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THE CHINA MAIL.

by which "the Merchants Volun- teer Corps was ordered to be dis Bolved.'

"To the casual reader, the proclamation conveys little more than the usual official manner in which such organisations are dis- solved. With the proclamation per as we have no quarrel. If the Canton Government does not wish to countenance the Merchants Volunteer Corps, it is at perfect liberty to dissolve it. The means to attain this end, however, recall the worst acts of the Lenine regime in Russia.

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CHEATING.

EUROPEAN FIRM PRO, SECURE CHINESE

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FRIDAY, CETORER? 17, 1924.

CORRESPONDENCE.”

Yours' faithfully, (Sgd.) Też Sus Co., Tro. Hongkong, Octuber 16.

WAR MEMORIAL

WORK MAY BOON START ON HOSPITAL

REASONS FOR DELAY.

#view of the discussion with]

A CORRECTION. regard to holders of totalieator and cash sweep tickets, on ponies subsequently disqualified, not

To the Editor of the China Mail.] being made to suffer for a rider's

Bir-We shall be glad if you indiscretion, it is possible that the

will correct the statement in your Hongkong. Jockey Club may change the present rules. It has

"You know, the customs too uber of today's dato in respect

It is hoped to be able to start been the custom in Hongkong, for

work this winter on the Hospital. some years at any rate, to pay out well to be able to present a forged of the fighting in Canton readjug

"Boldiers were posted on the the erection of which is part of on the pony first past the post. order and cheat a European firm," thus:

rejoined. Mr. R. E. Lindsell to i

Memorial Curiously enough there is

top of the Sun Building."'

Hongkong's War clatte in the local rules of racing Chinese youth who was up before

The correspondence which we |

This information was our scheme. justifying such action. There is, him this morning on. a charge of however, we understand, some obtaining $2 worth of goods-from have just ived from clause to this effect in the Messrs. Lane Crawford's with Canton Branch reveals that the gathered by a "China Mail" re- Totalisator and Cash Sweep Rules intention to defraud and who, in statement is unfounded. Our presentative who called on Messrs. -to be seen by the inquisitive mitigation of his offence, pleaded friends from Canton, and one of

state why it was that after the site had It is well-known that the Volun- posted on the course during meat that he had not been in the Colony our employees coming down from Palmer & Turner, and enquired

long and was, therefore, un Cuntón also repudiate the teers were very poorly armed comings. Neither the committes of acquainted with the customs of ment. We shall thank you if you been cleared some months ago

will have it corrected.

there was little indication of work pared to the 40,000 soldiers at Tattersalls, nor the Jockey Club the place.

(English) committee, recognise Mr. S., J. Jordain, secretary to,

starting. Sun's command. It would, there betting "first past the post. On the company, explained that! fore, have been an easy matter to most courses in China. in the case defendant was a coolle who ran surround the Volunteers and gain of an objection, or an enquiry by orrands between the

the Stewards, a flag is hoisted near departments. He procured AD an almost bloodless victory..

the Judge's box and payment is order purporting to have been Dr. Sun Yat-sen, however, has withheld until instructions are issued by a lady employee and read the writing on the wall and given by the Stewards. The presented it to

one of the [To the Editor of the China Mail.] is well aware that it is not only objections to paying "first past the departments.

His Worship remarked that it Sir.-It Jus the Merchants' Volunteers who post" are so obvious that one

The example will suffice. We will pre-was most brazen bit of cheating have tired of his rule.

sume Mr. X has backed his and imposed sentence of four "Canton Gazette" states that "the mount for $100. Towards the end weeks' hard labour. QNOMÖOMONOKLONIQ Merchants Volunteer Corps had of the race his quick rain shows been engaged in secretly distribut-him that he can win or get a plice by "taking a chance. He does so, ing circulats calling upon the fully aware that if he bumps into shops and business houses to start another pony in doing so, his

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton a general strike from Friday last. mount will probably be disquali Ltd in order to bring the Government fled: but his tickets on the at the Kowloon Magistracy, this morning, three ricsha farmers, were to-its knees and give over control ftotalisator will be safe. There is summonsed for not keeping their solicitors, Messrs. Louis Lo, about 700 feet above sea level and

no need to latour the point. of the city to the self-constituted Suffice it to say that the proposed ricshas in proper repair. They champions of the people, to wit, alteration of the rules will be were each fined $5. the Merchants' Volunteer Corps | welcomed by all who love the game headed by Chan Lim-pak, com-for the game's sake. pradore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and his hirelings."

