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HONGKONG, 3rd Oct., 1922.

SUN'S PRESUMPTION.

panos, be an und being put euret diplomacy, The Langue of Nations, (of which, incidental. Ly, China is a member) stands for that policy. Oge of its articles provides that every treaty or inter- national engagement entered into by member of the Langug, shall be registered with the Secretariat and be subsequently published by [it. Yet here we haya Dr. Sus endeavouring to bring abour a secrat alliance, keeping knowledge of his acuivities avea from his own immediate follow- ers. Luckily, he had not the power to put the project through, but she correspondence we have Gooarthed shaws that he had the intention, at any rate, and if he did happen to come into power

OCTOBER

DAY BY DAY.

A MAN WHO GIVES HIS FRIENDS AWAY FINDS HE HASN'TANYLEFT

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Epstein left for San Francisco by the 2.5. President Wilson to-day."

Mr. and Mrs C. C. Wu left Hangtong by the as President Wilson for Shanghai to-day.

HONGKONG

CHILDREN'S CHARTER.

0300

A Canton Comment.

INTIMIDATION CASTL

#Husband's

A csse quilined by the police

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In the course of à leading article to-day on the charys of intimit, on Hongkong's new child-labouration brought against four Chin-

w/ vno was that s women who went. law, the Cantos Times says

It is a and thing to observe the on to the garden at the roof of the Sincera Store the other day almost prevalent phenomenon-of parents especially the poor ones, decayed, two nasulpecting males depending upon their little obil into a house at Luscar Row, where, shortly afterwards, four dran to contribute to the sam total of the family earnings. In men made their appearance, one Str Beilby Alston, H.M. Minis-some instances the earnings of of whom announoud that he was ter to Peking, leaves for Rome the child is a necessity bat we the woman's husband. He wanted in November, states the Shunprofear that in the majors of to know what the other men ware and his successor will arrive in cases the same can be dis doing there, and demanded a peased with without much differ. gold watch as compensation for December.

to the welfare of the the loss of face that he sustained household. In many instances to na a result of the conduct of his The Kowloon Theatre's first

be without the child's labour may wife.

The case was adjourned, Mr. dance of the season is to take be an incentive to make the place to-night. The jazz band of father more industrious and the REA Webster being for the the "President Jackson" is to mother more economical. Any prosecution and Mr. H. C. Lee

way. we believe that what the| for two of the accused, į people need is a sound education in the welfare of their children The little income they obtain from the earnings of the child is more than counter-balanced by the granter evils to which they have subjected their abild. If we take To-Morrow's Programme. The rainfall registered at the Canton for illustration, we shall

that the

Mishel Pisstro, the noted most child Botanic Gardens during Septem-fiad ber totalled 851 inche, of which can earn in every manner of violinis), is to give a recital at the 3.23 inches f-ll on the 20th. work-shop or establishment is City Ball to-morrow at 5:30 p There were fifteen days when no about one dollar

with Mr. Harry Ore at the piano. a month ori | twelve dollars a year. Take away The programme is as follows:- rainfall was registered.

the cost of clothines and there 1-Soaste A. Majɔr

provide the music.

there is little doubt that be wou'd

Shameen residents will bave an have committed his country to opportunity of seeing "The a_secrat-understanding-without Powder Puffs," who are playing consulting angbols. We ask the at the Canton Club Theatre on

Monday and Tuesday nights. Chinese whether this is the type of man to whom they would cire to entrust the destinies of their country. He has dimned him- self by his confessions of the part he has played in this madcap en erprise

VIOLIN RECITAL.

+

Cesar Franck

Wieniawsky.

Rimsky-Korsakoff.

(d) Spanish Seredado

Chaminade-Kreisler..

Grieg-Piastro.

Bazzial

(a) The Lonely Wanderer:

(b) La Ronde des Lutins

(Wilches Dance).

'TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

The manager of the Lo Kea is very little laft. As a matter off Sam firm of importers and ex-fact many children can be found 2.-24. Concarto D. minor porters has reported to the police working day and night and just Who is for St. James':

the loss of $1,301 worth of cloth-setting in return their board and

| 3.--(a) The Lark Glicka-Auer. we know Simultaneously with the iming and property coincident with lodging. So far as

(b) La Capricieuse Elgar. (c) Hindoo Chant pecding change in the British the disappearance of a foki who there is no law regulating the hours of work or the conditions Legation at Peking, there is to be has not yet been found.

under which the child may be fresb appointment to the Chinese Legation in London. Dr. | We have received a copy of employed. If Hongkong can Wellington Koo was to have the Hongkong Technical In-ear themselves about the wel returned to the Court of St. James, stitute's prospectus, which has fare of the children there, surely but the Chinese Cabinet bas jus: commenced & new session, there is nothing to binder us from claimed him. The other day it There are engineering, commer-aking the initial step. in this

direction.

