RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Another welcome holiday falls dug today. Whit Monday, suggesting as it slues the arrival of summer, in one of the most popular English holidays of the
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
On the Hongkong Cricket ground on Saturday a tennis tournament was held between teams selected from the Hongkong
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 12TH, 1818,
PORTUGUESE CRUISER
WRECKED.
MISHAP TO “ADAMASTOR." The Portuguese cruiser Adamastor is Cricket Club and the Ladies' creation badly ashore in the passage north of deservedly by 64-44.
· INTERESTING EVENT AT TAIKOO DOCK.
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THE CHERNIAVSKY TRIO.
A crowded audience grooted the brilli-
instrumentalista, Leo, Jan, Mischel Cherniavky, at the City Hall on Saturday night, among those present
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and JOHNSTONE'S
year, and perhaps more than any other Club, the latter's representatives winning Dumb Bell Island and she is likely to Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., was sucess selected one, was a trio, and the wonder-
das. is associated with excursions at home Locally, it is likely to be used by many as an occasion for enjoying the first swim of the season, that is, provided the weather conditions are favourable. Cor- tainly, there are not many better ways of spending the day than on the water, an. experience which, more than any other makes people more delighted with Hong- kong.
Easter falling so early this year line, I noticed, led to some discusion as to the advisability of departing from this move- able festival and adopting a fixed date, instituting, in other words, a spring holiday. As the end of March is the close of the inancial year with many public and private bodies, involving more work than usual, the intervention of a holiday nt such a busy time proved most incon- venient. This gave rise to the appeal for a fixed holiday. It is no doubt unfortunate when Enster falls so early in the year, as the weather conditions at Hume Are too wintry to pernit of the outings which are associated with the holiday, and the "inangura-
42! of a Spring Holiday- ceriain fixed date would probably be more antisfactory. Scotland some twenty years apo departed from her "fast" days which were preparatory to communion services, and replaced them with Spring and Autumn holidays. The change was, of course, deplored by the sanctimonious, but it made for the greater enjoyment of the greater number, a result which should be cordially approved.
tion.
The next few weeks should bring several other holidays. Empire Day will be pbserved, as before, on May 24th, and ten- days later the anniversary of the King's Birthday will give us another opportunity of enjoying a respite from business.
Most of us are familiar with the ancient
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Following were the teams:-** LADIES' R.Q-Major Bowen and Capt. Crawford, M. Render Harris and A. C. E. Elborough, H. A. Nisbet and R. D. Stewart.
H.K.CC-H, and R. Hancock, A. N. Joseland and J. B. Penmar, Dr. Aubrey and S. 11. Dodwell.
The Recreation Club led at the close of every round, and won as stated.
Subsequently the presentation of the prizes won in the recent tennis tourna ment took place, Miss Dorothy Gordon handing the awards to the winners as follows:-
Club Championship-Winner, H. A. Nisbet.
Championship Round-A. K. Josciand, Runner up, H. Hancock..
Professional Pairs-Captain Crawford
Runners up, R. and Major Bowen, Hancock and R. D. Stewart.
"A" Class Handicap-M. Reader Harris. Runner-up, A. C. E. Elborough. Doubles Handicap-A. N. Joseland and Runners up, Captain J. B. Penman. Crawford and Captain James.
"B" Class Handicap-. E. Clark. Runner up, J.-L. McPherson.
become a total wreck.
LAUNCH OF A MOTOR VESSEL
very interesting ceremony took place the Taikoo Dock yesterday, when the being H.E. the Governor. The initial Ah Kwang, a motor vessel built for the item on the programme, a specially fully launched. The vessel, which is quite fully elever execution of this immediately This misfortune occurred about four an original departure for Hongkong assured the audience of the musicial gifta o'clock yesterday afternoon. A message and, indeed, for the East is of 600 tons of the performers. Jan Cherniavsky's Was received in Hongkong report gross and 220 feet long. She is expected ing that she was badly ashore on a rock to attain a speed of about 10 knots. The piano solos (6) Berceuse and (b) Pólonaise in the passage north of Dumb Bell main engines consist of a set of 3 X 240 from Chopin were masterfully inter- Island, and that her fore part was full of brake h.p., four-cylinder direct reversible preted, and the applause at the cohelusion Was spontaneous and enthusiastic. water, The cruiser is apparently Bolinder's crude oil motors, and she is just over the edge of a shoal, which is 24 fitted with all the latest improvements. Mischol contributed two 'cello golos, and. fathoms under her bow, and her propellors. The oil generally used in the motors is like the others, had twice to respond to are showing above water.
