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驍十觀 十年丑癸
NOVEMBER
7.
1913.
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HOME RULE.
THE UNIONIST CAMPAIGN,
GUNNERY TESTS,
A STRANGE REPO.T.
THE TRAIN SMASH.
RECOVERING THE BODIES,
WELLINGTON STRIKE.
NEW UNION AT WORK.
BALKAN TROUBLES,
THE GREEK REPLY.
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London, Received Nov. 6.
The Unionist leaders are son.
try, and are concentrating upon
Home Rule, which was the sub
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The officials of the Admiralty
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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
The death is reported of Bir William Henry Freace.
Latest developments in
An intimate friend who can. Wellington strike are given
HOME FOOTBALL,
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London. Received Nov. 6. Greece, in reply to Austro- ducting a campaign in the coun-are very secretive regarding the Melan says the last bodies were Wellington states that an em Italian presentations on the versed with President, Haerts bombardment by the Empress of extricated from the wrecked playors' manifesto affirme that it subject of Albanis, repudiates the to-day (Thursday) says the latter India at Portland on 29th Octo-traine last evening, and the is not opposed to organised labour charge of intimidating the popula- will reject all the United States' feat of speeches-last evening by ber, and which was postponed locomotive tender, which was and will give preference to a new tion at Epirus, and criticises the demande.
ying over the smashed carriages, Union registered under the methods of the International Mr. Austen Chamberlain at New until the 4th inst.
Arbitration Act- 'port (Mon.), Sir Edward Carson
It appears that the ship "sunk" was lifted with difficulty.
Seven bodies were recovered The liner Athenia ia loading at Inverness, and Lord Halsbury in the Channel while dring her
thirteen inch guns, before the and are mostly unrecognisable, with the aid of the new Union at Chelsea,
Mr. Bonar Law telegraphed Mr. programme, including a torpedo charred trunke only being extri- which is protected by special
cated.
police. Wilson, the Conservative candid-attack, was completed..
Gendarmes, are searching the ate at the Reading by-election, A message received on the
personal effects of the victims' as follows:-"The question over 30th ult: stated:-Mr. Winston with a view to finding clues for shadowing all others is whether Churchill, the First Lord, and Ulster is to be dragooned by other Lords of the Admiralty identification purposes. Bitish troops without the con- visited Portland to-day (Wednes sent of the British people. While day) to witness unprecedented your opponenta imitate Mun- gunnery tests, by the battleship chausen in his tales about land, Empress of India which bom- you have the right to tell the barded with all her gune, from
the four
the 13 truth about Ireland." He sent a
inchers.] similar message to the Conssiva- tive candidate at Linlithgow.
THE ROUT OF TAMMANY.
SEQUEL TO SULZER IMPEACHMENT.
inchers to
OBITUARY.
SIR WILLIAM H. PREECE.
BOXING.
HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION- SHIP VACANT.
LOCAL SPORT.
The following results of mat- chesplayed on October 16:-
Pirst League.
United 1.
Sunderland 0, Manchester Olty 0. Bolton 3, Aston Villa 0. Chelsen 9, Liverpool 0. Blackburn Rovere 0, Bradford
Oity 0.
CRICKET. The following players have been chosen to represent the Rost of the League, against the Hongkong: 0. O. on the latter's Burnley 3. Tottenham Hotspur 1. ground, in a two days, match Sheffield Wed. 2, Middlesbro 0.
Manchester United 8, Preston 0, THE D.C LI, SPORTS, commencing to-morrow and West Bromwich 2, Sheffield
tinuing on Monday:-H.E. the The first day'e events of the Hon. Mr Claud Severn; Capt. Capt. three days sports of the second Robertson, A. O. D.; battalion of the D.OLI, were Farmer, A, O. D.; Mosera. H. H. decided yesterday afternoon at the Taylo, F. De Rome; R. C. Happy Valley before a large num-Witchell; G. K. Sayer; E. L. London. Received Nov. 7, ber of spectators. There was a Braga; Capt Gainsford, R. G. A. large number of items gone Capt Matthews, R. G. A. Si Reuter's correspondent at Paris states that the meeting of the through, many of them being pre- Bagnall, R. G. A.; and Lt. Pym. liminarien for other contests. international Boxing Federation, However, in the three mile open. st which delegates from the United States, Switzerland, and race some exceedingly good run- France were present, decided the ning was witnessed. Moses, the World's heavyweight champion- ship to be vacant, Johnson having been sentenced to imprisonment, and not having accepted chat lenges during the last two years,
London. Received Nov. 7. The death is announced of Sir London. Received Nov. 6. William Henry Preece, K.O.B.
