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"TRUTH" ON THE WAR PATH.
SOME ANGLO-CHINESE VENTURES.
Phono Central 1800.
CRICKET;
"HAWKINS" v. " TAMAR."
Scoreat-
TAMAR.
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Lt.-Com. Gilchrist, b Baker.... Rav. Purcell, b Gardiner ........ Rev. Crole-Rees, e Bond,b Norman 14 Ch. Shipt. Moore, & Grdiner Pte. Williams, b Norman.. Capt. Williams, a Gardiner, b
Norman
This match was played at Happy Valley yesterday and resalted in a Some interesting communications comfortable win for the Flagship by. have reached me from Hongkong and 131 runs. Hankow in reference-to certain Anglo Chinese concerns which were dealt with in "Truth" a short time ago, writes "Truth in mail week. The promoter was a financial crcok named E. A. Ecover, and the con- cerns in question were domiciled with the rest of his large family of joint-stock wild cats at 77, Knights bridge. My, disclosures of his dicreputabla character and correr occasiosted some fluttering among investors, mostly retired officers, who P.O. Tizley, c Baker, b Norman.. had been roped in by offers of Pte. Leach, b Baker directorships, etc., and in the case of P.9. Steward, not out
Com. Grace, e Young. b Norman Capt. Quinland, a Gardiner, b
Norman
Humphrey and Denman, Ltd., I was
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subsequently told that the consaction
with Enever had been severed and
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ofors taken elawhere. It may be
Bowling Analysis.
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rem mbered that Humphrey and Deoman, Ltd., was to acquire mining concessions in the Province of Gardiner Husan, Central Chins, from one Norman Archibald Grant, and to become the Baker... parent of a group of companies for the
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
TO-MORROW'S LEAGUE JAMES. **
The following is the League programme for tomorrow:-
FIRST DIVISION.
King's v. Hawkins. Sookumpoo! "A" ground.
"A"
Ambroso v. R.G.A. Navy. ground.
China
Tamar v. Police. South ground.
Kowloon v. Titacio, Kowloor (Hunghom) ground,
Durban v. Club Navy. "B" Kick off at 4 p.m. sharp,
SECOND DIVISION.
ground.
R.G.A. v United. Sookumpico "A" ground,
Titania Kowloon, Navy "B" ground.
Hawkins v Ambrose, Cub ground. Durban v Auxiliaries. St. Joseph's, ground. (Kick off 4 p.m.)
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BOXING.
TO-MORROW'S TOURNAMENT.
HAIN EVENT ALTERED.
Mr. T. G. Bennett, the acting hou. recretary of the Hongkong Boxing Association writes:-
MISSING LINK.
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MAY BE IN BORNEO.
WOHAN WAPIGATOR'S EXPIRINNOIS.
Off the coat of Borneo is a race of people which Mer. Wanda Helbig, one of the most daring women navigatoin "I should be grateful if you would who aver came to port, avers la the refer in your columns to the fact that owing to injuries to the hand of A. B. nearest approach to the missing link Duncan his contest with C. P. O, that is known to man. Mrs. Helbig Callaghan will not take plass fo- was aboard t'e Japanese stesmor morrow night na advertised. The Korea Mara," of the Toyo Kisen Boxing Association have arranged to Kaisha Steamship Company, when enbstitute a fifteen round contest for
the Heavyweight championship of the the docked here yesterday, eays the Colony and for the Ilonkong Ex-San Francisco Chronicle of November chango Brokers Association Belt 16. Her experionors read like fiction, between O.P.O. Collaghna of H.M. and the savagne she describes would Titunin and Ptr. 8. Ainsworth, Royal
soem like the race scientists have Mariace.
dearched for these many years.:
University Marazioa.. Navy "A" | i. gromail.
CRICKET
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To be played at Kowloon on Box: King's v St. Joseph's. St. Joseph'eing Day, commencing at 10 am. ground.
South Chins "A" v Warders. South China ground.
Kick off at 2.30 p..
following will play for Kog' toon. Brown, H. Overy, W. Senton, W, Hyde, W.. La Wencer E. J. Edwards, J. C. Fletcher, N. 1., Railton, H. FL Benson, S. Jex and
G. Herridge.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1922.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
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HOME TRADE,
MANCHESTER WEEKLY.
