HE REVIVAL
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDA
was superior to the Loglieb, and OF BOXING. hat infighting in a indispensable a part of the modern game ar |aul-fighting... The victories of Carpentier, Ledoux, Criqui, and other French boxera are a proof that they were wise in deciding that a system of offence and
Why Englishmen are Beaton.
Boxing is once more a national pastime. During the lust five
POST OFFICE,
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APRIL 9, 1914,
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 9th at 10,50-The depression Is still shown to the saat, of Tokio. The now. centrul in the neighbourhood of [antloyclone has moved" cantward." It is
Shangbal.
Pressure has increased slightly in the
The monsoon will be interrupted to the north of Foochow and will moderate over the N. China Sou.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours
Registration for the English and Biberl-Haiyang, Br... 1,361, A. E. Hodgins ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.02 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Fornoak.
ult-Swatow, 8th ult. Gen. D. L. and Co
Br... 2,362, Paukon, 9th inst Port Said 3rd ult. General AM. The Money Order Offico will be'entire- Kaga Maru, Jap, s.. 9,907, G. Tabuss; 9th Inst-London, 28th ult, General- N. Y. K. Lothian, Br. s. 3,322, W., J. Lockhart,
and Easter Monday the 13th inst. being Good Friday the 10th Saturday the 11th, General Holidays the Post Office will be open as follows:- years the contests between famous defence based on the "straight Saturday from 7 till noon for the dispatch Chingchow, Br. s.s. 1.905, J. Doyle, Bth Bouth.
On Good Friday from 8 9 ... on masters of the game have been left" is not sufficient nowadays.fi watched by crowds as inclusive The straight left, of course, is an
English and Siberian Mail,
will be one special delivery of as those which attend the Boat invaluable asset against a rushing9 a. Registration of letters for the Eng
Registered
correspondenes on this day st Delta, ace or keep the festival of opponent; it is always scoring ah and Siberian Mails for the North will Derby Day; and, what is even points and at the same time break-loss at 5 p.m. on Thursday the 9th inst more to the point, the number of ing down the other man'e an Malle will close at il a.m. on the 11th more or less efficient boxers, stamian; and, since the point of inst
On Monday from till 9am. There Japan, professionals or amateure, has the jaw is the most vulnerable
will be one delivery of ordinary lafters and raatly increased-certainly not spot in every boxer's physique, a collection of letters from the Pillar less than fivefold, according to head fighting must remain atoa on each day. one who is well acquainted with least half the game-perhaps ty closed during the Holidays. the progress of the revival in all rather more. Bat until English its aspects. Boxing is now na boxers learn the value of in-fight- Chinese registered correspondence will popalar in both Se. vices as ing, which the most skilful practi- not be delivered on a signature only. The football; it is onltivated tioner of the old-fashioned style required in addition. The Postmen hava Chopels firm of standing will in och be the universities and cannot ovade at all times, they instructions not to part with any register Tascalusa, Br. 6.5. 3,995, 9th lust.-Cal 3 Bouth coast of China be- The_same the public schools; and in, will be ba. ten by the American article until the above regilution has London and the provincial towns, or " Americanized" experts, who great and small, its advantages light systematically in both Tho Arcadia, with the mail from Zatiro, Am. sa 1,449, F. S. McMurray,0th as an exercise for persons of plance, attacking the body and ult, is due to arrive here on Friday the (London via Siberia) of Saturday the 21st
last-Manilo, 6th inst., Glen,- S. T. & Co... Bonnt leisure and as a training the head, either or both, as occa-10th inst. for the control of the tempera-sion offers. ment, as well as the temper, are generally acknowledged,
at
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"A Choice of Methods.
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& Fakhoi-Per MATHILDE, 9th April, 5 pan.
