RACING REFLECTIONS.
THE NEW BETTING ARRANGEMENTS,
Backers Grumble at Slowness, Errors and other Things.
Whilst it is to be admitted that
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1915,
"THE QUAINTS."
Talented Entertainers Commence
HONGKONG TRADE.
The Outlook Satisfactory.
EX-MANDARIN'S STORY.
Alleged Forcible Detention.
AFFAIRS IN CHINAVE
HAM
A Revolutionary Declaration.
The following has been sent to
To the backer it meant that if he too, so that single file is ensured, tims in the Straits and the Rong Uhamber of Commercs" an- foreibla: detention of a former News, Sir Our nation
not, follow that criticism of the coarter and he could not obtain of the premises will not allow of it the only concert company of things, T. clothe &o. Clearances tean alias Lam Chung-hang, with intimidate the Central Govern-
:
dollar boxes
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Kindly insert this in your valoable
paper.
We are, elo,.
were paying out on, and the suri slip or slips were törn off and in the following race was prompt everyonelcoking knew at a glance on, time, or ten minutes before how many tickets had been sold timo as it was on one ocassion for that korce, The alipa were. then there was an accumalation not flat on the desk so that only of backers round the boxes that those at the front could see, tut
Season To-night. abowed the system was not were hung on the brok of the
The following extragtsare from, working smoothly. Sympathy ticket box, so that they could
"The Quaints," who open their the fortnightly prices current and too is usually with the backer, be seen from a good distanos, rearon here to-night, arrived on market report issued by the Hong
Aa, interesting story of the the editor of the V. although it was not last week. The people move along gangways Saturday after a most successful
der dato of February 20:---
Chinese mandarin, and a man of very serious danger. had money to draw, with either a | and that simplifies mitiors con- F. M. S. They ar, anticipating a Cotton Piscs Goods. The wealth, was unfolded this after complications between China and fancy or information for the next sidorably. We do not advocate good season here, and the booking market re-opened on the 17thinat noon before Mr. J. R. Wood, at Japan, it is far easier to find fault with race, he had difficulty in being the arrangement of gangways is proceeding merrily.
and small New Year sales were the Polios Court. Four men were than perfectly to perforio any able to have a bat, since his money here, because we tre of the opio- The record of "The Qaniuls"
The Japanese havo used the effected of grey and white shirt charged with detaining Obin San activity of the revolutionarice ta thing, at the same time it does was tied up on the other side of the ion that the present construction is unique, inasmuch as they are
are brisk. The Hanchester mar-intent to prcoure a ransom. wrong should be taken excaption ita transfor. The cash sweeps were and that for the sake of boemeeting kind to have had the honour of ket is firm and prices are
ment and to gain their objects as Inspector M O'Sullivan ap demended. If their demands are to, or that any good would follow well arranged and worked in a year it would not be worth the appearing twice before Hia!
poared for the prosecution, and accepted, our nation will perish. by overlooking the truth. Long marked contradistinction to the extra cost of reconstruction. But Majesty the King. They have
udvancing. before we were approached pari-mutaal, and why there should we do suggest that the tickete be also had engagements at six annual settlement passed off with- and Grist, for the defence.
Fancy Cotten Goods The Mr. Dixon, of Messrs. Wilkinson Our party has always taken the garding the failure of the new be this distinction or diference hung in full view and that the London theatres. The character out any very serious failures The complainant, who formerly consideration. If beneficial to national interest into our foremost botting management under the in working in for others to deal number of the horse should be in of their entertainment is auspices of the Hongkong Jockey with.
locally. No New Year sales are lived at Fukien, anid that the first our nation, what sacrifios would big type, while the type. stating particularly saited to East. Olab, to wire very carefully watching its working. For it was new arrangements were a source be very mach smaller, Then the of their performances le daintinas parities. Although values have to be a warrant for his arrest, Shanghai have met and decided
All through the three days the the race, Jockey Club, etc., could exa audiences, as the keynote reported from first hands, prices defendant cams to his house and we not make ?
