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Nichi Nichi, the leading daily in the capital, has sinu ft. fo launch 11 | campaign of slander against the officers and men of the RMS. "Empress of Australia," Under the caption "Atrocious British Mer-(1760. chant Ship: Thrusting Revolvers before Japanes and Pushing them] off,* a translation in the Japan Chronicle reads :---

As she was scheduled to leave | Yokolum on September 1st at noon, there was a large crowd ol, people on the pior to bid farewòli to the Japanese and foreign passengers. When the severe earthquake shock carro, those on i the pier fall into De sea and; struggled to get on board the ship by her Indders, crying for help. The crew only allowed about p

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OCTOBER 11.

I don't know whether it pro from the menaced ceads iurasion or the last comet. but we are all dying of, heat, Everybody Ins put out their fires, and, if it lasts, I sup poso will next week make - sumare-clothes, The morn ings are ton hot for walking: last night heard of straw horries-- Waljude.

FATIGUE.

dozen of their compatriots to Our battles are oft like a winter, come on board. Threatening the frigid inclement the air; Japanese with their pistola, they with frost that will tonghen leave them off, and immediately

sailed for their destination."*

sinowa,

our

STEEPLECHASERS'{NEEDS.

SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE PERMANENT COURSE.

MR. C. C. BOYD'S VIEWS.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER [1 1928

WAS IT DESERTION?

SOLDIER'S SURRRENDER.

WALKED BACK FROM CANTON.

A WINNER.

PROGRAMME WORTH FIVE DOLLARS!

The holder of the following Attempted desertion and the theatre programme is requested to In view of the present circumst-loss by neglect of a greatcoat were forward same to the China Mail ances whereby the Jockey Club, to the charges upon which Pte. office when a coupon to the valus please certain owners, includes R. G. Baker of the King's Regi- of $5 will be issued which may be jump races in its list of fixtures al-inent, was presented, before a changed for goods to the same

wugh neither steeple-chase nor District Court Martial held at

163 issued Tuesday and Wednes day October gand to.

hurdle course is available for Murray Barracks this morning un-valne with any of the advertisers in schooling, an interview was sought der the presidency of Major E. S. the China Mail. with Mr. C. C. Boyd in the full ex- White, D.5.0., R.A.S.C.

Thé pectation that he would be able to other members of the Court were

Star Theatre Progranie No. suggest an efficient remedy.. Cant. W. J. Howard, of the King's Mr. Boyd, as most China Mail and Lieut. A. Walsh D.C.M., readers are doubtless aware, has R.G.A. The accused pleaded "not had many years experience with guilty to the first charge and Theatres, the Coronet, Star and the China pony "between the 60 Steeplechases in China alone. flags," having ridden in close on Mr. Boyd's views, therefore are

expert.

As pointed out by aur bontentur. And hearts overburdened with care. of special value, being those of an airy, it has been well said that sell then like the trees, are donnded ing statement în a Japanese news. paper is an reason weiterer for And we are no longer deluded, |Of virtue, foreboding of harm: believing it. The writer of the love slanderous story has not even

By trust in our youth or its charm. taken the trouble to attach "it to facts. 11 is well-known that it was And then we step inta the Spring a govt many days after the disuster

time

accused

Patrons of the three Cinema

guilty" the second. secuted and Licut. C. P. Moore programmes and study the number Capt. W. A. Hannay M.C., pro- World are advised to retain their M. C. appeared as counsel for the

to be found on the front page. The evidence for the prosecu The prizes nuust be claimed within At the opening of the interview, tion went to show that Baker TWO DAYS from this announce the China Mail man asked Mr. absented himself from Mt. Austhmont, otherwise they will lapac. This Boyd whether, as a steward of the Barracks on September 15 and was rule will be rigidly enforced in the Hongkong Jockey Club, he was in not seen again until September 23 interest of cinema patrons. favour of including hurdle races in when,at about 10.55 p.m., Provost Employees of the three einen the programme in view of the fact Sergeant Fowler arrested him at

ar expressly debarred from claim- that it was next to impossible for the bottom of Garden Road not far ing the prize. riders or ponies to undergo suffer from the barrack gate. The accus ent schooling except in the actual ed was then dressed in civilin clothes, minus-bendgear, coat and race itself.

