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LOCAL ART,

THE EXHIBITION AWARDS.

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The awards made by the judges in connection with the Hongkong Ait Club's exhibition were announced lask night by the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird.

He said that the opportunity could not be allowed to paas of offering a word of congratulation to the mem- bera of the Art Club on the exhibi- tion; he thought there was no doubt it was the best ever seen in Hongkong and showed that the Art Club had moved forward. It was to be hoped that the Club's progress would con- tinue. He was sorry to bear that the Life Class recently started was in a moribund condition; could not some elixir be found that would cause it to resume its vitality?

'Phone 1500.

BETS BY CHEQUE.

ILLOGICAL LAW.

LORD CHANCELLOR'S WISH TO

ALTER IT.

The recent decision of the courts) that a bet paid by cheque can be re- covered was raised in the House of Lorda by Lord Muir Mackenzie.

a

SPORT

ATHLETIC MEET.

OHINEJE T.M.0.A.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LABOUR CONFERENCE.

CHINESE WORKING WOMEN REPRESENTED.

For the first time Chins had a

IMPUDENT PICKPOCKETS.

EUROPEAN ROBBED IN BUBY

STREET.

Hongkong pickpockets are nothing The Chinese Y.M.C.A., are holding representative of the International if not impudent. A European this their annual athletic sports meeting Working Women's Congress which morning cashed a cheque at one of at the racecourse on Saturday after-mst recently just before the Interns the big bity banks, placed the money noon. There are some very interest. tional Labour Conferene of the League in his breast pocket and walked out ing items on the programme, and as of Nations. This parliament of of the building. He was followed. all the "star" Chinese athletes of the women, representing the hand workers Walking up Wyndham Street in Colony have entered, keen competi- of the world, was organized in Oct., mood of, abstraction he was jostled tion will doubtless be wees. One of 1919, at Washington, D., and held by three men whom he scarcely the principal attractions of the meet its second meeting in Genors, aw, Coming out of his reveris will be an open one-mile race, Switserland, last October.

The a fow pao a later something for a beautiful silver loving International Labour Conference con- in the incident struck him as peculiar. cup. Entries from all comers will vened immediately after the women's Moved by an absoure impulse he felt be received on the course on the day meeting and the delegates to the his pocket. The money was gone! of the meeting. If B. A. Hyder the latter are privileged to attend the winner of the same event at the Labour Conference and to present the V.R.C., sports, is competing, and he recommendations resulting from their undoubtedly will, a good race is gathering. guaranteed. Hydor is the fastest non- Chinese runner of that distance in the Colony, and it would afford great in- terest to see him competing against

the Chinese cracks.

BASKET-BALL.

SCHOOL LEAGUE,

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Clearly he had been followed from the bank along Queen's Road and Wyndham Street by two or more To this important gathering of convenient stranger. In a busy street men-the third, might have been a women, Misa Zung Wei-taung, of the he was robbed under his very nose. staff of the Chinese National Young That the theft could escape his notice Women's Christian Association, was at the moment is conceivable-ass sent, in response to an invitation to matter of fact it di-but it seems the women of China through the hard to believe that the incident was medium of the Y.W.C.A.

not witnessed by the many, pedes- . Some of the principal mattere con- trians and loiterers in the street at the Į sidered at the Women's Congress time. were the question of a weakly rest are nothing if not daring.

Yes, Hongkong pickpockets. day in commercial and industrial em-

The Lord Chancellor, Lord Birken- hoad, agreed that there would be grave dislocation of the businesses of League in which fourteen teams from working conditions of those engaged The Hongkong Schools Basket-ballployment, the improvement of the good many people as a result of the the various schools competed was in agriculture, and a discussion of in- decision. During the present sitting concluded this week, when the final ddstrial progress in the light of the of Parliament the Government were games were played off. St. Paul's most recent developments in the pre- under a definite undertaking not to College won the Senior Championship, sent period of reconstruction. introduce any legislation which is with Queen's College as runners-up. Miss Zung has for a long time been.

FOWLSON THEATRE.

