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The foregoing, paras gram was a prescr Today return of notifiable EXPLAINED ble to an explana-disease shows two cases of plague, tion We decided one of smallpox, and two of cs. should be offered of last evening's fever. cablegram which our savage sub- editor healed "Fool News from a
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SINGAPORE, April 27. Faker. That was bail temper ordinary shares at par to ordinary of Singapore. Sir John Backmill (at Co. Ltd., London, will issue new excusable, in a sub-editor, who has shareholders next July, in the propozone time Attorney
It is reported that the Chief Justice more trials than any other human zion of 1 in 2. being; but it was not the explana
General of tion. The message from Omaha
Hongkong) has been offered an about listening to Mars by wireless, pany is in receipt of a telegram from
The China Mail Steamship Com Indian Judgeship. and hearing at an enormous dis-its San Francisco office advising that Commissioner F.M.S. is seriously
Sir Aubrey Goodman, Chief Judicial tance the
deathless silence." was the as. "Nanking" arrived at that a purejosh like the sending of port on April 20th, in accordance a repeating rocket to the moon, and with schedule... - the end of the world by sunspots. Every American journalist is am- bitions to shine in a pleasant game this morning, with returning to the Charged before Mr. N. L. Smith that is as old as American journal-Colony after having been banished iam. This takes the form of a for a period of ten years in 1919, a snowball joke which rolls from Chinese was sentenced to 12 months" state to state and city to city hard labour and four hours stocks. gathering humorous comments as it goes. A good lie in BB Paso is repeated and adornet in Kansas City. It turns up in New Orleans,
been received for the seat on the So far no nominations have Legislative Council, representing the
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AN INTERESTING VISIT.
Opportunity was given yesterday
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1920.
YAUMATI ENGLISH SCHOOL
ANNUAL ATHLETIC SPORTS MEETING.
THE DENNISTON PLAYERS-
ANOTHER SUCCESS LAST NIGHT.
The talented Denniston Company
The annual athletic sports meeting of the Yaumati English School was successfully held on the School's foot
by the students of the school in the Clothes. The audience was not so afternoon. Keen interest was evinced with a comedy entitled "Civilian ball ground, King's Park, yesterday scored another succmas last night-- different events, many of which were large as one might have expected, closely contested and resulted in ex- considering that it was a second citing Anishes,
cessful competitors. Bird distibuted the prizes to the suc- Mr. Leo Kennedy and their fellow At the conclusion. Mr. R. E. Ono reflection or Mias Warda Howard, night, but the reason for that was
Mr. A. O. Brawn, the headmaster konz was at the theatre on Monday actcri. Nearly the whole of Hong- of the School, in the course of a happy and alt except the most enthusiastic. little speech, said. Mr. Bird had al- did not feel like putting is another ways taken a keen and active interest late night. One thing is certain. in sports, and for nearly twenty years and that is that local theatre-goers he (the speaker) had been, associated will rise to a proper appreciation of with him in tennis, cricket and other Denniston's people very soon-if sports. Mr. Bird always came out they have not already done so. This first.
He thanked Mr. Bird for say because we are of the opinion. that thermoon also the students and every night just as it was on Monday. having conte to give away the prizes that the Theatre should be packed friends of the School who donated the of the most pleasing type-and in the Civilian Clothes" is a comedy
to pressmen af Hongkong to pay prizes, and assisted the school in many hands of Mr. Kennedy, Miss Howard,
and escapes, slightly damaged, un. Justices of the Peace, which becomes / visit to H.M.S. "Cairo," one of the other ways; and the teachers, especiand the others the play lost nothing.
til it appears with new decorations of the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. prior to her departure for the North. worked very hard to make the meet vein of clever humour running right vacant on the departure, on holiday, light cruisers of the China squadron, ally Messrs. Ho and Lam, who had The humour and the pathos, the in Hannibal, Missouri. or Ios Angeles, Cal. The thing that has happened is quite evidently this of Harry Edward Strange, Staff Ser-pinnace, which rapidly took them to School, and the visiting teams.
The visitors were conveyed to the a success. The marriages are announce ship from Murray Pier by & Navaled his welcome to the old pupils of the that those present were delighted.
