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ULSTERS
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The cut of these Gar-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 22 1909
Entertainments
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS,
GRAND OPEN AIR CONCERT Will A be bid on Volunteer Parade Ground TO-MORROW, October aard, at 9.15 F. In aid of the funds of the Diocesan Girls' Orphanage.
Admission......
a
THE MISPLACED GIGAR,
cou'd be declared officially dead. He shot
RONGLONG AVERAGE MARKET PRICES.
THRILLING ADVENTURE IN SINGAPORE...
A sloopy Kilog driver cane ambling along with a municipal bullock-cart. He was col lared by the inspector, and, with ball doran others, made to heal out the messy remains of what had been a fine Pabang tiger.
surest to the outskirts of the crowd, where Meanwhile a jísrikisha came tearing, down
there arose a freab and poignant screaming.
My tiger | Oh, my tiger1" Fat, but distracted, the towkey was shrieking for the pet he had lost for aver. A. Morphy in Daily Expres
Marieilles no doubt can now claim some distinction as being the latest fargevity to enjoy
reign of terror ander the sovereignty of a mishe placed tiger. For experiences of that kind, however, no town of importance in all the world can aspire to rank in the same plane with Singapore. I bave known two tigar boots lu the beart of the town, as well as a boar hant [697 and a boa-constrictor, bunt-all strictly unex- pected and impromplain the compound of Raffles Hotel, which, was then the leading caravanserai la British' Malaya.....
Tickets to be obtaloed at Volunteer Bead Quarters or from Members of the Committees of the Orphanage and Ladies' Benevolent Society,
12. Hongkong,22nd October, 1909.
MINISTERING CHILDREN'S LEAGUE,
·Under the Patronage of HIS EXCELLENcy the GoverNOR.
A BAZAAR and FANCY FETE, promoted by the above, will be held (by kind per mission of the Commandant and Officers, Hangkang Volunteer Corps) on the Volunteer Parade Ground, on SATURDAY, October. 30th, from 1.30 to 7 P.M.
Many Novelties suitable for Christmas presents.
- 4 P.M.—Varioty: Entertainment (arränged by
Miss Ella Kowe).
6.15-Play "A Pair of Luoaties" (Caste
Mrs. Worthington and Captain Baird,
The Buffs).
If wel, the Bazaar will be held in the Valun- teer Head Quartoti.
Proceeds to be divided amongst various local charities for children; and the. Hong- kang Cot in the M. C. L. Home at Otte shaw, Surrey.
NO CHITS TAKEN. non. 18th October, 1009.
Intimations,
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
NOTION.
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The most interesting of these events, and the minst exciting, occurred oas fica morning in Lent, about seven years ago, id thrilled the
whole peninsula. It happened this way.
Intimations.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART». MENT.
The little coasting sianmar that runs between Singapore and Pabang arrived in harbour one day with a magnificent specimen of the Pabang been received from the Military Authori
IT is hereby notified that information has tiger, rearing himself hoarse and lashing bites that GUN PRACTICE will be carried tail inside a small but stout native-made cage on out as under the after-deck. : The Chinese supercargó had picked it up cheap at the northern port. Its brown-skinned captors could not afford to feed.
so it was a fierce and hungry boist of prey. Just the sort of tiger to bay on spec," said' the supercargo, and be bought it.
HAWKING THE TREASURE.
When he arrived at Singaporo be set about bawking his treasure. "As luck would have it, a wealthy Chinese towkay, or merchant, had just retired from business a day before the 1721 steamer came in, and he was looking for some sort of a pot, or souvenir, to take back with him from the Straits to Chida. This towkay heard of the fabang tiger, and, with the curi ous and wholly inscrutable ambition of bis race, be hired a simpan out to the steamer and bought the brute at the supercargo's own-figure. Then he took it home, cage and all, in a cari. "Then be got a chair and filled bis pipe,
・AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL abovo Club will be held TO-MORROW, the 13 October, 1959, at 13.15 P.M., at the Officer of the Jockey Club on the Ground Floor of the Hongkong Club Annexe, Chater Road, a notice regarding which is being sent to each Member.
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Couric, Hongkong, 22nd October, 1909... [70g
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From Stonecutters West in a Westerly to North-Westerly direction, at ranges up Certo 6,750 yards, commencing at 9:30 AM..
and finishing at 12 2000. From Pinewood in a North-Westerly direction, at ranges up to 6'2go yaıdı, commencing at 1 P.M., and finishing at. 4 PM..
