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THE CHINA MAIL.
Were creatures (fod Almighty made
A
Hilant man in life's affairs, He loved them for His' sake- ;-
A thinker from a boy.
A peasant in his daily cares.
A poet in his joy.
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WEATHER CALENDAR.
OCTOBER 16.
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the want of thought that Res bohind the numerous actions which though not always illinoant, result in the misunderstanding that take years to live down. The fastidions will note the house in this letter and realisa that as exponents of "the gentleet art our Chinese friends are second to none in their epistolary efforts. Of the alleged promise of France to return Kwang chow-wan as referred | to by me third correspondent w are unable to speak with any degree 1793. of certainty but if what he says is true we may well agree that "it is? atmange that a country which is making an old enemy carry out its promise to her, should forget her own to i friendly nation." We may well echo our correspondent's question :----““Now precisely what is France's attitude vis-a-vis this
The only way to make up on the matter? Assuming his contention shortness of life is by adding to its to be carreet too much einplusis quality. cannot be laid upon this aspect of a Nation's word of honour, It only proves that to collect examples of "ways that are dark" it is not necessary to travel six miles out-i side Eurge. The letters under", review renti'm the dictums that af drops of ins think.
As the super improves yesterday, every day this autumn. I have just been at Cliveden, lest it should grow so hot that I should be tanned if I stayed till November.-Walpole."
A Postal Matter.
lee millions!
a
THE ONLY WAY.
SHADOWS BEFORE.
:
Coming Events Advertised
In The Mail.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
October 16-Coronet Theatre; The Prisoner of Zends." October 16. - Star Theatre Frank Keenan in "Hearts Aflame." October 16--World Theatre Hoot Gibson in "Dead Game" also view of Tokyo after fire.
October 29,-Theatre Royal Grand Violin Recital by Jascha Heifetz.
SOCIAL.
October 19-Hongkong Volun teer Defence Corps' third and final promenade Concert of the season.
November z--Navy League Ball at City Hall, 9.30 p.m.
November 10.12. - Hongkong Jockey Club's next Gynkiana.
ПРОВТ.
ARMS CASE.
he offered the plea that the defen-
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16 1023
JOTTINGS FROM MACAO. STEEPLECHASERS' NEEDS:
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
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VIEWS OF PROMINENT
GOLF MAN.
FRIENDLY OPPOSITION.
Protection from bandits and The Military Parado. marauders in his client's native In the notice en gave of the district of Hok Shan, was the military parade of the 5th October)
given by Mr. H. Glast, wo unfortunately omitted the|--With a view to sounding the Macnamara to Mr. J. R. Wood this Company of Heavy Machine Guns, opinion of the golfing fraternity · morning when a Chinese named which, under the command of To Sing was charged with posses Lieutenant Rogerio Ferreira also garding the suggestion of Mr. sion without a permit of 575 rounds took part. of 38 shot ammunition on board
C. C. Boy that a The forces in this parada were course be laid out at Happy Valley, steeple-chais the 5.5. "President Jefferson"
ander the general command of According to Mr. Macnamara, Lieut. Col. Lobato, the Infantry Mr. J. B. Ross was approached for courmandel by Jient. his views in the matter last Friday. defendant had been a laundryman being
"I should like the week-end to think for cleven years in Canada and Marlins.
the matter over and consult my although it was no defence in law, Accident.
golfing friouds," Mr. Ross said to a Dr. Alvaro dos Santos Palo, China Mail representative. dant was ignorant of the Colony's Judge of the Chinose Court, ingain yesterday, Mr. Ross said that Seen under treatment for contusions and the scheme, as outlined in the China wounds sustained as the result oftail last week, was not likely to be an automobilo accident,
favourably received by tombers of the read to recovery,
We learn, however, that he is on the Golf Club. Mr. Ross, however, was host anxious to emphasize the Pirates.
fact that relations between the Shortly after midnight on the 5th,motabern of the Jockey Club and the Dutch Harbour Works Com-Golf Club were of the most amicable pray's installation at Coloane was pature despite the fact that, on attacked by a band of pirates, it occasion, miembers of euch Club being supposed that their aim was infringed the rights of the other. to kidnap some of the employees Mr. Ross admitted that any feasible and hold them to ransom.
