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THE
**THIRTY THOUSAND MILES following the Great Wall to Talinfu,
IN CHINA.”
and from there to the Tibetan border by way of the Sungpan Pass, a region com- CHINA A BANKER'S PARADISE" parable with Switzerland in the beauty INTERESTING LECTURE BY DR. K. of its mountain scenery.
EDMUNDS.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18ca, 1917.
SHANGHAI RACES.
FINAL DAY'S RESULTS.
THE FLYAWAY PLATE-Seven furlongs Mr. Francis The Viscount.
(Mr, Commons) { Mr. Ezra's Triumph .................(Mr. Ezra) E Mr. John Peel's Bandy
(Mr. Johnstone) 3 Time: Imin: 46 4-5.secs.
Tas GRAND STAND STAKES. One mile. Mr. John Peel's Springia.
Johnstone)
Mr. Elruttus Royalsund...(Mr. Vida) 2 Mr. Durgor's Kowloon............. (Mr. Davis) 3
Time: 2min, 4 4-5secs,
While travelling in the region of Northorn Szechwan in February, 1916, Last evening a lecture entitled "Thirty his mule caravan was attacked by Thousand Miles in China was de bandits, but fortunately without the loss livered at the Lecture Hall, Ken of a single sheet of record, although a nedy Road, under the auspices of small amount of money and one of the the Church Guild, by Dr. C. K. Ed-chronometers were taken. One man was munds, President of the Calton Christian killed and two were taken prisonors, College, and Observer in Charge of the The last journey which the lecturer made Magnetic Survey of China (Carnegie included a descent of the middle course Institution of Washington). Dr. Edmunds of the Yellow River in the long stretch has lived in Ching for the past fourteen where it runs southward and forms the
boundary between the provinces of ey In the course of his lecture DeShansi and Shensi, Few foreigners have Edmunde aid that during the last eleven over descended the whole stretch, which is years he had devoted a large part of rather perilous because of the frequency At one place, said ench year-never less than four months of heavy rapids. and sometimes fifteen. months at a stretch Dr. Edmunds, the river was quite iTHE JOCKEY CUP. One mile.
passable, because of a young Niagara Mr Cire's Beacon light...(Mr. Sleap) In the region of Yu Men-kow there is The Farmyard's Lecaron
(Mr. Whitamore) 2 a very picturesque gorge,
Tiga Tuan Kongsee's Tiga
(Mr. Berensch) (*) Time: 2min. 06 asees THE CONSOLATION CUP.-One mila and &
quarters.
years.
--in travelling throughout China to make observations of the Earth's Magnetism, It might be of special interest to the, people of Hongkong to know that instru- mental equipment for the first survey was provided him through the courtesy of the Hongkong Observatory, when Bir Mathew
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BANKRUPTCY COURT.
Several cases came before the Chief Justice in the Bankruptcy Court yester- day
BANKRUPT'S DISCHARGE. Application was made for the discharge of L. C Xavier.
The Official Receiver said that debtor had paid 74 per cent, of his debis, part of which had been incurred bafore his marriage while part were due to the illness of his wife. The application was grant- ed.
MUT CROY.
Mr. F. B. L, Bowley applied for s Public PARI-MUTUAL Cor. One mile and a further adjournment of the half.
jexamination of Müi Chov. Mr. Heary Morries Wakefield
The only nsect the debtor has is o debt Mr. Stewart) 1
owing to him in America and nothing Mr. Gibbings Standard Dahlia
(Mr. Rowe) has yet been heard regarding it. The debtor has been up for examination on Mr. R. Macgregor's Upwood Park
(Mr. Commons) four occasions and his Lordship remark, Time: 3min, 16 2-3sces..
ed that theec, postponements could not be continued indefinitely. The examina tion must be closed.
Messrs. Winsome and Hasty's The Golden Oriole (Mr. Hill)
Mr. Ezra's Iriumph.(Mr. Ezro).
Time: 2min. 39 d 5secs,
THE SUB-GRIFFING CONSOLATION CUP.
Une mile and a quarter,
The things Chinese which the lecturer had seen comprised the five sacred moun- tains, the five great engineering feats, the five Imperial burial grounds, the five kinds of high-way, the five river of Nathan was Governor. Sir Mathew was importance, and the railway systems in a man of scientific and engineering train-China. The roads of Chins were in air, Komnes Milkway.......(Mr. Vida). 3 ing and was specially sympathetic to the very wretched condition, and made trans proposals made. The first expedition was port extremely difficult. The five great the circumnavigation of the Island of Hainan, followed by the establishment of a train of stations along the China coast from Hongkong to Newchwang, including many of the islands not ordinarily visited, especially in the Chusan Archipelago, which were reached by means of Customs cruisers, placed at his disposal, by the courtesy of the late Bir Robert Hart. A further expedition
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engineering feals were the Grand Canal, which he had traversed from end to end; the Hanchow bore, the Wall, the Ball Wells of Szechwan, and the Irrigation System of Kwanhsien which gave such prosperity to the Changtu plain.
