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BoxgKong, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1921.

WORLD UNREST--*-

Red Tape,

THE CHINA MAIL.

Hongkong's constitutional reform petition to the House of Commons| will seemingly be lucky if it is not strangled by rod tupo. Returned ence to its originators because of one or two little informalities, including the circumstance that it had been printed instead of written, the doenment has now been found, to contain another seriously regarded flaw-in about 1417 instances out of 1500 no addresses were affixed to' the, signatures and the Petitions!

SHADOWS BEFORE.

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ENTERTAINMENTS.

August - 6-World Theatre Miss Dupont in "The Gallows."

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APPRECIATION,

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OLD RESIDENT.

MONDAY, AUGUST C. 19:5.

LUCKY

DOCKYARD SPORTS.

ENJOYABLE AQUATICS AT

KOWLOON.

WINNERS.

PROGRAMMES WORTH FIVE

DOLLARS.

World Theatre: · Programme No. 1026 issued August 1 to 4.

Stor Theatre Programms No. 89 issued August 2 ̊to 4. Patrons of the three Cinema straddled a cylindrical object made Theatres, the Coronet, Star, and of canvas and cork and were pro World are advised to retain their pelled across the camber at a

canvas and the

MAIDEN VOYAGE.

smart pace by willing crews. The programines and study the number water Aerby proved an exciting to be found on the front page. Hongkong, Augnų) 4.

event in which "Spotted Sand 'The article to which our corres- won in a canter from Kowlood pondent dus attention was not Chief" and Hongkong Chief." written in this office. It was the Driscoll's crew won the dinghy race unsolicited, effort of an enlightened in fine style after an exciting member of the community, which struggle and in the tug of war is not to infer that the members of Kowloon had not much difficulty NEW BLUE FUNNEL LINER our staff are not enlightened !-ED. in disposing of the Hongkong China Mail.

team, beating them in two succes- sive pulls.

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THIS AFTERNOON'S RECEPTION.

(To the Editor of the Chips Maft.)

The prospect of another typhoon

Holders of the following theatre Sir,-An Old Resident" may weekend was not permitted to Aug. 6. Coronet Theatre; reasonably rub his oves when he mar the success of the sports meet programmes are requested to for "The Iron Trail;"

reads, as ho did in your Friday'a ing which the Kowloor and Hong ward them to the China Mail offior issue, the appreciation written, Dockyard Recreation Club held at Golden presume by cone outside your the Kowloon naval yard on Satur when coupons to the value of $5 will A capital probe issued which may be changed for staff, regarding the "Carnival" him. day afternoon.. "AI have seen the film in question and gramme included several novel goods to the same value with any might join issue with your corres. items which the large gathering of of the advertisers in the China Mail. spectators found highly diverting. Aug. 7-At 3 p.m. P.W.D. pondent in some of his statements: There were, for instance, the ob Committee of the House feets itself Offices, three lots of Crown Land I do not wish to do that but merely stacle race in which the competi to express the hope that others, qtors in addition to clambering able in consequene to certify, only! Aug. 7-Lammert Bros., at the your readers who see much that is through swinging lifebuoys and A bare of the chops as bona fide. Yue Fat Godown, Kennedy Town, good in the art of the film story will over. ladders had to crawl under a One can imagine hands being un-300 bags No. 24 Java white sugar, write and give us the benefit of their wellsooted

opinions. It would be all for the sausage race in which girls lifted in horror in Whitehall at the new crop. I am.

August 8-Lammiert Bros, at best and I think would help those bright suggestion put forward by Kingsclere Hall, 2.45 p.m., awho are engaged in exhibiting one of the C.R.A.'s. ex-honorary quantity of fine furniture and films. secreturies in the letter which linen.. accompanied the rehashed petition that the Petitions Committee might look up the names of the signatories in the Far Eastern Directory, Certainly a simpler plan would have| been for the C.R.A. officials, when they learned that addresses were required, to have done the research!

