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SHANSI'S SHORT-LIVED EFFORT.
ANTI-NORTHERN EXPEDITION BROKEN.
PROVINCE 'PLUNGED INTO DISTRESS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
CRICKET.
ARMY KNOCKOUT COM-
PETITION.
Under the auspices of the South Tarryori, Shansi, Yov, 19th. facized and are not likely to be re Cricket Knockout Competition is China Command Sports Board, a Tatungfu became one of the storin turned, being required for transport now in progress among various centres of political strife in China work. At present, we are under units of the garrison. Twenty-four At the end of September. Since the the rule of the Governor of Kirin,teams have been entered and the
second round has been reached. revolution in China in 1911-12, the the Manchurian General in charge Governor of the province of Shansi of the operations along the north-date: had managed to steer a middle west frontier. course. He refused to join any of: the political parties contending
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The Rellaf Work. During this time of strife we have for the control of China, and the") had our work to do. When the whole of his attention was directed railway service suddenly was 5424- pended we became travellers' aid to the administration of the affairs society and took care of a numby of his own people. This produced of stranded travellers until, such such benelernt effver that the pro- time, as the railway service wis "vince generally was spoken of as
Some of these peorie resumed. the model provines.
were with 114 six" wreka. In the early months of this sum. Į famine relief which took the form meg, it looked as if the whole off of collecting the medicinal herb Chitra-soon was to come under the Lephedra was carried on until the control of the Nationalists of the south. At this stage, the Governor threw in his lot with the Southern Nationalists, and preparations were started for a military enterprise. On September 9th we
were sur-
prised to hear that the railway com munication to and from Peking had been stopped. The same day, the whole of the Shansi forces began to move out of the province and launched a campaign for the cap ture of Peking, it being estimated that the expeditionary force con tained about 150,000 soldiers of all arras. This fores was divided into five armies moving towards Peking from the west, along five different
roads,
The
military made it impossible. for they seized all the carts for trans- port work and the poor people were afraid to bring in their supplies
On account of the savagery of the soldiers, we were approached with a view to using the mission premises as a city of refuge for defenceless women and children, We have been able to find shelter in this way for over one hundred re- fugees: they have now been with us nearly a month and are likely to remain for an indeficite period of time We have work now to do without roing out to look for it. We give them all an opportunity of attending our. evening service. which we arrange to suit their capabilities.
untier. the
The campaign was arranged so secretly and was started with such The Mosse Memorial Hospital, suddenness that the Northerners
supervision of Dr. were caught quite unprepared and they had to fall Back before the inFrancis Li, has been patronized by yaders. Now they have been driven the wounded of both armies, but it back and it seems as if the warford now looks as if it will close down, of Manchuria intends to continue carts can be hired to carry the campaign until the whale of con! Some of the wounded were Shansi is subject to his control.
A Long Isclation.
left behind by the retreating army on the streets. The worst cases were- received and cared for in the hos pital, but in a heathen country the maimed and helpless are not want- ed in the home, and now we are faced with the problem of pro- viding for such as we befriended.
Murder Of Priests.
We were cut off from the outside world for seven weeks. On Sunday inst, the first train arrived from Peking and brought us two months mail. During this period, we have seen some of the varied scenes at an important base in time of war.
Two Catholic priests have been At one time, there were over 1,050 murdered in our district within the patients
in makeshift hospitals: last two months, giving up their The so-called doctors in charge were.
lives defending their mission pro Chinese students who had been party. Robbery with violence is of trained for a year or so in one, of nightly occurrence in our city, and the mission hospitais as nurses.
sometimes 18 accompanied with less than a month after the out-wounding or murder. It is impos- break of hostilities, it became RP-sible to go out into the villages, parent that the Shansi expedition for there is great likelihood of bring had spent itself. We received in turn the retiring army of Shangi and then in close succession the
In
victorious Manchurian army. The
towns and villages through, which the soldiers passed have suffered grievously. There has been oppres sion and violence everywhere of in- describable barbarity.
Oppression,
The people of the district have been exploited unmercifully. They have been forced to supply food and accommodation for both armies in turn, their women folk have been treated shamefully, their supplies of fodder and grain have been used freely for feeding the horses and tules of the military, their young men Ive been conscripted as labourers to entry the burdens of the soldiers, and their horses, mules, donkeys, cows, and carta have been
THE FASCINATION OF CRIME.
MARQUIS CURZON'S
"PASSION."
ANTHONY HOPE'S LIVELY
REMINISCENCES.
relieved of all one's belongings, either by soldiers or else by robbers. Railway travelling in this district left with no safe and sure, means of
also is an adventure. We now ere
transit.