on this aids being far below home showed him a paper purporting Members of our party. three seasons ago that the of complaint, and many and loud boxes for the larger bets should and humour, sad, unlike most improved here, there is little on a charge of being a to circularize our partiesne gvery- Telegraph suggested that the were the protesta to be heard. But be increased. Instead of a backer concort combinations, a pretty prospect of connecting business revolutionary. He was taken to a where to dissolve our organisa- Jockey Club abould control and on the Off Day, when, ono did holding up hundreds of small story is interwoven with the many Government in France controlled ment, the crowd being smaller out the odds to five or air tickets, commences from the rice of the Cotton yarn:The improve-ant, and four others forced him work the Pari-matuel, just as the look forward to an improve backers whilst a shroff is working musical numbers. As the interest honor future. "Clearances hous, in Tung Shing Lane and, tions temporarily and discontinns
ara comparatively.good:
while detained there, the defend our activities. it in that country. Natural and the experience of the three let the man who wants five tickets oprsia, and as the motif is ex-
"Whatever discussion or iasinus- ment reported last has been to write Jy, then, "we wero quito big days being to the good, mat- on a horse go to a particular box. plained in the Prologus, patrons maintained and, notwithstanding $3,000 had been fixed as the certain that it is far from our tras a letter stating that tion may be made outside, be pleased when we found that ters becaras hopeless when one We have the filty" boxes, and should make a point of being in the Jainso holidays, a fair price of his liberty. The men, sentiments. the desired change was being was faced with several lots of "twenty-fives" would be found a their seats by 0.15 p.m. abar amount of business took place, however, eventually agreed to effected though it must not be returns pa the last race of the day. greater advantage still. When The setting for the performances in view of comparative paucity of accept $200. In the meantime, anderstood for a moment that we Nobody appeared to Know what it came to paying out, the shroff is entirely original.
stocks in the interior. Pricea had any fault to fad with the the belting was, some gained by ia
the police, who had been in THE REVOLUTIONARIES the five,
The performances will be over nave further slightly, strengthen formed of the disappearance of controller of the past because we the ignorance and others lost would know exactly what to pay at 11.30 each night, thus allowed. Quotations are:-No. 104 at the complainsct, made enquiries
MANGA RESIDENT IN SHANGĦALI believed that if similar deductions patience over the constant chang-cut to the investors at their boxes, patrons ample time to catch their $791110. No. 12 at $85/102 which led to the arrest of the four were made from the turn-over asiog of the figures. If one went to and the shroffs in the ordinary ferry or tram.
No. 16s at $87/111. No. 204 at defendants. are made in Franos, either for the the wrong box and made a' bet he boxes would not be faced with State or charity, these who are not would have little sympathy if he dollar and cast problems just
$90/123. Arrivals 5,000. balos. Salon 6,000 bales. fortunate enough to be able to weat back and said he had made when hundreds with but one
Shipments enjoy the privileges of a day's a mistake and argued that he ticket each are being held up.
ait: Unsold stock 30,000 bales. racing would be able to derive meant to back another. He would We feel sure that the public would An Oplum Deat and Its Sequel.
Bargaine 38,000 bates. some little comfort from the pure be told the mistake was not at the apprecista thechange and it would droppings of their more fortunate door of the management, but at also be found to the advantage of brethren. And, after all, ricing his own. And all sportsman the Jockey Club. wagora, whether large or small, would agree. Bat it appears that to be within the bounds of on Saturday this did not hold There is just one other thing" morality, must be just what one when the other party was in the we feel we should call attention oan afford (parse-droppings) and pitch. For example we will give to, and that is the poor telephonic not such as will inflict hardship betting returns received by our commodation, particularly the ing the drug and said that & man
The defendant admitted steal on anyone. That being the argu. reporter from the true, proper and crrangements for newapsper nained Chan Chik asked him to meat it was reasonably asked why recognised sonroe. They were as some of the cash which backers follow: Turzam, $18.90 Win their returns of the racing. There for £7.
men who are Boxious to get away steal the opium and esil it to him felt they could dispose of by aning Hazard, $68.20 (dead heat was but one telephone for every- mild flutter should not benefit for first place); Tarzam, $18.80; body, and as it was in constant effect that when he was searched Evidence was called to the charitable Winning Hazird, $22.10; Tour use, pressmen were continually the defendant bad in his posses. organisations 10 par midst leston $23.40, places. Changed delayed in gelting their resultssion seven sovereigns, which he which need sustaining, And to Turzam $10,80 for a place through. The Pross serves the attempted to throw away that, we take it, is the ludable Torzum again $16 for a in, and public sad deserves.more consid-
Mr. T. H. King, Assistant intention of the Jockey Clab, Winning Hazard reduced to $35.-eration than it gets on these Deputy Captain Superintendent apart from any other consideration. 70. On another occasion the places occasions. It is therefore to be of Folice, said that there appeared And now we come to the work-were shown as Turzom $22.10. hoped that by next year there to be no cause for fenianey and ing of the system by the new Is must be remembered that the will be one telephone box, or even that the mso was a bad soamp, management. In the way of counting was, or was supposed to two, set aside solely for the use bureaur there was little to com- be, in the bands of experts, and of newspaper men.
