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BOXING.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1912.

INTERNATIONAL YACHT-

RACE FOR 1918,

San Francisco and Hawall Accept Sir T. Lipton's Challenge.

An Old Timer's Experiences.

Mr. Jack Grace, of New York, one of the eld school of fighters,

Sir Thomas Lipton left San is in Hongkong and has some interesting recollections. He has Francisco on November 23 after bees in the ring since 1888. In un enjoyablo sajonra among the that year ho won the amateur yachtsmen of that city.

"I'm coming back in 1915 on light-weight championship, and he has been at the game off and my own boat through the Panama on ever, since. He defeated canel; don't forget that," were Bimmy Newman in Hongkong in this last words as be said good-by to a crowd of friends at the 1903,

Grace mes Billy Murphy, of station. "That is going to be Australia, who was the feather the big year, and I am going to

enjoy it. weight champion of the world, in 1890. That fight was a 25 round affair. He afterwards met Ziegler, Charlie McKeever, Jack MoOliff, and Billy Mayer, all light weights.

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In the meantime I am going to work and do all I can to help make the 1915 meet the biggest yachting event ever held.'

His challenge here, anys a San Francisco paper, and the accept- La 1893 Gruce brought out Kid McCoy, having "discovered" ce for 1915, has made him enthusiastic, but it's the old love him in New Orleans, and after which brought him to theen having trained him, "fought shores-the cup for which he has him with skinned gloves in red three times and three times

POS

NEW YEARS HOLIDAY. The Post Offico will be open to-morrow from 8 till 9 a.m. only. There will be one delivery of

The Money Order office will be entirely closed.

MAILS ARRIVED TO-DAY. Swatow, s.8. Haimun... Haiphong, 9.x. Binhthuan. Japan, a.a. Kamo-maru. Manila, s.o. Yuensang. Shanghai, s.6 Caledonian.

SHIPPING NEWS. ARRIVED..

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 31ts at 10.25,--Pressure increased moderately over China,

Bi-Klang, Fr. 6.8 651, E. de

L'atalano, 29th Deo and is nearly stationary over the Haiphong 27th Deb, Gen. southern districts →MAM,

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR

Frosh to strong monsoon is AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

District.

W

TILL despatch VESSELS to the Ladermentional PORTS on or

the DATES named

FOR

Forecast.

N. winds, SHANGHAI.......INDIA moderate,

LONDON, FIA' to fresh;

Usual POATE OF fair.

CALL ********DIY LONDON & ANT-] WERPT.S'FORE,

No returns from Japan. ordinary correspondence and one Triumph, Gor, as W. Langchwa-

ger, 29th Deo-Hai-indicated along the E coast of collection of letters.

phon 27th Pac. Gen-J. China to the south of Shanghai, & Co.

and over the N. China Sea. Dumbea, Fr. 6.8, 5,925, Bellier, FORECAST FOR THE 24

30th Deo.-Marsailles HOURS ENDING AT NOON

TO-MORROW.DEN 1st Dec., Gen-M. M. Halmün, Br. s.s., 641, J. W. Evans, 31st Dec.-Swatow 30th Deo, Gen.-D. L. & Co. 1 Hongkong and Kamo Maru, Jap. s.a., 5,284, F. Neighbourhood

L. Sommur, 31st Dec.- Japan via Shanghai, Heer, 2 Formosa Channel) Northerly Apples, eto-N YK Binh Thuan, Fr. n.8., 984, D. Var Dec.--Har auso, 31st phong 28th Deo. Ce ment and Coal.-B. & 8. Hong Wan I, Chi- ss., 2,080, Ma- Bon, 31st Dec.Bingapore 24th Deo., Gen. Joo Tek. Sing. Kumehow. Br. 8.5 1,450, Martin,

London

MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

Latt

Dus Shanghai! Dec. 21 -Doo, 23

Dec. 5 Dec. 6

MAILS DUE. English. India, 3rd prox.

