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TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1925.

Road

to

DAY BY DAY,

WE RARELY REPENT OF SPEAK- ING LITTLE, BUT OFTEN OF SPEAKING TOO MUCH-Bruyero.

bottom of Garden. Magazine Gap, Indicating that this scheme was far to be pro- ferred to the original idea of EL tram to Wanchai Gap. Even so long ago as this, mattors hadi

The delay on telegrams for ovidently roached an advanced

Shanghai and beyond, as notified stage, as Mr Fletcher wont on on 26th May, has now been re- to say that: the trams, would mayod. operate on the rack and pinion

Mr. R. Sangor, of the Standard method, be able to make the Oil Company, returned to the journey in ten minutes, and Colony by the French mail would run in rapid succossion steamer Angkor. as "cach sar filled up with

Passengers arriving by the passengers. Sinco thon, the President Polk included Mr. F. route has been surveyed, at a R. Vida, Mr. W. A. Douglas and considerable cost.

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PLAY AND PLAYERS

BIG FIGHT: BOTH MEN FIT.

By "Wanderer."

When, just over a month ago, conditions. His second opponont Andre Dupro and C.P.O. Jim was a southpaw, but within a Cartlidge met at the City Hall very short time Dupro found a and fought a drawn battle, neither way to circumvent the awkward man was in such a fit condition stance, and his blows wore as ho might well have been had landed with rare judgment. thara bosn sufficient time for 'full preparation. That is now general- ALTERATIONS IN PROGRAMME. ly recognised. The return bout Having boon declared medical- on Saturday, which stars an ex-ly unfit, F.O. Meen has had to call cellent programme, will determine off bie fight with A.B. Ringham, which of the two contestants but Pto. Pooley, of the suffered most by the lack of train Surreys, is to take his place. to say the least, rather puzzling has been established at the junc-ing, for on this occasion, whatever This should be a good sorop, the why mattors are not taken tions of Quoon's Road and Pedder the result, there can be no ex result depending on Ringham's Street, on the site of the old Clock uses in this respect. I visited ability or non ability to negative further, Unofficial manibers of Tower.

both camps yesterday and there Pooley's not inconsiderable ad- can be no doubt that a really vantages in both height and the Council have asserted, in

is 4 bound bonny fight

to rebob. dog belonging to

matérialiso, mooting, that the Mount Cameron

Pte. Williamson, the Surreys Johnston, of No. 10, Chatham district, which opens up nearly Road, bit a Chinese in Kowloon fiddler's elbow and light-woight K.O. King, ig to

Cartlidge, to use his own words, ninety building sites, cannot be yesterday. The man was treated the same might well be said of meet Stoker Le Guillou, of the the French boy: Each, moreover, out Boy Burrows at the last Viligante. Le Guillou knocked properly developed until a tram at the Kowloon Dispensary,

is very confident of success on H.K.B.A tournament, but while is provided, and His

this occasion. Excellency, as we have shown

how to take, I doubt whother above, bas expressed an opinion MUSTARD & CO. which is tantamount to saying

Cartlidge does not go in for punishment, half-measures whilst training, he can outlast the soldier. ... He fought two rounds with The Major-Bawles bout is at- Ringham, Di welter-weight, tracting a good deal of interest, last evening and when I say as is the return fight between Pie.

and Both Eaton fought, I mean fought.

Stoker Thomson, went hammer-and-tonge, punches Loading Stoker Piper, who has were not held, and if one could given two magnificent shows always anticipate such a keen against Marine Bette, le fighting contest in avery bout promoted Pte. Mann. by the Hongkong Boxing Aa- sociation or any other body, the NEW... FOOTBALL, LEAGUE. City Hall would have to be barred

The South China Athletic to people with weak hearts. Association, progressive as over,

Ringham, although he has im are to run a football laagua_of: proved considerably under Cart their own during the summer

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BIRTH.

CROUCHER.-On June 7th at No. 55, The Peak, to Mr. and Mrs. N. Croucher, a son, V.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

way

The silk forwarded from hare by Empress of Canada on the 15th May arrived in New York having been 22 days in transit, (St. John's Park) on the 6th June,

* * *

ho knows

the same thing. The route has bean surveyed and the type of A Chinese was injured by being system investigated; but thoro knocked down by a car at Can- naught Road Central yesterday. matters romain. Why?

