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THE GREAT BILLIARD MATCH.

THE HONGKONG IELEGRAPH MONDAY FEBRUARY 1912

THE FIRE SEASON:

Military Arrangements.

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Notices

Hotels.

KING EDWARD HONGKONG HOTEL

HOTEL.

Under Entirely. New Management.

THE OLD BOYC OUR LONDON: LETTER. seemingly impossible difficulties, aptly illustrates the ideal. The unknown has always had its Why is it that, with for ex- votarias. Thero is something coptions we so nimbly avoid those

The instructions to police officers beyond the veil of ascertained with whom we were at school? As the cable has already. ad-truth which fascinates the enquir It is not that our love for that issued by the military authorities vised you the first of three testing, mind and urges it to in-shrine of learning has diminished. with regard to calling on troops matches, for £500 a side, arrang vestigate the hidden mystery; We may still be seen searching to assist in the suppression of fire od between Gray, the youthful while, at the same time, it on the sporting papare for the result are as follow:-

If the assistanos of the troops Thoroughly Renovated, Australian, and Stevenson, the genders a feeling of fear lest of the big match, and the an-

guost may disclose anouncement that Jones of the is required in order to all the veteran English champion, was the

Police and Fire Brigadain, süp concluded yesterday in favour of malevolent activity. The spirit Old School has won an eighty pressing a fire, an application wil the young Colonial by 036 of the temple has, for the most pound scholarship at the Univer be made by the Captain Superin, points. Considerable interest is part, been satisfied to remain sity still gives us a thrill of satie-tendent of Police or the Superin- faction. But we are bound to tendent of the fire brigade or his. taken in this match and that for quiescent in the fancied-posses

SBY that those who were representative to the officer in uangkser, 18th Jan, 1918- various reasons. The convonioncesion of a full revelation of ascer

our acquaintances and evon charge of the fire picquet. at friends at school no long occupy Murray Barracks, Whitfield Bar- that place. The mere sight of racks, or Gun Club Hill, which the now whiskered face of Ro- ever may be nearest to the scane binson tertius, our one-time col- of the fire: league in many a rag, is suflicient

of the general public has been tainable truth, to which nothing well studied by the promoters in can be added and from which Arranging that one of the tests nothing may be subtracted with It is thus should be held in Liverpool so as out impairment.

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The nature of the assistance

Fizar Chára/ann; Ur-to-date. "EN

Hongkong, 20th Apdi, 1911.;

EL FAGGART,

Manager. [25

GRAND HOTEL,

Telephone 197.

MANAGEMENT & QUIŞINE UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT

F. REICHMANN, Proprietor.

Excellent Gilsīne.

H. HAYNES,|[62]

¡Manager.

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THE TAIWAN RAILWAY HOTEL.

ASTOR HOUSE

(LATE CONNAUGHT HOTEL)

* QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG. ENTRALLY tasted, apjordale Hotel, Recently renovated, and under entirely Now Management. Large and Comfortable Rooms, Exeslient TAIPEH, FORMOSA.

Cuisine ander the supervision of an Experipnood, FRENCH CHEV, and separate Tables, Hot and Cold Baths, Electric Light throughout. Terms- the Direct Mausgement of the moderate, First Class socommodation for Familias and Tourists. Tajwan), Railway, Dept..

For partionlars and rates apply to

PROPRIETORS. EXCELLENT CUISINE

GOOD, SERVICE RATES G. YEN JACH, UF,

AND

to afford Northerners, who take content to remain in the realm to send us whizzing up a side- required will be clearly specified an interest in the noblest of-in-of the actual. But the advancing street; or, if escape be impos-in the application.

If armed troops are requred to Under door sports, to witness the con- of scientific investigation Biblo, we converse with him awk- test of two professionals whic has thrown a new and helpful wardly and with difficulty. We prevent crowds from getting in it must be the removal the way of the fire brigade (to stand out so conspicuously as the light on orthodoxy has disclosed of the motive which linked our form a cordon round the scene of beat exponents of the game. In large untrodden vistas of inspired life at one time with Robinson the fire or to close adjacent streets London that interest has been thought, not yet formulated into tertius which causes this. In to traffic, etc.), when there is no

the religious dogmas, by the adven- the old days there were a bun-indication whatever, of any breach Uniformed hotel parler meets all by

drod

absorbing subjects on of the peace or of any disorder or trains and steamer, Luggage ar- markedly shown.

seule concerned in it which to chat with him. Now turbulence on the part of the ranged for without any trouble to

adays. these subjects can only crowds, a report of the application, gusts. he approached interrogatively will be made by telephong to the ("Do you remember when-?"; private secretary for the informa and this becomes tedious. Wotion of the Governor. have, in fact, lost touch with

discovery.