-
The whole district is swarming with bands of brigands, and it is not likely to settle down as long as this war is going on in our midst. We must wait patiently for peace and settled government and in the meanwhile there is work to be done right at hand; ministering to those in distress and supplying the means. of grace to the few faithful sharing in the work. It looks as if this. district will be disturbed with war and strife for some considerable time, but it is not possible for any one to forecast future events, espe cially here in China-Jurth Chin Daily. Jews,
He adds:
The following are the results to
First Round.
Headquarters & Scots Guards
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 1927.
YACHTING.
LADIES 2ND CHAMPION-
SHIP RACE.
YESTERDAY'S RÉSULTS,
auspices of the Royal Hong Kong Yesterday afternoon, under the Yacht Club, the Ladies' sailed their end Championship race season.
of the
The breeze was favourable
there was some good rating with
keen competition.
Next week the 3th Championship race for the racing yachts will be held on the Saturday, Naval Day Left Fl. Scots Guarde beat ship race for the Ladies' on the on Sunday, and the 3rd Champion- Engineers and R. Corps Monday. Signala.
beat H.Q. & D.E., R.A.
"F" Scots Guards beat 15th
Bty. R.A. 37th Co., R.A.M.C., beat Head
The course was as under:(1) Channel Rocks (P); (9) Kowloon Rock (P): (3) Mark on Line (P); (4) Channel Rocks (S). Distance: 7.4 miles. Resulta are as under, figures in parenthesis denoting the positions of the yachts on corrected time:---
Handicap Class: Start at 3 p.m.
Finishing Corrected
quarters Queen't Regiment. R.A.S.C. beat "A" Co., 2nd
K.O.S.B. "D" Co.
Queen's Regt. beat "D
Co. and K.0.S.B. ·· 91st Bty. R.A. beat 20th Bry. R.A. 31st Bty. R.A. beat Headquarters.
1, Scots Guards.
Second Round, "G" Co, Scots Guards beat
Right Fl. Scots Guarda. Readquarters 1, Queen's Regi-
ment beat R.A.Ò.U. "A" Co. Queen's Regt. W.0.
from "B" Co. Queen's Regt, Left Fl. Scots Guards beat Head- quarters 2, Scots Guards. R.A.M.C. beat "F" Co. Scots
Guards. R.AS.C. beat"D" Co...Queen's
Regiment.
31st Bty. R.A. beat 21st Bty. RA.
Positions To Date. The positions to under :-
Dione (3) Colleen (4) Rolla (2)
Time: Time. 4.43.49 4.44.39 4.47.30- 4.41.20 4.40.38 4.40.30 La Linda (1) 4.41.37
4.38.04 Dorothea (3).... 4.49.39 4.41.13.. I, and G Classes: Start at 3.05 p.m.
Finishing Corrected
Time.
Time. 3.09.09 5.09.08 5.23.39 5.23.39 3,17.55 &.17,55 5.12.31 5.10.03 5,12,31
5.10.03. 5.14.40 5.12.12 5.03.30 5.01.11. 3.21.05.
3.18.37 5.93.39 5.20.33 5.17.34 5.10.30 3.20.13 5.11.00
(1) Daphne (2)
Huleyon (8) Wings (3) Wings (3) .... Bluenose (7) Bonjum (1)
Adonae (9)
date are
as
Pierrete (10)
(1) "G" "Co. Scots Guards. Headquarters 1, Queen's Regiment.
(2) "A" Co. Queen's Regiment e. winners of the tie between 12th Bty. R.A. and "C" Co. Queen's Regiment.
(3) Left F1 Scots Guarda 1.
R.A.M.C.
(4) R.A,S,C. v. 31st Bty. R.A. Winners of No. 1 add No. meet in the firs semi-Enal and the win ners of No. 3 and No. 4 meet in the second semi-final. Semi-finaIA will be played by the end of tas month:
THE LEAGUE.
POSITIONS TO DATE.
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yesterday the Cricket League Table Owing to the pressure on space
up-to-date, is now given below:- was held over. The table, brought
Division .I.
Indian R.C., "A" &
Club's. M. W. L. D. Pta
0 0 Royal Navy
...... 9 1 01 4 Craigrogower.... 21 0 14 Civil Service..... 1 University Chinese R.C." Royal Artillery Indian R.C. "B" 3 Kowloon C.C... 0 0
División I.
M. W. L. D. Pts. 3 3 0 0 9 3 1 Ο 9 3 1 0 D
Clubs. University
1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0
3
2
Recreio RA.O.C. Police R.C.