We The

car drove off after the appreciate the extra facilities accident, and the police are which will be provided when the endeavouring to trace the number. existing system is electrified, but

It has been reported to the these will "not bring a service police that a dog belonging to Mr. nearer the homes of those whoL. M. Gutteirez, of No. 39 Bonham Road, attacked and bit a cook live in the outlying districts of boy. The animal has been taken the Poak, which have rapidly to the Konnedy Town observation | lidge's tuition, merits his contests months in order that their two developed in recent years and depot.

by a terrific right-hand punch hundred odd playing football guaranteed to disturb the equili: members shall all be given an Mr. Tanner desires to thank his will expand even more if better

"Emotion, Intellect and Spirit-brium of any opponent who opportunity of displaying their many friends in the Colony for travelling facilities are provided. uality will be the subject of this leaves himself unprepared. Ring possibilities. It is a thoroughly their very kind notes of cor- We commend the whole subject week's public lecture of the ham landed this blow more than sound idea and by this means it gratulation. Queen's College,

to the Peak Residents' Associ- Hongkong Lodge of the Theo- once in last evening's "apar" is not unlikely that new blood 9.6.25.

sophical Society, 16, Queen's Rond with Cartlidge, and wall, will be discovered, and so streng- ation, in the belief that that body Central, on Wednesday, June Saturday's fight is more than then their Hongkong League for the forthcoming will be serving the interests of 10th, at 5.45 p.m. The public are likely to gotho scheduled distance. elevons

invited. Advt.

Cartlidge also had a turn with season. The members will ba those residing in the eastorn dis-

the speedy Major and he allowed split up into eleven sides and tricts of the upper levels by pres-

Bowles' opponent to pound they will compete on a League sing for a ney, tramway, whilst

his solar plexus

jaw basis, the matches to be played until Major tired of trying to every evening from the time a at the same time such a scheme

upset his balanco..

suitable ground is found to be would relieve much of the pres

available. It is hoped to acquire sure on the present system.

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 9th June, 1925.

WHY THE DELAY?

COMPANY REPORT.

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW · AND CO.

on

and

OCCASIONAL NOTES.

many worthy and leading re- sidents who possess a little more dignity than to "shoot" pieces of pasteboard into Government Bouse for the solo purpose of be- THE BIRTHDAY BALL.

ing invited. The worthiness of a These

are dog days right person to be invited is (in the a form-

Dupre contented himself with the Sookunpoo ground. The pre- The report of Messrs. White-four rounds of sparring with a sent league teams will be split away Laidlaw and Co., Ltd., for couple of the Surreys, and it was up so that no side will have more The interesting fact WAS

the past year states —

A pleasing to see how quickly he than two

team players Resentment of Searches.

The accounts show a profit of divulged at yesterday's meeting of the Poak Tramways Company there was a crop of search

It is a considerable time since £123,890 8s. 5d, and, after provid was able to adapt himself to now assisting them.

'in- ing for the payment of the profer- - that the survey of the projected cidents" and complaints, so ence dividends to 31st December, now tramway route, which aims probably the public are beginning 1924, and an interim dividend on to realise that this search for the ordinary shares paid 29th at serving the Mount Camerou arms on the part of the police November, 1924, there is a balance district, cost $6,000, of which the force is a necessary feature of of £80,653 68. 1d., which the Government pays half and the local lifa. Especially keen must directors recommend shall be sp-

the authorities be in detectingpropriated as follows:- Company the balanco. As the firearms at this juncture, with To pay a final dividend of 5 per Chairman intimated yesterday, if events in the North showing how cent., making 10 per cent. per enough, and yet there's a tre- main) dependent on

His Excellency » doesn't nothing eventuates in connection dangerous the hooligan element annum, free of tax, the mendous amount of energy going ality.

to waste in Canton and Shanghai know, and probably wouldn't with this scheme, the money will can be if in possession of wea-ordinary shares.

pons. Yet we had a complaint To pay to the Trustees of the just now. Fancy bothering about wish to know, a tithe of the have been spent in vain. Much the other day about seeming Employees' Provident Fund striking or fighting in weather people attending, and yet because "discrimination", and yesterday £1,000; and to carry forward the like this! A normal man, who they go to Government House more interesting than the cost, however, is the question of the case came up before the magis- balance of £50,184 6s. 1d., to the knows that the only sane thing to under the existing scheme of

tracy of a respectable Chinese next year's account,

do in June is to lie back and con- things they air the fact as though future of this project. And it is who demanded that the constable 1

sume as many cold drinks as it were highly honoured privilege, upon that point that we feel show his hands first, before sub-

possible, is tempted to say that if The fact of tho matter is that mitting to a search. This suggests MOTOR impelled to make a few observa- that the two main objections to

AMBULANCES, any of these feverishly active Hongkong has outgrown the Chinese come to harm, it jolly present system. It was all very tions. The scheme cannot have searching for arms are the appar-

woll serves the right. It's much well when there was only a small HANDIER MACHINES

too hot to carry on like they are British community hero and boon regarded by the Govern- ent slur cast on a man who is

ARRIVE.

doing.

when to call on the head of that ment as something of a merely singled out from among a number

of others, and the fear that the There should in future be leas| fanciful character; otherwise the minor members of the police force cause for complaint regarding the

