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CORRESPONDENCE. HONGKONG AND THE GERMANS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY:PRESS."]

SPORT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 17TH, 1917

SATURDAY NIGHT'S BOXING.

COMPANY REPORT.

A. 8. WATSON & CO., LTD. The Report of the General Managers (Messrs. J. D. Humphreys & Son) for the year ending 31st December, 1910, for presentation to the Shareholders at the Saturday thirty-second annual ordinary General Meeting of the Company (since its Registration on the 28th inst, states The Net Profits of the Company. for the twelve months under review, after paying all charges, including the salary: of the General Managers, and providing for all bad and doubtful debts, allowing. for loas on subsidiary or fees coins, the $700, ned including $564,90 unclaimed dividends forfeit ed, amount to

Gunner Craig, who is to box Corporal Scott, the local heary-weight champion, was on view. He went several rounds with a sparring partner, and four rounds with Corp!. Boyal, U.S.M. C., who is to box Supper Sunleigh, R.E. Craig im presses everyone by his massive build and. also by his sound defence, he blocks

THE AMERICANS ON VIEW,

Last evening some local sportsmen assembled at the training quarters of the St-We had two very long and illu American competitors. the Police minating essaya on “ Free Trade" by Reserve assault-at-arms Mr. McGuigan. He, too, like H.E. the wvening. Governor, has taken full advantage of the argument of "Credit System," and is boldly hammering on it. Cobden and Bright were all very well for their day, when the British at home did not take much interest in the vast Empire. At that time British members and politicians were woefully ignorant of the vast riches the British possessed, and when, por-in a most skillful manner. As a boxer force, they had to look up Hongkong en he reminds one foolbly of Paddy - shu map, they fumbled nervously about Finn, but he is not un quick; yet at the South Africa! It is only since the War same time he seems capable of delivering that the British have fully realized the a fearful punch should the opportunity vastness of the resources of the rich Em bo given. He is on the slow side, be- pire, and this will change the whole com cause of his bulky build, and last oven- plexion of their thoughts. Mr. Me-ing he left himself open quite inten- Guigan's argument would be quite appro tionally to receive plenty of punishment. priate if the trade question only was Craig did not hit out at all, he seemed involved. This, however, is not the point to of view one has to take in these days of storm and stress-it smelle of “ shop,"

punch which has won points-but, this be hiding something--probably a

extend Scott more than some boxers have apart, he seemed a boxer who should

done, and that is something to look for

A boxer who will interest everyone is Royal, for he is an experienced hand, and Sunleigh will have to be a very skillful pugilist indeed if he is to win. Royal did many good things against Craig, and he is as quick as lightning both in defence and attack.

This is not the point of view a British subject has to take now, but rather whe ther the old laissez faire method is to be ward to pursued again after the bitter experience we are now passing through. The ques bion has resolved itself into whether our Possessions and Colonies are again to be happy-hunting grounds for the Huns who pride themselves that they are Ger mans frst and traders afterwards. To them, as a nation, spying in friendly. countries is Nature's first law, the Ter Commandments, the Thirty-Nine Articles, the Law and the Prophet Truth and experience should make us sober and not

It is all very

well to be Boft.

magnanimous, but to be a "Don Quixote" is rank folly. Britons should remember that Hongkong is a British outpost first and a counting house" afterwards. Without the former, the latter does not ezial. Faletal was right when he said: The World is mad." Mr. McGuigan enys in his last letter: “But the root of the whole trouble is that wrong ideas have got into our heads and, as men's actions are determined by their ideas, the trouble cannot be removed

antif

true ideas replace the false ones,

Battling Brannigan, who is to oppose Sapper Richards, boxed a few roads with a sparring partner, and though he gava evidence of knowing plenty about ob general ring-craft, he never let himself 20 to any great extent. He should give Richards a decent fight and particular contest may develop 01 quite interesting lines.

this

Judging by what was seen last evening, the Americans have some good talent, and they will go all out to secure a few of the trophies.

EMPIRE DAY.

POLICE RESERVE ASSAULT-AT ARMS

Verily, Mr. McGuigan should have been in Africa, under the Huns, and certainly he would have changed his Ideas and his tune, too. The man was right who said: "The Assault-at-Arms to the Naval, Military world is a bundle of hay, mankind aro

asses that pull; each tugs in a different way, and the greatest of all is John Bull Yours, olo,

H. 6. KAYARANA, Canton, May 19th

FAR EASTERN MEN A

THE WAR.

