PLAY AND PLAYERS.
RUBBER PRICES.
THE TRIALS OF A BOXING MANAGER.
BRITAIN
"PICKING"
[BY" WANDERER.”]
AMERICA.
Washington, Doc. 21.
The House of Itepresentatives
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
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HAWAIIAN DEVELOPMENTS
PROPOSED.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1925.
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Mr. Stephens a member of the has adopted the Tilson rubber House of Representatives, and one The supporter of the of the Congressional committee
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A task which calls for more motion in hle speech complained which visited the Hawaiian Islande patience, tact and suchlike qualities that Britain was openly proclaim-tart summer, has recommended to than any other, is that, I shoulding her intention to collect four mil-the House committee imagine, of a boxing manager. He Hard dollars from. America affairs many improvements to Prart fixes up a series of fights to find.
1in Increased rubber that ten minutes after rubbing his in order to pay her war debt. berths for sixteen battleships, Ile prices, Harbour, including the provision of | hands and patting himself on the Mr.. full moved a resolution has asked for the appropriation of back, he is required to look round advocating a rovision of the $2,218,000, of which a million will for someone else to fight so-and-import tariffs, complaining that be used to improve the channel de since his original opponent has the United States are now just the sea, and $684,000 for the con- Anddenly discovered a bone in his where Britain can pick us like a struction of a naval air station," wrist or something equally intristirkoy gobbler at Thanksgiving guing. Another man is only tou time." llo Mail:
The committee is also urged' to "We may consider construction of a anxious to get in the ring but his expect to be this victimised as pier at San Diego, Californior Engine Turnen from N17.3010 347,50
naval Sad Silver Ulg rette tames, Plan manling officer won't let him long as we cleave in the narr Renter's American Service, And so the whole thing appears policy of economic exclusiveness to go on.
or isolation and high tariffs." Circumstances entirely outside-Reuter's American Service. the control of the Hongkong Boxing A Washington messange, yes- Association, of of Mr. J. Brook, the lerday staled!-The House of Re- manager, have made a slight upsel presentatives Committee on Rules in the programme for the tourna- has favourably reported on MP. ment which begins at 925 p.m. Tibson's resolution directing the Commerce Committee to investi- cate the central exercised by Bri- tish Colonial Governments over the production and price of rub
to-morrow,
Stoker Naegalin, whose exploits reached Hongkong before hini, ha gone sick and he will be unable to fight Drummer Bowles. Marine her. [ Hills, the winner of the Novices' Featherweight Competition at the recent tournament, has been sub- stituted.
CHINESE RAIDERS..
CHARGED AT CRIMINAL
SESSIONS
Most Hongkong fans who know Bandeman Wareham and his cup-| abilities, were preparing to give him a hearty welcome on his return to the local ring after twelve
Six Chinese who are alleged in mont's absence, bat a domestic have been concerned in a raiding problem has yet to be solved, expedition against the district of appear, and be has seletantly to Tai 0, appeared before the Puisne withdraw. His place in the roped Judge at the Criminal Sessions to- square will be taken by 1. Te day on a charge of being in posRUs- Emmerson, who, despite losing sion of five revolvers and 128 A. R. Baker, at the last tournarounds of ammunition. ment, is perfectly willing to try again.
We can, however, contratulat ourselves on the fact that there has been no hitch in relation to the big fight, and after all i1 1.
Mr. H. K. Holmes the Crown Solicitor) appeared for the Crow while Mr. S. Fitzroy defended,"
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In the course of an interview,; 1. Chicherin declared that the Soviet attitude towards China was. friendly and correct, although hel did not hide the fact that its sym- pathies were with the Kuaming-i tang, "whose programme to create a free, independent and modernised Federal Chinese Republic was wel comed by Russia."-Reuter.
FRENCH FINANCE.
THE LATEST PROPOSALS.
Paris, Dec. 21.
she rumours
The newspaper Excelsior pub-|
current is the lobby of the Chamber that a con-s The case being adjourned statultation of Parliamentary finan- die, Mr. Fitzroy applied for ball.cial experts will take place, of Twn of the accused were remand-wham any will be appointed by C. P. O. Jim Cartlidge and Stoked on bail of $1,500 each, and the Morris whom the Colony what
he Government with the approval of Parliament.
see. Both men have been training for the contest with, on might say religious fervour, and a splende sarap may be regarded as a'rertain
· development. The
signed articles on Sunday and their side-i stake of $100 was daly deposited.
Men
rothers $500 each. Hia Lord-
hip intimated that these would be allowed in the form of personal securities.
the balancing of the Budget are---- The proposals of M. Doumer for
Supplementary taxes institated on the 4th. Decentber; increase in the
rice of tabaces: application
of
GERMANY & FRANCE. valuation-tax to exports; increase
of tax on turnover of businesses, Indopacifi.
The probabilities are that the fight will go the full distance, un opinion which may have added THE ECONOMIC AGREEMENT.
