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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
(ESTABLISHED 1881),
69061 # *+A¤*# TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1920.
LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondents,}.
·UNREST IN SHANGHAI,
EXCITING DEMONSTRATION INCIDENTS.
BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL.
ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.
ARMED ROBBER
CAUGHT.
EXCITING SCENE IN ICE
HOUSE STREET.
near the Telegraph office in Ice House Street this afternoon by
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BETA SINGLE COPT: 10 CTS.
THE RACES.
THE PICK OF THE PONIES-
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$36 PER ANNUM.
THE DOLLAR
UP THEN DOWN.
Certainteed
Boofing
SOLE AGENTS ANDERSEN, MEYER & CO., LTD.
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
The closing rate of the dollar, o demand, to-day was 6a/031d."
THE WEATHER. Forecast:-Cloudy. Barometer:
All Hongkong is looking for Exchange to-day, after opening The annual prize distribu-
ward to the Races, and, judging at 6s. 21gd. pa demand, against tion
There was great excitement meeting should be one of the dropped in the afternoon session 30.14. Temperature 2 p.m.53. from present indications, the yesterday's closing rate of 65.034d. in connection with Shanghai, February 9. the Belilios Public School
mest successful yet held. Thanks to yesterday's closing quotation The first furry against Peking's attitude towards the students took
to the little rain of a few days; place this assumed tremendous proportions late this afternoon when 7.000 men Lady Rees Davies occupied the daring armed robbery go, the course is now in excellent slightly lower than yesterday.
morning.
Although silver to-day was Humidity 2 p.m. :—-81. on parade were stopped by a company of soldiers a quarter of a mile chair and Capt. Warner, Private pisce at the back of Mee condition, being fast but not too from the Governor's yamen after marching four miles from a mass Secretary to the Governor, 8-
Cheong's studio.
tbo sterling rste hardened, meeting in the Chinese City.
A Chinese sharebroker by the been one full of interest and has the conditions prevailing local- tended in the absence of His Ex-
due. hard. The training season has which is
entirely to The parade followed highly inflammatory speeches threatening cellency.
name of Yuen Hang-kew who been as largely attended as any 15. The Chinese speculators and THE VOLUNTEERS, Peking officials, demanding a strike, and insisting that all the The proceedings were com-
had been in the habit of going previous. This mornings great others in the afternoon displayed paraders interview the Defence Commissioner. Cooler heads pre-menced
by &
daily to a convenience situate at Bong entitled vailed and resolutions were passed demanding a settlement of the Fairyland." which was the back of the studio, again and short quarter-mile and half-this buying rush brought the rate MAJOR
many ponies were cut for exercise An over keenness to buy, and Foochow incident, that there be no direct negotiation with regard to dered by the members of went there this afternoon
mile bursts were done.
down. Shantung, and the immediate release of arrested students.
and bad the Upper Classes. This was
evidently been The delegation was subsequently received at the Governor's followed by a recitation, "This watched by three robbers, who to indulge in the hazard of have been appreciable increases Whilst it is not our intention In all other sections there yamen efter merchants and students had made speeches. Many girls East" by Class 5 B: a drill by him. A little time after be en-be attempted of the ponies of the day's rates.
were Iying in wait for students delivered fiery talks.
tipping, a short review might and the eventual drop to sester- The delegation was told the Military Governor bad gone to "Flo's Letter by Celeste Vasered the place, these three ren various classes, in which, as is
recitation, The mob was unsatisfied and howled down two re- and a number of well known pounced upon him, and one of always the case, some stand ot Hangchow. presentatives of the Governor who essayed quieting talks.
children's songs by the Upper the pointed a revolver at him as being of better class than the The soldiers were unable to control the Situation and finally Class.
At the conclusion Lady/whilst the others, after throwing majority. It can be truly said pepper in his eyes, extracted from that this year's meeting is
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reb-
OLD PONIES.-
BIRD APPOINTED COMMANDANT.
