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experience of Gorman business men to show how they are affected by that circumstance. One mor- chant who spent many years in China under extra-territoriality, and four years without special rights, recently told a Pross re presentative in Peking that condi- tions are vastly different to what they were. In the old days," he says, if Germans had a reasonable caso they took it into Court and their consular officials saw that they got justice. "But if we have any dispute with Chinese now," ho adds, “we always settle out of

DAY BY DAY.

TENDERS CONSCIENCE 18. STRONGER OBLIGATION THAN PRISON.

Thomas Fuller.

given by Miss Cecilla Hansen," the Booking for the recitals to be famous woman violinist, opens at Moutrie's on Monday.

LETTERS FROM HONGKONG.

18.-Mainly About People.

I find that the last word has not The M's are some of those people yet been said in the matter of whose statements are nearly always mosquitoes and malaria, or, for manifestly and gloriously wrong, His Excellency the Officer Ad. that matter, of hygiene in general but who are so positive in their ministering the Government It is reported that Fitzgerald, in delivery that they are always ac appointed Mr. K. C. Hamilton to be one of his letters, speaks of look cepted as gospel by their amazing- an Assistant Government Marine namely, going to Ipswich Assizes Mrs. M. In particular deserves a

ing forward to a "great treat," ly credulous friends. Surveyor,

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to see "little Voltaire Jervis and↑

old Parke, who I trust will have chapter to herself in any book, She It is notified that the rate per the rout; he bears it so christian la the large wife of one of our floor for limewaahing in Hongkongly." I do not know to which of newer arrivals, who patronised at first one of the many Kowloon the period of one year commencing the simile has, the easier. resem- from 1st October, 1928.

(Court, usually at a heavy foss and in Kowloon shall be $3.80 for the two great classes of humantyy private hotels. But she very soon

We do not dare take the matter

blance, whether to those whose announced that she could not pos into a Chinese Court, because 99

personal characteristics are so sibly go on staying there. They The Gazette Intimates that the ruthlessly disturbed in the cause gave you such a terrible lot to eat times out of 100, we will be Sik Yin School, opened and mana- of hygiene, (as for instance in the for dinner and lunch, that she sim- cheated. We must pay bribes to ged at No. 8, Bowrington Canal case of house-spraying) or to the ply could not got through it all. the Judges, as the Chinese do, and Road, is declared to be an unlawful others who suffer, placidly enough, It was pointed out to her that most then the case will usually be de-school within the meaning of the

Education Ordinance, 1918. cided against us, whiatovor, its merits." No comment is needed to point the moral of these re- marks. If the Nationalists want consular Jurisdiction abolished, let them first wipe out the corrup tion in Chinese Courts.

On the question of foreign Set-

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tlements and Concessione, the About Hong Kong.

memorandum under notice advo- cates immediate, retrocession. It adds that "although a stipulated period for the lease of the Sottle- ments is specified in the Treaty, we can very well, on the ground of 'changed conditions, declaro

Donald Clement Logan, M.C. their cancellation." A more pre-

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1928,

AN ABSURD POLICY.

sumptuous suggestion could hard- ly be put forward. These Settle- ments and Concessions were for the most part mere mud flats and waste land when they were first leased to the 'nations concerned. To-day they have, as a result of foreign enterprise and persever- ance, been converted into big modern commercial and rest-

KRON

Do you know that---

Hongkong formerly had a Choral Society, long before the Philharmonic Society TILS

formed?

Formed in 1862, it was a re- vival of the old Madrigal Society, and it started under the directorship of Mr. C. F. A. Songster, a former Cathedral organist. It gave its Arst public concert in July of the year named, in aid of funds for the building of the City Hall,

In the same year, a curiosity in the musical line appeared. In the Colony-namely, a hurdy gurdy worked by an Italian:

the latter tolerance that occurs

the unhygienie habits of those who of the dishes were alternative surround them. The example of choices and there was no absolute

necessity to eat them all. most readily to the newcomer is "Oh," she snorted," I pay an in spitting habit. our cheerful acceptance of the clusive charge which covers all the food. I'm not going to pay for

That spitting must be regarded food I can't eat.” as an ineradicable privilege of the In due course, they moved into Chinese race. is disproved by its another house, and Mrs. M. asked prevalence much, nearer Home not some people in to tea, prior to play- 80 very long ago. Here is an Ing in a football match Unfor abstract from an old-fashioned life tunately it turned out that the foot- of Queen Charlotte that I came ball match was at half past four, across the other day:

The players accordingly came at a

"Princess Amelia (George IIl'a quarter to four. No ton. M. aug- sister) was a good tempered and Hested shouting for it. amiable princess. So tolerant and: "No you can't do that," said good-natured was she that she al- Mrs, M. "The Chinese all sleep from lowed much to the oddities and two to four." familiar. maanera of her comrades,

"But hadn't I better go down and

as when she complained of Lady chase them out?"

Bateman, who was travelling with

her in a chaise, and who 'required "Good gracious, no," said Mrs. to epit so frequently, that the M. aghast. You can't go down glasses were every minute being Into the Chinese quarters: That put down."

would never do."