__weight______it__is_mentioned. __Fh=1,} neither man has yet been knocked
Berlin, Dec 212)
out. Both camps are fully conti- The Parliamentary Socialist dent of victory: MS. Hermes Service declares that it is quite) will not hear of defeat, Carlidge saUisfied with the provisional may be a tle biassed when he economic agreement signed with expresses the opinion that if the France, providing for a fight goes the length of the course, treaty, which, after a transitory
definite
RUSSIA AND POLAND.
COMMERCIAL TREATY
DESIRED.
1. Warsaw, Dec. 21.
The Soviet representative at
te will win on points, but have period of 14 months, will have a Varsovie has expressed to the no doubt that he has real-grounds its basis the most-favoured-nätionį Minister for such a belief.
On the one hand there is Stoker
felause-Fadoparif,
of Commercy the desire of the Russian Govern-) Paris, Dec. 21. ment LO resubie negotiations Morris who has youth and weight" The actual position of the shortly with the object of con- on his side and who to Hongkong | Franes-German negotiations was cluding ¡L Commercial Treaty boxing cireles is more or less a summarized after the signing 1 between Poland and Russia. dark horse. On the other, there is the Protocol on Saturday. Pour- The former Polish commercial- C. P. O. Jim Cartlidge, whose parlers will be resumed on 12th adviser at Washington Bas been) principal assets are strength and January-Indo purifi.
Puris, Dec. 21.
experience.. Call it a match be tween youth and experience leaving] out the question of weight, 15] anyone is anxious to have a het on
In the presence of President the result he must consider whether Domergue and M. Briand, the Cartlidge's experience is sufficient Papal Sunein in Paris, Monsignor | to over-balance his opponent's Ceretti, received this morning at the advantages physically, and I feel Elysee the Cardinal's cap, which that so little has been seen of was laid on by Cardinal Dubois Morris that it is impossible to judge. Archbishop of Paris-Indopacifi.
The progranime as it now 'slands
is:-
FIFTEEN ROUNDS-CATCHWEIGHTS.dent enough, but the new Major ($550 winner, $450 loser). will be a different proposition.
C. P. 0. Jim Cartlidge v. Stoker Morris.
SEX HOUNDS MIDDLEWEIGHT. A. B. Pearce v. A. B. Miller.
"SIX ROUNDS-FEATHERWEIGHT. Harry Major v. A, B. Gardner.
SIX ROUNDS-LIGHTWEIGHT. A. B. Baker v. L. Tel. Emmerson.
SIX ROUNDS WELTERWEIGHT. A. B. Morrell v. A, B, Jackson.
- SIX ROUNDS-FEATHERWEIGHT,
Drummer Bowles v. Mariné Hill.
SIX ROUNDS-WELTERWEIGHT. Pte. Barber v. A. B. Valentine.
Major should win.
When he last fought Pearce Mil-
ler was carrying superfluous pound- age and if this has been rectified in the interim, this middleweight bout should be well worth that extra $2 for admission to the realins of the elite. Pearce is fighting in his best form just now and I think should again register succesH.
Marine Hills did well to win the Novices Tournament against good class opponents, but is unlikely to hold Bowles. Morrell should beat Jackson though the youth will | give him a hurd fight.
A CORRECTION.
Drummer
on
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appointed to head the Polish dele-) gation---fudo pacis.
NOT RECOGNISED.
ABD-EL-KRİM'S EMISSARY.
Paris, Dec. 21,
Well-informed circles declare that Mr. Gordon Cunning, the Emissary of Abd-el-Krim, will not be received by the members of the Government, who consider him an unauthorised agent.-Indopacifi,
FRENCH ARMY.
PROPOSED REORGANISATION.
Paris, Dec. 21.
members of the war Department will meet on Wednesday to examine the proposed Bill for the reorgani- sation of the Army, before it is presented to the Chamber in the first half of January-Indopacif.
The Echo de Paris states that the
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Cairo, Dec, 21 There is a movement on foot for the boycotting of the Legislative Elections-Indoparifi.
Paris, Dec. 21,
A correspondent describing hin It will be a re-vitalised Major self as "The Offender," writes in- who steps in the ring with Gard-forming me that as
The death is announced of M. Bowles did not play for the Drums Meline, former President of the "Her to-morrow, and his contest ap-
Council-bidopacifi. pears to be the mast Interesting against Kowloon Reserves
Major has Saturday, it was hardly possible of the preliminaries. had a sorry time of late but he is for him to be ordered from the making a real effort to come back field. The error is regretted. I and having seen him at work once did not actually witness the match,
Paris, Dec. 21. According to the newspaper
or twice recently, I feel sure we but relied upon information sup-tierne, M. Handos, Socialist De- shall not something of the Major led by a friend whose statements puty, has been elected Senator to of old. Gardner, having a victory can generally be regarded as replace M. Leon Bourgeois-Indo- evor Major to his credit is cona, Ireliable.
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