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NOTES & COMMENTS.
THE RACES.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 1920.
DAY BY DAY.
VAIN HOPE, TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY BY POLITICS !—Carlyle.
There was again a clean bill of health returned yesterday.
The
MANILA CARNIVAL
LOCAL BOXING.
JOCKEY CLUB RACES.
FIRE.
SATURDAY'S TOURNAMENT.
DETAILS OF THE CATASTROPHE,
(Continued from Page 13
PROFESSIONAL Booking is now open for the 10-THE Boxing Association's third CUP-A Gold Cup. Value £300. Manila papers now to hand tournament on February 14th. Fresented, with $500 added to the give details of the disastrous Patrons will note that Messrs. Winner by the donors. Second Carnival fire. From the Daily Moutrie require cash against $200, Third $100. To be won 2 Bulletin of the 6th instant we tickets, and that they will not years consecutively or 3 times' in take the following account of the Instructions have been given for perty of the same owner or owners. book except on these terms, all by ponies, the bona fide pro- catastrophe:-
The entire provincial expos-which at the previous tournament Subscription Griffins of this Sea- the removal of the upright posts For China Ponies, Horse Bazaar A Chinese who was charged by ition, the majority of the buildings at "The Ring" seriously inter-son 1919-1920. Weight for inches Fallon with being in covering the bureau exhibits. fered with the view of the occupas per scale. Winners 5 ib. extra. possession of fivur tuels of opium some of the buildings hous-lants of certain of the raised Entrance $10. One Mile. was today fined $350, 0%, threeing the commercial displays, ringside seats.
Sergt.
months' hard labour.
the carnival headquarters, and number of the side
Meralco
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Mr.
Sir Paul's Glenmore Dahlia,
15%, (Mr. Vida) 1 Glendaye's Someman,
152, (Mr. Hill 2 John Peel's Sinza. 152.
(Mr. Johnstone). 3
The Sport of Kings is much in our minds to-day and will be for In the remainder of the week. previous years, the custom has heen to begin the Races on a Morday, continue them for three
Netherlands Indian days and then have a break until Government has declared Home On Day" on the Saturday song an infected port on account The change now made, by which of plague. the whole four days' racing becomes consecutive, is a good one, since it enables us to have our sport all in 03:20 dose. and then revert again (0 the ordinar luffairs of life, although this year business will be interfered with
A CHANGE A sentence of six weeks' im-shows were completely destroyed akain very soun since China
imprisonmen: with a hiding|last evening when the more im- It is to be regretted that the New Year will be ushered in inflicted with the birch, was portant portion of the Carnival Welterweight Championship con- Mr. next week. Racing in Hongkong imposed on a Chinese bug who City was burned to the ground test will not take place, owing to has always enjoyed great popul snatched an Parnick from the early last night. The big con- the indisposition of Stoker Eddie arity, and with the advance of:
woman inflagration started in the Leyte Walters, and the refusal of the
Also ran-Messrs. Q.C.M. and years it has grown in public hair of a Chinese
G.H.W.'s Pawnshop (Mr. Brem- favour. The Jurkey Chab records Queen's Road Central yesterday. booth and it is believed to have doctors to allow him to
beriginated in the ubaga exhibit of Kerrison on the date fixed,ner): Mr. Four of a kind's Dal the us so far back as 1849.
of newspaper 7 that province which took fire from Members" Chinese
boring (Mr. Dalgarno); Messrs. G. and the made its first a defective transformer at the public Macu. Tiara
will. however,
G's Trumpet (Mr. Sath); Mr. Jay of Hongkong, says that the Races
hear that in the Pee's Orion (Mr. Kirkpatrick); were during the administration of appearance in Macau on the 10th back of the Leyte exhiit build-clad Sir Henry Pottinger (1841-44) inst. The publisher is Mr. Luking: The loss, part of which is place of this contest there will MG. C. Moxon's Consternation а 10-round fight between Crokain); Mr John Peel's still held in Macao, for which Hing-nam, an odd jurnalist in, covered by insurance, is roughly be
is estimated at P2.000.000.
Seaman Hewitt. of H. M. S. Chimes (Mr Bell Irving); purpose a general pilgrimage to Hongkong, and the paper
Mr Ritchfield's Rysa (Mr Macao occupied the latter half absolutely neutral without any The fire started at 6.20, and Alacrity, and Peggy" Evans, of the month of February in 1842 party.
instantly, with a strong wind of H. M. S. Hawkins, ex-Middle- Doyle); Mr. Saint's St. Chad (Mr. Grimstone); Mr. Waleco?n's the Champion of and 1843. In those early
blowing. it spread to all the build. weight
Station.
