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HONGKONG, 20th Sopt., 1924.

CHINA'S WAR.

SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1924.

A

DAY BY DAY.

ite early subjugation would be a mattor of no difficulty, and that great dream; a unitód China, would thus become a reality.

HOWEVER WRETCHED A FELLOW MORTAL MAY DE.

The world, in the ovent of the KE

Bulls and Inners

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IS STILL A MEMBER OF

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above coming to pase, would OUR COMMON SPECIES.-Seneca.

MaoWhirter compliments the Dr. Sun is willing to let the observe a great lesson. on the Tendors are being invitod for Telegraph for its delicacy in do- Cantonoso govora -themselves uses of fores. It would be the married quarters for Chinose scribing a murder oaan at presont provided he is allowed to do it for achievement by Wu Pol-fu of Polico at Mong Kok Tsui Polico receiving the attention of the them.

nolica as the result of the dis- his ambition to unify China by Station,

covery of the dead body of a Wo presume that the Govern- war. And after all, perhaps this

The silk which loft bero by the Chinese with five stab wounds mont, by repainting that "Post is the only means of attaining P. & O. 6.9. Mantua on the 24th in the catchwater half-a-mito from No Billa" sign at the foot of

August

delivered in the Shatin Waterworks Police Battery Path, hopes to frighton

the placards away.

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The Cheklangsu, poople are, of The worst of those Chinose wur namos la that you don't know

口口

On October 6th, there will be course, noutral, offered for auction Rural Bulld Ing Lot 250, situato at Pokfułu m. The area is about 8,000 square foot and the upset prico $2,400.

whether it's a place or a General

Now that "Tanderagen" has that has boon captured.

done the handsome thing, it only

govoromont which all the pro- vincos would recognise. The Marseilles on the 19th Sept., a Station."

transit of 26 days. prosunt strugglo might be the boginning of the process leading to the solution of the great pro- blem of placing China's house in order. So it might all bo for the bost. Whathor such a condition of affairs would lant, with the numbor of intriguors roady to onter the liste whenover op- portunity offered. it is impossible to say.

But it would be an in- tarasting experiment.

Hongkong Labour.

Shipping is warned that a cable will bo lald in the now cablo resorve commencing at 11 a.m. on Saptambor 26th. All ships should keep clear of craft omployed on this work..

To

dollars

口口 romains for "Taiwo" to apologise Canton is to have self-govern- to the Pross for the clumsy way inout. Isn't it time the K. R. A. in which the suggestion was ro- got busy? pudiated that the unofficial mind could possibly he latiuenood by anything the newspapere said.

The Kowloon taxi-cab driver who "broke nearly all the Rogu lations" only forgot one thing- ho didn't kill anybody.

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A Kowloon rádio enthusiast who spilt sulphuric acid on his clothon finds overything isn't acid, should be,

"Ice House Stroot Electrifiod "

tho says

Pust. High tension whacks?

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The Daily Press writes of "a very substantial blody of share- holders." We have hoard share-

holdors apply noarly the same

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There is a rumour that the golf course at Fanling in to be rogoTV- ed for sistere of the G.C.II. on their days of.

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For the information of ordinary morbers, we understand that February 29th. is the day selected. ☐ ☐

An Ordinanco to amend, the Crown Solicitors Ordinanco, 1912, is shortly to be introduced. The abject of this Bill is to onable the It is time some of those Hong- It is satisfactory to road in the Assistant Crown Solioltor to kong garages learned that paint. annnal report of the Secretary for prosecute at the criminal sessions ing old cars dosen't take the Chinese Affairs that although provided that he is a barrister or knock out of the engine.

O O there were a score of labour dis-solleitor.

It is estimated that the hand- word to Directors. putes needing his attention last

A Canton report says that shaking the Prince of Walos han. your, not so much difficulty as hitherto was experienced in roach- rumours provall to the offect that done sincò landing in Amorica ing Bottlemonts., The opinion is the merchants have decided to would milk every cow in the expressed that this is partly due carry out a general strike, and United States twice. to a greater general reasonablo-that the half million

for tho purpose of In Jugo-Blavia the fiovernmont ness; and, of course, that spirit is raised

Brms from the is called "Skupshtina," which is greatly needed in the solution of securing the Industrial disputes. However, the Government will be put to bolter nothing to what our local Govern

ment is sometimes called. S. O. A, tells us that the Colony purpose. is by no means free, of the pro-

the Hist of. medical Wodnosday's ralu proved that fessional agitator, but he finds comfort in the fact (as the general practitioners have boon added the the Cafeteria is the only Mac public also will) that this type of names of Dr. Murdo Nicolson that's weather-proof. Now that all the loaders mischief-maker does not find bis (Drs. Allan & Strahan), Bachelor.