"Mr. Boyd replied that he was Mr. Austin revealed that his boots. An inspection of his kit at opposed to the inclusion of hurdle races under any conditions. They greatcoat was missing.

To the Court, Baker, giving Dile thing are Ltd. pistols. In aldition, through the And but with the rumble of boes: the other; they are neither when he arrived back in Hongkong! evidence in oath, explained that activities of the crew of the men nature of an again changes, test of a pouy's jumping abilities on September 23 his clothing was nor a test of real horsemanship.in such a disgraceful condition that press of Australia. Any hundreds While resting in shinde of the trees.

Almost without exception, they of damnese were saved in Yokohama |

develop into a fat race with a few he thought it advisable to remain harbour, and transferred to Japatieso į

Jous Kvoro.

minor obstacles thrown in."

absent until the streets were more ships. A more glaring, case of unadulterated· manlier it is difficult to imagine.

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before the Empress of Australia" And something breaks forti from was able to suit from Yokolinum. When she did so, it was not to her Inspired by the birds and the wild scheduled destination, but to Kohe.With Life of which we are a part. to which port she encried, among others, 12 Japanese, who had show mariaged to dolge the We enter the fields with the daisies

Police Court Procedure.

1923.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

Some of the recent Home papers give considerable prominence to the discussions anent police court pro- sedure. The pros and cons of tak- ing notes and evidenec in shorthand have been given and the Magis-1 brates' opinions seem to be divided,, October 11-Coronet Theatre For the present we are, more con- Johnnie Walker in Captain Fly cerned with one own Magistracy.by-night", Buster Keaton in "The

October 11. -

Star Theatre; Reginald Denny in The Ken- tucky Derby."

Octcher 11-World Theatre; William Farnum in "A Tale of Two Cities,"

Notes and evidence are still record- Pale Face." ed by the Magistrate in longhund, 11 has been felt that an impove hent cold be made & shorthand | writers were employed to do this. At any rate considerable tine couli bersived and it would his interesting to speare the opinion of the Bench Jon this interesting subject. Another topic whieh, however, may not hold as much interest for the public, is

SOCIAL

October 13-Dance at Peak Club, 9.15 p.MT."

October 19-Hongkong Volun-

neither

nor

To the suggestion that stiffer or less empty. Had he not stopped hurdles might lead to jockeys to speak to two soldiers of the taking a pull at their fences, King's Regiment he would have Royd replied: In all hurdle bean inside the barracks and on his events you will find most jockeys way to the guard room to give him racing at the fences, in the hopes self p at the time the Provost that their mounts will scramble i Sergeant arrested him. Prior to go through somehow."

ing absent he had had no news then asked from home for a considerable time Mr. Boyd was whether it would not be feasible and was in to lay out a permanent steeple

depressed. chase course to encourage locul

owners and jockeys to support the jumping game.

could be laid out at Happy Velley Mr. Boyd suggested that a course

as follows.

consequence

very

Captain Hannay asked where the accused was returning from and

Baker said he had come from Can- stood to say that he had walked ton and Kowloon. He was under-

from Canton and that this account-

SPORTING MELODRAMA.

A

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weather and sports of all kinds, the Star management have secured & to-night until Saturday. most appropriate film for showing "The Kentucky Derby" an adaptation of famous old stage play, contains many exciting scenes, the theme being the staking of a sportsman's all upon the chances of his colt in the big classic event of the year.

With the advent of cooler

a

Newmarket of America, with the Louisville might be called the

exception of course that the "big" But race of the year is run there. for pure sport, and stable rivalry, it is in all respects similar to the English centre.

his father's house because of his marriage to a stableman's daughter, and left stranded thousands is shanghaied by a gang of crooks, miles from home. After a series of stirring adventures he arrives in Louisville to find his old father on the brink of rain, with his last penny staked on a colt to win the Derby. How Donald foils the the face, and is reconciled to his father,

Donald Gordon, urdered out of

crooks, wins

| the necessity for a systematic divi, teer-Defence Corps' third and final and a steeple-chase hurdle by would be for Baker if a charge of forms the finate to a rattling racing

BAZAAR.

sion of the work. At present, the Promenade Concert of the season. cases and divided according to the

November 2--Navy League Ball district of origin: while one court at City Hall, 9.30 p.ni. is responsible for opin and arme,)

October1.-13. Salo of work in with departmental sutuoses. At Girls School, 74, Caine Road, from the other takes the traie aid of Building Fund at St. Paul's about half past ten every maining 2 to 9 p.m. the hig" murt is occupied with fopium divam cases while a number

LANIS

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

MEETINGS.

