藩
THE SCAMPS.
A Chat With Mr. Wolseley
Charles."
CORRESPONDENCE.
(The" opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necess arily those of the Hongkong Telegraph"]
After a brief visit to Can (To the Editor of the Hongkong ton, "The Ecampe Ere giving a farewell performance at
Telegraph.)
THE HONGKONG
LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE.
Championship Final on Saturday.
the Theatre Royal to-morrow THEATRICALS AND THE WAR, Kowloon Bowling Club. This
night, and they are hoping for a
fall house. The "Chief Beamy." Dear Sir, Mr. Wolseley Charlee, dropped into the Telegraph offics just
The Hongkong Lawn Bowls League Championship will be Police greens at Happy Valley, decided on Saturday next on the
the competing teams being the Taikoo Bowling Club and the
year four teams have competed in the League, son playing six There has been a deal of talk | matcher-Civil Service, Police, before leaving for Canton, and, lately about the large number of Kowloon and Taikoo. On the in the course of a little ohsiamall companies that honour us completed fixtures, Kowloon and had quite a deal of interest to say the last fifteen months or so than ing match now becomes neodsETY. of late-more, I think, during Taikoo tied for points, and a decid about his past experiences on the concert platform sad on the stage, for four years previously.
The Longue trophy is s'magni- Mr. Charlon, as will have been
Nobody seems to take the ficent silver cap presented by gathered by those who have trouble to enquire why there has the Proprietors of Perfection
been this infiar of would-be whisky, "Messrs. D. and J.} patronised the little company during its messon here, is a mirthmakere, bat sak why the McCullum, of Edinburgh, in born matician; in fact, in his support extended to them is not 1918. It has been won twice in youthful days he was quite a larger. Make it larger, Hong-sucosion by Taikoo, who, if monical prodigy. As a pianist kongites, by all means, but they they are successful in Saturday's he often appeared at the will continue to come whether match, will win it outright. The old St. James' Hall in the patronage extended is good, cup is now on view at MourE, London, and, he telle as, he was bad or indifferent, for the duration Gande, Prios and Ocmpany's greatly delighted when, soms of the war. Then you will not they being the agents for Per- years ago, he received a command find so many companies including fection whisky. At the concla to play before the late King E-Hongkong in their itineray for sion of the match on Saturday, ward. An accident, by which he the simple reason that the num- the cup will be presented to the cat his thumb to the bone, en ber of companies will undergo a winners, as well as, gold medals the day fixed for the performance, rapid depletion. They will to the members of the opposing however, made the fulfilment mostly return to England, Hame tamms.. of the engagement impossible.
and Besaty, baring completed a Some six wooks after, Mr. Charles our abroad. The tour will depend says, he was provisionally en-
in length on how long the war ¡laste. gaged to play before King George (then Prince of Wales) I cannot believe that Hongkong
at Marlborough House, bat bag rumbled them yet, or, if they he was out of town for some days jbad, the patronage extended
and during his absence a letter would be much less than is now came firing the appointment for given to them. I am satisfied the following night; it was with the Pictures for the time never forwarded on to him, and being.
thus the opportunity was missed.
"That finished me,” said Mr.
."
Charles" Fate was against MS."
.
Enclosing my card,
Youre etc, "ANOTHER OPTIMIST.
Then Mr. Charles turned to the Hongkong, September 11, 1918. lighter form of musical entertain- ment, and for the past seven or eight years bas "been running .companies of the type of "The Scamps." Ho bas scored many
EucceBies, especially with the original "Scamps, haring made a big hit with them in several of the leading Landon theatres.
Mr. Charles told as of the difficulty he had in getting the present company together in London, and, incidentally, how he was instrumental in assisting the "The recruiting authorities. Darby scheme," he Esid, was going strongly at the time. I myself was medically auft, bat the difficulty was to find enitable men who were also un- able to join up. It was more or lean exey to find the girls; the difficulty was with
4T
the men. Every day I was busy interview- ing young fellows, and as they came along I told them that, as they would eventually have to join the Army it it ey stayed in England, the best
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
advise us that the Langkat output Mecera. Benjamin and Patta
is as follows:-
Sépt. ·1
3
PI
11
Tons 118 105
the
To
19
118
13
111
103
J
***
112
102
101
1
11
110
9
D
10
11
17
11
+
23
12
104
100 106
Total to 12th inst. 1,298
Daily average
108.00
In the same competition there is another tie, the Civil Servic and the Police being level for third place. A deciding match will be played later.
LAWN TENNIS,
Progress of H.K,C.C. Tournament:
Some exceedingly good tennis
has been reen in the Men's Handicap Doubles tournament which is now proceeding in con- nection with the Hongkong Cricket Club, and last evening * large crowd witnessed so exciting match between F. W. Cary and N. E. Kent (owe 15/4) and the Captain Hammond (owe 15/4), in Bev. C. L. Cooper-Hunt and
the semi-final round. Both pairs had fully deserved their place in this penultimate contest, and the class of play seen was quite up to expectation. After a bard match, Cary and Kent proved victorious by 46, 63, 8 6.
The question as to who will be the other pair to meet last night's winners in the final rests between four pairs of players, for the third round has not yet been finished. This evening J. Stalker and E Abraham (oore 3/6) mest O. Ritter and G. Sewell (scratch), the match being due to commence at five o'clook. Od Thursday, A. A. Claxton and R. P. Thurefield (scratch) are marched to play J. Macdonald and W. J. Morrison (receive 2,8), but the date of the other semi-final match has not yet been fixed.
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commencing at Il a m. at his Sales Rooms, Duźdell Street,
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FRIDAY, September 15, 1916,
commencing at II a.m. at his Sales Rooms, Duddell,
Street.
