ODDS AND ENDS.
MANINLY SCISSORS LOOT.
GENERAL ITEMS.
A Weymouth fisherman has caught in West Bay, Weymouth, porpoise which weighed more than 4001b.
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Wireless Possiblites.
Senator Marconi at the annual meeting of the Marconi Company at "Ten bicycles, on an average, al the Connaught Rooms speaking of the stolen every day in London," said many recent important advances in Detective-Sergeant Pearce at Bar aerial telegraphy and telephony, said street. that, subject to satisfactory arrange- ments with the Post Office, they hoped Bournemouth Town Council declin- in the near future to create telephonic ed to suppert a proposal to construct Bervices with several foreign countries, a racecourse on the outskirts of the and, provided they had the opport-10. unity, as they boped to have, of creat
In the Medway, Miss Winnie Addle- ing a wireless teraphic service te- tween England and Australia, it was yard. 16, swam from Rochester to quite within the range of possibility Sheerness. 15 miles, in 8 hours 32 that they might hereafter supply minutes For 3 hours she battled Australia with tel-phonic commu- with adverse currents. nication. Ile criticised the failure of the Post Office at their station at Iafield to use recent patents which were being employed in the American,
French, and German stations,
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INTERPORT POLO,
SHANGHAI TEAM ON WAY.
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With that ironical humour for which Clotho, Lachesis shd 'Atropos are not unjustly famed, as the Polo seaSON, drans to a close and the pick of the ponies ar already on their way to Hongkong to assist in defending the cup, with the team to follow in a few
JOCKEY CLUB
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- SATURDAY'S-GYMKHANA.
TES HANDICAPS,
1 MILE MANDICAP.
Pawnshop.
Ameer Bolshevic
According to a rable from our daya, never have we enjoyed any finer The following are the handicape for reived week-end overhead, nor has the ground the three handicap events at "next Shanghai correspondent, here yesterday, the Shanghai Interport underfoot been in better condition. Saturday's Gymkhana Folo tek left there by the "Empresa The fact that the precocions foresight. cf Bussia," on Saturday, and is due of the race among whom we live not here via Manila on Thursday, October unnaturally causes the groundman to remove the esentials of play and prac 6.
The Interport match is fixed for tice, to wit, the boundary boards, long Monday, October 10. For Wednesday, before necessary, on the grounds: My thinkee no wantchee," is a must- 12. A Polo Gymkhana October preceded by a four chakks match ter not to be wandered at in a country between the Shanghai Light Horse where youth is taught to wear its and a Hongkong team representing waistcoat outside its coat and paru- the Army Past and Present, is pro bottom in preference to the top. posed.
Father are those still desirous of play ing to be congratulated on their goodl fortune in having the very excellent
The A. P. and P. will be represented oby Major Tamis, Capt. Johnson, Licut Doddington and Mr. J. Bell Irving.
Southwark Guardians are asking permission from the Ministry Health to give to women workhouse inmates who are 60 years of age 4oz. of sweets weekly instead of snuff.
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The high cost of living in American their report to the Eastbourne is apparenty exceeded only by the guardians, Sussex, the Asylum Visiting high cost of dying, according to the Committee suggests that the great, preponderance of female lunatics is due to the stress and strain and wear and tear of housekeeping.
Government
who announce
revelations
the vestigators. existence of a coffin trust in all lar
It is stated that sufficient cities. evidence has been obtained to secure
While officiating at a wedding the the indictments under the Sherman Rev. D. E. M. Šinmonds. vicar of Anti-Trust Law of the leading funeral S. Andrew's Church, Ramsbottom.
