1925-09-22 — Page 7

CORRESPONDENCE.

[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]

BATHERS BITTEN,

HOME FOOTBALL.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1025.

HOME FOOTBALL.

·THE LEAGUE TABLES.

The loaguotables "to dato

TWO SIDES SCORE SIX.

London, Sept. 21.". The matches played in the follows English and Scottish Leagues Sir, The Item of news in your to-day resulted as follows: paper yesterday about bathers

Division 1.

being bitten by some kind of big Arsenal 3 West Ham... Ash off Stonecutters island, recalls Birmingham.. 3 Everton the experience, reported recently. Blackburn... 3 Sunderland... 0 of three persons who were visit-Cardiff........ 0 Tottonham)... In the south-eastern part of Notts County De Burnley...... Hongkong, and two of whom were

Division II, "rushed" by a very large, son

monster, but managed to get back Wednesday... 6 Stockport to the shore unhurt. It was then Swansea, 6 Fulham suggested that there might be Division III (South),

sharks in these waters, despite Abordare... 1. Northants...

the belief that theau fierce sh

never visit our shores. In fact,

*Division III (North).

I recall the capture, last year, near Lincol

2 Chostorfied... 1

Gap Rock of several sharks, one; SCOTTISH LEAGUE. about five feet in length, by fisher-

men who brought them into Hong-Hearts..... 1 Abordeon... 0: kong for sale. It seems to me Hibernians

that immunity, even of many

years standing, is not absolute,

and this has been proved over! hd over again. Only a *few weeks ago, a Indy was killed by a shark at a swimming club bencli in Singapore, where bathers had disported themselves unscathed for very many years.

The paragraph you published yesterday suggested that the fish at Stonecutters might be a cuttle fish. If so, it would be the big,

0 Rangers

--- Router.

FORMER HONGKONG

LADY,

DEATH OF MRS. BATESON

WRIGHT

Division I.

Tottenham. 85 2 1 16 12 12 PW.D.L FAPts.

Leads U.....7 4.1.2 13 - 7,9] Huddersfield.6 3 3 0 15 11 9) Arsenal......... 3 3 1 10 8 9 West Ham..7 41 2 11 99) Sunderland....5.40 120 9 8 2 Bolton. 8 3 2 3 15 13 8 Aston Villa, .6 2.31 19 10 7 Everton.8 1 572 16 15 7: 0 Notts Cty.....7 3 1:38 97 Birmingham. 8 3 1 .11 13 7

Burnloy. 8 2 3 3 10 19 7, 5 2 2 1 994 63 | Liverpool

Nowcasti 4 2 2 2 14 18 6 Manch. Un. 7 22 3 9 12 6. Blackburn.....7 9 1 4 15 14 5. Cardiff. 7 2 1 4 8,11 5 Manch. City, 5 123 89-4 Bury.

4 2 0 2 5. 9 (4) West Brom....5 1.2 2 6 12 4 Luiposter...7 11 5 10 17 3 Sheffield U...6 0 2 4 10 18 2

Division II.

Chelsen.... .6 5 1 0 18 4 11 Wednesday..7.4 2 1 18 8:10 Middlesboro...7 5 0 2 18 11 10 Port Vale.......7.5 0.2 17 11 10 Hull.

..6 4.1 111 2 9 Swansea. .74 1 2 18 6 9 Preston N. E. 7 4 1 2 12-13 · 9

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form, known more familiarly as The sympathy of all Hongkong-Oldham 6 3 2 1 14 5 8 an octopus, and it would have ites, past and present, who re- Wolves...6 4.0.2 13 9 8 Dr. G. H. Bateson South Shields. 632 17 5 8 -been-observed-firat to seize its momber victims With Its tentacles. Wright, and particularly of Bradford G. think in this case the fish was members of the Old Boys' As Derby some small shark, pussibly a dog-ociation of Queen's College, will Darlington.

be extended to him in the lose of Barnsley.

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Ash. In any event it shows that his wife.. They had been married Stoko......

7 2.0 5 0 18 41 shoal of vicious fish have for 14 years, and on Dr. Wright's Blackpool 115 8-12 3 apparently invaded these coasts, retirement settled at Bourne- Portsmouth...51 37.13-31 and the obvious caution to all sea mouth, where Mrs. Wright pass-Southampton. 6 11 4 6 13 3 bathers is keep close to the ed away on Aug 17th. shore Yours-etc.

SOJOURNER. Hongkong, Sept. 22, 1926,

MOTOR MYSTERIES. Str,-As one who is a keen reader of your Motor Notes appearing every Saturday in the Motoring

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Notts For......60 3 3 3,12 3 Stockport.7 1 0 6 4 18 2 6 11 2 Clapton.5 10.4 Fulham.... .6 1:0 5 3 18 21

Division III (South),

It was in 1909 that Dr. Bateson Wright retired from the head mastorship of Queen's College, which position, he filled for very many years. Mrs. Wright camo Roading. out to the Colony with him on Millwall. his arrival here and during her Watford, lengthy residence in the Colony Northants..