The speaker also extend through the play was so well treated The Times correspondent in Newgeant, RAM.C. Military Hospital, the warship. Once on board, an in- Tork is probably new to his jobHongkong, to Matilda Grace Scott, teresting time was spent in seeing the for his kind remarks about him. Mr. American family, she went to the (Harmsworth is perpetually trying who is now on her way to the Colony sights of the vessel. It was a wal- Bird said it was an honour to him to war as a nurse and there married Miss Howard had an exacting new blood and has fullen for from Britain in the ss. Delta" and come indication of the return to be present, especially as Yauman a brave captain. When, later, the
In returaing thanks to Mr. Brawa part. The Ltd
daughter of an old a typical him as an affair of scientists. Inspector. Star Ferry Co., 17 Gran-
josh
pamed off on Arsenio Antonio da Silva, Assistant Renter, whose London end is said vile Road, Kowloon, to Eliza Igno- to be edited by fappers, swallowed cencia de Santos Pinna, widow, of the Et als-hence the idiotic item of same address. cabled news that made our ssh- editor angry.
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life-turned up in civilian clothes both captain only a cobbler's son in real wife and husband found that the realities were very different from what they had imagined, Flow she made him a gentleman, and he made her lose her snol bishness made' the tale. Miss Howard was as
Mr. Kennedy had a part in which he pleasing in the portrayal of her part as one could possibly wish her to be.
the first night. As the butler, in the showed to greater advantage than on
Kwong Iu; 2. Ip Hon Fook; 3,
second act, be kept the audience Group II-100 Yards: . Chan task
convulsed in laughter, in which Cheung Kwai Hin."
he
Wang; 2. Pun Wai Ming; 3, Kwok Miss Valentine Sidney. We cannot helped in 10 Small
Kam Chuen.
degree by Group IV-100 Yards: 1. Li Wykeham, Miss Shirley Huxley, and Mr. Howard, Mr. Vaughan-Morgan, Mr.
helped to make Civilian Clothes" which these good men and women treat individually on the manner in
dealing too much in superlatives. a success. It would' mean, our
Dennistou's is a good show.
Don't take our word for it that Go and prove it.
Moon; 2, Chan Wing In: 3. Cho Kwai Group V-100 Yards: 1. Ip Kam Sing
Shan; 2, Kwok Shu.
Group 1.-High Jump : 1, Lo Shi
Fook: 2, Ng Tze Hing
Group II-High Jump: 1, So Wai
Kwong lus 2, Ng Ju Kwong.
Group III High jump: 1. Char
Wong: 2, Tsang Man Fong.
Group IV.-High Jump: 1. Li
Mun; 2. Chen no Is
Group V-High Jump: 1. Ip Kam Groups I, III-Sack Race 1.
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CASUAL NOTES.
I
At-
The
Ng Chi Ling: 2, Chan Kwong lu.
[By "THE TRAMP." Groups IV, V. VL-Egg and Spoon least it's going to be... No more are
The whole thing is exploded. Race: 1 Cho Kwai Sing: 2, Ip Kamwe to be pioneers and heroes. Mun; 3. Wong Yum Shang. glamour, with which our admiring Wai; 2, Kwok Shur.
Group 1-Long Jump:1, Li Fong families in the homeland have sur-
Kwong Ia; 2, Ip Hon Fook. Fook; 2, Wong Po Lam.
Group II-Long Jump: 1, So Wal neighbours will openly scoff. I am in rounded us is to be dispelled and the Group III-Long Jump: 1, Canters I have written describing our fear- a repentant mood. I think of the let- Groups IV, V, VI.-Three Legged and shaded references to our daily ful summer, my hints at revolvers
told to go where they liked, speak peace conditions, as the visitors were to whom they liked and ask what questions occurred to them. Com pared with the time when the Naval
After the prizes had been given censor: had full sway and it was an away, cheers were called for Mr. Bird The International Rent profiteering situated on the New Bund, near the of a ship, the change was indeed to by the boys.
Garage, offence to even mention the name and the visitors, and lustily responded RENT
is going
inShameen French Bridge, a new con great. Needless to say it was taken PROFITEERING, both Hongkong cera started by Mr. A. Pires Pereira, advantage of and the ship was and Shanghai of Canton, was formally inaugurated thoroughly toured.
