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a bit of editorial embroidery,į You see! It is impossible to put reliance on anything you find in print nowadays. This man seems to be a real good sort, and we were holding bim up as a Tory. He does not look dawn on our artisans, nor aven on our poacher. He is quite hunian and loveable here, although he does refer to Belfort Bax as Belfort Bex. He says I used thoroughly to enjoy aching when I lived in England, and I do not agree that any landlord has a right to preserve 'wild game.“ that such articles will reconcile readers In conclusion he shares cut be to residence. permanent residence, in Hongkong and the Straits, where they are much better off than they can hope to be in England.

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Pacifists are commonly called cranks, impractical dreamers. This is funny. It is the pro-war people who ate impmictical. Facts demonstrated teach them nothing.

Is war profitable to a nation: The last big one wasn't. We cannot collect our costs from Germany without

rippling our own industries.

Does war improve character. bring our virtues, as its apologists claim Records of "pilferage since the war Ltd. do not show this The moral charac

ter is reputably lowered since 1914.

Does war bring the people together. as in the pretty stories of social Never levelling told in wartime ! was class hatred more bitter than

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The pomp of war Gone long ago, Gas and stinks and generally horrid Does war prove anything? Never,

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CABLE.

SHANGHAI BANKRUPTCY.

JUDGE ON FRAUDULENT ASSIGNMENT.

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SANITARY 'BOARD.

YESTERDAY'S MEETING.

NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

Hongkong

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held in the Board room, Post Office Buliding, yesterday evening.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 14. In the British Supreme Court yes

Mr. G. R. Sayer presided, and there terday Judge Grain delivered judg

were present the Hon. Mr. T. L ment with reference to the Cecil Humphreys bankruptcy, and in'er-alic said that there could be no doubt Perkins (D. P. W.), Dr.-W. W. Fearse that the bankrupt at the time of (M. 0. H.), Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Dr. and the assignment in itself was an Mr. Chou Shea son, Mr. S.W, Tao, and making the assignment was insolvent F. M. G. Ozerio, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, act of bankruptcy and fraudulent in the sense that it did defeat and delay Mr. C. M. W. Reynolds (Secretary).

The Chairman brought forward a payment to creditors of his private business. Under the bankruptcy Act question with reference to procedure of 1914 it was void and invalidia removals to isolation hospitals of against the Official receiver.

infectious cases. He said the bye laws as to notification and remoral were not very clear, bet, for all practical purposes, it would be enough

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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Mare than 200 buildings have been destroyed by the flood in Sun Woi district as a result of the recent heavy rains. Mary rice felda near by are order water and it is feared that the production of rice this year will be greatly decreased.

Arrested in Connaught Road West yesterday afternoon for the unlawfet possession of 1,280 datizble cigarettes which were found concealed in the falle top and bottom of a basket which he was carrying, a Chi- nese was this morning fined $50 by Magistra e Lindsell who described him as a "regular smuggler."

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1921. .

SPORT.

WATER POLO.

YESTERDAY'S PLAY.

BROKEN CONTRACTS.

SUPREME COURT ACTIONS

ENGINEER'S SHARE DEALINGS.

At the VRC, yesterday evening.

H. C. Best, engineer; of Conduit only one match was played in con- nection with the Hongkong Water Road, was the defendant to an un. Polo League, when the home team delended action brought in the defeated the Wills by 5 goals to Supreme Court this morning to re- Baschaert made his reappearance in

a dishonoured the Club's forward line, but he was cover $21,544 on well marked, and managed to score cheque The plaintiff was Samuel only once throughout the game. Of Greenfield, of Queen's Road, for whor the other four goals. Hall and Watson

match, gave a good account of them. were responsible for two each. The Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. Wilts, who are improving with every Leo Longinotto) appeared.- selves and attacked regularly. Their shooting was fauly, however, and they missed many good chances.

Mr. Jenkin related to the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz) that Best gate the cheque to the plaintiff in connection with a deal in Hongkong Dock shares. On June 1, Best requested Greenfield to purchase for him 500 Docks for June or July seulement. The subject of the action was 100 Docks bought on June 1 for "settlement on June 28. On June 26 the plaintiff told Best he had got 100 shares and would like to see the maney for them. Best promised to have a cheque ready the next day and Greenfield replied that he would Goals.

prefer to have the transaction con P. W. D. L. F. A. Pcluded on settlement day. At about 8 8 0 0 80 4 1610 am, on June 25, Greenfield banded 8 7 0 1 42 8 14 Best. the scrip for the 100 shares 7 5 0 2 33 16 10in return for a cheque on the Hong- 7 4 0 3 46 24 8 kong and Shanghai Bank. Best said 7 1 0 6 11 32 2 there were not sufficient funds in the 7 1 0 6 7 61 2 bank te meet the cheque then but that 4 770 bis account would be in funds after one o'clock. The cheque was daly 300 8

presented some time during the after. noon but was dishonoured.

