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NOTES AND COMMENT.
T-MORROW'S GAMES.
The following games, are down for decision to morr
CHALLENGE SHIELD BENIOR DITINON,
BEUT FINAL REPLAY.-
South China Athletic. Sodkumpoɑ. "A" ground.
Kick off at 4.15 p.m., sharp. «
lags in response to America'' suggestion agingual vernal reciprocity in the widest cao su the only appropriate intercourse between the two nations. Sir Frederlok 'Lewis's
reminder has done much to dissipate the impression fostered. by subsidy advocates that Britain in inspired with a desire to haipper America's merchant marine and has socordingly strengthed the hands of those now fighting the measure with the aid of gooperative_marketing principles and King Tutankhamen's
· MONDAY'S MARATHOY
RIGHTBEN TO COMPETE,
Originally fixed for last Monday, but subsequently postponed on account of the Interport Football, the annual Marathon race of the St.
FIRST DIVISION LEAGUR.
Kowloon v. Darban. Kowloon (Hanghom) ground.
Ambrose v. Club. Club ground.
Titania v Polica. Navy. "A" ground.
ROAV. Tamer. St. Joseph's Kick off at 4.15 p.in. sheep.
grounds
SECOND DIVISION.
Durban v. University. Navy "A" ground.
St. Joseph's v. United, St. Joseph's ground. -
South Chins "B" v. 'King's | Bookumpoo, “A” ground.
Ambrose v. RG.A. Navy "B" ground,
South China "A". Auxiliaries. South Chins ground.
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Kick off at 45 p.m. sharp.
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Although the Interport football Andrew's Church Men's Association is will not be very much diminished to all ever internet in the game to be.hrld on Monday next.
The rate which is open only tomorrow, and the principal game will Europeans, starts outside St. Andrews the Shield competition and a big be that of the replay in semi-final for Church at 5 pm.. and will follow the
back to the starting point.
CANTON NEWS.
INTERNECINE FIGHTING.
· CIVIL GOVERNOR CANDIDATE.
"FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23
INTERFORT SPORT.
SONLE REFLECTIONS ON THE
OPERATIONS, MILITARY &
MEDICAL
(TOM WRIGHT, STUFF)
HoveLucu.
SOCCER MATCH.
Rugby, Polo and Tennis are all (From Our Own Correspondent)plendid games to play and to watch, Those of us who nivet in the but to draw the biggest crowd is rooms of the British Club are most- CANTON, Feb. 23. the privilege of the Association y grooke tallers nom aretired, Reports from Shishing state that gome. 45,000 which is about the king the residuum of post wages, comparatively heavy fighting the size of the recond ruggar attendance inclined to valetuditarianism, to between Kwangi and Ewangtung the cast throngs that gather to wit: ploms. Old Jos at any rate comes taken place in the Bam La district in England or Wales pales before egotistical dwelling upon buray troops owing to the latter rafosing to Hess the Cup final or the Inter- into that class. It is imposable to avacate the approaches to Bhinhing pational between England and Scot.read Purich in peace when he and retire on Leting to make way for and--more especially when, the comes in. It is imponik even to Kwangsl soldiers from Canton.
latter match is played in Glasgow..finish a wellrossoned exposition of Another unconfirmed report temple passed through the turnstiles of account of what it feels like to be
On one-decasion over 127,000 peo the nature of whitlown, with an - that several hundred houses in the
Hampden Park to see their fav chloroformed, because of his inter- vicinity of Bhlubing ware destroyed ourites strive against their old ruptions, I gather that he was by incendiarism on the part of re-enemy the Sassenach. The Hong four times doomed, and that nege- treaking troops,
kong popalace, particularly the thaless he is atili alive. One doctor 3. Dr. San favour the appointment of and at Happy Valley, of a Saturday basten home and seele his affeica, According to the varsacular press Chinese, has caught the infection, alter sounding him told him to Trui Shia wing as Civil Governor and afternoon, it requires no Sherlock as he had only two hours to live. A he has sancmoed that he will zot Holmes to tell where the Scuth second doctor said the same thing. A third ordered him into hospital, establish a government either sa Pra-China Athletic, are playing, sident or Commander-in-Chisi,
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NGAI BONG-PING.
