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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1926.

SPORTS SECTION

RECORD TIME.

BERESFORD BEATEN IN

RETURN,

THAMES SCULLING

London. Alg. 11. 3. Beresford. jaanior, has been beater over the championship, course (from Puney, Mortlake) in a sculling race.

On July 30, Beresford set up a record by winning the Wingfield- Sculls for the seventh successive GY B2 3', He then defeated To Collet

on a faul

11. was Collet who defeated Beresford to-day. As a sequel to

the Wingfield Sculls match, a pri- vate return, match was arranged over the same course.

Collet won by le length.

His time was 21 minutes, 112 «sgeninia which is 41 seconds inside the re- coril-Reuter.

C.R.C. CHAMPIONS.

TENNIS LEAGUE, DIY, I NOW DECIDED

KOWLOON DEFEATEDA

Defeating Kowloon Cricket Club. yesterday, the Chinese Recreation Club owame champions of divisions) edhe Hongkong Lawn Tennis eagle after having already won Arst places in the " and " sections.

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For the Barns, that redoubtable veteran S. Y. Green and" B. (*. Pinchie, put up a gre"tight, win- ning all three matches. That is. they beat each of the Three Chinese pairs. Scores follow:

Ng Sze-kwong and Yew Man-

kit lost to Se E. Ubio ant E. . Fincher

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Bente. E. Miiland and B F.

Fincher.. Beat E

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Ho Kasia and Yew Man-isun

lost to Green and E Fincher

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Bent Läy gud Trambitzky .......... Beá Bent Millard and M. F. Pincher 9-2

· MW. Las pond Milf Lo lost th

Guren and E. '. Fincher

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HOME CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS MEET PUBLIC

·SCHOOLS XV.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.

Yesterday and to-day, the Aus. trafan cricketers are meeting a seum of Afteen Fublic Schools' players at Lord's. This two-day ixture is unlikely to be included in the avenges at the end of the

season.

MISSED CHANCES.

THE CHINA

MAIL.

DEATH DUEL,

THE WILD SWAN.

THE SPORTSMAN'S BIGGEST GAME.

SAD STORY UNFOLDED AT WHOLE REGION TERRORISED

HY TERRIFIC BATTLE.

INQUEST.

EUROPEAN'S LAPSES.

TWO BULL ELEPHANTS.

A GREAT PRIZE.

LOCAL SHARE MARKET.

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS."

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A verdict of suicide whilst of The details of the fight between) In their time of arrival wildi unsound mind was returned at the two elephants in the jungles of swana are very uncertain. Thank inquest yesterday into the circum Bengal has just been received by because they come here from re TT on London stanees attending the death of an exchange. The fight was be-gions surrounding Polar ice. If in TT on Shanghai Mr. F. G. Glass, of the Hongkong|tween a couple of young bulla who the Far North weather conditions;

Baak. Electric Company, who was killed were apparently smittan by the resemble those of this intitude, then Hongkong Bank

the wild swan's advent is delayed. do. by falling from a window at East same fapper slephant.

London "That two young bulls should so

Always, however, a few herds Chartered Bank Point Terrace on the afternoon of Saturday, July 31.

to speak, fall in love with the same come here before we get a spell of Mercantile Bank, A. & B.

do It was stated on behalf of his young cow at the same time is a hard weather. It is when bough employers that he had absented very unusual phenomenon in ele weather before or after Christmas P. & 0. Bank. As the visitors insisted on ahimself for a few days on several plant life, native observers who sets in that the large herds of wild Bank of East Asia

· Marine Insurances. complete day rest before a Test occasions without giving any rea. know elephants as well as they swans, which the sportsman and bexan, they are disngaged on song and had been warned re-know men, asaure me," writes the the naturalist so delight to see, are Canton Iaurance

"But this hap-most likely to be abwerved, Severe China Tinderwriters Friday (to-morrow). Hence this peatedly. As a result of a fur.author of the letter.

feold and frost bring in their train North China Insurance. 2-day match. On Saturday, of ther absence from duty at a time pened in this case. course. they embark on the last when he had been warned that if "And when anything of this sort the wild swan, which may usually Talon Insurance and deciding Test at the Oval-It occurred again he would be is on all the jungle knows that then he found in a usual haunts. Yangtze Insurance play to a finish Irrespective of dismissed. a letter of dismissal something spochal. amazing, im-Herds of wild swalls are to be and tracked between: time.

from his employers was

drawn penda.

