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(JAPANESE MASSACIST.)

A Graduate of the Tokyo Massage School. No. 23. Wyndham Street.

Visitors during my absence, are requested to

lease note behind.

Telephone No. 4395

Millinery

Our 30 years' ex perience in mak. ing low prices, in selecting worthy serviceable goods, and offer- ing themate 35- ing, bas gone in- to the making of this big 1923 Catalogue.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MR. JOHN RODGER'S DEPARTURE.

Presentation by Refinery Staff.

in

Mr. John Rodger, assistant on manager of the. China Sugar Refining Company, Ltd., who has been with the Company in Hong, kong for the long period of 1980 sears, leares the Colony for good on the .. Empress of Canada,Į sailing on Saturday: Mr. Rodger. aho" is a popular member of the community, will take with him the best wishes of a host of triends..

On Wednesday afternoon, at the East Point Recreation Club, the members of the lesiaery staff took opension to mark their esteem for Mr. Rodger. Mr. Phillip Plage the oldest member of the stall

FRIDAY APRIL

1921

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE BOXER INDEMNITY.”

-London, April 5, Mr. Bertrand Russell in an article in the Manchester Guardian the Baxer Indemnity and Chinese education, gives warning 33 to the necessity for care being taken

the spending

money if the greatest beneßt is to bo obtained and serious mistakes avoided. He says the way the money should be spent must be approved by the Chinese educa- tionalists, hence. It is desirable that schemes for spending the money should be drawn up by a joint Anglo-Chinere Committee. The Chinese representatives should be educationalists appointed by Chinese universities and other institutions for advanced education. The sum involved is insufficient to produce any effect, unless it is concentrated on higher education, for which there is immense thusiasm in China. Mr. Russell considers that the Government likely to find the best British advice not Among businessmen er missionaries, but from officials, pointing to the Diplomatic and Consulaf service in China, which contains men who interested them- selves profoundly in Chinese history and culture. Mr. Russell is of the opinion that the whole money should be spent in supporting and improving advanced educational institutions under Chinese management and bringing a certain small number of students British universities, while one or two English professors might be sent to each Chinese university. Furthermore, the Chinese univer- sitles urgently need libraries.

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Mr. Fan, a former Chinese Minister of Education, has arrived on a tour to study the British educational system.

who has been with the Company for 40 years. was deputed by his colleagues to present Mr. Rodger with a handsome silver cigar box bearing a suitable inscription and the facsimile signatures of all the subscribers. Reference was made to close friendship established in the early days and maintained ever sizce witheut.& break, and to Mr. Rodger's geais) and happy dis- position, which had won him the warmest regard of all the staff. They, one and all, wished their colleague, Mr. Rodger, icng life and happiness in the old country and full enjoyment of the fruits of bis long kojuura in the East. Applause. The toxst of Mr. Hodger's health was enthusiastical-posted. I received.

Mr. Rodger feelingly responded. expressing the hope that. though separated temporarily. the ties of friendship with bis co-workers at the Retinery

would never be broken and that they would not fail to meet again in the Homeland. (Applause,

Mr. F. B. C. Hornell, secretary ef the Company, also spoke and made the interesting announce-] meat, which, was received withi fapplause, that though Mr. Rodger

leaving Hongkong he would

still retain a very close connection with the Company, es bis valuable services were being retained in an advisory capacity at Home. They would still, therefore, be in close ****** touch

with John Rodger.

DAINTY HATS

From Paris.

AFTER QON AND

EVENING CAWNE -

FAR EASTERN MAILS.

London, April 5.

In order to meet complaints by agents and consignees regarding the late arrival of manifests, invoices, etc. the Post Office has specially arranged for quicker delivery of mails to the Far East. Letters for Penang, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai are now being despatched weekly to Spez, where they overtake the Holt liners pro- ceeding to the Far East. The mails will then be carried on by Holl steamers, which sailed from Birkenhead before the letters wer?

F

GERMAN POSTAL PLOT DISCLOSED.

Paris, April 5.

Newpapers learn that the French have discovered a secret pesta! organisation at Mayence. A milliard marks' worth of stamps. and several sacks of letters and parcels were seized. A score of persons were ordered to hold themselves at the disposal of the authorities. It appears that despite the postal strike, the Germans have been receiving letters which were sent to Mayence in disguised automobiles...

BORIBAT-RANEE DISASTER:

Captain's Grave Dereliction

of Duty...

{Our Din Correspunder¦}, (Applause).

Singapore, April 5 Mr. Roger, a very keen sport--| The Court of Inquiry into the man, is perhaps best known outside sinking of the ss. Run by the the Sugar Works, as Sergeant Majors. Puribat on March 14, delivered

Balzer of the Hongkong Volunteer its fading sesterday

THE THIRD DEGREE.

Shanghai Policemen

Committed.

