ROBERT PORTER
& SON'S
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1917.
BULL DOG
LIGHT ALE
IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
SOLE AGENTS:
{The Canted-Madient: Hilusioci. *1/** DAY BY DAY.
Our only exomis for returning
to the matter of the above missiem,
and the German Com WILL BE QUITE PROPER TO connection therewith, in that the SPEAK TO ONE „ANOTHER - IN Chairman of the Hospital writes HEAVEN WITHOUT AN INTRO-
#]DUCTION. os: Since the undesirability of baving the
*German Consul General” among the nominal Hon. Vice-Pesidenta bas
name
Bowlin
JOTTINGS BY THE WAY.
LOCAL SPORT.
Robinson
Braga Fistober
OPHY
Missing Link Found in Murder Mystery" ByI the Philadelphia Ledger ----Curiously enough we had always expected to hear of its being found much The Dollar. The opening rate of the dollar nearer to Hongkong. on demand
to-day
been impresed upon us, we ara |28. 4.1/184.
taking steps to have the name remored. Should there be way for
ther reference to the matter, will
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you be so good as to explain that
To-morrow's Anniversary,
you have been assured that stepsary of Paardeberg.
A Recent Consert.
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CRICKET.
C. R. C. Defeats University,
W. B. Stapleton Travern
Civil Service v. A Naval Tesin. Played on the Civil Service. ground, the home team winning t by 34 runs. D. M. Goodall made the highest score of the match. with 44 not out. Boores:**
Civil Service.
...
The University were no doubt Another injustice to President orpriced when they found them Wilson, Beater, the other day. solves getting beaten by the spoke of the American aide B. C. on Saturday on the latter's To-morrow is the 17th anniver- memoirs to Vienna; but a local ground. With practically the
contemporary, not taking too same team, the University have E. W, Davison, run out many chances, called it the Am defested Kowloon U, O., as well D. K. Goodall, not out are being taken to drop the name from the list of officers ?"—W¢
erican Note. Now hasn't that as the Hongkong O. O, bat on B. E O. Bird, b Godfrey The Council of the Helens May luckless President written too Saturday, the C. B. O, bowlers R. G. Soatherton, a Pile, b are exceedingly glad to bavS received this communication. Institute wish to thank those who many Notes aiready for it to be were in fine form, and, with ex- Godfrey The Canton Medical Mission has kindly gave their services at the fair to fasten yet one more on him?cellent fielding, the University EW. Hamilton, b Prati done eighty years of useful and recent concert. the Anderson Apropce, we are wondering what were dismissed for 86 raas. The 0. J. Tacchi, b Godfrey self-denying work; tc-day it Music Co. for a of piano, and excuse the Washington Govern- O. B. C. batsmen started in B. W. Bradbury, b Pratt
- 28 is sa astiring as ever in its all who is any way helped to ment is going to citer on behalf rather disappointing manner and O. 8a7s, Pile, b Pratt
of Germany for the killing of en things looked pretty serious, for 8. E. Alderman, o Godfrey, b
them until Ho Wing-Ein was sent American subjɛct on the Athos.
Wild out. This player wai never W. H. Eimande, run out ***
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,heavy (and all too often thankless) make the function access,
Hongkong Theatre.
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and the thought of
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attendances at the Hongkong tainted by German patron.
From the Hongkong Govern seriously worried by the Univer Theatre, where the attraction is
|sity bowlers and carried out his ge was decidedly distaste- ful to the British mind. Had the 5th and 6th episodes of the ment Gazette.-"Ia sections 18 hat with 48 runs to his credit. No American seprational Berial and 19 she expression every less than three of the C. E C. the name of the German Consul
"Peg of the Ring". There are also
premises is not grammatical."---
batsmen were run out. Scores :--- continued on the list of vice-pre- three Keystone pictures.
Nobody but our learned Govern-
University. ment officials would ever havs sidenta there would undoubtedly
We! which have been a falling of in volant.
