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The China Mail.

Hong Kong. Friday, Sept. 25, 1931.

Sports Bacteria.

The

The lowest open air temperature yesterday was 80 degrees. humidity was 60 at 10 am. and 59 at 4 p.m.

The return of notifiable dis- eases during the last three days

Central

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1931.

CORRESPONDENCE.

"HUMILIATION DAY."

To the Editor of "Chiva Mall.")

Sir, I am entirely in agreement

lender and in

WEDDING

Ceremony in the Union Church.

CHINESE NUPTIALS.

shows three cases of typhoid fever with the sentiments expressed in -all Chinese-and one non-Chincse your yesterday's

A marriage of great interest case of diphtheria, the latter mak-Briton's" letter on the subject of to the Chinese community, was ing a total of 28 non-Chinese cases the Chinese "Humiliation Day" and solemnised in the Union Church, the subsequent show of hooliganism Kennedy Road yesterday after- of diphtheria this year.

in Wanchal.

noon, when Nancy, Becond Fung Tee was at the

It is most surprising that the au- daughter of Dr. Li Shu-fan, Police Court yesterday charged thorities utterly failed to guard F.R.C.S. (Edin.), M.B., Ch.B., this in D.T.M.&H.,. and Mrs. Li, became with throwing sulphuric acid on against eventualities in woman, Wong So-hung, aged 20, a stance, when one conalders the the bride of Lambert Gockchin, concubine of a Nam Pak Hong mer elaborate precautions which they second son of Mr. Philip Gock- chant. The hearing was adjourn took on the occasions of the various chin, managing director of the certain Wing On Company, and Mrs. ed after evidence had been given "onniversaries"

aections of Chinese have been woni Gockchin. in part.

The Rev. E. G.

Miss Buckland, Secretary of St. Stephen's Girls' College, has report- ed to the Police, the loss of $150 from her desk between p.m. on Wednesday and 11 o'clock yesterday morning. She believes that the stolen hy means of a

money was duplicate key.

Personal Pars.

Sub-inspector J. S. Dick and family, Lance-Sergeant and Mrs. A. F. Estall and Police-Sergeant H. Hudson returned from Home leave on the P. & O. s.s. Kashmir yester-

which.

the

to observe in recent years, It is Powell officinted at the cerc-

to be hoped that the niony. sincerely

Entering the Church on guardians of law and order in this" Colony will not be found wanting arm of her father, who gave her in the future.

away, the bride presented an at- In connection with "Humiliation tractive picture in a Princess Day" I wish to recount a little styled dress of white. chiffon episode which is not without its and lace. She wore a veil of the humorous side, and which is a good intest Paris model, and carried example of the mentality of then shower bouquet of beautiful class of Chinese who lend them- pink and white roses. selves to such demonstrations. On The Misses' Ruth Yue, Jennic the day in question I and others, Wong and Gore Lira, all of Vic- whilst walking in Queen's Road toria, B.C., were bridesmaids. Central, were not a little "tickled" Their dreases were of crisp or- to observe a chit coglie riding along gandie of rainbow colours, with on his bicycle with a little sill

cape flare sleeves and long full Chinese flag (at half mast) stuck rkirts. They carried bouquets of

handle bar. It probably pink roses. nover occurred to this patriotic Miss Rose Lim, also of Vic- Sir William Hornell, Vice-Chan-coolie that the flag he was flying | toria, B.C., as maid of honour, cellor of the University, has been was made in Japan!

was attired in a dress of mauve ill for some weeks and has been

organdie fashioned with capa advised to take a change of air.

flare sleeves and long full skirt. · He left for Java' on a month's sick

The flower girls were Miss leave on Tuesday. During his

Dorothy, Li (sister of the bride) absence. Professor K. H. Digby,

and Miss Ruth Choy (niece of FR.C.S., will act as Vice-Chancellor.

the grobm). They wore dresses of crisp pink organdic, being ex- act replicas of the bridesmaids' dresses. They carried baskets- filled with pink roses.

day.

on the

Yours, etc.,

UNION JACK. Hong Kong, September 25,

FANNING AGITATION!

To the Editor of "China Mail"] Sir, With regard to the Bo- called "Humiliation Day" which the Chinese staged on Wednesday, ending in the deplorable affair in

Master Po Sam Choy (nephew

of the groom) and Master Wing

Lord Byng has announced his retirement from the Commissioner- playing with a ball of sorts or ship of the Metropolitan Police at watching two and twenty other the end of this month, says Reu- people kicking a ball for an hour ter. Lord Byng a few months ago

was subjected to considerate cri- the Eastern District, we read in Kin-wong were the pages, being. and a half within a certain pre-ticism at a time when a wave of the papers yesterday that the attired in miniature morning scribed area.

