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GRICKET NOTES:

[Special to the Chino Mail.]

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BY

UBIQUE."

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

THE GIST OF IT.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1919

CORRESPONDENCE.

BROWN BOOTS AND SNAKES.

months ago. Jojo Gutz said no ba fore this ille question was put.

same into generall Affirmations, and of these again into Syllogismes; the End or last summe, is called the Com

No. 5.-Whether other Policernen. clusion; and the thought of the mind

list their duty conscientiously be noɑ by it signified, is that conditionall)),

Heaven knows; but, it is not 137 Knowledge......which is commonly

The Lusitapo Sporting Association | [To the Editor of the Ohma Mail] [business to lookzato that Jojo Chuta called Science. But if the first

needn't "register. Ditto the Hong

Eh his and wore out the Boots at ground of such Discourse be not De-

kong Amateur Photographera' Asao- Sir, Malico prepense and per <buked. * finitions; if the Definitions be not The decision of the Cricket Leagueciation..

sound prejudices have been ascribed↑ "No. 4–50, Jae tried now to rightly joyned together into Syllo-meeting a couple of days ago to There's a long despatch from Lord to TYE. 'This sution, IA autour up auttan Jojo, phoned up gismes, then the End or Conclusion Finit the League competition to ten Milner about raising the German hpy is is unfair. Though the DS.F.R. Franks and said to that is again Opinion." It is too much for eleven matches, each Club meeting blockade. Apparently we are a density of Jojo Cut. " www notontleman that as the force was an to desire, that all controversialists the other once only, instead of, twice, Colony not possessing responsible unko to me for las he not pro the

to demobilization bo should be Hobbes like. We cannot is one that will commend itself to government." The general effect of claimed it far and wide when be hesitated to phone his inspector who ever: secure them on newspaper most cricketers in the Colony. Last the despatch is that we may now wrote about the H.R.P.B. sometime work have to refer to Franks again staffs. Ferhaps controversies. would season cricket was prolonged till trade with everybody bar Bolsheviks gayet I ese are you, Sir, that for permission which is muste af be less interesting if we were all per everyone was pretty sick of it.. Ás Dr. Lewis Edwin Fannin, stopping have scarcely talked with the young time, therefore be phoned the Palios fectly wise. Perhape there wouldn't Captain. Gray pointed out, men like at the Astor House Hotel is added main more the ice, and that on Reave office which place instructed. be any, and then how should we pass to have an occasional Saturday off to the register of medical practiters the most trivist. [Snakes, him to phone Franks The purpose the time?

for some other amusement. With doners. the revival of Rugby football Reamed, streets are noted. One I may say that I love the man but Boots Sir, and shall be and to eb-Ed CM]. In the instance, jet phoning he said “* I haven's Black few the next months, no with a German name becomes Muihate the ingraniac. In my first know whether I can astend in Brown doubt some of the cricketers Fong Street, "Chatham Fach" runs correspondence I said that the China Boots. I suggest, Sia, that I better Not even the exceedingly polite will be wanted to help. in: rugget, for from May Road near the tram station Mall was senibly misted. and not attend as it makes an individual manner of our correspondent "B.A." till about January, it is very unlikely to Barker Road near the hospital.

have been taken to task by the exception in the munk and file with san remove the sting of the thought that the Army and Navy will be able There's also a Clovelly path pro Eliter more times than necessary. Brown Boots on. That was not in- that he hasn't been reading the China to get together anything like a decent baby "up along."

fifteen...

Dr. L. O. Spillane goes on the think that Jojo

I am stilk sarepentant and seilt subordination; it was commonsense. | Mail" as regularly as it deserves.

