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HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB. SECOND MEETING OF THE SEASON.
Patrons H.E Sir Francis Henry May, K.C.M.G, HE. Major-General E. Ventris, Rear Admiral R. H. Anstruther,
RN, C.M.G.
Committee.The Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club (ex officio), the Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Mr. D. M. Rust, Mr. H. P. White, Mr. C. C. Boyd, Capt.
NEW CROWN SOLICITOR
FOR HONGKONG.
A Gazette notification states that H.E. the Governor has, under instructions from
the Senretary of State for the Colonice, ben pleased to appoint Mr. G. H. Wake
Thour, Mr. H. J. Gedge, and Caption to Mr. Wakeman
"Cassel.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 291H, 1916.
ECCHINA ASSOCIATION: ANNUAL MEETING IN SHANGHAL
The annual general meeting of the China Association was held at the Shang
hai Club on May 23rd, Mr. W. A. C Platt presiding.
HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE
SATURDAY'S RESULTS.
Among the victors in Saturday's matches were the two Hongkong C,C.
teams and the Chinese Recreation Clubs.
HONGKONG A. OVERWHELM UNIVERSITY, The Hongkong, C.C., A. teal easily accounted for the Laiversity, Scores
Hancock and C Thorne (long kong) lent Redond and Bray-
Beat Cheong and Wong
Beat Ho and Yen.
. E. Kent and M. M. Mans bint
Redmond and Brayshay Beat Cheong and Wong Beat Ho and Yen
Cary sad L N. Murphy beat Redmond and Brayshay. Beat Cheong and Wong Beat Ho and Ten
The win of the Intter was specially note- otan to be Crown Solicitor in succession
In the course
rse of his address the Chairworthy, for they defeated the strong to the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, how man said
tend to Kowloon team by no fewer than 37 games Attorney General, and Mr. Phillip Jacks deal at any length with this question, for The results are as follow-
Chinese Affaire.--Î got intend to the position of Land Officer, in success the present position is a veritable Chinese puzzle and the one definite state The new Crown Solicitor arrived in the ment that can be made is that the sun
tion is extremely critical, which does not Judge. Mr. G. K. Hall Bratton. Colony as Assistant Land Officer on Octo take a very far The report takes at ber 24th, 1900. From April 6th, 1901, to up to March 31st, since when the Re Handicapper Mr. D. M... Ross,
November 19th, 1002 he was Reting solutionary, os perhaps the may say the Deputy Land Officer and Official Receiver anti-Yuan, party has gained in strength, Clerk of the Scales. Mr. A. Charlton.
in Bankruptcy, and later became Assis one province after another having seced- Starter--Mr. H. J. Gedge.
taat Secretary to the Squatters Board, ed from Peking until we now have Time-keeper. Mr. M. 6. Sassoon.
In 1010 he was appointed Registrar of Yunnan, Kunichow, the two Kwangs an The second gymkhana meeting of the Trade Marks and Letters Patent in addi Chiklang definitely arrayed against
tion to his other duties, and in 1911 was Yuan's Government, while others are, senson was favoured with fine weather, acting Registrar of the Supreme Court, not actually disloyal in sympathy with the but the attendance was by no means satis
which position he again filled in 1914. sucessionista. Peking appears to be at its At the outbreak of war Mr. Wakeman wits enda for money and this led to the factory, and very little enthusiasm seem was appointed Registrar of the Supreme ill considered declaration of a morato ed to be evinced in the racing H.E. the Court in Prize, and was also made rium in regard to the Bank of Chu
member of the Compensation Board and Bank of Communications, an anon Governor was in his box before the first under Imperial Order-in Coaueil Mr.fortable refeetion of which we exter race had been run off, but at this time Wakeman, is a solicitor of the Supreme ienced in Shanghai this last week when Court of Judicature in England. And there was a run on the Bank of China. not a hundred people were present. When is Commanding Officer of the Hongkong There might easity have been serious the third race had been rig the attend-Volunteer Reserves.
