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again recorded its complete agreement on the various questions discussed. With that asaurance, coupled as it ju with a confident Basurance of definite and complete victory, the general publie may well remalu satisfied.
NEWS OF THE ́DAY.
LOUAL AND GENERAL.
Mr. Ellis Kadeorie has kindly consented to give away the prizes at
THE MAGÍSTRACY,
NOMINAL FINE
For being in possession of a phial containg a number of opium and mer- phine pillas Chinged was fined $2.50.
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
(Wah Tax Fat Fo's Servios.) "
SEVERE WEATHER IN PEKING.
PERING, Jan. 7 Owing to the severe weather now Frevailing upwards of 800 people are reported to have perished of the cold Four Chinese of the coelie class were during the past few days.
THEFT FROM A STEAMER.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1817,
SATURDAY'S BOXING
CONTESTS.
w
Scott intended to hit after the round £nished or no. We do not think that Scott did intend to do so, but that the blow was on its way," il· Saturday night's boxing conteate were disappointing in so far as there not through the air at least in Scott's was, at least in the majority of the just as the gang went,
nervous and muscular mechanism The only questions for decision' ars: (1) Could Scott have stopped it or so modified rent element of willingness and its intended force as to make it more display of whole-hearted hitting- In the minor events, the only contest-
events, little or no science shown by the contestants. True, there was 4
harmless than it turned out to be?
charged. with the theft.of a quantity OPIUM CULTIVATION IN YUNNAN...ant who could lay claim to the tit. (9) Was the referro entitled to award
of shoes, some sugar, and other things from the Blue Funnel steamer Keong, when the vessel was moored in the harbour. The man were arreated in
of boxer was Fepson who is probably the fight to Scott after committing an unintentional breach of the rules the best man at his weight we have ever see in the Colony. This lack
ot boxing The reply to the first question we leave to Scott. That to the absence of feet work.
in the negative. The two major eventa, ie, the two Championship events were spoiled.
Ellis Kaloorie School for Indians at Yaumati, where the missing shoes were district in Yunnan intended to if science was marked particularly by the second' we ara prepared to give
Soo Kam Poo Valley on Saturday Jan., 13th at 10 o'clock am.
Mr. E. A. Irving. Director of Education, this afternoon distributed,
"A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., the prizes at St. Joseph's College.
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FERING, Jan. 7. The Magistrate of the Hawks
recovered from two of them. The destroy the poppy plants growing defendanta него remanded until there, but his efforte are being: Thursday.
opposed by thousands of aborigines.
CHINESE MILITARY AND NAVAL
PORTUGUESE SENTENCED..."
MISSIONS.
PEKING, Jan. 7.
A very satisfactory report of the Mr. Melbourne ontanced a Parta, work of the school was presented by guese to four months imprisonment on
A Military and a Naval Mission, the Brother Director.
scharge of false prataneas. The cach wonsisting of five persons, will defondant, it was stated, want into the leave the Capital on Wednesday for Café Wiseman and, presenting a chit Europe to witness the war. They which contained the name of Fost travel vin America. | Office clerk, stated to he forged, obtain- ed & quantity of goods. Chief Detective Inspector Mairson said that the maa had already been to prison on two occasions. He wasa guard on a French
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge, with thanks the follow. ing donation to the funds of the Hospitals:-
Guardsman
$1,05
steamer.
THEFT OF WOOD,
Commodore A. G. G. Sandeman wishes to announce that the sum of "ARM-CHAIR NAPOLEONS"
$175.53 was collected by Naval AND THE WAR.
Ratings in fabey dress, on Christmas Puy, in Victoria, and at the Costume Football match. This sum of 55 piculs of timber to the value of A Chinese was charged with the theft WHILE we do not know what in ing 21 1a. C., has been forwarded e60 from the Old Police Basin At Tsint- NECOND-HAND SINGER SEWING Particular were the subjects discussed the Treasurer, British Women's tax-taui. Defendant at first said he was at the Allied Conference at Rome, itpital "Star und Garter Build-given the wood by an employee, but is at least comforting to learn, when "arm-chair Napoleons" are condem-
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ing Fund.
subsequently, on his promising to pay for the wood the case was remanded to allow him to do this,
AND CO'S.
