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MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1926.

purport of which was soditious, aiming, as it did, at

the undermining of the loyalty

of tho troops to their officers. Itj can easily be soon that were the spirit of such appoals assimilated; by the mon of the Sorvicos, the reault would be extremely sorious-namely, open revolt, such, no doubt, as has been con- templated and porsistently work- ed for by foreign Bolshevist pro- pagandists. That is the ultimate object aimed at by these mis- chief-makers; and the pity of It] is that the Bolshevists can find Britishers (fow though they may bol who are foolish enough to aid them in their work.

We need, however; have no fuar but that the bulk of our people, whether civilians or Service men, will remain loyal to their country and to the cause of constit-

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Above is the Committee of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club Loft to right: Standing: Messrs. D. Gow, D. Hazel L. Guy, D. Keith and C. Atkinson.. Seated: Messrs. A.R.Whibley, B.Wylie, P.T. Farrell, J.Melntoshand. RLapsley. (Photo: A.Loung, Kowloon).

DAY BY DAY.

THE GREATEST PART OF MAN- KIND EMPLOY THEIR FIRST YEARS TO MAKE THEIR LAST MISERABLE.

-Brayere.

The opening rate of the dollar of the on domand to-day was 2s. 4.7/16d.

the truth. Its appeal must always be to the baser instincts in human nature-the endeavour to sot class at war with class. We DEATH.

have sufficient confidenca in the innate -commonsense GOMES.-A his residence. 48 Humphries Avenue Kowloon

British people to believe that. Joao J. Games late of Kow they will stand impervious to There was a clean bill of health loon Docks.

Funeral will those efforts to spread destructive in the Colony over the week-end take place to-day the 22nd inst. The cortege will pass

ideas amongst the masses, but at the monument at 5.30 p.m. the same time we cannot but Hongkong arrived at London on The P. & O. ss. Mantua from Macao, Shanghai, Japanese regret the measure of liberty the 17th December, at I p.m. Manila, papere please copy. given to those whose sole aim is to disrupt the nation and to bring

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Telegraph.

MONDAY, DEC. 21, 1925.

SEDITION MONGERS,

SHANGHAI DIVORCE.

PREFERENCE FOR CHINESE

DOMICILE.

THE COLD SNAP.

FROST AT SHATIN,

A resident in the New Ter- In the British Supreme Court, at ritories informe us that this Shanghai, last week, the Acting morning there was, thick hoar Judge (Mr. G. W. Wing) heard an frost on the low-lying ground at undefended suit for divorce by Mra, Shatin. The whole countryside, Bentha Manbera against Major Cho says, was for u considerable M. Manners. Mr. M. Bonder Mar- aron white with frost, which appeared for petitioner and Mr. around much curiosity amongst Tycho Wing held a watching brief.

the Chinese, some of whom were Respondent, examined by Mr.

seen scraping it off the grass, domicile, stated that he had bren Reader Harris on the matter of only to find that it quickly melted

in their hands, in China over 20 years. He went Home on the outbreak of the War and served throughout the period The pupils of the Cenizal Brit-of hostilities in various countries. in an era of lawlessness andfish School are holding a fancy He was in China on a War Office disregard for lawfully constituted dress dance this evening from mission at the conclusion of the authority.

5.30 to 7.30 p.1.

The P. & O. s.s. Sicilia loft Singapore at 8 a.m. on Saturday 26th instant. and is due here at 6 am. on the

On enquiry at the Royal Ob- Claxton, the Director, stated that servatory this morning, Mr. T. F.

was lower than this morning. returns, showed that the tom- peraturo yesterday morning

On Sunday it was 49 and war. Subsequently he became in- terested in a newly-formed com

this morning 51. Last night tha pany and in 1920 he went Home low temperatura, but it would be conditions were quite suitable for for about two months in order to rather surprising if there was consolidate the company's position such a wide disparity between In Europe and America. Ile had the air temperature as recorded not been Home since then. He at the Observatory and the gra 69 was born in England, but since temporature at Shatin. The dif tention throughout the 20 years and grass temperature was often coming to the Far East his in-ference between air temperature of his residence had bean to make considerablo, however. The Observatory return did not show any marked fall last night, but it was quite possible that lower temperatures were recorded alsawhore.

his home in China.

