TRAINING NOTES.
This Morning's Gallops and next
Week's 'Prospects.
tion of boils thoir performances and their their points, are likely to bring a return on a modest investment,
Gamester is a pony have extolled to the public, and though we liave not altered
are
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1915,
FIVE YEARS.
Judge Complifients a Police
Officer.
Sitting in Criminal Jurisdic- tion, at the Supreme Court, this morning, the Paine Judge referred to Borgeant Brown of Yaumati as an intelligent and active officer. His Lordship also spoke highly of the police handling of the case he was con corned with, one in which a man was charged with armed robbery at Mong-kok village.
The prisoner having been found guilty, his Lordship in passing sentence of five years said that had the man been younger he. would have ordered the läsb..
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Race Entry.
render a good account of himsalt; or many will be disappointed. John Peel's subs are all wörth | site. tion in torn, but we prefer to deal with the prospects of ponies that will bring a return if sucessful. It needs no student of form or judge of a pony, to make selections from the threet If there is one thing really crack stables." At the same time more absurd than another in one has not to overlok Mr. Ellis connection with raging in Hong Kadoorio's contingent, and par- köng, it is to attempt, to name ticularly not to light Australian forecasts for particular ac, Chief, which this morning covered particularly when certain stables a mile in 2 21, the last quarter in are represented by a number, and 30 dead. He is a big loose-strid the connections are not disposed ing pony with free sotion and to nominate their choina before the day of the race. And for possessor of style. He needs no urging and is willing to give heed this they cannot bo blamed, to any demand pat ap to him. seeing that half the pleasure He gave Mr. Moller a very pleas in racing is springing a delight aut gallop this morning, and fal surprise on frisadly rivals. It delighted his connections. is ab intended here therefore to Thurston was very disappoint "give tips in the accepted sense,ing in his finish and gave one
bai raihor to indicate those ponies which, from observa- the impression that he has had enough. One surprise packet next week will in all probability be found in Winning Hazard,
It is notified in an express that who this morning carried Mr. Moller over a mile in the sxcellent the following entry has been omit- time of 2.15 3/5. He is not a ted from the Race Book:-Fourth pony to take liberties with, and race. 2nd day, the Subscription he should act ba.overlooked for Griffins, Oballenge Opp. Mr. our opinion, as to the merits the minimum for a place, Kakri Billiarde "Winning Hazard." of the pony-in fact we was another pony that captivated more deeply impressed every time one in his training, but this we are him handled by Mr. Ezra morning he bolted with Mr. Knoll the question presents itself as and did a couple of miles "before to his ability to stay the Derby he was pulled up. This after a distance. Over a mile this morn-hari gallop yesterday and so near ing, be did 32.1/5, 1.00 2/5, 1.97 racing too wie anfortunate in two 3/5, ocmpleting the mile in 2.10, which is raal racing form. Busya, Gret the tondenor to strain, and secondly that he should have mile is not a mile and a half, and developed an impatience which though it did not appear as though very often coala races. Should Mr. an extra quarter would depress Knoll ride him next week, and we him, there certainly was an indica- tion that the mile and a half would have found him not so comfortable in his finish. Hence in a race like the Maiden Stakes, where a oracking pace from the fall of the flag to the winning post tolls the story, his chances are mora
The prospects for rasing next pronounced, spart from say o week, should the wasther be kind, parison with the class of his are vory good; in fact surprising Loch Mayben (Johnstone), Im. opponents, than in the Derby. Itly good when one considera the 34.2/5, 109, 1.43.3/5, 2-13.4/5. is not to be hazarded, howevar, circumstances which obtained at Tharlaton (Exra), t. 35.3/5, that his chanoas in the Darby the time when owners were mak1.06.4/5, Lg. 31,2/5. are obscured by any means,ing purchases. One does not Wiuning Hazard (Miller) 1 m. sinos a lot depends on how the wish to hold the war up as a 36, 1-11.2/5, 1-44, 2-15.3/5. race is run, and more so on what
Topaz (Seth) 1 m. 38, 1-11.1/5, spectre at every turn, bat since Mr. Ezra foltiu him when he was
we have. it with us we have to | 1-44, 2-17.2/5. traversing the last quarter. He is recognise its effects, and that one however that we recommend"
being so we can congratulate our on form. Getting away from the selves as far as racing goes, that popular stables, we QJmu to
the prospects could be but little May bay, and hia prospects of Better. were we not seriously en earning his owner a reward are.