His Excellency the Governor has approved of the appointment of Major Lennox Godfrey Bird, D.S.O., to be Administrative Com- mandant of the new Volunteer Corps.
Regarding the old ponies, these Major Bird, who is a partner
entered into the spirit of things by stripping the tea houses of tables Rees Davies was presented with his pocket s purse containing abnormal owing to the very large are rather sparse, but out of the in the well-known architectural $105 and also took from bis finger number of entries, consequent bunch the "King" stable comes firm of Messrs. Palmer and
For the speakers to stand on.
Two representatives of the Governor finally agreed to every- thing the paraders demanded, assuming responsiblity for sending a message to Peking by the Governor conveying the crowd's protest.
The Yamen telegraphed the Governor immediately to return. The Governor will entertain the delegation to-morrow.
The meeting was representative of the following of responsible leaders. Its signficance was apparent and the settlement and French police were on hand to keep in close touch.
There is a likely possibility that the trouble will spread to the
Foreign Settlements.
THE LOAN TO CHINA.
GOVERNMENT'S EVASIVE REPLY.
Shanghai. February 9.
a bouquet of flowers.
The robbers then tried to bolt La diamond ring valued at $3,000. Οτι эл increased number of strongest the door of the place and made of
ponies. and also
the short season that
THE ANNUAL REPORT. The Head Mistress' Report was as follows
The school was open on 191 good their exit. but Mr. Yuen days during 1919, and the average managed to get free and give the the daily attendance was 464, an in-alarm. in itself a record.
Duddell Street
crease of 13 on 1913, which was made Two of the robbers through,
It goes without saying that we still miss Mrs. Tutcher greatly. and very highly appreciate her occasional visits to the School.
P · dash for
and could not
and have a good Turner, left Hongkong for active because chance of winning everything for service as early as December 5, training which they start, including the 1914. On arriving Home on the majority of Champions. Among short-dis-January 15, 1915, he joined up ponies have been puttance ponies, Sandy still seems and took a commission later Speaking generally, to attain his original speed and on, proceeding to the Western the Larsen griffins have not among the other short-distance Front in September of the same caught, whilst the other randa anticipated, but a few good ponies Spotted Ice House Street and made for have resulted.
be been quite the success they were mounts. can be picked out year. He saw much active sër, Battery Path.
Sand, Red Robe, rice and in the First Battle of.. and Sumatra Chief as being the Somme, 1916, was awarded the I personally, am most grate ful been raised and eventuellye By this time a hue and cry Had
worthy of attention. For long. Distinguished Service Order. In for the wise advice and help th at robber
The Shanghai Horse Bazaar distance races, Kalamazoo comes March, 1917, he returned to batch, or "subs," were, up to caught by
with a reputation from Tientsin. England on appointment to other is readily given whenever I ask Chinese, chit coolie employed vel quality none very good or Eclipse Dahlia has also won a tinued to discharge until leaving about ten days ago, of a very
where he won the St. Leger. military duties, which he con-.. the Mercantile Bank.
whose heels were three or four have come out from but the pick will be the Kings, July last.
none very bad; but since then long distance race at Shanghai, for Hongkong, arriving here in
Indian policeman. who
for it.
in
was
а
THE SUBS,
Legations accepting the terms of the £5,000,000 Loan and accepting than usual in the staff, chiefly European Police Sergean: and the bunch and will be well worth/Mountain King having won the
A Peking message says the Government has replied to the the principle of supervision outright. but is evasive on the peace negotiations and the Army disbandment. The Government says it is now trying to negotiate peace through Wang Yi-tang and is
already disbanding the troops,
SINGAPORE MORTALITY FIGURES. ·
and a few others.
THE DERBY GRIFFINS.
.
محمد
GOLF MATCH.
There have been more changes close on wing to what I can only call an epidemic of matrimony.
