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OLYMPIC PARTICIPANTS HERE.
The Chinose and Japanese com- potitora in the Far Eastern tho Olympios arrived in
the
programme has now boou drafted.
Altogether there will be twelve events, comprising three ranes of fifty yards (back stroke, breast stroke and free stroke); Diving 400 yards and two team races. Competition; races of 100, 200, and In addition there will be events for ladies and children.
there are so many difficulties in ucha sohome that we fear the the way of the working out of
task is too big to be tackled. I looks, therefore, as if we shall have to continue to put up with existing evils and endeavour as The silk forwarded from hero tost we can under existing by the Emprees of Aria on the The more sight of the words circumstances to cope with the lat May arrived in New York" playing fields in a newspaper (St. John's Park) on the 22nd in these days of world progress, problem. But so long as any May, having boon 21 days in ultra-civilisation, etc., is an im and every body no matter transit.
mediate warning to the reader whether he has a job to come to
that once again a new tune is to or not, is permitted-to enter this Mr. James McGrath who in- be played on an old fiddle. Yet Colony, so long shall we have troduced the Lee-White Company that very fact is the surest in
to Hongkong is presenting a now dication that the writer is fully Colony yesterday. In this boggar problem with us.
style of entertainment known as justified in endeavouring, once afternoon, the Japanose com- the "Cabaret Rovuo." The sea-again by his moral support, to munity provided a tos, at which son opens at the Theatre Royal bring about a change in the Dr. S. Kisht, the president of tho to-morrow night.
present scheme of things. There Japanese Athletic Association, are clubs in this Colony with presided, and to which members more or less sufficient ground of other community clubs of the as if there was no efficiency until] The married woman who was area to cater adequately to their Colony were invited in return for modera man invented his time-charged before Mr. E. W. Hamil. members, and there are others courtesies extended to the Japan- egg athletes when passing through savers, Tabour-savors and other ton, at the Kowloon Magistracy who have no such luck.
It has been brought to my the Colony on their way to devices for giving the hands loss this morning with larceny of a to do and the brain more to worry quantity of jewellery from a notice that South China Athletic Manila. The toa was an out- about. Yet the old world joge young girl, was discharged on Association is commencing an standing success, the meeting at Manila being discussed by various along no better than it did a account of ill-health.
agitation for an allotment of a ground which it can truly call its parties, but speechmaking belug century ago, when mails to the Far East took six weeks on the
It can scarcely be credited non estr Tho China Weekly Reviewë sends that this Association which journey, and coloniala celebrated us, in pamphlet form, the very boasts and can substantiate its the victory of Waterloo about the interesting essay on" A Practical boast- membership more than ming gala arranged to take place
In connection with the swim time people in Europe were Poace Plan for China" by Mr. double that of any other club or at the Y. R. O to morrow ovan. counting it a stalo topic of oon Chen, Yuel-fu, the winner of the association in this Colony, has no ing when the Japanese and versation. But that the officiency $1,000 prize offered by that paper ground, and has never had one. Chinese Olympic swimmers will craze has not taken as long to for the best plan. An appreciatory The Association controls the compoto with local "artistes" z bring the East into its ken is op. introduction is contributed by Sir Chinese athletic sports of this parent by the present develop
Colony, has dozens of tonnis ments we see around us in Hong-
players, and what is perhaps oven kong, and in no line of progressivo
Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw more convincing, has 250 football reform has this become more evident than in the standardisa- and Co., Ltd., inform us that they playing members. Moreover it tion of all manner of products have a large painting on silk of caters for all classes.""
The fond hope of the South China H.R.H. the Prince of Wales Nevertheless, we have not gonej so far as to evolve a Government which they will be pleased to Athletic Association at the prósent department of the kind indicated present to the first local Troop of time is that when the military in the United States creation of Boy Scouts making application. change their headquarters and Those interested should get inte migrate to Kowloon, the Sookun- a Division of Simplified Practice,. at the head of which is no less immediate communication with poo ground will be placed at their the Manager, O. Smith. disposal. The Sookunpoo ground, person than the world-famous or-
as is well-known, has been all- ganiser, Mr. Herbert Hoover, An American journal recently to A Chiness is being tried by Mrocated by the Government to the hand gives a summary of some E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Garrison Recreation Club, but, as of the things he has achieved, Magistracy on a charge of having the officials of the South China A scheme is on foot, we see, to/and here they are for local committed an armed robbery at Association point out, the removal The Grand Finale will a relay consumption Mattresses and 603, Shanghai Street, on the 15th of the garrison to the mainland,
race between specially picked bedsprings used to be made in 78 of this month. A Chinese woman should also mean the provision of different sizes and styles, but who failed to identify the accused 4 new recreation ground on the teams of sixteen members. A
TO-DAY'S TENNIS. ing bricks have been reduced hearing that this was because he will be many grounds available now there are only 4 kinds; pav atated at yesterday afternoon's other side of the water-there fitting wind-up.
