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THE

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Chinese pro

sport is

WORTH

again ilustrated in the fact that 116 CRC bar won the Lawn. Tennis League Championship. Its successive string af victories shows that it has undoubtedly, the

best balanced team in the Colony,

and 0. steamer Nagoya from Home shortly before

The ss: Sodegaura Maru aİTİV- and we extend our congratul-ed here on the 25th instant from stions to those who have won the Bombay with 1,614 tons of honour, for their Clube The general cargo, League this year has been distinctly disappointing, by The Government Gazelle.com. reason of the amalgamation of tains Regulations under the the "A" and "B" Divisions. This Marine Stores

Protection meant that, as soon as the Hong-Ordinance, 1919. kong C.C. withdrew, there were

only two teams in it, so far as Attention is called to the the winning of the Shield went aquatic night Fete to be held at K.C.C. and CRC. The former, the Victoria Recreation Club this however, made a bad showing avsning at 9 Pam weather

with 透 rather indifferent

team in their matoh with permitting. the latter, and thus lost-the

The Banvard Musical Comedy championship honours. True

Company hopes to open a short sportsmanship, we know, does season bere on August 7th. The mot consist in winning opening performance will be shields, cups and medals**** the game is what should count

"The King of Patagonia.”

In this respect, the League has In the Hongkong Tennis even this year served a good pur-League this afternoon, K. C. C. pose, for it has brought new) will meet the R.E. and in the players together in friendly Junior Tennis League K.C.C. (C) rivalry. However, the mixing of will meet the Chinese Y.M.CA, "A" and "B" teams has not been on K.CC. grourid. & success, and it is to be hoped both e that in the event of there being

It is notified that His Ex- insufficient teams to form an "a"

sellency the Officer Administer Division again, the Competitioning the Government has declared will be confined to "B" teams.

Mr. Augustus Shelton Hooper to be duly elected a Member of the Licensing Board for a further from the 27th June, 1919. period of three years, with effect

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HONGKONG TRADE.

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REPORT.

The Fortnightly Price Current and Market Report, published by

HON

THE FISE

HEAVY BOLSHE

Naws from the North-West Russian direction of Ostroff and Porkhow all song The villages of Yarykovo and Torming seven have been retaken. The Bolalar:

South of the Baltic Railway in the direct offensive is developing. Two enemy troyed.The Reds have captured the villagec

THE DOLLAR July 30 The rate of the Dollán, an-demand, to-day is 2a. Id. 18, WARDEN OF VICTORIA, ĜOAL. July 30:—We learn that Mr. J. Jones, Warden of Vittoria Goal, has resigned after 20 years service and will leave for Home on a pension, of about $160 per

A BOLSHEVIK ADVAN annum, in the English Mail on Thursday. He will be temporarily s

London, July succeeded by Mr. James Hodge occupied Cherdin and continue to advance eastward

East Russia communique says the Balshey! head turnkey, until a new wardenberg, and also castward of Zlatoust. Owing to the arrives from England Why a landing at the latter place Benikin has retired and new man should be brought on positions at Serakrakovskaya, a hundred miles on from home to fill this important Astrakhan On the Dnieper front, Denikin's troops hok position in the Coal is not clear, from the Dnieper River to the sea. seeing that local experience and an acquaintance with the Chinese language are distinct advantages in a goal almost entirely stocked with Chinese pisoners. But of course, the most expensive course is always the best to follow, at all events, in the course invarishly followed-in this Colony.

ANNIVERSARY FELICITATIONS

July, 31-An interchange of complimentary telegrams between the Hongkong General Chamber, of Commerce and the Associated Eastern Telegraph Companies took place on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establish- |ment of submarine telegraph with

the Far East.

THE THERMOMETER.

FRANCE'S BILL TO GERMANY

have

the line

Paris, July 20, The reporting Secretary of the Parliamentary Peace Com has calculated that the amount due kom Germany to France for reparations is approximately 200 milligt

Fineluding France's actual war expenses-Hats,

July 31-The heat has been.

three days, the thermometer rangabis ing between 80 and 90 deg, day and night. This afternent there. were indications of a greatly needed thunderstorm but up to the hour of going to press Jupiter Pinyins had not put in an appear-

almost unbearable during the last f

ance..

·REBUFF FOR FRENCH SUFFRAGETTES

The French Senate Committee on Woman Sufring

votes to 3 the Bill adopted by the Chambe women to vote in Parliamentary elections.

"MARSHAL FÖCH'S "POPULARITY.

