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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:

READ'S

LIGHT LAGER

BEER.

PINTS,

Fresh Stocks have

arrived.

SOLE AGENTS

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

Wine & Spirit Merchants, Phone 6/6.

We have made

NEARLY

5000

MOUTRIE

PIANOS.

Our guarantee of seven years is a REAL GUARANTEE and is the result of actual.

EXPERIENCE

PRICES ARE REASONABLE We at cept payment by easy monthly in- stalments or give a liberal discount for cash.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

WHEN SUMMER COMES

HAVE YOU YOUR BATHING SUIT & BATH GOWN READY?

WE HAVE A VERY SMART SELEC-

TION OF FINE PURE WOOL BATHING SUITS CET ON THE LATEST LINES. MAY LE

IN VARIOUS

SHADES AND

COLOURINGS.

BATH GOWNS

MADE OF PURE TURKISH TOWEL- LING IN PLAIN COLOURS WITH CON- TRASTING COLLARS AND CUFFS.

OR IN SMART BLOCK STRIPES.

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BREAD

TROM

HAD

CAFE WISEMAN'S DAYLIGHT BAKERY,

All Bread sold by Cafe Wiseman is made by ma ohinery under the most scrupulously clean and hygienic conditions. The ingredients used are of the very finest quality obtainable. Purity and excellence guaranteed. The old methods of making Bread by hand have beau entirely doan away with. We have now obtaind the services of an Expert. European Baker.

Cafe Wiseman Bread can be had in the following kinds-Sandwich, Tin, Coburg, French, Vienna, House- hold, and Brown Bread.

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Tel. C 1156.

BIRTH.

DEATH.

GUTIERREZ Francisco

Maria Gutierrez on 29th April 1923, at his residence, No. 3 Mosque Street, aged 64 years.

The funeral will pass the monument at 5.30 p.m. to-day.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr. & Mrs. Vasco L. dos Re- medios and family wish to thank all friends for their condolences

and kind expressions of sympathy

in their recant and bereavement, also for the floral tributes.

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 30th April, 1923.

A PROMISE OF MANY THINGS.

There is a natural inclination to be pessimistic about the latest CEWE from Ireland. So often have high hopes of peace in that troubled isle been dashed, that even when there

MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1923.

side, if they be wire, to let him do this as much as possibia.

In any beneficial results that may be achieved in the near fature, the part played by the Irish Church in bringing about

DAY BY DAY.

LOCAL FOOTBALL.

NO REALLY GREAT MAN EVER Last Matches of Season. THOUGHT HIMSELF SO.

During the past two days, four

(BY "QUIZ")

HONGKONG, HIDE AND LEATHER CO.

To-Day's Meeting.

pesse must be duly remembered. Chinese cases of small-por have

The firstordinary general meek- There was a time, a few years been notified.

ing of the Hongkong Hide and South China put up a good Leather Co. was held in Stephens' ago, when the notion of the clergy,

show in their farewell match Building at noon to-day. Mr. in Ireland was bitterly criticised, Consular service, passed through Happy Vally on Saturday last, there were also present Mesars. M. Hauchecorne, of the French against a strong Club team at W. H. Humphreys presided and as it was felt that the people. Hongkong from Kobe en tha as.and won by two goals to nit. A. Dowley, Wong Joy-chew. especially in the country, were Paul Locat, bound for Marseilles. Their combination was good and Leung Yan-po (director) E apt to follow the clerical lead

it was the best game put up by Pepperell (acting secretary), D.. in all matters. Obviously, the who has been placed on the retired they play as well at Osaka, they Ho, C. E. H. Beavis F. L. Cooke, Paym Com. J. S. Stromqvist, the locals this season. Should H. Blake (legal adviser). Pang clergy were doing what they list, was employed last in the ought to have little difficulty in M, Manuk, L. MacLaren, J. M. considered was best for the land Ambrose, depot ship for sub-winning the Olympic Champion-Con Sang. A. G. Coppin, E and the people amongst whom marines on the China Station. ship for the fifth time in succes- Howard, V. Sorby. A. B. Humph- they laboured. Their critics will

eyes, G. P. Lammert, H. Beth, probably not be slow to recognise made by the N. Y. K. liner Suwa much too bot for good football| An excellent run has just bean

The weather on Saturday was E. M.Raymond and A. A. Alves. The Chairman aidThe re- the injustice of much that has Maru. She arrived at Marseillas and the Club team felt the great port and accounts have been. been said. It is regrettable that, on Saturday, doing the trip from heat after a few minutes' play, in your bands for the prescrib

Hongtong in 31 days.

