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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE ART EXHIBITION..

ITO THE EDITOR OF

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

StR-1 am neither an artist nor an art- crific, aut I derived great pleasure from

THE HONGKONG DALLY

SUPREME COURT.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR THE PUTSNE JUDGE

MR. R. WOOD}},"

QUESTION OF A CONTRACT.

SPORT CRICKET.

CRAIGENGOWER STAFFS.

PRESS FRIDAY, DEUKMBER 1779,

THE LOOTING OF ICHANG.

WHOLE CITY STRIPPED.

LOSSES OR FOREIGN FIRMS. So far, in the turmoil and lawlessness of China's present estate, Ichang has escaped the disaster of widespread and indiscriminate fooring. We have had our share of minor trouble from a soldierz il

The fallowing will represent Craigen In this maner the Tin Tai Han firmower in their League Axture with the sued. the Min Fat Ke firm for damages Stalls on the Cragengower ground to visit to the exhibition of the Hongkong exceeding $1,000, in respect of an allegrrow-L Lammert (capt.), B. Brady Art Club at the City Hall, and was agreed breach of contract arising out of the bury W. Grimmett For ably surprised to find that there were so failure by the defendants to take delivery Bryant, R. Bao, Anderson, Dr. Asger paid and ill disciplined, owning allegiance ]

many in Hongkong capable of producing of a consignment of cotton yarn within a

1 gather it purport-specilled me. such excellent work.

This Mr. W; H. Drummond appeared for the private Art Club in Hongkong. being so, your criticisms, which appear- defendants.

The particulars of the action were stated ed in your issue of December 14th, struck me as being very severe, unkind to be that the plaintiffs had entered into 13 many of the artists, and containing ill-two contracts with the defendants to sell them a number of hales of cotton yarn, and -advised comparisons.

a date for delivery had been agreed upon, When the dere arrived, the defendants had

Good work, proclaims itself; some re marks on the points in which it excels

P. Lamble, B. Jex and H. Holdman.

CS.CC . R.G.A.

HONGKONG CO. R.E. AND LA.

to no one but themselves. Lately there have been ominous signs that they were

lack of money and amore reckless as to ed to be nothing more than an exhibition of Mr. Crew, of Hastings and Hastings » The following will represent the Civil coming more, and more desperate for amateur work done by the members of a conducted the case for the plaintifs ang | Service on their own ground at 2.15 Pthe means of collecting in Robberies en tonorow: G. E. Sayer (capt.), R. E. Qa small scale by night and even in broad Bird, R. C. Witchell, G..E Piercy, Fdaylight have been occurring with alarm- de Rome, W. Uhipchase, E. B. Reed. Eing frequency and the officials have taken trouble came to a head. The whole of the city was stripped by, a concerted effort W. Hamilton, AR. Sutherland, E. oers to stop them. Last night the which commenced at midnight and extend- Fincher, W. H. Edmonds.

ed till daylight this morning. No single area of the city was left unmolested; shop after shop: house after house was entered

ruthless thoroughness.: The richest and clothes and goods looted with the most

no distinction. The slightest show of re-. what was demanded was instantly met sistance or any hesitation in handing over with a thrust of a bayonet.or a bullet. Shops of every grade were gutted and in four different areas footing was followed The Exlares for the 2nd Division on by fire and a great number of the finest shops in the city were reduced to smould- Saturday are:

United, Sering ashes and tottering walls. Altogether 4 p.m. St. Joseph's

over a hundred and fifty shops and houses Joseph's ground. 9.30 pm Indians Recreio Navy must have been destroyed. The Bank of China and the Bank of Communications "HA "ground. 2.30 pm, Punjabis. Staffs and Do were cleaned our, the former of its copper. partments, Sookuapoo ground. stock and the latter of silver and copper 2.30 p.m.; Oilers v. Carlisle, Navy "B" both. Two other fine new native banks not many months old were also destroyed, grand

her; the public to appreciate it. Bad not taken: delivery of the cotton Vinkong Cricket Club. v. R.F. and India at the point of the bayonet and money.

The following will represent the Heng Army, tomorrow, at 2 p.m., on the Hong.

