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SATURDAY'S
GYMKHANA.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY OCTOBER 2 101I.
Mr. Gegg's Successful Mounts
tho
Weather onditions at Gymkhana were all that could
tion of advantage on the rails, Urgent on the middle course was second, and Raflos outside third The trio Faced almost nook and neck to the winning post and Gegg's superior jockeyship won the race for Raffles by'n short neck
Cash Sweep: No. 11 Let, $310.50
No. 108 2nd, no-and a Quarter Milo Flat No. 115 3rd, 55.80
Race, Handicap.-Fornll China ponies.
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Mr. Brutton's Oil King,
150 lbs."
(Gogg) 1 Mr. M. H. Logan's Merry Scot,
151 lbs...... (David).... 2.
According to the meteorological roports the typhoon will not visit Hongkong, though it has caused nearly as much inconvenience to be desired until after the third from Urgent, who was second and shipping as if it had. At least event, when a heavy shower of Tregon, half a length behind, twenty steamers have boon held rain drove all the spectators from the race; he finished last.
third. Xmas Daisy was novor in up in Junk Bay waiting for a suit the open into the Grand Stand. Time: 45 secs. able chance to leave the port, After that, rain continued to pour Winnor: $7:00 while others have taken anchorage intermittently, some, of the races metally shot rod spots, the having to be run under drenching most wonrisome aspect of this showers, and the times were ac visitation is the time it is taking cordingly slow. A feature of the to pass. As far back as Tuesday afternoon on Saturday was Mr. the Tonn left the harbour for G. W. Gogg's vory successful Manila with a considerablo num-riding. Ho started in all the five ber of passengers on board, and flat races, and secured three first had to put back.
places, one second and a third. The'. Last night, when the Heang-fact of his piloting any pony was ahun came back from Macno sufficient in itself to secure a large Mr. Hickman's Kerry, 352 tho Captain, thinking it inud- number of backers at the pari- visable to run alongside his mutuel, and that accounted for the wharf, made straight for Stone-smallness of the dividends paid Mr. cutters, intonding to anchor there out for any one of the winning Mr. for the night with the passengers ponies ridden by Mr. Gogg on board. Many of the passen In continuation of the report gers protested in no uncertain given in last Saturday's "Tolo- voice against this detention. The graph," following are the results of Chinese especially were greatly the events that were competed for ngitated and doputed one of their after we had gone to press number to interview the Captain, Individual Tent Pegging. who eventually brought tho ship alongside the wharf between 9 and 10 pm. Troubles for some did not even conso here, for the poople who lived at Kowloon found the forrios hind stopped
running and hand perforce to spond the night in Hongkong.
The Harbour.
Mr.
REAR-ADMIRAL MURDOCK.
To-day's Advertisements
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A salute of 13 guns will fired Admiral lande. from the Shore Battery as the
FIRE IN CONNAUGHT ROAD:
Foki Burned to Death
Shortly after five o'clock this morning, fire broke out at No. Ib..........(Hickman) -33, Connaught Road West. The James Brusliwood Boy,
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outbreak originated in the sleep-in the Council Chamber on WEDNES For Sight Seeing in an Up-to-date
H. A. Seth's Mombassa 160 lbs............. (Monk) 0. ing apartments of the second DAY, the 1st day of November, 1911, floor, but the cause of the fire at 2.15 ... for the purpose of con- 154 lbs......... ...(Beth) is not known. The central considering applications for Publicans' and
Downham's Chibby,"
tingont of the Fire Brigade Hotel Koopers' Adjunot Licences for 145 lbs......... (Lewis) Opromptly arrived on the scene the year 1911-1912 uoler the Liquor
5 lbs. pounlty,
Licences Ordiannoo, 1911. and provented the flames from For the last race of the lay six spreading to the adjoining tene- Forms of application may bo obtained ponies started.