However, the South Chios teamed period, and I propose `with appeared winners from the start of your permission to take them as From Central, Inspector Caygill the game and deserved their win. read. The year, I regret to say, has been transferred to the West A large number lined the ropes has been a most unfortunats one Point (No. 7) Police Station, rice and the spacious Club stand was leathers during 192% from the for us. Competition of imported Traffic inspector. Inspector Kent, who is now comfortably filled when Jones

Held to Ransom.

much

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and Sandakan.

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first

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On

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Extraordinary Meeting Adjourned.

At the conclusion of the ordin-

general meeting, it was in-

in controversies of national im- port, a great deal is often said and done that calmor thoughts would condemo, but it is gratify ing to think that after events can lead to a more charitable outlook

started the ball rolling for the United States and Australia, Club who were set to face the dumped on this and Northern on both sides. Should Mr. de A typhoon report was issued sun. The bome

markets owing to the leathertrade Valera eventually co-operate yesterday at 12,15 pm. stating the

to attack, but fponditions in those countries, bas with the Free State in steering La 23 north, Long. 118 east, opened very shaky in the der product This, coupled with that there was a disturbance in failed close in. Lai Yok-ta: its effect on what we could get for the Irish ship through the rockylling up, the direction uncertain. fence for South Chins and was our domestic misfortune with our channels that still lie before it,

faulty in his attempts to clear, anders, restricted Input and there should not be

Harry Ross, boatwain of the Wong Pak-chong played a force labour trouble, es explained as 9.5. President Grant. difficulty in letting bygones be arrived baze yesterday, is in several times got through the Bows a loss of $125,991.77 for the which ing game for South China and the meeting in November last, bygones. The murdered leaders police custody awaiting examine defence only to fail when in period. In reviewing the whole of the Free State, who were the tion by the Magistrata front of Rodger. The Club goalie Period, the first four months were

од charge of being in possession of saved CROFT-To Captain & Mr. subject of considerable praise 1993 doses of cocaine. The hear defeat, for he cleared in hising of raw material.

his aide from beary of the Company and the obtain- atrorbed in the incorporation T. Craft & daughter, on the 26th while they governed, and regreting will be taken this afternoon. usual cool style. A fine sbot instant, at Sydney.

when they died, had been counted

by Lai Wee-tong was turned during the period were as follows: The quantities of leather produced previously among the most active | A gang of armed robbers who round the post by Rodger, who had-Cow sole leather 185,891 lbs. dictators of Sinn Fein policy. 38. Peel Street yesterday after ball. At the interval the score/buffalo leather, 10,431 158; upper visited the ground floor of No. to throw himself full length at the y dawn now suggests itself, noon was disturbed by the return sheet was black,

leather, 119,260 sq.ft. With theas far down on the horizon of of one of the inmates, an itinersat

faw remarks I will ask someone Resuming, South China were to eacond the adoption of the Ireland's gloomy sky, and every take light. The cook had before kept busy in goal. Ip Kau sent

haberdasher, and compelled to early attacking and Rodger was report and accounts. one in the Empire will hope soon this bean overpowered and bound, in a high shot from twenty-five and the report and accounts Mr. C.E.H. Beavis seconded to see the sun of a final reunion

yards* range that Bimest rising triumphant

The cruise of the British sloop had the goalie beaten, but betion of the Chairman, seconded were adopted. On the proposi Foxglove, Commander H. V. managed to stop the ball, which by Mr. Beavis, Mr. WA. Cowley, Hadson, China Station, through rebounded to the fact of Wong Mr. M. Chat Harr and the Hon. the Pacific Isles, includes cells at Pak-chong. The latter player,r. Chow Shou-son were re- falling into the hands of Chinese possession of our friend the outside the post. A couple of

The news of Mr. H. C. Rowson's some of the islands lately in the with sa open goal, sent the ballelected directors.

