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Noveraber Further extra ordinary meeting of Douglas 6.8 Central, noon. Co., Ltd., at 20. Des Voeux Road
Dr. Sun Yat-sen could see all this October 18. Extraordinary eyes: General Meeting of Douglas 8.8. happening under his very eyes he, could see conditions becoming of the Company, 20 Des Vœur Co., Ltd, at the Registered Office ever more parlous, property Road, Central, noon. destroyed, communications dis-} organized and cities Isolated-he could see all these evils daily becoming worse, and he could do nothing. Is it any, wander that he has at last broken down; that he has said, what his manifesto Implies, "Rule yourselves as best ye may-the task is beyond me and I leave ye to your fate." Is it any wonder, we repeat, that heThe London to Brighton walk has, in effect, washed his hands was won by W. Baker of Queen's of Canton and its unnerving pro hrs. 40 mins. 51.1/5 secs.
Park Harriers. His time was 8 blems Exactly what will happen
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
in Canton if Dr. Sun Yat-son in the remaining matches for carries out his intentions, it is the Davis Cup, Tilden beat O'Hara Wood 6-2, 6-1, 6-1; and V impossible to predict. But this Richards beat G. Patterson 6-3, can" safely be said: Whoever 7-5, 6-4- attempts to hold the city by force,.
A correspondent signing him by the might of invading armies, self-"Fair sends us will share the fate that has over-against the Chinese marriage a letter taken Dr.. Sun Yat-sen. Whether system. He thinks English law he, voluntarily abdicates or, whe-
should prevail. ther he wafte until he is put to the The United States have retain
ed the Water Golf Cup by sword matters little; there are
defeating the British team by nine many roads to the same destina-matches to three, on Saturday. tion. That is the lesson which They wou the singles by six to Canton has had to tell almost since the Republic was established. Ltd Indeed it is the lesson which all
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RACING NOTES,
THAT SAND TRACK.
[By Argus,}
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1924.
CORRESPONDENCE.
CLOCK WANTED.
WHERE IS SUN 7
WU HAN-MIN NOW IN CHARGE.
Cement Works) for Shinkwan on the North River at 10.30 a.m. yesterday.
bona fide,
[To the Editor of the China Mail.]
RESCUE YACHT'S MOVEMENTS. The state of the sand track at
Sir-It strikes me that if our (From Our Own Correspondent.), Happy Valley, is still the main gracious government is desirous of topic of conversation among furthering Improvements which
Canton,, September 14. racing men.
would tend to make an up-to-date have left Canton (his Generalissimo Dr. San Yat-sen is reported to Sufficient time has clapsed and Hongkong, one important item headquarters at the sufficient rain fallen to convince must not be forgotten and that is,
Honan the majority of those who con gregate at the training course of a massive clock to give the public a morning—either as active parti- the standard time. The fact that the cipators in the "great game" or watches of a group of ten persons news that he has nominated Wa From another source, comes the as onlookers-that all is not well are different in time tells me that Han-nin, his chief confidant, to in the State of Denmark.
In two places, experiments have
this Colony is badly in need of a manage affairs of State, blit, more
particularly, to clear up the Volun been made with an admixture of standard clock. red earth and sand,
teer as dispute aftermath. A visit to
The Star Ferry Wharf has its Rumour has it that for the the course, yesterday, convinced a clock but this is private $500,000, he is to ressive, or had me that both these are doomed property, and no to failure. In one case just suffi-assured of the correctness of time Volunteer Corps will get back one, can rest uirendy received, the Merchants' cient red earth has been added to the property of the state.
