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TUESDAY

FULL-SIZED SHIP

„APRIL::8, 1919.

EXPERIMENTS.

SCOTTISH SPORT.

THE RUGBY GAME.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

February 12:

SUNDAY SPORT.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"A Rational Sabbatarian" in Truth writes as follows'>ela.

I remember, a good many years ago, hearing the late Dr. Hun er,

MANILA MARKET REPORT.FREEDOM OF THE SEAS.

Messrs Warner: Barnes & Co.'s MR. WILSON'S, JOKE AGAINST fortnightly circular dated Manila,

HIMSELF. March 15, has just come. In hemp

ces

were 38.805 bales, Exports visible supply $76,589 bales.

the negotiations, said fear of offending his constituents. since Jan. 1 were 147,665 bales.freedom of the seas had entered into

Numerous cures are on record

during the preceding fortnight there Mr. Wilson, in a talk which be aliero good results have been obtain-

was no business. Total receipts since has with American correspondents, ed by alterations masle to hili-sized

There was a grand gare in the MP., I think, for Aberdeen, say that Jan. 1 were 223,292 bales Clearan in reply to the question whether ships after they have been com- mited. Trial trips "have been run School Championship between Fetter he never played golf on Sunday for With belte and after the phentions and Larette, Fettes winning by the and in this was a trustworthy estimarrow majority of one go to points An MP. who was unexpectedly

Sugar prices advanced for all ains been made of the differs to one try (3 points. Fertes pat defeated told me, only the other day, en in perf emaner.}

great dent of hard work into the that one thing that had gone against grades, with plenty of buyers but it the spring meetings of the opening ten minutes, and then red him, especially with the women, was few sellers. To date, since fan. 1. Naval Architects last year Sir E. though A. T. Lay, their stund-ofumour, sedulously fostered by his 25,277 tons were exported, Tennyson d'Fynourt, for instance, hal, Crough an opening made by opponent, that he golfed on Sunday. The copra market showed a better rasikal the case of two ships built A. T. Floyd, slept for an am Fearful of such an attack, he never tone, with sellers holding for higher A small speculative demand for als 17 years up. After they had anal raal by Fetes, plage the had. He wished he had. The many prices, Exports so far, 3,500 tons.

£400 1 year is not rice caused moderate transactions, ived in service for sound the less rested this petiol was either in this Sundays he had missed! Well, I am gested that the bossing, which was field or about Fettes her kick certain Yearly horizontal, as pot at a suite T, J. Retruck time Fettes worth the price of having no and the market closed quiet but firm. ze angle, On one of the ships cross-bar. Fettes attacked after the golf on Sunday. But this inci-No change in the flour market. Coal, the freedom of the seas puzzle arose sying back to the work was rostaat, but R. J. Rotigbron, follow.dent just shows the distance that will easier, owing to lowered freights.

rational Sunday in the British Isles. therette, decibel to alter the angle ing gol foolwork, by 1. S. Roberts have to be traversed before we get a thing uppevaching 45 deg. and a run-in by F.. The North of Tweed, in Wales, in the zand, in subErken, the austing was soll, sextel for Lavellon, His kick, fact at the alt end as well as the however, huile at the easy pisse. "Éues af the bossing tell. At higher 196y then became roninly forware ejusde munch louter vomits were ob- and the ball was ally on the fairyd tuswith the old baizental Fotes site of the field. Towards bossing lost the improvement did the elas Loretto were not madurain itself at low speeds its busy rise to the Fette This one thint the improvementne, but the College delene wis

[splendid. As does the angle of the bossing mud not to the general fining of the It was a dour struggle between ii.

After the ship lood been sew High Spine ami Glagow service for some time it was found seleng, the result being a fait re Shut se voulut been presentation of the relative strengths. marlee sisteroliji was sent to have Herbstorians greed too strong for 24 similar Alteratim made or five

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PILOR KRALS,

Se Archibald Dogany at the North Arst Coast lustitution of Engineers and Shiptucikiers in Sovender, 1915, Distance a rather čurious case of alperations made to tylized ship where it was found that "this bad por. formance of the vessel was put dose! to the suspected cuse but to some #laig ently different. When the vessel was back bor pilge keeks, which | Were very bag, were not put zonnal to the big, as they would

for Ane

a senich trans of Watsonins,

Royal High SchoolFPs, in their Krspintel: since 1914, we defeated by Stewartonians, Fett, &: Tawetto) 3. Heriotoniaus, ;"Watsonians, U. Sewertonius, 10: R.FL.S., .

1

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has H.S., 5: Gikas. Academy, 0. Cins. Univ., 15; Glus, Academiculs, Ayr Academy, 6; Allan Glen's, 0.

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ASSOCIATION.

