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MARRIAGE

THE CHINA MAIL.

WAR MEMORIAL.

BIG SHANGHAI DONATION.

[China Mail Special]

SHANGHAL NOor. 6.

Let us examine in the light of may also entertain very unjust SPECIAL CABLES Psychology a Pecksnillian editorial opinions about the nature and value article which appeared in one of, of fire: We cannot expect the the local newspapers on Saturday, whole mtb about alcohol from making fair allowance for "that either a drunkard or a teetotaller. awful bandicap which often comAs to getting the whole truth about pels newspapermen to think what anything whatever from a journal- they shall write about before they ist, who is so foolish as to expect are allowed to write what they it? Be he ever so virtuously deter- ENTERPRISE OF CHINESE MERCHANTS,

It is almost possible to mined to defend his readers against think. watch the mental processes in this the insidious poisón of propaganda. Jease, as the labours of bees may be he is, as Gilbert noticed, bound to watched in an observation hige The "either a little Liberal, or a and pro- Ender the raption of "Inspired litle Conservative,” News," the gentleman submhs to paganda emanates from him just us more than four hundred words as patently as the odour of onions in condemnation same pro from the breath of a man who has

agarela he has not published,"pri- been eating them..

ganda he explicitly refuses to Reason, we started by saying, is publish, and therefore propaganda like a constitutional monarchy: we his readers can know nothing call it king but deny its powers. about or nothing but, what heIt is hardly so good or rowerful a chooses to tell them. He tells thing. It is man like a thermo- them that it is obviously inspired meter, reconling heat and cold. U pro-Bolshevistic. and that he we feel warmly inclined toward a for really certain decision, this thermometer prefers to wait authentic news. "This, we may of ours will indicate the tempera- If we feel coldly disposed. admit, and assaining the accuracy ture.

of his description as well as the no amount of evidence will prevent hanan pissibility "really the mercury from so registering.

then conclude that; authentic news." is a quite lani Shall we able decision. It is the that if his scientific, judicial thinking is a readers ind not been told by hire myth? Does our reasoning tead of the temptation to which he so to disprove reason? That's up to Do your best. Know your virtoonsly refused to suerumb, they you. would not have known.of.it; and own mind, the nature of it, how it that he thus appears in the light of foperates. Then you will be more a Pharisee. Here," he says in of a thinker.than most men are, effect, was a chance to do wrong,

to delude and mislead you, and I' did not take it." No doubt, if our disrespectful exstinate of the aver- age intelligence he a just one, seme of them will be impressed by that, and admire it.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ote, fatal case of enteric fever, Chinese, was reported on Friday.

Mrs. H. E. Pollock has consented to be Vice-President of the Ladies

Villas, Kowloon, has been appointed Acting Secretary, during the absence of Miss Wheeler.

But in those 72 Pecksnithan lines fire lid on tell us the whole story,

did ma include all the factors. Hockey Club, Miss Frost, 1 Kimberley would have carrier much more point if he had had the curage to say, plainly, this tainted news which we refuse to publish was; published by the Ching-Mail, there

The management of the Repulse fore we are better than they."..

Bay Hotel announces that already We did not, as it happens, pab accommodation, is booked to its fish any of the obviously propagand-fallest capacity for the ball and sup- ist parts of this Russian news ser- per to the Interport cricket and tennis vice. We, too. saw its demerits. teams, on Saturday next. We published an interesting item about American commercial enter- The public are reminded of the prise from it, and made one or two grand charity football match in aid into of the North China Famine Fund carefully selected extracts

ragraphs, note of them pro- or which takes place this afternoon, by anti- anything, China Mull read-kind permission, on the Hongkong ers know that we repeatedly com Clab ground. The kick-off-is-at-4 plain of the propagandist character P

of nearly all the news we get in

these degenerate days, and especi- It is understood that Mr. F. ally of Reuter. It is almost impos-Jenkin, who was offered the appoint sible to dig it, and to be wisely ment of Public Prosecutor in the eclectic. We have no doubt what-Straits Settlements, is returning to lever that the writer of the article Hongkong on November 16 to resume

law.

