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publio Itarned that Mr Wells was not the views of the "long rangè exports" from 63 employed by the Daily Mail, but by receiving rude rebuff
New York World. The authority no light as the President of Daily Mail
by the American Petroleum Institube, WDB only. ueual arrangement, sharing the who terms them "grossly exaggerat expense and the use of bis outsoles.ed and misleading." The petroleum The American journal reproved the resourres of the world have hardly Daily Mail's cheek in issuing ia been scratched, according to this structions to a World correspondent, authority, and given free develop and told Mr. Wells to go right ahead.ment the world's oil fields will yield "Mr. Wells," it announced, "is under arfficient fuel to meet all requirements the same instructions as every member for many generations. This is com
the World staff is, which are that forting news, especially for those who there are no instructions beyond the regard the motor ship as the vessel of obligation to write the truth as he sees the future and have heavily staked it, with no leaning ous way or the their faith: But it is fees comforting other, because of any implied position news when one considers the evils it place of the paper's oditorial policy." The will perpetuate, especially in a Daily Express of London the Mars like Hongkong where motorists will in gron rival, is now advertising that it e. ecquence become ever more plenti-
s publishing Mr. Wella' articles "justful and arrogant. Heigho! Ra received. So unlike the Kaiser, the editor of the Daily Mail has been and is being we punished for
Quite
Bot [L
ol egomania. e bave discovered, and un- nounced, that while they are not in the least interested in the Daily Mail's opinions, they are interested in those of Mr. Wells, whether they agree with them or not. This is no matter for surprise. The most ignorant news- | paper reader could be trusted to re- cognize that opinions in a signe article are not necessarily there of the paper which publishes them, so that it ia impossible to guess what the great "sunt expert was after in this extraordinary behaviour. opinions of men of genius are news," says one Home critic, and should be presented by any paper as such re- gardless of any policy" it may have. For our part we are disposed to feel grateful to the Daily Mad tor thus exposing the true nature of the editor- ial veto in modern journalism. It shows that the public is allowed to have only what some aditus think good for them, and that the idea of a "Tree Press" is a myth. Pend ng the reform of the Press, it is as well that the public should isarm this, and be foroarmed.
Strategy Next
to annihilate on army corps.
Owing to the Chinese New Year bollays, the China Mail will not be to-morrow (Saturday) published Adversaria will appear in Monday's issue which will be published at 1
}
One enge of plague, Chinese, was reported yesterday.
Mr. I. D. Chandler has arrived here from Shangbai to assume a new
118 The position
general agent in South China fur Messrs. Struthers and Barry.
SPORT.
FOOTBALL
.K.F.C. v. "CARLISLE.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27,
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
My dear Children,
What happened this week to all of you who can dry and point? No one entered for the drawing compoti - tion and so no one had the two nice
prizes which were offered. That was very sad, don't you think?
I think the writing and guessing competitions are more paplar and later on we must have some more of those.
1922
FOOTBALL.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
TO MORROW'S 'GAMES.
HEILD COMPETITION IST ROUND.
Carlisle "Hougkang. Kowloon v. Unitex. RGA v.
Cairo."
The following will represent the Horgkong Football Club in their Shield match against the "Carlisle" of Saturday, n Navy A ground. Kick off 4 p.m.-C. Rodger. W. Gerrard, J. Rodger (Capt). M. L. Railto, J. MacPhail, A. Mair, H. MacTavish. A. Forsyth, S. Begg pars I wonder or have they come ground. W. Kalir, E. England.
KOWLOON FC. v. UNITED A.C.
Are you all at too busy with
to an end now!
Your loving
PRE PAN.
The following have been selected to SNIP NEARLY MISSES ▲ PARTY. roprascut the Kowloon PC. in their Shield match V the United A. (which takes place on Kowloon's ground, Happy Valley, at 4 pin tog Borrow --Townsend. Wheeler (cupt.) and Oswick Coupland, MeRaivic and
Duncan Roberts, Murrison, Pasco, and Coombe.
A.
RUGBY.
Masou
One day Mary had an invitation to and have ten with her friend Lucy and Snip and Suop were asked to go as well.
