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BEAD OFFICE --SHANGHAI. BRANONES ---HANKOW, TIENTSIN, PEKING, CHUNGXING,

CHINKING, Hongrong Canton, CHANG...... SHA, NEWCHWANG, MUKDEN AND HARBIN. AGENCIES-LONDON AND NEW "ORK.

RICSHAS NOT FOR SICK.

A REGULATION NOT WELL

KNOWN.

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Two riesha coolies were plainants before Magistrate Wood yesterday in a case in which they allege that their vehicles had been forcibly taken from them and used for the conveyance of sick men to hospital.

to

other from paratyphoid,

The Magistrate pointed out to the defendant in the latter case that the

disease was infectious.

Defendant:

would not have done it.

LOCAL CHARITY,

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT

DE PAUL.

REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1921.

THE CHINA MAIL.

In view of the approach of the 38th Annual Al Fresco Fete, which is held cach year in December in aid of the funds of the Society, the Council has much pleasure in submitting the following preliminary report for the year 1921.

In presenting this report the Coun cll wishes to express its grateful thanks for the generous response given by the public of Hongkong to BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE. the Society's appeal on the occasion of last year's Bazaar, the not proceeds of which amounted to $14,250.52, as against $12,413.96 in 1919. Thanks to this splendid result the Society has again been able to further extend the sphere of its activities during the year 1921.

LOCAL POSITION DISCUSSED.

DEPOSITORS TO ORGANISE,

The position of affairs in regard to the Banque Industrielle de Chine was discussed at a meeting of about 30 local depositors lust evening. As an outcome it was resolved to form local organisation of depositors and to call a meeting of all interested for next Friday.

Nominal fines were imposed in both cases and the coolies were compensated. I realised.

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poor in their homes has been calculat The number of visits paid to the ed at 2,076. 173 cases have been regularly relieved, as against 132 during the previous years and 87 in 1919.

Vernacular Schoole. All available accommodation has been filled during the year, and many applicants have had to be refused. The daily average attendance is 85.

The Society's expenditure on sc count of thin school amounted to $700 for the ten months ended Slat

October the estimated expenditure for the whole year seing $840.

FANLING GOLF.

SCOTLAND VENGLAND.

SINGLES;

Smith

T. W. Hill beat H. R.

Buckland'

Ferguson beat N. L. Smith...

The Tin Chu Tong School, Yaumati, whe reorganized in April of this year. A. B.Stewart buat R. M. It is now more centrally situated at No. 179, Coronation Road and has been re-named the St. Vincent de Paul Society's School The Society's expenditure on account of this school for the ten months ended Uctober 31, amounted to $747.16, which sum in- transfer of the school to its new cluded charges in connection with the

premises.

The To Ying School, Mosque Street, which is under the management of a Committee of the Chinese St. Joseph's Society and which was obliged to appeal to the Society for assistance in 1920, has been able to carry on dur- ing 1921 without further help from the Society.

B. D. C. Morgan lost to

Scotland

F. S. Harrison.......

F. Syme Thomson lost to J. Rodger beat A. Crew 14

R. Hancock

A. B. Purvis lost to Bulmer

Johnson.

C. L. Sandes lost to H.

Camidge..

H. K. Valentine lost to

R. Lindsell

H. W. Roger beat M. Maas 14 R. Bruce lost to. E. J. R.

Mitchell

J. D. Kinnaird beat F. Dr. Forsyth lost to H. E.

Bevington

Smith

H. H. McDougall lost to J.

Brister

1. Cuthill beat A.

Ashtan

Raworth

Hancock

F. A. Wella

H. A. Lammert..

An arrangement has been come to

eaterely destitute persone brought to hospitals by which cases of old and with the Tang Wah and Kwong Wah

those hospitals will, on completion of Inspector Browne said that the

hospital treatment, be received into regulation prohibited the use of ricshaa

St. Joseph's Home for the Aged Poor for infectious diseases only, but as Similar organisations; it was pointed ricsia coolies could hardly be expected out, have been formed in other

at Kowloon Toug, should accommoda- to decide whether a case was in parts of China, including Shang the ten months January to October number of such e se liave remained

Relief in money and provisions for tion be available Hitherto a large D. J. Valentine beat. B. fectious or not, they were instructed hai where three different com-

refuse all

amounted to $5,248.40, the estimated on the hospitals occupying much-J. C. Fletcher lost to H. of sickness.mittees Chees

arc in almost daily The public ambulance was always Communication, by cable, with expenditure for the whole year being needed ward accommodation.

