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BATURDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 1973.

OVER THIRTY YEARS IN CHINA.

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LIVING WHERE VEHICLES ARE UNKOWN.

REMINISCENCES OF BOXER OUTBREAK.

THE EARLY DAYS.

CRICKET.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FIXTURES ARRANGED FOR THIS AFTERNOON,

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~ COMMERCIAL NOTES,

BUSINESS IN SLACK TIMES.

DRIED SALT HERRING IMPORTS.

the

FOOTBALL

FIXTURES IN LEAGUE FOR

TO-DAY.

LEAGUE DIVISION II.

Kowloon v. St. Joseph's.-Kow- loon ground.

The names of teams received from

VOTING CONTEST.

OUR $50 PRIZE.

YOUR FAVOURITE READING.

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Twanty different forms of reading are named below. Balact the ton Jon consider the most popular and wefte them out in the order of your cholos. Thşa out the form out and send it to the "Chini Mall" offes marked “Vote,”

Tha tint which oomaan naarest the correct solution will win the price. The correct solution will be desfäed by the general role, the liem polling the most rates being placed first, the ons coming next being placod second and'ao on mežā the Hat of ten is completed.

Therefore the moorat of the coptest la Not to select the ten most popular Items in alphabetical order from our list, But to select the ten most popular names from our list and judge what place each individually will occupy-which will come first, which second, and so on until all ten have be en placed.

The Hongkong Cricket Club fa

As the four football grounds with- again placing two elevane in the

Importers with American West in the moo-course aro unfit for play, field this afternoon. On the Club Coast connections are generally there will be no football there this It is seldomi nowadays that one hears of districts, even in the ground, tho Navy team will meet interested in the import of large afternoon.

The league fixtures are:- interior of China-except in the hills-where roads are so bad that the first eleven: the Club'e eccond quantities of dried salt herring at

LEAGUE DIVISION I. wheeled traffic is not met with even in the cities. During the last team will be engaged in a league this time of the year. The product

"Diomede" Club.Club week there passed through Hongkong the Reverend George Cecil match against the R.E. at Bookun-is considered-palatable, by the

lower classes of the Chinese and ground. The Kowloon C.C. first olevon finds a ready market on account of Titauin" v. King's.-Bookunpoo Smith of the China Inland Mîrsion, who has spent nearly thirty

comparatively low price."B" ground. years in mission work at Kweiyang, in Kweichow Province, where moet the Chinese Recreation Club its

at Causeway Bay, while the second Little of it is actually consumed "Tamar" v. B.G.A.—Sookunpoo the jedan chair, Shanks' mare, mule or pony are the means of trans-string will play the Chinese at Kaw here, but Chinese dealers do a

ground. port for human beings and goods. Before leaving the Colony, Mr. loon. Both are league fixtures. fairly large turnover by selling to Policar. Kowloon Kowloon

The teams received from the Canton, Kongmoon, Fatshan, Pak ground. Cecil-Smith was kind enough to arrange an interview with a

Hoi, Sheklung, etc. representative of the China Mail, to whom he related some interes-secretaries will be found below:-

European firms should boar in

King's v. Tamar, "---Sookunpoo ting details of the Province, in which he has spent so many years,

HONGKONG 0.0. TEAM. mind that the question of, earlyA" ground. "At the time of the Boxer trouble,

arrival is of paramount importanco

"Hollyhock" v. Club. Club "I arrived in Shanghai in Janu- the people in our neighbourhood

Three toss will bo out for the to their buyers. In calculating

ground. By 1801, said Mr. Cecil-Smith," were friendly, but F.R.M. Consul- Club, the games commencing at time occupied in transit, they

R.G.A. v. Squth China A.”--- and was sent to the U.I.M. training General at Shanghai, acting for 2.16. The following have been should be careful to avold, if

Sookunpoo "B" ground, school at Auking, Auhwei, where IH.D.M. Minister in Poking, who selected :—

possible, arrival during the China I was then was besieged (once reported slais spent four months.