The "Tamar" did not turn out for their match against the United. The latter were given a walk over and awarded the two points at stake.

TODAY'S MATCH.

if the medical profession were notified. This evening the Lusitano will and asked to belp the Medical Officer meet the R.G.A. at 5.30 pm in their match, postponed from of Health by endorsing an infectious league diseases notification to the effect Monday,

the patient could safely

LEAGUE TABLE- that

home, if such

(Up to Sept. 13) be treated at

the case.. Would some were member move that an official letter be sent by the Board to medical | VR.C practitioners asking them to help in United...... that way?

Lusitano...

Dr. Koch suggested that incon-R.G.A... venience would be avoided if a state-Wills. ment to the desired effect were "Tamar"...

that the medical practitioner could Printed on the notification from, so "Foxglove" sign it, if it applied.

The Chairman said that to do that

The Ceylon Government has it would be necessary to amend the refused to alter the hours at which bylaws, making omission an offence, liquor may be sold at night Atand the object of his suggestion was

to avoid that, present the sale of liquor in the hotels is permitted until 11 pm. to residents of the hotels and to bone

It is wasteful, ineffective, and un-ide travellers-by which is meant necessary, a game that is not worth passenger from ships in the harbour and travaliers who come to Colombo its costly candle.

Become a persistent booster" for from distant station in the island- the League of Nations, and demand but sales to non residents and others that your own statesmen be compelled cannot be made after 10 p.m. to give it a chance.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. R. E. Belitis is to-day at Yokohama, ca his way back to Rongkong.

One case of diphtheria and one fatal case of cerebro spinal fever. both Chinese, were reported yester- day.

Reund, fat, and square steel bars will be sold by Messrs. Lammert Bros. at public auction sale to merrow moning.

The China Mail, s... "Narking" will sail for San Francisco via Shang hai, Yokohama and Honolula on Sunday, September 18 at noon.

It is understood that the F.M.S. Government has appointed a com mitee to consider, report on; and draft a Hindoo Marriage Registration Enactment.

The revence collected by the Ceylon Custeras during the portion of the present financial year from October 1, 1920, 10 the end of July. 1923, is Rs. 22,261.309, as compared with Rs. 21,554,053 for the corres ponding period in 1920, 1920 was a record year for the Customs, but 1921 bids fair to exceed it, as the revenue collected during the ten months of the present financial year exceeds that collected during the corresponding period of 1920 by over Rs. 200.00

The

SWIMMING.

INTERPORT TRIALS,

In the witness box the plaintiff said he bad not seen Best since about midday on June 23, when defendant

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In the V.R.C. Bath yesterday even- passed along Queen's Road in Dr. Ozorio believed that the medical ing, the second series of Interportricsha.

trials was held when candidates for Best was then, it appeared sabse- practitioners of Hongkong were doing the 440 yards, high dive, spring board quently, on his way to join a vessel what was required in this matter.

The Medical Officer of Health said dive and long plange were tried out. that was leaving the Colony that day. Johnstone, Jack and Laing com. He had since received letters written that some invariably informed him peted in the 440 yards race. They by the defendant from Shanghai but some forgot to do so. emission involved delay, because he swam strongly together for tight These contained an explanation from had to visit and find out if the patient lengths, and then Johnstone and Best that he had expected a sum of was too ill to be removed or not. Laing went a little in front of $24,000 to be paid into h backing Jack, and kept their lead account on June 25 and that his Perhaps the pitiest said his medical adviser had approved his remaining the 12th length, when Johnstone, absence from the Colony was due to at home. In that case, the statement led Laing. The order in the 14th the necessity of attending to a coal

Judgment had to be verified by reference to the length was Johnstone. Laing and transaction. practitioner concerned, and that meant Jack, the latter some distance bebind

the others. Jack put up a good plaintiff with costs. lurther delay.

spurt in the next length and passed Mr. Alab.sier: Some of it could Laing, who gave up in the middle be avoided by the use of a telephone. of the 16th length. Hall paced Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Dr. Pearse: Medical men, natur Johnstone in the 17th length, and D'Almada and Mason) appeared to ally, are away from their offices as the latter finished strongly in 6mins. support a claim by the Yee Wo Tai often as they are in.

was

given for the '

A RICE DEAL

7secs. Jack finished the course firm against the Mi Yurn Lung.firm It was agreed, on the proposition seven seconds behind Johnstone. for the recovery of 894,564.61 in of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. S. Seeing that Johnstone was never respect of ten broken contracts for W. Tso, to send a letter to the hard pressed throughout the 17 the purchase of rice. medical practitioners of the Colony lengths and 45 feet, of the race, Mr. Alabaster said the rice was in the sense indicated.

