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TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1923.

DAY BY DAY.

REVOLUTION MAY BE A GOOD DEED, BUT IT IS A BAD HABIT.— Mr, G, K, Chesterton.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegrah.")

Canton Comment.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

to main objection America's |participation in affairs in Europe' has been that it is dead against her well-known policy of non-

A man by his will left a amall Interference in outside ovents.

London property to providoj among other things, for the 'dis- But when the war in Europe was

tribution on every Bank Holiday shown to be a international Lieut. Col. Mac. Greer, Royal

of a pennyworth of sweets each menace, Americana came all the Army Ordnance Corps, has gone late to read in a Canton paper the the age of fourteen in the parish Sir,I have been amused of for all the boys and girls below way across the Atlantic to take on retired pay..

frequent references to Hongkong of Dalham, Suffolk. But his plans active part in bringing the con-

43 a hot-bed of intrigue." That have been upset. The law has fiot to

Second Lieut. F. White, of the may be so, but a point I want to been invoked and a Chancery conclusion. They King's Regiment, has been made. make is that the guilt is not all Division Judge has decidon that justified that departure from full Lieutenant.

out ono side. What about Sun's such a gift is not cbaritable and in procedent. Surely the time has

Party before they were able to void. On the other hand, the gift. come when they can again dó

Qust the Ewangel militarists, to provide prizes for the best-kept their best to set mattors straight. Indian merchant of Colombo, which, incidentally, they were gardens and cottages is bald to be We fool sure that the majority of arrived here by the Empress of only able to do through the efforts one to promote a rivalry, the of Gon. Chan King-ming? Did result of which would be an im- that not have quarters in Caine provement of horticulture and Road and were no some of the pre- good housewifery. Such a gift is Amongst the passengers arriv- sent-day Canton officials located a good charitable gift, me it-in one Atended to disperse the clouds that ing by the Empress of Asia were in a Japanese hotel on the Pray? for the benefit of the community.

are now overshadowing the peace Mr. A. A. Claxton, Mr. J. M. Is it not also a fact that when for which so many Americans Dalgarno, Mr. B. C. Hale and Mr. Sun was compelled to leave Can- The Empire Cotton Growing

L. Yates.

ton last year after a useless Corporation has recently been bombardment of the city he left considering the necessity for

17, Connaught Road, Central,

Tel. No. 1180

BIRTH.

ADAMSON. On August

[citizens of the United States would, approve any policy which

fought and died.

Sir. J. T. Broom,

Asia to-day.

an East

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A telegram in the Daily Bulletin certain officials in Hongkong to organized research at the Univer says it is reported that Mr. carry on propaganda and establish sities and Colleges of Great Weatherbe, who recently escaped a club? It was the boast of Britain, and has decided to offer from Chinese bandite, arrives in members of that olub that their retaining grants to certain univer- Hongkong on September 20th. party would be back in. Cantonsition where highly specialized for Christmae, but, as we all know, research is already going on. The

..

Typhoon Suggestions.

Quite a number of most ureful suggestions in regard to typhoon precautions have appeared in print]

Accidentally struck on the head Gen. Chan was not then ousted. Cotton Corporation has offered to since the disaster of the 18th by a crane whilst working at the and even when the latter had to the Imperial College of Science Instant. We all learn by ex Samshaipo Ferry Wharf, a cargo beat a retreat it was only Sun's and Technology, South Kensing- perience, which is often a costly coolie was taken to the Kwong overseas, sooner that beat him. process, and we have no doubt wah Hospital yesterday suffer-known. Fer Sun's Party to comber 1, 1923, to be devoted to plant son, the sum of £1,000 a year for These facts ought to be made a period of five years from Octo- that as a result of the various pro-ing from a fractured skull. posals now being put forward, some better arrangements will be devised for the future than we In our report of the murder: have had in the past. The Gav.trial at the Criminal Sessione, ernment, we feel sure, will see to yesterday, it was inadvertently it that the suggestions put for-stated that accused was defended Canton, Aug: 27th.; ward are collected and filed for by Mr. N. I. Brewer. Counsel consideration In connection with for the defence was Mr. Camp. 18,y plane which may be drawn up bell Prosser,

The proposal made by shipping for use in future emergencies..

at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Adamson, a BOD.

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 28th August, 1929

AMERICAN ISOLATION.

J.)

across.

