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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22.

DAY BY DAY.

SORROW IS NOT EVIL, SINCE TT AND · PURIFIES.---

STIMULATES Mazzini..

The Empress of Russia left Vancouver on the 19th December and is due here on the 7th Decem

ber.

Charged with returning from

banishment before the expiration of his term, young Chinese was sen- tenced to nine months' bard labour by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

1927.

CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR WATER SUPPLY.

[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]

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The Very Idea!

A sign noticed over a movie- theatre door In Now York:---

"Emil Jannings in Passion- Cooled by Refrigeration."

ever been fully understood in the country, It is not difficult to come to the conclusion that it has not, for no-one among the nation's prominent individuals has ever come forward with a direct ex- planation of the term so far as the Chinese are concerned. The

Sir-I trust that those in au-

The permanent wave is not an truth of the matter appears to be

thority will have read your invention of modern hairdressers, that China has adopted extremismi, Among the passengers arriving excellent leading articles on the but was known to Homan women and this is destined to stay, Call-to-day by the 3.5. Empress of subjects of our Gaol and Water as early as A.D. 168, says an Canada were Mr. C. H. Benson, Mr. Supply. We have had the definite Shirley Weber, Associate Pro- od by whatever other name, it and Mrs. L. Dunbar and Miss Dan assurance of Government that, fessor in Princeton University, ramatus the same, Anding it's most bur, Mr. J. Wilson, and Mr. R. F. whatever happens in the matter New Jersey.

Filmer.

Professor Weber states that this of the Chinese and their politics, frequent

anti- expression in

Hongkong will never be given up, fact is clearly indicated at tuing foreignism, and continuous "ex-.

Perhaps the island only is referred in the collection at the university nurgations of domestic Apgean

to, but even If, at some distant library.

Women's heads in the late. stables which, nevertheless, fail to

date, the New Territory will be

Roman period, he says, are 'ro handed over, "surely there satisfy anybody.

safeguards against the loss of presented not only with distinct

but public monies expanded for public marcelling,

also with purposes! Of course, there are. elaborate jewellery to emphasise The realistic art of this period, That being so, why crippla our the waves. selves within the confines of our own little two by four original he adds, would forbid the re Colony? Why not proceed with Presentation of these styles I the Gaol on its ready-made pile-they were not actually in use. driven sito? Why not go ahead

Solicitor at Bow County Court: with our water scheme at Shing You are inclined to call your

The plea that we have no She is certainly a vulvar lady.

lodger a rude woman? Woman: Mun? money can no longer hold water Landlord to his lodger, at Bow. Was not the present. Government County Court: Why or, at Bow totaler? Lodgor: I have been Public Works 6% Loan almost over-subscribed four times over?

tempted to. In the meantime, we patch up our rotten little over-crowded papier The s.s. President Cleveland, ar- riving from San Francisco and mache Gaol and foracoth provide ports, reports one case of pulmon- fresh catchment areas for reser ary tuberculosis on board; and thevoirs already too small! French steamer Sphinx, from Yoko- hama, reports one case of scarlet

It we take very recent Chinese. history, that of the past two weeks, for instance-we find that Wuhan has been subdued, by the so-called moderate party of the Kuomintang. Who these moder- ates really are, nobody can say clearly. They represent merely a rival body of Nationalists, prefer- ring to assume a less sanguinary tint in their own description of themselves Pink to-day and red to-morrow? Time will alone show." If we turn to Canton, we find a very telling example of the general tendency, on A smaller scale. Seven months ago there was a "clean-up" of Communists, and after that politics in Kwangtung fluctuated around a pinkish form of "moderate extremism."Now the red stain has become more pro-

The body of a Chinese was sent to the public mortuary from Kennedy Town yesterday, after being found hanging from a tree. It is believed to be a case- suicide.

of

Á Chinese who fell from a bus yesterday while it was in motion in Nathan Rond, was removed to the Kwong-Wah Hospital. The man was badly bruised, and in the hospital it was found that he was suffering from internal injuries.

fever."

