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THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 1923

America (is at war with China, or likely to be. The play goos, merrily on, the curtain rises and falls, scone after scene discloses a new development in the main theme. It is a long play, even as Chinese tragedies go, and the audience are getting wearied but there are do programmes to be had, and we must ourb our Impatience and keep on wonder ing when it is all going to end.

Looking Ahead.

DAY BY DAY.

LOCAL STEAMER

"FIRED AT.

THE TALENT OF INSINUATION, IS MORE USEFUL THAN THAT OF Two of the Crew Wounded. PERSUASION; AS EVERYBODY IS OPEN SCAROD ANY TO PERSUASION. Cardinal de Betz.

TO INSINUATION, BUT

Mr. and Mrs. D. Tollan wore amongst the passengers who left by the 6.8. Kashima Maru yester

day.

The only case of communis able disoase notified yesterday was one of plague, the sufferer being a Chinese.

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This evening. Hongkong is to have its first experience of broad- casting. The event, although

We are asked by the Jave necessarily on somewhat limited China Japan Line to state that lines, really marks a new era in the a., Saleiar will sail for Euope the Colony. The other day, we on the 7th instant, and not the published photographs of some of 6th. as advertised. Hongkong's "old-timers.** Wo

wonder what they would say, The rainfall registered at the could they be brought back to life, Botanic Gardens during July to at being able to sit in one building talled 20.43 inches. The heaviest and hear speech and 'musio sent falls were 3.53 inches on the 22ad, through the air from another,

and 5.76 inches on the 27th. radio as is done in munication? The mere thought

iden of the

men,

YOUNG LADY'S DEATH.

Enquiry Opened This Afternoon.

Nows to hard to-day indicates] Before Mr. J. Be Wood," as that the well-known Kongmoon Coroner, and a jury comprising steamer Tai Lee has been fired Messrs. H. J. Fountain (fore- upon by armed men near Kongman) Wong Kwong-tin and moon, and a serious situation has J. Baptists the enquiry was arisen from the fact that two opened at the Magistracy this of the orew were afternoon into the circumstances members wounded.

surrounding the death of MissElia Police officers boarded the Augusta Card whose body was vessel on arrival here from Kong picked up from the harbour near moon laat night and took the two the P. and O. wharf on Monday injured

suffering from morning. wounds received in the attack, to Mr. G. T. Edkins, Manager of. the Government Civil Hospital. Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, at One of them was hit twice below whose office the deceased was the knee and in his side, while the amplayed as a qualified stenogra other had a serious wound in the pher, said that she had been with hip.

the Company for two yearY, The attack occurred at about on " salary of £375 5.30 last night as the Tallee came per annum. She attended the down the channel at Pakhani. offico on Friday afternoon There was nothing unusual in and that was the last time the presence of armed men being witness saw the deceased alive. on the shore, movements of troops On Monday morning," at the being an everyday occurrence in Mortuary, at 10.30, he was this district, but Captain Wyllox shown a body, the face of which told a Telegraph reporter that he was beyond recognition He was not prepared for the attack was given a purse, a black ribbon, which followed About two dozen and a hair slide which he re shots were fired as the vessel cognised as belonging to the

Miss M. Middlehurst, the next day, what will the world be like, tary and financial affairs are said It was difficult to tell whether the

men were soldiers or bandits. The witness called, said she was a say, in the year 2500? Maybe by to have been discussed..

ship, with its high sides, offered stenographer at Merers. But- that time there will be

For being on board the Bergera fine target for the volley, Ia terfied and Swire's. She lived houses as we know them now

Kingsclère, and on future generations may live without permission yesterday. the words of the captain, it was at

43 abooting at Friday night, sometime between in enormous sirships containing two unemployed Chinese were as

The shots came half-past ten and eleven, the as many as ten rooms, for which each sentenced to two months' a haystack. BLUCK-On July 27, at the lofty moorings may be provided, bard labour by Comdr. Beckwith, scattering all over the side, and deceased came into her room and Victoria Nursing Home, Shang-and when a family is tired of one at the Marine Court, this morning two seamen in the forepart of the they had a converstion in which ship were laid low as a result. some letters were mentioned. Do- bai, to Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Bluck, locality, it can move to another. A daughter.

Here is another possibility-same A report states that the Canton Deeming discretion the better ceased was in witness' room for scientist may discover how to Treasury has arranged with a part of valour, Captain Wyllox about a quarter of an hour and She had perceived release the terrific energy locked certain syndicate for supply of kept the boat on until she was then left,

nothing extraordinary in the up in the atom, with the result silver for the Mint and that forty out of range. "

Asked why, he did not utilise deceased's manner. that a pound of coal may do a per cent, of the net profits will go

The articles produced in the family's cooking and heating for to the syndicats and the roat to the services of the Indian guards,

Captain Wyllox said that to have Court were identified by witness. a month. Then somebody may the Government,

replied to the firing would bring as being the property of the de- learn how to cross cereals and

on the ship the sustained volley ceased."

com-

It is reported that an important of their astonishment gives meeting of cfficials was held at march of science these days. the Generalissmo's Headquarters

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HONGKONG, 2nd August, 1923.

