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cominandeering the unpaid services of its citizens, and renting them out for cash, we fall to get that idea.
Meanwhile, we strongly urge the discontented parties, if they have not already done so, to send a "round robin to the Government. It is
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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The dollar remains at 3s 3.
Today's return of communic quite right to appeal to publicable disease shows one fatal case of
pinion after he authorities have plague. been given a chance to investigate
can
the trouble and put it right, and if embarked on Saturday and joined A couple of dozen Marines dis they fail to do so. Here we suppose H.M.S. Tamar. They are from will arise the old difficulty of "bell- ing the cat." Who are to be the Home. possible victims? We
The Sanitary Board meets to unders, and a certain shy reluctance.orrow. There is nothing in the orders of the day" which calls for That is why we suggested the "round" robin," in which no signature takes immediate publicity. precedence. Needless to say, we would rather see a bolder spirit, a The Australian Oriental steamer disposition to risk martyrdom for the Changsha (Capt. Priest) arrived in good of the crowd. Complaining. There were a number of passengers port at 8.30 on Sunday morning. protesting men who have not the manliness to stand out, boldly and for Hongkong and about 400 tons of chance vindictive reprisals, in a case cargo. The voyage was uneventful. affecting a number, cannot expect to command the same
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sympathy as the village Hampdens The present Governor is a fair minded man. Have the injured Police Reservists given him a chance to prove it in their case? If not, they hould do so at once. We may be told that their complaints would have the Hongkong Polo Club advertised to go through their officers, as in the to be held at the Club Pavilion, army, the inconvenience of which is Causeway Bay, April 15, at 5.30 obvious. Our answer to that is Pro. will be held instead at the office Fudge!
Hongkong Police of Messrs, Moxon & Taylor, 10 Ice
The
JOE BECKETT CHAMPION
OF ENGLAND."
BILLY WELLS ENOCKED OUT.
a
MONDAY APRIL 14 1919.
BOXING.
FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION-'
SHIP.
THE LATE SERGT. HARRY LINFIELD.
MEMORIAL TABLET UNYEILED.
Joe Beckett fairly and "squarely
Some difficulty arose in connection
Commodore Gurner unveiled ut beat Billy Wells at the Holborn with the contest at the National St Andrew's Church Jesterday Stadiuth on Feb. 27 in a contest for Sporting Club on Feb. 24, for the morning, & tablet to, the memory of Wells was down three times in the Fry, of Tylorstown, who had been Naval Yard Polica who was shot by the Championship of Great Britain, featherweight championship, Billy the late Sergt. Harry Linfield of the fifth round to powerful right-handed selected to meet Tancy Lee (the on Indian constable while on duty. punches from the Ex-RAF, Ser holder) being unable to box. In his The tablet is on the east wall of the geant, and a popular British idol was place, at about two days' notice, his Church. Prior to its unveiling it was shattered.
keen rival, Danny Morgan, of covered with the Unior Jack. O The contest only lasted five rounds, Tirphil, was put forward as the it is the following inscription: but it was full of thrilling incidents challenger, Morgan duly passed To the memory of Tauce-Ser- It started in excitement, for Beckett. the scales at one o'clock in the geant Harry Linfield, B.N.T. Police, rushing in, had Wells or his back in afternoon in company with Tancy who was shot whilst in the executioni the first half minute with a right Lee, but a doubt existed as to whe- of his duty on November 18 at the which just lifted the skin off the top a championship. However, it was year." punch high up between the eyes, ther the match should be treated as Kowloon Naval Depot. Aged 37 of Wells' nose.
