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GOOD SELECTION
LADIES'
OF
AND
Oxford V. Cambridge.
THE CHINA MAIL.
From to-day's cables it will be eeen that Oxford has reversed the victorien gained by Cambridge in the inter-Varsity cricket matches in 1921 and 1923, The Dark Blued won by an innings and over two hundred runs but followers of the game will probably agros that the reanit rather flattors their prowess, At any rate, they seem to have monopolised the luck as regards the weather and the wicket. Router Enya that Oxford batted first on o "beautiful batting wicket" and that a heavy thunderstorm. with a | deluge of rain in the early hours of the morning left the pitch most difficult under the bot sun" when Cambridge commenced their first
| inninge.". Still, luck is an essential
part of the game and no one will
|Like children out across the field o
dreams,
Where poppien blow.
Bo all Thy saints and all Thy
einnors, too-
Wilt Thou not keep, Since not alone unto Thy well-
beloved.
Thou givest sleep?"
TENA SERARD,
| SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised In The Mail. ··
ENTERTAINMENTS,
2
July 12. Mignon.""
teer parade ground, 9.15 p.m.
July 21-Band Concert, "Volun- July 21-Star Theatre; Nikola, the World's Greatest Magician and Illusionist.".
PUBLIC AUCTIONS,
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL!
HONGKONG REFORM PETITION.
PRESENTED IN COMMONS.
WEDNESDAY JULY 15, 1988
LONDON, July 10.
ANOTHER WINNER.
PROGRAMME WORTH FIVE DOLLARS.
Yesterday the China Mail axt- nounced the dotsils of an "interest- In the House of Commons, Colonel John Ward presented the petling now contest which gives cinema tion of the Constitutional Reform Association of Hongkong praying the show the change of winning
theatro patrons overy time they visit
so far as the non-Chinese unofficial members of the Council are con-prize. corned, for abolition of the priuciple of Government nomination,
WIFE'S DAMAGES,
MAY HUSBAND SUE?
SUMMARY COURT POBER.
INTERESTING POINT RAISED.
BARBER OF SEVILLE,
LAUGHTER LOUD AND LONG.
onc
Each programme, bears number. These nuuabura are drawe in the usual way and the winner receives a coupon which be osn exchange for goods with any of the advertisors. The results are an nounced in the China: Mail This - afternoon we have pleasure in giv ing the latest result for the World July 8 to Tuesday, July 10. The Theatre programme, dated Sunday,
LAUNCH DISASTER.
OFFICIAL INQUIRY
PROBABLE..
grudge the Dark Blues their victory.†... July 11.-Coronet Theatre, "Just The Light Bluos captain this year Dogs" and Constance Talmadge is Claude Ashton, one of three in"The Perfect Woman." brothers; in 1921 bis brother Gil- July 11-World Theatre, "The to ARC bort was skipper and last year Chickasha Bone Crusher" and Hubert led the side, Oxford seam Constance Bimey in Midnight" to have had morg old Blues at its July 11-Star Theatre; Car disposal but nccording to some of men." the home writers there are a num- ber of froehmen who are considored better. The actual members of the team are not known but Taylor, the Westminster freshman made a cen- tury in his first inter-Varsity match. C. 8. Crawley of Harrow find J. L. Guise of Winchester wore others well apokon of Comment in the July 13-Laminert Bros. Ele last mail hinted that Cambridge trical equipment. Old premises of would have to depend on the bowlers the Hongkong Electric Co., Wing who did so well last year, namely, Fang St., Wanchai, 8 p.m. Ltd G. O. Allen (Eton) and P. ̃Ă.
|| Wright (Wellingborough); it was able postage stamp. sales rooms, July 13.-Lammert Bros.: valu- also mentioned that Lowry, the 3.15 p.m.
Opening the plaintiff's case, Mr. New Zealander who missed his Blue July 13.-Lammert Bros.; Mis- C.. A. 8, Russ explained that the last year but played with distinc cellaneous goods; sales rooms, household were sitting peacefully in tion for Somerset, had been award. It a.m.
their home when suddenly without ed his Blue this year.