doxically to close its trousers at the
turf left on the ground for their de
The S.L.H. was to have beer repre- lectation for it would seem that only sented by the Interport team, with the by a gross and most unusual oversigh exception of J. H, Brennan, who was has the worthy club coolie left so vain- to have been substituted by A. David, ale a perquisite untouched. their reserve man. However, it has However, this latter premature now been definitely decided that pleasantry on his part is in all prob
blessing in disguise, for it David will not make the trip here, ability and it looks as if the Interport team has enabled the Interport team to wil have to play the A. P. & P. practise control of distance as well as direction, and must, therefore, be w lcomed as an unlocked for oppor tacity and beneficial experience,
The Gymkhana programme will include an Interport Section Tent Pegging competition. As this is a sport
competition is assured,
The other events will be :- Catching Tennis Ball: Gentlemen to ride at full galiop and thros tennis balls to ladies, who will catch them Three runs.
directors of New York, Chingo. 'Laceashire, dropped dead. A clergy-which Shanghai follows keenly, strong Cleveland. St. enis. Pittsburg, man from a neighbouring parish com Philadelphia, a other large cities, pleted the ceremony, Mr. Simmonds who are accust of entering into 4 was 78. conspiracy to rub the public. Coffins which cost £7 10 to manufacture are 3me. Sarah Bernhardt has had a sold by undertakers by sethods light accident at Bellisle-sur-Mer, her destructive of competition for £15, beautiful island home off the coast of while inexpensive caskets resting Brittany. She slipped and fell at the factory are sold to the poor for
£75 of £100
The Three Mile Limit
In view of the recent seizure of a British schoon outside the United States three mile limit it is interest-
hurting her leg and rendering surgical attention neceSRITT, Her general health is Lot seriously affected.
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Polo: Com etitors will be mounted and will start from far side of Polo Ground near stables, and hit a golf ball round a post with any golf club except a patter, to a hole opposite the Pastion. First competitor holing out "A friend from New Zealand reto win. Competitors to provide their cently brought me some charming own golf clubs and balls. g to recall the rather nasty interna- jewellery made catirely of gum," monal inculent finished in July, 1910, writes a woman correspondent. "It when then the travler "Onward Ho" resembles amber: in fact, at first was released by the Russian Govern thought it was amber. A beartshaped ment after energetic representations pendant was of a wonderful trans. by the Foreign Offre. The Hull fish parency, while a brooch was made of ng community were afraid that the a piece that was clouded and deep in matter would be made a precedent colour." and all British trawler-debarred from the White Sea, which was the reason
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Latest news from Hongkong in- dicates that the Crown Colony will be represented by Major Timnis, of the Garrison and of Interport fame, st back, Captain Neville, the Governor's A.D.C., at No. 3, Mr. Bibby, the honor- ary recretary of the Hongkong Polo Club. at No. 2, and Mr. Sargeant at No. 1. This team it was that recently played a visiting American team com posed of the members of General Leonard Wood's party, captained by Mr. Wm. Forbes, ex-Governor of Manila. The Hongkong team was suc ceseful, but too much cannot be gathered from this, as the strength of the visitors is not known here. How- ever, as it is reported that Hongkong is well mounted last year, be it that the Peking government is in fin- remembered, their mounts were if anything slightly superior to the cal difficulties" the China Times atates that a government, representa- Shanghai, product our teams aptive is endeavouring to arrange a loan out successfully to defend the triphy during so short & stay.
Quo Vadis.
Golden Syrup: King Harry Dekho
In making the sanguncement
parently will have all its work cut of Fr. 10,000,000 with certain banks in Shanghai, the security of debenture bonds, and it is added that that the banks are willing to accept this security at a 50 per cant, discount.
POSSIBLE GAME AT MANILA.”
Gretna Green Stakes: Gentlemen mounted will ride to a point whern mafous will be awaiting then. and where they will hand over their ponies, They will then run to the place where their lady partners in rirshas will be awaiting them, and pall them to the winning post. Rieshas will be provided.
