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RUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE
BONGKONG, THuesday, Dz. 9, 1920.
ON THE PRIVILEGE OF NOT READING RUSKIN,
her of living persons to-day who on bonestly boast of not having read Ruskin is unfortunately na known to us; but whether it be
THE CHINA MAIL.
SIVE OUR BEACHES
The posters-being an innova-
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
The Kwangtung-Kwangsi com- tion for Hongkong-have done | flict has Interfered with the supply of good work, although the people sugar from the East River districts. Consequently the price of the native generally, volubly willing to protest sugar is soaring in Canton. against the selling our two public bathing beaches, do not seem to know what to do or how to do it. Many have been waiting for the entcome of to-day's Legislative Couell, at which the Government was reminded of its duty.
SPORT.
UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE,
YESTERDAY'S MATCHES.
Three United Services League The piece goods merchants in Football matches were played yester Governor Chen Chiung-ming advishig results Hongkong have communicated with day evening with the following him not to attack Kwangal in order to maintain the friendship of the two Kwang provinces. 1
the money away.
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"Hawking" 4 RGA +52 2 "Ambruse" ...I Witën 0. Carlisle "..." 2- "Curlew" (
HAWKINS" v. RGA,
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1920
YOUNG SEAMAN KILLED.
INSTANTANEOUS DEATH,
DISTRESSING DOCKYARD ACCIDENT.
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A very distressing accident occur ed at the Naval Yard yesterday. causing the death of WHizia Crozier, a 20-year old seaman of H.M. Sab marine "17,”
"THEATRE ROYAL
WARWICK COMEDY CO.
THE CASE OF LADY CAMBER.
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Notable success was achieved by the Warwick Comedy. Company in the Theatre Royal last night when. The Case of Lady Camber," a strong four-act play by Horace. Annesley Vachell with a London The unfortunate lad was at work reputation, having met with immedi- near the dry dock when he wasate soccess at the Savoy Theatre, knocked over by a crane. Before was received with great approbation The "Hawkins" made their first tance, he fell to the bottom of the
his comrades could offer any assis by a highly appreciative audience. appearance in the United Services dock and was killed instantaneously. League in place of the RF's, yester The body was later recoved and diy when they were at home to the removed to mortuary at the Naval RGA.. at Sookampoo Valley. There Hospital, was a large gathering of Service man present to watch the match which evening at 5 p was both keen and fast, and inter
sting throughout.
favour.
The funeral will take place this
Police doubts thatthe reportofthe On November 20 the China Mail alleged highway robbery at Smiths- started the agitation. We pointed field, Kemedy Town, was false, were proved correct last night when the out that while the Government complainant, under examination, acknowledges its responsibilities in confessed to the police that the report
The dramatic theme of the play. the matter of less valuable recrea-was faise and that he had gambled
brightened by a delightful vein of humour, was unfolded in a masterly tional facilities, it seemed cynically
manner that gave full force to the and wickedly indifferent to its duty
The manager of the Yap Lung
many telling situations that arose as in the matter of these pular Bank, No. 76, Queen's Road Central
the result of the conflicting passions health resorts-its own friends, so has reported to the police that his
loosed by the unhappy marriage of a to speak, having Repulse Bay and Chinese accountant has absconded
peer to a vulgar actress, whose by- The "Hawkins" won the toss and
sterical outbursts, aggravated by a such places carefully safeguarded with $3,560 belonging to the bank. for them. We then spoke of The accountant has been absent played with the breeze in their
The resumption saw the "Am serious illness which eventually Government's direct and primary from office since Wednesday after off, and went well down the field sne bit of combination was spoiled embittered both her selfish husband The Artillerymen kicked brose again on the offensive, but a caused her early death, had soon | responsibility ** for these bathing noon.
before they held up and the ball by Hilton. The Wilts had a glorious and his aristocratic relatives. Un- beaches, which it had pretended)
A male Chinese aged about 20 transferred to midfield Trapping chatice when they were awarded a able to effect a care, the family must not stand in the way of
the ball beautifully, the "Hawkins” afternoon commercial development."
free kick very near goal, but the kick physician had called in an eminent years, was yesterday We admitted to the Government Civil Harris was favourably placed in
forwards started the offensive lacked pep" asked the pronouncement regard-Hospital suffering from injuries to front of goal, but shot wide. A melee visit by the sailors, the Wilts took sudden collapse as the result of and - Woodrow specialist who" successfully, treated headed away.
case After a short the
the ing the finest site not then his right foot, caused through being followed at the
patient's having been und Is Hongkong run over by a heavily laden trick.
