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Murphy r. Cox. Two little game youngsters, Boy: Murphy and Boy Cox, bath of Head- quarter's Wings, then took the ring. These two lads displayed a better) style than their older contestants, force behind their punches, although they did not pack sufficient force behind their punches. Murphy's

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In the second round Marphy was

DEMOCRACY IN THE BALANCE

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AN INTERESTING DEBATE.

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Boxing fans are well catered for doing all the attacking, but his op with those who had come to hear te-night when the Hong Kong ponent's guards were impenetrable. Boxing Association have arranged Towards the end Murthy scored. the cause of democracy, the ques the Oregon Debating Team defend 43 rounds of hard hitting fisticuffs Murphy's round. at the Theatre Royal."

The chief draw will be the fight between A. B. Bennett of HM.S. Witherington and Gunner Hornsey, H.M.S. Argus. Three two will mces in a fifteen round contest for the welterweight championship of the Colony.

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gridiron to extend him. But an the other hand, Hornsey is reputed to be another hard alogger, hd, and from what they say in the boxing circles, ringeraft is his

middle nume.

However, we are not concerned ny to who will win the bout: wo

Murphy had the best throughoutį the last round and came out an easy winner.

tion for debate being "Is Demo- cracy a Failure 1"

The case against Democracy was opeted by the Rev. J. Horace Jobaston. Democracy, he declared,

Greece and Rome, but the last 150 bad been dead since the time of He was in every way a better man years had seen its renascence. "1 than Scarborough.

Scarborough ". Dawson. L/C. Dawson was disqualified to- although he was leading on points. wards the end of the first round,

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Eiddell r. Lanahan,

democrat at A fast and exciting bout with twenty he had no heart. but if he like the proverbial wild bull. The Riddell charging at his opponent) was one at thirty he had no head.

Mr. B. McCraskey, of Oregon, fight, however, came to an unex-ben by admitting that all govern- pected end, when Riddell got a bleeding nose and gare up to ments are bad, but Democracy was Lenahan.

the best form of bad government. Clark r. Walls.

Mr. McCraskey was, an' enthusiast This bout opened with Clark for the Government of the United fighting cautiously. Walls was doing:

States. all the attacking, but got the worst of the exchanges.

Mr. P. Sands maintained that the round, but Clark proved a stone was a Commonwealth, the bad type Rapid exchanges in the second best type of popular Government wall to Walls. Clark's round.

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Walls picked up considerably in democracy, Democracy demanded the third round and paid up his enthusiastic and intelligent Parlia debts with something over. won the decision by a smail margin mentary government and the aver

age citizen was politically lazy. Hazeltine v. Stevens.

Supporting the opposition, Mr. The opening bout in the second W. H. Hempstead admitted that moiety was between Hazeltine and Democracy had many faults, but in at it humer and tangs and dispep and went at each other with giving internal stability and ex- vigour. Stevens, was more 388 none. It had removed once and for ternal protection it was second to site and scored successively to the all the despatiem of feudalism. face and body. Stevens' round.

feel pretty sure that they will go

play all the science they possess. This will be sufficient to attract a Huge crowd.

From talks I had with both men, I was told that there would be ao half measure. They will fight to the last and not allow a draw. One of them is going to get the belt

There will also be five other six round contests in various weight, and some of the contestants are well-known to the fans of this Calony.

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Stevens. Both men were full of

Both men were still fighting with Mr. T. J. Price challenged the force in the third round, and last speaker, maintaining that Stevens, who is an old stager, sent Democracy failed when it had to down several telling punches to the defend itself, for a democratic face. Later he connected one to the army was a manifest absurdity. solar plexus. He won a popular de Mussolini was a symbol of disap- cision...

pointed. Democracy, while the Boyer v, Murray.

stability of Great Britain depended Boyer had the best of the first upon the King behind a democratic

He had the government. round in this fight. advantage in punch and appeared to possess more ringcraft,

Murray was again put-fought in the accond round. Boyer with well- timed punches font him to the

board twice.

Boyer danced around his man and have disposed off bim by the k.p. had his way all through. He could route had he chose, but he, however, was satisfied with a decision.

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Mir. A. Thompson, the third of the Oregon speakers, stated that Democracy was the ideal of Chris- tian faith; yet, it had been said that a State run in accordance with the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount would be bankrupt, in a week.

of the debate very keenly, and The audience followed the course "thoroughly appreciated the flashes of humour. which enlivened the speeches.

