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The Welsh are barn singing. There is, that war-time yarn of the eight Britons who were found in a dug-out, after a twelve-hour bon- hardment. The two Irishmen were fighting still, the two Scotsmen
debuto, thes holding a two Englishmen had not yet been! introduced, and the two Welshmen were getting up an oratorio society.
were
Ilience numbers, are Roything to go by the number of inotor cuir in the Colony now approximates to
éleven hundred. a formidable man-
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SHADOWS BEFORE.
MAIL.
FOURTH GYMKHANA.
Coming Events Advertised
In The Mail
ENTERTAINMENTS.
October Coronet Theatre; | Frank Kenan and Anna Nilson in "Hearts Allanie,"
MONDAY, 00 TOBER . 8 1028
TRULY-RUHR-ALI
PONTERS HAVE POOR TIME | (Or what comes of reading too many
SATURDAY.
MR. JEARREMAN'S SUCCESS.
[By Argus:]
October 8, Star Theatre;
The fourtle gymkhana was held at Viola Dana in "Cinderella's Twin" Happy Valley Racecourse on Satur and Buster Keaton in "Cops."
October 8-World Theatre Pickers of favourites had a poor day afternoon in glorious weather. Frank Mayo in "The Bolted Door.ie as they were beaten on sis
SPORT.
Coccasions. Mr. Harriman won thei
October Hongkong Jookeyrst and last events on Satisfaction Club's fourth Gymkhans.
at
Dahlia, which paid $118.80 und SOCIAL.. October 13- Dance
Peak $128.60 respectively. In the second evout Ping Pong and Strathfarrur Club, 9.15 p.m.
October 19-Hongkong Volunan a dead-heat, the latter paying teer Defence Corps third and final $6.4, the one exception to the rule, promenade Concert of the season. In the Gymkhana Stakes. Roman November 2--Navy League Ball Pride was a firm favourite, but got rid of his pilot, Mr. Gibson, beföre at City Hall, 9.30 p.1.
going a furlong sad Mr. Sares Fer Leaf hnd an easy task, Waring! throughout to win by 1 lengths.
LAND BALE. October 9-At P.W.D. Offices, one lot of Crown Land at Pokfulum Road, 3 p.m.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
October 9-11-Lammert Bros., at "Kingsclere" Kennedy Road, quantity of valuable household furnitures, etc., at it and 2.30 p.m.
MEETINGS.
October 9-Hongkong Hockey Club, annual meeting in the long kong Cricket Club Pavilion, 5.30
papera on both sides of a controversy.)
Monday. Hurrah! here's something which
will I'm sure
Bu read with much enjoyment, What France is doing upon the
Rular
Gives England more employ-
mont.
Tuesday. What's this? I don't quite under-
stand,
There's surely mischief browin' This chap says France's iron hand For England'n tride spells ruin Wednesday.
Ah! this is better! This chap
knows.
Hats off to France! Hoorny, boys! He rightly says that once" France
goes
The fun will nevûr pay,' boys! Thursday,
appears
Who claims to know both nations, And he insists 'outil France clear-
She`il get no reputations !!
In the Beof Stakes Sharpsicoter and Rome Law were both better supported "Ulan Ding Dong, the Good Lor'{ Hero's someone it winner. In the next race Knockuh Tag priid $21.99, Silver. Bill being the favourite. Mr. Matcham, who rode u nier race on the dicky bros, upset a cap on Mopoke and sone confident followers of Finvoy, The winner pulled up late and may not start to-day. In the last race on the eard Drake, with Mr. Zellensky up and Roman Pride with Mr. Bartholomew in the
bez when the size of the place is jeansidered and the, limited number) of roads available for motor traffic. Callie superintendence now he comes an arous task whilst other problems arise. One is the question of the widening of thoroughfares in the interests not only of motorists. but of perlestrinas. Take that pirt¦ of Queen's Road running east towards Happy Valley. Sometiwe p.m.
October 15.--Extraordinary gen- the Government inslitoted | Ltd widening operations and having acral meetings at Hongkong Hotel, suddenly begun as sullenly censed Pedder Street, of the Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltil., and the Shangbai on the ground we helieve of the Hotels, Ltd., at 11 a.m. and 11.30 expruse it involved. The result is
a.m, respectively. La bottle-necked thoroughfare with a
wider opening in the middle, narrow!
rushing motor-cars, (side-walks,
ngo
rickslas and, a teening number of pedestrians and danger all the time.
