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THË MONGKONG DAILY PRKES,

BONGKONG POLICE CRICKET was to be the headquarters of the Police

CLUB.

OPENING OF NEW PAVILION.

AN INTERESTING CEREMONT.

CORRESPONDENCE. THE DEAN OF LINCOLN'S DISBELIEF.

TO THE EDITOR OỊ “THE HONGKONO DAILY PERSA.**]

S-I am much obliged to your cor;

SATURDAY, MAY BD, ́· 1919,

MURDEROUB ASSAULT ON

TWO PARSE 8. . CHINESE SERVANTS ABSCOND. In the early bours of yesterday morn- ing a murderous sesault was made on two Paracer B. Tavadis, aged 39, and

Recreation Club. The building, as Mr. Wolle had told them, was sanctioned by 81 Henry May and they could only regret he did personally and he thought they all did that Sir Henry May was At Happy Valley, yesterday. His Ex-not there to perform the opening care ellency the Offer Administering the mony. He knew it gave Sir Henry May respondent John Kestrel for his let.gdan aged 38-both of 2, Feel Government (the Hon. Mr. Claud Bevern, great pleasure to sanction the expendiiter appearing in your issue of the andre. Their assailants were two male C.M.G.) formally opened the new Hong kong Police Cricket Club pavilion in the Cure of a considerable sum in providing inst presence of a fairly large gathering of a really good and perinanent club with spectators. The new pavilion was gaily such embellishments of architecture, as would be a credit to Happy Valley Ho decorated with flags and bunting.

Among those present were. Sir William thought that they might regard it as one Rees-Davies, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. of the "last of Sir Henry's acts

Governor of the Colony, and he hoped Wolfe and Mrs. Wolfe, the Hon. Mr. W.

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Chatham and Mrs. Chathan, the Hon. that in the main portion of the building

It is not right that I should take notice of correspondents who hide themselves behind de plume, no, in future, I hope "John Kestrel will play the game and come out into the open. If he is afraid to do so, I hope by will not blame me for ignoring him

gindly welcome honest criticism when there would be recorded on the wall that is inde in the interests of Religion Mr. Met. Mensor, the Hon. Mr. E. n.

fact. Sir Henry May was so long con and Science, as it is the only way to Halifax, Messrs. T. L. Perkins, J. W.

neeted with the Police Force and took bring out the truth, and, consequently, Franks, T. F. Hough, Mr. and Mrs. T1-H. King, Chist Inspector Kert, and the such a deep interest in its welfare until shall always be glad to meet John Inspectors and Sergeants of the Force the time of his departure from the Colony Kestrel in fair and open discussion. with their wives and families.

that he thought they would be glad to

All my discoveries and findings are -The Hon. Mr. Wolke, C.S. P., address- show their appreciation of his help by supported by historical, geological and ing the gathering, "said that before asking placing a record of his socia scientific facts, and, to be fair and just, His Excellency to declare the new Club- tion wish the Club in promin- I only nak that they be disproved by house open he thought perhaps it would cut plaçe in the building. (Ap- | facts, as I do not believe in theory. be interesting, both to His Excellency and plause.) Mr. Wolfe had described to "to others present" who were not old men them the vicissitudes through which the bers of the Club, to hear something about Police Recreation Clib had passed, but "the history of the Police Club The Club, with the new building, and with the in the form in somewhat as it was to day, ground in front of it, which, by the kind was originated in the year 1901. Before help of the Public Works Department. that time, there was the Police Crickettad teen brought thoroughly up to date, team and there was also, he knew as he there would be no excuse if the members bad seen it, tennis, which was carried on of the Club, from next year onwards, did under somewhat difficult conditions in the

not take a prominent place in athletic compound of the Central Police Station. In 150 gentleman, whom he was glad sports (Applause) He had no reason

John Kestrel has made A very great mistake when he believes that my of Chinese reference to the "Nosh" History refers to Emperor Yu of the Hala Dynasty.

Chinees sorranta............

It in alleged tha's while the two injured

them with hammers, indicting very seri men were asleep the servants attacked

ous injuries to the head. The Police were apprised of the assault and removed the victims to the Government Civil Hor pital, where they are lying in a critical

condition. The reason for the assault is obscura. It is believed that it was a case of revenge as nothing was stolen from the house. The two assailants absconded, and have not been arrested as yet, though the Police are carefully watching the

various river bonts..

EMBEZZLEMENT

CO-PARTNER FALSIFIES

ACCOUNTS.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, a Chinese pleaded guilty to embezzlement.

The defendant was a co-partpar in the It John Kestrel " will go to the Wab Cheong Leong Arm, Jervois Street," trouble of carefully studying the English and was in charge of the account books. and Chinese editions of my book and Seizing an opportunity during the ab Ancient Chinese History he will find sence of the manager, he falsifed the that "Na Wo" is the read «Noah of accounts to the tune of over $350.) 感念 Chinese History and not Emperor Tu. is also stated to have received · certain John Kestrel is quite right when moneys, amounting to about 1400, en be

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to see thern that evening, Mr. Hallifax, to believe that among the new members, he says in reference to the," Deluge "' of \ half of the firm, and appropriating them

approached the then committee

and

Yo Huang's times:-" The Deluge" of to his own use. Ho then disappeared,. China (Yu Huang's time) was nothing but was arrested by Sergeant Field more than a gigantic food of the terri pre- tory then under Shua Huang, Yü' decesso."

