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MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1924.
LITTLE HSU.
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INTERPORT CRICKET.
SHANGHAI'S TEAM.
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Through the courtesy of Mr. L. S. Greenhlit, honorary secretary of the H.E.C.C., we give below the names of the Shanghal inter port cricket team that is likely to visit Hongkong next month.
Capt. E. I. M. Barrett, Dr. W. E. O'Hara, Messrs D. W. Leach, J.. Much ingenuity has been dis-Quayle, T. Rawsthorne, E. G. played in connection with the Barnes, A. Brown, D. Gardner, visit" of General Hau Shu-tseng, P. Carr, H. B. Ollerdessen, W. C. G. better known as "Little" Han, to Clifford, T. W. R. Wilson, H. C. B.
After all he did not Peck.. Hongkong. sail with the Blue Funnel steamier Dardanus" which left here on Saturday afternoon, This morn ing he was in residence at No. 61 Caine Road. Where lives Mr. Li Yow-hon who was Civil Governor at
The Malaya team is coming by Canton during the Mu Yung-hsien régime several years ago." Beyond the new B. L boat duo here about the Police, nobody seems to know November 11 or 12. his intentions, but it is rumoured that he is likely to leave the Colony to-morrow by steamer sailing for the south possibly Bingapore. Police precautions are still being carried out for his pr
In view of the prominence given In tabled' reports from home as to Since his election, he must have the so-called "revelations" regard. The case of working cargo on
ing the possession by Mr. Ramsaya Sunday without a permit, brought | Ch been well aware that his sole MacDonald of 30,000 1 shares against the master of the Kogg- strength was dependent upon Wu in MeVitle and Price and the broad moon, steamer San Ning" was Pel-fu's fighting capacity. Now hints which were thrown out at dismissed on Saturday. that Wu's, strength has waned the time as to there being some
Mr E. L. Matheson, general through the defection of his most connection between the allotment.
and the conferring of a baronetcy agent of the Admiral Oriental trusted lieutenant, the President, on Sir Alexander Grant, the Line, has reported to the police strictly. in accordance with managing director, and controlling the loss of a diamond ring valued Chinese custom, issues a mandate shareholder of the biscuit firm, it at $1,000 from the bedroom of his depriving Wu Pei-fu of his pre- is well that some measure of residence, 21, Humphreys Building, sent office and to save the face publicity has been given to state between 10.30 and 5 p.m., last
ments on the matter by the two Saturday, -, of each-appointing him to an men concerned, "The allotment of obscure post with a high-sounding the shares represented an incident
Preferring a sentence of two title. For the sake of historical in a very old friendship, said Mr months' hard labour to the option accuracy, the text of the preal MacDonald; everyone in the North of a fine of $50 a Chinese, who of Scotland was aware of the close was caught trespassing on board dential mandate is given below:- friendship which existed between the s... Saariand."" admitted at the "In recent years there has been the two men who had been born the Marine Court this morning. much disturbance in the country close together in the poorest of that he had previously served a and internal warfare has con- circumstances and whose uncles short sentence for theft. tinued. Since my assumption of were both guards on the High-
land Railway. When he became Twoshonkeepers were brought office, I have announced this to the Prime Minister, said Mr. Mac before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the people.
The recent expedition Donald, Sir Alexander declared Kowloom Magistracy, this morning, against the North-East was a that his contribution to the on charges of carrying on the trade
store at No. 68. tection. thing I was obliged to do, but I Premier's comfort would be a of a marine
Daimler motor car. Upon Mr. Reclamation Street, "without a never for one minute abandoned MacDonald explaining that when licence on October 24. They were BERINTOKUHC my original intention to preserve he left office he would probably each fined $25.
peace. The war has now tasted be a poorer man than he had been, Sir Alexander asked that he might more than a month, and the struggle has not yet been brought to an end, and now I order the fighting to cease from the day this order is issued, and both parties (Fengtien and Chihli) are to return to their original stations pending further orders from the Central Government, which is carefully considering the position. If this order is ignored by anyone, they will be compelled forcibly to
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
In the first match of the European tour the White Sox beat the Giants by 16 runs to it. In the second match in London the New York Giants beat the White Sox by three runs to two.
