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Hongkong, April 18, 1907

Powell's

Ladies Department.

NOW SHOWING

SPRING MILLINERY

NEWEST SHAPES

FANCY Straws CHIPS

TAGELS

PEDALS, etc.

went by and the effects of one

decades of strenuous athleti

ba

came apparent. men: begna to doubt

Sagkling

5 Ribble Wit for 2 were also To

The frat case this year of dumping a and Rotland Barri body infected with plane is reported s police Ending a dead, child of about five years, who died from the disssse, in the

Thức and O. steamar Oriental is dua from Japan un «Tuceday next. She will make one trip to Colombo and will then be pat on the Bombay Shanghai run, replacing central district. the lated Ocea

the wisdom of much that was being Shanghai on Thursday. done on the football field, the run ning track, in the boats or in the gymnasium Tales

successfull athletes who had swept all before them in the days of lusty youth "crocking up before middle age was fairly reached multiplied on every hand, and men began to question | Merlín whether the arduous pursuit of contiaus athletica had not been overdone. Of Ribble arrived at Amoy conrse it had been overdone in many A Chinaman was walk instances and the penalty had to be paid.

Union meeting on Mon

H. M. 3. Newcastle 1 aves for: Woo- | day the 27th March, will be condi

while HHS

the same case to hold

Ben H. KS College

along a track

on some reclamation, worka si "Ma-lung-" kung village, in the Now Tarritories, whan he was knocked down by a trolley and

remored to hospital

The meeting

Now we find the Surgeon General of the U. S Nary ontering a protest/received avere injuries to his ler. He refused to participate in his scheme for

and declaring in his report for 1011 tint in the opinion of his Bureau

MEMO FOR

TO-MORROW. am.-Excursion to Macao,

The new Chinese Republican flag wa Non-Opening of Bank of Canton, Ltd "competitive and spectacular athletics flown for the first time on Fatruary 18-in are undesirable in the service. Yet London at the Chinese Legation In cele it must be acknowledged thation of the Chinese New Yor. No. the figures which Dr. STOKES furn almost empty when the tag was hoisted at

hes in support of his contention are 've minutes past sight. mther suggestive than conclusive. A rent onmination of the medical

MEMOS FOR MONDAY. Noon-China Sugar Mooting of Share-

holders.

12.15 p.m.-Luzon Sugar Mesting of

Shareholders.

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coromany took place, and the strenta were

Mins Violat Charlesworth the central

having pablished in his paper, John Bull, articles attacking the company for having

disposing of his fiusticial rumpossiblities even The company declares that the - Artjol-tank. *** complained are slanderona.

only” because the craved for

eolipas

frivolity and a greater display than the Baroyards exhibited that the Gilbert and Sullivan operas grada

But they yet and the

sterling worth. Boral this

sans tout-of-datë at the TheatrE only emphasise their

their rivalries Lon But it in cent

St Paul in Amer the urban attitude that New Year's dinner Baldwin, local com speech.

Two Chinese when Landing frum sampan at Wing-lok Street whart yester one boose of the possession of a day afternoon ware detained by a revende

agapmon-looking box. When the box was opened it was found to contain four The Hongkong A.D.C. were well advised expected to say something revolvers and a thousand rounds of ammain staging The Gondoliars and I hope nespolia, he called atten guts of the motor car mystery of nition The men thereupon handed or the opers will bring many ducala to hoir renkle driving in the Charleworth, her mother, have been re-well as $2.20 in money as bribe. They A.D.C. a new lease of life and cast acorn bears that tax imkabitent leased from Ayles ury Prison, they having wore arresteted and charged at the Magis on the gibbering of the pessimists who pro. are killed in served two of the three yang penal tracy to day before Mr. Irving, who ordered oaimed that its day was over and that the hours

Then a bitter Derby for fraud. servitude to which they were sentenced at remand and fixed bail in mans of $500 sooner the shutters were put up the batter, from the back of the hall

and $250 respectárely.

3 p.m.-Sale of Crown Land at F.W.D-records of 625 former athletes of the Llandudno "thrae yours ago and to the officer a metal watch and chain ss / Wosury at any rate it has given the old city. Why," he

9 pm. The Gondeliers by the H.K.

Royal.

