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AMERICA CUP.
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Old Shamrock;.
The preliminary trials of Sham-
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1913.
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FOR SALE or TO LET. -” (From 1st November, 1913.) No.1 Gough Hill, No. 103 Peak, Bungalow containing drawing, dining and smoking rooms and Hongkong, 16th Dec., 1913 [1079 five bedrooms. With ground for Tennis-Court.
In order to prevent trouble, the
The following is the cast of various Chino neatres and rook IV, are the chief mpio of "Mt. Wa," a play in three nota musical houses are not permitted conversation among yachtsmen and two tableaux by Harry M. Vernon and Harold Owen, pro- to sell tickets to Chinese visitors daya the Standard. with their womenfolk; Lat na;
The position is fully under-duced at the Strand Tucatro this there are some foreigners who stood by those who follow yacht-month
Wa Li Chang, Mr. Matheson with to hear Chinese singing and ide keenly, but act peripe by Lang; Mr. Gregory, Afr. Leste music, and always buy tickets many persons whose attention is Carter; Basil Gregory, Mr. Evazi is directed to yachting only at Thomas; Tom Carruthers, Mr. for their wives and female friends, ach times as the present, Sham Martin Roland; Holman, Mr. rock IV. ia to be sailed by Mr. Harcourt Beatty; Murray, Mr. W. P. Burton, one of the best, Eldrett Galeon; Simpson, Mr, and theatres have petitioned the known yacht owners in England. Sidney Vautier; The Compradore, police about the matter.
bo has done as much as any Mr. Louis Ashmeade: Chiusse In reply, the chief of the police living yachtsman in the inter-lerk, Mr. Chaa Wemyss; A said that, as foreign men and women enjoy aqual rights in their esta of the sport. He has owned Coolie, Mr. Frank Thorndike; own countries and permitted may yachts, in the 52-foot cluse, Ab Sing, Mr. Frank Boyde: to make friends with each other 15-metre class, and lastly in the Mrs. Gregory, Miss Lilian Braith- without restriction, they should 10-metre class, and sailing, his waite; Hilde Gregory, Miss Aithrished. not be treated in the same way some most experience professional Lind; Nang, Ping, Miss Hilda] own pats, often-times against na Gover; Ah Wong, Miss Mari-n as Chinese women and girls, so the owners are permitted to allow skippers, he has invariably been Bayley: Low Loong, Mie Rose foreign women theatre-grors to
successful, and has established a
Mr. Wo, who lives in Kowloon, Bit together with their male reputation of which any amateur
might be envious. He will carry is the most powerful of man- friends, but Chinese females are with him the best wishes of darine, and the father of a pretty still not allowed to enjoy the same
all true sportman.
daughter, Naog Ping, who is the privilego-Peking Gazetta.
Naturally he will have control apple of bis eye. Pretty Nung of all the sailing arrangements, Ping is aleo frail. She has given With the existing Shamrock as
herself to young Basil Gregory, The Government dry dock
the only available trial horse in and one fine day the intrigue is Surabaj, of a capacity of 14,000 preliminare tests, it was generally discovered by Mr. Wa. There tons, which left Niouwediep conceded that the new bost would upon Nang Ping dieappears for Roadstead in tow on June 23 last, have a vessel capable of giving ever, and Basil is hidden away arrived at Surahaja (Java) on ber a gool test, but then it was captive by Mr. Wu's myrmidon, November. It was towed to that maumed that the old veasel would Basil's father suspects Mr. Wu- port by the two powerfultugs remain in charge of Spoamore, suspects Mr. We not only of Atlas and Tital, both halonging who is the only skipper who has aiding his son but of bein to the Nieuwediep and Ymuideo ever handled her, and knows responsible for the accumulate Towing Company. The dock her to a nicety. It is the misfortunes which, since the "Brrived at Aden after a good announcement that Sycamore son's disappearance, threaten the voyage, but at this port had to had been depoesd for a new Gregory Steamship Company wait about three weeks until the skipper-Gould-that gives rise with ruin. Mr. Gregory invites mobsoon had passed. On the to the comments: one now hears Mr. Wu to his office and bullies resumption of the voyage various og alt sides. Gould has a reputa him. Mr. Wu, is imperturbably mishaps occurred owing to stormy tion as a ekipper extending over polite. It is not Mr. Gregory be weather and strong currents, many years, but his later.com-
desires to converse with, but which considerably hindered her mands have not brought him into Mira. Gregory. progress. Thus the crews of the
a keen racing class. In 1000 he Mra. Gregory comes and is tugs had to use all their energy, took charge of Clara, a Soper- entertained by the polite Mr. Wu vigilance and patience to ac-designed schooner built for a with chat about bis curios, his complish the task which had been German owner, and of er that being ware and his ancient arm. set them. The two nga had had Susanne, also à schooner. Then suddenly ber Chinese maid been specially equipped for the
commanda is shut out and all doors, arė. Neither of these long journey. This is stated to brought him into that keen com looked. Mr. Wa, polite sa ever, be the largest drek which has petition which characterizes a big explains why be has lavited Mrs. ever been towed for such a distrutter class, where all vessele race
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Towlog Record.
