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ferences of opinion: but a great deal THE WUCHOW INCIDENT, ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT
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AN OFFICIAL "REPORT.
CLUB
The following of the series of the The thing Mail has pleasure in Club Championship events of the publishing, the tollowing report from season were sailed off on Saturday the Consul Generaat Canton:---
Flask
Misland'ng aveonurts of what took
phage if sonnection with the outrage
bus usault by Chinese“ sokliers on
the Aeting Brish Consul and the
* HANDICAP CLASS.
in Quarry Bay (P), Cust Rock ($), Event No. 7 CourieMark Boat
Channel Rocks (S), Lyemnun Beacon (5), Distance 9 Miles.
Yacht..
of unnecessary nonkeying Weakt -*** have been avoided, What happened all over the place, however, was that individum censura coureived they had the right to veto writings which did not appeal to their personal taste or suit their own private venvieton, "They took it upon themselves to decide what was good for the public quite apart from all considera on ef the military apices of their job. They did just as they liked, and there was
Consular Constable at Wechow, and [ns appeal. If it were not fair toute statements as to the re-
admit that about once in ten times paration mule and the anode they did prevent a mischieves pih settlement effected, having appeared Tention, we would be inclined at intervals in the foreign Prom, it prepare this pitaph for them: tirutis is considered desirable that the actual anhelans, maita agendo uihil agents, Rcts be placed officially on recork, When the Cemaate is fually Towards evening on February 20, imevombly deud, however, we sim
19, while the Consulat gig colles Havaled down. We, shall be won eleming the gig on the right Dione Contern with Bord
dence bank of the Fu River, a Chinese serRolla R.1.P."
Sant--formerly stationed in a fort Jessica
Diana to the rear of the high ground, on aloch, the Chrisulate" atunki,
Colleen problist them her the influence Dorothea of liquor and attempted to moleni the wife of one of their number, The Pries of the woman attracted the attentin of the Consular Constable, Mr. J. M. Groves, why prog:tly enne, up and outleres the sergeant away. The latter then enssl the tiver and collected on the left back some eleven Kaangsi solders, part- of a detachment" despatched phy Eolonel. 3a, commanding at Ping- hs, ti lete anumunition four Whehoa. With the he recrossed
"Tis the vole of the Consina
1 heard him complain
Fidei defensat ?!
· They're`at'it again!
Here's a Latin qanitation-- Soofum as I glenn.--- With a marked excluution- Now what can it meat?
That it means something ill Is must painfully char: If it doesn't it will
For thut's just why F'ns here That's the man I'm sitting Six hours a day
Verial hairs sweetly splitting~* On excellent pay.
#
There's no word, that you write Which I can't read awry
I can spot it at sight
Withy basilisk øyer
Fee the keenest of reaz And my mind man recall
What you mean when you ment Simply nothing at all."
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
To-day's dollar stands where did, at 3s. 1 3-16d on demand..
Time.
Corrected
Time.
FOOTBALL
FRIDAY, MARCH
TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME.
SHIELD FINAL.
919.
HK & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN.CO.
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING,
An atmordinary, mesting of tilim Company was held this afternoon"as There is a fine game down for Jarling," Mn thosen's. Otices. The
game are assured of, a good exhibi New, A. E. Crapnell, C. A. W. decision on the Club ground this hollow ng shareholders word present week-end and followers of the Soccorras. 1. D. Kew, P. K. Kwoli, [R. P., Lay, A. W. Heron, S.*G,
tion of the game in its scientific Row. Hitchie, P. C. Potts, Caps! sense, for are not the South China Arthu, and . P. Lambert. The " playing? The mere mention of this flowing directois: The Hon. MPS 1. Lanciale, Sr. Paok Chater. KM, team is sufficient guaranteecf fine foot M.O., MS. H. Tidwell, A. ball. The H.K.F.C. also, is a fine coma. Dussi, G. S. Gubbay, A. O. Lang,
MS HMS. HMS. bination, with the advantage of weight. H. Compton, and E. V. D. 1
The Lesolutions proposed, which 4.15.42 4.15:57 on their side. Thus it is likely that 4.16.04 4.17.34 top class football will be witnessed te been advertised during the look DN.S. in Hongkong for the first time this works, were to empower the That is of course, after $8,000,000 to $4,000,000 and Company to increase their capital D.N.S..——— season. "D.N.S.