July 14-Lammert Bros. High- warning a large number of enor class Havana, Manilla and Dutch mous rocks fell on the house, break voking custom which takes up so cigars, salca rodms, 41 a.m. ing down the door and causing much of our morning hours---but is July 16.-One lat Crown land, damage sud injuries. Soon after able to do anything to oblige, and price $8,800. 4,100 sq. ft., Tai Kok Tsui-upset this some people came along and who is day by day perpetually in P.W.D. Office, one of them said he was the fore bustle and motion." Scamuzzi took man responsible for the rocks falling this part and there is nothing more on the house. He undertook that if to say than that Scamuzzi never fails. He "puts it across "which they sont in a bill for sny medical is a most d. able expression four bodies had been found near oxpenses to the contmetor it would as perhaps no-one else can. bo paid. The result of this operation he was not alono last night.
CHILDRENS'
BATHING COSTUMES.
PLAIN AND FANCY
COLOURINGS.
HIRTHS,
WILDING-On June 30, 1923, at Kuling to the wife of H. St. John Wilding, a son. FADE-On July 4, 1923, at they are.
Shanghai, to Mr and Mrs. G. H. Fade, a son.
DEATHS.
"The Reformer's, Lot.”
.:
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Messrs. Mackintosh & Co., are
to his wife.
love.
#
ell amusement to
-But We
and
ACTS OF GOD·AND. OUR SHRUBS,
Champagne best describes this sparkling Opera. The thing bub- bles and bubbles, and later on a Winning number is 117, and if the you drink it all in there comes that bolder will send his programaio to Thint a husband is not entitled heady" comfortable feeling that this office, we shall be glad to for for damages retained makes you look out on the world ward coupon value $5 which can by his wife was a point raised with the calm optimism that fears be exchanged for goods to the same by the defence in an action for $500 no shroff or shrieking amah. The value with any of the advertisers in damages heard by the Puiene Judge opening overture is an extended the China Mail in the Summary. Court this morni
and but payes "the way for the sparkle and the fun ing.
of the story. Rossini has Ip Chau-eang, clerk-to the Chiei composed music typical of Engineer of the Taikou Sugar Re the man. We are constantly re
ery was the plaintiff and he minded of his Tancredi. At the sought to recover from the master same time there are long periods of the Tung Shing building and com. of recitatives which border on the tracting firm damages for injuries spoken word, and this we take it to Commander C. W. Beckwith caused by the negligence of the debe due to the fact that the Opera is R.N., the Harbour Master, seen by fendant or his servants in blasting said to have been composed in a operations in the neighbourhood of matter of fifteen days. There are a China Mail representative this the plantiff's premises, at 28, no murders, and no suicides to re-morning, said that in all probability Nullah Road, Quarry Bay, on duplicity, due to
cord. There is a certain amount of an enquiry would be held into the March 26.
all being fair in circumstances which led to the a duplicity that capsizing of the steam-launch "Fee brings to the fore Flagahrow Din Yat last Sunday. There is (pronounce it that way please) which an enquiry can be ordered,
apparently no ordinance under. factotum of engaging personality, who not only shaves he has his but Commander Beckwith Is In own ideas about that Gillette pro General on the subject to see what correspondence with the Attorney- steps can be taken. Amarine survey- of the vessel is being held to-day. confesses to being "much interested The North China Daily Now
MORE BODIES FOUND. in reading what the Hongkong 3 p.m. papers will have to say in reply to the Daily News article.complaining
Yesterday it was reported that of the wrong, done to Commander and Mrs. Haslewood in connection
the Wharf and Godowa Co.'s West" with the Mui Taar at Hongkong.
Point wharf and the Steamboat It knows by this that the China
was that the contractor was sum imagine the audience would award Co's Wing Lok Street wharf and Mail was the only paper to make stance Binney, is the chief attrac failing to take adequate precautions whose grotesque make-up as a sing passengers who were drowned "Midnight," featuring Con- moned lefare Mr. J. R. Wood for the honours to Signor Manceri they were believed to be those of reference to the London paper's tion at the World Theatre.
and was fired $500. comment, first by publishing
ing master, superb singing, added when the steam-launch "Fee Din an interview with Mr. J. M.