A

was

story.

The race shown on the film is the actual Kentucky Derby in which the record for the distance and race was broken in America, and the stable scenes were made in Lexington, the big training district of Kentucky.

LOCAL WEDDING,

JORDAIN-SAVERY.

Start at the 4 mile post on the cd for the state his clothing was in Private Owen and Lance Cor- football ground (where 6 furlong races start at the Spring Meeting); poral Humphreys gave evidence jump the ditch by the path between that they encountered Baker at the the football ground and race-course, bottom of Garden Road on the The inside of the race-course could night of his return. They said he be reached either by a jump or by told them he was going back to the removing-tho-rails. A mud wall barracks to give himself up. could be erected near black rock Moore pointed out how serious it On behalf of the prisoner, Lient. Wong-net-cheong village. water-jump and a brick wall could attempted desertion was held to also be included. Of course, in a

have been proved agajast hin), The criterion race, the finish would be on the

which course, proper. The main thing is determined the difference be- ground. to obtain a permanent schooling tween absence without leave and

desertion was the question of in Riders should he encouraged to tention and in this case the accused SALE.

take their ponies on the course had, he urged, shown that his in- October 15-At P. W. D. Offices, whenever it is feasible and so gain tention was to return and give him-

There is, of course, a wealth of of inspectors from various divisions two lots of Crown Land, 3 pin.

confidence. The system of keep-self up and not to desert. If there other incident in the picture, but it jure waiting for a koše petly elurges

ing a steeplechase course as "holy was any doubt in the minds of the is probably the Sporting flavour to be dispud of. ["netlicial a very far distance of. It is best opinion agents to be tanious that their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, races, is to be condemned.

October 13-Lammert Bros., at Kround" only to be jumped in members of the Court they might, that will make the biggest local

A he suggested, find Baker guilty of appeal. Everybody who remem different shades of warring thought there should be a sepapte court for a quantity of miscellaneous goods, young rider, just as much as a pony, the lesser offence of absence with bers the big Drury Lane successes, CHUBB-BUNESE-Ai St John's that make for further division, that the Revenue elses or that they etc., at 11 ar.

needs confidence. This can only out leave.

Sporting Life," "The Whip," Cathedral, on the toth October, result in abstention, and that should be leant in the sterncam but |

be obtained by continued practice. Quoting from the "Manual of &c., will enjoy "The Kentucky __the_1_.___&_____anon may have some-

Asked to give his views on the Military Law" Captain Hannay Derby," 1923, STANFORD FRANK detract from the work that the new dont this

October 16-Extraordinary gecomposition of the fences and to argued that the fact that a soldier CHUBB, younger son of Mrs. L. M. Chubb of Olveston, Church of England is, or should be, reference to the China Mail file of end meetings at Hongkong Hotel, offer, through the columns of the surrendered was not proof by itself Gloucestershire, to so well fitted to perform.

It is 1875 showed that then: were Pedder Street, of the Hongkong China Mail, advice for the benefit that he intended to return. It might MARGARET ELLAeless to think of the possibility of Magistrates on the Bench at that Hotel Co., Ltd., and the Shanghai of inexperienced riders, Mr. Boyd be inferred, for instance, that he

surrendered because he could not! time. Surely the time has now Hotels, Ltd., at 11 am. and 11.30 sald: daughter of Mrs. A. M. Traverseusion with other branches of.

[come for an addition especially in

a.m. respectively.

