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FRIDAY, JUNE
disgrace to our country for falling to keep the end of their bargain in this case
Up to the present, Mr. Millard has not arrived, and we know nothing further. How curlouts it is that, as stated in the China Press. of June 23, he was assured by cable from Hongkong that "the South China Athletic Association had the matter in hand and that
SMUGGLERS ?
KOWLOON WHARF
MYSTERY,
PRAISE FOR VIGILANT; WATCHMEN.
Early this morning an Indian was on his beat at the end of the watchmau-named Fakir Mahomed
Stephen, M.P., for whom there is. June 29-World Theatre; Bessia Australia, a China Mail representa. the trouble would be, straightened No. 1 Kowloon Wharf near the 6.8..
Barriscale in "Beckoning Roads and The New Leather Busters Round 8.
LAND SALE.
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July 3Crown land sale, P.W.D.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
lians.
Yours étc., (Sgd.) C. F. YÜRN,
Hon, Secretary.
When Lo Sing was taken before Water Police Stationary mora Sub. Inspector Bond the Inspector
no exqube, not even that he is
tive called upon Mr. Mok Hing, the out shortly, so that the team in all
a sumpan ཕ་་ few yard Labour member. In the House he
Chairman of the South China probability would be able to sall "President Grant" when he noticed Athletic Association, this morning, on July 6! I do not know who is reported that the Hon. Mr. Ban
"South China is perfectly will- the sender of the cablegram but away from the ship's stern. bury as a murderer, A clear case
June 29-Star Theatre; The ing to send a soccer team to tour am certain that he cannot be a re. A steam launch was waiting about for the operation of Padlock. Then Musical Absurdity Here Ho Australia, under the auspices of Mr. sponsible man of our Association. to tow the sampan away and the Sir George, Bamilton made offen Comes" and "The Fire Eater. Millard, provided he gives us an it is lapossible for me tomon the Wharf and Godow went at
As matters stand at present, watchman blew his whistle to sum sive reference to a Labour member
invitation and provides satisfactory who is a Jew. Sir George is n crusted or crusty Tory, which per
security," said Mr. Mox Hing. "It say whether our team will be able pany's patrol lautuch,which went at Ja not at all likely that our associa to go or not. But as soon as all once in the direction of the sam- haps explaine everything. Then up
tion would consent to allow any particulars of the arrangements pan. As the launch approached, rose brave Buchanan with "you are
members of qur team to participato have come to our knowledge and the men in the sampan throw over a-white-livered coward.". All theso
July 3-Lammert Bros, at No except on the condition that the are found satisfactory in so far as board two big lags so heavy that references contravene the naia 40, Coronation Road, the business team played as South China and our players are concerned, and it required the efforts of both to principle of the Padicek Society and of the Motor Cycle Exchange as a the players salected had our ap definite assurances regarding satis-shift them. The watchman searched clearly prove that these mild-man-going concern, including all stock,proval. Since we consider our team, factory treatment and protection the sampai fruitlessly and then took both men, whose names were as a whole, is the strongest to them have been received, I and Lo Yong and Lo Sing, up to the nered gentleman are not tongue-tied spares, stores, &c. at 3 pm. and do not practice the inestimable! COMPANY MEETINGS, that can be selected from the other members of my com virtues of Padlock. When they
June 30-Hongkong Realty and Shanghai and Hongkong players, mittee will do all we can to hasten realise that vorbal monstrositier Trust Coy. Ltd, Statutory meeting, there is very little likelihood of a thoir departure, na we have not the such as those given above do no Powell's Building, noon.
