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Sin-As pointed out in the last issue of your paper,_the projected. Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Mui Tsai is in imminent danger, of being still-born. It is pass- ing strange that not single application for membership
received by sponsor. In explaining, you are inclined to attribute this pheno Imanon to the luism: faire attitude of "the more informed sections of the Chinese Community" and to the ignorance of the Chinese maases as to the objects of the proposed society. Int arriving at the latter conclusion." you were influenced by the con- sideration that no announcemept has been made as to the procedure of this society, dead before it is born.
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To my mind, this lack of A Chinese who attempted to go enthusiasm is not due to the Messrs. Manners and Back-into competition with the Govern- apathy of the better-informed house, local agents for the Danishment in the business of boiling Chinese but to a growing feeling East Asiatic Company, stated and preparing opium, realised his that the mui tsai system has not this morning that the new motor-failure this morning when he been thoroughly sifted .be ship Malaya had sailed from was charged. Chief Revenue preserved. It is also falt Copenhagen 00 her maiden Officer Watt, with other officers, bat support to the pro- voyage to the Straits, China and yesterday raided, the prisoner's Poeed society implies the Japan. The big vessel left promises and came upon him at a recognition and perpetuation of Denmark on July 20 and wilt busy time when he was presiding an iniquitous system, into which arrive a: Hongkong about over a number of pots and paas insufficient light has been admit- September 20, it is expected. wherein a quantity of the drag ted and into which the more. The Malaya is a sister ship in was in course of preparation. Sight is admitted, the nearer the size to the Afrika, which passed Chinese in the banks of the den, day for its abolition,, through this port bound north ain a more or less comatose state, To support my argument, I may faw days ago. The two vessels indicated that business was brisk. mention that the Chinese presa: are the largest motor vessels yet Sentence of four months hard published yesterday a long inter- built in Denmark, but there are labour for preparing opium was view with the Provisional Presi bigger Diesel-engined vessels inflicted On the prisoner to dent of the "Anti-Mui Tsai afloat. According to a descrip- which was added another four Society," which is in the process of tion of the vessel received by the months, with the option of a fine, agents the Malaya is 445 feet in forbeinginpossession of a quantity length, with a beam of 60 feet: of the drug in its various stages moulded breath of 42 feet; and of preparation. draft of 28 feet. She has a dead- weight capacity of 13,000 tons. Two six-cylinder engines, esch of 2,250 i.h.p.. are installed in the Malaya, which was built at the yards of Messrs. Burmeister & Wain, of Copenhagen. These engines bave cylinders of a 710 mm. bore and 1,150 mm. stroke, of the same size and type as
Exciting Game Expected. those in the eight-cylinder 3,200 i.h.p. engines built by Messrs.
Interest is running high on the Harland and Wolff for the
outcome of the ball game to be large Glen Line motorships. Io
played on Saturday between the
"I'll take a chance on anything the engine-room are installed
Hongkong team and the sailors that looks like an even chance." three Diesel-driven generators of
from the destroyer Rizal
he said, turning with a satisfied 65 kw., supplying power to all the
Followers of the locals are dis-twinkle in his eyes from a desk auxiliary plant, including 20 elec-
counting the fact that the gobs strewn with letters filled with tric wincher. Like the Afrika,
bave won their two previous cheques. the Malaya has no regular fun-
Sir.-M attention has been games, and feel with the present
JUST 50, nel, but is provided with two ex- Land at Chiswick for the drawn to a report published in line-up, the Hongkong team will Rickard is just 50, is medium baust pipes alongside one of the building of eight homes of rest Four issue of the 8th instant break up Rapadio's chances of sized and rather thick, bas thin maste. The engine-room crew for local soldiers and sailors basto the effect that this third victory.
hair carefully brushed over s comprises four engineers and been given by the Duke of Chamber had obtained printed
The Rizal team is bringing a large bald spot, a wide smile that sight assistants in addition Devonshire.
tariffs of fees from the local Con- fall complement of rooters under shows even teeth, and an up- to the chief engineer. The HEALTH MINISTRY? 32 LOCTORS.sulates for Chibli and Cuba. the direction of Paymaster Ear-hurried, unabrup: manner. double bottom is arranged to
relle, and they promise to be very His Midas-like touch has tora-; Thirty-two doctors were still] carry oil or water ballast, while employed at the Ministry ofjed by my
The came of Cuba was mention much in evidence during the ed everything into gold since the
Chairman in estor additional oil tank capacity is Health ar salaries of £1,000 for
day in 1906 when he turned from name of Peru * provided in the tunnel space. year, said Sir A.