unless he compares his watch with 1.087 rifles, this being the amount make the surface as hard as a turnpike in the dry weather; In Intended to put up a clock on the imported for the Canton Corps. It As far as I can recollect, it was it is argued that was intentionally been added that the patch was a removal of the Clock Tower from against allocation to the Village the other, so much red earth has Post Office building after the is also rumoured that Dr. Sun is semi-quagmire yesterday morning. Pedder Street. If it is on top of Volunteers as he distrusts their
However, "I walked over a the Post Office building, it will be stretch where the sand has been appropriate if facing the Praya
Butchers On Strike............. A butchers' strike started yester reduced to about 8 inches and I but then the harbour gets all the feel confident that herein lies the benefit. I suggest that the most day and today there has been talk solution. With all due deference suitable place for the clock to be of a salfali dealers and vegetable to the opinion of those in favour put is on the centre of Pedder stalls stoppage. Of course, to-day of six inches of sand, it is now Union Buildings, as this thorough-strike was to have been resumed Street between Post Office and was the day when the general apparent that the amount is far fare is used by all. Visitors as soon but there is no sign of it coming in excess of that needed to as they land on Blake Pier will be off. guarantee good going. With able to know the time of their regard to the clinkers working stepping ashore (if they purpose to that Dr. San's flagship-the through a thinner layer than six keep it in their diary) inches, I candidly refuse to be convinced. At the same time, it is There was a Hindu-Moslem three inches of sand on the top the quite probable that with only riot at Lucknow, on Saturday. A course will need constant atten Mr. W. Logan, at the presenta telegram states it was caused by a tion. In places where the surface tion of the Lai Wah Shield to themour that a Hindu boy had been "gets thin," fresh sand can be Starland, Full House and erratic What the flagship or refuges yacht,
converted to Islam, which resulted winners of the Baseball League on in two being killed and 20 injured. laid by the coolies in the regular Rialto Star are looking fit enough, as some prefer to call it--is doing Saturday, "spoke of the interest The military were called out.
employ of the Club, shown locally in America's great
In view of the approach of the these to win in the "A" class if
but it will be difficult to place way from Canion can only be National game. It is true that
surmised. Ite commander and The conference of the Inter- remaining extra meetings and the the new ponies run up to reputa. this season a few Britons have national Law Association adopted opening of the training season for tion. The three Dahlias are all in carried out Dr. Sun's orders for complement have unflinchingly taken to the game and proved a new general average rule to the annual, it is a welcome sign work, also old Pawnshop-looking on. With the political situation themselves no mean performers. replace the York and Antwerp that the Stewards have tacitly as fit as anything, Gaudie, White
years and have proved his salva- The assertion that the game is rules with the view to establishing acknowledged that the work done Rose, Silver Leaf and Exchange as it is and the talk about another proving popular here is, however, uniformity and stability
in on the course has proved a failure Bill so that there should be no seem that the Wing Fung" would open to argument. While admit principles, according to a Stock and are taking steps to set matters lack of runners provided riders be required to be near at hand Northern Expedition. it would ting that rain has on many occa-holm telegram. sions caused the abandonment of
can be found, Eli, Uncle George, instead of on a cruise in provincial fixtures, on many others there
Mountain Hawk, Pencastle, Grey hy-waters. has been no match because one of
history can confirm.
BASEBALL AND THE PRESS.
ever
two,
The total
Kailan Mining
output of
the Administra tion's mines for the week end ing August 30, amounted to 92,112 tons. The sales during the period were 87,782 tons.
i
right.
Horses In Work.
Nastaran IL covered a mile in i
:
Yours, etc,
TIME, Hongkong, September 13.
Some people in Canton think
erniser Wing Fung-has been enticed to Swatow by a military leader who favors reunion between the Generalissimo and his rival, General Chun Kwing-ming; but other reports state that the Wing Fung has been seen at Pakhoi..
Serious floods have over- whelmed several parts of the: I was only able to pay two visits Dragon, Pet Mouse, Wattheau, Agents in Canton of Geheral the teams has failed to put in an Punjab, says & wire from Simla. to the course last week, and the What To Do, Golden Jubilee, Pre-Luu Tsun-wan, commanding the Two hundred villages in Sharatpur improvement in the ponies in Catelon and Mrs. J. H. Taggart's pro-Sun Kwangsi..ormy in the appearance. There was only a State have been flooded, and training poor attendance at Saturday's Bharatpur city is threatened. The apparent than real.
Was possibly more "Lada" will all help to swell the province, are strenuously pressing game. This would not have been Maharaja and all the officials are
list. In addition there are one or for practical sympathy, To-day the case if the game was becoming working strenuously to minimise was- again available (outside the
On Saturday the grass course two new ones to be reckoned with. the nuin contingent of this army is popular here unless the reason the damage and prevent distress, "dolls") and some useful half to
Aggregate Points.
in the unenviable position of being for the meagre attendance can be
Towards the Aggregate Stakes in territory in which the inhabit- attributed to the fact that very A For theft of one thermos flask
threcquarter pace work was the points at present are:-
ants are op in arms against them few people knew the game was on, from a show table at the door of indulged in. It was not to ba
aud, simultaneously, fucing another Our representative has, on more 121, Queen's Road Central, expected that any fast times Fernleaf
at
5 points. drive by Chan Kwing-ming's allies. than one occasion, complained to 5 pm, on Saturday last, a Chinese would be attempted at this early Spotted Sand
5 points. Apparently, nothing has been done the managers and captains of the coolie was sent to jail for six stage, but it is evident that some Rothesay ... 4 points.
