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CORRESPONDENCE,
THE
CHINESE TURKESTAN
CRADLE OF THE WORLD. Įrʊ THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.]
THE HONUKONG DAILY PRENN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7cm,
SERVICES ENTERTAIN-
MENT FUND.
AN APPEAL FOR TUETHER SUPPORT
6th-
SPORT
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL:
An enquiry into the abandoned 89th Co. t. 87th Co, match was held, and the decision of the Board, which was presid- ed over by Major W. P. Hammond, will be put before a meeting of the League which is being held on Monday next, for confrmation or alteration.
A meeting of the Referees Board was held in Victoria Barracks on Monday The following statement of accounts of evening to examine candidates. The the above fund up to the end of October following passed the oral test, and ar- I was greatly interested and submitted by the Hey, C. L. Cooper-rangements will be made for them to be pleased to read in the Ching Prese of Hant, C.F, the Military Secretary and tested practically Mr. Pugh and 1st 29th October Dr. W. H. Ballou's illustratrazer, who also gratefully acknow Class PO Tucker, RN. -- ed article describing the recent discoveries made by the lady explorer, Mra ledges the following subscriptions receiv. Scoresby Routledge, MA, on Easter ed during the week ending November Island, because they help to verify my Ending that Easter Island and its pre- historie relics are the remains of a sunken continent, the Land of Nid mentioned in the Bible. (See page 0 of my book, The Creation and the Origin of the Chinese."")
This sunken continent extended from Easter Island (its most Eastern promon tory, to China, embracing all the seat. tered islands of Polynesia and Melancia, most of which are mountaitu tops and
xtinct volcanoes.
The coral islands or atolls are the craters of extinct volcanoes around the dips of which the coral insect has suc Dended in building up a ring of coral and walling in a lagoon of fresh water.
Owing to the volcanic nature of these Islands, strong ethnological evidener. exists that there has been more than one Bubsidence of land, since the Deluge,
The wonderful architectural works and prehistorie relics which exist on Mariana Island (Ladrom Islands), Ponape Island Caroline Islands), Kasaie Island (Care. fine Islands, Tonga-tabu (Tonga Is Tauds), which are situated thousands of ailes apart, are also the remains of the prehistoric civilization of this sunken continent, and, what is more convincing, the natives of these islands are absolutely ignorant of the origin of these great works,
This vast continent, which formerly divided the Pacific into two OCERNS (North and South), was first convulsed by a great earthquake, and then sub- merged at the time when the whole of Central Asia (Chinese Turkestan, North- ern India, Tibet and Mongolia) was up heaved some ten thousand feet, resulting in the carth's sudden list of about 15 degrees, and the hanging of the position. of the North Pole from the centre
followed which
and by a tidal wave flooded the continents of the world.
Leological proofs of the change in the position of the North Pole, The food ang of the world by a diluvian titial cur in the Chinese edition WBXC vi!!
I expect to see pub. of my book, which lished at the end of this month.
tude 40) to its present positugulfed
Son
7. Owing to business engagements very ach regret that the English edition of Proof of the my supplementary work,
Deluge, cannot he published at the same
I have carefully studied the specimen of hieroglyphic writing found by Mra Scoresby Boutledge, and I find that the construction of these characters Bimi-
"of
ths
lar to the ancient bieroglyphic script Chilly believe that these hieroglyphic
1 firmly writings of Easter Island have spring from
the same source as those of China, the bieroglyphic seript of Tsong Chi one further excavations and investi. gations will be mado in Easter
Island, and that the results will
prove help to truth of the Deluge.
I also
hope that systematic excavations will be made in the extensive diluvian Joess deposits of the different provinces of the Yellow River Valley of China, în which are buried, one thousand feet below its surface, great cities and relics Of
the Ante-Diluvian Age, which will sarprise and astonish the archeologists and ethnologists of the world, and prove that mankind originated in Chinese Turkestan, and that civilization had its birth in China. Yours trulyR
TSE TSAN TAI, Hongkong, 6th November, 1917.
