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DEVIL'S PEAK.
Green Devil's Peak, your sides are steen. An up your paths we slowly creep Our shirts are damp, our curses deep, But when in F. C. Post we sleep,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRRES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1718, 1917.
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.
A TEMPORARY LOAN.
In the case of two Chinese charged, on remand, with the theft of Bexenteen
SPORT.
BILLIARDS.
SOLDIERS CLUB TOURNAMENT.
The 88th Company gained a load of
Mid'at pests that fly, and pests that oreen ainglets, valued at 817, from their em 502 points in this competition at the
And nameless things that run and loap, Sweet Devil's Peak I'd sell you cheap.
Along my sheets the ants parade, And hosts of bugs my rest invade,
Mosquitoes sing around my bed,
The lizards chuckle overhead, The centipedes are forming fours, Fat frogs come rolling through the doors, And every pest that creeps or wings, Make straight for me and slings and
Hlings,
And if at list I restloss doze, Why thien the bally phone bell goës.
Fair Devil's Peak, to sing your praise, Your moonlight nights and sonswert
days,
Your jungle paths and green-clad steep, Your breezy heights and shaded deeps, To praise your charms, I'll need to stay, Sweet Devil's Penk--a mile away.
GUNNER.
HEATHER DAY.
ployer, a shopkeeper in Bhanghai Street, Yaumati, the charge was amended to that of unlawfully, pawning, without the con- Bent of their employer
Boldiers Club on Thursday evening in the first two games of the round Scores;
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
Mesars, Vernon & Smyth, in their weekly share report dated November 16th; state
Since our lase report of 9th November
last two days when a better tons de- our market has remained quiet until the
veloped and a fair business has been done mostly in - Indo-China · Deferred, for 88TH CO., R.GA, 25TH MIDDLESEX TEGT
which there seems to be a still unsatia- Mr. Wood sentenced them to three Gunner Burns..... 950 Pto. Geall ........ 131 months hard labour.
Gunner Donaldson, 250 Sergt. Loigh. 1cd demand. Investment stocks, how- ever, continue very dull and heavy, but with a further fall in Exchange, we look for a revival of interest in these,
AN UNLAWFUL SOCIETY.
VOLLEY BALL
Two Chinese were charged with being QUEEN'S COLLEGE WINS THE LEAGUE Shanghai, with the Autumn Raco Monté members of an unlawful society.
Mr. T. H. King, A S... asked that the charges might be withdrawn. Although documents found related to an unlawfu Society, there was insufficient evidence against the two men to warrant a con viction.
Mr. Dyer Ball granted the application RETURNING FROM BANISHMENT
A Chinese pleaded guilty to returning from banishinent before his terme bad expired.
The defendant said he was banished when only 18 years of age for stealing
SHIELD.
In the presence of a large gathering of spectators, the final match in the Senior Division of the Volley-Ball League was played last evening at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. when Queen's College defeated
ing in progress, has benti a negligible
quantity. Singers market for Rubber shares has been quiet but firm and prices show no change
INTIMATIONS
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
FOLDING
COTS $0.50
NOW SHOWING
CAMP FURNITURE.
STOOLS $1.25
BASY
TO
"The following are our to-day's wired quotations
Alor Ayer Glencalys
FOLD
4.70
RECLINING CHAIRS
∙12.95)
2.50%
$6.50
4.00 ex div
LIGHT
9.40
3.10
WASHSTANDS-
4.70
4.90
$3.50
AND
and won the shield Three games were played altogether, though the winners scoured the victory in the first game.
St. Paul's College by two goals to mile.
At the conclusion, Professor Middleton Smith presented the trophy to the win. ning team, and congratulated thon on
Malaka Pindas Malakoffs New Serendaha Bandyorofts
4,75 Tapas 2.50 Plantation Rubber in Loodon quoted 2/7) Bar Bilve is quoted 13
Sterling T.T. 2/10 Singapore T.1. is 1233 Shanghai T.1. is nominal
their success, expressing the hope that they would repeat it next year and so some brass, and had retained away ever obtain permanent possession of the shield about 69
shots. He had had a hard time of it.
