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BATTLE OF THE BOOKS.

* AN "ATTROCIOUS SUGGESTION. “

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MAY 13TH 1924

NEW STEAMER FOR CANTON

RUN,

ORDER. PLACED WITH FAIKOO

DOCKYARD

During the hearing of a small case in the Summary Court, yesterday afternoon, before JinJustice Dyer Bull, AfriD. A VESSEL TO COST EIGHT, TAKHS. Rinke, for the plaintif, put in as an ex-f bihit one page of a Chinese account book, Regpanied by a certified translation. The page on exhibition was not detached from the book.

LOCAL SPORT.

TENNIS.

MIXED MATCH FOR CHARITY

Tying in a friendly match on the stand! court at the Hongkong Cricket Club, E. Worthington and Ng See Kwong de- fented O and HD. Rumjaha by three sets to one. The match was itnessed

CHINA COMES TO WEMBLEY.

IN PLUS FOURS!

OY SET PERCEVAL PHILLIES IN THE

DAILY MAILT

Let the whole brutal truth be kowa. China has come to the British Empire Ex .hibition in plus fours

Do not expect to a pigtailed mandar ins in-flowery robes, nodding sunvely over theiwacups when you visit the lon kung Parition the little it of Chinn, that in Britt at Wembley Park Severely modern young gent

tax gentlemen in

loung

A vessel is to be built at the Taikoo Dockrard for the Hongkong. Canton and Macao Steambered, Ltd, to replace the sungahan which struck Junk Rock in the Canton River a short time ago a large number of spectators, the pros and the Inte's thing in ties are pre

Mr. d'Almada asked to see the book and he proceeded to examine other pages aut A subsequently abandoned as a than the one on exhibition?

total loss, Hor successor is to be last Mr. Blako protested against this, word in comfort and the is to cost pointing but that he had put in one page $800,000 (not 8000,000 as reported by a only, and it had so minded he could have contemporary). had, the rest of the book tied up atd svitled.

| The vessel is to be fitted with a special type of balanced engine for coal and oil consumption, which, together with her specially designed water line, will make her the fastest vessel in the service of the Company, whilst her fuel consumps

Mr. d'Almada claimed that he was -entitled: cu took-art the Look, to see how

the business of the firm was conducted. Mr. Blake continued to protest.. Mr d'Almada feplied by saying bation will be considerably less. hed never heard to such an attrocious suggestion.

Mr. J'Almada: I have bees practising in this Court for 5 years, and have never heard of such a suggestion that an ne count-book produced in Court cannot be

receda being in aid of the Liversity

Sports Fund.

paring to do the honour of the paliekot, lantern-lit nativo street, where increhand are now arranging their treasures in little shops that are replicas of the ones they left behind.

Young China mar consent to don national visitors, hat, it will be ada favour grac. costume for the edification of ted reluctantly to foolish children. Young Chinn looks at the world with modern Just how wide the gulf is that separates eyes, fortified by large horn spectacles hing from his fathers may be realised from his chance meating with a cheerful Briten amid' the debris of Hongkong's model streena

Hallo, John cried the Briton when be, gucounteredia and but businesslikė

entcho muchee fine things for exhibition, sking youth who was meditating pen, ehf. Maken one time big show for white sively over a half-finished gateway. You

man!??

Yeung China egarded his gravely and speki-as follows? **

All-four

playera gave a delightful ex hibition of tennis The Indians played very well in the first two sets, whit Ng Sae Kwong got in some good work in the Arst act. In the fourth and last set Worthington rose to the top of his form and practically won the set without the assistance of Ng. He was unbeatable; got everything back and finessed with some really brilliant place shots--lt-in doubts Experience has also taught the Com-ful whether he has been seen to better pany that there is a great demand for advantage this season. Mr. Blake: I am entitled to have that first-class single-berth cabins, this type Worthington, and bis partner won the hook tind and sealed and to put in that of cabin being very popular in the first set 1, the Rumjahns getting in some page only which I have, had translated | Hengshan. To meet this growing de and certifed.

mard the new revsel will be fitted with 800 work at the net. The Iouliany fur- a greater proportion of single-berth

ther improved in the second set, taking cabins than exist in the Company's pre-it by eight games to six. The third set.

