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FOUNDED VI+A=XWH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

FRIENDSHIP BRUSHED ASIDE. RAGGED REDS.

REBUFFS TO BRITAIN

CHINA.

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MEMORANDUM TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

OUR POLICY OUTLINED.

In the course of a lengthy Memorandum to the League of Nations, Sir Austen Chamberlain sets forth in detail Britain's policy towards 'China, which, he states, is in full accord with the principles adopted by the Washington Conference.

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Having statel that Britain has been singled out for "an implacable campaign of calumny and boycott" Sir Austen saye that the comparativo pence in the greater part of South Ching during the last few months proves that when organised agitation and in- timidation are absent, friendly relations between the Chinese and British remain as excellent as they have been in the past.

The British Government regrets that there appears to be no way in which the Longue can assist in settling the Chinese difficulties at present but, if opportunity should arise, Britain will gladly invoke the good offices of the Longue.

Ichang, Feb. 11.

sentatives at Washington. The The situation is quiet. Troop Cunton Nationalist Government movements down river continue.has now increased its authority Naval Wireless.

HOW TYRANNY CAME TO HANKOW.

"SUCCESSES" EXPLAINED.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE

MEETING.

PROPOSAL FOR THE NEW FLATS ABANDONED.

JULY STORM DAMAGE.

12. 1927. 日一十月一

HANKOW PLAN.

POLITICAL SCHOOL FOR WOMEN.

MADAME SUN'S SCHEME.

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"During the first fortnight I

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Telephone Central 1348 or 1347.

33. Wong Nai Chung Road.. Eappy Valley,

Bulls and

Inners

From the Office Butts.

Thank goodnees none of the If rain should come, wo fear lots Mudford-on-Slosh candidates so far of residents will be sufforing from forgot themselves to declare that water on the knee.

women these days were quite capable of climbing as high as men,

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Presiding at the annual meeting was in Hankow, delegation after if not higher.

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A atray bat from the belfry: Why doesn't someone invent bowls to keep the ears of long-eared dogu of the Humphreys Estate and delegation of women came to mo If Ramsay doesn't look out, from getting wet while drinking Finaner Co., Ltd., held at the asking how they could assist, the friend Eureno will misquote him water?

☐ B Hongkong Hotel this morning, Mr. work of the Kuomintang and also one of these days. Henry Humphreys said:

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Sir Percival Phillips, speci correspondent of the Daily Mail, writes from Hankow as follows:

Of all the many mysteries that baffle an inquirer in this land of

This week's sub-title:"Her paradoxes the most perplexing is

help their sister in the task of The story of the fall of Shanghai wunile would have rinde Father the success of the Cantonese army. For the third year in succession developing a New Womanhood in is not quite up to Canton's best. Time buy a razor." It seems inersible-that such an we have no profits to rècord under China that should be cognizant aggregation of puny, undersized the heading of sales of property. of the new temper of the times,

The net profit for the period un-politically conscious and free, youths, untrained and ill-equipped,

"They were enger

but unpre- could conquer three populous proder review shows an increase of

$6,392.62 which, in view of the pared so I decided to establish a vinces and put successive oppon-conditions prevailing during the school for women, to teach the

ents to fight,

MERE LADS.

Many armies feed upon the ruin. ed empire, but none go weak as this.

Even the roving bandits beyond the Yangtze are superior in physique, stamina, and the rudi ments of warfare. Entire batta

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EVANGELISTS WANTED.

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froth-blowing form,

There would be fower political What with telopsis, the next differences in China to-day if in thing we'll have to suffer is illus the past there had been lega politi

cal indifference. trations of "His Master's Face."

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These marriage service altera- whole of the year, your Directors Kuomintang principles and help tions prompt the thought that think is very satisfactory. Be them to be useful in the field of many a married man would like pairs Account is less, by $2,684.19, women's participation in the re-sce in-laws outlawed. but the Typhoon and Floods Involution." surance Fund has ben reduced by $10,184.04, due to damage caused by the great rainstorm of July 19th lust. Landslides at Branksome Such, it is explained by Mme. Towers and Friston Cottage were Sun Yat-sen, is the genesis of the responsible for most of the expen-new Political School for Women diture,

which she has organized. It is You will note amount of scheduled to open in Hankow this $3,000 architects' fees on the de-month.

"For our first term", she says. bit side of Profit and Loss Ac-

written off.

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"The Chinese masses will awal- low anything," says Shanghai commentator. This may account for the recent poisoning of Hongkong fokis.

"A stray bat from the Mudford-

on-Slosh belfry:The time is coming. when every man will do

what he likes and if he docan't, he'll be made to."

