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Hongkong Telegraph.

日入廿月五

MOTOR BUSES.

FOUNDED 1001

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三拜番號登十月七海番 WEDNESDAY,

JULY

1923.

MOTOR CONTESTS.

PROPERTY MARKET.

Automobile Association To Co-operate.

Unconfirmed Local Rumours.

HONGKONG CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.

Petition Presented to House of Commons.

(Reuter's Service.)

HOME CRICKET SCORES.

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Local motorista will be interest-

SINGLE COPY. '10 Cia SIG PER'AMMUM

RECONDITIONED CARS.

Compare the prices in the classified Used "Car-adı-with ours. You will find that? our prices are usually lower in spite of the fact that our cars are invariably avathauled, while the others are... us-rally. sold "as is"

Remember; A used car is only good as the firm with which you deal.

Eisor 5-passenger Bedan-$2.600.00

THE DRACON MOTOR CAR CO, LTD.

For Demonstration Call Central 3950. Main Garage And Service Station,"

Woog. Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the Bougkang:

* CARELESSNESS.

Two Local Firma Fined.

Two prosecutions were made by the -Imports and Exporta Des partmant against" loga); firms thin morning

New Hongkong Service.

An enterprising garage hum] London July 10.

China Provident shares yestar..

s'arted a new motor bus service)· Portuguese or French? In the House of Commons, Colonel John Ward presented and to learn that the Hongkong day rose two points in casse- the Colony. The first of these petition by the Constitutional Reform Association of Hongkong pray- Automobile. Association

buses was put on the run between Bir,Will you be good enough ing, so far as the non-Chiness Unofficial Councillors are concerned, fully identify itself with the pro- Company bad disposed of certain Yuen Gardens during the week ble paper to refer to certain points who was summoned for leaving will quence of rumours that the the Western Market and the Ming to allow me through your valua Messrs. Thoreson and Company, for the abolition of the principle of Government nomination. posed motor car and cyola con- of its property, in the form of a

[Signatures to this petition were canvassed locally two years tests, regarding which meeting considerable area of land at Westend and proved to be satisfactory that the Members of the Educe out of an import manifest: 50 ago. The petition was later sent to the Secretary of State but owing to arrange details is to be held at Point, but the market was again Built on a Ford chassis, the tion Board so earnestly discussed oases of aniline colours and 30 to certain irregularities it was returned to Hongkong and had to be the Hongkong Telegraph offices an easier to-day on it being learned body of the bus is not unlike the at their meetings held on 6th Juno cases of glass brought here by the ve-forwarded.}

Tuesday evening at 5.30 o'clock. that no deal had been put electric tramears in appearance, last and 4th instant ?

Taan were fined $50 on plea of with its destination similarly As you know, sir, there hava guilty and admission of excelsaa- Seen this morning, Mr. P. M. through. Hodson. Hon. Secretary of the We learn that there have been indicated in white lettering been lively discussions" as to fness put in by Mr. D. V. Starvan- Automobile Association, stated no negotiations for a male of the in the front. Inside, however, the whether French (or Portuguese son, representing the defendant that the Association would be property, though enquiries have turnishings have an almost luxur should be taught to Portuguese Company.

ious appearance with cushioned jebildren at the Belilios School. At Wang Lau-muo, representative, quite prepared to join in the move. been made as to whether the ment, and he felt sure that many Company would be prepared to seats capable of accommodating their first moeting, the Board of Mang Tak Thye, No. 30 car owners amongst the Associa sell the land. In an authoritative fourteen passengers, and electric decided to ascertain the feeling of Bonham Strand, w-fined tion's members would come for quarter, however, we were lights, which are installed over the Portuguese community, which similar sum for failing to supply At Nottingham, Lancashire boat Notts by an innings and four-ward and enter, any contests that eured that there is no reason head. The whole body of the bus at their meeting held at the Club the Department with an export teen runs. For Natts, Whysall soared 143, and Richmond in the might be arranged. The Associa whatever why the shares should and its furnishings have been Lusitano on the 18th. June fast, declaration in respect of 500 bags second innings took 8 for 89 The Lanonatriani, Makepeace, in the tion would also be quite willing rise in value.