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MORE ROBBERS.

Construction Company's Cashier Waylaid.

A shopkeeper out on the plea-

reported the occurrence to the to it that, despairing of success, Hongkong Police and the Har. the robbers left him to beat a bou Master and will leave the hasty retreat when their safety

was involved.

CHINA'S PROPOSED

CONFERENCE.

General Wu Pei-Fu Telegraphs to Sir Robert Ho Tung.

vegetables with yeast growth and In connection with the Hong produce a crop in twenty-four kong Y.M.C.A., & Chinese Dehat- of about a hundred rifles from The Coroner: Could you suggest In China they seem to do hours. Or rats, flies and mos-ing Club has been formed, with the whole band. He did not think any reason as to why she should everything differently, and the quitoes may have been finally Mr. Mak Chut-yu as President, that the attackers intended to commit suicide ?

Witness replied in the negative. knowledge of this fact keeps one exterminated by cross-breeding Messrs. So Yuk kawn and Leung capture the ship. Their object in

The enquiry was proceeding | from being unduly surprised when other insects to become their Ngai-po as Vice Presidents, and firing without provocation might

as we went to press. natural destroyers. As for radio, Mr. Yung Sing-kum as Secretary, be merely to create a sensation,

In the course of the talk, the a startling paradox is encounter-by that time we may expect a ed. Wo once read an article by perfect radio sot, as small as a The following is from Church captain showed his scepticism re- John's Cathedral garding aid from the Chinese an observant foreigner who had watch, to be carried by everyone, Noter (St.

enabling people to talk to anyone Magazine): The Bishop's Com authorities at Kongmoon in bring- taken the trouble to tabulate all anywhere at any time. Best of missary in England, Rev, H. St. ing the culprits to book. The the Chinese ways that he found all, our intellectuals may by that B. Holland, has cabled that he district was comparatively tran- differed from the customs and time have abandoned clumsy and Mr. Hurry and Mr. Pattenden quil now after the recent skirmish mon and the methods in other parts of the language and exchange their bave interviewed the three best between Suo's

thoughts by telepathy. Maybe we organista who applied for the post Kwangsi troops. There might be world. The first thing that oc-are dreaming. But droame same- of organist of the Cathedral, and a No. 1 man in sole control of the sant task of collecting rent, was curred to him, when examining times come true.

they unanimously recommended district, but, on the other hand, for intercepted yesterday by two mea the writing of the country, wae Human Interest.

the appointment of Mr. Mason, all he knew there might be quite as he was leaving No. 9 Wing whose musical qualifications are a number claiming to have this Hor Terrace and given a beating. that the direction in which one One does not usually look in excellent. The Church Body has position. The difficulties in ap. They sought to take away from had to read was opposite to Government statistical returns agreed to appoint Mr. Mason, and plying for assistance in the pre. him his belt, which contained a It awaits further information as to sent circumstances were obvious. sum of $485, but he defeated their Western fashion, and when he for matter of buman interest.

can, however, be found there, his qualifications and date of However, the captain has duly object by clinging so tenaciously arrived in China and looked out none the leas. In glancing arrival. of his parthole he saw men stand- through the Draft Appropriation i ing up to row their boats and Account for last year, which tells facing the direction in which are spent on, and explains the

us what the Colony's revenues OUR EQUITABLE LAW.matter in their hands.

Another roport comes to hand to-day to the effect that the they were going! That started reasons for increases or decreases, No Harsh Ruling in Special

cashier of the Hongkong Engin.. him on hie thrine. It is intores- we encountered one or two obser

Cases.

eering and Construction Company vations which come" into this ing to note that the Chinese were

was robbed yesterday afternoon We received a letter to-day category. For example, lessened

of his money bag as he was turn- rowing in that fashion what time expenditure on fuel by various from " A Sympathetic Teacher"

ing into the Praya East from the Western races were paddling Government offices is explained with reference to the case of a

Swatow Lane. Considering that wickerwork coracles. It all tends thus: "Milder winter." Then, Chinese who jumped into the

it was broad daylight and that the the gratuities to prisoners for in-harbour with bis wife last Friday

district was a congested one, the to remind one of the conservatismdustrial labour involved less apparently in accordance with a

audacity of the thieves will be ap- of the East, which the passing of money than uecal, owing to death paot. It will be recalled that

preciated. In the first instance convicts being centuries appears to have affected fewer

dis- this incident resulted in a gallant

Sir Robert Ho Tung writes us they took the pair of spectacles. charged. Here is another item rescue by two Europeans. The but alightly.

as follows:-

which the cashier was' wearing which conjures up visions woman did not recover, but ber

