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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1912.
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[COPYRIGHT.] BRITAIN'S - MERRY XMAS!"
A GALE AND CONTINUOUS RAIN.
LONDON, Dec 28,
A gale with continuous rain bas Made Christmas one of the most dismal Paned. Besides many abipping realities, there was a crop of fatal Looldente,
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SAD FATALITIES.
C Christmas Eve a family of four parished in a fire at Islington, fire Dccurred in a. jute warehouse in Dundee, and swollen water burst the wall of a house which falli, killing four childran, another one being extriented from the ruins uninjured,
- BRITISH-STEAMER ASHORE.
Crow And Passengers Sing Carola!
The Britleh trait steamer Turi Alben, gas of the new line trading between
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THE KING UNWELL.
SUFFERING FROM A CHILL
THE
A GAMBLING DEBT.
Money Won at Dics Irrecoverable.
CHINA MAIL.
SEIZURE OF LOTTERY PRINTING
is' PLANT:
flottery tickets, type, und printing materials. The police had been luformed that the premises had been used for the purpose of printing lowery tickets, and they seized the witle of the parapharna-
Jaspector Dymonl, Police Sergt. Adling Tea and a party of goustables raided the The Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justiev Gam-dond shaor of 328, Queen's Rond West.) port, dalivered an interesting reserved yesterday where they made a big haul julget this morning in an action in which the clair was for money won ma lent in connection with a Chinese gain Im which dies and dominees are asal This ship held that money se won, or font for the purpose vě playing such a game cannot be recovered at law. The text of his judgment is appended r
This is a claim for any lent. The lefence, is that 800 of the claims reprys sents, my bug in playing pai' kau, a Ho attented the festivities at San-game of chance in which diee and domi- dringham on Christums Eve, but was uses are used, and that the balance is unable to attend Church yesterday with for money let to be used in playing that g. Very circumstantial evidence was the Queen Mother and other members of the Royal Family: nor was be able to participate in the diher party given by Queen Alexandra.
LONDON, Dec. 27.
·His Majesty the King was yesterday sufering from a slight chill, bat is well again to-day.
THE SANDRINGHAM SHOOT.
LONDON, Dec. 27. The Sandringham Shoot has been abandoned owing to the inclemency of
the weather.
BOXING CONTEST.
MOVEA BADLY BEATEN.
LONDON, Dec. 27,
Che West Indies and New York, went, A telegram from Sydney etater that ahore in a mnowstorm on the const of Langford beat McVea in the thirteenth New Jersey. She summoned help by round after a fiercely contested fight. wireless. The crow and sixty pas. Though McVea made a plucky effort, sengers tang carols while awaiting the he was hopelessly outclassed.
were rescued with Hleboats, and
iculty in the high seas:
A DEPRESSING BOXING DAY.
Cales And Wrecks.
(Wah Tea Yet Fo's Bervios.)
"CHINESE NEWS.
PERING, Dec. 7. Oaa of the most dismal Christmas
Au instalment of the Bexer Indem- Day experienced i England was followed by a depressing Boxing Day.nity becomes due for payment by the A gato accompanied by a down ponr rain was responsible for numerong Wrecka along the casts,
TERRIFIC STORMS.
There was a terrife storm in Devon and Cornwall with lightning and torrents of rain. Two passenger ateamers and many other vessels went athers and much damage was done to belephone and telegraph wires and Property.
THE DELHI OUTRAGE.
VICEROY MUCH BETTER."
Losnos, Dec. 26.
A telegram from Delhi states that Lord Hardinge to-night (Thursday) a much better. His Lordship has stated that the attempt has not changed his feelings regarding India ar her people and would make no He could difference to his policy. anly share the feeling of sympathy, berce and horror with which India waz alan filled.
LORD HARDINGE PASSES
A GOOD NIGHT.
given on both sides and it is comment grotand that the truusaction took place in « brothel. I do not propose to review the evidence in Tal there been jury in this case I should have left the matter to them with the direction that they won to End for whichever party they believed, on the fonts as a whole, to be telling the truth. Purging Blue card to myself in the saine momer I have 3 bestation in saying that I believe the defence and that 1 reject the story toki by the plaintiff's witnesses. Having got so far have in decide whether the des one proved ingin law. In my pinion is is, as to the whole et the claim. It seems that the Act 13 Gen, T., Cap. 19 makes real games played with dion. Mancy therefore lost at such i grune can Got be reros od: the only consideratives for the promise to pay is at Olegal mang Again, many leth fee in pope of playing at an illegal gate enter he to curred hacker The Leader is himself a party to the violation of the statute rehudl v. Robinson, SM, und W. 44. must give judgment for the defendant with mrs.