locally made...

decided that the teaching of the of wheat flour shipped by the e.5. second innings compiled 108, not out...

ito roader whatever assistance it

Another rumour in circulation. The fare charged is only thirty Portuguese language should baChildar. Mr. C. J. Roe, of the I. For could to make the conteste is to the effect that a substantial centa, with a reduction of ten compulsory to Portuguese sobo- and E. Office, described the

mittee, he

A good working com offer has been made for the Hong cents in the case of children. This lars in this Colony. A speaker offence as being pure careless

was sure, could be kong Hotel building, but upon is irrespective of the distance the at this meeting expressed the ess had sent in their names to the are informed that the Company ale process. f touching an electric decision to leave the matter in formed from amongst those who enquiring in official quarters we passenger desires to traverse be- community's thanks to the Edu- tweenthetwo termini. By thesim-cation Board for their wine Telegraph as well as mambera of bas no knowledge of any euch button at his side any passenger abeyance until they had ascar the Association.

can call the attention of the tained the feelings of the Portu- driver, who will immediately pull guese parents. upthe bus to enable the passenger Before I proceed further in this Nutricate matter I crave your in-

Notts Beaten by Lancashire.

London, July 10.

Yorkshire at Hull beat Somerset by an inaings and 130 York, Holmes compiled 199, not out, and Sutcliffe 139.

For

At Kettering, Northants beat Glamorgan by two wickets. Northants, Woolley in the second innings scored 116, not out

Surrey at Glasgow best Scotland on the first innings. For Sur rey, Sandham in the first innings compiled 124.

Hampabire beat Warwickshire at Birmingham by an innings and fifty-eight For Hanis, Mead knocked up 222..

The West Indies beat Leicestershire at Leicester on the first innings. The West Indian, Fernandes, in the innings compiled 110. Kent at Tunbridge Wells beat Essex by ten wickets. For Kent, Hardinge in the first innings scored 106.

The Inter-Varsity Match.

At Lord's, in the inter Varsity cricket match, Oxford beat Cambridge by an innings and 227 runs. Cambridge compiled 59, and followed on for only 136.

Oxford displayed beautiful batting at the wicket yesterday, and acored 422, Tayler contributing 109. A heavy thunderstorm and deluge of rain in the early hours of this morning left the pitch most difficult under a hot gun. Cambridge wero all out for only 59, in 100 minutes. Stevena took 6 wickets at a cost of a bare 20 runs..

Oxford's fielding and bowling was excellent. Cambridge fallow- jug on. Bettington the Oxford captain, took $ for 66 in an innings lasting 130 minutes.

THE GOVERNANCE OF INDIA.

Long Terms for Seditionists.

Simla, July 15. At the conclusion of a two days' debate the Assembly passed a resolution by 38 to 36 votes, urging an amendment to the Reform Act restricting the Viceroy's certification power to measures essential to the safety and tranquillity of India. "

Nagpur, July 10 Jattanial Bajaj, the seditionist who was arrested on June 18th and four of his lieutenants, have been sentenced to twenty-two months rigurous imprisonment each.

SPAIN IN DAVIS" CUP "FINAL.

London July 10. At Eastbourne, in the Davis Cup first European, semi-final Spain defeated Holland, winning the first two singles and the doubles. Conde De Gomar and Flaquer bat Timmer and Bryan, 6-4, 63,

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success.

The proposed contests "will therefore be held under the joiat

offer..

auspices of the Hongkong" Tele LATE MR. J. W. WHITE to get out. graph and the Hongkong Auto- mobile Association. It is to bel

the

-TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 26. 2. 15/16d. Barometer 2 p.m. 29.70. Temperature 2 p.m. 81. Humidity

2 p.m.