ANOTHER POPULAR DANCE TO-NIGHT.

Another enjoyable evening is assured at the Kowloon Theatre to

not concerned with the question St. Paul's had a very strenuous sea- deeply interested in the industrial they are met to deal with [trade and son, and did well to run out winners situation in China and is able on her Catting unemployment]. He did not know

whether his colleagues, as a body, against string of formidable return to bring back to the men and would agree to a measure. to remedy opponents. They have every women of Chins directly concerned night when the second of the series of the defects in the Gaming Act which success. The Junior Championship significant Congress.

reason to be proud of their the spirit and message of this very popular dances takes place. The have presented themselves. Certainly went to Queen's College. St. Paul's

in the Colony and the orchestra has She comes commodious floor, is one of the bast he would be in favour of it. No great were again in the picture, being close

again been specially augmented for public interest was served by persons up behind in second place, Ellis

the occasion. An before, to prevent whe, having lost and paid, were en- Kadoorie School are proud of their abled unexpectedly to recover the success in the Small Boys' Champion-

any overcrowding, tickets will be money which they had paid.

limited in number. They may be ship.:

obtained either at Messrs. Montzie or

life from the figure was really the best and most lucrative form of drawing of all, and he would be very sorry to hear that the Life Class had died an unnatural death. Ruskin defined the best art as that in which the hand; the head and the heart of man went together and if one put one's heart into sketching from life success would follow.

He noticed among soine of the to allowing any person who chooses "I have never shared the objection. pictures on exhibition a lack of to do so, and can afford it, to make drawing; he thought that was bet, and if I wished to make a bet I probably due toy

the insufficient should conceive myself perfectly to do study of the model. To be able so. It is quite true to say that the to draw in perspective one must whole law of gaming in Britain draw frequently from models. In theis in an extremely illogical and landscapes a thing that struck him unsatisfactory condition. I can was the entire lack of any figures.. It perfectly well see how it could be made made a great difference to a landscape simple and intelligible, and yet, I if some figures were shown in the think, not tending to encourage foreground. To begin with, it gave gambling. Whether any political local colour and it also gave scale. party or whether Parliament would This applied equally in photography, give me the power eo to deal with it a scene with figures in it to give scale I do not pretend to know." to the picture would be ten times as It was impossible for the Govern- good. Mr. Bird then read the follow-ment, even if they were willing, to ing list of awards by the judges:- deal with the matter, but if Lord Best picture in the Exhibition: No. Muir Mackenzie liked to test the 36. "Portrait of a Scotch lad." By feeling of Parliament on the matter

Mr. C. H. Cole.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Mrs. Humphreys for six drawings. Dr. Arthur de Carvalho for No. 189, "Hill Cutting "and No. 191, "Lotus Flowers."

Mrs. McPherson for No. 220 "Temple Interior" and No. 223, "Temple Doors.”

Mrs. Tako for No. 62,"Cosmos." Mr. V. A. Trambitzky for No. 110 "Still Life"; No. 112, "The Tai O"; and No. 117. "Winter,"

The late Mrs. F. A. Britton for No. 248. a harvest scene.

Mrs. B. C. Byrd, for Nos. 210 to 214, which were not for competition (The titles of these pictures, which comprised, all those entered by Mrs. Byrd, were "A Conservatory Path," "A Chinese Child," "A Son of Hong- kong," The Belfry" and "Portrait Sketch.")

Mr Cule do won the price, arded by oba of members of the Club, for the best work during the year,

Mr. Bird explained lest Lady Kick-

he could, of course, do so.

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"KOYLI" CUP.

through Hongkong, next week and has been asked to give an address to the leaders of Chinese guilds and others interested in industry.

at the theatre itself after 5.20 p.m. The dance programme follows:- 1. One Step, "All The Boys Love

Mary. 2.-Fox Trot,..."Wang Wang 3-Waltz, Louisisos.”

Blues,"

5-Fox Trot,.."Hawaiian Blues,” 4-One Step, ..' Irene,"

7-One Step,.."The Hen and The 6.-Waltz, "In The Gloaming."

