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victed of "culpable inaccuracy and a alous violation of the truth." History does not record, unfortun ately, what James Watt thought of all the "stramash." The organ after wards passed through several hands, was lately presented to its ancient foe, the Glasgow Corporation, and now stands in the Kelvingrove Galleries.
A member of the Craft who recently
FREEMASONRY IN THE EAST. reached Scotland from Yokohama,
CHINA MATH,
LOGAL, AND GENERAL.
To-day's dollar is worth 4/3
which we hope they will try to resist, will be towards extravagance. Their Uttle gamble in rice makes it uncer tain, yet how much of our paper surplus is really an asset. we told 7 168. all we knew, we could make a nice little scandal about the way that rice loss was nearly made a lot bigger. But the Ching Mail plays the game..
OUR
The Australian mail was brought In to-day by the s.s. "Aki Mart.""
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1919
SPORTS.
GOLY,
MIXED FOURSOMES AT FANLING.
!
The Mixed Foursome competition Lieut.-Comdr. and Mrs Kilgour.
NEXT GYMKHANA PROGRAMME,
The next Gymkhana takes place on Nov:
1.-2.45 p.m. Five Furlongs Race Handicap-For China Ponies that Gymkhanas Winners at Gymkhana have run in any Race at the last Four
While our Governor was į The Shanghai and North Chinu fat Fanling, on Monday, was won by of any Flat Races this season, (other restfully watching the mall arrived this morning by the s.s. Other returns were Mr. and Mrs. N. BÜDGET. sun rise and set at sex, Shantung."
our permanent officials!
L. Smith, Misa Moorhead and S. Evans, Mrs. Harston and A. L Anderson.
CRICKET.
his headquarters during a prolonged were getting the Budget or Balance - stay in the East, with a business Sheet of the Colony ready. Ha
A direct line of steamers from itinerary covering China and Japan, studied it, and collated comments Rio to Manchester for the transport informs the "Glasgow Herald" that and explanations about it, and gave of cotton is being considered. Freemasonry is making remarkable us that terribly long speech, which progress in China among the natives, was rend right through by 4 people, The great number of English-speak skimmed by bl, and cheerfully able disease is another cheerful Craigengower CC. against the The following will represent ing settlers or travellers n,the East, passed over by the reat. Then the blank. That's "ni" twice running.H. X. C. C. on the latter's ground on including India, he says, is partly newspaper men took His Excellency's Long may it continue. accounted for by the fast that the an-speech to pieces (like the inquisitive cient and mystic Craft furnishes them schoolboy and the bedroom clock)
Today's return of communic.
1
Saturday, play to commence at 2.15 PR. Basa (capt.) B. W. Brad The first Belgian ship to entesbury, R. C. Witchell. D. M. Goodall,
was the "Sierra Modie," which
Abbas, S. Jex, A. Goldenberg. C. arrived on September 26.
| Kennedy and C. Heath.
4
than Ladies' Nomination and Distance Handicap Events) barred. Entrance $75. 3rd Prize. $40... fee $5. 1st Prize: $150. 2nd Prize:
with one of the chief means whereby and put it together again as well as Singapore since the outbreak of war F. G. Thompson, U. Omar, M. H. as decided by the Committee, called
done.
the sense of loneliness in strange they could. And no lands is lessened, and also because it holds out the alluring prospect, on the return to the homeland, of an immediate entrance into and warm welcome by the countless lodges established in Great Britain, with all their happy social amenities. In China, educated natives who have come in contact with Westerna in their own land, have of recent years been seeking admission to the Craft," and have proved excellent members, conforming with zeal to the elaborate and beautiful ritual, and seeking to carry out in
Ltd their daily life the lefty tenets of Freemasonry. The result is that a new movement towards the brother-
· hood of man is growing,—a brother- hood of which Brother Robert Burns prophesied when be wrote," When man to man the world o'er aball brithers be and a' that." In Japan, Freemasonry being a secret society, is not allowed, but a great many Japanese have become members of
PATTERN BOOKS.
the Order.