In July the immediate control of J. G. Lyon Brown beat H. available and could be readily French Ministers and leading Parisian $6,298, as against $5,415 in 1920. obtained Te was suffering from influenza an, the Fr nek preatige was at stake, four the poor under care of the Society Working Committee and a Board of R. M. Henderson, beat

patient in one case newspapers. It was thought that, if Rent of housing acerunodation for the Home was handed over to a

Dowbiggin..... months should have been sufficient to amounted to $1,542.90 for the ten Advisers composed partly of members renders re-establish it. and the fervid months January, to October, the of the Society and artly of some of the A. Morrison lost to J. W. optimism of the local Manager of the being $1,851, as against $1,005 in Colony. The following were appoint. C. Stark beat P. Tester 1

estimated expenditure for the year leading Chinese gentlemen of the Franks Banque," was quoted as the reason If I had known why depositors have not taken joint 1920 and $461 in 1919..

ed to be members of the Working K. A. M. Tomery beat action here before. That optimism, afford as good an education as its (Chairman). Chevalier J. M. Alves, A. K. Henderson beat

"It is the policy of the Society to Committee: Mr. Simon Tso Yan H. P. Winslow it was pointed out, had not he n

funds permait to the children of the Lieut-Col. F. J. Bowen, Megera. Choo The Colonial Secretary's office, poor. Of the 136 children whose Po Sien, W. G. Fitz-Gibbon, Leo Yick. M. McTavish lost to was stated, had taken a fortnight to 102 are receiving an English education Hospital Committee), and Lee Wing parents are the Society's beneficiaries, Mui, J.P. (Chairman Tung Wah scuda letter referring inquirers to Mr. Nisbet, the provisional liquidator,

at the expense of the Society or are Kwong, J.P. (Po Leung Kuk Com- DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES." who then, furnished the information attending one of the Society's verna-mittee). A Board of Advisers wan

with commendable promptitude.

cular schools. The expenditure under formed at the same time consisting of: the head of Education was $3,497,16 Messrs. Choa Po Sien, Fung Ping It was mentioned that there was; "Dest' Men Tell No Tales," the tre- mendous in. lodratura of dark deeds and good authority for supposing that if during the ten months January to Shan, Ho Kwong, J.P., Ho Wing October, the estimated expenditure Kwong, J.P., Lee Yan Cheun, Lec breathless perils, high romance and the local branch were liquidated

Yick Mui, J,P., Mok Kon Sang. J.P., startling surprises continues to draw separately there would not be suf-for the whole year being $1,147.

Simon Tse Yan and To Sze Tuen. crowded houses at the Coronet Theatre.ficient funds to pay even 10%. It Based on the fabious story by E. W. was also stated that the local branch Hornung, nuthor of Rafles," the achad remitted largely to Paris in the tion of the picture revolves about the six months before the suspension. plot of a pitate gang te roh an Austra-The statenent was made that the lian treasure ship and then destroy the special manager Mr. B. A. M. with gunpowder, on the Williams, was paid three months "principle that dead men tell no tales, salary at $100 a day but this

included payment for The explosion of the ship at sea is pre-

of his staff who were working on the sented with wonderful realiam.

Bank's account. The payment ceased at the last adjournment of the Court Mr. H. J. Silva 1070 Messrs. Dodwell and Co.) agreed to set as secretary and to carry out arrangements for a general meeting of depositors und creditors on Friday evening when a

vessel

KINEMA REALISM.

SAMPAN SECRETS.