WHAT IS HE DOING? :
On Monday afternoon, I bied me saying that bis stomach must be out down to Hoppy Valley to see the open to save his life. Once his elite of Shanghai Socer men de fingernails and toenails and His lips "turned Blue," and they even paik battle against Hongkong's chosen, and as report spoke well of the the sheet over his face as a siger that tearea I was looking forward, to an exhibition of how "Soccer" abould be played.
he was no more.
"Na, na" paid he (le bang from the Highlands of Bootis) "
Qneon's Road reminded one of doctor shall cut me." And Beer he
and Shank's mare were all convey every day he would guarantee to Race Week: motor-cars, side-cars, was to prove it all. If only he tram-cars, push bikes, ricahas, could have a little good whisky
the time that General Ngai Bong In view of the rampar current at
ping's recent detention met with the
•pproval of Dr. Sun Yat-sen-his a good-natured holiday and outlast us all yet; but at twenty to the arena between Morrison Hill dollars the bottle... Well, thero captors hinted that he was made and Leighton Hill. Every tree we were. prisoner bocaths of his disloyalty to near the ground had its quota of did not come into the foreground fork commanded a view of the play-ure such bad.company. I began in the Kuomintang-the fact that Ngai young Chinese nestling in whatever those trances that have ye woods I must have slipped into one of
daring Dr. Sun's stay hare should ing pitch, whilst several hundreds my mind to inix up military and prove interesting.
lined the slopes of the above men.exlical "oporations" in the most same route as last year, namely along crowd of Service men and Chinese are sident Jefferson arrived, Ngai was and thousands lined the ropes. It appendicitis posters stood in review Last. Estarday, when the "Pra- tioned Kills. The stands were full ridiculous way. Phalanxes of Nathan Road and through Homantinepted. It will be remembered at the Tung Tin restaurant, West strick me that these youngsters in order. Newspaper leaders, or bite to Kowloos City, and then through that the first game between these Point, with some of the Sun Co. dires the trees who had not two cents to of them, stood out. like pictures. the Kowloon Dock and Hunghom time had been played. Tomorrow proceeded to Gazten by the "Heung. ure from watching the game from ignore the fact, that you cannot - teams ended in a draw after extra tore. He was not in the party that rub together deri for more plea-One argued: "Bese facists. The entries which closed last the Chinese are not likely to ba at full shan" for on Wednesday evening, he their precarious positions than the change buman nature, and that wo Friday, total 18 of which 5aza King's good run for their money, district commercial associations.
strength but they are sure to give the was entertained by a number of the staid standite, and I in the stand,ust always have appendicitis. It civilians, and the remainder soldiers and may, with a surprise goal, win
remembering my early days, envied is impossible to regulate the order Since bis inclinations doring the these gaming to a certain extent. of nature by act of parliament." "I the game,
recent crisis appeared to be pro-Sun, described in detail by competent universal and everlasting is the way As the game has already been was just thinking how hunen and in Canton to resume the position he pressions. Firstly there were nevertheless we try to regulate it, it seems carious that he is not pens I shall merely give a few im of a man with a. mail, and how
spectators. The Hongkong Foot-when the posters showed up. relinqui: had last June,
ball Club supporters and the follow. finger pointing, non Your King ers of the South China Club were and Conatry want your appendix was one of them. **** Has whilst the small batch of Shang your bent boy had his out yet? hai-ites were as keen on their was another W
In 1864 Eari. Russell told Parlia own stalwarts conquering. The services and Kowloonites, judging at that our honour was not en- from the remarks I beard, and from gaged by the Treaty of London to the cheering of certain episodes dur. defend the integrity, of Denmark. ing the game, were pin-Shanghai Holatein. There was a scrap of and we lat Prussia toke Schleswig whilst a big remainder who never-
and sailors.
Mr. A. Mair. last year's winarrit is regrettable to learn, will not take part in the race this year owing to a slight injury to kis foot.
