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HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1921. 婴十三月五年一十二百九千一英

日三廿月四酉辛大歲年十國華中

THE DOLLAR.

BUSINESS FOTICES ·

To-day's closing rate 2:6 7:8

To-day's opening rate 2/6" "1/8

BUSINESS NOTICES

FANS.

BE PREPARED FOR THE HOT WEATHER, BUY NOW.

LARGE STOCKS.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Raste's Service to the China Mail)

TEA WORKERS DUPKD.

DISASTROUS RESULTS OF POLITICAL AGITATION. -

SPORT.

ALLEY BOWLS.

AN INTERPORT MATUS. CALCUTTA, May 29. "Owing to the incitements of political agitators thousands of coalies of the Hoagons cricket team in Taking advantage of the presence left the tea gardens of Assam and proceeded to their hofër, but, dahy are Shanghai, some of the bowls en- stranded in Chandpur owing to lack of funds and the steamer which Mr.thusiasts arranged an informat Gandhi was supposed to have chartered to repatriate them not materialising Cholera is spreading there amongst them.

MURDERED BY SINN FRINERS..

MAJOR'S DISAPPEARANCE OFFICALLY EXPLAINED.

LONDON, May 29.

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place in the alleys of the Shanghai Club on Friday, says the N. C. Daily Nrus. The members of the Hong- | kong side are already known, these being Commander Mathew and Mr. EW. Hamilton. It was hoped that Majer Bagnall would be able to take part, but it is now deadtful, and the likelihood is that - Hong- kong will pick up a third tan locally in the person of Mr. P. W. Goldring who was for a consider- able time a resident of the Colony! · The Shanghai side will be [ Messrs. A. J. Farkhill, E. B. Clarke and V. Harth-Olsen. The match will 'consist of four alleys.

match, and it was expected to take

A practice game has already taken place when the Hongkong players did very well considering that the alleys were new to them, although they did not come up to the Shaupksi soore. In partictlar Mr. Hamilton showed excellent form. It happens that the Hongkong alleys are longer than those of Shanghai, and acco:d-

of labour and material were at their height, will have to modify their ideas of what the rents are going to ingly the Hongkong men have a ten- be. They may say with every truth dency to put their shots down too that they have to charge a high fast.

CRICKET INTERPORT.

NOTES ON THE GAME.

For the first half hour on the

reat in order to get back a moderate percentage on their outlay, "but then circumstances alter cases, and the A few days ago, says the Strauch quoted law of supply and Time, we reprinted from the Man-demand does occasionally work in chester Guardian an article written favour of the poor down-trodden by a gentleman who during the consumer. So the fan who is lucky opening day play was very dull. Deeks enough to continue to hold his job displayed a cautiousness which was course ofer brief visit, studied life in these days of stress, may, yet find solid but suproductive. Singapore from the verandah of the that the city of despair" is a place The Hongkong fielding Europe Hotel. He was not favourably where it is possible to live a life of splendidly set out on the leg there

reasonable comfort on something con-matter until the frst wicket.

was an open field, but this did not impressed with what he saw, Singa siderably less than the thousand

she could judge, was a dollars a month which year 889, together, the Hongkong team saw {* When Offerdessén, and Barrett got. place where white faced brokers appeared to be spor alary, in their solkatas, as, petoed Bro men winch ends could be made to meet on the but the master touch of stretched out trembling"-hands to

Prices have to come down all round. Barrett penetrated the guard and Our Hailam irend, as we suggested earned him many boundaries.

pore, as far

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grasp another drink and muttered boarsely. Rubber is down to thirty-last week, will, like the rest of us. This partnership increased the score

by leaps and bounds. Practically every other hit was a "boundary. Olerdessen was in magnificent forma

and retired with a creditable 62.

five cents." It has gone lower since. but happily our author has passed or and was spared the right of conditions at the present moment. He found great firms tottering on the brink of ruin, business paralysed. a broken spirited people wondering dazedly finding that uut already. We are lovely position for boundary bits and Capt. Sayer placed the balls in what was going to happen text, and sincerely sorry for the theatrical com- Barrett took advantage of them. he evolved an effective heading of his antes who come to Singapore and *Muriel displayed the best batting engaging description of it all in The leave here sadder and wiser, but these qualities during the game. Opinion City of Despair." We are grateful

have to make up his mind to get along with less those who supply as with our food will realise that the good times could not last for ever, and the Insury trades may find that two best bowlers but became some Reed and Davies are Hongkong's the people of Singapore are beginning what tired towards the end of the to learn how to do without. Those afternoon. who cater for our amusements are!