Of to-day's tennis matches from 66 styles and sizes to Ghad had his hair cut since the at King's Park, for instance-and wise be compelled to eke out a milk battles are now only made the robbery, and hid his gold teeth it is on this likelihood, that the much has already been said. The pre-Olympiad play, in misorable existence by men- with 49 formerly, and there is case was adjourned until this China Athletic Association are left an excellent impression, and
in 9 sizes and types, compared by keeping his mouth closed. The Chinese are banking,
The officials of the South practice, of the Japanese players dicancy. The object in view is only one kind of milk bottle cap afternoon.
subeoquent fully prepared, if permission bo their
success in an extremely worthy, one, and, taking the place of 29 former
given, to convert whatever Manila, shows the Japanese varieties; botol chinaware is made assuming that the funds bo in only 243 varieties, against stars Anita Stewart, pomes to the no one will dispute that they mon pariance. Some very fine
"Her Mad Bargain," which ground is given them-for surely players to be warm stuff, in com judiciously used; much benefit about 700 before Mr. Hoover's Queen's Theatre to-day. The bave every right to a ground games should be seen. Toba is should result from the provision organisation got busy, there are story of "Her: Mad Bargain" is of some description-into a to play Capt. O'Callaghan In made for these poor people. Here only 496 kinds of files and rasps based on the experioncos of a stadium and thus provide what singles and Kobayashi and on the market, where there used beautiful young society girl who has long been considered in Yoshida will play the Rumjahrs in Hongkong, we are for ever to be 1,351; and so on, almost af is suddenly reduced to penniless sporting circles in this Colony a in doublos. being troubled. with the beggar infinitum. It apparently only circumstances. As the story was real necessity. A friend of mine. problem. Had we only our own colla: for mere man in order to of her adaptability to the star attempt
remains to inaugurate a standard chosen for Miss Stewart because asked me recently why no mendicants to look after, the make the achievement complete. role, it is hardly necessary to secure a meeting of the Tar billiards champion of England, is had been made to Mr. H. W. Stevenson, former mattor could be easily dealt The How and Why.
mention how well she is suited to Eastern Olympics for this giving an exhibition game at the with; but, unhappily, Hongkong
but the All the same, efficiency does the society girl part. That the Colony,
reason Engineer's Institute to-night. His obvious. Even has become the happy hunting not stop short at standardisation, supporting cast was chosen with is
if the opponent will be Mr. J. B. turned great care is evidenced by the Olympic "heads" consented to Hamilton. ground of professional beggars for the experts have
fact that in it appear such artists the proposal, it could not be their groaf minds · រច from Canton and other nearby how
the
43 Walter McGrail, Gertrude claimed that this Colony possesses | and why of getting Astor, Arthur Edmund Carew, any ground ports. Periodically, our police things done. It is not many years
suitable for an
Matches played in the Garrison make raids and deport these folk since people laughed at the men Adele Farrington, Edmund But-athletic meating of such import- Tennis League last week resulted
who came forward and demon-terworth and William Badger.
ance. You cannot ask the pick as follows: R.A.0.0. beat Small strated how to drive a nail with
of the athletes in the Far East to Unite by 74 to 25; RE. "B" best
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 27th May, 1925.
THE BEGGING PROBLEM.
raise funds locally for certain institutions in Canton which undertake to look after blind and infirm people who would other
!
Mr.
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Timo permitting the pro- Bramme will include exhibition swimming by the Japanese and Chinese swimmers. Anillustration of the old style of Japanese swimming, before they acquired Western methods should prove most interesting
SPORTING BREVITIES.-
in batches, but, with conditions as they are, the process is very with three strokes of the hammer We are in receipt of advance race on a converted football pitch, R.A.M.O. by 77 to 22; R.E. "A" much akin to endeavouring to instead of half a dozen or so publicity matter. In connection and to do mile runs on grass beat "D" Co., East Surrey Regt. koop back the tide with a broom Similarly, it was shown how with the Annual Hanoi Fair, tracks, however suitable such by 6 to 37; Headquarters Wing, more bricks could be carried on which this year is to be held conditions might be regarded for East Surreys Rogt. beat "A" Co.
East Surreys Regt. by 58 to 41. As fast as we deport the undesira hod. Then industry plunged from November 29th. to December local sports.
