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The China Mail.
"TRUTE, JUSTICE, PURLIO SERVICE"
**HÔNGIOSO, FRIDAY, OKT. 22, 192L
THE CHINA MAIL.
Sydney Morning Herald. Fairplay|" calls attention to some,comments in the Melbourne Age which in
dicate at least the desire to be just,
Tha e said: It is an teresting commentary upon all that has been attempted in the way of setting no machinery to settle it- dustrial disputes in Austplia that after nearly three weeks of bitter strife and suffering the best hope of settlement shonld still be in the two sides getting together aml settling their differences between
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
SPORTS.
· FOOTBALL.
The following CEL
in to the Malayan Lalar, correspondent from Singupare:
OCTOBER · · 22 152).
ZERESPONDENCE.
*The crocus from Canton to Hong kang continues as nobody can tell when peace will be restored in MEETING OF REFEREES BOARD. tesim to Rangkong, to play Hongkong
Canton.
The Hon. Mr. C. McL. Messer, Colonial Treasurer, is expected back on the "Somali," due to arrive here on November 5.
Mr. Welham, Editor of the
Straits Echo, haz sailed for Rangoon from Penang to enquire into the rice situation in Barma
CHINA COAST OFFICERS.
Dear Sir,-As the local Press has
After it had seemed that it would be impossible to send a Makyan
and Shanghai in a triangular tourna ment next month, it is now aUDOUNG- At the R.G.A Theatre, Victoria ed that the invitation has been so Barracks, yesterday.eventos, a meet-cepted and that the players will wait suggested the desirability of a con- ing of the Referees Board of the for the northern part about the 28thsidered statement by the Guilds, in HongLong Football "Association was inst. of the F.& 0.15."Somall." This reply to that of the Hon. Mr. John held, when the following members of is good news, for it is all for the goodstone, I am instructed to state that the board were present Mr. J. of sport that there should be the it is thought that no statement can Ralston, Mr. Gar. May, and Mr. H. incentive to excel provided by represerve any useful purpose so long as Birkenshaw
sentative fixtures. The constitution the Agreement of May 1916 is denied The following gentlemen passed of the team is still uncertain. It is validity.
It is merely necessary to point out the oral referee's examination known that several of the best Messrs. Jones, Robson and Evans players in Malaya. have definitely that it was entered ints in perfectly (M.S. Ambrose), Hollands stated that they will be unable to good faith by the Guilds in the belief (Police), Wells (HMS. Tamar"), make the trip, bur after all the that it was entered into by the Indo- Omar (St. Joseph's College), and Colony and the Malay States have China S. N. Co. and the China Cheesley and Clements (Wilte.)
enough players to furnish more than Navigation Co., in the same spirit, for The following were appointed to one strong combination, able to give the purpose of discussing and arrang.. Rumour has it that the FMS practical tests on Saturday next good account of itself, and the ing differences that might arise in
Iack of a few-well-known names will the future..
I am, Dear Sir, Government has come to an Import-Sockumpos Ground - ant decision on the question of the
not mean that the side will enter the field expecting to receive a land grant för ex-rervice men.
drubbing.
themselves, Nothing conlicated. novel ar ingenious is required to make this method a succes. All that is necessary is that each side
Martial law has again been de- should understand the real facts of the situation, and should be preclared in the Chinese City and on the pand to come to a fair agreement Nantae Bund, owing to the preval seconding to these facts.Withontence of rumours in Shanghai that there is not likely to be a settlement by any other means." And the tye, after pointing out that the experience of industrial egislation in Australia has taught them that unless there & an honest desire for peace and cooperation
The harvest at Weihaiwel on
15
2.30pm. United v. Club de Rec.
Mr. Clements, 4.00 pm. Wilts. »RGA. Mr. Wells.
no amount of legal machinery can the whole exceeds the expectations Navy Ground:- create peace and that, if there is of the most sanguine, a mercy when that honest desire, gal machinery one thinks of the terrible famine- seens scarcely necessary proceeds further west and north. to ask am answer the question":
The officers of the Navy gave a
to the memory of Nelson was drunk,
2.30 pm. LRC, #.‚RGA: Reserve.
