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of so desirable an object. What] is required is concentrated effort and the enlightenmont of the Chi- Rose farmers scattered a, but the IN FAITH AND HOPE THE WORLD WILL DISAGREE, BUT ALL districts of the New Territories." MANKIND'S CONCERN IS CHARITY. That report was made over five-Popu years ago, yet during the past | few months Hongkong has suffor, The opening rate of the dollar ed a fumino in pig-meat because on demand to-day is 26.5.5/16d. of the failure of the outside sup- ply. At the end of a very com- of the birth of the Queen of Spain. To-day is the 38th anniversary prehensive report on pig-breeding, the Committee made recommen-
SPORT YESTERDAY.
May's Wonderful Harbour Race
Volunteers Box the Hermes..
[BY WANDERER".].
LOCAL HOCKEY.
TAMAR DEFEAT CLUB
TEAM
"At the United Sorvicos Recrea tion olub ground, Kowloon, Inst In one of the fightest finishes evening, the Hongkong Hooker since the race became the aquatic Club "A" team were defeated by event of the year, A. May, ten a team from H M.8. Tamar by yards behind one hundred yards two goals to love. The match Harbour Race for the first time. interesting, but the Navy showed from home, yesterday won the was both keenly contested and He put on a magnificent spurt and rather botter form than thoir though fouling the launch and still opponents throughout the game. dations regarding the provision the installation of two self-record-behind when ten yards from the Their forwards were quicker on
of English white bours, ample grazing grounds, cheapened and adequate railway transport facil ities, the provision of special shods on the railway at Yaumati and reduced freight on bran-rice, yet we have never board that any
Tonders are being invited, for
ingtide gauges at Kennedy Town and Shaukiwan
Major R. C. Campbell, 1st Bn. East Surrey Regt, embarked on proceeding home for retirement. the s. Malwa on October 17th
course.
rate.
some
Praya Wall, made a last effort and the ball, and their passes were finished ahead by barely a yard accurate. Both outside men were in 28 minutes 14 1/8th seconds., fast, and the outside loft distin-
The time was quite good taking guished himself with into consideration the rough water particularly smart work. Tho, to gain fifth place in 1922 May had to the forwards, and continually experienced; as a matter of fact half backs gave plenty of support to do just over 27 minutos. It broke up the Club attacks. Both The Gazelle gives details of was May's fifth swim in the Fhr- full backe possessed the advantage- of these encouraging measures Hongkong to Yunnan, Kwong he has three times occupied, second with the stick.
wireless. telogram rates from bour Race and I understand that of being fast, and wore certain have been carried out. It seems Chow Wan and French Indo-place.
The Club men were tireless to have boon nobody's business to China.
May kept a weather eye on C, J. workers, but wore. hardly quick havo carod anything" furthor.
Cooke throughout, relying on the enough to boat the opposition. The forthcoming wedding is latter's, experience for the right A. J. Frank, in goal, could not bo Speaking "to village elders and announced of Mr. Arthur. Hevey, there leaving the mattor is not of of No. 8 Knutsford Torraco, Kow-side for three parts of the way against him. The halves experi The pale swam side by blamed for the goals scored the slightest use. We want a Gov-loon, to Miss Florenco Stanwell neither noticing Brodie well away onood difficulty in checking the ernment official-u Dopirtnout if the s.s. Glenbeg.
who is to arrive in the Colony by to the left and in relation to the fastor forwards of the Navy, and shore, some forty yards ahead. their passos wore gone too accu- necessary—whose businows it. should bo ito, look into all these The V.R.C. are holding a Night Brodie swam the better race and
Felo this evening, one of the was decidedly unlucky. He went In the first half the more dan- mattors. The encouragement of principal attractions being a high just that shade too near the gerous attacks came from the poultry keeping and egg produc-diving exhibition by a girl of four Ambrose though he came down at Navy, and Billitoo succeeded in tion by means of the free use. of toon. The name is being withheld very fast speed with the shore giving them the lead before half grass-covered foothills and the will follow.
to provide a surprise, Dancing current and was fifteen yards time. Shortly after the resump {nhend and almost in the shelter oftion of the second half, the sANIO provision of cheap marketing!
the VR.C. Building before May, player put the Navy further ahead. facilities; the encouragement. of
His Excellonoy the Govornor who had from the three quarter The Club made strenuous efforts pig-breeding by the free grant of has appointed the following gen-way mark gradually drawn away to find their opponents' goal but
tlemon to be Justices of the from Cooke, became aware that he were unsuccessful. grazing space, the provision of Peace:-Mr. S. M. Churn, Mr. was required to go all out for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1925. good-class "boars and assisted Ho fu, Mr. Ma Teui-chiu, Mr. F. victory. A gallant struggle then
marketing; the encouragement of C. Mow Fung and Mr. Wong Tak- ensued for first place and May had.
just a shade the more reserve. in the second round. Baker per- vegetable growing by the carrying
Brodie did 28.10 1/5th seconds, haps did more of the leading than fout of irrigation schemes and by-To-night at the Taiping Theatre and. C. J. Cooke was third some Reed but barely, if at all, deserved
the provision of transport facil- Miss Pik Wen-ha will stage the forty odd seconds behind. Aa-his win. ities-these are a few of the dis- Intrigue in the Golden Age of the minutes later and the remainder fight with Stoker Addison to whom famous historical play "Court sumpeno claimed fourth place five H. Owen fought a game losing Although we think that the trict, governmental measures Sung Dynasty. The full houses | finished as follows: Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird rather ex-which must come first if ever accorded to Miss Pik testifies to 5. J. E. Wallace
her popularity.
