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THE CHINA MAIL.

SHADOWS BEFORE

Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.

July

ENTERTAINMENTS,

30.Coroner

Theatre:

"It's an ill win that blows nobody any good, the old saying goes. The typhoon, although it wrought considerable damage, bold up business besides, and cansed die- comfort. to local residents, also brought along in its wake some heavy rains, Hongkong will wel-Hunting Big Game la Africa.".

July 30-World Theatre; Bebo cone this generous. addition to our water supply-no more than the Daniels in " Ducks and Drakes.

July 30-Star Theatre; Monty Chinesa. The restrictions in the Blue and Lita Lee in Rustling A rider-tnsin districts have been in Bride." force for about a year and most of the Chinese have almost given up hope of ever seeing normal condi. tions again. Mention has been made in the Chine Mail of the un- August 7-Lammert Bros., at founded belief held by the nn Kingsclere Hal', 2.45 p.m., educated Chinese that the authori- quantly ties are prolonging the restrictions linen. until the public consents to meters: being installed in the rider-wnin districts. This has been denied by the Water Authority but as a rule, the Chinese are difficult to co- vince. They will only be satisfied

OBITUARY.

WELL-KNOWN WUCHOW

MISSIONARY.

(From Our Dion Correspondent.)

On Thursday last, there died at Wuchow one of the oldest Pro= testant Missionaries at that post.

Mr. Hesse of the Alliance Mis- sion, who had been in bed for three weeks, died of Bright's Disease, He was buried on Friday the 27th He lies beside the body of his first August 1-World

Theatre: wife far up on the hill, where the The Carnival" with Matheson Alliance Missionaries reside.

The funeral was attended by all Lung..

the foreign community and many of his Chinese friends.

Mr. Hesse had been 28 years in Wuchow..

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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of fine furniture and

'LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Reuter message from Buenos that no such installation is intend- Ayres states that the discovery of ed when they get an unrestricted an important oil-bearing areais re-

An ported in the Province of Jujuy. inps., supply from their that announcement

the present restrictions have been removed will; also dispose of the rumour circulated last year that there was a hole in the bottom of the Tytamtak reser- voir through which the water leaked jnway.

Ltd. Painting the Lily.

Though future generations will no doubt feel as free to criticise its architecture as present day Londons

For the 24 hours ending July 27, one case each of small-pox and reported. puerperal fever was Both patients are Chinese.

Another meeting was held at! the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce this afternoon to discuss plans for participation in next year's British Empire Trade Exhi- bition. i

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Entries for the Night Fete to ern do to discuss the demerits of the be held in the V.R.C. swimming Albert Memorial, the Whitehall pool at 9 p.m. to-morrow are again

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LOGAL AND GENERAL.

"Lotol has something con- vincing to say concerning a certain "dangerous little culprit.”

The inquiry into the capsizing of the steam, launch" Fee Dinyat on July 6 is to be resumed to |morrow at 3 pan. *

Attention is drawn to the an- nouncement conceming the open- ing of the Kowloon Hotel on September 1st next.

Golf in Canada is another of the many beautiful productions of the Candian Pacific Steamships Ltd., which gives much useful informa tion on the Royal and Ancient game and the opportunities for indulging it in Canada.

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Norman Stephenson, described

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Reuter cable

Marini.

from Rome

STADIUM.

MONDAY JULY (30,

LUCKY WINNERS:

WHAT THE COLONY REALLY PROGRAMMES WORTH FIVE

NEEDS.

PRACTICAL BUGUESTIONS,

[Specially Contributed.)

DOLLARS.

The holders of programmes whose numbers are given below ure entitled to coupons of the value

Star Theatre Programme No.

43 dated July 27 and 28. Coronet Theatre :-Programme

No. 314 dated July 25 to 27-- World Theatre-Programme

The stadium has come down to us! from the early Greeks, who held of $5 each, which may be exchange" their big sorts at Olympia, now ed for goods of a like value with reputed to be the site of the city of any of the advertisers in the China Athens. In recognition of the Mail. prowess of the Greeks of centurios go the first modern World's Olympic was held at Athens in 1896 in the old. Studium. To the Greeke of old the stadium meant an enclo sure for foot-racing and athletic feats will tiers of seats, cut in around the hills forming a natural amphitheatre. The stadium was not used as a tmining ground but Programmes should be sent to wns only used for special events, the China Mail office when coupons such as tho, Olympiad. This same

will be promptly issued. thing is generally true of university stadiums of toilay. The Greek youth of old no doubt experienced

of faithful training, to enter the the thrill of his life, after his years stadium as a competitor for the

No. 723 dated July 25 to 28.