65. High Tide 8.38 pm. Low Water 2.35 p.m.

Lighting Up-Time. 7.11 p.m.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

An important auction sale of wines, spirits etc. will be held on the 16th inst.-Pago 4.

The Italian Grand Opera Com pany are playing Carmen" to- night at the Star Theatre.-Page 12

It is intended that with the ad-dulgence as well as that of the dition of more buses, the service august Education Board, in case hoped that there will be a large Funeral at Happy Valley.will eventually be extended to I fail tomake out my case. and representative attendance at

Whitty Street. The route to be Being keenly interested in the Tuesday's meeting, which wil The large and representative followed will be along the Prayaj education of children in general, fix the date for the contests and attendance at the funeral of the to Murray Road, up Murray and very particularly in the | range necessary details. Since late Mr. J. W. White, which took Road to Queen's Road East; education of Portuguese young. yesterday, не have received place last evening, provided along Queen's Road East to Mor folks, I must state that that further additional names of eloquent testimony to the high rison Gap Road; along Morrison resolution passed by the For- motorists interested in the move esteem in whic the deceased Gap Road to Morrison Hill Road uguese.community to be submitt- ment.

gentleman was held. The coffy and Leighton Hill Road; then toed to the Board was got based on "During our conversation with was brought decross the harboCauseway Bay by way of the patriotism alone but un

But now, Mr. Hodgson, the latter stated by launch and the interment took Prays to the ing Yuen Gardens, ground of usefulness

The first of these buses hás having had the community's that there was a misapprehension place at the Protestant Cemetery, abroad that motor cyclists could Happy Vally, a larze number of been found to be satisfactory by feelings put before them in an not be members of the Automobile mourners following the cortego the Traffic Inspecion Mr. Kent, unmistakable manner, it looks Consignees are notified of the 8.5. "Rikuyo Association. There was absolute- Government officials, representa at an official inspection, and the as if some of the members of the arrival of the lg no foundation for that belief. tives of Masonic bodies, the permit for the service having been Board were little instined to Maru."-Page 12. They would be glad to have any Cathedral Choir and the Church given, it has been running be-entertain them sympathotically. The Hongkong & Shanghai erolist join the Association, Body attended. The service was tween the Ming Yuen Gardone The study of the Portuguese Banting Corporation notify an which was doing a great deal of conducted by the Rev. V. H and the Western Market. starting language to Portuguese children interim dividend of £3 per share. work in the interests of maturists. Copley Moylę.

at 5 p.m. and continuing to 12 according to the principles of -Page 4. Incidentails: Mr. Hodyson men.

Particulars and conditions of The chief mourner was Mr. o'clock midnight. As soon as the pedagogy, if it is not found pog- tioned that the benefits to mem-E. G. Jordan (nephew of the other cars are in readiness, the sible in this Colony, to precede, the letting by public auction of hers in the matter of reduced deceased), and amongst those who service will be in operation in the labould at least go along with the one lot of Crown Land are given insurance rates more than offset were present at the cravesite daytime as well,

teaching of English

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The s.. "West Prospect" having. the small membership feo, so that were the Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Flet-. Tickets sold on these buses are To be brief. I herewith put. it really paid all motorists to join cher, C.M.G. (acting Colonial punched in the same way as on before the enlightened readers the arrived with cargo, consigndes the Association, application forms Secretary), Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, the tramways. Given Batis-viewe of the great and popular are given the usual notice-Page in respect of which may be K.C.(Attorney General), Hon. Mr. factory service, there is no reason former Governor of Hongkong. 12.

Honorary H. T. Jackman (acting Director of why this new facility for, travel-Sir John Pope Hennessy :-

Public Works), Mr. G. R. Sayerling should not be popular with "The deplorable effect of this Head of the Sanitary Dipart-the public. The Honglok Garage, state of things, growing from ment), Mr. J. R Wond of Anton Street, is to be con- day to day could not recape the (First Magistrate), Hon. Mr.gratulated on its enterprise. quiek intellect of Sir John Pope..

