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into drastic action. This explains why the general trike always fails. If it did succeed obviously it would ruin the country. Two notable ex- amples of the abortive general strike are found in the industrial annals of Sweden and Scuth Africa re- spectively. In the first instance in-
FOOTBALL.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
TO-MORROW'S TAMKE.
dustry and business were paralysed | are as follow- for a month. Scavengers even refused to clean the streets and grave-diggers to bury the dead The public, intensely indignant, formed volunteer bands to carry on jublic services, and the strike
in
consequence collapsed, South Africa's general strike was tined to begin at midnight. General Botha, then Cape Prime Minister, mobilised mounted burghers in a night and lasted had while the trouble every street group of more han five persons dispersed. Simultaneously, he bad the ten strike organisers arrested, lodged in jail, removed secretly at night to the coast, and placed on board a tearner sailing iromediately for England. But that was South Africa in 1914. This is Hongkong in 1922, and we are too oppressed with present woes to reflect on pat voes.
A God on the Warpath
The new vil disobediance co paiga Gandhi has started to incite people not to pay their taxes once more bringe in the limelight a re markable personalty who is generally regarded as a visionary fanatic and s Who is this dangerous agitator. formidable ascetic who has de
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SHIELD COMPETITION (RE) LAY). Fouth China No. 1 Tea "Ambrose," South China ground, kick off at 4 p.m. sharp.
COMPANY MEETING.
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An extraordinary meeting of the
FIDAY
SHADOWS BEFORE.
FEBRUARY 3
COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN THE MAIL."
ENTERTAINMENTÄ.
February 3.-oronet Theatre, "Nurse Marjorie." Hongkong Theatre, "The Truth Wagon." World Theatre, A Doll's House." Kowloon Theatre The Dub." Theatre Royal, Warwick Comedy Company The Importance of Being Earnest."
February 4.- Theatre Royal, Comedy Company the Warwick "Pygmalion."
February 6 Theatre Royal, the Warwick Comedy Company. A Bill of Divorcement."
'922.
SUBMARINES LOST PROPELLERS.
SEQUEL TO LOCAL SENSATION,
"I M.8. Titania" and subgurine I arrived in Singapore on the 27th ul.".
This news item, although it does not look like it, is the sequel to a story told in the China Mail a week or so ago, about the crew of the Carro being hustily called from the kinema shows, etc., to go aboard at once
The games to be played to-morrow West Point Bulding Co., Ltd., was beld at Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Co., Ltd., offices at 11 am to day.
The business before the meeting was the consideration of the following resolution That the company be wound up voluntarily." The Hos Sir Poul Chater, CM G., acted as presid- en! and there were present, Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Messrs. A. S. Gabbay, G. M Bernard, (Directors), M. S. Northrote (Secretary), D. V
February 7.-Theatre Royal, War-after our foral sensation, to her assist- However, a further message Kowloon, Kowloon Stevenson (solicitor), Messrs. W.
E. L. Shenton, 1.. 8. Greenhill, Jwick Comedy Company. The Double ance.
10ust have shown this to be unneccss- J Chapman, J. Event. " Bell-Irving, E. T. Bagium, E. Sadick, and (. D
"Tamer" ground.
LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION.
R.G.A. v Club, Club ground. Kick off at 4.15 p.m. sharp.
SECOND DIVISION,
South China "B" v. Punjabis, South China ground,
St. Joseph's v. Club Kes. St. Joseph's ground.
United v. RG.A. Res. Club ground. South China "A" v. "Curlew Res. Navy "A" ground.
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Potts.
The Chairman, Gentlemen, -As it is past the hour for which the meeting is called and we have a i will ask the quorum present, Secretary to read the notice coo- vening the meeting.
The Secretary read the notice.
February 8. Theatre Royal, War- wick Comedy Company. "A Woman of No Timportanee.'
BCCIAL EVENTS.
February 10-The Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hong kong, annual ball. City Hall, 9.30
The Chairman: As I stated at the. last Annual Ordinary Meeting of
Kowloon Kes. V. University, Navy shareholdere held on the 26th of Janusry the assets of the Company "B" ground.
consist now entirely of each and it is proposed to wind up.
