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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1917.

BRITISH TRADE IN CHINA.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAP

Hongkong's New Knight.

The news of the honour, con-

ESDAY JONK

DAY BY DAY.

WE ARE NO LONGER HAFFY 18: 800N AS WE WISH TO BE HAPPIES,

ferred by His Majesty the King | opɔa Mr. (now Su) Ellis Kadoorie bas been received in the Colony, as it will doubtless be received |--Lamotte elsewhere in the Far East, with very much gratification, & El

Tomorrow is the first anniver Kadooris has long been prominent in the Colony and in Shanghaissary of the death of President a most generous benefactor and Yuan Shih-kai,·

an one who has always had the

| welfare of his fellow townsmen | -

at heart. As one keenly interest-

To-morrow's Anniversary,

$1917.

BOXING POINTS.

The Question of a Referve's.

Discretion.**

ceurre of a round." Now, the TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. asset wording of the rale dealing

with this point, and the only

words, which do refer to it,|= [ars: "These 2

seconds The hymn, “O God, In view of the recent discus-shall leave these ring when in agen, past," with wh zione -which have taken plzos time is called, and shall give American Service of concerning the exercise of a no advice or amistance to the at St. Paul's Cathedral referes's discretion in boxing contestants during the program of for a long time been marches, the following from any round." This is absolutely favourite hymn. Boxing will be read with interest, all that is said on the subject. So used to spunk, in tha It is prompted by a query, con-ya will see at once that a scound terms of this hymn cerning the Sergt. Ourson and who excitedly places a log or even described as the The opening rate of the dollar Gordon Sime boat, when Sias his body through the ropes, when language. 14. Lidd

demand to-day

The Dollar.

was

ed in the subject of education, an and Be one alive to the great and e. 4.15/18d.

Chinese Festivä). - fa-eaching benefite to be derived fren educational institutions

To-morrow, according to the when conducted on sound lines, Chinese lendar, is the festival Sir Ellis has identified himself, of Mang-shung, or "Sprouting both in Shanghai and Hongkong, Brede. with many such institutions, all of

actions.

A Fatal Fal.

Alice Memorial Hospital."

Junk Masters Fined.

Men's Club,

otion.

*torre

that the river was near their?

was aseisted back into the ring in his principal is at the piber side to d of John Bright'? the 12th round, after he had fallen of the ring, cannot possibly be said: "I should not say through the ropes and was lying rendering any assistance or more but one of the three beat.

the outside edge of the advice than he frequently does great tribute to the mem on stage, which Bozing saye was, (unreproved, one regrets to say) Dr. Wate, "the Seraphic Doctor

all great national occasions; but of con.se, in fit contravention from his position outside the that his hymn should be sung on of the rule, which ordains the ropes..

Bare, agaio, it is up to the it is an ironical ficction that may contestant who is down mast

.to decida. For the were the little doctor alive to day "get up unsesiated within 10 referee which, thanks largely to the deep A Chino kg been taken to procal interest he took in them, the Government Civil Hospital seo nda." The journal contienes: second may have thought that he be would not be allowed to presch aze so-day, we believe, fally suffering from.Itis-effects of a stab It is also one of those breathes had heard the gong go. He might in the Cathedral where his hymn serving the usefal purpose in wound under the fight eye which of the roles which occur more or easily imagine this, thanks to the is so often sung

lean frequently-ind, again one appalling din which too fra- tended. In other directions, is inflicted by another man.

of those which it might be argued quently reign. He might labour well-known, Sir Ellis has likewise

Fell from Window.

The debt of Downing Street- proved himself to be a generous

A Chinese has been conveyed should invariably entail instant under all sorts of misconceptions. and broad-minded benefactor to

to the Government Civil Hospital disqualification of the contestant He might even be trying to get

wee his man disqualified. But unless the hub of the Empire, as it has the Colony. In our article year enfering from injuries received og sted. Bat bide s terday we referred in detail to owing to failing out of a window Rale 9 of the NSO. code ex. he can be said to have rendered been termed to America is Sir Elis's many philanthropist his residence in Third Street. pressly states that the referee actual useful senistence, or more worth recalling to day. Dowsing, should decide (1) any question advice, during the progress of the who built and named it, was activities, and it is therefore

