UP RIVER NOTES.
(FROM A TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT.]
KAUKONG, September 29th. BESURRECTION OF FANTAN, There is no doubt now that the new agine under Tutuh Lung has brought with it a revival of gambling in the old style, Like the proverbial mushroom, in every janrket town fantan houses have sprung up again, as it were, not in a single night, but in a very short space
Chune, some thirty-five miles below Bam-
| shui, on the West River run, for Samchau,
a market town of some five thousand- people, about ten miles farther south on the opposite bank of the river. This town is not on the main river, but lios
some two miles up a small river leading up to the district city of Ko Ming, some Afty miles in the interior, westward. We and barely passed the entrance, whion a hand of some twenty pirates with rifles, and helts of ammunition, quite distin-
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 1913.
SUPREME COURT,
Thursday, October 2nd.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,"
BEFORE HI Honour Mt. J. H. KEMP
(PVISNE JUDGE).
CLAIM AGAINST NETHERLANDA-INDJA BANK.
Action was brought by Ip Sau U the Netherlands-India Com-
against mercial Bank to recover the sum of 49, being the amount of bonus granted by
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.
ANNUAL MEETING,
One or two members indicated their i disapproval of affiliators to the F.A., but it was pointed out that the Club had no alternative but to affiliate if they wished
Club
3
QUEEN'S COLLEGE AQUATIC SPORTS.
The annual aquatic sports of the Yesterday afternoon the annual meeting to play any serious matches or to engage students of Queen's College were held at
in any competitions. of the Hongkong Football Club was held Me. II. L. Jones proposed, and Mr. W, the V.R.C. yesterday afternoon, tho com- at the offices of Messrs.. Jardine, Matheson V. PENNELL seconded, that the & Co., the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax pretion, and this motion was carried by a at the disposal of the boys. Needless to become affiliated to the Football Associa-mittee of the Club kindly placing the bath siding over a fair attendance of members. | substantial majority,
say, the meeting was a grent suTCEBS. The annual report stated that during
A discussion arose as to the position of There were large entries for the numerous the year 10 new members joined the Club, Association on coming to Hongkong, or on events on the programme, all of which
a playing member of the and only four resignations were received going home, as a dificulty was generally were keenly contested, and the collega
this The Rugby section lind a very successful felt in regard.
Eventually, it was decided that the boys who were present in fored shouted sacon, winning the Cup hack from the members of the Soccer section on the Clab themselves horse as they acclaimed the
Amateur
· of time, Cortainly two "months ago itkuishable, popped up out of the mulberry the defendants for the year 1012; or in Army, and being undefeated in the series Committee should formulate a list of winners of the different events. was almost as rare as seeing a Chinamanla bordering the river. as soon as we the alternativo, the amount of bonus held | so'far as it was played. The team played | their difficulties and forward it to the] with a pigtail to see a pucra lantan had passed. The stream was only about by the defendants' branch office in Hong, won 9, and lost 2 scoring 140. points Association. in order that the various.]
usual
bad
characters that
Mr. P. Sydenham Dixon-fof Messrs.
kong for and on behalf of and as trusices against 52. Honour caps were awarded for the plaintiff.
to Messrs. H. S. House and A. Murdoch. The season was not a good one for the Association section. Their position in the League was fourth. In the Shield Com petition they defeated, the Staff and
Wilkinson & Grist) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. R. F. C. Master (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes
& Master) represented the defendants.
Mr. Dixon, in opening, said the plaintiff was until recently an employee of the Netherlands-Enilin Bank. He had been employed in that institution for about eight years. In April, 1912, he went to see the then manager of the bank, a Ir. van Delden, and said he wished to resign as he aras not satisfied with the salary. he was getting, which then amounted to about $60 a month and a cumshow of double salary at Chinese New Year, Mr. van Delden did not want to lose his
matters might be explained.