The Judge--You understund

NEW ROADS.

The Ulster "Revolt". The expected has happened and the members of the Ulstor Of late, we have, heard quite an revolt have accepted" the Gov- Special Constabulary who were deal regarding Communistic ernment ternis and resumed duty. 4.30 p.m. on the 19th, a typhoon A Manila message reports, ut activity in England, where it Thus what appeared on the face in about 133 Long, B., 12 Lat, N., would appear that the wide moa-

to ho a serious affair, or likely to moving northwards. sure of liberty, given to political Evidently it was only a gesture, develop into one, has blown over.

parties is being much abused by intended to show the men's dia- Thess. Confucius, on arrival what is meant by domicile of, ori- individuals And organisations agreement with the terms by in port, reports having encounter gin? Yours would be English under the influence of Soviet their no longer required services.miles off Cap Rock.---

which it was sought to terminate od heavy monsoon weather 100 Yea

And you want propagandists. In one or two Doubtless, had there been any

to acquire Chinese domicile-Yes, instances, action has had to be sudden amergency and call for

Mrs. Diana Watts is to give a nationality and you still remain It is nothing to du with your their taken against those who openly specials" would immediately lecture at the Theatre Royal to-English. You understand that?

co-operation, these presch sedition and whoso sole have foregone their grievances night on the principles of Grook-Oh, yes, but since I have been

balance and movement. conception of political propaganda and responded to the need. They appears to be the spreading of guided. With the unemployment are not disployal, but merely mis-i ideas which are utterly subver-problem what it is at prosent, one riving by the Tonyo Maru were

Amongst the passengers sive of law and order. Destructive, can easily understand men bo-Mr. J. E. Joseph, Mr. D. McMar- as opposed to constructive, prínci-"no work", and through no fault Diana Watts.

coming fearful of the spectre offray, Mrs. Gibbison and Mrs. ples are their stock-in-trade, of their own. Yet we come to whilst violence and the setting of the really serious part of their

action-the

Observatory returns show that extraterritoriality class against class are preferred authority which, coming from a there were 27 degrees of frost ut affect your intention, even though to constitutional measures. The body of men who had, taken Vladivostock this morning, whilst British subjects then would come hand of Moscow can be seen in an oath to uphold the law and at Shanghai the temperature was under

Chinese jurisdiction-Kaochow. order of the land, made the 32, and at Hongkong 53. |these perpicious activities, for the

No. mattor one of grave indisciplinu, Bolsheviks are not content to The authorities contine their energies to their own land hat must seek to raise the standard of revolt in other

threat

to

defy

here have never had any inten- tion to live anywhere except in China, Ar-

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EXTRATERRITORIALITY.

to change if anything should come Would that intention be likely

out of the Extraterritoriality Commission?" The abolition of

would not

DEVELOPMENTS IN KWANGTUNG,

Kum Nai-kwong, Administrator of Civil Affairs in South Kwang- tung, has reported to the Canton Government that during his tour of inspection so far he has visited Kong, On Poo and Sui Kai, and Sui Tung, Moy Lok, Fachow, Lini

that in a day or two he will roach As regards the high- way from Fayuns to Moy Lok, Mrs. Manner said that they were there are still six or seven miles very rightly The Hongkong branch of the married at the British Consulate to be completed. The work was threatened to take the most Royal Artillery Association pro-in March 1909, and lived together suspended on account of war uvere measures if the men did poses to hold a Re-Union Dinner until October, 1922, Ifer hus operations, but the construction wisely the rebellious ones havo 9th, Particulars appear on Page intended to stay in China and that highway from Kao Chow to Fa- not accept their torms, and very at the Hongkong Hotel on Jan. band repeatedly had said that he has again been resumed. The climbed down. No doubt they 4. nover intended to go to oxtremes,

he would not think of going Home chow, thence to Luichow, now Nor are the Communists con-but their short spoll of defiance