KOWLOON HOTEL.

olive branch, for a yoke of gren or NEW 6-STOREY BUILDING'S a fair damsel.

ATTRACTIONS. The same thrill | comes over the athlete of to-day, when he enters the stadium as a

The Kowloon Hotel, in Hankow member of his college or university Road, Kowloon, is naar comple team. The very word itself, to the tion and will be ready for occupa modern youth, causes a feeling of ton on September 1. The main reverence for the athletic heroes of entrance is from Hankow Road. A the past and present.

ub Athens.

MODERN IDEA.

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roons with advantage. Bathrooms with hot and cold water and Busb

It is understood that the marriage plans to have a Memorial Stadium. The building was designed by of Princess Maud to Lord Carnegie for the Seventh Far Eastern Games Mr. J. Caer Clerk and erected by A movement is on foot to Messrs. Tung Wah & Co. The will not take place before October. in 1925.

build Chinese National Stadium services of Mrs. J. 1. Blake, of the Passengers who arrived to-day in Shanghai.

Wyndham Hotel, have been secur A fait, modern definition for aedns manageress, so guests can rely by the s.s. "Empress of Russia," included Dean and Mrs. Symons stadium would be, a permanent on being well catered for. Pro- and Mr. S. Kontor.

"U" shaped structure enclosing an vided the rates are reasonable, the area of land which is used for new hotel should prove i boon to uttiletics and games.

residents of moderate means and also to travellers,

spacious dining room is to the loft- and a bar and billiard room to the The modern idea of a stadium is right of the axin entrance with one of a distinct type of structure, another entrance to the bar from In the athletic world, two distinct the northern wing of the building.. types of structure stand out. One. The hotel offices are on the same the "U" shaped (open at one end) or floor, with the kitchens and ser cenotaph has been accepted ns a satisfactory, and some close con- as an unemployed engineer with an the "stadium" type, the other, the wants' quarters in the basement at worthy memorisi, noble in its tests are expected. There will be address at Empress Lodge, Kow complete enclosure or "bowl" type, the d

The building is six storeys high siniplicity, to those to whom it a Challenge Term Race (6 men loon, did not stirrender to his bail of Both of these types are widely used represents an Empire's tribute, side) between the King's Regt: $5, this morning on a charge of today. Of the stadium" type, the with a roof garden, which should being drunk and unable to take care most widely known structurea are prove an attruction in fine wea There are, however, some people at and the R.G.A.

of himself in Salisbury Road on

the Pershing Stadium near Paris, Ther. There are altogether 84 Home who seem not to be content

Subscriptions are being raised Saturday. The Magistrate the Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, separate bedroons, some of which to let well alone. The lateal pro-

hold a J. R. Wood) ordered bail to be the Wembley Stadium near Lon could be utilized as bed-sitting- among the Chinese to posal to emanate from what one memorial service on the 14th day estreated

don, the Yankee Baseball Stadium may call without disrespect the

of the 7th moon (August 25) for

in New York, and the old stadioni "brighter cenotaph" movement

those who perished in the "Fee

Of the bowl" type closets are installed on each floor, that the monument should be Din Yat" disaster on July 8 when

the Yale Bowl in New Haven is and are within easy reach of the illuminated with electric lights the launch sank off Connaught

the most outstanding example. bedrooms. Connections for electric There seems to be a good deal of Road West on arrival from Nam confusion as to precisely what lond Tau

announces the death of Cardinal The city of Osaka, Japan built fans are in each bedroot, while stadium for the Sixth Far Buster ceiling-fans will be placed in the of spectacular effect is aimed at but

Games bell Just May. Manila the suggestion has little, if any) As a result of the heavy rains

dining-room, thing, to be said in its favour on which fell during the last typhoon, artistic grounds and much to be said the kitchen of the Kwang Tung on the ground of sentiment against eating-house at the junction of Peel it. Fortunately though Hong- and Wellington Streets, collapsed is at present on Saturilay morning. Fortunate- kong's cenotaph an exact replica of the White by all the fokis were taking their halt one we will not feel obliged to meal at the time and nobody was follow any painting of the lily' that in the kitchen,... may be considered necessary in Tondon. Our own morial so far has remained as virginal as when tine immemorial but was dropped first unveiled except for the small when Mr. John Johnstone, the vase of fresh flowers put there each left the day by the ex-active servicemen then head of Jardines Colony.

