THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THE RACES.
This Morning's Gallops.
The very heavy rain which fall would be open this morning. The in spite of the unpromising last night led to keen disappoint sand had to be used and was dis-weather conditions. Among those ment among the owners thistinctly on the heavy side, though present was Lady Stubbs, but morning, for it meant that the soms very fair times were record- grass track was put out of use. ed. Elsewhere in this issue our All during the past week the correspondant "Wireissa" gives work has been done on the sand | his fancies for Monday. course, but it was expected yas- There was a large crowd pres- terday that the race track proper ent at the course this morning,
Ajax... Lenjan
PONY'S NAME.
Distance
her ladyship arrived just a little too late to witness the gallop of His Excellency's Don.
pony
The times recorded this morn ing wore:—
32.3
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 1922.
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Churchill
33
1.15.4
1.51.2 2.35.9
34
Lighting
1.07.3 1.40.3
33.1
Scamperdate
34
1.05
Australian Cheddar .85
31
Hongkong Chief
30
1.02.2
32.2
"Jay Bird"
31.4
1.05.3
30.1
Sun Star
34
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1.37.3
31.1
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1.10
1.43
33
New Year's Gift
32.2
1.06 2
1.42.3
2.21.4
39.1
Spotted Sand
34.2
1.03.2
1.40
31.3
Fighting King
37
1.08
31
White Star Dahlia
34.3
1.10
1.49
2.35.2
33
West River...
33.3
1.08
1.40 3
Pawnshop
35
1.08.2
1.40.2
32
36
1.11
1.44.3
2.16.2
31.
33.3
1.09.1
1.45
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Bolshevic
34
1.07
1.39.3
Roman Dusk
1.12 1.48.2
362
King Harry...
35
1.09
Kinsha
37.3
1.12.4
1.49
2.25
2.57.2
Dunoon
34
1.07
1.40:2
33.2
Empire Dahlia
1.10
1.47
2.52.3
30
Sportsman Dablia..
33.2 3.06
1.38.3
32.3
Firing Moose
35
1.11
1.46
35
Zanjan
42.2
1.22
2.01
39
Taxshop
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-15.3
32.3
Manhattan...e
40
1.18
1.53.3
35.3
Wallaby and Kangaroo
33
1.09
1.42.2
33.2
The Ameer...
34
1.09.1 1.42.3
*33.2
Roman Pride & Roman
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37
1.11.1
1.413
30.2
Hope Dahlia
33.4
1.08.4 1.44
2.15
31
Stephanotis
33
1.09 1.44.2 2.16.4.
32.2
Speckled Mouse
35.3
1.10.3 1.42.2
31.4
Gabriel Junts
31.3
1.05.2
33.4
Shetto Chief
34
1.06
32
Defiance Dahlia
36.4
1.13 1.47.2
34.2
The Don
33
1.06.4 1412
34.3
Sir Colin
37
1.13.1 1.45.3
32.2
Bullfach
33,2
1.09
1.44 2.18.3
34.3
Adversariat & Fish Shop
32
1.05.4
33.4
Sovereign Dablis
32
1.04.4 1.38.4
34
Honesty Dablis
36
1.10.1 1.45.3 2.19
2.514
32.4
Mountain Goat
36
1.11
35
Robbia Doo & Ashes
33.2
1.08
1.41.3
33,3
Jewel Dahlia & Wild Fire
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1.09.1
1.43.2 2.20
36.3
Flotasi
1.13.2
1.49
33.2
Mosaic Tile...
1.12.1
i 45 3 2.19.1
32.3
Multum in Parvo
32
1.03.4
31:4
Sincerity Dahlia
35
1.10.4
1.46.3
2.203
Allmarnock & Kilwinning
37
L12
1.46.2
34.2
Muzz & Whistling Rufus
38
1.14
1.50.2
36.2
Bajardo & Arvakur
35
1.10
1.46
36
Delight Dahlia
38
LIL
1.44
32,3
Independent Jimmy
33
1.06.3
33.3
Goldfinch
40
1.19
1.55
2.30
34
94
33
1.03
1.40.3
32.3
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Sceptic Dahlia
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
A Glance at our Files.
Feb 13-15, 1897) BANK CAPITAL.
