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THE SITUATION AT CANTON. KWANGSI TROODS LEAVING THE CITY

Confirmation, reaches my from Canton of many reports which have' Teen currens' dür. ing the week ent in the Colony,

DESTRUCTION OF THE ARSENAL 'KY, KWANGSI

TROOPS,

Imprimat confirmed that the Kwangsi troops have deliberately destroyed "the Arsenal. Troups' first cleared out the workers, and later in the evening there was Accession of explosion within the build. ing followed by fires.

GOLF":"NOTES,

THY ZODIAC,1

THE HONGKONG DAILY: PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 280,

MR. 'A, DYER BALL.

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE AS A

BARRISTER”.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, The report to the amreholders reads:-- Gentlemen,The Directors submit to you the annexed statement of the liabilities

The first round of the Championship was played on Sanday under, ideal conditions.

At the Supreme Court, yesterday after at least as far as these are possible, in this 200, before the Acting Chief Justice (Mrts of the Bank, and of the profit part of the world. It did not pass off how. H. J. Gompertz) Mr. A. Dyer Ball, and loss account for the half-year, suded weer, without the inevitable surprise. Quite B. 4 (Oxon) at presas acting as Assis 306 June, 1920.

gloom passed over the Cluh house when

pretre on the application of the Attorney

tant Crown Solicitor, was admitted to

The gros profw of the Bank for the past

balfear, including Tra 3,872.394.97

"

it was learnt that Mr. T. W. Hill hodierni (the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, R.C.)ght forward from last account, amount been defeated, by the parrow margin' of '

The Alscine General read out of Yen 135,908,687.30 has been deducted for ta Yen 130,385,803.88, from which the sam one hole, All keen followers of Golf were

Dyer Bala affidavit which was clothe Boking forward to and hoping for Me has he had been call to the Bar interrain, taxes, current expenses, Prote Much valuable victory in the final. No Champion at Gray's Inu on. June 10th, 1820. He bille Aurent, bad and doubtful debts, would have been more popular. One can know Mr. Ball very well indeed and has for officers, and clerke, etc., leaving only sympathise and trust that the honour asked His Lordship to give trasonable a balance of Yen 14,427,216,38 for appr has only been delayed one year, By mye for the production of the 'ustral certi

priation, remarks 1 do not wish to belittle Mr. Bate of call

machinery from the arenal had been to moved to Kwangsi province during the past few months, bus all that remained, Very valuable aggregation appears to have been utterly destroyed,

TSEN CHAN-KSTAN, BOUND FOR SHANGHAI.

L.-D. Wodehouse's very creditable perform The Chief Justice said he had very much Mr. Tin Chan-huan, who was Chief of "Dee, buj, he himself could hardly have ex-asure in admitting Mr. Dyer Ball: to

the Administrative Council, is on his way to Shanghai on board the Sinking...... A Hongking corrumpendent of the Canton Timex mys that while the vast lay in Hongkong harbour the police conducted -n acàrch of the ship. They advised Teri not to land, and his cabin was guarded by Chines: detectives day and night.

THE DEFANTED TECHUS.

The whereabunit- of Mu · Yang-hṣien ́ts by guarded with the utmost appear t BOLTVRE. All that is said of him is that he has departed from the city.

The Directors propose that Yen 6,000,000 be added to the reserve fund, and recom mend a dividend at the rate of twelve per cent. per annun, which will absorb Yen 9.592,400.

pected to perform this feat, when he start-practice and recalled that Mr. Ball's uncle ed from the first ter in the morning. He had been one of the Judges of the Court. found. Mr. Hill on a off day and took the was further pleased because of Bell The balance, Yes 4.444,818.04. WE be full advantage of the opportunity, which had come from the same college as him. Carried forward to the Credit of next is to his credit.