Tho would-be-suicide who material so pliable as in 1922, of Medicine and Bachelor of China have indicated the sido on That is so much to the good. Surgery, University of Glasgow: swallowed live frogs, deserved to which they intend to fight, with After all, it is not surprising that and Dr. Bo Sei Chi, 130, Bonbam bo croaked.

East, Bachelor of

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the wisdom of following the load Medicine of the Kioto Prefectural

Never hung on the words of a noutral and who do not count, it of these agitators, who have Medical Collogo,

Hongkong Government Official. His voico might broak. possiblo

the nothing to lose but everything to

Our Macao correspondent re- chances of either Kiangsu or gain from creating trouble be

Wo never realised how terrible the fiftoon-year-old Madomolsalia Chokiang proving

victorious. twoan employers and employed. ports that Mr. H. Nolasco has

As Union officials, they usually been promoted to the command conditions were up North until Limono Thion Do La Chaume, The task is rendered casier by act on the principle that they of the Volunteer Corps, the we read that Chinese troops wore Reuter said a mouthful.

somehow justify their occasion being celebrated by a domanding gas masks. The small the defection of a large part of must

This war in the North cannot the Chokiang troops, for the positions and pay; and they are gathering attended by many must be awful.

to "akitate"

It is hoped] any loading residents, prepared to

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amount to much. According to |forees of General Lu are thus in length in order to keep up the that the Corps, undor its new Our belief that there are a lot the last report in a contemporary

a smaller minority than ever. myth that they are earning their commander, will again attain the of blow-hards in this Chinese both sides are rotreating. Nevor very bright, the prospects salarice. However, from what strongth and popularity of yours labour movement is confirmed by

has happened in Hongkong, ngo.

the fact that at a forthcoming Some of those lads with a contre of the defenders of the Shanghai Canton and Shanghai, where

gathering to federato local parting had better look out. Thoy. sector are now gloomy indoed, Union officials have made off! The forthcoming marriages are Unions, a brass band is to play are in danger of having an illegal- and it might be only a matter of with funda supplied by members, announced of Mr. John James the National Anthem no fewer shod.

is

a low

to

estimato

in

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wock before Kiangsu it is scracely to be wondered at Cameron, engineer of the Cement than seven times.

to Miss

that the workers are becoming Works, Kowloon,

rosunies away over the important more suspicious of their lenders. Christina Cruickshanks, on route territory to which it is entitled In that fact there is ground for from England by the se. Maiwa:

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Now that Officialdom has apologised to Unofficialdom, wo'r beginning to fool that Hongkong is being mado safe for Democracy. ៨ ថ Overheard from 3 May Rodent:"What with the shrink- ing of this Peak Tram cable, our Lux completely out."

口口

In declaring that the latest French sporting prodigy

is

Ice House Stroot is forbidden Local Mosquitoos have not to motorists but what about the

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REQUISITES OF geographically. It is interesting hope, that labour troubles will be and Mr. Hubert Apshon Ireland, boon very happy since pyjamas open exhausts?

TRAVELLING

EVERY DESCRIPTION.

SUIT CASES.

$32.00 to $100.00

ROT-PROOF

CANVAS HOLDALLS.

to place a map of Chine before fower in the future than in the accountant of Messrs. Butterfield replaced nightgown.

days gone by... ong and mark the provincos inta

the groups of Chihli supporters A Strange Documént.

Tho declaration of loyalty to the Canton Government which

& Swire, to Miss Elizabeth Anne Mackintosh, of No. 1, St. John's Place.

and opposers, respectively. The result is solid block right Mr. Chan Lim-pak has issued isTO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

stango document, if the Canton:

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across central and north China

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The follow with a strong line of argument is usually fishing for something.

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According to a Singapore paper, "Mr. W. W. Hornett, Vico- Chancellor of the Hongkong University" is visiting Java. This nows is somewhat boe-lated.

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lot of impressive words which they don't know how to spell.

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Hongkong's baseballers ard sald to bo cultivating the Shim- my glide.

☐ ☐ The only drawback to those promenado concorts is the you can't promonado,

"Hongkong Yaru Market: A

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Past. These smoking-room stories

must be going out of fashion. -

It looks as if there were not so

One thing about talpane dictat- much in this Sovero barrage ing latters is that they can use a | which supports Peking, with Cho- fiazette's version of it is correct.

