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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1912.
DAY BY DAY.
No man has a thorough taste of prosperity to whom adversity hins
never come.
Going Home.
Silk Delivered.
Farewell Sermon.
10.45 am, to-morrow.
tone.
Government.
ANOTHER TENNIS FINAL, soldiers rou off with a love SCENE AT THE THEATRE NOTES AND
First Set,
24 1
Comments.
LEAGUE TENNIS..
YMCA, heat Club de Recreio. Hongkong Tennis League com- On Saturday afternoon the
menced.
games,
a
ROYAL.
Handcuff Episode.
There was an unfortunate con-
A Strong Bid,
COMMENTS.
"That Tired Feeling,"
Hongkongites who have become, slavos to the "rickshow babit".
than tho last. Abusive. Rickshaw Coolles,
health
No one
twice the
game and thus got within sight of sat. Douce was called Military Victory.
in the next. Thon Phelips failed to return the service, and aj Lawn tennis enthusiasts assem→
splendidly placed ball of Oraw- blod on the Hongkong Cricket ford's driven between the two Police Quarters Overhaul. Club ground on Saturday aftor- opposing players won the set at tretemps at the Theatre Royal on and, in consequence, have little, The Police Station and quarters noon in big force to witness the 0-3, as well as the match. Saturday evening when con-use for their legs, will be interest- are now undergoing their trion-final match in the Professional
siderable trouble arose over the od in the following from a Home nial overhauling.
Pairs compotition. The rival The winners thoroughlymoritod question as to whether a local paper Ono of the satisfactory results of the coal strike has been Back Again.
their victory, giving a for better gentleman actually did succeed a revival of the almost lost art of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. L. Bowley couples were Caple. Day and all-round display than their rivals. in freeing one hand from a pair pedestrianism, with returned to the Colony, from their Crawford (Army) and Messrs. H. Day's service was most effective trip to Japan this morning. A. Niebet and H R. Pholips and his half-volloying perfect, of handcuffs that the Grent benefits that such exere brings in its train. People who have his Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Dennya de-terest centred in the tie owing to smashes. Nisbet was by no
hitherto been victims of the craze (Civil Service). Additional in- while Crawford made some fine Raymond had placed on
recoveries and was dondly in his wrists.
forrapid locomotion and have, con- part. for London by the Chiyo
The third part of the programme sequently, not wal' ed a yard more Maru to-morrow, leaving Blake the fact that Day and Niabot mosus in form and only occasion- Pier at 11 a.m.
(who to-morrow will dooide. the ally showed streaks of his boat for the evening was a display by thun was necessary, are now weary 1012 singles championship) play. His partner opened very the artiste of his smartness in of the uncertainty of trains and strap-hanging in tramears, cover "Silk ox O.S.K. str. Chicago were on opposite sides. It was a degenerated, often finding the and straight-jackets and among and so saving money and gaining promisingly, but later on he getting out of handcuffs leg-ironsing considerable distances on foot Maru which left Hongkong "on March 21 was delivered in New perfect afternoon from a weather not and still more ofton needlessly York on April 25 6.m.
point of view, the turf was in tip-paying attention to slants which the first named, that were brought in honlth." The only hope for top condition, and the play was wore mailing out. This latter to his notice, was a pair of figure some people in Hongkong who find their health going and thoir, Yesterday morning at Matins of a most entertaining order. The weakness was responsible in no eight handcuffs that wore handed
is another strike money molting in St. John's Cathedral the Rev. Fresult was a win for the military match.
small measure for the loss of the to him by an American sailor of rickshaw coolies. But to have T. Johnson preached his forewell
Aftor oxamining them he re-any benefit in these directions it sermon to a large congregation.
men by three sets to love and 20|
marked that they did not appear will have to be more prolonged Farewell Address.
games to 13, though the dispar-
to be working quite properly, but We are informed that the fareity between the pairs was not so
said he would give any man one well address and presentation to ranrked as the score would seom
Touching rickshaws, by the The rates of Subscription to the Hongkong Telegraph" will Rev. F. T. Johnson will be made to indicate. Scaring duties were
hundred pounds if he could way, a correspondont writes: at the City Ball Music Room at undertaken by Capt. Brierley
aid of the key. There was at abuso which rickshaw coolies, escape from them, oven with the Day altor day complaints aro
being made
concerning the Left for Japan,
Play opened very moderately.
first no one ready to take the particularly those in Kowloon, H. M. 8.8. Monmouth and
The scores in the YM.O.A. v.
challenge up, but at last Raymond! hoop on to the heads of those Defence left the Harbour this the first game going to the Captaine Club de Recreio match wore as morning for Japan. The former on Crawford's service. Thanks follows:-
succeeded in persuading a local who pay the logul fare. It is an proceeds direct while the latter to smart work at the net by C.A.) boat Dalmande Remedios
Hickling and Joseland (Y.M. gentleman, who had gone on the invective and contumely should every-day occurrence to receive calls at Shanghai to pick up Vico Admiral Winslos.