Why Mr. Johnstone and this strikes one as being suff

cient adorament BHccessor at Jardine's Wais not appointed is a matter of conjecture. Mr. G. M. Bernard, so far as we know, possesses qualities of head? and heart which fit him admirably for a seat on the Council. I was! not on the score of ability that he wis not appointed. We can only WILSON--On July 19. 1923, imagine that he was

at Weihaiwei, George Cassie "suffer" for the "sins" of his pre- Wilson, late superintendent decessor who possessed the delight- engineer, Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ld., in his fal accomplishment of saying, what was in his kind. We remember a 74th year. FLÁČK-On July 20, 1923, in delightful little thrust

ut the London, G. W. Flack, the Government's up-to-dateness made father of Fred. C, Flack. Aged

just before he censed to finetion as 67, (By cable). WRIGHT-On July 24, 1923, an Hun, Member. It was at our

BIRTHS.

SPENCER. On July 22,923, at Rue Père Robert, Shanghai, the wife of W. H. Spencer of a daughter. FAULKNER. On July 24, 1923, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Faulkner, a daughter. RUSSELL-On July 24, 1923, at

Shanghai, the wife of A. S. Russell of a daughter.

'DELTER.

nude to

suddenly, Rev. Harrison King well-behaved Fire Brigade, the most Wright, in his 47th year. CARTER READ-June 21, at 24, perfect of all our perfect Govèrn- Linden-gardens, W., Amyment concerns which in all the Elizabeth, wife of Alfred

panoply of its trappings, set out Carter-Read, in 59th year. MORRISON.-June 20, át a nurs- one day at full strength to quell a ing home in London, Jennie, fire at Repulse Bay--in n mut-rhed! wife of late Dr. George Emest we do not know what, arguments Morrison, of Peking, aged 34 DUNMAN-June 13, Ellen, eldest them are against Kowloon having: If it is! Thomas its own representative. daughter of Jate. Dunman, Esq, Chief Commis sioner of Police, Straits Settle-uggested that there is no one living ments, and of Mary Anne Dun-in Kowloon willing and able to fill man, of Southbourne, Bourne such a position we repudiate it im- mouth.

mediately. A democratic appoint. ment could easily be made which would please Kowloon and make it!

The China Mail.vident that whilst the Government

is willing that the voice of the place tahould be heard when matters of SONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 30, 1923. éducation are in the air, it is also

KOWLOON'S

M.P."

willing that larger matters affecting Kowloon more vitally should have its spokesman. If precedent must be maintained and the suggestion

To-day's Poem.

It remains to be soon if the suge bave made cannot on that. gestion thrown out in our leading account be carried out, is there any article on Saturday-that the fine reason why the Council should not las come when the needs of Row-be enlarged and the tatter bridged Joon 'should be represented in liv-that way? It will be something ing terms by the appointment to gained we have assumnce that the Legislative Council of a men the question of this special repre ber able to do so will be carried sentation has bad, or will have con out. If it is a matter of precedont, sideration shown it. The civic and social, spirit of many people in the

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then the sooner precedent is killed Colony is often stified at its birth

-To My Boy.)........ Thou of the almond eyes! Reveller in chronic lies (Think not that I despiso

If I abuge thee); List, while sing thy praise. Far, since I'll pass my days Near thee, thy playful ways

Only amuse me.

What if thou yearly try Make me believe that thy Mother "have makce die."

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Leaving thee orphan? Take thy week's leave and go Knowing that I well know Mothers don't perish so

Annually often.

What if my monthly hills Conie, like all worldly ills, Not singly, as do pills,

But in battalions; Ere thou hadst learnt to stand Squeezers took thes in hand, Tought by Confucius and Other rapscallions.

What if my iniler-clothes, Silken and woollen hose,, Thy graceless limbs enclose

Winter and autumn?- Lot it be understood- They're for our coinmu good.. I knew that matters stood

Thus, when I bought' em.

What if I an aware That in thy pantry, lair Water's uncommon rare,

Washing's a bother Useless' to enlly forth, Capture, with righteous wrath, That ancient scrubbing cloth

Tix hast prother.

If neath my very eye, Liko clouds in summer sky.. My best cheroots should fy

Will I prevent it?

