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MEMORIAL ŠERVICE,“

DAY BY DAY.

THE MOST COMPLETELY LOST OF ALL DAYS 18 ONE IN WHICH WE HAVE NOT LAUGHED.-Cham-

It can be said that on the whole 'fort, the British law in Hongkong Is mild in its infliction of punishments, mand to-day is 28. 3.15/16d.

The rate of the dollar on de

compared with other tropical

*** colonies, and It is a moot point Tha P. and O. 5.a. Sicilia loft Singapore at 4.30 p.m. on the 20th whether more stern measures instant and is dus here about 6 against lawbreakers would not in a.m. on the 26th instant, some ways make the Colony a better place to live in.

The forthcoming wedding is

17 Police Station, to Miss Helen

THE MAN OF CHINA.

A. PARADOXICAL GENTLEMAN.

CORRESPONDENCE,"

(To the Editar of the "Hongkong

Telegraph."- SCOUTS' STRIKE SERVICE. ·

Culled from an American news- paper the following short article! on the Chinose makes very inter Sir-May 1, through the columns osting reading:

of your journal, request that any Yes, ba ia pesullar. He stands organisations, Brms or persons up unarmed in a crowd and allows for Scout Service rendered to them Wishing to make some remuneration himself to be shot down by ma during the strike should do so by chine guna.in a cause he would not fight for if he were armed. sending their contributions either.

Frank Churchill, manager for

He goes on strike with hundreds to the Hon. Treasurer of the Hong- Labourite and other enquirers the late Pancho Villa, has an- and thousands of others, not to kong Boy Scouts Association, C. H. nounced that the body will be benefit himself but merely as a Blason, Esq., care of Messrs, Butter. who are Bo solicitous for the returned to the Philippines for Protest against what he regards as field and Swire, or to me at the welfare of the Chinese might be burial.

a case of abstract injustios; but ba Seamen's Institute, when the Asso- could not be brought to organizo ciation will see that the right peo- Interested in the authentic history

offectively to enforco justice, ple benefit? of legal penalties inflicted in China announced of Sub-Inspector Willand, and despises them; he deals given by Scouts working as such Ha tolerates foreigners in his This naturally applies to service itself, where agitators against the liam Edward Wilson, of the No honestly with them in business and sent out in answer to appll- government get short shrift, the Elizabeth Arnold, of No. 229ators and on occasion puts & cations made to me or to their res

boycott on their products 80 Aring squad doing the work which Nathan Road, Kowloon,

effectivo as to break the back to the services of those boys, who pective Scoutmasters... and not of an entire nation's trade.

though perhaps Scouts secured em- While recognizing the essential futility and wrong-headednes of ployment independently of the or Bolshevism, he permits himself anisationYours, etc., to bo led by Russian agents into all kinds of excesses; he could never be a Communist, hut he londs himself to the ends "of

not many years ago, was delegated to the executioner. Then there

The Countess of Clanwilliam, daughter of the lato Sir Arthur was the recognised institution of Kennedy, a former Governor of slow torture to death, still reflected Hongkong, left estate valued at in cases of atrocities perpetrated £52,885, with not personalty against defeated foes of civil wars. But we think that the unhesitating manner in which the local policy has been upheid in Parliament will

£52,382.

Command Orders state that the Communists. official rate for all payments fixed-

He is fundamentally & pacifist,

G. T. WALDEGRAVE,

Commissioner, H.K.B.S.A. Hongkong, July 22, 1925,

REPULSE BAY, BUSES.

ia sterling, which have to be yet numerically he loads, the made in Hongkong and on the world in armies. Ho res more go a long way towards checking China Station during the month wars and less bloodshed than are future purposeless queries. It is of August will be 2s. 34d.. soon in any other country in the Sir, On the 13th instant, it was world. He refuses to take wars stated in your columns that the very pleasing to note that the best The Health Return for the seriously, but is constantly Hotel Company would be resum method of dealing with various week ending July, 18 shows one engaged in thom:

ing its normal bus services to and We cannot understand him at from Repulse Bay on the 15th in- aspects of the present situation is case of entoric fever (British),

and two deaths from influenza. this distance or at any distance stant, including the 4.30 p.m. bas. being left largely to the men on For the 24 hours ending July 20, Yet ordinarily he is easy to deal! from Hongkong...

understand us and at the same the curtailed service is still in Notwithstanding this statement, time suspect that he plumbs our operation, although the emergency iamost motives.

the spot.