WEDDING AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,
MB R. G. SOUTHERTON AND MISS EE. WITCHELL-
Balance at end of September $1,582,30. Receipts during Cetobar .... 900,00
$2,482,507 Toini Expenditure during October 1,575.26
Balan at end of October 8 -907.24 WECKE
N. J. Stabb
A G. Coppin
EW: Hamilton
W. A. Dowles
WJ Pringle
W. A. Hannibal
TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
HONGKONG LEAGUE-DIVISION (I. Royal Engineers Middlesex Regt. Club Ground. Kick-off, 4:30 p.m.
DIVISION LINE
Staff and Departments 87th Co. R.G.A-Navy Ground. Kick-off 430
200.00
(20.00
5.00
·0,00
(3.00)
5.00
5:00
H. B. L. Dowbiggin
5.00
T. Arthur
8:00
AH Skelton
10.00
pm.
EAM Williams.
10.00
Hon Mr. H. E. Pollos
K.C
10.00
.8,00 00.72 5.00 $5,00
A. H. Harris)
F. C. Butche
NG SOP
PC. Potts
Total carried forward $1,300 90
Monthly subscription. S--Donation
The rollowing statistics for October may be of interest to subscribers ----
Thirteen ntings by launch and rail
were arranged for. Service men stationed in different parts of the garrison, including the Navy, the number of ben entertained on each pocasion: varying from 40 to 80. A few small swimming parties have been provided with refreshments ip addition to the above.
1,782 individual trips on pleasure have.
been made from Mt. Austin and Victoria Barracks, showing a large increase on lust month, Material for 13,400 letters have been
supplied throughout the garrison.
TENNIS
CIVIL SERVICE 25 MIDDLESEX
This match at Happy Valley resulted in an easy win for the home team by 84 games to 14. The Military side was not at full strength. Scores
R. C. Witchell and B, W. Bradbury bent Sergt. Parkin and Dine, Coan, 11-4; beat Lee Upl McKennie and Pte. Ross, 10-1; beat Le Cpl. Wates and Lee Opl. Tebbutt, 9-25 Dr. Woodman and J. R. Word beat Parkin and Coan, 74; beat McKernig and Ross, 8-3; beat Watts and Teb- butt, 10-1.
B.
Abratum and J. Deakin beat Parkin and Coan, 11-0: beat McKennie and Bom, 10-1, beat Watts and Tebbutt,
8-3.
BILLIARDS.
VOLUNTEER CUF.
This again, does not include a
The 87th Company gained a few more large amount of note-paper kindly supplied the Men's Club (Sea-points in the final of this tournament on moon's Imtitute) by the Missions to Monday evening, at the Soldiers' Club. Seamen ART Eighty men were entertained to supper At the close of play they were 08 points at the Man's Club. On this occa-shead with three more games to play, sion a fine gramophone and records Scors were kindly lebt by the Robinson Piano Co..
Three grants of a substantial miture have been made for the purchase of athletic gear, and the smaller one in connection with the Garrison Billiard Tournament at the Sold-
Two Billiard Tournaments at Mt. Austin and the Men's Club drew a total entry of 314, tablo fees at the Meg's Club, and the two frat prizes. being provided by the fund. Two Tennis Tournaments produced an "entry of 70, and in connection with garron tennis generally two courts have been repaired, racquets ro strung, and straw sandala (suitable for hard courts) provided. Two Quuits Tournaments have been arranged, providing amusement for the 110 men who entered. Two
sets of quoits have been supplied by the fund.. The "At Homes to Service men on Sunday afternoons at the Sailors and Soldiers Home from 4 to 5.30 p.m. have been attended by 354 men, smokes have been arranged at
Two concerts with refreshments and
certain items in last month's expenditure
are non-recurring, and possibly the winter months may see a ducinution in the number of the somewhat expensive launch outings
88TH CO. KG.A.
Cpl. Gillard..............145 rout. Cooney 195 Sgt. Davis. 200
STTH CORG.A
Cpl Small ........... SOU Br. Southall 200
€18. M. Heath 105.
The following is the result of the draw for the first round of the Soldiers' Club Tournament which take place on the conclusion of the present competition --- 87th Co. R.G.A. &rd Co. RG.A. 88th Co. R.G.A Middlesex Regt. Garrison M. 2. “A HK.D.U H.KP.R. 3 and 4 P. v. Royal Navy
B Co. H.K.D.O... RAM.C B.E v. H.K.PR-5 and 8 P 1.8.C. v. Dockyard DO..