Hawkins goal, in up the offensive in real earnest, learning, by means of a trick suggest- always to he run solely in the in- His foot was so badly crushed that the course of which Wilson was on the but the attack ended by Warren ed by her jealous and spiteful maid, terests of the well-to-do?"
the injury is feared to be permanent by Edwards. Receiving the ball from pulled up for off-side when they had affection for the nurse whom he had point of scoring when he was robbed shooting wide. The sailors were that her husband still cherished On Nov. we pointed out that the Press was inanimous on this] The approaching weddings are left wing and centred beautifully to attack.
Edwards, Webb got away on the a good chance but returned to the known
before she question. The Deity Press, as vat- announced of Mr. Harry O'Dell, Dyer, who had no difficulty in con- then, and Savage, Hilon and Neville The manner in which the specialist Again luck was against penniless by her father's death. spoken as ourselves, referred it Manager of Messrs Getz, Bros. and verting with a header. The sailors missed good chances. The soldiers then proved the nurse innocent of the as another glaring example of Co., to Miss Sophie Weill, daughter continued to make the pace from the formed a corner and looked very dare serious suspicion of having adminis disregard for the ander dog." of Mr. Albert Welll, of Mesars.
Father of Six followed by Sennett Freres: L/C. G. Latie, of thee start, and remained a long time in gerous, but Warren saved the situatered a fatal narcotic to the unfor suggesting a petition, while "A Wilts Miss Frances Lucy Winch Army territory, where Wilkins had tion. The soldier returned a few tunate actress, and the peer of being Mother point out the serions combe, en route to Hongkong by ss ball over the cross bar. Alter the ball right to the geal mouth, tion from his former flaze, was very hard lines in sending the minutes later, and Swarberogh took unworthy of any further considera Į deprivation it work? he so the child- - Bremen."
nate visits to either end of the field but there bangled very badly. To intensely dramatic. With all mis- ren. On Nov. 27 we ratumai toi
followed, with the defences playing wards the end of the game, Downes understandings due to the intrigue the subject stating that the pre- before Magistrate Smith with the soldiers attacked with fine combina brilliant piece of individual play, now removed the way was clear for A Chinese, charged this morning well, although hard pressed. The got possession, and by means of a resulting from the peer's indiscretion servation of these two Teacher for theft of several pieces of clothing tion, but Burbot in the sailors' goal dribbled past mat after man. He the specialist and the nurse openly publie se in perpetuity is the which had been hung out on a line was quite at home and did not allow made no mistake when in front of to confess their affection for one | Government's **Frst duty.**.
Then Chinese gentleman pro-Yaumati, pleaded guilty. The police had missed two good chances, and well beyond the latter's reach The
to dry in the garden of a house in the ball to go past. After the sailors Green, putting the ball into the net another. fosed and duly paid at the pos- said that the defendant was caught Harris had been pulled up for off-side, soldiers played like niggers
The players all acquitted them- ters that base caused so much con- in the act by-inmates of the house the Artillerymen got away and forced save the match, but time was Beatrix Wynn displayed fine histrionic to selves with the greates, credit. Miss Nest we published an interviewing for the police." Sentence of three "Hawkins returned to the attack the only score of the natch.
who bound him to a tree before send corner, but nothing resulted. The against them, and the sailors won by ability in her presentation of the with the Colonial Secretary, who weeks hard labour was passed. spoke of numerous enquiries for
very dangerously, and from a corner, whart space or waterfront sites. I
Harris missed the net by a couple of inches. The sailors kept the soldiers and said the Government was not port tennis matches, after defraying in their own territory for a long prepared to hold up the expan all expenses, have resulted in a balance time, subjecting Holloway to some sion of the port for the sake of of $400. It is learned that the Hong-very severe tests, but he was equal
ment.
these beaches."
sala
The takings at the recent Inter
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"CARLISLE
CURLEW.".
