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CHURCH MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
HONGKONG GRANTS
At the annual Commit ermeel-
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COMING CONTESTS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 8. 1919..
HONGKONG TRADE.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT.
The fortnightly Price Carrel and Market Report, published by the Hongkong General Cham- ber of Commerce, states :-
Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy Catton Goods-Apart from some sales of pure faish White Shirt- ings we have not heard any ne business mentioned. Cotton: The most recent quotation is 18:550).
Cotton Yarn.-A stavy busi- ness passed in chops suitable for the Tunnaa markets, the bulk of which was sold to arrive for March shipments from Indis. At the close, the demand has subsid- el and prices are very weak. Spes cargo is feteling a higher price than for varge to arrive. Quotations are-No. 10s a Most of us are thoroughly cons versant with the old axiom that $198/228, No. 12 at 8204/225. ing of the Hongkong Churching events cast their sindows No. 1s at $248/258. No. 20s 31 before, says "Corinthian" in the $248/270. Arrivals 2.650 bales; Sales 3,000 bales Shipments Missionary Association, held on
For many Thursday evening, the Bishop of Sporting Chronicle, Victoria presiding, the manual mouths past we have witnessed 50 bales. Busolid stock 3,000 statement of accounts was presumistakabl indications timbales. Bargains 15,000 bales.
Baw Cotton. Nothing doing ented by the Hun. Treasurer the sport of boxing was destined Major Walmsley, and as account, a remarkable boom and and no stock for sale. Quotations of the work of the Association during the last few days the air was given by the Hon. Secretary has beva full of rumours coucer
ing matches which are certain to the Rev. WT. Featherstone.:
Below will be found a list of create widespread interest among grants for the year 1913-19 practically every section of the
British public. made by the Church Missionary Association, which is an Associa tion of members of the Church of England in Hongkong to assist approved missionary work in the Diocese of Victoria Hongkong and South China Victoria Horge & Or
phanage, Kowloon...
50.00
Eyre Refuge, Kowloon
City
Boy's School, Kowloon
City...
50.00
100.00
Evangelistic Work,
Hongkong
200.00
Vernacular Day Schools,
50.00
-100.00 150.00 100.00
Hongkong Elucational Work, Can-
ton www Pastorate Fund, Cauton Women's Work, Canton Theological Hostel,
Canton
Girls' School, lukhoi... Pastorate Fund, Pakloi General, Work, Liem.
chow...
General Work, Nanning General Work, Yunuan To Printing Chinese
Prayer Hooks
are
$45/54.
nominal. Chinese staple Indian grades 40/50. Woollens.-Nothing doing.. Market súll very dull.
Metals-Prices locally have farther receled and there is entire absence of business. Return engagements between D
are
concern Wells
more and Billy
Georges Dealers Carpentier; Jiamy Wilde anded with disposing of their Pat Moore, will create not only present stocks
and commit.
Quotations
a flutter of excitement throughoutinents than with negotiating for the work of sport, but will also farther business. attract the attention of the from America show more sieli- ordinary citizen, who is keenlyness. anxious tá see the British repre Flour Market Report-Stock: sentatives successful in matches About 200,000 sacks Quotations: of an international character. Japanese 2nd Patent (old stock) It is anternced, too, that Dick 2.40 per sack; Shanghai Flour Staith will be given the opport. 1, 23.55 per sack; Australian Pai, $2.65 per sock; Australian anity of fulfilling the postponed match with Carpentier on the 0.2, 2.90 per sack, Australian
No. 3, 42.80 per sack. Continent, and I know that our "Cruiser" champion has been Sugar.-Market active. patiently waiting for the glorious chance of tacking the French-
m30.
•150.00 Only a few days before the
50.00 Armistice declaration Smith, 150.00 during the course of conversation,
5000
2,025.00 The new Grauts this year are as follows:- Το
Vernacular Day Schools, Hougkang... $50.00 50.00 To Books Printing
The grants increased this year
Bre:-
To Evre Relage To Evangelistic Work,
Hongkong
To Theological lustel,
Cantor
To General Work, San-
ning
To General Work, Yun-
CAR ...
The Grants decreased
are:
Boys' School, Kowloon
City... Pastorate Fund, Canton Pastorate Fund, Pakhui
It is interesting to note that Increase since, Carpentier has figured in $20.00 the championship clases, his three
MALINI TO-NIGHT.
