MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1914
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EUROPEAN COMMITS, {{Beuter's Service to the China Mail.):
SUICIDE IN SHANG.
HAI
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
THE GOVERNMENT'S NARROW ESCAPE.
A LABOURITE M. P'S. OPINION. SHANGILAT, March 29,
LONDON, March 30, On Saturday evening, Mr. H. 8. H. Mr. Brace, Labourite M.P., spoaking Thomas, who was a Captain in B'Com-
at Cardiß, said that if the Cabinet had pany of the Shanghai. Volunteers, com not withdrawa Colonel Seely's com misted nicide by shooting himself,munication to Brig. General Gough, blowing off the top part of h's head they would not have remained in office
other twenty-four hours.
with a ride,
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COMBINED NAVAL
AND MILITARY MANŒUVRES
The combined Nával and Milibing, Man- curres at Hongkong, which term’nated on the 26th inst., were carried out under thorough.service conditions, and proved to be a strenuous and interesting experience
war undar modern conditions, most of the
THE CHINA MAIL.
for all ranks. As will inevitably happen innal important events took place under care of night and little sleep was obtained by any bly during the thrus days.
The hostile Nary was commanded by Captain Kildis R.N, the popular Flag
Captain of this Stativi.
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SPORTING.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
R.Q.A. Y. II.M.$. “Hamp;hl="
CORRESPONDENCE.
MORE TRAIN ACCOMMODITION.
IENTED.
“(To the Editor of the “Chiwa Mam. "')"
Sir-In the interests of the travelling public, I should like to draw attention a great success on Saturday. There way accomodation. Siues farch 16th Everything tended to make this year's to small matter connected with kil
aut onerous Arond on the Club the Railway Administration added twoj ground, and the stands we wellfilled, lato trods thus catering for those who Many well-known residents were in the wished to proceed to Cunton or returu covered atund and the weather was all from that placo, during the night time. The military portion of the red force that coull be desired. All was excita This has made it possible to spend about leador Laut. Col. F. J. Moberly, D...,following tuums do battle for the honour yet to retons to this Colony on the sume tur, mamy, was oninmanded by the ablement when Mr. Eager whistled up the sight bours in Canton sight-seeing, and 25th Punjabi, and consisted of the 28th of becoming the eighteenth holders of the day. I am sure all who are interested: Punjabis and part of a Mounted Battery handsome shiebt presented by the ont in Canton art gruseful for the enter Mr. Thomas, who was connected with
In connection with Mr."Thomas's with the necessary mules and coolie musity of Hongkong in September 1800. prise thus displayed. But I would ask the firm of Thomas Brox merchants strike statement at Birmingham it transport, the Redkinders being allowed to for competition by Naval; Military and show in authority to carry this a little and commission agents, was highly is announced that the Railway Comtecken their numbers at considersbly Civilian action football team of the further and to represent to those in Colony. Mr. J. C. Taylor, hon. secretary charge of the Chinese cetion that sais popular in Shanghai, and was a well. I panies have appointed a Committed to greater than they were in reality, knowo kosteur satertainer. Recently, meet the Executive of the National
Hongkong, F.C., had everything in readable accommodation should be provided he took a leading part in an amateur Uning of Hailwayinen with a view to
when the minch started, fairly pune for Europeans upon thu 7.15 p. tual to iné. Teams and officials -- *** through *** expres. Possibly, my own - pantomime, and was to have sung at discuss the whole situation..
||R.Q,A,--Moore's Langford Green: experience was exceptional but I give it Dockland; Berry, Wochrook: Dallman, for what it is worth. I arrived with St. Andrew's Concert iant Friday even.
trane, Cartwrlft, Swan, Pinchard. ing.
several friends as Tat Sha Tmi að 7 H..S. Tampshire, Seymour: o'clock and found that all tisa coaches Martin, Gander: Hayward, Hutch, Hook-xcept one were third elbas. The excep hom: St. Croix, Lee, Freneb, Farrindon,tion proved to be a couch divided into Randall.
