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“G. K. C's WEEKLY.”

Mr. Chesterton On His New Paper.

The Canton vernacular papers, Mr. Lee Hy-san, the Macao) "G. K. C.'s Weekly" is to be in recent comment, point out opium monopolist, who is well- the title of a now sixpenny review that as the Hongkong Govern- known in Hongkong for his which, if sufficient support is ment has changed its attitude numerous benefactions, has, we forthcoming £10,000 being re towards Dr. Sun, the latter learn, just made

gift quired as working capital-will| should revive his scheme for of $90,000 to the Santa Caza da be started probably in the course the development of a port Misericordia of Macao, which of the spring. It is felt that the: at Whampoa. They add that sum is to be devoted by this time has arrived to appeal more the Government would no doubt benevalent institution to charit-directly to a wider publie than render financial assistance to able purposes in any manner it that which is reached by "The this scheme in order to facilitate thinks fii,

New Witness," which it is the connection with the Kowloon-

intended the new paper shall |Canton Railway with the Canton-

replace, and the title has been Hankow line.

chosen after the precedent of A girl-wife who had never "T. P.'s Weekly" and "John' lived with her busband, who had London's Weekly" as the most seldom seen him since

the convenient and popular way of wedding, but be required an stating its identification with before the Preston magistrates the nation, the family, and the order for maintenance, came those propositions in support of She gave the

of Emily guild which are associated with Spearitt, and explained to the the name of hir. G. K. Chesterton, Beach that after the wedding sheby whom it will be edited. A and the bridegroom went to the definite democratic programme) homes of their respective parents. and a deliberate popular appeal

A Canton correspondent says that Dr. Sun, has sent his son and two officials to Hongkong with autograph letters requesting prominent merchants to attend a

fidance conference in Canton,

With regard to Canton's fin- ances, the Provincial Treasurer has again suggested to Dr. Sun

that the militarists be ordered to

give up control of the revenue collecting bureaux, or else that all military payments be in future made from military headquarters. Failing compliance with these suggestions, the Treasurer says | he will resign.

FOUR YEARS SENTENCE ON WOULD-BE M.P.

George Augustine Jennings. unsuccessful candidate for North Paddington at the Geceral Elec. tion, was recently sentenced to four years' penal eervitude at the Old Bailey for cheque fraude. Austin Dockney, 28, and Frank James Castell, 26, charged jointly with Jennings, were sentenced to six months hard labour and 10 mouths' in the second division respectively.

"Passing sentence the Recorder, Sir Ernest Wild, said Jennings might have thought that if he succeeded in getting into. Parlia | ment the party funde might have! got him out of his trouble.

Such things had been heard of, and they might have happened again.

He came to Paddington as a mare adventurer, with no rhr sey. Several previous convictions welė - recorded against Jennings.

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are amongst its aims, and special features will be an arena of debate open to the critics of the paper's policy, and a running commentary on all the events, March 26d 11.49m.-Pressure and especially the abuses, of has decreased considerably at the day. Guam and increased moderately Mr. Chesterton, who wag over N.E. Japan. It bas decreas-interviewed upon the project "by ed slightly at other reporting a representative of The burrer stations.

said: "I myself have accepted The anticyclone is central near with a reluctance verging! Tokyo.

on rage the idea of calling" A severe typhoon is shown the new paper 'G. K. C.'s Weekly. few miles to the S.W. of Guam. I have been very much against It is probably moving northward, it all the time because I thick hours anding at 10 am. to-day.as a matter of fact, it is not. Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 looks like great egotism. But, 1.00 inch. Total since January The reason I have yielded to the Ist 1.18 inches, against

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an proposal is that it is very difficult to get a name that at all expresses what we want to maintain in this paper. It is not anything covered by any of the current party names, or even the most general

names, Like Liberal, Labour, or Socialist. As a matter of fact, Mr. Belloc and I are the ooly persons at all known who maintain the view for which thei now paper is to stand.

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of our nation, and is incidentally STRONG TRADITIONS. should say, for bureaucracy, and

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Then we have a very strong nation considered as a nation.·' stand for big business, or, in other tradition on 'The New Witness," words for monopoly. But there which will be continued, of at- literature we have supporters of "In the departments of art and is no one saying, I am on the tacking political corruption as the varied opinions, and just as we side of the independent shop-great evil of the modern State. believe in a tradition of property keeper against the stores," or "It is, too, one of the great evils of and personal freedom we believe

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Taes27 inst. 11.30 & which you may agree or disagree and that all of them are bad.

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9.30am exists already over ao enormous by becoming the backers of politi (Duo Marseilles 28th April} Hakozaki M... Wed, 28 inst. 10.30. part of the world-over all peas-cians and contributing to secret booked for Hongkong by the

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has existed for all periods of the funds, and thus exercise a secret N. Y.-K. 8.8. HAKOZAKI MARU power in government. And lastly, scheduled to leave London on world's history, it seems extra.

they operate badly in foreign-February 17th:-Mr. F. Baker. Pres. Cleveland Wed., 28 inst... ordinary that there is no organ of politice, because they are part of Mr. DJ. Grant, Miss E R, M.

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5pm all the more because it is the most that cosmopolitan fisance which Hart, Mr. & Mrs. H. P. Hoskin, (Doe 8. Francisco 20th April.)

is the raost irresponsible, the Mies P. M. Hoskin, Mr. G. A Bosha M. ...Thurs., 29 inst., 8.m. sane súd simple and ordinary of most soulless, of all the enemies Lawrence, Mrs. Wolfer. Loongaang

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