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LONDON, 7th Augurt, The Finnish Diet has been opened.thum A stern speech from the Throne lamented the absence of a feeling of solidarity of in- terests with the Russian people, and the want of recognition of the justice of the ob- gations to the Empire imposed on the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY AUGUST 10 1908.
BOXING CONTESI.
A DRAW AFTER TWENTY-FOUR ROUNDS.......
What was freely advertised as a boxing en tertainment eventuated at the City Hall last Saturday evening. The M. C. auselinced that the <imms-O'Rourke contest was governed by Marquis of Qicensberry Ruler, both men to be permitted to hit in clinches, provided they had one arm hee. He smitted to observe that the strangle hold (which is now barred in all wrestling bouts) could be used. Both content ants took full advantage of this, and neck wrenching, in lieu of good, clean punching The President of the Diet in his reply was the predominant feature of the fight. We firmly insisted on the principle of independay fight" advisedly, for the contest was ent administration, 2 departure from which nothing more por less than a series of succes would be considered as a disregard of Fin- sive clinches, shout arm body punches, and "rough house "tactice. O'Rourke was the first nish rights.
man to introduce this very questionable style of fighting, but is the latter ropods Simms
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Russia and Japan
St. Petersburg reports that the Rustian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Japanese Chargé d'Affairs have exchanged notes ferring to the demarcation of Russo-Japanese poucasions in Saghalien.
Turkey.
'Sir Gerald Lowther, British Ambassador to Turkey, has presented his credentials to the Sultan whom he warmly congratulated on behalf of his Government on the intro
duction of the Constitution.
Sir Gerald's drive in state to the Porle was the occasion for a remarkable demonstration, the crowds cheering enthusiastically.
The Paris Strikes.
• → Paris on Friday night was plunged in dark ness for two hours owing to the strike of electricians as an ostentatious warning to the Prefect of the Seing for expelling the Federa-
tion of Trades Union from the Labour Ex- change.
Theatrical performances were stopped, and there was the greatest confusion in the cafés and elsewhere.
Priso-8 in Turkey.. Troops returned to Smyrna from Salonika and immediately released the criminals in the gaols.
Most, prisons in Turkey are now emplied.
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amply repaid it, and, with compound interest, The fight was such a dubious interpretation of the Queensberry Rules as would make the sporting Marquis turn in this gravo.
At 830 p.m. the house was packed from floor to ceiling, the audience being composed mos lyf American blue-jackets. Throughout the contest a pandemonium of cat calls and uasportsmanlike jeers and advice were uninter millently levelled at the two principals, and the fact that it was a case of black veraux wbit an' deck varer engine room mised the feel: ing of the audienca to white beat, and they vented their parilanship for either man to vociferous applause or abuse.
The referee's position was a very unenviabis pas, but, in justice to that gentleman, we mud, in all fairness say that he performed his duties to the satisfăcilon of both faclione. Had be given ear to the numerous appeals for foult from both corners and awarded either man the verdict, something of the nature of a violent demonstration might have been the cut come. He apparently knew the under both men bad standing under which axeed to fight and acted accordingly Lieut Greetham has the repuration of being ́a good, square "eport," and įnsiead of gainsay
ing this, we can but admire his cool demeanour in the fice of the demonstrative demands from the seconds of each.man for a verdict on a
foul to the 17th round, after being thrown to the forby Simms as the outcome of a peck, bold, O'Roarke retired to hit corner, with the apparent intention of declining to continue
the confest, but the releren waved bim back to the centre of the ring, and the scramble
continued unt the gang sounded for "Corner
The management as a whole was good, but patrons of the show, who had reserved seals
tion they could.