"Now will you be really good if
"asked Mary. Lake you doggies
Wout, wouf, wost," they answered, which meas “Are we ever anything else !',
"Oh you indeed you are," said The following will represent the Mary (who generally knew what they Hongkong Club v. the Royal Navy were trying to say). "Have you for to-morrow at Happy Valley-A.MD.gotten the time when you went to Walluce; 0. J. Shannon, R. M. Sally's party!* Henderson, W. A. Nowera, A. G. Simpson; V. G. Smyth, N. J. Smyth G. G. Tinson, H. G. Hegarty, AH.K. Cobb, C. J. Cooper, H. Day, D. Logan, A. G. Lamplugh. J. W. Brown. Attention is drawn to the ad-K ck-off, 4.15 p.io, Referen, Capt. K. vertisement of Madame Lottie Gordon Tamory, R.A.M.C. teacher of voice production. singing and piano-playing.
GOLF.
LADIES' SECTION.
"Tamat "
1ST LEAGUE.
v. Kings, Navy "A"
Kick off at 4 p.m. sharp.
2ND DIVISION.
R.G.A. Res. v. St. Joseph, Sookum- poo ground.
Punjabis v. Kinga Res., Punjabis ground (Hong Hum)
** Curlew "* Res. v. Kowloon Res.,
Kick off at 2.30p.m. sharp. Navy A" ground.
In the Shacky Competition (the ficat rounu of whigh must be played off to-morrow) it is difficult to give the grounds on which the matches will be played the first named team having "Tamar" and choice of ground. "Alacrity" have played off and the Chinese teams play oil to-day. suppose that Hawkin has gone out, St. Joseph will get a bye to the next round I expect tance the Club, Cairo pass into Kowloon and
the second round.
1
At this their tails drooped and they both looked thoughtful. Once before, when they had gone to Sally's party they had crept in the dining room!
There is only one First Lengue- to have a look at the cakes and Snip had upset a dish of sock buns. Then game, unless the Police pick up one they had gobbled them up and of of their outstanding 1xtures.
Chinese will not be out to morrow course alter that there was trouble!
"Never in nd," Mary went on when she saw that they were looking sad.
and I am sure that you will not do such a thing again."
The University of the Three ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB" You have been forgiveu long ago Eastern Provinces will be opened during the coming summer. More than $2,000,000 Las already bee subscribed for its establishment and maintenance.
Messrs. Hughes and Hough advertise that the Lwin вегер passenger steamer "Sun Tak," now to the engaging young prodigal or the strong silent man, theying at Yaumati will be sold by public auction at their salesrooms on public dearly love a good strategist, February 16 at 3 p.m. witness the adulation accorded every Buster of resource since the day
Yokohams has been visited by which saw David swinging a pebble threr vessels with small; ex on board to slay a Goliath right down to that which bebeld Foch swinging a division last week but so far no deaths have been reported. Shipping men are. The merits of the present shipping dispute rushing to get vaccinated in order to apart, everyone will relish, therefore, prevent possible contagion. the details of a clever stratagem
Messrs A. S. Watson and Co., attempted bere last week and will commiserate with its autho, on the Ltd., advertise that to-morrow and bad joss that sent his plau agley, for Monday all departraents will be closed The Hongkong Dis- his title to success coul Lecarcely have for business. been bettered by the famed pensary, Dispensing Department, will Agent for a open for dispensing prescriptions from Sempronius himself. certain steamer touching here to land 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 7.30 passengers, mails, and baggage--an p.m. hour's work, net more ur strategist Bent wireless di eclion to the captain
According to the Shanghai Journal of Commerce the Chapei
Waterworks is planning to erect a new reservoir. The managernent is approaching the Canton Guild with a view to having the latter grant 10 mow of their land in Chapi for this pipose.
to make Junk Fay, ostensibly for a special police search, himself mean while making secret arrangements for clearance. pratique, and mals. In order to allay suspicion everything was ready at the Kowloon wharf to berth the steamer and it was not until, the launch safely in midstream, the agent beaded for Junk Bay, that the At Tuesday's meeting of the strikers caught a whiff of the proverb Sanitary Board, authority will be
and
The draw for Mrs. Moore's Caj is as followe:
By Miss B. Philips and Mrs.
Griffen.
Mrs. MacDougall v. Mre. R. M.
Smith.
Mrs. Bean v. Lady Rees Davies. Mrs. Piercy v. Mrs. Holt. Mrs. Crawford Morgan v. Mrs.
Bannerman.
Mias Harston v. Mrs. Findlay Miller. Mrs. G. M. Harston v. Mrs. Craw
ford.