second class saloon, and three rai class Referer, Mr. F. W., Fager. Linismes, conipartments. These three were occu
pied, directly the train was backed in. by six Chinese, two in each. It is not pleasant or if a party consists of men uly, ter minko a long railway journey in the company of the Chinese, for thei: lens et behaviour are different from these of an European. As there were soverei adica în care purty, we wore faced with an unpleasant prospect. As it happened. two of the Chinesa gentlenen, seeing or lithculty, worn ixurious enough to vento a empartment for our use, and exprising my thanks to them. But I suggs that at least ope first class conch should be atached to the train, in ques tidh; or also that notice should be issued to the offers that first class recommeda twm is strictly' limited."
The vistressing affair is believed toad the Cuion. be due to financial worries,
Mr. Thomas was 13 years old and married. He leaver's widow and three you children,
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.,,
THE 'VARSITÝ BOAT RACE.
EAST WIN FOR THE “LIGHT BLUES."
LONDON, March 29, Cambridge won the University bont race ensily by 4 length, Cambridge led throughout, and negotiated the
onrein 20min. 23vecs.
Not since has Cumbridge record. ad a win in the Bost Juice. In that year they completed the distance in 19. I and had a load of 23 lengths. Cambridze, with Saturday's victory, has, since the inception of the mee in Intl, sensed the inception of laurol-on 20 occasions, while Oxford has been victorious 7 timer. The outstanding
perinds during which the champinaship was
held by Uxford aro: 1801-188, 1880-1883,
•
- [The statement" referred to was unde ¦ when Mr. Thongs, on the 24th inst, pont ed out that if the new Unionis doctrine with reference to the Army sure! stand it would be the duty of the Railwayman's Union to us lodf a millión of their funulm for the purchase of arms and ammunition,
IN
About 11 o'clock on Monday morning This, M. Bence added, was the first the EVEY pat to men with a free hand time that the Companies had recognist wok their wicked will.
Interest in the proceedings. hanced by the appearance of the E.K... and H.K.V.. in the ranks of the D-- | fenders, Headline of the fatiguen of their "daily task," a contingent of the H.K.V.C. | Messrs, A. E. Brulley and J. Menadue, commanded by Lieut. Col. A. Chapman.. Berry won the tues and decided to V.D. stood to their arms at p.m. erary stick the town and French kicked off evening and, throughout, the silent watches and vary som the soldiers were at their of the night, carried out their duties af¦ opponents goal. Super dropped scouting and watching alongside the Re-pre fom linchard and a goal looked gular.
ertain when Gaoder got his tow to the, On the evening of the 25th-28th. buail and proquelles os temporary safety, detachment of the 8.K.V.R., minded Theseliers instantly truck one as the by Mr. Bird, the President, paraded and perior and after a brief visit by the reinforced the BROWN or defending side. sailors, Thara pandud well up the fold Rouling from the point of view of a con- to Cartwright slay run towards goal fortable chair in a comfortable office a nightcmpanied by a churns of "offside "I am glad to have this opportunity of on the hillside does not sound very much and tord with a'hard shot. Mr. Eager of sa effort, but all honour to these men pointed to the centre and the soldiers Then is a full in the political who voluntarily gave up a comfortable starting the sailors ap- peared."at sisus, fund sevens and spent activities. Th Fermier, Cabinet night's rust to the fatigues and anxities rest of their tine dufunding. Dallman inberent in patrolling mountain paths in de rattling good run and contro bet Ministers, and Members of Parli- darkness, or remaining for hours on soutry Cartwright bungled. munt are spending the week-endo semining every nerve to be the first golfing in the euntry!
to detect the approach of hostile boats
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
À LULL IN THE POLITICAL ARENA.
Storm To Be Renewed."
LONDON, March 29.
Mr. Lloyd George's Message to Young Liberals.
or men,
す
H.E. the Governor watched the opora tinas closely and Juta motor car was to he mes at all hours of the night where the sight was thickest!
