als has been continued, sad the $14,000,000 to carry over the Chinese new year. This only when peaceful persuasion

refinery is in an efficient con- suggested resourcefulness, and those of a curious turn of failed to turn the thousands of "On the 25th instant Liang Kai look forward to the fun of bathing Chiu, the monarchist, secretly picnics and the pleasures which

dition. Depreciation has bean pro- AD appreciative udience mind probably felt some wonderment as to just how Mr.pparently of opinion that the left Tientein for Shanghai where Dake life worth living mid the Chang raised the wind. His private relations with bank-penalty inflicted

be stayed for a couple of days trials and tribulations of per-witnessed The Quaints pe-vided on the usual scale. The and is in occupation. last night, when a delightfully pleted ers, for he has banking interests himself, appear to bave victims was out of all proportion and thence sailed for Hongkong. Petual sweaty dampness and formance at the Theatre Royal new block of flats has been com-

lle is at present staying with his prickly best.

varied programme was submitted. After writing off the amount of been the medium and according to reports, the transac-to the nature of any crime they tion benefited others more so than the Peking treasury.

might have been guilty of having compeers at Caine Road. The

Suppose most of you have been all the members of the party $140,000, set aside, last year, the committed. It is problematical reason why Liang secretly comes The special subject of the Loan Investigation Com-whether or not the deceased men to Hongkong is unknown, but it to see "The Quaints." Quite good, were in cheery mood, and the Bats now stand in the books at 781.11 brought forward from the ladie houses they seem to get. I went enjoyment. The mittee's researches. however, has reference to the $96,000,- would have eventually broken the believed that his movement is aren't they! But what wretched result was two hours of real $28,976.10. After deducting 875,-

mischievous." 000 Salt Surplus consolidation loan. In principle the law so seriously as to have

s couple of times and sat in an particularly good, whilst Mr. previous year there was a balance idea of funding the numerous, or innumerable, charges remains that at the time they merited death. The simple fact

almost empty dress circle, but Salisbury and Mr. Gur Fane of $530.248.33 at debit of proft Since the assassination of that's

With the nolbing out of upon the Gabelle surplas had something to recommend it, received.

the kept the fun going whenever they and loss account.

Consulting the General Tong the question of his ordinary because I sit in an were on the boards, the latter's approval of the assuming that the question of priority could be adjusted; were merely members of successor as Commander of the almost empty dress circle every story of bis contribution to & Committee, this has been adjusted but the manner in which the transaction was carried out, or crowd intent оп getting to first Division of the Kwangtung time I go to the Theatre Royal. charity cancert being one of the a transfer from sugar ductus. An old tion account. The Consalting attempted to be carried out, is one of those things which cause Canton if they could, and, whilst Army, has been a matter of con- I'm not swanking when I tell you hits of the evening.

better much

one.

is

men back, the Government is

their

on the four

death

*

"THE QUAINTS.”

were

despair to well-wishers of China. How it came about that the resisting the law, there was no facture. Latest information from where I sit (l sometimes manage favourite, the mantelshelffantasy,

organised violence on their part.the Department of Military to bum & desdhead ticket i that's "China Chimes,"

Press.

and

downward

Committee now recommend the Į payment of a dividend of $5 par Wi very

share out of

equalisation of dividend fund, which will absorb $100,000.

Peking Government was prevailed upon to appoint a com-in deciding to pay compensation, Affairs of the Headquarters of how I get in), but I tell effectively dose. mittee of inquiry into the conduct of its Finance Minister therefore, the Hongkong Govern the Kwangtung Army is that in you because perbaps downstairs To-night the Company give a has not transpired, but the Committee was set up, and its rent has merely demonstrated its view of the difficulty of selecting the occupied seats are not so few grand farewell performance.

I now beg to propose that the chairman, Mr. Tung, bas disclosed the corruption with a belief in the axiom that justice a proper officer to command the and far between. I don't know. administered with Division, Gen. Chen King-wing I didn't look over the balustrade,

report and accounts za presented candour quite unusual in China's official history. Scarcely has to be

be adapted, and that a dividend was the committee formed than it was discovered that the mercy a lesson which we cannot has decided to take the command for whatever they call it, to see. in their Association-judging by of $5 per sbare, absorbing $100,-

too often demonstrate to people bimself.

Most of the companies which the small number who turned up 000, be paid out of equalisation of market had been filled with bonds of the loan. Members who areat this very moment trying

come here are well worth going at the meeting. anyway the dividend fund. of the committee went to the Government Printing Bureau to improve the judiciary of their

to see, but very few people seem Association CAR Isot back The Hou, Sir Paul Chatar to inquire into the exact number of the bonds, and learned on country. It is not a weak. CHINESE VASE REALIS to take advantage of their visits. apo

a good year's work. seconded and the report and An exceptionally fine Chinese One show, slittle time back, tried But that Mr Chang bad taken away bonds to the amount of sincerely trust there will be or John Dashwood, of West doors by commencing at half-past- Association? Don't suppose it Chaung-shiu, seconded by Mr.

begs to be magnanimous and we

what's this rumour going accounts were adopted. famille-vert vase, the property of to late a low more within the around about a Lady Residents' over $15,000,000. The committee sought an explanation such assertions.

