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THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1923.

DAY BY DAY:

TO READ BUT NOT TO THINK.- WE HAVE TAUGHT DEMOCRACY

Mr. J. W. G.Sparrow.

One Chinese case of enteric fover was notified yesterday.

HOUSING SCHEME.

Many Applicants Come Forward.

We are informed by Mr. Fred| Ellie that there has been a big rush of applicants for land in con- nection with the scheme of the

POLICING CHINA S

RAILWAY.

Japanese Opinion on the Proposal.

Tokyo, Aug. 22. The Government are a present.

be easily ovadod, and we doubt) whether any more people pay gash for drinks now than before the law was promulgated. If we could have an absolutely water: tight Ordinance, and if its pro visions were extended to Clubs and certain other places as well, there might be a lessening in

Hongkong Development, Build-deliberating upon the proposal of the amount spent on liquor order of the Indo-China Steam provision of residences for those the Chinese railways, after which The s.6. Suieang, built to the ing and Savings Society for the Great Britain for the policing of But to single out hotels for Navigation Co., Ltd. is to be who wish to build their awn legialation of this type does launched at Kowloon Docks on houses. seem, rather too discriminating. the 30th. instant.

So far, some 700 applications When the Bill Safe®

WES introduc-

have been received, and about ed, the Government epokosimen A young married woman 400 of these have already signed Wong Teui, living at 19 Taiwo up the preliminary documents predicted that eventually the Street, yesterday committed sui- Practically all, Mr. Ellis say hotels would be glad that the law cide by taking an overdose of have expressed had been passed. That has not opium. No reason could be ad-detached houses, with which the been borns out by experience.

vanced for the rash act.

Society hopes first of all to proceed." Apparently they are quite pie pared to run the risk of bad Specifications on Applic- debts, just as Clubs do. If so,

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Mr. D. J. Purves, of Masera. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd., have been appointed Honorary Secretary of tho Kowloon Re sident's Association, succeeding Mr. C. M. McDonald, who has

A dosire for

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the "Rongkong Telegraph."

Canton Atrocities.

instructions will be sent to Mr. Yoshizawa, the Japanese Minister at Peking.

Meanwhile, the proposal, aa approved by the Confmittee, is of which the ijt alone supports attracting attention in the Press, the proposal, declaring that some such steps are necessary to ensure the proper protection of foreign residents in China.

The fi expresses the hopa that the proposal itself will be sufficient to rouse the Chinese Government and people to their responsibility. Should it fail to de so. the plan proposed becamos imperative for the sake of China herself as well as the Powerd.

that is their own business, and we cannot ed that the Govern- ment need her itself to legis-now left Kowloon. late for their protection. Sum

On the other hand, the papers ming the whole matter up, we do The big theft of ammunition!

declare that the proposal con- not believe there is any public from the Norwegian steamship

elitates the thi, and of the wedge demand for a etrioter euforce the charging on remand of fo

| Yars wastecalled this morning by

of international control, which is ment of the law. Indeed, if a men, one of whom was the ship a

bold to be inconsistent with the true peace policy and spirit of the plebiscite were taken, we think watchman, with conspiracy to

steal 8,450 rounds of ammunition. quoted in your paper to show how the Nine-Power Treaty. it more than likely that the anti-Mr. T. H. King, prosecuting, said things fare in Canton City. A The Yomiu: expresses the shit section of the Ordinance he proposed to adl & further few more seen by myself and my opinion that the proposal ins would te condemned. Holding charge of larceny of ammunition friends will be interesting to your manifestation of British these views, we are of opinion from the ship. The case was then readers in Hongkong and abroad. ambitione towards China, but it

that the section might, without

BENBOW ROWE.-On Aug. 13, at Lamerton, Great Western much harm to anybody, to re- Road, Shanghai, to Mildred, nee pealed. Barrow, wife of E. 8. Benbow Rowe, Esq., F.R.G.S., a daughter.

DEATH.

British Science.

remanded..

fi

at

Sir-Numerous gases of torture frightfulness have been

and

HOME FOOTBALL..

