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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1923

PAKHOL DOINGS

REUNIFICATION.

British Consulate May be Dr. Wang Finds Canton

Sold.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

follows:

A New Vista.

to

2

TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO.

A Glance at Our Files. (April 20-26.1901.)

CROPPED EARS. * Our representative bad an op- portunity, at the Magistracy to- day, of seeing a Chinese who had had his ears cropped by the Chi- nese Authorities to mark bim as a rogus and vagabond. The lobes of the ears had been completely cut away and on the shaven part, of the front of the scalp was a deep soar, evideatly burat in. The man had been arrested here for attempting to work the confidence

It has been reported latterly that Dr. Wang Changhai, ex-Premier Pakboi, April 25. of China, who is visiting Canton The long drought, having lasted: for about nine months, has at convey a message to Dr. Sun length been broken by very wel-at-sen froui President La Yuan come and heavy showers of rain,hung, before leaving for The Hague, enough to refresh the fields. will remain in Canton and work though not enough to fill up the for the settlement of the country's streama yet.

problems. Dr. Wang's views on the The British Consul paid a visit to present situation have been various Pakhoi at the sad of March atterly represented; but we have an interval of about six months signed statement from him, as tricks since his last visit. Farmerly Pakbai received a quarterly visit

KILLING MOSQUITOES. from the Consul, who liges on the

I lately decided go abroad

Dr.Thompson in his report on island of Hainan, but in these because I could see no prospect the mosquitoes of Hongkong, says bard times it is necessary to of reunification and national peace that those collected in out- economise, so we shall not get so in China. And it seemed to me stations and sent to him for many visits in future, and it bas that I might serve the interests of classification, should be killed. also been announced that the world peace by participating in the before packing up, with a whiff Consulate here is to be sold. work of the Court of International of tobacco. Perhaps, writes a Enquiries bare already been made Justice at the Hague, which

correspondent, the mosquitos in by possible purchasers, and it has perhaps, the noblest expression of been suggested ag a suitable re-the idealism and moral aspirations aidance for the Roman Catholic Bishop of this district, who at present lives at Kwangchaowan. My visit to Canton, however, has The French Hospital in Pakhoi opened to me a new vista. I find has been much enlarged, and that Dr. Sun Yat-sen, like myself, under the present energetic does not believe in the method of dactor-in-charge its aphere of force as the aptest way to reaoke usefulness has been greatly ex- the doubts and contentions of the tended. The alterations are now nation. He holds, and I hold with practically finished and the build him, that if an united China ing ready for use.

is to be achieved within the lifetime There has been some fighting: recently at On Po, and General of our generation, it can only be Wong Meng-tong is reported to done through and by agreement have suffered a reverse, só be basunong the principal leaders of the now returned to this district to country. That is the way indicated recuperate his forces.

to us by history and the

of the age.

18, the den I inhabit have been

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has lived in Borneo, says that its voice is the counterpart of an elephant's trumpeting, though perhaps slightly inferior in volume of sound. (Another libel! Ed. 7.) I think if Dr. Thompson saw this old fellow, ha The gambling craze shows no whose counsel has helped to pre him with smoke, as, if driven to would hesitate before he irritated sign of diminution, and the plain serve China from the fate of the bay, he might prove a very tough re-echoes all day long with the dead nations of the world. banging of gongs assisting in the have escaped historical decay be capture him, if the mosquito dept.

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lished ourselves on the principle packing-care and coolie carriage, acles scattered on the ground out of reason. Men's minds san be to the laboratory. in the open spaces which surround truly reached-changed-only by Pakboi. Four men carrying a reasoning and the processes off roughly made wood thross on agreement. It is not within the poles, with an idol sitting on it, competence of mere force rush madly about from point to that point and back again, and the idol

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Purely material considerations

THE CITY HALL. The annual report on the City Hall and Museum states The building was thoroughly inspected by the architects, Palmer and Turner, in September, 1900, and be in a sound condition. Sundry they report all the main timber to subsidiary timbers had to be re- newed on account of the attacks of white ants, but the damage from this cause was much less thao usual. The expenditure on: repairs during the 12 months ending 30th June, 1900, amounted furlough, and his duties in the impracticable the rapid movement repairing the exterior of the build.

to $2.025.42, including $1,000 far) Church Missionary Society are now taken over by Rev. E. Troops from one strategic pointing, mentioned in last year's re- Loader. Rer. W. H. Crofts, of the ecuutry to the, other. No port. The interior of the Theatre, the New Testament Mission, itary dictator or despot can the Halls, Staircases and Entrance also leaving for furlough with his rule China as a whole, while the Halls require redecoration and it family.

country is without great trunk is hoped that this work will all Fonds and railways; and it is ex. soon be taken in hand. tremely doubtful that Chins could

A PUZZLE A DAY.

is supposed to indicate in some reinforce this belief in our tradi- mysterious way where the lucks tional method of settling disputes #number is concealed.

