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THE HONGKONG DATET

RESE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH

1911.

8.0.A... KOWLOON,

On the Kowloon ground the teame aced each other as under?

S.CA. La Hing Cheung; Chan, So and Lai Yuk Tat; Cheung Wing Shing. Loung Tai Fong and Leung Yak Tong: Lau Tak Chung. Fung Man Kit, Wong Pak Chong, In Kan and Chu Kwong Yeung.

Kowloon: Crocker; Murrison and Pascoe Coupland, Weyman and Roberts; Millard, Duncan, Brown, Townsend and "Obombes. Referee, Mr. Bolton.

BOXING TOURNAMENT.

A CHAPTER OF SURPRISES.

"THE FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION-

SETP:

Boxing in Hongkong, this season, is to take place at the Theatre Boysl instand of in the Wing Fuer Gardens and patrone of the fancy" will be glad not to have to make the long journey east- wards and then to sit in the open air on chilly winter evenings. Whether the baxara Had the change so beneficial i The game was played before a large another question: the theatre, on Satur browd of Chinese. The S.C.A. had game well in hand from the start while day night, seemed rather overheated:

the Beir forwards worried the Kowloon de- however, a good deal of air usually fence. After five minutes play Ip Kau circulates on the stage. There is some beat Crocker. Although no further coring took place in the first half the doubt whether the theatre, which seem Chinese did most of the attacking. Re-50 Tast and ampty whan serious drama anming, Kowloom being a goal down paid is on the boards, is large enough to accommodate all who wish to see boxing sfying visit to the South China goal, but Chan So. cleared and Wong Pak content The best seats" on Saturday Chong going through beat Crocker.

night were placed in the wings and at Play Bottled in midfield for a time but the back of the stage, the ring occupying, wwith only 8 minutes to go Ip Kau placed was limited, twice as many people in the centre. The number of these asota his side further ahead by beating Crocker from close range. The Kowloon forwards made a feeble attempt to to the ball fell and had to be assisted break through and Townsend hanging on up. Shortly after the whistle sounded for

time with South China winners by 3 clear goals.

By their win South China go to the head of the league with 3 points for 6 matches played.

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Kowloon shuffled their team round for this match. Pascoe dropped from forward to left back, Townsend coming out of goal to the inside left post. tion. Crocker was in goal and Brown came into the side as centre forward white Roberta replaced Makevie at left half. Wayman as usual worked hard centry half but be found the Chinees for wards too nippy. Pascoe played a use ful game st back while Crocker bad: plenty to do in his first match of the

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ET. ANDREWS CHUNCH MEN'S EX-VOLUNTEER OFFICERS.

ASSOCIATION.

SERVICE WITH SERMON BY THE BISHOP.

THE RIGHT TO WEAR UNIFORM. The following despatch to H.E the Governor from the Secretary of State for the Colonies is published in the the Government Gazelto,

St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, was filled, yesterday morning, when fannual service of the Church Mon's

wis held. Association's

The objects of the St. Andrew's Church Men's Association are threefold: physical. mental, and morsh-- The Secretary of the Association is Mr. A. C. Wilcox. The membership is progressive and during the first year of its existence 90 members have been enrolled."

The service yesterday was conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. G. B. Lindsay, MA, and the sermon was preached by Bishop of Victoria, the Right Rav. Dr. C. R. Duppy; DD..

Bun-L-have the honour to inform you that I have recently been in communi- cation with the Army Council on the subject, of the status of officers on re- tirement from the Colonial Volunteer Forces, and that His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve of the privilege of wearing uniform, granted to

ex-officers of Dominion Forces and Colonial Volunteers under local condit ions, which is now effective only within local limits, being extended to cover the wearing of uniform on special occasions at home and elsewhers throughout His Majesty's dominions.

Ephesians, iv., 13:-"Unto a perfect Choosing as his text, words taken from

His Majesty, has also been pleased man," the Bishop said that this was the to approve that the privilege of retain

Church Men's Association and he would tended to be effective throughout Bis Brst anniversary of the St. Andrew'sing rank by such officers should be ex-

Majesty's dominions. that the Society had been formed and to like to say at the outset how glad he was.

note its growing influence.

