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SINGAPORE, April 18. In the Johore shooting case the Burupeans were not arrested as the men shot were gang robbers.

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"Have you heard the story of the old woman who lived on a farm in New Hampshire. She bad contracted

customer at a certain hour on a cer

TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1921

OFFICIAL BREACH OF PROMISE.

HONGKONG'S FAITHLESS-

NESS.

It has not so far been denied that

to deliver two dozen fresh eggs to a Governor May did promise the civil tain day. When the time came for servants going to war that their her to start to town, there was one period of military service would egg short of two dozen. Did she count for leave. Nor has any con- substitute a stale egg or deliver with

SPORT.

LAWN TENNIS.

HKCC TOURNAMENTS.

Only two matches in connection with the above tournaments were day afternoon! Very close and in played on the HR.CC: courts yester- teresting games resulted as follow

Mixed Doubles Handicap Final: Major H. G. Bagnall and Mrs. Bagnall “ beat Lieut. Col. F.J. Bowen and Miss..

nearer to this than to the "apos- teme of the original. Ben Jan- Son in his English Grammar (1640) quotes from Sir John Cheeke thus: Sedition is an Aposteame, which, when it breaketh inwardly. parteth the State in great danger of Recovery." showing, I think, that more she was quoting from the Ariginal. this goes to justify The feeling that Hamlet's wonis, though applicable to "sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion," da nest Et the occasion on which they are used. I have no explana-

A Singapore, cable dated April excuses the twenty three fresh ones tradiction been made of the Chino tion to offer, except the guess that 14. stated Two European planters she bad, or did she stay at home and Mail statement that the present ex-V. Bowen, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, there may have been some earlier named Allgrove and Nichol have been let the customer wait a day or two?ecutive is officially committing breach shape it the play in which civil war arrested in connection with a shoot-The story goes on to say that she did of that promise. Truth of March 16 took the place of the war between ling affray on Pelepah Valley Estate not.

refers to the matter as follows: Norway and Poland. Perhaps the in Jobore in which two Chinese were spelling has a bearing on the pro-killed, the Europeans considering a layer, she cooped up this ben on Colonial Governor to dishone a Selecting a hen with a record as "Does the Colonial Office allow a blem of the relationship between them gang robbers. the printer frage and the poet's

the back of the backboard and started pledge given to the Civil Service by MS.. if we may look at the evi-

On the road somewhere, his predecessor? I am told that this dence from a slightly different point

the ben laid an egg. completing the is happening in Hongkong." Civil of view. Shakespars often quotes

two dozen.The customer noticed the servants who volunteered to come fron Holiahol. and that work is.

wam.cgg. Instantly the story start-home to join the Army in the early

Booking of reserved seats for this a great deal the more likely satce

ed wavelling, and has made the old part of the war were assured by match was open for members, sub of the passage in Handet: Jonson

lady famous for 500 miles in all direc-the then Governor that their period of scribers and holders of "privilege was a scholari poet, with a scho

tions frous her fana.

military service would be reckoned tickets" at the Pavilion until noon Tar's habie of going to the originals.

for leave just as if they remained in to-day, after which it was transferred the colony. The present Governor to Messrs Moutrie's where tickets may And we find

refuses to recognise this undertaking now be purchased at $1 each. apostupe Holinshed. and Impostume Shakespeare: we find "aposter in Checke, and Aposteane

FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD.

in

NEW CABLE COMPLETED.

GOVERNOR'S CONGRATUL-

ATIONS.

[China Mail SPECIAL]

SHANGHAL, April 18. The direct Madras-Singapore cable has been completed. The Governor, Sir Lawrence Nanos Guillemard, the Eastern Extension congratulating him on the feat.

Own

The point to this little story is, of course, that the farmer lady had the right ides on salesmanship."

a typical American business letter and The above might be an extract from

the average American business man

being told that they must wait for the men who returned from the war

another five years for the leave which

fighting."

Jonson How did that. 8, which is K.B. E. has cabled the Chairman of I would regard it as an excellent illvs, became due while they were away

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not in theeke, get into the printed Hamlet except from Shakereate pen, who copied it |izon Holinsbed?”

We fad it onite as "puzzling ** Ltd. guess why Mr. Lise thinks that

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MARRIAGE.