2,169 feet Balata Belting (from House-[11-12.3 to 10 ply).
hold Furniture Comprising:-. Teak hatstand, tapestry covered chairs, blackwood stools & flower stands, morocco covered. couch, teak bookcases, tea tables, pic tures, engravings, electric table] fans & lamps, carpets, rugs, etc., etc.
2,169 feet 8pecial Heat Resist- ing Belting (4′′ & 5′′) .
1,072 pieces Galvanised Iron Brackets.
One New Vertical Oil Engine (Kerotene.)
One Gas Engine.
Six Hand Challenge Force Pumps (Brass Cylinders) Brass fittings
Teak extension dining table & chairs, teak sideboards with One Large "Ice Cream" mak- bevelled mirrors, dinner waggon, ling Machine.
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Single & double brass mounted iron bedsteads, teak wardrobes
Also
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NOTIFICA-
TION No. 8. 192.
Medical Department Hongkong, Sept. 8, 1916. IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED
thing they could do was to go way of encouragement, that slong to Whitehall and to tested we abould all have email-pox, get now; then, if they were declared dysentery every day—and, of aufit, I could consider them as course, we should die!" Mr. candidates, but not else. Many Charles added that they were of them went and came back very much alive, however, and, saying "They've taken ue, so it's so far from lacking comforts, all up so far as The Scamps are they had been astounded at the concerned.' I was thue," said magnificent hotels and buildinge Mr. Charles, "the means of send- in Hongkong and the other places ing quite a number of reeraita to they bad visited. The only place, the War Office, and, for the said Mr. Charles, where they had moment, was quite a little re- been unable to get ice was at As craiting sergeant on my own.” aneol, in India. They were sccom
Another point of interest men- modated there in a bungalow and under the suspicer of the Brigade with bevelled glass doors, dress-
An entertainment will be given tioned by Mr. Cherles was that the temperature at midnight in at the Victoris Theatre, by kind ing tables, washstands, chest of the party was originally booked his bedroom was 129 degrees. permission of the management on drawers, toilet crockery, etc., etc. to sail on the ill-fated Persia, but, "There was not a bit of ice October 12. The entertainment. fortunately for the company, they in the place," said the Chief will consist of songs, etc., by our were unable to get away in time. Soump, "and when I
got leading local artistes, selectione He telegraphed Mr. Bindman back that night after the show by the Pulice Reserve Orchestra, maying it was impossible to catch and learned the bitter truth, by courtesy of Mr. Jenkin (D. 8. the Persia, and the latter arrang after hoping to see the bedroom P. B.) and elected "pictures." ed for the party to leave by the filled with great chunks of ios, I
The proceeds will be added to Kaiser-I-Hind a fortnight later. can tell you that I saw blood those collected on "Our Day" "That was a bit of luck, remark and a coolie who was lying pesce (October 19) in aid of the Joint ed Mr. Charles," for if we had fally asleep on the verandah saw Fand of the British Red Cros sailed on the Perzis moet likely it too!"
Society and the O.der of St. none of me would be here now,
The only complaint-barring John. Fall details will be Mr. Charles spoke of the Hongkong's cold reception=thst
published later. wonderful hospitality which was Mr. Charles has to make about extended to "The Scamps" all his visit to the East is over! through India, and, indeed every, the money puzzle, caused by the organised for the Mon't Come TO LET furnished, for one Surgical Instruments and Sun- where "excepting Hongkong." Tagarise of exchange. "First we panies of the Ambalance Brigade, he added with a smile. People, ohange into Indian money, then to be held at the Victoria Recrea SHUI," Plantation Boad. Cheap Provisions; Sundries; and Wash- ke said, seemed as if they could into Straits money, then perhaps tion Club, by kind permission of rental. Apply to:-Linstead & Ing; (Schedules Nos, 1 to 10) not do enough for them, and that into English money, then into the Committee. was very cheering to wanderers Hongkong money, then may be Among the sventa will be 8 in strange lands. "Of course," back into English money again, team race for a shield presented he said, "when we told our bat, whichever way we do it, we by Mr. Ellis Kadoorie, life, ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, inclusive friends that we were going to seem to lose. It's a puzzle which maying competition (challenge China and the Far Esat they beats on every time, and we're cup presented by Sir Robert Bo THE NEXT term will com- the Colonial Secretary's Office bucked us up by telling us that got to go through more of it in Tang), Brigade Championship there were only wooden ram the North and in Japan. Em a Rso greasy pols, and other September 16, at 8.00 AM. There All other information may be shackle houses to live in, no hotels, bit of a humorist myself," he popular events. There will also will be an Entrance examination obtained from the Principal Civil and no comforts whatever, and that concluded, "but this is one thing be race open to V.RO. memon FRIDAY, September 15, at Medical Officer at the Civil we should have to live on rice in which I can see absolutely no bars, another for H.K.V.0. Ordets, Rev. W. H. HEWITT MA
9,00 AM. and dried sh. They added, by humone at all.”
"Aquatic: Sports," Aquatic sports are also being
and an open erant.
1 Grand Piano by John Broad- wood & Bon.
On view from Frifay, the 15th inat.
Catalogue will be issued. Tertus-Cash on delivery."
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer,
Davis.
TO LET
that sealed tenders in dupli cate, which should be clearly marked Tender for Medical Department Contract," will be received at the Colonial Secre- tary's Office until Noon of SATURDAY October 7, 1916, for the Supply of Aerated Waters; Bedding and Clothing ; Bears, Spirits, Wines, etc.; Spirit of Wine; Chemicals, Drugs,
month or 6 weeks, “FUNG-dries; Furniture eto.; Milk, etc;
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SATURDAY, for the necessary forms of tender.
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