In both conten-serious crime was sweeping over Police wero taking matters in coat suits. The bride's mother How can attended in a Chinese pictures- tions, it may be conceded, there Britain, and he himself had been hand, but have they?

spending a protracted period on one have any respect for their sop-que ceremonial dress. is a modicum of truth but the continent owing to ill-health.posed watchfulness when further Mr. Lam Chick-suen, the third only a modieum. The very na- In 1928, when living in retire-nets of rowtylsm, including the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lam Woo, ture of sports bacteria, how General of Canada, he accepted the Ensign and the Japanese flag in man, whilst the groomsmen were ment after his period as Governor-disgraceful Burning of the Red discharged the duties of best ever, is that they force the infect position at the special request of Kennedy Road, were perpetrated Messrs. Yuen Bingkei, Lam Son ed patient to ge to utter ex- the Home Secretary of the time, yesterday, under their very noses? Gockchin (brother of the groom) tremes, making him imagine now Lord Brentford., He is 69.

Further, Sir, what are the Chin- and Choy Wai-fan. ese detectives doing when persona can cut bits of news from Chinese the doings in papers bearing on Manchuria, frame certain charac- ters with red ink to show them up on walls and trees right in the heart of the City?

The service was fully choral,

that sport is the sole reason for SILVER CONFERENCE obviously bent on making trouble Lohengrin's Wedding March, be-

To-morrow will witness the his 'existence on this terrestrial raising of the curtain on a new sphere. Everything is suoner or later subordinated to sport, football season in the Colony. A

two hence, cricketers and business rivals soon and that week or

they have almost a clear field to Racing re- will take the field. sumes at Happy Valley to-mor- row. The Colony for the Winter months will be thoroughly in the The grip of sports bacteria. elusive and delusive ball, of

push non-British wares against British wares.

No possible calculation can be made of the damage that has been done to British trade inter-

L

Exploring Ground for Stabilisation.

London, Yesterday. The Silver Conference sut all day long and resumes to-morrow. tion will be available until they It is unlikely that any informa- have reported to Paris.

ing played, as well as Salut d'Amour..

After the ceremony, a recep- tion was held at the Hong Kong Hotel roof garden, where a large number of guests toasted the happiness and prosperity of the happy couple.

Those scraps of clippings collect erowds of Chinese of the coolle class wherever they are posted. These coolies do not usually read in Peking.

Chinese papers because they

the

The honeymoon is being spent

The bride's gift to the groom

ATLANTIC FLEET.

Remain in Home Ports.

It is understood that the can't afford even the couple of cop- was a platinum Waltham watch, purpose of the meeting is to ex-pera to buy them. They are also whilst that of the groom to the sundry shapes and sizes, will eats in the Orient through sports plore the ground and ascertain ignorant and only know a smatter- bride was a jade ring.

bacteria, mania, or discase, or any whether it is possible for the In-ing of Chinese characters. Is it quicken the pulse, make, the

other name most befitting it.ternational Chamber of Com- not, therefore, fanning the flames of heart beat faster, and make of "the common round, the daily Sports pervade all and everything merce to submit a scheme for agitation to draw their attention, in stabilisation of the value of this way? It only remains, after bar giving. our commercial silver.-Reuter, task" in the office a deplorable

they had read the "Street Wall "Tree Trunk News" or the necessity only relieved by the rivals a sporting run for trade orders. Whilst Britons ure

Chronicle," for some agitator to opportunities of chats on the

murmur something to them and they various forms of sport nearest at chasing a ball their Continental

will be joining the ranks of the heart. The Colony is not alone competitors are exploiting fresh

hooligans under what they are led in being infected with sports bac-avenues of trade and scoring more

to believe is patriotism. teria. At Home, in spite of the successes than are gained on the They depression, in spite of the nation- cricket or football field.

GOVERNMENT SERVANTS,

ROBBED.

(Before Mr. Schofield)...

Chan Wong, (30), unemployed, was charged this morning, on four counts, namely,

(a) thaft of a clock, the pro- perty of Mr. R. A. Hyne, 127

ber 9.

al financial crisis, in spite of the know not sports obsession. They thousands of unemployed, in have not always an eye on the Wongneichung Road, on Septem-

to attend. a spite of the growing dependence clock or seek

on the dole, record crowds can "funeral" when a big cricket or flock every Saturday to witness football game is being played!