soleme put forward by the Jockey The negro soldiers cotning to the Club for a permanent steeplechase latter's assistanco, a brief but very course would, undoubtedly, receive brisk altle resulted, and one of the favourable consideration from the
Very few we imagine are over pleased when the postium delivers letter or postal jacket insufficiently stamped on which a, surcharge Jus been made and payment denunded. 7 is agtinst liian nature to be anything but pleased. If the offend- ing missive is from a friend the inp, of unkindness within us at one suggests that the omission has heen deliberately or carelessly nude. If from business, house, contant for the intelligence of that laats
the mail Tr
clerk or office boy proceeds ny a matter of conte A postat packet, from |America just to hand shows they me things differently there. The envelope bears a rubber impres sion with the words:"Returned October 19.-Lammert Bros. at; for acklition), postage. The lynx. their Sale Rooms, Duddell Street, eye of a competent official has the steam launch "Peggy," 3 p.. | detected the insuficiency of the October 19.-Lammert Bros., at postage stamps on the envelope, but Messrs. Iapique & Co.'s offices, instead of noting that fact on the Queen's Building, 11 a.m envelops, making the necessary October 20.-Lammert Bros., at record, and sending the packet on their Sales Rooms, Duddell Btreet,
PUBLIC AUCTIONS. October 17.-Lammert Bros. at Kingsclere," Kennedy Road, 2.30 p.m.
to its destination, there to be the SL. "Tonkinois," at noon. | centre of more attention, the rubber
MEETINGS,
chop is put into operation and the October 19-Meeting of Credi- offeiuling missive returned to the tors of the "Hongkong Hide and) source and fount of its offending. Leather Co. Ltd., (in liquidation) at The saving of time and trouble is the offices of Messrs. Percy, Smith, obvious, to say nothing of abviating Seth and Fleming, 5 Queen's Road ruffled feelings, whilst an object Central, noon. lesson is given the person most con- cerned which cannot fail to inculcate the lesson of enrefulness in the future. We commend the matter to those who preside over the destinies of our local pill boxes.
at 4 o'clock this morning, our local Boxing Association in pro- Too Much Wetnursing.
Margaret Brenner, the wife of
LOCAL AND GENERAL:
Cable communication Macao is interrupted.
with
laws.
Asked by His Worship if the ammunition had been specially concealed, Acting Inspector Spear of the Water Police said that they were found under a false bottom of a trunk.
A fine of $1,000 was imposed and an order made for confiscation.
COLLUSION ?
ROBBERY SURMISE.
Promotion.
the promotion of Mr. Januario A Much pleasure is felt in Macao at d'Almeida, to second official of the Postal Department. Exhibition.
their privileges.
A conclusion drawn from an pirates was wounded and captured. members of the Golf Club provided armed robbery at Yaumati last The soldiers also suffered one it did not entail noy cartailinent of night is that the miscreants must casualty. have been in collusion with one
1 being evident from certain re or inord of the fokis of the grocery shop which was looted shortly after
felt the Polo Club was at the back marks made by Mr. Ross that be midnight. This was the Lua Hing store of which Au-Yeung
of the movement to lay out a Lun is the master. His statement
sicepic-chase course, our representa- is that whilst the inmates were
tive did his utmost to disillusion asleep they were roused by four Much interest has been aroused success, however, judging from his hi on this point. With little men who entered from the back by a circular signed by a group of subsequent remarks, which were to door. After binding and gagging teachers inviting entries for an the effect that a steeple chase course the shopmen, a key was taken from exhibition of applied art to be held would be used by few except mem the master's pocket and the safe in December. then opened. A sum of $660 was
bere of the Polo Club who, he con- Macao can boast of a respectable sidened, should be approached with removed and the robbers left by number of handicraftemen the door through which they gained
and
a view to jumps being erected on the admission. It was found that the accomplished artists, and there is present pola ground which, in so door had not been tampered with, no doubt that the exhibition will many words, was described as a hence the surmise that it must have move well worth visiting.
