1921-09-27 — Page 8

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Reuter's Service to the Chins kizil)

HARDING'S OPTIMISTIC REVIEW,

AMERICA'S POSITION FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND.

WASHINGTON, September 27. President Harding, addressing the national unemployment conference, comprising fifty prominent men in all walks of life described the industrial depression as a war inheritance but expressed the opinion that the nation was fundamentally sound, financially strong, industrially unimpaired, com mercially consistent, and politically unafraid. He declared there would be little enthusiasm for relief that sought palliation or tonic from the public treasury and predicted that the results of the conference would benefit the

world.

AMERICAN RHINE TEJOPS.

PROSPECT OF WITHDRAWAL PERTURBS FRENCH.

NEW YORK, September 26.

SPORT.

WATER FOLD.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LEAGUE CONCLUDED.

The Hongkong Water Polo League. was. concluded yesterday evening. The United met the Wilte in the last game of the season and defeated them by ti goals to al. The United thus secured the distinction of being the runner-up of the league, two points behind the V.R.C., who have had a very successful season, losing only two points, and that on a technical issue. Following closely on the United are the Lasitano with 18 points to their credit.

Yesterday's game was too one-sided really interesting. The Civilians forward was too strong for the Soldiers, who played a strenuous game but could not keep them out. Finch scored four goals for the winners, and the remaining two were contributed by Railton and Leonard, respectively.

to

be

LEAGUE TABLE.

Final Figures.

CLUB.

A message from Paris states that French official circles are greatly disturbed at reports that the American troops on the Rhine will be with- drawn when the German treaty is ratified. M. Jasserand, the French Ambassador at Washington. has been instructed to take opportunity of

V.R.C. pointing out that France would deeply regret the withdrawal as she con- | U,A.C. sider the American troops on the Rhine the keystone of the arch of allied Lusitano

R.G.A. solidarity and a great help in enforcing the Treaty of Versailles.

Wiltshires

ITALIN DIFUTY SHOT.

YOUTH WITH REVOLVER ARRESTEDD.

ROME, September 26.

The deputy Dovagno was seriously wounded in the abdomen when fired at thrice with a revolver when leaving the Socialist club at Mola by a youth

who has been arrested.

Signor Dovagno has died.

LAWN TENNIA

AUSTRALIAN PLAYER DEFEATS TILDEN.

LATER.

CHICAGO, September 26.

The Australian lawn tennis player Anderson beat Tilden 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 1-6, 1-9, 1-7 in the annual East and West Championship. The Australian pair Hawkes and Anderson beat Tilden and Arnold Jones 4-6, 6-2, 8-6, 6-3.

POLICE COUNT SHOT.

“ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE MARSHAI, PIŁSUDSKI.

PARIS, September 27.

A message from Leopol in Galicia atates that a man fired three shots with a revolver at Marshal Pilsudsk, the Polish Chief of State who was not injured, though his companion Count Graborski was wounded. The assail. ant attempted to commit suicide but was arrested.

AMERICA'S PEACE TRE>TIES.

SENATE MINORITY TO DISCUSS UNITED ACTION..

WASHINGTON, September 27.

The Democratic members of the Senate will confer to-morrow to discuss the question of united action by the Senate minority regarding ratification of the peace treaties.

CHICAGO RAILWAYMEN BLADY,

ATTEMPT TO REDUCE WAGES WILL START STRIKE.

CHICAGO, September 27. According to preliminary indications of the ballet a majority of 186,000 railwaymen voted in favour of strike if an attempt is made to reduce wages, Final action depends on the vote of the other unions.

GERMAN DYE WORKS GLOSE DOWN.

WORKERS' ALLEGED UNREASONABLE WAGES DEMANDS.

!

LUDWIGSHAFEN, September 2

** Tamar"

Foxglove"

H.E F. C.

ribog Time aroun COMMITTEE'S REPORT.

SEASON 1930-21

FOSSESSION OF ARMS.

WOMAN FINED.

Magistrate Lindsell yesterday gave

The following is the report of the his decision in the case in which the Committee of the Hongkong Football seventh concubine of a Chinese Gener lub for the Season 1920-21, to be al was charged with having had in her presented to the members at the 34th possession four trunks full of arms Annual General Meeting to be and ammunition at her residence in heli

Frill Street.

in the offices of

fears Jardins, Matheson and Co., at 5.45 pm, to-day

Mr. Leo Longinotto, who conducted The Committee have pleasure in the defence aleged that the third presenting their report and statement concubine of the General was respon of accounts for the year ending sible for the contraband. Ha argued August 31, 1921. A huge increase in that the defendant being the the membership took place during the sessor, the number being practi-General's seventh concubine, she could calls three times that of season 1919 nut be expected to bave her husband 20. Once again the stand accommoda confidence to the extent that the tion was found to be inadequate, and, other womaa enjoyed, and con- was increased, while an open stand was erected on the opposite side sequently she could not be held to be The latter, how-in physical possession of the con- of the ground. ever, had to be taken down, due to į traband, lack of patronage. The Club house was also" enlarged, making for more dressing accommodation and comfort generally Electric light and a

tq

The Magistrate reserved his decision

consider that point..