WE BOAST OF
a
barm was
more
ROADS AND "There is probably THE HOUSING_Do work
The old man charged with com PROBLEM urgent or more promitting an indecent assault on a girl mising than that of opening up the of 13 was sentenced to six months undeveloped districts, with roads, hard labour this morning. tramways, or light railways. Some form of light tram along the road to Aberdeen, and an easing up of Land Enden, taken over at Sabang, The ex-Germas! steamer Office and P.W.D. methods would lead to a swift and extensive outburst will go to Singapore to discharge of private building. The Big Interests her cargo and go into dry dock. don't want to see that, of course. Let's see what they are able to do.in
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KOWLOON CO... LR.C.
A friendly cricket match between the KCC. and the IR.C. will be played to-morrow afternoon on the former's ground. The following are
the teams ---
2.---Gymkhana Stakes. Value $200. DistanceOne Mile. For all China Ponies. Catch weights at 10st. 61b. Winners of an open race or won the aggregate prize in the Gymk open Griffin race or Ponies that have
hana Stakes in any season 51b. extra. Non-winning Subscription Griffics allowed Sib.
A Cup to be run for five times, or
the Gymkhana Cup will be presented at the end of the Season to be won by the Pony scoring most marks in the races for the Gymkhana Stakes at the Gymkhana Meetings during the Season, counting 4 points for a first 2 for a second; and 1 for a third The benefit of marks already scored IRCA. H. Rumjahn A. winner of the race this season to to pass with the Pony on a sale. Any S. H. Ismail, A. A. Rumjaho. Esequent starts for the Race, but in Arculli, G. C. Earde. E. Nazarin, carry 5-lb. extra for each win in sub- Mocsdeen, S. A. Ismail. G. Partabrai, the event of a Fony carrying the E.Sadick, and S. D. Ismail Reserve: penalty not wincing. 2 lb to be "N.. M. Bux.
K.C.CJ.P. Robinson, J. Stalker such 2 Ib. to
deducted next time be A. A. Claxton, B. D. Evans, C. Juntil he wins again when he will starts. Stapleton, J. V. Braza. B. L. Braga, carry the full penalties without remain deducted
R. Festcnji, E. C. Car, H. H. Tayler deduction. Penakies accumulative up to 15 lb. In the event of two or more Ponies tying with the same number of marks after Five Races have been run the owners shall either divide the value of the Cap shail run off on a day to be fixed by the Committee not being the same day as the last race for the Stakes but within two weeks therefrom. In the event of a run off the weights shall be weight for inches as per $160. 3rd Prize: $50. scale. Entrance Fee $5. 2nd Prize:
The following wedding is an the way of bolding lack an enterpris nounced to take place shortly ing Administration..
Tsunyo Ernest Lee, manager of the Chinese Optical Co., to Miss Suimen Mabel Sun of the Great Eastern Hotel.
THE HARBOUR SWILL
I
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vessel
and P. H. Cubb.
FOOTBALL
Li
COLLEGE.
The A.P.C. motor miles above Hankow, was refloated
Asiatica,"
which was ashore 150 HONGKONG F.C. V. ST. JOSEPH'S which is hereby placed at $400 or her cargo into lighters, with the on September 30, after discharging the assistance of a tug and a rise of four feet in the river.
The water front near the V.RC. had a record crowd to see the finish of the harbour race. The swimming club itself was packed with people. This unusual interest was due to two factors, the sporting entry by a lady, and the special advertisement. given by the China Mail poster,. The average British which reminded the public just at journalist may not the right time of the attraction NOT BOASTING. truly represent the modest and charming lady compell vessels on the Calcutta-New York provided. All hearts went out to the) The N.Y.X., which operated six average British man. We don't suppose he does, and we tor, and her spirited finish fetched a sine since June last year, in the hope he does not. In his diurnal hurricane of applause. The happy face of a strong competition with the lucubrations he manages to unfold a one of the remarks made by Mr. American Indian Line, is reported mind which is as fascinating as the Belilios in presenting the prizes is lately to have reached an amicable Sahara Desert. He is so uncon not reproduced by the bald para-understanding with its British.com sciously amusing at times that he phrases of the reporters. This func petitors. deserves to be cherished and consertion was very gracefully performed. It was not publicly mentioned that ved, like a back number, of Punch in a dentist's waiting room. One of the clean and bright appearance of beries has been registered in London them, high up on
the front the Club was due to the private with a capital of £60,000, for the page of sixpenny weekly, cis- generosity of this gentleman, who cusses Our Noble Seives 25 takes a very keen, personal interest working of a thousand miles of in the welfare of the V.R.C. It was Only whites will be employed and the coast of North-west Australia. quite recently cleaned, painted and they will be recruited from former decorated throughout at his experse. bluejackets and returned soldiers.