WORLD THEATRE,

his time was considered good. No tendered to the defendants on due date doubt is entertained that on his pre-and they failed to take delivery. The sent form, Johnstone will be able to plaintiffs therefore had to seil the pull down a few seconds from his rice by auctics and they were claim. last year's racing time of 5mins 49ing the loss on the sale, plus interest 2,5 secs.

and godown and other charges. The following competed in the high Alter hearing evidence His Lord- dive from the lower platform: Hyde, ship gave judgment for the plaintiff A remarkably fine six-reel film Hall, E. Railton, Jack and T. L with costs and leave to attach certain Knight. Faults in entry and re-money now in cu-iodios legis, with entitled "Fools" Gold" and a vascovery were still apparent, but the the consent of the Registrar.. deville performance cf undoubted candidates have improved consider merit by the Gibson Family Enter ably since the last trial, and ne tainers were features that stamped

The following decorations bave been conferred by the President of the Chinese Republic upon British naval officers in recognition of their | services during the war, and the King has given unrestricted permis sion to the officers concerned to wear A CLEVER ENTERTAINMENT. them Order of the Striped Tiger. -First Class, Adml. Sir A. L. Duff; Third Class, Capt. R. G. E. Hender- son; Fourth Class, Com. N. A. Wode house and Paymr.Com. H. Miller; Fifth Class, Lients. C. J.M. Lang and R. R. Stewart.

SALE OF GUNNY BAGS. Represented by Mr. Jenkin, the last night's programme at the World doubt, with a little more practice Transmariga Trading Company pro- their forms will improve considerably. ceeded against the Kwong Cheerk The West Coast in general, and Theatre as one of the best of the Most of the men made the ugly firm and another for the payment of the State Bank in particular, says the many capital entertainments the mistake of coming out of the water $6.910 as damages for failure to take Erilish North Bernto Herald, has management has provided. Fools facing the diving stage. This will delivery of and pay for a quantity. suffered a severe loss in the death of Gold" is a super-film from that a contract for a railway bridge Caplain W. H. Mann, who succumbed studios of the Arrow Film Corpora. have to be remedied if they hope for of gunay bags sold to them under a

and wearing as the struggle for exis- tence. It may be, and frequently is, fatal to mental growth. Af our historic ecotributors of great thoughts went apart to get them. They sought News has been received of the solitude and quiet, avoiding distrac-death at sea on September 3, days tions. The average newspaper office, after leaving Singapore, of Mr. Mc. in office hours, is beset with the most Intyre, engineer of the "Sri Beraeo." senseless distractions. It is not the The body was buried at sea. The To think you must take time, avoid place where the newspaper writer deceased, who was about 70 years of the burly-burly, lead a lif more should be when he is writing. This are, was one of the oldest members quiet. This is forgotten. This is may perhaps explain some of the of the Engineers' Guild. why some journalists make euch bad otherwise inexplicable phenomena of leaders. It isn't that they cannot journalism.

QUIET ESSENTIAL.

think. It isn't that they do not try

IN ENGLAND NOW.”

to think it - that they think they can think on the rush. which no man can do, however brainy. Editors and newspaper writers who try to lead

We had an article with this heading lives such as other men lead. playing on Aug. 19th, in which we reviewed a Bridge and golf, etc., and expect to long letter from a Malay colonist who confice their work to office curs, had gone Home and was telling what

the

surface before the head.

contract.

Judgment was given for plaintiffs with costs,

the.

