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CANTON, NOV 17.. ..

H. K. W. G & M. C. L.

ANNUAL CHARITY BAZAAR RESULT.

The following in the result to date of the nonual bazaarend of entert ic mts piven during the year. A further-statement will be pablished shortly showing the final totals and their allocation to Children's Charities at Home and in longtong:--

1-Naval and Dockyard

Still (Mrs. Grace);→ 11.M.S "Tamar". Chute........ Lucky Will.... Live Auus Sally.. Pickpocket Lady.. Proceeds of Peter Pan Tableaux (Mrs. Pen 'IDAD).

Owing to frequent demands by the military leaders, the. Director of the Wnchow Revenue Bureau is letting a monopoly for the sale of opu This, it is calculated will aument she revenue by at least $3 000 per day.

Although conditions are disturbed along the West River, Hoogkong is getting regular supplies of poultry and cattle from Wnehow but prices have taken a pronounced upward tendency. This is doc to the many lovics on the live stock prior to shipment, The farmere! have to pay a levy when the produce leaves the rearing centree. Whether a land or river route is taken, robbers on the way collect another levy for "protection"! At Wu how, the Revenue Bureau atsesses an ex- port tax. Previously it used to be from $3 to $3 per orato of poultry, $5 per bead of cattle, and about $1 per pig. Now a round sum je collected per shipment, the amount varying as to value, A steamer from Wuchor brought to Hongkong this morning 62 crates of fowls and 600 pigs. This eh pment incurred $1,200 in lovies and taxes for sale conduct" and

Ltd.permission to export." Should

fighting break out between the Kwangtung and Yunnan troops, there' is every reason to believe that rupplies will be fewer as Hongkong will have to depend again on points below Wuchow.

Martial law has been declar.d at Sbiuhing. Passengers and their effects are being searched and bath river and land approaches are strongly

2-Military Stal} (Men,

Humphry) Gold Fib.. Fish Pond...

3-Police Stall'' (Mrs.

Wolfe)

Bran Pie

(Mrs. 4-Peak Stall

McArthur).. 5-Viatoria Stall (Mrs.

Middleton Smith)....... 6.-Kowloon Stall (Mrs.

Cook)... 7.--Kowloon Dock Stall

(Mrs. Forsyth)... 8.-St. Paul's Girls' School Stall (Miss Woo, Staff and Girls).... 9.-St. Stephen's Girls'

Call ge Stall (Mies Tay- lor, Staff and Girls).... 10-Belilios Girls' School Stall (Miss Clarke, Staff and Girls) 11.-Tea Gard-u (Mrs.

Dyrr).... 12.-Cigarettes

Oliver)

(Min.

BEDROOM FURNITURE. guarded. The civil community view 13.- Parcels (Mrs. Hick-

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the numerous additions to the troops ling) with considerable alarm and small1-Jilbouet;89 exodus has bogün.

PRIDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1928

INTERPORT CRICKETERS. waght it could not have been very

HONGKONG OLUB DINNER.

ROME INTERESTING SPEECHES,

CRICKET.

KOWLOON SURPRISE THE VISITORS.

much stronger and they felt they we a very syen lot. hir, Billings cop- gratulated Dick". Hancock on his fion stand. He was ably broken by Webster, whoan, help, tån, sprakej thought, was invalamble, The Stang.

