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SPORT. THURSDAY'S RUGBY FOOTBALL HATCH
e was distinct pronise abou, the game, which proved" that many of the Club players, particulars the forwards, have benefited greatly by the practice gunes they have indiget in. They have, however, yet to learn, to heel the ball out The Army forwards bent of the serum. them all the time at this, with the result that." thanks to the motivity" of Murray and James, the Army throes were able to get started on mare occasions than the opposing quartette. For the winners, the throw played well particularly Tomuus The halves did not pass and Heaven. out in the other wing sufficiently. Murray was tremendously hardworking. The Army forwards worked hard, Legg, the leader of the puck, being in the forefront of every attack.
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ALLEGED SMUGGLING MONEY OUT THE COLONY,
AN INTERESTING CASE The Secretary of a Chinese steamship company was charged at the Magistracy. Festerday, with attempting to export out. of the Colony 8140 în aubsidiary coins.
Mr. D. H. Hinks appeared for the de
Tente.
A Chinese constable stated that at 6.45 am, on March 10th, be visited & Sheki junk, accompanied by Sergeant Lane, for the express purpose of arresting mug. He went to glers of subsidiary coins.
the accountant's department and ordered the safe to be opened. He discovered a cuantity of validiary coins and arrested the accountant who stated that the money. belonged to his company and that defen. Na objection, dant, was responsible. whatever, was offered to the opening of the safe.
HONGKONG” DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAHOI ISTH. 1920
CHINESE Y.W.C.A.
„HONGKONG."
IN
INAL JURAL. MEETING. INTERESTING" ADDRESSES: SCORES OF GREETINGS,
The inaugural meeting of the Chinese was held yesterday evening at 39. Caine Young Women's Christian Association Road, which has been rented for the par- pose of housing the organization. still suitable permanent accommodation found elsewhere. The place was neatly arranged for the occasion and presented kwn an attractive appearance. A large gather- ing of Chinese ladies evinced a interest in the proceedings. Mrs. Ma Association, presided, and with Her were Yine Pio, the firs; President of the associated Mrs. D. MacGillivray, (repr N. E. Elliott, Miss Len, Miss Shin, Mis seating the National Committee), Miss
Sergeant Lane stated that the cnin', Si and Dr. T. F. Woo, amounted to $148.50,"
ACCIDENT TO A FRENCH STEAMER.
The news was redsivel, yesterday that the Frenele steamer fombundant Mages, 49 tons, Capt. Gulland, struck a rock. near Lia-Tin: The exact amount of damage done to the vessel is not yet
known.
The Taikon left yesterday for the scene
left Hongkeng on Thursday afternoon of the mishap. The Commandant Mages with a general cargo for Marseilles. She carried no passengers.
Presumably the accident was due to the thick fog which has prevailed in the vicinity of Hongkong during the past few days.
"BON TON" FIRM FINED. EXCESS ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
At the Magistracy, yesterday, Mr. After a hymn and prayer, Mrs. MAEL, Crew appeared on behalf of the extended a hearty welcome to all and said.Bon Ton "firm which was charged with that she was very pleased to discover the putting in excess" electric lights in the interest evinced by her own people in such premises without permission. an association. The object of the Associa tipn was to look after Chinese woțien in the Colony and help them to develop character and to make their lives better
a contractor and it was his duty to get and nobler. It would look after theting up the lights had been entrusted to moral, physical and mental well-being of
Mr. Crew ploaded that the offence was a tehnical one and that really the ron- traeter was to blame. The work of put-
Mr. Blake stated that defendant was Way put in &t of useful work at back
Hali was the weak link the Secretary of the Company, and he was He raised for the Bul
He matcharged, not the Company, in "the the quarter fine. several mistakes, mostly in passing witty,that point as his client was not the proper person to have been charged. The junk, and his failure to take that our past front in question, run regularly between Shok; and Hongkong, carrying goods and pas Bendersi was, unpardonable. Hailton
sengers. It arrived in Hongkong at 6 was a sucess in the three-quarter line hut,
p.m. on March 9th with a cargo and som, ho has a penchant for sunning through.
of the consignees did not pay the freight the young women of this country and she the necessary permission. His client was the opposing side instead of round it, or
Wallace shared with charges that night. They paid the next hoped that every girl and woman would During into new premises and extra in a straight line Henderson the honour of being the best player on the ground. These two worked tremendously hard, both with the attack and the defence. Sinyth played a much improved game, and was not as selfish as before Tinson, Harper and de Courcy stood out among the Clubs forwards.
TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL.
lights were necessary.
Mr. G. H. Bannerman, of the Hong- become a member and work for the benefit of the Chinese women in all·lands.
Mrs. D. MAGILLYvnay, in an address,kong Electric Company, stated that al said that she regretted she was unable lights bad been put up, 33 on the first
morning and he would bring evidence to prove that two men paid sams of 851 and 15 poetively, in subsidiary coins early the next morning. The compradore had intended, as was the custom, to hand over
although she was able to speak some of the money at the office before he sailed.bean over twenty-two years in China and At the present"rin subsidiary.coins were nt a discount in China and, therefore, the dialects, she was unable to speak Cantonese. She also regretted that a there was no particulag point in export-antee member of the National Com- ing the coins.
Defendant stated that there was no in. tention whatever of taking the money cut of the Colony.
Two muttches are being played, on the
Mr. Smith: Im to me that this Club ground this afternoon, and, given ordinary, weather conditions, the 4.30. money is going out of the Colony. One p.. match, between by Club and the St. cannot charge a local company with the It does not matter where the a big erime.--
It was there locked Joseph's College, should attract crawl. The Club is playing its strongest money came" from, possible team, Black and Stewart re-up in a safe, appearing after a considerable interval.; McTavish, who has left for Home, will be sorely missed, for he has been the pivo of the Club's forward line, and has given many a spectacular exhibition of drib bling. Stalkot, the Club's handy man, plays centro forward, and is suficiently tricky to keep the College defence on the qui rire. At back, the Club is very strong, and it will be "surprising if the Tonkin has College scores any goals. proved a very able successor to McCubbin The College have a fast side, and may be
Mr. Smith; I feel that the money was going out of the Colony.
Mr. Blake: It is only a technical offence. The junk is only a trader."
Mr. Smith remarked that it was the regular traders whom the Police had to watch. They were the people who took thousands of dollars worth of subsidiary ceins from the Colony and the Govern ment wished to stop. it.
Evidenc was produced that two large
to speak to them in Cantonese. She had four and nine on the ground floor. There premises and he did not know what were over, 50 persons working in the
were very flexible and dangerous. This material the wires were made of, but they kind of wiring was not allowed to be used in contact with iron. If the Company had only applied for permission it would have been granted, subject to the Company's approval of the work.
Y.W.C.A.
mitter at Shanghai had been unable to come in her place. It was due to the fact that they were busy and some of them had to look after their young children. She was glad to come because Hongkong' way such a beautiful place and because the Canadians thought so much of the local The Canadians were glad to be able to send two Secretaries to help them. Although a grent gecan divided. Cariada and Hongkong, yet they were bound together in love and sympathy, England and America were the same They were all one, working for one noble obiert and ther were, therefore, linked together. The National Committee, which she represented, was composed of foreign and Chinese women, and that Committes stood in the "position of a mother. The Committee had sent them their love anch
Mr. Smith fined defendant $30.
EUROPEAN LADY'S HAND- BAG STOLEN.
Mrs. Stone of the Kowloon Docks, wai the victim of a daring attack by a Chinese on Wednesday dight in Kowloon. Mrs. Stone was walking alone in the direction of Hunghom" and when nearing the pre- mises of the China Light and Power Co., a leather bag she was carrying. So much a man came up behind her and anatched. force was used that the strap was broken. Thu bag, which contained $40, was taken
depended upon to make the Club, go at ums of money in" subsidiary coins had greetings, and their thoughts were with by the robber, who.can off in the direction
the way to win.