To us the Committee appears of ment of a very small section of the large space catering for the enjoy- been purposely left open by some unwieldy size for such an end, but body on the premises.
conumudity, we wish them every success in their praiseworthy efforts. Founder's Day,
WANTON CRUELTY.
charged.
A FOWL CASE.
1
The China Mail representative pointed out that Hankow, Peking, Shanghai and Tientsin all possessed
Mr. Hoes, however, maintained that the end in view was the re- vival of steeplechasing in Hong-
On Friday the student of the facilities for schooling ponien over Pedm Nolusco Commercial School jumps and dwelt on the fon and observed: they annivorary of instruction, that could be gained from the death of the founder of such an institution apart altogether the school, the Ante Pedro Nolasco from the steeplechasers' point of Wanton cruelty to several hund-in Silvn. Shortly after daybreak view. Many elderly gentlemen, eds of fowls was revealed in a case party of boys and giris, necompanied it was urged, still enjoy a frolie brought by Sergeant C. Earnshaw Miss E, da Silva, Miss E. Jorge, over the jumps as is evidenced by before Mr. C. D. Melbourne this art Mr. G. H. Rainer repaired to the popularity of the paper-chases morning when three Chinese were the graveyard and deposited wreathe at the cities named."
There were on the truck yester
„, and gorlande on his tomb. day. Six crates all crowded so Other Lands, other Ways badly that it took several hours
The average European would, we into think, be surprised if on entering better accommodation. The crowd- cemetery he found a complete skele ing had been so bad that the ton laid out on a tomb-stone to dry, top layer of the crates sagged on with a pencilled chit kept from therefore, that while the Golf Club to the lower layer with the result blowing away by a stone. Yet this, members can be depended on that the fowls in the three bottom, we understand, by no means an consider nay proposal put forward crates could not raise their heads. uncommon sight in the Macao In one of the baskets which was 2 Cemetery,
At the National Con- by the Jockey Club, the latter will feet 6 inches across, 49 birds had stitutional Assembly in 1911 the arguments to attain any measure of been placed and two were crushed Constitution provided for
have to produce very convincing to death..
the
to
mov
the birds out
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frowned upon by the taipans se keng, which, he tinted, would be entailing too many riska.
The result of the interview is,
Success..
to
The first defendant who was the secularisation of public cemeteries At a later date, the China Mail driver of the truck and the second but on the recommendation hopes to be in a position to deal The third who was only a coolie respect in Macao. Corpses there-and the golf enthusiast and the defendant, the owner of the three of the bon bishop, Dom Tome more fully with the matter from of crates, were each fined $to. Paulino, nothing was done in this the point of view of the horseman fore, of those buried in forma pan- terus on which the land at Happy peris are still grubbed up after a Valley is held. certain period, and thrown into a
was cautioned.
pit.
A Shimonoseki despatch says that the loss sustained by the Standard O Company of New The cowardly attack on Mr. Lo York in the recent seismic disaster Mr. B. L. Frost, E. E. Tel. moting clean sport for the edifien-Cheak-wan by an armed man and is appallingly heavy. To give only Co., aged 50 years. will pass the Monument at advancement of the art of boxing day, provide further evidence-not the company at Kanagawa contain- Funeral tion of local patrons and the true the three armed robberies on Satur- one example, the eight oil tanks of 6 pan.
abongst our athletes. Just as we that any was needed-that there are ing in all 50 million gallons of oil cannot understand the closing of the Colony for which no persnits have a loss of about 20 million yen, not still a number of revolvers in the exploded in toto, thereby involving Schools Football League because of been granted. Since the coming taking into account the buildings Bas China Mail, the unruly und essentialy uproarious into force of the new inw, whereby and other property of the company. boyish partisanship of numbers of a severer penalty is provided in the As the Kanagawa Branch of thei
event of conviction in cases of un- company was conducting business schoolboys, so we cannot understand lawful possession of arms, the extending over the whole Orient, ATTEND V. R. C. CARNIVAL why some Lord High Admiral has authorities have given possessors of including China and India, the pre- NEXT FRIDAY, decreed that so far as the Naval arias without a permit every facility seat loss, if not remedied at once, forces under him are concerned they headquarters. It is quite evident for this consideration, the head to declare them" at the police will affect very severely the oil in- dustry throughout the Orient; and, shall be allowed to box only with that the policy of wet-nursing office in New York will take im- those of their own cokur. Just as possessors of amis without a licence tustes are auy criterion, we imagine art knows no geographical boun-will not prevail even with those mediate steps for the prevention of Recreation Club at 9 o'clock on mended for Honours, viz., Mr. Twixt you. and the Sun and its
HONGKONG, Tursday, Oct. 18, 1923.
