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THURSDAY. APRIL 20, 1922

A PLAYFUL PLEA

SAMPAN MAN'S EXCUSE.

A sampan gliding away from a dim shape which he knew to be a Blue Funnel Stezmer ring alongside Holt's

CANTON ARMY,

SUN YAT-SEN AT WUCHOW.

FAR EAST RACING.

THE CHINA MAIL.

EARLY DAYS ON THE TURF.

GRIFFESS AND OTHERS.

According to the Canton Times, information from Wuchow says that the hotels and lodging hontes in the Wharf dew the attention of a water town are now crowded with tests, police sergeant who was patrolling the most of whom are the officials of harban in a motor host a 3 o'clock Previent San Yat Sen's pan the other day- this morning. While havas chasing President Sun and some of the high the sampah Ress to the Wanchai cicil and military officers are staring fuck anchorse he saw some s eks in the Genbeat Kiunghat" which heaved overboard and wen he got arrived at Wackow from Canton last

GRIFFIN RICKS,

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

SANDAKAN LIGHT AND POWER CO., (1992), LTD.

the above-cated Company which

During this racing period there were no bookies worth speaking of, ercept an amateur one, who was a broker and he made a book on the griffen races, and generally made money over it The chief method of gambling was-by NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Flowing is FORD" con- tribution appearing in the Sporting selling lotteries and tote. The Cubit is intended to incorporate forth with Times, to which reference was mada got 10 per cent, of all money that is isening a prospectus tated the 18th}

passed through, and, by this means, day of April 1992, apy of which has was able to put up good stakes and been filed with the Registrar of Com keep the course in excellent condition. paafes, inviting sahiptions at par for I cannot see way so much objection! 40,000 Shares of $10 caà payable as to Share on allotment, 82 per Share on to the tote in Englan 1 is Expressed. $1 per Share on application, $2 per as it was quite possible to ran the two the 30th Juas 1022 and $5 per share together (bookies and tate), and the.

on subsequent demand. tote always provided a fund for the The subscription liat is now open and Club. Besides, nowadays, there and will be shared on the 29th April 1922, many who are keen for a small Copies of the prospectus can be bookie" and have a dolla: bet, be obtained at the Office of the gamble, but do not like to go to a izspected and forms of application da Sheran, Temes & C, St. Geore's) which is really equivalent to a £1 bet Company's General Managers, Mozirs. Victoris, Building, Chater Road, Hongkong.

Singape.

It is interesting to recall how a race meeting used to be carried out in some of the Colonies in the Far East, and my story may recall to some the nearer he saw that there were times, week

It is part that the Northern happy times we had in carrying them of coal on the sumpan's deck.

Seven hos liter the sampan san Expedition army led by the President out in the early pineties, when times bebi,-1 mp in the thick at the Marina Dunters about 30000. This army are more peaceful and settled in Coat to answer a chage which soon proceed to thinkwan br

There was an excellent course laid alleged that be painfully, for the purpose of presenting seisure, did:

pat there, with good accommodation throw arrives unlawfully chained

for borses, and an excellent grand Shinkwan stand and paddock. Al Lough the class of animal racing was pertaps not lack interest in sport. In those days, the only way possible to attract owners, who were, not over-blessed with too much cash, was to import a batch of griffens at a price of about

into the arbour,"

lie pleads not guilty. The

three different routes, (1) from Fuar rèna (2), from Samsbei std (5) through Cantor by the Yet-Han

directly

to

railway Whatever route the arzy may take within a short period.

some years ago.

serer int gare, bis evidence and then is expected to arrive at the destination i wanting in quality, it certainly did the Colony in the way of assisting to

the samıpan man was asked what he had to say. He had a simple (3- planation to offer. His little toy, he : said was playing with the ccal and pushed me overboard:

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Not ever stopping to clserve that ia: 2: healthy-constitution d steeld be awake enough at three! clock in the morning to play about: with the cargo, the Magistrat (Cora mander Beckwith R.S. imposed a

the of $20

ON THE BINGE"

£30 per head.

