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FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1925.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Boxing Decision,.

Shamateurs.

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The Garden of Eden.

THE CHINA MAIL.

TAXATION.

HONGKONG UNIVERSITY

LECTURE:

COMING IMPOST.

SILKS DUMPED INTO ENGLAND.

(Reuters Service.)

LONDON. May 7. The dumping of continental; goods at Dover has not been con- Aned to watches, clocks gramophones««

and

Since the Budget speech the and, and Vienna by parcel post ex-j traffic in silks from Italy, Switzer-

prosa, which is the quickest method, has been considerably increased.

[Yesterday's cables stated that imports of goods which will be customs officials are checking the come liable to the McKenna, duties in case the measures are made retrospective.)

SERIES OF BALANCES,

LONDON, May 7.

found the explanation of Ng Sze kwong's absence from the tourna- ment. Tottenham ought to prove an attraction as he is... new comer and O'Callaghan deserves to play all he can as he is the only .

Professor J. W. N. Smith con- Fo the Editor of the China Mait) (To the Editor of the China Mail), one likely to play one or two of

the doubles matches? On reputatied his series of lectured it the "Sir,I am against the award-tion they deserve the honour but Unversity yesterday evening, when Sir.-Would you kindly allowing of prizes to amateur sports it may be due to their being, as a he spoke on "Payahology and Taxa me enough space to answer your men and I welcome with all my pair in the tournament, still in the tion and the People's Attitude to

who might the recent action of sport- doubles championship."

wards is "Candid." correspondent

ing bodies in England and in New In conclusion bey to

The lector said that man was a mugs, allow me to tell him some Zealand in insisting so thoroughly emphasise the old adage, Never creature and it should be in

the status of those who too late to mend" and remain,

his nature to take i renouable part points even if he was "one-time on champion of H.K."-which after describe themselves as amateurs.

Yours, etc..

in social events, and also be reason- kable about paying the bit when it REFORMER. all does not count for much in the Personally I can see no difference between the player who accepts a

o long. From the earliest "Candid" you

Hongkong, May 6. boxing world.

money prize and the one who

times, the tax-collisior had been dis said that you had forgotten more accepts an ordinary prize. Both

liked. The reason for that was that in marty, days a rich mu bought the, than "Unbiased" ever knew of ❘ receive something for having done boxing and that if he doubted it for achieved. In the case of the

right of coliewing taxes over a large he could test for himself. I. for amateur the achievement. should

district, whic Bak tuan was cut w one from what you have written, be the main thing. If at least

make a profit. doubt your knowledge, so perhaps one school in the Colony can (To the Editor of the China Mail.)

la mexleriy days, there was a cer- tie dislike for the offeint, because you will extend your offer to me abolish the awarding of prizes, Sir, I cannot help but notice it was observed by people in civil also

in the sporting, bodies can abolish the the unutterable attempts still isnt countries that those who reach (my name iy Editor's office). If the H.K.B.A.giving of prizes. If this was being made to fuist on the public high offers of State never died in cannot stage it, there are many

done in connection with the that the Garden of Eden was poverty. open spaces, and I shall be pleased Tennis tournament, the objection situate ni, China and that the to accommodate you with or with of one of your correspondents cradle of the race was in China.dered an honor to jay Laxes, and Ju ancient Athens, it was consi- who pointed out yesterday that I thought this tin-pot theory had funity disgrace if taxes were mission on earned income, while Unbiased" gave his opinion the thing was getting unwieldy been exploded by the only seient-overdue." is he saw the fight from the would be met. for 1 think I am ist Hongkong has so far pro- further boner to pay voluntary Imperial preference remissions. I was also consild a the McKenna duties paid for the Lone of his letter-yours sounds right in saying that once you duced, and that it had been finally taxes, and this was not a matter of The question of Protection was not as the way your pocket guided eliminate prizes you would also demonstrated that the Garden of self-adversement for the names involved, you. According to your account eliminate an excess of player. Eden was without doubt in the were not disclosed. there seems to have been only one generally not worth watching middle of Mexico. No amount of With refer to Taxes on discussed on Monday,

The new silk duties are to be mam in the ring. It is a wonder Until this wretched system of trifling tracts distributed to the commodes there was no tax that Cartidge is still alive to tell prize giving is abolished I shall Universities of the world will any commolity-there was a tax on

EUTON HAT PROTEST. the tale seeing the way he was call those who compete for prizes alter this fact, and the sooner this the people who produced them.

