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Coming Events Advertised la The Mail'
ENTERTAINMENTS. February 11-Coronet Theatre; Douglas Fairbanks in "The Molly February 11-Star Theatre Coddle."
February 11-World Theatre William Desmond in "Shadows of the North."
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1121924,
LOCAL TURF.
ANTE-POST BIDDING
FOR DERBY.
LATEST CLUB GOSSIP,
BANK SUES BROKER.
EXCHANGE CONTRACT
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DISPUTE.
ACTION AGAINST, MI, MODY.
well- Mr. J. H. N. Mody, a known exchange broker, was sued by the Bank of East Asia at the Supreme Court to-day for the re- covary of $77,434.88 in connection Industrielle la Chine which he
agree with the statement that comes Paris theatrical newspaper, Iiving Roy Stuart in "The Love Brand," sinco Saturday night, assigned first with a contract with the Banque
in a caravan at St. Ouen, just ont-
Gilbert and Sullivan concern us here. We can only deal Comedian and who in his time must with the matters and actions, and have earned" good money." Yet he died worth £136. Here also is thought of the community na anews of a "Fallen Star" which
our gods? gives one to think. What are whqlo
La Gouluce, the Moulin Rouge Money? Pleasure? Helfisliness? In-
dancer whose personality and differenon? Face the questions daring character dances won for honestly, fearlessly and auswer her a world-wide reputation a them without equivocation or quali- quarter of a contury ago, has been Comoedia," the fiction. If in the affirtantive, then discovered by from lum who was once a healthy side Paris. promising member of the com- munity, and which must have hunted the minds of all thinking people this sad week-end"—"Unu the East and all its filseness." By at means damn it, bus do so by deciding that these gods are false ones and need to be smashed. The eal of the East. At the moment it seeins the ery of ung gune hence,
Dinners.
For the moment interest in the local racing world is centred in the fact that the early prophets have place in the ante-post bidding for the Derby to Sir Paul's stable, aantood. whereas Messrs: Morriss's and Marshall's had previously monopo-
February 11-13-Theatre Royal; Dick Norton and The Globelised that position in the selling Trotters.
February 18. Pianoforte Recital at City Hall, 5.30 p.m.
About the beginning of the century, La Gouluce was perhaps the best known music hall dancer in France, and her jewels, and dresses were reputed to be worth a fortune. At fashionable supper parties, she used to be invited to dance once, and her fee for this was £40. At present," she said I Comoedia" reporter, to the carn my living and food for my three cats and dog by selling sweets in cabarets. I don't mind; l'e had my time of fame and glory, and I've enjoyed myself."
"The list could casily-be-added.
to.
The number of - GREETING. calendars we have been called upon
We read with a considerable de- gree interest that a dinner was held in the Ilouse of Commons in honour of a score of Members of Parlia ment, who have undergone ini- prisonment for religions or political gladly to acknowledge, has been up The guests included Mr. Kirk-to that of previous years. They have
SOCIAL
February 23.-Royal Air Force Reunion Dinner.
March 1-St. David's Society
Dinner.
SPORT.
February 20-23. Hongkong Jockey Club race meeting.
PUBLIC AUCTION. February 14-Laminert Bros. at Sales Rooms, a quantity of miscellaneous goods, 11 am.
The action was heard before the Chief Justice (Sir William Rees Davies, K.C.). Mr. Eldon Potter,
sweeps at most of the clubs.
K.C. and Mr. F. O. Jonkin (in- In all three draws at the Tam structed by Messrs. Hastings, Un Club on Saturday night, which Dennys and Bowley) appearing for were well patronised,. and again the Bank and Mr. C. G. Allister, last night, a hum of excitement K., with Mr. Campbell 'rosser went round as soon as the straw instructed by Messrs. Wilkinson and white cap" was put up. and Grist) for Mr. Mody.
