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the Government's generosity to- wards the Chinese here, and It would do no harm, we think, to lot!. the students know that foolish strikes cannot be indulged in with-

out cost.

1925.

DAY BY DAY.

EMPRESS INCIDENT.

JAPANESE GETS A YEAR- AH WHEN SHALL ALL MEN'S GOOD BE EACH MAN'S RULE, AND UNIVERSAL PEACE LIE LIKE Aion of a dagger and with attempt- Charged with unlawful posses SHAFT OF · LIGHT ... ACROSS THE LAND?-Tennyson.

The dealrable unanimity action and active co-operation between the various schools on a matter of this sort ought to be t

The rate of the dollar on do- mand to-day is 28. 3.15/16d.

ARMY BIFLE ASSOCIATION.

HONGKONG UNITS SUCCESSES.

Coinmand Ordera contain tho

Ing. to causa bodily harm to Mr. W. B. Sorby (the No. 1 pantryman of the .s. Empress of Australia), congratulations of the General the Japanese No. 2 pantryman was Officer Commanding on the suc this morning before Mr. E. W. cons of two local units in the abroad: Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis- series of Army Rifle Association

Typewritercasily achieved, and the compilaroports that the Lamook light was tracy. He was sentenced to six non-central matches, 1924

to learn."

"Nothing

anlearn.

The master of the s.s. Haibsing with the

tion of what really amounts to a re-established on July 30th; the months' imprisonment on each The 25th Heavy Battery, R., Standard black list should not be difficult. light is unchanged, but visibility Defendant pleaded guilty and for the Artillery Cup, and have

charge.

came second in the competition keyboard, Private schools must be brought a slightly reduced.

said ho regretted having committed won the ARA. bronze medal and under closer scrutiny and aurvell His Excellency the Governor the offences.

eight A.R.A. small bronze medals. "Nothing Innce so as to prevent the punished has appointed Mr. Abbas el Ar- Sergeant Andrew outlined the

The 1st. Ba. of the East Surrey. students from thwarting the aima orgulli to bo a Mombor of the Board facts, stating that the defendant match for the Young Boldiers, camo first in the Regiment of Education for a period of two first threw a cup of water at Mr. Cup, winning the Challenge Cup, their former masters-the cleansing years, from the 8th July.

Sorby and then got hold of a but the A. R. A. large silver medal, of the ranks of Hongkong students.

cher's knife, with which he stand twenty A R. A. small silver of hot-heads and irresponsibles. the Chief Justice has ordered that disarmed by two other Japanese.

It is notified that His Honour tempted to attack him, but he was medals, The Government must obviously the next Criminal Sessions abell The dagger was found on the man give a lead, and we think it a pity be held on Monday, 10th August, after he was arrested. that the Director of Education at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. should be away at the present Passengers arriving in Hong- Important functure. ".

kong by the 8.8. Presidons Madi- [son yesterday included Mesara. L. L. Dernard, R. E. Chambers, and Philip F. Le Fevre, Mrs. W. Hall and Miss G. Hall,

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1925.

Provocation.

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STOCK EXCHANGES.

soven other prizes in the com- The 1st East Surrey also gained petitions, being tenth in the don- test for the Machine Gun Cup, twelfth for the King George Cup Royal Irish, Cup, and well placed in contests for the Hopton Cup (platoons Nos. 8, 7, 6 and 4 gain- ing prizos, in that order).

The G.O.C. remarks that the Following a meeting "yesterday results achieved by the 1st Bn. afternoon of the combined Stock The East Surrey Regt...show that

INDEFINITELY CLOSED.

It is notified that, at the expir-Exchange and Sharebrokers' As-considerable attention has been ation of three months the Southsociation, the local share market givon to weapon training. Ho China Houng Ah Company, Limit- has been closed for an Indefinite hopes that the successes gained od. will uploss cause is shown to period, pending the return of the will on courage other units to enter the contrary, be struck off the Colony's business and money market for the Army Rifle Association register and the company will be to more normal and stable condi- competitions this year.

tiona. It was at one time thought that the market would be ro-

THE VOLUNTEERS.

The incidents at the Sino-British 16-17, Connaught Road Centralborder, which we reported yes

"Phone Contral 1186.. terday, serve to emphasise the con- trast between the policy of the Hongkong Government on the one hand and tho Chinese (Canton) dissolved. authorities on the other. Thero has been undoubted provocation by

A -Kowloon correspondent opened to-day, August 1st., but it complains of very bad odours was agreed at yesterday's meeting the Chinese forces, and a very emanating from the Middle Road that it would be disastrous, so für marked forbearance on our side. Nathan Road corner, presumably as prices are The detention of Mr. O, A. Smith coming from the coolie sheds

concerned, to re-j TWO NEW OFFICERS.

