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Notes Think reviews the THE MALTA report of the Com
TROUBLES. mission on the Malta shows the goverment was inept. -troubles, and says it
singularly feeble, and with
utter
SPECIAL CABLE. -
ROUGH WEATHER AT
-WUSUNG.
STEAMERS DELAYED. '
answers to unpopular, arguments are tion the Government, and we advise un-English and wrong. Medical the Government to do its utmost to students in London during November do them justice. Suck intolerable raided a ball in which he was to procedure would be tolerated in no speak, captured him, "baptised" hím other part of the Empire. * with beer, and carried him in proces- sian through the streets until the police rescued him. That sort of thing is deplorable. We can see the humour of it as well as those who
[Ching Hail SPECIAL.] snigger at it, but we can also see the tragic intolerance behind it, which lack of judgment. Our London for America, was held up for two
SHANGHAI, Dec. 30, they overlook.
The "Empress of Russia," bound Until our people learn to answer argument with bottom of it all is the impossibility days owing to a rough sea. Passen contemporary concludes: "At the argument, and with athing cise, it of keeping a European community der on Sunday morning were obliged will be they who are demoralized.
gers who proceeded aboard by ten in these days under a quasi-milltary Oar oft-repeated bureaucracy compounded of the to return to Shanghai. A hawser **DISCIPLINE"
views
of army Secretary of State for the Colonies snapped and it was quite impossible discipline (once and a cited as indicating dislike
local Commander-in-Chief, to reach the Baer, whose deck was soldiers!) are coming into vague should remind our Parliament and also was delayed. The "Empress" is of The revelations of this Commission lashed by big waves. The "Nile" at last. "Solon," an army off people that while we are conferring leaving on Tuesday. cer, contributes a short article to day. We note also these words in
Empire.
"THE PROFITEERS" AT THE VICTORIA.
privileger en the subjects of foreign self-determination" and euch-like recent Times editorial:-"The States we cannot refuse it to those old discipline, with its reliability who ask for it within the British and steadiness, must in future be leavened with the spirit of mutual service which faced death so cheer.
Which Mr. Austen fully in many a trench. And the POLITICAL Chamberlain tells the leaven must be education. We must TRUTHS.
A POWERFUL PLAY. the truth? In August have better educated officers, N.CO., and men. A bully must be an offenberlain who said in Parliament that after the war picture," will be shown
there was a Mr. Cham
"The Profiteers," described as "an der not only against King's Regula bankruptcy loomed ahead of us. On at the Victoria Theatre on New tions, but as against the soul of a. Oct. 27 there was Mr. ChamberlainYear's night, with the ever youthful battalion. The Army learned during who said our financial position was Fannie Ward as the star. As the the way that only with such a spirit worse by hundreds of millions ster title suggests the picture is a two will men face certain death. Leaders ling than must be lord as well as feared. The showed. On Oct. 30 there was a Mr-duals who are striving to make two the August estimates fisted wallop at the class of indivi new discipline will not in the least Chamberlain who told the House and dollars grow where only one grew diminish the smartness of Guards the country that there was no cause before--and at the expense of the men-it will help it by making it a for alarm, and perhaps none for new public. In it the offenders do not sensible thing." Old-fashioned officers taxation. This would be too much
stop with mere greed but resort to understand.
(and young pips sometimes) have wrong-headed notions of discipline.
Ltd It may be good to make men good
soldiers; but it is, bad in making a soldier to make the man.
even for Alice in Wonderland to
- LOCAL AND GENERAL.
blackmail and force to accomplish their end. In consequence the story has a wallop that would be hardly suggested by its title.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, -1919.
SPORTS
FOOTBALL
UNITED SERVICËS LEAGUE.
The United Services Football
representatives of the military teams League met, at the R. G. A. head quarters fast evening. Master Gunner May presiding over an attendance of entering the League.
Football Club applying for admission. On a letter from the Hongkong it was decided that only service teams be admitted this season,
two matches being played every It was further decided that the season commence on January 14, Wednesday and Saturday.
On January 14 the Wiltshire Regiment will meet R. G.. A. on the Military ground and the "A" and "B" teams of the "Ambrose" will play on the Naval ground.
On January 17 the "Alacrity" meets the "Tamer" on the Naval ground and the "Carlisle plays R. G. A. cn the Military ground. The matches will commence at 4 pra
CRICKET.
GARRISON NAVY.
and the Navy it on the Hongkong CC ground commenced that match Teams representing the Garrison
the first innings with the Navy 53 yesterday, the day's play completing runs ahead..
