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SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1919

PUPILS MUSICAL RECITAL,

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HONGKONG'S YOUTHFUL TALENT.

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DUC DE MONACO,

WEAT IS ITT

The St. Andrew's Hall was well The handsome design on page nine filled yesterday afternoon why the designed by Mr. Row, who is con pupils of Prat, B. Dunenberg gave sidered one of the cleverest com their 5th Annut Pianoforte Recital.mercial artists in the United States, Among thoso prissent were H.E. the is only another expression of Hon. Mr. Claud Severe, C.M.G. Champagne Duc de Monaco; the wine anal Mr. Justier Melbourne.

Te that made the Monte Carlo wine following was the programine: Scena de Balles.... Coleridge Taylor

Travellers in Europe who have Miss Marie Souza.

visited Monte Carlo should be greatly gratified to learn that Duc de Monaco Champagne is now obtainable in this Colony.

4) To a sleeping beauty

(5) Garlaßd Bunde

1

Forest Fantasies

Master George Bonil,

j) Proin the CH

thy Early Morning

"Son Blyks **

Carroll

.... Carroll

Miss Joyes Thornhill.

The Swallow?

Miss Marje Nolan. „On the lovec (Creole Skežzhi ·

Gurlich

C'eiric Lerent Miss Linn gela. Sopata (Puchetique) Boothwun

lat tevensoE) Miss Muy Fincher. Dai Polonaise in Celarp minor 3. d) Aeolian Harp Etude

sellers so famous.

VICTORIA THEATRE.

FREDONY STILL A BIG AT- TRACTION.

HONGKONG BILLIARD

CHAMPIONSHIP.

MR. E. K. LEUNG WINS IN

THE CHINA MAIL.

SAD DEATH OF YOUNG

OFFICER.

It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Captain J. S. Fuller of the Royal Field Artillery, from meningitis. The passing oc Curred at about 5-o'clock this mor

The funeral will take place from Wellington Barracks this evening, passing the Monument at 5 pm.

OPIUM SMUGGLERS.

Some rather startling revelations are made by the Shanghai corres pondent of The Times with regard to opium smuggling in China. This is being carried on to an extent that was certainly not realised by most people outside of that country. In

Keen interest by a big attendance was shown yesterday evening at the Victoria Recreation Club, when Mr. K. K. Leung and Sergt. H. Drum-ning at the Military Hospital. The this connection the correspondent merd, R.G.A. met to decide who deceased officer is only just over 23 makes serious allegations with regard would be the champion billiard player years of age and has a little over to the part played by Japanese in for the Colony for the year. Richi hree years service. Commissioned this business. He states that ever up to the end it was anybody's game, at the end of 1915 from Sandhurst, since Great Britain abolished and the betting money took turns in Captain Fuller' went to France, later the export of Indian opium to favour of each player many times. proceeding on further active service China the Japanese have been driv Although at the beginning Leang in Mesopotamia. From there he was ing a roaring trade in the drug, was the favourite. after the interval appointed to General Knox's Mission which they tranship at Kobe for it was level money on either.

ar Vladivostock. The deceased was Dalny and Tsingtao. According to Of the two players, Leung is per-awaiting passage to the North when a conservative estimate, the military at Tsingtao netted haps the more classy, his all round he was taken ill and after two weeks authorities the table cannons, and cannons which unremitting medical care and nur-£2,000,000 in imports on opium dur- require a lot of side were more than sing died. It is extremely hard aftering the first nine months of 1918. good. They were wonderful, and surviving the dangers and sickness Opium, it is added, is also extensive his game at first was a wide open of France and Mesopotamia to fall by cultivated in Koren, while recent- ly established factories at Formosa one. So was Drummond's, but to a victim to disease here. The popularity which the Fredony wards the end both players took very

Captain Fuller was a native of are doing big business exporting mor- Company have enjoyed during their few chances in the way of "leaving." Loughborough, Leicestershire. phia to China, principally through the stay here, has not fallen off in the During the last hundred Drummond

Japanese Post Office, which the Cus- slightest degree and last night's per went all out, and played more

toms are unable to touch. These formance was attended by as large difficult shots when he could have

are very categork al statements, to an audience as the previous ones scored easily, in order to get posi

which the attention of the Japanese have been. Each number received tion, which unfortunately for him.

