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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE CHINA MAIL"

Two cases of enteric fever, 1 oth Chiness, wers notified yesterday,

Knacked dwiby a motor cycle driven by Mr. P. Nightingale en Praye Enst, yesterday afternon, a coplie was taken to the, hnapijal,

Opis of Mr. Bower. Smith's War Book, Four Years on the Western Front," me now obtainable at the E. A. S. M. A, Club ales from Mesare, Kelly & Walsh Ltd. and Brewer &

Co.

There will be a tea dance at th

Helena May zatitute on Thursday nert, November 16, at 5.30 pm. Tickets, one dollar cich, abould be obtained in advance from the Secretary,

Jewellery worth $91 and some private papers, including his master's certificate, was stolen from the cabin. of Capt. R. W. Taylor of the Em prees of Canada," some time between Friday and yesterday,

ARMISTICE NIGHT.

THE E. A. S. M. A. DINNER,

PRESENTATION TO MEUTENANT

MALLESON V. 0,

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1922

"CHINA PROVIDENTS. ".

-A FLUITER IN SHARE!,.

dangers faced, of victories gained,“ wbich must be a binding link between them as long as they all should live. Apologieing for striking a mauroful nto, the Colonel said the Association was bound, it maintained ca ite GREENFIELD BANKRUNICY PENTION. present Unis, to share, in time, the common tate of man and gradually dwind and disappear. Exercising the imagination, one could foresee the last survivor holding a solitary dinner at the Hongkong Hotel.

$50,000 DEMAND

CHINESE CONTRACTOR'S SON KIDNAPPED.

POLICE COURT CHARGE,

Two Chinese were charged before Mr. J. R. Wool this morning, with hiving been concerned. In the kid-

As the sequel to a flutter in "Chian Providente." Samuel Greanfield figured as the debtor in a' petition in baskruptcy heard. before the Chiel Ju-tr34 (Sir William Rea Davies) in Thor was a shoutof laughter when the Suprema Court this morning. someone reminded the Colone! that

On behalf of two creditor." Mr. napping of a small Chinero boy "old soldiers never die-they simply | P. M. N. da Siva and Mr. M. A. named Tam Won, the $60.of

Razack, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, KCM Tam

building ning, a The Visitors" was proposed by presented a petition asting for contractor of No. 54, Ship Street; Mr. W. J. E. Mackenzie and Mr. Bracciving order to be made in respect

Armistire Night was fittingly com .nemorated by the Ex-Active Servize Mn's Arzociation with a dinner at the Hongkong Hotel follow ed by a sing song at the Eams Club where a presentation was mad. to Lieut. W. St. A. Malleson v.c. n.,fade away.". the Association's first President who is shortly proceeding home.

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Mr. F. G. Vaux appeared for the Wylie, responding, asked what the of Mr. Greenfield's estate. This was Wanobai, Association was doin to justify its opposed on behalf of the debtor by

first defi ndaut. existence. No one would deny that Mr. Eisley Zeitlyn.

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Mr. N. Tossdale Mackintoah pre- sided at the dioner and with him at "HeH Fire Corner" (as the Chair man's tablo was labelled) were H. E. the Oficer Administering the Govern it certainly had done a very great The petition set out that the debtor ment (the Hod. Mr. Claud Bovern deal, but one had to remember that owed $11,719.50 to M. Silva, being C. M. G.), Commodore Grace and though the members of the Associ- the amount dus on September. Eettie-ing, said that the first defendant Colonel Davy. Other guests included aion were veterans yet they were mant in re pect of the sals and pur-mas the boy on September 23 and in- Dr. G. D. R. Black, Lieut-Colonelry young fellows. With regard to ebane on the debtor's bebril of 2,000 vited him to go for a trip to Canton Nicholson Mr. H. Perey Saith. Prof. their social club be regarded it as al "ChinProvident" shares. His indeb Middleton Smith, Lieut. Commander right in its way, but he urged that in tedness to Mr. Razack was set down with him. Defendant left the ship on order that the community should as $117,325 the amount due some pretext and did not retorn, Worthington, Mr. H. A. Cartwright, have the benefit of it, it should begin in respect of the sale and purabase The boy made the trip to Canton Mr. H. K. Holmes (secretary, of the

to take an in'etest in communal un behalf of Mr. Greenfield of 6,000 with rœcund defendant and two other British Legion) and Mr. B. Wylio.

affairs, The Club must be something "China Provident share. It was men. When the boy was missed Mr. Charles I. Obrenstein of There was a capital menu upon

the pelico ware informed. A fow Syracuse, New York, is to give a free which such stranga sounding items more than social and recreational; it alleged that the debtor had.com

mitted an act of bankruptcy by days later the father received lecture on "Christian Science" in the "devilled whizzbangs ou toast" must be political.