The details follow:-
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18
In the cast supporting Miss Ward
GAREMON. are such able artists as John Miltera
1st Innings. and Edwin Stevens. Mr. Stevens has Lieut. Col. Coles, b Kennett a role which offers him opportunities C.Q.M.S. Talfourd, c Lambert, b To-day's dollar is worth 4 of which he does not fail to take 104d.
advantage. He makes a sinister, Capt. Oliver, b Hastings
Kennett *** remorseless and mest unamiable. Major Edwards, l.b.w., b Hastings 15 know now why foodstuffs etc.; have Lieut. Sutherland, b Franks, b villain of the chief profiteer. We Capt. Davies, b Kennett gone so high and, what we would be
Kennett glad to do to the responsible in Lieut. Col Wyndham, b Hastings 0 the public spirited citizen who seeks Lieut. Bryson, b Hastings dividuals! Mr. Miltera who plays Col. Humphry, 1.b.w., b Hastings 10 to curb the activities of the profiteers, Lieut. Bezvan, e and b Kennett... and as such is husband also of Miss Lieut. Clawson, not out Ward, has a much more sympathetic Part, and gives a finished perform. ance. And Miss Ward! Surely
Instead of apologis SURPRISING.- ing for his own.gram. matical error, which misled a police witness, a Shanghal magistrate said "Don't be silly." The man had just spoken of his own i ness-ceurethenia" and "beat apo- plexy. The magistrate asked: "When to day by the steamers "Dunera" Mails from the Straits are due did you hear of this?" "This" quite and Sangola naturally seemed to refer to the sub- ject last mentioned, as it is intended). to do. The policeman therefore answered: "What, the heat apo- plexy?"Don't be silly," said the quite unreasonable magistrate. "How did you come to know of this work in Shanghai Witness then gave the right answer. he was the silly
one?
case
There will be a St. George's Ball practice dance" at the City Hall, this evening, at 5.
in Japan, the British Government is
As a sovereign is worth only 16 sending £10,000,000 in gold to Japan
to redress exchange.
Ponce de Leon would have found a good guide to the Fountain of Eter nal Youth in her! And by no means
toplay which has earned golden opinions.
Extras
Davies
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TRIAD SOCIETY.
L..
MINE CONVICTIONS,
Nine men were before Mr.-N. LA Smith this morning charged with being members of a triad society at No 3 Po Tak Street on the first door.
detectives to the house at Salving pur
A Chinese detective deposed that on the 27th inst., in the afternoon he went with Inspector Watt and other
He told West Point. He went in to the front cubicle where * coming to search the house. The her that
woman opened a book-case in which
taining books was discovered under- witness found a pile of the society's books and chaps. A bag also con-
Woman W35. be was
neath a bed. The defendants were all in the sitting room. Signboards bearing the name of the society were also found,
His Worship-How was the room furnished?
Withen-There was a table in the centre with a game of "sparrojs,” and a bed with apium smoking utensils.
His Worship-What about the woman?
Witness She, together with child, were also brought to N. 7 Station, where she pointed out the Srst defendant as her husband...
His Worship--What did first da fendant say?
Witness-He said she was his wife and he claimed the books as bin.
but it was a longer a existence. The first defendant said that there Belcher's Street three months ago, was actually a society at No. 20
Other defendants said they visitat the house for a game of "sparrows They did not know what a triad society was..
Sentence of six months' hard labem- was passed on each.
HONGKONG FUND FOR WAR DEVASTATED VILLAGES IN FRANCE.
PANSY DAY JUXB.
The following Donations are grabe-
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fully acknowledged-
Proprietor of the Tai
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Fing Theatre (per the
Bowling Analysis.
Hon. Mr. Lai Chu
Pak)
750.00
Q.
Messrs.-Kelly & Walsh
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100.00
Mr. C. E. WRico.
(Macao)
100.00
950,00
Pay Le Robinson, c Bryson, b
Edwards
Rev. F. G. B. Hastings, c and b
Edwards...
Already acknowledged 10,006:26
7.
29
53
Surer.
