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As was done last season, the Sir, layo always made it a China Mail will publish "Cricket rule to ignore all anonymous letters Natos" on Fridays. When sufi- whether nuddressed to me or to the cient games have been played, Press, but your correspondent writes! THE Steamship [lengue averages will be included. # so courteously on a subject which is
nny interest enthusiasts to know in many minds that that the latting and bowling figures, from ny rule to send the few her are informed that all goals are boing -HAIPHONG VI ONOW
am departing having arived, Consignees of Cargo by given last year, have been incinded lines in answer to "Perplexed." landed at their risk into the hazardous in e league records for the first In my serman to which he refers and/or fine in its history. A good many I said "When we perceive what Holt's Wharf, whence delivery may be ericketers are against comparative seems to us unmerited suffering we obtained. statistics in cricket on the ground are apt to ask the question: Why No claims will be admitted after the that players may be influenced to does God allow it and we may Gooda hava loft the Godowns, and sil phce the consideration of personal doubt if a completo answer has yet Goode remaining undelivered after achievement - as revealed By been foul to that question.” I ver- |22nd October, 1923, will be subject to
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(about)
**CALEDONIA "
"NELLORE"
"SICILIA"
7,422 1 6,853 8.813 10,341
7,1-23
"SOUDAN"
8,069 0,496
**DEVANHA"
1,002
KAISAR-I HIND"
11,430
* MALWA" *NYANZA" "KAMAN
1924
Destination
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ARMS AGAIN:
HUGE TAUL.
Searching amongst same unclaim- ed passengers' luggage on the s.5, "President Cleveland" this morb.
team's interests for his average With regard to the Omnipotence world he daing his side a disservice of God, if God has given man the which would be essentially, "not gift of free will He has thereby put In skipper instructs his a limit to his own omnipotence, for side to score against the clock, a He cannot give us free will and at batsman should nake it his business the same time compel us to choose to hit, irrespective of the chances aright. Your correspondent scenes of carrying out his bat and thus firmly inbued with the iden that all improving his average.
calastrophes uro punishments sent by God. That was exactly what Take the enso of Hobbs and the Jews thought about the fall by 2nd Nov. 1 Bbay, Miles, Già L'dan & Awerp Hendron a few young age. The the tower in Sifoam and it was wher 4th Nov. Marseilles, Laden & A'worp. 34th Nov.Sinapore. Penang Colto &bay.alter topped the averages at Home Our Lord denied. With regard to 14th Nov. MARSEILLES, Gib., L'ton & A'werp. But J. B. was voted by all nuthori- such a entastrophe as the recent 4th Nov.Marseiles, Lion, A'werp. & Edam ties to be the batsman of the year, earthquake we may look at it in 3013 Nov. | Manskinara, Doulor & Antwerp.
The Surrey, test player Would this way: flud governs the world 12th Dec. Sporu. Penang, Colho Fombay invariably take risks and get out, by what are called the Laws of
MARSKILIES, D'lon * A'wors.. 14th Dec. 29th Dow. Bhoy, lles, Oit. Lidion & Awerp. after his had scored 100 and if his Nature. Those laws man can find side was not in need of runs. By out end understand. On the whole this I do unt mean to discredit the they work beneficially for nunkind, player who takes as much care with and so they are good but there may lis 250th run as his 101st. It is be times when their working leufs just a matter of temperament. This to catastrophe. In the same way is straying from the subject on land mankind finds the use of clining, Detective Sergeant Carey of the but serves to strengthen my argu- ery to be a good thing on the whole Water Police made the following ment. No hint is made that any though it sometimes enners seizure :-- local cricketer would put his average. dents, so we continue to use machin 7 automatic pistols, 4, revolvers, before his tena. The point de ery in spite of the accidents, and ¡l shot-gum, 3 magazines, 600 merely raised in ease objection is to travel by trains though many
rounds sporting rifle ammunition, taken to the publication of averages, people have been killed by so doing. 400 rounds Mänser pistol ampani- If wo lind only the revelation of tion, 190 rounds 38 calibre animni- Nevertheless. statistics
will Nature we should not have thought tion, 200 rounds Smith and Wessan always be a sthradout to attempt of Gied as Dove. That we owe to anqunition, 40 rounds automatic) big things and one is generally 'Christ
pistol ammunition, 282 rounds „E! chrontagel by seeing the progress !