It was prac- last week-end was illegal.

there. An investigation by the open for the present. There Sanitary

Department

tically unanimously agreed to keep His Excellency the Governor being no state of war between called for.

the market closed for the time be- has made the following promo- China and Britain, an unarmed

ing.

tions and appointments in the The total number of vessels in

A further meeting will be held Hongkong Volunteer Defence Even after taking into account civilian has every right to cross Harbour this morning is 95, the later. as improving circumstances Corps, with effect from 28th July. the fact that youthful students the the border. If he be trespassing arrivale and departures during warrant. world over are invariably irrespon-in specially-guarded territory, he the twenty-four hours ending at sible and full of ill-considered has to be allowed to go free after and ton respectively. Two British 9 am, this morning being beven activity, one feels that some dis-his bona fides are established. ships arrived, and, four departed, ciplinary action is necessary, There never could have been any the number in port now standing

st fifty-six...

THE STRIKING STUDENTS.

those hot-headed andhed justifiable detention of Mr. Smith |

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seems

CHINA'S FAULT.

WASTED FOREIGN

SYMPATHY.

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Lance Bombardier Michaol Patrick Concannon, M.C., to be Second Lieutenant.

Private Frederic Newall Young. to be Second Lieutenant..

SHIPPING STRIKE.

DEFINITELY SETTLED.

Melbourne, July 31. The shipping strike here is re

UN EMPLOYMENT.

RUBBER MARKET,

senior boys who undoubtedly after he was found to be unarmed:

The following extract from the initiated the strikes among the in any case he should not even Gazette of India Extraordinary, scholars of the various schools and have been molested when, in the general information: His Excel-situation, the China Express and

of 3rd June, 1925, is published for

Dealing with the Chinose colleges of the Colony. The first company of a lady and obviously on lency the Viceroy is pleased to Telegraph (London) says:It is sign of defection in Hongkong came innocent intent, ho gould easily confer the title of Sardar Sahib, a great pity that some foreigners from Queen's College, St. Paul's have been requested to return the Lal Singh, Jemadar (Retired), with the aspirations of young Federal Executive of the Sea...

as a personal distinction upon. have allowed their sympathy garded as definitely settled. The College and several other of the way he had come. However, ono Hongkong Police

China to run riot over their better mon's Union has telegraphed to senior and prominent educational cau make allowances fàta case like

judgment and to blame the all branches urging the accop-- Part of the crew of the British Powers, as some of them have tance of the agreement reached institutions and it is known by the that for ignorant and excited steamer Egremont Castle (Dod deno, for barring China's progress by a sub-committee of the confer Headmasters that certain boys look soldiers, though Kardly for the con-wali Castle Line), which went as nation. Apparently they have ence between owners and set-

leading part in persuading (and duct of certain of their officers, aground last week on Tubbataha forgotten, if they over knew, that mon.-Reuter

Reef, Sulussa, in the Philippine the foreign Powers three months almost intimidating) many of the That was but a small incident in Islands and slipped off the reef in after the Washington Conference other scholars to absent themselves, comparison with the events record-a squall, sinking in a thousand fo- were ready to garry out their en- so that it was virtually impossible ed yesterday. Here we buve dell-thoms on Sunday morning, arrived gagement to Chine, but the Chi-

in Hongkong yesterday by the nose thomsives urged postpone to carry on the school. Boys have berate firing on British police whosa. President Madison from Man- ment for a year on the ground of to be taught that they cannot do were in the execution of their orila. They were paid off at the the disturbed condition of their INSURANCE BILL PASSED. these things. It is all very well dinary duty on British territory, the local agents.

offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., country. The your expired and other considerations cropped up,

London, July 31, to say that youth is easily impres- and afterwards a raid by armed

but can anyone, foreign or Chin-. The House of Commons has sionable and prone to excesses of men across the border. They were

eso, say that China has shown any agreed to the third reading of the righteous fervour, but the older very grave acts of provocation, and reason of lack of funds, and money disposition towards more settled Unemployment Insurance Bill, & conditions than existed when her Labour motion for rejection belog. elements in the community and we can hardly think that they were is not even available for the repair appeal for delay was made ? defeated by 263 voton to 98- especially those responsible for the not done with the approval of men of roads, many of which are, in a Actually, conditions have steadily Reuter.

shocking condition. These, lot it deteriorated, and while China's training of the young idea have a "higher up." Fortunately, no one

desire for fewer restrictions on duły to temper these foolish was hurt, but in any case the in-be noted, are some of the result of her sovereignty may be appre onthusiasms-at least restrain them cidents might easily have led to government as carried out by Can-ciated, the Powers cannot be ton's present leaders. So far from blamed if she continues to show tu within the bounds of orderly actual hostilities. That they did

no capacity for shouldering the

DIVIDENDS DECLARED. conduct.