The following were the results -- is said to be worse at the Inter-last week in the presence of a large place a word of thanks is due Shu; 2, Li Fong War:3. Lo Shi Shau. In the first Group 100 Yards: 1, Kwok national Settlement than it is here. gathering of friends, who wished him to the ship's officers for their That means that it muss he "good luck" in this new enterprise, courteous treatment and hospitality Hing; 2, So Wai Fook: 3, Chan Chi Group I-100 Yards: 1, Ng Tze jectively bad up there. A quaint and were afterwards taken for a little story reaches us of a Hunt Garage is particularly well placed to commenced their journey sound the drive round the new roads. The a short sojourn in the ward room
their visitors, who after Cheung. kang property agent who approach. ed a large local property owner in cater for the foreign clientelle, being ship accompanied by a flag lieuten order to reproach him. You had the honour of being patronized perience of a short trip as soon after close to Shameen, and has already ant. They had an unexpected ex- let that property at the old rent. 57 Lady Stubbs, during a recent visit they arrived she cast of from the Why :1 Case of an old tenant was the reply, to which was adde
to Canton." the reminder that he was not a
bucy and proceeded to Kowloon decks. The first impression one profiteer, if the other was. The nouncement that Messrs. Macmillian of material that has been placed on Readers will welcome the an- gathers on the "Cairo" is the amount professional tight it over. You & Co. hope to publish Sir Geroge her. Every possible bit of space has can afford to exercise your generous Arthur's Life of Lord Kitchener soon been utilised. To bang one's head impulses, he said. I have share after Easter. The book will be in or uke a few pieces of skin off a holders to consider." There's three volumes, with portraits and shin is one of the easiest things something in thut, of course. plans, and it will have Prefaces by in the world, and provokes a There are, bois the Marquis of Salisbury and Earl prayer for those whose business it OLD TENANTS. ever, caseS in Haig. It will naturally deal exbans is to make their way about the ship the French feared British ascend. The China Mail.
which the observtively with the public career. of Lord at night when steaming without ency in Constantinople, which is and should be modified by can- the biography will also reveal many it would be written down as ance of the law of supply and de. Kitchener, but it may be said that lights. For the ordinary landsmen "TRUTE, JUSTIVE, PUBLIC SERVICE" Possible. It says inver, eager to sideration of other circumstances. unsuspected, or at least unrecognised, attempted suicide, but apparently possess Constantinople, prefers to Tenants of long standing deserve traits in his character which may be those on board navigate all its perils keep Turkey there as a party that HOSGEONG, WEDRESDAY, APRIL 28, 1920. can be onsted, rather than to have special treatment, and it is plea-expected to add greatly to the safely. There are many interesting
some other Power enter, which ant to learn that some of the interest of the narrative.
things to inspect on the upper deck: again is not roprobable. Lloyd Fet it. Before Beaconsfield Arcade. "George, wix referred to the Turk was acquired by the Government.
the guns, torpedo tubes and search- in Europe as
for sme publie purpose hitherto. a human cancer;"
lights for example. The reason for American newspapers seem to be is a diplomatic navigator going estate the trustees of which reside not disclosed, it was part of an
the trawler bows, which feature has practically unanimous in dissatis nowhere in particular, who sets his ten thousand miles away. Luckily
often been remarked upon, was faction at the cheap way Turkey is sails to get most speed from the for the old tenants, the beneficiary charged before Mr. N. L. Smith with It obviates the unpleasantness of big explained. The idea is that the A Chinese was this morning peculiar shape throws off the sea. escaping her war, deserts. ask if the war was fought to make and failing a mandate to some dis-that they should have eighteen, tar. He denied that he carried the naturally get a sort of spray shower it; 2, Li Wong, and Cheung King is taken away. Any why? It has They varying winds but on the whole, is a local resident, and be stipulated breaking implement, to wit, a crow those who are couning the ship Race: 1, Ip Kam Mum and Chan Wing perils. Even the call of the East" Constantinople safe for the Turks. interested Power like America, we months notice. Owing to a recent instrumetit for an unlawful purpose bath, this is minimised by the bridge Sang
the unlawful possession of a house green seas sweeping over, and while That sugers various not very dare say there were sufficient high complaint by sub-tenants against a He said he was going on board the being set well back amidships. The creditable reasons for the trend of political reasons for arrangements man who happens to be a tenants.s. "Kaming" to open boxes when quarters of the men were next visited, Race-1. Chan Chi Cheang and Lo bad it one forged the "Anglo-Indian Furopean diplanacy in this marter, that disappoint and dismay so many of that same local resident int he was arrested. He used the crow and innovations for their comfort Kam Iu; 2. Li Fong Wai and Wong delusion that the constant ripping of But forget to mention that Europe people all over the world. must have been considerably en most convincing reasons for expel though the complaint referred to bar to pry open boxes.
