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11. QUEEN'A ROAD CENTRAL.,

The only European Optician in the Colony.

The

Hongkong Telegraph

"TURN THEM OUT!"

FOUNDED THA

No. 12,475

六拜禮.

號三月五英港香

SATURDAY-

MAY

3,

1924

二日十三月三

STILL MISSING.

CLOSES.

.GOVERNMENT ANGERS LIBERAL PARTY.

PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION REJECTED.

(Reuter's Service.) ·

London, May 2.

OTHER FLIERS TO

"CARRY ON."

Search For Leader Continues.

Washington, May 2. Orders have been tolographed In the Proportional Representation Bill debate in the House of to Lieutonant Smith, who is in Commons, Mr. Asquith strongly supported the Bill, and the Home Dutch Harbour, to proceed on thro Soorotury on behalf of the Government left it to a free vote of the American world flight with the House, but even if the second reading were carried he held out no other three acroplanes, as soon hopes that facilities for its further progross would come for the jus the weather permits.

Meanwhile the noarch prosent. Ho thought the Governmont's attitudo would have been

Martin continues vory different if the second principle of the Dil namely an alter-Major

Renter's American Service. native vote, had boon the main principle.

The Bill was rejected by 238 to 144 votos.

Liberals Incensed.

The Government's action regarding the Proportional Repros- entation Bill has re-kindled Liberal resentiment at the Government's treatment of the Liberal party, which threatened to become acute until Mr. Snowden's Budget apparently healed the differences. A rocent meeting of the Liberal party decided on an intensive cam- paign in the country, but significantly postponed its decision re-, garding the extent or nature of the campaign until the second

The state of feeling was indicated in the dobato, when a Liberal called out: "Turn them out!", to which Mr. Henderson retorted:| If we are threatened like this and told we will be turned out if we won't go the way of the Liberals on all occasions, then get on with the job and turn us out."

CONSERVATIVE, POLICY.

ADEQUATE DEFENCE FORCES.

ANOTHER JAPANESE LOAN POSSIBLE.

for

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New York, May 2. The Washington correspondent

FEWER WEAPONS FOR CUBANS.

FOOTBALL SEASON

Hongkong's Thirty-Four Teams.

THE SECOND (DIVISION PROBLEM.

("Hongkong Telegraph

Special.]

To-day marks the close of the South China Athletic-which was football season-a toason which formed a few years ago out of the has demonstrated in a really old Confucions and Diocesan the growing) Boys' School teams-camo back romarkable way popularity of the famo in Hong-full of hope after their tour of kong. Time was, only ten years Australia and not only put out ago, when there were, but live thros playing teams but wore tonins in the senior division of winners of the Leaguo. Of the the Longue, those teams hoing other teams thore is little to the Navy, the Club, the R.G.A..Judd.

commissorato except to the R.E.'s, and a team represent- with some of the naval sidos. ing whatever, regiment was in having to forego matchon occupying the Garrison. Thore owing to thoir duties taking them were generally about eight toums out of the Colony, and to con-1 in the junior division-a striking gratulate the Surrays (auccessors

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HONDA WINS.

WORTHINGTON'S FINE FIGHT IN FINAL.

more and in thò ond was out- played by Honda. On tho whole, it was a good match, with plenty of variety, and it will long be remembered by, all who witnessed it.

The first not was the most or=-

most vital planks in their programme, and on which they expected that Japan will probably souk to During tho souson now los Shield... reading of the Proportiond) Representation Bill, which is one of the jet the Journal of Commerce states contrast to the position, to-day. to the Kings) on winning tho the Government to give full support, in view of the Liberals whole. float anothor loan in the United there were no fewer than hearted reception of the Budget: consequently the Liberals are hundred and fifty million dollars. division and twenty teatas in the

States next year, probably for one fourteen teams in the senior THE SECOND DIVISION.