| calibre ammunition, and 35 rounds (South) rinde. At Home, the main con-
of an unknown make. Island ekleration is "first-class" cricket.
Our nearest approne to this is the lingue. An the various clubs keep | tmct of their own players, it intended that the averiges printed in this paper should cover only the two divisions of the league, as was The case last season. It is impos- ible for every match có be reported in person and I look to chub scere taries to assist by sending in results Ton the Sunday following the tches. Corrections in names and
"KHIVA"
9,097 11th Jan.
"MAPERONIA "
11.080
4th Jan.
"KASHGAR"
8.90)
*th Feb.
** MORICA **
10,937
2nd Peli,
** KARMALA ***
7th Mar
**NAL DERA"
13,093
21st Mar.
**DELTA"
2017
4ths ápr.
“CHINA?
7.952
*KALYAN"
15th Apr.
8,1922 1 2nd Day
8,560 | 16th May,
INDIA-APUAR
"KASHMIR"
BRITISH
"TORILLA"
1 g 4th Nov.
10.
(16).
Lin.
da.
ris.
10.
du.
SAILINGS (South)
Singapore, Pening & Calcutta.
CASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
"ST. ALBAXS"
"EASTERN"
"ARAFURA"
4,500
14,000
| 6,040
3rd Nov.
1st Deg
h Jr.
Thursday
Mundly,
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.
do. do.
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'NYANZA"
SHANGHAI
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Yours truly.
H. COPLEY MOYEE Hongkong, October 19.
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To the Editor of the "China Mail."]
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At the Murry Berricks this i morning, two Courts-Martial were | VICTORIA, SEATTLE & VANCOUVER ein Shanghai & Japan par’Be Sir,-In answer to “Perplexeil" hold. The mathers of the court Through Bill of Lading Issaod to all Overland Common Points in U... Canada.
Through passage rates to Europe via America
0.8405, 0844), 08240, may I suggest that the reason for in each so were: Major B. S.
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...Sunday, 4th Nuvainher the Japanese earthquake is Halford, R.G.A. (President), Capt.
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Tuesday, 20th November obvious?
O'Brien, 2nd King's Regt, and| MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP via singapore de.
HAKUSAN MARU (now steamer) Lieutenant Alenek, R.G.A.
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Tncrsday, 1st Nov, MATSUMOTO MARU..._..
...Sunday, 7th Nov. LIVERPOOL via MARSEILLES & VALENCIA
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...... Friday. 19th ct.
...Friday. MISHIMA MARU
2nd November ...Wednesday, 14th Nov.
The Yashiwara had to be destroy- This was the most ed somehow. certain and spectacular method. Ansoy, Shanghai ou Kobe. initials would also be appreciated. in Maida Vale, London, the Rue de We confidently await similar events
Shanghai.
ΤΟ
JAJ AN
I 6,052 7,023
21st Oct.
95: net.
Shai, Moji & Kobe.
"SICILIA
0.8131
Fud Nov.
"DEVANHA
4,002
3rd Nov.
Shanghai, Hoji & Kobe.
"EASTERN"
4,000
eth Nov.
Muji and Kube.
KAISAB-1-HIND"
: 11,430
17th Nov.
"ROUDAN"
| 6,036
30th Nov.
| Shanghvi, Moji and Kobo,
Shangbri.
"KHIVA"
"ARAFURA"
0.007 8,030
1st Dec.
11th Dec.