A sum of $10,000 has been donated to the Shanghai War Memorial from the part proceeds of the sale of! victory pictures at $1 apiece on the

initiative of a group of local Chinese merchants.

SHANGHAI INQUEST.

LATE MR. WILL BRUN.

1

SUICIDE BY DROWNING."

[China Mail SPECIAL]

SEANGHAI, Nov. 6.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER & 1920

SPORT.

INTERPORT TENNIS,

HONGKONG'S TEAM- ANNOUNCED.

BUNKERING PROBLEM.

„Á NEW ELEVATOR.

ACTS AS MECHANICAL SHOVEL.

The trials have just been completed. very successfully at Portland of a Dr. W. J. Woodman. Secretary of new elevator which is likely to cause the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Associa- | something approaching a revolution tion, announces for the information in the bunkering business. The of the public that the following have machine, which represents a great been chosen to represent Hongkong | reduction in cost in comparison with in the forthcoming Interport Tennis existing elevating apparatus, is the invention of two Southampton people. Singles Ng Sre Kwong and M. one of whom has had long experience matches against Shanghai -

in the coaling business, and their Doubles Ng Sze Kwong and W. claim that the machine, which is called

Lok Wei, and M. W. Lo and V.

the Whilar" is capable of raising

Yvanovich.

from 100 to 150 tons an hour was Matches will be played on the justified on the trials which have been Chinese Recreation Club's courts on witnessed by shipping and coaling Wednesday, November 10, and experts from all parts of the country. Saturday, November 13, commencing The "Whilor's" elevator acts an a each day at 3,15 pim.. sharp.

mechanical shovel The buckets Reserved seats, at $1 each, may be form a chain, and as they pass over booked at Moutrie's now. It is hoped a wheel the contents are projected to announce the programme for each into the back of the preceding day in the Press to-morrow.

bucket, which, with the side plates, forms a chute, and on arriving at the discharge position the back of one bucket and the inside plate of the following bucket form a sharp

GOLF.

sides to the point required. The

In connection with the death of Mr. Wil Brun, who was connected 2ND ROUND OF CHAMPIONSHIP. inclined plane, down which the coal with the Shanghai Mercury, (whose body was recently found in the river), the jury returned a verdict ofside by drowning. Deceased's wife deposed that he had previously threatened to commit suicide.

ME. G. L. SHAW. ·

NEWS OF RELEASE.

QUESTION OF PRELIMINARY ENQUIRY.

[China Mail SPECIAL]

SHANGHAI, Nov. 6. A private telegram received in Shanghai states that Mr. G. L. Shaw has been released on bail. It has not! been decided whether a preliminary examination should be held. Mr. Shaw is staying at Seoul.

WAICHOW DESTITUTES.

BISHOP POZZONI'S FUND.

-DONATIONS - ACKNOWLEDGED...

I

We are requested by Bishop Pozzoni to publish his grateful ac-

the following knowledgrant of

The following were the results of bucket standard is capable of a the second round of the Gelf Cham- lateral movement of from 15 to 20 pionship played over the Fanling feet. The commercial development of this new invention should be links yesterday

watched in the great ports where -3 and 2 bunkering is so serious a problem.

R.LD. Wodehouse beat N. L.

Smith

W. D. Kraft beat P. G. de

Paraviciai 3 and 2 T.S. Forrest beat J. B. Ross-3 and 2 B. D. C. Morgan beat A. C.

Leith ........

I up.

There was a high wind and slight drizzle, but the course and greens were in excellent condition.

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BILLIARDS.

GARRISON INTER-MESS

TOURNAMENT.

Played in the RGA Mess, Victoria Barracks, on Wednesday, the match between Stonecutters apd the "RAMC, in the Garrison Inter-Mess Billiards tournament, resulted in a win for the R.G.A. Mess Stonecutters, by five games to one.