A boatwoman was charged before Magistrate Wood this morning with the unlawful possession ou board her

nembere

Reference must here be made to a branch of the Society's work from

which the Council, as stated in last year's report, had hoped for very good results, namely, the provision for orphan girl on the completion of their general school education (when in the ordinary course they would be leaving school to take up positions, unfortunately often too poorly paid to ensure an independent and decent living) of an extra year's tuition in Typewriting and Shorthand in order to enable them to obtain more re munerative situations in business houses.

This scheme has unfortunately not

Tortimate in having secured the co The Society considers itself specially operation of so many of the leading members of the Chinese community of Hongkong in this great work of charity. Their presence on the Board is sufficient proof, if any were needed. that the Home fills a long-felt want in Hongkong's s. bemes for the relief of the Colony's poor. In this con- nection we have pleasure in repro- ducing here the following extract from a long editorial note on the Home which appeared in the South China Morning Post of the 12th July, 1921: It is a great thing to

vessel in harbour, of 100 detonators. I committes will probably be appointed Proved successful. It was found in have enlisted the active co-operation

Chief Preventive Officer Watt said that acting on information received, be went on board the vessel to search for pium. During the pearch, the defend. ant produced the box of detonators from her pocket. She also threw A parcel of something into the barbour before he could prevent her.

The Magistrate: Is there a big trade in these explosives?

Inspector Watt: Quite a lot is used for dynamiting fish.

Twenty dollars.

That the Chinese should subscribe $100,000 to build a home for poor children whose parents were unable to provide them with education or vocational training-leaving them to hawk often without a licence, an offence for which they were punished by whipping and sometimes imprison ment--was the suggestion the Hou. Mr. Law Chu-pak informed the Chinese Chamber of Commerce he had made to the Chairman and Director of the Tung Wah Hospital. The scheme, which would do much to reduce crime, was in abeyance as the Government had expresid the opinion that if the Comer could only subscribe $100,000 The amount to be borne by the Government would be too much.

and further action decided upon.

R. H. K. G. C.

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP,

The dates for the matches iu com mection with the above Championship are arranged as follows:-

1

14

Total....

141 124

FOUR-BALL MATCHES.

Stewart and Hill lost to

R. M. Smith and Buck- land

Ferguson and Morgen lost

to N. L. Smith and Harrison..

Rodger and Syme Thom-

son lost to Crow and R. Hancock.....

Purvis and Sandes lost to

Scotland.

England.

Bulmer Johnson and Camidge H.K. Valentine and Roger

beat Lindsell and Mana 1 Bruce and Kinnaird lost to Mitchell and Beging-

ton

Forsyth and McDougall lost to Smith and Brister Cuthill and D. J. Valentine beat Ashton and Raworth Fletcher and Lyon Brown beat H. Hancock and Dowbiggin..

R. M. Henderson and Morrison v. Greenhill & Franke

some cases that the girls were, for of the Chinese themselves in the con various reasone, not suited for trol of the institution. It is compara. stenography and typewriting work; tively easy to get money from rich in other cases they did not besitate to people when once you have enlisted accept employment when offered, their interest in charitable work, but even at an entirely inadequate salary, it is not so easy to get them to give before they had made any appreciable of their time. The Chinese, however, progress in Typewriting and Short-who are sitting on the Board of band.

Advisers and the Working Committee This was a work which the Council are not only men of considerable in had very much at heart. and which it fluence in Hongkong but hard work- will at all times be glad to assist anders, determined to make the good encourage should deserving cases work a success. We believe the Home 1st Round to be played by Decem- come to its notice.

has a great future and shall watch ber, 9.

Under the head of Education with interest its progrese during the 2nd Round to be played by the Society maintains two vernacular

years to come," December. 16.

schools, the Kai Lap chool at Wan- 3rd Round to be played by Docem-chai and the St. Vincent de Paul ber, 28.

Society's School at Mongkok.

Both the Iligher and Lower Kai Lap Schools were moved during the sity of the Hongkong public both op year to inrger premises on the top the occasion of the street sale of roses floors of Nos. 80 and 82 Queen's Road on Our Poor Day, Friday, December Scotland, 191. East. The control of this school, 2, and at this year's Fete which will which had for several years been in be held ou. December 4. The

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4th Round to be played by January.