Trevelyan (Mr. Sutton). days the mounts were other than Those who have purchased ings on the west side of the Mediterranean
Won by a head, a short head China ponies, and there were vouchers for the performances of grounds burning everything that excellent bout between these also Australien. Arab and Lord Dunsany's plays, that are to was in its way with the exception men, ending in a draw, was between second and third. English horses, whilst records be given by the students of the of the
tower whose witnessed at the Theatre Royal Time: 2. min. 16.3 5 secs. show that the card contained University Union this week and frame-work was made of steel on December 13th last. -teeple-chases as well as lat next. are reminded that there! The combination chemical wagon races. It was in 1856 that the vouchers must be exchanged at of the fire department stationed: China pony made its advent. the Moutres for tickets before the the Carnival City was im first race reserved exclusively for nights cf
perforence, wediately operated. bar was from his room in the Manila these pories being "The Celestial Vouchers should not be presented | fully twenty minutes before hotel. Stakes for all China ponies, en in lieu of tickets at the Theatre. it could be of any help. Itrance $2 each, with $20 added,!
Fire alarmn box
"There was a sudden blaze and of Dal. which numbered frutch weights: half mile." Mr. Two Chinese were
248 in the Carnival City was tura-
the entire carnival seemed to
Goddard's Nina (Mr. Lowther. before Mr. S. L. Smith at the Pano. Santa Cruz, San Nicolas The fire seemed to have started by Rysa and Orion, and remain-
ed in and the fire apparatus at 5 up in flames," said Mr. Edio. RN) was the winner, and the Police Cont today with attempt-intramuros, and Tanduay re- Baguio exhibit and sped along the distance. Just after going somewhere in the vicinity of the first practically all the rest of records contain this significant ing to expert silver coins. In sponded; but when they arrived tote “won easy- all bolted." the case of nge Chinese,
on the scene of disaster practical the entire length of the fence. Found the village bend, Rysa got was found to have $10.30 in the entire burnt area was throwing into high relief the en-into premier position, with Orion small coins, the money was order-teady consumed by the fames tire grounds and the horde of second and Consternation third, ed by the Magistrate to be con- The carnival headquarters was struggling to get to the street."
frantic people inside who were St. Chad having fallen back into fiscated. The other
fourth place. There was a hard Chinese the last building burned, and if
fight in the home straight. The above interesting facts fared a little better. After pas-there har he en
Eddo ran to the fire and assist-Glenmore Dahlia came out from concerning past Races in Hong-ling his fine of $25, the residue. a buildings
i. they ed in carrying out some of the the bauch and won by a head kung are revealed in the Notessum amounting in $22.60 was would probably have been razed valuables on exhibit. on Pony and Horse Racing inordered to be converted into notes to the ground also. It was for.
trom Someman, who was a short A call was received at the de-head in front of Sinza, Hongkong, written by Sir Hecry before it be returned to him.
unate that the strong breeze was partment hospital shortly after Pari Mutuel : May, 111 which also many
blowing from the southeast as this the fire broke out. Corps men other Historic aspects of local A Japanese dagger with an saved the districts of Ermita and we dispatched to the scene im-$9.00: $9.70.
Winner: $39,30; Places: $10.40; racing are disclosed. There is one extraordinary long blade was on Malate from a similar predic-mediately. Men from the ambul- story in that little booklet which display in Mr. S. L. Smith's ment.
Cash Sweep:- When's the dollar going to stop? That is the question every is worth recalling now, because court this morning, when a
ance company No. 4, recently ar
Ticket No. 172 1st. 81,419.00 body is asking each other just now and it is a question which if any-it concerns Mr. Hough, the Japanese was charged with being the provincial exposition. the duty at the hospital together with Besides the buildings housing rived from Siberia detailed to
253 2nd. $405.00 body could answer with scurity would mean a great deal to them. popular Clerk of the Course, who in possession of the weapon. The buildings of the bureaus of eduthe men permanently stationed
379 3rd. $ 202.00 We have watched it sear and scar until our ideas of a limit have all is happily still with us. It may evidence went vanished like thin air. When it touched 4 people said that it was be familiter to many, but it can in an alcoholic fit, defendanture, and printing, the carnivalsisted in every way possible and
to show that cation. forestry, science. agricu!-there were sent. The men as- $23 Tickets and Com- bound to come down with a rush, Lut when it climbed to 5- they be recounted for the newcomers was swaggering abour on the gate and sawali fence on the it is on record that men from the were sorry that they had made contracts. And now it has gone up in our midst. It was whilst riding Praya in a ricksha when he was southwestern part of the city detachment saved a small Fili with a rush. jumping not hy eighths but by whi de pence, until yes in the Clagpion Stakes in 1894 spotted" by & policeman and terday is reached the almost undreaded of figure of 6 214d and close that Mr. Hough had the mis- arrested. The dagger, which was After the fire had practically been the dames.
