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THE SHANGHAI RACES.

First Day's Results. The races at Shanghai com- menced to-day, under the most favourable auspices. The re- Bults at hand on going to press

Airo:

The Paper Kunter's Cup (Three

Quarters of a Milo)

The Bird (Shaw) ... (1

Buok up (Springfield) ..

Valhalla (Burkl!).........

2.

0

Timo 1 min. 30, 1-5 sec.

The Criterion Stakes

(One

Mile):-

Willow Treo (Burkill) ..).

1

Marengo (Rowe)

2

Hankow (Morris)

Timo, 2uin, 13sec.

Griffos Plato (thres quarters

of a milo:--

Orange Troo (Burkill)

The Friar (Shaw)....

1 »

Olaphora (Rowo)

Timo 1min. 30.2-3*en.

LOCAL SPORT.

LAWN BOWLS.

ULSTER.

hands.--Isaiah lix. 0. The dark olevonth hour Draws on and sees us sold To every ovil

power Wo fought against of old, Robolliou, rapino, linte, Oppression, wrong, and greed Are loused to rule our fate, By England's act and deed.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1912.

NEWS FROM SWATOW.

Swatow, May 4.

of

BANGKOK CHOLERA

EPIDEMIC.

Precautions to be Observed by Shipmasters,

OPIUM REFORM.

Straight talk from Shanghai, Their webs shall not become

Tho In my letter of yesterday I

Shangbal Times garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works; reported the arrival of the 8.5. April 20 discusses in very plain their works are works of iniquity Taishun in readiness to trans- terms what it onlls the opium and the act of violonce is in their port Lim. Kel Tschin's troops reform farce. In no direction

from, Swatow to Canton, and that is the utter incapacity of the) The "Siam Weekly Mail" an- they were expected to leave to Central Governmeat, so-called, nounces that in view of the fact day. I now learn that Lun's with respect to the more apparent that cbolera is gravely epidemic soldiers have for ditinconvenient than control of the Provincos, and in Bangkok, masters of steamers to leave today, and have stated in nothing has that incapacity been leaving Singapore for this port they will not be able to get away more hopelessly exhibited than are advised by the Master Atten- boforo to-morrow. It is reported the failure of Yuan Shih-kai to dant to observe the following pro- that Woo las received telegraphic carry out the Opium policy of the cautions:- instructions from Canton to sea Government which he helped that these troops leave hore to- to overthrow, and to secure obser- morrow without fail, and that he vanco by the Provincial authorities is to use force if necessary to ac of the terms of the Opium Agree complish this movement. Local ment. The Opium Agreement is people have advanced between a treaty entered into batween $1,500 and $2,000 to Lim's sol-China and Great Britain, one of diers to cover their expenses up to those Troaties which the Revolu-} their time of departure. Woo has tiouarios and their successore, the postela praelanation throughout place-holders in Peking, solemnly tho City announcing that Tim's undertook to carry out in all its soldiers will surely love to-details, without roservation, in morrow, that no one is to fear, the spirit and in the letter. It is and that all merchants should a Treaty which Great Britain has carry on business as usual-scrupulously observed, for the sake of which she is now facing charcteristic proclamation.

The faith in which we stand, The lows we mado and guard, Our honour, lives and land, Aro given for reward

To Murder done by night, To Tronson taught by day, To folly, sloth, and spite, And wo are thrust away. The blood our fatherk spilt, Our love, our toils, our paine, Are equnted us for guilt, And only bind our chains, Before an Empire's oyes. The mitor claims his prico. What need of fürthor lies? We are the sacrifice.

At Quarry Bay on Saturday some good play was witnessed. One rink had to be stopped owing Wa asked no more than leave. to darkness. T. Scott at the 18th To reap where we had sown, head, was 5-ahead of his opponent Phraigh good and ill to cloavo A Rainsay. Two rinks were To our own tag and throno. finished, W. Wotherspoon, Tai-Now England's shot and steel

beating A. Milroy's rink by Benoath thai flag must show to 16, and J. 11. Henderson, How loyal hearts should kneel

Kowlon, beating J. Ferguson by To England's oldest for..

thre

points.

