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THE CHINA MAIL.
shall have opportunity to pots that | DEFENCE CORPS RIFEE
it will not be the voice of a nation' which pats forth this argument, nor the soul of a people. No. It wih be propounded by the voice of the self-seeking units of a nation, by | privileged classen. It will be the soul of meanness and of greed which atters it. Let us beware how we
mine. botta hinder. In allwch matters it not so much the Macchiavelian schemer who
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liberately hinders progress, as the human parrots who repeat da- thinkingly the claptrap of the hour.
MEETING
FIRST DAY.
On the riffa mauge yesterday the frit of three days competition shooting by the Hongkong Delenos Corps teams occurred.
The Commandant's Competition wxa fired for in the morning, No B Platoon
CORRESPONDENCE.
“DO YOU WANT
VOTE?
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WITHOUT
IT.
„[Ta Rs. Editor of the "CHINA MAIL.")
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27 1918
CHINESE NEWS.
The Canton Intelligence Bureau, sends the following
The following telegram has been sent to Bru Shih-chang at Feking by the sovan Administrative Directors,
We have not yet received any reply to
same tims admits that he had sent
CRICKET.
RECO V. “THE REST.
match ended rather surprisingly in a On the EE.UU. ground this two-day
win for The Rest by the narrow
Sir,-In order to show why Eong-pus, telegrams of the toy a fun ir but this bowling of Bird and Donnelly of 10th and 11th in- margin of runs The Rest baited first lightly.jeer at dreamera and idealists being, frst, No. 5 Platoon second and kong residents should ask for a vote chien Neng-haan dated, the 16th fost closed for: 73, of which Kamjahu was so effective that the fanings on the other, the helpful aide. Let No. 4 Platoon third Lance Corporal personal experience of the preact which insists upon treating Ekensi and F. C. Goodman won the special prize system may be interesting, as I think it us, if we cannot help, at least deter for the highest individual aggregate a typical of the majority of English, Fukien as band territories, while at the claimed 3. The Club responded with
with the remarably fine score of 116 Scotch and Irish in the Colony,
Pearce scoring nearly half of When I left England over 25 yea's troops commanded by Hain arel Chang these, knocking up another century out of a possible 120.
Firing for the Biske Shield took ago I was a registered water for Perlis to Shens, and Wang Yang-chuen's (113) before being caught by place in the afternoon, the Shield being mentary Elections in an important City brigade in Fukies. Furthermore, he Baines. Commencing their second kupels. von by "B" Coy, Privats Wand County Borough, and shadds that should his action not be 10-in arrear. The Reat did much better Leask winning the special prize for the waisted in returning some distinguishe highest individasi segregate, scoring 79 ed members of the House of Commons, realized by an he would rely on the im- Wood 9 Taylor and Marley ar On arriving in Hongkong I found partial opinions within the country and total of 199. With 140 runs to get to win. being the chief contributor to a good polats out of a possible 85.