No less placed the mag under arrest. | watching. than five of the mistresses have The robber me Brutus, Seaman. Wee Mouse King having fun secotts These are:-Louza, Shanghai St Leger and Mighty been married during the year, struggle to get free, and it tookahs Bayford, Ludlow, Mammy's Child Shanghai Derby of last Boring. three leaving in consequence. Mrs. police all their time to hold him Lambert (Miss Parkes) and Mrs. down,
THE "LARSENS ". assistance Galuzzi (Miss Bancroft)
also being!
Speaking more particularly of are rendered by Sergt. Ward, if the especially missed, Miss Shin Tak Naval Yard Police, who, in civilen Griffins" have, right from the King Cole, Sandmartin, Blackbird The griffins, known as "Derby the "Larsen griffins, Sunspot, Hing left to take up work in clothes, happened to be on the start. been of known merit.
Chinese Y.M.C.A., and scene.
Pile Dahlia, and Dunford may be pick- The Miss Barretto
latter invalided tha:
suggested Driver, Plain John and Allied ed out as the best. Primrose the robber, when
once King came down from, the North Dahlia would have been a Derby Sunday between the Garrison out of the Service in December: he had beer firmly secured, with reputations and bare been candidate if he had not gone I regret to say that she died in should be searched for arms, and closely followed. Spoilt Child, & wrong during training, but aland Navy the results were January. In October, Miss Rit- chie and Mrs. Garrod joined the found in his possession.
Jon this being done a revolver was new griffin, has come out as a though he is still a little unsound Staf; they teach in the Upper
class pony and of late bas debe will probably win any race for School. Mrs. Upsdell has more the ring and money, have not yet last few gallops, Charles has
The other two men, who stole seloped tremendously. recently joined: she teaches in the been arrested.
In his which he starts.
mornings onlys
Singapore, February 9. The Singapore mortality returns for the week ended 24th ult.the are-Deaths. 313: ratio per mille of population. 41.82. There were no less than seven deaths from malaria in one day.
MARIE TEMPEST.
Singapore. February 9. Miss Marie Tempest and Company are to appear at Kuala Lumpur in a fortnight's time, on their Eastern tour.
INDECENT REMARK.
C.S.P. MAKES A CAPTURE.
The height of bravado was reached by Chan Kwong when he wanted to show himself off yes-
NAVAL ITEMS.
Commander W. J. Turner been appointed to the Kinsha duty with the flotilla on Yangste.
نمید
Was
Two new rooms for use of the Staff has been built at the eastern
end of the old building: these not been supply a long-felt want.
has
for
THE JOCKETS.
GAKRISON V NAVY.
In a golf match played on
SINGLES.
impressed all on the rails, and It was thought at one time that Maj. Leslie Smith. v. Surg. it might just be that there would be a shortage of Commdr: Gribbell
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he will provide the surprise of the jockeys, but although Burkill and Lieut Col. Coles. v. Surg. meeting Although the entries Knoll will be absent, there have
mdr. Wodehouse.
without difficulties; in this class are much larger than arrived from Shanghai Messrs. Maj. Hickling v. Lieut.
Lt. Commdr. Cockrem 144 but through all I have had loyal usual, the general quality is lower Vide, Hill, Crokam. Dalgarno, 18 girls sat for Senior Local in ber of the Staff. It is with pride have a chance in the big event. the local jockeys, among whom
With regard to examinations, work and help from every mem-and none but six or seven ponies Bremner and Elias. These, with Maj. Downing. v. Com-
Casswell.
134 July: 12 passed; one Yuen Kwai that I echo Mrs. Tutcher's words Hongkong Chief, that was much Hongkong now counts Jolinstone, Maj. Edwards. v. Lieut. the Sun, with Honours, the only girl of last year:
to be thus distinguished; she also Staff against any other in the trained off, or it may be that he teen or twenty ponies out for a Liept. Col. Crosse.
