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In plain words, some firms it is alleged the majority of firms) were devoting large sums to construction and maintenance in order chiefly to avaid paying the money they cost. orer to the Government, much as come cannies have paid bonuses| and premiums and accumulated rast reserves rather than appear te be paying proŝteering dividends, which excite undesirable attention.

MYSTIC SHRINERS.

UNIQUE CEREMONIALS.

AEROPLANE SMASH.

DARING AVIATOR UNHURT.

DISPLAY ENDS IN DISASTER.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931,

-"PHARIES" TO-MORROW, ANNUAL PRIŻEGIVING.

Although very few people believe in Conan Doyle's fairies, a great many have a well-founded faith in The Pharies" of HMS. “Tamar"

The whirling currents and air as entertaiment and the announce-

VICTORIA BRITISE SCHOOL.

MRS. SAVIÓN GAVES AWARDS.

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The annual prizegiving of Victoris took place this 21 11 o'clock, Mrs.

100 NEW-MEMBERS “INITIATED.

(China Mail SPECIAL)

SHANGHAL, February 12. Unique ceremonials were held in the local lecturer will attach, doubt-rection with the visit of the Mystic When speaking of swested labour Shanghai for the first time in con- less, specific raggestions to the Shriners belonging to the order of the | term "sweating." Used in a more Nomad Oasis of Tacoma, Washington, it seemed at its worst. Mr. Lim On our funds in this way, including the Irving. Director of Education, and general sense, all labour is sweat The rites included a banquet. The had not even started his progrF.A. F. cic. It is, we hear, to be of English Schools; and Mr. an

Mission to Seamen, St. Dunstan's, Mrs. Irving: Mr. E. Ralphs, Inspector ed," for the simple reason that for initiation of nearly 100 new members he

Was trying to descend in the employer as for the merchant, was commenced at noon extending response to a signal to begin the Pierrot affair, reminiscent of seg Mrs. Forster. the principle of buying in the far into the night and embodying all performance, when he ran into a shore holiday's at Home. Some

The Headmistress, Mrs. Clark, then cheapest market and selling in the the sickness and beauty of the ancient series of gusts, cross currents, and topical verses, with up-to-date local read her report as follows dearest appears quite natural and order, culminating in a grand ball and air pockets in which his machine was hits, may be looked for. respectable and inevitable.

banquet at the Astor House on Fri-belpless.

Skilfully clearing the day night."

crowd and thereby avoiding a con- siderable loss of He, he managed to head the machine into the branches. of a tree. The machine crashed through and was totally wrecked, bat Mr. Box On was practically unbart

pockets that filled Happy Valleyment that they open a new season British School yesterday nearly cost the life of the tomorrow should be a welcome daring Canadian Chinese aviator, reminder. They show at the Theatre morning Mr. Lim On, who had agreed to give Royal, and are being assisted by SETUIE, wife of the Colonial a demonstration of "stants" for the Society people. Their object is to Secretary, distributing the awards, in benefit of the North China Famine send a decent donation from Hong the presence of a large gathering. especially treacherous spot in the dependants of the victims of the and kirs. Severn; the Hon. Mr. E. A Relief Fund. Happy Valley is an kung to the fund for the distressed the visitors included the How Mr. Claud Severn, "Colonial Secretary, way of air, difficulties, and yesterday. K5 disaster. They have helped vari

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BAID CHAIRMAN WANTED.

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Many thousands saw the accident, and for a time there was great excite ment. The exhibition was in charge of a strong committee, including the Hon. Mr. Lau Chupak (Chairman), Messrs Wong Kwong-tin, Li Po-kwai, Li Wing-fone, Li Yik-mui, Chan Harr, Choy chin, Ng Inting and others and Choy Cheung, Kwok Chin, Wong

had been well advertised.

SHANGHAI BILLIARDS.

was

The

The

The thought not occurs to us that when they made objection to aviation over Hongkong some liste | time ago, the authorities 'did the right thing for the wrong reason, The would-be exhibitor belonged to a foreign nation, and it is under-

[CME SPECIAL..] stood that the Government taking care of the Polichinello

SHANGHAL, February 12. secrets of its defences. The Chi- nese gentleman who got permission been te-elected. There was no con- The present Municipal Council has to make exhibition fights over test. A movement is afoot to appoint Ltd. Hongkong yesterday is a Canadian a paid chairman owing to the increas-fight had been set for 2 o'clock, and

and a British subject. That makes ing arduousness of the duties. The ļa dižerence.

