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THE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER,
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DISCOURAGE. CUNNING IN A This year's contest to decida CHILD: CUNNINO ES THE APE OF the Golf Championship of Hong | WISDOM-Locke, kong is going to be a very keen affair. Yesterday we were able to publish the result of the draw Wiseman's popular cafe to-day Tea dances are being held at for the qualifying round, which and on Thursday. takes place on Sunday next and
who will figure in the competition
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it is the best 16 of these 24 players
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1920. TO ABOLISH TUCHUNS.
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(BY "AJAX").
AQUATICS,
common. Elgration to Cuba DIOCESAN SCHOOL SWIM-
appears to be attractive, for the Chinese coolie is promised G$25 per month with quarters,
situation.
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Junior Running Dire Zimmern; Cowan,
Small Boys One Length-1. Stradmoor; 2, Hamos,
Senior Long Plunge.-1, Shez; 2. Gourdia.
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Juntor 4 Lengths,-1, Grann; † Li Wai Choi. Zimmern; &, A. Pang.
Small Boya High Dive.- 1, F.
Senior Lengtha-1, H. Kow; 2, Chan Hing Koi.
xall.
Senior One Length (Du back).—
1.
H. Prex; 2, 4. Reud.
Junior Hurdla, Race-1, Me Crann; ?, Cowan.
Senior Hurdle Race, Chan Hing Kul; 2, D. V. Lopes.
Stradmoor: 2, Edwards.
Small Boys Cork Race—1, Senior & Junior Cork Race-4
The principal topic of con- But the position here is poculist at the swimming held in connece
The following are the reanīta
the case in which Mr. Wilson was adjoining ports versation during the week is as the intending emigrants can tion with the Dicoman Boys been the Magisterial decision in
transported quietly to Sobool '00 Wednesday and prosecuted for raah driving on the British and sail from there today the V. R. G. Kindly lent their that are. no Saturday last week. On Wednes road to Repulse Bay. The their new spbaras, I have stready swimming pond and on Saturday propar which opens on Sunday one fatal case each of diphtheria limit outside the city or is there authorities have been bathed. Repulse Bay, where in enjoyabl
Yesterday there were notified question is:
Is there a speed cited an example whare the saveral finals were beld October 31st. Quite a deal of and cerebrospinal fever, both not? Apparently there is no speed and the success that has attended afternoo interesting comment might be victima baing Chinese.
limit for motor cars travelling out this will, no doubt, prompt others were no prizes
WAS spant. mada regarding some of the
to Repulse Bay, except in the to do likewise. It will be interest- players entered, the most pro-
controlled areas, and the soonering to watch how Mr. Hallifax) and Chan Hing Koi to swim off
Senior & Lengths- Pre minent of whom is Mr. One of Mrs. F. E. Cameron's this is rectified the batter for intends Forrest, more popularly known dogs hit a Chinese yesterday motorists and pedestrians. I bare
meeting
nar for places later. "Jock Forrest." Nos and compensation to the extent personally witnessed cars over only is be o ex-Champion of $3 had to be paid by the owner taking other cars on this road of, the Colony. bu! OD ons today.
going at the rate of anything from Hope deferred maketh the occasion he reached the semi-)
30 to 40 miles an hour, while heart stick, and this aphorism final of the Scottish Amateur Mr. F. C. Jenkin is leaving by motorcycles teardown at speeds of applies to the clerical staff on the Championship. It may not be the ss. Pembrokeshire for Sing-40 to 50miles an hour. Thisis com Post Office. I hear they ware generally known, but it is a fict
man, and the wonder of it is that told that they would get an apare on the 25th instant, to taka WATSON & CO., LTD. was largely
up bis
one does not bear of daily motor increase in pay soon. That was instrumental in securing the Public Prosecntor of the Straits that in this case for a certain to the present there is no sigo of
appointment as
smashes and accidents. The fact many many moons ago, but up laying of the present courses a Settlements. Fanling. He is one of those
distance no pedestrians appeared the increase being forthcoming. veteran players to whom the
to be on the road does not make There are very few branches of sport owes a great deal. Mr. H. M. S. Sandpiper was yester, motoring at 29 miles safe, for Government employ where there Junior Loug Plunge.-1. Li Hill, who is a scratch playar, is day sold by Messra. Hughes and any one who is in the habit of is more hard sweating than at
Wai Choi: F. Zimmern. also known as an industrious Hough at the Naval Depot, Kow-going out to Repulse Bay know the Post Omire. I have often Small Boys Long Plunge,-1, enthusiast and the high state toon, the purchaser being the that without any warning Chin-wondered how the clerical staff Kwok Po Chuen; 2, T. Edwards.