The external aspects of China gave & visitor the impression of uniformity amid diversity. First, roughly speaking, China was the land of the blue gown; second, it
dup ite: made overland fron Peking to was a country which had used: Canton by way of Taiyuanfu, in Shansi, trees. In the more subtle side of human Hankow, Changsha, and Kweilin. On intercourse his impressions had been that, that journey he was accompanied by the first, the tremendous variation in the then American Consul-General in Hong-spoken language, and the very inelastic kong, Dr. Wilder, and by the Hon. Mr. Edward Osborne, who was Secretary of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company. Since then he had marie other journeys throughout the provinces of China, including Inner Mangolin, and had traversed all the provinces except weichow, while his esistant, Mr. Frederick Brown, had done Kweichow and Mongolia and had filled in gaps in his work elsewhere, so that to dule they had covered in the Magnetic Survey of Chinna something like 03,300 miles; established 457 stations, at an average interval of 00 miles at which asranomical observations, observations for elevation above sea-level; and the three elements which determine the earth's magnetic field-or, in other words, which give the direction and amount of the earth's magnetic forces-had been made. The lecturer's share of the travel had been 45,000 miles, of which 19,000 miles had been in repetition. So that, not counting duplication, bis share of travel amounted to 33,500 miles, of which 2,500 had been in Indo-China
Mr. McBain's Golden Sub-
(Mr. McBain) Mr. Seth's Hawkeye... Mr. Commons) Mr. Dem's Loustic...(Mr. Ezraj
Time: 2min,: 40.2-5secs, ⠀
THE CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKES. One mile
and a quarter. Messrs. Winsome and Hasty's The (Mr. Hill) Oriole Mr. John Peel's Silvor Streak
(Mr. Johnstone) 2 Mr. John Liddell's Gladiator
(Mr. Burkill) 3.
Time: 2min, 30 4-5secs.
quarter.
MAN LOONG FIRE.
An application for adindication was made, in this case-The Official Receiver said there was a meeting of creditors on November 2nd, when it was unanimously agreed that the debtor be adjudicated a bankrupt, and the Official Receiver he appointed trusted—His Lordship granted the application
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Mr. Gardiner appeared for the peti touing creditor. The debtor had ab- sconded, and subject to proof of service
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SUMMARY COURT,
THE MARCHY STAKES-One mile and a ship granted. Mr. Robson's The Spotted Bird.
(Mr. Moller)i Sir Ellis Kadcoric's Kalgau Chief
(Mr. Springfield) Mr. S. B. Neil's Carrickfergus
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In the Summary Court yesterday the case in which one firm of butchers sued another firm in the same trade for meat supplied; was concluded.
Time: Emin, 43 1-ögees,.
The case had been previously adjourned THE NIL DESPERANDUM CUP-Seven fur in order that the defendnut might pro-
longs
Mr. McBain's Golden Horn
(Mr. Rowe) Mr. Henry Humplucys' Brown Mouss Mr. John Pod's Star of Down
(Mr. Knoil)
(Mr. Johnstone)
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care the services of a solicitor.
Apparently the defendant in the interval bad thought better of it, for yesterday he stated that he had no money and had not engaged a solicitor because he did not know whether he would win the case, He had lost a lot of money on the caze already and be offered to pay the debt at the rate of $10 a month.
Mr. Hind, for the plaintiff, remarked HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE BOXING that defendant had already agreed to
Time - Imin, 47 1-5ees
SPORT
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SEASON 1917-18,
pay the costs of the case in bulk and the claim in three instalments.
It was stated that the costs would amoung to something like $75 or $80 when they had been taxed, and his Lord. ship expressed surprise that they had
mounted up to such an extent.
The Hongkong Police Reserve Boxing Committee have received the following challenges in connection with the opening of their Boxing Tournament Besson in aid of War Charities. The challengers are ared to take on anybody at the weight mentioned :- Sergt. Harrie, R.G.A.-10 Stone, Spl. Stubbs, Middlesex Regt.—Flyweight. Upl, Todd, R.E.Middleweight. Spr. Smith, B.E. Lightweight. pr. Palmer, B.E-10 Stone. Spr. Bunleigh, .E.-Light-heavy weight monthly instalments.
Acceptances of these challenges and any fresh challenges should be addressed to Staff Inspector Wildin, Police Reserve Headquarters Club, Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street.
