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THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1928.
VOLUNTEER AQUATIC GREAT SECRETS OF
SPORTS.
ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME OF EVENTS.
THE PAST.
SCIENCE UNVEILS LIFE OF CENTURIES AGO.
SCALE OF BEING.
HOW JAPAN VIEWS MANCHURIA.
(Continued from Paga 1.), studying present-day conditions in China, one must not overlook the Influence of the Soviet and the Third Internationale. This is all the more so, according to him, if one! studied the various movements In China since the Washington Con- ference which somehow or another strangely coinoided with the
An attractive and somewhat unusual programme has been drawn up for the. H.K.V.D.C. aquatic sports to be held at the Scientiile circles are quick to V.R.C. Bath to-night, the organi-recognise that Prof. Si Edge- sers having been rewarded by a worth David, the Cardiff boy who has won a world-known name by strong entry list.
long years of deep research work seeping of Bolshevik Influenco in Australia, has now unveiled into China. He dwelt in de undreamt-of phase of the fast
tail: on the manner in Six hundred million yenis is the period stated to have clapsed wich the Third Internationale since the prawn-like creatures works, and said that there was lived whose remains the Professor not the slightest doubt that there has collected into a new early were most intimate connexions be chapter of the romance of Evolu-ween the Third Internationale and the Moscow Government, especially when one closely studied the
Much interest will be taken in the frat event scheduled, a four lengthe race in which the com- petitors will be limited to certain styles over each length, while an exciting contest is expected in the inter-Company team race.
The sports will close with a water polo match between the Volunteers and the K.O.S.B., after tion. which there will be dancing to the And all those years are but a atrains of the Lyric Orchestra..comparatively modern era of the "world revolution" programme of
The programme of events ia as sum of the history of life upon the Third Internationale,
follows:
100 Yards, Four Styles,
entries).
50 Yards, Blindfold, (19 tries)..
60 Yards, Free Style. (12 Iries).
earth (days, the new Science). (18A Reuter message from Sydney,
en-
Nomination Race (17 entries), High Diving, (9_entries). Inter-Company Team Race teams).
Water Polo Match.
3rd Internationale in Chinese.
"The Nationalist Government's.
N.S.W., reports the receipt of the on-Royal Geographical Society's con-repudiation of the so-called un-
gratulations to the
famous equal treaties and foreign debts, geologist, Professor Sir Edge- the movements against "foroign worth David, on his discovery of imperialism"-these are nothing "pre-Cambrian" fossils in South but the programme of the Third translated into Austraila which are judged to be Internationale (6600 millions of years old (as re- Chinese," he said, and added that ported in The Daily Chronicle the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen made a on July 14.last).
grave mistake when he accepted Up to the present 'summer communist aid to carry out the acfentista had vainly wondered revolution. what form Hfe and taken in the Mr. Honda then delivered a few fantastically remote
more back-handed slaps at the politicni ages
parties of Japan, declaring that, unfortunately, they were headed by mon "who had the interests of their party more at heart than those of the nation." ·
The sports start at 9 p.m., and at the close Miss Poggy Bird is to distribute the prizes.
PING PONG LEAGUE.
SENIOR DIVISION MATCH.
A large erowd witnessed the hard struggle between the South
than 500,000,000 years ago.
Professor David was brushing up his knowledge of South Aus- tralian geology in anticipation of rewriting a chapter in his book on the geology of Australia.
Cambrian life.
The policy of the present. Tannka Cabinet ho characterized as "blind
POPULAR JUVENILE DANCERS.
Another photograph of the popular young eccentric dancers, Miss Cherie Valentine and Miss Tomasita Birdwell, who are appearing at the Qucan's Theatre, where their sories
of new dances is proving a great auccess,
MARSHAL FENG'S NEW ALLEGED KIDNAPPERS
POST.
ON TRIAL.
