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THE CHỈNA MAIL.
STEÅMER DISASTER.
LOSS OF TIK "MONG MOM"
4.
LATER DETAILS.
SPORT.
THAMES.
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1921
H.MS. KINSHA”.
WELL-KNOWN SKIP.
INTERESTING HISTORY,
Now that the days of "KALS, are numbered, every
It may interest the teams in the running for second place to know that a meeting of the League Com- wittee has been called for Thursday when Mir Northcote, the Honorary TOURKALIENTS MATCHES Secretary, will bring up the question of the provision of badges for the Yesterday at the Hongkong Cricket second tram, owing to the large It is now reported by sexfaring Club further progress was made in number of entries this year. This "Kinsha" rivals that the wreck of the "Hong the apes events of the Tournament. De will no doubt put some vim in Briton feels a pang of recre at
his not on the Lamocks, not on The ties played off were seen by a "Curlew" seem to be making a very
to the struggle for second place. The the thought of perhaps seeing her the adjacent Boat Rocks, a group so Friday, and the meeting seems to be good bid for this place. Their shoot of ship's boats. The rock on which last year. named because it looks like a fotilla assuming the proportions of that of ing is very consistent. she rests is awash. She is practically
the White Rock, but on the end of larger crowd than was present on
'POLO MITCH.
plying under an alien fag and all
branches farmish aeolian music when Boreas passes down from the valley or up from the ses. They after playground to busy little birds. They lend a rural air to slubny architecture. They are ornaments more pleasing-to-the contemplative eye than the iron trees that the Tram Company "plants along, the way. If they take serious harm from this maltreatment, as we fear they must, the residents will There are various differences
the upriver people, of whatever between those gracions living crea
nation, will miss her familiar sight.” tures and the ignoble creature who
coming as # sure projector at their safety, says the N.C. Daily News. ordered them to be cat. They are
in three pieces, big gap existing K. YAMAZAKI v. J. M.-W. MEARS.
Like all of her kingdom's skips. beautiful: Le probably is not between the forecastle and the mid- Another difference to be noted is ship portion. The engine has slewed
whether tug, Belghter, or man o' war, the "Kinsha" partakes of His that their trunks are wooden, round and seems to be projecting
Majesty's dignity and even now, DO This match resulted in a runaway Mais cela abeam. The poop is also detached. win for the Japanese, who both in
sale to the accepted bidder, she Hes A polo match, Jardines v. The at the Senior Officer's buoy without A deck house was noted, neatly steadiness and tactics was very much Wiltshire Regt. will be played at 3a vestige of surrender. Whatever awash, drifting far to the southward the saperior of his opponent and pm on Saturday, at Causeway Bay, be her fate it is sure, in this coun If any survivors were on it at first, held him without much difficulty, to be followed at 430 pm. by a Skit- try of Oriental romance and up- they must have been washed of His style is seen to greater advantage the Gymkhana; events open to mem- expectedness, to be worthy of her when it was seen.
in singles, and he was more at homebers of the Hongkong Polo Club. than against the placing tactics of Lt. Col. I. R. Wyndham and The been said, she will be sold and cat high birthright. Perhaps, it has Kamphrey and Bowen in the Open Officers 2/ Wilshire Regt. will be up into horseshoes for the Chinese. Double. Further, he was
com-At Kome" on the ground and will That story, so old that its origin is a pelled to keep more to the hase be glad to see their friends if they matter of speculation, has been hand- fine.
in will accept this invitation in lieu ofed down to its present application
whereas in his case " va sans dire.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Motor lorry No. 76 was proceeding along Queen's Road East yesterday afternoon when a tram car collided with It opposite the Ordinance Office. Slight damage was done
"
It is reported that the Chinese owner was aboard.
The European survivors may come in to-morrow.
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JARDINES v. WILTSHIRES.
YACHTING.
REK.Y.C. CHAMPIONSHIP.
The loss of life may have been much greater than at present expect vellaying was not so likely to let him formal cards.
where his weakness ei, for with such huge cargoes of dewa. Mears has as attacking coolies the manifest numbers are strokes only his forehand drive and 'aften exceeded.
smash, and neither of these had much About 1 p.m. yesterday a riests
The loss of the steamer Hong chance. The Japanese likes the hard coolie was proceeding along the Holmes, and about eight hun that pezzies him. Mears was uncer
Moh"
with the master, Captain drive; it is the slow chopped stroke tram lines with his vehicle, when. opposite the Ordinance Office, motor deeply stirred the local
dred Chinese passengers has tais, and had not the variety of car No. 124 collided with him knock-munity. The "Hong Mot" a ship of up his opponent's game.
com strokes that was' required to break ing his ricsha over and causing dam-2,562 registered tonnage, chiefly Ltd. age to the extent of $2,80.