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Agriten was supposed to be a WITH A BAR.

maiden horse, and unbroken to saddle. that had never run i3 & race Inspector Browne charged a Chinese before its arrival in the Colony before Magistrate Lindell this They were imported from Australia, morning with having been drank and and were tendered for by one of the disorderty in Queen's Street yesterday boise-dealers in the Colony, and had afternoon. The defrodant admitted to pas a ret.'s exam. as to soundness. herded PIRAT'S AT SHACHAU. being drank, but said that he knew These quadrupeds were

nothing about the disorderly conduct. together on board the ship, with The Inspector said that the defendant generally one man in charge, so it went.about the street armed with an can be left to imagination in what bar and smashed several kind of condition they appeared after windows. He also struck a man over three weeks on a steamer, with not the head with the bar, but lackily did too much good food. note use serious injury.

FISHERMAN HELD UT.

The master of a small fishing boat with: a crew of three, bas reported to the police that abou a m... The day while he was fshing is Chinese waters of Sharhaa Island, a small but with a crew of 5 came alongside One of the strangers! enquired if he had any fish to sell, and when told that he had got caught any yet, two of the others jumped into Lis boat.

The facerman immediately jumped overboard, as he susp cted the strangers were pirates. One of the! men on the other beat fred a revolver: at him wounding him in the left shoulder. The pirates then took his beat in tow, with liste, daughter stà a foki on board, and rowed in the direction ci Heungeban.

The Esberman swam asto e in spite vilis injury and made Lis way to the New Territories whence he w35 re

moved to the hospital by the police. Itis wife made her appearance several bous later sad ruted that the, pimatos had released her but were Lerging the gin and the foki for ran-

BAREER ASSAULTED.

INTIMIDATION CHARGE

PROVED.

The use in which three members of the Barbers' Guild were charged with Earias intimidated a Yarmati master barber with a view to forting him to close his shop after & p.m., was con- cluded before Magistrate Wood this! morning when all the defendants were convicted.

M. Taur, for the defence, told the Magistrate this morning that he was going to drop the contention that the complainant was not legally entitled to open his thop after 6 p.m.. but he would submit that the assault had

aulified the intimidation.

iron

Magistrate: You were going about breaking windows and trying to break heads also.

Defendant: How could I break

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WHAT THE CODS PROVIDED.

Ju

The

The Military were a great asset to make our meetings a success, and we were lucky to have some fine sports men among the 35th Northamptoss, Lincolns, and th Northumberland Fusiliers. They were keen riders and good ones.

customary

to

This Notice is not to he regarded as an invitation to the pable to suscribe for Shares, and ap: heation will only be received on the footing of the fall prospectus and in the form issued | therewith.

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Dated 20th April 1922.

SHEWAN, TCHES & CO.

General Managers.

My remarks on racing refer to the fat, but it was hold a

one day's steeplechasing St. George's Building, and burdle meeting a week after the

Flangkong. fat meeting, and these grifens were all put into work and had to learn to jump by the following. Saturday. They mostly did, as most Australians can jump, but the form mach reversed, and the winner on te fst after was nowhere over Churdles.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB

These meetings did: ot last long, as too many falls occurred, and the "bosses" of firms, objected to their assistants risking their necks, as it was difficult to replace the assistant. Times have changed a bit since then. but still they import grifiers and ren the tote and lotteries, although it is a more serious business now.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

VERNON & SMYTH

These were imported by the Sport ing Clah, who put a list up asking for schser bers, and they generally had the list filled without difficulty. On windows when I had nothing in the day of their arrival, if they were hard?

Magistrate: The Inspector said landed carly, those who were down at the importer's stable and see what you had an iron bar. Perhaps you on the list were supposed to turn up were too drunk to remember.