The scores were:

MAN ON SALE.

£600 ASKED.

YOUNG, SAILOR'S OFFER!

Life for sale-Ex-sailor, young, physically ft. Waling to obey every command for the rest of my life of the person who will pay the stipulated price. Ko offer less than £600 accepted.

This is the advertisement of 1.. Hardy, a seaman now living in New York, according to the Tribune of that city. Hardy is 5ft. Gin, weighs 10 stone and is 23.

In an interview, Hardy said that he required the money to repay a debt to the woman who brought him up after his mother's death, which. occurred when he was a child.

O. K

Sergt. Barnett (Stonecutters) beat Staff Sergt, Marin (R.A.M.C), 150-134. Sergt. McKay (Stonecutters) beat Sergt. Rogers (RAMC), 150-60.

Sergt. Ives. (Stonecutters) beat Sergt. Hollands (RAMC), 150-93.

Bowling analysis. Q. M. S. Maughan (Stonecuttera) donations received by him in res-beat Sergt. Pirt RAM.C). 150-90. T. E. Yeoh....... ponse to his "appeal on behalf of the

Sergt. Williams (Stonecutters) lost R. Roffey .............. waichow Destitutes

to S.M. Thompson (R.A.M.C.) 68–150. D. K. Samy ..................... $100

QMS. Tidey (Stonecutters) beat Mr. Choz Po Sien ................................. 100 Sergt. Ricks (R. A. M. C. 150-35.) Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. 100 Mr. Vicente Atienza Rev. Father F. Monnier Dr. A. S. Gomes, K.S.G. Mr. Simon Tse Yan..

we shall find that even he stares Who thus makes a virtue of strain-is practice here as a barrister-at- | Mr. Ch¤ A Y2 ...............

Four common human weakness.

The China Mail, pleased by what is unusual

ing at a goat has swallowed many canels in the recent past.

The Bishop of Victoria preached to a large congregation at St. John's Cathedral yesterday morning. The new Assistant Chaplain of the Cathe

dral, Rev. J. FL. T. Holman, preached Collected by Mr. Choa Pa Sien.

In the Supreme Court

mioning

ΟΙ

before Chief

Anonymous........................

100

.50

50

R. G. A., VICTORIA v. R. G. A

KOWLOON.

50

40

25

UNIVERSITY,

H. C. Hunt, & Pestonj 7

Pun Ta Tak, b Evans

M. H. Roffey, b Corvis...........................

R. Robertson, st. Braga, b Evans 0

D. K. Samy, b Travers.................

T. E. Yeoh, c Brawn b Evans -**

C. FL. Yeoh, c Evans b Stalker

The above match, which was play-K.

25 ed on Thursday, resulted in a win for

25 the Victoria, by four games to two.

The scores were

20

20

Sergt. Gillard (Victoria) beat Sergt.

15

19 Doggerill (Kowloon), 150-60.

S. M. Collins (Victoria) beat Sergt.

10 Shipley) Kowloon, 150-128

Staff Sergt. Davies (Victoria) beat

10

5 Mtr. Gur. Bines (Kowloon), 150- 5119. 5

$776

be sent to Bishop Pozzoni at the Catholic Mission House, Caine Road:

KINEMA NOTES.

S. Cheab, b Travers

W. Barney, not out

W. Barney, not out

K. E. Mogra, did not bat....

Extras...

Total (8 wkts.)......102

Bowing analysis.

R. Pestonji CQMS. Rivers" (Victoria) beat J. Stalker.... CQMS. Lee (Kowloon), 150-89. H. F. J. Gorvin ................

C.M.S. Fragnall (Victoria) lost to B. D. EvIS Sergeant Walker (Kowloon), 69-150. F. Travers...

Mir-Gar. Thomas "(Victoria) lost A. W. Ramsay ...

C.QMS. Clarke (Kowloon),

105-150.

"PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP.

'TO-MORROW'S MATCH.