were also burned to the ground. pino boy from possible death in ed at 6 Ppå. Shades of old. China lands must be feeling uneasy, fortune to break his right leg well distised in list certain it is that residents of these days are divided among very badly. During the time he sheath, was being brandished in the building housing the bureau and Co., with Mrs. Williams, was Winner $600. Second $200. Third
a wonden out out an alarm was spread that| R. O. Williams of Smith, Bell 11. THE KALGAN PLATE. themselves in joy and sorrow. To the man in salary whose income was laid up in Hongkong and on his hand. A fine of $23, or threof commerce and industry was on inside the carnival and in front $100. For "Larsen" Subscription is unmor edged by formare conanitments there are daily thrills of the voyage home, he had very weeks' hard labour, was imposed. tire. joy: to the tuan on sterling there are nights of bad dreams; whilst¦ naturally put on a great deal of
It was discovered that the¦ of the Ligune exhibit when the Griffins. Weight for inches as per
Telephone: Nor 1. A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union.
Office address: 11. Ice House Street,
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1920.
THE RISING DOLLAR.
trade wilfshumpur jaap.
AN OLD STORY.
charged
next
any more
The following ponies led. in the order named, on passing the Judge's box for the first time Crion, St. Chad, Sinza and Ryea. All the other ponies were banched, with the exception was a very bad last. At the football stand. Chad took the load, followed
St.
mission...
Total
..$ 624.00
...$2.650.00
$25 tickets: Nos. 217, 453, 246.
265, 522, 20, 127, 305. 34.
4
to business men tiu re are days of anxiety spent in wondering on jweight, and when he appeared in
top part of the building began to flames were first noticed and scale. (Jockey allowance). En- now things will turn out, low business will be affected and whether Sir F. Treves' consulting room hear Queen's College on Saturday, in the water destroying a part of exodus from the grounds.
In connection with Speech Day Farn and the hose was turned on gave a graphic account of the trance $10. Three quarters of a st have weighed nearly 13bruary 14th, arrangements are the exhibit of the bureau.
Mile. One could write a or at de d to show that the exchange question stons, and his square shoulders being made for a short exhibition: Exhibits in the industrial build-out," he said. "We were sumer
"I don't see how the people got Mr. Adams' Sunspot, 155. here just now is a serious matter. it is affecting every branch of gave mir the appearance of
(Mr. Hill) 1 game of Basket-ball (Ambulanceing, which remained intact. are time in getting out ourselves and Sir Paul's Primrose Dublin. trade and cutmeter benefitting some und prejudicing others. To weighing more the shop-koopers it is serious. People who have anything to hay Hough when I sold you about His Excellency the Governor has Company, the board of pharma-in under to reach a zone of com- This is Mr. Members The Rest) at which those of the (iilor Furniture had to break through the sawali
152, (Mr. Vida) 2 have a habit of putting prices into sterling and get a shock said Sir Henry May's brother!
kindly consented to "throw-off" at ceutical examiners. Norton and parative safety. Behind us were Mr. Staves Dunford, frightens
altoghether "Oh God morning Mr. Hough, 16.45 am. At the conclusion of Harrison, the Pacific Commercial hundreds of people who "appeared In consequence that often
152 them of
(Mr. Bremner) 3 makes them
elsewhere. W
have heard said Sir Frederick, shaking hands the prize distribution. His Ex- Company, Madrigal and Company nor to have noticed the flames. I of several things in this direction and it might be inter- and pulding soft worn with that colley will be asked by Mr. E.and the Philippine Manufactur cannot say how it started. I saw Mr.