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Handel's words do not fit the ccasion on which they are used.” They seer to us singularly appr priate, and we think the passage

P

SHANGHAI JEWS FOR PALESTINE.

FIRST SEND-OFF.

Now, what about it?

beat G. W. Sewell, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. Club Championship-J. B. Penmzn.

CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES FINAL. Hancock will meet V. Yvanovich and Weather permitting. R. and H- Wong Po Keung in the Enal match of the open Championship Deubles, to-marrow, April 20, play commerc ingat 4.30 p.m.

OF

KONGKONG'S TENNIS TEAM.

ration of the benefits which follow from thoroughness in business. The ordinary English merchant on the other

At a meeting of the Chinese Recrea hand would more likely be moved to

tion Club, in whose hands was left ridicule and there you have the differ-

Big changes and improvements the selection of the tennis team from ence in the psychology of the two are to be made in the Yokohama Hongkong to represent China at the nations. Americans are strongly in telephone system. The old German Far Eastern Olympiad, the following căned to take for granted that what in Club and the Yokohama Water were chosen-Ng Sze Kwong, M. terests them in business must make works office have been purchased, W. Lo, Wei Wing Lock, Choa Man the same appeal to everyone else. and their site will contain a new Ping and ML. T. Yew (reserve). Ng Perhaps nine-tenths of the business telephone building. The present Sze Kwong was appointed cantain în letters feceived in Hongkong core buildings are now being taken down ( charge of the team. M. K. Lo. and from the United States and nine-tenths and a contract will soon be let for Wong Po Keung were asked, but are An event unique for Shanghai was of these go at once into the waste the construction a representative gathering of Jews paper basket, or to use the American phone exchange to take their places.

a modern tele not able to go. on Monday, which assembled to bid ferm--the discard. It is a waste of farewell to fifty compatriots leaving time to read them. Why they were fer Palestine. These were mostly ever written is

mystery which pas-

16 [China Mail SPECIAL]

SHANGHAI; April 19.

FIRE AT SHANGHAL'

..

SHOOTING.

test sufficiently explains itself. However you spell it, whether im posthume, inpstine. aposteme. apostune; the reference is to an abscess. It is a literary image drawn from the language of ur gery, and refers to bad matter in the blast, in a collection of pus An absess that inward breaks eastern Europeans. Others is what we rail an inferual abfollowing shortly. The Zionist Assosibly the writers themselves cannot to other lands, England, Japan, and TAIKOO R.C. v. KOWLOON DOCKS- sss.. more dangemus than an ciation is aiding these pioneers of the origin from the worship of the Ameri-Anterica as one of their keenest com

solve. Probably they derive their Germany have all to reckon with; external eruption. It can apply to "return" to the Holy Land. a war of foreign aggression as For

can fetishes of system, organisation, petitors for the export trade in manu-Rise League conditions with 10 men A friendly shoot under Hongkong cibly as to a seditions outbreak:

and advertisement which is developed | factured goods. and Handel, referring to

not to a fine art but to extremes. The

per team (the 8 best scores to count) The economic breakdown in Europe was held on inuch

Taikoo Range, on wealth and peace" as the cause of

same "mail bears the same circulars has vastly 'strengthened the position Sunday, between teams representing that less invasion, made his

For Texas and Timbuctoo.

of America When the workers of Talkoo Rifle Club and Kowloon Dock meaning very plain. Jeshurtin had

The United States is a great nation Britain strike, orders are placed in Taikoo won by 19 points, Mr. waxed fat and kicked. Over feed-

with an inherent talent for business the United States. Indeed the con- Swan was top scorer for the winner's ing had brought on bad humours.

but it lacks something possessed by tfast between pre-war conditions and with 138, and Mr. G. Goodman for This straw, this trumpery quar-

the older nations like Britain and Ger- those obtaining now is very striking. Kowloon with 127. SHANGHAI, April 19. rel, was symptomatic of an internal

Formerly the United States was a fruoral abscess. As a man dring sixty shops and houses, practically expecting to find virgin territory with pean money invested in undertakings Mr. Swaa 47 46 45 138