but Chyna fight bitter thin ever we bave seeh him, and lacked neither head or heat An encounter between him and " Kid-Marriott would draw a good house, a
The two succeeding rounds ware naturally, afterthisstrandoosdisplay, tame by comparison. Ronads, 19 and 22 and 23 wore distinctly O'Rourke's and the black man appeared weak and limp, tile
The M. C. announced that there would be
the 24th round Simms brightened, up an interval prier to the piece se resinlance of the evening, and the thirty throng availed them wonderfully and did all the leading and had selves of it to get a breath of cool air and vinit 'Hourke satisjeg from his persistent attacks. the refreshmest bat. The first sight the in the final round both men tried earnestly audience go of the two principals was when | för a kanck-out, but without effect. Simms did they came to the scales. Both falled to tip the the major part of the fighting and the two men beam at 150 b, O'Roure registering 140 lbs.clubed amidst volleys of interfactory from the and Simms tight iby, beavier. Some wrang- excited audience The gong sent the men to Hug took place ores monny matters after the the chairs, the referee brought the men to the men entered the ring, but it was quickly ad ceste of the ring for the band-shake, then held usted. The second tossed for comer, and their arms aloft to signify that he declared the O'Rourke's representative named the turn and took the top western corner, thus gaining the slight advantage of the stage incline. Betting was af ovens. Both men were superbly conditioned.
Time was called and both men approached the centre of the ring, sparring warily. Simms spurred openly, his long left well cut and his right covering his short ribs, O'Rourke's right his left close to his side. He moved in with his he d' slightly lowered. For a full minute the men spared cautiously around each other, then O'Rourke led for the body, and they clinched, each one belab urine the other's ribs and kidneys. They broke, only to come gether again, and O'Rourke prended the darkie's kidaays with vigour. Clinch altar clinch followed with both meu punching freely, Birms trying for the kidneys and head slternately, and O'Rourke confining his atted inns 'to the kidneys. Asthe men went to their corsers it
glove was held as a smother to hit jiw and
was c'e ar to the spectators that both men were but for bloed
The second round was a very even one. There was to open fighting, bath men being in bolds throughout and banging each other on the rib and the small of the back.
Again and again they clashed and O'Rourke scored on the kidneys, lifting his right hand high to get is good, solid punches. The audi- esce was arpused to a high pitch of excitement and it was difficult for the principals to beat the goog sound "Corners" en account of the noise.
Round thee was a repetition of the fore. going.
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"Round four developed into a catch-as-alch struggle, Olourke gripping the coon's neck with a deadly grip, and administering severe body punishment, Simms retaliated at this 11ge of the fight and likewise indulged in neck-twist-
ing.
Round five was se echo of the previous one, and the sin gripped each other in; deadly holde to the accompaniment of a chorus of exulting shrieks from the audience.
costest
A DRAW,
Both men fought with grim determination and undoubted pluck in a hot, mifting atmos- phere and the suggestion, several times, re paled from some individual in the crowd that Simms was showing the yellow streak is almost
100 farcicil for comment. To those who like to ses two gime men get into the ring and scrap without regard to established rules and in's
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As an evidence of O'Rourke's plack, we we are of that number, CIGARETTES, cannot omit to stale that he had the raisfortune
to fracture two of the small bases of his right
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peace of mind, and physical fitness, were, however, very destructive, to Simm
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PIRE UN SHIPBOARD.
"CRANLEY'S" STORE-ROOM PARTLY DESTROYED.
Shortly after ogon yesterday fire broke out on board the coolie meamer Cranley, with the result that about $100 worth of damage was done to the ship's property. At the time the fire broke out-12.15-the vessel was lying in No, dock at Kowloon having some of her. platea renewed, The blaze was discovered by ing of the officers on duty, who'noticed sangka rising from the store-rom, near the focale, but litle or no lime was to be seen. Im. mediately the alarm was given, and the ship's crew, who were assisted later by workmen of the decks, fiught the flames bravely and suc- teeded in extinguishing them in less than
an hour's time. When the store-room was
visited it was wen that the fire had destroyed most the ship's ripes and tackle, but go damage was done to the ship herself. The dre brigade si Hunghom; in charge of Police
, Turks"-dive arrived at Tabriz, and almost invariably found the best accommoda- In Round 6 O'Rourke had all the advantage fergeant Watt, älso turned out, but their fer
8th August." St. Petersburg wires that the Young preaching the propaganda of a unification of Muiulman States under a Liberal constitu
ion
The Daily Telegraph's Teheran corres pondent reports a rumour that the people at Tabriz have declared themselves Turkish subjects.