We cannot dismiss this subject A point which most bive was reported that Mr. Alfred Sze, cial and science sections in con-

who was Minister in London nection with the Instituta, as well without invoking the aid of the struck many of our readers in before he went to Washington on as teachers classes.

educational leaders in our com- connection with Sun Yat-sen's changing places with Dr. Ko»,

monity to greater activity in Another motor accident bas bebalf of the many young efforts to bring about an under-will resume his post in the British

capital: now the. Eastern Times occurred in the Whitfield district children in the various alleys states Dr. C. C. Wa is to be the A Chinese was knocked down on and dingy sweat-shops of our standing between Chios, fier. many and Russia is the calm new appointee. That the late Dr. the Causeway Bay road near the сіку. We believa some sort assurance shown by this revola-Wa Ting-fang's son should be Ming Yueo Gardens by a motor of a commission ought to be

Das considerable fall inspite tionary leader in presuming to mentioned in connection with car and received, injuries to his formed at once" to

the post is a matter of special body which necessitated his re-this matter and submit a report and deer forests in no way recalls prices this year, the rent of grouss interest to Hongkong-ites, who moval to bospital.

to the government so that same the good old days when shooting will be curious to see whether!

start can be made in saving was a cheap amusement. The tho report is

Mr. C. B. Buyers has just re many precious young lives for Highlands first began to attract The explanation given for the resigned the post of Superintendent future usefulness and service do not. of course, and would baffle is that Dr. W. W. Yen, of the Peak Tramways after hold- The problem here is very much sportsmen a few years before the never wish to, question Coins's the erstwhile. Foreign Secretarying the position for 25 years. He more difficoltà comprehensive accession of Queen Victoria, and right to make friends with whom and shali Premier, is going to recame East as far back as 1680 and painstaking study must be £300 was considered a very high

prefers Washington. There mass cot been a single accident to can then be summed up for the commentators. be two reasons for this. One is that any passenger using, the tram Government to act upon. point out the pawisdom of particDr Yeo and the British Minister, war. Mr. Buyers intends settling ular alliances, but the right of 3 rumour, did not altogether down in Edinburgh.

hit it off" another is that, as the son of the late Rev. 5.K. Yen.

spask for Chins. It is an aspect of the disclosures which deserves more than passing notice.

We

substantiated.

look into

even in the first fever of the craze-

she pleases. We may, in com./eater the Diplomatic Service and During his period of sarvice there made and intelligent suggestions price for the rent of a forest. Lord

Мод

with

All

concluding them is indisputably

a matter for the nations con- carned to exercise.

of the American Baptist Mission,

GOLF MATCH.

Malmesbury in 1836 was offered the range of a. splendid run of country, with grouse, deer, and fishing of the best, for a ront of £25, and thought that excessive, lamenting the fact that only a few years earlier "a strangar could shoot or fish over almost- any part of the Highlands without interruption, the letting value of the ferae maturas being, unknown.

An armed robbery has been at Shanghai and himself a grad-reported from Wanchai. At 9.30 uate of Virginia University Dr.last night a woman who lives in

K.C.C. y. K.B.G.C. But in this particular instance Yen probably feels a special in No.51 Nullab Lane was awakened it is not a case of China's acterest in the United States.Bir. Sze, by the noise occasioned by the

Below we give the detailed credited statesmen seeking to on the other hand, has links with robbers in entering and the states

that she saw Eve men, four of scores in the golf match between Englard: When he was trans- carry out an international engage-ferred to Washington he left his whom were armed with daggers. the golfing sections of the Kow-to their possessors.

They ransacked the place, even-loon Cricket Club and the Kow- ment. Dr. Suh, who holds po son at the ancient and famous tually making off with $137 worth loon Bowling Green Club, the Novel-writers may claim to political office whatever, has foundation of Winchester.

the affrontery to seek, through a paid emissary, to bring about an understanding in which he has not the slightest right to involve his country and which, happily for China, he has not the least power to carry into effect. Here

we have a man who, at the time

he was actively interesting him

ת

will fall

An “Ammo" Dump.

Sza

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|K.C.C. players being mentioned funderstand their own business jarior is in his house cricket of property.

first in each instance. On the best, but perhaps a novel-reader eleven, and is ambitious of gaining

singles, the Cricket Club men (writes correspondent in the his blue. It remains to be seen, bowever, upon whom the of the ammonition, and is bolding won by 10 to 7, the foursomes Manchester Guardian) may be permitted to doubt whether they choice for the Legation in London an inquiry. Critics of Japan will being drawn:-

Singles T. Grant beat are wise în restricting theirfitles probably say that, whether the Government of that country is Parkes: J. C. Fletcher best J. often to single words and such concerned in the plan or not, Hyde: H. Overy lost to J. Jack: words. The 1ste Sir Walter One of the problems with which Japanese militarists are, as to W. E. Davidson best W. Mc- Raleigh once remarked of some the abortive or suspended Chang, which, however, it will be advis Kas; G. W. Avenell lost to of Miss Edgeworth's tales that titles as "Escal" and chan conference was expected able to wait for further informs Woodger; H. E. Stevens lost to such to face was the disposal of the tion. What is known is that H. W. Page: W. J. Shenton loat Manoeuvring paralysed the What elf in this proposed alliance, "ammo" at Vladivostok supplied emissaries of Chang have been to T. Cochrane: F. G. Herridge story by anticipation.