Phelips, the score was made "one and Gutierrez 7-4; boat Lopes stage to not as one of the Com- you tender five cents for a rido nó furthor, say, than the, Georgo Mines Output.
all" with a love game, and then and Yvanovich 9-2; bost Piuna mitteo, to have the cuffs on.
Hotel, or woll within the fifteen The Chinese Engineering and the military men ran off with a and Hyndman 9-2.
Le Breton and W. H. Vivonsh Mining Company, Limited, inform couple in succession. However, heat Dulmando Remedios and was given him, and it at once be the minimum fare.
They wore put on and the koy minutes which the law fixes for us that the total output of the the other couple steadieel up and Gutierrez 7-4; beat Lopes and came apparent that a strong bid would be so unreasonable as to Company's throo mines for the week ending April 20 amounted play improved all round, some Yvanovich ?--4; boat Pinna and was being made to win, the money tender the bare fare on a drench- to 3,4789.18 tons and the sales splendid rallies being seen. Hyndman 8-3.
offerred. How it happened was ing wel day, but under ordinary during the period to 29,306.65"Three all" was called, a game Wilson and Davidson lost to not quite clear from the front of conditions there is no reason why went to Crawford and Day Dalmando Remedios and Gu- the house, but before many person should have to suffer in- Bridge over Yangtse. and then, after a sharp tussle bet-tierrez 4-7; lost to Lopes and seconds had slapsed one hand ult for doing that which is right The "Peking Daily News" ween Pholips and Day, honours Yvanovich. 4-7; lost to Pinua was froo and the key was in the and just. To the people using these informs us that six foreign sur- were easy at the end of the eighth (and Hyndman 4-7.
look requiring only a turn to conveyances, say at least four veyors are mapping out the site game. Weak returna by the The totals were:-Y.M.C.A.,liberate the other Raymond times a day, it is an injustice to
ppaying of the proposed bridge across the Civil Service pair gave the 50 games, Club de Recerio 40 took hold of the tyro's hand be bullied into
The ovil does not Yangiso. Their plan is to run ninth game to the other side.games.
and something of a stuggle took legal fare. Other games resulted as fol-place in which the alight key in end there, however. If you want the bridge from the Snake Hill Nisbet and Pholips then badly at Hanyang. The survey is being crumpled up and as a result of lows
tho look was bent. The gentleman rickshaw for a longer journoy made at the request of the Peking very poor judgment they were Queen's College 50 games; got out of Raymond's grasp and than it is usual for the men round easily beaten in the next, thus Chinese Recreation Club 40 on trying to turn the key broke the forry to make, they are not in- Doggie's Adventure. losing the initial set by 4-8. ·
it. Naturally a good deal of fooling clined to take you and will pre Considerable excitement. wOB
Second Set.
Civil Service 51 'games, Wig-was exhibited and resulted in au tend to be engaged. Only recent caused on board one of the Kow- After a weak beginning, the man 48 games,
interchange of remarks betweeny there was a prosecution in the the performer and his audience Police Court over this matter, and loon Forry steamers on Saturday civilians warmed to their work.
which did not tend to mend mat- one of the thres coolies was fined. when on nearing the pier, a dog Losing the first game, they
tors. However Mr. Raymond was But it is not everyone that can jumped overboard. Efforts were succeeded in snatching the next
able to continue his performancefford the time to take these men, made to rescue the animal, but as three in succession. The last of
and often as he was caught hold of he these produced some brilliant
was heartily applauded the Police Court, and in con- while the Handcuff was removed sequence many Buffer practically snapped at his would-be saviour, exchanges in which Day showed A telegram in Saturday's issue stated that the meeting between At length by the use of towels up finely, while on the defensive. Peking Correspondent's Straight from the impromptu performer's in silence. If a plain clothes Tang Shao-yi and the International Bankers had not resulted in the the dog was hauled out of the A fine drive across the court by
wrist by means of pair of pliers. officer took a ride occasionally, particularly one who understood Raymond. Explains. losa being fixed up. If Tang porsists in his extraordinary demand harbour little the worse for his Nisbet, however, scoured the
Chinese, and tendered but the for unlimited funds with no stipulations as to supervision, the loan dip.