The decision of the committee on the point will be awaited with

interest.

League Matches. On Saturday at the Police greens there were a number of visitors prosont to witness the encounter with the Civil Service Club. The results were as fol. low

Polico

Clarke

Cooper Withers

Pist-21

Gorrard

Fonton

Gourla

Cameron-27.

Grant

Spillett

Molenaan

U. §. C.

We know the war preparod On every peaceful home, We know the hella declared For such as serve not Rome- The terror, throats, and droad

market, hearth, and Geld- We know, when all is said, Wo perish if wo yieki. Believe, we dare not boast, Boliovo, we do not fear- We stand to pay the cost In all that men hobi luar. What answer from the North? One lay, one land, one throne. Fincher-17 If England drive us forth

We shall not fall alone.

RUDYARD KIPLING.

"MATELOTS APACHES."

Blowey Dawson

Melver

Fishor Digging Pile Bond--14 Kelly

Brett

Thornhill

McHardy-21 Whoal-12

Total 72

INTERPORT SHOOTING,

Singapore's Team

43

Ruffianism among French Sailors and honour among Thieves.

Under the above heading "Te Courrier d'Haiphong" reportathat Fronch sailors in mufti recently entered a Chinese jeweller's shop in Saigon and asked to look at some rings. While theso. were being shown, one of the men con- trival to secrete three of them The shopman gave the alarm and the Frenchmen, fled, pursued by crowd of Chinese and Aunameso.

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1. To fill their fresh walor tanks in Singapore and tako no water at all in Bangkok.

2. To worn their crows on to the dangers of drinking unboiled water and eating fruit when ashore | in this port; and

3. To instruct their stewards to purchase no fruit, por salad vegetables, nor other food-stuff which may be eaten uncooked.

DON'T FORGET.

****To-day.

The Bijou Theatre, 9.15 p.m. The Great Raymond at the Thor tre Royal, 0 p.m.

Tuesday May 7. Organ Recital St. Cathedral 5.30 p.m.

John's

I trust these expected changes cuormous loss and unprocedented will come about without further humiliation-listoning to hitherto delays, and I believe the departare unheard of hints, for instance, of Lin's soldiers will make the regarding "the decline of Bri beginning of an improvement of tish credit" in connection with conditions throughout this tor-the rosent unsuccessful Indian ritory,

loan-and the manner in which Wednesday, May 8. this agreement is now being R. G. Knowles at the Theatre violated, and trampled upon will | Royal, 2.15 p.m. most surely be repeated next week or next year with regard to evory international bargain

UNSCIENTIFIC AUS- TRALIA.

India Paying

Saturday May, 11. International Petroleum Co.'s Lat Annual Meating, noon.

Wednesday, May 15. Extraordinary Gonoral Meet-

BUTTER.

BUTTER.

We are pleased to announce that the selling prices of our different BRANDS BUTTER at

present are as follows:-

! ! REDUCTIONS !!

"DAISY

"DAIRYMAID

"BUTTERCUP'

PASTRY

BRAND 80 cents per lb.

75

19

70

13

65

31

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Friday, May 24.

Empire Day

Boy's Own Club Sports Happy

Talley,

To day's Adbccisements-

U. 8. R. C.

Rev. Father Pigot, S: J, a well-which the oligarely who have known Australian scientist who got hold of the power in this has just returned from a seven country inay find it inconvenient months' tour through the United to full. Kingdom and Europe, is more emplintic than over in respect of While India is paying for the need for more liberal en-China's caprice and trickery couragement of scientifio research by the sacrifico" of one of her in Australia.

chief sources of revenus, while Speaking generally of Austra-sho is threatened with serious lin's positi in the light of what trouble owing to the not impro- he had seen, Father Pigot Haid bable prospect of riots and upris- the publie did not yet realise that ings among the Indian farmers scientific research must be backed and farm labourers, who are likely up by capital, In England, soon to find themselves without a Belgium, Germany, Russia, Aus-livelihood owing to the dis-HERE will be an Extraordinary General Blecting on TUESDAY, trin, and particularly Japan, large continuance of poppy cultivation day 14, at G p.m., to easider a pro- sums of money were expended for in consequence of the effect of posal to enlarge the Club Premiers.

