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DAY BY DAY.

THE TRUTH OF TRUTHS 19) LOVE-Bailey,

relokas: failing which the pan- itive force will immediately more, Within a few days the whols | power of the bandits in the affected region would be broken. Were harm to befall any of the captives, the expeditionary force from Saigon by the ar. Angers.

-Mr. C. F. W. Ricou returned could exact retribution. This action would serve as a much- needed object lesson for the brigands in other parts of Chins, and put an end to what has al. ready become an intolerable situation. For the future, some form of international gendar. merie might be evolved; but the main consideration is the im- mediate ending of the present} deadlock.

Military Trials.

The Kowloon British School Former Pupils' Association is ing a concert and dance at the School on Thursday at 8.45 p.m.

THE NEW PREMIER.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin's Career.

The new Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Mr. Stanley Baldwin,! P.C., who has been called upon to succeed Mr. Bonar Law as

Hia

GOOD NEWS FOR PEAKITES.

Tram Company's New Scheme.

HORE SEATS IN CARS, Peat residents will be gratified

states that Major General Sir ment, is 55 years of age.

A telegram in the Daily Bulletin bead of the Conservative Govern- John Fowler arrived in Peking political progress has been rapid to hear of a new scheme for last evening.

He was returned unopposed for speeding up the conveyance of the Bewdley Division of Wor- passengers on the Peak Trams. cestershire in 1903 in succession The Peak Tramway Company has to his father, who had represent a scheme which, by a re-arrange- ed the constituency for 16 years, meat of seats, will enable them to and has sat for the same division carry seven more passengers on ever since. Prior to that he con-leach trip. The scheme, which tested unsuccessfully in 1906 the bas been submitted to the Govern- A master and a mistress Bonat Law

Kidderminster Division. Mr.ment, dess not mean the putting st cargo junks were charged at the Private

made bim his of any extra strain on the engine Secretary Marine Court to-day making fast and in the following year heig capacity has been rendered io 1916 or the rope. The additional carry- to the Cheung Chow, whilst joined the finistry as Govern-possible by the use of ball bearing under way, without permission. ment Whip and Financial Secret-pulleys, so saving friction losses One was fined $25 and the other to the Treasury. In April, 1921, aud lubrication. was ordered to pay $15.

This welcome information was

he was made President of the

In the case which came before District Court Martial yester day, we were able to give the result, the prisoner being found guilty. This, so far as we are concerned, fully meats the point which we raised on Friday last. We then urged that, in fairness to spossibly icnccent man, the pub lic which learns of his trial should also be made acquainted with the decision. Last week we were ia- formed that "instructions from Headquarters are that the results of Courts -Martial are not to be received an official intimation to Baldwin was a Director of the permission disclosed."

Board of Trade, and when Mr. made public this morning at the came before the Chief Justice, at October last year he appointed of the Peak Tramway Company, A woman named Leung Ching Bonar Law became Premier in ordinary annual general meeting the Criminal Sessions, yesterday Mr. Baldwin as Chancellor of the Limited, held at the Hongtong afternoon, charged with receiving Exchequer. He was male a Privy Hotel. Mr. Henry Humphreya stolen goods. After heating the Councillor in June, 1920. He was presided and there were also pre- evidence, accused was found was educated at Harrow and sent Messrs. J. Scott Harston, C. not guilty by majority of Trinity College, Cambridge, and. Boyd, A. O Lang, A.S. Gubbay five to two and accordingly dis in 1892 married Lacy, the eldest (directors), G. Rapp (Secretary), charged,

daughter of the late Mr. E. LJW. Morley, J.D. Hamphreys and Ridsdale, of Rottingdean. There J.M: Wong (shareholders). are two sons and four daughters.

The Chairman said:-Gentle= Prior to entering politics, Mr.men. I propose with

JOUR to taks the re-

We learn that Mr. S. Berg has

In commenting on the effect that he has been ap Great Western Railway, and has port and statement of accounts that notification, we suggested pointed Consul for Norway in shown himself a business man of and auditors report as read. The that if the military authorities Hongkong. Mr. Berg has been marked ability. wished to keep the punishmente acting in that capacity since the private, they could let it be known departure of Mr. A. S. Sorensen whether the accused were found some two years ago. His many "guilty" or "got guilty." From friends will congratulate him on what we now learn, it seems that his appointment.

it was always possible for the Press to learn the finding of the

of the foreiga Powers to take the de nons of the Court in re- action. Thus," at a period when wise.

gard to A man's guilt or other-

the captives should be back in civilisation, and the bandits be

fleeing before a punitive force, Water Hardships,

we observe, first, & fresh outrage

Mr. Stanley Baldwin.

profits for the year are $17.010.37 less than the preceding year, notwithstanding an increase in traffic receipts of $12,396 92... Wages account sbows a large in- crease, wages of staff having been put up generally to meet the Increased cost of living. In ad- " dition Mt. Buyers' passage to England has been charged to this account, which for a period of two months bad to bear the Balaries of both Mr. Buyers and the new Superintendent, Mr. Scott. Maintenance and repairs account is heavier than last year, due principally to repairs to boilers and the upper terminus building. In addition to the foregoing there are two non-re. current charges on the profits viz, bonus to Superintendent on retirement and donation to War Memorial, as shown in the so. counts.