[The deceased, who was born Router's New York correspond- in 1834, was during 1898-99 Pre- ent says the rout of the Tammany sident of the Institution of Civil party in the Mayoralty election is Engineers, and was previously
the The Secretary: It does not ascribed to its impeachment of Consulting Engineer to Mr. Bulzer, who has been return Colonies. He had a distinguished necessary follow that the United ed to the New York State Assom-career as an electrical engineer Services will be invited to do it, bly by an overwhelming m»jority, ing expert, and was joint author but still,
of text books on telegraphy and Democrats Returned." The elections for the Governors telephony, of Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, have resulted in the return of Democrats,
President Wilson has tele- graphed his congratulations on the successful maintenance of his tariff and currency reform policy.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
PROBABLE STARTERS AND JOCKEYS.
INTERPORT FOOTBALL
Mr Swan; I second Storrie's motion,
Mr.
and
The motion was then put carried unanimously.
Dangerous Nature Of Military Ground.
Mr Moran called the attention of the meeting to the dangerous Continued from Page 5. nature of the Military ground, Who Will Represent the Colony? and said that it was dangerous to
The SecretaryAre we going play on it. to have a team representative of Captain Robertson-We bave the Hongkong Club or of Hoag-already spent $400 on it,
Mr Storrie:-There are many kong?
The Chairman:-Hongkong. complaints of the Hongkong Club The Secretary:-Therefore the ground being, bumpy just now. whole of the clubs must have a Mr Browne-We have written
to the P.W.D. about it." word in the matter,
Captain Robertson said the only objection to the Military it has been left to one of them to ground had come from the Navy do it. It is simply a question of and not the Army. He granted who will send the invitation to the ground was very bad last year Shanghai.
and they had several men sent to the hospital, but it hadn't reached that far this year.
The Chairman-Yes, but they have taken no aotion in the past;
£
The Secretary:It would be impossible for us to go against the Hongkong Club in the matter on account of the groand and hundred and one things.
day,
President Huerta stater that he will rejest all the demands of the United States.
The probable starters, and jookeys for the Liverpool Antumn Cup are given to-day.
The Unionists are vigormaly prosecuting their anti-Homs Rele campaign in England.
The work of extricating the bat
bodies from the wrecked trains. at Melan has been completed.
An ex-military officer has been shot by revolver in Shanghai; the motive is believed to be political.
The rout of the Tammany party in the New York Mayoral elsution is ascribed to the impeachment of Coun-Mr. Sulzer.
Oldham 3, Newcastle United 0.
Second League, ' Everton 5, Derby County 0. Bradford 1, Fulham 0. Notts County 2, Stockport
ty 1,
University Cricket Match.
Clapton 0.2, Wolverhampton 2. The undergraduates and the Hull City 2, Leeds City 1. winner, made very little ado about staff of the University played a Bristol City 1, Barnsley 1. the race and the style in which very interesting and exciting Birmingham 1, Bury 0. he commenced was kept up until match on Thursday last at the Glossop 2, Huddersfield T. 1. ment he set the pace and while which had been kindly leat for W. Arsenal 3. Lincoln City 0.
Southern League'. the end. From the commence- Civil Service Recreation Ground, N. Forest 3, Blackpool 0. the pack held on to him for the the purpose. It was the first of Leicester Fosse 2, Grimsby 9, first two thirds of the distance, what will certainly be a long Coventry 2, Bristol Rovers 2. he commenced to pull away in series of such matches. Moreover, Reading 2, West Ham 0. the beginning of the Isselsp; and, the result was remarkable, the Norwich 2, Cardiff 2. running well, established a lead of Undergraduates winning by one. Southend 3, Portsmouth 2. about a quarter of a lap over Pte. fun. Another curious and inter- Northants 5, Millwall 1. [Old, who also ran well. Abra esling feature of the match was Swindon 2, Watford 1. hams, Porter and Meade fought that the rival captaine of the Plymouth 2, Southampton 1- bard for positions and finished teams, Professor Middleton Smith Gillingham 2, Exeter 0. third, fourth and fifth respectively. (41) and Mr Wei Wing-look (31) Orystal Palace 8, Merthyr 1.
Other Matches. The time, 15 min. 40, 1-5 secs, sach beaded the scoresheet fortheir Brighton 1.Q. P. Rangeze 0. while not remakably good, being side. For the Lecturers, Messrs
Rugby. more than a minute over the re- Wottesley Salt and H. W. Tarn-Oxford U. 2, Old Westminsters 1- cord, was yet sufficient to show ball did well in bowling the London Irish 14 pts, United Ser-
former took seven wickets for 38 vices 3. that the running was quite of a
runs and for the atadente Mr. London Wolsh 11 pts, St. Bart's high order.