.7 4.3 0 12 811 6 5 0 1 19 710

7 4 2 1.12

6 4 1 1-14

710;

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he made a very large circle of Plymouth..... 5 1 0 1 18 Supplement (although unfortunate-ing disposition. Many old re-Newport.......6 2 3 1 12 10 7 friends, boing of a most charm-Brighton." 5.4 0 1 17 9 8: ly neither a motor car or eyele sidents of the Colony will learn Aberdare, ...8 3.1 4 13 14 7 owner), might I be allowed to make of her death with the utmost Bristol Rov...7 3 1 3 10 12 7 an appeal to the writer thereof, or regret.

Norwich......7 3.1 3 8 10 7 anyone else suficiently interested,

6 3 0 3 8 66 to commence

series of short Death of Mr. D. F. de Carvalho, Exeter.

Bristol City. 6 2 2 2 12.30 6 articles dealing with the Nows has been received in the Merthyr. 6 2 2 2 8 8 G "mysteries" of the petrol-driven Colony by cable of the death in Bournemouth. 6 2 2 2 8 10 6 engine?

London of Mr. C. F. de Carvalho, |Swindon. ......7 3 0 4 10 14 61 one of the best known and most Gillingham. highly respected, members of the Luton Portuguese community? at the age Southond. of about 60 years..

Charlton.

The novice-buyer of a car here is certainly poorly catered for. "I worked in a small motor business (not in Hongkong) recently for six

Crystal P.

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months and often overheard "the The deceased gentleman early Q. F. E... boss" instructing the salesman, last year completed forty years' Brentford. when dealing with a prospective servico with tho, Hongkong and buyer, never to make his conversa-Shanghal Bank here, having Division III (North), tlon too technical, thereby allowing reached the position of chief Por

Bradford. 7 5 1 1 22 5111 the buyer to think a car engine's tugurse clerk, and he loft hore in Rochdale... 7 4 3 0 20

911 intricacies were part of a course in March for London on a year Durham.7 5.02 18 10 10 leave, being accompanied by his There are surely many owners wife, son and sister, it being his Hartlepools.7 5 0 2 15 14 10 and prospective owners in this intention to place the son in school Grimsby. 7 4 1 2 19 5 9 Ashington...7 3 3 1 15 99

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Colony, who, although not of any and later return to the Colony Wroxham, 7 3 3.1 13 10 9 mechanical ability, would welcome of his death, and much sympathy New Brighton 6 3 2 1 12 11 8 Unhappily, news has now come Lincoin. 7 4 0 3 12 10 8 a more simple explanation of the will be felt with the widow and functious of the various parts of family in their bereavement. The Coventry. 7 3 1 3 11 13 7 Wigan. 7 3 2 14 11 7 their engines than is given in deceased, it may be added, was a Nelson.7 14 2.12 16 6 pamphlets and handbooks.Yours, brother of Mr. E. A. de Carvalho, Rotherham. 6 2 2 2 10 16 6

Government cashier, who some Halifax. time ago retired after lengthy

Crowe,

The very interesting announce service,

Southport 2 1.3 11 13 5ment has just been made that the Navigation Chesterfield....7 2 1 4 685 Indo-China Steam Doncaster. 6 1 3 2 9 13 5 Company has disposed of four of Accrington. 2.1.4 9 18 5 ite steamers-the oldest and best. of the Hongkong Lodge of the EX-AVIATOR'S TOUR. 7 11 11 18 3 known operating on the China

...etc.,

KIA-ORA. Hongkong: Sept. 22nd, 1925.

The usual weekly public lecture.

Dr. Mary Rocke will address the INTERESTING VISITOR TÓ

Theosophical Society, 7, Duddoli

Street, will be given on Wednes-

day, September 23rd, at 5.45 pan.

meeting on "The T. and its Leaders". The public are cordis ally invited to attend.—ådet.

HONGKONG."

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CHINESE IN OXFORD "BAGS."

MODERN EAST IN THE

ANCIENT WEST,

China has penetrated as far as Hertfordshire, says the Daily

Fifty young Chinese men and The four boats are the $105 10 22 2 Const. 70 2.5 7 95 .. Esang, Wosang, Taksung and women, 'members of the conference Loksang and they have been sold of Chinese students held each year, through 1 Shanghai shipping are staying at High Leigh, a charm- 7 5 0 2 16.710 broker to Chinese interests for ng house on the outskirts of Hod- desilon, built by Mr. Robert Barclay. 6.4 1 1 17 5 9operation in Far Eastern waters.