at the Magistracy. All applications Kerry, with monts, and by half-past six sucmust be forwarded to the Magistracy on tickman in the saddle, had a ceeded in subduing the outbreak. or before SATURDAY, the 14th day large following of supporters in the The fire,, however, was unfor- of October, 1911, and must be accora- pari." Oil King carried nume-tunately attended by loss of life,panied by a deposit of Three Dollars. rous backers because of his rider, as the charred remains of a foki, Applicants for tmnsfers of now whoso provious successful mounts aged about 50, were discovered licences and persons objecting to tuch Mr. G. K. H. Brutton and Mr.in the afternoon inspired popular as soon as the flames had been alleations must appear before the
Mr. R. F.-C. Master Mr. C. H. Ross Capt. Farquhar.. Mr. M. H. Logan- Mr. G. C. Moxon
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Lowder did not compote. Mr. Master took all the three pegs and wasawarded first placo with 11.1-2 This morning the ferrice wore paints, Mr. C. H. Ross was second running regularly. A choppy with 11 points, and Capt Fur son and the dronching downpourquhar third 7 points. of rain made tho passage to Mr. Master $28.80. and from Kowloon unpleasant, Oash Swoop: No. 75 1st, $270.90 No: 80 2nd, $77.40 as all awnings had boon furled
noon. No. 78 3rd, $38.70: and snuggod up and tho ladies. and smoking cabins were over-One Mile Flat Raco. Hadica popular places of rofuge. The For subscription, grillins of Harbour boro'a hingularly dosorteil any sonson appearance, all small craft having Mr. T. S. Forrest's Alacrity, long since fled for shelter. A 150lbs. (Gegg) Blue Funnel Bont or some other Mr. Velox's Greyback, 148 lbs. intrepid steamer which had con-
Licensing Board in person.
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Hongkong, 2nd Oct., 1011.
FROM EUROPE.
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fancy and confidence. Besides, Oil got under control. The body was Stakes. Brushwood Boy was were indications to show that the King rau second in the Gymkhana found on the second floor, but there penalised for his win at the last unfortunate man, fell from the meeting and was handicapped floor above. nino and eight-lbs., respectively, The total extent of the damage in favour of Oil King and Kerry. is not known. The stock of this race Mr. Geilge nude the furniture is insured with the Sun only bad start during the after- Insurance Company for $7,200. When the flag dropped "The ground floor, which is well longths in front of Brushwood suffered damage by water only that their goods are being landed and Uil-King was seen to be two clear stocked with rice, groceries, etc., Captain Brehmer, having arrived, Con- rignoos-of-Cargo-aro-Lerby-informed- Boy, the rest of the field bunched The stock stored on this floor is placed at their risk in the hazardous together behind him. In nego-also covered by insurance.
andor extra-hazanlons Godowns of the rendered the leadership to Brutal- there was a strong breeze blowing down, Company, Limited, whence do tuting the villago, Oil King sur- At the time of the outbreak, Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Go- wood Boy. The order first time from the direction of the harbour, livery may be obtained against Bills-of- past the Grand Stand was:- which rendored the work of extin Lading countersigned by the Under- Brushwood Boy, Oil King, Kerry, guishing the fire doubly difficult, signed, (Mastor) 3
larry Scott, Mombassa and so that praise is due to the fire Chibby. The last named could fighters in putting out the firo in not keep up the rattling pace set to short a time..
(Asger) 2
fidence in its power to wrestle Mr.-C. Jay's Trewint, 158 lbs. with the typhoon should it cume,
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All claims must be prosented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be ro- cognized.
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showed up. decisionally through Mr. II. P. White's Tralee, the gray sheets of rain, but other- 148 lbs.......... (David) wise the harbour was almost Mr. Ellis Kadoorio's Matchloss untenanteil.
