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SENSATIONAL" DERBY.
UTTIR DEFEAT OF THE FAVOORED HORSE
SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF
THE DAY..
No one who was en Epsom Downs yesterday will ever forget the tory Derby, reports athome paper of June 5
The King was there and won one of the races. Mr. Horatio Bottomley was there and wen another of the races. and. although The Pinther the favourite for the race, was utter. y defeated the vast multitude of
year. By roking the greensward
was almost blotted out The "hi" beside the course, and opposite the
grindstand was a gigantic mosaic of
a hundred thousand human beings,
THE KING'S HORSE.
A
H.M.S. 4.1. KENT."
TO BE SOLD IN HONGKONG?
the
Prstentis in
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The King and Queen, with whom ins
PREP of 180 mm 22,000 H. 1.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MERCHANT MARINE
There have been many pious ex pressions of spizion on the part of
SHIP AND CARGO IN ONE, BELGIUM AND HOLLAND.
A NOVEL CRIFT.
14
Agroaling to the Dutch Horvign Mister, by state of the Belg
I cannot the
FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1919.-
DUNCAN'S BIG DAY.
TAYLOR AND BRAID HAVE A BAD TIME AT GLASGOW.
annes the next two,
and one of a similar distance at the
load.
BRAID OUT OF FORM.
At the third, Duncan missed a
WEATHER REPORT.
July 25 124 -Warning to hongkong Typhoon farming in Lat 16. Lone. E
vinble from the pujity of stations. July 2147m-No re une aro A typhoon appears the developing
-mutter time will be issued
til farther!
"Coco".
is available. Ramita!! for the Y4 hours 10 m, 10-(sy 01 meh.
of 48.83 inches
24 hours ending at
asinya 0 inches,
won on the 26th.
XE. wirds, fresh to strong; fair at first cloudy, equally and rainy fater.
Hingting to flap Rock. E and
1-Furmansk Chat None. 1-Sontest of Chins netwed donekone and Lamocks. Noper
4-South coast of China between Hongking and Hainan. None
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
FEPORT
Station..
Bring
JULY 2,4 1915.-.m.
Hour.
Barometer-
at Son Level.
Тепреганга
Humidity.
not beer in Naval circles that [BRAS, Kot proceeding, verme etheiab is to the ser- Home with her crew as eriginally vices rendered ring the war periol
| Dutch negotiation is as follows. The There is now
Dutch tovernment refused to cou-TOURNAMENT'S LAST PHASE Bostendro.
in the offices ofsider any proposals of the Belgian by the officers and mes of the Meri Memes, Vickers, Westminster. FBXD.S.Ketit fa, developel castle Marin Wes been text mode of a hug unsinkable shipleriney; but eventually acceded to Saturday. Jame 7
Clearge Dunenu came into his own near the celestek Pank. Government involving transfer of stormi defects" the render her in perods of ghwing rhetoric that! This famous firm has built was the view of the trout Powers that a
sale to make the voyage Homes unless the merchant slice bud wither wonderful emit, including supervision of the treaties of 1850 musch a convincing performancs es bis Da is a long time since he has done how we pay pt von Angus kehitely joined the Navy and served Dreadnoughts, submarines, and airsery, and that the measures vistory over J. H. Tasky in the final lant wave for Bet by The Bine band wandbi, fr. in his on ships, but although it has built ves-routing heen it required studs of the Glasgow Golf Carts torna
Firme s
Atre
there was bou. had wed privesh which all through the water, in the June 3 it was decided to referent. Herbeat the Englishačun by As the rivers are going thus und langs of an unprecedent the water, and above the water. the task to a Commission constat up and 3 to play. 8. Mon chracter, the we work have its never get constracted a craft of representatives of the Five Great
· Rrepares of Asa," bera lust by the Alif. Following which nothing can sink, or at any powers and re Bebris and Holland. pecator received something of a Even the most neutral minded Kems alrendy dying her læse verbal aynenenditions there rate a sessed which it is inconjeable Propels for territoria; brunsfers rock when, after the first hole had ipuying of pennant.
