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LAW. On December 17, 1924, at Shanghai, the wife of H. Dudley Law, of a daughter,

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MARRIAGES.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1924,

FOOTBALL

SURREYS BEAT. KOWLOON

RESIDENTS..".

XMAS CARD.

A TOPICAL ESSAY.

(By Gladys Kilby,)...

lookout for disaster. It is never- theless possible for everyone to take certain precautions which may have the effect of preventing crimes. For example in a certain foreign home in the French Con-

[By "Dutchie."]

The Chrismas card, in common cession it had been the custom for

This game

other inanimate the servants to admit callers to

was played at with many the front vestibule of the house large crowd, the majority of

Kowloon: yesterday, before a very objects, has a varying signi- while the servant went to inform whom were Servicemen. his employer that a caller had The teams lined. up ärrived. A few days hgo when the follows

servant returned to the front door. Kowloon Residents:

я

Aleance.

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To the bachelor it is either: a nuisance or a 'discreet form of valentine; to the benedict it is Beach the atrocity he finds on the

The

he found the caller had departed Wheeler, Wynne: Mair, McKelvie, mantlepiece of his mother-in-law and with the caller all of the cloth-Duncan Clemo, Howard, Jones, conveying lying sentiments under

| Rocha, Brown.

#forged signature (his own); to ing hanging on the hooks in the

Surreys: Douglas: Cooper, the lonely it spells the magic word." front hall, This is only another Jordan: Petter. Mitchell, Bris-Friend; to the profileer it re- example of how householders have towe;" Charlesworth, Eston. Presents "Business, good or bad but themselves to thank some-Humberstone, Butler. Mackles according to the status of the re

cipient or donor thereof; and so times for such crimes, and the worth. moral is, whether it is murder or

After McKelvie had won the on ad finitum. toss, Mr. R. M. Dyer started the The reality of the Christmas robbery that is feared, no pre-game, and fairly even exchanges card is understood only by child- caution is too small, for it is took place until a miskick let ren, and because there will always useless to lock the stable door Humberstone through, bur Beach be children, so will the Christmas after the horse has been stolen. managed to save, and the Kow-card never really die.

looon left going down Rocha fin- triumphant discovery of the shop. ished a nice piece of work by "where you can get ha'penny sending behind. A few minutes ones the laborious hours of Hongkong's Schools...

later saw Jones through and what choosing when the "shop-lady" seemed a certain goal was nulli kindly looked the other way, the Expressions of opinion contain-fied by the player concerned final allotment of the swallows to ed in the sermons of the Rev. J. trending on the ball when about Uncle Joseph, the Horse-shoe to Kirk Maconachie have led in the to shoot. Cooper cleared with a Susan, and the frosted snow- past to interesting controversies, hefty kick and the Surreys right scene to "Nancy, the painful and it is unlikely that certain getting away, Charlesworth sant addressing of envelopes, the un- passages in a sermon delivered by over a lovely centre for Humber fortunate, appearance of a forgot- him in the Union Church on Sunday morning will pass without stone to beat Beach, the ball ten great-aunt, the unwritten and going between the latter's legs. tactful law of "pencil only," and comment, from representatives in the local educational world of Encouraged by the shouts of their the rich harvest rewarding all those whose work is connected supporters, who now they had such careful preparation to the with schools and colleges in Hong- got one goal wanted more, the small child the Christmas card kong who cater for Chinese youths Surreys forwards again attacked, means all these things.

To the grown-up child" the of well-to-do parents. Although and Mackleworth forced a corner

This was cleared Christmas card also has many it is sometimes misleading to take of Wheeler.

many isolated sentences away from their by McKelvie after Eaton had sent compensations, and context, Mr. Maconachie, in the very hot one that the former whimsical folly has been com- Later mitted in that exasperating and course of an appeal for the New just managed to stop. Territories Inland Mission with Mackles worth hit the side of the exhilarating last half-hour on which his Church is connected,net with one of his favourite Christmas Eve just before the It is so infinitely certainly left the impression that oblique shots. The Surreys were shops shut.

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it was his opinion that China having most of the game, but tempting to dispatch that bunch would benefit to a considerably there was not a lot of energy of forget-me-nots to a creditor,

Eaton handled that true-loyer's-knot greater extent if the money, which being wasted.

to

the

it

is now being employed in cities close, in and Wheeler taking the couple next door who are separat- like Victoria on the education of kick sent to Jones; the latter ing next month, and the black cat Chinese youths who can afford to winged the ball to Brown who singing upon the tiles to the lady pay for a secondary school educa-beat both Petter and Cooper and whose feline you surreptitiously ball going over disposed of the week before last. tion, was devoted to work among scored, the

It is, alas a madness which the poorer classes in inland China. Douglas's head..