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Gregory. It is that she may have upon equal terms.
a choice akin to Isabella's in There is no prejudice against Measure for Measure, Her son the newly appointed skipper; the has seduced Mr. Wu's daughter. question being asked is whether The daughter has been put to any man could step in and, with death; so will young Gregory be
Culty Dairy Co.. Ld. The report of ile directors for the year endod October 31 alates the working age unt shows a new crew, turn the boat out unless-uulees bis mother will
profit on the year's working of Tig. 10,930.71, which has been le siled her last raen.
exactly in that condition in which
of Tls. 1,367.40, and making full provision fur bad and doubtful debts, there is a balance at the profit and loss account of Tis. 4,217.32, which it le proposed to deal with as follows:-To write
sacrifice her honour to save him. Dishonour for dishonour; that is
her servant
transferred to profit and loss It has been suggested that it Mr. Wa'a sentence. To await her account. After writing off the would be must interesting to see decision Mr. Wu politely retires. loss on last year's account, amoun-White leather, the only other. 23 Then in hor agony Men, ting to Tla, 9,087.37, discount,
metra cutter in existence, join Gregory calls to to aliareholders on their milk bille
a phial is sue with the two Shamrocks in outside, and some of their trials. The respec-thrown through the window, She contents in ber iyo merits of the existing Shamlipa tho cock and White leather are teacup, and, when Mr. Wu. known to yaolitamen, and the in- returne. puts it to her lips clusion of the latter vesast in at Polite Mr. Wu, now politely least some of the trials would, in morous, insists un drinking out off 10 per cent. depreciation à the circumstances, lend additional of the sime nup. In a few moments Mr. Wù has horrible importance to the tests.
contortions and falle dead. Mother and son are saved-after au experience which must have tor-
buildings account - 1,686 48; to write off 20 por cont, depreria- tion dairy accessories uncjust T-, 053.14; and curry furward 10.
next year'a nccount Tls. 1,577.70. RARE CH NESE BOOKS, tured the audience almost sa
-North China Daily News.
Another Cup Defender. Boston, November 22-Tents- tive plans for the building of third stoop as a candidate for the honour of defending the Amer ica's cup, have been made by number of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia men
Gift To The Bodleian.
cruelly as it did Mrs. Gregory,
Mr. Matheson Lang ia wonder- fully Chinese in appearance and A munificent donation has bes- demeanour as Mr. Wu. As the made to Oxford by Mr. Edmand tortured lady Miss Lilian Braith- Backhouse, formerly of Merton waite is the proper figure of College, who has resided for about graceful distress; Miss Hildo 15 years in Peking. where an in. Bayley is a delicious little Chiness timate knowledge of the language sweetheart; and Mr. Leslie Carter and of the people has enabled and Mr. Evan Thomas are good E. Walter Clark, of the Eastern him to turn unrivalled opportuni-B father and son.--The Times. Yacht Club, announced last ties for book collecting to good night that Gerogo Owen, of
aceonot.
Newton, had been commissioned The Chinese library which be to design the 75-footer, and that the Bath Iron Works would be has presented to the Bodleian. and which is now safely housed
Baked to submit a bid for con- strustion. G. M. Pynchon, of within its walls, comprises at a New York, is one of those 35-1 sociated with Mr. Clark.
rough estimate, about 17,000 printed volumes, or pen, as they are called, and some 150 manus Measurement for Canat Tolis.cript scrolls and paintings. It is
GIRL MARRIAGE SPECIALIST.
A Georgia girl, aged 17, con-| sidera herself a marriage specialist through the distipotion of having claimed that the collection been engaged to 25 men. She Washington, November 21. includes three Sung, editions, a eloped five times, and was mar Rules prescribing the method of number of superb Ming editions, ried twice. measurement for the basis of extremely interesting autographs, Essessing rolls on ships in the and some magnificent epecimens Panama Canal were issued to-day of calligraphy. in a proclamation signed by President Wilson. They defind
The Behrens Collection.
She holds the 'view that mar- riage is not legal if the bride an- swers "No" when the clergy- man asks her if she will love. cherish and obey her sponse. "I bave a cartload of diamond rings, and ought to know."
Her last husband was a far- mer, aged 47,
the cargo capacity of various A netsuke, curved with two types of shipping, and in general wrestlers in the Kawaza throw, are framed on the same lines as4
included in Mosers. Glondining's rules of the Suez Canal. In some sale of the collection of Japanese respects they are more stringent works of art formed by the late than the Suez rules, but in others, Mr. Walter L. Babrens realized are more liberal,
$225. At the Bing sale in Paris The rules do not affect the in 1909 it brought 5, 200f., which IF you have lost your appetite $1.25 per ton rate previously was then a record price for a dainty dishes at the ALEXAN
ore of the big Variety of prescribed in a Pros denial netenke. The present purchaser DRA CAFE is Sure to terapt prçalamation.
103 private collector.
you
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"Hongkong Telegraph." Hongkong, 26th Nov, 1913. [1047
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