Reven teams entered for the Six-a-side Tournament, as follows:-Butterfield and Swire; Jardine, Matheson, and Co.; Mr. team; Hongkong and Shanghai Bank; R. F. Long's team; Mr. W. V. Pennell's Itugby section team; and another side which has yet to select a captain.
The
znatches will be commencing shortly,
Votes of thanks to the Chairman and the retiring Hon. Treasurer and Hon. Secretary concluded the meeting.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION.
house in any of these Delta towns, ty yards wide at this point, and we whereas now, as many as forty fantan were quite car enough to distinguish houses, inn town of little more than a their features, which were anything but thousand inhabitants are to be seen in attractive. We immediately picked up full swing, with all the ald habitués and what as we had available, and west abound out on deck, as we quite expected they gathered there, trying their luck with the would make an attempt to pirate as
Departments in the first round, but were Goddess of Chance, the true idol of the whilst we ordered the pilot to quickly
knocked out by the E.G.A. in the second, turn the launch round and ruake a ran Cantonese. These, int mos! enses,
A good many mid-week matches were resurrected fantaù houses are not being for it, This brought us within about
played with better results. The Hon. run secreliy--not a bit of it. There is forty yards of them. Several of them
Treasurer's account showed a balance at the old-style lantern over the dourway, | came down to the water's edge and sat
redit of $17:29-and the Club bas a Fixed with the old well-known characters down with their rifles resting on their
Deposit with the-yngkong and Shang. representing fat choy in new red war-knees, cyoing us in anything but a friendly
hai Banking Corporation of $700. The paint. and behind the old familiar blue manner. They seemed rather surprised
Shield account showed a deficit of $98, 82. curtain in the doorway one sees the game at our quick right-about-turn, secuingly
The working of the Club had been carried of change, dear to the heart of the China- hesitating as to whether they should
through with a considerable saving in man, in full swing. There is no doubt attack us or no, as they could see our
comparison with the previous year, but that the Cantonese are gamblers of the arms as easily as we could see theirs, and
there was urgent need for more support. first water; they loven gamble, and fantan we had passed them again within a fow services, urged him to remain in the bank,tion of the report and accounts, said the The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the adop is its name. One might almost expect the minutes, wondering all the time why they and said he would get him a bonus for the success of the Rugby section was parti proverbial leopard to change ite spots made no attempt to fire at the pilot, who, year-probably based On
cularly gratifying, especially considering the year'e as to expect the Chinese to give up could see, was feeling far from com profits.
the character of the teams they were Plaintiff agreed to stay on on pitted against. The only regrettable gambling--the instinct is always there.fortable, as he was quite unprotected. A these terms, and agreed to zenounce his point about it was the fact that the last This is now everywhers quite evident, consultation was evidently going on new year cumshaw if the bonus was paid. xtures been fulfilled the Hon. Treasurer jen matches were not played. Had these and there is no doubi that the
between them, during which two of them Mr. van Delden wrote to the head office would doubtless have been able to show a revival of fantan is a fait accumph quickly disappeared in the mulberry.in Batavia recommending this bonus in better balance. The Soccer section seemed received replies from the Commodore of
hung
Evidently they deemed themselves September, On April 13th, Mr. van have fallen into a bad way, but he insuficient in numbers to malce an attack. | Delden Jeft for Home. On August 1st thought it had only crossed one of those Either our turning about diaconesrted this year the plaintiff sent in his resigna.bid patches that every Club had to face He was of at some tine or other. opinion that the accounts of the Club were as satisfactory as could be expected when everything had been considered.
