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HONGKONG - TELEURIPH

NOTES & COMMENTS.

Passport Maddies.

DAY BY DAY.

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TRIDAY JANUARY

1922.

FOOTBALL.

Matches for To-morrow.

water, should find the going càẩy and win against the Punjabis

*LEAQUE TABLE. Division I table to data la 65 follows ta

UNITED

table

followe

Goals.

Clab.

For,

19

Points

RG.A Tamar... HAWKIN

P.W.LD. 7 5.0 2 23

... 6 3 0 3 20 3 ...6 3 0 3 11 5

AN ACT BY WHICH WE MAKE Although, happily, those who ONE FRIEND AND ONE ENEMY IS have occasion to travel find the LOSING DAME; BECAUSE RF- passport restrictions lees sevare]VENGE IS A MUCH STRONGER and exacting than was the case PRINCIPLE THAN GRATITUDE.— in faw years ago, the fact remaina Collon."

that there is still considerabla room for further modification.

Owing to the Chinese New We have, more than once, abown Year holidays, there will be no that no little confusion still exista issue of the Hungkang Telegraph in official and shipping circles

to-morrow.

concerning the necessity for the

Consular risa in the case of cer-

tain countries. Before the par-Yesterday's

health return port restrictions as between Bri-shows one non-fatal case of

The same blend, same good old land France ware abolished, plague, the sufferer being

age, mellowness, character,

and fine flavour.

Forty years reputation.

many travellers proceeding, for Chinese. example, from England to the Far East, or vice varsa, found that they had wasted both time Amongst the passengers who and money by securing the arrived by the Empres of Russia French risa with view to to-day were Mr. and Mrs. F. & ensuring their going ashore Brockman, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. aa touching French port Payne, Mr. M. S. Sassoon, and in transit. The invariable experi- Mr. G. H. Piercy. sope of such folk for many months before the abolition of the

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Wine & Spiri¦ Merchants.

Established 50 Years,

evidence of their bons fides.

el to the Editor.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

Acknowledgment.

Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Walker wish to thank their many, friends for their kind expression of sympathy and foral tributes sent in their recent sad bereavement.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1922.

WHAT DID THE POWERS SAY?

The Kowloon Cricket Club

are Golf Section asked for a sight of their pass Tombstone" Competition on

holding ports, much less to check the

Sunday morning and a "One risa. Unfortunately, the same may still be said in regard to the Club" Competition in the after All members are invited Italian visa. Despite the fact poop. that shipping companies and to join in. Post Entries. [official quarters st Home om-

Brevity may be the soul

risa to cover

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BY "QUIZ." The following matchen will take place to-morrOW ****

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SHIELD COMPETITION. Kick-off & p.m. H.M.8. Carlisle v. Hongkong Club-Navy "A" Ground.

Kowloon v. United A. C- Kowloon ground.

R.G.A. v. H.M.S, Cairo.-Soo- | kunpoo ground.

South Chins No. 1 team v. H.M.S. Ambrose-South China ground.

LEAGUE: DIVISION II. Kick-off 2.15 p.m. RG.A. Reserves v. St. Joseph's. -Sookunpoo ground.

Punjabis v. Tho "King's Reserves. Railway ground, Kowloon.

Nat

Curlew Reserves v. Kowloon Reserves-Navy "A" ground.

a to Pointe R

6299 68 6 5 3 0 19 11 4

6 033 311 3

5 131.420.3

3190469

Club. -F. W. L D. "Tamar" ...11 7 13 19 6 17 | Ambross *Hk. Club ...19 5 2 5 13 3 17 The "King's"...

B.C. A10 5 1 14 5 14 Marazion R. G. A. ...12 676 0 20 15 12 Carlisle The 'Kinga 12 5 5 2 1815 12 Titania 'Curlew' ... 7 4 12 10' 7 10 Marlin 'Cairo' ...12 $ 5 4 7 9 10 Hk. Police ...10 3 5 2 11 19 8 Titania

The following have been select- ...11 362 921 8 'Ambross 1228215 21 el to represent the Kowloon F. C. in their Shield matah v. United ...11 47 @ 820 Kowloon

Athletic Townsand; Wheeler ⚫2 points added. points (Capt.) Oswick; Coupland, Me deducted.

