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SPORT INNOVATIONS. IN CANTON.

NoT SQUANDER TIME, FOR THAT IS THREE GIRLS IN MARATHON THE STUFF LIFE 19 MADE OF.—Frank- lin

The opening rate of the dollar on demand to-day was 1s. 6.3/16d.

Mr. R. F. C. Master, formerly of Hongkong, has been elected Presi. dent of the Shanghai branch of the St. George's Society.

RACE.

Canton, Feb. 24. Two innovations in the field of sport in Canton were recorded, on

The Very Idea!

"What's the idea?" he asked. "Weel," barked the foreman, "ye're bringin' mair earth cot on yer boots than ye're ever done wi yer shovel!"

"I was

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in good company- policeman and a publican," said a witness at Bow County Court.

not able to see its way to contri- bute anything to the scheme, but was prepared to consider favour- ably any proposals that might be

A gang of Irish navyles were int put forward. Moreover, in its SCB

work digging a big trench in the sional paper on the subject, issued

road. During the morning Mac Tavish, the foreman, came along in 1928, the view was expressed that

to soa how the work was pro- a vehicular ferry would be unable to

greasing. earn sufficient revenue to justify

Suddenly he pointed to one of o' that the cost of installation. We do not

The Peak Tramways Co., Ltd. Saturday when a Marathon race the navvies, "Get bot forget, of course, that this conclu-advertise that no late cars will run was arranged under the auspices of trench," he ordered. The maz sion was reached on the basis of the after 12.05 a.m. on the night of the Kwangtung General Athletic did so.

Hardly had he done so when | Association, and a bicycle race was

MacTavish ordered him to return very elaborate scheme which the Thursday, the 27th inst,

again. The operation was repeat- Government drew up, involving an

organized by the Y.M.C.A. expenditure of something like one

In the former event, 129 competi-ed three times, until in the end and a three-quarter million dollars.

tors, of whom three were school the navvy last his temper. girls, started in front of the First Our view on that point is that the

Public Park at noon on the signal uncertainty which surrounds the

Mak Chik; charged with the pos- given by His Excellency General future of all transport services, session of contraband opium, for- Chan Ming-shu, Civil Governor of which are likely to undergo im-feited bail of $2,000 on failing to Kwangtung. The total distance of the Marathon race was about seven mense changes in the next fifty appear in Court when his case miles and the winner, Mr. Chiu Fai, was called before Mr. Hamilton at covered the distance in 45 minutes years or so, do not warrant the out- the Central Police Court this A number of competitors dropped lay of anything like that sum. In morning.

out on the way, including two out of the three girl competitors; never- this matter, as in the case of the Colony's ordinary ferry services, it Arrests have been affected of theless, the pace was good through is eminently desirable that we Tong Wau (22), Hung Kam-tai cut and the one girl competitor who (24), both married women and did finish, Miss Mary Lau, did ex- should start from small beginnings natives of Macao, and Chan Chiu, tremely well, coming in sixth. Bench Division)-It is probably and expand as occasion requiries. (26) an unemployed native of Only about 15 yards separated the true that für more people in this 1,000,000 Thus, whoever operates the service Namhoi, who are to be charged first from the second at the finish, country can tell you the

under the Common Law with in-The order was-1st, Mr. Chiu Fai; of Tottenham Hotspur's centre- when it comes into being, it seems terfering with witnesses in a rob- 2nd, Mr. Lo Fook-yui; 3rd, Mr. Pun forward than can tell you

Fook-hce: 4th, Mr. H. Sze-chun;name of the Archbishop of York. totally unnecessary to go in forbery case with a view to prevent-5th, Mr. Wong Fai; 6th, Miss Mary I know one but not the other.

ing them giving evidence.

Mr. Justice Hill (in the Divorce. To revert to the question of

Prizes for the event were donated Court)-I always try to take a Yee Cheung (39), married wo- private enterprise versus Govern-

man of Hoiping, has been arrest-by His Excellency General Chan common-sense view. of the law, ment management, the public willed for having in her possession Ming-shu, General Tang Yin-wah, and I always find myself up Admiral Chan Chak, General against a brick wall. That may be due to my want of intelligence or misapprehension of the dictates Auyang-kue and many others.

The bicycle race organised by the of commonsense. Y.M.C.A., was over a distance of 15. miles commencing from the Anwu Bridge out over the new Punya Faing forth at the street Yuan highway and back with when he was interrupted by one the finish in front of the Fong Bin of the audience, who shouted, Hospital. There were 21 entranta "Come down, old man, an' talk for this event, four of whom did not sense. You're nothin' but $ finish. The order at the finish and blitherin' idiot.". the times were as follows:-1st, Lai. Man-hon, 1 hour; 2nd, Yu Fook Bang, 1 hour 3 mins; 3rd, Li Nam, 1 hour 4 ming; 4th, Chan Kin-nam, 1 hour 5 mins; 5th, Kwan Yu-kit, I hour 7 mins.