Faolios Tung Hong Steamship Company, ese coolies may appear on the manage to go through their
Senior High Diva--1, Chan is no a lirlə dos to and the price realised $13,000, scene from the neighbouring daily work. They work on Sun Kam Hon; 2 Chan Hing Kui. his attentions. He is a player The Sandpiper, which is 100 foothills, and then it is either a case days and holidays, and many s
Senior? Lengths.-1, II. King; who has figured prominently in long, was built in sections sent of certain death for the pedestrian time the incoming and outgoing 2, Read. the Colony's golfing circles and out to Hongkong, in 1998, by or for the passengers. The mails are staggering in number Junior High Dive-1, Li Wal of whom much may be expected. Mesars. Yarrow and Compaus. question is far too serious to be and extent. The Post Office is the Choi: 2, F. Zimmern. Most of the regular visitants si
dismissed with a few words. The hardest worked department in:
Small Boys 2 Breadtha-1, The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph” is $36 Faoling are associating Major The Rev. Dr. Griffith Thomas all who know how many Chinese same consideration should really Strokel-1, A. Zimmero; Kor
gravity of it was: be realised by the Government service, and Edwards; *. Hamson, Ser annum. (Payable in Advance.)
Bagnall's name very closely with
Senior Lengths (Breast The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-Championship honours. He is to preach at both services Schauffeurs and private owners be shown to the lower grade med. dans for any period less than one month will be charged as for known as a very long hitter: he Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on drive so recklessly. If there is on the arrival of big liners, on
recently did 11 holes in 44; he is Sunday next, whilst on Monday no speed limit yet, no time Sundays and holidays the men on Junior 2 Lengths-1, ME The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressee the holder of the Captain's Cup: he is to deliver a special address should be lost in getting one duty are paid a small sum, bu GranD; 2, Li Wai Choi. accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies and he did the round on medal "Is There & Future Life" enforced outside the city limits. that is not commensurate with Senior Running Dive-h lelivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies play in 77--which is two strokes
special reference
the long hours they have to put Castro; & Lopsa. wat by post an additional $1.50 per quarter is charged for postage. under ** bogey's ** 79. Of Spiritualism). Dr. Thomas made
in. sometimes working till mid- Junior One Length (Bresat Bingle Copies, Daily, ten cents.
those entered it is considered. Great impression during his Thanks to the representations of night. It will be conceded on all Stroke)-1, Li Wai Choi; % pretty certain thas Messrs. Krafia Canton and pays us another sociation owners of private cars are a very hard-worked lot, and it
bis recent visit. He is at present the Hongkong Automobile as hande that the Post Office bands McGrann. Crew. Boas (who is a paw-comer to the Colony with a handicap of visit on bis way back to America can leave their machines una is hoped that the authorities will Ltd., Melville Smith. Wodehouse,
tended in the following places.recognise their claims for en- Paravancini, Morgan and
The City Hall square, when there hanced salaries. Territorial Force Instruction is no performance on, the whole Camidge will, in addition to the No. XXX gives the definition of of Queen's Statue Square, in above mentioned, reached the trained men as follows:-Men Pedder Street above the entrance competition
"Hilda M. Love", the peo proper. OF the who have served for not less than to the Hongkong Hotel on the east name of Mrs. E. 3. Carter, who others, matters are a little open. six months during the war of side aller 5 p.m. caly, outside died in Hongkong last month, Mr. Stewart, who won the Cham-1914-19 and who re-enlist into the Jardine's after 5 p.m. only, be was not known in Hongkong ex-Li Man Kit; 2, H. Kex. pionship last year is at present same arm or branch of the tween Des Voeux Road Central cep: to a small circle. She had. AFLY İrom the Colony and Territorial Force on or before and Connaught Road
Central a gifted pen, but she had mo. although he is due to ratora soon December 31st, 1920." This ruling after 5 p.m. on both sides, Duddell than that. The gifted writer i A-D.C. PRODUCTIONS. he will not be in time to take is also applicable to res joining Street. Douglas Street between often a doll talker, but "Hilda M part. Altogether the contest the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Des Voeux Road Central and Lore" had an The latest cry in certain political circles in China is for the promises to be one full of Corps on or before December 31st. Conusugh: Road on the east side, sonality, a nimble wit, and a engaging per bolition of the Tuchun (Military Governor) system, a demand some really high class goli will
interest and it is certain that | 1920.