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evenes. To the stalls and dress dress were usually to be seen at

overwhelming majority and there was circle the Navy and Army was in an not a vacant seat bo had anywhere. K.C.M.G.) who is President of the Hong H.E the Governor (Sir Edward Stubbs, kong Boxing Association, occupied contralat at the back of the stages with him wore the Chief Justice, Bir

"By what means," he asked, "" is this William Bees Davies, K.C. (who is Society of yours to fulfil its highest use Chairman of the Association), the Hon. fulness? By what means are we indivi- Mr. Claud Severn, C.M.G. (Vice-Presidual men and women, by what means dent), and many residents and members is this race of war, to attain to full of the legal fraternity in the Colony grown manhood and womanhood? There who are always to be seen in large non- e three ways" of which I would speak berg at boxing ratings.

morning. The first way is service, Mr. W. Logan, Mr. J. 8. McCann and the second fellowship, and the third Major Rapson, D.8.0., were the referees- out..Commander Hake, RN.R, Dr. C. Forsyth, Lieut. Bell, N., and Lieut. Deang with the first point, his Lord Cavis-Brown, R.N., shared the duties of ships that the person who lives most judges and Lieut. King, B.N., was in gives m No man could wreck his own charge of the scales. Dr. Montague life with wrecking others. Everyone Harston acted sa medical officer. Messrs was called to do something distinctive W. Pitt and A. B. Allan were time, which woul count in the great sum of keepers Mr. J. Brooks, as usual, car things und ervice it was greatness of ried out the duties of manager; Mr. spirit and no greatness of opportunity G. G. N. Tinson, the hon, secretary and that enobled on Man was called to be treasurer, did much of the preliminary a fellow worker with God, not a fellow no Work

worker under God. God and man were working side by side. Every member of the Church Mens' Association was pledged to service, to be the slave of slaves and the servant of their fellow.men."

Speaking on the point of fellowship the both contestanta

Blood flowed Irenly in this contest, for Bishop said that the Society of Jesus was

specialised in face punches. Gathergood took considerable always meant to stand out in this world as the Society of Friends. The world punishment without retaliating, but many of Bealing's blows were wasted in craved for fellowship. It was lack of kpocking dust out of the back of the fellowship that made hell. The secret of other man's gloves. At the end of the life was fellowship. There is only hope second rount, although he had appar of peace on earth and goodwill among The Garrison felded a weak ride and ently received many more blows than he men. To quote the words of five of our "went down by a big margins 6 to 23. had given, looked the fresher greatest military leaders (Earl Haig,

Emerson was the outstanding player for fof the two.

made the mistake Earl Plumer, air Wm. Robertson, Lord the Garrison but had was well covered of tapping his man at close quarters Horne and Lord Rawlinson), this lies

V. G. Smyth

Day, Jordain (2) and VG. Smyth (4) scored for the Club While Wallace collected the major points

·UNIVERSITY v. B.G.A. "A." In the Junior division the game be tween the above teams was of first class order and there was not moment of dull play from the commencement of the game until the whistle sounded for “ Bide"

Tim was the first to score for the University, "while Pang Wa Hing made the scores equal. The Chinese are Jacky in having this year, the two wing: forwards of the Chinese first team for a couple of years, Ko Bik Wai and Kwok Po Kan. The game ended with a score of one all.

RUGBY.

HONGKONG CLUB. GARRISON.

dnce only.

LIGHT-WEIGHTS,

Six-round lightweight contest-Stoker Gathergood, 130lbs. (H.M.S. Ambrese) boat Able seaman Bealing (H-M.S. Colombo), 138ība.

instead of stopping back and getting more fores by longer drives: father food continued playing possum until to wards the end of the third round when he began to attack. Early in the fourth round he got his man to the ropes twice INDIAN WARDER DISOBEYS and then mocked him down. Dealing was counted out and carried out." The sympathies of the audience were evi dently with the loner who was heartily cheered. It was not a pleasant fight

ORDERS..

STEALS PRISONERS' FOOD AND REFUSES TO DO DUTY.

to BOC-

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WELTER-WEIGHTB,

An Indian Amistant Warder of the Victoria Gaol went on strike on Satur- Bix-round welter-weight contest-Able day. His grievance was purely a per-seaman Hurdley (H.M.S. Curlew) 145lbs Bons! one. He had been sccused of con-

beat H. S. Burleigh, of Taikos Dock, suming the prisoners' food and of in- attention to his duties. For this offence the superintendent of the Gaol recom: manded a reduction in rank from that of adsistant warden to that of guard. On being informed of this the Indian took off his belt, unfastened his tunic and refused to do any more duty

The man was brought before Mr. Lind.

