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The Steamship

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C. R. A. MEETING.

Chinese Opposition.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1923.

RUBBER RESTRICTION.

(Our Own Correspondent);

The Annual New Year-party of

Singapore. Feb 17. The Planters" Association of ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE |the Chinese General Chamber of

Commerce took place on Saturday Malaya has appointed a committee aiternoon, a large number of mem to take up the suggestion of A bera assembling on the bettagged public testimonial to Mr. A. W "PRESIDENT JEFFERSON," and nicely decorated premises of Still, Editor of the Straits Timest the Chamber to offer to each in recognition of his services to the rubber industry, especially his other the compliments of the sea-

advocacy of restriction. Ten thousand pounds sterling is men- tioned as the objective. Afr. Still shortly gees on lease but it is expected he will return for und more term prior to retiring.

baring arrived fram Seattle via porta, on February, 17th. consigures are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the Hazardous and/or Extra-Hazardous Go downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. at Kowloon & stored at consig. nees' risk.

Consignees of cargo must pro- duce an Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports. Hongkong. before Bills of Lading will be counter- signed.

All broken, chafed and damag ted cargo is to be left in the Lodowes where it will be examined at 10am. on Feb. 22nd by the Company's Surveyor's Messrs. Anderson & Ashe.

All claims must be presenter within thirty days of the steam- er's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognized. No claims will be recognised after the goods bave left the Godowns, and cargo undelivered on and after Feb, 13rd. will be subject to rent No fire-insurance whatever wil

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Mr. Li Fokwai, the Chairman. started the proceedings, wild short felicitous speech, expressing his best wishes to those present for the best of luck in business and & præsperus Fear.

The Hon. Mr. Chow Shuu-500 μ

TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO.

A Glance at our Files.

(Feb. 5–15 1991)

THEN AS NOW. Thai fire-arms are freely smug- gled into China from Hongkong is a well-known fact, but the

seizures made by the police can-

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FOX-TROT'S TRIUMPH.

Conclusions from Dancing Championship.

The various contests in the World's Dancing Championship which concluded last month baro done little more, from the dancing point of view, than demonstrate the almost uncanny précision of certain dancers, well known to habitues of clubs and dance-res- taurants, in the elemental stops of the fox-rok. As a mere de monstration of the rhythroical smoothness of motion attainable by a man and a woman dancing together, the for-trot final was absolutely above critician. But the intense unsmiling absorption which is inseparable, apparantly, from ultimate perfection in this most popular of the world's dances is something to make the ordinary dancer tremble—and decide tosisy not quite perfect,

nal represent one quarter of those that are sent out. It is, of course, very bard on our police force to have to try and check this illegal traffic under present conditions for tiera is practically no means of checking the import of arma into the Colony, Tom, Dick or Harry can import as many cases of arms as he pleases so long as he takes care to have them described in the manifest as bonneta, ginger beer 0: some other article, These arm he quietly lands An interesting revelation is that and stows in his godown and amateurs are on the whole the police are none the wises.good as, sometimes belter than. Perhaps he deals in arms the professionals, writas a cor- regularly, and if so be has a few respondent. But then, of course, cases which he takes good care there are numbers of young men to register, and bis sales book is and women who dance every always above suspicion. Bat night now, and for a couple of when a Chiosman comes and hours at tea-time in addition. wante a few cases to smuggle. Another revelation which will these are not drawn from the desolate lovers of the old fashion- registered stock, but from theed dancing is that the waltz has number. The bonnets, ginerbeer cases, and thus become a back detection is avoided.

waltzing of the competitors hat - LAND PRICES..

been very inferior, and in many Yesterday afternoon Mr. G. J. cases the steps danced bave been the W. King offered for public com-fox-trat steps adapted to petition the following lots of dreamy waltz music. One of the Crown Land at the Offices of judges. Mr. Philip Carrington, the Public Works Department has said that in England. bome Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1122 of the wallz, there are no more

The Chairman asked if it was

at Mong Kok Tsui. 5.550 sq. feetban twelve good waltzers to be at an anual rent of $61 And found. I recollect, incidentally, [the op mun of the meeting that the various commercial unions should

upset price $3,330, sold to Lu that recently a big waltz com- snow. Chia. Trng for $3,100. Kowloon Petition was won by a couple who, be acquainted with the European There was blood. Bits of dog Inland Lot No. 1118 comprising when challanged by one of the

tha Hun, Mr. Hun tsz, and a few| WOLVES ON THE TRAIL. others were called upon to make speeches, but none of them re- sponded. Mr. Ho Kwoog then took

Three Hanters Perish. the lead and. in his remarks. voiced the Ape of the Chinese that

Port Arthur, Oat great reusitication, accompanied by the roving band of hungry wolves disadment of expertuous troops, has devoured three men, accord would soon be an accomplisheding to reports sifting in to-day fact Mr. Ho Kwong said be from the snow-covered trails of would like to avail himself of the the

Sturgeon River country. pportunity of drawing the atten- These reports told of a losing tic of the gathering to the battle fought by two Indians after |mas- meeting to be bell

a white trapper had been downed the City Hall next Friday under and killed. the auspices of the Constitutional telom Association. An important.

Last Saturday an elderly trap- aubrist to be discussed would be per left his cabin in the woods, thai European reservations" beventy miles north of Ignace, to mush down to the settlement for which meant an extension of the afety. There was no mail, give much greater application, his Christmass rail. He arrived

Consignees are requested to woull be prohibited to domicile. however, and the old man sald send in their Bills of Lading to. Ho Kwca; agreed that the he would come back Christmas

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area in which Chinese residents

round the various public bodies in Hongkong to obtain their support.