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2ND. DIVISION TABLE, The 2nd Division League table up to and including January 21st is as follows-

Last week the Hongkong Club lost a valuable point in the Hong-King's... kong League when they played University the Cairo to a goalless draw. S. C. Ar They are now bracketed at the RG. A.” top of the table with HMS. Curlow of Tamar while the latter have a 5. C. B.

etc.

W. D. L

Goals.

9 1 3 33

7 3 2 23 6 3 4 28 20 15 602 29 13 12

5 1 7 14 36 11 33 24 19 10 42 5 17 23 10 22 8 8 23 6 13 7 10 22 5 ... 11 10 7 42 3

... 6 04:320 2 Teams.

Kalvia Duncan; A Roberts, Mason, Murrison, Pasco, Combat.

The following will reprengut against the the Hongkong Football Cab Carlista: G. Rodger: W. Gerrard, J. Rodger (Capt); M. L. Railton, J. W. MacPhail, A. Mairi E. Wao Tavish, A. Forsyth, 9. "Bogg, W. Kubr, E. England.

NO WOMAN LORD MAYOR YET. It is understood that the woman candidate who was to have offered herself for election to the Court of Common Council on BL Thomas's Day has decided not to stand, says a Home paper. The question whether there is any likelihood of a

Woman Lord Mayor is thus postponed.

Between Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter.

Joe, he says it wasna' poetry

The wan

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need

our

them to forward their names and aldress with communications sular endorsement, practical ex-wit, but waristy is the soul of match in hand. The sailors have U. A. C.

Correspondents are requested to obore the rule which requires bastin the necessity for the Con- perience shows that no inspection whatsoever is made at Italian Kowloon Theatre will present ning the League and the next H. K. Club

delightful meeting between the Club will Kowloon All communications intended for publication should be address-ports of the passports of those "Nurse Marjorie,

who are passing through, bound art feature starring Mary Miles be watched with interest.. Punjabis for other parts.

Minter. Another change will be The Curlew still have a spart- made on Sunday night when a The Cost of Visas,

holiday programme will, being chance for if they win all Apart from the inconvenience screened. Tuesday night will their remaining matches they will go to the top. At presant of securing those absolutely use bring the usual popular cabaret they are five matches behind

and this week thay are down to less endorsements, there is also dance.

play Kowloon in the League, but And in this respect also there are the cost to be taken into secount.

But as I said to Mac, I didna' An Extraordinary Issue of the as the latter are playing & Shield grounds for considerable com. plaint Let us take the Italian Official Gazette dated January 9. match the sailors will be without at all. Well, I tried my bast and, think there was oathing in this risa as a case in point. Accord-publishes the following notinca- game unless they pull up as I said, at a distance it looked outbreak of kilt-wagging and ing to a notification issued by thejtion by the Right Honourable the back fixture with the Tamar. like poetry. That was because I pip-skirling. Nor Passport Office, London, setting President of the British North The depot ship are in great form had a white space pat in between English friends be alarmed at forth the passport and r7sa re- Borneo Chartered Company just now, but they will lose every four lines. But. Joe, he's this sudden demand for a Scot's What's more Free State. At the same time, gulations of foreign countries, His Excellency A. C. Pearson, couple of good men on the 1st of every critical.

forby it had jagged edges. while the taxes per head of the the Italian charge for aC.M.G.. retires from the post of next month.