Since the promotion of the Hon. Mr. happily has bee the end of the present trouble here in consequence, but that, ance had increased, but even then it was,
been averted. JH. Kemp, and also while he acted Comparatively speaking, pour. Thereas Attorney-General, Mr. Paul M. Hodg-tangle it really is impossible to prophesy. were no real surprises in the facing. The Mh was aeting Crown Solicitor, largest dividend was in the tent-begging event, when the winners paid 844.10 each. During the afternoon the band of the 7th Punjabis under Bandmaster J W Christian, rendered pleasing selections. The results of the racing were as fol low-
THREE-QUARTERS MILE RACE. HANDICAP. Mr. Stores Makoni (late Bluelight), 1801b (Mr. Boyd) Mr. P. White's New-Zealand (Inte The Gay Bird), 160l(Mr Knoll) Mr. T. C. Duguid's Cilgwyn, 144lb
(Mr Duguld) Dr. Forsyth's Sunshine (late Port
light), 183 (Mr. Barton) Mr.
(Mr. Seth)
... Ross Birdwood, 1811b;
Mr. Blank's George Onte Tu Of), 150lb.
(Mr. Güce)
3)
Mr. Barady's Bluffer (late Garlands)
148lb
(Mr. Sedgwick) 0 Won by two lengths, Length and half between second and third.:
Time, Imin. 35 4-5secs. N
Cash Sweep.
Winner : $7,00
Ticket No.
1,
5.10
1,0
$304.42
7.90
2
:104.32
3. 20.00
31 13
·32.06
One
mile.
GYMKHANA STAKES-Value $200.
Mr. Horsford's Crosby, 1106
(Mr. Knoll) 3 Mr. C. C. Boyd's Matchbox, 1401b
(Mr. Boyd 2
Mr. Cottager's Electrio
141/b
Mr. Adams Antony (late Sir Derek),
Mr. Jacks, who succeeds Mr. Wakeman es Land Officer is also a solicitor. He arrived in the Colony as Assistant Land Officer in August, 1905, and on several Occasions has acted as Land Officer and Official Receiver in Bankruptey.
The Report contains a reference to the China Companies' Order-in-Council. -—-- New China (Companies) Order in Coun eil which came into effect in January last. This order will prove a most useful piece of · legislation; it gives the British Supreme Court for Chinn control over what are known as China Companies: it provides that certain of such com PROPERTY IN ENEMY HANDS.panies officials must be British subjects, and facilitates the working of such com anes It has taken a long time to get such Order through and the only regret we can have is that it does not declare that the managers and secretaries of such companies shall be British.
A Gazette notice states that all persons having particulars of property other that debts and bank balances held by enemies (including persons in territory occupied by the enemy) for British persons or firms resident or carrying on business in the Colony are requested to send in as carly.
Enemy Trading-Quite a large part of the report is taken up with the ques tion of Enemy Trading. It gives an convenient a statement of such par views which took place before the Home account of the correspondence and inter ticulars to the Custodian of Enemy authorities were got to decide that sub- Property at the Treasury. Particulars jects of enemy Powers residing or carry of fuggage (if any) detained in chenying on business in China were to be countries (including territory occupied treated as if they resided or carried on by the enemy) and belonging to British business in an enamy country, The persons resident or carrying on business London Committee, and particularly Mr in the Colony should also be furnished by Anderson, the Chairman, have earned persons having knowledge of such par- our thanks for the trouble they have ticulars.