At the Police Court this morn- supposed that it with ery contributions and that is ing, before, Mr. C. D. Melbourne, wonder who has been faking them |
for absolutely the last thing that any Chinese was charged with in band.
Resulting the Police. The facts of the case were that the man was
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BONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1917.
THE CANTON CHAMBER, THE HUN AND THE PRO-HUN.
Advice Resented.
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WEB.
E. Ponsonby Fant, b Ho
Wing Kin ...
Pratt
24 Godfrey
0.
Ng Sze Kwong, hit wicket, d Wild
Ha Wine Kin
G. E. Marley, o J. Wang. bUa 30
A.
Bravahay, c Kew, b Us... D. Wright, Mok Bing b
Ho Winx Kin
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de Souzi, c and b Yew Man Tenn
of us wished to see.
We feel it advisable to state Germany's "Reply" to China.
At last China's Note is acknow-bending down doing some repairs publicly that there is no truth ledged, and, simultaneously, to the tramway line at Bowrington whatever in suy rumour to the J. comes the tidings that three Canal Bridgs when an Indian tct that the Telegraph is about Chinese of the crew of the 6 constable touched him on the to be suspended on acesant of its Perseas are missing! Is shoulder and said that a car was pro-Kaiser leanings. allow her approaching. The man seemed Chins going to self to be fooled? We cannot to resent this warning, pulled at "It is obvious," says the believe this. There is, no doubt, the Indisn'a whistle and was Peking Daily Nawa, "that we do some little danger that German otherwise offensive. His Wor- not identify ourselves with the G. Hall, a Ching, b Yew Man wiles in Peking may prevail ship told the defendant that it opinions of our contributors, for among the more corruptible or was his daly to help the Police those opinions are naturally, in- W. Gittins, b Ho Wing Kin the more gullible of the officials; and not to assault them. A fius evitably, widely at varianos with D. P. Dixon, not out..... the Hun Minister and traders are of $5 was imposed.
each other."-That editor doesn't sparing no pains to bribe these
Victoria Theatre.
half know his business. It is
she
.
1. H. Ramjahn, o Ching, b ̈
Yew Man Tenn A. G. Warren, b Yew. Man
Tsan
Tsun
Extras
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Extras
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Total...114.
Bowling.
0. B. W
18 37
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13 43
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$ 30
Naval Team. **
A. P. M. Robinson, at. Taochi,
6
'b Bird.
A. G. Pile, b. Bird
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15 8. Carey, i. b. w. b Hamilton 12
J. Cleave, b Hamilton
2
0│A. P. M. Wild, b Hamilton ..... 14
Lieut Hall, b Hamilton
7
20
2 Sab. Lt. Golland, b Southerton 18.
P.O. Newman, b Hamilton 1 28. Godfrey, not out
9
0. P. O. Pratt, b Sɔatherton 4. 1 Pie. Cock, run ont
Bowling.
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Exirsa 6
80
0. R W. 10 30 5
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5
Total Bowling.
80
Hamilton O. M. R. W. Bird 10.2 1 32 4 Southerton
6 I. 45 2
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8 32 2
2 12 2
H
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into eiling with the Kaiser; bat The two artists wow perform-a well-conducted newspaper's we eill think that China's ing at the Victoria Theatre are policy to identify itself with the 8ood ÉCRFO will triumph. easily the best that the cinams opinions of all its readers, no Already
knows what houses bave seen for many a long matter how "naturally, inevitably, Ho Wing Kin a German promise is worth; day. They drew a packed house widely" these may happen to Un How Fa... but it is time that the laid to on Saturday night, and some ill-disagree.
Yow Man Teun 4 1 3 4 heart even more than that. Chins stared people were eaying:
C.R.C.
a Police Reserve which has
WAR GIFTS.
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Yow Man Taur, o de Sours, b
Dizon
...
450
GE
24
Mok Hing, ran out ...
Extras
Total
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102
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FOOTBALL.
