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INTERPORT AQUATIC

REGATTA.

CONCLUSION OF A SUCCESSFUL MEETING.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER SED, 1991.

DISTRIBUTION OF TROPHIES.

At the conclusion of the meeting the trophies-s very handsome collection- were distributed in the V.R.C. Asembly Hall, in the presence of H.E. the Gover RUNGKONU 40 POINTS, SHANGHAL18, and H.E. the General Offer Com

manding, by Mrs. Claud Severn.

la the presence of a very large assemały, abo latorport Aquatic Festival came

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CORRESPONDENCE.

LOCAL WEDDING.

HOARE -LAWBON.

based on information furnished, doubt.shuring the Lindsay was the oth

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not exist.

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presants was a silver ten service

Amongst the from the Dock Staff. The honeymoon is being spent at Macao and the happy pair, had a great send-off from their friends at Kowloon Dock who were present in large

THE MACAO QUESTION,"

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGXONG YA pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on Satur- DAILY PRISE.""

day afternoon, when Mr. Robert Hoare. SI-We do not propose to make in" of Kowloon Dock, married Misa Dora The Hon. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN, as Chair.

quiries at Macao in order to verify the wou. who arrived in the Colony by man of the Victoria Recreation Club. facts mentioned in your editorial foot the tsuta Mars a low days before. The to our statement on the Macno bride has had training as a nurse, and. an end on Saturday afternoon, with opened the procoelings with a few appto note

we hear. nursed a serious ense of illness ories of contests lasting from 3 to 7priate remarks. He said I think you question: We take it that your note is

prize distribution by Mrs. Clau will all agree with me that this later

The Rev. 5. Severa, and a dinner and dance in the port contest, which has lasted for four less, by a sponsible member of your

H.E. the Governor bonoured days, combined with the annual aquatic staff with personal knowledge of the state cialing clergyman Mr. (O. MeLagran

acted us best mah. A reception was held,. evening.

e sports in the afternoon with his pre parts of the V.R.C., constitute a record of things in Macan

The guide

book quoted in our suitement afterwards, at the Station Rotel, this end; an enthusinat with a stopwatch, a successful contests in the history of who was evidently developing a mania Club (applause). We have been fav is the feial Guide to Eastern Asia, host and hostess being Mr. and Mrs. prepared by the Imperial Japan of satin charmeuse and gorgette Mes Fred Goodman The bride's dress was notihod that the Governor took his seat a magnificent attendance on overy eso Government Railways, Tokyo, Japan · í Goodman wore a dress of jade satin and; for timing events after four days of it, red with splendid, weather; we have p. 332,

There were also dusion, culminating with such a crash, and issued in 1915. The new information "at 403 3-5 hr. p.n.

usoful present, H.E. the General Office: Com day, that many, I am afraid, cannot applied by you will probably serve a lace, with hat to match.

purpose in that extra-Asijun precht (ir . M. Kirkpatrick), His seen the events antisiactorily. The tors will no longer be lured to Macau manding Justice Clompertz, the Hon. we organisation has been splendid, the sake of attractions which, you declare. Mr. Claul Severn and Mrs. Severn, the wi to thank all the donors of these Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, K., Mr. and splid prizes, especially Mr. Taggart

It has been pointed out to us that the

nbers. R. M. Dyer, Mr. A. F. B. Silva for esenting the very fine challange cup clause of the Agreement of last year, re- forte Interport Swimming, and Sir ferred to in our statement, should be Nette and many others.

events of the day, the hundred Tathater, our oldest member, for pre-made public. The Agreement itself is Jards Interport race was brought off sent gold medals for the water polo, dated September 21st, 1920, and the clause A DENTIST'S SUB-TENANT. Father early in the afternoon. its out We re also very fine cups presented reads as follows: The scorching had

theby terms here and by many private scraping of the bottoms of junks and boats LANDS HIM IN THE POLICE COURT. was keenly canvassed by

either side. The Shanghai indivals.

thank be done partistas of arched their chances in & We wish to hk Cap Chine line on any side (ie., either the of this distance, and Hongkong wisecomiated a number of spectators the inlet separating Macne from the res shook their heads dubiously and for half-mile; the members of the Chinese island of Lappa] at the option A dentist, named Fong Wai Shun. praç and our very old friend, Mr. of the boat people who shall not be com-sixing at 163. Queen's Road Central, was calculated that it would be by a very aloos margit if Hongkong should win at Mekin from whom we received two pelled to go over to the Macus side for summone before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, on Saturday. for posses magnife cups for the harbour race, ene fordies and one for men. The

sion of 10.000 Hundred Sparrow cigarettes and 18,300 Stag" cigarettes, harbour is to take place, ladies on

in two packing cases, and 97 bottles of the 3rd men on the 24th.

brandy, which the Revenge Depart mrut alleged duty had not been paid.