Birds are all a-twitter; observed

China Fire Insurance. A series of interesting county up. It was not in fact given to ther wild animals are nervous, the October and March, later only K. Fire Insurance

long winters, such as, that of 1887.) air is full of ominous significance. championship fixtures began yes deceased us he did not again re

As the biggest winged Kamel Heartless. Flirt.

Douglases terday Fal results will be com-turn to work.

The Evidence was given by Mr. "Well, this young lady elephant sportsmen in the British Isles now Hongkong Steamboats plete in Saturday's issue.

HK Tugs & Lighters.. matches are:-

G. S. Rodger, acting workshop kept up her frivolous Hirtations can shoot-us the great bustard is wild reason

Indo-Chinas (Prof.)... Somerset, Surrey, at Weston-superintendent "in the Tramway with these young balls in the torrid extinet--for that

me factie princeps the

do. (Def.) I'd. super-Mare.

Company, who hatt lived with de State of Bengal where the royal swans

da Wordestershire v. Larcashire, ceased since shortly after histers came from, and the young greatest prize the young sportsman]

Oriental Navigation al Worcester.

arrival in the Colony. Question bulls got more and more infamed can have. Though the swan is not

its size make it in request a Star Ferries .... Essex v. Derbyshire, at Leytoned by MR. E. Lindsell, sitting with love for her and with hate an ideal table bird, its scarcity and shell Transporta

for, one another. Cloucestershire Notts, at a Coroner, witness said that once

The first news that the cow had bird of sport whenever a herd is every three months or so deceased really enme to a boil was noted in Cheltenham.

within reach. Yorkshire #

for two or three days. He had recent morning. shire, at Leeds.

Bournemouth.

Northumpton would have a bad bout of drinking the village Jamshedpur early one! As wild swans are not to be met!

mai

Hampshire v Middlesex,

Sussex s. Reicestershire, at

Hastings,

LAWN BOWLS.

KOWLOON DOCK v. DUNDEE.

BASEBALL VISIT.

Baxter.

Elsewhere in this issue will be Los to lay and Trambitzky and an advertisement giving full

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Fire Insurances.

Skipping,

Water boats

Refineries. China Sagara Malabon Sugars

Mining.

It came on the with everywhere, that is an "addi had one on the Sunday, Monday form of certain elephant trumpet tonal reason for the quest, for the and Tuesday before his death alls, which any intelligent native or untainable is abwaya Witness did not think that he had will read as plainty as he enought, more assiduously than the Bengueta.... returned to work at all that week translate, the roaring of an angry Frommen or the commonplace. but he told witness that he would tiger or the hungry cries of his own! start the following Monday.... Wit-babes

Kailan Mining- Ad.

It requires mirenter, consider Langkats (Combined) able knowledge of the chief hauakai ..do. (Single)

wess thought that the deceased "Aner these calls had been

uf wild-fowl to locate wild swans. Shanghai Exploration knew he was finished so far as the repeated several times the natives charm about the will surroundings Raubs

There 1. ton.. that irresistible Shanghai Luar Electric Company was concerned knew that it would be safe enough that wild swans owing to a warning he had reto approach with a certain amount that never

of caution. naturally) the scene of

ceived.

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quest.

