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THE DISILLUSIONMENT OF HANKOW.

HOPELESSNESS OF THE POSITION TO-DAY,

BORODIN THE PRINCIPAL RULER: THEN THE MOB.

THE

bad record. He went to the Gen- cral Labour Headquarters and 1 had a huge strike on my hands, while all sorts of absurd demands were minde.

In Hankow and the neighbouring cities of Wuchang and Hauyang, the capital of the Red Nation alists," writes Mr. Rodney tálbert in the North China Daily Nema, there are three classes of persons A Municipal Council Meeting. who are passionately eager to get By virtue of my position I was away the disillusioned patriots, a member of the Municipal Council the rogues who have made huge and attended the first meeting. forturies out of patronizing an- We had scarely settled ourselves archy and the thousands of mer-when the building was rushed by chants who have been systematical 500 or 800 members of the Pro- Jy looted. Three cover nearly all stitutes' Union. W locked our classes but the Russian agitators i selves in but the women got into and the mass of the riff-raft, the rooms above us and jumped on the outil we were covered with dust and fairly deafened, They wanted the removal of a 40 per cent, tax.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,

LAWN TENNIS.

THE RUMJAHNS WIN THE DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP.

Mr. Pearce concluded by thanking Miss Marston for being there to distribute the prizes.

THE RESULTS.

The successful competitors in the respective events were as follows:- Open Singles Championship of the For the third consecutive year the by the late Sir Paul Chater, K., Colony. Challenge Cup presented Consina Rumjaho-H. D. and B. AC.M.G., to be won three years in

won the Doubles Championship of the Calony, the match taking jahn; runner-up, Ng Sze Kwong.

succession.-Winner, S. A. Rum place on the Hong Kong CC's Stand Court yesterday evening, before a large attendance of specta tors. The opposing pair were the well-known local Japanese players, T. Honda and A. Akiyama,

were by

Open Doubles Championship of the Colony. Challenge Caps pre- sented by the late Mr. Ho Fook to

MAY 17th, 1927.

A NEW TENNIS CLUB.

FORMED AT EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A.

TO START END OF MONTH.

As mentioned yesterday, for some Tennis Club in connection with the time it has been hoped to form a European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon. The Y.M.CA. has large number of resident members, and there is still larger band of non-resident won three years in succession members, so that there is no reason Winners, H. D. Humjahn and S. A. why such a club should not he at- Rajahn (1825, 1926 and 1927), run-tended with every success,

era-up, T. Honda and H. Akiyama, Singles Handicap "A."-Winner, support of Y.M. members, and suf All it needs is the whole-hearted L. M. S. Lloyd (ree. 4/0). G. W. Sewell (owe 4/6); runner-upheient entries at the start to guar R. G. Wilkerson (ree. 15/1); run-judging by the meeting of ment Singles Handicap Winner, appears every likelihood of success antee its success as a Club. There

ner-up, J. R. Collis.

bers held last evening Handicap Doubles Winners S. Lounge at the European Y.M.C.A 3/4): runners-up, E. J. R. Mitchell of persistent work by the promoters E. Green and D. S. Green (owe This meeting was the culmination and W. Ilyde (owe 1/6).

The scores-7-5, 6-1, 6-4-in favour of the Rumjans give a fair idea of the character of the contest, the winners, unquestionably, being the better alt round combiuntion. In same respects, however, the Japanese, no meang relipsel, and they frequently gave their opponents quite a few suxiona mo ments.

Neither the new Singles Champion, S. A. Rumjan, nor T. Hola, ex-champion, was parti- cularly outstanding, as H. D. Rum-, Tottenham and Mrs. Tottenham jahu's all-round brilliant perform auer was easily the best. Occasion ally, of course, both "S. A.” and Honda showed up brilliantly, but it is evident that they excel much more as singles' rather than as doubles' players. Akiyama's per- formance was very sound and ne-i casionally brilliant, though be is somewhat wenk, with his back-hand.

Mixed Doubles.-Winners, Dr. R. (owe 15/3); runners-up, H. Owen Hughes and Mrs. M. Hall (owe 1/6) Mr. Pearce then presented Miss Hawston with a beautiful bouquet in a vase an exiled for three cheers for Miss Harston, which heartily responded to.