Mre. S, B, C. Ross v. Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs. Redmond v. Miss Denison. Miss Calder v. Mrs. Holmes. Mrs. Wakeman v. Mrs. Cantlic. Mrs. Leask v. Mra. Parker. Byes. Mrs. T. Pearce, Mrs. Arm- strong and Mrs. Adams. First round starts at Happy Valley on February
161.
CRICKET.
The following teams will represent the H.K.C.C. Bud XI during the Chinese New Year Holidays at times
and dates as below:-
Against Kowloon 2nd XI on R.C.C. ground at 10.30 a.m on Saturday.-- L. D. MieNicoll (Capt), F. H. Farthing, H. E. Hollands, W. W. Mackenzie,
This cheered them up and they went out into the garden to have a race and to dig up some old bones which they bad buried the week
before.
When the morning of the party caine Soip and Snop had to be washerl. Now they were not very fond of this but they knew that they had to have nice clean coats or they would be left behind.
You have your bath first. Saip," urged Soop.
+1
being their New Year's Day.
The
I expect to see the "Tamar" win their game against the Soldiers to.
morrow.
The Second Division have three games down to be played, and the Gunners Res.. Curlew Res. and Pun- jabis should I think win.
OFFSIDE.
COMING TO HONGKONG.
POPULAR WARWICK COMEDY
COMPANY.
Hongkong is to be revisited next week by the Warwick Comedy Com- pany who were here a month or two ago and have since been playing to big houses up north. The Circle," "A Bill of Divorcement," and "The
"No," said Suip, "I always have to be the first. It is your turn really." "I'll give you one of my best bones, said Shop and this nearly persuaded his brother to jump into the water,
However at that moment the coolie who was going to wash them came along, picked up Snop and dumped Double Event" are to in repented him in while Snip sat by and watched and the Company will offer new picces and told him to be a brave dog and in Shaw's "Pygmalion" and Oscar not be mind the soap going in his Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" od "A Woman of no eyes.
T Box plans This made Suop very angry but ia Importance. a few minutes he was able to say the Moutrie's. same things to Soip and although they were rather annoyed with each other for a few minutes they soon became friends again.
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would never let you go to the party
Just then Mary came along and like that but if you like I will help when she had seen that they had you. I am a good washer and I can been rabbed dry she told them to make your paws clean.” F. N. Young, H. H. Benson, M. 1. go ont in the garden in the san. Watson, G. W. Sewell, A. J. Palmer, G. M. Dorkins and J. R. Way.
Against I.R.C. 2nd XI at Sookum- poo at 2.00 p.m. on Monday :-L. D.
"Bat whatever you do you must keep clean," she added.
"Woul, wout, wouf," they barked and ran out into the sunshine. ial rodent. The steamer's seamen asked for Sanitary Inspector W. McNicoll (Capt.), H. E. Hollands, W. It was great fan rolling over and Rural Inspector. Mackenzie, F. N. Young, H. H. over on the lawn and playing their no earthly judgement"; he is too accepted the special police search Midwinter
"You-try-and- big to be judged by any man, bow story, and bad unloaded half the Cotton to enter premises and seize Benson, M. M. Watson, R. K. favourite game of
unwholesome food in accordance with Valentine, W. Fraser, M. D. C. catch-my-tail-and I'll catch-yours" ever bighly placed. We pity the baggage when work came Shaughn, to Mr. and Mr. T. W. old fool as we mark these newer alfapt stop. They were warned. the Public Health and Buildings Sandberg, H. H. Day and C. M. and they raced round and round until
symptoms of his old affliction, and How is a mystery, but that steamer Ordinance.
are tempted to regard him is still here.
CHUN. On January
19, 1922, at
GUTIERREZ VIERNA.- On
to I
K. Chun a suti.
Jan-wo
the worst
of swollen "Scrapping" Coafucius. Case nary 19, 1922, at Shanghai, to na
record. But we Kuat Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gutierrez-head en
Nasty things were said about China not, There are the claims by Professor Walter B. Pitkin, of Vierna, a daughter.
of the editor of the Daily Mail to Columbia Univesity, at a recent
DEATHS.
Dorkins.
C.S.C.C. v. NAVY.
they had no breath left and had to lie panting on the grass.
Ob kind Snorum," they cried. Snorum at once set to work to wash Snip's paws with her busy little tongue and in a short time no one would have known that he had been.
