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A verdict of "accidental death has become a matter of daily routine in many parts of the world. Aeroplanes to-day been returned by the Jury which sat at travel between cities of Europe with the the Coroner's inquiry opened a week ago! regularity of trains and steamboats concerning the death of a roole who was When, however, we come to speculate on knocked down on Praya East by a car these services which now cover but a few driven by Mfr. C. R. Wilson, of the long hundred miles, being extended to the kong Electric Co. ́ farthest limits of the earth, we are driven) to the conclusion that if there is to be
competition in the carriage of mails and
A ɓre at the tea warehouse at Butler's Wharf, Bermondsey, last month, resulted
in the street gutters running inches deep
with hot te brewed during the night by the playing of hoser on the burning cases, indreds of tons of tea, a large quantity of which had recently arrived from the
REGIMENTAL BOXING.
EAST SURREY'S COMPANY CHAM-
PIONSHIPS
The inter-company boxing champion-
merced at Murray Barracks last night ships of the East Surrey Regimrat.com-
There was a large attendance, includ- ing a fair sprinkling of civilians,
The oficials wore:-Beterre': Lieut-
Comdr. Douglas-Hamilton, B.N.; Time-
Keeper: Litut.. D: T. AllFree,, and RIS.M Maynard, M.C.
passengers with the fast modern steam- ship of leviathan proportions it can only be by the giant airship. Unfortunately,
THE BOUTS—IST SERIES. the history of the great airship has bee
LIGHT-HEAVIES.. marked so far by so many disasters, due
Proceedings opened with the first series to the very nature of its construction, Far East, were destroyed by the dre
Eighty casks of Chinese egg yolks were that many people have entirely "lost tha faith they once had in the airship's recently condemned by the Medical Officer of the light heavies, between T.-Cpt ponsibilities, and have relegated the idea of Southwark, and after voluminous cor- Collyer, I Company, and TL-Cpl. Rea- to the limbo of disappointed hopes. But respondence between the Foreign Office, nett, A. Company. The first round was It the second the faith of the men who are bent upon the Health Ministry and the German a succession of hard' slogging, in which the realisation of the dream of "the Ambassador, the consignment was sent exchanges were heavens filled with argosies of magie to Hamburg for commercial purposes, round Collyer, bad the best of it, sending as to render it his man to the boards twice. I the third sail" which TENNYSON depicted in one being first treated As
round Collyer added further points anik ef.bis oemas three-quarters of a century inedible.
gained the verdict.. ago; remaia as confident as ever. This confidence is expressed, for example, in
The sixteenth annual outdoor sporta of
the Imperial airships. caterprise with the Chinese Young Men's Christian Asso-
cven.
MIDDLEM
The second bout was short and sweet,
which the name of Commander Brgery (ciation are to be held at Happy Valley Fre. Eaton (A.) knocking out Pte. Calla-
Mr. A. E
The return of Lord Gosford to England is noted in the latest London papers. As Lord Acheson he was in the Coldstream Guards, and was wounded in the Great War and the South African War. After the peace he adopted a business life and went to "China in connection with the British American Tobaven Co. Gosford was before her warriage Misa Mildred Ridgeley Carter, augliter of a former first secretary at the American Embassy in London.
is prominently associated. In the House on Saturday afternoon next. There are of Comnions recently Commander BURNEY 256 entries in the track and field events. declared that it is possible to constract The Boy Scouts and the St. John's Am- airships which would go from England bulance Brigade are to be represented. A number of well-known local stars bare to India in seventy-two hours at a cust
entered for various events. less than the lares now in force for P.
Dome is in charge. &O. passenger ships. The disenssion in the rourse of which this statement was made was also noteworthy on "account of an interesting statement made by Mr. LEACH, the Under-Secretary of State for War. He said the Government were in earnest in regard to the development of lighter-than-air ships, that they meant to explore the matter thoroughly in order develop airships if there was any possible future for them, and he express- ed himself as fairly confident that there is a future for them. That being so, there would seem to be some little pro- &spect of Government support for the firest airship fect in the world" which Commander BURS EY's company proposes to put into service between England and Indin, if some measure of Government support, financially, eng be obtained.
Le Bars-At Shanghai. on day 1st, to
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Hongkong Offee: 1a, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street,
Mr. W. 1. Pattendën has been elected Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghini Banking Corporation and Mr. 11, P White Deputy Chairman.
A enolie was injured in fight #nongst a number of coolies at the Cement Works on Wednesday. He was E.Cemoved to the Kwong Wah Hospital.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 8TH, 19:24.