6. L. RALTH, Capk... the encouragement of such work, the suicidal Opium Agreement,

Hon. Boo. Governments in Australia were and while Yuan Slub-kai is be very backward in this connec-guilding Thoir Excellencies the Longkong. Gib May, 1912. tion-a regrettable fact that had Foreign Ministers in Peking with frequently been referred to by assuranece that he is about to local scientists. The wealthy have proclamations posted broad- squatter and merchant, 100, cast enjoining the observance of could do much more.

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It was allTreaties-including the Opium

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great pity they did not realise Agreement on the Provincial Captain Brehmer, having arrived, Don- the necessity of supporting re-authorities, China is impudently igneos of Cargo and heroby informi search without looking for an resuming the agreeable pursuit hat their goods are being landed and minediate return, and simply for of poppy-farming and filling the placed at their risk in the hazardors Kowloon Whail & its own sake; hocause they could broad fields of Chokiang, Shan-indfor extra-hazardous Godowns of the not see the utilitarian value, they ei, Szechuon and those other Hongkong &

which cultiva odown Company, Limited, whones put it aside as not worthy of provinces in consideration. But that was not lion of the pretty but for Lelivery may be obtained against Bilie- the way the great inventions of biddon plant was abandoned-Lading countersigned by the Under-

signed.

Optional goods will be carried on the past had been discovered. amid such widespread rejoicing

to-day.

Practice for the Interport Rifle Matah commenced at the Balas ¡tiør range, Singapore on the 26th ult., and will be continued each Tuesday and Friday morning until completion. The team will probably, be selected from the Eventually one culprit was seiged The proposed solar physics obser-and avertisement a little while anlees notice to the contrary be given § following:-The Bishop of Sitig pore, Dr. Fowlie, Messrs. Ohnter, Pash, Long, de Silva, Tan Chor Kim, Song Ong Sinng, Tan Sco Bin, Howland, Galistan, Naugh ton, Convenoy, Brown and Outh-

by a European policeman, but he has refused to divulge the names of his accomplices,

KEIR HARDIEISMS.

vatory was an instance of lack of ago, with all the promise of a financial support. This had been record poppy harvest in glorious talked of for years, and was still bloom. only talked about, just becauSO

dodowns' Crammed.

there was not sufficient Govern- And while it it maturing, ment or private money to establish the opium godowns in Shanghai it. There was, too, a mass of romain crammed from floor to

bert, Major F. M. Elliot will cap Shout the Worker but not the valuable astronomical and meteo ceiling with chests of the Tadian

tain the tomm..

JAP SAILORS AS SMUGGLERS.

Poor Rloter.

rological data awaiting publien- drug, representing a value of tion delayed through the same nine million pounds sterling, be-

All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere, After which date they cannot be ro- ognized.

This steamer brings on cargo:-- Ex... Homs" from Stettin. HAMBURG-AMERICA, LINIE,

Honghong Offen.

Гла

HEADWATERS MINING CO. tongkoaz, 6th May. 1212,

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have loft the Godowos, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the May, will be subject to rent. Albroken, ch'ed, and damaged goods by be left in the Godowas, If Mr. Keir Hardio have many lack of funds. Australis was longing to British merchants, bere they be examined on the friends in this colony-a point learning its lesson in this connec- who stand to suffer the absoluta | 11th May, at 9.80 %.tr. about which wo have our doubts tion, but very slowly.-Sydney loss of just that amount at pre- No Fire Insumos will be effected by It is said that much snuggling wo would ask them why Daily Telegraph."

sent and considerably more in as in any case whatever. the fature, in consequence of the of sugar by naval men, on the sauce for the goose will not warahip Manshu, has been going equally fit the gander. Wo would

| And his Cabinot allow the 'autho- oa, and in this connection, the further recommend them to reid DYNAM TE ON A JUNK.way in which Yuan Shih-kni Yoroizu Choho. reports that and digest the two following

rities of one Provinco-Chekiang At the Marine Court to-day al several Yokosuka merchants have excerpts from this worthy dema- 'been examined..

