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AS SOON AS A MAN one of the Allies would suffar.
CHURCH SAYS “IT 19 WELL WITH In grasping, perhaps at the E~ POWER AND PROGRENS shadow. the bons would be STOP--The Archbishop of York, sacrificed; and however bare that bone at present, it in at least, better than qothing at all.
DEATH.
Lu'z Gonziga de Carvalho. Rodrigues at 1.3) a.m. on 12th. January, 1923, a Frenca Hos pital, Hongkong, aged 36 years.
The Telegraph.
BONGKONG, 13:h Jan., 1923
GERMANY'S ATTITUDE,
Capt. F. B. Brown, CBE, Royal Engineers, has gone on
rat red pay.
The 102ad. K. E, 0. Grenadiers will in futuro de known as the
th. Bombay Grenadiers (King Edward's Own).
His Excellency the Governor has
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We take pleasure in contradiol-
The M.O.H. has apparently dis ing the rumour that one of our covered a new race the British, local Tempestuous dancars is at The other week he gave na “Brit- present suffering from an abdo-ish" and "Scottish" cason of minal cold.
disease; his latest list includes "two British" and "one King- lisb." When assotly does an English or 2.Scotsman be come Britab? MacWhirter, be... thinks between 30th. November and 6th. January. But, of course,
"Tilden Defeats Franci Shun- ter," says a Daily Press headline, These foreignera nover were much good, anyhow...
We feel the greatest sympathy for Francs in her efforts to obtain something of justice for the wrongs done to her. In criticising the procedure adopted wo in no way imply that we do
motives are sound enough, but it Imports and Esports.
only her methods that Britain has felt obliged to disapprove of However much Germany might plead inability to meet the Allies' modified demands, there is no
not realise her position. Her les appointed Mr. John Daniel Remember
Dr. Julian Petit, the well- known American physician and surgeon, is on a visit to Hong- kong from Shanghai,
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"Remember that style and de he's blaused, more important
i "One ball; one partner," saya than steps," tays a contemporary ins discussing modern dancing, the China Muit, quoting Father We certainly got both at St. Degen's ten commandments for girl dancers, "is not only un- George's Ball.
Futterably boring, but it-is also anti-social.” We abould say so.
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the 15th January, 1923, the rate once used. Will exchange for a authorities that they have been on letters posted in Hongkong pair of tam rabbits.
[commodata "the 400 odd tourists” atziving by the s‚a Laconis sorÒm doing their best to meat their addressed to Macao will be 4
We don't object to Kermit obligations. We regret all the cents for each ca. or any fraction
the Pacific. Wealth and okdity thereof.
coming to Kowloon and doing a bit ften go hand-in-hand, bog, fi la more, therefore, that an opport
of shooting. It pains us, however, unkind to be so precipitate la unity might have been presented Competitors intheopen Billiards to see our old friend Reuter the describing the modern globe- to the Germans to repudiata the Championship of the Colony are victim of mouth-chooling, as bej trotter. exactions due from them. There invited to attend at the V. Bundoubtedly was, when someona on Wednesday, the 17th, last, at|in, koo' link ole Noo Yoik is one hopeful factor in the 530 p.m. to draw for the various fired off the big stuff about calabash going strong, the Morn We came on him, with, his situation that must not be lost rounds.--Idot.
American capital aiming at biging Past before him on the desk. business in China by establishing He didn't hear our approach, for sight of, namely the disinclia-
His Excellency the Governor cumerous factories and a coupla be was right in the heart of the ation of the German Government|
bas appointed Mr Wong Kwong-thousand kinema theatres. Union Charch Sermon of the to cause wholesale unemploy-in to ba Member of the Figure the latter praposition out Sunday before. "Ay" be said, to ment in the Ruhr area. This Sanitary Board for a term of for yourself. Why there's poo-one in particular, that's the should decide the authorities to three years, vice the Hon. Mr. enough real money in America stuff to give them, the gracelets to pay the squeeze fees. Say, the lot that they are. I've just got |Chow Shou-300, resigned. keep the minera, woodcutters,
gan might be all right, but isn't factory operatives, and other. His Excellency the Governor the sim a bit high: Try the to the kernel o' the thing," he continued catching our e78, workers. at their tasks. But has appointed Mr. Edward Irvine jother leg for a change.