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delivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., difficult to guage the true situa. Portaths, lock-out in Lancashire will meet to-morrow afternoon at Generalissime of the Allied Forces Havas.

trious

A Reater telegram dated July 10 states that a meeting of the National Executive Labour Party) passed a resolution calling atten-

Its prevent the merciless exploita« The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional Subscription of the public under the pre- None for any period less than one month will be charged as for a sent system of capitalist -

fiteering There-would-appeari

· little doubt that the working classes at Home, in addition to having to bear the brunt of providing armies for the war, are now suffer the Hongkong General Chamber Cotton Piece Good and Fancy ing the chief burden of the of Commerce, states:-

THE SANITARY BOARD. results of war, whilst capitalists

The great pageant in London acclaimed M August 1: The Sanitary Boarderüberant enthusiasm, again and again cheering the are reaping a rich barvest. It is Cotton Goods. Since our last re- tion at Home from this part of an extensive scale. Consider item on the programme is the bended and business resumed 415 o'clock. The most important the world, but we should not be able sales in staple goods and draft answer prepared by the in the least surprised if the charge Fancies have bean effected at sub-Committee to the minute by against the capitalists has founda.

enchanced rates.

Governor tion in fact, because we have

His Excellency the Cotton Yarn. In the absence concerning the seen, and are seeing, the same of arrivals spot sales have been the Board's powers with

exercise off thing going on under our very very insignificant but about a regard to premises eyes in Hongkong. The recent couple of thousand bales have for human habitation. Mortality is expected to make the return trip shortly after he has reached

Captain Marsha? has crossed the Mediterranean by outcry in the Colony "for been done to arrive, Prices, in Government relief in *he

returns, drains, swine depote. sympathy with the producing etc.

the Tunis Coast. will doubtless housing question by a

afford bas centre, trave further advanced Francis, Q. C. ample opportunity re which might be equivalent of the working classes 8/1 per bale. Quotations are to orate and Tooker, P. W. D., No. 10s at $230/265, No. 12s at a: Home, was not prompted so $245/265. No. 168 at $280/295- and pretty wit.

to air his professional experience mach by a lack of numbers of No. 20s at $300/340. Arrivals houses as by the merciless rent Nil. Sales spot and to arre profiteering that has been carried 2.500 bales.

Shameen, Canton, who are our agents there.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union. Office address: 11, Ice House Street.

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1919.

ADVICS TO YOUNG CHINA.

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Shipments. I

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THE PLAGUE. August 1-Deaths from the

up to July 31 total 2,499.

About. 40. children ́ attended: so. that Ms. Findlay Smith and Mr. W. G. Gray, the master, will have plenty of work to keep them going

FRENCH AVIATION:

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The French aviator, Lieutenant Rogét, left Villa Coublay and reached Amsterdam without mishap. Havas.

FRANCE AND AMERICAN TOURISTS.

THE AUSTRIAN PEACE

on and aggravated with such fa- Unsold stock 1,500 bales. Bar-outbreak of plague from May 9 silious persistence. The propertygains 18,000 bales, holders have reaped a rich

Woollens, Market improving NEW SCHOOL AT KOWLOON.

Paris, July 2Ï. The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak took the occasion offered by the harvest and naturally that fact and stocks in importers hands are

Definite steps have been taken by the French Goi rament Ellis Kadoorie School peace celebrations to offer some sound words take a band in the game. The Replacing costs are, however for yesterday and under circum protest in Paris. Pressing representations were made for

tempts the lesser capitalist to

August 2The new British receiving more attention. school at Kowloon was opened on tourist travel to France, which recently roused a storm,

Endeavour to obtain from Washington an alleviation of the embargo of advice to the younger generation of the Chicese. Those who compradore, ever greedy, raises have read the report of his speech, as reported in our issue of last his prices, unwarrantably, be the most part quite out of reach.

staness which must be con- ly at this juncture in Chinese and world affairs. Talking of goods, probably less, and all, oral. Indian descriptions $46.00/58. management of the institution. evening, will agree that the line he took was the right one, especial-cause he pays no more for his Raw Cotton-No. arrivals. to sid red extremely gratifying to cancellation of the passport restrictions. Havas

to report. Quotations are nomin- the founders, supporters and lasting peace, he showed the students that they, as the men of the large majority of these extra Chinese staple $43/58. to-morrow, have their part to play in trying by all means possible profits, come from the pockets of to help in the preservation of concord and harmony. He faid Hongkong's middle class. There Sugar.-Marketreaker, due to emphasis on each according to his station" doing his part in that are, we know, a large number of reaction following heavy specul. work. In using that phrase, Mr. Lau was obviously not seeking to cases where employees have to stion. perpetuate any idea of class distinction; tis subsequent remarks pay out profiteering prices for About 180,000 sacks. Quota

Flour market report Stock: proved that. Neither was the observation intended as tantamount their everyday needs and these on American Patent, $3.95

