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SATURDAY'S BOXING. TOURNAMENT.
MORRIS WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP”.
FRASER JUSTIFIES HIMSELF.
THE BEST BOXING SHOW THIS SEASON.
[BY BANTAM.].
Saturday's tournament at the Lee Theatre held under the Auspices of the Hong Kong Boxing Association was easily, the best seen this season. There were two outstanding bouts durin which excitement ran high.
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Morris, in defeating 'Silva, hra won the middleweight cham- pionship of the Colony and the R. M. "Dyer Belt, Silva was accorded a great ovation for his ganwners. The fight went the full distance of 13 rounds, and although he was out boxed at an urly stage, Silva doggedly kept on. Notwithstanding a swoollen eye, he was always willing to mix it.
Fraser who lost to Hall at the last tournament, staged a wonderful recovery on Saturday night. He gave Kull a thrilling flight and accessfully demonstrated that selence and ringeraft would tell in the end.
The other boats were of a good standard and Mr. Brook, the capable manager of the Association is to be congratulated on the selection he made. The fans wera" well provided with 'thrills, and it can only be hoped that the next tournament, which will be on March 3rd, wili Le of the some standard.
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RESULTS AT A GLANCE.
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The Championship Figë!.
Morris defeated Joer Pinton da
Silva oo points. Welterweight.
Fraser defeated Hall on points. Harris Beat Sharples. (Sharples disqualified for Hitting
low).
Batson K.o'd. Carney in fourth round.
Featherweight.
Shops bent Hume on points. Lightweight.
Worger defeated Sto. Broad.
Full House Lee Theatre was packed of Satur day night and those who went there to see some really first class
were certainly not appointed. There were thrills and excitement galore.
wraps
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H.H. the G.O.C. (Major General C. C. Luard), the Hon. Sir J. H.
Kemp (attorney-General) and Mr. R. M. Dyer were present.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 1928.
MILITARY BOXING.
SOUTH CHINA COMMAND TOURNAMENT.
FIRST TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK.
With the number of troops zow in the Colug, uffure should be "NO" lack of good material for the forth- conting South China Command Boxing Tournament
This tournament will be the first anaual event, and it is to be held on Thursday, Friday and Satur day, February 16th, 17th and 16th, at the R.A.S.C. Parado Ground, Whitfield Barracks, Kowloon (en- trance opposite the Club de Rearvio, Nathan Road)
The programme promises to be a very interesting one, no fewer than 78 Eghts being arranged. Five teams will take part, and the win-
ring tram will gain the South China Command Team Boxing Trophy, valued at about £30, to- gether with a replica.
BRITAIN'S LONELY
SOLDIERS.
THE INDIAN FRONTIER.
a
DULL LIFE BUT FINE TRAINING GROUND.
DSTE PERCIVAL PHILLIPS.]
LANDI KOTAL, 'KHYBER Pass.'" Soldiering on Frontier is a dull job for Atkins, the North-West if you judge it by the standards of garrison life in civilised places, but it has one great virtue which be himself fully recognises. It is producing as fine a type of young soldier as the British Army has
ever en
" The Old Contemptibles" would be justly proud of their successors
in the field Hard as nails, clear-
eyed keen, and well disciplined, Teams will be from the Royal they are credit to the regiments they serve in this savage border 1st Queen's Royal Regiment, 2nd on war as the meat and drink of Artillery, the end, Scots Guards country, where hillmen still look King's Own Scottish Borderers, everyday life. and the Departmental Units.
Strenuous effort and the simple life have worked The fights begin at eight o'clock wonders with the raw material each evening, and admission prices from English farms and workshops, will be:-ringside saals (reserved) | Ang martinet of a battalion com 83 (finals 83): ringside seats (un-mander would be proud of them reserved)81 (finals $2). Other sente, for Service men only, will be considera n high price for soldierly And yet Atkins pays what he priced at 30 cents each.
fitnesa He hates the frentior, You cannot blame him. Cut off from most of the simple pleasures to which he is accustomed, hemmed in by high, bleak hills, behind which are
strange. unfriendly people, without a patch of green to lighten the wastes of rock, and with even hie supply of water be come a valuable possession, he can- not be censured for looking with profound distaste on his surround-
STUDENTS' "RAGS" IN LONDON.
