OUR LONDON Letter
BRITISH OPINION AND THE TROUBLE IN CHINA.
THE NEED OF WATCHFULNESS BY THE GOVERNMENT.
BRITISH OPINION AND CHINA.
{HOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
The most intense interest is now taken
LONDON, August 22nd.
AMERICANS AND THE SOVIET.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SELTEMBER 16TF, 1995
GARRISON SPORTS.
'CRICKET' LEAGUE.
LABOUR LEADERS" DISPUTE,
MONEY DUE UNDER A
JUDGALENT"
It has been decided to make the
An illustration of the relations between Garrison Cricket League a knock-out cam- petition this year. Entries with fees of the leaders of the rival railwaymen”ı at Home is the controversy be 80 per team should be forwarded to the unions. Hon. Secretary G.RC, Wellington Bartween Mt. J. FL. Thomas, P., the poli racks, by October 1st.
tical secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, and Mr. John Bromley, M.Pthe general secretary of the Asso- ciated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
SWIMMING GALA. " In connection with the Garrison Swim I hear that according to private adming Gala, entries for the following in the problems in China which have for vices received in London in the last few events, Ariny Boys Swimming Handienp many weeks claimed the attention of the days American business men are making Race, Army Girls ditto, Open to Children world. and this is in marked contrast Great efforts to open up trade with of all ranks, and handicap race of ninety to the attitude of ahurat complete detach. Russia. It is mid on what appears to yards, free style, should be sent to the on rent with which developments were view. good authority that the rather Hon. Secretary G..C.. by noon
or mysterious financial prosperity of the Saturday. A small, silver cup will be ed in the early stages of trouble.
course, it would be futile for me to dis Soviet Government is due to American presented to the winner of each race.
cuss this question at aury length as it appears at the momitt since the position may-and probably will change before ahis letter reaches yon. All that can be uwfally said, therefore, is that respot- sible writers are now thoroughly alive to the real seriousness of the situation as it has unfolded itself by the boycott of British goods at Hongkong and sewhere, and more particularly by the irregular blockade proclaimed by the gang in power at Canton.
I think public opinion, can best be des cribed as watchful and alert as regards
money.
There is talk of, a "manganese concession having been secured by an American, syndicate at a prios pat at about a million sterling.
TENNIS' LEAGUE
The results of matches played in the Garrison Tennis League last week are:
u.
The positions in the Tennis League- Table up to last Saturday are under:-
It is worth noting that "New York"D" Coy., East Surrey Regt., beat B hankers are said to be much more friendly Coy., East Surrey Regt. by 90 to 9 (played disposed towards the commercial poss. for two points).. ibilities of Russia than are their British compears; and anyway reports received in London during the last few months indicate the grant of concessions" to American syndicates, which, on paper, look very attractive, NAVAL ECONOMY.
The Lords of the Admiralty have issued what is going on in China, and the general feeling is that it behaves us to walk ja letter to Naval commands at home and -warily.
There is the more need to pro- abroad-including in the latter, of course, ceed, cautiously," says the Timer in a the China station-enjoining upon officers It is leading article this wock, since the and men the need of economy.
pointed out that on national grounds Bolsheviks in Canton anxious to provoke some action by Great economy in the present state of the Britain that would turn the uncertain country's finances is a necessary as sitantion throughout China more definito- fighting efficiency. Therefore, if officers
RE. "B" .RAO.O.
R.A.S.C.
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12
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RE. "A".
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Regtoster
11
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"A" Coy., E. Surrey
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WATER POLO LEAGUE - The results up to last Saturday in
the
as
PTS.
§
"B" Coy., E Surrey are obviously
under :-
TEAM.
4.4
F. V. D. L. 38th Hvy Bty., R.A... 5 4 7
"B" Coy., E. Surrey Begt. 5 4 18
QE Surrey Regt.
25th Hvy. Bty., R.A. ... 41- 13th Hvy. Ety., R.A.0 3 1 2.7 REAMC...
1 in their favour." It is stated by moss and men are called upon to sacrifice someGarrison Water Polo League are of the commentators in the British papers comforts, it is hoped that they will cheer- that the Conference proposed by the fully comply.
But as regards this letter I think the Peking Government will give the Powers
real opportunity of concerting their general opinion is that it is a pity that Parliament is not sitting, having risen policies in China. There is not much
for the Autumn recess, as otherwise a doubt in this country as to what ought few pertinent questions might have been be done to deal with the agitators ared in the House of Commons. We are responsible for stirring up the Chinese,all for economy, or at least we pay lip"C. Coy., E. Surrey Regt. B nor would there be any delay in effecting service to that virtut, but in whát res a peaceful settlement of outstanding pect can the personnel of the Fleet con- differences between Britain and China were, we free to act alone.
