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LADIES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP GREAT FIRE AT KOWLOON.
YESTERDAY'S FINAL
WOS BY MISS HEALING
The dual for the Ladies Galf Champion- ahip
WAN
played off, yesterday over the Old Contes at Fanling, the match being 18 holes, match play. As in all finals, the Play was not of a high standard, owing to nerves. Mi. Healing beat Mra, Drew by 2 up and 1 to play, after a very well Contested game.
THE GAME IN DETAIL
MESSES. BAILEY & CO'S SHIP YARD DESTROYED.
ENORMOUS DAMAGE,
"A disastrous fire which" raged between mid-night on Friday and mid-day on Saturday almost completely destroyed Messrs: W. B. Bailey & Co.'s shipyard at Tokawan, Kewloon,:
CORRESPONDENCE,
RUMOURS ABOUT FRENCH BANKS.
[TO THE EDITOR" OF THE
DAILY PEERS."]
HONARONG
MONDAY, JANUARY 17,
ARMED ROBBERS CAPTURED AT WEST POINT. GOOD NIGHT'S WORK BY THE
POLICE..
The police captured a band of armed robbers at West Point in the early hours
Fish Lane was entered at about 12.20 of Saturday morning. A house in Cuttle
Am. the inmates of the house were all bound and gagged and buddled together
SIE,-1 have had the honour of com municating to the local "press a telegram The first alarm was given shortly after addressed to this Consulate by the French mid-night and this was succeeded, shortly Government, to deny the rumours of the afterwa de, by the general alarm. The fire-called difficult situation of the Banque in one cubicle, and the place was ran At the first hole Mise Healing took the seemed to have broken out in two or three Industrielle de Chine, and of the Société sacked. Clothing and jewellery worth
about $1,000 dollars were taken. honour and hit a good length ball which places simultaneously but it is not yet clear Centrals des Banques de Province,
After the robbers had gone the inmates bad the misfortune to and its way into whether this was due to the work of incen-The fact that my Government has the ditch on the right. Mrs. Drew mis diaries or was caused by sparks carried by addressed such a telegrant to its Consile hastened to give the alarm and the police, hit her drive and was fortunate in being the strong north easterly breeze, which shows clearly that the cause of its solicitude under Inspector Willis, were so promptly just over the bunker in front of the prevailed at the time. The Fire Brigade exceeds in importance what might be at work that they were able to run the called a slight agitation. The wounds in thieves to earth within a short time. tee, from which position she bit a nice iron was informed that workmen geing off duby ficted on France during the late war ire Three were tracked to an empty house shot towards the green. Miss Healing mid-night left candles burning and this still open; it is, therefore, unnecessary to in the next street, and two of them were played a nice mashic shot from the ditch may have started the fire.
recall the tragical and sorrowful phases of band-cuffed before they could offer any which Balabed just short of the green.
The premises consisted of a number of that war, which, in five years, laid low resistance. The other drew a revolver; Mrs. Drew's third was very short, which wooden structures, brick-buils ofEces and on the battlefield one million and a half it was knocked out of his hand and the gayo Miss Healing the chance of winning machine shops, stores, fitting shops, slip of our brave soldiers, and put two more man dashed through the open window on Ways and an oil-store (the last-named was millions of French citizens in a permanent to the verandah end so to the house next saved from the fire, or the outbreak might state of infirmity. The devastation intend door. Here he took refuge under the bed have caused even greater damage than ited and cleverly calculated by the Ger-of a blind woman. When discovered, Ke, did).
resumed in the following facts:- man armies (with regard to France) are was wearing three silk coats, part of the 3,000,000 hectares of land were ravaged very useful work in connection with the The Chinese police and detectives did and more than three thousand villages affair. Later the same night two other destroyed. The surface destroyed repre mea were arrested at another house in sonts 1/10 of the area of France, and the the neighbourhood; they had the bulk of value involved 1/3 of its commercial and the stolen property in their possession. Between them they had two loaded_re industrial productivă strength, -
volvers, one pistol and four daggers. Such are the disasters which the Ger- The stolen jewellery was discovered in their shoes. Some gags, wire and ropes were found on the premises.
