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Looking at the situation as it pro acutod itself to his mind to-day, Dean Inar has come to the conclusion that in England at any rate the twentieth century is the spendthrift heir of the nineteenth The working man seems to have resolved to make | himself comfortablo by taxing capital, in plain terms, by looting the accum-
ulations of Queen VICTORIA's reign and living on the rates and taxes. He thought he would have a short life and a merry one, and his children's teath, if they bad any, would be set on edge But in England the conditions were almost" ideally unfavourable for those who hoped to see a huge population with high wages and short hours. The soil would not support them, and when they ceased to outwork and undersell other nations, there was nothing before the working classes except to emigrate or starve.
Of course this outspokenness on the park of a high ecclesiastic has brought forth much criticism, but Dean INGE is not to be driven from his position. He says he knows it is easier to drift with the stream dead dog can do that but to steer one's own course 10.18.--Extraordinary Meeting of China against the current is more difficult
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General Memoranda.
THURSDAY, December 28 -
FRIDAY, December 20. 9p.ni-Dock Dance.
OKRISTMAS IN HONGKONG.
"A Day of Quiet Festival.
Christmas-day in Hongkong dawned: forgy and raw, with a low temperature and the mist far down the billsides, but as the day wore on things brightared considerably and the afternoon was brilliant with sunt shine. The north-westerly galo which whitaned the tope of the wares in the harbour during the forenoon also died
down and the orening glow which turns the Kowloon hills into a picture of deep. purplus and Byzantin rods redested scono of perfect calm.
SPORTING
League Cricket.
CRAMIENZOWER 1, K.O.P.LE ~
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28 1911.
Balla. Mins. Runs Wkta,
138
Later om Matthew
158
Kylo Bromo
150
The F.O.T.L.I met Craigongawar on Armstrong 66 Saturday afternoon when the military were deleted. The scoren werk 2---
L. Cul Dorpsoy, Vircash, Taylor... 47
to. Clegg, J. Braga, b Taylor Cpl. Priestland, & spook, b Lest
b Taylor
Le Cpl. Hockhurst, e and b Taylor Pte. Darling, o E. Braga, b Lammert 0. Sgt. Knight, e E. Braga, 5 Lamart Pte. Hall, 5 Tayler... Pts. Lightfoot, b Lammert... Pte. Thompson, not out Pte. Tate, Noris, b. Tayler
Extras
The ships were decoated, the men of war in particular duplaying much ever. green at the top and ouds of tapering- masts and yards. The churches all draw large congregations, not a seat boing vacant in St. John's Cathedral, where Bishop
Braga, J. Lander preached. The decorations at Eb Jotra's, St. Fetor's, St. Andrew's, in the Pasconfi... Roman Catholia Churches, the Uni | Tayler Church, eta, or very chaste and appro Lammert... priate to the season, while the services themselves were redolent of Christmas. And in the evening hospitality reigned supreme for Christmas is pro-sincably the festival of the well-spwend board and baring hearth fire."
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Total...
HOWLING ANALYSIS.
2.-13.1
... 11 CRAIGENGOWET
==
A
VICTORIA.First Innings Koralang, b Flitch
JA Saltz, b Footer V-8 Ranafort, bear D, Smil h, b.Douglas
F. Laver, a Flitch, b Donglas
7.
EDWARDS CURO; “Alagander up, D, Cooper,“
ChoquE SINGERS COMPETITION--G. Edwards; rannor up. G. E. Hasto..
Mrs. Edwards was the recipient af. Plovely hʊuqueh at the hands of Mr. I
Barvoy while the donor of the prizes ware. cordially thanked by Mr. W, Russell.
Football
Two League matches were played on
We Armstrong, & Smith, b Douglas 0 Saturday, the Royal Engineers overcoming
T. Mattheww, & Bitcharely
N. Br, Smith, b Douglas
W. Carkeek, b. Hitch
T. Macrow, a Rhodes, bHitch
с
J. Kyle, not out
... 10
Extre
11
Tucal...
