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SPORT.

INTERPORT CRICKET.

A SINGAPORE SUGGESTION,

In some notes dealing with the preparations which are being made for Interport Cricket matches between Hongkong and Shanghai this season the Singapore Free Press refers to the Penang con- note in temporary putting forward the sug- gestion that a Malayan team should visit China to take part.

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While recognising the convenience of Hongkong as the venue for these triangular contests, the Free Press says that the feeling of the S.CC akipper and others seems to be-and lightly so that Hangkong, and it possible, Shanghai, should next visit Malaya.

Phone 1500.

WOMEN'S WRONGS.

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They do not have a Fair Chancs.

One of the greatest surgeons said that he never went to bed without feeling thankful for not have been bora woman. A woman's health handicape her, almost always. She has pains and disabilities which do not affict men. Nature does not give her a fair chance Ber blood is more thin and poor than a man's and she ne lects the Erst begin! pings of ill health.

THE CHINA MAIL.

WAR IN THE NORTH..

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CHIHLI PREPARING TO BOMB KENOTIEN.

(Reuter's Pacific Servion)

SHANGHAL, May 17.

TALES OF DE WET.

HIB DUKL OF WELS WITH LORD KITCHENER.

Christiaan de Wet, who has died at his home in the Dewersdorp district Peking reports that Wa Pai-fa is continuing preparation for war. The of South Africa, att med almost Chihli forces have taken tan aeroplanes from Peking, giving theza a total of ¦ legendary fame by his wonderful ex- twelve serviceable machines wherewith they apparently intend to bomb the | plaîts and escapes in the South Afri- rengtian force.

CHINA'S DEBT TO BRITAIN:

DR. WELLINGTON KOO'S VIEWS

(Beter's Pacific Service)

cans). War of 1899-1902. In its last, year the war virtually, resolved itself into a duel of wits between Lord Kit- chener and the famous gumila chiaf. Oyer and over again De Wes was TE- ported, "comered and his capture imminent. He invariably escaped. One story, which came from a Boer source, gives a vivid idea of his bold- nem. He found his transport headed by a large body of British troops. He approached the camp after dark and drove his wagons right through it. He connection was hailed, but he inquired for some industrially detachment of the British that was and commercially awakening with a nation-wide consciousness, and farther on, and was allowed to pass. there was no people to whom China looked more eagerly than to those of the The only objection to his passage was! British Empire.

SHANGHAL, Kay 18 The British Chamber of Commerce gave a luncheon to Dr. Wellington Koo yesterday.

Replying to the President, Mr. A. W. Burkill's welcome, Dr. Koo referred to the deep sympathy and close

sad Chins. China

between

Britain

Dr. Koo in glowing terms paid a tribute to the help Britain had accorded China at Washington, declaring that much of the success of the conference from the Chinese viewpoint had been due to the British.

During his ministership in London he had had many opportunities of observing the efforts of the British community of China to promote thes welfare, not only of Britsin bat of China and all allied communities in

China.

Haur women who seemed destined to of frequent suffering have been freed entirely from the silments of their sisters through the wonderful blood- Dr. Koo, concluding, referred to the importance of Britain contributia:

king qualities of Dr. Williams pink to education of Chinese on British lines. troubles men make too light of their

Many a housewife toils

day with a rain in her back and side, s burning headache, and a sense of haring. her that she refuses, with depends upon is often heroic, to give up. What a pity

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that women will rot listen to their

These

friends whom Dr. Williams' pink pills have saved from this "misery. pills ought to be taken in the first years of womanhood: they may make all the difference to the health of life-time. help ber-in youth, middle-age, and But whenever a woman suffer they will after life

AMERICAN COMMERCE.

TRADE COMMISSIONER FOR HONGKONG.

(Reuter's Pacific Service)

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made by a "groop of officers dining near the roadway, who did not like the dust his wagar-wheels were making.

A STAGE ARMY. On another occasion the Britisk

forces thought that they had cut off the escape, southward, of General de Wet, and that there was nothing for

im do but to stand and fight, orį Lo break up his force into small part- ies and disappear into the veld.

At midnight all the British troops were called to arms. From the direction of De Wet's camp they could hese sounds of much stirring and movement, the rattle of wheels and the shouts of the Kafir drivers. Everyone in the British lines was ready for a midnight attack.