K. S. L. I. v. Club. ' There was a moderate attend- Bance to see this important Hong- kong League match on the Club
Et
7 ground on Saturday. Both teams 8 turned out practically at full strength, with Mr. T. Davies Be 6 referee, The game itɛelf was NOS unlike "the "curate's egg”—it 26 was good in parts, After Prit 48 chards had won the toes for the 0Shropshires, Stalker sent Mo- 2 Tavish and Clemo away on the 6 Hongkong left, bạt play was soon 10 transferred, a pretty passing 7} effort by Machin, Pritchards, and
Peplow taking the ball in Says the Peking Daily Netes.—
..12 the vicinity of Goldenburg' "There is so far zo antidotal
cleared charge, but Dickie measure against mines and sub-
with s
From nest header. marines, and neither Jules Verse
O.M. R. W. Stewart's forward paza, Stalker nor B. G. Wells is likely to invent K. Brayshay one.In the care of the former D. P. Dizon
18 4 57 3 went through, but Wall took the 10 2 26 3 ball from the feet of the Club gentleman, we we think it highly G. E. Marley.
10 0 35 1 centre, Williams completing the improbable.
Ng Sze Kwong ...0.2 0 10 clearance. Jones and Peplow now put in a pretty combined K.C.C. v. A Military Team, raz, a good shot by the winger Kowloon entertained a military being dealt with by Goldenburg. Still, Shropshires would not be
it
Bowling.
THI
beade to understand that the "Much too good for Hongkong." The dead body of a child was Wong Po Keong, ran out Germans can no longer be re- The ventriloquist, Mr. Abbott, in found, the other day outside the Wei Lee Soo; b Dixon garded as rational beings. Every quite a fret-class man at his office of the China Mfail. Fraser one of them knows that atter work, and knows how to keep his Smith, then shouldet be living, st rain is overhanging their country audience in a steady laugh from this hour, in order that the event Ng Ese Yuen, b Brayabay and that nothing that they can do start to finish. In response to a might be handled with fall Geo. Lee, o Ponsonty Fane, b will avert this; and naturally they hearty recall he gave one or two propriety, fitness and justice.
Dixon are anxious to drag down others very clever "impersonations". Mr.
Va How Fan, e Dixon, in their fall. There is so parley. Martell in SR athlete of
Brayabay The great fear which don inates| ing with a dangerang wild beast; à nousual ability, and is remark- ballet is the only possible arguably rest in all that he does the lives of some of our local Ho Wing Kin, not out ment. We wonder does the His tumbling feats and his special heroes at the present moment is B. Ching, o sad b Marley Lust Thursday we gave the minutes of the annual general meet average Chinese ever trouble to balancing set drew prolonged that of facing the doctor-lest be 4. Kew, ran out ing of the Canton Chamber of Commerce, and we have since think what it would bare mesot applause and those who watched should declare them fit for J. Wong, b Brayabey
military service. published an interesting letter which tasches upon the constitution to bis country had the Han been Lis performance will certainly go of that body and the question of its dissolation. It will have been victorious. The Chinese of Hong to see it again. seen from the Report that Mr. B. 8. Smith, in a very practical kong and of Toingian at least speech, supported the notion of dissolving the organisation on the know, When war brcke oat, the score that, ince the outbreak of war, it had had only a nominal Chinees of this Colody regarded They existence. This seeme to have been the general feeling, for the it at once as their war. concern bra now gone into liquidation fact which will be received volunteered for active service. A Hongkong Society Thanked. with satisfaction by all Britishers and their allies, for the position they bought seroplanes, they con- tributed lavishly to every conceiv- on Shameen had become a ludicrous one. Bat the Report containa
Lady May bar received the three little news items that are by no means devoid of meaning or of able war fand, and they formed following letter: interest to Hargkong folk:-(1) Thirteen German firms wrote
15, January, 1917. Dear Madam.--I wish to thank Heard Outside the Hongkong declining to attend the meeting, and asking to have it put on record worked wonders in Bengkong. that they disapproved of the dissolution. (2). The Chairman What did the Chinese of Teing you and "Oar Little Bit Society" Botel.-Uacle: "I don't think bastien geniess, we believe said that he too very much die ten do for the Germans? They very much for the parcel of tobacco is she." Nephew: (reproachful approved thereof, se did all the Americans. (3). The suggestion was were only too glad to shake off for the patients in this Clearing ly): "You mean I don't think it brought forward that "an Laternational Chamber of Commerce could the bestial yoke, and the idea of Station. It arrived to-day and will is her."And, on enquiry, our be formed in Canton to the advantage of Nentral, Allied, French and doing a hand's turn to help their be very much appreciated. worst fears were confirmed: the I believe we have also received nephew is an eminent pupil of a As to the disapproval expressed by these thirteen German firme, to them. The little point may well some bandages from your Society Hongkong Government school. probably nobody cares much what they think or what they approve he weighed by Chinese readers, through Mrs Eden. of; but why did "all the Americana" aide with the Germans against Significant,
With many thanks for your. The other right, in a local what appears to have been the general wish of the Allied cabj-ols?