1st XI. v. Navy on Club ground: New Year holidays, when posted to Kweiyung, in Kweichow, in the Capital of Chin, telegraphed B. B. A. Webster (cupt.). E. . Chinese Customs are closed for where I was chiefly engaged in to the acting Governor of the Pro-Lammort, A. L. Guce, A. C. Ithree days and difficulties may studying Chinese for the first six vince, asking him to furnish an Bowker, G. H. Piercy, C. Blaker, crop up in connection with clear mouth after my arrival." escort and sand all British, subjects (. R. More, A. V. T. Deal, E. Gance within the seven-days free the Secretaries are:-

Asked to give a few details of the in his district to Chungking. The Bagand, D. B. G. Nicholson and storage period. Ability to secure freight on the earliest steamer in means of travel in those days, Mr., acting Governor placed us all in D. B. Pont.

the month pf shipment stipulated The following will represent the Coil-Stith said --From fankow charge of 50 of his own body-guard 2nd XI. v. R.E. (L) at Happy in the contract will bring prestige Club Reserves in and Division to Chunking, in Szechuan, the and we reached Chungking in Valley F. C. Millor (capt.), H.

Griffin, H. H. Day, G. M. Dorking to the importer with a view to League match against H.M.S.! journey was made by junk and safety. occupied between six nun seven "Looking back, I am inclined to C. R. Bacon, C. T. Fowla, T. W. repeat orders and further patron-Hollybock" on the Navy ground at Happy Valley; kick-off 2.45 weeks. When the wind was favour think there was no real necessity Riddell, D. H. F. MeMaster, A. Kage next fall.

As it is the custom to sell basisp.m. A. F. Paul; H. T. Buxton able we used canvas, but most of for us to leave. One of the gentry. Mackenzie, W. Backonridge, J. Anet weights here, some firms who and D. Lyon; J. Gardner, G. de the time we had to rely on the as a matter of fact, offered to give Mnckenzie, W. Backenridge and have tried to secure some of the Man and S. H. Garrod T. A. how-rupe.

At sundown it was the shelter at his own country house. J. A. D. Morrison.

business which is nearly all on in-Barclay, A. Ferguson, J. Roberts, estoni to tie up near sum village; He guaranteed to furnishes with

dent basis, have been chary of the E. W Railton and V. Rainsay. and sleep on beard.'"

K.C.C. v. C.R.C. protection against any force of

percentage to allow for natural Reserves: A. J. Douglas and R. W. Asked whether in those days' Boxers up to 1,000, but as the

loss of weight in transit. Figuring Willianson. K.C.O. 1st XI. -J. B. Robin on too big a margin will lose the danger was to ho expected Iron Consul at Shanghai had wired bandits, Mr. Coril-Smith suited instructions to the acting Governor, son, S. Jex, R. Earnshaw, A. Worder as those already in the trade ard replied: "In those far-off days, we thought it best to comply as the Rainsay, W. Hyde, R. F. Lindseli, can work with a fine pencil point CLUB 1sr XI. v. "DIOMEDE.” bandits were practically unknown order was issued on behalf of the J. C. Fletcher, 8. P. James, T. H. in these slump times. It is also. the agent in Cochrane, R. Postonji and L. A. R. imperative that Was spordio and British Minister."

The following will represent the THE "FAMOUS ORDER.

Duncan.

America be instructed to ship only Club 1st Eleven in a 1st Division Heenting a tale in the background, K.0.0. 2nd XI. :-H. Overy, this season's pack as there was

League match against H.M.S. The interviewer pressed Mr. Cecil-D. S. Green, B. Petharan, O. B. dispute some years ago when "Diomede" on the Navy "A" It is true," he added, that occa Smith to keep nothing back. After Raven, B. J. Edwards, A. R. F. Chinese dealers rushed to buy the ground at Happy Valley; kick-off wrongly marked, mutilated, or indistinctly written will be rated out.

were some hesitation, Mr. Cecil-Smith Raven. W. L. Weaser, A. J. Kew, first arrival only to find that it was 4.16 p.m. - Hutchison; W. ionally foreign travellers furnished with a military escort continued -

A. W. Sumunere, 8. E. Green and a lot of last year's pack which had Gerrard and C. E. Bishop; G. been kept in cold storage for some Angns, J. Stewart and J. W. R. from place to place or a river "gun"The mustantive Governor of the 7. C. Long. bout was told off for duty. The Province, who had died about a C.R.C. 1st XI. :-G. Leo, Ng months. It is believed that there McPhail; R. Bell, A. S. Fomyth, gun-boats of those days consisted of mouth before the Boxer outbreak, Szo-kwong, M. W. Lo, B. is no standard for size of the fish, H. G. Howard, G. Watson and sampane with one shall gun at the was notoriously anti-foroigu. Be Hung, W. Hung, Shi Yuk-kwan, etc., and no dispute as to quality 8. D. Eegg. Reserve: A. Mair. how Faeb "gun-boat was man would probably have acted upon the Wong Po-sum, A. N.. Other, C. will occur if the shipment is up to usual standard and in good con- ned by an officer and 12 men, who orders of the Dowager Empress, Choa, D. Chan and H. Ching. had their quarters in the stern. In which were: Kill the foreigners C.R.C. 2nd XI. :-J, M. Tan, dition. No fixed tare is taken, but those days China boasted of an 'and destroy the (Christion) religion. S. T. Wong, C. E. Wang, K. L. an average struck by taking a Admiral of the Yangtsze. In dis The acting Governor did not comply Chau,