Government may very well be. meritorous applause and the keenest Mr. Leung had. However, it was a

directed. In the meantime, we interest was taken in the rapid per ding-dong match and thoroughly

should be loath to assume that the formance of Mr. Fredony, whe creat enjoys ble from a spectator's point of

members of the Cabinet are cognisant "The way, the le

ed great amusement by his except view, and the large number of people

of the facts and officially connive at Peress ded Hogoionally clever impersonations in his who were there showed their appre

such, practices. If the allegations of one man playlet "The Man in theciation impartially.

Mr, C. Mclivaine Messer is appoint-this correspond at are true, we The Singing Class from the Diocesan Girls' School.

Clock Miss Tessie Turner,, who

ed custodian of Enemy property. trust the Tokyo Government will last made

night

her first!

Mr. S. H. Dodwell's appointment as take the necessary action to put an appearance, has quite a fascinating baulk, and for some time both Shewan is, gazetted. Also that their own subjects are concerned, Leung broke by giving a miss in Legistative Councillor in the place of end to a state of affairs, so far as manner and sings with expression. She surely deserves the title of players did not seem to be able to of Mr. C. G. Alabaster who was which, it continued, can only result ragtime girl, being able to put a song set down to it, and it was not elected to act during Mr. Pollock's in the greatest injury to China.

until they had been playing for twenty over with plenty of pep. Her pleas five minutes that the first hundred tenure as Attorney General. ing personality lends additional charm to her performance. At the conclu. was reached, which was done by Police Magistrate and Coroner, in sirn of her rollicking jazzy melodies Leung, the score being 105-79 in his addition to his other duties.

favour. Then came a period of Miss Turner was greeted with a very bad luck for Druminond, who flattering reception and surely will however hard he tried become quite a favourite with Hong- kong audiences.

The same programme will be repeated for two more nights and for Monday a complete change of Programme is announced.

Ms Lin Chenalloy

Tee-part Ronge

Concerto in A minor

Chopin

tiring

ilst movenant.) As Eleida Osmund. (Thus orchestra! „pult played on

second piano ay Prof. E. Dunenburg.

Gay *In Autumn "

by Waysid Rewers

4) Autumn enchantment

Autumn sketches

W. Q. Sith Miss Estare Gonell. () Victory Polonais. Chopin Gin The Last Hose of Sinauer ":"

Thuber

Ales May Cle

Charles Hetter

$1191 v

Miss Ele Ales,

Nactum miner

Chopiny

Mr. W"Tiain Markonze,

fay Atabesque ng 1 minor v., Debussy

(in Putegezzo da DetavuS HU

ki

Resebetiky Miss Edwina Morisye 14 Sevilkon Hor two, planosi

Chamizade Mis Helene Fee and Prof. E Enlarg Twosport Songs

The Wanderer's Evening

19 The lamp Windj

Rubinstein The Singing Bass from the

• Gal* School:

FILM ACTOR'S SALARIES.

Drummond won the

toss and

could

not g: the balls to Tun

GOVERNMENT "GAZETTE"

ITEMS.

Mr. G. N. Orme is to act as First

architects appears in the Gazette. It A very long list of authorized

seems we have 49 our midst..

People going Home, and consign- as he wanted them to, and in the meantime Leung was scoring steadily,ing their effects ahead of them, are never making any really big breaks, against the need for an Import Licence They should ask the but scoring consistently; and at the

same time getting many rounds of

Then

Superintendent of Imports and Ex-A ports about it.

J

TENNIS TOURNAMENT......

The results of yesterday's matches

Major Ardoino frecs. 261 test

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

He TSANG KENG DECEASED.

NOTICE, A

MEETING of the Creditors (other

Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limiter, to receivs from r. EDE a Report of the manner in which the propertice assigned to him for the bene. fit of such crediters bavotbeen dealt with and an account of the monies received and expoaded by him, pre- parators to the declaration of a first and final dividend. The amount avail approximately 817,262.97 and the divini will accordingly be small.

than the fully secured Creditors) applause for his beautiful cannons.

who conronted to the Receiving Order Criminal sessions open on Wednes

against the above named debtor being One striking thing in the first part

day. of the game was that both.players

rescinded will be held on MONDAY, The roll of certified midwives num1th day of March, 1919, at 3 o'clock There is a great deal of misconcep-made many very good shots from tion going "round with regard to the which they hardly ever got position:bers 74. Six of these are Govern in the afternoou, at the Offices of the

