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emphatically. with a big stick. The leading Bolshies at Home INOW are Care. Churchill, and F. E.
Smith.
THE CHINA MAIL.
an the other lies. We have no means of verifying them either,
but we have brains, which are our means for "shelling a rat." In one and the same message 'we get these to inconsistent statements ?
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was fixed for 4,15 pm. to-day.
Restrictions on navigation at Bocca Tigris by night have been
withdrawn.
By Trotski: The Red Army is in dire need of food, boots, and clothing, and if these are not forth- coming immediately all our effigts Eleven dead bodies were picked will be futile.
By Reuter: Meanwhile the mili-p by the police in various parts of
the Colony yesterday. tary situation in South Bussia has become critical, owing to the re- feuse of Red fones from the Polish frontier and their concentration against tieneral Wrangel, who, foreseeing events, has been retiring to the Crimea. The retirement is practically completed. but the future of the campaign may depend upon whether General Wrangel's fors have suffered serious losses
during the withdrawal, which is at pasent obscure.
wonderful trags who What without food. boots, or clothing, have burried from the Polish froc fer to oth Russia and appar- eatly given Wrangel a handsome
Beking!
If we were Churchill, we would suggest that Trotski is a liar: that his Red Army is well supplied; and that when he pretends it is in a bad Lavay he is preparing for some trew
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Miss J. O. Besant is staying at Government House as the guest of H. E. the Governor and Lady Stubbs.
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Subject to good weather, the fifth meeting of the Hongkong Gymkhana Club will be held at Happy Valley on the afternoon of Nov. 27.
Those who sorrow because the next generation will inherit the war debt should cheer up. Present it dications are that it will also inherit the war.
Two fatal cases of plague, both Chinese (ore Imported and the other a person with no fixed abode), we reported yesterday, also one case of diptheria, American.
THE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1920
INTERPORT.ches greeted this "catch us it was
MALAYA BATS,
A PROMISING START.
ALL OUT FOR 256.
The weather was on its best behaviour this morning and the sun was shining when the Hongkong team was again led on to the field by Hancock who had for the second
realised that Claxton's wicket meant a great deal to Hongkong.
DETAILED SCORES.
SINGAPORE 1ST INNINGS.
M. Grenier, c Hancock, b Davies EJ. Riches, not out-
A. A. Claxton, e Edward, b Wode-
house.........
W. W. Martin, not out
Extrat
DISHONEST COOLIE.
THEFT FROM SCHOOL.
PLAUSIBLE EXCUSES DISBELIEVED.
Magistrate Orme this morning
10 sentenced a coolie employed at the Diocesan School to one manth's im- prisonment with hard labour for the 18 theft of some soap, a quantity of pencils and a bed quilt, the property 26 of the school.
With regard to the soap, the de-
Total for 2 wickets ... gefendant said that it was issued to
him weekly by the headmaster for
The first statement was denied and
time lost the toss. The wicket was în splendid order, harder than for the Martin the new batsman signalled his own use, and he had hoarded it. last match and truer and therefore his arrival by getting Farthing away As to the pencils and the quilt, the more a batsman's wicket. However to square leg for 4 and then for a defendant claimed that he bought Hongkong have the consolation that single, and later bit Wodehouse for them. it ought to suit Bird and Davies and 4 and Farthing to leg for 2, bringing it was proved that the pencils were that is a very important matter.90 on the board at noon. Riches The same team as played against made a couple of pretty fours bring of the same brand as those used at Shanghai were out despite rumours ing up the century after 90 minutes the school. While the quilt bore no that Wood would be seen. There play.
| Identification, mark, it was similar to were very few present at the start Farthing's mistake in dropping those used in the dormitory. and those mostly round about the Riches was casting his side a pavilion.
