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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A year ago to-day, Mr. Andrew Mair of the Kowloon Dock won the Kowloon 6 mile Marathon.
give each other this agreeable physical humanity. That is why we should starʊ sausation. Among the more suspicious celebrating the greatest anniversary men who probably originated the in the year-the present day. Who habit of handsbaking, a hand stretch-knows how long we shall have the ed forth to press the shoulder might chance? conceivably have caused alarm, and misapprehension of the intention. Kissing bas inco.veniences, and offers The less degree of pressure. Polynesian custom of nose-rubbing seems to come about half way between the kiss and the bandsbake. It shares the handicaps of the kiss, which we need not specify. I would probably appear very ropulsive to a certain type of handshaker, who selfishly allows his hand to remain limp while the other presses, tbas receivin; and not giving. His hand offers no sensation more agreeable than that provided by a dead fish in the market. Doubliess this enquiry could be pursued much further. We have no objection to continued research; but
Katherine Mardonald, the screen's if the conclusions to be arrived at by
Comes to the others are directly pointed to by this most beautiful star. contribution, it is only air that the Kowloon Theatre this evening in original work done by the China Mail"The Beauty Market," a fine First should be acknowledged. We are the National attraction. pioneers in this field."
A Strike Problem.
Some people are wondering whether the solution of one problem arising ont of the strike is not going to lead to the creation of another. Normally,
It is proposed to hold a Memorial Service for the late Sir Henry May K. C. M. G. at St John's Cathedral on Thursday next Fob. 16th at 5 p.m.
Prizes and surprises are promised for the fancy dress dance at the Kowloon Theatre on Tuesday evening in place of the usual cabaret dance.
The wedding is announced to take place shortly of Mr. Joseph Taylor Shand, of Messrs Fletcher and Company's Pharmacy, to Miss Claire Iris Matlock, North Point.
On Sunday next, February 12, there will be a Missa Centats cele
a cargo coolie gets about 50 cents for brated at St. Joseph's Church, Garden
his day's work-under strike con- Road 61 10a.m. Father Walsh will
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FOOTBALL.
NÓTES AND COMMENTS.
TÓ MORROW'S LEAGUE GAMES.
FIRST DIVISION
Tamar" v. Kowloon, Navy "A ground.
King's v. South China, Sookumpu ground.
Club v. "Curlew," Club ground.
V.
"Ambrose, Kowloon
Polico ground.
Kick off at 415 pan, sharp.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
10.
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FORGED CHIQUES.
$87,000 CHARGE AGAINST MINT ACCOUNTANT.
[China Mail SPECIAL.]
SHIPPING.
BATTLING WITH HEAVY SEAS.
A story of four days' battling with difficulties in a damaged schooner was told by the captain and crew of the "Stanley Joseph," who arrived at Liverpool on the Layland liner Welshman. Hubert Vallis, akipper andowner of the schooner "Stanley SHANGHAI, Feb. 10. |Joseph" (82 (ons), told a story of ex- Loh Kwa Ming, accountant of the citing experiences off the Newfound- Shanghai Miat
was arrested at land coast. He 2d a crew of four set Chekiang Industrial Bank where be off in the coaster with a mixed cargo.. had just completed cashing the last from St. John's, New foundland, for of a number of forged cheques total | Port Abasque, on the West Coast of run normally of ling $87,000. He was about to abscond Newfoundland. Punjabis v. St. Joseph's, Fuzjabis to Kobe, according to charges by the forty hours.
"On the ercond night oat from police. $27,000 is said to bave been Į ground (Hong llum).
Club Res. v. United, United ground. I recovered.
port," he said, "we encountered very heavy seas, at times mountaipen". R.G.A. Res. v. Kowloon Res. Soo--
which swept over our vessel, and r kumpoo ground.
"Curlew " Rs. v. King's Res. Navy B ground.
University v. South China "A" Kowloon ground,
SECOND DIVISION.
Kick off at 2.4 p.m. sharp.
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RHYMES OF THE TIMES. difficulties began by losing our foresail
It seems to the that the Strike Is something like a bike
'If it gets a puncture
like.
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and drinking water. Then we lost our slup's boat and other sails, and,
to complete our trouble, our rudder
ws damaged and would not act.