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nation. They're always doing this. He says, We have not that innate talent for artistic self-landation which
The China Stail: be idle to ignore its strength, and distinguishes some nations. We tend
A ÍRUTH, JUETION, PUBLIC SERVICH."'
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCT. 17, 1819.
(!
RUSSIA.
ADVERSARIA.
The message of His "LOYAL" Majesty the King to General Rawlinson, the hero of the withdrawal from North Russia, may have been drafted by himself or for him by another hand. In either case an expression noted in it must surely
have beer. inadvertent
General
Rawlinson was complimented for withdrawing in such a way as to leave the "loyal" Russians in a good position for defence. Loyal to what, or to whom? Can it be that there is some idea, somewhere, somewhen, of re- scoring the monarchic system in Russia? At present the only thing
Lord Leverhülme is not to combat it. The Lewe is remote from the main stream of progress, and the Highlanders are sceptical of new conventions which disturb a long settled social order. Their outlook is still feudal. The larger vision will come; but, while it may be developed, it is not to be forced. Lord Leverhulme's imme date anxieties are interesting as illustrating the difficulties that beset the path of the new lairds who are rapidly entering -into-possession of the old acres, and who seek to. animate the quiet places, that for generations have been subject to the leisurely order of the old aristocracy, with something of the eager spirit of the mast.
to a certain shamefaced embarrass- meat in singing our own praises." In effect, remarks the intelligent for. eigner, smiling, he boasts of his modesty. The intelligent foreigner must not, however, confuse journalist and reader. The journalist flatters the readers, to get their pence. There are journalists who don't. The foreigner should judge the people by the papers they show preference
for.
The Commonwealth Pearl Fis
The Hongkong Club open their season in a friendly game with St. Joseph's College on the Club ground, to-morrow. The kick-aff will be at chosen to represent the Club G. 4.30 p.m. The following have been Rodger: A. Bogsen and J. Carriere; M. Rallton, J. Stewart and J. Rodger, T. Kuight. B. Pasco, D. Riechelman, H. M. McTavish and E. Riis.
KINEMA NOTES.
CORONET THEATRE.
3.-Class Handicap: A Class: Three Quarter Mile-For Ponies. Entrance Fee $5. 1st Prize?
China
$150. 2nd Prize: $75. 3rd Prize: $40.
about
4-Distance Handicap: Half a
Mile. For China Ponies. Winners of any Flat Race in 1919 (excepting Ladies' Nomination) and placed ponies at this Meeting barred. Catch weights 155 lb. Pegs will be lines marking the position of each placed side edge of course, and chalk poby according to the handicap (in yards) conceded.
the Coronet. The picture is entitled There is another fine attraction at "The Blue Streak." a 7-part pro duction the story of which is written
The race will be started by sound- by Mr. William Nigh, who also plays We simply dare not argue BOWLS. with the President of the
the leading part. The name of the ing a gong, and each rider must keep Amongst the local military picture is "erived from the nickname his pony behind the line assigned to Lawn Bowls Association officers who have been brought to given to a dissipated youth, whose him until the signal is given. Any we'd sooner play bim 21 up single the notice of the War Office for father tired of his sponging," tells rider whose pony is then over the handed. He has read more about the valuable services rendered in the him to take a certain sum of money line, or moving forward faster than grand old game than we have, and war are: besides, what Englishman ever got L-Col. G. B.. Crisp, R.A.M.C., Lt he had
Col. J. R. Young, CE and clear out, never to return until a walk, must return and start again the better of a Scot in argument? It Col. Passby, R.G.A., (T. F.), Lt. Col. refuses the money and sets out by holding ponies if desired.
made good." The boy or be disqualified. Mafoos may assist is certainly a point in his favour that F. J. Thursby Pelham, A.P.D., Major penniless for the Wild West. The Entrance Fee $3. 1st Prize: $75.