Rustics and labourers in Bing- At a quarter past four there was, land still spit. But the aristo still no tea, and the football players cracy have, on the whole, given it had to go bungry to their game, up; and the middle classes are hot They lost.

on the path of the aristocracy. Mrs. N. asked her, wasn't she In China, the aristocracy is still in worried? the full flower of expectoratory

A Chinese recently transferred dential centres such as have no from the Tung Wah Hospital died span, that "there wasn't corner counterpart, whatever in any part at the Government Civil Hospital of China proper. They are a let wound in the thigh. It is not yesterday from the effects of a bul- standing monument to honesty stated how he came to be injured. and efficiency of administration,

DS.O., to net as Registrar of Trade official Receiver in Bankruptcy, in Marks and Letters Patent and

addition to his other duties.

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gory. There appeared in a local But Malaria is in another cate newspaper a week or two ago the following amazing advertisement:

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wear a frock for the Garden Party.

7 am going in a Shantung costume.”. Again in the matter of clothes, tion. What was the proper kit to this time for the evening recep waar? "Evening clothes," sald Mrs. M. firmly, "because there will

vigour. It was Lady. Hosic whose] "On no," said Mrs. M. "When Chinese lady friends, on coming to one is in China, one must do as the her house in Paking where she lived Chinese do. It's no good worry- in Chinese fashion, complained that ing." the place was so clean, spick and

Discussing what it was advisable left to spit in."

to wear on the occasion of the to go ere we make much impression Mrs. N. wondered whether a thin Assuredly we have a long way Government House Garden Party, on the spitting habit. The journey slik or volle frock would not be Is In no way lessened by postpon- rather nice. If we are to judge from the and if the Nationalists imagine ministering the Government has rate cause for wonder as to which His Excellency the Officer Ad- ing the start, but we have at any

"Oh," said Mrs. M. "You can't memorandum on foreign policy that they are to be handed over appointed Licut.-Col. F. Eaves, is the best starting point. which was presented to the Plen-lock stock and barrel because ary Session of the Kuomintang jealous Chinese eyes are fastened Party at Nanking last week, the on them, they will be sadly mis- Nationalists are approuching the taken. Indeed, if this is the Na- question of Treaty revision in ationalist conception of Treaty re- England, has awarded the honours tropics, or in

The University of Leeds,

"People who reside at (sic) the be dancing," spirit of absolute disregard of vision, the Powers may be for-degree of M.D., (Doctor of Medi-malaria prevails, should avoid going case or not I cannot say. You can any part where Whether she was right in this foreign rights. This document given if they decline to have any-cine) to Dr. A. Cannon, Hong out before the sun has dispelled scarcely get through life quite so urges the wholesale and uncondi-thing more to do with the ques- Greta Wardle. The degrees were they have breakfast. The reason casionally right. But her reasons kong, Dr. H. Sugare, and Dr. the morning mist and also before confidently as she without being oc- tional abrogation of all the tion.

conferred by the Dake of Devon- for this is that the vapoura which are sometimes unusual. How did Trenties with the Powers, Includ-

shire, the Chancellor of the

arise from the earth during the she know there would be dancing? ing the abolition of extra-terri-

University, in the case of the first night are frequently malarious, and torfality and the retrocession

successful candidate, in absentia the system unfortified by the morn-It says it's a Reception on the "Of course there will be dancing." ing meal is especially susceptible to card, and foreign Settlements. The The announcement that Vis-ports for the week ended Satur

The health bulletin of Eastern this polson.

a Reception always document In' question was drawn count Leu of Fareham will presideday fast, issued by the Director malaria, however, is pure rich blood.

means dancing." "The only real safeguard againat up by General Tan Yen-kai and over the Royal Commission to of Medical and Sanitary Services, And when malaria has entered the

When the night of the Reception Mr. Tani Yuan-pel, both promin- of some solace to the Conservative figures In parenthesis Indicating it out is by purifying and enrich-P's and R's another. Btu Mr. N. enquire into police methods will be contains the following cases, the system the only method of driving arrived, the N.'s had one car, the ent Nationalist leaders, and as Party, which has had reason indentha: Pingue, Alexandria, (1).ing the blood. For both purposes, who had suffered for a week from neither of these are regarded as the past to deplore Mr. Stanley Bombay (2), Rangoon (8); Cho-a proved specific is

Baldwin's apparent opinion of the lera, Bombay (1), Calcutta (11), famous blood tonic...etc. etc." extremists, it is to be presumed intelligence within its ranks,

the world found it was going to be too much one of the baffling local complaints,

that the advice which they have Whether it is that a mood of self- Madras (90), Negapatam (1), Ran-

for him, and feeling very faint ask- And this from a firm which pured to be taken home again before tendered reflects the considered depreciation overcomes the Gov-tam (12), Pondicherry (1), Bang- medicinal preparation, and has transfererd herself to the P's and goon (2), Tuticorin 1, Vizagapa-ports to purvey valuable they were half way there. Mrs. N. opinion of quite a big following are raised, or whether it is merely kok 1, Canton 2 (1), Shanghai 1; therefore, presumably, a more or R's car, where after a while she

ernment when important issues in official circles. Their views that the Opposition would be Small-pox, Bombay 13 (8), Cal- less scientific outlook. Were it not said, "I am glad it is not much are all the more interesting from silenced if their own recommendautta 3 (1), Madras 11 (2), for the influence such a pernicious further. I do feel so sick."