The pro- minor accidents befel the South Chairman, seconded by Mr. GP. Germsoy. | brigands, who are holding him to

the proposition of the ransom, must have come as a Hermit Island, Ternate, Mandde tat and Leung Tat-fong were Seth and Fleming were re-eleas gramme also includes visits to Chins players, and Lai Yuk-Lammert, Meests. Perey Smith, nasty reminder to all Hongkong -if reminder were needed-that

both forced to retire for a few foreigners are no safer in parts of

minutes. The Club forced

ed auditors. Chins nowadays than if they were

Yesterday afternoon a foreman couple of corners, but in each Chinese subjects themselves. With employed by a building contractor instance the ball was sent behind the robbers, who defy their own was stopped at the Sukanpoo Hill by Cleme. Forsyth notched the Government most successfully, by armed men who believed he first goal, which was disallowed an outrage on & British subject was carrying his men's monthly owing to an infringement of the presents no complications-it is Pay. The armed men threatened offside rule. Later, Begg dropped tended to hold an extraordinary the nominal ruler of the district in him with revolvers. The raising the ball in the goalmouth with general meeting when resolutions which they are operating who of the alarm by a man who wit Lau Hing cheung out of goal, in connection with the Company's will have to face the consequences.

nessed the incident caused the but Leung Yuk-tong, dropping Capital were to have been pro- The case of Mr. Rasmussen, of robbers to take flight without back, cleared from almost under Ped the Asiatic Petroleun Co, will be being able to secure anything.

the bar.

Mr. Blake, the Company's recalled in connection with the

Wong, who had been playing a

legal adviser, pointed out that "Mr. E. G. Wise, an Australian fine game, opened the score with capital was essential at that three-quarter majority of present instance of a Hongkong ransom. In the other case, the vic-through China, and Mrs. Wise no chance. Lai Weetong had odd shares were represented, but firm's representative being held to pressman at present on tour a splendid shot that gave Rodger meeting. Thirty-two thousand clear tim went through great hardships were the guests of a number of worked the ball well down and was four thousand more shares ward pointers to an end of fratricidal for several months, al times suf- Chinese friends from Australia at tackled by three Club players, but required

fering most brutal treatment at the Gee War Cafo, West Point, he pushed the ball out to Wong, required number.

to give them the strife very few newspaper readers the bands of his captors. Vigorous last Saturday evening. Mr. Choy who sect it into the net out of ing would; therefore, have to find it easy to believe that the protests will no doubt be made Hing (Sun Co.) presided, and pro-Rodger's reach. next few days will not bring re-again in the proper quarter, and posed the health of the guests,

be adjourned, and he asted From the centre kick, the ball shareholders who might not be ports of renewed warring. How. every effort be made to rescue which was supported by Mr. M. went to Ip Kan who sent it out able to attend the next one to

Mr. Rowson from his unhappy Chan Harr (Sincere Co.) Mr. Wise to the right. ever, there has been for several plight; and trust, these will responded, expressing, apprecia-put over a high centre and sufficient number of shares Pang Kam-wing appoint proxiee, so that a weeks now a steady indication be successful and that the mis-tion of the bonour that had been Rodger came out to clear but was would be represented. of better times in the Emerald creants will meet with their accorded Mrs. Wise and himself. beaten by Lai Wee-tong, who On the proposition of Mr. A G. Isle. We have always clung to serve to point once more to the deserts in the end. The case will

headed the ball into the net. Coppin, seconded by the Quair. The ss. Saichow returned to the hope that matters were on very insecure position a foreigner port last night, and anchored of the Club put on pressure, but the meeting until this day fort With two goals against them, man, it was decided to adjaorn the mead soon after the Free bas in China these days.

Stonecutter's. State came into existence, and Local Property Sales.

making a report of the piracy fence very sound. Just on the

The master, in they found the South China de-night, Monday, May 14th.

A statement by the Directors states that the ship left Hong-call of time Wheeler conceded a and the Investigation Committee, we firmly believe that there is a The big property deals that we kong for Canton on April 25th. corner, but Pang Kam-wing, re- placed before the shareholders, have been recording during the The vessel arrived at Amherst ceiving from the flag kick, sent stated that they had negotiated far ahead. The rebel forces have past fortnight indicate that there Point at 4.45, when pirates the ball in wide. The final whistle with the China Commercial Co..