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY
A RUGUE OR A FOOL?
A coolie was charged with picking purse out of the pocket of a Chinesp school-boy at Bonham Strand.
It was stated that a Chinese detective caught the prisoner red-banded.
The defendant alleged that he saw the purse lying in the street and was picking it up when he was arrested.
During the course of his evidence, the
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CHINESE RUMMAGING IN THE STORE-ROOM -OF A
MAN O WAR..
A Chinese was
charged by Petty Officer Ed Barry of H.M.B with stealing a straw hat
It was stated that the defendant was found in the store-room of the ship hold ing the bat in his hand and rummaging amongst the brass odds and ends in the room. Defendant had no reason to be in the store-room, and orders against any unauthorized persons being in the room without permission,
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Mr. J. R. wood sentenced the defend- and to six weeks hard labour.
DRIVING A TRUCK RECKLESSLY
A truck coolie was charged with driving his truck recklessly in Queen's Road East between Kennedy Road and Wanchai Market.
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Inspector Sim stated that at about 7 o'clock that morning as he was riding MANY OTHER BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS AND
ki, bicycle along Queen's Road East he
saw the truck rushing down the inclino. ut a great pace, very little effort having been made to slow down its speed. The truck turned to the right and stopped with a sudden impact on a side channel near the market. The truck contained 30 baskets of earth and the shock of the sudden stop overturned nearly half of them, He considered it was very dan- gerous for the public that trucks should be driven about in that reckless manner. A fine of $10, with the alternative of 14 days imprisonment, was imposed.
STOREKEEPER'S THEFT FROM THE DAIRY FARM
A Chinese storekeeper at the Dairy Farm at Pokfulam was charged by Mr. A Stevenson, assistant manager of the Hongkong Dairy Farm, with the theft of quantity of liver and lard from the Company's store.
Defendant pleaded guilty. He said he H.K.P. and Warders v. Sergeants Mess thought that it would not matter if he
UNION CHURCH WORKING PARTY.
The Ladies Working Party of Union Church has this month dispatched a case to Colonel Gordon Hell, Cairo, Egypt, containing:--588 rolled bandagee, 17 many wil bandages 54 eve bandages, 16
dier
tock only just a little for his food as Le Was the storekeeper.
Mr. Stevenson stated the defendant had been suspected of having been connected with the frequent losses of small quan- tities of the stores. A watch was set and the result was that the defendant waa concealed under his jacket. - arrested by a watchman with the stuff
Mr. J. R. Wood sentenced the defeud-
apt to six weeks' hard labour.
OPIUM PROSECUTION.
A Chine was charged with the illegal prosecnsion" of 15 taals of prepared opiom other than Government opfum, and 12 tsels of opium dross, whereas only two taels were allowed.
fendant pleaded that he was only a coolie, and that the parcel in which the opium was found was given him to look atter. He did not know what it contain
It was stated that the defendant was pointed out to an excuse officer on board the us. Fatskan on Monday. At the time he was sleeping on the deck covered from head to foot with a blanket. He was searched and the opium was found tied up in a parcel which he was using an a pillowston
Mr. J. R. Wood imposed a fine of $1,000, with the alternative of six months hard labour, on the first charge, and 3100, charge month's hard labour, on the second
bed-jarkots, 8 vests, 42 suits of pyjamas Mt. Austin, ND 16 shirts, 15 handkerchiefs, 18 surgical In publishing the above it is necessary caps, 18 milk covers, 19 paite of bed socks, to call attention to the fact that whereas 23 white wool caps, 15 scrubbers, games the expenditure during October was and puzzles and sweets.