The Austrian Plenipotentiaries at St Germain-en-Layešhave to advising young people not to be ambitious. It was a plea for excess profits go directly back per sack; Shanghai Flour tad,

received the complete terms of the Treaty of Fenod. An intérykt of: everyone doing the work that is required of him, and to refrain into the very hands

August 3: The greatly-needed ten days is given in which to present observations thereon. from meddling in affairs with which they are not competent to employers. This is one of the 3.25 per sack; Australian No. 2ing to latest and most reliable in internal.order and watching the frontiers-Havas,

$3.20 per sack; Australian No. 1, pew Central Market will, accordestrian Aring will be exclusively employed in the maintenance deal. To use his own words, "the world would very soon go to reasons why people get dis 13.00 per sack pieces if we all poked our noses into matters of which we know very contented with Governments.

formation procurable at enormous little, or which are not our business.”

Metals Small sales reported. cost, be completed long before the Metals generally dull.

"last trumpet is sounded. When finished it will. have cost the ratepayers about ten times more than there was any necessity for but that is only a trifing detail,

But we come to the real point of Mr. Lau's little homily in that

of their

of

GARRISON TENNIS LEAGUE.

The fixture of the above League

THE CENTRAL MARKET

SMOKING CONCERT..: August 4:—The first of a series of smoking concerts will be given to-night at Wellington Barracks DEPARTURE OF AN OLD

RESIDENT.

part of it in which he noted with some alarm the tendency on the STABILITY OF TRADE... part of Chinese students to interfere in public affairs. The refer ence, we assume, is to young lads intermeddling in political matters, The view has been expressed of which we have had some most unfortunate examples in China in some quarters that the result- and elsewhere of late. As Mr. Lan says, however well-endowed ing state of the exchange would with natural gifts a boy may be, he is, by reason of his inexperience, lead to heavy exportation unit to take a hand in the affairs of the State. The great necessity goods to the United States, the for young Chinese students is to apply themselves to obedience and proceeds thereof to be available to will soon be completed and knowledge, and then, when they have learned all that their masters pay for or settle outstanding baye to teach them, they can begin to interest themselves in the rest claims and perhaps most successful season brought larger questions of the outside world. Whether it be in regard to accruing instalments of principal to a close. In spite of the hot

August 4-An old resident, International differences or to internal disputes, it is absurd to think ligations or, at all events, weather and the departure of that mere Chinese lads can make any useful contribution to the liquidate new and heavy purchas. Various players from the Garrison, Mr. A. Blanchard, foreman black- Issuse at stake. There are older and wiser people than they with as of material from the United all the team but two have been smith in the Naval Yard for whom the adjustment of these questions rests, and the best type of

8:ates. Developments recently able to fulfill their engagements. nearly eighteen years past, left student is he who withstands the temptation to get mixed up in have raised a very serious doubt Unfortunately, owing to lack of for England last Thursday. On "political squabbles.

how far any such movement is to men, the 87th Co. R.G.A and 83rd Wednesday, an interesting c We are afraid that this recent, tendency of which Mr. Leu made

be expected. In many lines Co RG.A. "B" team have found mony took place at the Naval mention is an offshoot of the growing precociousness of Chinese European costs are now sypare it necessary this week to with Yard when Mr. Blanchard wa

presented with a handsome silver indentern education has done a great deal for the younger eatly higher than in the United draw from the League.

Of the Chinese and it will still do much more, if its States, this being true of textiles Changes in the future, may cup by his many friends. Yutilised. But there are many instances in which young ad other items in which Great make it difficult to complete all think has a smattering of Western ideas and the wearing of decided competitive advantage, fulfilled its only object by provid- GRIMINAL-SESSIONS

Britain seemed formerly to enjoy fixtures, but even so, the League Me #apparel are sufficient to make them as good as their The existence of high money costs ng regular recreation and pro-

have all seen the type of young Chinese knut who abroad will necessarily alter the ducing a healthy rivalry between THE MANSLAUGHTER CARE. out se though he owned the universe and directed its competitive situation which had the various muits and so helping hese are the kind of lads who allow their better judgested before the war, and will to pass pleasantly some of the

with them and think it a fine thing to take s But they are nether a credit to themselves, nor ise: the question ss to how hours and motiotony.

Below the League table to the

betionable their

Paris, July

REBUILDING DEVASTATED FRANCE:

Pario, July 21

The Inter-Allied Committée and the German Commission st Versailles have arranged the conditions under which workers will be sent by the German Government to rebuild the devastated regions of France. The employment of 500,000 men will be necessary.

Havas.

FRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT ABANDONED.

St. Johns,

Raynham has abandoned the trans-Atlant

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