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"SAMMY!"
GREEN DISAPPOINTS.
By "Wanderer,"
to
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being, nor quarrel with the zoal that is being displayed in seoing that the sanitary lawa
DOES NOT LIFE GO DOWN WITH are complied with but A BETTER GRACE, FOAMING -IN wonder whether this is not a FULL BODY OVER A PRECIPICE, case whore a little concession THAN MISERABLY STRAGGLING might be madó to the public, O AN END IN BANDY DELTAS
R. L. Stevenson: --- during the period that the hous-
Though ovon the most sanguine ton to one on Hongkong, but ing problem is in "process of From Mrs. W. 8. Drake wp of his supporters did not antiol. again we have to bring out "one being solved. Whilo tropical have received a parcel of maga pate that Sammy "Green would never can tell." Rogerson is countries no doubt require higher zines for the troops. These may defeat O'Callaghan when they liable to be clean bowled by his bo had on application to this mot yesterday afternoon in the first ball this morning and, again, living rooms than temperate office.
fourth round of the open singles, if the wicket suits him it is not olimes, the height of nine fast in
they certainly expected the beyond his powers to knock off The silk which left hore by the K.C.C. player to put up a good tho necessary runs in a couple of a long and wide basement is
P. and 0.6.8, Karmala on the 18th show. But he failed disappoint evors. As Mr. Asquith said in quite a gonerous provision, and April was delivered in Marseilles ingly, and O'Callaghan had one 1915, "wait and ses. we think there should be more on the 17th May, a transit of 29 of his easiest matches in tho
tournament. attention to actual cubic space days.
A. D. WILLOUGHBY BEATEN. The conditions were all against por individual than adhoronco to
"Besides the telephone resolu-good tennis, the balls being life-
Apropos our paragraph on the strict lottor of the law. tion, the Rente Bill is to again loss and difficult to control, but Saturday in reference to the Under the present regulations, & come before the Legislativo the Captain adapted himself meeting of A. B. Willoughby and, basement of the legal height, and Council on Thursday, as well as much bottor, and, after winning Marino Trindor, I am inclined"
think that tao first eleven games without-a
there has three socond rendings.
been' gome mistako of average ground space, would
single rovorse, ho carried off the
in tho be permitted as sleeping quarters!
A Chinese woman who attempt-match in three straight sets 6-0, luformation, especially as Tem Borry is oven now the aruiter- 6-2, 6-4. for servants who might actually ed to commit suicide, by taking.
weight champion of England. crowd it, whereas a place much an overdose of opium, was ad-The margin was, however, loss The fights mentioned were 901- mitted to the Government Civil pronounced than the score might tainly down for decision and, largor in area, but only eight Hospital yesterday in a serious suggest, for although Greon as a
matter of fact, hava foot high, would be barred to condition.
mistimed the ball badly on many already been decided.. The point occasions, he always succeeded is whether or not they were ovon one person..,
In most of the... casos which have been brought the American Consulato-General, first
Mr. Hawkins, avico-consul in in taking points, three of the eliminating contests. In the first games going to place, Phil Scott is a hoavyweight MUSTARD & CO. to our notion, basements are of has reported to the police the deuce before O'Callaghan made and Tom Berry found this to his fair height, but just fail to reach theft of $80 from his home at No. thom safe. O'Callaghan was cost, for though by his wonderful 16-17, Connaught Road Central.
the legal altitudo. Owing to the 53 Kennedy Road. A house-boy driving the ball with plenty generalsbip bo mado Scott look
who is missing is suspected. 'Phone Central 1186)
Power and occasionally miserably ineffective in theearlier often inadequate provision for
bringing off some pretty cross-rounds, Scott fought extremely servants made in the case of For his being in possession of a court shots. The second set well afterwards and confirmed a most of the older type houses-dagger which was found hidden in saw Green improving and the previous points decisien.ver
third and fourth games both wont Borry. aa umbrella, Mr. E. W. Hamilton, perhaps two misorable rooms sentenced &
to douce before, by clever placing.) Chinese to Bix
Willoughby, who carried all Mr. and Mrs. F. X. Sousa and for an establishment which monthe hard labour at the Kow-O'Callaghan bid fair to win the
second set as easily as he had before him when with the Haw- family beg to thank all relatives would require at least four loon Magistracy this morning.
taken the first Five-love in biskins on the China Station, was and friends for their kind ex: servants of both soxas-the turn-
favour was called, but in the to have met Marine Trinder at pressions of sympathy and floral
"The Brotherhood of Religions" following game, Green made the Alcazar, Edmonton, but An- tributos sont in their rocenting of two or three domestics out will be the subject of this week's great effort and getting on to thejorew Newton, a now star in the bareavement and also for their of an airy basement merely public lecture of the Hongkong ball more accurately succeeded fistic firmament, was substituted
the attendance at the funeral..