has been a denial bind the face to inagine sinking humanity that smothered the dopast is not all. It is he side entered in for the purposes of phas, has a displacement of about but is is to invite helpin and Hel the way. Alter two halves. Taylor" The real distesal of BALS. Fetween clietus branches of sea ser which there are a model and stileted out of the Commission's scope
The ship of international servitudes are expressly been used. Bukan proceeded to revived in the fact that the Derby deset i sotme parters that after the war should bewing a person 9,000 tons.. was itself again,
Thenceforward i was Duncan all eld rawgoets said that the erswed [removal of her engines and certain ent mapier, The C-permisert his.
hot to submit common formulas for was larger even than in Coronation for egbitely, she will be fileað, ngreed with the spite of this | vdistinctive quality of this extraordi- to be seen whether this wil kud to inth, and Duncan, playing both per Its sinkability is not the only the navigable waterways. It remains used a yant part at the seventh day perille autor. Sisch erol but it is been accessory craft. She is now being buit. Homed's neateing any prac Fed of the Rebts expect to prudi ti psible officials for very curejully, to make a voyage of to alleviation et the hardships of lety, turned with the commanding
bears by advantagestolte steunt of pokey in tits 100 miks, and her maiden trip will helpium's position. Aduaneity. Fler repairs here nection. We are now fill that he herst. She will salt close to fit that the Dutch attitude so fur
lead of four holes. for the voyage wohl be very the Bature of the preameel of the the point where the East meets has exhibited aty gimtering ather homeward journey, and then un Three halves commenced the with khaking the predominant colour, frosty, and site inchesreče
Mente Marine engaging the West, she will proceed by way off generostly or of insight: but it There were thousands of soldiers in SMAN
attendiar of the Adtainery, an at one of the greatest engineering feats would be a complete breach in the
can besanie five up at the thir. the vast throng.
The defects of H3ESeat the repeat of a special committee las of the world the Panama Canalition of Dutch policy tomashole, this being the fourteenth, but
teeth. Along both sides of the "straightened to be the direct result lives sufitted to the National Mari and while she is one of the latest Belgian if it bad.Daily Chresicle. Puncan again assumed his five boles At length Taylor won a people and vehicks were packed in the work in the battle at the time Beard for is ons demtion productions of marine architecture, į an enormous, unbroken arultitude. Pallares, when, although designale extruodinery feature of the speed will not exceed that of the The bend at Tattenham Corner spel di 22 kavas, she achieved sides i, and it looked from the grandstand, Eke a hang the expenses, being typied of official methods, time a
is thoroughly exdinary map "steamers. At a
About 3,000 spectators went off lotty wall, every brick in which was pros old. In the words of though this report wis
tind when airmen are essaying to has been closely haid, ross in the afternoon, and unfortunately, with the players from the Erst tee a human being, and right away
prew ctelerces the Athatic within the space heurna, niso of timber, will be placed the splendidi weather did not last, the metal below. She twisted her fonths ago, it lies only ja reach of a day, or so, she is being built across the cargo, firmly securing the min fling heavily as the players round to the far side of the hill there is. **
fede "ational Murithi Board, with a view to making her first and sticks Above that a second tier and approuclied the tenth green. were rows and rows of people...
Was pils at No explanation has been given në the hist continnons passage from West another set of crossbeams. Finally, 30-2 has a ton day in upor further presire it to East and East to West within the je chinl tier will be abled, and then
es been found possible to left freen space of a month or so. wer the Prince of Wales, Princess
add miles are by be President of the Board of Trid probably be the safest ship arkart, have been built practically into and with a two-yunds putt. At the Bith, She will the main deck, and the cargo will putt for a three, while Taylor failed Mary, Princes Albert and Henriple expensor Twins Moves at a lower relationship Fetween the not be a ship at all. Her phins have be added a foese and a poop in nashte: with the result that he took Kagoshima.
Al, Flax thoon Feslie & Co, Ske teteneat timet the struty nd yet in some respects she will with the ship. There will remain to Taylor was over the green with his on the Best of Brazil with hs, and the Belleville type Navy and the Mehant Marin wall ven most carefuly Ronsidered by which roomy and comfortable acconeix for the hole, sad Duncan became wile and davigalen, were warmly cheered when they took their places
Philors will ensanemasers.
be dispered by the Board of Trude leading naval architects, but notation will be provided for cap-six up. in the Roval box. When the King's
Mr. M. Best
rin etion with the Admiralty being technically a ship she unpotain, theers, and crew, and spaces for horse won the bookmakers-who A get BHGS service with the One of these days, unless the Go" be registered as such.
