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The monthly meeting of the Hongkong Referees Association is to be held at the Chaplain's Hut, Scandal Point on Friday, October 5th at 6 pm prompt.

The Committee has arranged for Warrant Engineer J. W. Bar ber, RN to give a short lecture on "Referees. All registered, re- ferces are cordially invited to at tend.. Players, persons desiring to qualify as referees, and any one Interested in the game will be welcome."

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Registered referees wishing to Join the Association, should write to Mr. Smith, Royal Naval Armament Depot, Hongkong, for full particulars. The Committeo hopes that all members will make a special effort to attend the monthly meetings.

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The nearest way to the Chap- lain's Hut is up Murray Path, thôn the first turning to the loft and straight on about 300 yards.

LOCAL CRICKET.

HONGKONG ELECTRIC TEAM TO MEET THE LR.C.

POE'S RAVEN' MS. MYSTERY.

REPORTED PURCHASE FOR:

"BRITISH": "MUSEUM."

And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting. On the pallid bust of Pallas just aboye my chamber door:

And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dream- ing,

And the lamp-light o'er hira his streaming throws shadow on the floor; And my soul from out the shadow that lica floating on: the floor

Shall be lifted-nevermore!

Last verse of "Raven."

New York, Sept. 3.

"The The only known copy of Raven," Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem, written in the poet's, own hand, has been purchased by a col-i lector here..

It is said to be destined, for the British Muscum, but the name of the purchaser and the price paid are not disclosed.

HONGKONG BASEBALL FINAL.

Snapped at the receit baseball match in which the Filipinos defeated the South China Dragonu an thus breume mpions? of the Hongkong Basobail Lorgue,

HOUSING PLEA BY T.U.C. CHAIRMAN.

FRENCH HOUSE OF TRAGEDIES.

The poem, written on two double sheets of paper, bears the author's signature, also a dedication to Dr. "HOMES FOR CARS & DERBY DON JUAN OF PARIS SHOT

Samual A. Whitaker, of Phenix- ville, Pennsylvania.

WINNERS..

years.

DEAD.

The doctor was a college class "If the Rolls Royce can got a

Parla Sopt. 8. mate and a constant friend of Poe, good home and the Derby winner A house in Montmartre has boon The MS. remained in the family a good stable, our children ought the scene of four tragic deaths The following will represent the till Mrs. Edith Whitaker, the late to get as good housing accommo- during the post two and a half Hongkong Electric Recreation Club owner, was induced to part with it. dation." in a friendly match against the An authority of the British

The above is from a strong plea Yesterday the police found there Indian Recreation Club 2nd. XI, at Muscum states that it was not ps for better houses for the working the body of Rene Houvert, aged Sobkunpoo to-day at 2 p.m.-H. F.gible that such a purchase could classes, made by Mr. Ben Turner, 38, known locally as tho Don Akehurst, S. 0. Banks, J. C. Dunbar, have been made by the museum chairman of the Trades Union Juan of Montmartre. Ho hnd. 0. Gahogan W.N.H. Murdock,

W. E. Peers, G.G. Stophant SHAM UNITY IN INDIA.Thomson, and J. R. Way. (Captain).

REFORMERS TRY TO IMPOSE ON SIMON MISSION.

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Taulon, G. T. Padgett, A. beenuse confirmation by a mecting Congress, at a conference of the been shot through his heart. A

Reserves: S. J. Clarke, and H. S. Jones.

An Exciting Match. The Diocesan Boys School lost to Simia, Sept. 3. Queen's College on Wednesday by two The session of the Assembly, runs, The College made 57, A. Hunt which opens to-morrow, promises contributing 31. The D.B.S. replied which opens to aventh Govern with 66, Anderson, Zimmern and F. ment and the Opposition, the anti-. Leo reaching double figures. Communist and Trades Disputes Bills giving the Swaraflsts their opportunity. In the event of the rejection of either Bill the measure will probably be certified by Lord

THE HOCKEY CLUB,

COMING WEEK.

of the trustees was necessary for National Labour Housing As pretty girl, Suzanne Chapojain,

such transactions.

| aged 22, has been arrestad. The next meeting of the trustees aociation, at Swansea.

"The

problem of the alum She had rushed downstairs and would not take place until the mid-dwellings is not confined to the told the concierge that M. Reno dle of October. It was possible

had tried to kill her, and that in that an offer had been made pond-cities and towns," he declared.

country dis-the struggle with him, the revol "I have seen In Ing a meeting of the trustees.

The British Museum authority tricts houses with roses round the vor had gone off.

The house, in the Rone des. Martyrs,is notorious. About agreed that a manuscript of Poe's door, but with bedrooms not fit

Poor houses helped to fill the two and a half years ago Mms. would be worth several thousand to accommodato a cat.” pounds, while a larger price would cemeteries, werkhauses, hospitals Abrica, who owned a small cafe be obtainable in America than in

and asylums.

on the first floor, was discovered" this country.

Later a 16-years-old youth, the

A nation was not as civilised as dead. Her living room had been. As it is suggested that the manu It should be that had several mil-ransacked and she had obviouely script has been bought for, the British Muscum, it may be that the lion people In one or two room been killed by burglare purchase has been made by a pri- tenements. One of the tragedies Irwin, but the Swarajista may de- TEAMS FOR THE MATCHES IN vato individual for presentation to of the age was that there were not

enough houses for the newly mar-son of a well-known music-hall mand postponement of the anti-

the Museum.

ricd,

or those who desired, to artist, was shot dead in the house. Not long ago a Mmo. Voussesu Communist Bill to the winter ses-

Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The

was found lying dead." Leion.