by the Canton anthorities to extri- teams competing in the league month's by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at of the candidates are coming to Valiant Dahlia .. 4 points. cate the Kwangsi-ites from their that no information İs
the Hongkong Court this morning, hand readily.
hole. Magnificent Dahlia. 3 points. furnished to the "China Mail" as An employee of the Cheng Shan-
In addition to the ponies men- to Axtures or postponements. In ki shop deposed that defendant 2.22 and Vineleaf. Mr. Carroll'stioned above, Mr. Alves is pretty (An Occasional Correspondent.) our Sunday contemporary we find suddenly picked up the flask and new purchase, was clocked in 2.25, certain to start Irrepressible. these significant words: "No not raised an alarm, and gave chase 1% miles and promises to recover absentee of those having points to made off with it. The employee Fernleaf did useful work over Rothesay is the only probable
CANTON, Sept. 14. fication had been sent to the as far as Des Voeux Road Central, his form of last Autumn. Prince their credit. The field may possibly day Dr. Sun Yat-sen, accompanied Shortly after 10 am. on Satur- "Sunday Herald," although this where he caught defendant with Regent worked over 's mile. paper has devoted a deal of space the flask in his hands. to Baseball this season;, and had met a constable and gave the one the idea of being a bit of a
He later is an attractive mover, but gives Parrot.
Hebe swelled by Hartfield and Roman by his wife and about 7,000 troops left Canton by train for Shlukwan. not the element of luck crept in accused in charge.
Irrepressible, though a bit of a He is not expected back for the paper would never have known
squib. At any rate, he is quite slug, will probably make his pre-time it is thought that other troops another ten days, during which the match was on. The same
The open-air concert, held in a handful; I understand, and does sence felt before the season is will join him. remarks can truthfully be made the grounds of the Kowloon Cricket all his slow work away from the by the "China Mail." Of course, Club on Saturday night was well the Baseball management are not attended and proved apronounced obliged to inform any of the news success. An audience of close on Langsat and Durian at work. The
The entries for the next meet- papers, but this season they are 700 was able to enjoy the admir former looks well, but the lattering close on Saturday, September tion to keep the papers well posted. Battalion, the East Surrey Regi-does not appear to move as freely ing time should be noon; and any with being in possession of four certainly under a special obliga-able music of the band of the 1st marvellous as his recovery was 27, presumably at midnight. It has been suggested that the clos- With the exception of last Saturment, and the excellent vocal as formerly. day, the four dailies and the local artistes. These included were riding on Saturday, but Mr. should be chosen. Certain Satur ammunition and one dagger, at Both Mr. Davies and Mr. Doyle day of the week except Saturday loaded revolvers, 278 rounds of Sunday paper have had a repre: Mrs. H. L. Lockhart, Mr. A. W. Soares was an absentee, though day is the worst day that could Kam U Street, on September 7. sentative present at all Saturday Allcock, Mrs. R. K. Duncan, Mr. his new purchase, Newton Abbott, have been chosen in view of an for an unlawful purpose, came up league games, at any rate. As far Charles Olive, and Mr. R. Keown, was at work. He is a strong, free early publication of the entries. for hearing before Mr. R. E 48. the "China Mail" is concerned, who in the second half of the pro mover and is pretty certain to pay the matter due consideration and this morning 8. The case was a representative on two occasions gramme sang "The Trumpster for his keep before the season is change the day of the week if they remanded until noon on September The Stewards will doubtless give Lindsell at the Central Magistracy journeyed on a Sunday to Happy and "Friend of Mine" with great over. Valley to find that only one team success. had put in an appearance. Similar curt treatment to the press-we
The China Mail. indefinitely in Canton and still are well aware-occurs in other
HONGKONG, Mondit, Ezpt. 16, 1924.
DR. SUN'S SWAN SONG.