One can guess how astonished he was to find traces of this pre-and unsteady," while he thought
(Continued from Page 1.) the "negative" policy of the Op- position was equally to be con-latter becomes Minister of Fin- Bemned. He expressed relief,
China A.A. and the Wah Yun O.B.U. when the teams met for the first
■time last evening at the premises of the Chinese Cathelle Society. In spite of the fact that the Wah Yan G.B.U. team included the ging Stupendous effort with
He had a very definite oprush of emotion, he confesses,
Ile is 70 years old, and it is a life of something to crown
П
SESSIONS CASE STILL CONTINUING.
The kidnapping case, in which however, that the Selyukal (Gov-ance. There can be no question ernment) party and the Minseito but that the acceptance of his pro-Tan wai-chuen, Tam Afci, Tam gramme by the Fifth Plenary dis (Opposition) party were, although Session strengthened his position Cheung, and Tam Kar-shiu, are pong champion and runner-up of covery for which palatontologists, late, now agreed on the importance considerably and, since his return indicted for kidnapping a Chinese Canton, as well as the local cham-geologists and evolutionists have of safeguarding Japan's legitimate to Shanghat, he has given no in-fisherman named Ng Chau, and rights and interests in Manchuria; pion, Ng Tai-ping, the South China been hanting for so long. A.A. held the lead from the very portant (adds Reuter's message), manner in which China secka to learned that he intends to remain Sessions this morning before the This discovery is intensely im-and in respect to the autocratic dention of leaving his post. From forcibly detaining him for ranson,
sources close to him, it has been was continued at the Criminali beginning until 11. p.m., when the
The statement that life existed abrogate the Sino-Japanese treaty Minister of Finance as long as it Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan). match had to be stopped.
600,000,000 years ago-in a form of commerce and navigation.
As mutually agreed upon before. hand, however, the remaining games will be played off some time before the end of the present Lengue, and judging by the results already attained, the South China team have every probability of maintaining the lead.
The local champion, although in his best form, found it no easy task to score, and to his match against the South Chinn Captain, he had to content himself with only one game in the set.
ji
already
so complex that it was nine-tenths of the way from zero, the birth of life-may not im-1 press the man in the street; but he ought to be interested.
Tree of Life.
sent the life-column (the develop
is possible to put his programme A Fretful Child.
into effect, but that should he not be able to continue, he will not "China is a fretful child," he accept any other position. said, "and there is no use trying
to argue with her on the basis of The Kwangsi faction are taking
ג
our It
It is alleged that the prisoners abducted Ng Chau at about four o'clock on the morning of May 14, while he was fishing at Lung Kau Tan Harbour, and demanded $800 ransom. The accused were even-
Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is pro-
"Look at it this way. If one the fundamental principles of a non possumus attitude toward tually arrested in Macao.
international law or of treaty Nanking and toward all the pro- draws a line 10ft. long to repre-stipulations. No results will be pose changes. They simply secuting for the Crown, while Mr. No nttontian to them. Hin-Shing Lo, Instructed by Mr. is known that they are. I. Loseby, is defending. ment of life on this earth), one obtained by merely arguing. It pay
the whole proce- This morning's hearing was do would plot the period at which might have been better if Professor David's sandworms and Foreign Office had a bigger and ridiculing crayfishes lived and breathed, and botter heart and told Nanking dure at the Fifth Plenary Ses-voted to cross-examination, by de- led their complex lives, at a point Well, let us forget all about the sion and that they are taking steps fending counsel, of Ng Chau's une foot from the top-end, which various interpretations to this or still further to make "independent" brother who, after seeing Ng Chinu
that for the present and let us go the areas which they control. in the hands of the pirates, bound" top-end is this moment in 1928.
conclude another General Pei Chung-hsi fa return and gagged, reported the matter The Canton champion, Wong! "To show where the earllest ahead and
to the police.." ing to Hankow for this purpose. treaty.' Mo-ping, hyd great. Hiculty in man of which Science has a re-
Witness was questioned about Referring to the subject of "dan-
The Pivot of the Situation. maintaining his usual form against cord-the Piltdown man of 250,-
the time when he was informed of Wong Tung-ho and Ko Yan-000 years ago-appeared, one Rerous thoughts" in Japan, Mr.