making due allowance for the match D.N.S.
owes 2.15 1.30 recs. 1,30
6:45
++
6.45 6,00
Points
for race
Position
(1) Dione (2) Rolla
Diana
Dorothea Jessica Colleen
1238914
EVENT NO. 8 FOR OTHER
. CLASSES.
20
tions to the Articles,
St. Joseph's-South China on boxingprove of certain necessary altern day in connection with the same Points
A battle Royal Mr. Landale said: The effect of to date competition.
can be expected, and the keen the Resantions. No. 1 and No. 2 interest shown by local enthudd, which have just been read siasts will not be met with disap. you and which you are asked to pointment. There is much specula sanction is that $1,000,000 uppear tion as to which team should win sur, accounts as it Resorte the Shield and as it takes a prophet Find be transfered theretom to to forecast the result, we will not Capital Account; venture an answer. All we can say ' As there must be some question as is "wait and see!" Although earlier to debility of doing this, I in the week it was thought that thewal spring the "hate, as you Chinese would be unable to play after at ware usted pup of profits their strenuous game at Canton last during the 20 years sum of week, they have happily recovered. $1,100, of which sun news four from the effects of that match hiki have been spent on the new and both elevens will be Steel Steunier Wharf and the bal at full strength and out whey ins been utiled for the" pur- to win. Mrs. Holyoak has kindly pose of hiping the new: "Eeinforced consented to present the Shield and Concrete Cedown' and effecting other medals to the members of the wine improvements to dur-bußlin: Our ning side at the conclusion of the Reserve Fund - theref• does not game.
-exist as i liqual use, but is invested There will be no First Divi in our business and in order to ob sion Hongkong League match to varte any misconception is to the.
There is only one, miture of the Reserve Fund, we con Second Division League match down at that the amount should appair. Points for decision and that is between the in future in the Capital Account, to date Kowloon F.. C. and the Staff and whors it rightly belongs. There s
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Departments. In this match, the ako another raison and that is if the Staff seem the sure winners, but there is no knowing what the young blood on the Kowloon side are capable of, and a surprise would not be. at all out of the way.
Course: Channel Rocks (P), Kow. and attempted to arrest the Conlon Rock (P), Mark Boat at Starting stable outside the Consular offices. Line (P), Channel Rocks (P); Kaw At this juncture the Acting Conal, loon Rock (P). Distance Miles Mr. S. Wyatt Smith, who was going fern wilk with his wife and two children, appened on the scene and eindevoured to interventie, So far from Estening to his remonstringges, i | the solders triessed hoch him and the
Yachts.
作
Position
(1) Ailsa
Daphne Bonita
Halcyon
Constable "up, and with the butts of Ailsa their rifles shove them down the fores Bonita shore into a sumpah, the Constable Daphne receiving a musty out on the fore-Halcyon head in the process), Ongarrival on the other side they were hustled to the Yamen of the Blefonee Cormais. sioner Geuenil. Huang Pej-kuci, "Defence Commissioner for Tungebow it officiating at Wuchow, and left there. The party received every constern - thm at the Genequl's hands, and in the course of the night the arrest was effected of all concerned in the Dit uge.
Both Consul and Con. atable, in addition to the bodily ins The friends of Mr. and Mrs. S.juries received, were prostrated by nervous' shoek; and the meyori suf H. Ditton are condoling with them on the death of their dear little babyfering endured by their families, who daughter, "Peggy."