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Optician.

The official organ, while presum- ably paving the way for white washing those responsible for Wednesday's massacre, admits the real cause of Dr. Sun's fears.. The strike of the merchants was more to be feared than the alleged insidious activities of the Volun- Leers. "We must teach the Canton" rabble a lesson, said the 'compleat Bolshevik' Sun Yat-sen. We will pre-suppose violent opposition and strike first"--orders to this effect were probably given.,, At any rate, all reports to hand go to show that Dr. Sun's hirelings opened the attack and having driven of the Volunteers proceeded to loot the town.

SHADOWS BEFORE.*

Coming Events Advertised“

In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS,

October 17.-Coronet Theatre: Suzanna."

October, 17.-Star Buried Treasure."

October 17.-World "Tillie's Punctured Romance."

October 17-Queen's Theatre; The Common Law."

October 17. The Shows, Kowloon, daily at putti

October 21.--Trafalgar road Comert at Theatre Royal 9.15 p.m.

Day:

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

CHINESE CLUB SWEEP.

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The "China Mail" was informed that at the request of Sir Paul Chater the final plans had been sent to England and had been examined by him and the late Mr. A. G. Stephen. They were now on their way back to Hongkong and knowledge that it is generally would have to be considered by, believed that the Chinese Club has the War Memorial Committee paid to Mrs. V. Clian, the owner before work could commence. Sir of ticket No. 0X000 in the Chinese Paul Chater had suggested an Club Sweep on the Hongkong Amendment with regard to the Derby 1923, the value of the first elevation.

The Site Granted. prize 1 shelf Touch obliged if

The site of the Hospital was You wiltskinly allow spey in your

above the new motor road to the paper to make it known that such granted by the Government and is is not the case.

The Chinese Club; thaugh their Peak. It comprises 12 acres, is wrote on the 22nd ult, in reply to patients should have a fine view a letter demanding payment of the from it of the Harbour and of prize money minden behalf of Happy Valley. It will have the Whilst working on board the shin, stating that the Chair-advantage of being shaded from s.s. "Lake Gitano" yesterday; a

man and Committee of the Chinese the evering sun and of being in a Chinese fell into one the holds, Clubs do not admit that Mrs. Chau position to catch the health bring- injuring himself in the head and has any right to chim payment of ing south-easterly breezes through lags. He was picked up and sent the sum of $50-400, the first prize Middle Gap. to the Kwcbg Wah Hospital. in the Sweep.

of

It will be remembered that

vice to the community in assisting

to minimise the death rate and in

restoring to health those who fell sick.

It may be of interest to your about a million dollars were sub- A farmer near Morton!!

readers to read the following letter scribed for the purpose of erect- Washington, has harvested a bumper crop of wheat, the original written by, my firm to Messi Ting and furnishing the Hospital, seed for which was obtained from nod Lo, the solicitors for the towards which the Government an Egyptian tomb four years ago, Chiness Club, on Soplehuber granted $200,000, as well as the

site. It has proved so prolific

that 1921.

Messrs. To and To.

Sir Paul Chater, in outlining the, sufficient is available in the present

Dear Sis, Mr. Sydney Scheme as Chairman of the Hong- Theatre; year to plant fifteen acres, fielding

481⁄2 bushes per acre. The grain Qian has hunded to us von letter kong War Memorial Committee, dated the 22nd instant, written on said the reason for the proposed is white and very hard. Theatre;

the, instructions of the Chiru erection of an up-to-date Nursing It is calculated that local pacts and the Committee of the Chinese Home on the Higher levels was have been reached between Club, in reply to his letter to them that it was felt that such a home Oriental Conservatives and Liberals in the of the 20th instant, in which would be a great boon to the commencing majority of the seventy divisions state that your clients do not admit Colony and would be of great ser-

which the Labourites won at the that Mrs. Chan has any right to last election through a split voto. clain payment of the sa The Liberals have withdrawn in 450,100), the first prize in the thirty-eight cases and the Conser-Chinese Club Sweep on the Hong vatives in six. Thirty-nine kong Derby, 1923.

