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DAY BY DAY.

merely progressive without being! revolutionary, might also find the Liberals voting with them.

A YOUNG BOY WOULD RATHER | But the question is whether mik

LEARN TWENTY RULES THAN Labour measures would satisfy APPLY ONE PRINCIPLE-Dean the extremists in the party. We Inge. doubt it. Incidentally, however, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald's indio- ation of foreign policy, contained in his statement that Britain must not be victimised in the Seven further cases of sipall interesis of other States, is such por (all Chinese) were notified

Jesterday. as would secure a large measure of support both from Liberals and Conservatives.

The situation at the moment is intensely engrossing. Labour is certainly nearer the assumption:

of Government powers than ever

Mr. G. H. Potts arrived here by the s.a President Jefferson.

CRICKET NOTES

THE ARMCHAIR

CRITIC

that the fielders weren't, the "go" was missing until he had made 29, when he retired. Not classic cricket, but good ́hard. hitting, which is worth a lot in these stodgy times.

The C. R. C. fielding was quite good. Claxton was dismissed as the result of a fine catch by Lee. I am informed that when this occurred' the C. R. C. Captain ex- claimed "My God!" and prompt- be exaggerated-1 simply pass it on to you for what it is worth.

To the Chinese R. C. on Satur day, but didn't get much fun out of the home side. They never looked like getting runs and the succession of batsmen's totals on The Volunteers annual camp the score sheet-5, 6, 6, 5, 1, 3, 6, is to take place on two week-ends-might make many a devotee of I have no between 11th and 24th January Fanling envious

"hate" against the C. R. C. and at Lowu.

the I. R. C. but I do wish they would put a little ginger into to be factors to be reckoned with collapsed. their hatting. Ther both naght in the Colony's cricket, but owing to their passive resistance tactics, they have dogocerated into A Swatow report states that alethargic blocks of humanity. large batch of troops in support Saturday must be a misery to of General Chan King-ming has them, with the exception, perhaps. been ordered to the East River of the period they spend fielding. They do seem to enjoy this and put quite a lot of "pep" into it

Messrs. Carroll Bres, have re- it was before. Its time may not ceived a cable from Singapore stating that Pajam, Ltd., has; be quite yet: but that it will declared a final dividend of 3. eventually control the Empire's destinies, maybe for only a brief! while, appears fairly sure.

Shipping Receipts.

MUSTARD & CO. There is

17. Connaught Road, Central,

Tel. C. 1156.

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Sergeant A. M. Thornhill has been promoted Company Ser geant Major, to be temporarily in Command of the Reserve Com- pang of the Volunteers.

no doubt whatever that the slump in industry has hit British shipyards very severely. There is little business for ship builders, for the simple reason that there are more vessels than full cargoes to carry. This phase of trade depression is reflected in the speech made by Lord Int-heape at the P. & O. annual meeting two Hongkong for Manila in the days ago. He stated plainly that President Jefferson to-morrow. the earnings of the company's After a short stay in Manila, MADAR. On December 14th.. steamers are now, with a few ex-they intend to return to New 1923 at No. 41. Wong Nei Chongceptions, below the disbursements. Zealand in the Tango Maru Road. Omar Abdool Madar, aged In consequence. the wages of the

DEATH.

52, of Cecil Holliday & Co... Shanghai.

The Telegraph.

· HONGKONG, 14th Dec, 1923.

still

Viscountess Jellicoe and the Lucy Jellicoe leave Humble.

From Messrs. Mackinnon. Mackenzie and Co. we have received a striking office cal endar bearing a view of two fine boats of the P. and O, and British India Companies lying off Gibraltar. A diary and almanack issued by the same firms has also been received. this containing much information regarding ship- ping and trade matters.

crews are being redured. It is not for the man-in-the street to question the statements of res- ponsible business men, so he must accept the above information, despite the P. x 0. dividend. This apparent "proat, we note, led a contemporary to suggest that passage fares might be further reduced, but it would seen that travellers will be lucky WILL LABOUR RULE?if the charges be not raised in the near future. Lord Inchcape ap- pears to have decided to reduce

Our Picture Page to-morrow the wages of his emplogees rather will contain four photographs than increase passage rates. taken at the M. C. L. Fete at While we all hope for a time Government Hove: a scene when the prospects of the shipping from the A.D.C.'s production of industry will improve, we should "RU.R.": a group taken at the realise that the days of compara-wedding of Mr. F. C. Todd and tively cheap voyages are gone Miss Isobel Baker: a picture of

the Hongkong Male Voice Choir:" and a group of the Taikoo Dock and Empress of Australia football

teams.

