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FRIDAY MARCH 6, 1925.
It would be. It is moraly a baso for our squadrons patrolling tho waters in the vicinity, oast, wast,
DAY BY DAY.
OF ALL CREATED COMFORTS, or south. The only porsone who GOD IS THE LENDER; YOU ARE will not.goo this aro those who TIE
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RECORD.
As wo statod yesterday, Do- tactive Inspector F. Appleton, of the Hongkong Police, departs on woll-earned pension by the 5.8. Malws to-morrow.
SPORTS GOSSIP,
AFTER THE LORD MAYOR'S SHOW.
are dellberatoly blind. They OWNER.-Butherford,
[BY "WANDERER,"】 would be the first to howl wero
There was again a clean bill of our laterosts in the outlying health in the Colony yesterday.
Maybe the natural soquence parts
of events decreed that England Empire of tho
over
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bridger Inspector Appleton has had should make a hopeless mess of manacod and found to be inade-
roturned from Homo leave by the over 30 years' continuous service the Fifth Tost, after their over- qualoly protected. The so-cuilod P. and O. linor Mantua to-day, as under the Crown, having joined whelming victory in the Fourth. tho R.M.L.I. In July, 1894, and Australia again won the toss but, | Singaporo-Japan controversy also did Dr. Baleen.
first arrived in Hongkong on 8th although Gilligan is reported to should also be given dcoont
The 11th annual pianoforte April, 1896, on board the H.M.8. have said that the winning of the burial: though perhaps the most recital by Prof. Danonborg's Narolseus, thon one of the cruis- toss is equal to a gift of 100 runs, affactive mothod of stopping pupils is to be held on Tuesday, ors on the China Station: He put the Old Country's most recent 24th March, at the City Hall at in three years and eight months disaster can hardly be attributed praudo authoritative pronounce-
3.30 pm. Tickets are obtainablo on the Station, and during that to this fact. To gat Australia monta on Far Eastern matters at Anderson's at $1 anel..
period he served in soveral land-out for loss than 300 was mo- ing parties. Ho was one of the ritorious and there was every op- would be to bury the agitators as
Amongst the passengers who Marino Legation Guard at Seoul portunity of making the game well, a fale that would be well
dopartod by the ss. Antonor for in 1997; was also the first British safe. England, however, found desarved were their utterances Shanghai wore General and Mrs. sentry to do duty at Wei Hal Grimmett'a alows too much for to lvad te sumpleions and appre- Macnaghton, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wei, and was ono of the party of them and during the game ho
had Bone, Mr. and Mra, W. B. Marinos that took over that port took 11 wiokets for 82 runs. where noato
Marshall, and Mr. D. C. Hagon. from the Japanese in May, 1898. He left Hongkong on his ship on
One of the features of the gamo Amongst the passengers who 8th April, 1999, procooding to tho doparted by the Empress of Asia Chatham Headquarters, and when was the bowling arrangement were Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Ravon, voluntoors wore wanted for the which placed Gregory at one ond Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Priestley, Hongkong Police he was one of and Grimmott at the other. The the 6.8. Goonfarg on 27th March, and a slow trundler alternating 1900. There are now only two played havoc with the batsmen, more left in the Force out of and it le intorosting to rocali that a similar modo of attack world with entalogues, circulars! In the Logislative Council thane 40 man.
mat with similar results after the and other business literature in yesterday, the word " Lord "was During his 25 years sorvica in Armistice when a cricket oloven the hope of securing orders from deleted from the title of the the Force, Inspector Apploton formed from the Australian Im- a community of exiles. It is Ordinance for the incorporation has talcon part in investigating porial Forces toured England possible, of course, that many of of the Lord Bishop of Victoria, numerous criminal casos. He was during the summer of 1919 play. these business houses are under it being explained that this de-promoted Lanco Sorgoant in 1904, ing all the countion and mooting the impression that Hongkong in signation was not recognised by Borgeant in 1911 and Inspector in with their only defeat when they a Colony in which only the barest law except in the case of Bishops 1920. He was first attached to were opposed to the Gentlemen necessities of life can be eocured, sitting in the House of Lords. tho C.D. 1908, until the latter of England at Lord's, the home and that people who live in it
and of 1913, when he went to of the M.C.C. On that occasion would be likely to jump at the
A Wobblay revolver, of Service Cheung Chau where be romained the spood morohant was Gregory, opportunity of securing modoru:
pattern, was discovered on
a until 1919. He then went on loavo and Lampard was the slow bowler.. goods from the West. A visit to vacant piece of land bohind the and on returning was again ap-It was while playing with the this Colony would probably sur-Kowloon Bowling Green Club pointed to the C.I.D. prise anch firms, for, thanks to
Shop Locally.
Mustard & Co., Inc. been an increasing tendency on Mr. B. Moller, Mr. A. H. Lay, the 40 selected and arrived here on effect of having a lightning bowler
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HONGKONG, 6th Mar., 1925.
THE COLONY'S GIFT-MONEY.
Of late, there appears to have the part of big retail firms in the Mr. A. Cameron, Mr. C. Little United Kingdom, America and and Mr. F: R. Warner. Franco to add this part of the
the
stunts. Some of the items were
A.I.F, oloven that Oldfield was local enterprise, Hongkong folk yesterday. It had apparently
One of his most interesting discovered to be the wizardly boon left to be reclaimed later by
wiakot kooper he is. oan nowadays purchneo here on the spot the very best that someone who was anxious about cacos (from a police point of view) his personal safety. The weapon was the unravalling of the mystory Europe and America have to has been turned over to the police. of the murder of a Chinese female On their way home, the AIF, . ofor: whilst our principal stores
in the bath-room of Government team visited South Africa in- would do credit to many a big
Kut Tin Shoung and his band House, when, after interviewing cidentally winning overy game Gonoral satisfaction will be
eity at 11ome. The object of
magicians of
and acrobats 15 witnossos, of whom 40 were there, and an interesting inoldont felt, outsido affected circles, by this Comment,
IN however, desirability of entertained another large au- called at the Criminal Sessions, followed the embarkation of th the gift of the Hongkong Govern-to stress
tho B.. "Acnoas"—a mont's surplus shipping control tiongkong people doing their ones at the Theatre Royal last the house coolia, Clan Tim, was to
business with Hongkong firms tight with a bowildering display convicted on circumstantial evid- troopship engaged in the home ward transport of Australian funds, or profits, to the Imporial Shopping by post is more or loss of magical turns and acrobatic once and later executed.
During the past three years, troops. The team was still under authoritica for tho Singaporo unsatisfactory oven under the
disciplino and the best of conditious; it is immeasur-quito now to Hongkong and the Inspector Apploton has boun in military naval-baso scheme. Not only ably more risky when the cus audience wore not sparing in their change of the Chinose Detective Colonel commanding was anxious Branch of the District Watchmen to make the lot of the cricketors has something definite at last comer and the seller happen to be expression of approbation.
Force at the S.C.A. and ho did a comfortable ឥទ possible, boon done with the money, but it ten thousand miles or so apart.
Our Picture Page to-morrow good doni of work bohind the recognlsing that they had boon
in will include photographs of the sconos
Connection with living a life somewhat in- con- has gone towards a project which a the first place, there is the pos
sibility of goods ordered not being.
to military conditions. is intended to benefit the whole according to description: and, start and finish of the Kowloon the Soaron's Strike in 1922, trast Empire, and particularly to safo- secondly, there is little guarantee Marathon: groups taken at the During the period he has taken Only three of the team were of of quality, Both these risks aro weddings of Liout. C. R. More part with District Watchmen in commissioned rank and military guard British intoresta in tho overcome when shopping is done and Miss Dorothy Rodgers, and numorious raids resulting in the routine therefore demanded that Pacific, including, of course, the locally. Moreover, business on of Mr. D. G. Gow and Miss M. R. capture of several gangs of armed the "rankors" take their place on interests, and actual safety, ofterprise such as that which has Easson: a snapshot of the blowing men who were about to commit the troop moss docke. A solution Hongkong. The matter has in-given Hongkong such modern up of houses at Shoklaipui by the robberies,
stores, with everything that is Volunteers; a group of the Cast ovitably renowed references to needed to supply our wants, de- of French Loave:" and the local controversy, concorn- serves its due reward; in addition photograph of Boy Scouts at the some exciting and also como remainder of the voyage. The amusing experiences, One W.O's Moss was consequently ing the right or otherwise of the to which, the point must not be Peak School.
amusing incident worth montion-onlarged, and upon arrival on lost sight of that the bigger a Governmont to provent ship firm's turnover, the more reason-
In the January issue of the ing happoned while he was on a board, the "Diggers" were told report. to the sbip's owners from bringing claims to a able are its prices likely to be. Chinese Economic Monthly there raid after armed robbers at West to share in the shipping control These are some of the reasons are included two very interesting Point in 1908 with C. D. Iorderly room where they wore
Hanson. He was told off to the handed illustrated, why Hongkong folk should make articles, both profits. Thero to those who
a point of patronising Hongkong dealing respectively with paper roof, which ho gained through solomnly informed that they had will sympathise with tho fuckless firms, Besides which there is manufacture in China and with another house late at night, and been promoted! Gregory, Taylor,
on the roof of mombors of that team. shipownors, and accuse the Gov. the additional point that local China's pearl trade. The former Chinese detectives had been also Collins, Oldfield and Mailey word
firms contribute, in taxes and gives details of the main kinds of told off to go crament of being rather free otherwise, to the progress of the Papor made in this country another house. Whon Inspector
One of the doyons of first- with other people's money, but it Colony, whereas these other consuan (rice straw and tree bark) Appleton arrived at the trap-door and Pai Kwan and other varieties leading to the house which the will puraaps be just as well iecrus do not.