YESTERDAY'S PLAY..

were

Club Singles. Club Singles Championship, S. E. Playing in the semi-final of the

met and defeated Major W. B. Green, the holder in 1926 and 1926, Stevenson by three sets to one and

will be played on the Stand Court thus qualifies to meet G. W. Sewel! in the Final to-day. The match

commencing at 4.15 p.m.

Yesterday's- match did not reach

of the Club.

T

the

Mr. J. H. Hunt (the Secretary of the Y.M.C.A.) presided over a large and enthusiastic attendance, and details regarding the proposed club were discussed at length.

It was eventually decided by a unnainous vote to form a Y.M.C.A. Tennis Club, and the meeting pro ceeded to elect its general com mittee, who will be responsible for the management of the Club.

This comunitiee comprises the following members: President, Mr. doubtedly one of the best Presi Justice J. II. Wood, who is un-

President, Mr. C. C. Hickling: Hon. dents the Club could secure; Vice- Secretary, Mr. W. Baxter; Hon.

Sumpson, with Messrs. A. A. Dand, Membership Secretary, Mr. E. W. Railton; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. B. W C. R. S. Johnson and W. Hyde.

It is hoped to secure-the-member:

Glad To Sneak Away. Such in the festimony of an in- telligent and highly trained tech pical man, an American returned student, with whore the writer re- Every "one_loots-simply by enfiscation-and trade is impos- cently travelled for several days,sible. Taking over any such in I went to Hankow," said he, sliturions na hospital or school after receiving numerous and simply menus booting it and on- argent appeals from Sun Fo, and seating whatever funds can be at. others, in which I was promised tached. For instance there is a

The Runjahu's won the frat two everything. I spent several thou Roman Catholic Hospital patroniz sand dollars on my own expenses, ed by a wealthy Chinese merchan

graves in good style but the third game went to the Japanese quito revived nothing and was so glad and supported by subscription.

convincingly. The Rumjahne took o suonk away that I should have The sisters are volunteers and the the next. been only ton pleased to have yield expenses are trifling in spite of denen was called thrice before the In the sixth game ed up at I had, if it had been the fact that they keep up 230 beds. Japanese won,

ecessary. Really it's terrible The land was originally given by

At 3 all it seemed as though holders were by no place and 1 can never give you an

Tuchun Hsiao Yao Nau. The adequate impression of conditions polier and some of my patriot col match, and the hopes of the Indian means to walk away" with the there, I can only say that it is leagues evolved the scheme of deplayers were further blighted when an infernal Bedlam in which han uncing this an imperialist in their opponents, playing strongly, dreds of men like myself from all stitution, because Tuchun sagled 4-3. The Rumjahas, however, Championship standard and consist- ship of 100, which is really neees. parts of China have been caught i was an imperialist and the land thanks particularly to and feel that they are going mad given was public land which must

H. D.'s wonderfully able display-won the end of long drawn out base line duels direction. The membership fee has through asociation with madness. I returned to the people. The rea!

Lext game. Honda and Akiyama, at which both players were often at been fixed at $1 per month, a very I suppose that I was infected with object was that the wealthy playing in fine fettle, brought the fa the Nationalist fever when I Catholic merchant had a fund of

Major Stereuson started went to Hankow, but I've certain- ! $70,000 which, it was thought, could

score to 5-5. By superior tactics the very well and led by 1-2 in the first oderate sum, for what the Chi ly come away Imperialist." be squeezed cui of him if he were

Indians accured the next two games set, but allowed his opponent to proposes to offer. The only specific for the disease that arrested us an imperiațist. I was

and the set at 75. Deuce was fre- draw level and eventually lost the gaines and some spirited rallies the third set, which he won at 6-2. Green's chief asset, as usual, was were splendidly performed,

The second set went much more his drive und it was mainly by that When I left they were proposenvincingly to the Rumjahne, stroke that he won the match.

to take back the Inter- I had been promised a free national Hospital in the French Caression and I have no doubt hand" as head of an stuportaüt de- partanent and when I arrived they will do it. The French are

