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FRIDAY,

APRIL 22, 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

MY EXPERIENCE OF LIFE IS THAT THE GREATER THE WEALTH THE WORSE THE DIGESTION.-Max Bar-

China has been passing we shall find that what China has lacked most, has been men able to direct aright the awakening aspirations of the people. There has been a ferment that could easily haveing. been guided into beneficial chan- nels, but which instead has been. The weather forecast issued by allowed to produce such abnorma- the Royal Observatory for the period ending at noon to-morrow lities as strikes, boycotts, anti-is: N. E. winds, moderate; fair. foreign and antChristian out

The motor ship Tugela of the rages, trade union tyranny and a

Norwegian Africa and Australia whole welter of unproductive nas-Line, left Singapore yesterday and tiness which has resulted in leav-18. expected to arrive here on ing China nearly friendless. The Wednesday with general cargo

from Norway via parts. insensate dislike and hostilities which have been engendered here In South China are all due to bad leadership and misdirection, of

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what fundamentally WAS mittedly worthy urge reform and improvement. Chamber of Commerce

port, lying before 13, ploquent through practically all its pages of this great lack of the

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PIRATES FRUSTRATED.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFERS CONGRATULATIONS.

During the year under review there has been a marked increase

in the number of piracies in South China watera, says the Chamber

The Very Idea!

Among the advertisements in the Russian daily, Novoyo Russkoye Slovo, was the following:

With the object of matrimony wish to correspond with an intel- ligent human being, who has some of Commerce report for 1926. savings. -- New York Evening These depredations under ship- World. ping are for the most part of two well marked types. In the case of local steamers, officered by Euro- peans and manned by a Chinese or other native crew, the pirates usually embark as passengers and take the ship by surprise at a convenient opportunity.

The grocer put it on the porch: Two pounds of verwurst. The family never found it

'cause

A stray dog got there first.

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More schoolboy howlera:--- Blood consists of two sorts of cork-screws, red cork-crews and white cork-scrows.

Avogadro's Law is as to whether a molecule consists of one, two, or three atoms. It one, it is called a nomad, if two, a dryad, and so

on.

A fugue is what you have when room is full of people and the doors and windows are shut,

In most of these cases it hus "Football Fan."-We cannot pub- been the custom to compel the lish your letter as you do not.com-ships' oficers to steer for the ply with our rule that all corres-notorious pirates' headquarters. pondents must send their name and Bias Bay (in Chinese territory a ad-address, not necessarily for publica-few hours steam from Hongkong), for tion, but as evidence of bona fides. and there uniond loot and, some times, take passengers away to be His Excellency the Governor held to ransom, has been pleased to appoint Gun- In number beyond ali computa- nor Thomas Addis Martin, to be tion is the second type of attack, Second-Lieutenant in the long-in which pirates in small craft upon unceasing toll kong Volunteer Defence Corps, levy with effet; from 11th April, 1927. fishing boats and other vessels inserted wife: Have you evidence Chinese junks, towed launches, Willesden magistrate, to a de- China

to-day of men

the waters of South China. fitted to take control

To of your husband's means? Wife: Harbour Office reports show the Hongkong police authorities I have seen him out shopping for handle the newly-awakened forces that up to nine o'clock this morn alone as

many as twenty-one his landlady. in

willing, during the last twenty-four piracies of this kind were reported hours, 20 vessels arrived and 12 during 1926 and this number be productive of constructive departed, the British figures being forms but a tithe of those which good. Of course, the prime re-four in each case. There were 71 take place in neighbouring waters. quisites are moderation and to-ships in harbour.

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manner which

and

leration. Rome was not built in

a day and neither can China effect the metamorphosis of becoming "modern" merely by the

Thongkong Telegraph.shouting of a few "leftists.""

FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1927,

LEADERS WANTED.

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The Recapture of the 8.8. "Sunning."

