THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1929.
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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This crossword puzzle has been made by an expert but nur Leaders are warged to look out for occasional phonetic 'spellings, such as Parker, plum, and altho.)
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HORIZONTAL
1-Identical
HORIZONTAL (Cont), 41-A neurotic spasm 43-A body of soldiara 44-Observe
VERTICAL (Cont.) 12-Blory 14-To band in the
middio
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Titia former rular
Russla -Anyone of a ganun 45-A diminutive suffix
..Germany 12-Toward
13-Erasure 10-Exist
anxlously
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15-A seaport in of yucca-like plant-Marinera
Greece 10-Chlaf river of
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18-Pertaining to fruft 43-To desire something 22-Charlah
24-Worm-sating ⚫ mammals 26-Combining forms.
New 28-Rodent 1st-Price
32-Friendship 33-Naval 34-Peit 35-Staggers
17-A lofty mountain
19-French soldier's.
sally allowance 20-Half soort 21-King of benets 23-Belf
55-Eagle
4-One of the Cyclades
VERTICAL
1-Extremely
24-Native of Philippine Consumed
falanda
25-A masculine nama
27-Rights in general
(Law)
1-Metal in natural
30-Whole
#1-Redeem
34-Quldee
37-Friend (French)
3-Serpent
40-Ta meva, ko the foot!
1-Extra
4-Exalted
*8-A three-legged
stand
6-The part of a brake,
that presata upon the whaal
Own (Beat) 1.
35-Hotped
59-The sun
42-A small mountain
take
46-Bardinin (abbr.)--
POLO FINAL
"TYPHOONS" WIN LADY STUBBS' CUP
EXCITING GAME
THE CHINA
MAIL,
H.K. CRICKET CLUB
COMMITTEE'S REPORT FOR THE PAST SEASON
A.G.M, ON OCTOBER 11
In a fast and exciting game, the
The past season's report of the Typhoons beat the Somersets yés-committee of the Hong Kong terday by 3-2.
Great Interest was felt in the game, which, being the final, at- tracted a large turn-out of polo enthusiasts.
Cricket Club, for the year ending 81st August, 1929 states:—
ot
of
The Profit and Loss Account after writing down the cost of the Pavilion, Furnituro, etc, by The Somersets started favourites
$5,114.67 shows A Profit as they are a
better combined $3,340.13, an actual profit team, having played together more $8,454.50 as against $7,801,87 Inst than the "Typhoon" side. How year. ever, as is sometimes the case. the favourites were beaten but not $1,700; 69 new Playing Members, Fees amounted to till they had put up a very gal-16 Non-Playing Members and 37 lant fight, with Capt. Bakewell well to the fore.
Subscribers joined the Club during the twelve months. During the same
The Aggressive
Entrance
It was evident that every man period 13 Playing Members, 6 Non- on the fleld was watching very Playing Members and 19 Sub carefully for the slightest opening seribers resigned.
and about three minutes after the
"DRUNKS" IN U.S.
ALARMING QROWTH IN SEIZURES OF LIQUOR
WET AND DRY FEUD
A picture of the entire prohibi- tlon period depicting mounting 11- quer eizures and increases in drun- kenness, alcoholle, insanity and a pamphlet made public by the deaths from alcoholism is drawn in Association Against the Prohibition Amandment. The association con- tends that its charta and tables of indexes of Intemperance accepted by show a "marked drop during the both wet and dry partita es valid, war years which continged during drop, it adds, was followed by a the first year of prohibition." This "sharp rise from 1921 to 1024" and marked but there is as yet no Indi- a rise since is described as "not bo cation of a decline."
atendily increased, the pamphlet de
The illicit quor industry has
At the Sist clares, "In spite of increased ap-
spite of enforcement acts in 44 body of federal court decisions fa states, and in spite of the growing
vourable to extreme enforcement measures."
dart Stanton put his side one ap August 1929 there wore 297 Play-propriations for enforcement, In following a melee outside the soling Members, 125 Non-Playing llers goals. Backed by the Members and 82 Subscribers in the early success the Typhoons took up the aggressive with the result That very soon after they added their second goal.
Colony.