The
Groups I. 11, I-Blind Folded pioneers, that the climate is not so been discovered that we Arc not burrnased by Anwriet's refusal toting the Turks from Europe co-local resident) some ill-natured gos- dant, and another man were seen sion of a steel locker. for each Wu. In Chung. accept a mandate for that part of tinue to be supplied by the Turks sips put two and two together, walking in Queen's Road Central at man which can be locked up.
premises not owned by the said Inspector Cashman said the defen be greatly appreciated, is the provi Pak Kwan; 3, Wong Po Lam and spirits is necessary to health and that were pointed out. One, which must the world. It is true that Turkey themselves, in the atrocities report-made seven of the sun, and de-3.30 att by a Chizese detective. Previously a sailer had to keep Wong: 2, Chung King Sang; 3, Wong hitherto under the impression that it profits to some extent by Europeaned from time to time by Reuter.nounced him as a profiteer. This going West to East. jealousies, which perica colle China Mfuit readers are advised to fled to a vivacious argument in a them, the detective walked up to The Interesting ceremony of serving
Group IV-200 Yards: 1, Li cocktails, cash and flirtations. I was the aforesaid call doesn't consist of have prevented by being more suspend judgment until we get the place where good liquor is unsun-them, and asked the defendant where out grog was also witnessed. The Mun; 2, Chan Wing Iu; 3, Cho Kwai
Suspecting everything in his bag and ditty box. Yam Seng. enterprising and ready to shoulder text of the that part of the White Man's The meagre data issued from Sanor just a dew Jew would be the he was going to work, and as the tained in a big butt which bore the
new Turkish trentyed, as to whether a Christian Jew he was going. The defendant said mixture of rum and water was con- Sing.
Group V-200 Yards: 1, Ip Kame stentorian nature,
was "Boy" and that the call was of. Burden. Heaven knows that Remo is not enough on which to likelier to survive una desert island. hour was too early for anybody to be inscription in big brass letters "The Shu; 2. Li Fong Wai; 3. Li Chung some respect. 'America dil her bit, and more cotne to a considered decision.. than her bit; but, it is still tene
Group 1-300 Yards: 1, Kwok here seven years it must be taken with And coming from one who has been We know the answer arrived at, at work, the detective said he would King. God bless him." There was Long. that from those to whom Provis
but do not wish to deprive our have to search the defendant and blano atinting of the liquid, it being dis dence has given ouch, rouch is
Mr. Maconachie- has reader of the intellectual airinse- companion. expected. The French and British
As soon as this was pensed with brimming measures, Chi Chung; 2, So Wai Fook: 3, Ng home regarding the Colony and the ment to be got by solving the con-al, the other man bolted, and The visitors, who apparently looked Tze Hing
Group 11-300 Yards: 1, Chat knowledge displayed by people at been struck by the general lack of people are no raore pleased than
There is a form of
rather than lose them both, the tired and in need of a stimulant, were are the Americans at the lenience
"Anerican with which the Turk has been
detective did not give chase, but invited to have one and did so Kwong lu; 2, Ip Hon Fock: 3. Chung carry on his profession without learn- Our little para.heid on to the defendant, whom he with pleasure, toasting success to the Kwai Hin.. bamour
Group III-300 Yards: 1,. Chen vel that he should have been able to conditions el living here. They mar- treatedl
The sentiment of the for the American belief that we Moses when the lights went out ed. He was removed to the Central where they listened to a short
which is responsible whole world, where it is not colour-British lack the sense of it. We angmented our letter bag. To the Station
whereabouts
searched, and in the sock of his right "Cairo." In charge of three petty of
leg, the crow bar was found conceal officers the torpedo room was visited Fu; 2, Liu Tek Kai; 3. Tse Kap Kai.that has inspired some of your best ed by religions prejudice, is incall it leg-pulling. They "eal umptysteen persons who have told
Past Pupils' Race: 1. Tam Chun writers, that it is this very ignorance ing Chinese. Confess, ye letter favour of the Turk being pushed itjoshing. out of Europe, as was promise have names for one and the same in no way responsible we how our was
Where two parties us that die Electric Light Co. was previous story,
The defendant- repeated
lecture on the mysteries of these
Invitation Team Race: 1, Queen's Hights of fancy. during the early stages of the war thing, it should be concluded that grateful acknowledginents.
bis weapons. They left the room Impres
College. A still Turkish Constantinople ap- each knows that thing; but in this so.
and said
* • а coolle who specialized its intricacies and discussed learnedly
he sed with the size of the torpedo, and Class Team Race: Class IV. pears like a lighted candle near the case, owing to different modes of ing, and they blasted the Com- and was known to be a good man they were surprised to hear that
It is in
The remedy M. Maconachie sug- box The P.W.D. were busy blast. He lived at, No. 137 Second Street, rudders. It must be confessed thar
Teachers Race Ho Yan Takigests for the housing question is not Balkan powder-barrel, and the procedure, the Britisher is blind pany's cable in that district. So He would like to call the principal these big machines can be made to
opening (Laughter). on gyroscopes, compressed air and 2, Chiu Hun; 3, Lam Pak To... Supreme Council is blamed for it.