The most faneled competitor this year is a naval man named Ball who cons here with a good record having represented the Navy in several races at Stamford Bridge.
UNUSUAL CANDOUR.
SEVEN YEARS FOR ARMS
sell the ships for what they will bring and charge the loss to America's war account. This view in summed up by Mr. Henry Gibbons, former, assistant counsel of the United State Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation, who declares that the subsidy, economically unround, is in effect an attempt to lift oneself by From this distance, the Senata palling at one's bootstrape. "If the buster against the Ship Subsidy shipping business cannot support tion. Bill has distinctly comical aspects, itself and stand on its own bottom, The gentlemen who are trying to talks must every other the measure to death evidently posses says Mr. Gibbons, let it fall both endurance and ingenuity. Talk- However, every criticism despite, ing solidly for ten hours. is no mesa President Harding has set his heart feat. Any average ability politician on the bill, convinced it is the might have succeeded in bringing co solution of a national problem. The operative marketing into a debate Government now owns 10,000 000 about a ship subsidy, but it must tons of steel ships. Expert opinion have required considerable dialectical holda, that half must be scrapped „skill to introduce the subject of because they cannot be operated pro
Tutankhamen's tomb,
However fitably, The other 5,900,000 tons, it frivolous these tactics may seem here. Is claimed, represent good commachl they are taken with deadly gravity steamers, comparing with the world's
POSSESSION.
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Ambrose.
The Club are at home to the Interport injuries · will prevent the former from being at fail trength as Forsyth and Gerrard will both te non startam, The Ambro'e should repeat their former victory LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. very keen on Hongkong winning, cut out over their opponents.
The RG.A. team has been very much weakened by several of their players leaving for home and I think the Tamar will have no difficulty in securing the two points-to-morrow.
The Titanim will beat, the Police who will turn out a very wosk tesm
Phillips will be to morrow, abeantee from the Naval team
At the Criminal Sessions this morn- ing, Yee Wai was sentenced by the Chist Justice to two years hard Yaumati, on January 23, of one Durban to-morrow, their kick and labour for the unlawful possession at victory of last Saturday over the Kowloon will not repeat their
volver and five rounds of ammuni rahimethod which they adopted will Prisoner,
be well watched and I think the who admitted the Sailors will soonre the two points.
arrested in business," charge, wan
during a police raid conducted by meet the University and should secure teahouse at No. 111, Battery Street, Inspector Murphy. The revolver, an easy visstory, St. Joseph's should In the Second Division Durban will
which was fully loaded, was concealed just get home against the United, in defendant's girdle. hat when placed under arrest, have to go all out to boot the Ambrose will beat the Gunners and Inspector Murphy told the Court the Chinese "A" team should not prisoner told him that he had Auxiliaries. brought the revolver down from the country to commit an armed robbery at a grocer's shop.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. ·
Reform
IRRIYILS.
Kongmoon-Co's Wharf.
Anjou, (Wing Tai & Co.) from Drafaz, (J.M., & Co.) from Bangkok, Swalow,West Point. Lok, Swatow.-C35,
Yatshing, (J.M. & Co.) from Baag
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were quite impartial or hoped that engaged bother themselves about football paper; but our honog was not
In 1914, just fifty years later, Balchon, (Yue Woo) from Canton.the Colony would just win.
As a display of football the game in respect of the integrity of Bel-
Earl Grey was assuring them that. Palembang. (A. P. C.) from Bali. W pour. It was marred by too giura there was no scrap of paper "keanness," unnecessary but that nevertheless our honour Papan-North Point.
Iyo Mara, (N.Y.E.) from Seattle, an ankle tapping. At the and of
maighness, and too much elbowing, was augaged. Mabila. Kowloon Wharf.
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Amkuss Maru. (0.8,E) from Kee lung, Swatow. Op's Wharf,
Nowohwang (B. & 8.) from Canton, 37. Heljus Maru, (MB.K.) from Can- ton-Wanchai.
Tokai Mara, (Suzuki & Co.) from Centon - Wazob
Helios, (Kung Chung) from West
Point,
bearing on the League table, both |ruary 27. Competition, and I should not be aur having a chanos for runners up in this
prised if the Chinese win.