decided later to let the event stand as The Bishop of Victoria conductel It was not a hard blow, and Wells originally arranged, the Lonsdale belt the service, assisted by the locur was apparently caught off his balance, being competed for. But for a recent tenens, the Rev. J. W. Harringtoa. George Lloyd, formerly a Hong- but the incident did him no good. respect and
defact at the hands of Francis Rossi, In the course of his sermon, thes chap, has plossomed into a newspater Wells, trying to get in close, ran into have been chosen as Lee's opponent, factors had given up their lives that kong editor but otherwise a decent And worse was to follow, for Morgan would in the first instance Bishop said that the greatest bene-t proprietor. Early next month Lloyd's right swing on the jaw which top in preference to Billy Fry. There we might live in confort and huxury Weekly is to make its bow to the pled him over again, and this time was a crowded house, every seat and All our national privileges, our na Shanghai public. We wish it success. he was only just up on the count of every inch of standing room from tional safety and prosperity, our nine. Thea for a time his ringcraft which a sight of the ring could be wary trude had been corned for us by The Annual General Meeting of saved him, for Beckett was very in-
obtained being occupied. sistent and was trying hard for an
blood, by the sacrifice of men. Yet The big event came off soon after re honoured men who had made immediate decision.
ten o'clock. A good deal of clinch fortunes by the sale of intoxicants BECKETT'S EAGERNESS.
ing marred the first round, but and tobacco, and gave them title » Morgan, with the advantage So eager was he that he left him-height and reach, had the best of it. while men who had laid down their in and built mausoleums for them, Reserves are a special corps, existing House Street, on the same time and self open, and just before the end of Tancy Lee got home with one straight lives for the freedom of markING. in special circumstances, and are date.
the round Wells, pushing out the left punch in the face in round two, but were forgotten. with some spirit, rather shook Beckett the men kept at very close quarters thing which spurred him to indigna- Ltd entitled to special treatment. They!!
There was should not, be deprived of their civil place at Shanghai on April 8 when a
A rather serious accident took with three straight lefts in succession. and little open fighting was seen. then, nud that was to see the ves rights.
It seemed another Wells at the In the third round both men were c. forgotten British man uncured for motor-car overturned a ricsha con-start of the second round. He dash- | told not to hold, Morgen receiving Many of those graves were covered taining a lady passenger, who was ed in with the left, and twice shook two warnings. Despite the referee. with seeds, etc., and in alten wer so severely injured as to require im.Beckett up with good straight left the same tactics were followed to a buried men of the Royal Navy who mediate medical treatment. The punches to the faw. And in one of large extent in the next troubling to ascertain the extent of with a hard upper-cut to the mouth as there was, proved the cleaner down their lives for these why, wens motor car drove on without even the many clinches he shook Beckett rounds.
two bad cane out in the early days of Morgan, in such boxing the lust century as pioneers and aut The China Mail thanks those who the damage done.
which drew the blood. And then bitter, and "he have responded to its request for
when he found the mark with a fierce sixth round with
finished the Fro, tollow at Whampoa, Canton and data about rent raising. The dossier
Hongkong Gymkhana right upper-cut his stock rose con work. For some time the fight went other phd Nobody was able to grows slowly, because most of the Club's next meet will be held at the siderably, for Beckett was obviously on much as before, the continual read the inscriptions on. the tomb- information sent in so far relates to Happy Valley on Saturday April 26. groggy when the gong went and holding being very tiresome. Round stones, and nobody seemed to care, the same company.
There will be seven races, including brought him much-needed relief. Ope tenant of many year's stand-a judgment of pace competition, with
ten, however, brought with it a decidit abnost made him, ashamed of Wells tried the uppercut again at ed improvement, some het exchanges being a Briton when in the presence ing has had his rent raised by $120 ladies' cominations. The riders will the start of the third round, but rousing the spectators to enthusiasm of Chinese, who, at any me for the a year. It is hard to see why. be in fancy costume, and souvenirs caught a right hook on the jaw, when the bell rang. Morgan, with a most part, cared for the graves of
Another regrets that salaries do will be presented to the ladies nom which made bsag at the knees: decided lead on points, scored freely their ben fuctor's not increase pro rata with the land- inating the three most amusingThere was a lot more clinching, and in the eleventh round and dealt out Last Sunday he was at Macay and and andestory. lordly rapacity: In his case the costumes.