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Meanwhile, our safety-seeking population grows, providing us with more potential criminals to Captain J. M. Murphy, of 72A house and more people to use up Nathan Road, reported to the our water. Yours, etc. police yesterday that some time between November 18 and yester- day, someone entered his bedroom by climbing up a bamboo scaffold- ing, and stole a typewriter and a camera, valued at $75.

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RESTRICTED.

"Hongkong, November 21, 1927.

BUS OVERCROWDING. Sir,-May I be premitted in your columns lo state a case in favour of a Kowloon bus conductor who, may be disciplined in some manner or other for permitting over crowding?

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A solfelter at Bow County Court expressed surprise that a man re- membered so exactly when he married. The man: I have good cause to remember it.

Man accused at Willesden of

being drunk and disorderly: have been in Hanwell Asylum three times, and I would thank your Worship to send me back there, as a rest cure from the people of Hampstead, where I live. Willesden applicant: I want a summons against a woman for biting, kicking, punching, and scratching ще. Magistrate: How many do you want?

Applicant: Only one, sir.

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"Prisoner," said the Judge, “you say your wife hit you on the head with a plate. Is that so?!!

"Yes, sir,"

"But your head doesn't show marks of any kind?"

SNEDDON--At the French Hoss pital, on November 21st., 1927, to Mr. and Mrs. R. J. J. Sned-nounced, and the, moro extreme don, a daughter.

party has gained the upper hand, In most other places, whether A youthful cowherd from Pok- Swatow, with its high handed co-fulum was yesterday admitted to operation between officialdom and the Nethersole Hospital suffering from injuries to his head and radical Inbour, or Shanghai, where chest. He was engaged in clean- the Chinese authorities are unable ing out a cow-shed of the Dairy

At 6.40 last evening, I boarded or unwilling to cope with the Farm Company when he was ut

Bus 92 at the Star Ferry. There tacked by a bull. "Red" labour element which is

were a great many people awaiting even ogitating to precipitate a big A fine of $26, or three weeks' this bus, with the result that the overcrowded before it upheaval-the

hard labour in default, was imposed bus was same tendeney

by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon started. The conductor turned towards. extremism prevails. The Magistracy this morning on a out two young men in the first- red dye appears to have sunk deep young Chinese who was charged class portion and, while endeavour with stealing a brass hose cap ing to elect several others who Throughout the greater part of into the fabric of Chinese political from on board the ferry Sofar were standing in the rear portion Canon E. S. Woods.

life; and mere talk of abolishin,: Star, which is undergoing repairs of the vehicle, it started on its "Communism" will not make any at the Kowloon Docks. difference.

TUESDAY, Nov. 22 1927.

THE RED STAIN.

China to-day there runs a red stain. We refer, of course, to the political colour which has come to be associated with extremism, and with Bolshevist doctrines „particularly. There is also much Communism in China, and this of

the

in the campaign.

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journey but not before a Chinese lady and school boy had leapt into the first-class portion.

The body of a Chinese, about sixty years of age, has been found On approaching Kimberley Road, in No. 5 Tannel of the Kowloon the bus was overtaken by a traile Canton railway, which is at Taipo-policeman on a motor cycle and kau. The body was discovered on sidecar; the driver was ordered to Sunday morning at 6.30 and was stop and the conductor asked to later removed to the public mor- produce a document upon which tuary at Kowloon. It is believed the policeman proceeded to make that the man was knocked down by an endorsement.

a träin.

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R. Mc. W.

Kowloon, 22nd. Nov., 1927.

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"No, sir." Then, with a touch of pride-"but you should have seen that plate!"

In many of our villages the people expect the parson to look like the man with indigestion.--- It is an imperative duty to work vigorously in a new spirit to create net world by killing the war bacillus,Sir Willoughby Dickin Bon

I went into the Labour move-

one ear.