The EngEshner got a hole back Iost moary vs the wavel
hand praises spren
After enten is extremely careful, some-
Bichen galleys and for the motor the next green, but Thanan terned Pre Packs and hats and books and that she recommissioned for Chint thing may be done in this direction, in common with those, soft choco which are to supplement suik
The vessel las ut least one feature engines driving the twin rows with a lend of fire holes. ched the Kinga real proof of and wind share compissions but by tint Me the existing per late Easter eggs of which you eat
The first two holes houteward were Hem leaving for an extensive refit, some of the Menantile Marine wh both she and inside. She is certe one. It will be thus when they, and Duncur became six up at the
The ship and her cargo will thus aired in four and three respective. Changsha The deatening shouts of the fat Portsuentie 28 390225, -
a ti retire es, and keeping tainly most unlike the ordinary production is ready for sen to my twelfth. "bookies"ded away when the Wheth Mar Smoke ext H.M.S. fehickens in the country,
A half at the thirteenth from which, when the brittle shell where the hull ends and where the gure him the match. Reit was stile in Backyard lands. One or two other matters affecting She is ship and cargo, shell and ab- she shall be one sold mase of fot. 52 (18 holes), gunst 76 and 54.
is cracked, the yolk her weit was pasient hartenaithe Mercantile Maripe en for atte
strownies ont.cargo begins. The intention is that The winner's figures were 70 and grandhawl and then went away to Sta je tek Vimin? Stunker's Rech {zien. The first of theen is the end it, with her cargo, in British ! worthy in every way, equipped w the starting petat on the other side
She is being ing timber, taut, bolted, and sen Aural bar in matters affecting the
The two defeated semi-finaEste in of Bourse The chatter of a Foulard's "staubon. With the rest exsination il at granting of Columbia, and she is to bring to her own motive power, and not a Exlwart Ray, played a tality-six the tournament. James Braid and hundred thousand voices cetised,
| Simon's ships The Kent Yould hear the twitter of the sada ugumb isted to sink the Sevier the Dord of nude and contriber, a broad foot being 12in. kng gether or a ship with a darkkad of The Scotsman was completely out
fertes to officers of a Mercient Englund 5,000,000 broad feet of mere colection of its fastened to holes match for third place. skylark,
***Seharles, ** Then the cry"They're of "sed!" Nuntiary."*
Corset wish the icals of the Mer wide, and in thick. Her timber loosely lushed.
and cancilarin Service Association length will be 250ft... her best 00ft powerful liner bu better give this could do nothing wrong, and at the The most of fons Ray, on the other hand. shouts
astonishment-" The ui Panther's left" So they went away
and the Imperial Merchant Service and in depth 30ft. Her sterns will stantial and buoyant craft a wide tum he was no fewer timusix holes behind the bih, and were lost tog holes and porches, on her fun- fersible proposal that the Nauthen!!
The Rebus mong intense feiniki. The rear underlying the "Deur prisely the her stel. berth when she loons in sight, for, to the good. sight until they came sweepings and oder gars of the ship. Advises to the Board of Trude are
Her launching with be unlike that in the evens of a collision, it would Homzewnal, Braid utterly failed to genteuine of the latile of Falkland, genendly men who rethed from sed
of nay other ship. What is mehed seen that the steel ship woukl come improve his position, and Ray, win. "Grand Parade's second: come on, St Winch
will be little more than the bottom oft second hest, even if she did noting two more from his opponent Grand Parade yelled an excited ipsoiders, and some emaller am The aaned to be out of toils with raft. First, when the button is in Arst liner coukl penetrate into this the first round with the lead of eight
gule. four 12 ervice many years ago, and most
of a ship. It will be in effect, a go under. How far the bow of a during the lust nine holes, finished backer, and in a moment a mighty Bos, with a maplesment of jorjedicens developments. This suggACK- rear rose from the great throng.
the water the framework wil he dense use of steadily seusoting holes. "Grand Parade's won, yelled the Su Are Adminky altiuatch Exh. nearest approach to scorn of
tion is, of course, repuellated with built up on either site. Then the timber is problematical, but it is man who had begun the shout when det!! JF.NKS, "Kera
first tier of eggo will be laid. This likely that the box of the steel ship had the measure of his opponent. In the altercon, Ray generally only half the straight had been first are such a peley of disposable. Mifference is the Mug sut Cohabia--the prettiklis "*
here, juhicle & Government officias is cap.