in the close work Beckett was obmore punishment in the twelfth. Lees the same thing. British graves increase is $15 a month.
viously hitting much the harder. "The China Mail, of
fought on with grim determination were neglected. That must not re- It is officially announced that blows, and took a couple c particu round 16 Morgan got homea"stinger"
Wells winced at some of the body and still seemed very strong. In main the case. willing to print statements from the commercial and personal telegrams larly stiff upper cuts to the jaw. with the right, but Lee was not to be ather side. A brief statement why are now allowed with Black Sea Beckett was now fighting well, and knocked out, Lee continued to fight all the rent raising is going on night ports, including the hinterland not in Wells was obviously weakening. appease the public wrath, which 3 Bolshevik occupation. This means," swelling.
on with undiminished resolution, and roughly, that communication is allow-
at the end of the stipulated 20 rounds ed with the old Russian Province of Caucasia, the towns of. Taganrog
he was declared the winner. The verdict had a mixed reception. and Novotcherkassk, and the whole of the Crimea,
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NOT THE OLD WELLS.
fourth round, and raised the spirits He came again, however, in the of his supporters by twice crossing the right to Beckett's jaw, which made the latter glad to cuddle. The s.s. Tai Lee. a well-known local Wells, seeing his advantage, tried vessel, returned to the Colony on hard to box his man, and punch him Saturday afternoon. The Tai Lee is off him with the left hand. But
the stomach.
some
smart
one
rate, that this should not be the ense with one meraber of the Royal Navy They were determined, at any
who had laid down bie life in dring
duty bravely. This man belong- to a service which was essenthilly risky. They had done well to erect a tablety to the memory of Sergeant Harry Linfield, so that all who wor chipped in that Church, when, ha hamed watahipped, might be re minded of him end his devotion to Seamen assembled at the offices of duty. He understood that the late
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GARCIA. On April 25, 12, Granville fall.complement; and that until then earlier and to quit an hour sooner under the command of Mr. Leighton they were not the old Billy Wellthe National Sailors and Firemen's Sergeant Harry Linfield was an ar
Road Kowloon, to Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Garcia, a daughter. (Manila and Shanghai Papers please that case the Police Reservists are the pointers of the clock: This been minesweeping around Sing, men into the land, of dreams. He rassed a resolution to be forwarded which honoured the word of God, why not do so without fiddling with and comes from Singapore, She has punches, which have put so many Union at Cardiff on Feb. 12 and dent member of an organisation copy).
ment will make the conditions of this one answer that was made to the about the last 12 months. She used not greatly damage Beckett. entitled to expect that the Govern-Seems a reasonable question. Here's apore, Bombay and Calcutta for won the points of the round, but did to the Admiralty authorities protest.and he was a man who loved to wor- CRADDOCK-On April 8, at Shang coopulsory and unpaid service as compulsion or some of the catch to the Sze Yap S.S. Co.
China Mail. It, is necessary to have to be on the Macan run and belongs.
ing against the continual employment ship God. They sympathised with hai, to M. and Mrs. Vaughan little onerous as possible. They
"Go in Joe, he can't hurt you of Chinese in British ships, and pledg- bis roother and they respected his Craddock, a daughter.