WALLS: In my opinion the effect his contemplated escape. In

the accused October 19-Meeting of Credi-walls should be built of hard mud this case Christim thought whilst this state view of the number of cars which

live to be decided in ture for the tors of the Hongkong Hide and and should not be less than 2" 3" absent for 8 days in Canton in At the Peak Church this morning of things contintus, and which prz

clothes and he sub- Mr. S. J. Jordain, Secretary of A question of lesser Leather Co. Ltd., (in liquidation) at with a topping of kaoliang (cotton civilian Sessions, duces fanaties and broods a spirit

that this justified | Messrs Lane Crawford Ltd. and importanes relates to Chinese in the the offices of Messrs. Percy Smith, stalks) placed along the centre. mitted

Central, noon. Christianity

The Court closed to consider its Devonshire, was married to Miss the ditch on the landing side 3′ 6′′ us the poles are cach training, both Magistrate and inter--

wide. If the walls are lower than verdict and then, apparently having Irma E. Savery, only daughter of from the other. According to the preter are able to grasp and express

this and have no ditch on the land- found Baker guilty, called for Mr. and Mrs. Walter Savery, of Hokokong, Thursday, Oct. 11, 1925. Critic referred to the Church has the statements in Chinese to per

ing side they become a source of evidence of character. A statement Devonshire. fection. Bur trained observera fecl lost a great deal in being robbed of

danger. A pony, once having put in by the prosecution disclosed Miss Savery, who arrived here that เห standard equivalent

Australia by the jumped such an obstacle, will that his age was 23, that he enlisted from THE GREATEST FACT.

[originalty and raustee and by should be fixed for the usual

realise that it is not necessary for in 1919, and that a fairly long list "St. Albans" yesterday morning, [being associated with dull conven-Magisteri query "Have you any

him even to change or alter his of previous offences included 12 made a charming bride in a dress of Shortly after admission to stride-the more so as he knows convictions for absence and two biscuit georgette with a lace hat to Personality is said to be the

If Christianity is to advance questions to pul to the witness?"

The majority of Chinese defendants hospital yesterday, a middle-aged there is no ditch to fall into on the convictions for breaking out of match. She carried a bouquet of

Chinese woman of No. 56, Tai Yuan landing side. The consequence greatest fnet in life, and in this the present tine d-will not be would understand the words used

barracks. Street, died of opium poisoning will be that he will, as often as not,

yellow flowers and maidenhair respect the established Church hus reports of Committees, nor by an invitation to make a statement which it is believed she took take off with the wrong leg and consider its sentence.

The Court then closed again to fern. She had attending her two been subjected to some severe criti-means of finance, but, to quote the rebutting the witness's evidence. A

land on the wrong one. The take- cism at the hands, or voice of one critic again by spiritml power. Ta slight variation from the words now together with a specific)

off side should be slightly on the Hospitals the individual life of rich instruction that what is wanted is gold watch and chair, a purse con-

Burglars have got away with a incline. of its own clergy. The Church

and poor alike is looked upon as of not a counter-statement would have taining $70 and some minor effects with limited experience, I would For the benefit of those riders whilst in theory it emphasised the the value of personality, in practice the utmost valwe used worthy of the desired effect,

from No.93, Stubbs Road, occupied say: "Steady your pony about 6 When did little

by Captain Pilkington of the King's to 7 yards from the wall, sit slight-ALLEGED BAD CHARACTER, hair. its every effort in its behalf. encourage

Regiment. It is surmised that ad-ly forward on taking off, and development. The Church aid the Church proceeds to adopt that

A great many of the bridegroom's mission was gained by means of straighten the back as the pony

friends, were present at the church ... more attention to the respectable view in theory, and to carry it

the water-spout either on Tuesday lands so as to be able to help him Reclamation Street, Yamati, a reception which took place at 120, Near the doorway of, No. 299, ceremony and afterwards at the ja ninety and nine than to the one Lout in practice, IL

night or early yesterday morning. recover should he stumble on land Chinese was arrested by a de- the Peak, the residence of Mr. who had strayed. Not only that likely to became the moral and but the Church as a whole was spiritual force than it is at the wanting in originality and imagina-onent, and to lessen the growing tion and looked upon those qualities desire in certain quarters for its disestablishment. The Church of with suspicion. It produced laws England needs to be made safe for which preferred ecclesiastical anfety democracy, to free itself from the da spiritual advantage. No one will shuckles of convention Lud to tako dispute these obvious truths. The steps to frog religion from the gibe that at present displayed it is of Church whilst neglecting the duty the Getz best type of at least three of encourging the development of hundred and eixty-fivo varieties. It the personality of the ordinary man, is all to the good that criticist of the type referred to should come

The China Mail, which is as far removed from pure counts. Thanks to the weslient Seth and Fleming, 5 Queen's Road The width at the top should be g, the charge of attempted desertion. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jordain of

her

to

tion.

