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SUN'S GET AWAY.

LEAVES BY "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."

CORRESPONDENCE.

SHIP REQUISITIONING DURING THE WAR.

BROUGHT HERE ON GUNBOAT. (To the Editor of the China Mall,”??

DESTINATION BHANGAT.

THE

A British gunbost, her white paint aud brass work gleaming, lying in midstream, this morning forms part of the setting of a most sensation) development in the Cauton political

APANA.

Sun Yat-sen bas left Canton.

He arrived here on the British gunboat 'Moorhen" with a suite of ten persons and boarded the "Empress of Russia,"

The party is booked for Shanghai.

REUTER'S REPORT.

SPORT.

LAWN TENNIS.

PROPOSED INTERPORT,

THUNA

EDUCATION BOARD.

TRAINING OF CHINESE TEACHERS.

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AUGUST

POLICE NEWS

A Chinese reamen living on fer first door of No. 25, 8junte Street, had $968 worth of Jewellery, money and clothing stalen from his flat last night. He tidake the burglar pained the verandah by climbing the scaffold-

which was left open.

Money.gudelothingworth $250 and three paces of jewellary the value of which is not known, was stolen from

the first floor of No 189 Hollywood. Road last night. The victim of the burglary is a Chinese women.

Cheung Kai wah the accountant of the Bling Loong Import and Export Co, of No. 294 Des Vaux Road Cmtral has absconded with $5,200 which had been entru ted to him yes terday to pay some bills, reports the matter of the shop.

-The Education Board met yesterday Hongkong has sent an invitation to under the Chairmanship of the Sir.-The report of the proceedings the Shanghai Lawn Tenals Association Director of Education, Hon. Mr. F. Ang #hlob was erected quite the in the Legislative Council published | to send a team here in the autumn to Irving. Those present were the Roy, house for some repair work, dod

Fr. Marin, Messrs. E. Ralphs, W. Jack- in your issue of the ith instant har play a series of Interport matalie son A. Silva Netto A. R. Caralios entered the flat by verandah door afforded an interesting subject for If Shanghai accepts the invitation, W. Tao, U. Rumjalin, and Y. P. Lase analysis;

...and there can be little-doubt of tho (Secretary)

The meeting was featured by a The position taken up by the ship aparting spirit of the Northern Settle

ment, Hongkong's tennis enthusiasts augthy discussion relative to the owners appears to be as follows ;—

training of Chines› teachers. (1) In March 1918 the Hongkong are promised a rare treat and will The Chairmen in opening the d'e Government notified the smaller ship have their with gratified, of seeing cussion made referencato the Technical owners of this Colony of its intention how our champion Ng Sza Kwong, Institute where many of the masters to exercise control of those of their, the Hancock brothers and the other had been trained. He asked the ships which were not on the date un local stars, figure in real action with Board to advise hinras to the train der Requisition.

the champions of the neighbouring ing at the Institute. Mr. Handysido, (2) The

shipowners protested port. It will be the first organised the normal master there, had reported against the control but more particul- Interport contest we have had that he was not satisfied with the arly so against the rates of remuner-here for long time, and is facilities for practical teaching and the The safe of the Leung On Als ation offered by this Government.

eure to give sports in Hongkong teaching given. The question was Import and Export Co, of. No. 55. Router's Canton correspondent

(3) The smaller ship owners from a big lift up, high as its standard whether it was possible to give the Bonham Strand West, was open by a wiros; Sun Yat Sen taft Canton on the first doubted the validity of this in all branches already is. And might teachera proper training in class duplicate key yesterday, and $6,4.00 British gunboat Moorhen" ou the Government's action, but took an not be the forerunner of an annual teaching at all had if it was not possible stolen. The master of the shop afternoon of August 9. His destin-step to contest the point as they did or bi-annual tennis fixture, as is the would not the Board be justified in suspects two sisitors. A 13 year old stion is not announced but is probably not wish to hinder the furthering of case with bowls and cricket? Wa cutting out this teaching from the Shangbai.

the interests of the British Empire have had bowls, cricket and swimming curriculum leaving the actual training yesterday afternoon removed to the during the war, and they relied upon Enterports here, and now tannis, but in teaching before a class to be under hospital suffering from repeiving fair treatment from the what about "footer" and "rugger?" taken by the badmasters of the Government.

