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France, Germany, Norway, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Japan. It is interesting to note that the president of the society wns the son of the Charles Darwin who originated
THE MISSING COMPRADORE.
Probable Cause of Downfall,
Vary considerable interest is still being in yesterday's startling announce the theory of evolution on whichment that the compradore of the Hong its principles are based.
kong and Shanghai Ranking Corporation
deficit would probably be found to amount to something approaching half
million dollars,
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Interport Cricket.
A. TELEGRAM FROM SINGAPORE. Singapore will not take part in the intorport cricket competitions this son, as it has been found impossible in the Southern port to find a team tent. The competition, instead of being triangular ono, will resolve itself into contest between Shanghai and Hong. kong.
TUESDAY,
HONGE
CKET CLUB
TRENCH OFT IN CHANGED.
Secret Follos Signals:
Captal C Le Chevalier, master of the French Canton-Hongkong river KÖSADISE Charles Hardouin, appeared before the Marine Magistrate Commander Beckwith,avning, Mr RN, this morning, so answer a charge of a mall attenticer of
The annuat
The Chaleinan the report and 000 called upon da so by an offer of the Water
- there was tus man water atthe Colony
Fa had been Police at 10.20 pm on September in the
Be pleaded one pailty and stated that he departare of Dr Atirina was unaware that the police launch; signal a playing member for twenty-five to stop was four whistles, and further that und
The Morning Post" said had disappeared and that his financial can devote the necessary time to the co-lawfully refusing to stop his veel whan | "Nothing could be more appropriate than that the son of Charles Darwin should preside over the First Interna-
The news of Singapore's decision was As we stated in yesterday's issue, the tional Congress on Eugenics. Not only
ean voyed to the secretary of the Hong is Major Leonard Darwin the son of man, whose name is Lau Pun. Chin, and kong C.C., Mr. P. L. Hodgson, in the why is about forty years old, hae un-following telegram which was read at
wait was night he thought if audositable
and on one or two cocamions had filled, tha
all the members would wish that be
him for all that he had dous for the club.
the author of the 'Origin of Species, doubtedly abscinded and with his mys- the annual meeting of the club last even to stop unless certain of the reacàn ha wan/ office of presiden", and thanks were dia, to
ing Secretary, Cricket Club, Hong-naked bo do so, and of the identity of the kong.Exceedingly regres unabis get up launch
- The Magistrate accepted his explanation, live long de anjoy his well-onrued' estire- cricket team,--Ohren.
and, in dismissing the ease, said in faburet. – Thanika also were das to Mr. Lö
certain private signal, arranged by him ter giring his secrices to the would be given the police misters would be informed of it from time to time. The ignal would he kept confidential
serious departure a large number of all Chinese banks and Chinese people are vary much the poorer. The Hong. kong and Strunghai Bank is in no way financial Tower through the regrettable occurrence, as the sustranary bond fully covers the compradore's liabilities.
The Chairman said that it was bad now, for they were sorry not to have triangular ccates, They would, how syur, do their best in entertaining Shang hai to beat them as both cricket and tonnia.
Swimming.
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POLICE COURT. ITEMS.
secretary and treasurer for a part
pear at May found it
retira owing tu pre-ware of worl morry thing they had to again some bafa, "the urembam with deficiency
accounts & falling off in the membership accounted for the deficit, hut if the new oonluitine approved of what then sold-
but he is a member of the family which has produced during the past few generations an extraordinary crop of genius and talent. The Darwin family tree in itself is sufficient to show oven the casust observer that these doctors and men of science who
In conversation with a reliable Chinese urge as a nation to consider carefully authority, a representative of the China the subject of beredity are not merely Mait was to-day informed that the talking nonsense. The man in the probable cause of the compradore's lapis
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Charge of Decaying. street will tell you that So-and-so was owing to the fact that his expendi
ture was considerably more than his in- The 100 yards championship of the comes of a clever family, that none come, due, not to extravagance, but to V.R.C., open to members only, was dey Lane Sergeant Wills of the Water mattes had done members, would be of Such-a-one's people are very the large calls that were made upon him sided in the Club's bath yesterday even-Police, charged two Punti women soda|made acquainted in a fair days of certain strong, or a thousand other things from the guarantees of bis security with ing in the presence of a good attendance. Exkks won before at Irving at the proposed alterations of the rules by which the bank and to usnumerable expenses. There were four entrants, namely, A. Magistracy this morning with decoying playing embere would be asked to pay a that imply a considerable knowledge
large and small, which his position en Claxton, F. Mda Cruz, A. S. Ellis and Roeiving and harbouring two Shanghai little more, say three dollars a month for bag. It appears that the officer was.onight mouths, while the Service men would 10a.m.-Italia Convent's Sale of Werk of the facts of inheritance; but he mailed. He was not extravagant in his P. M. Romedis.