gaged in extending civilisation. very bright if properly handled. Should he be selected for the Griffin Stakes, he has the probability of having Wild Oat who
mörning negotiated a mile in 2.22, Inst quarter 312/5, finishing strong and well, and Black Gem who covered a mile in 2. 19 1/5; last quarter in 33 1/5, in a gallop with his stable companion Lucky Gem, bat being hard held and able to have left the Lucky fellow just whenever he pleased. Neverthe
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believe he will, then he will have to take care at the start- ing post or he will find the pony's chances ruined by unnecessary travelling. Rachille too with a mile in 2-15 to his credit must not be overlooked.
Tao times recorded this morn. ing were:-
Mascotte m/33, 1–02.4/5.. Wild Cat (Ezrá) 1m. 35.3/5, 1-16.4/5, 1-51.3/5, 2-22; 1q. 31.2/5. Fijian Chief (Boy) im. 37.3/5, 1-12.3/5, 1-48.1/5, 2.20.2/5, 1q. 32.2/5.
Borneo Chief (Moller) Im. 37 3/5, 1-12.3/5. 1-48.1/5, 2-20.2/5, 1g. 32.2/5.
Lorenzo (Popeim. 36,1-00,3/5. Sir Galahad (Knoll) 1m, 33, Bluebottle (Sedgwick) 1m. 38.1/5, 116, 1-51, 2-23.3/5.
Gamester (Ezra) Im. 32:1/5, 1.06.2/6, 1-37.3/5, 2-10,
lees Maybey, in the right hands,1-09.2/5, 1-44, 2.15.4/5. ahould certainly finish in the first three, olone on the heels of the best of the banoh, if he does not lead the way. Aldwych has been a most consistent performer and is worth watching, whilst Boldier will give Mr. Johnstone a win- Ding mount in the Valley Stakes, if alipped. Coming to Sir Peal's stable one has to write with caution, since the blood is certain- ly here. Despite the ravings of admirers of Dake Dahlia and Perfection Dahlia, we cannot be blinded to the good work done by Majestic Dahlia and, what is more, to hie racing spirit. It is argued that a pony who gets his Bare book-list is a China pony ➡is very often, to use the verna-1-11 cular, a stinker," but since this
Amunio (Gegg) 1m. 1-10.3/5, 1,47, 2-22.4/5.
President (Boy) 1., 34.1/5, 105.1/6.
Baroda Chief (Boy) had healthy exercise.
Rosario (Boy) went with above, Aldwych (Vida) 11/4m. 34.1/5, 103.2/5, 1-43.3/5, 2-16.2/5, 2-48; 9-31.8/5,
Australian Chief(Holler) 1m. 37.3/5, 1-15.2/5, 1-51, 2-21 ; lq 30. Perhaps (Boy) 1.1/4m. 84, 1-09, 1-43.1/5, 2-15.3/6.
Tarzam (Pope) 1/2m. 38.2/5,
Ampfield (Johnstone) 11/4m. is not so with every class of 30.2/5, 1-12, 1-48, 2-184/5, horse, and is a virtue in thorough- 16.30.4/5.
Neptune (Boy) 1m. 38.1/5, 1-15.3/5, 1-59, 2-23.
English Chief (Moller) im. 321/6, 1-02.4/5, 1.q. 30.2/5.
Irish Chief (Boy) m. 23.1/5, 1-02.4/5.
Japore Chief, trolled, New Zealand Chief, went in Company with above,
Sunstar Dahlia (Vida), 1Įm. 37.2/5. 1-13.1/5, 1-49.415, 2-22 1/5, 2-52.4/5.
