1935-01-11 — Page 9

CYCLING CLUB'S

LONG RIDE INTO

TERRITORIES

Back To Hong Kong By Steamer For 56 Cents!

FINE RUN OVER 60 MILES

(Contributed)

Last Sunday saw a light im. provement in the attendance on the Cycling Club's weekly run. Two hard-riding secilonz were on the road, and left Kowloon together at 8.45 -a.m., proceeding via Shatin and Taipoo to Fanling at a brisk pace, and separating at the junc- tion of the Shataukok Rond.

The main party; composed chief- ly of military riders, made tracke for the camp of the 1st Bn., The Lincolnshire Regiment, at Sunwai, where they spent an entertaining hour in company with friends. They resumed their trip shortly before noon, returning to Kow. luon via Unlong, Castle Peak and Tsunwan-a splendid run of over 60 miles.

An Eventful Trip

The remaining riders had a

Sen shells are chic-try saying that three times qufckly and see if you can make your tongue behave-at Miami. Betty Wil- cox, a visitor from Brooklyn, N. Y., at Biltmore Country Club, makes a rattling good piefure with her bracelets, necklace, anglets

and bandeau of shells.

much more eventful trip. The GOLF STARTING

barder between Sheung-shui and Shum-chun was crossed at 11a.m., and a westward direction taken Sbau- from the latter village to

tau, on the north shore of Hgo Hio-wan (Deep Bay). A follow. ing wind assisted this section and the high pace was held across

TIMES

CHINESE CUSTOMS BANS BOOKS

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1935

COOL RECEPTION To-day's Short Story,

FOR DR. HU SHIH

Canton Enraged By

Nearly

Colony Speech

LECTURES CANCELLED ́

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day

Delusioned and disgusted, Dr.

uman

By F. W. Brooke

TOKE than half wolf, he was, And with what he himself had.

with jawe as powerful as He drew his breath in sharply and

Old Dave's voice again broke the

CHIEF INSPECTOR

OF POLICE GOES ON

LEAVE TO-MORROW

Inspector Murphy To Deputise

KEEN SPORTSMAN'S 26 YEARS IN COLONY

Mr. R. H. E Marks, the Chief

Hu Shih, eminent Chinese scholar, bear trap, and, a jagged scar his fingers itched. will leave Canton to-day for Warunning upwards from one, corner chow and Nanning where he hopes of his mouth, exposing gleaming, stiliness. to find a better welcome by Kwang chisel-shaped fangs in a perpe "know, Crawley," he said con- Inspector of Police, who has been tual leer. Yet there he lay, hoac fidingly, "this dog's nearly 'uman." in the Hong Kong Police Force Crawley, glanced down at the for the past 26 years, is leaving for Home on furlough to-morrow

si officials and the general public,

Omcials her have taken excep-on huge fore-paws, half-closed tion to Dr. Hu's Sunday speech in eyes fixed on the glistening belly huge husky. His eyes took in the Hong Kong, when he said that Can of his master's stove, quiet as an long body and powerful shoulders,

"jold sheep. ton should not devote too much at- "Yessir!" said old Dave Jackson fall he had heard many strangeling Mr. Marks is Inspector F. E. Since he came to the district last by the s.s. Ranchi. Accompany- tention and fanfare to the study of In his high-pitched, tremulous voice; tales of the husky's amazing fero-E. Booker.

the Confucian classics, which he "there ain't another dog like Garou city. Garou was reputed to be the Although he has not resigned, said was a dead language and that),

west o' the Hudson Bay." He spoko victor of a score or more of battles, Mr. Marks told the China Mail that: Hong Kong should be the cultural)

one who is loth to abandon evidence of which he carried in the his return to the Colony Is Indo- pivot of South China as contrasted cherished topic.

form of ragged ears and scurred finite, and that he has not yet made he ribs,

any future plans.

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Hat Trick," by Colin Howard.