LIANG CHI CELLO.
17
SPORTING.
RIFLE SHOOTING?
VOLUNTEERS
In the Bantan-weight Champion ship event we were shown a Ane exampla of two inexperienced Youngsters trying their hardest to hurt each other when neither had the knowledge of boxing requisite for bringing about a decisive outcome
*RESERVES. after a very third-mte exhibition.
The Volunteer Corps invited the Re- Of the two contestants Phimmer, was
serves to meet them in a friendly.match undoubtedly the quicker and if any at King's Park on Sunday last. The shing the clever in attack, while conditions were, teams of ten, all scores Beests, who defendeds well, was to count, seveti shots at each of the threa Islower, more patient, and quite con- distances, 200, 500 and 600 yards. Service Liang Chi Chao will be appointed tent to take what points he could get rifles as issued were to be used which Minister of Justice.
without following up his advantages necessitated the use of open sights. to their utmost. Plimmer is a right- handed. fighter and this fuct in itselt seemed quite sufficient to account for Beaty's lack of success in attack scores being (With apologies to Mr. F. Aand difficulty in defence against HAZELAND on his taking leave Plimmer's counters. Bcesty has
PEKING, Jan. 7.
A MAGISTRATE'S FAREWELL.
age
4
· I
Good clear light, no sun, but an un- steady right wind bothered a number of the marksmen at 600 yards.
The Reserves won by 43 points, the
of the Legal Profession in evidently not yet fearried that inte McLennan...... Hongkong:)
meeting a right-handed fighter. he Pte. Jenkins should reverse his direction of travel: Pte. Brown,.........
Lt. Thornhill, and that at last I have come to as and instead of moving to "his own T/C Goodman,
right. should move to that of his opponent, particularly after leading. On the whole this event did not being forth the display of quickness and science to which one is accns- tomed in bantam-weight contests.
The big event of the evening!!
When my country cries Stop and will
'no longer engage
Crow'n
And I have to obey and quietly step
200 500 300 TIL
yda yda. yds.
30 31 33 94
29 31 20 80%
33 27 28.9
32 25 30 3026
28
tannerman 7 26 27 Corpl. Carpmael ...... Lesch, ...
Corpl. Lyon, Corp!. Nicol
Total
ing the strategy of the Eatente, The last stone of the block course, that the Conference again of the Main Wharf at Singapore was recorded its complete agreement laid by Lady Evelyn Young. His THEFT FROM LANE CRAWFORD to work any more as a Judge of the " the various subjects discussed" Excellency the Governor in congratul and decided to carry out a still closer Singapore Harbour Beard, said that ating Mr. Nicholson, Chairman of the co-ordication of efforts. It is true this was the third of the great barbout the employ of Messrs Lace, Crawford this statement is not very illuminating, improvement works constructed since be Malbourne's Court yesterday to six
and Co., was sentenced in Mr. So I take of my wig, my gowa, and my turned out to be the shortest, Scott. Pte. B 11. Evans,
who is undoubtedly a fine and a clean
A Chinese coolie, who had been in
have been stolen.
dowti
bands.
Hands...
ין.
they all bring
II.
In solving great issues between prisoners
and King.
II.K.V.C.
£85 266 261
*88889162
200 500,800 Ttl
31 33 29 63 28 25 318 -21 28 31 8
93 28 37
20 2031 81 29 27-37
set. Bradbury St. Manuk
our mind, was preceded by the gong Corp Martin
C. S. M
Duncan a knock-out from a blow, which, to Ger Sorby
Cnr Green.....