A fire at Poatung has destroyed

Americans often arrive in China debtor country with plenty of Euro- cause," so the Norwegians showed moment threatening Butterfield and all the riches of the East in return owes more money than it can pay

wiping out the village. It is at the millions of natives ready to exchange in the United States. To-day Europe no cause for this march against the Swire's storage sheds. Poles. The shrewd and thoughtful| Hamlet deduced too much wealth and peace, and the secret abscess. of purulent militarism. So have

of stich an abscesa

Iv

"shows no

we always read the passage. If we have readers who have interpreted it otherwise, or found it puzzling, we are willing to hear from them. We do not promise to "suffer glad- any other who would wallitain that there may have been some earlier shape of the play in which civil war took the place of the war between Norway and Poland," and that on no stronger ground than the use of the form

which by the way, was employed by Fronde in his Short Studies." Both aposteme" and "frapost- hame are archaic, and we have no means of proving the usage of considers the passage puzzling" Shakspere's time. It is, however, because in his opinion an impost- not likely that such a fertile mind hume that inward breaks is not had to go to Checke or Holinshed applicable to a war against foreign- for such a siruple and obvious hit ers, but only to civil war. We will of imagery. As wail say that disagree and argue with bite on that Shakspere's "wora i the bud " presently; but first we most clear was derived from

some" earlier

LOCAL AND GENERAL

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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many.

for their products.

Sammers

" Eldridge

C. Young

1

TADO.

200 500.600 Pts.

42 45 44 131

38 41 45:124

................ 37 43 42 122

F.A. Wells 37 43 29 -119 Bateman ...41 38 40, 119 Wallace

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Lyle

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30 43 39 111

29 37 43 109

Total........... 973

Grimshaw...... 30 37 37 104

G. Morrison... 30 36 32 98

KOWLOON.

. 200 500 600 Pts. G.Goodman. 43 42 42 127 F.L.Goodman 45 43 37 125 Ratty

41 40 40 121

Young

40 41 37 118

Collen

44 32 41 117

Lapaley

39 37 40 116

Duncan

39:40 37 116

Keith

42 41 31 114

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Smyth

Cuthill....

Total......

37 27 35 32 33 24

..... 954

WHY

IS SNOW WHITE ↑

The total output of the Kailan having robbed a widow at Po Kongnorant, of affairs and extremely the world's merchants, shippers and the seashore are familiar with the

the ground a little. Fortiabas. is writer's reference to maggots. HARRISON HOERTER.-On April marching his Norwegian army 12, 1921, at Shanghai, Lieur. through Denmark to artsch the George A. Harrison, R.N., only Poles when Hamlet sees Him. son of the late L.-Col. H. C. There was no scrap of paper V. Harrison, R.F.A., and Mrs. guaranteeing neutrality; rather the Harrison, to Marion. eldest contrary, for Fortinbras bids à cap daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. tain go tell the Danish King that Mining Administration's mines for Hoerter, of Shanghai.

he claims the conveyance of a the week ending April 2, 1921, promised march over his kingdom." amounted to 92,864 tons and the Hamlet elicits from the captain that sales during the period, to 60,699 they go against sorne part of tons. Poland," "to gain a little patch

Il America was a buyer of Euro- To their surprise they discover that pean produce, a balance might even- the ships of the English East India tually be reached but she now manu- Co., were paying regular visits to factures more than she requires and China soon after the year 1600, and has erected Custom's barriers to pro- that the hold then acquired by Britain tect her industries. I Europe (and has never been relaxed."

especially Britain) cannor pay her bor- Similarly an American Automobile rowings by produce how can she ever Company is quite capable of offering hope to pay? But is this the only |a Hongkong firm the sole agency for method of squaring the debt? It is the provinces of Kwangsi and Yun-possible that instead of the transler SHANGHAI, April 19. nan and might expect the sales to bej of goods we shall see the transfer of recently closed, are attempting to ed by the agency.