Defendant expressed sorrow at his lapse.

Mr. Liudmell remanded the case, fixing bail at $1,000.

who had embarked, or were about to em suggested to them that it might be bark, on the voyage for Hongkong, there possible to obtain a ground, if the Com-would be a fast bowler with an off-break, gittee and the members wished it. The a Googly bowler, ora batsman of out- matter was gone into by a meeting which standing ability, but it was not possible

Now, if John Kestrel will carefully was called for the purpose, and he be to conceive there would not be some lieved it was unanimously passed that a good cricketers coming. They had play study ancient Chinese History, an Club ground, should be asked for and thated in League Cricket in the past, and ravelled and explained by me in my

·ARMED ROBBERS AT premises suitable to the means of the Clab if it would be an incentive to them doing book and pamphlets, bo will find that

HUNGHOM. "Nu Wo" was the Nosh of Genesis, and ATTACK DEFENCELESS WOMEN should be erected. Thest proposals were so in the future, he wished to say, that carried out a piece of ground was he would present the cricket material that the "Deluge" recorded in his times

An armed robbery took place on Thurs- allotted to the Club, and, in the following which was necessary for a properly equip was the Blood of the Bible.

Perhaps it vill interest "John | day night at Hunghom. year, a matabed was put up for the use fped cricket team. (Applause.) The bow-

and grin

be hoped Kestrel pitch of the members. The Club at the time ting

to know that the subject of It appears that several robbers,, “armed laid out this summer. this correspondence has occupied the with revolvers and daggers,” entered a consisted of a cricket club and also would be

The further limits of the ground leisure hours of the best thirty years draughtsman's matshed in No. 5 Rail- my life, and, therefore, I meanatay Yard, by breaking the bars of a write.

window, and, after intimidating some women and children, stale jewellery, the Bible story of the flood in the carlymones, and clothing to the value of days of any life owing to the absence of 980. They then made their escape. geological and scientific proofs, and it was this disbelief which caused me to think and study, resulting in the dis- coveries which I have made.

"I disbelieved the historical truth of

It is not necessary for me to deal with "John

Kestrel's " sarcastic remarks about "great geologists and scientists, etdi"-yours truly,

TSETSAN TAL Hongung, May 2nd, 1919.

bowling club. The sum of 8750, which wna, subscribed by members, was spent in would be marked in a substantial way laying out the ground for bowls and with ropes, and he did not think the cricket. At the end of the first year, large crowds visiting the football matches owing to the rather heavy cost of starting would give as much trouble thea as they the organisation, the Club was in financial had done in the past. (Applause.) In dificulties, and he had been specially conclusion. He expressed the hope that, asked to state, that, thanks to the genith the fine building, an enthusiastic erity of the originator of the scheme. Committee, and a large body of members, the deficit was made good. The League the Police Recreation Club was about to Bowling Cup was won by the Police in tos and to show the gentleman that the bark upon a most successful career. He Police had not forgotten the help he had handed over that building to the Captain rindered during the Club's financial Superintendent of Police, and the Com

mitter of the Police-Reercation-Club-on- difficulties in 1905, they presented the cup to him: The Club had had its ups and kehalf of the Government with the great- downs. In September, 1905, the big cst pleasure. (Applause.) typhoon awept away the matshed which had to be rebuilt at the expense of the mem hers. Again in 1908, two years later, the shed was blown away, and once more had to be rebuilt. Fa hark back one year, in 1907, the Police cricket team were second in the cricket League, and he believed that was the nearest the Police had ever come to winning the league. He had no doubt,

A silver Ley "bearing the letters however, that with the splendid premises P.L.C., HK." was handed to His they had now, the Police, would succeed, Excellency who remarked that he would when the ma came back from the front, always keep it among his possessions as in carrying off the shield. (Applause) a memento of that day's ceremony. He would pass over the next six years

The door of the parilion was unlocked, which were pot marked by anything and H.E. then formally declared the Club special and say a few words in connection open. Inside the building refreshments with the last four years. The Club, like were served..

