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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our waders are warited to look out for occasional phonetic
Epellings, anch as harbor, plow, and altho.)
12
14 113
15
b
18 19
101
12 113
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110
17
19
10
22
23
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127
28
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132 133 134
35
36 57
39
140
41 42
+43
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145
416
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48
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152
53
54
55 56
57
56 159
160
161 162
163 164
165
166
68
69
70
HORIZONTAL
2-A town of
E. Massachusetts 7-A citizen of Sparta 14-Closer
15-A descendant of
Ham 10-Quick to learn 17-Indian memorlai
post
19-Distant
-20-9ir (Portuguese)
21-A substantive 22-Proceeding from
the Bun 24-A blade, of a
windmill
25-A doctrine- 20-Screen behind an
Altar
28-The (French-pl.) 29-A clamping device 30-To catch sight of 32-Dioh of green
vegetables 35-Watered spot In a
desert 38-Personal pronoun
41-Animosity
43-Capable
44-A coat of mall
46-A fastener
48-Crafty
49-intrigue
91-Mottled streak in
wood
E2-Eyo (Scot)
171
HORIZONTAL (Cont.) 53-A food floh 54-A large pitcher 50-Personal pronoun 157-Total amount
58-A cereal 60-A corsair 63-A city in E. Ohio 66-Prefix-"halt" 67-Mother of lemael 68-Unwritten narrative
poetry
•
70-An ossicle 71-Resounding
VERTICAL
1-A famous liar 2-A Roman bletorian 3-A known fact 4-A conjunction
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A Swiss river 10-A paper measure
(abbr.) 11-Regulated by the
tide 1.12–To maka amenda
for
{13-Goddess of
vengeance
18-Ripped
19-To lose color
23-The (French)
26-Tɔ be borne along
on
27-Locality
VERTICAL (Cont.) 29-An urn 31-A tale 33-To mova with an
easy pace 34-An English
dramatist 36-To burn 37-A peculiarity of
language
39-An animal's den 40-To bind togather
(Naut.)
41-A leg-covering 42–In a row (pootlo) · 43-At 803 (45-Musical note
47-Malicious glance 49-A Tibetan priest 60-A gaseous element 53-Nated French charist 58-A carnivore of S. Africa 67-An American adedral 68-The pith helmet
worn in India 80-A foot-like part 1-Definite article 62-To take food 89-To crown
64-Exiat
85-Prefix-"not"
68-Thus 69-Specific gravity
(abbr.)
(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will armear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle i
LESSON-SERMON
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG
THE CHINA MAIL,
a
✓
AT THE BALL GAME were certainly better team.
They deserved their victory,
ZODAVISKY RAZZES THE AMERICANS TO LOSE
HOLDS TONGUE ON SUNDAY
By "Bingle"]
The line-up and scores, which Zodavisky asked me to publish for the benefit of the public, are as fol- lows:
Americans Howard
McKeon
"Hey there you with the putty Skinner arm, whe told you that you were a Harris pitcher. Take me out there, if you Russakoff can do no better" vociferously
Hanaford razzed Zodaviaky,
Lammert Brennan.
It was his fault and my mistake that he was out at the ball game Whitehead on Saturday afternoon between the Japanese squad and the Hong Kong
Japanese
c.f. Kugano p. Koga St. Sakaguchi 1b.. Saido 26. Honda
A Hachiums 1.f. Tsugakachi 5.8. Murata r.f. Morizono. Scores by Inning
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total
0 0 0 0 0 10-1
3 0,3 4 4 50-20
AQUATIC SPORTS
POLICE AND PRISON DEPARTMENTS.
LIFE SAVING DISPLAY
The sighth annual aquatic sports janveting of the Police and Prisons Departments was held at the V.R.C. on Saturday afternoon, attended by in large number of competitors and those members of the two Depart- ments who could be spared from duty, and by their wives and chile dren. In honour of the occasion, there was a liberal display of bunt
the
Colonial Secretary (Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.MG.), Mr. 1. H. Taggart, Mr. W. J. Hawker, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, Major C. Willson, and the Hon. Captain Superintendent of Police, Mr
T. H. King.
1
11
Championship of Police and Prisons, Indian and Chinese.-1, C.C. Sil; 2, I.P.C. B478.