Mr. FRANK BROWN seconded the motion, which was agreed te
over
Mem or
Even the old sign the doorway, indicating that theso houses have paid the necessary licence. It is the swing of the pendulum; they want a change Already there
the presence of two armod are signs that the Republicari ideal, Europeans made them think it inadvisible if they ever had it, is fading into the tackle as in broad daylight. We, limbo of forgotten things. As Mr. however, watched them very carefully for J. O P. Bland told us in his last book, any sign of their raising their rifles, and "the Republic has not come to stay," were soon a hundred yards away and "The greatest drag on the Republican again in the main river, which is over Wheel," he goes on to say, "will be the mile wide at this point. We were Cantonese Party," and within two years almost-out of range when we saw a large we have already witnessed a second rumber coming down from the hills revolution, engineered by the Cantonese behind. They had evidently been signalled Party And there are signs of further | for, and the band on the bank, which was aurest, this time in Kwangsi, where the standard of revolt has been raised at
Linchowfu
PIRACY STILL RAMPANT IN THE DELTA.
15 on ou
cridently the look-out, soon assumed very ugly proportions. A puff of shoke was seen through the binoculars, and a bullet whistled wide of us as a parting shot, At the town of Pakpai, with a popula- but they evidently gathered that it was tion of not over two thousand, a band of use, as we were getting quickly out about twenty well-armed. pirates of ringe. This was the only shot that suddenly swooped down the other day was fired, but it was quite evident that amidst a salvo of firing, in the usual they would have attacked long boat, entered the town, and carried return, if we had proceeded to Samchau, off the eldest sons of two of its wealthiest and we should most probably have been citizens to ransom at two o'clçel in the cleared out,
All this happened in broad daylight at afternoon. For the safe return of them they have demanded $12,000 and $25,000 o'clock in the afternoon, within sight respectively. Failing the appearance of of passing Chinese gunboats, and a the nccessary suing within a certain stated British torpedo-boat had passed us only time, the unhappy parents are informed an hour that their sons will be returned to them certainly very lucky in getting away boiled As much as $700 has already unscathed. Telle est la vie dans l'Extreme been offered by the wealthier of the two | Orienti unfortunate. parents to ransom his son. QUKEDAT PATROL INEFFECTIVE AGAINST
PIRACE.
Although gunboats and torpedo-boats too numerous to meation are to be seen at all hours of the day in these waters, they are quite unable to prevent piracy on the high sons, as witness the daring attack on the Learne neur Wangmoon some few days ago, which was no doubt well planned and as effectively carried out, and the pirates, as is generally the ease in those larger coups, were quite aware that a certain merebant in Samshui had bought the two cases of opium, worth some 50,000, which they carried off.
Also
before. 50
Wo
were
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED.
AN INTERESTING QUESTION RESPECTING
DIVIDENDS.
The following circular has been sent to shareholders of the Hongkong Hotel Company:
tion. When he sent it in he fully expected that the bonus would be paid to him, otherwise he would not have sent it. On August 9th there arrived from Batavin a list of all the bonuses there were to be given to the staff, and in the list the plaintiff's name appeared for $298.80. But the new manager, in consequence of plaintiff's resignation, declined to pay his bonus over, and we contend be had no power to do that. Somewhere about the end of the month of August & quarrel arose in the office about the using of a telephone. Plaintiff was ordered to leave, received his month's salary for Angust, but the bank manager declined to pay
the bonus.
it
The election of office-bearers for the ensuing season then took place
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મ
PROGRESS REPORTED AT MONTHLY MEETING.
The usual monthly meeting of the Association was held last evening at the Headquarters in the Royal Engineers' Theatre. There was a good attendance,
absence of the President, Mr. R. Hancock. and Mr. A, P. Sterric presided in the
No representatives of the Hongkong Football Club were present owing to the fact that the annual meeting of that Chul was being run at the same time. This was a pity.
The Hon. Secretary eported having the Naval Yard and from the General Officer Commanding the Troops in South China agreeing to become Patrons of the Association, His Excellency the Governor had also been asked to accept a similar position and, through the courtesy of his Private Scoretary. the request had been
Results were as follows:-- BEGINNERA Rack (two lengths): 1, Wong Kam Cheung; 2, Lau Yiù Chi.
TLAM RACK: 1 Diocesan School; 2. Kowloon British School
PLUNDINO : (01, K. Fairn; g, Lo Man
Hin.
