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American Indian Athlete Confesses to Professjonalism
Indian Polson Trial. Buddha, one of the accused in the Clark murder case, has been pardoned to enable him to give evidence that may be used by the prosecution against the other states"
A message from the "Daily Mail's" New York correspondent that James Thorpe,
Boccused. Buddhu was a native the American-Indian athlete,
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at the Olympic Games year by ham, a widow, has been committ-in Sweden last ed for trial on chargon of being acknowledging that he played concerned in the death of his wife, baseball as a professional in 1909 and of Mrs, Falham's husband. and 1910. He must therefore Mr. Fulham is alleged to have been poisoned..
An Amending Ordinance. An amanding ordinance to the Traction Engines Ordinanco in
surrender the Pentathlon trophy presented by the King of Sredon and the Decathlon Cup presented by the Czar, both of which ho
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† 199 his audiocco against despising realised until now what a big rondab, tenuis ground.—39 Tenk, any form of art which was alivo mistake I made in keeping it Hongkong. 2 1st Feb., 1913 and plastic in the hands of man. socret about my baseball playing, Bearing in mind Mr. Barrie's and I am sorry I did so. I hope "Peter Pan" and the old bottles will be partly excused by the renovated to hold the joyous wine, fact that I was simply an Indian he believed that oven musical schoolboy and did not know. all comedy, in the hands of a mas about such things. In fact I did ter, might become a thing of not know it was wrong, because beauty, They might or might I was doing what I know several not deplore the forms that other colloge men had done, terature was choosing, but there except that they did not use their was no gainsaying the fact that it own names," was still very much alive, and he would say to them." Believe and be glad that literature is an art and English a living tongue."
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seda since England introduced khaki, but it has been observed in the hand-to-hand fighting in The transport Robilla, was ex-the Balkan campaign that a die- pected at Durban on February 3 tinctively-coloured uniform is with the 1st Battalion South Staf-necessary if each side is to avoid fordshire Regiment, which will the risk of shooting at its own proceed to Pietermaritzburg to men. It is for that reason that
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the French have adhered to red trousers.
R. G. A. Lieutenants.
One of the Antarctic Heroes and As already stated in the "Tele-
the Straits, Lieutenant Bowers of the In- The Evening Post, while graph," it has been rumoured for considering that Thorpe's punish-some time that lieutenants of the dian Marine Service, who was the ment is disproportionate to his Royal Artillery were to be pro- officer in charge of the commis Royal Ladies and Suffrage.
offence, says that, knowing him-moted to captain after 13 years' suriat service of the ill-fated Scott There is an idea, very prevalent self disqualified for the competi-service, and it has now been Expedition, was the son of Unp- says a Home paper, that woman
tions at Stockholm; Thorpe officially announced that such is tain Bowers, who traded between suffrage, should it be granted,hould havo spared us the in-io be the case. This will not affect Burma and the Straits in the will greatly increase the power vitable criticism which will now the Royal Horse and Royal Field seventies, says the "Singapore of the clerics of all denominations, This is a view of the effect of be directed against us from quar-Artillery until next December, Free Press" He brought down woman suffrage which is also ters where the misdeeds of Ameri- but in the Royal Garrison Artil- the old Pral Fekhet boat widespread in France. None of an athletes are a favourite sub-lcry over 60 lieutenants will be that was inter bought by Mr
ject of comment,'
Bogaardt, the founder of the our. Itoyal ladies has expressed The "Evening Mail" saya: "By
Straits coasting trade, practically, publicly any opinion on the sub the aboriginal looseness of his
for the Pyah Pokhet was put on ject. It is, however, very well ideas on the subject Thorpe has known that both Queen Mary made a shooking mess of the the Treining Squadron, in which the ran from Singapore to Klang and Queen Alexandra have no Olympic business and has tainted sus relieved the cruiser Essex, the under Capt. Wald. Capt. Rowers sympathy with the suffrage move the record of America. We shall cruiser Royal Arthur was paid off while in the Straits married a ment, though they would pro-enter subsequent international on February 3 at Portsmonth and Miss Webb, whe was a school. bably be more charitable than Was Queen Victoria in her re competitions under a cloud. Our her crew disbanded. Capt. T. B. mistress in the Rifles School, English cousins will take ad.. Kennedy has recommissioned and Lieut. Bowers was, so we are marks regarding a lady who had made herself prominent in de vantage of the discovery of Thor-the Royal Arthur with a reduced informed by an old friend of the on a voyage to Hongkong and had sailing vessel experience in manding suffrage. Her late Maro's early lapse to taunt us with nucleus crew for trooping duties family, horn in Rangoon, and jesty said that to her mind the every athletic crime."
The Pentathlon which Thorpe Woosung with reliefs for destroy his younger days. Lt. Bowers beat thing to be done with the lady in question was to give her wen comprised the broad jump,ors and armed river steamers would be about 35 years of age,
javelin-throwing, a 200 metres serving on the China Station. race, throwing the discus, and a 1,500 metres race. The Doeath-
A sound whipping. That was in the Early Victorian days, but the great Queen did not modify her
view to the end.'
After three months' service in
The Red Coat.
sad his mother, Mrs. Bowers, is living at Dadley. The family If, as is announced, the scarlet consisted of three daughters and on comprised the 100 metres full dress uniform is to be one son, and as the sistere and race, broad jump, bigh jump, abolished in the Army, with the mother naturally adored their putting the weight, 100 metres exception of the Guards, the brother and son, it will be a great Mr. W. Moore, Unionist M P. race, 100 metres hurdle, the dis- change will come rather curious shock to them. for North Armagh, publishes afcos. the javelin, pole jump, and ly at a time when a re-action against, khaki has set in remarks correspondence between himself 1,500 metres race.
Blaming the Reporters"
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and Mr. O. P. Trevelyan, M. P., Mr. E. J. Salivan, secretary of the "Chobe." Most Continental For Best Meals Parliamentary Secretary to the the American Amateur Athletic nations have adopted grey or re: ALEXANDRA CAFE CO. Board of Education, about a Union, has received the trophies speech which Mr. Trevelyan made won at the Olympic Games of st: Cheater. "What could a 1912, by Thorpe, who has now handful of civilian population admitted that he was a profea- do against the British Army" sional athlete. The prizes have Mr. Trevelyan is reported to been despatched to M. Helletrom, have said, referring to Ulster secretary of the Swedish Athetic. under Home Rule. Mr. Trevelyan Committee. denies having made a reference
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to the British Army, his version message from Sweden, the prizes
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