Tarakan oil, but all other brands of crude insistent encores. In his violin solo She has a slight list to port, and her head is well oil as well as kerosene, we are informed. Faust Fantasio (Wieniovsky) Leo het his down. She has 24 fathoms of water on have been used in these engines, with hearers spell-bound, and evoked the the port side and four fathoms on the equally good results. The great point heartiest appreciation. starboard side. Hor stores are being about the engines is their simplicity. There are no valves or camshifts, no discharged into junks.
electric ignition system, nor reversing clutches-the engines reversing direct-- nor any other complicated gear.
The trio will give another performance on Tuesday night.
CHINA AND CHRISTIANITY.
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The Naval Dockyard tug proceeded to her assistance, and it is under
A Really Recherché Whisky. stood. that the cruiser has applied for a complete set of salvage gear, na she Despite the unpleasant weather, quite In an article referring to the Chinese The best that quality of ingredients is so badly damaged. H.M.S. Otter is a large number attended the launching day of prayer, the Times of 18th alt, had standing by, as is also the Portuguese ceremony, which took place a few minutes the following:-In a statement made and age combined with experience prior to the time fixed, owing to a tem- yesterday a Chinese official said :--"The gunboat Patria.
After the above was in type later detail,porary cessation in the rain. Miss
majority of intellectual Chinese incline and skill can produce, It appeared that the Kirschuff, a niece of Mr. N. L. Watson.to-day either towards Christianity or free came to hand. Adamastor had left Hongkong for Macae General Manager of the Asiatic Petroleum thought. Many members of the newly- about 2.20. Sho was to remain at Macao Co.'s local branch, gracefully performed elected National Assembly, both in the for a day and then proceed direct to the ceremony, the vessel gliding into the Senate and the House of Representatives,
water beautifully, without a hitch.
ure Christiana, and there is every indica Colombo, not touching a Singapore, as she was to make for Lisbon with all speed. Subsequently a reception was held in tion that Christianity will spread still more rapidly when the new Government About four o'clock she sent a wireless the offices, among those present being has its educational and social projects in The non-Christian: message of farewell to the Tamar, and Lord and Lady Nunburnholme, Mr. G. T. working order..
Chinese official takes the same view as the Roman pro-Consel that such prayers can followed by the dramatic about ten minutes afterwards this was Edkins, Mr. N. L. Watson, Mr. S. H Dodwell, Captain and Mrs. Arthur,
do no harm and may do good, in addition Captain R. Innes (marine superintendent, to securing the support of a powerful came the news "Badly damaged assist. Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire), Captain section of the people. But the conviction ance urgently needed.” Not many
Lukmanoff (Russian Volunteer Fleet), is gaining ground that if Christianity is. to become a vital factor in Chinese minutes clapsed before another mossage Mr. J. Roid (manager of the Dockyard) national life, it must be free from foreign was received stating that that would be Mr. P. Hermeling (superintendent Nord control, for it has always been against the the last message froin her as she was sink deutscher Lloyd), Mr. J. Lambert (Lloyd's Christian ns a foreigner, and not as the ing, the water by that time having flooded surveyor), Mr. J. Neilsen, Mr. H. van upholder of a new creed, that Chinese resentment has been shown in the past. the dynamo room.
Meines (Anglo-Saxon Oil Company), Mr. There is a vigorous movement on loot for F. W. James, Mr. C. Schlater, M. the formation of a Chinese Free Church, Protestant in character and free from the Douglas Graham, Mr. A. G. Gordon, &c.
Mr. J. REID proposed the toast of control of European Bishops and mis- The Minister for Foreign "Success to the Ah Kwang." He said sionaries.. The the Ah Kwang represented a distinct
are both supporters of this movement,
Mr. F. Maitland offered congratula. tions to the Ladies' Recreation Club on their victory that afternoon, and ex- pressed the hope that in future, as the Club was a Ladies' Club, they would sceStruck a rock. A few minutes later ladies participating in this annual match.
PRESENTATION OF THE CRICKET LEAGUE
BHIELD.
Mr. Maitland made a passing reference to the successful cricket season which
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had just passed and announced that in May next-a team would be sent up from the Colony to Shanghai, where. they hoped
defeat the Shanghai players on their own en closure. He spoke with gratification of the keon interest taken in the game by
message
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The British Naval authorities at ones dispatched assistance to the unfortunate vessel, and it was understood that the: officers and crew would be brought off last night and conveyed to the Tamar.
Affairs and the present Minister in Berlin
injunction "Man, know thyself" But, H.E. the Governor, and stateil that Ifis mebers of the Club Lusitano on learning departure from what they were accustom which is gaining ground steadily.'
offer.