verdict. Day and Crawford then In a very able article, the A "Telegraph" representative legal fore he would certainly be revived and took the next game. Peking correspondent of the who was in the house at the time able to prosecute many for ob ienot at all likely to be fixed up just yet. Much more likely is the resig
In all, over the week end, five Then Nisbet want to the net and "Cable-news American" rubs at once went behind to see things cone and abusive language. A nation of the Prime Minister which, we are told, is prophesied. That dead bodies were found in open as the result of his damaging in some plain home-truths on the for himself, but, even after ex-low pressentions on this score, is a fairly safe and easy prohocy. In order to understand Tang's spaces in the colony. Three of tangent shots he was able to subject of China's financial plaining who he was, was turned and the difficulty and unpleasant- position-more necurately, to find some sort of reason in it-we these were ensea in which death secure a 4-2 load. The seventh position." Money," he says, is out by an unauthorised sub-ness would be overcome. have to recall the fact that, some time ago the syndicate of the "four was due to plague, two being game, which was taken by the China's greatest need to-day. ordinate. Later however, be
found in the Eastern district and military players, was productive Daly with its aid can peace be was waited on by one of Mr. A Humorous Burglar. nations" formally protested through their embassies against the
one at Shaukiwan, while a fourth, of good play, and in the next rostored, a sound government Raymond's assistants and asked House-breaking is action of the Chinese Prime Minister and the Nanking Assembly in in which death was due to natural Nisbet was seen at his best in established and an adaptable to see the artiste. Mr. Ray-anongh in Hongkong, but it is Banctioning the Belgian loan as a breach of faith with itself, and cause was found in Yaumati, and several remarkable recoveries. The system of modern administra- mond then explained that his robbed of some of the nice points also against the assignment, as security, of the revenues of the the fifth floating in the harbour; score was now 5-3 in favour of the tion and economics extended reason for catching hold of the of the Home variety. For instance Kalgan railway, on which the British and French members had apparently a case of drowning. Civil Service pair, who, up to throughout the country. There is gentleman's band was simply to such a delightful little human this stage, had certainly looked no money in the Peking treasury, to close the look again as he was touch could scarcely be given by prior lien.
To-day is the second anniver-Then they fell to pieces and the loans on liberat
good enough to win the set. and none is coming in. Foreign sure that it could not have been an Oriental burglar as was forth- At that time Tang contruded that the arrangement with the
terms are, properly looked in first instance, coming recently from a night bird Anglo-Belgian syndicate was necessary, owing to the delays in- George V, who came to the throne in sequence and with them the Shih-kai and Tong Shao-yi were of excitement and in the slight Wales and left a chit in the fol sary of the accession of King Army men captured three games therefore, a vital necessity. Yuan Naturally there was a good deal who broke into a grocery store in oident to the payment of the instalments of the "four nations loun," on May 6, 1010. All the warships lead at 6-5. In the next Orawford fully aware of this, and unofficial struggle the key which is very lowing terms" Disappointed, and that it was not to the interest of the new Republic that it in the Harbour were dressed with showed great resourcefulness and negotiations with the Four Powar thin was bent and eventually no money. Jellies excellent.— ̈ ̈ ̈ should be delivered up to a financial monopoly. The Peking cor and at noon a salate was fired. took his side within a point of the former was aworn in as pro- attempt was made to free the other only take a loaf out of Bill Syke
bunting in honour of the occasion it was mainly his good work that Group were begun even before broke in the look, when an Sykes." If John Chinaman would respondent of the Daily Telegraph reinforced these arguments by A special celebration of the Holy set. Dence, however, was called visional president and the latter hand. Mr. Raymond described book, one wouldn't mind being arging that China would want enormous sums in the near future Communion took place in St. and then the other pair claimed became his premier on March 10. the whole affair as most regret burgled occasionally. for railway development and otherwise, and would not get them on John's Cathedral this morning. the game, making the scores even Consequently, Tang Bhao-y's table. satissotory terms if she remained committed bxclusively to a single
at the end of the twelfth game. first not, even before plans for a Continuing he said :-
State with a History, group, whose members, moreover, had not done enough to develop A writer in the Sydney "Bul- Crawford's "killing" won the oabinet were laid, wań to nak for Those on the stage, who were The casual reader will probably, her resources in the past; and the same authority stated that she leti waxes facetions at the ex- next game, and by studious the financial assistance which unbiased spectators, admit that pass over without much thought
of the Chiness. There is, ly pense
avoiding Nisbet the would still have been forthcom-one side of the oulfa was not the announcement in our tele- would henceforth take steps to offer loans by tender. It is a matter he remarks," a mistaken impree Army pair also took the following ing but for the present deadlock locked, and as soon as the gentle graphic columas that Italy has of recent history now that the formal protest against the Belgian sion that the Dragon on the flag one, pulling the set out of the over the little Anglo-Belgian men turned his back to the succeeded in effecting a landing loan resulted in its being cancelled, and it is not an unreasonable of China is an animal from time fire and winning it by 8-6.