A mosquito was heard in Hong. kong early this morning. What are the Police doing?"
The Empress of Japan is" adver tised to sail from Hongkong on the 19th inst. and is due to arrive at Vancouver on 9th April.
Handicap
ton Course.
Finishings
Time."
Corrected;
Time.
MS HMS. HMS. Scratch 4.34.42 4.14.42 D.N.S. Disqualified
D.N.S. Points for race
5
HEYWARD-HAYS CLASS.
Yacht.
Ursula
Dawn Lysbeth
Liza Ow!
saw husband and father led off to what they murgined to be immediate execution, need not be described.
On February 24, HAL. Cogul. General at Cunton was instructed by H. M. Minister to proceed to Wuchow Position and hold an enquiry. He arrived
(1) Lysbeth there on Feb. 29, and in the course
(2) Ursula People on boarding-house veran of the same afternoon arranged, with
Dawn There is t
dahs really must not throw bananael Huang tite following ters
Liza material
skins down on the street. They may of settlement: Moré in scorn thai in anger the Press, not slay, but they annoy. We wen printbur is ventes alt alon
The China Mail" if now on by the gent war,the, with other sale at, and will be delivered precious birthrights, were jettisoned. by, Messrs. W. G. Humphreys
· and Co. Shameen, Canion, who have been appointed our agents.
BIRTHS.
BRUNETTA On February 27, ud.
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. D."e. Brunette, daughter,
LUNT On February 27, ut Shang
hai, to Carrol and Olga Lunt, a
DEATHS.
DUTTON. On the 6th inst., Sydney Marguet (Peggy) Dutton, aged 18 months, beloved daughter of! Margaret Motiregor and S. H.
Dutton.
ANDERSON-On February 21
Chief Archer Andaison, late Othcer str. Ruangping," buried use, near Colombo.
To give evidence of Censorbe stopilities were easy tremendous
winith
The Japanese papers in Kobc They made the people laugh. The report that local Germans are meet- people, not realizing that it was auying from time to time and conferring thing more than a quarrel between on means to revive commercial Pris; and Censonite, Dot realizing Competition after the conclusion of
peace." that is to say, that it was a direct affiont "to themselves when the Cen- Shanghai is boasting about the sonite overdid the high-handed Bus-care its police exercise in examining nese, laughed, So might an infant candidates for chauffeurs licences. The details given indicate some thor. laugh, standing in the trail of oughness, but why not employ an venomous snake. So did the people "alienist" to see that they haven't of Pompeii make merry. before the homicidal mania? peril that they knew but ignored. Sometimes, of course, it would have been hard not to laugh, as when the British Censorate forbade the pub
on Sundays until further notice- lication of details of a new cornet Holy Communion at 8 o'clock ani. that was notified as passing through at St. Stephen's Church and Morning te helt of Oron, a fact which is Prayer and Sermon at the Diocesan vourled for by the Director of the Boy's School at 11a.m.
The China Mail Copenhagen Observatory
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, March 7, 1913,
THE CENSORATE.
dead horse.
"
Owing to repairs being made to St. Peter's Church, West Point ar rangements have been made, whereby the following services will be held
the
gi
1. Colonel Ma is to make n writ- tqu apology to Mr. Junileson-fay "The untrage committed by soldiers under his command. Colonel, Ma at the very earliest opportunity is 30 proceed to Wuchow and, un behalf of the troops under his con amal, to make a personal apology to Mr. Wyatt Smith and to Me. Groves,
Owl
23 Handicap
to on Course.
Finishing
Tinie.
D.N.S...
23
11
11
Corrected
Time.
morrow.
Matches, venue, time and selected
teams follow..
HONGKONG SHIELD FINAL. Hongkong FC. v. South China Athletics. On the Club ground at
M.S. HMS. H.M.S. 4.p.m. : Scratch 4,26.52 4.26.52 SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE.