Mr. Hollands. 4.00 pm. "Tamar". Kowloon.
Mr. Cheeseley.
Railway Ground, Kowloon
2.30 pm. Oilers United a K. Res.
Mr. Jones. 4.00 pm: Staffs . S.CA. Res.
Mr. Jones. The following gentlemen were also appointed to matches on Satur day next.
HK. C. C. CRC
The following will represent the Hongkong Cricket Club "A" . Chinese Recreation Club "A" at Causeway Bay, on Saturday, October 23, at 2.15 pmL. D. MeNicoll (Capt.FB. O. Blaker, L. J Davies, J. C. Fletcher, R. A. Green, E. Grimble, H. E. Hollands. J. D. Humphreys, H. A: Saver, W. D. Wison and L M Whyte.
CCC #CR. C
Yours faithfully, for the China Coast Officers' Guild, and the Marine Engineers' Guild of China,
W. J. STOKES. Branch Secretary, M. E G. C. Hongkong, October, 20, 1920.
MABEL NORMAND'S LATEST.
**Finto," at the Coronet,, is Mabel Normand's latest, and is chole full of laughs What a clever girl she is, In addition to being a gifted come dienne, we now find she is a capable The following is the G-C.Cream Wild West Borsewoman, who can
throw a rope and juscle with it - for the friendly match to be played
like an expert cowhas, In this tomorrow as the CCC ground story she figures rather like "the commencing at 2 pm. L. E.-Lam- mert, E. G. Thompson, B. W. Brad Luck" of Bret Harte's Roaring bury, U. M. Omar. M. H Abbas C. Camp, having five guardians of the E. Holdman, S. Jex, Dr. M.E. Asger, rough diamond order: One is spand- Y. Abbas, W. A. Drake and R. Basa.g his money with a sacbbish wife
BILLIARDS...
If by coming together without The Ipoh paper in "Letters from intervention employers and enemy Men, has the following "gem": ployees can settle their disputes to My Dear Sir-My absence is the satisfaction of both, is it not impossible. Some one has run away! unwise to provide so thank tempfa-with my wife. My God, I am 100s to appeals for intervention? annoyed.”
Government machinery for inter-
Sanitary-Inspector Kelly charged vention is established in Australia a Chinese at the Magistracy, yester and recently in England, and say, with cruelty to a rat. - The man,
Club Ground far it has one no good. It may it was stated, caught a rat and then 2.30pm. Club Res. v. 22nd Punjabis. easily have dons harm. It in en nailed it alive to a board. Mr. Smith
Mr. Ralston. bitter a dispute. In practice, it is fiard the man $5:
4.00 pm Club ». Carliste." marely impartial. The present Bri-
Mr. Birkenshaw. tish Government, fighting the oval
The watches, S.CA, v. "Ambrose" miners in the intent of dinner on the "Tamar" last night and St. Josepa's College t. "Carlisle" stitutionalism. had itself appoint to celebrate the anniversary of the Res; had to be scratched as the eda quite constitutional coininis- Battle of Trafalgar. Several residents other grounds at Happy Valley are sion, whree verlier it disliked and of the Colony were present. A toast not yet ready for use ignored.
If they will not accept The decision of their own Commis skm, say the miners, it is dear they i
Among the arrivals in the wil neopt nothing they dislike Colony by the "Tenyo Maru" yesterday | antif they are compelled. In our was Mr. John Ross Duggan, repre”
Following the Club-Police match Wednesday evening last, the local disputes we have had govern-sentative for the Orlent and Austra-on ment intervention twice but forlasia of the Automotive Products members of the Hongkong F.C. pre the moment we reserve what we Corporation. Woolworth Building, sent at the Valley, assembled in the Club pavilion to bid "bon voyage," think of it. In the current dispute. New York.