Shanghai Wpril 5. In the Batish Palice Court this morning Detective Sub Inspector Gabbutt and Detective Sergeant Balchin were committed for trial for alleged third degree torture of a Chiuse prisoner.

The case is brousing intrave Del-nee Corp I earned thef The Court decided that a proper interest in Chine-e circles. Sub long service medal a good was look out was kept on the Kazee scriptions have been mixed to bear years ago, but has realutained his at not on the Buribat. Proper the costs of the prosecution. connection with the Corps till the navigation lights were exhibited cadenter, lar, being present in uniform at both vessels. The House observed i the kioniral's Tospection the other the Torbat 25 to 3 montes

enthusiastre tennis player abil af of the Boribat there W& no billiard player well over the aver reliable evidence and re proper age in talent, be has taken a big steps were taken by tho.e on part in the sporting life of Heng deck in charge of the Foritat after kong mod will be missed. His the sighting of the Ranee's lights many friends outside the Refinery to ensure safe navigation. Judging join with the staff in wishing him on the evidence available the miss rotye and a long spell of use-ter of the Boribst rendered evers ful life at Homs.

possible assistance to the lane

MADELEINE PEARSON In his day quoi shot, an before the collision, but in the ease

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Former Hongkong Residents in Divorce Court.

before she sank.

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PRE-WAR CEREMONIAL.

For the world is too

ressiveness by being familiar.

days one sees in the box devoted. reminders of transition. Nowa-

to the Diplomatic Corps quite a dress, contrasting with the gold umber of men in plain evening lace and the ribbands of their colleagues. Among them is the German Ambassador, sombre black and white is as whose

The world does not yet realiz how much magnificence was shorn away by of its ceremonial the war. near the war to judge any of it consequences." But the opening of Parliament by the King does The Court was of opinion that provide a hint or two. There can ILL-TREATED IN CHINA.the cullision was caused by default be o

on the part of the master of the than the scene in the House of more brilliant spectacle Boribat; also that the mate of the Lords. It is an old, historical RaDee should bare called the scene which loses none of its im ter after the first alteration of

ourse when, from his own evid-In its slight changes ray he found feace, he became ucessy on ยา Ten years of unhappy married cost of the mapouring of the It was declared in the Pivores approaching reesel. Court to have been the lot of Mrs. The Court decided in its report Juan Bruce Shepherd, of Ellen to the fovernor to inake reference brough-crescent, Weston super to the fact that the captain of the Mare. She asked for the dissola Boribat was guilty of grave derilic tion of her marriage with Mr. tion of duty is going to sleep on Elgne Bruce Shepherd, because of watch, but after all there was a bis desertion and misconduct. limit to human endurance in different as could be from the

These barges were not disputed, journey that took three days with Mr. Noel Middleton, for peti-the captain practically the whole tioner, informed the President, Sir time on the bridge.

The Soliciter-General submitted Henry Duke, that there was a charge of cruelty, but he did out that such a state of things should think it would be necessary to go not be brought about with impunity into it in detail.

by the persons responsible and Petitioner related that she was moved that the owners be made married in 19 at Hongkong. and liable for the costs of the investiga. there had been two children. Sbetion. resided first in Hengkong," and fatterly at Chetno, North Chine. Fem 1008 to 1910 whe hived unhappily with her husband, who was cruel, and did not provide

RACE OFFICIALS for her. In 1916 she started a

PROSECUTED. school at Wei-bui-wei, and she spent Christmas with respondent; at Chefor. During that visit be

Legality of Sweeps. punched her on the shoulder be cause she asked him for money.

(Our Own Correspondent ) He refused to give her any.

Singapore, April 5, January, 1917, she returned to her, A senaation has been caused school and took her children with throughout Malaya by the, prosecu her. Her husband never provided tion of Ipoh race officials. The for her afterwards, Subsequently were called before the Magistrate ebe learned cf his misconduct with yesterday in connection with ran

The Court agreed.

gorgeous uniform worn by Ger- ran Ambassadors of the past: out so conspicuously from the Because those evening suits stand! colour and glitter around, they seem a concentrated symbol of the revolutions of the last few years,

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special shape to prevent slip- ping Fit-U Pinca-nez of any metal are obtainable from The to Clark & Co., manufactoring and Hongkong Optical Co., succes6079 refracting Opticians the most

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After Bearing evidence of this, Laws.

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given by commission, his lordship Postponement was applied for located in. 53, Queen's Road establishment in the colony-- pronounced a decree pisi, with owing to the fact that the Lych Central.

Committee had written to the Mr. Bruce Shepherd, son of a Straits Racing Association asking bighly, respected Government for a line of action as the matter oficialin Hongkong, now deceased, affected all racing clubs in the was employed for many years by country and the charge was re the Hongkong Land Investment garded as a test case. and Agency Company. He left The Magistrate fixed the 18th? Hongkong & number of years ago [inst: -

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