...

However, I had a two-fold mission in my journey to the C. R. C. and if disappointed in in the my joy the first. second quite outweighed other considerations, and life once more was pure content. The reason? Simply trousers-bat such trou-

sers!

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Called in at the Civil Service on the way back, and watched them putting it across the Navy, Now that R. E. O. Bird and E. B. Reed are back, and B D. Evans has joined them, the Civil Service have a very powerful side and may finish the season at the top Anyway. of this rotten League. such a sound judge as "LJ." has. to my certain knowledge (and possibly to my cost) ventured Mex: 5 on them. It should be a great match when they meet the Club Apropos of the returned bowlers, I wonder what "Lobster" had in that barrel?

Saw a wonderful bowlor and the tail end of D. Rumjahn's 50 or the Club ground. Quite a hearty knock in it's way, and very valuable under the circum- stances I cannot help thinking. however that the last three

"A"WONDERFUL BOWLER"

Although Mr. Baldwin still re- main Prime Minister and is to meet Parliament in that capacity when it reassembles next month, there is still talk of the possibility of a Labour Government. Indeed, forever. the Labour Party's Executive has decided that if it is called.

What massive solidity! What upon to do so, the Parliamentary The Drug Traffic.

impregnability! Party will be prepared to exercise! The sentencing of a Japanese

His Excellency the Governor What confidence they imbue A

men on the Club 2nd X1 side full governmental responsibility. in London to penal servitude for At the same time, the Labourites trafficking in drugs, but shows the and Lady Stubbs entertained the magnificent triumph of the tailors might have refrained from bat- ting and given themselves a new attitude which responsible following to dinner at Govern-att.

Here-I-am-and-here-l-am-go-

chance of forcing better say they will not compromise Governments are adoptingin deal-meat House, last night. to meet

to conclusion

the match. The Fact Lady Jellicoe:-H. E. Admiraling-to-stay!" chant the creases as with any form of coalition. Mr.ing with such matters. Asquith, incidentally, also ex-that the accused man was "the Sir Arthur Leveson. II. E. Major they wiggle-woggle up the pitch. It is very improbable that the presses himself against the idealargest trafficker in drugs ever General Sir John Fowler. Hoa. Who could be faint-hearted with Indians would have got 160 odd in the time at their disposal, and brought to justice" seems very Sir Claud and Lady Severn, Hon-such sartorial inspiration?- The trousers of a Briton!

the extra few minutes would have of joining hands with any other much like an admission that he Mr. and Mrs. Pollock, Hon. Mr.

And Tam himself, beaming un made all the difference. But I party. Short of another General had been at the lucrative game for Stephen. Mr. Fox, Commander Election, therefore which would considerable time, and suggests and Mrs. Watkins, Commander the batsmen, the bowlers; the suppose we shall get this sort of that others might be still carrying May. Major and Mrs. Young butterfingers and the stickydigits; thing as long as the League surely serve no useful purpose on the business on nearly as big Flag Lieut. Peacher R., Lieut. the umpires and the scorers-in endures and

This case has led to Harton R.N., and Lieur. Hall. Ashort, the whole univeme e-watchword. And as soon as you it looks as if one distinctive party seals.

braced in that 'all-enveloping intrudace' caution. sporting will take on the task of govern- further arrests, in Germany: and D. C.

cricket goes to the winds. ing the country and the Empire:perhaps Switzerland. where the manufacture nf drugs for

a Coalition appears most improb- illegitimate purposes is 1- a notoriou-ly flourishing condition.

able.

beam.

"Little Sunshine."

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caution" 19 the

...

A very interesting match will

Sir Hugo Cunliffe Owen, Bart..

I have watched him batting at Chairman of the British Ameri- can Tobacco Co., Ltd., and Lady the nets, and although his centre will follow up its recent discussion Cunliffe Owen, accompanied by of gravity is continually shifting take place at the New Year, be The Conservatives are in the of the matter by strong action. De ace and Mr. R. for ard and his moment of inertia tween the last Interport team and

the work against the anhappy position of having most Most of

Stanley Smith, Directors of the lis yearly becoming greater. he can the Rest. The Interport people. memters of any of the three dupe traffic is being performed Company, who arrived from still get his left foot across and will be without L. J. Davies, F. N.