THREE MATTERS.'
such evil effects.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,
AID BARNARDO HOMES.
M
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY."
HONOURS DEGREE,
CHILDHOOD DREAMS.
Oh, don't you remember your child- Dr. Barnardo's Homes, a fancy dress Engineering of Hongkong Univer
In the Final Examinations last) In aid of the Fresh Air Fund of May for the B.Sc.
hood, carnival will be held at the Victoria aty, two candidates were recom- Defying the shapes in the wildwood Degree in When roruping the mossy green
meadowej.
Shadows
Friday night.
feet:
Despite the short notice given, A. T. Barum (Hongkong) and Mr. the Committee trust that as many
H. Taninura (Tokyo).
In accordance with the establish-No matter if velvet and laces, as possible will appear in fancy dress, although it is optional.el practice of the University, the Or, home-spun and hatless--bare- Tickets, price $3.00 (for gentleman Examination Papers of these stu and lady), can be obtained on dents, togather with their Machine In Dreamland of childhood are application to Messrs. Anderson, Drawings, Laboratory Nota-Books,
places Moutrie, the Hongkong Hotels Co. etc., wore forwarded to London Romance and the beautiful meet and at the offices of the Sunday University for independent adjudi-
cation by Professors S. M. Dixon, And e'en though you were but pre- T. Mather, and D. A. Low.
Lending, This results have just been receiv-The dream it was over the same: ed by cable, and the Assessore make A glorious vista ne'er ending the following awards ---
Until you had gained a great name: T. A. Batuna, First Class
Honours.
Observer.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
"Attention
is drawn to an
official notice published to-day re- garding the payment of pre-war debts due from German to British nationals.
Wo may be wrong, but if our own
that that part of a newspaper which daries, so we should say, does sport, erring against the law through contains letters written to the It should not be beyond the wit of once or carelessness. How then
can it be expected to prove efficient | Editor, to be the most popular part Admirals to spoil the
alleged with the past or prospective evil- of any news shoot. No matter what "sport" who spoils the sport of doer? Drastic measures are need- the subject toay be which has true aporte (phow I by un-Englished if the arms in the Colony are to Major and Mrs. G. W. Olivecrona, prompted u reader to set his methods and cat calle. By the be counted for. In the hope that of the Board of Conservancy Works our suggestions-even if not carried of Kwangtung, returned yesterday thoughts on paper via the medium shades of Lord Charles Beresford into full effect-may lead to sterner from Peking by the s.s. "President of the pen, no matter how well we have said it. Of our Chinese measures being taken, we hereby Jefferson." or indifferently they may be reader's letter on the conduct of tricts which in police parlance are ndvocate 'a general search of the dis-
Major-General Sir John Fowler, oxpressed, the writer my rest soldiers we have nothing but praise. designated as
'suspected." To K.C.M.G. CB., D.S.O., who had the nasured that he has given some to Here is a matter on which legit-carry out our plan, the aid of the misfortune to break his collar bone think, some to atuned, some to turn mately our correspondent might military will be necessary as there on the polo ground when thrown to anger, and curiosity as to the bave launched forth in no uncertain are not sufficient men in the Police from his pony last week, Is pro- identity of the anonymous scribe- terms of rebuke, seeing amongst agreed time-prefembly between expected.