The following letter sa
has been receiv- $1,575.20, the receipts for the same mouth
This fact, though an ed: were only $500,
Red Cross Depot, Bombay, eloquent testimony to the increasing
1st November, 1917 popularity of the fund so far as the Services are concerned, means that unles DEAR MRS. HICKLINGI Am in receipt its usefulness is to be curtailed a further of your letter of 6th September, and have appeal to the generosity of the Hongkong to thank you for advising that you have public is necessary. The original estimate packed and despatched a case of gifts for of 3600 a month appears now to be con- the use of the Red Cross work in India, siderably below the mark, even though ladies
work of which has been done by the
of Union Church tish
who
are specially interested in
with regard to the list of articles given in Your letter which
you sent for your farther information I enclose a list of articles all of which are most useful and There is no desire on the part of the continually being supplied for hospitals Committee to allow a large balance to This lust, you will find, is a rather long accumulate, but it is felt to be expedient one, but it is sent with the idea that you The marriage of Mr. R. G. Southero have at least one month's supply in might pick out from it such articles an reserve. The money is being spent as are most suitable... în accordance with on, of Birkenhead Cheshire, and Mice estefully, and at the same time to material, which you have available,aff be
behalf of the Red Cross Edith Ethel Witchell, younger daughter as possible, the aim of the
Committee being to bring the whole gar glad if you will convey their thanks of Mr. and Mrs. Job Witchell, of the rison equally under the benefits of the the ladies of the Union Church, Hong King Edward Hotel, was celebrated at fund kong, for their kindness in sending us Many expressions of grateful apprecia this case of gifts, which are most meful St. John's Cathedral yesterday.
tion are continually being received by the and will be much appreciated by the sick
A Chinese accountant wa, charged, on and
remand, with stealing groceries, furn- service was conducted by the Et. Rev. Treasurer, who wishes through the
to the heavy los
losses caused by the ture, etc., to the value of 1900 front his the Bishop of Victoria,
submarines, it has become increasingly to the monthly subscribers and donators, diffical to obtain our supplies from the employers the Kwong On Cheong form,
whose generosity the Bourishing condi United Kingdom, so that any help you Berkley Street, Hunghunt.
Mr. Grist appeared for the defence. be warmly solely due.
Mr Davidson, who prosecuted, state:i C. IL. COOPER-Hơnt, C.F. The pres
present
season is the start of our that he had been instructed to add an (Treasurer) cold weather, and therefore all articles other charge, that of embezzling $100. Hongkong, 0th November, 1917.
you send should be made of WATIR 8 Complainant, he said, was the managin terials up to the end of February; after partner of the firm Ewang On Choon that date our hot weather starts, and and wa, in sols charge of the busi then we
the of hospitals. The defendant was ensored sa accu we supply for
The
The bride, who, was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of ivory charmeuse, trimmed with silver and niñon. Mra. Kenneth Wilson, her sister, acted as matron of honour, and Miss Jessie Jack and Aliya Belson were the bridesmaids. The bridesmaids dresses were of crepe de chine trimmed with minon and filet Ince. Ma, F. Ford. carried out the duties of best man.”
There was a large attendance at the reception which was subsequently held at the King Edward Hotel and the toast
medium of this report to pass them on "oundede NTN
to
tion of the fund up to the prescut 15 ore abis to gure he willBAS
V. CAIRMAN'S ESCAPE FROM GERMANY AT THIRD ATTEMPT
Second Lieutenant G. S. M. Insall,
Zecently escaped from Germany after
Show arrived in London,
of the bride and bridegroom was honour.C., of the Royal Flying Corps, who
ed with enthusiasm. The presents, which
were very generally admired, included ailver ten-service from the guests at the
Later in the day Mr. and Mr. Bootherton left for Macao and Amoy where the honeymoon will be spent. The brde's travelling coetame consisted of a cream cloth coat and braided skirt
ALLEGED UNFAITHFUL STEWARD-
BHIP
aht materials OSHAM Not to the arm. On the 7th September
& shall be glad in
you are
consigaments complainant had occasion to go to we ending if you will state the
country and left defendent - in
as although We receive ounsignment an absence of nearly three week roximate value for Custome purposes, charge of the shop. On his return, the value. Un receipt of the above mese found the shop closed and above-men- san, oficial acknowledgment away will be sent after the contents have been of other people. About ten days ago be
being a prisoner for more than 18 months,
The successful attempt to
de The earlier chorts ended i covers and rigorous punishment. was also one of the officers plated for the purpose of reprisals in German towns threatened with Alliod air attacks,
gone. The premise, were in possession
sa defendant in the street and followed him to his residence In Restoration give
Polco, who rested the defendant Street, Yanmati He then informed the
After evidence had been heard, the caiz was again adjourned; s
If there is any information I can give
time please let me know you at Yours faithfully, to
(8gd.) A. L. Davin, Major, Hon. Supt. Red Cross Depok.
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