Our craft drifted about in a helpless
cond tion battered by the beavy seas
Owing to the absence of the "Cairo"Just at this junctore and "Titania" there has been a sligh: That's something that an one will for four days, when we at last sighted alteration in the First Division fixtures for to morms. The games | shown above will be played.
the Welshinan. She saw our signala. of distress, and we were taken aboard. Impossible for him to dodge ber, Before abandoning the schooner we The landlady said to the lodger, set her on fire as, being derelict, she
would be Last Saturday there were also some"If you won't
a danger to navigation. as much PAY
We were about 45 wiles from the alterations of which I was not aware. As I'm anxious to clutch hence my mistake in the fixtures. You may jolly well go for a sodger."coast when picked up. We had still a good stock of provisione, hut no Mater."
"Tamar" meet Kowloon on Navy
Ltd. Iditions the authorities are paying him preach a hort sermon appropriate to "A" ground and although weakened If the seaman just now in Cantou
the occan.
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about three times that amount, plus chaw, as a special inducement to re- main at work. The result has been, it is said, that many unskilled workers. who were unable to detect any special allurement about the cargo handling game before are now giving up their jobs worth $10 a month or ac and the chance queue-ing up for of carning as inuch is one week as they could previously earn in four. Hawkem, gardeners and bouseboys are said to be amongst those who bave felt the attraction of this golden opportunity too strong to be resisted. Where is it all going to end When the strike is over and conditions ietert to Durmal will the regular cargo coolies be content to receive 50 cents for work which in times of stress was
while the sun shines be content to
return to their own jobs at the add figure?
The Geddes Report.
store win.
by the absence of Millington and Gale Will desert the mad prank they are ou (who I hear have gone home) should And enable our ships, While iD Sincere's
Kowloon have lost the services To resume their old trips yesterday afternoon a Chinese had his of Weyman who has transferred to A load from our minds will be gobe. the Club, and will in all probability pocket picked, losing
burn out for them to-morrow, taming $131 in notes. bered having been jostled by a man in the store, but did not take much notice of the incident. at the time.
A purse con-
le remem
The Pacific Mail 5.3. "Golden State" arrived at Manila on Feb. 9 and is expected t› sail from that port on the 11th at 5p.n. She is due here on Feb. 13 a.m. and will sail on the 18th for San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.
Ir
Committed some time ago to
The rumourists bave it all fi Although you may jeer at and scoff. The King's raeet the Chinese at When you force them to see not Black and white can't agree, Bookumpoo. The Soldiers are playing up to the reputation that They develop a curious cough. preceded them, whereas the Chinese are now playing on top form. A win for the latter will not come as a surprise.
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The Club- Curlew game should be a fast one. The former will be without J. Rodger and Railton. The former was injured last week and the
The Police are down to meet the "Ambrose." It is rather doubtful the former will be able to raise a te
Al as the majority are on strike ›
Juty, and arrangements cannot be ir them to be relieved. Shor
..ade for dd they, however, turn out I shal' see them annex the poin'
5.
. expect to
sion St. Joseph's
The Races you'd better be wary at Though there's nothing you need to
feel scary at
If your luck's bad just stick it Make sure you've a ticket
they've the pony Ou Adversariat.
sn't their fault
nawed
CHE NEWS
If it comes as a jolt And isa't the sort to abuse.
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Le Ulstermen and t'e Sino Fein hey recus to be at it again With their fancy kidnapping And guerilla scrapping Ocb, sure, but they give us a pain.
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COMPANY REPORT.