FOUR LENGTHS (handicap): Chi, 2, Wong Kam Cheang.
1. Lan
DIVING FOR PLATES: A Wah, B.B.B. and M. Abbas (tie), 1 plates each; 2, K. Faira, 6 plates.
CHAMPIONSHIP (four lengths); 4, M. Abbas; 2, Chon Man Ping.
LIFEBUOY RACE: 1, Lo Man Hin and Lo Man Ho; 2. Datenberg and Chon Man Ping.
FOR LENGTHS (for V.B.C. members): 1. G. W. Sewall; 2, R. A. Carvalho. Pereira led the way over the first wo and a half lengths, but coull not keep the pace. Sewell then went to the front and won comfortably from Carvalho.
INTIMATIONS
THE
COMING
WHISKY
OF THE FAR EAST.
passed to Burope. It was decided to JOHN HAIG'S
await a reply from His Excellency.
The Hon. Secretary reported that he had attended the annual meeting of the United Services League and the Hong- kong League in his capacity of Vice- Each League had Chairman of each. decided to affiliate with the Hongkong F.A. and had revised its rules to agree with the revised system of government. These two Leagues appeared to consist of the whole of the clubs in the Colony, therefore it looks to be all plain sailing for both the Clubs and the Associa tion. There were fifteen clubs in the U.8. League but cutries were not got in for the civilian competition.
GLENLEVEN.
The CHAIRMAN announced the pleasure he felt in proposing the name of Mr. McMurtrie as President of the Club. He was an old footballer, who had a fine record at Home, and had played for the Club in Hongkong a great deal. He was
all-round
and sportsnian,
was interested in every sport in the Colony,
Mr. A. O LANG seconded, and the proposition was carried with acclamation. Mr. H. S. Rouse was cleeted Captain of the Rugby team, and Mr. R. F. Long Sister code tears. Both Mr. A. Murdoch, was re-appointed as "skipper" of the
It was announced that a letter had been the Hon. Secretary, and Mr. II. G. sent to Shanghai F.A. with regard to When plaintiff's case, had closed Mr. Jennison, the Hon. Treasurer, declined the formation of this Association, and to Master, for the defence, pointed out that to accept oflice for another term, and the bearing this would have on the inter- Messrs. J. C. Taylor and F. A. Gace were port match which usually takes place in the money which plaintiff was claiming elected to the respective positions. The February. No reply has been received up was simply a gratuity, and
was following were elected the Comto date. eutirely in the discretion of the local mitte: Messrs. F. Brown, H. 1. Jones, The suggestion adopted at the previous manager of the defendant bank as to A. Murdoch, W. B. Rigdeò, C. C. Stark, meeting as to clubs belonging to H.M. Ships Jetle, inotaur and amp- whether he should way it. Plaintiff had and A. Temperley.
The CHAIRMAN referred at great lengthshire, absent from this port, being invited been promised that he would be pat on to the effect of the newly formed branch to affiliate, was reported to have been SAMPLES
He said he cordially received by the ships, and the the same bonus basis as the other clerks, of the F.A. on the Club. but it was a rule of the bank that if understood that invitations had been sent two first named had joined the Associa
local Association to the Shanghai Com-them in one of the local senior competi- man left their service before the bonus roth by the League Committee and the tion. Probably a place will be found for was due he was not entitled to it. Had mittee to senil down a team to meet Hong- tions when they next visit Hongkong. plaintiff's conduct been satisfactory,
Pursuing its policy of catering for all, football contests. however, the local manager might have
either the League Committee or the mcommended the bank to pay the bonus.
Association could take this matter into Ships Football League o join up with His Lordship was of opinion that the their own hands, and ask Shanghai down the Association, thus bringing every club former manager's promise was that plain- bodies could fairly say that they were re
He claimed that neither of these into line, and this was considered to be
sound business. tiff should be put on the same basis as presentative of football in the Colony had made arrangements with the Army The Hon. Secretary reported that he other local employees with regard to There was something else wanted. The
Stonecutters ensuring bonus. There would be judgment for only aathority that could properly issue Authorities at defendants with costs.
