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BONGKONG, 7th April, 1923.
CHINESE EXPERIMENTS.
SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1929.
DAY BY DAY.
ressive, are correct, has lapsed from order and well-being to state almost of obaos. We.can- not help thinking that Weihaiwei, THE MAN WHO IS JUST AND once rendition has been com- RESOLUTE WILL NOT BE MOVED pleted, will become largely EITHER BY THE MISDIRECTED FROM HIS SETTLED PURPOSE
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We desire to contradict the The rumour that Tang Shaoyi similarly mismanaged section of RAGE OF HIS FELLOW CITIZENS. Į rumour that Hongkong architects is returning to Canton is two. Chinese territory. Can one won-OK BY THE THREATS OF AN D-propose forming themselves into years old to-morrow.
der at the somewhat, sarcastic PERIOUS TYRANT-Horace,
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couraging high building costs. called forth in certain quar- Hia Fxoellanoy the Governori "Electric Co.'s Winders Refuse tere by the demand for the has appointed Mr. D. J. Lewis to to Work." But the Company re- return of Dairen and Port Arthur be a Member of the Medical fuses to get the wind up.
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His Excellen'y the Governor Commission. Willson, O.BE, to be a bas appointed Major Christopher
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The purchaser of 10, Seymour Terrace, sold by Messrs. Lammert Bros. yesterday, for $60,000, was Mr. Les Ping-shing. a Chinese merchant.
The other day Kowloon won the tug-of-war at Happy Valley by two pulls to one. This is good news. Some more "pull" and they'll have a Reservation there soon.
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to China's control? Aguio, there is the matter of the postal service. A few weeks ago we bad occasion to express doubt as to whether China could administer the poststrate. office machinery that had been so carefully erected and kept in
Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggio has running order by foreigners-been appointed to the Education with anything like success. At Board during the absence of Mr. the same time, we hoped for the M. E. F. Airey. best. Now news is to hand which | indicates that the Chinese are [failing in this as in other attempts of theirs. Caly recently, thers Was considerabla criticism of
Kowloon is now suffering from of the postal delays, particularly
water shortage. And with all those clubs there, too! by the Chambers of Commerce.
O Tha dilstory, and almost hap has accepted the resignation by bimself to the Cement Works, His Excellency the Governor Although Sun has removed hazard methods of the Chinese Lieutenant Frederick Charles there is no reason to believe that post office have apparently been Hali of his Commission in the he will stick there. the cause already of much loss to Hongkong Volunteer Defence business interests, and subsequent irritation to those affected. Al Reater cable published yesterday gives a somewhat satirical French Elphinstone, who was
Secretary to the comm at on a fresh aspect of the Secretary at the War Office 1914- postal service in China. In this 19 left Hongkong by the Empress case confusion has arisen over of Canada today.
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The Government is again invit ed to increase the water supply by boring. We can recommend a couple ourselves.
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A local correspondart points ou that the Canton Civil Governor is now brightening the southern vault of the intellectual world by appropriating taxes for education. Some little bright star. We ought to reserve a seat for him on our Education Board.
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As a result of the present Committee of the Fanling Golf restrictions on the mainland, the Course has eliminated pro tem the rule, referring to balls lying in casual water.
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the crowded hour commenced Peak Tram conductor was heard to say that during the holidays much earlier.
When discussing the water from Samaria arrived, the Banks Tough lack. Just as the men supply question, our readers are began to celebrate Easter. Hon. Mountstuart WTak with Tut-anth Amen.
warned against confusing Ty-tam Private Military
the matter of postal orders, which, though made out in France, are The Harbour Master of Hong- required to have Chinese names kang notifies that the following rendered in the characters of wireless message has been re
ceived Entrance buoy Hainan Cathay. We can, quite believe Straits out of position is further that there is a need for this-South than charted.".. simply because the administra-
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With land going so cheap in Mao Whirter, who spent the to so early solution of our housing
Canton, we are looking forward- holiday week-end cleaning up problem. after the painters, says he was glad to get back to work for a rest.
