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HANGHAI NEWS.
WELL-KNOWN ATHLETE'S
DEATH
{China Mail SPECIAL.]
SHANGHAI, Jan. 4. Mr St. Clair Nazer died yesterday at his mother's residence in Ruc Marvel Tillot after a long and painful illness. Only 36 years of age, he was born in Shanghai where he was a well-known athlete. He leaves a
In the bivouac of life, You will find the Christian oldier
Represented by his wife, In the dirty and untidy office of widow
brave the business
tha indy shares the disqualification of the Chinese office buy. She does not know what should be kept and what discarded, so we may not appeal to her angelic ministry in this our dire distress. Were it not so, we would be manlike enough to do it. If only the confounded place would catch fire. But bush! We must not invile the sus, icions of the Insurance Company, in case someday we should really hiven accident.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The usual popular cabaret dance takes pler of the Kowloon Theatre
this evening
At the Government Civil Hospital on Tuesday, a boat woman gave birth to triplets, all boys.
Failure to observe the rule of the Fout cost the master of the steam Jaunch La On a ten dolar heat the Marine Court this morning.
Captain C.. Isbistit has gone anaster of the 8.8. “Niogpo" in place of Captam J. S. de Woll who ha
Venda especial rejoined as old ship, the "Ha-how."
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Deep sympathy will be felt with Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Thornhill in the Jore of their son Austin, aged 16 years, of whose death at home on
31r 41 N. Orme will read a
paper on The People of China" to the Reding Circle at the Helena May lestitute this morning. Thursday, All who January 5, at 10:30 a.m. are interested are invited.
ALLEGED WRONGFUL
DISMISSAL.
E. Beddall. au employee of the Shangbai Dock and Engineering Con pany has commenced an action in the British Court for $2,500 for wrongful dismissal. The heating was atliourned FALSE PRETENCES CHARGES.
0. B. Leicester, against whom long string of charges alleging tata prefers was preferred, has been committed for trial. Bail was allowed in two sureties of 8500 each.
ACTION AGAINST MOUTRIE'S
SHANGHAI, Jan. 5.
SPORT.
CRICKET
IK C.C. TEAMS.
The following teams have been chosen to represent the 11.K.C.C. D Saturday, against the KC.C..-
1st XI, on home ground.-K. Bently, Hancock (Capt.), Lien RN. H.1. Benson, 1. H. Davies.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 1922..
Bowling Analysis.
MR. ORME LECTURES.
0. M. It. W.
Na San Kssory
7 0 42 0
W. Hall
◊ 3
25
Q
Ponsonby Fane.... 3
*
23
J
PAST 2ND INNINGS.
K Ponsonby Fano, e T. 0. Yeow,
b T. E. Yeoh
Hoalim, b
A. H. Rumjahan, u
Vickers..
G. Hall, b Hoalim C. G. Anderson, run out Ng Sa Kwong, b Iloslim. Major Edwards, RE, FH., Farthing, W. Gitions, & Severa, b Cheak
Mid. Raytor, K.N.. Lirat.Comdr. Jotham, R.N, L.G. Lammert E.J.R.C. Choa, c Redmond, h Cheah...
W. Ball, not out Mitchell, and T.E. Pearce.
B. C. Inut, c T. O. Yeow, h
Vickers. W. L. Wei, not out
Extras.
2nd XI, on KCC. ground.-L.D. McNicoll (Capt.) W. Frar. H.
Hope. Hollands. W. J
3. D. Humphreys, W. W. Mackenzie, B D. Morgan, H. E. Murray, N. J. Perrin M.M. Watson and F.N. Young. VARSITY PAST v. PRESENT.
This match was played on Monday. Two ionings were played, and when tim intervened the game was not completed.
Total (9 wick, unfinished)..
ABOUT CHINESE AND EUROPEANS.
The announcement of a lecture to be given by Mr. Geoffrey Norman Orme B. A. Oxun., at 10.30 in the morning naturally prompted enquiry
19 to the sort of people who can
10
13
0
1
attend such an affair, in us sity where
14 most people chase the dollar from
nine to live.
14
2
The nutience, it tioned cut, was composed entirely of ladies whom crochetted while 7some of
listening. This was a pity, berause it was a lecture that should have been given in the City Hall rather than in the Helena May Institute,
70
and to a large and more used
W. R.
2 audience.
Bowling Analysis.
Q. M.
6 1
22
5
0
18
13
3 1
छु
1
다
0
T. E. Yeoh Hostin Vickers
T. L. Chenb
D. K. Samy
VARSITY v. CR.C.
