Unlucky Ending to Exhibition Hongkong, Feb. 14.
A flying exhibition which the well-known Chinese aviator, Lim-on, was to have given at the Race papers for some enterprising folk Kueiyang, Kuei., Jan. 22. have commenced a paper which "Course yesterday afternoon in aid Authentic reports state General they call "Hsin Kueichow." It is of the North China Famine Relief Wang Hua-i has lett Kueichow for rather early in the day to say how Fund ended in a fiasco. The air-Kuangsi. After passing Lipingfu man had the misfortune to crash long it will stay but it is only he did not call at Huchow as he fair to state it will have a chance whilst flying to the Race Course. probably heard there were some when the newspapers come to the He was flying over the valley, and, soldiers there who were prepared time when only "the fittest will while descending, found an ait to contest his right to that city. pocket. The aeroplane tilted, It is rumoured that he has hopes crashed into a tree and was wreck-SraTeMeNts anp Facts. of help from General Eu Yung-ting ed. The airman was unhwt. but the party in power here are Mr. Wellington Koo must have high The thousands of eager spectators not afraid for they confidently as-expectations in the way of trying who had assembled in the Jockey sert General Liu could not get to pass off some things on foreign-Club enclosure and the roads lead-help from Yunnan so it is not at ers if he thinks we are going to ing to the Race Course thereupon all likely General Wang will get believe that China is comparative-sympathetically dispersed. it from Kuangsi. ly free from opium. Kueichow, Encouraged by the fact that the Yunnan, and Hunan, are a sad A BritisH Sussecr.
Commissioner of Police was issuing contradiction to that statement Prior to the mishap, Mr. S. B. C. proclamations, the Kueiyang ma-and if reports from other parts Ross, the Postmaster-General, adgistrate put out a proclamation to are to be believed these provinces dressed the assembled company in fix the price of rice. The best rice do not stand alone in that respect. the enclosure. He remarked that was to be sold at $12.50 per picul, It is to be hoped that someone re-Lim-on was a British subject, a second rate rice $12 for the same liable will collect and publish Canadian of Chinese race. He had quantity, and inferior rice was to facts to show just how China does come to Hongkong to help relieve realize $11.80. He might have stand to-day so far as opium is the distress in North China. His saved himself the trouble for no-concerned. coming proved that the old saying satisfactory result while men and thing he can do will have any was true at a time like this, all within the four seas are brothers." animals are marched off when and
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