On Sunday aftercor, a honse not provided for in these rules; roand, than a naturally lenient born in Amerion, and educated at disposed to Harvard, where be built his unnecessary to frcapitulate these. We should like to emphasise, boy employed at the Zetor Hons (2) the interpretation of any of referee feels however, that the quies geniality Hotel was engaged cleaning the these rales" clause which pre- tolerate, there is no reason what own rooms of timber and glase. If only, ob, if only the excited | buying the lane leading to the of the new knight and his mani windows when be overbalanced wants that "official with a very ever by his principal should be On coming to London he showed fest atility in many directions, and fell to the ground. He was wile and very necessary dis-penalised for his second's lapae. his Transatlantic" enterprise by Please to remember this disboxing "fan" would but realise Royal cockpit at Whitehall and together with his unassuming killed immediately. manner, his kindly hospitality in private and in pablicever The Hon. Trassurer of the cration," for it is one of those it has always been the most ear-erecting thereon what are bew more delightfully in evidence Alice Memorial and Affliated things which, alas! 95 per cent. hope of all boxing legislators lieved to have bsen the first brick than when he was playing the Hospitala bega to acknowledge of boxing enthusiasts, and of a spread the spirit of cricket houses of importance in the mes

thanka the following which again, Blas! some 50 per fer the game of boxing, they tropolis. part of host at Race Meetings with have gained for him a wide circle donations to the Funds of the cent of anblashing referees make might perhaps render a little a habit of ignoring. Time and more assistance to this well meant of friends among all classes of the Hospitala:-Mre. Wilson, Mel-

gain one will hear indignant and most laudable intent. For there is absolutely no resson commanity: These all will hear bourne, 26; T. Arnot, $10.

By a felicitous coincideuse the Lasertions that much-and-such of the honour conferred by Hig

At the Marine Court this morn-boxere ought to have been die why boxing and cricket should nat Aisne, where the French are maks

pasb, Majesty with much satisfaction, and with the hope that Siring, before Commander C. W. qualified, that the referee must be kindred sports in every phase ing their brilliant new **

it though Ellis Kadoorie may long be spared Beckwith, R. N., two junk mas be a mincompoop, or worse, for of the spirit which goraros them,frared prominently in the is true that earliest known military annals of bave more than once what is now called Frasos.. It is to enjoy this signal mark of tera were charged with not failing in bis plain dety in that Royal favour in recognition of coming up to the examination respect What about the rules?". many generous and thoughtful launch as they were entering the these protesters bawl at goa, in grumbled at the introduction of the ancient Axons, to which a herbour. In each case a fine of blissful and smasing oblivion of ane phase of "the cricket spirit," Boman poet, who had sicurly $10 was imposed.

their own very basy acquaintance which has been dragged in, not never seen the singgish sizean, The Chinese Situation.

with them and particularly of out of, one fears, any craving for

priate epithet In yenierday's issue, we referred briefly to the able address

Without any wish to be unduly

Friends of the Men's Club will their ignorance of Rule 9, which airplay, but rather with a view applies the ludiorously insp

to the wasting of time. Need we Casar daring the say that we refer to the stroll (B.G. 57) of his Gallio delivered last month by Mr. Archibald Bose, C.I E., the British pessimistic, one feels that trouble be interested bear that as the expressly allows the referee s

latitude. Commercial Attache at Shanghai, to a wall attended meeting of the really is coming again to poor motivities at the Men's Club come wide and a wise

A referes who knows his bas round and leisurely posing, assnoamped on the el London Chamber of Commeros. The address dealt comprebensively China, and that once more she under the idag of the Services and anggestively with a subject of deep interest shoee producer must bleed from wounds inflicted Entertainmeti Fand it has been insas will disqualify ona msa for though the contestants were - Aime, which flawed; he may at Home interested in the Chins merket and to British commercial by the hands of some of her own depided to trendler the balance of some beach of the rules, anding to each other at the start of the farthest frontier of the Rami

are $94.65 standing to the credit of thin the very next contestery round, "Are you quite From his movements we may concerns established in the Far East. The subject diseased was selfish children. There

The Prospects of British Trade Extension in China matter of sbandant romoars from the the Men's Club to the credit of pass over, with reproof or caution, ready, there?"