But the piece de resistance from work at this end and have filled in

the spectators' point of view was, The Blue Funnel Line s.s. "Sa the necessary details. Also a lot of

to judge by the amusement it pedon," under command of Captala time and trouble would have been

caused, the sketching race in which J. Riepenhausen, arrived in port saved if the notion had occurred to

the ladies were asked to draw the yesterday morning on her maiden Ltd. them to find out precisely wint was over 100 feet in length must be

animal mentioned on a slip of trip to the East. The s.s. "Sar required before they packed the It has been calculated that this

paper handed to them, after which pedon," which sailed from Home petition up and sent it off to Colonel would require an outlay of about Ward.

their portrait had to be successfully on June 9, is the first of the new The next step in the $150,000. Interest, working and

identified by their gentlemen class of passenger liners, being vicissitudinous career of this still overhead expenses would entail a

partners. While 10 budding built by the Blue Funnel Line The small voice from Hongkong (appar minimum earning of about $90 for

Landseers were detected some of for-service to the Far East. ently it has grown a good deal each launch, or in other words, the

the artists revealed an originality vessel was built by Messrs Cum- smaller since it started to make three launches would have to carn

of conception which produced re-mell, Laird and Co. Ltd. and is of itself heard) will be awaited with at least $270 a day to show a profit.

markable results. An equine study 11,321 tons gross register with a interest. perhaps with trepidation The Kai-fongs of Cheung Chaa.

resembling nothing so much displacement of 17,218 tons, length lest some further deficiency by who are at present maintaining the

as a mouse with flatirons 517 ft. 6in., breadth 6z ft. 3is, depth

its Our own Pickwick describes it as where

feet detected. It might, who knows. service, feel that it would be im-

ought to be 48 ft. 3in. with a sea-speed of 15. The boat deck has been have been tied up with blue possible to earn $270 a day. They the very Dickensy

and a sketch of a dog with a tail Į knots,

the set that any kangaroo might have en- specially ribbon intend of pink or pink have petitioned the Government to

apart for games, instead of blue.

withdraw the notice calling for Nothing like a typhoon for keep-vied were amongst the choicest playing of

the hold- tenders and have given an under-ing some people in their proper efforts,

ing of concerts and dances. On taking that they will, if the mono- places-the home.

Mr. W. M. Denton, the officer in the promenade deck forward, poly is continued to them, build a

charge at Kowloon, was in charge is a spacious lounge, the smoking- new launch of over 100 feet in

of the general arrangements, and room and a verandah café being length at a cost of $50,000. They

made a genial showman. Ably aft. The office is situated forward. would also have their present

assisting him were Messrs. Prickett on the centre-castle deck; aft launch the "Cheung Chau" run-

and Newnham (Hongkong) and (port side) on the same deck is tal ference at the Institution of

ning as well. Owing to the loss

Hill (Kowloon). Mechanical Engineers, Misa f. de of the "Fee Din Yat" the Kai-fongs Lissa. principal of the Gipsy-bill are trying to adhere to their pre- Training College, arged the import-vious schedule with the one launch. ance of the first seven years of a chuld's life from an educational point of view, and argued out that children must be free from the use-

made to put equitable and just enactments upon our statute books. An aversion to work is probably a human failing the world over. We cannot agree that it is abnormal at the present time. The want and need of work is abnormal and any- thing that can be devised to put a end to such conditions under which

Hongkong Please Note.

In the course of a paper read before the Imperial Education Con:

MONOPOLY SOUGHT.

Some time ago, the Government called for tenders for the Cheung Chau-Hongkong ferry service with a stipulation that three launches

provided.

BASEBALL LEAGUE,

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less restrictions that formerly pre- JAPANESE VS. PORTUGUESE., vented them from moving without permission, speaking to a class In the HongkongBaseball

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CHARIVARIA.

SATURDAY TO MONDAY FEELING, Carried manimously. Umbrellas

and Macs.

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The sousing question again. This is what our Tame poet calls very August weather.

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Shouldn't it be a Tidephoon ?

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Swimming instructors in America guarantee to teach men pupils to swim three miles. This is the absolute limit.

"Magistrate Thinks European Fot Aelp our Educated Comp. had it the other evening. Speechless again?"

3.20

The results were:- Interdepartment swimming relay race (200 yards): Crocker (for CE.) Hutchinsoa (for C.D.) 2. Time, Tilting the bucket: Browell and McDonald (Kowloon) 1.

