LAWN TENNIS.
Last Night's Tournament Games.
YEAR'S CRIME.
Hongkong Pallco Anomal
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1918.
EMPIRE DAY,
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Man Kit; 2nd, Tong Sal yang ; 100 Ysrde (Senior) -1st Wat 3rd, Li Man-his
Kwok cheang; 2ad, Wong Sai po; 100 Yard: (Junior).—1st, Young 3rd, Lai Yak-wa
Long Jump (Senior).-1st, So Siu-up; 2nd, Li Mon-hi; 3rd, Un Taiu kom.
Fang Yaw chenng; End, Lai Tak Long Jump (Janior),-1st,
wa: 3rd, Mak Hon-ming.
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Scholars' Visit fa Stanley.... Historio Stanley was the plass Felected by the pupils of the Sayingpan School for their Empire Day festivition. A atEzt The War Charity stands were.
It is reported in the Report on was made at 10.30a.m. When packed at the Hongkong Cricket the Blue Bok for 1917 that the launches containing about 300 Club last night by people who total of all cases reported to the papils and mesters lofs Jardins's were intensely interested in the Police during the year was 9,508. wharf. Stanley was reached, by
mi final of the Open Champion being a decrease of 1,811 or 16 of Lyeeman, at noon. bathing ship Bingles. Both men being per cent, as compared with 1916 landing, after
There was in 1917 a decrease in lunch, the Expire Day! extremely alever with the recquet,
last. a very large crowd was drawn, ricus cffences of 93 or 2 64 per sports bich and although some of the play cent, as compared with the pre-ten years have been the nutriend-
vicus. year:
STORAGE The number ofling feature of the day's celebra Was very monotonous the majority ofit was so good that is more serious faces reported was 126 tions, were precended with. The than compensated for this fact. over the average of the quinques. events numbered 13. and the Henta were On the play opening, Green at nisl period commencing with the entries over 200 once commenced aggresive work, Jear 1913. The number of minor ran off earlier in the week, and and though be gained the three teen reparted shows a decreas the finals, which were very keenly first games Lo's play clearly of 1718 as compared with 1918 contested. were rap on the old. The regalse showed that this could not and 841 below the average of the Parade Ground.
were as followe:— It and he took a grime, quinquennial period. "Green frok another, but after
The total strength of the Police warda Lo, by splendid play, Force in 1917 was Europese 160, crept up until he had drawn Indians 481, Chinese 588, mak level and taken the succeeding ing a total of 1.229 (se compared game. The play reached 7-6 in with 1,215 in 1916) exclusive of favour of Lo, who was leading by the five superior officers and sis¤ 20-15 in the next game when he of alarks and coolies. Three unfortunately served two doubles. figures include palice paid for by Green was not slow to take the Bailway and other Govern advantage of this slip and ment Departments Of bisforce eventually took the game, mat- 15 Europeane, 137 Indians, and ing play seven all. Excitement 36 Chinese were stationed in the was very high at this stage, the set bring anyone's. It cost Lo a great deal to get the next twn games giving him the set at 97. In the second eet, Lo took the first three games, but Green, by brilliant play, drow level and eventually took the set 6-4 in The third and fourth sets Green had practically everything his own way, taking the third as 61 and the fourth at 6 love.
Throughout the match Green showed remarkable generalship but found it extremely difficult at
Yards-1et. Msk Fan-choi and Legged Bacs-100 the outset to gain any advantage thereby, Lo being perfectly won-
Leung Yon-sang; 20d, Ng Fau- The total number of persons sin and Ng Lai-sin; 3rd Tasg derful in the way he returned the committed to Victoris Gaol was Soi-yung and Chan Chi-fat bard driven. It was this that 3 388 as compared with 4,169 in sharecterised dearly the whole 1816. Of these 1,734 were com--1st, Wu Yat kwan; 20d, Beginners' Bace" (100 yards), play at the beginning. Lo was mitted for criminal cffencer, Ohrung Cheung; 3rd, Li Su-sein. not specially notable for any plac against 1,588 in 1916.
Of com- ing or initiative, but the splendid mittals for non-criminal cffercar and 6.18 So Siu an; 2nd, Ip 200 Yarde Open to Cleases 4.5 returns for which he was respon there were 226 lese for hawking Yak-ion; 3rd, Ng Kam tim. sible were sufficient to harass without a licence, and 12 more Green almost as we Green's for unlawfully boarding steamers, and 8 let, Lai Yok-wa; Zod, 200 Tarda-Open to olasers 7. fine placing harend Lo. Groes than in 1916. played very stronglyand Lo mado
Teung Kwok chung; 3rd, Fang the best use of his particularly good back hand drives: After the first set, Lo was rather worn out and Green, playing very adily, placed the ball en that Lo had much rausing shut to do. Green won 81 7-9, 6-4, 61,
New Territories daring the year. Open to members of the Saying 200 Tarde Lovitation Race.- Up to the end of the year one pa Ambalance Division--les, Assistant Saporintendent, one Leung Oi-esng: Sud, Hei Chang, Probationer, and 59 member of ming; 3rd, Tom Sit-ling the Hongkong Police Force had enlisted for active service.
