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LOCAL SPORT.

HONGKONG CC, TENNIS

TOURNAMENT,

The annual tennis tournament in con- nection with the Hongkong Cricket Clab was continued on the Hongkong C.). ground yesterday, when the various contests were keenly watched by a largo crowd of spectators, among whom were H.E. the Governor and Lady May, and

the Misses May.

The results are as followa-

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. SINILES.

First round. N. E. Kent beat Ng So Kwong, 57, 53, 6-4, 6-3; M. P. Lo beat Ng Sao Cheong 6-1, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1

HANDICAP SINGLES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PERSA, THURSDAY, APRIL 8rm, 1915.

THE JAPANESE DEMANDS. ON CHINA.

BRITISH OPINION

THE YANGTZE VALLEY DEMANDS.

DEFINITION OF BRITISH ATTITUDE“

NECEBBARY.

We talus the following graphic information from the king Gazette

LONDON, March 26th.

Pickwickian. The present Japaness de mands show the real significance of the European war es affording Japan the opportunity for aggression on the Asiatic mainland, and will become more manifeet as the war is prolonged and Europe's strength weakens.

QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT

WESTMINSTER, March 2nd, Mr. Outhwaite neked the Scorctaty for Foreign Affairs whether the denunds presented by the Japanese Government to the Chinese Chavezament in any way violated the principle of equality of economic opportunity in China in favour of Japan or infringed upon the int grity of China.

A Tintain message reporting on the negotiations regarding the demands relating to the Yangtze Valley, states that China is perplexed since he does not know what is the British attitudo on the question. Popular excitement is Bir E. Grey replied that the Gover increasing, although Government has ment were not at present in a position again sued prohibitions against anti-to communicate informatios on this Japanee demonstrations. Tho situation

subject depends upon whether Japan wishes to provoke pretext for inflitary etion or general in Shantung who expresses the not,

The declaration of a Japanese wish to we China fly into a passion and

certainly not

Murch 4:

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Sir Edward Gros, replying to question on the subject, informed Outhwaite that he had received no sepre sentations from the Chinese Government

A Class, first round.-Major Crisp, R.A.M.C., boat F. W. Cury, (-3 6-3.

B Class, first round. Thorne beat Cheat the drum instead of chasing relating to the Japanese demand.. Bernard Brown, 0–4, 0—0; H, E. Murid beat T A. Loughlin, 7-5, 62.

HANDICAP BOUILES.

peaceful solution is calculated to help matters.

THE DEMANDS UNSUPPORTED BY BRITISH First round.-H. C. Sandford and I. N.

OPINION. Murphy beat T. E. Pearce and B. F. Thurs: Morning Part, states that he believes that Sir William Bull, in a letter to the field, 6-4, 8-6, 6-3;

not a single British paper in China sup ports the Japanese demands which have First round.-S. E. Green and L. Le Breclicited the apprehension of the British tou heat H, C. Sandford and A. C. Leith 6-0, 0-1; I. N. Murphy and E. P. Thurs held beat F. A. Redmond and W. P. C Trafford, 6-1, 69, 7

PROTEĦSIONAL PAIRS.

MIXED DOVALEN KANDIDA.

First round.—Mrs. Moxon and R. Han cock beat G. Miskin and Miss Humphreys 6-3, 6-9; Mrs. Black and E. Ormiston heat Dr. Lindsay Woods and Miss Robertson

6—1, 6–8.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE,

POLICE AND R. G.A. DIAY.

The encounter between the Police and the Artillery yesterday on the Hongkong Football Ground was full of exciting paraager, and the standard of play was excellent throughout. The Police, pro vided they won this and their remaining matches in the League, would equal the

community there. The fundamental objection aro: the Japanese colonisation of Eastern Inner Mongolia and South Manchuria will affect British trade in those regions, involving as the same does an infringement on the possibilities of oqual opportunities, while the invasion of the Yangtze valley and the railway demands will conflict with British compds. signs.

DECISIVE LIBERAL OPINION

THE COMICIVE POWER OF BRITISH GOLD.

