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HONGKONG SHIPPING
LAW.
Some Comments on the New BUL.
[CONTRIBUTED).
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FRENCH WAR CHARITIES.
Strong Appeal to Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APIRL 3, 1917.
LAWN TENNIS.
Some Interestlag Tournament Games.
The Honorary Secretary of the Increased interest in being Hongkong War Charities Com- Įmanifested in the matches played mittee sends us the following in connection with the Hongkong extract from a letter rosived Cricket Ulab's teonis tournament, [A member of the mercantile from a Hongkong lady who is for the attendance last evening marine writed as sa follows:- nursing the wounded in France was the largest seen this season. The leading artiola in your under the French Bed Crous:- issue of the 31st ult, on the
Doubtless the fact that Ng Ex "You didn't say how much Kwong, last year's unsuccessful proposed new shipping law for money you made for the Blar and championship Sualist, was play- Hongkong,should assist in serving Gerter Fand. I hope it was a lot fing the well-known player N. E more than one arefal purpose, and suppose it was, elzoo Hong-Kent in the Championship was To give adequate prominence to kong is such a generous place. I the main attraction, and those the meiter, from the point of wish you would remember out who witnessed this game were view of those likely to be adverre- there that the Star and Garter treated to a good display of high- lyfected, would entail too long Fand, the Prince of Wales class tennis." a letter, so I would thank you to Fand, etc., are supported all The first set went to Ng Sze accept the accompanying article. over the world, and that Kwang by 8/3, and it pras in this voicing some of the opinions of the French Bed Cross does not that the diferent styles of play be- the British deck cfficers at pre- get a tithe, in fact one baadredth cams clear. The Chinese player ment in river-bosts firing she part, ss much money as the Eag-is notoriously strong in back-line British Ag. Thanking yon for lish War Charities do. They arej play, and while there is length- the eulogistic remake contained doing perfectly heroic work. I kept on the returns he is well in your leader]
can't tell you bow economical saited. Kent made the mistake
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The proposed amendment to they have to be of every sort of cf adopting that style as well, the Shipping Ordinance recently thing in the French hopitale, for if he had gote in for more put through its first reading by how little the poor poila gets of of the Legislative Council esanct, the lazaries which are lavishet volleyste would have endceeded Wm.
his well-executed Bort
if it becomes absolute law, fail to' on our tommies and how nearly in gaining far more points. It was improve, in more ways than one, nothing he can buy for himself when he got up towards the net conditions in the British Merclant out of his wretched pay of fire that he did best. The second set Service. From the point of view sous a day. Even his tobacco was a long one, sixteen games of the men now in the vessels costs three times what it does for having to be played before a which fy the British flag on river our men, and matches costs about decision was resched, Ng Sze trade, there is, however, one very as much for two boxes in France Knong getting the better of the serious objection to the wording as for twenty in of Clance 2, inarmuch as, taken
England. tasele. In the last sel, Kent was "At our hospital in Honfleur playing not nearly so good, and literally, it places them is the we need car bardages and com- he lost by 8/2. position of being under a guillo- presses over and line, which may at any time, washed, put in chloride of lime, knocked out of the Championship. over again, Another well-known player wis with or without reaBOD, be sterilized until there was not & Sicgles, this being H. Hancock, releerd and find its billet in thread left. There are 220 beds who was besten by Wong Pa the neck of an individual who there, and we have a record of Kung after four sets had gone. had, may to for many years fewer deathe than any hospital of The play between these contest- past, expected better treatment. its size in France taking equally ante was fairly close all the way Of course, it goes without saying serious cases, and yet we have through, but the display of the that no respectable employer ant one single wheeled chair in Chinese aspirant did not impress would ever dream of eo treating the place. When I went there one with the idea that he would his respectable employeee, by there was not a single flannel bed-go very far in the competition. taking undue advantage of the jacket to say nothing of pyjamas absolute letter of the daw neither cocomforte of any sort. When who was the Colony's champion In the same event, H. A: Nisbet, would the employee bs, of the poor chapa went back half for so many years, had an easy necessity, obliged to live from oured to the trenches it was io taek in defeating F. A. Redmond. day to day in 8 cold their old clothes, washed
west regarding the possible and mended it is true, bat w0:0:-
The fall afternoon's cores forthcomings of "to-morrow." eo inadequats to keep out this Skill, as at present worded, Clagee terrille cold of France that este Sza Kwong beai N. E. Kent, 6-3, 2 is undoubtedly, a bone that into men's vitale who have lower-9-7, 6-2; Wong Pa Keang best sticks in the throats of the great majority of the men referred to,
H. Hancock, 6-2; 1-6, 6-3, 8-6; į "I have begged and craped B. A. Nisbet best F. A. Redmond, If, on the other band, the Act in England and America, and 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Lucceede in relaiming the an people have done splendidly and desirables mentioned, or parging given generously shirts, sheets Soetere, (rocs. 4/6), best E. Abra- Handicap Singles “A.”—S. M. the British Merchant Service of towels, bandages, swabe, games, ham. (recs. 3/6), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; them for good and all, it will rot all sorts of things, but it isn't S. E. Green, (owes 30/3), beat T. have been passed in vain. wach when you thick of the need. B. King, (rece. 15/1), 6-3, 108; In a few caser, no doubt, the Can't Hongkong help them? Do Captain Milaer Jones, (reos, possibility of the $400 or so per sek someone to start something 15/1), beat A. B. Raworth, (ecca. month saving will be welcomed for Bospital Auxillaire 113 Hoo6/6, 60, 6-1.
ed vitality from illneta.
