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KOWLOON NOTES.
FLEET SPORTS AT WETHAIWEI,
(BY "THE FERRYMAN.”) The "man in blus" gave the
witnessed.
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That blessed "word '
A brilliant and very successful Kowloon bowlers a nasty shock (the Anglicised former is ing the progress of the Govarn- H. M. S. Ambrose and six season of rowing, football etc, laat week, when the latter only French char-a-barca), bay la mont's scheme for advancing (submarines arrived hore from the has just drawn to a close at just scraped through to victory has now appeared in a net :
mads its appearance aši vẻ, loans to those desirous of building North yesterday.
Wei-hai-wel, the Regatta in part-by one solitary point. bouses contained much that could
fcular being one of the finest overwin's a win, no matter by what with a double plural Arman
Still a be commented upon. Summaris- One non-fatal British case of ed, it means that out of the paratyphoid fever was notified
margin, it is secured; and the plural at each and themi The Chefoo Cup, also the All Kowloon Bowling Green Club pens up a new vista of pronne million dollars specially set aside yesterday.
comers Cup, and several other bas yet to encounter defeat in the tion. Before we have quite des for the purpose, $925,000 has
first class prizes went to H.M.S.League. already been allotted
the respective meris Store power to their Alacrity, the Hawkins getting a albows! Lieutenant Hake, R.NR.
"charsbanking "and "charsȘa) going Assistant Harbour Master, is, But the main and most coveted goodly share and second prizes. on regarding
the landing of undertand, confirmed, in his cups and prizes were all won by
simple solution is to call ti fing" we are invital to CONSIĆ the balance. But the point which appointment.
how far the plural charaban may be Anglicised on the tongu most people will be interested in
the Alacrity, and Fleetman in is: Who are they who have received, or heen promised, the letters granted to soldiers serving
The concession of free postage West Country ship's successes,
general were all glad of the little their revenge for an earlier de creatures motor coaches.
feat without any difficulty. From buge sum mentioned. and who overseas for the period of the war been of a splendid type, and bowlers were thinking more about The football this season has what I can hear, the K.C.C. are likely to receive the balance has now been withdrawn. of $75,000? The Government;
some very fineexhibition matches that little dianer to. policy, says Mr. Fletcher, has
"Jimmy" words, strapbanger," will soo been to advance money to those
have been witnessed. Someons Jack than they were about bowl be obsolete on one of the Londo Mr. M. Whyte senda us a asked me one evening:-"How ing, though, strange to say, some
tubas," for the Piccadilly Has i prepared to build on
large copy of the Nary, the official about picking a Navy aleven for of them were a trifle late in putting and vertical bars for the comfor introducing a grid of horizonta scale. The idea underlying that journal of the Navy Lesgue, and the Hongkong League this com-in an appearance at the Palace.
"houses and more houses" pleased to enrol intending sub-would not like to have the job ani Valley to Kowloon, and many hall we call the passengers who Well 1 candidly Still, it's a long way from Happy of passengers unable to find seats is
$5 arises that the public wants.
new problem--what my hands, or even to be one of rests are necessary before the what about "the small
the Committee, as the play from journey's completed.
stand? Will the "stranhanger”. m3D, to whom reference is also Suffering from the effects of all the ships and individual
bacoine R "barman," made? The Colonial Secretary her rash act, a Chinese female players is most exceptional.
barmaid," or, since the proposed [says he has not been disregarded, who attempted to commit suicide Since the Fleet left Hongkong, sociation has made an excellent monkey-house at the Zoo, will ha The Kowloon Residents' As-system of bars reminds one of the additions have come
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then makes maution of by jumping into the Harbour but several applications for sites and build. was rescued Was yesterday along, with the Cairo, Colombo. choice in appointing Captain be nicknamed the "cage-clinger"? ing facilities which have been removed to the Government Civil Titania, the sloops and the Wheeler as Vice President. He's And what an opportunity for Eind- put forward "in somewhat in-Hospital
Curfew. All these ships having very level-beaded, practical hearted folk, who succeed in get- definite terms." and speaks
some very fine footballers. The man who takes very keen in-ting seats, to carry bags of bans of the difficulties which have Yip Hing is now in the custody Ambrose started at Wei-bai-wai terest in Kowloon affairs. What and nuts for the cheer of thos arisen regarding security for re- of the Police on a charge of with one Depot team, and played is more, he is most popular who rust cling to the bars.
