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SPECIAL

TELEGRAMS,

THE REBELLION.

FLIGHT FROM HANKOW.

HONGKONG DIS- COVERED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY OCTOBER 17-1911-

POLO CLUB GYMKHANA.

Programme of Events

The following is the programme of the Polo Club and Scouts Gymkhana to be held at the Polo 18 (wouther permitting). Ground on Saturday, November

(By A New Comer-).

1-GENERAL IMPRESSIONS. I have been asked many times during the past two weeks what was my first impression of Hong-1-2.45 pan-Tent Pogging in (Oun Own ConnzSPONDENT.) ;

kong, and I have consistently Shanghai, Oct. 17, 5. p.m.

replied uit 1 do not know. How Evory stoamor arriving at can one say bolilly what was tho Slinngluiis crowded with refit of that multitude of impres- sions that crowded in upon one's fugees, from Hankow.

German women and children mind and left it a blur as long- have already arrived.

RUN ON BANKS.

kong slowly unfolded heröharms just before noon on a perfect day? Ono saw too much, that, was There has hoon a run on the bewilderingly now for the nind banks, and some of the ntive freudily to absord all and to institutions invo closed their furnish a sharp and eloar-cut | doors owing to the scarcity impression. I confess to feeling of dollars by promise to pay envious of one man who stood in one wonk's time.

beside mo on the steamer. That Shum Chub-hsin has arrived must be a devil of a place to got hero.

about,in," he said. "Hilly and all that-what?" Ho-was silent for a time. Then he spoke again, Devil of a place to got about in-yos. Tilly and all that.". He said it many times, and the reiteration was maddening. But, at any rate, he managed to form an impression of a kind.

THE BLOCKADE OF TRIPOLI.

Official Statement.

According to a dospatch to the Japanose Foreign Office (and pub Jishod by the "Japan Mail"), the official communique addressed toj

A Definite Impression. the Governmout of the various If you desire to know; how Poworn by the Italian Govorn-over, what Was my earliest meat on the 29th ult.: reads as definite impression, I esin tell Jollows:-

"you. I had come from Great, In view of the state of war now existing between Italy and

er London, where fields are Turkey the Government of H.M. greedily eaten up and in their the King of Italy has made the stond appears only a doprossing following declaration in pursunuddle of streets. And I was ance with the principles of Intor- rational Law, especially the-lo-delighted to find that here in claration of Parts of April 16, Hongkong you lind not insisted-- - 1858, and the Declaration of Lon porkups had not been able to

don of February 20, 1009:- insist 1 cannot say as to that

On and after September 29 liat natural beauty should pack The coast, including the bays and its bag and remove itself at the inlets, of Tripoli and Cyrenaics, located between the frontiers of coming of Englishmen and their Tunis and the Egyptian frontier, honor...

Mituntor batweon 11 min. 23 soc. Thoso houses which liave, as it and 27 min. 54 sec, east longitude were, started out to conquer the (Groenwich), has been placed under blockade by the alianek and have either won a Navy. Vessels of friendly and triumphant jy eeon top or have (so noatrol countries any enjoy it seems from the harbour at first certain days of grace specified glancer grown weary, ami elung by the Commander-in-Chief of tho Italian

procariously somno way down, do Navy, tu leave the harbours under blockade. 10, mar the general mrmony of All vossola endeavouring to break effect. Rather, indeed, they the blockade, will be dealt with in heighten it in the evening.; for necordance with the rules of tater then the bold Econt of the hill national Law as well as the pro; visions of the treaties existing better-studded. ween Italy and noutral countries,"

SAILORMEN'S WOES.

Dodged Their Dinner.

Some of the sailormen afloat are probably the crow of the lost

These gloaming points of light seem like eyes which look out over the harbour, unblinking, watchful, impressive. A foolish fancy, you may say but one cannot control his fancies or.. his dreams. Foolish or not, they must be accoptod us they come.

Walt and See."

general-and I deal only

remount and ride over fifth from then to the 10th Whiting hurdle to winuing post. Com-was on the offensive. According petitors knocking down hurdle to the report, Whiting made disqualified.