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Y'homa. Moji and Roby.
Ali dates are approximate aid subject to alteration without notice.
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Wrenow!
A passenger on the "Pai Ming"
course."
BOGIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. S. P. Leigh, and Mr. and Mrs. Hegarty returned to the Colony by the s.s. "Caledonia."
TRUANT DOGS.
ONLY TEASING.
GARDEN MANNERS.
Following
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Richelieu, Paris, and a number of
' plague-spots. I appeal to "Perplexed's" com. hon sense.
Yours faithfully,
My colleagus Argus" mupired in the University H.K.C.C. (second eleven match on Saturday on the B.K.C.C. grond. He tells ine of the coincidence of there being ↑ five left-handed batsmen in the two teams. Two played for the Varsity Hongkong, October 18. and there were two occasions in the f Club innings in which "southpaws"
(to borrow a baseball phrase) were
at either wicket. I wonder whatį
the feklers in the "country" }
GOLF.
COMSTOCK.
In the first ease. Band Sergeant A. G. Jones was clurged with false nonies banded pretences with regard to certain
to bin to pay? naounts with.
In the second cage, Sergeant Stanton, 2nd King's Regt, is charg- ed with false prelunges with regard to $9 in connection with money hunded to him to purchase prizes for a whist drive. Mr. H. C. Muc- mars is appearing as his counszi, Owing to pressure un space our report is held over.
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thought. This season, the China [To the Editor of the "China Mail."] BARNARDO'S HOMES. Mail will arrange for at least one or two untebes to be reported as they Sir strive to be intelligent. CARNIVAL IN AID OF FUNDS. are played instead of treating them Nevertheless I cannot see why you with a summary based on the scores have not carried the argument in The fancy dress carnival and
your Golf lenderette of to-night's dance being arranged by the V.R.C. Tel Good results.
issue to a logical conclusion. There in aid of the Open Air Fund for Strengthened by the inclusion of is only one sport which can be! Dr. Barnardo's Homes, will be held i Char, the interporter, and one or indulged in by all nations fas I in the Club ball-room, next Wędnes-} two of last year's second eleven believe it is) in all.cliumtes and wen-dny night. stars, the Indians drew first blood there, by both sexes from early
RENTS.
PECHEUR,
cases of diplitheris in
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Sunday, 4th November."
...Thursday, 15th November
...Monday. 4201 October ...Thursday, 2th October ...Wainaidy, 17th November .....Wed oslay, 17th November
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JU. YAMAMOTO, Manager.
ountains of Virgins, and deals | with a situation which came to his RICHARD BARTHELMESS AT personal notice. Although the story is simple, it bears all the traces of THE CORONET.
a master-band : nor is it the time Joseph Hergesheimer is placed by worn narrative of a family feud. It development of the diphtheria germs, critics in the very front rank of is a real picture of the daily lifa of When there are o children that bare contemporary novelists, and his Gud-fearing, hongkubky musSSER- rolls sou'd be kept at heme and off the books are always in great demand. in people.
et, until recover d. Give them Special interest, therefore, attaches Richard Barthelmes how the thamborlain's Cough Remedy and they to the production of "Tolable name port, supported by Gladys will not have to romain at hotne long David, which is the first screen Hulette and an adequate cast. The Italea clean out the culture beds, which farm in a chila's throat when it has a version of any of his works. story of the growing boy who want enit, and minimizes the risk of contract Hergesheimer wrote
Tolablajen so badly-to-be, a man-ja-mare-to- ing infectious diseas 8. For sale by all David while he was living in thé please everybody. Chemists and Storekeeperss
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in the senior league by accounting youth to well past middle age.