After this digression the only ables, back they come again. Into a period of "aliminating lost 13th. Hitherto purely domestic, The mischief is that were we to
motion and duplication of effort". and confined to France and the point which strikes one forcibly in Fancho Villa, the world's fly- Short-cuts were sought in various countries which form the connection with the hope of the weight champion, passing through provide institutions for the really every
manner of productive Franch Indo-China Union, & South China Athletic Association Hongkong on his way to America deserving cases, the privilogos process. The so-called efficiency departure from the original lines to take over the Bookunpoc ground where he is to meet Phil Rosen- craze spread to the distribution is to be mado this year when is that, judging by the hurried borg for a substantial stake, is to offered would be abused by of commodities, especially the the following countries outside haste with which the transfer of give exhibition bouts at the Stor others, We should have "out-ales end. Large businesses in the French Colony will be asked the troops to the Kowloon side is Theatre, Kowloon, this evening side" beggars flocking here by stalled salesmanship classes to participate The Straits Set- being effected, they will need a and to-morrow and not, as stated where the way to make a casual tlements, The Netherland Indias, remarkable exhibition of Oriental in other papers, at the Queen's the thousand, imposing on us a visitor a satisfied customer was The Philippine Islands, Siam, patience before their flag is un- Theatre. His opponent will be burden which we ought not to be taught. Thus and thus have we Hongkong, China, Koren, Japan furled over Sookunpoo.
Jim Cartlidgo: called upon to bear.
moved into an age of officiency, and Macao. With view to or in other words an era of short-facilitating participation in the In contemplating this problem, cute. Undoubtedly, industry, fair of merchants and firme we are not concorned with the unloss hampered by discontented desirous of establishing now con- work.shies: folk
workmen, is producing more than nections with Indo-Chino, all the who find before and in less time. But consulates and commercial repre- mondicanoy BD easy way of where is the thing going to sentatives of France in these making a living. For these we stop? Life is more than two-countrios have been instructed to thirds a clockwork proposition give all the information available have not the smallest particle of
already, and the tondoncy is in regard to the fair, sympathy. But in every com- growing to have our hours, habits, munity thoro Bro. the un- recreations, and perhaps even our fortunates who have been hard thoughts, regulated by the affici CROWNING SUCCESS. oney experts. The system will hit by circumstances, many of not be completed until all men at them halt and blind; and we 50 will be forcibly given the OUR ROYAL AMBASSADOR. would that something could be monkey gland treatment, and the year of death standardised. It is done for people who come within being demonstrated that man can that category. It would be quite be made R.U.Ra machine. But possible, with the aid of Govern-are we any happier for it ? mont and the Chiuore charitable organisations, to make soine provision for these poor creatures THE ADAMSON CÙP.. if a sohome could to devised The Adamson Cup(4th Qualify
ing Competition), played whereby wo merely became ro- Happy Valley from 23rd to 25th sponsible for the Hongkong-born inst, resulted as follows: deserving cas08, and Canton E. Moore 03-15-78. undertook likewise to take care F. Oliver' 94.1579 W. H. Edmonds 104-24-80
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of its own unfortunates onco R. Clark they were out back there. But Qualifico,
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HOKLOS AND HAKKAS IN CONFLICT.
OBITUARY.
COLONEL REPINGTON,
London, May 26. The death has occurred of Colonel Repington-Reuter,
[The name of Lt. Col. Reping- A force of police constables ton recalls aftor-war controver
MANY CASUALTIES,
had to be sent over to Ping Cheusies, and the literary, contests in
on
island from Choung Obau, you- the London newspapers which terday, to quell a serious dis- followed his "despatches" turbance which had broken out military topics." Born in 1858, Bloomfontein, May 26, among rival clans there. Ap educated at Eton and Sandhurst, The magnificent welcome of the parently there has been consider Col.. Charles A.'C. Ropington Past two days has set the goal of able bad blood for a long period, entered the Army (the kille success on the Prince of Wales' and it culminated yesterday in a Brigade), in 1878. He served in tour in the Orange Free State, free fight between big bands of Afghanistan, Burma, the Soudan and is bound in every way bone-Hakkas and Hollos,
and South Africa,, with distino- ficially to influence Anglo-Dutob Sticks and stones were the prin- tion, Ho published: Vastigia". cipal weapons usod, but knives in 1919, and his Diary (1920) and
After the War" (1922.]
relations.
"
The Prince yesterday rodo at and firearms come later into re the head of a plaked, reprosont-quisition, fortunately without ativa commando of two thousand any fatalities. As it was by the men through cheering multitudes. time the police arrived noorly a To-day he was officially welcomed dozen men were hors de combat, were brought over to Hongkong. by the Municipality, whon some bleeding profusely from last night, the wounded men be practically the whole company ugly wounds. Thirty others of ing sont to hospital. . Although of Dutchmen, who forsook their the combatants, who bad sorter their burts are in many casos customary stolidity, gave him a ed on the arrival of the police, sovero, it is not thought that any rousing reception-Reuter, word arrested, and thowhole batch of the men will succumb,