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[Continued from Pago 4.3 Mr. Gilpin's Caprice 10st.

(David)

5lb. allowanco.

§ 11b, over.

$ 3lb. over. 57b, penalty. 09 6lb, over. Rojected had the best of a bad start and hold it to the finish. Invicta was displaced, by Bon Hee and Pet Roso at the bond, Mr. Burkill tried hard to equalise with Rejected, but Mr. Jobn- stone's mount had too groat a load to be overlumlod and he won comfortably.

Tinio: 1.15. Dividenils:-Win, $17.50 Places, $0, $5.70, $14.40 Cash sweep:

Ticket No. 229, 1st, $1,455.30

211,2ad, $415,80| 415, 3rd, $207.00 Commission, $ 23100

Total, $2,310.00 -The Lusitano Cup.- Pro- sented by the members of the Club Lusitano. For Ching ponies, bona fide grillins dato of entry. Second to fre ceived $150, and third $75. Weight for inches as per sealo. Subscription griffins of this sonson 1910-1911 allowed 7 lb.,| Jockeys who have never had winning mount in Hongkong, --Shanghui-or-Tientsin allowed a Ib. Winners 7 lb. extra. En- trance $10. One mile, Mr. Baxoy's Aurora Rose 11st.

Alb.

....(Burkill) 1 Mr. John Peel's Auchenskroch

."

11st. 1lb.......(Johnstone). 2 Mr. 12. MacDonald's' Highland

Tarn 10st. 71b. (Kramer) 3 Mr. Durgor's Just in Fun 10st.

Ofb.

(Cumming) 0 Mr. H. Ross Ben lope 11st.

(Hickman) O Mr. Buxoy's Gardonia Roso

10st. 1215............(King)0

51b. allowance,"

A good start. Just in Fun on the rails led the way for Auchen- skooch. Just in Fini led for half the distance when he was chal- lengod by Auchenskpoch who showed to the front at the village bond. Aurora Roso coming up strong from bolid disputed tho leadership with Auchenskeochand Johnstone's mount had to surren der to the bettor pony. Aurora Rose won land down. Atichonskoocli was a bad second, Highland Tarn finishod third.

Time: 2.07,

Dividends-Win, $14.20 Places, 55.00, $6.30 $18.70 Casli swoop:

Ticket No. 52, 1st, $1,981.35

~ 534; 2nd, 8580.10 300, 3rd, $283,05 Commission, $314:50

Total, $3,145.00 -The Challenge Cup.-Valio ono hundred guineak For China ponies. A forced entry of $10 each, but optional to China

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15 1011

Tree were behind." Maple Tree closed in with Discarded going up the Rock, but he was soon out- distanced and from this stago dropped out of the race. Clovo Treo got into third place... Royal Roso hind a comfortable lead in

the home straight and won easily." Discarded was second, Clovo Troo third and Maple Tree last.

Time: 3.56.

Dividonds-Win, $6.20 Placos, $5.10; $5.70.

Cash sweep

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Ticket No. 286, 1st $1,040.40)

244, 2nd, $554.40

71. 3rd, $277.20- 8The Navy Cup.-Presented by the Ollicers of His Majesty's Fleet. Sorond to receive $150); and third $75. For China' this season 1910-1911. Weight ponies, subscription griffins of

for inglies is per scalo. Win- nor of the German Cup 10 lb.;" other winners 7 lb, otra. Joc keys who have never had a win- ning mount in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tientsin' allowed 5 lb. Entranco $10. From tho Two Milo Post once round| and in

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Bantam,. Auchendolly, ...................... 2 Inca.... .......... 3. Time,-2:25.

Places, 1st, $5.70; 2nd, $5.50; Pari-mutuel-Winner, $18,00. 3rd, $15.60..

Telegran s

JAPANESE BUDGET.

INDEPENDENT NEWB" AGENCY.)

Tokyo, Fob. 14.

HARBOUR DROWNING

MYSTERY.

BODY IDENTIFIED TO-DAY.

The mystery surrounding the discovery of the dead body of a European washed up on the foreshore at Konndy Town on Monday last was to some extent dispelled by the identification

Intimations.