Kowloon F.C. v. Staff and Depart 4.24.53 1.24.53ments. On the Military, ground at
2.30 p.m.
D.NS.
D.N.S.
Points for race.
Points
to date.
31
3.4
13
11
GAEL CLASS.
Handicap.
Yachts.
-M.S.
Gael
2. As many as posible of the garrison at Wucliow, to be asser. Joan bled on foredore and to salute the Thecla "British flag. All officers to wear Asthore
full uniform. At punde, General Position: in conmund will address the troops explaining the seriousness of the (1) Joan offence "committed by the sollen (2) Gael at the meaning of the salute to (3) Asthore The Bug. An official photography of the parade and salute will ef taken, and copies Sirbished to His Majesty's. Liovernment, same time the Wurlow forts shub" fire a salute of twenty-one gan to the British flovemaneta.
Thecia Toinette Dorothy
4
on Course.
Finishing
Time.
Corrected
Time.
HMS. HMS.-
=
SELECTED TEAMS. ** H.K.F.CG. Rodger, F. W. Black and J. McCubbin, T. R. Chassels, J. Stewart and J. D. Carriere." A. H. Clark, B. Pascoe, D. Reichelmann, H. McTavish and E. Riis,
Kowloon F, C.-V. F. M. de Britto:
J. Jackson and C. P. Cave; A. van Langenberg, G-White and-A-Sim- mons; F. Wheeler, J. Rasmussen, T. E. Knight, W. Hyder and R. Tatam. Reserves:-B. A, Hyder and Mason.
非
it is left us a Reserve Fund, a eating impression is given as to the extent of our dividend in that we appeur to pay higher divalenda thun is really the case seeing that the amount of our capital is actually larger than at present represented.
Resolution? No. 2, a and b provides for the holding of any shareholder being increased beyond 1.500 shares which figures is the mit & share- holder ny register at present,
After the Revolutions have been imposed and seconded, I shall be plead to answer to the best of my ahility.any questions which the share holders may wird; to ask.
air. A. Ritchie seconded, and they Were carried unanimously,
MILITARY CROSS FOR
HONGKONG BANKER.
Sec. Lieut. Charles Stewart, of the Australians. youngest son of Mrs. Stewart and the late Mr. Peter Ste- wart, farmer, Haugh of-Kilmorich, YESTERDAY'S DIVISION I. MATCH. Ballinlufe, has been awarded the Military Cross" for distinguished con- duct during operations on the Wes- tern Front on 3rd October last, writes an Edinburgh correspondent on De cember 16.
NAVÝ BEAT L.E, 4---0--
Scratch 4.44.40 4.44.40 4.41.00 4.41.00
In this match which was playel D.N.S. 25 4.55.19 4.53.54 at Happy Valley yesterday after.
L'eut. Stewart was in the banking- noon, the Navy consolidated their "Points for
position in the First Division Langue profession, and was in the employ by defeating the Royal Engineers to ment of the Hongkong and Shanghai the tune of four goals to nil, I was Banking Corporation at Hongkong. very interesting, especially in the He enlisted in Australia in February fins Julf.
race..*
URSULA PRIZE."
Points
to date. .36
36
17
3"
.
The suppeurs were early 1915, served throughout the Gallipoli · aggressive and went out goal getting campaign; and proceeding to the most immediately after the open-Western Front, he was wounded in ing whistle sounded." and in a fine July 1916.
He obtained his commission in break away, invaded the sailor" teri ritary and tester Crocker severely. April 1918, and was wounded for the The fourth and last of the series This worthy in the Navy gold provel second time in June last. of races for the above prize was equal to the sitimt on and saved res 3. A report of the pedings sailed off on Monday evening in a peatedly in a brilliant manner. After and various forms of apology unie fresh E.S.E. breeze over the follow this, the sailors had a spell at the whall be drawn up, and uttering course-Start from Murray suppers end and met with better mission to HS Majesty's Consul Pier: Meyer's East Buoy (P), Kowacces. A stinging shot bent, Bette for his approval, shall be published toon Rock (P), Cast Rock (P). Dis completely and the leather was in all Kwangs and went tance -5.3 Miles. newspapers.