Reading his judgment yesterday,

telephone were installed, and proved the Magistrate said that in this case very convenient to the members, he had really to decide two points; P. W. L. F. A. P. The Association Section, acquitted first, was the defendant in actual 12 11 191 5themselves creditably, though not physical possession of the mor 1 10 2 56 15 20 quite so well as in the previous season rather, of the articles of luggage which 12 9 3 38 20 18 The record of games in the first Lea- contained arms. On this point, he 12 6 6 50 36 12gue read-Pid. 16., W. 7., D. 4.. L. must decide against the defendant 12 4 8 20 42 85., Pts. 18. The Second Eleven took because it appeared to be quite clear the AZIES were left in, 12 1 11 9 8 2 part in the Second League, but due that

www.

FANLING GOLF.

NEW SCORING CARD.

12 11122 to insufficient playing members, gave her custody-accepting her story as but a poor showing. Last year the true by the other concubine ho Rugby Section of the Club attained went to Canton. The second point ence more its pre-war strength and he had to decide, before a conviction the Rugby cap competition was re- was possible, was whether the defen suscitated As usual three teams dant knew the contents of the four competed, Navy, Army and Club, the articles of luggage. On that point be former winning without losing a game was satisfied by the police evidence though the Club were strong enough as to the panic in which the whole to run them to a pointless draw. Ten household was thrown by the arrival matches were played against various of the police, that the defendant mast have known that there were arms in combinations during the season.

side the boxes. He, therefore convict four

which

were WOD,

A new scoring card has been issued for the Old Course at Fanling. It will please many golfers to see the names of holes as well as their length in yards printed on the card. Bogey for the first nine (out) is 38 and for the secrad of nine (in) 41-a total of 19. The total three lost and three draad. On ed, but, at the same time, he did not distance is 6.140 yards. The card, Xmas day England" defested the think it was a case for a very heavy in addition to copraining the "tableRest" by 17 pts. to 8. Instead of penalty. He would impose a fine of of odds" bears also the local rules for the Annual Dinner, a Dinner and $100 and order the confiscation of the the Old Course.

Dunce was held in the Hongkong Hotel, which, socially, proved a dis- tinct success, though financially, there was a slight loss. It is hoped that this event will become an annual one. MATCHES AT HANKOW. Your Committee deeply regret to record the death of Messrs R. Hen.

INTERPORT LAWN BOWLS.

SHANGHAI'S

arins.

A COOLIE'S DEATH.

ALLEGED ATTACK WITH POLE.

:

The following telegram has been re-derson, J. H. Gardiner, R. A. Hollo ceived by the Shanghai Lawn Bowls way, W. R. Noble, F. H. Thomas and An earth coolie's death on Septegne J. C. Wildin. Prospects for theber: 20 from injuries susmained in a Association from Hankow:

coming season, are particularly bright fracas near Happy Retreat, Happy and two strong Elevens should be the Valley, had its sequel in Magistrate result, making for a very successful Orme's Court yesterday, afternoon Fear.

when one of his alleged assailants was charged with manslaughter.

Free Club lost to Shanghai 22.14. R. P. Phillips (skip.), S. Chilver, F. Lloyd, N. David.

Cestoms Club lost to Shanghai 24-16. H. S. Smyth (skip), R. F. Phillips, S. Collver, F. Lloyd.

Freach Club beat Shanghai 20-19. T. E. Poignand (skip), R. P. Phillips, S. Chilver, H. S. Smyth,

Twelve ponies to be used by the Shanghai team in the forthcoming Interport Polo match against Hong

Inspectof Blackman said "that 'on the night of September 19, in the course of a dispute, the deceased was attacked by five or six men who bel

FUELDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1971.

NOTICES.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

CHEESE

GRUYERE GOUDA \(Full Cream) AUSTRALIAN CHEDDAR PICNIC (own make)

COULOMMIER (own make)

# 10

$1.25 per Ib.

1,15

*85

50

.40

Jar.

#1

pat

THE DAIRY FARM, TOE & COLD STÚRÁGE O., Lìá

SHOP

AT

WHITEAWAY'S

THE

LARGEST,

BRIGHTEST,

AND MOST UP-TO-DATE

DRAPERY STORE

IN

HONGKONG.

THE NEWEST GOODS.

FROI

THE MARKETS OF THE WORLD.-

NOW ON DISPLAY.