The Fascination of the East

Ix drought home to you in the perfection to which Egyptian Cigarettes have been brought by Messrs. MASPORO. Faunes in their two brands

known as

The Lower House yesterday testimony offered to the Folies Bouton Rouge

to-day sa consequenes of the pussed the budget for the next description published in tho

Telograph" yesterday. fiscal year.

So.decomposed was the body of the drowned.man whon found, All the items in the Govern-that the remains had to be inter- red at once; but photographs of the features were taken and the deceased's clothes were-kopt for purposes of identification

ment schedule have been approved

for converting the railway into a of, with the exception of the plan

wide

jects.

gauge and some minor pro-

FIRE LAST NIGHT.

DAMAGE.

and

Felucca

Egyptian Cigarettes

The care with which they are, madu, under ideal climatic conditions, starting from the selection of the, on to the finished product makes these branda

* revelation to the cigarette conpolvisur.

A Luxury to the Man of Taste,

Sole Agents ! British-American Tobacco Co, Lid,

A GRUESOME FIND.

There seems to be no reason tó doubt that the unfortunate man was Mr. David C.. Rankinė, a ship's officer. He held a first. mato's certificato and was very well known on the China Coast, Ho had been many years in the Far East, having first come here in the old sailing-ship daye; and A gruesome discovery was he had served with several of the made on board the river steamer MUOH ALARM BÚT LITTLE largest shipping companies trad-Kwongtung which arrived from

ing in China. A native of Canton this morning. Whenthet Glasgow and about forty-two strong-room used for the storago years of age, he was of a genial of silk cargo came to bo opened, disposition and was full of re-there was found the dead body of

served on was the s.s. Taiwan, of form of a shallow press miniscence of the sea.

a Chinaman. The last ship Mr. Rankine The silk-room is built in the which he was second mate. He board with heavy doors,

or Cup- made only one trip, and left her the unfortunato man came to be How

acquaintances speak as to mooting be that he was hiding there in over a fortnight ago. Several looked in is not known. It may him casually during the two or order to stow away. three days after lie was paid off, and of his narrating how he had been robbed of all his monoy and papers.

About half-past nine o'clock last night the watclaman, o alarm upon seeing a huge mass of Fire Brigado tower sounded the flames anddenly rising towards the clouds down in the Bonham Strand direction. At the Central Police Station, also, the sudden instin of this alarming out inbreak attracted attention at once; and the firoment, as they hurried to the scene, quite made up their minds that they were about to fight one of the biggest conflagra- tions that had ever occurred in Hongkong.

WATER RETURN. Lovol and Storage of water Reservoirs on the 1st February,

1911.

ALITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER

WORKS LEYLA

Lagun

Tharm farfe, film below jeste. Ofte below

****** overlaw

overdow

rta Byas. sh., below ft. rofia, ber MATH......... Everlaw

low orciflow

Joys clow

..

radials (over bare below

: Pukfulum ji in below Left in below Wong uelf. fin. below ft. below

ckung......... |~averilaw

1. averflow W

J. overlue STORAGE GALLONS...

10J 1.30,10

30

Tytan........ Tytan flyewash Tylaus Intermedia 25., to Pokfutun

14. Wong-nec

Вдър на

Jetal Do

3010 23.,3 0,100 17.00 +15,1.0,0.0 4,57,00

• Big 1000

:

Even as they geared the seat of the firo, this impression w766

water remains a mystory. The How Mr. Itankine got into the

and had apparently boon in the body was found on Monday last

not lessened, for from the way theater then for four or ive days. flames were leaping high of SAD DEATH OF A the roofs, it appeared as though the lower part of the builing must already have been guftod Luckily, these fears were quickly

dispelled.

The three-storey tenemen which the outbreak had occurred is situated at the corner of Bonham Strand and Morrison Street and

CAPTAIN.

Captain John Smith, formerly aster of the s.s. Shun Lee, visited ho boat last night at about 7 o'clock. He was on the upper dock when the stand-by bell was rung, and by the time he roached the gangway, the boat was away from

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occasion to open the room for As it was, there had been no some four or five days. The entombed man must have died. from suffocation.

WORLD'S NEWS.

{VIA JAPAN.] GREAT BRITAIN AND TURKEY.