Here listen to this bit," saya he: to be District} there is always the possibility of Wynne-Janes
O car, Northern District, New "I tell yǝ the worst thing about the Gorman Government, resent-Territories, daring the sbsence drink is not having any," said ful, probably vindictive, perhaps og leave of Mr. David William MaoWhirter. Quite the opposite desperate, allowing matters to Tratman.
to what we heard him say about take their own course, even if it
sees that a vast social upheaval and resultant ruisstion of the country must inevitably ensue.
The Hongkong General Cham- ber of Commerce Chinese Langu
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They are not inevitable for me, neither are they for you, and they would not appear to be so to our young people and to newcomers in our Colony if we shewed a firmer front about it Ay," says he, "that should
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To those who read between the Motor Traffic Problem. lines of the messages relating to An important point in connec- Sir John Peter, is shortly retir. the Wallz, he says, are back num Germany's attitude towards the tion with motor traffic was raised ing from the management of the pers. That's certainly bad news at the enquiry into the Causeway Singapore branch of the Hong for the old codgers who have invading French and Belgian Bay accident-namely, the use of kong and
Shanghai Bankingpent the past two years and lots forces, there must appear pro-left-hand drive care in a Colony in Corporation, sad
Mr. A. C. of money in learning to walk to
music.
make some of our golfers and our spects of a disquieting nature. which rals of the road is "keep Haynes bas, already arrived from
Sunday boolers take a red faös, Were the Germans to adopt to the left." It was shown in Shanghai to succeed him.
no" to speak of them that just According to a newspaper report, evidence that the two cars in- policy of absolute passive resist wolved in the mishap had differing
Observatory veturas show that it has been suggested that players barely get out o' their prismas in
time for titia." who ta'e part in the interport ance- yster as it were of drives, and it was argued that the average mean temperature football match against Shanghai non-co-operation-we fear the this occasioned some difficulty in during December was 61.7, the
No, mind ye," sayı he, that I would go back French authorities will find it signalling. Most of the motors bigbest being 73.9. on the 4th, and be presented with "a cap with a in Hongkong are left-hand driven, the lowest 47, on the 6th. There blazer or badge in it." A good extremely difficult to carry out this being explained by the fact were 159.4 hours of sunshine and idea-much better than a pair of to the old-time aesthetic inter- the contemplated measures for that the majority of cars in use are 0.74-inch of rain. The total rain-stockings with goal posts inside. pretation of life. In its day it may bave made Scotland obtaining reparations The pso-
American and in the States the fall registered at the Observatory
great, bat, man, it was a MÒRÈ From the Tines agony, columb: melancholy place to live in. 47, rule of the road is not the same during last year was 69.43 inches.
Things very serious unless you though I like the minister for as here. We can quite see that
Our Canton correspondent re- see me. Must see you." Evidently his out-spokenness, still there's carry out the suggestion made by ports that a syndicate, in which they had to see each other. Do getting away from the "fact that nowadays folk will spend Mr. Dennys-namels, to probibit foreign capital is said to be entirely the use of cars with represented, named the Taxi Sin Mr. Rowe denies the rumour their time and their money sa left-hand drives. At the same Kwok, bas applied forcosl-mining that be has engaged a London taxi|they think best. That much the time, there can be no question rights throughout the district of cabby to come to Hongkong to Kirk must recognise wi” a good
American cars in a colony where three lakhs will be paid if the English.
be sympathetic and adaptable, t From what we already know of the American rule of the road is petition succeeds and a further
must content itself to see a can- the declared policy of the Ger-reversed. And the trouble is seven lakhs later on. The gentry An Australian Bushman spend.tinus widening of the breach.” man Government, the utmost aggravated by the fact that there of the district have appealed to the ing the recent Festive Season at
investigate the ■ Boogkong boarding house Was Prohibitionista claim that asked "What did you think of alcohol is a slow killer. Merely our Christmas Menu?" "I knew discussing it killed the "Symps." blankety well that it was ema*
▸ he replied. "And you tried to kid Those of us who to-day are me it was turkey."