In reply, we beg to inform you women candidates have already been adopted. This is five more that our client will, as stated in than läst year.

his letter of the 20th instant. of Directors composed of lay During and after the fighting,

attend with Mrs. Chan at the office members of the community with it appears that fires were started

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, of the Secretary of the Chinese one or two Government officials by the troops of the President. violinist from Zimbalist, 0.15 at the Kowloon Magistracy this Club on the 24th instant at 12 noon serving on it; the staff to consist It is not likely that the world will.m.

morning, a fortune-teller, aged 40 in order to comply with condition of resident doctor and realdent October 26.--H.K.W.G. and ever learn the number of innocent M.C.L Children's Fête.

private practi- years, named Tsui Sui-hing, was 1 of the Swerp Regulations. This, trained nurses, charged with receiving and harnotwithstanding the fact that the tioners to be allowed to attend victims of Wednesday's slaughter October 28-Theatre Royal, bouring an unmarried girl under ('ommittee of the Club have failed patients. Accommodation was to a. mild enough word in all con- Italian Grand Opem Company, the age of 21 years, named Wong to observe each and every condition be provided for 35 single rooms science to describe the cold-blooded |

Ho, ut No. 42, Square Street, on of such Regulations, except on and there would be two free wards November 8.--Sixth extra rare October, 1. Lau Kwai-sang alleged Milion 2.

of 10 beds each which would be murder of shop-keepers and their meeting of the Hongkong Jockey to be a confederate, was arraigned The Committee of the Clubs have named after the late Mr. Granville families for going on strike-Club,

for receiving one pair of gold raken condition by paying to Sharp and his wife Matilda Sharp, method

mounted rattan bangles valued Chik Sung-ling the vidue of the in accordance with the terms 818. from Wong Ho (the girl) and first prize without the intervention under which a grant from that After preliminary police evidence of the Sweep Leader or Sweep estate was made.

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of protest which

October 21-Queen's Theatre, the world-famous violinist Efrem Zimbalist, 9.15 p.m.

Qutober 22.-Theatre Royal,! grand concert by the world-famous

SPORTS.'.

DANCE.

October 21-23.-V.R.C. Harbour Dr. Sun and his precious son, Races, 5:15 pm, each day. Mayor Sun-fo. tacitly com-

October 18-Dance at the Peak mended in the recent Shameen Club, 9.15 p.m. affair. Had any genuine attempt

October 25.-Dance at the Peak been made to open the shops and Club, 0.16 pm. disarm the Volunteers by a showi of force, one might be able to find Some excuse for retaliation, if the soldiers had met with opposition, All accounts, however, tend to the belief that the Canton affair was butchery as cold-blooded as it was calculated..

Bag-Snatchers..

"There is a lot of bag-snatching ***N***** | from ladics going on This was the answer given in the police court by Sub-Inspector Spear to a

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCT. 17, 1924.

10, 1924, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs, Conway Hastings, a BUTCHERY IN CANTON. daughter.

WADDELL-On October 2, 1924,

at Foochow, to Mr. and Mrs. John Waddell, a son. WYTHE. On October 13, 1924 at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Wythe, a daughter

MARRIAGE..

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PUBLIO AUCTIONS. October 18.-Lammert Brothers. at Sales Rooms miscellaneous goods, 11 am.

October 22.-Lammert Bros., at

converting them to his own use.

had been heard, the case was adjourned until October 22;

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Member and without the produc tion of the ticket or the endorse- ment of the ticket. Tay have

Chielly Lay Management.