It may be accounted
2 fortunate-by thoso who think
our Mc. Adversarius too unkind that む
Mr. Orme does not write Adversaria.
Where the China Mail man chastises with whips Mr. Orme employs the scorpions of cutting irony. But bless
[ these
The "Present" went in to bat first and scored 214 runs, of which A.A. Karjahn was the highest contributor with 62. Rolley was responsible for 47 and Samy 36. There were two This friendly match was played on you, some of the dear ladies did not A very interesting recognize that. Speaking throughout The adjourned hearing was resumed other double figure scores. while Mr. New Year's Eve. in the Supreme Court yesterday of Extras" gave a useful 12. Ng Sze game resulted in a tie. The C.R.C. | in a pleasant, conversational tone, and batted first and declared at 150 for using ingratiating smiles the while. the claim by R. G. Ashton against bis Kwong bowled well for the "Past employers. Mesars Moutrie's for $1,000 and took seven wickets for 72 funs. eight wickets. C. Chea and G. Hall the lecturer said the most scathing for alle ed breach of agreement and The other bowlers were severely played-well and contributed 61 and things about our complacent ideas of $1,000 for alleged assault and battery-puni-hed.
43 runs respectively. F. A. Redmond of our own virtues. The frochter When the Past" went in for bowled excellently far the Varsity would punctuate some | After lengthy evidence had been heard the hearing was further ad- their knock, they found the bowling and captured four wickets for 37 subversive suggestions with a little
very difficult to runs.
ripple of appreciative laughter, of the Present
that Que wondered bat tackle. They closed their first in-. The Varsity dd not open their Ma nings for 143, of which Ng Sze
Rofley Hardly what was in the mind of the three wickets for 23 runs, Kwong'e 65 was the best contribuiings very brightly, losing the first impression she had got of them. He used diagramas, mud at A. Rumjalin took four made a fine stand before the (bluese lecturer. wickets for 54, the Hon. Dr. Claud bowlers, and helped by Vickers, first the tables of Chinese virtues and Severn true for 51, and Redmond scored a pretty 87, the best individual vices, as contrasted with European
When time virtues effort in the match. intervened, they had 150 runs for the wrong fall of seven wickets. Ng Sze Kwong a
journed.
SHANGBAL COLLEGE'S
WINDTALL.
The Shanghai College Las received an annymous gilt from America of $100.00 for the erection of a woman's building.
ACTIVE SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATION
NEW RULES PROPOSED.
tion. A.
two for 23.
The Present declared at 97 for one wicket in their second innings, A. A. Rumjahn contributing 12 be- fore he was caught by his brother. T. E. Yeob and Redmond were not out. for 25 and 23 respectively.
The "Fast" could not get set in their second innings, and failed to Since the Active Servicemen's play many of the tricky balls sent Association was formed at a meeting their way. No one could reach 20 | January 2. cabled intelligence has just hid in the Coronet Theatre a few safely, and it looked as if they were
Leen receives.
Sundays ago a provisional committes in for a big defeat. However, they has been at work upon the task of were able to keep their end up until drafting et of rules which will be the time bell, which found them with submitted to an extraordinary general eight wickets down for the very low meeting to be held in the Coronetcore of 70 runs. T.L. Chenh was the Theatre next Sunday at 11 a.. It best bowler in this innings and took is proposed now arend the two wickets cheaply for four runs qualifications for membership in piece. Vickers got two for 13, accord ince with this definition: Hoalim two for 18 and T.E. Yeoh Motor car No. 566 collided with Eligibility to wear both the General two for 22. Ja truck driven by three coolics in War and Victory Medals shall be the Wongurichong Road yesterday after-deciding factor in interpreting the
Both vehicles were damaged, phrase theatre of war'. and the eelies all recewed injuries requiring treatment at the Govern- ment Civil Hospital.
0.100.
A Chinese was yesterday ad
Government Civil) mitted to the Ispital suflering from a wound on the forehead alleged to have been self inflicted with a stone. Believed to be of unsound mind, he is being detained for observation.