number of the cases and emptying tricts, when the magistrate was with this order, which was received

them. Salt is also included in extra precautions, boats carrying by telegram. foreigners would he furnished with The interviewer hora interjected a guard of solliers if robbers were that Mr. Ku Hung-ming had re- reported to be in the neighbourhood. reatedly assured him the inter There was little risk of being cap viewer) that no such order had ever fured by bandits in those days. The been given by the Empress Dowager red danger of the Yangtsza was and had cepecially stressed this navigation of the rapids. Steamers point in one of his "Papers fola

navigate the mpids, but Viceroy's Yuen," where we find curiously I have never negotiated these words: "It has been the Yangtze rapils under stean. 'peatedly asserted that the Imperial After reaching Chungking, we left (overnment issued a decree for the the scopan and travelled 10 days extermination of foreigners. Now, overland to Kweisung, a distance of there never was such a decree. The nearly 300 miles."

decree of 24th of the 5th moon was simply a declaration of war. It is useful to nail this hic here on the

the nuisance

focalized. Bandita are purely a pro- tuct of the revolution."

NOW

·ADMINAL OF YANGTSZK,

DIFFERENT ROUTE, Asked whether the same route was still followed by travellers between, counter."

HILLY COUNTRY.

Won Iu-shing, Cheung Wing-kui, Lai Kuen, U. F. Lee, Henry Kow and Loung Kam abonng. Reserve: H. Lo

C.8.C, v.. 0.0.0.

tare.

KOWLOON F.C. TEAM.

The following teams Inve been selected to represent the Kowloon Football Club in their League games :-

The usual shipping weight of each case is about 400 lbs, net and the tare as obtained this side, 1st Division against the Police on varies. Those who have had some Bookunpoo ground at 4.15 :-Ste- The following will represent the experience of the trade state that wart; Wheeler and Knight; Leo- Civil Service 1st XI, v. Crigen- the loss of weight en route is not nard, McKelvie and Duncan; gower on the latter's ground at as heavy as for the same number Cleme, Cooke, Mason, Pasco and

16. E. Wood (capt.), G. R. of days in godownsi

Muir. Sayer, A. R. Sutherland, J. H. B. As far as is known the usual

2nd Division against the "Iro Nihill, F. H. Holdnan, F. J. Ling, terms to Chinese dealers are less 2 quois" on Kowloon ground at R. C. Witchell, W. H. Edmonds, per cent. for cash, ex shipping p.m. Beach; Morton and P. F. Lamble, T. Carr and R. godown within seven days free Urquhart; A. W. Brown, Randle storage period, actual turnout of

and Taylor: Hast, W. H. Brown, Dunkley.

weights from scales.

Spary, Vickara and Goodman. Roserves: Pile, Ross and Summers.

CIVIL SERVICE 2ND V, UNIVERSITY 2ND.

The University 1st XI. (friendly) v. H.K.C.C. has been cancelled due Mr. Cecil-Smith went on to relate to the state of the ground being how three senior officials had die anfit for play. cussed the message with the acting

̈year's-

stated to be averse to accepting chuen. dried salt herring for shipment.

Nominal quotations for shipment this month are about $7.10 Hong- kong currency per picut. Dealers still want to buy and it is said that stocks are available but orders

GARRISON LEAGUE.

BUSINESS TO DATE.

The following have been selected About 35,000 cases have been S.H.F.C. v. "TITANIA." Hankow and Kweiyang, Mr. Cecil Mr. Carl-Smith acknowledged to play for University ad at Happy booked so far this season, this Saith replied that since 1900_the_that he was aware that, at the tine Valley, in a league match com comparing favourably with last The folowing players will repre route has been changed. The of the Boxer qutbreak, Mr. Kroncing 2 pan. to day-

