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HONGKONG. DAILY PRES8, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4ra, 1926

AMERICAN SEALS

TORN AWAY.

STOUTTM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SEIZED.

OCCUPIED BY MILITARISTS.

PROPERTY STOLEN.

The Stout Memorial Hospital, writes the Wuchow correspondent of the N-C Daily Mers, against which a strike was called a few months ago and which was finally evacuated by the Southern Baptist Mission doctors and the building sealed with American seals by members of the .S.A. gunboat 'Pampanga, has now been forcinly occupied by soldiers of the Seventa Nationalist Army.

ENGLISH CHANNEL.

"LADY'S PLUCKY ATTEMPT

TO SWIM IT.

REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

DOVER, August 3rd.

Miss Clarabelle Barratt, a New York swimming instructress. started from. Dover at eight yesterday morning to swim the Chantel.

She gave up after twenty-one hours and three-quarters, and when only three miles from the French coast.

WATER POLO LEAGUE.

SEVEN TEAMS ENTER.

"

At a meeting of the Water Polo As ociation, held at the Victoria Beeren- tion Club yesterday evening, it was decided by the representatives of the Clubs to make a start on Monday, the

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--In April-after the premises had been closed and sealed, the American authori ties handed over the compound to the local Chinese officials for protection, The latter respectfully requested "a modest httle sum with which to engage inst., and to play two matches cach Mondays, Wednesdays and policemen to guard the premises, and day

Fridays, commending at 6-p.m. In view have them priformed nicely-in-keeping with the high dignity of their new office, of the fact that the season is now rather and the honour of the nation whose pro-advanced, it was also decided that the perty they were to protect. The money teams meet one another once only.

The following is the list of the Clubs was paid, the uniforms secured, and the spick-and-span guard appeared and took entered: - up their posts of duty-a terror to all evil-doers.

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1st Btn., East Surrey Regt. Victoria Recreation Club. Kowloon British School Former Pupils

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SHIPS IN HARBOUR. THE HOSPITAL SACKED. Some weeks later when foreign 'mem-

YESTERDAY'S IMPOSING SIGHT. bers of the Mission visited the hospital they found the faithful guard stationed

The harbour presented an imposing at their posts of duty. The uniformis

ght yesterday at mid-day with more were still matchless, their rifies polished News is to hand of the death of than the usual number of ships in and they were alert and active. But on Gunner G. V. McDade, late of the Royal | barbour. investigation it was found that every Artillery, S.C., who passed away in The number of ocean going vessels in building on the compound had been en-atley Hospital.carly in June. Gunderport at 9 a.m. was 47, with British vessels tered by thieves, every room had been McDade was well-known in aquatic rapaacked and blankets, provisions, and

circles locally and came into prominence household furnishings had been carried

by winning the Championship of H. away. Even the hospital itself had been Forces in Hongkong in 1922 and 1923. entered and valuable equipment was He was one of the most promising young missing.

MARINE COURT.

SEVERAL CASES OF HARBOUR RULE INFRINGEMENTS,

At the Marine Court yesterday, Lieut. Commander G. F. Hole, R.N., disposed. of several cases,

A boatman of a passenger boat was "charged with mooring his boat at a die-

tance of less than 100 yards from Jow

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A Chinese constable said that while

"numbering abour half.

Among the vessels to be seen at the buoys or Kowloon Wharves were:-

The N.Y.. Tenyo Maru (6.277 tons) water mark between the hours of 9 p.m. from San Francisco at her buoy. Close and 3 am on the 1st inst. He pleaded to her the Blue Funnel Tyndarens not guilty. from Kobe, and also at a buoy in mid- (referred to elsewhere). This liner is 12,209 tons. Near the Star" ferry women passengers disembark from the boat near the Aberdeen Wharf. offered, and after a financial tip had been when he returned Home in 1924. ›

