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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

EXTRA THROUGH EXPRESS

SERVICE.

THE PHILIPPINES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

OUTLAWING WAR.

A NEW SLOGAN BY CHINESE. "AN ADVENTURE IN FAITH"

THURSDAY,

matter. If there arose some cases in which a nation was not willing for adjudication, in no case would was follow, even if the question was rever settled. Arbitration is only an diternative, and the option is Law is the only too dangerous. substitute for wax."

JUNE 9, 1927.

DESERT SCENE IN SUBURBIA.

CONSTABLE'S CONVOY OF STRAY ASSES, -

An indication of what is in store

"Duelling was not abolished by for Americans in the Philippines abolishing the causes of duelling. when Ching settles down to draft All of them still remain. Duelling

The League and War. new treaties with the foreign was made illegal, and, law being

Asked as to the relation of this

A constable turned a cornor in MORNING AND AFTERNOON.powers, is seen in an article the expression, of public opinion,

appearing in the New York Herald-duelling has gone. In the same cutlawly plan to the work of the White Hart Lane, Wood Green, The large influx of Cantonese into Tribune under date of February way war must be outlawed, made League of Nations, Mr. Levinson London, to and himself face to face 20, written by Mr. Roy Bennett illegal in the international code replied, "When the Lenguo was with a donkey "at large upon the Hongkong is mainly through the from Manila. Mr. Bennett starts of law. As Horace-Greciey enla formed, International law recognis-public highway."

ed and sheltered war. It expects Taking the placid animal in tow steamer services, and sing the res-off by saying: "Chinese in the of specie payment, The way to it and had to make rule regarding the commenced to wend his way to- toration of the through express Philippines have adopted a new resume is to resume, the time to

slogan of "American capital, outlaw war is now. Disarmament; for the League had to be con. wards the Wood Green Council's service between Canton and Kow-

Chinese labour and

Filipino will follow war's outlawry, not structed within the four corners of pound when a second ass, quietly international law; Now it is for nibbling graus by the wayside, camo loon, the daily average of passen- lands." They claim that a com- precede it."

of the three would gers in about 200 only, sayé à ver- bination

Briefly stated, this is the theme the League to say,. Let us change under his charge.

International law, and when we multiply the wealth of the Islands of the crusade for the outlawing have outlawed war we can change nacular "paper.

Henfold."

of war upon which Mr. S. 0.

the League accordingly." Then the Levinson, 4 leading Chicago

matter would be approached on a lawyer, is engaged, During the conciliatory basis.

With the Lea

With Noddie and Jennie trotting behind him the officer, quite un- conscious of his strange appear

But not ance, pursued his way, for long. Donkey No. 3 lay upon ten years he has given all his mind que as at present constituted, ita back in the roadway, kicking to this matter he has drawn though the smaller nations are will its feet in the air in full enjoyment under his banner in the U.S.A,

With a "come-along-o'-ma" air Robert adjusted his belt and added No. 3 to his convoy, turning a deaf ear to inquiries of small boys us to whether his destination was

Ampstead or Margit.

In order to popularise the rail- White General Wood is urging way service the Canton section, more strict enforcement of the which issued the figures, sucks to laws against Chinese emigration did one more express service every with the enthusiastic support of day, and proposes that two ex-all Filipinos except those who presses shall run from each end, profit by. their evasion, the Chin- men like Senator Knox, Professing to outlaw war, the permanent of a roll in the dust.

members have rot made his stand, one in the morning and one in the ese Consul General at. Manlin, John Dewey, and more recently and there is no one to boss the afternoon.

Mr. Lingoh Wang, is completing Senator Borah, Mr. Levinson tosses. That is why I do not want The restoration of the service, a survey of the islands for his hopes that his private visit to to see American in the Lengue, for the vernacular paper adds, was government and has come out for England just now, in which he she would the be one of the bosses. made possible only when the British the opening of the doors to the is occupied in seeing leading Bat, with war outlawed, America

Where The Caravan Rested. Section agreed to lend locomotives Chinese as the solution to their publicists, politicians, and Church will be only to ready to co-operate

Shock No. 4 would have been too und engineers to the Chinese Sec-economic problems.

leaders, will be followed soon by a for peace." tion, and the question naturally That the Chinese have the personal visit here of Senator:

Europe's Blind Eye.. much for an ordinary mortal, but arises as to whether the British whiphand and can carry through Borah. "I hope Lord Derby's in- The difficulty regarding Europe, Robert was equal to it. Section will be prepared to lend their plans should they determinevitation to Senator Borah will be anid Mr. Levinson, is that she The sequel was heard the next further engineers and locomotives to adopt the same methods in the accepted so that he can comu cannot visualise a warless world. morning when a Wood Green man to bring about the proposed addi- Philippines which have carried almost at once. If there is delay "It is my long experience in the was summoned for permitting "a tional service.

them to success in China, is ap- the Senator, who is America's big railway and industrial legal certain parent from the brief resume of most misunderstood, but most work in which I have been engaged to stray, pon their position as outlined by Mr.enlightened statesman, will be too in Chicago, and in which I have highway?" Bennett. He says;

seen the disorganisation that law alone can-straighten out,

that mum shows me the world must be rear- ganised now, and not fifty or a

On enquiry of the British Sec tion of the Kowloon-Canton Rail way this morning, the Telegraph

The Chinese is the middleman was informed that it is probable that the double express service to of the Philippines. He buys from Canton as proposed, will probably the American and English import- June ing houses and sells to the Fili- come into operation about

pino; and buys raw products from 20th.