The Government should either on with the widening proposals or restrict the use of tnotor ears in one | direction only
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Boxorovul Moyday, Oct. 8, 1993,
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Silver Wolf for September, Association, is as usual a very in- the organ of the Boy Scouts teresting number.
saddle.
Friday,
Stay here's a follow one ti trust,
His name's enough, I'm sure, Sir. For all our sakes Prance simply |
marut,
He says, 'rebin the Ruhr, Sir: Saturday,
Aud yet hore's Blank who 'is afmid"
(One can't deny he's clever) "That if France stays, then Eng
land's trade
With Europe's gone for ever!"
Sunday.
Papers --ne, thanks, they make me
ill,
I've never felt a nettlod, Don't let me see another täll
They got this d- - thing
settled!
expecially the former, but Satis were heavily supported.
faction Dahlia, heat them both.: This was the best raen of the day from the racing point of view. After some delay at the post, Ivy Tent made the pace. with Roman Pride and Drake next. At the lend, followed by Drake, the field furlong post, Roman Pride took the in a bunch with the exception of Narnjo Scout. The two leaders Those who hold cupons for reed in the van up the hill and Miss Capell's Concert on Wednes-past the 13 mile post, where the day, are asked to exchange them grey had a slight lead, In Spite Of for Theatre, seats to-morrow. being third and Satisfaction Dahlia If this happened to be a thing of
fifth Swinging into the straight it at breathed, had its daily! The silk which left here by the woked to it as if Drake had the Also ran: Roman Pride, Orient course of meals, and could apper P. & O. s.s. "Macedonia" on Sep-grey heaten hat he dropped back at Dahlia Starland, Petrol King,
was delivered the distance post. At this point, Bandicoo. ciate a joke, we could imagine it tember 8
Satisfuction giving any a cluckle at hearing Marseilles on October 6, a transit afr. Herriton
Won by lengths; one length. Tahlia, eave though on the rails,
Time: 33 4-5; 1.0 25; 1.40: The many proposals which continue of 28 days,
made his run, caught the leader and
2.11 2-5. to be ninde regarding its disposal,
A Reuter despatch from Newton very hundily at the finish. Mr. Totalisator: $37.70; Pinces : The Germans aud Austrians bave! lost their little but by reason of the York states that Meadowbrook won Harriman rode in exceedingly well- $13.60: $13.00; $12.30.
the American Open Polo Cham- Gront War. No suggestion is likely pionship, defeating the British judged rage, though he was for Cash Sweep: No. 226, $4,335.80; to come from these quarters regard Army Team by 12 goals to 9 inunate to find the top-weights mak-No. 318, $1,238.80: No. 334. ing their late share, unless, rising the final.
ing the pace for him. again to war-like eminence they are
!
REEF BTAKES (Dr.).
The feature of the afternoon was $19.40. Unplaced $50 each: Nos. able to take poor Chinu by the Those interested in the work the satisfactory manner in which 12, 680, 176, 23, 477. throat and ask for its repayment of the Institute at Kowloon City Colonel Hall Brutton handled the America, wisely same say, reusitted will be interested to learn that the big fields at the starting post. Of Messrs. Albert & Arnold, Ding | he "winck" by giving opportuni- sale of work held at the Helena course, there was some delay since. ties for Chinese to be educated in May Institute in Friday last the order ind gone forth that flying the States. England continues to amounted to $827. draw her interest and has so far not
11
the King's Band supplied the music Mr.between the mess.
1
Dong, 1689. ... Major White Messrs. Birkett & Raymond,
Sharpshooter, 168lbs.
Mr. Sutton Messrs. Albert & Arnold, Dandy
Kid, 168lbs. Capt. Neville 3 Also run: Reman Law, Apache!
Won by 13 lengths; 1 length. Time: 18 1-5; 40 3-5; 1.24. Totalisator: $60.10; Places: $7.80 $7.80: $17.10.
Cash Swoop: No. 100, $2,004.10; No. 255, $572.00: No. 400, $286.90. Unplaced $20 each: Nos. 411, 659, 64, 628, 452, 577.
READING HNDCP. n. (Gr.).
Mr. H. A. Seth, Knockih Leg.
152be...
$50 FREE.
ANOTHER NOVEL CONTEST.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
Nobody can gainsay the fact that nearly everybody in Flong- kong likes music of one kind or the other. This week the China Mail is calling for a poll as to which is the most popular of musien instruments. Bea the coupon on l'ago:9 and enter for our free contest in which you hay win the prize of $50.
