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HONGKONG, 29th Juar, 1922.

PREPAREDNESS.

The hist dropped at the Ds. fence Corps smoking concert by H.E. the Officer Administering the Government that men may in the near future be compulsorily drafted into that body for the performance of certain duties has undoubtedly wat local British- ers thinking. The exact nature

of the scheme which the Govern-

THURSDAY

JUNE

DAY BY DAY.

UNEASY LIES THE HEAD THAT

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of the Carpin.wars to be changed. Whilever plane the favezament {have in band should be entirely

diaspolated from the Defends WEARS A FROWN. [Corps. It the services of

·Britishers are required in other | Mrs. Pollock has received with. directions, a separate scheme thanks $474, for Dé. Barnardo's Homes. A draft has accordingly abould be worked out to meet

bean sent to London. the necessitias of the case. The Defence Corps has its own

The health return for yesterday special duties to disobarge, and shows eight cases of plague (ave it must be kept, above all'uise, a fatal) and one fatal occurrence of

enteric faver. All ware Chinese. purely voluntary organisation.

"PAKHOI NEWS

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor "of the' “Hon

Military Service.

Military Quarrels, (From Our Oven Correspondent.)

Pathol, June 24, Since my last report, dated 8ib. June. little of importance has Sir-A military existence sp- happened. The, military in this peals to some people. Quite a part of the country is-sald_to number of servicemen remained be divided into two camps. The in the Army after the War, dis- General in command of defences covering that at afforded them is said to be on the side of Chan means of livelihood, in which King-ming, whilst the General in neither too much work nor, too command of the forces which | much intelligence were required. · ".t

have come out from Kwangsi For others again, the fascination We are informed that the province is said to be on the side of polishing brass and performing "Kutsang." which arrived here of Sun Yat-sen. The General on quaint anties upon a parade- Education for our Chinese.last night, performed the voyage the Bide of San ordered the ground proved to be so strong The Report on the Education from Singapore to Hongkong officer command of the That, aven though civiliana once Department for 1921 indicates under easy steam in 4 days defences aflost here to hand more, they seized an early óver his post to him. opportunity of continuing these He refused, and an`armed force [feats in a volunteer unit.

hours.

in

that this branch of the publio ser- vico in steadily w dening it actir- ities. An increase of no fewer In a fit of tosanity a Chinese laid neigo to his beadquarters in There is no reason why these thso 6,375 pupils as compared woman, 23 years of age, cut off one of the main streets, and after people should not continue their with the previous year is noted, part of her tongue with a pair of a few shots had been fired into harmless occupation of looking bringing the total up to 35,282, so scissors in her house, 6 Bridges bis office he surrendered, an the for loose buttons and tiny specks. that the increase amounted to Stemet, yesterday. She was re-story goes, with two loaded of dust on the uniforms of a com- lover 20 per cent, in a twelve- moved to the Government Civil| Manser pistols in his hands. He pany of antematons drawn up mouth. Roughly, the English Hospital in an unconscious alats, was disarmed and given a savero on a, parado-ground; nor why

courging. It is the custom here those automatone schools and the vernacular schools}"

themselves shared equally in the progre88, The Chief Engineer of the is for the officers of the higher should not continue to jump about the former's figures advancing by Ears reports that between 9 and tanks to carry a foreign-style in responde to a Sergeant Major's 1.880 to 11,672 and the latter's br 9.30 yesterday morning thief walking stick, and it is said that shouts, if that is an occupation 4.695 to 23,610. It is interesting entered his cabin during his some of these were broken over that appeals to their intelligence. to note that, excluding the absence and removed a telescope, his back, after which he was But to the majority of intelligent boys in Hongkong.and Kowloon draits on the Chartered Bank meze boy of about 20 years, the human beings who had the mis between the ages of six and valued at $90.

son of the General in command fortune to be entrapped in the sixteen number 38,988. One would

of defences in this part of the meshes of Army Red Tape during bave thought the number to be

country. His father has since got the late War, the whole idea of The Peter Le Neve poster him liberated.

platoon-drill, kit inspections and much larger, but the figures are prize offered by the Royal taken from the recent Census. It

A quarrel and a fight which orderly officer paraphernalizin - is calculated that between 35,000 ciel of Arts for an essay on took place in a brothel, in the positive anathema. And when it

the "Mineral Resources of and 36,000 of these are at or have China" has been awarded by the day. It appears that one of the should jump at the idea) that wo town, took a serious torn yester is calmly proposed (as though we been to school. This confirms Council to Mr. Chung Ya Wagons of the General that is in bold bastes to dona uniforms the view that the proportion of Mt. Inst. M.E, etc. mining command of the military forces once again, leaving our wive totally illiterate male Chinese inngineer of Hankew. the Colony is small. decades the Chinese pupils leura-

floating population, the Chinese $80 in money and three bank placed under arrest. He is