MARKET REPORT.
for yarn and cloth being generally accompanied with offers very fac j below the prices now required
mederate business has rerulted. There is no inclina tion whatever on the part of buyers
and only a
Mrs. Helbig is n true adventurer, As the wife of Otto Helbig, eea cap- tain, she bar shipped bufere the mast aud is the only woman who has ever been granted a licence of first officer of a sailing schooner. She and her husband ab ard their chip "Exlipas," tramp echooner, carried cargoes be tween various parts and earned ther elihood that way. Mrs. Helbig is own in every port in the Orient, in Moner James F. Hulton and Co.. to place anything of much weight, Ltd., Manchester raport under date but stocks are certainly moving bet- Lolulu and San Francisco.
Captured by bandits in Luzon, November 15 A
ter. Yarns are 4. to d. per ib. The raw cotton marketa have again dearer. India is not very native, bat Philipine islands, Captain Helbig was offered fabulous suns by the provided movements of considerable | although telegraphic offers are source savages for bis wife, but he famaland | interest. The Bureau report, shew. some dhooties have been ́sold for staunally trus to his first officer and ing that 8,140,000 bales of American | Calentta and prey and white shirtings. torord down their very flattering cotton were ginned up to October for Bombay and Karachi; there is last week, and it is doubtful if he will The following will represent Kow-off a cold. The tribe which took 31st, against 6,016,000 bales a year also soms enquiry for light goods. 4beable to tor out to morrow. The loen 2ad. XI at home to morrow at such a lilin: to the kipper's wife was ago, has been accepted as a very Chinn demand shewn little improve- Hawkins also have Barkham on the 2.15 pm A. O. Brawa W. Ivde, the (garetes which is known as the bullish factor and taken as a con mest Tor Java, Singapors and iniared tis. but he is expected to be 1V. L. Weaser, E. J Edwards, Jo eating trile. The Helbigs made firmation of recent low crop estimate Brockok business is slightly better;
their escape. 81 fit to take his place in the team. Tho Tie tehur, N. L. Railton, R. F
ranging about 9 million bales and also for the African markets, Sailors went down to the RG.A. Lindsell. S. Jex. W. B. Haslet, of Boreo, Mr. Helbig sald, that buying in consequence and although, Colonics have done rather better.
It was while cruising off the coast There has been further heavy Egypt, the Home Trade and the
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but they were Fraser and B. Petheram:
#: very unfortunate, the winning 2gont being a very lucky one. On the 6 run of the play the result should
2 bave been reversed: A net garde.
should be seen-to-morrow and my
1 prediction of the roault is a draw..
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exploitation of the properties. In this Lt.-Com. Hamilern, b Leveh..... programme the Anglo Chinces Trust Mus Wilson, e Purcell & Steward and Mercantile Corporation, another Ch. Wtr. Baker, b. Quiolao.............. 33 | of Enever'a wild całe, was to play a Lt. Dundas, b Quiclan.. leading part. Upwards of £20,000 wa Mech. Gardiner, e Grace b Crola- subscribed for shares of Humphrey Reco.....
and Donman, and as a beginning of Mus. Norman, rat out.. this great enterprise some of the sub. Sto. Alexander, b Quinian.. Ecribere-military men with no mining | CP.O. Vargine. b Quinlan, qualifications commercial ex
Pte. Young, b Leccb..
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perience were sent an missions to Ptc. Bond run out... Chino.
Mus. Tilling, b Leveb..
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Te Ambrose are at home to the 25 Gunners on the Navy Aground,
and on
recent form sey sboul gwin. However the Gunners have 13 funny knack of upsetting calculations, And they will be out to reveres the 4 result of the previous game between 11 bem.
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G...w.full strength. There is a possibility .9;1 1 29 of their taling the points but a more
241ikely result is a draw.
In August publicity was given in a London paper to particulars of, the Anglo Chinese Corporation, in which were embodied extracts from a raport by Lirut. Col. M. F. MoTaggart D.SC., one of the directora of Humphrey and Denman, who went to Leech, China to investigate the mining con. Steward cessione. According to these par. Quinlan ticulars, he was confident that no flaw Crole Rees could be found in the conccasions,
and though it was admitted that he
was "not a coal expers," it appeareri
that he was convinced of the value of
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Kowloon receive the Titanin on the Railway ground. They lo petty' well on their own ground, but I lancy they will find the Sailora ten good for them. The latter should come away richer by two points,
and they will have to do much better
FOOTBALL
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appeara
care.