Amateur Dramatic Club at Theatre classes from 1801 to 1911 shows two deaths" directly attributable to track and crew racing, and one to an injury received in a footbull game. Of the 604 remaining in the service, over and above these dead or retired, 198 "have disabilities or abnormal con ditions of sufficient moment to be of

General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, March 27-

Entries clone for K.O.FL.I. Race Mont

ing

Rajputs Sports of U.S.R.C. Ground. THUBADAY, March 28:-

Association.

FRIDAY, March 29:-

!!!

In the action brought by Mr John Roberts, ax billiard champion, against Mr the Australian player, for breach of H. W. Gray, as representing George Gay,

5.30 pm-Royal H E. Golf Club's Ap-official record, and to which their contract, the jury gave a verdict for the

Dual General Meeting.. 6 p.m.-Phoenix Club Annual Mooting. record as athletes bears a possible or plaintiff, with £1,500 damages. Judgment Presentation of "Prizes 8. C. Rise probable causative relation Laters pstponed on the ples of "infancy"

having been raised,vel de in the Report occur two paragrapbs Fandmann Opera Co. open at Theatre that make rather curious reading During the past seven years no fewer

Royal.

The first runs An examination of the £18 books, one them being valued at the reports on physical condition of the £800, have been stolen from the library of the Anglican Cathedral at Peterborough, marked gain in average weight and son, has been arrested in connection with four classes at the Academy ahowa sa man named John Tinkler, a clergyman' strength during the first year, a slight the thefts galers carrying on businese bes of average weight, and a decided in London have returned 10 of the books,

SATURDAY, March 30-

11 a.m.-Drawing of Debentures, Hong-

kong Club.

Meeting.

11.30 am-Green Island Cement Co. 2.10 p.m.-Auction of Postage Stampe

at Messrs Hughes and Hough's.

SUNDAY, March 31 :----

Birthday of Prince Henry, 3rd Son of Jes of strength during the subsequent

King George and Queen Mary.

Palm Sunday.

MONDAY, April 1

years of training." The second para graph is in the form of comment:

7.58 p.m. to 12.34 am Partial Folipre As this bears a constant relation

of the Moon.

TUESDAY, April 2:-

8.05. Full Moon." 6.30 pth.-Organ Recital.

to the decrease in compulsory exercise during these years, as shown by the reports, it is evident that the mind is 6.45 pm-Inspection of Volunteer Be cultivated at the expense of the body in the case of the third, second, and

serves,

WEDNESDAY, April 3

7 p.m.Entries close for FistGymkhana first clases."

Moeting-

FRIDAY, April

Good Friday. Public Holiday. 10.30 am.-H. Vol. Reserves' Meeting at King's Park Range. SATURDAY, April :--

The Beport in our opinion makes cut a very strong case for moderation Ride-again testing the soundness of PAUL'A immortal dictum. It is, we

2.30 p.m.-K.O.Y.L.L. Race Meeting at know, the ambition of all right

Happy Valley,

SUNDAY, April? - :

Easter Day...

MONDAY, April 8- Bank Holiday.

SATURDAY, April 13:-.

The ophina Mail.

Catalogue for 1912 a copy of the Hongkong We note that is Prothan's Oriental

Directory for 1885 is quoted at 12/-; while the Government Gazettes for 1887-1869, in half, are pat down at £2 128, 5d. The Ordinances of Hongkong from 1856 to 1880 come cheaper, being priced at 8, Governor Mercer's vorses, Under the Funk (he Governer in 1858) are valued at 7/8.

A policeman rarely interrupts s cricket match, but one did in Melbourne the other day. One of the batament, who had been loudly applauded for scoring a sixer, saw him coming, and ran off the Bald. But he was caught and bowled He confowed to no less than 16 robberies from houses. He was cricketer by day, burglar by night. And yet his name is

thinking men to guide their lives and actions in accordance with the dictates not Raffics. of this golden mean. Unfortunately As at present arranged, a curalry human nature is so constituted that it reconnaissance from the areas of brigades prefers being carried off its feet by snd-training in the area of manœeuries in East

3.30 p.m.-First Gymkhana Meeting at den crazes to the pursuing of a dull,

Happy Valley.. V.B.U. Boring Tournament.

mochanical routine dictated or govern ed by the impulses of moderation, and youth is more particularly liable to fall victims to this mental obsession. Athletics, like so many other good things, have been madly abused during HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1912, the past twenty-five years, but that is no reason why we should not now THE CRAZE FOR ATHLETICS amend our ways and by striking

meditua course impress upon those in

BOTH in the United States and in authority that athletics were made for

Moderate Prices. the United Kingdom there are signs man, not man for athletics.