Youth for ever thinks not, proves the care that the any progress being made; even the responsibilities that endorsement that age is tyrannous until youth British authorities are exercising most elementary obligations of a of the Powers' engagement to her

Messrs. Carroll Bros. are in at Washington would confer. As takes on the wisdom of riper experi- to

municipality cannot be carried out the Washington correspondent of receipt of a telegram from Singa avoid serious events-for ence and in its turn, reproves the instance, the police refrained from But that is not all, Mr. Wa far-The Times says, it is the apparent pore advising the following

dividends succeeding generation.

doing more than report the affairer complains that much revenue unwillingness of the Chinese

Nyalas

1214 Final: We would certainly advocate the to their headquarters. The Chin- belonging to the Municipal Govern. to recognise that they themselves

are responsible in largo Bukit Katil

Temerloh

10 imposition of a salutory lesson on ese man-in-the-street would do well ment has been seized by the mili-measure for their troubles that

That is a the leading spirits of the foolish to "read, mark, learn and inwardly tary

a pretty state of not only doubles the difficulty of Haytor- Sandycroft affairs, showing that the boast of one, but, accentuates the fear Trafalgar Ltd.

any fruitful discussion of their display by students which charue-digest these facts.

making the military element sub that they are still far from ready

Alor Gajah servient to the civil administration for the application of those drastic Canton Misgovernment. is just as far from accomplishment institutions which are the neces

romedios and the creation of those When the new Canton Governae it was before the new Govera-sary pre-requisite to any "liberal" the recipients of what almost ment was formed, just after the ment took charge. When the Yun-action by the foreign Govern amounts to free education, No clearing out of the Yunnanese and nanese and Kwangsi troops were school in Hongkong pays for itself, Kwangsi troops, its leaders promis-driven from Canton, we were given the students are all indebted eithered the world a finc example of how to understand that the remaining Messrs. Wisoman's Cafe an- to the Government, or to private an administration should be run. military forces would be amenable aounce that from to-day their benefactors and they must be So far, their achievements, except to control by the Government. But refreshments in the usual way, customers will be able to sign for taught that they cannot indulge ing of a destructive order, have it is clear that they are still top certain clerical staff having bean their young ideas with quito such been nil An interesting light on dogs, able to lay hands on just engaged, but cakes and bread will recklessness. There is an extreme the situation is just forthcoming whatever sources of revenue they still have to to paid for in cash.

$7.50

$7.50

$1.00

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terised the early days of the strike here. Especially so in the case of scholarship boys and others who are

$8.50

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Mr. Clemes, at the request of the St. John's Cathedral architect, Church Council submitted a scheme for the alteration and en largement of the side chapel. This scheme has now met with the ap proval of the Church Body, and it as hoped to proceed with the work

soon as conditions permit.

Church of England Men's Society, At the annual meeting of the Mr. W. L. Pattenden was elected president, Mr. J. A. E. Butlook vice-president and Mr. G. 8, Zim- mern of Mesura, Benjamin and Sneeze gas is being used to rouf Potte, hon. secretary and trea aurer, Professor Foster and Mr. dozen men recently were driven elected on the Committee shipa at-Manila, Moro than Duncan with Mr. Goddard were off one ship by the gas.

ly good argument, also, in favour in recent pews to the effect that covet. To sum the situation up, of the raising of fees because in the Government is issuing muni- Canton at present has no Govern- Government schools, at any rate, cipal bonds with which to meet its ment in the real sense of that stowaways from the holds of they are notoriously low. We current expenses. On Mr. C. C. term. It has nominally holding believe in making education as Wu's own admission, finds are office agroup of inept rischief- cheap as possible in the normal way, lacking for the payment of street makers who excel in creating dis- but there ought to be some fair scavengers, school teachers have order and chaos. Before long that relationship between cost. and had to go on strike because of non-fact will down on the people. receipts. The relationship at pre-payment of their salaries, hospitals Then we may expect to see excit sent is an outstanding example of have had to turn out patients bying incidents happoning,

In the filthy house of a man who diet at 8myrna recently of Members of the Bwedish starvation were found coins, bank Authors' Union are demanding notes and jewellery valued at more. compensation from the radio than 82,000,000. The only food in stations for the broadcasting of the house WAS LOW often their writings.

oranges,