Which reminds me that it's community was more or losa but if all the authorities would never have might attempt to "plant" weapons cumbersome nature of Hong-much too hot for dancing, though obligatory,

Government House and gone to the trouble of getting a on a person in order to obtain kong's motor ambulances, for judging by the "crush" which Britishors hero now were to call

graco with their superiors. With there have recently arrived in the turned up at Government House on survey made. Indeed, past official the former question we have Colony two small type vans which the other night there are doubtless discharge what is considered by utterances make it clear that the already dealt, but we think the will be found especially useful in many who think otherwise. In some to be their social obligation, authorities have regarded the other matter requires some ex handling individual cases. These cidentally, it is about the King's then there would indeed be among His amination. Nobody is prepared are of the most modern type, the birthday ball at Government worried matter as one of considerable to assign to any body of police bodies having been constructed House that I want to write and Excellency's staff in the event of importance to the proper develop-Jall the virtuos of the by Mesars. Wilson and Stockall, the foregoing is only just so much any function. Instead of the oalendar, and out ambulance specialists, of Bury. mediocre "intro." I can imagine present system, by, which a mont of the Mount Cameron saintly

here it is more likely that motives They are fitted with 20 horga- nothing more antiquated or quite misguided sense of self-import- district.

four-cylinder and procedure should be under power,

Austin so farcical as the method by which ance is encouraged in many, how

botter "invitos" to Government House much

would be the law are concerned. That fortable for the patients.

J

minda

an

In introducing the Budget for suspicion when this sinaller fry of engines, and are extremely comfunctions are issued, and there is issue of invitations on a 1922, His Excellency the Gov-"plants" are unknown cannot be These new ambulances contain something extremely ludicrous in selective basis? Surely it is ernor spoke of the scheme as "a gald. But it is absurd to imagine two litters one hand and one the high falutin'tone in which Mrs not beyond the competence work which may have to be that such things are easy to "get wheeled. The former is adjusted Smythe-Smythe will refer to the of Government House (assisted away with", and if the practice is to one side and when in use can fact that she is going or that she if needs ba) to know who are proceeded with before long as the indulged in by Asiatic constables be lowered some three feet before was there, Bo long as one is net and who are not the "Colony's construction of houses on the in Hongkong it must be very it is finally takon out for the criminal or a hopeless outsider, loading and most worthy re- now road in the vicinity of Wan- rarely. Yet the possibility exists, patient. It is then raised by it is the simplest thing in thesidents and to issue invitations and it is obvious that a largo sec- means of lovers and secured for world to invite yourself to Gov, socordingly and not merely be- chai Gap and on Mount Cameron tion of the general public are con- the journey to hospital. Under ernment House. All you have cause someone has dropped a proceeds." It is obvious that the vinced that they are liable to be this stretcher is the whooled to do is to oall, leave & card and piece of pasteboard among a lot Government did not then think thus victimised. So while resist-stretcher which provides the in-sign your name in the visitors of others. If we are going to ing a search on such a pretext valid overy comfort for the book. To my way of thinking, it have a function at all, let it be the new motor road to the Peak is at all times a poor excuse, journey, The top portion as well takes a lot of nerve to do that organised and run on saner lines would sufficiently Berve the It is a matter where the public as the lower portion of the bed sort of thing and a fearful amount than now.

Of course, the best way to locality, for in the same speech should as much as possible be can be raised and lowered accord-of gall to boast about it after-

protected against themselves as ing to the needs of the patient, wards when the Private Secretary celebrate the King's birthday His Excellency stated that, well as against possible dis- who can be elevated to a sitting or the Aide-de-Camp, or whoever would be to have a communal

by useful as this road would be, honesty the reprosenta-posturo or have his legs propped has the job of issuing invitations, ball or some other function at "cheap and rapid moanG of tives of the law. The only way up."

knows nothing against you which which anybody could attend on- would lead him to love you out payment for his own ticket. transit at regular intervals is out of the impaske would be to

of the list of those invited. When That suggestion is, possibly," hava a rule that soarchos shall necessary to a contral point." A not take place unless a European to put up with any inconveniences His Excellency gives a com-rank heresy, but it appeals to year later, Mr. Fletcher spoke officer is present, but there are or fancied griovancos brought munity ball (such as that given one who wouldn't mind paying of negotiations with the Peak obvious objections to such pro- about by the search for arms on the King's birthday) ho invites for the privilego

codure, which would in many in-Law-abiding citizens might boer only those who have conformed to patriotic. Tramway Company with a viowstances renderall the police efforts in mind that it is for their own a piece of nonsensical formality,

though there are undoubtedly. to running a line from the nugatory. So the public will have pretection.

of being

·PLAIN JOHN-