The defendant, when asked plain of, the extension being where one can be pardoned for a
what he had to say, caused decided advantage, while another slip, what can be orged in the
laughter in court by saying that feature which was very much favour of the man or the men, as incident has occurred in connec bat.had admitted doing so se he This morning, we learn that an in fact he did not steal the opium appreciated was the special pro- they may be, who perpetrates ation with the cash sweeps which hoped he would then be dis vision for big bots. Again, it series of blunders at the one time? indicates that the government of wae a new working arrangement, The "pencillere" at home thead was not as faultless as we
charged. and the most captious critic would would certainly think it a huge formerly believed. It appears prison for three months with The magistrate sent him to overlok any little shortcomings joke and the racing papers would that thres friende draw Black hard labour. on the first day, hoping, naturally, certainly poke fun at any system Gem in the Tytam Handicap, for an improvement on the suc- that led to such results na wa crud, of course, the posy won. Un with having the money in his Chan Chik, who was charged ceeding daye. In this instance it perienced here. As maiter of the board the amount won by the possession, was fi
fined
$800,
the numerous"
"A BAD SCAMP."
This morning, at the Police Court, before Mr. J.R. Wood, a Chinese was charged with the theft of a quantity of Government opium.
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TRAM CONDUCTOR CHARGED.
Alleged-Counterfeit Tickets,
Metals Tuere is little to re- port, dealers being unwilling to pay the advanced prices, l'he tone of the market in London in distinctly firm, and with in oreased freight rates prevailing, higher values may be expectes. upward sen lanoy but lite Prices locally are firm, with on business passed.
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A Chinese detective, who made | VON DER TANN MYSTERY the arreste, doposed to finding the defondants and the complainant
in the same cubicle.
U.S. Rumour Repeated by a Paris Newspaper.
HOTTING
Paris, Jan. 28,0 The Journal Isarns from Rio
In answer to Mr. Dixon, witness said that at the Police Station the first defendant claimed that the complainant owed him $200 on a promissory note which the latter had tora up. He did not plainant was wanted by the sar Von der Taun wa Bank know it was a fact that the com- de Janeira that the Germen orai- Chinese Government who had during a conflict by the British Four Market Report.-Ameri- offered $2,000 for his arrest,”; battleship lovineible, and that can Market Prices are strong; The onse was proceeding as we
the crew, composed of 883 men, were drowned. farmers' banda is very and the amount of wheat still in went to press.
amail, Local Market: Clearances, except for coast ports, continus very small, and stocks are about the same. There appear to have. been come gambling purchases by dealers here bat title busine for consumption. Under special Corps Orders issued to-day by permit a large lot of North Unias Liaut. Col. A. Chapman, V.D. Hour has strived here from Shang-state: hai at prices which would tend to Musketry (Standard (Test) entirely disorganize the market, should importations continue.
VOLUNTEER ORDERS:
The Invincible was not dam aged:Exchange.
The Globe has been aware for some time of the stories oor
Cooncarb- ing the late of the big German craiser in the Southern Atlantic. Accounts of how the reusi waS destroyed have appeared in vari- ous forms in American news- papers for more than a month Past, but no indication has been Musketry (Trained men and Riven by the Admiralty that the
Invincible bas reported any and cuite) will be carried out AF follows Saturday, 8th instans
[The Von der Tann is (or was) at 2.30 p.m, an Banday, 7th inst. the German advertisement" at 9.30 a.m. Engineer Company, snip wuton made the famous tour Members must attend punctually of Southern american ports: Her at the times stated above. Aby normal displacement is recorded Celebrates His Jubiles,
men arriving late will not be allowed to fire. Note. Only mem-ment of 010, and an armament as 10,500 tofis, with a 'comple. This mornings at the Boman bers who have fired Part I oan fire
including eight 1-inch, ten
FATHER GABARDI.
Parades. Faraden for
Section M. G. Co-10 2nd. instant: 5.15 pm. Section Artillery Battery and
SPECIAL POLICE
RESERVE
he let British Company will
Friday, March 5th. Wek A parade at the Central Police
Station at 6.30 p.m. sharp on
The 1st Chinese Company will parade at the same time and placs on Tuesday, March 2nd and Thursday, March 4th.
"was unfortunate, however, that fact we were informed by one successful drawers was stated to equivalent to ten times the worth Catholic Cathedral, the Rev. Frithe Standard Test, Officer onach, and sixteen 24-pounder: experience did not ripen necom young man that on one occasion be $2,787.75 when the Telegraph of the opiam."
