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The Rifs Again

DAY BY DAY.

The Board of Education moots to-morrow afternoon.

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Mr. H. Poorman was a pas senger by, Siboria Maru yesterday.

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LOCAL TENNIS.

RUMJAHNS WIN DOUBLES] SEMI-FINALI

[BY "WANDERER."]

A CURRENT MISCELLANY.

than we caro to remember. To- day China can a truth bo termed a

country without a ro-

Gleanings From Our Exchanges, sponsiblo Government: Groups

IF YOU WISH TO BE LOVED, of militarists and politicians with LOVE-Seneca

Viscount Levothulmo, who has military backing are laws unto

just returned from a visit to West themselves. They head no au-

Africa, in a spooch at Bolton [thority; they stop at no moans in

Mecting with varying fortunes criticised the Governmont ro- but always a shade the more gulations which prevented En- order to attain their ond. How

reliable, pair, S. A. and H. D.glishman from buying land from long will all this be true? Whon

Rumjaha, in the semi-final of the willing natives in Nigeria, Ho will order bo ovolved out of chaos?

Open Doublea yesterday, dafonted urged the need for the developing Yow Man-tsun and Ha Ka-lau of fresh fields for cotton growing, Will China's "strong man "ever The South China football team by three sets to one. All wore and said: “There is in Nigeria ariso? Or will the end be is to play the Hawkins this even long sets and fifty-four games population of twelve millione, bofore the excellent soil, wonderful sunshine foreign intervention is the ining and the Durban to-morrow were necessary

evening, the proceeds to be devot-Rumjahas earned their right to and rainfall, in fact everything torests of Chiness and foreigners ed to the Olympiad funds. moet the winners of to-day's suitable for the production of alike? Thoso

questions

game in the final. ..

cotton. All that is nooded is or- Amongst the passengers who Yow Man-tsun and partnerjganisation, and if that were sup- which are forever being asked.

left by the Blue Funnel liner found their game first and led plied Nigeria could provide as To answer them is as difficult to Hactor wore Mrs. A. Stevenson, 4-1 in the first eat, but the much cotton as we now receive | day na over it was.

Miss D. Ranger, Mr: J. W. C. Rumjabne, by dint of some from Amories."The native can Bonner, Mr. C. J. Lafrentz, wonderful cross-court shots by not supply, organisation, and the Lieut.-Comdr. Thursfield, Mrs. S. A., pulled up to four all and European capitalist will not sup- Goodfellow and Mrs. Julian led for the first time at 6-5. Yew ply it so long as he is prevented Hance.

Man taun experimented with from buying land outright. Un- Jobs in the following game and less Lancashire trade takes a One is getting used to bearing!

The Coming of the Worldf both the Rumjahns becoming too koener interest in this matter we of the Riffian trouble, for it never Teacher" will be the subject os forceful the Chinese pair drew shall see a repetition of the cotton. seems to bbato. The Spaniards this week's Public Lecture of the lovel The Rumjahna played famine" have had the worst experience of Hongkong Lodge of The Theas o, cleverly to take the set at 8-6. the warlike proclivities of the phical Society, 16, Queen's Road Profiting by mistakos Yew and The sensation" of the sale at Moroccan tribesmen in their Cantrel, on Wednesday, May 6th. Ho also obtained a 4-1 lead in Sotheby's of books and pam- zone of influence, and the disasat 5.45 p.m. The public are the second set, but the Rumjahns phlets from the famous libr tera which the Spanish forces invited.-Adut

made a

great recovery, and, ary formerly at Britwell Court, have sustained have led to much

drawing level, at 4-4, took the was provided by an imperfect speculation as to how far the Riffs intended to go with thoir this morning brought before Mr