.31
27
Fall of Wicketa: 27. 76–180, 240, 210, .....113251, 251, 284–574.
B
It'
R
W.
w. Foster
18
Douglas
1105
13
Fitob...
60
Hear
0
13
Woolley 30 #28
Iremonger... 00
20 0 Douglas, bowled 1 wide, Hearne 1 no 5ball, and Hitch 1 no-ball"
J. D. Noria, b Dempery... L.A. Rowe, Knight, & Dempsey G. A. Hancock, e Hall, b Benshurst J. T. Brags, e Hall, & Backhurit...
A. Carvalho, not out... H. H. Taylor, b Dempsey... -I-Bog 1.b. Priestland.
L E. Lammiert, nos out...
did not bat
Extras
T
94
-ENGLAND.-Second Innings
J.B. Hobbs c Matthews, Armstrong 88 4S. P. Kinner, Jbwab Larer...
W. R. Rhodes, lbw, b Armstrong
os F. J. Smith, byle be
A very enjoyable social evening way. H. Virensh held at the Club de Recrvio, Kowloon, on H. Bas Christmas ovo. Over thirty couples were R. Pestonji present and dancing was indulged in until the small hours of the morning of Christmas Day. Supper sa partaken of and a very happy time was spent which was due to the assidiousness of the president, Mr.Ross-Pereira, Mr J. I. V dis. Remedios and a large and hardworking visitors to Hongkong on Saturday after
Christmas at the Charchos.
He holds that the prescut popular cult of Democracy is nothing but a fetish, and a very silly one at that, ingon mittee. that the mere counting of heads is held to outweigh mental, intellectual and physical attainments. Again modern humanitarianism marked ou one side mal progress, but it had a soft and HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1911. fiabby'side. The horror of taking life
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LIVING ON RATES AND TAXES
upder any circumstances seemed to | hiar unnatural, and probably only temporary. He thought the State of the future would take life mercifully, but more freely than it did new.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
**Whimsical Walker," one of the most famous of circus clowne, has decided to retiro. He started at the age of eight as an apprentice in Pablo Franque's travelling citas. He bought Jambo for Barnum, and states that the famous elephant, which cost £300, earned £540,000 from first to
Last.
Christmas was duly celebrated at the soyaml churches, there being largo cougro. gations nt nach of the services. At St John's Cathedral on Christmas morning Bishop Lander was the preacher nad dwelt on the message of Christmas. The collee tion was on behalf of the Diocesan Girl's School and Orphanage.
At St Peter's, the Fenk Church and S
dron's Kowloon, special services were
held.
The Unica. Church, and the Wesleyan.
-Total (for 6 wkts.)....190
Friendly.
Hoxoxoxo ..GOLF CLUB.
The 'Golf Club representatives were
་་་
J. WHitch, barmstrong..
J.
a. P. Mead, b Laver...
1. Hearne, cand b Later.......
F. R. Foster,
-
Armstrong ...
F. E. Woolley, b Macrow...
J. W. H. T.. Douglas, not o
J. Iremonger, b Mscraw
Extras...
Total
19
the Hongkong Club by 3 goals to ni and Naval Yard defeating R. G. A. 'by' goals to 2
1
With the defeat of the Hongkong Club, the K, O.-E. L. I, are now assured, of the championship.
The Turf.
Wooton benda the winning fat" of "the"" season with 187 firsts and a percentage of 23.60. Trigg comes next with 111 wins, and a percentage of 15.12, then Maher with 90 wlas, and 22.65. Loril Derby ` was- £43.083 in stakes during the season, ai J. B. Joel £34,634,"
AT THE MAGISTRACY,
Two amited beggars, who have boar 13pastoring people in Heuskeng for a long tima past, arme before Mr C. Dink Melbourne, at the Magistriey this morning. 15 and were sentençat to one month's ...imprisonment exch."