The India with the English Mail left Singapore on Funday. the 29th instant at 8 a.m. and is expected to arrive here on Fri- Packet brings the Parcel Mails closed in London

31st Deo. Balgon 25th Deo.. Rice and Gen- Chinese?

1894 at veland, Ohio, for lost with the grace of day the 3rd prox. at 7 ain. This Kwanglee, Chi 8.5, 1,468, McAr

sportsman. He is going to try again, and believes this time he

will win it.

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14 rounds, and was defeated. He has travelled all over the world, as a fighter, and was the first man to introduce boxing in The British visitor is an earnert South America. He began at

supporter of the exposition and Buenos Aires in 1900, and was believes that there will be several the instructor of the famous

yachts in the race for which he Jockey Club there. Thence he issued the challenge Wednesday went all through Bolivia, Ecuador eight. That other acceptances of and Chile. He says that boxing the challange will be received is doing well everywhere in South soon after he arrives in England "America, but that it is not ntpreis his belief.. sont allowed in Buenos Aires

"There is nothing I will not do because it is too lame a sport. for the 1915 exposition," he said

When askel bis opinion of the fighters to-day, Mr. Grace said to present school of boxes is the poorest that has ever been known in the spcrting world. "Fighters seem to have gone hack" he said, "and wo bave de- generated in all classes, barring few Light Weights."

Wolgast, Mat. Wells, Freldy Welsh and Willie Richie are the bost of the lot, so Mr. Grace asserts, but he adds that Wolgast in the poorest Light Weight that ever hold the "crown"

"I trained Nelson for the 40 round fight in 1910, when Wolg- ast won but he won imply because Nelson was a wreck owing to the severe punishment that Gans had inflicted on him in previous battles.

ns last word. "If at any time the directors wish me to do some thing for them, all they need to do is to cable ine at Londos. mean by that, even if they only wish me to see some ons for them I shall be glad to do it. I'm for the exposition, and will boost it in the old country,”

A movement is on foot in Los Angeles to form a syndicate to finance the building of a yuchti to represent. Los Angeles in the cap defender race against Sir| Thomas Lipton's Shamrock at Sau Francisco in 1915.

Mr. Arthur Letts, a wealthy merchant, led the subscription list, and has begun a canvass ai once to raise the first $25,000 of

fund which will amount to at least $150,000.

The plan will be to have the In speaking of Heavy Weights, Mr. Grace described L. McCarty. Los Angeles racer participate in Palzer, Bombardier Well, Jim the cup events at San Francico Flyun and Tony Ross as inferior first and then have the Shamrock boxers, adding that Johnson, come south directly afterward MeVeagh, Langford and Gennou, with the fleet of yachts and enter

all negross-cun "stop" any

nother regatta off San Pedro.

When tho challenge to the of the heavy weight white men to-day. He thinks that Jack world was issued by Sir Thomas Johnson is afraid of Langford Linton to compete for the blue and that he will use him as a ribbm of the seas in San Fran- counterfoil to aspirants against 1600 waters.in 1915, a yacht race Beat that would excel former compati- his title. In other words Langford, and I'll talk business!" tions was practically assured.

Swift as the answer came from will be Johnson's slogan.

Mr. Grace says that he does San Francisco that the challenge not think that at present there would be accepted and a boat is a white man who can get any-built and manned to sail against where near Juliason. Bombardier the Shamrock, the assurance that Wells, he says, is very clever and Hawaii will also answer the chal- knows the game perfectly, but he is not heavy enough.

When asked his opinion of Jack Cordell, who easily defeated Gunner Yore and Sky Kerrison, Mr. Grace said that Cordeli might have been a champion six years ago if he had not let him self get into the middle weight olaas.

lenge with an island-built boat comes with equal speed, and with all more enthusiasm at its recep tion because it was unexpected.

No sooner had the plans been made than telograms and wireless inessiges were sent to all the great yacht clube, announcing the fact that Honolulu as well as San Francisco would accept the chal- "To-day he is a good secund lenge of the British yachtsman. class man, a clean, square fighter." and inviting them join in the

Besides his fight in 1903 with great event.