CALL AND INSPECT:-

YOU WILL NOT BE PRESSED TO BUY, LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES TERMS CASH. NO ACCOUNTS OPENED.

the air, here eitly meat month, active WHITEAWAY,

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

The team arrives by - Suivo,"

by the ss. "Kwongaang" yesterday.atruck on the head by one of his In the absence of details at the They are being quartered at the Hong-assallants and rendered unconscious. time of writing, it would be unwise to kong Jockey Club's stable at Cause He died at the Goverment Civil||...... offer any comment on the interport way Bay. The Shanghai players are Hospital 25 hours later. Two of the games at Hankow and Hongkong, leaving the Northern Settlement by deceased's companions alleged that says the N. C. D. News. Naturally the Empress of Russia," and are they saw the accused chasing the news of defeat in both instances hus due bere about October 6. The Inter-deceased with a pole in his hand, But not been at all welcome, to say the port match is fixed for October 10.

they did not actually see him strike least, but in neither case was the

deceased. result altogether unexpected. Houg That kindness to a person in old Dr. W. B. A. Mour, Medical Offer song was particularly well prepared age does not always go narewarded in in charge of the Government Civil with plenty of talent to select from worldly goods is illustrated by the Hospital, said he examined the deceas The results show that, despite loss of last will and testament of Miss C. D. ed, immediately on his, admission to the principel games, the Shanghai Hoagg, 70 years old, who died in hospital. He was unconscious, his bowlers have given a good exhibition Yokohama, on September 10. In right eye was swollen and blackened, of bowling. Meanwhile, detalls of late years, when Miss Hoagg was a The pan-mortem examination disclos play are awaited with keen interest.

sufferer from paralysis and became aned that, in addition to external marki invalid confined virtually all the time of injury, there was deep bruising on map.

HONGKONG.-

LONELY RANCHER.

THIRTY-THEEY THIRTY-THREE YEARS WITH OUT SEEING A WOMAN,

A remarkable story of a man who never saw a woman until he was 33 He is Tracy Gillis, a Nebraaks ranch years of age comes from New York

to her home, Mr. Cato N. B. Aall, the left side of the head, above the Gillis was born in Chicago, where prominent in the foreign colony car, the left check and left temple. On his father married an actress, who, Yokohama, made prac-opeting the skull and removitig while her son was still a baby, desert tice of visiting Miss Hoagg. the brain he found

At

zmali

He told me the sad story of my mother and warned me to avoid all sinful men

CHABIED HEA VIEWS.

But Gillis is ready to admit that be has changed his views about worNSEN). After he saw his first, he went to a barber's shop and had his long

locks shortenedd and his face shaved.

Then be bought a suit of "store tooth paste, and two silk ties. He clothes," a safety razor, a tube of

says his plans for the development oʻ his ranch include a course in agri al-

ture--and a wife.

were also brand-new to tim wan he Other objects of interest which

WHEN CHILDREN GRIND THEIR TEETH IN SLEE?

dutions ara irteguiar spp ute, her the long hours passed more brain. The base of the skull was another man. The elder Gillis, a home, in company with a load of it is alust always sign of worms By reading and conversing with laceration on the under surface of the ed him and his father, eloping with journeyed from his, lonely prairie hal breath pain and swelling of the

station in the nose Baby pleasantly than otherwise would have fractured and there was a clot of blood disciple of Moody and Sankey, then cattle, to Omaha were railway da tables the Canaian childrens been the dire. The bulk of her between the bons and the membrane fureswore the sight of women for him- train, a street car, a daily newsjaber,

and a fiction magamitė. few days, dentios wealth, consisting approximately covering the brain. The langs showed self and his boy. mused, given for wens, and marked improvement in appetite and general health speedily of £50,000 or 500,000 yen, was left to signs of commencing preimena, but

He buried himself and Tracy in Mr. Aall. A small amount was willed the other organs were in order. In results.

the solitudes of Western Nebraska, Guaranteed free from opiates and to a former housekeeper in London. Dr. Moore's opinion death was due to lacinte y he uile a even to the young Mix Hoogg was a daughter of a fracture of the skull, laceration of the where until his death two years ago he est labe Baby's twn Tablets are

former medical specialist in Londen brain and inter-cranial haemonhage aver suffered a strange man-mnch remedy for fantile indigestion COLS

.

A message froin Frankfurt states that the Chemische Fabrik Griesheim Pation, coli, simple fever, diarrhoea and came to Yokohama 30 years ago. iter evidence had been given by & WOMAD-to pass the boundaries | castór til wil effectually carp the y

as well as the Hoechst dye works has closed down and diarrissed all the workers owing to alleged unreasonable wage demands,

FATHER-DEAR - MOTHER WANTS

TO SEE YOU-

JUST AS SOON AS IGIT COMFORT- ABLE I'VE GOT TO

GIT UP-

aod, teethin toples Obtainable She was for many years the chief participants in the dispute, the defen from chemists, or post free sterte stockholder in the Grand Hotel and dant was committed for trial at the the vial from IT. Williams' Medicine had lived there from 1907 to 1919. Lo, 16 5ze buen Boad, Fhanghai.

BRINGING

DID YOU

WANT TO SEE ME.

YES-DID YOU,

ORDER THOSE CANDLES FOR MY BIRTH-DAY

CAKE?

UP

Criminal Bessions,

!

FATHER.

SURE 1 DID- L

of his "quarter section."

A devil Jurks on airy street corner, father taught me," Gillis said.

NOW

ORDERED FIVE, DOZEN CANDLES

WHAT DID

I DO?

TREATMENT FOR DYSENTE HAMSELLAIN'S Calle Lad He

Des. Befoody followed by a fine. stubborn cape of dymntary, especially good for summer divend in children. For sale by, all Chemise sud Blockcopers.