It is in the second division moat bitter over the Government's 'decision to leave the Bill to

junior division, a-total of thirty- where one finds several now free vote of the Houso, which they contend was responsible for itsRenter's American Merrive.

four teams altogether. Surely for teams, among them being the rojection.

a Colony like Hongkong, this Sacred Heart, South China "B," | is verging on the remarkable and Filipinos and Triquoiso. The is very striking evidence of the Filipinos did not do too well, only spread of the pastime. Not only scorlug one goal all through the Britishers, but Chinese, Por season--against the R.G.A. tugueso, Pilipinos, and Indians but owing Lo tho dofault Washington, May 2.

join in the gaine, and it can be of the Tamar, the Diomede; | The Government has placed an truly said that football provides and Triquoise they had six froo ombargo on the shipment of arms a common meeting ground for points given to them. The Club to Cuba, at the roquest of the men of difforing nationality that de Recreio first played about four Cuban Government, owing to the otherwise would not be found. year ago and, after dropping out conditions of violence existingIt is a clean, healthy game, and for a year, came back quite thero.-Router's American Service, although there have been one or strong, having recruited from the

two incidents" during the old St. Joseph's team which won R. E. Worthington put up a jolting of any. Honda started off season now closing, the gaine as the junior division for three years splendid fight in the final of the maro steadily than his opponent CHANGE OF SOVIET HEADS, played here does represent a high ranging. The full list of teams Colony's lawn tennis champion and was soon leading by 4-2. In'

class-of-sportsmanship and is playing in this division was — ship last evening, when he met the next, Worthington was re- undoubtedly productive f good. Club de Reoralo, University, and was defeated by T. Honda, aponsible for some good placing, With the game becoming so Titania, Sacred Heart, King's (lator the claver Japanese player. The which won him the game. Ha Well-informed circles at Mos. popular there is a shortage of Surreys), Tamar, Hawkins, South latter won by three sets to one had a 40-love lead in the eighth, playing field accommodation. China "A" Filipinos, South and 24 games to 17. There was a for which there was a very keen gut sacrifice for the greater good of the future, they will inevitably cow foreshadow the Imminent Notwithstanding the fact that China "B," Kowloon, Iriquoise, large crowd present to witness tusele, both men placing well.

reorganisation of the Soviet Gov- there are eight playing pitcher St. be attracted into economic orbits other than our own.

Joseph's, Durban, R.G.A., the match, and spectators were Honda eventually won it and Alluding to the Singapore base, he said they did not object to ornmet whereby Trotzky will gasturos, but preferred to make them to their own people. Mr. roplace Djerjinsky, as head of the as against three of a. few years Club, Bluebell, Diomede, Mara- rewarded with an excellent con- also the ninth, thus leading by keonly contested of any. Douce Baldwin added that they were ready to enter into a conference to Supreme Economic Council, who ago, the programme for the past zion, and Hollyhock. The Mara-fest in which both mon showed 5-4. The next game was the most On the run of play, Honda was called soven or eight times. consider the limitation of armaments, but would not allow any takes over direction for the War season really called for the use of zion took the place of the Carlisle up well,

ten grounds, and, failing their second string, which had to drop

again and again both waakoning at prosent of the defensive forces of the Empire as they Department.-Reuter,

provision, mid-week matches had out owing to the ship being detain thoroughly deserved his win, but and stood, and no further reduction of the Army. They accepted a one-

to be resorted to. Every ground od up North, and the Hollyhook it must be added that his opponent men were within a point of power Navy equipped with cruisers to protect trade routes, and were

was used twice on a Saturday was admitted soon after the season put-up-a-really-splendid fight winning, Worthington eventually for an Air Force compotent to meet an attack from whatever

afternoon-once for junior and had begun. There were ovan Tho Japanese was the more force-making it 5-all. Ho also took quarter.

once for senior matenos, and even more applications for admission, ful player. Hosorvad better, drove the next, Honda only scoring then the programme fell behind but numbers had to be kept down, with more pace and his taoties one point but, although sorving, schedule. It speaks something and aach team was limited to wero slightly superior. Of Worth-ho lost the next after leading 40- for the hardiness of our footballers playing each other team once, ington it can be said that ho lost love. The Britisher again took that the season here, has now this doing away with the zost of many opportunition just at tho the lead at 7-6, but Honda got the lasted for over seven months- having "rovenge." almost as long as it lasts in England,

PROTECTION FOR HOME INDUSTRY.

London, May 2. Outlining the Conservativo policy at Primrogo League colo- bration in the Albert Hall, Mr. Stanley Baldwin roferred to the pro- ference proposals adopted by the Imperial, Economic Conference, and said if the Dominions think we are reluctant to make the small-

The Conservatives accepted the verdict of the fast election, and did not propose to put forward a genoral tariff. but when they ro- turned to power they would apply means analogous to the Safo- guarding of Industries Act for industries suffering unfair foreign competition. He believed scores of thousands of Liberals and Labourites, although Free Traders, would support such measures,

READY FOR MACLAREŇ..

