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HONGKONG, 20th May, 1925.
CHINESE LABOUR."
It is an oft reposted truism that the Chinese worker is one of the great assots of industrial enterprise wheravor he is avail
Mr. C. A. Middleton Smith loft by the s.s. Malwa 'to-day...
PLAY AND PLAYERS.
TENNIS VICTORY: SWIMMING SUPERB.
By Wanderer."
Those onthusiasts who took a captain wont four yarda ahead of" chance on the olements were May and finished up eight lengthe treated to really no tonnia ahead of Lyon in the wonderful exhibitions at the Club yesterday time of 2 min. 6.4/5th seconds. and had the gratification of 800- I am unable to trace a world's ing a local pair. Capt. C. H. D. rooord for this distanco, but the O'Callaghan and Ng Sze-kwong, 220 yards record hold by Major General and Mrs. O. Odofeat Toba and Yoshida by two Weissmullor is 2 mins. 15. 3/5th has been to foster the settlement Luard returned to the Colony by sets to ono. The conditions were seconds.
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of immigrant labour, so that the P. and O. liner Morea. Other far from ideal, the players finding Altogether the swimming was' permanent population of in-passengers wore Captain and Mrs. difficulty in keeping their feet the boat we have seen in the C. E. Lugard, Lieut. R. Q. F. and now balls were frequently Colony for some time, and dustrious workors might grow up Johnston, Lieut. H. S. Pugh, Mr. necessary.
"Bob" Witehall is to be con-
in sparsely peopled territorios A. H. Compton and Mr. H. R. Driving with power and with gratulated on the splendid manner Yoshida doing good work at the in which the show was conducted. which are in course of being Harling.
net, the Japanoso pair "looked Fuller details will be found
opened up. Good results are Yesterday whilst revenue fair to run away with the matoh elsewhere.
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FOOTBALL'S LOSS,
already apparent the ban on officers, under S.RO. Watt, were and having gained a load of Chinese woman leaving their raiding No. 47, Spring Garden three-love, began to slackon a homes has practically disap; the window on the third floor and give O'Callaghan a chance to find has lost the services of two very Land a woman jumped through little. The respite appeared to
The Hongkong Fuotball League. peared oven among the most con- was killed immediately on dropp-his game and theroafter the servative clane; and the future ing into the yard below. The Japanese were called, unan" to valued officials in Mr. J. Mao- promisos to se0
remaine were removed to the fight for every point. O'Callaghan Cubbin and Mr. W. E. Hollands, a big Chinese
public mortuary.
was conspicuous for some beauti- both of whom declined to accept population permanently settled
ful cross-court drives and Ng office at the annual meeting last abroad in the Malayan regione A fall of earth and rocks down Sza-kwong, though his play was evening. Both have done much and beyond. In this connection the hillside, where excavating not nearly so spectacular, was valuable work, and being keen oporation were being carried out always safe. The Japanese took enthusiasts, have done much to bring the game to the high it is interesting to observe in the by the Netherlands Harbour the set at 6-4. raport for last year of the Works at North Point, rosulted The local pair reached the position which it holds as a sport Secretary for Chinose Affairs that in the death of two workmen. pinnacle in the second set and the in the Colony to-day It is further to be regrotted' that They were lifeless when dug out Japanese could do nothing right.
McCubbin feels! that among the free emigrants ex-by men from the Fire Station and O'Callaghan was smashing well, he must also sever •his amined in Hongkong were the coolies employed at the works. whilst Ng Sze-kwong was getting connection with the Hongkong nearly 15,000 women and girls
A Tsingtao telegram to the time, and both received ovations Football Association, though we and over 5,000 emall boys, a dis- Daily Bulletin says that seven
for brilliant atroicos. They took have the satisfaction of knowing tinct advance over the previous thousand operatives of the love set and went on to win that the meeting is not yet and twelvemonth. Most of the wo-Aikang and Nagai cotton mills, the third at 8-6. The Hongkong maybe if we only tell him what a idle through a lock-out, have couple again started off well and sense of loss all will feel, he may mon were going to join relatives broken into the buildings and re-led at 4-2, but hereabouts Yoshida be influenced to a "more better" or were travelling with relativos fuse to leave, being armed with became less impetuous and with from the point of view of all Toba, too, placing more accurate who know him and his work for or their husbands and children. Crowbars. Japanese marines are
ly they won the next three to lead
the bettermentofthegame-frame One of the countries still in the
to land to protect the properties for the first time at 5-4. Some of mind. Maybe Mr. McCubbin fine rallies followed and the local feels that he would like to be Barly development stage, and The.. Kuomintang Party has offering grand prospects to issued
a manifesto entitled Pair gained the upper hand and more actively associated with his able, and thus few of the tropical pioneers,
"Canton for the Cantonese." went to 5-5, and though Toba old Club, but he must agree that British North This states that the Kuomintang is
and his partner secured another hie active co-operation in the colonies have not benefited by Borneo. employment of differont grades report that as a rosult of the to the teachings of its got thirteenth and fourteen games, those who play it. Perhaps he We read in the S.C.A'. regime in Canton to-day, faithful game, O'Callaghan and Ng Sze-management of football as Pra- kwong played up strongly in the sident of the Association would be to the advantage of the gargo and of toilers from Cathay. The
leader, is under no individual winning both after a struggle. visit paid by Mr... Hallifax to Malayan countries have long Borneo in 1923, at the request of therefore behoves those who are or director, and "it
won't agree, but we leave it to his judgment. known the Chinese labourer, for the British North Borneo Govern- playing with fire to beware."