by the League of Nations, and it parties but yet not a suficiency is almost ludicrous to have the London by the Blue Funnel stea-meet them with the meaty part Young, and the stout-hearted It is safe to predict "Jimmy" Wild. Hollands and Bat- to face a possible combination of League holding its meetings per-per Patroclus. visited Canton on of the bat the other two. Such a situation, haps within a stone's throw of the 12th inst, and left on Wednes-that for many years to come-hatchet are therefore coming into day by the same steamer for measles and gout permitting-he the team. There has been quite of course, has existed before in some big cocaine or morphine Shanghai. Mr. William Morris will be a thorn in the side of the lot of heated discussion over

factory. It is only by the honest

and the Earl of Gosford. Directors local upstarts, and a tower of the disposal of Claxton's body, but British politics. and it provides co-operation of all the Govern the British-American Tobacco strength in any Hongkong eleven. I understand that he will take Davies' place as wicket-keeper. To even things up and placate reason why Mr. Baldwin ments concerned, both in Europe should not attempt to carry on. and in Asia, that the drug evil Co. (China). Ltd., who arrived on On an adverse vote, he might can be combatter successfully. Sunday last, also left by the same and we are optimistic enough to find himself

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I was further rewarded by the Rest, he should bat in the the sight of Col. Robertson place to which his predecessor turning out again for a merry was accustomed-No. 10. I know knock. His butting was dis- that his ability as a batsman tinctly of the touch-and-go entitles him to a much higher this arrangement order. The touch" was there, place, but but mainly owing to the fact strikes me as being quite fair.

HOCKEY.

CRICKET.

nf some seventy or eighty, but better understanding among the that possibility would always be nations of this need for mutual

effort.. kept in mind in framing mea- sures. No party, once having assumed the task of government, would be so foolish as to risk its

Messrs. W. 5. Bailey and Co. have completed to the order of life on obviously contentions!

the Po On Mining Co. à teskwood legislation. How does Labour

"TROUBLE" ON VIEW.

tugboat 79 feet in length and with

The following will represent stand in relation to the other

condensing Jackie Coogan's adventures as compound surface

On Wednesday, the Club met the the L R. C. 2nd XI in their League match against the Univer parties? It is second in numer the scapegrace of the orphanage, engines of 250 indicated horse-

H.K.S., R.G.A on the U.S.R.C.sity 2nd XI on the former's ical strength, but, even so, is and afterwards as an embryo power.

a. bighly

The vessel is fitted with three

ground. They had a measure of ground on Saturday at 2.15 p.m. still some fifty seats short of the plumber, make up Conservatives' roll. Faced with attractive picture at the Coronet. steel bulkheads, with raised bridge bad luck, for the absence of D. Ramjahn (Capt), Sirdar Khan,

and wheel house, etc., and on trial player during much of the first E. A Moosdeen, A. H. M. Samy... Jackie goes a step farther in attained an average speed of 10.81 half played no small part in their M. P. Madar, O. Rumjaho, H. D. opposition by both Conservatives his dramatic career in this film, knots, against the contract speed being three goals down at half- Ramjahn, Y. A. Wahab, S. A and Liberals, it would find itself and gives a little finished acting of 10.5 knots. some two hundred votes on the in the final scene. "Trouble

Smart in appear.

anca

side. The point is, of will no doubt appeal to grown-ups WTODE combined

as much as, if not more than; to course, whether either the Con-the youngsters. with splendid

'DOCTOR WHO ATTENDED EL S.

wear.

THE CLUB DEFEATED.

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time. With a full side they Hamid, E. Moosdeen and A. K pressed vigorously and had the Minu

could not manage to score.

An-

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better of the rest of the game but

other goal scored by the RG.A there may be a match between servatives or Labour could, if in

Buster Keaton, as the skippe

Dr. Thomas Bodley Scott, new gave the result-HES, R.G.4, the Club and a team from the University on Wednesday next, power, so frame their policies as of the eccentric vessel "Damfine,"

The Club now has some forty the 19th. inst., in addition to the to secure the support of the bringe the bill to a humorous Mayor of Bournemouth, is a re-4; Club, 0.

close. Buster is as wooden-faced tired medical man who regularly Liberals. The Conservatives and as funny as ever, and "The attended Robert Louis Stevenson members, and an effort is being match already arranged for the second-team. It is hoped that should result in a very keen game, might, with comparative ease. Boat is the most astonishing when the famous novelist lived made to arrange a few fixtures for same date with the Navy, which And Labour, if its policy were thing of its kind yet seen here. Ist Skerryvore.