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"Oh my deur ra Quiteright, what a lovely ban of Cigars. Whe'ever did y bay then)?" "Yes, dear, they are nice. I bou. ht them for my Bubly for His Xanas box, and from the Hongkong Cigar Store They have such a iwele lat." "Come with me thes, I must get a h x for my Old By. And ihey did but You can all come, we have plenty more.
DEATH.
EDMONDS. AL Bristol, England. on Nov. 13th, Betty, deatly be loved daughter of Harold and Ethel Edmonds, of llongkong Aged 21 years.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
A cám of diphtheris and one. of berebro spiral fever were notified yesterday.
HONGKONG COMMERCE.
MARKED. ACTIVITY IN STAPLES.
SPECIAL CABLE,
`M 1010'S NEW GOVERNOR.
ARRIVAL AT SINGAPORE,
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[China Matt SPECIAL.
SINGAPORE, December 28.
Marked dativity has been the The exchange banks will be closed | Leynote of staple commodities dealt for the transaction of public businesin by Nam Pak Hong firm. on Monday, January 1, 1923.
d-mind seems to have set in and feeling of confidence moreover, prevails as to the near future. Take Beaker Rodrigues, the new Governor for instance Jays Sugar No. 24 Rough of Macao, and Senhora and Senhoritas White. Cargo in godowns is sold at Rodrigues, have arrived here on the $1080 per pical; $11.00 has boon Atsuta Mara" which sails farther offered for immediate Java shipmestast to-morrow. and this morning $11.50 waL
The junks plying between Shiu: hing and Kongmodo, "Kit On" and "Kwong Wo," wars pirated the other day. The pirates killed ten passen gera and wounded about 10,
The Kwangtung Educational Com-quoted for February shipment. mission has made a recommendation to the district soboo! authorities to send lecturers out to. lectura on general topice as a part of social education work
Leading Canton citizens and many well-known teachers were pre- sent at a larowell reseption given in bonour of Principal Ho Kim-ng of NAD Wa School, Honam last Monday. Mr. Ho is going to Singapore in the interest of overseas Chinese education.
General Clan Wing.ren, com mandant of the Kwantung Coast Defence, after an inspeótion tour at Haungahan, has returned to Canton, accompanied by members of his staff. General Chen captured and shot six of the bandits who recently attacked Chiarao.
Sentenced to death at the Criminal Sessions in November for the murder of a man Lamed Tom Tat, in the course of a quarrel over a small boy in Square Street on October at 25, Lani Wing was executed Victoria Jail yesterday morning Later & Coroner's enquity was held and the usual verdiot was returned.
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Although the majority of merchants aro optimistic regarding fature pros pects, a fervent wish existe that with the approach of China New Year, conditions in the interior will take a tara for the better. At present, the commandeering of river transport by the Canton Government and the high premium on Hongkong notes send to discourage the largo purchases that should have been made for Canton.
This morning's quotations at Nam Pak Hong for spot goods on the basis of the usual Quild terms are as follows:-
JAVA BUGAR.
No. 24 Rough White.... No. 24 Fine White... No. 18 Rough Brown. No. 10 Brown...
(Por Pical of 183 1/3 lbs.)
AMERICAN FLOUR. 'Dayton" "White Grens " C. & C. Sperry's XXX
(Per sack of 50 lbs.)
RICE.
(Por Pical of 133-173 lbs.)
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CRICKET.
三
TRIANGULAR TOURNEY,
NAVY- v. ARMY.
The second match in the annual triangular cricket tourney between the Club Navy and Army, was played on the HECC ground yesterday when elevens representing the two branches of the Services were opposed; to each other. The Navy batted first and scored 157: "în their first $10.80 ionings. Lieut, Norris was the high- $10.73 est contributor with 59 runs, which .$ 9.80 | included eight boundaries. The Rev. $8.20 Purcell also, batted well, and added
97 to the total.
The Army replied with 154 runs in § 2.82 | their first innings. Capt. Olliver was .8 2.87 the mainstay of the ride his 88 being $2.85 ths only double figure. Mr. "Extras" $3.70 helped considerably to swell the total with 34. Capt. Olliver scored sixteen boundaries in his long innings.
$ 7.20 No. 1 Siam Long .....
