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THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

The Govt. and the Strike.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1922.

DAY BY DAY,

THE GLORY OF THE POLITICE AN 13 TO HAVE HIS HEART IN HIS HEAD-Napole

FOOTBALL...

To-morrow's Matches,

BY "QUIZ” The following are the League There was one faist case of games for to-morrow *-** small-pox reported yesterday, the violim being & Chiness.

DIVISION L.

Kick off 4 pm. Hongkang Club . H. M. S Cairo-Clab ground.

Hongkong Police v. South China-Kowloon ground, Happy H.M.S. Ambrosa v. H. M. S. Marguerite Clark is at her Tamar.-Navy “A” ground.

"The King's" Liverpool Reg charming best in Prunella," a really delightful picture which. H.MS. Curlew Sookunpoo comes to the Kowloon Theatre ground. this evening.

Slight damage was caused by fire which broke out at 515 this morning in a matshed used

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. of our suppilas are carried on ney, was extinguished,

Wine & Spirl! Merchants. 'Phone 16

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1922.

"G. B. S." AS ORACLE.

That

"The

R. G. A. y. Kowloon South China ground.

DIVISION II.

up wond have got modal urbai [the losers in the ftual had played thren matches in the competition land each time thɗaland was filled |to overflowing, while the entrance

foes amounted to $90.00.

The competition starts to morrow week HONGKONG LEAQUE DIVISI ́N I— LEAGUE TABLE TO, DATE

Goals

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11.5 2 4 15 5 16

Club P.W.LD. HL. Club 'Tamar' SC.A. Willshires R G. A. Carlew 'Cairo' HE. Police

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The Empire Marys Gift. To the Editor of-tha ("Hongkong

Tangraph"

Sin-I hars Frosived a cabla from London, saking me to organ- ixe a contribution from Hong- kong to the Empireḥfarys" gift to Princess Mary, on the occasion of her marriage.

month.

Yours, etc..

MARJORY STUBBS. Government House,

January 23, 1922

CRICKET.

Between Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter.

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.To

The local reamen' strike is the subject of paramount public im- portance at the present time, and though there is not a great deal of new information to be added, matters have reached something resembling deadlock. There

We have received from Messrs. will be general approval of the action of the Government injA. B. Moulder and Co. Ltd, an maintaining a limited service of attractive wall calendar issued

As Princess Mary is probably boats to Canton, for this by Liptons Limited of Colombo Valley.

...10 6 1 3 16 6 15 procedure cannot be interpreted

....10 5 1 4 14 5 14 to be married the last week in as one aimed at the breaking up

11 5 5 1 18 15 11 February, we have not too much of the strike. It is because the

...11 5 6 0 13 13 10 times but I feel sure that the carriage of foodstuffs to Hong

... 6 4 1 1 10 7 9 Marys of Hongkong will come kong is essential to the public

...11 333 799 forward quickly, and that they welfare of the Colony that the

...10.35% 11 19 8 will be glad to bare the opport Government bas decided to take

"Titania' ...11 36.2 9 8 unity of being included in this this steps stop which has

Ambrose 11 2 7 2 15-18- 6 mark of loyalty to our Princess. Kick off 2.30 p.m.

+Kowloon plenty of precedent to justify it

...1060 625 6 Subscriptions are limited to We should also like to see the

St Joseph's v. United A. C.—

*2 points added. + points sums between 6d. and 10, (say between 25 cents, and #4) and - sli Macao Government follow, suit, as cookhouse at Maray Bar-St. Joseph's ground.

deducted. for it was pointed out to us racks. The Brizado was promptly R.G.A. Reserves v. South China

who have the ass of the Prin THE TEAMS. yesterday by friend who is just on the scene and the outbreak,{"B"-Sookunpoo ground.

The King Reserve v. H..resent South China against the are entitled to contribute. It is The following players will repcens, either in the form of Mary, Maria, May, Maria, or Marion, hack from the neighbouring) which is thought to be due to Colony that a goodly poportion some flying sparks from a chim- Club Reserves-Club ground.

Police-Lan Hing Cheung, Chan South Chine "A". Punjabis. So, Fung Tal Cheong, Wins going to new the gift for the pur

understood that Princess Mary is bats on this run. A prominent

South Coina ground.