•
covered with earth. The dogs were delighted.
Thank you dear Snorum," cried Suip. "I will try and bring you back something nice from the party. What would you like ? ***
"I only like milk and fish" awered Snorum,
"Well I will ace if I can bring you: one of these," said Snip who wIE anxious to repay her for her kindness, "That is kind of you Saip," Scorum "Now if I were you I should go
"Yea that is a good idea, "Snip answered," Come along Seop and in Snorum. We will have a game the verandah."
Off tan Suip and before very long came back with two very old but (to
So off they went, helter skelter, be- his mintl) very nice bones and the two
canse somehow these dogs were always Then, just as they were anishing, clean until it was time to get ready
years in the Chinese Maritime on the Washington Coolerence were domestic credit worth while outside ill and three others n the hospital I.R.C. 2ND XI H.K.C.C. 2ND XI. doge munched away at them happy in a hurry and they managed to keep
Customs, Lights Department), aged 71 years.
The China Mail.
* TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIO SERVIOR.
LONGONO, FRIDAY, JAN. 27, 1012.
PETER PAN
Another time I will tell you how-
Brevity may be the soul of wit
Then Snip who somehow always seemed to be the one to "get into but varisty is the soul of entertain-
trouble, said to Soop, "I'm simply ment. This evening the Kowloon Theatre will present Nurse Marjorie" The following will represent the starving. I must go and dig up one
Service Cricket Club
on of my bones." consideration in this connection. Not luncheon of the Foreign Policy a delightful art feature starring Mary Civil
at 2.16 p.m. to- Northcliffe. He was travelling at the Association in New York. According be made on Sunday night when a morrowW. H. Edmonds (capt.), can go and fetch one for me to. I indoors and keep clean."
Miles Minter. Another change will C.S.C.C. ground
"Very well," replied Snop, "You said, CARR-On January 16, 1922. at time of the incidents to which we are to him China is "rotten politically and holiday programme will be screened. F. J. Ling, E. C. Fincher, J. C. am going to lie in the sunshine for a
Tsinaniu, Charlotte Helene Olga, calling your attention. There is an morally and in her organisation,”
Tuesday night will bring the usual Fletcher, E. E. Dunkley, R. T. Taylor, bit. "saturated with opium and
Dr. Valentine, C. T. Brookbank, T. aged 4 years, the beloved child of litor of the Daily Mail-although is
we cannot recall his name--and he morphine, besides being a nation of popular cabaret dance,
Sutton, and A. P. Clanville. Mr. and Mr. C. A. E. Carr. MAY-On January 19. 1922, at Priorms his functions right there in gamblers," and "her business men de
One man dead, four dangerously Shangbai, Charles May, (for 31 London. Mr. H. G. Wells' articles not trust one another and there is no
appearing in the Daily Mail and they the treaty ports." He traced the with mallpox is the toll taken from grew rather outspoken about the cause of this dismal state of affairs to the Struthers and Barry freight str.
"West Orowa," which arrived in Kobe The following will represent the Suop exclaimed in horrified tones, attitude of France. "Tell Wells," the ethics of Confucius who cated the Daily Mail editor to some must, he declared, be scrapped" from Shanghai on January 5. Mr. W. I.R.C. 2nd XI against the H.K.C.C. "Ship look at your powst Mary will for the party,
{that!" other of his hirelinge in Washington, before anybody can help Chin. For-H. Rogers, a watertender on the "West 2nd XI on the T.R.C. ground on never let you go to the party like
The Monday, 30th instant at 2 pm.-E.
Snip stretched out his paws and "tell Wells that "the effect of the tunately for the reputation of China Orown," died on January 12. message being that he must tons and her great sage à champion arose purser, Mr. Moore, is dangerously ill Moosdeen (Captain), R. Nazarin, A. down his references to France. Wella, in the person c. Dr. O. K. Edmonds, and not expected t live. According H. Madar, O. Rumjaha 8. A. what a shock he had. They were Snip tried to bring back some milk or
dreadful state. who was signing his stuff, sems to director of Canton Christian College to report the disease is of a virulent Rumjahn, H. D. Rumjahn, N, B. caked with muddy earth and in a fish for Snorum.
type and there is apparently amall Kitcleli, S. D. Iemuil, B. A. Ismail, J.