gets, however, the undesirability by Mr. Brooke Smith's withdrawal of Hisash" ng-comunity has been greatly relieved of such stunts over the city by an his resignation. aviator of any nationality whatso- Lever. Withoint for one, instant" des Bracting from the encomial that have. been published regaáding his skill, |his resource and presence of mind, we are bound, if we accept his own explanations regarding the peculiar diffienities met with, to point our that there was a large element of luck attaching to the falt that he hurt none in the vast crowd that Lassembled to watch bim. If an

SHANGHAI, February 12, "air pochen "could force him to do G. B. Stormes defeated George what he dk; another might easily Gray at the Customs Club by 59 bare compelled him to do what he paints in a 700 up match, in which world never wish to do. We sub-ne received 300. Gray, he has been mit the accident as a fuel and suffering from influenza lately, was sufficient reason that istifies the not in good form. He will shortly Government in forfidding all play Gordon, Morris, and Remedies, į future exhibitions of rlie kind, overall local players.

any congested areas. Over the sea. with sufficient warnings to the sampan people, shows like that at Repulse Bay might be permitted: but no other attempt should ever

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DEATHS.

WEI YUK-The funeral procession of the late Lady Wei Yuk will rpass Italian, Convent, Caine Road, at 2.15 p.m., on Tuesday, February 15, 1921. MAIN-On February 4, 1921, ai Shanghai, the beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Main.

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be allowed at Happy Valley. On

GEORGE GRAY DEFEATED.

"FORTHCOMING MATCHES.

[China Mail SPECIAL]

ANOTHER DEFEAT.

RUSSIAN GOLD.

SHIPEZD AS "PIT FROPS.”

The School was opened 204 times in the course of the year. The maxi- mtim enrolment was 49. The average attendance for the year was 38 (45

1919).

The Staff-The Staff at the begin ping of the year consisted of Mr L. Forster, BA Mrs G. HL Faster, BA, Mrs James, Mrs Floyd and Mrs Shaf tair. In April Mrs James was trans-„

The Esthopian steamship "Ellied.” [ferred to Belilios Scheel and Miss which has arrived at West Hartle-Sorby filled the vacancy. In Septem- pool, had on board five millionber Mr Forster was conded to the oubles in gold, worth over half a University. Mrs Forster was sent to million pounds sterling. The gold Balilies School and Miss Sarby to was landed and dispatched under the Kowloon School. Mrs Clark and care of detectives to the Bank of Mrs Bowers filled the vacancies, and England.

Mr Brawn came ou October It is understood that the gold is remained until the end of the year. credits in England. In the usual intended to establish Esthonian trade

The Premises-The floors of two

cargo was The gold was packed in 83 boxes shipping returns the entered as "pit props, etcetera.

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and

rooms are being renewed-white acts had been busy there. The Library donated $40 with which twenty ex has grown. SL George's Society cellent books were purchased from the Times Book Cith. The Schrof Football field has been lent, to the Ladies' Hockey Club one evening a

week.

long before that the trams and roads crowded with people flocking to the leading to Happy Valley had been

grounds to watch the perforts: ance An admission fee of $1 and weighed about Eve tons. It was

charged

shipped from Reval. to the Jockey Club enclosure at the racecourse and several thousand people passed through the gate. Outside the en- dropped to a lower altitude and

Beth-Dr. McKenny recently closure, around the track, on the approached over the Craigengower slopes of the hits that enclose the Cricket Club. The spectators could visited the School and reported that valles, and even on the roofs of the see that the machine was unsteady dental caries and one from defective 10 ildren were suffering from houses in the vicinity, were many It turned towards the East. It tilted, resight. The School was closed for other spectators. The scene in the tried to rise, and failed;" then tilted two weeks on account of dengue Jockey Club enclosure reminded one again, went around in a half circle, fever. Otherwise the general health somewhat of a fete day. Flags were and disappeared from the view of the was good. everywhere, a refreshment booth was people at the stand. It was then ready, and there were eren special that the crash occurred. Realizing satisfactory, especially the work of Work. The work, generally, is stands to accommodate the people. that he was falling. Mr. Lim these children who have attended A force of about one hundred police On fought "the machine off the the school a year or more. It seems men, under Inspector Kent, were road to avoid crashing into the to me that British children of this present to preserve order, and keep spectators there, and headed it for a far-forg bit of the Empire qught. the large crowd from pressing too tree beside the Y.M.C.A basket ball to specialise in geography, and closely on the centre of the course. court, just over the road from the the growth of the Empire, yet Mr. Lim On, a Canadian trained Craigengower Club The branches most of them display a very super- aviator who has seen service in the of the tree took up much of the fetal knowledge. Few could tell me war and has given a large number shock of the fall, but did not stop the

in October what changes the War of fancy lights, recently arrived in machine. It fell through and landed had affected. Composition a weak, SEANCHAL, February 14. Hongkong from Vancouver with Mr. on the basket ball court.