DEPARTURES.
Singapore.--February 22. The Constitutional
idents services will be held in the To meet the need of Peak re- Peak Church next Blonday at 8.15am. 11am., and 6 pm,
I hear that the popular Secretary of the Kowloon Football Club (ur. W.A.-February 23. Morgan) as left the Colony. He sailed on the "Empress of Russia"! on | Februsty 23, Thursday for America. We wish him bon voyaga,
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much
Now it seemed that Earl Criccyath 80 minutes piny nevarni of the was telling them that by script and Hongkong team were limping badly by principle our appendices were
and Forth and Hudson were evi-
dently suffering acutely. Both were aged and that England expected passengers in the later stages of the every man this day to go on iso game. Why, will, Scer players operating table. disgrace their 'code so?
What did Palmerston sayin scarcely imagine a "Rugger" interland.
One can 1818 The real policy of Eng port player being ordered off the of justice and right; pursuing that is to be the champion field. As one Rugby enthusiast course with moderation and pru- and himself no, mean "Soccer" player said to me after the gams: the world; but giving the woight of dence, not becoming the Quixote of You can keep your Soccer Shanghai were the better entwherever she thinks that justice is, har moral sanction and support They struck their game when play and wherever she thinks that wrong ing with ten mon-Hongkong never has been done."Not of couKVĚTY did. The home forwards were too right or wrong, the voice seemed small and the wonder was that the now to be saying: but our appetidos Hongkong halves would not heel or well. The State has no the ball on the carpet. Every time they ballooned the ball-and that Pendes; the individual ha, un- was far too often they were giving possible bearing on appendicitis. fortunately. Conscience has ne Shanghai man a pass. The only the passivis reetster Hongkong men to do themselves and the selectors justice were Hud.
"Dammut, cried Joe, you're son and Leang Yuk-tong The
no lisnen.** latter was Hongkong's best man.
And dammutall, no more I was.
The others all played below their I apologized.
cinb form,
FOOTBALL
U.A.G. V. ST. JOSEPH'S.
"So long as they played. with eleven men Shanghai were just as poor as, Hongkong. With tea men over it was, and played clever foot they shook off their nerves, or what ball and at the end there was only one team in it. Their left wing: The following will represent the centre half, and right back were United in the above second division prominent
league fixture to-morrow on St. But, unless there can be a botter Joseph's ground. Kick-off 2.45p.m. spirit of camaraderie between the sharp Beach (capt.); Chilton opposing teams and less desire to and Jackson Mackenzie, Leonard win-at-all-costa, if not by brain then and Urquhart; Kont, Derry, Brown, by brawn, it would be better to give A. N. Other and Chubby t these Interport Soccor contests a
Kings and Chinese "B" meet at Bookampoo previous to the big game
Teau, & 8.) for Saigon.-Febu and this will be just as exciting as the ❘ruary 22. later one for the result will have a Tchang, (B. & 8.) for Canton.-Feb- in America, for upon the outcome best carriers, State ownership having Association holds ite sixth annual
Jacox, (Pacific Mail) for Calentts, depends the fate of the bill, for several failed with huge losses, the Governmeeting to-night.
Yaeyingwa, (Cheong Fat) for years anyway. Recognising that it i want is wrying to make possible
Quinhon, Toursus-February 23. even more anpopular than the Now the absorption of this 5,000,000 tons One Chinese case of diphtheria
Fuensang, (J. M. Co,) for Manila -Tariff and the Soldiers' Bonus, Free by private interests. Hat this course and two of cerebro-spiuni fever were
ident Harding has withhold the bill requires beavy State add "to shable reported yesterday.
Kusichow. (B. & 8.) for Canton. antil the last possible moment in American shipping companies to meet
Tjisondazi, (J.C.J.L) for Saigon.--- the hope that it can be rashed keen foreign competition during the
February 25. through Congress just balara adjourn. first few years of their fight for an
Halynan, (Lee Bang Kee) for ment. The bill's opponents, however, anduring foothold in various trades,"
Well, the long looked forward to Bangkok February 29, v estimate that they have sufficient. The ship subsidy bill is designed to
Is tarport watch has taken place and Apory (Wo Bat Sing) for Canton the local team well beaten. They-February 23.*** Joreenia talent to prolong the filibuster grant that aid. Under ita provisions
deserved it, for they never did from Viscount Combermere was a pas the stars play anything bike triat February 28.