In continuation of my previous and then they rubbed pepper into Only with the Republic, per- of its own-more money was husband did, and he was taken communications, I have now to his eyes. Finally they relieved haps, has China commenced to spent in house cleansing by the into police custody. The couple inform you that I am in receipt him of the bag and made off. sanitary department owing to bad come down to Hongkong of a telegram in Chinese dated There was a sum of $1,200 in the alter the customs of the ages, expenditure on blue suits "to from Canton with two children, a 29th July, 1923, from General Wu bag. with the result that we see the loan to inmatos of infected houses girl of about 20 and a younger boy. Pei-fu. In that telegram he old and the new incongruously while their own, wers being Our correspondent seems concern. WAE mixed. One of the most remark ballast on the railway was not children, but he need not worry about & conférence of Chinese kind enough to allude Again, the vote for ed about the welfare of those to my initiative for bringing cleansed,"

and leaders seen in the "Government," which used. Then there was a saving father to Canton, the man-having public-spirited and patriotic functions (in its way) in modern in street watering, because very been released.

movement. Regarding the pro- little was done in this way, owing Interviewed by a representative blem of the peaceful unification of thorities abandoned the present

It is quite time the Chinese au guise, whilst permeated with

to shortage of fresh water. And of the Telegraph to-day, the Attor China." I am quoting General irregular and irrational methods what might be termed mediaeval here is another item considerably ney General, the Hon. Mr. J. H. Wu Pei Fu, be says: "It has for of applying the censorship to corruption. Thus we find China more money than usual was spent Kemp, said that he had been asked years been my fervent hope that mails and telegrams in favour of sitting occasionally in the parlia- House, owing to the visit of E.R. being released, and had replied tious and wide-awake manner, ally applied principles, says the it should be solved in a conscien- definitely formulated and ration- onts of nations, but holding a. the Prince of Wales. These that be had aono, Personally, he and that this solution should be Far Eastern Times. It was necess status quite apart, and almost are only a few points picked out thought it was not a case for pro- entrusted to the people them-ary some time ago to call atten unique in the world: Recent at random. But they show the secution for murder, and had he

solves." 'human side of Government | been actually asked for his advice

tion to this question in conarzion events exemplify this. Outrages activity, it must be agreed.

I would like to add that, I am with press telegrams, and now as to whether the man should be in telegraphic communication apparently there is need to draw are committed that the foroiga

brought to trial he would have with General Wa Pei-fu in reply attention to a piece of stupidity in Powers would not excuse from

advised that he be not charged. to his telegram of the 29th July, connexion with the Post Office,

Death pacts, other big nations, but which

whilst they and await the outooma of our ex- As many of our readers. will be rendered the survivor liable

change of telegrams with much pass almost unpunished just be

charge of murder -! A New Canton Impost.

interest. cause they happen in China.

cording to the law, were hard- A few days ago, to take only a

An official notice in asid toy ever likely to result in the have been issued in Canton by death penalty. In this particular very recent example, an American the Finance Department stating cage his reasons for having no warship exchanged shots with that orders have been received objection to the man's release scoredited Chinese Government for the levying of a capital tax were as follow: The husband, troops, and killed a number of on all commercial concerns.. It had brought his wife down here expert attolling the tale," And, It does not indulge in comment or

is pointed out that business taxen for a medical examination. She moreover, in this cause, it suc propaganda." them.. Now we have the Amoy have been put into force in most was found to bo suffering, ceeded very well. It is a very mass of facts, statistics, reports trouble, with the British Consul countries, and that there are apparently, from an incurable sad story, my man," said the lady and other information fired at despite the protection of licence taxes enforced in Hong disease, and her case was given in furs as she handed over a florin, Russian affairs both in Europe

The as hopeless.

The very best and I fool very sorry for you and in Asia. man his flag. It is no case of bandita kong and Macao, but in Canton up

it is only proposed to levy one had come to the end of his Are you married, by the way "testimonial to its innocuousness this time (even though the men tax, once and for all.

resources, and there had seemed As he pocketed the money he is the fact that the French concerned right bo potential The hope is expressed that the nothing for him to live for. Under replied, "Married, lady Marri. Legation has taken a sympathetic bandita). First the North, and commercial community will fres-such circumstances, it was co-ed Do yer flak for one moment interest in the lifting of the ly pay this new tax, and not let sidered that he should not be I'd be depending on outside sup- embargo that has been placed on thon the South. Everybody'e the financial burdons be borne by further harassed with a trial for port if I was married? Not it by the

murder,

likoly," doing it. And neither Britain nori landlords and tenants alone,

DRASTIC REDUCTIONS ble features of this development is used up, due to engine sebes being as they have roturned with their

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AUGUST 4th.

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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

aware, there is published in Shangbai a political and economic weakly review, called The New | Russi, odited by ́s very capable French journalist, M. Bourrier. The New Russia is devoted There was no doubt he was an entirely to record and information...

It contains a great

NOT LIKELY.

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