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THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1923,

DAY BY DAY.

1

NOT ONE PERSON, IN

FIFTY

We have received a copy of the

for the current year, Hongkong University's calendar |

It might interest local residents

issued.

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CRIME IN THE COLONY.

Large Increase Shown Last Year.

POLICE FORCE STRENG- THENED.

CANTON ARMISTICE?

Suggested Reconciliation Between Sun and Chan.

revival of gambling and (cruel.commandeering of

and othere for my demonstrates the startling com-USES HIS OR HER BRAIN TO promises which have had to be HALF OF ITS REAL CAPACITY.— made with the opponents of dis-Sir Arthur Keith! bandment and a olique which

DELEGATE IN HONGKONG has small regard for the liberty

That Dr. Sun Yat-sen is seek of the subject It appears to us

That crime in the Colony has ing a reconciliation with General that almost every sound political,

increased considerably, with many (Chan King-ming appears to be economic. and humanitarian

more violent crimes than former ( borne out by the arrival in Hong principle has been sacrificed on to know that in 1922 a total of and a bigger traffic is as kong of Mr. Yaw Yaping.

so that the police force bas had former military commander, who the altar of expediency. Nothing 141 pawnbrokers' licences were to be enlarged, is disclosed in the is stated to have been empowered seemingly matters so long as a

report of the Captain Supetin- by Dr. Sup to meet General remblance of power is retained.

tendent of Police for fastyzar. Chan's 'representative and ne The Health Return for sesar which was laid on the table gotiate for a compromise. Uncertainty within and threats and one each of small-pox and the Legislative Council. Two Mr. Yip Lan-ohuen, Secretary of

day shows two cases of plagus at this afternoon's meeting of

Yesterday, Mr. Yew called on from without-that is the situ-enteric fever. All were Chinese big waves of crime towards the the Chinese Chamber of Com ation which to-day confronts the

end of 1922 are attributed to the merce, and it is stated that he present Canton Government. Altogether 339 mendicants disturbed conditions prevailing made a request that the Hong- Sun Yat-sen has, by permitting were arrested in the Colony last at Canton and vicinity. kong merebants should telegraph year, according to the report of The total of all cases reported to Dr. Sun and General Chần the commandeering of labour, the Captain Superintendent of to the police during the year urging that RD armistice be lost much of the sympathy and Police.

1922 Was 13,939 as against declared. Later, Mr. Yaw visited support upon which he could

12,242 in 1921, being an increase) the Chairman of the Tung. Wab formerly count amongst the

On account of the unsettled of 1,697 or 13.86 per cent. The Hospital and made the BRIG MUSTARD & Co. working classes. By other acts, indefinitely postpone the Easma is 11,416.8 In the division of

weather, it has been decided to average for the last five years proposal,

The result of the visit is not at he bas rot into the bad books of Beach Night Carnival, fized for these cases into serious and minor present known, but in view of the the merchants. We know of no

Saturday.

offences there appears an in-fact that Dr. Sun is at variance crease as compared wi b 1921 of with the Northern Govi mment, section, Have bis immediate

When charging a European, 130 cases or 3.15 per cent. in whereas General Chan is said to officials and advisers, who are named Dixon, with vagrancy. In-the former. There were too favour an understanding with now deeply 'loyal to him. We spector Cockle informed the more murdars (35 altogether]| Péking, it is doubtful whether the had hoped that he would have Court this morning that the de-than in 1921, two more kidnap-request will be complied with.

fendant was one of six unemploy-pings, and five more piracies. An interview which a Telegraph been able to make good" in ed officers of the Mercantile One hundred and twenty-one representative bad with the Canton this time. We fear be Marine who were living at the gang robberies were reported to Secretary of the Chinese Chamber will not. Either through follow. Sailors Home Arrangements the police during the year as did not appear to justify the hopes WADE GARDNER-In Eng-ing bad advice or by foolishly of these men to England at an

wers to be made for the shipping | against 56-in 1921.

of Mr. Yow for a compromise. In 106 cases no arrest was made: No decision was reached at the land, on 12th June, J. P. W■de impulsive decisions of his own. early date. His Worship agreed in the remaining 15 cases arresta interview and when our re"TEBOD- Gardner. late of the Hongkong he has dropped in popular esteem. to this arrangement and Shanghai Banking Corpora

were made. In 11 cases convic | tätise called at the hoarding bouse. tion.