EX- R.A.F. MEN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS.

arrangements for the landing of the British airmon.

Owing to the long delay

OUR FINANCES.

caused by the necessity to change MORE STRIKE MADNESS. his engine, Maolären will be hold up in India for possibly at least another two weeks, and is not

Riga, May 2.

LOCAL FLYING.

THE FIRST DIVISION. With rogard

A SECOND DIVISION

PROBLEM..

won.

Play-

Two other matches were play- od off yesterday in the tourna-. mont, R. M. Henderson defeating

MACHINE READY FOR TO-MORROW'S STUNTS.

crucial moment. This fact was next two, the inst without Yesterday evening Mr. Harry

demonstrated on many occasions| Worthington registering a point. Abbott, and the kind holpors who

when he only needed a point to The second Bot was easily have come forward to assist him

win a game, and it, was particu- Honda's. He had a 3-love land, in preparing for bis flight at the

larly true in the opening not when, when Worthington took a game, Race Course to-morrow, had a

first! final run of his planes' engine,

to the

The Hongkong Football Lea after being 3-5 down, he pulled up and then went on to win all, the and everything proved most division, the teams originally gue will have a little problem to a lead of 6-5 with a score of rest excepting the seventh, thus

soaнon wore to solve in connection with 40-love in his favour and then winning by 6-2. BALANCE STILL GROWING, satisfactory, the starting-up be-entored for this

In the third sot, Worthington ing quick and officiont.

H.M. S. Tamar, the King's, Police, the second division next year, lost the set. Once or twice, due

to retain the to over-anxiety, he failed when made a splendid recovery The Gazelle publishes financial The machine, a Curtiss biplano, H. M. S. Titania, H. M. S. Am- if it wishes It was folt locally that very statistics which show that the was. moved out of the railway broso, H. M. Subinarines, the interest of really "Junior" teams. he had Honda outplaced, whilst ing good all-round tennis, ho little was being done to ensure Colony's credit balanco at the godown later in the evening to Club, H. M. S. Diomede, Kow-The second teams of the navy on several occasions his attempts established a 4-0 load and later proper assistanco to Squadron fond of January was $17,205,286, the timber yard, and horo the loon, R. G. A., South China and army are.composed of older at short chops over the net failed. led by 5-1 aftor being 15-40 down. Leador Maclaren and his com-as against $15,971,495 on Decem-wings are being fixed on to the Athletic, H. M. S. Durban, and bigger men than the average On the other hand, he gave Honda in the sixth gamo, However, olevons, and, a lot to think about by keeping Honda ralliod and took the next panions whon they arrive at bor 31st.

body. It is expected to have a H. M. S. Hawkins and H. M. S. junior civilian Hongkong, so about score of

The revenue for January was trial flight as soon as everything Carlisle: It will thue be seen whilst all credit should be given him well on the run, and with a two, but Worthington walked off that out of those fourtoon teams, to the second team of the Titania little more steadiness the match with the noxt, winning the set ex-officers of the R.A.F. and $2,488,094, as against $2,170,926 is ready.

Tho whole story of other interested parsons mot at for the same month last year, the

Mr. oight were drawn from the Navy, for winning the league, it is would undoubtedly have gone by 6-3.

The last sot opened promisingly Voluntoor Headquartors

in on expenditure figures buing $1,254,-Abbott's preparations is one of which previously entered only undeniably true that weight bad the full five sots. Whon he

the fourth for Worthington, who took the Thursday evening to discuss 902 and $1,092,129 respectively.

pluck and grit triumphing over one team reprogonting the whole a great deal to do with it. Civilian lod by 2-0

WAB only

one first two games. He got no more, . great obstacles, and that is why service. It was unfortunate that junior teams are far too young set, h we wish him every success in his the Submarinos had to drop out, and too light for heavy opponents game down on the aggregate (18 howovor, and Honda, settling venture. With but a few wooks but H. M. 9. Despatch took from the Services, and the to 17, but he failed to get any down to. serious work, easily

his hands, ho on

had to their place. The Durban was do- suggestion has been put forward

(Continued on next column), ropair a machino that had tained up North longer than was that the junior division should be boon damaged and had been expected and found it impossible run in two sections next year, lying untended for more than a to keep its league fixtures, whilst one for the Borrices and one year. After that there was the it was very bad luck on the for the civilians. That would year the Kowloon ground was G. W.Sowell in the "A" Class London, May 2, assembling to be done and othar Tamar that the trouble in Canton ba tantamount to running three added, but others are still wanted. Handicap by 6-4, 6-3 6-41 and The Federation of British Air-proparations to bo mado, and took away a great inany Royal leagues, but it would give every Ten years ago there wore not G. R More defeating D.D. Dry for his rocoption, and tho mon craft Workora statos that a oven one of his parachutes (in Marines and thus provented the toam a chance of meeting their enough teams to keep League den in the "B" Class Handicap who attended the meeting are meeting of the men's committee which he doos a double drop in ship from comploting its obliga, opponents twice, it would remove play going overy Saturday--a by 6-0, 6-0, 6-1.