"As far as records serve us," the note continues, "the last occasion of which our Northern friends played, în the Straits was as far back as 1891, when they met with defeat. On the other hand, we have visited Hong kong four of five times since that year, and have been very successful. Taking into consideration these facts, we apply new from any dealer, or send Fowler, who has spent three years in the Dutch East Indies. He is leaving circle all night.

feel sure that Hongkong and Shang hai recognise that, despite the central position of the northern port for these matches, Malayan cricketers wouki like next to be the hosts. It would be a great pity if there inter-port games were allowed to lapse, and we would suggest that an invitation be tent again to Hongkong and Shanghai for them to meet a Straits or Malayan team-or both-in this country. We can assure the visiting tears of a very hospitable welcome. If it was found that Hongkong and Shanghai were nuable

If you are not Et. Dr. Wiliams' pink pills will help you to beshh. Get

8150 for one bottle, or $5/- for six bottles, to the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 56 Szechnen Road, Shanghai.

COMEDY OF ERRORS.

NEW YORK

POLICE STOP WOMEN FROM SMOKING.

A comedy of errors was enacted in New York. At an hour when Broad way restaurants and cales were crowded they were invaded by police,

TOKYO, May 18. According to information received here the United States Department of commerce will shortly be opening three new offices in the East. It is planned to send trade commissioners to Hongkong, Calcutta and Bombay.

The Hongkong office is being opened about August 1, by Mr. John

the United States about July 1. Two other officials will be appointed to Hongkong,

MARINE COURT.

TO-DAY'S CASES.

When the sun rose, however, they found to their surprise; about 40 empty wagons, dragged by a few orez.

which had been driven round in a

De Wet had escaped, and had actually rounded the end of the Brit- ith line.

| THE "LAURENTIC'S" GOLD. Eventually a large measure of success attended Lard Kitchener's

RECOVERING £3.000.000 FROM

SEA BOTTOM

.

untiring pursuit. De Wet lost all his guns and most of his followers, as well as his cattle.

Later the Treaty of Vereeniging

moment, as De Wet often confessed. was signed in May 1902- bitter

to accept the invitation to visit men, who peremptorily ordered all Malaya, it might be possible to amange for a team from Ceylon, women smokers to pat out their 100 yards of low water mark laat Lough Swilly, Donegal. The salvage | a gambler's chance to recover the

Burma or Bangkok to come to Sings-cigarettes.

pore for a series of matches. The ideal By way of authority for this start- arrangement, of course, would be for ing procedure the police brandished Ceylon and Hongkong to come to Singapore and for triangular contexte copies of a new city ordinance bearing to be held Many years ago, in 1890 the signature of the mayor forbidding we believe, the Straits met both Hong women to smoke in public under a kong and Colombo at Singapore, pensity of a fine or imprisonment or defeating both teams, as well as both. combined eleven."

The news of the suppression of the Feminine cigarette occupied the prin- cipal position in the front pages of the newspapers. Leading femi-

BILLIARD HANDICAP.

PALACE HOTEL TOURNEY.

Playing in the emi-final of the Palace Hotel Tournament last night, W. G. Gerrard (-100) beat A. Gourley (-150.) The final scors were: Gerrard 250; Gourley 197. Highest breaka: Gerrard 21, 16, 13. Gourley 24, 23, 20, 18. 14.

Gerrard played a very consistent game, and in spite of bis concession of 100 points to J. Parkes in the final, to be played on Friday night, he should on last night's showing, put up a good fight.

Tonight, at 9 o'clock, C. Band meets A. Gourley, when they will try conclusions for third price.

LEAGUE HENKIS.

C.R.C., H.K.C.C.

The following pairs will represent

the Chinese Recreation Club in

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mists, beside themselves with rage, breathed the direst threats.

An agitated communiqué was sued from the City Hall. The chairman of the Board of Aldermen explained that such an or dinance was indeed proposed but in- board mistakenly placed it in a paper continently rejected. The clerk of

it was sent to the city printer to be basket marced passed," whence distributed to "all concerned."

The master of a passenger junk was fined $5, or 10 days imprison- ment, by Commander C.W. Beckwith in the Marice Court this morning, for carrying 40 passengers in excess of the number allowed by bis licence.

A number of boat people were charged with mooring inshore within night. They were each fined or seven days.