Mr. G. F. Taylor, light-keeper at. Green Island, has reported to the When passengers produce arme police that on Wednesday night he and make a surprise attack upon left a satchet containing depart-the handful of European officers mental papers in a taxi which took in charge of a steamer ananned by him to Kennedy Town on his roa Chinese crew (on whom in prac- turn to Green. Island.

tice no dependenes can be placed für assistance in defence) It is not stirprising that the pirates Before Lieut. Commander G. usually make an easy capture. Hole, at the Marine Court this The case of the China Navigation morning, the mistresses of two | Company's steamer, Sunning was, junks were summoned for drag- however, a notable exception. On ging in the Nayal anchorage with- November 15, 1926, a gang of out permission. They were each armed pirates who embarked as fined $5 or dye days.

passengers gained control of the vessel while she was approaching Hongkong from Amoy.

Mr. Thomas Chief Officer) and Mr. Joseph

The Mexican Outrage. Though the world has grown used to hearing of some of the ghastly horrors which bandita, such as certain gangs in China, are capable of perpetrating, & shudder will be experienced by all The annual report of the Hong-who read of the terrible outrage by Mexican outlaws, in which kong General Chamber of Com-

The Singapore Municipal Com- 1:0 persons. were meres, which is to be presented at butchered. Their treatment was

heartlessly missioners have issued invitations

to a ceremony at Gunong Pulai, William

day afternoon, has now been issued

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J

Parke

Beatty

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Magistrate at Willesden: What sort of a son has he been to you? The mother: Quite a good boy, sir; nnyhow, better than his father, who has run away.

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A resident of Gorgonzola, Italy, owed his wealth to the fact that his namo had sweeter associations than that of his native town. A firm of perfumars in Cologne scoured Italy for some one with the legal right to bear the name Johann Moria Farina, so that they might make him their partner and trade under his name, which was borne by the original inventor of Eau-de- Cologne many years ago.

He was found in Gorgonzola and was induced to lend his presence. and his rame to the Cologne busi- ness. The business prospered, and two years later Signor Farina was pensioned off and returned to Italy,

to make an The original firm of Cologne

water makers have tried repeatedly

the meeting to be held next Thurs-of a type which one would not Johore, on Sunday, the 21th inst. Omcer) decided

Hurst (the Second where he died. like to think had been muted out when the Sultan of Johore will de-attempt to recapture the ship. to eattle. and it is almost un-clare open the pipe-line bringing They managed to to members and, although it re-believable that

secure some to stop their rival's business, and human being the first supply of water from arnis which had been overlooked the story of Signor Farina, of Gor- flects the fact that Hongkong and could be so flendishly indifferent Johore to Singapore. China generally has been passing men, and fellow nationals, as to to the sufferings of their fellow-

through a period of acute trade de- butcher them in such fashion- A sum of $6,000 which was to pression, it makes a worthy record callously locking them up in a have been paid to the Sun Tong train, wetting the coaches en fire, Yick drug-shop at Benham Strand, fof much hard work performed by and shooting down those who at did not reach its destination, and the Chamber, In the report of the tempted to escape the appalling a search is now being made for a General Committee reference in fate of being burnt alive. Apart Toki who was entrusted with the from the speculation as to the money. The matter was reported made to the boycott of Hongkong depths to which human savagery to the police yesterday. shipping and trade during the end can descend in this year of grace

years

a sharp

and they proposed to take un- gonzola, has now been revealed in awares the pirates within the a lawsuit. The judges decided that bridge grilled area and so regain that business in which he had been possession of that defensible por- a sleeping partner had the right

This was done. I to trade under his name. tion of the shin. Twe pirates were knocked down

* * with the deep sen lead and there

Twenty men, a geyser, and a gas ensued for some hours

about sixteen company were all involved in a red- encounter with

tape Gilbertian comedy enacted at pirates who endeavoured by a vigorous attack in force to retake Albany-mansions, Albert Bridge

road, S. W. 11. the bridge. pared to stick at nothing in order preciate the joke is the teannt, Mrs, The pirates were evidently pre- The one person who fails to ap

Chief Engineer to regain control. They used the Marcotty.