Musical Chairs: Competitors will of so much diplomatic potter being month old baby was left by the child's ride bare backed. made or her capture and detention. grandmother at Seghil Railway
Threading Needle Race: Gentle When she was caught by two Russian Station, near Newcastle, while sheen carrying a needle and thread will men-of-wax she was over forty miles went for a moment to the waiting ride à point where their maloos The perambulator moving will await them, and where they will
The team leaves on the RMS. from the nearest point of land, which room. appears to be enough to satisfy even forward, fell on the line in front of a
They will then run to a "Empress of Russia" on October 1, Russian's idea of the three mile light engine, which passed over and point where their lady partners are vio Manila, where it hopes to get a limit, but even so it was touch and kill the child.
standing with a cigarette and box of friendly game with the Manila igo whether she was pot condemned.
matches. Ladies may help to light Polo Club, this, of course, will An American named Hyppolyte the cigarette in any way they like. bat necessitate borrowing mounts in Fortunate your authorities stood their ground and insisted that no Martinet is walking round the world Country had the right to extend its with bare feet, accompanied by a dog rot assist in threading the this particular instance. The Shang. Ends Shots Total
needle Gentlemen will return mount hai-Hongkong Inte port match itself borders into the free seas according and carrying on his shoulders hised and the first gentleman past the will be played on Monday, the luth, to its own sweet will. It was all part entire belongings.
He seen winning post with his cigarette light He started from Seattle.ed and his needle threaded will win. of the Muscovite plan to make the barry- White Sea a Russ an lake in all par. Washington and crossed the Rockics Favourable weather bas enabled the ticulars, especially with regard to the to the Atlantic. His subsequent route Hongkong team to put in much pre- fishing rights, a plan which they have was by way of Antwerp. Paris. Lyons tice, playing three times a week.
Marseilles, Nice, and Geneva. not given up even DOW.
This has given them good opportunity Plane V Battle-hip
for studying each other's play, also The Russian newspaper says the the ponies, which are in fine lettle and Berlin correspondent of the Exchange
The battleship has not been render
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as the Hongkong Gymkhana Club find it impossible to postpone a gymkhana race meeting already arranged for Saturday, the 8th.
The date of the match, the Shanghai Light Horse v. the United Services, is not yet settled. However, with the club at Manila, a gymkhana meeting
Shanghai team should not find many
d obsolete by the zeroplane, in the Telegraph Company, contains a decree Pace well, although handicapped a lit- and two important Pola matches, the
pinion of the American Joint Army and Nivy Baard, whose report on
signed by Commissary of Education tie by the hard ground. Lanatcharsky, forbidding the mention
The scores were (---
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the recent arrial bombing to Virginia Capes was published in mail Week. The repo.t holds that the battleship is still the backbone of the "scientias and technicians who every morning, and give very good on the RM.S. "Empress of Ruseis,"
of fairies, angels or devils in fair good trim. They are being put tales Angels are to be supplanted through their paces at the Racecourse
doet and the bulwark of the nation's ses defence, and that this will remain true so long as the safe navigation
have served humanity"
of the sea for purposes of trade os "ppressors and despots." ransportation is vital to success in rar. Despite the fact that the board daits the ability of air-taft to ink
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in American *feminine society nowadays you acquire th fame!
This week the practices have been princely heroes" are to be reprefixed for Monday, Wednesday and sented in their true colour as Friday, so that the players will be able to get in their three
attend the. If you want to be really up-to-date days practice and
Gymkhana on Saturday. Next week the Interport match will be played on r seriously damage and naval vessel miniature artist and have a picture Monday, and the Polo Gymkhana t present constructed, the general done on a finger-tail. The process is
takes place on Wednesday. On Satur- nour of the repart is decidedly Yourable to the contentions of nasal 20t explained but it is said that the day, October 15, it is proposed to tiny portrait, usually of a fiance is commence a tournament which will fers that the introduction of the charming against the rosy background probably last a month. Some very eroplane bas not evola: onised
of the finger-nail. It seems not to be interesting games are assured.. odern naval warfare. Il sever. the joint heard recognises that the usual that the portrait is neces-
avily permanent. And that is CONTEST HERE OCTOBER 10. evelopment of the acroplane has Atroduced a Hest menace to the perbape just as well!
berlies
anch
attleship which the nation rout beet and has added to the complexity
CHILDREN'S C LDS. naval warfare. Therefore it is 1*BY let the children rack their little commended, the scicace of aviation
a distressin. ould receive particular attentioner when you can an easily curu thairedde wit ab teuf Chimberlain's id the onstruction of aeroplane Cogh Remedy for unle by alli arriers be undertaken.
