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THE

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUAKY 24TH, 1921.

DODWELL & COMPANY; LD.

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·SCOTTISH LETTER.

RESULT OF LOCAL OPTION A

ELECTION.

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[FROM OUR OWN COREL-PONDENT.]

EDINBURGH, December 30th.. The long drawn out battle under the Local Option Act has closed, and the generol result is in accordance with the repeated forecasts given in this letter The complete polls throughout Scotland

are-as-follows-

No Change Limitation

No Licenso

..504 areas.

..35

...41

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young man on the very threshold of his career as a competitor, woos and wine triumph; George Damenn, the brilliant Scot, upon, whom fate seemed persistently to lock the door, of the sanctum of fame, makin his way in at last among the elect of golf. And 1920 will go down as Duncan's year. It could have no better name, as the chance of bestowing it seemed to be growing remote. There were Scotsmen, scarcely to be indicted for incautious hacte, who had written off Duncan's chance as hopeless. Gleneagles and-Westward Ho where Duncan record- ed remarkable successes, possibly gave thear pause, but left them where they were as regards his chances for the premier event. There Duncan shared the difficulty of many of his well-wishers in trying to forget his past. Just before the championship he was experimenting with

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HINSANG SANDAKAN

That, 24th Feb, Noon.

25th Feb, D'light -SHANGHAI & TUINOTAU VID SWATOW HANGBANG* Fri

SPORE PT. SWETHAM, PANG & CALTA "FOOKSANG" F 25th Fe, No MANILA

*YUENSANG Fri, 26th Feb. 3 pm "KWONGENG...Batth Feb., D'light. "TEOPAO

Sat 28th Feb., m "KWONGSANG Sun, 27th Feb, D'light. "OHOYSANGT. 1st Mar, D'ligat

BANGKOK via SWATOW HAIPHONG 'vis HOIHOW SHANGHAI via A■: TOW *** SHANOBAI via SWATOW ...

The results are disputed in three areas, a new club which he had received from CALOUTTA LINE-This Line affords regular callings to Calcutta, Penang and

involving 20 licenses.

his brother Ales in America, and he was warned to take no undue risks in this When the Act came into force, the total Fashion, as the eyes and the half-crownS number of licenses in Scotland was 8,372, of Aberdeen were upon him. Well, we and as the result of the voting 138 licences he is Duncan carried that club SHANGHAI

at Deal he also carried the day. Aber will be removed under the Limitation donian trust was at last vindicated, and vote, while 315 fall to be taken away by the name of one who was very worthy was the No License vote. The total number of added to the list of Champions. licenses abolished through the advent of Local Option is, therefore, 451, leaving 8,921 still in existence.

The total vote cast was 1,157,026, which was divided as follows:--

No Change (59.62%) Limitation (1.69%) No License (39.04) THE TRADE ATTITUDE.

091,128 19,487

447,311

The hopes-which had been inspired by the brilliant form of Duncan in earlier weeks withered generally under the blight of those first day's 80's in the champion- ship. The Scotsman's past rose in evid- ence against him, and few were those who did not feel that he bad shut himself out. But the laments were premature. It was overlooked that a player with Duncan's possibilities for disaster had correspond.

ng possibilities of distinction. covery is one of the test things on re cord. It was,

Hin re-

MANILA

HAIPHONG BORNEO

TENTSIN

Singapore; returning from Calcutes steamers prossed via Strait' and Hongkong to Japan, cocasionally calling at Shanghal. All stormers have excellent passenger accommodation, are fitted with Electric Light and Fans and carry a fully-cwallfed Surgeon

LINE:-Sailings approximately every five days between Cantor and

Shanghal, sometimes calling at Bwatow, Through taksi anti be obtained and through Bill of Lading are issued so all Northorn and Yangtste Forts via Bhanghal LINEA weekly survion is

:

parranger Locommodation, ad with Manils by vessels with good wailings tone both porta every Friday, LINE-Sailings approximately weakly for passengers and cargo,

calling at Hoihow when inducement offers LINE:-One walling per month between Honglong and Bandakan by

* steamer having up-to-date accommodation for passengers. Cargo taken on through Bill of Lading-For Kaadas, Jesselton

Tawao and Lahad Datu' Labuan, LINK:-A regular service is run from March to November between, Hongkong and Tientela, calling at Welhalwal and Chafoo,

course, less emphasised CALCUTTA

The Trade claim a splendid and sweeping victory" on these figures, and place great stress on the fact that in the cities of Scotland Pussyfoot was only than Abe Mitchell's tragic failure, but victorious in the residential districts, the fact remains that Mitchell's downfall leaving the great problem in the slum could not have helped Duncan had the areas quite untouched. They say, there Scot not splendidly helped himself. An- fore, that Local Option has quite failed other would have gained the Champion- where its operations were stated to be ship. Mitchell had a glorions opportunity, most required. They admit that some but his temperamental chink was one of evils are associated with the drink the disclosures of the great event. Duncan traffic, and they invite their critics to was about the end of his third round when come forward and try to draw up a Mitchell was starling. And Mitchell wa scheme for the reform of the Scottish informed, so the story goes, that Duncan public-house. But through their leading or required a four for 60. It was staggering ganisations the Trade point-out that they news, and Mitchell began to contradict cannot be expected to remodel their pre-in his play all our knowledge of bis skill mises or change their business arrange- ments, things that would involve a large expenditure of money, unless they receive some more, secure tenure than that afford ed by a plebiscite.