Surely, they are as popular here. as any of the other branches of sport. Mr. Handyside who was present at There are doubtless many who are the request of the Chairman explained eagerly waiting for the Hongkong that in the past each student had at Football Association to make a move tended the Institute of two houre Ferhaps the Hongkong Baseball Club instruction twice a week, but did not might also think of going farther do anything but theoretical work thing, and then life in Hongkong will in preparing a fecon, taught it and be worth while after all-in spits of the was criticised. For the first year he Registration of Persons' Bill. managed to get pupils from the lower classes of Queen's College for the students to teach but there was difficulty in obtaining that support and this year a third year man bad taught the other students. If there

SUN'S SHIPS SURRENDER.

(4) The smaller shipowners, as a Following Sun Yat-sen's departure consequence of the control were forced from Canton. his warships at Pakmo- to run their ships at a financial lose, Ltd. tam hava surrendered and joined the as shown by certified Balance Sheets "Hoicles" nod other neutral handed in to this Government, at a boats at Bocca Tigris, where they will time when foreign competitors were

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BIRTH.

· utmost effart to which their impulso

to social service seems to move them. DAVIDSON.-Åt "St. Paul's" H Sometimes, we are well aware, there

pital, Causeway Bay, on the 9th inet to Mr. Bod Mrs. Alex.ro reasons of discretion that prevent lettor writing. Britons out here Davidson a daughter.

surrender their right to express opinion openly about public matters,

The China Mail.

**WRUIN, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVIOR."

BONSHOTS, THURSDAY, ACCOST 10, 1912

A WATER SUPPLY SUGGESTION.

It is far from difficult to imagine the weary boredom, the resigned sigh, the scornful pooh-pooh, with which

the professional engineer remarks a

a

it

schools.

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muikai

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injuries received through falling from

the ton of the house while engaged in hanging up some clothing to dry, She is in a critical condition.

A Chinese woman reports that her pocket was picked while he was riding on a tram car yesterday after-

all be taken over by Admital Sabenabled to build up huge reserves afield than Canton and arrange some- until the third year when he assister noon, and $118 in cash was nalen,

Chen-ping, and led up North.

against the slump in shipping that has since accurred.

(5) The requisition scheme was wound up in March 1919 and showed the substantial profit of $2,231,201.11.

(6) In December 1919, in copa 1- quence of this Government not giving the smaller ship owners a reasonable rate of remuneration for use of test action Was their ships a

LAWN BOWLS.

LEAGUE MATCH RESULTS.

The last of Sur's mankoans are now reported to have been crushed by Cban Kwing mig's troops at Heungehan. They were located at Chungmunbay, and heavily defeated. Several hundreds were captured and many killed. Large quantities of rifles, machine guns and other military

Following are the results of the equipment were captured.

Large numbers of Sun's out of work

league matches played on Saturday last, the home team being given firat reported to Lave returned to their former occupation (7) The smaller ship owners have in each instance: as bandits and out laws, and are been io negotiation

tentative offer CRAIGENGOWER C.O. V, KOWLOON infasting the smaller villages. On Government and a small village called-Tsuncho, with--was made to-them-by-tuis Govern population of about 1,000 ment which they, the smaller ship Alves

soldiers,

Blen

commenced by the owners of 9. S.

'Wollowra."

with

this

Whibley

Hall Hedley Gray

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VODEB and children owners, were prepared to accept, but Rodriguea all told, was invaded by this was withdrawn after this Govern Bisber about 1,000 armed soldiers, and looted ment it is stated · had "comulted the Omar of everything of value. The soklicis † Unofficial Members of the Council. killed about 20 of the mals members The attitude of this Government Jenkyns

Bonza of the community, and carried away appears to be as follows: rice, pige and other livestock, loving: (1) This Government state they Grimes the villagers destitute. The loss were acting as agony of the Imperial Rose anetained by the village is estimated Government whose instructions could at over $10,000.

not be varied oue jot or tittle, but it Green stated that this Government would W. Rose watch the requisition scheme and give Lee the smaller ship owners its sympathe Basa tie consideration.

