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The Russian Consul at Canton had an interview with the Military Governor on Feb. 21.
On Saturday Mr. H. S. Kavarana was re-elected a member of the French Municipal Council at Canton For going aboard the "Empress of Russia" without permaission, a Chinese was fined $20 or one month at the Marine Court to-day.
The troops in Hunan want $500,000 back pay, and $100,000 each month. The Military Governor at Canton has to raise it somehow.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending Feb. 8, amounted to 7,777 tons and the sales during the period, to 231,011 teris.
A Canton woman took her servant girl to Hongkong to sell her into a brothel On the complaint of the girl's parents, the husband was arrested at Canton yesterday,
Tonight's tie for the Hongkong! Billiard Championship is between E. Guimaraes and Sgt. Haskings. Capt. Green and R. W. Bearne should have played, but Mr. Bearde is away on urgent business.
The "China Mail" is requested to announce that a meeting of the Church of England Men's Society is to be held to-morrow evening at 9 p.m., in St. Faul's College, when Dr. Earle will lead in a discussion on The Cathedral Ordinance and Re gulations.
Mr. H. Welham, editor of the "Straits Echo," who has had several illnesses within the last year or so, leaves Penang for home in about three weeks' time, reports the "Malay Mail." He is going via Hongkong. America and the Panama Canal, and expects to be away for about nine
months.
Arriving on the "Madras" yes. terday evening from Vladivostock were a group of Allied soldiers, all en route to their homes... Some of them were mutilated. One French and. one Italian officer, who are going to London on a military mission, and a going home, comprise the contingent.
SATURDAY FOOTBALL
CLUB IN SHIELD FINAL..
· VANITY [FAIR.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1919.
COMPANY REPORT.
HONGKONG - ROPE HANDS
FACTURING · CO.
To place to Reserve
To place to Deprecia
tion Account ****** To pay a final Divid
end of $1.00 per share......
To pay a bonus of
$1.00 per share........ To pay a bonus to
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70,000.00
MINISTERING CHILDREN'S
LEAGUE.
SATURDAY NIGHTS CONCERT.
The children gave some very good exhibitions of dancing, and as on all 20,000.00 occasions Miss Joan Arnold was a delight to the eye. As a dancer she is most talented, especially when it 60,000.00 is remembered how young she is. The children in their dancing had alt 60,000.00❘ been trained by Mrs. Harris Walker,
It will be good news to most that Football on Saturday ended in the we are to have a return season of Club qualifying for the Shield final hilarity and harmony by Edgar
The report for presentation on
A second concert was given on where they will meet South China Warwick's Vanity Fair company.
Saturday, night in the Theatre Royal Athletic. The Navy made a great The season will commence on Wed March 4 reads
Annexed we have the pleasure to on behalf of the funds of this League struggle before acknowledging defeat,nesday next and the plans are open but the game was anything but at Moutrie's. It is short notice that lay before shareholders a statement The programme was a varied one, satisfactory and was marked by is given, but this has been unavoid- of accounts made up to December 31, and though much of it was a repeti tion of the previous Wednesdays pro- scenes that were all to the discredit of able owing to the disorganbation 1913.
The balance at Credit of Profit and gramme it lost none of its charm. local football, and which it must be caused by the late arrival of Misa admitted are no longer the exception Dawn from Shanghai Arrangements Loss Account after allowing for the The items were of such a high character that it Was for the season would have been well Interim Dividend of $60,000,00 paid class to the rule."
to hear them a Being two goals down in a few in hand had not the steamer by in August last and including the acceptable
utca did not meet with the which she travelled been very much balance of $43,226.02 brought for second time. Among those present approval of either the Navy's players delayed through a breakdown of ward from 1917, is $268.978.73 was H.E. the Officer Administering or supporters and thence-forward the steering gear. between Shanghai which it is proposed to appropriate the Government, Sir William and Lady Rees-Davies and. Mr. Justice there was continual whistle blowing and here. However, there are not as follows
Melbourne. by the referee. This had no deter many who did not see this brilliant rent effect and Black was set aggregation of talent during the at by a number of the Navy's Christmas holidays, and the fact that players and suffered severely. His it is to be here again this week only must have been sorely needs to be announced for the plans temper tried and when at last it gave way to be besieged. he did nothing that could be seen Fresh programmes will be present; from the stand to merit being sented. There will be some charming off the field, although much could be new frocks displayed, Leslie Holmes seen that was dead against the rules will purvey new humorous ideas and perpetrated against Black and worked out in his own inimitable other members of his team by their manner, the Exquisite Six, who were opponents. However the matter so extremely popular during the last will come before the Association in season, will delight again both due course but this body has such a collectively, and individually, and the record of supineness that it can season will undoubtedly draw appre hardly do anything this season, but ciative and large audiences during we strongly advise those who volun- the sportive season. tarily take up football administration
view at next season to deal with cases of Moutrie's. misconduct on the field with a firm hand from the beginning. For one thing it is absurd for players to hold high office in not look like a goal but the referee the league or association, and it is a signalled to the centre and a goal it rotten system that allows a player to was. From the kick-of Chapman be on the board of referees to sent to the right wing and Black in-.