lot as this batsman was well Grenie and Riches opened the set and looked Eke making LIFE FOR TWENTY CENTS. Singapore innings to the bowling a big score, though Wodehouse of Bird and Davies from their usual almost Yorked him twice in one over. ends. Exceedingly careful cricket He now opened out to Farthing and was the order of the day.. Both hit him along the ground past the batsman were specially careful in bowler, for 4 and over his head for a playing Bird and did not seem similar amount. try to score from this bowler. The Martin who was playing pretty fielding in the ships was as good as cricket went out to a fast ball from ever. Wodehouse stopped a beauty Wodehouse which just shaved his and Major Bagnall was cheered for wicket. The wicket-keeper did not the manner in which he stopped a try to gather the ball but got h bail which had got past Bird. pads on to it and very luckil General Booth has sailed from | Grenie survived an appeal for a knocked it against the stumps befor London for New York to conduct catch at the wicket off David and Martin could get back into h a campaign in the United States and Riches an appeal for stumped of crease, this Canada, chiefly with the object of recruiting 1,000 missionaries for China, India and Africa.
The N.Y.K.'s liner "Suwa Maru.”| on board which fire broke out at Seattle a few months ago, has since been thoroughly repaired and over hauled in the Mitsubishi Dockyard at Nagasaki.
Bird.
We give all Renter's messages, and l'hurchill's speeches, and much else, for what they may, be worth, for we have my means of verify. ing then,"
How is a newspaper to Hongkong to verify anything reveives from abroad? Then why ses the Daily Press writer imply.
Rons came very slowly and after by his avowel inability to verify
6 overs only 11 runs had been scored one bot of lies, that as a general rut
and of these 5 were extras. It was Be dos verify the other lies?
Silver dollars and half dollars soon seen how hard the wicket was They are all liars ugeiher, dear will soon be seen again in the Malay as short length bails from Davies maive, and you and we are no States and notes will be exchangeable were rising quickly and over the chance of learning what is really for coin. This will doubtless have wicket-keeper's head. 20 went up at going on. There are chansy liars its effect on sun all shop prices. The 11 o'clock with 13 of the runs extras. and amusing lars and viever liars, retailer has a rooted dislike of paper Both Grenie and Riches have a nice but this picture of a Bolshevistic-money, especially when the "promise free style and played a perfectly ally onenized plot against or to pay" does not hold good. fempire, conjured up by Winston Churchill, is an insulting lie, for it insults pour and our intelligence.
LOCAL WEDDING.
FOOT-NORTHCOTT.
The wedding of Miss Ethel Kate Foot, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Foot, of Devonport, and Mr. Sydney Charles Northcott, of the Naval Yard, took place yesterday at St John's Cathedral. The Rev. Copley. Moyle officiated.
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YOUTH'S SUICIDE.
FATAL TERMINATION TO QUARREL.
The remains of a 17-year old Chinese youth were yesterday re- moved to the Victoria mortuary. The deceased, who lived at No. 6, Taiyuen Street, was alleged to have committed suicide by calling his throat with a razor after a quarrel with another inmate of the horse, who had accused him of having stolen 20 cents.
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ARMISTICE DAY. "
LOCAL CELEBRATION.
SERVICE AT THE CATHEDRAL.
the Bishop of the
In view of the significance of the
It has been timed
Mrs. A. C. Leith, a daughter, Winston Churchill is more of a las bridesmaid Miss Grace Patricia was a native of Stroumen, Orkney through the slip and hit an extra bave been out twice his innings was a them up so as to puzzle the batsmen
(Shanghai pepers please copy.)
~TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE”
HONGKONG, TEE-DAY, Nov. 9, 1990
Singapore.
making the second wicket Franks has got in this manner, the other being H. Oller dessen on Saturday. The score now read 111-3-16. Holmer-Brown was next batsman and Major Edwards, relieved" Farthing. His puzzling! breaks had both batsmen in trouble and scoring again became very slow, Riches completed his half century after two hours play with a lucky fick off the handle of his hat, and straight bat and though runs came thereafter began to hit out, while A special service will be held in slowly, their cricket was pretty to Holmes Brown got: Wodehouse well St. John's Cathedral on Armistice Some enterprising lady in Singa watch. Riches hit ap a ball from away to square leg for 4 to bring 130 Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, at 10.30 pore is attempting to open up past Bird in exactly the same way as on the telegraph He repeated this a.m. Accommodation will be re- ares new in order to make both ends Ollerdessen did on the first day to stroke off Edwards amid applause. presentative parties of H.M. Naval. meet, as the following advertisement the same fieldsman, Farthing, fielding Riches put one up bowever from a and Military Forces, but the rest of from a recent newspaper shows. The at the same place. It should have leg break which Wodehouse fielding the building will be open to the gen- advertisement reads Boot to been an easy catch and may prove a at cover point just could not reach, eral public. An address will be
He should have been ran out off the delivered by Bachelors Bachelors, reduce the costly mistake. cost of living by getting your socks of an over at this stage. but could gathered a fast return from Terner. Bird puzzled Grenie with every ball last ball of this over it Edwards bad
Diocese. etc., mended weekly by experienced lady at moderate terms. Apply 254. not get him out. Riches made a This was a chance be should not day it is hoped that the service will be
pretty four past mid-off from Davies have survived. A lucky snick to leg largely attended. Straits Times.
and 30 went upon the telegraph after brought up his 60 and Hongkong so that those who wish to spend the 35 minutes play. Riches settled were paying the penalty of mistakes ro minutes silence in the Church A Straitspaper records the death of down to try and play Bird to leg and in the field. Captain Thomas Thomson, which ec succeeded in placing him short of Davies now resumed at the top may do so. curred in Penang Hospital on Oct. 27. Turner for a couple of singles. A end and off his first ball H.E. the Governor has signified The late Captain Thomson, who was clever shot past cover along the 2 fast delivery well off the off stump his intention of being present. well known in the Straits and on the ground by Riches off Davies was Riches was splendidly caught in the Chinese Coast, contracted an illness splendidly saved by Turner and only slips by Hancock, again showing The bride was given away by Mr.while serving with the Mercantile produced a single, while Mr. Extras what a change of bowling will do. C. H. Cole, MBE and had as Marine in Mesopotamia, from which added to his score with 4 leg byes Riches played good all round cricket bowling with his head and mixing over 230. However, Edwards was matron of honour Mrs. Winfeld, and henever fully recovered. The deceased Grenie now tried to get Davies for his 62 and though he ought to jurnalist than a sidestrap, and Winfield. The best man was Mr. and was 56 years of age. He had his ideas and methesis are more W. J. E. Winfield.
been in the East for over twenty-five journalistic
The bride's gown was of crepe de years. than statesmanlike. { ite has the typical journalist's deln chine, with hat to match; she wore a The China Mail.
Mail.the dear cost bouquet of white towers. Mrs. sion that his nades are all bigger mole veil and carried a shower State that is uning will have ablished "journalism as we know it. and a gwal riddaner. Only scholars will permitted such publicity, and the ischiefs of the ignorant scribblers will be present WINSTON CHURCHILL.