* The defendants stated that they had tried kong Club groundW. CD. Turner Lt. Franks F. H Forthing. L. D. Me Nicoll, W. H. Madden, W. H. Drummond, round to the plaintiffs with the money. but they had refused to hand the bales. H. Pentycross, L. A. Hadford and L. over. It was pointed out that between J. Davies: the time of the drawing up of the contract and the date fixed for its delivery, there had been a pronounced slump in the cotton market..

work condemns itself: is it necessary to dragits faults to light publicly, except in to securs delivery, having sent their man (capt), T. E. Pearce, R. L. D. Wodehouse the poorest suffered together; there was s far as it may be of help to the artist? Your treatment of some of the work must have been very painful to those 'whose efforts did not please you. would have been less calculated 10 kill ́endeavour if you had ignored them.

Further, your opinions and selections were made before the judges did their work, and you subsequently condemned their judgment where their opinion did not coincide with yours. the judges?

Is this fair to

Some of the work is obviously of high quality, but there is other work by artists of less gift or experience to whom helpful criticism and encouragement would be a great incentive to further efforts,

Whatever it may mean to others the creative effort must give great pleasure to the artist; why tr and destroy that pleasure by wholesale condemnation?

We are indebted to the club for giving us the chance of seeing the work done

by its members during the year.

The majority of the work was excellent; even that of the obviously amateur deserves the appreciation of those who welcome artistic effort in this Colony, and it is to be hoped that we shall be given the pleasure of seeing all the work done next year. am, Sir, Yours truly,

** ONE OF THE PUBLIC" Hongkong, December 16th, 1920.-

The exhibition was oper to the public and a charge for admission was made. In the circumstances we felt justified in criticising and not merely complimenting both the exhibitors and the judges. Our correspondent's little holy leaves us. unrepentant-ED., H.D.P.J

FUND.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS,

THEFTS FROM THE HARBOUR.

Another theft from the harbour was investigated by Mr. Orme at the Magis tracy, yesterday, when two Chinese cookies were charged with steading two mooring chains from Holt's What, Kowloon. The allyman and watchman gave evidence that they saw the prisoners winding the chains round their waist preparatory to removal. When pursued, "one of the men dropped his chain into the harbour: the other dropped his on a lighter.

Mr. D. J. Lewis, who prosecuted, said two of the four mooring chains at the One wharl had been stolen srewwnly. of the prisoners was susi ted of that theft.

The police mentioned a previous con- viction against this man for theft from the same wharf, and he was sentenced to three months imprisonment and four hours in the stocks. His companion was sentenced to six weeks, imprisonment.

EMPLOYEE'S VISITS

TO

PAWNSHOPS. POLICE COURT SEQUEL.

Thefts from the import office

of

of

THE NORTH CHINA FAMINE Messrs. J. W. Shaw & Co., tailors

10. Queen's Road Central, formed the subject of a caso heard by Mr. Smith- at the Magistracy yesterday. A Chinese SIR-I have to request you to be good youth was charged with the theft of eight enough to publish this acknowledgment of waterproof coats valued at $125. He adj the receipt of a cheque for $1,048,3f from Hr. Mowbray S. Northcote, being subscrip tion to the North China Famine Fund by the Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club, proceeds of the last performance in the City Hall. The amount is being remitted To the Foreign Committee in Shanghai:

mitted the offence.

FOOTBALL

ground 2-30-p.m., Club v. RG-4, Res., Club

4.p.m., South China v. Kowloon, South

China ground,

`KOWLOON F.C. ». SOUTH CHINA

ATHLETIC.

not to mention a host of smaller barks and silver shops. The local compradores had their stocks looted and in one case the shop was burned down as well. Several foreign firms the Asiatic Petro. leum Company, the Szechuan Steam Navigation Co Macris and Col the Lovers of the S.S. Meishun ete alst fost heavily in money. The heaviest in- down belonging to the Nisshin Kisan dividual loss was the burning of a large Kaisha. It is probable that this building" was set on fire accidentally from the neighbouring shop, but in all the other

In this 1st Division League match to be marrow (kick-of at 4 pm.) Kowloon will played on the Navy "A" ground to be represented by Crocker F. Wheeler and T. Knight; 3. Coupland. A Weyman and P. R. Bresley W. Taylor, Millard, R. Townsend, F. Evelyn and F. Cleme

KOWLOON F.C.. SOUTH CHINA- ATHLETIC (RES.)