team composed of Shanghal and least intention to upset the project
when he had seen him before. good and lead nowhere, they will Juno-30-Meeting of creditors Hongkong players being sent. We and thereby disappoint the Australooked hard at him and wondered After puzzling over. it for samo doubtless see the error of their of the Hongkong Central Estate, are, however, perfectly prepared to
time he suddenly, remembered, tongues and-Padlock. Apart from Ltd. at the offices of Messrs. Ferey take as substitues any Shanghai player who joins our, Association, this, Parliament these days seerns Smith, Seth and Fleming, noun,
Inquiries at police headquarters. confirmed his suspicion that. Lo to he very interesting place for July 7-Extraordinary general Though Dr. Gray and Mr. Millard thoso given to "giben and jeers." meeting of the Hongkong Hido have been making arrangements
Sing was the sahte individual who had jumped his bail on a larceny During a recent five weeks the & Leather Co., Ltd., at 67/69 for Hongkong players to go, they
charge in 1917 and, bad not been. following expressions were used: Stephen's Building, Des Voeux have not consulted us officially and have no power to arrange our af
seen since.AMA "A lot of cowards" (Mr. Lane Road, 12.15 pari.
fairs. would-emphasize that we bury), "a collection of swindlers"
feel no ill-will towards them- Ltd (Mr. J. Jones the "ster turn of July 7-Exten Gymkhana of the their hititude atouses us. To prove the House), damned lot of fools Hongkong Jockey Club at Happy my contention that our Association and hooligans (Mr. Buchanan), Valley.
could place the strongest Chinese "Dirty cars," (Mr. John Robert-
team in the field, I may mention son) and "Nanny-goat" applied to
that the team we sent to Osaka for
Sir-We are in receipt of your our mildly mannered sociological
first Shanghai on their return.
letter dated export Mr. Sidney Webb. It is this general meeting, at the Club, 6.30 the Olympiad played two games in
the 15th first met the Shanghai Recreation instant re the above. We learn with kind of thing for which the British: P.m.
Club and defeated them by 4-2. great surprise that the China Con tax-payer is paying £400 per annum
Our next opponents were a com- test Committee for the 6th F.E. C per member. It is most distressing.
bined Chinese team, whom we de Games have arranged with Mr. H. The Marino Magistrate com Let us piously quote:
feated by 3-1. On each occasion A. Millard of the Commonwealth mended the Indian watchman and Shanghai had the use
of Association, to send our football Cheong Kam, a Chinese r6 to 17 players-substitutes taking team to Australia to play a series watchman who assisted" in” the the places of tired or injured players of matches without consulting us or capture, for their vigilance and as is the custom'at Baseball! : even letting us know prior to your said he hoped the Hongkong and
letter under reply, although Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com negotiations have a pparently been
take notice of it going on for some months any who employed them would
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"He that lath his own spirit is greater inu he who taketh a City." To whom it may concorn: Please note, and-Padlock.
New Type China. Ponies.
SPORTS MEETING.
OTHER MEETINGS.
June 19. Peak Club annual
LOGAL AND GENERAL.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending June 16, amounted to 87,008 tons and the sales during the period to 79,837 tens, --.
We
Hongkong, June 29.
REPLY TO DR. GRAY.
The following is the letter sent to Dr. J. H. Gray. Hon. Secretary, China Contest Committee, Sixth Far Eastern Championship Games, Shanghai:
This morning both men wore pronounced guilty by the Marine Magistrate (Commander Beckwith R.N.) on charges of unlawfully duraping articles in the Harbour and unlawfully approaching the "President Grant." In sentencing Lo.Sing to two months' jail Com mander Beckwith pointed out that he was already known to the police as a bad character. The other man got six week's jail.
On the return of our team to w
Hongkong, the matter was reported
UNWELCOME SUGGESTION. "With regard to the Shanghai Reuter cables that the pension suggestion that our Association Mr. H. E. Morriss, the well- the Canadian House of Commons should furnish the forwards, while. known racing owner and rider of voted Mr. Banting, the discoverer Shanghai furnishes halves, backs Shanghai, offers some useful sug of the insulin treatment of and goalkeeper, neither our players to our executive committee, but gestions, in a letter to the North diabetes, was $7,000, not $70,000 as China Daily News, in connection erroneously stated yesterday. with obtaining a better class of pony. As intimated in this column on Wednesday, the Chinese dealere supplying griffins, in recent years, have foisted a lot of trash on racing men at highly inflated prices. To
J
J.
ATTITUDE EXPLAINED.
ROUND THE WORLD.