NEW YEAR CALENDARS.
The British American Tobacco Com. pany, Lul, har issued a rory artistle. calendar advertising their well-known hunt it free Castles Tabacco and Cigarettes. The calendar comprises four beautiful pictures dealing with the ohl stage rouch days.
that was found, including a quantity of lottery tickets which had already been printel. Five nich were asted, and they were brought before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy to-day.
Mfter hearing the evidence, Mr. Haze- tarul charged the second and fifth faefendants.
Inspector Tyroid remarked that there i was a lot of this lottery ticket printing done in the Colony. Thers was continual raiding, and in this case a large quantity of material was seizet. a
The Magistrate said he thought there was somebody behind the first defendunt. hupeter Dymond suit this was really The beach of the Maeno lottery. house in this case was only ten doors from the police station, in a big busi Eness was being done there. There must beat of mens hohind the men who bought all the misterial. Money was often given to people to prevent them giving information to the police, and owing to this fack it was very dificult for the police to catch them. He would ask for an eximple to be made.
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WE HAVE A LARGE SELEC- TION IN BLACK & BROWN. CALF AND VICI KID.
$10.00 & $12.50
PER PAIR
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Mr. Busciand fined the first defendant so for printing, or one month's hard tulo: anal for having the tickets in his possessivan, $500 or three months' hurd labour. The second defendant was fined San or und mouth for printing, and also $150 on the wond chargo. The fourth defendast was fined $50 or ene niouth, EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED Bad found retailty on the second charge. The sentenes were consecutive in ward to the first defendat.
The printing plant was onlered to be confiscated.
LATEST HOME FOOTBALL
RESULTS,
The League Matches.
(Fron the Referee" Dec. 1st.)
FIRST DIVISION,
Messrs. Garde, Pries, and Co., the hat gents for the Distiliers Compang. Chirese government in January but in.. have issued a useful calendar upon Bolton Wanderers Manchester U...... view of the lack of funds a postpone which is an attractive picture of the Bradford City... 0 Sheffield Wed......
2 Notts County Sheffield United ment has been requestel. A meeting intress, Ellen Terry, in the partidar Athletic Tottenham H......
of Portia in The Merchant of Venice. Chelsen.....Derby County.. of the Foreign Ministers is to be held to sedut that the Distillers Com Liverpoolt. Astou VE.. consider the matter.,
pany, L., are the proprietors of the Manchester City 1 Everton
Newcastle United* 3 Middlesbrough King George IV. and the “ N.C."
Blackburn R... I Woolwich Arsenal whiskies.
3 Sunderland. West Bromwich
POSITIONS OF THE CLUBS TO GATE
Most of the Russian troops have been recalled from the Mongolian frontier.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
CHINESE MINISTER FIRED AT IN LONDON.
PERSO, Dec. 97.
A Peking telegram atales tant an attempt has been made to assassinte the Chinese Minister in London, Lau Yu Lia. Laa was fired at by the superintendent of the Chinese students
Messrs Lume, érawferé and I's.. the |Hongkongengruts for Sapier, Fohnstone'e Square Battle" whiskey have issued a a little desk calendar advertising the whiskey referred to. "
The London Aastrance Co. (fire, life and marine) have also issued a ment fitte valandas. This company. which is represented in Hongkong, bas funds now stalling the enormous sum
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Mr. P. Tester, the freal manager of the camereiad Uning Asstrapon C, 10., has sent is an attractive inne calendar adutising his company. This is a fire, fire and sethlent company,
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in the Metropolis, but was cohort, has sent us a dainty little book which is though one of his attendants was in-sed in the form of a duiry and jured. The assailante motive is up-alaback. It gives empiones information known. The rumour so far has not garding the vast business of the P. Preston North End been confirmed.
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Bury ........ | kara particulars regarding the company†Hall City* and it basins. Sevend maps illusingeLeeds City, the text, and there are a couple of pages Birminghamı“.. describing the endears were by merchant Bris of City. Huddersfield T. vessels of different countries.
BOMB OUTRAGE AT FOOCHOW.
OFFICER'S FAMILY WIPED
OUT.
PERING, Dec, 27.
Msr William Meyerink and con pany, the local agents for the Liverpool Lonion and Globe Insurance Co., 14-1 have issued a serviceable calendar and lotting pad advertising the insuran company's business. It is stated that the
2 Clapton Orient Baraley.
? Notts Forest ... 1 .....Elackpool
+ Abandoned through frost.