especially in the Upper School George Gray sustained another A. H. Rowe, himself a distinguished Word was sent at once to the Spelling also needs improvement. If a calm day it would perhaps have defeat by the Lusitano Club champion instructor in aviation with an im- stand, and many helpers hurried to children read more at home these been a great success, but Happy Remedios in a 700 up match, con-portant war record. They brought the scene. Dr. Ma Luk was quickly faults would be eradicated to a large Valley is a funnel in which atmos ceding 300 and losing by 210 points. with them the machine that Mr. Lim at the side of the aviator, who had extent. Arithmetic has improved: pheric conditions are unlikely ever Gray appears not to be accustomed On used yesterday in his flight. It been extricated from the wreckage. little. All the other subjects have to have zeenrate forecasts, judging to the local tables, also to suffering was a convertible land or sea type of He found him considerably shaken, maintained a satisfactory standard.

machine, and cost $14,000 gold but otherwise tmhurt. Presently Since their arrival they have been Lim On birself appeared at the en-in December. Mrs. Shaftain started The cookery class was revived occupied assembling the machine and closure, and received the congratula- very successful painting class in getting everything ready for the tions of the throng on his miraculous October -Three candidates were flight.

presented for the Hongkong Un- Mr. Lim On left his hangar in

Afterwards Mr. Lin On, who was versity Junior Local and two passed, Kowloon Festerday shortly after 1 considerably cast down at having namely Ivy Musso and Jack Flegg. pm, and for a time circled about disappointed the crowd, told some Four children won Government free AMERICAN COURT'S ORDER.

the island and the harbour, awaiting thing of his accident. He said he had the time when be should receive the known that he was undertaking a signal to descend in the grounds at risky business when he agreed to 1China Mail SPECIAL.]

Happy Valley and actually start his in the Valley. As a matter of SHANGHAI, Feb. 14.

exhibition. While he was engaged fact, this was the general opinion of

Chinese, were reported on Friday, Company has been awarded Ts was assembling at the racecourse. Several expressed the opinion that lose it Headmaster, Mr. Forster. All

The Shanghai Tug and Lighter in this preliminary flying, the crowd aviators, quite a number of whom were present to watch the exhibition. 1500 by the American Court for the There were шару distinguished salvage of the barque "Chin Fa"

spectators, including the Hon. Mr. they would not have attempted it.

He added that when he realised which recently foundered off Getzlaff.P. H. Holyoak, Chairman of the

that the wind was strong, be knew Aero Club, and Mrs. Holyoak.

At 2 o'clock, which was the it was to be a hard day, and when advertised time for the exhibition, he had been up a little while be the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak intro- knew that some of his promised that when she was a girl at school, In a brief speech, Mrs. Severn said duced the Hop, Mr. S. B. C. Ross, stunts, such as spinning, vertical prizes were not given for attendance, acting Secretary for Chinese Affairs, banks, stalling, zooming, looping and she was sorry to say. She was Mr. Lau Chu-pak said that the tail-sliding would be impossible. He pirased to see that they were given Chinese looked on the S. C. A. as was about 2,000 feet in the air when in the Victoria School

by what we are now told.

COCAL AND GENERAL,

Tenders are being invited for the construction of the second mile of the motor road from Tytam Gap to Shek O and Cape D'Aguilar.

One fatal case of small-pox, and one fatal case of diphtheria, both

also cue non-fatal case of enteric lever, British.

immediate interests were involved, have been known to be very short- The approaching wedding is sighted and selfish in other direc. announced of Mr. Ernest Lyon de tions. The last lustrum has wit Rhodes to Miss Hilda Frances Clark, nessed a noteworthy movement en route from Woking, Surrey, by the toward more catholic sympathies, S.: "Khyber."

Many members of the local

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from the effects of influenza.

SALVAGE MONEY.

TUG COMPANY'S AWARD.

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JAPANESE IN CHINA. -

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

CONFERENCE IN SHANGHAI.

[China Mall SPECIAL. }

to be sent

escape.

scholarships.

raise a school XL

football and fires, the girls hockey Sports. The boys play cricket, and rounders. Owing to the small ber of boys it was impossible to

General-The school was sorry to

take this opportunity of thanking have worked well together, and I every member of the Staff for their good work.