to Mr. Geo. Gerrard, their late Secre- fit has not intervened, although it
How few people will felieve that tary, who is leaving for Home to-day. might well disso, because it is a clear case of the employers going there are, according to the Singapore Mr. R. J. Wilton, on behalf of the back on an agreement, and refusing and Straits Directory, no fewer than Club members, presented to Mr. the simple and acknowledged best $4 gentlemen boasting the name of Gerrard a silver tray, inscribed Mr. T. Reedes (125) beat Mr. R. E.
of subscribers, Norman (-75) by 166 points. Wilton machinery for settling such dis-Smith in this part of the world. And with the names
conveyed the
Today Mr. W. E Wilson meets that does not include those who call and themselves Smit, Smits, Smitte, and thanks of the Club members to Mr. Mr. J. FL Cait, and Mr. A. The plays
Gerrard for the services he had ren- Mr. W. Disstain. Smyth.
dered, wishing him a very pleasant time during his bard-earned holiday and a speedy return to Hongkong to take up his old duties with the Club.
putes.
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NO AD CAPTANDEM REPLY. The. "Hin Sang" arrived at
a
Sandakan on September 6 from Hongkong, with 599 deck passengers. This number constitutes a record for Sandakan, 300 of thes were labour era destined for various estates. The
FAREWELL TO MR. GERRARD.
KOWLOON F.C.7 HMS. "TAMAR."
PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP.
Last night's games in the Palace Hotel Handicap Billiards Tournament, resulted as follows
Mr. Pritchard (75) beat Mr. Mukerjie (50) by 10 points. Scores: Pritchard.. 250; Mukerjile, 240. Pritchard's best break was 15, and Mukerjie's 29 and 16.
were b
POLICE DO WELL.
RUGBY,
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in swell New York, which gives. Mabel a new background for ber stunts. There was a big audience (optience?) last night for the first coreching, and it was easy to see that everyone was pleased.
POLICE RESERVE.
WAR CERTIFICATES.
A few ex-members of the now defunct Hongkong Police Reserve. an auxillary police force which was formed in the Colony during the war, were yesterday issued with their All who war-service certificates. served with the Force during the war are entitled to the certificate which will be issued on the applicant furtishing particulars of service and name and address.
At the foot of the certificate is given the official reason for the" formation of the Force. added to which is a statement that by the end of 1918. over 800 mea-representative of the British, Portuguese. Indian
昨
sacrificed health and the able body
-The Police are doing very well in
The certificates, which are beauti Lond
The in less noticeable ways,
To-day we publish a short letter
the Inter-Mess Billiards Tournament, fully designed, are headed, scoring wins in their last two matcher Great War, 1914-1919," and certify Glenconner of 20, Hanover Square, from the Secretary of the Engi-
against the RG.A. Mess (Lyemun) that the recipient "served His Most W. 1. has asked the China Mail, vers. Guild. Mr. Stokes, which
in which represents, we understand, the only "Hin Sang" also brought a batch of
and the R.G.A. Mess (Kowloon) Gracious Majesty George V., King of - knowing the spirit
The following team will represent respectively.
Great Britain and Ireland, and of the it stands to destroy the 'hor-public reply to be officially made 100 labourers, some with families, for
the Kowloon Football Club in their The results of these matches British Dominions beyond the Seas, ¡ible menace of the war." to call to the speech at the Indo-China the coal mines.(B. N. B. Herald).
first League match r. HMS."Tamar"
and Emperor of India, as's member attention to the case of tuberculous meeting. In case sothebody sug
With reference to a notification tomorrow, on the Navy ground, kick-
POLICE . R.G.A. LYEMUN. of the Hoogkong Police Reserve." soldiers and sailors. The trenches gests that the failure to make a and training Camps played favoc detailed answer to all Mr. John which appeared in the Government off 4 p.m.-W. Crocker: F. Wheeler
Sub-Inspector Cooper (Police) beat They bear the signatures of the with healthy lungs.. Hospital and stone's points indicates a weak Gazette during August, the British and T. Knight; C. Milard,. A.