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in the nations framing their ideals and policy on the batching of Jesus Christ, the world's only social hope and the sole promise of world peace."

Continuing, the Bishop spoke on the point of worship. This was the hardest way of all. Life goes fearfully wrong if one ceased to worship. In conclusion he recited a few lines of poetry which summed up the whole of his sermon, They were:

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Hate and mistrust are the children of

blindness; Could we but see one another were well. Knowledge brings sympathy, charity,

kindness,

Ignorance only is maker of Hill.

Could we put guze for an hour for a

minute

Love were begun-for that look would

Into the Master's unfaltering eyes,

baginal Born in the Bash of a mighty surprise.

an officer who held a commission between 3-These privileges will be limited to

the 5th of August, 1914, and the date of the termination of War-midnight of 31st August as notified to you in my tele- gram of 16th August.

Military ofheers in this country who have relinquished their commissions and who have been permitted to retain their raak, also officers who have been dorobilised or diamibodied, are per- mitted to wear uniform on special occa sions when attending ceremonies and entertainments of a military nature, and on occasions when the wearing of uni- form would appear appropriate, and this limitation should be observed in respect of officers of the Colonial Volunteer Forces who have relinquished their com missions and have been permitted to retain their rank under their due antho- rity by notification in the local Gazette.

-The uniform should be restricted to i service dress, and should be that of the unit or of the general list to which the officer belonged when he relinquished his commission or was demobilised. The badges of rank should be those of the, rank he held when demobilised, or that retained by him when he quitted the service

ANOTHER

AMENDMENT OF THE RENTS BILL PROTECTING BOARDING HOUSE-

KEEPERS.

The current issue of the Government Gutter, contains for public informa tion, the draft of another proposed Bill to amend the Rent Ordinance

The "Objects and Reasons,” state:— The object of this bill is to bring the lenses of non-Chinese hotels and boarding houses within the Bents Ordinances. In the original draft of the principal Ordi manca all hotels and boarding houses were wholly excluded. The leases of Chinese hotels and boarding houses were afterwards made subject to the Ordin- ance in consequence of the representations of the Chinese hotel and boarding-house keepers. Subsequent experience has shown that it is desirable to include also Burleigh's footwork was good bat his blows were not well directed.

the leases of non-Chinese hotels and handicapped by a sprained thumb. No

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boarding houses, for two reasonL In the first place, it is undesirable that board- damage was done by aither contestant in

ing house keepers should be at the mercy the first round Some body blows were

of their landlords as regards... rent, men did not really get to close. quartets

ed to make an unreasonable use of the exchanged in the second round but, the

partly because the landlord may be tempt. Burleigh showed some skill in getting

fact that in most cases the boarding bell

at the Magistracy, on Saturday,

under his opponent's blows; the lafter,

housekeeper cannot possibly find other and charged with refusing to do duty air. Hurdley had considerably the bet in consequence, spent time beating the Chief Warder McLeod prosented.

premises, and so may be squeezed indefinitely, and partly because the effecte In answer to the charge the defendantter of the exchanges in the third round;

of this squeezing must also be felt: said that be did not refuse duty. His in the fourth the pace was very fast FEATHER-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.

by the boarders, unless, of course, the and Hurdley looked like being the win- caso had been misinterpreted to the Superintendent of the Gael. He had ner. In the fifth round, Burleigh, who Fifteen-round contest for the feather boarding house keeper is driven out of been wronginlly treated. The Indian by this time was bleeding freely, adopted weight championship of the Colony and the business altogether. This danger of Benior Warder had prejudiced

detensive tactics for the most part. the Scott Hurston BeltLeading the closing of the boarding house is the The Hardley obviously entered upon the last. Stoker Britt (H.M.B. Cairo) 126 lbs second reason referred to above. Superintendent against him.

Giving evidence, Chief Warder McLeod round in bettter fettle than his opponent, beat Teddy Neal (Hongkong) 128 lbs. rent may eventually be raised to such a aid that after bearing the Superinten He introduced some under cute to coun- There was great interst in this contest; point that the boarding hoube keeper dent's decision the defendent took of his tervail the other's plan of avoiding blows was timed to begin directly alter the winot pay it being unable to recover belt and started to unfasten his jacket, and again had, the exchanges in his fav-interval and had the desired effect of the additional expense from the board saying as he did so, "I will not take

good time getting the audience seated again inters. In other cases, the owner, or a pur on the job." Defendant was asked three

chaser may wish to move into the pre- times by the Superintendent if he refused

Britt had evidently been training hardmises because he fancies the place as a to go on duty.