bados In the Shield competition, the It

enough feet in population are heavier since 1706 of Governor on the expiration of period A

pláca and didos' scan I'm inclined to think Scotland Bookuapoo should one at twelve months ten lira, the term of office, which is six game

is whilst an endorsement for "in years, but in his case has been attract the largest crowd other in another, but, as I said, I might has benefitted in a great measure than Chinese. The Cairo madebe a rotten poet (which I admit I by her partnership wi Eng transit travellers costs only one extended to seven years $5 irs. We glean this information token of the Court's apprecis the Club go all the way last am to the extent of no' being one Isad

one that reada

Joking apart though, and I from a circular issued by the tion of his valuable services week, and they will give the at all) but no

poetry ever ceeded & must make it perfectly clear that British Passport Office sa recently during an exceptionally strenuous R.G.A. & good game. The last y as November last, when a lira time. The Court intend to avail meeting between these teams on footrule and as for the other I havene' been in earnest up to now, I think it's a thousand was, roughly speaking, worth themselves of His Excellency the Garrison ground ended in complaint.

"Then gently scan your brother pities that such a meeting ever took place. Man, we've enough The Chinese Press reports that a Note was sent to the about threepence. Yes, so we are lang experience and great ability the soldiers getting the verdipt

informed by Hongkong people in an important pass in London. by the only goal scored.

But there I am again and to live down without setting up Peking Government the other day by the various Ministers just out from Home, the Italian The Court, subject to the approval RG.A. can play good football. in the capital urging it to take steps to disband all super Consulate in Ladoo actually of the Secretary of the Colonies, and a win for them is expected in I'm sure we've all had enough o fresh precedents to prove our Some Scotsmen there ate, who Major-General Sir flous troops. It is stated that this step was taken on the charges a round sum of ten shil- bave nominated as bis auccessor the first round of the com-Burns and poetry this week to national singularity.

last us a long while. William petition.

Ay, you was a fine speech o' by fakir-like contemplation of initiative of the U.S. Minister. A little later it was stated lings for the mere in transit

endorsement: This, it will be Rycroft, É.C.B., CO.,

Owing to the Rugby match Mr. Stephen's right enough and their midriff, mesmerise them. effect from that no such Note had been delivered to the Chinese an, works out at about forty with

November between the Club and the Navy would have looked lots better in selves into a frenzy of self- on the Club ground, the Club will print of we'd got the quotations adoration. They lose all sense Government: The truth appears to be that no Note was times the amount set forth in the next.

Prob British Passport Office notifica-

be away from home in the Shield and 1835 sent in the usual diplomatic sense of the term.

o the impression of proportion; they have only re Competition to the Carliste, who that the reporters savveed them idea and that idea is wrong. dỊ ably it was felt that this would have wounded native tion. Even so, the rise has no value

are very weak this season, but all the time but hadas' space, all means let us have national susceptibilities, at least among the very vocal hands-off whatever, as no one ever asks to

see it. The Imperial Govern FITTER IN TROUBLE..

they may surprise their suppor-inclination, nor time to give us sentiment but for goodness sake party. It seems likely that what occurred was that a

ters in this match. The sailors them. ment, the Hongkong Government

let us keep it in it's proper place. should not be treated too lightly, Yon bit in the speech about Let us not bore and offend your friendly hint was conveyed, and surely such a move proper and every other British Colonial ly comes within the definition of "friendly" Reams and Government would do well to "To Rob a Rich Seaman." for many a good team go down Burns and Patriotism was maybe neighbours and make ourselves a ia Cop-tie matches in the opening the freshest and best made point laughing stock, a mockery to reams of paper have been consumed in writing of the ills investigate the charges made for

A filter employed at the Kow-minutes of the game to a much of all. At the time Robbio was other nations. Some Scatamen

Dock was this morning inferior team.. Do form the Club born Scottish of the military regime in China, so far with very little foreign ciscs and also to inform

the public defnitely (a) of the loon

patriotism was think when they do think st all effect. but perhaps even now the extent to which the countries in respec. of which brought before Mr. J. R. Wood, should be easy winners.

almost dead, said Mr. Stephen. —that nationality is an end in Tucbuus have recruited troops is not realised.

these endorsements are necessary charged with being in possession

The Kowloon United match is That was no doubt true, but by itself. To them it is a fetish, the A few months ago the ex-Premier, Chin Yung-peng, and (b) of the countries whore as of twodaszers and with intending expected to be in favour of the the Hokey Fly the same canus' worship of which obscures reason

to enter a dwelling house at

They declared that his Government had reduced the soldiery by such necessity exists.