London, Feb. 6. The "Times" correspondent at Paris wiros that according to a port des

cribed as emanating frau su publicly expressed her desire to authoritative source, Turkey confer with Great Britain in

net during rammunt of january; agus, " Canvasion of water inte City and is occupied by a basket-making the witurf. At thisstago lo made regard to Mesopotamia and the suman99,900 115.474,00 gallons,

Trib

Laimed

pupu ation...

Comp sploh per

195,760

-911.

373

shop. On the roof was stored a groat quantity of buskets and bamboos. It was among these that the fire originated. The in- fammable stuff blazed up, of course, like match-wood and in the distance presented the look of a very sorions fire under way.

It was not long before the Brigade sot to work and soon three sois of he so were playing on the flames, which were very quickly extinguished. The damage-done Consumption water hi Rowoon ding the was slight, being mostly caused

by wator.

had perdy... $ Constant supply during Jin 191s, buturan trend Csupply by Raser Mašna during Jaumary" 19. 1.

KOWIXION WATER WORKS LAVAL..

JOJO

Kowicum (ar)

'" vination Rez Bouw g'u" Bel-wavetilow.

veir......? Lyert, w

STORAGE 'GALLONS.

1910

Kowloon fir itory in

month of January 17 1. 195

Consumpti.....:0.00,

Etimo

pượu and n.. 50,00

but hig per day...

2.4

*19+2

2011

13, 100,000 gallons

9320

7.4

ahe Government Analyst reports that the water is of excelui quality.

W. CHATHAM, Public Works Departmest;

Wat Authority.

Back of the raising by the

THE FOLLIÉS.

POTTED PLAYS, PARODIES

AND VAUDEVILLE,

ponies subscription griffins of this or previous seasons. Weight for inches as pór scale. To be won two

Every one has heard of Pelissier, yours consecutively by 'n pony Chinose of Manila of a fuud of the Father of the Follios, who, or ponies the bona fide property P6,120 for the benefit of the with his delightfully clover assis of the same owner or owners, sufferers from the Tani disaster istants, has drawn big audiences in Winner to receive $300 aud a story of magimnimity worthy of London for nearly a decade,. His 70 per cent., second $100 and any people,

touring company, under the 20 per cent, and third $50

management of Mr. Henry Dallas,

and 10 per cent. of the entrance The Bijou Scenic Theatre con-

is now to visit Hongkong, and it company

an attempt to jump on to the wharf, with the mad result. that-ho-fell-between the slip and the wharf, striking his head on the guard of the ship mediately stopped.

The engine of the ship was in

this situation and regards it as Persian Gulf. France welconies.

firmly insisted upon her rights a_proof that Great Britain-has- and is determined to carry out the agreements which she has concluded with other Powers

THE OPERATIONS IN The officers and crow of tlie a.s. Hung Lee, which was lying at the

TURKEY. time on the other side of the telegram from Bodeido states London, Feb. 6. An official wharf, hauled the Captain out of that the advance-guards of the the water, and overy assistance rebels, who total 15,000 in num- mained in a somi-conscious condi- hour's march from possible was rendered, but he re-ber, are stationed at a point an Bodeida. The leader of the Arab rebels made an attack upon Sana, on the 21st ultimo, but was defeated, losing 300 of his men in killed and wounded.

tion.

About an hour later an ambul ince was summoned, and he was removed to the Government Civil Hospital, where he never recovered consciousness, and expired at 7,30 this morning.

|

THE NEW PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT.

The lato Captain Smith was

Now York, Feb. 4.-On the 3rd well known on the water front,instant the Portuguese Goverд- and was popular among his comrades. He had been on then gave a frmal reception, river run for many years, in foreign Ambassadors and Min- which was attended by the various different ships..

SUPREME COURT.

isters.

.

PHILIPPINE IN- DEPENDENCE,

OUR DIARY.

Wednesday, 15th February.

Variety Entertainment at the

R.

E. Theatre,

Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.m.-

Empire Cinematograph, 9.15

p.m.

Thursday, 16th February. Race Meeting. Carnival...

Bello View Hotel Skating

:...

Saturday, 18th Feb. Fancy Dress Ball, Lusitano, Club.