Trudycon has this to say of this route, at a buoy, was the French mail Witness told the defendant he must push mentioned a new guard was secured; a fine swiminer in the Fortsmouth Evening ince Paul Lecat (7,545 tens), on her way off at once. Returning half an hove guard with better uniform, and bigger Yeri. All those connected with water to Europe from Japan and Shanghai and brighter buttons. To-day members polo in Portsmouth will recall his genial Two of the Java-China-Japan Line fleetter, witness saw the defendant's boat disposition and outstanding abilities, and were also in port. these being the still there. On defendant seeing witness

he started to go off of this guard shooze peacefully on benches his death will not only be a great loss Tjinink from the Dutch East Indies, The defendant said that he was pre-. under ne spreading shade trees, while to his club, but, to Hampshire. Only and the Tjikini, while also of the same near by in the hospital three floors are 2 years of age, he was rapidly coming line was the coaster Fan Cloon. Another paring to push off, after landing his to the front rank in swimming and Blue Funnel ship was the Irion (8,520 passengers, when the constable arrived. fully occupied by the military Red Cross.water polo circles, being the holder of tons) from Home vid Singapore was at He only remained long enough to land SIMPLY APPROPRIATED. the Garrison Championship and the 100 Holt's Wharf; while along the Kowloon the passengers, but the coastable took

yards Army, Championship last year. Godown Co.'s wharves were the P. & O. him to the police station. In 1994, he won the 100 yards Champion. Nugpore from Bombay vid Singapore; One of the passengers on the boat said ship of Hampshire, and was second last Danmark, East Asiatic Company, after she and her companion had landed from year, besides which be represaated the refloating off the sandbank on which ate the constable arrived. The constable Army in the Inter-Services-Champion-went-aground-en-Monday morning the then took the defendant-to-the-police- ship at Aldershot last season."

East and Australia Line Fando and the station. Indo-China Co.'s Fook Sany."

Regrets were expressed, mild apologies/swimmers here and continued to improve stream the RM.S. Empress of Austral patrolling Connaught Road, West, he sw

Some members of the Baptist Mission bad beard the report of the taking over of the hospital, but doubted that the Chinese would actually go to the limit of really entering the buildings without per mission," and so made inquirios. Alas, the truth was stranger than action. The hospital was being run by the military

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In discharging the defendant, His Wor. ship remarked that further enquiries should have been made before the case was brought to Court,

Inspector Bond of the Water Police replied that it was not his case, but belonged to No. 7 Station.

OTHER CASES

FORE PEAK AND HOLD STOVE IN.

For failing effectively to shade their". With her fore peak and No. 1_hold bright lights while fishing of Lai Chi stove in, the Struthers and Barry Kok, two fishermer were each fined $10, freighter West Faralen, was floated at with the alternative of ten days baru.

p.m. last Wednesday, after being labour in default. aground for three days at the entrance to Yokohama harbour, says the fanila The ship, one of the best. Bulletin. freighters on the Pacific, was en route to Manila from Los Angeles and San August 14th from Saigon. Francisco and was due at Manila on

ents, the private rooms were fully occu pied, nurses were attending the sick, and doctors were cheerfully carrying on their work. All seemed to be happy and con-

The inter-departmental lawn bowls tented and fully satisfied with the nos competition, recently started between the pital, equipment and the arrangement Police, Revenue, P.W.D., Prisons and thus far. The grassy lawn surrounding Education Departments, having proved the hospital was strewn with remnants very popular, it is now suggested that of used bandages, matter-soaked cotton, the idea should be developed to embrace and "direcloured pads which had been other forms of sport. thrown from "the verandahs and windows bowls competition has been concluded One membe proposes that when the

above, and left drying in the sun, or other competitions for the winter months, The big freighter, which is 18,000 tons blowing around the yard in hopes that such as tennis tournament and a Mara- dead weight, grounded on Sunday even the sunlight might kill the germs. Old thon race should be inaugurated, these ing through causes not yet reported, Competitions to take place on Sunday bits of used matting on which patients afternoons, as is the case with lawn though it is thought probable that the had either lived or died were also scatter-bowls.

ed around. Otherwise everything was in No" date has yet been fixed for the perfect order,

lawn bowls match between the P.W.D. It was a pity that permission could not and the Prisors Department, which was have been asked or obtained from the cancelled on Monday afternoon, on ne Baptist Mission or the U.S.A., authorities before the building was occupied, but the count of the rain, but it is probable that

it will be played next Sunday. rising waters of the West river made a quick move necessary, and as America has always been so conciliatory and obliging, it went without saying that this little lack of forethought would not, be seriously criticized!

SCRAPS OF PAPER,

GOLF.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

Boundings were defeative.

