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LUSITANO CLUB SPORTS.

A SUCCESSFUL FIXTURE,

The Lusitano Recreation Club heid' its 16th arthual athletic meel-

ing yesterday afternoon, on the Race Course, which had been placed at the disposal of the or Ranisers by the Jockey Club Stewards. The Portuguese com-| munity. turned out in full force and were treated to some close

TESTING A HUSBAND.

WIFE'S JUMP INTO`

CANAL

In order to test the faith of her husband, Mrs. Blodwen May, aged 18, jumped into a canal lock at Ystradgynlais with her four

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BOOK NOTES. 9

THE 1923 CHINA YEAR BOOK

Tientsin

THE CHINA MAIL.

School Dialogues. "School Dialogues."

allowances and abatements for presented, some in colour. Thus 1922-23 mnd eighteen previous is the interest of the text vastly years. Moreover, it gives the enhanced. numerous legislative alterations, including those made by the 1922 Finance Act: Tables sire provided China Year Book

residents, foreign trade, etc., in R. E. O Bird explains in the pre dealing with relief claime, non-"

These twenty-one dialogues, Mr. Press, Ltd.

That the Chinese Government come tax schedules, returns, face, are for use in classes 4 to 8. should have taken 200 copies to the assessments, appeals, etc., business. In many cases they have been comper Washington Conference bespeaks profits, property, etc., husband and piled from the Royal Crown Render the value of The China Year wife, partnerships, companies, Books, 1-5 which are used in Book," the 1923 Issue of which has trustees, etc., war loan, war allow classes 4 to 8 and the words of the now come from the press, the ances, etc. Supplied with re- Reader have been largely used, seventh published and the second statutes and leading cases, and were written by himself. The ex- ferences throughout to the various Most of the others, adds Mr Bird, produced in China, Scanning the pages of this fat, prosperous relief at a glance, Tolley's Chart" Egg" which is the work of the late giving all income tax rates and ceptions are Columbus and the volume, even idly, one speedily. learns why it was in constant use

bewildered Mr. B. James, B. A and A Young will pilot the by every delegation during the taxpayor about the maze, of the Hero" which was compiled from deliberations of the Far Eastern Homeland's laconie tax laws, Royal Crown Reader, Book z by Committee; why the President of casily, unerringly.

Mr Kuo Ping Ho, B.. A No. 6 China gives it his blessing; why,

Money Matters.

"Sung Wong Toi" is connected indeed, it receives the highest A Woman's Handbook o with an Inscription on it to com with a stone near Kowloon. City praise from every quarter. Ex- "Money Matters" CHE. memorate the visit of an Emperor' haustive views and extensive Leppington, retired solicitor of the Sung Dynasty to that spot. information, succinctly observes Fellow of the Royal Ejonomic in the 12th Century. The object of His Excellency Li Yuan-hung in Society. London: Effingham these dialogues is to teach the Eng- a signed message which appears Wilson, (as net) with his portrait, And, that This very useful book might very strong dramatic instinct. of lish language by an appeal to the verdict will be echoed by every without deception have been called Chinese boys. Finding that they one who has occasion to dip "Everybody's Handbook" since have proved useful in the Ellis into the book's neatly printed the information it contains, al Kadoorie School, Mr. Bird hopes pages seeking information about though originally intended simply they may also prove useful else geology, flora,

fauna, climate. everybody who has only a hazy slight historical knowledge in some Apart from imparting minerals, commerce, thing, in short, connected with banking accounts and investments;

currency knowledge about money matters. cases and pointing the moral in finance, communications-every-Writing. a memorandum about others, the dialogues mostly have, that wonderful country.

because he could find ho handy Thousands who have found the manual for the middle-class woman "China Year Book" invaluable who requires certain elementary since it was first published seven instruction before she can conduct years ago will welcome this new her own personal affairs intell issue which has been revised from gently, Mr. Leppington came to re-rect speech. cover to cover and greatly enlarg alise that what would help his wife ed. (From a Crown octavo voluine, was likely to help thousands of uf 463 pages in 1912 it has grown other women, whether widows, into a Demy octavo volume of grass widows, or spinsters, having early 1,300 pages in Ip231) The comes or property of their own to chapters on geology, falina, mines manage. Accordingly by adding | and minerals, communications, the chapters about income tax, a- customs tariff, Greater China,quities; house property; wills, and finance, etc., have been completely domestic servants, he covered the