Also ran:-Mr. Alisure's Rab esting to give them. Ships coming into Port used to do quite a big dry humour for which he is sol
Bell Irving); Mr. trade in re-provisioning, but now they spend as little as they ran celebrated, "I say, May, do the unveil two portraits presented to
Ralphs, Director of Education, to ing Company.
a few puts of smoke, a big spurt Dalrem's Salvation (Mr. Soares); waiting until Singapore or Japan is reached where the stabilised race elephants in Hongkong?"
Dashes Jazzly This is the second time that abof flame and then the entire Mr.
(Mr. currency makes the sterling cost of things about fifty per cent.
the College by Mr. Li Hy-san. A fire has occurred in connection carnival seemed to have
en-Seth); Mr. Dryasdust's lower. How many local people just now are sending away for
most cordial invitation is extend with the carnival. The first fire veloped itself in fire like so Exchange (Mr. Crokam); ed to all "Old Boys" and others occurred in 1914. Both fires much tinder." interested in the work of the Collège...
UT
sen reh
depriving local sellers of legitimately expected trade? After all, the
It was "
in
-
The casualties were:-
Time 1 min. 36 secs.
goods, taking advantage of the high exchange and, incidentalis THE NEW COMMANDANT.
Mr. Dynasty's King Cole, (Mr. originated in the exposition divi-
Johnstone); Mr. Dynasty's King local expenses of shop-keeper are in local currency and there is We do not think that any better
sion. In 1914 the exposition divi-
Bruce (Mr. Reid); Messrs G.&G's Taken to Department Hospital Co net (Mr Dalgarno); Sir Paul's really little grouse at prices. Take a look at the export trade and choice than Major L. G. Bird
sion was segregated from the is obvious to see that where quotations must be given in local could have been made for the distinguished visitor before him of Manila carnivals, no fre has ng from effects of smoke: Private Cameo Mr. J. R. Wood had a quite carnival grounds. In the history Engineers, Fort McKinley, suffer- Messrs
-Sergt. Thomas McGonagle, 3rd Scotia Dahlia (Mr Sutton);"
Souve and Basto's prices, the cost to the consumer in different parts of the world position of Administrative Com- where the currency is fixed reaches a prohibitive figure.
(Mr A high mandant of the new Volunteer at the Police Court to-day. He originated the carnival
Sousa); Mr. Harry Hilton, Company H. 27th Staves'. Nutford exchange kils export and a low exchange fosters it. As regards Forte. Apart from the soldierly was a Chinese astrolozer-or, at proper.
(Mr. Way) imports, there isnt quite so much to say against the high dollar, qualities of Majar, Bird, there is any rate, he informed the Mazis-
infantry. Camp Barry, badly Messrs. Thomas and Ross' Forty Chinese boy scouts help-bruised and although when a men has bought outside at one figure and in the one aspect of the appointment rate that he was.
possible internal Geordie Mac (Mr. meantime he sees the dollar rise he has to sell at a price to cover which should serve as an example to his business of gazing at the the exhibits and rescuing people.
Doyle). mystery why he did not keep and in saving something from
ed in spreading the alarm of fire injuries.
Won by five lengths, a head his purchase contract figure and he is not locked on with favour to those men, if there are any stars instead of turning opiumThey were on duty at the Chinese Hospital-Simona Marian, ad-
Taken to San Juan de Dios separated the second and third. because people only look at the rate current on the day they make who are hesitating about joining their purchase from him. When everything isanalysed right down, the new Corps. It is that here smuggler. He had 49 taels of the theatre and one of them. Ty Kai dress unknown, hair burned,burns there is very little cause for the squeal of profiteer, profiteer." is a man who, in pre-war das cealed in the false bottom of his the fire., Another made shift to ternal injuries.
drug which the Police found con- Chi, was among the first to notice about the head and possibly in- In the failing light it was diffi- There is by no means an absence of competition and that always was a most enthusiastic Volun
cult to follow the ponies round. regulates prices. Those companies that are producing locally for teer, who went to the war, and box when he was going on board get automobiles and take the Taken to St. Paul Hospital. They started in a string, but were export, whose costs are all in local figures, suffer a disadvantage who, on his return, so far from the Kwok Ning. As it turned
theatre performers 10 their Crispine Bobine, 28 years old, 515 bunched together on reaching the home that is fairly obvious.
being fed up." is willing to do out he has now occasion to con- homes.