I would back my fancied at one time, seems to have will make it possible to put nine-
JoDes. erday by fixing on the Captain Paymaster T. Hayes, O.B.E. English. In December, five
gained a long-coveted Distinction Department."
cannot carry the weight for his race. There will also be one cr Superintendent of Police as the has been appointed to the Titania, girls entered for the Junior Local,
Lieut. Curry. butt for his witty remarks. In mother ship of submarines at and all passed. 16 girls sat for
FRIZE LIST.
size. But training form does bot two local riders who will be sport- always "pan out" on race days. ing colours for the first time. doing this. he counted on Mr. Hongkong, He received
The prize list included the thetho Oxford Preliminary in July, following
Government Scholarships. #Apart from the examination Class 3, Aida Rose; Class 4, Classes, the School was examined Beatrice Lam: Class 5a, Ng W. throughout in June and Decem- Shut Hing: Class 5b, Elsa
Wolfe not understanding Chinese. 10.B.E. for services in the late and fourteen passed. but in this respect he was mis-war.
taken.
The facts of the case, as recited
*
Shipwright Lieutenant
by Mr. Wolfe at the Police Court Bearn has been posted to Hong-ber; the Head Mistress examined Batalbe; Class 5b, (Infants.). Į this morning, when he charged keng Dockyard from the 1st in all English subjects, the Senior Anna Thomas; Class 6a, Wong Chan with using abusive January. language, were that the C.SP.
was proceeding along Hollywood,
P
Road last night when he heard O.E.E., has heen appointed King's someone utter a particularly Harbour Master indecent
remark..
Vernacular Mistress in Chinese. Po Yin: Class 6b, Yung Po Weekly examinations were held Yick. Commander Ernest Stevenson, in all Classes.
Class 1-Yuen Kwai Sun- Nine past pupils entered for Senior Local Certificate (Honours), and Naval the Technical Institute Women and Prize, English Prize, 1st He looked Executive Officer at Wei-hai-wei, Teachers' Examination, and all Prize. round and espied Chan Kwong, with effect from March 31, 1920. passed, two with Distinction. In Local Certificate and Prize, 2nd Wong Po Kwai-Senior who was walking just
step he Commander Stevenson, who was the corresponding Veruscular Prize. Lucy Thomas--Senior hind him and holding a baby on recently holding the acting rank Teachers Classes, five entered Local Certificate and Prize, 3rd his arm. When Chan "saw that of captain, joined the senior ser- and three passed. hé was spotted". he turned pale vice as a cadet in January, 1889,
Prize. Cheung Yuk King, Lewa and started to hurry in bis walk, was promoted lieutenant in 1897, iztroduced this winter: the girls Lyen, Eunice Samy, Tam Lai A Laundry Class has been re- Figueiredo, Iu Choi Ying, Anna He turned down Ladder Street and commender in June, 1908. do all the work themselves, and Sheung. Wong San Tean, Hilda and emerged into Circular Path-He received the Order of the show considerable skill; some of Xavier and Olivia Xavier-
ay. His hope that he might be British Empire for his services in the work is on exhibition in the Senior Local Certificate (Honours) | le to shake tribulation off was the late war. Det realised. Mr. Wolfe stuck to
School to-day.
and Prize. him and when the pathway wes
We held our Peace Celebration Class 2-Etuelyn Chenally- reached he asked the Chinese has been appointed to the com-in which to have a feast, so
Lieutenant A. C. Thursfield on September 26. We have no hall Junior Local Certificate and what he meant by
a Prize, 1st Prize. Annabelle themand of the river gunboat Cock-cinema matines was decided upon. Wong-Junior Local Certificate Temark. Chan, with a sickly chafer: Lieutenant J. S. Merrell This was given at the Victoria and Prize, 2nd Prize. Bernice grin, replied that he was making to the command of the river gun-Theatre, by the kindness of the Chenally and Kwan Wai Fong- a joking remark to a friend whom boat Cricket; and Lieutenant R. Proprieter; the afternoon was a Junior Local Certificate he passed in the street.