The Customs Saff has been according to reason. China is too reduced by the transference of Mr. vast and populous a country to be Powell to Chefoo, and no succes-dominated by any single man to sor has yet arrived.

day; and this must remain peculiar The Rev. C.N.R. Mackenzie and ly true as long as lack of effective family have left for England on means of communications reader

KWANGTUNG FIGHTING.] be so ruled even if this defect io.

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communications WAS remedied. Both Sides Claim Successes. The Revolution of 1911 has liberatedį

With regard to the fighting in ideas and forces in China which Kwangtung.

are Ecyond the correspondent

control of any informs us that an official report | dictator or autocrat. The has been issued, stating that the perialism of Yuan Shih-kai and his Yunnanese and Cantonese troops, downfall prove this. And where he with the aid of reinforcements failed, it is inconceivable that from Caston, commenced success could be realized by any counter-attack on the 27th at uue heir of the remnants Sunkai and recaptured that broken military system. place after sevore fighting. The

HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE

of his

WELL

("WELL WELL)

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But I fear this view will not be

Kwangai forces then retreated shared by the militarists who, in towards Kwantin, which place the Yuncanese also captured. reality, rule China. And the con

Three houses and three wells Another report states that the sequence may well be à progressive Kwangel and Northern troops disorganization in the machinery was desired to rua three pipe were situated as shown above. It have recaptured Sunkai. A force of government throughout the lines from each well, so that each belonging to General Lau Taun- country, reaching disastrously wan has been seen returning to the economic life of China and different bouse. Thus each house ou pipe line would terminste in a White Cloud Mountain.

involving as in a degree of com- would be supplied by each well. A rumour prevails that the forces formerly belonging to Chan plications with the Treaty Powers It was important, however, that King-ming who went over the

may reach to the routs of our the pipe lines should not cross Lau 1 sun-wan's command, have sovereignty and national indepen one another. nar connect in say declared their independence and deupe.

WAY. How were the pipes laid?) intend

Saturday's auswer: seize to

That is the danger ahead which Tungkoon,. Sheklung and the Bocca Tigris is seen by Canton

If a glass is filled with water, And reasons and has a piece of ice floating in forts. As a result of this report, not only of statesmanship bat mere it, the level of the water will re- Dr. Sun has ordered part of the prudence appear to dietate the new main the same after the ice bas forces along the North River to policy which Dr. Sun Yat-sen has melted. Water, in freezing, ex- protect these places. At the publicly defined He has not his pands. When the ice melis, it

M

which

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same time, he has asked Hsu mind on working out in Kwang will lessen in volume, but it was: Sung-chi to despatch assistance from the east.

tung a model province and, through be remembered that the ice was deeds and measures of good go was not displacing any water.

floating, and therefore part of it

erament, to make it a centre of resistance to the forces of disrup

THE VERY BEST EYE tion which are gathering under the

INSURANCE.

MONEY FOR SUN.

Hongkong Labour's Response.

present rule of the militarista you can get for the bot season-

It is the duty of all Chinese to including risks of dust and glare assist in this work of national-is a pair of Sir William Crookes

(Sd) WANG CHUNG-HUL- Canton, April 27, 1993.

Three months canvass amongst salvation. the labour classes of this Colony! haa resulted in substriptions totalling $150,000 in aid of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, it was learned in the course of enquiries by a Morning Post representative over the week- end. The drive was in charge of members of one of the two local

tions. The turnover, estimated at

Glasses-the ideal guard from glare. There are two varieties of this glass: (a) A glass very slight ly tinted, of a pale amethyst colour which look almost col ourless. (b) A neutral tist which cuts down the glare as well as A love letter from a Rhyl girl absorbing the harmful rays. her Llangollen sweet-heart was Crookes lenses of any prescription discovered in a rook's nest by in either regular or Toric form

LOVE'S LABOUR LOST AND FOUND,

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Sun's cause is held amongst

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