LONDON, May 7. "toyed with and the "awful hid--Shamateurs.

A Luton hat industry deputation direct aiding of printing and post ing" he received!'

The phase Was mich used, but waited on the Treasury urging office institutions is stopped the in itself it wits incorrect. People exemption from the silk duties of better the followers of Kelvin, tax foreign goods, and make the the platt in which one per cent, of Lister, Conan Doyle, and the foreigners" pay which only meant silk is used merely for the purpose other really great ones of the they were going to pay out of of facilitating manufacture. earth will like it. The Garden of the pockets if they bought Elden in China! Absolute foreigo goods, A civilised comi rubbish!

out gloves.

Friends, speaking to him after the fight. heard that he thought he had won with the exception of When asked why three rounds.

he eased up, in the last two.

Yours, etc..

Hongkong, "May 7.

BOOBY.

Rabies Statistics

rounds, he said he had fully(To the Editor of the China Mail.) expected Dupree to make a grand-

stand rush in hopes of getting Sir.-Every few days you tell

K.O. home as he fhust have

your readers that go and so's dog. known he was behind in points. bit so and so, more often a poor If he was toying with Cart-coolie, and that the animal was lidge, the same as Cartlidge did at removed to Kennedy Town for the V.B.C.. why was he not given observation. the same verdict as was given to Cartlidge? A man in the ring is only as good as his opponent allows him to be and if you "toy" with your man there is no need to cover a few miles, running round the ring as Dupree did. Run-

ning is not footwork or

.craft.

ring

Cartlidge, most of the time, claimed the centre of the ring a little gredit might be given him for that.

It would be interesting to know what is the fate of dogs taken to this delectable spot. If the results are negative, are the dogs destroyed?

Cannot the depart ment concerned provide the public with a concise statement showing the results of the observation's and the number of persons bitten by dogs, say from January 1 this year to glate?

It would also be of interest if "Candid" says Cartlidge did the department disclosed the not hurt Dupree when be "touch-number of dogs bitten by men (or ed" him, yet twice he hit Dupree women) during the same period. through the ropes—no ône seemy'

Yours, etc.. 10 have noticed, that, or that

SPANIEL Dupree was cautioned several times for holding. One does not as a rule want to hold a man if he in toying" with him-boxers usually hold to suve themselves

Hongkong, May 1,

Sports Suggestions,

from further punishment. Again, (To the Editor of the China Mail). if Dupree was such a clever man, why was he so keen on a win, draw or lose purse? Why not the lidge fancied his chance and would have been agreeable. Yet

winner take the whole? Curt-

the destinies controlling lawn Sir. Since 1, am not aware of tennis and lawn bowls, I beg leave a few queries, hoping that they will eventually authorities.

to ask fellow sportsmen

rench

again, why did he force Cartlidge to ringside weight, 9 st. 5 lbs., if he was ap sure of winning? Cart- lidge is willing to meet him again, winner take the lot, with the same judges and referee and if he likes fifteen or twenty three- minute rounds.

"Candid" remarks that Cart, lidge has only fought Service mentions at Home? and only 2-minute rounds. It is

the pro

munity paid its own bills and this was paid by each individual in the

Yours, etc.,.

end." R'. E. VILER.

Hongkong, May 6.

Hongkong Education,

To the Editor of the Chino Mail.)

Sir. - Oxford Honours

or

a

the report stage of the McKenna In the House of Commons at duties, the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, Mr. Churchill, in the course of the debate, said the The silk tax paid for the re- Badget was a series of balances.

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35-HOUR WEEK.

COTTON INDUSTRY'S

TROUBLES...

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, May 7.

Cotton

"Fudividuality should be `develop, Fed, so than the grown person could realise himself quite apart from the Government.

As it is, man gen- Ferally, cannot extend his found

patriotism to the country because Owing to the seriousness of the it is so urge that he has lost sight position in the American spinning Triple Tripos doesn't matter that the young generation in Europe Spinners Association has circulo (öf his individui) responsibility to section of the cotton industry, the

wards it, but there were evidences Federation of Master the button or a dal

Your timely editorial in last Vellow feaves were filling and a

kwere beginning to think hard arised members asking them to pledge Joyalty to the 35-hour night's issue gives much food strong wind was blowing up the working week. and material for deep thought. perts like Dr: Percy Nunn, Dr.Which would sweep away this April 22, has reported that a reduc- [The joint committee appointed tree "of man. heralding a spring by the Cotton What would educational ex-

Conference, on accumulated rubbish.

tion of prices is impossible. The trade generally is recovering, but still handicapped by the diminishing purchasing power of consumers 1

if they read the remarks of our Adams and Prof. J. Smith think learned Director of Education at last Wednesday's meeting!