9th April, 5 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
If any lingering doubt existed To the ordinary' spectator the us to the right of this essentially subtleties of infighting, with thoir English sport to the regard of all fascinating re-velation of indi sorts and conditions of English.viduality, are meaningless; even men, it would be removed by the to see them, when both men are presence of the King at the tourou top of one another, requires a Jesselton, Kudat and Sandakan-Per nament of the Zud Life, Guarda trained eye. The best way, per-Shanghai
There is no record, ao far as we hapa, to help English b xers tr know, of the presence of any King acquire an art without which they of England at the ringside on a will always bo boston by the previous occasion. George IV. American or French fighter in Japan vin Kobo Por KAGA MARU,{ was a connoisseur of pagilisnih planes is for those who watch and versed in the fantastic argot boxing entertainments to take an of the old prize-ring with its intelligent interest in "mix-ups strange excess of metaphore, some at clone quarters. They will soon of which ach an "claro:" for learn that it is not the in-fighter blood and "mouse" for bruis-bus the out-fighter who has been are still occasionally heard. But caught, who holds and leans on be ceased to attend prize-fights his opponent. The truth is that while he was Regent, his distress a knowledge of in-fighting is the at the sight of an unfortunate only antidote to the clinching. fatality at Brighton causing him which is a to vow that he would never again boxing. The Times be present in person. However, bis keen interest in the doings of Tom Cribb and Tom Spring aud other pots of "the Fancy maintained to the end, and he would sit in a gorgeous dreasing
Messrs. Brand Bros. and Co., gown-almost as giorions as those Shanghai, secretaries of the Sun
wae
10th inet. 9 a.m.
Swatow sad Bangkok-Por LOOKSUN, Amoy...For TELEMACHUS, 10th inst. 9 Fort Bayned. Haiphong and Pukhoi-For Chinking-Fer KIANGPING, 10th inst.
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9 a..
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10th inst., 9 a.m. blot on English Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Per HAI-
YANG,10th Inst. 10 a.m.
March Rubber Outputs.
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Mail.
Shanghai, & North
May Steamers
THE PENINSULAR
AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAIL.
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTA on
about the DATES named TM- For
Steamers: LONDON, via Ue-) Arcadia
ual Ports of Call Capt. S. Barcham
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1 Hongkong and Neighbour, | N.E.winds.]
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WERP via Singa- Khiva
R.N.R.
& Marseilles ....
Delta
cutto, 13th uit., Ballast-S. Onl
& Do,
DEPARTED,
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Hwangies for Canter
Kaimun for&watow
Paklat for Singapore via Swatow Robert Dollar for Sax Franolaco Esang for Canton
Kenkön Maru No. 12 for Dairen
Denavon for Yokohama
Aldonham for Kobo via Moji Kwongsang for Canton
Barnes for Borneo
J:
CLEARANCES AT THE
·HARBOUR OFFICE,
April 8-
Eigor for Newchwang via Teintau Brisgavia for Yokohama via Bhanghai
Trigonia for Swatow Eastern for Melbourne zin Manila
Kanehow for Canton
tween H.K. and Lamooks as No. 1.. 5. South coast of China be-) The same tween H. and Hainan... as No. 1.
China Coast Meteorologica! Register.
Station.
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9th, April, a.m.
Winda
Hour.
Barometer.
Humidity.
Temperature.
Weather.
D'tion.
Force
Wostook a '30.10 92
Nemuro Hakodate
Tokio
Kochi
Oshima
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SHANGHAI ... Capt W. R. Lo Maro
SHANGHAI
MOJI,
R.NAR. Novara
KOBE Capt. H. R. Hethe- AND YOKO- rington HAMA RN.R.
To Sail On Remarks
noon
11th Apr.
Freight & Peste
Freight & Passe
about
15th Apr.
about
10th Apr.
Freight & F
:about
Freight
2nd May. & PAR
All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
For Freight, or Passage apply to
E. A. Hewett,
Superintendent.
LINEY
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BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL
Ta sall on
WEDNES.. 15th Apr. 10 am.
P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong. 6th Apr. 1914
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Shanghai Gutzlaff Sharp P. 78 Amoy
30.27
786
b
30,23 46 30.22 58
GIERS, LISBON, Yorck
80
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30.19
SHANGHAI,
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30.12
SAKI, KOBE AND Cpt. C. Nahrath
THURDAY,
30.14
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16,900
30:16
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29
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30.12
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M'LA, ANGAUR, YAP,
Canton
63
30.16 58 94n
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30.13 65 54. e
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SYDNEY AND MEL Capt. A. Hurtzig BOURNE
6,000
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Holbow
Fring Waldemar
Tourage
Ва 30.10 63 30.02 70
KOBE
110
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nw 40 40
6.100
Aparri
· Legaspi
Manila
JESSELTON, KUDAT & Borneo
SANDAKAN ........................
