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M
of Nations, whatever name it may gu by, to-day determine to welcome and embrace it, to agree with any scheare that offers to discredit and abolish the suicidal folly of war, which prores nothing, insures nothing, establishes nothing, sare itself, a recurring fever of dementia and beastliness, that puts man. indeed, on a lower level than the beasts as regards morality and in- telligence. Should you, as yon regrettably will, hear men speak It is announced that the King of of the glory of war, of the materal Siam has been betrothed to his ness and perpetual inevitableness cousin, the daughter of Prince of war, and of the foolishness of Naradhip. those who dream of its abolition, Jask them hast one question. Ask then if they know war at first hand and at close quarters. ••
Then go apart from them and read Ibanez and Barbusse and McGill.
This is your Armistice Day. See that you use it profitably, to the|| "PERMITS OBTAINED BY FRAUD.” clarification of your mind and the ennoblenient of your character." Choose ye this day whom ye will serve, whether we will take a step forward towanl civil-ization or a step backwards to militarism and beastliness.
*
LOCAL AND GENERAL
This from the Hongkong Sun Peo: Kem Kui Shek, or Frog Rock, on the Peak of Hongkong suddenly gave an explosion and part of it broke of at 3 o'clock on November 9. kiliftor a foreigner and injuring five Chinese. The inhabitants were excited over the jexplosion when it occurred."
With reference to the China Cost Officers Guild, the Shangt Gazette states that it may be expected
of the Guild and the inadequacy of
the present system of management to control thoroughly the affairs of the members.
EXPORT OF COINS.
& CLERK'S OVERSIGHT.
INTERPORT TENNIS,
·
REPORTED FOR THE CHINA MAIL ET A PLAYER.
SHANGRAI WINS · DOUKLIS,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11. 1930.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
(Router's Seretos to tha Okina Mal.)
GERMAN COIL.
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smash, but his kits are not of the same - upretumable nature. Our present Champion, Ng See Kwang. relles much more on the placing of the kill than any other player, but to reach really first-class-tennis smash- ing, particularly in doubles, must be either very fierce, like Pott's, or else very crafty, like that of Ng. The score went to 42' in favour of Shanghai, Pott overcame his difficult wearied in attempting to show that ties with the service, avoiding double France now has more cor! than she faults, and with the heme pair hit-
PARIS. NOV. S.
A Havas message says:*** The German Press is still m
FRENCH GOYERNMENT'S
PROGRAMME.
The first of the Interport Tennis matches was played to-day on the courts of the Chinese Recreation Club. Perhaps the distance of the scene from the centre of the city and ting a trifle wildly and sending many needs. The allegations are hosever The Intransigeant the fact that a Cricket Interpart was shots well over the base line the set in absolute contradiction of French the ground of eventually was called to Shanghai, official statistics. being played on the HKCC may account for the 6-2, making it one set all. The hears from 2 reliable source that the rather poor attendance, but the enthusiasts who had been comfort amount the French Government has.. players must have been somewhat ably counting on a victory for Hong- agreed to pay on every ton of German disheartened by the number of kong now began to realise that a coal for the maintenance of miners is unoccupied 'seats. The watch was match is never won till it is lost, for being diverted to German propaganda played on the court nearest the with the Shanghai pair playing abroad. Pavilion, but it was a pity that the together in admirable combination otherwise excellent arrangements did the virtue of attacking play was not include the erection of the same seen, and the weakness of our players screen which served so well to cut off in their lack of real attacking strokes the rays of the setting sun from the became painfully evident. Yvanovitch. same court when the last match in it is true, at times hit. out with a Yesterday afternoon, Magistrate the programme of the League was most creditable freedom, and wher
A Havas message says ****, ever this happened his opponents Smith beard a case in which a Chin-played the Winnert v. Rest.
Interviewed by Le Petit Parisien, Shanghai was represented by their could do nothing much with his ese living at No. 90, Benhamn Strand
But this was all too infre- the French Premier outlined the East, was summoned by the Super doubles pair W. S. A. Pott and H. shots.
Government's programme for the cont intendent of Imports and Exports, H. Ollerdessen, while Hongkong's quent.
ing session of Parliament. The pro- for attempting to export $20,000 prowess was upheld by M. W. Lo Pott is the
gramme includes various measures worth of Chinese 20-cent pieces with- and V. Yvanovitch out a permit, and for giving false in Open Champion of the Northern though a trife more erratic, still ways of modern lines, restoring the The third set saw all four players, relating to the reorganization of rail formation for the purpose of obtain Settlement, while Lo, with his brother, ing an export permit.