HOME SECRETARY TO DISCUSS PREVENTIVE
MEASURES.
ings.
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FORECASTING THE MONSOON.
RESEARCH WORK TO BE EXTENDED.
NEW OBSERVATORY "AT POONA.
“DILki, Jan. Iith. A great now meteorological ob servatory has been ordered by the Government of India on the ad-
Mr. J. H. Field. It is to be built vies of its meteorological-director, at Peers for special research work with a view to elaborate and ac curate forecasting of the south-west monsoon, and will be brought into use in the coming summer,"
The Meteorological Department, thanks to the researches brilliantly regularly to forecast in mid-Octo directed by Mfr. Field, is now able her the quantity of rainfall in Northern India in the next Eve to within months. The indications are given
and during 12 years wherever the fraction of an sach,
researches are proceeding in the stem has been followed it fas fever proved fallacious. Further hopes that it will be possible t well as the quantity of winter forecast time and distribution as mains Mr. Field has pressed on workers and money, there is every the Government that,
investigation which has given auch reason to believe that the upper air resulta in Northern Indin would produce similarly valuable results in regard to the south-west mon. able localities in the area of the soon if it were prosecuted'in suit- main south-west currents.
given
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1928 Edition
OF THE
DIRECTORY
AND
CHRONICLE
The Sixty-sixth Annual Issue
of the
Directory & Chronicle
for
CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, BORNEO,
THE PHILIPPINES, ETC.
lakhs of rupees [£75,000] has been
On his advice the sum of ten HONG KONG, the Treaty Ports of Banctioned for the large observa ory at Poona, and orders have meteorologies! headquarters thither been passed for the transfer of the The scenes in the West End of
Evon Peshawar is merely tolerat-ment in expert staff. The transfer from Simla with a great enige London after the University Rugby match between Oxford and Camparatively in touch with civilisa- the middle of March, and it will ed. There the now soldier is com- of the headquarters will begin in bridge, when theatres were invaded on. He can walk the dusty roads and performances stopped during of the cantonment when off duty; lat. The main strength of the De be established di Poona on April the attention of the Home Office.
there are native shops in which he can purchase home magazines and
partment will thus be directed to Arrangements are being made for souvenirs; and playing fields for
its new special work by the time representatives of both Universities the encouragement of all sport.
that this year's rain currents from to see Sir William "Joynson-Hicks, There are, even nursemaids. "Atkins
the ocean begin.
can be taken to prevent a repad lucky few, for obviously there are the Home Secretary. The students may "walk out will discuss with him what steps way-provided he is one of the il he feels that
far inore KO.Y.LLS than the sup- ply of nursemaids can content.
ROUND 13 Silva made a super-the students' rag," human effort in this round. He threw discretion to the winds and rushed at Morris. Morris was also willing to mix it and in a too-to-toe fight, Morris
top and Mr. R. M. Dyer fastened the Morris was declared the winner belt on hin
Was
Beofar.
are to receive
tion of the recent scenes without BATSON CARNEY. interfering with the traditional The curtain raiser was a six liberty given to students to give round contest in the welterweight to their high spirits after a class between Sgnm. Batson of
anatch. H.M.S. Iroquois and Pte. Carley expected is
The next occasion a "rag is K.O.S.B. Both men sealed at 145 March 31st
on Bost-race night.
13.
Neither contestants could boast of much science, but they were most pugnacious.
In the second round Batson was
THE BIG FIGHT.
