1928-02-07 — Page 7

LUNGCHOW'S PASSION FOR

PROCESSIONS.

EXCITEMENT AND SUSPICION IN KWANGSI TO-DAY.

STUDENTS STILL AGITATING

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1928.

WATERBOAT CO. MEETING.

SOME SHANGHAI TOPICS.

NEW OIL DRIVEN BOAT BEING ATTACKS ON FOREIGN

BUILT.

SERVICE TO VESSELS.

Prosiding at this morning's meet- Ing of shareholders in the Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., Mr.. T.' G.

speech, that a new boat is now being built to replace an old one, and that, being off-driven, its run coal, whilst it would be invaluable In the event of further labor troubles.

Weall stated, in the course of his

The sixth of the articles on "Kwangs! Revisited" specially contributed to the Telegraph, picturesquely reviews the presenting costs would be lower than state of affairs in Lungchow.

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The activities of the students and the bobbed-hair girls are described, and our correspondent remarks that the city has a child's passion for processions.

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Our city has a child's passion for processions. The students are able to apare time from their studies to parade the streets with

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Ile also stated that the Company had supplied no less than 574,00 tom of water to ships in harbour during the past year, which was not far below the Company's re- cord.

Chairman's Speech,

LADIES.

OBJECTION TO DOG RACING.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai Feb. 3. Now that the rigorous measures adopted by the police author ities in dealing with crimes.of vio lence have had the inevitable of fect of cowing the perpetrators of such outrages into slinking into the background and taking an on forced holiday, a new terror has arison to keep the police busy, this time unaccompanied by the use of firearms but none the less serious since it is directed against de fenceless womenfolk who are powerless against cowardly cads who take them undwares in the streets of the city

Pedestrians were startled the other day to see n footpad in brond daylight, in the sight of all,

CHASE OF MOTOR THIEF.

SHANGHAI POLICE FORCED

TO FIRES

A MIDNIGHT DASH.

A midnight chase through the French Concóssion at Shanghai, in which French police pursuera usod their pistols characterized a dar Ing attempt by a foreigner, be- lieved to be a Russian, to steal a car from outside the Plaza Hotel last week. The man actually stole the car but the French police re covered it after giving chase and firing shots which punctured the tyres. In the darkness, the man succeeded in escaping.

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The owner of the car, of which the number is 3746, is Mr. F. B. Gange, who left it parked outside the Plaza: Towards midnight, Mr. Gange. Lound bis car was missing. He informed the French police and the special traffic aqund was put on the cnse, Brigadier Du Roche and two auxiliaries going

existence-for instance when buy in a house preparatory to flitting. Such an important step is consider ed worthy of a religious rite. a big dram. Just now, however, This reminds me of a missionary they are more concerned about who wrote to an English newspaper getting rid of their present princi- about a local recrudescence of pal. Pamphlets are being distri-idolatry. The Editor inserted his buted, to all and sumiry, enlarging article under the heading of a men-As the report and accounts throw a black cloth over the head off in pursuit in another: car... upon this gentleman's sins. It seems he is not up to the scratch regarding the Three Principles, and therefore, is not wanted..

unlearning. something.

"Revival of Native Plety!"

1 fear me that these noisy exhibi- tions, which puss our house kere so frequently, are not evidences of The modern student is bent on anything "pions." They are due to

He is blowing away seen. He is always anti-the ever present dread of the Un- Not only are there devil his foundations, and wants to possessed witches, but there are up the empty spaces In the "spirits" in chickens and even in masonry with rubbish.

tatiana trees! No wonder chidren cease to be happy and carefree, as they grow up, and become duff and suspicious dwelling in a World of sinister shadows.

in the afternoons you are the girl students, in groups, returning from the school. Their bobbed hair is the only change, on the surface, that we can discern In the city of to-day as compared with the city as we knew it first soven

Josking

The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting,

The Chairman said: Gentle

All important street corners in have been in your hands for the re of a foreign lady, snatch her hand- the Concession were visited and quired perind, will, with your bag and decamp before one inquiries made regarding the miss- permission, take them as read. realised, what was happening. Ining car. First, efforts failed, but