Br. Bailton signalling the end of the first round. Lt. Danby...... Although this was obviously uninten- L/C Heath. tional on his part, it so incapacitated
21 20 25
99':
10 88
but when we are told that the Italian had been in charge of the Board and its weeks hard labour and four bour And bow to the Bar with whom I shake fighter, was awarded the fight after | Premier and the French Premier predecessor, the Tanjong Pagar Coocks for "receiving" five footballs For I shall never forget the great help confidently predicted that definite There was the Lagoon Dock, the King's belonging to the firm knowing them to WAR LOANS INVESTMENT TRUST and complete victory" would result Dock opened in Angust 1913, and now
OF MALAYA.
from their closely concerted action this Maiu Wharf. and determination, we feel assured that no cause for pessimism exists. The Times was recently. nscribing some of the pessimism in writing New Zealand to get married, has been stopped thers, and when he began to
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Mr. Somerset Playne, who was well known in Hongkong some aix or seven years ago, and who recently went to
*
IT.
From eridence it appeared that Mr. Scriven; one of the film's nasistants, bad his suspicions aroused" by two coolics, Many thousands of cuscs have been his opponent that he was in coo ons of whom was carrying à parcel. He
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settled by me, Maboredan,
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Indian, and Heather
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taskr
all' ask.
Total
$3 23 273.255 954
DEATH OF VICE-PRÉSIDENT OF CHINA MAIL STEAMSHIP.CO.
sequence úhable to come up for the next round. No matter how unin
cient to disqualify Scott... When tentional this blow may have been its lateness should have beer suffi-i
Stapleton went down he was in the San Francisco announcing the death.
A cablegram has been received from act of tuning to his corner, having there of Mr. Tong Mint, Vice-President
|
talking which had been
question them the defendant started to held up in Ceylon on his return journey prevalent in certain quarters to "the through the illness of Mrs. Playne. however, and banded him over to Mr.
downstairs. inordinate vanity of certain talkers On landing from the steamer at Caylor, Ainslie, the Head of the Department. He caught him and writers," and it went on to say: Mr. and Mrs. Playne went to Anuradha it was found that the parcel contained These persons, whose acquaintance para to top the ring. While there are footballs, valued at $50, and that The jurymen too, often get very per beard the gong and lowered his and one of the founders of the China Interest recries from the 1st way of with military affairs is at best the Mrs. Playne was taken ill with enteric it bore an old label with a customer's the month following the date on which knowledge of amateurs and theorists, fever and both Mr. and Mrs. Playne address. Defendant's plea was that the By Crown and defence, and it makes me hands. He was not immediately Mail S.S. Company. Mr.Torg Mint, say
ment of the Federated Malay States.
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applications for shares can be obtained from and subscriptions will be received by, any of the following Banks.
"Copies of the prospectus and forms of
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facem to fancy that they are greater will therefore be detained for some time balls had been given to him.
trained professional soldiers." It is maaters of strategy than our highly there.
strange to come across this in The
מס
The Water Return for the 1st inst
ICE ON THE PEAK.
سام
plexed
'quite, vered
spree,
IV.
And bring in a verdict of foar men to
three.
"al debt".
tions,
wanting particulara, time, and inspec Exécations immediate, which are in the
When they come into court and cannot but when he was carried to his corner of the Chinese-American colony of San picked up by his astonished seconds the Japan Gazelle, was an important factor in the commercial advancement all their efforts at resuscitation were Francisco. Bom within a few miles of Times, for if there is pessimism about shows the water in storage on the
unavailing. When the gang was the City of Canton, he inherited all the The Times cannot be absolved from island of Hongkong at that date to be
spunded for the commencement of business instinet common to his race. This morning icicles of the length And the solicitors aisé, I shall never and the chair on which he was being field for the exercise of his native 430.16 millions of gallons as compared of one's finger were to be seen at the all responsibility for its existence, for
the second round he, his seconds, San Francisco, where he found a broad About thirty years ago he migrated to the "ar-chair Napoleon" of the with 644.70 millions of gallons Punk, which is something that has How on Fridays they worried in actions supported were still in the ring. talent a
forget 1407 Times has been a very free critic of} The consumption is given för December ot been seen in Hongkong, wel
the same date last year.