P
left
the English adopted the Scottish F. E. Milner-Jones, RAS.C, and picture teems with intense interest 2nd Prize: $50. 3rd Prize: $30. laws of the game. He might have Major T. A. Robertson, D.C.M., from the time added that most of them send to R.A.0.C. Scotland for their "woods." Where we score in this controversy (if you can call it that) is in having drawn such an interesting letter as the one published to-day.
man can
the boy
5.-Class Handicap: B Class: Three home to the time of his Quarter Mile For China Ponies. En- return to civilisation with his bride trance Fee $5 lat Prize: $150. 2nd- It is really desirable that
United States 72,398 piculs of tea, to calls the best fortune a
China exported last year to the from the Wild West-one whom he Prize: $75, 3rd Prize: 340. P.W.D. the budget for this depart
Russia 95.705 piculs and to Great have.
6.-One and
a Quarter Mile ment should be discussed beforehand by the Public Works
The closing scene is very Handicap. For China Ponies. En- Britain 37,333. In the past the interesting and at the same time trance Fee $5. 1st Prize: $150. 2nd Committee, strengthened, as was suggested last year, by the inclusion
principal outlet for black tea has been amusing, The father refuses to Prize: $75. 3rd Prize: $40. Any man who Russia, which in 1916 and 1917 took recognise the son's wife and was 7-Half Mile Race for Larsen sub- of all the unofficial members. It
says that the nearly three quarters of the produc forced by the lad whom he once scription Grifins: To be ridden by would look better. It would be an
China Mail is tion of 28,500,000 pounds, but last called the "Blue Streak," to take the Mafoos. Catch weights. 140 lbs. invaluable check. And it would
is a liar.
not a friend of year there was a very small demand girl in his arms. The sight of a six Conditions to be announcer later. facilitate the passage of the final welfare is one of our chief concerns trade dwindled to approximately three bird to his senses. The father who is 1st $100. 2nd $50, 3rd $30. Prizes His for black tea from Russia and the chamber revolver brought the old Entrance fee $5. Prizes for Owners: budget. We take it that when His Excellency bears it works well in Malaya, he will order it to be done
for Mafoos: 1st $30. 2nd$30 3rd million pounds.
an admirer of pluck, saw by this move on his son's part,
$10. that he no longer had the change is involved.
blue streak" in him and welcomed
CHINA MAIL AND TOMMY Tommy Atkins
open.
also
entitled to claim loyalty in Russia is $25 as representing the increase here, in future. No constitutional have aired his grievances. We print of construction in Amoy. Reports him back to the family circle. How
In the Colonial Secret CONDUCT. ary's Department and Legislature (abstract of budget) we notice an item, amongst others running into thousanda, of the will of the majority of the people, in" good conduct allowances" Con- since there is no properly constituted scious that there are features of government. It is not certain what accounting we can never understand, the will of the majority is. Some say
we modestly express our hope and it is for Bolshevism, but we have trust that this assessment did not.) been repeatedly assured by foreign correctly represent the whole of the observers who are anti-Bolshevik improvement in conduct in that that the overwhelming majority is department. If they were only $25
worth better against it. In that case there is no need for us to worry about leaving formerly an overwhelming majority in a good position for defence. It can for should) be able to look after itself in any position.