From Mr. Tse Tsan Tai, the well- rewritten. New features include principal points of business chapters on the Chinese language practice with which women of this known local scientist, we have by Sir Edmund Backhouse, Bart, class are usually, some time or 11 and No. 12, respectively of received these two pamphlets, No. into the witness-box and was shipping, the Chinese Eastern other, confronted. The important his supplementary series. Both At the conclusion of the sports, closely questioned concerning the Railway, the Washington Con- modifications introduced by Lordre reprinted from Mr. Barretto introduced Mrs. Silva letter. He denied that he wrote it,ference, the Shantung negotiations, Birkenhead's Law of Property Act. China Morning Post, the

the South Netto who graciously distributed although he admitted it during the Republic. The chapters con at the beginning of 1925 are deat February 28 After quoting an and medical progress under the 1922, which will come into force Frebruary. 3 and the second the prizes. She was presented police court proceedings. with a handsome bouquet He then admitted to Mr. Justice taining Chinese blographies, and with, Although, as the author article by Professor J. Macmillan flowers in a silver holder. After Acton, under a threat of com-lists of factories have been greatly admits, the information the book Brown, who visited Easter Island cheers had been given for Mrs. mittal if he did not speak the expanded. In the chapter on gives is rudimentary enough, his Silva Netto, proceedings were truth, that he was the writer, Public Justice, in, pursuance of hope will undoubtedly be fulfilled the contention that this lonely recently, Mr. The advances brought to a close by the King's and added, "I am not ashamed of the policy of including, if possible, that the people it is written for will island, with its stone images, Band, whose presence added much the letter."

one of the Chinese legal codes be saved from the blunders of to the afternoon's enjoyment, play-

cach issue, the Commercial absolute ignorance and enabled proves that a vast continent ing the Portuguese and British

Associations Ordinance has been to enlage

knowledge the their which was reproduced in the 1921- their own legal liabilities. substituted for the Criminal Code; both of business methods and of

finishes.

months-old baby in her arms, China's population, geography, for the author's wife, will interest where.

Charged at Brecon Assizes with attempting to murder her baby and attempting suicide, she was found not guilty and discharged.

The 220yds Championship of the

Prosecuting counsel said there Colony resulted in a win for A. was some trouble between Mrs. Rahmin, who defeated R. Omar. May and her husband, a colliery The time 22.3/5 secs. is the fastest tabourer, and after a scene on the since 1910 when Lee.-Cpl. And-canal bank she leapt into the water. rews covered the distance in 22.1/5 A man named Lewis who saw the scc., which record still stands. incident jumped in after them.

The Quarter, open to Portuguese,It was only fair to say," said fell to A. Gosano. For the second counsel, "that Mrs. May when in year in succession, F. Rodrigues the water was holding the baby up, won the 100yds. championship in and her first words to Lewis were, 10.3/5, secs. V. G. Bell defeatedSave the baby," all opposition in the Half-Mile A letter which was produced in Handicap, open to European court stated:- soldiers, sailors and police. The I have married the girl I do not U.A.C. defeated St. Joseph's in the

want, and I should not have I mile team race The iug-of-war

married her. fell to Kowloon, who defeated Leonard May, the husband, went Hongkong by 2 pulls out of three.

National Anthems.

THE RESULTS..

of

1

. The following are the results of the races:

Boys' Race, 220 yards(Handicap). 1, R. Santos; 2, J. Luz. Time: 26secs.

120 yards Flat Race-1, V. Alves; 2, H. Alves. Time: 12.3-5secs.

Bicycle Race, I mile (Handicap) I, M. Remedios (scr.); 2, J. A.V. Soares (scr.). Time: 3.mins. 17.1-5secs.

440 yards Flat Race. Challenge Cup. (Presented by Mr. A. F. B. Silva-Netto)-1, A. Gosano;2, L Carvalho. Time: 55secs.

Boys Race, 120 yards(Handicap). Open to boys under 10 years of age. 1, J. G. Sequeira; 2, C. Victor Egg and Spoon Race, 100 yards, —1, John Maher; 2, J. R. Soares.

100 yards. Championship Race, (Scratch Event.)-1, F. Rodrigues 2, B. Alves, Time: 10.3-5secs.

Girls' Race, 100 yards (Handi- cap). Open to girls under 10 years of age.-1, Marie Alves; 2, Millic Chúc.

440 yards Flat Race (Handicap). I, B. Assumpeão (15 yards); 2, A, A. Remedios (15 yards).

Boys' and Girls' Race, 60 yards (Handicap)--Boys: 1, R. Silva; 2. R. Crestejo, Girls: 1, Ange Alves; 2. H. Castilho.

Bicycle Race, z miles (Handicap). -1, C. M. Xavier (150 yards; 2, F. J Wilkinson (70 yards). Time: 5 mins, gzsecs.

Flat Race, 220 yards (Handicap). -I, B. Alves; 2, H. Alves,

May stated in reply to the judge that he did not know what he in- tended to do towards the support of his wife.

"I did not intend to drown the baby or myself," said Mrs. May in her evidence.

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Kwaiwah, (Shun' Hing) from Touranc.C18.

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Linan, (B. & S.) from Hoihow.-- C42.

"Pheumprah, '(Wo Fat Sing) from Saigon, AS.