Returns issued by the Census Bureau in Tokyo indicate that the population of Japan. excluding the momentary iritation of the inter- Formosa and other over-seas territor ruption when your office boy pleased, totals 56000,000. The foreign On December 29, 1921, to be able to show you how to fit it residents number 30,000, of which the Chinese head the list with 22,000, at Shanghai. Peggy Stevenson, together, put it at your elbow. wife of Chins. B. Silds.
used it once or twice, and to doubt followed by the British with 2,800, LENT D. Desember 29 1921, at, saw at the time the dumb message
The Water Police searched the Shanghai, Henry Maxwell, second it was meant to convey. son of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll wasn't as convenient to use as the 9.9. "Pinetree State" on her arrival from America, and made a large haul got folded sheet you prefer, and it Lurt, aged 21 months.
pushed back and back until it came to of arms and ammunition in the rest, say for ten long months behind Chinese passengers' quarters. the brass pur
The
PUBLIO
SERVICE
TZUTE, JOSTICE,
HONGKONG, THYESDAY, JAN. 5, 1052
THE ROOM YOU ARE IN.
But it
into a sampan.
to
The original rules adopted at the inaugural meeting were:-
Name Active Service Men's As Rociation.
Membership. Open to all men who saw service in a theatre of war be
Total for two innings: "Present" 311; "Past" 219.
Scores
PRESENT 1ST INNINGS. A. A. Rumjahn, b Ponsonby
Fane, A. R. Kumjaho
T. E. Yeh, b Ng Sze Kwang
F. A. Redmond, c Ng Sze Kwong,
b A. H. Rumjan
tween August 4, 1914 and Novem-A. Hoslim, b W. Hall
ber 11, 1918; also to men who served M. H. Roffey, Ng Sae Kwong in wars previous in 1914, but did not M. R. Osman, b Ng Sze Kwong serve in a theatre of war during the D. K. Samy, not out..
yeare 1914 1918 provided they furnish W. Vickers, o W. Hall, b Ng Sze
Kwong.. absolute proof to the committee of
their inability to serve in the Great T. L. Cheah, a W. Gittens, b Ng
Sze Kwong. War (with addition above).
Subscription. Entrance fee $5.00 T. 0. Yeow, b Ng Sze Kwong,. with annual fee of $5.00: Lite meru-Claud Severn, b Ng Sze Kwong bership fee $50.00
The following new rules have been proposed :—
Extras
aod vices, looked all and nofeir. They were little trap. The Chinese
was the successful bowler for the vices were listed according to Eur- Chinese and took four wickets for 54 opean conventional beliefs,” and vice versa. Mr. Orme gave the Chinese
Tunk.
Scores:-
C.R.C
Ng Sze Kwong, e Ponsonby, Fine,
b Redmond..
Wei Wing Lock, b Redmond C. Choa, o and ↳ Vickers
M. K. Lo, e Ponsonby Fane, b
Redmond
H. C. Hunt, c and b Redmond. G. Hall, b T. E. Yeoh J. Wong, b T. E. Yeok.. W. Gittens, not out.... H. Ching, run out
Cheung Wing Kia, not eat
Extra
61
[4
very good character, indeed, aud as they deserve; and he said. many tru things which should make us Europeans feel a little less "superior" than we do. One of bis diagrams, illustrating racial estrange- ment, was roughly like burnan lips. The line between them is common human nature. At the corner of the
12
13
mouth, primitive peoples, all races
were on a level. Europeans climb-
0
ed up the outer contour of the
10
0
upper lip, the cupid's bow" of which
represented the mounds of conven-
41
2
Total (eight wickets dec.)..100
tions and prejudices estranging them from the Chinese, who, for their part, had travelled round the edge of the lower lip. To get to the other corner of the mouth, where we should be on a level again, we required sympathy and the understanding that only sympathy could get for us. w. Of course this is only a sample of his 2 30 1lecture, just as his lecturo was only more that 4 a sample of twenty ohe 19
Fall of wickets 1-11, 2-16, 342, 4-45, 5-123, 6-123, 7-135, 8-135.
Bowling Analysis.
R. Mt.
62
2
0.
W. Vickers
8
29
F. A. Redmond
9 1
37
17
Hoalim
6
i
47
T. E. Yeoh
等
{
2 the subjects be 46
0
M. A. Khan
3
16
36
VARSITY,
F. A. Redmond, b Ching
T. E. Yeoh, c Cheung, b Ching 6] Hoalim, b Ng Bao Kwong...
Roffey, e Gittens, b Ng Sze Kwong
0 M. B. Osman, run out
12 W. Vickers, b Ng Sze Kwong
T. O. Yoow, b Ng Sze Kwong.. R. Ponsonby Fane, not out.....
214
Total
Fall of wickets 1-5 2-110 3-110
M. K. Yue, not out
Extras
could give without leaving
touched upon.
o Practically, he was preaching against
our thoughtless scorn
and out
ignorant feeling of superiority; he
I advised more trust and confidence. which be 16 and less suspicion,
6 said would
bring out the 87 best of the Chinese at
once to
0 meet us; and he hinted that a little 27 active kindness, such as entertain- oments for the Chinese children in the 3 poorer quarters, would be helpful. It 0 should be set about discreetly, he 10 said, because the Chinese are a proud
people who resent patronage.