A World trader, and the strategy of the war. Since the 1916 as 116.15 millions of gallons as
This should have been sufficient ten years later was recognised as a com believe, for upwards of twenty-five
signal that, as far as he was con- New World. He was an active member have quoted
mercial leader among the Chinese of the pablished we have bad Colonel for the same month in 1915. At Kow
compared with 121.88 millions of gallons years.
ferned; the fight was over; but no, of the powerful "Six Companies No. & MOUNTAIN MEW, Peak, BEPINGTON, The Times Military loon the water in storage was 278.08 an exposed water-pipe at the Peak During the night the frost broke
Scott came from his corner, waited organization, one of the Board of Dire in the middle of the ring for Efteer cially interested in many of the big tora of the Canton Bank, and was finan has been, urging millions of gallons as compared with Hotel, and the water trickling over And then there was Faithfull, and to twenty seconds and then walked import and export firms such as have that, "in order to gain the 304.80 millions of gallons on the same 1400 necessary superiority 00 the date last year.
to the time-keepers' fable and spoke helped to make famous the greatest West front daring. 1917-18" every
a few words to the officials there eaport on the western side of the possible white division from Salonika,
Evidently as a result of these words, died in his 67th year, honoured and. American continent. Mr. Tong Mint Egypt, and Mesopotamia should be
Sergeant Pitt started to court and respected by both Chinese and American about half a minute after the com- of respect the house-flag of the Chion residents of San Francisco. As a mark mencement of the second round Mail $.S. Ca.. will be kept at, half-mast Stapleton was counted out.
for a period of thirty days.
TO LET.
Six rooms, unfurnished. Apply.-
DENNYS & BOWLEY, Boozkrog, Jan. 2, 1917.
(Continued on page 8.)
THE DIARY.
General Memoranda.
Turunanay, Jan. 11:-
10.30-Auction of a Miscellaneous Stock (Sinriets Sweaters Shirts,
comment
WO
Correspondent
Was
Mr. Denman Fuller, F.C.O.,
I creeper froze into icicles a little thicker than pencils. ·
We have not been able to ascer
level recorded a lower temperature tain that any thermometers on that
withdrawn, Native armies from Indin the first of a series of four lectures than 35 degrees.
and Africa replacing them in
at the Helena May Institute last night Egypt, and Artillery being provided
on"Musical Appreciation." These by
lectures are tho Dominions. He has
open to the public, end. the first been advising the Allied War and greatly enjoyed. Mr. Fuller trested well attended Councils that the breaking down of his subject in a
WAS
SOCIAL AND PERSONÁL..
The engagement is announced of!
Code sections.
VI.
Dennys and Grial
I tried to prevent them but they would
not desist);
on the ground that their clients had All shouting at once to postpone sine
die,
to Wai Haiee.
VII.
gooo
And last but not least a tall gallant
Jud
Would get up and say, he should be
so glad.!!
to-morrow
Why? Evidently because all the
their heads as a consequence of the other officinis at the ringside hnd lost
difficulty on the part of the referee
to decide us to what had really hap
the Turkish military power by manner and the succeerling lectures & Museum Road, Shanghai, eldest
most interesting Capt. H. B. Bates, E.F.A., of No. If I could possibly sit in my chambers Socks etc) at Messrs. Hughes and combined action by the Allies in of the series will doubtless attract son of Mr. Henry Bates, of Ram Which I usually did with very great pened.
Armenia, Mesopotamia and Egypt is oven larger audiences. The second lecture noor, Sheffield, to Mary (May ''),
Hough's Baturday, Jan., 13 ---
Seiyingpan School Prize Giving.
はい
11 am.-Ellis Kadoorie School's Prize
Giving
9 p.m. Cricket-HK CC. v.
loon on H.K. C.C, ground.
WEDNEÍDAY, Jaz. 17:--
·Diocesan School Prize Giving,
May at Balilios Public School
sorrow.
VIII.
That such a state of affairs should
exist at a meeting where all the
the beet means of accomplishing the is to be given on Monday at 5.30 pm eldest daughter of Mr. Joseph CrosThere in a tear in my eye as I sail for officials are aboys reproach, is deplor, investment of the Austro-German A collection is to taken at each of the land; Birkdale Southpors." armies and checkinating Germany's ectures on behalf of the Fund for Row-eastern moves. And now, to-duy, Blind Soldiers and Sailora... Last night's
to state that "English and French military opinion teatrongly
We learn thrt Mr. Edward
the land
galaro
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Unions. Douglases......