"Although your tumanl of Eonish sent ships. All the cabins will be fitted was drawn out to sixteen games, the appears to be somewhat limited. I gather with running water, hot and cold, rend Bujakas at ear stage leading by aix that you are pleased with cur effort. Yes,

Imagine the contribution of the He ing lamps and fars. Family cabins will games to five. Their opponents made it kong community will compare favourably

six all and then leg 7-6 finally taking the with those of other Empire organisations set 97. In the last set Worthington and This store has an ancient and a simply walked way with it and they The plus fours which appen to be the

fb-like sll-EN H.D.PT secured the first four games before theymbol of Young Chins are inunted be Indians got a gaze Each pair then fore an astonished Western world bg the secured a game, making it and the is known the Lavens of Hongkon

3 Lup Indinnst the next which lost them the and he is a very important person. Ha set and the match.

has e me with n stuff of 60 cooks and wp k the native restaurant, which will

delicacies of all kinds to in Lum owns fire restaurants 39. Hongkong and

three.

in Canten, and he ka reignised authority on the weird dishes of his unties

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like a miniature tem restaurant is pla frem Peking simple, dignified structure of heavy black pillers and beams Supporting a lofty red roof adore dis lanterns, without walls but celcard in glase parle and set, a one side of the compounds that diners can look out upon the exhibition on one side sad on the courtyard comprising the fragent of China on the other.

looked at.

tion of Caeta

The argument was then dropped with out his Lordship having to give a ruling,

His Lordship said he did not thick the falso be provided. examination of the book would help Mr. Another striking feature of the new d'Almada's case us it was purely a csemet fill be the saloon, which is to be designed without pillars and it will have a finely decorated dome. The saloon can thus be used for dancing. It wil be specially large and roomy. It may be mention that the saloon of the fungakan, the latest, addition to the Company's feet, has eighteen pillars. The saloon of the new vessel is being specially designed by lessrs. Butterfield and. architects, and not by the shipbuilders.

DAMAGING WANCHAI-FIRE

STATION.

-AN "AMERICAN SAILOR FINED.

Mr. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy yesterday, fined Arthar Joseph Chick of the U.S.S. Halcan 85 and ordered him to pay 20 compensation for damaging a door and seven panes of glasa, to the total value of 820 at the Wanchai Fire Station on Saturday,

Chick pleaded Guilty and explained that a number of Chinese were pelting. him and his companions with stones and "they returned the fusilade.

Ilis Worship remarked that the Fire Brigade had not harmed defendant and his friends.

An officer of the defendant's ship stated that disciplinary action would be taken on board ship. Defendant, he said, had ‚a good record.

TRAPPING STREET THIEVES

POLICE INSPECTOR GETS FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE.

In a case which came up before Mr. 1. E. Lindsel yesterday at the Central Magistracy it was alleged that a riesha roolid had attempted to pick the pocket of Detective Sub-Inspector Cotton and had extracted & watch from his coat, The case was remanded as defendant -wished to obtain legal advice.

Apparently the Inspector was on detec tive duty at the time on the look out for streef thieves who wait to catch the

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ROASTING. MOUSE ALIVE.

COOLIE SMARTLY PUNISHED. At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning, & Chinese coolio was charged with cruelty to a mouse by holding it over a are in Nathan Road,

His Worship (Mr. Hamilton) to defen dant: How would you like to be held over 6.fire like that?

Swire's

.at.

The second class accommodation will be better than the first class accommodation on many ships. and has been specially designed to tract modern Chinese travellers. The cabins, instead of the usual three and second class cabins are mostly two berth

four, berth cabins.

CORRESPONDENCE.

ILAIHONG DISTRESS.

[TO THE EDITOR DE THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.]

Siz,-in response to the letter from me. which you were good enough to publish last Friday donations to the amount $325 have come to my hand as per at- tached list, and bare-been paid into the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.

So far as it lies with me to thank these good friends I do thank them. May the casing of them that were ready to perish come upon them, and may many more be moved to do as they have done.

This list bas of course no reference to any other givings to the fund, by Church collections or otherwise, which will doubt less be acknowledged by the EP. Mission in due course.

Ou the whole Worthington and Ng Sze juffer.

our were too elever for the Ramjhusg gourm despite their fine combination.

AMERICAN SHIP'S ENGINEER

"FINED $210,000,

OPITM SMUGGLING.

Motue

Following up his imposition of a fine Lor $52,000, on an Hawaiian scalan, last Cur hst dish reflected Mr. Lum's weck, Mr. W. Hamilton at the Kow plus fours secretary, Well, suggest loon Magistracy, yesterday morning from Any 13 at Then there Birds Nest Soup Supreme. We shall eclipsed this record for the new court by will be rrapin, fish cooked in Chinese Eming an American engineer, named ways and of course, preserved eggs== Harold Anderson, $210,000 for unlawfully what people like to call

vintage having in his possession 1,650 tacts of The Hongkong Pavilion is relf a thing non-Government prepared opium, on aurait is flanked by bigh walk ending

of beauty Tho

central temple-like res board his ship, the as. Las Vegas. The in towers like those of the Great Wall, all opiam was valued at $91,000.

and red, with a brace fricze of life- like Agures in high rief depicting

the to adventures of the various gode

The defendant pleaded Guilty the charge.