Two consecutive defcats have de- ved any, slight hopes entertained Gretele Mortem ef dusting

I am glad you asked me that far I want to tell you a good joke on I came over here Under the League myself. I did not see this joke until of Nations there will be no neutrals. subject to the League's decisions in They will all be in the League and the matter of the exertion of armed. force. If there are no neutrals there. Will be ne issue over sea rights, for over relations between belligerents and neutrals. The League will now settle all matters of naval-policy. So it might be said. "There ain't no as an issue of freedom of the seas.

Mr. Wilson was asked if the British Political observs say that the dullest, dismalist day that Providence ever created. Two councillors are long-winded dra or will get scant had brought that argument to him, afraid to open their municipal golf attention in this new House of Com- and Mr. Wilson replied, No, I curses, their playing grounds, where mors, and that the fifteen minutes arrived at that conclusion in the they possess them, or even their speech maker will be the man who ivacy of my own soul, N ponds and lakes for boating. The will get the closest heating. If this LCC is just as bad as the others in is, se, it is at least rather curious this respect. These representatives that this change should come at the House has of the people are so afraid of losing a time when their seats that they dare not allow lost the compactest speaker in rational opportunities for pleasure on Sunday.

I rubbed my eyes with hopeful surprise the other day when I read an article in the Times almost sug gesting county cricket on Sunday. For my part that is just what I do not want to see, any more than I want

provinces, even at places like Bourne THE NEW TALKING SHOP.such thing mouth, Sunday is about the deadliest,

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FAREWELL TIFFIN.

A farewell tiffin was given to Mr. its anuals. No one could say so J. Hooper of the Hongkong Wharf much in so short a time and so clearly as Mr. Asquith his speeches and Godown Co., this afternoon at the were models of luminous compression. Hongkong Club prior to his leaving on The chief speakers of the front the s.s. Elpere for London on leaves benches at the moment are not noted Amongst those present were Mr. P. for compactness. It has been re- W. Goldring, Captain Lammert, Mr. marked of Mr. Lloyd George that as Murphy, Mr. A. G. Spencer, and many

to see professional football matches he has ascended the slippery pale he others. Mr. Hooper was the re or race meetings on Sunday. I be has become less and less compact. cipient of many presents and a large apt to repeat himself gathering saw him off, and wished lieve in those whose trade or occup-Heis ation is devoted to such things in order to gain emphasis, and him bon voyage, having a day off a week. I prefer does not always attain. his end. the strike, as it were, to be universal Mr. Bonat Law is not long-winded, and on one day. But I cannot see but his speeches are sometimes un why youngsters should not be able tidy. Mr. Churchill likes to spread to play cricket on Sunday, while bimself; Mr. Long is not compact;

HOME MAIL

The arrangement to bring mails

have conee vat of water at the ends Bangers or Celtie four top positions other people are boating by thousands and Mr. Balfour refines and thinks from Home via Suez is not in opera- the age of the Gageal plan of you the Longne table. The provincial/I cannot see why teams other Laloud. On the other side, remarks tion yet." This morning the O.SK.

than county

оп cricket

from England. There were only six bags. The letters are dated in

teams should not the Manchester Guardian, it has steamer Manita Maru arrived from the county always been the besetting sin of the America with a small letter mal

Labour leaders to talk too long, and cften to use too long wards. So that private members will have to educate

BOYS! SEE WHAT YOU MISSED.

play Wh has filed to do incre than ebal- the "ked being re-laul. Mis! war are out the reset

lenge the supremacy of the Glasgow erile her ethrichey was mound to be ezanisations that have converged the Sounds on Sundays or have knock ups at the nets. There is no need monopoly Very low, gone one suggested that

Had the Greenock, players ken for the professionals to be engaged in this case it seems likely that London, February: 8 and 12. The the badge beds were the case of the Cmpionship no. 2 trable and a length of 2015. Was their engagements with Thistle and Before the war such things were cut bench end of tests of Wangers less seriously they would happening in, and about London in á their leaders..

sociations who provide playgrounds" not have fared so disastrously. Prob. Small way. But landlords and as

covenants

them. This using no appreciable «lifferener, the bilgeheels were taken

at altogathey, and the reduction in why if these fixtures bad taken pipare addicted to putting in restrictive

cn

There is perimps nething very in- discreet in pushing this letter Rock View,

season they would rlier in the the resistance was found as nearly are won both, or at least grouped as possible to be quite tonal Later feat. It was a full knowledge of it was seen that there was a lack of the deciding character of the games surface in the propeles, and whetas caused Thistle to depart from new propellers wess part on the their usu muthaks and adopt those efficiency came up tự égieturios, į

ggressive Petie so essential in a This, however, did to explain the Cap Tis, so out of phes in a long feer fint in un aligus Biominal ship | competition where with similar propriters")