After tiffin yesterday, Shaughar Some capital speeches were made bai bats found it difficult to do any at the dinner given by the Hongkong thing with the bowling of "Lobster went is to but and though they Club, in the Club, last sight in hon Rend who had proved rot in to the started fairly well their play never our of the Shanghai interport arickst lab" bowler he had expected to wasne good as we expected, Leach and team. There was, too, an excellent and bim. One autetsuding man: concert programmin afterwards and was Havelock Davies. Thy did looked like waking a stand but altogether it proved a happy and not want to set a finer wicketer Evans acronated for both and then $2,591 59 convivial' an evening as anybody or a voer fellow. The ep aker wickets iell rapidly so that seven 60.00 could wish for. The Hon. Mr. H. W. also paid tribute to the play of Pearce wickets were down for 108 and the 110 41 Bird presided and with him ware and Olliver, who did not get the best Home side, bad a good chance of

5.90 B. the Officer, Administering the 47.28 Government (Mr. Claud Severn, visitors very much, and Evane, this winning. Postonji bad not been a OMG.), Commode H.E. Grace, R. were quite sure was a food cricketer. success with the ball and Le Fleming N., Col. C. W. Davy, OMG., DB.O. With regard to 3 anghai the speaker relieved him. This obange proved the Captains of two teams, the Hao. mentioned O'Hara, and they also felt successful at once as Clifford was in- Mr. E. V. D. Parr, the Hon. Mr. A.that Hayward contributed a great mediately caught at point with score dest towards the winning of the game. 110-Two wickets to fall and Shang- Leach's stand is the second innings si needed 25 runs to wie, Wilson was the turning point of the match. He was well backed up by Lees, and came in and immediately proceeded another member of the Shanghai team to lash out. He was successful and a the speaker referred to was Ollerdes couple of fours brought up 120 on the sen.

board, Wilson however did not lash

540.65

$1,686 92. Laug Dr. O. Forsyth and others.

115.00

THE TEAMS, 37.00

1,360.20 70.35

After the loyal toast bad been honoured,

of luck. L. J. Davies impressed the

The Chairman asid: In the absence of our genial Chairman, it is my 2,323.60 privilege to welcome here to-night the

rival teams who have fought such a Wo want, definitely, to see a team atrenuous struggle in our thrilling In from Hongkong in Shanghai next and was clean bowled by Evans 1,736.10

terpore match. Cricket in. I think year," said Mr. Billings, He went on when 3 runs were wanted. Billings 810.40 admittedly our national game; or, at to speak, in a serious-and impressive came in last and might have bean any rate, it is the game that is most vein, of the associations-more valu caught by Mitchell. This cost 2 7003 exclusively British. It is a game that able than anything else is after life and a single by the same player wou brings out and shows up the sporting that grew up with, the playing of the match for the visitors. Billing spirit of a man to its best advantage crickat. "Cricket," he said, 'tis the

1,708.75

1.017.00

THE TIFFIN.

During the tiffin interval Dr.

and I bahove it is that sporting spirit Englishman's game, the Biton's now hit out and hit Evans for 13 in which has made the British Empire game, and its asenciations are so pure one over incleding a 0: but Hall who what it is to-day- (bear, bear.) The ly and so splendidly British that we came on to relieve Evads clean bowl-

too much to foster 879.10 game ow's a great deal to the United cannot do

Services, especially in the Colonies. Things are changing, the worlded the Shanghai Captain with the last over. but cricket remains suprame-

ball of his first over. and foreign countries.

Wo must all congratulate both whether on the field or in life.-- 1,307.10

teams heartily on the splendid game it used to be; Rugger struggles Forsyth, speaking at luncheon tabile,

Soccer is not what |(Applaus.) 800.00 they have played. (Applause)

to welcomed the Shnugbai fram to Kon- Shanghai had a nerve-racking task, but Billings kept his head at the peak--the pole on which Bittain loon. The next time Shanghai visited 61128:

psychologiral moment and knew ex as nailed her flag. (Applause) So the Colony he hoped Kowlson would 38 85 Belly where he wanted that last ball long as we can keep up this exchange have a ground which would be clear

to go-and put it there. (Laughter of hospitality and of meetings we are of trees and buildings. and applause.) Hancock and his men whatever Britain stands for." "It is Mesars, R. E. Lindsell and J. P. doing a tremendous amount for The umpires for the match ware!——

(Mrr.

