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· LEAGUE · TENNIS.
LATEST POSITION
IST. DIVISION!
SHAMEEN THREATENED.
CHINESE MAY START BOYCOTT.
THE CHINA MAIL
NOTE TO GERMANY.
AMBASSADORS 'NOW PLEASED..
(Reuter's Service)
SALT
SQUABBLE.
LEGATION PROTEST.
DR. SUN INTERFERES.
(From Our Special Correspondent,)
PEKING, July 9. The more reasonable Chinese,
The British, Japanese and French whose business and employment
PARIS, July 9.
Legations have sent in another necessitate their going. to The Ambassadors' Conference
formal protest to the Waichiaopu Shameen, the foreign concesssion have addressed a Note to Germany establishment in Canton of a salt regarding Sun Yat-sen's recent in Canton, while hoping that the noting with satisfaction German British and the French Municipal acquiescence in the proposed consuls in Canton have been fo
administration The respective Councils will revise the traffic and general military inspection and stricted to do likewise. Hitherto police regulations so as not to hurt intimating that providing Germany, the salt gabelle administrators la the feelings of the native business co-operates in the control, the Kwangtung, Yunnan and Szechua men, are not at all in favour of Commission will do its utmost to have collected the revenues, which the methods now being used to conclude operarions by September for some years have been appro effect the revision and the advan- 30, 1924 although a definite date priated locally, but Sun Yat-sen tage taken of this matter by, the for the termination of its labours has now turned out the salt gabelle so-called Kwangtung Rehabilita Note points out that the Allies
cannot at present be fixed. The staff. tion Commission for political pur adhere to their claim for the execu pose. The Rehabilitation Com- tion of the five other categories of mission. first organized as
operations, which the German citizens committee to address the Reply does not mention. Further Generalissimo on local affairs, is it is intimated that the Commis- now being packed by officials, in- sion will resume its final opera. eluding Mr. Chen Shu-jen, chief|tions on July 20, and carry them of the political department under out in the spirit already indicated.
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The Kowloon Cricket Club were Commissioner Wu Techen
| the Civil Governor of Kwangtung; at home to the visitors, yesterday Canton Police and Commissioner aftemoon, and won their 1st division Gisture by 59 games to 40, Chen. Kei-woon of Kwangtung
the scores being
OLYMPIAD
FURTHER RESULTS.
(Reuter's Service. J
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PARIS, July 9 The Olympic games were cor- tinued here to-day. The following are the results:
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
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THE Steam bip
"WEST JESTER'
Finance. The Commission is ask- S. E. Green and E. Abrahamling for the revision of the regula (Kowloon C.C.) lost to J. D. Humtions and an apology from the phreys and G. W. Sewell 4-7, lost British Consul-General for having
having arrived from the above ment to J. Henderson and A. Brearley insinuated that the culprit res
tioned ports Wednesday, 9th July; 5-6, beat M. M. Maas and A. B. ponsible for the recent Shameen
1924, consignees are hereby notified Raworth 7-4.
that their cargo is being, landed at homb outrage was a Cantonese,
their risk into the hazardous and/or E. Fincher and T. Lay (Kowloon intinuating that the Cantonese CC.) lust to Humphreys and labourers will boycott the foreign
extra-hazardous godowns of the Sewell 5-6, beat Henderson and residents in Shameen if their result was: Kinsey (America) 1; Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, and In the 100 metres hurdles, the Hongkong, & Kowloon Whart & Brearley 3-3, beat Maas and demands are not complied with. Raworth 8-3..
Atkinson (South Africa) z; Pettersstored at consignees' risk. W. Hyde and N. Trambitskyt appears that the Chinese mer- sen (Sweden) 3. Time 15 seconds. Consignees of Cargo must produce Order of an Officer of the British (Kowloon C.C.) beat Humphreys Shamten and members of the Scholz (America) 1 Paddock Superintendent of Imports and Ex chants having business. with Result of 200 mètres final: an Import Perrat signed by the Empire. Desiring that the proceed and Sewell 6-5, beat Henderson ings should br
informal and Braerley 9.2 beat Maas and Municipal Councils are doing their (America) 2: Liddell (Britain) 3. ports, Hongkong, before Bills of as possible, His Excellency Raworth 7-4.
best to find a way out in providing Times 21 3/5 secs.
Lading will be countersigned or arranged
nake the
The final of the 3,000 metres Delivery Orders Issued. protection and comfort to all con- sentations at a quiet luncheon.