Dental Register.

had meanly supJojo probably told his friends what One would think from his letter

pressed part of the truth of his cuscheppened and said that he would that we had never put in a good

and led phe China Meit to attack a juttend in Brown Boots his Jasso word for the Defence Corps. To

Party who was in the right. [When !! | now tries vinegaring in stating the best of our knowledge and

We made no attack.-E. CA. 1 | that Jojo said that he would publicly belief we were the first paper to

Mr. Franks was high-baked as ante the authority of the D.S.P.R moot the matter of their great

A.S.P.R, and showed no diplomacy That is a mean and false invention. We are informed by the Celonialn the handling of the min, but dees

Yours. et.. lotion frons this thus be met be lv bring a better spicit into Sentry that the rice allowance

FOURFIFTHS. the game. for with the metal to the junior subordinate ticked for enforcing discipline in

the Cops" "Jujo

is. home said that he verdict would be favourable. It can tivaley that enters into a League service will be further reduced from could not afford a pair of black boots, thosed.Ed. C.M.]

competition there also creeps in $1.50 per mouth to fibby cents per not be doubted that proper rene some disagreeable features of which unenth with effect from the 1st ofport from the fact that he was

THE DEFENCE CORPS.

deserts, and we have several times since had references. So far as the interested public is concerned we have certain indications that its

in

At the League meeting Mr. P. M. Hodgson is credited with having said that League cricket was good but

friendly matches were also good. He might well have said that friendly matches were better." A series of

matches friendly

Trost certain-

A notice to mariners about co-

operation with the Observatory we reprint in full elsewhere.

October, 1019.

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The correspondence

MEDALS FOR DEFENCE CORPS.

given a pair. What of the aes that once he appeural as detendant art Inquiry Cous insa pair of white avos with white rubber soles? To the Editor of the China Mod.] '. What about his reply to Inspector! Wing Tape that he could afford to

Dear Sir, In view of the fet that

sentations have bee made by nut.

we saw examples last season. One So what are Ltd Governor

we up reason-perhaps the chief for against? If it is the blackheads at the War Office we throw up our League cricket in this Colony is that hands, but without adding the word it helps to pu: greater enthusiasm

good show. Sharman would have "Kamerad." What sort of protestash needed in war time, when played in the forthcoming interport into the planvers. That enthusiastn could move that insert mass of bureau wis n-cessary to keep things going cricket if he had been in Hongkong. I buy a hundred paiz "if he wanted the China Man is "the paper the cratic clay? Where is the newpaperill the hors come back," but now Craigengower's prospects are not to? When we joined the H.K.P..gets things done. my ask you or Governor or public committee with force er skill to stir a ripple on the that need has gone, for there are, or rosy, and I fancy they will have to we fully expected that besicks the to take up editoruly the master of the "wooden free service that was to be given to getting the war dal for those unite if it will it will, and there's an end! in the Cojany who will keep the game Spoon," unless the Police snatch that King and Country, something would of the Defence Corps who are surface of the War Office will? For shortly will be, sufficient cricketers be satisfied with

'honour" from them. The Clubhave to come from on't, and if it won't it won't. you and not for the "honour" of winning has lost D. Rumjahn. A. el Arculli There were many in the Corps much

flourishing for the mere love of it,

x poked aligible? There certainly ought to be will be a dirty shame if the Defence & shield, which has, pe haps, during and J. D. Noria, all of whom though poorer thin "Joje," and who gave fagainst their excitusion.

wort of organized protest

I know Corps (whose very real services are the season. 'been the cause of bad not indispensable, were nevertheless and obeyed without fee. Th

you have most apathetic com- munity to deal with, but I also BATO the cold when so many who did kes never think of disagreeing if there Abbas has decided to stay with nutshelmed by such els considerable faith, after observing. aumitted on all hands) is left out in blood between Clubs who would useful members of the team. quenes of the tempest in

Craigengower instead of helping the maniacs us ojo and his Pups, the extent to which you have been was not something at stake..

Indians. Thompson. Basa, Omar, have à tendency to rast a son of public service in the past. In time The trimming down of the League Abies, and Lammert will form the the good name of and the quality of power of your persuase and argu- sent in on the subject, and possibly i fxtures is a step in the right direc.nucleas of the Craigergower team. the

Bervice rendered by take it that Grimmett will help the 1 do not in that we You'll have nazy with you.

the Imentative pen. Please take it up.