Mr. Marks came hore from South Africa, where he served with the Second Battalion, "The Buffs." He Joined the local Police Force in 1908, and in 1915 was promoted, to Lance-Sergeant. He became Sub- Inspector in 1920, Inspector" la 1925, and Chief Inspector in 1988,

He is a keen sportsman, being a member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the Police Recreation Club, the Civil Service Cricket Club, and

by the fact that Canton teachera are) Crawley stifled a yawn; not paid for several months.

iglanced covetously at a stack of Such remarks resulted in the cau- pelts at the rear of the room. He cellation of Dr, Hu's lectures here found it. difficult to understand why The official-newspaper, Man Kwok old Dave should be so successful, Yat Po, attacked the noted scholar while he, with all his wide experi- in two successive issues and called, ence of trapping and his youth and him the propagandist of the im-strength, should have fared so perialists. The paper defended the

miserably. study of the classics as promoting "Reared him from a pup," came goods morals and security.

Dr. Hu thought that since freedom Crawley rolled a fresh cigarette

the old trapper's voice, musingly. of speech, was proclaimed In Canton, with broad, powerful fingers. He he could express his views freely shot a glance at his host.

"Yeah," said Crawley, grudging-the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club. However, General Li Chung-jen, How easy, he reflected, to encircle ly, "Ane dog."

In his absence Inspector J. Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth that bird-like neck with his hands

Old Dave's weather-beaten fea-Murphy, who has also been in the Group Army, received Dr. Hu yes and squeeze until that garrulous old tures assumed an expression of Force for the past 23 years, will terday and invited him to speak in tongue was quietened. Miami, the ludicrous intensity. He leaned over act as Chief Inspector. Kwangsi, which is interested in Dr. factor's daughter, had expensive and tapped his visitor's knee with Ha's efforts in simplifying the taates.... Morcover, she did not a blue-veined hand... Chinese language.

"Would you believe," he whisper- Shaking the Canton dust off his north.... But, prices being what ed hoarsely, "that he could read a feet, Dr. Hu is proceeding to Wu-they were, It was more than difficult man's thoughts?" chow to-day and will lecture at the for a man to make enough to take [From Our Own Correspondent]

University of Kwangs over the himself outside. Still.... his eyes week-end. Chancellor Ma Chun-wu rested calculatingly on the heap of Canton, To-day.

assures him a cordial welcome, pelts. The Canton Customs is in receipt General Pai Isung-hai, Second-in- J. Hunter. E. McMahon. of instructions from the Inspector- Command of the Kwangsi armies,

Sunday's Pairings

At Fanling

The following are the Royal

ravined sandhills towards Nantau. Hong Kong Golf Club starting

Before reaching the latter vil

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1

lage, a northern detour was made times for fauling on Sunday:- and the coast at Taishan Bay was reached near San-On, the capital of the district of that name.

OLD COURSE

0.34 a.m. G. W. Reeve, H. Hampton"; 9.40 9.44

A wonderfully preserved old wall of great size cxlats intact around this old hamlet, and there are many ancient and quaintly carved buildings also.

9.48

9.52

9.50

The tourists continued north- wards from San-on and eventually; halted for "tifin" near Sai-Hung| at 1 p.m. The bleakness of the sand-hills afforded little oppor 10,00 tunity for the cyclo-photographer: (10.04 » even the villages with their .sur-

10.08 rounding greenpty made poor pic 10.12 tures. Shortly after resuming the journey, a slight accident occurred 10.16 near Wong-tin, and it was decid

#10.20 ed to return to Nantau. Conse- 10.24 quently, the cyclists reached this place at 2.30 p.m. after a trip of 10.28 almost 80 miles of rough-going, 10.32 and halted for refreshments at 10.36 the "restaurant," patronised by 10.44 almost the same party early in 10.48 December.

10.52

The Fight Back! ..

Whilst enjoying their pot

10.40

chrysanthemum tea, and meditat-11.04

14

12

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Works By Communist Writers Prohibited

"WAYS THAT ARE DARK" ALSO EXCLUDED

H. C. Williams, J. D. Dun-General of Custom ordering the will receive Hu at Nanning.

baci

prohibition of three recent booka

York. The books are "Ways That

W. M. Barton. A. Sommer-published in London and New

felt.

ahare her father's love for the

A thousand dollars was his mental assessment; twelve hundred, maybe,

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

Crawley lighted his cigarette; his eyes gleamed cynically in the flicker- ing light.