is no wonder that Lord Ronald- As a result gogue's speeches which a keen junk master named Wong Sikto trample on the Treaties. there is much concern among a sighted reader has seat, without was charged with failing to report pertaia class of merchants in comment (which certainly would the arrival of his junk at the why should talk at heino shout Yokosuka. It is reported, says the be superfluous) to the "Pall Mall nearest Harbour Mater's Office, an absurd but ruinous alate affairs

carrying stink-pots on board which should never have been OTICE IS BEREBY GIVEN allowed to come to phas if Great ONGKONG SHAREHOLDERS 'Kobe Herald," that besides Guzatie:--"

without permission and carrying Britain had not been hoodwink-hether ngistered or pregi tered) of sugar, Chinese silver, tobacco, rica | At Dowlals, on Oct. 7, 1911.

dynamite without permission and by the professions of reform of HEADWATERS MINING CO, and other articles have beensmug- Spooking at Dowlais on not heating the red flag to denote which China was delivering her will be bell at the Offics of Mears. gled in large quantities, and so Saturday night, Mr. Keir Hardie that there was dangerous cargolf the while she was contem- Dices, Loo & DEACON, Price's many people appear to be con- said when the time came, and he on board.. cerned that the whole affair is to believed it would be soon, when A Chinese detective who board-plating that monoply in the Ballding, on THURSDAY, 9th May, be thoroughly enquired into hy there would be a majority ofed the junk said he found three cultivation and sale of the con- at 4.0.x, for the purpose of on- Mr. Tone, a Customs official, who Labour members in the House of sticks of dynamite and five stinkdemned drug which we now find deilog the fancial pool fon of the Com- has been sent to Yokosuka from Commons, with a Labour Cabinet, pots hidden in the cabin.

the Yokohams Customs House.

The Straite Rikisha Company are putting on the streets to-day the first batol of their modera high glass rikiskas, similar to

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the soldiers would be called out

to send the blacklegs where they ought to ga."

In the House of Commons on Mar. 20, 1919.

those in use at Saigon and Shang- "Mr. Koir Hardie anid that

The Magistrata found him guilty on all three charges and fined him in all 8120 or ten weakн..

Prisoner went to gaol,

Death of an Old Diver. For

:

her so systematically proceeding pany.

to seoare; and before tlie business

INCORPORATED.

that

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MEETING of the

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By Oider, is disposed of, we hope for the Hongkong. Olla May. 1919.

FOR KOBE AND MOJI sake of that fair play of which Great Britain is traditionally and justly regarded as the champion, THE Steamship,"

to hear many more speeches both “ARRATOON APOAN," within Parliament and without, Capt. G. F. Hudson, wil be despatched to the same effect as that which for the shore porta on TUESDAY,

hai, low wall-built vehicles firing upon an unarmed crowd merly a diver in the service of designed for comfort, with was no part of the duty which the Admiralty, Robert Jenkins, the noble orator has just so the 1 th lutt., at Noon pneumatib tyres eillier Dunlop soldiers as soldiers undertook to aged 78, died at Minster, Kont, ereditably added to lile record. This Bfesme! has superior socom or Michelin. The wheels are ball perform... What the leaflet He assisted in salving H.M8. By this time they have been dation for passengers, is Installed bearing and the rikishas well suggested was that if called upon Eurydice, which foundered. off delivered perhaps the British throughout with Electric Light, and Aited. It is intended eventually to perform strike duty they the Isle of Wright in 1878, about public will have returned to their cari adale destified doctor.

several hundred on the should refuse to shoot, The 800 lives being lost. In 1876 senses and seen the entire opium The pullera i llave advics it contained was drawn he was sent to Gravesend to reform movement in China in its spectal khaki baju, with red braid, directly from the teachings of examine the Russian Imperial true light, namely, the blur

int tolle publio, the Jeans of Nazareth, who said, yacht Livadia, where had gone of the century, and the most more than other Thou shall not kill, There ashore near Fluching with the injurious to British interests in

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