The story told for the prosecution was that an Indian watchman sa beo Chi

is

East

-miles long

Qurens-road in Hongkong is famous,

1 As Young China in plus fours presed iso me: believe we shall put up a Foods I don't think our pavilion half-bad

The tower gates lead to a rectangular courtyard, on t the far side of which the street of 22 two-storeyed, arcaded shops. ench with its the Ithicras

nese drawing something up. the side of gigantic signs, and m

long life prosperity- the ship which was lying alongside the er wares for which No. 1 Wharf at Bowlcon. A European watched the proceedings close by Two boxes having been drawn up, the Indian watchman went over to the Chinese and asked who owned the boxes. The defen dant (Anderson) replied:"B'long my” 2,000CO PILGRIMS. The Indian told him that the boxes had

ROME'S

HOLY

YEAR PROBLEM." to be searched. Defendant then replied: You no sen b'long whiskey," and 10

With less than nine months to go before the advent of the Holy Year, 1025, write I understand that the Waichow Relief fused to let him search The watchman correspondent. in Rome, the attention Fund has generously contributed $2,000, said that he would get a Chinese Bero only of the Vatican but also of the municipal Government authorities in though it is strictly a war. et fef fund geant, and defendant said that if he did Rome is with limited resources, and in"noy case not get a police sergeant he would give Ha Lok-hong is outside its area. The him some money. 1 Kwangtung squad of the United Church of China has also given $500

But it is still a long, long way to Tip perary, and time is short.

I hope some will imagine there is any

and

The Indian told defening problem. A quarter of a million

dant that he did not want any money, but only wanted to search the boxes. During the o conversation the two Chinese went n

turning more and more tor the

visited Rom

during the last) Year, but no fewer than 2,000,000 pilgrims reexpected to journey to the Eternal test 5,000 persons will b City daring 1025,

that at efentering Home each dayan deva

of foar

away. Defendant then produced two Ch Averagoverage siny of

dave

keys, and one of the boxes was opened, it is not likely to be less), there will be

Every day in Home a

a population of some thing restricted or sectarian in this The Chief Officer was called and the 20,000 people, above the normal, and appeal. The matter is one of simple boxes were taken to the Water Police figura, may easily run up to 70,000 ar occasions such humanity, and while the work is under Station where opium was found in them 60,000 on, certain special

fathe ceremonies of opening the Holy the trustworthy and capable direction of contained in 350 five-taol tina ▲ Euro-Door, and of the cannonisation of Saints. the mission agents, who alone could pean. detective went back to the ship with for a cty like Rome, which even in

This is a problem of the utmost gravity undertake it, no distinctions are drawn the watchman, who pointed out delen-normal year turns away many would be in alording relief. Charity is as modis danty and the engineer was then arrested, 1 visitors for lack of accommodation. His Worship You are coibing but a criminating as hunger in them respects. The defendant told the Court he was

"hard up" and had a family to keep He did not buy the opium, but was carry ing it on a commission of 83,000,

The fine above stated was imposed with the alternative of one year's hard labour.

Defendant: I was angry because it made skole is my coat.

coolie was fined $50 with the alternative of one month's hard labour.

PEAK GARDEN LOT SOLD FOR 8382.

Yours, etc.

1. KIRK MACONACHTE Union Church,

Hongkong, May-12th, 1321.

CANTON CUSTOMS SURPLUS.

AY

از پروتون به

The Vatican is doing its best to most LATIONS FOR BILGRIMS. **

monte for many hundreds of the poor this situation, and is making arrange pligrids to sleep in the various convents and monasteries with which Bome is do Santa Maria, where rations, very much And is having kitchens fitted up in like soldiers rations, will be distributed at erst

Vatican

and the municipally to gether are wor

working out a scheme for build. largo dorisitories, capable of belding

DR

INACCURATE AND HIGHLY ANOTHER INDIAN GUARD hands of beds, in alporary buildin

MISLEADING" REPORTÁ

"At a public suction of Grown land beld yesterday afternoon at Volunteer Head quarters & garden jot, measuring 10 aquars foot, situated at Magazine Gap.

Mr LA. Lyall, the Commissioner of in the Peak Reservation District, was Customs Shanghai, learns that the sold for 109 (the upset price) to report that Bir Francis Aglon, has EM. Hareland, the architect. There memoralized the President proposing the were a number of Chinses present at the deepening of the West River, Canton, sale, including about a score of Chinese out of the funds of Canton's share of the women, Mr. E . Reed, Principal Land Customs, Burplus, ishocurate and Surveyor, conducted the auction,

bighly misleading."

CHARGED.

s... Sany, was charged before the «Esau Khen, an Indian guard on the

Marine Magistracy, yesterday morning, with absenting himself from duty.

The Magistrate (Litat Com Conway Hako) remanded the case until the vessel returns to port. The defendant was allowed bail of $50.

on waste ground belonging to the Vatican under the walls of the Apostute palace and on ground belonging to the municipa

on the embankment of the

No spec al arrangements are being rado Hospital of Bruto Spirito de for the rich visitors, as it is always, pa sible to chtain rooms if cap is ready to on 140 it was arranged that is the prices asked.clituled in should be celebrated every 20 years. T

Holy Your was

has always been a period during which Roman Catholics have made special offorts. to make pilgrimage to Hote

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