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EUROPE'S PEACE ག ག གན པ བ བ བ བ

every safety to"

rests those

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1926.

in whose hands it now roste. The great nced of the future is going to be nh enlightened public opinion

DAY BY DAY.

SPAIN'S WITHDRAWAL.

THERE ARE MANY NEW JOYS UN- GENERAL REGRET AT HOME, KNOWN TO MAN, WHICH HE WILL FIND ALONG THE SPLENDID PATH OF CIVILISATION ---Mantegazza.

The Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd,, has declared an interim divi- dend of 8% per annum less Is como Tax.

CORRESPONDENCE.

METEOR?

To the Editor of the Hongkong

Telegraph.]

d'Orsay, thoro need be little fear of French indiscretions, but it might be a different story if that ultra- zealous nationalist and patriot, M. Toincare, were personally in.

Rugby, Sept. 12. General regret has been caugod charge. Dr. Stresseman is a

here by the announcement that liberal-minded' diplomiat with en-

Spain has definitely withdrawn augh sagacity to sink the national

from the League of Nations, Sir,--Yesterday morning view in deference to the wider

The Spanish Consul at Geneva about 10.20 am, I noticed an in- yesterday landed a Note to the tensely bright light in the sky, European outlook, and Sir Austen

Secretary-General of the League, looking towards the Peak. As I Passengers departing on Jatur-giving two years notice as pro have been unable to secure con- Chamberlain Is so much under the influence of that saviour of the day for Europe via ports included scribed by the League Convention. Grmation, and in view of my League-Viscount Cecil--that Bri- Mrs. Alabaster, Mr. M. T. Haz of his country's withdrawal. The friends ridiculing my assertion, I tain's power can be entrusted with lerigg, Mr. T. Stanton, Mr. C, Spanish Government. It was stated, should be grateful If any of your Thornton, Mr. H. Barrower and had refrained from making this readers, can verify my statement. communication until the Assembly My opinion ta that it was a meteor, Mr. J. Donnally,

had pronounced, upon the admin because quite a bright line of light. The forthcoming wedding is an- sion of Germany, which it carnest-seemed to follow in the wake. nounced of Mi, Ernest Lewis Piny hoped would be of great adven-

Thanking you to insert this Im guet, merchant, of No. 634, Nathrin tage to the League,

valuable paper, Yours, strong enough to keep uppermost Road, Kowloon, to Miss, M. D. Wit The newspaper Observer, com- etc.,

W. T. G. A tolerant and co-operative policy chell, residing at No. 1, Cox's Patli, menting upon Spain's accesaton,

remarks that "during two years Kowloon, Sept., 13th, 1928... in the foreign affairs of all the Kowloon,

Interval, Spain will not collaborate [We have already heard refer European nations,, so that nurrow The rainfall registered during at Geneva, but she will be a memanca to a supposed meteor which nationalism will not be able to in- August totalied 8.010 inches at ber of the League Two years are was seen by several Peak residents fluple the jealousies and hatreds of the Observatory. The Botanical big jump in time. He would be yesterday.Ed. H. K. T.

Gardens had 9.15 ins., Matilda rash man who dogmatised so far others. Th

There is not going to be Hospital 8,00 ins and Taipo Polido ahead and a dull man who did not "The death is announced of Mrs. retain the hope that Spain two S. D. Scott, in the Batu Gajah room for too ardent a patriotism-Station 8.46 ins,

years hence may have been indue-Hospital, Ipoh. The late Mrs. the kind that is heedless of others

fed to withdraw her notice." and the view that is limited by the boundaries of nations is going to give place to an outlook that thinks only in terms of humanity as a whole. That is the inevitable trend, and the happenings at Geneva this past week have been all in line.

Dr. Kwong. Sush Cheong, son of Dr. Kwong Ngal Leong,.. has ar- rived from Hongkong in Kuala Lumpur, says a Singapore paper. Dr. Kwong is an old M.E.S: bay, and has now qualified for the de- gree of M.B., BS, at Hongkong University.

a

·GERMANY'S: TASK.

your

Scott, who was only 29 years of. nge, went to Ipoh three months ngo with her husband, who is How. Germany will exercise her with the Borneo Co., Ltd., Her membership of the League of Nadeath was due to shock after an tions is the subject of further operation which followed the birth comment in the British press, of a daughter.

"Tho. Observer to-day remarks

that Germany comes into the

It is reported from Kongmoon That is a plea which has frequent that an epidemic of cholera of n ly been made, and there is reason very severe type has broken out in it, for we all know to what ex-in that city. From ten to fifteen tent the detractors of Britain in deaths are reported daily. The China rely on propaganda as one authorities are taking all précau- of their main weapons. We re-tionary steps to prevent the spreadfrain, at all events for the present, on Friday certainly gave her an call, in this connection, the dis of the epidemic to surrounding vil torted stories which were widely lages. disseminated by Canton extremists

383,

beginning"-British

The Very Idea!