Robinson tertius. This is the

crowd of enthusiastic spectators who filled the Holborn Hall twice

The Men Described. daily, nt on admission, charge

The young Australian is a ranging from 4 to 10 shillings

In Case of Rlot., per head. It was generally con- little above the medium height,

If there are indications of riot cedod that Stovenson with his ma spare of form, with a thin face

pleasant though sharp reason why Old Boys' Dinners are and disorder and troops are re- turor judgmont, wider knowledge and

sometimea rather dreary affairs.quired to waist the police in and perfection of touch is far and features; bis wrists and arms One feels that one ought to be on maintaining the peace, the Captain] away the more scientific" player, give no indication of muscular instant torms of jocular came-Superintendent of police or his but the phenomenal scoring of power, but his hands with their radario with one's neighbours, representative will report by tele- Gray at his favourite stroke into long tapering fingers denote the and one's inability to achieve phone to the private secretary the middle pocket off the red bail, artistic temperament and indicate this makes one awkward. The and the application will in brought it within the range of a sporting possibility that the con

· test would not be altogether one- sided or a dead certainty for the English chempion.

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that..laicht refinement of touch whoreby he is able to perform phenomenal repetitions. Stevenson, on the other hand, slande bel sw the medium height, is well knit, but neither in face

"Globe."

PERFECTION.

ordinary oases be made by the Governor to the General: Officer. Commanding.

If serious rioting luas already coramenced or appears imme diately immineat, and the Captain Consciously or unconsciously; Superintendent of Police con- wo are all striving after perfec- siders that the police force at his The Holborn Hall, familiar por form botokens the superection. The only distinction be-disposal may be overpowered, fie. perhaps to many of your readers, tive. Assistuous practico com-tween us is that since our several will inform the Officer Cora ideals of what constitutes the manding, Murray Barracks, Whit

Billards in a Place of Worship.

hundred spectators,

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Ball Ammunition.

Hongkong, 1st Feb., 1912. (184)

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SESSIONS 10 AM to 12 Noon.

2 P.M. to 4 P.M.

HOTEL

Admission 25 cents.

5 P.M. to & P.M

P.M. to 11 P.M.

Admission 50 cents.

String Band will play at the above Hotel every Bunday commander

rops 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Hongkong, 24th January, 1912.

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

J. T. SHAW, PLUNKET'S GAP

TAILOR and OUTFITTER,

Quiro's, Road,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE,..

WEEK DATE.

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The Peak, star the Tram Terminus. Tal. 56.

For Tera, apply to the

W. GALLAGHER, Manager.

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Boggs, J. J..

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Doru, Mr. & Mr. Lugabil, V.

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Burns, LA E

Cheng, P. T..

MANAGER.

HOTEL LISTS.

Hondroze HOTEL

Mrs. A. M. Bates, E. R. Bai, C. D. J. Pernis, J. Варна, В. М.

15 mln. Bamann, F. 15 min. Chilven, P. T. - 10.min. Ohisholm W. T. 15 min. Clarke, W. E. 10 min, Cow'es, Miss O. 10 min, Candell, G. D. 10 min Darles, Hon. W.

NIGHT CARS.. 8.45 pm, and 9. p.m., 9.45. p.m. to 11.10 p.m. every 10 miquiga. .SUNDAYS.

Marriott, Dr. O. Melnes, Mr. & Mrs. Mrs. J. T. W. Marshall, W. B McKean, Pr..G.W. Miok ́é. D. M. Mitchelmore, E, V. Nelden, Dr. B. Nisbet, Dr. W. B: Noble, Miss *Noble, Mrs.

Northcombe.

