Canton, May 15.
Canton will send 20 athletes to the coming sth Far Eastern Olympiad at Shanghai to be, held from May 30 to June 4. The team will be in charge of Mr. Lee Ming-tak as chairman, with Mr. Tracey K. Jones and Mr. M. F. Hu as physical directors in charge of training.—Reuter.
Parrons of local racing will learn with regret that Mr. F. S. Gibbings' ches. pony, Half Moon Bay, winner of this year's Shanghai Derby, died on Monday, presumably from an attack of colic.
Tue Chinese Press states that "residents in the Zaukadoo (Western) district have met and decided to issue a protest against the 12 per cent. tax issued by the Municipal Council on all who use the municipal roads, electricity, or water from the Shanghai Waterworks Ca. They state that if they pay the tax it will be a loss China's sovereignty, therefore they urge that prompt steps be taken by the Chinese authorities. While they do not desire to lose their sovereignty, they have no desire to lose the friendship afforded by the foreigners."" What they really mean, of course, is that they do not want to lose the benefit of the roads, electricity and water supply—for which foreign residents on outside roads pay readily enough, though without any vote.
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