Court, though not the sentence, The health return for the past] which members of the Court take week shows 23 cases of small pox The latest news about the Lin- an oath not to divulge. Misap-|(20 fatal), 13 of enteric fever (six) cheng negotiatione "

prehensione appear to have arisen fatal) six of plague (two fatal), two is most

from the fact that no notification each of diphtheria and cerebro- unsatisfactory. and opens up has in the past been given to spinal fever and one of puerperal vistas of a very disquietening the Presa as to the time of fever. Two of the enteric cases were nature. One message speaks of the Court's reassembling for the Japanese and one of diphtheria the negotiations "dragging on Yesterday, however, such an in There were also two

purpose of giving its decision. British; all the rest were Chinese. indefinitely, with serious loss of timation was given, and if that deaths from influenza.

Chinese foreign prestige, thus encouarging course is followed in the future, similar outrages in the other cause for complaint will have

been removed. There is no occa- Mr. Lit Yo-kin, Secretary of provinces. That exactly sum-sion to go into hysterics on this the Chinese Y.M.C.A., was out marises the present position, fol-matter. All that wa waat, in with student of the University, lowing days and days of futile fairness to accused men, is that named Liu Man-kuy, at Kennedy bargaining with the brigande. as much publicity as the hearing they were attacked by six men results of the trials shall be given Road yesterday morning when

The work of relaying the lice The main result of the negotia of the charges. In future such near the magazine and robbed of presented his first Budget to the stopped for the time being as In April, this year, Mr. Baldwin with heavier raile bas been tions has been to draw the atten- information will apparently be wrist watch valued at $6 and a House of Commons, and he won there does not appear to be any tion of the whole of China to the to let the matter drop. The public eum of 85 to the gang, who were manner in which be dealt with rau larger cars containing more available. There we are content sum of $2.30. The student lost a many congratulations for the likelihood of oar being allowed to actual impotency of their own is not interested in the sentences reported to be all dressed in the huge financial issues involved. presengers. We have however Government and the hesitancy imposed; all it wants to know is European clothes.

The Times said of him that "he recently submitted a schame to has a good delivery, marshals his the Government which by re- General Hsu Shao-tseng and vision. The Chancellor of the able us to carry in the existing figures well, and has a clear arrangement of seats would en- Mr. Yeung Sai-ngam assumed Exchequer has rapidly strength-care seven more passengers on the offices of Minister and Viceened his position in the Govern-each trip--and this without any Minister of Interior respectively ment. His first important success extra strain on the engine or rope. of the Government at Canton was in negotiating the debt fuad. The seemingly impossible ca We are entirely sympathetic the afternoon of May 21 at the ing scheme with the United apparently be rendered possible at another point, brigands having towards the occupant of one of

Kwangtung Public tried to derail a train to the wrote as yesterday with regard to were at the ceremony and recep- Mr. Bonar Law's throat has been cent. of friction losses and a the top flats in Nathan Road who Building. More than 2,000 guests Cabinet to support him. Since which effect a saving of 93 par Treasury States, and in persuading the by the use of ball bearing pulleys, south of Taianfu, and, secondly, his dificulty in getting water. tion in connection with this ov-bed, Mr. Baldwin has acted as the express from Feking to The mischief, as he rightly says, Casion. General Hou was recent Shanghai being held back for is not caused through lack of it Governor and Mr. Yeung fear of a repetition of the Lia-ground floor residents are either

pressure-Ibe trouble is that was Provincial Treasurer. cheng affair at some other spot. unduly selfish or else they do not These two instances of the im-exercise sufficient control over hear that Wm. Powell, Ltd., The public will be interested to potence of organised authority hours when it is available. This tailoring department, and have the use of the water during the have thoroughly reorganised their are not likely to escape the atten.filling up of Shanghai baths and engaged a new cutter, Mr. E. J. lenges, he preached the gospel of proposed allocation of profits. tion of the thousands of desper- other receptacles ought to be Smith, who has had twenty years' four simple words. Faith, hope, Expenditure on special repairs adoss now at large in Chins, and stopped. It leads to

needless waste.

much high-class experience in London love, and work." will probably provide a tempta-less water

There may be and the East. Mr. Smith spent afe," he said, will ever seizs the been heavy and still more work No gospel of during the year under review has tion for them to emulate the bulk, than during non-restriction Campbell and Co., of Colombo, Britain. Mr. Baldwin is a stauch we are asking for your sanction consumed, in the many years with Messrs. 3mith, hearts of the people of Great remains to be done. Accordingly periods, but by this method there and with Messrs. J. L. Campbell believer iu Imperial development, to transfer a further $10,000. to The whole mistake has been in of actual waste. Another point give his best attention to orders the British people now more than transfer a further $10,000 to r

is certainly a greater percentage and Co. of Singapore. He will He insista that it is the duty of this account. We also propoes to trasting the brigands with all is the allowing of "outsiders" to placed in his care and customers at any previous time to devote serve fund which would then. the ceremony of legitimate war-possibly for a small monetary garments on first-class fit and their own Empire.

come and help themselves to water can rest assured on receiving their attention to the resources of stand at $100,000. fare. Instead of a cut-throat consideration to the "boy." Oc-finish.

I now propose that the raport gang they might be a company of cupants of flats could well prevent

Another journal said of bim and "statement of acounts 25 opposing troops, judging by the much of the inconvenience they

Generally speaking" Mr. Bald-presented be adopted and passed, suffer if they took a direct and

win's first budget of the national] way negotiations have "been personal interest in the matter against Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-sound finance,

The hearing of the summons finance is considered as being report and accounts were passed, Mr. J.M. Wong seconded and the carried out. There have been first in seeing that no wastage son and Company for allowing generally forecasted lines as to man, seconded by Mr. J. D. Hum. It followed the On the proposition of the Chalt- deputations, captives passing occurs and then in coming to some their vessel, the Loongsang, to remissions of taxation, and it has phreye, Sir Paul Chater, Messrs.

arrangement with the residents be used for the parole, and a more or less

transporta- met with a favourable reception. A. O. Lang, J. Scott Herston, C. of the various floors whereby each tion of opium was continued There was nothing sensational in C. Boyd and A. 8. Gubbay wers re-could have say half an hour's un- at the Police Court to-day, his proposals. He has always re-elected directors. cognised armistice between the interrupted supply at different when Mr. Baron, on being re-been regarded as a sound and Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and

From what

bas periods. In these matters, self- called, said in reply to examina practical man, and his attitude in Matthews and Mr. C. Bernard already occurred, it is obvious better results than merely grous-Davidson) that it was quite pos- tion justified the hopes of his at a remuneration of $150 sach, help will often accomplish far tion by defending solicitor. (Mr. face of the present financial situs Brown were re-alented auditors that the Chinese authorities fearing and letting matters remain as sible for persons to pass un friends." to proceed too vigorously against they are.

observed from the stokehold into

on the proposition of the Chait the baudits owing to the latters":

The Observer, in a recent com-man, seconded by Mr. W. Morley, the crankpit through an under ment on Mr. Bonat Law's pro- threats concerning the safety of

ground passage. The evidence bable resignation, remarked

about for an alternative Premier of other witnesses was taken, "The Diehards and others, casting we left the Court,

who might be required at any moment, have decided upon their man. They want Mr. Stanly

others.

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lubrication saving of 75 per cent. deputy leader of the House, and If our pulleys are converted to piloted the Assembly through ball bearing it will be possible, atormy week with imperturbable 80 we are informed, to great. goodhumear.

ly increase the carrying capacity ation of the House and wher, patting additional load on the Mr. Baldwin struck the imagi- of the cars without in any way

replying to speaking on the Address, and engine or rope,

Communist chal I trust you will approve of the.

CATHOLIC'S GIFT:

Jesuit College for Hongkong.

the captives. The only solution BANK WAR MEMORIAL. and the case was proceeding as appears to lie in a definite campaign, in which the Chinese soldiers will have the co-oper-

To Be Unveiled To-morrow.

| PEER'S COFFIN ON, FARM WAGON. Baldwin. Able, popular, full of ation of troops contributed by The war memorial to members According to the instructions of courage, the Chancellor of the each of the Powers concerned: Bank staff who fell in the wat is was taken to its last resting-place Boner Law's colleagues who can ship Mgr. Pozzont that be has of the Hongkong and Shanghai the late Lord Biddulph, his body Exchequer is the only one of Mr. We are informed by His Lord- Beforehand, a threat can be sent to be unveiled to-morrow evening on Scotch farm wagon, which be called a first-clase parliament just received from a Catholic to the brigands as to their ulti The memorial is situate in the had been recently painted a bright ary lieutenant. With a solid party generous contribution of $10,000 mate fate if a hair of the cap and the ceremony will take place evergreen. It was drawn by a beside him, he would be very Company) for the establishment Bank Garden, near the seafront, red and yellow and decorated with behind him and its other leaders (value of shares in a well known demanding their unconditional ing of the Cenotaph.

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