Marshal Feng's plans are the the abduction by Ng Chau's wife, cheong of South China A.A, as on would not be able to make a mark Honda said that Japan's problems
in this respect must be studied in Pivot of the entire situation. Hehe time when he went to Ling both occasions all the games went visible to the eye. in favour of his opponents. All
"For that mark should be only the light of the programme of the was supposed to come to Shanghai Ting Island where he saw his an inch Thind Internationale. The plan of to-day, but his apparently changed brother and the prisoners, and the matches, however, were very one two-hundredth of keenly contested, each individual from the end of the line, the point the Government to aet police his mind and gone to Anhui, It is the time when he reported tho officers, to supervise the thoughts now certain that he intends to re-matter to the Hongkong Water point being keenly fought for. on which man now stands.
of the nation was treated by him main in the vicinity of Nanking, Police.
Mr. La endeavoured to show with ridicule, "Our police officers which makes that city the head- can't tell a Jew from a Russian quarters of the Kuominchun, for that the witness could not have and what then can be expected of Marshal Feng carried his head been at certain places at the them?"
quarters, with him. His is the times he said he was. IIo thought that the authorities, only army which can be left at a The case is proceeding.
LAWN TENNIS.
HONG DOUBLES DRAWING
#TO A CLOSE.
Comparatively Modern Man."
"It would be even more difficult to mark the period at which the Australian aboriginal from Asia.
crossed
"That was about 30,000 years age, On the 10-ft. scale, 30,000 years would represent about three five-thousandths of an inch."
This new world of fossil fauna bles had been reached, the first semi-will, Sir E. David is sure, provide final match being decided yesterday palaeontologists
with material afternoon when W. D. Fiddes Wilson
The final of the annual Hong Dow
and R. Gordon of Messrs. Jardine sufficient to absorb them for the Matheson and Co. Ltd., bent Rev. next hundred years.
Alexander and Lieut. Col. Wyatt by
8-0, 0-3, 8:0. G. W. Sewell and H.
Owen Hughes reached the semi-final
by boating T. D. E. Pendered and E.
D. Lawrence by 0-3, 0-2.
League Games,
In the last League match of the First Division, the University beat the Craigengower by 66 games ta 44, the Happy Valley team thus finishing at the bottom of the league. The Pok fulam players, who had only scored one victory, are now fourth, by virtud of a better games average.
Third Division.
RETURN OF 2,500 NATIVES.
"JUBILEE ANGOSY TO BONNIE SCOTLAND."
and
from its communder without the danger of a mutiny,
here, in order to tackle the distance "thought problem," should take page out of Great Britain's book!
It is of the utmost political im- and he suggested the employing of export British detectives for work portance to realize that the sug- of this kind. "I have noticed," be gestion that the branch political said, "that the English are the best council should be abolished came equipped and trained for work from him and that he expressed along these lines."-N. C. Daily considerable annoyance that this News,
measure was postponed to January 1. Apparently, he wants power, now, concentrated In Nan- king.-N. C. Daily News.
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CHEMISTS'
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COMPELLED TO COMPETE WITH HAIRDRESSERS.
The troubles of the retall chemist were discussed at the British Pharmaceutical Confer- ence at Cheltenham recently.
Mr. E. Neville Peck, Cambridge, said:
оп
In a small country town Я chemist must have knowledge of With the tartans fluttering, and
and carry a stock of all sorts of » to the skirt of the bagpipes, 2,500 Canadian Scots
Laura La Plante and Glenn M.V. Romo (D. and Co.) sailed commodities, many of which are American and
unknown except in name to were welcomed home to Scotland Tryon are playing opposite each from Karachi on the 23rd inst, and chemists in suburban districts. recently.
other in "Tanks for the Buggy is expected here on the 18th Sept. He is looked to for advice This large contingent of return- Ride," the feature attraction in M.V. Romolo (D. and Co.) Bail- ed exiles arrived in the Clyde of the current programme of the ed from Shanghal on the 23rd inst.questions which only have the Greenock on board the Anchor Queen's Theatre.