REUTER'S VIEW,

RUN COMPLETELY BROKEN.

(2) This Government-as agent either did not know or was not in- structed to disclose the authority upon which the scheme was based.

Johnston Farrell.... Gow

Lapsley

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(Bkip)

Gourlay

Brown

Harvey

W. Russell

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Total....6)

POLICE R.O, V. TAirco (2).

(3) This Government anticipated and informed the shipowners that any money that accrued would go to the Ogg Imperial Government for prosecution Cassin

Grimmett

A Reuter cable from Shanghai, despatched to-day, says :—

Canton's ex-President San Yat in fear of unconstitutional penalties. San'a waning power in South China has In some cases no doubt, laziness anally bean completely broken by the accounts for it. But this is defeat of the army of two of his most a digresion that draws us tea powerful supporters, Generals H- of the war.

Chung Chib and Oben Chi Yau at far. from the matter in Namyung and Lochang respectively hand... We word talking of by General Chen Chiang Ming's forces, something that just now has a par-Chen Chtung Ming is now completely ticular interest for us all, namely, our master of South China.

water supply. A reader suggests that comparatively slight heightening of the Pokfulam Dam would enormously increase the contents of that reastvoir,

suggestion in a newspaper bearing on which is used largely for the supply

of the Western District. It seems &

"A CHANCE BLOW.".

COSTS TEN DOLLARS.

Was

a guarantee that a certain amount of practical-work was being dons it might be possible te drop the practical teaching. They bad this instruction at the fastitute to improve the way the students were teaching in .G. the schoole. Some good has been done although he did not claim that the experiment had been a success.

Mr. Ralphs then read proposals for reorganising this teaching. There provided for teaching, two house- a week, phonetic, two hours and English composition and literature two hours. Regarding practical teach ing Mr. Ralphs suggested that a class of school boys should be formed who .22 would be taught English by the

students.

Four pieces of canvas worth $200 was stolen from the No. 3 lighter of the Taikoo Bugar Refinery last night, while she was moored alongside the Praya wall at Kennedy Town,

Mr. A. R. Raven, architect. of No. 294, Kennedy Road reports that a gold double care watch worth $33 was stolen from his bedroom sometime between the 6th and the 9th inst.

Mr. Samy, of No. 1 Warren Street,

Taihang, ako reports the theft of a gold wrist watch worth $35 from his bedroom during last night.

Mr. 3. Petberam, of No 5 Saifes Terrace, Kowloon, had $25 in notes stolen from his bedroom last night.

A lighterman as walking in Kansii Strat near Laungwo Lane at 10 clack last night when he waK accosted by two armed me a who went through bis pockets and srcle $65 in cash. They ran away in the direction of Tsimshatsoi.

Armed robbers entered the Kailong eating hous! at No. 13, Wailam Stres at TI p.m., yesterday and held up the accountant who was sitting behind Mr. Mackintosh remarked thabit the cuuntar. Two of them armed seemed absurd to him to go on with with daggara opened up all the this normal tacking at the Technical drawers in the counter and (Skip)....24 Instituts: The University was turning helped themselves to $13 in cash, out teachers trained at the expense of while a third maa stood guard outside Total....60 the Government. They had had four the door of the shop, armed with a years' training and the Government revolver. Disappointed with their bang at the moment was able to employ of ready cash, the robbers cooly drank them. He did not know for how six bottles of mineral water, and then many years the Government would be helping themselves to 20 packets of able to do so. They had got to make cigarethe, strolled out of the shop.

miodo op their

one day how many foreignern and Chinese were be employed in the going to schools. If they were going to train Chinese schoolmasters they had to and employment: for them.1. thought he continued "bis-Technical

This is a splendid drama that shows Institute was dead long ago. It is training tesohere who will be able to conclusively that in a crisis it is grit Bell their training at a obeaper rate than and sob a family tres that counte the graduate. The graduate does de-Such is the opinion of most of the mand a bigger salary and your technic-leading newspapers of New York ally trained student is able to under. "Out of the Chorus" is the next fas sell him." Mr. Maskintosh proceeded picture to be soreaned at the World to support the Chairman's suggestion Theatre from Friday 11, to Monday, that there should be no class teaching 14 inst. It is a production from at the Technical Institute, because in Realart Pictures Co., a drama of love a few pears those teachers would be and sacrifice, which proves that displaced by highly trained teachers character does not depend upon