and difficult nature of the language; secondly; that the Chinese were essential. ly one of the most democratic peoples in the world. Other points dealt with under the above head were, the value of "face" the subordinate position of women, and the spirit of maccuracy which pervaded most Chinese affairs and thought There was great difficulty in getting reliable information as to the nature of the roads and of the country even from the people who lived near by. It was very difficult to bargain for the transport of goods, etc., and the carters were unruly and dishonest, while he had several encounters with bandits on the road. The great need of China was to improve the roads throughout the vast country at the mon time, that the railways were being tended. China had developed her postul system splendidly, despite adverse con ditions. His experience with exchange in various parts of the country, and his financial dealings with the Chinese, Bave him the impression that China was a banker's paradise. His impression as to population, based in part on the rough Dr. Edmunds thought it was a matter for Leaunting of houses in towns and villages congratulation that Chine, the land in visited, and on the counting of villages which the compass was invented, had visible from the roads, traversed, and on
A cheque for $455, the proceeds of a | Boxing men and supporters of the sport been included in this study of a world conversation with missionaries, officials are reminded that there are no pro-
doll and swing raffed by Miss Messrs. Wm. Powell, problem, even in advance of the time and other residents, was that the popula- moters profits in connection with the Square, „of when her Government would be sullition was not only very unevenly distri-olice Reserve shows. As a result of the Ltd, and which has been won by the last tournament Mr. Jenkin, D.8.P. (R) older of ticket No. 211, has been ciently organised to maintain scientific buted but that the usual estimate'a were sent £100 to War Charities,
received by the Hon. Becretary of surveys on its own account. The purpose very excessive. He would not put the of the survey was both practical and relation of China, Proper and Man-
Heather Day" (Mr. J. H. Wallace),
theoretical; the values of the magnetic chutto at more than 300,000,000. Heving
the amount being earmarked for remit declination were of use to the land had an opportunity of gauging the
The 87th Company regained some of tance to the National Red Cross Hospital surveyor, railway, mining and river natural resources of that vast territory, their lost points in this competition at at Bellabeuston, near Glasgow, the ortho engineers, in the making of preliminary and of observing the character of the the Soldiers Club on Tuesday but at the paedic department of which, inaugurated
close of play they were still in rather a surveys in the most economic fashion people, he was very hopeful that, given hopeless position, being 189 points behind by last year's Heather Day proceeds
proper political conditions, there would with only two more games to be played from Hongkong, has rendere
and Gunner Lord, star turn service in restoring to usefulness the of the 83rd Company team still to play war-shattered limbs of many of our sol There were no breaks worthy of special
the mention during evening. Boores:→→
83RD OOY., B.G.A. n/Bombr. Gload ... a/Bombr. Attwood
while the theoretical interest was that
BILLARDE.
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*BITE COY RGA
Sergt. Edgeler Bombr. Bouthali
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MX9210.
230
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
His Lordship ordered the defendant to pay the taxed costs within seven days and the balance of the claim in thres
HEATHER DAY.
great
diers. Other dolla to be raffled on the Be principle 1 cent to $3 a ticket have been dressed by Mrs Milroy, of the Sailors Home, and include Fish Kate
a Scottish fish seller), “Private Spud Tamson, H.K.D.C and Constable Nailem, No. 59, H.K.PR"the latter in full uniform. Mra T. Ro son, of Kowloon, is dressing twa
in Beottish costume some dalle 0
it enabled one to form a more adequate very great future for the Chinese, conception of the cause or causes of the
if only the country could come into its arth's magnetiam for which data must own, in spite of the great difficulties, both be obtained from all parts of the globe, political, international and financial, both on land and sea.
which she raced. The problem of China was a world problem, culturally as well as commercially. China was destined to become one of the foremost producing nations of the world and a huge stabilis 108, peaceful power if only it were allowed to develop its great wealth in its own way. The issue in the Orient was sharply drawn-Independent national development for China and ecntinued progrces of it and other Asiatic States, the Club ground yesterday and the Beldangering of all free nationality in AsiaSurprise on the eleven mulate her example,
be the subjection of China and the en Engineers second team anrung Squero's effort should simulate others to
Green and Gretion
most of the forward play of the gunners, but the
custodian played
ed a tip top g Millard
Contri shot, and, later, seized ity when a back misheaded,
In his travels Dr. Edmunds was accom panied by a small party consisting of a Chinese student and a cook, and such coolies and muleteers or carters as were required for the transportation of the Instruments and equipment Naturally a large number of interesting photo graphs were secured, and the lectare last evening was illustrated with these.
The main part of the lecture was taken.
Sud Cor., IGA.; ». RE. RES.
This 2nd Division match took place on we understand, are also to be railed The very gratifying result of Miss
up by a brief description of
of the chief EXTENSIVE FIRE IN FOOCHOWA as he tho
an
points of interest visited and in the state EARLY TWO THOUSAND HOUSES an oppong rushed through by Baker
DESTROYED AS
his centre
Grem best all the defence except
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Chuchhsiachow, Focchow, a fortnight m
shoot against the bar. The second half in their mulch against the RGA D Baturday at pm, on the former's mado was a foop through inner Mongoliage, destroying 1,800 houses. Most of was nearly all in favour of the gunners ground at Causeway Bay Ne®© Bze. from Peking to the salt marshes of these were shops built of timber. The defence, and is near the close before
but the seppers put up splendid Kong (Cap Un Hew Tan. G. Le Dolenor, and back by way of Jehol, where which is densely populated, and where sappers had several players limping
outbreak occurred in the southern saburn, Gretton managed to equalines The Ng Bra Xnen, H., Ching, P. E. Wong. Ho Wing Kine Man Chun Cho Yat the ancient Summer Palace of Cheng the rich merchants of the city are gather before the whistle sounded, the score then Kwong, Wei Lee Saw, and Wong Kwok Lurg is situated and then westward, ed (says the Peking Daily News).
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