THE HAT SNATCHER.

A hat sustcher made himself

for

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patch by the all sea route on the 27th November and for despatch overland on the 3rd inst.

MAILS CLOSE.

Fort Bayard, Haiphong, Pakhoi and Saigon-Per Siklang. 1st Jan., 8 a m

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Straits,

Per Haimun, 1st Jan..! 9 a.m.

Burmah. and India via Calcutta-Por Colombo- maru, lat Jan., 9 a.m. Straits and Ceylon-Per Kamo”

maru, 1st Jan., 9 a.m. Swatow-Per Signal, 1st Jan, 9

a.m.

Japan via Moji-Per Fitzclarence,

1st Jan., 9 a.m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Per Kaijo Maru, 1st Jan, 9 a.m. Shanghai, North Chiua and Japan

Kudat

via Kobe-Per Kawachi- maru, 1st Jan., 3 p.m. and Sandakan-Per Bor-

neo, 2nd Jan., 9 a.m. Salgot-Per Laertes, 2nd Jan,

10 a.m.

Macao-Per Sui Tal, 2nd Jan..

1.15 p.m.. Straits and Ceylon-Fer Persia,

2nd Jan., 3 p.m.

Shanghai and North China-Per

Chinbus, 2nd Jan., p.m.

thur, 31st Dec.- Canton 30th-Dec-0. M. 8. N. Co.

3 Bouth coast of) China between H.K. and Lamocks

Capt. E. P. Martiu,' x 8.8.

STEAMERI

TO BAIL ON

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about

Capt. G. W. Gordan, 11.8.x,

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4th Jan,

Pusinge Freight

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9th Jan.

SUMATRA

PENANG, WHO, Capt. W. R. LoMa e, xix,B.,

"I gale.

The same as, No. 1.

FORT SAID AND'

N.E. winds moderate.

SHANGHAI, MOI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA...

4 South, ooast of Ching between H.K. and Hainan.

China Coast Met orological Registr

-31st Decembar, a.m.

Station.

Wind.

Hour.

Barometer..

Temperature

Humidity.

D'tion.

Force.

60

Tientsin, Br. s.s., Robertson, 31st Wostock 7a30.2713 65

Dec-Canton 30th Dec., Nemuro Coal.-B. & S..

Hakodate Fri, Br. 8 6., 860, C. Wagle, 31st Tokio Dec.-Canton 30th Dec., Kochi Gen-A T. & Co

Nagasaki.. Caledonien, Fr. s.s., 4,129, Eschen- K'shima

aner, 31st Deo,-Yoko- Oshima hama 21st Dec., Gen.-Nahs M. M.

Ishi'jima

Hankow

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Weather.

MANAMILZMA,...

› CANDIA

Uipt. R. E Peel. SARDINIA

Capt. 0° 0. Talbst, n...

All the shors steamers are fitted with wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight, or Passage apply to

P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s office.

Hongkong, 19th December, 1912.

E. A HEWETT,

Superintendent

NORDDEUTSCHER

LLOYD. BREMEN.

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30.5727 79wnw 4 b

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IMPERIAL GERMAN

MAIL LINES:

Taishun, Ohi. e.s., 1,216, R. G. Bonin Is.

Paramore, 31st Dec.-Chefoo Shanghai 27th Dec., Gen. Whaiwet" -0. M. S. N; Co. Colombo Maru, Jap. as., 2,989. Kiukiang "

Kawashims, 31st. Deo-Shanghai Kobe 24th Dec., Gen. Gutzlaff *N. Y. K.

Sharp P. Locksun. Br. 9.8., 1,020. Taubert, Amoy

31st. Dec. Hongay 26th Swatow Deo, Gen.-B. & S

Taihoku Yuensang, Br. se, 1,128. Rolfe, Taichu

31st Dec-Manila 28th Tainan. Doo, Gen-J., M. & Co Koshun CLEARANCES AT THE

HARBOUR OFFICE. Dec. 30.

