THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 1929
SMOKING CONCERT.
ATTACK ON RAILWAY.
A PLEASING NIGHT-AT V.R.C
CHAN'S BID FOR SUPREMACY.
MORALE OF SUN'S TROOPS
SHAKEN,
Following the time-honoured
and
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHOTS IN THE DARK
LAUNCH'S UNKNOWN FATE
WAS 'SHE PIRATED
were no
There passengers.
OUR CRIME RECORD.
ANOTHER ARMED RÜBBERY
IN TOWN
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS:
FOOTBALL AT SOOKUMPOO.
MONDAY, 12th November, 1923.
NAVY V. ARMY. Kick Off at 4.15 p.m.
The following team has been selected to represent the Army, Goal. Cpl. Helland, King's Regt.
Backe.
1/Cpl. Wyrne & Pte. Williams, King's Regt. Half-Backs. Cpl. Howarth, R.A.M.C., Pte., Hodgson, King's Regt.
Gnr. Lelllot, R.G.A.
Forwarda. Pe. Willians, C. S. M. Burnett, Lieut-Jones, King's Regt. Mr. Gor. CasMedine, & Gar. Cozens, R.G.. Pie. Nash, R.A.M.C.,
Reserves.
L/Cpl. Barlow, King's Régt. Referee:-Mr. Wakeham,
WINNERS ("C" Coy. King's Regt.) v. RUNNERS UP (HQ) ”B” King's Ret.) Garrison Football League 1923. Kick off at 2.30 p.m.
His Excellency the Governor has kindly consented to present the Cup and Medels to the Winners of the Garrison Football League and Medals to the Runners Up after the above matches,
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TODAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
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IMPORTE), AND RAPORTY OFFICK GENERAL HOLIDAY,
puns orrice will be open for 31 perposes 121 November, 1981ned Warth amaze all
be quiiraly cloned en that day,
S, DELJOYN, Sựpartajindys, Importa aid Kiparta Hongkong, 7th Novemšar, 1981,
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Hongkong, 7th November, 1923,
EX-ACTIVE SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION.
ME
(1914-1918)
ARMISTICK DAY 1923.
EMBERS are requested to be present at the Club Rooms 17
Queen's Road at 11.30 am. sharp
OG SUNDAY, November 11th for
XMAS & NEW YEAR TEA
FOR THE PEOPLE
AT HOME
Sensible & Acceptable Gift
Hankow Tea
5 catty box
Foochow Tea
$13.50
5 catty box
$12.00
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5 lb Box
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(Including, Postage, Duty & Insurance )
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the purpose of attending the LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
ceremony which is hold at the Cenotaph.
A large attendance is requested, Medals or medal ribbons to be
worn.
T. N. MACREYNOLDS, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, November 8, 1933.
HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY:
NOTICE..
PRACTICE DANCES. MEMBERS are reminded that the FRACTICE DANCES will take place at the City Hall of TUESDAYS 13th, 20th and 27th instant. Admission only by slips attached to the Ball Invitation Cards.
By Order,
3. K, BLAIR
Hon. Bearstary. Hongkong, November 8, 1923.
At the Victoria Recreation Club
A haul of $2,100 was made by a last night, a successful Smoking
gang of armed robbers who created On arrival at Cheung Chau is considerable excitement at the Concert was held on the occasion of
land last night, the master of the presentation of the Shield to the
funk reported that as he was pass first floor of No. 59, Queen's Read winners of the Hongkong Water custom of laying claim to fabulous ing Ting Chau Island, he heard a West, which is adjacent to the Polo League competition. The chiof successes which are never bolley number of shots being fired at the Chinese business centre. It was le ed; both sides in the Canton stem-launch Lee Eat which about Hilf past eight last night trofit for the organisation of the warfare are still encouraging their was or lis way to Hongkong. He concert is due to Staff-Bergeant supporters through Inspired mess expressed the opinion that the when the alarm was given but the
BANK HOLIDAY. Bageant of the R.A.M.G., who had ages that the respective enemy has launch may have been pirated, but birds had flown by then. The pre- mises are used as à marine delicacy nassembled all the available talent of heen beaten and is in hasty retreat this has not been confirmed...