Picka Back Race.-1st,Cheung Cheang-tung and Tang Sui-yung; 2nd, Mek Tan-choi and Ng Hze- and ein; 3rd Leang You-sng and
The following members of this Force were killed while on sotive service during the year-P.O. Li Man-bi. A 124 Ernest Frederick Drury, PC A 155 Robert Edwards, 1.0. 1st, Wan Man-kit; 2nd, Au Boog 440 Yards (Handicap) Race.- A 120 Edward Oberley Sillieki; 3rd, Leung Tit-mang; 4b, and PC. A 81 Jobn Delahunty. Lan Hing chenus; Five were killed in 1916 and one Three (E. Bloor) is a prisoner in Ger meny.
The daily average of prisoners Tan-cheang. corned in the Geol was 600, the 100 Yards-Open to boys un- average for 1918 being 638, and der 4 ft., 9 in. 1st, Leung Tit the bichest pravicus being 720 in 1904. The peron Chan Ton-nam: 4ib., Sit Sai-hi. Average esng; 2od, Mak How mirg; 3rd,
according to the daily average of Tamsing; 2od, Ho Man kwong; age of prisoners to population. Consolation Bace.-19 Lam the former and the estimated 3rd. Ing Hang-to; 4th. Li Kau The other game which was The average percentage for the the Setool this morning by Mr. The prizes were presented at played was between Nisbet and last ten years was 0 12 Owing, E. Ralphs, Inspector of English
60.
Hammond (ews 15) and Wood and Thorne (rec. 15), in the semi- Anal of the Handicap Doubles. The latter won by two gets to one:
6-2, 4-6, and 6:4,
VITAL STATISTICS.
number of the latter, was 011.
however, to the large fosting Schools. population, which is constantly moving between the Colony and Jack, sad on the site of the old Afterwards, under the Union Canton, the percentage of crime Barrook Boom, s photograph was to population does not conveys taken. Th party was particular- accurate ides of the comparatively fortunate in having present, criminality of the residents of the Sergt. Longland, who had with Colony. The Gaol has accom Lim & tracing dated 1875 which modation for 707 prigorere. indicated the positions of all the Long Bentende prisoters buildings of the early Perving two years and upwarde Military are taught useful trades, inolad-rack Room, Orderly Room
Encampment, Bar ing printing, book-binding, tin- Officers Qoszter, Cantren, emishing, mat-making, tailoring. Hospital, and the well whose It is stated in the Report on the work done was $67,333 se poisoned and to which cause. 28 carpentering, etc. The profit on waters are reputed to have been the Blas Book for 19.7, that the against 808,209 in 1916 Aumcribed many of the deaths stimated total population at the of $3,601 we received and middle of the year under review credited to Government for non-thie dietant outpost of Empire among the garrison who guarded war 535 100, but this includes Government work against $4,000 It requires bat a small effort of The New Territories; and, so the in 1916.
The Latest Fletres for Hongkong.
birth and death figures given | **** below do not include those from
this area (with the exception of
New Kowloon), the population
imagination to conjure the scenes which most bave been enacted by three pioneer beroes.
Stanley was left at 4 pm. the launches reaching West Point by way of Aberdeen, at 5.30 p.m. completing the circuit of the is
for the purpose of calculating Small-pir deaths numbered 549, these rates is estimated at 431 700, all Chinese, with the exception of whom 13 500 were Non of 3 Portuguese and one each Obinees.
British, Filipino, and Japanese land. No untoward event marred Too distribution of population There were 2,248 deaths from the day's proceedings a pleasant waitmated to the middle of 1917 respiratory disease 88 compared day, crowded with incident for W28 follow:-Non Chinese with 2.112 in 1916, and 34 of the rupile, bas a particularly Civil Community. 13-500; these were smorg
the Non Scious and strenuous-time fr Chinese Popolation, 521,6: 0 Chinese community. Pulmonary the feschere present,
The corried birth-rate for Taberenlowis claimed 859 Obinere The special thanks of the the year wa- 69 per 1003 among and 18 Noo-Chines vic'ima
School are due to the Hon. Mr. the Chinese community and 20.8 whilst other forms of Taberen PH Holyoak, Meera. NJ Stabb, per 1,000 among the Non-Chinese losis-represent an additional 616 Shewan, H. W, Hay. TE. Pre community, a ponared with deathe making a total of 1 483, ord, Teong Eun (Spg Ker) 81 and 2005 for 1016. The 143 per cent. of the total deaths for donatione to the Pug Ford, dsath rate for the year was 237 among the community.
load to the Brui-h American per 1000 among the Chipe-e Bari-hari was responsible for Tobaco Co, Nalen Mik, M or mareunity end 14.00 among the 654 death, se compared with 6 7 Tra Obas-po W G Bamphreys Nos Chiness community, as om- during 1916 and 308 in 1915 and Co., Mr. Chan: Ohiu an predith 246 "sod 15.08 for Daring the past few years cncang Tat Co.) Mr. Ua la-hong 1916. The number of death lars have been distributed to all (B. Corney and Co.) for further from Malaris (416) shows an large employers of coolie labour gifts of pris». in ease on the previoga" year calling their aftantion to the fact (378) Tos deathe of Chinese that Bari bérí is produced by the from this case in the Oily of consumption of white rice as the There is reported to be « better Vororis zombezad 185 put of ±‡stenle artiole of diet without a supply of petrol in Berlin for Popalation of 280 709 or a rate effisoy of other fonds, and more fazia are to be gren on the of 0.6 per annum. The deaths advising that beson should be streets. The taxis ran on tyres from Plague nambered: 35 supplied with the rice, when fresh of wood or of skins stuffed with compared with 39 in 1916, fish exnnot be afforded.
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