Grimes Sloan

Laing

Wallsce

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Hidridge

0. Young

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(4) In March 1919 when the scheme Grant was wound up, this Government ap- proached the Imperial Government McLellan and obtained permission to retain the Mosa

A. Reid profits derived from the scheme.

(5) This Government decided to W. Gerrard utilize the windfall of $3,231,201.11 npon the Constraction of a Hotel and Smith fiata in Kowloon and extension of Clark educational facilities among the Mair vations class of the Community.

(6) After the Wollow" action Was started this Government ja an apparently

Ip Cheong who yesterday failed to his work. Indeed, so vividly do we envisage it that it is always with ex-good idea. If there be no engineering appear before Mr. R. W. Hamilton to negotiated treme reluctance that we venture objections that a layman unterally answer & summons charging him with sympathetic manner with the ship assault on a tinket collector of the owners and a tentative.proposal was

long since thought of, considered, and

י

Robertson

(8kip)....29

Total ....70

T. Young

J. Russell

28

(Skip)....20

Whyte Barker MoLood

G. Morricon

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Postpongt-Ground too wet.

LEAGUE TABLE.

55

THE WORLD THEATRE.

! "OUT OF THE CHORUS,"

duty of headmasters to give the oborus numbers of particular nature students that teaching.Head mas- and the chores sad principala who tera do very little teaching, them appear in the stage ocenes were selves, it is remarkable what an rehasreed to the music of a large- easy time they seem to-have-to a orchestra. In two scenes, Mise Alice ayan like myself who goes round Brady, the protagonist, appeam inspecting once year. He was dancing with John Hughes of the famous team, Adalaide and Hughes. P. W. L. T. Pia, prepared to press for the dia. A new dance number was created for

(TO-FATE.)

upon saah liberties. A nervous shame would not know of, it seems to offer saivat Theatre, Yanmazi, was arrest. mada and acceptable but withdrawn | KowLQON 0.0. V. CIVIL HERVICE do. In the meantime it was the obvions aristocratão birth. —The plot demands mantles our face at the thought that, simple and immediately possible ed un a warrant and produced in as already mentioned.

(7) In 1920 the Indeneity Act was like others of breeds without the law, improvement, at small cost, without Court this morning.

The complainant gave evidence passed by the Imperial Government. (8) This Government seeks to pass. we may be rushing in where angels interfering with larger schemes that

will no doubt have to be undertaken, opening statement yesterday.

sorroborating Mr. B. E. A. Webster's

an Indemnity Ordinance, not, in fear to tread, and complacently sug

Anyway, we haye, passed if on, or Defendant said that be was accost-effect, to legalize war measures, but to gesting ideas that the authorities have

rather, av a footballer throws in the ed by the complainant and savera! prevent the smaller ship owners from ball from the touchline, we have other men who attempted to assault seeking judgment of the Court discarded. In this case we have taken thrown it in. Let the game proceed. landed a chancs blow on the com. Government of à handsome cumshaw Taikoo (2).

him. In his struggle to get away he which would entail the lose by this

Kowloon Bowling plainant's moath and knocked out from the Imperial Government.

Green two teeth.

Putting adde all questions of right The Magistrate imposed a Ane of or wrong, it would seem equitable for Taikoo (1) $10, and ordered the defendant to this: Government to make some Police Recreation

Olab... pay $10 compenstion to the com-compensation other than sympathy to

the shipowners for the losses they Civil Service Cricket suffered which enable this Colony to Clab

advantage of the wisdom of Tony

Velter, and prepared an alibi. Wo ara ready to swear that we didn't

know it was loaded, in esse it should

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

go off and hit somebody who ought Amongst the passengers who left plainant, not to be hit. In short, it is not our the Colony to-day, by the "Empress suggestion at all, but the suggestion of Russia" were Messrs. A. E. Crapnell ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.ceive cumshow of upwards of two

of an intelligent reader over the tele- and R. H. Kotowall. phone, Ho, as the originator of it

could have expressed it so much

{REMEDIOS AGAIN REMANDED.

| and a quartar million dollars.