Cricket
The Club ran two teams and Second Chukka
played a total of 49 matches. Of The second chukka saw the Ty and drew 8: The 2nd XI played 24 these the lat XI played 26-won 17 phoons starting off with a rush on IG, lost 4 and drew 4. In and for some time play was con-addition other matches were play Aned to the Somersets' half. Then a long shot from Heard Members, such as Married... ed during the season amongst-Club went wide but Col. Brownrigg Single. Centuries were scored for made-up for this and put in the the Club by Mosers. A. W. Hayward third and last goal for the T and H. J. Armstrong phoons after a prolonged tussle
utside the S.L.I.'s goni,
*
Prize Presentation The prizes were given away by Mrs. Brownrigg at the conclusioi of the games. During the after noon the band of the 2nd K.O.S.B Regt. played selections...
The Teams
The teams were:- Typhoone
Col. Brownrigg
Somersets
Major Philby
Capt. Bakewell Mr. Worrall
Maj. Wolfe Murray Col. Little Mr. Heard Mr. Stanton
It speaks much for the handi appers that each team have won. at least one game, and also lost at least one. The handicappers" job is no sinecure and they may well foul proud that they have done ao well, •
LADIES' HOCKEY
INTER-CLUB MATCH ON
SATURDAY
An inter-Club match-Colours Whites-will take place at King's Park on Saturday, October 5, at 4.30 p.m.
Tennis
The annual Tennis Tournament showed a slight falling off in the total number of entries.
The Open Championship Singles was won by Mr. M. W. Lo and the Open Championship Doubles or 5th year in succession) by Messrs. S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn.. The Club Championship was won Mr. G. W. Sewell. The Heap Singles "A" was won by Mr. J. G. Lawrie, the H'eap Singles "E" by Messrs. H. J. Armstrong and J. G. Mr. E. R. Price, H'cap Doublen by
awrie and the Mixed Doubles by Ir. S. E. Green and Mias Heard.
MIRA Stanion kindly presented he prizes at the close of the ouranment.
The Committee regrets to have record the deaths of seven Mom- ers, Dr. F. Pierce Grove, Mesura. IL P. White, J. Buchanan, L., A. Cossart, L. M. Whyte, II. J. Lova and J. E. Hancock,
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"In 1920' only 15,418 pieces of distilling apparatus were seized," It continues, while in 1928, 261,611 In 1920 only
pieces were seized.
153,785 gallons of liquor of all kinds were seized; in 1928, 82,474,- 234 gallons were seized.” United States coast guard in pro- The first year of activity of the hibition
enforcement---1924-8
the peak in illicit-spirite selsed, it is poluted out, with an increase of more than 800 per cent. over seizurea for the previous year.
A Steady Increase Records cited show seizures of materials from which, whisky and alcohol are distilled made a "steady increase," 26,594,583 gallons of mash being taken in 1928 compar ad with 8,356,695 gallons in 1923. Malt liquor seizures reached their
top in 1928.
"The figures given here do not include seizures by state officials": the pamphlet continues, "for state reports of seizures are not avail. ible."
The southern states lead the list both with respect to seizures of liquor and distilling apparatus," it is assorted. "Some of the northern and eastern states rank fairly high with respect to liquor seized, but low with respect to licit stills. In uther words, the states on the At- lantic coast, particularly those which have large centres of popu- lation, and the state of Michigan, The Annual General Meeting will which imports large quantities of be held in the Pavilion on Friday,quor from Ontario, seem to be the 11th October, 1929, at 6:30 pm, to receive the Statement of Ac- counts us attached hereto, to elect a Committee and Officers for the
Annual Meeting
The teams are as follows:- Whites: G, Heard, A. E. Steele, M. Bird, D. Robertson; E. R. Bell, ensuing, year and for the transac Russell, M. Hansen, E. Blackburn, tion of any other General Business D. P. Stanion, M. McCabe, B. Laing as provided for in Article 72 of the
Colours F. Webber, E. Tasartes Articles of Association. B. Taylor, E. O'Hagan, E. J. Coppin, M. Wallace. 1. C, Bell, J. L. Wayte N. McNeillie, C Ferguson, A. T. Cressey.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
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Royal Navy (abbe.). 3-Pirm
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In law termin
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11-First prouident of 62-Depealt account
German Republic (abbr.)
(The solution of the above-cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's sauc alows with a new cross-word puzzle.)
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Names of Members willing to serve on the Committee together with the names of their proposers and seconders should be sent to the Hon. Secretary, not later than the 9th October, 1929.