because it is below the fixed Lodge of Theosophical in taking the game off O'Cal-at the last moment and though Society, 16, Queen's Road Central, laghan's service. The seventh conceding much weight to height involves a real problem on Wednesday May 20th, at 5.45 game produced a fine struggle the seaman, fought so well that of alternative accommodation, pm. The public are invited.— and went eight times to he forced the tough Willoughby and some amount of hardship, Advt.
deuce. Green gained the de- to retire in the twelfth round. A and can actually lead to worse.
cisivo point and O'Callaghan Home writer says that "at first Lam Yung-san, a Chinese male, replied by taking his one and glance one would construe it a avercrowding in such quarters yesterday committed suicide by only love game during the match, foolish idea for Newton to give, as are available. We think it is stabbing himself in the heart with
O'Callaghan was careless in away lumps of weight to a man a matter id which little disa pocket knife, in the home of his
of Willoughby's calibre, but that's Bome sister-in-law at No. 112 Sha Po. trying to bring off A BASEMENT BASIS. cretion might be exercised-so The deceased was suffering from spectacular shots in the third set where sound judgment comes in long as no serious crowding is dropsy, and it is thought that he and Green led 2-1 only to see his for the Professor's son (Newton is opponent pull up and go to 4 2a son of the well-known boxing The interview granted by the shown-and the already worried committed the rash act in O'Callaghan retained the lead and man) pulled all his speed, power
moment of mental depression.
took the set and match at of punch, and reach advantage to, Building Authority to a repre-householder be relieved of this
6-4. O'Callaghan, too, was affect score a meritorious victory. It sentative of this paper, published additional tax on his resources. A Northern Chinese "was ed by the conditions, but he played was a splendid battle right up to to-day, should serve to bring
sentenced to 14 days hard labour sufficiently well to boat his that point and the tough seaman by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the opponent with comfortable ease. had taken a deal of heavy punish- home to the public the laws on Loyalty Recognised.
Kowloon Magistracy this morn Green was not a patch on his ment beforo ho would acknow- ing, for stealing 10 lbs. of ice, normal self, and no doubt he gave ledge dofont." In connection with the re-which was left outside the Dairy it up as hopeless after his never troubled to Kam Tin, in the New Territories, Kowloon, yesterday, prior to being consider that there might be such which ceremony is to be fittingly distributed to various customers.
Scotsmen are Scotsmen aven Dr. Valentine put up a great amongst themselves if a story in things as minimum heights for marked on Saturday next, it is
interesting to learn that this act The Cheung Chuon nunnery at fight against Major Hattersley reference to a certain transfer is living rooms, with the absolute is to be carried out in recognition Castle Peak was the scene of a Smith in the final of the Handicap to be believed. When, two allowance in the case, of base of the loyalty of the inhabitants robbery the night bafere last, Singles "A" and delightfully long a005000 ago, MacGregor, the ments, namely nine feet. We of that village since the year when robbers, equipped with rallies were frequent. Valentine outside left of Musselburgh
1899, when the gates
often recovered the ball from Bruntoniane, accepted promotion think we are correct in stating removed as a punishment for room occupied by an aged nun, but he had to admit defeat by Bruntonians
were torches, forced their way into a seemingly impossible positions, to Armadale, the Musselburgh that the practice of accommodat-resistance offered to the British and stole money and jewellery to three sets to one after taking the Armadale
wero assured by ing servants in the basement has occupation. The New Territories, the value of $285. The four men first set. The figures wore 2-6, receive a cheque when Armad. that they would' as is generally known, were engaged in this enterprise stayed become so much a matter of leased to Britain on June 9th, in the place for three quarters of 6-4, 6-2, 9-6.
alo's ship came home." The course, that no-one thinks of 1898, by Convention signed at an hour before they made their between C.W.E. Bishop and L.M. Rangers securing MacGregor's A long drawn out struggle "ship" arrived in due course, the finding out whether a new home Peking, the period of the leago escape.