In this 2nd division match to be played on the South Ching ground to-morrow (kick-off, 4 p.m.) the Kleon team will consist of:-H. McKay: 8. Hower and K. Mason: A Spary, H. Roberts and Martin; G. Jack A Young A Palmer. A. Entorffe and H. Blythe

cases the conflagrations were the result of the deliberate act of the soldiers. Dur- ing the day the soldiers have been moving about the streets or standing at their posts es if nothing had happened to disturb the even tonour of the city life. In spite of the protests of General Wang' that his soldiers were not concerned in the business it is perfectly clear that the soldiers of practically every unit in the place must Fears have shared in the deadly work. are entertained that there may be an- paier 6utoreak to-night and the whole city is in paric All business is at a stand- Osula Even the Post Office is closed.

·An interesting, game

ting, game of billiards was On every side one hears expressions of witnessed at the Palace Hotel. Kowloon, self pity but not one single voice is raised on Wednesday night, when T. B. Golding in vigorous, protest. The strangest words played an exhibition game (600 up) with af condemnation one heard were from a Capt. E B Green. After a very consis shopkeeper who had lost absolutely every- tent game Golding ran out the winner by thing he had in the world, Once they 38 points. The highest breaks of the had robbed us they ought not to have winner were 30, 28, 25, 23, 22 and 201 while burned us our as well the loser compiled 24, 24, 28 and 20.-

BILLIARDS.

SHIPPING CASE IN JAPANESE COURT.

FEDERAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

NIPPON KISEN K. K

BRITISH GOVERNMENT INTERESTED...

When will this people take the manage ment of its affairs into its own hands?

AVIATION.

LUNDON TO ROUMANIA AND BACK.

RECORDS ESTABLISHED.. The facts of the case, as related by

Handley Page aeroplane, piloted by Sergt. Dorling and other witnesses, were

The final hearing of the case of the Mr. Perry, which conveyed Mr. Reginald. that the defendant was seen to leave the store (at which he was employed), with Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd. of Wright, the locomotive engineer of Man- Bucharest, total distance of 1,635 a parcel; he was followed and went Londot, versus the Nippon Kisen, Kaku- che tes, to Rounaaia in September return- straight to a pawnshop in Wellington the Kobe Chibo Sabe as concluded and racewood from Jassy; 215 milen

inst.

Many enquiries are made ag to the best Street, where he tried to dispose of the the Kabe Chibo Saibansho on themes in 16 hours 5 minuten, ying-time

recovery of seven of the costs.

RUSSIAN STAFF.

Committee under Mr. Loung Shi Yi. Sub- CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY scriptions for either list can be sent to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and will RE DISTRIBUTION OF CHINESE AND 'be dealt with as may be requested In the absence of special directions, the money will be went to the Tung Wa'Hospital for use by the Chinese organisationYours

faithfully,"

EE-HALLIFAX -- (Secretary for Chinese Affairs), Secretarist for Chinese Affaireyle Hongkong, December 18th, 1020

AUSTRIA-MAKES A BID FOR AVIATION.

of

Although there is not much outward vidence of Austrian attempts at civil

on average speed of over one hundred method of dealing with subscriptons to the goods. On being given in charge he ad- This case is one of the largest, which tiles an hour. A record was created on has ever been heard, by the Japanese the homeward jouney in the netop fight orch/China Famine Fund, and I would mitted that he and stolen about 16 mainCourts and has created considerable in from Strasburg to London, the distance be obliged for the favour of your sssist outs on different occasions. An inspecrest by reason of the fact that the 90 miles being covered 10-3 hours, 50 ance in letting it be known that the tion of various pawnshops led to the British Covernment is an inferested party. mins. or an average speed of nearly 110 Early in 1917 the Federal Steam Naviga miley an hour. The last 835 miles of the don Co. Ltd. was approached by his return trip from Vienna were completed Government is prepared to receive and

The youth was sentenced to one month's Britannic Majesty's Minister for Shipping with one stoppage only at Strasburg for forward sums intended for use by the

with regard to the purchase of ships for p.trol. Mr. Wright predicts a great Foreign Committee, while the Tang Wa

imprisonment with hard labour.