K. Electric H.M.S. Taxtor Royal Navy.....
Kowloon C.C. Civil Service Royal Engineers. I
10 3
3
0 2 0 0
0
0 "0
0 0
11
0 3
1 1 D
3
0 1
1
2 о
1
1
1
0
فورم
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FOOTBALL AT MACAO.
Lola (4) .. Thecla (5)
DIRECTION FINDING AT SEA.
A CHAIN OF WIRELESS BEACONS.
The first of 14 wireless beacons a general scheme of wireless direction-finding at sea has been erected at Round Island by the Trinity House authorities. Other beacons are in course of construc- tlon at Lundy Island and the Casquets. The Round Island bes- con has already been taken into use. Unlike other means of naviga- tion. wireless direction-finding is unaffected by weather conditions, wind, rain or lege Modern research such as the presence or absence of on the subject has shown that up to ranges of from 0 to 100 miles for oversee working, wireless bear: ings are reliable at all times of the day or night.
In the early days of its develop. ment, the wireless direction-finder was usually situated on land, and a pair of land D.F. stations would work in collaboration to furnish observations of bearings or posi- tions to chips which called up for that purpose. It was, perhaps, rather natural to find that the res- ponsible navigator of a ship was disinclined to place reliance on bearings supplied by na unknown observer on shore, especially when the ship was experiencing, bad weather. As a navigational intru- ment, the most desirable place for the direction-finder in obviously on board the ship itself, so that its use. is under the direct control of the navigator. A considerable number of British ships have been equipped with a direction-finding installation during the past few years, and the apparatus is. employed for taking benrings upon the ordinary coast transmitting stations and on other ships. On more than one pecasion,"
trial for murder is going on has, K.O.S.B. 2. MACAO SPORTING the position of a ship in distress
But the peculiar atmosphere that pervades the court "when a
in the main, an emotional rather
than an intellectual origin: that it exists is, I think. undoubted;
it infecte even the Bar, which is,
as a rule, only moderately in- terested in eases in which it is Dot briefed.
And the emotion tends to
CLUB.
A CAPITAL GAME.
has been located. by means of a direction-inder installed in another vessel proceeding to the rescue of the first.
The use of the instrument in this manner, however, entails i know-
On Sunday the K.O.S.B. sent a ledge of the Morse Code, and its
team to Macao to play a game of use thus lies practically in the Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins centre not on the fact that a football, ia answer to an invitation further disadvantage of the ar
from
hands of the wireless operator. A
("Anthony Hope"), author of "The Prisoner of Zenda," discloses in a volume of Memories and Notes" (Hutchinson & Co.), that the late Marquis Curzon, famous 48 Viceroy of India and as Foreign Becretary, had a passion for
crime."
a
Sir Anthony's wife discovered on a voyaga home from Madeira Lord Curzon's taste, and drew him out one day while sitting on deck. The novelist says:--
"They sat swapping murders for two or three hours, while I having stolen up surreptitiously, listened in the background They cked their lips over each abominable atrocity as, though it were Pommery 1000!
man has been killed a man whom You never saw and who tends to The game was played before a big no suitable station transmitting
the lacno Sporting Club.
rangement is that sometimes there become merely a starting-point in the case--but on the probability
crowd and a distinguished gather- that a living, breathing man, who including His Excellency the at the time when a bearing is re stands there, visible and in the Governor. and Madame Barbossa quired. To overcome these draw- midst, will be killed in a little and party. His Excellency, accom- of fixed beacon stations has been backs, a scheme for the installation while, and is now fightingpanied by his A.D.C. and party begun in losing battle against the formid arrived shortly after the start and stations will provide a series of this country. There able machinery of the law.".
reamined throughout the game. transmissions at regular intervals, Lieut. Welch, who travelled with particularly during foggy and the R.0.5.B. team as manager, was stormy weather to enable ships ceding the start the British and bearings. The transmissions will presented to the Governor. Pre fitted with direction-finders to take Portuguese National Anthems were be made on a wave-length specially. played by the band present. allocated for the purpose, and will' take the form of a repetition of a simple Morse letter characteristic of the particular station transmit- ting. The ordinary ship's naviga tor can soon learn the Code, form
.Bir Henry Hawkins, the Bar in his earlier days, was a "Anthony Hope," who was at nephew of the late Sir Henry Hawkins, the famous judge who took part as counsel in the Tich- borne case, and as marshal thony Hope" used to travel the assizes with him.