(Mr. George "The episode may throw light on Cormack) and Chinese passengers the vexed question of the high prico from the bridge. In consequence Mrs. Marcotty to a Daily Exprese us screens against the bullets of gas in certain districts," said

the Chief Engineer was wounded representative, yesterday. but, being rescued by the holders

in the fight. In an attempt to

stood fast.

"A fortnight ago my bathroom geyser sprang a slight water leak in one of its points. I telephoned the gas company, and was informed

until the following morning.

"I then mended the leaking gey- ser temporarily with a lump of soup, and went out. Upon my return I found that two men had called during the afternoon, and

Appreciation of Courage. The Committee is sure that members will desire thut an 'ex- pression of warm appreciation "be placed on record by the Chamber these were followed-siace geyser of the courageous conduct of Cap-

in Pringle, Mr. Beatty, Mr. men always hunt in couples--by two Hurst and Mr. Cormack and Two more turned up the next morn- ing, and I was told the geyser was Mr. William Orr and Mr. Andrew Duncan, (second Ind third

repaired. respectively), Engineers

who

more at 7 o'clock in the evening.

of 1925 and part of 1926, and it is tien, there is the aspect of condi- typhoid fever, two fresh cases of 1927, after centuries of civilisa- There were two fresh cases of mentioned that after the formal tions in general in a country diphtheria and one fresh case of raising of the boycott in October where such butrages, merely re-small-pox reported to the local last "trade began to be resumed. Detitions of previous horrors on health authorities yesterday.

a larger scale, are Although there were many difficul-Mexico has for long been seething cases of diphtheria (Indian) all possible. With the exception of one of the ties to be contended with these with discontent, and that there the sufferers were Chinese. were gradually overcome and by enforcing its rale all over the is no settled authority capable of the end of the year a fair volume country is evident. At the bigger In view of various conflicting of the bridge, he also took part of trade was being carried on be- centres one realises that in recent rumours, says the Malay Mail, we enforce surrender the pirates set

stronger, more able are glad to be able to state that tween both ports. The losses sus-administration has arisen, and we understand that at the expira-fire to the ship, but the defenders that they would be unable to send tained by merchants both in Can- there are hopes of the country tion of his forthcoming leave the ton and Hongkong, during the rising in time to a position of Hon. Mr. W. Peel, C.M.G., will re- considerable importance in the turn to Kuala Lumpur as Chief strike and boycott, which had last-Americas. But long periods of Secretary to the Government. ed for sixteen months, were very misrule ard ingt easily, overconie,

For returning from banishment great and this fnct, combined with Muxien is rich in natural wealth,

principally oil-bearing territories, a Chinese was sentenced to eight the sense of insecurity in the and their development by entirely month's hard labour by Major C. neighbouring provinces due to native enterprise is being aimed Willson this morning. Folice evi civil war, piraty, banditry; heavy at, having been the cause of adence was given to show that the taxation and the lawless activities with outside interests. But the ago for a period of ten years but

great deal of very recent friction man was banished four months of uncontrolled labour unions, in-country affords some of the most he returned to the Colony yester- heartily supported them on this "Two days later a new geyser

vivid contrasts to be found in any day. Defendant said a friend in- dicate that it will be a long time at the world. One had tended to take him to Macao from is they carried out with during previcus warning, and the thir cccasion. In the face of great was unloaded upon me without any before trade in South China re- hoped that the days of outlawry his native place, and he had no and resource

and fourteenth men- turns to its normal state." There, depicted on some of the more idea the junk would call in at great difficulty and danger, and others called in the interval during once again, is given the text of a passing: hut this latest outrage

sensational cinema films were Hongkong. homily on the disastrous folly of transcends anything a China's unrest, and it is unfor- writer ever imagined in his tunately true that there have wildest flights of fancy. It tells its own tale of the task that yet been very few years in re- lies ahead of those who would times when there haa make the country a stable State not been cause to regret that among the progressive Govern- ments of the American continent. China has not been a peaceful and unified country. It is safe to say that no people in the world are more frequently in parlous social and economic plight than the peo- ple of China, a fact mainly attri butable to the country's dearth of Brussels

Amsterdam well-balanced, educated, and un- Berlin selfish leaders.