Mr. M. K. Lo, who defended, explained that the dentist had been practising thers for nine years, He had always sub-let, one room and had recently accepted a new tenant who, apparently, had engaged in smuggling.

some

The race provided a very exciting 60 seconds. Stemssen and Tardy were abe Shanghai champions and Johnstone and Jack raveil for Hongkong. In the Brat length, it was evident that the pace was a little too ha for Jack; he fell behind and the other three were dead

orchest

the

purpose."

The recent incident directly arose out of the attempt of the Macão Harbour authorities to interfere with the right of Chinese boatmen to beach their boats for cleaning on the Chinese side of the inlet.-Youre, etc.,

CANTON INFORMATION BUREAUL Canton. September 30th.

THE DEFENCE ACCERTED.

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As to twimming, although we have won, we had splendidly contested events. My who witnessed the 900 At the end of the second in yards and 100 yards could wish to Siems und Johnstone were slightly head: the rear evidently to be beaed finer (applause.) We have had tween the twis, At the end of the third very sportorgonents from Shanghai length Johnstone touched the wall of the and, althey have not managed to hat it second before Sien did, but in, they given us some very fine coming down for the last time it was contests. they have enjoyed, their is served by importing into statements mean- no key to the room; that the cigarettes | still an open question which would win. visit to Ho

We did not make the general declaration attributed to us in the second paragraph of this letter. No useful purpose that we can you

OBITUARY.

MR. D. WARRES SMITH.

it was agreed that the defendant had

were in their packing case unopened (and marked by the way printing paper "');

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and that a sign indicating the excupancy of the tenant was exhibited.

As much as we have which they shrinesly, will not,laşır - If lesser could derelor a fraction more enjoyed have wo

But be ward to theterport contests being power he would pass Johnstone. was evidently going all out to the last beid annually they were before the had many willing ounce, and Johnstone touched" Erst war. I wish and Siemsse was one-fifth of a second although we , in conclusion, that after him. It was the nearest thing to hepers can

dead-beat that could be imagined, but, Mr. Witchell point, once more, to

re(loud applause). In the course of twenty years the fortunately, although a fifth of a second all our energi pivot round which seema so little, it was manifest to those We tender higful thanks for his population of the Colony, in its Europe against the defendant was not strong

section at least. undergoes such great Mr. Save the distributed the changes that there are comparatively few But it was a very close thing and most prizes and resnation of the prio- now residing "here who remember r the defendant, entirely. The cigarettes of the spectators were in doubt as to the cipal trophies masked by enthusias- Daniel Warres Smith, yet for upwards would be confiscated."

standing above that Johnstore's arm just very arduouszk preceded Siemsmen's in touching the wall.

result until it was announced on the board, when there was great cheering.

tie cheering

that we

Mr. Lo said the Secretary of the Chinom Chamber of Commerce was in Couit to. speak as to the respectability of his client. Mr. Lo hoped a Magistrate would only order confiscation.

The Magistrate said that the "ense enough, whether he believed the defence

or not. As a matter of fact, he believed

STOWAWAYS FROM

SINGAPORE.

of thirty years he was identified with the Jeaving the Then Mr, on behalf of Shang Hongkong Daily. Preas, In the high dive, the Shanghai com-hui, steppedard, and in a graceful Colony in the year 1900 to spend the who do remember him" will regret to learn petiters, though can and stylish in little speecided over the Shanghai lader of his days in England. Those

that he passed away on September 27th. entry, showed themselves slow in recovery Bagus a, he said,

Mr. Warres Smith, who in. and this reduced their prints, which have been At the e

his early otherwise were high. Hail (Hongkong) the Shangha of the exceeding days was associated with the book, publish SOMEONE MAKING A BUSINESS

press the which they had beening trade in Edinburgh and Lon exhibited a graceful style and it was no

ly kind w

Enst something like than came surprise to hear that he was the winner.

"I can nasure in

go join the North China Herold Jack was a close second, is the points treated ante pleasant time they awarded indicate; one of his dives was had had ing.

years ng

Later.

OF IT.

Just before the Court rose for the day.

sa near-perfect as anything could be in you," add MacCabe. that we asociation with the late Mr. Duicken on Saturday. Mr. GA G. N. Tinson, on

this imperfect world. came third, by one point.