The third set was at first even was duly installed. I soon learned,isting nothing and their Conces more in favour of the Indian play however, that I was not the master Nationalists-workmen,

sion is being as freely used by thyers, who actually led by 4 clear The mob ruled my affairs as it soldiers, and the like--as though it rales everything else and the moh had already been given over. is controlled by the unseen hard that controla the propaganda

The administrator is funds. helpless figure-head. His only right, authority or reward is his right

sary to assure succes in

every

scoured at King's Park and it is Courts, ready for play, have been

is prevalent in these Red communi-frankly offered half this sum if ently called in several of the set at 6-8. He showed up best in hoped to make a start at the end

ties is the machine gum and it would approve the proposed con- would be no kindness in China to fiscation. use it sparingly.

The Hidden Hand,

armed.

The Type Of Leader. saw all the lenders and found

of resolation or adminis mmpacity

ang

then.

help to foot the community, and frative that is being thoroughly and Some, who are best known to for ruthlessly done. The hidden hand?igners, have accumulated great Borodin, of course. He never ap furtunes; the rest are despondent. pears any more, hasn't been seen

But all want to leave 1 was told fu! two months at least, hat, on the best authority that Mrs. through his more intimate agents, Sun Yat Sen is so badly frighten he controls the agitators, through ed by the situation in which she the agitators the rabble, and is trapped that she is in tears most through the rabble the invern of the time. sevent. Spies are in every office and every attempt to leave the com- munity is frustrated at the start The control's perfect and one has to know a man very well indeed to

venture a criticism.

T

into

they led practically throughout by two clear games, ultimately winning the set at 6i.

games before the Japanese had won a game. They came away merrily scoring three games in succession, bringing the score to 4-3. The Rum- superiority and brought the score jahus, however, again asserted their to a-a. Honda and Akiyama clung an tenaciously, again scored, and the struggle was over, when the next game was splendidly won by the redoubtable Rumjahns, who, having won the handsome Ho Fook trophy for the third time, are proud possessors.

HOW

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

itsi

Handicap Singles "A‚" The final of the Handicap Singles "A" was also decided yesterday and resulted in straight sets win for . W. Sewell (owe 4/6) over L. M. S. Lloyd (rec. 4/6). Sewell's ability in retrieving difficult shots was responsible for his victory, al- though Lloyd ran him very close in the first two sets.

matches were as followe

The detailed scores of yesterday's

Open Doubles. Pinal:A. D. Rumjahn and S. A. Rumjaha beat T. Honda and II. Akiyama, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4.

Club Singles. Semi-final:-S. E. Green beat Major W. B. Stevenson, 8-6, 6-3, 2-0, 0-3.

Handicap Singles "A." At the conclusion of the match,

Final--G. W. Sewell (owe 4/8). M. T. E. Pearce in introducing bent 1. M. S. Lloyd. (ret. 4/6), 6-1, Miss E. Harston who distributed | 7-5, 0-2. ception of the Club Singles Cham- the prizes, said that with the ex-

Doubles Championship brought the pionship, the Final of the Open

1927 Tournament to an end.

EXHIBITION TENNIS.

FOR M.C.L. FUNDS.

tribute to the splendid work of the Mr. Pearce paid a deserved Tennis Sub-Committee and made

The postponed Exhibition Matches particular mention of Mr. H. A. aid of the Hong Kong Women's Nisbet to whose antiring efforts Guild and Ministering Children's the Club owed a great deal. He League, will take place, weather also mentioned the good work of permitting, at the Cricket Club, the Handicappers.

He returned at 4 pin, to-morrow (May 18th). thanks to Mr. R. E. Lindsell who,

The players will be he said, had sacrificed many even- "I cannot tell you exactly howings to be at the Hong Kong Borodin gets his money and how he Cricket Club to umpire the mat spends it. I do know, though, that ches. He thought that Mr. Lind- the monthly expenditure of the sell had done this work Ex. Soviet. Consulate is between ceptionally well and to the 2200,000 and 8300,000. I know satisfaction of spectators and play.

ers alike. (Applause.)

When enine to leave it was, of course, flight. Through foreign friends I had contrived to arrange a steamer passage, but when I went ed to hurry aboard with my few pieces of baggage Mob Always In The Right.