should not be treated harshly or march" and take advantage. They penny tradesmen, would steal a
now," shouted a supporter of Becketting themselves not to join any ship memory. The grain of wheat that Unsympathetically. They should be
when the fifth round started. And on which Chinamen are, employed, fall into the ground and died would regarded as patriotic men who are were shut. Well, how is a statutory Aladdin and his wonderful lamp willman, but could not keep him of necessary steps to repatriate all
would keep open while their riyals
An up-to-date performance of it was true. Wells tried to box his They call on the Government to take not be unfruitful in our nation. WANDERLEACH-ROBERTS.-On State, for the commonweal. Although them? We cannot see it. If the Neighbour, in aid of the Ministering Beckett drove in a right upper cut, sailors, having served in the Navy, making some self-sacrifice for the alteration of time going to affect yard, under the direction of Mrs. Wells' head came down just as
be given by the children of the Naval Beckett landed in
Appropriate hymns were sung, and Chinese seamen. Attention was also the Dend March was played, the April 8, at Shanghai, William. technically and legally their status
drawn to the fact that thousands of congregation standing." Wanderieach, Chief Engineer now seems to be that of conscripts, businesses to close at a certain hour Ordinance. should compel all
men who in pre-war days were not str. Teh Hsing, to Winifred, it is moral unjust and politically (we wish it may 1) it might, anerformance will be given on Friday. He rose at the call of eight, and were now seamen, and on demobilisa-
Children's League. The first per and Wells went down in a heap. youngest daughter, of George unwise to treat them as such. Roberts, of Weihaiwei, formerly.
The allegation is that this is for an Ordinance, and we do foresez on Saturday April 26. Both perform get into a clinch." But it was Beckett and the only means of meeting this As yet we fail to see the necessity April 25, and a matinee will be given staggered round the ring-trying to tion were joining the merchantservice, of Shanghai.
happening. On the face of it, prima be subject to fines-at-all, seeing that Mail still honestly thinks it would ferie, it seems unfair that they should some confusion and inconvenience ances will be under distinguished now who wanted to keep clear, infux of labour and of finding
assequel to one. The China Patronage
With a left swing-he punched Wells employment was "by allowing them there are no rewards. We do not be a sporting thing to take a refer
off his feet again, and this time nine preference over alien Chinese. altogether agree with that. It is
The Sikh community entertained seconds were ticked off before Wells late of Hongkong, at Wortal96) must have some means of preventioz taidens of the Chamber of Commerce Temple yesterday." Preceded by the staggered like a dazed man. He fell clear enough that the authorities adam among eraployees, who are the Sikhs of the Hongkong Singapore rose.
CANTON POLITICS. · the majority to be affected. Are the Mountain Battery at the Sikh He was in a pitiable state now and them from slacking. There must be
The second Provincial Assembly of regimenal pipers the men marched up against the ropes in his endeav- Kwangtung opened on Saturday, with from Observation Pier to the temple ours to keep our of the range of the Liang Yat-tung presiding. There November, 1915. We ure now hav where they were greeted by the Southampton man, but Beckett, with were 116 members present. Wang ing in Hongkong men who have been leading members of the Sikh Com-victory in his grasp, was now fight-Sung-ling, former vice-president of demobilized from the Army since the munity. The celebration was to ing tremendously, and with a terrific Yich-Han commemorate the return of the right swing to the jaw Wells was Speaker, by 61 votes to 53 cast in kong Police Reserva Force, however, railway, was elected signing of the Armistice. The Hong- battery from Palestine.
lifted clean off his feet and counted favour of another candidate.
is stair carrying on its arduous works Then ensued some Gilbertian proof war time, but its chief har lett cedure by the disappointed 53. They on a well earned holiday, Menz left the room in a body, thus destroy bors of the Hongkong Defence Corps ing the quorum.
are now enjoying an easy time, but: what about the Police Reserves ? They are sufering not only duties, but heavy fines and extra patrols for slight defaulte.
DEATHS."
BARLOW. Francis Collins Barlow,
England, (By mail).
FORD-On February 12, at Norwich,
Norfolk, Colin McKenzie Ford, late of H. M. Consular Service, China, in his 70th year. Retired
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MORRIS-February 13, at Kingston, Surrey, Alfred George Morris (late of Hongkong), aged 73,
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promptly go to pieces. If the
discipline, or the force would game to do this?