Auditors. The accounts have been admonish or punish players who tervened and took the pass intended come under the ban of the referee for Travis. The latter went into audited by "Messrs. F. Maitland and for acting in such a manner on the Black feet first and Black_took. Percy Smith who are eligible for
Travis reappointment. field as to merit being sent off. This umbrage, pushing away shows it to be a bad system and of and looking very angry. To the all the players sent off the field this surprise of, most Black was ordered season, not one had been more than off the Seld. With 10 players the censured" which amounts, to Navy attacked for nearly all the remainder of the game and Reichel.
nothing.
are The plans
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staff
and to carry forward to the credit of next year's 1C- count
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who in the course of the evening. 8,408,30 after many calls from the audience appeared on the stage, where she was greeted by the applause of all present in appreciation of her untir- 50,570.43.ing efforts in so admirably training
Also to pay a further
the children." The Flower-ballet was bonus of $5.00 per
greatly enjoyed, and the children share from Reserve
in the dresses they wore, each child Fund......
300,000.00 representing a certain flower, made? Consulting 'Committee-Mr. A. O. a most pleasing picture. In the latter Lang was invited to a seat on the part of the programme Prof. Dan- Committee in place of Mr. A. Hnenburg contributed two pianoforte. Skelton. In accordance with the solos, whilst Miss A. Gordon delighted" Articles of Association Messrs. H. P. her audience by her rendering of “A White, J. H. Wallace and A. O. Lang Perfect Day", to which her sister retire, but offer themselves for re-supplied a violin obligato. Mrs election.
Balean further enhanced her reputa- tion as an artist by her rendering of H. Wieniawski's Ire Polonaise equally successful in her self- Brilliant," and Mrs. Marley waS accompanied songs. Among the other items of the evening were songs by Mr. E. G. Anderson and a humorous dialogue between Mrs. Thornton and Sergt. Canovan. The sketch The Lady Typiat" com- cluded the evening's programme.
Thanks are due Mesara, Surmaa, Bridger, Blackburn, Piercy, Harrison and Reynolds for their willing assist- ance in making the evening the suc-- 4,000.00 | cess it was.
500.00 9,000.00
5,000.00
265,752.71
+304,252.71
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
General Managers. Hongkong, February 19, 1919. Statement of Accounts for the year
ending December 31, 1918. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT "FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1918.
In the second Division Kowloon mann fell back to help the defence. were rather surprisingly defeated by Rodger was in the limelight for the the 88th Co. RG.A., and the Staff rest of the match, his save from and Departments won the two pointsNeal that was about to enter the goal from the 83rd Co. R.G.A., but only near the post being very fine. Just Consulting Committee's
fees after a stiff struggle and an alleged before the end Stewart was carried
off but returned within a few seconds. Auditors' fees...... offside goal.
A very unsatisfactory game ended Depreciation for 1918... with the Club winners. They will Donation how contest the final with the Chinese. Result
SOUTH CHINA RES. v. 87TH CO.
This match was due to be played on Saturday, but as the R.G.A were unable to field eleven players they conceded the points to the Chinese.
HONGKONG SHIELD-SEMI-
-
FINAL
CLUB DEFEAT NAVY. From the commencement
this
H.K.F.C, 2; Navy, 1. Teams:
to War Charities Er Balance, Profit for the
year
H.K.F.C.G. Rodger: T. R. Chas sels, F. W. Black; B. Pascoe, I. Stewart, J. Carriere; Taylor, A, H, Dividends from Invest- Clarke, D. Reichelmann, H. McTavish, E Riis. Nary,
manner, according to their breed are strong for carriage and vigorous for HOGG.-On "February 11, at Con- the course, the people raise a shout number of Czech and British soldiers, shield semi-final was demonstrated RN; Crocker; Warren, Parker;.
Biggs, Chapman, Fowler; Travis,
Referee, Mr. Stevenson. Burton, McNiven, Neal and Goodacre.
2nd DIVISION, 1. K. LEAGUE.