A 15-year old Chinese boy was set 7-5.-

copy of the only known example The third got produced à fino of a contemporary plagiarism MUSTARD & Co. Inc. campaign of trying to oust the 6. R. Buttars on a charge of a struggle, some-delightfully long of Shakespeare's "Venus and European nations from this lawful possession of a revolver rallies, and some clever shots, Adonis." This fragment of some area of North Africa. Wo wore and three rounds of ammunition. Ho Kalau being prominent with 15 leaves quarto, none and told recently about & Spanish The boy said he arrived, from good recoveries and faat winning Paris, & Poom," printed by counter-offensive, following Shanghai. He was formerly returne from S. A. Rumjabn's Richard Jones, London, 1594, is bodyguard to a Yunnanese officer. service. Once, both couples were wanting its title-page, its title The Magistrate ordered him to up to the net and a long volley-being known only from an entry receive six strokes,

ing rally ended when Ho slipped in the Stationers Registers under the ball between the Rumjahne, dato May 17, 1594, Nothing' is a delightful shot. Five-all was known of its author beyond the called and then by well-judged initials at the end of the Preface, lobbing, mixed with some fest in which the writer describes his... ronson for this extensive retreat Pany of Hongkong have presented shots down the side lines. Yew book as the first fruits of my was given as strategic, and it was silver sups to be competed for by Man-tsun and his partner took indenours." The literary interest, and consequently its grost com- expected that the advance would youths of Macao in sports, the the set at 1-5.

The Rumjans wore playing mercial value, is due entirely WAR-RIDDEN CHINA. immediately commence, the Riffs trophies to be won three years in

its being succession to become the property confidently, though 8.A. was to.

plagiariem be driven back, and the evacuated of the winner. This generosity brilliant and wild in turn, and of Shakespeare's "Venus" and torritory regained. The silence since then suggests that matters by foreign firms is much ap- they went to 3-1 in the fourth set. Adonis," which appeared in the

preciated.

Their opponents improved and previous year. It appeared in have not gone as well as was

took the scores to 4-3, and then the Thomas Caldecott sale in hoped, and it would seem that, A.

each winning a game in turn 1833 (Lot 627), when it was sold until seven-all was called, "the for 16s. Bidding at Sotheby's Rumjahas took Yew Man-tsun's started at £700, and at £3,800

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HONGKONG, 5th May, 1925.

Well might our Nanning cor- respondent, in closing an account of the termination of the siego of

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retirement to a position prac tically outside the original territory of occupation. This meant that the commander of the

defending troops had withdrawn Our Macao correspondent states as far as he could without that the Macao Electric Company actually giving up the disputed and the General Electric Com area to the tribesmen. The

emboldened by their succoSSOS

Knute Hansen, the boxer who that city, ask: "To what pur. against Spain, the tribesmen have was well-known in Shanghai and decided to extend their operations appeared in Hongkong as one of pose this waste?" In yester to the neighbouring French zone, Captain Matty Smith's seconds, service and then H.D. finished Dr. Rosenbach was declared the

matters off rather easily.

purchaser. At the same sale day's issue wo "gave the story of and enlist the sympathies of the Was disqualified in Paris on March 27, when boxing an

The Rumjahns played exceed-was offered a booklet, "The New the final scenes in the battles natives in that area. When the American negre, for holding. The ingly well and loft little to Nutbrown Maid," printed by

trouble was at its height, about a which have raged for possession year ago, we suggested that there fight stopped in the eighth round chance. S.A. Rumjahn brought John Skat, about 1535, four off many spectacular shots early loaves, the only recorded copy. of a ten-rounds contest. Hansen, of the Treaty Port, and grim was a possibility of the uprising who was outclassed, had been in the match, but his brother This once belonged to Thomas roading it was, We had, some being made a religious question

was the stondior of the two. Caldecott, at whose sale in 1833 and the trouble spreading to a

repeatedly warned.

The Chinese pair were spasmodio it realized the then considerable time previously, reported some much wider aros. Recent events

Ho made good use of a powerful price of 61. guincan. Dr. At 9.30 p.m. on the 2nd instant, forehand and smashed well; and Rosenbach now paid £760 for it. of the actual incidents of the appear to lend further point to,

However, the faaye the Canton Gazette) Yiu Yew, whilst playing exceedingly Biogo, the sights and sounds that reference.