SMART BOOTS

ALSO

COURT SHOES & PUMPS

AND

SHOE SUNDRIES.

The China Mail.

FITROM, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE.'

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPT. 27, 1919,

CONTROVERSY.

A normal feature of most con- troversies, and especially of such as the one we put finis to today, is that all the combatants are left like Henley, with heads "bicody, but unbow'd." They are never convinced, either against their will or otherwise,

may depend on't. All the same it

are getting that souvenir of the world war. We will print all letters

the day will dawn' some time in the

collated and forwarded to the right quarter, might move somebody toflection, join with me in the hope that see justice done. Let us have good show of short straightforward future when there will be no necessity letters. They will make the most for playing League cricket. After effective petition to send (if neces-all, cricket is the King of games, and sary) to his Majesty the King we should be able to play it without himself.

The China Mail will y such an "adventitious aid" to en- to interest Truth and a few M. Ps|thusiasm as a shield. in the matter, if other means. fail. We can get a question" asked in the

suggestions and opinions."

with the answer.

In such con- troversies then, there can be no pretence of instructor and pupil, but rather of two or more persons, all perfectly self-satisfied, and each anxious to mani'est his 7/168. superiority over someone else. It is not a thing to condemn, because

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The University team is a doubtful quantity at present, and If the new members of the staff who are on the way to the Colony do not contain at least four cricketers. G. E. Marler will find extreme difficulty in getting together a team. A. H. Rumjahn will

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must be quiet even if unfairly treat- ed, what I mean is that we should obey the dacipline, however foolish.. Theis not to take reply." Theirs not to reuson, why-"! Theirs bus to do and die."

Papa" in his wiki attempt to defend is "Jojo" calle ** Jojo's reybordination and inmeubilty to

some

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Yours truly,

JUVENILE CRICKET.

B. X.

[To the Editor of the China Mai]

Sir.-Why in this British Crown

ions in there to cricket ground

provider for the younger generation, 2

I am backing the Hongkong Club captain the Indian team and Ponsonder manly caprice." and he who House. Meanwhile, give us your win the Shield this year, though by Fane, the prince of enthusiasts is obeys "copurdle foot who is list

they will not have things all they no longer in the Colony. If the Unic) by the nose." Welf, Papu own way against the R.G.A. and iversity is not able to get together a the lens sud about this the better. Considering the numerous adult cric Kwloon With T. E. Pearce. R. team, Marley and Brayshay wil no What a happy world we mu beket enthusiasts in the community Hancock, M. M. Maas and F.J. de doubt play for the Hongkong CC living in, if the maxins of I.A.B. surely they should evidence some Reme all returning to the Colony in Wright and Redmond for the Civil are adopted. Magistrates and Folie-desire that the scholboys who are Today's dollar is worth 42 the near future, the probability that Service, Samy for the Indians and men wat be muecary, for who is de barred from going to the home

H. E. Muriel will be back in Hong- the Chinese for the C.R.C. But the there without Mid Kong, and that R. O. Hutchison, H. probability is that the University will Mr. B. existent only in your petise their favourite British game. Cuphead can be taught to learn and An. "Old, Chefoo Boy," Dr. Hancock, and R. Brand will once

be able to play a team in the League. Prager Books: this world in vale A cricket ground for juniors is sadly Andrew Clark, has been awarded the again take to cricket, the Club can Military Cross.

of tears." The best Brillaber, I needed essy of access. Shanghai has look forward to a good season. Capt.

The Royal Engineers will have to have found tre your Bolshevistic lite school cricket teams but Hong- held, E. Mitchell, F. Sutton, Captain are coming. As far as i am aware, have, to say that your style is be Gray, D E. Donnelly, R. P. Thurs depend much on any new men that fabourites: Murray, R. Kennedy. and P. Jacks Lt. Col. Coles, Major Edwards. Capt. tuying you