An eagerly awaited arrival by the P. and O. liner Rawalpindi yester "Hardly," he returned.

day was Mr. E. M. C. Burney, one "'S'fact!" said the old trapper. of His Majesty's Inspectors of "That there dog's more protection Schools, who is to conduct an Inves to me than a squad o' Mounties. tigation into the educational system. No man has to start anything with of the Colony, me; he only needs to think it, an'

5. A. Sleap, D. L. Prophet. Are Dark," by Ralph Townsend, TRAFFIC OFFENCES THE EXAMPLE OF Garou's got him like that." He

A. C. I. Bowker. J. R."The Chinese Soviets," by Victor

Collis.

A: Yakhontoff, and "China's Red D. E. Edward, N. J. Perrin. Army Marches," by Miss Agnes

J. L. Adams, H. R. Billing- hurst.

Smedley.

General Yakhontoff is a Russian Major Wren, Comdr. Totley.who recently visited China before K. K. Rounds,

R- L.

the collapse of the Klangai Com- Cramer.

J. W. Aladbaster, W. N. munist regime. His knowledge of

Buyers.

the Chinese Soviets was gained

Four Drivers Fined This Morning

. DANGEROUS DRIVING AND

OVERLOADING

Summoned for driving without

G. II. Bond, W. Pittendrigh only through Moscow, as he did due car and caution, Chiu Ngad-

D. J. Gilmore, K. 57 Martí-{not actually visit Kiangs or Fukan, driver of private car No. 987

BOR.

ST. FRANCIS

Mercy To Worn-Out Animals

CRYING ABUSE DEALT WITH · BY LEAGUE OF NATIONS

(By JAMES ONE) sub-committee of a sub-

The R.M.S. Empress of Asia" i held up a closed fist for the other'a due here next Thursday at 4 p.m., inspection.

and will leave for Manila Friday st Crawley's thin-lipped mouth gave 4 a.m... an ironic twirk

"Oh?" He spoke as one who Mr. F. Crapnell, -Secretary of encourages a child.

the Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., re "Yessir!" affirmed old Dave, turned to the Colony by the P. and proudly. "He knows what the other 0. liner Rawalpindi yesterday, ac- guy's goin' to do before he's even companied by his two daughters, thought of it hisself."

Misses Constance and Vera Crapnell. They are staying at the Repulse "If I could only teach him to play Bay Hotel.

He shook his head sadly,

J. F. Robinson, P. 5. Grant, kien. He advanced the belief that, was fined $25 by Mr. W. Schofield committee of the League of Na-poker I'd soon feel like slippin'

W.

discounted in the news that gets:

T. C. Monaghan, J. Forbes. (velop.

17

C. Thwaites,, E. Lewis,

$1

D. W. MacEwen, W. J.

Jamieson

J. B. Harrison, Marshall,

of 10.56

G. Marseille, J. W. Mayhow.

11,00

"

G. C. Worrall, H. H. Pethick

th

W. E. Hunt, F. D. Tracy.

•

D. J. Keogh, J. A. Shaw.

to 11.12

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F. A. Redmond, E. dos

11.16

D. Ellis, A. D. Coppin.

+3

H. F. Sommers, R. Rodgers.

N

A. T. Lay, A. D. Humphreys

11.32

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ing on the fight to come with the 11.08 wind across the bare hilla Shum-chun, the cyclists were in- formed by the proprietor that a11.20

was leaving for Hong Kong at 3 p.m. Inquiries elicit-[11,24 - ed the fact that it departed from 11:28

steamer

Shen-now, a. Customs Station some 3 miles southwards-3 miles of bad going-which had to be covered in under 15 minutes!

Wrong Side Of Road

G. F. Rees, II. II. Beddow. in spite of temporary setbacks, the at the Central Magistracy this tions, working in discreet obscurity, John D. Rockefeller a coupla bucks. The next Helena May concert D. A. Campbell, J. Edkins. Chinese Soviets are

bound to de- morning.

has produced after some years of But there's just two things Garou will take place on Thursday, Jan- Sergeant Sargent stated that de-travail a document bearing the for- don't like. One is a knife: It's uary The book is intended for English fendant was driving from Con-bidding title of "Texts of the Three more'n any man's life is worth to 14 speaking readera abroad, as, a naught Road into Pottinger Street, Draft Veterinary Conventions." One pull a knife when I'm around. The The need of an epiäiascope in cording to the statement of a re when he reversed his car and of these draft conventions, however other is But I'll tell you about the School of Surgery at the Hong viewer of this book, "Communkt knocked down some coolies stand--that on "the transit of animals, the knife. Did y'never hear about Kong University has now been a victories and Nanking defeata are ing by.

meat and other products of animal how he got that cut under his eye?" tisfied by the generous offer, of origin" contains a clause which Crawley shook his head, negative- Mr. Ho Kom Tong to provide ore. will rejoice many people in Britainly.