Committee: Mr. H. R. B. Han- sek (President), Mr. T. E. Pearce, Mr. E Syme Thomson, Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Mr. H. Owen Hughes, Mr. A. Piercy, and Mr. G. W. Sewell.
Cricket Averages
1st Eleven, Season 1928/0.' The cricket averages for the Hong Kong Cricket Club for the past season aro:~~-~
Batting
H. Owen Hughes. A. W. Hayward T. E. Pearce... H. RB. Hancock, Rev. E. K Quick J. K. Mitchell' H: V. Parker ). Meor
L'Honhar ve
Bowling.
1. V. Parker
fairly well supplied with illicit liquor. On the other hand, the Southern states and some western states (Nevada and Wyoming) ap- pear to be the favoured spots for the illicit manufacture of liquor."
The death rate for the entire country attributable to alcoholism Is declared to be "almost up to the, pre-war level," with "a steady rise" noted since 1920.
THE
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PEAK HOTELA
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL
HOTELS,
LIMITED
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lite, Poking:
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DAMN.
THESE COCKROACHES
USE PETERMAN'S
ROACHFOOD
AND KEEP THE HOME HAPPY.
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Solo Agents:--
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attributed to national prohibition.
A decrease for 1920 is ountries.
1910 to 1920" is noted. The same ́ figures for 1914 and 1927 are cited. with a "slight falling off" noted in 1928.
Liquor Killa Workers Regarding the alcoholic death até among wage earners, the as-
The prohibition period peak for iociation attemps to refute those Massachusetts of 5.7 per 100,000 who "believe that since prohibition population is shown to have been trinking has been confined entirely reached in 1924, from a low point
the wealthy, while, among the of 2.6 in 1929.
The high peak working, population of the country since tabulation for that state is irinking has practically disappear-shown for 1017 with 13.5 while the
1928 figures is placed 4.0.
Charting the alcoholic death rate, the association finds a sharp drop before prohibition as reported by the. United States census bureau, a decrease which continued through the first year of prohibition.
"The sharp drop in 1918 and 1919 is attributed to war-time con- ditions," the association asserts, and points out that "nearly 4,000,000 men were withdrawn from civil Hfe to enter military service," It d noted a similar decline in European
Innings Runs Highest Score Not out Average
33.74
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2nd Eleven, Season 1928/9
Batung
2. D.-Wales
"Capt."A. G. Dobble
FL Bondar
*A, Rold
H. J. Armstrong RH Dowler
A Reid
VWL Bta ER Duckit! AHGilingham: JA Summers KH Balger.
G. BR, Divett T. I Christie: W. K. T
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"The statistics compiled by the Metropolitan Life Insurance com Jany for its 18,000,000 Industrial ́olicyholders," the association states, "do not bear out this, con- tention."
A pamphlet chart, it is contended, will show that the death rate rom alcoholism among the indus- Lal population parallels the al- oholic death rate for the entire
country."
"Since 1920 the rate has steadily ind reached its peak of 8.7 in ncreased," the association declares
1928. For 1920 they present the rate: 48 6. While a slight decline
shown for 1927 and 1928; the
rate for the first three months of 1929 la glven as 8.8, as contrasted with 8.2 for the first three months of 1828.
Canada's-Rate Smaller
"The figures, just referred to in-
Innings Runs Highest Score Not out Averageude all Industrial policyholders,
200
(+238)
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178
12 178
208
170
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26.57
10.85
17.75 17.30%
both in the United States and Canada," it le pointed out, adding that the Canada rate is hardly a Afth of the United States rale.
The alcoholic death rate as "com pared in 17 "dry" states and 17) "wet" states, show: Dry! 1020, 1:04:1027, 2.582, an increase of 142 per cent, wet, 1920, 10; 1927, 14.2050, an increase of 400 per cent. 11.94
17,80 -17.00 $10,67
1480
11.33
9.67
9,00
(Figures on a basis of 100,000 population)
Using the only two states New 7278.87 York and Massachusetts having 6.12gures which go back far enough Averago to be✨sigulfennt," the nasociation. **ga points out that the number of com- 912 mitmonth for alcoholfe Insanity in New York reached its peak in 1927, when the rate was 4.8 per
10.04
105
4148
16.24
100,000 population
Gross figures for arrests for drunkennese are characterized as difficult of compilation as there is "Do official tabulation of arrests for drunkenneas for the ortire coun try."
Asteady downward trend frons r the past: