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Mr. and Mrs. Lamble returned PRIZE-WINNERS PROGRESS to the Colony by the P. and O. liner Morda yesterday.
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The Hon. Mr. Kotewall will distribute the prizes at the Gap the 5th instant. Road School on Tuesday next,
ANALISED
CORRESPONDENCE,
(To the Editor. "Hongkong Telegraph.”
Arms Searches,
Sir,Just a few words in reply to "Bo Proparod.". First of all, I With the checking of the final would have your correspondent batch of coupons and the entry of know that I do not belong to that credits against the names of the he refers and that iny object in section of the community to which
several contestants, the Telegraph bringing the subject up in tho Motor Car Competition has come Press was not actuated by past.
grievances. As a matter of fact, Mr. OT: Broakspear, former to an end. In another column I have kept in the background. manager of the Hongkong Daily Press, arrived here by the P. and we give the list of fortunate prize-But I have heard so many Olinor Moros yesterday. Hoia winners, together with the names and have verified them with my grievances aired on this eubjoot to succeed the late Mr. H. A of all others who took part in the own eyes that I could not refrain from bringing the matter up, with the lopos that it would be looked. into and defects rómedied,
The discrimination talk is not
ditions have very much changed since then. In those days the facilities offered by local firmė į wore small; to-day, there is nothing that the Government needs that could not be supplied through local business houses, Then, ugain, trade'le languishing Cartwright as managing director. contest.
The H.V.D.C. annual 'smoking
somewhat just now, and, in view
STRIKING FIGURES. - of that fact, it does seem incon, concert and distribution of prizes
Starting on December 29th and won at the Corps rifle meeting, is gruous that big Government to take place at Voluntour Head-ending on Saturday last, the a myth; it is a reality, and I orders from Hongkong should quarters next Friday, May 8th, at Competition extended over a reitorate it would do no good to Nothing to Learn or Unlearn" given to Crown Agents who 9.15 p.m. Mombors are requested period of seventeen weeks. Its ignore it. One has only to mingle securooxtonsive commissions to give their support and to bring great popularity is established with the local community (by friends. Tickets, at $2 each, are from the fact that during that local 3 mean the respectable MUSTARD & Co. Inc. from other Colonies as well, obtainable from Headquarters, time no fewer than 62,487 coupons Chinese, Portuguese and Indians) whilst Hongkong businose houses, unit commander, and the Hongwere sent in, the task of checking and hear their opinions of the are being badly hit by the pro kong Club....
which has proved an arduous presont system, of the methods ono. The utmost care has been employed and discriminations vailing local depression. The
Amongst the large number of taken in allocating the points to shown by the searchors, “Bə whole system is which, it passengers who left by the the numerous contestants, who, Prepared" will, I am sure, admit appears to us, is nothing but a Empress of Asia were Bishop it may be remarked, have boon that it is very undesirable Banuiester, Mr. and Mrs. H. able, as a result of the weekly to have such criticisms broad- relic of other times. That it Birkott, Mr. and Mrs. N. 8. Brown, publication of the correct words, casted, and to know that the givos "complete satisfaction" to Mr. C. R. Burkill, Mr. A. Brearley, themselves to keep a check on respectable local people feel that the Crown Agents wo have no Mr. and Mrs. A. Donison, Mr. Ltho credits due them.
they are being antagonized. doubt. But it is high time it was Mr. E. L. Matteson, Mrs. and Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Wing,
No fewer than 341 competitors In conclusion, it is my humbl scrapped, and local firmas given Miss Finlay Miller, Captain and have taken part in the contest, opinion that it would be to the Jan opportunity of securing some Mrs. W. O. Passmore, Mr. and and a further point illustrating intereste of the Colony and to al of the "plums" which a well-to-Mrs. W. H. Perry, Mr. H. W. Its popularity is that entries bave concerned if the searches are
Ray, Mr. R. R. Roxburgh and been received not only from this carried out do Government is able to hand Captain and Mrs. W. E. Clarke. Colony, but als from Canton, judiciously.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 1st May, 1925,
CROWN AGENT SYSTEM.
out.
of twenty-one years ago that Kowloon rosident, once com-were the subject of especially
Secretary of State for the Colonics Sea Bathing,
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MACAO FERRY.
ROBBED BY UNIFORM SOLDIERS."
(Our Own Correspondent)...
Macao, April 28.
· THE CAR WINNER.
little
more.
Yours etc.,.. "CORNSTALK. Hongkong May 1st, 1925.
As will be seen by the publish(the winner of the fifth prize-was ed liat, the honour of winning the third, in the tenth week, since handsome five-seater Dodge Bros. when he has remained fairly well motor car goes to a lady-Mrs. in the place at which he finishes. H. C. Millott, who has been a
competitor from the very start Mr. John S. Smith, Who wins and who has scored consistently the sixth prize, held the eighth or well. Analysing the figures, we ninth positions for the greater find that in the fifth wook of the part of the contest, pulling up in contest she occupied Bavonth the final week.
The winner of the seventh
Mr. Wilby (the winner or
| Macao, Swatow, Kongmoon and
Madame
Wuchow. The aggregate number Kelvoy's talented dancing pupils are to give another of credits secured by competitors The system by which Govern- Kowloon's Water Cart. display at the Star Theatre to comes to no loss than 10,172.
night at 9.15 p.m., when there The contest all through bas monte of the Crown Colonies There is more of interest in the should be a big audience to wit-been very keenly fought, partic- obtain the greater part of their Kowloon than the mere fact of its and the various ballet numbers. of prizes. During the last three ed in the thirteenth week, when provision of a water cart for ness the clever individual turns ularly between the actual winners supplies through the medium of being a motor vehicle, for it The programme will contain some wooks especially, there have been he was second from the top and the Crown Agents is one which marks a departure from the pre-really wonderful toa dancing, in unusually big batches of coupons then for three weeks in succession has periodically been subjected vious policy (so it seemed) of which Missos Thelma Scott, coming in, the final period being he occupied third place: This he
ignoring the.. fact that to a deal of criticism. It will be poninsula can be just as dusty Richards will be seen in numbers
the Gladys Ramsay and Rosemary marked by a record number. lost in the last week of the contest. seon from our summary of news as the island. Hitherto, as which at Wednesday's matineo
The bost position over occupied in the contest by Mr. D. P. Dunn: plained to us, one could see favourable comment. even in 1904 the matter was the dust being laid on Hong- before the Hongkong General kong's asphalted readways in the Chamber of Commerce, but that city-sometimes unnecessarily,
as the not rosult was merely to: the conclusion then reached was wet an already clear surface- that the practice was not incom- while in Kowloon a water cart mensurate with the services was as raro us four-leaved plover. The individuel who made the rendered. Since that time, how-complaint oven went so far as to over, conditions have matorially suggest that the authorities had A report has been made to the place, in the following week was changed and thus we see, on decided that while it required Central Police Station that the third and then gradually advanc-prize (Mr. J. C. V. Ribeiro) hald water on the roads of Hongkong, Macao-Shokki ferry, whilst on the ed until in the eighth week of the loading position, in the third glancing through the reports of the proper thing to sprinkle on way down from Shekki yesterday the competition she rose to the top week of the contest, and also the local Chamber, that the the streets of the mainland was afternoon, was stopped by some place. Later on, she dropped back again in the seventh wook. In question received a deal of atten- sand. Certainly it appeared to be soldiers armed and in uniform somewhat until in the thirteenth the twelfth week he was third,
so from the methods employed in near Shokki. After coming on week she occupied third posi- but latterly has fallen away. tion in 1920, when the Hong the different places. But now board the ferry, these men declar- tion, but in the following weak kong, Ceylon and Singapore that "grouse will have to be ed that their salerias had not been she jumped again to first position, The best records held by Mrs. Chambers endeavoured to secure dropped, for Kowloon has not paid to them for months, and which she maintained to the end, B. D, Kharas (the winner of the only a real water cart, but a after calmly explaining to the although in the fifteenth week eighth prize) were first in tho a reform of the system. The motor one into the bargain. compradore that they wanted the she was only two points ahead of fifth week and third in the ninth. local Chamber addressed the Thus is the island's poor relation money on board and they would her nearest rival. She has worked
Miss Terguson, who secures Hongkong Government" on the receiving due recognition from not harm anybody, they were hard and well for the prize and
the powers that be.
shown the safe and handed over we congratulate her on coming the ninth prize, was occupying subject in that year, and the
all the contents, getting away out on top. With a total of 915 third position in the third week latter replied saying that the
without doing any more harm credits, she has averaged ever 50 of the contest, but has since It is of interest to note that the points a week over the whole declined as others have advanced. ferry was flying the Portuguesa of the contest-a really splendid had no intention of abandoning To-day is of some significance flag, and therefore the local au-achievement, the practice, as the system has in the Colony, Let other comthorities are taking up the affair munities havo their spring with the Shokki authorities to in the past, given completo satisfestivals or their Labour diatur severely punish the culprits and faction." Forwarding this reply bancos, we are content with our repress such cases. What the to the Singapore Chamber, the own special observance of the result will be, it is hard to say.
daso. It marks two things for Secretary of the Hongkong the local resident--the official Chamber remarked that "past opening of the bathing season, experience has shown that what and the recognised time for one to come out in all the glory of gives complote satisfaction' to a "full whites." Like every other
credits secured by the prize- The extremely high number of Government Department does rule, there are the exceptions-
winners will no doubt come as s not necessarily mean efficiency," those who took to sea bathing
surprise to many competitors, but adding that the Chamber would courageous persons who donned of
several weeks ago, and those
this is primarily due to the fact gladly associate itself in any light clothing a while back. The Heungchow, which is about ton concede his place to Mrs. Millett, that the words chosen by the combined effort on the part of weather continues rather uninvit miles from Macao, our cor retaining second position to the selector were invariably such as the Crown Colonies in the direning for the wearer of summor respondent at the latter plage end. He made a fiao fight for aro in common everyday use, garments, but for the devotees of states that some 600 troops had promior honours, but has the As originally announced, tion of reform of the system. the soaside there, remains the boon stationed at the barracks at consolation of knowing that he the task of selecting the words call of the warmor water that the Heungshow for some time, but it registered more credits than any was entrusted to a well-known So far as we can recall, the local spring bas brought us. So appears that they had not been other gentlemen contestant, business man, who, prior to ench question has not since that time it does not matter whether the paid any wages for about a year, Mr. F. A. Loureiro, to whom week, chose the words for the come before the local Chamber, skies bo overcast, for we can being merely given enough for the new model Underwood type following six days, held them in but we have on many occasions accept the statement of those who their daily needs. At a given writer goes finds himself in soled envelopes and forwarded have already tried it and declare signal, it seems that these troops third position as a result thom to this office on the evening hoard complaints by local buyi- that we should all go in, as the rose and seized control of the of muoh activity during of each week's closing date, when ness houses against a perpotun-water's fine. Indeed, cloudy barraoks, killing, the majority of the last few wooks of the contest they were opened and a check skies are to be welcomed, as their officers and then indulging In the fifteenth week of the com-made of the coupons, credite then tion of the system. The basis several individuals with red, in robbery and pillage, potition he was in soventh place, being entered against the names of the arguments along these lines pooling shoulders will testify. After this escapade, the soldiers but he jumped up two positions in of the various contestants. Thus is that local firms should have a This year the usual facilities are scattered in various directions, the next week. In the final week the correct words were unknown much bigger share of Govern being provided by the Govern- the greater number apparently he scored more credits than for to anyone in this office until the mont, and North Point, Kennedy going to Wangchai, in Chinese the whole of the previous wacks actual chooking began. Our warm- meat orders than thoy now re-Town, and later: Stonecutters, territory opposite Masao. Samo combined and thus won à place gst thanke are due to this gouties. coive, because such firms are aro to soe the same happy crowds of the officers who managed to amongst the first three prize- man for his services in performing considerable contributors to the who patronise such facilities as escape later came into Macao, winners. His last week's credits a very essential duty in connec
those places offor, The other, more where they still remain, and on were a record for any one com- tion with the contest... rates of the Colony; moreover, distant resorts will, as the wooka information given by them some potitor during the whole period of on
In closing, we should also like they play an essential part in 80 by, soo more and more of the 60 of the rebellious troops who the contest.
to express our thanks to the populace diaporting themselves End come into Macao wore the development of Hongkong, by the margin of the waves or arrosted and held by the police. The winner of the fourth prize Dragon Motor Car Company for and aro far more entitled to actually in the water. So let us to be later handed over to the (Mr. Fook Lin) had a somewhat kindly parading the Dodge Bros. commission on supplies ordered nail May the First, date of such Chinese authorities. Many varied career in the contest, He motor-car in the streets on several by the Government than a body commencement of summior, and local
local significance, the official wounded were conveyed to the was in second place in the third occasions, and also to Mesere."
Chinese hospital, the week of the competition, but by Moutrie and Company for dis of buyers in London who have borald of the emancipation of the majority of those being offcore the eleventh week ho had fallon playing some of the other prizeg
of various ranks.
back to sixth position. He recover. in their window, no association with the Colony sartorial conventionalists.
CHINESE TROOPS MUTINY. RECENT OUTRAGE NEAR
MACAO.
Writing in regard to the mutiny
the Chinoso garrison
tenth prize) came on wonderful: ly well in the last few weeks of OTHER WINNERS,
the competition. In the tenth Mr. Chau Man-chi, who wins week, he was down to fifteenth the Viotrola cabinet gramaphone, place, but he gradually worked has entered into the contest with bis way up and in the final wook heart and soul, sending in an jumped from twelfth place into unusually large number of the prize-winning section. coupons. Analysing his progress, we find that in the tenth week of the competition he was in sixth place. He jumped into frat place in the elevonth week and retained it for three weeks, but in the fourteenth wook she had
"EASY WORDS;