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Triumphant Dahlia (Barkill); -38.4/5, 1-13.1/5, 1-47.1/5, 2-17.2/5.
Roebills (Beard), l. 35, 1-10, 1-14, 2-15,
Sir Calidoro (Knoll) 1 m. 34.3/5, 1-10.2/5, 1-45.4/5,2-16.4/5, 1.q. 31. Ideal Dalilin (Vida) 1 m. 34.4-5, 1-00.1-5, 1-44.1-5, 2-18.4-5.
Fine Dahliam. 34.45, 1-09.1-5, 1-44,1-5, 2-28.2-5.
Annan (Johnstone) 1 m. 36.3/5, 1-11.2/5, 1-47.2/5, 2-18.1/5.
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
ALLIED SOCIALIST CONGRESS,
PROGRESS MAINTAINED.
Compensation for Mercantile Seamen,
(Official Telegram from the British Foreign-Office.)
Feb, 18, 3.40 p.m. The Board of Trade announces that arrangements have been completed ander which compensation will be payable ia cases of all persone employed in any capacity on board British merchant ships who may be injured owing to hostilities. The arrangement els applies to fishing vessels insured under the government scheme which is being continued for a further period of 3 month at reduced rate of premis.
Two British Steamers Sunk.
(Havas Telegrams.)
French stock now stands at 69.
Feb. 17.
A German submarine sunk two merchant steamere in the Eog- lieh Channel yesterday. One was an English vossal and the other was French.
Yesterday was a very favourable day for the Allies on all the front. South of Ypres the British took a certain number of
tranches.
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of
Io. Champagne we carried, north of Beausejour, three kilometers trenches and repulsed six asanter-attacks by night.
In Argonne grast activity was experienced.
We repulsed a violent attack north wost of Burelles inflicting very heavy losses on the enemy and carrying a hundred matres of trenches in Malaancourt Wood...
Feb. 18.
We took twolines of trenches north of Arras inflicting very serious losa apon the Germana. In the Aisue Valley and Rheim sector artillery fighting prevailed. We took up a marked advantage
THE ESCAPED PRISONERS
ALL NOW RECAPTURED.
Three Wanderers Found la a Sorry Plight.
The three prisoners, of the four who effected their escape from the Hunghom prisoner' oimp, who were still at large when we went
DEATH. HARRISON.At 6 pm, on the 10th February at the French - Hospital, Wanchai, of pneumonia, THOMAS LLOYD HARRISON, aged 30 (son of C. 8. Härrison,“ Newport, Monmouthshire, Eng- land,) for past ten years member of the staff of STÄNDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK,M[at Hongkong.
WAR INSURANCE.
to press yesterday, have been Reduction on Premia on Hulls.
recaptured by the Polico at
Cheung Sha Tan, in the Sai
Kung district, the news of
The following despatch appears
their capture being made known in the Government Gazette:--- in Hongkong last night.
The men were captured in a
Downing Streat,
0th January, 1915. aad plight, being footsore and Sir-With referonde to my shoroughly tired out after theireiroalar despatches of the 22ad two days on the hills, dodging the of September and 18th December, police and the military patrols 1914, respecting the Government who were out looking for them. War Rinks Insuranos Scheme, I The story of the soap shows have the honour to inform you that the plan was one which had that the rates of premian on taken some time in carrying out. hulle were reduced on the 17th Having obtained permission to of December from £1 per cent to orect a concert platform, it 153. per cent. for a voyage, and appears that some the from £2 per cont. to 30s, per cent. prisoners commenced to tunnel, for a round voyage or for a time
policy for three months.
of
from the cover that the orection gave them, under the barbed wire fence which sur-
The rate of premium for cargo was reduced on the 31st of.
rounde the camp on the land side. December from a guinea and ■ The tunnel was made large half to one guinea per cent.
I have, &o.. enough to allow of the paysage of men, and the earth which was thus brought out was picked up The Officer Administering: the under the platform.