I think you will agree with me. Sir, that the man who hasn't had any experience in teaching Eng lish boys English cannot teach Chinese boys English.

He may be an Honours. or a Tripos, but sure as anything his Anglo-Saxon won't help him much.

UNRULY POSTMEN.

KOWLOON BUS CONDUCTOR

ASSAULTED.

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GASES AND BACTERIA INCLUDED.

(Reuter's Service.)

GENEVA, May 7.

A proposal was submitted at a

At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, two postmen were charg- ed with assaulting a 'bus conductor. Education as much as any- Evidence was given that three Science, and if one cares to see Yaumati, and two of them jumped thing else is an Art as well as a postmen boarded the 'bus at the latest departures made in off at the Kowloon Post Office sitting of the general committee of Higher Education one notices the The third man, taking offence that the international conference on the number of "Teachers' Training the bus did not stop for him to control of the traffic in arms that Departments". rising up. Cam-light, assaulted the complainant various deleterious gases should bridge, as far back as 1880, estab: after he stopped the vehicle near be included under the description lished a course of education for the Firs Station. One of the "arms" also prohibition of the use teachers, and Oxford bas done others also came and helped his of bacteria. the same. It seems strange that companion.

to These were referred even graduates from these two fendants said that the conductor meet in camera under the pre- The more aggressive of the de-technical committee which will venerable old seats of learning are started the fight.by abusing him as sidency of General Sosknowski, not aware of the fact rather queer.

he alighted. Hongkong boasts of a large of the charge and fined him $5. The Magistrate found him guilty flock of untrained, uncertified He was also ordered to pay $r matriculated teachers." have served the past generations. The ather defendant was dis. These compensation to the complainant. Europe, in 20 rounds and the simplified. As far as I under- be sure they will not do for, the charged.

present; far less for the next;) and the time will come when n union of trained teachers shall out on the basis of economy in the see that education is not carried ordinary sense, a

a bit of a joke, considering that

Cartlidge beat Matthews, ex- featherweight... champion

of

Re lawn bowls-Dissatisfac- tion having been expressed at the posed new system of running the individual championship. will the association go one better by following the example set by various professional golf competi- By limiting the

number of entries from each club and by holding eliminating con- tests, the championship would be same man knocked Dupree out in decided "upon.

stand, the club system has been 17 rounds. Have you digested

Well and good, this. "Candid?" It might be of why not go one further by and giving further particulars? laying down maximum entries Then the pairs and rink cham- pionships could follow similarly

and get it.

Sounds

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SHANGHAI QUOTATIONS: `

The following, kindly supplied by Messrs. J. Gould & Co., were the opening quotations or the Shanghal Market this morning.

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THEFT OF A RING.

A shop assistant at Messrs. Der. A. Wing and Company, of 'Des NO LONGER. Voeux Road Central, has reported

(Reuter's Service.)

SYDNEY, May 7. The engine drivers at Walsh Island are resuming work on the old terms.

POTASH TREATY.

(Reuter's Service.)

to the police the loss of a diamond- set gold ring, valued at $851. which he left in the pocket of his coat hanging on a peg during business hours yesterday.

been released.:

10. $56)

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interest to you to know that he is the only man to stand against

Peking, May 7-The American Danny Frush for the full distance,

In connection with their demand Consul at Hsuchow telegraphed While myself no person on A fortnigh later Frush knocked and automatically thereby en- education, I should like to see, as

for increased wages, the engine saying that the situation at Juchow eut the world's champion, Eugene hancing interest. What about an many others would, a properly

drivers declared the shipyards is much improved and that order "black." The has been restored. The two mis- Crique, in 8 rounds. Cartlidge

Following a report made to the Walsh Island has also beaten Handley, Hinds, interport selection committee to organised system of education in police by Mr E. W. Hamilton that decision was reported at the time sionaries, Miss Berglund and Miss champion of N: England, Walter

function permanently?