will consist of the timber of British would suffer badly, while this new and he played. very carefully. Braid covered! A moment Water Grand fire or the galjoent old ship woulch or for these servants of the States. We Dougue fir, of hemlock and cedar.There would be no space into which the moming, but the odds against of type of ship could not be holed certainly made a better show than Parace swept past, victorious, andy preimble that seraiter Lot are are, however, that wirk the of which here are such great forests water could exter, and so there m were too great, and ultimately Lord Ganely went down on the thrie rafter requirsi mani selling her two associations noned above can- course to lead him in for weighing. rinkin
onthe Preite. Next, when the first would be nothing to sink. The Grimsby correspondent of the
Ray won by eight and seven. Sy Arthur Young. Goverigede
But he directly crafted--we should paper; wiring on the Wednesday: sheqer, had amunggal to to Hour of the Merchant Shipping Advisory ilk to know the son--the views retirement M.AES, Kew Committee, on which these bodies?
log.ity.
horses for the great race paraded before the event in front of the jou
roundi Tattenham Corner.
say's:
$12
•
Reipzig
of
I was sitting with Sir Alec Black- Farolynng will have to make fare, or should be, represented wi at his house when the news of the the ranom urs now. defeat of his horse, The Panther, It appears that the Adhaitalay Laveerursa, ás no concession to the repre- fin Future he ascertained. This, of came through on the telephone.
Sir Alec, obviously sadly disap-ags as une neculesti nre to proceed up concitations of this chacter lave fenbereit timt seir native servien rakentations now rade, as occasional pointed, concealed his feelings with the Yangtse for service on the taken place in past years. Com-
boy.
tin.
a stoical smile. "It's defeat, my fever gudents. As some of the manner Kensethy, who raised this The Panther's besten," he Town on mefive service point, with no doost bring it up remarked turning to me as beat soars without put the receiver down. "It's a tour. They think very unkindly of put forward are so eminently reason-
to glimpse of castion. Not even in the first fourthe Authorities for sening them to ble that Sir Auckland Geddas' reply The suggestions which he However, I am going out the Yangtse iw a further indefinite ggests a genem agreement with
It was a few minutes to three when
the spirit of the concession asked.
I called on Sir Alee. He was not in Bethal of sorties
"the least excited when I reminded
"We ascerals that there is rumur of the Kent
being re
A hrther and more flagrant exam-
him that the great race would start a ck to Vladivostock pr of the indisposition of the Gor in a few minutes. "Yes, I suppose
sluded with fraise arises out of
it will," he said. "but I always takere she has been on duty, but went to do justice to the men it things quietly, and I haven't even should imagine, with the ships of the made special arrangements for obtain new spador ending, but," such a ing the result."
ANXIOUS MOMENTS.
For the next few minutes he spoke
policy to by tree extratupent receive offeral sanction.
the course of events in connection the Admiralty, in a grant should with the proposal, emanating fron
The made to enable men who have en engaged in the sweeping to make a start with co-operative trad-
of The Panther and racing generally. of the Athenæum-must-have had ing in the fishing industry. These
country, but a Treasury who has no
He did not like the Epsom course at its Derby sweepstake yesterday.men surely deserve well of their all, he said, and did not think he would allow any other horse but The Panther to run on it.
The hall clock struck three, They're off," I broke in.
continues the paper of June 5.