Mr. Lloyd George on Saturday War was actually declared about 1pm, 1890, 1898, 1909-1912. Oxford als made evening handed to a deputation of on Monday, 23rd, but it was not till lates the recurd time of 18m ex. in 1911, when Young Liheries the following is that night that the first and desperate they beat the light blues by, 27 lengths. Cambridge's longest succession of chamage Demoney is on her trial. fighting took plsen slong the South cost of the Island. This was followed at dawn pionships was from 1870 to 1874. - Ed.)
On the courage and posolution of the by a pitched battle towards Emi-chi-kok, friends of liberty depends the ques-where the RED force, which included tion whether the country will remain Marinos, suffered severely. free or be enslaved by Military despotisni."
THE NEW YORK UNEMPLOYED.
·ONE YEAR FOR SACRILEGI.
LONDON, March 29.
Mr. Tannenbaum, the leader of the
unemployed who have been raiding the
Churchos, in New York, has been sentenced to imprisonment for a year.
OBITUARY.
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LONDON, March 29; The death is recorded of Lieutenant. Deneral Sir William Freeman Kelly,
'X.C.B.
::BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.
Victory for Inman.
LONDON, March 29.
The Billiard Championship has been won by Inman, who completed his score of 18,000 whon Reece had reached 12,828.
RUSSIA'S BIG AIR FLEET
PROGRAMME...
LONDON, March 20, The programme of the new Air Fleet, which is at present being worked out, provides for the construction of 328 ordinary aeroplanee, ten air-Dread- roughts, and three airships..
The Storm To Be Rezewed.
Sevém Naval engagements took place during the 24th, and on Tuesday night a
Crane, how-VET,
I understand that there in a certain
shortage of rolling stock, but surely one so close ach coull be attached. I presumes that it would only be recoxaTY
I am. Sir, etc. cto, VAGUES CORUM LATRONE VIATOR, Hongkong. March 30.
was on the spot and promptly scored number two. The sailors persevered but were over-played and the soldiers getting quickly of the mark again scored then Sunday nights. third from bender by Cruuu. Ever
Trusting that you will: allow me the thing cums off for the soldiem; Swan privilege of using your columns to bring picked up a big kick from Green and this need to general notice, shouting straightaway shot the fourth inte the pot.. There was no holding the "sal- ers now, who played splendid football, while the sailors, who are tually well served by their defence, were now very weak in that department: Martin, who
built up a good spotation, being 10004.-H.M.S. · Dinden. ̈ ̈ por both in tackling and kicking. Ga 1807.-R.G.A. der made things worse for the sailors by 1906-Hongkong Football Clubs
deliberate hands in the penalty area
1000.-H.,M.S. Będford,” BED descent was made on the golf course and Green made no mistake with the 1910-2nd The BiG.
kick. scoring the fifth. Les tried the 1911.-Naval Yard. at Deep Water Bay, simultaneously with so attack from the North. The latter initial what for the sailors but it was
1012.-1 K.O.Y.L.I.. wide unda corner was forced a little-Royal Engineers. developed into another general engagement It is expected that the Parliament towards the Shatin Paas, where the battle ter but this also was of no avail. O 1914.-R.GA,
side against the soldiers brought ironica) | ry storm will be renewed to-nor-raged till milday on the 25th.
The night of Wednesday, 25th, wan dark, spirit. Crane brought the total to six
cheers but generally all was in yood ( fogy and wet, such a night what one can- and also scored the seventh while Cart- not see a yard ahead. The Redlanders now right notebed the eighth goni. The directed their attention to the Eastern sailors made a good effort before the portion of the Island and at 6 s.u. when interval. Rendal nearly scoring. The the dawn broke both armies were at grips teams changed ends with the sente sheet:
It is interesting to note thas, difficult as were the condition», in po case did a land.