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of the disaster telephoned to Commodore Excellency had promised to relay the Anstruther offering their premises for the ed to here in the way of ships, and alas how few of us really do know our-
centre of the ground so that they would accommodation of those who could not be he thought the Asiatic Petroleum Com- selves? And if that is the case with mere have no more "fory" wickets, as they had provided for on the Tamar, and the Company ought to be complimented for instal- man how much more so is it the case with when the pitch became
modore expressed bis thanks for the ling in a motor vessel in the East, the Very hard. woman, lovely woman? This is where (Applause.) He thanked the Tennis Com
It is satisfactory to report that no lives highest power which had been installed
JAPANESE ARRESTED IN TOKYO. Leon Kenda! comes in the man who has mittee for the excellent manner in which bave been lost.
outside Europe. The power was quite The Adamastor posse36ex A lively. made for himself a name in the mysterious they had carried out the arrangements for
equal to that of a good sized coasting
The Hochi (quoted by the Japan interest for Portuguese, a6 , it was world of occult things
to whom the tournament, and took the opportunity board her that the first shot was fired steamer, and be felt sure from what he Gazette) says that Chinese paper money the past, present and future seem as of especially mentioning the work done by in the Revelation which preceded the had seen that the motors would do all that valued at 200,000 yen, was early in April
discovered in certain private quarters in 16 Power readable as
an open book," and the the new Hon. Secretary of the Cricket establishment of the Republie. She is & they would be called upon to do.
Tokyo by the Metropolitan Police autho It way he protected cruiser of 1,002 tons, built in coupled with the toast the name of Mr.rities. Particulars of the affair are now 12 Editor, thinking that I might like to Club, Mr. P. M. Hodgson.
1,696.
Watson, of the Asiatic Petroleum kept secret by the anthorities pending know myself better than I do, has been who introduced the croquet tournament
the arrest of all those concerned. Company. good enough to pass on to me s little lest summer, which they hoped to repeat
Mr. WATSON, in reply, congratulated the paper learns, however, that on the night of January 24th, Chinese paper money booklet in which are presented "a few this year. A suggestion that they should
Taikoo Dock upon the excellence of the valued at 200,000 yen was stolen from the out of very many opinions from the Press use a portion of the Cricket ground for
Before Mr. Melbourne at the Magis- work in the vessel, and said he hoped the provincial coffers in Anhui Province, and public concerning Leon Kendal." lawa bowls was also under consideration.
He also announced that the French tracy on Saturday Mr. M. J. Stephens, boat would be the precursor of a good China. The local Chinese authorities at Here are gathered together many testi-
currency and the culprits, but without monials from people hearing well-known players from Haiphong would play Hong-in proceeding against a Chinese flower many more. He facetiously added that he once instituted a search for the stolen names, including, quite a number of kong on the Cricket ground at 4.30 to-day, seller, made a complaint of the nuisance had hoped that the launching of this result.
Soon after the discovery of Chinese cur- and that to-morrow they will play the and annoyance caused by flower hawkors vessel would induce the Taikoo Dock to
reney the Tokyo police referred the mat- peresses. These are, as the title page of the booklet informs us, but "
Both contests would consist of to people using Wyndham Street. He scrap their boiler shed, but unfortunately, ter to the Chinese authorities, when it was fow Army.
said that the previous evening at half-past
from unofficial remarks he had heard he ascertained that the booty discovered in Out of very many opinions." Among two doubles and four singles.
In conclusion Mr. Maitland presented six he pointed out to some of the ren in did not think that was likely. However, Tokyo was taat stolen from the Anhui Pro- those not included in the booklet is 10
use in the payment of Chinese troops, following which I find in the "th the Cricket League Shield to the Captain Wyndham Street that a number of baskets he was perfectly certain that the example vincial coffers, where it was deposited for
of the Hongkong "B" team (Mr. R. were on
The Chinese notes were printed in set in regard to the Ah Kwang would be the footpath. He called a Cautionary List":
followed by other owners. In conclusion, Shanghai, and subsequently forwarded Indian constable and the men then re- Hancock). He complimented the team on their performance, and paid a warm
be wished the Duck Company continued up the Yangtse to Anhui Province. Soon after the robbery the local Chinese autho tribute to the oxcellent captainty of Mr.
success and prosperity. (Applause.)
ritics issued a notice cancelling the notes. Hanecek, saying that that perhaps more
Mr. EDKINS proposed the health of
On the 7th ultimo the Metropolitan than anything else, was responsible for
Miss Kirschuff, and the toast was duly Police arrested certain persons who were engaged in disposing, for 6,000 yen, of part of the stolen notes, valued at 13,000 their gaining the premier position in the
honoured.
yen. The paines of those arrested are not competition, (Applause.)
Some ten Japanese, some of disclosed whom are holding high positions society, are reported to be concerned in the affair.
KENDAL, Prof. LEON, 89, Regent Street, London W., an advertising humbug, who poses as a delineator of character from thumb prints, and sends his dupes
delineations from a stock of common forms.
Vol. 72, pp. 561, 667.)
