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DAY BY DAY.

THE CHINESE

They are an illegal Govern, POLITICAL SITUATION.|ment, for their very contentions bed are illegal. They are only a de

power outside the Great Wall facto Government, and have no

WORRY BREAKS UP MORE MEN Mr. Roy Anderson's Views THAN WORK BREAKS DOWN. Coleman Car.

on Powers' Attitude.

WSOME ASPECTS OF

LINOHENG.

Canton's Position.

Sun Yat-sen and disonss political unrest, foreign trade has in matters with him. Mr. Anderson creased instead of decreasing. replied that his vialt to the South | The fighting has really bean only Our Picture Page to-morrow is entirely a business, one, and among the officials. The Chinese, connected with Chineas themselves are following their will be unusually interesting not from the fact that it will contain politics in any way. Naturally, old; practice of wearing out their

"HERE HE COMES,”

on the one band and the Anbul faction, under Teno Kun, and Lu Japanese boycott will do harm to Yung-hsiang, on the other. The China in the end ? " Anhuites are now trying to get Well, the people are entitled | Tuan Chi-jui back into power, by to buy or not buy whatever goods collecting as many, parliament- they please, but what is bad for erians as possible at Hangchow. China is the force they are President Li Out of It. introducing into their boycott "What about ex-President Li? methods. This is dangerous, and Do you think he is out of it for it only crestee an anti-foreign good?”-

feeling when there is no need for it."

special capacity for certain types of work, but the vagaries of the system may, as they often do, cause him to be taken from his best sphere and placed whero he himself realises that he is a

What do you think of the square peg in a round bole. From

|status of the Canton Govern- Much sympathy will be felt

ment?" asked the interviewer that standpoint, therefore, we as with Mrs. Ferguson, wife of the

It is really a question of sert that the best reaults would manager of the Chartered Bank, Fow men in China to-day can what the Chinese think of be obtained by having at the head on the sudden death in Seattle of give as authoritative and unbiasa The point of the whole thing is of our Police an officer whose her father, Mr. W. H. McEwan, ed an opinion on the country and this the only reason that the The deceased gentleman was in its politics as Mr. Roy Anderson. authority at Peking is considered whole service has been spent in Hongkong some two or three Mr. Anderson, it will be recalled, the de jure Government is be- practical police work.

years ago and by his charm of was the American who mediated cause of the Foreign Powers. re- We have shown how the personality he won many friends between the bandits and the cognition of it. The people of

during his stay here..

authorities at Linchong, and China don't recognise it. The system may have bad results in {

largely through his influence the only thing one has to consider the case of our Captain Superio-

release of the captives was even-is, which Government the people tendents. Now let us look at

The Colonial Secretary inforins tually brought about.

of China show they are inclined. Mr. Anderson arrived in Hong- to give their universal us that information has been re- the matter as it affects the caived that the Superintendent of Long yesterday, on his way to support. At present there is no Assistant Superintendents. If Customs and the Treaty Powers Tunnell, and granted on inter- Central Government

they re- we are to judge from the oper. Consuls in Tientsin and Ching view this morning to a repre coguise. The Chinese have fine Wan Tau have declared that tha sentative of the Telegraph.local governments in some places: That is why over 10,000 Doo.ation of the system, it makes no ports of Hongkong and Canton Our representative mentioned and it is a remarkable faut how tore have recommented Win-provision for the securing of are plague infected. For the pre- the report current that Mr. they have got along by themselves practical assistante possessing a sent precautions will be confined Anderson is likely to visit Dr. for twelve years. Despite all the true conception of police work to medical inspection. The usual procedure is for young men to be sent out to the Colony fresh from school and then, with in a space of anything from two a series of farmer leading business he hopes to visit Dr. Sun, when officiels, and eventually will to seven years, to be given the men of Hongkong in "the good he has known for about fifteen obtain the proper men." rank and powers of Assistant old days” of seventy odd years years.

Take the anti-Japanese mova- Questioned about the recent ment, now," said Mr. Anderson, Superintendents. These young ago. There will also be three

more photographe of the recent reports concerning a movement to This was initiated by the officers obviously have to secure railway smash between Taipo establish a Constitutional Govern Premier, Chans Shou-tsang, in their practical knowledge in an and Shatin: a group of the mont in Hangohow, Mr. Anderson order to distract attention from indirect mannor from subordinate Indian Recreation Club's cricket said the whole matter was that his own failings, when he found team which won the 2nd. Divi-the two Northern parties ware still his Cabinet was getting into hot officers. This, we asaert, is not sion of the League; and a picture at loggerheads, the Chibli party water." conducive either to discipline or of the 1923 Prefects of Queen's