"
ments Interest.....arrerak Exchange.... Balance of Working
Account
CANTON LOCAL RED CROSS WORKERS.
The Canton Local Red Cross work- ers shipped on February 18 by kind courtesy of Messrs. Butterfield and 17.334.58 Swire to the President "British Wo- 4.584.86 men's Work Association. Shanghai, 27.17 three cases containing the following hospital supplies-47 Flannelette 282,306.10 Singlets, 13 Helpless Case Shirts, 15
BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1918. LIABILITIES.
with far more enthusiasm than was ton, to"Mr. and Mrs. Arthur and order the common horses to be
good for the game, the partisans of Vivian Hoggy a GOD. MCINTYRE. On February 16, at withdrawn, to another part of the No. 92., Connaught Road was one team going much too far in their outbursts of support for their team. Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. field. The jockeys, who are boys searched by Inspector Wildin and a Frank K. McIntyre, a son
expert in the management of horses, party of Revenue Officers on Satur-Players and spectators teemed with day. In a cubicle they happened on excitement and this was intensified SIMPSON-On February 8, in
Peking, to Mr. and Mrs. Ber-which they regulate by means of 12 taels of optum which were con- when McTavish snapped up a chance The drug and scored in the first few minutes,
STAFF & DEPTS, v. 83RD CO Capital 60,000 shares tram Lenox Simpson, a daugh- curb bridles, sometimes by threes cealed in the baskets.
at $10 each fully paid R.G.A......... and sometimes by twos, as the was brought into the Colony from Crocker in the Navy goal seeming to Annam, and two Chinese women have his view obstructed by one of
прастатойль. match is made, prepare themselves who were implicated were arrested his backs. The Navy attacked then
Rather unexpectedly the 83rd Co. Reserve Fundado for the contest. Their chief aim is and fined $750 and $300 respectively. and McNived and Black engaged in to prevent a competitor from getting Failing the payment of the fines theya tussle, the Club man winning and gave the Staff a hard tussle for the Sondry Creditors......... putting the ball to a safer place. The points in this match on the Navy Investment Deprecia- were to go to prison. MAUCHAN-MCCUTCHEON.
On before, them. The horses, too, after
Club goal almost fell a few seconds ground. The first goal went to the February 14, at Hongkong, An-
Blackthrough, he Lyemun goalkeeper fail- drew Clarke Mauchan, of Dum-their mander, are eager for the race;
"Pinkie and the Fairies," which later, Rodger running out for the credit of the Staff, Street shooting ing to hold the ball.. Nicholls and barton, to Margaret Muir Me their limbs tremble, and impatient will be produced by the A.D.C. on ball and falled to clear. Cutcheon, of Jordanhill,
ter.
MARRIAGE.
DEATH.
KADOORIE.-On February
Laura Mocatia Kadoorie, the
Kadobric.
HONGHONG, MONDAY, Feb. 24, 1919.
** HIPPODROMTUS."?
Mr.
Reichlemann had possession on the
tion % $63,704.85. Less for writing down.. War Loans to value at 31st December, 1918
Brought forward from
Flannel Many Talled Bandages, 30 304,252.71 Cotton Many Tailed Bandages, 106 Pillow cases, 75 Ward Cloths, 48 Flan- nél T, Bandages, 15 pairs, knitted socks, 1 pair, knitted knee-caps, 30 handkerchiefs, 3 pairs Knitted ward slippers, 5 bed jackets, 9
20 strouds,
knitted swabs, 19 Pneumonia Jackets, 44 Dysentery $600,000.00.Pads, 15 Pneumonia Jackets, 86 Ether 280,000.00 Cloths, 8 Beaded Milk Jug Covers 1- 20,459.71 Eye Bandage, 10 Shrouds, 45 Doz
Swabs, 30 Many Tailed Cotton Ban- dages, 12Ward Cloths, 18 Dusters, 3 Surgical Caps, 4 pairs Socks, 529 Assorted Roller Bandages, Oddments. of Wool & Material, 1 Box Sewing 9,215.25 Materials. 2 Boxes of Beads, 2 Bar- dage Rollers, 6 packets Cotton Wool, 1 piece of Gauze, 1 piece Mosquito Netting, 25 pieces Bandaging Ma- terial, Assortment of men's Clothing Books & Magazines..
Profit and Loss Account.
1917$43,226.02 Profit for the year 1918 $285,752.71, $328,- 978.73. Less Interim Dividend $60,000.00
ASSETS.
