SANITARY BOARD ELECTION. MR ALABASTER RE-ELECTED."
It is not often that the election of s member of the Sanitary Board 'creates anything in the nature of a sensation in the Colony. Whit suicient interest was
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"THE HONGKONG DAILY.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE CANTON MILITARY
2.
GOVERNMENT..
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE KONGKONG DAILY FRESS.""]
SPORT,
TENNIS
TEESDAY, APRIL 18mm, 1920.
ALLEGED THEFTAT THE PEAK 44 th Magistracy, yesterday, two Chinese were charged with stealing a diamond ting, valued at $100, from the residence of Mr. G. W. C. Burnett, at the Peak Another man was charged with hou stolen
aroused in the election yesterday to bring SIR-I notice in the Canton News of Pair whom many expect will win the receiving the ring, knowing it to have
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your paper that an official mandate has been issued by the Military Government at Canton removing Dr. Wa Ting-tang from office as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Finance, and appointing Wan Tsung- yao and Chan Kum-to to succeed him in the above mentioned offion
.HONGKONG C.C. TOURNAMENT. -
Yesterday saw the first appearance of Ng. Sze Kwong and A. H. Rumjahn.
doubles championship of the Colons 308' voters to the ballot box. The two can- didates were Mr. Ò. C Alabaster, and
They were opposed to A. A. Rumjahn and S. H. Ismail, young Indians who, in an Mr. J. Caer Clark. The latter was run
are round, got the better of Captains by the Kowloon, Residents' Association
Davies and Olliver. The potential cham- and with the advantage of an organisation
pions, particularly Ng See Kwong, did behind him it was very generally expected
not stretch themselves in the first set that Mr. Clark would win the seat; but
which the youngsters, playing with great. that forecast prored incorrect, departure of Dr. W from Capton, This result helped N- Sarong to wake dash, won after 14 games had been played. Alabaster being re-elected by a majority through the lack of a quarüm of the Ad-up, and be and his partner thenceforward of 27. The voting took place between ministrative Directors as required by law played more up to 1 and 8 pm at the City Hall, Mr. C. Dthe Military Government has broken up Hamjahn's strong drives from the service their repatation. Melbourne acting as Returning Officer and
line and Ng Ste Kwong's clever placing Mr. J. D. Lloyd assisting. The result of
helped them to the second and third sata. the poll was as follows:--
In the fourth set, the youngsters made another special effort, but they were out
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MLALABASTER
MR. CLARK
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Spoilt Papers
Total
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..365
Mr.. Clark was not present,when the result was announced.
Mr. Alabaster was present and received
It must be remembered that since the
and is automatically dissolved and that legally the Military Government exists no longer. Thus Shum Chut-hsuan and his two remaining colleagues have no power
The first two men denied'şli, knowledge of the theft, and the third man accused one of the mon of giving him the ring-
The case was remanded to enable the. Police to secure evidence.
WAS THE MAN & SPY?
A STRIKE STORY.
Chinese was charred with trespass in the
At the Magistracy, yesterday,
Naval Yard
When the appetite
is touchy!
When summer days" grow torrid and appetite lags when you're finicky about food, and don't know what to eat-let
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was a hitter employed at the Taikoo Docks, Inspector Keat stated that defendant and as the atters were all out on strike to remove Dr. Wu from office and appointgeneralled by their opponents, who won it was probable that the man went there new ones. Dr. Wu is still legally and de after 12 games had been played. A to spy, to see if anybody was working at facto. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Rumjahn gave a first class exhibition. the yard. Another man was also found in Finance Minister...
His drives from the base line were frethe yard, with a contractor's pass, which him to bring off many a stroke that wont quently untakeable and his agility helped
was found to be forged. That man was him unstinted applause. Ismail vas very
Shum Chun-hsuan, and his Military friends have been, and are still, endea
hearty congratulations from a few of his Youring to make a show that such Govern steady, lobbing decurately and bringing sapnarters who had waited to learnment/still exists, which is a farce; and I off some good shota, near the net. Ng Sie
result of the voting
The rate is not a record one even for s Sanitary Board election, in Hongkong. Mr. Shelton Hooper secured the record
feel that the Foreign Consuls at Canton and all intelligent men will see the futility of such an attempt.
Dr. Wu has issued a manifesto giving
Kwong did not particularly distinguish himself. His play was poor in the first" set, and though he visibly improved later in the match, he has played much better
Tote in 1909, when 504 votes were cast for the reasons for his action, and, with tennis in the past. Yesterday, he was con him in an election in which four can- regard to the Customs surplus which be stantly · encroaching on his partner's') didates stood for two vacancies. The has been receiving, he promises to publish a clear and full account what he has other candidates were Dr. G. E. Fitz williams who polied 313 votes, Dr. Beliliosquired and what he paid out. 313 votes and Mr. H. Percy Smith 167.
court; this is a fault he must rectify in future games, for Rumjaha is well able to take care of himself and there must be Thanking you for the insertion of this a perfect understanding between the letter.Yours faithfully,
players if they are going to win the cham- ONE WHO KNOWS. pionship. Hongkong, April 12th, 1990.
