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DESTRUCTION OF THE ARSENAL.
KWANGSI TROOPS LEAVING THE CITY.
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The Canton Times to hand confirms the report that the Kwangsi troops have deliberarely destroyed Arsenal. Troops first cleared cut the HONGKONG CORINTHIAN YACHT workers, and later in the evening! there was a succession of explosions within the building followed by fires. Aagainst the abors Club are re LL PERSONS having CLAIMS Much valuable machinery from the quested to send in their accounts to the arserial had been removed to Kwangsi UNDERSIGNED not Inter thas QUARRELSOME CHINESE. Province during the past few months, November 15th, 1920.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
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ALTERCATION IN QUEEN'S ROAD.
bot all that remained, a very valuable aggregation, appears to have been atterly destroyed.
According to an official report, the Government Arsenal in Shekcheng was only partly destroyed, as General: Li Fook-lum's troops, arrived in time on October 28 to save the plant from |
Two Chinese were this morning charged before Magistrate Smith total 1065- with disorderly conduct by fighting.
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The first defendant said that second | The Civil Administration of Canton defendant owed him $5. When he has formally issued a proclamation met him selling Chinese newspapers announcing that, after, the departure | in Queen's Road yesterday, he asked of Yang Wing-tai, the late Civil him for the return of the loan. The Governor of Kwangting Rear-Adruiral | second defendant refused. The first Tang Tink-kwang, the Acting Mili- defendant took from the other 30tary Governor has also been request-Narembar 19, 1920, commenting at 2.30 newspapers worth $1.50, in lieu of 63 by the citizens to act concurrently payment. They quarrelled, and as the Civil Governor of Kwangrung. eventually came to blows. A compending the appointment of a suitable) stable was passing and arrested successor, to the retired chief of the
į civil administration.
Mr. W. W. Cooper (-125) beat Mr. J. H. Tait (100) by 250-209.
The best break of the match was 18 compiled by Cooper.
Mr. W. G. Gerrard (-150) beat! Mr. N. Earner (-125) by 250 209.
Mr. Gerrard's best, breaks were 17 and 16; and Mr. Earner's 27, 17 and 16.
Tonight Mr. Ho Shaichang (scr.) meris Mr. P. Reeves (-125) at 6-them. o'clock, and Mr. A. Tse (str.) plays Mr. J. Parkes (-200) at 9 o'clock.
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.FOOTBALL.
ASSOCIATION MEETING.
The second defendant said that
he did not refuse to return the loan.
The whereabouts of Me Ying-hsier
He had no money on him at the appear to be guarded with the utmost | secrecy. All that is said of him is
time, and told the first defendant to that he has departed from the city.
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pm, at their Sales Rooms,
No. 8, Des Tour Road, Cornar
of Ice Here Street,
AX ASSORTMENT OF
Chiuose Forselainâ, Curios,
&c *&c. Including a variety of 5-coloured and 3-coloured Vases, Wall Plates, Table papers which were worth $6. Byng him $2.000.000 "in order to pay Screens, Blue and White Vases, and taking the papers the first defendant of his troops. The Citizens' Pesce Incense, Barners, Old Bronze and Brass Protection Association resolved on Figures, Vases, &c. Kakemonos, Lec-
wait. This the first defendant re fused to do, and snatched the news.
There is still much talk about pay-
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SUPREME COURT.
NEW. SOLICITAR.
MR. EYER BULL ADMITTED. TO PRACOICE.
Mr. A. Dyer Ball, B. A. (Oxon) acting Assistant Crown Solicitor, was admitted to practice yesterday after- noon before the Supreme Court by the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, on the application of the Attorney General, the Hon. Mr. J. H. second Police Magistrate. Kemp, K. C. Mr. Ball formerly was
The Attorney General informed the Court. that he knew Mr. Ball very well, and asked for reasonable time for the production of the usual certificate of call He read Mr. Ball's afidavit, which stated that he had! been called to the Bar at Gray's Inn on June 16, 1920.