The score was 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in engaged in the coolie trade between favour of Yamazaki. Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow, and Amoy, left Hongkong on Thursday last bound for Amoy with about 1,200 through passengers, sixty seven of whom were cabin, but no direct passengers from Hongkong. The deck passengers were chiefly coolies returning home from rubber estates in the F.M: S.
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After an interval of some twelve years, experts are convinced that pearl fishing can be resumed in Ceylon three years hence. Recent examinations reveal that millions of spots are covering the famous beds.
From an illustration in the Daily Mail it appears that the picture of the smiling Prince of Wales has been given a place of honour in their classroom by Chinese, Tamil, Malay and Dyak children at St. Mary's School, Kuching, Sarawak.
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O. RUMJAHN v. SURG, LT
COMDR. G. H. HAYES.
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from the days when worn shoes ware sent to China from Europe and America and bere pounded up and ground out into razors, and scissors, and particularly agricultural instru merits.
THE BOXER YEAR.
The ninth and last event of the series of races for the Championships "The Pioneer" and was built to the HMS. "Kinsha" was originally of the racing Yachts was sailed off on order of Mr. Archibald Little for Saturday. 5th inst. over a course of commercial purposes on the Upper Lvemun Beacon (P.), Cast Rock Buoy Yangtze. The Yangtze Trading (P.).Lyeman Beacon (P.) 10.1 miles. Company wanted a cargo beat to ply The Gael" class were unable to finish between Ichang and Chungking and the race within the time limit and so "The Pioneer was built in Dum- consequently will have to resait the barton by Wm. Deney Bras, shipped event. Results:
to Sbanghai le pieces, re-erected at Shanghai in 1900 and began service under Captain S. C. Plant.
CLASS HANDICAP. (Start at 2.30 p.m.)
Heap. on Course.
231
1'41"
Cat Time. 5.37.52 5.53 26 5.51.33
5 39,57
Sieg co to mi sn
5.55.45 5.50.36
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Her first trip to Chungking was made in 1900 and, arriving there about April, she was just in time. to be pressed into British service for the carrying of refugees from Boxer troubles down the river. Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Little were there at the time and, with their help, refugees and missionaries
carried to safety, in such huge aan- bers that, as Mrs Little has said, meals had to be served all day long in order to get round to everybody, The "Kinsha" made two trips for re- fugees and after that, she was sold to the British Government and has. ever since, been carrying out the missions of the comtry whose faz she flies..
Ramjahn had here the great ädvantage of youth and superior training, and soon it was apparent it still appears that the Hong Moh" tiring rapidly. Rumjahn came to the Diaca...
In the absence of later information to the spectators that Hayes was had been waiting two days outside net pretty often, but Hayes kept to Rolla Swatow for water and that the un- the baseline most of the time, pre Orion......3"22" fortunate Captain had decided to run sumably to conserve his strength. Dorothea. 5′03′′ on to Amoy, discharge his coolies The game developed into a baseline Gladys there, and
...- 7'34" to Swatow. competition, with Rumjaht always Sonia-734" HMS. "Forglove." Hbf.S." Car waiting the opportunity to come up |lisle" and the China Navigation Co.'s and finish off the rally, Neither
Pta for Pts. Pre Pts.to were brought to the ship and "We are asked to announce $$
"Shansi," rendered valuable player possesses a backhand that can
vious. date. that Mr. R. K Simpson of "the assistance in saving lives. The be called deadly, and the slow cat (1) Diana University will read a paper
Shansi," which was in the vicinity strokes became after a time a little (5) Rolla "Contemporary Literature to the of the wreck when the disaster monotonous. The lack of winning (4) Orion Reading Circle at the Helena May [occurred, saved the European crew, and killing strokes amongst the (2) Dorothea 5 Institute at 10.30 am on Thursday with the exception of Captain Holmes, players in this Colony is the cause of (6) Gladys next, the 10th of March. All men whose body had not been recovered, so much play of the persistence type (3) Sonia
took bers of the Institute are cordially and
to Swatow, and the rather low standard of most invited.”
also 38 Chinese deck passengers of the tennis. If the young players whom she picked up. The would learn to hit harder at the cost Foxglove," which was directed to even of some of their accuracy and At a meeting held at the Tung the scene by wireless, saved 28 men reliability their play might lose some Ailsa Wah Hospital on Sunday afternoon, whom she landed in Hongkong yes- thing in actual scora-gesults buBonitase. it was decided to commence the terday morning. Over 200 Chinese would gain immeasurably in class removal of the remains of the six rescued by the Carlisle," and potential force.