It would be managed by a Board

broken condition4 in that they Rule 1 of the Sweep Regulations of love paid out to Chik Sung-ing the Chinese Club and drawn with without proof by the Sweep Mom a view to the lost ticket being pro- ber who sold the ticket that he duced for payment, na asked for in sold ticket No. 03060 to Chik my firm's letter of July 21, 1929,

the China Provident, Loan and Mr. and Mrs. H. Green, of No. 1 the prize money without any of the ticket in cuss the ticket was A son was born yesterday to Sing-ling, and they have paid out it would have protected the owner Mortage Co., Ltd., Godown No. The Peak. 20, miscellaneous goods, 11 a.m. “

COMPANY MEETINGS.

adequate indemnity. The indent-found, ustn's been, and the money The funeral of the late Mr. Weinity or guarantee given is merely a could have been obtained by the protection for the guamators and Chiness Club from the Tabaqueria October 18. Extraordinary Wah-leen, J.P., takes place at

no one else, and was prepared with Filipina, the guarantors, and paid General Meeting of Douglas 9:6. 2 p.m. to-morrow, from his

an entire disregard for the right of to Mr. Chan; * Co., Ltd., at the Registered Office residence, 26 Peel Street.

any other porson, and this notwith- of the Company, 20 Des Voeur Road, Central, noon.

A Havas message from Mar- standing our letter of July 21, October 20-Third meeting of sellles says that Mr. Wel, the 1923. which is as follows:

arrived The China Sugar Refining Co., Chinese Minister, has

Co.'s Office, Pedder there, and is going to Paris. Ltd., at Street, noon.

November 5-Further extra A Tokyo telegram announces

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hongkong. 21st July, 1923. The Hon. Secretary. The Chines Club, 60 Queen's Road, Contra!.

Dear Sir, We understand that

Your readers are doubtless aware. that gambling debts cannot be recovered in a Court of Law (an unpaid prize in a sweep is a gam. hling debt). By the indemnity as drain the guarantors agree to re- inburse the Club' if the Club be

some other person.

it

on away

the

The China Mail, question by Mr. R. E. Lindsell, ordinary meeting of Douglas 5.8. that Mr. Yonejiro Ito. President of at the General Meeting of the "by law compelled to pay the

Magistrate. The occasion was the Co., Ltd., at 20 Des Vosax Road the Nippon Yusen Kaisha since Members of the Club this afternoon $50,400 to

Centralnoon.

1920, has resigned. His re- the question of the payment of the This, as I have stated, is in hearing of a charge against a

November 8-General meeting signation is in connection with first prize in the Derby Sweep is impossibility.

This indemnity is a worthless. Chinese youth of stealing a bag of members of the Hongkong and the recent trouble among the to be discussed.

We beg to point out to you that document, for in the way in which from Mrs. P. W. Green, of No. 286, China Camphor Refining Co., Ltd., company's land staff.

although Mrs. Chan has been it is framed it imposes no liability The Peak, while she was walking at the offices of the Dairy Farm Ice

A Delhi message of September unable up to the present to find her whatever on the guarantors. This along Battery Path with her hus- und Cold Storage Co., Ltd., Lower

30 states: Mr. Gandhi's condition. ticket No. 0066, the same may indemnity was prepared by Mr. band. One who has witnessed a Albert Road, noon,

of health has been causing some still be found having regard to the M. K. Lo, the Solicitor, not only The Canton Government has few of such robberies thinks the

anxiety. He, however, passed a circumstances under which it was for the Chinese Club but also for quiet night. Every effort has been lost, namely, owing to the removal the guarantors, regardless of the taken drastic steps to deal with following tips might be of use.-- The thief generally attempts to the Merchant Volunteers, whose take the bag on the run and a he

made to stop people coming to from No. 5 Arbuthnot Road to fact that the ticket might be pro- :

No. 9 Robinson Road,

duced and u claim for the priz see him. mischievous activities in recent is generally a small boy, the num-

We notice that by Clause 4 of made in the ordinary way.. He weeks have now ended in their ber of whom met on the run in the

The loss of jewellery valued The following appointments to the Sweep Regulations payment also received the prize money from undoing,"

course of a walk is legion, he does at $200 from her room at the the China Squadron have been can only be made in the case of a the Committee of the Chinese Club says the "Canton

not attract particular attention: Carlton Hotel has been reported to notified: Surgeon Commander lost ticket on substantial security and paid Gazette" of Wednesday. Drastic If the hold of the bag is not lost the police by Miss M. Tyrrell G B. Cockrem to H.M.S. being given. We suggest, that instructions of Chik Bung-ling. This Is too mild a term to apply to the at once, the thief fails in his