Kouny look very much like a 11.-5.00 p.m.-Ladies Nomina-boob," and thereby kept the

tion.-Ball and bucket. Gen-spootators greatly amused. tlemon gallop past nominatrix The "Referee"

says that who throws than a cricket ball, Kenny was a two to one favourite Gentleman catch ball, and put before the fight started, due to same in bucket placed further the high reputation ho took with down the course. Best of two him to Sydney, and that the runs. Paco will be taken into many friends ho made there consideration by the Judges, because of his frank waya and Further runs will be called for engaging personality were greatly if necessary,

ing ngainst Whiting. disappointed over his poor show-

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Pairs. Two runs for all teams after which the Judges will call for further runs if necessary, Entries to be made in pairs. 2-3:00 p.m. Polo Ball Race.-12.5.15 p.m.-Balnçlaya Melee,

In pairs, alternate strokes,

-Conditions:-To bo comTM round a flag and back through

poted for by half the entrants goal. All Polo, ponies. En-

versus the other half, Loaders Tries to be made in pairs. will be selected and they will 3.-3.10 p.m.-Victoria, Cross select the teams by lot. Nespurs Race. Conditions:Single al owed. Competitors will be entries. Light dummies ro-

The following is from the provided with dummy awords "Shanghal Mereury" of Oos 10:- -prosenting wounded, mon will

and cockades, half tho A dastardly affair is reported from bo placed on the ground at n entrants blue, the other half the Pootung District in which the point indicated. Competitors red. The object of the com- recently-establislied Self-Govern to gallop over a hurdle up to petition is to knock off your ment Bureau plays a very pro their duminios under fire, lift opponents' cockados. Oppon-minent part. These institutions sme on to their saddles and

enta ponies may not be hit, are now necessarily receiving return over hurdle to winning competitors must keep within much attention from the natives post. First homo to win. boundaries marked and retire and their alleged task of collecting INDO CHINA STEAM NAVI- Itaco. Ride one pony and lead 4.-3.20 p.in Scouts Lod pony at onco when cockade is knock-taxes for the purpose of making

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GATION COMPANY, LTD.. another, (both saddled) over a Entrios close to the Hon. Soure-ing schools and other buildings of roads, building bridges, aud oreal- figure of eight course. Louies tary, Hongkong Gymkhana Club, may be led by either bridle or on Wednesday, November 8, ut head rope. This Bront con- the Hongkong Club at 7 p.10. finod to scouts. : 5.-3.30 p.m.-Scouts Relay Race. Conditions:- Entries in groups of 41 mounted 3 dismounted). Mossnge will be handel to No. 1 at "point" A. No. I will commit message to memory, return written copy to Judge, and run to point

mnitnicate mossage to No. 2 who will signal it to point C, where it will be received by No. 3 and written down by No. 4. When completed No. 4 will mount, rido round flag (to be indicatoil) to point A and hand

H. L. O. Garrett (Capt.), A. message to Judge. First home Aitchison, It. F. Long, B. J. Gill, with most correctly worded . H. Kow, R. Stubbs, S. Hore, message to win, This event. A. Wilson. confined to scouts, 6-3.45 pn-Bending Rage.burg, W. H. Viveash, W: Hedley, J. McCubbin (Capt.), I. Golden- Competitors will keep first post. J. Jones, C. C. Stark, F. on their right, second on left Mann, M. M. Maas. and so on..

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Six-a-side Competition

The following teams have boon selected to take part in the annual six-a-side competition:

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public nature is naturally viewed FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG with the greatest disfavour by the peasants called on to pay. As a matter of fuct the actual position is that the natives are vory hostile to the bureau and to the officials in charge, and in many cases thoir having strived from the úbora Ports, hostility is unt even kept socrot. Consignees of cargo by her are ho roby Some time ago it appears that a informed that their goods will ba đo- farmer named Sun Zi-ziang, livlivered from alongside.

Carga, npoding the discharge or

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Bazaar, Seamon's Institute, 3.30 p

ng on the Poolung side of the remaining on board after 4. the Note our Price $12.00 per case con- river and at a place distantabout 18 inst., will be laufed at Oos- 17 miles from Shanghai, was asked signes's risk al exponse. It, J. Brown (Capt), A. T. by the Solf-Government Bureau Hamilton, C. Wilkie, C. N. Sollivinleof his district to contribute Walker, N: V. Croucher, D. S. towards the building of a bridge by Cheesunu, E. W. H. Graham, O. which had been decided on. The 3. Rawe.