Unless arents take a speedy

tions were obtained. In 4 cases where Mr Yew had been staying, there was no conviction.

he found that the peace-maker turn, the near future may see him again taking a hurried exit

Street and Highway Robberies. pak his bill and taken his

departure. from the scene of his latest effort

Eighty-seven street and high. The Secretary of the Chamber way robberies ware reported to informed our reporter that Mr. to gain control of the South.

the police during the year as Yew brought no credentials. His" agsidst 27 in 1921. In 74 cases, words conveyed the impression no atrest was made: in the that he was a mandarin of some Small-Fox in the Colony,

remaining 13 cases arrests were sort A native of Walchow. Many persons were probably

made. la 10 cases convictions who conversed mostly in the alarmed when they read that last

were obtained. Io 3 cases there Hakka dialect. He did Lot week there had been altogether

was no conviction.

say if he had been to 860 twenty-six cases of small-pox in

Eleven cases of robbery on Dr. Sud. but merely the Colony (principally in Kow-

boats and junks were reported to the Chamber to take stops to call urged loon.) There is, however, no cause as though it were most frightfuly the police during the year as an armistice and bring the two for undue apprehension, in view infru dig not to be able to perform against 10 in 1921. In S cases, 00 principal parties in the present of the fact that there have been evolutions that would put a train.arrest was made: in the remaining strife forether. the situation

The Secretary there with any much worse outbreaks before, and ed seal out of business. I had to 3 cases arrests were made. In all promised to do all he could, and exactitude, but sufficent informa- also the certainty that the in- admit that I was not a strong of these three cases convictions the interview closed at that. tion gains currency to warrant cidence of the disease will lessen swimmer, but that for all that, I were obtained.

Local merchants, appear to Twenty-three cases of robbery think that events the view that the climax is being as the weather becomes warmer. was fond of the water.

should be This is shown by statistics. The "How can you be fond of it with violence were reported to the allowed to run their course. reached. Before long, we may reason is two-fold firstly, the when you can't swim properly police during the year as against expect to see maiters come to a bacillus of small-pox is killed by he insisted. "But", I hastened 22 in 1921. In 21 cases, no arrest

The Fighting. There is no news of the fighting head, and, so long as the issue is even moderate beat, and thrives to say, "I manage to keep going was made, in the remaining 2 definitely decided one way or the thence the keeping of calf vaccine applying the Coue theory, saying of these two cases a conviction evident that there has been fierce for a considerable period in cold for a few yards, and am vigorously cases arrests were made. In one on the East River front, but it is otber, the business man, whether in cold storage in order that it to myself (whenever I have was obtained. In the other case, engagements along the North in Canton or Hongkong, will be should not lose its potency); and enough breath) Every day is there was no conviction.

River. In this region, the North- greatly relieved when the end is again, the huddling together, lack every way I am swimming better! In connection with 27 of the ern and Kwangel troops have

of ventilation and strong sun-acd better."" reached. The incessant struggle shine, and decrease of daily

arrest was been forced to retreat as far "Don't suppore you can even made and in the remaining & cases as Toi Hang and Sha Hou, but that has gone on for the posses- ablutions in winter, assist the fleat," was his rejoinder. On dry arrests were made. There were 4 reinforcements are continually sion of Coton during the past spread of the infection. By the land I should probably have been cases in which convictions were arriving and the Yunnanere few years, party fighting against courtesy of the Medical Officer facetious and hava told him that obtained (6 persons, of whom 5 commander has sent an urgent of Health, Dr. W. W. Pearse, I once had an uncle who had a were convicted and 1 discharged.) message to Canton for more party and clique against clique, we have been able to compare floating kidney, but, in about six In 4 cases there was no conviction. troops. It is stated that some 400 has proved disastrous bath to the the statistica of small-pox in the fee: of bricy ocean, I felt decided-

Gambling.