The use of bright lights for fahing led to three boatmen being

by the Magistrate cautioned

An unemployed Chinese was chatz ed with being on board the "Empress of Asia," without permission. watchman said he heard cries of "Snatching" and arrested defendant Accused said he was watching a game of dice. A previous conviction was proved Two months.

An unemployed reman and an charged and ware sent to prison for unemployed cook were similarly

a month.

BATHING FACILITIES.

The resumption will shortly be made with calvage operations in connecting with the recovery of over

BEATEN BY THE MOTOR-CAR. 23,000,000 worth of specie which 1914 General Botas decided on the When the Great War broke out in went down in the "Latentic" when invasion that ship was torpedoed in the war Africa at the request of the Imperial of German South-West about two miles from the entrance to Government. Then De Wet played ship the "Racer," belonging to the independence with which he had. Admiralty's special alvage depart parted se reluctantly at Vereeniging. ment, has been refitted at Portsmouth He headed rebellion in the Free State, and with her crew of fifty merchant while Genera! Beyers, the Com seamen and ten specially trained mandant-General of the South African Naval divers, left towards the end of forces, took the lead in the Transvaal, March. Salvage has been in progress in conjunction with General Delarey, £2,000,000 worth of specie has already periodically ince 1917. Over General Botha's life long friend. been recovered and there is appro motor-car had come into its own. The Bat between 1902 and 1914, the ximately another £1,000,000 ro peerless horse-mastery and swift maining. It has in about 20 fathoms of guerrilla tactics which had saved 10 water. Except for the huge boiler well in the South African War were which are rolling about at the bottom no longer of avail. of the sea practically nothing remains

since broken up.

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of the "Laurentir." The ship has long vigorous measures, General de Wet Forced to fight by General Botha's

attempted to reach Cernan South- West Africa Travelling swiftly in the old style with relays of led horses, he was easily overtaken and sur rounded in the Westem Transvaal by a motor-ear corps from Johannesburg. Conviction followed, and short period of imprisonment.

KOYRKEST OF STEAMERS.

The Hon. Mr. T. L Perkins, [« (Director of Public Works) The T.E.E. . "Tenyo Maru” ar- fived at Yokohama on May 17 and ssis Ka advertisement/ service to the bathing beach at from New York left Manila on May 17 May 19 for bonolulu and San Francisco. announces in elsewhere in this issue that a ferry The B. F... "Et. of the Garter Stonecutter's Island has been arranged fer Toile and this port with the Kau Long" Sze Yeak Kai Said on May 10 for London

The B F. "Earymschus Left Fort Fong Ferry Co., Ltd. The service The B. . .s. "Feleas" left Fort Said commenced on May 15, and will be on Mag 15 for Varmilles, Havrej and operated every day during the sum- Liverpool

FIT MEN; BRIGHT WOMEN. There are plenty of mea and women webo seam to be never up to the mark---

mer months according to the follow-The B. F. La. "Anchises" left Port Exid on May 16 for Marseille and Lärme- not actually ill perhaps but lacking that ing time table:---

pool.

On his release, which followed a undertaking to take no part in politics, he settled on his arm

THE AMERICAN

CONSULATE.

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The return fare from Pottinger

Mr. William H. Gale, Consul General of the States of Ameries,

two months leave in North China, left by the s.."Silver State" for and during his absence Vice Consul William J. McCafferty, will be in charge of the American Consulate General

sense of vitality necessary to the full Ferry leaves Pottinger StreetfiPier enjoyment of life. The reason is that the blod has become thin and poor, and at p.., calls at Police Pier,

quence, because all bodily functions are Timahtui five minutes later, arrives will run leaving Pottinger Street Pier the whole system debilitated in conse. Taishan at 5.10 p.m., leaves the Hongkong Cricket Club on dependent upon good red blood. Both Stonecutter's at 5.35 p.m. and leaves at 3 and 4 p.m., respectively. Faturday commencing st4 p.m-Men and women in great numbers have

found renewed vitality in Dr. Williams at 6.45 p.m.

their tennis league match against

K. Lo, and M. W. Lo; W. Lock Wei, vinc pills for these pilts create new rich and Wung Po Kie; Wong Po Keang, blood, tone up the whole system and public holidays, two additional ferries Police Pier 10 cents.

On Saturdays, Sundays and all Street Pier will be 20 cents sad from .and M. P. La

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