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TUESDAY, MARCH 9
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
Rector's Service to the China Mail).
TITLES MADE IN GERMANY.
LONDON, March 3.
At the request of the undermentioned parties, the Gazette revokes the warrants entitling them to use foreign titles granted by countries recently
warring with Britain: Barona De Worms, Percy, De Forest, Boxall, Nugent, William Schroder, and Count Gurowski.
FRENCH RAILWAY MEN.
PARIS, March 3. The railwaymens' union at Paris has issued a statement that they will resume the strike if their imprisoned comrades are not released,
AMERICAN RAILWAY TROUBLES.
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WASHINGTON, March 3.. President Wilson has, asked the railway executives and employees to select representatives for a bi-partisan board, which well endeavour to agree on a solution of the railway wage problem under the Railroad BRL
PROHIBITIONS PERILS.
MILWAUKEE, March 3,
The Federal Court Judge has declared the Wisconsin Law allowing the sale of beer containing 28 per cent. alcohol to be constitutional but reminded brawers that the war time restriction still operates.
TRENTON, March 3, The Governor here has signed a 34 per cent Beer Bill.
CHINESE PREMIER RESIGNS.
SAN FRANCISCo, March 3.
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CORRESPONDENCE,
NOʻMATERNITY HOSPITAL
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|{To the Editor of the ** China Mall.**
THE CHINA MAIK.
AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL, HONGKONG.
THADE INQUIRY LIST NO. 184.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,
WANTED.
Co" CHINA MAIL."-
Hongkong merchants are invited WANTED.-By AN American to correspond with American COD- business man, Koom with twe Sir-An article, to which you cerna seeking Hongkong connections meals per day. In replying, please apparently attach some importance, as listed below
state transportation facilities. Ad on hospital accommodation for Earo No. 1334-Dental Alling gold-dress Box 1175. pears in Hongkong appeared in Messra. Morgan, Hastings and Com- your issue of the 6th list. There (pany of 817-821 Filbert Street, is displayed by the writer a lamen-Philphia, Pa., seek Hongkong con table lack of knowledge of the nections for the sale of their dental subject dealt with.
filling gold, Ane gold foil and cyliners, and similar supplies. The company invites correspondence.
NOTICE.
No. 1335-Bicycle supplies.-Cy. NATIONAL LOANS OF SAD AND clés Trades of America, Inc., of 377 4TH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC. Broadway, New York City, seek Hongkong connections for the intro- QUBSCRIBERS to the abae loans bleycle accessories and invite correments have been made to proceed duction of their line of bicycles and are hereby notified that arrange-
with their redemption by a second drawing of the Fourth Year Loan and a third drawing of the Third Year Loan. The date of the draw- Ings and of payment will be an nomced by the Ministry of Finance.
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It is unnecessary to go into details with regard to all the inaccuracies the article contains. It is sufficient to point out that your contributor's whole argument is vitiated by the fact that he fails to include in his equipped hospitals in the colony. St. list one of the largest and best
Paul's Hospital at Causeway Bay, well | spondence. khown for many years as the French No. 1336-Electrical Supplies: Convent Hospital, first at Wanchai Tools and hardware: Machinery and later at his present site, contains, and Automobile Accessories. The besides the wards and creche for International Commerce Association poor patients, twenty first class and of 47 West 34th Street New York ten second class rooms in which City, seek. Hongkong.connections in private patients can be treated by the above lines and invite cor
The present respondence i their own doctors. building, which is on an excellent site away from the noises of the city and cool in summer, was opened less than two years ago and is fitted with a fully equipped with a modern operating theatre.
A wireless message from Honolulu reports the resignation of the is considerably above the average ..Chinese Premier, Chin Yun-peng.
LOAN AND U.S, EXCHANGE.
LONDON, March 6. The loan to which Mr. Chamberlain referred was floated as a result of the visit to America by the Anglo-French mission, following a heavy
· fall in American exchange. Britain and France are each assuming liability for 250 million dollars
LON, AND CONSTANTINOPLE.
LONDON, March 6.
A meeting of the council of the League of Nations Union passed resolution in favour of the government of. Constantinople and the straits coming under the control of the League of Nations.
PRINCE'S TOUR.
LONDON, March 7.
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The official departure of the Renown is unavoidably postponed owing. to an outbreak of influenza on the Renowa, which is strictly quarantined. It is hoped that no fresh cases may occur. The Prince of Wales intends to sail at the earliest possible date. The whole of his engagements on the tour are postponed one week, but there will be no further postponement unless absolutely necessitated by a continuance of the epidemic. The actual date of sailing will be notified as soon as the ship is declared free of quarantine.
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.
The first Annual Dinner of the St. Stephen's College Association was held on Saturday night. Owing to
OUR INAPPROPRIATE WAR MEMORIAL.