"reservations" proposal.

to

the meeting.

| Menara M. K. Le, Ho Kwong, R.H. Kete wall and T. N. Cbsu, were

At noon be had not arrived. The postmaster sent two Indians to follow the trall until they found him.

About two miles from the set tlement the Indians found a spot pounded dowa in the

They bastened

harness torn to pieces were scat 20,050 sq. feet at an annual rent judges, admitted that they were After a little discussion i tered about. In the midst of of $220, and with an upset price not dancing the formal waltz step, was decided to

commercial guilds for bones.

cinularise the them the Indians found buman of $6,015 purchased by Maever had danced them, and in fact Tation

bick Shelton Hooper for $6,035. Kow.did not know what they were; but their sopport 12 sending re-

to report their discovery, loon Inland Lots Nos. 1119, 1120s, in the competition regulations presentatives

The lure of the bounty on

and 1121 at Fuk Taun Heung, there appeared no ruling as to what constituted & waliz, the wolves. however. urged

the comprising respectively 1,500, Indians to take the trail again,

1,327 and 1.762 sq. feet with ra- couple were awarded the prize for with extra ammunitior.

spective sanual rentals of $13, the superb manner in which they $10 and $14, and apset prices of had fox-trotted to waltz music. $300, $266 and $353. The first two This new version of the waltzhus, lots were purchased by Yau Cain star of fact, its advantage the wall proper. It is Chi and the third was knocked over new searching down to Li Chung Sang. The easier, cealer, more convenient,

They found last lo:

ane very beautiful to watch, and most party departed. another patch trodden

in the in Kennedy Road finland Lat pleasurable to do. snow, with much more blood. 1628) with an ares of 13.225 0- about two miles beyond the first.feat and a yearly rental of $195. has few chances of being taken

appointed to represent the bare bes. The first two gentlemen will

the proposed r speak acarast solution.

Tuen Pai The eu-tom of hulling a New Year party is spreading among the merchant class and is becoming | popular. Turo pass the designation of the function, were also held by

Confucian cl

the Sxiety, Icang hao wak other commercial baton- this geur.

HOME FOOTBALL.

They

sped behind their dog team into the woods as the villagers waved goodbye. They did not retura.

Yesterday

The two guns the Indians had carried were lying in the crimson- fed snow. Scattered about were bones, bits of clothing and emply shells.

The carcasses of sixteen dead wolves-some half eaten-lay stretched la & circle about the remains of the two ladina hunters.

AIR FLIVVERS COMING.

pu: up

Way

Beyond the Camel Walk, which

The upset price was $2,733 and it up it is bizarre novelty of the purchaser which one soon tires-no new realised $2.753, being Mr. B. Brotherton Harker, steps have come to light. But, although it necessarily was not EDUCATION FOR EUROPEANS.

to send

GAMES

evident in a competition, the for trot is changing in the sense that A correspondent writes:-Will | it is not the dance of last season, those of your readers who and certasson will not be galle sympathise with the desire to the dance it now is It is becom- obtainaelectGovernment Schools ing more expressive, pliable, for the children of European amenable. There is more lit, parents in the Colony, and are

more swing, more sway in it, and The following are the results

walling to extend their support many people dance it now se

A such scheme, of matches played on Saturday:

kindly butterfly dies, gliding hither and in their English League-First Division.

and hither is diagonal courses with the undersigned. intervening pauses. Chelsea. ..... Arsenal

addresses to

Spinning, falt 6 Stoke Aston Villa..

desirable foot trickery of all sorts, and Paris: The French ade of it has been Liverp el Blackburn R..aces, Lieutenant Charles Nunges that those interested abould meet rons have gone out. The tendency Tottenham H... Bolton W....ser, after a visit to the aeronautic together privately and decide is for limb movements to be com Burnley 2 Manchester C. show, declared all the features of upon a means of adequate rep.pletely stripped of all embroidery.

Bishop of la many Nottingham F.. Cardiff C.....2 the raw planes are marvels of resentation. The

dance bands, too,, Middlesbro'....2 Everton .....4 perfection, but that engineers are Victoria will be pleased to allow Hawaiian guitars, steel-stringed, Preston N.E....I Huddersfield T.0 20: spending enough effort to such a meeting to be held in Stare replacing the drums, their Oldham A......0 Sunderland ..0develop originality. He said that Paul's College, and to preside at magically soft, yet keen, thrun- Sheffield C ... Birmingham .1what the plane needs is a Diesel such a gathering.

ming.importing sufficient beat into The match between Newcastle engine of the air and a frame

the music for the for-trotter of

to dance SO4SONS

to.- United and West Browwich was more pliable, like a bird. Speak- nos played.

og of aviation of the future. Nangessor Enid.

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preciated, and engineers are find- now well Establishment

effort ing electrically-driven macbices and Avery

have more effective, speedier and more made to silent as a good automobile. The the new workshops and all the economical than was the case Kilmarnock... Hamilton A...0 piloting gear will be simple and accessories completed at as early with steam; and with the view of otherwell....1 St Mirren ...1 the plane will stand on water or a date as possible, increased having the whole of our plant as Raith Rovers...1 Albion R. land and rise from either. Each facilities in our workshops being much up to date as possible, plans

are now being prepared for Third Lanark..5 Hearts .1 part will be standardized and greatly needed. Electricity as

The match between the Rangers manufactured in series like the an illuminant and as a motor complete installation of the most and Ayo United was not played. popular automobiles."

power is being increasingly ap-modern trpe of electric motors.

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