Up to tiflia time to-day, nothing shop and the master reports that TN Accordance with Ordinance No.5 From the maze of conflicting res the Colony. Owing to the majority of the performers having relied on ports it appears that, after the fall further had been heard of the
during the last Lee Fat" which left here at 5.15 there were six desperadoda who of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be closed for the transaction of the time-worn expedient of promis-one, Chan Kwinging together m. last night, arrived at Cheung, carried three revolvers between PUBLIC BUSINESS OF MONDAY ing to give a "selected" item, we with his allies, is making a fresh Chau at 6.30 and departed from them. Gaining admittance on 12th Instant. are unable to do more than deal bid for the overthrow of Sun Yat-there at Yesterday being the some trivial excuse, the inmates superficially with the programme,
sen and the resultant control of Inst day of the Chinese moon there The programme opened with a Canton.
was a good deal of money aboard were taken by surprise and had to piano potpourri of popular airs, San's troops, comprising Kwang. about $10,000 it is estimated. submit to being trussed up. "The ancient and modern, played by Mr. si-ltés, some Yunnanese
European gang did not take long to ransack J. Mutter. Mr. Aquino's fine tenor Cantonese remnants of the former
the shop and locate the money. voice was heard to good effect in Northern Expedition, have con- **Thor" and another song. Mr. C.verged on the Kowloon-Canton Tuke with Roses and Radishes" Railway which has become the and "Delightful Evening" won present bone of contention. Chan's unstinted applause. Mr. Olive motley crowd, consisting of about appeared twice in monologues is half a dozen different factions all first offering was Merchandise, professedly bent on the expulsion which was well-received, but he was of Sun, have been able to envelop, even more popular in the second partly. Sun's line. Hitherto, Chan's part when he depicted chanters troops have been advancing from from Dickens. Mr. Skinner obliged the East. It now appears that Sun's the railway are also twice with tunoful ditties. Mr. men on
threatened from the West. Who Burnett, na usunt, had to respond to the attackers here are, is not an encore after his rendering of the definitely known but it is authentic "Charge of the Light Brigade" in that fresh' danger has appeared six spustus, The Brothers Busselagert from what would be Sun's rear inade a distinct “hit" with their right flank. violin offerings. In the second parti Although troops have been of the programme, they playet a moved about on a large scale, the duet with one violin nited; after fighting has been of little account. repented calls for an encore, the It would be idle to gainsay the elder brother gave a most skilful fact that Sun's men have been rendering of "Humoresque." Mr. shaken in morale through the Hellwall, with, "Glorious Devon' raising of the siege of Walchow and Three for Jack" added much and the pursuit of the besiegers to the pleasure of the audience. The by the erstwhile besieged. Several impersonations of Mr. Martyn were stations near the half-way point on also well-received, his patter being the line have fallen into Chan's exceedingly good as it contained hands without so much as a battle. many local "hite." Mr. E. P. Skirmishes that cannot even be Crocker with "So You Want to be described as guerilla warfare have a Soldier Little Man" and "Charua taken place in various places but Gentlemen," was encored on each the opposition of minor officers these were merely to break down ocension, but refused to oblige who refused to give up their much to the regret of the audience. arms. However, the smaller Mr. Symes with two comic offerings numbers invariably surren- had to oblige again after each dered on the arrival of bigger appearance. Last, but, by no means enemy Forces and Wang least, we must refer to Mr. V. C. Lek, Sheung Ping, Cheung Muk Labrum who, with his potted poetry Tow, three importantrailway town's and the encore concerning the six are now reported in Chad's hands. little_maidens, whom he told to This leaves abolit half of the "enuff your wicks,' was probably railway in Sun's hands, the the most popular performer on the southern half (excluding the British programme.