ed. It is journalist that makes Churchillist possible. and it is statesmanship that Winston Churchill says he sees Churchillian a general world conspiracy against perpetuates the kind of journalism our." Empire. The Bolshies are on which it thrives. doing it. There's Egypt and India Only last night we indulged in and Ireland, and there's a core of soune unkind remarks about local Bolshevistic rot in every Home journalism and propaganda, and town. He didn't mention Hong- this torning we find our staid and chain and locket. kong, not having heard of our dignified Daily Press at fault on the notorious contributor **Adver-salue, theme. After quoting a lot surius yet. It is. for the ordi- of items from the Russian news mary, newspaper reader a strong service now coming from Canton, case that he makes unt There our contemporary remarks," We rally is a lot of trouble everywhere. give these interesting staterden:is There's Italy, which he didn't for what they may be worth, for mention, perlups because the we have no means of verifying Italians are Syndicalists rather them.” Before yon applaud that than Bolshevists. But froin our careful and cautionary observation." point of view Syndicalism is every consider the footnote that appears bit as bad as Bolshevisin. We see a couple of inches lower down. It what Winston sevs, but we inter-refers to the supply, by Reuter, of pret it differently. Cur people have the views of Lenin and Trotski Coronet, being the productions of united against those who would top end and Claxton pot his first ball ho use for Bolshevisan, with its themselves." **These cables," it the world's best film-makers, are undermine us and estrange as from into the Governor's tent for 4.
core and wholesale says, are a striking exumentary well up to the standard which anche use of propaganda, but on the went up after just an hour's play. COMMENTS BY THROWN OUT." basmen of the defensive and to keep
our friends. We are not adepts in Runs came more quickly now and 60 Malaya all out for... meddling with the individual free- on the character of the information workmanship implies. This being don we prefer to all else. What with which the Bolshevist news something of a holiday week, the contrary we are the greatest victims A short run here nearly cost Claxton The outstanding feature of yester-them from getting anything like sei, they want, so far as they want any-agencies have been trying to de-littie theatre has started off with of this subtle agency which exag his wicket the ball being thrown in day's march was of course: R. E. 0.and with this object in view. he con thing, is the ahelition of Churchill-ceive the world." What
tinually changed his bowling, and in means capacity attendance, which promises serates and distorts such facts as well by Pearce that it hit the Bird's bowling, and it had a tremen- ismu. What discontents them, so (of verifying
Riches was now 20 and dous lot to do with winning the match. very clever manner. the Reuter messages to continue. The pictures are up-to would lead the world to believe that wicket. far as they are discontented, is does the Ditily Press possess? Why date, and reflect the best ideas in the chaos and confusion are existing Claxton 10 and both began to hit The figures in themselves are wonder bowled splendidly and that fast ball Winstonism. There will be a less is it sure that Lenin and Trotski motion picture industry,
Wodehouse chiefly on the off side. ful 7 wickets for 42 runs in all and which bowled Hancock was "a beauty Farthing relieved Bird at the pavilion alarming cutlook in the Empire did say those things? And if they
end and with his second ball beat Clax the last 4 wickets for 1 run in 11 and the Yorker which immediately when we get rid of him and of his did say them, how does it know
A Home contemporary states
ton, but just missed the wicket. He balls.In his first turn at bowling receded it will get many wickets if like. As for Ireland, it is absurd that Lenin and Trotski did not say
Sir Harry Johnston has pictured for also troubled Riches who managed to Bird had 3 wickets for 32 runs and repeated. I expect to hear more of to trace any connection between them in order to deceive Reuter
us a time when life on the planet score a single and 70 went up on the only Ollerdessert attempted to hit him, he can repeat these two balls on occa- | Wainwright's prowess with the ball if Bolshevism and the trouble there, and the world? We are ever bit
may be a contest between man and telegraph. Wodehouse sent down a and that with great caution but when You couldn't nuke a Bolshie of aulas sceptical as the Daily Press is
the disease-bearing insect. The part good over to Clarton, but never he went on a second time everything ns. Although Ollerdessen got no Irishman however hard you tried. (abont the success of any Bolshevis-
of the ty and of other pests in the looked like getting him out and both came off and fortune was kinder to wickets he trundled well, much better. carrying of disease has been definite batsmen seemed well set. English rule makes him mad,tic or communistic stafe; tnore The telegram quoted below was ly established, but we have not yet
bir than on Saturday. The other out-than he did the first innings. All Bolshie rule would make him fran-especially any Jussian state; but received by the American Consulate been roused to a national campaign Farthing was sending down a good standing Bgure on the Hongkong side son was very difficult to play on sc ians or the Indians of Bolshevistic ticism. The lying propaganda ol at 10.45 am, to-day :-~-
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fast ball very fine only to find Han valuable contribution. Going in firs: and he managed to get Ollerdessen cock's eye too good and bis hands he was 4th man out with the total caught in the slips. With 5 wickets too safe. It was a smart catch 148. H. L. Mitchell joined Holmes down for 150 matters looked very dif- " which came straight to the Feldstaan Brown and signalled his arrival by lerent. and then the rot set in. In "I am having what you call a and required only to be well timed putting Davies up twice just too close took some time to get rid of Spencer and Wainwright, both finished bats, Winfield wore gray crepe satin while good time," said Mon. Clemenceau The score now showed 39 for 1 in for mid off to get at.