TRAVEL. : AIR The flights by aeroplane round the world which are now in progress naturally make a strong appeal to the popular imagina tion, if only because of the fact that everylidy admires a hero, and the mea venturing on "these journeys
who are
The latest mail news of Sir John Jordan is that he had touch improved from his recent illaess, and it is hoped that he will have completely recovered in a short time.
Lieut:-Col. B. A. Lyall, Indian Political Service, "has been appointed Consul-Gen- eral for Chinese Turkestan, in succession |to Mr. C. P. Skrine, 1.C.S.. who proceeds
ot furlough
Lady
dine (R) in the first round.
out Pre
Pto Leach (D) knocked Slooper (Red Wing) in the first round with a well placed body blow.
After a lively set-to Pte. Churchles ta.) knocked out lur. Freestone (W.) in. ibe second round.
The contest between Pte. Sheppard (1.5). and Pre. Elliott (D) kns a lively affair in which Sheppard was always in the read. though the latter fought plackily and was awarded “a good loser" by the refervé, whe stopped the fight just before the end of the third round.
WELTERS.
Pte. Mann (A) proved too strong for
second both appeared' tired, but the anal round was more lively. The verdict went in favour of Maria. -
Pte. Andrews in the first round. In the
:
LIGHT WEIGHTS.
The following extract is from a London
Alter an even bout, in which hard it... paper: Miss Ho Tung has provided material for the reporter who tells us ting was the order of the day, Pte. Bar- she powders her pretty nose just as weber (B) gained the verdict froni, Pa
Pte. Moore was defeated by Pte. Wole, " do. She wears drop car-rings, jade heads, Court (.), and. French heels. But she prefers the somewhat austare Chinese, national cos the winuer making up lost ground is the tume to our London and Paris fashions, anal round.
Father likes me to wear Chinese cos
Pte. Piner (R.) was severely punished | tumes." Miss Ho Tung hdded. in her
"We do not about the body by Pte. Simmons. (B.) an nicely pronounced English. wear low neck and sleeveless dresses in was cogated out in the second pound.
Pe. Ditch (A.) made short work of China," said Mies Ho Tang.. of our "young women have bolshed their Pte. Piper (B), who retired in, the first
round. There is more hair, some smoke cigarettes, and most of i
L-Cpl Smith (C) after using Rdsm. us, love modern dancing. like this and then My fiancé studied: engineering and architecture in London Sells»(W.) as a medicine, bags and thei University, and this shylyheppashing him round the ring, gained the posed in the European way. Yes, ball.
round the referee warned both fighters, wear white for my wedding she decided, verliet. At the beginning of the last.
Sells for holding and Smith, for pushing. FEATHER WEIGHTS,
** But some
L.-Cpl. Lacey (D) gained an easy vic-
An accident occurred in Des Verux. Road Central yesterday morning, when "Mr. C. Osmund, an aged and well-known Portuguese resident. was knocked down by a tram. He received injuries to his fee and right arm. The accident hap- tory over Ptc. O'Neill (12), the referee pened just in front of the new Canton Stopping the fight is the Erst round. Bank building, where the road is 'under Pte. Thompson (R.) asd L.-Cpl. »Hai- repair.. Mr. Osmund was in the warrow space between the road opening and the combe' (L.) gave quite a spiritel exhibi- tramline when a team coming from the tion. The fight went the limit, the ver East knocked him down. The driver gare: diet going to Halcombe on points. warning of the appranch of the car, but Mr. Osmund was unable to get out of the
Cpl. "Major proved far too strong for earance of the Hongkong and Shanghai way in time. He was carried into the Bank Annexe, where two American wailors Pte. Piacr, who, however, put up a plucky appeared on the scene, and took. Mr. Wan office. Later he Osmund to his rendered first aid, and later Dr. Forsyth defense until the referee stopped the fights
the Government Civil transferred to Hospital
The South. Manchurian Rail ay Co. is to erect a new hotel at Mukden, There can certainly be regarded as heroic. But is also a project for a race curse at after, we have applauded their bravery Mukden" to be run in conformity with the and congratulated the makers of the Japanese pari-mutuel law. aeroplans on the evidence that such
The engagement is announced of Mr. flights afford of the improved strength. Bagger, of Peking, China, and Norah and stability of the machines and. above Margaret, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. all, the reliability of the engines, we come C..A.. V. Bowra, of The Bower House, ALL SCOTTISH NIGHT AT THE Exporters, She-BROLER to ask ourselves ('ai bona? Who can tell Ightham, Sevenoaks, and late of Peking.