Tug-of-War: 1, Classes IV and V. furnace of providing an European new The man who pokes up the We rather agree with Lord Robert American is unconscious of the the PW.D. and call it square.
to the American" josh" and the the Wancral.consumera can blast tenant of the house to support his Cecil that the Supreme Council, other's movement- tirer la jambe.
reservation is asking for coals of fre like the extravagant expenditure of The Britisher giggles and amirks
to be heaped on his head--but not in public money, has carried on too and advertizes the fact that he
The political acoun- His Worship remanded the case ing the rudders, the torpedo can be an enemy very unpleasant. By 'sett-
the Scriptural sense. Even to men- long after the armistice. It should about to be funny. This keys up
BECRET drels who either unta to-morrow in order that the made to circle round, gradually di- before. Mr. R. O. Hutchison, four says, can be moré unjust.
At the Magistracy this morning. colour prejudice.
tion it is to be accused for fostering have made way gracefully for the the American to a pitch of expecta-ple's discovery that secret diplomacy
DIPLOMACY openly or tacitly principal tenant might be produced.
Noching, as he League of Nations, which would tion which makes the inevitable was finally and completely dis- endorsed the peo-
ing deeper, or it will zig-zag across Chinese were charged with being question of providing somewhere for the track of a vessel.
It is a certainly have handled several of disappointment all the mere de credited as the lesson of war-time the post-war problems more fear pressing. The victim refers ex- have been working it for all it is
Achat with Admiral Eorrett No. 89 Sak Po, Kowloon City, re reserved areas for them, where there concerned la an armed robbery at Europeans to live aid to make some lessly and effectively. Now that pletively to the infernal regions, worth, and nothing but tar and
“BRAVE COEUR” DUE.
proved not the least interesting part cently They were on the applica of the visit. The Admiral was out tion of Sergt. Fox, remanded for is not so much likelihood of rents America has definitely recogn and the entente gets cracked right feathers can meet the justice of the Struthers & Dixon, Agents, will trouble and went with the force to broke into the house, at night, and con. Of course it must not be ez-
The as." Brave Coeur, Messre. youngster at the time of the Boxer were.
in China as he expressed it as a a week. The facts of the case being forced up by unlimited conpet- ized" the Republic of Armema, across. On the other hand the case. President Wilson says that arrive off Hengkong at 8 pm. Peking. Knowing Hongking in those surprising the inmates, they procespected that even if the Government
that eight armed there is all the more reason why American "joshes with a com between France, dominated by to-night It is expected that this days, he was greatly surprised at the ed to bird and gag them. The should take this step and houses were Hon seems to be the only logical solu in this matter. Unfortunately, as and contrives to convey the impres influential leadership, Italy, Great she should make her voice heard pletely serions air, almost glootally the military party under, mout vessel will return, from this port, to progress the city has made parti intruders were in turn surprised by built that rents would drop a great ut San Remo, the maintains the aion that he is about to impart some Britain and Japan, who are be attitude of an onlooker. Her own really useful information. The ginning to find so many interests
San Francisco, instead of proceedcularly the development of the big some ceighbours, and bolted from deaf. The landlords would naturally recognition of the mixed motives of effect upon the Britisher is mixed. in common on the Pacific, there
ing to Manila.
reclamation in the middle of the the house before they had had time see to that. For the present, how- the European Powers, whether we He doubts if the American is er is still enough of the old imperialis
town on which stands the Post to do more. In order to keep their ever, we shall have to be consent - O accept her diagnosis or not, is an
Office and many big business pursuers at bay, the robbers fired hunt for our abodes and bear with the A PARENT'S DUTY; additional reason why she ought to times as a chap ought to be, what? He is right to and that's the these wounde hare healed all right is no He was also present at the surrender the hill side, and made good thel The new road round the island is
as truthful, don't you know, at all tic ambition left to wreck the punce YOUR boy is always getting scratch..teresting naval experiences, he having none found a mark. Seven of the our landlords ask
houses. He related some in three shots at them, but happily, greatest patience possible the increases have intervened and taken the onus And he sometimes suspects that the worst of it and the shame of it. that they are supposed to fear. American is a simpleton who be
of or ent or bruised Because been through the battle of Jutland men succeeded Indisappearing up
to pay sign they always will: Get s battle of of the German fleet, on one of the escape. The other man who fell por standing the wet weather very.... Chamberlain's Pain Balm and see the boam that shepherded them to whilst running, was captured by the well. Motorists should keep a sharp. every infory in cared for immediately You can got nothing better and bloodScapa
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