Opinion is and is due here on Sunday, the remotest connexion with phar- macy and which often require The Chinese R.C. "A" easily beat; Line Steamers Caledonia
knowledge of agriculture,
hor- this is one of the best comedies S.S. Dacre Castle (D. and Co.) the Y.M.C.A. in the Third Division Transylvania just after sunset, and generally agreed on the point that 26th inst. and have now only their "B" team to when the glow of the sun was still shown here, and certainly the best safled from Honolulu on the 16th culture, and veterinary science. To make even a' modest living play. This match has been fixed for on the Argyllshire hills,
in which Glenn Tryon has played. Aug, and is due in Manila on the he has to compete with hair- Saturday and should the “A” win the The liners were' met some dis-
The famous juvenile dancers, 6th Sept Causeway Bay team will have won the tance down the Firth of Clyde by Miss Cherie Valentine and Miss M.V. Toledo (D. and Co.) sailed dressers, grocers, and the fancy three Leagues for the third year in pleasure steamer from Helensburgh Tomasita Birdwell, are again ap-from Norfolk on the 29th July and goods merchants, or to take up some semi-scientifle line such as Ruccession.
with a large company on board, The score against the Y.M.C.A. was who welcomed the visitors with pearing at the 9.20 performance, is due in Hongkong on the 24th optics or photography.
They are a never-falling "draw." It Sept.
Mr. A. E. Thorpe, Manchester, 73 games to 20.
cheers, the singing of Scotch songs is noted that the Items given to- M.V. Toronto (1), nrid Co.)' safl-sald the pharmacist was now left Worthington Wins Close Contest, and the playing of the bagpipes.
night and to-morow constitute In the Homeland. Paymaster Lieut.-Commander, R. E.
These overseas, Scots, who complete third series of dances,ed from Norfolk on the 14th Aug..to stand behind the counter and patent medicinea. "We should Worthington, champion of the Navy,
throw out all patent medicines," defeated N. Field by 10.8, 6-8 in comprise people of all ages, will with the exception of the "Black and I due in Hongkong on the very old-fashionedly to hand out in deference to a popular demand.
he said. "If the grocer wants singles Anal of the Inwn tennis tournagend six or eight weeks in the Bottom" which has been inserted 10th Oct.
lpmeland.
The visit has been arranged by
ment at Winchester.
II. D. O'Callaghan, had little diflexity
in defeating the Oxford "blue" J. W Olmsted, in the final of the men's singles in the Hereford tournament by 0-3, 6-3.
I
The engagement is 'announced
A report has been made to the them let him have them. That fa O'Callaghan Still Champion, order of the Scottish Clans, a Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of police that a Chinese woman while the only way we enn get back to The Army champlon, Captain C. Federation of Caledonian societies, Hongkong, who is at present in performing a religious pilgrimage professional pharmacy."
and other Scottish organisations England on leave, delivered a short to Castle Peak, yesterday, was at- whose memberships extend from address on "Hongkong" on July tacked on the main road near Tai
amil between Lieut. Kenneth Wales, the Atlantic to the Pacifle Ocean 20 to the members of the Com-Lan Chung by three men and from the far northern wastes mittee of the Empire Parliamentary robbed of a sum of $80. Three Beard, R.N,, and Margaret Elise, of Canada to the Mexican border | Association, who aro specially girls who were accompanying the Gughter of Lieut.-Col. Bird, D.8.0., of the United States.
BLudying the affairs of the woman ran away. The robbers, fund Mrs. Bird, of Hongkong. This is the jubilea year, of the Colonies. Mr. Eugene Rumsden who had apparently followed them At a sale of Cupe Triangulars, Order of the Clans, and the present was in the chair, and at the con-all the way from Laichikok, made held by Messrs. Harmer and trip, which is the largest that has clusion of the address. several good their escapo. Rooke, £105 was obtained for a yet been organised, in designated questions were put to Sir Cecil pair of the 1855 4d, blue stamps, "The jubilee argosy to Bonnie Clementi by members of both
Scotland."
Hours of Parliament. used with a bisected copy as 10d.
For 37 years Professor of Mathematics in the University College and the University. of Two Chinese cases of typhoid Liverpool, Mr. Frank Stanton feyer were notified yesterday. Carey has died, aged 68,