Bangkok papers deny the report

a place in the team. Another point

Mr. Jenkin explained that the over the Menam Chao Phya has gone to heart disease and acute pneumonia tion and the manner of staging con that the candidates must bear in mind 10 all american firm, the truth being en August 20 in the Civil Hospital stitutes a notable artistic achievement is that the manner one comes out of amount claimed represented the loss the terms for tender are under at Jesselton, The deceased served With their sparkling little "canic the water counts a lot in recovery to the plaintiffs on the re-sale of revision.

throughout the War in the Middlesex absurdity" "Fup on a Battleship' Regiment and retired with the rank the Gibsons scored well with the and the hands must come to the the goods, plus other charges pro. The following took part in the vided for under the contract. Since of captain He returned to bis pro- audience and soon established them- fession of banking and, at the end of selves as warm favourites. Bilied as spring board dive-Hyde, E. Railton, the writ was issued on Jane 6 it had "the Venus of Vaudeville" Trixie T. L. Knight, Jack and Hall. Hali transpired that the defendant fira 1920, gave up his career in London to join the newly formed State Bank delighted everyone with her amazing had the advantage of weight and ceased to do business on May 6 and of North Borneo and on arrival was ly clever performance and "Buttons,

share of the generous applause lacked spring and broke the water

others, especially the lighter men, body else. appointed to the management of the the boy acrobat, came in for a good gave a creditable performance. The had assigned its business to some Gapsena and Doreen proved a popular with big splashes. Recovery in Jesselton branch.

The Gibsons are to be

TRANSACTION IN TINPLATES. As a demonstration of their comedy duo.

Places were awarded as follows:!

Damages amounting to $31,390.38 appreciation of the Kowloon Canton here for two more nights and seats several cases was also very faulty.

were claimed by Getz Bros. from Railway Company's action in making for those performances should be Hall 1: Knight 2; Hyde 3.

The long pleage attracted five Tang Liuy & Co. and others for a stopping place at Ho Mun Tin bocked at once at Mebta and Co.'s-

entrants, namely, Garrod, Duncan, breach of four contracts for the sale handy to their district, the residents in the Hongkong Hotel Building. of the Garden City have organised a

Hyde, Railton and Knight. Garrod of 1,400 cases of tinplates, 100 tons moonlight band concert for tonight

and Duncan covered the longest of old newspapers and 20 tons of distance, but both Ead faults. Garrod | glassine. at 9.15 o'clock By kind permission of Lieut. Colonel JR. Wyndham and Officers, the Band of the Zod Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, will perform a number of selections. Special trains will run from Kowloon

A coal coolie was at work on board the s... "Lake Faulk," yester day afternoon loading coal into the bunker, when he missed bis footing and fell into the No. 3 hatch, receiv ing injuries on his head and body which recessitated his removal to the Government Civil Hospital for treat- ment.

ны

REJECTING PUNCH'S ADVICE.

The following forthcoming marri

MARINE MISDOINGS.

humped his back, keeping, his Appearing to support the claim head too much under water and not Mr. Alabaster (instructed by Messrs. in lice with his body. He had good Wilkinson and Grist) said that the staying power, and but for this fault. defendants bad failed to take delivery must have the average, mind, which he saw of conditions there. Our The Singapore Land Office netted

would have done better. His entry and the tinplates and old newspapers too, was a little faulty. It lacked were therefore sold by private treaty. is not as tich as it might be. In comments have been noticed by the $1,764 350 as premium on special Station at 8.30 nm, and 9 p.m. ard, ages are announced spirations and clear visions and lacid author of the letter, who has written land sales in 1920. But quit rents return at 12 pm For the com Mr. W. E. Wakeham, sworn mea-"kick" and his plunge was more The glassine had not been sold but

a. Karisfactory

Duncan was in was being set-down at the market- increase. thinking come only to those who to us. We are unable to determine showed

Alop at Hungtom Station.

No. 40, Connaught Road Central, clined to dive too deep, and once be price. allot time to it, retiring to some whether or not he intends this letter Among the sales of land were 20,000, Yenience of passengers the train will surer, Homeward Freight Conference, like a race dive.

to Misa Marie Denard, en route from got to the surface, inclined to the His Lordship gare judgment för “wilderness or "Retreat for the for. publication, so we refer to it in to the Telegraph L. for

Siam baving made the enthusi- Liverpool.

left. The bringing of bis head into the plaintiffs with costs. leisurely quiet that induces receptivity this way, giving the effect of it with $574,500; and in June 25.920 sq.

fest were sold for $1,058,000 The astic mistake of abolishing a national Lleut E. C. Smith, Indian Army, play as a rudder would remedy this and the habit of seeing to the bottom out revealing the name. It is a very upset price in August was $30 per pastime, namely gambling, it now No. 39, Humphrey's Building, Kow fault, of things.

amiable letter, considering the nature

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busily repairing the error by the loon, to Miss Liia Cumming Dunbar, A fast and closely contested Water Some do far less reading than they of ou comments. He even admita

promotion of sweeps on any and en route from England.