GYMKHANA ENTRIES.
The following are, the entries for first Gymkhana on Saturday, March 20th. It
been paid over.
ALLEGED POSSESSION OF LOTTERY TICKETS.
them that das The loen! Asociation was of Taumati Mr. Smith discharged defendant and the Committee's youngest child and thes grdered the money to be returned to the knew it would grow and become strong. The Committer would watch it grow up Company
and would feel proud of it. The Coun mitter was the Headquarters in China. selves, many of them mothers, with
Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared at the Chinese,, charged with being in unlawful
will be seen that they number 125, which Sandmartin, Blackbird Dahlia and Looza. but the members were women like them. Mugistracy, yesterday, on behalf of it |
easily constitutes a record and should ensure good fields and good racing :--
1ST RACE-HAL MIL-St. Chad, Moon shine, Wakeford, Tredegar, Orion, Willie, Somarman, El Dorado, Pawnshop, Buzz off, Pussyfoot, Sandmartin, Surprise and Bunford,
7TH BACK-1 MILE HANDICAP-Saver-
nake, Islesman. Beggar King, Sepanddaughters. They loved all women and Possession of a number of Po Piu lottery
(Sumatra Chief), Geordie Mac, Pink Eye Fantile (ale Dunmore Dahlia), Malcolm, Slam, Burning Daylight, Alexander, Sea son Ticket, Rowdy Child. Siamese Cat, Brutus, Wee Mouse, Ibu Kebb, Attraction END RACE-GYMKHANA STAKES. Saver-(lato Attraction Dahlia), Gilbertine (late nake, Beggar King, Pink Eye, Pantile Albion Dahlia). Algerian Chief, Purity (late Dunmore Dahlia), Malcolm Slam, Dahlia and Wilkins Micawber. Burning Daylight, Season Ticket, Siamese Cut, Spotted Sand, Rowdy Child, Brutus, Attraction (late Attraction Dahlia), Ibu Rebb and Purity Dahlia
·BOXING TOURNAMENT "OFF." IRON BUX ON THE RECENT FIGHT.
tickets.
The man was arrested in a house which the Police raided for the specific purpose of searching for these tickets. The case was remanded, ball being fixed at $150.
unmarried Chinese girl, without, the con- sent of her parents. The defendant and the complainant, who is the father of the girl, are both employed as stewards. Tho fixed at $1,000, case was remanded for a week, bail being
girls. There were similar Associations in Canton, Foothow, Shanghai, Tientsin. Peking and Shanghai. They were a branch of the world's organization and
ALLEGED HARBOURING A GIRL they should all work together for the up- The new branch
At the Magistracy, yesterday, Mr. life of womanhood. should not be impatient to grow up. They should grow slowly and grow E. J. Grist appeared to watch proceedings They in a casa in which a respectable Chinese strong by prayer and service. must try to become better mothers youth stands charged with harbouring an better daughters, better. sisters, better Christians. All the work would not be dong within those walls, but in the The much-discussed fight, between Jack churches, the schools and the homes Mason, of the "Hawkins, middleweight Their motto should be "I serve." They champion of the Colony, and Iren. Bux, must try to make everyone happy... They which it was thought possible would take must give the Association of their best, place on March 10th, is now off. Buz and then only would they be able to pro left for Manila yesterday on the Tuen gress with the work they had undertaken Sany, the Boxing Association having been to do.
Dr. T. W. PEARCE spoke of the work of unable to give him a definite reply as to whether they could arrange a tournament the Y.M.C.A. and what it had done for Dahlia), or no.