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The KDRC will have their witness stated in the course of the calls indicated that the el-skill is required in stalking

Last Seen Reading." the surely impending conflict, for keenest type of shooting, man. Deeks, Wharves

And then, bf course, very great Godowns, &e. annual match with "Dundee" on further evidence that he saw de phants were so angry at one an-tracking a herd of swans. which Saturday at the Dock Gren. censed shortly after one o'clock other that they would be unlikely further adds to the interest of the

The following will represent on the day of the tragedy. He to pay attention to outsiders. the visitors:→→

had been conversing with witness!

There is much, too, to bej Simpson (Captain),

Scot during tiffin, although deceased a dozen of the more herole said on behalf of the art of shoot- Chapman-Ferguson. Hazel had no riffin himself. Ogg, J. Clark, A. "Clark, W.

He did not young natives sneaked through the

jing swans-un art which demanda seem depressed and when witness jungle and climbed into the large

a good deal of experience and the Clark, McLeod. Fender,i.

went out a few minutes after one limbs of very solid trees which marksmananip. Sword. Reid, Logan. Fallon, 'clock he was reading Nicoll McLennan,

a book. promised to be so located that, they Noted Haunts of the Wild Swan. Hongkong Lands Receiving news of what happened would serve as grandstands from It may stili be said that, in or- H.K. Realty Pick, and Edwards,

shortly afterwards, witness re-which to view the battle. If an der to chtain the beat wild swan R.K. Territorial turned to find Mr. Glass lying in elephant was killed there would be shooting one cannot do better than Humphreys Estates the street terribly injured. free meat and ivory.

go to Ireland, Next to the west Princes Building Reference was made to a chair!

"I was lyst at sunrise when the und northern parts of Ireland, the Rural Lands which had been found in the bath- first charge was made by one of best region undoubtedly is the west room under i

the window from the young bulls and from that const of Scotland and the islands, wo Cottons which the deceased felk Witness minute the fight never ceased for where they are often in large Orientals Beux Miard And E. F. Fincher. 6-3 details about the visit of the said that it belonged to the de-a long breath. for a bite to eat, Tar herds. In point of fact, herds of Shangnal Cottons: (old)'.

ceased's bedroom and he had trip to the "ngarby water hole. whoopers can sometimes be seen never seen it before in the bath-all day, all night and until about numbering hundreds or even thou

Asked if it had occurred o'clock the following morning. sandy off the west coast. Bewick's MiscellaneousS. to him that deceased might have

"The elephanta fought so swan is not usually ao abundunt in Canton Ices been leaning out of the window fiercely that they knocked over Scotland as in Ireland, but large Cements (comb.)

fold) and fell, witness said that it had everything that could be knocked herds of both can be stalked. Other do.

db. (new) him that deceased fover pole occurred to

tree, noted haunts in Scotland are." the might have slipped on the mat and when the natives saw the Solway Firth which is, moreover, China Bused. whilst leaning out.

The mat struggle was tending toward their paradise for wildfowl of alt des China Lights (comb.)

do. (cbd) which was. usually directly village they straightway took the criptions. The Orkney's, Shetlands,

63. (new) under the window, had been moved babies and Hed, leaving the old and the shores of Ross, Cromarty, back.

people to whatever fate might come, and Sutherland afford welcome China Rov, (comb.)

(old) havens for wild swans, with the Mr. Lindsell, after asking the las is the way with the Bengalese.

"(new) width of the pavement (five feet),

Silence Falls.

Firths of Dornoch, Cromarty, and

Dairy Farms commented that this seemed to be "The natives hid as far as they Moray in the same district.

entirely A Wing (full pd.). Nor do wild * awana of some importance because if dared go away and in the largest

do. (part pd.). 8the man had fallen he would prob-trees that they could find until despise some of the inland locks.

ably have fallen more vertically finally silence fell and at least two as in Perthshire and Fife, or the Hongkong Amusements.