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The first issue of "World cd a great Tidal Wave, which "I jumped into the water to test been published. There is a very Dominion," a new quarterly review, swept round the World, engulfing my husband and to see if he would full list of contents at the begin- edited by Dr. Thomas Cochrane, the different continents in rapid at least try to save the baby. Faming of the volunic, and the use of C.M., has reached the Chino Mail succession and suddenly destroy- a good swimmer."

this, in conjunction with the index, is (to quote the editorial)" to think Mr. Tse finds further proof of this Omce. The object of the journaling all Prehistoric Civilizations." will enable the reader to find any in world terms and to review the in the volcanic erruption which re information of which he is in LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.search, without any difficulty. The distribution of the forces and cently created a new island off

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It will attempt to point" Flood" of Genesis, and his 1914 very useful, a very able work- out how missionary work finding that all Pre-historic civilisa

of tions of the World were sud- more, indeed, a book internationally interdigitates with wilds

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show the effect of, medical also my finding, and a remarkable "Transactions of the Asiatic missionary work on the world's fact, that the Human Race originat- Society, of Japan." Vol. L. health, and it aims at, fostering a ed in Chinese Turkestan in the Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., world conscience and a, world locality between the Tien Shan Tokyo.

peace. The first issue contains aand Kuen Lun mountains, and was Among other interesting oteworthy article by the editor on reborn," in the person of Noah chapters this latest volume of the Hope for the Leper," and the and his descendants in practical- journal issued by the Asiatici hope of man's deliverance from ly the same locality after Society of Japan contains one this terrible scourge. Other. the Great Upheaval of Gen devoted to manuscript copies of articles deal with Indo-China, ftral " Asia and the destruction Buddhist Scriptures. Written by Mr. Central China, the Near East, of the Worid by the Tidal N. Tsuda of the Imperial Museum Japan, Africa from the above-Wave of the Flood of Genesis." Jade, (Kai Yu) for Haiphong, history of Buddhism in Japan and quarterly is published by The belief that ancient Egyptian, Tokyo, this first traces the early stated points of view. The After adducing reasons for-his Pakhoj.-April 3.

Kalgan, (B. & S.) for Bangkok, then deals very fully with how the Livingstone Press for the LMS. civilisation was suddenly destroy- Swatow. April 3.

manuscripts were made. Mr. Laymen's Movement, at 48 Brdad-ed by the tidal wave of Genesis, Amherst, (On Fat) for Hoihow. Earnest W. Clement, M.A., con-way, Loddon, S.W... at 5d. per Mr. Tso deals with another tributes un interesting chapter copy, ar 2s. 6d. per year post free. mysterious and inexplicable Huichow, (B. & S.) for Canton, about the Saga and the Satsuma - Finn and Applied Art.

mystery"the wonderful pro April 4.

rebellions, making his subject

"The Studio".

servation of the bodies of mam- Haiching, (Douglas & Co.) for history of the feudal period in neurest big att centre, but it has, drowned suddenly, further proof of

clearer by going back into the Foochow Swatow-April 3.

Hongkong may lie far from the oths in Siberia's ice. Mr. The holds that these mammoths were Helios, (Kung Chung) for Sai-Japan, and thus making complete for all that, its true disciples. These his great tidal wave. These find gon-April 5.

a very fine piece of research work. will, undoubtedly, enjoy the latest Poplee, (Hung Shun) for Fort Some Features of Tokugawa Ad-umber of The Studio, London's 1s, which he submits for the

the scale which has been Bayard-April 3.

ministration," from Mt. J. H well-known magazine of fine and of the Scientific world, will kind consideration and judgment

expected, but there continues Gubbins' pen, deals with a very im-applied art. Taking the contents doubtless excite due interest and

to be a fairly good general enquiry, portant period in Japanese history, seriatim they will find first further

and in some quarters there has standing as it did midway in point tensile about the unique group of comment

again been evidence of a more of time between the Japan of a pictures by the late Joseph Craw-

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220 yards Flat Race. Champion- 、ship of the Colony.—I, A. Rahmin;]~April 3.

.2, D.R. Omar. Time: 22.3-5secs.

Sack Race, 50. yards.-1, B. Assumpcao; 2, F. A. Loureiro,

Giris: Race, 120 yards, (Hand- icap)-1, I. Ghue; 2, S. Bahros.

Half mile Flat Race (Handicap). -1, L. A. Carvalho (10 yards); 2, F. Rodrigues (10 yards); 3, L. S. da Silva Go yards). Time: 2mins, 13.2-$secs.

Flat Race, mile (Handicap). Open to European Sailors, Soldiers and Police. V. C. Bell; 2, Corpl.

Dobbin. Tinie zmins, 12.2-5secs. Ladies' Nomination Race.-1,C E. Roza Pereira; z, M.F.Houghton. One mile Relay Race (Open to the Colony)-1, United Athletic Club (B. A. Hyder, G. A. Hyder, G. Chub and Mackenzie); 2, St. Joseph's.

One mile Relay Race for Mat tomoiro Challenge Cup1, A. E.

Carvalho; 2, A, Gosano; 3, B. Mar ques. Time: 7mins, 29 secs.

Consolation Race, 100 yards,-1,

M. P/Remedios.

DEPARTURES.

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