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A PARABLE OF HONGKONG.
(Contributed)
In a good old English house there lived three brothers, sons of an honest carpenter, Tom the oldest was a brainy youth keep on things mechanical and electrical. Dick WELS # studious boy and a brilliant scholar, while Harry the spoilt child took intereat in nothing and, showed a woeful lack of brains. Tom's ambition was to be
great engineer and at the age of fiftaen he was away to work at 6 .m., in dungarees, Dick kept himself at the Grammar School and College by winning scholarships, Harry who showed little aptitude in any direction was sent to an office. The two elder youths did well while the youngest lad jogged along bucolically over- taxing neither his body nor his brain. His apprenticeship being completed Tom went to sea to gain experience and obtain bis ticket, Dick continued to gain prizes and fat banarias at the university, and Harry became easily the best billiard and bridge player of the three and an undisputed authority on socks and neck ties.
One day Harry's master who saw no business ability in the lad, ssked him if he'd care for a job in Hong. Long, and Harry who was tired of pro- vincial life said he would like to try his prospects then were of cul-de-sac order. Harry had
the
heard the name Hongkong, had
indeed
been often told to go there, know it was in China, and that was all. He had a vague idea that it was a seaport and under the Union Jack.
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JOCKEY CLUB
SATURDAY'S GYMKHANA.
A GOOD AFTERNOON'S SPORT.
THE CHINA MAÍL.
CLASS HANDICAP: "B" CLASS, ONCE ROUND. For
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Obins ponion lat prize, $300; 2nd COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED prize, 3150; 3rd prixo, $100. Mr. Beth's New Year Gift, 1854 Ibe.
(Mr. H. Sath) 1 Mr. John Peel's West River, 158 lbs.
(Mr. Bartholomew).
Mr. Dyer'a Kilkerran, 150 iba.
The extra gymkhana meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Olnb was held st the racecourse on Saturday afternoon, Mr.
A and was us muccessful as any of the
ethers hold previously during the Mr.
shower in the morning had
2.
Dynasty's Innellan (late
(Mr. G. H. Gibson) 3 Lenjan) 168 lbs,.(Mr. Perim) Albert's Prince Charming. 168 lbs. (Mr. J. M. Remedios) 0
Rconsiderably cooled the atmosphere Mr. Duds' Toyshop, 186 lbs.
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WORLD CRUISE.
and with the san peeping through the
(Mr. A. S. Potts)' 0
(Mr. L. Nelson) 0
clouds in the afternoon, the attend. Mr. L. Nelson's Aloha, 147lbs. ance was very satisfactory, for a July testing in spite of the counter attrao Mr. Blank's Ricebird, 147 lbs. tion offered by the base ball game on the Hongkong Football Club ground Mr. Haridan's Whistling Rufus, on the other side of the valley. Thers was a good percentage of ladies pre- sent. in their trim colourful dresses
COOK'S TOUR ON A CUNARDER, with dainty parasola.
(Mr. Sewall)
140 lbs....... (Mr. Davis) O Times: 1min. 59 2-5seca, Won by one-and-a-half lengths; third. half a length between second and
H.E. the Officer Administering the Severn, C.M.G., LL.D., accompanied Winner: $18.80 Government, the Hon. Dr. Cland
Pari-mutuel. by Mrs. Severn and Mrs. Bullock, was among the attendance. H.E. came
1, early and stayed until the last race.
Messrs. Thos. Cook and Son have chartered the magnificent now Cunard Line a/a "Samaria" for a cruise round-the-world next year. This will
The Band of the King's Regiment be the fiftieth anniversary of their enlivened the proceedings with a fine first Round-the-World Tour. The programme. Wiseman's Cafe catered departure date from New York is for tea and the Palace Hotel ran the fixed for January 24, 1923.
usual bar.
IN THE "MAIL.”.
ENTERTAINMENTE.
July-10.-Coronet Theatre; "Black Beauty." World Theatre; "The Theatro, "The Woman and the Plaything of Broadway." Kowloon Puppet
FURLIG AUCTION "BALES,
July 11-Lammert Bros., house- hold faraiture. No. 51 (upper) godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Kowloon, 10:30a.m. July 11.-Hughes and Hough, teak- wood and blackwood furniture, ete., Sales Rooms 3,30 p.m.