The Open Revolver Competition, that whilst I was entitled to resist in abroad. It plainly shows his determine the Club started badly, Penres being unlimited entries at 20 cents per the adminstration of the local laws Iation that on account of the Shepsi and dismissed for a single, and the inninger shots, was fired for on the special range was not given a voice in the selection Fukien questions he do not hestate to alesed for 135 The Rest thus securing and this Competition will continue of the local lawmakers, although such prolong the war. It is most regrettable the verdict by runs. throughout Saturday afternoon, 19th, lai minke of my own to mathbarty that when both sides are beginning to disposing of my property, my libertyscuss for peace there should arise such and Sunday, 29th inst
Sqaadding cards have bean sent out and my life! for the Open Biales, Reant to be shot immediately qualified for the Lodgers obstructions. for on Saturday. Firing or the Tile Franchise (established in England in In his telegram, Chien treats Kaojin, A. E. Wood, h Donnelly Compatition (inter Company) will, com- 1867) by occupying rooms of a greater Fan Xu-shon and Loo Jan-kwal as Sig. Heck & Fane, h Donnelly mens about 3.00. p.m. on Saturday valus than it a week, but gained a bandits. But Kaojia was one time the C.. Stapleton,
Competitors in the Classification vote. I found that I was exempted commander of the guards in the Civil A. H. Bumishn, b Bird
Gray, b Bird Competition, are reminded that fring from Jury Service as well as from Governor's Tamen at Spons Fen Ya Marley, & DeRame. b Donnell
Cape Wahl, e Fane. b Donnelly. will commence at 2 sm. on Sunday, voting! 99th inst. Teams for the Francis Cup In a faw years I qualified for the shou was a Regiment Commander of the Corp. Waller, e Donnelly, b Bird should he rearly to fire at 11 am, and 10 Householders' Franchise, establiated Second Mixed Brigade sader Chen Shu Paviar, Robinson, & Bird
EWHamilton, Donnelly, firing for the Corps Championship Bowl in England in 1839, by occupying a fan. Why did the North give him the H. H. Tayler, Year, old will commence immediately after Tiffin.delling house of a greater value than command and not treat him as a bandit Gar. Baines, not c
The results of yesterday's Aring 10 year: I paid rates, but had no then! Lo Jan-kwal is in no respect right to select the gentleman who different from Mao Sih-chang and others imposed them.
LOCAL AND' GENERALL
The proceeds of the two charity matches played yesterday between this |R GA, and the Royal Navy, and South China Athi-tic and St. Joseph's Colfeze, a me in a to al of 8390. The will be given to the Late Fergt. Linfeld Fund. :-
:
We are informed by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation that they have received advice by wire from their London Ufice, that the present issue of National War Bonds will cause Jon 18th January,
Among those leaving: the Oolong to- morrow in the 8,9, van Waerwijck aro Mr. and Mrs. Chimpki. Mr. Champkin is going to Singapore to take over the position of manager of the Sapore branch, of the Marcauțile Bank of India.
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BLAKE SHIELD COMPETITION.
Nemo. Pts. Leask Cpl. gon
"B" Coys
Cpl. Morgan L-Opt. Goodman Sgt. Green
C. S. M. Rattey. Sgt. Bliss.
Pie. Plammer....
Grand total
"A" Coy.
The Canton Timet aayaa number of local merchants, including Mr. Chan Lim- pak, compradors of the Hongkong, and Shanghai Barking Corporation, and Ma Choy Chong, President of The Sun Com- pany, have propoved a scheme to redesin | Pte. Davey... the depreciating notes of the Bank of Capt. Wood Chins. They have put up an office next Cpl. Lowick
to the Bank of Ohios Building on the Bund. They are organizing & trust
| company of 82,000,000 to masist the. Bank.
AN EGYPTIAN WEDDING.
The sheik of the neighbouring village was very friendly with us, and when he came to the camp with an invitation to the festivities at his brother's wedding
the captain and I accepted with alacrity. As we halted our camela before the house on the appointed evening, our
No. 61, The Peaky to Mr. and Markibi:ions of notility? There lag host, in white robes and turban, cama.
HALLIFAX, & BOD,
The China Mail.
HONOCONO, FRIDAY, DEC. 27 1818.
--LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Tax obstacle in front of the successful organization of a League of Nations is the incurable cynicism of ordinarily decent people. The
the fallacy. It does not breed those higher qualities; it merely provides the opportunity for their appearance, much as an aching tooth enables a man to measure his courage on the way to Dr Kew..
Sgt. Edmonds..... Cpl. Grimes. Pte. Newhouse Pte. Tavlor... L.Cpt. Wells
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Grand total, Engineer Coy.
Sapper Lagton.. Set Everest
Lieut. H
Sgt. Shenton: Sapper Wallace Lieut. Blackburn Soppar Sorhe.. Cpl. Eldridge
Total
79 greater value than 40s, which would, at
any time since the reign of Henry VI 1st least, bare entitled to me to become és "Chooser of the. Knighta in the 69 Parliament," but not of the local 66 Council
1ST INNINGS-DEC. 15
Fxtras
Bowling Analysis.