Wm. Jowell, Id.

that the crase for athletics which has obsessed schools, colleges and educational circles generally for many ycam past has about reached

the

top of the

DISTURBED SWATOW.

Matters continge very disturbed in

to, the Lim faction being atill and that with the Obane. On Friday, all the soon the usual reaction may be were hut, owing to the fear ne fort expected to set in may not be fighting A new military commendaut, ha bern appointed by the Canton Authoritie

come with troops behind

VICTORIA THEATRE violent reaction, bat cert

TONIGHT

MARCH 2

The Hughes Musical Comedy Co.

would appear from various signs HOW TE discernible

hemispheres that ath

near fut be

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

pointed to set as Chairman of the Lacerning Hon. Mr A. M. Thomson has been ap Board until futher notice,

Mr Grisha short way with borrower is possesion of much commonsense, but I fear that such a revolution as he would like to see will never be brought about wo

at present Besides, fancy depriving the long as human nature is contracted as it is

wathy Indian money lenders who flourish in our midst of the one real and only The name of Dr. ELM Lobby reason for their porraing fortune's favoura of medical practitioners in Hongkong. Kingsclere, has been added to the register

Madame Malba has been presented with gold loving cup, in recognition of her

Bydney. wervices to the maic-loving people of

Dr. John Bell has been appointed to act as Principal Civil Medical Officer during on leave of Hon. Dz. J.M

the absence o

Atkinson.

Bank, was married at St Mary's Cathedral, Mr W. P. G. Taggart, of the Chartered Manila, to Miss Wmitrid Maud Brand, of Newport, Fife, on March 18,

nough!"

BRAMBEER

-KWANGTUNG NEWS

BEVERNE MILITARY DIACI The Governor-Genera

lessed an edict daling

in which the 207

on our shores Did not the Census Officer in his recent report write- The Sikhindi watchmen are, almoet to % ma, professional usurers. They are largely patronized by the Chines and Portuguese, and many of them, from an Indian standpoint,

"

althy

peaking to enlist valu province, though. attempt, and

may supporn that th

in India over the manner in which the form themselves foto A god deal of feeling has been evoked Plah, seems not yung Corastion medals have been distributed, the attack the inland- for as usual those most deserving, got in march of loot, fer nothing, while others were unexpectedly Wong Woahun, there cannot his mind on the subject, in the fellowing honoured. A writer in the Pioneer asses

est hope of miceerfully vers

These leaders, and ther enough to listed totheir calls, aTE that if they are discovered a really guilty of the

When you gaze at the breast of a warrior

bald

The Gazette, notifies that the King's - At his medals of silver and broers and

egg quatur ampowering Me Shinoo Imai to act gold

as Consul General for Japan at Hongkong You're filled with awe and your blood runs ha received His Majesty's signature, le manid

The death is announced in Rome of Madsignor Stobor.. He was born in 1831. the third son of Lord Camoys. He bad been archbishop of Trebirend, sines 1880, and was Chamberlain to Pope Pius IX

It is authoritatively stated that Prince of Wales will matriculate undergraduate at Oxford, next Michael no information is avai Anglis, between Cambridge and Nasable length of the Prince's cours market, will take place between September Oxford.

Dr. Sven

2 and 8. This will be followed by cavalry divisional training between September 8 and 14, and in the succeeding week th ploror, Army maneuvres will be held in the areas elected last year.

A new automatic stamp- chine has been installed in the public office

of the General Poet fee is one

hundred to be suppli

offices the-London poe

returning all coins not of the supplies halfpenny as well as penny stampa, and has an arrangement for

or size as peonies and bal come, ** had foot values are aut

There ha

the

them, they will

is the indiferenGOS

the superior officer

that sense of the

ling to fall in with

As you think of the wretches he carrod

of old, And you truth that he fought in an innocent would, rather go their

must be reformation will follow. If not yo for his soul's repose All stained with gore and then you panse And listen while those who know discloser"

cthể way ba won the 21)

Cho firab was of gold with a ribbon of sinte For driving the car of a potentata,

came from * noighbouring friendly

the prob- On & Thit to see how a really get

date nation tan, the show, The second he got hospit fite

kippered: the guard, being, in

should

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