The Navy opened their second inn No. 1 Siam Long (New Crop)..$7.00 ings in convincing style and No. 1 Saigns Long....... $600 piled up 105 runs for the loss of only one wicket before stamps were drawn. They thus have a desided advantage over their onroarate with nine wickets in han and a lead of
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Scores:--
Recruiting gene ally in the homs areas is improving, as is usually th ease at this time of the gear, ears a The Jazz Quartet of H.M.S.108 runs. Home paper. With the reduction of Titania" will play as the Palace the Middlesex Regiment to two line Hotel dance on Saturday night (Dac. battalions, of course, recruiting for | 30) commencing at 0 p.m. that regiment is off fer the time being. A good máng men are being get for the King Liverpool Regi meat, the 2nd Battalion of which ie at Hongkong.
Mr. Walter Walsh, passenger agent of the Admiral-Oriental fine is learing the Colony to-morrow mor ning by the President Jefferson” for San Francisco. bis home town, and a farewell celebration is to be given aboard the vessel in his honour. During his three years' stav bere Me, Walsh has become very popular and in shipping circles his departure is much regretted.
Dr. C. Vincent Boland, BS (Lond), MRU.S., L.R.C.P., D.T.M. and H. (Eng), late senior surgeon in the British North Bornes Government Bervice, arrived in Singapore from home recently. He is starting in private practice there.
Mary Fiokford's film version of Little Lord Fauntleroy " at the Coronet is proving an amazing attrac -tion at the Coronet where it puta a severe strain upon the seating sccom-. modation of the popular little picture bouse at every performance. It is, fortunately, to be screened all the week.
FAVT-IST INXINGS. Lt. Norris, b Capt. Davi .... Lt. Com, Hooper, o Capt. Olliver,
b S. M. Peatron..
Mid. Evans, b Capt. Davico..... L. Lake, e and b Capt. Daviou Com. Wood, c.M. B. Pearso
Capt. Davies
Sab, Lt. Sharpe, o Васод
Capt. Davies
Lt. Lindell b Capt. Spinks.... Rev. Purcell. b Capt. Oliver b
Capt. Davics Pay. Lt. Gregory st. Howard, b
Capt Spinks Lt. Beatty, ran out- Capt. Quialan, not out..
THURSDAY, DECEMB
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
8, 1922,
MILITARY LANDS.
THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING. | HON. MR. FOLLOOK'3 QUERY
MỌI THÀI TROLLEY.
Information about the progress of
| the military landa kahema was sought
After an interval of about two) by the Hon. Mr. H. E. Polleok, K., mouths the Legislative Council met at this afternoon's meeting of the Kr. "Follock this afternoon ander the presidency Legislative Council, of H. E. the Governor. The chief asked: business was the first reading of the Will the Goverdment give in- Bill which endeavours to deal with formation to the Council sa to the the mui tai problem and there was progress of the negotiations for the also the Hon. Mr. Pollock's partin-transfer of the Military Establisk ent question about the military fandemente from their present sites to other Boheme, the reply to which is sites which will not impede the com
mercial and realdential expansion of reported elsewhere.
the Colony?"
ATTENDANCE.
There were present: His Excelleñor the Governor, Sir 'N, K. Stabbч, K.O.M.G.A
H.E. the General Officer Command ing the Troops, Major General Sir J. S. Fowler, C..., 0.B., B.8.0
The Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, G.Ma.
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The Attorney General, the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.O., B.,
The Secretary for Chinese Affairs the Hon-Mr. EL R. Hallifax, o...
The Director of Education, the Hon, Mr. E. A. Irving.
The Director of Public Works, the Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins.
The Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. Mr. C. Mal Messer.
The Hon. Mr. Chou Shou-san.
The Hon. Ir. A. O. Lang, The Hon. Mf. H Hoa Tiz,
The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr.
The Colonial Becretary replied :— The local negotiations were ́ com- clude in the month of May this year and the conditions on whloh the Military Establishe menta should be removed to other
forthwitir aiter submitted to the Colonial Office ame War Office, The result of the dia cussion which subsequently took place between the two departments has mot yet been notified to this Gavenmwar.
were
MILITARY MONTE CARLO.
SAMOHUN'S FANTAN SALOONS.
At Samchun Market the first station on the Kowloon Canton Railway after leaving British territory a smail Monte Carlo is flourishing under the auspices of the soldiers fortaing the. earrison there. Outside the East
Mr. A.G.M. Flatcher, c. G., 0.3 E., Gate, large,matabede have been built Clerk of Councils,
GALLANTRY REWARDED.
to accommodate fantan saloon.- In. other temporary, structures, various lotterien are run and games o carde and dice are displayed at every strent
Camer.