1
0
12
Largo Sergeant Willa arrested a mar ...234 for treeuy a hailee. It appears that an
Fall of wickets: 41, 164, 190, 206, 213 Indira living in Austin Road, Kowicop, 534, 934.
Laver...
Macrow
Matthews...
BOWLING,
114.12
041 30 54
25
I
Brown
3
Armstrong
1629 56
... £5
10
noon when the home team obtained an easy win. The cores were GOLF CLUB. Clapham, a Hancock, b Donnelly..... Sutherland, b Fowler... Addiron, Donnelly Bird, 5 Donnelly Wood, e Hadcock, Crawford, b Pearce. Bagnall, e Atkinson, b Elowitson Hutchinson, e Donnelly, Pearce Wells, not cat... Tellie, e Pearce, b Howitson... *** Dashwood, e Brawu, b Hewitsou...
Extras...
Oburch, Wanchai, also participated in the Donnelly d great festival and at each of these places of Fowler
worship special. sermons were preached.
Amongst the Roman catholic churches oloight mass was celebrated. The con
late conception was unusually large end the sacred odifoe was gaily decorated. Bishop Pozzoni, assisted by the full clergy, officiated at High Bass, while Father Lynch pronched an able sermon.
At the Rosary Church, Kowloon, mid- night mass was also celebrated. The church was crowded, mun guxone pouple drivkry sweet,
NEWS OF THE DAY,
M. Henri, a resident in the Philippines of 45 years' standing, and agent there of the B. M. Company, has died in Manila.
Hewitson
Pestonji
b-Fowler...
Total
***
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
D.
... 3.7
HONGKONG CLUB,
Rev. Hewitson, ..., b.Bird
Pearce e Dashwood, b Bazuall 31aas, e Crawford, b Addison Staveley b Bird Phelips, not out
Fowler, e Dashwood by Bagnall Atkinson, st. Dashwood, b Bird
Extras
Bird Bagnall Hutchison Addison.....
Six wickets for
DOWIY
A
Cricket.
417
*****
Kyle.... in 194
Macrow howled 1 no ball.
Viczona.- Sscond Innings.
18 A. Seiz, b Dougla
81
B. Kortlang, thrown out by Hobbe
V. S. Ransford, o Foster, b Irontonger
D. Smith, run out
b
W. W.. Armstrong, Irem Pr........
Matthers, b Dooglan
N. Brown, b Fonter
F. Zaver, b Douglan
J. Kyla, ron out ...
W. Carkeek, lbw, Douglas
T. Macrow, not out...
Extra...
Total....
gave him a number of mineral water. | bottles to go to a shop in Yaumati sad take- back the deposit money. The man is supposed to have got the monoy, amount- ing ba 85 and spent it Defendant was brought before Mr C. Dick Melbourne, # the Magistracy this morning and rew manded,
WEST RIVER REVOLVER ACCIDENT.
Foreigner Fatally Shot,
·A· regrotiable"accident occurred up the West River du Saturday evening but very
few particular are obtainable as ysb
11 beyond the bare fact that the accident
eccurred. It would appear that Mr. .223
Fall of wickets: 9, 15, 75, 103, 156, H. Blumenborg, of the asistia
B
።
179, 181, 209 210, 929.
ROWLING.
120
20 Iremonger..
28 Fostor
Dongins
70 Elitch
....171
0. Hearna
421
-480 K.
THE TRIANGULAR HATOKEN.
"The propisimpuh
Fan cricket matchon next season pe vides that the Australians will take part in 38 matches, commencing at Nottingham
2.on May 6
Test matches will be played as follows;
AUSTRALIA Y. NOUTH AFRIČA,"
at Manchester, May 27,
At Lords, July 15
At Nottingham, Augnat 5.7
AUSTRALIA.V. ENGLAND,
At Lorda, June 24.
At Manchester, Joly 29.