P. Gabardi celebrated bis jubilee duty in the Bous, adby guns, plus four torpedo tubas ] plishment and the improvement the Chinese were selling tickets and our two morning contem
in the priesthood. He was 6th inst, Lieut. Danby; looked for was not forthcoming when the ponies were finishing poraries took down the returns
ordained in the year 1890, at Sunday, 7th inst., (to be named What was the reason? It is not for or had finished a race. Now most Our information is that,
Milan High Mass, celebrated later). An Officer of the Engineer the writer of the reader of this men are apt to enjoy the ex far from the parties winning
by Fr. Gabardi, was well Company will be present each article to say, but rather some perience of backing a horse after he amount stated, they received
attended by the members of the day to take charge of the firing thing for those who control the it has won, apart from any con some $900 less, it being explain-
Catholic community. Among point and sufficient N.0.0.3 of system to investigate. We sra siderations of money, as the joke ed to them, when they protested,
those assisting were His Lordship the Engineer Company will at- sure it is merely a matter for in-appeals to him, though there are that a mistake had been made.
Bishop Pozzoni (who was ordained tond to assist the Lastractor. vestigation, and we are buoyed other men who would not mind Thie, occurring in the case of At the Police Court, to day, Mr, priest thirty years ago yesterday) Field glasses should be carried in other years it was successful Home for the next meeting of the subscribers being away, the Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd., Chell Dirtono, the Vicar General Garois le permitted to resign, up in this belief by the fact that making the trip out from people sharing tickets, and one J: Stödart-Kennedy, manager of the Ven. Archdeacon of Maoso, by every man possessing them.
of Joseph's Resignation: ---- ander an individual, and what if they thought there was any leaves an awkward situation. esa be done by one should not be likelihood of a repeat performance.
charged a Chinese tram conductor of Macse, and several other dated 5. 2. 15. difficult to do by another when it We are anxious to see the system
with forging and uttering counter- clerics from Masso, as well feit tickets in exchange for fares. is not a question of the abnormal. the saccess it should be and that is
Then in the oase of the orrore The reckoning in connection with the rearch we put forward this in the pari-mutuel, let us sup tickets were discovered yesterday there will be a special sermon by It is alleged that twenty such as the local priests and brothers. At five o'olcok this afternoon the winners was not very slow, oriticism,
pone the sum first declared and Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, of though slower than in former. Thers are people who talk much paid out to some backers was Mesero. Deacon, Looker, Dancon the Vibar General of Macao, and years, but the totalling in. con about the system in France who less than the sum declared later, and Harston, appeared for the inter at the Club Lusitano, five nection with the placed ponies have not the slightest idea of what what redress have those people prosecution and the case was addresses will be presented to was a miserable failure. Ten prevails on a French racecourse who have drawn the smaller remanded until Thursday morn-
Fr. Gabardi, HBHAM minutes after the ponies had and who give voice to a lot of sum and handed in their pasted the post was a common nonsense about what should and tickets? It would be a curi-ing at 10 o'clock. delay before the abruffs were in should not be. It may be well to ous situation if people went St. Patrick's Day to be Celebrated The Filipino Rebellion." the position to go on with he explain, therefore, a few points in up demanding money as beita in Manila
American Prassmen evidently paying-cut and even then they connection with the matter. As with nothing to prove the bona Manila Irishmen are busy have their own opinion of the worked so slowly that the sight for the tickets on ponies, the fides of the claim. Would their proparing for the great celebra Philippine brethren's account of of them so annoying. There was French system was some four word be taken that they were tion of March 17. It is said that the recent disturbance in Manila, altogether too much talking in years ago, and we have not heard fustified, like the word of others the celebration of St. Patrick's The Kansas City Star op erves: the boothe, an the payment of of a change, to have the numbers has to be taken that there was a day this year will surpass any. The Eldorado Republican reports $5.10 could not be made withcat in big type just like a medium mistake and, in the circumstances, thing that has been seen in Manila that it took two privates and a prolonged discussion.The sized date-bicck As you backed people had to receive less than so far. A meeting was held last corporal, armed with choirs, delay meant that had the start the horse you soleated from the what was first announced to be week to lay out the plans and for to put down the latest Filipino been late in the race, the shrofia box allotted to that number the their doe?
the appointment of committees, rebellion.
Brill
at Headquarters, No. 2 Beation Artillery Battery, Bayonet fighting on the Cricket Ground. Sergt.
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