"Do you think the anti-* rospect. However, able or on. College. MARRIAGES.

thusiastic a young Superintendent WILKIN-KENT-On June may be, it must take years before 23, 1923, at the British Consulate, his service can become of real Tsingtao, by Mr. A. G. Major, value," H.B.M. Consul, Eric, youngest

and at his best he will son of Major and Mrs. J. Wilkin, still be without that most neces

Vaudeville at the Star. Reading, to Doria Easington, sary adjunct of police education elder daughter of Capt. and Mrs.-practical, experience. In the

There was an appreciative W. E. Kent, Shanghai,

realm of business, employees see the laughable variety turn, audience at thờ Star last night to SHAW EMERSON Atightly resent receiving orders Here He Comes." Harry Leeds H.B.M. Consulate-Gonerál Shang- hai, and afterwards at Holy from superiors who know little and Miss Trixie Le Mar, now old)....... Trinity Cathedral by the Very of what compliance with such favourites in Kowloon, were up to Rev. Dean Symons, Harry Shaw orders must involve. It is the was as funny as ever and Miss their usual form. The droll Harry to Vera Hastings; daughter of the late Henry Emerson, of Lau- same in the Police Force. To Le Mar completely charmed the don.

issue an order is one thing, but house in a number of delightful to know that such an order is who made their first appearance vocal items. The two new artists, practicable is another. Herein at Kowloon last night, greatly ALLEMAO-On June 25, 1923, lien o

one of the principal weak, helped to liven up the show. Bob at 4.30 a.m., at his residence, 48 Haskell Road, Shanghai, Dulcinonesses of the present police Harper and Miss Betty Charles introduced several novelties, Luiz de Jesus Allomao, at the administrative system in Hong while Bob made a great hit with age of 76.

kong. It must follow, to our way his dances and acrobatic tricks. of thinking that if the junior The big picture, The Fire Eater."" Superintendents are practical Hoot" Gibson and his partner, proved to be a real thriller, How

men, there will be far greater co. Walter Perry, made friends with operation between the higher and an antagonistic settlement in the lower ranks than at presont ex-wild timber lands, and saw that Uncle Sam's laws were carried out in the face of much opposit- As matters now are, there is ion, is a story well told and little encouragement for any

containing maay exciting incid eate, police officer to remain in the Force after he has reached pen- sionable age. The public is con-made it possible to send matter tinually, losing the services of many times more rapidly than by

"I certainly think he is," replied forces of soldiers to suppress with an aspect of the question valuable experienced men be Apparently the time has come to be. He is a

the present system of radio. Mr. Anderson. "And he deserves those. If the military governors

man of very bandits, the governors of neigh

use their troops to fight tho which we conceive to be of much cause they see no hope of ad- when the wireless and cable commediocre ability, and, to use an

vancement. These are the most panies are to be in keen rivelry Americanism, has no guts in bouring provinces will take ad-

in the field of news transmission.other a system which places at the valuable men which the Force So much the better, if it means any backbone. He talked bis of the rival's territory. All these words he is without antage of it and opcupy some possesses. It ought to be possible constant improvements in the ser who have no practical experience to devise a system by which vices, In some ways, the cables about diabanding the troops, doing troops, you see, are being kept for away with the autocratic Tu entirely personal motives. As it officers of this type, if fitted for will always hold their own; in other chune, and so forth, but did ab happens, from sixty to seventy of the work. Let us, at the very the work, rise to the highest between groups of islands (like the solutely nothing. He has issued Der cent. of the Northera respects, even for communication Philippines), the use of radio is which was a despicable thing to among the bandits, and when the

mandates after fleeing to Tientsin, armies necessary because of the sea-bed

soldiers are unpaid they become do." telegraph cables. The eventual think? Will there over be unified being unsuited to the laying of Is there hope for China, do you bandits again, pada world requirement is a happy Co. Government in the country bought most of their arms and operation between the

Here is somthing to note. The bandité at Lincheng actually two "Yes! The Chinese themselves systems,

DEATH,

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 29th June, 1923-

THE NEED FOR POLICE REFORM: V.

To-morrow we intend conclud ing our articles on the above subject. To-day we shall deal

|importance-the perpetuation of

head of our Police Force men

iste.

Mr. Roy Anderson.

What the North Thinks of

Sun.

“What do they think of Dr. Sun up in the North, ? asked our representative.

Mr. Anderson considered this for a bit before replying You can say what you please about Dr. Sun," he said, but there arees several factors in his favour. I have known him for fifteen years, and I can say that the general ideas he is fighting for are good. Up in the North they are not go much afraid of his physios! powers as of what he advocates.. The militariste don't want constitutionalism. Sun's present Cabinet is a stronger one, than they have in Peking. If the Powers would only leave the Chinese to fight it out among themselves, the people could flod out in time what kind of Govern- ment they want.