Ito live,

under contemplation, Chan Se tent with seeking to stir up the illustrated in potent, fashion the reports that Mr. Schroeder, ship domicile had been proved and the painted as the director, and Ow Our Singaporo correspondont The Judge said he considered of Commerce, having been ap Man, Chairman of the Chambers feelings of the civilian population way affairs are

trending chandler, has died at the Europe case might procced. It was per- Siu-tong and Chan Fan-chuer as and to arouse its baser instincts will regret that the thing should poisoning. A large sum of money change from his domicile of pri- struction of this highway,

nowadays. All loyal subjects] Hotel, it is believed from oplum missible for a person to make a Assistant Directors for the con they must perforce endeavour to have happened.

is reported missing. undormino the loyalty of the mea

Chan Lert, the Magistrate of

countries as well.

of the Services, Some few days

ago it was announced by the

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gin,

The only witnesses for the plain

A new ship, the s.8. Blang Wo, ti were the assistant manager of Ng Cheon, not being in harmony. built to the order of the Indo- the Hotel Parisien and respond with the people of that district,

British Admiralty that leaflets of TURKEY AND MOSUL. China Steam. Navigation Com-ent's houseboy, who gave evidence has been rolloved of his incunt- pany, Ltd., by the Hongkong and of Major Manner's relations with bency and Soo Ngo-yuen is now Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.. is to woman unknown.

appointed in his stead. be launched at Kowloon Docke

The Judge said that he con- on Wednesday ovening.

sidered the evidence sufletent and

a soditious character had beon!

he granted a decree nisi.

JUROR FINED.

on board their bouts while under PENALTY OF BEING LATE. way in the harbour on Docember 20th, Both pleaded guilty, and each were ordered to pay a fine of 615.

PIRACY SEQUEL.

CHINESE CHARGED ON THREE COUNTS.

A Chinesa, who was arrested A juror, who arrived at the on the 9. Sei On, after the Court too late to take his soat on vessel's arrival in Hongkong from the jury, was fined this morning farination of a fellow passenger Macao on Thursday on the in- by Mr. Justice Wood, at the Cri-appeared at the Kowloon Mag

freely distributed amongst our NEWSPAPER DISAPPROVAL. naval men, and the matter was regarded as of sufficient impor-

Constantinople, Dec. 19. The Turkish press unanimously

At the Marine Court this morn- izace and gravity as to warrant expresses strong disapproval of the ing. Fung Loo, mistress of the the issuing of a statemont.point decision of League of Nations con-cargo boat, No. 1355V., and Loung ing out the falsity of the propag-cording Mysu]. The Government Wing, folci, of the trading junk anda and exposing the attempt to preserving a reserved attitude.No. T2052H, were charged with

Indopneifi.

failing to exhibit regulation lights | create bad feeling between officers. and men under the ridiculous | pretext of serving the intoreste of the latter. This recalls to nind the fact that during Army manoauvres hold at Aldershot | aome time ago there was cir-

af "Iolanthe " to a close on Satur-Stainfield, and on being asked by of being concerned in a piracy culated to a large numbor of the

day evening, when a crowded Mr. Justice Wood, two hours committed on the 8.5. Po On, King Ali has abdicated the house reportedly applauded the after the Court had started, why July 9, of holding a number of troops a four-page anonymous

while on a trip to Deep Bay on players and there were several he was lato he roplied that ho pamphlet, bearing no printor's throne of the Hedjaz-Reuter..

King All has had a short reign, recalls. At the end, a mass of was unable to get away from the persons for ransom and of being name, but having on its front succeeding when the first King at. Bowers and a large number of office in time. Mr. Wood fined in unlawful possession of a re pago the Bolshovist emblem of dicated after the troubles of about boxes of chocolate were handed hini $10 and ordered hin, to stay in volver. the sickle and the hammer, the year ago;]

ovor the footlights as tribute from Court throughout the hearing of a delighted audionco

the case.

Dofondant was remanded for

A KING ABDICATES,

HEDJAZ THRONE VACANT,

Port Sudan, Dec. 20,

The Hongkong Philharmonic miual Sessions. Society brought its presentation The juror

was Mr. H. L.istracy this morning on charges

one wook