is a decided boom in land and stopped her. The pirates came been thoroughly disillusioned by houses, both in Hongkong and in aboard from two launches, and sounded, leaving South China Ltd., the shareholders of which now, their principal leaders have Kowloon. The prices that are foar junks also came alongside. winners by two goals to pil

were also large shareholders in the "Star" Leather Co. in, either been killed or captured, being paid represent a marked in- The vessel was put ashore and This success should encourage Canton, reporting that the China and the tide of public opinion in the different, parcels of land sting the cargo. This was com-coming visit and will no doubt accept the terms set forth in the crease over the values set on the pirates commenced discharg. the South Chins team on their Commercial Co. were prepared to their own country has for some comparatively recent dates. This plated by five o'clock the nex: strengthen their confidence in report: and suggestions of the time been setting strongly against boom in real estate has been ob morning. At seven o'clock the the coming Olympiad. They will Investigating Committee dated. served before in growing cities in pirates left and the vessel probe out this afternoon on the Club 10th. March on one vital condition, them.

different parts of the world, and ceeded on her journey to Centon. ground in a practice, gatos against namely that further capital to the The mere fact that Mr. delapplies especially to big seaports, Valera speaks of peace pos- which likeHongkong, have a com-

There was an enjoyable func- sibilities is full of significance. paratively limited town area. The tion at the Homeville Hotel last That he should hedge, and try to demand for busines premises, with and Mrs. R. Pridham gathered to expansion of trade means a greater Friday, when the friends of Mr. introduce various conditions into the result that centrally-situated bid, them farewell on the eve of the discussion, is but to be ex-sites become much enhanced in their departure for Home after pected. We think he must be as houses have to make way for new ball was tastefully decorated. value; also, former dwelling four years in the Colony. The weary of the unfruitful struggle offices; and the city gradually Quite a number of people repra for republicanism as anyone else, extends its boundaries, absorbing sentative of different business Tennis League, the University and it merely requires diplomatic the suburbs yard by yard. As houses and of the various depart and Indian Recreation Club met handling of the new situation to more accommodation, and the ed to wish Mr. and Mrs. Pridham ground, the result being a win for increased population also requirements of the Naval Yard attend-on Saturday on the former's effect a pact with some promise suburbs encroach on the rural bon voyage. A very pleasant the University by 54 games to 43. of permanency. After all his areas. Old houses many rammusica programme was con. The scores were

shackled high ëmprise ead haughty pro- place to naw, up-to-date build-gentlemen, and there were dances Kitchell and Kitchell, 7.4; lost to Phil Sheridan and the last of the

and unsightly-give tributed by some of the ladies und

Au and dung (University) beat clamations, it is unlikely that the lings, and so the metamorphosis and refreshments. Daring an Ismail sod Hamid 5-6; beat real two gun cross arm -draw Sinn Fein leader would capitulate goes on. It is interesting to note interval, Mr. Harry Smitch, on Hassan and Husean, 8-3. without considerable fass, pro- that these land booms usually behalf of the European staff of

Sepher and Chau beat Kitobell on, as he wished. He was crushed experts, died today with his boots come in waves, and old residents the Naval Yard, presented Mr. and Kitchell, 9-2; lost to Ismail to death in an elevatorvin bably nothing more than bluff, of Hongkong will probably re-Pridhent with a handsome silver and Hamid, 5-6; beat Hussan and newspaper office building where and a deal of show of gaining member previous brick business tea-set, eulogising the recipient's Hussan, 5-6, a few concessions. He would local lots, when some of those many good qualities and wishing

he was employed as nigünk Wong and Peterson lost to watchman. He was credited with want to "pare face," and it is participating were men. who are him every success in his new Kitchell and Kitchell, 5-6; lost to having killed eigh

now among the most influential sphere. Mr. Pridham responded Ismail, and Hamid, 56; lost to mously outlaws and for the negotiators on the other members of the community, a a nest little speech.

Husen and Hussan 4-7

are

very fair prospect for Erin not

the Tamar.

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TENNIS LEAGUE,

University v. L. R. C. In the "B" Division of the

The meet-

extent of at least $184,000 ́be - raised forthwith. The immediate need of this further capital was that the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, who are Mortgagees of the Company's premises, had given final notioe that their loan must be reduced month and at least $104,000 were by at least $80,000 within one required for working capital.

CRUSHED BY ELEVATOR. Omaha, Neb, April 18 Fred M. (Lone Star) Hans, Indian fighter, scout master for General

wede Indians,"