SATURDAY OCTOBER 13, 1923
NO-ONE TO BLAME.
FOOTBALL.
THE
HONGKONG TRADE.
"CHANGSHA INQUIRY, FIXTURES DOWN FOR THIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FINDING,
MAFFER EXONERATĘP,
In its finding, announced at the Harbour Office this morning, the
AFTERNOON,
REPORT.
Below will be found this Soccer |
The fortnightly trude report fixtures for this afternoon and the issual by the Hongkang Gener names of the teams received from, Chamber of Commerce etates; Club Secreturies.
LEAGUE-DIVISION 1.
R.G,A. v, H.K. Chá,-Sopkan
"A" ground.. Kowloon v. Patar, Kowloon
Court of Inquiry appointed to investigate the struuding of the Australian Oriental steamer "Chungsla" near Sandelin on August 19 exonerated the Master, ground. Captain C. F. Liuashrill, from l blaires
**Diouurde** v. King's-Nay changed. "A" ground.
LEAGUE-DIVISION H.
Kowloon
The furbour Master (Coinunder C. W. Beckwith. H.N.) presided] 1.K. Club v. Filipings-Clubs and the other metalens of the Court ground. wem ---Lient. J. B. Parrast, B.N. 61.38, Bluebell"), Captain W. Joon ground. Davison Marine Sayerintendent af Bee C.P.S.S), Cantain D. Evans, Ess. "Kharma") and Caytom A, D, Kehman es "1in Song,"
["A" ground.
an
CHINA MAIL.
SHOT,
PROMINENT CHINESE
ATTACKED.
THE CORONET.
"THE PRISONER OF ZENDA.”
An unusually interesting attrac- tion beginning at the Coronet to morrow, is the film version of "Prisoner of Anthony Hope's Zenda." The book was issued nearly twenty years ago, and im- mediately became a best seller. The play based upon the novel was it great theatrical hit, and it is in- teresting to note that at the present time a revival of the drama, with, Miss Fay Compton and a brilliant caste is one of the outstanding successes of the London season.
Mr. Lo Chenk-wan, a prominent Chinese business man and a brother of the manager of the Cotton Pices Goals and Fancy China Merchants' office, was the Cotton Gegas.-The most cheering victim of a cowardly attack last fenture is the improvement in clear night as the result of which he is anees which are quite brisk. No now in hospital, a bullet having new business of importance is re-struck the back of the head close to ported. Locat values re
Until it is more un the right ear.
minutely examined it is difficult to Cotton Yarn. In the varly part speak of the extent of the wound. Between eight and nine, Mr Lo 'of the fortnight a limited insiness
was done previous rates, but left No. 182, Queen's Road Central
The." Prisoner of Zenda" has latterly the demand eased off, accompanied by a "boy" who held v. University,-Kow-Trices are weaker and denters are
umbrella over his master. been so widely read, and the Access to this shop is from the story is so familiar to most people, faccepting $2 to $3 lower for their St. Joseph's V R.G.A.—St. holdings.
hack lane leading into Kau U Fong, that it is unnecessary to restell it. It is said that as Mr. Lo was going Its possibilities as a motion picture despite grund.
Quotations are: No. 109. down the steps Donde" v. "Tamar."-Navy $1727103.
leading will be readily recognized, for it No. 12%. $163/203. through a fumel-like lane into abounds in colour and dramatic No. His. $200/220, No. 204. Wellington Street, two shots were incident. The Meiro Company Forth China "B" Club, de
$195/210, Arrivals 3.800 bitles. discharged at him in quick succes- entrusted the direction of the Recreio.-Sayy "B" ground.
Shipments nil. Sales 1,500 bales.sion. Mr. Lo fell down about seven picture to Rex Ingram, who made Sath Chit “A v. Sacred
Bargains 6,000 bales.
steps on receiving the shots. His a reputation with "The Four Hort--South China grouzid. #*
Woollers-Orders have been servant speaks to seeing a man in | Horseman," so that an artistic pro- King's v. "Bluebell."--Sooktan,,phed for Fastings and Blankets. white jacket and buck trousers, sentation seems assured. pe "X" ground.