Britain, and Hongkong, one case of small-pox (American) with. We feel that be doen not are fortunate in having an adminis-is reported.. tration which is not seeking to show

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We want to do businers with service to Causeway Bay and

A Memorial Service for the late Mes. Bullock will be held in St. John's Cathedral, on Thursday, 23rd July, at 5.30 p.m.

us. the way in which we should go nature being what it is, it is more him and to help him adapt him Happy Valley has stopped and the The celebration, of Holy Com munion at 7.46 a.m., will be within all matters, but is leaving this or less to be expected, special intention..

The Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1925,

THE COLONY UPHELD.

If the self to the scheme of world big buses are back from Kowloon, Colony to stand on its own feet, as K.R.A. Committee intends doing civilization. He goes on the The present service is quite ina- it is fully capable of doing, anything in the manner suggested Warpath against all foreigners dequate, and the cutting out of the and we land marines in his cities.4.30 bus means that the 6, p.m. then the earlier such action is We judge him by our standards bus is always overcrowded with taken the better, because many and are usually wrong; he mis- people who want to go out to the judges us by his standards, and Bay for a bathe, It would be in we are not sure that he is wrong. the public interest to resume the And when the present troubles full service. Enclosing my cari have quieted down the Obinese Yours etc. will remain just as much of a puzzle as aver.

June Wages Question.

some

HAWKINS" MARINE

DROWNED

UNHAPPY TERMINATION TODAY'S LEAVE.

SEA BATHER. Hongkong, July 22nd, 1925,

PO HING FONG DISASTER.

This question as to whether servants are returning daily and household servants who defected there is a goodly proportion of during the closing days of June residents who would only too glad- should be paid wages for the ly follow some general strong days they worked during June is lead. still exercising the minds of local There is something very householders, apparently.

The Strike a Boomerang. The encouraging about the way in Mid-Levels' Association has re- The Canton people who have which the local administration is commended its members not to seen fit to engineer and encourage being upheld by the Home Govern- pay their servants for any days Hongkong's strike, in the belief ment on questions of polley. We that might have been worked dur-that it would cripple this Colony had the pleasure of publishing aling June and Peak residents have financially and commercially, pro-

DEATH ENQUIRY OPENED, message from the Secretary of how adopted a similar attitude on bably gave little thought to the In an ardeavour to find the State for the Colonies recently in the recommendation of the Com-point that the stoppage would body of a British marine, Harry stances surrounding the death of An enquiry into the circum- which was expressed the Colonial mittee of the Peak Residents' As- have a boomerang effect," injuring Ash who fell into the Huanpu the victims of the Po Hing. Fong Office's full confidence in the sociation.

from a sampan off the Avenus flood disseter, was opened at the If is publicly urged Canton just as much as Hongkong. Edward VII jetty. H. M. 8. Central Magistracy yesterday Governor of Hongkong in his that the Committee of the Kowloon But that is what is happening. Hawkins and other mon-of-war afteracon by Mr, 8. B. B. Mo handling of the critical situation in Residents' Association, which dur. Yesterday we gave

acts swopt the river with their Elderry, sitting as Coroner.

soarohlights between 10 and 11 which this Imperial outpost finds ing the early days of the strike cited by a Chinese merchant to last night, says the NC. Daily men, before opening this enquiry Mr. McElderry said Gontio- itself. Yesterday one of the passed resolutions stating that show how the strike is affecting News of July 16. The Bund in the I feel sure that you would like Labour Members of Parliament, whilst no strike pay should be one important Kwangtung indus.viointy of the Shanghai Club and me to express bere publicly on with an eye on all our doing, paid there, should be a settlement try: The same story could doubt French Band wore brilliantly is to enquire into the cause of the behalf of us, whose duty it raised the question of the propriety for the days worked during June, less be told of practically every illuminated, attracting numerous this disaster, our sincere sympathy of inflicting the flogging penalty, should now give its members an business in Canton which is in- spectators.