Foolish efforts

The Nation-the leading Liberal weekly -states, in a powerful editorial article, that with China's refusal to discuss those fundamental rights, here is sign of of the Japanese slemands affecting her Japan sorting to coercion. Because is not likely to interfero and Europe is America, though angry and protesting, abrorbed with impurative and urgent pleasure and is seeking to establish an matters on hand, Sapm is acting at her economic, diplomatic and military pro tectorate over Chiri have been made to suppress the extent of the deraands, some of which are economic, like the rollways, mines and for the permanent ocupation of Tungtao industrial concessions; others providing and Port Arthur, the monopolising of vetoing leases, loans, nad the appoint- military instruction, the power of

met of advisors. The demand for facilitating the propagation of Buð- almost a declaration of suzerainty. A dhism is humorous. The demands are.

country which connot engage officials without foreign CURSETS luser its independence, like Persia. At are blow Japan this attempts to settle the largest Eastern political question. The economic consequences are bound to be grious. April 10th: R.E__z. Police, Club Japan by seeking these exclusive

Ground, 4 pm. Referee, Hr. F. W Wright,

Navy in points, and a play-off would have bem necessary,

As the result of yesterday's game, however, the Navy securo, the Championship. for the Polics dropped a point, the game ending in a goalless draw." The exchanges were strenuous and fast, and generally speak ing both sides had their fair measure of the play.

REMAINING MATCHES IN U.S. LEAGUE.

opportunities, intelis to control eegin. omically China's dealing with the lowers. The situation is delicate. The action of the Allies appears for the present to be April 17th-R.G.A. v. R.E., Military limited whether as regards protecting the

April 14th-R.G.A. v. Police, Military

Ground, 4 p.u

Ground, 4 p... April 17th Club

Ground, d'p.m. April 24th Club . R.E., Club Ground,

4. p.m.

treaties guaranteeing the independence of . Polios, Club China or safeguarding their own in- dent upon the Western Powers, whose terests. Bus Japan is inancially depen

views she cannot ignore. The Povers at least can refrain from sanctioning or re- cognizing Japan's present action, as the Principle that claims should be made, at the general settlement ought to govern all the Allies.

HONGKONG LEAGUE.

The Hongkong League (Division I. and 11.) programme has been completed Final tables herewith for refernce:-

LEAGUE TABLES.

DIVISION 1.

B.G.A,

Police

Club

Cut.

*H

Boyal Navy

Olub.

Goals,

P. W. L. D. F. A. PL

·6 3 0 310 59 6 1 2 3 6 6 5 6 2 3 1 3 6 5

mm

6 19 3 2 6 5

DIVISION 12.

St. Joseph's Colloga

Lam Liong

Queen's College Confucian

Gosle

JAPAN'S CLEVEREST MOVE:::

A Resident in China in a letter to the Nation calls attention to and enumerate, the Japanese demands He points out that Japan's aim is eridently to create a sphere of influence controlling seven- tenths of the railway-borne trade of China Japan's control of China would be virtual partition of the country and in contravention of the preamble to the Anglo-Japanese Alliance guaranteeing PW. L. D. F. A. Pequality of opportunity in China. 7 6 0 119 1 13 Japan's cleverest move Ha in 75-11137 11

her attempt to secure the control of Tsing. tao, Lungkow, Hangchow and Bratow, but at the satas time demanding the non-. cession of any part of China's costs to others. Sir Edward Guy's statement as to safeguards for British interests in the Yangtzo vas insufficient. The correspon dent warns the public that the demands.

Victoria R vors

0 10 6 University

71 4 2 Diocesans

7 1 5 1 311 3 Lusitano

71.60 à 22° 2 The match which took place on Men day, prior to the IGA. v. Rest of the Colony game, was between Chinese and the Rest of the Junior League. Arrange

BionÍs

were made for the India (Islamic) tear to oppose the Chinese, but this fell through, and the Best "-pro- vided opposition to the Chinese.

U.S. LEAGUE TABLE UP TO DATE

Navy Police R.G.A.

R.E.... Club...