Petroleum Co., and the Bag Boutonaný of H. M. S. Robin wars examining revolver after dimer when it went of without any warning. The ballet is said to have antered, Mr Humenberg's pock and he died almost immediately. Neither person apparently knew that the revolver was loaded. The lieutenant was greske by distressed and immedinkaly reported Tax matter to the British Consul General whe communicated with Hongkong.
REVIEW.
Flour the River, by MzYazn Ray-
Mozas. London; G. Ball & Sous.
A mystical tale of a lonely Welsh oplani farm, told in the language of the present day, though soothe to say it is difficult to give it any preciso time either in this or the past century Practically only three The Australian toem will also play matOwen, the owner of the farm; Lowrie, characters are introduced. Man (or Lilys) ohas againsh all the chief counties, unl
the
At the Oral, Angust 19.
varsities, Scotland, the Marylebone C.. and South Wales
the orphan son of a dear dead friend
e love-child of her daughter and Marvin,
The newly appointed Dean of St. There is much of controversial Paul's is evidently a man, not afraid cluraeter in these statements we to speak out and thereafter stand by admit, but nevertheless it is well that bis convictions. DR. INGE, in a day such a man as Denn INGE has given when the great majority of churchmen utterance to them. The future will are coquetting with socialism and decide whether he or his op-gregation at the Cathedral of the linac making frantic efforts to win the ear of ponents are the more correct in their the working man, comes out plumpsjuopsis, but at any rate most people and straight with utterances which will agree that taking all things into rai quite contrary to those more consideration we are living in a most generally popular with his reverend dull and uninspiring age, following Brethren. He declines to flatter upon one of the most remarkable in democracy or look upon it as the the history of civilization. last and applest phaenon Conero recently on "The Co-operation of the Church with the Spirit of the Age,
H.K.C.C.. UNITED SERVICEA, he said he discovered all round him
This Annual Christmastide match, played signs of exhaustion. The race spirit
on the H.K.C,C's, ground, was commenced after an exbusting spurt in the
Two Chiness schoolboys had sa argu-morning. At close of play yesterday the yesterday and resumed at '10 o'clock this latter half of the nineteenth century
ment sear the Chinese Recreation ground Services and dismissed the home claven for was resting on its oara. The results
after they left school on Sunday. The 163, of which Hancock made 60 not out; of the great discoveries remained, but
argument, which was, about revolutionary and were a hundred odd up for none, Capt.
river runs through the farm of Mass-ye the creeds and philosophies which
Garnedd-the field of stone and into the matters, developed into something more. D. Crawford and Loc. Corp. Dempsey Some interesting trials have just been acrions, for one is alleged to have taken out this morning these two batsmen continued being at the wicketa. On resuming play
lonely lives of the women Tit enters very were built upon them were crumbling.carried" out on a submarino, built by his pocket knife and slashed the other to make a stand and piled up a good
greatly. Thrown ao upon themselves, 3fesara Vickers, in "the Irish Sen, off the across the throat. The injured boy 120, Dempsey 68. The Bervices were
living as they do apart from the world, score between them: Capt. Crawford
they make it their confidant, and strange port of Barrow. A quick-firing gun is taken to hospital while no arrest has yet all out for the Dean, the tettering of the great mounted in the submarino hatchway been made.
The close of the season in connection are the thoughts which it gives rise to in the half past with Kowloon Bowling Club took place on up, a spoilt,
hearts of both. Merven, when he grow industrial fabric of the nineteenth The hatch-cover opras, and the gan comes
twelve, when the Club commenced
headstrong, wask-willed their accond innings, A. C. E. Ehrough Sunday afternoon when members were domineering tyrant wishes to go out century dominated all other issues into view, and after firing soreml rounds
and M. M. Maas going out first. The "at home" to their friends. The finals for both women idolise. him He comes The New South Wales Legislative score
and see the world, and he gets his way, kicks out Under the old régime of status, which
of sight again.
at the tifin interval was 19, three competitions were also decided bad cropper, however, and has to undera Assembly on November. 18 agreed to Mr Elborough 1, Mans 4, Extens 5.. was subverted by the industrial move-
There was a large attendance. In the the experiences of the Prodigal Son. Bab At a recent mesting of the Manchester Menghor's motion as to the desirability of ment of the nineteenth century, comain is abusing her agreement with Great other State Governments regarding the M. M: Mans, c Whitehead, b White ...