Passengers departing per ss. League with her ausie for the ed grievances and attempting to President Pierca for San Fran- gradual amelioration of the con- get the League to redress them. elsco via ports yesterday includ-ditions of pence. Britain, France If the policy of Locarno, of which Need of Propaganda.

ed Dr. R. W. Hart, Lieut. H. P. and Germany will work together. Germany's entry to the League, is Wilson, Liebt. Commor. and Mrs. If they can, do that, settling all the first fruit, means anything it One of the London newspapers, G. W. Duggan, Dr. B. C. Water-their differences gradually on means a guarantee of mutual con- commenting a few days ago on house, Lieut. J. W. Fowler and terms of evident gain to all of ciliation and co-operation betwäen. the developments in China, refor-Captain Wright Neville.

them, they will raise each other to fold enemies. Such ends cannot In spite of all the setbacks it has red to the necessity of batter Bri

a position of security and a level he met by the immediate raising. suffered during the past year, thetish. propaganda in the Far East.

of prosperity which none of them of questions which will again set France and Germany at "variance, League of Nations still remains

apart can reach."

The Sunday Times says, "If Ger- In time, Germany's place in the the greatest international power

many, is wise she will exert her League will inevitably entall the for peaces fact amply proved by

influence in the general cause of removal of her legitimate gri European stability and will re- ances. Dr. Stressemann's speech the tenour of the speeches deliver ed during the past week by Euro

from making use of her newly auspicious pean statesmen on the occasion of

won position to air real or imagin- "Wireless, the admittance of Germany. Brazil

at the time of the Shakee shooting A dinner was given at the and Spain have seceded, and the affaif, and although we believe Oriental Hotel, Singapore, last United States of America refuses that some endeavour was later week by the Chinese Medical to have anything to do with the male to, offset these lying state Students Union in honour of the ments, we have since encoun-new Chinese graduates of the Col- League, but its tremendous power fored many people who have never lege of Medicine, Dr. Tan Joo- —even da an idea and an ideal yet seen the British version of that cheng and Dr. Ooi Keng-seng, and has been demonstrated at: Geneva unhappy incident. As far as we to welcome back from Scotland during a wonderful week. We have know, not a single copy of the Dr. Low Piang-lim, L.B.C.P. and been privileged to witness the mak-pamphlet ever found its way into S., (Edin), L. M. (Rotunda).

the offices of a Hongkong news- ing of really big history-a public paper; certainly we have never re- Since the death on June 29 of

You never can tell what your The plumber worked and the and enthusiastic act of reconcilia-ceived one. We mention this par- Mr. Chia Wen-yen, the Consulate-luck's going to bo, when you start holper stood looking on. He was great European ticular incident as being typical General for Ching at Singapore out to fish for a day. At guessing learning the business. This was tion between

of the ineffectiveness of British has been in charge of Mr. Jui your catch you, are always at sea, his first day. Powers who but a few years ago propaganda here in the East; and Chun-hsu, the Vice-Consul. Mr. Fishing's, fun--that's what makes "I say," he inquired, "do you were engaged in the greatest war doubtless many other could also ow Yeong-khi, at present Consul it that way.

charge for my time?". You fix up your lines and you "Certainly," came the reply. · of all history; and if the League of be cited. It is common knowledge General at Batavia, is being trans-

that the Canton Government has ferred to Singapore, but nothing take special note that your tackle's

"But I haven't done anything." nations had done nothing more its own Publicity Bureau, and that is known at the Consulate-General as tackle should be. You dish out The plumber, to fill in the hour, than to inspire this last week's it is constantly issuing matter de as to when he will arrive to take your coin when your hiring a boat, had been looking at the finished happenings it would have amply signed to keep the Canton view-up the post.

and you paddle your way out to job with a lighted candle. Handing the two inches of it that were still justified its creators. France, point before the public. If we

take the case of the landing of Lectures on the infection, symp-

The anchor is thrown out at unburned to the helper, he said: through its most liberal-minded British marines at the Steamboat toms and methods of prevention statesman, M. Briand, has made a Company's wharf at Cantona of cholera, are being delivered by some place that's right, and you "Here if you're so darned con declaration of friendship, and Ger- step which was thoroughly just the Chinese Y. M. C. A. Division fix up your hook with a worm.. An scientious-blow that out!"

hour or so passes with nary a bite many has, on its re-admittance to/fed and one which was long over- of the St. John's Ambulance but you sit there,' an' sit there, an "From Liverpool she came along,

due we find that the Canton, Go-Brigade at eighteen street

holiday to take, and strolled be the European circle of equal, na-vernment was prompt in broad-stations. In. Hongkong, Aberdeen,

At last! Comes a nibble. You side the grassy shores of lovely tions, promised to co-operate for casting its protect, but, although Quarry Bay, Shaukiwan, Mongkok, pence in every possible way. Bra British consular reply has since Hurghom, Shamshuipo and Kow-jump with a grin. By gosh, you Bala Lake, And suddenly she Hap been made to this protest, its con- toor City. Illustrated handbills were darn near asleep. You give ed aloud, "I knew that it wath tests have not even yet been dis- are also being distributed.