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Voting with what ease some of our armed robbers get away with the goods, it never surprises us to read in the share reports that last Settlement was satisfactorily negotiated.
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tion is not doing as well as it had The following is an extract. And when we're at it, we'd like hoped. The result is further from the London Gazette: Staff for to pass on the rumour that some" trouble for all parties concerned. Royal Engineer Service Tem-one proposes to issze a weekly As the message states, the aboli-porary 1.0.W. and Lieut. F. J. share buyers' report.
Essterbrook will resign his com- tion of European post offices in mission and is granted the rapk China has led to "unexpected of Captain. complications, and presumably i there are others, equally serious,
One of the things we may yet live to hear: Our Chamber of Commerce
acqualating us of something new.
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These poor Tommies.
Last week they were over-crowding
Another trophy gone from the Peak Trams, and now they're Hongkong. Time it was going setting the place afire. What.. in for some kind of insurance, if next?
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Holidays are apt to cause a to follow. There seems to be no last of the season, at the Helena Kowloon has been accused of slump in the monkey gland busi other comment for one to make May Institute on Tuesday, April playing too hard for the Shield. Des. We feel very sorry for the few save this--that the Chinese ex. 17th at 5.30 p.m. Tickets, 50 Hang it all; it isn't done, you
cents each, for Members and their know. They shouldn't ought to!
The Kuomintang tells us that a earnest, topest men in China-periments at running things their friends, obtainable from the
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great destiny lies before China, the true patriots-who are trying own way are failing ignominions. Secretary-Adrt.
Hot stuff our Navy. But it'll It would be a bad job if it lay thair best to show that their ly in every direction. There
be hotter this summer if that doesn't lie half as much as some behind, but, all the same, it country is capable of conducting obviously remains an urgent need
order about £sunel singlets is not rescinded.
of her politicians. its own affairs, for actually the for foreign assistance and
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Now that water has again been restricted in Kowloon, the public
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As already intimated, the light cruiser Hawkins, flagship of the China Station, is to be recommis Some of these slow-motion sioned for another turn of duty in pictures should be made of our Mosquito nets have again been the same capacity. The new traffic policemen on motor cycles described as a "filmy canopy.** crew should arrive at Singapore so that we could see how they. where the recommissioning is to would look if they observed the Some coaception of the amount take place about the end other foreign of the Society for the Prevention posted to the Hawkins.
We understand that the pro- journals in the Far East, had of Cruelty to Animals putin dur-
posal that a portion of the Botani four holidays do nothing more, occasion to comment on the ing the course of a month may
cal Gardens be utilised as a site they prove that fosfing in hard The Rev. H. E. Anderson, who for a Rest House for ejected work. Very few folk have ever be gained from marked contrast whenever any the raport for March.
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Cats, was formerly a Wesleyan mission- Southern Chinese politicians, is made a success of it. section of China's administration dogs, cage-birds, sheep, pissary in China, has in recent years receiving the consideration of the has come under outside control, cattle, poultry and even pescocks bean the Bible Society's sub-
Government. the result invariably being finan-Inspectors Fisher and Boyd, and Chins. He is returning to Eng- came under the supervision of agent for Hongkong and Indo- cial success. The whole secret the work they did M&y be land this spring, reports the China Pretty thick having English cilia being discussed. Hongkong, of this bea lain in efficiency and imagined when it is pointed out Express and Telegraph, and after girls doing leandry work on board however, is not interested, prob that they paid visits to markets, some months of deputation ser- but not nearly as thick as some of ready has too many old women some of our tourist abips. Yes, ably due to the fact that it al- Integrity, two virtuas sadly lack- ing in the Chinese Government's the cattle depot and landing English circuit in the Wesleyan
birdshops, the railway, ships, vice will retire and join an the flannels.
an its Legislature. general conduct of affairs. Be it stages. An analysis of the Methodist Church.