corresponding figures sent Sacred Heart Football Club J. L. Youngaaye (capt.), D.One factor against the trade this against H.M.S. "Titania"-F. traveller generally passes through Hung-ming was Secretary and Inter- Hunan, leaving the Yangtze at prefer to H.E. Chang Chih-tang, Laing, V. F. Viccajee, G. W. Lan, year is the alleged refusal of the Crux; A. Jackson (capt.) and B. A. President" boats to accept this Hyder; Tam Kong-ling. M. Y Yochow, crossing Tungting Lake Viceroy of Hukuang, stationed at A. T. M. Bauma, M. A. Kyum, and travelling up the Yuan River as Wachang, but could not be shaken W. W. Tam, 8. Haoiums, B. Lalass of freight, thereby taking Adsl and C. Chilton; A. E. Dallab, far as Chonyuan, which is just over in his evidence that the above Tech, W. Sling and H. Y. Leong. away one of the fastest services.To Kum-fook, Cheang Kam-chun, the border in Aweichow Province. message had reached the acting Scorer, Mr. Hiptools. Umpire, The "Empress" ships are also Shnen Kam-shau and Yuen Shui-

(overnor of Kweichow and contain-Mr. Ruttonjes. "The province of Kwoichow, con- ed the Chiness characters # tinued Mr. Cecil/Smith, is about (shah yang mich_chico.] the saana, size as England and Wales. The population was formerly estimated at 7,500,000, but it is now rated at close o Governor and that two of them had 12,000,000 only. The country is favoured obeying the order, but had mostly hilly rising towards the heen over-ruled by his casting vote populated," continued, the speaker, up. A month or so ago, orders for south-west is a fairly high altitude, so to speak. It was agreed that the wild animals are plentiful auch November shipment were put the capital city Kweigang being matter was only of interest in so far as tiger and leopard ( different through at 56.65, 36.70 and $6.85,"C" Co. King's 9 8 1 0 23 4 17 ...... 9 5 4 0 27 7 14 3,500 feet above sea-level. When I

it was productive of evidence to localitics), wolves in most districts, the buyers of which have sold part HQ. "B"

HQ "A"...... 9 6 1 2 22 7 13 arrived there, the only foreigners back the foreigners assertion wild boar, dear and wild dog. The of their purchases, before arrival, Co. King's 9 5 1 3 16 8 11 were the missionuries. As far as I against the determined-but quite tigers and leopards seldom attack at $7.20 ard are now demanding know, with the exception of possibly understandable-denial by Mr. Ku grown persons, but children are $7.85. Business is being done for "A" Co.King's 9 5 1 3.15 16 1

at $6.80 27th Co. two or three Japanese foremen in

Hung-ming, Mr. Cecil-Smith, of occasionally carried off: I remember December shipment

RAM.C. 9 4 0 5 8 22. the paper mills, to-day even there

The leopard and against $6.65 the price of orders are no foreigners except mission-course, had become possessed of his one such case. workers and members of their knowledge entirely through state- tiger live chiefly on the domesti placed earlier in the season. The "B" Co. King's 9 3 15 20 17. ments tande to bim by Chinese cated pig when, other food in scarce. corresponding figures for January 183rd Co.R.G.A. 9 3 15 913 friends, who were at Kweiyang dur-

shipment are $6.70 against $5.30 94thCo. R.G.A. 9 10 8 $23 2 $6.45, and February $6.50 against 88thCo.R.G.A. 9 0 0 9 3350

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circles.

THE MAIN PRODUCTS.

The following is the final Table cannot be put through on account of the Garrison Football League - of the freight space being booked

GOALS.

. The mention of paper-mills ing the Boxer trouble, while Mr. "The Province is poor agricul- naturally amused the interest of the Ku, presumably bases his assertion turally, owing to the shallow and $5.95 $6.20. interviewer, but unfortunately little information was forthcoming. For information gathered in, official rocky soil. It is, howover, poten- tially rich in con, iron and anti- centarios a grass-paper has been

mony, while traces of shale, bcuring made from Lainboo and presumably

oil, have also been found. I re- the Japanese are engaged in the hopes of introducing an improved method of manufacture by the aid

of motivety made in Dai Nippon.

Mr. Cecil-Smith remained only

THE HINTERLAND.

JAPANESE SALMON,

Dried Japanese salmon is also

TRAMS.

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The contest lists from Monday to Saturday. The result will be annődhold In the "China Mall" on the succeeding Wednesday, when tho winner's nams will be published along with the correct it.

Every copy of the "China Mall" contains ona form giving the reader ona try for the prize.

Regular reader thus have not less than eix tries in one week. Competitors may sond in as many forms as they like.

Forms should be sent in to reach the "China Mal?'' by Monday, Aby forma received by the "China Hall" later thsa Morday will be discounted.