Ritola cerned without hurting the feel-steeplechase resulted:
All broken, chafed and damaged 4, ' Those present at the luncheon,
(Finland) 1; Katz (Finland) 2; which was given at the Tor Hotel, were, besides the Ambassador, Mr. R. G. E. Forster, C.M.G., and Mrs. Forster, Mr. H. S. G. sitt, Mr. R. Mc P. Ausin, British Vice-Consül at Kobe, and Mrs. Austin, Mr. P. D. Butler, British Vice-Consul at Osaka, Mr. R. C. Cowley, Mr. R. T. Wright, Dr. F. Barker and Mrs. Barker.
pre-
2ND. DIVISION.
H.K.C.C. VS U.S.R.C.
In the second division the Hong- kong Cricket Club defeated the United Services Recreation Club by 65 to 34.
Scores :-
Aubrey and Mitchell (H.K.C.C.) beat Gould and Henslowe 7-4 heat Halford and Gandy 10-1, heat Swith and Butterworth 9-2.
Railton and Dean (H.K.C.C.) lost to Gould and Henslowe 4-7, beat Haltord and. Gandy 7-4, beat Smith and Butterworth 6-5.
In handing Mr. R. G. E. Forster the insignis of the C.M.G., Sir Charles Elin said he was doing so by command of His Majesty, in recognition of the most value able services he had rendered in_Stark and More (H.K.C.C.) beat organizing matters in connection Gould and Henslowe 65. beat with the relief of British subjects Halford and Gandy 8-3, heat Smith after the great earthquake in Tokyo and Butterworth 8.3. and Yokohama last September. In handing the insignia of the O.BE., to Mr. H. S. G. Isiti by, command of His Majesty, His Excellency said the Insignia was awarded in con-! nection with the valuable services rendered to H.B.M_Consul-General in the same circumstances.. Mr.
· R. G. E. Forster having suitably -responded, Mr R. T. Wright expressed his great pleasure at being accorded the privilege of being present on the occasion, par ticularly in view of the fact that Mr. R. G. E. Forster was one of the oldest friends he had in Japan.
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GERMAN REVIEW. »
SPEECH BY DR. TRAUTMANN.
Osaka, June 26.-The German Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo, Dr. Trautmann, was the speaker at the meeting of the German- Japanese Society on the 20th,jnst. at the Osaka Hotel here.
In his speech Dr. Trautmam reviewed political developments in Germany since the armistice laying stress upon the fact that it was and it is the middle" parties who have won the merit of preserving the authority of the state, as well as something of the former state dur- ing all these years. This merit ought to be recognized, he said, since the different governments in
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THE POSITION TO DATE.
U.S.R.C.
KCC.
IST DIVISION.
Z-NWWAN
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ings of the Chinese. The outside Bontemps (France) 3. The British cargo is to be left in the Godown agitations are embarrassing the competitor, Montague, jarred his where it will be examined at 10 discussions between representative foot at the hurdles and finished Monday, 14th July, 1924, foreigners and Chinese having
sixth. Newey, another British by Messrs. Anderson & Ashe, Marino business with Shameen.
Surveyors. competitor, retired. The time was 9 min., 33 3/5 secs.
SUN'S SOLDIERS.
KAUKONG CITY WON'T
SUFFER THEM.
(From Our Special Correspondent }
That the rights and interests of the local inhabitants must be con- sulted before those of mercenaries was what the Merchant Volunteer Corps in Kwangtung taught Dr. Sun Yat-sen early in July, when Kaukong City, a prosperous port on the West River at which many ships plying between Hongkong and-Wuchow-touch, was released from the military yoke of the Yunnanese. A Yunnanese brigade Trom the Third Army Corps of Dr.
MALARIA,
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EPIDEMIC IN UKRAINE.
APPALLING INCREASE OF CASES
(Reuter's Service,)"
MOSCOW, July 9. The malaria epidemic in Ukraine has assumed the proportions of a calamity in certain areas, where the peasants are unable to leave their homes to work on the farms. The number of cases in May was 208,000 to 6,000 in January.
All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrivali' here, after which they cannet be recognised.
No claim will be recognised after the cargo have left the Godown and cargo undelivered after Tuesday, 15th July, 1924, will be subject to rent. ****
No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.
Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading in exchange for Delivery Orders immediately.
STRUTHERS & BARRY, Agents, U. S. S. B. Emergency
Fleet Corporation. Hongkong, 9th July, 1924.
WANTED.
WANTED House or Flats with
Sun, had, during June, occupied the 'MERCY FOR EX-CONVICT tour families, Apply to Japanese
barracks of the Kaukong Volun
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2ND DIVISION.