Three weeks ago, two of my declares that it may do good if it friends went from Shameen to awakens China to a realization of Honan. When they landed a fow the urgency of unification and In charging two men before

paces from the Custom quarters, the restoration of internal order. Mr. C. D. Melbourne, the Magistracy this morning altercation between an old woman posal is not likely to be accepted their attention was drawn to an│The paper believes that the pro- for disorderly conduct, Sergeant) Earnshaw told his Worship that and two soldiers. It appeared that by all the Powers, because of the

the two soldiers wanted to go fact that China is resolutely op notwithstanding the facts that he QUINCEY.-William Quincey, of science, the cuit of the foreigner where they bad bean fighting, soldiers only offered four cente,

As with music, so in the realms had dispersed then from the spot across the river, but was asked by posed to it.-Dei y Bulletia,

the woman 40 cante, and the aged 76, at Gordon Cottage has long held sway. Somehow or they met each other again which the woman simply refused. Shanghai, on 17th August. other, the idea has grown up that soon as his back was turned and she began to push her bost off the Britishinventions are solid-worth engaged in another combat. The a great deal, but lacking the finer Magistrate imposed a fine of $bank, seeing which, the soldiers. In science, we bave or three days' imprisonment in who dropped like a stone on the got incensed and shot the woman, qualities. long beld an international reputa-default.

board of the sampan. There was tion, but with the general public

the greatest excitement and the we have been overshadowed by the The death of Mr. Wm. Quincey soldiers thoreupon quickly walked glamour attaching to the names at the age of 76, removes one of off. of foreigners who have made not Shanghai's oldest residents. Mr. able medical and chemical die Quincey, who died, at his home coveries. It is not forgotten that last Friday night, actually parti- morning, the writer of this letter the world owes us the perfected cipated in the Taiping Rebellion, as passing on the Shaki Bund, spinning machine, the extended and was well-known to General just about the site of Watson's old use of telegraphy, the discovery of Gordon. Mr. Quincey had been building, (now pulk.d'down) when In Aid of Australian Tour.

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steel, the steam engine, and other connected with the Police Forces poor, woe-begone coolie was The sudden resolve of the inventions of that nature; but of Hongkong and Tientsin and seen passing, carrying two boxes The South China Athletic.. Government to enforce the law what ia overlooked is the also employed by the Shanghai-of ammunition slung from a Association acknowledges with bamboo astride his shoulders. The thanks the following further don- | probibiting the signing of chits in more important, though less Nanking Railway. He was a

hotels, excepting where the perspectacular, discoveries. How wonderfully interesting old man poor wretch threw the box down ations to the above Fund

many of the British public know, up to the day of his death.

and squatted helplessly only two Mr. Lai Man Wai ... son is a resident or is partaking for instance, that the first man to

pacos from the writor. A Yunnano- Mr. Hu Cheung Sin se soldier, who was following the Messrs. Kin Sang Co. of a moa), is ̈xplained. It is the demonstrate the possibilities of

man, came up and gave the wretch Mr. Wong Man Tin result of information having been wireless telegraphy was Hughes, a Britisher? He sent his messages

a flat kick aquarely in the back. Messrs. Chinese Optical Co. given to the authorities by certain

across a table and the scientist

The man was forced down by the lessrs. Hongkong Amuse persons to the effect that the in him was

blow, and a guttural gurgling Thed content.

ments, Ld. noise issued from his throat. Mr. R. K. Modi provisions of the Ordinance are Marconi, the Irish-Italian genius.

Prostrate on his face he did not Anonymous... being violated. Perhaps we may tained the profit and the name. saw further ahead, and ob-

In Tuesday Night's Gale. move. Seeing strings of armed O.N.B.T.C. be pardoned if we say we are That leaving to others to develop

Yunnanese soldiers coming from Mesars, Mee Cheung. curious as to who those "certain what they discover has been night another large steamer, the off a despair and disgust.

During the gale on Tuesday Wengsha, I had simply to walk Mr. Kwan Chan persone"

are and whether they the besetting sinif one can call Repose, dragged her anchor and

it such-of our scientific men,

went ashore. The ship grounded reprosent any considerable section of the public. They would appear to be of the. "Fussyfoot" Coming Into Its Own. breed, of whom we did not know

However, during the past year or two even the man-in-the-street has began to sit up and take patice of the fact that there are British geniuses of science. The experiments with atoms began it; then came the great discovery, by

Canadian-insulin. tract has already proved to be a The Repose belongs to the specific for many cases of dia Douglas Steamship Company, be betes, hitherto an almost in- ing purchased by them a few curable disease. Hard on the months ago in Manila, heels of that medical discovery, comes the chemical one by Professor Illingworth, comprising process of carbonising small- coal that promises to revolutionise industry all over the world.

there were many in Hongkong, So long as a law remains on the Statue Book, of course, ita provisions ought to be respected. Indeed, it is the Government's luty to enforce it, without wait. ing for complaints that it is being evaded. Unhappily, however, there are certain laws is Hong kong which remain à dead letter, although the authorities know That they are contravened. The Government knows the facts in

This ex-

man

Total $3,647

On the same day (yesterday) a Mr. Lam Man Sang at Kowloon Dock Point, right friend of mine related his experi- Mr. Fok Yik Piu alongside the Tai Lee, which ence. He was walking about Mr. Chao Kam Man vessel it was very fortunate she Dear the Police Station on Sbaki Mr. Tang Chi Kin...

er atern high and dry on the policeman. juet missed hitting. She lay with and saw a man struggling with a Mr. Li Tez Lai

The poor sickly Mr. Ho Wai Hing shore and her stem in fairly deep wretch was clutching a bamboo Previously acknowledged $3,364 water. A Naval tug and the scaffolding, when his tormentor.