R.G.A. ing escape notice. The creations of science
1.3.S. Hampabiro ".... 0
H.E. the Governor, in his cyscht Dione, are applied to the business of war just as Cartwright restarted the gamo and was the winner of the Commodore's cup of} to any o her work and the dreadful thing to contemplata is that as each new method twice in the first few miniton the soldiers the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club on Satur of destruction
i adopted an
nearly increased their lead foals were day. Mr. T. A. Bune's Daphns took the antidote introduced.
not long in coming, however, 'a centre Commodore's prize for the one design clas Several
dashing raids were made by from Pinchard being breasted through by The course was No. 14 from the Club to amall parties of Redlanders, who proved a Crane. Samo amusement was caused by foe worthy of the best steel bat in
the way that Seymour scraped a shot
Now,
A conference of the Unionist
kuders yesterday issued a list of sehreling questions covering all events leading up to the crisis These questions are to be asked in the House of Lords and there will probably be a prolonged debate. Lord Curzon will question Lord Mor- ley regarding his share in the repu dinted paragraplis în the instructions sent to Genera), Paget.
Resignations of Distinguished Soldiers.
8
A
YACHTING:
Royal Hongkong Y.C./ ́
GOVERNOR WINS COMMODORE'N CUP.
a Rock about 1 mile SW, of Kauichau
(port) a distance of about 14.8 miles, but
the absence of bullets it is of course hard from Cenno off the line and after Buck as the hosts bad to heat home dead against to 657
how
far raids will be success!!. The fighting at ses continued
The option is now strengthening day and night during the whole period. at the olher end, Pinchard: und Swan the wind the distance covered was naarar |
d merrily by land had conceded the sailor a corner that Field-Marshal Sir John French All vessels alike seemed indefatigable, made a passing run from halfway, Swan twenty miles. There was a strong ride and General Exart will not. with Sarines were ruled out of action scoring the tenth goal. Then the sailors siderable sivantage by sailing close in- And many Torpedo bosts. Destroyers and finishing by tricking the custodian and coming back but the Dione gained com various periods by Admiral Sir Martin
draw their resignations.
Cabinet Changes.
'for
Jerram, K.C.BW who closely watched the serrol, Lee getting well away from the sbore. The bosta gat away in splandid operations,
The handiness and resource back and sing a hard shot, past style promptly at two colock, the Kath- of the sailum evoked praise from all whe Moor Play resumed its normal way lean crossing the line with the gun. The had the opportunity of seeing them at work
| again and Crane'sered the éleventh and | Halegon tore's sail and had to give up. Mr. Beginald Mckenna (Home Major General F. H. Kelly, C. B., who Cartwright the twelfth, After many while thä,Allanah retired, Secretary) is now mentioned as likelyemanded the Military portion of the tries, Swan provided Berry (the soldiers Brown side, semed untiring, now at mid-captain) with a elanco cd. scoring and
to be successor to Colonel Seely, fr. night on Mount Cameron, low at the top his brought the total to i bukes's dozen.
Hongkong
Lewis Harcourt retunining at the of Devil's Peak or at the endod in what must easily be a record Linda 1 mine
Colonial Office.
ANTI-CARSONITE" SUF FRAGETTES BURN TWO MANSIONS.
Lospos, March 28.
Ris
with the well-trained,
1 his
Peak Tiger playedded with the } ine, a local. final. Result:-
The
as could be gathered. landers, for
Net,
510 31 310 31
6 14 68
15 23
The results were as follow p
Hop.
Finish
Curti.
Tiuje.
Time,
A one-sided but not uninteresting game part, and, no
Dione
IA
Kathleen Dorother 14 Colleen Viulet
Daphine Allan
for on three acessions did he show himself in the BROWN senate about Posfalom, nad. when mbished that he master of the situation, withdraw -remained
to the recesses of the bush.