No. 1337.-Duptkating Machines. The Atlas Duplicator Company of $77 Fourth Avenue, New York City, seek a Hongkong agent for the sals of their Atlas duplicating machines and invite correspondence.
stress on the provision for maternity chines and dies-The Oster Manu As your contributor lays special No. 1338.--Pipe threading Ma- cases it is of interest to point out facturing Company of Cleveland, that, in addition to the accommoda- | Ohio, seek to place on sale in tion at St. Paul's referred to above, a Hongkong their stocks and disa for floor higher than the rest of the threading pipe and power pipe thread- rooms is get apart for maternity ing and cutting off machines and cases. This comprises a delivery invite correspondence. The com room and seven private rooms. On pany's catalogue la on file at the the assumption that each mother Consulate General. stays in the hospital for fifteen days No. 1339-Raw and finished skins; Phonograph Company of 46 East after the birth of the baby, which silk piece goods, etc.-The Lucky 13 stay, fourteen maternity cases 12th Street, New York City, seek can be admitted each month which Hongkong connections for the import is more than afty per cent of the into the United States of raw and total non-Chinese cases in the whole finished skins, silk piece goods and colony per month. There is a large other fabrics and Invite correspond number of women who, howeverence. good the hospitals may be, prefer No. 1340.-Detachable sprocket for various reasons that their con- chain. The Badger Malleable and finements should take place in their Mfg. Company of So. Milwaukee, own homes. This may be taken on Wis., seek Hongkong connections for a conservative estimate at 25% of the introduction of their detachable the total number. The total number sprocket chains, link belting and of non-Chinese Firths in the colony similar goods and invite correspon-
·last year was 295, which meant that dence.
if all the other hospitals together No. 1341. Automobile tires. The can take care of six cases between Bracnder Rubber and Tire Company them per month, and as a matter of of 131-133 Eighth Street, San Fran- fact they can satisfactorily look after cisco, Cal., seek a Hongkong agent far more than this, it is obvious that for the introduction of their line of there is in the Colony ample hospital automobile tires and invite corres- accommodation for maternity casespondence. for all Europeans who desire it.
Yours faithfully,
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MATTER OF FACT.. Hongkong, March 8th, 1920.
STRAFING THE 'REFEREE,"
[To the Editor of the "China Mall."
Sir,--May I trespass on your good nature sufficiently to claim space for a remark or two concerning the recent fight, Bux v. Kerrison?
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E. A. AGLEN. Inspector General of Customs. Inspectorate General öl-Customs. Peking, March 1. 1920.,
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Goods not cleared by the 13th March 1920, will be subject to rent.
All broker, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, bare they will be examined on the 12th March, at 10 AM. by Messre. Goddard & Douglas
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Agents.
No. 1842.-Paper. The Hudson Trading Company of 18 East 41st Sweet, New York City, seek a Hongkong, March 8, 1920. Hongkong agent for the introduction of their line of papers. Price list and sample book are on file at the Con- |sulate General, 45
REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
No. 1943.-Iron and Steel Products. The Smith-Eisemana Corpn. of America, of 217 Broadway, New York City, seek a Hongkong agent for their line of iron and steel products and invite correspondence,
No. 1344-Import and Export.SATURDAY, March 6th, The El Monte Trading Company of 216 Pine Street, San Francisco, Cal., Beek connections in Hongkong in the import and export, trade and invite correspondence.
WEDNESDAY, March 10th,....
TEA DANGANT from 4 to 7 r.. DINNER DANCE from 8 1.M.)
Hongkong, 6th March, 1920.
YVANOVICH IN FROM.
In all probability I would not have felt called upon to have made this effort, but simply forgotten the The following amusing letter famous decision" as an unpleasant was in the North-China Daily News incident in the line of sport. and given the banquet to Hon. Dr. Claud Severn Sir,-I notice in your paper that the the referee the benefit of the doubt. being on the same night, some pro- benighted people of Hongkong desire ( —had not the mistake been made of minent members were absent. The to have a very expensive dancing trying to excuse his position, or rather BILLIARS CHAMPIONSHIP coasts were proposed by Mr. Chau ball as part of the war memorial to apologising for it, on the part of the
be erected there. Tsun Hin, Dr. T. P. Woo, Messrs. C. more incongruous? It is said of under the caption "Mr. Logan Ex- Can anything be referee, as witnessed by your column F. Woon and K. C. Chao, the latter Von Moltke, the great general of plains." What a pity 1. It really was being a School Profect. Others pre- the. Franco-Prussian war, the not necessary to convict himself as he
who
could be silent in has apparently done by making a so- The first match in the semi-finals sent included The Warden (Rev. W. one H. Hewitt), Archdeacon Barnett, seven languages, that after arriving called explanation."