A Sydney "Reducing Expert” stated in the Bankruptcy Court that she had "almost starved during the five Inst few months." We always thought these people lived on the fat of the land.

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"Husband Who Was Not. "says a Telegraph heading. Very few are.

lions are built of lads no than sixteen, who took twelve: they have as many kinds of rifles

An American astronomer, has as would stock a museum, a few

been figuring out the cust, at rail- aged machine guns, and practient- ly ne field artillery: no hospital count. This sum was paid for "it is probable most of our stu- We can't understand why some road rates, of a trip to Mara. Mo- or ambulance services, no food plans of two big blocks of flats the dents will be young women from men give the cloak-room boy ten Whirter says that mile for mile a supplies, and no organised trans-building of which was abandoned. Hupeh and neighbouring pro- cents for taking care of a shabby visit to Scotland is even moro. port.

As there is no probability of their vinces. But the eventual purpose hat, when the same sum would buy

Some ever being proceeded with, the is to have girls from every part n better one at "Paddy's Murket.”

folk lose sleep through Yet their advance has been un-item could no longer appear as an of the country. We wish to deve

worry, cold feet and dancing! Jover the greater part of the coun- Hankow, Feb. 11. try south of the Yangtse River broken by more than two engage asset and has consequently been lop individuals, who can be sent

In Montreal, a Mr: Drake sued Others, again, merely through the The city is quiet. The trooping and claims to be recognised as men's worthy of the name of

back into their home provinces as his wife because she threw a kettle people upstairs. battle. Northern forces sent activity here is increasing. Two the only government of all China against them have fled in disorder $13,612 for Special Repairs and faith."

The proposed appropriation of evangelists of the new political at him. Why didn't Drake duck?

The crest of the great wave of convoys of troops proceeded down This fact has modified

The scene in Kiukang-the oldest Renewals Account is necessary in river to-day.Naval Wireless.

hypothesis on which the Washing British. Concession in China-view of the fact the we

"In brief, we propose to give.

pessimistic events sweeping Hong- In Spain a bull run amok and kong has surely appeared now. Kiukiang, Feb. 11.

ton policy was based.

when less than 2,000 straggling faced this year with an unusual them with a clear understanding bull-rushes were not so dangerous ATO women politieal training, provide dilled seventeen people: Good job The godowns on the bulk opened

Cantonese entered, some of them agala to-day without incident.---

ly large expenditure which cannot of the revolution and a knowledge in Moses' time! Naval Wirelcas.

Canton Nationalist Party' have in old Ford cars, was an amazing be regarded as ordinary repairs. of the general world situation, and exhibition of funk. The defend As regards the proposed appro signed out 'British people for ing army bolled without firing priation for Typhoon and Floods on this basis to develop them as implacable campaign of calumshot, Soldiers ran for the rive Insurance Fund, the appropriation and prepare them for active partl simulation Kentwell be done.

practical revolutionary workers will bring the Fund up to the eipation in government and party original amount of $60,000 after

labours," providing for the damage caused by the July flood.

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the

CAMPAIGN OF. COLUMNY. Further, the extremists of the

PATHETIC SIGIT.

MISHAP TO “HAI HONG.”

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We have everything possible to grumble about in trede, generally; 口口

we have political strife, revolutions. Apparently naturalisation by as- fires, accidents, floods, and even the whisper of an earthquake to make us-shiver,

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SPECIALIST TEACHERS.

It looks as if Coolidge will soon have to go into dry dock.

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The teachers in this new school

And now, as though to cheer us up, the gentleman who furnishes

To be a "godd scout" in Hong- us with Cross Words is suspected

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We know now why some of theso cross-country men are so easily an-

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CHINA AND L.G.N.

BRITAIN'S EXPLANATORY LETTER. and boycott.

Tadeed, enmity stripping almost naked, and sought against Britain has been delito swim to safety. Transports London, Feb. 11.

berately and persistantly cultivat-packed to sufocation hurried away Sir Austen Chamberlain's letter: to the League of Nations on theed by this section of their advisers, with the dishevelled units of an in order to promote the solidarity army at least four times as large China crisis, and which was re- ferred to by Earl Balfour in the of the Nationalist Party and 10 as that which claimed the native House of Lords, reviews the prin- stimulate its aggressive spirit. The city for the South.

will all be individuals who have kong means, that one must con- to have measles. ciples as regards China which events of 1025 provided the anti-

had practical experience in their fine one's pants to knee-length

sighs. British propagandists with the

field and really be looked upon as i were adopted by the Washington kind of material most useful for Conference, and on which, since