Those who send in more than one coupon will be well-advised This to vary their selections. does not necessarily metn spring your chnica over the twenty instruments named in our list. In the opinion of the adjudicators, the best plan would be to pick out twelve which you thing the total vote will favour most-and therefore be placed in the win- ing list and change the order in the different coupons,
Coupons
ten or
for Inst week's cinema picture contest will be reecived no later than to-day and the result will be nonoinced in Wednesday's China Mail.
WINNERS.
PROGRAMME WORTH, FIVE
DOLLARSI
The holders of the following theatre programmes are requested to forward same to the China Mail- office when coupons to the valus of $5 will be issued which may be changed for goods to the same value with any of the advertisem in the China Mail,
Star Theatre Programme No.
Fri- 1401 issued Wednesday to day October 3 to 5.
World Theatre Programme No, 625 issued Wednesday to Satur day October 3 to 6.
Patrons of the three Cinema Theatres, the Coronet, Star and · World are advised to retain their
programmes and study the number to be found on the front page.
The prizes must be claimed within TWO DAYS from this suroLITLOG- ment, otherwise they will lapse. This rule will be rigidly enforced in the interest of cinema patrons.....
Employees of the threa cinemas are expressly debarred from claim- ing the prize.
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
RESULTS OF LEAGUE MATCHES.
Six matches were down for decision in the League on Satur- day, the results being :-
FIRST DIVISION.
King's...
Owner 1R.GA...
ft. Bill, Silver Bill (late Aus- tral Boy), 108lbs. Mr. Gibson
starts were to be barred, but the results were most satisfactory and Estens attentively to the sugges- The music at the classical the riders are to be congratulated on tions to follow America's example Dance concert on Saturday was in the willing nauner in which, gen- | Bank Holidays Sir John Labblock or to use it to expand trade between keeping with the occasion but iterally speaking, they co-operated.
When remained for the orchestra in the There was some delay in the fifth Stout, Hope Dahlia, Roman Wood- brought sunshine into the lives of fireat Britain and China. mills. The idea care in him at the Banque Industrielle de Chine period of waiting to treat the audi- race wing to Lighting and Trompexk, Fire King. Whistling Rufus. went bust the Boxer Indemnity was tace to examples of classics in an-refusing to join the field and then The comparison as covering a couple furlongs after a a meeting at the Working Men's fatally clamoured for to help the other realm. College, during a discussion on suffering depositors and creditors Mrs. Malaprop might say was false start, the latttr unseating Mr. So far as we odiferous, but of sufficient quality le doug. The last rece also was "leisure." If he had been à plous who died been hit. fanatic, he might have thought of how it is part of the reorganisation to demonstrate the difference be delayed, but this must be expected and accepted if we are going to set pleasant church services. If he had me. The suggestions made by tween the good and not so good.
Chinese Association to use some
an example as to how fields should Governments as a rule get maricen a high-brow professor, hear the Indemnity to make ronds is
For demanding more than the be dispatched to prevent the punter kicks, than ha pence, and our own) local fiovernment gets more than which were to bo compulsory.
might even have suggested lectures, a very happy and reasonable one, legal fare and uning abusive tangu having a legitimate grouse,
But as is also Sir Robert Bo Turg's toge to Mr. Reginal Cyril Hunter His Excellency the Governor was its own share of kicks. It is very was a hur man, with a love spend it on the proposed Cantou-jof Messrs. Jane, Crawford, Ltd., present during the afternoon and
It seems to us riesta coolie was cautioned and fined Hankow railway. often a case of killing Krager with of his fellows.
He wished the that a fur greater benefit will or 5 days this morning. our mouth, from Duke's and Cook's beautiful and wondrous beak of accne--we do not necessarily mean Hunter engaged the vehicle at the Not very many we Nature to be open to all, and, as a material benefit--if the Indem-West Point Gas Works to take him imagine will, this very blessed day, business man, he took the right!nity can be used primarily to help to the King Edward Hotel and paid when the cares of sasiness and the steps to secure the leisure.
China and the Chinese, as would be thirty cents but the coolie although:
The results follow:-
WOKINGHAM STAKES (5F). worries that beset us are for the Bank Holidays banks must be done in the case of ronde and rail-admitting in court that he was very ways. The question of using such pleased with the amount started in
Messrs. Albert & Arnold, Sutis- nonce set aside, and we proceed to closed, and business is sugended. money--blood money, for purposes argument and used bad language.