The instrument In, use at present · It is provided that "the exporting on Pun Wai-liang and Ching Pun,)

"No? Well, it was before you has been loaned by a local firm. drivers of public cars Nos. 562 countries shall take steps to see came into these parts," continued Mr. Townsend is believed to be and 289 respectively, for driving that the animals are properly load-old Dave. "It happened three years Charged with the, theft of a $10 an American liberal writer and is on the wrong side of the road in

ed and suitably fed, and that they ago. There was a feller from B.C. note which was entrusted to him receive all the necessary attention trappin' along the Half-Mile Creek, to change, Wong Kam Sang was jin order to avoid unnecessary He wasn't makin' much of a go of given one month's hard labour by suffering."

It. -An' 1 could see he was as soro Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at the Cen- (Continued on Page 12)

as Satan' at my luck, as he called it. tral Maglatracy this morning.

#

Voeux,

A.

P. Morrison, H. F. Phillips.

abroad." The book is published by

the Coward-McCann Company of New York.

A fine of $10 each was imposed

a frequent contributor to weekly Island Road, near Tytam. Sergeant

W. J. Carrie, W. J Wad.newspapers in the United States. Brown prosecuted.

dington.

* NEW COURSE

Mis Agnes Smedley is known to many people in Canton, including

Dangerous Driving

police authorities, who trailed For, driving dangerously and for 9.40 a.m. Mrs. Perrin, Miss Curtin."her as a suspected Communist carrying an excessive load in Sai-|

No time was lost in wheeling out 9.48, the mounts, and everyone caught the

Collis.

W. N. A. and Mrs. Smalley.

P. H. Scoones, T. A. Pearce

Mrs. Sommerfelt, Mra. agent. She lived in Canton for a washo, Chol Yat-loi, driver of (brief period in 1990, but Canton lorry No. 1112, was fined $20. He became so hot for her that she was also ordered to pay $30 for eventually moved to Shameen. She damage done by the lorry to a was registered at the American Government van. Consulate in Shameen: She came

boat. No delay occurred at the Cus- 9.50 toms and everybody embarked with

TE

10.04

H

10.12

H

J. K. Bonsfeld, R. Schultz.

| 10,16

11

R. Young, I. H. Geare,

a first class passage, with cycles, for 56 cents!

او

W. J. Roberts, R. Sanger.

R. 1. Cherrill, T. J. Draper,

H

10.28

H

L. A. R. Duncan, C.

"

C. W. Jeffries,t A. O. Brawn

Travelling thus, new views of the 10.20 Territories were enjoyed, and in 810.24 hours, Hong Kong was reached after passing Lantau and. Stonecutters 10.30 Islands, westward into the harbour. 10.40 This concluded the most eventful and pleasurable ride yet organised by the Club...

Tourist Time Trial

Stellingword.

T. S. Whyte Smith, A, B. Purves,

N. K. Littlejohn,t W. W. C. Shewan.

10.48 ...

10.52

+

H. N. Williamson,

May.

Local enthusiasts are reminded 11.00

that the "50 miles in five hours:

tourist time trial," is being held on

G. T

R. E. Collings, W. Pater-

xon.

Caddies from Superintendent. Unsuccessful in ballot for the Old

Sunday week, January 20. As Courre

many cyclists entering the trial will

be making use of hired machines, It

has been decided to reduce the en- EUROPEAN'S MOTOR MISHAP

try fee to 50 cents. The event will!

the New Republic of New York and from Shanghai to "cover" Canton for

the Frankfurter Zeitung.

DOG'S ELABORATE

EX-BANISHEE GETS INTO TROUBLE

Theft of Scarf On Local Steamer

"Miserable feller, he was, with a For possessing: 16 counterfelt face like a bull-moose. He useter ten-cent pieces Yu Hol, 29, was come an' sit there by the stove"an sentenced to three months' hard moan about his tough luck. "God-labour by Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones forsaken country, he' useter say, at the Central Magistraev this "If I only had enough money to take morning. meself outside Fair give you the willies, it did.