Capt. & Mr Ossorio, Mr. and

Mrs. J. & inft. Parrington, J. B.

has seating capacity for several bine with scientific study and Perfect Man differ so widely, cur field Barraoke, or Gun Club Hill 21, Hongkong Hotel Buildings,

It is at that congenital aptitude, with-onduct must of necessity vary (ns the case may be), of the one excels at accordingly. The gentleman who position of affairs, and that he has present owned, fitted and need out which no as a place of worship by the anything, have gone to make relieves you of your watch and informed the Governor with a Primitivo Methodist Society, Irian the leading exponent of chain in a crowd is aiming to bo view to obtaining military is PEAK TRAMWAYS OO, Baldwin; Mr. and Mader, 6.

the Perfect Pickpocket. An un-tance, but he will not, unless the whose extensive printing and English billiards. Gray gives derstandable, if ignoble, ambi- situation is critical, do more thou publishing house fills the re- the impression of an animat.tion. The borly individual in this, and will leave the Officer bluo, on the other hand, who Commanding to set at his ven mainder of the large building. At ed machine turning out chases the pickpocket, is con- direction or on such orders as he ons and of the hall is the organ particular thing with the auned with ardoar to become the may receive from higher military and the preacher's platform tomatic precision of mathema-Porfect Policeman. And so on. authority. whereon the Pross representatives tical exictitude. Despite this, Fachof us, in our humble fashion,

in-trying-to-achieve Perfection. In the above cases command. reported the progress of the however, the interest in his por But few indeed are those who sit ing officer on the spot will fall in With the main lights formance never flagged, for it was tain it. Napoleon could not win company with 20 rounds of ball game. turned off and the side lights kept alive by the expectation that all his battles, nor does Mr. C. ammunition and await orders from duly shaded the grim non-con-his single stroke break.might at B. Fry make a century every the 0.0.0. If, however, it should formint organ seemed to frown any period of the game exceed the time he goes to the wickets appear to the commanding officer. Even Homer nods, and we cannot that immediate action should be upon the vivid patch of green marvellons record he has already always be laughing at Mr. Bern- taken, he will move off at once to In this respectard Shaw. Yet wo, of this age the scene of the riot and report haize forming the brilliant centre established. of the rooms, with the simulated the match was a disappointment. at least, can point with pride to the fact immediately to the G.0.0.

For whatever the reason, whether two types of whom it may be said by telephone. approval of a tired tolerance.

the inelasticity of Bonzoline balls that their perfection can go no In each of the above cases the For to the earnest old-time or otherwise, Gray never scored further. We refer to the Perfect field officer of the week will be sectary Billiards is still cala-more than 300 in any single Gentleman and the Perfect Foul. notified immediately by the officer Both these individuals deserve commanding in the barracks from logued with beer and beast break,

Gray's Marvellous Touch our respect and reverence, yet of which the plequet is detailed and liness, or with drink; dance

the two, perhaps the former is will proceed at once to the scene But while Gray's play appears The dramatic and the devil. effect of the scene was thus to be monotonously mechaneial more entitled to our whole-heart of the fire or disturbance, where heightened by the anggested the intelligent ammer learns to ed admiration. After all, it is he will take charge of the troops

appreciate and wonder at the mar-not every one who can become which have been turned out. parallel between the friendly convellous touch of the youth the Perfect Gentleman, whereas test of the two players, and the and at the perfect subordination it is not so difficult for people ad- milent conflict between the presid-of hand to mind involved in the equately treated by Nature in the ing genius of the templo and the manifold repetitions of the name matter of brains to develop into muscular action in producing Perfect Fools. For instance, take spirit of an intrudingovorldliness.precisely the same delicate result the present but no, we must not In the gloomy baze of the dark-Stevenson's play also fell below enter into a political discussion. 25 WORDS $1 for 9-insertione or ened room, rendered darker by h's recorded performances. He-The "Globe." the dense plond of tobacco smokamover rose to the height of his the indistinct forms and faces of scoring power.

His largest the onlookers were accentuated break fell below 600, though at times he gave glimpses of his by points of light as one and superb all rouad play at the top another flicked off the ash from of the table, he unaccountaly fail- sigarette or cigar, while the occa-pd to take advantage of opening sional flash of an ignited matah frequently left him by his op ponent: More than once he and its mergence with the prevail- seemed to suggest that, if he so ing gloom betokoned the varying chose, he could beat Gray at his fortunes in the age-old story of own stroke-the loser into the

side pocket off the red. the struggle between Light and Darkness,

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If required no stretch of fancy joy of sport and hold his admirers taking vessels up to 8,000 tone to piature Gray, with his perfect-entranosd at the versatility of his displacement, providing conditions for ed manipulation of one thorough genius. Gray's tactical displays finding ships, with most sficient reali ly mastered stroke, as the rm of the actual won for him the first

ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES TRODUCHO TIÉ”, bodiment of the spirit of the of the three eat matches, but the 100-Tox ELECTRIC ORANE of J mamory of the contest will conjure TS SHOTS BANGING UP zo 100, Toxu. actual, the limited; whores up brilliant recollections Of

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