6. J. Pulford aggerated mattors when he said Hongkong is going to be more that there were thousands of acres self-supporting as regards its sup-
At the Bishop's Palace, Maonor of land in the New Territories ply of fresh food. It is a big problem to-day, the insigna of the Orde suitable for cattle, chickon and and an extremely important one, of St. Gregory the Great will be conferred upon Mr. Francisco. vegetable farming, we do most well worthy of the very closest Anacleto da Silva, Senator for certainly agree with him that it and most serious study by respon- Macao, for services rendered to is highly desirable in every way sible government officers. There the Roman Catholic Church. to make this Colony farmore self-is a special Devartinent, in the
The following officers qualified
The Telegraph.
ENCOURAGING FARM PRODUCE."
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7. R. W. Smith 8. J. Jacob 9..W. Tilley' 10. W. Lawson 11. J. Wells (H.M.S.
he was conceding twelve pounds. 36.26.4-5 The stoker was rather fond of the, 36.48.1-5 rabbit punch and he winded Owen $7.46. Hughes with a blow to the solar
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plexus early on. Hughes kept.. on his foot and was punished severely in the last round, so much 80, that he had not the strength. to smile when Addison missed 13. Pat Easterbrook.. 51:54.45 hopelessly and run into the ropes.
E. F. Stewart boxed in good style 14. E. F. R. Sample.. 64.17. The only swimmer that did notched, to hold his punch. He has against Marine Watts, but was in-
Co. Fupporting thaa at present in the Philippines for looking afiar these for promotion at the examinations finish was Ngai Shekon.
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matter of meat poultry and ve-matters of agriculture, horticul-hold at Shan Hai Kwan en Octo- Pat Easterbrook, a fourteen good straight left but does not getable supplies. Our experience ture, etc., and it would possibly or 5th: Capt. J. Lindsell, M.C. year-old boy, was unlucky aparte it suficiently and Watts won
& Lionts, R. M. Gidlow-Jack from his thirteenth place.
He narrowly. during the past few months have pay us to have one here.
son, A. F. Bulling and FC chose to follow a man who took his L. P. Halph beat A. B. Mitchell" boen "proof enough that we live
Howse (all of the 1st Batt. The right away to the left and near on points. Mitchell fought a very, in the precarious position of hav-)
Royal Regt.). ing to depend on outside supplies!
The river-boats Ng Tai Chow and Hoi Wing that usually ply between Malachau and Sunning liave recently been having some little trouble in Macao, says the
home experienced a slight attack of cramp in his right calf.
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FINE BOXING AT BARRACKS, The Volunteers pleased every
cool fight but Ralph's persistency achieved its purpose add after an oxtra round had been ordered, Ralph fought hard and won-com- fortably. Ralph was the best Vo- lunteer man on view."
Deserved Praise, During the introduction and dis and are thus more or less at the cussion of the Colony's Budget, mercy of striking workers-easily occasion was taken, alike by mouldable clay in the hands of omdials and Unofficials, to pay a political agitators, Anything deserved tribute to the members Dairio de Macan. Upon arrival one by the magnificent losing The principal bout of the even- which minke this Colony less de-of our Police Force, particularly ed by the strikers to leave the more experienced Hermes men in A. B. Gardner provided an excel- in Macao the crow were all order- battle they put up against the ing, that between H. R. Major and pendent upon the adjacent Chi-fin view of the splendid wolk which ships and they forthwith proceed the tournament at Murray Barracks lent contest up to a point. Both nesc districts for its daily food they have done during the abnored to do so. The owners of the last evening. They gained three men shyed at mixing matters and supply will be deserving of the mal times through which we have to muster a crow to enable the fourth should have gone their way was done.
Ng Ta Chow were able, however, victories in eleven contests, but a on the whole little real fighting The first two rounds. very hourliest support of the passed of late. In the words of vessel to proceed to Hongkong for when the judges disagreed in the were spent in almost aimless spar Government. His Excellency Excellency the Governor, our docking.
fight between Frank Reed and ring though once Major, just a the Governor replied to Mr. Bird's police have, during that period,
A. B. Baker.
shade too far away, missed with Alleged to have fatally stabbed contention in very sympathetic worked "with splendid zeal and an old man, during an argument more than anything else to the fact tended for the last punch of the Lack of experience contributed a right half arm which was In- manner and disclosed the inter-efficiency,"
about the disappearance of a metal that they were on the losing side. contest. Major took the initiative and it is only esting information that he had
paint scraper, a painter, who was Scarcely one of the Volunteer sc-in the third round, going hard for right and proper that personally urgedapon theelders of fact should be
that charged with murder at the Kow-lections realised the necessity of his opponent's body. Gardner how.. publicly ac-loon Magistracy yesterday, was following up and the only one of over was fighting a elever fight. a certain village the desirability of knowledged. In addition to its committed to take his trial at the them even had his socks rolled and few of Major's blows were supplying Hongkong with veget-normal duties, which are heavy Whyte Smith appeared for the
Criminal Sessions. Mr. T. S. down.