taken in this matter and for the skill and persistency with which they urged their views before the authorities
SHANGHAI
SWIMMING
BATH CLUB. CONTRIBUTION TO WAR FUNDS
The Consulate took the same view as did the Association and thanks are also due to the officials for the) they made in the same direction
Volunteersam sorry to notice that
At the annual general meeting of the 1 by a printer's error there is omitted from members of the Shanghai Swimming
the paragraph under the heading of Bath Club Mr. W. F. Inglis (the chair Volunteers for Service in his Majesty's man) before proceeding with the business Forves the rumber of men for whom of the meating said Gentlemen-3-feet Dagas have been provided We have it my duty to refer briefly to the members provided for 268 passages, but this does of the club-past and present who have not, as the report states, represent by more than half, the number of men who (Mr. Adams) o respond with war went home singly. I ought to refer to Mr. Ellis Kudoorie's Fijian Chief,nection with the greatest war ever know the high propertion (Mr. Sedgwick) in the history of the world. No less than
men who have * 5lb Penalty.
fifty-nine have gone on active service our Won by three lengths.. Four lengths of which number nine have given their between second and third.
lives in the good cause, in which the Allied nations are fighting.
Time, 2min, 30secs.
Winner: $11.40
1,00 5.50
2,
5.30
Cash Sweep. Ticket No.
104 $303.50 161.00 ∙100 80.50
LADIES NOMINATION. Tent Pegging
Nominated by
Two runs.
Mr. B. F. Chapman (Miss Gordon) Mr. 1. E. Green
(Mrs. Vivian Findlay-Smith) 1 Mr. T. C. Duguid
(Mrs. Villiers Smyth) 2 Mr. CC Taylor (Mrs. Chapnian) o Comdr. Myburgh (Mrs. Myburgh) o Mr F. A. Gace... (Mrs. T. E. Pearce) 0 Mr. C. C. Boyd... (Lady Rees Davies) 0 Mr. C. H. Blason (Mrs. Forsyth) 0 Mr. R.. T. Barton.... (Miss Lammert) 0 Capt. Riddell ....... (Miss Hastings) 0 Mr. J. H. Congden ...(Mrs. Carleton) 0.
Cash Sweep. Winners:844.10
Ticket No.
1: ·16.80 1 24.10
1.
17.00
72 $419.31: 174419.31
393.18.
I would ask you to stand up in honour, of those who have fallen, while I read their names. They are:-Messrs. W. J C Budd, J. E. Gresson, L. P. Jones, Lambe, B. S. Laurence. H. S. Oppie, WE. Reiss, W. Davidson, and G. Robins do not think we can do less than record with deep regret in the they made, without thought of gain of mautes of this aceting, the sacrifices reward, and the manner in which they died. It should ever be a source of pride to as that these highly patriotie gen tlemen were members of our club and would suggest that when the war is over a memorial of some kind, say in the form
obtained commissions. It is a record we have reason to be proud of and it speaks highly for the men themselves, since commissions are not given without quali fications and we know that they are now increasingly difficult to obtain
I would like to take this opportunity: of placing on record the Association's appreciation of the trouble taken by Major Hilton Johnson when he took charge of the big contingent of 110 met.. We regret that ill health hr pat s slad, nevertheless, to have him back and to his service in the field, but ne again in Shanghai,
a
Thanks are also due to Drs. Marshall, Marsh, Billinghurst, Murray, Jackson, Hanwell, Neild, Patrick and Ziervogel for having undertaken the medical examination of the men, and also to Dr. Ivy who attended to those men whose
.10 1
70-20
OR.C'S WIN OVER KOWLOON. two sets in their match with Kowlook. The Chinese Recreation Club lost only Scores Hong Po Kong and Ng Bài Kwong beat 9. E. Green and Dr. Lindsay Woods
Beat E Abraham and 0. Chunyut
Best B D Evans and J. W. Bragn Wong Po Kie and Yung Hin Lan
lost to Green
Lindsay Woods
Ng
Lost to Abraham and Chunyat Beat Brans and Braga, KLAUS
Sze Cheung and Wei Wing Lok
bent Green and Lindsay Woods. 8- Beat Abraham and Chunyathill, Beat Evans and Brage
68-31
WIGWAM BEAT €.R.C. D. The Chinese Recreation Club's becond string failed to extend the Wigwam Wigwam, 61: C.R.C. B. 38. Club which won by 23 games. Scores -
KOWLOON & HEAT VANGUARD. There was an even match between Kow- the former by nine games. Scores :- loon Band Vanguard, which was won by Kay aid Forster (Kowloon) heat
Grose and Mauley
Beat Ahlo and Lock Bent Anderson and Roberts.