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An unusual incident occurred
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The team is, in all probability, sailing by the "Empress of Russia,” due to arrive here about November 10, The Brst match Shanghai v. Hongkong-will com- mence on November 14.
GAME ON WEDNESDAY.
Another Interport. trial will be beld on the H.K.C.C. ground on Wednesday' commencing at 1.45 p.m. The teams will be
NAWAY
DEVALI.
Police Protection.
"A." Team T. E. Pearce At daylight on Friday, the (Capt.), H. N. Balhatchet, A. W. Dardanus came in from Shang- Ramsay, Rev. E. K. Quick, Q. M. hai and a Police detective escort S. Jacob, F. N. Young, Rev. T. For cruelty to two. pigeons, was put on the steamer as soon as B. Powell, H. Owen Hughes, be allowed to endow the car and, by hanging them with a plece of it had made fast to the busy. In C. Q. M. S. Stripp, E. F. Stewart, in spite of Mr. MacDonald's pro-string by their necks over a door, the course of the day it was con- F. H. Pendered, G. R. More. Lt test as to the ownership of a car at To Kwa-wan. a Chinese youth veyed to "Little H tiut the Cdr. Jotham.
"B." Team-A.E.. Wood being against the simplicity of his was fined $5. this morning, by Britial Government did not want habits, a sum of money was Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the him to land in England and in (Capt.), E. F. Lyall, R. E. A invested in his name, the income Kowloon Court. His Worship timation was given that if he chose Webtser, A. C. I. Bowker, E. W. of which he was to enjoy during remarked "How would you like to go elsewhere than his had decided Hamilton, B. D. Evans, E. J. R. his lifetime so long as he kept ait, if you were hung in the some
when he sturted from Shanghai Mitchell, M. F. H. Holdman, Capt. after being deported by the Muni- Kent, U. Omar, E. B. Reed, Pay- car and at his death it was to way as the birds?"" revert to Sir Alexander or his heir.
ripal authorities, facilities would be Lieut. Hargreaves, and H. G. The reason for 'Sir Alexander's Although the final figures are given him to do so..
Wallington, proposal in the first place was not yet available, says a cable from
Tiffin will be served in the pavi On Saturday moŋung Hau was given by him to a Press repre- Toronto, a referendum on prohibi- still on board the "Dardanus and on at I. p.m. sharp. sentative as follows, "I found that tion" the Government sale of the detectives had not come off. It the Prime Minister was travelling liquor in Ontario has yielded a was mentioned in the "China about on the Underground Rail- narrow dry majority. Premier Mail that not only had the police "The posts of Commander-in-way and remonstrated with him Ferguson announces his intention heen keeping guard over Hsu bul
HINDU COMMUNITY HOLD FESTIVAL. Chief and Vice-Commander of the as to the way in which he was of enforcing the Temperance Act, that a third party had been watch- Expeditionary Force are abolish using himself, urging that it was notwithstanding the claim of the ing both Hiru and the police.
not fair. I offered to make him that the preponderating wet vote in
so-called "moderation league" the China Mail" had to go to ed, and Wang Cheng-ping and a present of a car and when he the cities indicated the necessity third party had to leave some time to-day their Devali Festival, and press at noon on Saturday, this The Hindu community celebrate Peng Shou-hsin are ordered to replied that he could not afford for instituting local option.
before. He had also learnt that the leading silk merchants of take the whole responsibility for one I made the proposal with
Hou had declared that at Shanghai | Queen's' Road, Messrs. Poboamull regard to the shares. Mr. Mac- the troops at Shanhaikuun.