Defendant pleaded not guilty," together with another Chinese, who was charged with similar offences with regard to "$26,900 worth of Chinese 20-cent pieces.·
THE MATCH.
:
* THIRD SET.
the Allies.
PARIS, Nov. S.
districts. improving
Quite a sensation was causei,
40-love. game-love. The match
M. La holds the open doubles reaching at times the sort of form war-stricken title of this colony. It will be re- which had been expected. Lo again agriculture, and the made conditions membered that this pair best Ng Sze suffered much from lapses, and the of the French colonial empire, and Kwong and Rumjahn in the final of too, happened at times when Hors the strengthening of the union with the tournament this year. Yvanovitch kong would have wished that they is one of the colony's best doubles should not have done so. Both Be Mr. A. Dyer Ball, Assistant Crown players; his style lends itself much and Yvanovitch seemed to feel more Solicitor, appeared for the prosecu more readily to the four-man game in this set than in any other the tion, and Mr. A. E. Hall for the than to, the very different tactics of lack of combination which was ev defendants.
singles play. One could not help feel entually to prove their downfall at the General Cemetery in Colomba Mr. Ball stated that some time ago ing, however, on the result of to-day's More than this, and most distressing recently at an exhumation of the the Superintendent of Imports and match, that perhaps the selection of all to the spectators, was the fact remains of a child (buried about two Exports issued a circalar to all local committee had been rash in separat that the occasional weakness became years ago), with the municipal doctor shipping firms laying down as a con-ing the two brothers, the more so infectious; the play on the Hongkong in attendance, when the coin was dition in obtaining export permits as it was freely whispered that this side of the net was brilliant and futile brought up and found to contain that a reorganisation of the manage-for treasure (subsidiary coins) that was the first time that M.W. Lo and turns. Lapses on the part of the nothing. The father of the child, ment will be effected very shortly, on the application for such a permit Yvanovitch had partnered each other home pair gave the first game to who was to take the remains for this owing to the large membership should appear a chop used by either on a court. Their play certainly Shanghai but then Yvanovitch, with
the shipping firm or on the ship by showed a lack of combination which 2 streak of Erilliancy which elicited reburial at an outstation, left the which the treasure was exported is not to be seen when either of them several rounds of applause, took the cemetery in a state of intense grief. This condition was imposed in is playing with his accustomed text game almost on his own, and as it were by storm. One got the consequence of large quantities of partner. Chinese subsidiary coins having been
The match resulted in a win for impression that Pott and Ollerdessen were struggling against unseen exported from the Colony as personal Shanghai by three sets to one. The which stored valuable goods in Sha-pear on the ship's manifest and then 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 to Shanghai.
The Chinese shops and families effects. Such shipment did not ap scores were 63 to Hongkong, and dificulties, and everything went right thus resulted Shanghai's victory by
for Lo and the Portuguese in a way three sets to one.
In reviewing the play after the which is only seen when a pair feels meen to avoid their possible looting therefore the shipping Company had
completely at home. The hopes of match it is possible to get a more idea of the respective by the Kwangsi soldiers when they no knowledge of it, and did not Yvanovitch began serving from the Hongkong side rose high; and Reneral withdrew from Canton are gradually receive the freight One of the moving them back to the native city. permits in the case bere a chop the road end of the court, and the the spectators looked for co strengths and weaknesses of both authorised first game went to Hongkong, tinuance of the display. But Shang-sides than in the heat of actual play." In many cases. declares the Canton which was not the
none of the players showing bai seemed to get the measure of the The main impression left in the mind Times, the more valuable articles have chop of either the shipping, company their true form Lo in partic matter, for they rallied and took the by the match is that it was a con been found missing or substinated. or the ship. The permits had been ular appeared to be suffering from next game-2-1. The following test between attack and combina One foreigner is said to have robbed obtained by fraud and were therefore
brilliant invelle excellent defensive tactics on ours. a wile of a Chinese retiring official void. Mr. Ball stated that there was rves, but his partner tided over points were contested closely; some tion on the part of Shanghai and of more than $10,000 by repudiating no prohibition on the export of Chin- the gaps. All four seemed to settle extremely the claim that she had deposited with ese coins from the Colony. It was down better after this, and the next ing which again called for applause As is usually the case in most
two games, on Ollerdessen's and ended in Hongkong's 'favour more games, the former won. him her jewellery box before she simply a condition imposed by the Le's services respectively, went to by fuck than otherwise, several of true that Yvanovitch did attack but these times of Imports and
on" occasion, Shanghai. Fott next served, and Pott'a shots geing most exasperaring- tasy of an unbalanced brain, the departed for Hongkong several weeks Superintendent
Exports. sickly vision of a sick soul.