You look on these conquerors of

specialists", Mme. Sun went on to “Woman Robbed in Homme," says noyed. 1022, British policy in China has them. When the police of the

explain. There will be nothing three provinces and wonder.

a Shanghai newspaper heading.. Municipality of the "Shanghải

impressive about our equipment. Wonder how she got there? bean based. Its complete, success, i

saw the Seventh Army enter Han-) International Settlement .opencl however, depended on the

In fact," she says smilingly, "our The shivering. operation of a single central Go-fire, in consequence of an cutbreak Row in driving rain, and it was a

pathetic sight,

In manoeuvring to make fast to quarters are in a building former- vernment in China, and the Can- of mob violence, the fact that the bedraggled infantry might have the Douglas Wharf at sight o'clock by used as a caburet. The pre- ton Government, which in 1922 police had British others was

rout his morning, the as. Hai Hongmises are, finally, to be put to Was routined to Canton, new claims seized upon by the propagandists been the wreckage of a

of victorious warriors collided with the Praya wall, sus really good use!. recognition as the only govern- to represent the incident as arrived at the goal of a six months taining dange to her bows on the "Our furniture is of the sim-. ment in China. This fact has act of British aggression, though march.

water-line.

plest. We are not out to impress modified the hypothesis on which the British Government had

These, the "flower" of General

The extent of the damage is at with our rooms or our equipment control over these police. Similar-

came ashore in Russian peaked in will be made when the fort is our faculty. To that we shall Chinese fired on the Anglo-French caps, grey

tunics and 4otton British were singled out for an Concession at Canton and troops shorts, the rags of summer kit inwardly it can he observed that

peak had been bumped out. Outlevate most of our attention." "implacable campaign of calumny

The new school will limit itself, and boycott," and reviews inci-in the Concession were obliged to which they left Canten. dents of mub violence at Hankow fire in self-defence, the fact that, andals sapped about their pinch-gral of her plates are buckled. at first, to one hundred students. od Kiuking-stresses the hough only a part of those troused ankles; some trod the freezing ordinary one, mid an allicerTO TEACH RUDMINTANG PRINCIPLES forbearance of British Marines were British, was again seized mud with naked feet---Strapped a Talcprapit representative-this- and explains that Britain is ready apo as material for anti-Behind their backs were circular morning. The vessel was proecad- Not everyone who wishes to mime. to negolinie for treaty ravision.tish propaganda. The extremely sum hate of plaited straw like ing slowly ahead, the order to go come will be admitted. There will

friendly and considerate attitude gigantic soup plates. Mcss tina astern was given and for, some be entrance examinations. development of and not a depar-[of the British Government toward and pareets of unpleasant food reason, unexplainable, she uppeur-candidate will be considered who neither spendthrifts nor misers, be quite willing to declare "All my ture from the Washington Con-China, as shown at the Washing were festooned at random above ea to ruther way and struck the had not got a Middle School certi- We agree.

ton Conference and on many other

the Washington polity was based.

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A true democracy is one in which the rich got every consideration Hongkong is being visited by 400 granted to the poor-even to the tourists with the result that most odour from neisesome cesspools." of the other people have been de- tourists.

There is no truth in the atory that houses for troops cannot be Business might be worac. Sup- erected at short notice in Hongkong

The letter emphasises that they, when an armed procession of Chang Kai-shek'a "Iron Division present unknown, but an examina- What we want to muke first-class Pcse you had been a ladies' tailor in owing to lack of suitable wood.

Therefore, the British policy is a

ference policy.

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¡ pecusions, posals communicated to China on January 27.-Reuter.

An annex tabulates the pro- brushed aside.

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A FULLER TEXT.

BRITAIN EXPLAINS TO THE LEAGUE.

London, Feb. 11.

their belta,

contemptuously

Straw

Their youthful officers-cadets A Boycott et British goods was put into force of the Whampoa Military Academy, throughout China, and, long after which exista on Russian gold- the boycott had consed in the wore grey or khaki with a Canton- North it was continued at Cantonese version of the Sam Browne belt; they were overcoated and With the extension of the au- spectacled, and instead of a sword

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SPREAD OP· ANTAGONISM.

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FALSE REPORT.

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER FINED.

The accident was no extra-

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Hankow?

ly remedy this by putting their

The Army and the P.W.D. can easi- A correspondent signing himself heads together. Bon Accord" writes repudiating the suggestion that Scottish parents

take their children to the Chinese

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Or, perhaps, these Press tables

is in preference to the Panto could be pressed into service.