A proclamation is published in the Gazelle declaring that the fixed capital of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is $10,000,000.
better able to appreciate the pestilentist odours of the mud in this position and the public migh: possibly benefit from the result of the experiment.
dreaming of the Races to good ac- count. He did not dream of pony's name in the orthodox mau-: ner, but saw the field sweep past the winning poet and recognized} the rider of the leading horse. As he thought no more of his dream usually happens in these cases, till the morning of the Race when it recurred to him and he immediately backed the rider
So far he appears to have been cleared a substantial dividend. he had seen in the dream and
the only fortunate one, as every. one else seems to have dropped Efty dolláre.
A RECORD RUN. The French Mail liner Natal bas put up a record for the run from Shanghai to Hongkong that will be very hard to beat, even in these days of "lightning speed," and bikes. She left Shanghai at ocean greyhounds." motor cars, 10 am. on Saturday, the 13th, CHURCH BODY, instant, and to the surprise of The Government Gazette noti everybody who saw her grace- fies to-day that at a meeting of fully ploughing through the St. John & Cathedral seatholders, placid waters of the Colony yes. held on the 29th. ultimo, theterday afternoon, she was made following gentlemen were elected fast to the Co's buoy at 5 o'clock A curious sequel is reported to by members of the Church Body last night, having made the run
the Sun Yat-sen kidnapping case for 1897-Sir John W. Carring-down from buoy to buoy in 55 in London last year, law proceed- ton, K. C.M.G., Hon. F. A hours, Captain Chevalier andings now involving Sun Yat-sen Cooper, Hon. Commander R. M,his Chief Engineer have and the Embassy servant, who, Rumsey, R. N., Captain Lath been heartily congratulated on at the request of the doctor, com- bridge. T. Jackson, Hon. Tres the smart work, and the Telegraph surer, E. Osborne, Hon. Secretary, is by no means reluctant to also W. Macbeau. Auditor.
recognise this noteworthy achievement.
A CUTE DODGE.
ACTION AGAINST SUN YAT-SEN.
SOLE AGENTS
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KRYPTOK LENSES municated with his friends, and are the most perfect double focu so contributed to the agitation glasses for both reading and dis which lead to bis release. A tant. In the ordinary bifoca SARCASTIC!
the time Sun Yat-sen promised lens, the segment or part for read Things pertaining to the Gov.
the servant, George Cole, £500 in ing is cemented to the distan ernment of longkong are fre- The latest method adopted by take resulting in his liberation, the surface of the main lens. The the exentat any action he might lens raising the segment above quently in a topsyturvy state, if the Chinese beggar for obtaining and this promise was subsequent segment and the line of union are popular opinion is to be relied money takes after the Western toly fulfilled to the extent of £20 always more or le-a noticeable."In upon, and a copy of the Govern & great extent. The operator paid on account. As action has Kryptok lens,po cement is used, ment Gasette for 13th. February selects a likely looking group of now been entered for the recovery but the reading seguient is electri certsioly bears out the statement. Europeans and politely inquires of the balance; but Sun Yat-sen, cally fused in a depression in the The copy in question is all that if any of them are engineers. I while can be desired in the way of Should the answer be in the debtedness to Cole, is unable to ground smooth on both sides to acknowledging his in-main lens, while the whole lens is printing, with the exception that affirmative he states that he is a meet his claim owing to lack of the desired focus. Kryptok lenses pages 94 and 85 are printed up-fireman out of a berth and asks aide down. As these two pages little help to tide bim over bis, contain the means of the spec. dificulties. It none of them are troscopic rainband and the engineers, however, he expressen rate of the Dent Biderial Standard bis regret at none being present Lambton, R. N., is to commission optical prescription specialists; Clock as recorded by the Obaer-but is sure that English gentlemen vatory during 1896; it has struck would never allow a distressed the first-class cruiser Powerful located in 53, Queen's Rd., C.
the our office boy that they are in-seaman to starve. Even if this in April for service on tended to indicate the position appeal proves futile he is not fol is the sister ship of the China station. The Power- assumed by the Observatory discouraged, but immediately be- officials when making those ob comes & persecuted Christian, Terrible, and the two are the servations. If this is the case, readily embracing any denomi largest and fastest cruisers in the will the sanitary authorities nation suggested. Such man world. please take the bint and, assam- should certainly make a first-
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