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members and their friends with of the car is facked up, the tyre. the aid of a Ford car. One wheel taken off, and around the unpro. tected flanges is wound 400 yards of flexible wire,. to the end of which the hare is attached. The hare is taken to the starting point, doga got roady, and at a given signal the Ford is started and the animals released. Some really fine racing results have been red corded and large crowds attracted to the meadow.

Politicians poso as knowing

The Latest By-Election,"

something about everything, but really know nothing thoroughly... The by-election at Southend has

Mr. W. Ormsby Gore (Under- an ill-developed, and only partly not produced anything in the

Secretary for the Colonies). absorbed, type. Those conclu- nature of a sensational result,

ment nine years age very much as sions are arrived at after sifting Conservatives by a considerable for the seat is still held by the

Now I have not the faintest idea an extremist, but nine months as a Cabinet Minister taught me to 28. to what will be the result of all the utterances of the past few majority. In point of fact, the months, and the happenings of new lady member polled consider reports gave 26 arrivals, and 18 de way critical of police methods In An Aberdonian went to the post

This morning's Harbour Office this procedure, nor am I in any watch my step--Lord Thomson. ably more than the combined votes recent weeks. To the average cast for her three opponents, partures, of which eight and eight this connection. I dislike riding office for a wireless licence.

respectively were British. Ton-in overcrowded buses, but I think man in the street, Communism However, this notwithstanding, nage was heavy, but freights were it only fair to state that in the wanted it for 58. He was deaf in means a form of labour tyranny. decline of more than two thou- inward tonnage was British, while was not altogether to blame.

the Conservative vote shows a comparatively low. The heaviest present instance the conductor To China it means merely a sand, when compared with the the highest throughs were carried

May I suggest that in the mat- The Highcliffe and District political fetish. It is necessary to polling at the last General Elec- in German vessels. At 9 ani. there ter of overcrowding, the proper Greyhound Racing Association, understand that, before proceed-tion, whilst the Liberal and Lawere 67 vessels in harbour, of which place to check same during rush finding the cost of an electric hare

bour candidates added about a 19 were British. ing to assess what is happening in thousand each to the, previous

hours is at the Star Ferry? out of their reach, as a means of Should not the Companies con- supplying motor-power for the " the country to-day. Not so very totals for their Parties. South-

The new Our Cabaret Company cerned, with police assistance, if hare have hit upon a novel sub- many months ago,

the communist end being what may be termed concluded their season at the Star need be, make certain that no stitute. For the purpose of a doctrines were openly adopted by would not appear to be a great duction entitled "Pot Pourri last crowded and so relieve conductors a track 400 yards in length has a Conservative stronghold, there Theatre with an excellent pro- vehicle leaves this point over trial a meadow has been utilised, revolutionary Kuomintang deal of significance in the result night, when they registered one of such responsibility?

been made, and the problem of a of the latest trial of strength of their biggest successes. From party. It was not difficult to between the parties there. Po stant-to-finish.the programme was name and address should the overcome by the ingenuity of the You are at liberty to use my suitable mechanical hare has been trace-a-tendency thereto in the sibly the Conservatives were so sumirably sustained. The com- Authorities desire confirmation speeches and writings of the Inte sure of their position that they leader of the party, Dr. Sun Yat- did not unduly exert themselves Pany, it was announced, will ap-of my statement in this case

pear at the Royal Naval Canteen Yours, etc., Nevertheless, sen. The association with Soviet the considerable increase in the to-night and to-morrow night, Russia, known to be the head of Liberal and Labour votes may be

A passenger on the s.s. Laishing, ali "Red" radicalism the world that some dissatisfaction with the yesterday, has made a report to regarded as evidence of the fact which arrived from Singapore over, strengthened the belief that present Government exista at the the police that during the journey.