An-
Sir Henry, he realis, could is
Pipe Major McKeay of the K.O.S.B. led his team on the field by playing the bagpipe which w Before the kick off bouquets were much appreciated by the crowd.
for ten hours a day he remembers exchanged between the two rival of this letter and, with a simple
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was another friend of Anthogy ham Assizes and be as fresh at Lieut. Braganca of the Sporting the wireless operator. The beacons The late H. B. Irving, the actor, a day of twelve hours at Birmingenptains, Davy of the K.0.3.B. and operated receiver, is able to take Hope's" who had what he calls paint at the end," although he
his own bearings independently of this admiration for the art of bad all the doors and windows of Club. These bouquete were pre- will work or a schedule that will eliminating inconvenient fellow the court kept closed the whole time sented to Madame Barbosss at the enable a abip to take several beze- Creatures, and he writes:
and the atmosph re of the court
conclusion of the gume, which was ings in the course of a few minutes very keenly contested and ended in and so fix its position. "We were great friends, and was stifling. he was an admirable companion On one occasion, when every chink
a win for the visitors by a.goal The Round Island beacon in the set, as I sat talking to him, I had been closed, Sir Henry still scored by Stock could not avoid the conviction detected fresh air, and it was dis
The visitors created quite a sense-house, and employs a simple valve Scilly Islands is near the light that he would much sooner have covered that there was & ventilatortion when the half and full time transmitter of moderate power been conversing with Dr. Prit in the gallery. He ordered a police scores were despatched to Hong working to an ordinary open aerial. chard, Ngil Cream, or Crippen." sergeant to mit on it.
Kong by pigeon carriera. Lieut. The running of the station is ens Anthony Hope" wrote "The Braganca, the energetic captain of tinely automatic; even to the rp Murder Trials.
Prisoner of Zenda, bis most suc- the Macao Sporting Club, was re- placement of "Anthony Hope," although he cessful novel, in a month. He got sponsible for the splendid arrange valves in case of failure. The ine the transmitting does not share at, agrees that the the idea while walking back to the ments and entertainments accorded stallation is maintained in work- fascination of murder even for Temple from Westminster County the visitors, who had a most enjoying order by the staff of the light- superior minds cannot be denied Court. Ex.
able trip.
house.-Times.
GOLF.
THE "GOVERNOR'S SHIELD."
FIRST ROUND NOW COMPLETED..
The first round of the "Governor's Shield" has now been completed, and the results are given below
Kowloon-Canton Railway (C. D. Lambert, 18 and J. Smith, 11) beat other 1. M. MARs. 17 and F. Cowherd, 15), 3 and 2.
18 and T. C. Monaghan, 13) beat Canadian Pacific (Capt. Davison, Govt. Medical Dept. (Drs. Newton, & and Valentine, 19), 5 and 3.
LAWN TENNIS.
U.S.R.C. TOURNAMENT.
FORTHCOMING COMPETITION.
The Annual Lawn Tennis Tourna ment at the United Servicea Re- creation Club will be held during the winter months. The corapeti- tion, which is open only to mem- bars and subscribers, their wives and families, and guests staying in
"their houses, comprises ten events,
as follows:
14 and L. G.. S. Dodwell, 3) beat Dodwell and Co. (T. G. Weall, Linstead and Davis (S. T. Butlin, I and C. B. Brown, 18), 1 up.
Wilkinson and Grist (D. H. Blake, 15 and G. S. Hugh-Jones, 11) beat- Mackinnon, Mackenzie (W. L. Dun- bar, and H. E. Standage, 19), 4 and 3.
Sents Guards (Capts. Erskine, sér. and Tyringham, sez.) beat Vacuum Oil Co. (1. H. Geare, 10 and A. Leach. 11). 3 and 2.
University (Professors Roffey, 16 and Raymond, 6) beat Harry Wick ing & Co. (J. Owen Hughes, 18 and H. Remington, 18), at 22nd hole,
South British Insurance Co. (F. S."Harrison, and J. F. Kennedy, 18) beat Bank Line (A. H. Penn, 18 and D. Forbes, 14); 2 and 2.
Education Department (F. J. de Rume. 7 and A. O. Brawn, 10) heat Jardine, Matheson & Co. (W: R. Cornaby, 14 and A. Piercy, 18), 4
and 3.
Men's Open Singles Champion-
ship.
Men's Open Doubles Champion-
ship.
Ladipe Open Singles Champion-|
ship.
Ladies Open Doubles Champion-
ship.
Mixed Doubles Open Champion-
ship.