CARRION.
desire for demobilization; the dis fed-upness" is due merely to missal of delinquents would defeat its object. But it is alleged-and the greatest bitterness-that they this appears to be the occasion of are now ruled as by martinets, and made about the way we honour suc- GERMAN PRESIDENT SHOT. mulcted in fines for petty faults that cesiu tradesmen and neglect our could safely be ignored.
It is the heroes, but
we cannot say the
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That was a good point the Bishop
out.
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HIGH COMMISSIONER HERE.
POLICE RESERVES GROW RESTIVE,
To the Editor of the China Mail."T
Dear Sir, I shall be much obliged
if you will kindly give publication ic the following in your next issue:
Armistice was signed on the 11th
In 1915 when the force was.com
His Excellency Sir Charles Eliot, H. prised of ha its present number
HIS LOST CHAMPIONSHIP, As he lay on his back, his eyes duty of the Government to hold a same for his indignation at our neg- According to the Hmaster Zei pitiless lights; you could see the looking upwards at the glaring genuine investigation of this detail, lect of graves. He says the Chinese tang, the President of the Hanover agony of the man's soul. He had guaranteeing immunity to complain. set as a good example and that he Republic was recently shot to death tried and failed, and the champion ants and witnesses. If they find there feels almost ashamed of being a Bri by a Pan-German filmtie who de-ship had gone to a better and stron is nothing in it and in the charge of ton when in their presence. Well, if cared he had actel on the mandate ger man. favouritism, they can so announce, he is going to ask Twentieth Century of the Pan-German Club of Han and the main body of the force will Britoris in all seriousness to emulate over. The murdered Insident was pretty, dark-haired girl in a salmon at present staying in Hongkong, tailed to each man.
After he was assisted to his corner, M. High Commissioner in Siberia, is only two duties a month were de- probably be satisfied. If they find the Chinese practices with regard to a bitter opponent of the Pan-Ger- pink silk frock ran to his corner, and, beng a guest at Government House. generally noticed that a kurge num complaints reasonable, they should graves, we recommend him to carry mars, and was the leader and found climbing on to the staging of the Sir Charles leaves next week for her of her have not been on duty It has been POLICE RESERVE GRIEVANCES. expose the fool or fools responsible, on feeling ashamed. It will be quite er of the only group stated in Gerring, put her arms round the poor Vladivostock, where he will resume for some considerable time, and
and render them incapable of further appropriate. By all means let us many to demand the surrender of battered head and whispered, "Never his duties. The letter from a Police Reservist
mischief
worship living heroes, instead of bes the Kaiser and all his advisera re-mind, Billy. 1. was within a yard which appears in another coldmin
these men, though only ordinary Of course we do not pretend to and by all means let us enshrine in could now be obtained, the Entente more than the jubilation of Beckett's towing titles on grocers and brokers, sponsible for the wat. In cuse this of. it, and the sight entranced me to-day is but one manifestation of a say, that the complaints are well or some way the memory of our great was to be asked to demand is ex supporters, now dancing fandangos Bottomley, who had come into the is run on a mush criticised basis, constables in runk, apparently have discontent which we believe to be founded. We cannot tell. "We men; but let us thaw the line at this tradition; and a de rate of the Ger in the ring, waving hats and shouting and addressed a few words to hence the grievance. An O.C I infuence in the Force. It is an ad- fairly general in the Force. This is have reason to regard our present fussing over dead clay. Surely the inan people was to be one of the inge
They had previously cheered Mr.mitted fact that the HK.P.R. force an undesirable state of affairs. correspondent as a trustworthy man, Bishop knows that the real man does judges for the conviction of the Discontented men do not do good and we have heard others, indepen not le there? We look forward with culprits. The Pat-Germans of Han prince of showmen, Mr. Charles Beckett, he hoped the match would work. Any employer knows that.dently, make similar complaints.