Mr. E. S. Lite, juns, of Shanghai has been guzetted a lieutenant in the Dowtshire Regiment.

Mr. John E. Hall, of Jinkee Road; Shanghai, has been granted & Commission in the Flying Corps.

Mr. Harold T. Burt, 2nd-Lieutenant, R.F.A., only son of the Rey and Mrs. E. W. Burt, of Talogehowfu, Shantung, has been wounded in three places by the explosion of a bomb which made a deep gash in his leg. He writes cheerfully, however, from hospital.

In eonnection with the Police Reserve

and Police Forces of the Colony, which will take place on the evening of Empire Day, May 24th, at the Volunteer Hend quarters Parade Ground, tickets of in vitation will be issued as follows:-

payment of

To which has to be added the balance brought, forward from last year

$125,374.70

OPIUM IN KWANGSI. POPPY CROPS BOUGHT IN

ADVANCE

The trade route to Kuangsi just now is blocked with traffic, says the V-C_ Daily News correspondent writing from Hingi, on April 9th, and it is stated that the inns will not accommodate the cum- here who are travelling. There are two reasons for this the first that, on

INTIMATIONS

LANE.

CRAWFORD & Co.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

account of robbers, tratiers are travelling SPALDING'S ATHLETIC

only in large numbers; and the second the extraordinary number have flocked to Kuangsi to buy opium

people who They travel by any route-readless, or otherwise as opium lends a sure im petus to their feet to scour hill and dale The innkeepers are building "exten sions" to their inns, with a few mats and poles, to cope with the rush.

The opium-buyers have gone down to buy the crops in advance. They wait till the opium is ripe, cut it and bring 239.08 it up. It is stated that the opium this year is bad, through too much wet $195,613.87 weather, with the result that many empty

From this there has to be deducted: General Managers'

Commission of 5 per cent, on the net pro fits for the year 23 per Article 80 of the Company's Articles of Association Remuneration of Con- sulting Committee as per Article

Leaving available for

priation We propose to pay a dividend of 7 per

cent. which will

absorb

To place to Reserve

Fund

4,258.73.

2,500.00

appro

3,000,00

**** 20.000.00

Write off Building Improvements, Furni ture, Fittings, Uten sils of Trade $15,058.10 Write off Aerated

Water and other Plant and Ma Write off Steam chinery11,024,03 Launch,

6. team Lighter and Motor Junk

89,919.67 Pay to the Staff Pro-

vident Fund And carry forward to

1917 account

pods are found, yielding no elixir. The daring and temerity of these opium trailers throws & light on the Chinese subject" who is no subject at all, and never will be, to law. Now that he terms himself a citizen perhaps the anomaly is rectified,

FROM

EVERY REQUIREMENT FOR

GOLFERS

65 CENTS EACH GOLF BALLS

ARCH-COLONELS,

$1.35 EACH.

PATENT COLONELS,

$1.15 EACH

BRITISH HONOR,

$1.35 FICH,

"BLACK AND WHITE,":

$1.15 EACH.

These opium-buyers impress one with the seeming insurmountable difficulty of the law ever governing the Chinese. 6,708,73 The local official, after hy strenuous

efforts and untiring energy, which com mended respect from all and earned him $118,845.10 good name locally, clearing out all opium, Issued the most stringent orders. against re-planting. Still the people have locked to Kuangai to buy opium One man had the audacity to open an opium-shop near the yamen. The magis trate ordered him 1,000 strokes, and throw his braised and broken body into gaol, where he commanded that he should be kept for 10 years Still the people go to Kuangsi to buy opium, Heavy fines have been indicted, till men have sold lands and housce to pay them; or even borrowed money at 90 per cent, per annual from yanten secretaries to make up the fine. Still they are undeterred TAYLOR'S CLUBS, and off they stream-Kusngalwards,

30,000.00

3,000,00

843.30

116,845.10 tion of $20,000 as above, will stand at RESERVE FUND. This with the addi

$200,000,

Mr.

CONSULTING COMMITTEE Hon. Lau Chu Pak having resigned, the exist ing Committee now consists of Hon. Sit OP Chator, C.M.U,, MJ. Scott Harston, Dr. J. M. Nobie and Mr.

HP. White.