IN AID OF THE FAMINE which is being made in quite a number of Provinces at the moment be seen.
or ander the circumstances the Bashing gaiety of speech and
FUNDI side streets when there is no countenance that endeared her to is recorded that Chekiang started the movement, that Yaoran
The wedding took place yester-obstruction to traffic, also on the all whom she met. She touched morrow morning at 9 m.
Advance booking opens to- nd Kwaichow hava supported it, that is now being advocated in Human, and that prominent Southern leaders want to see the system
day morning at St. Andrew's east side of Jackson Road.
no subject which she did not Montrie's for the A.D.C.'s Duo- wept away in Kwangtong. In this connection it is being urged at Home it would appear that Thomas Mousley who
With regard to the Coal Strike Church. Kowloon, of Mr. Harold
adorn, embroideringitis amande any productions of “The Goldan at there could be no better time than the present for such a more in matters have reached a state charge of the Sub-Depot of the is in
It would be interesting to know She was not only gay, but so vivid. "The Compromise of the King"
at once vivacious and stimulating. Doom" "The Glittering Gate, mton, as there are two men tone a Cantonese and one a Kwangs where a strike is inevitable. Me. Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condens-what the real attitude of the local happy, and full of vitality and "The Lost Silk Bat," which ader) in occupation of the one position, and the problem of who Lloyd George has issued a state- ed Milk Co. Canton), the second Government is towards Chinese She
brilliant bould rals would best be solved by cancelling the office altogether ment telling the people of the son of Mr. G. Monsley, of Leam-emigration from Hongkong to nalist of the Harmsworth school the follaring nights 9.30 jour will be presented on each of he cry, so far as we can make out, comes from that great multitude very full steps taken by the ington. Spa, Warwickshire, (late Chinese Affairs has a great voice jaarnalistic, circles throughout Saturday, October 30th: Wednes
Havana. The Secretary for and her name so-called patriots, embracing several parties, who never tire of Goverment to bring about
was known in p.m.:-Thursday, October 28th; of Colombo and Singapore) to volving schemes for "saving the country, but who, we fear, are peaceful settlement and the Miss Edith May Hunt, eldest in the matter, and his sanction England, and in many parts of day. November 3rd. ostly actuated by the circumstance that they want to see a general Miners Federation has also issued daughter of Mr. J.H. Hunt. also has to be obtained before an the East. She had rare gifts, ash-up of the present system of government, in the hope that, in a statement seeking to show tha: of Leamington Spa The Rev Gagent can put the emigrants on and bad she lived longer would seats, an extra night has had 10 Owing to the great demand for scramble that follows, they will themselves be able to secure the demands which have not been F. Lindsay oficiated, and suitable departing vessels. Io a case have found ecduring fam te of some kind.
be added to the two originally ad We are told by some of these supporters of the movement that The public must be the judge as by the organis. The bride was
met were fair and reasonable, music was beautifully rendered that I hear of such sanction wa
refused by the Secretary for
vertised and holders of advance ilitarism is the curse of China, that there are far too many troops to which party to
Chinese Affairs, and those whol Can any one say with as uear Youchers are advised to take up the dispute sisen away by Mr. A. G. Coppin spent money had to abandon the measure of accuracy as is pos. their seats early. The vouchers tered about the country and that the only way to secure as the d:ost unreasonable and Manager for Hoogkong and Tebandment is to do away with Tuchups altogether. That many we think that its decision will be South Chins of the Nestle and field. The other day a certain sible bow far the local population sold hold good for any of the ava their own bands of soldier-bandits at the back of them, wes lais trial to the datum line Mr. L. S. Agassiz acted as "best from San Francisco with
China's evils are caused by the fact that the various factions that the miners might bare given Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. gentleman came to Hongkong has been swelled by the influx of three nights. The performances the refugees from Canton during the are limited to three, as previous are not the slightes; doubt. But to assert. as one of these anti-scheme. The suggestion of Me man." The bride wore an ivery object of recruiting Chinese past few weeks? Onegentleman theatre bookings preclude re- uchun individuals does, that it only requires the abolition of the Clynes might be productive of crepe de Chine dress with a tissue labourers for sugar plantations who has been watching the in-petitions.