PRIZE LIST...

and within the last few months at Home even the newspapers have begun to see it. How it will all Portuguese community proceeded to pan out, heaven only knows, and Macao for the religious festival

the father and mother of the Chinese he received the signal to descend. The Hon. Mr. Irving. Director of community in the Colony. He He tried three times to get down, Education also made a short speech, heaven makes a more than Asquith known as the Procession of the Cross.

expressed his pleasure at the large but was threatened with disaster referring to the difficulty of getting an insistence on the necessity of The hand of the Sociedade Philar-

SHANGHAI, Feb. 14. waiting and seeing. Four biggish monica of Hongkong accepted an chambers of commerce in China was sence of the crowd would help rents

A conference of the united Japanese attendance, and was sure the pre- each time by the strong cross cur teachers at Home Mr. Tanner, be It was then that he fully said, was now at Home making a unions of general workers, of work invitation to take part in the cere held for the first time in Shanghai. largely in raising the required sum realised the impossibility of going special effort to get teachers for ers who are loosely classified as mouy. unskilled, have recently amalgam-

They pledged themselves to promote famine-stricken districts. He then ned. and decided that if he

to the relief of the on with the exhibition, as plan Hongkong- ated, and formed an association

relations for trade in China and to asked Mr. Ross, to perform the succeeded in making a landing, be with a metabership of a inillion and ing of the Sanitary Board authority cessions and an intensive campaign to Mr. Ross said that before calling effort to land, he shut off his engine, Local-Ivy Musso, and Sidney J.

At to-morrow afternoon's meet favour the abolition of foreign pon- ceremony of opening the exhibition. would stay down. Making another Hongkong University, a half. The Distributive and will be asked for Sanitary Inspector win Chinese friendship...

Junior Allied Workers" are another H. L. Lockhart to enter premises and

the aeroplane down, he would like to and was coming down smoothly Flegg. formidable combination, and we all seize unwholesome food in accordance

make a few brief remarks. He when he ran into a wind gust that Government Free Scholarship.-- are familiar with the beetling pro-with the provisions of the Public

reminded the spectators that Mr. tilted his machine and turned him. (Class IV) Nettie Thorburn, (Class V) montory of the transport workers Health and Buildings Ordinance No. affiliations. The uncertain outlook, 1 of 1903,

Chung Sui Hoi, a broker carry dian, of Chinese race, and that be Jardine's hill. To avoid a crash, he Edwards, and (Class VII) Bessie Lim On is a British Subject, a Cans-heading him towards the side of Iree Passmore, (Class VI. 1° uncertain except for the certainty

ing on business at No. 137, Queen's had come to Hongkong to help threw in his engine again and tried McCubbin. Road West, has reported to the police relieve the distress in North China to go up, but there was of much unemployment trouble

no air", and Class 2-Ivy Musso (class prize), abezd, is presumably the fillip for jabis, were this morning convicted by absconded with $3,700. Owing to ing was trae; at a time like this "all obvious then that he was in for a Jack Flegg (class prize).

Three Sepoys, of the 22nd Pun that on February 11 his manager His coming proved that the old say the machine refused to rise. It was Margaret Kent (attendance), and this trend toward federation and Magistrate Lindsell of having brought the Chinese New Year holdidays his within the four seas are brothers." smash. He bad but a few seconds Mr. Powley is going to read a the old ideal of the One Big ashore from the ss. "Kwongtung" abserice did not arouse suspicion. In spite of the little political differto decide when to do, and in that prize). Wilfred Passmore, fatten paper about this to-morrow night, Union." Sectional self-regard stops seven bottles of brandy and two bot. However, when he did not make an ap after dinner, in the Cathedral Hall, it, and is expected to go on stop-ties of whisky, on which no duty had pearance, yesterday, the complainant pce that may exist, he believed that brief time he made up his mind to dance), and Jenny Whyte, (progress). China is one and indivisible. land in the tree. This he managed Class 5-Betty Nicol, (attendance),

**TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIO SERVICE.

HUNGEONG, MONDAY, FEL ̈Ï4, 1921.

SWEATED LABOUR..

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spectators to watched

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The machine, with the exception

Class 4.--Nettie Thorburn, (class

One gathers that he intends to coa- Ping it, by many interested people been paid. Two of the men were made enquiries at his residence and He asked the entrate his ideas on the labour of who find comfort in the thought each fired $25 and the other $20. found that he had been gone for

to accomplish.