The sergeant shall be execut-
Yacht.
ed. The remainder of the sol- diem ure Bible to the death pmhy also, but at request of Mr. Wylitt Smith, the punishment has been
muted to imprisonment in ex treme degree Account of this Bonita
Ailsa
A Chinese coolie employed at the In Hongkong we had to complaid Taikoo Docks stole several pieces of TRUÏE, JUSTICE, POBLIC SERVICE." of most pernickety pettiness of iron which be concealed underneath procedure: Shanghai papers were his trousers... Od going out of the gate of the yard one of them dropped coming to the Colony, containing out and gave him away. One month news that we were forbidden to and four hours: stocks was the
he received from print. The public, naturally, blamed sentence
Magistrate this morning. the newspapers. If Shanghai papers can get the pews, why can't you? Miss Louisa Myer, living at No. That was a comanen reproach to 3, Wing Hing Street, Bay View, when They say it is foolish to dog Hongkong newspapers. But if that summoned pefore Mr. 1. R. Wood this morning for not taking out a This is a kick.at.ad been all. There were four news licence for a dog informed his Wor
Daphne dying one. The Censorate, which is
papers
in Hongkong, whose editors ship that the dog, which belonged to
In fut compensation for the Halcyon
Ursula more of an ass or a mule than a (partly because there were zo con her mother, came over from Macao.
edily and mental injuries suffered
Dawn bore, is on ite lust, legs. Good rid: sistent and intelligible instructions it would be take back there when Dr Wyatt Smith Bid Mr.,
Lysbeth Liza dance Amiable in is our d'epeats to Censonite requirenient) took her mother returned to Macad
Having regard to her statement. Mr.ves and their families, the
olen thousand dollies shall be tice, we would rather not talk about "varying tiers of their duty. Thus Wood withdrew the summons.
Owl. paid
Gael it, because the mere theight of the ene paper would loyally submit to
The suhe night these were tele- Toinette entruges of which this necessary the Censorate an item which would in this week's Shanghai Mgraphed to the filitary Governor of Joan evil has been guilty fills us with the solemnly, verboten, while another coulGazetieptance Duble offer of the Province, General Tan Hap Tecla desire to utter large and explosive would print, the very same item, Council's acceptance of the offer of
without any artion being taken. Mr. Edward L. Ezra, chairman of the ming, and his telegraphic acceptance Dorothy Asthore Doines, expressive of our conterop Ins happened more than once. Chinese Educational Committee, to aereof was received within 24 hours, Que-would have thought that at provide scholarships at the Hongkong Article 3 was carried out at your
on March 2, when detachments from Position.
and loathing.""
shall ukso be included in newspaper report, je
on Course.
Handicap
Finishing
Time,
M.S. HUMS
Corrected
HONGKONG BILLIARD
CHAMPIONSHIP.
ledged in the corner of the net before Last night at the V.R.C. KK
he was able to grasp the situation. Leung easily beat F. W. Black, the After, this fine feat, there was no final tally being 400-164. Oddly topping, the sailors who had the enough it was a fine game to watch. pune all to themselves, despite the Both men opened cautiousty, but in Let that the Rapper, had a strong the middle of the second hundred K HMS-wind in their favour. In their second K. Leung developed brilliance. His Scratch 6.31.34 631.34 attack of the sailors goal, the sup- play was admirable. He scored 250 6.34.22 6.34.22 pers had a fine chance to equalize, in 35 minutes. His best break was 6.36.04 6.36.04 being awarded a peculty. This was 51, which so far is the highest in the Laken by Townsend who shot nicely, tournament: He made 43 twice, 2.39 D.N.S.