To the Editor of the "China Mall."garding return passage, etc, could plane demonstrated when the
Sir In reading
the
news
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to
WHERE.
what I stood up in
REFITS AT ALGIERS --
nor the Association would consent, being ignorant of what arrange Tough our forward Une is the ments had been made at your end BELGIAN AVIATOR ARRIVES weak spot in our team, we consider in the absence of official intimation, Grinner Richard Wilson of the our defence infinitely superior to they were not in a position to give R.G.A., died suddenly at Lyeemun that of Shanghai. In consequence, full consideration. Even in your PERILOUS EXPLOIT FOR WAGER. M. J. E. Lefert, a Belgian aviator yesterday at 8.30 am. The deceas the logical selection of the strong above letter, you have not given us ed was in good health an hour est team must be the team repre 2py particulars of the arrange- before his death when he suddenly scnting our Association. I have ments, but merely refer us to Mr. of 22 years of age whose home is a great extent Taipans must share became ill and went back to bed no idea what proposals Mr. Millard Lau and the captain of our team for at Tette St. Pierre, arrived here.. the blame as regards the high prices He gradually became worse and may have to make, but if he is the history of the proceedings. It from Bangkok this morning by paid for griffins, but that does not died from what is thought to have willing to meet the terms of my would seem as if the arrangements the Norwegian steamer "Dux." M. quiescence of these gentleman. an attempt to win a bet of 500,000 probably make the trip.". may eventually produce another excuse the large percentage of duda been poisoning. A post mortem Association, our footballers will were made with the consent or ac Lefert is going round the world in Both the coach and the captain of franes, which was made in the commercial agreement, but all the found among subscription ship will be held
the team have very scanty know- Sporting Club, Brussels... The con- SHAW-EMERSON.At Shang-world knows Japan's open distrust ments. The Stewards of the two
On the Murray Barracks foot
ledge of the proceedings, and Mr.ditions of the wager do not confine raco clubs in Bhanghai hayo already ha, Harry Shaw to Vera
Lau, when questioned by us re- M. Lefert to the use of the aero Hastings, daughter of the late of the 'Boviota; all the world taken steps to remedy the former ball ground, last evening, the
When seen by a China Mall Henry Enerson, of London. knows the indignity with which evil, while Mr. Morriss's suggen glorious uncertainty of football was
not give satisfactory answers; but she treated the Russian envoy, tions may curb the rapacity of fully
was merely under the presumption reporter at the Astor House Hotel Mr. Morriss officers of the King's defeated the Shanghai dealers. With true Bourbon spirit Fauce advocates the importation of ponies sergeants by 2 goals to one at
any manner I wishprovided I'com- properly at your end.. forgets nothing and learns bred by the Russians and Buriata soccer." The officers were with published in the South China that everything would be fixed up to-day he said: "I can travel in Under such circumstances, we plete the journey within two years> MCEWAN.—At Seattle, suddenly
left Brussels in an aeroplane on hardly be expected from heart attack on 28th in nothing. She never forgets that type with more pronounced out Lieut. Jones (the Colony's crack Morning Post of yesterday's date forward), while the respecting the proposed visit of
the Chinese footballers to assume the great responsibilities in October 19, flew over Holland to sergeants had a strong team out stant, Mr. W. H. McEwan; she lent her former ally huge foreign blood than the average contre
Tartar or China pony. North of with Q. M. S. Burnett leading the Australia, It has occurred to me sending our team to Australla for England thence over France, Spain father of Mrs. A. H. Ferguson, sums which have not yet beenMongolin, it appears, the Russians attack. For the winners Lieut, that the attitude of the South China months without a better knowledge and Portugal, across the straits to ALLEMÃO. On June 24, 1923, at repaid. This bitter memory is still und Buriata have had their mobs Redding and Capt. O'Brien scored; Athletic Association has been of the venture or any assurance of Morocco from Liston and over the misunderstood by the Shanghai satisfactory, treatment and protec Sahara desert. Icamped one night his residence, Shanghai, Dul-colouring her Russian policy, wit-so continuously maided by the Bol Burnett finding the net for the papers, and as acting Hon. Secretion to the players, while making in the Sahara, where I had the mile- cino Luiz de Jesus Allemão, at nees her Premier's Jatest official aleviks that they have actually losers.