142.50

Adaro-) Small, stramor, launches and 15.-Chinese Boxing and Fercing (St. Stephen's junka are following one another inte Wuchow all fully laden with war eup

Boys' College) plies and army medical corpa materii. 16.-Auctiona.... Yesterday, one thousand cast of 17-Gabe Money. small arc ammunition, and three 18-Donations (not hundred cases of artillery ammunicet d ́o Stalls) tion were shipped from the Canton 19--Pre cds of Quarry Artenal at Bhek Cheng, Oa:Wednes Bay Children's Play and

Dalls House Raffle day, several hundred hales of sand }+ and Ovar ten thousand suite of voiforms were shipped in three large

WE CORDIALLY SOLICIT YOUR ENQUIRIES. Z junka for Wuchov.

BIRTHS.

angkter.

DUWES SMITH-- On 17th inak, at

128 The Penk, to Mr and Mrs. A.M. Bowes-Smit», a daughter.

DEATH.

CHRISTIANSEN,--0 November 16th at the Kang Yee Hospital, Canton, Boile Christiansen, dearly beloved husband

The China Mail.

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NOW SOVIET

FAR EASTERN REPUBLIO ABOLISHED.

accomplished woadom in getting out such a team for 86 runs and it shows that their fielding and bowling were not so bad as they were made out to

but

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the very deepest pleasure," concluded Robinron, The

scorers were

Mr. Billings," to be the guests of auch Mesers. L. J. Blackburn and A. W. E.

gallant band of spartemen and Davidson. gentlemen." (applause)

Mr R. H. B. Hancock got a warm

SHANCHAL

The game, when it started on Sat- urday moring, was a little bit dull reception when he stood up to reply H. B. Ollerdessen, J.b.w. & Spiaks 6

HsRev. O. G. Spencer, & Evans from the onlookers' point of view and on behalf of the home team. I could not help recalling the story of behalf of the Hongkong team on a

observed that he bad replied on D. W. Leach, b Evans..

67.50 30.30 078.00

be.

85,00

339,00

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Total'.

$19,837.31

'CAVALLERIA RUSTICINA"

AND "PAGLIACH..

15

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Lt. D. M. Lees, c Dode, b Evans., 20

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10

a village cricket match. There were good many occasions but he was 8. J. Deoks, rua out . two stonewall batsmen at the wickets, afraid the time was drawing nigh A. W. Hayward, b Evans.. bat at last one of them very nearly when some other member of the, W. C. G. Clifford, e Doda b La mad-ari-(laughter.) The village cricketing community would have.toBidean, rou out. butatur, se adỹ, Baf" "If you go on

However, on this occasion he was very T. W. R. Wilson. Is Evan like that we will have to wake up the glad to be able to do it sering that Mr. Dr. O'Hara, not out ecorer"Tsughter. In the Inter-Ballinge, whom be first met in 1901, G. M. Billings, b Hall rort match it was not that our man and they were, ha thought, very

was the skipper of the opposing side Byea, 11; leg byes, 4; no ball, 1. were not trying to make raps: the

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23

19

Extras..

16

Total.

.169

"Bowling Analysis.

0. M.

13. 1

69

# W. 5

Ecores were:-

4 0 36 1 027-0

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37 1

1 0 4 1

KOWLOON.

Chae Wing-hsie, Director of River, Defence has low stationed at ali portac points au' the river. "h capital legg-- |« Kong Tai is at Sambui. At ... distasteful to most destors, its Shubing, both above and blow the

The offerings of the G an Italian fielding and bowling of Shanghai was other again. After expressing the pleased to have a "go" at each hopes of swaying the uation were very Gurias are the "San Op. Yuen Opera Coy. last night consisted of marvel. Joubtful. The Liberal, who have vessel Lui Lee" is stationed at Do(Rustic Chivalry) and Leuncavallo's son. to the younger generation--the turned again, and they would be able

Wo and "Way Blung." The armal Mascagnile "Cavalleria Rustican"

I have one word to say, in conclu- of commercial fortune would have hope that before many years the tide "ariking successes," had Sing. Two other gunboit are at nothing new to offer and the National Tack Hing and Yuet Sing.