THE HAGUE PALACE OF PEACE.
ATTITUDE OF GERMANY.
The Berlin correspondent of The Times says: --
kong connection with the interport He did not see how
bere.
{
cast
was
OPENING MATCHES OF THE SEASON.
ü Submarines,
D.C.L.I.
H.
My Favourite Drink"
ON APPLICATION.
SOLE AGENTS:
RUTTONJEE
& SON,
14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
[31
LIMITED.
NEW CONSIGNMENTS
STERLING SILVER WARE..
such an invitation was the Hongkong permission for referees wishing to land Football Club.. His only desire was there on duty. The Referees Examining to get football in the Colony on Board presented their report, as published The referees reconý to in these columns. proper basis, and he wished
no slight on the League Commended for acceptance were approved MAPPIN&WEBB, mittee or the Association. Both of and certificates were ordered to be signed. As you are aware, ever since the issue
these institutions were at the moment Thanks to the courtesy of the R.E. of the new shares (on which only 325 has
particularly lively, particularly well run, Officers, sanction was received for the Wellington been paid up) the dividend paid thereon
and particularly keen, and they happened Theatre attached to the upon a time when there was a certain Barracks to become the Official Head. has been proportioned to the amount paid ap, namely, half the amount of that paid
apathy on the part of the Hongkong Foot- on the old shares the relative amounts paid having recently been $1.50 as against
The proceedings at The Hague have ball Club-particularly the Association quarters of the Association, and it was called forth in Germany all the usual section. There was a danger of the decided to acknowledge the kindness of
the officers of the regiment. $3.00 per half-year.
In consequence of a point raised by the phenomena which follow here upon the league and the Association overstepping Company's auditors (Messrs. A. R. Lowe mention of arbitration and disarmament the limits that their proper constitution that the man who had won $50,000 in aand U. H. Jeffries) as to the legality of the sympathetic article in the Frank allowed. Examination of the Committees the Company making payment pro rata jurier Zeitung, some sneers from the of the Association and the League would recent Macao lottery was aboard, as they as above, your Directors took legal advice Chauvinists, and the point-blank refusal reveal that they were much more repre- sentative of the floating population than
goals; relieved him of the ticket. All this goes and were advised that the payments above of authoritative writers to consider the of the residents. He maintained that the Baglers, 0.
Club alone to prove that the headquarters of the referred to were in ordez. Subsequently question seriously. The uncompromising Hongkong Football
Mr. Lowe again raised the point, and in hostility which tho German Universities in the
position to supply To these teams belongs the honour of proper band operating in this district are either the Auditors Report, appearing on the recently accorded to Mr. Norman Angell's the rallying point for all the Foot-opening the playing season. They met at in Hongkong or Macao, the latter place Inst Balance Sheet presented to the Share creed was sufficient to show what
Colony, and it most probably, and it is certainly up holders, they qualified same in the follow Germany's attitude would be towards Mr.ball Clubs in the
was a rallying point that sooner or Happy Ealley on Wednesday in Subject to the contingent liability Cologne Gazette says:
Carnegie. to the authorities to do something. ing words:
A Berlin telegram to the later they would find that they required. Second Division of the U.S. League, Of course the Club would welcome the Corporal A. E. Bradley making an H.M.S. Sandpiper passed us the day (if any) arising from claims by Are there really people who think that assistance of the League Committee and efficient referee.
holders of partly-paid shares for after the coup en route for the locality
Mr. Carnegie will be able to transform the Association. He had no intention of larger dividends than those already the Emperor from a monarch who need any kind to find fault with the manage
There was not an abundant display of paid them."!
