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WE SHOULD ENJOY MORE SOME INTERESTING ITEMS, Information gathered on thỏ MEN Waterfront shows that with, 80 many refugees from the great fire
ax military ability, and OURSELVES WITH THE WORDS actually ontored a military AND
OTHER DEEDS OF
FRANCE AND RUSSIA,
NEW UNDERSTANDING FORESHADOWED.
Paris, Dec. 4. Several thousands of Commun-..
schaal of which Tuan Ohi-juilWHICH APPERTAIN NOT TO 001at Wuchowin a plight of distress. 1sts demonstrated outside the rail-.
was a director. Who could have CHARGE-Jeremy Taylor. told how these two-instructor/
and pupil-wore to cross the Mr. J. H. Taggart loft for tho President another's path in the yeare to Shanghai by
comet But he soon afterwards
Jackson.
!
came into contact with another man who was destined to riza
Herring-Hall-
Marvin Safe
Co.
Yesterday's health return with him to power and make an showa ona anao each of typhold
the populace there is anxiously waiting rollof from oharitable organisations.
LOW WATER. The water on the second bar between Dosing and Wachow is now only oight foot high, and all Wuchow steamore are finding it increasingly difficult to proceed
ingloriqua exit on his defeat, for/and cerebro-spinal fever. Both all the way up to that port. The
1
were Chinosu.
A collision occurred between a
only two boats now really able to approach Wuohow. with a full cargo and all the passengers permitted by their cortifiestos are the Forluguano atoomers Gos and
ho. joined the Third Army Division of which the lato. President, then Goneral Tao
tram and a motor car in Des Kun, was Commander. After a Voeux Rond Wost yesterday. Dilly, employed on the Canton-, Specifications on Applica brilliant period of service during resulting in severe damage being Wuchow run. Some of the other done to the car. No-one was boats have found it to thoir
advantage to "awap" towa—1.0,, | one of the boats will stay at
tion to.
Distributers.
hurt.
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the revolution, he rose to be a brigade commander, and later MUSTARD & Coated for Thao Kun in the
divisional commandership whon The Mastor of the 6.5. Hopsang Dosing and the other will procoad Tsao bocamo Military Governor reports that whilst his boat was "P.to Wuchow in ballast and on the way from Bangkok to tow enough lighters down to load of Chihli. After helping to sup- Swatow, ono Chinoso obild died stoamers. The boats take turns prass the Monarchical movement (causo unknown) and one coolie in this work, which has been passonger died from consump-
successfully porformed by the of 1917, Wu rocaptured Yochow tion. Both bodies wore buried at steamers Kochow and Talming, and formerly also between the and Changsha from the South in soa.
Wing Ping and and the Wo-Ping. The Kongmoon steamer Kung On returned from the Kwong Tack Choong shipbuilding yard to-loy after having boon thoroughly overhauled there,
17, Connaught Rand Central
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The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 5th Doc., 1924
THE PASSING OF WU PEI-FU.
the campaign of 1918. Two years lator ho came into con-
way station, receiving M. Krassin with cheers for the Revolution. A strong force of police main- talnod order
M. Krassin.
Lieutenant J. F. Sawyor has flict with Tuan Chi-jui, when the hoon appointed to the Titania,
ship latter unsuccosefully opposed the dopot
for submarinos, return of Wu's troops from at Ilongkong: Paymaster-
M. Krassin on arrival at the Hunan to Chilli, and the down-Lieutenant F. D. T. Churcher and went alongside the wharf joins the Tamar, Hongkong, as near West Paint. She loaves fall of Tuan and of his Anfusecretary to Commodoro Sterling
Russian Embassy told pressmen for Kongmoom this ovoning.
The Wuobow 13-knot passenger that the Soviet's immediato aims faction sowed the seeds of an on change of command.
yacht, Kookow (Capt. G. Jones) were the resumption of normal onmity which it is impossible
is leaving for that port this Russo-Fronch rulations, econom could over be entirely eliminated,
afternoon. As Captain Jones hasically, commercially and financi Amongst the passengers who Of more recent prowess in the loft by the Empress of Australia boun soven and a half years on ally. He denied any intention of
France.Reuter. Amidst all the kaleidoscopic field of battlo, might be mention- were the Hon Mr. P. H. Holyoak, the Kechow, he is expected to immediately floating a loan in
ed Wu's defeat of the Fongtion Miss Joyce Holyoak, Sir Henry Bot through in good time.