Paglincci" (The Players), and the Webstere, the Mitchells, The order of previous nights was sustained Hughes's, the D. J. Davis's-880 to Straits, Mr. Hazcook went on to dis- Capt. Spinks

Owen to welcome a team up here from the B. D. Evans.... Liberals beset by the other three, were district round Fung Chuen is packed houso, wonderful singing it you don't let cricket die out in cusa Shanghai's victory which was, R. Pestonji........ fighting for their vory existence. Their patrolled by four small ships. At and acting and enthusiasm unbounded. Hongkong (applause) - when we he said, dus in very large measura-to-Capt. Fleming slogan "National interente firat, Party Kung," "Knog Koo," "Tang Naya brief notice-as-this-must-necessa-over the names of our old-time ball and bat and to the head he had

Wuchow, are the gunboats, "Kong

It would be an act of folly in much have to write the word "Ichabod the prowess of Mr. Billings-with-both. A. V. Hall interests second" was a mere election "To Chif," "Huck Lo" and "Fay music of two Composers so distinct in Hancock, Tam Fenree, Peroy, Cox and (Mr. Hancock) had had the honour of again. When stumps were drawn the cry like "Hang the Kaiser." The Wun.”

rily be to attempt an analysis of the warriors-R.E.O. Bird, the brothers on his shoulders-Hear, hear.) He the afternoon Kowloon went in to bat As the match was finished early in cf Alice Independents, by their very paucity of Christianson, aged 19 years. numbers, were a negligible quantity.

style as Mascagni and Leoncavallo. the rest of them. Shanghai papera please copy.

The mind is a welter of chords, Gentlemen, I give you the toast of 1903 but he could-honestly say that skippering Hongkong off and on since Therefore it most be clear that

harmonies and concord-of-sweet the Shanghai and Hongkong teams he had learnt something from Mr. the election was simply a party

Sounds". The feeling is to let well coupled with the names of Mr. Billings Billings, He hoped that these C. I. Stapleton, b Leach alone, to let it all sink in and in the and Mr. Hancock.-{Applause.) struggle. The only vital issues invol

slow process of time to dwell on this ved, like Labour's capital levy plan,

Interport matches would continue. A. V. Hall, c H. B. Olferdessen, And that and to recall the things

very many yest. Their

b Wilson...... had remote hope of influencing the

which seemed then, ars now, and

games Mr. G. M. Billings, the Shanghai against Shanghai started 50 years ago E. J. R. Mitchell, b Wilson.. electors, who corsequently bad hitle

always will be, good.

Captain, on rising to reply after the and of the 23 matches played 11 had lajor Matthews, e O'Hara, b reason to make sweeping changes. resolution abolishing the Far Eastern charact-rications

Wilcon... The Assembly Las passed a some amazing delineations; perfect honours, had to wait for a thundercas Hongkong and one had been drawn. Capt. Le Fleming, c Olferdcasen, b

With it all is the knowledge of taxat had been drank with musical been won by Shanghai and ten by Moreover, the election was fought on Reputlin and baadig over to barond all telling. Take Signor manner in which the toast had been games "eleven all. "

ovation to lull bafore he could pro-

It was ap to them to send a team up atage craft the most approved party lines-esch received was exactly indicative of the

eeed. He began by saying that the to Shanghai that would make the R. Pestonji, b O'Tera. faction had its party wachine and each-Reuter.

which will form part of Soviet Russia. detracting in the least from the masoner in bich Hongkong had had a good run for their money. No Lapt. Spinks, not out..