Total B
Later on, in order to avoid being under Chang Ching-yao. Why is it that ejected, I bought the house I occupied the North treated them as nationa? and became an owner of land of a troops when they were in the North
while it treats them as bandits when B. Don
D. E..Donnelly they are in the South 1
Reports received from L Tian-chai T. E. Fearce, a Batacs b Hack.... ....113 and others atate that Wang Jan-yuen Capt, Gray, c Hack, b Hamilton has proclaimed that Sinanfa is a bandit F De Rome & Tayler, b Hamilton territory and that the districts of Un M. M. Mass, & Waller and Ho and other places shall be re, occupied within four weeks. The fact that Li Tion-chai and Tang Hok-ming are respectively Commissioner of Defence and Division Commander shows plainly that they are under the hanner of the constitutionalists and should not be untruthfully called as bandits.
60I joined the Volunteer Corps, and, 58 after seven years of it, had earned 3
stripes, but no vote." 544
76
The Government taxed my drinks but gave me no vote; it taxed my tobacco, without my consent..
When War broke out I joined the 67 Reserves without a vote. I might have 66 joined the Police Reserves or the Fire 65 Brigade with the same negative results. It is true that my firm by joining
65
If there are robbers in Shenti why is
the Chamber of Commerce gained at that it is only discovered after the
57 vote for one member of the Unofficial
+4
P. Thurafeld, o Waller b Tayler RM. Austio, & Waller, b Baines R. Kennedy, e Wahl, b Bainer F. Butter, b Baines R. O. Bird, b Hack R. A. Ponsonby Fang, not out D. E. Donnelly,c Hamilton, b Bain
Extras.
Total
Bowling, Analysis.
cessation of hostilities? Moreover, since EW Hamilton
13. K. Marley
06 Minority, bat a subscription of 860 hostilities have been ordered to be Gnr. Baines...
year is rather a high price for a non stopped, the existing troops in that HH. Tayler 512 commercial firm to pay for the privilege province are surely more than sufficient ferpl. Waller of voting ance in 6 years, and I thereby for the suppression of rabbers and it is Sig. Hack na gained only a fraction of a votes
Finally, after 25 years law abiding unnecessary to send additional haary [
re-inforcements. Thus his (Chien's) info (
61
no residence in the Colony I was honoured by being appointed a Justice of the Pesce, and so became, qualified to visit
tention is apparent, to everybody.
According to Chien's talegram that
Bowled two co-balla
AND INNINGS DEC 16.
KİTEL
Wang's brigade is used for the purpose of G. R. Marley, Gray, b Donnelly...
clearing the towns and villages of Sig Hack, b Donnelly
A. F. Wood, Duanelly...
But this was a matter of privilege, robbers and that no instruction has been A: E. Rumjahe, e Fane, b Do nelly.
56
03.
63
52 to vote for one of the Unofficial Minority
the Gaol and the Lunatic Asylum, and
51
Grand total...
COMMANDANT'S COMPETITION. No. 8. Platoon.
448
116
forth and welcomed us with quiat dignity and charming courtesy. The captain, who knew some Arabic, re
L-Cpl. Goodme Ptc. Keith sponded suitably, while I repeated all ISgt. Bliss... knew. Pi-eeda" (Good-day.)
LCCL. Morgan
Two bay's led away the camels while the sheik conducted us by a narrow path to the house. On our left, beneath a rude framework covered with palm
net of right for 25 years I had been given for war. But it is difficult to draw deprived of my birthright as a freeborn
0. J. Stapleton, b Donnelly ... Capt. Wabl, b Bird
Briton to vote for the Local Parliamens: 4 line of demarcation between suppress. H. Taylor, o De Rome, b Bird....: and that is why I and others Wanting robbers and warring against the Payme, Robinson, st. Fane, & Donnelly a Vots."
South.