Mr. C. J. Rowe, an assistant in the seemed to find the conditions diffi-ly outside. With the score at 2 all were too few and far between to Imports and Exports Office, stated cult, as he gave a number of double Shanghai reasserted themselves, and make the Hongkong game anything MACHADO - MACHADO. - On!
On our side we awoke from hor- rid nightmare. Throughout we bad
The selection of the Malaya" that the circular concerning the use faults. The Shanghai Champion has took the next three games without but a mainly defensive one. Con- a curious style of action in serving; much difficulty. In the eighth game sidered singly, the Hongkong players "Victor L. Machado, of Shanghai, kept telling ourselves that it would to take the Duke of Connaught to of the chop was dated July 22 taking a firm stance with his feet of the set Yvanovitch had one of his must be admitted to be superior in with Lo steadiness and individual tactics. But to Miss Hilda M. Machado, of all come right, that presently we India is evidently dictated, says Truth. The condition only applied to the rather widely separated, and the smashing moods, and
it is not individual tactics which count steadily and shewing would awake and find ourselves by the desire to do a graceful thing.export of over $500 worth of Chinese right well to the rear, he gives a few playing
Permits in respect of the preliminary movements of his racquet signs of brilliance just when it in a doubles match. One felt, too, safe; but nevertheless a nightmare Otherwise this monster of the Queen coins. is a nightmare. We sweater and Elizabeth" group is about as ill-suited export of the coins had been granted and throws the ball well out to the was most needed, Hongkong took that M. W. Le missed the support of feared and were anxious. We cele-a choice as could have been made. to defendants through an oversight
manner. From the action ose Lo was putting in some excellent Yvanovitch backed him up it seemed brate today the lifting of that in. Her normal sinkage" draught is 32 on the part of the clerk in charge of front of him, in the American two more games, making it 5-4 his brother; however excellently cubus, the removal of that anxiety feet and even if she were completely the applications.. The permits had the
American variety, but the ball seemed pair could not cope with him at all half-telepathy which characterises Is it possible we cant miss the skinned I doubt if she would dare names of the Sannamhotould expect a service of the Reverse drives at this point, and the Shanghai that there was lacking the touch of
and 5.5. Onlee" respectively.
play
It together. 1920. real point of the celebration, and atempt to squeeze through the Suez About 2,000 applications for permits to have no particular kind of spia Their attempts to volley him ended the play of partners who always
such as his delivery might lead tis in a most unspectacular way; the
pity that M. K. Lo, who Funeral will take place at 3 pm, forget that-anxiety-as-though--it Canal,
passed through the derk's hands
are extraordinary; there had never been? Are we to regard battleship are relatively the most re-every day so it was impossible for opponent to fear. His speed is not ball would simply hit the racquafter all is one of the doubles cham-
many and fall limply to the ground. Again HOOPER-On November 5, 1920, this as the anniversary of a day on stricted of any type of warship, which him to examine everyone of them players in the colony with faster it was to be hoped that we had pulled pions of this colony, was not given.
at Colimon. Shanghai, Ernest which reaction and relief led us to means that the Malaya," will have
minute'y.
services, and he seemed to find comthe set out of the fire But the place. True, Yvanovitch in the Rochfort Hooper, aged 12 years, indulge in unseetuly
of to be considerably pulled about for
Mr. Ball contended, that it was siderable difficulty in controlling the demon of lack stepped in, and with main was absolutely unperturbed by her mission. The compliment to the deliberate attempt to evade the
the factuations of his, partner's play. RUN-At Shanghai, William Hirejoicing. as if millions of young Malay people is increased by these fulfilment of the condition with the bat. Further, his action apparent-the Hongkong shots going just over
Brun, aged 43 years.
by impeded him
sub the baseline, when a matter of a few but the same could not be said of difficulties.
object of avoiding the payment of
sequent rush for the net, and often inches would have converted them to Lo. The worst of a change like this freight.
he was caught at his feet by a return almost certain winners, Shanghai is that neither man shows up at his After further evidence Mr. Smith of no particular speed. The game claimed the last game giving them best with an unfamiliar partner, and fined each defendant $25.
score was called "two ali", and it the set at 6-4.
JERSEYS-JERSEY SUITS—and KILTIES.
"MARRIAGE.
November 4, 1920, at Hongkew,
Kobe...
DEATHS
Mr. SHE TAT FSO! passed away peacefully at his residence No.