(Hear, hear.) Capt. Dods, o Leach, b O'Hara.. G The Home clection is now over. the electoral ccafusion-in some con had its party war chest. And anyway Thats who made it inevitable by pre-atituencies there were six candidatas

efforts of his collengua, bore the received the team. The thing most other game was less sordid in its as chiat benours of a very strenuous permanent in their minds was the sociatione nor more fortunate in its

Byes, 6; leg bye, 1-..Extras 7 cipitating the recent Cabinet crisis are had the country almost completely SHANIHAI DEFEAT MANILA.

Kvening. As a team master in doubtless satisfied. They wanted to

Rustic Chivalry" he was at one the moment they came alongside.

wonderful bospitality, extended from scanes,

Total (for 7 wkte.)............. Ti smash the Cualition and they have treated the election as a festiva occa

bewildered.

moment good humoured life itself: the "Nothing seems to have been left cucc eded decisively. This seems to

next a very demon of a passionateurdone" aldel Mr. Billinge, "er. take a laf from the books of " that) After adjuring the younger men to

Bowling Analysis...., SBANGHAY, November 16.- have been their sola object, though of

tion. From this distance, what we matches to-day resulted 6 0 in favour were given full scope,; A recall in we felt it was up to us to restrain our handed the Hongkong flag over to the-Leach-.. man, incensed to an in ene futs.c pt that you might have appointed old veteran" Dr. O'Hara and "that Clifford The Shangbai-Manila Golf float-ball is singing, his dealamstory powers a restrictive officer. As you dind't, villain Torry" Wilson, Mr. Hancock Divecha. course they would be the last to admit ose in firsthand observation wa more of Shanghai who thus win the series sistently demanded, was readily given selves and, unfamiliar as the role was, Shanghai Captain and also presented T. W. R. Wilson.. 5

than gain in philosophic detachment 10-2-Reuter.

and as much enjoyed. InPagliacol we had to do the best we could as him with an interesting personal Dr. O'Hara,.. bis patrayal was of an entirely restraining offrers of our own. From souvenir. Mr. Hancook explained G. M. Billings, different kind. The homely clown Lo His Excellency, right down"

that after the match he asked Tadpole

'TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE

HongKoso," FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 1922.

CHEERO THE ELECTION!

The London crowd

it. They have carefully explained Let us accordingly accept the Lundon that the Coalition was destroyed “be-crowd's verdict. We might so canly caass people did not know where they regard the election as a dol fal occa were under Mr. Lloyd George's rule.”

This charge chiefly concerned foreign 900,

affim, yet the Conservative leader,

Me. Bonar Law, obose for Foreign

Minister Lord Curzon who had been

-responsible with Mr. Lloyd George for

CHITA, NOV. 16..

INTERPORT GOLF.

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FOOTBALL.

U.AC. v. FLEET AUXILIARIES.

and.

THE SHANGHAI CAPTAIN.

to

A LITTLE SOUVENIR..

il be thought it would, possible to

less, with his quips and his oranks, his ear old friend, Tadpolo-(laughter knowing crafty ways; and that walk and applaus--it has been the recover the ball that Mr. Billings bit),

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to peculiar to a clown Ferfect same thing. May I say, alsa, what a out of the ground with that famous humorous speech concluded with is the only word that meets the case pleasure it is to people from Shangliai last at aka. Tadpole was afraid a ealogistic reference to H.E The following will represent the Usited Athletic Club in above Second made his own indelible impression. If atmosphere is all pervading as it is go more for. Eventually, however, erament as an able administrator. As in Tosca" Signor Gjorgiani to be present where the Beitiak that "he no can catches, have the Uficer Administering the Gov- Dizition League fixlare, to morrow

there should be an opportunity for a here. I assure yet it is a very urat the ball. was found. - on United Ground. Kick off 2 45 p.m. repetition of any of the Operas so far pleasure to us to feel we are living clad d Mr. Hancock amid a roar of (spplante).