A good game should be witnessed to-morrow evening in connection with the Palace Hotel. Handicap Billards tournament when Mr. A. G. File (-200) meets Mr. W. W. Cooper (-125). Both are good stażdy players and a very close game is sure to result.

E.

KHHHONO

0.

M

प्र.

10 3 33.

15 8 1

6 1 14

7 2 20.

4 1 2 0

LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE.

Kowloon University

P. W

D. 2 1 0 1

Staffs

... 1 0 0 1 I 1 0 1,0

0

FOOTBALL.

TO-DAY'S CHARITY MATCH.

S.CA v. "REST.”

We have a species of dog whose

We all have. We have tried to tail it is customary to dock, We gor it as a puppy, and "reason" (?) show in what has gone before that rule us decline to have its tail when self the wavering balance docked. Why mutilate this vivid shakes, tis rarely right adjusted. jexpresser of canine emotion? Car. We have..eniphasised the terribly at the evening service. At the even-Mr. H. Dixon --- HOLBOROW - GERRARD.—aried curled over the beast's back preponderant power of predisposing service at St. Andrew's Church, Mr. J. M. de Castro Basto.

November 2, 1920. at Yoko like a banner, or extended and wav-tion and prejudice, of propensity Kowloon, there was a full gathering Mr. P. V. Botelho

Mrs. Machado Alves... harm, Arthur Conrad Hothorowing or drooping between the legs and inclination, in all average to bear the new Bishop.

U Loong, Dr. Forsyth's motor Collected by Rev. Father Chan... to Margaret Agnes. eldest daught is as nature meant it to be, human judgments, and even in So far so good, those of men trained to think, whol ter of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Ger-speaking thing. rard, of New York, and niece There seel to be much more also are liable to bias, and to for- chauffeur, was on Saturday com- Collected by Rev. Father Wat

man mitted by Magistrate Orme to the Mr. F. A. Gomes--- of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gaires, against than for docking, and rea get their training. Let no

Yet that natural sunt himself, or be puffed up. Criminal Sessions, to stand his trial Comdr. F. M. Hodgson, R.N. son "prevailed. Shanghai.

We strenuously oppose superstion a charge of manslaughter as the Mrs. Marian Ramsay................... dog never looks right to us. strong is the influence of habit on tion, yet at our game of Auction result of alleged careless driving in Mrs. F. Julyan the eye that the eye refuses to be Bridge we attach importance to the Praya East on the evening of October Anonymous.......

right seat being occupied, and the 26 last. Mr. M. K. Lo was for the Mr. J. Gardner...

The defendant reserved We are defence.

Total to date ------ Take another example... We are right pack being dealt. ~TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE" partisans of one team in an inter. rationally convinced of the empti- bis defence.

Before the Marine Magistrate, port test match. We have agreed ness of the doctrine of probable

Over $800 has been spent in the to to the match as a test, Implicitly chances, yet we play it almost Hoxosono, Moxdit, Nov. 8, 1923," "

we have affirmed that the winner religiously at Macao.. We know Commander C.W. Beckwith, RN purchase of rice, medicine, blankets of the test must be the better team, four Locke, our Hume, our Des-jon Friday, the master of the Yaumati and clothes which, together with a KNOW YOUR OWN MIND. But let our favourite team lose, and cartes, our Spinoza, our Ribot; our Ferry launch "Feeting" was charged lot of blankets and clothes received we will find all sorts of excuses for Mill, and so on, yet we dislike our/ with carrying 49 passengers in excess from Chevalier J. M. Alves, K.S.S., of the number allowed by his licence. have been distributed by the Rev. Reason may be likened to a con-jit. We will mention that So-and. Dr. Fells just as heartily as others After the evidence of Lance-Sergeant Fathers Grampa, Pilenga and Ma. stitutional monarch Men call it so did not play true to form, that do. It is sad to contemplate the Blackman had been heard the bear Any contribution, however small. king, but give it only lip service. the weather wasn': the sort in little understanding of the average

when Mr. Dennys will open the There is a scientific mode of think which our fellows do their best, ag; but it is also sad to note how was adjourned until Friday next will be gratefully received and should ing, which they could acquire if that all the Joss was with the other undependable a really ripe under-defence,