Charged at the Central Magis "Might o' known he was a wrong tracy this morning with the pos Six months hard labour was fun cause Garou didn't like him. session of three forged 810 notes posed on Wong Choi, aged, 57, con hackles aseter stand up like as of the Chartered Bank, Li Hung, victed of the theft of a woollen he'd smelled i skank An' if a Pat Shin-wal and Man Tung were scarf, by Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at dog don't He a man you can bet remanded in police custody for 24 the Central Magistracy this morn- there's no good in him. That's how hours. All three accused pleaded jing.....

I knowed you was all right. If you guilty. It was stated for the prosecution wears harbouring anything against that socused took the scarf from me, he wouldn't lay quiet like that

One month's hard labour was basket carried by complainant's Though, as a matter o fact, he ain't imposed on Lo Chan Leong, 20, With three-column headings and Ping On Wharf, t

daughter on the as. Lee Hong at the feelin' none too good to-day. I bin who was found guilty of the theft dosin' him. But I'll tell you about of a bunch of bananas from a shop

FUNERAL

Hearse And Mourners

WREATHS AND BOUQUETS IN PROCESSION

pictures & Stockholm paper - Records showed that accused had that later at No. 100 compared before Mt

Well, as I was sayin' this guytral, when he

Mr. Willehaw, his name was got mean-E. I. Wynne-Jones at the Central er an meaner as the winter wore Magistracy this morning. gu It was a good winter; plenty Deede

PICKPOCKET GETS FOUR MONTHS

Length Of Sentence Strongly Resented

"THERE WAS NO MONEY. cently described the funeral of a been banished for a period of ten

IN THE PURSE”

twelve-year-old Lapland dog, years in 1921. ↑ "Fofaen" by name. Found guilty of the theft of a

Four black-coated bearers carried When driving in Canton Road res-purse valued at $1.80 Chan Sang, the coffin down from the third- milepost on the Taipo Road.terday, Miss C. M. Jorge, of No. 7 unemployed, was sentenced to floor flat of the dog's owner and

Riders will pass through Shatin, King's Terrace, was unable to avoid four months hard labour by Mr placed 16 in a hearse. Talpo, Fanling, Unlong, Castle Peak running into a Chinese who unex-EL Wynne-Jones at the Central It had a yellow coffint decorated Belgian Merchant and Taunwan, before completing the pectedly crossed the roadway direct-Magistracy this morning. with red roses, and behind a beátor distance at the 3rd milepost on thefly in front of her car. The man. Detective - Inspector Andrew carried a wreath with a ribbon in- Castle Peak Road at Shamshuipe who gave his name as Tong Kwal, stated that at 11.45 am. yester scribed "A Last Farewell." A short hall will be made at the was knocked down, and suffered in day, the complainant, after pur Then came the chief mourners Castle Peak Cafeteria (84 miles), juries, fortunately of aminor chasing the purse, was walking the dog's master, in deep mourn where refreshments are being pro-character, for which he was treated along the street when eccused er and silk hat, and other vided free to all competat the Kowloon Hospital. tors. Machines must be fully equip

commence at 10 a.m. from the 94

ped with two brakes, a bell and mudy Road, Wanchai, where entries will a general influx of pick-pockets guards

be received by

A specimen of the uniq cartin later than January

cate which is being swarded to all neo be recett

erellata finishingaw

limit is on view

Hon Secretary) Johnson-lington. Barra

tracted the purse from his pocket. He added that there seemed to be

elatio

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from Canton

buld I get

was no mone

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LOCAL ESTATE;

$632,400

et snow, but not too cold.

Pretending that he was a fold Willshaw useter: look at my skins from the Wing Lok Tak shop, Au Leavesiko as if he'd cat fem. I have Cheuk, 18, employed, obtained two heard say as God helps him as helps cattles and four taels of skell-fish hisself an I guess it's right from Tam Chol on Tuesday. He particularly in this country. But convicted and sentenced to air Carl Franz-Otto Ingenoh! mer- Willsh

late of No. 39, Rue Van than trappin

more time, grousin weeks' imprisonm

Central Ma onbeke, Antwerp, Belgium, who

"One day

got around that a gistracy this morning dled on July 15, 1984 left local bly-fur-buy estate valued at $632 400

86ing on the Ko

of administration with

at the

Satur

been granted

Peonard

hard labour

Continued on

this mor