Hanyang, for Saigon. Tientsin, for Port Courbet Awa-maru, for Victoria. Nile, for San Francisco,

Locksun, for Swatow

Dec. 31,

Kaijo-maru, for Foochow Tjimanoek, for Batavia

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Wakamatsu-maru, for W'matau

Per Haiyang, 2nd Jan,

D

5 p.m. Japan via Yokohama-Per A

Apcar, 3rd Jan., noon. Macao-Per Sul Tai, 3rd Jan.,

1.15 p.m. Swatow

Riojun-maru, for Sourabaya, Haimun, for Foochow Colombo-maru, for Caloutta. Thongwa, for Calcutta. Kamo-maru, for London Kwanglee, for Canton.

and Amor-Por Kwang-Kanchow, for Shanghai.

.

Kaifong, for Iloilo.

se, 3rd Jan., 2 p.m. Shanghai, & North Chins Daito-maru, for Port Arthur, (Europe via Siberia) Chiguen. for Shanghai Por India, 3rd Jan,. 5 Taishun, for Canton

Dumbea,for Yokohama,

p.m.

Philippine Islands, Australia Cheongshing, for Canton..

Tasmania and New Zea Hlongwan I, for Singapore. . land. via Darwin-Per Fri, for Dalny. St Albans. 4th Jan, 10 Chongva, for K. O. Wan,

Caledonien, for Saigon, DEPARTED.

Dec. 31-

a.m.

Shanghai, North China and Japan

English

Mell.

via Kobe-Per Fook- sang, 4th Jan., 10 am.

Sunda, for Yokohama. Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Nile, for San Francisco. Adelaide, Western Aus- Awa-maru, for Seattle. tralia, India, Aden, aitan, for Foochow. Egypt, and Europe via Cheongshing, for Canton. Brindisi. (Late Letters Luchow, for Canton. 11 a.m. to noon, Extra Thongwa, for Straits. Postage 10 cents.) (Sup. Chiyuen, for Shanghai," plementary mail on board Changchow, for Chefoo... up to the time fixed for Kaifong, for Philippine Island. departure of the mail Riojun-maru, for Strafts. (Extra Postage 10 cents) Tjimanoek, for Batavia. (Lettera posted in all the Tingeang, for Bongay.: Pillar Boxes in time for Triumph, for Haiphong. the first clearance will Keemun, for Manila.

be included in this con- Dumbea, for Shanghai tract mail.) The Parcol PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Mail will be closed on

Per 8.8. Kumchow, arrived 31st. Friday, the 3rd Jan., at inst., from Saigon

Coulon Jean

5 p.m. Per Delta; 4th Jan., 11 a.m.

Sammy Newman in Hongkong. Jack Grace fought Charlie St.. Olair, and Tommy Lynch, at Shanghai and in the same year fought the well known heavy busy in Queen's Road, Jast night, weight, Jim Casey, at Tienstin, and as a man was passing in a Mr. Grace's reputation in the riekabs be appropriated his bend- East is a good one, and he states gear. A policeman chased theman that he is prepared to accept any and caught him with the hat in aballanger of his own weight, if his hand. The constable placed he is guaranteed a certain per- bim under arrest but, before he Shanghai and North China-Per

centage.

Bore excellent bouts should le en to-morrow night at the skat

had his man in the station, the latter slipped his coat and made away, leaving the constable with the garment dangling in his

was organized.

ing rink, when Mr. Hughie hands. A report of the affair was Macintosh submits a fine. pro made to the station and a searoh gramme. The bouts between Bax for the man and Smith, and Wilkesand Water men should alone be worth the money paid for admission.

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T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, Dec. 31: 1. Barometer, reduced, to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the "Humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100. 4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale.

6 State of Weather, b blue sky,

o detached cloud, d drizzling rain,

f fog, g gloomy, h bail, I light-

'STRA DENG.