Mr. Yew Man-Roselyn Park 16 pts, London Hos. There were two other cham-Chan Yat-kwong two wickets pionship events also decided for 21 runs. throwing the orioket ball, which toun (who was captain of his was won by Private Brown, with echool cricket team before joining Lance Corp., Cann second; and the University) showed most pro putting the shot, in which a close mise among the first year under contest resulted in a win by graduates. There was quite a Sergeant Weaver from Privates good attendance of visitors.. Brown and Smith, who occupied second and third piscos respec- tively,
The results of the orente de- aided are as follow:
Transferred to Ireland.
3."
At a meeting of the Interns- tions! Boxing Federation in Paris it was decided that the world's heavy-weight championship is vacant.
Greece repudiates the charge of intimidating the population of the Epirus, and criticises the methods of the International Con- mission.
The British, Chinese an Tibetan Plenipotentiarias are engaged considering the claims counter-claims of `` their respective Governments,
and
LOCAL.
The D.C.L.I. sports commenced yesterday, when some interesting preliminary events were decided.
An important discussion re place at the Hongkong Football Cambridge U. 19 pts. Old Leygarding Interport Football took London Scottish 13 pis, Richmond Association meeting last night.
sians 6.
8:
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Oxford U. 5 pts, O.M.T.' 5.
Evils of Hustle. This is how a satirist hae sum
Old Blues 13 pts, Guy's Hos. 11, Aldershot .A.M.O. 3, let Scots
G.1. Cumberland 6 pts, Northumber-med
land 5.
Leicester 14 pis, Coventry 6. .... Lieutenant Q. D. M. Garaia, Swanson 10 pte, Llanelly 6. Throwing the Cricket Ball, from the 2nd Battalion Dake of Cardiff 9 pts, Neath 3. Championship event-1, Private Cornwall's Light Infantry, Hong Moseley 14 pts, Northampton 3. Brown; 2, Lance Corpl. Cann; kong, has been transferred to the Bristol 6 pts, Bath nil. 3. Lance Corpl: Williams; 4, 1st Battalion, at the Curragh, with
effect from Oct. 14. Private Perry."
Long Jump:-1, Private Gill; 2, Lance Corpl, New,
Enlisted Roys' Race, Boy:
IF
The Minotaur.
:
An Empire of Workers Who Lack Raw Material:
up the effects of modern hustle":"Man's business re- quireth haste. The average busi ness and professional man cats in London: Received Nov. 7.
in a hurry and gets dyspepsia. The probable startere and
He walks in a hurry and gets ap jockeys for the Liverpool Cup, to
oplexy. He talks in a hurry and gets the lie. He does business in be run to-day over a distance of one mile and three furlongs, are
Mr. Moran Living in hopes
a hurry and becomes a bankrupt, Boots Buint (W. Huxley, Santair
a(Loud Laughter).
Captain Roberson: We have
The commission of the Mino JAPAN A BIG CUSTOMER, He reads in a hurry and is super- ficial. He votes in a hurry and (Martin), Bachelor'e Wedding
taar, flagship of Vice Admiral
produces corruption. He mar (Donoghue), Willaurs (Pront), Mr Browne: I think it is best spent $400 on it and we are now
bankrupt (laughter),
Hobson; 2, Boy Brice; 8, Bay Thomas H. M. Jerram, O.B., com- Ultimas (Robbins) Subterranean to meet first of all.
ries in a hurry and gets a divorce. Sergeant. Wilson: We have Johnson. The Chairman:-I propose Mr
He trains his children in a hurry manding the China Squadron, (E. Hurley), Lady Galette (Ring-
Patting the Shot Champion will expire in May next. The
and develops spendthrifts and stead), Moscato (Me Kenna), Esger be the representative of the dope as much as we can and we Sands of Time (Ledson). Candy-Football Association to meet the can't do any more. The grounds ship event.-1, Sergeant Weaver: Minotaur is to be retained on the
San Francisco, September 29 criminals. He gets religion in s Station... tuft (Cooper), Cheerful Wing, other two representatives and dis are strictly limited in the Colony 2, Private Brown; 3, Private
Because of the rapidly increas hurry and forgets it in a great China Cook, Elnor and Oselle are cues the matter.
and we have to do the best wo Smith; 4, Private Ellip
Lt. Noble, M.V.0. Three miles, open (Champion- without joukoya at the moment. Mr Storrie think it would ean.