"..2,000 Houses Wanted. ・・・ The following will represent the Raven," was published in 1846, and

There were millions of working: Hongkong Hockey Club first team in created a furore. Its author re- thoir match with the K.O.S.B. on celved no more than a couple of days lost in a year through in- be compelled to take lodgers, and

overcrowding would commence. sufficient or poor, housing. Wednesday next at the U.S.R.C. at pounds for it, however,

Seventy-nine thousand now Mr. J. Murray (London Build- 5.15 pm. C. Howell; I. W. She

Alexander Wilkle, Alderman wan, D. Lyon; A. A. Dand (captain),

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Mr. Dutt's resolution to adopt the "reform" and "Constitution" agreed to at the "All-Partica" con ference will give rise to a debate between Iindus and Moslems, and E. J. T. Mitchell, J, E. Noronha; H.general secretary of the Ship Con-cases of tuberculosis were record-ing Operatives) urged that tho housing subsidy on its original much that was undisclosed in the Owen Hughes, W. Woodward, C. C:structors und Shipwrights' Asso-ed in 1926, and that was generally Government should reinstate the proceedings of the conference will Francis, R. K. Valentine and T. cintfon, and first first Labour M.P.a preventable disease.

Since 1910, said Mr. Turner, basis. He stated that there were be revealed and place its conclusions Whitley. in their true perspective.

The second team to meet the for Scotland, has died at New-1,112,526 now houses had been 150,000 building workers unem- built; but to moot the ordinary ployed, and yet there were several The claim that there is unanimity Park at 5.15 p.in. will consist of W.

A.K.S.R.A. on Monday at King's castle, aged 78. about extending the "roforms" to J. Lackhart Smith; R. B. Todd, L. F.

Edward Stockwood,, of West progress of the nation from 1914 million peoplo still requiring rea- The conference passed a resolu still required, and half a million misleading, in view of combined Duncan, A. J. W. Ashby; P. Lin the grand stand during the more, at least, to abolish slum tian condemning the rating relief the frontier and Baluchistan le Nicholson (captain). West, L. A. R. Bridgeford, Nottingham, collapsed to 1927 1,400,000 new houses were sonable accommodation,

proposals of the Government ad. opposition by frontler Hindus, Thomas, Beaumont, L. E. Mackay, match between Grimsby Town and dwellings. and other representative Hindu W. A. Nowers and T. P. Saunder Notts Forest, and died in a few

"Mr. George Lansbury, chairman not being based on equity, and not purtles, Moslems, in a big meet-son.

minutes.

of the Labour party, said that if affording adequate relief to neces- they were not careful many of the sitous areas, in accordance with and subsidising near now estates around London would their needs;

one be turned into slums. Because of flourishing Industries that were

the high rents, tenants. would not in any need of assistance.

ing held here, have opposed the re- commendations.

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The misnamed All-Parties Con- ferenco tried at the outset to prove that Indian opinion was unanimous In condemning the Simon Commis- alon and that Dominion status as the least the country could accept Brussels A certain measure of success was Amsterdam attained, but communal Jealously, Berlin though, temporarily curbed, is as Copenhagen bitter as before, and the pretenco Vienna that Hindu-Moslem unity has been Helsingfors secured is already exploded and will Lisbon ... not impose on the Commisalon,

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NEW AMBASSADOR HANDS IN CREDENTIALS.

Angora, Sept. 28.

diane for using the official note- FRANCE AND TURKEY. paper in the endeavour to secure employment for some of the "out- of-worka" who came to the work. house; whore he was employed as hall porter, for relief...

Mr. Bodkin told a Press repre- sentative that he had since stop. ped that practice, but, unfor- M. De Chambrun, the new tunately, in a case recently. In French Ambassador, handed his which he had helped a man to credentials to Mustapha Kemal. get work, the man threw up the Both delivered speeches in which' Job in a few days, and again ap- Franco-Turkish, friendship was plied to the Guardians for relief. Subsequently a Relief Committer sat to consider Mr. Bodkin's case, and a rocommondation was made to the Board to dispense with his services.

The Board signed for his dis missal while he was away on holt

day.

In an official' statement the rea son given for his diamissal is that he had preferred taking on other duties than those he had, been engaged for."

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The report of the annual meet- ing of the Civil Service Cricket Club, appearing elsewhere, is wrongly described as that of the Civil Service Recreation Club.

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A Solemn Requiem Mass will be suing at 10 a.m. to-morrow, 30th inst, at St. Joseph's Church, for the repose of the soul of Rev. An engine attached to an empty Lieut. T. A, Horriolt, R.N., one

Father Augustin Placzek. All are passenger train jumped the rails of the oldest anllors In the British A former member of the Board, carnestly invited to attend.

Mrs. Eleanor Patice,esid outside Llanmorlais station, noar Navy, who has been in charge of

that Mr Bodkin and pin- A proposal that Bhorthand Swansea recently and crashed over the Victory at Portsmouth during doubtedly done a lot of good should be made a compulsory sub- on its side, but the driver and fire-her reconstruction, has retired on work, and it was not so many ject in secondary schools in all months ago that the old Board had countries is to be considered at man escaped

pension after 35 years' service. called him in to one of their meet the International Congrem, of

lings and bad congratulated him.gfenographers of Budapest. ****

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