Pace will pitch for the locals, his gamblinghouse in Nevada in the meeting of this Chamber Rapadio for the Rizal. The game and put Gold field on the map Mood There is accommodation for Parliament. They were engaged held on Saturday the 6th instant, about 12 saloon passengers.
temporarily for five years, and and I shall be glad if you will will be started at four o'clock. were doing very useful work.
kindly bave the necessary cor rection made in your next issue. Yours faithfully,
formation and aims at evolving a constructive policy to effect abolition of the mui faci system. It is understood that membership of this society is open to all irrespective of sex, nationality, Eleven bottles of whisky, 77 religion or domicile. The Govern- bottles of beer. 300 cigars, and ment and the public should be 68. 711 cigarettes comprised the grateful to this body, if it event- exceptionally large haul of con-ally succeeds in its laudable traband made by Chief Revenus object, thereby removing a glar Officer Watt and his collesgues ing defect from Hongkong-one at No.267 Des Voeux Road, West of the bright jels of the British yesterday. The Chinese owner Crown. of the shop where the goods were seized, said that a part of it was bought from ship's employees. A fine of $1,000 was imposed on the defendant at the Police Court this morning
DUKE'S GIFT TO CHISWICK.
New Dredge For Port. To cany out the East Prays reclamation scheme a new Briest- mau dredge will be purchased by koug. She is of exactly the me the Public Works Department. class as the Silver State, whicb Tenders for the supply and de-arrived at Hongkong this morning livery of the dredge are now being from Manila on her first home- asked for. The dredge must be ward voyage. The Keystone self-propelling and have a reach State the third Shipping Board of 40 feet below sea-level. The liner to come to Hongkong Dying dredge already owned by the the flag of the Admiral Line sail- government is kept working con- ed from Seattle on August 8 and tinually at deepening the berths is expected to arrive here on at the wharves, clearing the August 30.
the
Yours, etc.
N. B.
A Correction.
IP YAN CHUEN
Secretary.
came.
BASEBALL.
|THE MAN WHO STAGED
THE BIG FIGHT.
Chinese General Chamber Tex Rickard's Dramatic Career
of Commerce.
Hongkong, August 11th.
SHANGHAI COTTONS.
Distribution of Profit..
Tex Rickard went broke run ging a gambling house daring the Klondike gold rush. He lost everything-because he ran
aquare game.
If he ever worries he doesn't. show it. If he loses his temper be keeps it to himself. He has a good "poker face. He is al ways calm and unafraid and he has nerve.
and his own name in the news- papers by staging the Nelson- Gans fight.
Since then be has staged 30 national and international bouts and not one has been a fascial failure.
He took in $280.000 at the. Jeffries-Johnson fight in Reno, $150,000 at the Willard-Moran fight in New York and H452,000 at the Dempsey-Willard 6ght in Toledo. The Jersey City slam ayelded a gate of a lot over
$1,000,000.
That's his reputation-" be al-
BORN IN MISSOURI Jewer nulisha and fulfilling With the three ships in the run
ways runs a square game. It's The fight promoter was born inj private dredging contracts. Be-three-weekly sailings are being
the chief reason why he scored Kansas City, Jan. 2, 1871, and fore the seawall can be laid down maintained, at present. Accord
on the million-dollar Dempsey-was taken to Texas as a child. rearly one mile of dredging willing to the spnouncement of the
Carpentier fight.