Before he left to go on to the British giving notice that he had suspendeda latter demanding $50,000 Chamber of Commerse Roam. City figured and while the diners were Hall, at 6.30 p.m. on November 20 going through it the band of the Legion's ball. His Excellency, who or was about to suspend payment as ransom money. The father could not pay that amount and sent a foki under the auspices of the local Fire King's Regiment played some familiar told one or two excellent stories of his debts.

expressed his great delight at being Mbaster rand soveral affidavits to Canton to segotiate with the Church of Cbrist, Scientist:

and faecurite melodies. One of the invited to the function. He had in the support of the petition. These kidnappers. Than demand 19.13 most prominent figures at the dinner listened to Mr. Wylie's remarks with showed that the debtor contracted to reduced to $20 007. Again the was an excellent imperannatur of the greatest pleasure. Mr. Wylie was zoll through Mr. Razsek, 5,000" Fro father Bairnsfather's Old Bill" who proved particularly efficient in dealing out therum issus" which cama along later on.

An action for breach of promise against Mr. J. T. Wright. U. S. Vice-Consul, in charge of shipping, be Miss Henrietta Well for Ct. $10 000 carne before Judga Lobin;ier at the U.S. Court for Chinn, Shanzhsi, last week, but was heard in camera.

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Scot from Kowloon, and he had a videats" at $1170 and 1.000 par. The foki made another trip to very great enemy in Hongkong, and at $12 September delivery. Canton, and a further reluction was his enemy had adopted iba nom de Through Mr. da Silva ho mado to £7,000. Still the father refgs- pas Robert McWhirter. That man ranged to cell 1,000 at $11.60 anded to pay, and nothing more was beard poposed by Dr. Black who said that also lived in Kowlcon (Laughter). It a similar number at $11.90, both for from the kiloapp.4. About a week was always a source of interest to September. When called upon, under ago, the father received a telephone the members of the E.AS M.A. held him, sometimes of pleasure and some the terms of the contract, to provide message in longkong threatening The P. and T. Timec" under qe praition in belonging to times of anxiety, to think what Mr. cash over be failed in each instance that if $2,703 not paid

within a stands that the latest information Club to which no amount of wealth or Wylie could be meditating when he to do so.

week, the boy would Mr. Razack declared in his affidavit ba shot. The foli went, to a regarding the str. Konshing" a thst rate could forca a claim for admission. read some of the lugubrious writings.

the debtors* liabiliti place just outside British territory she is likely to become a total los. They had great responsibility ta of his energy, Mr. Robert MacWhirter

(Linghter).

amounted to two nud & balf lakhs and and "bought" tho bay back. In the Some of the passengers are reported show that in n who could fight well

that Mr. Greenfield bad stated the train on the wy back, the boy re to be remaining at Weihaiwei in the could also make peace well. So long as the Empire could rely on the men

annual profit made by bis rattan cognised second defendant among the hope of recovering their baggage.

who answered "Here, Sir" in 1914.

maunfactory to be $30,000.

passengers. Second defendant tried and were prepared to answer "Here,

Mr. Omar Kiteball said in an to get out but`the joki provented A onake-like reptile with six legs again that night, if necessary, 11 on s'ow in the premises of the Yat he thought they might look. forward

affidavit that on Sept. 26 he went to him. On the way to Wanne, frét making the presentation, paid a pay debtor cash for 600 shares and defendant boorfel the tram car st Sing Shoe Leather Co., Queen's Road with every confidence to that heritage, tribute to M. Malleson's tact and Mr. Greenfeld said that he had no Gress a Sacet. The boy immediately Central. It is over thee Chins: Iet of happines which was our birthright ja lament in steering the Association shatea and was going into bankruptcy identified him, and he was arrested

ng, has a brown hend, very big eyes: and to the time when we again looked

difficult first year.as he did not have sufficient money also, Wick spots on its body and a quaren life as

through a a glorious adventure. Iu identally, the Chairman remarked to pay his workmen. ̧·.

The bearing as xd for Monday fail. The reptile was captured in the

(Applause).

that it wrs very difficult to discover A clerk employed by Mr. do uffernoon next. Nr. Vaux's client vicinity of Wachow.