It appeared that the girl was attracted The entrance to the club bouse is from other clubs, had suffered & great deal owing to the exigencies of war, which had Morrison Hill Road.. On the right, upon to the defendants by their sweets. reduced the number of members and had entering, is a well-appointed and com. fortable little room reserved for the lady made it imposible for the Police to put visitors of the club. On the other side there is a spacious hall including the cricket teain into the field. In January, bar. A broad verandah runs the whole 1918, the matshed was examined and it length of the front of the building. A was found to be in a very bad state of cement bridge with iron supports spans repair.. An estimate was called for and the aullah and leads to the tennis courts, bowling green and ericket pitch. The 就好 found that a new matshed

Mr. Wolle proposed on behalf of the

ALLEGED KIDNAPPING. Committer, and the members of the

FORTUNE TELLER CONSULTED. Police Forte, a very hearty vote of thanks

4 poor Chinese woman lost her daugh. to the Government, as represented by His Excellency, for their very fine gift. Heter, aged years, and in her distress then asked His Excellency to accept the went to consult a fortune-teller, who in key from the members of the Club and formed ber that the child had been taken to declare the building "open.

it

would edit $1,900. The Committee then

SPURT

CRICKET.

KC.C.R.GA

In this League match toho played to day at Kowloon, at 2.15 p., the home team will be composed of:--J. H Mead, D. B. Goodall, C. P. James, C, 3, Stapleton, H. Ovary, R. Pestonji, A. de Sousa, L. J. Bizckburn, H. H. Tayler, J. L. Birrell and K. R. Macaskill.

IF GERMANY HAD WON,"

FRANCE. 1914 CONDITIONS OF PRACE FOR

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The following are the terms Count Bernstorff, the former German Ambassador to Washington, mada known to Sunning by some evildoers. Thein 1914 as those which Germany, who then thought herself victorious, proposed to mother immediately, proccoded to the imposs eventually on France. The terms, place, but found no trace of her child. which are ten in number, are as fol

lows: she then informed the West Point Police, who made careful inquiries, as a result of which a man and woman were

An indemnity of ten milliards. arrested in Yaumati and charged before The suspension for 25 years of all duty Mr. G. N. Orme at the Magistracy, yes-upon expertation of German goods into France, Germany reserving to herself the right to fix the tariffs for French pro ducts imported into Germany.

terday.

A

Mr. J. M. Hall, who appeared for the woman, asked for bail.

Inspector Macdonald objected to bail being granted to the first defendant, and suggested $1,000 for the second

Mr. Hall protested that the sum was

Club house also contains a well-fitted excessive.

dressing room and adequate bath-room

Mr. Orme, however, considered that

accommodation. The servants' quarters Inspector Macdonald's suggestion was are in a smaller building on the left of reasonable, and remanded the case on

those terms.

CONVINCED AGAINST HIS WILL

A Chinese stole a fowl and had the misfortune to be arrested by the Police,

Cension of all French colonies. Cossion of the north-eastern regions" of France.

Fr

to renounce obligatory military. rance

for a period of 25 years

struction of all French fortress21.

Surrender by Franco to Germany of 3,000,000 rifles, 200 guns, and 4,000 horses. Special rights to be accorded to all Renunciation by France of all allianos German patenta in France. with Russia and Great Britain.

Adhesion by France to an alliance with Germany for a period of 25 years.

CIGARS FOR CAMELS

A STIMULATING AND REFRESH- ING EFFECT.

Boldiers from the East are telling some curious stories in London of camols' love for tobacco.

"Dromedaries and camels ar passion- ately addicted to the weed, and can be made to do almost anything under its influence. The driver, carries a triangu lar pises of wood, which is

is insert- point like a cigar holder,

appealed to the Government and asked them if they could assist, as subscriptions, the club house. -partly through the absence" of members, had decreased very much. The Govern

"NORTHCLIFFE A MENACE.” ment spontaneously offered a Club house to the members of the Police." Tho. Club

Northcliffe's retirement from the man- house was the one they saw that day agement of the London Times is an event and he thanked His Excellency-in addi- of international importance, even if we do not agree with Mr. George Harvey's tion to thanking Bir Henry May who had high appraisement of Lord Northcliffy's He was charged before Mr. G. N. Orme

• cigar being actually sanctioned the scheme-for seeing services to Britain and to the Cause dur- and when confronted with the statement ing the War. While this dynamic pows "The scheme carried through, and carried paper proprieter may have done signal that he had been sentenced ten years ago then lit and presed into the bele. through, in fact, on a somewhat more patriotic service during the period of for a larceny emphatically denied the camel immediately closes its eyes and liberal Beale than that for which His world crisis, we yet regard with dislike assertion. The Police, portrait gallery, pufos,way through its mouth and till the cigar is entirely consum- nostrils means and fear the power he exercised by

photograph, ed. It seems thoroughly to bui Excellency Sir Henry May had allowed of his string of

be in a hundred ways to together with his biography, and this periermore, the nicotine appears to

contained his publications Superior, however (Applause).

as he may

his ownership of so many

was shown to him. Defendant then re- exercise e stimulating and refreshing ume of publicity constitutes & danger to the development of the democratic called that he had ones been an inmate effect upon the sail so that though iden in Britain and in the world at large.

His Excellency, during the course of

a short speech, said that he felt it an

honour to have been asked to come there that day to open that fine building which

Hearst is 4 pestilence, Northcliffe: ia of Victoria Gaol Mr. Orme sentenced

him to a month's hard labour,

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