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Many a bridegroom who posseSS-

He also states that Scotsmen are es little else than an overdraft will

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They are the happy worldly goods. I with thee share."

Manila is to have a new water of fact several university graduates will be in the first Golf le not an ailment. It is a sprinkler. America could do with group of students to enroll.

symptom of foot and mouth dis- a few whisky ones. case,

Praya fairly heavily,

Capt. Ellis Walker is the master of the .. Hai Hong.

licate.or its equivalent. As a matmean..

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CHINESE CUSTOMS.

SIR FRANCIS AGLEN HANDS OVER HIS OFFICE

Perhaps Eugene has only been suffering from cold in the nib."

Students will have to attend at least twenty-four hours of work per week, during a course of six months, and any student missing twenty-four hours during the full course will not be allowed, to take the final examination, upon the basis of which the graduation cer-paper. tificates will be awarded. There feminino. will be no fees, but text-books will have to be purchased.

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It's reported that Mr. Eugene chen is to write a book. That's

easier than righting' a wrong.

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"Newspaper Failing," says à

"The Sphinx is now almost 'en- tirely visible" says a Cairo news- hending, Possibly suffering from

Now we know that she is lack of circulation.

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DO Foxing, Feb. 11.

Russians in Moscow are now be Reuter has been requested off- cially to issue the following stato

The trouble with these war lords ing taught English by radio. ment: "Sir Francis Aglen bas hand-

"The curriculum seems diverse is that they all want to collect the ed over charge of the Customs and Loan Service to Mr. Edwardes-to-when the actual subjects are same bits of China at the same day, It is understood that Sir enumerated, but they all centre time.

☐ ☐ Francis Aglon, who intends to re-toward

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'distinct aim

Pity they don't introduce tbo, same method into some of our Public Schools.

Many a woman who made hor

The text is issued of Sir Austen thority of the Canton Nationalist! Chamberlain's. communication to Government to Central China has of anti- the League of Nations, explaining spread the current British policy in China.

British agitation fomunted by the The communication states that extremista. since 1922 British policy has been The Memorandum mentions the based on the latter and spirit of episodes at Hankow and Kiukiang, the agreements reached at the which, it says, made it clear that Washington Conference. Ag re-there was no guarantee for the gards general principles, the safety of British lives or property British Government still adhere to in Chinese cities under the au- In connection with the public turn to England, remaine gazitted thorough grounding in Kuomin this policy, but its complete thority of the Nationalist Govern- apology to the Spanish Dominican and treated as Inspector General tang principles and technic, with first impression on a man with a success depended on co-operationment in the present revolution- Miasion which was published in of Customs. for one year." between the Powers concerned any state of affairs. It was in yesterday's Tut Kwony Fe regard Mr. Edwardes took over charge and a single central Government these circumstances that the Bri-ing a report concerning the alleged of the Customs this afternoon. in China. Unfortunately, sinca tish Government decided, nå a murder of infants at Faochow,. 1922, China has become more dis, precautionary measure, to send we learn that the editor and pub- united than ever. For instance, the such troops as they were advised lisher of the journal named have PORTUGUESE REVOLT. development have many analogues anys an American newspaper head- -Canton Government was, in 1922, were required to protect the each been fined $500 at the Polico

confined to the City of Canton. British community at Shanghai.

Even then it was in revolt against

the Central Government at Peking

and did not considér itself bound

TREATY MODIFICATION.

Court.

The cane came before Mr. R. E. Lindaell, the charge being one of

The Memorandum relates how publishing the article without the by undertakings, entered into by the British Government declared previous permission of the Secre- tary for Chinese Affairs having been obtained..

the Central Government's: repre-|

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a full background not caly of the lipstick, finds a broomstick more Chineac history out of which the persuasive after she has married Kuomintang has arison but of him.' world history and politics, in

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"Carudoc" swim? ☐ C Some of those footballers ought to remember that they are playing "Soccer-not sock im!

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Many a man who expects to have." hotter food when he's married only finds that it's the same old Becton tinck.

which the Kuomintang and its "Drawing Prohibition's Teeth" These subjects include the Three ing. All, along wo've been under People's Theory, a course in the the impression that the trouble was LISBON: NOW NORMÁL.

life and work of Sun Yat-sen, in the throat. history of the party, an outline of

.@ This idea of splitting China into Its present organization including Lisbon, Feb. 11.

two suggests that there may be The brokers' underground pre- The city is now normal. Banks many of its more important gener

something in halfway measures inises will not, we hear, be known al pronouncements. have re-opened and the trams are

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after all.

us the sink of iniquity. clrculating as usual-Reuter.