Claxton went off at a hat pace at the the Apeloon milway Station with his be allowed to join without paying the ma- has, as a rule, never considered the tastes, nor was he inclined to speculato matter from the point of view of the or gamble, our representative was in start, and led at the first turn, followed detectives or the morning of September trance for of six dollars. The committes by Cruz. Ellis stopped at the end of the, and aw the parts leaving by the 7 were to bo given a little discretion in cer- race Ile knows that physical weak- This may or may not be according to first length. Claxton still led in the second o'clock train. The fact that the bays betain cases, and it was hoped that the ness in transmitted from parent to fact, but it is undoubted that of the length, but he had only a slight advan-longed to a different place from the women alterations would benede, the afuli." The child, that tendency to certain dis- $400,000 to $500,000 dollars which at tage on Cruz, who stuck close to him and did not speak their dialect aroused the club ought to have more playing members, Pun Chin's abrupt departure have caused Remedios dropped out at the end of the officers' suspicions, and the women were and members should. Awist in security eas is hereditary, and that lanacy to appear to be in a very precarious posi-third length. Clation led at the last arrasted. It was afterwards discovered them. They had been fortunate in securing and weak-mindedness occur with tion. #100,000 at least wors collected torn slightly ahead of Cruz. but the lat extraordinary frequency in certain by him recently from compatriots who ter was catching up every yard of the But he onbaiders these trusted him to make a profitable invest home stretch, and an exceedingly exciting ment or to return them substantial in- finish rasulted." & the final length of the bath was negotiated both men wore things for the most part as the un-tereat for the loan of their money. Falterable facts of existence. He takes
doing their utmost. Cruz was gradually them for granted. The poor, the
gaining on Claxton but just failed to catch 12.30p.in Hongkong Jockey Club Hall sick, the lunatic, the criminal, he says,
him, and Claxton won by a touch in
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HOKOTONO, TEENDAY, OCTOKɛe !. 1919.
EUGENIUS,
familie-s.
we have with us always You can not alter these things. But is this true? If it were, it would be a very grave and serion-thing that all the
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formed.
From ten to twelve Chinese banking concerns in Flongkong are stated to be very heavily bit in consequence of the compradre's disappearance and many private individuals are alan honey losers. Own young Chinese lady in Macao bas lost all her money, as Las Pun Chin was the sole trusted of her finances.
The Anissing compradore is stated to have been an abla financier, the son of a man who at one time held the important position of compradore to Sir Paul Chater and Sir Hormasie Mody.
So far, no clue as to the missing com-
pradore's whereabouts has been discover. ot. but it is believed that he left for Canton on Saturday,
NEWS OF THE DAY.
12 30 p.m.-Dairy Farms Co. Ordinary efforts of mankind to improve the
Yearly Meeting.
quality of its life should be brough up short in this way by the blank wall of birth. However, doctors and ment of science--who, after all, are only human beings possessing a special knowledge of their subjects-tell us that a great deal can be done. More and more they are persuading people to-day that this great deal must be
The Hongkong Technical Institute done, and done as soon as possible..evening classes are to be resumed on Men The educational work of the so-called day, 7th instant. Particulars are given in 'Eugenical societies proceeds upace an advertisement appearing on page 10. and for the moment this is the chief RECENTLY, it will be remembered, object gained by such a congress as that the first International Conterenes the present. For it is of supreme on.Eugenics was hell in London, and importance that people should begin throughout the world considerable to look at the subject of heredity from interest was manifested in its discus-a national point of view. To do this sions. The comment that has since they must be brought to see the laws come to hand from London and clse-of heredity at work on the large scale, where is particularly interesting. The and they must be shown the dangers "Daily News" says:-Eugenics is of the present state of things." the study of agencies under social control that may impair the racial qualities of future generations, either physically or mentally. In the mean- time the mass of poverty grows fuste. than benevolence can alleviate it.