farmor had no love for this taxation or its collection, low- over, and the authorities were Hongkong, 17th Ost, 1911, surprised to receive a blunt refusal to accede to their demands. NORDDEUTSCHER The next act in the tragedy

BREMEN. contres round a number of the. employees of the bureau, for

NOTICE. there seems not the slightest doubt that several of these progti. 7-1.90 p.m.-Ladies' Nonina

Gally made a raid on the farmer's tion Cricket Race. At one

dwelling house and removed the cad of the ground a number of

recalcitrant to another houso, cricket stumps in pairs will be

where they locked him up. Here stuck in the ground with a bail

he was kept for fourteen days THE Stomaship on the top. By each pair of

and only rogained his freedom stunts will be laid a pair of

then have transpired which show Friday am. will leave for the above on Friday last. Evonta since Captain P. Sombill Cready to load cricket ball. Each lady nomi-

that during his term of imprison places on SATURDAY, the 21st inst., natrix will have a pair of stumps Fergusson, assigned to her and, will stand (Taikoo) J. 1). Danly (Capt.), ment the farmer was very in-st 10 a.m opposite to them about 13 yards. Griffin, O. C. Hickling, P. These men had fakel up a false humanly used by his captors, distant. Gentlemon will start Wilkie, A. N. Joseland, T. J.,

R. C. Barlow (Capt.), B. Chap. man, H. U. Lawick, II. II. Taylor, A. Vivensh, W. Smart, O. N. Al port, H. Goldenburg

(Wayloong) W. Ross (Capt.), J. C. Roberta, W. M. Sutherland, F. R. Ormiston, G. Fitzgerald, K. R. Forde, II.G. Hegarty, A. O. Leith, R. P. Thursfield, J. C. Gillon

at the other end of the ground Fisher, J. MoDonald, C. Baker, accusation, of theft which served dismounted.

lieir purpose of keeping him" At the word II. S. Konnott, A. B. Herdman.

List of Fixtures."

Monday, Oct. 23, Barlow Garrett, Danby v. Rigdon.

Tuesday, Oct. 24, Rigdow

Yankee ship Puritan. Three with generalities in this first off the bail; gentlemen standing Brown, McCubbin v. Rose.

days after they took to the boats article I like Hongkong.. I can thoy sighted an island, but the not remember having seen the mato remembered Baine hair-sky so blue as on Sunday last raising cannibal yarns he had when 1 viewed Hongkong from read as a boy, and assured the hilltop. There are, of course, the crew that landing there depressing fellows who tell me would mean a big feast, will wait until summer comes, for then themselves figuring on the bishall 1 drop sweat in pints and of fare, They pulled their fream o' nights of deliciously cool- belts a hole or two tightoring drinks that are but phantasın and sneaked part with fearful of a heated brain; or they ask me cannibal chief's canoes, and kei-god wraps a mantle of cloud scannings of the horizon for the wait until February when the their course for another 10 days round the Pook, for then shall my of misery. Finalty, when they spirits droop. But why should 1 were beginning w feel sonie sympathy for the feelings of oven picipate February or July, 1912 cannibals, they sighted another while it is yet only October, 1911 ? ieland in the same group, and deber holds October wouther. For, I am thankful, rather thit Octo- oided that, even if they were enten look you, I come originally there, they'd probably be fed up froin a country named Scotland. on a few square meals first, and

[A'cold_country_thut sometimes, tlust was worth it, so they run the boat ashore. When they were

her, climato succession of told that they couldn't find and friendliest of places, mind samples yet the warmest cannibal with a fine tooth comb In all the Eastern Pacifio, and that you) whore at tirues you take the

if they'd landed at the fires island winds of Murch in June, where on occasion theoastwind flows honest-

behind the stumps and fielding the bull and returning same to lady until bail knocked off. Ae soon is buil is off gentlemen will remove pads, mount and ride to winning post. First past the post to win. Gentlemen

Wednesday, Oct. 25, Brown v. Garrett.

McCubbin, Rose v. Danby.

Thursday, Oct. 26, Barlow v.

McCubbin, Rigdon v. Rosa.

Monday, Oct. 30, Garrett, Tuesday, Oct. 31, Danby Brown.

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Thursday, October 19. Canton Insurance Company's 10eeling, noon.

Hongkong Colton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Co., Ltd.,. ordinary annual meeting.

Saturday, October 21. Concert, Mount Austin.