Treatment is not use on the side of the men, we Consul General at Bangkok has issued Weyman, and B. Pasco; W. Taylor, Sgt. Allen (Lyemun). Sub-Inspector Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, CM G. as MOUSLEY-HUNT-On the 18th sanatorium
(Lyeman), Sgt. Greig (Police) beat ment of Hongkong, the Hon. Mr. E. instant, at St. Andrew's Church, enough. They relapse, especially think it right to offer this explans further notice regarding the Singora T. Neal, R. Townsend, F. Evelyn, and Wilson (Police) beat Sgt. Phillips Officer Administering the Govern
F. Clemo. tion. It appears that three of the lighthouse in the Gulf of Siam, for
Sgt. Marshal (Lyemun). Inspector D. C. Wolfe, as Captain Superinten- Kowloon, by te Rev. S. R. if they go out to unsuitable enu-
Gerrard (Police) beat Sgt. Beat dent of Police, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, 22ND PUNJABIS . CLUB RES. Lindsay. Harold Thomas, secondployment. The idea, breven good local papers asked for a considered the information of masters, owners
well (Lyemup). Sgt Maskell CBE, as Cominandant of the Police son of Mr. George Mousley, of experience, is to establid farm reply by the Guilds. The China and agents of vessels. The clock-
(Police) lost to Mtr.Gar. Button Reserve. The date on which the Sgt. Carpenter recipient joined the Force, the date Leamington Spa. Warwickshire colonies. For one such 15 acres Mail, after thinking the matter work of the light at Singora barbour
The undermentioned team will Lyemun) and
to Sgt. Skeet on which his service terminated, his ro Edith May, eldest daughter of have been acquired at Frimley in well over, put aside its natural de- has been repaired, and the light is copy," and strongly adow working according to the list of
lights.
represent the 22nd Punjabis against (Police) lost Mr. James Henry Hunt also of Surrey. They want £50,000. So sire for
the Club Reserves on Saturday on the Lyemun). The Police won by fournit and rank and his record in the Force are recorded in the certificate. Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, far the Far East has sent onlyised that there be no such reply, 42,698 vs. ta.. and of that and we are glad to say that the
As reported by our Bangkok Happy Valley ground.-Sepoy Ghul- gaxes to two England. Home papers please
was front the Yokohama Patriotic officials at Shanghai, as well as Mr. correspondent, Mr. C. Grant, the am Mond, Sepoy Naranjan Singh, POLICE D. R. G. A. KOWLOON. copy.)
League, und 2500 from Hongkong Stokes locally, have come to the prospector, has been arrested again. Naik Anzil Shah, Jr. Fazal Tahi, War Charities. Individual Hong-same conclusion. In this case pub-It is stated by a contemporary that Captain Bourdillen. Sepoy Bhagat Inspector Gerrard (Police) beat Mtr kong subscribers were Sir Ellis lie opinion, is unlikely to be useful. the allegations against him are that Singh, Sepoy llahi Bakhash, Sepoy Gar. Bines (Kowloon), Sub-Inspector Kadoorie, 25. "Mrs. M. Les considered would be beyond its ters to the British Minister stating a Neway, Lift Guy Curiakh Cows (Police) beat Sr. Wilken
Mr. A. Bitchir. 5. Lees (Captain) Sepoy (Kowloon), Sub-Inspector and Chinese sections of the com (Police) beat B. Q. M. S. Clarke unity had been enrolled in the Quite small sums "would be gladly powers of digestion. They should that if he did not get what he wanted Singh.
(Kowloon), Sgt. Carpenter (Folice) Force. The number included the accepted. so we should make a bet-go before a Board of competent within twenty-four hours be would For this: the Guilds have commit, a crime, says the Finang
UNITED #. CLUB DE RECREIO. lost to Sgt. Shipley (Kowloon), SgtStaff, eight Platoons of Foot Police, ter showing than that. The farm men.