MORRIS 1. SILVA. The main bout was staged alter the interval, Mr. A. Murdoch redoing all the attacking and just fereeds
before the gang sounded, he ad ministered the sleeping potion to Carney,
Sigam Morris of H.M.S. Argus tipped the scale at 147 Jbx Jose Pintos de Silva of the Portuguese transport Pere d'Alenquer, scaled
104 s.
ROUND 1. Silva broke out from the hand-stake and immediately covered himself. His pose was certainly not impressive but his crouching defence up certainly, saved him a tremendous amount of punishment.
There were not many blows each man trying to draw the other out.
ROUND Morris spurred for an opening, Silva used his left to advantage; connecting several body punches. Morris used his delt jabs frequently; one of which sent the Portuguese to the boards for & count of eight.
tust
SHONS. HUME.
The six-round featherweight con- was between Sgn. Shons, H.M.S. Seraphia and Pte. Hume. K.O.S.B. Shons scaled 129 is, and Hume 102 H
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Hume put up a great fight against Shous, but the latter had improved
A CURIOUS PROFESSION.
PROFESSIONAL "PAWNER **
SENTENCED:
A Chinese woman who adopted the curious profession of loitering articies, under an assumed name, round the pawnshops and pawning for persons who did not wish to do this job for themselves was charged before. Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday
morning.
Peshawar, however, in a poor
substitute for such cheerful depots must circulate behind barbed wire. as Lucknow or Lahore. The troops They cannot make excursions into the surrounding country, even if they so desire or can they go into the natiye city, one of the most picturesque in all Indin, ex- cept by special" arrangement. In the matter of cinemas, too, the en- tertainment fare falls short of re- quirements, "A hole. replies At- Peshawar. kina when asked what he thinks of
The Frontier Fort Of Landi Kotal. there than his comrades in this Yet he is infinitely better off frontier fort of Landi Kotal. cannot imagine a more chorless ar depressing place for the education of the young British soldier. It is tucked amid the grim folds of the tan and twenty-five from Peshawar, 4 clony of drab hutments on a way skirting one long side of its drab field with the Khyber high
GENTLEMEN, THE KING."
MR. TIM HEALY'S TRIBUTE.
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"The "British Government left
and that tribute should not be them, in fact, untouched, unadvis the Ministry absolutely free, left
left unpaid
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Commenting on the eulogistic reOrders should be Sent
ferences to himself, he asked, after a cascade of compliments had been
Jow be canonised
so much that Hume after three people who did not pawn things for Khyber, five miles from Afghanis-showered upon him, if he might i
rounds, found that he was against a tough proposition.
up
SHARPLES r. HARRIS. of H.M.S. Ambrose and Marine The fight between Sto. Sharples Harris of H.M.S. Argue in the welterweight class was topped in the fourth round. Both then sealed round. Both an scaled at 147 lbs., and from the start until the ROUND 3. Silva was still unwill-fourth round when Sharples was ing to open up; Honours even. disqualified for hitting low, the
fight was a thrilling one.
ROUND 4. Morris did all the attacking. He sent home several jabe and a dandy left hook to Silva's chin. Silva doggedly kept on trying to get to close quarters and deliver his piston-like flows to the solar plexus regions. Morris' long reach, however, kept him at a safe distance.
ROUND 5. Silva got the better of this round. He opened out a bit and used his left and right fr. quently, Morris was in difficulties and had to keep on the defensive.
ROUND 6.A quiet round. Rouyo 7. Morris scored with his left aiming always at the face.
ROUND 8 Bilyn came up like a game cock and stuck to his mom. Morris ased his long reach to ad Yootage. Silva was contented with hitting at the body.
ROUND 10. Silva did great work
in this round.. He scored with his
tapped away with his left.
The two fighters were full of kep and showed no merey. It was
hard hitting bout while it lasted. Harris was given the decision.
FRASER. HALL. HMS. Tumar reversed the de- Marine Fraser (146 lbs.) ef
H.M.S. Titania. eision over L. S. Hall (137 ba) of
His Worship pointed out that themselves were likely to be thieves and imposed a sentence of. 11 weeks imprisonment.
nection with unlawful persons.
