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YALE

FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1923.

When we fast commented on the state of China's finances and the need for reform in various departments of the Government, we suggested that the time might come when foreign control would have to be instituted in order to get the best out of the country. for the benefit alike of bond holders and the Chinese people

more.

proper, honest,

DAY BY DAY.

SCHOOL BOXING.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE WORLD AND ITS TEACHERS | Bouts at Queen's College. (To the Edinor of the "Hanghong

KEEP ON GROWING, AND HE WHO STOPS LEARNING WILL BE LEFT AT THE TAIL END OF THE TIMES

Capt. and Mrs. F. T. Wheeler returned by the Hakone Maru.

Talegraph.")

East And West.

Sir, Your correspondant, “Ma-

At Queen's College yesterday afternoon, the semi-finals and finals of the pupils' annual boxing tournament were fought out, med

interesting! they provided an insight into the ready adaptation trimony, in his letter to you, pab- of Chinese to this class of sportlished in your issue of February Under the ablo tuition of "Kid', 1st, says that at the recent weet. Marriot, D.C.M., of the Naval ing of the Benevolent Socisty I Yard Police, who has been acting urged the Society to "take

themselves; and it seems to us The only fall of rain registered that the need for some such as the Botanic Gardens during Intervention is becoming ever January was 021-inch on the las coach for the college, some measures through the Colanial fifty pupils have been enrolled in Oce for the suppression of pronounced. China's 21st.

the classes, and though the marriages between Asiatics and 7OU don't have to natural wealth is very great|

standard of boxing seen in gestar European girls." Yesterday's health return day's bouts could not by said If Matrimony" bad read the

be extremely high, and loyal shows one case of diphtheria to

the full report of my words as given control of her sources of revenus

[(British) and one of enteric foverļaverage was good comvidering{ia 'some of the papers, be of she

(Chinese).

the short time since this sport was) would have seen that I said no to save her from going headlong

introduced into the physical such thing. My remarks wholly training of the College. What|referred to the difficulties encoon- into bankruptcy. The improve.

Dr. H. F. Smith, recently ap- the pupils lacked in science they tered by this and similar Socletics ment in the revenues from the painted chief of the Quarantine amply made up for in energy and in assisting women who, on arrival Salt Gabelle under

foreign Service at Manila, arrived in pluck.

in the East, find that their "hus- supervision speaks for itself Hongkong by the s.s. President

A couple of youngsters appear-bands" have already one or more ing in the flyweight class showed | wives. Incidentally, it is too early set

up in goed contrast against the to judge what full Chinese

The law in England 'entitles a slashing methods of the first control of the postal system will

6th. Hongkong (Ellis couple by the precision with which marrisces in question are coo- man-to only one wife, and the produce, but we are not hopeful Kadoorie School) Troop of Bothes ent red into the contest ducted under English law, which Scouts is giving a concert and Cheung Wing-yau came out of naturally presumes that the man of beneficial results. There are display to-morrow night in the this to meet the other winner, Mis complying with the conditions patriots in China who are doing|Great Hall of Queen's College.

burglar exside of your door. It's when he gets inside that the trouble begins. If

your doors are fitted with Yale Night-latches he can't get inside. The word Yale is your insurance against burglars.

503.

YALE)

BIRTHS.

MARRIAGE.

McKinley.

The

Sabban, in the final of the y-of that law. I urged that the their best to administer their

weights. There was very little to Society should take steps to see choose between the two, cd that if possible, the man in such departments for the good of their

Charges of participation in the decision not being reached in the marriages does full the condi country, but much harm is being Yee Woo Street armed robbery third round an extra one was 40-tions of that law. done by the many unscrupulous of shooting at Mr. W. R.Andrews nounced. Sabbam was out to make The question of legitimate men who think only of their own arc Inspector Kerrison, R.N.Y.F-a win in the short time permitted marriage:,of which no doubt many with intent to kill, and of being by this round. He appeared to are happy and successful, was not in possession of a revolver and

fensive tactics. The referee's

Yours etc. H.RL DOWBIGGIN. Hongkong. Feb. 2nd, 1923.

seven cartridges, were preferred have the greater weight and pro ander consideration by the Crown agains: Caan Man, ceeded to force Cheung to de- the Chinese arrested by the announcement made some allow. Europeans in the sensational chase at Wacchai, as reported declaring the bout a draw.

ance for Sabbam's weight by yesterday. A formal remand of a week was ordered by the Mag istrate (Mr. J. R. Wood).

a

to

Why?

profit. Most Chinese officials O'HALLORAN. On January bave so uncertain a tenure that 20. 1923, at the Victoria Diamond the bead all their energies to Jubilee Hospital, Tientsin, to Mr. and Mrs. M. O'Halloran, Native amassing whatever funds they can for themselves before having Customs, Tientsin, a son.