tary to the Association, I feel it my the trip and during their stay fortune to be raided by Arabs, who the age of 76,
migrated south of San Petz, which statement reported in to-day's is the district whence the best
relieved me of all my belongings, The opening of the Hongkong duty to make it clear by enumerat-there.
ing below what has more or less It will be waste of time to write including all my clothes, except. cables. Only one other Power re- ponies have come in the past. The and Shanghai Bank was celebrated been published in some of the at length, on this subject, as we mains, whose friendship Russis new type, we learn, are nearer 14 with a tiffin and dinner party which
Hongkong papers.
have to give our decision before
"I had to fly to Algiers to reßt. Che China Mail might find useful, and America is than 13 panda on their native soil, were probably among the largest
The fact that Mr. H. A. Millard there is time for the reply from but climatic conditions in Mongolia entertainments of the kind ever still seeing the rest of the world are so severe the Mongolians given privately in Shanghai. The had made arragements in Shanghal you, The successful accomplish From: Alglers I went to Tunis, with her distorted Middle West reckon 200 put of every 1,000 ponies luncheon took place at Mr. and with Dr. J. H. Gray, Hon. Secret ment of the project now depends Sicily, Tripoll, Egypt, across, Syria vision. Now this general aloofness fooled die during their first winter Mrs. Stitt's house, tables being laidary to the China Contest Commits entirely upon the result of our to Mesopotamia where I had an ie quito casy to understand. Indeed that their new surroundings will in the ball and billiard rooms, when tee for the Sixth Far Eastern direct negotiations with Mr encounter with bandits, but was tand to lessen rather than increase about 150 guests were present. The Championship Games, to send our Millard when he arrives in Hong-fortunate to escape with a whole it is only natural, Frankly, (let us the height especially of winter off dinner party was at Mr. and Mrs. team to Australia did not come to gong.
our notice until the return of the We hope that we may be able to At Bombay M. Lefort, had the say) the Russians are savages. spring. Mr. Morrise spent some Stephen's house and there were soccer players to Hongkong at the carry out Calia's part of the pro. misfortune to wreck his best travell They are without the pale. But months last summer in Mongolia 200 guests, A marquee had been Like the mythical cherub who they are savages the Powers must and noticed huge mobs of the new put up all over the lawn and this beginning of this month. When gramme, as we are desirous to en- ing machine, which he cannot re-, went into the garden to eat worms, trade with if the world is ever to type of pony so that his suggestions was most beautifully luminated the matter was reported to our ex-harice the prestige of our people as place until arrival in New York. with electric lights in Chinese ecutive committee, they were not in muchas any other patriotic From New York M. Lefert intends Bussis can fairly say nobody loves coma normal again. Close For some years the China pony has
are well worthy of consideration. Innterns, the scene being extremely a position to give it full consider Chinese. But in the event of our to fly over. North and South bar. Assuredly she lias trade agree-observera relate that Russia is re-been improving in looks, pace and pretty. Among the guests at the offer, owing to the absence of finding it impossible for our team America to Buenos Aves. Here official Intimation from Shanghai to go, we are hot to be blamed, for he experts to encolater the monte with Britain and Cermany constructing herself energetically. tractability which is attributable Ronald Macleay, Sir Erest Wilton, and to the fact that Mr. F. K. Lau, we are not bound to keep a pro- severest test of the tour on a flight Assuredly also she hopes soon to Her production is increasing under doubtless to the foreign blood intro Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Love on detail of the proceedings, could party who are not responsible for miles with only one stop, k
who was supposed to know every mise made by members of another to Capetown, a distance of £500 duced by the disposal, after the and Lady Loveson, Sir Skinnerand bave dimilar pacte with France and the new economic policy; her ex-Boxer Rebellion, of a number of Lady Tumer, Judge Grain, Mr. not give satisfactory answers, this Association and have not con M. Lefert has a small machine that the Powers-love her, even one Moreover these trade agreements though the Germans had a few Consular Bady, and the leading other matters at a meeting Lau is merely a supernumerary to Shanghai. M. Lefert is seeking little bit. They don't. Indeed they are the only links the civilised horsea, which are said to have member of the Chinese official convened in our Association in the member of our coramittee; and has permission to give an exhibition of are still almost openly hostile. Only Powers have with the outcast. passed into the hands of brooders in community.