We can well under- maliciously and severely woand-brilliantly in all their friendly friendship. With such a good amongst all who enjoy bis stand that the Government can- ing a Chinese woman in the head. matches, beating the Carlisle 2-1, man at No. 2, the association In the opinion of cigar mer-
assault, and 3-1, and the Hawtins 2-1. the STONHAM-At the Military Hospital, at 3.15 am. on August of the actual building costs, Hospital yesterday.
vance 3 certain proportion removed to the Government Civil 3-1 and losing 2-1, as well as should continue to serve the chants Mr. Chamberlain's ex- - 27th Lewis Edward, beloved and eldest son of Mr. and Mrsand we can also appreciate the
beating Titania 1-0 and Curlew benefit to all concerned.
community's interests with pectation of an increased reveaue 1. E. Stonbam. Aged 16 years. Funeral passes the Monament at impossibility of lending money
of $500,000 from the super-taxon 3.15 this evening.
The Rev. A. du T. Pilner. Lib. When the draws were
cigars is likely to be disappointed, to offer. But we have heard of Augustine's College, Canterbury, Challenge Shield, it was found been made to give Kowloon's have to people who have no security of Durham University and St. Rounced for the Wei-bai-wei
There are big stocks in be applications which have been made and Mr. D. Trafford, a trained that all the large ships had drawn railway station the fine platform of
It looks as though a start has hands of the retailers, who a difficulty in disposing by people who would be quite will certificated teacher, have been small ship each for their first coverings that were
them $180
st pri ing to abide by the Government's appointed Assistan: Masters at round, and the Ambrose, Alacrity, when the present station was is that the new poor can no longer intended Budget prices. The explanation terms but whose applications the Diocesan Boys' School.
Cairo and Bluebell a bye. The built. Instead of the small and afford to smoke cigars at £5 a bave either been turned down or
result of the first round was as totally incongruous shelter that bundred, while the new rich pa not even replied to.
We hear that Captain A. S. follows Hawkins beat the Marcow spoils the effect, we are due tronise the mostexpensive brands. Hooper, Wiltshire Regiment, is azion 60. Carlisle bad a win to have substantial steel structur-Corroboration of the falling off in shortly leaving for Peking to take owing to the Hollyhock being es, with sun proof glass. I base the demand for cigars is found in THE SMALL MAS" LEFT? over command of the Britishy. Titania beat the Colombo my assumption that the work is the Board of Trade retums. The last statement made in PS. L. Beaver, M. C.. who has games being the finest seen for a that many big pieces of steel were imported, only 4,571b. were Legation Guard in relief of Capt. on the replay 2.0, those two being put forward, because I see May, when 110,3091b. of cigars Council on the subject was that been selected for service with the g time. Curlew drew with work are being collected on the entered for home consumption, owing to great pressure of work in the Colonial Secretaria: no
the Island Guard and oa Egyptian Army.
replay, Island Guard gave them and that workmen
the waste ground adjacent to the line La.. delivered on payment of duty. consideration had been given to
are busy Last month 124,261lb. were im- applications in respect of private
A tramcar accident which re In the second round, the Ambrose be, the foundation boles. I don't for home consumption lo the the match, refusing to play. preparing, what appears to me to ported, and 6,2791b, were entered building. In the meantime it sulted in the death of so old played the Alacrity, but after the know whether any of my readers normal June of 1913, when 126,- would appear that larger interes:9 Chinese was reported to the Police Ambrose were leading one to nil have seen the design of the com- 5181b. were imported. 79,7316. have secured most of the available yesterday as having occurred at at half time, the Alacrity gave in pleted station, but if the finished were entered for home consomp seem that Britain and Italy are going to join Hands with France whether any land if so, how many) from the car whils: it was in be taken to hospital. The Hawk-shall be all the prouder of our
After many days and after many "explanations it would now interesting in this connection is ceased endeavoured to jump offing to their Captain, Toms, article will look like the drawing thou.