HORU'S RECORD.
The news of the week here has not been any questions of foreign or domestic
politics or trade, but can be summed up in the phrase on the newspaper contents Jack bills, "Hobbs Has Done It." Hobbs, the Surrey batsman, playing against Somerset at Taunton scored the century which made his record of hus- ircus in first-class cricket a total of 126, and therefore equal to the record of W. G. Grace, the King of Batemen.".
It must be confessed even by enthus ints that it is with a sense of relief we
it
A, Coy., E. Surrey Regt. 4-13 1 "D" Coy, E. Surrey Regt, 5
5
a
Mr. Thomas, at the recent N.U.R. con
ference at Southport, criticised the eir- cumstances of the last strike of railway Afr. Bromley mado challenging reply, enginemen. As evidence of his sincerity and offered, it found to be in the wrong, to pay £20 to the N.U.R. Orphan Fund
To this offer Mr. Thomas recently Railway gate an answer in the Review, in which he stated that there is evidence that he has caused Mr. Bromley some uneasiness with reference to the monetary challege, he said:
May I remind him (Mr. Bromley) that he can be saved this trouble, as he has not yet paid the money due under the judgment of the High Court of Justice, which he must know perfectly well could be claimed at any time, but that rather, that prejudice his position as a Parlia mentary candidate I have refrained from doing so?
The issue is far too serious to be placed upon a basis of 290, “because obviously if any statement I make is untrue it involves not only my position" in toe organisation, but as a public
man.
I therefore reiterate my full statement
of facts on the A.SLE. and F. strike
as made at Southport.
A proposal was made to the executives
of both Mr. Thomas's and Mr. Bromley's unions that they should appoint commit tees to inquire into the possibility of unity, amity, and understanding being fostered between the organisations.
***In 1917 Mr. JH. Thomas and seven other officials of the National Union of Railwaymen were awarded $478 in D slander action against Mr. John Bromley and five other officials of the Locomotive Engineers and Firemen's Union, Mr. Thomas was awarded £150.
BUENOS AIRES BEAUTIES.
IT GRACEL MORROW.]
At five o'clock; the rush of the day's; work ure, the youth of Buenos Aires, waste the Prince of Wales recently paid visit, puts on his hat and saunters down Florida, to see his friends. Few society women are seen at this hour, but girls of the people and gaily dressed "Chinas" | girls with Indian blood) are walking three or four abreast. Some years ago a law was passed forbidding men to accost women. But that does not pre-
tribute to it? They are under orders something like a slump in this class of Accommodation. One used to be charged and cannot initiate expenditure by them premium for the privilege of having selves. They live on rations, and anyone's name put down on a list of people, thing supplementary they pay for. Every all homeless and eager to get a roof ever their heads at any cost, who bad ship and share establishment is subjected to bid for the key. The rent was, of to a vigilant system of accountancy. If course, the highest that could be rung
out of the unhappy competitors, and it vent their making complimentary re marks when they see a good-looking girl. was in the circumstances extortionate. the Admiralty is proposing to abate some of the comforts at present enjoyed on
Her face, her figure, her dress, all causo board ship the feeling is that Parliament
favourable comment... as representing the taxpayers bught first to be told about it, and so have an opportunity of expressing an opinion on the subject.
OPINION IN THE CLUBS.
Now, I am pleased to say, you can find any number of fats to let. The land
But to see Argentine women at their lords are still trying to get the Ligh rents that were obtainable formerly-but they best stroll down Florida before noon. cannot, nor are they likely to do so again. Here, in the Bond-street of Buenos Aires, One reason is that people are going out they are walking, their gracefully un side London to live. The flat dwellers dulating hips and erect carriage pro belong to the class that can afford to claiming Latin blood. In dress they are run a small ear; and as it happens that not merely in the Paris fashion but ahead In the Service clubs the Admiralty iving in a London fat means that the of it, for clothes are sent out six months letter is the occasion for a good deal of ear has to be put in a garage, sometimes ahead to branches of the big French pointed comment. It is said with perfect at an inconvenient distance, the tendency houses in Buenos Aires to be tested for truth that while the Fleet has been is to make your home a little way out the coming summer in Europe.
of Town in a house where you can" have In their twenties nearly all, Argentina heavily reduced in numbers since the your own garage in the garden, and maids are beautiful, with liquid dark.
where, moreover, you can get on to the eyes, clear, pale skins, and regular fea country roads without delay.
realise that the deed has been done. There has been rothing else talked about for weeks. The news editors took the subicct Washington Conference the expenses of nt of the domain of the sporting editore the Admiralty itself are considerably and made a big feature of daily. The
higher than they were before the war. bright young men with descriptive peas The question is whether the arm-chair and a roving commission to follow Hobbs gentlemen in Whitehall, while careful to about the country (like sleuth hounds) look after themselves when it as mattor and wait till he made the looked-for of economising, are preparing to econo oentury so that they could decribe it in mise at the expense of the fighting men picturcaque language. The papers man afloat.