Lard. Leverhulme, in
SCOTS FISKERS
planning his ambitious
behaved
than
OUR
RAILWAY
Our columns hare. always behalf, and from time to time we been.
appeals to
on his
A large rope factory is in course elsewhere to-day (correspondence column) an appeal, for the troops coming from the Philippines say the bey met his bride and all the "Does "our railway pay? going Home on the Khiva. We do that representatives of the new hundred and one interesting events It is impossible to dis- so gladly, and as we have done factory have been in the islands for which happened between the time he cover from His Excel-before, com mend it to the attention the purpose of making contracts of lency's speech whether and good will of our readers. Are hemp, which will be used by the left for the West and his retum it does or not. Remembering how we not entitled, however, to remark new factory in making ropes. The home had better be seen by the
will be the Crown Agents wasted money, that Major Willett, whom we "rag. factory
up-to-date in reader if he wishes to enjoy this squandered money, juggled with our ged" a little while ago for every respect and will bid for the picture. It is advisable to book money, when the rallway was abuild refusing 139 information (on rope trade of the China Coast and seats early and to-night is the last ing, we can understand that it must the ground that we bad referred the Southern Islands..
night and there is sure to be a The centenary have had a lot of lee way to make up.
crowd. to the subject before, approaching JAMES WATT's appreciations
of It ought to be a paying proposition, him) has
HONGKONG THEATRE. James Watt have like our Post Office, but if these convenience of us when it suits him. by the end of September 7,999 Aus- is the title of the William A. Brady ORGAN.
General Monash estimated that not, so far as we local expenditures are still made He didn't consult us first about send-tralians would remain in England, have seen, called forth any protests through the Crown Agents well, ing these lads home, and if we including a large number who obtain production which has from the unco-guid of the Wee Frees. don't use it as an argument against followed his bad example we'd make led the privilege to Yet Watt was responsible for the Nationalization, that's all.
drawing large houses remain
at the complete their educational
Hongkong Theatre for the and
last vocational studies. The staffs at two nights. The story of the various camps are dwindling at adventures in Washington of a newly this picture revolves around the the rate of 1,000 weekly. Thirty-elected senator from Mississippi, fat, three Australians, qualified gardeners, jovial Bill Langdon, who is sent to who have seen service in France, have the capitol by- the "trust" interests volunteered as caretakers and garde-
was
POLICE.'
no right to make a
that a grievance.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVÉ,
Grders farved by Mr. J. W. Franks, D.B.P. (B.).
scheme for the indus- trial renaissance of the first pipe organ built in Scotland, and -Lews, apparently failed to give due round it raged one of the fiercest consideration to the peculiar psycho-controversies in the history of the
An increase of $71.000. logy of the islanders. Largely owing movement against instrumental
in the Police Vote will be to that, his scheme in some of its music in the Scottish Church. The
eyed hopefully by our details threatens to "gang agley." instrument
built by Watt
shopkeepers. They will One of his cherished ambitions was in his house in the High Street of expect it, as they have the right to to co-ordinate the fishing industry, Glasgow in 1762, and in 1807 found expect it, to make a difference to the and with this object he floated its way loto St. Andrew's Ghurch, Armed Robber Industry. We don't the Mac Line of Drifters and Glasgow. On hearing that an organ know how it happens that we always Trawlers Company, with a capital was to be played during divine seem to get such fire fellows, so of £500,000, Stornoway was to be service, the Lord Provost of the day highly intelligent, as we do in our the base of the fleet, and there were wrote to Dr. Ritchie, minister of the Force, but it is so. Anybody whe 1914 ORDINANCE 27 SECTION 8. to be swift oil-driven vessels to church, and an enthusiastic fiddler, knows the average provincial police .the English markets. The title of "begging to know if such was really at Home, knows they were mostly the company showed shrewd ap the case," and adding that, if so, be an inferior type, owing to the poor preciation of local sen iment, but would consider it his duty to enter a pay offered. By the way, has any neither that nor the prospect of solems protest against him and body told His Excellency that the material gain has succeeded in the congregation. He also held Dr. China Mail objects to wasting police securing the sympathy of the island-Ritchie personally responsible for men on the Pass Office folly, a war
They have discovered that
any breach of the peace which time stunt that ought to have been of success
the scheme might possibly be occasioned by the abolished on Feace Day? If not, we involves Sunday labour, and on innovation he had attempted to shall have to mention it ourselves. the rock of Highland Sabbatarianism introduce." After being used for one .the Mac. Line has
CTS,
the
come to Sunday, the organ was closed by
grief. It is reported that the base
command of the Presbytery, and then
We're WELL
to Fleetwood, where they are less
loose. The "friends of music" were
OFF.