ROGERS.-On January 24. to give place to successful rivals

be the most scientific fighter in Li Sing-cho was considered to 1923, at 43 Kinnear, Road. Shang-

A enggestion was made no: hai to Mr. and Mrs. Charles

the bantam-weight class but he Rogers, a daughter.

long ago that the Powers should

retired after a good display at the convention for the

end of the first round, the Sir. As an admirer of Gilbert EZEKIEL-03 January 25,trange a

Two men, one armed with

5ght 1923, at St. Mary's Hospital administration of Chins, in order revolver and the other with

being awarded

and Sullivan operas, 1 should be Ramzan. Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. 3.

The Indian boy in interested to know why, and for to put her Government on adagger. paid a visit to No. 2

the final found himself con- what reason. "The Mikado" has Ezekiel, of 34 Seward Road, a

perfectly sound basis and end the Anton Stree: yesterday afternoon. Fronted with Cheung Shu-fat been banned in this Colony. This

They secured admittance on to suicidal faction fghting

was first produced in and the third floor by pretending that Raczan's style greatly amused opera waste of treasure that is going they wished to see one of the in- the audience, but his wariness March, 1885, under the title of was not disconcerting to the "The Mikado," or "The Town of month after month. That mates, whose name they gother, and what was a fairly even MISKIN-RAM—' a Thurs.pn

Titipa." Perbape, had it been Once inside, the usual procedure day, February 19, at St. John's) would be "interference" on s

in an armed robbery was carried match eventually resulted in the produced here under the latter Cathedral, by the Bev. V big scale, and the Chinese people out, the victims being bound and decision being given to Ramzanile, it would have passed. |Copley Mogle. Jorce Adre Ram

It is acknowledged to be the to Geoffrey Miskin.

would be sure to think they were gagged, and the house ransacked. as being the slightly better boxer

of the two.

| favourite of Gilbert and Sullivan's being exploited by the foreigners. The baul which the robbare mace

In the final of the light-weights, operas and has been re-produced with great Ip Karying lost to Leung Shiu.again and again For this reason lone, it would in this case is stated to be worth

$77.

man after a fast bout. A blind success. It seems to me to be SCHWAFF.-On January 25,

be a task that most of the Powers

fold boxing item resolved itself positively ludicrous that it should- 1923, a: Paulum Hospital, Shang would shirk, but a time might

win for The many Hongkong friends of into

Ramzan, be banned in British Colony.

Yours etc.. bai, August Schwaff, in his 43rd. come when it will be absolutely yr. Will Hender and Miss Rita against three other competitors.

ODAKIM. necessary to intervene. If Shields, who last spring delight At the close, "Kid" Marriot gave FERRAS-On January 25,

Hongkong. Feb. 2ad., 1923. 1923, a: 80 North Szethuen Road, China's cancer of mal-adminised the patrons of the Repulse very interesting exhibition bout Bay Hotel with their jazz play-in conjunction with Talek Singh. Shanghai, Haul Maris. the betration contigues to grow at the ing and singing respectively, will are of his older pupils and a loved son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. present rate, the foreign surgeons be pleased to learn that they are promising local boxer. Ferris, aged 15 years.

Great credit for the success of might have no option but to per again in the Colony for a short LONGINOTTO.-On January 31st, at No. 3, Cambray Build form a forcible operation is order say. Since leaving Hongkong the tournament is also due to the

they have enjoyed a successful other officials, Mr. G. W. Reeve Sir-Referring to your report ings. Kowloon. Leo Longinotto, to effect a cure.

tour, visiting Shanghai, Manila. (who acted as referee), Mr. J. C. in last night's issus of your solicitor, of Hongkong, aged 47

Java, Singapore, Bangkok and Fletcher (M.C.) P. O. Davis paper, of the public examination Greenfield, par- years. Lendon papers pleasa

Saigon, and, according to press (timekeeper) and P. O. Tel. Smith of Mr. S. E. notices, have earned for them and Stoker P. 0. McLaren (the selves even a higher reputation seconds). Ons step towards a strengthen-thau they had before. Mr. Hender ing of Anglo-American relations hopes to organise a Jazz Band has been registered by Britain either here or in Manila to take agreeing to America's terms on tour through India. for the

year.

copy.

DEATHS.

The Telegraph.

HOSOKONG, 2nd Feb., 1923.

CHINA'S FINANCIAL

POSITION.

Our War Debts.

repayment of the

War Debt. Our indebtedness to

the United States comes to about Our Picture Page to-morrow

which

CANTON CHAOS.

Ngai Treated Well.

the effect that

0:

A Denial,

Mobideen for

ticularly to that part of Mr. Greenfield's evidence wherein he is reported to have testified that "debtor arranged through Mr. Mohidaen to borrow from the Compradore of Sincere's," we wish

emphatically and categorically deny the existence at any time of any such arrange- a billion sterling, and on that will contain a photograph of the A Canton correspondent writes ment Further, we bave never at sum we have been paying interest three big Empress liners moored stating that a rumour prevailed a time been approached by at the rate of five per cent. The lin harbour: group of the Army yesterday to

A loan on China recent negotiations in Washing- Rugby team: the Royal En-General Ngai Bong-ping bad been Provident shares-eitber on his ton have lessened the burden gineers team