Championship
European Police and Prisons Departments.1, Warder Franks: 2, L.S. Wishaw.
Longths Handicap-Indian and. Chinese, Police and Prisons.1, C.G., 210; 2, C.G. 431.
Long Plunge.-1, L.S. Williamson; 2, L.S. May.
Two Lengths Handicap-Europeans.
Streel
Club Boys'
Race-Two Lengths.-1, Messenger Yeung Cheun; 2, Messenger Wong Yin.
Nomination Race.-1, L.S. Nolan; 2. L.S. Brand.
Two Lengths Breast Stroke-1, L.S. Banks; 2, LS. Wagland.
Sons of Police and Prisons Officers,
Two Lengths Handicap,-1, Gordon Marks; 2, Albert Moss
High Dive-1, P.S. Goodwin; 2, Warder Brimblecombe.
Life Saving. 2, LS. Wagland and LS. Mottram; 2, LS. Banks and L.S. Fell.
Waifs and Strays Speaking of the activities of the Street Boys' Club, an organisation-1, P.S. McEwen; 2, L.S. Brand, founded by the Police to help waifs and straye, Mr. Pardue referred to the event which had been set aside for these boys, and remarked that they swam well in the race, had been donated by Mr. Tang Siu- A championship shield
Yankee crew. Holy whiskers, if American .... ... ... ... ... ...
ing, while an orchestra, at inter- you could have seen the way how Japanese
vals, discoursed seasonable music, kin to this Club to be retained by Zodavisky handed the razzberries Zodavisky Observes the Sabbath
Amongst those present wore
the competitor who could win it three years in succession. to the good natured Americana, you
Hon. Mr. T. H.
Mr. King, would have taken him for the inZodavisky returned to Caroline Hill of Police; Mr.
Like the proverbial bad penny, acting
Tang's benevolent interest in the Captain Superintendent ventor of the game. There ain't
C. G. Perdue, welfare of the Club was extended a single thing in baseball-dom that Diamond on Sunday to watch the gaureacting D.C., Mr. P. P. J.further to the donation of prizes to
between the Kiaoras and the South that guy knew nothing about.
Wodehouse, C.I.E., Deputy Superin- the three winners of the race. China crew. He was unasually quiet course, there was no gainsay- and his verbosity seemed to have de- tendent. of Police, and Mrs. Wode- ing that Skinner who twirled for serted him.
house---(who subsequently gave the Yanks had a long way to go "Why so glum, old beano?" I asked. away the prizes); Mr. W. Kent, before he could really talk to the "Your ignorance is certainly be A.S.P., and Mr. A. N. Reynolds, pill in the way that he liked. The yond me. Apparently you do not seem Chief Detective Inspector. "horsehide" is at the best a slip-to know better so I will tell you. The
A Varied Programme pery customer and it takes a strong Lard worked six whole consecutive days "There were eight events hand to hurl it in such a way that to create the world and all that he put in the programme, varied sulti- it will do some damage. Well, into it. Then he rested on the Seventh ciently
give ап inter- Skinner simply could not put it day. Since he made me, and therefore eating glimpse into all phases over, and the mighty result was only fair and just that I should give
my tongue belongs to him,
of aquatic prowess. The most that he had to allow a free ride it a rest on Sabbath Day. Hear me devoted to a display of life saving, outstanding was the contest
to first sack to no fewer than nine- of the Japanese players.
now?"
think it ia
to
He continued to xlue his eyes on the by members of the Police Force, game. Lee was Every One For The Japanese
pitching for the who had, under the tuition of the Kiaoras, and I knew if there was any energetic Secretars, recently ob When anchor was heaved and the thing which would start Zodavisky tained Life Saving Certificates game got under way, the Nippongoing, it would be a punk pitcher.isaued by the Royal Life Saying lads sent in Kusano to feel out the Lee
WAS not doing toc well. Society. In this event, the specta way. Gee, it was easy the way that Zodavisky shook
at tors were given an interesting in- he got to first. Skinner did nothing first in a mild reproof. Then he had
sight of what life saving calls for, else but sent out four straight to let himself go when the S.C.A.A under conditions approximating to balls, and the free pass went scored four runs!
the reality. with the fourth attempt.