Clearances are stendy.
i making off along Kan U Fong to The cast for the-film is also the Raw Cottons,-TËere is no busi- | Aberdeen Street.
same as it was in the Ibanez play,{ ness to report and quotations are i The wounded man was taken to and advance notices speak in Insehunged.
hospital and as the result of a state-glowing terms of the beauty of andment made by him, the police the production.
started for his house, No. 41. "The Prisoner of Zenda" will Flour Market Report-Stock: Robinson Road, In Caine Road, be shown atusual prices during its pets, maid alter passing through the The following will represent le
Steady market. the officers met a man whose name, 200,FM sarks. Banka State Enerolo towards H.K,F.C. Reserves against the Quotations: American Patent, Lo Chung-lok, is alleged to have (in “Sebuto Passage." At mum on Filipino Phab in the 2nd Division $3.60 per sick; American Straight, been given by the wounded man, 18th August and observations were Lane match on Clubs ground, $2.07 per sack: American Cut-off, was taken into custody.
prompt.-R.
In hospital Mr. Lo is said to have obtained for Latitude and Langi-kirk 3.30 pau.
$3.00 per sack: Austrdian No. 1,
concubine's house at Wyndham fed again at 4.34 pain, when the Gardner and E. W. Rrillon: A. P.j
Street and used the dark thorough- We must acknowledge with ship was swing be Devizion to Paul, S. It. Gerod and S. Dun: $2.97 per sack.
Mr. E. Davidson appeared on belasf of the "Changsha's Master
arsi officers.
The Cont's finding ARS failis 1-
"We find that the British ss. "Changsta ficial No. 151,8% of
The Second Division games stari, Lomb of whan Charles Ped ́m 130 pan. sharp, and the first! Gamlwill, whose Contiliente el Con- Division at 4.15 pan. potency is No. 64% of New Southal
Widles was Muster, left Sydney out. 1.K.PBX v. FILIPIÑOS, 2 August with mails and pakietie
Motal-Market Gruer rather are active.
The god the ship position was! Hutchison: H. T. Buxton or $2.95 por sack: Shanghai Flour stated that he was returning to his
run here.
CRICKET FIXTURES.
wards the North and the Course? T. A. Barclay, A. Pergall, Window Glass,--Markel is very fare as a short-cut to get a ricsha.thanks the cards of cricket fixtures was set N. Glde, W. Mag, la pass! Pyburn, ú. May and R. W. Wfirm on erount of smallness of He is also mentioned as having sent us by the Honorary Secretaries
1 voiles South of Manuk Island, Rituson. Reserves: Y. Sunters Algan. the Muster was celler i and P. J. Jennings.
went on the Bridge. At 9.80 mm.
IL.R.F.C. v. R.G.A.
visible stock and of higher, replace- ment cost.
Saltpetre. Stocks 8,500 hags. Fairly steady with increasing de-
winds.
COLOFN Y CYMRO:
Croesodd dau aelnd-Mr. Gi. II. Robarts a'r Capten Arthur Evans
Aelod Llafur oedd y blaenaf dros Norwich, ar olaf Rhyddfrydwe C'enedlaethol dros Leicester,
hand was sighted on the Part bow. prediently in the position be expert | ed to sight Sebutu Island allowing
The following will represent the slightly for a Southerly Set which" Chib qgainst the RCA, in the 1st! he il experienced in making this! Division Langue match on Chib passage on paroxious visages. The ground, kick-off 4:45 pm, prompt. Visibility was gonel, the weather, J. Wilson; W. Germind or H. P was fine but slightly cloudy, and Buston and C, E. Bishop: A. Mair, abhough the Ligle was not visible 4. Stewart and C. Angis, R. Bell, the Master being satisfied with the 6. Watson, A. S. Forsyth, d. Me--we y y i ymuno ar Torisid. sights obtained in the 19th, devid. Bride and S. 11. Begg Reserve ed pass through these Struits H. G. Howard. and at 2.55 a.m. altered cower to! North. A 3.05 m. being #
Y mae Ysgol Siral Aberteifi wedi suspicions line aberd like a
[21 squall, the Master ondered ungates? The following have been slected 'colli ei granit' o ddiwedd Mawrth. -to be put full spoed astern, and the to represent the Kowloon teams in Oherwydd anghydfod nglyn a'u Helm Hard Astarboard, but before their Tangue engagements to-day :-eyflogi y mae yr hen athrawon the weigh egile! be pot 19 the 1st Division v. "Tamar` on wedi gnill, a mae staff newydd ship, shu stranded on Tji Tji Revt. Kowloon ground at 4.45. pan-wedi cymeryd eu lle. Danfonwyd
The question now aris's as to Bill; Wheeler sequ
Koight; golygwyr y Central Welsh 'Board whether the Master was justified or Leonard, MeKelvie and Dunean er gwneyd adroddiad lewn am yr at, in going drough this passage Clemo, Cooke, Mason, Paseo and ysgol, ac ar hon y mae y Bwrdd during hours of darkness on the air. Resarves: Morrison and Addysg wedi atal islind y "grunt."-
19th and without, having first seen Spery.