Half-time: One goal each."

passes with the putting up of the The retort which would spring to the tongue of many would be that Give and take play opened the shop shutters, and the coming of as most of the educational institu- second half for a time, until that silver streak in your hair tions to which Mr. Maconachie Macklesworth tried a nice run unless you happen to be one of referred are under the wing of down the left and shot. Beach the delightful Elect who are never of Miss Olesen, the Danish lady missionary societies, the remedy saved, but sent to Eaton who was afraid of doing foolish things, in who was done to death in her would appear to be largely in the in front of goal.. What should which case of course the gods love

a certain goal was you and you will die young. Bubbling Well home last Tuesday. hands of ministers of the Gospel have been

The Christmas card is "an out- Fortunately such tragic events whose voices surely must carry nullified by Eaton punching the

weight in the counsels of such ball, down. Later Macklesworth Ward and visible sign of an are as rare in Shanghai as they organisations. The case of Mr. again sent in a fine centre that inward and spiritual grace, are in Hongkong. Usually the Maconachie would appear to be a Butler ballooned over. The Sur- Whatever, may be said by its motive is robbery, but in the little different, however, for if our reys' shooting. at this juncture enemies, and in this material present instance the motive it memory serves us correctly, the was very poor; otherwise they world it is just as well to encour- only schools in the Colony main could not have failed to increase age its humble presence. "Behind seems, must be found in some-tained by the Missionary society their score from the chances pre- the cupboard love which, to the thing else Discussing the grim with which he is most intimately sented to them. The Kowloon cynical, may sometimes seem to

by .connected

of his forwards now got moving and lurk in such a token of remem- details of the crime, with a view denomination (the London Mis Clemo sent in a nice centre. brance, there may lie hidden „a' to drawing any lessons therefromsionary, Society) is the Ying Wa Jones with only Douglas to beat whole wealth of inarticulate

-affection. He who would-not- that may prove helpful to the school, the boys' section of which sent straight at the goalie. community, the China Press" was recently given up through McKelvie received from the clear- dare to express himself in Christ- notes, as one of the facts that for the poorer classes and so Mr. with a hard grounder.

financial reasons. This does cater ance and just missed the upright mas card language may hide hia real self within that folded must be put on record, that Maconachie's opinion would appear. forced a corner off Cooper, but square of cardboard. certain servants were dismissed a to be directed against schools sup sent the free-kick behind. day or

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reason

Brown

Play

hard

The

There are so many lean robina before the ported by organisations of other being transferred, Wynne sent in this hungry world that it is

denominations. He was careful behind when being

nice to know plump ones exist, crime. However, as the Shanghai to make it clear that he did not pressed by Eaton and Charles- even if only pictorially; there are paper adds, it would be unfair and make the remarks with any idea worth; the latter took the kick 80 many motor-cars and cinemas, unsafe to deduce from this fact of detracting from the good work and Bristowe headed over.

so much telephoning and broad- that these servants had anything which these schools did, and if Surreys Penewed the attack and casting that it does us good once in a while to have a, private, to do with the matter, in the controversy is, raised there is no Beach saved from Humberstone, sentimental, reaction, and try to reason why bitterness should creep but the player, not to be denied, absence of more direct evidence, into it; frank interchange of since mere dismissal seems the opinion, however, by those who ball and kicked clear, but the re-

eame again. Beach got to the get back that old-fashioned Yuletide feeling we have so slightest of all possible motives have had experience would be of feree awarded a goal, the bali nearly lost. for murder. According to the interest to many,. "China Press," the unfortunate woman appears to have gone to the back door to see someone who called, and it would not seem

Good luck to Christmas cards evidently going over the line.

and their attendant aggravations, Time was now getting short and Good Luck to holly and pricked Kowloon played all they knew to equalise, but Jordan and Cooper and dark corners, Good Luck to fingers, Good Luck to mistletoe Corner-Kick Surprise.

kept them out, although the latter carols and (not even a was limping badly. In the last full of peace and good-will can heart Local football enthusiasts will minute of the game, a nice piece

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OGDEN. On November 29, at impossible to conclude, either that have read with surprise of the of contribution between "Charles prevent me) Good Luck a thou Chengtu, to Mr. and Mrs. she had locked, the back premises sensational incident which occur worth and Eaton saw the latter sand times to the jugs of cold in the absence or the servants, or red on November 15, in the game score the third goal from twelve water I shall most certainly pour that the caller was, if the door between Woolwich Arsenal and yards out. Result: Surreys, 3; upon the carol-singers! were unlocked, a stranger. How Everton in the first division of the Kowloon Residents, 1. SCOTT-SINCLAIR.-On Decem-ever, the use of the back door taking advantage of the recent League, Chedgzoy, of Everton,

COMMENT ON GAME.