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HANTAN WEIGHTS.
2ND SERIES. MLADLER.
In the 2nd series of the middleweights Pre. Maxwell (B) mot Ptc. Walters The first two rounds were tame. In the third, Maxwell put a little more life tot the affair and gained the verdict on points.
WELTER WEIGHTS:
In the second series of the welters, Ptes. Pooley (A) and Powley (C.) mete The former had a hig advantage in reach which was mainly instrumental in gaining him the verdice over a very determined fighter.
The bout, between L.-Cpl. Hunhert- BARDS,
stone (W.) and Pte. Hepper (C) was more spiritel, although both were warn to reach, say, the ports of far-off Japan, London Missionary Society, entitled,
Thanks to the St. Andrew's Society ined for wrestling." The NG10 after who confidently believed in the great" China in Kingston." giving scenes from revolution of ocean travel that has since the Far East, ran for the best part of a Hongkong an All-Senttish Night was ar having the worst of matters to examence taken place! The records of those early week. Five churches united in the effort ranged for Mr. William Heughan's last with, knocked his man out in the sccoud
appearance at the Theatre Royal, yes round with a right swing.
Mr. Heughan delighted a At the Western Market on Tuesday atorday. days tell us that the pioneer sternships were popularly viewed with much the
man werking at the Tung Lee stall was large and appreciative audience,, compos- ed inainly of Scotch folk, with something same misgivings that these long flights stabbed during a quarrel and was relike a score of Scottish ballads the pria by aeroplane are viewed to-day. In the.
moved to the Government Civil Hospital cipal of which were "Scots wha hae," history of the past century, however, suffering from several wounds. His "Green Grow the Rushes O," "Happy We are a'thegither."Wi a hundred so many scientific mirdeles have been
Pipers, etc. In addition Mr. Heughan wrought that the present generation,
L-Cpl. Robbins (B) and Ptc. Grant Aria: O. Isis Guide Them! (Mozart) while it may be sceptical. is sértainly not A faan was crushed between a junk and charmed his audience with the Operatic
wind tactics. The former, after a very so confident as its predecessors that exist steamer in attempting to save a skiff and with two popular songs. The Song (A.D.) provided in exhibition of whirl. ing means of communication cannot be which was lashed to the side of a heavily of the Volga Boatmen," and "In an Old phtecky exhibition was knocked out early
Fashioned Town." The seroplane itself laden junk when it was carried by the
Before concluding his programme by in the second round, improved upon.
The competition will be continues) nă may never be of much commercial value tide against the Banke. He died in the singing Auld Lang Syne, the famous
singer thanked the St. Andrew's Societyo o'clock to-night. 20 a long distance carrier, but the men Kwong Wahl Hospital
for the kindly assistance they had given who are undertaking these fights are It is reported that the Commissioner him in arranging for the All-Scottish police to the contrary be given before 2 HUNCHBACK OF doing so presumably mainly with the for Foreign Affairs at Shanghai has been Night He pointed out that the Forent Society at Ilone hoped that by arranging object of acquiring knowledge that can informed by Peking that no foreigners, these All-Senttish Nights, the people be gained only through actual exporinot even. missionaries, will in future e abroad would he brought in touch with ence, in order that they or others may allowed to purchase land in the interior, the old Country, where those over the
In the final of the Club Championshi thank Messrs. McEwan for very kindly be able to plan and build for the future. They may, however, nequire it on neroas were not forgotten. He also desired
playing the pipes at the commencement yesterday R. E. Worthington had a so that world-wide air travel and the petual lense.. transport of merchandize which seems.
seems The Renevolent Society is in urgent of the concert and immediately ate ne onay victory over 1 poster, whs Very to-day largely in the realms of imagina- need of funds as so many repatriations interval Mr. Heughan remarked that his defeated in three tets for the loss of a . E tion, may ecase in another generation have come before the Committee. $1,000 own name was really the same as McEwan couple of games. The score wits 6-1, 60, to be a matter for wonderment Jour are needed to meet the caser at present and that be belonged to the same dan on the hooks. Donations received the Wat the first time in his career, that
of his clan neys by air which reemer so fantastic Ton Treasurer, Mrs. Murray, 57, Peak, he had appeared with two other members prior to the Great War have long since Angr.
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LAWN TENNIS, WORTHINGTON WINS TAK :CLÜB FINALS
Worthingtou will now meet
challenge round. Green, last year's champion, in the