News of the greatest sweep of all soul is reported to have declined to that of the Calcutta Turf Club-is make any such grant. This deci still held up through the congestionsin, if confirmed, will arouse the "Yes, I suppose he is on his way ages, but large sums were won into that the Adrarity will not of the cables by Government mess bitterest resentment, but it is under. now." he remarked calmly. "I hope some of the best known London allow the matter to rest, but will he wins not so much for my sake clubs. The Carlton Club sweeps bring pecure on the Treasury to but for others. Everybody in this were won by Col. Grant Morden, reconsider the scheme. It is good part of the world has backed. The M.P. (A), and Sir Matthew Wilson, news, too, that members for Baniy Panther because he my horse, and MP. (B), and Major Herman Hodge, cuistituencies are taking an active I am part and parcel of the people of the Grenadier Guards. The sweeps port in the movement to compel the round here. Especially the seafarers at the Royal Automobile Club were Treasury to gorge, and those who -they are convinced it must come very valuable. Mr. C. V. O. Bairdare in close touch with the latest in first, because it belongs to me, drew the winner, and received £2,300; developments have good reason to and I think there is hardly a soul in Mr. J. C. Magwood drew the second think that the Treasury will be un the district who has not something horse, winning £900, and Capt. C. I. able to withstand the flux of in- on it. The Panther is their horse as McCullum the third-£400. The win dignation which its reported part. Eleven minutes went by, "it musti Exchange sweepstakes were 991 and monious decision has aroused, We
ning numbers in two principal Stock be defeat, or I would have heard," 1,330, which drew Grand Parade, the hope that in this instance, at Sir Alex said. I reassured him, ther second horse being drawn by 1,491 ny rate, whatever may happen in: two minutes later the telephone bell and 2,935, and the third by 2,213 the use of the other questions to tinkled, and the owner picked up the and 2,071. receiver.
These tickets were
which we inve referred, there will "Grand Parade, Buchan, Paper lowing firms: First, Messrs. Aarans festly thus right thing. The outlay among those purchased by the fot be no delay in doing what is inari- Money. Well, well, it's a fair and Highams ; second, Messrs. C. T. required is manifestly quite insigni caution! That just shows you what Brown and J. Stone; third Messrs. ficant in comparison with the merits can happen to. perhaps, the hottest Piggott and G. F. Davis. The value of the clan. The Treasury should favourite we have ever had.
of the first prize was £2,700. It is he shared to contest it.-Joumul
much as mine."
CAN YOU AFFORD THE BISK?
attack of cramp or
"Of course, I can hardly realise said that Mr...Solly Joel purchased Commerce, it," added Sit Alec. "But still, the ticket for £1,600 from the mem- have suffered disappointments aliber who drew The Panther. The my life. I have smiled over them, subscriptions to the Baltic sweep and I can still do it. The man I feel amounted to £7,000, of which £700 WERE you ever seized with a shore. most sorry for is Manser, the trainer, is to be given to charity, Mr. J.without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colie He will be broken-hearted. He has Sheppard, won the first prize of and Diarrhea Remedy in the house! practically lived with that horse for £2,800, Mr. W. H. Verrail the second Don't Lake such risks. A dose of of £1,400, and Mr. C. Hession the two will sure you before a doctor could third of £700. Lord Glanely in this possibly be called, and it never falls sweep, by a curious coincidence, drew aren in the most savers and danger- his own horse, Dominion.
ous cases. For izle By All Chemists and storekeeper.
months."
THE DERBY SWEEPS." Every club in town and in the country with the possible exception
stance, all in one.
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0. W. JEFFRza, Chist Auletant. Hongkong Observatory, July 2, 1919. 1. BAROMITEE, reduced to 3 degrepe Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses in nces, tenths and hundredtha
3. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in de- trees Fahrenheit.
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturs. sion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION OF Wian, to two points, 5. FORO OF Ford, according to Bedford Besis.
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, a detached cload, d drizzling rain, i fog. gloomy, b bail, 1 lightning, a overcast
P passing showers, a squal, r rain, I now
thunder, y visibility w dew, wek 7. BA in inches tenths and kun- dredths
HONGKONG TIDES,
-
The tide table idven below has best sompiled at the National Almanso Offos in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an Automatic tide-recording machine in the Fater Police Basin at Trim Sha Trai faring the years 1905-0,
The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 toet 1 inches below mean sea-leral
To obtain the depth of water on the dde gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add a feet 4 inches, and on the gauge it Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet 4 inches to the beight given in the table.
Sat
July 20 to August 1, 1918.
di41 WATER
KODXKan
LOW WATER Ragkay
Mora
Eigh
四
10 11 a
Fan, 27 可 8 65
J
Wed
Thas. 11
M,
HONGKONG
Baromete
l'emperature
Previou day
at 1 jul.
MISTER.
On data sã'On date
29.73
29.73 29.71
87
82
83
Humidity....
70
64
Direction of
Wind!
ENER
1
Porce
.3
*
Weather
0.06
0.00
0.01
Highmet'nome air Temperatura on the 24th–87. Lowes My Temparsions on the. Mhes
T. F. CLAXTON, Diescior, Hongkong Ubervatory," July 25, 1913,
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