Shing, Leang Til Four and member of the Committee of the Mr. G. N. Orme gave an, inter- University v. Carlow Reserves. Leung Yuk Tong, Lau Tak posas of charity.

Subscriptions should be sent to Society St. Vincent de Paul-anesting lecture at the Helena May |→Navy "A" ground.

Chong. Kwok Po Kwan, Wong organisation always in close touch Institute yesterday on

The Titanis having left the Pak Chang, Ip Kan and Ohume by Tuesday the 31st. of this with the poor of the Calony-People of China" The lecturer station for a period, the Club Kwong Young. has drawn Our attention to went into the character of the Cairo match has been brought The following will represen: the fact that, owing to the Chinese and touched on Chinese forward. This match will be the Hongkong Football Clab Correspondents are requested tuobaarve the rule which requires rise in prices of market produce, art, which the speaker traced played on the Club ground and against "Cairo "G. Rodzer, W. The should be evenly contested. The Gerrard, J. Rodger (Capt.) M. L them to forward their nines an! addresses with communications the poor of this Colony are un from about 2,000 Ba

dressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an doubtedly suffering hardship. He lecturer spoke of Chinese paint last meeting between these teams Railton, J. Stewart, A. Mair, H. was strongly in favour of the ing. literature and architecture ended in a draw of ons all. MacTavish, A. Forsyth, S. Begg+ aridance of their bona fides.

very W. Kuhr, E. England. All communications intended for publication should te address-Government running boats for and concluded by pleading the The Cairo are playing

food supplies, and we think there importance of art in life.

strong just now and will give to the Editor.

The following will represent the Club good ruu. Mc Tavish the United against St. Joseph's in will be little criticism forthcoming against the Government's action The startling discovery of awill be out this week and the their League Second Divi-

K.C.C. . C.R.C.' in that direction. So long as the man suspended by a rope from a home team should just get home.sion fixture:-Beach, Bradley.

The Police are down to play Hooper, Colony is able to secure the up-trea was made near the Univer-

Watkins, Leonard, At Causeway Bay on 21st. plies it needs, the Government's sity grounds yesterday afternoon South China and it is to be Urquhart, Hyder, May, Valentine, January. The following bare duty is ended. It is no part of by a student. The man was out hoped that the catch will not Payne, Clems. Reserve: A. Young. been selected to represent the the Government's function to in-down, and though first aid was be postponed on account of the The following will represent KC.C.-Messrs. J. P. Robinson,

atrike. They terfere with the dispute between appli. d. it was evident that this seamen's

will the H. K. Club Reserves against J. Stalker, C. I. Stapleton, E. L. the men and the Companies and came too late to save bis life. miss J. Clark who embarked for The Wilts. Hutchison, Israel, Braga, F. Thompson, Liant. we are sure that the authorities He died at the Government home on Wednesday last The Pritchard, Duncan, Morgensen, A. G. Macdonald, Dance, will continue to act in a manner Civil Hospital later. Apparently Chinese should take their revenge Sneddon, Hast, Angus, Hyde, Captain E. G. Spinks, C. P. which will leave no room for a suicide was the case, the man for beir defeat at the last Beoseley and Pilgar.

James, W. T. Elson, and F. G. charge of this sort to be made having the appearance of being meeting between these tazma

Herridge. against them. The seamen will in a very destitute condition. when the Folice wop on the doubtless protest against the

club ground by a goal to nil Government's action as it will

There are countless thrills in The game between the naval make settlement of the strike the Priscilla Dean feature, Out- teams on the Navy "A" ground less urgent than otherwise it side the Law," which is now on should be fast and end in a win The AmbroSS would have been.

view at the World Theatre. The for the Tamar. Mr. Harold Begbie, it appears, has been giving vent

thrills are all plausible, arising will not be at full strength as of to some plain speaking about Mr. Bernard Shaw, and sol

from natural situations in the Batterham and Dutral, two story, by Tod Browning, and their strongest forwards, left the our Kobe contemporary the Japan Chronicle pours the vials The Union Attitude.