As the guarantee was admitted, Several parties were keen to buy with the result that when the cull though the defendant claimed that over was made, it was found that for cortain reasons he was relieved the amount offered at the bidding from liability in respect of it, the was equivalent to odds slightly defendant's case was heard first:
The Bank is suing the defendant under evens for first place. The Shanghai stable did not command for $77.431.8 which they claim to nearly as high a price, the success- be due from him as quarantor of a ful bidders getting odds of about contract made between them and 3 to 2 for a win and less than the the Banque Industrielle de Chine, amount put-up if that stable only dated June 7, 1921, for the purchase
place. annexed either second or third by the plaintiffs of £10,000.
COMPANY MEETINGS. February 23-Annual meeting of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at City Hall,
February 25.-Thirty-seventh The three 13 hand ponies entered chin the facts were that on June 7. wood, Mr. Insbury, Mr. Pothick invariably been artistic and doubts | meeting of the Hongkong and under the stable of Messrs. Stephen 1921, a contract was aanged Lawrence, Miss Susan Lawrence, less are now a source of usefulness Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. and Stitt were still good third through "Mr. Mody by which the
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OTHES MERTING.
E. Shiwoll, Non conformist celved copies. Ministers who were imprisoned is will have the desired, effect of Passive resisters, women who were reminding those concerned of the cent to prison is suffragettes, auti-senders of them. As seasonal vaccinationists and conscientious greetings they are effective. It is **Ex-prisoner Members not, everyone who sends these of Parliament" was the only toast, reminders. Some "say it with
February 11-Annual General Kowloon Residents and the menu-card was docorated by words" in a more or less convinc- an Australian artist imprisoned in ing manner. Here is a specimen Meeting,
message, or rather part of it, sent Association, St. Andrew's Church Great Britain in war-tune.
An announcement of the function out by a business firm in the Hall, 6 p.m. intimated that no Press representa-spirt of Peace and Goodwill To- tives would be nimitted unless they ward Men". woro ex-prisoners.
This has intrigued us immensely
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very successful and satisfactory business year. We feel grateful, and want to extend to you our kindly thought and our best wishes for similar success for all Seventeen fresh cases your undertakings .. We smallpox were reported during trust that, like Pollyanna," you the week-end. will always "be glad," and that the reason for being glad shall always be with you.
When such a spirit animates a nation's business circles, there need be little apprehension con- We cerning its future.
copied especially in Hongkong. We admit there are outstanding dif- culties. It would be impossible for! instance to have a dinner for those who have been in prison. No room would hold them, and they would have to do as they do at St. Georges and Andrew's balls, have several sittings. This would spoil the thing. And then it would be impossible to bavo a dirmer for those who have not been in prison-but ought to have been. The sune reason holds
No! good-hack of room. must limit the thing. We might have dinner for those who do not posses gramhophones: who have not expressed an opinion on the biracy regulations or le meetings of the Education Board. There might be a dinner for those we kept their new year resolutions (this would be a failure-fer no one could attend and for those others who ink every other man is as good as theniselves (this also would be a Failures.) Those who think our Colonial Government the best in the world night meet over the choury bowl (they will need it). The poutibilities in this idea are timply timitless. By all ipelade those who write such silly things as this. But don't forget de have a dinner for those who read
Bem!
A Noble Prize.
Lest vomeone should hurrically
FROM A
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Dr. Sayce has written a racy series of re- miniscences. Here is a story related by a friend of his, who attended a service at Worcester Cathedral where he was given a seat in the stalls immediately behind choristers. In the middle of one of the Canticles the small surpliced imp below him chanted:-
the
Who's this coming up the aisle ?
A meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Wednes day at three o'clock.
A Reuter cable from London states that the Prince of Wales who broke his collar bone last week, passed a good night, and is progressing well.
The master of a fishing boat was fined five dollars at the Marine Court to-day for dredging near the
.an-of-war anchorage.
Lol
The Jardine steamor
"which came in from Sang," Canton yesterday, reports that a Chinese stowaway accidentally fell to the bottom of No. 1 hold and was killed. He was buried at sea.