SHADOWS. BEFORE.
retain his reason, the position but since Baseball is in its infancy branches of sport in Hongkong; having been far too complex, far here, we should: like to see a too shifting, in a word far too correct attitude adopted toward unnerving for anything but the child" grows too old to be taught the press before the "Baseball most consuming anxiety. Consider new tricks. his plight. Nominally ruler of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's latest mani-Canton, he was yet largely without festo is the despairing-wall of a authority. Indeed he owed his drowning man. Feeling that he position as "Generalissimo” to has nothing more to lose in mercenary invaders, and these Canton, the "President" for some gentlemen, some of whom he now
describes as "disorderly and un mysterious reason the "Canton Gazette" no Jonger styles him thinking generals," would not “Generalissimo,” the title he hesitate, he knew, to turn against selected as reflecting his modified him the moment they had any- thing to gain by overthrowing his ambitions feeling that he has,||
government Added to the the President has given full standing fear that he would be
• nothing more to lose in Canton,
attacked from this quarter, was
to his feelings at last, expressing his growing alarm over the unrest
all the repressed, chagrin, the angry disappointment and the black passintism that have clouded his mind for months past. The outburst is not surprising; it had to come sooner or later. If it had
not been prompted by the new
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ARMS CASES,
A FURTHER REMAND.
Two men, charged on remand
Mr. Dunbar's Kashmir, Little consider there is reason to do so. Minch and Day of Surprise were
Mra. Beith's Loss.
Who Put It There? PEKING'S PREMIER.
all on the course, and the last
Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the About 5.30 last evening, motor-Central Magistracy, Kwan Sheung- named appears to have quietened truck No. 1157, belonging to the pul, a returned emigrant, charged down since he left Shanghai. W. W. YEN ELECTED.
Ling Nam Motor Truck and Trans- with having in his possession of 45 Kashmir is bound to make a port Company was the cause of rounds of ammunition, at the Hau bid for the Aggregate Stakes, the death of a saddle pony belong Tak Wharf, without a permit from (Reuter's Service.)
which should attract a big fielding to Mrs. B. D, F. Befth, the Captain Superintendent of with Fernleaf, Prince Regent, PRKING, September 13 Washington, Valiant and Magni mafoo along the road below or two months' hard labour.
The pony was being led by a Police yesterdays was fined $200 Parliament, this afternoon, elect ficent Dahlia all probable and Jardine's Hill, when the accident Defendant stated that the am- ed Dr. W. W. Yeu as Premier. Spotted Sand a possible runner. occurred. As the case may coms munition was found in the bottom Four hundred and thirty-five mem- It is announced that Mr. Dynasty's before the Courts, I will confine of his trunk, which he had bought bers were present, of whom 393 string are due this week from myself to the statement of the at San Francisco, before departure. voted. In favour of Dr. Yen 291 Shaughal--presumably Friarsfield bare facts. While three of us there without his knowledge:"
Some one put, the ammunition and King Canuta will also come were sitting in the Causeway Bay Fine of $1,000.
Among others in work are Stables Yard, a mafoo ran, in and Mopoke Bandicoot, Bluebottle briefly stated that Mr. Rock's are. Yeung Wal-kam, passenger per (recently acquired by Mr. G. Bence was needed at Jardine Hill 5.8.resident Cleveland, charg Harriman), Mongolian Prince, and as one of Mr. Beith's polo pontes ed with having in his possession Satisfaction Dahlts, all of whom had been knocked down by a
without a permit on September 18, were amiss at one time another motor-lorry. seven revolvers and 1,100 rounds The second semi-final of the last season. They are sound Mr. Rock hastened off to the of ammunition was fined 31,000 or Montague Bates Platoon Cup again now and they stand up scene, only to return a few one year's hard labour in default Comp
to be played an will with the exception of Bande minutes later with the news that y Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at Kow- the Murray Barracks Football coot, pay to follow if their owners the pony was so severely injured loon Magistracy this morning. Gronted at 5.15 p.m., to-morrow *** fire me too ambitious. For the that it was necessary to destroy No Owners Found,
{time being Bandicoot, now in the him. A visit to the spot soon con- One revolver and 99 rounds of Alves ging, had better be left firmed the worst, the pony's near ammunition were handed over to out of our cale
Satis hind leg was broken, and, it is the police by the Captain of the faction is moving well as ave believed, his back. The "humana 5.5 Baltoran at 6 amon
ompanio
destroyersoon put the poor August 213which were found on the following that Roma
animal out of pain, l Con board "without a claimant......... ~ Con the Shangha havin
*** The animal formerly one of Mr. polo ponies, has been used by Mraz
ARMY SOCCER."
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QUOTATIONS.
Fifty rounds of 88 revolver
| ammunition, found on board-the "President Madison on Septem ber 8, were also handed to the
Kowloon