Jaly 13-16-Lemmert Bros., the whole of the valuable furniture of the Cash Sweep. Astor House Hotel including very Ticket' No. fine oil paintings by well knoWD 7,60 270, $2,828.00 French Artists, Aster House Hotel, 8.80 87, 665.40 from 11 a.m. continuing at 2.30 p.m. 3, 10.70 408, 119, 645, 781, 241, 851, 598.
332.70 each day. Unplaced startere ($20 each)-Nos,
2,
--RENDING RACE IN HEATS.-- Open to members of the Jockey and Polo Clubs. 1st prize, $100; 2nd Mr. Bartholomew.
prize, $50; 3rd prize, $30.
All the seven evolita on the pro The 8/8 "Samaria," is a vessel of 20,000 tons, perfectly adapted in some very exciting races wero witsers
gramme provided excellent sport and every way for the purpose. Although ed. Nearly all the favourites wore Mr. W. D. Fiddes Wilson her full passenger capacity is 2,000, placed with the result that the divid-Capt. E. G. Spinks Thoe. Cook and Son will register only ends suffered, the largest for a win 400 guests for this cruise,
80
Pari-mutuel.
advantage that only those who have being $18.80 and for a place $15. The Winner: $18.10 lived or voyaged in the tropica or Faro Ponies from Shanghai which had East can fully appreciato,
Braco to themselves did well on
Saturday, securing one wit and five places in the other six races.
The itinerary of the cruias includes Madeira, the Mediterranean, Egypt, Ceylon, India, Burma, Sumatra, Java, were Messrs. Soares, Doyle, Boyd and The absentees among the jockeys the Straits Settlements, Cochin-China. Nemszee. Of those who rode on the Philippines, China, Japan, Saturday, Mr. Seth was the most suc Honolulu and the Parama Canal. ceseful, securing three wins, two of There are shore excursions every them on Mosaic Tile. where and opportunity for attractive overland tours in India and Japan are features of the itinerary.
RESULTS.
The following are the results
We understand a number of guest1-FIVE FURLONGS HANDICAP. have already registered and the sa "Samaria cruise promises to evoke more than ordinary interest.
1.
2.
Cash Sweep.
Ticket No.
COMPANY MEETING,
August 18.-Union Insurance ety of Canton Ltd. Queen's Build- og at noon. British Traders' In- nça Co. Ltd., Queen's Buildings, 12.10 p.m. China Fire Inmance Co. 2 Ltd., Queen's Buildings, 12.15 p.m.
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MILE
BASEBALL..
M.B.K. v. HONGKONG CLUB,
8.40 541, 31.897.00 15,00 SD4, 542.00 3, 6.80
253, 271.00 Uuplaced starters ($20 each-Nos. 168, 512, 555,113, 450, 247.
On Saturday the M.B.K. team beat) 6. THREE QUARTER
Hongkong in a baseball game at RACE-For paines that arrived in Happy Valley by 12 runs to 9. The Hongkong since 10th May, 1929. game was witnessed by a large crowd Winners & lbs. penalty. Unplaced and was featured by heavy hitting. runners allowed 5 lbs. Jockeys who Fielding errors by Hongkong gave the kave never won a race allowed & Japanese four runs in the first inninge lbs. lat prize, $500; 2nd prize,core was 8 to 6. Hongkong came on and at the end of the fifth innings the $100; 3rd prize, $100.
For subscription griffins of both. classes, and season, that have rup and not at Gymkhana this season.
Hector Bassoon's Roman War- rior (late Waterloo), 160 lbs.
(Mr. G. E. Gibeon) "I
1st prize, $250; 2nd prize, $100; Mr. A. A. Alves' Holbeach, 139 lbs. 3rd prize, $75.
Capt. E. G. Spinks' Delight Dahlia,
Mr.
Mr.
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Tom's ship was to call at Hongkong.
149 lbs...(Capt. Spinks) He liked Tom very much-bat at a distance-for after all engineers could
Mr. Dynasty's Norwood (late
Robbie Doo), 156 lbs.. (Mr. Seth) 2 not join THE Club. However he bad to make the best of it and do John Peel's Cassia River, what he could to give Tom a good Dyer's Kilmarnock, 153 lbs.