When making your choloe use only the words given below.

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China Mail, Hongkong, November 3, 1923.

Hongkong.

To the Editor

Sir,

8 7.

King's "C" Company are, win- ners with 17 points and King's HQ. "B" ruaners up with 14. points.

A match; Winner v. Runners up

Returning to the subject of trans collect that some years ago a syndi-Imported into the Colony during is being arranged and will prob part in Kwoichow Province, Mr. cate worked the antimony deposits the winter months for tranship-ably take place at Sookumpoo on Cecil-Sunith stated that, na far as 160 i to the cast of Kweryang ment inland. Importers are can- November iz.. he is aware, there is not a single They abandoned work later, but I vassing for orders at present at wheeled vehicle in the province. years ago 1. Mr. Brellick tried to about $10.50 per picul but dealers

$2.92: Kingfisher" $2.95; "Blue

fow months at Kweiyang before Goods are transported by pack obtain

concession to work an are only offering between $9.80 being transferred to Anshan, where he spont 22 years. In 1804, Mr. ales and ponies and by the human antimony mine at Pehmatung, 160 and $10.00. The fish is packed in

Ili north of the capital of Kwaichow straw mats each weighing about Stag" $2.80; "White Rose" $2.80;

100lbs. Actual turnout (net) Cecil-Smith was married and pooted beast of burden.

Chinese will buy. For cash against

Asked for information about the where are situste what an old

to Hinfa, 7 daya' journey south aborigines, Mr. Coeil-Smith said geography describes as the largest. weights are the basis on which the "Dayton" $2.84; "Kwan Doh" $2.82. sest, on the north-west border of "In Kwaichow the aborigines, in-quick-milver mines in the world. delivery ex shipping-godown Kwangai Province.

VICTIM OF TYPHOID.

After spending a

years

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ORANGE OF ROUTA,

FLOUR MARKET,

JAVA SUGAR.

through white $14.05 per picul, No. 24 fine white $14.30, No. 18-tough brown $13.70 Market Inactivo, prices weak, little demand.

cluding 70 tribes of Miso, number The gantry at that time fearing within free storage perled, 2 per possibly 3,500,000. They live, for the foreign aggression, opposed the cent is allowed. As the loss of atnost part, in the more hilly and less application on the grounds that they weight on this class of Ash is not Yesterday's closing quotations in Higonfo, Mr. Cecil-Smith contract productive districts, the Chinese themselves intended to work the so great, some importers also sell Nam Pak Heng on usual guild fyphoid through drinking Inving dispossessed them of the mines. Needless to say, they never basis, ex godown, one month's terms wore as follows: No. 24 unfiltered and unboiled water, and more fortile portions of the pro- did wo

storage, less I per cent, was invalided home in March, 1809. vince. The aboriginal tribes (except

THE BOXER YEAR,

the Nasu or Lolo), have no written On parting, Mr. Cepil-Smith Mr. Cocil-Smith reached Shanglanguage. The Lolo only use script stated that he and his wife WETH hai, et return from leave, in Janu- for religious ceremonies, such as travelling back to Kwelyang di ary, 1899, and was sent to Kwon funerala Missionaries working Haiphong and Yuanan-fu becaysi yang ng missionary in charge. The amongst these tribes have invented both the Hanan and Beach with fair regularly. On the other following year the Boxer Rebellion script in which the imate, gospole routes are at present, unavailable on hand, about the same quantities are broke but ortunately Mr. Cocil-and hymns are printed by some account of milltary operations and shipped away and the same amount Smith and his family-craped not workers: ollices use, & romanfeed tile fctivities of brigands. With left in dog the long white aroje galle. This is free, but the death of the Governor form of the dialbot required In bond-quarters of Kwalyang, Markets considered safactory quoted at $3.30 per picul, akija | of the Province, just before the out the schools for Mino children, Ceal-Smith will be in charge of a Nam Pak Hong prices, one month debts for net, ex ship yo break, probably is the reason. "How Chinese in taught?!

mission field extending 180 miles storage, ex godown, usual guild. Slam long white (ordinary) was Sperry's sold at $8.15 and No. 1 Salgon long "ever readere can Imige froth, Mr-

from N. to B., competing for terms, per sack of solb

XXX $148 White Greans" white at $7.35. Cecil-Brill's version of the affair.

The province being sparsely magisterial cities helen),

WILD ANIMALS.

Large shipments are coming in

RICE QUOTATIONS:

Stocks of superfor. No. 1 Stam

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