"And," con- genial host and a good sportsman". given, WC. would

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Colonial Secretary informs us

R. E, Stubbs, who is to arrive in the

Leodard,

recommend

cor foreign policy during the period that His Excellency tha Governor, Sir Sharp Beach, Jackson, Chilton "Pagliacci" if only to give those whUnder the old flag. if only for a time incredulous laughter "you" probably Ilis Excellency in responding

ondemned.

change in the fiscal system would at

A small fire broke out at No. 56,

CRICKET.

K.C.C.V.INFANTRY.

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eleven...

Mackenzie, Urquhart, did not she and bear Signor Giorgiani, Indland they realized

Colony by the P. and 0.8.8. Botelho, Brown, May, Derry, Chubb. they

Applause.)

wout balieye it but it's quite true-it proposed the health of the Chairma must leave largely to work out pested to land. at Blako Pier at 10 "Kaligar", to-morrow now ex-

a chance of, en dong. Miss T. Alluding to the Garison. Wa Market!" Tha ball bed a silverbard on to his feet. He told a delightfu’ly was found ontaio the Central and then Dr. O'Hara was perausted” her own destiny and the tariff reform ac. instead of 10.30 a m.

Impallomeni and Miss Ballarin sanksid, but they have got lots more, Hancock handed it to Mr. Billings took part in on Gallipoli towards the have taken their flag," Mr. Billings around it, suitably inscribed, and M. bumorous story of a cricket ma'ol lis question they have scrupulously dress and not marking coats will be Ordinary

with their accustomed artistry, and avoided, believing a fundamental word.

the usual support from colleagues on so there's no excuse for our nit with the best wishes of the Hongkong end of the evacuation and then, the stage and in the orchestra was coming back again. Kowloon mad forthcoming.

us welcome; we had a very good In accept ng the souvenir which ha presented Mr. Billings with a framed babalf of the Shanghai tam," he prasent be bad because conditions Kowloon Tong yesterday afternoon. On Saturday at Kowlösn at 2.15 while the famous Intermezzo Was (Laughter, and ipplause). It should; he regarded it as a symbol of what a winning bit of the Intarp jet match-

Two impressions remain. The game over there and their hospitality would value, he said as much as any sketch, autographed by the umbers bave khedlutely changed, notably in It was quickly extinguished by the pm, the following have been selected soprbly played and Sirtor Scams like to thank also M. Sutherland and crowd of men, who played together as During the event g a moić eztor- almost reverent bush which insted WAS almost almat - extreme thing he possessed, ils. Billings aid of the team, of imself making the exchange, since the tariff controversy palice assisted by the inmates. Only to play for the KCCB Dizzi's singing of the Prologue in been spoiled, but though we don't Shanghai team to drink the health of carded through by II E M• Claud arose. The Conservative than slight damage was done the real to Evans, C. J. Stapleton, 0 Daro, Pagliacci, Cav. Carmelo Chat: merely offered the country what their the extent of $10. The fire originated Capt. B... Spiuks, A. Peatonfl, iagain, is Again to be congratulated deserve it, we appreciate it."

Mr-Webster's wo really feel we have

a team, could do. He asked the tyining mu ical programme was ader described as “a policy of nega-store ignited a pile of hy, and the Lindsell, A. O. Brawn, L. J

in the kitchen ahora sparks from the G. A. V. Hall H. IL Benson, R. Eon his work in directing his forosa.

the Hongkong side, coupled with the Bevern, Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Mi. f me quickly spread to the roof, Blackburn and S. Jer,

To night "Lucia di Lammermoor

name of Tam" Peatus. ÌS. J.D«ks, Mr F. Bratty, Mr. A. will be staged.

After Tam"had tsfeffy responded P. Glanville Mr. J. B. Pearson, Mr. Batherland, in snently W.W.0. Cjifford and Mr. Zellensky,

AN EVEN. LOT. Discussing the qualities of the Shanghai team Mr. Billings said he'