Saturday, October 28, Dedication of lupel at St.. Paul's College by Bishop Lander, 2.45 p.m. Opening of new rooms 7 by HE. the Governor, 3.30 p.m.

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GILLON'S TWO FAMOUS WHISKIES

"Go" they will mount and (Ewo) J. Rigdon (Capt.), H. Wunder look and key and the ride to the pair of stumps Moon, E. B. Clarke, D. Campbell, fortnight was devoted to fulfilling assigned to their lady nomina N. L. Railton, M. Railton, D. R. their yongeance on the unfortunate trix there dismount and McKenzie, G. H. Bowker, W. Gman. He was beaten with sticks

rand pony to mafoo, put loggin.

and tortured in horrible fashion. Information of the affair, however, on pads, buckle them up pro- perly (breach of this condition'

reached the ears of the District v. Tipao, who of his own knowledge, will disqualify), throw cricket ball to lady who will Den bowl

ivas sure of the farmer's respect- v.ability and honesty, and the result at the stumps until she-knocks

of his intervention was the secur- ing of the victim's freedom. But liberty had come too late; the vengeance of the goalers had been more effective and more awful JOHN thun oven they perhaps had antivipated. On Saturday, the day following his liberation, the

Barlow, McCubbin v. Rigdon.

fariner was suddenly taken very Wednesday, Nov. 1, Brown v. seriously ill and he died within a few hours in his own house. Thursday, Nov. 2, Barlow v. The City Magistrate of Slang-| Loss, Garrett v. Danby, hui, within whose jurisdiction Monday, Nov. 6, Danby v. Me-the distript is situated, was Cubbin,

notified of this tragic termination to the outrage, and lie at once went to the scene of the affair and held an inquest on the body. The verdiot returned was to the offoot that the man's death had been caused by being tortured by the people who had made him prison- er. There have been no further developments since the inquest, but the authorities have the mut- tor in hand,

8:15 pm. Musical Chairs, may not touch the stumps.

Open to ladies and gentlemen.

4.25 p.m.-Scouts Map and Targot Race, Scouts' dix mounted. On the word "Go" run to point A whore will be found an outline map, pencil and instructions. Carry out these instructions, then run to point B where will be found. rifle, 5 rounds and target. Fire 5 rounds at target. Get your target, return to starting post, and hand map and target io Judge. Points will be awarded as follows:-Maximum

20 points for map. 20 points

1

Tuesday, Nov. 7, Brown v. Ross, Garrett v. Rigdon

Wednesday, Nov. 8, McCubbin v. Brown, Barlow v. Dunby,

Thursday, Nov. 9, Rigdon v. Barlow, Ross v. Garrett...

BOXING.

Defeat of Renny.

for target. 10 points to first Roy Kenny, champion middle- mun home. 8 points to second, weight and heavyweight boxer of The Logislative Council meets points to third. This event the Philippines, was badly do on Thursday at.2.30 p.m.✨· · · confined to scouts.

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Jumping Hurdle Race-Com-in describing his match with Sulucan, Philippine Islands, in putting on the turtle soup. to blue nose.

petitors start dismounted. And for oscape from

AtTel, Whiting, which took place connection with the University of warm up for thom, they made that flippant, untimeous, disorder- one or two remarke lo that wately devil of areast wind I am"pro- The mate had to admit sadly foundly grateful. Here is neither that, whom he thought of the 700 too great heat nor too great cold or 800 miles they had frantically and a sky most serenely bluo. I fied away from fried fish and snap my fingers at February mists turtle stonk, they couldn't say and July heat. I go out happily anything that hurt as much as his to discover Hongkong, whereof I own feelings, "Sydney Bul hope to tell you on Tuesday next. Jetin."

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The "China Gazotto 18 with pony to hurdle and jumped out, but the decision went to authoritatively informed that Mr. ride over third hurdle on to a ferce" doclares that Kenny was position as managing director of enme loading pony remount Whiting as well won The Re . I. Shokury has resigned his point about 10 yards from outclassed both as a boxer and a the Central Stores, Ltd., but still fourth hurdle there dismount fighter from the first to the last retains his seat on the board and and run with pony to hurdle round. He bled profusely at the that Mr. B. Bay has been appoint- Tel. No. 185. and jump sume leading pony, month in the fourth round, anded Manager of the Palace Hotel.

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