The proaching of the doctrine after all. Just a month ago, in a letter_to klung. Manchuria and Kwang the Merchant Volunteers, Dr. of re-incarnation: is disturbing

the inhabitants of Granada, in We now havo a clear idea of slated that Di

this North China war ENGLISH LEATHER tung the only active opponents. Sun openly

When a Hongkong Goverront These latter are isolated, and audacious plot had boon discover the South of Spain, where the bow

stands, thanks to the Canton official laye his cards on the cable

Bays: "That it's best to count 'em. seem impotont to overcome. the od in which the Commandant expounder of this doctring

of the Corps planned to over-stated to by obtaining consider-Gazette, which | Chibli party's combination. The throw the Governmont; and in able influence over the numerous Chang Seo-lin has already ex-

listen to changed shots with the troops We're all right now. All our fow provinces which are neutral subsequent manifestoes Dr. Sun Women who come are merely waiting to see which referred to Mr. Chan as a rebel tim, by telling them they will sent by Wu Pei-fu on the man-

loader. The allegations, be it return to darth richer and more churian border desort their is parsons are back from vacation. side gains the day, so a Kiange noted, were made directly by Dr. beautiful than they are to-day troop that neethos makdon nor victory will mean an accession Sun himself. Now comes the appears that the teachings of Canton will Chekiang ally." of strength through further re-anti-climax. According to the Padro Pastor," as he is stylod,

There is no truth in the cruits to the side of the Peking version of Mr. Chan's lottor which recently led to the suicide of one we published yesterday, this al-of his followers, who is stated to

are contemplating croquet instead faction. As a victory for Wulegation of rebellion was first have expressed her anxiety to rumour that the B. H. K. Y. C.

of bowls next year. Pei-fa seems inevitable, wo can made by a Shanghai papor, and aceclorate matters in this way.

☐ ☐ Under the title, "The Chef speculate on what this will prob- as he (Mr. Chan) did not dony it, the Canton Government conclud.

Starven!" a Vionnoso ovoning England beat America in tho ably mean for the future

od that it was correct and so

Tho China First of all it should ordored his arrest. The inforence paper publishes an account of the international yacht races. result in Cheklang joining the to be drawn from that statement Austrian chof who was employed States can't do everything on Short-lived Demand," says the

is that the only reason the Can-abroad in foreign hotels before water.. Chibli confederation, and per-ton Government had for branding the war brought him back to

Canton's new Chief of Police haps Munchuria will not wait to Mr. Chan as a rabol was the fact fight for his native country. Now be subdued by procees of war ore that a newspaper said he was it appears that his own country is a pill-manufacturer. Ho should also joining the majority parts. co. That rather belittles all the has no use for his services, no make things move.

Of sion he may be. This is no one's With the rest of China, or that ravings of Dr. Sun as to Mr. mattor how skilful in his profes-

Chan's alleged treachery.

The suggestion has boon made Como to think of it, some thoin ENGLISH LEATHER part of it which counts, under course, there must be more in this fault. No one is to blame. In

not named Eating House Street. ATTACHE CASES.

Wu Pei-fu, wo do not think it letter then moots tho oyo; and in poor Austria there are few rich that Ice House Street. bo ro- are lying jados.

Who said English cricketers provide employ.

☐ ☐ would be long before Chang view of the known fact that this ailatoorata, and there are

declaration was to have been enough hotels"

There's no truth in the rumour have lost the art of scoring? Teo-lin realised that his cause "shroffed up" by the Canton mont for all. It is hoped, thera- was a lost one. Thue, whother Government, the explanation fore, that the Austrian diplomatic that a local garage gots all its According to the Chinu Mail, for the Rest against the Cham- the war bo prolonged into a given of the latter's ground for and Consular services abroad spare parts by scavenging Nathan Woolley and Chapman, playing pions, knocked up 501 li saven wider campaign, or be decided suspicion is, to say the least of will do what they can to get Road.

minutes. it, illuminating, if not somewhat Austrian

foreign countries. Although this If this radio business continues on the prosont battleflelds, the amusing,

article only dealt with the chefs,

There is room in the Colony for consolidation of the whole of

there is much ovidonce that to spread, avon Americans will Viennese waiters are in the same run considerable risk of being more big mon-except in the North-Chino into a united!

BOMERSAULTN THREE MILES A"

position as their follow-workers, allod cockneys, for then it will Peak cars, militariem appears to be one of

DAY.'

ជ ជ One cannot enter the smallest be easily possible to be born Dutchman, Takkenburg, the probabilities of the near!

Some cities are lucky. A Can- to finding one or two waltors who

ton roport states that an insurance A Journey from Amsterdam $34.00 $36.00 $40.00 $45.00 $50.00 and $60.00 future. There would remain the coached Paris recently in his restaurant in Vionna without within sound of Bow Bells.

announcement South, which would comprise Marseilles by somersaults. He have spent many years in Eng- that part of Kwangtung in must make more than a million land, either in London or at the reminds us of the late Director of man is missing.

***Our touders are invited to favour of Dr, Sun Yat-son. How somersaults to reach his deatina-oaside, who all tell the same Education and his perronnial. long could it hold out against the tion by January 12, 1925, the tale: times are very bad here, and joke. "Take away my Board but do

dalo specified in the wager. Him they wish they were back in not marry my, tenchors," he used send in contributions suitable for

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