Mr. Wolfe said that he was command of the river gunboat served in the interval.
C. M. D. Hunt, D.S.O., to the most enjoyable one, tea being Prize, 3rd Prize. Lybia Uas- not pressing for a heavy penalty Cicala-all for service on the
Junior Local Certificate and "but this sort of thing had China
The girls are always glad to Prize, Station. Lieutenant help those in need; they maintain Wei Kam Lun-Oxford Prelim- The Thursfeld has boon in the service a cot at the Nethersole Hospital, inary Certificate and Prize, 1st defendant was trying to show off since September, 1903, Lieutenant and support a child at the C.M.S. Prize Wong Kwai Fong Oxford It was a sheer case of bravado. Merrell since 1911, Lieutenant Orphanage; the sum of $1,150 Feliminary
Certificate and
to
be put a
stop to.
Chan, in reply to the Magis
trafe, re-iterated his story that]
鵲
缨
and
In arrasting him, he had some Hunt since January, 1902. The was collected for the M.C.L. I Prize, 2nd Prize. Lai Po Chuen trouble in getting the child, which laiter officer won the D.S.O. in think we may claim "Kindness Oxford Peliminary Certificate the man was carrying, back to its one of the North Sea actions. home before he could arrest him.
in another's trouble" as a tradition and" Prize, 3rd Prize. of the School.
Ivy Chenallay, Chelly Figueiredo, Our thanks are due to the Tulia Gutierrez, Lau Shuk Ying, was passing the remark to a and the defendant were the only for by their help we have been Ellaline
subscribers to the Prize. Fund, Li Ying, Chuen, Greta Mooney, Efend.............
Osmund, persons in that part of the street able to got these biks...
Mercedes Mr. Wolfe stated that there at the time.
Bosaria, Beatrice dos Santos, ould be no mistake as to whom Mr. NL. Smith imposed on the my thanks to the Staff. The Xairer Oxford Preliminary Cer- Finally, I should uke to express Tang Lau Ching and Carmen the remark was intended for. Hel defendant a fine of £5, or ten days. year 1919, though uneventful, Lastificate and Prize.
From The Passing Show".
THE NEW RICH.
Mr Blogge: Honourable sir, would you graciously inform her oddyship that her Anat' Lizzi la comɔ to pay her respects.?"
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Capt. Murray, v. Lieut.
Stewart. Lieut. Cordon. v. Sub- Lieut. Scott Moncrieff. Lieut. Col. Taylor, v. Paymr. Lt. Commdr. Holborn ...
Lieut. Col. Clementi-Smith
v. Lieut.
Kilgour...
Commdr.
Capt. Archer, v. Eng.
Commdr. Archard
1
Army,
114
1
34
1
1/4
Capt. Gray, v. Lieut. Hake 1
Lieut.
Col. Wyndham,
v. Paymr. Commdr. Boucher...
Maj. Harding, v.Com.
modore Gurner...
POURSOMES.
Lt.
Maj. Leslie Smith.
Col. Coles. v. Surg. Lt. Commdr. Cockrem. Surg Commdr Gribbell, Maj. Hickling. Maj. Down- ing v. Lieut. Casswell. Cmdr. Wodehouse. Major Edwards, Lt.-Col. Crosse v. Lieut. Jones, Lieut. Curry
Capt. Murray. Lieut. Cor don v. Lieut. Stewart, Sub. Lt. Scott-Moncrieff 1 Lieut. Col. Taylor, Lt. Col Cleraeati-Smith, v. Paymr. Lt. Commdr. Holborn, Lt. Commdr. Kilgour....
Capt. Archer, Capt. Gray,
I
Eng. Commår. Archard, Lieut. Hake... 14 Lieut. Col. Wyndham
Major Harding. .Y... Paymr. Commdz. Commodore
Boucher.
Gurner.
Totals. 114.9
Match counts 1 point; bye 1
1point.