$83,000.00. Less De preciation $8,000.00
Factory, valued at... Rope and Hemp in Stores, Oil, Fuel, Gun-
nies and Spare Gear... valued at.MARITIMI Rope on consignment, valued at...ANKANDUKOLON Unexpired premia on
policies.......
o delay they cannot stand still; upon Friday, March 21, will undoubtedly then rushed up and kicked any Edmondson worked the ball down for $54,489.60 the signal being given, they stretchrank as the greatest musical show where, a corner resulting. The the R.GA."and a 'goal should have| ever attempted by amateurs within Club returned to the Navy end and resulted but the inside forwards made
The out their limbe, burry on the course, recent years in Hongkong. and are borne along with unrerait rehearsals, which have been in full left. He diddled a couple of players a bad mess of it. Halftime arrived 15. sing speed, The riders, inspired with swing for some weeks now, all point and then transferred to the centre, with the Staff leading by one goal to to the ultimate success of the open-McTavish was waiting for a chance ai Soon after the resumption the dearly beloved wife of E. S. the love of praise and the hope of ing night. "Pinkie and the Fairies" like this, he fainted, nor-plussed a R.G.A. equalised. There was a scrim- victory, clap spurs to their flying was originally produced in London back, and at a few yards range beat mage in the Staff goal and Glenny pua- hores, lashing them with whips, and by Sir H. Tree at "His Majesty's" Crocker for the second time, the shed the ball out once. Then in a fur- goalkeeper having no chance. Free ther effort to get the ball through Ed- where it ran for two auccessive years. kicks were frequent for a while, andmondson managed to do the trick. This ineiting them by shouts.' The joc
a heavy shower of rain failed to damp equalised the scores. Later Nicholls Ignorant Chinese soldiers at The China Mail.keys did not long continue "inspired
were trying desperately to score, R.G.A. in front but Bundle and Land (140,584 Square fest $16,000.00, Less with the love of praise. In the Wuchow put their feet in it the other the ardour of the players. The Navy bad hard lines in not putting the #TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE. reign of Richard 1. the knights were day. The constable to the British McNiven working like a trojan and Scoular were a fine pair of backs
racing at Whitsuntice for forty Consulate saw some men mistreating he sent several slashing centres and kept away all danger. Getting Depreciation 1,000.00$
a woman. Because he interfered, these pounds of ready gold," according to soldiers tied him up and took him across but each time either Rodger ear the end Birch received the ball Factory, Machinery, ac
put the ball away or the other for clear of opponents and scored a goal an old romance. Tilting seems to barracks. The British Consul went wards failed to find the net Black He was suspiciously like offside but have ousted racing for awhile, but by there to see about it, and they tied was continually in the wars and the referee was satisfied although him up, keeping him about 24 hours, showed a nasty mark to the referes the the 33rd Co. were not, This wi the year 1512 we find a public race when some intelligent persons had result of a kicks, and later threatened the last goal and gave the Staff the
released. Meanwhile meeting established at Chester. In him
Staff & Depts. 2; 83rd Co. R.G.A. 1. received ample provocation. 1610, they were racing for a silver Jamieson, Consul at Cantor, having an opponent, but it must be said he two paints. Result
had a short telegram, sent a gunboat. The rest of the first half was notice KOWLOON v. 88th CO. RGA, According to Plutarch the Boeotrophy (value 8s. 6d.), this being on Twenty of the soldiers are to be able for the frequent saves by tian used this name for one of the Shrove Tuesday, a great sporting severely punished.
This match on the Club ground Rodger, the sterling, defensive play had all its excitement served up in months of their year. It means, or
day. James 1, was the first monarch
by Black, Chassels and Stewart, and it meant to them, **the month of to figure as a patron of racing in UP boy, a Chinese and an Indian, were Halftime
On Saturday afternoon two the constant attacking by the Navy. the second half. The first half was Sundry Debtors ITIL
goalless despite the efforts of horse racing." Nor was all the
Knight and Kasmussen to score, to-date style. He paigh
having a fight in Shanghai street,
H.K.F.C., 2; Navy, 0.