"

Yours etc,

AMERICAN

1923.

plain of propaganda is about the physiology and plant pathology in funniest thing I've ever

run the Department of Botany. This generous offer has, we understand, been, accepted by the Governing Body, and the research work will be undertaken in the new botany building, which was recently opened by the Duke of Devonshire

Association of the City of London aubscribed approximately £30,000 about two years ago;

SUN AND YUNNANESE. and to which the Rubber Growers

·

The momentum resulting from man the other day that there his rickehs going down the steep should be a duplicate set of inclide behind the Taiping Theatre The Latest Rumours. weather and typhoon signals, as yesterday caused the driver, to, well as a time-ball; somewhere run himself against a lamp-poat

Many rumours regarding die- the Hotel Vistoria, given in. hon At a dinner of the Pilgrims at near the western part of the har-with sufficient force to cause in agreement between Dr. Sun Yat bour is deserving of the utmost juries which necessitated his resen and the Yunnanese military visitors, Mr. Albert B. Lasker, the our of distinguished · American. consideration, whilst the series of moval to Hospital,

leaders are still in circulation in retiring chairman of the United suggestions by Mr. T. A. Barry,

Canton. One of these makes men States Shipping Board, made the which appeared in our issue of

tion of a representative of the following statement in reference Saturday, contain many useful der trial re-commenced, at the called on General Chan King shipe:-"In my

Before the bearing of the mur Yunnanese commander having to the question of liquor on ideas, of which we trust due no-Criminal Sessions, this morning, tice will be takon, There is the foreman of the jury (Mr. W. King-ming at Lo Luog, suggest politically I lean dry, but at all own country, no doubt about the need for J. Edwards), on behalf of the jury Yunnanese support in ousting I think that no greater hurt oan ing a compromise in return for times I have been personally wet. life-saving appliances of some thanked his Honour (Mr. Justice Dr. Sun. The conditions men- happen to the American mer. kind, whilst special arrangements Gompertz) for his kind considerationed are that the name of the chant marine than when foreigo should also be made in the case tion yesterday in stating that he Yunnanese Army be not altered, shipe cannot bring liquor as stores an of vessels not under steam when would adjourn if No. 6 typhoon that Hainan Island be the bead within our waters. The Ameri American effort to bring peace the signals are boisted. From signal were hoisted, to allow the quarters of the army, with peran mercantile marine will lay

the variety of proposals which jurors to return to their homes. the world, by means of a congress have been made it ought to be

mission to collect revenues there, itself open to reprisal. I venture of the nations next year, comes possible to devise better means at a time when it is being asked for the protection of life and

and that a certain percentage of to hope that, if good nature pre- Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor the revenues from gambling bevile, the next session of our Con- whether the United Statce could property during these terrible and Company, Limited, of Queen's given the Yunnanese as a subsidy grees may change our law, 40

Road Central, are distributing Regarding Dr. Sun's gift copies of a very interesting ments, a report from Sheklung mitted to carry liquor as stores, move that foreign ships may be per booklet entiled

"The

Wine states that he is to proceed to Po but so long as it is the law of our Connoisseur ". AB who ere Lo to direct the fighting, but an- land, you and we are going to re- interested in the subject are other report says he has ordered aspect it, in the hope that it will We thought it would coma. advised to apply for this in- special railway car to be prepared be Having failed to reach an under- formative little book, which has for him to proceed to Ping Wu.

adjusted to. our mutusi standing with Japan, Soviet diplo" wrinkles" to

satisfaction." choosing

The news that the late Pre sident Harding favoured

to

visitations.

Soviet and China.

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an alliance with China. In sup for those who wish to know all macy now looks like attempting wines and much matter of use port of the idea. M. Vilenski, the about the different vintages of Bolshevik Far East expert, comes the world.. forward with the declaration that

WANCHAI MURDER CASE.

it

Accused Acquitted.

The last of a series of debates the London School of Economics in aid of the hospitals was arranged by the Oxford and Cambridge Union Societies. The motion was somewhat startling : "That edcation is the curas of

dot throw its weight into the balance in favour of no parti. gular side, but as a means of levelling all differences. It is obvious that there is much to be done if the seeds of distrust, and even hatred, are to be removed from the Old World. The whole of Europe is in a bad way, and the fall of any one constituted

Russian support 1s China's The attention of the public is authority might involve several only hope in preventing Japan drawn to the reduced motor farea others in the crash. The United from absorbing her northern advertised by the Hongkong States bas definitely declared territories, or successfully war Hotel Company's Motor Depart- The MacGregor Street (Wan- the country." It was defeated

ing a struggle against foreign ment. When the Company first chai) murder case, which com-after several eloquent youths had. against the League of Nations, imperialism. No doubt had the started in, the motor business, it menced at the Criminal Sessions, said the obvious things for and but favours the World Court of Soviet been able to come to terma reduced current rates of hire from before Mr. Justice Gompertz, against. Lady Astor, M.P., the International Justice. However, with Japan, the latter country $6 to $5 for small and from $8 to yesterday, ended abruptly after chairman, began and ended the unless American intereats have enlightened and progressive introducing

would have been described as an 87 for large cars, at the same time the tifa interval this afternoon, proceedings in her own terse, waiting-time in Mr. Campbell Prosser (instruct. particular way. At the outset she been directly concerned as in cation with whom it was essen. Hongkong for the first time. The ed by Messrs. Lyson and Hall) warned the meeting that, if they the case of Turkey-the United tial that Russia made friends, but, Company is now able to reduce had been putting the Crown's concluded education was a curde, States Government has held the negotiations having failed, we bire by a further dollar per hour witnesses through a search- they must face that money now have the picture held up to us of in respect of both large and small ing examination, and this spent upon it might go towards definitely aloof. M. Poincare the Japanese as a lot of land- cars. These reductions will no afternoon, when the hearing making London brighter, a pró- bas just referred to some of the grabbers. The jibe about "foreign doubt be much appreciated by the was resumed, the Attorney Gen-spect which filled

her with effects of this withdrawal from imperialism" calls to mind Dr. public.

