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A Modern Factory fitted with the most up-to-date machinery in Hong Kong

Throughout S. America, Australia and Africa, as well as in North China and India, the

MERCERISED & COTTON SOCKS

which are made in this Factory, are in the highest favour amongst all Import Firms who appreciate that

these goods are absolutely reliable, always пр to sample, and never vary in quality.

Enquiries welcomed from Export Firms, to whom full particulars will be gladly sent.

OFFICE AND FACTORY: MONGKOK, Kowloox.

CABLE ADDRESS: SOUCHIKNIT, HONG KONG,

TELEFON: Kowloos 593,

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OXFORD WAYS NOT GOOD, NEW ALL-BRITISH FRUIT

ENOUGH.

U.S.A RHODES SCHOLARS HOLD ALOOF.

INTEREST CENTRED IN THEIR

st

OWN COMMUNITY,

American Rhodes scholars Oxford University have inclated themselves in a colony that holds itself aloof from the other under- graduates, writes par of their num ber in the Daily Espress.

It is a strangely self-contained community that plays only a small pars in the ordinary lile of the university.

These American Rhodes men are

Cecil Rhodes Foundación.

of America, who will bencât from

the American scholar ships to be

established, for the reason above

LINE.

PLAN TO WREST MONOPOLY

FROM AMERICA.

Keen interest has developed at Kingston, Jamalen, in connection with proposals to establish a direct all-British shipping line for the conveyance of West Indian fruit to the English market.

This follows the recommendations of the recent report of the Imperial Economic Committee, and will ter minate the existing American meno- poly in the West Indian fruit trade

All the Rhodes scholars meet at

ACCOMMODATING THE TROOPS.

QUARTERING AT DRAGON

"MOTOR GARAGE,

OFFICERS AT KING EDWARD

HOTEL.

The military authorities have found it necessary to take over

additional accommodation to that

THE KING'S REGULATIONS.

BROUGHT UP TO DATE..

That the Board of Admiralty 'ara desirous has the regulations affect. ing the service shall conform to modern conditions is evident from the attention being given to the revision of King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions. There has

of amendments, which fil} nearly 30 just been promulgated a long list

pages. With most of the changes already secured and erected for the approved officers and men have al- housing of the officers and men of ready been made familiar by notifi. the Shanghai Delence Force.

cations that have appeared in Fleet The premises effected include the Orders; but it is desirable that all King Edward Hotel, whose manager feetmen, and especially those who informs us that a number of officers may had it necessary in the near are moving in to-day. Practically future to earn their living in in- the whole hotel is being requisition-dustrial life ashore, should make ed, including lounging, dining room themselves acquainted with the new and all the floor. The bar, a very regulations relating to the trade popular Hong Kong rendezvous, is and vocational training certificate. however, not affected and the re

taurant will be open to the public

as usual.

The Manager is, of course, un able to say how long his new guests would be likely to stay.

1 Among other properties leased by the authorities is the Dragon Motor Garage, at No. 3, Wongneishong Road, Happy Valley, Half the space of the building will be used by the military, and the remainder by the Dragon Company. The transport services, details of which have previously seen given, such as Mechanical Transport, etc., are now in occupation of part of the ground floor, where there is room to park about twenty motor vehicles, includ- ing transport trucks and motor ambulances.

The greater part of the first floor is also to be used by troops. There is room for about two hundred men at the garage, but the work of the Company will proceed as usual.

NAVAL AND MILITARY Y.M'S.

THE CHEER, O" AND

BETTER 'OLE" OPENED.