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left
volgar actress subject, to bysterical outbursts, while Miss Joan Mayre gave a charming interpretation of the exacting part of the nurse. Mr. Thorpe-Mayne was capable and im-
These teams played a very finepressive as the eminent specialist, As if there were! kong Lawn Tennis Association has to the situation and saved beauti-game, on the Navy B ground The and Mr. Frank Wheatley was admir." able as the effusive physician' any question of that! What of all decided to allocate this sumo as folly. However, the sailors persisted struggle was very even throughout, with a bedside manner, Mr. Tom. the waterfront sites that the Wan- follows-$75 each to the Hongkong and soon Harris brought them two and the excitement was just as Fenwick made the most of the part chai reclamation is to provide? Benevolent Society, the Society of up by finding the net with a cannon keen as in the other matches Taking of Lord Camber, and Miss Lena Before they are all allocated, by St. Vincent de Paul, and the Missions tall shot. Half time came with the the play on the whole, the Carlisle Flowerdew the part of his affectionate way of expanding the port, the Seaman, and the balance to be sailors leading by two goals to wil were very lucky in winning by two mother. Miss Mariel Aked created
handed to the Secretary for Chinese demand should be satisfied. Even Affairs to be distributed amongst and exciting, with the soldiers an easy chances of scoring in the first malicious maid to Lady Camber. Mr. The second half was equally fast clear goals. Both sides had some much amusement in the role of the if not, there are miles of coast deserving Chinese charities. nearer the business centre that are
the offensive from the kick-off. A balff but faulty shooting sent Dudley Howarth played the dignised as suitable for such purposes as our
minute later, Henwood reduced the several opportunities begging. The butler. bathing beaches would be. Or in connection with the work of die swift lofty shot which Burton could succession, but in spite of the for- Henry Davies' witty satire, “Door- A Chinese watchman employed sailors' lead by one goal, with a ends of the field were visited in quick To-night the company play Hubert the expanders of the port are willmentling HM.S. "Kent" at Kowloon not stop. The soldiers returned towards best efforts they could not ing to go that far out, they should Bay, was this morning charged the attack from the centre, and
beat the defences. At half time be willing to go a little farther ont. before Magistrate Smith with the tested Burton. In saving, the latter there were no scores and lease our two public beaches the theft of 50 lbs of brass. The sent the ball straight up into the air. alone.
It was all no good. Our beaches are lost.
RACECOTRSE "DISASTER.
REMOVAL OF REMAINS.
HOSPITAL COMMITTEE MEETING.:
The pace was increased at the
defendant was alleged by the police Rushing in, Henwood put his head to resumption, with the forwards all out to have been seen transferring the the ball which was in the net before to score. The "Carlisle were the brass to a junk to be brought to Burton could make up his mind what it to be dangerous. A well com Hongkong, here to be disposed of to do. After the equaliser, the match bite attack resulted in Harris net- After evidence had been taken, the became even more keen, with each ting from a beautiful pass from defendant was sentenced to three set of forwads determined to secure Fawcett. Stang by this, the "Curlew" weeks' hard labour.
men renewed their efforts and came
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SHIP'S COAL
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close the seem.
"AMBROSE" 7. WILTS.
Both teams
KOWLOON F. C. TEAMS.
シ
mata.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
SEQUEL TO ANGRY WORDS.
Sergeant McFall said that the woman swallowed three quarters of à one tael pot of opium. She was admitted in "hospital just in time to save her lite,
The Magistrate bound the woman over in the sum of $100 to be of good behaviour for twelve months..
the lead, and the defences equally very near to scoring. The defence WOMAN QUARRELS WITH HUSBAND, determined not to let anything The arrangement of a number through. Soon afterwards, whes were forced to concede a corner to of aerial routes for commercial avia the sailors' attacked, the R. G. A.
relieve the pressure. Nothing tion in China is suggestive of interest-fouled in the penalty area. Harris sulted from the corner kick,
The Straits born Chinese woman kin will be found in his neighbour-
ing possibilities for China.
The took the penalty kick and made to which, although well taken, was not named Katrima Chu, living at No: hood, so that we may go about our
aviation experts Beclare that under mistake. From this point to the converted Ten minutes later the 107, Playa East, who attempted to empirean flights reasonably secure
modern conditions aerial transport
"Carlisle" again attacked and Harris commit suicide by swallowing opium, from the fear of being buttonholed At a meeting of the Tung Wah cheap. It is just possible therefore, cd to fall off forms allogetics sent once more found the net with rather a was this morning brought before by his angel. In other words, in Hospital Committee yesterday after that China, which has never taken were very rarely on the silensive lucky shot. Play was all "Curlew's" Magistrate Smith. Heaven there will be no Muners, it was decided unanimously to kindly to roads, and which is still in Eat their defence was just as stub after this, and they kept the ball in Defendant admitted having at- Pulveris. no citing of For approach the Secretary for Chinese the beginnings of railway service, born as ever, and the sailors could while, but although they tried allclared that she was now surry and "Carlisle" territory, to the final tempted to take her own life, but de Clavigera." It may be quite unfairs to obtain permission from the may do without both permanently, not get through. A couple of contridictably true that Ruskin Sanitary Board for the removal of the and take the leading place tu aerial minutes from the close, however, sorts of tactics, they could not get would not repeat the attempt.