He leave Manila for Australia the young men of China. He hoped that Sandmartin, Blackbird Dahlia, Algerian on March 27th on the Tanyo Maru. He is the T.W.C.A. would help the young Chief, Louza, Gilbertine (late Albion under contract to meet Tommy Uren, the women of China to be a living force for Dahlia), Purity Dallia, Rebate, Dunford present welterweight champion of Aus the good of their land.
tralia, as well as four other good welters. and Wilkins Micawber, w
JED AND 5TH RACK-CLASS HANDICAPS.- Bavernaka, St-Chad, Islesman, Moon- shine, Scotia Dahlia, Sepand_(Sumatra Caiof), Orion, Supper Dance, Salaman sor, Willie, Bomeman, Pantile (late Dun- more Dahlia), Target. Sinza, El Dorado,
Malcolm, Pawnshop, Holburn, Burning, _Daylight, Alexander, Rowdy Child, Pussy Toot, Brutus, Wee Mouse, Ibu Kebb,
Attraction
(lato Attraction.
the new Association. He said that he was inaugurated as it would prove of immense China in the past had looked down on glad that such an organisation had been benefit to the young women of the Colony. her women and had not allowed theis to take any part, whatever in the social movements of the country. To-day, how- progress and development, and the men ever, modern education had brought ia
hac were beginning to realise that the women nation. The position of women grown wonderfully and they were now were of assistance in the welfare of a Greetings were sent the new Association being looked upon as the equal of men. Women were entering the Universities themselves just an cap.
Seen by a reporter of the Daily Press by the Canadian National Council of the and were proving W.OA. in Hong ATH BACK-BENDING RACE. Mr. J. H. Oungdon, "Major -C. A. Law, Mr. C. H. just before be loft, Bux said: Kerrison Y.W.CA; the London Mission; Stable as men
ita activities in the future to the factory- Blason, Mr. J. P. Juney, Mr. W. J.I found to be a good man, better than I Stephen's Church, China Congregational kong had a great fature before it. It Honig, hoped it would have a Hon. Mr. John Johnstone, Mr. thought, but I believe I beat him fairly Church, Hongkong Baptist Church, had undertaken a work of the utmost Morrison,
Mutual Benefit Society; the local girls,
parts of Chins could stay, instead of F. M. L. Soares, Mr. John Bell Irving, and squarely and ought to have been given Canton Y.W.C.A., Sincere Co., Chinese pornos, and he hoped it would extend having to go to hotels. He wished the Mr. S. E. Grimstone, Major A. W. Tim the decision I was unmarked at the YMCA, Rhenish Mission Church, and hostel where women, coming from other
the Boungshan Christian Association, mis. Mr. W. Doyle, Captain P. end of the fifteenth round, while Kerrison
An announcement was made that Sir institution all success. Beaver, M.C., Captain R. C Sturgess, still bears, marks of the punishment I R.M.L.I., Lieut. C. Sargoaunt, Lieut. A. gave him. My friends here told me that Robert Ho Tung had subscribed $500 and D. Welsford, Lieut. A. J. Samut, Lieut. if I was going to win, I had to knock Mr. M. K. Lo $100 to the Association; Peacock, Mr. L. N. Leefe, Mr. R. J. Kerrison out; that I would never win on also that the furniture for the new hall
points. Anyway, I learnt one thing and had been generously given.
The students of St. Paul's Girls' School Paterson and Lieut. J. M. Dodington.
6TH RACE 1 MILE.-Moonshine, Trede that is never to expect too much in Hong- gar, Ludlow, Orion, Geordie Mac, Some kong. I wish Kerrison would come to delighted thcou present by the rendering man, Target, 'Binza, Pawnshop, Cannon, Manila to fight me. Yes, Kerrison's a of "Whispering Hope, after which Dr. Holburn, Pussyfoot, Brutos, Wee Mouse, good man, one of the best I have fought, T. P. Woo, in a short address, welcomed
(Continues et fant of next columnm.) but I think I won that fight.” Allontinuri si foot of next column.)
"
Miss ELLIOTT traced the development of the Association, the principal function of
in the future, and also to commence work which, she said would be to develop among the factory, girls. They expected character. They hoped to have a hostel the Chinese to help them by giving advice, for without their co-operation the Associa tion would not be able to extend its activities."
Tea and music were next provided, after singing of the National Anthem, which the meeting terminated with the
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