These newly restanding may be. The best think- they would take the treadle to train side, and so on. their brains, but for the nest part cognized probabilities (which they ing is ever conditioned by our con- they ignore it. The number of men well may be) by afirmation and on humanity, which is prone to be Saturday who really thing in this city must repetition diminish, the force of the positive at particular moments be Justice Gompertz judgment was Green Island Chin against he very small. A man of science original proposition on which the case of the natural-force of its first obtained by the were Cement, Company here, asked how be explained the primary judgment was founded impulsive "judgments. wental divagations of Dr. Conan They do not set up uncertainty in easier not to think at all (like soare Saik Hew, former manager of the Doyle, said there were several posthe mind, but are deemed by our journalists) than to think fairly. King We Steamship Company, for as the $6,500, for 1,000 caoks of cement. sible explanations: but the host prepossession weighty, enough to When one feels sure," likely one. he thought, was that subvert the earlier sand decision. saying is, it is not easy to avoid The defendant claimed that he Conan Doyle had never learned to and to establish in its place the that immodest assurance which in-ordered the cement, in his capacity think scientifically. it is." be contrary, namely, that the better dulges in words and phrases like as manager of the company, for some

evident,' certain,"

undeni- customers in Saigon. remarked. "a delusion to suppose teato failed to win.

** obvious," and It is to be noted that what we able," "positive," that scientific thinking must be an

not to be guinstid." Often 3

EUROPEAN YİM.C.A. attribute of every excellent General mean by scientific or judicial think-

A nan may learning is artificial and unnatural. postulate is presented as self-

▲ CORRECTION. Practitioner. enough to be that without ever The first or even second decisions evident which is so neither to the

The above league match was play really exercising the supreine func.of the average maan are natural and reader nor the writer.

In think easy because they follow his in- Human emotions, in short, are NO MILITARY SITE ACQUIRED. tion of his brain at all."

by her dainty personality and artistic ed at Kowloon on Saturday, and

resulted in a very interesting draw, (goal); Chan So and Fang Tai ing this over later, it occurred to clination. They are all the stronger too strong for human reason.

Lieut. Colonel Nicholson, D.AA. temperament. s that there are causes sufficiently for that, and when a man tells us have preconceptions of what is 3 and Q.M.G., writes from Headquar Special mention much be made of the University needing fifteen, with (backs); Cheung Wing-sing. Leung to pass Tai-fung and Leung Yuk-tong very strong con-propriate. The other night at a potent in society to make even that he has a

"Captain Kidd's Kids"

which Kowloon's total. Owing to the dusk (halves); Au Kit-sang, Kwok Po-kan, Woog Pak-chung. Ip Kan and Ko. practised thinker un logical and viction" we may safely conclude, dinner party; an officer was tellers, China Command, on November the exceedingly funny comedy two wickets in hand,

An incorrect notice has appeared features the inimitable Harold Lloyd setting in, stumps had to drawn.

Shik-wai (forwards). Reserves: Kum scientific lines it evidence in in the majority of cases, that being, as an amusing thing, how his 6 as follows

The scores were:

Fool and Tên Kwong sau favour of inclination and propen- reached it without much mental men would grasp & dead band stick.

who loses his bride acquisition of a Military site for the groom

The Rest"G. Rodger, Clab sity. Most opinions, and convic-trouble. Tentative decisions, hypo-ing out of the mud of the trench the press relating to the stated in the role of a prospective bride

owing Y.M.C.A.

to his riotous conduct tions (speaking of the majority of theses, once abandonel, the action and ask it How 'd'ye do? men) are embraced by a natural of the mind becomes more labori-then and since, in cold blood, and