B. I. stoámor Tawala movemonts in Chinese affairs
Gollan, Major Cassel, Mr. and forens when they invaded Mra. Bertram Gilos, Mr. and arrived from Japan ports yester during the past few weeks, one
Hor figure has attracted to itself Chibli in 1922. Now the tables Mrs. E. M. Sleigh, Mr. W. T. day and reports a heavy or MR. H. W. LOOKER, M. P. particular notice by reason of its have been turned. It was in Dye. Mr. I. A. Zellensky and Mr. east gale, with rough sons.
popular commander, Capt. W, A. H. W. Ray,
| Fitt, is still going as strong as almost tragic descont from the the disgraceful "olection** heights of succoss to the depthe Tsao Kun to tho Presidency that
The village of Sai Tan, in the PRESIDENT BOAT ARRIVES of impotency-and that is Mar- Marshal Wu recently camo moet
Tuikoktsui district, was combed!
The Pacifio Mail liner President
of
The
uver,
FORMER HONGKONG
LAWYER ELECTED.
shal Wu Pal-fu. Shortly after prominently before the public, by policò officers the night boforo Cleveland arrived yesterday morn-that in the General Election, &
force
interost.
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whon information Wal
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CHINESE SOLDIER,
Home papers to hand show the outbronk of the war in the not only of China but the whole fagt North, most foreigners word world, and it was only a mattor received that arms were stored ing from Manila and also ex- Unionist gain was recorded in and misty the South-Eastorn division of inclined to back him against all of time before the opposition therein. One man was arrested,
hie attempt contested
and he is now being charged with weather on the run over. Amongst Essox, whore Mr. H. W. Looker
bor possession of a loaded automatic passougers were Captain socured 19,731 votos, the former. adds, and even if they did not
now the pistol and 14 cartridges.
George Anderson, principal of member, Mr. P. U. Hoffmano, agree with his militarist outlook, dictatorship. Well,
well-known local firm of Labour, receiving only 13,820, clash has come, and luck has
Mr. Horbort Witham, Looker Mosers. Burveyors, they hoped that he would gain a'
boon against Wu Pei-fu. Ho doolsivo victory so as to make a
The following prizon are still Anderson.
Anderson and Ashe, with Mrs. was born at St. Ives, Hunting- into the winge, and
Captain Anderson ro- donshire in 1871, was educated unified administration, and an passen
unclaimed, and may be obtained turned to Hongkong about a week privately, and artioled to a firm oud to the late disagreements, leaves others on the stage; but on application to the Deputy ago after an extensive business of London solicitors. In 1895 ho he was a courageous man, and Superintondont of Police, Police trip to America but later precood came to Hongkong and after- possible. Indeed, it seemed as if
ramo. ad to Manila, He states that wards becamo partner in the firm the policy of unification by while he appeared in the lime- Headquarters: Doll's
Ticket No. 88. Joan Smith. $1.00 no found shipping
Deacon, Looker, conditions of Messrs. was to have a trial, and light the drama did not lack
rafflé. Ticket No. 267-enfety on the Pacific Coast of America Deacon and Haraton, from which razor. A. Callard, 10 cent raflle, and Canada quite healthy, al- be retired in 1919, and eventually perhaps that is what China re-
Tickats Nos. 12 and 150,-Arint, quired after all. Despite the
though there was by no means settled at Great Baddow, Cholma- In 1922 ho fought, un. aboom. In Manila, shipping ford. strength of the forces, aspeciallySaint Joan"
conditions were rather duller, as successfully in Central Hull against Liout.-Com. Kenworthy, the woll-trained troops of Mar-
Captain B. H. Ramsay bas throughout the East generally. Under the guidance of Mr. W. been appointed to the command sbal Chang Tao-lin, arrayed Sinclair, the Hongkong Amateur of the light cruiser Wogmouth for prominerit San
Mr. Arthur M. Brown, the but largely increased the Con Francisco at Bervative voto. against him, Wu Pei-fu cortainly Dramatic Club is nothing if not her trooping trip to the Far East, torney, with Lin wifo and had a winning hand, and that ambitious. In the past, we have The Woymouth left Southampton daughter, also arrived on the be know his business was proved certainly had some wonderful for Hongkong on Nov. 4 with the President Cleveland.
productions, thanks to the energy, new crew for the light oruiser by the manoeuvres by which he the painstaking care and tho Despatch, and ratings for various Mr. and Mrs. Drów Chideator| preserved his men from annihila-undoubted artistic skill of Mr. ships of the station. Captain the President Cleveland. Mr. tion when everything had turned Sinclair, who revels in blzarro Ramsay replacos Captain M. B. Obidostor is the President of a
STEALS IRON RODS. effects and always strikes a nota Birkitt, who took tho Weymouth steamship against him, and the defection of of distinct originality. Now woon her last relief trip:
company operating A soldier from Nanking found General Feng Yu-heiang threat- are to have Bernard Shaw's!
vesaols direct between Los Ange-two iron rods standing up against les and Manila.