French commander-in-chief in Choong, Chief Detootive of the well close up to the net lost A score of otherwise perfect asscotted with which wore com- Morocco is a tried veteran, and Shameen British Municipality, several points through his Australian beaches along tho pared with orthodox conceptions he has expressed full confidence caught a thief in the act of steel- misjudment of lobs. They near-eastern coasts are patrolled, more of hell itself. Happily, although in his ability to hold his own. ing a bicycle at the Butterfield ly took the game to five sets, or less regularly, by sharks, In fact it is probable that the and Swire Building in the British leading 6-5 and being deuce in which are remarkably abundant living under conditions which Riffs will yet find that they have Concession. The culprit is named the fourth set, without st any in Australian waters. While were becoming almost intelor attempted, in the picturesque Lam To-kwai. After examina- time being vantage striker, able, the foreign population has phrase from across the Atlantic,tion at the British Consulate, the to bite off a bigger piece of culprit was banded over to the escaped harm, but much foreign Morocco then they can chew.

Bureau of Public Safoty to be dealt with. property has been damaged and still bears the marks of warfare.

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By order of the first mortgagees, Mr. L. E. S. Hodge sold a lot of leasehold property at the A.B.C.

· LAWN TENNIS.

these tigers of the sea abound Other games played yesterday the world over, we have more are reported elsewhere.

than our share here says a Sydney newspaper. Our largest shark is tho backing shark, of which specimens up to 40 feet in length have been taken off the But what a fate has bofallon Our Popular Prince.

New South Wales coast. The many of the Chinese Yoster-There is something very stir-Auction Rooma yesterday. The

YESTERDAY'S MATCHES.dreaded grey nurse" of deep day's story told of piles of bodies ring about the news of the Prince property consists of a parcel of

sea fishermen abounds in all our The crowd at the lawn tennis eastern bays; the swift and lying outside the city awaiting tic Toception in Cape Colony. feet, together with six newly afternoon paid chief attention to seven gilled shark, and hammer- of Wales' exceedingly enthusias-ground containing 5,580 aquare tournament matches yesterday savage 16ft. tiger shark, the burial, of houses burned to the After making due allowance for built four storied Chinese houses, the doubles contest between S. A headed shark ground and of old women bewail-the tendency of newspaper cor- The property is situated at the and H. D. Rumjahn and Ho Ka-abundant from Cape York to are equally ing the loss of husbands and respondents to give the best side Western side of Sung Woong Toi, lau and Yow Man-taun. Play Tasmania. Others

of everything in a Royal tour (we Kowloon City Road. The upset was full of interest, and the seen or takon in the same sons. Such are some of the con-witnessed that whon the Prince price was 824,000, and this figure Indians, following a great tusslo, latitues are

came this way in 1922) one can yet was increased by $1,000, bids to won the match. A full report by shark, the shovel-nose, the blue the Port Jackson sequences of civil war in China.

realise that the reception which the sum of $38,000 at which figuro our special contributor appears shark, and the whaler," Perbaps Whon nation wars with nation his Royal Highnees has had bas it was knocked down to Mr. Chan elsewhere in this issue,'

the best known of all, and the because of a failure to settle surpassed all expectations and Tak Fuk.

Stand Court Matches. marks the most vivid touch of his

| best hated, is the groat their differences by other means, journey up to date.

F. A Redmond got through an- Wobbegong, 10ft. in length, and The tour.

other round of the singles and will often called the carpet shark one" naturally expects incidents could not be carried out last

now meet A Rumjain in the from the beautiful carpet pattern such as those mentioned above, year owing to opposition by

fourth round, the winner to meet of the skin. This hideous-mouth- certain factions in South

or Even then, civilised communities Africa-though perhaps it is must be shocked by the now evident that the authorities barbarities and sufferings always were too cautious, and sst un- necessary store by the declarations

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PARIS STRIKE.

MAY DAY AFTERMATH.