Yaamati for the purpose of com-bome team, who, it is rumoured, be said to-day, Just listen to and faith and charity.

are importing players to assist this bit, cut out of the Post & forget, if they ever know, that 300,000. We don't know whether this is true or not, re- A Record.

mitting a felony.

in their Shield matches. Townsend morning or two ago:-

the chief glory of a nation lies in cruiting and disbandment in China being different from Io its issue of the 31st, inst the Arrested by a district watch-is expected out this week after a A SCOTTISH FREE STATE. its contributions to the common anything to which the Western mind is accustomed. If it North China Daily Sr states man who had become suspicious fortnight's absence and will prob Forty members of the Scots welfare of the whole human race. National Lesgue (London. This spurious national sentiment is true that this disbandment was effected, the circumstance that the Premier, who has just by the sight of a man wandering ably appear between the sticks

Branch) which stands for is aye loud, odious and selfish; emphasises the point of the representations which the entered his sixtieth year, must in a mysterious manner at 4 45 in in place of Hayward. The United

complete separation for it's a pestilent thing; an inter Powers are reported to have made to Peking. because have set up & recar for con- the morning on Wednesday, the were very sporting to enter the

Scotland, met in the national danger. when 1922 opened the Chinese soldiery still numbered tinuous tenure of office in the defendant was rearched and two competition, and with a little luck

Cabinet, having "now be ́n a daggers which were stuck in his may give the Eowloon team Essex Hall, Strand. They ‹ Scotland fina' Ireland. 1,360,880. China is not engaged in any foreign war, Minister for more than 17 years." girdle were given into the custody a surprise. They may also be listened to the strains of the have our grievances but the is not threatened with epe. and, if she were. it is we believe our contemporary is of the police at the Yanmati assisted with some players from bagpipes, sang Jacobite songs, average Scot believes that these and discussed the Treaty of can be rectified by an arrangement admitted, expressly or tacitly, by the Chinese them-correct in saying that Mr. Lloyd Station. A packet of pepper was other clube who are not in the

Union, demanding complate whereby more attention might be selves that the troops, or at any rate the bulk of them. George's tenure of office con- also taken from him, and these Shield competition.

separation. "We are prepared given to affairs entirely Scottish. are unfitted to cope with a modern army. This does not stitutes a record, at any rate in articles were produced as evidence

latter-day annals, but there by Inspector Browne. It was decided to turn out against the

to go the whole hog,” an official As for separation and fighting if necessarily signify disparagement of the Chinese soldiery appears to be an error or two in stated that after being duly

told & Press representative.If need be, no level-beaded Scots- need be, we will fight as the man would ever dream of such a personally; the fault, from the military standpoint, is in the the Daily Nez reckoning. Mr. warned the defendant made

Irish have fought to gain thing. He knows ower well the lack of up-to-date organisation and equipment. But why Balfour resigned in December written statement to the effect they asked to be excused on

The Ambrose are bot at full complete and absolute Indepen- side on which his broad is butter- discuss the fitness of China's army or armies to cope 1905, and on January 29 the that for a monetary consideration Account of Chinese New Year.

dence for Scotland.

ed' and values, awer highly-the with a foreign foe when, as we said. no foe threatens Liberals returned to power, which he was carrying these things for

would make the period rather a friend named Tong Sul who strength, and

Doesn't the hike o' that prove practical fruits of unity and co- Chinese is expected. rob & rich The fact that stands out is that China's revenues are being under instead of more than 17 was intending to