Government of Hongkong.
On Wednesday evening, when the escape was made, four of the men succeeded in getting away; The fith man, as he emerged from the tunnel, carried a. bag containing his effects and it was this that the sentry hit when he Brod.
VOLUNTEER ORDERS-
Corps Orders issued to-day by Major D. Macdonald-atote
| Luavo.-Pto. R. A. Baker is granted leave of absence from 18.2.15 to 18.8.15.
Parades.-Parades from Mox-
day, 23rd and Wednesday, 24th February, nil.
Detail-Orderly Officer to-day nad to-morrow, Lieut. Weall;
iu Champagne holding all the ground conquered the day before 22ad to 28th ins'. (inclusive, longed to five different corps of army."
LHARCOURT.
THE OPERA.
Magnificent Production of
Faust,"
The Italian Opera Company still continues to draw full homos at the Theatre Royal, and last night the building was again pack. ed to its utmost limits, Gounod's famons
opera "Faust"
WAN staged, and its presentation was a triumph for the Company. All the parts were most powerfully austained, and the singing, both aboral and tolo work, was all that the most exacting crítio could ̧ ̧ wieb. Mlle. Gonzalez bad the role
Moffatt (leari) 1 m. 37.215. yesterday. Prisoners taken on the sixteenth and seventeenth be-Liout, Darby. Olderly Sargeant a very striking study of the part,
1-13.1/15; 1.48.2/5, 2-20.1/3.
Turpenite Hickman) 34 m. 40, 1-16.1/5, 1-49.4/5.
Majestic Dahlia (Burkill) 1 m. 34.4-5, 1-03.1-5 1-44 2-19 2-48; 1.q.30.
Jose Mighty (Seth) 1 m. 35 1-10 1-48 2 24.1-5 2-57,3-6.
Savington (Gogg) 1m. 37.3/5, 1-14,1/5, 1-50, 2-23.3/5,
Wbampbray (Hesrd) 3/4m. 32.2/5, 1-05.2/5, 1-39,
Beaitook (Johnstone) 3/4m, 33.2/5, 1-05.4/5, 1-38.3/5,
Kukri was out lora canter, bat bolted.
Coronet Vida) 1m 31.3/5,1-04, 1-37.3/5 2-12; q. 34,4/5,
Thief (Johnstone) 3/4d. 33.2/5. | 1-08.3/5, 1-35.4/5, 1.q. 20.4/5.
Ploughboy (Heard) 3/4 33, 1-08.1/5, 1-37.35.
Perfection Dahlia (Burkill) 11/4m. 33.2/5, 1-07.2/5, 1-42.2/5, 2-16.3/5, 2-46:2/5, 1.q. 30.4/5.
Maybey (Soth) Im, 34, 1:07 4/5, 1-41.3/5, 2-13.4/5. Shabrang (Boy) 1m. 34, 1-07:4/5, 1-41.3/5, 2-16.4/5.
Liberty Dahlia (Vide) 1:1/4m. →1-09, 1-45,2/5, 2-20, 251.1/5.
Sailor (Johnstone) 1m. 25, 1-09.2/5, 1-40.2/5;2-17.2/5,
Tinker (Heard) 1m 35, 109.2/5, 1-46.2/5, 2-17.2/5 lg. 31.1/5.0
breds at Home, there is just the Apothecary joined above for possibility, aye, the probability, leat three furlongs. that he will show next week that Dreadnought: Dahlia (Burkill) Duke Dablia (Barkill) 1.1/4m. this is his indication of relish and 1.1/4m; 35.1/5, 111,
2-20, 2-49.4/64-45-4/6, 87.1/5, 1-12, 1-47, 2-19.3/5,
not dislike for racing: He has the natural spring of a racing he has been trained to a pony, nicety, and whether in the hands of Barzil or Vido, he should
2.49.416.