Chengts, (B. & B) for Toochow -until the end. Should they succeed, traffic to and from the Philippians borange by the "Empress of Bussis form. The two Chinese forwards the Dieasure will have been comas "coasting pade" and exempt yesterday. He served in the war anwaro nervous, Begg was never in the February 23,
Hopesng, (J. M. & Co.) for Canton killed, because it would have from foreign competition. A ship wounded.
lieutenant in the B,GA, and was picture and the defence was all xt 860. Nowchwang (B. & 8.) for Baigon. not the least chance with the golog from New York through the
Gerrard especially played a very bad-| ---February 23. new Congress which replaces the Panama Canal, and from Pacific ports
game, and was responsible for at present one next month. Washington to the Philippines, will be coastal, the acqual meeting of the Hongkong other hand Shangbai played na m Shareholders: “are reminded that least two of the goals scored. – On the correspondents report that the very American ships will receive the busi and Shangbai Banking Corporation team out to win and although their presented the latter with a silvergeet Monday's display is hot Aggrosiva Farmers' "Blos repres
ness hitherto dons by the army tran- takes place to-morrow at noon, in the methods were somewhat roboat they cigarette ca asaltably inscribed, as a pleasant memory. senting perhaps one-third of the sport service. The law will require that
City Hall
were far and away the better team. mark of appreciation of the manner in
SPECTATOR American community,trongly resents at least 50 per cent of the immigrants
See which they had been trosted whilst the tenzing of Government money to coming to the United Stated shall is extended by the Jockey Club in an * Shanghai player. The incident Mention must also be made of the
An invitation to attend the race troversy over the Referee ordering off
There appear to be some con- staying here. shipowners at 2 per sent-this is one travel in American shipe: Finally, advertisement published to-day. The although regrstiable was from all I splendid support the Pablle gave the of the items of "the shipping, bill £5,000,000 will be provided annually cinsaintances under which passes Ich hear necessary. One can almost take Alexiation both wearing the trial wheresegagriculturists must pay and for ten years, the period allowed for servants will be issued are also it for granted that Mr. Williams games and the Interport matches. 7 per cent. on mortgage loans, and the mercantile marine to become rell- even up to 9 per cent, ordinary supporting Disodiu loans. Furthermore, it is generally other - gations, theng
good that the Goverment should have naturally aroyed dunaided on Flosug ES 000,000" able prote abroad, Britain bas
operating ships and always fullowed a polley owhere The only obvious slips of the world equal chance on Parsons, Mr. D. B. Donnelly
people can see in to the sole basis of efforidoy of operation T. WHI
advertised.
THEAT POYAL
PATIENCE LAST NIGHT
would not have doter what he did kwishant some very good reason." The
HE. they m Amongst this passengers who left soosse players and spectators realise
The Shanghai players left yesterday. Stubby and a pá ryde in addition to the baugh
pha 8mpress of Russia"yesterday, that the Referse is in sole charge of by the Bmptes of Bussla," and a Hous
me the som this kind of seece - the sump ibuana gallers and footballers
wit be abliterated.
one could use Ang ak the mus
Mri, A. B. Austin, Mrk.:
mg the Mrs, Chow Shou-son, Mr
The Shanghelulay complie
paid a pretty
the food
and also the Beciratory when they'
and Lady erument
KOWLOON v. DURBAN
The following will represent the Kowloon Football Club in their 1st division: matchy HM:8. Dürben: to-morrow, at Kowloon-Wood man Wheeler and Knight; Morri son McKelvis and Pasco Glamo, Hall, Scally Dunoon and Mason: Reserve Randle:
CLUB:
AMBROSE.
will represent the match Ambross
*DO-BORTOW -- and Bishop Mair, dore May, M MoBride and Eng-
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