TO SAIL UN

WED'DAY, 8th Jan

17,000

A boot

Begianing of January

NAPLES, GENOA, AL-`

GIERS, GIBRALTAR, Į KLEIST SOUTHAMPTON, ANT- Capt. T. Maase

ERP and HAMBURG.) SHANGHAI, TSING-)

GOEBEN Capt. A Ahlbom · 17,300.

COBLENZ

Capt. 1. Klugkist: 6,750

BORNEO

Capt 7. Sembill

About THURSDAY, 9th Jan..

About TUESDAY,

7th Jan.

All the steamers of the European Liu are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. New System ‹ (Telefunken.

For further Particulare, apply to

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MELCHERS & CO.,

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GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA.

Hongkong, 27th December, 1912.

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Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW, RETURŃ.

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METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

A

5 a m

at a p.m.

201

30.26

61 59

NE

1

Day On Date On Date Barometer 30.26-30.30 Temperature 55 55 Humidity 53 84 Per 8.8. Kamo, Maru, arrived

Wind Philippine Islands-Per Yuen-31st inst., from Japan, &c.

Bang, 4th Jan, 1 p.m..

Direction ENE Agnew, Mr. and McNeilly Mr. & Fores Macao-Per Sui Tai, 4th Jap..

Mrs V. D Mrs. D ww Weather 1.15.

Bondfield, Rev. Showman, Mrs. Rain Haiphong, Fakhoi and Faigon-

G B.

Het open Air Temperature on the, sgth ́ yê Per Baigan, 4th Jan., 5

Lowers Mts. Ferguson, A. H. Showman,

E. B. IPS PASSED THE CANAL

Siberian

Mail.

pm

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Kwongsang, 4th Jan., 5S

p.m

Shanghai & North China (Europe via Iberia)-Per Anhui, 4th Jan.. 5 pm.

Later he was found near the Ko Shanghai and North Ching-Per

Koorber, 4th Jan., 3 pm Shing Theatre and he admitted that the coat belonged to him. Shanghai, North China, Japan In regard to the hat he said a man who was running away threw the hat at him,

Chinese not wanted. A party of fifteen Chinese, who,

At the Police Court, this mor- were landed at Dover from the ning, before Mr. Hazeland, he Calais mail steamer Engadine, was charged with being in un- have been refused admission into lawful possession of the hat and the country under the Aliens was fined $10 er in deftult one "Act, and were sent back to Calais month.

on November 26 by the French

The police have not found the mail steamer Pas-de-Calai

owner of the hat:

via Yokohama Por Vor waerts, 5th Jan., 9 a.mu

R.

London, 10th December.' Arrivals from China:-C. Ferd Laesiz, Calchas, Hector, Glenfarg, Yagellan, Sachsen.

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H.K. Observatory, 30th Dec., 1912. T. F. Claxton, Director.

TIDE TABLE.

The following vessels have pas*: sed the Canal:-Carmarthen-Tue hite, Kaga Varu, Koerber, Nyanze wed Dunedin, Titan, Euphates:

Tar

Fri.

Satur

London, 13th December. Arrivals from China : Kitano Maru, Prinz Eitel Friedrich. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow The following vessels have sun. Per Balching 6th Jan, passed the Canal:- Bohemia, Mon.

5 p.m. Straits and Fombay-Per Capri, Locat, Laomedonas

Laurtes, Peleus, Sardinia, Paul:

7th Jan.. 10 a.m.

Boy London, 17th December.

Tec. 31at to 6th Jan., 1913.

High Water Hougkoog Mean Time

Low Waist

Hongkong

M

49

6.5

21

ぎ

34

43.7

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On the 10th Jan, On the 7th Feb.

Leave Hongkong

for AustraEs.

Un 4th anyt On 1st Feb. 11 am. On Jat Yaml 11 a.m.

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Philippine Talande-Fer Rubi Arrivals from China:-Nyanza,

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