ment midwives. salaries paid to Cinema stars, Mary Leung went Cn scoring con- Pickford and Charlie Chaplin being sistently. never making апу cases in point. Some time ago, for large breaks, and established a instance, it was widely advertised lead of over a bundred. tha Chaplin had received one million Drummond seemed to recover sud- dellars for appearing in ten pictures. debly, and måde breaks of 24, 14, 14, The fact was that he had been 17 and 25 consecutively, reducing offered one handred thousand dollars Loung's lead to 18,, [361-343) Leung were m Lapicee for acting in and Breducing carried on, made several sad breaks CLUB HANDICAP SINGLES, CLASS "A"able for such divirlend is sum of

ten threepart photo plays. This and had the lead again. Drummond means, of course, that he has to failed to catch up. When he engage and pay the other actors, was again over a hundred behind, A. H. Crook (recs. 4.6), 6-2; 7-5.... provide the direction, scenario and te, made "the biggest break of te CLUB HANDICAP SINGLES, CLASS" B."" It has her freioned that it Puf.seanery' fcot the bill for the "sheet-game up to then, contributing

Pay Holborn (ser) Danealing is a goal toucher, these ing staff, develop the negatives and a perfect 54 to his score. This was punils of its are also very adever print the films for that sum. The an exceptionally, goed break, especi The first went on the fragrane price per Chaplin film fades into ally as he had to jockey the hal's was done by the younger section of insignificance when compared with around from a very difficult position the pupils. They were a ghal, and the million dollars spent by Will in order to get them to his liking. had a comidence which was pleasingam Fox for his great forthcom- and it seemed that he was going on sc. Spent mention ought to ing picture, the "Queen of the Sea," to make over a century when munief playing of Miss Marie or even the five hundred thous fortunately he lost the white. Leung Nebon. It it often that one and dollars expended by him to then made 17 which put him past

S produce his latest hear a finished playing in"

fairy story the half way marks. Here an adjourn.

This afternoon's matches are:- Aladdin." The case, with Mary ment was made for dinner, the scores youthful or artist. She has a benut. Tu touch. In the second half of the Pickford is very similar to that cf being Leung 505, Drummond 455. programme the most enjoyable item Charlie Chaplin and it is probable was the patolome diet between that neither of them had any just Miss Elfrida med and Professor idea as to what they were letting a going to Dapenberg. It is a long time back themselves in for when they sought frst break was 21, to which Club Handicap Singles Class

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amateur

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THE ENGLISHMAN.

The discussion, upon this question from a reader whose sentiments

Wi gfeld (rec, 15), 6-3.11-5.

All such creditors as desire to parti- eipate in such riividend abould forward Rea immediately to MESERS DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON, Mr. Eng's SOLICITORS, particulara showing the amounts of their claims, together with particulare of any sams recived by them since the rescission in

CLUB HANDICAP DOUBLÉS, NI

LCL Crisp and Capt. Murray (cr.) beat R. M. Henderson and M. Soeters (rez. 3.6), 6-0, 26, 6-4.

Major Hammond and Capt. Gray (ren. 3.6) beat Lt. Col. Coles and Surg Lt.-Com Cockrem (rec. 36). 18-6, 1.6, 75.

Open Championship Doubles.-H. Hancock and S. H. Dodwell v. Tan I lay commenced again at 9 o'clock Toon Lay and Chua Sin Kab." when it seemed that Drumond Open Championship Singles

do better. His

H. Rumjahn . T. Mishima.

respect of their claims and the balance

now remaining due. These claims should be forwarded on or before the 21th instant as the moneys in hand will he distributed amongst the claims: received on or before that date. Partly secured creditors must valce their securities.

The creditors will be required to Averify their claims by Statutory

Declarations if thought fit

"A"-A. Morse (rec, 3,6), F. A. Redmond (owe 2 6).

"..

BATU RATA RUBBER.

it was rather pitiable to see some of has provoked the following note ni the 930 mark was reared the company has earned a moderate i

them standing o the platfor

in the musical annals of Hongkong release from their old contracts to Leung replied with &, and then Pro Drummond caused the sensation that such playing has bede heard produce their own pictures.

nubably as well paid as any film stars of the evening by making a 64 break. youthful 11 Miss Ostunil. Of all the pupils at it'e Franc's Carpenter who is fed, He was now expected to wir.. This can be said they were rally first clothed and educated by the Foxie the other one was the result of class. A mistakes were made people and whose parents receive good billiards, and pit Drummond in the lend, and from this point, when why some, west natural thing, but $25,000 gold clear for each picture.