Wolff and Cooper lost to Grose and.
Manley
Lost to Anderson, and Roberts... Beat Ahlo and Lock
Brawn and Ralston lost to Grose
and Manley
Beat Anderson and Roberts --- Beat Ahlo and Lock
CRAIGENOVER LOSE TO HONGKONG CER The Hongkong second string beat Craigengover by five games. Score Rose and Suffiad (Craigengower)
-
lost to C: Miskin and R. A
Brand
Lost to F. Bevington and A.
Lost to E. G. Grant Smith and Dr. Koch Rumjahn and Khavas lost to Grant
Smith and D. Koch
Beut Miskin and Brand Beat Berington and Morie Sontherton and Basa lost to
Bovington and Morie Beat Grant Smith and Dr.
·Bent. Aliskio and Brand
INTIMATIONS
LANE
ORAWFORD & Co.
SUMMER FURNISHING
FABRICS.
JUST TO HAND
CASEMENT
CLOTHS
WITH COLOURED BORDERS.
INEXPENSIVE. DAINTY. EFFECTIVE.
PLAIN CASEMENT
CLOTHS
IN A VARIETY OF SHADES.
FULL RANGE OF BORDERS TO MATCH.
CRETONNES LINENS AND TAFETAS.
ALL ABOVE MATERIALS ARE
SUN FAST AND TUB FAST
PATTERNS ON APPLICATION.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO
WEST
RIVER STEAMERS.
fal
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAÇÃO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Bugle Fare by Night Blenmer
(srallabie nieo fór rytaru
by slay shemur)
Bathro
single Fare by Day Blommer Betam
166.00
$14.00
15,00
9,00.
HONGKONG TO CANTON. I
CANTON TO HONGKONG.
6
MONDAY, 29TH MAY, 1916.
6. HEUNGSHAN. 10 p.m. KINUHAN.
8 am HONAM
6 5
Bam. HONAM 10pm. FATSHAN,
47-----52
6:5
POLICE RESERVE AND CRUELTY.
of a tablet, should be erected in the club teeth needed setting in order. Two Chinese were charged at the
premises to perpetuate the noble way in which they fell for the honour of their country (Applause).
mittee has interested itself in the subject tion of the Police Recorre, with oruelty Crime in the Settlement--The Com. Magistracy on Saturday, at the instiga- The General Working Account for the of this discussion and has formed the to ducks and geese. past season showed a debit balance of conclusion that the policy of the past
Mr. Jenkin, D.S.P. (R), said he saw Tls. 284.93. The Reserve Fund showed a involved with the practice of asylum is credit balance of Tls, 6,917.80 or approxi- one which, from the standpoint of British the two men carrying crates containing mately Tls. 1,000 more than the original interests, requires serious reccnsidera ducks and geese. The crates had no mats capital of the Club,
tion. The growth of the scope of this of any kind, with the result that the legs The following were elected to serve on policy and the common want of know of the birds were protruding through the FROM THE TWO MILE-POST ONCE ROUND the general committee for the ensuing ledge conterning its history, point to a crevices. He handed the men over to an AND IN HANDICAP.