Nationalism again in the per The mob, moreover, is always There were four of them and they sons of the water front coolies. right. They take what offices they wanted 810 each to put my things like, for there innumerable unions

on the steamer. I did rather bet headquarters, and they order super than most by paying 816 in all posedly high officials into the street. Eugene Chen S once hounded This I did not begrudge, however,

inr 50 cents worth of labour out of his office by a petty union, for I cannot tell you the relief Ile phoned {p the police and they, it was to get out of that atmos- with their tongues in their cheeks, phere. informed him that the proletariat now ruled and that he had no right. to oppose the will of the people. He then phoned to the offices of the Central Executive Committee. They dared do nothing but inform ed the military and the latter re- instated Chen. In another instance six women, led by a former con- that for one month while I was cubine of a Peking official, went there they spent exactly $235,000. to a public office and demanded There are a lot of young men who that it be evacuated in favour of went to Hankow as enthusiasts and then the Hupeh Women's League. cannot get away, who are now The official community debated fanatically anti-Red.. 1.know per- with the women but they finally sonally quite a number who never had to be found quarters in keep go abroad unarmed. They patrol ing with their supposed import the streets hoping to see Borodin auce. I once had the temerity to and get a shot at him. That is why disuliss a worthless coolie with a he is never seen in public."

Why Borodin Is In Hiding,

THE MAN WHO WAS NOT handle to which were tied some

JOSTLED.

A GRIM REMINDER IN PUKOW...

Mr. Arthun Ransome of the Manchester Guardian gives the the following picture of a scene in Pukow:--

Mira, Tottenham and Major Lucas . Miss Lo and Mr. M. K. Lo.

Colonel Russell-Brown and Dr. Tottenham v. Messrs. Rumjahn.

DAVIS CUP.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, May 16th.

winning by 3 matches to mil.

France has eliminated Rumania,

Italy Beste Hungary.

of this month. It is too late to aon, but if the Club develops and euter the Tennis League this sea produced good players, as it should do, we shall see at least one, if not mare teams, competing next vent

The meeting discussed rules and regulations, and formulated draft call a general meeting members of of these. It has been decided to the Club in the near future, when other schemes, such as the admit tance of associate lady members will be considered.

JAPANESE FISHING VESSELS SEIZED.

PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY ARREST POACHERS FROM FORMOSA.

THE SECOND CASE WITHIN A WEEK.

For making incursions into Philippine waters in violation of Philippine Castoma regulations, two Japanese fishing vessels, the Taisho Mura and Taizi Maru, were (as briefly mentioned by Reuter at one of the Babuyanes Group, by the time) seized at Calayan Island, Constabularly and Customs autho. rities on Saturday, May 7th, says the Manila Ti

The Taisho Mark is manned by seven fishermen, and the Tuiti Muru by a crew of sixteen. The crews of both vessels were arrested.

The Taisho Maru, was first re- ported fishing near Calayan by Antonio Mato, patron of the launch Delfin of the Aparri custom house, early on the morning of May 7th. The launch Delfin was boarded on the same day by Lieutenant Delar- mente and eight soldiers, and the rustoms inspector at Aparri. Al proceeded to Calayan and found the fishing boat already under arrest by local authorities. The government launch towed the Taisho Maru to Aparri, and on this return trip the vessel Taizi Maru- was seen also near Calayan. She forthwith seized And also towed to Aparri.

Tennis experts had told him that the standard this year had been much higher than it had been for many years. He made reference to the visit in 1025 of the Americans (Snodgrass and the Kinsey Brothers) who showed Hong Kong people that the local standard then was low in comparison to theirs and he was glad, therefore, to 2. that the younger generation had been impressed by the play of these visitors and that they had striven since then to improve their game. STORK BEATS REAPER IN with fish, according to the customs

Referring to the results of the tournament, Mr. Pearce said that they had to congratulate TICW

he.

though roached the find.