tions are adopted, it is difficult to Moulmein 8, Negapatam 18 (1), doctrine must have on ignorant the fact that the Nationalist Gov-say, but it has become a curious Rangoon. 1, Pondicherry (11), folk, one would be inclined to smile habit with the Baldwin Government Belawan Dell 1 (1), Pontianak in the conviction that the man who to appoint Liberale as Chairmen of (2), Sourabain (1), Shanghai (1). wrote the advertisement must have

had his tongue, its Royal Commissions. When the

cheek. He cannot

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Said Mrs. P. "Now you mention

it, I'm feeling a bit queer myself."

his

even

To which Mrs. R. chimed in, "I wasn't going to say anything, but since you two have both spoken up, I may say my stomach's something cruel

at any rate prepared to

One cannot help amiling at their stand up before the bar of medical ready confessions of misfortune, knowledge with some pretence of but in truth there de a class of 124.25 logic, In defence of his point of people who seem to receive such scant sympathy from the medical .20.80 One had imagined that the old-back on one another for what en world that they feel obliged to fall

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be unwilling to make any conces sions to Japan in the latter's de-

coal problem was a vital concern, mand for the cancellation of the Sir Herbert Samuel presided, and decree abrogating the Commercial last year, when it was decided to Treaty which is still the subject send a Royal Commission to India of an exchange of views between of Indian reforms, Sir John Simon Paris

to grapple with the vast question

the two countries.

was called upon to serve in the Geneva The most startling of the pro-Chair. Brilliant men both, but It Berlin nosals put

la strange policy for a Conserva- Dalo forward in

the tive Government to give the im- Helsingfors memorandum are those dealing pression that Liberals have

a Athens with consular jurisdiction and claim to precodence in auch ap-Bu

Buenos Aires Hongkong the foreign Concessions. It is pointments. The natural assump New York

tion of the layman is that the urged that the former should be Government lacks conviction when Stockholm

Amsterdam unconditionally abolished and ant selects men of the opposite side Vienna uncompromising policy followed to determine the handling of Madrid... for the attainment of this end. similarly, that it does not trust its Bombay

social and Empire problems, and Bucharest What the advocates of such a plan own men to reach an adequato Yokohama'

Brussels overlook is that before the Treaty solution. It is no compliment to

the Party, though we should inve Copenhagen can agree to the aur thought that it Powers

equally Prague ronder of their extra-territorial favoured with men strong of Lisbon [rights, very substantial · évidence character, keen of intellect and Rio....

will be required regarding the fore, gratifying to find Lord Lee Silver (spot)

broad of perception. It is, there- Shanghai long-promised reform of tho has been given the appointment, (Silver, (forward) Chinese judicial system. No for-though Lord Reading's name has eigu nation would think of ex-boon frequently mentioned as the posing a citizens to the perils of matter with which the Royal Com-the public against third degree that she was having her leg puiled. Individual what I have endeavoured

probable selection. It is, no easy Chiness Jay so long as present mission has to deal. Broadly methods, there would be nothing conditions porslet. Germany, as stated, their task is to enquire into onerous in the Commiselon's work, malaria. In: Kowloon, and there are unfortunately unavoidable in "Why," she said, "Mr. M. caught to impress on a type. Such lesions le known, is one of the nations the practice folowed by the Police but they have to bear in mind, at aren't any mosquitoes in Kowloon. so small a Colony, where, after all, in interrogating or taking state least wo trust they will that Mrs. M. says Mr. M. thinks he we speak, each one of us, nearly which no longer enjoys extra mente from persone Interviewed nothing must be ordered which will caught malaria when he went to the same language, and do very territorial rights in China, and it during Investigations of crime. If unduly restrict the Police In the dinner with the O's the might be similar things. is only necessary to quote the how best to provide protection for

the only question involved we unravelling of crime.

fore.".

Was

Milan

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878tion had died a natural and quite internal troubles. 47.7/10 defrite death. But that there still .2/0 remains a ready field for the per- 485 7/16 sistent weeds of exploded ideas to

Here, then, are some of the In- ..12.105 take root and flourish, was brought gredients of our little society,ac .18.18% home to us very clearly the other quaintances we have achieved, not

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2.7/32 mosquitoes?"

with whom you have to deal, And I don't know on which side the I would take this opportunity of Amazement was the stronger, saying that it any local resident. Probably on Mra, N.'s, who even should chance herein on some aftor Mary had explained to her saying or action with which he feels quite fully how it happened, went himself in any way connected, he on her way with an incredulous will accept my sincere apologies amalle and an evident conviction for inadvertently attributing to an

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