theatre, +67
Believe me, Were they so very eations to continue friendly relations with the cinematograph
Youre truly, men who held bigh revel when the Lusitania (containing a number American film was being shown. of American women and children) was sank; who, some time back, The words appeared on the
(Signed) H. H. HOLMAN, "We (America) have
Ool. were insulting ladies on Shameen, and one of whose number bad jeereen: to be publicly thrashed by French gentleman before he could one of the most efficient navies in grasp even the rudiments of decency? Surely this is not a moment the world" and instantly a ripple when right-thinking Americane can wish to be in any way mixed of laughter, swelling gradually up.with men whose nation has disgraced itself forever in the syosicto a general goffaw, went round of the civilised world. Do the Ameriosos object to the breaking the house. Later a second and up of a Chamber which virtually has no existence, because those in even more prolonged langh arose, favour of such breaking up propose that a new Chamber, containing for the lettering on the screen no enemy subjects, shall be establishe i? Do they consider that the announced that a U. 8. ship waI
The cinema commission of Britishers and Frenchmen and Portuguese and Indians of Shameen bound for Turkey "to look after are so very wicked for declining to share membership of an organ-American interests." There was inquiry appointed by the National isation with men who countenance (and, where they dare, commit) nothing ill-natured in the merri-Council of Public Morale hold its
News: every variety of blackguardiam, and who are in China for the ex-ment; it was just a frank exprom first meeting recently, the Bishop ion of the amusement that seized of Birmingham presiding. press purpose of robbing the Cuinese right and left?
Hongkong people want to see this new Chamber in existence a large and mixed number of Representatives of social, ed steno typist by one who has good Smith
温需 the idea of cational, and religious bodies knowledge of both."-Both what? as soon as may be. If the Americans on Shameen-there are very spectatore
will give evidance,
British firms and individuals.”
oppressors never even occurred
few of them, we believe-do not like the ides, no one will seek to America's really doing any
compel them to join. When we come down to the facts, the British thing for the protection of
kinduere,
O.C. No. 8, Casualty Clearing
Station.
CINEMA MILLIONS,
Some Startling Figures.
J
Mr. F. R., Goodwin, of the
CinematographTM Exhibitors'
combination on Saturday and suffered defeat after interesting game. Scores:****
Kowloon.
J. P. Bobinson, b Scott
E. J. Edwards, b Cozon
4 most denied, the ball bobbing about
Heard Laride the Hongkong Hotel. American Lady Tourist: J. V. Braga, b Cozon "What? Travel is a boat called H. Overs, e Paares, b Scott... the Hupeh? Not for mine. The Dr. M. E. Anger, b Smith name's ever so much too Ger.J. C. Fletcher, b Scott
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ominously in front of the Olab
goal, for Williams to try a fast
10
long-ranger which went a yard
14
W. H. Stapleton, e Coxon, b
Smith
over the bar, with Goldenburg
36
dazzled by a strong sen A
weak clearance by Dinkis (who
10
16 appeared none too sale under
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man.*
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O. J. 8:apleton, e Pearce, b
Smith
pressure) let Braddock through, but Machin's work shot went very wide.