Scottish League,

Tranmere. Walsall.

Rangers. Airdric. Falkirk.. Coltie.

.6 4 1 1 15

Another visitor who is going round the world for a wager has arrived on the ss. Toan from Hoarts.

5 4 0 1 15 3 8

The sale of the vessels is in ac- of banking fame. The house, since

7 3 2 2 14 10 cordance with the policy of the his death, has been convertet into

buddenly on August 23,at hor the French army, who lost botn Hamilton....6 2. 3. 113.10 7 replacing it with more efficient and societies of foreign' students meet]

modern vessels.

Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, died Pernot, formerly an aviator in St. Mirren...6 3 2 1 10 9 81vourable opportunity offers and where all the year round various Elenor Lady Bridze, widow of Haiphong, in the parson of M. Motherwell....6 3 2 17 5 8 Indo-China Company's policy of a conference bouge named "The disposing of old tonnage when First Conference Estate, Limited," Aberdoen...7 2.2 10 10 8 residenco at love. Lady Bridge logs in the late war. He is doing

The four boats for discussion. was the daughter of Mr. George the globe circling tour within Cowdenbeath 6 3 0 3 14 12 6

Hoddesdon hides its age under n Thomhill, C.S.I., and her mar-

cloak of modernism, and China In riage to Sir Cyprian Bridge, who time limit for a wager of 70,000 Partick. 52 2.1 11.96 how disposed of are all over 30 died last year, took place in 1877. francs, and all will wish him Kilmarnock. 6 2 2 2 9 19 6 years old.

The 8.8. Esang which has been Hoddesdon likewise hides the age виссене. M. Pernot excited a Hibernians....7 2 1 4 14 14.5 Admiral Bridge was at one time great deal of interest in town to Raith..... 6 2 1 3 8 14 5 operated mostly on the Lower of its civilisation under a veneer Commander-in-Chief on the China Station.

day when he was seen going Dunden Un...6 3 1 3 7 12 5 Yangtze during the last few years, of bright-hued blazers and about dressed in the uniform of Queens Park.7 9 0 5 11 12 4 is a steel screw steamer of 1,783 bags noilu, but with the French Dundee.7 1 2 4 9 14 4 tons gross, built at Glasgow in The appointment dates from tricolour on his helmet and on Morton.6 0.3 3 4 12 3 1891 for the Indo-China Company.

carrying Aug. 24 of Commander J. B. his arm, and

a St. Johnstone. 6. 1 1 4 2 12 3 She is 200 feet in length, 86 feet Hughes to the gunboat Bee, as big staff, with which he sat Clydebank.00 2 4 5 15 2 in breadth and has a draft of 22 Chief Staff Officer to the now out from Franco. He has already Rear-Admiral and Senior Naval called on his Consul here to get Omcor in the Yangtuzo, Rear-Ad his passport visud, as proof of his miral J. E. Cameron, C. B., M.V.O.visit to this place.

feet,

The Wosang is practically similar to the Eaang, and was Two boat mistresses were each bullt at Glasgow in the same fined $15 or a fortnight's, im- yehr, heter Commander Hughes has just tak- M. Pernot travels as lightly as prisonment by the Marine The Takaang's gross tonnage is on the Intelligence Course at the possible, with a sinall box con- Magistrato this morning for being 1,502, she was constructed at RN, Staff College, Craonwich, taining a few necessaries, and a under way in the harbour at Glasgow in 1802; and is a steel having been relieved in April last therntos flask. His loss of two as Commander of the Gunnery limbs has not in the least dampod night without lights, Scliool at Devonport. He now his spirit, and he is confident of

screw vessel whose dimensions

The students have discarded the dress of their country for Oxford trouserings, and the townsfolk are thunder-struck by the clash between the apparent wisdom of Chinese features and what they call "the tarnation foolishness of them buggy. contraptions."

Oxford trousers

are not popular in Hoddesdon,

Moscow, Sept. 2-In connec-" are:-length, 260 feet; breadth,tion with the 200th jubilee of

succeeds Commander J. H. K. doing to tour within the stipu There were 96 boats in harbour 35 feet and draft 1.3 feet, the Academy of Sciences there Clegg, O. B. E., who has been lated tinio. Possessing something this morning. 54 of auch number The Loksang is similar in all Chief Staff Officer during the two of a gift for writing, our visitor being British. There were 10 essential respects to the Taksang, years Rour-Admiral Murray An intends publishing bis experiences departures.and oight arrivals ro- but is one year older. derson has held the command in at the end of the tour, and they ported between 9 a.m. yesterday. The purchase price has not been the Yangtze,

should be of much interest.. land 9.a.m. to-day.

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