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Britishers vis-a-vis the Chiness in "Trends In British Commerce and
Southern China are still the pro- Industry." What forms Its chief.
DAY BY DAY.
BASIS OF GOOD IN LIFE.
AFFECTION IS THE BROADEST.
blends and welfare of us in Hong-Interest is the fact that it is on kong in which is housed the largest embodiment of the views of B single congregation of British observar in the United States, the Eliot. trading interests in the Far East, chief rival of Britain in world Hongkong is not a Colony in the commerce, yet it is written in a The rate of the dollar on usually accepted sense of that term, more optimiätle strain than themand to day is 29. 3.13/168. We are not colonising here as we majority of comments we have
MONDAY'S MASS. MEETING.
George A WOMAN'S IMPRESSIONS.
The blazing heat of a tropical de-summer day had not yet begun to subside when a steady stream of white-olad mən, khaki-olad Volunteers, and a fair sprinkling of women in gay colours, flowed towards the old City Hall of Hongkong at five o'clock in the evening..
There was a clean bill of health aro, say, in Australia or Canada.seen in British journals. The in the Colony yesterday, Hongkong is really in China yet fauthor is evidently a competent enjoying extra-territoriality for all judge of the tendencies in inter-The e. Eastern Prince, which loft Karatsu yesterday, is due to governmental purposes.... Yet be- national trade and, finance,.. and'
arrive here on August 2nd. cause we come under the Colonial his opinions are of considerable Offico, and because the British value, He points out that the
The Hongkong Tramways, Consul-General in Canton comes United Kingdom has made more Ltd, are paying an interim under the Foreign Office, we are real progress towards a normal dividend of fifty cents per share. denied effective co-operation-economic life since the World denied even the right of a volco. War than has any other European The whole of the British interests combatant country, and that these in Hongkong, extending as their gains have been made without influence, does throughout the rest any departure from the establish- of China, are completely silenceded principles of financial integrity, and disfranchised in the effective le declares: "The restoration of
Bofors half-an-hour had pass- ed, the City Hall was crowded out and the Theatre Royal had to be opened to accommodate a crowd which filled it from ceiling to roof and overflowed for down the corridors,
They wore tired man and Sir Robert Ho Tung laft Lon-women-one could see it in their don for the Continent on July 1, faces; men who had been doing and was to be absent for about heavy work under a tropical sun, į four weeks.
The largest electric sign in the world has been erected at Holly wood. It is nearly a quarter of mile long and contains 14 letters each 45 feet high.
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| SPECIFICATIONS AND PRICES circles, merely because Hongkong the gold standard within Jess jis a Colony and not a Concession than seven years after the Arm-
or Settlement..
Second Lieut, D. H. V. Buckle, The anomaly is istice and the steady reduction
of the East Surroys, has been positively ridiculous.
of the national debt are without transferred to the Royal Army Yet it is no good saying so much doubt the greatest financial ac- Service Corps as Second Lieut. and doing nothing. It will take complishments recorded in the on probation. more than a resolution at the publié aftermath of wars." As regards
The Empress of Australia loft meeting to start even the smallest trade, the lifeblood of Britain, Sharatal at noon yesterday and of official wheels in motion. Tho he points out that the economic is due to borth at Pier No. 5, Kowloon Wharf, at 6 p.m. to- Une Celed raph. subject is one which ought to existence of the United Kingdom
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women who had lood over kitoben stoves and undry tubs bravely to show the world that and babies' cote, carrying on the Colony was not going to pieces because a crowd of Russian Bolshevists had pursuaded_the" Chinese workers to feo to Can- ton in order to escape the daggers of the intimidators...
called partly in order to discuss The public meeting, had been what measures should be taken with regard to returning strikers and in order to prevent another such strike in future, with all it entails of misory and loss both to the Chinesa and the European. But they were there also to dis- cuss what message should be sent engage the very serious attention is dependent on its commercial
to Great Britain to make sure of our Government here, of the and financial relations with other
The Observatory reports that that the Mothor Country should Chamber of Commerce, of the China countries. This, however, he east of Balingtang Channel; its pleasure to sacrifice, oneself in typhoon is still indicated to theu: derstand the truth. It was a Association" at Home. Constant views in a far from gloomy light. position and direction of motion loyalty to the Colony, to show representations should be urged He describes the unemployment are still uncertain.
what British pluck can really ac until some liason machinery is problem in Britain as a steadily.