However, a decision may be forpl. Waller, not out... The Constitutional Reform Associa-(formed by taking the opinion of the
Ga Baines, o Austin, b find
101 tion, knowing that there is no system of people and the friendly nations ns busts, W. Hamilton, canh Bird
97 Registration in the Colony, is following Chen Chiang-ming and Baju Asung tse
94 the line of least resistance in adopting had already reported by telegrams, their
the Jury franchise and proposing
红红麻
Total
Bowling Ana'gis,
30
R. E O. Bird.. im 24 25 2
t
408 that every msie who is a gool and compliance with carorrier for the cessation sufficient person residens within the of hostilities and have stopped the ad- Colony, and is not ignorant of the vancement of theirsoldiers. Butaceceding DE Donnelly 98 English language" should have a vote, to Chen Ching-ming's telegram of the F. J. De Rome
throwing on the Registrar, the onus of 19th and 13th inst the Northern troops T-E Peares ...) 3. 91 granting auch person a certificate of have violated the agreement and invad-
respectability by irtlading or exempting od upon us. Yung tai has been lost and T. E. Pearce, e sub, b Tayler him from Jury Service
95
Grand total No. 5 Platoon. Sat. Green Pte. Lanak Sgt. Harvey Cpl. Lyon
87
Grand total
371
Then there is, or was, the profound argument that "you cannot change human nature." If this means that human nature, like everything else in leaves, two ozen chowed contentedly. cosmos, cannot change, it is a foolish To the right was a large room, bare and ignoring of experience. Haman dimly lighted. Round the walls squat nature has changed and is changing, ted a score or more old men; all robed slowly, of course, as is the way of the and turbazed in white. Suddenly one Pie. Dovey.. temptation to repeat, parrotlike, evolutional process, but very surely began a long chant or recitative, and. Cpl. Grimes...
To say that a Hongkong business. when he had finished the rest applauded Sgt. Edmonds
gravely, Aiyn, Aiya” :
certain too obvious criticisms, that suggest themselves to superficís) minds, is one hard to resist. People who could and should know better Field to it because of intellectua slothfulness. A very little meditation would show that many of the current objections are merely silly.
|
maa
of to-day, or even a more journalist, has not a different nature
No.: A Platoon.
to that of primeval mau, skulking in think," whispered the raptain. "It's in Lieut. Hill
a sort of blank vame."... Presently su Cpl. Eldridge.. Sapper Sorby. other took up the chant, and so it con
Sgt. Everest
his cave-dwelling and listening to the weird howls of the sabre-toothed
Capt. Gmy, Marley b Tayler
F. J. De..
14
Romee Robinson, 5 Baines 16 M.M. Mass, Taylor, b Bai 66..... E. P. Taurefald, e Tayler, b Hamilton R. Kennedy, Rumjahn, b Marley
It is to ho hoped therefore that every recaptured. The facts are already there mich “good and sufficient" resident will for your investigation.. 102 attend the Public Meeting on the 9th We hereby earnestly ask for the second 100 January and demand a vote, and will time that if you genuinely, desire for
peace you should declare by return tale Austin, a Stapleton. b Marley.
F. Sutton, Stapleton. b Tayler
90 cot sell his birthright for a mess of 78 pottage" to a benevolent bureaucracy, which doles out golf-links and motor
ram that you are going to stop the R. E. 1 Bird Baines 370 roade (the modern pacem et circenses" advancement of troops in Ebensi, Fükten D. E. Donnelly, not out
and westera Hupeh. The troops of R A. Ponsonby Fana, b Hack
be, but damer them an effective voice both sides stationed at those points in local affairs.
Pto. Taylor
"They are praising the bride and bridegroom and asking blessings, I
Grand total Eng. Coy. No, 1 Team.
to the public whose servant it should
90
86
82
81
Grand total
.339
No. 6 Platoon,
91
.90
tinued.
We next passed through an enclosurs containing the weirdest wedding party 1
have ever seeti. Boys played games Pie, Hay smoked, drank coffee, and chattered Cpl. Jackas volubly. In a corner a cow-ied stolidly Pte. Paine
goat was having the time of its lifes and fowls Buttered about picking up crumbs. Member of the household moved from guest to guest with coffee and west biscuits.