KOWLOON TEAMS,
Sekutu Light and verifying his osi-1 201 Division v. University on
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Gwelir yn mulwg fod y Contral tim, This Court are of opinial that, Kowloon ground 3.5 p.Welsh Board wedi diling nglyn as these Stits are is less wide. Bench: Marion and Guest: A. W datblygu ysbryd Cymreig yn yr and that it is a common practice for Brown, II. G. Whytter and Urqu-Ysgolion:
attributed the attack to some of the Hongkong University C. C. alleged family differences,
His brother. Mr. Lo Shun-wan, who is very popular with the Chinese was, so it was stated at the time, the recipient of a threatening letter demanding a large sum of money when he was running the Tai Ping theatre. Nothing came of it after Mr. Lo laid a report with the police.
EMPRESS HOTEL LTD,
RUMOURS CLEARED.
and the Kowloon C. C. Will other secretaries kindly follow suit and go one step further, by furnishing the China Mail, before Friday in each week, with the teams selected: to take part in week-end games?
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
In connection with the recent THE next Gymkhana will be held on the 10th and 12th November announcement in the Gazette that
1923 and not 53 previously the Empress Hotel, Lid. had been
advertised. struck off the register of companies an advertisement has been inserted in the Chinese press, which clears
a number of rumours aneat the cause.
NAVY LEAGUE BALL.
NOTICE. The hotel company has a large capital and has purchased a num- her of shops and tenements at The List of the Ladies' Com- Morrison Street, Des Voeux Road mittee can be obtained from Mns. Central and Connaught Road. D. J. LEWIS. Telephone, Peak These have been demolished and No. 126.
alf that is left on the land are old building materials.
mul steators and others to pass in: Hast. Ollier, W. H. Brown, Dywed yr Adroddind :— through the Schult. Straits daring Randle and Young. Reserves: " Of the eight new teachers It was stated when the hours of darkness and without sight- Milland and Stewart,
ing the Sebut Ligid, also tyking
info consideration that the "Chang- -sin" bad tend geod Feliable sights i
KING'S TEAMS,
'Tji Tji Rool. We consider that after A: Happy Valley v. "Diomede the ship struck, everything possible Blaets: Wynne, and Williams vins done by the Masier and Officers Newton. Hodgson and Gregory; of the ship to save the ship and her, Willions, Burnett, Lieut. Jones, passengers nails and stores, and wel Dyre and Beesley. exonentte the Master from al A Sookunpeo v. "Bluebell :-- blune."
Holland: MeC and Crimney Martin, Citeldow and Hayter; Love, Moure, Dangerfield, Pye and Livesay.
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only one is Welsh-speaking, viz, a company was floated that a large
structure would young agter who is engaged to modern tench
A halt in
be
the
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PUBLIC AUCTION
tions to soll by Fublio Auction, THE Undomfened have receirad instruc
ON
FRIDAY, October 19, 1823,
At 3 p.m.
At their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,
(for account of the concorned) The Steam Launch "Paggy."
As who now lies in the Barbour of Hongkong.
Welsh and Geography. constructed.
TO LET-Godown at Kennedy Town Apply H.MH. Nemazee, on the 18th we therefore consider The King's 1st team are playing Either the field of Welsh conditates operations has been made since the flani dio Muster was not in any way | H.M.S. "Diomede" in the 1st Was very limited, or the Governors old houses were pulled down. As Prince's Building.
attached extremely little import-a consequence rumours have been guilty of mureless navigation
Diviäon, while în the junior league
ance to the Welsh qualification. It among the Chinese that the We further fund that the strand- the soldian meet 11.1.8. "Blue would be expreted that the naniber authorities have, in view of the ing of the sa, Changsha" was due bell.
No navad tegns have been receiv: null, because the circumstances of company
of Welsh candidates would be housing shortage, induced the to build tenements to an unexpected current, which set the ship N. 65deg. E. 17 miles in ec, but the following will represent the case were well known through-instead of a hotel.