Kick off at 2.15 p.m. shorp.
The times for starting games this math are put forward a quarter of Ltd. otced the British syster as
"irresponsible, insolent, and godless an hour. The Second Division games laneaucracy," and who "in solitude will start at 2.45 p.m. and the First in strides the field of Indian sedition Division at 4.15 p.m. The Shield like a colossus"? The is a man of replay to-morrow, however, will kick simple wants and frugal babits. Thoff at p.u, sharp.
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he is courteous, refined implacable.
bead.
apparent embodiment of gentleness, The replay between the Chinese and According in a British observer who the Ambroze" should see another apoke with hin-he is a master of good gaine. Last week the Chinear accurate and lucki Engleb-bis eyes were undoubtedly unlucky to draw ne deep, kindly and entirely sane; his but they have to blame the Sailors hair is greying a little over the fore Goale for that. He played a splendid He has the "typical head of game, but be cannot always be on the idealist" the skull wall formed the top of bis form and with the and finely modelled; the face parrow-ground drying up, the Chineso should to morrow qualify for the second ing to the pointed chin. He speaks
round. gently and well, and in his voice is 'a nute of detachment which lends uncanny force to the strange doctrines that he has given his life to teach," the doctrines of a pure idealist whom the people of India reverence as a god doctrines which threaten to provoke bloodshed and misery in a troubled land, since the civil disobediance cam-
In the
First division
of
the League, as far as I can see, there will be only two games. The Kinge are down to play the Chinese but the "Curlew" is also without a game. latter are playing Shield football, and They might, however, fix up a friend- ly one with the Regiment. The
"That
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SPORTING EVENTS.
February 20-Hongkong Jockey Club race meeting, first day. The Challenge Cup.
It merely remaius for me to put the motion which you have just heard read by the Secretary namely, the Company he wound up voluntarily” ali shall be obliged il some member will kindly second after which the Champion Stakes.
proposition will be open to discussion.
It appears that a wireless message had come to say that the L2 had shed. her propellers and the Cairo was to proceed first thing in the morning,
ary
We may take it that the arrival of the Titania and the 12 at Singapore had more than a coincidental simul- taneity. The one would be towing the oiler.
WARWICK COMEDY
COMPANY.
"THE CIRCLE" AGAIN.
Although they bad staged the same February 21-Hongkong Jockey piece on their previous visit to Hong- or two back the Warwick Comedy Company had an Club race meeting, second day. The kong montli Hongkong Derby.
February 22.--Hongkong Jocker encouragingly large audience at the began a brief return senson most Club race meeting, third day. The Theatre Royal last night when they auspiciously with a capital presenta- tion of Somerset Maugham's play
OTHER EVENTS.
February 25.-Hongkong Jockey Mr. Chapman : have much Club race meeting, fourth day. The pleasure in seconding the resolution Hongkong Handicap.
chairman. by the The Chairman: As no shareholder proposed has any objection to put forward I will put the proposal to the macting Society's proposed by myself and seconded by Gardens. Mr. E. J. Chapman. Will you please vote thereon in the usual manner? Against Carried unanimously.
This, Gentlemen, is all the businces of the meeting. I thank you for your attendance. A confirmatory meeting will be held in this room on Saturday 18th February at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.
SEVEN STAGES.
Iaign hae only begun and refusal to Police team bet a bye this week, and ALL THE WORLD'S ON STRIKE, pay taxes is open rebellion. At It Again.
it is just as well as owing to the strike 1 hear they are unable to raise a team.
In the Kowloon Tamar" match, although the former team are playing good football, they will not be good enough for the Sailors, although I understand they have lost one or two of their players, who have gone home by the last draft. The "Tamar" should win."
With a few words altered, the following lines inspired by the great coal strike at home and printed in the Morning Post under the initial WH.B.," have a topical interest for Hongkong:---
March 2.-Hongkong Horticultural annual how. Botanic
PUBLIC AUCTION BALES.