THE WRONG FIGURE..
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESA."]
HONGKONG POLO CLUB, ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.." The annual general meeting of the Hongkong Polo Club was held in the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.
SIE-In your full-column report of the yesterday evening, the Hon. Mr. Joh Chinese labour crisis, which has disorganis Johnstone presiding. The others presented the leading local were Commodore Gurner, R.N., Major Timmis Capt. Beaver, Mr. H. B. L. Dow.kong now for over a
The match in which C. E. Marques and F. Yvanovich defeated J. B. Perman and
let out on bail of $10 and bad failed to attend Court...
Defendant stated that he went to the he was out on strike. Fard, to see a friend. He admitted that
Mr. Hutchison fined defendant #
· ALLEGED · FRAUD. FORGED LOTTERY TICKETS SOLD.
Chinese has been arrested by the Police in connection with attempting to obtain
-money by fraudulent means. It alleged that he went on board the Sun and offered for sale, to the Chic Officer (Mr. Laurence) some lottery tickets
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tickets were not genuine, the officer in- charitable institution at Macao. As the formed the Police, The man was brought up before Mr. N. L. Smith, at the Magis tracy. yesterday, and the case was re-
L. Forster was heartrending. The second-purporting to have been issued by a set went into 32 games before a decision was reached. All four players persist catly patted the ball to each other...
Yesterday's results were as follows: OPEN DOUBLESA, H. Rumjahn and Ng Izmail, 6-8, 6-1, 6-1, 7-5; U. E. Marques and Y. Yranovich beat J. B. Penman and L. Forster, 6-4, 15-17, 6-3, 6-2.
biggin Mr. J. Roll Trring MR. Icidentally that dustries in Hong- Sze Kwong beat AA. Ramjahn and S. H.manded for expert. evidence..............
you observe io Reuter's telegram
Pattern Cant. A. S. Melträth. Lient, about the strike in Hongkong. published Robinson (owes 1/6) bent Pay Lieute
A. E.Welsford and Mr. S. E. Grimstone, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer.
The CHAIRMAN said: -You will. I feel zure, share the Committee's satisfaction that such a favourable balance sheet should be available, especially when it is remembered that Polo has only been poreihia for the last three or four months of the year under review. To this satis factory state of affairs the club is, in to small measure, indebted to the efforts of
my predecessor, Mr. H. J. Gedge, who
the
in the Shanghai papers, states that two leading dock companies conceded an additional 94 cents per hour. When the Shanghai people read that this concession had apparently not satisfied the fitters and turners, we can but faintly imagine what they thought about it.” The sub-quota is
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I do not know how you could really have supposed that Reuter's correspondent in Hongkong could have stated that the
HANDICAP SINGLEs "B"-Pay Lieut. BLUE FUNNEL LINE OUT OF
CONFERENCE. Commdr. Holborn (owes 1/6), 6-2, 6-4; D J Vallentine (scr.) beat C. Harriman ANOTHER COMPANY ABOUT TO (recs."3/6), 6-2, 6-3,
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HANDICAP DOUBLES-Major Greenaway and Major Arduino (nwe 15) beat T. R Capt, Beaver and R. M. Benten wo, from Chassels and F. Lobel (rec. 13), 6-3, 6-1: G. Miskin and C. Blaker.
BILLIARDS.
CLUB LUSITANO «. CHINESE CLUB.
A series of matches between the above
Clubs was commenced on Saturday night.
The results so far is as follows:-
Ng Sae Kwong defeated J. C. Barretto,
WITHDRAW."
secede from the Hongkong Freight Con- The Blue Funnel Line has proposed to
ference for the Hongkong-North American", service, according to a dispatch received
ܝin akn
The Conference was originally estab lished by Japanese, British, Dutch, and
American shipping companies, numbering
ten. For a time during the war the Con furence was as good as non-existent, but following the renewal of the freight.con- F. Barradas defeated Wong Po Keung.vention at the end of 1918 it again be-
950-538-
250-247.
Mong Hing Kew defeated. J. Silva, 250-16.
came a powerful group." "In 1913, how- eyer the Pacific Mail Steamship Company Cheung U. Padelcated F, M Cruz, withdrew from the Conference to have
The Chinese employees in the engineering trades here have demanded an increase of 40 pè rent; in their wages. The Hongkong and Whamnos Dock 250-248. "Company and the Taiko Dockyard and #
Engineering Comman“ have conceded as from April 7 an additional' 94 centa| mer hour with consequent additions of 2 cents per hour" on overtime at ordi- parv may and half-nny and 3 cents per hour for overtime a double pay. This ennemsjón, abrarently hm not satisfied the filters and turnar at the shipyards oca
DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL.