money. What would be especially Des Voeux Road Central. The de-
getting sunstroke and having to I have seen, then we Kowloonites agains: Soviet Russia No other erpretation can he put grants upon the very strongly-worded communique that has been issued individuals
have heen made motion, and the resulting fallins then met the Titania. This terminus. Now what about that from Lucerne over the signatures of Mr. Lloyd George and Signor houses for their own occupa-
wishing
build brought about bis death in Hos-created another surprise, the clock for the tower? Dead-decide, as has been suggested, to If the French Government Giolitti communique that very cleverly indicates the impossibilitsion
pital shortly afterwards.
Titanis beating the Hawking in eyed Dick" is still dead-eyed remove of Italy and Britain doing other than is now foreshadowed. What was first put forward, it was Whea the scheme
the ban од French the last minute of the game-1-0 and visitors look ia vain for the Royalties, which has made exiles has caused this change of front is, apparently, one of the terms anderstood that "the small man'
This morning whilst a boat- The Carlisle easily disposed of time."
of Baarbons and sought to be imposed by Russia upon Poland, and it will aid an would be considered. It was right market, a thief took advantage Cairo had to play the Bluebell. woman leit ber sampan to go to the Curlew winning by 3-0. The
Bonapartes understanding of the position if we quote Reuter's own phrasing of that he should be, for there are of her absence to make off with this small ship putting up a
alike, there will be at least a that condition: "A crucial demand for the establishment of a people here who are tired of par- the vessel.
score of Princes, representing militia of workers which shall be armed by the Russian and ing high rents and who would cry, and on taking the sampan time-one each.
There was a hue and brilliant Bght, drawing at fall of the necessity of a hospital for up
If any argument were required three dynasties, free to take residence on French soil Ukrainisa Governments." This has been interpreted by the two build for themselves if the Govern- past Lyemun Pass, possibly with played, the Cairo winning 3-1. of the official medical reports will be Prince Victor Napoleon Extra time was Kowloon it can be found in one again. Foremost among them Premiers concerned in the issuing of tite communique as being" an ment would reasonably assist a view to its sale in some remote This then left the Ambrose and just issued, which states that last who with his Belgian wife, Prin- indirect method of organising a force to overthrow by violence the them. The leading of money to Chinese village, the culprit was Cairo, Carlisle and Titania for year no fewer than 107 ambulance cess Clementine, represented the democratic Constitution of Poland and substituting therefor the big corporations by the Governintercepted by Police Launch the semi-finals. despotism of a privileged few who may have absorbed the doctrines ment does not help these people, No.4. Inspector Gordon brought on the Ambrose and Titania for loon to hospitals in Hongkong. 34 funeral of the Empress Eugenie. of Bolshevism." In other words, it all boils down to a genuine fear for the simple reason that the the charge of larceny of the boat the final, and if I had been of
All odds were cases were removed from Kow. House of Bonaparte at the that Russia is determined to spread government by Soviets, and latitude allowed the landlords in against the man at the Court a betting man. I should have, Happily, however, the Govern home in Brussels for many years. these being Europeans. Prince Victor, who has made his whilst she may give assurances that she will respect and not inter-calculating the capital outlay for this morning, and a sentence of like a good few more, had a 10ment now agres that a hospital has a six-year-old son and eight- fere with any other nation's form of government she is contemplating which the rental percentage is four weeks hard. the propagation of the creed that the workers of the world shall rule fixed) still permits high reats to inflicted.