"I never thought about the party," have refused to write to suit for eighteen years, who may be ex
AN IDEA FOR SORAP BOOKS. policy," and the Great Pasjandrum | pected to know a grost deal more off chance of recovery to those who are /S. Currect, and A. Kitchell. Reserve he said sadly, "And my paws cannot |
A. R. M. Samy,
have boon dry. Is is the coolie's | then, with a Baring bodlino, "No the subject than Professor Pitkin has taken sick with the disease.
fault for not drying them properly." When the damp and foggy weather More," cr something like that ever road about it. He declared that
K.C.O. v.. MR. G. HALL'S XI.
"It is no good getting cross with oomes on and we have to stay indoors took his millions of readers into instead of scrapping Confuciarism he native bank in Poking Road,
the coolie, his brother said, "That some days we all want to find plenty Lis confidence and Bonounced would supplement it with the good the name of which is not disclosed, is The population of England consists in effect that lie had sacked I. G. derivable, from other religions and reported in the Chinese pross to have The following will represent the will not help matters. Rub your paws of things to do. of Daily Mail readers and a few others. Wells. There was a judge once who pointed out pertinently to Professor closed its doors on Wednesd y Inst K.C.C. in their match against Mr. G. well on the grass Snip and see if youMaking scrap books le rather fun but sometimes wo have not enough, Those who believe in progress, and complained of a counsel'e rudeness in Pitkin that Chinu could do with the work, having sustained heavy losses Hail's XI on Monday, January 30, cannot make them olea. especially in education, may find com- this way: I wish, Bir, tlust you assistance of foreigners who lack through speculation, says the NO. 1922 at Kowloon,commencing at 10.30 the ourth came off his paws were still you have some sheets of black paper, Snip did thie but although some of sarapa and plotures to stick in. H fort in this fact. Vox populi, vox would bear in mind that I am a pridatory, motives,"
News. For about a month, it is a.m.-J. P. Robinson, C. 1. James,
or brown paper might do, take one Dei, some of those ignorant Id vertebrate animal. Such languages
stated, rumours have been current F. E. Lawrence, T. M. Couhrano, J. S. quite dirty. that the concern was in a parious Stalker, C. I. Stapleton, Capt. E. G.
It is no use, he cried, "Mary of these. Lay it on the top of any Romana used to think, possibly mean you have bon addressing to me wodia Grossly Exaggerated. ing no indra by that than the Malays be offensive from God Almighty to a very now an then an alarmist condition owing to sudden drop in Spinks, A. O. Brawn, I. Overy, 1. G. will never let me go to the party like man when they mark a cortain social black-beatie." We do not admire the wailing louder that the test attempts the price of exchange companies incident by remarking "A akbar." works of Mr. Wells so much that we to startle the world with a leafful, shares, and also the Failure of the Woo But there it is. Luckily this is Hong- can afford to suggest a reversion of prediction that some vital adjunct to Hai Bank which owl the bank in kong, and we may find a reader or that daring simile; but certaibly we life on this planet will soon disappear. question $200,000. Owing to prenn two able to consider the Daily Mail will astra that the Tell Wells" Seinstimes it is the earth's internal tion taken beforehand other banks dispassionately as a mera phono message was very like one blackbeatle bent, occasionally it in food, but chief are said not to have been gently per suonon. The Kaiser, writing to telling smaller blackbeetle to order it le fuel. The world's all supply is a turbed over its failure. Its liabilities Hindenburg, claims to be allove all the kitchen cat to bohave itself. The favourite subject for gloomy predicaro cetininted $400,000 to depoctors
uman judgements; ba will recognize cream of this joke uppoared when the tion. It is refreshing, therefore, to Und and $200,000 on current county. Obeer and storektapers."
GOSE!
Thompson and WB Haslett.
this: You know how particular she Fis.
Me-ow, what is the mattor Saip?" CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS. and Suorum the new "kitton, camo TIESE Tablets are intended especially strolling along waving her tall at the
for disorder of the stomach, liver dogs in a friendly wander." and Bowals. If you are troubled with They uxplained to her what had hosttburg; nilige bices or damine they ll do you roule For sale Balluppened, Borum listened carefully and then she said, "Ol udurso Mary
pisture in one of your story books and draw the outline carefully. Then cut it out and you will have a sil- houette all ready to stick into your scrap book.
What in the differanto, between. B sellor in prison and a bitid man 1.
(Ono clapet go in sen and the other cannot go to koe.
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