149 lbs.....Mr. Davis) 3 Four months later be landed in time without bumping into too many Hongkong. Here he was instructed in of his aristocratio friends. He took him
(Mr. U, H. Gibson) 0 his new duties chiefly by a Portuguese for long walke (it was Winter) got off Hon. Mr. P. E. Holyoak's Day- Blerk who had been in the firm for for an afternoon and went to Fanling, Mr. L. Nelson's Aloba, 143 lbs.
birc, 180 lbs.......(hr. Sewell) 0 many years, and the fresh youth felt where Tom broke two of his best grateful and became quite friendly clube (clumsy beggar), and where
(Mr. Nelson), 0 Time: 1 min, 21 3-5 sece. with the patient obliging Mr. Silva. away from the isle of fragrant streams Through him he joined the A.B.C. and misty Peak, Harry almost
Won by three lengths; half-length between second and third. and enjoyed the exercise there in thawed. Through China town and mensely, Later on our bero took to cario shops was the evening pro- Pari-mutuel. cricket and golf, joined THE Club, and gramme. When at last Harry shouted
Winner: $14.80 made a few friends. As all his people" Good Bay, Old Chepp" be heaved a 1. were Baptists be sometimes betook sigh of relief to know, that the Engi- himself to the Baptist chapel. Thenneer had not met very many of his his Taipan's wife trok him in hand, friends.
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5.70
600 13.20
Cash Sweep. Ticket No.
268-$1.491.70
484. 426.20 133 218.10 Unplaced startere ($20 each): Nos. 111, 492, 30.
2.—CLASS HANDICAP: "A" CLASS: ONCE ROUND-For China ponies. 1st prize, $300: 2nd prize, $150; 3rd prize, $100, Mr. Dyer's Strathfarrar, 158 lbs.
She invited him to dinner, to tennia Time passed and the snobbery grew parties, to bathing picnics, and with the salary. Mr. Silva, whose gradually began to exercise a consi-brother was a broker, gava Harry derable influence over him. She many useful tips about local shares pointed out to him how his prospects and Harry's great ally Luck stuck by were, and said that for one who might him. He began to imagine himself one day be head of Swapkom and financial genius, boasted at the Blaff it was not the proper thing to club bar over his gin bitters about be too friendly with junior clerks etc. bis successful deals, but She was horrified to leam that he word about the man who gave him Mr. Adams' was a member of such a "Common" the tips and who had taught him his and cosmopolitan club the business in Hongkong. A. B. C. etc., ets. A year
To-day, owing to deaths, retire-
Mr. Soares"
never
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Pickpocket, 149 lbs.
(Mr. Q.-H. Gibson)
Scamperdale, 150 lbs. (Mr. J. M. Remedios)
(Mr. Adams) Mr. Dynasty's The Dunlin, 157 lbs. (Mr. H. Seth) lbs...... (Mr. A. H. Potte) Time: 1min. 58 cca.
tween second and third,
Won by a length; 4 lengths be
Pari mutuel. Winner: '$10.70 7,50 14.30
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previous Harry might have resented ments, and transfers in the staff, this Mr. Hardan's The Roamer, 147 all this impudence, but subtle in small brained man is second in com- fluences had been at work, that wood in Swankum and Bluffa', Hong- microbe the Snobococcus Peaks had kong Office. He still retains some of bitten him, mental gangrene had set his better traits for instance he some in, and so the pliant youth swallowed times sends £20 to his father whom he now describes as a timber merchant. Mra. Taipan's insulting advice.
Proud of her power over the young But those better traits have remained man's plastic mind the "Lady?" stationary: development has been in went on with his education, and for the opposita direction. He would the first time in his life he proved to chudder at the idea of his parents be an apt pupil. She introduced him taking a run out to Hongkong to see to some "Good" people—"good" to] their son. her, meaning people in cortain He actually believes that his present lines of business or professions position and bank-balance are due to drawing certain salarice. On one his ability. It would cause him to
the Occasion asked him if he laugh condescendingly were you to tell ver went to church. When he him that those living on the lower
■lmitted that he was guilty of levels or in Kowloon had bodies of the metimes attending the Baptist same chemical composition as himself, c'impel her reply was merely an Ohl, and brains containing more grey mat- but the tone in which it water and deeper and greater convola auitted was colder than liquidations than his own.
