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SPORTS.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF" CLUB JUNIOR
CHAMPIONSHIP.
Cups for the winner and the runner-up in this competition, which is to be played over the main course at Fanling have been presented by Mr. H. J. Gedge and Mr. G. M. Young. The conditions are match play, the preliminary rounds to be over 18 holes and the final over 36, The rounds are to be played off on the following dates-First,, on or before October 12; second, on or before October 19; third, on or before October 26, fourth, on
or
before November 2: semi-final on or before November 9; and final, on or before, November 16.
under
Byes-A. Murdoch, A. D. Hum. phreys, and G. B. Layton.
THE
"FLYING THE WHITE
PIGEON."
MARRIED WOMAN POSING AS
WIDOW.
Ab the Magistracy yesterday after- noon, an interesting case came before. Mr. N. L. Smith, when a married woman was charged with obtaining the sum of $40 from another woman. with intent to defraud.
another man.
Mr. Smith (to defendant): Did you marry the witces on the fourth day of the fifth moon?-Defendant: Yes,
He paid you $100?—Yes. Then your run away?ly brother in-law's wife took me away. She BRITISH WIVES OF HUNS asked me what was the use of being a concubine when I could be a kit fat wite. She told me she would get me a new husband.
You were a widow before narrage?Yes
NO RESTRICTIONS ON RETURN.
The Home Office states that aliens. of all nationalities who are registered with the police at their permanent residences in this country will not in future be required to report their movements to the police unless they are absent from home more than two months..
Foreign visitors, whether for business or pleasure, must register at hotels and ledging and boarding houses during the first months of their stay, but will not have to report to the police.
Women of British birth who have:
lost their nationality by marriage to former enemy aliens will as a general rule be re-admitted to the United
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CHINA MAIL.
TRADES UNION CONGRESS.
TOO MUCH IMPORTANCE ATTACHED TO THE VOTE.
CENSORSHIP GIVES UP ITS DEAD..
THE RELEASE OF THOUSANDS OF LETTERS.
The scavity of the Postal Censori
A Pioneer special cable, dated Trades Union Congress has not yet London, September 10, says The given a straight rote on the principle ship in the United Kingdom during of direct action, which is not well the war is attested by the fact that
mean striking for some understood to
680 million porketa were
vote.
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Telephone 29.
VISITING-CARD
ETIQUETTE.
"C.B." NOT TO BE PRINTED AFTER NAME.
Should a Commander of the Bath his visiting card? have the letters C.B." printed on
The question is raised by a retired naval officer of high rank, who
writes:
Mr. S. B. McElderry, of the Chi political and not industrial ends, examined. Of these approximately
Yesterday's vote declared, In effect, 3,800.000 were detained nese Secretariat, prosecuted.
The woman, who was good look that the Parliamentary Committee ground that their transmission would
should have called a Special have nesisted the enemy" ing, posed as a single woman, go Conference to consider the desire of poul of these de mined packets bas married to a villager, and then stole the Triple Alliance for such action. been the subject of long and careful her mother-in-law's clothing, whichIt has been pointed out that the consideration, and the decisions now the pounel.