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reckoned to be worth $1.50 and will stand his trial at the trinat latter is on the sick list. Weyman The newspapers never refuse those who are merely making hay Sessions for the unlawful possession of turn out for them in the half ve You the cram of a
The Sailors will Gerrard at back. two daggers which he admitted he in-back fine, and McCubbin will partner A tended to lend to apother man to
uefeated commit an armed robbery, a Chinese turn out the same tea that ~ was referred back to the Police Court Tamar" last week. I think a draw
a likely result. So the report of the Geddes this morning and sentenced by Magis. retrenchinent committee, the tardytrate Wood to the maximum penalty publication of which has been the of 1 months' bard labour. subject of ferre discussion in the Home press, is to be disclosed at long last,
Caught at 11.30 last night boiling, according to a London cable appear opium in a house in Chinatown, a ing in this issue which attributes Chinese was this morning sentenced the delay to Cabinet ministers whitty Magistrate Wool to three months' ling down certain recommendations hard labour without the option of a Appointed in August last year in fine. Chief Preventive Officer Watt res nse to the popular clamour for said that besides the stove and the In the Second Divi Government economy, the committee pan containing boiling opium, he also meet the Punjab fonsisted of Sir Ere Geddes (chair-seized 21 taels of prepared non- ground at Hong'
a on the latter's UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD. dum and should win. many t Loru ochape, Lord Farringdon, Government opium. For this offence
The report of the Union Waterboat I hear th Sr Joseph Maclay and Sir Guy Gianet, the defendant was fined $100 or a
at the Club Reserves Co., Ltd., for presentation to the all acknowledged keen business men. further term of two months' jail. A contempla'
e withdrawing from the shareholders at the 17th ordinary Many there were who believed that woman who was found in the house League
chere is therefore a likehood annual meeting to be held at the the report would never be published. and charged with the defendant was of the
match with United not Company's Office its baldness baving, it was said, stag-discharged. The defendant's excuse takir gered the Cabinet.
was that be bad let the kitchen to reported to make with the economies another man who had escaped by already effected an annual saving of climbing up the drain pipe to the £200,000,000. According to Reuter's floor above. grips our hand unconscious of his cable, Cabinet ministers are believed great strength and hurts it. This does to have rejected £20,000,000, or one
A recent issue of John D not discourage the approach we are 6fth of the suggested savings. tained the following annour making towards a theory of hand- However, Sir Robert Horne, who
Odbams Press Limi haking. It helps. We recall the appointed the committee, is expected
prietors of John B. to fight hard for the full adoption of
ley under whic of blood towards the part affected, £50,000,000 in his nex: Budget as and that such blood flow amounts to interest on our debt to America. The Journal fre
ley fir stimulation and liveliness. It is one Chancellor has a tough job, as his
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HONORING, FRIDAY, FER 19, 1812
OF HANDSHAKING.
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well-known
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⚫g place. The Cunners' second string meet Kowloon Second and should win. The *Curlew" Res. should also prove too good for the King's second string. The University---Chinese match will attract a big crowd and should be a fast game, with I think the former taking the points by a
narrow margin.
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Football bas lost a good Referee,
GENERAL NOTES.
Of the British, Dutch, and German ships a total of 100X100 fors Jacely
ught, the majority are expected to arrive in Japan in March or April. With the exception of a few, most of these are old ships, buyers being the unsubsidised shipowners in Kobe, Osaka, Otaru, and Shang) aí, including the Yamamoto Kisen Kaisha.
Details appear in Gazette of the new a' for officers, wirele
and appre¤** Merce
Me London andard uniform Aerators, cadets. Pud others of the Th order Barine. tile provides that where on September 4. 1918, the masters and officers of the ships belonging to any company OF firm
accustomed were
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£ with distinctive t!B[ :
if the badge, that badge may, company or firm so desire, be sub stituted for the badge prescribed in the order. No person entitled to wear the uniform, the order further states, shall, when on board ship, in port. of on shore, be dressed partly in uniform partly not in uniform. The Morcantile Marine Uniform Order, 1918, is revoked.
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVALA,
Taikoo, (B. & S.) from Haina Straits.-Taikoo Docka.
Laen Samud, (B. & S.) from Bang- on Thursday,kok.-Stonecutters.
Soshu Maru, (0.8.K.) from Takao, Swatow.-Wanchai.
February 16, at 11.30 a.m., le as follows:-
Consulting Committee:-Mr. Q. M. Dodwell, Chairman; the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang; Mess18. II. Kamei C. J. F. Quarles Van Ufford, R. G. Shewan, and A. E. Crapnell.
CLEARANCES.
Radja, (J.C.J.L.) for Rotterdam. via Sabang-Feb. 9.