On the proposition of Mr. Lo from the Minister, who is said to have evaded the question, War on Malaria.

Wycombe Park, has been sold at nine instead of on the quarter, but come to anything, but a member Humphreys, the Hon. Sir Paul suction. It is oybindrical io and shortly afterwards departed suddenly for Tientsin.

that didn't improve matters any of the fair sex has been advocating Chater, Hon, Mr. A. 0. Lang, We notice that Sir Ronald shape, 28in, bigb, and of the If companies want better houses it. And why not? What's the ser- Messrs. H. P. White, and E. 5. Thus far the investigations, which the committee is apparently following up. The disclosures placed the mosquitoes in relation to malaria, animals, birds, flowers,

Kang-bi period, and has eight Ross, the great authority on)

in Hongkong they must make up vant problem got to do with mere Chapman were re-elected mem- panels finely painted with

their minds to lawer the price of man? What does he knew about bera of the Consulting Committer. administration in a critical position, and a campaign of has been advocating the establish tamils. It was porchased at admission. Better a full bouse at servant worries?

He gets up, calumny was launched against Mr. Kang by the subsidised ment of a separats Imperial 600 by Messrs. Daveen.

two "bucks" a time than a theatre eats the breakfast that is ready Perry, seconded by Mr. Croneber

On the proposition of Mr. On the other hand, the newly-formed People's Bureau to deal with this particn

three parts empty at double the waiting for him, goes to office and Messrs. B. Percy Smith and A. Financial Association and other bodies are enthusiastically lar disease. He asserts that

money and they could still bave after a few appetisers, returns to R. Lowe were re-elected auditors. a couple of rows or so at four est a tiffin which be finds ready supporting Mr. Kang, who also received a complimentary malacia has been studied now for telegram from/Wu Pai-foo. One report stated that a years and that the literature on war against King Malaria, but average young fellow in this again and then to the club and something like two thousand stantly carrying out a desultory "bucks" for the txipans. The waiting for him, goes to office warrant had been issued for the Finance Minister's arrest, the subject is simply enormous, that polentate holds his position Colony doesn't feel inclined to then comes home and eats a but this appears to be premature. It may be observed that being written in almost every with ease, because our army fork out a matter of eight "djby" dinner which is ready wilting for in a case of this kind as distinet from a purely political civilised language, ancient and possesses no Intelligence Depart to fake his unday-best to a show him, what's he know about it?-Robbers Derail a Train.

modern. The subject, he says, istment." offence a citizen of the Republic seeking refuge in a divided into, seven beadings, no living person who has read are he's going to pay less than and he has the nerve to get six coaches on the Tientsin-

In his opinion, there is and while things remain as they Mao,

all he does, A Peking telegram states that "foreign concession is not entitled to sanctuary. Whether Bamely, history, parasites, illness more than half the literature on balf the cash and go and bold upon his hind legs and discuss Pukow Railway were damailed on the Finance Minister, who has some powerful protectors, treatment, mosquitoes, epidemio the subject, much less analysed hands at the pictures. The idea problems connected with running the 28th inst., rabbers having torn probably including Chang Tso-lin, will be brought to trial logy and prevention, and there and gollated what he has read. It of cheaper admission and fuller the base. The better-bell of one up the permanent way. When is a matter that will be watched with interest. President are at least a hundred minoris suggested that it would only re: houses is not new ge It has of the few who attended the recent the train osme to a stop, all the

points of importance under each quire some £1,500 a year, to begin been advocated many Hsu, outwardly at any rate, is now encouraging the acting heading. Pointing out the im-with, in order to establish such a before, but it won't hurt to Kowloon thought that way, any-goods carried off by a hand of 300 times meeting of the good citizens of passengers were robbed and their Minister of Justice in his investigations; it will be a possibility of digesting and assim- Boreau as that for which Bir mention it again. Perhaps one bow, and she suggested that the robbers. question of which party can command the greater flating the literature on the sub- Ronald Ross pleads, and in view of the companies will see it and fair sex should have an 1880cia- Another Faking telegram states influence. That, the subject should have been ventilated ject, he asks how any doctor can of the immense valus such an in- give the scheme a trial.

tion of their own. And a good that the American' commercial thus far is a sign that there are at least a few Chinese hope to remain cognizant of such telligence department would have,

scheme, too. If anything comes community in Tientsin bis-pro- Blood of work. who refuse to blink at corruption any longer.

We possess an it is to be hoped that the call will Although Kowloopites don't of it, I'm going, disguised as a tested against he evacuation army," he sayı, "which is con-1 not be made in yaja,

appear tɔ be very much interested reporter, to see the fun,

American troops frous Ušina.

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that's

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