· DOMESTICĮ THERE ARE MODELS OF FROM FOUR TO EIGHTEEN CUBIC FEET

STORAGE CAPACITY.

OVER

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DODWELL & Co., Ltd. lavish expenditure.

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most likely feel convinced that it will get better service at more rea- sonable rates if official operation is ruled out. Apart from the capital cost, which would have to be borne by the public no matter

whether the financing was done out of revenue or by loan, the creation THE VEHICULAR FERRY of another Government Department

would be called for, and we all know what that would mean in the matter There will, in all probability, be of burdening taxpayers with ad- considerable speculation on

two ditional cost of government. points in regard to the Govern- There is the further point that ment's communique on the subject there is no call for the multiplica of the much-needed vehicular ferry. tion of cross-harbour ferry services. The first will be precisely why it. In this connexion, the, authorities has been issued at this juncture, cannot shut their eyes to the fact and the second why it is worded in that private enterprise has sup- the somewhat cryptic and obviously plied all the past and present guarded form in which it appears. facilities for contact between the Whatever the explanation may be, island and the mainland; the Gov- however, a considerable measure of inment itself has done nothing.

301 counterfeit 10-cent pieces, Hongkong money. Arrests have alao been made of Tam Kiu (22) married woman, in possession of 53 such coins and Chan Lam (28). street coolle, and a native of Toi- shan, who was discovered with 45

pieces.

COLONY'S HEALTH.

SIXTY-SEVEN CASES OF

TUBERCULOSIS.

The return of the number of cases of notifiable diseases which occurred in the Colony during the week ending on the 22nd shows the following:

inst.

Typhoid fever; five cases and, two deaths. Two were in the Island and two on the Peninsula, one being an imported case. All were Chinese.

CASCO and 15 Smallpox, 18 deaths. Thirteen were on the Island, two on the Peninsula, and one of

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EXCHANGE RATES.

London, Feb. 25.

.124.22 .34.885 12.12% .20.365

Paris

emerges clearly is that the Govern-The Naval Conference Alarums. Brussels

Amsterdam ment has reached the conclusion

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At the conclusion of the race General Tang Yin wah, Patron of the contest, presented the prizes to the first five to pass the winning line.Our Own Correspondent,

K.O.S.B. DEPART.

Willesden Man-With the cours age of desperation I went and

Mr. Justice Mackinnon (King'a took a job.

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A loud-voiced orator was, hold-

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"Be quiet," said the speaker: "you're drunk!"

"I know," said the man, “but I shall be sober in the mornin', an' you'll still be an idiot!"

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(A coroner attributes traffic as cidents to feminine hats that cover the wearers' eyes.)

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Mother, to Little Alaister, aged 5-"Come and go to the 'Store for some potatoes, dear."

LARGE CROWD SEE THE BATTALION LEAVE, Just after dusk last evening the troopship City of Marseilles left the west wall of the Naval Yard, taking the 2nd. Battalion the King's Own Scottish Border ers en route to India.

Although she was scheduled to

A young man had been calling sall at 7 p.m., the City of Marseilles left the Naval Dock-regularly on a servant, and one night, after hearing them laugh yard half an hour earlier than repeatedly, har mistress remark- the appointed time, departing to ed "You seem to be fond of the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" Jocularity."

Alaister "No. Do you think I' came down from Heaven to go all your messages?"

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The servant blushed and played by the Punjabi. and the Volunteer Defence Corps Bands, plied "You've got the

which were in attendance render-

re- Wrong:

ing selections ashore before the name. It's Jock M'Pherson they vessel moved away.

ca' him."

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A large crowd, among whom were quite a few who had just It is advertised that the thirty- returned from the races, gather fourth ordinary yearly meeting of .18.166 ed to see the battalion off. His shareholders of the Dairy Farm Excellency the Officer Administer Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd, will 108.25 ing the Government (Hon. Mr. W. be held at the company's town .818 T. Southorn, C.M.G.) was present, office, 2, Lower Albert Road, on .42% together with His Excellency-Friday, March 14, at 11 am. 1/11 Major-General J. W. Sandilands,

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2/09/33 C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. and Complaint anne

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.18.18 As the visitors left the ship, 38.025 the slowly gathering darkness .875 reverberated with the echoes of ..517/82 the cheers of those aahore. and 1/5 27/32 aboard, which were continued, .1/6% with the accompaniment of the 19 13/16 letting-off of strings of fire- .19 11/16 crackers, until the vessel was a -British Wireless,

good distance away.