Diphtheria-How It May Be for the R.G... Omar's and There is only one sport in which
Avoided. Arculli's bowling figures were there are "confhet, allies, move-
Diphtheria is rsoully contracted when splendid. The Club's second eleven, ment".... I quote you in the child has a cold. The cold prepares entered the junior league for the which "able-bodied Englishmen the child's vatem for the reception and first time if mory serves me, and Englishwomen will ultimately started off auspiciously by defeating emancipate themselves." I refer last year's ruiners-up, the Varsity naturally to fishing. What else on her last trip to Wuchow on the two Chinese schoolboys Gor disorder-vices of their star all-rounder, you think of that yourselves?
prosecution against second string, who missed the ser, could you imagine? But did not 16th was rgblind of 8200, There were three robbers, two of whom court in the Botanical Gardens Peterson, playing for the first team.
Yours impertinently, naunged to escape. The guards for molesting girls there, Mr. W. J. As against a tie with Kowloon last captured one man who was handed, Currie, the acting Superintendent veur, Civit Service 2nd heat, Hongkong, October 18. over to the British Consul at Wn-of the Botanical and Forestry De-R.A.M.C., which in previous years chow ache in turn handed him over parlament jude a statement to the studied players for "Staff and to the Chinese authorities. It is effe tha, ale Koja esment And had Departments." It is as yet too presmet he will be shot in due considerable trouble over matters carly to predict the champions, but
like this in the gardens,
Several significant fret is the ability of [To the Editor of the China Mall, Complaints haul been rndt of boys, the Club to field a first eleven, an
Sir, I read in the third para- interfering with young girls and al "A" teren end a second string. number of indecent letters had been With a wealth of new talent and graph of the sixth column of your Mail Week Nows to-night that the stuck on the sente, said Mr. Carrie, the impending return of one or two
I brought this cos as there las far-famed men, the H.K.C.C.' Rent Act in England will be been too much of this going on and chances are indeed rosy. Still, with extended till 1025.
Jongkong usually follows the something should be done to put a the glorious uncertainty, there is
lead of the Home legislators. Will an exceedingly bright season ahead.. she do so in this instance? I slop to it."
The boys mumes were Lan San- A Router message from Amster-ning 17) and Lan Tai-tong (18) Turning to another side of the already know the figure to which dam announces the death of Mr.When the charge had been trai to picture, I would humbly point out the landlord of my house intends to Marcellus Emants, the famous then, they denied. having pestered to cricketers the necessity of turn raise the rent. I should like to the girls adding that the girls teased ing up punctually for fixtures and know whether I shall have to look the frat by calling them Tsau this obviate the unpleasant discus for new accommodation in June of The Washington correspondent |
sions of previous seasons. Another next year or if I can rely on the of the New York Tribune says that, ok Gau ftruunt dogs).
Do you know, or can you find Senator Elihu Root will succeed Apparently, a fair number of paint which requires mentioning is protection of the Government. *Colonel Harvey American People visit our local Hyde Park that umpires should be provided.
out?
Yours, Ambassador to London if he can although a trip to the Gardens bas. Still another is that unless there is be induced to accept the appoint died out of fashion with most of sound reason against it, each club the China. When the boys were should try to fulfil all its cugage- taken to tho Contral Station, ments. Even if a team has won the renon why In connection with the Naval and crowd of other boys with lengue there is no Dockyard Branch of the Hongkongbooks in their hands followed at a interest should decline and matches Woman's Guild and Ministering respectable distance to see what he abandoned Lastly, I would Children's League, Mrs. Grace is would eventunto. -The girl com again solicit the help of club cre- organising a Fancy Dress Ballplainants were surrounded by other faries in the shape of fixture lists, to be held on the night of girls when in the charge room names of players solected for. Thursday, December 20, at the City Judging from the animated discus matches in time for inclusion in Hall which is kindly being lent. A sinns going on in both camps, bad. Saturday papers, and resulte wtih further announcement regarding feeling must have existed for some bowling analysis.
---W. P. C. tickets will be madè in due course. time.
Dutch litterateur.;
ment
as
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Hongkong, October 18.
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