WOO the liberated, hat this was found to be on account or on the account

of Mr. Greecfield, We had occasion to comment a very considerably, because the Garrison. Tennis League: two untrue. He is still in custody, few weeks ago on the precarious new arrangement is that interest groups of men from H.M.S.but is being given the very best We shall be glad if you will position of China's finances, when of three per cent. is to be paid Foxglove who won the stokers treatment. It is stated that the kindly publish this denisl in tha for the first ten years, and three- whalers aggregate cup, and the American and Japan Consuls will next issue of your paper, and referring to the default made in and-a-balf thereafter, the period Centurion and aggregate cups io again shortly appeal for his oblige. payment of the interest due on of repayment to be sixty years. the China Station sloop regatta; release. cerisin foreiga loans. We point-The situation is thus materially a photo of stoker P. O. Morgan. It is reported that Wu Hon

of the welterweight man is now on the Shameen and ed out then that much of the relieved. and a question which winner

thas been causing deal boxing champoinsbip of the that the two secretaries in the country's, revenue went into the of heart-burning is thus Colony: & portrait of the cew Civil Governor's department pockets of dishonest officials, and disposed of to the mutal satisfac- Governor

(Mr. daily visit him for the purpose of that the corrupt system of gov-tion of both Governments. There Rodrigues); and picture showing receiving instractions.

bas, of course, never been any H.M.S. Moorhen off Wachow

Consequent on the detention of erument in most of the pro-suggestion of Britain's unwilling during the recent troubles there. General Ngai Bong-ping and the vinces, besides the continuousness to evade her obligations;

disarming of the Cantonese arrest, prevected a proper ad.and reports to this effect have

forces, various bodies of citizen

ministration of the

been inspired, we bare no doubt. Corps, to be used in the con soldiers have retreated to Wham- revenue-

by a wish to discredit our motives struction of roads, etc. This, as pos, which they bare made their producing departments. Very in seeking for a full and frank we have befors remarked, is an stronghold pending the return geriaus DOWS now comes from discussion of the whole problem excellent scheme on paper, but of Sun Yat-sen-

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of Macao

which upon

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Yours etc.,

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

M. Chan Harr,

Macaging Director. Hoogkong, Feb. 1it., 1923.

CRICKET,

Kowloon C. C. 2nd. XI are to meet the R. E. at Kowloon on Saturday at 2.15 p.m. The boros

Petheram. E. J. Edwards, H.

Weaser.

Peking concerning the outlook of war indebtedness. The larger the trouble will be to induce parti- The Kwangsi commanders have team will be:-A. O. Brawn, B. question bas, however, still to find calar military leaders to agree to appointed Mak Sing-fong as chief Overy, W. J. Shenton, 8. Jez, for this year. As the message satisfactory solutios,and we fear the cutting down of the forces of the River Defence department, N. L. Railton, A. Leach. W we published yesterday stated, it will be many a long day before

they rely for but the latter bas only seven gu Fraser, W. B. Haslett, W. L. the Inspector-General of the Britain will get her just dues in their power, Stil that is boats, the others having gathered Maritime Customs, Sir F. A this respect. In the meantime, a matter for discussion at aat Kongmoon under the com all that we can do is go on round-table conference, and it is mand of Chan Chak, who has been Aglea, estimates a big deficit for cheerfully paying interest or a gratifying to note that the appointed to the same post by Sun 1923. There is a loan obligation loan which was mainly contract- Premier suggests a mesting of absen and is now said to be of $96,000,000. and further ed in the interested of others. $4.250,000 under the Consolidated Unification. Hopes. Lasn Service, but after payment We suppose it is something to is in line with a proposal made left the river fleet and gone over Its Legalisation Opposed. of other dues out of the Customs the good that the Premier of some months ago by General to Chan Chak's command

representatives of the Feking preparing to carry out an attack, Government and the country's on the other boats. The com military leaders. Incidentally, this macders of four cruisers have

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OPIUM TRAFFIC.

aaccount of the lack of patrol Peking, Feb. 1-The Directors revenue it is estimated there will Chins has indicated his agree. Chan King-ming. If such be nothing left with which toment with the main points of Sun gathering could reach agreement measures, the riverways are in of the International Anti-Opium Association at a special meeting Yat-sen's recent manifesto. Inson the military problem, we ought fested with pirates. meat these obligations. Отет

General Li Yik-piu, the Kwang-unanimously passed a resolution land where political disagreement to be on a fair way to the secar and above this, the Chinese Gov-is so common, it is refreshing to ing of unification. We wish the si commander-in-chief, bas alter-to the effect that the Association ernment has earmarked $13,000,-find two men of the same way of movement every success, as there ed the name of his army from is absolutely opposed to legalisa- thinking. One of Sun's chief is nothing we desire more to see Kwangsi Army to Cantonese tion of the oplam traffic in China 000 of the incressed Custome proposals is the disbandment of that peace and progress in Chins, Army and has given notice that and is shortly taking a full state- receipts for various administre-balf the existing troops and the but at the moment we are not too misdirected documents will in ment of its views on the subject.

future be ignored.

-Reuter. tive expanses of its own.

creation therefrom of a Labour optimistic.