the spectators. He said that, as he know has a large number of favour This was the drama staged by that was sandwiched between Wells and iter and they are hicky beings. confidence to a hygienic age when over denounced the President as a Cochran. It was a most interesting The work which the Police Reserve. The point about payment of sub- there will be no more graves; when public danger, "nd one of their bout, but one thing was evident end in a draw! He spoke of the comforce) are now molding out for $5 for is called upon to do, is worth doing stitutes. rather surprised us. We all corpses will be burned like the members thereupon waited for him either Wells is past his best or was of which that night's bout was the before the Armistice. I know of Subetatutes (professionals in the well. It is important to the public were not prepared for it. If the rubbish that they are, and as inform and shot him.
ingrevival of the great British sport, that it should be done right. It regular police have sufficient leisure aily is rubbish'; when the poor will be
single duvy os compared with $2 follows, therefore, that the Gover to undertake Reserve men's duty for a relieved of the wasteful expenditure of
not fighting fit. He had many beginning. ment ouglit. firstly, to ascertain the considération, we naturally reach the ther barbarous and foolish funerals:
opportunities to hit a slower man Joe: Beckett has the world at his a meagre skry a paying sub
casses in wilds married men drawing, cause or causes of this discontent, conclusion that they are not so much and when even Bishops will believe
time and again. He hit him, it's feet. In his fights with Harry Reeve clitutes in order to take their wives. and secondly, either to remove them overworked as we had supposed. A that "death is gain."
true, but not with the old-time Wells and Wells he has displayed the ability and children to cinematograplis act" or prove that they are inevitable.⠀ ⠀
The Police Reserve is a war recreation is essential to good work certain proportion of leisure and
to take punishment and deal out other places of anusements The crowd cheered Georges Car-hard blows in return. Will he be Saturdays and Sundays: product. Is it possibly, the case that Overtime by an aheady overworked
pentier when he was introduced in a good enough to beat Frank Goddard, the Reservista are like the solders man should be forbidden. A day"
khaki French airman officer's uniform, and will the winner of that fight beat C.B. Is it right, or ha the Fore who were impatient for demobilea watchman who takes a night watch tim directly the fighting was over? man's job in addition is bound to If so, it is easy to guess the Govtracheat two employers. It' would be ment's views of the situation. They the same with police
BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN.
CORONET PICTURES.
Stranded at the Coronet Thestre is the sort of piutino tust an intelligent persion can sit out without shame.. This
Recently a PICK was towardót
ia ine. The story is scutible, and his breast: The Rev. Mr. Everard and M Cochran wif give us the detention when datis are lone of high dramatic nerit, and the Digby, who acted as MC said the answer during the coming year. Gratis
URING the summer months chiling of all the character le antul medals were not won as an airman, Mr. J. T. Hulls, whom his many
dren are subject to disorder of and good. It is at once hamorous but in actual fighting with the friends were pleased to ace looking who Inve the right to be were de
artillery.
the bowels and should receive the most and pathetic. Low and & Savage will justly point out that though the it is suggested that the reference careful attention. As soon ashy is something novel in the oxnedy French champion shook hands with The stakes were £200 side and
t'a jolly high time that some men war is ended, the conditions which is really to the employment of police ratin loomes of the bowls is called the Police Reserves into for at places of entertainment, etc. As we potitel Chamberlain Cole and Diarine, ord vastly ticker last night Frank Goddard, who will now meet a farse of £1,000 provided by Mr. cant, Mr. Editor
They cheered again when the piness, referced the contest.
so well after a long and serious mobilizé porate being are still with us; cannot believe that the Goverment thoes Remedy allould be given. For crowd. This hours is becoming very Beckett
Thanking you, and enclosing 07 the services of hese men would te guilty of the meanresa of salu By All Chemists and Storekeeper fannable. No wonder
AWFULLY FED UP Hoghong, April 12, 1013.
that
Cochran-Daily Mirror.