Hongkong and if the

public obstruction was caused by coolies as being likely to involve other Nystul, have Rossi, champion of· Wales-During the last few years, the we ought to get some holics the "Star" ferry on the Kowloon ment of the proposal to construct

Re lawn tennis championships: demand it, us rightly they should, dumping advertising posters near unions, and result in the abandon- Courtesy of the Daily Bulletin. pion of England, knocked out in 7ing and will soon become (twice), Ricks, amateur cham championships have been increas- changes in the right direction,/side; a prosecution was entered a floating dock at Walsh Island. rounds. These are only a few, wieldy.

un- but perhaps he is now convinced name is legion and who enter Of the many whose that they are not Service men and without any chance whatsoever, a fight 2-minute rounds. Cartlidge few want the experience but the only lost on points to the present majority may be setuated by the "featherweight champion of Eng motive of swelling the draw in land not so long ago. Say you the hopes of giving a friend or know nothing of Cartlidge and friends "a lift" into a further you might be right. If "Un-stage than merit warranted. Will biased is unwilling to meet you I the H.K.C.C. take a leaf out of will; and remember that Cartlidge the lawn bowls book and have pre more than willing to meet liminary eliminations via Dupree, winner take the whole. clubs? Or will it be better still He is not particular and does not to limit the number of players to mind another "awful hiding."

I still uphold Unbiased" and

approved entrants? When the still think Cartlidge won outside there could be ladies' singles and open competitions are cut down of three rounds.

Cartlidge admits he was not as pionships making a full bag of doubles and mixed doubles cham-" strong as when he met Capt. tricks. What the Club will lose.

the

Smith, but still he contends he in entrance fees will be made up beat Dupree at Dupree's full for by the new championships and strength-ao watch for sparks if the fewer balls required. Dupree meets Jim at full interest would be forthcoming. Date's could be fixed as in the

strength!

More

Cartlidge conceded everything billiards championship and every- to Dupree to get the fight; if body the better off.

Dupree is the sportsman and

against a coolle at the Kowloon

"Ask, and it shall be given you; enquiries from the manager of the

Now wake up Hongkong!

Magistracy this morning.

seek, and ye shall find; knock and firm concemed had elicited the It was stated by the police that

it shall be opened unto you." much valuable space in your and not to leave them at the ferry Thanking you for the use of so orders to carry the posters about information, that the coolies had

widely read paper,

PARIS, May 7. The station. The defendant on the

Alsace potash, mines Yours, etc.,

other hard claimed that he receiv French and German potash in- organisation announces that "ASTOUNDED."

ed orders from a European mem-terests have reached an agree Hongkong, May 8,

ber of the firm to leave the posters ment which gives rise to the belief at the ferry station.

TO-DAY'S SMILE.

The Magistrate (Mr. E. . that in thefuture permanent fusion Hamilton) said that as he was the of the interests concerned can be complainant in the case, he would reached for safeguarding their not conviet. Defendant was disrights all over the world. charged with a warning.

$100 ARMS FINE.

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Paris, May 7.-Lord Crewe, the British Ambassador, speaking at a dinner given by the Association in France of Grande Bretagne, said A Chinese returned emigrant that among the worst pieces of arrested on board the Empress of

foolishness is the charge of Canada

militarism with the unlawful

falsely brought possession of arms and ammuni- against France. He recalled that tion, which were found in the false at the Ambassadors' Conference bottom of a trunk, was fined $too held last January, Marshall Foch at the Central Magistracy

stated. that he liked conferences yesterday.

and did not like war. This state- ment was the expression of an undoubted truth. The Jingo spirit | Peklog. May 7-It now doesn't exist either in political.com officially confirmed that Generalmercial or industrial circles. Would Rejected Suitor: "I shall go Kan Yo-kan, died at Sangshan, It be possible that those who suffer have it on good authority that our and shoot myself!""

Shens, about three weeks ago.ed by war and are striving hard to ex-champion played O'Callaghan She (feelingly) "I'm sorry I His death took place about one rebuild pathetic rulos, could con- week after that of Hu Ching-y1.-template the repetition of those

terrible years?-Havas.

Re tennis exhibition:-Why

gentleman "Candid" vouches him should Ng Sze-kwong the asked to

to be let him do the same For play three matches when: Honda my part I doubt if he will.

Enclosing my card,'

*Yours, etc.,

ONE OF THE BOYS.

Hongkong, May 7,

only appears in the singles on one

day? Honda is champion. I

to one set all shortly after the can't help you!" Jatter's arrival. In this may bel

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