Now that the Chamber of not thought that we are merely figures showe that they inspected:
Look on the bright side. This Commerce Meeting is over, we time next year Dr, Sun will be aut to criticise the country and month, as wall as nearly 1,500 close on 5,000 animals during the
Amongst local residents who can begin to whiten up the old coming back again. its so-called rulers. What we crates of various kinds Good left by the Empress of Canada to- topee. have to say of a derogatory work is done in instructing people day were Dr. and Mrs. Forsyth,
The Director-General of the hear is that the Kuomintang is The next thing we expect to who, through ignorance or in. Mejor and Mrs. Gandy, Mr. and we do with much re-difference, are guilty of cruelty Mrs. Frank Smyth, Mr. and Mrs. A. proposed Dew Chinese motion demanding share of the Boxer gret. We would that we could to animale, and one satisfactory Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. picture company says that energy Indemnity for educational pur find some branch of China'e ad- feature of the report is that 178 Hooper, Major Cassel, Capt. G. A. is the only qualification required poses. ministration deserving of genuine cases of this kind were dealt with, Crawford, Capt. R. E le Fleming, by budding cinema stars. praise. True, it is easy to find acquainting all people who have Lowson, Mr. J. Rodger, Miss J.
The Inspectors are gradually Mrs. H. A. Lammert, Misa Jean lete our shroff out. fault when one will, and it is to do with animals or poultry as Rodger, Mr. M. A. Annett, Mr. E. Wo always did think Friday an very easy to criticise and offer to the nature of the law regarding F. Aucott, Mr. R. E. O. Bird, Mr. unlucky day on which to eat advice. In the case of the Chinese Cruelty, and we regard this educa-J. Parsons, and Mr. D. M. buns.
tive effort as amongst the most Goodall Government, however, even its important part of their work.
Civic Note: Why not have our best friends are hard put to it to When we contemplate all the
Gymkbanas on Fridays, so that find excuses for the maladminis good that is being done now that there should be no difficulty in we won't have to do our swearing tration found on every side, and spectore, we are able to get some is needed. The rates, too, sre
the Society has two paid In-getting a machine whenever one over Sunday 7 We CAD
honestly state that the ides of the necessity that existed remarkably low. The service is, foreign Press has for the most for the resuscitation of the or- of course, being planned for those Kowloon next, part refrained as much as possible ganisation.
who want a comfortable run on abort distances, and the advantage
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The D.F. tells again about the no living in Manchuria whose present age is 163. Chine can't be such a bad place to live Ta after all.
In an article on the Ching Ming Festival, the Post says that for Our modern Samaritans kept women to participate in the out of taking a taxi, say for a run on both sides of the road. Pity door ceremonies is an enigma to Farther details are given to-day down to Happy Valley, as com more of them didn't walk in the the family. We always thought ite fault-finding has usually been of the proposed taxi-cab service pared with rickshas, will not only middle, but, then, so many of our there was something puzzling expressed more in sorrow than in for Hongkong and Kowloon, which be in more rapid transit, but in motor, care were out of town about the business.
should bestarted in about a couple one of these vehicles a party of during the holidays. of months from now. The project three or four can keep all
that matter at the country, and
anger.
Jupiter Plavina - made? LIT round about this week. Jupe appearance in the local press and
must be also suffering-from-class consciousness, however, for ha Drink her caused many a mén didn't Plave much to stumble, bot our coolie is going
To turn for a moment to some comprehensive lines, and due pro-loan people returning from ais coming: The brokers are dis
has been planned along large and together. Then, also, for. Kow- Another sure sign that summer of the Chinese experiments at vision will be made for meeting theatre or dance, or for residente carding their Sibegan helmets." unfettered self-government, we fresh neede as they arise. As in the eastern section of the Peak @ 0 have as an insistent example
a handy and rapid mesne in wat served by the new motor road. or hot weather, the taxis should these taxi-cabe should be a boon the Case of Tsingtao, which, be most popular, and with stations We're getting more like London if even half the reports we dotted about all over the Colony every day,
to have a nasty fall next time he leaves the water tap running.
The man who invented Chin Ming is still at large
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