February 1-Hughes and Hough, effects of the late Mr. P. A. Saunders, Sales Rooms, 10.30 a.m.
February 4.-Hughes and Hough, English bome pigeons. Salea rooms,
"The Circle."
a
Miss Gertrude Godart and Mr. Thorpe Bayne shared the evening's honours between them though all of the parts were capably interpreted. Miss Godart cleverly portrayed the birdlike vanity and sentimentality of Lady Catherine nad Mr. Thorpe of Mayne, as the husband she had deserted, sustained his role the quietly amused cynic in As Arnold's wife Miss Joan Mayne fashion that was finishedand excellent. had a good deal to do and she did it February 6 Hughes and Hough, very well; the amusing love soches fittings and fixtures lying in the between her and Mr Dudley Howarth, premises of Kam Wah & Co., also the young F.M.S. planter who proves Mr. Charles of self-repression. Bundry provisions and an iton safe. a supplanter as well, were a triumph Lord best bit No. 70 Des Voeux Road, 11 am.
Bradley's Bros.,
and 6.-Lammert February
the Porteous,
apopleptic furniture. "Rockymount," No. 39
elderly rake, was his irate behaviour Conduit Road, 2 30 p.m.
at the card table. The part of the February 6.--Public Works Depart- mont, one lot Crown land. P.W.D. rather priggishly inclined Arnold was
well taken by Mr. Tom Fenwick, Offices, 3 p..
noon.
February 7-Hughes and Hough, firewood, packing case, etc. H.M. Naval Dockyard, 9.30 a.m.
February All the world's on strike,
payers! And we poor men and women are the
JA
Strikes bave their exits and their
entrances,
lo
many parts,
fact, these seven stages. First
discontent,
Brewing and growing in a certain
trade
And then the full-blown crisis with
ite headlines
Bros.,
7.-Lammert
one iron asfe. Sales rooms, 2.30 p.m. household furniture, two typewriters, February 8.-Lammert Bros., lease- hold property at Fuk Tean Heung (Kowloon). Sales rooms, 3 p.m.
February 9-Hughes and Hough, a quantity of tobacconists' sundries.
Sales rooms 10,30a.m.
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Oscar Wilde's entertaining trifle "The Importance of Being Earnest" will be staged this evening.
SPORT
FOOTBALL...
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TO-MORROW'S TEAMS.
Readers of Sheridan's playe, for it is not often they are staged "out Fast," will doubtless recall the scandalous (but circumstantial) rumours that followed the deal old dowager's mistake when the conversa- tion turned to breeding Nova Scotia sheep in Britain. Says a young lady in company,1 have known instances of it--for Misa Letitia Piper, a Grst cousin of mine, had a Nova Scotin
The g me on the Club ground And each strike in its course has sheep that produced her twins.".
good one as both teams "What!" cries the dowager, "has Miss should be a Piper had twins?" As Lady Sueerwell are playing well at present. I should observed, those rumours were strauge say a tuirly even gume will be seen with perhaps the Club annexing the indeed. Luft no
strange Diore than the tumours which the Daily points. Mail's Holland correspondent cabled, and Reuter copied, about the former Kaiser's alleged plans to marry the five games down to be played and the
February 16.-Hughes and Hough, twin screw passenger steamer "Sun envelopes because knighthood is no widow of a German officer killed in one that will attract the crowd will longer what it was in the days Sir the war, rumours based on "evidence" no doubt be the Chinese "A" and The lady, the "Curlew" Res. Both have good Walter Scott tells of in "Ivanlice." little less fantastic.