S. Lloyd in the final of the transfer at a ice running all but moved into has any stipulation ever, until April 16th of the being 99 years. It was not, how-
Handioap Singles "B" continued that such space is only to be following year that the Ter-night before last caused a sampan falling fast, and both live to fight A sudden gust of wind the until the shades of night were employed for storage purposes, ritories were formally taken to capsize in the harbour. The nor does a householder make a hoisting of the Union Jack at to one side to avoid collision with over, this being done by the sampan was at the times werving
another day.
point of measuring the height Taipo. The occasion did not la junk ahead of it, The master from floor to coiling. As a result,pags off without trouble, however, and his wife and child Wêre On "Torry" Wilson and I am instructed to Inform com- for three days later opposition thrown into the water, but the Rogerson doos the fate of petitors in our Limerick Com- was forthcoming in the shape of former managed to swim to the Hongkong to-day dopend. Shang- petition that although this week's an attack by some 2,600 Chinese steamer Arabestan, where he was hai require 17 to win and thore Limerick has reference to golf on the British troops. Arising picked up by the quartermaster. remains but one wicket to fall. the language of the links is most ly, with the varying amount of out of this incident, Shim Chun His wife and child were unfort-The chances, I suppose, are about positively not permissible.
city, situate over the new border, unately drowned, overcrowding which has resulted was occupied by our troops from from the lack of cheap bousos, May 16th to November 13th. All
Last Saturday the owner of a this, however, is old history the use of a baseinoot moroly for now, and it is a source of much car had the misfortune to break old furniture, and so forth, has gratification to feel that there the back axle of his machine and
with the other three occupants of EUROPEAN CONCERNED? come to be looked upon as a has been no serious trouble sines. the car was commencing to foot In fact, there is amplo evidenco homewards. Fortunately, waste of valuable living accom to show that the inhabitants of before they had gone fat a small parcel on behalf of another man Ho Ming took him to a brothal in That he was carrying the it if he went with the passenger. modation. We have not the the New Territories are fully statistics to go upon, but we appreciative of the security they British two-seater car happened and that he was unaware of its Spring Garden Lane, went up- along and although already carry contents was the defence of stairs and returned with the rather think that the number of enjoy under British rule, and Wing one grown-up, one child one Pang Yin, a cabin boy on the parcel in his possession. He
have no doubt that next Satur- householders who have thus boon day's coremony will be yot dog and one bathing basket, pro-President Cleveland, who was asked witness to carry it for hims
Gooded to accommodate breaking the law, and are doing another tangible proof of Britain's
the charged before Sir Henry Gollan, When stopped by the Indian ho so-to-day, must be very large, goodwill to the Chiness of this stranded four persons, two of at the Criminal Sessions this told him in English. This one Colony. It is an extremely whom were adulte. Her 11.4 morning, with possession of an pareol. Him no belong me. Him However, nemesis, in the form of graceful not which is to be put to deal with the load.
horso power proved quite adequate automatic pistol and 306 rounds give me Ho Ming. He give mo
of ammunition, the sanitary authorities, is over. into offact, and in times such as
take and pay mo $10." (Tha Mr. H. K. Holmes prosecuted Indian constable denied this). Ha taking the lawbreakers, and they the present the event is not with
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and Mr. F. O. Jenkin (instructed told him the same thing in Can have boon given a fortnight in significance.
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on the Cleveland and had pro- mised to give him, $10 as cum- shaw, by accident in Wanghai. He asked him for the money and was told that he would be given
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man residing at the brothel. to have government by the people, the effect that picket She told how a European" came We understand that this cam-
Martial law has now been and whonover democratic Govern- under the control of Sergeant to the house accompanied by a WAS Boarching all Chineso carrying a parool. The paign against the misuse of baso-abolished in Spain, and maybe ments cease to serve, we may Dungey
we shall see a lessening in the depend upon it that they will be pedestrians in Praya East European told her to allow the ments is founded on a commend power of the dictatorship which abolished by the people them about 9,50 p.m. on April 23rd. An Chinese in the house as ho was able desire to minimise the risks has boon exercised by Primo de selves. A desperate people pre Indian sergeant stopped the bis" boy." The parcel was pat of tuberculosis, and other in Rivera, with a return to some fors a dictatorship. There is prisoner and fooling inside aiu hor cubicle and the "boy" wont thing more nearly approaching nothing necessarily final or last-parcel be was carrying lound aaway, returning about an hour footions which follow overcrowd-free government. But it is wolling in any form of government. box containing ammunition. The lator for it. Sho saw the boy" ing, and form such a bad feature to cherish no illusione that the The responsibility is on those parcel when opened disclosed an go away with the prisoner. The world is yet safe for domocracy. who love democracy to make it automatio in a case, and 300 of Hongkong's health reports. In Spain, and in Italy as well, fit to survive-in other words, to rounds of ammunition. Nobody can criticise such an democracy falled because govern- make it fit to meet the modern Prisoner said that he met Ho offort towards the general wollment by the people had ceased to tasks of a modern world,
Ming, who had been a passenger!
boy" was carrying the parcel when he loft:
The case is proceeding,