"At present" continued Mr. Anderson, "the militarists in each province have thousands and thousands of armed bandits in their territory. It would take large

are recruited from

commencement, make it clear

positions in the service. An ex- that we approach this issue, not

collent precedent in this direction from the personal standpoint, but

was eat when a former Chief In- purely from the angle that it is

spector was promoted to the rank the system which is at fault of ASP. We want to see that The present Captain Superia-

method applied in greater mea, tendent of Police has done.. a

are confident that they can form ammunition from the 6th; Mized their own central authority, and I Brigade, which had been station- great deal towards making the sure. Let all the officers of the

think they will do this as soon as ed to fight them. Force be experts fa police work. Force an efficient body." He bas

The dramatic events connected the Foreign Powers leave them. Linchong, and After. That is the aim we have la mind, with the loss of the ap. Trevessa alone for a time. At present, the shown himself an excollent]

Do you think proper action

The "Trevessa" Case.

organiser. That, however, bas Because they are not, we again in the Indian Ocean, with the Foking Government hasne status, was taken over the Lindheng

declare that police reform in Hong-whole complement aboard given yet it is recognised by the Fowers. affair!" kong is a vital necpasity.

not been the case with all our C.S.P. Some of them have been failures. But the point we wish to stress is that our good Wireless Transmission. Police Superintendents have suc- It is pleasing to note the state-doubt the incidents of this latest Then do you think the Lin much doubt if they are going to ceeded in spite of the system ment by Marconi, contained in a drams of the life of those who go cheng affair was instigated by the do this,"

Do you think any evil resuits Beuter cable published yesterday, down to the sea in ships will form officiale ? rather than because of it. They that as a result of recent experi- the basis for more than one taleWell, certainly the Lincheng are likely to follow leniency in would have made good up to a ments made by bim, messages can of adventure. Added spice to trouble was the result of official this affair?** point in any position calling for be sent long distances, by wire the story is given by the incompetence. For example, there When you are dealing with a administrative ability. Still theese, between England and the somewhat doubtful address of were three brigades of troope batch of corrupt officials, leniency tropics, more rapidly, efficiently the telegram, and the first stationed in that ricinity of tends to encourage them lg ber fact remains that by drawing our and economically than hitherto, fear that it was a hoax. Cruel which two brigades had not been come evsa more corrupt C.S.P.'s from the ranks of the One of the main drawbecks to practical jokers have been known paid for over sixteen months and Mr. Anderson poncluded on a Cadet Service we are inviting radio transmission has been the to send false messeges of that one had not been paid at all in hopeful note as regards China a possible inaptitude for the posl effect of atmospheric conditions description ere thin, However, two years! You can just imagine future. If there would be..

on the electrical waves. Thus the dews has been proved autban. what the situation is when these definite Anglo-American co- tion. A man would certainly need heat, and rarefied air, tend to tie enough, and we can ho in soldiers are expected to suppress operation in a poligy to aid the to be something more than human reduce the range of communica-sympathy with the captain's wife banditry people instead of propping up an tion, and receiving sets in tropical in the trial she must have gone Some of the Chinese hostages incompetent and corrupt Govern- to be a Brat-rate officer in every countries are limited considerably through, and rejoice with her at at Lincheng continued Mr. ment," he said, the whole pro one-of a dozen fotally different as to the stations they can keep the penultimate chapters ending. Anderson, “had been held cap-blem could be solved in a year or spheres within, say, a acorn of in constant touch with, especially We trust that the last chapter will tive on the bandite bill for four two Britain and America, as years. The syster which expects in the daytime, which is when end with a happier climax than years, en the Chinese authorities the two big nations who are no so much from such an offiots! is most of their messages would be it seems to promise at present, and had known of the situation there here with ulterior motives, should

wanted, Only a few weeks ago, that, the second boat being found for that length of time, yet had take the lend in helping. bad, and, we would add, it may again, it was pointed out that the eventually, mang more hearts done nothing

people of China to get on their easily work to the detriment of now inventions in connection with in the Old Country will be glad- The Peking Government has feet and form a Government to

littlo power, then

their own liking the man himself. He may have submarine cable telegraphy hayel dened by news of survivors.

up for lost and the captain's wife And you will note that foreigners “I think action should have receiving an "zil's well." message have never had any trouble with been taken much ssoner, If the from a remote tropical island, the people of the country, all the Powers mean to punish respon smacks of Henty, Ballantyne and trouble having been officially Bible parties, they should punish R. L. Stevenson at their best. No instigated."q"

the highest officials, bit I very