Cow."

The trophies won during the season THUS TRUTH IS REACHED Wolfe, C.S.P., on the Y.M.C.A., were distributed by Mr. E. D. C.

AT LAST.

following an playground at 3 p.m., to day... between the winners of the Senior Daily Mail, writes: Reading an in- exhibition match "Autyolyeur" in the Bangkok and Junior Championships

teresting leader in the China Mail the other day on youthful literature, I was rather surprised to find that its author holds that monkeys cannot pisk coconuts from trees. Had the scribe only dwelt in Southern Slam he would have discovered that they-8.-Fox Trot,.."Moon Light." Competition for the "Koyli" Polo Cup, presented to the Colony by the only can but do. I have myself

9.-Waltz, . "Genevieve." seen King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry,

them doing it, near. Sin-

10.-Fox Trot,.."Mazie." 'The monkeys, which are 11.-One Step,.."We're Coming being revived for the first time since trained for the purpose are known as

góra. the war, and the first match will be the ling seyn and I believe that their

Back to Cali- played off on Polo Cob ground, Cause:

# fornia. way Bay, on Saturday, starting at scientifoappellation is Macasus 12.--Fox Trot,.."Stolen Kisses." will be the Army v. the Navy. The fairly easily detached by using their 14-Fox Trot,.."Underneath 4.15 p.m., sharp. The opposing teame

arctoides. They heave off the nuts when the latter are ripe enough to be

"Sleepy Hollow.".. (Where I first met you) only other team in the competition is the Club. The competition, will be of Powerful hind feet and I was told that

Hawaiian Skies." the "knock-out" kind, and the only females were used for the pur-16.-One Stop,.."When the Right Civilians will meet the winners of pose. And I also saw a monkey do

the same at Tumpat, Kelantan.

Man Comes -Along.'

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An event that must be unique in Saturday's match in the final on Dec. history of business occurred 22, at 4 p.m. when the First National Ex- hibitors' Association received their first copy of Charlie Chaplin's classic "The Kid." So delighted were they with this masterpiece that they un animously agreed to pay him $240,000 more than the contract price!

DON'T LOSE YOUR PUNCH with life, and ill health seems to threat If you feel a rowing dissatisfaction en you without the symptoms of any specific disease showing, your nervos are probably undernourished because your

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composed as follows

The teams in the competition are Army.-Lieut, R. P. Beaven (1), Lieut. C. Sargeannt (2), Lient. J. I Dodington (3), and Major A. Timmis (back).

W.

Navy-Lient. HE. Spragge (1), Sub-Lieut, E. M. Greenless (2). Lieut. D. W. Last (3), and Capt. R. Neville (back).

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(2), J. Bell-Irving (3), and Brig. Gen. Club-PA. Cox (1), J.E.H. Bibby Machaghten (back).

LAWN TENNI,

UNIVERSITY v. CANTON CHRISTIAN COLLEGE.

V

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Just whether monkeys in their 16.-Extra. wild state chuck coconuts at buman

visitors is, however, quite another Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 9 p.m. (evening A special dance will be held on story. I have personally seen them dress). Tickets including light re throw down handfuls of leaves, dead freshments $2.00 each at Montries. twigs and the like, but and I have tried to observe monkey "in their native lair "on's number of occasions

during the last twenty year-I never saw wild monkey on a coconut tree yet, though a planter friend

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THE BOTTOMLEY CASE,

Giving his considered judgment in

ing the case and with a due sense one of the Bottomley cares, Sir Charles Biron said: "After carefully consider

of the seriousness of what I am saying, I am unable to believe Mr. Bottomley on oath regarding the £60,000 incite- Football Club Ground, Happy Valley: prosecution for blackmail is an honest ment charge. I don't believe this E. K. Ong; S. A. M. Sepher (captain),bona fide prosecution." He therefore B. C. Lee; D. Laing, J. Guzdar, H. S. discharged. Bigland on this charge bus Teb; D. E. Samy, 8. C. Ting, K. 8. would commit him on other charges Cheah, N. M. Lim, T. L Cheah.

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