THE

+

from any-nayal rating either (a). These provide thas when a man

completes a course of vocational training (other than a correspon dence course), or (b) is discharged to shore, or sent to depot from any ship or establishment as a pre- Kiminary to final discharge to shore, for any reason other than miscon- duct, the ship or establishment con- cerned is to prepare, a trade and not already done) on the form vocational training certificate (1

shown in the regulations. The form is in any case to be made out before the man is discharged to shore or depot, and the trade and vocational training certificate is to be attached to his papers, completed as miny handed to him on final discharge, necessary from time to time, and the vocational training portion be ng left blank if no course has been taker

bo

Assassing Character and Ability,

abould prove of great value to men It is obvious that these certificates

in search of situations after getting back, to "the beach," and especially to those who avail themselves of the help of that most useful organiza- tion, the National Association for the Employment of Ex-Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen. Character assessments on the service certifi- cate, it is directed, are to be re garded

as possessing numerical calue, namely: Very good, 4; good, 3; fair, 2; and indifferent, Similarly, efficiency

asperaments on the service, cate (except for seamen holding non-substantive ratings) are to be regarded as possessing values as follow:

(including assess Superior ments of

exceptional under the old system), 4; satisfactory, 3; mo- dcrate, 2; and inferior, 1. In all cases of doubt as to the character

SPLENDID ACCOMMODATION FOR THE SERVICES.

The two Naval and Military Y.M.C.A's. at Peking Road, Kow loon, and at Queen's Building, Hong Kong, have now been formally or efficiency to be assessed, refer- thrown open to the men of the Ser-ence is to be made to the Accoun vices in Hong Kong

Both are splendidly equipped, and

transformations that reflect the eficiency of the work done have been effected in the short time since those responsible, have taken over these quarters.

Brightness and & thoroughly cheerful atmosphere, combined with comfort, have

been successfully

aimed at in each Y.M., the goal in this direction has beeä reached...

The "Cheer 0." The Y.M. in Queen's Building is catered from the Chater Road side. at the function of this road and Ice matter of less House Street.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

Metro Goldwyn

Mayer

PICTURE

QUEEN'S

2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20

THE marriage sing is responsible for amazing hap

“penings—but you've never seen anything to equal this pulsing film dzema for thrills and surprise! From the play that ran two years on Broadway,”

FRANK BORZAGE'S

production, with ELEANOR BOARDMAN, Malcolm McGregor

THE CIRCLE

SPECIAL CONCESSION. TO

Scomerta by

KENNETH I CLARKS

Diverted by

FRANK ODRZACE

From the

stage inccess by

W. Somerset Maugham

SERVICEMEN IN UNIFORM

50 cts, to Back Stalls; 30 cts. to Front Stalls All Shows

&

TO-DAY TO-MORROW

WORLD

CORINNE GRIFFITH

ia

5.15 & 9.15 ONLY

CLASSIFIED

..

CHINESE PICTURE at 230 & 7.15

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

STAR

2.30 to 11.15 CONTINUOUS

BIG DOUBLE BILL

KATHERINE MACDONALD

in

THE WOMAN CONQUERS

tant-General of the Navy.-Naval "TERRIBLE NEGRO HAUNT.” and Military Record.

The work of looking after the establishment is being supervised- by a band of local lady voluntary helpers, who are assisted by a num- ber of "boys." Mr. W. Ingram, who has done so much in connection with the European T.M.C.A. Ser. vice Section at Kowloon, before the arrival of the Shanghai Defence Force and additional Naval units is in general control.

The YM. at Queen's Building was Service men rolled up." opened from yesterday, and many

SOHO CAFE LIBEL ACTION DISMISSED.

I

JUDGE'S STERN" COMMENT.

A verdict in favour of Odhans Press, Ltd., publishers of "John Bull," and Mr. E. R. Thompson, editor of the journal, was returned at the close of the libel action brought against them in the King'a Bench Division by Mr. James Kit ten. Judgment was entered accord- ingly, with costa.

"The Better ropriate name of Café,"

Here

of its

4

counter-

given, at the University of Ox the American Club at Oxford twin side the hall-way is the receiving both here and on the Hong Kons to four months' hard labour, with

shake

This

.of

be

The

QUEEN'S

Mon. and Tues. March 21 & 22

at 9.30

p.III.