Cpl. Donald Duncan, R... the Lag noise" of Shanghai will be in the Colony in a week or so. Duncan, according to the Shang hai papers, had not given a fight

Frame . Woolley." away to any one whom he had met These two contestants staged,the

He will fight in Hong Kong as most interesting bout of the even the Boxing Association has found a ling. Both men went strongly and match for hin

kept at it till the gong sounded. The There will also be another Grst round was a toe-to-toe fight. round contest to-night between There were no guarda and the fight- leading Seamon Hall of H.M.S. ers simply took and gave away all Titandi and A. B. Coombes of what they could. H.M.S. ivern.

The second round was a replica of the first. Frame, however, man-

aged to tap away to the face and K.O.S.B.'S BOXING TOURNA. made Woolley groggy.

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INTERESTING NOVICES BOUTS.

Frame won the fight, and Woolley was given an ovation for being a good loser, the judge remarking that both men were even in many ways.

Gardner r. McCartney. Honours were about even in the

COMING COMPETITION WITH first round of this bout. Both mea

H.M.S. ARGUS."

were raw, full of pep..

Gardner was slightly lending at There was a very good attendance the end of the second round, and last night at the Murray Barracks after much skipping here and there, when the annual Inter-Company towards the end of the last round.

he knocked out-McCartney almost Boxing Tournament of the 2nd K.0.5.B. was held.

Among the Senior Officers 'pre- sent were Lieut-Colonel L. I. Comyn, C.M.G., D.S.O.. Major G. MI. Ogilvy, Major B. C. Lake, D.S.O., Capt A. G. Dobbie and others.

The referee was Major Campbell, D.S.O., M.C. (R.A.M.C.).

Judges:-Lieute, Shillington, Ker and Welch.

Time-keeper-Lieut. Scott-Elliot. Sergt. Seammen r. Pts. Champelovler, Both men were willing to mix and some really hard slogging was seen,

Even round.

Scammen showed up better in the second round and had his man driven to the ropes on several occa afana Champelovier's seconds threw up the sponge just at the end of the 2nd round.

McGuire. Porter.

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Byrne. Martin.

There was nothing much to choose" between the two fighters. Both men did not possess much ringeraft, and although Byrne had the advan- tage in weight of about one store, he could not do any damage to his opponent. Both rien fought to a draw.

McGill Carney.

the last but one bout, and although Corpl, McGill met Pte. Carney in

the fight was not in itself very ex- citing, McGill, however, was knock- ed out by an upper cut to the jaw towards the end of the first round.

Higgs, Armet.

The last bout of the evening was Armet. These two youngsters fought between Pto. Higgs and L-Corpl. like old-timers. Higgs was parti eularly impressive and possessed much speed. He won the first rounds with ease. Ee should make a good boxer with a little more training. Higgs won the fight on points.

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Pte. McGuire opened the bout with a few soft tape which had the effect of sending his man to the board on two occasions. In the middle of the In giving away the prizes to the round, he sent Porter down for the winners and runners-up, Ligut. Cal. full count. A very disappinting L. J. Comyn, C.M.G., D.S.O., thank

fight.

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ed the Committée for arranging the Jenkins. *Spalding

programme. He said that two or Ptc. Spalding, of D Company, three tournaments had been held then shook hands with L/C. Jenkins, previously and although they were of Headquarter Wings. Both men not successful, that was not the fault opened cautiously and there were of the Committee but only because more misses than actual " bulls." of lack of experience. At the Com- The second round was also amands' Sport held last Tuesday, it rather tame affair, but towards the was decided also to hold a Com end, Jenkins made an effort to mands Boxing Tournament which acore with his left, but was un- would probably take place on auccessful.

February 15th. A silver cup would, The third round saw both men at it was hoped, be presented, to the it hammer and tongs, and Spalding | Regiment winning highest took the lead from the commence aggregate pointa. ment. Spalding landed a neat upper On Friday, at the Murray Bar-

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Plague.

"3 cases at Alexandria (3 deaths).

At Bassein 3 deaths. At Rangoon & deaths.

1 case at Colombo.

At Macassar 1 death.

Cholera.

At Calcutta 106 deaths. At Madras 1 death. At Rangoon 2. deaths, At Tuticorin, 7 deaths. At Singapore 2 deaths. At Batavia deaths.

Smallpox..

1, case at Basrub (1 death), 4 cases et Bombay (1 death), 4 cases at Calcutta (2 deaths). 2 cases at Madras (2 deaths). 5 cases at Rangoon (1 death). 12 cases at Tuticorin (1 death).

At Balikpapam 1 death.

20 cases at Banjermasin (1 death).

At Samarinda 1 death. 1 case at Dairen.

3 cases at Sourabaya..

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