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OPIUM HAUL
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reason,
cocoons shipped from the city, a dog's chance," said a Weymouth Upon the refusal of the Yunnanese magistrate to Arthur Canning, a
talk
the Kaukong Jersey man, who was charged with reported in my last notes and citizens sent out an S.0.S. as the theft of a mackintosh,
The police pleaded for mercy for finally the "enemy" was compelled him. The superintendent said to surrender the arms they had that at fourteen years of age he taken from the people and agree was sentenced to four months' im- to cancel the imposts on cocoons:prisonment for theft, and when The volunteers from 14 neighbour-sixteen he was sentenced at the ing towns were still watching the Central Criminal Court to eight movement of the Yunnanese on years' pénal servitude for attempt- July 8, while thé Kaukong people ing to extort money by threats. asked that all mercenaries should Canning said he served six years be withdrawn. Dr. Sun on July 6 at Dartmoor, and at 22 he served assured the Central Command of through the South African war. the Merchants Volunteers Corps in Canton that he would order his men in Kaukong to come to reason. clean.
The police said that Canning's record for the past, 18 years was
*
but his authority was weak. The He was discharged on probation, volunteers watching Kaukong and Mr. Stevens, one of the magis-
Germany have been working, since JUNK MASTER ACQUITTED. have announced that they will not trates gave him his own mackin-
1918, under the strongest political pressure from abroad and the worst insecurity in internal political affairs.
The master on whose junk were found three sacks containing 1,490 taels of opium was given the benefit of the doubt by Mr. E. W. Hamilton OF the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon as to whether he knew they were there.
The extreme parties of the Right and of the Left have not been able to formulate a political programme that can be performed without the greatest risks for the very existence of the state. The last elections created only a small majority for the middle purtles. The foreign policy of the other power so seri ously reacted "upon Germany's economic and political life that there was danger of its complete day. convulsion. That danger is momen-
tarily averted, particularly by the turn of political events abroad and the change in French policy.
After
the disruption of all former ideals by the war and its Consequences, however, stato authority in Europe is on the very edge and is bound to be shattered exposed to any more violent shocks. The policy of diplomats everywhere ought, therefore, to be to maintain and preserve the ex- isting state authority in all countries.
of
Every Usur is a Friend The personal recommendations people who have been oured by Cham- berlain's Cough Remedy, have dons mara than vil else to increase the sulo aod-use. of this preparation, until there are now. mors bottles of it sold each year than of any other cough medicine. It is for wala everywhere.
He was said by the police to have coufessed that the opium was his when he was first arrested but he denied this when the case was heard at the Magistracy on Tues
withdraw until Dr. Sun's mer- tosh. cenaries leave the city.
BASEBALL IN U.S.
LEAGUE RESULTS.
(Reuter's American Service.)
NEW YORK, July 9. The following are the latest baseball results:-
NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pittsburg 9 Brooklyn ** § His Worship, in giving judg- St. Louis... Chicago tent, said that there was some St. Louis... 6 New York... doubt about the alleged admission Pittsburg
... 3 Boston and he would have to rule it out. Chicago,...II Brooklyn
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THE BANK LINE, LTD, Hongkong, 10th July, 1924.
M. C. L.
A GRAND OPEN AIR CONCERT
in aid of the M. C. L. will be held on the lawn at the WATER FOLICE STATION
on
SATURDAY, July 12th, 1924,
at 9.30 p.m. ··
Note: If wet, the Concert will take place in the Kowloon Rall- way Station, by kind per mission of the manager,
says On Tuesday, night, London telegram, the Com- missioners and the Commitice of the Hongkong section of the Empire Exhibition entertained large and distinguished company of Chinese at dinner at the Hongkong restaurant at Wem- bley. The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Secretary of Chinese Affairs, presided. Sir Robert Ho Thng and. Mr. Chow Shou-son Rural were joint hosts. Sir John Jordan
3 proposed the toast of Hongkong and our Chinese fellow-citizens.
8 Messrs. Chow Shou-son, Ho Tung,
3 Stanley and Dodwell replied in
Without it, there was no evidence Cincinatti..I Philadelphia... 3 very cordial speeches. The
.. 2 Philadelphia to show that defendant knew that Cincinatti'*
the opium was in his cargo although # AMERICAN LEAGUE. there was reason for suspicion that New York. 2 Chicago....
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he did. If he convicted defendant New York 8 Chicago 5 he would logically have to convict Philadelphiat.. 4 Cleveland... the master of every ship or which Boston 7 St. Louis contraband was found. Defendant *Double headers. would therefore be discharged.
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Game called in seventh innings owing to rain.
There will be an open alé concert in aid of the Ministering Children's League'at 9.30 pm, on Saturday: "ff the weather is fine, the affair will take place on the lawn at the Water Police Station, Kowloon. If wet, the concert will be held in the Kowloon Railway Station.
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function was a great success."
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