Replying to the Magistrate, ste never thought without feeling; but remains of the hundreds of Chinese transport instead. When we consider they forced how often did he feel without who perished in the Racecourse fire the enormous areas of arable land and Chatham scared their fourth of the defenders secured to be in the fit of temper after a quarrel with her
melee in front of goal through the defence. Corner after
corner was forced, but each time one said that she took the opium in a thinking? The question is the three years ago, to a permanent rest-put out of use by railways and roads, goal. The final whistle came with A ontemporary youth has one sure torical. Did we anticipate that it ing place. The remains now lie in the and the immense cost of buying land the "Hawking winners by four right place to get rid of the bail husband over the child whom her and certain privilege, that it is not would move any reader to forego cemetery in Coffee Plantation, Cause and laying railways on it, there is a goals to two.
The final whistle came with the husband had resented her chastising. case for the economy of the zeroplane
"Carlisle winners by two goals to
The husband said that the quarrel- obliged to read Ruskin. The un his right to refrain from reading way,-where they are in a somewhat) and airship, the hangars for which i
Ruskin, we would make haste to confused state on account of lack of would occupy a comparatively small
nil Taking the match on the whole, was not a serious one. They had withdraw it. It would be less in-room It is proposed to pove them space. There are also political pos
it was well contested, and the only exchanged a few angry words. artistic (and possibly more moral to the Wing Yuen permanent cere sibilities about the scheme. So long
"Curlew" did not deserve to lose so He did not know why his wife should to drive a man to Drink than to try at Aberdeen, and it is hopes to as the aviators did not get infected matched, and a good game was
do so, rash a thing for, so small a were very evenly heavily..
matter. Sesame and Lilies. "Fort accomplish it before the Ching Ming with dangerous thoughts, anything witnessed at Happy Valley, Both years ago, Ruskin claimed in the festival next year. The preparation in the way of revolutionary mavesides were at full strength, and a very great or small, we are feverishly public Press that he and Carlyle of the ground in the Wing Yuen cemements would be impossible, adds the exciting struggle resulted in a win for impatient to congratulate its con- stood alone (though he meant they tery will take some time and cos, it Japan Chronicle. stituent units. Now that we are stood together)
the saflors by the only score of the for God and the is estimated, about $20,000. confronted with the inevitable cen- Queen.'
match.
The following teams will repre- The Queen has gone, The Chairman, Mr. L Wing tenary, and the literary outpour and Carlyle; they are no more. Kwong, said that a little more than
Losing the toss, the "Ambrose" sent the Kowloon Football Club in thereof, there is borne in upon us As for Ruskin, "be never really $100,000 had been collected for relief
kicked off and were soon on the their League engagements on Satur- a reflection in its way as comfort. existed. He was a chimera, read work in China. Of this 'amount there
offensive. Savage took the ball down day, 11th inst ing as that philosophy of the multi- by goremesses, and forced upon us remained on hand about $16,000. It
1st Division v. Hongkong F. the lise Beautifully and sent in a well. Lade which recognizes in tight by governesses, not because they was decided to set aside this sum for
timed centre which Neville just missed on Club ground, kick-off 4. corners that it will be all the admired his style, which had the Hospital, for use in case" of
converting. A few minutes later PmW. Crocker:. F: Wheeler, T. same a hundred years hence." A merits, but because they imagined emergency.
Savage again centered right into the Knight: J. Coupland, A. Weyman, hundred years from now no one he furnished ideas. So he did, in
goalmouth, but Green was ready and P. R. Beelsey: W. Taylor, C. Mil- will remind us that Huskin like the sense of the undertaker's ad-posal that representatives of the Hos- a ship in harbour, were this morning while after this, but the citadel was The Committee also, adopted a pro- Chinese fireman employed on board presture was continued for a good
Five folis of a cinder junk and a brought about a very fine save. The lard, R. Townsend, F. Excyn, F.