Fortallion (Police) beat Sgt. Doggrella Detachment of Mounted Police, colony aims at completing the cure asked, and this the companies Lave Gazette. of sailors and soldiers from hos refised. The public has been
The following will represent, the (Kowloon) and Sgt. Greiz (Police) Water Police, Search Supervisors, Major W. G. St. Clair, who for so OUR DAMAGED HEROES. pitals and sanatoria, telping them treated to an ex parte and decidedly
to work out their own salvation ad captandum argument which we many years edited the Singapore Free United in their first League match lost to Sat. Tyre (Kowloon). The an Ambulance Platoon, Motor Cycle de Recreid to Police also woo this match by four Patrols, Maxim Gummers, Band,
Orchestra, Buglers and Drummers. have analysed and shown to be mis- Fress, bas arrived in Singapore from against Club' under proper conditions, and in-
It would bome, accompanied by Mrs. St. Clair, morrow at 2.30 p.m., sharp on the games to two. Anybody can wave a Bag. Any-cidentally training them for our leading and mistaken. body can ixxst alout the sun's door occupations, in case they mean never do to permit red herrings and will remain some time. Since Sook ampoo Valley, Causeway Bay. inability to set iti our empire. to go back to the land. either across the trail, and the real issue he left the Colony about five years B. Muskett, A. E. Simmons, D. D.
The Dollar Steinship Line of San Francisco and Seattle has an Anybody (who is reasonably sober) at Home or in the Colonies. The to be obscured, as it would be: hy, he has lived for the most part Urquhart (Capt.) C. H. Blake, D.
Leonard, P. Brown, G. Millar,
nounced the opening of a service to" can say King and Constitution. National Association for the pre public debate of the kind sug in the West Indies, having found the Laing, C. Logart E C Fincher,
Chubb. Reserve-H. Knight. Many of thera do the things. It vention of tuberculosis endorses the gested. That would be good for home climate too trying.
A successful Rugby football the Far East out of Boston.. The dis equally true that anybody can scheme, and the King patronize(uilds. If the public is disappoint by the "Inaba Mars included Mr. and
the newspapers, but not for the
Passengers leaving Hongkong
practice was beld last evening at ships of this line, says the New York spare a little cash to help the lads it. So now you know all that who made sacrifices to keep Britain necessary, and
Happy Valley, the two ClubXV's being Maritime Register, will be handled by we Mrs. Swan. Miss McPherson, Miss can rewit youred in its desire for circenses."
accept our full share of respon-Jones, Mrs. Rawlins, Prof and Mrs.
completed by the inclusion of several their loading agents, the North topside, but the number who do mites.
sibility for disappointing it; and our Berliner, Mra, Jackson. Mr. and Mrs.
Army men, among whom were Capts. Atlantic & Western Steamship Co., this is less than the autubersof
Dodwell and Bristow, and Lieut; and the first sailing will be the own share of the loss. Sometimes Booth, Miss Baxter, Miss Fox, Miss those already mentioned. It is a
Mortimer. Of the regular Chyb steamship "Hwah Jah," a 10,000-ton regrettable fact, noted in past wars,
it is necessary to submerge self Dutton, Mrs. Kerr, Mrs. Meadows, interest for a principle, and this is Miss Cockran, Mr. Thompson, Mr.
The Singapore eleven has been players, Ralston, Way, McCann, and steamer sailing under the Chinese such an occasion. A cleverly cal-Nicol. Mr. Boyd, Mr. Marshall and unable to get together as strong a Roberts were not on view. Simpson, faz. The "Hwah Jah" is one of team as they hoped for. They are Wallace, Alabaster and G. A. V. Hall the German ships taken over by the The analogy between war and culated blow has been struck at the Mr. C. Wool
leaving by the "Somali" on October played well behind the scrum, and Chinese Government during the war, as a hero while the need for him is labour disputes has often been vital and established principles of
On all the rallways of North 23, and will arrive here on Novem- Smythe, in his usual place at half, and is now operated for the Chinese acutely felt the fighting man when noted. They bave spoken of incollective bargaining which has to
gave very little away. In the back Government by the Dollar Steam- peace comes is left to make his own dustrial peace, and of truces in be foiled, and the only chance to China a surtax on passenger tickets ber 5.