Relying on behalf of the Ass.ci from the late President what he did Silva stated that the dehtor teld was given bil in the sum of $5,000, ation Mr. Tees lalo Mackintosh said to win the V.C., but he had heard of him he was absolutely bankrupt, bad The other man was-remanded in cus- In order that the acon's of that the message of Armistice Day ses young midshipman, who, when the no shares to deliver and only posstody. the Min stxing Children's League he unde stood it was a mezaage of great landing at the Dardanelles was ad about, $500. He said that Mr. Inter Mr. F. Davidson appeated in. Bzor, held on Saturday, Novembr citizenship. The reason by they bring eff sted, and when the boats Gerufield told him that Mr. da Court and said he had been instructed, 4th, may be closed nvasori?na possible were called upon that night to show were unable to obtain a proper moor Silva could have his buria.ss. for the prosecution. it is quite that any rea of and to prove their citizenship was ing again ashore under a murderous Mr II. A. Lammert testified moy which have not yet been set becaure around them was the memory fee and fixed up the morning (Great that he asked Mr. Green for know low many ton of rat were in she iswarded at over to the of bose who had, fought with them applause). He fell that it would not the scrips for 1,000 Providen's" and seraped every year off the Maxi II a. Treasurer, Lady Strait Tagier, and whom they bad learnt to love, be right if they coLcluded their the debtor replied that he had an 112 Inw In Y tival 4 Tha e Manor, May Rrag-det. He was out ashamed to strike for one celebrations without expressing their stores and was bankrupt: lic said

brief second a antimental pote, " shaps. Whiteley bad bought

The charred remains of two vicHe was not ashamed to ask the debt of gra'itude.ro bi ́n for having that Mr. Lammert could take his UNITED SERVICES v SHANGHAL

consented to became their first forniture and his lactory" up since. Le opined his

m of the disastrous Kennedy Torn to remember thas sterling fellows President.

A notice of opposition filed by the business?--all totally and unblu biog fra have been dng out from am ag who fought with them, whe joked

The following are the United Ser- After he had been hoisted up on to debtor stated that he intended to ly untrup, Fiace no tons of rust are the debis. One body was identified with them, who lived with them, and a table, Lieut. Malleson made a molt dispute the petitioning creditors ces team for the match on the 14th seraped off the Menaj Bridge and thu as that of a man named Lee Chuen who died at their side. It was up to little epoch of thanks. Ha was, debta and to oppose the making of a and 15th instant on the Hongkong WARREN-RADCLIFFE.--On Oc-

自立 "just ival tradcemen and Mr. Whiteley aged 81. years, found in No. 63 Bel- them to are that their facrifice was he said,

ordinary receiving order on everal grounds, Cricket groundLieut. T. R. Beatty tater 20, 1922, at Changeha,

of bioka "

and his one of which was that the debta R. N., Capt P. Havelock Davies R.A., William Normas, son of Rev. G. were creatures of his brain. This, as chor Street.. The other body was not in vain. It was for their memory ind G. and the late Mrs, Warren, of Chesterton observes, must have been that of a woman named Leong Hoi. that an Association of this kind stood. year's servies had meant much to alleged were of a purely gambling and Paym. Lt. B. O. F. Grug ty B. N. aged 41 years, found in No. 59, It was inspired by their example that him. The ex-President was then illegal nature and were irrecoverable Sab Lt. R. Q. B. Hayter R. N., Capt Changsha, to Lily Corner, a'case of art for art's sake.

Belcher Street.

they and he joined hands that evening transferred from the table to the in law. He also denied that he bad W. J. H. Howard-King's Regt.. Liout youngest daughter of Mr. and

Thenthero was O. Henry's rough gold

and declared that their dead comrades shoulders of half a dozen enthusiastic ever committed an act of bankruptcy II. N. Lake R. N., Capt R. F. La Mre. A Radcliffe of Peel, 1.0.M.

atould not die in vain. They had admirers who carried him in triumph and claimed that be was solvent. Stephen Harrow; remanded by RUSSELL MACPHAIL-On Nov. prospector snowed up in a mountain

In reply to this the creditors, Mr. ember 4, 1922, at Shanghai, R. cabin with "Herkimer's Handbook of Mr. J. R Wood on a charge of baving got a work to do in order to justify to the bar. A general sing-song filled

Alabaster indicated, absolutely denied A. Russell (Jardine, Matheson & Indiep neable Information" is only stowed away to Singapore on board their sacrifice, and if they failed in the in the rest of the svaning.

