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RELIGION IS NOT AN ·ARGU- MENT, OR EVEN A OREED; IT

here would be to lose control of the ovil and to multiply an army [of smugglers. So long as the Chineso want, to smoke oplum and so long as the poppy is 16 LIFE AND LOVE.Lilian grown in their country, so long Whiting. will they got it hero and olso- whero.

Control is primarily essential and it must inevitably precodo the abolition of the ovil.

CHINA'S PROBLEMS.

SIR JOHN JORDAN'S VIEWS, ·

London, November 4. Speaking at the annual dinner of the Chips Association, which was attended by the Earl of Onslow, the Marquis of Bligo, Bir Frank Swettonham, Sir James Lookhart, Lit.-Gon. Bir George Macdonogh, Thure was oloau bill of and the Bishops of North China and Hongkong, the Chairman, Sir health in the Colony yesterday. John Jordan, referring to Gon. Fong Yu-hsiang's coup, described Fong as an Old Testament type of Christian. He declared that Feng "The Kid" is being shown at unification, Sir John Jordan opined that Wu Poi-fu's idea was was never a whole-hearted supportor of Wu Pai-fu's plan of forceful

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Whatever else might be said the Coronot until Monday. impracticablo. Unity was only attainable by an arrangement giving against foreign governments, It Tuesday will inaugurate the the provinces a large share in the government of the country. has to be sait in their favour Coronot's great British film wook. China was too largo and the problems too complex to admit of rigid control by a contral authority. Ho considered that foralgnore wore that they have tried to got

The silk_forwarded from here partly responsible for the present trouble in China through thoir effective control, but that their by the 8.8. Empress of Australia," violation of the embargo on the import of arms, and suggested that efforts have largely boon stultifi-on the 10th. Octobor, arrived in the question should be submitted to the League of Nations. He ot by the lack of control in China New York on the 3rd. November, found the railways a mont discouraging feature of the situation in

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China. Instead of paying handsomely they were no longer national concorne, but bad become the proserves of Provincial Tuchuns, threatening to become a curso instead of a blossing,

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That is the crux of the opium. Five thieves who raided the s.. problem. "The temporary dia. On Ping in port, on Wednesday

night, overpowered the watchman Referring to the influence of Russia, Sir John Jordan thought turbed political conditions in and made away with all the that a disquieting featuro was the determined effort of M. Karak- | China" to, which Mr. Sze refer-awnings and other canvas on ham and a section of younger Chinoso to undermine the treaty

red have not hoon so tomporary board..

rights of Britain and othor Powers. He considered it was impossible for M. Karakhan to participate in the doliborations of the diplom- N au he would make thom appear. Chosing Kam, a roman on stie body at Peking. The Russian Treaty of 1924 and the Treation Lack of effective governance in board the Norwegian steamer of other Powors were as far apart as the poles giving no common the Provinovs on the part of Dukat, who was found stabbed in ground for deliboration. Dealing with the renewal of British Crown YPoking lies at the root of the a sampan, died yesterday. The leases in the Treaty Forts, Sir John Jordan contended that th

problem-at toast the magnitude police are searching for the men Imperial Government's decision in that connection ought to be re-

who wore with him.

considered. Tho caso should be submitted to arbitration or the of the problem. Not until thoro

Courts. Recalling the anxietion of the war, Sir John Jordan rojolced is bottor control will the problem Mr. J. R. Wood is due to that the position of the Far East was now likely to be strengthened come within manageable limits, arrive back in the Colony next the naval base at Singapore. The Dominions in the southern We think Mr. Sze would get that week. returning from Home hamisphore should never again be exposed to the risks of the late

war. leave. He will resume his formor "whole-hearted co-operation of position as Senior Magistrato atļ the Powers posessing territorial] the Contral Magistracy,

Sir Worthington Evans, responding for the Guests, jocularly referred to the mass of official papers regarding the Crown losses. intorosts" he so glibly spokoj

He thought the conclusión ranched was not 'unfavourable to the in London, Meyer Elios Sassoon, about, if the Powers were ass Service Medal has been awarded reconsidored it should be reconsidered in the spirit of equity and A Colonial Auxillary Long holders, but aquitable and just. Ho opined that if the decision was the senior Partner of Mosers. Eed of the effective co-operation by His Excellency the Governor justies which distinguished all the Government's dealing. He con. D. Sassoon & Co., Ltd. (by cable). of China herself. Failure to to Lance Corporal M. A. Jolinson, Bidared that what was wanted in China as in Europe was Govern- furnish that effective co-opor- of the Engineer Company, Hong-mont-pledged stability with a majority of the people guarantooing

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any attempt to control. The Mr. Simoos; living at No. 4 problem is primarily on for Saifee Torrace, Kowloon has domestic China to solve, because reported that jowollory to the ouco it is solved inland it can be value of $113 was stolen, yester.