Edwards was now taken off and bur Spencer fell a victim to a short ball Miss Winfield was gowned in pale last week to the enterprising inter- Grepie 10, Riches 11 and Extras 18. blue crepe silk and carried a basket viewer on the Malaya Tribune in A. Claxton, a well known Sgure in Bird took his place.. Mitchell could from Wodehouse and Wainwright was "I have been working Hongkong cricket, who has repre do nothing with his first over and Bird's first vierim for some time. The of pink roses.
A reception was held afterwards hard for the last three years and this sented the Colony in interpert con- only just managed to keep his wicket Shanghe team have a tail but not at No. 3 Togo Terrace, and was at. is a very welcome change. I have tests, was next batsman in and play-intact.
nearly as bad as it appeared to be Mitchell did not like Davies at all yesterday. Had it vagged at a the tended by many friends. The couple long wanted to come out East but ed an over from Davies very warily,
Davies result of the match might have been left for their honeymoon at Macao; only now have I got my opportunity; leaving alone everything on the off and played him poorly.
gave him a full toss which he put quite different. I am old that V. H. the bride's going away dress being of and I am thankful I have taken it side. cream cloth.
It is a great experience." M Davies was proving expensive in up high over paint's head and Bird Lanning did the hat trick in Shang- Many presents were received. The Clemenceau on returning from Java the matter of byes and Franks who getting back to it caught him nicely hai against Hongkong number of bride gave the bridegroom a smocker's visits Kuala Lumpur about Novem- was standing back to him could with his left hand, high up. 165 years ago and numbered among his siems Pearce and Hancock. I have outfit, and received from him a gold ber 11, then going to Ipoh fer a hardly be expected to stop some of 5-4.
Grin, the Singapore Captain, was not been able to verify this, but it and jade ring. The bridegroom's pre day and then to Kuala Kangsar, as them. At this stage two more byes sent to the bridesmaid was a gold guest of the Sultan of Perak for two wide of the wicket went to the next in and started very carefully.
days.
DETAILED SCORES.
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KINEMA NOTES.
CORONET PICTURES.
boundary and. Mr. Extras now was top scorer with 26 runs out of 45.
1 D.EL.
could not have come at a more op portune time for his side than Bird's performance од Monday. When Dr. Wellington Koo, Minister Claxton played maiden övers from N. Grendere Hancock b Davies... 10 Hongkong went in to bet the wicker for China at Washington, D.C, who Davies and, seemed to be studying) E. J. Riches e Hancock & Davies... 62 was playing very badly. It had crum-
has recently been appointed as him carefully before attempting to A. A. Claxton e Edward b Wode- Minister to Great Britain, has started score: but when he did it was a
house......
house. Den
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pled considerably, was very much worn
around the crease, and very patchy.
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The ball especially from Leach and
for Geneva to join the Chinese pretty ground shot to cover which his W. W. Martin st. Franks b Wode- delegation there for the first meeting partner immediately bettered by of the League of Nations. In his getting the ball between cover and A. E. Holmes Brown not out...... 25 Allison continually get up at all sorts farewell statement he said that he mid-off to the boundary. Claxton FL L. Mitchell c Bird b Davies.... 4 of queer angles and not one of the cannot but cherish the belief that showed that Bird had no terrors for N. A. M. Griffin not out the traditional understanding be him as he glanced bim nicely to leg tween China and the United States for two and played him along the will be continued. We are strug carpet for a single to mid-off.