Hennessy, who, in a public speech, praising the good qualities of the Macaense boys, could not, however, help remarking that, generally speaking: they The reason of this defect we need deficient in English composition.

obtained from the

Secretary.

HOSPITAL FUND.

$200 From the Bongkong Club.

F. H. Holyoak (District Grand Master, Hongkong and South China District E.C., Mesars. A

E Wright (acting Assistant Director of Public Works, H.J

EAST RIVER FRONT.

Pearce, A. H. H. Hollingsworth Heavy Fighting Expected. H. Goldsmith, R. M. Hender

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LISTEN. Advertising is the rifcator to prosperity.

A special offer is being made of white cotton drill, coloured alpaca and proof union silk, in whole or half pieces-Page 4.

Assurance Company of Canada is An apology to the Sun Life

published on Page 4.

Constance Binney is appearing

MANY DOCKERS RESUME WORK,

son, E.. Newhouse, E. W. Carpen-i It is reported from Canton that not po fir to seek, it is found in ter, H. S. Rouse, P. D. Wilson, L. Dr. Sun Yat-sen, after a general the elemente of ideology: worde London, Juls.9. We are cleared to be able to D. Martyn, H. C. Lowick, A. Kirk, meeting at beadquarters of the being the expression of ideas, and at the World Theatre in "Mid- All the cockers at Grimsby, Immingham and Liverpool have announce the receipt a sum of Parker Rees, A. G: D Tickle. E 8 h. instant, decried to withdraw our ideas being shaped by words night." Pega 4 and 12. resumed work. Eleven thousand are still out at Birkenhead. Fifty $200 from members of the Hong: Vergette, F. Sutton, F. H. Dillon, the main Yunnanese forces from of the language imbibed with the

Okoh Studio give à list of latest vessels are held up at Manchester, where 5,400 dackers are striking kong Club towards the Telegraph 3. Wattie, B. Wylie, F. Bthe North River in order to make mother's milk, it follows that danes records. Paga 4.

London Hospital Fund, the Adamr, W. A. Cornell, AS, Moa xeneral attack on Chan King-perfection in the native tongue Constance Talmadge is appear- following being the list of those Kichan, E. M. Hezand, A. G. ming's troops in the East River must be the basis of all aging at the Coronet Theatre in"

Hewlitt, J.Caar Clark. O. Raven, district before the latter advance quirements, linguistic, literary. The Perfect Woman."-Pages A. R. F. Raven, H. A. Cart-further: It is believed that or ecientific. It is, consequently 4. 7 and 12. wright (Worshipful Master heavy fighting will take place of the utmost importance that Perseverance Lodgo). A. J. J. within a few days.

RAPID RISE IN SMALL MONOPLANE.

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Brussels, July 10" Lieutenant Simonent rose 2.600 feet in less than a minute in a seven horse power monoplane from Ever aerodrome, and remained

in the air twenty minutes.

GERMAN BANK'S MAMMOTH PROFITS.

Berlin, July 10,

The annual report of the Deutsche Bank shows a net profit of nearly six milliards of marks. A. dividend of three hundred per cent. is declared.

AMERICAN NAVAL CRUISE.

London, July 10.

The visiting American battleship squadron has arrived at Greenock.

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the study of Portuguese should Martin (Worshipful Master Zet-Regarding the West River precede that of English-lirrt grounds, beg to state that at least Hand Lodge), M. Whyte, G. Efront, & report from Samehui (e, Tricent. Camoes Page 90.) for us the Portuguese, living in. Wetton, J.-M. McHutcheon, states that the Kwangri troope Now, Sir, what I wish to this part of the world, it is more 10: Baylie, A. Gillard, A. Dyer Ball have been repulsed several times emphasize and I have no doubt useful and necessary to know (representing the Church Body), in their attacks on Bhiuhing city, you will concur with me is this: Portuguese first and then English T. Bevan, J. A. E. Bullock, W. K. the fate of which is still unknown. When knowe well her and Chinese. By knowing to read Reycolds and H, Auriss (repre The Commissioner of Customs in mother tongue, that person can Chinese, the scholars in after life senting Br. Joba's Cathedral Samshui has issued a notice to master easily a foreign language, would not be entirely at the morcy Choir) F. Nash. C. F. Noville, the effect that military headquar-Therefore, if the Portuguese of the Chinese staff, etc., etc. E Abraham L. B. Warren, C.A.B, tere have ordered that no ships, children are allowed to learn first Similary for those Portuguese Russ. E. Abraham, E. Semple, either foreign or Chinese, be their own tongus, the study living in British India it is useful, 10 W. FitzGibbon, V. Sorby W. J. permitted to proceed further up epecially of French, Italian and