M

bing can have enjoelves to the fall. We go in South-law (who died a few years hebali of Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire South Africa) Mr. Warres Smith prosecuted two stowaways found on the only hope terport contests will be run the Shanghai Recorder a paper Antilochus, after she left Singapore. Be The back race is the ubiquitous Secre-resumed you will send, a team started, we believe, by one of the partners mentioned that were found and put i After ashore just as the ship was leaving. While. tary's speciality. He entered for this to. Shangt year. I can guarantee of Messrs. Jardine Matheson, contest thereby explaining why he had them a lcome and we shall try spending four or five years in Shanghai the passengers were nasembled in one) "Mr. MacCabe also he joined the Hongkong Daily Press and place, for inspection of tickets, the ship been carrying on thus far in a jacket but to regaires no trousers and wearing rather, a comic | thanked/tchell for his kindness very soon took over the management of was sparched and, the two now in Court)

had placed himself at stroke of both their dir the most wholehearted like thirty years, becoming, also, in the bunkers Mr. Tinson remarked that a lot inter years of his residence in Hongkong of stowaways bailed from Singapore and arms at once that developed the maximum ganked Mr. MacCabe for the sole lesse of the newspaper and its it was thought someone was making a

Mr. Noronha, who came second, of power.

Encarnacio, the flag hind (laughter.) They

associated publications. so kind as to bring England, mainly on account of his wife's was instructed to press for a heavy procording to business of getting them on board. He uses each arm alternately. the only Shanghai competition, was not and to

walet to bring it with them state of health, he opened, the London petalty.

Sentence of six weeks imprisonment The team race came as an encourage when i to Shanghai next year: Office of the Hongkong Daily Press mont to Shaughai; they won with a good who the ould leave it there be a Fleet Street, and from there cou-was passed.

"Meanwhile," said Mr. trolled the interest of the business until margin, which was all the more gratify- could ing to the home supporters seeing that Sover Ppropriate that it should his lease expired at the end of 1915.

aspect with a steady" mowing

in it.

OD

It is interesting to recall that during

COMPANY REPORT..

the number. For the information of the Color will take care of it for he never went beyond it further than THE DAIRY FARM, ICE AND COLD Hongkong Jent them a man to make up rest me "of swimming in this the whole of his sojourn in Hongkong

ninitiated. it may be explained that one you r and applause.)

Things concluded with cheers mas viench team swims the length of

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STORAGE CO., LTD.

start until his predecessor has returned. Shay and for the donors to the theought" influeaza which hid him holders at the twenty-fifth ordinary year.

bath and back; the next utan ennnot for hai team and for the Each side had their best swimmer in priz reserve-Shanghai, Siemien .and Hong- kong, Johnstouie,

Bot Shanghai's team

so far had proved the stronger; there

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OF THE CONTESTS. hurdles final-First prize Dyer; second by the Club

Macao, and it was his proud bonet that he never had an illness until a few weeks before his departure. for England, when up for a day or two. A man of mark. able energy and keen business aptitude.. he spent long hours in his office, never finding the time, if (which is doubtful) he had the inclination, for any kind of

was a cumulative deficit when Johnstone by. W. G. Gerrard, 333-5 outdoor exerciso save an occasional lang

followed Siemsben into the water which

de

Y. Hall.

The report for presentation to share Jy meeting states:---

The Directors herewith present to the shareholders a statement of the Com pany's accounts for the year ending July 31st, 1921.

The profit for the year, together with walk, but he nevertheless retained his it was evident he could not milk up setboys' championship of the remarkable energy of body and mind the mount brought forward from last though he made a mighty effort. Shang-

prize by the Misses down to about five years ago, when he year's account, after writing of $78,450.77 bai were, therefore, easy winners.

He re for depreciation and bad and doubiful The busretary again appeared in F. May, 13 3-5recs.; underwent a serious operation the water pole match and showed himself lees. There were three en covered from this but later, had a detta, and providing for, directors and paralyti atlok, which had size practic auditors' fees, amounts to $241,001.00 the ength of his side; in fact, Bongave up hul wily and it was ally cantined him to the spacious grounds which it is proposed shall be dealt with

the winner.

kong seemed to 'dépend too largely upon

as a fast swimmer but, in colloquial

he can't shoot for toffee" and

an

years ago. Mr. Warres Smith was a widely read man of retiring hut withal.. genial disposition. He was ahent 83, or 4 years of age, we believe, at the tima of his death.

He leaves a son, and two grandsons, who, presumably, will inherit a consider

A daughter to whom he able fortune. was very much attached died in her youth and was buried at Happy Valley.

Pay a dividend of $1.75 per

sbare

To add to cattle reserve ...... To add to fire and typhoon

insurance fund

To carry forward to next

year's account

$199,500.00

90,000:00

10,000.01

11,531.05

$211,091.05

Mr. W. S. Brown retire-by rotation but DIRECTORS. Mr. J. Scott Haraton, and are eligible for re-election.