SHANTUNG ISSUE.

to the Manchester Guardian, for there days when people do not go out, had it that he even excelled Barrett bind advertisement. We do not know for amusement unless they consider and Ollerdessen.

Rumjahn is an asset to the field. what we have done to deserve it/the attraction is something very He stopped many a terrific, drive except that the piece-goods market special. As regards wages and labour, which would have been a four- is perhaps not as good as it used to United Engineers and other employ

the Singapore Harbour Board, the Jaitchell," in the Shanghai Times. be, but we can afford to read it anders have done good service to the Saule and struggle on. It is possible that a Singaporean home on leave town by their attitude towards their presuming that people from this dis- striking artisans. These geslemen tressful city can still afford to go on learnt the lesson that the time to are returning to work now having leave would not find things in Man strike in Singapore is certainly not chester cuite as brisk as they once the present. Obetinately they refused were. Every country and every town has its troubles at the present time, to recognise facts as they are to-day. and if we are depressed here we are increases given in special circumst

They failed to realise that temporary

ADVICE TO CHINA.

TIMELY COMMENTS BY A TOKYO,

NEWSPAPER.

With regard to the Shantung ques- tion, the Tokyo Asahi : to-day

at least depressed in good company.ances are really teniporary and last reports as follows: One thing that is certain, however: only so long as the circumstances

"In concluding the Sino-German

is that we are not a city of despair. which gave rise to them. But the Treaty, which was signed on May We look forward to good times coming employers did not find that a strike 20, Germany has announced that, again. Unlike our depressed visitor, inconvenienced them. They could inasmuch as she is in daty bound We realise that slumps do not last for afford to wait until the strikers dis to fall the provisions in the Ver ever, and that if our friend happens covered that they could be done sailles Treaty concerning China, she to come this way on his travels in, without and were prepared to come is not in a position to restore direct Bay, a year's time, he may be led to back on reasonable terms. This kind to China all her former possessions discourse on the City of Great Prosperity," Meanwhile we are per- to other classes of labour if we could Shantung province.

of attitude would be helpful if applied as well as her rights and interests in haps receiving a useful lesson in the follow the example of the firms and appears to admit tacitly that she has value of the dollar, and it is possible learn to do without for a time; though negotiations with Japan is the mat- no alternative but to open direct, that the era of absurdly inflated prices no doubt conditions will improve inter of solving the Shantung questions will pass away.

this respect without anything so Taking advantage of this opportunity,

Hence, China

It has not done so yet, it is true.drastic. And so "The City of Desif Japan should lay bare her heart to The man who counts his salary in pair" manages to straggle on. The China regarding the question at issue, hundreds has not found that it costs hectic, get-rich-quick days of a year it is not likely that the latter would him less to live than in the prosperous ago are only memories, but a good make further refusal directly to the former. days of a year ago, but there are many, of the problems that they negotiate with beginning to be signs of change. brought with them have gone also. According to all accounts, at the Newcomers are not exactly rushing It is possible to find a place to live in late conference of Government into Singapore as they were in the and those people who still do not officials despatched to Manchuria feverish period of 1919-1920, while possess motor cars-even at the present d all the Cabinet Ministers parti and Chosen, with Premier Bara on the other hand it is certainly true great reduction for cash prices find cipating, it was decided to carry that firms are cutting down staffs that ricsha pullers are numerous and out the withdrawal of Japanese and homegoing boats are diminishing positively anxious to be employed. guards from Shantung apart from our European population Con- We are learning a ser view of things, the proposition to open negotiations sequently it may even happen that to talk in hundreds instead of thou for the restoration of Shantung to hotels will once again welcome the sands, and when the clouds pass and Chios, and, moreover, if desired by monthly boarder-and at something the silver lining finds the distressful Chine, conditions for its restoration less than $12 a day and that rents city still in aristence, probably the will be shown confidentially before- which soared from $80 a month to lessons which we are learning now will hand. Such being the case, it is $300-may descend, with equal celerity be found to have had a good effect. earnestly to be hoped that China will cease her unnecessary opposition and to something within measurable dis Let us hope too, that in those good or negotiations in earnest, without tance of the old figure. It may be times to come our dismal friend from delay after making a full study of that people who buit houses and big Manchester will pay as another visit the measures for the concrete solution blocks of fats at a time when costs" and write another article.”

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