of the competition for the Biliard Messrs. J. P. Jones, Lo Sui Eng, Li at years of discretion he only Does he not know that a man either Championship of the Colony, wAS Hoi Tung, Fung Man Sui, Wan lu laughed twice: once
his fouls or he does not foul. And if he played at the V.R.C, last night when Shing. Cheung Wing Kui, Dr. Woo mother-in-law died, and again when fouts, and the opportunity is passed P.A. Yvanovich beat J. Parkes by Loy Kung, Prof. Lai Tsai Hoi, Rev. he heard the Swedes considered a for declaring a foul and awarding the 105 points. The match started fairly C. B. Shann, and Mr. R. W. Bazney certain military construction outside Right to his competitor, the referee even, but Yvanovich soon assuined of the University Staff; and many Stockholm to be a strong fortress. loses all right to consider such a foul the lead with 1 magnificent athers prominent in educational and To laugh when his mother-in-law in awarding a contest.
treak of 76 (the highest the tournament so far). business circles, in Hongkong, Candied was reprehensible and character
istically German; but I think those ton, and Macao.
Mr. Chau Teun Tsu said St. are of worse character who are Stephen's College owed much to always laughing and dancing whether Archdeacon Barnett, its real founder. their hilarity is congruous with the circumstances or not. These Hong To him was largely due the position Bow held by the College in the fore-kong people would "jazz" in a front of the schools of the Far East. Cemetery around and over the graves of relatives nearer than a mother-in-
when
The aim and ideal of St. Stephen's was law. I feel confident that Shanghai to give a thorough education, which will show Hongkong What a war should strengthen the students physically, mentally, and morally. memorial should be. I am etc., To the present Warden must be ascribed the efficiency and success of
the college at the present time.
Dr. T. F. Wod emphazised the variety of successes achieved by old
CONCRUITY.
Shanghai, Feb. 28.
As a matter of lact the writer was in close observer of the fight, has some Parkes made 34 at his next visit to experience in these matters, and can the table. Yvanovich replied with believe that any foul was made. 34, and was leading by 100 points However, this is a matter for the when Parkes made 29. Parkes juncture, and gradaully caught referee, and him alone, he being the played very ateadily 'official' observer,
up with his opponent. When Yvano- None-the-less, facts is facts," as vich reached 289, Parkes was only 4
at this
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SUNDAY, March 7th, ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS During Tin and Afternoon Tea.
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WEDNESDAY, March 4, 1930 commencing at 11 am.
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Tarus ----Cash on delivery.”
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
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A FAMILY NECESSITY. VERY family should be provided
with Chamberlain's Pain Balm at-
the saying goes, and it is certainly a points behind. An exciting struggle all times. Sprains may be cured in fact that the rules under which the followed, but Farkes had bad luck much less time when promptly treated. fight was pulled off preclide the pos- and began to fall back. When Lame back, lame shoulder, pains in the sibility of considering a foul once Yvanovich reached the 500 mark, ide and chest, and rheumatic pains are passed.
Parkes had only scored 395, thus some of the disease for which it is es pecially valuable. Try this liniment and losing by 105 points.
become acquainted with its qualities and Tonight 5. K. Kwok will play W. you will never wish to be without it. E. Crocker, and to-morrow night For sale by all Chemiste and Store- Yvanovich will meet W. Hall.
keepers,
May we hope for a little cleaner, sport and suitable referees in our next boxing bout?
Otherwise the boxing
Thanking you for this space, I re- man-Yours for Squareness,
students in the scholastic world, in THE STRANDED OFFICERS, game, I fear, will be in ill repute..
politics, in professional and business
life and in athletics. Old boys of
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HENRY M. ANDERSON, Hongkong Hotel,
March 9...
St. Stephen's were to be met in every About a week ago Reuter cabled part of the world,
to the China Mail that attention had After the dinner a most enthusis-been called in the House of Com stic Annual Meeting concluded the raons to the fact that nearly one evening. More than thirty Life hundred: British officers of the Membership forms were banded li, Labour Corps In Siberia were ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF and about 150 members took part stranded
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CLUB.
'LADIES" BECTION,
in the Ballot. Representatives from to inability to obtain passages Great Britain, from Canton and from until October, and owing to Macao promised. to organise their pay arrangements, were in a Branches in those places, on the position which was of serious detri- lines of the Branches already ment to British prestige in China. The cups kindly presented by the established in Canada, and the The matter has been taken up by Ladies' Committee of 1919, to be United States. Generous promises of the Command Paymaster in Hong-played (Foursomes) for over the big financial aid were made for that kong who is making arrangements course at Fauling, have been won by part of the St. Stephen's College for the advance of money as "was Miss Grimble and Miss Hewitt with Association in Hongkong.
recommended. No details as to the a sett score of 95. scheme under which this will be done The cup kindly presented by Mir.” are available. As for the men in John W. Taylor and played for over Hongkong, arrangements for them the big course at Fanling on February- are being made by the authorities, 19 was won by Mrs. Kilgour, 3 down here.
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