MARIE PREVOST

in

THE LOVER OF CAMILLE

JASCHA HEIFETZ

Prices: $6, $4 & $3 Booking at Moutrie's.

HOW THE WAR WAS NEARLY LOST.

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DIRECT FROM A SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF EUROTE AND AMERICA

The Better 'Ole."

The action arose from an article The counterpart of the Service published in John Bull in which The Governor, H. E. Sir Reginald

ย café in Great White Lion-street, Stubbe, K.C.M.G. (formerly Gor- than a minute's walk from the Y.M.C.A at Queen's Building, is

conducted. by Mr. Kitten and said "Star Ferry Wharf, it is very situated at Peking Road, Kowloon to be nicknamed "The Black Man's ernor of Hong Kong) in an inter violating the whole spirit of the View, stated: "There is more than well situated for troops crossing the and bears the

was described as

・a zen- It is a trans dezvous for coloured criminals." one scheme now under considera harbour. tion. It is not a

of a aut- question Cecil Rhodes, in his will, wrote-sidy, but of a Government guar-known as the "Cheer OY.M.C.A., Cheer O." The only difference is reputable.".

Entering the "Y.M," which is formed godown, which has been The article also described Mr. Etted out on similar lines to the Kitten a "cunning and dis- "I desire to encourage and foster antee of freight and of interest on a turn to the left leads into the that it is much larger, and the whole

an appreciation of the advantages the capital required to establish the reading, and writing room.

Det.-Sergeant Francis Pearce which I implicitly believe will re-service.

I hope the, Government in the well lit room, there was hi ha ment is contained in one stated that he had kept observa- sult from the union of the Eng. will be able to lay some definite cheery fre burning yesterday, com-

The " lish-speaking peoples throughout preposition before the Legislative fortable rattan chairs are spread twice as large at the majority of occasions. The men who frequent Better 'Ole" is almost ton on Mr. Kitten's café on many the world, and to encourage in Council this month Central about, there is a table with maga Y.M.C.A. centres erected during the ed it were criminal black men, drug the students in the United States | News.

zines and periodicals, a gramophone, WAP.

traffickers, and bullies. One, named Adequate canteen facilities William Porter, was writing materials, and a well. have been provided, and it is in feizer and a drug trafficker; ano- atocked library. On the opposite teresting to note that the teapot, ther, Mohamed Ali, was sentenced depat Tor" equipment." It might ford, an attachment to the coun- month. One of the members of be mentioned here that although side, has superseded the urn try from which they have sprung, this club commented" at a recent gifts have "rolled in" very gener materials are also provided, and a

Desks tet out with writing white man, for possessing cocaine

valued at £1,000; while James Rich, WEEN STEEL SUPPLIES RAN TANG BANG TIAN "clammy hand- but without, I hope, withdrawing meeting on the

will Gusly, more the English "under especially in the literature depart. welcomed, them or their sympathies from the

timely notice on the wall acts as another frequenter, had been recom land of their adoption or birthi graduate.

ment.

a reminder that people at Home mended for deportation for having handshake would be less)

Upstairs, on the first floor, is a troops in the Far East. Writing visited the café were of ill-repute.

are interested is the doings of the pium in his possession. The majority of the American" clammy" if the American Rhodes

majority of the white women who

"We came desperately near to Rhodes scholars live, as it were, scholars showed themselves less comfortably furnished concert room materials are provided free, of

losing the war in 1917 because the apart. The isolation they have exclusive. The Americat, Rhodes with miniature stage and piano. course, and arrangements have also

Girl Drug Carriers.

supply of steel for merchant ship- thrust on themselves is such that scholar is, on an average, cider than Impromptu concerts will be given been made for the sale of stampe.

building had been cut down to they might just as well be attend the English student by from four most nights, the Service men them- Other tables are provided with Mr. Justice Avory: Does this point when it was absurdly inade and soap-a consequent outbreak of

college in Constantinople. Whenever I see an American some explanation, of his self-imposed ladies and gentlemen will also help

periodicals of which an excellent drug traffic go on to any extent quate for our necessities," said Mr.pidemica.