I am, Sir,

Yours faithfully,

ON LOOKER. Hongkong, August 9, 1922.

THAT REGISTRATION BILL.

Two Chinese were fined $20 by

John J. M. Remedios, Govern. better than we can, and we are Commander, C.W. Beckwith at the modest enough to believe that a vox Marine Court this morning for using ment employes in the office of the Custodian of Enemy "Property, who populi letter gets more attention than bright lights during their fishing.

was cómo time ago bound over by Mr.E. E. Lindsell on a charge of a newspaper leader. Somehow, bow-operations.

embezzlement of $100 belonging to ever, these people fertila in ideas who

Captain PW. Bakeman of No. 6, t'a Government, was again before the To the Editor of the China Mell." do tako su intelligent interest in pab-|

Nanking Road, charged a Chinese bs. Magistrate this morning charged with lio affairs, and even (we are grateful

ths emberelement of three ime of Sir, I wish to add my name to fare Mr. R.E. Lindsell this morning $220 ch on May 21, June 28 and the roll of honour of those who have enough to scknowledge) a friendly with the unlawful possesion of a navy July 6, respectively, which represent had the guts to protest against the întures in the China Mail blue moit worth 156, which he spent paid by the Folles Departe al sinh Ker bi da are strangely say about writing cognised as part of a quantity of pre- ment to the Custodian of Enemy It is no immalt to all true Brushers letjes. Iq ring us up and say perty which was stolen from big house. Property and was receited by him by and should be thrown out

Why don't you suggest

1. some time ago. Mr. O.H. Lyson ap virtue of his employment in the suggest. But how can this be effected

and whenthere is an nilsisë majority:1 topbola ngon the afrost and Fred for the defence and sad for department.

you

a remand, and the case was fired for. The case wes fixed for the 17th inst, I am sorry, to woo by low replies in tall us how we ought to help, is the bearing on Tuesday next.

for hearing

regard to your suggestion that every-

Kowloon Cricket

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10 18 Members are asked to note that closing dates for the next two rounds in the Open Championship are August 2lot and August 28th respectively.

cal Institute but would be satisfied if Misa Brady and Mr. Hughos aid is be could persuade the Board to re-shown in the sens when Flo return- 9 7 1 1 18

commend that these so-called classes ed to the stags to earn the price-of- 9 6 3 0 13

be done away with. This work should her husband's defense in his approach ing.trial.for mandar The scenes were 508-be left to the University,

filmed at a Broadway theatre' and ́s The Chairman expressed the opinion host of supernamararies were hired to that there was no prospect for many represent the andienon. From the years of there being competition eight fine-tableaus exhibited at the between, education graduate-of-the entrance of this theatre one" is Univerity and these untrained ten- able to admire the grandeur of this chem. At present the University's drama.

of graduate teachers output was three and it would be ter or fifteen years before there was any considerable number of graduaté tes-ing should be done at the Technical chers,

Institare or at the school at which Mr. Mackintosh said he was anxions the student teacher was attachel. to pin the Chairman down to a figure. The idea of dropping the valuable Mr. Irving said he would say fifty work of the Technical Institute was Teams, The question really before the out of the question. He proposa i was undesirable that the practical Board was whether part of the train that in, the opinion of the Board is

training of teachers -should-, beza - tamplnd ab- the Taşimdeal Institu [„bad", that" -ínskétration -in rijken

teaching - should be::left-to- headmasters of the students' achie to arrange for

Mr. Mackintosh iscon led and resolation was carried.

one should show their disapproval of such a bill by writing to the press, Perhaps the following may help you to get a few more replice s

Brilisbers of Hanging

"In the world's wide fold of battle,

In the bivouas of life:* Be net like dumbdriven cattle, Be share in the strife,

Tours, etc.

Hongkong August 9, 1922,

A Colonial.

He scorned love, to marry for money and there was THE DEVIL TO PAY