4. Seymour Terrace, at 6 p.m. the 10th
the 12th ins
November,
DEATH
excess
lives had heen squandered in order that we might "affick"? Was the oil of Eurone inanured with human "blood and entrails to pro- duce a harvest of wooden crosses, November 10, Joe Xavier so that we might make of to-day Batalha, aged 36 years. Funeral a sort of harvest festival?
BATALHA.-At St. Paul's Hospital,
on
Was
ago.
The babitable quarters of a
FOR WHAT?
will pass the Monument to-day all that sweat and fortitude and They went at the first great call for
courage meant as a gladiatorial dis- men.
at 5 p..
•
play to be followed by a series of And hung not back like some of you,
Roman holidays"? Is this a
four dead?
then;
The China Mail. day to Mars, or to our They gave up their jobs, and counting
the cost
most
slime
Sun
breath had gone
And "for "what?
WHO WON THE WAR?
A SMALL ARGUMENT.
won the war.
threats.
a
in the
looked as if Hongkong might hope
FOURTH SET.
seems
It is
а
though, undoubtedly the Fortuguese
is a better double player than MK La, yet under the circum. for a closer match than it eventually turned out to be. With Pott still en-
In what was to prove the deciding stances it is almost certain that he and his brother would certain and Lo making several mis-set Pott began serving, and led off have made a better pair from the takes, the main weight of the work with a double fault. But any hopes point of match-winning than the pair fell on the other two, and it was ob- on the part of the spectators that this
chosen vious that we should not know how heralded a return of his previous
SECOND SZT.
-
to run
WORRIED HOUSEHOLDER'S REQUEST.
the play would go until the Shanghai mistakes were quickly shewn to be The only other point of striking
It is for remembrance. RememLeft all behind that men, value the "Trenches." The Chinese authorities
There is no peace for the Shanghai man or Lo found his form.
-founded, and the game went to importance was the failure of our After this Lo improved consider Shanghai On Lo's service Hong- men to attack with sufficient fre *TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE."
brance of painiel anxiety long en-“
have forced the drinking dens to close ably; encouraged by one or two kong equalised by an effort, Soang quency the obviously weak backhands LONGIƠNG, THUEsday, Nov. 11, 19.dured and to be henceforth avoided,
And for what?
within reasonable hours and now, the brilliant shots which came off, and hai replied with 2-1, and Hong of the Northernez Time and thre if so we may arrange. Armaments, That you at home in selfish greed
deserted alleyways have become a Hongkong ran out winners of the kong again equalised. Then the again were Fott and Ollerdessen balance of power, militarism—these Could benefit by England's need. tarle ground on which to decide who first set by capturing the ninth game home pair made a successful attempt beaten on this common weak point THIS ANNIVERSARY.
things if continued must mean that
Not for that!
on Yvanovitch's service, making the to attack, and playing better together by the hard drives which Lo and the acute anxiety of four years.isTheir mangled corpses froze in the
than they had previously done in the Yvanovitch put in, but often a slow *. A certait nautical gentleman the score 6-3; a hopeful start. Two years ago to-day a mad to be long drawn out, and attenu-
whole match, took the next two hall on the weak side would give other night guessed" he knew and world had a lucid interval. "Theated over the years while our child Of Flander's fields in the winter time; another proceeded to jolly well show
Ollerdessen began serving in this games with brilliance and steadiness Pott in particular time
ball and play it guns ceased to belch for a time, ren are coming of age. For thelo od desert'sands they stank in the bin" he was wrong. Reinforcements/set, but nothing of, particular note | combined, going to 4-2-in games.round the the apocalyptic rider reined in bissake of these children we should
until, with the score At this stage Pott's leg, which did with his terrific forehand. Pott is an arrived for both sides; fists thrashed occurred white horse, a gleam of hope re-inske Armistice Day a day of vows, when the maggots crawled ere the and bottles flew.
Pott took service. He not seem to have been troubling him example of a very common combina- Then the parties que, all,
to seemed
find the The on which we vow to do each one
balls as much as the reports from Shanghai tion; a man who is deadly on que turned u the eyes of woinen.
drew off for a breather, became separ- not quite to his liking, for his double bad led one to expect, apparently side, usually the forehand, but who aveating butchers rested at their of us his little bit towards a per-
ated and spent a noisy hour looking faulting continued, and with the score became a factor in the match, and will succumb to play properly trade. An armistice was made.petual and universal artistice. Reason did not yet resurae his This is the day when we should That you might plunder and profiteer for each other and waking the neigh- at dence he threw down his racquet with Ollerdessen putting backhand directed on his weak point. Rumour
And force, up prices everywhere.
bourhood with their bloodthirsty and took up another? Certainly be after backhand into the net there states that Tanaka, is of the same throne, for in his retreat he had dwell on the horrid aspects of war,.