All fear of a Heather famine on Heather Day has happily boon dispelleil and the Committee charged with the or ganisation of Heather Day on the 30th inst. are deeply grateful, to these ladies nud gentlemen who were forestguled | next Monday, for enquiries to be inade enough to arrange for small consignments
Mr. J. R. Wood enquired whether he could find someone to gurantee his good behaviour, and, on being answered in the affirmative, remanded the accused till
of the bonnia purple bloom" gathered mong Beutia's hills. "saprems," with the result that, while prolife use cannot be made of it, there is enough
brather in the hands of the Committee to fully carry out the decoration badges The heather specially ordered has not arrived, due, no doubt, to the present extraordinary dislocation. shipping.
With regard to the Official Badges to be sold on Heather Day, we are informed that these are to be mounted on blue rib. bon and Mosare. Tak Choung & Co. have undertaken, so to decorate 5,000 of them. 6nocial Badges on tartan ribbon will be made up by Messrs. Wm. Powell, Ltd., un request at private expense
Among items for the Fair not already mentioned we hear that a “Zo: "ly being organised, also a “fine arts" exhibition, and that donkey rides for children are to bo provided,
TIRED OF LIFE.
A Chinese pleaded guilty to attempting to commit suicide by drowning.
Inspector Grant deposed that on the 14th instant, the defendant boarded the ferry launch Yui Sing at Hongkong and, when nearing Kowloon city, jumped over. board, leaving a note in which be stated that he was weary of life. His wife and children were dead, and he did not care to live without them. trscued by the fokis taken to the Police Station.
The man was the launch and
The case was remanded for a week,
ALLEGED THEFT OF A CHILD'S BANGLES
A youthful Chinese was charged with patching a single from a two-year-old child in Queen's Road, Central,
Falleged by the prosecution, The facts, as were that the child was being carried en its father's back, when the defendant came The home of Miss Anton, who is inup behind and snatched the bangle off. charge of the sale of fancy goods made the child's wrist. by the ladies, is a scene of great activity. The appeal to the ladies published in our advertising colums the other day seems
The defendant's story was that the bangle fell to the ground and he picked
up, intending to return it to the owner him over to a lukong
He pointed out the importance of athletics promoting the physical development
of the Chinese, students,
CRICKET
for
and the Bank buying rate 3d/s bills is nominal at about 101. BANKS Hongkong and Shanghais ava further sagged on selling rate of 3030.
MARINE
reported. CS-No business is are un offer at $775, and Cantons at 2320. There are buyers of North Chinas at Tls, 1181 ez. div. Yaugtszes are unchanged, and nominal
with Exchange st
INSURANCES — Hongkong.........
Fires ominal at kalo but China Fire could be placed at 8130.
are
CIVIL SERVICE v. 25TH MIDDLESEX
The following will represent the Civil Service at Home to-day, st 2 p.m.-H. been done in Indo-China Deferred at SHIPPIXO A fairly large business bas Mr. C. Severn (Captain), R. E. O. Bird, gradually improving prices, and we loo B, W. Bradbury, W. Dixon, F. Ling, R. with a very strong market, and a great C. Witchell, EW Hamilton, D. M. buyers for the Settlement at $191, and scarcity of shares offering. There are Goodall, W. H. Edmonds, J. C. for February ne $128. The London price
Fletcher, and P. T. Lamble.