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quite apparent whether it desires offer the most serious obstacle to Bucharest to undertake the operation of the Five-Power Treaty. The dif- Buenos Airea

Shanghai have Yokoham anticipated venture itself or whether it is will-ficulties ing that others should do so. The cropped up. The French delega New York

tion headed by M. Tardieu sub- Geneva communique states that the ques-mitted a Memorandum just before Stockholm

Milan tions of the building of the neces- the political crisis which Deces- Oslo sary bonts out of public funds and sitated their return to Paris, Prague of the most satisfactory method of clearly demanding

large 4 running them, if so built, are to be increase in tonnage, for no other Ri further explored The assumption reason than to upset Italy's claim Bombay is that no decision has yet been present position, however, lies in Silver (forward)

to parity. The curiosity of the Hong Kong

Silver (spot) reached on these issues, for the the fact that a great many people "if" is all-important; yet we have are treating it as an unforeseen

One last and prolonged burst the further observation that the snag and are talking glibly of an'

political of cheering from the men methods of financing the constru-early break-up of the Conference, settling

board the City of Marseilles, A way out is not at immediately taken up by those tions of the piers and boats out of without the latest justification squabbles.

na for *K we CAR see. The present apparent, though it would ashore, signalised the departure public funds are engaging the im- rumours have been put into cir- seem that the best prospects of an from the Colony of one of the mediate attention of the Govern culation at a time when the Con-early agreement would result from most sporting regiments with Some amplification of the ference stands adjourned, when a resumption of office by M. which Hongkong has come in official attitude on this point would France is not represented In Tardieu: The Socialists have contact, appear to be called for. On the London and therefore cannot be made, a definite moye which may The departing battalion, which general question of whether the accused of obstinutely refusing to tend towards modification of the has had just over four years scheme, whatever its exact nature budge from her original attitude. French tonnage demands, and if service in the Colony, has been M. Chautemps, Premier of 'a few they have their way the task of a popular one with residents may be, should be operated by Gov-days, showed no reluctance to take the Conference will be made easier generally, and, in spite of a few incidents almost inseparable from ernment or by private enterprise, up the Conference negotiations rather than more difficult. The any such large garrison unit, has quite frankly we see no reason why where M. Tardieu left them off. alarums which have been sounded a record of good behaviour. In the authorities should enter this] On the contrary, he would have in London on totally different the realm of sport, the battalion particular sphere of public utility been in London to-morrow had the grounds, we do not understand. has worthily upheld the traditiona activity. The Government has so

Chamber given his Government a We regard them as foolish. An of the army, and in football vote of confidence last night. The agreement between

Britain, especially has excelled. It takes

ment.

LILITH?

Among certain Jews it is customary to place in the rooms belonging to their wives and children four coins bearing the names of Adam and Eva, and the words, "Avaunt thec, Lilith!".

- An 'old Semitic legend, not -contained in the Old Testament, relates how Adam had a wife before Eve, a wife whose name was Lilith, a woman wonder- fully beautiful, but proud and rebellious of spirit, who refused obedience to Adam, and fled

from the Garden of Eden Into

the places of darkness.

But when Adam took unto himself a second wife, a purer, more spiritual creature than his first mate, Lilith grew-jeal- ous and planned to drive the happy pair out of Paradise.

Through the Instrumentality of the serpent, she induced Eve to tempt Adam to eat of the fruit of the forbidden tree, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, with what con sequences everyone knows,

Nor did her malice stop there. Ever afterwards down the ages she was the sworn foo of the children of her rival, Eve, and of her children's children, which is why the coins mentioned above are used as a

far held off in regard to the con defeat is an entirely unexpected America and Japan excluding with it to India the best wishes trol of transport services, and we complication and the Conference France and Italy, would be next to of the Colony as a whole, wi see no special reason why it should will take some little time to dis-useless as a means of eliminating We learn that the Somersets single but the vehicular ferry pro-cover where it stands. It cannot naval competition. The world are due to take over Murray and ject by departing from Its past go on without the French dele demanda stabilisation of relative Mount Austin Barracks, and that the Argyle and Sutherland High- policy. In this connexion, it is gates, and it is asking a good deal test strengths and this cannot be landers will, on their arrival from protective talisman. worth recalling that a year ago the of other delegates to remain in achieved without French and the North, go into the Shunshulpo

Government intimated that it was

London while the French are Italian support."

barracks.