Force for the purpose. At angressing as satisfactorily as can be where & nom-de-plume has been other things that besides the implied 8 .. and daylight military adopted, and added not a little to slight to his race, his life, and the cordon will be posted round the Scott, D.S.O., has been appointed The Church of England Men's the interest of life. In yesterday's lives of others, was, consciously "onvert to be drawn, after which to the command of the river gun- issue of the China Mail there on the part of the culprits, un-house-to-house search for arms. In On taking over command of the police officers will carry out boat "Tarantula, China Station: appeared three distinctive types of wittingly endangered. His is a expectation that possibly the law "Tarantula," Commander Maxwell- lotters on such varying topica na typically gentle effusion and we does not provide for such action, Scott becomes senior naval officer boxing, the conduct of soldiers, and imagine carries its own effective mant of the necessary legislation.
steps should be taken for the enact on the West River. so alleged unredeemed promise message. If our own people could made by France. To say that these only bring themselves to imagine Today's Poem. letters are most interesting, that that each one in his or her own each writor minkes his claim in person is an Ambassador of the Old He loved the brook's soft suurul, simple and direct language is prob-Country carrying with them the. The swallow swimming by, ably understating the case. We ability to present the best side of Ife loved the daisy-covered ground, may loss no time in agreeing that all that the British chacter repra The cloud-bedappled V- The Grif-writer-endetantiacae-his gents, the
gain would be beyond all
+
delic. prowess and is entitled to computation. A little thinking now
rospect therefor. What interests us
and then is, as in leo a certain is the,quation, of what is hideously called "the Colour Ban" which degree of playfulness, relished by finde reference in the letter, and the wisest men, and it is very often
And
(Peasant Poet.}
the dustund storm appeared where the evening rock was The very voice of God :,
tread Stood Moses with his rod...
And everything his eyes surveyed.
The insects in the brake,
Commander M. R. T. Maxwell-
H. Tanimura,
Honours.
Becond Class
Electrical Engineering, under Prof. Both those distinguished candi- dates belong to the Department of
Society is holding a social in the g interested are invited to attend. Cathedral Hall to-night at 9 All
Since 1016, when the first "Final" examinations took place, ninety-four students have graduated The master of the N. D. Lin Engineering, and of these no less steamer Pfalz," which arrived than thirty. have passed with Mr.
Alfred Gascoyne Wise, this morning from Singapore, has Honours, LLB, of Valroy, Camberley, reported to the Harbour Office that Surrey, for some years Paisne whilst, towing a lighter the tug. Judge of the Supreme Court, Taimosban" rammed the steamer Hongkong, who died on June 25, and did considerable damage. aged 69, left estate of the gross
And down thraigh the battle of
school days,
In strugglea so fearful to some:
Eer draming of daya yet to come f While starting your craft through
Life's by-wLYA
1928.
JOHN KYOTO.
HOCKEY TO-MORROW.
CRICKET TO-MORROW:- At 5 p.m. to-morrow' on the U.S.R.C. ground at Bookunpoo, QUEEN:8. COLLEGE v. R.E. there will be a hockey match be- altz £23.650. The testator left. £5 sides, the junction of Garden and At 2.15-pin, to-morrow, Queen's and a team from F.M.8 value of £26,145, with net person- That thorn in local motoriste":
tween the Hongkong Hockey Club tosach domesticaervant (including Queen's Roads, was the scene of a College wir, moet the R.E. alho Club will play in colours. for each completed year of service was only to be expected the man be. M. el Arculli (capt.), A. H. L. R. Blocking: EG. England, his gardener, Charles Balgent) of collision between a motor-car and ereket, on the latter's ground. Arrangements have been nunde for a two years service, and a further £5ricsha at about 7.30 lastnight. As The Queen's College team will car. The Club team will be:- in excess of two. He directed big power vehicle got the worst of the Madar, B. A. Ismail, O. Rumjahn, G. Murray, E. J. R. Mitchell, trustees to continue the payment accident but neither the human H. K. Mesocok, J. C. Fletcher, A. 8. Hett, G. H. Pieroy, E. L of an annuity of $120 to his former beast of burden nor his fare was 8. A. B. Buz, F. B. Grace, and Sm; F. O. Miller, W. Woodward. Chinese amiah for her life.
IM. HARGA.
G. R. Mero sad H. Owen Hughes.
injured......