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SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1826.
CHILDREN'S SPORTS.
IN HONOURS LIST.
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL organised by the Kowloon Cricket
Telegraphio Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG."
AND
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KOWLOON HOTEL
THE PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON.
First Class Billiard Room and Saloon Bar.
Electric Lift and Telephone to each Floor.
HAPPY TIMES AT K.C.É.
The annual children's sports,
Club were held yesterday after- hoon, and were largely attended by Excellent children and parents. arrangements were made, and the various events were carried off without a hitch. The President of the Club is Mr. R. E. Lindsell, and the Secretary Mr. S. E. Green. Tickets wote issued to children who did not win a race, and on present ing them at a stall they were each given a prize, so that not a child; went home erapty-handed.
In asking Lady Clementi to distri-! bute the prizes, Mr. Lindsell said the sports had been held for twenty- оло years, and he expressed pleasure ut. seeing so many chit- dren taking part. They must thank Mr. Abraham and his com- nittee, and numbers of other will- ing workers, especially those at the Kowloon Docks. They must also
thank the numerous subscribers to
It the sports fund.
WAS auspicious occasion to have Lady
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had reached the Colony that the King had bestowed a well earned Knighthood on the Hon. Mr. Cecil Clementi. It was therefore her first appearance in public as Lady Clementi.
When the prizes had been given] out, Miss Lindsay, daughter of the Rev. G. R. Lindsay, presented Lady] Clementi with a silver bowl. con- tuining flowers.
The winners were:
GIRLS' EVENTS.
Skipping race (handicap, 14 and) under)-1 Phyllis Gittins, 2 Peggy McCaw, 3 Nellie Docherty.
"Flat race (handicap, 6 to 9)- 1. Peggy McCaw, 2 Winifred Raven, 3. Dorothy Raven,
Skipping competition (under 10). -1 Ethel Banker, 2 Lily McAinsh,
Jean Bryson,
Flat race (handicap, under 6.-) 1 Muriel McCaw, 2 Kathleen Bolt, 3 Doris Frith.
Potato race (10 to 14).-1} Marion Bryson, 2 Ina Brown, 3 Edith Mead.
Skipping competition (10 to 14.- -
1 Alice Blythe, 2 Edith Mead, 3 Iris Frith, 4 Una Mitchell, 5| Clarice Allen.
Flat race (handicap, 14 and under-1 Marion Bryson, 2 Phyllis Gittins, Peggy Everest.
Musical Chairs (8 to 14).-1. Charice Allen, 2 Barbara Walker, 3 Una Mitchell.
Egg and Spoon race (scratch, 14 and under)-1. Ellen Smith, 2 Catherine Chester, 8 Nora Branch. Flat race (handicap, 6 to 14)- 1 Marie Clarke, 2 Doreen Leonard, 3 Dorothy Reid,
Flat race (handicap, 4 and under).- Frances Long, 2 Doreen Watson, 3 Doris Frith.
Relay ruce (teams of 4, seratch, 9 to 14)-Winning team:-Nellie Docherty. Edith Broadbridge.! Bessie Macaish, Betty Christian-
sen.
Consolation race (handicap, up to 14) Nora McKih, 2 Audrey Mitchell, 31a Lammert,
Daphne of the 'Pharies"
BOY'S EVENTS. Polato race tseratch, 10 to 121. William Coysh, 2 Leslie Evans,
13 Aleck McFarlane.
Boot race iseratch, under 12).
1 Billy Miller, 2 Edward. Frith,
3 Norman Whibley.
Obstacle race thandicap, 10 to 14).-1 Sonney Christie, 2 Jimmy Smith. 3 Leslie Evans.
Relay race teams of 4 scratch. 10 to 14)-winning team: Stan- Icy McNider, Eric McNider, Jackie MeAirsh, Reggie. Woolley Flat race (handicap, 6 to 9).--
1 lvo Watson, 2 Gerald Abraham, 3 Dickie Branch.
Sack race (handicap, 3 to 14). -1 Sonny Christie, 2 Eric Flem- ing. 3 Arthur Chester.
Tug-of-war (teams of 8).--win-' ning team:-Billy Miller, Denis Kelly, Reggie Woolley, Eric Flem- ing, Lealie Marshall, Cecil Jen- nings, Smith.
Eric McNider, Jimmy
Flat race (handicap, 4 to 7) me 1 William McFarlane, 2 Billy,, Mac- donald, & Jackle Nicolls.
Three-legged race (handicap, 10 to 14). Stanley McNider and Reggie Woolley, 2 Denis Kelly and Leslie Marshall, 3 Billy Mi ler und Harold Brown.
Flat race (handicap, 8 to 10).-1 | Ivo Watson, 2 Samuel McBrown, 3
T. Chapman,
Flat race (handicap, 4 and under), -1 Reggie Savage, 2 Eddy Burford,: 3 Allan Ezra Goldenberg, 4 Edward Harley,
Wheelbarrow race (scratch, "0" to 14)-1 Jimmy Smith & James Gour lay, 3 Arthur Chester & Harold Brown, 3 Bobby Everest & Douglas, Smith."
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Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of Hongkong, who receives the K.O.M.G. decoration
Sir Chow Shou-son,
who has been elevated to the rank of Knight Bachelor.