The same magistrate INSOLENCE. in the same
is her sole charm in her beauty. She Hastings.... spoke of the serious-
Last week's communicable disease is a most capable emotional actress, Kennett ness of insolence
was one case of smallpox, and one and in trying scenes, where she is Lambert to a superior. Insolence, always serious and of diphtheria. In the subsequent 48 driven desperate by the blackmailing always inexcusable, whether it goes hours we had che case of cerebro-profiteers who seek to make her the
ROYAL NAVY. up or comes down. Don't be
spinal fever.
innocent agent of her husband's po-
1st Innings. silly" is as insolent observation to
litical destruction, she is most effec-Lieut. Comindr. Greig,b Davies... 2 address to any adult, and if the The Hongkong Tramway Com-
tive. alliness happened to be in the ques-pany's traffic receipts for the week
Lieut. Franks, b Davies: 16 Joseph Conradtion rather than in the answer, as it were $13,789, or $250 less than last one well worth seeing. It may be a Pay. Lt. Commander. Holborn, b
The Profiteers" is a strong play, Lieut. Jones, b Bryson...... denies the gos-was here, the insolence is aggravated, year. The Aggregate Receipts for FITZSIMMONS.-On December 20,
worthy successor to The Cry of sipy story that To make such a retort as we are 52 weeks were $751,319, or: $33,659 the Weak," Miss Ward's earlier pho- at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. P. he ever hesitated as to which langu now making, there and then, would more than in 1918, J. Fitzsimmons, a son.
age. English or French he should have exposed the witness to severe -On Clasontver 19, literary medium. He punishment.
Does this not show Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. E. by the genius of the language, which duty specially incumbent upon them morting before Mr. N. L. Smith to
says: "It was I who was adopted that magistrates and judges have a
Mr. M. K. Lo appeared this F. Goodale, a son.
directly I came out of the stammer to guard their tongues, since they defend a Chinese charged with being ing stage made me its own so com- may provoke, bat must not be pro-in unlawful possession of eight pletely that its very idioms, 1 truly voked? They are in the position of cylinders of acetylene and 10 cylin- believe, had a direct action on my the big bully and the defenceless ders of oxygen. The case was re temperament and fastened my still victim. They, too, are human, and manded. LEEDS-On December 1, at New-plastic character" One wonders just have no right whatever to insult the chwang. Edward Segar Leeds, how much idiomatic English this majesty of the law by verbal liberties Polish geaius has acquired, for it is that others are not permitted to .aged 39.
not discoverable in his work. The resent. BEGLEY-On December 20, at merit of his English, for his admirers, Hongkong, Margaret (Dally), is its classic austerity. With more wile of Alfred Begley, Chief idiom he could have got greater Engineer, Indo-China S.N. Co., compression, at the expense of his Ltd.
DEATHS.
86 years, MACGREGOR.-On December 19,
.
HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE.
Mr. F. Lindsay Woods, the Hon. Treasurer is presenting the following
On behalf of the Committee I have much pleasure in presenting the Eleventh Annual Report of the Tennis League.
gola" returned to Hongkong this
The Admiralty Transport Doc-report: morning, after having landed Chinese Shanghai
is coolies from France at Tsingtau. The busy discuss vessel will now be fitted out for taking MILITARY TITLES. ing the ethics Home the naval and military draft
and even the and will be ready in about a week.
RETENTION OF
Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the
$10.956 26
Further Subscriptions are invited and may be sent to the Hon Trea
H. Matheson clo. Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China,
E G. Kennett, b Edwards Lieut. Dolphin, run out g Lieut. Caswell, c Beavan, b Ed-
wards Lieut. Lambert, c and b Davies... 16 Lieut. McNair, not out ...............pria
Extras...
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CARPENTIER'S WAGER.
0
18
..
Totalaseen
Bowling Analysis,
0. M. R. 2 75 1 .. 43 36 ,0 56
H.K.CC. v. NAVY.
·Davies ..214 unique style. Le style, c'est Chomme law of retaining military titles in
There was only one Division of the Bryson 9 WOO-On December 18, at Sharg-meme. Buffon's much quoted phrase civil life. Many lieutenants and
League,the following clubs entering: Olliver 40 hai. Rev. H. N. Woo, of the might have been made for the author captains apparently exist who dislike Magistracy this morning the escaped Rower, United Service Recreation
Royal Engineers, Queen's College, Edwards.......12 Kowloon Bowling Green, Craigen- American Church Mission, aged of "The Typhoon."
the idea of becoming mere Misters prisoner who has been re-captured, was The London Time again, though they are cheerful formally charged with the murder of Club (A) & (B), Wigwam, Chinese Club (A) & (B), Kowloon Cricket IS LORD
quotes an expert enough about the work and the wage Warders Speed and Harnam Singh, Recreation Clob (A) & (B). Roderick MacGregor of the Chi
FISHER MAD? authority on naval of misters. The question in at within the walls of Victoria Jall, in nese Maritime Customs and City considering that question, and soldiers or
questions as grave least one quarter is whether they are the early hours of the morning of high standard of excellence.