This is quite manecessary, ss in northern boundary. These Bea more importarce than ever before-in view of the certainty of capital, cor flicting enough in all the Services Entertainment Fund. another man guilty of a precisely also that superabundant profes were the wily tribe of Gauls who. increased economic pressure from our commercial competitors once conscience; bat not one of them Donations to the Fund may, how similar breach, amply because the great European straggle has terminated. In Mr. Rose's address poguraging as to hope that the ever, be earmarked Men's Club he has misled himself that in sio of a false chivalry, which is gave the name to modern Reims,

beatens to help a “prone rival to we have a plear statement pointing chiefly to the fact that, with the situation is likely to improve. At and will be devoted entirely to the former case the foul was alas too common, when one men new conditions, new methods will be desirable, if not, indeed, in the moment of writing, the latest the activities which concern that either deliberate, or at all events perstice. This view, which is succinctly and lucidly elaborated by news is that Li Yasa-hang is organisation.

prejudicial to the other fellow's not out of any sense of chances, while in the second its portarmanship, one suspects, but Kip, Bow, will, we feel surt, receive ready endorsement by British resigning the Presidentship, that

consumed" by the belligerenta merchants situated in China. Indeed, if the producers at Home area provisional Government is being An elderly Chinese strongly intention may not have been because the nation is siways a being estimated at just over air: as ready to co-operate with British merchants in China in bringing förmed under a Dictator, and that objected to being called "old clear to the referee, who may also sure winner of applause from the weeks, the amount of leather being about the necessary changes as British merchants will be to coour reactionary friend, Chang man" by an Indian watchman. conelads at the same time that Gallery, and is also an open con-

hurtful travention of the rale: forbidding can be well imagined. And operate with them, then the sound advice contained is Mr. Boss's Fan, who has never at any time The story of the Chinese was that ite effects were burkamistance," but one which later than boot, Guemany mood address should present few, if any, serious difficulties in being been at the trouble of disguising defendant assaulted him. First nor harmfal

necessarily must escapeall consure things than

to export tries as much lesther is pro-Manchu intentions, is of all he called out “old man' nesthetic man `realised.

Mr. Rose prefaced his address by an observation that gives adding fuel to fire. With the three times, and then said :—

Now let us come back to the from the referee. •

Bat, apart from such things as ** sny other nation in the world, whilst we used to import promise of eran brighter times for our commercial prosperity in establishment of the new censor-Have you not got any money?" Carson-Sima affair, and in that, which are in direct con- Obins in the future than we have experienced in the past. He said ship of which Beuter speaks to He then handed over s $10 note cidentally to other similar ir tradiction of the sense of boxing, £17,000,000 more Isather than we that in recent visits to the great industrial centres of the North day, we are unlikely for some time and asked complainant to take it. which may occur to the mind. Country and the Midlands he had found everywhere "a great and to get any really important and Complainan, aid he would not Sims and others did 206 rise which is that a contestant "should exported.

the China in

market." This reliable information from

unassisted,” thedars socept it, and said he would

and yet we protect himself at all times,” is there sny reason why the cricket unexpected

To say that Paname is fam increased interest is no doubt due to realisation of the fact that North for some while to come take defendant to the Folios Sist permitted to continas. This spirit should not rule contestants.

Whend it is to be feared that when ion and tell the story to the ser- Tory wrong and regrettable, of shazanaian a very general feeling that van best be paid for by the increased product of industry in the that newe Crives, it will tell of geant. The Ladian then sssaulted course, but then in all thees referees, and spectators alike? for its hate, says "a United Kingdom; that stat increased product will cred a better bloodshed. For the real Chinese him with a stick. Defendant said instances we may say that the Cricket spectators do not howl at correspondent, is rather orgasintion of foreign markets; and that China probably offers patriots one feels unexpressibly he was a watchman at the Asistioistance was rendered by the teams in order to disturbing Mr. Gladstone is make such an infernal row that the no other connsation a greater scope than any other market for the absorption of com- sorry; their hands are tied, and, Petroleum Company and went to over officious or ultra-excited and them in their stride; nor do they his hags. For Panamas modities. This view, we believe, will be readily endorsed by whichever way they look, there complainant to buy vegetables. sympathetic spectators, who by so British merchants in Chins, and therefore, as Mr. Bose points out, seems to be no hope, for the His Worship said he could not doing presented the referee players cannot hear the umpires. republic then bearing