war purposes in Japan, and that finally future for civil aviation and expresses his Hospital has already opened & subscrip

the Company acting as Brokers for complete satisfaction with the longest com- H.B.M. Government placed building mercial fight which has yet been attempt tion list and is in touch with the Chineso

contracts for the purchase of love steamers ed from this country. He also brings the through their local agents. Messrs. Dod-huge armed camp there being a concentra hostili with the Nippon Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha, startling information that to bring the well, & Co., Ltd. of Kobe. A sum of tion of hundreds of thousands of Serbian slightly more than two million eight hun soldiers and rumours of projected host KIRIN December 6th dred thousand yen (being 20 per cent of ties directed against Italy, sam Since the signing of the new contract the total purchase price) was paid to the ships were never delivered. The contract regarding the Chinese Eastern Railway Japanese Company on account; but the between the Chinese Government and price for the ships in each instance was the Russo-Asiatic Bank in Peking the 48 per omistamme

Acting on the instructions of the British management of the railway have been de Minister for Shipping Messrs. Dodwell & Aviation at present, landing places are being quietly prepared in various parts of voting their energy to the improvement Co., Ltd., constantly pressed the Japanese trias In Austrian aviation circles is of its administration. As the railway is Company for the quick delivery of the is fully realised, that Vienna muat even, a joint Sino-Russian enterprise the steamers but finally after receipt of extually possess an international aerodrome Chinese and Russians enjoy equal privi press instructions from London, cancelled to facilitate the air-lines projected towards leges and discharge obligations alike and the contracts and demanded the "return of the Black Bra. There is considerable FIRE AT THE ELECTRIC

an equal pumber of Chinese and Russian the money paid on account with interest speculation as to whether the allied com POWER STATION.

members are employed on the staff of at 6 per cent. in accordance with the con- mission will permit the conversion of the

aerodrome with its

and the railway. So far Cheese This was early in the year 1919

1 HEAVY DAMAGE TO MACHINERY

loved a one station, and when the delivery dates and cabelling repatria, top into el vil establishment, differences of opinion between them, dotes for all the stealfiera had long pass but meanwhile landing places are already Amatshed on the premises of the owing to difference of language, have ed, but the building of none.tolithese available at Ling Balzburg, Innsbruck, the moment practically without Hongkong Electric Light Company's power been not uncommon. In order to Steamers had ever been commenced. Graz, Wel Stop and other places Aus

The market at that he having fallen, let the station at North Point caught fire on facilitate management the authorities have

decided that from January 1st, only the Japanese Company refused to accept chvil #ying machines, but the Austrians Wednesday evening and much damage was Chinese de Russian members vill be em cancellatio od also to return the money are looking to the North German Lloyd to done to a quantity of machinery and cableployed at one station. According to a paid. He this sunt, which has been dy the deficiency as soon as the pro

Handley Toys Bulletin stored there. The mashed was entirely railway official, the Harbin and Suilenkho before the Courts for the past six months: Visions of the Treaty of Pence will permit. destroyed in a very short space of time stations will be placed, under the charge The concluding stages were of com and the Fire Begade, had to devote most of purely Chinese officials, while Russians siderable interest and were marked by the

Johnny, who had been invited by his Zofaiter attention to preventing the spread will be employed at the Changchun and eloquent speech of Dr. S. Kishi, of Tokyo, who, with Mr. Johur Gadsby, the of the fire to freighbouring struckæes | Manchall Starions.

Wrong, rapped the teacher. Although the outbreak was over quickly. The Russians who have been dismissed English Barrister of Tokyo, represented teacher to spell window answered, wit the stores in the shed were of such value from the service of the railway soninis- the plaintiff Company. The Nippon Kisenow.

Yes, fir," said that the loss sustained is considerable.tration and are now in Harbin will beKabushiki Kaisha were represented by Can't you tell the difference between No estimate of the damage, is yet avail sent back to the Martine Province at Dr. Iwata Chiuzo of Tokyo.: able but it is expected to run into live the expense of the administration. fater Todgment will be delivered on the 20th Johnny. You can son through one, hat

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