Tnetion Dahlin, 152. Inzo, or follow ant VIN ownSo, to a business man, we owe the of tride or education boost with a
Confucius day was celebrated
Mr. Harriman 1 individual idea of spewling a holi-
view to trade expansion should not] Holidays Act of 1871.
Rather cancel in Chinatown yesterday, the main Mr. Bil, Gold Bill (late Austral day, either far from the cress Labbock rang
he countenanced.
features being a holiday for a nunt- Card), 158lbs. Mr. Gibson 9 to great honours
the whole thing. which is said to nutiden, or with it, before his death, but, in spite of his
her of the guilds, bunting and the Messrs. Albert & Arnold, Ding lantern decorations issued by the Dong, 148lbs....Mr. Zellonsky 8 panes aither to wonder why the
Society. Pat Laus wero, as in pre- Also : Bluebottle, Typhoon Government has decreed that the tent of mobility, he is ever, or
vious years, erected in Nau Pak King. Chesanian, The Gambler, should be, for memory is a fickle To-day's Poems farat Monday in each October Shall jude. "Saint Lubbock" to the work-You never
can tell what Hong and the crowds were treated Discard. be a holiday, or give it a l'enceing people of his own country.
thoughts will do' of thanks for ordaining that it shall Surely, he deserves that affee-In bringing you hate or love; be 50. July one and Jury one tionate tribute, Ife wrote much on For thoughts are things, and their
airy wings
son alike.
Dank
(In
your
www.
to free music from the clite of Chinese orchestras. From the Chinese view-point, the couplete at the music stands were the most we can well understand. Our banks scientific subjects. He was presi- Are swifter than carrier dove
interesting, as they are written by need those days and they are dy dent of learned societies, the Thoy follow the law of the uni-business men whose efforts are not classical but roy. One couplet that which, as we wrote on a provicus Anthropological, the Statistical, and verse
will be long remembered had occasion shanid set our thoughts on the Microscopic, and he was an Each thing inust create its kind
And they speed o'er the track to Pidgeon English to rhyme off the a world-wide ruission, for they have authority bees and wake.
two lines, bring you back
WOS
ANON.
WEATHER CALENDAR.
OCTOBER 8.
to do with a balancing up and a Besides his scientific works, he left Whatever went out from your mind. turning over of a new leaf on the
two little books. The Pleasures of beginning of a future we all hope Life, and The Use of Life which will turn out well. When our laws
show something of the geniality and begin to be re-set in up-to-date humanity of the man, and which in volume form, the compiler perhaps themselves have brought joy to will be able to tell us who originated countless numbers. Fortunately for our local Holiday Ordinances and thin his countrymen. Lubbock reason given for so doing, and when acquainted with the book of the they first began to function. His world, and not merely with the 1793. name if it may not be added to the world of book. Finding that Calendar of Saints is certainly worth his fellow citizens had too little handing on and down to local leisure, he made it his business to break their fetters and to set them posterity,
All this loads us on to the origins, free. If "Saint George für Merric tor of Bank holidays as we know England, why not Saint-Lubbock- and appreciate them at home; one for Happy England?'* who really did something for the Our local "Saint"-the maker of English people, and who it has been our Holiday Ordinances, is unknown,
to us. But whoever he is, he deserves, 1829. suggested should now be known as all the good that can be mid of him. Baint Lubbock." By founding No kicks, but all our ha pende for
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Bishop Banister and Mr. H. Glanville were passengers on the outgoing "Matwa."
A message from Rome an- nounces the death of Oscar Brown-
SATURDAY'S RESULTS.
Tamar..
2 Kowloon....
...0
6 Police............ 0
2 Diomede SECOND DIVISION.
Dr. F. H. Kew, Wombat, 158. King's 7 South China 'A'0 Mr. Matcham & S. China 'B'... Diomede ...... 2 Yellow Hammer. St. Josephs.... 2 Club de R... Trop, West River, Silvo, Discard,
Also man
Lighting.
Won by 1 longth: 1) lengths.
Time: 33 2-5; 1:05 8-6; 1.39. Totaligator:
$21.80; Places: $6.90: $9.00; $6.70.
RESULTS TO DATE.
King's Cash Sweep: No. 686, $2,109.40: Tamar No. 579, $602,40; No. 658, $801.20. R.G.A.. Unplaced $20 each': Nos. 520, 96, Club 504, 186, 580, 543.
THEALE PLATE (1.5.). Mr. Peth, Imbros, 155lbs.
Mr. Matcham, 1 Won by 14 lengthe; 2 lengths. Timo: 17 2-5 47 3-6; 1.19 2-5. | Dr. F. H. Kew, Mopoke, 169ha.