The horrors of sea: sickness were pr
many of the Redlanders. The
B.GA....... ..... 18. H.M.S.Hampshire" 1
A6, the conclusion rush was made. free stand were Lady Jerra.- wis to persent the trophies, Adminų. Sir
peisestroyer or a junk is hardly & Martin Jerrar la brief speech in
31 45
23 15
5:33 47
28 47 37 03 52
ONE DE ION CLANK. 50 min
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dock uta resting place to commend itself to a bad which he speks of the value of football Bonite sailor on a wot night in a rough, sea, as mens of keeping fit and mentioned! At the conclusion of the races, Inly especially if that had waikir has been reared his personal experience of the Colony's May gracinualy presented the cape to the on the das y plains of the Punjauh, ist aller . far back as fourteen years in
Two naisions were burned, yes- Lebops wore ashore before the wind got a Lady Jeena then handed the} Stollenay in replying, said he wax)
STRIKES IN ST. PETERSBURG. Įterday, including Abbeylands, An-on Thursday.
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TETE A TETE
Pardon my mentioning the matter but didn't you order WHISKY TANSAN for yourself and TANSAN
"Yea and that's what we Shield to Gunner Berry, captain of the especially pleased to win the Commodor' LEMONADE for me.
Cap as it was the first be had ever won, F.... team, and a medal to each of He was Command se fox claves per got and not only that it's WILKINSON'S" the Strange Cases of Poisoning.
the winning team, also the runners-up and never had much fortune. These
to Commo Cup to the Hampshire lovely bou beat thanks were due LONDON, March 29,
STEP THIS WAY, quet in s mirer handle was presented to dore Smyth for presenting the handsome one and only GENUINE TANSAN on the Markst
cups, one of which he was very plead to The poisoning of workmen hy ban.
Lady Jerrani. Cheers for Admiral Six see had been won by one of our Germs The best people want the best things you know i zino fumes in a Russo-American rubber
Tonight Hongkong will have an op
Martin and Lady Jerraza and the teams nusins Bane--and right well he
Ahem 1""Ha! Ha! its all right, then I shall alway factory caused a strike and subsequent
called for three Our readers may be interested in the At Fulham Palace recently as illam portunity of witnessing for the first time ought the 1914 final to a conclusion, sailed the Daphne, w
Excellency then rioting. Now it is announced that 400-
for -workmen were poisoned by gas famet Sir John Kirk, on behalf of the borough, the Revue.
its dood dose of volat "a" prostored by the latest form of entertainriant, namely, caféer, of the Hungkotir Youthall Shield egether won a Pokfeler get insist on getting the Genuine Article in future.
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Warn Stop Tais Way is in every since its presentation in 1996. It will brartily in a tobacco factory yesterday, eighteen in ex.P.C. Samuel Prior, known locally is
mentioned that the Cmimodore Amyth" the "Children's Friend.". The officer has | rispect play na one that me be seen that pover 1 year has clapsed having to be sent to hospital, It is (been the maron of rescuing upwards of 600 with great kasoess at the., Londo Ray will also we seen this only on two occabeen won by Capt. Arthur: the second without its boling competed for and it champihip of the One Designs einer land moured that the fumes were caused children from houses of ill fate.
lion, Ton piece has the additional sions out of eighteen has it fallen to the host in the how that day, and called for strikers to prevent strikebreakers. working.
novelty
Tr other countries 'the sucosm of the
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ity of having on entrance gangway Hongkong Football Club. Go-to-Church campaign in the United for the performers through the Audi 1808 G Co, Lat King's Oh Rest
1877. —ILAL,S," " Cortación" States, which aims of indering many torluth, and becasso of this to-night's 1800-Hongkong Football Club. people se pissible to attend diving sertion, RUB IT IN
will be watched with interest. Excellent audience are asked to be GOOD many people thick rheumatismoranimation, combined with the neo of
Spot be cured. Withons Jaking advertisement, has already had the elect mutes before the advertised time of lers. song medicine Chamberlain Pale of Increasing church attendance to a very star
thoroughly into the skin
Theunstian then say
marked extent, Buf.we may be perdumad
for do abting whether methode appropriat
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