DEATH.

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 14th Juns, 1923.

THE CLIMAX COMING.

The strict censorship imposed on newspapers in Canton makes it somewhat difficult to judge

IN THE SWIM..

Or a Double Dilemma.

I met him in the water! To be perfectly candid, I should say I bad the misfortune to meet him in the water-in fact, to be ultra correct, perhaps I should say I collided with him in the water!

"Don't you swim" he queried,

SAFES development of the province and Colony ranging from many years ly meek in the presence of this

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THE YORK SAFE

because we want to see

of autumn.

murder reports no

mmunition.

wounded from the Cantonese and Yunnanese forces have been sent back to Canton for admission into hospital.

to the trade between Canton and

back up to date. To take this apparently super-athlete, and, There were 120 gambling war year, we find that there were effecting a sickly smile. I almost rants executed last year as against neighbouring porte. It is, indeed, three cases in January, eight in apologised for the fact that I 157 the previous twelvemonth. little short of marvellous that February, 38 in March, 62 in could not take siesta on the Fourteen of these were letters

cases (32 in 1921.) So gambling HELP THE SICK. business has not been absolutely April, 61 last month, and 34 up to, bosom of Father Neptune.

and including, June 19th. Last How I wished be would fade seems to be on the decrease. killed, but Canton

The estimated value of property seems to year the total for the twelve away. To even attempt the few

British Hospital Which possess wonderful recuperative months was 212, with the worst strokes I knew would, I felt sure, stolen during the year was $882,-

Needs Funds. power, and we believe that if months April and May (58 cases evoke his scorn. Summoning up 574.48 as against $376,531.78 in each). In June there were 19, in courage, 1.decided to get under 1921. The value of property re- there could be a final stop put to July 8, August 3. September one way to the beat of my ability, covered during the year was $81work of the largest hospital in You can help the magnificent this mad warfare, within a very case, and October mil. All the fearing every moment

that 1099.81as against $34,383.99 in 1921. England by responding to the

Nine hundred and eighteen per- few months trade would revive to years (with one exception) show should be the unwilling subject- an undreamt-of degree.

this remarkable tailing off in the or object in a demonstration of sons were banished (847 in 1921).quicqnennial appeal now being made on behalf of the London number of cases notified, with the animated Ea-flapping,

Traffic in Arms.

Hospital, which is situated in the So far as we are able to judge maximum reached in late spring

Hooray! I was not alone. There was a great increase last most crowded quarter of the Me the portents, the Sun Yat-sen and the minimum at the beginning Another poor fish had taken to year in the arms traffic, which tropolis and which admits 1,880 the water and was making a regime appears to be in a very

frantic effort to catch up with even included the importation of patients daily.

The machine-guas.

following:

During the past five years, DO shaky and unstable condition.A Well-Remembered Year. How bucked I felt surely

!AY. We really wish it were otherwise, The exception we refer to is this latest specimen of laud-seizures were made: One shotgun, fewer than 94,800 in-patients have -has a

Combination Lock capable of not because we support Sun, but still vividly remembered hy resid- become the victim of the expert pistols, 13 rifles and 3 sub- It costs 250,000 per annum to the year 1916-1917, which is locked uselessness would in turn Winchesters. 670 revolvers, 35 been trested, and more than 500,- automatic pistols, 301 Mauser 000 out-patients have been telped.