Not for that!
had been experiencing hard luck up was more reason than there had been sort. Of course, many a champion. gone far; but there was a general its waste, its emelty, its beast-
Small wonder, then. that a sleepy to the present, many of his shots for some for hoping that we ship has been won at home by
one-banded man," but it is an weariness, and an excuse for rest. liness, its futility. There should For trusting a better life would be
householder rang up, late that night being just over the line. The change might after all get this set.. If this The dawn of sanity was beginning be no thought on this day of the Established for all posterity, to lighten a sky that for four years old illusion of glory. War may They died midst a hell which you armed and tools down here?" loss of this gaze, however, and Hong- highest degree probable that the can survive a well-thought-out and Cannot the editor see that we have of racquets did not serve to avert the happy event had occurred it is in the axiom in tennis that no player had been lowering and terrible. have been a thing of pomp-and can't conceive
Certainly says the N.C.D. News. kong led 21. The Northern páir match would have had a different efficiently executed attack on his The Germans had awakened glory once, and the carpet soldiers, And gave up their lives that such ́as
semiped feel more at home after ending, for the Northern players weak spot. from their insane dream, in which the "embosques," the deskchair you might live
they were to be the Master Race, diplomats, may still desire to ad- imposing, their bastard kultur on a prertise it so; but ask any real sol-But you by sordid lust for gain disciplined and obedient world: dier who came out of that heil Have made their sacrifice as vaing Something had gone wrong, there what it is. It is a dirty business
And as naught. ̧* rick Theatre. A familiar expletive brought off three splendid smashes But on Ollerdessen's service the certain that the first match would in had been some hitch in their super now, of mud, and slime, and cor And every man who his wealths has which Mr. Bernard Shaw introduced in the succeeding game. Hu killing break seemed to have come, for both that event have gone to Hongkong. organization and meticulous plans. ruption, and stink. If you want made
to the stage in Premation occurred is certainly much superior to most in our men netted many balls, and The Shanghai pair showed that the Their chosen Gott had left his your little boy to be a soldier, Through the war's activities and aid
in the dialogue and the Censor insist- this Colony; Yvanovitch in a favor even Yvanovitch's service falled to more temperate climate of their home” Chosen Race in the lurch. "Per-realize what your ambition, reallyHas his thy hands all stained with ed that it should be omitted. As the able situation and the newly returned | give us the crucial eighth game. The bas not made tennis in a hotter place haps after all Might was not Right, means. You destine him for a
scene of this play."The Right to Wei Wing Lok are the only two who score was then four games all, with impossible for them; the many Csinos they had proved less mighty sewer coolie, to, be; attacked by which so freely from their torn, bodies Strike,” is laid in Lancashire during occur to the mind at once as com Patt to serve, and the home pair who are interested in the game-
a railway strike which cuts off a paring with him. One cannot help were more than a little disheartened will hope that in their future matches community from the outside world, feeling that if Hongkong bad by their fallure to make more of they will have overcome the strange- the adjective might be justified in played a more offensive game their 42 lead. Pott won his service, ness of the conditions and will be-
at any rate and the Hongkong men went utterly lent a fight as was seen. to-day, theatre folk pleaded that omission of this match
But we hope that the result will be the right word would deprive a strong would have been different. Lo, it is to pieces, the last game-reading: in situation of some of its strengti. true,"possesses an extremely safe Shanghai's favour, 15-love, 30-love, different.
than they had meant to be and germs and vermin, as well as by thought they were. One can only human enemies he may never be
T'was for that!
the blood..
Bowed.
And for that
this, for playing well together they seemed to be feeling the heat mach The Hongkong pair deserve The Lord Chamberlain's Detook the next game after an effort, more than Lo and Yvanovitch, and sympathy for their excellent fight so partment has been tampering with making it 2 all, and gaining confi Pott in particular was seen to be near were they to victory that had they saved the fourth set it is almost the text of the new play for the Gardence with the equalisation. Pott literally dripping.
guess at their waking sensations.allowed to see. The game is no Ere long account will have to give realism-if--not-in-morals, Theja thi particular, the result of making it 5-4 in favour of Shánghai, | able to give our other stars as excel-
One can only hope that there was longer worth the candle for the And dreadful punishment receive doubt, sad some shame, and a game is dirty game, and the
heginning of avisreness that the candie hag
m was what it was the phan pensive.
Yes, for that!
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