"Until our degenerate population
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"The body of the Sepoy soldier whe was murdered on Sunday by another Sogor soldier at camp was haught to Kowloon yesterday.
On Monday and Tuesday, September 24 and 25, over 11,000 Mani a cigar wankers went on hike. Dus of their grounds of issatisfaction was the duplicate registra. on certificate required by the Govern ment.
On Sunday, the 6th instant, there
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In the Club house later, Mr. W. Logan. in a few appropriate words, presented the prizes, the winner and runner up being received with enthusiastic cheering.
Gymkhana Notes.
Shanghai, and besught to a house at West P. M. Hodgena. The club was greatly that the boys had been brought from in place of Sir Lowe, the services of 3r Point, where they were sold for 800. indebted to 3ir Richard Ramoock, as also Whan arrested the women bad failway to the subcribers, for having raised private round the pavilios, and the mooring box and tickets for Tong-Tau Ha, a place about subscriptions to provide the new railing The women were remanded; bail being board, which were something like those midway between Shak Lung and Canton.
at Lords. The croquat tournament was refused.
an innovation, and bad benefited the club'
THETT FROM GODOWY.
was seen
Snancially. Next year Bey expected to & have many more entries for it. Con gratulations were due to Mr Nibet for winning the lawn tennis championship's to Captains Crawford and Day, who secured. the professional pain; to Mr Pearce for obtaining the highest batting average ; and to Bir,Bird, who occupied a similar position with regard to bowling. Mr Bird was the oldest mamber playing in the interpers
Yesterday morning one of the Kowloon Godown Company's coolies leaving a godown with something coa- cealed under his clothing. He was searah. ed, and found to have underseath his tent singlet ralnod : Eight similar ones had been taken from a case forming part of ä ship's cargo. The man was charged with areony, and pleaded guilly to receiving the Proudfoot went article knowing it to have been stolen. He match at Hongkong, and he secured the very well for the first mile of a mule and was sentenced to three months' imprisongest number of wickets. Hention should aquarter, but had no "finish" down i ment and four hours' stocka,
There were several gallops this mora. ing, the best performance being Joss Mighty's mile and a quarter pow. He finished very strong.
also be made of Captain Bowen, who achieved the rare feat of taking ten wickets the straight. Sevington (14), Defford
Before Mr Malbourne three woman yerə
in one match. (Im.) and Rheinland (m.) all met at the bend into the home straight and an charged with kidnapping a little girl aged The action for the adoption of the repart and accounts (which bave already appeared exciting finish ensued: Sovington hard seven years. One of the defendants was ridden passing the winning post first a represented by Mr Sutherton Ruar, anlicitor, in our columus) was seconded by Mr Bird- fength a head of Rheinland, which was and Sergeant Floyd prosecuted. Originally and carried
there was a fourth defendan", for whom Mr. Mait and was unanimously re-elected about a length abend of Defford.
Mr D'Almada appeared, hat the charge president; and the committee with the against this woman was withdrawn.
The times taken were :-
Joas Mighty Him. and Ashington m. 38.2, I:10.2, 1.49.4, 3.24.4, 2.57.1; last 4.
32.2.
Proudfoot, m. 34: 1.09, 1.44.2, 2.20.2, 4.55.3; last 1. 35.1.
Ben Maedhui and Merry Scot, 1m., 39, 1.15, 1.49.4, 9.24: last 1. 34.1.
Defford Im. and Bheinland m., 37. 1.12.2, 1.463, 2.19.3; last 1, 33.
Sevington. 14m. last m., 98, 119,
Mahratta Chief, 14m. 38.2, "1.14, | 1.50.4, 2.26, 1.0: Last 4. 34.
will be an suction at Macso of three 1.4; last t. 30. gas engines. Intending buyers may leave Hongkong by the excursion steamer on Sunday and be in time for the wale. Further particulars will be found. in our advertising columns.
The only cases of infectious disease reported in the Colony during the week saded September 28 worn three of enteric fever, one of which proved fatal. One patient was British, one Philippina, and one Chinese. The British case was im parted. There was no case of plague.
Lots of Time and Norman Chief, 14m., 40. 1.18, 1.55, 231, 8.06; last 1, 85.