There is a a disposition to wax sarcastic ugol : jo
get the country talking about. Hobby and his hundred till everything over the letter in some quarters. Per else seemed to sink into insignificance.haps, it is suggested, all that is intended By making his Benson's centuries total is meant in kindness, and all that Jack thirteen Hobbs also equalled the previous will be asked to forego is the good-night kiss of the petty officer who tueks him best in one summer, achieved by C. B.
up in his little hammock o' rights, and
a grain of sympathy!"
.....
tures
When the
Englishmen living in Buenos Aires are This is one of the numerous ways that the coming of the inexpensive motor car sometimes invited to Argentina homen, has changed habits, The owners of and find that etiquette in good society is London Bats are making the discovery, still strict At daners men remain, ut and there is nobody to offer any of them one end of the room, while, girls and
chaperons sit at the ather. band begins, the man advances to, the centre of the room, smiling invitingly at FATE OF THE MERIO HALI
What is going to happen to the music the lady with whom he wishes to dance; halls The question is being asked as she comes to meet him, and they take the a result of the rumour that eleven floor. But no sitting-out is allowed. suburban music balls are to be sold to When the music stops they bow formally Mr. A. E. Abrahams, the cinema owner, and the girl walks back to her chaperon It is obvious that if these eleven balls Latin women are trained to amuse, and by Mr. Charles Gulliver, of the Palladium alone, are to be turned into picture houses it attract man. They give him undivided will be a most serious matter for-variety attention and listen to all he says. A artistes. I have heard it computed that man returning to English women is apt £200,000 per annum, and apart from that the profits would go largely to the American film firms.
Fry, Hayward, and Hendren. He may the morning cup of ten handed roundthe loss in salaries would amount to over to find them casual. Le expected, of course, to go on making by the friendly boxun more hundreds, and, in fact, is doing so.!
WETISH OF VIGUNES.
HUMOURS OF THE SILE DUTIES.
It is an exciting place, Buenos Aires Beveral week-end murders cause no excite ment and knives still fash out, although I need scarcely say that the sun boxing has provided 'a harmless way of Bat there is still one blot on Buenos controversy has started on the old sub-settling sudden quarrela ject, Is the music hall dead?" Some
There are some Gilbertian stories going There are some who enter a mild protest the rounds with regard to Mr. Churchill's against the fetish which has been made ilk duties. A firm importing dinner contend that the coming of the cinema Aires, "The Boca," said to be still the
gongs were astonished to learn-what of 120 centuries, iz first-class cricket. It they had failed to notice before-that has killed the halls. On the other hand, world's worst slum. Here, where criminals several variety "stars" who have been enn is hidden, the police do not walk is pointed out that comparison between those gongs were suspended on cords of interviewed are definitely of opinion, that alone through the mazs of dark lanes, nor Hobby and Grace is bound to be out of silk, or what looked like silk, and, there- there is a public for variety so long as do they wear their white plumes and fore, liabla to duty. Another firm im it is at first-rate quality. After all, this white gloves, as a mark for a knife or place, chiefly because of the difference in porting bird cages were asked to pay the root of the whole matter. There a balleted the wickets then and now. When "WG duty because the cages were adorned with are the Coliseum and the Alhambra, both tassels of 41% or artificial silk, The duty of which are always crowded, simply be in each cans would be insignificant, but cause the fare provided is really good. I to save time and bother the firms paid?
think, perhaps, the cinema has tended Tis coal output at the mines of Great to make audiences more critical. Former Britain for the week ended July 25th was SOCIAL, CACTUES.
ly they had no alterative; and if the 2,621,000 tons, compared with 4,883,800 Lore ware badly hit at the height music, hall programme was indifferent tons for the preceding werk and 1,193,609 of the housing saorsago in London when they had to put up with it or go with tons for the corresponding week last year. preposterous prices had to be paid for out whereas how the case is altered, The wage corners for the week ended fists, are not sorry to know that there is and they expect their fall money's worth, Jaly 25th numbered 1,018,200, compared
H.B. (Continued on next Column).
with 1,049,400 in the preceding week.
was in his prime the wickets were rough and not a bit like what they are today; they were like rough compared with
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that Hebba, having come out for Surrey
20 years ago, should at the age of 42 be the greatest bataman in the world
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