During the proceeding a tomber that this was a gambling transaction the 8.8. "Tamba Mara," was again work that was before them now, then! Co., Ld., Tsingtac) to Fanny, reading matter, able-s month later to barra the Court this corning. The the great sacrifice they made was in of poppies, including the one worn by but

even if it was that WAS younger daughter of Mr. Thomas tell a girl's age, the number of teeth a Magistrate said he had been informed cluted. "with feelings of that kind jar were auctioned in aid of the of the

vain. "It is, Bir," the speaker con His Excellency, and " Old Bill's" ram no defence un'er the law (12th wad), Miner hail, Slangbai.

Calony. The law of camel has, the longest tunnel in the defendit was a seaman and was pre that we thank you for the encourage Poppy Drive" funds and a useful the Colony was cod:fied in the Gamb VANTCHURIN EICHENBAUM.

On November 4. 1922, at Shang-world, the number of stars, how long pared to ship out of here as a seamas.

ling Ordinance and did not in any He won'd therefore senteute bima toment and sympathy you have shown aum was raised. hai, Mr. J G. Vantchurin, u! the it takes for chicken pex to break out one day's imprisonment, which meant us this evening by drinking the health

way refer to transactions in shorts. It Russo Asiatic Bauk, Shanghai, to what a lady's neck ought to measure, he was discharged, but he must go to of this Association. We cannot sit

was games and lotteries that it dealt Mira. Anna Eichenbaum; of the dates of the Roman. aqueducts. the House of Detention until he found still, we cannot endure to go on living

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BRITISH LEGION.

ENJOYABLE DANCE.

Mr. Alabaster was still going into the law on the subject when this edition went to press.

MISSING CONVOY. ›

INTERPORT CRICKET.

Fleming-K. E. O. G... Major E. D. Matthews R. A. (Capt in), Capt 0.0. Oliver R. A., Sub-Lt. J. N. Sparkes R. A., Capt. E. G. Spinas P. A. O. C., and Lieut C. F W. Norris R. N.

Play will start at 11 a.m, each day.

SHANGHAI v. KOWLOON.

The Shanghai interport cricket team which scored such a sensational victory over Hongkong after an uphill gama, will play their last watch here on. Thursday next, November 16. when they will try con- clusions against a Kowloon XI on the K. C. C. ground. It is going to be an all-day match, commenting at 10.30

The Kowloon team will be a follows-B. D. Evans (Capt.) Major E. D. Matthaway -31. Gi: Ang! Chil Stapleton Capt. E. C. Spinks,

when we know that the brightest and the beat have passed away, unless we The following appeared in the are prepared to take part in a work able to resist the fatal fascina Times of Ceylon of October 19: A which we believe, they are still taking The British Legion's celebration The China Mail. tion and we find an eminent astronormning popey is considerably perturbart in their own way in some other took the form of a dines in the City

mer gravely recording that an expressed to-day by ominous rumours that sphere." (Applause),

Hell which had been artistically de The Last Fost" followed the corated with flags, regimental badges train travelling sixty miles an hour Sir Reginald Stubba' may be and never stopping would take transferred to Ceylan as Gaverner drinking of the Silent Toast in and ferns for the happy ocation WEST RIVER PIRATES ACTIVE. a.m. HONGKONU, MONDAY, Nov. 13, 1922, seventeen days to

The It may alay the feats of our contem memory of dead comrades and Mr. Over four handred gassts were pre-

E. H. Wilson, the Association's equator round the world 170 days to porary to know tint word has been Chairman, then proposed the toast of bant, including H. E. the Acting Gov reach the moon, and 178 years to get received in Ceylon that Sir Reginald The Service. This was responded the members of the Shanghai cricket omnor, Admiral Sir Arthur Leeson, and Stubbs will be passin: through

TRUI, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"

MONDAY FEELING.

to the sun.

follow

This

(From Our Own Correspondent)

November 11.

ARMS EVIL.

Any wonder, then, that some Colombo early next month on the to on behalf of the Navy by Com- team The Hongkong Hotel Jazz ardent enthusiast has discovered "Moldavia" on his way to Hongkong modors Grace who asked them to Band supplied the music for a long A fortaight or no ago, Lau Tsun-.A.0.0., Capt. R. Le Fleming, 9 ma people have a passion for the year 1922 bas fifty-three Sundays? to resume bis duties as Governos regard their Association as a ship programatos af dances and during the wan, commander of the First Kwangsi K.5.0.0., Capt. B. Dode, K.B.0.0 atatistics; facts fascinate them like Happily, though, we have only our there.

which bad braved many dangera but evening light refeshments were division, stationed in Wuchow, or E. 3, R. Mitchell, O. Danco. A. E.: was not yet at the end of its long served. The dance proved no ganised a system of convoys for traffic Wood, B. Pestoaji and G. A. V. Hall. the cobra fascinates the canary.sual fifty-two Mondays. (If the new year begins badly with a Monday

journey. He exhorted them to hold altogether enjoyable event. The on the river. The first convoy of There are weekly papers which take that Monday is also a Loliday and sentenced a Cainese to three months' power they possessed. Small differ