It is believed that the prisoners form the whole of the gang
the hole in 3...
At the second hole Miss Healing again hit a good tee shot, Mrs. Drew missing her. badly. From a bad position in the rough she only got a short distance with her mashis, and had to play her third, which was just shart of the bunker guard. ing the green. Miss Healing then played a goud second just short of the "green. Mrs. Drew's fourth was a nicely hit shot but was too strong and went to the back of the green, her putt was also too strong, so Miss Healing won the hole comfortably
in B.
*
From the short third Miss Healing was bole high on the left of the green and Mrs. Drew was very short, on the side. of the hill, with a shot which deserved better luck. She made a good recovery but was just too far from the hole to sink As Miss Healing's approach putt was practically dend, she won the hole, and was three up.
ber putt.
Both players hit good drives from the fourth tee and were well placed for their seconds. Min Healing played hers with “'a baffy and wax just short. Mr. Drew
hit a good brassie shot and was at the
back of the greca.
"Both players showed signs of nerves and played several half-hearted shots
before Mrs Drew eventually won the hole
in 6, after laying her opponent a half stymie, which she failed to negotinte.
Mr. Drew was now 2 down and took
The Kowloon Brigade, with No. 2 engine. way first on the scene, "Mr. T. H. King, Assistant Superintendent of Polier, in charge. It was at once apparent that help would be required and that the Bre would have to be attacked from the harbour as well as from land, so the Hongkong Brigade and the fire-Boat were requisition. ed. The strong wind fanned the fames and. apread the conflagration with alarming mans are obliged to indemnify, and oar rapidity, so much so that several times the Allies pledged themselves to obtain the Bremen's lives were endangered. After exact fulfilment of this indemnification, soms hours the walls and roof of the main according to the Treaty of Versailles. brick building fell in. The destruction of Up to the present day, Germany has this portion of the premises involved the not yet deposited one centime to discharge loss of plans, records and all office decis-herself of her debt, but the last limits are ents, for the fire made it impossible from drawing near, and she will be forced to the start to enter this building and remove fulfil her obligations. any of ita contents. But the severest loss is the destruction of the pattern shop where tracings and sketches of great value to the firm were filed.
Two ships under construction on the dip. ways were involved in the fire; of them nothing remains but a heap of ashes, Other veals were partially damaged but the firemen succeeded in isolating them from the main conflagration. A great quantity of timber added to the blaze, which lit up the harpour and was visible for many miles. The wind carried sparks the honour for the first time. She cut of the shipyard and even that was destroy as far as the watchman's lodge at the gate her tee shot which hit the bank in the rough and came back on to the course o suffered destruction.
Fed. A building only recently completed Miss Healing hit a beautifully straight. No estimate of the extent of the damage ter shot. Mrs. Drew hit a fair second and can yet, be given, but it is unlikely that it was unluckly in running just over the will be entirely covered by insurance. In green with a nicely played third Miss Hesling followed suit by playing her ny case, documents have been lost whose value, no insurance money would replace, second just over the left edge of the green. Much sympathy with Messre, Bailey & Co. Mrs Drew failed to get her fourth back is expressed in the less they have suffered. on to the green and bad to play five. This shot was very short and it appeared to be far away the Kowloon Dock Ball was pro- It was one of life's contrasts that not on easy win for Miss Healing, but she ceeding; hot coffee and food were sent from threw away her advantage by moving her the supper room to the firemen, who had a third a matter of about one yard. How terribly arduous experience. The fire was ever, Mrs Drew seemed determined to Jose the hole and proceeded to take three in hand until seven or eight o'clock in the morning and not finally extinguished "putts, giving her opponent a win in 7 until nearly mid-day...
against 8.