Profit on working for the year, another case A most brutal as- at $64,640.06, is approximately the sauit was committed on a German a new plan was adopted. The same as the previous year, but, lady, who was on her way home police went to Avonue Totain after allowing for depreciation on with a female companion when she where they started stopping pass- ing cars.. Several cars were the fleet to the extent of $7,000 was set upon by a desperado who there remains a balance at Profit attempted to wrest her bag from stopped without result, but Bud and Loss Account of $56,864.61, her hands. She pluckily resisted, denly the stolen car passed the which, with the balance from pre-whereupon, the cowardly bandit, police searchers, travelling at full, yious account, leaves the sum of with the rage of a baffled culprit, speed. $63,501.24 for appropriation. It is administered a nasty blow on the

Brigadier du Roche and his ag- proposed to add to Insurance Fund woman's face" which knocked her sistants jumped into their car and $6,000; place to Special Repairs Ac-down, in a semi-conscious condi- gave chase. The car, driven by a Outside Temples.

count, $10,000; pay a dividend of tion. Ile. then got hold of her foreigner, continued its flight whereupon Du Roche and his aides "Man Is a religious animal;" $34,653.75; pay a bonus of 25 cents

$1.25 on 27,723 shares, abaprbing handbag and dishppeared.

This particular form of crime drew their pistols and fired at the in spite of the students' por hare, absorbing $6,930.75; in assuming such a menacing as- ear in front. Saveral shots hit aganda, imported

from Moscow, the people forward to new account, pect that it is becoming a matter the vehicle and punctured the

$6,018.74.

tyres, forcing it to stop, but the The dividend of $1.25 is the same

driver, aided by the darkness, managed to escape. fore, but en vely large amount before, on this occasion, Hee quid assets that have been, ac- late spre puration for our re- their bags and foreigners of the band of daring thieves were round- une pomme, four Commit-male persuasion are being askeded up last October. Since that unsider it is only fair that to assist the police by looking out gang was disposed of, no further the express convictions, but pas-monies on the steps, hoping that the cholders should benefit by the for such acts when ladies are walk-reports of stolen cars had been sions imported, generally, from the kiols inside will alsd' accom-interest earned, and we are there-ing alone, abroad, and worked up by politi-modate themselves to the new for able to recommend payment of There situation and listen to their supa small bonus, which we trust will are other processions which areplications for good luck.. quite fascinating, which enter into, the life of the people.

Yeases, and convulsions come and and go, but our citizens are content with their old squalor and the same old low level of thought.carry Their backwardness, we are told, the fault of the foreigner-and

ago. Political and Military

processions

so that is another story,

Student tiresome.

become

of: Inte

their Joss shut

from the temples, because

have been occupied by soldiers, or police, the inhabitants

in the processions at the

I suppose it is because closed doors of their former

they lack spontaneity.

cal cliques and factions,

They do rines and perform their care-

Monkeys for Cunning.

We live on the borders of the wild. Country-men are as bringing in spoil from mountains and jungle. One day it may be

them monkeys-scores

Anw buskets,

Once

of

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in

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together, arms clasped about each other and biting from the same

stick of sugar-cane.

as

of

recommended adding a maet with your approval. We have $5,000 to Insurance Fand, bringing this up to $70,000.

of hazard for foreign ladles to carry handbags in the streets Local' ladies. are being warned by the police au- of the city, thorities to keep a firmer grip on

Plots and Counter-Plots, The Nationallat authorities, at further the monent of writing, are going through the disagreeable process of a scare following the alleged discovery of a plot on the part of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's ndher- onts to regain Shanghal for the former overlord of the five pro- Strict Instructions have vinces.

This is the first attempt to steal a car in the Concession since the

received.

COMMUNISTS ACTIVE.

There was something new in processions the other day, when eighteen little girls could be seen

MARTIAL LAW ENFORCED crossing the iron bridge lending to

You will see that the value of the house of the Commissioner of

IN SHANGHAI, Customs. They were going to be your fleet has been reduced by given cakes and oranges, and have $16,050, being the proceeds of the

Shanghai, Feb. 6. As a result of netivities by Com garden fete; and dressed in sale of one old boat, which figure

munists in the Chinese district, t'ië their best, were in a stato of sup- is well in excess of book value. On pressed excitement. Two mother-thia oceuston, seeing that the older been circulated to the responsible enforcement of Martial Law has Chinese women accompanied boats of the fleet stand at figures officials to take special precautions been decided upon, as a safeguazil, them.