Of the other matches one caupot say there were any actual surprises. The match between Mr. R. M. Smith and Major-Bag- nall was not a foregone conclusion, the betting at the start must have been even money. As soon as the draw was made known, this match was looked upon, as like There is still unch talk about paying ly to be the greatest struggle of the day, togel out to be, although at one him *2.000.000 in order to pay off his which troops. The Citizen Pence Protection time it looked as if Major Bagnall would Association resolved on October 27th that prown easy winner. He was four up 8200.003 should be drawn from the Food with only five holes to play, when Mr. Ascention as a contribution towards this Smith rose to the occasion, finishing in , and the Fong Pin Hospital," for the most brilliant fashion by winning on the wake of peary“ has offered to mortgage is 19th green. Incidently he did the last five "prgertę to proside a contribution to be hobs in four under bogoy, having an ap proximate 79 for the complete round. It The Gank Wa Po says time the Citizens

was a great match and it was unfortunate Peare Committee is Still willing to pay $2,60.000 10 the defeated Kwangsi troops, that the draw brought these two players ahhough General Li Fook-lum and Ngai together at such an early stage in the com Bong ping oppose the proposal. It is peition. Les us hope Major Bagnall's luck stated that many Cantones advanced will be better in the forthcoming cricket hund, to Mu for his campaign against the matches. I am sure he will have the best Cantonese Array under Chen Chiung ming; and in order to recoup themselves, the friends of u have to make plans to is the money. This at least is how the cry for relieving the Kwangsi troops with Fund, is interpreted in some circles:

fund.

wishes of all Golfers.

[self. Exeter College, Oxford F

Mr. Ballway, fortnerly, incond Polies Magistrate,

"

THE LATE EMPEROR MEIJI.

SHRINE OF SYMBOL OF SPIRIT, With a solenin, though simple. Shinteist remony was yesterday (1st November) the symbol," of the spirit of the late Emperor Meiji to be enshrined in the stately Moij shrine at Tik High Shinto priests were to officiate, attended by representaives of the Emperor, Cabinet Ministers, and some two thousand other dignitaries.

After the ceremony, the metropolis was to be en felc. Profuse decorations were myranged for the occasion, including a ammoth arch erveted at the main gate of (the Palace,

THE LATE MR, GREGORY. FUNERAL SERVICES AT KOBE AND

YOKOHAMA,

account.

NAKAJI KAJIWARA,

Chairman,

JAPANESE SHIPPING AMAL- GAMATION QUESTION:

N.Y.K. STANDS ALONE. With reference to the proposed amalga mation of the Nippon Yusen Kaisku, the saken Shosen Kaisha, the Toyo Kisen Kasha and the Kokusai Steamship Com

anies, the learns that with the single exception of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha uli

1.com the other shipping companies would bino as proposed by Mr. Noda, Minister of Communications, who is of opinion that the best method to be adopted by the Japanese shipping companies to compete with foreign shipping would-be the forma tion of a merger.

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha is, howuyer, reluctant to acquiesce in the Government's proposal, and it is stated that its Directors hold that the Company is now financially strong enough to compete with all foreign shipping concerns and there is no urgent necessity for it to combine as proposed It: is; therefore, anticipated that with the exception of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha the remaining three companies, together with the Kawasaki and a few other shipping ganize a powerful shipping company, the concerns, will amalgamato and then or-

Nippon Yisen Kaisha. scale of which would excred that of the

The casket containing the remains of Mr. A. Gregory, of the staff of Messrs Of the remaining matches, there is no Jardine. Matheson & Co., who was killed call for any comments.. The second round on the zailway line at Shioys, gear Kobe

hng been deposited in the mor

mortuary Vault will be played next Sunday morning and of Yokohama general cemeters to await the games should be well contested. A shippent hom, Brior to the removal of The Litizens Peace Committee was

the easier From Kobe, a funeral service was held n All Saints Churchi. The Rey," formally dissolved on Sunday and the article, which way of special interest to as

CEYLON CRICKET TEAM Wanton Times remarks: The question of pirants for Championship bonour, appeared GW. B. State Chaplain to B.11.8. the $2,000,000 for Xu Yung baien will, in the columns of this paper, Inst Baturitania, and the Rev. Walter Noish, Chap

FOR ENGLAND. lain of All Saints', read the service. The therefore, be out of consideration.

day, on " Golf emotion. It was encour congregations included Kobe and Shioya

"The following paragraph from the HU.S. KWANGSI TROOPS EVACUATING THE CIry-aging to read that, such stalwarts as residents, letashmeate from

ilasin and the submarine, some of the deorate of India will prove interesting The Kwangi Army has been evininting James Braid Harry Verdoa, J. II. Taylor of the Indo-China Co.'s Lutasy, and reading to local cricketers. The dracale the city during the last few days. To what and George Duncan, suffer from nerves, on mobers of the Rebe British War din states:-Dr. John Rockwood

Veterans' Assoc zion, Mr. W Galloway

who was greatly responsible for bringing extent they have been disarmed are not big occasions. Undoubtedly nerves play and the staff of the Kobe office of Messrs team of Ceylonese cricketers to Bombay clear, but there have been several conflicts

foot, and that is, to take a. Ceylon team with small groups of Kwangsi soldiers who very big part in competitions; hence the Jardine, Matheson & Co., were chief mour last December, has a bigger scheme on refused to give up their arms.