Year-Captain E M. Barrett, Messra,
danger of its character being changed Indian constable. There was a good Mr. Staves Matabele, 1581b
EJ Burrott, WJ. N. Dyer, E. B. from that of a "practice into that of deal of blood on the base of the wicker (Mr. Boyd) 1 G. Hornell, W. F. Inglis, Johnstone right, a danger it is impossible work of the crate. He thought that as a Mr. McMase's Ploughed-field; 150th V. H. Larning. F. B. Pitcairn, E. C to view without considerable appreben result of the lega protruding through the
(Mr. Beth) | Richards, and Dr. Stanley,
sion
fetal crates, the webs of the birds' nest had As stated in the Report the Association been cut Mr. Staves Mason (late Blackbird
has made certain representations, but at Dublin), 1811b (Mr. Knoll) 3
the present juncture it would be most
Dr Forsyth's Sunshine (late Port
light), 155lb (Mr. Duguid) Mr. Tatclo's
Mr. Barao, na Coaster, 158lb
148lb
0
(Mr. Green) 0 Bluffer (late Garlands), (Mr. Barton) Mr. Ellis Kadoorie's Durham Chief,
149lb
(Mr. Sedgwick) Won by three lengths, four lengths be tween second and third. Time, 2min, 222-5secs.
"Winner: 87.40*
5.20
2, 5.60.
5.30
Cash Sweep. Ticket No.
151 $662.92 :37. 195.19 07.56
POLO PONY SCURRY 400 Yards.
It was unanimouely decided to con tribute Tls. 500 to some war fund to be decided by the Committee.
of historical interest which have been in Works of art, antiques, and articles the possession of the family of Count Date, feudal lord of Sendai, North-caster Japan, for many generations were recent ly sold by private tender in Tokyo, no. less than 11,050,460 being realized by the disposal of 370 articles. The latter included kakemono and lacquer and porcelain ware, and several fetched over Y. 30,000 each.
1
unwise to give then publicity
given the ducks to carry.
Defendants both said they had beɛn
mating should have been
I am sure that members of the Asso Dr. Gibson, Colonial Veterinary Sur- ciation have welcomed the geon, stated that in his opinion some tom of the crate to prevent the legs pro- British Chamber of Commercion of a
the
truding, at
Erch defendant was fined $15,
TYPHOON WARNING.
hai which has now been in existence for the best part of a year. To use a hack- neyed phrase it fils a long felt want and is a great step forward in the promotion of British interests in China. In this connection, I may say that much of the subject-matter of the Report and a good devoted to affairs of a commercial nature the American Consulate General, Hong
is deal of the Association's activity
The following telegram was received by Permission was obtained from the London Committee to communicate confidentially kong, from the Manila Observatory:— to the Committee of the British Chamber 11 &.m., May 27th. of Commerce in Shang' ai information Cyclone or typhoon near or over north- touching upon such matters, and I beern Palawan, moving weed. lieve that this has been found useful and
it has certainly been appreciated by
the latter body. I am pleased to say,
(Mr. Sedewich also, that in many trade matters the lauation. You will see that the amount
Messrs. Beith & Boyd's Charlie Chap-||||||ONE AND A Quarter Mile Race
fin, 168lb
(Mr. Boyd) 1 HANDICAP. Mr. B. D. F. Beith's Tom, f68lb
W.. Logan's King Jack, 152b (Mr. Thomson) 2
*** (Mr. Knoll) Mr. C. C. Taylor's Snowfake, 1701b Mr. Stares Matabele, 105h
1. (Mr. Taylor) 3 Mr. F. Green's Thurleston, 168lb Mr. Staves' Makoni (late Bluelight),
(Mr. Green) o 1e11b:
(Mr. Duguid) 3 Capt. W. B. H. Carr's Beattock, 189lb Mr. McMase's Dunkeld, 1551b
* (Mr Carr): 0
(Mr, Seth) Comdr Myburgh's Cherab, 17116"
Dr. Forsyth's Lorenzó, 153|b
(Mr. Barton) 0
(Mr. Myburgh)=0
Won by many lengths Three-quarters
of a length between second and third,
Time, 22secs...