Admiral sir A. Duff, who receives the Grand" Cross of the Order of the Buth.
SHIP'S PRIZE.
Captain A. Totake and the silver cup which was award- ed to the the Toyo Kison Kaisha ss. Tonyo Maru as first prize for "foreign" class flagships of private steamship lines, in competition for, the honour of being the best decorated in the harbour during San Francisco's 10- cent California Admission Day celebration.
The grave of William Perry, of Tipton, Staffs, who was known as the Tipton Slasher," and was champion of England. until ho fought Tom Sayers in 1857, has been restored by public sub. scription. Ferry was buried at Dudley, Worcestershire, in 1880.
Consolation race' (handicap, up-to 14) Arthur Smith, 2 Kenneth Nelson, 3 Lester, Fallu, Addison Hargrave...
Band race. Donovan, 2. Bor ryman, 3 Martin..
OBITUARY.
SIR JOHN LE SAGE.
London, Jan. 1.' The dents is announced of Sir John Le Bage-Renter.
[The late Sir John Merry Le Sage,} was for munny years the managing! editor" of the Daily Treyedph, from which position he retired in Junej 1024 Acted as special correspon ident in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Egypt. Amerien and Canada, Was with the German army in the campaign of 1870-70.).
Admiral Noel,
London, Jan, 1. The dent in ounced of Ad- miral F. C. Noel-Reuter
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The Late Admiral Francis Charles Methuen Noel
given the Khedive'a međul for operations con ducted in the Red Sea, and later served with the International Ex pedition for the relief of Kondamos Crote. He commanded the Waliaroo during the China War in 1900 and re- ceived the China modal. Ho officially present at the inaguration
WRY
of the Australian Commonwealth, He commanded H. M. S. Hood in Home waters Was made a Renr! Admiral in 1907, retiring as Admiral in 1913.]
COURT MARTIAL
AN INDIAN IN TROUBLE. Charged with making a false accusation against a Subadar, well-knowing the same to be false, Havildar Sher Muhammad, of the 1st Hongkong Singapore Pack Battery, Royal Artillery, ap- peared before a Court Marțial as- sembled at: Victoria Barracks yesterday.
It was alleged that after being informed that he had been offer- ed promotion as a Salutri Havil- dar, he went to Sergeant Raymond Victor Manley and told the latter' that Subadar Piran Ditta had ask- ed for $100 as a condition for put- ting in a word of recommendation for this promotion.
The accused was defended by Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, who, put in
a plea of not guilty.
The trial is proceeding to-day.
MEXICAN DISASTER.
EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
Eagle Pass (Texas), Jan. 1. Advices from Mexico state that forty-two bodies were recovered from the Mexican National Railway coal mine at Pala; in the State of Coahuila, where an explosion oc- curred on December 26. It fa fear-) ed that there are a number of dead still unrecovered. A score of miners
were
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AFRICAN PROBLEMS.,
THE ASIATIC QUESTION.
Port Elizabeth, Jan. 1. Mr. Creswell, Minister for De- fence, in a speech outlined the Government's defence proposals, the main feature of which is the reduction of the peace strenght; from 10,000 to 8,000 men.
Mr. Boydell, Minister of Labour, declared that the Government were going to tackle the Asiatic pre- blem and going to see that they' In South Africa were masters of their own house and not going to be ruled from Calcutta, Delhi orf even London. Reuter
RUSSIAN SCANDAL.
DEPUTIES UNDER SUSPICION.
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Warsaw, Jan. 1. The close relations and alleg
78; Royal Navy "A" 162. VARSITY MATCH. ed financial transactions between the Soviet Minister, M. Wojkoff,
Victory by 96 runs, went to the "Present team in the aad a number of Deputies has at-
annual University match with tracted considerable attention and i A
the Past," Each side played an investigation is expected.
Playing in the last match of twelve mon. The scores were **** demand will also be made for the
tha triangular tournament "Present" 235;," Past" 139, expulsion from the Diet of De
against the Hongkong C.C. on puties found to have accepted any the Club ground yesterday in the financial consideration from a re-two-day match, the Itoyal Navy The Hongkong Hotel Bus presentative... of any foreign
compiled the big total of 332 Service will run as usual starting Power-Reuter.
runs. The H.K.0.0. had lost from Statue Square. Car hire three wickets for 61 runs when service booking office is at the. stumps wore drawn.
entrambe to the Cafeteria, "Free People" is the title of At the close of play the two Gormany's first Republican pro-men; not out for the Club wore paganda film, which shows in an A. W., Hayward, 25, and H. exceedingly interesting series of Owen-Hughes 31. pictures how thoughout the cen- The match will be continued turias the sock of the nation were to-day,AWN sold by thoir princes into the sor- vico of foreign kings right down to the day when the royal head of State escaped over the frontler to Doorn.
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0.8.0.0. "A"IV. NAVY "A Playing on the home ground, the Civil Servics C.O. A lost to the Royal Navy" A" by 84 runs. The scores were: -0,8.C.C. A
Tho French Consul and Madame, du. Courthiel were at home at their residence, at Peak Road yesterday to a large number of - thoir friends and compatriote on the occasion of New Year's Day. Greetings were telegraphically repeived from the Frengh Admiral and French naval vessels on the Far Eastern Station.