Clemo, Gladstone) said something or other rertisement, which offers to furnish pital and the promoters of the hos-charged before Magistrate Smith with always safe, as the backs rarely serves our St. Joseph's ground at 2.1 in 1875. A hundred years from funerals with everything but the pital at Wanchai should negotiate with the theft of one ton of coal from the allowed anything past them. When 30 p.-H. McKay W. Alderson, 2nd División “v. R. G. A, Re now the name of Ruskin will no corpse. At the age of four, accord- the Government on the subject of ship. longer bore us. Like the curate, ing to Frederick Harrison (still cotaining funds for the projected in-. The jonk people declared that they situation. Even the forcing of two A Martin: H. Roberts, K. A. Mas, China steamer Loksang," which we shall not be here. It is there- alive and well and very Positive at strution.
they did, Green was equal to the 5. H. Hewers A. Spary, J. Leech, fore not necessary to prove that the age of 90 Ruskin wrote a let-
bought the coal from the fireman for corners did not yield the sailors any A Palmer, A. Estorffe, H. Blythe Baskin will by then have been for- ter to his aunt, correcting her about
$4 unaware that it was stolen pro thing. The soldiert assumed the gotten by every man. If the sort something, no matter what. This
perty
offensive after a while, and Harwood of man who quotes Ruskin now anecdote is more than well found;
The fireman admitted that he had did well in stopping a particularly hard should be found surviving then, we it has verisimilitude; he began by charged an Indian watchman employ alleged that the Chief Officer of the the Ambrose again attacked, but Sergeant Shannon this morningwold the coal to the junk people, but shot from Warren. From a free kick, hall be spared the consequent teaching his sant, and. continued ed by the Hongkong Electric Com ship gave him orders to dispose of Downes was pulled up for off-side. temptation to bomicide. Our views to teach his grandmother. In his pany, with being drunk ant incap the coal. He was to have handed The sailors continued to press but of art, and machinery, and morals, time he attacked Adam Smith, able in Queen's Road yesterday. The the proceeds of the sale over to the they never seemed to do anything. Mr L. S. Greenhill, Hon. Secretary ng ships, and was owned by the and socialism, and religion, in the Spencer, Mill and Darwin; but as defendant admitted being drunk, buthief Officer at Gpt, but at 5 o'clock right. Neville, Downes, and Monk of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club Kang Hip Loong rm of Kowloon smnt world, will not be subject to he did not have David's luck with denied that he was incapable. He he was arrested.
attacks of Boskinolatry, for the sling, these Goliaths have out told the Magistrate that he had only The Calet. Officer having denied - Savage also seemed to be in the same a telegram from the Shanghai Golf commanded by Captain Conceicao. bouse all missed some easy shots, informs us that the Cỉnh has received It flew the Portuguese fag, and was shall refuse to fy where he lasted him. Everybody agrees that recently come down froid: Swastow; in the witness box that he had giren boat and sent the bail on ton of the Club suggesting the sending of a On November 27 it: left Hoihow t
the literary housemaids his writings are beautiful; but where he had been captured by any instructions to sell the coal, the net. When the soldiers attacked, team here to compete for the Challenge general cargo and livestock.
fprovers of the Vic is understood that there is now. Kwangal-soldiers but managed to Magistrate sentenced the fireman to they seemed to experience the same Cup. The lost Club bra telegraphed stranded the next day. The Capeals age are unlikely to be there, adays no obligation to read them escape. The Magistrate: And you one month's imprisonment with bad luck, for the ball went anywhere a reply that Hongkong would be and crew reached land in the boats, Stuart Mill should he Thus the bounds of freedom grow were celebrating your escape, I supe nard labour, and fined the other but into the net. Half time ended glad to welcome the Shanghat golfers walked back to Hollow, and took. And it is not likely that Rus wider vet and wider?
posé. Fined $5,
defendants $10 or 14 days each. * with no score:
bere early. In February,
passage on the "Loksang.
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A TON STOLEN.
FIREMAN'S ILLEGAL JAZE
GOLF CHALLENGE CUP,
SHANGHAI PLAYERS TO COMPETE.
WRECKED CREW.
ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG.
LOCAL STEAMER LOST.
Among the passengers on the Indo-
arrived, yesterday from' Hoihow, were the Captain and crew of the steamer “Nawan" which went ashore: on a sandbank in Hainan Bay on Novem ber: 28, and later sanki
E The Namiwan" was formerly the "Waterwitch," one of H.M. survey-
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