HK. Constructions 65 on the pavement instead of the hours elapsed, with no sound of the big estuaries of the Tay. Forth, end

roadway.

terrific, din which had been going Clyde. All along the east coast, Hongkong Electrica HK. Developments Evidence was also given by Mr. Jon for hours. Then they crept as also southward from the Border E. Ropes (comb.). V. Sorby, of the Hongkong Elec- the sun rose cautiously near to the herds of twenty or more awans are 13-20tric Company, under whom de arena.

reatly in evidence.

.R.C.

games, Kett. 40 Division "B".

In division "B." Craigenzower C.C. received the Indian R.C, and won the barest possible margin- one game. Scores:-

J. W. Lonard and M. J.

WATER POLO LEAGUE,

two league water

The

Howard at S. R. 1maik... and J. S. Arkler

5.5

Beat A. Hamid and S. S.

Hussain,

ruches down for decision vester day were cancelled, on, account of insufficient water at the Victoria Recreation Club bath,

6- 3

A. Ismail and Lost to S.

S. A. R. Bux

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17-18

R Basu and D. Clow bent

6-"5

S. H. email and J. S. Ackber 9-2 Beat A. Hamid and S. S.

Hussain Lost in S. A. Ismail and

S. A. R. Bus

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20-1X

BUILDING PROGRESS.

REPORTS FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE FIRE STATION.

V. Sousa, and A. R. Remedios lost to 5. H. lamail and J. S. Ackber

Beat S A. Hamid and S. S.

Hussain Lost to S. A. Ismall and S. A.

K. Bux

1.C.C. 50 Kámés, 1.R.Č. 49%

4- 7

room.

Including many

Ten Miles Away. "The other beast driven away

On the South Coast there jalways some swans to be seen. If

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do.

do. (old).

do.

do. (new) ceased had been employed as "No. elephants were there." That!

ar Hongkong Tramways assistant engineer of mains. village had been spared.

Lane, Crawforda Witness referred to the times) "Later one elephant was found they are only stragglers from the Macao Electrics

con-wannery at Abbotsbury, for a Mackintosh Tenders were received and a con- when deceased had been abseht lying dead in a ditch at a

the semi-domesticated Nanyang Tobaccos He had beensionally tract was et on 11th May to Messrs from work and to the warnings siderable distance,

But Peak Trams (old); Hin Lee & Co., to supply furniture which had been given him. De- terribly battered and torn by his mute swan becomes feral. and the special fittings for the ceased had been under notice pre-eneiry although his ivory and meat Poole Harbour and Southampton laboratories, while further tenders viously but after being steady for at once, aroused the greed of the Water, and other adjoining haunts. Sinceres

If not as good as formerly," are Singapore Trams were received and were under con- two months had asked if he could natives.

usually productive of some sport. Taxis. sideration at the end of June, to complete his contract (which had

Along the West Coast occasional United Asbestos supply furniture for the Offices of over a year to run). He stated; the various Departments to be that he was sure of himself now from the first carcass by his more herds are to be seen, and off the

do (Ordinary) accommodated in the ballding. and would pull himself together. Powerful fellows was trailed by his Welsh Coast there are usually each

Deceased's dismissal was recon- staggering, uncertain footsteps and season some chances of bagging Watsons (old)

swans in the Swansea area, Milford do. (new) sidered on the understanding that trail of blood. Satisfactory progress has been he would be dismissed immediate-

"He was finally found dead ten Haven, Merioneth, Dee Marshes. Wm. Powells

as well as the estuaries of the .K. Telephone made during this quarter and the ly if he had another lapse. It was miles away and near his building is now almost completed. the The open playground has been had anally absented himself,

a week or so later that deceased the young cow elephant was stand-Ribble and Mersey, and in More- Moreover also in Ing. waving her head back and Cambe Bay, paved, the gránite portico to front The contractors have made fairly entrance is nearly completed and ed them, the jury returned a ver.she fled into the jungle.

After the Coroner had address forth. As the natives approached Inland haunts where wild-duck and wild-geese resort in rough weather satisfactory progress with the work work in connection with the wide dict as stated above.