a wall yesterday. They did not oned tho Chibli arms with over-"Saint Joan," a play which has
Another
paseonger on the seem to belong to anyone,' he whelming disaster. But he never aroused much comment at Home,
as all the works of this admitted Our Picture Page to-morrow President Cleveland, bound for later told a police constable. His had a chanco after that, and genius bavo. This is a really will include photographs of the San Francisco, is Mr. W. P. thieving instincts had assorted wisely gave up the struggle. Wo impelling drama, with touches Scottish Company of the Defonce Hawley, President of the Hawley themselves and so be-appropriated characteristically Corps at Church Parado on Pulp and Paper Company, of tão iron, but at the critical thus come to the vital ovont in which
moment he was dotected by the the recent campaign, the "bo-Shavian, and it calls for acting Sunday last, together with a Drogon
of a very high ordor to be group of this Company's officers
policeman and arrosted... and Mr. J. Reid, President of St. DANGEROUS SPOT. trayal" by Feng Yu-hsiang, which succosefully stage. Thero
The story he told the Magistrate The shipmaster who yosterday this morning was that he was now appears to have resulted no fewer than six soenos and an Androw's Socioty; photographs
of taken at the laying of the frat reported that there had been to have joined the Army in moraly in replacing Stork by epilogue. The undertaking
such a production is a tribute to stono in the North Point seawall some shoaling up around the Canton, but he fell sick on arrival Log. However, that is outside the high ideals which our local sobeme; and group of Althea Bank states that this has in the Colony and went into the the scope of our presont dis-A. D. C. sets before itself, and Commodore Grace, R. N:, and not been very marked, but that Tung Wab Hospital. He left a cussion.
tho. French surveying vessol is few days ago, but was in an from many points of view the docision
now busy sounding at a point uttoriy destitute state. to put on "Saint!
Mr. N. L. Smith
Iont a For a time it appeared as if Joan" is of consuming interest,
roughly fiftoon milles south-west Wu Poi-fu was to have a hand In Incidentally, it may be mentioned full weight into the adjustment by west Irom Rega Point Light sympathetio e to this tale of the futurd administration of the that this great play has just of world conditions far more house, where a new and danger-distress, and whilst sentencing seven days' hard. concluded a lengthy season at effectively by linking up with ously shallow place is said to the man to country, as he offered silegianco the Now Theatre, London, with the League than by remaining so have formed. Mariners would labour suggested to the prosecut- COMBINATIONS to the Provisional President, Sybil Thorndike in the title role-rigidly aloof. One further stand-be well advised to bo on their ing police officer that something
Tuan Chi-jai; but it is doubtful fact which will at any rate point which cannot be overlooked guard while they approach the might be done for him.
Bhow that our A. D. O. helloves in is that so long
south-western Bootor America ав
of the Inspector Spear said he would whether such an "unholy alli- the policy of kouping us up-to-date remains outside the League, the Bftoon-mile circle drawn with make a note of his Worship's anco" of two old onomies could in the best that is offering in the latter's power and influence are until official reports are sent out might be done for the man on bla centre, wish, and possibly something Kega Lighthouse as have lasted any longer than a way of dramatic fare.
diecharge from prison. many of the other alliances woU. S, Policles. have seen in China since the
If there is one thing which the prejudice against the League in revolution. Very wheely, Wu impartial observer of American the States. There seems a ready has decided to retire, apparently politics regrots it is the apparently inolination to join any other to becomo & Bhuddlat monk. steady resolvo of her loaders to World Court movement, but no
CLUB v. SOUTH CHINA B. How long that rotirement will have nothing to do with the Lea desire to have anything to do gue of Nations. Once again did with the Longuo. That is re-
The following will represent last will perhaps dopond on President Coolidge stress Ame-grottablo, for, after all what's in the uncertain future. Wo must rioa's opposition to the League, in a name? It is beyond question Bir Gooffrey Archer has been the Hongkong Football Club in remember that the veteran Tuan his annual message to Congress. that the United States cannot appointed Governor General of their league match versus South
We do, of course, understand and for over remain in "splendid the Sudan. Reuter
China B. on Saturday, the 6th also rotired not so very long age. appreciate the American stand- isolation. The march of events [Sir Geoffrey Arplier, K.OM.G., Inst, klok of 4 pm. on Club For the present, however, Wu point in this mattor the intonso will inevitably draw Amorioa who is 43 years of age, has had Ground, G. 8. Rodger W. G can be counted out of the military desire to maintain past traditions into olobor and more intimate re-considerable administrative ox Gerrard (Capt.), C. E. Bishop: A of not becoming involved in inter-lation with the countries of the parienes la Africa-in Somaliland, Malt, J. Stewarty, G. WABOU and political arena. His career national entanglements, but, even big outside world. Only by such East Africa and Uganda. His T. Pile HO has boon a remarkable one, ao, we have an idea that the contact can she fulfil hør rightful last post was Governor and Com- G. 3. Jones,
mander-in Obief of Ugands] WJ381 Kor. oven for a land whero" leaders" United States could throw its destiny,
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