Chief, 140 lbs..... (Seth) by the leaders and was steadily
5lbs. ponunity.
outdistanced by the latter. There Just before this raco started a
wasnomaterial change in theorder
A literary friend of ours who Lau-teui, Kowloon, broke away heavy shower of rain drove the of the race when the field gailopped from the wall and was washed potators to the Grand Stand. passed the Golf Club, from which recently made a half-century at No claims will be admitted after the away by the heavy sens. Other live poules started. Traice and point Oil King was seen to be Lord's, in the Authorsand Publish- Goods have left the Godowns, and all damage on the peninsula include Matchloss Chiol got away together given the reins when he over- ors' match, tells us, in describing Foods remaining undelivered after the All broken, chafed, and damaged sovered gas and water connections. At the start, with Croyback third, hauled Brushwood Buy, who in his emotions (as he is too apt to 8th iust, will be subject to rent.
Trewint fourth and Alacrity hard turu was hard pressed by Korry do when we have not the presence goods must be left in the Godow The Mongolia hold last. At the back stretch in the third place. Going up the of mind to stop him. Survivors where they will be exarsined on the A rumour was current in the Matchless Chief was given the hill after passing the Football Tales of Great Events), that what 7th inst., at 9.80 a.m. Colony this morning that the reins and assumed the foad for Stand, Oil King was in the van, particularly struck him was the steamer Mongolia which left short while from Greyback second Brushwood Boy second, Kerry Bonse of perfect pbaco induced by by Hongkong on Saturday had and Tralee third. Trewint and third and Olibby several lengths absolutely on the scorer to put Bx
the knowledge that he could rely grounded, or at least touchod Alacrity were not sent along at behind last. Merry Scott was bottom near the Lamocks. In their proper speed. Matchloss also coming up strong, and the down all the runs which he hap quiries were at once mado at the Chief and Groyback changed race up and passing the Rock saw pened to make. This does not Pacific Mail ollice where it was places to the inoline was nego. Uil King and Brushwood Boy soem at first sight anything exces stated that the rumour was with tinted. At this stage Gegg called paired, Kerry and Merry Scott in give to demanding of a score, Hongkong, 2nd Oct., 1911,
but those who have had experi out foundation. The steamer upon Alacrity and the pony an- partnership, Mombassa just a had; however, it was aidswering overhauled Trewint and length bobind and Chibby out of once of the very minor cricket beon in the typhoon and at mid-Matchless Chief successively. The race. Brushwood Boy's extra which most of us play when Timo night yesterday she had to leave Alacrity was second from Groy-weight told against his speed, and has begun to creep on, will re- to 65 miles auth west of Lamock back passing the black rock. He ho was overhauled by Kerry coguise that the infallible scorer Island. By a second wireless was too good for Aeger's mount, and Merry Scott, successively is a rare product. It is a curious message that was received, it was who lost his advantage to passing the village, Oil King fact that the erratic scorer sel- known that at 11:40 to-day the Alacrity at the village bend. now showing alightly to the front dom errs on the side of genero- ship proceeded on her way and Mr. Gegg raced in the van The race home was a must excitsity. Those three leg-byes which she is due to arrive at Keelung in the last furlong,
Matchlessing one. David steered Morry might so easily have been taken at 5 a.m. to-morrow. When the Chief and Trawint were racing Scott close to the raile, Kerry was where are they found? Legibly for our Ranjitsinbji leg-glide, vessel hove to an oighty mile gale for all they were worth for second running on the middle course, inscribed in the space devoted place, but Greyback coming in and Oil King had plenty of room between them shot to the front apu the outside. Whips were free to leg-byes. But that snick neek ahead of Towint after they applied, and with every lash; to the boundary through the slips (we admit it' was meant to be a rica had been won by Alacrity lerry Scutt gained on Oil King, drive, but still we did hit it), by a clear length. Asger was whose position was disputed by there it is in the score-book, choored for securing scoond place. Kerry also..: To the excited spec nestling among the byas. Nor is Trewint was a good third.
tators it looked like anybody's
was blowing.
GHASTLY FIND,
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-POPULAR "ASAHI" BEER
A Shanghai Tragedy....