the score was 571-552 in his favou these were letgotten in the general

Drummond, maintained a lead until excellenes. The itens given by the

At the 6th annual meeting of this the core was 764-762. after a ver Company, held in London on Jan. 15, singing class of the Diocesan: Girls School were p Hail the girls

nite break of 41 by Leung. After the chairman said, among other this the players kept fairly level thing-In spite of all these troubles Beened so to w the'r words "ani

when Leune ruted ahead, and the

profit, and the Board can present a stopilly feeling at each other und am happy to endorse, says a Chinese stood at i ene 911 Drummon statement shawng a balance of profit

Mail subscriber:

$58 Drummond how pulled un bis £17.873, out of which an interim Don't worry about the English errno in ti38: whom, Leung was 968. dividend of 7 per cent, which usual place round about the top-not ta ung" rd se up to 935, Drummond a balance dividend of 6 per cent., boasting about it, but getting on with was sill atrier, and "went all out.". the job. For hundreds of years fore doing his test tr gut position. It which will require £5,980, is now recommended, making 12) per igners have been ridiculing the slow took Leung four vis to the table cent., for the year. This is

and wonder-tefore te could run out. the final RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. stupid Englishman,

a modest distribution as ing how he reached his exalted place ores being Leung 1000; Drummond gared with that of recent years, but in the world. The Geimans also 953.

I suggest that in such troubled times JAPAN EQUALLY GUILTY.

thought he was played out, but they

At the conclusion of the match one should look to an average, and I know better now. History, I believe, HIS Excellency, the. Acting take the liberty of reminding you Commenting on the Japanese re-will say that England-and English-

Governor, who had 'been solution addressed to the Peace Con-mendid more to win this war than very interested spectator, presented the average dividend, after providing a that for the four years of hostilities. ference urging the ahol tion of racial all the other Allies put together, and the prizes won during the tournament, for heavy taxation both at home and discrimination, the Manchester history will be right."

but tefore doing so, stated how abroad, is nearly 17 per cent-not a

wondering what was coming next. But to Profor menberg and his i

pupils hurty congratulations are in man. He is all right. He is in his A s rie: of swall breaks brought absorbed £8,971, has been'pa'd, and

onder.

الو

is that we never boast.-Ed C.M.]

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SS" VENEZUELA."

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Dated the 15th day of March, 1919.

C MONTAGUE EDE,

Trustee for the Creditors. Songkong, March 15, 1919,

WISEMAN, LTD.

TEA DANCES

on

Tuesday, 18th March

and

Thursday, 20th March,

NOTICE.

MESSES. W. G. HILMI-

PHREYS & Co.

Guard shy the Japanese them [The last sentence is rather unmuch he had enjoyed the game, and bad return as things go. The balance selves are not innevent of racial dis- English, don't you think? Our borst he was sure that everybody else had of £4,417 on profit and loss account, erinton: Chinese and Korean workers are not limitted freely into Jepun, and Ch'nesto labourers, are, at présent being expelled from Japanisse cities. Also, the Japanese do not

The ss. Venezuela, Pacific Mail he put up. His Excellency then pennt foreigners to own land in Steamship Co., will not-arrive in briefly recapitulated the progress Japun und d'seriinate between Hongkong until about March 27, and each player had made during the Japanese and non-Japanese trailers.

will leave about April 2. Owing to tournament. He congratulated Mr.

done the same. He considered that which is subject to excess profit duty, Leung deserved to win, but at the if any, in the Nederlands Indies, we Shameen, Canton, have this day same time he warmly congratulated propose to carry forward." Drummond on the magnificent fight

It may be reped that this is her being commandeered by the McKirdy on the very excellent economic and not hiebil d'sermina-United States Government to trans-arrangements he had made, and said tion, but the racial disertoination of port' troops, she was thirteen days "I am sure that it is like being at the United States and certain British late when last in Port She has, one of the big matches at home, to dominions is really economic. Thowever, picked up four days, and be here to night, to see the smooth remedy in the approviuation of lower is, only eight days behind time,

way in which everything has been stindlid to higher.

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run."

Mr. J. H. Gardiner was the referee "and" "Gunner Curtis the marker.

Besides His Excellency the following! eminent people were present: Mr. Justice Melbourne, Hon Mr. E. H Sharp, and the Hon. Mr. Ho Fook.

The following were, the prize winners

Championship Cup. -- Mr.Leung, Runner Up. Sergt. Drummond. Highest break during the tourna ment: Sergt. Drummond.

been appointed AGENTS for the sale and distribution of the CHINA MAIL" in Can Club Handicap: Mr. Guimaries. Runner up: Mr. Hyndman.

ton and the surrounding dis- Two special cups were presented tricts.,, by Mr. Leung, to the semi-finalists, Messrs. Parkes and Yvanovich

March 1. 1919.

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