Delegates might have voted for this reached have been governed, states The woman'a surviving husband in the belief that the Conference a-War Office communiqué, by the stated that when he took her as his would have pronounced against such desire to guard the interests of neu- concubine he knew she was a widow.action and so ended the dangerous, trul as well as Ried nations, to He bought her for $100. She lived revolutionary agitation: This morn avoid a far as possible injury to com wish him for some time and then ing's resolution was in favour of the mercial firms and individuals, and disappeared. Later, he found that Nationalisation of Mines, which to avoid unreasonable expense... she had become the hit fat wife of the Congress has advocated for: Correspondence originating in o
years. To have thrown it out might destined for the United Kingdom will have been regarded as the abandon-be destroyed, except where is con ment of Nationalisation itself.tains urtkiles and documents of value There 13 thus some ground) which can now be transmitted with for the optimistic view of the safety. With regard to mails carried meaning of both votes and those over the United Kingdom in transit who take such a view point to the to and from foreign countries and fact that the Police Union Delegates, mails landed from neutral ships who complained of the Parliament which entered British territorial ary Committee not giving them waters, it has been decided that Hongkong Football Club was held The sanual general meeting of the sufficient support, dare not go to packets containing goods, currency at the offices of Messrs. Jardine
realisable securities, or other finanMatheson & Co., last evening. cial packets of value shall be put into
Prize Court: that, commercial and was supported by Mesem: 3. Mr. J. McCubbin was in the chair,
correspondence and private corre Stewart. H. MeTurish, C. pondence containing documents of Goldenberg, P. W. Ramsay, W. J. alue shall be released; and that Morrison (Hon. Treasurer) and G. private correspondence shall be de Gerrard. (Hon. Secretary).
"After many years of service I stroyed, in as much as it would be The
There was a fair number of mem. had the satisfaction of finding my name is the Gazette as the recipient represent possible without very great axberg present.
of a coveted "honour," which entitles The Chairman voiced the regret which Pense to re-examine packets of this is less than one-third of the could, or could not, now safely be absence of Mr. R. J. Wilton, they of me, but I sent my card to a London class in order to determine which the members of the Club felt at thee to the use of certain lettera after my name. I suppose it was stupid whole; and that this repreesentation is very shadowy is a well known fact.ent on.
Chairman of the Club, who, he The total number of packets hoped, would be with them very should add the letters to the inscrip and suggested that he A large proportion of the members. Mr. Smith: Did the woman sar of the trade Unions take no part in leased or about to be released under shortly. The balance-sheet was vertion giving my name and rank, the election and instruction of these these decisions is approximately satisfactory from every point of view. I received a reply that this was never Delegates, who, although classed in 92,500 registered and 500,000 un-They had a most successful season. dane. wile-Yes, my son had never mar-tremists, are all probably Extremists, of packets for release and their Shield after some
She was to be your son's kit fat the Congress as Moderates and-Ex registered pocket. The preparation They won the Honginong Footbal ried before.
"I have always been under the very exciting impression that the inscription on Hongkong Football League and the pose of informing a stranger of the over, there was some room for doubt letters are generaly undesirable, and last named competition by only one I am a retired officer, and as such hands of the enthusiastic. If more. Inquiries with regard to missing United Services League, losing the proper way to address one in writing. about the motives governing the to many questions no answer could point. Ee proposed the adoption of will practically never wear the very majority in yesterday's voting, it is to the nature of the fiber 3 gun, the report and staternent of soccuzts, attractive decoration which goes with Inconceivable that the minority since a vast mass of postal matter Mr. R. H. B. Mitchell secondled the Order, but I certainly value the favoured direct action, so that at the was lost through submarine warfare this and it was carried unanimously. use of the letters as showing that one bers sufficient to cause a serious were detained by allied and exem worst it would be opposed by mem and other causes, and many packets
has done something worth doing for one's country, split in the Trade Union movement.
censorshipe. Inquiry as to a missing better that is desired to be made by persons other than these resident in the United Kingdom should be made through diplomatic channels. An in- |quirer should state the name and ROYAL JEWELS 'DRÖPPED ON address of the person to whom the packet was addressed, the date of COAST OF SWEDEN.
its posting, and she nature of the contents. He should also state the registered number and the office of crigin wherever the lettere were registered.