Final to be played on Sunday January 8 or 15.

The draw resulted as follows:~~ Byes: Mrs. Bowden Smith, Mrs. Moure, Mrs. Grittin, Mrs. Drew, Mrs. Dalgety and Mrs. Crawford Morgan. i Mrs. Fitzroy Williams v. Lady Rees Davies; Mrs. Adams v. Mrs. James; Miss Coppinger v. Mrs. Pearce Mrs. Stern v. Mrs. Armstrong; Miss Rodger v. Mrs. Mitchell; Ms. Redmond v. Mrs. Winslow; and Miss Duff v. Mrs. Crawford.

the Society's work during the year, In presenting this brief record of

the Council feels that it can again appeal with confidence to the genero-

the bands of a Committee of Chinese Society depends almost entirely on gentlernen, was transferred to the these two annual public appeals for Socity of St. Vincent de Paul during the maintenance and the extension of the year,

its, work among the poor of this Colony.

The school lias maintained its ex- cellent reputation and has continued to be successfully conducted to the entire satisfaction of the children's! parents and of the Inspector of

BRINGING

F. H. BARNES, President.. T, W, DOYLE, Treasurer.. J. M. S. ROSARIO, Secretary

UP

Stark and Tomory lost to

A. K. Henderson and Tester and Winslow....

McTavish beat Wells aud Lammert

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TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1921.

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Pork Pies

Cooked Ham

Smoked Beef to order

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75 cents per lb.

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Result: England won by 3/4

· Final Scores England, 20;

MR. RASMUSSEN RETURNS.

The Canton boat "Honam" brought back to Hongkong yesterday after noon Mr. J. Rasmussen, the A.P.C. man who has just been released after two months captivity amongst Chinese brigands. Mr. Rasmussen's parents, Dr. Lyon Brown and Mr. N. L. Watson, general manager of the A.P.C. ware on the wharf to meet him and when the ship had berthed he was at once transferred to a waiting ambul- ance and taken to the French Hospit-

EARLY.

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

The telegrams quoted below were received by the local American Consulate General from the Marl Observatory:

2 pm. November 28,

Typhoon in about 115 deg. Long. E. 17 deg. Lat. N. inclining northward.

12.15 noon Nov. 39. Cyclone or typhoon W. of Balintang Channel moving N.E.

Referring at a meeting of the al. Mr. Rasmussen has several bullet Chinese Chamber of Commerce held wounds, though none were very on Saturday to the coming visit of serious, and he will require careful the Prince of Wales, the Hon. Mr. nursing for some days to put him to Lau Chu-pak, who presided, said the rights again after what must have Chinese community intended to hold been a trying ordeal.

a lantern procession at night and give a banquet in the Tai Ping Theatre. Ornate arches would be erected in those streets where traffic would not be interrupted. Answering a question whether in view of the movement to of Chamberlain's Fain Beint. It in just

the all round athlete know the value YOU should not eat foot of toy dose popularise native goods Chinese made whóa bilious, but takes fall.dose the thing for a run down after a hard of Chamberlain's Tablets and drink lanterns might not be used, Mr. Lan game. All BOLÉDLAR disapears like plenty of water. That will cleanse the replied in the affirmintävs but said the agic and sprains and swellings are stomach, move the bowels and soon desire of the Celebration Committee eared in one-third Ices time than by restore the system to a healthy condi

A FAVOURITE RUB DOWN.

218 gulfer, the foot ball player and

· INDIGESTION AND BILIOUSNESS,

Chemists and Storekeepers SN any other treatment. For sale by all tion. For me by all: Chemists and for a uniform sabeme should not be

Storekeepers.

overlooked:

FATHER

HERE IS YOUR MELON SIR

PUT IT ON THE TABLE -

DO YOUSE

THINK I'M

ZONNA EAT: OUT OF YOUR

HANDS?

WHAT'S THE MATTER, SIR?

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE THIS

MELON IS WARM DID YOU

HAVE IT IN

THE ICE-BOX?·

DID

WELL

THERE

HAD TO TAKE THE ICE OUT

TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE MELON-