KOWLOON - NAVY
In this league match at King's Park at 2.15 p.m. to-day Kowloon will be represented by J. P. Robinson, J. Stalker, C. J. Stapleton, A. A. Claxton, R. Pestonji, P. H. Cobb, W. J. Elson, R. E. Lindsell, LE. B. Hodge, Wheelor and L. J. Blackburn.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
F.
asid to have advanced to £29 huyors: Douglases have again been neglected, and are quoterk at 873 nominal Steamboats have been quiet & Business is reported at Ferries have not been dealt in and are $19, but there are sellers at $19. Star nominal at
Ous-Shells are unaltered at 107/0 nominal and a small business has been
TABLES $10
HANDY
WILL
STAND
HARD
USAGE.
CHAIRS $2.50
PORTABLE
AND
COMPACT.
dong rather under this rate Langkat ALSO COT TENTS, CARRYING SACKS, NETS, BLANKETS
have experienced a better demand and have probable buyers at Tla 13. Ural Caspians are quoted at 20/- nominal.
_____ REFINERIES.—There has been a better
feeling in this wetion and China Sugars. with few shores offering, have advanced to u buying rate of $89 for cxsb. Malaboni are wanted a 0201, but no shares are available at the rate
The Navy and RCA meet to-day in the United Bervices League on the Club MINING Nothing has been done what Ground
The gunners will be without ever and prices are quite unchanged. the services of Edgeler, Gorman and kong and Whampoa Dooks have steadily Docks, WHARTES ABD GoDowna, Hong. Halls, the first two being on the suspen-improved and are now wanted at 8113. ston list and Halls sick with a crocked for the Settlement. Kowloon Wharves ankle. If the sailors can put out a full are rather stronger and business has been team, the RG.A. will have the utmost Shanghai Docks are, nominal and un difficulty in averting defeat. The Artil changed at Th. 75, against the Club and thoroughly deserved lorymen played a good game last week
to have and the desired result, and many when the man seized him and hande their win Their forwards this year are
articles of conceivable kind suitable
every for the purpose of the fancy goods and Scottish Delicacies. Stall are arriving daily. No limit has been or is intended to be placed upon the work of the ladies, for every article received can be turned in one way or another into coin of the realm to help forward the good cause.
The Royal Hongkong Golf Club has seat to Mr. John Macdonald, Hon. Treasurer Heather Day, a cheque for 996, being 60 per cent, of the receipts from the competitions hold during this month to be credited to the Heather Day"
Fund.
THE POLICE RESERVE
GAZETTE."
The November igens of “To Police Reserve Gazette just to hand com pletes the first volume of this popular monthly magazine, and congratulations
The defendant was remanded till to morrow, as ho had witnessra to call..
ASSAULTING A EUROPEAN
Mr. John Arnold, of the Hongkong, A Chinese was charged with assaulting
Canton and Macao Steamboat Co,
Mr. Arnold stated that while he was
good, although there was an inclination on the part of the centre men to go in for the scrisational, gallery style of play, which in these days does not pay, One man does not make a forward line any and if the ball invariably goes to one more than one swallow make a summer,
particular player when the side is ap prouching gon! the opposing halves and backs will soon render his efforts no effective, if they know their business, however good he is.
west, in n riceba drawn by two coolies, the defendant, who was carrying box in que hand and a bamboo pole in the other, collided with it The box fell The 57th Company got off with a sur- into the riesha, and witness was thrown prisingly light sentence in the 87th
out. The defendant, annoyed at the 88th match. The Board held that the collision, struck one of the drivers of the refereo was quite efficient, thus fading ricane with the bamboo pole. Ho also the team uilty of walking off the field attempted to strike witness, but the blow for n
was warded off. The richa pullers had shouted a warning to the defendant to
need to it. Ret out of the way, but the man paid DO
that a penalty was The Stonecutters they had already they walked off, and all the
nded for a fortnight
This reads like a slight punishment, but
done at $80) can and $38 for December,
been made at 858, and of Humphreys LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Market has been quiet, but sales of Lands have
at $51 Centrals are wanted at 890, and Hotels at the same figure. West Points are in demand at $79.