Mr. E. Davidson, who represent to his great comedy gifts, afforded Yat" capsized on Sunday. Later ed the defendant, rose to say that vast
in the day, thirteen more bodies Wong, Chairman of the Anti- Mui Tani Society, and secondly advertising the new tab tic which the defence did not deny hability sundry. Signor Paterna also, were recovered, making the total excopt that it was contended the as the scheming Guardian for yesterday seventeen. The by urging that the wrong done has stally for a busy qualities, plaintiff could not sue for injuries was good and manfully bore the thirteen comprised seven women, Commander Hoslewood be speedily especially the mao. righted. The Anti-Mui Tsai Society
extraordinary [shave that Fingaro one girl fifteen years of age, one- will not take action without the con-
His Honour Isn't that purely gave him until hunian nature boy ten years of age and four men. A Chinese tallymon on the s.5. technical? Could she not take out asserted itself and there Was sent of Commander and Mrs."Hwahkuet" jumped overboard a writ to-morrow for the damages? trouble. After all tis not in Haslewood in which they exhibit a on the voyage from Saigon to
LIKE TABLE TOPS. Mr. Davidson replied that ha mortals to stand lather in the eye, restraint that is worthy of all praise. Hongkong and was drowned.
was defonding the busband's The N. C. Daily News so far as we
even if they do deserve it. Signor | Bernardi sang sweetly as the Count claim, which he preferred to deal Almaviva keen on the wilful without hope. Assuredly the same can read between the lines of it's Peking "telegram to the with separately. He contended that Rosina, capably taken by Mile elements which caused the war may somewhat ambiguous comment Daily Bulletin announces, that two if a husband sued to recover Delza, who received some beauti be abroad again. Every fresh cables to justify the wrong done of Sun Yat-sen's emissaries are re-damages in respect of injuries to his ful floral tributes during the ever-called upon Mr. WJ, Carrie, acting from the Bar brings proof that that at the time Mrs. Haslewood members of Parliament to go
Commander Haslewood by stating ported to be at Tientsin urging wife there was no cause of action.
A China Mail representative ing. Our friends of the orchestra Superintendent of the Botanic Mr. Buss: My prosent submis were again well in the picture. But there are also other inaugurated her campaign for re- South
sion is that a husband can sue for elemente abroad-elements which form "Gt. Britain wan in the thrces
Tonight will see Bizet's garret Gardens while Mr. H. Green is on necessaries supplied to his wife. composed. Carmen" of which we leave, this morning, in connection are taalang, however slowly, for had to face," and that Hongkong
of the most deadly war it has over The local office of the Canadian We are not suing on account of the give the story in another part of with "Tree Lover's" complaint peace; and peace, which will this accordingly did right in declining to National Railways announces that wife's injuries. A busband is liable this issue. We look forward once about the trimining of hybiscus Admittedly trouble the British Government it will gladly supply travel in to supply necessaries to his wife, again to hearing Scamuzzi sing shrubs in the Colony. "I read the The Toreador" song, not forget letter from Tree Lover, which CARATZA-On July 4, 1923, at these elements oxisted before the about the matter having no time formation about Canada. Those Including proper medical attend.
interested are referred to the ance. diespiate energies on reforms" :
If he does not, at Home ha ting that ear-haunting thing "Love appeared in the China Mail on July Shanghai, Maria Carta, the war and admittedly they failed to the homes of Ifongkong advertisement elsewhere in this may be summonsed I don't know is like a wood-bird." To-morrow said myself, I tent for the head beloved wife of Mr. J. halt that supreme folly. Admitted-have said themselves that a reformu
issue.
what happens out bere. If some night the season closes with botanist Caratza, aged 47 years.
body's negligence causes him to ly, too, they are still very focble. such as this was a factor to upset
gardener" Mr. Luk Tsin-fai, who Mignon." URQUHART. Mrs, Urquhart, But they are growing-growing the populace and that to that extent
supply a larger amount of necessaries
is in charge of the technical side of wife of the late Mr. D. Urqu“ |
A Peking message to the Daily
Mr. Hisamara Oyama, a mem→
the department during Mr. Green's hart (C. M. Customs), at her re-slowly (perhaps) but surely. You they justify the Colonial Govern Bulletin, announces that General obviously he can recover from the sidence, No. 1 Gordon Terrace will find it hard to detect these ment in the stops it took to remove Hsiung Ping-chi, Civli Governor of person whose negligence causes that ber of the Chamber of Commerce, absence, and I should like you to -Kowloon, July 10th at 8.30.elements in Europe to-day.
that cause.
What this means is Shantung, after a conference with larger amount of necessaries to ba Tokyo, left there for Shanghai interview him." When Mr. Luk yesterday with the object of investi- appeared he acknowledged that, p.m. Cortege will pass the
not quite clear. Does it mean that Wu Peistu and Tsao Kun, has supplied.. Monument at $ p.m. to-day, many of the nations deserve Mr. the reform urged if carried through arrived at Peking, where Kao Ling- Discussing the bill for damages, gating the Chinese and Japanese by mistake, a few hybiscus shrubs, (Shanghai and Tientsin papers Lloyd Georgos rebuke. They aro, as likely to upset the populace? wel is expected to receive him this which Mr. Davidson threatened to situation, the boycott conditions had been cut so that they
like a table-top." However, it was and the improvement of relations, not yet too late to remedy the error, reveal as a "grossly inflated" one, please copy.)
as he says, driving headlong into the If so events do not justify the afternoon.