The announcement in the press 15 hours and stranded her on the The King's.
out Wales, and there would be a professional unwillingness to take states that the striking-off was due advantage of cuencies caused by to non-compliance with the regula the refusal of the old teachers lotions of the Ordinance, that steps were being taken to have the accept a certain senle of salaries, ́* omission rectified and the name re- (1) It was, however, somewhat placed on the list. It is also surprising together, from expres-mentioned that the new building stons used by the Governors at the will be commenced soon. Conference which followed the inspection, that the predominantly English character of the new staff
Mr. MacCallum, cross-exaŋis- : was not considered to be a materialing in the police-court this morn- disadvantage. The members who took part in the discussion pressed put it to you that your the point that Welsh children were all the better for coming in contact with English teachers. This, of course, true within limits (and vice versa), but it can be stated with some certainty of agreement among these who have studied the question that school in thoroughly Welsh district, ought to enjoy a thoroughly Welsh atmos- The following will represent the phere, for the right development of beurt as well as of wind, and this
TRUCULENT tuchun.
TANG SHI-MOU SCOFFS AT INTERNATIONAL LAW.
PEKING, October 11
The Japanese captured from the "Yiyang Mara," have been
:
CRICKET.
THE TEAMS SELECTED TO-DAY.
Belaw will be found a list of the removed from Nachwang and cricket tears selected to take part, are being taken to Kikiang.
in today's matches t
The Japanese Consuls at Ichang and Chunking met the Kweichow leader, Tang Shi-mot, at Laughang, on October 6, and attempted to obtain the release of the captives.
C.R.C. v. CRAIGENGOWER,
11
C.R.D. in friendly match against can be secured only if, at best, the
latter's
Tang Shi-mon, however, re- Craigengower 6911 the mained adamant and insisted on a ground :-6. Lex, H. C. Hunt. W. mujority of the teachers understand | million dollars being paid as ranunt; M. K. Lez, M. W. Lo. 11. the home language of the children."
SOM.
Ching, Shi Yak-kwan, Ho Wing
He declared he had ho intentioning. Class, Wong Siksto nud
of obeying International Law or
Treaty obligations.
He stated that if the "Yiyang Maru" was taken down the river, his troops would fire on all ships
A. K. Other.
H.K.C.C. v. UNIVERSITY,
сл
Lady Leveson and her daugh- lers, who have been staying with Lady Macleay at the British Legution in Peking, left there on October 3, for Pukow, where they were to join Admiral Sir Arthur the Leveson
board H.M.S. Hawkins."
flying the Japanese flag and pass- | The following wil represent the ing his lines.
H.K.C.C. in a friendly natch Mr. Chiang Hua-pen, who has against the University, been sent by the Peking Foreign latter's ground at 2.15 p.m. :- Office to negotiate for the release E. 3. R. Mitchell (capt.), Ř. E. A. of the captives, arrived at Ichang Webster, H. Owen Hughes, A. I. on October 7-Renter."
Guce, G. R. More, F. C. Millor,
FIGHT AT CHUNGKING.
PEKING, October (1) The recent continuous attacks against Chungking have been with- out result, but now General Tang
On
R. H. Wild, A. V. T. Dean, L. D. kenzie, D, H. F. McMaster, C. v. McNicoll, E. G. England and Mark, D. E. G. Nicholson, G. H. A. C. I. Bowker.
Piercy, TW, Riddell and V. Reid.
2s H.K.C.C. v. UNIVERSITY
A."
K.C.C. (B.) v. R.E.
concubine is over fifty years of
age. Witness (emphatically) She is not. I am only forty-seven and if she was older than I, I would not have married her.
The following will ́ reprosent The following will represent the Kowloon "B" team versus R.E. Ci-yau's brother has arrived with Hongkong Cricket Club 2nd XI. in H. Overy (capt.), B: B. Green;)|| 6,000 Yunnanese and joined the their League match against the AW. Ramsay, F. Evelyn attackers. It is reported that Hongkong University "A" on the LB. D. Duncao, J. Freser, L negotiations will shortly be opened Club ground at 2.15 p.m.-. M. Phillipson, A. J. Kew, CA J between the first and second armies:--Reuter.
Chaloner, J. E. Hancock, H. E., Tacohi, O. B. Raven and A. Bum Hollands, P. Jacks, A. K. Mac- mera.
Length 40 fest Brosdth 10 feet. Dopih 5 feet.
For further particulare apply to the Undersigned.
Ferma: Cash on delivery.
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