audience he jerked his hand free. at Rhodes, but the place has a assumption that Tang's fear of a "financial monopoly," is at the immemorial. It only appeared
Tang Shao-yi est forth the Mr. Raymond is continuing his decidely engrossing history. It bottom of his attitude now.
in the early '60's of last century, It was now a desperate position needs of the country so ably that performance at the Kau-U-Fong is an extremely wealthy State, and so is even newer than the for the Civil Service couple, who the four nations concerned, that Theatre for a further two weeks once belonging to ancient Greene One of the most characteristic principles of "old China" was pigtail. Before the dragon came were faced with having to capture is powerful banking interests Mr. Raymond called at the offices but for the past 00 years valódi, her determination not to employ foreign capital, from the point of to pass I fancy that the Chinese three sets in succession in order with the backing of their respect-of the "Telegraph" this morning by Turkey, fo the year 400 BC. view that its utilization would tend to give the foreigner a hold banner was a pint of bird's-nest to win the match. They started ive governments, Great Britain, and repeated that he was prepared the Rhodians submittal there
soup on a pole. The five coloured off souadly enough, taling the France, Germany and the United to give £100 to a charity if the Persians, and, to Alexander, afr upon the country. That, at least, was a patriotic attitude; it was barn on the new republican flag two opening games, but at the States, agreed to advanes money gentleman could release himself Macedon in 332 B.C., beating de founded on a mistaken belief, but it could be understood. The fear stand for China, Manoharis, Mon- sixth the score rand three without any particular security from the same handcuffe, pro- Mithridates in 88 B.0 sud sided of "old China" has been broken down, and a long stop has been golia, Tibet, and the Mohan-all." There was a great strug other than the general goodwill perly looked.. taken to the "New China" of to-day which wants to borrow un.medans. The Emperor, unless gle for the serenth game. The of and prospective stability of limited. capital without supervision. There is nothing either someone kills him or chases him military men woro forcing play the Chinese government in the patriotic or sensible in such a demand. Money is urgently wanted away, will live in Peking, on a and doing all they know to wear near furtare. In return, how: NO MORE TITLES IN CHINA. Eospitaller St.
magnificent allowance which will their opponents down and oven- ever, Tang Shao-yi was required One effect of the new regime the Tu In order that China shall begin her new national life, and parsis probably be stopped very soon, fually, after half a dozen douces, to give an exnot statement of in China, says the Straits Echo," again tence in this attitude can only retard the granting of the loan. None He will be treated as a visiting they got the game. It was now China's financial status, which he is the dropping of titles of the older nations would sanction the granting of an immense loan monarch. At least, he will be a forlorn hope for the civiliane did with a mental reservation, bere of the nobility,
High troated that way till the republic who were quits outplayed at all and it is believed that promises officials address one another, now without proper safeguards and securities and supervision; and forgote to ask if he has a mouth points. Phelips lost numerous amounting to absolute control of with the prefix of Helen Chins must not dream yet of rejecting the help and guidance of on him, and no longer treats him points by attempting to return China's currency and her fature the name This le older and more experienced nations. Nor will she advance very The nobility is not abolished in "out" balle; while Nisbet, was fluanoial policy by the Four equivalent to our Mr. or. rapidly along the highway of progress if her Prime Minister persiste ignored, like that of France and most of the returns being ed from the Premier before a cent, dressed by his China. It is simply going to be given low cha
chanoes owing to Power Syndicats were also exact Yuan Shih-kai: himes in a policy to wilfully shortsighted.
Portugal,
BONGKONG," MONDAY, MAY 6, 1919,
TANG'S EXTRAORDINARY ATTITUDE.
a
Dead Bodles.
Anniversary of King's Accession.
'Australian Fun.
Third Set.
CHINA'S MONETARY
loan.
POSITION,
sent back to his partner. The was advanced.
Talk,
mom
common
with Coosar. In 1909, after, three years mege (li raspital into the table of the Kai
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