POSITIONS OF THE CLUB TO DATE.
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634, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG,
Hongkong. July 20, 1919.
SOME CHRISTMAS CARDS.
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Some private Christmas greeting estds
19 from prominent politicians have been un-
13 earthed by the "Glogow News," Here are
P. W. L D. Pts. Birmingham
14 Wolverhampton W. 1 Purnley... Lincoln City Notts Forest ...
enormous total of £11,500,000. Measts. Preston North End.
Renter Deiki dorrespondent tele-
A bomb thrown at the house of the assets of the compong near exceed the Clapton Orient **** graphs that the denters in Lund chief officer of the Ciril Department Hardingo's right car bus improved and ut Focchow wrecked the premises and hit wounds are now causing hún no killed all the members of the officer's pala, His Excellenes puased a good family. The chief officer in the company it is stated that the Fulham
Shanghal at the time...
sight, sleeping well.
The police are still making inquiries, upon the bank premises in the Chand- nishowk from which the bomb is snid to have been throwe.
EFFECT OF THE REWARDS.
The magnitude of the rewards offered -for the arrest of the perpetrator of the Outrage is having a marked eflect upon che native community.
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Meritik and Co. also issue usefulHull City block camlar advertising the Auchen | Leads City and Munich Fire Insurance Company Bristul City..........
aincunts capital subscribed how
to Barnsley. £450,000; that the sum puid on losses Hadder held Town.. infants to the total of £18,547,kk: Lester Foase...... Grimsby Town..... that the expiry hts reserves amount-
Blackpool to #1.1321291, *
Bradford Messrs. Butterfield and Swir, Hong Stockport County... 15. haung agents of the Royal Exchange In- Glossop This clever Americas Company made a strane Campany and the London mid "welcome" remppearance at the Theatre Laneshire Fire monce Company, Royal last night, when they presented! A Limited, have just issued on behalf of Night Of" to a fairly large audience. This smpanies a nent little dok and
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wall ehlemlur; also a variety of blotting
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The Southern League.
FIRST DIVISION.
two of the ho
ME ARQUITH.
The Premier's card is a particularly
16 charming production, embellished with a 18 half-moarning burder, and bearing the 13sample, but effective message, Peace on 13 earth, good will to men-May you have a
Christmas without prevedent."
11
MR JOHN KEUNORD."
Mr Rodmond has been fortunate in caring an amusing parody on
Kathleen
10 Mavourneen," in which he himself figures
10 as Kathleen. The title of the parody is
*Kathlenu Manoouvriu '."
CARRIED OFF BY AEROPLANE.
Miss E. C. Pimlett, a professional
nurse, of Hipperholme, noir Halifax,
resently, 4175 linages against Mr. R.
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PUNITIONS OF THE ČLUBE TO, DATE,
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1. leachios, a reds engineer, for in-
juries sustained by being run into by bis seropiane.
Miss Fimlott said that she was on the sunds at Filey when she saw the sero-
P. W. L. D. Fta. plane coming straight towards her. Sho
roll farce was cleverly played, the Com-puds and a heat little diary for the com- Coventry City..... 1. Queen's Park R. pany entering upon their respective parts ang your.
On behalf of the London and Southampton 2 Stoke with great zest. Mr Ferris-Hartmann, non-hire Fire Issurance Company they Reading Leandor Lamb, Miss Joxie Love, as Mrs Have abo issued a very useful article for Lamb, Miss Buggins" Davis as "Syl. the office numel the Kompaktom "fle. - BRITISH INSURANCE ACT.," Mr Ruscos Arbuckle is "Sylvester, Of this company it is stated that the wore the outstanding merabers of the custerity fonds now amount to the hond-
some figure of £5,102,322. **The Messrs. Simaser and Co., the Ioenl and performed with much talent. Story of the Knife," was again told for the agents for the Sun Firs Oce, which Swindon Town Crystal Palace 377th time by the mack and mild Leander slaims to be the oldest insurance con- Reading... with great gusto and to the accompaniment pony in the world."" have issued a useful Queen's Park Rao....
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Coventry City in 1710. Trip abroad."
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LOSDON, Dec. 23, The differences of doctors at the moating of the British Medical Association on the subject of the farance Act is refected throughout the country, though panels to work thu Act are now being formed in the majority of districte. A meeting of „doctors and the Middlesex Insurnace Committee at Westminister picketted by, decters representing the Asociation, who kept. 45 doctors
was
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