The proprietors of "The Trenches,"big because of the vast territory cover-valuable property. The debt which reopen in another locality under visit to these two roadless provinces be wiped out by transferring to

Only an actual Europe owes to the United States can Mr. nominal Chinese registration. Public by a representative of the company American citizens European tider- imposthume. opinion is opposed to this.

will completely convince the manufac- takings equal in value to that debt. turers that there is small chance of Already Americans have been buy business.

ing up European property on a very Here is the secret of most of the large scale. Several big German con- errors and deficiencies of American cerns have recently been reorganised business--ignorance of the real con- and finsaced by American money. For the theft of four dazenditions, lack of that knowledge which If this process continues Europe Penknives, which formed part of the is only acquired by experience. In may become a dependency of the cargo of the ss. "Nikko Maru," a export business Britain has the ac-United States and, in fact, owing to coolie who was yesterday arrested oa cumulated wisdom of nearly three the transfer of money during the war Holt's wharf with the lives conceal hundred years to draw upon; Ameri-Amerier now holds much of Europe ed in his girdle, was this morning can export trade really began during in pawn. sentenced by Magistrate Orme to the war." Britain is like the grey It is unlikely that a country thus, three months' hard labour... haired merchant of ripe experience, favourably placed will slacken any of able to conserve his powers, and focus its efforts towards economic domina- them to some purpose in the right ton of the world. The Chinese charged before the direction. America is his youthful The American's aim at becoming nor Puisne Judge, Mr. J. R. Wood, at competitor, full of pep" but rather only the world's manufacturers, bur the Criminal Sessions yesterday, with

Even those who have not visited village in the New Territory on

wasteful of his energies.

bankers 2S well. They certainly whiteness of foam, formed by the March, was found guilty by the mess, but here also lies her strength. boundless natural resources of their particles of it are mixed with the air In America's youth lies her weak-possess enormous advantages in the churning up of the water so that they dry and sentenced to five years' imprisonment and ten strokes of the Youth, il a defect, is one which only country.

and foam is very closely allied to too quickly remedies itself. Experi While the American is a compara-snow, in that both of them are ence also can be rapidly acquired. tively new arrival in the East yet he formed from water. "In the case of

The United States has only lately is here to stay. but the name Hamlet suggeste invited to send their silver sporting has decided to construct a dock at will soon learn the methods which are dollar works against his export trade, which, under the microscope, resolve

The Japanese Navy Department | realised the value of export trade and

#now, however, the water is frozen The present high value of the gold and forms minute that in that case the Poles will not trophies to Mr. W. Kay at Queen's Kure which will be large enough to necessary for its success. One likely but his naniral ingenuity will devise themselves into structures of exquis

crystals, trouble to defend it, is informed College for exhibition at the Annual accommodate a warship of the 40,000 improvement will be the despatch of means to circumvent that difficulty. that they have already garrisoned Dinner before Saturday the 23rd ton class. It is expected that the better men as its travelling repre

itely delicate arrangement. The it, and thereupon makes the com-inst-Adui.

He arrives in China to find the microscope, however, would also nient already quoted. Mr. Lodge |

construction work will take about sentatives. Lately we have read cri Chinese people well disposed towards show something else. It would in- claims to have found bakepere's

three years and when it is completed ticisms of the type of man sent out him. His way has already been paved dicate at once that the crystals of inspiration for it in a work by Sir All Saints' Church, Tientsin, recently, equipped.

The wedding was solemnized at the 8 squadron will be perfectly by, British concerns, but it was their by thousands of returned students and which the snowflakes are made up John Cheeke, entitled "The Hurt of Mr. R. E Sedgwick, acting

gentlemanliness which was question workmen all sympathetically inclined are each clear and transparent, being. of Sedition" (1569), from which be accountant of the Tientsin branch of

ed and not their commercial ability, towards America and filled with an tiny particles of ice, bat lying toge quotes as follows:

The following telegram has been The average British representative appreciation of the greatness of his ther and being placed at varying "So is sedition not onely the Corporation and Miss Norah Tufton Secretariat from the Colonial Secre though it is doubtful if the same can vantage over his chief competitor in in all directions just as salt or sugar the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking received at the Straits Colonial sent East does know his business al country. He possesses a distinct ad-angles so that they throw the light weaknesse, but also the aposteme of the Realme, which when it

tary, Hongkong, "Please inform be said of the American traveller of his entire lack of dignity. An Eng-does. In the Times Literary Supple-breaketh inwardlye, putteth the wishing to attend the Annual Dinner Penang, that non Chinese passengers, better men at home and lately many convince other races of his innate do not retain any portion of the light Members of the QC.O.B.A. shipping agents, Singapore and the recent past. America has ranch ishman seldom forgets to attempt ja In other words, the flakes of snow ment for March 10 of this year State in great daunger of recoverie, are requested to forward their sub- including Indians without passports of them have been prospecting in superiority.. there appears a letter which must and corrupteth the whole common scriptions to the Hon. Secretary on will not be permitted to land at China.

which falls upon them, but reflect it interest practically every reader of wealth with the rotten furie, that it or before Thursday the 21st, after Hongkong. They will be sent back.