Tug of War: Kowloon (Denton, Where Bootleggers get their sup: Spry, O'Neill, Luscombe, Simpson, plies from is a secret still.

Billings Grant, Thompson and Kempsball) r. 15.

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children's room and a tonsorial parlour. A commodious and com-: fortable dining saloon is on the upper deck.

PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION.

follow: 15 single-berth cabins on There are 157 berths arranged as the centre-deck; 10 cabins with 2 co-beds on the promenade forward and 7 aft. and on the castle decký 30 cabins with 2 or 22 berths on

mate, or helping one another spon-League, at Happy Valley on Satur Dancing. Holda" says a China Egg and Spoon race: Miss B the promenade, deck, aft and on

SCORE BY INNINGS.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Japanese:-31 0302000-0 Lusitano: 0 oo 000100

The line-up was: LUSITANO

when dancing with a stout lady,,

tanecosly and naturally. In the day, the Japanese scored an easy Mail hending. A case of catch as modern school the child was pro- victory over the Lusitano RC by catch can as the wrestler remarked vided with all the means of pursuing 9fruns to L.

educative and purposefulf ranny occupations, and was free to pursue them. As a consequence the quick own pace. child travelled at its while the slow child was free from! |

the, feeling of discouragement that came from inability to keep up with those who werd niore gifted; a dis- congement which often materially

retarded a child's development.

Barros Rocha D. Xavier' R. Rocha

D. Alves

Marquis Curzon says: "If I go down in a motor to the country I find a large collection outside the village public-house. I go straight to the Church." For spiritual help Ishimatsu presumably. •

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Fuse Kano. Wann would be more charming Hayashi if one could fall into her arms with Ishida out falling into ber hands. Mikuriya Umemoto Kusano

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

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Mr. Henry Ford is the second richest man in America. In spite of the fact that he makes those cars.

the centre castle.deck; 6 cabins with 22 or 4 berths on the pro menade deck, numbered 21, 26, 47, 54, 61 and 65.

George and Spry (Kowloon).

Dinghy Race: Driscoll, Hill, Billings and Horton (Kowloon),

Sausage Race: Misses Spanton, George and Spunton.

SATISFACTORY TRIALS. Water Derby: Spanion (Hong-. On May 15 the ss. "Sarpedon" kong) 1, Campbell (Hongkong) 2) carried out her official trials and Sketching Race: Mrs. Reeves developed the specified horse- and Cassidy (Hongkong) 1.

power, and proved herself a very Obstacle Race Simpson and steady ship in a seaway. A further Miss Prickett (Kowloon), Thomp-extended trial was begun 3 days son and Miss M. George (Kow- later when the managers asked. loon) 2.

some hundred guests on a trip to Potato Race: Williams (Kow the West Coast of Scotland. The loon) I.

vessel left the Mersey at about 9 Greasy Pole: George (Kowloon) 1. a... and proceeded at cruising

FOOD SUPPLIES

PORK BUTCHERS PROFITEERING.

NO REASON FOR, THE HIGH PRICES.

The China Mail. the world is suffering should have

patient and sympathetic trial. WeDescribing one of these seliouls, the A. Gozano ure undoubtedly suffering from the writer of the paper said: "In these. Soares results of the war-a lesson indeed free schools the children are not all H. Pratit of the futility of war if we will only busy all the time, and often the C. Pereira

speed to Iona Although in very child will be idle for an hour, a day.

light trim, she moved but slightly recognise it and act accordingly---

or a week. To watch them take

in the long Atlantic roll. After and that the spirit-of-war outlasts their time as they change from one

Paderewski says he is glad to be

stopping at Iona, the ship, pro- war itself," and "until conditions in pccupation to another, with a pause

ceeded to St. Kilda, to the west- back at the pinno again after his Europe

The thai to watch the gold fish as they turn

of the Outer Hebrides. Favoured- ure righted, and

of notifiable political life. This surprises us as Socially and politically, conditions

by weather conditions, it was pos are as complex as they well can be speedily, we can only expert trade and twist in the light, to sit by the diseases, for the 24 hours ending there are sharps and flats in both.

fire and dream, to guze with long August 3, include cases of plague,

sible to go close in under the island in the world to-day. There is a depression resulting in luck, of and satisfied expression at their 3, small-pox ; enteric and

and to make a landing. The sup 25,000 gallons of waisky have

plies which were also landed were feverish unrest. The veturable employment. If there is any completed work, or to wander about paratyphold All the patients heon, smuggled from Canadian

welcome amongst the inhabitants, aversion, it is the aversion to do nn watching the other children, makes are Chinese.