The Tennis again maintained its ton Testing House.
tantalisingly with-holds the answer. inwardness of the discussion can be taken, and the hearing of the case
The true the 15th inst. No evidence was The Chinese Recreation Club (A) We can understand that a naval arrived at (and we make no extra was fixed for Monday afternoon Jan. the shield, going through the season are to be congratulated on winning expert would be reluctant to adopt charge for thus assisting the dis: 5) at 2.15. Admiral Fisher's views, for that putants to clearheadedness) by ask-
The shield was presented to the winners by Mrs. Tape on the occa
The Grina
Mail.
TROTE, JUSTICE, temi. KIRVIOR,"
ADVERSARIA.
civilians.
would mean his occupation gone, and ing two simple questions. (a) So
bis expert reputation wasted. The far as honour and glory are concern.
13.
unbeaten.
the thanks of the League are tendered
to them for their hospitality,
.210
man ger
CHAUFFEUR CHARGED.
A Lyons wireless message to Shanghai, dated November 28, says: Carpentier will have one powerful ally fighting for him when he faces Joe Beckett at Holborn Stadium on Tecember 4, namely, the rate of w.exchange, Carpentier is to receive 4£5.000 win, lose. or draw, according ito ufficial reports, for no official o figures are published. At the normal rate of exchange this would mean that the French champlon world receive 125,000 francs, but with the British pound sterling flying to nearly 40 frines Carpentier's receipts will Hongkong Cricket Club v. Navy on chances against the Englishman, The following will represent the simply squared the difference on his be nearly 200,000 francs. Carpentier
on Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd money at odds againar his män. £2.000 the Hongkong Cricket Club Ground Deschamps, his January play to commence at 10 represents the amounr Carpentier placing
a.m. each day. R. Hancock (Capt.), thinks of his chances. "I am betting Wood, E W. Day, E. J. R. Mitchell, the French champion who fights T. E. Pearce, A. A. Claxton, A E on velvet, just plain velvet," said old man's ideas seem sane enough to ed, is there any difference in the Crown Solicitor, appeared before Mr. of the Chinese Recreation Club and Sutton.
Mr. Leo. Longinotto, Assistantsion of the 7th Annual At Home" RA Brand, E. G. Lammert, C. with his head as well as with his With aviation developing as it claim of officer and private? (b) J. R. Wood this morning and made
Blaker, D. E. Donnelly and F. hands. HOGENO, TUESDAY, Dee. 30, 1919 and seas and seacraft cease to be addressed in civil·life as Private So- three Chinese who are wanted by is, Islands are no longer insulated, Are the privates clamouring to be an application for the extradition of barriers. It war is to go on, it is no and so? This seems to settle the the Chinese authorities for murder Chinese Recreation Club (A) and a
A match was played between the H.K.C.C. 2p XI. v. UNIVERSITY. good wasting money on obsolete war motive. The title of both to honour and kidnapping. Mr. J. R. Gardiner team selected from the Rest of the. material, The Lig navy" people for taking part in the war is admitted. appeared for the fugitives. His Wor League Clubs, and won by the former must adopt a new slogan, and cry But if "private" is not an honour ship informed Mr. Gardiner that he by 51 games to 48. for England to be turned into a able title, “captain" isn't. hornet's rest. At the first foreign We give up.
understood that the Crown had no' WE KNOW forth we know nothing to the air, and use their stings. provocation, our hornets should take
The accounts show a balance in Singapore—a Crown Colony the charge of murder, but evidence
evidence to produce in support of hand of $50 53. NOTHING. Nobody knows any Lord Fisher's madness looks very
RENTS. like Hongkong-can exer of the kidnapping of a woman be held in the Hongkong Cricketam. sharp. R. P. Thursfield (Capt.) and with damaging a ricsha to the The Annual General Meeting will thing. Nobody know anything. Two and two de sanity very like pigheaded prejudice indiferent to the man-eating sharks heard as soon as possible, as it
car like commonsense, and the expert's Government of India. Why should discussion, in which Mr. Gardiner 15, 1920, at 5 p.ra.