"FIRST ATHLETIC MEETING.
free band, and as other American ship- ping companies are freely operating in the service, the Conference has lost much of its prestige. The withdrawal of the The first athletic meeting of the Dioce-Blue Funnel Line will prove 200ther san Boys Schoot was held yesterday after-erious blow to the Conference. With-
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the University ground. The drawal is conditional in three months' who did not turn in for duty this morne sports were organized by the newly notico, w that the Blue Funnel Line will in Ampathetic movement which may formed Old Boys Association of the school not "be able to take free action affect other industrial establishments is and proved successful Keen interest was
feared.
Reuter's Hongkong enrzesnondent took mecial care to obviate the risk of mistake in transmission he not using figures mi but spelling ent the words "fene and half" balore the words " repts per hour " which as vor correctly state in your issue of this morning and Reuter tenorted tale granhille to Shanghai was the addition conceded by the Dock Companies.
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MEETING.
THE HANDICAPS.
concession, made was one of an additional expended considerable time and trouble in placing the Club's neute financial position cents per hour" in presence of the before the debenture holders, wit the full text of the message which was printed in the Shanghai papers. That messaZÓ result that no less than 78 debentures have read as follows: been unconditionally surrendered. The importance of this will be realised when I point out that had this step not been taken, the account now before you would have shown a deficit of £1.077, instead of a surplus a at present. I have also much pleasure in recording that the Grikhana Club once again came to our assistance. this time with a very welcome grant of 2500, which sum has been expended on repairs to the pavilion and in providing the present boards for the ground. "In this connection our thanks are due to Mesars Palmer & Turner, who kindly
evinced by the youngsters in the various surveyed our pavilion and arranged for
events and enthusiasm ran high. At the the necessary repairs, etc., free of charge,
conclusion of the sports, Mr. N. Tescala On "Empire Day" last year a deter
Mcintosh, Registrar of the University, *mined effort was made to run a Polo
addressed the boys, laying stress on the Gymkhana, the number of entries that
importance of physical training in the Colleges, which, he said, should be just as
The following are the handicapsfor were received casily constituting a record
seriously pursued as the mental training the second Gymkhana, to be held on -for a meeting of this nature. It is, there
of students. The prizes won were next Saturday next- fore, to Ee.regretted that incessant rain
The explanation for the figure due to the Old Boys" of the school for distributed to the pupils. Much credit is
1) MILL-Slam, 101 Iha; Beggar King, caused it to be abandoned. With the instant of in the print in question the splendid manner in which they have 180 lbs. Attraction, 159 lbs.; Malcolm, arrival of the hot weather it will soon be paper proof-reading, viz., either a clerical
is obvious to anyone, no her a clerical rallied round their als de foro 12 101. Mitarber, 154 lbs: Branko 150 lbs-
Siamese Cat, 154 the Winking necessary to consider the erection of aor a typographical error either of which The results of the sports were as fol- is
Savernake matshed for the protection of ponies waits perfectly exensable. The carbon cop 100 YARDS (SENIOR), J. Chan, 2, Li Blickbird Dahlia Ies belt Burning Day- Alexander,: 149 Von Sepand, 749 lbw : of the original message despatched from ing on the ground, which, it is estimated. Hongkong is available for your inspection
light 247 The Gilbertine, 145 ba will cost approximately $250, and to help if you care to examine it you will convince H. Landall; 3, Lai Wing Yuơn.
100 Fards" (Jukion) —1, E. Zimmer; 2, Burning Daylight, 147 lbei: Gilbertine, mect this expense the question of a stall yourself that the figure "9" does not
145 Hj Algerian Chief 145 lbaga HIGH JUMP (SENIOR)-1, LA-Woqu Chai; OR HANDICAP 2 MILE POST-ONCE rent of fifty cents per pony, per day, will appear in the message at all. I state this 2, Chan Ting Chuen, have to be gone into. As you are all fact in fairness to Beuter's correspondent HIGH JUMP (JUNIOR)-1, H.-Prow; 2,
KOUND AND IN--Brutus, 150 lbs., Saver- in Hongkong and with apology for ca- Li Wai Choi aware the ground and the pavilion are croaching upon the hospitality of your 220 Yards (EENIOR)-17 Chau Ting Target, 152 The WeeMouse 152
•^] bra. Dahlia, 150 lbs., Bandmartin, 155 now in quite a fair condition, and with a columns on a personal matter. Your Chuen; 2, Li Woon Choi,
Manushing, 151 lbs., Pumyfoot. 149 steadily increasing list of members I am unfortunate extract of a single line to LONG JUMP (JUNIOR)-1, E. T. S. Zim IN Fredega 147 The Pawnshop, 1 sure we may look forward to a very sue make it read for your purpose, apart from mern; 2, Li, War Choi
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The report and statement of accounts wery adopted on the proposition of the Chairman, seconded by Capt. Beaver. Thess showed that the surplus of saseta over liabilities amounted to $3,153.28.
The following Committee was elected for did not charge Feuter's Hongkong corres
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440 YARDS HANDICAP:1, Li Woon Chof
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