As to Enquire, Ikong has not.--Yours, etc... are all available. So the Club will Raworth, and Pte. Connor will be paper. When arguing on our sub- You can save your have no difficulty whatsoever in rais-playing this year, and the impression jest do not adopt mot predmymns SAN FRANCISCO COMMERCIAL ing a representative team. It is is that the R.E. will do better this than one, to show that you are sup stated that some of the officers in year than last. Lt. Col. Coles is one ported. [Is that why it's doce,

officers, the Regiment, now being retained his Ceylon form, be a source that I can show you two more gene. cricketers, as also the Wiltshire and Major Edwards will, if he has my previous letter, and will add now on its way to the Colony. It is not of strength to any team likely that the Wilts will be ready. to join the Cricket League this year.

it is nature. It were as wise 10 censure time for Eying or the sun for cending warmth. It is the universal spring-balance in the

The opening dinner dance will clock-work of social intercourse, none be held at Wiseman's Cafe to-night; the less real and powerful because no one will be allowed in the dancing generally, quite unconscious. The room, whether dancing or not, with objection to another man gaining out a dance ticket. some form of social prominence is instinctive; the objector feels that

OLD SPORT.

CONVENTION.

and they remain of the same opinion he himself has a prior claim. He to be married to Mr. R. O. Hutchi./he Indian Regiments are good of the finest cricketers in the Colony John-Ed. GM] I refer you to To the Editor of the China Mail.]

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the

rushes to criticise the other, no what he is saying or doing. but the man himself because he says or does This real motive being obscure, to himself even more than to onlookers,

Miss Rose Blenheim Jupp, who is son, of the Import and Exports Offices, arrived in Hongkong, yester day, by the "Empress of Asia."

The following Honzhong re he prepared the most excellent sidents arrived by the "Empress of reasons, by which he is himself a Asia," which arrived in Harbour at much deluded and deceived as 3p.m. yesterday--Mr. A. G. Gordon, to whom they are Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Harrington, Mrs. offered. He will manifest the A. Ritchie, and Mr. R. A. Nicholson. most perverse ingenuity in "read

аге those

ing between the lines," and attack To-morrow

a big stone, certainly not a smooth municate with Mr. Y. C. Wong, the pebble) aimed at his imperfect know- Secretary.

ledge of English. He is, we suspect,

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tion. These exhibits would not be

still-that is, if they happen to remember it. Sometimes they for get what their original opinion was,

man, who had Pallee boots given DEAR SIR;-We enclose copy of a as they certainly forget assertions

them at the same time a earlier made, and refuse to be bound

your circular we are sending to all Cham- The Indians are making their "Joj, and who co atrount of bers of Commerce and Consuls in by their own initial pronouncements

A most encouraging sign for Hong debet in League cricket, and must payeity wore them every day for the countries bordering the Pacific A latecomer would have difficulty in

ng Club Cricket is the number of not be disappointed if they do not office work as well, und which yet Ocean. It is the keen desire of the finding out what it was all about,

who are practising at the nets fare so well as they expect to. A. Hasted them for the last pande. Council that which is one reason why a news.

a large number of daily.

Rumjahn, who had his ankle twisted Inspector Wong. Tape will give you American merchants residing abroad paper cannot allow them to go on

recently, will be able to play in the the name of the maker, to save attend the Convention to be held indefinitely. In this one we have

Kowloor will be stronger than lat beginning of November. The team any wrinkle from your bow. bere, May 12-15, 1920. May we urge climbed in brown boots on stepping

several at the Wanchai year and its supporters are beginning will include

promising With regard to "Four-Fifth 1 that you give such publicity stones of snakes and white mice to with all the deluded earnestness of a Weslevan Church the Chaplain. Rev. to hope for big, things from the cricketers. They have one youngster wald strongly advies bay to leave as is consistent to this Con- higher issues, if only we could Don Quixote some non-existent C. A. Gimblett, will resume at. 10 15 team. Besides Goodall. Stapleton, who bowls a faster and a straighter dualismes unal discover them. At present they are enemy."