..130
Total (7 wickets) ................
to wear the General War and Victory Medals.
Ex- Visiting members.-That Service men from places outside Hongkong be eligible as visiting 4-1635-163 6-1677-183 8-197 -214 members providing they are entitled | 10-214.
Bowling Analysis,
0, M. X. 17.4 4
5 0 21
W. 72 7 0
5
0
31 0
Fall of wickets 1-9, 2-22, 3-26, 4-20, 5-138, 6 138, 7-149..
Bowling Analysis.
L
+ 1 19 2
1 G 6
0
41 Ng Szo Kwong
O, X. R. W. 17 1 54 4
1 19
1 H. Chiag
17 5 59 2
H. C. Hunt.
-3.0
17. 0
W. Gittens.
ba H. C. Hunt.
STRIKING CONTRAST.
MURDER MYSTERY AND LIVELY COMEDY.
Contrast unusually stimulating-- 20 100 arresting melodrama and irresistible comedy-distinguishes this evening's
The Meeting-That the Annual Meeting Ng Sze Kwong clip that your contraband, (eight Winchester repeat shall be held on the 1st of October in G. A. V. Hall.. China Mail. predecessor may have used, but going rifles, three revolvers and 4,000 each year at which officers foe the C. G. Anderson
never have. Now as you contemplate rounds of ammunition) was contained ensuing year shall be elected, and the A. H. Rumjahn.. it, you find that you haven't the in a wooden chest which had been treasurer's financial statement least idea what firm, sent it out. To placed on the dcok ready for lowering received, That Committee Meetings W. Hall..
PAFT 1ST INNINGS. be held en the first Wednesday in ascertain that you must pick it up
every month and at any other time Ng Sze Kwong, e Vickors, b Severn 55 and turn it over and it wears a coat At the Union Church on Tuesday that may be necessary.
Wei Wing Lock, o Redmond, b of dust that might bide
Severa Officers. That the affairs of the anything. The hot weather fan there Mr. James D. Dickie of the Asiatio will look different by and by. Last Petroleum Company was married to Association its receipts and expendi-A. H. Rumjabu, b A. A. Runjahn O
Misa Elizabeth Stirling who recently tare shall be managed by a President, C. Chos, b Sovern. summer it grew hot in your service, nived here from Scotland. The Vice-President, Chairman, Vice-Chair-G. Hall, o Mustapha, b Rumjaha G strarge, which you seratinize and yon of a specimen of taxidermy in the the ceremony. Mr. F. Dickie gave, and a Committce of ten persons, in W. Hall, e and b A. A. Rumjahn 1 bave been selected to play for Kow-Irish Punch." Based on a play num- to say, sa you see something new and and was quite shiny. Now it reminds Rev. J. Kirk Maconachis performed man, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer H. O. Hout, cand b A. A. Rumjahn 9 Hongkong Club ground, the following Woman in Room No. 18" and "The
Have you ever seen the chamber you call your room? Seer it, that is
the classical pocket of the Schoolboy, must
we mean,
our
almost
vicarious
contemplated often have
·
Extraa.
0.
12 K.C.C. 1st. v. HONGKONG C.C. let. Coronet Theatro programme, the two
2
12
.149
feature attractions resprotively pre- senting poignant tragedy and giddy
On Saturday, at 2.16 p.m., on frolic under the suggestive titles "The
loon-J. P. Robinson, J. Stalker, bared among the stage's tensest pro-
0
FOOTBALL.
KOWLOON TEÁMS. '
wonder at. Little though it may be, Hongkong Museum. As for papera-
B. D. Evans, E. L. Braga, Capt. E. G. ductions, the drama makes no un- Rumjaho there is much in it. Unless you are but no! We will spare our readers away the bride, Ms. F. Dickic attend- cluding the aforementioned officers. R. Ponsonby Fane, o Osman, b
el as matron of honour and Mr. W.The Committee aball have power to one of those meticulou ly tidy men, the
suffering of there will be a terrible lot in it, as in contemplating mentally what they Brown neted as best nan. Mr. E. J. supply vacancies caused by sickness, C. G. Anderson, not out........ 30 Spinks, C. 1. Stapleton, G. Russell, C. usually five blm, strong in its mystery, surprising in its intrigue, resignations, etc., amongst any of the W. Gittens, e and b Redmond.... 32 Dance, F. G. Thompson, Lt. A. G. human appeal, baffling in its Chapman was at the organ.