Bonds into New York State. The Fontiff of Rome has given ang

visitors wonder if the children really

as no steamer had visited there expression of the reasons which he more, and very often a little less do any real work at all, or if they The 1st Battalion East Surrey trito Honds of friendship:

from the mainland since last Aug [than we are pail to do. A worker do not take life too leisurely." The Regiment, which will move next

Holders of pork stalls in the ust. Before leaving St. Kilda á believes are responsible for present with one eye continually on the real answer to this, Miss do Lissa trooping season from India to The man who abuses his com Colony's markets are still charging strong south-westerly wind sprang world-wide conditions. They are:

clock is a shirker, or if we may coin contended, was to be found in the Hongkong is a pery old and dis-petitor must not be particular about the abnormal prices prevailing a up, which worked up a moderate five in all :-

fortnight or so ago when imports sea, but the "Sarpedon's" behay a word, an averter. We cannot record of achievement of such tinguished battalion, which earned the answer he receives. The Brst be considers is the

children, which showed that in great glory in the late war. It will

fell off on account of interruptions four, when she was clear of the is Many a modern girl who is keen to the smaller steamer services. lands, confirmed the opinion of unprecedented

either agree that the chief aim of matters like reading and number take the place of the 2nd Battalion

About $1 per pound was the everyone as to her steadiness in bad- authority.

life is the excessive thirst for plea-work they were, for their ages, King's Liverpool Regiment, when on piano playing is inclined to think

a laby anything but grand. highest price touched. At that weather. From St. Kilda the ship The second to the unprecedent-sure. The opportunities for exercis-usually a year and a half or more the latter goes to India.

time each stall was allotted proceeded to Stornoway, and then The music of present-day com-half a pig each day ed hatred between man and mun. ing our spare time in pleasurable ahead of children trained in the

Reports of severe damage to

and cruised past Skye and the Sound" The third to an abnormal aver. purails are much more than that of the same time acquired a self-dis-dykes, embankments and accord posers is intoxicated, says Mr. John supplies were really limited. But of Mull to Lismore, which was sion to work,

any previous age; the pleasures cipline and a mental outlook and ingly, the crops which should now McEwen. Due to the bars prob-to-day normal conditions have re-reached on the evening of May 21

turned and there is no reason why During this day's run the cruising' The fourth to an excessive themselves, if so they can be called, activity that made learning a plea-be ready for harvesting, care ably

high prices should be paid. Re-speed averaged 1534 knots. From thirst for pleasure is the chief aim are much more, but we still have sure and easy to them.

challenge

to

in life, and the fifth to a gross those who finde sermons iur stones, 10aterialism which denies the tongues in trees, books in the run-

ordinary school, while they had at

reality of the spiritual in human ing brooks, and good in every-To-day's Poem.

life.

thingThey leaver-the-whole,

"Com "Chap")"

Many will doubtless agree with snill though their number may beMother calla me "Billiken" and

As to the fifth reason which the

"Sonny" and a lot Pope Pius XI. in the accuracy of

Pope gives, there is unquestionably of funny little names, besides the his estimate of prevailing condi

igrosa ofiterialistò, in, the world.!

proper one I've got tions, although some of his conten- We should like to call it selfishness. Grannie calle me "Dearie," when I tions are open to question. It has The belief in the greatest good for

sit upon her lap, `. pected as if the world was going the greatest possible number, which But Daddy nearly always used to

sayOld Char

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contained in a citcular telegram sa sent by responsible committees in "The number of stars visible to the gular supplies are coming in bur Lismore, on May 22, the cruise was Shek Lung (a town on the Kow-naked eye is 5,000. Mr. T. Will the butchers will only buy small through the Sound of Islay, the loon-Canton Railway, about forty Soak says this is all wrong. He has lots. Today's wholesale price Mull of Kintyre to Gourock, where miles froth Canton) to the Tung on occasion.counted quite ten thou-was about 21 taels per picul. This the trip ended. Before reaching Wah Hospital and other local sand.

would be equal to about 23 cents Gourock the "Sarpedon" was Cinstitutions.

per pound Retail, the price tested over the measured mile, and Don't throw tnud. It becomes would have to be about 33/34 developed a speed of 16,78 knots dhist and blows back on you.