News reached Hongkong he had obtained a passport and a Brothers, Waislamull, Assoomall Donald replied that there were few people from whom he would yesterday that the s.s. Hui Hai," ticket to England and that if he & Co. and D. Chellaram; will be
Hohau running between
'At Home" to their friends this and was to be deported when he arrived receive such an offer but I was Shuihing, was pirated off the Lo in England, he would then decide evening and to-morrow. one of the three from whom it was Yau Village pear Shuihing
στι where he would go. It was then The Devali Festival commem- October 20. More than twenty presumed that Heu would, after all, orates the return of the Hindu God possible for him to take it."
pirates disguised as passengers, leave by the "Dardanius."
Ramachandra afther 14 years": armed to the teeth, rose up on a
exile. Ramachandra was heir to sudden signal and stole every-
the throne of Hyudhia (Benares,) The chief interest in happenings.
thing of value from the crew and However, the break in his jour- but was frustrated by his step- passengers. They kidnapped ney gives further strength to the mother, who was plotting on behalf in Peking, of course, is centred on
about twenty persons for ransom. report published on Friday that hacf her son Bharat. During the what effect the recent coup is
The place where. piracy had been refused permission to period of exile, Ramachandra lived occurred is notorious as a pirates land in England and that this had in the jungle with his beautiful likely to
have in stabilising
infested area.
been conveyed to him by a repro wife Sita. Ravan, the cruel king politics. With the elimination of
sentative of the Hongkong Govern- of Lanka, appeared to them one Wu. Pei-fu, one is encouraged to
ment.
day in the guise of a golden deer. hope that the much discussed
The man of her dreams" is at Kowloon City yesterday fore- Interviewed within a quarter of and Ramachandra gave chase and wounded the deer with an arrow. Round Table Conference will be the picture that has attracted biginoon when General Hung Shiu-an hour of the steamer's tying up In the meantime Raven assumed heid, since he alone, of the crowds at the World Theatre in, who is an officer in General to her, buoy, "Little Haut ex- the form of a Brahmin, and enticed during the week end. The stars Chan Kwing-ming's army, was pressed his firm intention of going Sita out of the boundary over Tuchuns approached by Sir Robert in this magnificent drama, Mozukin walking along Cheung On Street to Europe to "add to his education which her husband had warned Ho-tung, gave an unsatisfactory and Lesienko, put their hearts into accompanied by a small party and and thereby qualify himself as her not to step. Sita was carried reply. In effect he said: "After the acting; every movement carries an Indian guard. Suddenly some-future aduinistrator of China." off to Lanka. Ramachandra, who no reason to break his had long intended to fight Ravan I have defeated Chang Tso-lin, their souls in it. Today will be thing was thrown into the Street He had
from one of the houses and fell near journey. Despite an alleged cate-and rellove the Hindus from his there will be time enough to dis-
the party. An examination of the gorica, denial by a high police oppression, thereafter proceeded to The Annual General Meeting object by the police has disclosed official that He was told that be Lanka, and with the aid of the cuss yourplan, Sir Robert."
same to be a canister with a screw would be persona non grata with horde of monkeys, he defeated of Members of the Craigengower Though Wu Pei-fu, at the Club will be held at the Club top, inside which a packet the British Government he has left Ravan in battle, and returned with moment, has fallen from his high House, on Thursday, October 30, wrapped in tinfoil and cotton wool. the Dardanus and come ashore his wife to Ayudhia, being later estate, it would be unwise yet at 5.30 p.m. for the purpose of its reported that the packet con- to enjoy the hospitality of a retired crowned as King.