"borish.vention? We will also take the John Kestrel persists team his discourse on Christianity and Robinson, Tayler and Overy, the ball than any bowler in the Colony, nase obscure.

day that the China Mail was "mis. Chinese Religions. At 6 p.m. he will Kowloon will have the regular assist very destructive, if he is not overwrite to the papers until your teacher

of last year's team, and on a dry wicket he should provere nahk-wth."

alone and beattle liberty of sending to you, from time'

For

Do not to time, news items in regard thereto. of

China Mailed" into "attacking" Mr. Franks, discues

Does it matter what a man

We are also contemplating inviting redaction, we have bad our minds. whereas no attack was made. We believes?"

ance of A. A Claxton, their crack bowled, refreshed by further side lights on did but report a telephonic conversa-

gives you Five-Filth for the various countries bordering on player, who only turned out on two

composition. the

tion (vouched for and signed by one

A White Mice the Pacific to send a small compact paychology of such things.

The Hongkong University Union solitary occasions last year, J. V

The Chinese will once again have (le) beuss the Greek, Mister.

exhibit of the principal raw. Condemned professionally to assume of the parties) and let it speak for is giving a valedictory dinner to Sir Braga, F. Carr, W. T. Elson, Wilkie, to defend on their tried players an at wes to understand wing of manufactured products, for display the robe: of the judge and itself. When we attack" anybody, Charles Eliot in the Great Hall of and perhaps. E. L. Braga. With so Ng Sze Kwong, Yew Man Tents anger at my mentioning the here during the time of the Conven to set ourselves up as arbiters, we we usually make it as plain as the University on October 1, at 8 much talen: to be relied upon. Ko Un Hew Fan and H. Ching. The sending of poignons reptiles, etc. under the auspices of the Convention, have been enabled to analyse the possible. At another of his opponents p.m. Those members of the Union loon will be a tough side this season. team may include one or two players Tess consternation was shown at the but the Council would co-operate in spirit of those who do these things

John Kearrel" casts a stone, (rather who desire to attend should com for nothing, and to see how shrewd

from last year's University eleven.bursting of the Southsea Bubble." every consistent way to bring about It is believed that the Civil Service Much of the success of the side will The sending of the snake as Papa" were such bygone psychologists as

will be almost as strong as they were depend on the form displayed by and Four Fifths" aver, and as also sidered that from two to three thous the best results, and when it is com Thomas Hobbes, Rene Descartes, and

last year, for A E. Wood, P. T. Ng Sze Kwong, one of the best all- it was known, was a Joke proven and of the leading manufacturers Baruch Spinoza. -

quite unconscious that his own In anticipation of the forthcom- Lamble, B. W. Bradbury, F. J. Ling, round cricketers.playing locally, and and accepted. I mentioned it in on and business men of the United So long as men measure good and English has its faults, because in aing Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of and the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn are a fielder of the very highest class. evil, right and wrong, by their covering note to his letter he asks Union Church in November the minis all available again. The return of

sequence of the threat couched in States will meet in this city on those appetites and aversions (and what us in the name of fairplay, not to ter, Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, pro- Reynolds, Fletcher and one or two

final shot and his sub-dates, you can readily appreciate the other standard have they?) so long revise it. We never do revise poses to deliver on successive Sun others will compensate in some

The fortunes of the Navy are insequent advice to me.

There are great value these exhibits would be will controversies be like that, more the English of our correspond day mornings & series of sermons measure for the absence of Bird and the lap of the gods. If the Hawkins wings behind." he says, and more to the countries displaying them. vehement than scientific, more 12-

Saya upon the Seven Churches in Asta. Hamiltos. The former will especialy brings half a dozen decent cricketers, to come if courted, etc. I men- scrupulous than altruistic, and lead- we have taken him to task more The first of these, on the Church in bellissed, her he was a cially Pay-Lieut. Robinson, whose enthused it because I knew it was a kind co-operation and assistance, and ing to nothing further than "as you than enough," but it did not occur to Ephesus, will be given to-morrow splendid opening bowles, and a siasm is absolutely boundless, will be Joke proven and acompted, I would hoping you can consistently send us

us in that light. We were merely (28th).