A POSTAL COMPLAINT. China, so far as the Nationalists moment. This is due to two cir he entrusted the assistant com- Sir,The writer is a new-comer

cumstances--the unpopularity of controlled, was tending to

pradore of the vessel with $1,230 to this Colony and will be very go some of the Government's recent in money and a gold wrist watch, thankful if any of your readers Bolshevist. There were many political moves, and the desire

for a change of administration, for safe keeping. When the ship can kindly enlighten him on this who thought, however, that the This latter aspect is: one, which arrived in Hongkong the assistant subject. day would come

This morning, I received a let when the should never be lost sight of in compradore went ashore, and so

ter from my family in Shanghal A rich man married a woman Russians would be ousted from British politics, for the voters far has not been seen again.

with extraordinary additions on who was beneath him socially. the nation's counsels, either be after a few years they tire. of have again and again shown that

the envelope which clearly indicate One evening a nobleman took her cause Communism would be found one Party, no matter what its

that the same has been tampered in to dinner and between the with before it reached the ad- courses she sat resting her hands unworkable, or because the Soviet record has been. We shall have

the table. Suddenly an dressce. Upon opening the letter, on to wait for a by-election in some agents would have outlived their Actually, what has transpired suggests something of conclusions. The leaders of the extreme party: In the Kuomintang, for example Mr. Wang Ching-wel, have only recent- ly stated publicly that Communiam was a mistake. They have not, however, said so vory convincing- ly. Perhaps what is really meant

Bacharest Bombay is that they approached the new

Durban, Nov. 21. Yokohama doctrine too precipitately, and it It is stated that the new Durban Brussels

Oil Refining Company will start Milan proved indigestible for the con-operating immediately, and is nego- Copenhagen servative Chinese constitution. tiating with one of the biggest Prague, More important for the student of crude oil companies in the world Lisbon

with regard to supplies. China's political trend, however,

Shanghal

usefulness.

both those

EXCHANGE RATES.

more "open" constituency if we wish to know the real political

Home Geneva

Paris feeling of the people at just now:

Berlin Oslo Helsingfors Athens..... Buenos Aires

· SOUTH AFRICAN OIL REFINERY.

·WORK TO BE STARTED IMMEDIATELY,

Hongkong New York Amsterdam

Stockholm Vienna Madrid

Ria

is to learn whether the actual and six 2,000,000 gallon tanks, will Silver (forward) Bignificance of Communism has be erected-Reuter,.

* A refinery costing £750,000, and | Silver (spot);

London, Nov. 21,

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.25,28

.20.43

193

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Then

I was surprised to find that there awkward silence began. were numerous additions to the her partner whispered, "Awfül· same, of a grossly insulting pause!" nature. I may mention that the

So would you have," the in- 18.86 letter in question is addressed in dignant hostess replied, "if you had spent as much time at the English and enclosed in a plain, wash-tub as I have."

3574 white envelope without anything

47 whatever to indicate ita origin...

2/04

I shall be very glad to learn 4.87 25/22 wliether this mischief was done in 12.07 Shanghai or at Hongkong and if .18.10

it is done by an authorized cen- .31,56

28.81aor, then should not come diatin- 700 guishing mark be affixed by that, 1/6.16/10 (shall I any) official?

1/10.10/82

It may be a coincidence that the 84.04 same letter contains a complaint

BULGARS & ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT.

A SMALL RIOT IN SOFIA.

Sofin, Nov. 21: The police charged with drawn 89% of sealed correspondence boing re-sabres, and a number of students 18.10. 1641% ceived in Shanghai found to he were injured, following demonstra

opened by somebody before it tions against the alleged ill-treat- .2.27/64"]

reached its proper destination.ment of Bulgarian minorities in

Thanking you for kindly insert Jugo-Slavia and Rumania, 26.5/10 Ing this letter. Yours, etc. stol 20.3/16 Hongkong, Nov. 21st, 1927.

ZYX

British Wireleeg.

Speakers appealed to the Great. Powers to Intervene and protect the Bulgara-Reuter.

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