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LOCAL SPORT.

CRICKET.

Kowloon C. C. v. United Banks. This match, played at Kowloon on Saturday, resulted in an raNY

TELEGRAMS.

SHIPPING DISASTER,

AMERICAN STEAMER

FOUNDERS.

London, Received April 4,

victory for the home team, mainly (Router's Service To The "Talograph." due to the good bowling of Kay and Lt. Moberley (4 for 41 and 5

A private telegram received in for 24 respectively) and the Amsterdam from Bremen: states sound batting of Lt. Moberley, that the American steamer Green Dr. Forsyth and de Rome. The Briar has foundered in the North Sia, The crew has been landed on the coast of Schleswig.

acores were!--

Valted Banks.

K. Brayabay, b. Mokerley

22

R. Kennedy, C. Robertson, b

Kay

36

H. E. Marieb, C. Weaser, b.

Moberley -

P. 8. Leigh Bennet, O. Wor-

Gor, Kay

4

0

M. M. Mans, O. and B. Mober-

ley"

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B. P. Thurshold, C. Robert

son, b Kay

R. T. Barton, C. de Rome, b

Kay

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M. M. Murray, b. Motorley J. Ridgeway, b. Moberley... 13 L. Wilkin, c. Sutton, b Overy 11 H. G. Isnnison, not, out

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CHINA AND JAPAN.

GERMAN MISREPRESENTATION.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1915.

KIPLING'S WAR LETTERS.

Heartening Messages to Friend

In France.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Your and Your

A couple of interesting letters from Rudyard Kipling to a French friend have been published in Paris. He freely ures the word "Boche, de every soldier does, says he could tell some pretty stories of the Indian troops, but the they are nearly all jo your coun- try"-sarcastically refers to Gar- man "Kultar," and closes one of His notes with the following passage:

Letna take courage and rejoice that it has been given us to live in euch times. The issue London. Received April 4. is beyond all doubt, and the Reutor's correspondent at re-crystalliantion of Europe will be Tokyo has batan interview with something for the survivors to see. Count Okuma, the rrime Minister If we die, at any rate our two of Japan.

countries will not, and they will recreate the world.".

The recond letter is dated Jan- uary 1, 1915:

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The Premier stated that the nogaliations between China and Japan were progressing towards an early and satisfactory coa-| clusion. The Japanese proposals, Our lads" (he says). “returo be said, were in complete accord from the front and reproach as anco with the Anglo-Japanese for being so serious. One of them, 08 Alliance and the Agreements a sailor, asked me the other day with other Powere, Ocut with complete simplicity why I W. Okuma emphasised that deliberate seemed so pre-occupied. He an

attempts had been made by nothing extraordinary in his ques German intereste to mierepresent tion, and didn't understand why Japan's attitude. Japan was I fell to laughing."

Here is another characteristic 24 5 only making in Sbailang for

what China had already granted passage:

Germany.

Total Bowling.

0. M. R.

Kay

Rouse

Overy

10 5 4- 63

Moberley ....

14 3

Kowloon

F, Salton, rua out

F. J. de Rome, b Marief

41. 4 11 0 17 1

J. P. Robinson, o Brayshay, b

Marief

眼眼

Major Robertson, a Mariof, b

Thorafield:

914

Lt. Moberley, retired H. S. Rouse, 1. b. w., b.

Thursfeld

Da Forsyth, retired...

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50.

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THE SUN LIFE CO.

Absorption of the Federal

Life. Co.

definitely decided that the offices will be moved from Hamilton to the headquarters of the San Com pany in Montreal.

THE JAPANESE QUESTION,

Another big merger of life insurance interests has jaut been Assuarance Co., of Canada takes arranged by which the Sun Life over the Federal Life Assurance Boycott In Shanghai. Company whose bondquarters are in Hamilton. While the full Although the police have re- details of the transaction were moved from public view a great not made public, it is stated that number of the placards calling the stockholders of the Federal upon the Chinese in Shanghai Life will be paid in cash, and to boycott Japanese goods, the that holders of policies will be notices are still being industri- reinsured in the Sun Life.

ously poated, with discretion, it must be said, none of the offenders having been caught.

"Remember the press is a stimulant, and that your people and mine have acquired the babit. When Russia suppressed vodka it was a small thing in comparison with what our Governments did when they cat what we call the authorized captal of $1,000,000, The Federal Life has an news. Of course the suppression the whole of which, according to

2 department and bia vigilance is making itself felt. The Bache the last published returns, has 53 prevented many lying attempts himself receives a regular and

W. L. Weiser, b Bray lng... 23 to get away with the ball, from carefully-selected ration of' nowa.' into shares of $100 each, apon

EJ. Edwarde, Kennedy, b

Murief

THE

M. Kay, o Kennedy, b

Brayshay

H. Overy, not out

Brayshay Maas

Barton Murial

Ex ras

Total

Bowling

att

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Thursfield Wilkin Kennedy

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FOOTBALL

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The Club Defeated by a Better

2. Team.

Though one did not expect the

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Up to the present, the boycott- ing campaign has been carried been eubscribed. It is divided on entirely by persons without authority-though it cannot as assuming aroally dangerons com- 16 plexion. It was noticeable, 100, everybody I meet-that our news been made and paid up.