complish against the abominable, The forthcoming wedding is loathsome, lying propaganda of evolved. Until Hongkong-can talk fimproving situation, and nothing announced of Mr. Charles Henry 500. Bolshevists in Canton. But, There is undoubtedly a very its mind to Canton with an un- specially remarkable in regard to Thompson, of the e.s. Anhui, to it made one's blood boil to` open" serious thought underlying the re-challenged right of necess, we shall worldwide after-war conditions. Miss Mary Adelaide Rose, of No. English newspapers and read the ignorant, mischievous rémarks of 311, Nathan Road, Kowloon. solution adopted at Monday's continue to occupy the position of Indeed, he "considers that Great
Billy men who asserted in Parlia public meeting lamenting the fast helplerances in which we find our Britain "makes a very favourable
ment and in print and by absurd The good work done by the cartoons, that the trouble, which that Hongkong.plays no part in the selves, to-day.
showing as to employment when Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, has arisen not only at the great settlement of any of the present
compared with some of the Con-strike is evidenced by the fact has been caused by the "harsh Ltd., in "carrying on" during the Treaty Ports, but all over China, outstanding questions between
tinental countries which outward-that to-day will see the register treatment of British capitalists China, and Britain, It is truly It would be well If the facts con-ty. have given, an appearance of ing of 100,000 meals supplied by and British employers towards
the Hongkong, Peak and Repulse downtrodden Chinese! anomalous that the premier British tained in an official statement greater industriel activity."
As Bay Hotels during the state of The heat in that crowded port of the Far East is forced to appearing elsewhere to-day relating for present conditions, the writer emergency.
theatre was intense, but so eager sit idly by and watch the negotia to the killing of Chinese women, states. that it seems" generally
and earnest was the audience tions of others, that the merchants could be brought to the attention agreed that all the industries of The funeral of the late Mr. that the electric fans were stopped whose head offices are in Hongkong of those Chinese extremists who the United Kingdom are suffering Thursday, 30th instant. The pro- platform should be lost. Great Chau Siu-ki will take place on in order that no word from the and whose branches extend are so fond of representing foreign- from indirect costs higher than cession will leave the Tung Wah Britain must know the truth 1 throughout China have no means of ers as bloodthirsty oppressors who those borne by their chief Eur-Hospital at 1pm. sharp and is! There were women in that getting their viewpoints into the shoot down innocent people on the openn competitors, due to high Ting (Kennedy Town) at about are to-day shut up on that brave Itimed to arrive at the Yat Pit great gathering whose husbands
councils of British leaders just least provocation. The story, in taxes, the exactions of the 30-2.30 p.m. It is understood that little Shameen outside Canton, because Hongkong happens to be a brief, is that a party of women got called "sheltered industries" and H. E. the Governor and other isolated from the city, boycotted,
officials will attend.
by order of the Communists, Crown Colony and therefore has into an idle ferry-boat at Heung high labour costs. However, he
holding on in scorching, best, nothing to do with the Foreign Sai, just, beyond the New Terri- is hopeful of these. drawbacks
According to reliable infor- loads of provisions from the boats Alling sand bags, carrying heavy Office. Sir James "Jamieson in tories, with the object of crossing being overcome. Of the working-mation, (says the Shanghai Times) from Hongkong, acting as Canton need not take the slightest the British border to fetch a few man in Britain, he believes he notice of Hongkong and very baskets of Hichees, when, ordered possesses much commonsense, and often doesn't. He reports direct by a Labour picket to return, they with co-operation by employers to the British Minister at Peking, refused to do ao and were cold-there should be found a way to and Sir Edward Stubbs (or whoever bloodedly fired at by these put new courage and enthusiasm else may be Governor here) might Labourites. One
into industry. This American as well not exist for all the part. he instantaneously killed,
another commentator concludes: "It is not can play in those very important later died from her injuries, and to be doubted that the British Sino-British negotiations which are two others who jumped into the will continue to be powerful con-
flocks of refugees which always gather round the Christian com for ever in progress. It was only water were drowned. A more tendera in the struggle for
pound the oripple slave girl by an act of sheer courtesy on the wanton piece of murderous brutality markets for staples produced by
thrown at their gates to die, the old blind woman with no one in part of Sir James Jamieson that it is difficult to conceive. Here modern methods of mass produe-
the world to take care of her, Hongkong knew anything about the were these poor simple country folk tion, but there is also a great op
the baby girl cast out of her letter which Sir James sent to Mr. merely wishing to cross over to portunity before the country to