Lucky Gem (Knoll) Im, 3535 Soldier (Johnstone) 3/4m 1-11.2/5, 1-48, 2-19.1/6; 1939.1/5 35.2/5, 1-09, 1-40.2/5.
Black Gora (Boy) 1m 35.3/5, Jed (Heard Im. 36.2/5, 1-11,
1-40, 2-17:4/6,
1-11.2/5, 40, 1-46, 2-19.1/5;
of Marguerite, and she rose to great heights in its interpretation, her vocal numbers being raptar- ously applauded. M. Mauceri was Mephistopheles, and he gave to-day and tomorrow, Serg M. Dagradi as Faust and M. To did fine work all through. The clusive), S:rg. Barlow. furnish Guard, te-aight, Scouts whole production was a great Company; to-morrow, Seout credit to the Company. Company; on 22nd instant, Scouts Company on 23rd instant No. 2 Section Artillery,
In Argonne we progressed in the Boureilles region. We pro-Ballock; 22nd to 28th inst. (in-Scamuzzi in the part of Valentine gressed also four hundred metres between Argonne, the Meuse north of Melancourt and south of Forges Wood.
H
Allied Socialists Determined.
A congress of socialists of the Allied power took place in London on February 14 and all the representatives agreed that the atraggle should be paraned until the end, and the final. victory of Liberty and Justice. The congress passed several resolutions.com-BOMBS ON S.S. KINSHAN, cerning International workers and was strongly criticised by the whole Prese
Discovery,
Replying to-day in the Chamber of Dapuliss to a question dealing with the participation of M.M. Sembat and Guozde, in the Canton Police Make Startling congress, the French Premier, M. Viviani affirmed that all French ministere wera united and agreed to continue the struggle until final victory has been attained, for the complete freedom of Belgium and the retaking of Alanna and Lorraine.
Further French Progress.
A Chinese paper states that on the 18th instant the Superinton- dent of Canton Police receivedia- formation that rebels were smug- gling explosives concealed in fur- On February 17, north of Arrás, the French carried two lines niture or among grain on board the of the enemy's trenches, repulsing vigourous counter-attacks, taking se Kinebap. The superintendent many prisoners and s minen-werfer, Many officers were killed, seu detective Im King-at with North West of Perthes the French carried the German positions on others in a lausch to wait for the a front of 800 metres, The Germans made counter-attacks at Mesnil Kisahan. As soon as ils vosgel les llurias and Bessusjoar were repulsed. The French captured got into the river the was ordered
veral minen-werfer and sleo 200 prisoners.
to stop and the detectives boarded on calling open several sofas two bombs were found and, after far ther calling, four large bombs, five packages of dymamita weigh ing Zcalties 14 teels, eleven ehelle and 80 false proclamations of a
oulprits could not be ascertained In Alsace they took up important heights overlooking Sadel however, farm, maintaining all the conquered ground,
In Argonne the French progressed in Boin Lagrarie maintaining her. After a csieful search and their ground in spite of lively hand to hand fighting.
A very strong German attack against Four de Paris was repulsed.
The French made progress in the Boureilles region and also on hill 263.
Between Argonne and the Hess the French took up a wood
south of Cheepy wood and they advanced 400 metres north of boasting nature were found. The
Malaancourt and South of Des Torges Wood.
"This afternoon there is to be a
matines, when "Il Trovatore will again be staged, and to-night there should be another crowded audience to witness the produc tion of "Carmen,”
SPECIAL POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
General Order (No. 1) -Mr. F. O. Jenkin is appointed Assist- ant Superintendent of the Special Police Reserve,
C. Mo. 1. MESSER, Capt. Supt. of Police,
19th February, 1915,
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION:
The Dividend Declared for tho Half Year ending 31st December, 1914, at the rate of Two Pounds three shillings Sterling together with a Bonus of Five shillings Sterling per share of $125-is payable on and after Monday, the 22nd day of February, Current, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.
By Order of the Court of Directors.
DAW WAVEN, JASTABB, WARDAN Chlef Manager Hongkong, 20th February, 1915,7