passing the Annual Report and tained some material which is awhile to conclude that he is Accounts and
believed to be of an explosive electing office finally eliminated as a fighting bearers for the ensuing season, nature. No arrest has been made factor. What has happened in the and
so far. of transacting general case of the erstwhile Dictator of
The publication in the Ameri- to instal Tunn Chi-jui at the head North China may well happen to The Mandates Commission of can Press of figures showing the of affairs in Peking, "Little" Hou his successor. In the meantime, the League had a private sliting at amount of Income tax paid by was asked if he still considered
Geneva and discussed the report some of the multi-millionaires, himself Tuan's subordinate, and if building and Engineering Co., all friends of China will trust of the administration of the South following upon an enactment per he would re-enter the political Dandee, launched on the Septem that General Feng Yuhsiang's Sea Islands. The Japanese mitting the public inspection of arena if Tuan assumed office. The bloodless revolution spells the representative, Mr. Sugimura, Government jocoms tax records reply as given in Friday's Mail" ber 16 the twin-screw matorship
furnished information respecting for the purpose of the prevention was as follows:- inauguration of lasting peace and the labour conditions, the liquor of tax dodging, has caused a con- prosperity for China.
traffic, the administration of justice,troversy throughout the country re- garding the merit of such a law. Some papers publish details of the The foreign Minister of Mexico Famounts paid, whilst others, do not "Apache" Now French.
has ordered the consulates at publish details in consequence of a military faction-not solely by the
London, Liverpool, Glasgow and warning by the Department of efforts of the Christian General For some time past, the word all the honorary consular offices in Justice that the publishers of la Feng Yu-hsiang as at first "Apache" denoting a member of Britain to be closed. The Foreign |dividual figures are liable to pro- indicated. General Wang Chen-a certain stratum of the criminal Minister explained that the step secution. The highest figure ping, the Manchu General and society of Paris has been found in was the result of Britain's non published exceeds $7,000,000 pald
recognition of Mexico diplomatical by a millionaire's son. Governor of Tientsin, and General popular English dictionaries, and ly. The decision will be effective MARRIAGE.
Wu Ching-yi, in command of of late, even in so conservative awhile the present, relations are ALLAN FRYER-On Septem- 20,000 troops in Shensi Province, publication as the Oxford Diction- continued.
ary. But it is only within the last ber 8, at Edgware, London, in conjunction with General Feng, few weeks that it has received the •League circles at Geneva Kenneth Ethelbert Allan, of issued a circular telegram, official sanction of the French paint out that, apparently owing to Shanghai, to Kathicen Agnes announcing their severance of Acaderay and has thus become a confusion of dates, it was Fryer.
relations with Marshal Wu Pei-fu,true French word. Admittance to wrongly reported that the United the official French dictionary is a States representatives would at. DEATH
declaring their independence and difficult process for any word. It tend the first Oplum Conference st Genova on November 3, dealing indicating that they will remain is fully twenty years since the new with the suppression of opium neutral in the fight between Chang addition to the French language
| smoking," "The fact is that they This made its first appearance through will attend the Conference on Tso-lin and Wu Pol-fu. telegram is stated to have been the medium of a reporter on the November 17 on the limitation of
staff of "Le Figaro." That was manufactured narcotics. circulated on Thursday last the time when the streets of Paris Though the troops under Marshal were the scene of sanguinary Until the press called attention Wu Pei-fu had not heard of the combats between rival gangs of to the Shangbal Volunteer Corpa hooligans, and the reporter, a M. in connection, with" troubles In coup in Peking up to yesterday, if Daray, wrote a series of descrip- China, says a writer in "Truth,” Honanúna, Mondár, Gor. 87, 1924 | reliance can be placed in Reuter, Uive articles introducing, a Red I wonder how many people in this there is no reason to doubt the Indian atmosphere into his stories country knew of its existence 2. It of the night prowlers of Paris. Ja commanded by Colonel WFL news of the alliance between Apache tickled the mental Gordon, and consists of various Feng, Wang and, u' Ching-yi palate of M.-Lepine; then the Premationstips British light horse Tsao Kun, known as the Fox fect of Police, who adopted it for the American Italian, Portu and artillery (18-pounders) and The coup in Pelding, from latest
Who was elected his department,It pleased the meskages received via Shanghal of Photing 16” and Canton, appears to have been President of China on October 10 public, who Immediately took it companies of infantry. The war for ordinary and every day use, Ofice, mentions the name of the successfully accomplished through last year after the ousting of Li and now the seal has been set on commanding who is seconded the defection of the three lead Yung-hung, has been compelled to its Immortality by its lates from the British Army, and leaves
force majeurs And approval by the Immortal
all the rest to one imagination.