Inclos Prefi China Sugars vincen Wharves Cementa... S'hai Cottons
3.30 p.m. buyers
.8 900
115 boyers 43 sellers
129 sales
8f buyer 11.63 buyers
Tis. 112. buyer.
that put Stapleton out. There are funshine and rain and fox hunting able. To return to the question of
so grand.
the fairness or otherwise of the blow
always several points of view faken by boxing audiences, especially, in
Infantile paralysis, the dread. children's disease that ravaged the city. Hongkong, regarding B decision, but than generally are only versi months ago, is believed to have
part of the State of New York"
be difference of opinion such as the Philippines Information to this effect aired on matters in which there may made its initial appearance in the
we learn that Lord Northcliffe's other collection amounted to over $80 Osborne, formerly Secretary of tlie No more rubbers of bridge or pic-nics organ, the Daily Mail, is playing the EL R. The Governor attended the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Noon-Presentation of Peires by Ladyme tune. It, even goes so far as lecture.
Godown Company, Ltd, and a memShall I ever enjoy on this rocky old ber of the Legislative Council of the
ébore. opposed to the Expedition and connection with the
At a meeting at Singapore in Colony, is doing his bit in France advocates
"Our Day" as a driver of a motor ambulance. And down in South Devon when I sit concentration in the collections it was announced that the The work is strenuous as they are West." If by English and French contributions all told, less expenses, constantly on duty and travelling is
shall sometimes remember the "four
MATURDAY, Jan. 20:-
Moon-Auction of R. C. "Kung Ting',
kt Messra Hughes and Hough's
Tumday, Jan. 21-
Chinese New Your.
General Holiday
Gruesday, Jan. 237
Burns Night
on the rocks
hours of stocks,"
referee's
litary opinion is meant the amounted to $427,496.57. Singapore's done by night, with very little light, which I. caually gave to all criminala finer points of the game and he has been received through an official responsible military advisor of those contribution (including: $840.26 from in order to proid air raids Living vile, Te countries, can we believe it possible Christmas Laland) was $272,120.37, on army rations and sleeping in They always objected, and me, would there was struck a blow that could General Bailey at Fort Mills Cor-
awarding of points. In this case order issued by command that an Expedition consisting princip Penang $68,118.28, Malaces 841,175,90, wooden hute in the winter months
of Brigadier 6.30pmMeeting of Bestholders and elly of French and British troops Johore $39,019.46, and. Labuan $6,579,
seen by three-fourths of the
regidor SATURDAY, Jan. 27:-
people present and there was sound-
FRIDAT, Jan. 20
Merting
rovile.
behalf
Subscribers to St. John's Cathedral would ever have goon to Macedonia interest $1,020.72, grand totalin France must be rather Now farewell to all and I bid you ed a gong that could be heard by at Dist Entries clow for Hengkeng Eace- From the latest news of the Allied $428,039.73. Expenses collecting experiences for a man of Mr.
Conference at Eome, it is clear boxes, fags and other things-mounted Osborne's aze (60 this month), and on leaving for lands and pastures quite least the same proportion. In a In the House of Commons on Novem that this is a very controversial topic to $543,16. The accounts were closed especially after a residence of up. new&
matter of this soft there should be the Cast War Committe
ber 28, Sir Edward Carson military circles, but there is no on December 20, and 600,000 remitted wards of thirty years in Hongkong. God grant that for still, VISITING CARDS information that any decision was to London. There was at present a M. Osborne always stood high in the
mation recommending on no difference of opinion and venre quite certain that the referee had no guaranteeing minimum wheat prices
Empire production of necessaries catcem of the people of Hongkong, Before Tvertnally renol my far away doest in his rond as to when the before peace and after the war and reached on this question by the balance in hand of $1,776.98. Conference, though the public has
and his numerous friends cannot but the accounts were closed other suma
think the more highly of him to this
blow landed Trobably the doubt the cereal area in Indi
securing the largest possible exten been informed that the Conference had come in
latest proof of His patriotism,
Egypt Boad Eccurred in adjudicating – whether and the domin
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