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the strange race of men was dia- rather wider fluctuations have taken caverid that may prove to be the place owing to fears of a obeck to mis ing link. These creatures were a manufacturers, prices have again. cros between monand monkeys, risen appreciably At the same time. according to the explorer, and had a crop indications are not very ral abis short tail, about two inches long. as there is still great difficulty lo They could speak no language, por estimating the percentage ganel. did they understand sigos. Captain In
however, thera to be zome dinger The following will represent thebig, hilean two member of United in, the above second divison the crew of the "Eclipse, 'were attack of a farther rise through the on the by the savages and protected them holding of cotton in the American league Axture, to morrow Rookumpoo "A" Ground. Kick off alve. by means of sticky. The say belt, as holders have received a good 280 p.ro, elap:-4. N. Oler; ages were immediately subdued by price for a large part of the crop and are now apparently in a position to Jacken, Cliton; Urquhart, this meid of defence,
fores prices even higher. Sach a rise Mackens'o. Lenoard; Bo'clbo; Derry,
would seem to be neither sanad nor Brown, May and Chubb.
Cesirable: Mainly it would be speculative, owing to holding and feate of insufficient supplies, and if it should cause a serious shrinkage in consumption, as it already appears to The Eclipse" was sold recently and be doing in Lancashire, there is-no Captain Helbig is in the Orient in doubt a resation would follow. For search of another, vessel. His wife is the present, however, there appeara acting as stewardess aboard the to be little prospect of prices, much than ato now raling.
Billous Headache, Korea Marn," and will make the rolewor ture trip to the Orient in the Egyptisa cotton has alto ben All that is needed is to correct the capacity, where she will join her bust unusually active and prices are bilionsooss and the headacha disappears. baad ju- the adventurous career of advanced nearly 16. per lb. In Tako Chamberlain's Tablets; and you following the ree and the shores tha, the Manchester market there has been will soon be as well as over. For sale!
by all Ohemists and Storekaopers. fringe them.
very little change. A fair enquiry
CLUB v. DURBAN.
The following team will rer ant the Club in their lesgu game against the Difibin to morrow at 4 p.m. on Fround Bodger Navy"B" dirrard Bishop, Iral, Stewart. McPhail (Cpt.), Purvis, Forayth Begg. McTavish and England,
SILK STOCKINGS FOR HEALTH.
FASHIONS.
"I am a champion of short skirts and silk strekings," said Dr. J. Browning Alexander who lectured an Modern Dress in Relation to Pul
of Hygiene Devonshire-street, W to mo.row if they want to annex the "Short skirts are beabky, while silk paints. I expret to use the Sailors stockings are fat better than cit'un just get home....
St. Elizabeth's Rose" the 3 act the mines. It was further stated that operetta produced by the pupils of the in addition to mises, the corporation Anglo-French School, Causeway Bay,
The Club are away is wrek. They was acquiring a concession for the rein aid of the charitable works of St. construction of the City of Changsha, Paul's Institution delighted large met the Durban on Navy "B" DOCTOR'S PRAISE OF MODERN the deepening of the harbour and audiences on Wednesday night and ground. The Su lurs showed improved. other improvements, entailing an exagain last night. The audience at form against the Tamar last week. penditure of £15,000,000, for which Wednesday night's performance in and they are sure to give the to mer the Central Government of China cluded Rev. Fr. Robert, Mr. E. Rolphis a good run for their mousy. I was would authorize an issue of Inspector of English Schools), Ma.not at all impre set with the Club'e per cent. gold bonds. From Lon Teaedals Mackintosh, Mr. Petey Saidisplay against the Titanin last week Jon this story has found it and Mr. Tanner (Headmaster of They certainly did not desirve to winmonary Complaints" at the Institute way to Hankow, where, Inin asard, Queen's College). Last night's per it has excited the durision of the formance was for the bear fit of the business community. The Central children, and the ball was agaia -Chin's Post, whose editor writes-with crowded.