I think a draw a likely Bent to the tyrant masters. Then a lf wh
wretches happened to who is about the rate age as teams and a fairly even game should Sudden and awful, with an ulti-Tak." Sales rooms, 3 p.m.
conference, that dragons are mythical the fallen monarch--he was 63 this be seen. bear creatures that never existed save in month-spent some time at his re-result.
understand, nightmares and medieval daydreams, sidence at Doora. Three months
South China "B" team meet the Full of strange words which few can they would be for depriving St. George later Wilhelm's woman-hating court
who has served him Punjabis and should win. St. Josephs of his job. They would cast away for marshal,
to quarrol, a punctilio that is as man and skinny ever since his flight from Germany, should also beat the Club Res. ephe Meeting in secret, sullen and their imaginations all the glory is leaving his service. On these two latter are able to raise a team). The Having but little reputation Langit, we suppose, the history and of it since 1801. Luckily there is no bald facts the Daily Mail's young United R.G.A. game will most ro-Even in the "Herald's" eyes!
about it, and we may keep, man, obstinately refusing to believe bably end in a draw. The University This is a very proper thing, so long as if we will, and just as it is, the bonny the official denial-possibly because should have no difficulty in besting In big fat lettera on all the placards AcLure, 7 Avenue Edonard VII Pasco, Duncan and Coombs.
The China Mail.
UKTION, PUBLIO SERTHE."
Torayonu, FRIDAY. Fr. 3, 19:2
THE UNION JACK.
Most of our school children are
meaning of our beloved Union Jack.
must
in the Second Division there are
they are not ncouraged to idolatry, banner that has emblemed so much he would then have to forego the glory the Kowloon second string.
cheap "scoop"-weaves
B
The China Mail is lanciful story about the ex- Kaiser's that the Man-alleged intentions to remarry, And
It is a Bng that will mean a great deal, for us these hundred and twenty-one of to them on occasions that will come in, years back. their future. A man need not be a glad to notice chauvinist to love his flag. Indeed, chester Guardian, worthy of its name Reater apparently fondly imagines
we claim that the man who is not is
OFFSIDE.
day
And horrid pics type creeping one
the strike threat, Over the morning Press. And then
matum
then the deadlock,
The following will represent the February 10.--Hughes and Hough, Hongkong Football Club in a league
bronze and Chinese porcelains,
match against the R.G.A.to-morrow, on the Club Ground, at 4 p.m:- kakemonos. Sales rooms 2.30 p.m.
February 10.-Hughes and Hough, Messrs. G. Rodger W.. Gerrard J.
Sules Rooms, 5
Rodger (Capt) M. L. Railton J. Stewart A. Mair, H. MacTavish. A. stamp collections.
Forsyth, S. Begg, W. Kuhr, E. Eng-
p.m.
COMPANY MEETINGS.
and
quick
February 4-Humphrey's Estate Finance Co., Ltd., ordinary
Hotel, 11.30 a.m. annual general meeting. Hongkong
And
billed, Which brings the Premier quickly on
the scene Full of wise words and timely (1)
remedies,
land.
Kowloon F. C. versus The "King's"
KOWLOON F. C. v. KINGS.
The team picked to represent the Regt. to morrow on Kowloon Ground February 6-The Nancy Moller at 4.15 p.m. is as follows: Woodman, Jones, Morley, Mason, Offices of Seth, Marcell and Murrison,
serves:-Millard and Thompson. Steamship Co., Ltd., creditors' meet- Wheeler (Capt), Dewick, Coupland,
• KOWLOON v. UNIVERSITY,"
The following will represent the
ing.
Shanghai, 4 p.m.
if only for this, has been consulting a that this is news worth cabling all the LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. And so he plays his part. The sixth seceral meeting: Company's offices, London authority, who pointed out way out East!
capable of the truer love. We need baruly tell here, in a British culony, that there is no need for uný change. how in its symbolic and beautiful The "union" signified by the Union way it presents a sort of epitome of Jack, he reminded our contemporary, our island story, how the complicated is a union of crowns, and this union pattern of colour is not a calculated of three crowns is not affected by the invention of some artet, but the change of Ireland's status, The King reuls of imposing the red of England and the King of Scotland inevitable cross of St. George on the white is also the King of Ireland still, and diagonal crons of St. Andrew and both the Union Jack unaltered still fittingly together on thin cross of St. Patrick commemorates what remains a foot It would be an improvement on all So that's that anyway, and what was the "jig saw" puzzles ever put on the going to hurt is more than Ireland's market if you were to take the three change of pain, as we felt when wo flags and try to arrange them in any first heard of the suggestion, is a other way that would produce an bogie we may cerafortably dismiss effect one half as charming. It cannot from our thoughts,.
te bettered, either as art or heraldry.