one good jerk, and you pull the looth"; for to her great dismay. fish in Ye gods! It's too little she found she'd lost a golden supported the League, and is de- closed to the public. Thus the

tooth. The Canton Information Bureau to keep. finitely committed to a foreign Canton viewpoint still "holds the

You don't catch a thing-but The young man who was with field." We will not attempt to issues the following: In reply to policy in Europe which will inevitsay who is to blame for the situa- the Nationalist Government's pro- you're at it again on the morrow, her searched round and round and ably assist in the furtherance of tion thus caused, but inasmuch as test regarding the invasion of and say, is that pluck? Of course cund; for that small tooth of general friendships. For the first the Consul in Canton had been Chinese territorial sovereignty in not! It's merely a way with all shining gold had cost her just his very best to find it for her tifne since 1914 there is a real working in close touch with the volved in the British, naval action men: the victims of fisherman's three pound. But though he did

Hongkong authorities in connec at Canton on September 4 the Brick

suke, they had to turn and toothp comity of nations in Europe, andtion with the boycott, it might tish Consul-General acknowledged

less go from Bala's lovely lake. the League is entitled to every bit have been expected that the forreceipt of the protest and stated Magistrate: Have you

But in the twilight, once again, mer would have passed on to the that the communication is being questions to usic?

they sat beside the lake, and from of the credit.

Hongkong Government copies of forwarded for consideration by Prisoner: No questions. is pocket cigarette and matches The task ahead is, however, full the correspondence, and some ar- the British Minister at Pekinge policeman has been telling

he did take, And then befell wicked truth: of very real difficulties calling for rangements have been made for

them both an unexpected piece of H. E. Jonkheer A. C. D. de the exercise of much tactful states publication of the British reply:

luck, for to the ground he threw We have not the least doubt that Graeff, who succeeds H. E. Dirk

the match just after it was struck. manship. The Locarno agreements. Britain has a perfectly good case Fock as Governor-General of the

And as It touched the ground ought now to be fully ratified, and in regard to her action at Canton. Dutch East Indies, arrived at

our own reporter says 'tis truth- there should be a check put on the Then why not let the public know Singapore recently on board tho

it lighted up and showed to them the very missing tooth. making of separate treaties, be- precisely what it 187 our need at Dutch steamer Grotius. He was heart and

the moment is prompt and force-met here by the Dutch Consul tween countries. Of late there has ful propaganda. In its absence, General (Mr. B. Kleyn Melekamp),

Three dishes of ice cream a been quite an epidemic of treaty the British lowpoint la in danger and later in the morning met, mer making in Europe Germany and of being submerged in the flood bera of the Dutch community in A cat story which rivals the day, God's will and plenty of of matter issued by our detractors: Singapore at a reception which best fah stories was recently com- coffee, make for long life, accord- Russia, and Italy and Spain being

municated to a local paper in ing to Mrs. Kathering Ricketts, was held on board.

Manchester in a reader's letter to who recently celebrated the an the outstanding examples. The

Mills,niversary of her 101st birthday in

· An amendment of the Machinery The League of Nations health the edito noutrality clauses in these treaties

Ordinance is published in the bulletin of Eastern Ports for the I have a house cat the reader Philadelphia distrust which ought now Government Gazette providing that week ended the 4th in shows wrote, which I found possessed reflect to be dissipated if the League spirit any engineer arriving in the Co- the following cases of hifectious an extraordinary Appetite for bed hair for women as old as her la properly understood and em-lony in charge of machinery who disease: Plague: Rangoon 14 cheese and every time cheese, was solf for comfort and not for braced, and perhaps we shall sco can satisfy the Chief Inspector as casce, Tamatave three cases and placed on the table, the cat would style, and suggests that girls of to his competency and that he Majunga eight cases. Cholera, sit beside me and beg for this the present generation bo privileg less of the old tendency to form has been in charge of machinery Dairen two cases, Shanghai.122 very ordinary food.ed to smoke cigarettes, and wear groups. The interpretation of the of 500 horso-power or unwards for cases, Amoy 38 cases, Bangkok "It will no doubt, interest your short dresses if they want them, now spirit rests so, largely in the a period of not less than two years one ease and Rangoon one case readers to know that upon Inves

rashall be entitled to a First Class Smallbox: Vladivostok one case, tigation I found that the cat ato Asked by his teacher the other hands of Foreign Ministers that

Engineer's Certificate. This docs Bangkok Ave cases, Madras one the cheese and then went to a day what he understood by an future appointments should be very not come into force until approved case, Bombay four cases, Vizaga-mouse-hole in the woodwork and unclean spirit," a young Friday Jealously watched. So long as M. by n resolution of the Legislative patem one caso and Alexandria breathed heavily into it until the promptly replied Please, Jer

Council

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