Mr. Rues said it included a Chinese says a dispatch to the Daily Bulletin, tough. Mr. Lak pointed out that murk. But they are not sweeping the factor likely to upset the assertion. Perhaps it means that
A Peking dispatch to the
doctor's bill for $76.35 in respect of
the act of God" often prevented all Europe along with them. There populace was Mrs. Haslewood who Daily Bulletin, dated July 10, reads: 20 days attendance, including medi- Mr. Davidson: Did you use gowing, after pruning, into the properly trimmed shrubs from are other nations who have not accordingly was removed." The It is reported from Changsha that clue. The doctor, would, Mr. Rus
splinta?
Ideal "oviform shape." wholly ignored the lessons the last nature of the removal does not the restoration of the status quo has indicated, say that it was a VERY twenty years have taught. These appear to bave upset the European been delayed by the fall in the moderate bill. He did not have a HERGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1923. other nations still resist the prevail-bottom it feels that wives of Naval Japanese river boats ascending the like that" but find bean practising to whether a husband could sue for populace. It may be that at rock river, which has prevented two degree from Cambridge or anything Further argument on the point as
ing madness und eng of them, 'any-officers have no business to take an
in the Colony for 40 years and was his wife's injuries took place after the benefit of his experience and obviously reckoned to have consider the evidence had closed. way, can exercise a very strong interest in affairs going on around
also notify them of all the trees able technical skill... Other items them but to be content with the Five of the seven members of included the loss of 10 days wages op was that it was just as impers- restraining hand. That one is our prosaicism of reflecting the glory of the s.s.Wing Ping's" crew, who at $2 a day, damage to a cost and five for a husband to pay for a
Mr. Russ said the position he took | which he referred in his letter.
own nation. Apart from allowing their tasselled husbands, dispensing were kidnapped when the vessel
WEST RIVER. - Clemencena to force the ruinous tes and buns, and playing bridge was pirated in the Canton delta to furniture, the bill for the medical doctor to repair his wife as to pay Speaking in Edinburgh several Versailles "peace" on Europe, and and tennis, with an attendance now about two months ago, have been expenses to the wife (who-was, Mr. for a carpenter to repair his door.
CLOSED TO STEAMER Dipping into the low on the sub- weeks ago, Mr. Lloyd George paint-apart from letting Churchill launch and then at Church, but not when released on payment of ransom. Ross said, still unable to walk) and
TRAFFIC The other two died of privations general claim for pain, suffering ject, Mr. Davidson said that before the Litany is being recited. ed a lurid picture of Europe's plight. his adventures against Rugain,
whilst in captivity.
and shock,
the. Married Women's Property Suspicion, hatred and ill-will stilk Britain since the war has steadily To-day's Poem
The plaintiff said in the pours of Ordinance: 1906, was posed if a tort (From Our Own Correspondent:) prevailed among the nations, he striven for the cause of peace. "Tum Thou the key upon our have a Far Eastern Department in His wife a kneecap was fractured together. This had, however, been his evidence that he was hit by a was committed on a married woman Messrs. Thos. Cook and Son stane and fell down, unconscious. husband and wife had to sue said, and to-day be found exactly Latterly, with Europe's reparation
WUCHOW, July 9.* thoughts, dear Lord,
their London Office 125 Pall
General Li has sent orders to the same elements that produced wound still bleeding freely, these And let us sleep';""g the great war. He saw simply a efforts for peace have become Givens our portion of forgetfulness, fers from the Far East can be sure cine extent of the damage and Fin The Palene Judge
Mall, London S.Where travel. Mr. Davidson cross-examined the entirely set aside by Section 3 of the Canton from Luk Po (Lu Pao) to
plaintiff searchingly as to the pre Ordinance.
the effect that no vessels whatever dense fog into which the nations another crusade, a mission which
of receiving every assistance. Mr.