(bamboo) which is usually in-robbers were said to be concoated class cricket. In the person of forior in quality. This monthly in, he saw three Chinoso looking C. P. Moad, celebrates his 48th is one of the bost publications of down through the trap-door, and, birthday on Monday. Moad is We have overy sympathy with the kind out here, and has always thinking toy wore detectives one of the most difficult men in those who condemn revolutionary something most informativo to who had arrived boforo him, England to got out when once propaganda in various parts of impart,
this controversy be portuitted The “Red” Evil decent burial in the midst of thu
goneral approval which is felt at the fact that the money from this fund will materially help forward a big Imperial scheme.
the Empire, whether the agitators be Communists, Socialists op members of any other advanced It is obvious that the British resolution on this subject, just in-
school of political thought, The|
FOOTBALL.
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at 2.45
p m.
was, however, found by making the non-commissioned players. Inspector Appleton has had acting Warrant Officers for the
convicted at the Sossions.
out
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ho went up behind them and eat and ho has been one of the said "Aro they thoro?" The mainstays of the Hampshire side Inspector then realised that they [for more years than he cares to wore three of the robbors, and remember. His best aggregatos ho at once soizod two of them have boon 2,627 in 1913, 2,476, in The following will represent and forced them down through 1914, 2,562 in 1911 3,170 in 1921, Hongkong Football Club the trap-door Into the arme of 2,391 in 1922 and 2,604 in 1923. Government is pushing ahead troduced in the House of Com-the with the schome at Singapore, mous by Major Geoffroy Poto, is Reserves in their 2nd Division the late Inspector Torrett, who Three times bas he achieved St. had already arrived on the floor. distinction by scoring two con- opportune, but we do not know League fixture with the and that all criticisms are to be that the Government can be ex-Josephs "B" on Navy After picking up a stocking which turies in one match, and three discounted. The conference of pected to take any unusual action ground
on contained part of the stolen timos since the war has he hit Inspector Appleton three suoconsivo hundreds. In Admirals thore is proceeding in supprossing the ovil. It is, as Saturday: F: Angus H. Buxton property,
man and all, Mead has scored over 80 Lord Winterton says, the British (Capt), H. Orwick; S. H. Garrod, followed the third at a time when Parliament is tradition to permit the widest E. Railton, G. Puncheon: E. A. arrested him in the top floor of centuries in first clase cricket. considering the Budget and the freedom of speech. There is noth- Roberts, B. Bell, A. Ferguson, J. another house, to which point he item therein which is to being unlawful in the preaching of Douglas and J, Dixon. Roservo had escaped. This gang were all
T. Richmond. Communism, or any other "ism allocated to the work on the so long as it is not accompanied new base. The toforences to by violent action, and, as ono FAR EASTERN GAMES. the subject have revived the Labourite puts it, the ordinary process of the law is sufficient to
MANILA STADIUM NOT question of whether or not the deal with contingencies coming
READY. achomo is justified, and the old within tho latter category. Com
Manila, March 5. It is officially announced that matter of Japanose interest munistic propaganda may be re-
pugnant to most people, but to the now Rizal Stadium for the Far being dragged forth into the persecute its advocates would be Kastorn Games will not be ready, limelight, with Ita attondant the surest way of magnifying and and that the games will be hold the Wallace Field.-Daily stirring up of bad fooling. It is intensifying the evil. The Gov-in
ernmost can afford to allow those Buttetin. great pity that political agitators to "let off stoom" in pottiness should allow other spooch; only when acts eubversive considerations to bo over-ridden to law and order are committed is it necessary to take these folk to this extent. The loss said about seriously. Japan in the mattor the botter. There can be no question in any
A
sano mind, whotbor that mind be possessed by Briton or Japanese, that the Singaporo plan is not
HOLLAND'S APPROVAL.
The Hague, March 5.
THE REASONS.
London, March-5.
Golf is essentially one of thone. games where you never can tell, but there were two big surprises at Fanling on Sunday when both the presumptive finalists of the HIGHER BANK RATE. Junior Championship received their quiotus. J.W. Franks, who has been all through a strong favourite, succumbed on the seventeenth groen to FL.G. Hogarty, and G.B. Hott. went down by the big margin of four The raising of the bank rate and threo. A.O. Brawn, hie was generally expected after the opponent, has boon right on top inoroase of the Now York rate form during the past few weeks last week, which has caused con- and if he can only retain it for a siderable disorganisation of the little longer, it is not unlikely that he will register his frut money markets.
To-day's increase is intended success.
obook tho withdrawal of As the Diot was discussing a American money from London, measure for the gradual abolition This money, though plentiful, now
TOKYO FIRE.
MORE POTENT THAN ARGUMENT.
Tokyo, March 5.-
to
Reuter,
of the ill-famo quarters, 300 commands higher raton, but it is mediato future are groundless,~ houses were totally destroyed by ganorally understood that Lon-
[An earlier cable, announces The Second Chamber has ap-firo in Suski, one of the biggest don and New York are olosoly} intended as a menace to Japan.proved of the Washington Treaty of such quarters in Tokyo.- co-operating, and the fears of the Bank of England's new dis
Daily Bulletin,
unduly high rates in the im- count rate as 5 per cent.] It it were, bow pitiful an attempt.-Reuter,