pearly half a century's knowledge of the country, mercilessly ridicules the whole scheme. So far as the mines are neem to have been so complete as I concerned, it is pointed out that in the was led to suppose. He took part in last twenty yraes any amount of
a meeting of the shareholders last money has been spent by foreign week, over which Brigadier General syndicates in attempts to work Sir Godirey Morgan presided such concessions in the Province of understand that the shareholdere Huzan. but always unsuccessfully several of them retired officers who owing the inveterate opposition of the bave bera badly let down-were told local population, coupled with mining in effect that the company had comcy regulations designed to prevent foreign to the end of its resources. Itohoold win. ownership or control. As to the must either wind up or elan try to Changsha pr.position the Paul bor mise more money to fulfil ita contract,
ones" aid the doctor. When I was in France recently, I saw that women In the Second Division there will be were wearing skirts which trailed on two matches ou the St. Jareph's the ground. They were azen playing ground. The first one at 2.30will be that tennis: in them. Nothing could be between the King's and St. Joseph's. more unhygienic, and I hopa British The latter are undefeated so far but women will not follow their example." they will have to go all out to retain Dr. Alexander, however, deprecated this record to morrow. A fast and what he described as the "appalling even game should result in a draw. lack of difference between the clothes
Auxiliaries and on forms the Sailors The second one,at 4 pm, is Doibas
The Ganzera receive the United a
in Cefail that it is preposterously im for the acquisition of the mining Sookumpoo, and the latter should practicable and biate that it must concessions. Lieut. Col. McTaggart same away with the points, have been palm. á off on someone by strongly advocated winding up,
"bunch of native smart Alecs" out which, in view of the position of the The Titabia-Kowloon matchebould
to feather their own nestr.
women wesrin summer and in winter. said, cold were almost univerzal At the beginning of last monil he
among young girl-imply because fashion decrced that shoy st ould hear hot summer montha much the same clothing, as during the
company, was obvicusly the proper end in a win fer the Sailors, and the There have also been some critical course. It was not adopted how Chinese "A" teata should also win match to backold at Chinese New references to these enterprises in the
ever, and
The arrangements for the Interport
Year, bsa been got in hand, and various Committees were apointed at Ilewking-Ambrose same should the Association Meeting last Tuesday..
at the close of the their game against the Wurders. Hongkong Daily Press, and a Hong incating he resigned the manag kong correspondent has sent me ing directorship. Barchalders in
print of a draft prospectus, marked companies of this suit are always end in a denw, whilst the University The Section Committee ask that private and confidential, of a pro ready to clutch at straws rather than should win against the Marazion. Fosed Auglo Chiness Mercantile Co. face the inevitable crash.. Nothing Ltd. The dialt named Brigadier definite was settled, but it was sugest
kow),
Secretaries of Clubs will send in the names of players whom they consider
On Boxing Day the England v.good enough for Interport Soccer.
General Sir II. Godirey Morganed that Alexander Allon and Co-the Scotland match takes place on the d Mr. Archibald Grant (of Han bankrupt Enever'a eo called bank-Club ground kick off at 4 p.m. abarp. I was very glad to read of the Lisut. Colonel M. should be asked to raise further. The proceeds of this mates will be Special Committen with regard to the MoTaggart, and Major T. C. Filzbug capital If further capital is rained devoted to charities, so it is to be cone on the field.batween a player of as dircatore of the company, which it is a certain at anything cau be that hoed that followers of thy eport will the Titania and another of the was "shartly to be incorporated" in it will not benefit the existing share roll up, and beside enjoying a good Ambrose, By their decision in this Hongkong with a dollar capitalisation, holders, but will simply mean the game, will give freely of their spare case they apprer to have more
subsidiary of the Anglo Chinese throwing of good money after bad. Trust and .rcantils Corporation.
sympathy with the Referees than the By the way, some of the inform Humphrey and Denmao, Ltd., weration I have received from China
Association, pered us London agents. However relates to the Sino British Trade As
Dash.
The game abould be a good one as
1 gather that nothing has come of sociation, which originally was a both less are expected to turn ont Bacretaries of Clubs are again re- this project.
stablecompanion of the above men as advertised. On paper the English minded that the closing date for Although the offer of Humphrey and enterpri eest? Knightsbridge, team Appens to be the strongest, but entrat for the Shieland Cup and Denman Ltd, was: Froved but removed to another address. I may League form is not to be relied upon Competitions is December 31, 20
pen 27 Knightsbridge, the separation have annething to say about the during the holidays. Still I expect
to-see-them win
oi the company from Enever dovanot | asociation next werk,
OFFSIDE.
Afr. ffeh gas sailed the high seas in the rougbest kind of weather. Daring a severe storm off the coast of Mavila she did bor toro at the wheel for thirty-six hours. This storm was the worst one that the "Eclipse" ever weathered.
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