"How you got that way?" hotly demanded Zodavisky, and the chorus was taken up by a number of gobs, who, it was obvious, had plunged their all on the nifty and tricky little Japanese boys.
his head
"Hey, there what are you trying to do. Throwing a kiss at the batter? Pump it up. Then a wide one was ledy Go back to your grandma and arn how to shoot marbles."
Tommy Sneaks Home
At the conclusion of the sports, the prizes were given away by Mrs. P. P. J. Wodehouse, wife of the Deputy Superintendent.
Something New
In a speech prefacing the core-
Pandemonium broke loose when
In the fourth visit to bat, Tommy mony, Mr. C. G. Perdue, Hon. Pre- Chinn managed to sneak home, but he sident of the meeting, said he was the Americans secured a blank in die so with a certain amount of grand-sure they all had enjoyed the after the first frame, and the Japanese land play, and that got Zodavisky rat-noon's sports and had seen some sent three men past the hometed.
very good swimming. He should plate. It Was then Zodavisky What's in your make-up, kiddo? Do like to mention, in particular, that worked up the exhaust,
you think you are posing for the for the first time, they had this camera man. Get off your high horse year a class for those members of and play the game for the game's the Force who desired to secure No grand-stand stuff with me, certificates issued by the Royal Life sake. old pinchero, got me?"
After the
Some Ball Talks "Did I not tell you that the Japanese outfit is about the beat, if not the best, you can find in this Colony? They have just as much baseball cards up their sleeves as A snake has hips. Look at Koga. Ain't he a dandy pitcher, and don't forget old Hachiuma behind the batter. He is the right guy to "talk it up" at the right moment. And then there is Saldo the first baseman. tours,"
That was some-
game had been fought Saving Society: and won by the S.C.A.A., Zodavisky thing new to the Force, but such sheepishly admitted to me that the was the interest taken in it, that Kiaoras, as the baby outfit of the during the summer they had the League, required same watching. "All large number of 23 members of the they need is some one who knows how Force who had succeeded in secur- to dish them out," he summed up. ing the certificates. (Applause). They had seen for themselves one A Boast
of these contests, performed under "What about you donning their costrenuous conditions approximating teased. "If I do, there will to the reality, and it was a real
Expression of Thanks Finally, Mr. Pardue expressed his gratitude to the V.R.C. for the use of their bath and rooms, and to all those who had identified them- selves in the organisation and ar- rangements of the afternoon's sports, although not all of them had their names put on the programme. Ile referred in particular to the efforts of their friend, Mr. H. J.
Sub-Inspector E. J. Field, who was Hunt, the Hon. Secretary, and to
in charge of the Street Boys' Club and who had been of considerable as
(Applause). sistance to them that afternoon.
Mrs. P. P. J. Wodehouse then pre- sented the prizes to the winners of the various events and at the con- clusion of the ceremony, she was presented with a bouquet.
C.S.P.'s Congratulations The Hon. Mr. T. H, King said that before dispersing, he was sure they would join with him in eongratulat- ing their Chairman, Mr. C. G. Perdue, and the other members of the Committee on the very success- ful sports which they had that after-
noon.
Mr.
Police Koser-70 Race,-1, Stradmore; 2, Mr. Hamid..
Candle Race-1, L.3. May and Mottram and Mrs. Russell; 2, L.S. Mrs. Reynolds.