COTTON MIL.Nothing is reported. Kung Yiks have buyers at Tla. 15, and tons are offering at Tls. 114. Lwos and Yangtszapoog at Tls. 5.60. Shanghai Cot.
Orientals are both acminal, at Tls. 125
quiet and almost entirely neglected; small and The 268 respectively and
sales are reported at $7.95 China Lights have been placed at 43.45 China Borneos at $7.50. Dairy Farms could be placed are wanted at #3, and China Providente at 83, and Electrics at 948 Tramways
MİNCELLANEOUs.—Cements have been
uave sellers at 15,50, and Peak Tramways at 89]. Other companies are in the nom'nat list, st prices as quoted.
Mamo. Next Settlement Day, 26th
November
TENNIS
OPEN SINGLES LADIES CHAMPION SHIP
The draw for the open Singles Ladies' Tennis Championship (Challenge Cup presented by, tas commitles of the Ladies Recreation Club) is as follows
Mrs. Sandeman (LRC) Hra Kent
Roth the riosha coolies, giving evidence stated that the vicshe was traveling at a are due to those responsible for its pro slow specil, God when the warning was Wax arranged that, as the 87th Com (LRC) ARA duction, not only because it has so suc shouted to the defendant he could have pany would be unable to turn out a team cessfully weathered the first year of its easily got out of the way
with eleven players suspended, the fixture
existence but also because the high
The defendant, who went into the
witness-box, said he was proceding in a list should be altered, their matches being (Bel
Estandard that marked the initial number westerly direction, when the ricalis which postponed till after the fortnigh
was approaching from behind, collided
has been more than maintained. There were many who predicted a short lifa for this little offspring of the Hongkong Police Reserve, but it enters upon its whereupon the complainant charged hu G.A bi division-Icers a couple of {UROPEATEDL
second year a healthy and flourishing infant with an excellent circulation.
The number under review contains No, 11 of Police Reserve Songs by "EW.H."; the opening chapter of a local Pep
another article on Hon
the
some
days; a story
Day
Min. Lindsell (U.S.R.C) 7. Mrs. Hill (Taikoo Recreation Club).
Mrs Bell (L.B.C.) v. Mrs. Dreaper Miss Mitchell (TRC). Mrs. Nisbet
with hum. The bot fell oppo fe him susp sion. The result is that the offend
Robinson (U.S.R.C.) v. Miss while the bamboo pole was thrown acristers escape with no punishment whatever, the tram lines. He picked up the babes, and perfectly
Mrs, Scott (F.B.C.) 7, Mra. Beckwith. innocrat team-the|(U.S.A.D.) ____
Kiss MoNeil (LR.C.) . Mrs. Diguy
players- because they misconducted them-
Goodban (LR.C.) •. Miss Il. The Magistrate imposed a fine of $10, solves in a junior divino match. Ablong (Chinese Recreation Club). remarking that it was in accident, and that the defendant had no right to misconduct is dealt with in such a feeble lat Dee, the tud round by Wed, 12th The first round will be played by Sat, sanit the complainant Accidents would fashion as this it is hardly to be wondered Dec. 3rd round by Sat, 2nd Dec., and sometimes occur, and defendant had no
at that unpleasant incidents are of
the 4th round by Mon, 31st Dec. 5: right to show annoyance.
Frequent occurrence in local football.
TO-DAY'S MATURES.
with amault und handed him over to an Indian constable.
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tton and other mat AV tntion of the Corps day and
Offers New activities during the past month.” AT clever
Lieut. Millington ay humorously indicating posible emise DROYA quences of the "bolition of chita in hotels of Lloy
is an attractive feature,
Nazt month a special number 12 pro- this
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10ta: 1917, to Bop
4.00 pm
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BOXING.
THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
O THE COLONY'S
Gunner Craig, UBN who met Cot porál Scott for the Heavy Weight Cham- plowship of the Colony at the lust bazing
tent held by the Hon
it to be
the hong
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