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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
HEENEY'S DEFEAT.
GLOWING TRIBUTE BY TUNNEY.
New York, July 26. In the heavyweight championship of the world at the Yankee Stadium to-night, Gene Tunney knocked out longer, in the eleventh round of fierce content.
SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1928.
MERGER CO.
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London, July 27, " The Imperial Wireless and Cable Conference, appointed to examine the situation resulting from the
HONGKONG AT HOME. KOWLOON CONCERT.To be Happy Though Hot
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE V. D. C.
The annual reunion of the Victoria, Hongkong and South Diocesan Association was held at Victory House, Leicester Square,
PROGRAMME FOR TO-MORROW AT THE DOCK.
A Secret Worth Knowing.
1
The following is the programme The chief secret of keeping to be given by the Military Band, cheerful" and "at" no matter how pipes and drums of the 2nd Bat-high the temperature climbs is talion the King's Own Scottish
Tom Heeney, the New Zealand chal-competition of beam wireless with on June 27.. Following a service in Borderers at a concert to be held to take duo caro of the liver and
cables, has reported recommending St. Martin's-in-the-Fields; (where ut the. Kowloon Dock Recreation intestinal tract. Usod whan need... the formation of a Morger Company an address was given by the Rev. Club beach to-morrow at 8 p.m.ed, Pinkettes keep the system from April 1, 1928, to acquire the 4. D. Stewart, of St. Paul's Col-The band will play by permission clean and cool prevent liver- Eastern, Eastern Extension, and lege, Hongkong), and a luncheon of Lieut. Col. L. J. Comynt, C.M.Gishness, banlah headaches and Western Telegraph ordinaries, and party, came the re-union gathering D.S.O., and officers. the Marcool shares.
The Fight Dekerlbett
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Overture "William Tell"
8.
billous attacks, ald: the appetite
(Lineke). chemists everywhere..
(Rossini). Pipers. The 48th. Canadian
Highlanders.
at 2.30. The Chairman was" Sir 1. March Chinese "Kwang Hau" and digestion. Obtainable from This Company, will handle the Claud Severn, K.B.E., C.M.G., last cable companies' Investments, and Colonial Secretary at Hongkong, in non-while Lady Hosie and Dr. A. J. the Marcont interests traille undertaking and lecture Watson, of Yunnanfu, were the tivities, such as the manufacture of radio apparatus and the exercise speakers. Credit for the general success of the gathering is due to of wireless patent rights.
the efforts of Miss M.-C.-Knightle the Hon. Secretary.
the
It was a fine night but cloudy and moonless, Fresh breezes tempered the sultry atmosphere, and enticed a The scattering of celebrities at the bigger gate than was anticipated. ringside included Jack Dempsey and hin wife (formerly Miss Estelle Tay
Jim Carbett and lor),
number of and screen favourites. The battle opened at 9.62 p.m.- Heeney was most aggressive, startling the champion with blows to the jaw, compelling the latter to resort to clinching to evade accurate and hard drives, one of which, in the first
blackened his eye. round
Heeney continued to dominate, dis-munications. had Tunney ducking and dodging all including the cables of the Pacific ter, Mrs. Russell Brown and Mrs. regarding ovensional crashes, until he also acquire the government cables, conferred on the Diocesan Asso round the ring
The champion's Cable Board and the Imperfal efforts at scientifle boxing and per- Atlantic, and will lease the Poat force to be abandoned at the dictates Offee beam stations. of "safety Brat," but he got in three powerful jolts in the third round be fere atopping a left in the mouth which drew blood.
Heeney's Onslaught.
his
In a more stylish display in the fourth round Tunney abandoned in- lighting and stood up and met his opponent man to man. Heeney's face was now bleeding, but he was going as strong as ever, compelling Tunney to fight desperately to parry mighty onslaught and bulldog rusher, Heeney persisted in his rushing tac. ties in the fifth round and kept the bul at the champion on the defensive, cost of heavy punishment. The Bri- tisher missed a swing and slipped prone to the ground, whilst Tunney very aportingly stood back until, his opponent had fully regained his
stance,
The pace slowed up in the sixth, bath being inclined to rest and recover their dissipated energies. Heeney's Ince was gery and he spat out blood from the mouth and nose,
The Tide Turns. Thereafter Heeney perseptibly tir ed. The American was able to avoid blows more successfully. Both keem ed Impressed with the other's fighting abilities and adopted a waiting policy until the eighth, when Tannoy rosu into the ascendent, damaged his op ponent's left eye and seized the op- partunity to open a slashing attack. The New Zealander was bleeding pro- fusely.