As set out by the statement of
string closely. Of the outsiders £10,000 sterling from the Banque the following also commanded Industrielle de Chine at 3/2 TT. to the plaintiff's attention-Mr. A. H. Carroll, This sum was to be delivered in Lan- phreys, Mr. A. A. Alves, Mr. agents, the London Joint City und Lady Chater, Mr. Henry Hum don to-tortow Dynasty, Mr. Roza and Mr. Bill, Mund- Bak. On the same day close togethter but at much better that the contract was the odds than those obtaining for the plaintiffs, in consideration therefor, paid $77.431.86 to the Hongkong branch of the langue. The Bra- three favourites. `
"OLD" PONIES.
que, however, failed to deliver, the Outside of the Derby, a fair £10,000 to the plaintiff's London amount of Interest was shown in agents and bad also failed to repay the Exchange Plate which will be any portion of the $77,434.86 paíð, for old" ponies, distance about a to the local bunch of the Banque. mile and a furlong, to be run just The plaintiffs therefore claimed the before the Derby and considered last mentioned sum from Mr. Modly
that T. T. exchange on London is by some to be a guide as to "what's on the grounds that he guaranteed
and
they contract what" for the Champions of a the mile and a quarter. Equal prices had declined to enter into the con- were paid for the stables owned tract unless it was guaranteed by by Sir Paul and Messrs. Stephen him.
The defence is that without Mr. and Stitt. Both were hot favourities and beyond them there was little Mody's consent the plaintiffs, by doing, other stables which were their agents in London, altered the bought in for trilles being Morriss terms of the contract, thereby pre- and Marshall, A. H. Carroll, C. C. indicing him and depriving him of Boyd, Dynasty, Dyer and Beith his rentedy whorefor he claims that be is discharged from his guarantee and Pets.
Reports are current that Sir and the plaintifs ure estopped.
There was n'counterclaim by Mr. Paul will have the services at this meeting of three crack. Shanghai Mady for $6,926.17 in respect of jockeys in the persons of Messrs. brokenge, etc. This the plaintiffs. Burkill, Vida and Moller and that did not dispute and the Chief Justice Mr. Brand will ride for Messrs, gave judgment in the defendant's favour reserving the questions of Stephen and Stitt,
A number of Shanghai jockeys interest and costs for argument-
later. and racing enthusiasts are due to
Opening his case, Mr. Alabaster "President arrive here on the Jefferson" to-morrow, while others said that the contract was made three weeks before the Banque In will follow later
dustrialle de Chine failed. He ex- plained that when a local bank buys sterling payable in Loudon trom another local bank four operations take place. First, an exchange con trict between the two banks here, this being put through by an ex- change booker; second, the payment here in local currency for the ster ing; third, a telegram from the delivering bank to its representatives in London instrating them to pay the agents of the receiving bank; CANTON, February 9.
and fourth, a telegram from the Satisfaction has been expressed wiving bank instructing its agents at the decision of the Canton in London to receive the money.
to withdraw the from the agents of the delivering According to a Reuter cable authorities
"temporaryk. from New York, Dr. James Green military, bonds, or
Mr. Mody counsel preceded,. The owners of the gramophone has announced the engagement of notes," from circulation. This is
25 3 response to was asked by the plaintiffs o rejoice
his daughter Eleanor to Prince construed To hear that it recalls the Viggo of Denmark. The Prince public opposition to the bonds gnuntee the Banque Tndustrielle human voice.
is a nephew of Queen Alexandra.which had caused considerable and as it was only for one day (the The owners of the human and is at present in Ottawa, where slarm amongst tradesmen and had money being specifically deliverable to-morrow") he did so. Although voice disown
he is to attend the marriage of been responsible for a number of
London on June 7 June 8 it The charge that it recalls the his brother Eric to Miss Lois trades keeping their doors closed the money should have been paid in
since China New Year- gramophone.
Rooth.
As far as can be made out, the was not until July 1 that the plain- European footwear is becon- Canton Chamber of Commerce and tiff's London agents sent & telegram ing increasingly popular in Tokio, the Charitable Institutions associat-advising that the money had not where the gela is fast disappearing ed themselves with the issue which been paid.