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The Olab st longth got going
We understand that the was 0. Woodman, c Pasrce,
Smith pension" of the Gambling Act daring the present week only 4. W. E, Davidson,
Lawrence, b Scott... applies to those who are prepared
0
through Robinson, but the winger, hampered by Hann, could only
pat the ball behind. Some tams
0
midfield play followed, neither
to invest over a certain amount. E. Travers Any person caught staking bite
+
4
aide being able to Deilig
of orange psel or copper cash will be dealt with as n-ual.
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Total Bowling.
From the North China Daily 800lt...
"Wanted, potion Coxon
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of.. Woolton,
down to good football, mainly
95 owing to the fins spoiling play of the halves of both sides. A fool agafont Morris looked 0. M. B. W, 18 4
dangerous for the Shropshires, 48 4
bat Stalker's fine shot, passed 39 2
inches, wide-the best mooring 4 2
effort of the match so far, From | the goal-kick MoTavish secured, 10 but Stalker was given off-aida | from his forward paen. Braddock 26
burst through on the Shropshira 33 left, but was charged over by 10 Black, the incident being grested by lond yells from a scation of
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6.2 4
Military Team.
Sgt. McGregor, Lb.w.,
Robinson
b
200
b
Q. M. &. Wyatt, ut, Edwarda,
Robinson
Opl. Pearce, b Fletober. Sgt. Coron, a and b Fletcher Cpl. Soott, o Angar, b staple- Smith, Flatcher, b Travers Opl. Lawrenos, a Stapistos, b
Overy
ton ...
and French have the first claim in all matters concerning Shamsen, her subjects so long as the pre-Association, aid that at the end Common-Sense, But Not Law. and they earsly have a right to be listened to when they express a sent administration is in power.
Expressing the opinion that be preferenos for belonging to an association that contains no Germana. The incident is interesting because of 1914, £15,456,800 had been Unless we are grealy mistaken, they will want to go farther than it is donbilens typical. If this is invested in the cinemas business, had common sense on his side. that: they will insist on membership's being denied to any enemy the feeling in an out-of-the-way sud sinos then #1,088,395 had but not law, the magistrats at sympathiser, to any firm employing enemy sympathisers, and to any spot like Hongkong, we may take been registered as Bomerret St. Helens food Mr. Edward man whoss firm's name is not on the White List--for they want no it that elsewhere the same thing House. Mnoh prirate money was Cosson Bardy radio with persons who are pro-Ally or pro-Run just as it may would happen. Under Provident also invested which did not Liverpool, 101. for driving a motor car with headlights but without happen to suit their convenience at the moment. From all that we Wilson, Amarios has been made appear in the official figures.
The attendance at the 4,500 |sidalights, Mr. Cosans-Hardy hear, there is every resson why, in the formation of the new Chame to look ridienions in the eyes of ber, the greatest oure will have to be observed in overhauling the practically every country fact ciasma halle daring one year argued that the headlights were Sgt. Strange, rus ont rsosat records of moes slush one so-called neutral in Canton, Bat whink makes it all the more worked out at 3,376,090 ach sidelights within the meaning we are nonâdent, that the loyal Shamsenitow will not forget their surprising that a majority of his week-day; in addition about 600 of the Act, inasmuch as they "Indicated the width of duty, both to their respective countries and to themselves, in such countryman could he found, will. halls draw6475,000 people: nach faiz
ing to return him to power. Sunday winnings
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LA. Wahl, o 0. J. Stapleton,
b Travers
not out
Total.
20 the crowd, who presumably know fat more concerning the rules of the game than the qualified 18 relareas appointed by the AmoMĪKLA
tion. In our opinion time this weekly" "bad)
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