The American is hail-fellow well all, thus producing the dazzling white Shakspere. As that should include bath long putrified with." practically every reader of the

effect which we call "snow-white," which date no subscriptions can be at pense of company.

During the war many of the regular met with all. He continues: John Stow, in received.--Adot.

fines sold in the Far East could not China Mait, we take notice of it. his continuation of "Holished's

He is the most approachable man provided, of course, that the light is The letter, signed 0. W. F. Lodge, Chronicle" to "this present year

be obmined from Europe and mer in the world, the easiest to make white. If it is coloured, the snow refers to the passage in ** Hamlet," 1586. quotes the whole of this the Euryalus," at Singapore when typhoid fever. Indlan, were reported more or less satisfactorily but the makes it a pleasure to do business.

Two fatal cases of small pox, chants here turned to America for friends, and to make friends with.redects it just the same, appearing There was some trouble on board Chinese, and one-fatal case of para- their requirements. These were Blica The natural frankness of his manner

to take on the tint of the light-itself. activ., which says:

address of Sir John Cheeke on the she arrived there recently, carrying yesterday. Last week six Chinese general belief was that as soon as with him. Two thousand soule, and twenty Norfolk rebellion; and I have no about 2,000 coolies from China died from smallpox, three from hostilities ceased, trade would swing

thousand ducats

doubt that it was here that Shakes There being a case of cerebrospinal enteric fever; one from puerperal back again to Britain. The hoid gain American is aware that in business Consciously or unconsciously the Will not debate the question of peare read it and was struck by this meningitis on board, the passengris fever, and four from influenza. Two ed by America during the war would there is neither East nor West, the local native papers, of preventing

this'straw:

passage. I judge so partly because were ordered to go into quarantine. non-fatal cases of smallpox (both, soon be loosened. This is the imposthume of much we know that

wealth and peace

Holinshed's The coolies refused to do so and Chinese, one imported), three of generally held after the Armistice, has less the British merchant also centises group of Chines rice werebanty This opinion, border nor tireed nor birth" and un- the machinations of rice profileers, a Chronicle." was one of Sbakes attacked some of the crew. Inspec para typhoid fever (one Japanese, not been borne out by facts: America's this fact and acts accordingly he will proposes to organise a great com "That inward breaks, and shows peare's favourite books, and partly tor Alexander went on board with an another Filipino, and the third export trade, instead of falling away have no reasonable cause for company for the sale of rice in Hankow.

no cause without "

because Stow in his quotation spells armed guard of Sikhs and found that Indian), one of cerebrospinal fever, has increased. Cooling from the Devonshire faconelie the weaknesse but also the the marine police, who had gone (Chinese), and five of enteric fever highly industrialised country is produc

"sposture," "so is edition not the trouble was quelled by a posse of (Indian), one of relapsing fever The United States having become a past his door and put their business sathorities to join the share plaint when the Chinese buyers go These merchants invite the Wu Han irit of the 1604 quarto, he giver apartame of the realine," and aboard earlier, and the coolles clear (one Dane, imported, and the reing a surplus far beyond her home

way of Americans..

holders and superintend the adjust the word as "Impostume," and Shakespeare's "Impostume

ised..

R1.D. ment of the sale of ricer by other mainder Chinese) were also reported requirements and this excess must go

Article The Compradore 1 merchants.

ROWLAND.-On April 10, 1921,

DEATH

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at Hankow, after long and pain

of ground that hath in it no profit

ful illness. Elizabeth Mary. wife

of T. J. Rowland, aged 47 years.

The China Mail.

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ATEUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE BONGKONG, TOZSDAY, APRIL 18, 1921,

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