dependable batsman. It is being able to select a fairly good team. If not have done so were at only proven marked copies of any publicity. engaged in the task of manufacturing

hoped that E. B. Sayer may return in not-it is difficult to conjecture what and not accepted by all the parties Yours very truly. readable copy, and it is impossible for

time to help the team later in the will happen. Of the 54 men who concerned. Qui s'eresse s'accuse, us to avoid the appearance of egotism

C. P. CONVERSE, turned out for the Navy last year, I Papà Leave well alone. Now

Secretary. involved in acting as if a column of

cannot be far wrong in saying that tata gentlemen, we shall meet again

August 28, 1919. of some such mental conceit. Nor and worth printing when half a

Last year's winners, the R.G.A., win Commodore Gurner (who is not likely when occasion arises. The Peace Celebration Committee miss Sharman, Drummond and Sharp to play this season), Fay Lieuts.

Yours, etc, can he absolve himself of this desire column of his may seem likely to us which promised an entertainment to in batting and Grahara in bowling. Robinson and Halborn, Messrs Guy for self aggrandisement by pleading to bore the reader. A badly" com- the school children in the Colony, All these, as well as Lieats. Torr Kennett, E. J. Cocmes and A. G. Pile that throughout he was good-hum- posed" letter, for the sake of its naive kept its word yesterday afternoon, and Coltman, have left, for Home oured and ironic or sarcastic, because phrases and quaint orthography may when the pupils of the Belilios Girls' They will therefore commence the that indicates the apprehension be good copy" where a long and School were entertained at the season weaker in batting than last of Bome deformed thing in tedious argument in more nearly cor- Victoria Theatre from 1 to 4 p.m. year. It is stated that the bowling another, hy comparison whereof they rect English may not. (Like the last A cinematograph show was staged, (always formidable) will be strength applaud themselves, who are forced hundred words or so, for instance, and the programme included the ened, by the arrival of Capt. P. to keep themselves in their own We apologise for them)...

Voice of Destiny "with

Baby Havelock-Davies. Those remaining favour by observing the imperfections Let us for a last word hark back Osborne" in the principal Role, and of last season's players are Lieut. Several practice games of crickets to good Master Hobbes, In whose war pictures, with which the 500 Eutherland, Sergts. Talfourd, Athome does not jeer at the ignorance of spirit we set out to generalize. He children in the audience were greatly and Perkins, Corpi Mann. Gunners are being played to-day. The coming those the honestly desires to teach: well and truly observes that "when delighted. At the interval tea was Baines, Bowerman, Green and Md. inter-port matches furnish the reason "Jasco. means iu asking this questi tains to opium or other a rostig min

local lady. at deton. With the addition of one or being shown now than was evident for the greater amount of enthusiasm begins with the Definitions of Words, the piano, and gave them nice! two new arrivals among the officers, this time last year.. and proceeds by Connexion of the music.

the Gunners are expected to make a

were."

No man in a controversy unless he be a hireling advocate, like a barrister or a journalist) can decently call an opponent a megá lomaniac, because his own presence

ents unless authorized.

in the arena is necessarily evidence our own writing may be readable

of other men." The good teacher

ENTERTAINMENT TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.

He instructs them. The good student the Discourse is put into Speech, and served. A

does not ask a question as if honestly desiring information and then quarrel

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Thanking you in advance for your

CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY. THIS remedy has no imperior as a cure for colds, croup and whooping

cough.

It has been 'n' favourite with mothers young children for almost forty years. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, can

are the only men still in Hongkong. JASCOTRY, FACE THIS BARRAGE. The Police expect to do well, but [To the Editor of the China Mail] whether their expectations will be realised is another matter. Everyone will, however, wish them luck.

Dear Sit-Here are answer to of Jascoe questions to be the only one to have enlisted. It not only cares colds and erip bat No. 1-Jojo Gutz never claimed always be depended upon and is pleasant

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

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while under age, and I wonder what prevents this regalingin memm min No: That's a faot-Police boots may be given as condently on chil were issued to all members of the to an adult. For sale By All Cueuista "Corps at the matce time:-never and Storekeep.rs.