funk" witnoaged league game was played che The prizes were presented at already putting into motion tho and an official, of Impozial mid-air) has had to be made with tions. Had the Tamar boen able a lot of the Booossary machinery. It was Airways, Limited, has, rosulted his own hands. With hardly ato koop going, ite team would every Saturday during the past week and a United Services the close of the Honda-Worthing

Colony agreed that the stroloh of water in a settlement of the air strike. friend in the

this have boon near the top of the season, and it would. tond to League game the next. In fact, ton matoh, a report of this between Laichikok and Stono-The mon: will resume work on young American dauntlessly league if not actually winnors, encourage youngsters. Unless the Hongkong Club liad to apply function appearing olaswhore in

diflculties, faced hla

and but the Tamar has played no something. is done along such for admission into the United this issue. working always against time so game since Christmas. Ons of lings, junior civilian football will Services League as Volunteers in order that their players could, As not to break faith with his the most interesting teams in the be killed.

LAWN TENNIS INTER- NATIONAL. midnight after a whole day in was promoted after winning the!

has changed very much today Thore was not one Saturday and the difficulty in to got the his workshop-ho has nearly second division four seasons ago,

London, May 27 attained the goal of his endeavour. and which came near to win- during the past season on whloh programmes completed. A

Football players owe a groą!| Risely has been appointed tho bably be set. up, as well as a

Romo, May 2. Thora have boon unexpootod hing the Challonge Shield, the laid-down programme could

and Tho Assembly of the Inter- obstacles

tho airman belag just boston by landing "T." Arrangomonte are

the be carried out. It came to a matter deal to the Hongkong Football non-playing captain of the British- in hand to sond a map of the national Instituto of Agriculture has hardly found sufficient time Surreys this year. Kowloon has of arranging a weekly fixture Association and the above short Davis Cup team playing ref. locality to Halphong, as well as was opened in the presence of the to give his machine a proper test: done much better since it had a list-largely due to lack of play- review of the past season and the Torquay on May 10th. Austris to wire the latest weather con- King, Cabinet Ministers, and However, he intends to keep ground of its own on the Ponining accommodation. In the old prosent position of the sport meets Switzerland in the Davis ditions immediately prior to delegates from seventy States. faith with the publio to-morrow aulo, and is a Club that ought to days there used to be just three would not be complete without on Cup on May 17th-Router Maolaren setting out on the Signor Mussolini in a speech of afternoon, and we trust will be have a very good futuro. The grounds the Club ground and acknowledgmont of that fact. By "hop" to Hongkong.

welcome "wished the Instituto entirely successful. Wo write Police, although they dropped out two inside the rape track. Three controlling the game, the league, Thursday's meeting also de- prospority, and said he hoped it quite impartially on the subject, for a year or two, will be remem- years ago the Bookunpoo Valley and reforess, the above organisa olded to have a luncheon in hon-would boneflotally affect the in- but feel that a tribute should be bored as winners of the Challenge ground was added, and, the tion is doing a very necessary our of the airmon if thair-stoy torests of agriculture all over the paid to this youth with a great Shield in 1919-20. and 1.ought two rounds inside the race and at times a none too thankful

world. Reuter

be, romban hide, track were made into four. This tasks here permits.

likely to arrive hore until the end of this month at the earliest.

·This gives ample time to prepare,

Aircraft Workers Get Their Way.

outters Island will be ideal for Monday--Renter,

the landing and Mr. J. A. Shaw, of

the Standard Oil Company,

has kindly placed the buoys

intonded for the American flora INTERNATIONAL INSTI. supportora-labouring often past first division is Kowloon, which MORE GROUND WANTED. get enough games. That position,

at the disposal of the British TUTE OF AGRICULTURE. aviators. A wind cone will pro-

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TO-DAY.

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