Evangelista, in serious condition: the incline. Iaco Looked at from almost every way, our local currency question his bit for the Colony and shoulder sult the stars as to from what
The main attraelions on source he can find a sum of $400! is in a tangle that must of necessity always be something in the the responsibilities of a most im to satisfy the demands of the grounds were not burned and will tusions: Bernardina Alfores, 17 affair, but at the distance post the Juanita Pereda. 4. slight con- straight it was a neck-and-neck nature of a handicap. We are not going in cry out that there is portant position. That should be
not serious; Juanita Cabosora, 2 Sunspot came away and won be in operation to-day, ruination ahead of indulge in any scared animadversions an incentive to every able-bodied; on finance, but the thought is sometimes forced on one that Hong-young
mencing at 3 p.m.
not serious; Trinidad, Carta, 9, easily, being obviously the best inan 10 become * kong, after all, would be a great deal better off in every way if a stabi- member of the Corps.
The carnival, headquarters be- not serious; Bienvenido Carta, 2 pony out. There was a tussle be- tween Primrose Dahlia. Dunford not serious; Pasita Rosales, lised currency were in vogue. There will be plenty who will disagree appointment marks a departure originality of the two plays, to being the last building to burn, it ticket collecter, at the and King Cole for the second and but we think there will be a great many more" who would welcome from the conditions which pre-produced by the Students of the was possible for the carnival off-arounds, of 552 P. Paterno, King Cole, was deprived of third third positions, and Johnstone, on such a change. Business would be very much more safe-guarded. vailed in Defence Corps days, will she additional attraction sociation deposited in the build-lightly bruised.
University Union this week, there cials to save the funds of the a-- the working out of profit and loss would be simplified. earnings when the Commandant was of wonderful settings and costuming, the records, and some of the
place by Dunford, who was very would have a fixed value, and there would result a greater security. Regular officer. Major Bird is a
Taken to Philippine Genera, well ridden. Hospital-Francisca Tamanis! The price of one commodity, subject to wild fluctuation owing to the civilian, and besides the advanes such as have rarely been furniture. work of high financial gamblers, should never be the determining tage he possesses in having seen Some startlingir wierd lighting did their bit last night. Through Josefina Casimiro, 35, Dinalupi
ventured on before in the Colony.
Officials of the local Y.M.C.A.28, Cainta, Rizal, slightly hurt Pari Mutuel :- factor in a community's business. Yet it is so. If because of tran- active service for the greater part sactions in New York or London, or even because of Exchange of the war, it is in his favour that
effects will also be shown the initiative of Mr. Love. general han, Bataan, no serious; Alberto 38.00; $23.50. Banks in the East, the price of silver rises and falls, then the whole he knoas Hongkong, is known by especially in "The Gods of the secretary of the local institution, de Joya, 3.313 Alonso, contusions Cash Sweep:- of the Colony's business calculations have to be altered; expected everybody here and is not likely Mountain," which opens with a the American "Y" served coffee or the abdomen; Mariano Tayag. credits either appreciate or depreciate and there is a general to be shifted about as an Army mysterious vision
Mount to the firemen and policemen a Benedicta Garcia, 49. Balanga
33, Pasay. Rizal, slight bruises; fattering in the trading dovecotes of the City. Without attempting officer would be. He is just the Marma growing cut of darkness the carnival grounds which great- to go into any technical pros and cons, there does seem to exist some nian for the job-popular and and fading away. This alone ly helped the men in their night Bataan, contusions on the ab- domen and head: Francisca, ground for the stabilised dollar argument, but so soon as one be-efficient and fully acquainted promises to be one of the most work of putting the fire entirely Caparis, 20, Cainta, Rizal, slightly gine to seek for information one only gets an "interested "view with modern soldiering. His beautiful stage scenes ever out. either for or against a change. But whether anything is ever done acceptance of the position should witnessed on our local boards. A E. J. Eddo, representative of a
Missing-Gregorio or not, the whole subject is one of intense interest and always must give a strong fillip to Volunteer- matinee will be given on Wednes- United States surgical supply
Ana, 11 ing in Hongkong.
day, 18th inst, at 5.30 p.m.
house, saw the start of the fire years old, of 554 P. Paterno.
'This
Jaw.
To complete the novelty and
of
com-
bruished.
fair
Winner: $11.8); Places: $6.80;
Ticket No. 246 Is'. $1,452.00
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225 2nd. 8° 415,00
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$25 Tickets and Com-
mission...
Total
122 3rd.. $207.00
...$ 691.00
32.765.00
$25 tickets :-Nov. 8, 227, 2, 223, † 533, 177, 517, 116, 403, 379, 212.