Off-Day, Raco Monting,

Tuesday, 21st February. Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. Annual Meeting, noon.""

Thursday 23rd February, Shakespearian Evening, Union Church.

ing Corporation Mooting, noon.

Saturday, 25th Fol. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-

Ball-

Club Gormonia, Fancy Dress:

Sunday, 26th February." Volunteer Church Parado, St.

John's Cathedral.

SHIPPING NEWS.

Haiching, Port. n., 217, J. Ojnbeg, 15th Feb. Maeno 14th Fob,, Ballast.-H. 0. & Co.

Intimations.

KOWLOON BUTCHERY.

Wa Leg to ast fy the residents ol Kowloo.ɔ ih i we now have on sale a our onloon Depet, Nab. 10 —

AUSTRALIAN FRCZEN

MEAT, RABBITS, HARES, HAM, BACON,

&i,

&c., &c.

THE DAIRY FARM

fo.. Ltd.'

POPULAR ASAHI" BEËR

1 BICES: -4 Dcz. Quatis ujin...S12,00 par casa * Des. Piall$13,59. 10. Hongkong, 16th December, 1910,

C. E. WARREN & CO., 30 &, 32, Des Voeux. Rosd.

GRANITE AND MARBLE MERCHANTS,

1

Illustrated Cataloguer of Designs.

FIGURE MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES", CROSSES, &

On application.

Hongkong, 0th Feb., 1911.

(874

A LING & CO.

FURNITURE AND PHOTO SUPPLIES.

DEVELOPING, PRINTING & ENLARGING.

19, Queen's Road, Hongkong, 6th Feb., 1911.

TH

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THE BRITISH-FOREIGN.

IMPORT & EXPORT COM- PANY, Contml Buildings, Liverpool, Kwong Wai, Chi. ., 195, Chung England, is-prepared to rossive Con- Yat 15th Eebfrom signments of Local Produce on best Wost River.-Chu On. terms. ·

L

Chenan, Br. 8.a., 1,850, L. Jones,

16th Fob.-Shanghai 12th Feb., Gon-B, & 8.

Sui Sang, Br. e.s., 1,776, M. Picknell, 16th Feb.-fmm Wei- hai-wei, Gen.-J., M. & Co.

CLEARANCE AT THE HAR- BOUR OFFICE. Touvez, for Qwrong-chow-wan. Carnarvonshire, for Shanghai, Sai Bang, for Singapore. Kumeris, for Moji. Bosha-mari, for Swatow, Chiyuen, for Canton.

LEE YEE

485

HAIR DRESSING SALOON, HAB ALWAYS ON HAND UIGARS, CIGARETTES,

AND

TOILET REQUISITES FOR SALE: 18, D'AQUILAR STAKET HoxGRONG

Hongkong, 3rd September, 1007

foes until the Cup is finally tinues to be well patronised. A is a fortlag' sabuple of the parent Court this morning, Mr. Justice various difficult problems have Port Wines and Clarets.

Hazoland took

won, when the second pony will bright und attractive programme receivo 75 per cent., and third being presented nightly, a The utmost pains have been evidence in the case of Hop Sun pony 25 por cont. of the en-foature of which is a delightfully taken to acquire "talent" sulli-v. the Kam Kuk Lam firm, who trance fees. One mile and

ciently good to uphold the great claimed $1,111.40 for samshu three-quartors.

reputation made by Mr. Pelissier supplied. and his troupe. Sixteen people

Mr. Gardinor appeared for the only compose the touring complaintiff, and Mr. Davidson for the pany, but in London alone more defendant.

Mr. Buxey's Royal Rose, 11st-

41...........(Bürkill) 1 Mr. John Poel's Discarded

amusnig sketch by Miss Vera Ferrace and Mr. Robert Stephen- Prol. Gonzales musical selections are also appreciated.

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5011.

Australia,

Rise in Prices in EUROPE, in consequence of the completa failure of the 1910 Vintage.

At the Summary Jurisdiction. New York, Feb. 4. Recently-

House of Representatives and the some further cropped up in Philippine houd of the Foreign Affairs Section was at one time insulted. It is now stated that the mem- bors of the House have at last unanimously adopted a resolution for the granting of independence" to petition the Secretary of War

U.S. SHIPPING SUBSIDIES. to the Philippine Islands.