The Chief Justice recalled that Mr. Ball's uncle-had been one of the i judges of the Court, and expressed bis pleasure in admitting him to practice. He noted that Mr. Ball had come from the same college as himself, Exeter College, Oxford_~
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was over the value of the papers.
Inspector Blackman said that the defendants caused a crowd to gather, and trafic on the road was stopped for quite a while.
drawn from the Food Association as a contribution towards this start, and the Fong Pin Hospital. for the sake of peace has offered so mortgage its property to provide a contribution to
The Magistrate fined the defen- dants each or ten days' hard the land. labour.
Ornaments.
The above stock recently arrived from the North and includes pieces from the Ming, Kunghi, Kienlung and Towk Wang Periods,
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The Kwok Wa Po says that the The bulk of which will be sold with- Two other Chinese who were Citizens" Peace Committee is still will-out reserve. charged with a similar offence in Desing to pay $2,000,000 to the defeated Vœux Road, were subjected to a like Kwangsi roops, although Generals
(Fall Particolare from Catalogue), penalty.
Termur :-Cath. Li Fook-hum and Ngai Bong-ping op- Inspector Blackman who prosecutpase, the proposal. It is stated that ed said that the quarrel was over a
many Cantonese advanced funds to gambling debt.
| Mu for his campaign against the Can- tonese, Anny under Chen Chiung-
Shanghai is discussing a suggestion that an open championship for North China be held in the Northern Settle ment, the Shanghai Club to invite players from all clubs in the Far East to compete at Kiangwas. To make it the more attractive, the YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK.ming: and in order to recoup them-
competition, it is proposed, should take place the week preceding the spring meeting of the Shanghai Race Club
INTERPORT CRICKET.
SOME SHANGHAI COMMENTS.
GENERAL MELTING.
CTING.
REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS.
selves, the friends of Mu have to make plans to raise the money. This at least is how the cry for relieving the Kwangsi troops with funds is inter- preted in soine circles.
The Citizens' Peace Committee of
The report to the shareholders of Canton on October 31 formally de- the. Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd, flared itself dissolved, as the Kwangsi- presented at the 81st half-yearlytes had gone, and General Chen ordinary general meeting on Sept. Chiung-mink, Techun Tang Ting- Writing in the China Press, 10 read as follows:
kwang. Generals Li Fook-lum and "Boundary" says
Gentlemen The Directors subtoit Ngai Bong-ping are now in full charge Shanghai's cricket team, which is to you the annexed statement of the of the situation. scheduled to depart southward before habilities and asses of the Bank. long, to engage in a three-cornered, and of the proft and loss account round-robin Interport championship for the half-year, ended 30th June, tournament with Singapore and 1920.
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The question of the $2,000,000 for Mu Yung-hsien will, therefore, be out of consideration.
The Kwangsi Anny has been Hongkong, on the latter's grounds, is The gross profits of the Bank for evacuating the city during the last going to have a pretty stiff tussle, if the past half-year, including Yen few days. To what extent they have reports from the Crown Colony are 3,872,394.97, brought forward from been disarmed is not clear, but there worth the proverbial tinker's good-last account, amount to Yen have been several conflicts with small gracious.
150,395,803.88 from which the sum groups of Kwangsi soldiers who re-
Not only is the Hongkong eleven of Yen 135,968,557.30 has been fased to give up their arms. iz one reported to be unusually formidable, deducted for interests, taxes, current of these encounters which took place especially at bat; but Singapore is expenses, rebate on bills current, bad near the Yuch-Han railway station said to have a bang-up crew of and doubtful debts, bonus for officers thirty Cantonese soldiers are stated to cricketers, all of whom are on their and clerks, etc, leaving a balance of have been wounded. There have been toes and eager for a try at the Far] Yen 14,427,245.58 for appropriation other small conflicts between incoming Eastern champoinship for 1920.. "The Directors propose that Yen Cantonese troops and outgoing Kwang- Nevertheless, it is the opinion that 6,000,000 be added to the reserve si troops, and many civilians have Shanghai will give a good account fund, and recommend a dividend at
of herself in these matches; and the rate of twelve per cent, per been wounded in these melées. that "Our Boys" will be found annum, which will absorb Yen 3,982, fighting it out with either the re- 400. presentatives of the Crown Colony or
The balance of Yen 4,444,846 58,
the Straits Settlements in the final will be carried forward to the credit game of the series.