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KÚLANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
Minutes of a meeting of the Council hold the Board Room, on the 14th July, 1908.
Preibal-Messrs. W. H. Wallies (chair, man), GA. V. Bowra, Huang Tsan/chew, W. Kruse, S. Okayama, W. Wilson and the Secre lary
The minutes of the Jast meeting were read and confirmed.
of the infighting, and the only long-range The fit preliminary was supplied by " Heine" | fighting wit a right to the head by Simms. -Miller and Jimmia M'Faddes, both of U.S.S. Simma drove O'Rourke to bis no corner in Wilmington. They billed through six Awa-the seventh round and administered some hefty minute rounds, but the display was not of a very smashes on O'Rourke's thinking apparatur." exciting nature, Miller is a clever, little boxer However, O'Rourke came out of the melee with and ou classed bis man, who, however, stuck to a confidentimite and was loudly cleared by
CANTON BAY BY DAY, his guns manfully, and the referee had no hesi bis partibus. O'Rourke was fighting very tation in declaring a "draw," in the first cooly and confidently and proved himself in
THE FLOOD B ZIAR round Miller used left jibe freely, and avoided this, as throughout the long fight, a ring vet-
[From Our Own Correspondent], his opponsat's onslaught by neatly ducking crap. Aalley came to the centre of the ring:
Canton, 8th August,, He maintaine! a distinct land throughout the O'Rourke took a hand and got in some good,
The Canton Flood Fund Estiar contiboed round, though his clever left-hand work lacked effective punching. A few lightexchanges and ating. When "time" sounded for the second Coraere" sounded blatantly.
to attract patrons by the thousands yesterday, round M'Faddeo came to the centre looking
Round 8 was all O'Rourke's and was mors, though the weather was exceedingly hot, the somewhat distreated, but soon warmed to his of the pan order. Simms let several times, thermometer registering 59 degrees. In spite
Ao application was considered from the wark Miller was smilingly confident and but O'Raske clereily avoided and delivered a of the excessive beat of the day, the lady stalls worked around bis man till he got sa opening unlid righi on the ribs and left-hooked Simms holders did hot exhibit any signs of fatigue, Rev. W. Pitcher, of the R. C. A. Mission, Then jb.jab with his left, and get away. Macwice on the jaw. The crowd clameared and but did all thy could to persuade the visitors in re-tritt a wall round his school, and, on the forced Miller and they got together. Miller money,hinged han is at overs.
to loosen their purse strings in aid of the food understanding that the public road opposite getting in so ne very rapid, effective body pun.
Simmt na le good in the ninth and O'Rourke sufferers. Most of those who visited the bizar Mr. Hempel's house, is widened, the Council ches. Miller was moving around smartly with
held on to void punishment.
bought articles and presented them back toegeed to contribute the sum of i30 towards M'Fadden after him, when the gong called
fr the inch round O'Rourke was roughed to the baxxer to be sold again. For three days the cost of the wall, the fl sor and Simunis waited with eagerness to ad. '¤¤ly a small quantity of antider in the bizsar miniserie "lesp punch, buj O Rourke was too was found to have been removal by its Excitement among the been collected. For the most part the vititers he gripped Smms. spectate was at fever heat at this juncture and paid their money for aerated waters and other
trifiés, they shrieked with all the vigour of their lung power. The remainder of the rauad produced, nothing worthy of record,
them to their corners.