Between Ohta and Honda there
Mr. Hollanda has agreed to is little to choosa, except for the stand again as Hon. Seo. of the more than a century, some of ment, a deputation of elders
Hongkong's variety of trade fact that the former has a far Association, and them, and within the past few from the Shing-Mun group of disputes is shown in the following better service. The match deve: don't see eye to eye in all things, though we decades he has been the means villages in the Now Territory list of last your's strikers given in loped into one of endurance, and I must say that I am very by which big developments have went to Borneo as guests of the the annual report of the Secret-the visitor won in two straight pleased to hear it. boon put through. Without his Government there with a view ary for Chinese Affairs-Soy sets 6-4, 6-4. Chta's service ball, On Mr. Hollands' signifying workers, fomalo hemp bag to which be imparted both spin his inability to accept the services it might truly be said to the encouragement of migra- makers, Kelly and Walsh com and power, invariably went over position, in the League Mr. T. F that the promoters of tropical tion to Borneo by Chinese positors, Steam Laundry ironers, the first time, but curiously James offered to act as honorary Empire progress would have been families of a good farming class. rice-carrying coolies, oil workers, enough, having broken through secretary for the ensuing
Jard
Honda's service in the first game, your and he was elected, at a loss. But even before the The deputation was away for moulders.
ho was outpointed in the second, Mr. C. F. Yuen, being oloated advent of Europeane to the East several weeks, and on its return
and in the third, Honda, who was treasurer. there was an established Chinoso the members reported that they will include several photographs period, won a love game. Honda's was the only possible choice for Our Picture Page to-morrow playing wonderful tennis at this Our old friend, Mr. G. T. May, South Seas," as had received the most generous taken at the restoration of the placing was almost perfect and the Presidency of the League the people of Chine still call and friendly treatment from the ancient gates of Kam Tin village his forehand drive afton found and Mr. R. Hall the popular those lands, ranging from Sum-Borneo Government, and that no shot of the Hongkong intorport
last Tuesday; as well as a snap. his opponent in difficulties
chairman of the Kowloon F.O., Oota was erratic, but played was unanimously voted to the atra to Fiji, where past centuries pains had been spared to show cricketers aboard ship on return-aggresively and after four all vice-chair. saw a small Chinese immigrethem all that was required; but ing from Shanghai, a group of had been called won the next tion, relica of which, in the form after full consideration and dis- Surrey regimental boxers and two for set.
PRINCE GEORGE AND BOXING. of rare Ming earthenware and cussion
trophies, and a picture of the Long baseline rallies were a their fellow Surreys' champion tug-of-war feature of both sets and Honds His Royal Highness Prince later porcelaine buried in soil villagers, they came the team."
tiring, grow careless, towards the George, accompanied by Lieut. end of the second sot, which Okta Halsey, R. N. and Capt. Neville, overgrown by the returning conclusion that the prospects
A.D.C put in an, appearance at jungle, are still being unearthed were not such as to justify them the past eighteen months has
Mons. Albert Lainel, who for won after over an hour's tennis.
the inter-platoon tourname: £ And the worker of Cathay has in removing their homes to that been in the service of the Hong-
CERTAINLY SOME SWIMMING, took a keen interest in the boxing. hold at Murray Barracks and. truly been all over the world, sa country. Other
Takaishi, the Japanese swim-After staying for the better part investigations,kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., that British Guiana knows him having in view the encourage-Peking in the interests of the two world's records at the V.R.C. of an hour he left for Repulse
In Hongkong, leaves to-day for ming captain, went very near in its sugar cane fields as much ment of good Chinese emigration Company. Mons, Lainol has just Baths last evening wheni Bay,
& as Malaya' does in its tin mines. into North Borneo, were made received the news that his brother, meeting which might be termed high standard always attained by The boxing was well up to the But in this consideration of the during last year by Mr. Lo Shun-Mons. George Lainel, who is an an international acquatic carnival the Surreys, and one or two
Officer of the Legion d'Honneur, was hold. Spocially clocked over newcomers Chinese labourer as a whole, it is wing on behalf of certain Chinese has been appointed Chef de fifty yards in the team race really good exbibitions. Pto, to the ring gavo at times difficult to look upon gentlemen in this Colony, and a Cabinet of the Secretariat de which his side won by over Bristowe, the Iqterport footballer, him as more than the hired man: full and interesting report was
Busaigh Technique et Beaux half the bath, Takaishi registered was in the ring for the first time Arts in Paris. the industrious coolis who is drawn up, after his return, and
24 1/5th seconds, which is a engaged for a definite period of has been sent to the Borneo
rocord for the bath likely to to my knowledge, and, sailing in RUBBER SHARES..