It further recommends formation of a Communications Company with an initial capital of
The Chairman, after extending not exceeding £30,000,000, to which a cordial welcome to the guests. the companies will sell all com:referred to the Birthday Honour
The Company will
Reduction of Rates.
elation's members-Mrs. Alabas-
Loudens Bonnie Woods and
Brnes.
The Highway to Linton..
4. Selection. "Hit the Deck"
5.
PINKETTES
"THE DAINTY, LITTLE LIVERA AND INTESTINAL REGULATORS
(Youmans). KEEP YOU WELL
Piners. Dovecoats Park.
The. Braes O'Mar
The Kilt is my delight. .Pibroch O'Donnie Dhu.
G. Selection. "Robert Bruce" (Bonnisseau).
7. Pipera. The Ayrshire Lassies, Stirling Castle, ··*. Mina Girdle.
B.
Selection. "Communityland” (Stoddon).
9. Finale. Band Pipes & Drums. "Macfarlane's Favourito" NA "The Road to the Iales" "Blue Bonnets o'er the Border"
God Save the King. The conductor will be Mr. W.
H. Fitz-Earle, A.R.C.M., the Pipe, Major W. C. K. Mackie and the Drum Major W. D. Dalrymple.
Wolfe-for their work among the troops stationed in Hongkong. The Company will take over the Sir Claud also mentioned the com- responsibility for the service of thepletion of the building of the Pacific cable and its debt, and also church at Kowloon, the Church pay £1,287,000 to the cable com- House for St. Saviour's at Canton, and the St. Paul's and St. pantas taken over.
The Stephen's Girls' Schools. ceremony of the laying of the foundation slone of the now St. Fifty per cent of the excess above Stephen's Boys' College was per- the Communication Company's net formed, by the Governor last April. standard revenue of £1,865,000 In conclusion Sir Claud said it was will be allocated to the reduction his belief, from the steadfastness of rates or to other purposes ap- proved by the Advisory Committee, shown in trouble, that the Chinese Christians would take a foremost on which government representa.
yes will serves. The Committee place in the new age in China,
On Wednesday, August 1, the his fellow King's Own Scottish Borderers must approve any increase of the "The Bishop and
workers," he said, "may look for will celebrate Minden Day by prevailing rates.
The beam services will be lensed ward to the future with great holding swimming sports and a for 25 years at a rental firstly of hope; they have been brought gala at the Kowloon Dock beach a basic sum of £250.000 annually through fire and water, and God during the afternoon. secondly from April 1931, of an additional 12 per cent on increased will bring them out into a wealthy
place." proßta from the communications services abave the standard revenue, and thirdly £00,000 to the Post Offee, London, for the conduct of the external telephonie services.
The British control of all the companies should be guaranteed. Reuter,
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BAD BLOOD AGAIN.
The report of the committee was read by the Rev. D. Fletcher, and the Treasurer's report by Mr. A. Bryer, in the absence of the Treasurer, Mr. H. G. Watson, through illness. After this a col- lection was Laken for the Diocesan work.
EGYPTIAN UNREST.
GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS A DETERMINED ATTITUDE.
on
Cairo, July 27. -- The Government's determined' attitude Is instanced by tho by the Go- warning issued Human Friendship.
vernor of Cairo
Belialf Lady Hosio then stood before of the Minister of the Interior the audience, not as a speaker, but to Nahas Pasha, that the latter SERIOUS FRANCO-GERMAN
as a teller of tales, and by tales would be held responsible for any she emphasised her points. In meeting or demonstration which FRICTION REPORTED. unney's eye in the ninth had the
Ilongkong, she said, one could see resulted in a disturbance. of battle and ho attacked
Berlin, July 27. China and Britain living together, The Government has also warn- Be landed
Wafdlet Heeney's damaged eye.
newspaper That the German representative a promise for future happy re-ed rights with telling and dendly ቤር curacy. The New Zealander was still shall refuse to go to Paris to algo lationships, but there were in Elbalagh In consequence of the landing forceful blows to the Am-the Kellogg Pact is already being China some who did not think that publication of a statement signed erican's jaw and taking his punishment demanded by angry German critics, the British In Hongkong knew by ex-senators and ex-deputies, with courage and tenacity, which was in view of the announcement that enough about China. Still, things that severe measures would b
In 1910. in taken if the Government's orders rewarded with thunderous applause. the French occupation authorities were changing.