31. Alabaster submitted mt on even among the common people. was originally announced to be not Even labourers, says the Kobe more than $300,000 and after account of this delay the defen
When the dant's position as surely was p $500,000, Chronicle,, have been throwing wards,
were handed over indiced and be was thereby dis Laway their straw-sandals and bonds
it soldiers as
was olmrged, from liability because it taking to rubber boots and shoes. Cobblers are doing a roaring trade felt that the total amount was not would be proved that if they had and numerous new shops have known and that there would be notified the non-payment at once, been opened.
difficulty in, checking it, hence the Banane Industriello do Chine the opposition. It is now stated here being still solvent, the manager that the Chamber and the Institucould and would have settled the tions will make themselves re-matter since he had naple funds. sponsible for providing the gov. A a matter of fact, said Mr. ernment with the larger amount Alabaster, between the time when to tide over the China New Year the non-pavont ought to have best gified and the end of the stringency."
touch the Banque Industrielle ro- i mitted 250,000 to London.
The hearing is proceeding.
Vera Cruz, February 9-Re
She's a regular snorr-terl To which the corresponding imp on the opposite side returned the response:-
Hold your tongue, you son of
a gun!
It's the Bishop's dorr-ter!
One of the prettiene weidings of the year was celebrated at St. Joseph's Church, Shanghai, last week, when Miss Muriel Clara White, eldest daughter of Mand Mrs W. A. White, became the Mr. Hilaire Bride of Mr. Ernest John. Andrew GRAMOPHONE. Belloc has now Porter, only son of Mr. and Mrs.
taken to writingE, A. Porter, of Epsom, Surrey.
slung our educated comp., we haston what he calls "epigramophones." to my that the word noble is correct. Here is one of them We certainly have been reading about the award of the Nobol prizes and bow cortin unknown men have! journeyed to Sweden each to receive, medest cheque for £7.50 Tor: who in thäusebrae, that osakofe having done something truly noble. on life, their mode of thought und We wonder if Alfred Nobel's We cannot think it is; otherwise scheme is known in Hongkong.
PORTER-WHITE-O Febra-living, constitute a not inconsider
at Shanghai, able part of the insistent call of some of our wealthy ones would ary 2, 1924,
And yet our thoughts have been up and doing with a heart Erne John Andrew Parter, the East. duly son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Aare not settled. Back of the mind for any fate. Think of one of our To-day's Poem.
(Bad Times.) Porto, of Epson, Surrey, to the inguined inherency remitted bowler-hatted ones leaving his name Mariel Clara, eldest daughter of
ut birth; the thought of firmly implanted in the sands of
time. He has died and been gather- Why slander we the times?
What crimes Mr. and Mrs. William Angus
the pastures of our own partied to his brokerer his fathers. tas White, of Whanghai.
વ the world, His will is road and there it is Have days and years, that we ROSEN BLOOM SOULEVICH. cular portion
On February 3, 1. et Shang and the freedom lary of emicted that the vast wealth be bus The charge them with iniquity?
acquired in a general and honest we would rightly scan, hark Rosenbloom to Olga Beste, daughter of Mr. Had thought and acham which is our effort to sell shares shall be used to It's not the times are bad, but man,
birthright-and-which-romain award the best and brisvest in our
There shall be If thy dearo it be Mr. I. J. Bondeviah.
odd moments, little community.
To see to dwell on st
an award to the P.W.D. official who particularly when a mail rives or shall invent a device to provent the The times prove good, bo thou DEATH.
a piece of Home news caches our road upheavals that beset and upset But anch thyal, and surely know onrs. We havo burnt our bouts but is now. Another for that one who That all thy days to thee. we hope to build others to take shall polye much a pressing problem Shall spite of mischief h
OLDHAM -Ón February 4, 1934,
at Bhanghai, William Oldham (late R.N.), electrician with Mr. John Gray, 11. Bara Road, aged 42 years.
Hergzusa Monday, Feb. 11, 1924.
from
as, Piracies. There will be enough Back to the place
and to apare for all this and more. whence we have como, The To him who will advance the cause soft-speaking amongst our wish to be buried in the Home-of hund is not common to the oriental. Ohinese brethren during the year there shall be an award. And if one It is part of our own thought nee forthenming to placate the smells
that issue from our murkets, a fat
happy bo JOSEPH BEAUMONT (1616-1699).
. WEATHER CALENDAR.