the greasy ball being a handicap horse racing of the ancient Greeks figure for an Amb stallion, and Three Indians came up, and one of
Play resumed with tempers to them. Cave almost let the Kow. confined to that encumbered by started two race meetings, He built them, taking the part of the Indian chariots. They had their jockeya,
a house at Newmarket, where racing boy, kicked the Chinese in the chest quietered down. A nice passing move loon defence down but May was whilst he was rolling on the groundment among the Club forwards unable to grasp the opportunity who had, to send their zames, and took place as early as 1605, Charles engaged in a tussie with his opponent. followed. Riis was given possesion before Jackson came across and clear- their horses, in at least thirty days 1. built a grandstand there in 1637, This act which had the effect of on the left and his centre was well ed. White played finely for Kowloon before the races. In Great Britain since when the races have been an winding the boy so badly that he placed but Reichelmann was unable stopping Lieut. Jones and Youll time the Romans seem to have been the gl. From then on the sport had swooned away, was witnessed by the to get ready to shoot before Chap after time. In the Second half there boy's mother from her house nearby, man had him over and the ball away was much excitement, the 88th Co. first introducers of the sport, and firm hold of the people, and woude she raised a hue and cry with the Then commenced a period of anxiety scoring two goals in as many min- for the Club defence. Shot after utes. In a concerted rush on the there are records showing that the strides towards its present highly result that the Indian was arrested, shot, of all sorts, came to Rodger Kowloon goal, Jones banged the first by a Police Reservist. Mr. J. R. early Church was strongly opposed organized condition.
Directly from the Wood this morning fined him $2, and it was really wonderful how his one through. to it. The first clear notice of Eng:
and lectured him about his brutal goal escaped. In less than a minute kickoff the R.G.A. returned and this Jish horse racing occurs in the writ-
act, which he said, might have he had to save three times, each time Youll kicked the ball into goal. accasion being hampered by attenTwo up the R.G.A. were on good BEWARE OF COLDS. ings of William Fitzstephen, some-
caused serious injury to the boy.
tive Navy forwards. McNiven was terms with themselves but their where round about the year 1174. CHILDREN are much more likely to
always after a goal. Frequently he defence was shaky and Jones fell back contract the contagious diseasca He says that in a certain fat field when they have colda. Who ping cough,
did all that was necessary on the left to give a helping foot. Rasmussen wing, beating both half and back missed an open goal, about the third outside one of the London gates diphtheria, scarlet fever and rattad THEY MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD. and sending across goal, but always had miss, but before the end Knight
tion are diseases that are often contracted there was a horse falz, attended by when the child has a cold. That is why THE plant purgative effect experi- Rodger was in the right places Travis scored a good goal. Kowloon could crowds. Describing the different all medical authorities say boware of fenced after taking: Chamberlain's and Black were again at loggerheads, not manage the equaliser and the classes of boxes, when he comes to tolde. For the quick curs of cold Tablets and the healthy condition of being hurt more than once. Then a 88th Co. took the brace of points,
will find nothing batter than Chamber body and mind to which they contribute,
in's Cough Remedy. It can always be makes one feel that living is worth while goal came for the Navy Neal shot Results depended upon and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by All Chemists and For sale by all Chemists and Store at goal and the ball struck the cross Storekeepers.
charger, he says,
When a race is to be run by such horses as those, and perhaps by others which, in like
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bar and rebounded into play. It did
Corpl Townsend, R.E., refereed
Investments at Cost. 5,000 shares China Pro
vident Loan & Mort-
gaga Co, Ltd. $46,232.00. 10,000 shares Green Island Cement Co., Ltd." $75.126.50-10 shares Hongkong & Shang hai Banking Corpora- tion $8,020.00. 145 shares Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co Ltd. $9,932.50, 50 shares Yangtze Insurance Association Limited $10,514.09. "Shares ShanghaiLand Investment Co., Ltd. $13,532.29. 5 shares Union Insurance So ciety of Canton Ltd. $4,482.50 (Market value at 31st Dec. 18: $183,055.78) British converted 5 per cent wear loan' 1929/47 £252.12/6
100
268,978.73
$1,178,653.69
15,000.00
75,000.00 175,203.99
CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the "Chan Matt.”) THE HONGHONG JOCKEY CLUB AND THE CHINESE.
Dear Sir,In view of the catre- spondence between the Hongkong Jockey Club and the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce as well as the various arguments put forward by Lado Briton and.." British well- wisher of Chinese, there appears to 34,483.81 be a good deal of controversy going
Our able Chinese, representa 176,29471 tives in the Legislative Council woulik do well (if they are not already doing it) to bring up the matter for discus sion in Council so that this thomy; question might be settled once for all? It is better to strike while the iren is hot-Yours faithfully,
A CHINEES Hongkong, February 24, 1919.
7,253.52 40,208.77
167,839.88
$55,184.60.Russian per cent. war loan Roubles 50,000 $35, 625.00 $90,809.50. Less Depreciation for writing down. Bri tish war lean value at exchange 3/4323- 864.60, Russian war loan to 10 cents per Rouble30,625.00$54,- 489.50*****SALATAY
Cash
At Bank $350,911.30 At Bank (fixed depo. sit $100,000.00. At Factory $50.00. In hand $87.71
36,320.00
$1,178,