Now it seems there are finicking spirits
in our empire so constituted that they Always Fails.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Mr. M. J. Patell of hongkong bas dorated several hundred onits of cot ton clothing to the Ngui Yuk Shion Tang, one of the philanthropic in- stitutions of, Canton for distribution to the poor.
Caused by the heat of a stove, fire damaged a desk in the Secretary's office of the Hongkong Oricket Club and destroyed some papers. The offorts of the boys, supplemented by those of the Fire Brigade a few minutes later, soon extinguished the flames.
The right to strike da so long bosa think the change in the status of Ireland minat juvolve an attention of recognired that to-day no one thinks our flog, and the removal of the cross of contesting ita legitimacy. This,
The death is announced at of the enake banishing saint. Sure, However, does not apply to strikes men with intericre so podastle and which endanger publio socurity., ritualistic and whatnot as that would Uually the community is lasguly Dangkok of Captain Moller, a Nor have the leatty after listen indifferent to this result of a conflict woginu, formerly well-known on the
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Back to the good old conference
again,
With endless meetings at the Board
of Trado,
Aud wide appeals to all (a world too
widel)
To
think of this and that; Sir Robert
Horse.
Twisting impressive figures round his
tongue
And twisting them in vain. Last
scene of all,
Which God forbid may and this
bistory
Re-
on Saturday at 2.45 p.m. on Navy B Ground; Happy Valley:
University in the above League Match
February 7.-The Hongkong, Canton, and Maono Steamboat Co., Ltd. Union Building, noon.
February 10.-The Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ltd., 23rd. ordinary Victoria Buildinga, noon.
February 10.-Hongkong and Kow
Messrs-Y, K., Wong; B. A. M. loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., 36th ordinary annual meeting. Offices Sepher (captain), Syd Omar D. of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, and Laing, H. 8. Teh, J. Guzlar, D. K. Samy, T. L. Cheah, K. 8. Cheah, Co., Ltd., 11 a.m.
February 14-Dairy Form, Ice M. S. Les, 8. 0. Ting.
Reserves:-P. H. Lim'; B. J. Aw. and Cold Storage Co., Ltd., exira ordinary general meeting to. oocsidor resolution increasing capital from $855,000 to $1,500,000. Registered Offices, No. 2, Lower Albert Road, K,0.C. 1ST XI v. UNIVERSITY.
noon.
I
February 16The Green Island Coment Co., Ltd., 33rd ordinary an- In utter foolishness and our oblivionnual inceting. St. George's Buildings, Sape coal, sans trains, sane food, sens Chater Road, 11 a.m.
-everything!
STRAIGHT AT IT.
LEAGUE ORICKET.
The following have been selected to represent the K.C.O. team at Kowloon, at 2.16 p.m. to-morrow.-J. P. Robinson, B. D. Evans, C. J. Stapleton, F. L. Braga, Capt. E. G. Spinks, F. G. Thompson, C. Dance,
February 16.--Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., 17th annual general nikoting of sharobolders. Ofices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co. Ltd., 11.30 Stalker, K. Macaskill, U. J
James, T. M. Cochrany. HERE incurcolour "boating around February 17-Hongkong Hotal Co., Ti logo might marell out
the
HEN you have troublesome with it first no lab. We want you to try Ltd., isecond extraordinary general CURE THAT COUGIL Chamberlain's Coughs Romedy the next meeting, to confirm resolution in Wrough, it does not mean that you by $5,000,000. Hongkong Hotel, 11 .m. to have it, but it does ran that your February 10-Hongkong and lungs are threatened, and b in June an to you ough old chasing ospital from $2,600,000 to have conrampilon or that you are going Chamberlain's Cough Remod” befare il arycatly meeting of shareholders in too lators For Me by Cibeiniste
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