FEBRUARY A.
choque and a laurel wreath to be 1711. It has rained all day,
LOUAL AND GENERAL.
to
CANTON FINANCES.
MILITARY BONDS BEING WITHDRAWN.
POPULAR ALARM APPRASED.
pay,
To commenorate the 78th an niversary of the famous Battle of Sobraon fought in the hills of
London, February Afghanistan in 1846, the Warrant and Non-Commissioned. Officers serious outbreak
Cruz on of the tst Battalion East Surrey plague is reported from East volutionaries re-occupied Orizaba, Government of February. 7tle: Martial law has Regt., held a ball at the City Hall Russia. The whole of the territory Anordahh and Yera
on Saturday evening.. In the battle under
of bubonic
the
There was no walking. Swift. Walked with Coleridge near to Bloewy The day pleasant but cloudy-Dorothy Words worth.
of Sobraon, Sergt. Bennard Astmacha has been proclaimed as been, proclaimed. Some looting
Drastic combative has occurred.--Renter.. McCabe, a fellow N.C.O., distin-effectdd. guished himself by his gallant measures are proceeding. Ninety anti-plague detachments are work- conduct.
ing in Kirghiz Provice and six fu Kalmuck Province-Renters
7
China Mail, well But we put that phase, of our mind-wandering as far away from
To him that doeth good by us as we can, getting more im his.
stealth and induces our motorists to mered than perhaps we realise inde alowly through the city, a
Another week's remand was the more or less happy-go-lucky prizo alan. But abere is a fly in the 1708.
recorded by Mr. J. R. Wood this in which morning in a case way of our native friends; forgetting ointment to all this. For our bowler-
A Reuter cable from Shanghat
four Chinese are detained on inore often than not the ideals and atted ones do not die. They, like
old soldiers, simply fide awa
states The United States Ship-
Paris, February 9.-While no charges of armed robbery and "ALL ITS FALSENESS.
convictions that once we prized and
ping Board steamer "Edmore
ago. Detective from Robic to Shanghai, owing to official confirmation has reached shooting several police in Yaumati We hear much of what is termed assured ourselves we held with an
In which pro-
EXPERIENCE.
the heavy seas went ashore on the herd of the Shanghal report some weeks
· OPEN- fession is to be “the call it thả East and more unshakable firmness. But there is
HANDEDNESS noted on the
Experience keeps a dear school rocks at Quelpart Island late on regarding the Sino-German in Inspector T. Murphy informed often than not understand its appli- something in the nthosphere, as we
part of its debut fools will learn in zo other, and Tuesday night Two of the demity agreement, it is declared His Worship that it would still be cation although we may not have have ere this been reminded, that
for it is true 'We Shipping Board steamers got off that this would be perfectly a matter of weeks before Sergeant the Edmore last night and are legitimate from the viewpoint of Robertson-who was wounded in this facility of words to express gripe us and seemingly makes us votees, signs of generosity and a stance in tant; what that call menzis to us. It give more often than not, an un-living up to every penny earned may give advice, but we cannot give towing her stern first to Shanghai the Repatriations Commission. the abdomen would be fit to may be variously applied. Un-conditional surrender to the subtle and every moment of living con conduct; as Poor. Richard Bays Lloyd Trissting steamer also is presumed that the $1,400,000 leave hospital and that two of the sclousness? Those who are mure. However, remember this, They went ashore on the Amherst mentioned in the Shanghai tele prisoners were still undergoing questionably the first is the dif forces which seem to enfold us in or less continually before the that won't be coinmalled can't be Rocks sady on Wenesday grame is merely an instalment of treatment for their wou do other
conditions which their spidery mesh. Is there then limelight, seem to us to reach dis helped, se Four Richard says; and" feranos in the
Gertain Pence Treaty guvern existence. In such distanta Felances about our mode of living tinction in this respect. Here is further, hat you will not bear morning, but was dragged off by the total debt of over one milliard was much better but the other
Shanghai ENZERT Charter Workman who was the locklee."-Franklin viparts se Hébphóng sunested on all which were put to the boat as of the amount left by: Mr. reasonsballsurely rap you on the tuge and is now being towed to dollam provided for in the Sino-would stay in hospital for some sider by
time.