Grand total
No. 1 Platoon.
tiger ontside, is a statement calculated The argument that war is a good to lead to a breach of the peace, thing will perhaps not make its Individuals and races develop by appearance to regularly now as it slow change analogously. Civilization and bandied jeats, while young men Pte. Plummer, used to, yet we noticed a con- itself, unless a mere word, is a change temporary gravely discussed it the from barbarism. It is the duty of other day. It remarked that the civilized man to overcome "nature,
DA theory of war
in this matter of war, just as he means of
overcame it in the case of personal
Pte. Melatyra evolutional progress was now dis credited, and went on to indicate tho you cannot change human nature, guests, and here we met the brice Corp. Wilken fenda and duelling. To plead that' Beyond, we came to a small green Pte. Martin?
Beld set aside for the more important. Pte. Hellands negative evidence of history as to the
when the Judge asks if you have groom. On a carpet in the centre benefits of belligerency. This was an
anything to any why sentence should dancing girls moved to and fro in s unenfe line to take, since history may
strange, swaying, innous dance. Their often de interpreted to teste, and the gut be passed, will not be helpful.
dresser, hung with coins and spangles, L-Cpl. Wolle The argument that the Langue of tinkled as they danced, and in their Sgt. MeHutcheon Nations proposal attacks the principle hands they held little clippers with 1 Cpl Hancock of nationality seems to be the popular ons, double fate a sort of whole toned
which they best time. An Arab played L-Upl. Brown.. one to-day. Human nature will have rhythur which rose and fell con- Grand to change much more before it sees tinuously, while another held under his Eng. Cay -
Sims round copper vessel and beat on Sapper Layton (wat in academically quite apparent it with fingers and palms.
Sg Shenton HOW) that nationality and its patriotic. The guests sat around clapping Sapper Wallace, emotions, is only one step on the vigorously and swaying from side to Bapper Bows
side." Occasionally one would jump up
instances sited might be qualified by the inclusion of additional factors The tea might thus persist that it was open to argument, wherona really a little commonsense shown it to be absurd. The claim that war sharpens the intellect, that it educes bravery, self-sacrifice, and
other such nobler qualities of human Journey to human brotherhood under and join in the dance to thay great NAZ
nature; is easily and readily reduced to sheurdity by the reflection that 80. does a big shipwreck or a wide epidemid. Is it suggested that we should deliterately scuttle a big steamer once in awhile,
God, when
Yours truly,
LE
KAILA ENGINEERING AND CASAMINING CO., LTD.
should guard their respective lines. To make sure that no breach of promise be made on either side the Consul at those ports might be asked to give their guar- antees. In order to avoid the Boath being sccused by the North of insincerity toward the peace movement we have already appointed Mr. Tang Shao-rias the Chin Representative of the South for the North and South Pence Confer ence. He is to wait at Shanghai for the
The Annual Govoral Meeting of the Shareholders of the Chinese Engineering 322 and Mining Company Ltd, was to be
held in London on the 19th December, opening of discussions when the military 85 when the Directors Report and Biate-questions of Shensi, Fukion and western
Total Bawing Analy
Or. Baines H. H. Tayler
W. Hamilton E. Murleg Sig, Hack
Buns at the fall of each wicket-
THE BEST
1st Janings: 1 for 11, 8 for 14, 3 fores,
4 for 23,5 for 89, & for 80, 7 for 69, 9 for 63, 8 for 70. 10 for 78.
2nd Innings: 1 for 2 for Bu, 8 for fo,
ment of Accounts for the year ending Hapeh are completely settled. If the 4 for 121 & for 15 8 for 214, 1 fox 558,
62 33: June 1918 was to be submitted.
81.