mentally cheering France in ber Istest effort to collect Reparations
ple in the newly occupied terri- tories are certain to be very hostile, and, even if no active resistance be indulged in, they
will be able to administer succession of pin-pricks that
it would be bardly practicable to
might become most exasperating.ing the awkwardness of driving Fa Yoen, it being promised that teach our future taxi-drivers grace, and unless it is willing to
will be made of every opportunity are also in use bere a few right-authorities to
hand driven cars. We cannot matter with a view to seeing that
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to place obstacles in the way of see how the problem can be solved no foreign capital is interested. the forces of occupation. The locally, because obviously the deliberate statement that the present rule of the road cannot be
"Disraeli," the film version of changed merely because most the play which Louis N. Parker country's obligations have ceased, motors in use in the Colony are wrote, is to be screened all and that the French action is a American vehicles. The problem next week at the Coronet. The Changing East We hear may remember the old story about breach of the Fence Treaty, can exists in an even worse form in Despite the fact that it is beard that Shanghai didn't like one of the German pedlar who sold mean only one thing that the England and on the Continent, very largely upon the many-sided the Frawley plays because there man a liquid for the extermination
where so many makes of cars are career of the great Prime
of bugs. "And how do you use Berlin Government does not on the roads. The fial solution. Minister and Peer whose name it was too much swearing in it.
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"Ketch to bug und Here and The mark must have slumped bought it, terms that it can avoid fulfilling. be international uniformity as a historical film.
regards the rule of the road, and there it departs from the bald terribly these last few days. A drop van liddin dzao into his answered the pedlar. One cable published yesterday then gradually all new cars could narrative of the historian and Reuter cable gave us the follow-"But," exclaimed the purchaser,
"The German Govern-be adapted to that rule. Bab reveals a purple patch or two, ing nows yesterday:-"Marks!
"I could kill is in half the time bý 485,392,177,429,454,971,675."| ment has ordered the cessation although the question has often This is acticeable particularly in order not to cause a panic in stamping on it!" "Vall" calmly. of transport of the reparations been discussed, we cannot see where the film deals with the two
any great bopes of this big reform tender love stories which have the money market we with-held replied the German, "dat in a coal." This can be interpreted being put into effect in the near been very cleverly woven into it from publication pending con-800t vay, too."
After all, the great thing is to As indicating that the inhabitants future.
the plot-the great love of Dis firmation from other sources.
catch the bug. raeli for his wife and the romance which sprang up between Vis-
The Royal Colonial Instituts Warfare in China, where bandit count Daeford and Clarissa, the gangs have a knack of joining daughter of the Duke of responsible for the control of anounces that Ladies may now due under the reparations agree not the straightforward affair
any side which pays them money,| Glastonbury. ments. There are grave possibil-it is in Westera countries. That
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ities ahead, such as an absolute is being shown by the happenings entrapped. Perhaps he has in fasion at the bottom of Wyndham ing and cocktail chasing. refusal by the Germans to mine along the Weat River, were mind the Terr paint we have been Street. Obairs, rickshas and irate
bodies of so-called citizen soldiers
"It is franc-ly impossible to
for coal in the Ruhr. This would have been causing a deal of peptioning. At any rate, it is pedestrians are mixed in hopeless necessitate the employment by trouble. It appears that the quite possible, seeing the invaders muddle; fare-seeking gpolles, mark the rapid change of events, France of her own nationals, Cantonese troops about a week are now getting near the Canton shout, jostle and cajole, whilst or crown the glory that was once delts, that they may encounter the police are nowhere to be ours," said the man at the local which would be & stupendous go were within an ace of re- trouble bath from the fore and seen. There always used to be hotel bar. But I tell you ovir
capturing Wuchow, but some oi and costly undertaking. The the rabble in the rear of the the rear. At the moment it does one or two men on duty at this sterling and sovereign qualities not look as if General Chapo' controlling affairs, but i will keep ps from becoming same could apply to the advancing forces began to cause intends throwing up the sponse present there are none. What dollar ous. Lire!" said a voice. question of timber deliveries. trouble, with the result that without making a fight of it, and has happened to cause this with. Then there was an exchange af If the wood-cultors all stopped carried out. That is the kind of of his troops be will still be but we do suggest that, in a City Bad news for lots of folk.
general withdrawal had to be if he can only retain the support drawal of control we don't know; blows. work, the necessity would arise thing which is very likely to factor to be reckoned with. He with a Traffic Department, these
of importing labour to carry happen in a region infested by is known as a good soldier and nightly goings-on are not a credit They say that donkeys cannot out their duties. Were all the soldiers who are easily bought troops remain loyal, he may yes in uniform (and good man at die of what is knows * big zobber bands and gangs of ex able tactician. Provided his and should be stopped. One man live long in Hongkong. They factory hands at Essen to cease over. General Chan King-ming, succeed in bringing the invaders that) should meet the needs of head. We always did think the working, there would be chaos we see, mentions the possibility scheme to naught,
the case;
I disease incurable) 'indeed. In the end, France of the invading troops being
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