The following reports by the Director of Public Works will be .tabled at the Council meeting -to-day. They are the "seventh quarterly reports and cover three months ended June 20:

during this quarter.

The Des Voeux Road portion of the building is well advanced, and work is proceeding with the fittings in the native kitchens and sanitary blocks.

All the upper storeys to the Con- naugh Road portions

of the building have been plastered, joinerwork fixed including glazing and Ironmongery, floor tiles laid to the ecrridors, and work is being

carried out on laying the wood block flooring, plumberwork, and fixing.of sanitary goods.

Painterwork is being executed wherever possible as the various trades complete their work.

Concrete work is proceeding to

Bonham Road School.

ning of Bonham Road is well ad-i vanced. The inatulment of water supply to the swimming pool is in hand and tho lay-out of the masters garden has been com menced:

POLICE RAIDS IN HOWRAH,

carcasa

"In the elephant first found dead acme wild swans will come yearly: were embedded, the two tusks of But the keen sportsman must be his rival which had been broken ever on the alert or the fleeting short off, and this rival had been chances of stalking the birds that terribly lacerated by his foeman era come and go will be lost.

All the British wild awans are the final death blow had been

white in plumage, but they can be Caleutta, July 18.-The name of struck."

distinguished by the colouring of The fittings to latrine block inve the youth arrested in the course of

house

the bill. In the mute awan there been installed, lights and fans

searches in Howrah is

is a swollen black knob above the throughout the school are being Shyama Charan Bose, who is n

orange border. The position of the fixed, also the locks and fastenings etc., to doors and windows.

bluck and yellow or orange is re- versed in the whooper and Bewick'

A portion of the building on the Bonham Road side is now occupied

and in use.

matriculate.

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THE THREE MILE LIMIT. Further inquiries in connection Furniture.contracts have been let, with the political raids" In Howrah

Washington, August 3.-The re- go to show that nine houses were cent ruling of the court of apponis swan. There is also a difference it searched in Howrah, and Shibpur upholding the seizure of alleged the extent and shape of the orange by the police, who seized a number American rum runners outside of patch in the case of the latter, so of German and other books and the three mile limit was described that they can be distinguished Wire |papers, a cipher code, etc.

Three to-day

by the Department of this way. It is hardly possible to do a houses were also ralded in the Justice in a statement as "a note- so on the wing, hot only when the In Sngapore

has. been floored. The

Un domand "No sooner are our children old village of Domjur in the interior worthy decision having an import-bird

makes a trumpet-like Maula enough for the play-time of youth of Howrah, and the police seized a ant bearing on the efforts of the whooper,

On domandan than we give them swords and guns dagger from one house and a pistol, government to enforce the pro-noise, though called the whistling Shangh

On demand and tin soldiers to play with. No five or six live cartridges, nitric hibition law.and to stamp out rum swan sometimes.

after the great bird artist, them books of battles and wars, Gents for the manufacture of The court ruling was based on Bowick, has a more musical note, We teach a child the sanctity of bombs and a bomb shell from the the anti-smuggling and shipping which resembles a bark. The external plasterwork is near truth and the necessity of straight-Becond house. A Bengali youth laws. The supreme court has de Ing completion and work is being forwardness, and then wo decorate was arrested here by the police and elared the dry law is not applicable carried out on the fixing of rain with ribbon or medal the man who taker to Elysium Row, the office of to American ships on the high sea, water goods, cleaning the facemost skilfully practises the art of the Intelligence Branch It although United States. Shipping brick-work and dressing down the deception of war-Edward Walleged that he has mados senas- Board Vessels are prohibited by the

Itional statement to the police. Bok

'board from selling Intoxicants, granite work.

the floors of the motor roome over

the lift wells, but the completion of

the building is being delayed, as the lifts have not yet, arrived from England.

sooner can they read than we give acid and other chemicals and ingre running."

The swan named

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