a repul Mellor'
-A letter was real from Yr. Khoo Ewe.Chye
requesting the Council to have a public oripal
formed the Council regretted it could not comply with the request, at the same time -pointing rút to him that be'most remember the Mr. Su Blog Kui is very highly considered urinal was there before his building, and there for his generosity in donating contributore in building, a kitchen as 'that particular
spor, he did so with his eyes open.. tions towards the flood relief funds. Mr. Su has spent la all not less this Stro, pro towards Wherever Mr. Sa made his relief meaintes. appearance at the Bazaar, he was welcomed on all sides and surrounded by numbers of stall holders-inducing him to patronise their all. There will also ba a cinematograph show at the Bazing in the evenings from 7 p.m. t3gp.m for six days, from the 7th to the Tath instant, ad tickets for admission are sold at 50 cents cách
The Balkars Russia has communicated to the lawers the Anglo Russian reformn scheme for Mace. donis, but only for information, ar, in view of events in Turkey, she considers the Powers should defer any action implying, distrust of the Sultan's wish to carry out reforms, and adds that Russia will follow. attentively, and
The third round opened with light exchanges sympathetically Turkey's efforts to assure the working of the new regime. For the by both mee, the only effective hit being alert, andsimmbly springing to the perpendicular, patrons, but an enormous sum of money has close to his new house removed. He was to be
pretty uppercut by Miller." Bgh men played present she will abiin from interference, for the body, and a couple of rallies closed In the fourth round honour but should the Sultan's 'measure, he result-the round. less, the Powers mint resume the work of were even, light exchangex bsing the
order. The fifth round wan· tion, seither man scoring much.
The eleven h round was fairly even, if any. footwork was perplexing, as were his left band thing Simms having the better of matters, Jabs, to Mac The sixth and foal round pro-imms watted O'rourke resoundingly on the duced some belly work, Miller having slightly kidneys in a breakaway and followed up by the best of it, and although his opponent's left lid dexter-puach on the fl sating ribe, optic evidenced "Heine'q" left hand visitations,› Round 11, 13, and 14 consisted of a series the referee rightly declared the but a draw.
of neck holdo,'esch man doing his level best to "Shorie" M'Kenns, of U.S. Silmington choke has other into submission. Both men and Amio Coyne, of the Vnúsi Yet, Hongshowed signs of weariness at the conclusion of kong, now faced each other for a boul of the 14th round and when the gong senaded "similar duration to the last. The men jost no
were sparring for recovery. time in gelling "together; and it was quickly apparent to the spectstors that the affair was to be of the willing order.borte's special y is a shot right arm jolt, and be used it to good purpass when the map got in close. Coyne-depends upon his night left punches The men clathed several times and fierce in- fightlog tok place. M'Keno jited Coyne with his right.on the point and Coyne wini 10. the boardsbut rose before the full count, am det frantic cheering. He stood "Shonin" off for the emainder of the round and "Camer" sounded welcomingly to him.
CHINESE WOMAN SWALLOWS OPIOM
ATTEMPT ON HER LAPÉ ALLEGED TO BE
DUE TO LOSS CF "PROPERTY," Had it not been for the timely interference of relatives and friends a Cofɑese woman would have succeeded in taking her life last night, Leu Ngan, as she is called, is a married woman, about, twenty-four years of age, and resides a 160, Connaught Road Central. It would appear that about 9 pm. yesterday, while a number of her friends and relatives were seated In the front rarm chatting, Lau Ngan arose from her seat, and without a word to anybody, mired to her cubicle he had not been away fire minutes when she was heard to say, "I'm any 1.I'm going to kill myself!" Golog to her zoom the people were just in time to' tee Lau Ngan drinking something from a bowl. Sus pecting what the contents would, be the bowl was knocked from her hand, and the woman, put to bed, but as she had swallowed some of the oplum water and appeared in a serious condition the police at beadquarters were notified. Detective Sergeant Appleton attend ed to the woman temporarily, prepratory to despatching her to the Goveromno Civil Hos- pital where she was brought round,
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The ly put of the 15th lound was tame but near the finish Simme roughed O'Rourke wickedly, his arck-hold being especially vicious No love was lost between them and each was detersined to damage the other to the bait of bis abilly, without regard to any roles,
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Both men opened cautiously in the sixteenth rourd, but soon, roughed up with each other În and dinas got in soure dang-nus work, the mide af vicious infighting O'Rourke was knocked to the floor and rose very langeidly,
...
Yesterday a #ig of common make and of no value at all was purchase by Mr. Lai Kwai Pui for $1,500. With reference to can copy of 44 year old newspaper for which the bid bad already stood at $tos on the first day of the Bazaar, it has now been increased by an. othar hundred dollara by Mr. Lai Kwai Puj. Mr... LG Kwan Shek is also very generally spoken of for his liberal contributions; for iba lasi three days he'spent about several thousand dollars at the Begur, Mr. Wong Shiu Pirg paid a about visit to the Yau Tin Ying beatre.