Two Lengths Race for Chinese Clerical Staffs-1, Yaung Ping-kwai; 2. Harold Chan.
Team Race.1, Warders; 2, Polico Reserves.
THE OFFICIALS
Patrons. His Excellency the Gov- ernor; the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G.; His Honour Sir Henry Gollan, Kt., K.G., C.B.E.; the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, C.S.P.; Major C. Wilson, O.B.E.; Comdr. G. F. Hole,
R.N. (retired): and Mr. J. H. Taggart.
Hon. President.-Mr. C.. G. Ferdue. Judges and Starters-Mr. P. F. J. Wodehouse, C.I.E.; Mr. J. Stewart; Mr. D. Burlingham; Mr. R. J. Hunt; and Mr. J. M. McLeod.
Committee Messza. McLeod, Field, Sweetlove, Moreton, and Kirby.
Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. H. J. Hunt.
STANDARD TIME.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN COLONY
Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Kong for Sept. (Standard time of Ho would like to endorse Mr. the 120th Meridian, East of Green- Perdue's remarks regarding Mr.wich), are as follow: Hunt's services in connection with
the holding of Police classes for life September saving, for which he was chiefy res- ponsible.
Sunrise. Sunset
am. p.m.
16
6.10
6.20
17
6.11 6.25
One other point to which he would' like to refer was to congratulate
18
6.11 €,24
19
6.11
6,24
20
6.11
6.28
6.11 6.22
22
6.12 6.20
23
6.12 6.19
24
8.12 6.19
25
6.13 6.17
26
6.13
6,16
6.14
6.16
6.14 6.1.4
6.14 6.18
Chinese Constable No. 511, Vir Lok, for again winning the Championship of Police and Prisons in the event held for Chinese and Indians. The present was the third year in which he had won it in succession, and he therefore retained the large Cup with which they saw him walking away (Laughter and applause). That reminded them that another
It's a mystery to me where they not be anyone in the Colony who can man's job that had to be perform Cup had gone for good, and they | have dug him up from, but one stop my daisy cutters," he boastingly ed before those certificates were
said,
thing I do know is that he is ast safe as the Old Lady of Thread-of steam all what he know about bace-
Then he threw out his chest and let secured.
In conclusion, Mr. Perdue ex- needle Street.”
ball. I hopped on a riesha and beat pressed thanks to all those friends "Say, Zodavisky, if you can only it, before I got my eara stuffed with bis who had not only generously hold your bosses, you will be a pedantic and boasting remarks.donated prizes or had subscribed fine gentleman. Don't forget we Zodavisky was snnoyed and this morn- the wherewithal which had made are in Hong Kong, and all this ing at the office, he again talked "ball." such a fine display possible, but hoodlum by-play does not get I throw the typewriter at him, and he had
also come themselves to pitched the Indiarubber, which he anywhere," I admonished.
view the sports. He men- always keeps handy by his side, at me tioned and I called it a strike to please him.
amongst others, the That put him in good humour again, and the result was that he allowed this to be published.
"Hey, you are standing on your feet, now. If you think this is a Missy-Madamy parlour party, you are downright mistaken. This is the old ball game, and what makes it so interesting is the razzberries that you can hand out. Surely you have not forgotten it although you may be Hong Kong- nised now," the incorrigible Zodavisky motorted,
The Rad Spell Broken
Chinese Ed. Chang M. Chang Chan Ching Kee K. C. Fung Ip Pak-wa
Well, the Americans went in top. F. Choy bat again, and, much as they tried, Tong Kwan they could make
Line-ups
Kiaoras
p. Lee
c. W. C. Leung 1b. C. C. Leung
2b. K. K. Leung 3.8. T. Chiu
Sb.
C. E. Ng
K. K. Chu
lf.
Pong
e.f.
C. K. Leung
r.f. Cheung
The Scores
inning by inning,
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total
no headway. Subs: To Kwan.
The air-tight fielding coupled with
the smoked balls dished out by The scares,
Koga was too much for the
Yanks.
a blank.