Mr. J. R. Wool this morning on to their Association with all the arrangements were kindly undertaken motor lanches left Washow for Nan advantage of this insatiable thirst therefore loses its terror.)

by Mis. Shenton, Commandering over ten days ago. Up to the bard labour for stealing a camera and live solely by retailing andis hatred of Mondays requires no worth £8 104.. the property of Mr. might be, bat be was sure these would W, Alderson and Air. A. 3. Lamplagh; at their destination and a great saces and perious! animosities there Watkins, Lieut. 3, P. More, Mr. E. present none of them hayo "arrived

puted and depressing facts.

alysis; you bays all felt that Do Rome. Mr. Da Roman left she not prevent them from holding to and the chief;officials of the evening deal of anxiety has been cansel the SENTENCES WHICH SHOULD émotion of despair and rebellion wa.ca Chesterton, in his characteristic the turn to routine's humdrum in camera in the side car of his motor gather. They should never forget were: Messrs. M. H Tura, H. Kowars and shippers of merchandise. "Defence of Useful Information," variably arous s, best described as the sale outside the Oriokat Club on that they held most important Holmes, A. G. Lamplugh, A. Tama, Messages have been sent broadcast to

Saturday afternoon, and when he re

trust and he would like to refer them and Dr. Lyon Brown.

points on the river asking for inquiries

Mr. Hamilton this inating an succinctly states the position: "men Monday feeling.*****

farned it was gang. Defundant was to the words of an old Athenian

to ba instituted, Merbautant Mung are not apparently to interested in This week the Monday feeling is arrested the same evening by prater, "Some there are who bare

Kosg raport that a number of the cad a Chinesa travalling tes-lér. tɔsix murder and love making as they are Friday and Saturday were both pawnshop and when asked what he a great occasion and bad followed the doubly strong doubly provocative. Chinese detective outsido a nacha no memorial, the latter had said on

launches were detained by Kwangai" months' hard lab or for the unlawful! in the number of different forms of general holidays, blissed

Sait was filed on Novembar 2 in soldiers there but the romainder possession of 100 rounds of revolver* like bad in his pocket, produced the noble linge which should be their the British Consular Court in Tientsin were à'lowed to proceed up ammunition found on bard the in- latchkey which exist in London or Sunday with perfect early winter camera. Mi. Du Roms conclusively association's of acters: Bub their and writ served on the Tientsin the River alter some of the cargots ceming Shekki bont, in the baltom of the time it would take a grasshopper weather. The wook end, in addition identified the camera.

to its usual sporting a traction,

to jump from Cairo to the Cape offered a boxing tournament, an Some men have achieved statistics interpost wicket match, a poppy day and others have bad statistice thruit drive, an Armistice diaper, a Legion upon them. Among the former was dance, and an Italian ogora, and for the hardy few who came through this

JEWEL THIEF.

HAVE GOOD EFFECTS:

story lives on in far distant lands Press, Ltd., at the instance of Mr. had b ea removed. It is believed that a basket of merchandise. woven into the staff of other men's Charles W. Hannig, daiming the launches have been interfered with Another Chinese was abarged with lives." A damages as the result of an article by pirates or soldiers, the escort the unlawful pussresion of a rusty revolver and droguls of aramusition: Colonel Davy said he might, if time published in the Peting and proving inadequate permitted, have rua lightly over Tientsin Temy, of Septembar 20. Lau bas dismissed all the Poultry on the Ilaurak wharf, the whole course of the war The amount of damages has not been Tax Collectors and put his own men Pasting entence of six months" While Mr. Ogilvie absent his (laughter) but be would spare them, specified in the writ but it is stated to there as hy requires the funds for jail the Magistralo said he would open bir yesterday Hence the room at the Hongkong Club was and only say that, in their Associa be Tls. 60000.G). The summore paying his troops. Tae Kwangtung bave ordered twelve months lins for ments about height and weight and viraloore of the Monday feeling to entered by a thist who stole jewellery tlon, they had a common stock of calls for appearance in the court troops in Wuchow have reported the the fact that defendant was taking

mitter to General Chen Oblang-ming. the contraband out of the Colony. Henco also there few words. worth $1,150

memorice, of birdships shared, of to-day (November 13). darth and time-did his interlocutor

Chesterton's friend whose conversa

tion consisted of fragmentary stale

wirt of entertainment the joys of the