Undliterated Malica

more

Todays' Poem.

(Villanelle Of Sunart.)

Cone hither, Child 1 and zent : This is the end of day, Behold tho wenty West !"

Sleep rounds with equal zest Man's toil and children's play: Core hither, Ghild i and rest,

My white bird, seek thy noat, Thy drooping bead down lay: Behold the weary West!

Now are the flowers confest Of alumbor: sleep, as they !

Now eve is manifest, And homeward lies our way. Bahold the weary West!,

L.

ecame not to have neglected that of from inside, for it is from inside Come hither, Child f and rest.

own servants, the clergy. that much-usded ruforos is long Nowhere we imagine but in the overdue, Church of England is there to lo found on many different degresa of thought, or personality, cach draw-

At a time when the nationals of ing to itself numbers who are bread friendly Powers are so generously ar high-church, evangelicals, or answering appeals for help on behalf of the sufferers in the recent anglo-catholics first, and Christian disaster in Japan, the Tokyo

Tired flower: upon my breast.

I would wear thea alway: Come, hitbar, Child f and rest; Behold, the weary West!

-ERNKST DowEON.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

herself.

return

ing. If no stumble is likely-this

ARMS CASE.

5.8,

pretty little bridesmaids, the Misses Peggy and Lesley Bridger who wore dainty frocks of em broidered pink satin crepe and mob caps trimmed with pink roses and forget-me-nots. Each carried a basket of pink roses and maiden-

A telegram received from the can be told by instinct at once, tective at about 9 p.m. last night. R. L. Bridger, Managing-Director Chinese Guild at Kobe advises the resume a fairly forward seat so as He was charged before Mr. J. R. of Messrs Lane Crawford Ltd., who Chinese General Camber of Com in no way to check the pony Wood this morning with posses gave the bride away. Mr. J. merce that the number of Chinese speed in getting away on tanding, C. S. P., of a fully-loaded six-cham- as "best man and the officiating sion, without a permit from the Ralston, of Queen's College acted refugees desiring to China from Japan does not exceed |

to which is so important,

HURDLES If artificial hurdles bered revolver. It was also alleged clergyman was the Rev. H. Copley one hundred. There are, however, ure used, they should be 3, high, that defendant had a packet of Moyle. about fourteen hundred Chinese about 15 wide on top, made on Pepper in his possession when refugees waiting at Shanghai for trestles to which kaoliang sturks aken into custody. steamers to take them to Hong- are attached If this type of hurdle

On the application of the police kong.

Is used, ponies should be slightly the case was formally remanded. steadied before taking off. The The Chinese who was remand- wings should be long, high and. ed yesterday by Mr. C.D. Melbourne | strong.

A sale of work in aid of the on a charge of having wilfully and WATER JUMPS The take-off

| building fund of St. Paul's School, maliciously caused damage to the should be about a foot higher than was opened by Mrs. A. G. M. extent of $100 to a car belonging to the landing. The landing edge of Fletcher this afternoon. The sale the Government and in which Mr. the jump should be very cleanly will continue until Saturday. W. J. E. Mackenzie, the Colonial cut and care should be taken that Veterinary Surgent my riding the water does not work through along Connaught Road West on and make the landing soft, A

Saturday, was discharged by His guard of kaoliang should be placed

*Worship this morning as there was in front of the jump.

not sufficient evidance: to prove. The foregoing suggestions are, that the damego had been caused of course, only tentative, but should maliciously.

the Stewards decide to put the

Mr. and Mrs. Jordain are to spend. their honeymoon at Macao and up. the West River.

A successful Bridge Party, or-- ganised by Mrs. H. T. Jackman and Mrs. J. Martin was held at the Peak Hospital yesterday afternoon in aid of Dr. Barnado's Homes. There was

a large attendance. Lady

·Rers-Davies distributed the prizes wan_at_the_tournament, the first |prize being-won by Mir-Benson,” the prize for the lowest scoro by

matter in hand, the recommenda- Mrs. Milner Jones and the prize for tlona will furosh valuable data on the hidden number by Mrs. A. E. which to base plans.

Wright, Some Mab Cheuk was also It will, of course, be necessary to played, the winning lady being consult the golfing interests. Mrs. Church,