Polo match was played between the ought. They admit it. They say that we were not at all wide of the

The front part of No. 47. Elgin every sporting event. Thus the Mr. F. J. Da Luz,, assistant Union following teams :--

BluesMarcal, C. Logan, New they lack the time. Others, (and this mark" when we vizualized him as may surprise you) do far too much. red faced and a little impatient. Ha Street, an old house which is being recent fury of enthusiasm for boxing. Trading Co. tu Miss Dolores Marie,

and Duncan.

by the Marine Magistrate (Lleutenant Such never have an idea that is not also realizes that the exile's mind demolished, collapsed suddenly with a sport in which the Siamese were d'Almada Remedios, of Peace Villa, combe, E. Railton, E. de Souza, May A Chinese hawker was sentenced

cut warning at 5.10 pm, yesterday. never noted and are not physically Homuntio.

Mr. F. M. Pereira, No. 3, Rednaxala Whites Gerrard, Leonard, Mc-Conway Hake RN.R.) this morning derivative, ready-made, easy-come tends to idealize the country, left and Several contractor's coelies were at built for, is being promoted it is and easy-go. Sonte reading is neces its conditions, so that some dis-work in the budding at the time, but widely believed merely to give op- Terrace, to Miss Juliana Marie de B. Dade, Monteiro, Lewis, Garrod and to three months' imprisonment with

Bremer.

bard-labour for unlawfully going · sary for information, for facts. After appointment is inevitable on return-fetunately they were in the back portunities for holding sweeps, whilst Maher, of Mosque Street.

Mr.. E R Newnhain, Inspector, The teams were well matched and aboard the ss. Eumacus without that comments and criticism may be ing after long absence. He says: "I pari and cared injury. Work was a mixed "display" of" borsemanship" read for stimuli, preferably reading loved the England of my youth, and in mediately suspended and shorings show ending with a tug-of-war be Naval Yard, of "Honeville," Wan- the result of the game was in doubt the master's permission. There bad Tween soldiers and elephants. En chai, Road, to-Miss Mabel Annie Hill, up to the final whistle. The Blues been three previous convictions re that provokes the desire to doubt and of course I found nothing the same put in.

trance is 25 sating and "there will No. 7, Leighton Hill Road...

assumed the offensive at the opening corded against him, to deny. Thereafter time should be after 14 years absence. I left almost

Mr. D. Burlingham, Assistant Sup whistle and pressed hard. Logan: set aside for the mental exercise of immediately for the East again, pre-

be the usual lotteries"

erlatendent of Police, to Miss Janetre missed a good chance and then the thinking, of pondering, of meditation,ferring to spend the rest of my leave rent from a 10-year rld Chinese

RHEUMATISM. →

Ogilvie Besant, of Government House ball was cleared. They pressed Bea who would use their intellect to in warner climes, and hoping to find tirl who hung on to him until the

JAVE you ever tried (hamberlain's Mr C. Stigter, Accountant, Nether again, and Souza scored twice in docking than combination play. Handelsbank, quick succession: The Whites hide Theo the Whites broke away and the utmost must be quiet to study, a billet again." Then comes a bit that-rrival of the police, a Chines- youth Palm for beamitin. I landsche Indische and study to be quiet Concentration may be useful to the public, as show was this morning sentenced by

tead by one goal The Blues scored half time three all The recond this dive so runs on the harder it is to der Stadt, en toute from Java. of attention is always bard; it is ing that you never can trust the Mgistrare tandeell to 20 months we you a wasting time as the locker Shanghai, to Miss Annie Marie wan look in after this and reduced the scored twice, making the score at impossible where hustle is, where newspapers, even the respectable and harbie 12 eiro. sig sem cain Get a bettle to lay ply it with Mr. AE Gutierrez, No. 5, Punjab their third and afterwards. A dull half was not as fast. The Blues

sand hour stocks. In passing sen-

VIKTÓRE Ismæs to the afflisted parra excitements are. or in an atmosphere passably honest ones. One remarkence, the Magistrate remarked that will be surprised and delighted Building, Kowloop, to Miss Beatriz spell followed in which the ball war scored twice to their opponents' one of passions, of prejudices, and of we commented on, as betraying class women and children must be protect at the rell fob aised for sayfa Marie Luiza Nogueira, Mendes, of kept in the middle of the bath, the and came out winners by the odo

players giving more... attention-to soakin nh No. 9, Punjab Building: haste. What so many men dub prejudic. He is glad we noticeded from pests like the defendant.

Forenstching a small guld orna

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