Daphne * BCT. hundred Chinese, who perished in which received wireless instructions
Halcyon SCT. The result was a win in three the Race Course catastrophe, of three while coming from the North, straight sets for Rumjahm years ago. from Caroline H to the were brought to Hongkong last permanent Cemetery at Aberdeen, night. Ambulances were ready wait- "on Ching Ming Day, the 5th of April.ing with medical men in attendance, but with the exception of one man Open-air meetings are in fashion with broken ribs, the survivors were in and round Tokyo for what is free from injuries. They were taken politely called Impeaching the Govern- to the Tong Wah Hospital where ment-really nothing but efforts in they received every attention. general denunciation. The police are said to be keeping a sharp eye on them, not only for the preservation of peace and order, but also to see that no references are made to "z certain serious affair."
Judgment has been given in the Japanese Courts for Y2,800,057 China Mail cannot beg the govern-in favour of the Federal Steam inent in the name of the people to Navigation Co., Ld. (a British con Stop this destruction. because it cern), against the Nippon Kisen has no mandate on this matter. It Kabushiki Kaisha. The case dealt protests on its own account. Will with the failure of the defendants to „HANGTONG, TUESDAY, MA 8, 1921. the public oblige with a show of deliver four steamers, and the judg
TREES.
hands?
ment is believed to be the largest ever given in a Japanese court.
An experienced skipper, Captain Holmes, who was about 50 years of age, was well known on the China Coast, where his death will be greatly deplored.
The Hong Mob". was built in 1831 by Messrs. Connell & Co. of Glasgow. She is registered in Singa. pore
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. ́.
INCREASED RETURNS.
LAST WEEK'S 'DEATHS.
Score 63, 63, 64
A. H. CROOK AND A. D. BALL w: W. E. CROCKER AND F. MILLÁRD.
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Position Race.
7
42
49
2
32
34
3
14
42
47
1
19
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24
23
CLASE ONE DESIGN. ( (Start at 2.35 p.m.)
El cap on..
Course.
Cor. .Time. 6.04.36
D.N.S. 6.06.50 6.30.48- Pt, for Pt. Pre- Pts to Position: Race. (1) Ailsa ...5 (-) Bonita in (2) Daphne... 3
vious, date.
33
38
14
14
23
26
(3) Halcyon... 2 12
14
CLASS HEYWARD HEYS.
(Start at 2.40 p.m.)
Cor.
Course
Time.
6.13.25
5'03"
D.NS.
6.29.12
D.N.S.
D.NS.
This match produced no great tennis, and was of the friendly sort. Ursula Neither pair will, I fancy, go far în the tournament.
Win in three straight sets for Crook and Ball Score: 61,108, 62,
-A PLAYER.”
*TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
H'cap on
Sirius Dawn.........
- 1'41" Lola... - 5'03" -10.06"
Chil
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Everybody knows, perhaps, that the water level at Chungking is 530 feet higher than at Ichang, but perhaps...-- not so many know, that on account of this fact and the great depth of water in the upper gorges, it is impossible to anchor a ship and she, must, therefore, be tied to the bank. And because of the "Kinsha's" buge paddle wheels
either side of her bow, she could not tie up. and it was for this very reason that she was not suited to tipper Yangtze trade, and was sold to the British Government. Thus it hap pered, that she was never used for commercial purposes.
A BUSY LIVE AND USEFUL. ** During her years in Chinese waters under the British flag, the Kinsha" has played her part in the service of the Crown. She has protect-
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Pts. for Pts Pre Pts. toed British interest along the river; Position. Race
she has
taken her Open Championship Singles. (1) Urania 5
place A. Kawaguchi v. A. A. Rumjahr) Sirius
the dispelling of riots; she bas Open Championship Doubles (2) Da
protected missionaries and itno- M. D. C. Sandberg and C. C. Zeveryn (-) Lola. v. B. W. Bradbury and E. Fincher: (~) Owl S. Rumjahn and O. Rumjahn v. Major H. M. Edwards and R. Town. send.
Handicap Singles "A"-Major J. R. Lloyd v. J. M W. Mears.
Handicap Singles "B"-H S. Bennett v. J. H. R. Freeborn.