The West Kader, a smaller freighter due in Manila from Portland on August 13th, went to her assistance and with the help of three tugs finally succeeded in floating the ship after part of the cargo had been transferred to lighter. tugs towed the disabled freighter to Yokohama for repairs.

The

The West Faralon was built in Los Angelex in 1921. She has two decks, is equipper for oil fuel and has les horse

power.

For using bright lights on their fishing. boats IN 2 prohibited area, namely Lyemun Pass, two masters of fishing craft were similarly fined.

The master and mistress of fishing boats were each fined $5, or five days' hard labour in default, for dragging without permits in the harbour.

TRAFFIC SUMMONSES.

TAXI-DRIVERS 'FINED.

EUROPEANS NARROW ESCAPE.

Before Major C. Willson, at the Central Magistracy yesterday, Mr. D. Clow, Chief Inspector of the Tramway Company, gave evidence in a charge against a taxicab driver of passing a stationary tram-car, Witness said that she and two European

had narrow escapes.

Defendant was fined $20,"

Bogey Competition at Farling, July HONGKONG'S PUBLIC BATHS. ladies who were alighting from the tram 81st to August 2nd:

N. L. Smith, 1 down wins..

MEDAL COMPETITION AT

1 SHEK O

So the august American seals that had dared to boast that they were untouch- able" were torn off the doors and win dows, and went scurrying away in the breezes to and a corner in which to hide.. Some of the seala, though torn to shreds In the nine-hole medal competition remained faithful to the last-and-still cling fluttering at their posts of duty, and, organised by the Shek O Country Club tell to the passers-by, in, tones that are for the August Bank Holiday week-end, unmistakable, how much they regret they the best ladies' round was returned by have lost their power. In the case of Mrs. Cassidy, while the Hon. Secretary, other seals where the U.S. and A bave Mr. F. S. Harrison, proved successful in been parted the former two letters, in the 'Men's Competition. He had an

as follows: "U.S. bave been permitted to remain excellent round of 37 as a new sign for the present proprietor 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 4

The leading scores were: ship.

Ladies.. Mr. M. J. Cassidy Mrs. F. S. Harrison ..... Mrs. W. E. L. Shenton

"Blea.. Mr. F. 8. Harrison 37~~334 Mr. W. E L. Shenton Mr. E. Davidson

If this incident had occurred in the stir. ring days of Roosevelt one can imagine the wild shrieks of the American eagle as it beheld its nest so ruthlessly torn to pieces, and scattered around, but the offspring of thai daring bird has become tamer through age and now, instead of the harsh discordant shriek, one hears its gentie "voice softly cooing like a turtle dove if indeed the bird does not simply turn its back and pretend not to noice.

Mr. D. G. Brace Mr. P. S. Cassidy Mr. G. E. Towns'

37--4=45 66-8=47 54-747.

39-36 43—4 » 30- 48-7-41

47-5-42

THEIR POPULARITY. The appended table table shows the used the bath houses during 1925: number of men, women and children who

Mn. Women. Children. Wanchai, Cross

Lane Bath. House 123,482 36,449 Second Street,

Bath House 18,850 14,111 Pakhoi Street,

Bath House. 7,738 Pound Lane,

5,048

31,074

18,403

7,429

Bath House 126,271 38,205 9,911 The above figures must be regarded as approximate only.

1925.2

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Two other taxicab drivers were each fined $25 for dangerous driving. One was stated to have been travelling at the rate of 24 miles an hour,

Sir Charles N.. E. Eliot, K.C.M.G.. who was Brat Principal of the Univer sity of Hongkong and afterwards British Ambassador to Japan, from which post he recently retired, received the Degree, of Doctor of Letters at the coming of age celebration of the University of Sho field on July 1st. At the same time Princess Mary had the degree of Doctor

The Cross Lane Bath House was reof Laws conferred on her, and degrees opened after reconstruction on April 10th, were conferred on other eminent persons, Sir Austen Chamberlain and the Earl of Derby being made Doctora of Law. It may be recalled that Sir Charles Eliot was Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield University from 1905 until he received bis Hongkong appointment.

The new Bath House in Second Street war opebed on November 18th, 1825.

The now Bath House in Pakhoi Street, Yaumati was opened on September 1st,

1995;