Our boxing puritans wax very The inest quality it is incumbent upon producers at Home and distributors in China country is, as much as ever, believe the story of either party, with opportunities for the exercise to set themselves, without delay, to the task of coping with the sew the sport of squeezers, party and defendsat would be die of discretion. Had the seconds Wroth when a referee fails to dis-known as "Panam

and place-hanters, charged. conditions that will present themselves. We are of Mr. Rowe's

or obvions supporters (financial Calify a boxer because one of his Jimjapa, or otherwise) of any of these manoodda kas semi-treepamed in called in Pank opinion that it is a fallacy to think that Chins hse reached the limit and it is a case of "O Jadg-

rashed to raise them, the referee advertently on the sacred pre- America reseall of her consumption. Chine, with increased development, will

ment, thou art fled to brutish inevitably have increased requirements, and there is unquestionably beaste; and men have lost their

could have no option. Disquali cincts of the ring-at-s forbidden de Jipijapa. There are fication mast have followed, for time, but they will yell and hoot qualities made in other a rast held for commercial exploration in her territory. To those reason." And so the Chinese

the breach would have been in- loudly that no referee can South and Central Ameri who are best organised, most adaptable, readient to meet the demands who love, their country, and who

finitely more serious than that of possibly hear the seconde trans-called "Panamas" in Barone of the market, Chins for many years is certain to provide a market know that, with decent combina- well worth devoting very serions attention to.

tion and fair gini-and-tako, at

A Chinese was charged before the entry into the ring by one of grees with advice to their they espnot compare Referring to the question of distribution, the point was discuss would soon become a recognised Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Police Court the seconds in s Contess of principale doring the progress of genuine, product of Jip ed as to the advisability of atilising the services of non-British Power, can only sit by helpless, this morning, with stealing an which more anos.

sssistance, or even the tender of

You can brea firms, as in pre-war days. No doubt many non-British firms do knowing the futility of trying to electrio fan: excellent work for oar Bome producers, but that does not alter the make headway against the over-

Detective Sergant Cockle said it, must be accepted as a practical where an umpire, on appeal, will

balaman “in”. There are others | the Daily News. fact that equally as good, and, we should think in most cases, better whelming forces of treason and

trisk dopted by fan thieves cannot.ries without assistsoco. work could be done by purely British houses. There must in future self-seeking. What is to be the defendant was guilty of an old cpofession that the fallen boxer as his discretion and rule Americs in atr

The help rendered by the when, even after the umpire lies in gaol at Tac

has said "out," be more patriotism manifested in our businees affairs then was the end? What can be the end-other at this time of the year. The fan

the opposing Insmed Paul Haffi custom in the easy-going past; and never again, no matter what shen in a "on by the reigner had been purchased by a womar, officious spectators, on the other usptain hisa ased his discretion ix month economic policy may be paramonat, should British commodities be The weaklings and the schemers and defendant called upon her, band, might mean anything of and eslled on the departing one Supreme Com distributed by other than by pately British agencies. The corrupt have done what they have done influences of a contrary course were evident when a large por isn of with their eyes open; for the fool representing himself as from the nothing. In such a case it is ap to continue his inning in the State on a phar

shop where the fan had been to the referee to decide whether vital spirit of the sport. At box- the memory aar trade passed through the bands of German Arms, who did not, or the blind maa rarely appears bought. Heenid it had the "helpera” arenotually trying ing, the referee is both umpire og as we now know, soruple to undermine our interests to their own in the politics of Ohins; and the not been properly repaired, to save the man from being and, in the last m advantage. British commerce, made more adaptable to the probable obvious assumption is that the needs of the mear future, can be safely left in the hands of British partise that are the cause of this and he would have to take it back firms in Chins, to the

mutual advantage of the latest ble have a much love to have a farther examination length the woman went to the prodocs at Home and the distributer in the Far East. We shall for their country as they have for made. He did not return, and at rairain from commenting apon Mr. Boss's cheervations on the British wrath or ination or honesty.

shop and was there told that the Camanter, service in Chine, not becanes we approve whol

fan had not been brought thera The master mid defendant was not a regular foki, and bad-

thority to fatoh the fan, szi

interest

the grest

of what

he waid but because the Chairman “artially endorsed all that Mt.

Bome maid about the good work đóng by the Cossa.

service in China,” do doubt British män port from the Cansafe: Service, and no do

xirs had the Bérvios bean more and

promoters

Pessimistic Vie

of so

"Old Man,"

A "COOL" THEFT.

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"

For each

a round,"

There are occasions in cricket

counted out"'" or are wilfully

striving to bring about his disapposing capta qualification by their nasuthorised po pognise

Kmá

energy.

encourage this upin and the boxers

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