The defendant denied any con
~CRIMINAL'S LAST TRICK.
POSED AS DOCTOR TO GET
POISON.
enclosed parade ground and all Around it, the gaunt hills of the Afridi country.
...
It has all the desolation of Aden without the litigating influence of the sea. The vegetable world long since wrote it off as a total loss A A criminale trick to get poison die of astonishment. The winter tree that found itself there would with which to kill himself was rewind whistles down the pass with yealed at an inquest at Birming dust clouds in its wake; in summer ham on Harold Mifflin, aged 88, the burning heat who was found unconscious in a Sahara. The femen stationed bedroom at the Grand Hotel, Bir here are as remote as the monks mingham. He had, a toe missing in an Alpine hospice, and, like from each foot:
them, are dedicated to an austere Mifin, it was stated, registered life in which work plays the most at the hotel in the name of John important part.
Preston,"
They met in 13 Cameron, Park-street,
ten round welterweight contest.
Fraser lost to Halt on points at a previous meeting.
and sent a page to various chemists with a preecription signed "J. Cameron, M.DD., asking. for 50 of five grains
On Saturday night Fraser made veronal tablets sure of his man and won notwith-strength. standing a brave fight by Hall.
Wolger (141 lbs.) Royal Artillery
At the request of
Cumeron."
recalls
the
to
lieve it all. Old men are useful as HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, Ltd, 11, Ice House St.
I have enjoyed all this Battery, but I am not such a fool as to be undertakers, but the country needs young mem
"At my age I would not have Shannon scheur, the courage to enter upon the and certainly would not have the courage to abolish scrub bulls or froscute people for soiled eggs"
The King, Paying a tribute to his staff, he said that he had two little Protestant secretaries endowed to him by Lord Fitzalan, and one might as well expect indiscretion frein them as to hear an oyster broadcast.
PLATINUM IN SIERRA LEONE.
FINDS IN 40 SQUARE MILES AREA.
STATE CONTROL OF PROSPECTING.
Lospon, Jan. 4th. It was announced last night by the Colonial Office that platinim has been found in the West African colony of Bierra Leone
ment:
INSURE
YOUR
MOTOR CARS
WITH
GILMAN'S
You have," he concluded, head talk about our foreign thrive. The soldiers that keep the this foreign King,' he is a gentle of 40 square miles, and the deposits,
But they thrive. Indeed, they King, but there is one thing about
The deposit-bearing area is one. Khyber are hardly lads. They pass
Inan. and we know his pedigree.it is stated you with a cheerful smile, and wish we knew as much about considerable importance.
are likely to be of their officers will tell you that just
those who talk
his about as they respond whole-heartedly to
intereference in Trish affair
The following is the official state- the instructor who keep thời" up
Mr. Cosgrave, who presided, said to the mark, they make the most
that those who were too young to.
COLONIAL OFFICE, of their limited facilities for re-remember the days when Mr.
January 3rd, 1922. creation.
Healy's keen-edged sarcasm made
Platinum has been discovered in new type to the Indians. They gentle, paternal-he might almost by the Director of the Geological
This post-war young soldier is a found it difficult to associate the
him the terror of his adversaries Sierra Leone.
It was first found in May 1028 like him better rather treculer than the rotoring, say the patriarchal counsellor of Burvey, Major N. R. Junned "OCEAN" COMPREHENSIVE campaigns who garrisoned the de
with the sturdy hitter, the recent investigation hy, hit indi- a years. He left ine figure, the i
uncompromising
catce that the platinum bearing
1
siderable importance."