Pakhoi, (B. & S.) for Haiphong-
The General Managers have now the pleasure to submit their annual report and statement of the Com-Feb. 9. pany's accounts made up to December 31, 1921:--
The net profits for the year ended
friendship. Yes; but why is this act of the benefits of massage. There is colleagues, having done their best to vote his, whale attention to his per- by the departure for heme of Mr December 31, 1921, after allowing for
sonsations of
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litical affairs, and to the Jones. He was well known in Soccer his two Sanday journals, circles, and will be missed. We have ay Illustrated and Sunday however to welcome Mr. Smith who degram The editorial conduct comes from bome with a good uture devolve upon the pre-reputation as a Ref., be having had Assistant Editor, Mr. W. Charles charge of League and cup tie games. f, who, in collaboration with Mr.
Consulting Committee and Auditor's fees, and incinding $5,915.54 brought
$77,730,49. forward from last account amount to
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Chofu Maru, (Shun Yick. for Macao.-Feb. 10.
Fushimi Mara, (N.Y.K.) for Seattle via Shanghai.-Feb. 10.
Cadaretta, (Admiral Line.) for Sosha Maro, (0.8.K.) for Takao via Swatow. Feb. 10. Singapore via Saigon. Feb. 10.
Hachiro Maro, (Dodwell & Co.) for Shanghai.-Feb. 10.
Tenyo Maru, (T.K.K.) for San Francisco via Shanghai.-Feb. 11.
LITTLE BODIES AND BIG PAINS, TEETHING WITHOUT TEARS
The unisery and pain that many babïò› THROUGH BABY'S OWN TABLETS.
The General Managers recommend the payment of a dividend of $1.25 per share, which will absorb $34,053.- tomley for many years past has I still maintain that the Punjabis 75, write off $15,000.00 from the en actively identified with John ground at Hong Hum is not fit for value of the Waterboats, $1,600.00 League football to be played there. On from the value of the steam launch the one side is the Railway track and "Diana," $500.00, from the value of Bullock Drivers Charged.What on the other the road. Moreover the Pipes and Staging, Transfer to ofis cruelty to a builock? This ques-ground is too short and narrow. I Special Repairs Fund $20,000 00, and aeition was discussed before Magistrate think the Management Committee carry forward a balance of $5,976.74 Consulting Committee:-Since the cause Wood this morning when two Chinese should themselven see the ground, to the new Account. people were charged with cruelty to a bullock they would then, I feel eufo, cancel last meeting Messre, S. Vasude and suffer through teething time is expres crying, fover, Tonstipation Baby's months in Samshuipo. Inspector Pitt said any further permission to play there. Otten vo resigned and Messrs. ed eloquently enough in fits of pitiful
H. Kamei and C. J. F. Quarles van rhonor perhaps years; that the bullock was bleeding from the
Will a certain player note that Ufford have joined the Committee.-Own Tablets-guaranteed to contain no
under oplates and t
and to be perfectly harmless elve years nose when he saw it. Mr. W. J. E.
Auditor:-The Accounts
set like magic, relieve pain, comfort mother, while Beaco. Yet Mackenzie, Colonial. Veterinary Bur- there is nothing in the rules compel
toothing progresses without toare.
the Canadian thousand geun, raid that the noso ring used was ling him to call the Ref. "Sir", and
Own Tablats, Baby' children's even as it rose of a local pattern, not the same as that whon spoken in a sarcastic manner review have been audited by Mr. C. baby and give rent to tha
tinfant and the growing i doubtless rise used at home. It was hatmildes if this is likely to get that gentleman's Bernard Brown, A.C.A.
General Managers, for the yeomedy, aro salo and pleacant
child
ild. Besides being so helpful during ed, twelve thou need on a quiet bulldok, otherwisu "goat. A word to players in
the teething parked they romore consti "All of which has it was vary cruel. In Europe general on the same subject; it is
pation, allay foverianos, curo colic. with today's it was
usual to load bullocks advisable to refrain from expressing Hongkong, Fobrunrý 2.5
Ingestion and worma.. frue, there is no point by ropes tied to the horns, but your personal opinion of this Gontle Just as every day that out hers it appeared to be the man within his hearing. It does not best day in the year, so is universal practice to attack the rope luck big, and to be "ordered off" is
that comes the best to the nose ring. A stick which be no compliment.