In one of cause of so many surprises; The profession.

A similar service took place at Yoko to England. Of course, Dr. Rockwood theso encounters which took place near the al cores over the average amateur in this ham There was a very large attendance knows that the task is a big one, and he Yueb-Han railway station thirty Can tanese soldiers are stated to "have been respect, not that he is more free from this at the service, among those present being interd. finding out details, as to the cost, several ladies, while a contingent of the hen he visits England next month. wounded. There have been other small terrible curse, but as a general rule he Brisis. Ex Services Association attended If the scherte fructifies it is his intention conficts between incoming Cantonese cas control his nerves better. I think J to pay a last tribute to the memory of to take a fully representative team, includ troops and outgoing Kwangsi troops, and many civilians have been wounded in these. Taylor sums up the question most aptly rate who had seen four years of ser both Europeans and Ceylonese.

in the following remarks:-"There is some. The pallbearers were all members of the thing mentally wrong with the Golfer who start of Mesars. Jurdine, Matheson & Co.

namely Messrs. C. Chicken(Manager), He is confirmed that General Chen does not feel apprehensive all through a S. Martin. R. G. Bell, C. B. Tod, G. Gil- Ching-ming, Commander-in-Chief of the big-encounter. He is not going to do well.bert, and O. V Lanning, Dr. Wheeler Cantones Army, came to Canton from Sheklung on the evening of October 29th, His hands and feet must be all norvesprent ng the widow as chief mourner

The widow, we understand, is the daugh General Chey Chung-ming has issued under control.” Again Jamey Braid mynter of Major and Mrs. A. J. Morris, phot

MILAN, September 19th- ordery instructing all the Kwangsi and

Ewere residing in Hongkong at the time. The' ex-Grand Duchess of Luxemburg Yannanese troops comprising the force of be likes to feel a bit "skiky," "Its the Mr. Gregory was in the Hongkong office has takes the veil in a Carmelite convent at the former Administration to submit them, the finest incentive in the world to concen- of his firm, cight or nine years ag. lujos Modena selves to his command.

tration. Herein lies the secret of success Morris was Inspector of Works, and was According to the Corriere della Sera, specially associated with the bill: fortifica- the ex-Grand Duchess passed the night of tions at the western end of the harbourFriday at the Hotel San Marco under the

anéjées,

1+

"GENERAL CHEN CHICNO-MING,

Geroral Chen Ching-ming bas, isaned notices advising the local merchants to re-consentration; and to do this, one would bake their business as usual as he will be be wise to assimilate Mr. Harold H. Hi responsible for the defence of Kwangtung

against further, Krangsi invasion. ton, who refuses, on big occasions, to hold.

The Provincial Assembly has communi rated with General Chen Chiang-ming, any conversation at all, from the time he requesting him to take his official entry leaves the fee to the time he has holed withont delay.

More than thirty thousand Cantonese. 'froops are expected to reach Canton within

the next two days. -

PAŠTUK TEMPORARY GOVERNOR.278

out.

vice with the British Fores

GRAND DUCHESS TAKES TH

d

VEIL.

CEREMONY AT MODENA

name of Comtesse de Renan Besides her mother," the Dowager Giaad. Duchess, and

so I leave it to those of my readers who care her sister, the Princess Elizabeth, there. to make the experiment. Personally, if I were two ladies with her. The ex-Grand were asked for an opinion, I would say Duchess yesterday remained in her hotel Hold the Club in the most comfortable till six o'clock in the afternoon, when she' way be confident and most important of walked to the Carmelite Convent of St. all, hit the ball truely. Nine times out there. Her beautiful fair hair had been- of ten a bad putt is the result of a bad cat short and she was dressed simply in hit. Stand in front of a man who is patt blue with a black silk cap on her head: ing and you will notice, that go mest Accompanied her mother, sister, and his occasions, he brings the Club face across two friends, she entered the convent and | wis received an the hall by Father Chern-

bing and other ecclésiastic,

The door leading to the convent apéned,

Putting is where so many of us fail, it certainly, is the most nervé trying part of the game. A short puth missed, follows one

Rear-Admiral Tang Tung-kwang iy now Acting Civil Governor as well as Military to the next tee. The fault with most players the bull, and no intentionally. (Governor of Kwangtung.