One chemist supplied two tablets, From the first to the last round, Hall was game and appeared to
Another, who at first demurred, have heavier punch. The last and then supplied a bottle contain received a note from. "Cameron," round was particularly spectacular.ing 25 tablets of barbitone, the Fraser, gained of popular verdict. equivalent of veronal. Ten grains
BROAD. WOLGER.
or two tablets was the maximum The last bout of the evening was does, and the bettis was labelled deft and right. Morris again between two nkvices. Driver poison."
rapidly and one of his blows got toker Broad (131 lbs.) of H.M.g.monia, ane powdered tablet in milk; manners-na well as drill He does earned rent with the affection and are alluvial, are likely to be of con
ROUND 11. Morris landed our | Becared the victory points from who said he thought he had pneu- tion ago. His training includes the Viceregal Lodge for a well. extent, and that the deposits, which i Silva on the left eye. Silva took Seraph in a six round lightweight was given to him.
Later he be not kick an inoffensive native into admiration of everyone in Ireland his punishment gandy and stuck | contest.
came unconscious and the bottle the middle of the road on slight and elsewhere who had the pleasure to his man until the sound of the There was nothing between the
was found empty under his bed.. provocation, nor upset a stall in and honour of knowing ham gong,
two men. The fight was a bit of a
Many Convictions.
ite bazaar as a sign that he is in ROUND 12. Playing for the infarce and the fans were given a
Eleanor Miffin said she married good spirits. And the public eluded the Roman Catholic and
The distinguished gathering in jured are of Silva, Morris connect good laugh l
the in 1913 under mother drinking shops in the cantonments, Protestant Archbishop of Dublins ed a few mord with his straight beft
name, but he left her within six to amusemente, sell more, non- where soldiers on pass are invited jabs Toward the end of this
months. round, Bilva wee sexing with one
The acting coroner (Mr. D. Cuth-end Bo
alcoholic drinks than the other bertson) said the man deserted his ROUND 13. Silva slowed down in
wife when she was expecting a
I came upon a group of these this round Morris, however, was
child From 1913 to 1024 he was Tads in the high road to-day, bar stall fresh and dealt out more
convicted for various forms of tering with the evitable itinerant punishment.
fraud, including forgery. He was Indian pedlar who lives on the ROUND 14-Bitra tried to pe
to get
only released on licence in Septem-Me be the soldier in remote home one of his helly punches, but
ber last after serving four years camps. They were dissecting his Morris kent sway and whenever he
penal servitude. He was wanted well-filled baskets and bargaining saw an opening, he took full ad-
by the police for various offences. with fine determination over their vantage of it
A verdict of suicide was recorded. (Continued on next Column.)
THE NEXT TOURNAMENT.. The next tournament will be held.
March 3rd at Lee Theatre, Percival Street, when it is hope that Gunner-Hornsey of H-M-8 Argus will be matched against, Morris, the new Champion.
Hornkey before the "big bght" on Saturday night challenged the win ner. He drew with Jose Pintos de Silve in a ten-round hout at Shang: hai recently..
MAA
contents.
He was a shrewd mer chant, that Indian. He had come out of Peshawar with a stock that most appealed to the exiles in the Khyber hills. And what do you
hink it was
A heap of rather soiled and led raggled bits of pasteboard, the odd ments left over from other years, Christmas-cards-Daily Mail.
of
arms, (4) dwts), was found by One nugget of platinum weighing
some of the smaller grains Major Jurer. This nugget and platinum have been presented to the British Museum (Natural His tory), South Kensington
An analysis made by the Im- perial Institute of the platinum shows that it compares very favour ably in composition with platinum from the Urals and from South Africa
the
POLICY.
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platinum, metals have been found. in which important deposits of
Detailed information regarding the focality of the platinum dis coveries will be given to any firm or persons who can satisfy the Sierra Leone Government as vo
(a) Their financial standing, and (b) Their bona fide intention and
capacity to undertake-mining! operations in the event of these being likely to prove „proftable..
asecrated with basic igneous rocks, however, reserves the power to
The platinum in Sierra Leone is
The Sierra Leone Government, resembling those of the Bush Veld limit the number of prospecting igneous complex of South Africa rights issued in respect of this. (Continued-at-foot of next columa) locality.
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