Copenhagen Vienra The other day we saw in one of Helsingfors our Northern contemporaries, an Lisbon

Bucharest article entitled "Where are the Buenos Airen Mon?" and it amounted to a re- Shanghai

Yokohama view and a lament of the paucityNow Yoric | of Chinese, able and fitted to lead Geneva

Milan

cent

scenario

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris

und endowed with the altruism Stockholm and patriotism necessary to the Oslo making of a successful leader. If gue we take the immediately recont Athens history of China-South Chins and Bombay Canton as well as Peking-and an- Hongkong

Silver (spot) alyse the cause of all the sorrows

Silver (forward) and tribulations through which

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London, April 21.

BROKERS' RICKSHAS.

NOT PERMITTED TO OBSTRUCT.

an enterprise of teenth heroically maintained their stand the even when the pirates did their worst by setting Ore to the ship.

CHINESE BUYING

SHIPS.

EFFORTS TO BE INDEPEND- ENT OF CHARTERING.

afternoons--discovered the wrong geyser had been sent. The right one was eventually fixed by Nos. 17 and 18, and when I ven- tured to presume that they were the last of the company, I was in- formed that I was nearly correct; it now only remained for one man to call and affix a label to the gey- ser, and for the inspector to inspect it."

PREMIER'S HEALTH.

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF

REST.

During the hearing of a gum- mons against a ricksha coolic at the Central Magistracy this morn- ing, for obstruction through the

Within the space of four months; parking of his vehicle at a pro- from January to April, the Nor- hibited spot, Mr. F. A. Pulcher, of Messrs. Moxon and Taylor, said "Pasant," "Drafn." "Eiger," "South wegian 8.8. "Drufar," "Childar," 124 34.93% that the coolle was one of the Africa," "Alm" and "Forde," the 12.13% rickshamen employed by this German 8.a. "Weimar" and the Bri-

.20.49 firm; and with regard to the

tish 8.8. "Haifoong" were sold to

London, April 21, 18.21 nature of the offence, haid that it Northern Chinese, who, having the It, to officially stated that the 4.55 Had been understood that brokers advantage of a cheaper portage bill, Premier (Mr. Stanley Balwin) who .102% who had their offices in the new 2/17/3 Exchange Building were permitted and not so strict a Survey, were not has lately felt the strain of his very particular regarding the son work, has benefited greatly. from to park their rickshas in the alley-dition of the various steamers they his rest at Chequers, where he went .47 9/10'

2/8% way between that building and acquired, says the Chamber of Com last Wednesday week and is now 1/11.23/32 Powell's.

morce Report for 1926. In several restored to health.. 4.85 11/16 The Indian Traffe Sergeant who

instances, owners accepted pay .26.35 took out the summons, stated 94.05 however, that the offence occurred ments of purchase prices in instal 18.13 in Des Voeux Road; and ho gave ments. To Hongkong Chinese, only 18.714 evidence to the effect that the three steamers were sold during

16defendant was seen to squat down the year. 27.084 with his ricksha for some time . .305 1⁄2· 5/2/2 outside the premises of Messrs. .5/27/82 1/5,10/32 A. S. Watson."

.760

Mr.. Fulcher then said that he :2/014 203/18 had been wrongly informed as to 201/16 the locality of the offence.

The coolie was Aned $3. -British Wireless.

For the present, however, he will reduce the number of his public engagements as much as possible. He returns from Chequers next Monday in readiness for the re- Chinese millére in Haiphong and assembling of Parliament on the Saigon are making every effort to following day. Later in the year, be independent of timechertoring, he hopes to fulfil a programme of and are still in the market for the engagemonts which has been made purchase of additional modern for him, including the addressing cargo and passenger steamers for of mase meetings in England and their own business,

Scotland-Britiel Wireless.