Harry made a mental note and the His occasional gifts to charity and Baptist chapel shared the sama to the "rasponsible position he holds
Mr. Dynasty's Kira (late Kobe),
(Mr. J. M. Remedios)
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160 lbs (Mr. H. Beth)
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Mr. Soares' Pickpocket, 150 lbs. Mr. H. Birkett's Silver Star (late (Mr. A. H. Potts)
Silver Idol), 155 lbs.
(Mr. Perim) Mr. Dyer's Dunmore, 147 lbs.
strongly in the next session and got four men round, the Japanese being held to one ran. The last two innings gave the M.B.K. three further runs, the Hongkong team failing to score. On Saturday the Hongkong Club meet a team from Canton and on the Saturday following try conclusions with the University of California.
Saturday's score was as follows:-- Inninge....1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total M.B.E.4 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1, 12 Hongkong 03 00 24000 9
(Mr. Sewell) 0 Mr. Albert's Prince Charming, 150
lbs.....(MrG. & Harriman) BATHERS IN PERIL Mr. Beth's Faaburg, 142 lbs.
(Mr. Davis) 0
*Dead boat: Time: 3min. 342seca. Winner:
*Roman Warrior, $0.20 Coab Sweep. Wioner:
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ACCIDENT AT ISLAND BAY,
A bathing picnic organised by the Wesleyan Church at Wanchai, con- sisting of between 30 and 40 people, Ticket No. nearly resulted in tragedy on Sator- *Holbeach, $8.30 476, $1,285.20 day. The party had proceeded by the 6.60 134, 1,285.20 launch "Ewang Tung" to Island Bay 285.60 and people were being taken nahóte in
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6.90 497, 3, 7,90
a sampan. Someone dived from this Unplaced starters ($20 each):-craft and it turned turtle. Life boys, Nos. 54, 264, 496, 269, 53.“
ropes and chairs were immediately 7-ONE AND A QUARTER MILE thrown overboard to support the RACE: HANDICAP.-For Chins struggling people. The people ponies. lat prize, $350; 2nd prize, remaining aboard were able to lend a $350; 3rd prize, $100.
hand and everyone was saved,
Mr. Towers' Mosaic Tile, 151 lbs..
Mr. H. Seth) 3 Dr. F. H. Kew's Boomerang,
158 lbe, ...(Mr. G. H. Gibson)
3 Mr. Albert's Dandy Kid, 155 lbs. (Mr. J. M. Remedios)
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Mr. Adams' Scamperdala, 154 lbs. Mr. L, Nelson's Portobello, 152 lbs. (fr. Adams)
(Mr. L. Nélson), 0] Capt. E. G. Spinks Lighting,
150 lbs.........(Capt. Spinks) 0 Cash Sweep.
Mr. Haridan's The Roamer, 150lbe. Ticket No.
(Mr. A. H. Potta) 0 327, $1,899.60 Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak'e Jaybird, 2,
108, 525.60 147 lbs. ......
. (Mr. Sewell) 295, 262.80 Mr. Dynasty's Innellan (late Unplaced starters ($20 each): Nos. 293 and 363..
Lenjan), 144 lbs...(Mr. Davis) Dr. F. H. Kew's Wallaby, 140 lbs. 3-RACE FROM THE TWO MILE)-
(Mr. G. A. Harriman) POST ONCE ROUND AND IN.
Time: 2min. 49aacs, For China ponies. Winners of one;
Won by a neck; four lengths be. mos this year 5 lbs. penalty. Win- tween scoond and third, ners of two, or more races this year 10 Iba penalty. Subscription griffins of this season allowed 7 lbs. Unplaced runners this year allowed 3lba. Jockeys who have never won a race allowed 5 lbs. 1st prize, $500; 2nd prize, $200; 3rd prize, $100.
as the A. B. C. He determined to have won for him a certain amount of Mr. Towers' Mosaic Tile, 155 lbs.
go to the Church patronized only by
the "best people": for in Rome one
must do as the Romans.