but Crocker, who was playing a con-ne unfinished, and lots of twenties. 2.39
6.56.49 6.54.10 sistant gainers Naval custowiian Black's best effort was 24. 2.39 Disqualified →
Everywhere (not only in long-lenst un alive department would have University for two pupils from thell the camps and forts round about Ailsa kong) it was the same. Everywhere Fugteal they and if it did not think Public School for Chinese and opeuchow, over which the Brinses) Bonita
wis own whilst the rosni salute was (3) Daphne. being fired and returned, ware (4) Daph After signature of the protocol, at paraded and addressed as prescribed. 14 p.m., Mr. Jamieson left for Dan- ton in HMS. Tarantula, For the time being HM.S. Moorhen romaine
The conduct throughout of all the
(5) Dawn (6) Thecla (7) Owl#2)
its conduct was a mixture of ignor it lezble to do more, it should at from the Ellis Kadoorie Public School least have acknowledged the scrupu- for Chinese. Mr. Ezra has offered to ance, cruss stupidity, Bumbician, lous Jovelty of the editor, who did pay the pupils passages to and from red tape, and arrogance which proves is bost to test st. On the contrary, Hengkong, all fees and board and our hypothesis, previously postulated, this one was harassed by all sorts of lodging for a period of four years. that the mentality of the Services querulous complaints, and warzings, is not suited to such positions of and codices
DESPONDENCY DUE TO CONSTIPATION, authority need, so well is it re cognized that militarism in power likely to be of tee to the enemy. So OMEN often became nervous and Kwangai officials from the highest Ursula
despondent When this is door to over the public is a case of aber they said so we were told. If the constipation it is easily corrected by tak the lowest left pothing to be desired fur on horseback that the Con Censorte everywhere had acted on ing an occasional dose of Chamberlain's Their expressions of sympathy, aud stitution feel has special safeguards that it had been the one test Tablets. These tablets are este to take regret were obviously sincere, and of tabung ke publication there and present in fact Forle by all their antiety to make what amende
we possible was most marked gabt it During the panic caused would still, possitty, have been 'dif Chemists and Storskeepers
The object of the Censorite was
to prevent the publication of news
Asthore Lysbeth
Halcyon
D.N.S:
2.39 É.N.S.
2.39 Time not taken 3.06 5.65:31 6.53.25 3.05 D.NS. 3.06.D.N.S
MONTEAGLE" BEING
OVERHAULED.
effected a save which brought him mih applause. from the spectatoes, Jaki and blue alike. Townsend, änd Pull were responsible for some fit dribbling but were met with stunly opposition on the part of the -3.06 6.58.37 6.5531 Navy bucks who were always in a After discharging her cargo R.3.5. #3.47 DN.S
position to spoil these worth es Jonteagle will undergo an overhaul- 3.47 DNF.
Aire. The sappers showed, som hg. This is not due to the boiler fine football but were very unlucky table which delayed her, as ro innot being able to score. On ported in Tuesday's China Meal, but several occasions when a stare seein-coing to the ship having been com * ed inevitable, they allowed or mandeered as a troopship, the time chances to be snatched from them for Her annual overhaul has long: in the nick of time. The Navy in since passed. their turn were awarded a penalty fo
hands. MoNiven tock this and found no difficulty in converting Nexl followed on with the third goal Coon after this, as the result of a fing combined run by the Nagy a forward string. The fourth goal came from another penalty, Neal his fine you verling The final whistle, found the score sheet as follows:-
Navy, ERE, 0,
Toinette Joan Dorothy
Wis
Points Points
for race. to date.
[16]
55
14.
51
#13
56
12
45
$27.
+36
2689988-NDO-
EMPRESS OF JAPAN "
DELAYED.
On enquiry being made this morning at the CP.OS. office it was learnt that the R.M.S. Empres of Japak was delayed owing to a heavy. fog outside. The time of her arrival is uncertain. 20