Winner: $10.80
Cash Sweep,
0
China Association and the British Cham ber have worked together to the advari tage, as I believe, of British interests, and I trust that whenever circumstances seem
to point to joint action being advisable,
subscribed reached a total of early Tis 44,000, a sufficiently clear indication of the loyalty of Britons in Shanghai, for the call was made when there were many other claims on our purge and when trade
we shall continue to co-operate prospects were a good deal more obscure, Turning to the Volunteer Fund acI will not say than now, but than they
Mr. Adams Antony (late Six Derek), count, you will see that there is a credit have since proved having been
(Mr. Sedgwick) balance of Tls. 1,182.89, but since The report and accounts
1511b
Won by half a length, many lengths between second and third.
Ticket No.
90 $687.69
190.74 93.37.
Winner: $8,00
1
5.50 26.30
8.00
5.70 26.20 37.50
133 (Continued on next Golumn.)
Cash Sweep
Ticket No.
107 $750.26 197 214.30 83 107:18
5 p.m. FALBHAN.
TUESDAY, 30TH MAY, 191682
8am, HEUNGSHAN;
5 p.m. KINSHAN.
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
8.8. TAISHAN, Tona 8,00%,HA. HAN 3.8, BUI TAI, Tou■ 1,651,
HONGKONG TO MACAO.UKE Wook days at Bsm, and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Whart dandays si 9 am and 1 pan. from the Company's Wing Lok Barood Wharf,
MACAO TO HONGKONG-
Week days at 7.30 am, and 2-p.m. Sundays at 7,30 am. and 3 7.00)
EXCURSION TO
MACAO.
BUNDAY, 20TH MAY, 1916,
The Company's New Steamship
"TAISHAN"
Will depart from the Company's Wine Lox Bremse WHARS si 9 1.17., and robus From Macho ni 3 p.m...
N.B. The Company will also ran a Blenmer from Maemo on Bunday at 7.30 mar And from Hongkong at 3 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Bireet Wharf,
FARES AS USUAL.
MACAO-CANTON LINE. B.B. SUI ANJ
Departures from 1ses to Canten on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, vi 9 p.m. Dopigiaren froin Canton to Maono on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 4 4.80 p.m;
STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.. JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD, CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
2 8.8, BAINAM, 588 kms, and 8.8. NANNING, 569 Souk |--
Ons of the abors Biesmam lowres Canton for Wuskow every Monday, Wednesday Marth Friday, st about 8 am, and the other leaves Wucher for Canton on the same days si 8.30 am. Round trips inks aboni 5 days. Fiebengers can resurs to Hongkong or vice veras by kkas Company direct Elemem LINTAN and BANUZ Them Temels have superior Ontde 2000mmodation and are Bekted throughout by electricity. Electric Fan in c Chaleg
Soosing Ombe open daily (Bunday excepted) 9 am to 6 pm Further partionhre may be obtained at the Offs of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT 00., LTD.,
Hotel Mansiosa (First Floor on site the Bliks Pier.
SANATOGEN CO. (CHINA).
BE to
HEAD OFFICE: 1, TH UND, SHANGHAT.
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Ed to announce that their, preparations NATOGEN, TORMAMINT, ele are made exclusively at the PENZAC (Cornwall, ENGLAND) and The Company is exclusively BRITISH LONDON WORKS of the SANATOGEN CO, NION. nr 4
he more men who wish to unanimously adopted, the following were issued by the CONSUL-GENERAL SHIP dded in the "WHITE LISTE
there may volunteer before the war is brought to
elected to serve on the Committee
the successful conclusion we believe it lessra C M. Bain LE Canning T will I think you will agree that the 8. Forrest, 0. M. Green, EF. Marray money can be left where it is for the E. W. Massey, EC. Richards, CA. present. The account itself needs no ex Richardson, A. Stephen and H. G.
(Continued on next Colum#:)
Simmelf
They have appointed Messrs. NOW FL to act as their Bolo Wholesale Agents for Hongkong and South China, vintun Stocks and supply ther Goods at Prices which can be obtained on 44 pluto their Uffice, No. 10, Dr YEUX ROAD CENTRAL
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