Black Diamond. 1, 30, 1.18.1, 1.52, 2.20, 2.59.1; last 4, 3.1.
The Harbour Swim,
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This xonian now stated that she bought exception of the mamber representing the the girl in July from the first defendant. Nevy, who will be elected later, ware re- She produced & receipt bearing the appointed en bloc. vendor's finger-print.
Mr Melbourne asked for the chud to be produced, and Bergeant Floyd said the Registrar General'a Department hd sent
the wrong girl.
Mr Melbourne: They have plenty there, and may mix them op. ̧ ̈ ̈*
After farther evidence had been taken the police withdrew the chargo.
INTENDER ROUGHLY HANDLED.
COMPANY REPORT.
The Dairy Farm CompaŁY Limited.
The report for presentation to share? holders at the sixteenth ordinary yearly meeting of the Dairy Farm Co., Ltd., tơ be held at the company's depot, 2-Lower Albert Road, on Monday, October 7, at
A man who walked into No. 302 Queen's Raid West, apparently for no unlawful purpose, and met the tenant at the top of the stairs, received a warm wel owe, as a 12.30 pm, as follows a p
The directors herewith present to the black eye which he exhibited in court this morning testified. Inspector Dymond shareholders a statement of the Company's We need hardly remind our readers charged the man with entering the premises accounts for the year ended 31st July, that the Harbour Race for prizes pre- with felonious intent, and stated that when 1912.
The profit for the year, after writing-c sented by the China Mail" takes place the tenant met him he knocked him down. to-morrow. Very considerable interest Thare were four other men with defendant, 310,089.43 for depreciation and hed has been manifested in the event: the who left a hammer behind when he and doubtful debts, and providing for entries, which closed yesterday evening away. The others stayed outside the house director and auditor's fees, amounts to For anchoring his junk in such a numbering eighteen, nearly all of whom and decamped when they realised that he $71,006.08, from which is is proposed to
are expected to start. Those who have had been caught. There were 507 European and 250 manber as to prevent the free access of
other hosts to Union Wharf man named 'antered are, C. Abbas, A. V. Barros,
is decreased, poverty will increaser A Chinese fell from a horse in the The fertility of the helpless is al-compound of No. 1 police station yesterday arming, the procreation of their kind and was removed to hospital sufering from
an injured head. seems to be their only industry. The improvement of the mce, for that is 1
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what Eugenics broadly means, has Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library Chan Wa Kam was fined $16 by the Marine B. W. Bradbury, A. A. Claxton, F. Cois to the house with a friend. The friend fre cen's per share, absorbing $50,000 ₫ to
been looked upon with suspicion; but in a few years this unalterable neces |sity will be a working fact,”
Darwin's theory of evolution, the survival of the Attest.and the influence of environment in the development of organic life, has provoked much con- troversy, and has says the Litery Digest," sometimes been allowed to remain in the dim domain of specula-
Defendant and he had previosaly boen pay a dividend of one doiler and twenty transfer to cattle reserve fund $15,000; to fire and ryphoon Insurance fund 85,000; and to carry forward: 11,066,08.
Directors Hou, Mr Edward Osborne
was not there DOW,
Inspector. Dymund asid a detective bad just informed bin that the friend defen dan spoke of lived next door.
And Mr F. Maitland, retire by rotation
and 149 European and 3,568 Chinese Magistrate Commander Bockwith, R.N.,man, Gr. Colmer, R.O.A. Gr. Court, visitors to the Museum during the weekday. The complaint which led to defen-R.G.A., Pte. Dely. E.0YLI, A H euding 29th September.
dant's appearance at Court was made by Gifford, W: Hall, L. 8. Hyndman, R. Captain J. Jones, of the R. Lintan, whose Leo, B. F. Kees, H.M.S. Tamar, Ple A plot of land in Queen's Road East ship was impeded in swinging to her berib. Miller, K.O.Y.LI, W. B. Munkett, Br.
Nutty, R.G.A., Pte. Smith, K.0.Y.II., Mr Irving: He seems to have been but are eligible for 16-loction. MrG. H.
badiy handled..