Blood Pouring from Eyes.
of the
the
The Government has, further. The sable gameness was evinced in had requested the German Govern-Peking, it was'dimcult to find any were again flouted.. the tenth, but now Heeney's assaults ment to extradite three Germans, one who wanted to learn English; were blundering and easily evaded by gentenced to five years penal ser now the social intercourse between more, forbidden the meeting of the Wafdiat ex-members of Parliament, who pummelled Vitude in default, by a French the two races was becoming more the champion, Sleeney's face until it was a red Court martial at Landau, on the and more pronounced, Hongkong arranged to take place to-morrow, and ignored the written requests manss, with bleed pouring heavily charge of tearing down the French had helped in that. The great of the President of the Chamber from both eyes.
way those in Hongkong could help and the vice-president of the Tunney rushed him to the ropes and foared him and but for the bell the
The German press is most in. Was in common human friendship Senate to deliver up the keys of and understanding Aght would then have ended.
grow between the nations. Years the French demand shows the in- before the present troubles it had possibility of the present Rhine,
China, three things would happen land regime and the futility of the been said that if the British left Locarno Agreement,
Hag from the offices Casino ut Zweilbruecken.
The seconds with water and towels provided A Limely restorative. Heeney returned bent on a knock-out as his only hope. He opened with a wild smack but his strength was viatbly ebbing and he was a. play- Serious friction between thetho Christian conscience, the thing
In the hands of Tunney, who French and German Governments Bible, and the Christian. By im- pressive storles Lady Hosie show- hit him at pleasure,
Heeney
had seems to be Inevitable-Reuter,
ed how those had remained, and given his last ounce, but declined to
the Church of China to-day was take the knock-out. He was in ex-
founded on Chinese apostles and tremis when the referos intervened after the round had been in progress ever met," but expressed the opinion prophets, her joy and crown. two and a half minutes, and flopped that the referee ought to have stop- into his scat under the treatment of ned the contest in the eighth round,-- his seconds. It was several minutes Reuter's American Service. before he was able to return to the centre of the ring and shake hands with his conqueror.-Reuter's Ameri- can Service,
Rickard Loses Henvlly,
Tunney's Record,
INDIANS DEPORTED.
SENT TO HONGKONG.
A party of six. Indian prisoners who fled from the cell on 4.9. Pre- eldent Grant while in Kobe on the 10th inst. were arrested on Friday of last week and will be sent back Dr. A, J. Watson, of Yunnanfu, to Hongkong by the a.s. President declared himself not even a "teller Lincoln.
They were deported from the of tales," but the representative of the Diocesan work, and parti-States on the s. s. President Grant "Gene" Tunney, who is 30 years of cularly of its medical work. After from San Francisco and their are, took to boxing whilst in the US speaking of the leper work in desertion from the steamer was Navy and in 1919 became a profca Pakhol, with several examples of discovered after the vessel nailed sional pugilist. Since then he has taken part in over 60 fights. He has the help of Christian lepera to each for Shanghai and the case was im- scored 30 knock-outs, won 10 decl- other, he went on to speak of the mediately cabled by the com sions, lost one decision, engaged in work in Yunnanfa, and particular-mander of the Grant to the Doller 14 no decisions and one no contesty of the Leper. Hospital there, Line offices, asking the latter to Tunney has never been knocked out, founded by the Chinese Mayor of arrest the desorters.
New York, July 27. Tex Rickard loses heavily an the re sult of the big fight. It is estimated that there were present only 50,000 spectators, who paid $750,000, whereas Tunney's fee alone is 1800,- 1000,-Reuters American Servico. "The Gamest Man I've Met."
New York, July 27. Tunney, in an Interview after the fight, declared that he intended to continue to defend his title. He paid in the U.S. Marines and the freedom.
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Tanney frat won the heavyweight Yunnan. At first looked upon se Three of the Indiane were arrest- championship at Philadelphia in 1920 a prison, lepers were now flockinged and immediately taken back to when he beat Dempsey on points over
over for admission and for treatment the Water Police for examination. This sensational rounds.
victory aroused wild enthusiasm among the under Dr. Watson's supervision, Mr. P. Naraindas, well-known 130.000 epoctators who had paid and the Mayor was making further Indian merchant, acted as inter-Resiss, Masey & Co., Ltd. £340.000 for their seats, Shortly af- plans to segregate the lepers in the preter at the request of the police. terwards, he was made a Lieutenant province.
The Indian prisoners each-had The proceedings closed with the over $1,000 in American paper
money. benediction and tea.
a glowing tribute to Heeney, describ- of the city of New York was bestow- ing him as "the gameat man I have ed upon him.
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