Paris, May 4.

constantly

Today the match on the stand the head, and those serva os a

final

like appondagos growing from court is to be a doubles between camouflage sé it lies quietly in to bassociated with armed of stump orators. Even this time capital, including the men on the and Gawlor.

The transport workers in the the brothers Lo and O'Callaghan wait for its pray. Sharks aro warfaro. But in the sase there was considerable doubt as trams, omnibusos and electric Today also Honda plays Fincher differ remarkably from ordinary the largest of all true fish, and under notice we have people to how events would actually railways, have declared a general in the fourth round of the singles. fish

turn out. All these are now set at strike as a protost against the The Onal of the Mixed Doubles is While a

in Bkeleton and skin. of the same nationality flying at rest by the happenings of the last refusal by the managements to fixed for Wednesday afternoon and the ordinary way, the majority few lay cgge in

one another few days. For the causes of this guarantee not to ponalise the on Thursday the unfinished match bring forth the young alive,

cause they have for fighting, but because theymont that a visit" by Royalty are tools in the hands of military usually arouses, and again mark adventurers. As always, the an instance of the almost magical BOXER INDEMNITY. niasses suffer, without a thought case with which the Prince of Wales makes himself popular in

gauss wonderful enthusiasm we have May Day absenteos.-Reuter.

to look beyond the mere excita-

most valuable ambassador cannot

BILL PASSES THE COMMONS.

London, May 4,

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between S E Green and M. W. Lo will be replayed

Opon Singles, F. A. Redmund beat American tennis players, R. and 8 Fajita 7-0, 6-3, 6-2, 63, H. Kinsoy and E. Snodgrass,

Opon Doubles, SA and H. D. On May 12 Snodgrass will play Rumjahn beat Ho Kalau and Yow Ng Szo-kwong, former champion of Man-taun 86, 7-9, 57, 07.

the Colony, and the brothers Handicap Singles "A," L Forster Kinsey, will meet Capt. C. H. D. (Owe 3/0) boat. W. L. Thomas (rec O'Callaghan and R. E. Tottenham. 18) 6-3, 07.

The matches for May 18 ard

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of their unhappy fate by the whatever part of the world he militarists, whose one aim is might happen to appear. Tho plunder and the securing of effects of this visit by the Empire's such means of wealth as will be estimated-there is sure to The House of Commons has Handicap Doubles, BD. Evans Snodgrass v. T. Fundo, tho anable them to live in rotiremont be the greatest bonofit to passed the third reading of the and W. Hyde (owe 3/0) beat. D. J. Colony's champion, and the the relations of the two Bill rolating to the allocation of Valentine and J. Saunders (sro) brothers Kinsey v. Ng Szo-kwong in some safe sanctuary-mest white races inhabiting South the Boxer Indemnity, which Mr. 75, 67, 75A 8 and G. B. Hett and O'Callaghan. On May 14 likely a foreign Concession in Africa; with further stop McNeill assured critics would (scr.) beat V. A. Worowick and L. F. Howard Kinsoy, who is the boat one or other of the Treaty Ports. on the road to that complete only be devoted to beneficent pur Stewart (rec 16) 16, 7-5, 6-8 of the three, will play O'Callaghan

fusion of interonts which spolls posos.

My Mixed Doubles, IL and Mrs in Singlos, whilst R. Kinsey and What has happened at Nan- the Union in its best sense, and

Ho polated out that all parties Buyer (owe 1/0) boat L. Lloyd and H. Snodgrass will oppone Ng 8ze- ning is but typical of incidents another advance towards the shared the responsibility, and the Miss Poor (scr.) 63, 6-4

kwong and O'Callaghan.

The Singles are best of throa which have marked Chinese realisation, in full, of the great money therefore was truly a gift

Visit to Hongkong dream of the pioneers, who gave from the British people as a token An advertisement in this issue Bots and the doubles best of five, history in most parts of the their life's work for a part of its of goodwill towards the Chinese announces the arrangements in A start will be made at 4.16 p.m. country for more years now fabrio..

pooplo-Router.

conacabioxi with the visit of the dally.