Why do we shake hands! To sbow
kind of bodily change involving keep the report secret, will apparently a sign of friendship Dagmentation of vitality that is not do regarded as
their armost to defeat its re- How did it come to be so regarded? | accompanied by
commendations being given full effect. If any reader knows of bistorical phasure, although the sensation may testimony on this point, we shall be be so slight as not to cause awareness. Une Tou Should Keep. glad to hear from him. We don't. Excessive pressure is disadvantageous,
This tenth day of February in the sent A It does not us a gesture offer its own not because of the pain, but because year of our Lord nineteen Lundred Pille explanation, like the calute, which of the bruises and other damage to ad twenty-two is an anniversary, proves the saluter to be unarmed, the tissue. The pain is like the warn-not any particular anniversary, though b and presumably approaching in amity.ing bell of the typewriter. It signals doubtless an enterprising calendar One thing we may start from as a when the limit of wholesome, and could discover many events certainty, that we shake hands be therefore pleasurable, disturbance has happened twelve months, twelv esase we want to, and that we never been passed. The pressure of the years, twelve centuries ago, worthy want to do anything that is dis schoolmaster's cane or birch on the commemoration either because t advantageous, and that all advantage boy's aunt of intelligence may seem an distance saddens thought or be ous things are marked by accom- exception to this law. The teacher their passing brings relief. Fow panying at nsations of pleasure. This will spy that dlthough its degree is could recall events this twelve tany not seem much of a step towards high enough to cause pain, it is for ago, much less this twelv increased knowledge, since it is one the boy's advantage. In that case aone can predict them to of those things of which it is said, the boy consists of two parts, or oven twelve months *'Oh1 Everyone knows that."body and mind: The excessive twelve hundred, twel Everyone may know Kowloon well, pressure of the rod may be good for years ago the sun rose and yet not Canton. The platform his mind, but aut for his body. Let this morning and wi at Kowloon Railway Station, so the same teacher, however little ho is again twelve hundr familiar to all, is a useful stop to beloved or how much feared, absent sand years benso, warda acquiring lowlodge of Canton. mindedly rest his hand upon the boy's nothing to... é Our promiss is our platform. It is shoulder, the boy will feel a sensation anniversary? not quits so much of a trulsm as it of pleasure, and "braze up" to the to this note. sounds, or why should' the late Grant elight pressure ne a cat does when ones is the Allen write such a woighty book as being stroked. The cat is voluntarily every day "Physiological Alsthatios, devolop increasing the pressure, and its own anniversu ing at great length the thesis pleasure therein, when it does that, have tur that
sonantions pleasant
Are Headless to say, we do not suggest that inspire symptoms of integrative proceseca tanchers who may perform those two, cóny in the rganism, and pains s'gns experiments upon a boy will get good to 1. of disintegration 1 However, sinen results if Clay partona thom we it is nocopted, we may proceed to simultaneously. A little rolled a Work froin it. Thero ato handshakes tion kern will satisfy the reader that that are not pleasurable, and not good handshaking is about Bia most com- fde us, as when some hesity a«ilor venient way in which two people ca
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STRAIGHT AT IT. THERE isno use ofour "beating around the burb. We might as well out Ay in the year. It may not had examined would not do much
with it first ne last. We want you to try passing of a great spirit to harm if used on Hogby patts, but it
Chamborlala's Cough Remedy the next nably thoughts or the ought to hurt considerably if used on
timo you have a cough or cold. Thorb
are especially minetion of a great sollevement the basks. Mr. Mackenzie added that
ON T overstrain the Ane mbabeano Lazo reason 1 far as we on 300 by re this imagination, but it has this he did on think this was a case of nderful reminder that we were dilberto cruelty, as the majority of your throat in trying to islodge you should not do so. This preparation IES Tablets and intend pointy sive twelve years ago add the oven Chiness of the defendants dia did she is phlegm, odam burlaines Cough byta Boishable, cafes ar tained
Komedy socomplish this for you, worldwide reputation, sad people and bowels. If you are troubled with more wonderful reminder that we are cut know what really amounted to will tire the opld that in cauplus it everywhere speak of 16 in the Maholler four millpation.
Sisemista and Storekeepers. still alivs to-day. Bume of us sorely bruelty. The Magistrate discharged for all Chain and Blore serina of praise, 16 is for sale by and they will do you good. For sale by a head this reminder of our common, their gradants with a osution, upora
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