Marine Ash and a comrade, those who have perished

with the surviving relatives of terested in trade with foreign Marine Marobant, both of H.M.S. 27 measures which the local authorities opinion on the matter so that all countries. If there is commer-Hawkins, were returning from the enquiry, but without taking Mr. McElderry formally opened found it necessary to introduce at the residents' Associations in cial stagnation here, there is just sampan at the Avenue Edward until Friday afternoon at 2.15. liberty. Marchant got into a Any evidence, and adjourned it the commencement of the present the Colony

as much in Canton. In both VII jetty. At the time there was He and the members of the jury might present trouble. The Under Secretary for

unanimous, . front on the places, the same fact dominates a strong ebb tide running, which left the Court then to visit the

drew the sampan a few feet, from scene of the catastrophe. the situation namely, the non-the pontoon. As Ash attempted terms. to the effect that the matter for the K.R.A. Com- movement of cargo and the con- to get into the craft he jumped Thomas Arthur (foreman), Mr. Ho The jury comprised Captain Governor here had the authority to mittee to decide, but we suggest sequent stoppage in the flow of short, falling into the river be- Kom Tong and Mr. J. Q). Shopperd.

tween the pontoon and the sam legialate in accordance with special that no harm and but little loss of normal trade. At present, both par. The watch on board the requirements, and that the flogging "face" would result if Kowloon ports are suffering in this respect Hawkins immediately despatched penalty had the Home administra-residents were given a chance to perhaps more than they have ever

a boat's crew in a motor-launch, tion's approval as an emergency vote as they think.

done before, and that fact should It was further pointed majority of the Committee of the be sufficient to bring home to the out that this form of punishment K.R.A. thinks it would be just to Chinese, the absolute futility of it was apparent the tide bed can be imposed in Britain for pay wages for days worked, it does strike movements such as that dwawn bim, but without snocess. certain classes of serious offences. not follow that the majority of which has now lasted for more

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Inst. Instead of at noon an that this was sanctioned as a and the matter is one on which sent conditions serve once again 23 by Mr. and Mrs. Neville The following

A reception was held on June advertised.

altorations' deterrent for arms traffickers. In residents as a whole have a right to demonstrate the obvious fact Chamberlain. Among those who apply to Steamship Service for fact, it is a punishment necessary to expression. Of course, there that Canton and Hongkong are attended were the Japaneen Am- which the Bank Line, Ltd, are

bassador, Sir Robert and Lady the agents in cases where, as with "white never will be unanimity of action both necessary one to another, Ho Tung, and Mr. and Mrs. F. G. American & Manchurian Line slavers" and other criminals of the on the part of householders, al- and that when one suffers a com- Ponny

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Stella Benson, the novelist, who Bedford on the 7th, prox: Merton Baltimore via Burz, City of sentence, which is likely to prove the part of residents' associations, haps the day will come when the private life, is on her way back American and Oriental Line, At most, the resolutions of these real business men of Canton will to England via California, after M. 6. Elmbank, for Boston and The fear of the "eat" has time associations are but expressions see to it that they are no longer vor three years' absence in Yun- New York via Suez, on the 1st.

Dan, where her husband has a and again been proved to be the of opinion and have no binding made pawns in a game played by post in the Chinese Customs

September

Ellorman Lino, for United most dominating in criminal circles, effect, and there will always be politicians and agitators. Not Servios,

Kingdom and Continent, City of and always provides a potent some men and women who will until they seriously combine in v

Tokio, 2nd. prox weapon for the law to wield continue to act towards their ser profection of their interests can Colonel Heathcote and Lt. Jointservice of the Bino Funnel Special circumstances require vants as they personally desire, we expect any guarantee of unin-young officers of the K.O.Y.LT Line, Antilochus 28th, inst; Oity ni Colonel Agg, who were popular and American and Manchurian special measures, and the position quite apart from whatever any terrupted tradal activity which is during that regiment's spell of of Bedford 7th. prox; Merton here in this time of emergency has association may have to say on

so essential to the prosperity both duty in Hongkong, were among Hall 19th, proz; Laomedon 26th. indubitably," called for severe the mattor. That is an attitude of Canton

those who attended the annual prox. (all vía Buez), Butterfield and of this Colony

regimental dinner at the Hotel sud Bwire or the Bank Line, remedies. So far, It has not been far from commendable but, human as well.

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