"proper, results And kasen ristained, and Sir Archibald only to be attained by sustained and do play football and cricket on nice book you sent me today Ibj

134 Wanchai R Hongkong, Apr, 1010.

same-steamer brought an American mail.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMEROFL

NOTICE

forbidding games Sunday. No doubt they think they are restraining sinners from evil ways and erecting a bulwark against the Continental Sabbath. Our public schools with their deadly Sundays are just as big sinners. Happy the boys of the Ancient Faith who go to one of these big schools! They can

& SPECIAL EXTRAORDIN Sundays, and I am prepared to bet was very kind of you. I will alway NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that citic who are fur fwa strong in any cdds that in after life these boys keep it in remembrance of ym.ARY GENERAL MEETING of Mem Denny has stated that to this they ha is no nie to explain with perity the matter of forwards, just man are more religious and devotional am so pleased with what you wrote bors will be held in the CHAMBER ROOM, why the results were different aged to get home with the necessary than the average Protestant public the cover and the stretch.

Queen's schoolboy. The same principles Arocher case quoted by him was that points against Airdrie,

of a Chunned steamer.

in order to

and collective excellence."

Dear Uncle Burbrotta-um writing to thank you for the really

CHARTERED BANK BUILDING on What a pity you are giving up the TUESDAY, 13th instant, at 4 pm, to

place behind each bostad washed tick Thistle it was an example afters complain that their young folk written the wesk before, but put my the following Resolution →→→

the maximage result nustic was Rack had a great triumph over Per apply in girls' schools. The Dissen Children's Column. 1. would live consider and if thought desirable, pass of into the general surface, and the enthusiast terenaing mechanical break away to the Established Church hand through a pace of gloss, and!

was done for sung years! The mastercked off it was just 10-

, and this skill. Third Laur's, owed their su In that Church of the men. Do the dust Kilgoch to susir of the absence of the men. To the pitted, use there was no apperi-keeper. Hurts, thunks to the Catholics make complaints of this Al the other keep their services and play their ent difference in the speal of service return of Mercer, id ng victory kind? Certainly not. Their menfolk

oger Clydebank. with without it.

Edinburg's club, His," cores of games on Sunday. A weekly wet blanket is a bad thing, but people Dumbarton. ALTERATIONS IN PROPELLERA,

are compelled to wear it for fear of public opinion. They call it fear of Admiral Dylor, in this Speed Airdrie. 1; Celtic, 2..

God, just as though there were a and Power of Ships," refers to the Rangers, 1. Morton, 0.

different-natured Deity on either side stemmer Niugan, a yacht about 250ft. Clyde, 1: Motherwel, 2.

of the Channel or the Tweed. long-in witch the shuts bradiets were Clydebank, 1; Heart. 3. nurly horizontal. She was given Falkirk, 1; St Mirren, 2. wo six-lur trials under similar con- Hamilton, 2: Ayr United, 2, ditions. In the first the screws were Hibernian, 1; Thanbarton, 0. Coward-turning and in the second Kilmarnock, O; Third Lanark, 1 Bere "interchanged to be outward-Queen's Park, 4; Thicle, 3.. turning. The horsepower developed

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NERVE IN GOLF...-

Some day a bishop will throw open his grounds on Sunday for sports

ad xix :stitubes, in it. My brother who was nine yesterday was too, bemuse he intended to waits this

week,

I say! Cicle Barbargeta, in the slip you put 1909 instead of 1919,

Thanking you again for the nice Prize Book..

Good-bye, dear Unala Batharetta.

Your fond Nephew,

NICHOLAS GEORGE NOLAN.

EIGHT PERSORS KILLED.

and games. Some day, after that, EXPLOSION AT NANNING. there will be tennis played on the rectorial court. But the movement must come from the top of the tree, because folk seek preferment. Think

The Kwangsi. Government Ami- of the happiness there would be for the young folk and the middle-aged unition Magazine, located in Shing too, if all sports were countenanced Hin-turg, outs de the North Chite, on. Sunday! It would make for health out six li from the Nanning. City, and recreation. During the war the suddenly expanded in the afternoon volunteers over-drilled themselves on of April . Eight men were killed. Sundays and the rifle ranges were The cause of the explosion is not yet open. Even with the. League of known, but it is reported that at least Nations, are these to be closed on forty box of chemicals, weighing Sunday? I suppose it did not offend more than 2,000 picule, having long the Deity that such things should be been stored in the factory, were not done, when men were merely making carefully stored. During the course themselves efficient to kill one anof the explosion, the people in the other. As they had not done it in vicinity were panic, stricken and peace they had to do it in war time. some thought that an unexpected. "The Continental Sunday!" What earthquake had occurred in that a sinful day, and how we love to bolt place, because of the shaking of the away and enjoy it! If you can afford houses and the idling of debris and

That it is the desire of the

merchants of Hongkong, that this Colony adopt the Daylight Saving "Syatam to the extent of one hour,

from Ist May next until 30th "Septetaber next, and that the 4.Government be approached with a "request to introduce the system by "patting forward the clock one hour "at 12 midnight on 30 April-

By Order

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E. A. K. WILLIAMS,

Secretary. Hongkong, April 8, 1919.