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CHINA'S NEW GOVERNMENT.

SCHOOL TEAMS.

ST. JOSEPH'S BEAT ST. STEPHEN'S.

An attempt to popularies tonuis

WHY WU WAS KICKED OUT.

Peking, Nov. 5. Dorothy Gish's latest Para- Mr. C. T. Wang recoivod thirty in the schools, now that inter- mount comedy "The Ghost in the pressmon this morning and made school football has definitely boon Garrot," which was shown for a statement that Feng Yu-belang abandoned, was made last Wed- Oil on the watere, troubled the first time in Hongkong at the on October 23rd took the highest needay when a team of St. Joseph's the evil of opium smoking in the waters, has a well-known sooth- Queen's Theatre last night, is a responsibility towards the coun- College met a team representing Far East has contred around ing offact, but we can think of comedy of apooks and laughs try. Mr. Wang expressed sym-St.Stophon's College. The match the position of China. The con- no more exasperating thing for mixed to suit every taste. It's pathy with Wu Pal-fu personally, was played on the latter's ground

anybody concorned with the wall worth scoing.

but Wu's policy of unilication by and provod quite a suocess. The densed reports telegraphed by waters of this harbour than the

force never commended itself to St. Joseph's, after being down at Router gives, we think, a crystal

the judgmont of the people. the

ond of the first round, "We have driven out of ofico eventually won by the narrow ised view of things and we are all the batter able to judge of the

the a handful of corrupt persone.margin of eleven games, 55 to 44. China is one of the richest coun-The standard of play was con- cargo S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD. position. On the one hand, there there is pollution of harbours coolic lost his hold and fell into trios on earth, and was made aldered good. The scores were:-

is Dr. Alfred Szo prosenting a with oil, and seafaring men who the bottom

lighter, insolvent for years by unscrupu H.D. Rumjahn and 8. Cassumb- The militarists hoy beat Yo and Loe 8.3, bent long written statement on behalf come to Hongkong for the first sustaining serious internal in-lous officials.

time must be amazed to find juries, which necessitated his bave engineered fouds in order to Lim and Hab-osh G-5, lost to Lim Chita, in which China is made that this polluting can apparently romoval to the Government promote their personal interests, and Leo 5-6. to appour the helpless victim be done with impunity. The last Civil Hospital.

while education and the public: I. A. Razack and A. Bink beat services have no funds, and in-Yo and Loe 6-5, boat Lim and of the Power. China is concern-two days must have been records,

The s.8. Empress of Russia is tornal and international trade and Leo 8-3, lost to Lim and Hah.com od with suppression, says Mr. oven for the filth that sometimos

is found flouting on the harbour Bus here at 8.00 a.m. on Tuos, day commerce are at a standstill. 5-6. Sze, but how can she achieve surface, and we fancy that those 11th inst, and will leave for We shall live up to the letter and

A, Kiteholl and J. Cassumbhoy that end when all the Powers people whese small craft and Manila at 5.00 p.m. on Wed. 12th spirit of our treaty engagements, beat Yo and Les 7-4, best Lim with territorial rights are im-wharves have been covered with inst., arriving there 7.00 a.m. on but wo wish to remind the friend- and Loo 8-3, lost to Lim and

thick layer of dirty oil must Fri. 14th inst. The steamer willy Powers that China has a right Hab-ooh 2-9. porting the drug? It is true, have quite a flood of speech, if leave Manila 5.00 p.ro. on Sat. to her own existence, Any con- says Mr. Szo, that there has boon they aro at all coherent, with 15th inst., arriving back in Hong-ditions derogatory to her right to a recrudescence of the cultiva-which to describe the state of kong at 7.00 a.m. on Monday, exist as a free and independent affairs. Yesterday evening the 17th inat, It will sail for Van-nation must be rectified by mutual tion of the poppy and the pro- whole fairway was covered with couver, B.C., via Shanghai and arrangement as soon as possible. duction and เร of prepared oil refuse in varying stages of Japan ports at daylight on 20th It is our duty to collaborato in opium owing to "temporary filth, and the odour of the stuff inst. (Thursday),

carrying out the provisions of the | Washington Conference, and thus disturbed political conditions in was distinct as one crossed in launches and on the ferries. Wo

It is of interest to note that in onsure a durable poade in the China" but he claims that the do not know where this oil has a big fire which caused the Pacific."

suffering come from, but we do know that destruction, a few days ago, of "did not expect the conference Questioned, Mr. Wang said he minialy from the foreign-grown it was long ago time something three storey building occupied by would moet before another two was done to make such occur-sovoral Chinese firms, at No. 147 oplum smuggled into China.