At the nex: bale both players had good drives but Miss Healing's was played too much to the left of the course and finished
At the 10th hole the ladies tee was used
In the rough. She made a good recovery and both players got nicely away with with her mashie, but spoilt her effort by good drives Miss Healing hooked her playing a bad baffy shot which was sliced. into a ditch in the rough. Mrs. Drew second, and Mrs. Drew sliced, bath balls played a good second, but kept too much finishing in the rough. Both were short to the right and was in the rough als-with their thirds, but both players played In getting out she pulled her masble into the rough on the opposite side of the extremely good run-up-shots, and halved course. Miss Healing had to pick up and the hole in č Jose two strokes, which cost her the hole, "Both players sliced their tee shots at her opponent being down in 0.““
the 11th which was eventually won by Miss Healing in 7, against ber apponert's 8.
the
It will be, therefore, easily understood, that, unable to escape any longer from the demands of a delayed but necessary justice, all the elements likely to ruin the credit of France, are brought into play, in order to trouble the public order, by attempting firstly, to destroy her economic order.
stolen property.
MORE GRAND CONCERTS BY “DISTINGUISHED. ARTISTS.
It will be seen from advertisements ap- pearing today that Grand Concerts are announced to be given at the Peak Club on Tuesday and at the Theatre Royal on Wednesday by Malle. Vera Mirówa, a distinguished Art Dansense, and M. Leo. Podolsky, a brilliant pianist. Both have born in the Far East before, and they bave just reached Hongkong from Sumatra and Jara Malle. Mirowa is regard.
ed as the best exponent of the art of the famous Isadore Duncan, and wherever she has appeared hos captivated critical audiences by her art. She has not preciously performed, we believe, in Hongkong, but M. Podolsky was here in 1918, and lovers of muid who beard him then will not miss opportunities of hearing him again for he is a pianist of the front
Frank
These calculations, which it would be difficult not to recognize in the late dis- turbances, are useless, for the French na tion united in victory as it was in war, bag understood from the very first that its reconstruction depended upon ita. persever
from their firm resolve to attain this end. ance in work-and order, and, therefore, nothing can turn away the French people e
What may perhaps surpriso public opinion, however, is the indifference which Renter's Agency employs in indicating the sources of these false ramours, which are propagated to cast a doubt on our national credit. It is not sufficient, certainly, to simply point out the existence of certain ramourf, it would be more useful to the
Renter's Agency should not ignore. public to know their origin, and this fact
It is not possible. that these attacks, which are as prejudicial to our country as the War itself, came froin our Allies, their sense of honour raises them above sus picion
Consequently, the only sound and logical conclusion which can be drawn from these facts is that these evil rumours have been. circulated by unreconciled enemies of France for some inconceivable end or from selfish motives. Nothing which touches out national honour can be of indifference to the French Government, and I can affirm that it is not to be doubted that if arces Mary, the credit of our large financial stab lishments will remain inseparable with that of France—Yours, etc.,
REYNAUD, Couzul for France,
Hongkong, Janusty 16th
THE WAR MEMORIAL.
[TO THE EDITON OF THE
DAILY PRESSE,
HONGKONG
81-beg the hospitality of your columns to express the opinion that a copy of the Cenotaphi, reduced, if neces
soundings, would nobly serve the purpose of the war memorial to be erected on "the Finest Bitc...
From the seventh teo Mrs Drow hit a fair iron shot which was just short of the green Miss Healing played a bally At the "Gem Miss Healing was just and landed her ball on the old green too far with her baffy and Mrs. Drew Neither player put her second near enough followed suit with her clock. Eoth played to the hole for a three, the rent being nice seconds and the hole was halved in 4. z half in 4.