miniature cyclone, his exist for some time, and which, opponent, evinced little interest exile, and is destined to return to Government. Perhaps the rosult
campared with the world's record his homeland eventually, perhaps will be to obtain the desired as follows: We have received Weissmuller (the 50 yards record contests are held in connection Messrs. Carroll Bros, write us of 52. 3/5th over the 100 yards by the further proceedings after one minute had elapsed. The affluent, possibly no better off immigrants from the Now
is not available), shows up pretty a cable from Singapore advising than when he left hie little native Territory
elsewhere; us that price of rubber is now 95 favourably. The two hundred with the Montague Bates Cup village, often enough broken though the villagers' reluctance cents por ib., but the price of yards record for the bath went detaile of which were given in
theso columns yesterday. down in health and a pauperto
shares has not in consequence phut in similar fashion. Takaishi loave their homes speake dropped very much. In fact on was racing over the full distance, ropatriated to ond his days volumes for the fair treatment several stocks we notice that while May and Lyon represent- among his homefolk, a sad ox-and peacefulness that they are rates bave advanced a little. Our ing the V. R. O. did one hundred ample of one who has tried and able to enjoy here under British Lunnas have declared an interim
us that yards oach. The popular Japanese friends also advise failed." China must for a vary jurisdiction, in strong contrast Dividend of five per cont." long time remain the recruiting to conditions over the border. ground for this abundant labour,
trade with the
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SURREYS BOXING.
INTER-PLATOON TOURNAMENT.
like B
MULTUM IN FARVO, What does it signify when your ear burns, Jimmie 7.
(12) in the third round. Pto. Hatt (6) was knocked out by Pto." Bristowe (3) in the first round. Pto: Parsons (2) in the first- round ko. Pto. Read (19). Pte. Bonner (14) was knocked. the hopes of rising above the "If wishes were horses, beggars That, of course, would mean much
The first series of the pre-out in the first round by L. O much harder lot of the average,
would ride." So runs the old more than one apiece for those liminary bouts in the Surroys Leavy Pte. Ballard (R.S.). adago, which did not foresee the able to use them. Such a prospect inter-platoon tournament for the defeated Pte. Holts (11); villager in this region of misrule. day of the motor-car. Modern seems unbelievable, even though "Montague Batos" Cup Nevertheless, one must nowa- achievements are turning wishes these figure-jugglers produce decided last evening and resulted
into more than horses, for we road charts to say the time must come as follows: days visualise the Chinese em that one motor-car to every family There is one question, however,
Bantamweights.-Pte. Foster igrant more as a potential settlor has already been reached in many that occurs to us in this connec-(R.S.) Boat Pto. Hawkoy (2) in the countries to the south, American States. In California, tion, and that is where are the Drummer Simpson (D. and 8.) with one car to every threo por roads to be found on which to run whore he is increasingly taking sone, that ratio has even been all these cars? But we suppose his whole family and literally bis exceeded. Statisticians are now that road accommodation will household gods.
looking to the period, only a few somehow keep pace with the year ahead, "they say, when the demands made upon it, just as it Those who have been in touch Americans will have one car has in Hongkong, to take a very with some of the old domestic aploco-that is, one for each per homely example.
dafoated Pte. Blake (3),
word
Featherweights. Pto. Ward (?) defeated Pte. Satterley (10), and te. Holcombo (12) had a walk over from Pto. Banfield.
Lightweights, Pte. William son (1) knocked out Opl. Wilson
Welterweights Sgt. Nolan (7) defeated Pte. Harris (2) on points. Pier Mann (1) beat Pte. Gaskin (10). Pte. Pooley (3) knocked out Cpl. Robbins (15) in the 3rd round. Middleweights-Pto. Eaton (3). knocked out Pte. Miles (7) Id: the second round. Y YAMASHITAS
Light Heavyweights. Pla.. Stiles (10) knocked out Pto. Whit marsh (6) In the second round.“
The tournament continubs this evening.