Chamber of Commerce it was declared that conferring with the Commonwealth and the GE Gaborough, danasheim, Ward D. Keith by 21 to 6; G. R. Edwards beat Garaodd, where though Mam Owes La T. B. Pearce, Hughes b White...... 33 championship competition & Ramsay beat unworthy though he be, he is picked ou petition was never very keen, and at Britain ia, regard to Fersis, and a motion holding of an international exhibition at R. O. Eutchison, b
8. Gray by 21 to 10 for the President's tent, he finds Lowrie, waiting for him. first the new individualistic industrial was passed calling upon the Government to Sydney, involving an outlay of £100,000,
***prizo, and C. Alexander beat D. Cooper by His reward, we think, is much out of pro- ism seemed only to stimulate a insist upon Russia withdrawing her demand to provide an opportunity for bringing the.
1921 to 20 in the Edwards' cup competition, portion to his deserts-but the spint of
the river in satisfied, bo we suppose it healthy rivalry which got out of each control would be likely to kill Lancashire's of the world. *****
to control the Parsian Government as auch potentialities of Australia noder the notice
Mr Edwards subsequently presented realy alright and the only possible ending the prizes as follows:-
of the story. man the best that was in him. But tra le with Persis.
CHAMPIONSHIP-A Ramsay; runner up, every system curried within itself the
D. Keith,
seeds of its own dissolution. Work!
spiritualised, and the speeding up of pictures of Their Majesties the King and of the force have not been realized, the Capt. B. D. Cmford, P.G..e Elbo
Queen; Mr B. C. Sewall, local, manager monotonous processes imposed an in- of the South British Insurance Co., for quality of the force has been vastly im Tough, b Thursfield,120 tolerable, atrain on the nerves of the wards a useful perpetual calendar: and of agents of the National Service League, E. O. Annaheim, P. N. Mass, b Elbo proved. Complaint is made of the action Ice Corp. Dempsey, Thursfield, b workers, the conditions of town life from the Oanks Shosen Kaisha comes da which favours compulsory military service
Children's Outfitting For the man in the street, continued
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:
Messrs Bradley and Co. bond' as wall eaʼundars advertising the Milkmaid brand of
Children's haut been dehumanized and de-condeurd milk, and bearing excellent
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elaborately got up wall calendar,
The annual report of Sir John Froach on the Territorial Forces in generally optimistic; and it is pointed out that it expectations as to the numerical strength
and has boca deliberately endeavouring to dissuade men from joining the Territorials.
Henry Beattie, the American mill
· Mrs.
ני
A
275
IX.C.G
Aanaheim,
E. A. Fowler, Lb.w. b'White
Hancock, not out
R. P. Thcryfeld, run out
E. O. Bird, a Ward, b Dempsey A. R. Sutherland, e Bagnall, b Dempsey 25 A. P. Dashwood, Bagnall... D. E. Donnelly, b Bagnali.
Extras
Total... UNITER #KEVICES.