The home papers are, perhaps. disposed to make too much of the An old woman, the person from importance of these votes. Even if whom defendant obtained the 340 the motion in favour of direct on a promise to marry her son, stated action should be passed before the that defendans and four go-betweens Congress ends, it will not mean that visited her house on September 20 the bulk of the workers in the and asked her to make a butch be country favour Revolution. tween her son and defendant. Sev.: Congress claim's 20
5,250,000 eral interviews took place, and the only bargain money of $1 nos paid. The actual price at which the woman offered to sell herself wee $40, and this was subsequently paid.
she was a widow-Witness: Yes
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Are you very poor people compared with the rank-and-fle, actual knadíng-over to the Post Office games, and were runners-up in the one's card was primarily for the pur The draw for the first round is as Kingdom without restriction. They poor that the money had to be whose apathy leaves all power in the was to be completed by August 30.
must, if in the occupied districts of borrowed to make arrangements for Germany, apply to the British authe marriage. thorities there; if elsewhere in Ger many to the Dutch Legation inYes, the wedding was celebrated Did your sen actually marry ber? Berlin, if in Austria to the Spanish on September 27. Embassy there. They may bring with them any unmarried daughters and sons.. under 16 years of age.
Lt. Comdr. Kilgcur. J.
Hughes.
Owen
W. J. Morrison v. F. Maitland. Major Buck v. H. Overy..
H. Scott .. H.. E. Hayward. Lieut. R. S. Holborn J. W. Franks..
F. R. J. Adams v. G. M. Young. · J. W. C. Bonnar v. G. C. Moxon,
G. A. Woodcock, v. H. J. Gedge,
A. B. Raworth v. L. M. Whyte..
J.. E. Sharpe v. N. E Kent.
A. D. V. Newcontb t. J. Parks..
H. West . E. G. Barrett.
Col. E. Clementi Smith . A. C.
Davison.
L. S. Greenhill. R. M. Austin.
Capt. D. R. Archer 2. Dr.F. Pierce
Grove.
FOND HOPES OF 18. FOR 31.
ceremony was simple. The money Mr. MoElderry remarked that the
was pail and the woman then went to live with the man.
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Mr. Smith replied that the people did not seem to have taken very many precautione.
Mr. Smith: Were there the usual!
celebrations?-Witness: No. The would have marriage cele- brations for a widow? We have a moval of the embargo on the export Widows are simply brought into the It is reported that owing to the re-band for a virgin but not for a widow. of capital, people have been buying house by the go-betweens, one of mark notes during the past two days whom known as the cobbler's with a view to holding them until wife." (Laughter.) they rise nearer their pre-war value of about a shilling. They can now Another plan which certain Army officers at home have conceived is
MARK NOTES BOUGHT FOR A marriage
RISI.
G. E. Costello v. John C. Fletcher, Capt. E. H. Grays. R. D. Cromartle.be obtained at about 3d each.. A. K. Henderson e. H. E. Hollands. T. R. Chassells v. A. E. Wood.
Capt. H. E. Murray u. 5. B. B.
McElderry.
R. W. Huxter u. C. F. Maltby.
J. T. Kidd ». R.M. Henderson...
R. L. Moncrieff v. J. D. Danby.
Sir W. Rees Davies v. Lt. Col. W. Taylor.
A. Leach v. 3. H. Congdon...
D. McLaren v. C. C. Stark.
E. R. Hallifax v. H. Humphreys.
D. J. Lewis v. A. G. M. Fletcher."
F. A. Perry v. A. E. Crapnell.
LAWN BOWLS.
Mr. McElderry stated that all the go-betweens had disappeared" He thought the defendant's first bus hand was also in the swindle.
that of drawing their pay through Cologne (as the Army of Occupation does) to obtain marks for speculative father dead. purposes,
SEAPLANE MYSTERY.
Despatches from Malmoe relate mysterious circumstances connected with a seaplane, which was mance
vring along the coast in the neigh-i bourhood of the Smygehuk lighthouse. The seaplane was seen to dive, and two packets having been thrown out,
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THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY.
SUGGESTED CHANGES IN THE
PRAYER BOOK.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year:- "How otherwise than by my card. President-The Hon. Mr. P. His the intimation to be made? Why Holycak..
should a K.CB. pr his title upon his card if the humble Companion does not?"