I
ablos, pigs and chicken. That enough in themselves our Police prosecution, the defendant being G. S. Hugh-Jones gain
The first bout of the evening saw was sending out some nasty left
the disabilities from which farm-
ers and vegetable'growers in this
up
having any real effect,' He in turn :
nothing further had been heard
unrepresented. The. deceased
4 well-jabs. Gardner landed two beauties. Force undertook a most respon- died two days after the, ffair, the Stollery was the upclor but in the badly shaken by a right to the jaw. from the elders is proof that theyable work in the early days of the cause
deserved decision over Stollery, in the fifth but soon after was. of death being acute find it more profitable to grow whatever it might have been that
opening round was content to re He went down for eight, but came " strike in maintaining a special peritonitis..
mala more or less on the defensive, back strongly towards the finish. bureat for the supply of labour to they wore then growing. And it
A very
interesting "oricket Two and three were much more The last round saw Major going. those requiring it. is here that we come up against the magnitude of this task may afternoon between teams captain- splendidly, punching with
Some Idea of match is due to take place on the brisk and though Hugh-Jones was strongly but Gardner gave as good Civil Service Club ground this obviously winded ho fought as he got. The decision went to both Gardner but it was for from popu- be formed when it is stated thated by the President, Sir Claud bands, and won narrowly. lar and gersonally I thought Major Colony suffer. The high cost of no fewer than 25.000 coolies pass- Severn, and the Club Captain, Jim Cartlidge seconded K. G. had won three rounds against transportation to niarkets is un-bureau, with the
ed through the hands of this Mr. F. J. de Rome. The match Evans, still a schoolboy, against two.
has been arranged se a farewell Boy Curtis. Evans put result that to the President who is shortly a magnificent display against aand A. B. Streatfield was free and
The bout between A. C. Howell: doubtly one of the hindering fac-)
170,000 tons of cargo were moved leaving for Home, and at its con- far stronger and heavier opponent easy. The sailor gained the ver tors, there is an absence of relief
from ships to godowns, or vice clusion he will be presented with and his unorthodox methods often dict though Howell fought strongly in the way of lightened rent, and
a cricket ball on a silver stand had Curtis guessing, Evans con- throughout. versa. Then there was the special and also with a rose, bowl for nected with several well judged Unintentionally humorous was there is no governmental direc- tion or encouragement.
work involved in the street sear. Lady Sovern.
blows but Curtis was a winner. the contest between J, C. Long und Evans did wonderfully well under A. B. Horested. Long shut his eyes The Economic Resources Com-ches and the house-to-house visita-
the circumstances, and the sailor was in a position, mitteo reported in 1920 "that both ions. All these duties throw sense of indebtedness to the polles, G. P. Lammert put the Volunto hit him at will. Long however on economic grounds and as 'a extra burdens on the police, who and it is particularly gratifying teers once more ahead by defeating was too strong to go down before matter of expadioney there should performed them with willingness that they have been able to keep ther shyly but tired his opponent Hornsted fired himself out in his A. B. Fox. Lammert opened a comparatively weak blows and be an earnest endeavour to make and efficiency. We have often the Colony so free of serious crime down and discovered his punch to attempts. At the end they were this Colony self-supporting in so Bald that the pollee of this Colony during the recent restless time. wards the end of the third round both scarcely on their feet exchang- vital a commodity as pig-meat have an unenviable, a dangerous Indeed, it is a long time since Lammert's left was quite good and ing blow for blow. Hornsted won which entera so largely in the and an arduous task to perform, Hongkong was a happily situated stages.
Fox was groggy in the concluding T. Pile wasted his energy in the dietary of nine-tenths of the po-even in normal times; and we fear in this regard. We are sure that F. Reed who lost to A. B. Baker Elliott of the Hermes and was first round of his bout with A. B. pulation of Hongkong and its do- that the work it accomplishes so we voice the opinion of the whole on points, carries a hefty punch in knocked out in the second round pendencies. So far as it can be well is often overlooked. All that Colony when wo add a further sin other hand as Baker would pro and G. B. Slipper, suffered the same tournt no insuperable difficulty the Force has done in recent times cere tribute to the work of the sentative stopped several hasty ones The prizes were presented by
bably tastify. The Hermes repre- tate again Stoker Parker. presents itself for the attainment should, however, Increase our Force.
though he shook Reed up somewhat Commodoro Stirling,