No military site has been acquired on the night before his wedding day. A. O. Brawn, e Cheah b Roffey.. 11 (goal); W. G. Gerrard, Clth and H impulse, because they show suit-ons, and its ideas less clear-cut and in his best philosophical manner, by the YM.C.A.; but an application The bride, Bebe Daniels, is whisked Major Greenaway, c Baker b Yeoh 11 Lawrence, Club (backs): M. L. Rail" 4W. Lucas, Wilts, (halves); Sarage. ability and conformity to the mind sharp except in the case of men the present writer has tried to has been made to the War Office off to the Canary Islands by her R. G. Southerton, c Yeoh b Roffey 14 ton, Club, J. Rodger, Club, and "Ambrose." permission to hand over mother, in order to escape the marri J. Stalker, b Roffey that clasps them. They are what who have trained themselves to analyse that incident, but cannot for

His sense to the Naval Authorities the block age contract, and the subsequent K. Macaskill e Cheah b Samy... 29 Ambrose," Downes, we all congenial. The decision right and regulated ratiocination. see the humour in it. that follows impartial reflection The average imagination is incap-of. its tragedy is too strong, Yet of land opposite the Dock Yard Gates, chase by Lloyd, and his trusty valet E. L. Braga, not out 22 Greydon, Tamar, Townsend, Kor must be very rare. Let us ask aable of a sensation, frour sub-there must be humour in it, be- as a site for a Naval Canteen and Harry Pollard, during which they B. D. Evans, c Yeah b Samy...... 5 loon, and Amor, Wilts, (forwards), YMCA building. This site is at fall overboard, and are rescued by A. W. Ramsay, e Barney b Roffey 11 Reserves: Crocker, Kowloon, and man who has been liberally trained sequent conceptions based in pon cause others saw it and laughed. in logic and philosophy, if he will dered evidence, as strong propor,The crucial element of all sound present occupied, as stated in the girl pirates forms a chapter of the W. F.-J. Gorvin, c Mogra b Samy 1 Mexham, Wilts. vouch for all his opinions as being tionately as its prima-feie judg-thinking is causal connection, yet Press, by the Army Service Corps most uproarious comedy imaginable. F. Travers, e Hunt, b Samy.

The "British Gazette" and "Coronet R. Pestoufi, c Hunt, b Samy...

Extras. scientific. His propensity is to rent or opinion gave it. "Of this our lives are so built up on causal offices and store-rooms.

The War Office have been asked Review," showing the most recent answer yes, because his natural daily life constantly offers the acute connections that our first thoughts self-esteera requires that he be con-observer amusing illustrations, the are forced upon us, as particular to reply as early as possible, and it events at home including coal strike

complete an excellent programme. istent with his own ideal. Then world of journalism being the most cards are forced by conjurors. The is hoped that an answer will be re-scenes, and latest sporting news,

burnt child who dreads the received before the end of the year. let us examine him in detail; conspicuous contributor.

We

Both

CORONET PICTURES.

A DELIGHTFUL PROGRAMME.

Every element of popular appeal that can be packed imo one story, has been skilfully woven inta "In Walked Mary" the photo play which is included in the current programme. June Caprice, the clever little actress who plays the title part of the story, endears herself to every spectator

"Readers are reminded of the charity Players are requested to note that football match, in aid of the North matches in future will commence at China Famine Relief Fund, which 8.30 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. as takes place on the Hongkong F.C., hitherto

ground this afternoon, kick-off, at 4 p.m., sharp, when the South China Athletics will meet a team chosen from the rest of the first division. of the Hongkong football league. Both sides are very strong, and a fine match should be witnessed. Mr. JR. Wilton, the President of the League will kick-off.

H

LEAGUE OBICKIT.

KOWLOON AND VARSITY DRAW.

KOWLOON,

Total

17

.

The teams are **** South China-Lau Hing-cheung

The Rest" will play in the 0 Tamar's" colours.

Mr. H. Birkenshaw will be in charge of the game and Messrs." 176 Wells (Tamar," and C. H. Blake (United A. C.), will act as Inesmen.