New York, Feb. 4.-The Navi- gation Encouraginent Bill has at

the purpose being four million Inet passed the Senate, the amount of money to be appropriated for and to supply Wines in Balk dollars.

FORMOSAN SUGAR,

10st. 12lb....(Johnstone), 2 Java Bode"

A wire from The Hague to the than eighty candidates compoted. During the cross-examination Mr. F. B. Marshall's Clove

gives fuller parti- for the positions. The province of the plaintiff, Counsel was Tree, 10st. 121b..

culars of the new. sabsidised were also searched by Mr. Dallas unable to obtain a satisfactory stesmer service between Java and for suitable persons for the tour.reply to a question with regard to (Cununing) 3 Mr. F. B. Marshall's Maple

The Royal Packet | The touring company follows the amount paid as tax on the Navigation Company, which con- faithfully in the footsteps of the spirit sold by him. Tree, 10st. 121b. ..... (Vida) 0) On the word "go" Maple Tree will receive a subsidy of 150,000 plays, the Follies' pantoinimo a loading question, but his Honour ducts the present linuted service, parent" Follies," and the "potted" Counsel was adverse to putting went to the front, followed by his guilders a year, on condition of (written by H. G. Pelissier), the solved the difficulty by directing stablo companion, loyal Rose increasing the number of runs. gleos, songs, and stories are all Counsel to put the question speci third and Discarded bringing up The portscalledut will be Batavia, on a par with the same that drew fically. At this. stage the case the rear. Clove Tree soon began to Samarang, Sourabaya, Thursday big houses to no fewer than three was adjourned until to-morrow, make the running for Maple Tree, Island, Brisbane, Sydney and West End London Theatres." followed by Royal Rose, Maple Aloitourne. All new ships for Tros and Discardod. In tho

The company open at the Thos- the sorvice must be built in tre Royal on Friday and it comes first half mile the field went in

itolland. company; Clovo Treo partnered

to Hongkong with a reputation, established in India and elsewhere, Maple Tree and Royal Rose Dis- carded. When the Stand was The marriage took place very second only to that of Mr. Felisa passed the order land reversed and quietly in Colombo, of Mr. H. O. ior's own troupe. the quartetto was thus formed: Woodroffe, maager of Messrs. Maple Tree, Royal Roso, Clove Caldbeck, MacGregor and Co., Troo and Discarded. In front of Kuala Lumpur, F.MLS. the Stands Mr. Burkill loosened the reins and Royal Rose, an- A party of Chicagoam pro- swering gamely, shot ahead. At minent in the world of finance is the same time Discarded crept preparing for a tour of the crient into seopád placo; the companions same time this fall,

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THE HAMBURG-AMENIKA STEAMSHIP CO. New York, Feb. 4.Tlio Ham- burg-Amerika Steamship Con pany has opened a new service to Now Orleans. This action of the On the 2nd instant 0,000 bags Company will prove a great blow of kuruma" brand of sugar and to small steamship companies, 4,000 bags of brown sugur wore who have hitherto had the trade slipped for Shanghai at Takow, in their handa. Formoss, by the steamer "Fudo- Mr. J. E. Schwitzer, who was maru," and 19,000 bags of recently appointed chief engineer"kuruma" brand of sugar wore of the Canadian Pacido Railway also shipped by the samo steamer in consequence of his brilliant for Dairen. The shipment of engineering achievements for the many lots of brown sugar las company, has died at Montreal, of boon postponed on account of the preumonie.

high price in Formosa

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The'exports of tiu from Tonkin Bro estimated at nearly 220 tons yearly. The mines aro threo, in numhor, one of which yields both tin and tantalum. In the others, the tin is accompanied by wol-

We are prepared to meet local demands

AT OUR OLD PRICES,

AT THE SAME PRICES,

(for the same quality of Wines) as were charged to residents by their Home Wine Merchants before the failure of the 1910 Vintage.

Samples and prices on application to-

H. PRICE & CO., LTD.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

12, Queen's Road Central, HONGKONG.

Telephone No. 135,

Hongkong, 9th February, 1910,