of the fleet is now to be transferred the floods of controversy were let
rigatous in. Sabbath, observance.
forcible, if not very polite, in a series
and
"A Gentleman from Mississippi
been
OUR LOCAL POETS.
THE KISS OF THE GODS.
The kiss of the Gods is a sensation
good,
and the kiss of the Gods is mine: The kiss of the God of the cheerful
mood,
whose presence brings laughter
and wine,
Is the kiss that I love: the heavens
.above
never gave such a God divine-- So soft and caressing. eternaly
blessing, this kiss of the Goda is mine.
The kiss of the Gods! I long for
the feeling
that has been my pleasure so
long:
Kissed by the Gods! The joy of
feeling
sensations stealing and breaking
into ang.
The thrill of the cup as Ltip it up
is the theme 1 try to tell, For the Gods are there, their kiss
is fair, N
So I don't care anywhere if I
feeling well,
WILLIAM HILL "Hongkong, Oct. 17, 1919,
ners in the Australian cemeteries in as an easy mark, who will coincide. France, and are now being discharged for those who put him there. How with their ideas through gratitude from the army. They will proceed the old gentlemana cavalier of the to their duties after a short leave.old school, with a high sense of There will be further selections later. honourees through the scheme and defeats the plotters in a fight Members who have tendered their Nord-Deutscher
The Director-General of the which threatened to destroy him resignations are directed to return Company, discussing the future of more, to smirch his honour, is told Lloyd Steamship financially, politically and what is their uniforms and equipment to the German shipping in the Company's In stirring scenes, It is a picture Store Sergeant Central Police Station year-book, says that, besides the with a between 9 am, and 1 p.m. and 2pm. direct effects of the peace treaty, its not be missed.
go behind it and should to 4 pm. (Saturdays and Sundays Indirect
consequences. will be excepted),
Tonight is the last opportunity of ultimately fatal to German shipping. seeing it. Meribers are given until the 31st These include partial foreign control instant to comply with this order.
of the navigation of the Rhine, wholly foreign control of the Vistula, diminu tion of German territory, the trans The White Star Line has placed ference of industries in Alsace an order with Messrs, Harland and Lorraine and the consequent diversion Wolff, Ltd, Belfast, for a high-class DOT doctor your hoort for cheape of traffic to French and Belgian ports, triple-screw passenger steamer of of Chamberlain's Pain Ralm In a few tina Tise an external polication renunciation of. Germany's colonies, 16,000 tons for its New York service. days it will get you up at into the the realization of the Entente's The new vessel will be about 600-ft. sunshine, then Nature will restore ther damages, and the decision that Ger- long by 67-ft. beam, and will, it is rid the system of this thesome man property abroad shall be reckon expected, be ready for launching com For sale by all. -buaiste and ed at pre-war rates of exchange. next spring.
Storekeepe
In spite of extravagant war derations to the Imperial Government, AN AID TO DIGESTION. in spite of the removal W
WHEN you have a fullness and of the war tax (which VY weight in the stomach after eat- The attitude of the men of the Lews of pamphlets issued. Both sides, of some landlords are still levying) and 406 and should take one of Chan ing pot ray know that you have unten may be pronounced, narrow, and in course, quoted Scripture freely; and in spite of a diminishing opium berlain's Tablóts to aid your digestion the Scriptural sense their Sabbatari in a Presbytery minute the writer of revenue, we are well off as a Colony. For sale by all Chemists and Gure
aisin is misconstrued. But it would the pro-organ pamphlets, was con- The temptation of our Government, keepers.
BUNSHINE AND COMMON BENSE.
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