stem to cure all China's ills is. to express it mildly, a tride far-
Cuba, He inserted btcbed.
an coming boats (which is his basi- whilst the belt and bat to watch. She car
estimates When the Tuchunate is abolished, it is said. "self- appeal made by Mr. J. H. Thomas, ried a banquet of red and white advertisement in the Chiness ass)
that sixty overnment will follow and the civil administration will be the leader of the Railwaymen's Honolulu creeper. Her travelling those Chinese who were desirous from
papers inviting applications from thousand Chinese have settled ominant." So it will be seen that this proposal is being used as 3 Union, might
Canton costume was of grey silk crepe of emigrating to Cubs
lately.. Forty wer in the separatist or "independence movement which, it is sympathetic action on the part the conclusion of the ceremony Hallifax, I am told, ordered the Maceo, and prevent any
Mr. thousand more
have gone to PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP. vions, is likely rather to obstract than to assist the future onion of the railway workers, despite the reception was held
the congestion the whole country. We notice that the Vice-Speaker of the hurried meeting of the railway Hongkong Hotel, after which the
advertisement
house to be stopped for
Playing in the Palace Hotel accommodation wangtung Provincial Assembly has been adumbrating on this delegates. Our own hope is that the happy pair left for a honeymoon not been obtained before the I am told, just as scale there as (75) beat S. Normanton (ser)
immediately as his saaction bad to-day in Macao is,
Handicap last night, R. G. Tyrrel estion, and we have been rather amused at the high-down miners will be left to fight their trip to Macao. Inguage which he has used in support of the scheme for dustingwa battle unassisted by the other
Rentleman commenced to recruit is in this Colony. Logis all 250-219. Tyrrel's best break was uchuns from office. He speaks of the action of the Cantonese in Unions comprising the powerful
At any rate, the latter was not the houses that have been lying 19 and Normanton's 13. Hampting to drive out the Kwangsi Tachuo as "a blessing from
permitted to exploit the local empty or in the coune of com- A. G. Pils (-200) beat H. Davies daven," and then goes on to show how he has urged the Assembly Unions concemed do call their Triple Alliance. If the other!
field for the men, and he had to pletion have been snapped up by (-150) 250-192. Pile made several lead the people in prossing for self-determination"-tbat
return to San Francisco a sadder these Chinese in Yauasti, Sham-good breaks, viz. 29, 28, 26, 25, 19, Jessed phrase which is made to do
men oat there will result a duty anywhere and
We much regret that, through and wiser man.
suipo, Taikokeni and neighbour-18. Davies got 18, 16, and 15. erywhere. (We shall soon expect to hear that Yaumsti and Paralysis of industry that the the misplaced zeal of one of our
ing districts.
To-night's matches are- p.m. bankiwan want self-determination.")
country could ill afford. The contributors there appeared in And what does this strike has been rightly termed a this journal last Saturday week ammentator think is the need of the moment? There are two calamity". If the people will under "Shipping Notes" a long hundred Chinese to smigrate to
-W. Drew (-125) v. G. Haigh The Secretariat for Chinese Incipal steps to be taken, he says. The first is to entirely bat back the Government and extract from Messrs. George Cube last week.
Affairs refused to allow six
Properties have recently been 1-125); 9 pm-W. W. Cooper up, the Province of all remaining evils and undesirables. assist it to keep things going until Crimble & Company's Freight was tided over by having them are reported to have been made
changing hands at fabulous (-125) v. G. Thomas (-100). the second step is to plan for future reconstruction.")
But the trouble prices, and pots of money plicity itself. isn't it? The prescription might with advantage
the miners se a little more Circular. applied to countries and communities the world over. First of reason we predict that the strike.