"Boundary" himself might wish
that, certain men-notably bowlersi
like Billings and Dr. O'Hara had
of next account.
Owing to the "Empress of Japan"
been able to accompany the team arriving late. the Shanghai cricket
to Hongkong; but he would not team will, it is feared, be delayed for entertain-the thought that a member
a few days. This delay will entail
LITTLE TRAGEDIES OF SUBURBIA.
SAD END OF A LADY'S PET.
The yellow chow-dog at the end
of the teams, as at present organised, some changes in the programme, as house blies.
· should have been kept at home.
It does not like being
Even though the Shanghai XI the Northern Settlement is down tied up all the time on the verandah, might be less strong in its bowling the card" to plad Hongkong on but if it were not so tied it would have than in other departments-which the coming Friday and Saturday, to be killed. It hit a young Chinese might easily turn out to be far from The Singapore team is die here on man terribly the other day. He lost the truth we may rest assured (at Thursday by the "Somali," and it least, until the worst happens) that looks as if Hongkong will have to
meet Singapore first. it is strong enough at the bat and in the field to more than make up the approved deficiencies.~
SHANGHAI TEAM DELAYED. The team to represent Shanghai in the Interport matches to be played
at Hongkong, beginning on Novem-
* great deal of blood.
Eve, the friend of Huckleberry. recognized the call of the wild, and At the time of going to press we was gready excited. learn definitely that the match This week the small monkey kept Friday, the 5th, will be played on the hoarding found out how to slip Hongkong v. Shanghai fixed for by the American gentleman opposite Saturday, the 6th instead.
the hook that attached his chain ro his belt. He used his freedom to visit
ber 5, has now been definitely ENTERTAINMENT FROGRAMME-the verandah on the left, where he
selected and was to have left
stripped some pot plants of their foli- Shanghai yesterday by the RMS. Capt. G. E. Warner, Honorary age. Then he went to the verandat Empress of Japan," returning Secretary of the Entertainment Com-oo the right; and the first thing he on November 18 by the RMS. mittee Interport Cricket sends us the saw was a female cavy, heavy with
Empress of Asia," Mr Grimshaw evening programme for the week a young travels with the team as twelith follows for the events to which the it up. Mrs. Guinea-pig probably bit He pounced on it and picked
man and will also act as secretary teams are being invited :-----
[him, for he hung her away from him,
will not leave Shanghai with the Royal
to the team during the stay in Saturday, November 6-United and she fell right on the hard channel Hongkong. Mr. II. W. P. McMeekin Service Concert Party.. Theatre in the street below, and seemed to die team, but he is expected to meet Tuesday, November 9:-Dinner at them in Hongkong, as he is on his Government House. way up from Singapore, where he bas been to meet his wife and child from England..
The following is the Shanghai team:-E. W. Allison, C.- Brook, W. C. G. Clifford, ‚P. H. Cobb, D, W. Leach, Dr. H. H. Morris, H. W. P. McMeekin, H. B. Querdessen, A. E. Piercey, Rev. C. E. Spencer, F. L. Wainwright (Captain) and R.Grim shaw.
Wednesday, November 10:-Dance on H.M.S. Tamar.”
Thursday, November. 11Se George's Society Smoking Concert, City Hall
|at once. The lady of the house came out and was much distressed. Her amah seized a:broom and aimed a
She
terrific blew at the monkey. missed the monkey, but scored two lowerpots. The monkey, went away from there. It was captured inter on
Eve swallowed two brass drawing pins last night. She meant only to pouch them, but was in a hurry, and gulped. She was still alive this morn: -Hong-ing, só perlings they are the whole-
some kind of drawing ping
Friday, November 12 --Dance at Peak Club.
Saturday, November 13-Dance and Suppers Repulse Bay.
Monday, November 15 kong Cricket Club Dinner.
On view day of sale.
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