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Te-night the magician Maliui asaured me that he has everywill endeavour to baille a Hung- 75.00 confidence of beating the gol 300.00 looking ex-wiser of Lens."He soug audience as he has lone his audiences in almost every 150.00 is much nearer my own weight
thau either Wells or Goddard art of the world. All Malini's tricks are perforced with such and I consider that I am equally adroitness that the art employed as clever as Carpentier."
br completely eludes the Personaity, I think the greatest obser ion of the average mortal magnet would be a battle between and he frequently accomplishes the French idol and Mike O'Dowd the seemingly impossible. His of Mike Gibbons. Such a uneet audience will discover to-night ing would fill the largest hall in that it is no exaggeration to say England, France, or America, that Maliui's raaipalation of several times over.
cards, coins, glasses, and other articles is simply astounding. He works without arly paraphernalia or mechanical aids, and with a defeats have been sustained at large section of the audience 100.00 the hands of American fighters. around him. His ability is said Bill Papke and Frank Klaus were by an Australian paper to be 76.00
inembers of a very rugged school, weird, "his tricks with cards! and the former, who won the being of such an extraordinary CHINA MAIL 50.00 middle-weight title from the late character that one receives the
that the Stanley Cetchel, beat the Gaul impression
per- 100.00 17 rounds; whilst Claus, former is gifted with this year another strongly built fighter, some supernatural power of who also claimed the American mind-reading." Wherever Malini Decrease. championship, proved successful has appeared he has been acclaim- on a foul in 19 rounds at Dieppe.ed as without peer in his special Carpentier was also beaten by line of entertaining. The season the clever coloured boxer, Joe in Hongkong is a limited one.
The box plans are at Moutrie's. Jeannette, in Paris, 'after 15 en- tertaining rounds, but it must be admitted that Dan M'Ketrick's protege possessed all the advanta
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20.00 50.00 50.00
As in past years, grants have, as far as possible, been made to every centre of work,
Decresses are made to stiznulate zelf-sapport in
the
Ted Pritchard or
S.S. (AMERICAN
STEAMSHIP CO.,
THE
NANKING REGISTRY 15,000 TONS)
· WILL SAIL
HONGKONG TO
ono
FROM
MANILA
or about March 22nd
RETURNING FROM
MANILA. TO HONGKONG
LTD.
cn or about March 30th. FAKE ONE WAY :$250) Approximately HK. $35.00 only.
This stilin offers an unusual opportunity for a short sea
Chinese ages of height and weight. As a Dick Burge would have done Church, and increases and new low rates
memo for Dick Smith, it is into him? The same query might voyage to Manila and return requiring less than a fortnight's time,] grants are made to encourage has accounted for three members
of the Smith family: Cyclone pentier not met Billy Wills in the ring. Form in boxing is Smith, 2 rounds; Jeff Smith, 20
more than illusionary. rounds; and Gunboat Smith, 8
new work.
BILLIARDS.
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rounds.
Prior to 1912, when appear- ing respectively in the bantam, feather, light, and welter weight
DISCOMFORT AFTER MEALS
classes, Carpentier received the usually due to fatulence, or wind losing end of the purse in matches in the stomach, may be remedied with Mazoir, 4 rounds; Glorio, by the occasional use of K.0, by, 6 rouads; Buck Shine,
rounds; Young Snowball (Ted Broadribb), 4 rounds; Henry Piet, 10 rounds; and Dixie Kid,
rounds,
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LAWN TENNIS.
LAST NIGHT'S GAMES.
Handicap Singles, Class "A"; -Major Ardoini (recs. 2/6) beat 18. E. Green (owee 30), 6-2, 6-2; A. H. Crook (recs. 4/6) beat M. R. de Journal (recs. 15.1), 6-0, best Surg. Lieut. Commdr.
Sergt. Mr. Drummond R.GA, beat W. P. Neighbour last night "in the Open Billiard Champion ship of the Colony at the V.B.C. by 400 to 229, in spite of the difference in the scores, this game proved very interesting,
the gentle little laxatives. Finket, Drummond's play throughout
tes dispel constipation and flatul-: Carpentier is undoubtedly ence, cure biliousness, "eiok head- was marked by his accuracy io losing hazards, although the wonderful boxer, with a more aches, liverishness, coated tongue, breaks were not very high. wonderful personality. His capill-smelling breath, clear the skin tennis on the H.K.0.0, ground Cockren (recs. 15.1), 6-2, 3-6, Neighbour played well the first tivating emile; classical features of pimples and blotches. 200; but fell away somewhat in and imperturbable temperament Of dealers, or for 60 cents the the latter part of the game. The have created a great glamour vial, post free from The D2 beat breaks were: Drummond, 34, around him, but old-timers will Williams Medicine Co. 30, 24, 28, 20; Neighbour, 25.
persistently ask
wonderchoed Road, Shanghai.
Sze
There was some interesting
6-4; Lieut. Col Grisp (recs. 2/6
Last evening, the results being 6-2
Club mixed handicap doubles Mrs. Black and A. Morse (rec. 3/6) best fra Bernord Brown and Forster (rec. 4/6), 57, 63 63,
Club Handicap Singles, Class "B" 0. B. Brown (recs. 15.3) beat? Lient Col J. Coles (oyres 3/6), 8-6, 6-4.
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