Defendant was fined $1 and ordered the gods provided for them.

method of drawing was as follows: to sign a bend in the sum of 820 to One lot of numbers put on the horses, be of good behaviour for 6 months. one lot in the bat to correspond with TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

le left the Court smiling.

them, and, in another hat, the names the business beretofore carried on of those who subscribed. Some kind by FRANK SMYTH as a Starbroker lady assisted in drawing them.

ander the style of VERNON & SMYTH You soon made the scquaintance has beca taken over ROBERT, of your future "gold mine," and first THOMAS MATHESON as from the impressions were not always pleasing 1ST DAY OF APRIL 1922 and that a from the 1st day of April 1922 the bat, with carefa: feeding and handling said Frank Smyth ceased to be liable they improved. A good many of the in any way in respect of the said basi ness and that all liabilities of whatso ever nature incurred by the said Firmi of Ferner & Smyth on and from the lat day of April 1922 have been and will be incurred by the said ROBERT, THOMAS MATHESON.solely.

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V. R. C. ITEMS.

The prizes won at the recent Victoria regatta are to be pres nted

at the V. R. C. club house tomorrow owners did their own training, and, if by Mrs. Claud Severn. The Club will possible, riding, and this caused a beat home to visitors and there will great amount of amusement to the be tea and catcing from 5.30 to 7.15 public who attended the early mor-

The Corciet orchestra willing training on the course. p.m. furnish the music.

Many a temble was witurssed, es Entries for the TR.C.'s annual this particular brand of animal had a athletic meeting on April 19 clas on great aversion to carrying & siddie, Saturday and on Sunday a meeting much less the owner; and I well re- of representatives of competing clube member one that I took over to train is being bold at the V.R.C. at 1.30 that was particularly bad, and the am. to dismess handicaps and other only way I could master him was to matters.

take him down to the sea beach and

Dated the 20th day of April 1922.

FRANK SMITHI.

ROBERT, THOMAS MATHESON.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN.

The final of the billiard champion-mount him when well over his knees The Motorebip ships will be decided on Satur &in water. right when the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn will present the prizes.

PLAGUE.

QUITE DOCILE.

Au tralian borses dislike salt water, and, as every time he put his head down to buck, he swallowed some, I was able to mount him-when feeling sea-sick! Besides, falling on one back in the water was much more

Yesterday's plague Egures, show-pleasant than on a hard course. He ed a big decrease. Only six cases turned out quite docile after two days were reported with two deaths.

of this, and I had a pleasant mount There were no other cares of for the rest of the training.

Magistrate: Do you mean to say notifiable disease reported. that if the defendants could be i charged with another offence they should not be charged with intimid- ation?

MALAYA,"

having arrived, Consignees of Car- go are hereby informed that all goods! are being landed and stored at their risk into the barardots and/or bazardous Godowns of Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Gedown, whence delivery may be obtained.

extra

No claims will be admitted after the

goods have left the Godowns, and sli

THE

HE tecosd Gsækhans is £xed for SATURDAY, May 6th, 199 Draft Programmes and Entry Forms: may be chained at Race Course, Hongkong Club and Causeway Bay Stables.

Entries closeUESDAY April 25th. Hongkong, April 20, 1924.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction,

ON

FRIDAY, April 21, 1922, commencing at 11 am

at their Sales Rooms, Daddell" Street,

2 Semi Estary Fcaps

1 Brass Whistle 6" dia. x 24" S" dia. x 32"

4. Cof's Wire Rope

Cases Electric Lamp-Balls

1 Cask Soft Soap

Bales Tobacco Leaf

1 Case Envelopes

10 Cases Legwood Extract

1 Case Chees

1 Care Enamelled Pors

1 Case Ensmelled Kerties

30 Drums Zeus Improved Composition 20 Boxes Tinplates

3 Cases Ladies' Shoes

Alga

A Quantity of Ufice Furniture Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Acctioneers.

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SATURDAY, April 21, 1922. commercing at 11a.m.

at Blackhrad Point, Kowloon

• 4CORET OF SEX CONCERNED_ 750 bales Jute

918 balex Jute Cuttings

(all more or less damaged by fire and sex-water) Terms-Cash on delivery.