rencos almost impossible. It is Connaught Road West all the months. Reuter, We wonder just how much nothing short of disgraceful that safes were recovered intact from WU AT CHEEFOO.

such B state of affairs should the ruins. The contents had not

Shanghai, Nov. 7. woight Mr. Szo expects the Far

exist, months after previous com-boon danaged, and whon one safe The Choofoo Chinese Chamber Eastern delegates to pay to much plaints on the same lines have was opened it was found that Commoroo has received at the pier and in the streets, and u statement? Mr. Campbell, on been made. This is one of the large choques on the Bank of wireless from the gunhuat Hai- it is doubtful whether such behalf of India, questioned the biggest ports in the world, but in Canton were in a perfect state of chi, that Wu Fol-fu intended welcome has been given to any-

one or two things it is far bohind statoment and added that half other places of a tenth its size bundle of banknotes amounting troops. The Chambor urgently re-even the Portuguceo airmon.

proservation. In another osso a to land at Chefoo with 15,000 body arriving hore before, not the opium smuggled into Burma and importance.

to $9,000 bore no trace of having quested him not to land. Chinese od he proceeded to the Cathedral After the Archbishop had land- came from China and that the Another Change.

suffered from the sovere heat to reports state that two warshipe same thing applied to Hongkong

which it must have been subject- and several transports are outside by motor car, where he received Underlying the nows of the ousted. The safoa, togather with Chefoo waiting for

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WELCOME ΤΟ ARCHBISHOP.

(Our Own Correspondent.) There was a vory onthusiastic welcome given to His Grace the arrived on Wednesday afternoon. Archbishop of Goa, when he Long before the boat was berthed. many launches with bands went to meet the vessel and gavo His 'Grave a triumphal welcome.

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Tokyo, Nov. 6.

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in this Colony know for a from the Imperial Palace at Pek-back to the owners. cortainty that Chinese opium isling is the indication that China is smuggled here in large quantitios, rapidly changing and history is wa also know that in Canton still being written near to us sta

furlous rate The revolution have been doing little more than to-day native grown and proparod which broke out fourteen. years experiment, and they have not opium is being sold practically go introduced a new form of Fot discovered the recipe for the government, and at one stroke as palatable pio of democracy which without restriction at price

A large and approciativo aud- it wore the traditions of centuries was to follow the distastoful stow vory much below what is charged were covered, but there yet ro- of the Manchu overlordship. Opera Company's presentation of lenco attonded the Italian Grand hers, and we also know, on the mained the semblance of an Many unbiasaad observers believe Bizet's famous Carmen at the unimpeachable testimony of mis. ancient regime in the Imperial that the Imperial autocracy was Theatre Royal last night. Signor Court at the old palace, and the bottor thon the present-day slonarion living up country, that city of bistorie tradition preserved equabbling over the Presidonoy. Soamuzzi, as the Toroador, main entrance to the Palace on poppy growing to China is on in one corner of its closely-at least the Chinese realms were received hearty applauso and January 1 has been sentenced to

scale more extensivo than guarded procinots a haven for united under one acknowledged much praise for his interpretation imprisonment for life,

Two Japanese accomplices Well, the those who still would keep to the head.

of the role. ever before. We of this Colony ways of their forefathors, and a changing with feverish spoed, Mile. Piana Minotti, in the wore sentenced to seven years' can take this to our credit, that contral point for the monarchists and nobody can say whither it is title role, charmed her hearers imprisoment and six months'

with her exquisito rendition of imprisonment,.. respectively, we have tried to reduce opium to look to, even if it were with all going to load or when the ex

famous number, "Bi Tu Daily Bulletin, consumption to its lowest level sighs of vain regret. Now it porimenting will end.

In this M'aimes." It is doubtful if there Bosms that all this is to go for-latest docroo of the Poking by making the price well-high ever, The people of China, the dictator we see one more tower all of Bizet's opera than this is any more charming sooro in prohibitivo and by a conscientious massos, are probably indifferent of the old edifice topple over, and and Mils, Minotti's Intergrat- endeavour to prevent illicit im to those changes, and know only for the sake of picturesque anation left little to be desired,

that the now form of goveru-tiquity, if for nothing more, we portation. For the Governmentment has not been an unqualified have to deplore the vanishing off The role of Don Joso was taken suddonly to say that it would sucpose. In fact, the successive another link with the ancient import and soll no more oplum Republiosn rulers of the land glorios of Cathos.

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A FLAG INCIDENT.

Paris, Nov. 5.

The papers... announce the Big. F. Corbetts while that of arrest in an Alsation Village of Mercedes was taken by Mile, two Germans for having torn the Vittorina Polastri,

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