Mr. L N. Leefa having left the Colony resigned his seat on the Directorate and Mr. J. Bell-Irving, Jr., was invited to 61 the vacancy.

him. Johnstone, whose swimming powers hs handicap soal (members), of his residence. Birkby House, Bick as followe

ley, Kent. His wife, who had long been have been mainly responsible for Hongy, the Lusitano Club-i, D. invalid, died several years ago, and kong's big lead in the interport events seca; 2, P. M. Cruz, 70sec, sister, who had lived with him siner as a whole, is played in the water pole finish to hotly contested his return to England, died" about two | laterport." Firat prize by phrase or shroo easy chances by Club,-1, J. Johnstone, 60 26 sending wide balls when the opposing 4. Th. Siemsson, 602-5secr goalkeeper was at the end of the goal ladies' championship of the and could not have saved a well directed irst prize by the Bincere Com shot. However, one man cannot excel in Hamsay, 87secs.; 2. Miss M. everything. Witchell exhibited greece. The winner took a big rete fra length but there was qualities of warness, coolness and DOUICE.

Hongkong's goal-keeper, too:tition for second place. was good, on those occasions when bre, Interport. First prize by L Goldman, thang Telegraph.--1, G. A. V. was called upon. Shanghai goalkeeper, was responsible fagkung, 96 points; 2, G. Jack,

Team race, Interport. Entrants: Shang the fact that the home score was ne 04 points; 3, A. P. Goldman, hai: E. A. Brodie, J. B. Brown, A. P Both goals we 93 points; 4. D. Laing, Hong Goldman, E. A. Th. Siomasen, J. R. higher than 2-0. scored in the first half, by Busschaert, points.

cored were a great number of interes: Shabghats J. B. Brown, A. allocated to make up the number). Hong Tords, (and F. R. Remedios, Hongkong, ing local conteste, but they were van Gold Honkonkong entrants J. Johnstone, G. Juck, ndowed, to some extent, by the interp and L. Goldman. Hongkong: F. Noronha Leong Tit Sang, C. Logan event of the Colony were decided D. Laing, T. L. Knight, F. Mai. Time: 2mins, sisecs. Johnstons and venter The ladies and boys' champz Bouza, G. A. V. Hall, 5 and F. M. R. Pereira. Won by Shang-

the heats were fought on earlier de back race. Interport. First former's predecessors had left him a good Navigation d'Extremo Orient, in their Szals wore ran in several events of wha, and G. Jack.

Mr. John Johnstone-1, R. O deal of leeway to make up and it was raport dated Saigon, September 21st, POINTS IN THE INTERPORT CONTESTE

Hongkong. Blocs.; 2, E. The upshot of the laterport conte, Hongkong, 68 1-becca. Only three evident that the visitors must win,

ors entered; the other was C. J.V. Young and J. R. Soares.

Mixed nomination race. Won by Miss soon by the following tabie:-

HONGKONG. KHAedo (Shanghai), BKCE

Water Polo, Interport. Teams :- Half-mile

Dive, Indios:-Entrants: Miss Shanghai: Goal, L. Goldman; backs, Throwing the polo ball s

Young Miss G. Ramey, Miss. J. Encarnacio and F. A. Remedios; 220 yarde

young. Mips B. Jennings, and Miss half-back, R. W. MacCabe; forwards, buyers. No enquiries have been received Long plunge

May, Miss Jennings, 4 points; B. Brown, E. A.. Brodie, and A. P. Gold- Banning boador 3

G. Rommy and Miss R. Young, m 440 yazdı”

sions.

100 yards

High dive

Back race Team Frey

Water polo

Total

wards Services championship

Dade, R.G.A, 72 2-bacon; 2, Pie. ah, Wilta. Begt, 733-5 sets.

jà team racë. Won by D. laingʻe

ptinued, ot foot of next column.)

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AUDIT-The annexed accounts have) been audited by Mesara. Perey Smith, for re-election. Seth and Fleming, who offer themselves

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Siemesen were "the last to swim; The The Compagnie de Commerce and de

M. L. Railton and J. Soares; half-back, Hongkong-Gon!, A. Ignatieff; backs, B. C. Witchell; forwards, E. Busschaert,

state:-

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Since our last report our market has been rather quiet, with a 'downward tendency. Very few transactions have| beba c'osed with Java and Europe. Bome Purchases have been made by Japaness from the other markets.

Raine are regular and the prospecta for the new sesion' are good.

January at to September 12th, 1921, is The total amount of rice exported from 1,020,606 tons, ags net 891,410 tons in 1920. Won by Hongkong-two goals to mil. No. 2 ifted, Japan quality, Hongkong, We quote today:-White Saigon rice,

J. C. Finch, and J. Johnstons.

Ladies consolation The

Connie Smith; 2, Mins D). Witchell.

Miss 35.56 pez picul 1.0.b. Baigon, for October

shipment.

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