BOCIAL, AND PERSONAL.

Sir Edward Hutton, the well- known writer, is dead, cables Reuter from London."

nind, but the optimists among uy js invariably number one. We look | Grandpa salla me. “Wilham, and/announces the death of Mr. Charles Fr. Frear (member of the House of of killers, will only kill-three pigs of the owners, has issued in- agree with St. Paul that all things of the world will put be done by the Nurse says, "Good-night, sweet the London Chamber of Commerce. Johnson have arrived in order to of poultry are still limited to-day, when an "At Home will Apa

see signs of a brighter future and forward to the day when the work

pats me on the head: 4

heart, when she tucks ne up

cents, which would give a fair Throughout the triale, not only profit to the butchers and allow for in the engine room, but in respect loss in weight and wastage when of the passenger accommodation, killed: But the butchers are still galley, laundry and elsewhere the Moscow, August, 4-United asking between 60 and 70 cents. utmost satisfaction was given.

AT HOME" TO-DAY States Senator King (Utah) and per pound. Their employees have

Captain Riepenhausen, on behalf A Reuter cable from London Senator Ladd (North Dakota) with an agreement whereby each pair

a day.

On the other hand, supplies visit the ship between 4 to 6 p.m., E. Musgrave, FL.C.S., Secretary of Representatives) and Professor

vitations to Hongkong residents to thoroughly investigate the situation as the fertile

district

be given on board. Launches will Mr. R Stock of Messrs Aler in Russia-Reuter,

beyond Wuchow cannot be tapped leave Murray Pierat frequent inter works together for good: We can few-not be left to the Chair,

in' bed SANAA Ross & Co., and Miss R. Mow Fung X

owing to the Kwangsi: soldiers not see, generally, that there is the Secretary, and the Committee. I don't mind what they call me, not of Messsa. Gilman & Co., were

London, August 4-Accord creating trouble On Saturday vals from 3.45-p.m. proceeding took an unprecedented challenge to whitat, the rest look on or do not

the port gangway to disembark the leastest little scmpparigng the passengers who left bring to the Daily Express corres morning the ... 18 Kwong authority. Where the invasion of look on with indifference Selfish Bar I did like to hear Daddy my the s.s. St. Albans on Saturday for pondent at Moscow, the British Hung and other ships brought passengers. The starboard gang way will be reserved for visitors Good-night, Old Chop Australia

representative called at the Soviet in about 100 crates of poultry returning from the ship. Foreign Office and presented a and prices at the wholesale Mr. Walter G Magoon, Lingu communication two hours before depots were still Neh. The travel age Officer attached to the Ameri- M Rakovsky (Soviet Repreling dealere report that the author. can Embassy, in Tokyo, com-sentative to London) was due to fties at Wuchow are demanding $5 Twenty deaths of horses from mitted suicide by shooting himself stant for London in orderto pasume pot crate of ducks and $8 per crate disease known as in the head with a revolver on July his new duties. As the outcome of fowls. This is an export levy have been reported 28s believed that deceased of the British communication in addition to the safe conduct shit 2he disease rese was suffering from nervousness Rakovsky's departure has been payments, along the river before list, or food poison and Insomni

postponed, o

reaching Wjichow."

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the buman. private rights is contem hers and indifference: are Daddy said Goodbye" to all of us, plated on the part of our low-makere bosetting aina of the world. George and went away a

and more often than not much Macdonald's slogan needs to be To what, they call The Better invasions are attempted, those who emphaned and acted upon : "Land," & year; sgo-to-day, tako such an active interest in "Never be discouraged because But kota time. I chill go there, though it is not upon the map, politics may be relied upon to see good things get on slowly here, and And then he'll alle at me and say, that effective opposition is forti never fail daily to do that good Hallo! Old Chop."-

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