"Weymouth for passage out, and should the meeting decide to pay prize money was paid out within The issue

of two-thirds, to H.M.S. "Despatch from date out the money to Chik Sung-ling, three months of the award. steps taken by Dr. Sun Yat-sen's object; if it is, he is out of sight military hirelings to suppress the almost before his victim has had namely, 16 million kronor, of the of joining Commissioned Boat substantial security for repaynient although the Club had made it a time to realise that she has been 74 million kronor Dawes, Loan, swain W.-H. Riddells to HMS should be given in case, the ticket condition that the Club will not- merchants movement to obtain robbed. The best means of allotted to Sweden, was GVOI Ambrane and Boatswain R. Wis afterwards produced.be bound to act according to the delivery of the arms, imported on frustration, of course, is to give subscribed, within, half-an-hour. Rouse to H.M.S. "Titania," A

We shall be glad if you will ward of the arbitrators and that cause the contents of this letter to the Club reserved all its rights, and the s.8, "Hav," for which they the bag strings a twist round the

The wrist; to effect a capture on The departure of HM.S.

following forthcoming be brought to the notice of the that the position of the Club in law have paid and for which an import should be prepared to put one's light, cruiser Weymouth for weddings are announced: Mr: meeting Yours faithfully, (Sd) shall be deemed to be absolutely the

forward ELIAS-On October 11, 1924, at permit was issued by ons of Dr. foot

kame as if no such arbitration had trip up Hongkong, under the command Reginald Albert Cambridge, Geo. K. Hall Bratton and Com Shanghai, J. R. Elips Sun'e accredited officials.

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suspicious characters who run of Captain, B., H. Ramsay..with a Chartered Bank of India, Australia In accordance with this letter. I taken place."** GRUNDY,On October 2, 1924,

On Tuesday, a proclamation was in too close proximity. If relief crew for H.M.S Despatch, and China, ip Miss Audrey attended at the Secretary's office will be appreciated that Mrs. Chan...as at sen near Colombo, on board.

Mentor Vincent lesued by the Civil Governor, Mr. any indy having such an experi- has been deferred to November 4. Josephine Howe, Glencoe Lodge, of the Chinees Clubs with Mrs therefore

of the winning Vancouver;: Mr. Albert Lewis Chan and Mr. Ng Quinn of the the owner. ence keeps her presence of mind Grundy, in his 41st year, hus Hu Han-min, and countersigned enough to do this and is able to Picked up in the streets in an fanes, chief officer of the sime stated and found the office in ticket cannot obtains monay by

d-up band of Matilda Grundy, by General Yang Hsi-min, com- get some one to hold on to the boy, unconscious condition, a European Huichow to Miss Nancy Lewis, charge of a clerk. Later Mr. law, but is dependent entirely on Shanghai.

October 9 mander-in-chief under martial Mr. Lindsell has indicated by the who gave his name as Vick and in route from England by the Mr. K. Lo, the Club Solicitor the honour of the Members of the MUSGROVEL-On

Yours etc. 1924, at Shanghai, Ches, wife law, and three other Generals exemplary punishment he meted who describes kimsel

ont to the Battery Path thief his unemployed ship's engineer, has Pinas, of. No. 7. Cht Wo Street, attended and stated. (mter alia) Uust Committee of the Chinese Club-

Had the indemnity-beon an

GEO KHALL BRUTTON. of F. A. Musgrove, aged 27 (Hau Chung-chi, Tan Yen-kal and willingness to do his best to make been taken to the Government Ystimati, to Mise Maria Sofia, of the Club had not got the money.

No. 480 Coronation Road.

adequate indemnity as provided in Longkongé October 16, 1934. «jpw! Fan Shek-sang)-a proclamation this kind of robbery less common. Ciril Hospital for treatment.

WEGENER — SCHMUSER-Ou October 11, 1924, at Shang hai, Rudolf Wegener Amanda Schmüser:

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