Ay, I'll confess I've been in a grown-ups are like that. As we pointed out two days handled in that director's best Station with the Titania fotilla. of its wrath upon the head of the first-named writer. The

the Tamk in I made a bad start in the morning life, ba as friendly wî them as it Chronicle suggests that Mr. Begbie adopted the vein ex-ago, we cannot help tblaking manner. The scenes are laid in Ansell and Band played good carnaptions mood all day to-day. can carry them wi" ye, through

that the Union has advised its the San Francisco underworld, football for hibited in the article simply to be popular." presumably members wrongly.

at through being a wee bit late. is possible to be, but give them a The men on the waterfront, in the Chinese midweek white Samuelson

These cold days I like to just turn wrong look at the end o' twenty meaning to attract attention. Mr. Begbie (who is general-hould return to work.

quarters, on Knob Hill and in the back is improving.

A good game should be seen over for another ive minutes. I yours and ye never were nodam- ly believed to be the anthor of "The Mirrors of Downing is our confirmed opicion. And most palatial mansion of the

between the Services at never WAS a great believer in good anyway.

Aye, friendship has ii'a pitfalls Street) bas such excellent standing himself that he probe say the not simply be California metropolis.

we wish to

Bookaspoo where the Liverpools getting up at daybreak onyway

the right enough. That we expect ably does not need to trade upon the reputation of even strike settled. A simple review Our Pictorial Page to-morrow receive the Curlew who return and splashing about in

football after six bathroom. Apparently our cook- ower much from our friends, and a celebrity as "G.B.S." Our contemporary proceeds to of the main facts will lead all to will contain the following repro to league intimate that Mr. Begbie exemplifies the type of writer that viewpoint, we think. When dactions; photographs taken at weeks. They had a trial spin boy has similar ideas on the they expect so much more from who produces the saleable thing." He does, though not in the strike was firs: called and the wedding of Miss Edkins and against the Durbanin midweek subject, for it turned out after us is maybe the reason why s when arbitration was suggested. Lieat. Nicholl, R. N.; interesting and went down by 5 goals towards that he was behind time chance word or some entirely the uncomplimentary sense intended by our contempor-the Union said it was willing to picture showing" the Prince of one. The Liverpools had a bad wit the moralog cup o' tea. misunderstood ary, so far as our judgment goes after having read several arbitrate, but that is ought to have Wales inspecting the Hongkong day to open their football I felt that I was being done incident will shatter in a mom of bis writings. He saw that there was a large demand some kind of an offer from the Coronation Coatingent in London; career in Hongkong for on out of my just dues and the happy relationship of yours.

down naturally I felt annoyed wi' The slight was maybe quite for religious literature very ill-supplied." says the Chronicle, Companies fret. The employers portrait of the. Hon Mr. Chow Wednesday they went so Mr. Begbie set out to work the piety lay, and has met, and, after consideration, sug- Shou-son, our latest member of the badly to the Tamar by 5 clear him. I was more so when he unintentional, the fojury an- succeeded to a marvel."

gested a scale of incresses which Legislative Council; photographs goals. The ground was stoggy banded, me a fork to peel an meant. But how quickly resant- We do not know how the position stands in regard to they were willing to pay right of the St. John's Ambulance and the ball heavy. They should orange wi' at the breakfast table. ment fires us! We'll “get even," away. And # W13 added, Brigade of the Chinese Y.M.CA. do better on the hard ground at He's now looking for another we say as if getting even was

something to our credit. And.... the Chronicle's assertion that Mr. Begbie has not an ounce in the clearest of language, undergoing field training in the Sockunpoo and give the sailors job.

Of course, I had to just miss yet how little good our reprisals, of piety, but we do think that another assertion by our that if the

Bota Territories; the launch of good game.

R.G.A. receive Kowloon my ferry by the skin o' my teeth ever accomplish. If we'd ap contemporary, that "Shaw is too big a subject for Begbie, acceptable to the men as a per- the oil lighter Delaware, built by

the South Chies and that didna go'ony length preciste a kindness and strive to Mr. manent basis of settlement any Messrs. W. S. Bailey and Com-100

As equally as quick to return it how is open to challenge, likewise the reference Begbie as being of contemptible" calibre and to. Mr. outstanding points could go to spans, and a unique view of the ground and the game should be towards helping matters.