" "I am sorry--and so is which calls of $13 each have yet be added, and without influence. The Civil Governor, That the Engineers were deter- 8 mined, after Todd's opening so much sager of the Hartlepool, diegtor of the Sun Life, in con-

papers are allowed to speak with T. E. Macaulay, managing according to native newspapers, has pronounced against the attack on their goal, to keep him Whitby, and Sparborough affaire. firming the report stated that movement, and it is reported that 12 constantly under abservation, and It was a good thing for many from every standpoint it appeared the people are being warned never without attention if it could people who remained in comfort to be an excellent thing for the against the danger of taking part ...285 be helped. The Club showed ä

tendency for attachment to Sootable homes innocent of all policy holders of both companies, in or supporting the campaign.

anxiety."

The Sun Life has over $218, Nothing of a serious nature hea U. M. R. Was a set-off, so to speak, and

And further on he writes:

000,000 insurance in force and been attempted, those actively 602 Hamilton and Stewart played the 11.1-

the Federal Life over $28,000,000, interested having confined their 5 42 guardian angel role with com- "German civilisation is in-

"The amalgamation agreement energies to holding meetings, dis- mendable cleverness, though with comprehensible. I do not prétend entered into between the Federal tributing bills and posters, and -24 12 3 50 3 inconvenient persistency, judging to have been in love with Russia and Sun Life Assurance Com-hauling down a few Japanese

140 2 from Scott's countenance. Todd 25 years ago, when she threatened panier, an abstract of which will advertisement signs.

19 was off on another of his exaur-India, but I used to love and un-

Two cases of eign-board anatch-i duly be forwarded to each of our sions when he suddenly found derstand the Ruian officers; and policy bolders and shareholders, ing were before the Mixed Court himself faced with the determin- the Russian ides at least was will, I feel ngeured, be regarded recently. In the first case two ed obstruction of B., and another buman, tolorant, and "infinitely

Chinese were charged with malic hope for the Club evaporated. rich and manifold. The Arabay them as advantageous, and The Club continued to work hard at least offered the choice between

meet with their unqualified ously damaging a sign board vers hard, but, try as they islam and the sword, but le approval, eaid Dr. M. B. Aikins, & O, in North Hopan, Road. oatéide the premises of Yoshida Club would have an easy thing in did, and tax the defenders as they Boche' has only the sword, for of the Federal Life Assurance the siga appears to have been of Burnhamthorpe the president Their excuses for pulling down his whole philosophy. It is, as you say, the problem of the mad

Company..

Toe Federal Life direotors, con- dog, and the only hope lies in the scious of the position of trust see something better from the Breunan played delightful death of the wretched animal.” Club contingent than was to be football, and certainly pro- In justice to Mr. Kipling, it which they occupy, have en- observed on Saturday. Call it vided an education in the should be explained that the deavoured to especially safeguard bad luck or whatever you like, art of the game for those who extracts are translated from the and advance the interests of their it was not wincing football, and cared to profit by the opportunity French.-Exchange.

policyholders, and are confident there is mensurable unfairness to of watching him. He just gave

that the terms of the agreement the winning team in laying too Wilkie as much as he cated to

will clearly establish that such much emphasis on the bad jose" think about and always seemed

obj et bas been attained. V explanation for defent. It is true to be in his way. On one occasion,

The financial eraugth and adopted the orthodox procedure the Club had not the close atten- just balore the opening score, the

lending position of the San Life of putting a ladder against the tion of good fortune, and perhaps Brennan-Hortop combination was point out either to the players, dezurauce Company in the insar.shop front and removing tLosign particularly was this noticeable making direct for the acquaint-where the fault lay. Rogers cet auflicient guarantee that any un- The guilty parties, or the spectatore, ance work! are in themselves a in a player who has been a feature ance of Barlow, but Hortop:tainly showed to advantage for dertaking entered into by them of usefulness when the Club has though ha shot well, did the Engineers, much to the dismay has wanted an effort to get them not shoot well enough to give his of the Club, while Barlo, too, out of the plough of defeat on side the lead. Later Scott and did well despite the two goals other occasions that player in Townsend tried a combined effort which went against him Stalker. Change of position er and the result was that the inside anything else could not be put right scored the first geal of the forward for him on Saturday, and game, putting the Engineers although we have never stiated in the lead." No further score this player of praise in the past came before the interval.

the match with the Royal Endid, their efforts were not to gineer's, without making odious receive coronation with the wreath comparisons one did expect to of success.