eral announced that since the ad-alarm. Afterwards, commenting Sun's reference to Russia, in con- European

Journment and having regard to on the debate, she observed affaire when the nection with his scheme for a

had bad strange Mr. Prosser's cross-examination that she Americans judged that "the joint alliance with that country

of the witnesses and the evidence thoughts as she had listen hour had come when they could and Germany, as non-impor-

given, he had decided that heed to these young men. They no longer be embarrassed with inlistic Power. It is quite clear

could not ask the jury to convict. had shown her that our politicians to us that there is a distinct

His Honour agreed, and accused were made in the universities, affairs in which they were not danger of an alliance between the

was accordingly acquitted,

where they taught one to speak so directly interested." There are Soviet and China. Such an

glibly on anything. It was a real menace to the country. still many ways in which the understanding would suit Bol-..

•Hare United States can help Europe believe it would be disastrous to

were brilliant young men not shevik policy very nicely, but we

believing a word they said, and yet saying it with wit and charm, The laughter showed that Lady not taken quite seriously.

"THE MARK OF ZORRO."

Douglas Fairbanks at his Best.

on to its feet, and we have the China. For that reason, wo There is both romance and

LAWN BOWLS.

opinion of the late Mr. Harding sincerely trust that the rapproche-bumour in "The Mark of Zorro, Shanghai Team Coming. Astor that American people would not ment will never take place.

countenance persistont isolation

and indifference."

SEA DISTANCES.

It must be admitted that it is

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PERSONALITY IN NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE.

the present attraction at the Coronet. The popular Douglas Mr. C. J. Tacchi, Hon. Becre- Fairbanks, who takes the leading tary of the Lawn Bowls Associa Tole, is as agile and daring as ever dion, has received a telegram His acting in this production is to the effect that the Shang- probably far aboad of anything he hai interport bowlers are to not easy to define in what way

has done so far. In the dual role loava Americs could exactly help the We have received from Ye of waster and avenger of the poo- Hongkong on September 7th admirable example of private the Northern port for The newspaper is the most European nations to get out of Olde Printerie, Ltd. a copy of ple's wronge two very, very by the Empress of Canada. enterprise that I know," said Sir

"Some Distances in the South different characters he is won- the tangle brought about by the China Sea and Philippine derful. The picture is set amidst played here, as well as games toast of "The Press" at the an- An Interport matoh will be Alfred Mond in proposing the war. As an adviser she could Islands," by Capt. G. H. Penne- some beautiful scenery old Call with all the local Clubs.

Iniversary luncheon held at the do much; as a member of an father, of the China Navigation [fornia when it was under the

Carlton Hotel to celebrato the arbitration

MexicanGovernment and acolony board which the Company.

founding of the firm of Brunner, This little book, which is neatly of Spain, The hero, Zorro, is a

Mond and Co., half a century nations were pledged to obey, she got up in stout paper boards, con-character which appeals to all. A WOMAN ZOOLOGIST.

ago. ༦*.།

"I know of "no news- could take the part of an im-tains the sea distances and Zorro, e splendid horseman and The position of Curator of Rep. paper started by a party or a partial judge, whose advice could latitudes and longitudes of every swordsman, devotes his life to the tiles at the Zoological Gardens State that has ever been a suc- not be suspected of having any port of call and landmark in the protection of the poor. Io him would not appear, at first sight, coss," he added. "There is no ATOMS covered, along different nobody suspects the other self, to be one likely to appeal to a institution on which we are so Eelf-interest boblud. it. It 18 router, as well as consting dis-the lazy, foppish Don Diego Vega, woman, but Miss Joan B. Procter, much dependent for our daily possible" that the United States tances, and is a publication that the despair of his sweetheart and F. 2.S., F.L.8, who has been amusement and instruction, and could still step in to sat Europo's should be in the hands of every his nobleman father, The Mark appointed to succeed Mr. E. G. the prospect of State-owned news- currency problems on the road navigator in these regions. It is of Zorro is in every way an Boulonger fu that office, is a papers, da lively 26, sky, the

on sale at Messrs. Brower and excellent film and fully deserves recognized authority on the London, Guzelle, is one which Ito a satisfactory solution. The Co.'s, the price bolog $175.

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regard with horror."

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