(61)
EXTRACT FROM DIRECTORS! DRAG REPORT.AZ
Grand tot No
310
delight of his commdes. All vied în man to man the wide world their efforts to entertain or those who
could speak a little English came and Lea talked to a while their friends looked Sgt. Olsen be, and a enviously on, and those who could not. Pto Raven, apeak with us, plied as with coffee and Pte Tollan biscuits, and smiles, demand
Shall brithe
Tekso far ás mankind bas advanced, order
At a late hour we came way, and
North still insists upon their attitude
we, as stated in Chien's telegram, have
The net result of the year's tansac only to lay it before the impartiel judg. tions shows is balanes to the Credit of ments of the friendly nations and our Profit and Loss Account of £725,357, people. Please consider this carefully.
86. made up as follows
58 Plus China Interest - im
་་
Interest in Europe-sig
Agency Fies
283 Bundry Receipts
71
Proportion of Kailan Mining Adminis
67 tration's Profits, P
4,000
44233
Exchange.
Balanes brought forwi
Total
.202.585
£700,628 |
69
48
Gran
271
Income Tax
Relief Funds
80
45,30
491
82
Leaving a Nat Balance of £725,567 which the Directors recommendi should be appropriated as fol--
Grand total (three men)
DEDUCT
Expenses in Europe... £5,108 Directors Fecs 2074 200
253 Interim Dividend 5% to see to feel, the dancing and ofanting, ware, still go
pold 16th's May 1919 to bring of the latent heroism of
AN UNNECESSARY WORDS
Final
Dividen our Mercantile Marine Is i pro-alter such a hideous experience using on. The curious thing was that we id not see the bride or any women,
(making pored that we disseminate the germs bas had since 1914, that it is quite except the dancing girls. As the captain 117HX waste words and advertising space; in describing: the many of Ronse dread disease, so that doctors, possible to be a true Nationalist, a said, with a grant. They were in an point of merit in: Chamberlain's Coughs profita
other room having a beauc on their Eamedy 1 The most fastidiots are satis Balance carried and parenta, and individuals may better patriot, even while strive own sad a good job toddler Bed when we state that is cures colds
all to bring about this arrange not why should we be asked to inent to prevent the waste and cruelty T excase, much lam encourage, an evil of war. In the next few weeks we.
show conrage and self-sacrifice. If befo
think I prefer our own way," said nod coughs from any cause, and that thought of, home —A.A.K÷jí jit: contains absolutely no narcotics or 7. injuriousy, waintance, Hochmals byfall
Chemists and Storekeepers
ward
0,000)
25.367
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
for 205, 9 for 210, 10 for 200 mad
119, 4 for 185, & for 202, € for 208,, 7 for 1st Innings I for 252 for 1081 for 318, 8 for 221, 9 for 225, 1 för 238.
ad Innings: I forb, for 15, 3 for 18, 4 for 625 for 69, 6 for $37. for 100, B for 100, 9 for 129, 19 for 135,
TO-MORROW'S MATCHES, There is very little cricket due to he played to-morro Chinese Recreation Club and the R.G.A being the only league match, which will be played on the Chinese Club'e ground.org A friendly between Craigongower ant the 87th Co. HG... is also arranged to Orders issued by Mr. C. Jenkin take place on the Craigengower ground. C. EE.
COMMEN TIONS
In the RG feant, Lieut. Fatherland takes a place, affar 4 years absence from Local cricket. The R. G. Arville
P. C185 Niamatullah is commended represented by the following:
by the Captain Superintendent of Police Lists Sutherland. Tarr and Coltman, for the smart arrast, when off duty, of a O M. Borg Talfourd, Berets Athorpe, Hatcher.
NOGTANSI, Drummond, Corply Mann, REVOLVER COUNombr. Sifarinan, Gunnera Baines and No Squads
Perkins.ASERATI
Monday, December
detailed for
instruction During
Desember 27th, 1918,
ommenting DIAN RC CRAIGENGOWER- On the Craigenzower ground yester day, the Indian, team won fairly easily Bradbury 60 nob out, and
BILIOUS HEADACHE:
A Ll that is needed, is to corre
billotiness and the 5287 appears. Take Chamberlai and you will soon be as well,
Bothe principal acorps, for
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while Ratujalin “20 ye
and S. Ismail 30 were
Clab
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