Medhurst resigned the Board of Directors was put up for auction at the Pahlic Workn
and L. C. B Bouta, Department yesterday, and afty sharp
Mr J. B. Sutter, Commis laser to the To-day's dirious weather gives promise Inspector Dymond: Tex. Il people on the return from leave of the Hon. Hy bidding was knocked down to Kwok Ting Fast for the Government of New South of the most favourable conditions to insist on struggling they are liable to geΣ Osborn
Auditor.The counte fave been Jor 26.020.
The upset price was only Wales, returned to Shanghai last week by murrow. There will, practically, be no injured worse than they did not. One is
MOD Gourdin, whe the Chiyo Mara and intends to stay some tide. A launch will leave the V.R.Q. sentitled to use foron when people enteraadited
of this monk Ittle time in Crattal China and Shanghai, 5.15 p.zo. sharp for competitors and mom hours The darth is reported of Captain Joban he will afterwards go back to Japan and bere of the club, and the race will be The defendant was tion like the atomic theory of Epicurus Wilhelm Ekatrand, at the age of serenity about the middle of November will leave started from Police Fier, Kowloon, a or the Platonic system of ideas. It aine, at Yokohama, on the 19th ult. He Japan for Burma, India and Caylon. His 6.50. The finish at the Prays Wall he tween the V.B.C. enclosure and Murray Pier should be somewhere, about 8 has at last been recognized in some was born in Sweden, and came to Japan in hoad office is in Kobe, Japan,
o'clock.
82,974.
the middle sixties as mate of Thatch man
BACON V. SHAKESPEARE
"Tagonet" writing in the later
BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE.
The fine programmes which reeling provided for the entertainment of cha public at the Bijou Sonia Theatre continue to attract large audiences alorsning There is a fine display of new pictures this week, both instructive and humorous, the
the
thing practical in the social life of the of war which had been sold to the Japanese Nine Chinuad members of the crew of human race. The most sober-minded Government, and settled in the cantry, the as Manchuria were discovered by of physicians, economists, and philan- For sereral years he commanded vanels Revenue Officer Wilden this morning is a thropists have acknowledged that the belonging to the Nippon Tusen Keiths rampan alongside the ship with 700 tasly On retiring some four or five years ago, the of opium, which they were evidently GREAT REDUCTIONS IN improvement of the rain, the pro- Company presented him with a large bonus attempting to export. The ebly was due
coloured am constips of a splendid series motion of its happiness, and the ends wedal in appreciation of faithful to it at noon to day. The men were Referee to hand any My suggestion of lews of Swiss mototsin menery. Mim prevention of many moral errors service for a period of some thirty years arrested and a charge of a tempting to that the Shakespeare-Bacon controversy Gladys Spencer and Miss Ads. Has The late Captain was also decorated by the export the epiam, preferred, aminat them should be the rabjoot of serious and expert Bijoo vocalists and dancers, are se depend very largely upon a re- King of Sweden and received several Orders by Mz R. O. Hutchison, superintendent of investigation has beought us a large name ser, and are giving a new selecting cognition of such laws as that of from the late Emperor of Japan, besides imports and exports. Later in the morales of interesting letters, which will be ballads and chorus songs...
RHEUMATIO SUFT heredity. The parents of the coming madals for transport service in the Chiosing priscours appeared at the Magistracy, tonnd in this foun. A osim and exiflcal
FLER RELIEVED, generation are to be looked to for the Japan and Busso-Japanese wars. Captain The first one was fined $500, and the others Inquiry, with all the evidence pro and con sifted and examined with the same care Fikstrand Joares three daughters to moura discharged. furthering of the race's happiness in his loss.
that the evidence put forward by a claimant T HEUMATIC pains are paren
cold, damp weather, and many hard is an estate or a title would be sifted and working middle aged people gara mada examined is not ruly desirable but impers miserabis during with of the inter tively called for. Let all the arguments spring monika by zis-on of this PAIN IN THE STOMACH. COUGE REMEDY Tim annoying, as well as diagree. for Bacon and all the arguments for Rhakew suffering may be very much related and
1 able to be crued with pains in the pears to put forw BERE is not a partice of opium or
other music in Chamberlain's stomach, and there is no need of it, for one experts. Let the jad Cough Remedy, and never in boen aines | dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
the jury deliver bair are afrred to the puoils. It is a Darrboos Remigill allay the pain sy de medicine for child as for an adult, it once and be convinced. For als by
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