Carroll, F. W. Stapleton- and that Samabui. many others. The Chinese staff

10 of the Resümptions Office also

attended.

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Total £10 & $800.

Spanish, their sister languager, would be an easy matter for them and would save themselves the

own tongue!

Included amongst the many SHANGHAI DIVIDENDS.big shame of not knowing their

besides Portuguese, English and Hindustani; further in France and Belgium, Portuguese, French and Englieb, and so on, D, C. Logan

fa conclusion the teaching of John Fleming

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tho French, though a beautiful Previously recvd £10 & 600', floral tributes were wreaths from

Sir, is it not a very sad thing, language, to the Portuguese chil the following:-H. E. the

Messrs. Carroll-Bros, have re-then, to see those responsible dren would be a luxury. Let them Governot: Mother, Sisters, and ceived a telegram from their talk of teaching French instead first learn their own tongue when Brothers; Mr. and Mrs Shanghai agents advising that of Portuguese to the Portuguese they will have a deep knowledge Jackman: Mr. D. V. Stevenson the Shanghai Land Investmen children? The Headmistress of of the indispensable English Mr. and Mrs. Arnold H. Hollings Co., Ltd., has declared an interim the Belilios School has raised the language and next comes the worib; Mr. T. P. M. Bavan and dividend of Tls. 3; and the Shang question of the preference for Chinese language as the most meinbere of St. John's Cathedral-

Don't you think, Sir. useful in this part of the world. French. hal Dock & Engineering Co., Ltd, that some of the members of the I believe that I have struck the Choir Members of St. John'ë

a dividend of Tis. 7.1/4. Cathedral Church Body; the Staff]

Education Board seem to have point of usefulness which come of the Public Works Department';

got stuck to it?

of the members of the Education 27 Bodies Now Recovered. the Staff of the Resumptions FAMOUS WRITER'S BIRTHDAY, practically: On the ground of Thanking you and apologizing

Now, Sir, let us go further Board are aiming at. Office: the Blaff of the Survey Daring yesterday, 17 e Department: the Building Ordin

Mr. Thoniae, Hardy celebrated | usefulness, I dare to submit that for encroaching so much, que has been' delayed by the fall are reported to be at Tientsin bodies were recovered from the ance Office Staff; Chinese Staff of his eighty-third birthday quietly, German language should take remain, Au the river, which has prevented urging members of Parliament to harbour, bringing up the list of the Building Ordinance Office at his bome Max Gate. Der preference to the French, and.

Yours etc. two Japanese river boate ascend- log the river to Changsha

deaths to 27 in the steam launch Standard Oil Co. of New York cheater, a month ago. His health going further to the practical bot Daily

VICTOR SORIANO, tragedy of Sunday. Most of the Hon, Mr. P. H. Holyoak, and the was quite good, with the exception tom of the matter, I, without fear Courtesy Daily Bulletin."

victims were women.

Masonic Lodges

of a slight cold,"

of being contradicted on practical

Hongkong, July 11, 1923.

Delayed by Low River..

Peking, July 10, '

It is reported from Changsha

that the restoration of the status

SUN YAT-SEN.

Wants M. P.'s to Come THE LAUNCH TRAGEDY.

South.

Peking, July 10. Two of Sua Yat-sen's emissaries

Bouth-Courtesy:

Bulletin "