"HOLIDAY CRICKET.

SOME OF THE TEAMS ENGAGED.

A.

ber 18, 1924, at Shanghai, suggests that the visitor may have alterations in the rules, which fail There was not two goals differ-| Harry Hodge Scott, of Dundee, to Jessie Blyth been a Chinese, for a foreigner to define the corner-kick as a free-ence between the teams, but Sinclair, daughter, of Mrs. entering through the servants kick, dribbled the ball on his own whereas the Surreys took advan- from the corner flag, instead of tage of all opportunities, the Sinclair, of Dundee, Scotland. quarters would render himself kicking it once only, in the manner Kowloon forwards' missed some | SUTCLIFFE' -- WILKINSON, ----

somewhat conspicuous to servants in which all corner and freekicks very good chances. Jones in par- On December 17, 1924, at Shanghai, Geoffrey Helme in other houses, some of whom have had to be taken in the past. ticular was very weak in his Sutcliffe, to Martha Rose would be likely to be about at that was taken the player taking it was also

Previously, when corner-kick shooting. Eaton was good, as

The following will represent the were Macklesworth and Club over the holidays:- Wilkinson.

time of the day. On the other hand debarred from touching the ball Humberstone. Charlesworth did On Club Ground on December foreign mendicants are sometimes again until some other player had not play his usual game. The de- 26, and 27 at 11 am. against the DEATHS.

known to make their calls at back kicked it. The ball was usually fence was good, but they seemed Royal Navy, the team will be kicked from the corner flag into inclined to take the Kowloon for H.K.C.C.-R. Hancock (Capt.). -On December 18, doors. Still further mystery is the mouth of the goal. During wards too cheaply. In the Kow-T. E. Pearce, E. B. Reed,, Rey, 1924, at Shanghai, Izolina added owing to the information the summer, the International loon defence, Medinia Elvins, beloved wife that the victim had been nervous Board altered the law to allow a Duncan showed up conspicuous A. C. I. Bowker, R E A, Webster, Wheeler and E. K. Quick, Rev. T. B. Powell, of Thomas J. Elving, in her for some time previously and had goal to be scored direct from aly; the latter having plenty to do H. Owen Hughes, G. R. More, 50th year.

None of W.Galloway. SCHWARTZ-On December 18, on occasions sought to obtain a corner-kick, whether or not it was looking after Eaton.

1924, at Shanghai, Alexander

ELVINS.

"A. Schwartz, aged 56 years.

Hongkong, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1924

"SHANGHAI "MURDER

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police whistle, all of which seems altering the law, the Board deleted although at times the left wing 1030 am, se Club will depend touched by a second player. In the forwards were brilliant, At Kowloon on December 26 at to point to a stranger having been that part of it which kept the gave some exhibitions of that the culprit. For had she been dis-corner-kick under" the

upon: same combination they are noted for.

Mr. F. Smith had charge of the (Capt) M. M Watson, J

HEC.C.-H. E Hollands quiated by reason of her own restriction as the ordinary free- servants, it seems inconceivable intention, but as Chedgzoy

kick, Doubtless the omission was game.

Bridger, J. D. Crawford, H Spicer, that she would have retained them was not pulled up by the referee,

H.J. Stevenson, D. E. G. Nicholson, in her employ. Coming to the it is to be presumed the naw law

W. Brackenridge, G. H. Piercy, R. A. Arthur, H. H. Howell........... conclusion that while the murder admits of similar interpretation |by other footballers. Once, the

Against the University,——a cannot be classified as an armed surprise element of this, new Coughs and polds always seem to grow

Do” Yon: Dread the Night? Pokfulam on December 27, st_2 Facing much the same problems robbery, it is symptomatic of the departure has been overcome, worst nightfall and croci comes Pp.m. the Club selections are:- as Shanghai faces: la coping with times through which we are pass- however, there is little material without warning at midnight. Avoid an Macaiping (Capt.), M. M. Watson, crime, Hongkong has been little ing, the China Press" observes advantage to be gained from it, y Levecial; aloepia night by heep. L. P. Ralph, H. Grin, H. G ing in the home a hostle of Chamberlain's Burns, H. M. Howell, H. Spicer less startled than the Northern that although it is not possible for since the opposition will detail a Cough Remedy. It is soothing, healing ELT. Stevensur, IL Jencin Settlement by the brutal murder the individual to be always on the player to mark the man taking and contains, no nareótion for J. P. Bridger, G. R. Vallack, in

MYSTERY.

the corner-klek

- everywhere.