I eased myself in much better we all would be Board of Arbitration. Surels. Central district of the City taken of place last week in the forward through the doar, Joe, be said

well contested. Wheeler was out soon

Well, let that be as it may. Shaw as too exalted to be a subject for criticism. In his that met the Union's objection. from the Lugard Road.

line and this week should see that it looked like being a hard You'll maybe no' belleve it, but I particular line Mr. Shaw is such a remarkably clever man Bat what happened? The Union

When a Chinese was arrested bit at back. Roberts, was not a winter. Some folks bave a queer really started out to write some- that one does feel almost guilty of presumption is speaking backed out of its promise, saying of him even in the laudatory way, but at one time and that the suggested increases were in Caine Road for selling towers success as centre forward against idea of what constitutes humour. thing about the meaning of a the Club and plays a much better Isn't it carious how it's certain word, and look where I another he has publicly indulged in statements which not sufficient, at the same time without a licence he offered s

making counter-proposals. Io

And Joe, every morning complaining are playing well just now and matter most some days? nobody, and certainly not a writer of Mr. Begbie's ability, other words, instead of adopting bribe of twenty-five cents to the game on the wing. The soldiers the small things that seem to am. Nearly half road through and Indian constable. This was re-

last need be under any restraint in criticising.

game bow we're mostly judged by about my staff taking up more As one ex- the principle of arbitration they fased, and in the struggle which should win. The

You and more room,

Ay, sad to relate. Joe and I ample it may be mentioned that not long since" G.B.S." have stood pat for bargaining or followed the arrest the hawker between these teams ended in a the trivial things in life.

our American friends, would made affirmed that a single declaration of Gladstone in allusion"

despairing attempt to win for the R.G.A. by a goal to might be a tai yat kind of person

in your line o' basinesa, maskes fell out this morning. It was all say, "dicker." It is easy to snatch back the money, as he sham. It speedily transpired that the words attributed been reached.

damaging evidence before the Joseph's meet the "United" and a architect, barrister, sugar-boiler, paragraph. This was the way to Gladstone were those of bis old opponent, Disraeli!

Magistrate, To judace bis very even game should be seen. writer, cocktail wirer, engineer, ofit. Him being up to the neck wi Apparently Mr. Shaw deemed it quite unnecessary to offer A Step Suggested.

accompany bim St. Joseph's won the last match dentist, salesman or sanitary strike news, I undertook to shroff any amend to the shade of the "G.O.M."

quietly, the Indian in a soothing by 3 goals to one. R.G.A. receive inspector, and be recognised as the up this particular par along wi' Yesterday afternoon the Hon. tone promised to release him on South Chins "B" at Sookunpoo best man at your job the Colony some others. It was about the Another instance that ties to mind relates to an Mr. E R. Ballifax Intimated that arrival at the Stasen Feadless where the first game ended in a has ever seen, but if you're rude usual Chinese that tried to get off occasion when, speaking of Labour troubles, Mr. Shaw he had heard nothing further to say, at the Station the Indian win for the soldiers by 8 goals to to me some cold morning, in my atramcar backway. Poor lad, he intimated that, so far from the workers being to blame in from the Guild. We hope he promptly bad bis man put on the ail This week the match will eyes you lose your prestige in was taken to the Government asking for more, any man who did not stipulate for at soon will. It was not conducive charge sheet, and when the case be in favour of the Chinese. The one act.