It was perhaps inevitable that the little grove in Pedder Street should go. along with the clock
One of the largest tigers ever tower. We regretted it. They Somebody (was it Algernon were our local substitute for the shot in the Malay Peninsula, says
Handicap Doubles-Capt. "C. S. Blackwood? wrote a tale entitled Oxford High."
the Pinang Gazette was bagged in Where a tree
Fifteen cases of cerebrospinal Fisher and Lt. A. S. Lindsell v. J. S. The Man Whom the Trees is an obstruction we sigh but con- Sluang Estate, by a Chinese sports was fatal, were reported during the Roffey and L. Forster v. D. J. Valen- Kedah, about one mile from Sungel fever (all Chinese), none of which Jennings and C. E. Wilkinson, M. H. Loved. It was a book to be sent. But this latest outrage was enjoyed by men that love trees. useless and unnecessary. We con from nose to tip of tail. The skin, case of enteric fever, British, and one
man. The beast measured 9 ft 8ins 48 hours ended yesterday, also one tine and R. K. Valentine. It would probably have seemed silly dema it, puttering words we must which is a very fine one, is in the fatal case of diphtheria, Chinese. Last H. Greenaway and Miss Bardett v. Mixed Doubles Handicap.-Major to the local official who is respon not print.
possession of Mr V. R. Connolly of week four Chinese died from infiserza, J. R. Wood and Mrs. Cavalier.
three from cerebrospinal fever. five from smallpox, one from diphtheria, and one from enteric fever. Two fatal cases of paratyphoid fever, one
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Chinese and the other Indian, were
also reported. -
On many a Chi- | LAST NIGHTS ORGAN RECITAL
MR. DENMAN FULLER'S SUCCESS,
SHOOTING.
HONGKONG RIFLE LEAGUE.
vious.
date,
36
41
8
8
36
40
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0
0
*Wins championship.
BILLIARDS..
BO KOM TONG CUPS.
cent natives from brigands and rebels. During the last two years she has been the home of the senior officer in Shanghai. Now, as her career ends her commanding officer is Commander Geo. B. Hartford D.SO., and she fies the flag of Rear- Admiral G. H. Borrett, C.B.
No conditions are attached to her sale. She is not necessarily, to be broken up. If any condition could Last night's play at the Palace be added, those who feel affection. the tournament for the above curs not be changed. Let no unromaatio Hotel, Kowloon, in connection with for her, would say. "Let her same resulted in Ho Sai-cheung (-150) beat soul, who wants a 'simple tag' name Sergt. Major Strond (200) defeating is her present appellation which ing W. J. Drew (100) 250-216; and her 'Nar' or 'Pancake. More fitter J. H. Tait (-150) 250-50. "
translated means "River of the The best breaks of the evening Golden Sand." were-Ho, 26, 19, 19, 19, 16, 16: Drew, 20, 19; Stroud, 44, 35,29, 24, 18, 16, 15, 15; and Tait, 19.
TO-HIGHT'S GAMES. Tonight the following games will be played
6 p.m. Ho Sarman (150) v. G. Thomas (-100).
9 p.m. R. Thomas (-175) v. F. E.
The following are the scores in a match shot off between the teams from H.M.S. "Curlew and the RN. Dockyard Rifle Club, resulting in a Silva (200). win for the" Carlew" by 87 points** KHS. CURLEW."
Pts.
122
A. B. Morgan Z...
P.O. Carpenter
119 116
→ P. O. Morgan
ible for a horrible deed perpetrated Tree worship is perhaps the old-Sungei Sluang Estate. resterday morning in Morrison Hill "est form of worship. It was once road. Whoever he is. we would, almost universal. There was the f we could, strafe him with boiling Tree of Knowledge in Genesis. bil and scorpions.
The Parsees have a similar story. That otherwise dingy suburban There is the Bo tree of Buddha, harter is beautified with four or closely related to these local treer ive old heus trees, that give now assaulted. greenth and with and shade, with- nese roadside we find tree altars. at interfering with traffic, for The classic dryad was a godlike
3 heir trunks arise from the trottoir, denizen of the tree. The tree, and
At the Magistracy this morning, Sear of the channel. Coolies have particularly the palm tree, figures
Mr. F. G. Yaur mentioned to Magis How lifted the kerb, and apparently much in ancient phallic symbolism:
trate Orme a case in which a Chinese htend to replace it about a foot Aristotle and other Greeks ascribed
was last week sentenced to six Soser in For this purpose they to trees perceptions and passions, Denman Fuller in St. John's Cathedral labour without the option of a fine Mr. Dew
The organ recital given by Mr months imprisonment with hard ve ruthlessly chopped away roots and the modern who denies this last night to a good attendance for having had unlawful possession nd parts of the trunks of these goes outside his brief. He does not suffered nothing in comparison with of a dagger. Counsel said that the trees to make a straight line. know. The custom of planting a the previous recitals. which have man was originally charged with as- The effect on the trees is yet to be tree on memorable occasions de- given the organist his local fame Asault, but was discharged on that count Created, but it cannot be good for rives from religious practices of old. feature of the recital was the singing and convicted for possession of the hem. The effect on the road will Disease and devils used to be trans- of Miss Bertha Melechke, whose dagger.