If this be true it is a revelation to learn from the booklet of testimonials how many very excellent people these "eom- Let me mon forms" it like a glove. quote one from the Far East. General Munthe, who was Military Adviser to Yuan Shih Kai, when he was Viceroy of Chili, wrote: "I am astonished at your prescience and surpassing gifts of divina. tion." Scores of others appear to have been equally astonised by Mr. Kendal's "delineationa.” It takes all sorts of people to make a world'↑
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A local gentleman had an unique experience the other day. He had entered a shop with the intention of making some purchase, and placed his umbrella, which Later he was damp, on the counter- looked round for his gap only to make the discovery that it had disappeared. No one could enlighten him as to its where- abouts, and calmly accepting his loss be decided to buy another straightaway. The man behind the counter showed him several, but not being satisfied with these he asked to so several which were in the. window. One was brought out, and when he looked at it he thought that it was uncommonly like the one that he had lost, This impression was confirmed when he felt that the cover was damp. Explana tions were of cours demanded, and he left the shop with his umbrella, wondering at the audacity of the Chinese who attempted to self a man his own umbrella in such a short time..
Even Jove nods. The Colonial Govern- ment by an oversight allowed the Licensing Board to pass out of existence, and for three months now there ain't been no such body. It hasn't mattered a great deal, of course, as at the beat the Board was rather lifeless. The promise of ureat things with which it started has not been fulfilled..
RODERICK RANDOM,
Mr. Maitland then presented Miss Gordon with a handsome bouquet of violets in a silver spill, and called for cheers for the ladies, a request which was heartily complied with.
LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE
moved some of the baskets, Mr. Stephens said he gave a man in charge who was supposed to be responsible for the good order of the place. If these baskets were allowed to stand on the pavement the men threw refuse all round them.
Mr. Melbourne said mosquitoes would be bred.
Mr. Stephens said that other things would be bred as well. He did not want to be hard on the men, but they were very indifferent and rude at times. De had repeatedly to send out to them to tell them to be quiet. The hawkers were rude to people passing along the street, and they were annoying not only to people who had offices round about there, but to
KOWLOON, T. OLYMPIC
The result of this match on Saturday pedestrians as well.
WAN
Green and Mackenzie beat Stevens and Wilson 9-2, Vivcash Bros 7-4, and Widler and Ruprecht 9-2.
Pile and Abraham beat Viveash Bro
thers 8-3, lost to Widler and Ruprecht 3-8 and bent Stevens and Wilson 6-6:
Wood and Beattie lost to Widler and Ruprecht 4-7, Stevens and Wilson 5-6, und Viveash Bros 1-7...
Mr. REID returned thanks to Mr. Wat- son for his complimentary remarks, and said the only thing that remained was the trial trip, to which they were all eagerly looking forward.
the
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Mr. CARL SCHLUTER (of Messrs. Ulderap
THE PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO. and Schluter), who supplied the engines, was also called upon, but said he believed
The report of the Phoenix Assurance in the axiom that deeds were better than Co, Ltd., for last year shows that the Company are words, and preferred to wait till after total funds of
£15,800,000: the profits on Fire, Accid the trial trips, which would take plate cat and Marine business together with Defendant, when called, did not appear. and Inspector McDonald informed his within the ensuing fortnight, before say-interest amounted to £320,000, while Life Department funds were increased Worship that the man was bailed in sing anything further.
The on each charge of obstruction. The man This concluded the proosedings.
during the year by £224,000. Directors recommend a final dividend of appeared to be wealthy and had $1,600 in his posscasion when arrested
22/6, making 37/6 for 1912, and propose Mr. Stephens said he thought they were
paying an interim dividend of 17/8 for account 1913 in November next, both the wealthy men, as they appeared to he doing
iral and interia being 2/3 more than nual. At a general meeting, resolutions will be submitted that the £50 shares (Eb paid up) be divided into 5 shares of £10 each ( paid up). Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., are the local agents:
"TAMING" ENCOUNTERS
TYPHOON.
The British steamer Taming reached Manila on Friday thirty-two hours late.
well and making so much money that they ought to be licensed, as they could afford to pay. They should be looked after by a watchman, as he had seen abominable behaviour in the street. The scores were: Kowloon, 55 games, hail of 810 to be estreated.
His Worship ordered the defendant's She encountered the typhoon and had two
of her boats smashed. Olympic, 44
INTERPORT LAWN TENNIS.
The French players from Haiphong arrived here on Saturday. They are Mons. L. H. Doyhamboure, Mons. R. P. Heraud, Mons. G. Ferrien, and Mons. R. A. Bovet.
Hongkong will be represented by Messrs. II. A. Nisbet, A. N. Joseland, H. Hancock, and R. Hancock.
Doubles and singles will be played. The games are timed to begin to-day at
4.30 p.m.
The visitors will play double and single matches on Tuesday, starting at 4.30 pm, against the Army, who will probably be represented by Major Bowen, Captains Crawford, James and Tracey.
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