100,000,000 changes.

some ents of this Colony. That sudden One's scorn. How he blew and firmly established government outbreak, so far as we know, has bubbled and puffed! Out of sheer machineguns." Enormous hauls of run the hospital, and every year -is Fireproofed with a Patent. Silicious functioning in Canton. That is never been satisfactorily explain sympathy for him I advised him ammunition were also made, in 215,000 must be begged for.

Donations should be sent either ed. Probably it was one of those to keep going until he got away cluding 112,590 rounds of revolver

to Viscount Knutsford Chairman.. Compound.

the prime need of the moment. perverse activities of Nature from that miserable bragging There were 5,672 records of of the London Hospital. London, Without it, there can be no which periodically test the skill of amphibian at the other end of anger impressions, filed (1,635 EI, or to the longkang Telegraph -has outside annealed hinges.

restoration of commercial con- medical science. The spring of the beach. As soon as I caught --has door and frames interlocked at allfidence, which must be the basis 1916 had its worst crop of small sight of his face. I hurried back more than in 1921. The number office.

of persons convicted of a breach por, cases in April and May (72 to the other end of the beach points.

of progress for such a hig business and 70 respectively). In July the myself-swimming at that. Ife of the Banishment Ordinance was centre as Canton. If we look for figure had fallen to 7: then came was the bragging amphibian 85 (compared with 51 in 1921). --is made with solid welded angle frame. a moment into the expedients to an increase, culminating in 328 cases in December gione, with -bas no rival with equivalents to its which the Government has had 358 the next month (January,

The 1922 report on the Hong. to resort to maintain its posi-1917), 176 in February, 38 in periods of slight outbreaks. The made to recruit Northern Chinese koog Fire Brigade, laid on the improvements in the construction of Fire-

tion, we are driven to the conclu. March, 18 in April, and only one local statistice indicate that this from Wai-hai-wei.

table at the Legislative Council proof Safes.

sion thatno regime of recent years inhafitant was vaccinated then, big wave, with the next two or Branch of the force was reot-that last year the Brigade ra

case in May! Practically every year is likely to be at the top of a During the year, the Detective meeting this afternoon, ahowa is made with every good improvement has been so precariously situated and the result (which sati three years at the bottom of the ganised into a Criminal loves

as the present Sun Yat-sen admin-vaccination cranks might be in-graph. The following totals speak tigation Department.

posed fires, the number for the found is any other safe.

istration. The collection of taxes the statistics for 1918, only 32 1913 (111 cases), 1914 (119); low,; terested in) is probably seen in for themselves;-High incidence,

year 1971 being 131. The number. in advance, the wholesale die-cases for the whole year; and 1915 (34); bigb, 1916 (712, abuor

of fires, excluding chimney fires, attended by the Brigade, was 102, posal of public properties, the there were even fewer cases in mal), 1917 (595): low, 1918 (32). TYPHOON WARNING. of which 11 were serious ares, forced contributions from various 1919, the figure for that year 1919 (27), 1920 (34); high, 1921

During the year 4 lives were being 27. In 1920 there were 35 (191), 1922 (212), and 1923 (206 dp organisations these and other cases; but in 1921 the number to June 12th) The e in probably received by the American Con Street, Kennedy Town W. on the The telegram quoted below was lost due to fires viz. 3 at Belober. acts have demonstrated the had increased to 191. We come a close connection between these suiate-General. Hongkong, from 10th. November, sud one at Cans financial plight in which the paw to consideration of spells of low incidence and the the Manila Observatory at 10.30 ton Road Yaumsti, on the 26th,

"waves" of small-pox, and this period of immunity conferred by a m. to-day :-- Government "finds Itself. Then discloses the very interesting fact vaccination, but that is a matter

November Typhoon in about 136 deg. The Brigade, was reorganisaď the complete ascendancy of the that the disease has spells of for technical enquiry and discus- Long. E., 6 deg. Lat, N., moving during the year, being brought up military element, resulting in the bigh prevalence followed by sion.

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