His father was an Illinois mill- have to be done to allow for the Shipping Board five of this type have
Messrs. Benjamin and Potts Millions of people were excited wright... At 12 he was left alone sinking of the foundation of the of vessel are to placed in the ser- figures for the Shanghai Catton Tex Rickard.
received the following about the big fight...All except to support a widowed mother and wall. To do this it will be vices of both the Admiral Line to Manufacturing Co. Ltd., from whole burden himself, yet he was He became a cowpuncher and at He carried the two brothers and three sisters. necessary to have another dredze Puget Sound and the Pacific Mail their Shanghai Office: owing to the pressure of work on Steamship Company to San
not only not excited about it, but 21 was elected marsbal of Hex- the one in the barbour now. The Francisco. When the other two At a meeting of the Directors found time to transform Madisonrietta, Tex. second dredge will be of the same abips are given to the Line there of the Shangbai Cotton Mann Square Garden into the big- Tex went to Alaska in 1894 and type and size as the present one will be a fortnightly service to the facturing Co. Ltd., it was decided gast swimming pool in the world. was at Circle City when the and when the trench for the sea- Washington port.
that the shareholders be recom- Rickard is the modern Barnum Klondike gold rush started. wall between Arsenal Street and Percival Street has been made there will be other work in the port to keep her busy, it is said.
More "535'8" Coming.
He
The Pacific Mail Steamship mended to apportion, the -the world's greatest showmas! burried there, staked & cisim and Company has now three 535's balance of Tis. 2,821,455.50 at He became a showmen by ac-sold it for $50.000. He opened a under its management. The Em-credit of Profit and Loss account Cident, and he has made a fortune gambling house and went broke. pire State, the next vessel to on June 30th, 1921, as follows:-out of it.
In the winter of 1898 he and reach Hongkong, is coming on her Dividend of Tis. 20 per initial trip, being due bere about
share...
The Admiral Line's Hongkong August, 25. Two-weekly sailings office bas received advice from will he made from Hongkong Seattle that the steamer Hawkeye when all five ships are running. State, has been allocated to the company for its Puget Sound-Far Additions to China Merchants East passenger and freight ser-
Fleet.
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.
Tis. 1,600,000 Place to legal reserve
fund
150,000 Place to special re- *serve fund
500,000 Allow for depreciation. 198,242.21 Add to staff provident
fond Workmen's relief fund 50,000 10,000 Carry forward,
|
He's the most sought-after Rex Beach, the author, sawed ma i New York. He sits wood at Rampart for a living. behind barred doors up in the Later he went to Nome and fiäsily tower of Madison Square to Goldfield where he opened Garden, calmly smoking big, fat another gambling house and fell cigars and watching the golden accidentally into fight promoting. flood pour in.
CATTLE KING.
SEASIDE IN CITY.
His first love-the cattle game Out through & little 'door in the still remains. He is a partner back of his office he can step on in a cattle raising enterprise, in to s balcony high op among the South America. A syndicate he 213,213,39
rafters of the great building and heads has a 4,000,000-acre ranch see the indoor seaside resort on in Paraguay. T15: 2,821,455.60 which he has just spent $300,000. "The people have played Nobody has ever born able to square with me, and I try to play make Madison Square Garden square with them,"ays Tex. "I pay, because it was a white sle- don't play them for suckers." plant in the summertime. Rick. The man who has out-Beraum- ard made a bet with himself heed Barnum has adother name could make it pay.
besides "Ter." His first name is Rickard always bets with him- George. He is martied and his self-and on himself,⠀
wife is his final advisor.
vice. The Wenatchee, which is The fleet of coasters of the China in dock at Seattle undergoing re- Merchants Steam Navigation Co. pairs, will be detained there for is about to be added to by an indefinite period and in order the new steamer Heinklangteen, that the Admiral Line may main which will be launched next| tain an uninterrupted service the month at Shanghai, white Shipping Board has decided to acother steamer is being balls in send the Hawkeye State to take English yards. The Heinkiang- up the Wenatchee's running. In teen will enter the Shangha-
PROFITS OF BOOKMAKING,. the meantime the last-named North Cain trade when com-
A Rochdala bookmaker, who vessel has been withdrawn from pisted and the vessel now under was fined £30, was said to have operation.
construction at Home is intended taken £354 in small bets in six The Hawkeye State will leave for the Hongkong Shanghai weeks. In one week he drew £65,| Seattle on August 30 for Hong- service of the company.
and only lost 30.
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