The Malayan Leader, has the fol-division, a new pomer, R. J: Hall, made ship Line. pace in that race from which the D. [the war between Labour and Capi-foil it is to refuse to be drawn from and freight has been imposed in aid
"I should not like to earn there walk into the Club team. Among dakes the hindust. To aggravate tal. We do not recall having seen the main issue, into a futile debate, of the Famine Relief Fusd. On first lowing about the Singapore team his first appearance and ought to the injustice, he is handicapped the analogy carried far enough to where there could be no binding class tickets the surcharge is 20
The men have a good cents, on second-class tickets 10 cents putation of a pessimist, but I can the forwards, no one worked harder given more promptly. The match He has lost his job, for our sakes bring in the idea of neutrals. The decision. He has lost limbs, for our sakes. general public is
a neutral, and, case, and it should go before a good land on third class tickets 5 cents. not help expressing the feeling than Baxter, who is 'an 'acquisition had to stop abruptly, owing to failing He, has lost the sight of his eyes; preserves its neutrality, so long as tribanal. It is the owners who On each freight invoice.5 per cent have that the reported acceptance i The best of the others were, 28 Tabt due to a late start. For the
of the total charges is collected for of an invitation to visit Hongkong usual, Tinson, Harper and Lampingh. for our sakes. And we say, Poorits toes are not trodden on, or so have shirked this.
the famine fund and on each parcel by cricketers of Malaya will not McNamara will strengthen the pack sake of the spectators and team alike,
come off devil Hard luck," and go about long as it has no fear forats toes.
Was it Asquith that if he gets into better training, and it is hoped that, an earlier start will ticket 3 per cent... -
be made next week... said: Wait and see?" The writer A. H. Cobb made a welcome re- our affairs. If he has lost his life, But its neutrality then wear thin,
SHOOTING. for our sakes, he is luckier than and it almost invariably sides. It is a rare thing for a knight to The importance of Singapore as on the Straits Times staff is not very appearance and will have to be those inutilated, for he needs against the party it regards as the ask to be relieved of the borgur, as one of the great ports of the world optimistic either, for he says This considered for a place. D. Logan nothing, and the absence of pras aggressor. Who could, this party Sir James Long has just done as a was clearly demonstrated on Monday time last year, it will be remembered was another who showed up well. tical gratitude from cannot be but the workers, who, in the protest at the Government's Irish last. At 8 a.m., the fagstaff at Fort there were hopes of getting a Malaya especially in his tackling. Altogether it A practice shoot for those members nature of things, must begin the policy. A similar, step was taken a Canning signalled eight ocean going eleven to make the trip hopes that was a useful evening for the Club of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence The blinded soldiers and sailors proceedings? The employers al- few years ago by Sir Rabindranath steamers from the east, and rix from were doomed to disappointment. It Selectors, who should easily get a Corps desirous of places in the League" are so conspicuously deserving that ways have a pat hand. The em Tagore; and even in his case, the west, as making for the port. means a good deal of time off to go strong fifteen together for next Team will be held at King's Park the public heart is easily touched ployed have to draw cards, and they believe (says Observator. In the During the day there was a conting to Hongkong to play cricket, and Thursday evening, when the oppost Range on Saturday and Sunday (23rd unfortunate complaint the tion will be an Army XV. E W. and 24th October) commencing both for them. and they are being pre- don't always improve. Observer) there is a good deal of ous signalling of arrivals from both that video for The limbless victim of
Papers like the Sydney Morning uncertainty as to whether he is or by diretors, and the arrivals on that necessity of working for a living, Familton, who officiated as referee days at 230 pm. Condtions: 10- thewaris also unlikely to share Herald always back the top dog not a knight to-day," Who's Who" day must have been not fewer than interferes with the plans of cricketers has improved a little in this capacity, Rounds and. 2. Sighters at 200, 500
as well as other,
his decisions being more distinct and and 600 yards. Slings not to be sted. twenty. neglect of those who have because they are papers like the still gives him the title.
and remarked on every time, that!
as soon as the job is over the worker
is neglected. Laided and feasted
wound him afresh.
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