HONGKONG.
BIRTH.
HERBERT. On October 12, at the Kuling Estate Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. G. Herbert, a daughter.
WARD On October 21, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, Sydney Herbert Ward, aged 55 years.
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LOCAL CRICKETERS.
A. A. Rumjahn, the Univer sity skipper and one of the most promising of young local cricketers, is, the "China. Mail" regrets to learn, de. finitely out-of-the-running- for laterport honours at the: forthcoming match with Shanghai and Malaya In Armistice Week. next month. He was tojured in a motor cycle accident and is not yet able to get about. It is feared that he will not be able to play at all this winter.
othejal. When interviewed a second time. on Friday by the "China Mail," after the receipt of advice that the Christian general had been reported to have a desire
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NEW HOLT VESSEL LAUNCHED.
Eurymedon.The Caledon Ship-
"Eurymedon," which they have built for Messrs. Alfred, Holt and. Tuan Ch'i-jul, he believed, which is 425ft. in length between Ca., of Liverpool. The vessel, was living in the British Conces perpendiculars, 54ft. In moulded sion in Tientein. With regard breadth, 32ft, glo. in depth moulded to the message about the sileged to upper deck, of about 10,000 tons desire of General Feng to estab-deadweight, 4.300. horse-power, lish T as President, General and 131⁄2 knota speed, has been Han said that Tuan Would only specially constructed for the hold the post by virtue of hia Eastern trado. The naming prestige, but without strength ceremony was performed by Miss based on activa support. This, Holt, daughter of Mr. R.. D. Holt.
he thought, would only result in Speaking after the launch, Mr. another phase of non-permanent P, S. Brown, chairman of the government and which would Caledon Co, said the ** Eury- not benefit China."
medon was the ninth vessel which they had built for the Holt At that hour on Friday, "Little Line, and in the course of two Hsu still declared that, he wished to months they would be launching go to England. Whether he was the tenth. " Influenced in his change of decision at the last moment, we leave our readers to conjecture.
Why “Little” 7
Refuses Canton. Apropos Little Flour to-day "Wah Taz Yat Po says
For the benefit of those who did not see the following in Friday's" Permission has been given by the iseue we give it again to explain Hongkong officials for Hsu Shu- why as is commonly, supposed, he tseng to land here. He is living, should be called "Little Hou, temporarily, at the Hongkong Han Shu-tsong was first called Hotel where important members of "Little" not, because of diminuali (political) parties have been to tive stature but to distinginali bi see him. Dr. C. 0. Wu (Canton's from Hau, Shih-chang who was Foreign Minister), se representing On Saturday, Hongkong had
elected President of China, on Dr. Sun Yat-sen, has called on an opportunity of seeing C.. H. September 4, 1918, and who re- Han and interceded with him to go Bhoora In action. He has signed on June 1, 1922, Before up to Canton. However, Hou played against-Hongkong for Big He became President not enthusiastic (at the prospec Shanghai and is now in this Markhal Tuan Chi-jai, head of the going to, Cantoa?) He has Colony as a resident. "He is a Anfu clique was the all-powerful ceived over ten telegra anumbat and change boy feroner in China the Hived over ten telegu
might well be, given a trial by the Xoteksport selection
committee.
one of his closest subar
Big Hedapent favour. According tion had to be made t fugicny especially, to
but he has neglected:
eported that he is
politics!
to Hingapore but the vist