SHANGHAI RACES,

THE CHAMPIONS, Patrons of racing in Shanghai were fortunate (says the N-C. Dany Newe) in the fact that excellent weather continued throughout the three days of the official races, in spite of the fact that there had been forebodings of a wet meeting. Champions Day saw a large attendance of spectators, though not near the record, and the lawn presented a picturesque ap 650 Pearance before the time eame for the 200 principal event. On the whole, fields 100 were poor in number and often in class but there were many splendidly contested finishes, and the race for the Champions 50 Sweepstakes was one of the best for

severni years.

Beats Officers of H.M. Navy, Army, Local Auxiliary Forces, United States Nevy, and Bupte, and Inspectors of the H.K. Folice and Police Reserve

H.M. Army United States Navy HM NAVY HKP

H.K.V.C.

H.KV.R

HK. Police Reserve

[100]

100

300

THE CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKES.

1,630 Mr. Henry Morriss Castlefield If the proportion is not correctly

(Mr. Stewart) 1 estimated, the want of time for making Mr. John Liddell' Gladiator M enquiries is the reason, and this, it is Mr. T. 8. Forest's Osiris

(Mr. Burkill) 2 hoped, the Services will recognise.

(Mr. Lanning)

Time does not permit the issue of in dividual invitations to the above-mention ed officers they are, therefore, asked to nocept this invitation, published by courtesy of the Press

FAR EASTERN OLYMPIC GAMES.

CHINESE SUCCESSES.

OUR LITTLE BIT SOCIETY

Our Little Bit Society has forward. ed the following, through Mesare. Shewan, Tomes & Co., to the Hospitat Auxillaire, 173, Honfleur, France-2,106 rolled bandages, 142 Buite pyjamas, 77 many-tail bandages, 67 white woollen aps, 24 eye bandages, 10 bagy swabs, and

floor cloths,NINGIN The Society has also distributed the In the 220 yards Low hurdles race undermentioned comforts to local volun- Wang Wen-ta won his heat. teers and members of H.M. Troops who have left the Colony for the Front from

At volley-ball the Chinese, playing March to date 362 pairs socks, 94 pairs against the Japanese, won by 21 to 4 kuco-enps, 173 mullers and 843 pocket and by 21 to 2.

books.

LANGUAGE EXAMINATION

RESULTS AT SHANGHAI Thirty-five students sat for the ter- iminal examinations of the British Cham ber of Commerce (Chinese) Language School, Shanghai, and with fow excep tions passed well. The following gained, certificates:

Preliminary: J. Cockin, W N.

Walters, T. R. Macdonald, P. Campbell, F. V Fetherstonhaugh, I H Howell,

Rasmussen, H E G Mumford Intermediate: W N. Lay, J. I Bowker.

Final: 0 Harpur, G. D. Raeburn, A van der Woude

In the Olympic Games at Tokio on May 9th and 10th Chinese competitors won the following successes

In the finals for the 120 yards high hurdles Chang Hai-fu was second,

In hurling the discus Liu Pi-nen was third

From the above you will gather that Kuangsi opium will not be eradicated this year. It is now nearly ready for cutting. If opium is ever cleared out of China (and who can hope for that till the Chinese desire to get rid of opium, hot merely to get rid of foreign oplum ?) vince to clear it out, Kuangsi will probably be the last pro From inquiries and observations, I learn that there are three great hindrances to accomplishing a cleaning ap In Kuangsi (1) the rough, high hills, among the summits of which the drug flourishes; (2) the sparse wild, independent nature of the abori- population, and sparser officials; (3) the

gines who plant the black mud." It is my private opinion that while 99 men only, out of 100 are shot for dealing in opluma they will do it. It would only be that when the people had the certain knowledge that 100 out of 100 would suffer that the trade would mostly cease. This, of conrse, must not be taken as a justi men for a non-capital offence. fication of the barbarous custom of shoot.

A Esintieng, near bere, 34 men have been shot this opium season, for offences in connection with the opium.

SHIPPING NEWS.

HIGH CHARTER RATES,

been set in ship-chartering. Recently A new record, says the Asahi, hus just two charter-contracts were concluded. One was the chartering of the Senne eru by the Mitsui bussan Kaisha at

per ton, ing tonnage of the being 5,000 tona, The term of thi contract 18 six months, the other was ap of the Tuzin duru at ntty shillings Ahe charterer of the latter vessel was a foreigner who wanted to engage for one. year. She displaces 5,800 tons..

NORWEGIAN STEAMER LAUNCHED AT SHANGHAI,

INCLUDING

GOODS.

FROM

65 CENTS EXCH

BRAMBLE MIDGETS.

$1 15 EACH.