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The teams were:

that everybody was doing it, They were fined $2, the money to be paid to the proprietor of the shop as compensation.

In the second case, two Chiness were ordered to pay damages for having removed a signboard from Japanese shop in Elgin Road, & In this

ca o the defendants

The Press and the War, will be euried out not only with of the London Press Club recently Oa opening the new premises fidality, but generosity as well," the loo. Harry Lawson, M.P.. The Federal Life commenced paid a tribute to the work of war business in 1883. One of the correspondente. Sme critics, he founders, the late David Dexter said, had blamed the Press for Royal Engineere. Rogers; of Hamilton, occupied the position lack of appreciation of the needs Coron and Richards; Brennan, of managing director until 19,2 of the public, but such criticism Smith and Boff; Millard, Town In that year he assumed the dual was based on ignorance of 'can- and even now we believe him one In the second half, rain com- send, Scott, Hortopand Wilkinson. office of president and managing ditions. These persons did not of the best in the Colony-we menced to fall and played havco Hongkong F.OR.O. Barlow; director, which position he can realize the daily danger which cannot but admit that his play on with much of the operations. The A. Hamilton and J. MeCabbin tinued to hold until his death, the war correspondents ran in the Saturday was of the idol destroy-misfortunes of the Club players RG. Long, J. Stewart and M.Lin 1912. Thereupon Dr. M. U firing lines or their imminent ing type. Perhaps, however, the were even more pronounced that Bailton; G.A. Robinson, P. Todd, Aikins, of Burnhamthorpe, who danger of being shot as episs if one thing a football enthusiast in the orening half. The play J, Stalker, W.V. Pannell and for a long period had been a captured. He maintained that seldom if ever allows for is that was of a ding-dong nature and the P.W.A. Wilkie, ge

director of the company, and for their work compared favourably his chosen player should not be Engineers showed no contentment Referee Mr. F. WE mary yeare one of its vice-presid- with anything that had been done in playing humour, and in all with a goal lead, even to the end. At the conclusion of the game, ents, was elected to the presidency. in the past.

Among the directora of the probability this was the case with They played a sporting game, and the Hon. Mr. Landale spoke Stalker on Saturday. Then they richly deserved the goal they encouragingly to the players. He company Bra: John B. Holdeb, Todd worked very hard but his got which pat them two goals a congratulated the winnera and first vice-president; Thomas 0. energy did not go in the direction bead, just before the close, through said that it appeared as though Haslett, O, Hamilton, vice- of reward no fault of bis-he Townsend. There was no further the usual span betwear the periods president; E. H. Laschinger, could not have played harder had incident of special note and the at which the Olab had won the Toronto, David A Doulap, the scores been reversed. He game ended with the scores: shield; would have to elapse again, Toronto, Hugh Galbrie, M. P., certainly caused a flutter of Royal Engineers, 2 goals; Hong- before the honour once more fell w. C. Watson, Toronto: John Guelph, F. J. Bowed, Hamilton; excitement among the Engineer kang F.O., nil defendera in the Krat fow minutes. Although the Engineers were Mis. Landalo presented tho Lannor, Hamilton; W. 8 Morden, of play, when he brought the anxious to add to their score, they shield to Corporal on, and the Toronto leather just too near the goal for were very mindful of their domedals to the players amid deafen- their comfort. The soldiers were fence, and constantly the forwarde ing cheers, Lusty cheers were not slow to perceive that it was a paid attention to the safety of also given for the Club, at the connection with the merger of the dashing, game that was going to their goal when the Club appeared conclusion.

to them

ger.

Toronto, and John R. Grover,

Hamilton, Oat, Feb, 17-In

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT,

KOWLOON DISTRICT. LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS: No. 18

Lighter "Ruth " & 9.8. #17 P- Shiu On's raised::|| Referring to Kongmoon Local

Notice to Mariners No. 17, dated 20th January 1915, notice is hereby given that the British 8.8. Shin On "and the Standard On Co. a lighter Ruth have been raised and removed from the

gmoon District.

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Harbour Master. paid up atook. It has been Kongmoon, April 3rd. 1915, -

Ban and Federal Life Insurance Companies, it was announced latter company will receive near-

all the tale, and no sooner had in any way dangerous. There At the conclusiod of the dis the Clab a hope of opening the no doubt that there was a little iribation of the medala, Mito-day that the shareholders of the day account through the too much of the solo effort, basi Mey Lager presented Mr Brendy of Todd when thatness in connection with the Club Tandale with a beautiful bouquet.

pieces, and play, and it is not necessary to

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