The Kowloon Dock tug the Henry pulled him down.

sprawled and was dragged along. He then clung to my friend, who remonstrated with the policeman and offered some cumshaw if he allowed the man to go free. At that moment A Chinese gentleman, who looked like an officer in plain clothes, came up and told the policeman to let the sickly man go. The hold, was

Keswick, went out to her yester. day afternoon and the vessel was refloated during the evening.

A DRAWN GAME.

Chinese Footballers in Australia.

these cases, but it does not British science is at length Educational Films at the perionce on the Bund. He said he draw of two goals each.

4k

A Reuter's message from Syd- relaxed and the man bolted. FOR THE KIDDIES.

ney states that the Chinese foct- When talking to me, another ballers played a match with foreign friend related his ex-Granville, which resulted in a

trouble to interveno, presumably coming into its own-with its

aaw a young boy of 16 being roped This is the second draw re- Star.

in aud dragged along. His gistered during the tour of Hong- because there is no popular own public. There are other

tormentor, also a soldier, was so kong Chinese footballers. The demand that it should do so.

The managements of the Star cruel and rough to the lad that my first was with New South Wales directions in which the best brains! of the country can assist Theatre is making arrangements friend had to intes fero. He told the three goals oach. Other inat. Looking at the matter quite bumanity, and in the combatting for the display of a series of soldier he had no right to ill-troniches have resulted as follows:→→ disinterestedly, we really cannot and overcoming of disease this is educational films which should the boy and told him in Chinese Sydney Metropolis, 4; Coins, 2 believe that there is any marked especially deserving of general make a great appeal to the to let him go off or he would report Australia; 5; China, 1. desire on the part of the public there can be no “oxclusive rights," every

commendation. In such respects children. These will be shown him to his superiors. The soldier

Saturday afternoon at obeyed and all the bystanders, record a win.

The Chinese have yet to that this anti-ohit law should be for disease is international, and 2.30 and the first of the series. about eighty or a bandred clapp rigidly enforced. Indoed, we the discoveries made must belong "In the Days of Buffalo Bill," ed and a loud "hat-yak," was the rather think it has proved some that are now being put forward, This film starts with Civil War

to the whole world. In the efforts will be screened on Saturday, approbation. what irkeome, that it has no real it is pleasing to know that British incidents and by the time the Now, Mr. Editor, these case social value and that it would be skill and learning are throwing series is completed, children will happened within a stone's throw far batter were it repealed with their due weight into the scale, have an excellent idea of the of Shameen, but Heaven only out further ado,

history and geography of the knows how many cases of LD United States.

The telegram quoted below was even worse nature must be hap received by the American Con- pening in the streets of the City-sulate-General, Hongkong, from experiment And yet it is proclaimed frore the Manila Observatory at 8.10

We had certainly entertained

JUVENILE ORIME.

A particularly noticeable wayə Later, if

the

are

TYPHOON WARNING,

1. Typhoon in about 111 deg. Long. E. 20 deg. Lat: N, moving W.

u hope, when the Bill was first of juvenile crime is reported from justifies it, there will be a series the housetops by the Con- passed, that it might have some Nottingham. At one sitting of of films entitled "With Stanley stitutionalsite" that they a m. to-day- good effect in chooking extra.the juvenile court there the calen-in Africa."

fighting militatism. Further com- dar contained at least half a dozen To connection with these edu- ments are unnessary. vagance amongst the young men charges against youthful offen-cational films, a special concos- of the Colony, and that peoplof dere. Among them was an 8-ision coupon will appear in to.. would, in course of time, gel year-old boy who was said to be morrow's Telegraph. One of these more accustomed to carrying the leader of a band which made coupone, plus 20 cents, will admit specialty of raiding candy shops, two children to the Star on Satur cash with which to pay for Robberies of gas meters, shop day afternoon, The ordinary drinks on the spot. But experi- broaking and other crimes were charge for admission le" 20 cents enco has shown that the law can charged against the prisoners. each.

2. Typhoon in about 130 deg. Long, E. 28 deg. Lat, N., Inclin- ing westward.

Yours etc.,

A FOREIGNER. Canton, Aug 22, 1923. information the names of my Balintang Obammel, direction uz-

P.B. I enclose for your privace

3. Cyclone or typhoon E. of friends who witnessed. incidente,

these

known.