and dramatic in its incident. officers of the Association during the 4. N. Other, e Severn, b Redmond Maedonald and K. R. Matçeskill, or in the desk that you periodically actually, the piles and piles of
Particularly strong is the hotel scens Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Barlee year. clear out?” and sort and make tidy. yellowing, dusty documents, intended
Motions and Amendments-That
in which the strange obonts taking. Total.
place in room No. 13 are overheard Women readers, familiar with "Spring to be looked at again, but which you arrived on Bundby by the .s. "Pine-
through a dictaphone by the jealous olcaniaga," will know quite well what prefer to do without rather than tree State" and are staying at the motions and amendmento at all meet-
Such strange souvenire handle.
Much of the aggregation Hongkong Hotel. Bir. Barlee retired ings be handed to the Chairman in
Fall of wickets, '1-25, 2-25, 3-28,
husband and the sinister figure acting have assembled themselves. You represente the over-production of our from business after a serious illness writing, by the proposer, after being
4-38, 5-08, 8-84, 7-84, 9-149, 10-149, may almost construct a diary of the in-chanical ago, iliustrating the truth and is now returning to Australia in verbally submitted.
The following teams will represent as his private detective. Who was Eligibility.It shall be at the dis
Bowling Analysis,
M. R. w. Kowloon in their 1st and Bud division the woman in the zoom when the: inversion, the best of health. Lt. Commander paradoxical last foregone year of your life from ef
fatal shot was fired? That is the secret 3,51 a League matches on Baturday: he odds and ends that have sur "Inv ntion is themother of necessity." Barley was Naval Transport Officer cration of the Cosmilten to call upon. rounded you and been pushed to the Wo'did not really send these things at Fremantle, Western Australia, any member to submit necessary Cloud Severn...... 13 peripheral areas of your habitual dark or we would have kept them in during the whole period of the late proof as to his oligibility. ur table. Duet thou art, and to dust better order. The kitchen middens" war. your attention will infallibly be drawn of the paleontologiste show that th some such occasion as in pires in the simple old days life had lin
A. A. Lumjabú, o A. H. Bunjabo,
b Ponsonby Vane Clone disjunctive meditations. Dust! germans problem. But our progeni
DO YOU COUGHT" W does not tend that you T,E. Teoh, not out. It is amazing how dust collects. That tore solved it by leaving the ac
21 ground of 2.30pm. Hayward; young wothay are, the characters dusty blotter, thete, advertising some cumulation where it formed; and
\ON'T overgtralti the fun membrane have compito or that you are going. A. Redmond, ob out....
Extras
7 Spars and Mason (Capt); Norton round whom the fun revolves. body-cito's businers, wapld be sent themselves moving away. This we of your diras litrsing indiaindre, five but it does insan, chatyoue phlegm. Chami geistig Soleh Jang are threilehed, and it is just na
Harland and Brown Hallam, Dea. Exceedingly drull and delightfully out a full year ago by sane bun'upss may not do. Not may wo auditnən 3 ilio.
null mire the epic, Ekat Is vkusle Chemikerinin maddi gli e Choirdate bifure t man' like yourself, trgnising it as a the até could öffne boy, and with u komody will nonplll this for you wait to be on the sale alup and take
Total (1 wick, deo,14 27 can, Pasen Jones and Thompson, absurd, The Punch of the Itali
Roserves:Rasmusen and Evana tare example of good comedy. ful staat and hoping would Cromwelling gesture bid him take For sale by all Chewiels mit Alors labe For
wal Storekeepe was sublevo its dual purpose. You recall away, those banbled. Ve he might pers
CURE THAT COUGH.
have a troublemto YOU
A. A. Rumjahn. 151 04
F. A. Redmond ..... 0 1 23
T. E. Yooh,... 3 0
FRESENT AND INNINGS.
9.
4
1st XI v. FI.M.S. "Titania," South of the mystery which you must learn
2 China ground at 4:30 p.m.-Wheeler; for yourself in the proper sequence. 0 Murison and Oswick; Coupland,
Featuring Virginia Bappa and Al
Weyman (Capt.), and McKelvie; Ray, the comedy is a capital First Roberts, Morley, Townsend, Duncan National attraction, broad, breezy, 42 and Coombes, Remarvel-Millant, and original. The awkward lover, 2nd XI v Club Ro on Kowloon the deadly rival and the exacting
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