Before the formal business of the
A China. Mail reporter waY'İK- mesting began His Excellency preformed by a party of exmunionists sented to Mr. F. L. Silva the certi-who returned from a flutter them ficate of the Royal Humane Society that a consideration has to be 1 aid to in recognition of an art of gallantry te garrison commander. "Canvas- performed by him on June 12 vers are employed to solicit patrons 59 last in rescuing a Chinese wo for the fantan saloony. The induce
man who jumped, overboard from mint includes a free second class 5 Star ferry with the client intention retain ticket and chaire from. Iof committing suicide,
Samphun Station, to the Market.
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LATE MR. MURRAY STEWART.
His Excellency, also read a letter 0 from Mr. Gershom Stewart thanking the Council for ith message of gyeympathy in raguzd, to- the death of his brother the late Mr. Murray Stewart.
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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
14 YEARS' SILENCE.
TRAM-CAR MATES-WHO-
·IGNORE EACH OTHER,
For 14 years-rom the legiod-the driver and the confecter of one of London's all night frame carą, mem who always work together, have zeð Resolutions approving of the Happy exchanged one word with each other Valley tramway extations and re- They have ignored each other's pro- dusing the Chinese wine and spirit sence. shop and distillers licences for Stanley 0. M. R. w. to $35 per annum were adopted. .21 3 66
Extraa
Total.
Bowling Analysis,
..13 1 58
ABKY-IST. INNIKOS,
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Hears. William Gray & Co. launched the steamer "City of Singa- Admiral Sir FC Tader, K.O.B. pore," which they are building for the K.C.MG., who has been placed on the Hell Line at the Ellerman Lines, Ltd., retired list at his own request, epeat Liverpool, on November 17. Hand many months in Singapore, aubse. Capt. Davios samely modelled, the vrase! has &quent to which he has bean president 6. Majer Pearson 7 3 29 oruiser stern, and her dimensionare: of the Royal Naval College, Green-Capt. Spinks. Length overall 431 ft.; breadth ex-wich, since November 16, 1920, and treme, 87 ft 3 in and depth mould-retired from that post on November Capt. Davies, and Frans ed, 32 f. 10 in. For heavy cargo the 31. He was Director of Naval Capt. Oliver, e Quindan, b Beatty 88 foremast is specially strengthened to Ordinanca and Torpedoes 1912-14; Capt. le Fleming, b Beatty takes lift of 40 tons if required.
Third Sea Lord, 1914-17; Commander- Major Matthews, run out.. in-Chief, China, 1917-19; and was Lisnt Cheater. c Purcell, b Beatty promoted Admiral in 1921,
8. Major Pearson, c Sharp, b
Beatty...
Eventually be returned with the soffin and the body was taken ashore, The time was now 12.30 pm, and the ship had been scheduled to sail at 6.30 The passenger dying suddenly just before the sailing hour, some de lag, of course, was inevitable, but thirty minutes after the doctor had ] Tes Kap, muter of the steam given permission for the body to be launch "Taikoo Law" was defendeut at the Marine Court this morning in
The China Mail taken ashers the ship should have been
"TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIO SERVICE"
HONGLONG, TRursday, Dec. 23, 1992.
.CLOGGING THE COLONY'S
"LIFE BLOOD."
case where he was changed with
access of other vess is on the after noon of December 19. An defundant had a clean record, the Marins Mag strata, (Commander Beckwith) dis missed the defendant with a esution,
Lient, Comdi, D. Wardlaw-8. Bergt. Redpath, st. Sharp, b Ramsey has been posted to the com- Beatty.....
Extres
clear. Apart from the inconvenience laying his lanach alongside Marray mand of the sloop" Magnolia," one Capt. Spinks, Wood, b Bratty Pier whereby be obstructed the fall of the 17-knotters on the China Lient, Bacon, e Bharp, b Beatty Station. The new captain of the Capt. Howard, a and b Beatty "Magnolia" has been in the service Capt. Dods, Lofcat... over 20 years, and has held his present rank for the past five. He was a lieutenant of the battleshi *Harcoles" in the early stages of the Great War, and was for the past two years skipper of the minesweeper "Leamington,"
Total.
Bowling Analysis.