In the past]

out

of

and childrenta the mercy of house- (that have just "come

Kwangs: had a fight in the brothel boya and burglars while we in- The following advertisement with a military officer and got skirmishes at Faoling. it is avident dulge in anomal camps or footling ing English have increased by over 100 per cant as against an recently appeared in the agony worsted, the previous night. He that that intense feeling of repal- increase in population of 36 per columa of the Time Vickers located his opponent in the dining cent.; and a growing number of Chinese Bonds. See the Times, room of the leading Chinese sion is not even faintly realized these are continuing their studies 17th. "City Notes," also Erening hotel in the town, and he called out here. Can it be expected that into the higheat classes, the 12th. Recommend allten soldiers with a view to having we shall come forward now and voluntarily submit to the same, admissions from the District holders to write Hongkong him arrested, and quietly suc- Schools to the Upper School at Shanghai Bank; also Vickers ceeded in getting him bound. fussy autocracy that only a fow

direct. Consortium."

There are no satisfactory details years ago required our boots to Queen's College having increased from 4 to 150 during the ten

be kept smartly polished in the how the shooting front-line..trenches and raised yours. The Report bears witness Yesterday morning at about 2 bappened but in the twinkling Cain if we had whisker too

AS

to

eye

of the Javas

like to the facilities provided a.m. two houses collapsed in Can-ef for the education of Chinese and too. The cause of the collapse is soldiers lay wounded on the floor, to the Chinese appreciation of not known. Five inmates were and it is reported that some of these.

the

by on our chins?

Civilians will no doubt havD & also slightly injured whilst them have since died. It is aid dieulty in appreciating the attempting to save the injured that some of the arrested "man's extreme lengths of imbecility to iomates. The injured and killed friends who ware with him at the which those with Spit and Polish were attended to by the members time saw what was happening, prepausities are frequently led of the Nam Hai Red Cross took cover, and spened fire on As one whè has had bitter ex- the soldiers. with Antematic perience, let me assure them of

.

Dr. Koo's New Task.

The new Peking-Sovaramoat ment has in contemplation has basissued & Mandate establishing

A resolution to the effect that pistols. The hotel people can the lamentable fact that National Finance Commission. urgent telegram be despatched give no details, as they all fled Britisher who wishes to take up not been divulged, but it is ap-The Mandate appointa Dr. to the Diplomatic Corps at when the soldiers entered, they arms in defence of his Country parent from what Mr. Severa Wallington Koo as chairman, and Peking. requesting the foreign having been forewarded that bas at the same time not only to said that the service is not to be financial experts from all parts arbitration in connection with the might happen. The only person among other things, to an insaEDE

orders

summoning of Ministers to appoint a court something out of the ordinary stifle his initiative but to submit, wholly military in character of the country to take part in a Macso incident, will be proposed that was arrested was the man system of Red Taps and Eyewash, even though men are to be draft-discussion on all the phases of at a mass meeting to be held in that the soldiers had tied up, and which became the laughing-stock

Settlement-North ed in "according to their fitness." the financial situation." Glowing the

-China fhe Was taken straightaway of the French poilus and the reports have reached this side | Daily News, Jane 24.

outside the town and shot. He despair of their staff. Mr. Sevarn's reference to re-from Europe of Dr. Koo's states-

formerly belonged to a notorious If there a danger to the cent events in the Colony" and manlike abilities as revealed at Because no evidence was pro-gang of bandits.

European community, by all his statement that members of the League of Nations sessions-duced, Mr. R. E. Lindsell this

| 136203 let tha Government At the same time critics morning discharged a Chinese

organise a Public Service Corps the force would be called upon to

ia

East the Far

bave who was alleged to have stowed

so that, in an emergency, we can ido duties which are not the hinted that the Minister to away from 3ingapore by the 5.5.

all do something towards main- actust work of a member of the London the "states-bor," as Egra. The man's excuse was

taining the life of the Colony. Sun Yat-sen's supporters Defence Corps suggested some fond of dubbing him is out of of the ship inspected him and are that during the voyage an officer

| I am glad to see from the Colonial Secretary's statement that this scheme whereby the best possible touch with events in his own relieved him of his ticket. Sub-

in really what is intended, but use would be made of each man's country. This new appointment Inspector Shannon said that the

Peking, June 28.-Rumours of many of us certainly got the particular abilities in cases of will test him pretty highly. ship had left Bougtong. De-

impression that we were expected a breach between Wa Pei-fu and to run along now and solist for Perhaps Peking had a particular fendant was discovered hiding in Tao Kun were in circulation military duties. Perhaps this emergency, and this is borne out reason in selecting Dr. Koo, the storeroom at 4 p.m. yesterday yesterday, but confirmation letter will explain why some of by a statement made by Mr. the vernacular Press is openly

not obtainable. Wa Parfo ius are not so keen as we might Fletcher that the idea is to glesa intimating that his reputation Described by the police as a aaderstood to have telegraphed be. I, for one, should have to be information of the capabilities abroad should help in securing habitual smuggler between Hong- the Government opposing further dragged to the orderly room in

the cancellation of the Boxer kong and Kangmoon, & Chinese Cabinet changer, pending re-chains! indemnity. This matter will was fined $60, or one roonth's unification.

of permanent residents of the Colony in case their assistance may be needed. But when Mr. Fletcher says that there is no intention of interfering with the Defence Corps and that there will be no interference with the

his

liberty of the individual, remarks most certainly conflict with the impression left by Mr: Severn's speech.