DIMPLE MIDGETS.

$1.35 BAOT.

THE CINCH,”

90 CENTS EACH.

THE **BOB."'

65 CENTS, BACK.

SPALDING'S

GOLD MEDAL

WOOD CLUBS,

$5.50 EACH

$3.50 BACH.

GOLF CLUBS

LADIES' MODELS,

SPECIALITY

CADDY BAGS

IBONS. $4.75 EACH.

FOR GANS CLUBS

$4.50 EAOR

STOCKED IN TWELVE STYLES. FROM $3.75 EACH.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

ISHERWOOD CIGARETTES.

No. 3, Large

84.50 per 100

or 2.30 50.

No. 4 Mediumm...

83,60 per 100-

or 1.85

No. 5, Small

83.20 per 100

or 1.65, 50

Ask your

tobacconist

for a tin

at once

HAND-MADE IN

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ANGLO-BOTPISAN TOBACCO BTORE

Mr. H. Morriss Beaconsfield From the Pootung Yard of the Shang- Messre. Toog and Speelman's Dialyngle screw run was successfully (Mr. Morriss) On Lock & Engineering Co., Ltd., the (Mr. Toeg) launched on May 10th The owners are Mr. John Peel's Black Diamond

(Mr. Johnston)

Gesara, Torp & Wer, Bergen, The Jan Messrs Winsome and Hasty's

The

sister ship of the ruin recently Oriole Mr. Stubbs Morningside

(Mr. Hill) of unched by the Company, and is 254 ft in, long, by 37 ft. moulded breadth and (Mr Walte) ft. moulded depth Like the Faluta Mr. R. Macgregor's Upwood Park she was built to Det Norske Veritas (((Mr. Dalgleish) highest class and has double bottom for Jedferino's Middelkerke

water ballast and all modern appliances (Mr. McBain) o for handling cargo. All the machinery Dials was left at the fall of the flag for the Zan and the Faluta, each con Osiris, The Oriole, and Black Diamond Kisting of one large set of triple expan getting away in the lead, Black Diamond son surface condensing engines of about m then went into second place. Thus they 1,200 1 H. P., with two large multitu- with a lead of four lengths from Bluck auxiliaries, including steam steering raced and at the mile post Osiris was out balar cylindrical boilers and usual Diamond

CONFIRMATION CLOTHES IN

GERMANY

and Upwood Parasteel bith evaporator, etc., etc., was made in the six, Gluding The Oriole by about gear, steam windlass steam winches, sixth. In the next Company a own workshops. The Cont quarter of a mile (siris was out by about pany is now hastening the construction 10 lengths and Black Diamond was four of two larger vessels for Norwegian ahead of Gladiator, with The Oriole owne Fourth. Osiris then began to come back Black Diamond at Probst's Corner, to the field, being eight lengths ahead of Gladiator being a further two lengths Rounding the bend into the home behind Black Diamond

key in

straight Osiris just had the lead, and, Ching-hsiang, with 5ft. Sin, followed by excitement. Gladiator also put on ordinance from the Vicar-General. It The high jump was won by Yuang Castlefield coming up roused considerable diocese of Cologne publishes the following The official church journal of the arch Kuo Shao-yu and Cheng Wen-yuang spurt and the race resolved itself into a is a beautiful and wise custom that

In the 10 miles race a Japanese wor

closs insale between that pony and Castle children shall be led to their first Com Geld. The latter had the rails and got munion in one uniform dress. This, how In putting the shot Meng Chi-mal was past the winning rost half a length ahead ever, is not a decree of the Church. The of Gladiator. Osiris, three lengths away, Church only prescribes that the faithful was third, and the rest several lengths in question shall proceed to Communion

At throwing the javelin Cheng Bhu-jen

was third.

Hudson Lame, 2min,

The Chinese team won at basket-ball against the Japaness team, 36 points to

in modest dress. Owing to the present Member sweep Nos. 4499 (Castle recommended that parents, de faz as pos! scarcity of dress materials it is therefore field), 1924 (Gladiator), 1528 (Osiris),sible, shall desist from the practice of Other qualified ponies:-60, 955, 523 buying new clothes for their children, 4498, 10783, 364 5807, 9922 9281, 3595, to be confirmed in their ordinary Sunday 4 11498, 2604, 2739, 10345, 3248, 3891, 704, and shall be satisfied with sending them

1417, 9579.

$44

In the Pentathlon Tu Jung-tang was second and Chu En to third.

garments,

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