No, boy, go on and steal, Tis I, not thon, who fool Foolish, when I appeal,-*: Or would resent it.

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No: go thy mage-taught' way:

1. thipe elected proy,

Will not thy right gainsay,

Ner thy joys mar, Link

The better it will be. Precedent has by the idea that no new blood myEach seek the other S KAPOL ere this been ignored. Hilberto it where is needed and if one turns to as always been the custom to the list of names comprising Com, appoint the head of the House of ittees, Boards of Directors, sto., it will be seen that, there is some

Jardine to a seat on the Legislative justification for thesides which Council. The custom dates from prevaile.

Spite of thy fferent squeeze Thou dost by boat to please :|-

Here's to then, variel! From Lays and Belays by Tung Chia (J. OP. Bland),

Captain Palmer, Commodore of the P. and Q., is retiring on the completion of nearly forty years! service, including twenty-one in command.

In a Reuter cable from the Hague the death is announced of the international jurist, Professor Struycken, who was a member of the State Council.

The public bathing beaches at

OTHER STADIUMS Kennedy Town and North Point

Before we consider whether or are closed temporarily owing to typhoon damage but it is hoped

not Hongkong should have a stidium, let us examine a few of that they will be reopened early this

the other stadioms in existence. spectators should be sented apart Where week. Considerable, damage has been done to the new sea wall in

(1) The Pershing Stadium is 200 from the playing space. front of the yacht club and part of

metres, along the sides, over 150 spectators are allowed the sit along. the bowling green has disappeared.

metres at the closed end of the Uthe, aide lincs, trouble is bound to and about 40 feet high. It has arise from it. It would a great Reuter cables from Chicago

perimeter of 2,100 foot and a 600 sight, to see the crowds that Bock that measures to close, during August, every refinery in the Passengers who left by the s.s.metre cinder-track around the co-to Happy Valley during football and cloaure It has permanent seats baseball seasons, all seated com centrat oilfield as a step towards "Empress" of Canada on Saturday, reducing the surplus of petrol and included Mr. and Mrs. Boyd, for 25,000 spectators and cost fortably and orderly in stands rather (2) The Vonable than all this pushing, squeezing and crude oil, have been approved by Mrs. K. E. Greig, Mrs, D. J. Lewis, 600,000 francs. the group representatives of the Mr. C. F. Pratt, and Mr. P. B. Stadium in Baltimore seats 10,000, emning of necks from bedboards

is 40 feet high, 340 feet wide, 600 at ten cents each. western refiners and American oi! | Sutherland.

feet long, and cost gold $325.000,00. [...] associations....

The Prince Consort of Hollandis According to a wireless mess the first member of a Royal family age made available through the to climb Scawfell, the highest point courtesy of the U.S.S. "Helena," in England which is 3,000 feet steamers arriving at the Yangtze above sea level, cables Reuter. The River port, Ichang, from Chungking Queen and Princess Juliana ascend report that the American steamer ed part of the way.. "Alice Dollar" and British vessels escorted by an American gunboat "Monocacy," were heavily fired on at Chungking. It is reported that the "Monocacy" returned fire doing considerable damage.

Her.

HONGKONG'S NEEDS.

SITE.

(3). The Yankee Baseball Stadium For u, site for a stadium that seats 75,000 persons atid cost would cause the least friction million gold dolare. It is the largest among clubs, I would suggest stadinm in the world. (4) The it be placed in the upper part Municipal Stadium in Tacoma, of Happy Valley in such a posi

40,000 persons, tion that the open part of the Wash, seate is 300 feet wido, 100 feet long and faces Morrison Hill. One of about 40 feet high. (5) The Osaka the long sides could follow the Cabling from New York, Reuter Stadium seats-96,000 persons, is path along the Hongkong Football reports that a message from the 42 feet high, 150 metres wide, 200 lub grounds, the closed end of the presidential train, which is at pre- metres long, and coat over 600.00 to cover the place now becupied sent en route for Yosemite, states Yen.

by the mattede of the Hongkong.. that President Harding is in bed

Football Club, the United Club and suffering from ptomaine poisoning. Hae Hongkong any use for the baseball stands, bordering on While her marriage feast was Later advices from San Francisco stadium? One merely has to watch the Craigengower Club grounds. If being held, a fourteen-year old state that President Harding has the various school sports being held could tore and follow along the Mahomedan girl of Bhangore, arrived there. His condition, has named Nurjan Bibi, committed improved and the doctors say that the race course to realize that edge of the Craigongower Club. there should be some place where ground and the grounds, for suicide by hanging herself. It ap- two days will restore him to normal track and field sports could be run haval vtficers up to the edge of pears that the girl objected to the health.