From the next tee Mrs. Drew hit a poor At the 13th both players had good drives drive but was fortunate in being straight but Mrs. Drew had the misfortune to find whereas Miss Healing's drive found the bad lie from which she got a short valley on the right. Mrs. Drew played a second and slicing her third into the rough poor second, but was again straight inslost the hole. Mi Healing having played Healing made a good attempt to put her a good second holed out for a 5, second on the fairway and was unlucky From the 14th tee both players in hitting the top of the bank and roll drives but they were slicedere had long ing back into the mud. She made no played a good second, bat Miss Healing sory, to proportions suitable to the sur mistake with her third and was well on found trouble and had to give her opponent
way to the green. Mrs Drew played the hole, a beautiful third with her mashie, to within 5 yards of the hole, and as Miss the toe and both played good seconds,
At the 15th both played good shots from Healing was short with her fourth, the which resulted in the hole being helped in
In view of the extent to which the won the hole, in
Mrs. Drew took the honour from the 9th drives and found the rough Mrs. Drew stirred the imagination of the home public Once again both players pushed aut their arresting beauty of the original monument tee and sheed her drive badly into the made a good recovery and was on the valley, Miss Healing his a nice straight shot. Mrs. Drew had a good lie for her green in two, whereas Miss Healing duffed it would seem fairly certain that a repro- her second and was short with her third. second and trade a splendid recovery get Mrs. Drew played a beautiful approach instinets of the generality of the British duction hore would satisfy the artistic ting her ball well down the course Miss putt and won the hole in four. This left community. No doubt in any highly indivi- Healing topped her second and third badly Miss Healing 1 up, with two holes to play. and lost the advantage she had gained Mrs. Drew had the honour from the 17th dualised community unanimity in such with her drive. Mrs. Drew played a good toe and hit a good ball which was unlucky matters is diffouls of attainment but I' third with her brassie and was within in just finding the rough. Misa Healing easy reach of the green. Miss Healing hit played a jigger for her fourth and just second with her baffy Mrs. Drew had to upon whom the responsibility reste ca
nice straight size andan bogatifal, sugest that in this particular matter those failed to reach the green. Mrs. Drew failed to take advantage of this fact and play a mashio, and hit a good one. Sha hardly go wrong in adopting the design the hole was halved in 7. Thus the turn was just short. Miss Healing half topped which evoked the popular feeling so, strik again used her mashig for her bird, and was reached with Misa, Healing leading her third, but it ran on to the middle of ingly manifested at the heart of the Em by one hole, her approximate score for the the green, and she won the hole in pire and so widely acclaimed throughout 9 holes being 83 Mrs. Drow's approxi- against 8, thus winning the Champion mate score was also 53.
ahip. Her approximate epare for the ila borders-Yours, etc.
OLD RESIDENT.
(Continued at foot of next column)
8 holes was 45 against her opponent's 44
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments, etc., are announced in the Gazelle.. resumed duty as Colonial Secretary
Hon. Mr. C. Severn, C.M.G.,” LL.D.,
Mr. R. E. Lindsell to be Second Police
Magistrate.
Me, NL. Smith to be Superintendent of Imports and Exporte
Mr. S By C. Ross to act as Secretary for Chinese Affairs and Registrar of
Dr. F. L. Royt to be Health Officer of Marriages and to be an Official Member of the Executive and Legislative Councils.. the port, vice Dr. G. P. Jordan, retired.
CHEFALO AND PALERMO.
CROWDED HOUSES-AT- THEATRE
MEN ROYAL
There were crowded houses both at the matinee and evening performances given Royal on Saturday. It was, however, at by Chefalo and Palermo at the Theatre the matines that the sense of enjoyment was more tense, for not only the theatre was packed with children of all ages, but there was a spontaneity about the applause, and even Mr. Chefalo was car ried away by the enthusiasm of his youth- ful admirers. Little boys and girls shrieked with delight when Mr. Chefalo produced with marvellous dexterity ducks and. pigeons from all sorts of impossible. places, and as some children were even invited to co-operate in the performance of the tricks it became more like a large family party than a formal conjuring entertainment, Madame -Palermo was equally successful in her clever illusions.
Chelala and Palermo are now appear ing for three days at the new Victoria Theatre. There is a matinee on the last day, Wednesday Those who scoff at the hollowness of conjuring entertainments should see Chefalo and Palermo to realise their mistake.
ST. ANDREW'S HALL, UITY HALIL
Tuesday, 18th January, 1821, at 6,30 p.m.
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(e) Presto agitats.
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(b) Valde, A Bat
(c) Mazurka, G sharp minor. (d) Scherzo, B minor.
III. Sgambati. Minuet antiques
Liszt.
Borodino
Capriccio.
In the Convent.
Strauss-Schultz-Elver Blue Danub "Arabesque on the themes of the Valso.
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