BUDAPEST, May 16th. Italy beat Hungary by matches

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The Ti Maru is loaded with merchandise, and the other vessel

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stained rags. The blade of the

telegram. Both are from Formosa. sword was broad and short and

The seizure of these two Japanese encased in a scabbard of brown

bosta is the second within a week, leather like the guard of an old champion in the Open Singles Filipinos and Americans in Manila the first seizure having been re fashioned razor. The shape of it Championship this year. He was are multiplying fast, according to ported last werk. Then it was the was the shape of a meat chopper: horry to see Ng Sze Kwong the old the Philippine Health Service. Japanese vessel Kon Lon from For- 1 asked whether the Chinese still idol, failing to win the title again Statistics compiled, by Dr. Guidote mosa that was captured near Ca-

after fought, with two-handed swords.

but for the director of the bureau show layan island. This boat is also at That man does not fight, I was the first to admit that S. A. Ituin in the city, there are at least three hands of the insular collector of

be Ng Sau Kwong

that for every American that dies | Aparri now, its case being in the told. I asked why he carried such jahn would be hard to bent for who are born. The whole place was a jostling a heavy and extraordinary word.

customs for decision. mass of soldiers, coolica carrying "That man," I was told, is then yours to come. The Challenge For every Filipino that dies, at munitions, beggars, ponies and executioner. I understood then Cups presented by the late Mr. Ho least two are born. This tendency.

colony in Arabia. Due to the fact buffalo.carts no doubt commandeer- how it was that he alone was not pionship, had been won outright by and other

Fook for the Open Doubles Cham- however, is not true with Chinese

that none of these Chinese were od from wretched peasants. I saw jostled by the crowd. Those bouste Mesars. H. D. Rumjahn and 8. A. here. The Chinese have almost the

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS. nationalities residing

able to eke out a living in a foreign only one man who was uncrowded. shunned him as cattle shuns but Rumjahn and now Cups

land, the larger portion, on the He stood on the bank just above cher.

were, same birth and death rate per 1,000 therefore, needed for next year. residenta.

The P. & O. 8.8. Drvanha, from

verge of starvation, relied upon the. Hong Kong, arrived Marseilles on

generosity of the British to ex river, He was not

can cut off a man's head with a certain gentleman had generously should marry early if they wish to

Young men and womon in Manila the 14th inst. at 7 a.m.

PEKING, May 3rd. tradite them from the exiled area. tically built, and his face was single merciful blow or destroy him offered to present another

The use of Chinese coolie labour Many have already been transport- out expression of any kind. It slowly with a thousand small am- Cups for competition."

two live long. Reports obtained from rived at Nagasaki on the 15th inst. Great War is still having serious lish vessels but at the present time The R.M.8. Empress of Asia ar- in France and elsewhere during the ed back to this country by Eag- might have been a mask of yellow putations made so cunningly that

the Health Service show that 252 mud. He stood with his mouth half the victim does not die until the Exhibition

Es reminded those present of the men and 228 women, unmarried, died at 3 p.m. left yeasterday at 9 a., resulta. Many of these workers large group are in dire distress at open, bis eyes half closed. All last alice. As I passed him he turn Wednesday (to-morrow), the pro-

Axed for during the first quarter of this year.

and is due at Kobe to-morrow at 6 managed to smuggle themselves Aden. The British Minister has: around him there was a space of ed towards me. His mouth remain cecile of which would be devoted to of married men and women in the

On the other hand, the number j.m.

into the towns along the Mediter-sent a Note to the Waichisopu kak- half a dozen yards. He was the ed half open, his eyes half shut, Ho

Bilk forwarded from Hong Kong ranean Sea and hide themselves ing the Chinese Government to only man whom no one jostled.

for a moment. I sup therefore, that the Stands would be period is scarcely one-half that re- 90th, arrived in New York (B. A band of these adventurers, loathe wanderers as all are about to stared at

A very good cause and he hoped, city who died during the same by the Empress of Russia on April until the steamers left the docks. make some arrangements for these Slung on his back was a aword poze I passed nearer to him that filled as they had been in the last gistored by bachelore and spinsters. John's Park) on May 19th, having to return to their homeland, planted sudcubab because of lack of proper of unusual pattern, with a long stout people usually do,

Manila Times.

been 28 days in transit.

themselves at Aden, the British | food-stuffa,--Chong Wei,

KETOSA

the foreshore tall, but on this was the skilled labourer who He, however, announced that a

few matches.

Matches

AN AFTERMATH OF THE GREAT WAR.