Lient Percy Lockhart Hornaming trade between the United hurry. He makes his will in a Early Hope (Smythe) is a doubt be as well to ask the United Per Captain Robertson: I asked ship event),5-1, Lance Corpl. Noble, M.V.O, who has been pro- States and Japan, a shortage of hurry and leaves a legal contest vicos League because I think the hon. Director of Public Works Moses, 15 min. 45. 1.5 secs; 2, moted to commander out of the transpacific vessels is expected by And his tribe steadily increase!! eventually it will fall back on to give us six or seven hundred Private Old; 3, Private Abra them, and they might as well be dollars, and he nearly fell off his hams; 4, Private Porter, Royal yacht, with seniority of Mr. Y. Nagashima, manager of Sir Alfred Winalce on the China who has just returned from the in the discussion as any one else. chair. The next suggestion was Private Heade; 6, Private Oar: Aug 31, was flag-lieutenant to the Mitsui Company, of this city, The three of the past will be to take the ground from us. He teledge.
Station from January 1910, to Orient. Novices Hurdle Race; September, 1911, except for three "Japan will become the greatest THE TIBETAN QUESTION. able to any more about it, but I said "If you sak the Governor
think the United Services should for money now, you will lose the Private Bennett; 2, Private Fer- months, September to November, purchaser of cotton and other raw
Smith;
41910 when he was in command be on it as well, because there ground." That is the position mor; 3, Private will be Service men play now and we can't do any more. Private Thoker; 5 Private Bar of the Alacrity as aoting com
mander, most likely
gese... The meeting then concluded. ing, and the form of the Civiliank at the present moment-it will be more or less a Service team as
ful starter.
NEGOTIATIONS proceeding,
од
Ball Bstreated.”
FOOTBALL
DON'T FORGET,
TO-DAY. -Harmston's Cirous-9.15 p..
Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Soenio Theatre, 9.15 p.m. TO-MORROW." Harmaton's Circus-9.15 p. Victoria Theatre 9:15 pm Bijou Theatre 0.15 p.m. 2. Batt'n. D.O.L.L. Bports. Monday November 10,
raterial in the world," said Mr. Nagashima to-day. "Last year 370,000 bales were shipped there, In the championship. events Fishing Junk Attacked,
and this year the shipments will pointa are awarded to winnerH The master of a licensed fish reach 100,000 bales. Japan is Arthur Hall failed to appear at and runners-up and it is on the ing junk has reported, to the taking advantage of the develop London. Received Nov. 7. far as I can see. I propose the the Police Court, this morning, to aggregate of these that the trophy police that about 4.30 on the 6th ment of China and Manchuria, inst, whilst sailing down the sad an ea of industrial activity The British, Chinese and United Services League be added answer a charge preferred by P. will be awarded.
Sham-chun, river off Pak Hok without parallel in that country bas Tibetan Plenipotentiaries are to the anb-committee.
O Murphy, of being drunk and
Chan, an oyster host containing been started. The empire is one the engaged in considering the claims The Chairman: I withdraw disorderly, at West Point, and his and counter-claims of their my original resolution, and I sur bail of ton dollars was estreated, The Hongkong F. O. meet the eight men came alongside his great workshop. Labour is plenti- respective Governments. Pro-port the proposal that four re-
Remanded.
R. G. A. in a League match to-junk, and the men bourded it fal, at raw material is scarce. At gross is being made and the presentatives, the Association, the the Police Court, this morn-morrow. The game commences Two of the men were armed with It w not be many years before relations are quite friendly, but Ulab, the League, and the U.S.L a man and a woman fram at 4.30 p.m., and Hongkong will riles and four with revolvers. Japon will be the United States the deliberations are being held be appointed.
Yaumati wore remanded on a be represented by O. 4. The robbers ransocked the junk biggest purobaser of cotton strictly in confidence.
A representative said he charge of being in unlawful pos Goldenberg, A. Hamilton and Jafter threatening the crew, and Owing to the scarcity of coal en made off in the direction of on the Pacifio Coset, Japan will The Conference moves to Delhi thought the matter had nothing session of -$1,800 in money and Stalker L. Railton, B. then at the end of November. It is to do with anyone else except the certain boxes of clothing up Long and B. O, Brown; O. Wilkie, Sha-tau, Chinese territory. The ship scores of cargoes of coal here impossible to say when it ter Olab and the League. The other posed to have stolen outside the L. Goldenberg, W. V. Pennell, particulars of the stolen proptery in the near future. This will
leagues could not afford to do it. Colony.
J. C. Briggs and W. B. Rigden. are not to hand of the moment, avert & coal famine this winter,
minates its laboura,
Christian Science Lecture at
Theatre Royal-5.30 p.m.
Saturday, November 15, Birth Gymkhans Meeting, Hap
Tuesday, November 18, Hongkong, and Bonth Chins Steam Fisheries Oo, Ltd, meeting
noou, pak s Extraordinary Generalý ing, Hongkong and South Ohls Steam Tisheries Co. Ltd.18.15
py Valley-3 pm.