One, the Matron, had approximating their values for against an uprising which the Na-Lack of monoy Is causing the closed basket. Outside the Com-breaking up purposes, it has not tionalists fear is about to be staged Nationalist Government to try Monkey taken internally gives missioner's gate the procession been necessary to allow so heavily by agents of Marshal Sun working every channel possible to replenish

halted. From the basket wore

for depreciation, but to offset this in secret in the Arsenal and Forts its cofferè.-Naval Wireless. the human being. the monkey

reserved for maintenance costs are far higher, and at other strategic points, qualities of cunning in just the produced shoes

The work-a-and for this purpose it is proposed Ironically enough; at the very same manner as a preparation of special occasions. tiger's bones imparts the strength day walking onda were exchanged to allocate $10,000 to meet cost of moment when the Kuomintang of a tiger; and, the heart of a rab- for these; and, trembling with special overhauls during the coming

eighteen little year. her, when enter, phases on to the happincas, the

maidens proceeded. These cater the courage of a bandit,

A lively trade is thus carried on eighteen lives canie under the care in all kinds of strange creatures of the British missionaries when, the very names of which I do not as each was born, their Chinese know. You can see them in the parents threw them on the scrap cages of druggists, and other heup, so to speak. shops, exposed for aule.

It is occasionally that a more sinister procession entera, the

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descries breakers ahead, reports HOW MUCH DO YOU

KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

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

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 14 of this issue.

In what constituencice wore hy. by the Now elections necessitated 'Year's honours?

are finding their way into the local papers that two prominent New Type of Boat.

agents of the Kuomintang have ar- To replace the old that has been rived in Shanghai secretly for the sok, a new bout is already on the purpose of resuming their connec stocks and should be in commission tion with the Shanghai branch of about the middle of the year. In this the Kuomintang and to carry on instance, we have decided to Install Red propaganda which has suffer-ledge A Different Story. a semi-Diesel internal combustioned a setback since the expulsion of No Chinese came forward then engine consuming heavy oil fuel, the Soviet consular offleinis from town: and that is the opium on to rescue the little not-wanted manufactured by the well-known Shanghai,

To add spice to these reports, it Now that they makers Messrs. Norria Henty and its way from Yunnan to the coast. Chinese babies. Carried by five hundred or so have grown up into the jolliest of Gardners. While this new de- is asserted that latterly many coolies, and escorted by three hun-little mortals, their fellow coun-parture may be looked upon in the Russian women have appeared in dred soldiers, it takes Lungchow try people express the gravest light of an experiment, a large Shanghai. These talk Chinese and on the way. We are told that we fears for their welfare. Eleven of amber of these engines are already Japanese very fluently, having can any nothing about this trade the elder ones are already at as England is responsible for it! school either in Hongkong or in This casy way of shelving respon-French territory, with the lady sibility has as much truth in it Missionaries; and the Missionaries the other accusation that India is would like to move these eighteen to blame for Chinese idolatry 1 left behind. The Chinese officials China had its oplum long before however, will not hear of their British ships brought it there; and removal.

Who is to know, they when the Buddhists first came to argue, what the scheming ladies China, from India; Buddhism had would do with these precious little no idols! China added these her-Chinese lives if they were taken uelf.

away from the virtuous security of their own native land to foreign culony?

giving entire satisfaction in sole completed a course of study in charge of Chinese engineers, especi-the Academy of Eastern Lanuages ally under very trying condi- and other Soviet schools. Their tions on the Yangtze River, and appointment to Shanghal is to con- we feel confident the new boat will tinue propaganda amongst the prove a great asset. Running costs Chinese for the promotion of Com- will be lower than coal, and the boat munism. They are said to cloak should prove specially useful in case their real mission by taking up of urgent, calls for water at short work as dressmakers asalstants, notice and invaluable in the event beauty parlour assistants, mani- of further inbour troubles in the curists, cabaret dancers, etc., in all Colony, I hope many of you will of which places they practise avail of an opportunity to inspect the wiles peculiar to attractive the new addition to our fleet when femininity to extract desired in- she is put in commission.

formation from mere males for Deputations from the yamens I don't suppose that Lungehow

Your fleet has been maintained in the information of their Moscow more than are sent from time to time, armed

mastera. Mart a high state of efficiency, and as op- people die much those in an English town, yet with note books and pencils, to the funerals seem to be chronic. These Foundling Home; and, ask all portunities occur it is qur inten- funerals with the coffin wrapped sorts of suspicious questions.tton to dispose of the remaining old

beats, in red cloth, and the mourners Grave Chinese gentlemen, when out for a walk, dressed in white ami accompanied the girls are by a bund, don't seen so depressing anxiously count them lost any in 31st December, 1927, of $162,746, as an English funeral cortege. the meantime should have been show an appreciation since date of More unspeakably depressing than spirited away by, the Heartless purehase of $42,816. either Eustern or Western, is foreigners.