Irene Passmore, (class prize), and children and women. So far as that a big Union affords, men being The liquor was confiscated.

some days.

remember, as they

Laura Dransfield, (progress). labour conditions for men are con what we know them to be, the

Mr. Lim On, that $10 saves one life, of the engine, was pretty well demo-

Class 6 Jim Edwards, fe cerned, it may be concluded that surest promise of disunion. The

and that by flying he was saving lished. The back was broken just prize), and Sylvis Bowers, (progress). the local Guilds now look after most conspicuous movement of late compound this morning, Messrs Ling Shung On, late" officers'

· At the Central Police Station A semi-naval funeral was accorded many lives.

behind the driver's seat, the wings Class 7.-Bessie McCubbin- (class these with something like eft in the labour world has been the Hughes and Hough sold by public steward on board HMS." Hawkins," when Mr. Lim Os, atill in the air, and the wheels wrecked. The gress).

While walding for the moment were torn, the propeller smashed, prize), and Dorothy Dransfield (pro- ciency. It is said that never be agitation, arising out of the bag auction, among other things, the whose remains were transferred on would be in a position to see the engine seemed to be comparatively Class 8--Lyle Glendenning (class Flore in Hongkong were

more numerous, more strong, or the building trade, for the admis Sergeant Gardiner, the victim of the Wah Hospital to the ss. Haihong

guilds gling between the Government and personal effects of the late Lance Saturday morning from the Tang signal, Mr. Ross said that Mr. Rowe little damaged. The plane was price), and Arthur Lloyd (attendance). more united. There is an opening son, of the principle that each deplorable Yaumati shooting.tragedy. for conveyance to his home at of the best flyers he had met in his back to the hangar at Hunghom.

had told him Mr. Lim On was one gathered up and conveyed piecemeal Infants-Bernard Bickford (pro- for a little cynical amusement in trade should support its own out- The proceeds of the sale will be Fuchow. Captain R. G. Henderson, life. Mr. Rowe had been flying in During the excitement attending gress).

zress), and Alex. McCubbin (pro- the fact that these powerful com-of-works,, as a first charge. It is forwarded to the deceased officer's CB, and binations appear to leave it to taost curious to observe how one dependants at home..

a number of officers, the war, and had trained Mr. Kim the crash, a fence loaded with Chin- A pretty bouquet was presented to European gentleman to work for thing bangs upon another, some-

including Surgeon Comdr. Gribbell, On. Mr. Ross remarked humorously ese spectators broke down No one Mrs. Severn by the Misses Edith the well-being of the women and times apparently quite remote and

Comdr. E. Collins, Fleet Pay mas that there was another branch of was hurt, but the incident added Budden and. Alma Martin. After children who are their co-labourere irrelevant, The Building Trade England Men's Society at the tended, in uniform, the corfege being stod very well; that if any of them

At a meeting of the Church of ter Sosiggs and, Lieut Woodhall, at industry which Mr. Lim Os under somewhat to the occasion, Dr. Severn had spoken, a few words. and co-nationals. If they do, if it Operatives, for instance, are. com- Cathedral Hall on Tuesday, 15th inst. beaded by a detachment of the Ship's wanted a game-of poker, he would that Mr. Lim On has had, though it Mrs. Severn were heartily given by This was not the first accident of acknowledgment, three cheers for be true that so far they have not vinced that a prompt effect of the at 9.15 pm. Mr. Bowley will read a Compaar and H. MS. Hawkins' bothered their heads about those cessation of the Excess Profits Tax, paper on Sweated Labour. All band. Included, in cortese were a laughed. Hongkong has ever witnessed. He

skip the crowd." The spectators happens to be the first crash that the children. others, we must not regard it as a now momised, will be a marked (especially ladies and Chinese) in- number of Chinese naval ratings. typical bit of Chinese callousness. decrease of luxury and industrial terested in the Protection of Women The Band played the Inneral march was apparent that the aviator saw result. But for an aviator who is Mr. Rowe waved a red fag. It fell in Canada, and limps, now as a Trade Unionists elsewhere, while building. Experience has shown and Children are invited to attend and on arrival at the wharf the coffin it, because he drew near, then seemed admittedly one of the most daring established in Siam in June, 1919, The rice control, which was manifesting, a remarkable coher them, as it has shown others, that and to take part in a discussion was hoisted on board by the twelve to change his mind and went out stunt fyer in the world, he has esas been abolished, owing to the ence and solidarity when their own capitalists invest with greater free afterwards,

Chinese bearers.

towards the harbour. Retuming, he caped with marvellously few mishaps. good Slam czoy.