Vice-President.-Mr. W. Nichol-
2013.
Chairman-Mr. R. J. Wilton.
S. Rouse.
Captain, Rugby section. Mr. H.
H. McTavish.
Captain, Association section.—Mr.
Vice-Captain-àir. N. L. Railton. Hon. Secretary.--Mr. G. Gerrard. Hon. Treasurer, Mr. J. Ealston. Association Committee. -Messrs.
A "Daily Mail" representative who asked the Heralds College for a ruling on the question was informed that the engraver was right, " C.B.” should not be shown after the name. on a visiting card.
Mr. Mitchell stated that at a meet- J. McCubbin, P.W. Ramey anding of the Association it was thought. R. Henderson.
desirable to leave the Club, which was the premier club of the Colony, to take the initiative. He was sure they would be able to entertain s Shanghai team very hospitably.
The Rugby Captain was asked to aboose the Committee for his section.
IMPROVEMENTS.
It was decided to carry out the Decessary repairs to the stand, which would be extended, at an estimated cost of $200.
THE USE OF THE CLUB'S OROUND.
the aviators turned south and dis- that defendant taid her that her Two Germans, who had been staying The witness, continuing, stated appeared in the direction of Germany. mother was in Annam, and her in the neighbourhood for some days, She and come from were observed to pick up the package
It was decided to inform-the-so- The speculative buying has cerad been killed by robbers.
Their actions Ltainly not been of sufficient volume
Chinese territory, where her husband and hurry away.
ciation that the club were in entire aroused the suspicion cf the
sympathy with the idea of inter-port to affect the rate of exchange. How.
Mr. Smith: Did you not think it coastguard, who, thinking that
It was agreed on the suggestion of football, and would assist in every was rather suspicious?-Witness: 1 some smuggling ever much buying there may have
operation was
the Chairman completely to renovate Way posible to carry out the pro- been, the value of the mark is much spected her and asked her if she found hiding under a hedge. The in the Episcopal Book of Common Mr. Gerrard pointed out that shati or invite one here.
afoot, pursued the men, who were A score of revolutionary changes the Club-house at a cost of $100. pasal aither to send a team to Shing- intended" lower now than it was two days ago. She replied that if she had med Germans at first declared that the Frayer are recommended in a report was far better than going to the ex-
to fly the white pigeon." Then the pound sterling was worth 85 marks, now it is worth 89.
to fly the white pigeon" dhe packets had fallen into the sea, but of un American Bevision Committee. pense of building a new Club-bous It was decided to allow the use of would have flown far away into some finding that other persons besides the This is to be submitted to the Gen-It was the intention of the Chub to the Club's ground for first division other river's mouth, where she was coastguard had seen them, they did eral Convention in October.
erect a brick Club-bouse when they League matches on condition that if not known. What she meant was
not persist in their denials and pro- As shown by extracts just made received the permission of the Public on any Saturday the Bugby section ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE
six all. Kowloon then showed the that she would not come near her duced the packages. On being opened, public, the proposals include the Works Department.
wished to play and it clashed with way, till the thirteenth head had native place to carry out any evil these were found to contain jewels of elimination from the marriage cere- THE DAVID CUP AND THE LANDALE CUP, an Association matal, the Rugby SHANGHAI TEAM.
been played, at which stage the score intention. Our village girls have great value, together with foreign mony of the word obey. This The next business was the disposal section should be given procedence. stood:-Kowloon, 13;
securities to a very considerable excision is proposed on the ground of the David Cup. The Chairmen It was further agreed that, in the Yesterday proved another red tained four points, and increased there would be no trouble wimtever were their lawful property, but pend
Shanghai (always married out of the village amount. The Germans maintained that this is a survival of days when explained that some years ago Mr, event of such a clash, the Associa 12. In the next head Shanghai ob far-away districts. She told me that the contents of the packages wives were regarded as "chatties.* letter day for the Shanghai Lawn their score to 18 by obtaining two if she married my son.