Championship Singles.-Ng
by the owners, but soch owners fear and we should be so grateful. Handiosp Singles " B." ---J. B. cannot be iccluded in the cat- They are our allies and such Wood, (ur.), L. Winkler (recs. egory of "respectables.". A pity splendid allies. it is that the wording of Clause
3/6), 6-2, 18-20. Owing to the 4, is not as plain English ar that
"The Canadian Red Cron sent length of the second set, the of Clase otherwise the us besps of drugs and dressinge match was not finished. "mixed feelings" son refer to Red Cross some more in Decem
etc. in October, and the English would be more equally shared ber. We have some things bought at the present moment, for it is
from the proceeds of France's Day not only the nautical profession that is guilty of harbouring un-
in London, but we need heaps desirables.
more.
HOPE.
The flowers bloom, then slowly
"Two friends are giving me motor car for the wounded, and I! am hoping to get enough money No to buy them at least one wheeled, the sir
fade and die, longer does their fragrance fill
It is passing strange that river bosts which formerly carried ibres British officers in both deck and engine room departments are now likely to be compelled to carry one Britisher only on deck of them are now worn on, as the No longer does their beauty greet and one in the engine room.
chair, but I want more. I got, With scents from nature's trea- them games laat year, but moet
sure-house, so rare;
poor desrs had only one cheas
the eye.
gratify,
Thin redaction of the British board to amuse themselves with, Oar senses now they coate to alafis on board a British ship, of, and two dirty proke of carde in
they bear
Which holde the germ of life and
say, 1,000 to 2,000 fons, mast the whole establishment, when I Tot in the pod full many a seed. result in additional duties, Isbour and responsibilities on the master went there. Any old games would and chief engineers, many of be appreciated. Money or fannel whom have grown old in the shirts or socks or games or wicker service and have conscientiously chaire, anything, everything could given of their best to their employera. What will there' do, practically alone, i
Beason?
men
in the Lyphoon
If an accident occurs, will they
be aged."
doth prepare To-morrow's flowers for the sum-
mer sky.
So with the pleasures we oft
over-rate,
A moment'e gladuers, then they Whose silent footsteps fade a8
doth a flower-
Bat, as the wors, by dying,
ferm to clay.
Belgium and Tariff Question. be relieved of any responsibility that the Chinese Minister to The Peking Jih-pao reports on wil they shoulder the entire Belgiam has wired to the Wai blame? In the event of iilanes, Chino Po to the effect that the or incapacity of any kind, who Belgian Government in ready to will take charge of either depart agree to China's proposal regarding ment? Is used to be a orims of the tariff revision if it is agreeable magnitude to send a vessel to sea to other Powers, but cannot agree Toy short-handed; STO the Hans to the postponement of the Boxer! tosohing us to legalise crime? indemnity for ten years, a thef In the pot. too unlikely event of period is too long. piracy, fire, stranding or collision, necesitasing prompt sotion, scald
one master only (the one engineer
nativen ?
being in the bowels of the ship Finally, an one pertinent ques most likely) hope to control, tion of a few only of the many single-handed, s riotons mob which might, and probably will, of saything from 500 to 1,000 be pitted against this new law,
Boats have to be are the adequate complements of lowered and operised, fire hore British deck and engine room to be handled, officers at present in abipe Bring or gon bas and all by one man, whose time the Chiasse tag to be allowed to is altogether taken up trying to remain in those vessels 7 savo ship and life. Ridiculous !!!
SPECTATOR.
reoreste
Themselves, own we not hope with the germ of many a that God will dower faluro joy ?
NIMO.
Bangkong, April 2, 1917.
Explosion in a Japanese Coal Mine. Tokyo, 22nd March--An ex- stebims plosion. Decurred at the coal Mishimonoki in the profeature of mine at Nagasaki on the 19th March, and forty-one miners who were in the pit were killed and veral in- jured. The cause of the explosion 'is being investigated.
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FOOTBALL.
K.S.L.I. Re-play To-morrow. The re-play of the match bc- tween the A. and D. Companies of the KS LI., to decide the 2nd Division Football Chempionship, is to take place at 230 pm. to- morrow at Happy Valley.
It will be remembered that thess_teams_draw, both having scored a goal, on Saturday, after extra time had bron played.
The referee and linesmen will be the same sa on Saturday.
H. K. F. C. v. R. E. These team meet ka-morrow at 4.45 p.m. The lab will be repre sented by:-Goldenberg; Blick, Beilion; A. N. Other, Stewart, Rodger; McNicoll, Chssssle, AN.
Other, McTavish and Clemo,
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FUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Pub-
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THURSDAY, the 12th April, 1917, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,
A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture
Comprising:--
Tesk hatetends' easy chairs. teak writing tables, blackwood fower stands, marble clocks,
pictures, ornaments, etc, eta.
Teak extension, dining table & chairs teak sideboard, dinner waggon, ice chest, dinner service, electric table fens and lamps, glass and electro-plated waIE, sic, elc.
Single and doub'e teak ward- robes with bevelled mirrors, double brass mounted iron bed- steada, teak dressing tables, marble top washstands, etc, etc.
Also
1 Adams Cabinet,
On view from Wednesday, the ifth inst.
Catalogus will be issued. Terms Cash on delivery. GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
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