Having said all this we may football matches; immense crowds fill the cinemas and close on a happier note. Our] theatres; racecourse attendances sports. maniaca,

even uncon-

and investments in totalisators sciously, further the demand for show little or no shrinkage.

sports gear of all kinds and thus assist the British manufacturers and exporters always-pro- vided, of course, that they insist on "buying British" and not the

(b) larceny of o lady's, grey coat, a white topee, and felt hat, and a gentleman's raincoat, the property of Mr. Hyne, on Septem-

ber 21.

+

Why are these crowds not made to move and the scraps of clippings torn down?

Yours, etc.

N. T. RED.

Hong Kong, September 25.

A CLUB GAMBLING CASE.

д

PENDING REPORT.

Rugby, Yesterday. The Admiralty has announced that in view of the time required the to give full consideration to reports of the Committee of En- quiry on Pay Reductions the vessels of the Atlantic Fleet will remain at Home ports until the 'second week of October.-British Wireless Service.

To-day's Thought.

Mr. George Bernard Shaw,

Ten Years Ago,

[To the tar of "China Mail."! -Sir,-With reference to the (c)`larceny of a clock, valued placards of your valued paper at $200, the property of Mr. C. S. which exhibited in various parts of Coom, of Wongneichung Road, the Colony on the 23rd inst, and My own belief is that pidgin Eng- Road, on September 19.

which bore the folowing words in lish will probably be the classic. (d) theft of a silver clock, big, thick type "Chinese Club English of the future. A Briton valued at $100, the property of Members Fined"I shall be glad if eays "I amı sorry I cannot oblige Mr. A. Marks, 126 Wongneichung you will be good enough to publish you. The Chinese says "No Road on September 17.

this letter in order to avoid any mis- can" and capresses himself per- (e) theft of a grey cotton understanding that might have fectly. Jacket, a felt hat, and two pairs arisen on the part of the public who of spectacles, the property of saw the posters without reading Mr. L. E. Longbottom, 109 Wong- the newspaper itself. nelchúng Road.

The placard in question refers, of Accused pleaded guilty to all course, to the case of West charges,

Point Club in connection with an Det.-Sergeant Kennedy said that alleged gambling case, and lure- although accused had pleaded spect of which the Magistráte gave

To-day's dollar is worth` ?/10%. guilty, he would ask for a short his decision on the 23rd, remand, as he had to make ́én- The Chinese Club, which has its Arrested for picking pockets in quiries at some pawnshops. The premises on the sixth floor of the West Point yesterday, a Chinese, complainants, he said, were all Bank of Canton (Building, is the 40 years of age, who was, to have Clovernment servante.

oldest social Chinese Club in the been produced before Magistrato A remand of three days was Colony, and has, of course, no con- Orme this morning, was locked up granted.

nection whatever with the Weat all night in a cell nt No. 9 Police When his cell was open- Point Club, which was the subjit Station. of the Police Court Proceedings. ed early this morning, the prisoner was found to have hanged himself with the waistband of his trousers, S. P. Heu,

which he fastened to the wire net Ion, Becretary of the electric light guard on the

It may be urged, in this Colony at any rate, and by those who are the most infected with the sports bacteria, that our climate renders it essential that products of a rival nation, in the healthy physiques must be en- world of commerce. Thus the

sports bacteria need not neces couraged by means of sports;

sarily be all killing in its indirect and that, "doncherknow," the

effects upon British trade either sports reputation of the Colony

at Home or in the Orient. For must be maintained in friendly

that let us be duly gratefull rivalry with Canton, Macao, Shanghai, Tientsin, and Han- News in Brief. kow! It will likewise be con- tended that amidst the sea of At the Kowloon Magistracy yes troubles occasioned by trade de- terday afternoon, Mr. Fraser and a jury conducted an enquiry into pression, the slump in the dol-the circumstances attending the tur, and the phenomenal rise in death of a Chinese girl, aged 10, who was killed in a motor accident. the cost. of living, BOMO

An auction of household furniture. distraction is imperative and on Castle Peak Road,, near Chaung-

ahawan Village, on August 20. The will be held by Lammert. Brothers that that distruction can only | jury returned a verdict of "Ac- at 3, Kent Road, Kowloon Tong, on

Wednesday. be found either in individually cidental death.”

NEWS IN ADVTS.

Youra, etc.,

Hong Kong, September 25.

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