Funerals.

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Investments, at market value at

During the year, we have supplied

The air is thick with all sorts of

rumours those days,

Greyhounde Agata,

There has been conducted for some time in certain quarters what is known in political parlance as a "whispering campaign" to the.

2 Which doction of the Revenus ro- turns for the nine months April to December showed the largest increase, and by how much? Where has slavery beon abolished this year, and how many slaves! benefit?

4 Of what cathedral is the King a

canon?

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6 Under whose leadership did tho English fight in the following "battles: Blenheim, the Spanish Armada, Quebec, Plassy, the Nilo?

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How many members are there in the Cabinet!

What was the grand total of cheques, paid at the Bankers

Clearing House, Lombard-street, during 18871

8 What dro (a) flotsam; (b) fetsam,

(c) ligant

When is the owner of a dog

exempt from paying a dog licence! For what purpose was Dartmoor

·Prison originally built?

Why does the tron of a shovel feel much colder in winter than the wooden handle!

end of discouraging people from 18 What was scutage! the Hongkong, imitation of the Why the missionary comes to to shipping in the harbour 574,000 supporting greyhound racing when Western, with its horges coloured China at all is easily understood tons of water which compares it starts in early spring. These of warning is pointed, at the dan- black and it's cooltes looking like a wise mun knows a good country favourably with. 499,000 tons in crows. Worst of all is it when the when he sees it, and naturally pre-1926 and is not far below the Com-whispers are gradually becoming ger of allowing this latest form of band plays our Dead March, and for it to his own. Why he puts pany's record of 614,000 tons in the dimensions of a shrick once et already existent which drains articulate and may soon assume rambling to be added to the long that as fast as ever they can! out good money on Chinese babies 1924. We hope this is a clear in-

the public money. It is suggested The Brat whisper to suggest any that the "sport" may develop into sions in this Chinese city. Buddhist to fathom either. It can only be the Colony after our misfortunes of antagonism to the cult of grey- an unhealthy craze, as it has done

We are lavish with our proces should not be a difficult problem dication that trade is returning to the ball starts rolling. priests and a band not only accom- an investment--for what Chinese 1925 and that we can look forward hound racing being extended to in England, and produce a demor- pany funerals, but whenever would. do it on any other ground? to the future with confidence.

this part of the world came when alising reaction on the community, family comes to a crisis n Its

H. L. C.

In spite of increased sales of the influential, Peking, and Tien-especially the youthful section" of water, our profit on working, was isin Times roundly, condemned this it, which da already gripped by the approximately the same as the pre-form of sport in the course of com- lure of the wheel, where many COLD WEATHER PREDICTED. soon over the China Sci.

vious year, which should satisfy our ments, which did not mince words misguided; moral weaklings have The forecast up to noon to-mor-shipping friends that we have not and left no room for ambiguity, been tempted to sign away their rew is: North-east winde, fresh; passed on to them the full increase These, remarks wore locally re-prospects before being sent home. report overenet; cold, some drizzle or mlat. In the cost of water imposed by the produced, and have caused some There are others who suggest To-day's Observatory

Government early in the year. states-The depression has deepen

concern to the promoters of the that the promotion of gambling-fa Mr.. Paul Hodgson of the firm No other points appear to need Greyhound Association of China, bound to give the Chinese a wrong ed and moved to the north-east of Japan. A strong anticyclone is of Meaars. Ta'o and Hodgson, comment from me, and I therefore which is affiliated with the institu notion of Western moral standards. central to the north of the Lower solicitors, has been laid up in the propose that the report and ac- tion of that name in England. At all events, It does not 'look'as' Hospital. His many counts, as presented, be adopted. At least, one letter from a cor- if it is going to be all beer and Yangtezo Valley. Strong monsoon French may be expected along the south-friends will be glad to learn that After this has been seconded, I shall respondent has found its way into skittles for the newly formed Asso

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