Extras
...: 31
1
15
#273
EMOLAND VICTORIA, Below we give the detailed scores of the watch between England and Victoris, which resulted in a win for England by 49 Tuna:
rough, had ruined the physique of the labour-
Lt. Whitehead, RN. b Bird ing classes, and a progressive de-
Tho owners of the Oldhamia, a ship
Capt. H. K. Kughes, K.O.Y.LI
Hancock; b Fowler generation of the physical, mental, Japan, have recently published a pamphlet
destroyed by the Russians in the war with "
Capt. D. Clapham, R.G.A. c and b
Thundeld and moral character of the people wae setting forth the facts of the case, with all
Lt. Col. Hamilton, K.O.Y.II. cand taking place. The outlook was that the representations of the British having been found guilty of the murder of H. G. Bagnall, B.G.Ab Forlo
the necessary documents. It would appear fonaire, was electrocuted on Nor, th Bird
WA Hagger, 126 B.LE gloomy in the extreme. During the Foreign Office to the Russian Government his wife. The prisoner confessed to the A. G. White, 120 B.Lb Fowler VICTORIA THEATRE. last century they land collected a have proved futile. In a communication crime in the presence of two ministers Commd. Ward, It. N. not.out
population of 45,000,000 people once wrote The matter having been throughout the United States.
to the owners on November 8, the Foreign The trial excited enormous", "interest two small islands. That was done decided by the highest Russian tribunal, Beattie was abot in a ·molocar and while Englishmen were making and the Russian Government having declin- Beastie, who was also in the car, alleged 9.15 r.. to 11.16... England the workshop
of the ed to submit it to arbitration, no useful that a man had held up the car and shot FROM TO-NIGHT AND FOR A FEW world. Great Britain had enjoyed retary of State, be served by attempting to save her. The gun need, to kill the woman, ANOLAND,—LIRST INNINGU,
purpose would, in the opinion of the Sec. his wife, despite bis (Beattie's) struggles to certain exceptional advantage of re-open the case." There the matter rosta. however, was found on the road, having which they had made the fullest use,
It is not s pleasant thought for English-been jolted out of the automobile, and it
J. B. Hobbs, e Larer, b Matthews: 21 but some of these were passing away British Government is powerless to obtain
men, mys the L. and O, Express, that the war proved that the weapon belonged to W. B. Ithodes, lb, b. Lærer... .... ..... 28
Mr. 8. 2. Kinneír. c Kyle, bi Mazzowie inevitably, and others were being redress for an act of piracy committed en wantonly sicrificed. We were no « British, ship in the circumstances of the
barning of the Oldhamis. I
WHY NOT WAKE UP FEESH- ̈ longer the most favoured nation,
AND FITI geographically. Our coal supply was MUSCULAR RHEUMATISM. PINKLETS make all the difference be being exhausted with criminal reck worse than sacles to take My well dispel Comastigation, sarsalloumous
tween beginning the day badly or Lesarees,
and our labour was no longer chronic sheamatiem. All that le needed is gentle se Nature. For sixty come from medicines internally for macalar or prevent Holdaches. Tiny but thorough. very good, and was becoming exam. For me by all Chemists and Blaze Williams Medicina Con 14 Sachsen Four free application of Chamberlain's Pain Chemiste, or post Fres From The Dr tremely dear.
Ahangbal
NIGHTS ONLY MA
The Great Coloured Filmi
The Siege of Calais."--
Extrairdinary Bucción óf Miss LYNDA DAVIES
ELECTRICAL DANSKUSH
Monster Matison.en CHRISTMAS DAY. Magnificent Presents girou away,
"KÄTEN KES SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS,
Bantie.
J. W. Hearne, b Matthews
C. P. Mesd, a Carkeek, b Kyle
F. B. Foster, d'Armstrong, b LavET J. W. H. T. Dotzias (captain), not pub BJ. Smith D, Smith, Later J. Lemonger, ran out F. E. Woolley, and b. Matthews
Entra J.W.Bitch, ran out
Vall of wickets: 3, 41, 113, 159,
274, 260, 302, SUIS
di
Lawn Bowls.
CLOSE OF KLASON.
PRESIDENT'S PH-G. I. Edwards; runner up. S. Gray.
VICE PRESIDENTS Paize-GR.Edwards; runner up, S. Gray
TELEGRAMS OUT (handicap, competition)
Gay; runner, A Ramsey,
much
and returns to Maesy
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