We're never the same to-day injuries sustained in an attempt. least ten pounds a week was a duffer. This was in pre-to settlement of the strike, we came up before Mr. R. E. Lindeell R.G.A. lost to the Curlew yester- war days, before the standard of values had been inflated think, that the employers should this morning, & fine of $10 or 14 day by 4 goals to 2, the soldiers as we were yesterday. We'll be no, that wouldns" do. Out came have withdrawn their offer, no days was indicted on the charge taking the field with 9 men only quite different again, the morn: the word "sustained." Just then to recent levels. Countless hundreds and thousands were matter whether it was rejected of bribery and another Rue of By The Liverpool Reserves were also That's how it's so easy for folk. I turned round to find Jos look- over my shoulder - and. working for thirty-five, thirty, or twenty-five shillings per or not. If that offer had been on that of selling without out yesterday and went down to to lose touch wi' each other. If ing week, many for even less; and, deplorable as was such a allowed to remain open for licence. The twenty-five cents the University by 3 goals to 1. you take a thought you'll find the first round of the fight state of affairs, the fact remains that if the national acceptance the men might have which the prisoner offered to his They should beat the Club Re- that i.'s cever the big things in was on immediately. Would Joe income had been shared out to the last halfpenny it would come to see that it would pay captor as a "tes-money" was serves on the Clab ground. It is life' that really entrange us one listen to me? No! likely.

them better to go back to work donated to the Poor Box.

is a pity that the Club cannot wi' another. It's the wee things, "Sustained" was good English. not have yielded anything like the sum mentioned by Mr. on the improved terms, leaving

field more than 7 men when play-the unhappy remark, the smile Ay, to be sure, but used in the Shaw. Even in regard to the drama, "G. B. S." can say an Arbitration Board to settle the

to bear up. He didns” sustain lant week against the University. grunt. silly as well as witty things. The Bard's, lines about the difference. As it is they have LORD MOUNT STEPHEN'S SIMPLE at home, as it upset the play that's half a sneer; the querulous wrong connection. To sustain is When I was a boy it was my onything in an attempt to slight South China "&" should baxt thei grandeur of possessing a giant's strength, "but not to use it nothing before them as an induce

At the faderal of the late Lord Punjabis on the South China job at times to act as nurse to from the car while in motion ment. As a matter of policy we Mount Btephen it Lemsford ground, University should my younger brother. How I except bisreputation for stupidity like a giant," are clear enough to most people. Mr. Shaw's would advise the owners to renew churchyard, near Hatfield, Herts, Brunt, while new Reserves hated him in those days. He and I doubt win then the criticism is (we quote from memory, but are confident of the their offer and resfirm their substance): "I say use it like a giant by all means, or else willingness to have the outstand-the body was borne on a Cana Each team had a win yesterday. it was who are kept me from my word can be used in that sense dían buckboard (a four-wheeled

The Shield Competition pro-play. Try as I would I could Ay, it was cold right enough what is the use of it; only use it on the right side." Aing fizures settled by subsequent F'vehicle with & board resting mises to be a record this Panu nerer please him. He was eye when I got into Jon-100 reader is tempted to wonder how any man, to say nothing investigation. Such a step would at least keep public sympathy on

directly on the axles),

and on form the Durban should getting ma into trouble. I'd carry this moroing but you be of one with Mr. Shaw's gifts, could write such stuff when their side. How long the men

be wiar ere, that is, if they enter him on my tack for hours, fine lieve me in less than fifteen the competition. The decision of and dandy, but if I gave him an minotes the temperature res88,50- Shakespeare's meaning is as clear as the noonday sun. In can keep out on strike is problem- point of fact, such a union of brilliance and fatuousness leatical, but it is certain that this have to come from them. We the Hongkong F. O. to present the awkward hunch as we entered rapidly that the westher. not a unique phenomenon. Did not Walpole call Goldsmith Colony is losing thousands of think that, with the situation as runners up with a medal this the House again, he'd howl his clean forgotten for the rest of

the bad yin and had And so doe and Le "an inspired idiot" 1 (in quoting which the reader will not dollare daily and that every effort it would be if our suggestion season has met with general bally head nearly off and I was the day.

should be made to #etile matters. above were adopted, such a more approval as last season with 9 aye understand us to be undervaluing Bernard Shaw.) There if the onus is put upon the Guild would come within, zeasonably teams in the competition it was the whole measly business to speaking to each other Ach is scope for the psychologist here:

the Afut conciliatory move will short spass of time.

fully expected that the runners} start all over again. Bome Well things moun De somehow

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to agricultural labourers sufficed to prove his Radicalism a paderstand how a deadlock bas realised that this would provide .10 the Junior division, St. what it is. You might be a clever ower a silly wee police court

prisoner to

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Civil Hospital, suffering from