The additional express service will be run on exactly the same lines as the present service, the locomotives being changed at Shum- chun.

BATHING STYLES.

,

A GLIMPSE OF CONTRASTS" (A scene in the Brown household, Kowloon, on a recent Sunday after noon.)

"Are you ready, Jack?"! "Ready be hanged. I can't find my bathing suit and one can hardly

go swim-

"What's that you're rushing about with in your hand?"

"That's young Bill's-well I'm Jiggered, but it's my own. Aru. the kids O.K.?"

the Filipino and sells to the hig exporters. Approximately 90 per cent. of this business is in his

hands.

occupied with his official duties to have time to spare to get over here."

The Two Ways..

"Take the Locarno pact. Sup-

mare and three давед a certain public

Defendant was fined the maxi- penalty of £1.-Daily Chronicle.

KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.

Answers, for those who need

of this issue.

hundred years hence, if civilisa- HOW MUCH DO YOU Mr. Levinson acos the world tion is to be saved. At present recently as having to choose there are thousands of treaties of between two antithetical ways amity and commerce in which are no sanctions. Then law or war. "Hitherto," he said, there "we have only been trying to scare there are treaties of military Chinese Encroachment. war away, and when the nations' alliance. If one nation, when tha

blood is up, all our schemes do call comes, refuses, ta support its! Through it he has a strangle not weigh a feather..

The fatal treaty companion, how are you hold upon the natives, and now defect in our civilisation is the going to force it to?.. is seriously threatening the posi-legality of war. It is an Institu tion of the large foreign houses. tion. In our national affairs when posing under this France should them, will be found on Page 12 Two years ago riots against the we discover that an institution call on Britain to help her when a Chinese, riots such as have oc- that is, a practice within the law-British Labour Government is in curred regularly for the last 200 has become dangerous to society, power and the British people do years, were stopped when the we get rid of it. But this cannot not want to fight. Who is going Chinese storekeepers boarded up be done by force. It can only be to enforce Locarno? This means their small shops and refused to done by law. How did we get rid open for business. The Filipinos af slavery, and piracy, literally were starved into pence duelling, which were nearly as dis- by lack of any place to purchase reputable and illegal? No one would support a Sir Francis Drake now... Human nature has yielded to decency in nearly everything except war"

the necessaries of life.

Of late years the Chinese mer chants have encroached more and the business of the more apon foreign import-export houses. A 1% per cent. cumulative sales tax y dear, hurry up or we'll imposed by the government on miss that ferry and you know what every transaction has greatly aid- a rush there is for a bus on a Sun-ed this movement, as it fosters day."

direct exportation by the first (Exeunt. They arrive at Hong-buyer of produce. kong, Hotel entrance).

This has been particularly in Jack (lucking at crowded bus): evidence in hemp market, "We'll have to do a lifelike imita-where, within the last three tion of sardines to squeeze Into that months, one Chinese house has thing. Let's take a car."

erpt from a lowly position to Mary (his wife): "But the exsecond place in the the list of

hemp exporters.

pense.

the

that all you can get is the plight- anded word of a nation. If France is

so, willing to take a nation'al plighted word to fight for her, why will she not take its plighted] word for peace and equally be lieve it? Why is a promise goo for war and not for peace? If there is no faith the world may settle down to war, but by outlaw- ing war we call for a peace which is an adventure in faith,"

Mr. Levinson confines himself to international war, for civil and revolutionary war, he points out, is already against the law of the land. Those promoting it are legally felons and traitors. But a Napoleon or a Kaiser, in the international sphere, need give no reason, or a hundred reasons, for Domestie war is starting war: criminal, but war between nations to "settle disputes is still legal.

The Example of Americu. Jack: "Oh, hang the expense. Business men here are agreed

"The American Constitution We're out for the day, aren't we that in the event of independence itself provides an example of the

Mary (meekly): "Alright, Jack" the Filipinos have more to fear (A car is hired to Repulse Bay), from economic domination by the outlawry of war between States," Mary: "You take Bobby and Chinese than political domination and Mr. Levinson, "where the Supreme Court, is given exclusive Bill in your tent, Jack, and I'll take by any foreign power..

questions like Flora and Margaret in mine."

true, however, that the jurisdiction

It is

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One State can petition against any State,

the matter

Jack: "Look here, there's hard-Chinese here make excellent citi-boundaries, reparation questions, ly room as it is to change your mind zens. They are as the consul puts oil rights, etc. in the Blounting things without it, too much engrossed in trade to file packing a family into them. We'll pay attention to politics." and other have two for the kids and one each for ourselves."

"(They proceed to beach).

Jack: "Where are the tents?" Mary: "They used to be here " (indienting the exact position of "here.")