to widen it about six inches. Iz ferred from men to trees, and a pleasing renditions of Cesar Franck's in Court, said Counsel, and he was The man's employer was be another instance of the crazy long as the trees were not molest Panis Angelicus and Gounod's Re- prepared to give evidence as to the we are pandering to the motor ed, those men thrived. This is still pentir" were the source of much prisoner's character, also to stand
done in some parts of India. Ir pleasure to the music lover present. It is easier and quicker to kill a 'the west of Ireland trees still re- The programme, which was rehaviour and undertake, to send him guarantee for his future good be than to grow one. The same ceive prayers and votive offerings, ceived with marked appreciation, was hmen. This truth gets over though the priests frown on its follows oked.
Cato's instructions to woodmen are Sonata in F minor Mendelssohn Along Queen's road, where, it yet followed out in some places, Panis Angelicus
roaches Arsenal, street, other where it may be unlucky and dan-
Miss B Maischke es have been recently sacrificed, gerous to cut a tree. If the official Intermezzo from Cava Jading the sick one that was so we are getting at is at all
Jeria Rusticana super- tingly, anned and ecddled last stitions, we wish to remind him Largo
by the Afforestation Dejart that he has done a very najossy Repentir
deed May-it prey upon his mind.
Mies B Meischke. Jave we now got a Deforestation To the residents in the road Finale (Pathetic partment? It looks like it. The named those trees are dear. Their Symphony)
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Spencer Stanford Passmore... Telford,
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back to the country, if the Magistrate would change the sentence to a fiac. Mr. The Magistratë said that the weapon found on the prisoner was a very serviceable one. If he granted the application every man who was brought up for possession of dan RETOUS WEIDOns would claim the same privilege. It would not be fair to the public to grant: Counsel's application, therefore the convictión Tchaikowsky must stand.
Franck
Mascagni -Hender
Gouzod
R.N. DOCKYARD KIFLE CLUB.
Drew..
·Williams **** Crocker... Longyear
Johnson
Wimble.....
Young
McGuigan
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE SEMI-FINAL
At the Victoria Recreation Club to: 110 morrow night, Messra. A. J. Osmund 109 and Leung Kant Kong (ex-champion)
105 will meet in the semi-final of the
Last night, a coolie having been so indiscreet as to open the door in response to their knock, four men, one of whom was armed with a čagger, took possession of a fat in Gage Street. Having herded the inmates into a cubicle and left them there under guard of the armed man, the robbers were ransacking a room when the alarm' was raised by the husband who had managed to gain: the roof of the kitchen of the floor below. The robbers thereupon beat a hasty retreat, taking with them and $22 in cash. $24 worth of jewellery, a gold colo,
A sensation has been created,
98 open tournament for the Billiards a message from: Vladivostok,
82 Championship of the Colony. They the discovery that some Chinese
winner of the game, which is 750 up,
have opened the graves in the 861 will meet Mr. L. A. Oswrund in the cemetery and fed their hogs with final for the right to play the Chal Corpses, selling the clothes in which lenge round against Mr. P. A. when the militia shot the hogs they the bodies. were interred. Further, Pts. Ivanovich the present holder of the were stolen by Chinese and sold 115 Championship.
butchers, The suspected Chinese have made their escape. The message falla to enlighten us
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A LIFE SAVER.
to
la mafe to say that Chamberlain's to what sort of corpses they were Colic, and Diarrhoes Bemedy has that were eaten, or how it came
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saved the lives of more people and about that there were so many is te 器
feherved more wonering then mary utkir | make it worth while to disinter them remedy in existence. It is known wil for hog-feed. Perhaps they were Over the civilized world for it speedy some of the casualties" which" "are
774 cares of cramp in the stomach dia unfortunately bound to occur in
thom and all-intestinal pains. Forʼmi
by all Chemise and Stoefiaeper
time of military occupation.