Chemists anal torekeepe
DAUGHTER- KIN YOU SEE
A BOAT OUT ON THE HORIZON? YOUR EYES ARE BETTER THAN
MINE-
SOME SHANGHAI NOTES.
the finest ship of the fleet on the Pacific, on which travels the best jazz band afloat on the Seven Seas, well, as Harry Lander remarks-"Get next."
LAWN BOWLS,
SHANGHAI PAIES CHAMPIONSHIP.
The final of the Pairs Championship
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The Captain's Cop in the Royal of the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Club.
Hongkong Golf Club competition was was played off on Saturday, Septem- played for over the Old Course at
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MYSTERIOUS MESSAGES.
WHAT ARE THE MARTIANS SAYING!
its translation into a language of earth
Marconi has a scheme to transto by wireless movies of a man with a dot and dash combination which Ea clever Martians will twig as our word What is Mara saying in these symbol for a human being, From
mysterious messages which Marconi that start he thinks we can build pidgin Bat thinks he has picked up? If these up an earth-Martian
how do we know that the Martians etherograms from the ruddy planet will recognize a man as anything are no more important than the com- believable under heaven. They may minications the psychic researchers have no such funny looking creatures. extract so painfully from the spirit on their globe.
plane they can't amunt to much.
Communication with Mars sounde
Considering how dry Mars is, accord. interesting, but it looks to be im. ing to the astronomers, it may be densely complicated. no more than what the Governor of North Carolina said to the Governor
An action has been instituted în
of South Carolina, says the San
the Court of the Belgian Consul- Francisco Chronick.
What language do the Martians General at Shanghai, whereby Mr. L.. ber 24. A close and exciting game Fanling last weekend the following Bath across space to earth? And how W, Luyt, advocate, claims from than resulted in a win for Dunlop are the best scores returned --- and Simmons over Harbors and
McCallum, 23-19. Harborne and Dr. F. Pierce Grove McCallum opened well, and were lead- Mr. A. H. Ferguson Under the heading "Polo Notes: ing up to the 36th head. Dunlop. and Mr. J. W. Franks The Club's Too Energetic Coolie: Simmons' victory was unexpected Major Lloyd Hongkong's Interport Representa alter the run of play in the opening Mr. W. W. Mackenrie sives," the N. C. D Newer of Septem-half of the game. The winners scored Dr. D. J. Valentinė ber 26, 88уs
at 12 ends and the losers at 9.
BRINGING
YES I SEE A COAL
BARGE AWAY OUT THERE
THAT'S ALL
I WANT TO
KNOW-
UP
Mr. L. Nelaon..
shall we interpret it The Egyptolo Banque Belge pour L'Etange the Winner.gits could not decipher the monu sura of Shanghai Tim. 48,9K ST .... 91-14-77 ments until they picked up the die upon a contract for exchange 81 378 Rosetts tone on which some obliging under which the Bank is alleged to 94-12-82 ancient had written the same thing have sold to him in August, 1990, the 45-12-83 three times--in hieroglyphics, vulgar sum of £20,000 T.T. at the rate că Bag 028-84 Egyptian and Greek. But we can't for delivery up to Chinese New Tent, 968_88 conceive of a Rosetta stone bearing a which was on February 7 last, when 109-1489 Maitian document side by side with the rate had dropped to 34, 54.
FATHER.
TELL MAGGIE
I WENT OUT FER A LITTLE
..SWIM-
BY GOLLY I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WOULD NEVER
SHOW UP!
WE'VE BEEN SIGNALIN'.
YOU FER AN HOUR.
Copyright, 1911, by, fatis créo
DINTY MO CHOWDER &
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