We undertake pot to publish sent to Macao. Thess. Wallows thing that this trouble at Canton dances prove successful, there
Chinese landfords. by
Que evenings, and if these fortnightly Fet rid of all evil; then begin again and do nothing but good.
will be but short-lived. Andhrappily, harmful influences and elements are not so easily OIL FUEL.
| Messrs. George Grimble & Con but the emigrants were sent to colony a good deal of money and bi-weekly tea dances and,
such extracts in future without was to have taken them to Cubs,
has done is to bring inter the will, later on, be weekly Moved as all that.
Macao by & different vessel, and Those who flee from Canton possibly, dinner dantes. Great And does anybody imagine that the mere sweeping sway of lopment, when the oil burning source of such extracts is aware of it, but although an Colony. They perfer to live beze, that there were only one or two
In these days of engine deve.pany's leave and also to insert uns, with the consequent predominance of civil adminis-engine threatens to oust coal it case where leave to publish my officer of the Harbour Office was where life and property are safer bathing parties, which proved
proper acknowledgment of the the Wallowra picked them up
there. The authorities were quite usually intend
and come bere do not enthusiasm is being displayed in dons, would solve the Chinese puzzle? Of course it wouldn't. is but natural for a nation to pay be given.
leaving the the now proposals. It is a pity would help, admittedly, provided there were assurances of close attention to its oil supplies. Beaty and high purpose amongst the civilians. But there isn't, Britain has been doing so for
sent over to Macao, he could do than in Canten. ve fear it will be many a long day before there is. These folk
nothing u Macao is Portuguese this instance to show how farcical
quite successful, and there is no years, in fact she bas guaranteed
territory. I have simply cited
doubt that if the experiment is
THE COAL STRIKE.
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The Committee of the Halena repeated next season it will meet
want the Tachans removed are as much an axe-grinding bersalf such a supply of oil that sequence there will be a sub ent as the recalled Militarists. If we want to know what she has been accused of corner-slantial redaction in the price of the present control is. There is May Institute bas decided on a with great success. The success dan rule does for China, we need not go further than Cantoning the world's markets--an ac-oil. America has also been con- nothing to prevent anybody from plan for enthusing more life into of these fortnightly tex dances is e members of the Provincial Assembly and even of the Old cusation that is, we think, made sidering the question of oil recruiting cooliee here on the the institution. It had been simost sasured for members are fament bave not been by any means above suspicion so far as moors "in envy than is justice, very closely and it is clearly quiet, and despatobing them to found that the roll of members permitted to bring along their Tery, "squeeze" and general corruption are concerned. No; the One of yesterday's telegrams indicated that there is an ex-Swatow or Macao or Canton, and was slowly dwindling, the reason gentlemen friends. This is an equashing of the Tuckunate will not accomplish much, for told how the French-administra-pectantcy that in the course of a there bare a vessel ready to being that there has been nothing innovation, and credit for breaking ors just as wicked and self-seeking will soon take their placession is evolving a vast programme few years oil will be of even tranfer the emigrants. In all to bring the members together, the conservatism of the lastitution only hope for China is honest administration, and we don't for insur.ng France being ade- grester commercial value than parts of the British Empire, like socials, etc. Members who is due to Mrs. Edkine sad Mrs. whether the wiministrators are soldiers, sailors or even exquately supplied with patroleum coal Britain built ers. But the Chinese willing to go in for official life with the and for developing the national industrial greatness through the control of the local Governments tions regularly bave complained dancing, and the fever should up her emigration agents are under the have been paying their subscrip Parr. There is a fins floor for a objact of serving his country, al, if you like, a reasonable
eration, has not been born yet, or if he has we don't know say-intended to organice sales in only in the nature of things that upon the Secretary for Chinese being remedied, and the Commofitable from a revanus point of petroleum production. It is handy supply of coal and it is and I admit that a duty devolves on this score. Now all this is catch on well, and also prove who has encountered him. Abolish the Tachums, by all means. France on a large scale, and it she should wish to retain a hold Affairs to watch the movements mittee has decided to embark view, I wish the new policy much
the same time sweep away the old gang of dishonest is also expected that as a con- on the fuel supply of the future.of those who try to attract the upon ton dances and maxical success. and well.