mother's arms on the day of her birth the dotsam and jotasm C. C. Wu before the Chinese attack British territory on a most trivial become the leader of the world
The local situation has so much too, the village group of of a heathen city to leave, on the Shameen, and we have not everyday errand when they were in the production of industrial improved that it has been found simple country folk who have even yet seen or heard of an deliberately shot at by Labour specialties of many kinds. Only feasible to demobilise many of the learns enough of the Doctrine" official account of that outrage, offcfals who seemingly had not the by hard work can these waiting Corps who for some time have Christ, All these and many, members of the Volunteer Defence to be accounted followers of Jesus although one must obviously bave slightest qualma in mardering markets be found and developed, been on actual wilitary service. many more have had to be left been prepared and sent Home. In innocent women of their own and only by adaptability can they Up to last night, those demotol and left at the mercy of the Red normal times there is an appalling nationality. We can imagine what be held. The situation calls for Nos. 5 and 6 Platoons of the Scot-spreading their poison all over ised were the Reserve Company Propogandists who are rapidly, and very costly lack of liason be an uproar would have been created vision, enterprise and enthusiasm, tish Company, the Artillery sec- the country. tween the Government here and had the men who did the firing been but the will to win through agalu tion, and a considerable number When the mass meeting in that Britain's official representative in foreigners. The news would have to prosperity is strong and the The Engineers, with the excop-message which it was suggested
of Infantrymen,
Hongkong theatre listened to tho Canton, the fact that the welfare been flung far and wide as a future is full of promise." tion of the wireless section, are should be cabled home to Great and interests of the British com- further example of "Imperialism,"
being demobilished to-night, the Britain, they clapped till the munities in Shameen and Hong-and que more "incident" would have
latter with some of the Infantry perspiration poured down in remaining. on Headquarters strosms Finally this meeting kong are as one being totally put into the "settioment" list. The
guard, ignored.
facts of this case, lead us to con- Prior to the cession of Hongkong clude that Chinese Labour officiala MINISTER RESIGNS. to Britain, all the British trading and other agitators valuo the lives interests in South China were of other Chinese very cheaply
Buenos Aires, July 28. centred in Canton. Then in 1841, when, it suits there, but make the terior, has resigned-Reutor's. Mr. Gallo, Minister for the In- For the sake of greater security, the utmost capital out of shooting American Service..
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ARGENTINE POLITICS.
there are no fewer than 200 Chi- sanitary coolies and scavengers, of the General Labour Union in Foreign Concession from night to nese detained at the headquarters and patiently guarding the little Chapel, detained either after be-moroing and from morning till ment for romsining loyal to their ing kidnapped from the Settle-night. foreign employers, or for showing upcountry, who had had to leave willingness to end the present their stations at a quarter of an Chinese are being forced into Christian communities, the little otrike. This is how the wavering! hour's notice, leave the little continuing the strike.
OUR VOLUNTEERS.
MANY BEING DEMO- BOLISED,
HOME CRICKET:
NORTHANTS V. GLAMORGAN.
There were missionaries from
respectfully urges that His Majesty's Government should immediately inform the de facto Government in Canton that unless it withdraws its support of the attack upon British Interests, 1 will be regarded as having enter od into a 8 s'e of Hostility with London July 28-Northamp- the British Gwernment." shire bent Glamorganshire by The meeting rose to its feet 106. Northampshire in the first with a sigh of relief, for it is only innings scored 124, of which W, when the truth te recognized that Timms made 51, Mercer taking 5 can be grasped firmly and dealf wickets for 31. Glamorganshire with effectively. And the men great southern metropolis. of. A reader has drawn our atten G, UL. C. E. REOPENED.
replied with 108, Jupp talding went back to guard the Colony Canton. Hongkong is but our tion to a very interesting article
for 34 and doing the hat trick, and the women to prepare the abiding place, Canton and the appearing in the American Coni-
Shanghai, July 28-The Ger Northampshire in their second in-eping meal and put the children to bed, with fresh hope in their hinterland our market. Surely it mores Monthly, written by an and Education which was closed on for 88, Glamorganshire's second will tursa sympathetic ear, and
rral Union of Labour, Commerce nings scored 154, Spencer taking 7
hearts that the Mother Country needs no argument to point out official of the National Bank of the 23rd, was allowed to be re innings produced 64, Jupp taking a
ready arm to the help of her that the problems and welfare of Commerce, New York, entitled open this afternoon-Reuter
daughter Colony of Hongkong.
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