labour was dollar bill on the Ambrose taking is needed ід In the long communique referred to, there is much argument be charged. It looks to us as
Kowloon, and year-old daughter. His brother the Shield. But it was ever thus we can only and a deal of platitude. Russia's demand is characterised as
hope that Prince Louis Napoleon, was unwarranted infringement of the liberty, independence and self-left ont in the cold, and that the men will contain two photo-and fancies it has a green thing
n though the small mas" has been
in Cup-tie football. One team the task of erecting it will formerly an Tomorrow's Pictorial Supple-which been winning everything begin without further delay.
officer in the respect of Poland." Reference is made to the pledges given to the Government Kroots are merely graphs taken at the wedding at on; the other team, which has not
Rússian army. Of the Bour- bon exiles tho British Government by M. Kamaneff and the imposition of such a going to the wealthy-to him the Peak Church of Mr. G. H. one win, starts to train and meso
best known is the Duke of Orleans, who was condition as that objected to is described as a grose breach of faith." that bath shall be given."
Here are a couple of interesting born at Twickenham 51 years ago, Many other allegations are made and it is hard to find one word]
Elliott and Miss Pegden, as well to win by sheer football and pluck items gleaned from official re- and who until recent years spent justifying the recent trust that Britain reposed in the Soviet's
as a picture of "D" Co. Wiltshire-and it comes off. The Ambrose ports: The cost of scavenging most of his life in England. But intentions. And in a peroration, pointing out the great need for a THE GOVERMENT METHOD.
Battalion, the winners of the and Cairo match was played on in Kowloog last year was $16,391. there are also cadets of the elder world-wide peace, the argument is made that such peace is only
Regimental Cricket Shield. There the Sunday, the result being she number of persons coming branch of the Bourbons, kinsmen obtainable on a basis of fall recognition of the liberties of nations."
Mr. Fletcher's closing words Wa Pei-fa, who has figured pro-was played.
will also be a photo of General drawn game, although extes time into the Colony by our railway of the famous Don Jaime of With those latter sentiments no-one will disagree, bo: it is jus: as are worth re-quoting. They are: minently in the fighting in the played at 7a.m. on the following leaving by the same route being ducal bouses of Guise, Chartres, well to point out that at the first Minsk Conference the chief-The bousing problem which North, a picture of the U. S. Tuesday, and the Cairo beat the
The replay was last year was 354,699, those Madrid, as Well as of the Russian representative stated that Poland had the right to determine bas arisen since the war is not marines on duty at the Peking Ambrose 2-0. ber own form of Government and that Russia would respect her peculiar to this Colony and it is Legation, and a photograph taken served their win. The Titania They really de- independence. It has been made to appear that Russia is now perhaps the case that the methods at a dinner given by Chinese and Carlisle match was another gala last Sunday was & guilty of considerable double-dealing; that her word cannot be which are being adopted locally residents in San Francisco to Mr. fiasco, everybody expecting the happy affair, and there should be
Kowloon Dock's swimming family. trusted, and that self-respecting nations find it difficult, if not for its solution will not be less Crane, the U. S. Minister to Titania to win easily, but we who no difficulty in making this an impossible" to negotiate with her. It practically amounts to a effective in their resalt than China. declaration of war; it certainly robs the Minsk Conference methods which are being tried in
have had the pleasure of seeing annual function. The Dock em- of any chance of fruitfulness, Poland is now in the ascendant, otber and the Russian armies are
places. We sincerely
the Carlisle play in Hongkong ployees are fortunate in possess 19th, 1861, when, pursuant to on the run. This fact must trust that he is right.
For the theft of a quantity of know what they can do, and they ing the only bathing beach in orders, the various troops in the not be lost sight of in considering the
copper and lead, a Chinese coolie did it, beating the Titania 1-0. Kowloon. Seeing that it is a It has been accomplished without
new development.perhaps" is duly noted. Incid-in the employ of the Hongkong Then the final, the Carlisle losing peninsula, with
Colony crossed Over the active British arms and in that respect Mr. Lloyd George can face with us rather longer than Mr. at the instance of Mr. H. W 1-0.