David had presented a cup for the tion match should be played off at Bowls team when they scored their shots in the Siteenth head. The to the extent of guaranteeing it taken possession of them. The police goods. I thee endow." They bold H.M.S. Hampshire, and at the cam. tanks to the Chairman.
The revisens would also exclude runners-up in the Hongkong shield 2.80 p.. She went ing proof of this, the authorities have the phrase, With all my worldly competition. The cup was won by second victory-making two wins Kowloon four came out akilfully once She said she would swear on the believe that both jewels and securities that the law safeguards dower rights mencement of the war it disappear.
The meeting closed with & vote of again, getting one point in the next cock's head that everything would be belong to the Royal family of and that the words in modern praced. They bad received a letter from head and two points each in the two all right. She naked me whether I
The report for the season 1919-19 Saxony.
tice have been stripped of their Fag-Caplain Fisher to the effect stated that a considerable increase menning.
that the cup was found on the in the membership took place during Omission from the wedding cere-Hampshire and seizing what they in this period and with the erection of mony is also proposed of the allusion tended to do with it. When the new and improved stand, the sub-
nineteenth and the twentieth heads
F. L. Marahall A. A. Malcolm. G. McMurdo.
The scores were as follows:
SHANGHAI KOWLOON B G.G..
L. Guy. D. Harvey. C. Atkinson. F. C: McDougal. D. Gow.
SHANGHAL KOWLOON B.C.C. Heads. Sagts. Total. Shots, Total.
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THE REPORT.
The Association section had a very
out of three matches. Shanghai's success yesterday was at the ex pense of the Kowloon Bowling following heads, thus equalising had a house of my own, stating that Green Club on whose greet the again: Three more heads had to be her late husband had not any house match was played. There was the played, and, naturally, the interest property. On the night after the usual crowd of bowling enthusiasts in the game quickened. Extreme wedding a number of people knocked appreciation of the skill and steadiness on the part of the visitors at the door and asked for lucky, aw pawned all my clothing, jewel to Isaac and Rebecca in the invoca-cup was lost the Hon. Mr. D. Lan-criptions and receipts have proved accurate game played by both sides, save the point each in the money, pomising to bless the, marry, chopsticks, etc. I want these tion. "Send Thy blessing upon anla presented another to take its most encouraging. by frequent cutbursts of applause. and two more points in the last head. I asked them how much they redeemed. We all went to the the Thy servante, this man and place. bala result of the game was in the Thus they won the match bag wanted, and they replied that the Secretary for Chinese Affairs to have this woman, whom we bless in Thy Mr. Black suggested that the successful season, finishing by win Name, that, as lexic and Rebecca David Cup should be reinstituted in ning the Hongkong Football Shield. shots to 18, for which they were de principal tenant would name the the matter settled..
3r. Smith: Terrible experience for lived faithfully together, sc these its proper place, and that the Lan. The section were also runners-up in amount. The principal tenant was. servedly applauded.
my new daughter-in-law.
you, was it not?
perone may surely perform and keep cale Cup should be given to the the Hongkong Football League. Mr. Smith: What was the joke? sticla, which I brought out for the made
Witness: Sherind my silver chop the vow and covenant betwixt them Junior Division to compete for at With the return from active service. Mr. MaElderry: The woman mar
A few months ago one the knock-out system.
of several of the old playing mem ries from her own house and she gets he also stole my handkerchiefs. Infusion, declaring that the domestic committee be appointed to make a season are very bright and the set. wedding felust, inside her umbrelle, American reptor refused to use this Mr. Ralston proposed that a sub-bers, the prospects for the coming Witness: On the morning after the did not give my daughter-in-law any life of Imac and Rebeca was hot anggestion as to the disposal of the tion should hold a prominent poal-
wedding clothes. She broke open model... marriage some people came to my
two cups, and that the donors betion in the various competitions. house and threatened to arrest my
my box.