P W L D F A

801115 3/13 4 21 13 35 * 2 2 14 55 52 3 0 2 3 4 60 510-12 1

deserved the closest attention as the open market in China wes threatened and com- petition would be stifled."

ENGLAND MUST STAND BY CHINA,

LONDON, March 17th.

The Rov. Fredrick Brown, in a letter. to the Daily News and beader, states that he has reived a communication from an American correspondent in Peking point- Pting out that the Japanese demands on- dangered the integrity of China. Mr.. Brown believes that it is England's duty to check three demands and he continues that England is somewhat responsible. A wrong step now will mean years of sor row and trouble for missionary.com- mercial ad pontical interests later on, The Oxford Magazine publishes con England must stand by Chinn at all costs plete liste of Oxford's representative indinis that the Anglo-Japanes Al- the chief Cniversity contests of the year liance, guaranteeing a; it does the in- 1913-1914, with an account of their actegrity of China and the open door policy. tivities at the present time Every mem ber of the eight, of the cricket (deven, of the Rugby fifteen, and of the lawn tennis six has joined the forces of the Crown, In the case of cross country and golf the

The Enomist publishes a letter from same is true, except in so far 18 Dation- ality is a bar to their joining the British its Yokohama correspondent, who userts forces. Every member of the Association that Japan's spirit in her dealing with eleven, except one who cannot be trained China over Tsingtao is sure to lead to and all who represented the University further demaeds, which will drive Chins. at the sports, except four, two of whom to adopt militarian in celf-defence. Ja- were American Rhodes scholars, and every man's explanation that her pledge to re- member of the Hockey team, except two store no way conditional upon her have also joined the forces.

not fighting to secure its surrender is

ha upheld.

CHINESE MILITARISM AND A PICKWICKIAN EXPLANATION.

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

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CORPS ORDERS DE LIKUT. COL. A. CHAPMAN, v.D.

MUSKETET.

1-Musketry will be carried out at King's Park Rangt as follows:→ Saturday, 10th April at 2.30 p.Part I, Recruits and Trained men of all units

Sunday, 11th April at 9.30 a.m.

Standard Test, Recruits and Trained men of all units.

Ono N.C.O. of each unit loving men firing will attend to assist the Instructor

Mambers must attend punctually at the timo stated above. Any men arriving late vill not be allowed to fire. Every member of the Corps (except Recruits who havo joined since 28th February, 1915), who has not com pleted his musketry course for this season must attend on one or both of the dates montioned.

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant H.K.V.R.

Dated, April 6th,

WEEKLY BEPONTS.

1-The Weekly State is required at the Orderly Room not later than 5 p.m. to-day, 8th instant

TARADES. 2.Porades for Thursdiny, 8th instant.

Unite on duty at Headquarters, under

Officers on duty.

THE SUPPRESSION OF ABSINTHE,

One of the unforteen results of the war will be to all appearances, the suppres sion of absinthe in Fres. That sup pression has been talked of for many years as an unattainable ideal. The vested interests, it was said, were too. strong, the marchands des vine were too Frenchman was too fond of his absintho: powerful an electoral body, and the to allow himself to be deprived of it. The nirace, however, was worked by the out- break of war. By a stroke of the pen the military authoritic suppressed absinthe throughout the country." The Chamber of Deputies has voted by show of hands a Bill definitely prohibiting both the manu- facture and cale of absinthe, and gave its approval to the inessure taken tem- porarily by the military authorities.

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The abolition of absinthe has a real significance, sice it marks a change in the ideas of the country, a openly oxpressed. The time has paced when the decadent poet could extol the heure verte, simply because its observance was ex tremely unhealthy and made physical fitnces impossible. As a matter of fact, however, his eulogy of absintha was popu lar merdly because it marked him out as an exception. The majority of French nien of his class, at any rate, did not take absinthe or any alcohol in excece, though they were delighted to hear the poetical quality of its evil effects describ ad in clever verse, Where absinthe really did harm was among the people, and it has been suppressed not to prevent the literary man from revelling in its seductions, but to make it impossible for the workman to reduce his breakast to the convenient mominette. There were quarters in Paris whero there were rowd of glasses, each holding its measure of the greenish-yellow opalescent liquid: waiting for the workman when he went to and from his employment. In the. towns absinthe was the main cause of intoxication,