Yes. The may proceed up, the West River were driving recklessly-headlonely: will not merely solve our own
General Manager in the Far East, of this sort he liked, possible, to not sue? N. F. Blanch, formerly the firm's Hongur interpolated that in cases wife can ane. But can a husband above Shiu Hing, However, Brl- This is indeed a gloomy vision, but economic problems, butuch, making duo allowance for Mr. infinitely inore than that will also Lloyd George's rhetorical licence, save Europe from the abyss; will one must still confess that it does see that the war, with its dend not lack truth. Unquestionably arillions yet scarcely cold, has not dente fog doos enshroud Europe's been fought in vain. That is Suspicion and Britain's mision and our very tangled affair: hatred are still making trouble civilisation may hang on the result. mong the nations. France and Hence the anxiety with which the Germany would gladly murder each world now awaits the statement of other, Belgium has caught the Britain's policy which the Promier anilitant favor; Poland is building has promised to make to-morrow. op an unwieldy army; Russia is still Britain has tarried long before hold- the angry outonot; and the Balkans, ing out her restrauing hand. His despite the peace treaty, cannot yet she tried so long that she has now Tumpe for absolute security, Europe lost the will, the power to perform is seething. But bad as things are a duty which, if urgent, is still die. ---and they are bad enough, heaven, Lasteful, not to say slao Iknows--they are not yet entirely delicate?: Very soon we shall know.
The Chinn Mail.
TO-MORROW'S FATEFUL
MESSAGE.
time prove lasting.
Too
-
H
Silent and doop.
Lay Thou Thy quiet hand upon
our eyes, To close their sight;
river to Changsha.
Witness: No, it can't be done. "REPAIRS" TO A WIFE.
looked
Both Mr Luk and Mr. Carric expressed the desire that the China
would come forward and give them Mall correspondent Tree Lover"
tish vessels are continuing their
and well known in Hongkong, is have put before him the evidence of Mr. Davidson: Thers can be only trips and will altempt to maintain In charge of that department so that the police officer who visited the one case of action and it follows the through, schedules under the Shut out the shining of the moon enquirers may depend upon re premises to investigate the accident. that only one person can que, either escort of British gunboats.
[and-stara,"
ceiving sympathetic and practical
CHINESE SURGERY. the wife or the husband. It is
There are two sca-going Chinese And candlelight.
attention.
The Chinese doctor gave eridance obvious that in this particular case gunboats at Luk-Po that $76,35 was a fair and reason-if judgment is given against us we able charge for the medheal aften may be sued afterwards by the wife.
BASEBALL For the 24 hours euding July, hon given by himself to the plain Idely my friend to show that that
Keep back the phantoms and the The shades of gray- visions sad- The fancies that so bannt the little
Bars Before the day.
9, the following cases of notifiable tlf. His charges, he said, depend is not the case. So that we might THE LUSITANO BASEBALL disease were reposed Smallpox ed upon this seronisness of the pati
6, enteric and meningitis one each
Call Chinese.) The figures for the enta condition. His lowest fee for week follow, the, deaths being; în n professional visit was 31. brackets: plogue 7(4); small par 61 Regarding the injuries to the
have to pay twice for this wrong.
Proccoding to develop his conten, tion that there was no cause of
TEAM
action so far as the wife's expenses At a meeting held in the- Lusi- "Quiet the time worn questions that | (11); diphtheria 2 (2); enteric 11 (4) plaintiff's wife, the witness said, the wore concerned, the wrong com- tapo Club last evening, It was un-
are all
paratyphold 3;meningitis 2 (2), Ohe lady had a fractured kneecap and mutted against the plaintiff, wae that animously agreed to combine the Unanswered yet,
European died from diphtherls ho attended her for 60 days He a piece of stone struck him and that Lusitano Recreation Club and the Take from the spontanil troubled two British and 2 Indians from had been paid 30. There was was the wrong on which the plain Club de Recreio Baseball Teamis till could sue, The damage done into one, so as to compete in this vs to the plaintiff and his pooperty reasons League under the name mid- the striking of his, wife by a of the Lusitano laseball" een stone was not his wrong.
{S Mr. GAU.Nda Roza; of; J M. da
Rocha mater on th
aouls of ug Their snin regret
And lead us, far int
land, That we may go,
enteric and “one Indian from balanop owing of $189.16 muratynkoid __The remaining cases. Me Doxidion – How did were Chinese. For the 24 hours and--tron; this Indy's fractured knee? ing July to the figures are ; plague Witness: I gave ber medicine 1-smallpox-3 diphtheria ty and poulticed her knee with Chinese phold meningitis Ill Chineser wine,
His Honour decided to reserve judgmont