cise rem control. So can the would "be given. After further Club Pavilion on Thursday, Jamary got make four, and things that are
the Hongkong Government remain Those people who have who own house property here? Is is an old case and his clients had
said he would like the case STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. PREMIUM been favouring Pre there any good reason why it should been in custody since June this year, By Balance 1918........... BONDS. mium Bonds at Home not put the screw on per Scrooges, his Worship fixed the case for the By Entrance Fees **** just read in the London Times (re raising money for the State are of rent control? A heart-breaking
RECEIPTS. as a good way of and forthwith inaugurate a scheme afternoon of Jan. 12. ording the alleged verification of opposed by persons like the Rev. Instance has just been brought to Professor Einstein's forecast fellar rays would be found to suffer Meyer's opposition is wrong. He is one block of twelve in Des Voeux F. B. Meyer. We don't say Mr. us. It affecte about fifty families in blar deflection to twice the extent entitled to oppose
Newton Zenough has been done to overthrow0 he less reckless in his arguments, daya I) they got notice that as from calculated), that way. We would, however, like him dwellers. On Boxing Day (of all he feels that Road, small shopkeepers and flai be certainly of ages and to require He says that French lotteries have Jan. 1 their rents would be much new philosophy of the universe, a had a demoralizing effect on French higher. Apart from the legal point hilosophy that will sweep away! Carly all that has hitherto been)
society. They haven't. It is not that they are all entitled to longer ccepted as the axiomatic basis of true to say that French society notice, the increases appear to us ley reports that at. 2.40 a.m. yester mysical thought," Now we know has been demoralized at all, by unconscionable. Top floor rooms day, while he and his son were in a bence. Reuter got his telegram
anything the time. We are all Hving.
are raised from $45 to $85 a mátshed, four men entered armed
A GERM DESTROYER. Even for an impertinent month. padded-cell sort of universe, RAGGING, Interloper like "Pussy $75
Shop rents jump from with knives and daggers. They were
THERE is no danger whatever from" bere nothing is what it seems t
THE BEST COUGH MEDICINE. to $130. Ia
lock fat blood coin resulting this case threatened with death, and were or foot" Johnson of the the suggestion is that the owner has dered not to move. The robbers PARLATI Court Romeo antic detroithe
from, wound when Chamberlain's in and where things seen are not USA, who wante liquor prohibition leased the property to one of the ransacked the matahed and stole in the world today because it does scuss these dine es
CHAMBERLAINTS. Remedy is Bme promptly applied. It is an an ally there, This accounts for an England, we must put in a plea tenants, who is at deal that has been puzzling us for fairer treatment. Violence, system of intensive culture. We value of $25.60. No arrests have pe dily and efmtasily." For sale by
farming" it on this $19.50 and clothing to the total pong for. It stops onughs and colds in one third one roquired he the fr also can "N actly what song mixticine it wounds to hour without mentions and agring, And other unfair have advised the tenants to peti- been inade.
all Chemists and Steraksepors
newal treat out. For sale by sil Chic and Stockce pora
Hence
equal to the same thing are not equal to each other. Circles are rectangu
lar, and squares elliptical. We have
Aat
that
ARMED ROBBERY AT STANLEY..
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Hongkong Cricket Club 2nd XI v. No. 102 was before Mr. N. L. Smith The fellowing will represent the A Chinese, the driver of motor car Club Ground on Saturday 3rd. car in Shanghai Street on the 23rd.. University on the Hongkong Cricket charged with recklessly driving that January, play to commence at 10inst causing injury to a passer by
A Green, T. J. J. Fenwick, L. M. extent of $80.
Whyte, L. D. McNicoll, A. Burnie, P.
Mr. J. M. Hall of Mesars. Wilkine G. de Paravicini, P. Jacks, A. K.son and Grist; defending, asked for a Mackenzie, J. W. R. McPhail and C. remand, which was granted. Brown.
Following will represent the Col- lege in their League match against. $94.13 the H.K. Club on Friday 2nd of
ANSWERS. TO
CORRESPONDENTS.
January at 4 p.m. sharp on the Chub $27.85 ground. U. Omar, F. Dixon and P. he must adjudge your letter expres K. M. W.-The Editor regrets that 14.75 Xavier, S. Sepher, W. Ogler and D. sing dissatisfaction with the verdict 1.00 Urquhart, A. Rahmin, J. Silra, E in the Chuen Wan inquest inadmis- 50.53 Hyndman (Capt.) R. Omar and sible. -
$94.13 Mr. F. Maitland audited the acɖ counts,
A. Urquhart
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A Chinese whilst returning to his house at 11 pa last evening, andi seized by five or six man, who re passing through a dark puaa70, WIR
bed him of $75 in notes.
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