A pile among these women 1-It used to be C. Ernest Fayle, lecturer at the Her stocks of materials were prac Rhodes scholar in the High, the isolation, since it is to a certain from time to time.

of gramophone records gives an in- very bad, but since the new Act was Three Staff Colleges and the Naval tically exhausted in 1918. Internal Board, or the Corn at Oxford, he

extent true that students of the Across the way is one of the most dication that the troops will not passed there has been a decrease. War College, speaking at the Royal transport was breaking down be is almost always walking either same age tend to flock together. welcome adjuncts of a Service lack music. One of the features of The women were generally the car- United Services Institutions

csuse there were no lubricants for alone or accompanied by one or

Canadians and Bouth Africans Y.M.C.A, namely the refreshment the Better "Üle. is the large riers.

| rolling stock or material for other more

American

Although our imports of ration. The quality of the ammuni Rhodes

Join fa,

buffet. A counter spans the room,

stage and the seating accommoda Station Sergeant Goddard said materials in a normal peace year or scholars. He is seldom to be seen with a native English "student,

tion available for concerts and that most of the white girls who amounted to 27,000,000 tons, he did tion on the western front had begun and from it may be obtained, cakes, sandwiches, tea, coffes, cocoa, cool entertainments.

frequented the café-which, he not think this indicated exceptional to show deterioration despite the Teed By Themselves,

drinks, etc., all at very reasonable

agreed, was "terrible negro | weakness in the position of Britain.

fact that statues, busts, and the chargée. This room, and a small

haunt"-were from fifteen to eigh

very door knockers of the Reichstag Imports were so essential that buildings had been flung into the In the "vac" the American adjoining room, is furnished with

teen years of age.

Mr. Justice Avory, in aumming could be understood. She had re-

Italy attitude during the war melting pot, Rhodes scholars go off together to rattan chairs and small white France, Italy, Spain, or Germany, topped tables,

up, said evidence had been given peatedly warned Britain that they return they eater im- Throughout the YM everything A HUNDRED OFFICERS AND knees in the café. Counsel for Mr. of coal next month we go out of the that white girls ent on black men's less you can guarantee our supplies mediately into the same narrow is bright, and with excellent light- circle.

ing, cheerful pictures, comfortable

Kitten said that that kind of thing The majority of American Rhodes furniture, and scrupulous clean-

went on at respectable dances

Exhausted. scholars are less a part of Oxford's liness, etc., there is a very inviting

know where learned concommented off, suffered a shortage of clothes among white people.

I don't university life than the students of and homeliks atmosphere.

Germany, with her imports cat the University of Buenos Aires. (Continued on next column.)

from,

(Continued on next Columa),

1

periodicals been obtained. to five years, and this fact may offer selves contributing, while local

The Canadian and South African Rhodes scholars, on the other hand, quickly become part of the life of

The American Rhodes scholars | Oxford. invariably sit by themselves at the dinner tables, and carry on a con- versation that is foreign to the other undergraduates.

They roam about each other's rooms and moderate their lives, not according to the views of the Eng- lish undergraduates, but according to their own wishes.

(Continued on nezi column).

31

The "new premises are extremely well lighted and everything is being done to ensure that they are as cool as possible in summer.

MEN IN S.S. KHYBER."

yesterday brought about 20 officers

The an. Khyber which arrived

and 18 N.0.0% and 88 N.C.0% and men.

his experience

Mr. Justice Avory.

war."

‘'

Although there were obvious Britain's position, her strength lay weaknesses, due to importation, in in the fact that the Empire includ

In war these could be cut off ime ed countries of auch geological and climatic variety that we could draw most of our supplies from them mediately from the enemy,