off properly. We are badly in need the lawn bowls reservation. This bridegroom elect on the ground that he was her first cousin,

The death is reported at Tientsin of a cinder track, jumping pits, arrangement would deprive the objection, however, was overruled of Captain A. I. Philbey, installa- etc., so that our athletes can have Football Club of a practice or by her parents and relatives. tion manager of the Tokung branch proper place to train and compete. permanent grounds but it would be Finding no other means of escape of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Tien- We cannot produce champion much easier to find them & now from her difficulty she bolted her sin, a very familiar figure on the athletes when they have to run on practice grounds than a better place self in her room and hanged China Const. Capt. Philbey came to a turf coarso or jump without pro-for a stadium. herself.

China about 1900 as an officer on one per pits. It is miraculous thint there PRACTICAL SUGGESTION. Messrs. Butterfield & Swire's ships have not been more injuries. All

A stadium in that place would During the period 4th August and he became very well known as modern stadiums are built of con to 11th September, last year an a'night pilot between Shanghai and crete and steel and each has a not interfere with the Race Course, It aerial service carrying passengers Ningpo on the old Peking. He circular cinder track and pits for lawn bowls, tennis, etc., grounds and mails between Peking and left that firm some five years later jumping besides the various pitches of the clubs in that locolity. Pehtaiho was maintained by the to take up piloting at Ningbo,, and for games. The Yankee Stadium could be used for special weekly Aeronautical Department, leaving about six years ago he joined the was built solely for baseball but it events or scheduled daily to differ Poking for Pehtalho every Friday A.P.C., going straight to Tientsin,would not be a monument to ent clubs. It could contain a cir evening, and Pehtaiho for Paking where he had been ever since. He athletics without a track, so a 400 cular cinder track, jumping pits, yards track was put in which girdles football and cricket pitches, a basket every Monday morning. The num-leaves a widow but no children, ber of mill articles transmitted.

the outfield of the baseball diamond. ball court and perhaps some play- Mr. E. J. Banfield, naturalist and during the Seriod was 170 from

MANY ADVANTAGES."

ground apparatus at the open end Peking to Pchtaiho and 230 from author of "Confessions of a Beach

Hongkong needs a porrscent of the U for all children. Other Peltaiko to Peking, says the comber," and other books, died last Chinese Post Office report for 1922, month at the age of 70 at Dunk I structure of some sort for athletics things could be added which would land, off the coast of Queensland, and games. The stadium" type not interfere with the contral play- Excepting a few flood reports where he had been living alone has been popular because of better ing area All posts could be of the from the tow streets in the city, with his wife for twenty years. air cirunlation, the possibility of a detachable kind and the grounds such as Salkwan and Wongsha, po The crew of the steamer "Innisfall, long straight-away for running, and made available for most any game serious damage has been done by passing the island, saw a woman ita adaptability to all kinds of or special event. Baseball could be the typhoon to life and property in waving on the beach A boat was athletic sports. We cannot hope to playout if it during the summor Cantor, it is reported. Telegraph landed and Mrs. Banfield was build one large enough for three time. communication with several of the found to be the only inhabitant of football pitches, tennis, baseball, The Oaks Stadium, the Venable cities has buen cut, owing to many the island. Her husband lawn bowls and what not. In the Stadium, and the Tacoma Stadium of the telegraph boles having bech was dead. The crew made a coffin first place the seating capacity for ware all put up by the municipality. blown down by the typhoon. The out of ship's timber and the Chlef one of that sits would be over 60,000 No Club in Hongkong, can attempt bad weather was also responsible Officer read the burial srdce, and the expense well into the mil much a project single handed but the for the failure of wireless com- Mr Banfield refused to leave the lions. longkong lus, no need for Hongkong Government might do it. munication, for the main station island, and the captain called for a structuro vesting more then and dedicate it us a monament to there failed to receive replies to volunteers to stay with her. Every 16,000. However, anyone who has athletics in Hongkong and the Far calls sent out to the gunboats and man offered, and the captain select watched the Lootball games in Efet several of the stations

ed one, to remata,

Happy Vall realize that be

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