Jack: "Looks as if the

crunches have calen 'em."

cock

,'

there is complete lack of interest nay he proceeded with, whether in the anti-foreign feeling which the defendant State comes for ward or not. This is a revolu- agitated China.

tion in procedure. Yet ninety acutely controversial questions have been peacefully settled without the shedding of a drop of blood.

2.000 Emigrants Per Month. They intermarry with the Fill pinos on an enormulis scaid. Children of such marriages, which' usually are prolific, are Filipinos

"If disputes between New York on the North, and Pennsylvania on

cannot other questions between

(Ultimately it is discovered that at heart. This is true of all chil the South can thus be settled, why The tents for some mysterious redren born of alliances between New York on the South; and Cana- son have been taken away. The Filipinos and foreigners. The da on the North be equally children on being informed of the Chinese-Filipino child inherits easily dealt with? What is wanted fact indulge in community waiting many of the qualities of both is an international legal code, with Jack (beaten in spirit): "Any races, but particularly the clever temporary arrangements while this way, let's have tea."

The first step Mary: "Where's the hamper" neas and thrift of the Chinese is being built up.

is a simple treaty between all the Jack (blankly): Good I've parent.

There is no doubt that the civilised nations disavowing war a left it in the car and it's gone."

Chinese would welcome an oppor- the instrument of settlement. With Mary (bravely): "Let's take tunity to invade the Philippines in war outlawed by such an air-tight

large numbers. At present, in

water-tight agreement,

the first bus back home."

*

#

and

all

(A scene in any Taipan's homespite of strict laws against them, countries would be willing to sub- on any Sunday afternoon in sum-2000 a month enter openly by it to jurisdiction on almost every mer).

"Are you ready, Reginald?"

ing. The boy has packed the ham per and the chauffeur has the key of the matshed."

means of forged papers and for- feiting of bonds. Two steamers

countrymen. If, "Yes, my dear. The car is wait-operate regularly between Manila more pacific

and south China ports bringing under this pressure the Chinese merchants in the Philippines them in.

Countless others take advantage should resort to a boycott of of the Philippine coast line, which American goods or close the doors is as long as that of the United of their shops indefinitely as a States, to land and lose themselves protest against the American in the population. This is easily Exclusion Law as applied to the accomplished.

Jslands, it would soon awaken.

(An hour later at Repulse Bay). Isn't the water lovely to-day, Reg.?"

"Topping."

(Contributed.)

POET'S CORNER.

LOVE IS BLIND.

[A reply to "P. T. D.'s" query in yesterday's issue.]

Though love may be blind,'

It is true;

P'raps Love's eyes can find That in you

Which from others' sight

Hidden Hies,

Find It by the light

Of Love's eyor?

'Secs within the clay

Something fine,

Where a diamond may

Dimly shine!

W

are

Taken by and large, it would Americane and Filipinos to a appear that the Chinese cry for realization of what they are up

And, unless we "American capital, Chinese fabour against. and Filipino lands" is in a fair greatly mistaken, this is exactly way to be realized if the islands what the Chinese Consul General ever get the American capital. in Manila, acting under instruc-

Sovlet's Next Drive.

tions from his government, is leading up to. When the Soviet; and its Cantonese" allies gets through with the British in China, the chances are ten, to one that

armour

The mere recital of these facts conveys to the Intelligent observer its own warning. It may be true that the Chinese in the Philippines they will turn their attention to are too much engrossed in trade the next near-by vulnerable point of "Western to pay attention to politica. The in the

Americans who same truth holds equally good in imperialism." China. But with 2,000 or more fail to heed the hand-writing on Cantonese bootlegging into the the wall and believe they can Promised Land every month, in escape the impact of the Soviet defiance of the American exclusion drive against the "capitalistic laws, it is easy enough for radical system" are ft inmates for the emissaries to follow the same nearest lunatic asylum.-The Far route and put the screws on thoir Eastern Review.

This movement, which Mr. Levinson started, became an or ganisation at the time of the Washington Conference in 1921, so as more efficiently to mobilise public opinion in the States. It has made remarkable headway, and Mr. Levinson is now chairman of the American Committee for the Outlawry of War. In a few days he is going on the Continent to in- terview leading people in France, Germany, Belgium, and Switzer land.

1-What British possessions are

known 48 (a) the "Spicy Isle." (b) as the "Island State"?

2. Which is the largest church in

the world?

3.-Why were "Hackney carriages"

so called?

4.What is the origin of the torm

"milliner""?

5.What planet has nine moons? B. Who was the earliest zecorded

Sovereign of Wales?

7-Who is the King's Hereditary

Grand Almoner? 8.What is the length of the Sucz Canal, and when was it first opened?

9. Which is the largest (d) British ship, (b) American ship? 10. Which are the two longeet

rivers in the world? 11. What is meant by the Nean-

derthal Man?

12,--What is the spend of the Earth in its path round the sun, and does that speed vary? 18-Who suggested a mecting in n wayside inn to terminate the Boer War?

14-What is a fathom? .

16. Which is the tallest monument

in the world?

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