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on each trial was very nearly the Every experienced player knows same," but with the inward-turning that nerve is an important factor in screws the average speel was 12.9 the playing of golf. In muiry close Enot whereas it wis 11.12 knots matches the better player frequently with outward-turning screwe loses through sheer excitability. And Captain Dyson, the propeller de it takes years of discipline, before & signer to the Merican Suty, has man with a highly strung tempera instanced a case of two oil-ftel

ment can master his nerves. Some barges built for the Navy Depart got golfers never manage to do so. ment. These vessels were designed torge Duncan lost the Open Chum for a speed of six knots, and every pionship at St. Andrews in 1010 thing indicated that the speed could through a breakdown in his nerves. be easily obtained with the power. He played brilliantly in the first After trying several different propel three rounds, and an ordinary total lens, however, the highest spe77 would have made him the vic realized was only 54 knots. I was for, but he actually required 33. and thought that the action of the water only secured the third place. Juck

White Enamelled Twin Bede, de, inouted that a portion of the fed white is another fine golfer with was being drawn from asteru, and nervous temperament, and his not as the cheapest reinedy the line of shafting was changed so as to lower fuule success at Sandwich in 1904 it, and live in certain neighbourhoods,? of stonen. After the accident, it was &c, one Piano, 3 large Carpets, one was due to the fact that he had got you can have a happy Sunday and discovered that eight of the station Transit Telescope and Stam, one Ait the propeller about 8ft., although keyed up to such an extent that yet keep your Sunday drill" as it the lower blade projected below the he lost his nervousness. Nerves was was called by a cheery parson who y soldiers in charge of the maga line of keel. In this new position, the beetung weakness of the late never objected to any friendly gamesine were killed and buried in the Pump and Stand and Sundries with propellers of the same pitch and Lieut. Jcha Graham, as it was of on Sunday. But if you have not Three members of the can- surface but of fin. greater diameter, Chick Evens and some other these advantages, you envy those that any escaped death, as they were The home coming Army has learned during the explosion. The Pro a speed of Gi kaots was detained with accomplished guiters have, and you become, disgruntled absent from, the magazine on busi- the same power us before. The

to enjoy its Sunday, and its churchvincial Government in wingi is greater portion of this increase in efficiency of the propeller was due TIONALIST. parades have not become more is now sending a specii deputy there to increase in diareer, and the re- The death is intimated of Mr. Some in consequence. Good heavens to investigate the matter. mainder to the change in position, William H. Berry, the International Why should the regimental play duit the inreise in diameter wie Association football player as the ground be a closed spot on Sun- zendered possible by the lowering of age of 51. He was a member of the day The men and the officers of the shift.

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CANTON FROM HONGKONG. Queen's Park, and was considered all the Services would be fitter BIXTY BLIND GIRLS BROUGHT TO Mazy other examples coull be the outstanding inside right of his if they hadtheir cricket and football. -given, but those mentioned ure suf-tae. He received big fist Inter. As it is, the officers, sneak away to

bath Let this rot stop. The young-Several blind touchers, recently beient to show the benefits that may national cap before he was 20 years golf. We have been slaves of the Sab Some sixty blind children, aleo Shameen, Canton, have this day be derived by making alterations in of age, and played for Brutland ster who indulges in sport on Sunday right up from Bengkong, seem been appointed AGENTS for consequence of careful observation against England in 1888, 1880, 1690, is looked, upon as a sinner, by his quite happy in their new sur und

of a ship's behaviour in förvice. The und 1901

cost of carrying out the Berations

zurush vary, and in some cuses will ne

parcon, so he cuts church If the nga at the Ming: Sum School at Fut the sale and distribution of

in Can were encouraged to healthyrecreation Conton Times, hel

________the CHINA MAIL and enjoyment he would worship a doubt sinoant to a fair Sgure Gulay on see alterations When this God of Whom he did not go in awe and the other hand, the burgo saving generally realized it can be con- dread. Be it town or country parish, vote buy new spectacles and look at ton and the surrounding dis Brought about by the reduced fuel fidently stated that enormous ecop the best antidote to Sunday boozing things differently, the better it will

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