Changes recommended in other approached on the master.
Two charity matches were held, Defendant: I did not steal her parts of the liturgy provide for in- son, saying they had a detective with
Mr. McTavish seconded this.
which resulted in a sum of $163.80 them.
eloibing: the people who "caine to tinetion--that is for the use of the The Chairman thought it beat to being banded over to the Out the house did that. I admit I re-dipped water instead of the Com-give one of the cups to the schools Day Fund and $985.70 to the Mr. Smith: Why were they angry fceived a portion of the $40, I pass-munion cup as i sanitary measure. for competition
mother of the lato Sergt. Linfiell. with your son?-Witness: 1, do acted myself off us a widow.
There are also suggestions concern. After some discussion it was de- A benefit match, also, was played for know; they were defendant's rela Mr. Smith: What about your busing faith becking and anointing, with cided to retain the Devid Cup for the funds of the Hongkong Football tives. They told me that if I want-band-Defendant: Oh, I had ano-holy cíle. ed to retain my son's wife I wouldther husband before I mairied Lim.
the runner-up in the Shield com- League, resulting in a sum of $84 - Whit-Sunday" is changed to petition, and to engrave the names being given. have to pay them, $100, otherwise I did not tell the old lady anything the Day of Pentecost," and all of the teams op it. The disposal of The Rugby section had no matches they would take her away. When about him because she did not ask Sundays until Advent are made to the Landale Cup was left to the new during the season, but with the ad they left the pace I had a quarrel me.
read as "Sundays after Pentecust" Committee to decide, failing which vent of several old members it is with my daughter-in-law and asked
instead of after Trinity, ue in a general meeting would be onlled hoped to be able to revive interest in -- her for the $40 buck. She said "the
keeping with the calendar of the for the purpose.
the gaine go-betweens have the money is
Botan Catholio Church.
PROPOSED INTERFORT MATCHES. - The Club held a very successful them."!
The commission, whose official The Chairman stated that the next dinner in the Hongkong Hotel on Mr. MoEldery The bargain' was Mr. McElderry: The price mis title is the Commission on the Requestion to be considered was that April 26. The special events of the $40; $24 in money and a pair of gold rather cheap; they were asking for vision and Enrichment of the Book of inviting a Shanghai team to Hong-evening were the presentation to M bracelete.
I believe the woman's trouble... Of course the whole thing of Common Prayer, is headed by the kong. When they last met Hong W. Blacit of a silver loving cup first husband tried to extort, money, we swindle. The woman has lost Bishops of Pittsburg Long Taland,kong had been invited to Shanghai on his retirement from active, foot- but I have no evidence against him her $40.
Los Angeles, Pennsylvania, Western Mr. Hamilton anggested that the ball, and a silver spargne to Mr. D. Massachusetts, Virginia, and Wyam was a matter for the Hongkong Foot-Riechelmann on the occasion of hòn Engk
ball Assosiation to decide.
| marriage.
balance until the very end, and much excitement prevailed throughout.
Although they lost the most important match of the series that against a team representing Hong- kong, the Shanghai men have proved themselves "hot stuff," by winnid against two of what are considered the strongest Bowling Clubs of the Colony and if they keep their présent form the visitors should not have much difficulty in continuing their successful career. Their opponents to-day will be Taikuo, to-morrow they meet the Civil Service and on Friday they play the Police. Should they emerge the victors in these matches It would not be a bad idea to replay the Hongkong-Shanghai match on Saturday or Monday. It would be to the interest of the sport to carry the suggestion of a replay into effect as the bad luck which the visitors experienced on the occasion of their first match in Hongkong is quite eviden£» bi dupa 1999 a
To return to yesterday's match Kowloon opened the scoring by get ting two shots in the first head. Shanghai replied with three shots, and maintained the lead until the sixth head," when the scores stood
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