The Chairmen of the Hongkong that ye can have ower much of operation to think seriously for a a good thing? MacPherson he single moment of ony such-like consumed by a gang of military leaders who maintain their years. Leaving thra fractional seamar. forces, not for the defence of their country, but for their matter aside, Mr. Lloyd George's The Magistrate observed that FC at the last meeting of the was awfa' pat about ower the Donnybrook and wild cat notions. Shield Committee, announced that head o't. A7, vexed wasna' the The world has bad enough private interests, promoting strife instead of preserving tenure is overstated, the period after hearing the defendant's the club intended to give minia word for it. He thinks the folk and to apare of this exclu peace, and interrupting commerce at the time when China since January 1996 bsing 16 statement, he could not

years. Even at that, the Welsh whether there was any intent on ture gold shields to the runner-

be locked up or have their heads nationalism that breeds prejudice, should be applying herself to the development of her Wizard, as just intimated, has the men's part to eater the house up in the competition this year that put you in the papers should sivé kind o nationalism the enormous industrial resources.

probably put up record. It may for the purpose of committing a owing to the record number of examined. He's & far-righted bitterness and strife. If that's

been felony.

man is Mac, and he doesns like what passes currency to-day for It will serve to make clear how much China is in the be noted that he has

The Police, who have not beep to contemplate even for a minute Scottish "patriotism" then the Inspector Browne agreed, and bands of the Tuchons when it is mentioned that, with no President of the Board of Trade. Chancellor of the Exchequer, external interests to protect, ber soldiery easily exceed the Minister of Munitions, Secretary said that the charge was based on out for three weeks may appear the ides of having to give up sooner those patriots get for this week against the "King's," his job here and go back to home or some other remote to the combined armies of Britain, the United States, and Japan. for War, and Premier (with the defendant's statement

bringing forged their match Scotland and live on porridge and corner of the earth and there scheduled for 18th Feb.next, the haggis for the rest of his argue each other to death, the In fact, the numbers show that China's soldiers actually post of First Lord of the Treasury police.

this date of the 2nd round of the unnatural life. And I diana' better it will be for those who have number nearly a 100 per cent more than the total forces of attached). Sixteen not out, with His Worship amended

blame him either.

to live, work and do business wi' the three Great Powers. The representations which the good chance of floating in again charge to one of siding and Shield competition,

on the ware of the Irish settle abetting, and committed the

Owing to the Chiness teams It might be true, as he says, the rest of us. Legations in Peking are understood to have made pointed, meat. What will the complete prisoner for trial at the Dext

being excused league football this that since the Union of the Ach, it's enough to bring on a Sessions.. it is said, to the drain upon the country's income and the score be?

week, there will only be three Crowns our taxes have gone up hemorrhage, risk of outbreaks while such a host of superfous troops

games in the Junior division. St. but how's the N.B. and. Caley And when I'm at it. I think remain under arms. This essentially, friendly hint should

Josaph', who were drawn to play Railways going to pay a dividend we've just about had enough of "DR., MAC" TO BE OPPOSED. {MIKADO'S HEALTH IMPROVING, H.M.S. Hawkins, in the Shield, if it wasna for the passengers this "Between Ourselves stuff be welcomed even by Chinese strongly opposed to foreigners

Mr. John M. Harris, president; The health of HM. the Emperor will now be cut against the RO.A going home up North for the anyway. So I think I'll give ye concerning themselves with the affairs of the Republic. Whether the advice was really tendered or not, it well of the Dulwich Liberal Associa of Japan, who is recuperating at Reserves as the flagship is out of New Year and anomer holidays? a rest for a bit. Maybe there. might be. If it was tendered, is it likely to have effect? tion, bas agreed to stand in op- the Imperial vills at Hayams, is port. A drawn game is expected. Independence and that's all wouldos be ony harm though position to Dr. Macnamara for steadily improving Riappetite Carlow 2nd, team should bext very well but like the seamen's in screed once weak like There are no immediate signs of it. We hope the Powers Camberwell at the next General has improved and his weight has Kowloon 2nd., while the "King" strike it can be overdone at before. Je ne dinna ken par

We'll try it onyway, Election. will persevere.

Reserves, who journey scross the times,

Indressed,

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South China No. 1 team have

Ambrose on Saturday although

entries.

win for the

We