evening of the 12th instant. He pre no power whatever to represent us "stant Rying over the rice sumed, however, that everything in making any arrangements with course before leaving Hongkong. this month our pompous Foreign Accordingly they must be fostered Mongolia, In the case of the breed
would be fixed up properly at out having first obtained our con= Secretary, Britain's official voice, and extended, for it is through them of which Mr. Morrise writes, for-
Shanghai, and informed the meet- sent": He had neither done this WELCOME RETURN. that Russia will eventually win eign blood (very possibly thorough.
ing that Mr. Millant would assivel no communicated with us when nearly mapped the slender link recognition. The Powers may not bred) was introduced many years
here some days before the de the information regarding this pro TTALIAN GRANDE which keeps the peace together. love the Soviet system, but since ago according to certain authorities, Germany, although stie, has now they cannot alter it how many I would thus appear that the Bol Passengers who left yesterday parture of the vessel by which the
Japan. In fact, it is a standing rule extended hex trade tresty to include times have they tried-they must sheviks have unwittingly done evil on the langs Mara included players were fe leave. It was that fect reached him before he leff for recognise it sooner or later. And that good may come. The recom: Miss N. Troon of the Industrial decided that nothing could be of this Association that no agrede all the Boviet republics, is still the sooner they take this step, the mendations made by Mr. Morriss Mission, Kowloop, and Mr. V done in the matter, until Mrment or arrangement made by any Millard had properly approached member or official with others is Very lake-warm ally. Not only does sooner will, Russia truculence should certainly be given a trial: Ramsay of the Dock Ca-
our Association on his impending valid until it is subsequently a she find her relation with Russia disappear, the sooner will Europe's Throughout the foregoing betale
the term "Ching or Tartar. Among the passengers on board arrival,
proved by our executive committee. distasteful in itself, but she knows economic disorder cause.
pony is used in the sense that Race the Admiral liner ss. President About a week later, a letter was at a meeting.. Also that it invites stern Allied
Stewards in Chins and Hongkong, Jefferson," which arrived here last received from Dr. Gray acquain-
We are, dear Sir, employ it. It is a loose term at the evening, were Lieut. and Mrating us that the Chins Contest
Yours faithfully, best, but will be understood by trip to Shanghai and Japan, Millard to end our fan to For the South Chloa.
Osborn Wood an route to Manila: Committee had arranged with, Mr. | racing-men-En: Ching Mail.
Llout. Wood is of General Australia? (CA's already pointed out Leonard Wood,«Gover
SOONER OR LATER.
apan.
two entertainments were Sir
| skin,” katan
with him in which he hopes to fly.
But this does not mean porting capacity is rising steadily. foreign stallions chiefly: Arab, Barton and other members of the when questioned by us regar sulted us previously
ding return passage and We may mention that Mr. F. K. to Manila, back to Hongkong and
displeasure. Indeed one suspects Padlocklaw.
that she would never have made the We drew attention a little while famous Rapalle treaty had she not age to a Bociety called the Padlock felt that having nothing to lose she Bociety whose solitary reason for
ght just possibly secure some existence is the endeavour to stamp To-day af small gain out of it split between out the prevailing habit of slanging
Allies, my Whatever her she does not like Bussia, political pretem and
people. The pledge taken by mem bars is simple: 1
Fpromise tady my utmost never to say an unkind thing about, anyone whether true or untrue..
Bociety is absolutely non- and run-political and ite pledge is one that requires neither trouble nor money to)
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reply dated the 21st füst
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Hongkong, June 27,
CO'S. VISIT SU There will be general satisfaction at the news that the Inllan G Colony, and opens the Opera Co is returning th Theatre, Kowloon, for season only. In sora of standing successer, abe which is very favou bered, has had a most four in the North and retu all the old favourites, strength. They specially
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