4.
If the weather is unfavourable on any of the above date, practice will take place on the following day.
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All ships, junks and other vessals ard; ta' keep clear of the range.
F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary. Hongkong, aznd Óctober, 1999. "
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Snapper-Lap Yüre
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and sat down with trus Chinesi self-abiac You will NEVER if you
tion to enjoy himself and listen to the roaring. Naise is not considered a nuisance by the Oriental, and the neighbours who heard the towkay's pet said nothing, and went about their business us if it were only a sparrow chirruping on the houretop.
Presently the music of the great · bruce's hunger song lulled the towkay to sleep-fast asleep. His head lolled forward on his breast, and be snored at the cage of the tiger,
This was the last straw in the load of indig. nity that weighted the unhappy, captiva's soul, and with one final and gigantic spaim of anger he rent his narrow caga asunder and sprong out into the' rosy-fingered dawn of the tropic city. The towkay still anored on with the in- effable calm of the Celestial,
When the tiger got out of the house he felt himself wholly buffled by the strangeness of
his environment. No trees, no rocks, no mon
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He sprang on top of a house, The tiles cracked under his giant paws; the rafters bent and his baunches tagged through the roof. The
place was full of Chinese coolies. With a encartbly chorus of terrified yells, they picked themself out of their cols, and fled like mad. dened hares. With an equally unearthly and still more horror inspiring roar, the miserable
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Embroideries, Silk, Oil and Water Colour Paintings
Curios and Por'umes.
Screens, Pictures and Photo Frames.
Preserves and Canned Goods.
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and sprang to terra firma. He found himself in a tiny compound-the backyard as wó̟ wṣuld call:ft of a house is the Chinese-quarter.-For- balf a mile similar backyards reached dowo the long line of houses, Six foot feaces separated these backyards..
Howling his anguish to the four winds, this jungle-bred tiger proceeded to bound over ons.i after the other of these backyard fences in one AND of the strangest hurdle races of history. The inhabitants of the quarter meanwhile rose up like ond man and stricked to the stars. --
Loans on Mortgage of House Property, &c. Gooda roćetrad on Storage, Advances, made on Marchandise. Loans made on the Providant System.
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At the end of the row of bouss's the tiger came to a street where a Sikh policeman was merd- dering along with his rifle loaded, looking for trouble. He took a pot at the tiger.
The dawn was now bright morning. Th shot alarmed the town. It was a Roman Catholic anniversary. The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, close by, was full of war- shippers of all breeds and colours. To them came the echo of the shop and the roars of the wounded tiger, together with the ululations of the multitude. They huddled closer togethe and redoubled the fervour of their prayers' (Among them were two brave Eurasiaos' with
pleasant Portuguese names who had recently. enlisted in the Singapore Rifle Volunteers. Theis gentlemen were bakers and confectioner by trade, and skilled in the mating of ice.
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the town.
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THE PURSUIT. Meanwhile, the tiger, hotly pursued by the Sikh policeman, burst into a coɔlie lodging- house and hid himself under a book. The cooles fled and mover came back.
Crowds collected-hordes. Into. thesé, breathless and pempiring, pressatly ran the of every description can be made to two Portuguese, on the double. They had donned their new khaki uniforms and ́thair *Have been patropited by the Hongkong saucy sombreros, and their trusty rifles were Club, Hongkong Hotel, Telegraph Co.....loaded to the brim.__ Mesin, A. S. Watson & Ob, Firms and other ending Establishments in the Golosy, to Chinese crackers wore than procured, and whom reference can be made as to the lighted, and cast in upon the luckless brate, Superior Workmanship and Mutorials of the literally by the million. Shels were firad fö | Farultere, &o, supplied.
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Presently the tiger ceased roaring. His monas ceased. He lay still under the banks | The door of the house was opened and be was shot at for another ten minutes. Then the Portuguese were ordered to withdraw, while | the Sikh trolled off to headquartor to report. *
In half an hour's time be solurned with an 38-35, Des Fœum inspector, and the door was again opened, The tiger was by this time shot to blu." "His „bids was na porous is ä' fishing not; “Neverths: (64" Jass, the inspector had to shoot him bafori ku
35th May, 1891. ORDERS poncinally, attended in, and CHARGES most moderate.
AN INSPECTION INVITED. Hongkong. 6th August,, 1908:
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Levinco Yang Sung Choi
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