Wodehouse relieved Davies at the to Hold ourselves The pictures this week at the King," he says,
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A HOLIDAY PROGRAMME.
TYPHOON WARNING.
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inclinations. As for the Herald the anti-Bolshies offends our self- Cyclone or typhoon E of Luzon newspaper, that represents only one respect as such as the Bolshie pro- less than 300 miles distant moving small section of Labour, and we paganda. We despise clumsy lies WNW or N.W. have seen how British Labour, from either side.
Give us good, under the leadership of Henderson, artistic lies, and we will respect
has definitely set its face against the liar for the compliment he bas
under the Chinese Government.”
Hongkong batsmen ever seemed com- Extras
......... 30 fortable. 150 runs would have been very difficult to get on that wicket and Total for 5 wkts....166 Hongkong were lucky to have 'so few to collect. I must give a special paragraph to Wainwright the Shanghai captain. On such a difficult and tricky wicket it was essential to keep the
.3.15 p.m.
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He himself
The fielding of the Shanghai team
tie.. Nor can we suspect the Egypt-we are inore consistent in our scen- | General from the Manila Observatory against the fly. Professor Lefroy, in length ball which kept law and which is Franks the wicketkeeper. True count of the way the ball bumped his lecture to the Sanitary Institute, neither batsman could score from there were a number of byes; but his and he kept the ball on the off so that hinted at a new danger which springs and runs came at a painfully slow work in caching two batsmen and there was no leg hitting by Peerce from our advances in transport. The rate. Riches put a ball from Wode stumping two was of the very highest Yeter Helding acroplane may bring from some house up in the region of mid-on but class. His co-operation with Bird gut was splendid and it would be unfair disease infected area the insects that too close in for the fieldsman and it me in mind of the days of e. Burt b. spread the disease. One of the could not be called a chance. Far- Band in the Sussex scores. Majoro single out any special performer. worst disease carriers of the tropics, thing bowled another over to Claxton Edvards also had a good deal to do Tey saved scores of runs and caused the borrid methods of the Russian paid our sagacity. Now, having" According to a F.MS paper, the not normally found in England, was who only succeeded in getting a with the victory. The Shanghai tail Hongkong to take 75 minutes to knock
off the 77 runs. communists. We are growing tired agreed with our two local colleagues Hon Mr. W. Duncan, when asked if reported breeding near a London single off the last ball. In the next were able to knock Farthing off his of reminding people that the secret that the Russian service from Can be was able to throw any further aerodrome last year. And the war over from Wodehouse, Claxton sent length and to hit Bird and Davies and Shanghai Bowling Analysis of the whole thing is that Russians ton bristles with the most blatant light on the subject of rubber for of the future, he hinted, may be him beautifully to the boundary for things did not look at all well for the are Russians before they are Bol-propagando-unkely to deceive the Russia, replied in the negative, but fought by the release of germ infested 4 and the next ball be played hard into home side when Ollerdessen and D. W. Leach10 3 25 thies, and that our own people softest sucker from the woodslet he stated that if the deal materialises flies over a country. Happily, that the slips to be well field by Major Clifford began to make runs with 70 C. E. Ollerdessen never could behave as Russians dous look at these Reuter messages it should undoubtedly have a very is a double edged weapon, for no Edwards, a clever two handeck catch on the board. They took the score FEL. Cobb Somebody ought now. to tell Win-which, according to the Daily salutary effect the rubber man can tell which direction the By in which there was be time for to 150 and even when Clifford went Allison ston Churchill that, and tell it him Press, are a striking commentary situation.
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