He soon began to drop some of his Barliest and best friends and chng to
publicity. He is now a J. P. and
the more infuadtial. And softhe He is assiduously courted by the
younger eycophants who laugh loudly but insincerely at his jokes, ask but
god work went on. One evening, by way of a change, he did some think- ing, and perceived that Hongkong never follow his advise, and wonder by
Sister B. H. Smith of the Govern- ment Civil Hospital was pinned beneath the sampan and was rescued
in a semiconsciona condition. She was
brought round by artificial respiration
and later conveyed to hospital by motor car. She has now completely recovered. The other ladies in the mishap were Mrs. Paramore, Mrs. Look, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Paramore's small daughter,
JAPAN TO BOMBAY.
NEW N.Y.K. SERVICE.
Mara" which sails to-day from Hong. Commencing with the . "Tambe
kong the N.Y.E. are inaugurating s regular semi-monthly
Passenger service between Japan porte, Hong- kong, Bingapore, Penang and Bombay and thereafter sailing from Hongkong Pari-mutuel. Cash Sweep, towards Bombay will be the 25th and Winner: $13,40 Ticket No. 10th of each month: This will now 5.00 516, $2,264.50 enable passage to Colombo, and Bom 2, 6.90 (223, 647.00 bay to be booked far in advance of, 8.70 263, 923.50 sailing dates, which hitherto could Unplaced startere ($20 each):-Nos.not be done because sailings were 259, 460, 132, 726, 32, 76, 686. irregular; and the new arrangement
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of fixed regular ssilings. therefore Patron-His Excellency Sir R. R. promises to be of good service to Stubbs, K.O.M.G.
intending travellers to India.
Honorary Stewards.—Bie Er- cellency Dr. Claud Severn, o..., His.
2Excellency Viod-Admiral A. L. Dull E. C. Cross, Dr. C. Cross, Dr. 0 LOB., His Excellency Major-General Forsyth, Mr. M. T. Johnson and Mr. Sir John Fowler, CM.G., C.D., D.S.O., F, Sutton, Commodore H. E. Grace, R.N.
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(Mr. H, Soth) Hon. Prea, of the Hongkong Ping Dr. F. H. Kew's Wombat (late Pong Association at whose inaugural Mon Homme), 150 lbs. meating he delivered a great specch
(Mr. G. IL Gibson) on "True Sportsmanship."
Capt. E. G. Spinks' Lighting,
160 lbs. (Capt. Spinks) Mr. L. Nelson's Portobello, 152 lbs.
(Mr. L. Nelson) D Time: 2mins. 39 2-Users Won by half-a-length; many lengths between second and third.
Cash Swerp. Ticket No.
170,$4,564.00 100 1,304.00 | Birkett. 225, 652.00
what strokes of fortune he could have
Society (so-called) resembled one of those geological charts his brother attained his present position. Disk used to study: but what he did His form is flourishing, his fortunePari-mutuel not perceive was that the stratam in and his waistcoat are growing, and which he was becoming embeddes before he ratims he expects two qontained the greatest number and things to happen to be bead of his the poorest type of mental fossila, firm in Hongkong and to be made a One day Harry heard without any member of the Legislative Council. "show of cathunisvm that bir brother.
"SPECTATOR."
Winner: $15.50
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2,
7.20 6.10
Enplaced-starte
red.
Fowler K.A.M.O., 0.5., D.5.0.
Judge-Major-General Sir John
Assistant Judge-Capf. E. V. Cross. In Charge of the Scale-Mr. B. M Dyer and Mr. F. Hutton.
Stewards. The Hou. Sir O. Paul Chater, Kt, oue., Lieut. Col. G. E. Hall Britton, Mr. R. M. Dver, Mr. H. P..White, the Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen, Sir Wm. Bees Davies Mr. D. & M. Bernard, Mr. D. E; Clark,
Clerk of the Course. Mr. Ef Wilson,
Becretary-Mr. E. J. Chapman. 3 No. Gymkbans Officials, C. H. Blason, Mr. G. O. Boyd, Mr, D. B. Clark, Capt.
Starter, Mr. P. A: Cox. Second Starter-Mr. W. D. Fiddes
Paddock-Dr. C. Fomyth. - Handicappers-Mr-E Button ant Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Timoko.pur, Mr. 8. Bassoon.
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