NEW LEGISLATION REQUIRED.

It is pretty evident, indeed, that during the three years' pause that must elapse before the next "General Election" under. Local Option, a controversy will rage round the questions of the reform

and power. In fairness to Duncan, bow. ever, who was dismissed as a failure when the Championship was only half over, we must make the comparison that his two poor rounds contained nothing so- utterly bad as Mitchell's, and his two brilliant rounds were four strokes better than his rival's good ones. Nobody has produced finer golf this year. His nver. age of 74.87 per round for 24 rounds in eight of the leading tournaments of the season is the best among the leaders,

of the public-house and whether it should His aggregate of 291 for the Westward

be accompanied by any greater security He tourney was the result of golf which

of tenure. Legislation will, of course, bey, H. Taylor declared was the best he necessary for any matters dealing with had ever seen. tenure. by an appeal to a new Licensing

Court or otherwiset and there is not the THE ABODE DESIRABLE.

SEATTLE & VICTORIA or VANCOUVER via Manila, Shanghai tightest hope of the two parties entering O sailor, tell me of an island lone,

& Japan ports

Cargo to Overland Folau D.B. in conusction with Great Northern Northern, Froid:

and Chicago, Miiwankos & St. Paul Kallways.

FUSHIMI MABU (omitting Manila),

TOYAMA MAKU........

KASHIMA MARU (omitting Manila)

SUWA MARU

Wednesday, 9th Mar., at 11 am, Friday, 11th Man, at 11 am. Wednesday, 20th Apr., it 11 am

Friday, 8th May, at 11 A.

into amicable discussion. GOOD ENOUGH TO GO ON WITH.

The National Citizens' Council-as" the Pussyfoots called themselves for the pur poses of the campaign-assert that the polls are "good enough to go on with." They point ous that in almost all the cases in which a Limiting resolution was car ried there was a clear majority for No License, but the votes fell short either

LONDON & ANTWEEP vis Singapore, Penang, Oolombo, Sues of 35 per cent. of the total voters on the

Port Bald and Marseilles.

24th Feb., at 12 ko. 11th Mary as 11 am 18th Mar, at 11 .. Int Apr. at 11 BE

YOKOHAMA MARU

It

KLEIST

MISHIMA MARU

2

Thursday, Friday, Friday,

BADO MARU

*P

Friday,

HAMBURG, AMSTERDAM, LONDON & ROTTERDAM.

MOTO MARU

Middle of March.

TAMBA MARU...

Midāte of March.

"

LIVERPOOL &"MARSEILLES via Sues.

That leaves the world beyond a blue

5 lagoon;

"Where winter tide is warm as English

June,

And envy, strife, and hate are all un-

known-

And there I'll fice from Europe's endless

groan.

And,

roll or of the 63 per cent. of those voting. Had a simple majority sufficed to carry the No License option, all those places So, would have gone to swell the total of No License. In addition, there were 55 areas in which the result had been de clared as No Change, and in these areas the majority of the votes cast were for No License, but fell short of the neces sary percentage.

CLYDE-BUILT MOTOR GRIPS.

MELBOURNE & SYDNEY vis Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday their Govan shipyard the twin-screw

Island, Townsville & Brisbane.

TANGO MARU NIKKO MARU

AKT MABU

**

NEW YORK via Suez.

AKITA MARU

*

Tuesday,

22nd Mar, 11 am Tronday, 19th Apr., at 11 mm. Tuesday, -17th May, at 11 am.

Tuesday, 22nd March

CALOUTTA & BANGOON "vis Singapore & Penang.

SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS vis CAPE,

KANAGAWA MARU (sailing from Singapore) BOMBAY & COLOMBO via Singapore.

Friday,

4th March.

́DELAGOA MARU

BOMBAY MAHU

TOYOOKA-MARU

Friday,

25th Feb. Thursday, 17th March

Saturday, 5th March.

H

JAPAN POETS-Nagasaki, Kobe & Yokohama

NIKKO MARU SHANGHAI, KOBE & TOKOHAMA.

Friday,

18th Mar. at 11am

TOTTORI MABU ...

-YEBOSHI-MARU

BADO MARU

MURORAN MARU

Thursday, 24th Feb. at 10 am

35th Feb., at 11. Friday, Usturday, 20th February... Sunday,

27th February.

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8. YABUDA. Maunger...