line) being in territory where Chan The success of the concert was is now the ruler. It is to be expect- largely due to Messrs. Haka, Muttered that the troops along the railway and E. Busschaert for playing the will make a march porthwards as various accompaniments throughout other detachments of the anti-Sun forces have reached Cha Shan,, a town directly on the road to Shek- lung, the biggest city on the rail- way and the district. These are attempting to drive back Sun's men in a north-westerly direction. Coupled with this, is the appearan- ce af fresh attackers to the west of the railway but as yet they have not been able to preserve an align- ment with those along the railway, A position has now been reached fnd always in which there can be no turning evinced in the sports' section of the back nor compromise, Hither Chan V.R.C., whose gatherings he had will sweep all before him or Sun always supported in other ways than will concentrate at Shek Lung and by being present. For a long fight the deciding battle of the time," said the speaker, "Colonel campaign. A decision ought to be Nicholson has hidden his light under arrived at within a week. Mean- a bushel, but I feel that I am cow while, business is at a standstill allowed to disclose the immense help and preparations for the winter he has been to the V.R.C. on all crops in this fertile area occasions and I am especially grati- non-existent. Chaos prevails, as ficil that he has consented to be men do not dare to venture out for present, bere te-aight to make the fear of bandits masquerading as presentation."
soldiers. Another ominous char, Colonel Nicholson, before present-acteristic is the commandeering of ing the shield and medals, expressed agriculturists as army. the pleasure it gave him to be asked Prices of necessities in this once to make the presentation. He said properous region are soaring and that in his opinion the, V.R.C. the people are enduring prolonged Water Polo team was a team, that would hold its own in international)
A report brought in by a coasting games and, as far as he was con- vessel returned from Canton says cerned, if ever there was auch that Tung Kood, a town near the contest and there was any betting. head of the estuary and, at the his money would be on the V.I.C. mouth of the Shek Lang. (East) The R.G.A. team, he said, would: River, was ablaze'as the result of also give a very good account of an attack by Chan Kwing-ming's themselves at the game, as they lnd troops. If this is correct, it would conclusively proved in this year's mean, that the troops who have competition. Colonel Nicholson moved to Sun's rear, have already dwelt on the kindly manner advanced some distance, but the in which the V.RC members fire may have been caused by ban-i had always laid themselves qut dits professing to be Man Kwans,
from 1.0.,People's Army accommodato men the services.Soldiers" ba maid, WOUNDED TROOPS IN HONGKONG, **ura not talkative, but I can safely wu, which is on the Kowloon- After being wounded or Ping my that from the General down-Canton Railway, about forty miles wards we all appreciate what this from the border, five soldiers who Club has done for the Army. The claimed to be Chan Kwing-ming's name of the V.1.C. is not only well men, made their way into the New known to us soldiers now here, but Territories. They were sent to the is equally well known in other garris Kwong Wah Hospital fu Yuumati son towns throughout the British and from thence to the Government Empire." After Colonof Nicholson Civil Hospital.
the programme.
THE PRESENTATION.
During the interval, Mr. R. C. Witchell, the Honorary Secretary of the V.R.C., called upon Lieut. Colonel Nicholson, U.M.G., D.SO. to present the Shield and medals to the winners (V.R.U. "A") and the runners-up (RIGIT~*A*)~Mr. Witchell dwelt on the great interest Colonel Nicholson
to
had presented the prizes, the ring-
ing of For He's A Jolly Good
hardships.
TUNG KOON ABLAZE?
are
coolies.
Fellow" followed, on the proposal TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND
of Mr. R. C. Witchell..
God. Savo the King
brought
proceedings to a close shortly before midnight.
OTHER INSTITUTIONS, A
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By the Courtesy of the C Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd, the
EMPRESS OF CANADA" BAND
of specially selected musicians will play at the REPULSE BAY HOTEL
ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON next
the 11th November, 1928,
from 4 pm to 7 p.m.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
WING to the flooding of the Happy Valley Course, Junibr Members will not be required to pay a subscription until the Course Is 're-opened.
PEROY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,
Secretaries and Treasurers. Hongkong, November 8, 1923.
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DANCING 9.15 PM
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