best Cade Smith: P. Heathcote then. must be the effect of the prowl around the

titles ... "Brass,*** was conducting (by means of his by allied countries to Eusais, but on

placed under an embargo after the Vladivostok store in combination, lost to J. H. Kynoch; J. Smith such

"Humbug. Northern Expedition) military revolution in that country. Some with the Dieterichs party. In best R. V. Cameron: V. C. Dust," "Sand," joperations against the only of it has not been paid for, but, a fact, a later report from Tokyo Labrum lost to R. E. Nicholls and Fotility?" Elaboration recognised "Government of the the result of all the confusion in makes it pretty clear that a large W.-Mair beat F. E. Cook; Jia a novel's title does not intar country, who took it upon him-Siberia, it is impossible now to consignment did reach Mukden, Comley beat W. Barr; W. J. fete with its acceptableness. The well-known separate one lot from another. and it therefore remains to ascer- Edwards beat McKelvie; F. C. full title of self to assume the title of Pre-The Soviet or the Far Easterntain the how and the why. This Todd beat Welch: C. Hatt lost beat seller" is as follows

The Pilgrim's Progress from sident and who had so little Republic, which cannot be readily development may precipitate the to B. Davis,

Foursomes. Grant and Flet this World to that which is to ober lost to Parkes and Hyde: come: delivered under the authority among even the people distingaisbed, claims it as the farther Chang-Wo clash that has

official Government; the Ad-been in the air for some weeks.

Qvery and Davidson lost to Jack similitude of a Dream Wherein *** of his native Province that be

ministration of the Maritime

and McKay: Avenell and Stevens is discovered the Manner of was shortly afterwards com-Province, composed of "White" Armed Robbery Again,

The audacity of the armed-beat Woodger and Page: Shenton his setting out, bis dangeroos palled to fee from Canton Russiane, in whose territory the and, in fleeing. to seek the ammunition has been stored, does robber fraternity grows daily. and Herridge lost to Cochrane Journey, and safe arrival at likewise. To band it to either Only a little while ago there was and Cade Smith; Heathcote and the Desired Country. Robin protection of the British flag promises to accentuate the strife a robbery, at the Sun Co's. Smith halved with Kyooch and son Crusoe is really "The Glad enough to invoke British between the two. Japan, who has premises during the hours of Cameron: Labrum auf Muir beat Life and Strange Surprising we had two Nicholls and Cook Cooley and Adventures of Robinson Crusos, help in order to save his skid, he custody of the store, was credited business. Then

robberies in progress Edwards beat Barr and McKelvie; of York, Mariner." When Scult nyw turns round and dobs at one time with the idea of armed

cutting the Gordian koot by simultaneously, so that the con- Todd and Hatt, beat Welch and used a single word far & title he usually balanced it with "an' Britain, in common with all coz veying the whole collection to fusion aided the culprits in their Davis.

alternative or an extension, like other Powers sava Germany and the high sexs and dumping it over-eacape. Last Friday there was

with the the Wing Wo Street boarding CHINESE PRESSMEN GIVE THREE Waverley, or Tis Sixty Yours

CHEERS FOR LABOUR. ** Russis, as a pation disinclined to board, presumably

Since." "Ivanhoe, a Romance,” acquiescence of the other in-house robbery, when Detective

The Chiness Labour Federa-and "Badgauntlet, a Tale of the extend the hand of friendship to terested Powers. While the quesSgt. Bin Chaen was fatally shot. the Chinese. Could ingratitude tion has been in abeyance the Now we have two robbers holding tion gave a tea at National Uni-Eighteenth Century." We talk But that point stores have mysteriously started to up a victim st Causeway Bay on versity ict the Newspapersion of about Pendennis, bot what go further?

“walk”, and the Japanese officer Saturday afternoon of all times, Peking. There were present Thackeray wrote was The His apart, we ask the Chinese what in charge has been arrested. No and with the utmost deliberation, many of the leaders of the Kin-tory of Pendennis, His Fortunes possible right this man had to fewer than thirty-two truckloads. An even more glaring case, if ban and Kin-Sui strikers as well and Misfortunes, His Friends endeavour to negotiate with says Reuter message, have possible, is recorded as occurring as those representing the Banand His Greatest Fre Germany and Russia, or to speak found their way to Chang Tso-on Sunday afternoon, when yang Arsenal workers.The Dickens at his best revelled

lin's stronghold at Mukden. The Chinese servant was robbed in labour delegates urged that they such an elaboration 16 The for the Chinese people. Yet he Tokyo Government, denying a Jordan Road of $68 and satin be given the support of the press Personal History, Laventures, calmly confesses that he has reported plan for a bofer State attacked by the same marauder, and that their case be given full Experience, and Conversation:

in conjunction with Chang and who discovered a small further publicity. In return the dewe David Copperfield, the Youn been so engageđ.

General Dieterichs (President of sum on the servant's person. This paper en responded hesitily of Blunderstone Rookery, Another point. These are days the Maritime Province), acknow-increasing assurance is one of and ended by giving three cheers he never meant to be publiant

on aby koyunt when we hear much of the ledges the disappearance of part the most disquieting symptoms,for labour.