The 17th round was the round of the content and paid 5jco,
The Superintendent of Police reported the following cases had been dealt with at the Mixed Court since the just meeting - Summonses: Breach of contract 4, Debt.6. Witally damaging property a, Perjury 1, When: a chair coolic, refusing hire r, Kidnapping 1, Refusing to quit premises 1, Encroaching on land Allowing pigs and cattle to stray 1,
legally selling land 1, Assault
Sammary Arrests! Theft 3, Assault 3, being a rogus and a vagabond, &c. 7, Commiuing a puisacce, belg abroad, after 13 midnight wibat a light a, being found on soclosed premies 2,
By aider,
(Sd.), W. H. WALLACE,
Chairman.
C. BERKELEY MITCHELL
Secretary,
CHINESH ARMY, STUDENTS IN JAPAN.
The number of Chinese military students studying in Japan has largely increased of late, In July and December inst, 157 entered the Japanese Military Staff College, and 52 joined the Land Survey Department in the General Army Staff Office, Besides these, 75 are al tached to Japanese ¿regiments, preparatory to enlaring the Military Staff College. For merly there was ample accommodation in the College for Chinese students, who Ware' admilled out of comitasy to their Govenment, but owing to the increase of the Japanese, army, larger number of Jap
Cryne mate a much better showing in the second round, and used bis left freely, saying M'Kenna's rushes to close quarters. He had now become "wise" to M'Kenna's right hand a'tections to his head.. Hoth men fought with vim, and there was little to choose "bawean them as they walked to their chairs. Coyan led for the face repeatedly in the third round and Shortie" stopped tally. Good, clean punching by both men on body and face, and the gong separated them. In the fourth round At the Police Court, this marolag, she was M'Kenna forgot himself and deliberately fouled charged with. attempting suicide, which abe Coyer, but the referee overlooked the infaction, forward and Clinch after clinch and the referee was kept › promised to look after bor. This natisßed | busy tearing the men apart, The filib, and was winched. To his credit, be it said by: the transfer of Taotai Wen Tsung Yao, he's Anees students are to;apter the college this
admitted. Friends came
and searly proved O'Rourke's Waterloo,The proceeds realised yesterday were $9,423 Simmitasged and bashed him at will, both on cash and the amount promised by different in the body and face. The rules of boxing were dividuals on articles, etc., was about $10,000, throwa to the winds and O'Rourke went to 'ths - making the total amount for yesterday some board to fewer than three times. Fouls were $10,000,000 claimed at brief intervale and the referee bad The embankments of Shan Ha Wal in the a partous time. The crowd shrieked their district of Hok Shan, which was in course of delighted pandemonium filled the hall and reconstruction after the recent flood, gave way escaped into the street. It was an electrical again during the typhoon op the 28-baltime three minutes, On one occasion Simms dell. Fortunately, no other damage was sustained,
NEW FOREIGN TAOTAILE berately threw O'Rourke to the floor, and on rising O'Rourke retired to his corner, ip H.E. the Viceroy's request for the services of paremilybavingcoough of Simms fighting com- Tastai Han Pak Yuk to Canton to fill the posi wrestler tactics. He notioned that the inktion in the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, vacated promptly responded when the referee waved him is to continue the disturbance. His Trish was ascertained, at the meeting of the to Japan in such sumbare. It has therefore Central Bellef Committee yesterday, but the become necessary to make some special ne blood was up and,
total amount of subscriptions collected up to rangement for the education of Chinese officer, the 5th festant was $105 918'of which 597,150. Tils believed that the presest visit to Pek
the mugistrata (Mr. J. 11. Kemp) and the sixth rounds were a repetition of the fourth, and accused was dischar, ed.
Coyne's sicands several times appealed for the decision on a foul, but the refarea ordered the man to contious, and aunpunced a ~ Davis)
M'Kenox is a tough liuls proposition and it ruke was generally, considered before the fight that by would stop Coyne inside of the six rounde,
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