Capt. J. Koehler
9th April
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Bacolod Cebu Labuan
30.03 86
30.01 86
9 a.m.
де
ZUP
2 b
T. F. Claxton, Director.
Wa Sun for Maczo
Mucus for San Francisco
Triumph for Kubun via Hoihow
April 9.
Bushu Maru for Saigon
Waltan Mari for Dairon
Halysog for Foochow via Swatow China, Devawongee
Den of Ruthven for Seattle via S'hal for Salgon for Yokohama via Shanghai
(Europa viu Siberia) - Por Low for Bhan-hai
DELTA, 10th April., 9 a.m.
Shanghai & North: China-Per LOTHI- AN, 10th inst. 9 a.in.
· SATURDAY, 11th April.
Lovat for Moji vie Kobe Yat Bliing for Calcutta via Singapore
Chow chow for Kwanynen.
Mathilde for Hagapore via Amoy..
Telemachus for!
worn by American champions of Manggis Rubber Co, Ltd., state Batavia, Samarang and Sourabaya-Per Kathe for Hanguy to-day when they go to their car- Ith the output of dry rubber wae nara processionally in a cload of 3,753 lbs.
Ameri-
can
Mall.
TJIBODAS, 18th Inst. 9 a.m. Tientsin for Nowchavang via Shanghai Japan vis Moji Hilo, Hono-Tasoalusa for San Francisco. Jul & South American Ports Por SEIYO MARU, 11th inst. 10 a.im,
seconds and let his chocolate Mr. J. H. Richarde, secretary get cold as he listened to some of the Parmsta Rubber E-tate, great officer of State read a des Ltd., has received cable informa: Japan via Kole--For KUMSANG, 11th cription of the latest duel with tion that the estimated output of naked, pickled fists,
dry rubber is 4,600 lbs.
It is necessary to point out here that modern boxing is not in the Mesars. Iber and Co., Ltd.; least like the old perilous form of Shanghai, secretaries of the Gala pugilism. Nobody who has seen Malumpong Rubber Estates, Ltd., a modern contest needs to be state that they are in receipt reminded of that fact, Unfor- of the following telegram from tanately, the few surviving en- their Penang agents :--- omies of boxing have never visited Output of dry rubber the National oporting Club of for Murch...
59,280 lbs.
the Ring, and belove that the Shipped to London ancient descriptions are applic- able to the swift and scientific
during March 87,810 game of to-day, which can
Coconuts be called the chess of athletics be-
Rainfall
...56,800 nuts. ****** 1994 1990. Cinches. Messrs. Gande & Co., Ltd., are
oause of the mental concentration in receipt of a telegram from the it requires.
manager of the amberst Rubber
Neglect of In-Fighting. There is much more bazing-Estate, Ltd., that the output of good, bad, and indifferent indry rubber is 1,500 lbs. England than in any other |
April. 10 a.m.
10 a.m.
11
Chlawangtao-Per ALBIANA, 11th inst. 9th net.Rey J. Smith, Dr M Ross, & W Hongkong, Observatory. Apr. 3th.
Per as. Kaga Maru from London on the, Smith, Mr & Mrs J H McCaunt, Miss LG 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Shanghai & North China, Jap. Strangman, Rev M Grande, Mrs FW Fabrenkelt on the level of the sea in In- via Nagasaki, Honolulu, Cana-Sponcer, Watson, Miss J Strangman, K chén, tenths and hundred the. da, United, States, 8. Ameri- Kurata, Shinis, RH Strangman, L Duppy, ca. via San Francisco (Europe T Takenchi, Mr & Mrs A Book, Blu Kish 'via Siberia) --- Per MONGO- Tung,
LIA, 11th April, 11 am.
American
Canadian
t
& Siberian
To make connection with the Dulay steamer leaving Shanghal on Wednesday the 15th April, at 5 a.m.]
English
Mail.
Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade- SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL
Western Australia, India, Loide, Aden, Egypt, and Europe via Brindisi, (Late Lettera 11a.m. 10 noon, Extra Postage conts.) (Supplementary mail bonate planetary mad for doparture of
the mail
(Extra Postage 10 denta) posted in all the Pillar in time
for the first
clearance will be included in this contraci mail)-The Purcel mall will be closed on Friday the 10th inst; 5 p.m. Per ARCADIA, 11th 11 EmᎸ.
London, 24th March. Arrivals from China:-Bohomla, Eafus, The following vessels have passed the Caual:-Himalaya, Hyson. Aitmark, Norr denroy, Yangtze, Protezilans, Benmohr London, 31st March. Arrivals from China:-Benlawers, He- Ionus, Hyson, Tranguebar, Preussen, Yangtsze.
In
Meadre, Wm. Martin & Co., Shanghai & North China--Por ESANG, country. Boxing is a national general agents of the See Kee Swatow, S'hai North China & Tsingtau
11th inst., noon. game only in the country; else Rubber Estates, Ltd., state that
-Por CHOYSANG, 11th inst. where it is at most, a national the output of dry rubber was Philippine Islands--Per LOONGSANG, spectacle. When, however, it 1,650 lbs. becomes a question of the art and
11th April, 1 pan Messrs. J. A. Wattie and Co., Philippine Islands-Por ZAFIRO, 11th|
April, 1 p.ni.
science of boxing, we have to con- Ltd., state that the following were fona our inferiority to foreign the outputs for the undermen- nations. Many reasons have been tioned companies,
suggested for this unhappy state
יי
of things. We have been told, Angio Java Estates, Ltd, Dry for example, that the American Rubber, 38,085 lbs; Hemp, 450 athlete has an advantage in piouls.
physique which is increased when Kroewoek Java Plantations, it comes to games that require Ltd.. Dry Rubber, 953 be both strength and skill, by the Coffee, 61 picals; Cocaine, 3,880 training of baseball, in the opinion kilos."
of its votaries a better form of
general education for the athletic Java Consolidated Rubber and specialist than any of our ludi Coffee Estates, Ltd., Dry Rubber, humaniores. There is probably 2,067 lbs.; Coffee, 17 pioule.
Ziangbe. Dry Rabber, 12,436,
a grain of truth in this contention,
By the side of Jeffries, Johnson, lbs. Rahlin, Willard, Palzer, and other mountainous American boxers of the past and present, the biggest men seen of lato years in the English prize-ring dwindle into insignificance. Indeed, in
the last 20 years only one English boxer with all the requisite gifts
has been geon in action, and he
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Shanghai, and North China (Europe via Biborin) - Por KANCHOW, 11th inst. 5 p.m.
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MONDAY, 13th April. Shanghai, & North China-Per KWONG*
SANG, 13th April, 0 p.m. Straits & India vin Calcutta - Per
A. APCAR, 19th inst. 3 p.m.
TUESDAY 14th April, Swatow, Amoy and Bocchow-Per HAI-
CHING, 14th April, 10a.m. Philippine Islands -PerOHINHUA, 14th
9 p.m. Shanghai & North China-Por SHAO.
SHING, Hth Inst. 11 im. Japan via Yokohama-par MUTTRA,
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German
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The following vessels have passed the Coon ---Atsula Maru, Ellen Rickmers, Gloalochy, Lonnor, Nion, Surnga, At} reus, O. J. D. Ablers.
2 Temperature, la the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit,
3 Hamidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mola- befox 100.
4 Direction of Wind, to two pelats.
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale.
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached cloud, d drizzling rain, fog, g gloomy, hall, I lightning, o overcast,
thunder, really, rain, snow, i thunder, w visibility, w dow wet.
. ◊ Raia in inches, tenthaand hundredths
METEOROLOGICAL,
Previous
London, 7th April.Barometer Arrivals from China-Iyo Maru, Nero Tampatature...... Canol-Ajax, Kasama, Lutzow, Enevia, Wind Direction.
The following vessels have passed the Humidity
First Bulow, Kina.
Day On date On date 30.08
60
0
30.07
30,09
62
568
69
75
0.00
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