and exhibited considerable development

residence for himself and this family replied Yes, 1ch time the accused

of the torso since he was last seen in This also seems undesirable because the the Association's ring. "Neal came into boarding house probably houses more the ring enveloped in an overcoat which persons who have their occupations in he retained to the last moment, perhaps) Hongkong and who must live here, to give his supporters a hint that he was not feeling at his best He looked pale and out-of-sarta

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The fight went the full distance and Hurdley was declared winner on points. FATHER-WEIGHTS. Six-round feather-weight

contest, Anked if he had any questions to ask Leading seaman Dott (HMS. Ambrose), defendant said he did not want to per-124 lbs, beat able seaman Hindit, form duty under the Senior Indian (H.M.S. Curlew), 124 lbs. Warder, Golam Mustapha.

Dott was the attacker in the earlier Chef Warder Moleod: He was most rounds with a succession of quick, sharp defiant and I would ask for a most severe blows. Hindle began to get his

Top punishment.

ponent's measure by the third"round,

WILA very evenly contested Hindle had slightly the better of the fourth round and, towards the end, got in three blows to the face in succession returned with compound interem. Neal which were not defended. The fifth collapsed to the floor and was counted round was even going bull in the Inst out as monds from the beginning of the round Hindle was evidently finding the round. did much, in that round he did less than E. the Governor then fastened the paco too sharp and although neither man his rival

The Magistrate: The case is not overwhich yet.

Later in the case, after further er dence for the prosecution had been given defendant again reiterated his previous statement that there had been injustice and amisinterpretation of his case.

The Magistrate How Defendant: The principal warder and decided to recommend that no reduction be made, but the interpreter misinter preted my case to the Superintendent

In answer to the Magistrate, Chief Warder Mrbeod stated that the man's record was not very good. Defendant Shad been three years in the force.

The man was sentenced to four months imprisonment with hard labour.

THE GOVERNOR HONOURED. Britt started with a vigorous offensive, nearly had his man down in the first few HIGH DECORATION CONFERRED BY seconds, and kept him at the ropes there after. Neal got in one blow which Britt

THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN."

receipt of the following information:

The Japanese Consulate-General is in In recognition of the valuable services Last Spring of H.H. the Crown Prince rendered during the visit to Hongkong

of Japan on his way to Great Britain, H.M. the Emperor of Japan has been pleased to confer upon H.E. Sir Reginald Edward Stubba, K.C.M.G., Governor of Hongkong, the First Class of the Order of the Rising Sun, the Insignia of which is expected to arrive shortly."

great cheering.

helt on the winner amid

MIDDLE-VEIGHTS:

Dott was declared winner on pointe, but probably only by a small margin. Six-round middle-weight contest.

HEAVY-WEIGHTS.

Able sexinan Campbell (HMS. „Cairo), 180 lbs., beat Leading seaman Pragnell. heavy weight Lending stoker Jonce (H.M.B. Ambrose) (M.S. Colombo) 148 lbs., winner of 150 lbs, boat Leading Seaman Oliver the Novices middle-weight Champion won the Novices Heavy-weight Chamship, Wei-hai-wei, 1991. pionship, Wei-hai-wei, 1921...

Ten-round

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contest.

It

This content provided a similar sur Both went at it very gently in the first, prise and was all over in 52 seconds. TYPHOON WARNINGS.

round; Oliver has a habit, reminiscent The competitors had hardly settled down of the farmyard, of raising one foot into business wheh Pragnell went to the the air this footwork was good but he rival to have knocked him down.

boards after blow which seemed too The following telegrams have been lacked initiative and got received by the American Consulate-

practically "General, Hongkong from the Manila showed skill in avoiding the other man's he struck his templo on the floor, What no blows in the first two rounds. He was an under cut and may have caught him in a sensitive part: Some thought Observatory p

blows so that the battle was by no means, November 26th, am Typhoon in about 122deg. Long. E.

fast. The contest ended in the third ever happened, he was counted out less round owing to a chance blow Oliver than half way through the first round 19deg, Lat N., moving W.

received a tap on the angle of the jaw, and Campbell was declared the winner, November 27th, 1pm which knocked him down and he was Owing to the chapter of unexpected Typhoon in about 117deg. Long, E. counted out.

Lat. N. moving W...

incidents, the boxing meeting was over (Continued at foot of next column.)

early."

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