The following is from the Time: 2.15.
For the last furlong Oil ho to heargued with, your scorer. Note our Price $12.00 per case-con- "China Pros" of Sept. 28: Winner: $8.60.
King and Merry Scott raced neck Mules are suave compared with sining 4 dozen quarts or 6 dozen
pinta. An inquest hold yesterday morn-Cash Sweep:-No.95 1st, $374.85 and neck and together; the the scorer when taken to task for ing at the Shanghai mortuary by
No.022nd, $107.10 Toriner won by just-a-nose; sin of omission. Mr. G. W. King, coroner, over the
No.31 3rd, $ 63.55 Kerry was a good third. This known batsmen plead, almost toax CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERN- limb of a foreigner, found by Ladies' Nomination. Three Tur-race gave Mr. Gogg the thirdly, for another single to ba
longe Sourry-For China winning mount of the day. ponies, subscription griffins Time: 2.47.1-6.
of any season
fido polo ponies.
and bona Winner:-$8.20.
Chinese boatmen floating in the Whangpoo bolow Yangtszepoo creek, came to a rather and end- ing. The limb was encased in a woman's black stooking. The Mr. Hickman's Raffles, Mrs. police thought that possibly it E. Potts, 152lbs....(Gegg). might be that of the missing Miss Mr. Ching's Urgent, Miss E. Brodhurst, nureo who dis-
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Cash Sweep: No. 61 1st, $472,50. No. 89 2nd, $135.00. No. 58 3rd, § 75.50.
SUPPRESSED.
DEFAMING. THE GOVERN-` MENT.
Davidson, 150158....(Soth) 2 CANTON NEWSPAPER appeared mysteriously, last De-Major WM. Withycombe's. comber after leaving some friend's Tregon, Mrs. Withycombe, house on Sinza Road with the in-152lbs. (Withycombs) 3 tention of going to her own home. Surgeon W. II. Hastings They notified her fathor, Mr. X'mas Daisy, Mrs. Hast John Campbell. Brodhurst of inge, 1521ba, ... (Hastings) 0 their discovery, and upon his call-
We have
dded to their total. But the moving finger moves, and having writ we are blowed if it is going to make any alternation what soever."The Globe."
DON'T FORGET. Monday, October 2. Sale of needlework, Italian Convent.
Tuesday, October 3. Organ Recital, St. John's Cathedral,
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MENT 7:% Silver Loan of 1880, E. 50th Half Yearly Drawing,
【NTEREST due and dmwa bonds of this Loan will be payable at the offloos of the Corporation on and after 80th September, 1011. List of drawn bonds can be obtained on application to the undersigned.
For the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Agents issuing the Ln,
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Sale of needlework, Italian Hongkong, 60th Sept, 1911. || [1414 Convent.
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All the four ponies started for Tam "Tṛlægrarn" CORKBIPONDENT.) ing at the mortuary he identified this race. It produced the most
Canton, Sept. 30. the limb as that of his long-lost exciting finish of the day. To a The case lus just been concluding, Douglas Steamship Com daughter
capital start Raffles got away in od in which the owners of the pany Upon his identification the in- front of X'mas Daisy second. Ur Chun Yuen Po, a Chinese newn quest was adjourned till Thurs gent third and Tregoa fourth. Tre- paper, was charged with pub ECWilks, MI.Mor, E., A.M N.A. day, Oct. 12, in order that further gon almost immediately success-lishing articles in their columns construction, Valner and Auteesor 201 Consulting Engineer and Surrororfor investigations may be made by fully challenged Raffles for the predelaming the government. The the purchase, or sale, of Steamships gr the police and stops taken to clear miership which he held on wheel tribunal has issued an order for Landasa
the mystery that has surrounded ing round the bend into the home the permanent suppression of the ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, 2ND FLOOR. Miss Brodhurst's disappearence, straight. Tregon was in the post-paper, but gave leave to appeal. bucklog, 106 May, 1911,
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