Lieut. Betty.
0. M. ..21.2 7 37 0 98 2 30
some three hundred pisarogers anffer- ed, the delay meant loss in wages and coal for the company which ateo lost face with the Chineze. Morever, the ship was carrying mails, and the delay here might easily have cont the tide at the next port and altimately lost the Among the passengers for Hong ship twenty-four hours. These inkong by the "Atsuta Mara" are Mr. Hongkong may dieagres about cidents should not occur, even rarely Bradbury, Mics V. M L. Bradbury, W. P. Barclay, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. many things but there is one which in a port with Hongkong's claims to Me B. If Brown, Mr. and Mrs. C.B. A foreman employed by Lam Mid. Evans... invariably finds it united. Shipping importance. Yet, if waterfront stories Brown, Mrs. L. H. Greep, Rev. and Woo, the building contractor, was Capt. Quinlan.....11 is the Colony's life blood. Hiengkong's are well founded, they occur too often. Mrs. G. E. Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. A D. yesterday fined $800 by Mr. R. E. Lieut. Gregory.... 2
NATY 2ND INNINGS. passionate belief in this has made the If it is not good for the port that these Humphreys, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Lamb, Lindell for having removed ten sticks statement a local axiom, a cliche which incidents should occur, similasly it is Master. D. W. Lamb, Mr. Y. II. of dynamite without a permit. He Lt. Norris, e Howard, t Bacon
Lowenthall, Mr. and Mrs. H. Ototen was wirested in Bonham Strand with La Comdr. Hosper, not out. skices from almost every public not good that circumstantial stories and child, Mias D. K. Stevens, Mr A. the dynamite tied to his waist. Dof-Mid. Brans, not out. speech. And yet. and yet equally bad with the facts cited above, Thomson, Mr. H. Watling, Mr. G. Gadant, who produced a permit to sometimes you might think this should be surrent here. ManilestlyWood, and Mr. H. T. Zadnoerdijk store the explosives at his shed at precions, unwavering belief was only prompt inquiry is needed. .
a platitude, only a pleasant illusion,
the scant or tardy attention our ship-
.ping needs often receive. You have
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
only to heed ship masters to leara
Tailòktsni, maid he was taking the
Extras
9.
MUI TSAI BILL.
When the tramway.car arrived at
the denirai zanminus where Fawaited~~ it early in the morning, ori pi a corres spondent to the Daily Mails the con ductora black bear-leil, grave-faced man-immediately went to one side Moving the Arst reading of the of the road. The driver, a burly, Mus Tast Bill, the Attomey General grey-bearded man, went to the odber. said it was an attempt to deal with simply, sach did not exist for the the much-discussed mui trai question other.
a question perhaps more discussed The passengers tok their places and 9 than understood. Hessid that because the conductor, wishing to start, gave much of the criticism had been con- Do cheery hail to the driver, who stood futed and assympathetic. The don talking to another tramway official on fusion, he thought, was largely due te the pavement, but rang the ball.” the use of the term slavery for what So it continued all the way to the 2 was not slavery at all,
suburban terminus. There in a denies The Attorney General thought that fog and complete silence and wa some of the orifics of the system changed. They started back to the would be surprised if they knew centre of London. 34he relationship which often ex- Why these two man ignore each
isted between mui tsaim and other, why they travel in the summer. 154 their employers and he thought vehicle when they might sasily be
they would also be surprised separated, are mysterien.
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to know that our Chinese servants w.applied the term mui tai to certain
8 European members of the houshold 1 who had important and honourable O duties to perform in connection with
o the upbringing of children. He thought that showed that the
CASHBOX MYSTERY:
SEALS UNBROKEN BUT £9,500 GONE
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connotation of slavery which so many world could not have for them the
81
of the critics of the system thought.
Treasury notes to the value of
8
Illustrating his statement that £2,500 mysteriously disappeared dur
much of the criticism was often ing transit by rail from Cardiff to Total (for 1 wkt)....105 ignorant the Attorney General Ferndale, Welsh colliery distric
about 20 miles distante finde mentioned that одо society which took up the matter. had The money was part of the pay of the impression that there were the colliers, employed by Memes, D. boy mui trois as well as girls, Davis and S., Ltd. The post at There was also a lack of sympathy which the thelt took place is un- with an alien and ancient civilisation
TODAY'S BATTING.
NAVY 2ND INNINGS.