They retired again with
were:-
And the same story was South China .... 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 5
told over and over. again until Klaoras
they came to the sixth canto, when
Harris broke the bad spell and gət
home.
0 0 0 1 0 0 0.1
The Japs were certainly on easy A Reason For Loss Of street. They put the game on ice
fifth.
Memory.
in the third stanza, when they chalk- ed up another three runs to the good
In many instances Loss
of side of their book. In the fourth
memory is due to nothing else but canto, they crossed the plate four anaemia of the brain. All blood- times, and this was duplicated in the less people, in fact, whose brains are under the influence of The Yanks were then in a sorrow anaemia, are liable to suffer from ful plight. What with being res faulty memory. In some cases ponsible for a bag of errors, and this developa so seriously that the old-hand-me-down pitching, and a victims cannot remember their catcher that lacked pep and energy name and address, and are not re- the Nippon crew had nothing else stored to their relations until their to do but to stack it out all over identity is established in some the diamond Everybody hits "was way. the password in the sixth, after tiro
The many forms of anaemia, in-
majesty of his kingdom. Thy king- dom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations" (Ps. 145: 9-18), men had gone under; and yet thle cluding cerebral anaemia, yield to The Lesson-Sermon also included hitting out business, to a loose and the powers of Dr. Williams' Pink the following passages from the demoralised field, netted the Japan Pills, because these Pills have a the Lesser-Sermon in all Churches. "Science and Health with Key to ally Zodavisky chirped in!
Christian Science text-book, ese another six runs. And incident-special action on the blood, which of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, the Scriptures," by Mary Baker September 15.
Eddy: "The substance, Life, intel-
“Substance" was the subject of
.....
Everybody Doing It
they build up and refresh with new vitality. All feeble men and The Golden Text was: "Thyligence, Truth and Love, which,
nervous pallid women will greatly name, O Lord, endureth for ever; constitute Deity, are refected by in my life, but I have to go a long Williama Plik Pills for Pále "I have seen many a punk game benefit by a course of Dr. and thy memorial, O Lord, through His creation; and when we subway yet before I can see another People, because by renewing and out ali: generations" (Psalms ordinate the false testimony of the 135: 13).
corporeal senses
Then enriching the impoverished blood to the facts of lame-legged crew than this" Among the citations which com- Science, we shall see this true like. bellowing out to the field, "Hey, you fresh nourishment is rapidly pro- prised the Lesson-Sermon was the ness and reflection everywhere" there, don't stand there and take vided for the exhausted nerves, following from the Bible: "The (p. 516)-*
root. Why can't you crank up and the brain becomes invigorated, and Lord is good to all: and his tender"
get moving, Know how to play as a result the memory improves. mercies are over all his works. All
checkers. If you do, you will also. thy works shall praise thee, O Lord;
know that it is your move."
Dr. Williams' Pink Pilla are ob- and thy saints shall bless thee.
Well, now coming to rock-bottom, tainable from chemists every- They shall speak of the glory of
I can't really shove all the blame on where, or post free at $1.50 per thy kingdom, and talk of thy power: To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious
Dr. Charles A. E. Harriss, aged
66, who was born in London and
who conducted the Empire choir at Zodavisky. He was not the only Dr. Williams' Medicine. Co., 50.
Wembley, has died at Ottawa, Canada.
one that razed the Yanks. Every bottle, $9 for six bottles, from the body was dung it, and the Japanese Kiangse Road, Shanghai.
had to find ways and means of get- ing another for next year's winner. (Laughter).
THE RESULTS
Following were the results of the events:
Plate Diving, L.S. Pennol and L.S. Williamson both tied with 15 points.
6.14 6.13
SIR R. LORIMER
London, Saturday. The death has occurred of Sir Robert Lorimer, the well-known Scot-- tish architect---Reuter.
Lord Mostyn of Mostyn, Holy- well, Flintshire, who died on April 11, left estate of £230,524 with net personalty £14,770.
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