J

L'AMMERT BROS., Acctioneers. Hongkong, April 20, 1922.

goods remaining undelivered after the

at April, 1922, will be subject to TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND

rent

OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the ALL preliminary notices of forth- 24th April, 1922 at 10 am.

All claims must reach us before the 27th April, or they will not be re- cognized..

No Ere insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned

The first day's racing was gener- ally fixed for three months from the date of arrival, so too much time caald tot he wasted in hand- The combined orchestras of the ling, and things had to be rather Mr. Vauz: I would not go so far. Coronet and Kowlton Theatres give hurried; but the horses seemed but I contend that to charge the an orchestral concert in the Prince's to thrive on rapid training, and a defendants with intimidating in view Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. Pro marvellous change came over their by of the circumstances Fosgcing further cerds will be devoted to the funds of appearances before the day. Except MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD., into the Jatimidation Ordinance than the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. for the amount you were prepared to

Agects. the wording of it meant to convey.

risk on your chances of winning, the

Hongkong, April 20, 1929. The Magistrate convicted the St two defendants for intimidation. London boys, with their quick oataly was fully worth the fan they Fle found, he said, that the defendant Engers and nimble wits, are admirab-gave us

each

or in default three months' hard labour.

KOYEMERTS OF STKANPRI.

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There were two races each day

had threatened the complainant with ly suited for nursery garden work, reserved for these newly imported salt with a view to preventing him said the Bishop of Kensington at a from working after 6 o'clock, as he meeting in support of the Boys' griffens, and a three-days' meeting was legally entitled to do. He Garden College, Basingstoke, Hamp each six months. The programme farther found that the threat war not shire, for lacs convicted of minor consisted of seven races a day, the other events being filled up by horsES- one by word but by action. Accord. offences.

that were a previous meeting's griffen ingly he fed the defendants $100

winner, or imported specially.

There were some really good horses imported, such as Vanitas (who woD the Viceroy's Cup), Evington, and The Taler; but these came later, when Tie . "Gaelic Prince" is expect a racing got more serious, and the .tiders were gradually thrive here from Shanghai on Satur amateur dav. p.m. Apr. 20.

squeezed out by weights coming down The T.K. s. "Kores Marn" - rived at Tokohama on Apr. 19 and is to the Tet level. In the daye I-am referring to the amateurs were quite Apr. 11 keing dus at this port Apr. 33,

The s "Blossom Heath" left able to bold their own with the Kobe on April 18th p.m., via Shang-pro's," altough the "pro's" were bai and it due here about April 28th. not above kara sing those that were!

The third defendant he convicted for disar'erly conduct. The Mazis tate added that he found that when in the course of the assault, the complain at went to the door of his shop and blew a police whistle. This defendant struck him. A fine of $25 would be imposed.

$

CONSIGNEZS KOTICE.

rather inexperienced.

Indignant at the alleged brutal trestment meted out by the manager

I well remember one of our leading to a boy who was said to have been

sinateur jockeys telling me what to severely braten and then dismissed

do if they gave me a bad time-it for not sweeting the floor cleanly.

was not to go and squeal before the enough, the mplayses of one of Can- ton's biggest Chiness drug store bave Coudences of cargo by the East Asiație Stewards, but take the boy round to started a strike.. According to the 75tymers and the back of the stable and give him. "Backboon,"Agetit) are informed, that a "good hiding"! This had an Canton Times, it is reported that the all goods a'e bring landed and stored is Druggists' Labour Union has present- godours at their risk and gooda an excellent effect, and, for some years sused letter to the sum of the drug delivered after Apr. 24 will be subject after, I was left in peace, Stewards

by padam Bowen chaled and desmaakt were only human, undamantitpho company demanding the immediate will be examined at 10 aku.. na dismin of the manager and the re- Abr. 14. No claims against the abp think too much of the inexperience tuen of the dismissed boy.

wilt be rrengelsed after Apr. 27. of the amateur;;

coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion in are charged for at the rate of $1 each, the news columns of the China Mail, (as announced in May and June of last year) providing that they do not occupy more than four lines. In

future if this space is exceeded they

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