support of entally, the problem has been Electric Company was charged after a replay with the Cairo by frontage, it is rather an anomaly was performed in tas presence so much sea mainland and the ceremony British Labourites with equanamity. It can be reasonably asked Fletcher suggests the medical Fetley at the Police Court before Carlisle after losing several of ing place. But the railway mon-Lord Elgin and the then Gover- whether this latest communique is not in preparation of a concerted officers report for last year speaks Mr. K. L. Smith. The man was their best players, as I should opolises so much of the foreshore, or Bir Hercules Robines). I sympathise with the that Kowloon bas no public bath-of a large gathering, including action by the Allies against Russia- Russia that her two last of "the demand for housing ac sentenced to three weeks hard have liked to have seen them win and I suppose it's too late now to The Proclamation of transfer Ariends, Italy and Britain, bas now discredited. It would seem to commodation which has been a labour, and Mr. Petles consulted the shield, especially after the hope that Kowloon will one day was read and Lord Eigin was
case of the worli against her, for France and America are noticeable feature since 1912. bis Worship on the disposal of splendid football in the US. be given what it is now denied. already in line in 'support of Poland and of her "independence."
And so we are back to the old position in which the older actual accomplishment goes we some $13. The Magistrate said Still I am glad to think that it But. passing that over, so far as his wages, which amounted to League and winning that shield. Governments of the world are emphatically opposed to what is cannot see that the Government he could not deal with the matter, was won by a known for want of a better name-Bolshevism. The negotiations has done very much. Of late it and was informed by Inspector ship, which keeps up the tradi- realise that next year Kowloon Standard
of paper, as a sign of the transfer or the resumption of trade can be counted as having been of no bas loaned money to big concerns, Davitt that the Police could not tions of the China Station that will celebrate its diamond jubilee amidst cheers and salutes were West Country I wonder how many people of the territory, The Royal salt; and it is possible that secret sid-if not open aid-will be true; but it could do much more interfere with the man's wages, the Duffo's can win the best Re-as a British possession? Up to fired from Kowloon, Stonecutters theo hoisted bcorded the Polish forces, not only in securing back their own if it chose, especially in the which could be paid on his gatte prizes and also the best 1861, Kowloon had been held on and the ships in harbour. Cerritory but in a second war of invasion. The desire is for peace. way of cheaper sites Bar that desire spells war. How the people at Home will take this abolition
and release from prison. of absurd How decision will be interesting to see, and Labour's "Council offing restrictions which only add ction" can reasonably be expected to make itself uncomfortably to the cost of construction. Mr. cominent. We are genuinely sorry that things have gone as they Severn once had an idea of loans by erecting suitable houses
ve. We had hopes that Britain's trust of the Boviet was justified actually building flats which were or d would boar the real fruits of peace, and that Russia would soon to have been let out at extremely reasonably cheap rental, "the
bungalows, letting at me back into the European family of nations, bent only upon the low rentals compared with present small man" would have been feat work of reconstructing her stricken country. Europe is still standards. But that idea bas been rather more overjoyed than be is
ry much in the melting pot, but all lovers of peace will join with abandoned. We
in hoping that the final stages of this five-year-old drama are not that had the Government utilised money bas gone into the pockets can, imagine to find that meet, of this public Eremoved.
the million dollars set zaide for of the already-rich.
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football cupe etc. So we are look-lease, but in that year it was
ing forward to some fine games. declared for ever British territory.
Montpensier, Nemours fre Princes of the Orleans-Braganza family, and one of the Joinville
to the
handed by for Chinese mandarins some earth on a piece
at the Valley this coming season The reference is, of course, to what It would be a-happy ides if the
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is known as “ Old. Kowloon or diamond jubilee could be celebrat. “Kowloon Palot,” for it was noted in some fitting madner next until 1898 that Kowloon City and year. There is now smpletimą to the New Territories came under make the necessary, AFTEDRES British control
ments, and, as the ton of Year
should be possibles (January) would be in every w3E suitable for an outdoor function, itz:
£500,000 FOR DUKE'S ESTATE
Haddon Estate has up to date The actual taking over of Old
Sale of the Duke of Rutland's
[reshsed over £500,000, 7
Kowloon occurred son January
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