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Matthews, b
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known.
When five wooden b xen containing
the wages were opened and cheeked
which in some points, be thought, was superior to our own. He did not say that the mui tsai system was one at the Ferndale offices ans of the boxes showed a deficiency of £3,500. of those points.
The railway authorities say that The tack of changing that social the boxes were locked and sealed be 39 structure in ons detail was one that fore leaving the Cardiff Docks branch a might well cause even the boldest of the National Provincial Bank,
A piece of Crown land cob. ten sticks to Quarry Bay to be used taining 577 square feet, adjoining No. on some work there. The Magistrate 194, The Playa, Shankiwan West, said that permit to store the was offered for sale by pablis austion dynamite did not entitle defendant to for a term of 75 years, at the offices remove it from one part of the Colony Mr. D. A. Bishop M A.; he!of the P. W. D. yesterday afternoon to another. this. Ona of them cites at example master of the Raffles Institution at 'There were reviral Chicesa bidders
Lt. Norris, a Howard, b Bacon.. which he claims is typical. A certain Singapore in st present spending present, The upset price was $483.
At the Summary Court yesterday L-Com. Hooper, 1b.w. Davies. coaster was timed to rail at 6.30 in vacation in Hongkong with Mr. WThe bidding was brisk, rising by offers the Panne Judge (Mr. Justice Gem Evans, b Davies. the morning. The police had made Kay, of Queen's College.
of $20, to $1,420 when the lot was perta) delivered judgment in the de Rev. Purcell, knocked down to Mrs JongHung-ngan, ferred emas in which John Manners Davien.. their customary search and departed
The ..Kasbing" while pro-living at No. 194, The Prays, Shao- and Co., Ltd., formerly trading as Wood, 1.b.w. Spinks. whon one of the Chinese passengers creling from Hongkong to Canton on kiwan West.
Maonors and Backbones, euad Wong Bharpe, b Spinks.: died suddenly. Instead of hoisting Turnday evening ran into the rooks
Fong shek, tradí gas Fung Skek Lake, o Pearson, b Spinks aushor, the Captain signalled for the off Duff Poit in an effort to avoid a The river at amer " Wah Katore for $399.05 damages for brasch Lindsell, & Olliver, b Spinks doctor who duly arrived at 7.45 and junk. Although her propeller was which was stranded on a sandbank in of contract on Aug 28. The claim Gregory, ran out gave the necessary permission for the her journey
damaged she was able to continue the West River for three days, arrived. Was admitted with the arception of a Beatty, b Davies.
in Hon kong on Monday. The boat samo $98.13 which Me & Davidson Quinlan, not out Extras. body to be taken sahore. The Captain'
Irit on December 17 for Wachom and for defendants explained was an ex- Accordingly next niguslled for the The new battleabips, two in while Gravelling in low water the hinge ontwat made by the pintz
Total police. Several bours later the police number, which are to be laid down in folowing morning o; the South of the fills with the Chartered Bank when launch came alongside. The allicer the coming foancial year will cost channel she ran cean on to a sand the contract was signed and when, an in charge it to reported admitted that approximately about £8,000,000 each. bank. Resistance was eventually given defendant's failure to complete the
had to roll. His nings after tifflin and at 2.30 p.m., the doctor kid already notified him boy will carry 16 inch guns and by HMB Moorhen with the result contrace
contain in their construction and that when the tie rose the Way Honour disslowed this part of the Capt. Davies and £.S.M. Pearson were for ill-informed criticism and while thankho bylem did Jend the reason for the nammons yet added protection All La bittis learned El" was able to proceed on how claim on the ground that the damages batting with the store at 40 runs for they acknowledged that the custom
[of employing mus fodi was by We must go back for the coffin. 1. lessons of the Great War
to Wuchow undamaged,
too remo
11 legislators to paure. It was re- When delivered at the colliery offices, cognised therefore that they must Ferndale, by the carters who collected
7 go carefully and slowly. In dealing them the seals were intact, 2-
with the tagystem there" wa K
the danger that they might love the
15 quasi-parental control and respons
ability which he was sure the better
though
•201 Clam employer recoguised and at means wholly bad and
the danger of increasing the risk of their lot and are
many mus laxitware.contented: wil be
Bot when all allowance was made
"The Army' opewed their second in-nogloot, kidnapping and prostitution. While they recogn
the toss of 4 wickets.
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