Mr. Harriman 2 Totalisator: $118.80; Places : $12.00; $9.00; $0.00.
Mr. Mae, Finvoy, 157lbs.
Mr. Seth 3 Also ran: Malvam. Won by 2 langtha; 1 lengths. Time: 33 2-5; 1.08 2-5; 1.41;; 2.15 1-5.
Totalisator: 1$10.00; $8.70.
Cash Sweep. No. 186, $1,164.80; No. 43, $339.80; No. 85, $166,10. Unplaced $10 each: Nos. 611, 82, 312, 214, 203.
$17.10; Places:
READING ENDCP, a. (68.). Mr. C. C. Boyd, Strathfarrar, 168)bs: Mr. Zellepsky Mr. S. A. Lapos, Ping Pong Cash Sweep No. 83, $2,055.20; date Roman Warrior), 150lbs. No. 26, $687.20; No. 312, $293.60.
(Mr.Matcham) 1 Unplaced $20: No. 318.
Sir Paul, Diadem Dahlia,
160lbs.
Major White Also ran: Clover Leaf; Roman Sparrow; Arizona; Maine,
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Police Diomede...... Kowloon
ROBBERIES..
WEEK-END HAULS.
Three' robberies with violence
were reported during the week- end. At 4 pm, on Saturday, shroff employed by Ahwer's Dairy, Kowloon City, was knocked BECKAMPTON HANDICAP (1)M.).. Messrs. Albart & Arnold, Satis-
off his cycle in Tai Wan Road on leaving the Kowloon Docks where faction Dahlia, 162lbs.
been to collect ZOTIG Mr. Herringa he Doad boat; third 2 lengths away. Mors. H. Sassoon & H, Arnold, bills. His assailants, three men Time: 312-6; 1.01 3-5; 1.98 9-5.
Roman Pride, 170lbs.
and a boy, picked up his grip Totalisator: Strathfarrar, $8.80;
Mr. Bartholomew 2 which contained about $300, the property of his employers. The Henry VIII.), 150lbs.
moh ensured their escape as they Mr. Zellensky 3 bound and gagged the shroff and Comtry Mouse, Kukaburm, Navajo leaving him in the road:
Also ran: Clover Loaf, Ivy Leaf, rubbed pepper into his eyes befors Scout, Maine, In Spite Of.
Ons word about our glorious, Trusted, and Chalman of the place $6.40. Ping Pong, $17.70 Mr. J. de Jong. Drake (lato wonther, and I have done. It British Academy of Arts in Rome Place $8.80. Diadem Dablin even improves every day. I since 1921. The late Mr. Brown Place $6.10.
Cash Swoop: Noe. 507 and 455 kept the window wide opening was the author of innumerable each $1,003.06; No. 278, $248.10. tilf dinnor-time to-day and historical works.
Unplaced $20 each: Nos. 116, 231, and could do nothing but gaze
~UYMKHANA-STAKES_(I_M_)
at the brillingt, beauty of the Mr. C. C. Boyd, white scipoling 177, 874. verdura............. It is an equal to his--polo-pony,-Springer, over ordinary Julys that one is hurdles on the race-course yester Mr. A. H. Carroll, Fern Leaf
(late Bilvaplana), 146lbs. surprized to see the sun net day morning, had a nasty fall. The
Mr. Boaron.1 `before, six o'clock.
pony jumped the wing and fell Walpole, into the ditch at the spot where Mr. Mr. John Peel, Yellow River, N.B. At this moment Potts was thrown last week. 140lbs. Mr. Zellensky 2 mows, Lady Louisa Stuart. Fortunately Mr. Boyd escaped Mr. Henry Humphreys, Country Great Marlow.
without any serious burt,
Mouse, 146lba. Mr. Matcham
Won by six lengths; 2 lengths. rinse-33-106 26/11-26, 2.10 2-5; 2.47 9-5.
*Totalisator: $128.00: Places: 814.80; $11.40-$6.30.
Cash Sweep: No. 90, $2,277.10; No. 78, $660.60; No, 678, $325.80, Unplaced $20 each: Nos, 639, 69, 136, 685, 21, 607, 647.
Chinese banknotes with a total face value of $8,700 but which are most worthless at present, were taken from a safe of a firewood merchant's shop in Pan Kwai Lane near the Ko Shing theatre yester day afternoon by four armed robbers. They also took $570.io Hongkong notes and jewellery valued at $1,037.
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