Men's Singles Handicap. Men's Doubles Handicap. Ladies' Singles Handicap. Ladies Doubles Handicap. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Entries for the above also on Sunday, January 1st, 1998, and should be sent to Capt. G. F. Charles, the Hon. Secretary, e/o The Army Dental Corpe, accom panied by a fee of $3 for every Open event and $2 for every Handi- cap event for each player.
"At Home."
Cuticura Comfort For Aching Feet
For tired, irritated, burningĮ feet a bath with warm water {and Cuticura Soap, followed by a light application of Cuticura | Ointment," gently rubbed in, is most comforting. Cuticura Tal- cumdusted on the fact is cooling and refreshing.
Soap, Dintment. Talesan sold throughout The works. British Denati T. Berker & Dan 11. 12. Jazor B6, London, X, EZ
Try the Cuticura Shaving. Stlak.
WRONG MAN KILLED.
DECEIVED HUSBAND'S
MISTAKE.
A PARIS TRAGEDY,
PARIS.
A husband's mad jealousy caused the death of an engineer who was a total stranger to him and innocent of any intrigue.
The tournament will start on Friday, January 5th, and will con- tinue until the beginning of March when the Annual At Home" will bring it to a close. Last year the
M. Pierre Largeteau, who w entries, 247 in number, constituted one of the leading young electrical finals had to be decided after the inventor, was on the way to kis a record for the Club and several engineers of France and a fertile An effort will be office when he was accosted by a made this year to conclude the workman, who, standing in front tournament before the "At Rome " David Bong & Co. (J. D. Kin--and dates will be fixed for the com- naird. 9 and W. A. Stewart, 18) ob- pletion of every round. tained a walk-over from Union In- surance Society (J. W. Alabaster, 1, and A. Sommerfelt, 12) who scratched.
A.F.C. (T. D. E. Pendered, 3 and R. Young, 8) bent Butterfield and Swire (W. Ironside, 9 and J. W. Robertson, 14), 1.up.
Prison Dept. (J.-W. Franks and H. F. Bloxham, 6) beat Chartored Bank-(T. L Christie, 9-and-D. J. Gilmore, 12), 2 and 1.
This is one of the most interest ing local tournaments on account of the varied nature of the events, and ecme fine matches are expect ed. For the Men's Open Singles Championship, the trophy is the Challenge Cup given by Dr. R. E. Tottenham, & well known expon Johnson. Stokes and Master (Leat It must be won two years in R. Andrewes, 3 and T. G. Bennett, succession to be held by the win s) beat Royal Artillery (Capts. le Gros, 8 and R. F. Wright. 11), 5 and 4.
nor.
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CHINESE PASSENGERS'
TRAFFIC.
P. W. D. (C. R. Robertson, 12 and A. E. Lisenman. 8) obtained a walk-over from the R. A. S. C... scr.), who scratched." (Capts. Morris, 6 and Drysdale, DEPARTURES IN EXCESS OF
2
Bank (V. . Grayburn, 10 and H. The Hong Kong and Shanghai G. Hegarty, 10) (Majors Lynch, 12 and Stevensan, 14) drew a bye in the first round at the top end, and at the bottom end the Chinh Underwriters (H. "R. Sturt, 18 and A. J. Frank, 18) also obtained a bre
ARRIVALS.
No fewer than 3,887 more Chinese the month ended on November 30th. R.A.M.C. left the Colony than arrived during
The followings are the official figures:-
Arr. Dep.
steamers 32,805 52,299 River steamers... 96,383 100,969 Junks & launches 2,837, 9.686
The second round has to be com- pleted on or before December 18th, the third round by January 3rd, 1928, the semi-final by January 15th, and the final by January 20th.
LANE,
By Ocean-going
:
my wife away from me?" of him, said: Why did you take
M. Largeteau demanded." I don't "What are you talking about?". know you."
"You have already gone away with her twice," said the workmail.
shoulders and, pushing the man M. Largetean shrugged his side, walked on. A moment later two revolver shots rang out and the engineer fell fatally wounded. After a desperate struggle with an angry crowd which wished to lynch the assassin, policemen took him to a police station, while the engineer was conveyed by ambulance to hos- pital, where he died
At the police station the tragic mistake became known. The work- mani, who declared that he was a carpenter named Clion, said his wife had been unfaithful and had numed Marcel left him twice to go with a waiter
"I found the photograph of her lover, Clion said. and I went to look for him. I thought 1 re- cognised him in the man I shot.. That is why I killed him. I am sorry that I made a umistake."
Clion has been sent to prison to nwait his trial for murder. M. Total 158,097 189,884 Largeteau leaves a young widow
and two children.
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