Messrs. Harland & Wolff launched from vessel Glenbes, built to the order of the Glen Line. The principal dimensions are length overall, 602 feet; breadth mould ed £2 feet; depth moulded 38 feet 6 inches; with a gross tonnage of 9,500.

'Twere sweet to bear no murmers save

-the croon.

Of zephyrs, weary of the sun, at noon, from the reef, the breakers' dream

ful moan.

happy dwellers of the Southern Sea, Love ye your palm, and scorn our cold

"pine tree:

Disdain to envy our enobled place; Desire no more to be of fairer race: "Tis better to be dark, with life aglow, Than to be fair, and life-beaumbed by

woe!

B. SUTHERLAND SIMPSON, in the Scotsman. DIVORCE IN SCOTLAND...

N.

The most accessible documents of human history are our Law Courts. Even the Police Court, which occupies very little spaco in the public prints, affords startling glimpses into the lives of one's fellow citizens that make the. no elist's ' The twin-screw motor passenger and stock-in-trade seem tame and trite. And cargo vessel Maguana, built for the the note of all the Courts "is one of doubt is why a little B.I.S.N. Co., was launched from Messrs tragedy. That Barclay, Curle & Co.'s Clydeholm Yard, humour in their proceedings goes such a Whiteinch, Glasgow. She is of the Com-long way. In the tragic atmosphere the pany's Melass design, which runs on ordinary temperament demands reliet and the direct route between Calcutta and any little point of lightness is seized upon London: The dimensions are:-length, and made the most of. It is like water The Divorce Court is 464 feet; breadth, 58 feet 3 inches; depth in thirsty land. to upper deck, 35 feet 6 inches; gross especially a place of shadows, a record of tonnage, 8,500 tons; with a deadweight ruined lives. One of its unhappy features is Scotland is the steadily increasing num- carrying capacity of 10,500 tons.

bers who appeal to it for aid and relief. FAR EASTERN AMENITIES. -

Any generalising or moralising from this I gather from a delegate. of the League fact, however, is dangerous. The increase Assembly just back from Geneva, that in the number of cases may be due there as elsewhere the most important to a lower morality. But it is probable happenings were recorded as it was he that more people take advantage of the hind the scenes, at private luncheons or Courts because of a greater abundance dinner parties given by the statesmen of of money; or a weakening of the reticence one country to those of another with which formerly kept many from appealing whom they were seeking to negotiate to the law in this matter of domestic life. unofficially. There were also some quite In Scotland during the past 12 months pretty scenes and incidents. For instance, 810 cases were disposed of, a substantial on the arrival of the Japanese and increase on pre-war figures. when the Chinese legations, a junior member of numbered only 344. Some proportion of the former called on the youthful leader the increased figures is attributed to the of the latter, Mr. Wellington Koo, to Great War. "Marry in haste and repent at

LOS ANGELES PACIFIC NAVIGATION COMPANY retong China" in the name of leisure" has proved only too true in many

TRANS-PACIFIC, FREIGHT SERVICE Operaing the following U.B. (Bhipping Board vickmers.

HONGKONG

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DUN TO BAIL

young Japan," and shake hands over instances. Bervice men returned to find their differences. Subsequently "young that their wives had gone off with other China," as represented by Mr. Koo, mer soldiers; in many cases service men were "old Japan,

as represented by Baron the sinners. It is calculated that in .70 Hayashi and they fought several orato per cent, of the petitions for divorce ser rical duels during the session. But this vice men were the co-defenders. Hotel did not prevent them from going to the registers bulked largely in the proofs; anđ theatre together, or the Japanese senior they are by no means infallible. A cur- delegate from casting his vote in favoarious incident may be cited. A woman of China's election to the Council identified her husband's writing.in a hotel, register, and obtained divorce. But a GEORGE DUNCAN'S YEAR IN GOLF.

day or two later some one else turned up On the long road of golf bistory names and said the entry was his, and that he are like landmarks. The contributions of knew neither the pursuer nor the de 88 WEST HIKA” Ist Ápril

1950 to the history of the game will pa

fender. singular degree be, thus remembered. Through Bils of Lading to all UB, and Canadian Overland Points no Traskiptuanien-route Cyril Taller in the Amateur Champion- MARRIAGE.

Blipside-sonnes How with the Baltiake, Banta Fe and Bouthern Paciie "isUronde.

ship, George Duncan in the Open, won Elend Ofoe-Los Angeles, Calf

Hongkong Offlon:-Frisce Beliding, Chater Ed their successes under conditions which Hay, jun., Hongkong and Shanghai Dank,

Tel. No. 108% Branch Once-Kobe, Bhangbai,“

insure the interest of golfers in future eldest son of William Hay Glebefield, CHAS Y RICHARDSONRAS

years. Yet personally how different were Peterhead, to Elizabeth, elder daughter Gmeral Agent for South Oulun these championships. Mr. Toller. the of A. M. Lawrence, of Hillhead, Lanmay

Dus zo AssiVE

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rd Apri

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