But the temperance reformer in France has a more serious and more difficult pro blem to deal with than the question of absinthe. The suppression of absinthe is merly a first step towards the general solution of the problem. There exists a curious anomaly known as the privilege des bouilleurs do era. This is the privilege of every owner of a vineyard, who is allowed to distil from the readme of his grapes a certain quantity of spirit proportionate to his vintage without paying any excise duty to the State gracefully abused and is the main cause Admittedly this privilege has been dis 5 p.m. Recruits of units art on duty of drunkenners in all the country dis as above (who have joined since 18th France is in the happy condition of being tricts It must be remembered that February, 1915), Miketry Instruc able to provide even the poorest peasant tion on Kennedy Read Range Servica rifles to bo carried. Corp) with good cheap wine that is both healthy Grimes, RE. will attend.

and refreshing. Alkohol in France 5.15 pm. No. 1 and 7 Sectious Arti definitely means spirit, wine and beer. lery Battery: 10pdr, drill at Head being excluded from 163 category. I quarters. Rightand, Centre remains to be seen whether the temper Sections M.G. Co and Civil Service ance movement caused by war will succeed Co Bayonet fighting at Headquar in overthrowing le privilege des bouil ters under Company Commandersteara de du This privilege is jeallons- NEW DETAIL 3.-Units on duty: Left Section M.G. Co

and Scouts Company

Officers on duty 2nd-Jaisuts. Murphy

and Cunningham. Orderly Officer 2nd-Lieut. Murphy. Orderly Sergeant; Sergeant Ramsay, Medical Orderly: Pte. James, To furnish Guard :--

AZ VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS.

senators, who know that it abolition ly guarded by a number of deputies and would inevitably cost them their seats in the winegrowing department, and very

Few Governments could live without their support. If, however, the present excep tional circumstances make its abolition a matter of practical politics, the temper. anco problemt in Franco may be said Left without exaggeration to have been satis.

Factorily solved.

7 8.m. to 7 p.m. to-morrow

Section M.G. Co -7-p.m.9th_inst; to 7 alm. 19th inst,:

Scouts Company.

The Guard at Mount Austin Barracks will be discontinued from this date. G. E. STEWART Capt., Adjutant, HT.V.C. HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVES.

ORDERS BY MAJOR WAKEMIAN.

Hongkong, April 6th.

WAR BREVITIES.

Messrs. Lyons, Ltd., for having bad meat at the White City, where they were catering for the troops have been fined £50, with £75 cats, the maximum penalty.

Park, where hons, too, and guns are continually maneuvring

As near an approach to actual war operations as London can hope to wit- PARADES, A. B. nad 0 Comes may be seen any day in Richmond

panies will parade in the road between the Law Courts and the Cricket Ground at 5.15 pm on Fri day, April 9th. Drose drill order.

In the House of Commons Sir John Recruits will parade on the Cricket Simon, speaking in favour of a Bill in- ground at 6.15 p.m. on April 8th creasing the powers of the Customs, raid and 18th, dress drill order, ME

a neutral vesja recently left Swnotea MUSKETRY Part I (Trained men and having among her stores 400 gallons of Recruits) will be fired at King's Park petrol, her need of which was not ap on Saturday, April 10th, at 2.30 p.m. parent. The petrol was doubtless intind Part II (Standard Test) (Trained moned for enemy submarines. The authori and Recruits) will be fired at King's ties were powerless to interfere. It was Park on Sunday, April 11th, at 9.30 not mentioned whether the vessel was a.m. These parades must be regarded shadowed.

absolutely compulsory for all members who have not yet completed their Musketry training Main and Prag GEARDS. The whole of B Co. and Sections 1 and 2 of A Co are warned to hold themselves in readiness for duty during the week commencing April 10th

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W. L. CARTER, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.R.

SPECIAL POLICE RESERVE.

Pinares. Central Police Station, 5.30

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