Whilst Wo have not the slightest doubt but that every Britisher will be most anxious to ("do his bit" on organized lines if and when the occasion arises,

and that there will be mo

THE CHINESE PROBLEM.

Have Wu and Tsao

Quarrelled?

Yours etc.,

"HAD SOME.” Hongkong. June 28, 1922.

have to come up for general con-hard labour, by Mr. E. W. Hamil It is considered here that the sideration soon, seeing that the ton for possession of 1,800 duti-present Cabinet is likely to con- end of the present year. Dr. Eoo fine of $30, or three weeks' im- suspensory period expires at the able cigarettes this morning. Atinue till Parliament meets. is reported as having told the prisooment,

It is stated that Generals Ched WAI imposed on King-ming, Tang Chi-yao and Cabinet the other day that the another man for the same offence. Lin Hsiang bave jointly proposed Diplomatic Corps had intimated He made an emphatic denial that to the Government that rep CHINA'S CIVIL WAR, the Powers willingness that the he engaged the coolie (the second resentatives

of

the various

payments be deferred for another defendant) to carry the cigarettes leaders should meet to discuss five years. Is this a preliminary to a bouse, but failed to convince national problems. The con- to cancellation?

the Magistrate. The coolie was currence of Tao Kun and Wa discharged.

A DEFAULTING WITNESS.

Subpoenaed Man Fined.

The Shui, who falled to appear

KOWLOON ROBBERY.

Canton Road Incident.

A Chinese fireman and a friend

"Poi-fu to this proposal. is

| uncertain,~Reuter.

Chang's Peace Termis."

Film Showing In Hongkong.

The management of the World: Theatre has secured at considler- A Peking message states that able expense a most interesting the terms demanded by Chang)ɓlm of the Chinese Civil War, Tso-lin for peace are the at-[this showing pictures actually tonomy of the Eastern Provinces; taken at the spot where Wa Fej- all revenue excepting that from fu routed the Feugtien troops. the salt monopoly, and railwaya This special film will be screened

objection to arrangements being en a subpoens en June 24th. in were returning in rickshas to be utilised by local authorities; only at the 0.15 p.m. session, and made well in advance to meet an action between two Chinese Tsimshatsui from Yaumati at 11 provincial authorities to appoint will run until Monday night. * slight increase in such a contingency, there would firms, was brought before Mr. o'clock last night when they were officials; all forces in the pro- There is certainly be a decided objection, Justice Wood, in the Summary held up near the Leung Yuen vinces to be under the control of admission prices.

This film is followed by the Court, this morning, and asked Wo machine factory; in Canton the Commander-in-Chief of the with which WO are in full for an explanation.

Road, Kowloon, by three men, Peace Protection Forces; all magnificent drame. She couldn't sympathy, to any measure of His Honour mentioned that in one of whom brandished a dagger railway cars which have been Help It in which Bebe Daniale military conscription. Happily, letler Tae said he was busy. Both of them were searched, the detained to be returned; and the figures in the principal role. This there does not appear to be anything further to say.

The Judge asked if he had any fireman losing $7.40 and Chibli troops to retire to Luma partionlarly fine picture.

cigarette holdez and his friend Yo. intention of this nature, Mr. The pleaded that an architect $7.50. Severn however, clearly inferred came to him about some, im2 Investigations were made by the police after they received a that the proposed scheme wouldportant work.

His Honour pointed out to the report from the fireman, and they be worked in conjunction with man that he was liable to two succeeded in arresting thres men Set Fire by Bandits. the Defence Corps, and, seving months' imprisonment. Not atina teahouse in Yaumatt. The

Tokyo, June 28. It is reported 'that that body Is established en tending was contempt of Court. latter are alleged to have made s

The defaulter was foud $50, the confession and given Kesistance that bandite set fire to the Japan- voluntary basis, we could not Judge warning him that if he was to the police in recovering the Consulate at TADkom tro, in understand how this was to be subpoenaed again and failed to cigarette holder in brothel is the Obienta district this torn effected unless the present status attend, he would be sent to fol. Moosung Street,

Another attraction will be the comic Spot Cash,” featurian JAPANESE CONSULATE, Soub Pollard.

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