soon settling down. In fact, we shall next day by H.M. Torpedo-boat 035, but but your Directors being satisfied with less to say, preserves the peace as long as ment of either of these bodies-they were talent, but both cams gave promise of as this district of Wangmoon is about the the opinion they had previously obtained, it is reconcilable with our national both excellent institutions, properly run, mos: desolate and thinly populated of recommended the payment of the dividend honour and our righteous national claims and in their places, but there was a danger hear more soon of the Submarines
on the same basis as formerly G., proto power, into a pacifist such as Mr. of them running outside their proper they appear to have a forward line which a local goal keeper's We remain limits and duties, and when they began will ruin many any in the Delta, it is very doubtful ifrata), which the shareholders sanctioned Carnegie is himself?
what we were a unit within ourselves, to do that it showed that something was reputation.
D.C.L.I.. reserves, 2 goals; Hongkong anyone will be brought to book, and it in March last.
Shortly after the last half-yearly meet-composed of people and Kaiser, pacific, getting mixed up, and football. sooner or
He would ask Police, 0. is quite certain that the pirates were miles ing your Directors took Counsel's opinion as our history shows, but armed and later would suffer for it.
member of the Played yesterday on slippery turf at Although averaging away a few hours after they had left the and were advised that in order to enable firmly resolved when the necessities of our Mr. Brown (who is ransacked steamer. The Chinese com.the Company to pay a larger dividend to national development require it to make Association Committee) to explain to the Happy Valley.
to the Association.
polico marder, whom I saw at Samshui, had two the holders of the old shares (which are the sacrifice of battle upon the altar of eating the position of the Club in regard possibly a stone per man heavier, the
fully paid up) than to the holders of the our power and of our glory, precisely as
Mr. BROWN said that the constitution lurge gashes across his stomach, and the new shares (which are only partially Mr. Carnegie's countrymen have done poor fellow was in a very bad way. If it paid up) the Company must be authorised at the great turning points of their of the Football Association was such that Ponents in the finer arts of the game. is possible to board a steamer of this to do so under its Articles-thus confirm
ing the point raised by the Auditors-and history.
chosen for this daring outrage, followed
type and ransack it, it is quite easy to your Directors have accordingly convened an Extraordinary General Meeting of the imagine what is happening daily now
Company for Saturday the 4th inst., with to the numerous launches and junks, and the object of passing (with a view to the situation is getting worse every day. subsequently confirming the Resolution
ANOTHER NARROW ESCAPE.
The following took place in broad daylight within sight of patrolling gun- boats:We left the market town of Haili
Robby's father, while playing cricket with the boys, fell and sprained his ankle
hardly were
PRINCE'S
PLATE
the
(GUARANTEED FOR 30 YEARS).
to their
it could properly arrange for matters But it was a good game to watch, and outside the actual play on the field, and many officers attached to both sides were
interested spectators. arrangements for such events as interport
The Dukes" did their scoring in the matches
within its always fell
The local Association was first half, and it was an open question as stitution.
to whether they did not actually net a affiliated with the English F.A., and Clubs would be subject to the rules of the third gua. The proverbial row could
eon-
Bubby heard the doctor prescribe an F.A. The Association would see that almost have walked through some of the set out in the notice convening such application and he also heard his father proper control was kept over all the holes in the goal nets, and this made it |
meeting.
discourse heatedly on wickets.
What
games; and the only thing that it was very awkward for rulerce and players Dated this 1st day of October, 1913.
did your father uso on his ankle..
Warrant By Order of the Board of Directors
friend asked.
There was and further trouble avoided. "I'm not quite sure," said doing was to make football more cou-alike. Surely new nets will be obtained,
fortable for the players. J. H. TAGGART,
Bobby,
"but I think he used an impreca nothing at all for anybody to grumble Offer Moran, of H.M.S. Tamar, was Acting Secretary, Į tion.”
abour in the slightest,
I quite au fuit with the whistle.
CUTLERY.
From the
SOLE AGENTS:..
CHS.
J. GAUPP & CO.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
BATER ROAD.