The sens of the Tuchun and the Sheng lies in the fact that they take too long byer chang were formally presented to him at their putt. A professional will take two o'clock in the afternoon on October 29th

of

p

Next Sunday there is a mejel compoti and the Mother Superior and two rows of by & committes of citizens, the Tuchun's real, a long time studying his puts, but in doing tion of 18 holes, for a prize presented by sisters appeared carrying Lighted candles, Theld by Ma Chi witil then, being sent over so, he is overpowering his nerves, so that the new course. I fear that members of the black veils. The ex-Grand Duchess kissed the Chib. The competition will be held on the faces of all being invisible under thick hy the Kwangsites, and the Shengchang's when he does make the stroke, he does so Golf Club do not fully appreciate the fact her mother and sister, and knalt, holding by the Allied Army Headquarters. Before Sex-Governor Yang Wing-tal left Canton for with confidence. On the other hand, the that we have at Fanling, two really good white flowers in her hands. Father Cheru-

Shanghai he left the ass in charge Police Commissioner Ngal Bong-ring.

average amateur who takes a long time out a lying next door to each other; The bing addressed a few words in French, ea

best way of improving one's Golf is to play gratulating her on her decision, and ex- works himself into a panic, a when he away from home occasionally. I regret tolling the beauty of her sacrifice, which MOVEMENT TO FORM A NEW MILITARY

does eventually strike the ball, he does it to say, that only recently) I played with would be more than compensated by the We learn from the Canton Times that with anything but confidence. The greens second nine bales of the New Course, and which she had abandoned. The ex-Grand a member of the Green Committee, over the conquest of a throne happier than that Teh-Heissing. M.P., Cantonese, at Fanling do not inspire one with confid bad to pilot him round! Unfortunately the Duchess listened smiling, then the sisters formerly Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Interior of the Military Government under ace, they are "fast" and, furthermore,

more dry wonther has completely browneda sang a hymn, and Father Cherubing point Dr. Sun Yat-sen, has formally announced owing to the particularly coarse nature of this, the course is in very good condition. The new novice arose walked slowly to

few of the greens and fees, but apart from ed to the door that he has recepted the offer of Lu Yih the grass, they are not always

sa and Lu Yiming to reorganize he believe it is Edward Ray who advocates defence guards of the Military Government

one is keen on a good score, and I shall be lingly to her mother, and then dis- in Canton, requesting Dr. Sun Yat-sen, firm grip, with both hands, for pattla

surprised if an exceptionally low score wing appeared through the door, which closed Dr. Wu Ting-long, Mr. Tang Shao-yon Eory" greens This may suit, cert

the prize.

bozia heavily, with two turns of the key, and General Tang Chi-yao, all Administra

****The ex-Grand Duchess Marie Ade tive Directors of the Military Government players, and is worth a trial, but I do not The Secretary be asked me remind, laide, who is in her 97th year, supoceded to assemble in Osaton again to push the constitutional or law defending cause.

suggest that it is a guaran against bac

mambers of the danger of getting fire to her father, William IV., the lost male of the gourses, by throwing away lighted the Hours of Nassau, on the throne of have heard matches or cigarette ends etc

Struve " The Golf on this, course must be good, if the door, turned on the threshold to mod

The Yanzanese troops in Hanan and putting Another suggestion Kwangi bave also announced themselves put forward is, to place the forefinger of as ready to again serve the Military Government

the left hand, over the little finger of the Mr Yeh Hai being, on behalf of the right hand, the reverse to what most playons. Cantonese Army, has telegraphed Com!!

for this

mander Chang of the Yananusné troops do. I have not heard the welcoming him to Canton again?

(Continued at foot of text column)

Luxemburg on February 25th, 191% She abdicated on January 14th, 1919, in favour of hos, sister, the reigning Grand Duchess A remark overboard. Jono (to Brown) Charlotte, who married Prince Felix-of So, you beat old Timkitis 5 and 8. He must Bourbon Parma, in November last. The have been playing badly 1

Dowager Duchess of Bragzne grand Brown (indignantly) Cintainly not, he mother, was for many years nun in was playing exceedingly well IME!

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