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BOXING.

Good Sport Promised for Saturday.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1913.

the Welterweight oluss there was of course then an exouse of weight,

Battling Nelson, when he was Lightweight Champion was once matched over the round distance with Cordell, but for some reason he cancellor the fight, Cordell, being cleverer than Nelson, would havo beaten him over such a short distance.

Jack Cordell beat the. Mexican Autolia Herrera, who was con sidered the hardest hitting Light- weight who over fought in the

All the contestants for the hox ing tournament at the Tlientre Royal, on Saturday night, are, like good champagne, fizzing. I had a chat with Jack Cordell a couple of days ago and he is look- ing as fit as the proverbial fiddle. Not only does he took fit but he told me that he felt fit, and he is equal to any strain that his meet-"roped arous," ing with Evans on Saturday night is likely to bring. He says that ho has reason to believe that Evans will make things hot, and he hopes such will be the case, as he likes a lively hout. Fle has boon doing some good road work and he has had a number of the best heavy and middle men of the Colony sparring with him. To Cobrinul of excitement over

this menting as he was over his first fight when in his teens, and, should he wir, he will feel just as proud as the mo- ment his hand was held in the air, so to speak, by the referee that decided he had won his first battlo.

Bux and Smith, too are looking forward to their meeting which so much, and this bout should, and I hope it will, set aside all doubts as to who is the

meant

botter inan.

Then there is the wrestling boat which, if the men continue as they are doing, will produce a fine exhibition of physical strength and knowledge of the groat sport.

on points in twenty-five contest. Aurelin Her. rera in his very next fight knock ed out Young' Corbett in five rounds. Young Carbott in his previous fight to the one with Herrera had just lost the Light weight Championship of the world to "Battling "Nolson.

When Jack Cordell fought in the United States, ho hail such fighters as Roy Kenney who beat

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Hongkong" Bill Lowis, better known to the boxing World as Lynn Truscott; ne preliminary fighters. Kenny fought severn! times in a preliminary contest to Cordell's main event.

Since the death of Stanley Kotchell, the Middleweight Cham- pionship of the World s been in disputo. Eddie McConety is generally recognize Ins the Cham. pion by the Boxing Public, Cor- dell has never had an opportunity of meeting McGoorty list he has beaten men who have fought, a draw with the famous Eddie.

Jack Cordoll has fought over 100 fights during his career, all fights with the best the United States could produce, and he has The bookings are extraordin-the proud honour, to boast that he arily good, and those who desire luns nover yet been counter out a ringside seat had better slip or lost on a foul. Ile is very sol- round to Moutrie's or the random knocked off his feot, He has Hotel and mako cortain. I hope the tournament will turn out as succesful as the programme in- dicates, for the patrons of boxing in this Colony will then be able to any that we are making further strides in placing before them that which they require.

sent us

Xaverian.

Concerning Jack Cordell. An admirer of Jack Cardell has A letter which we have pleasure in reproducing. To the enthusiasts of this manly art to-morrow night he remarks, there will be given one of the very few oppurtunities ever given to the Hongkong public, perhaps the first, of seeing a really great fighter in action..

only lost two decisions on points.

POST OFFICE.

MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

Leli London Doo, 26 Dec. 27

Due Shanghal Jan. 11 Jan. 13

American, Porsia, 19th inst American, Coblenz, 25th inst.

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

WEATHER REPORT,

On the 17th at 10.55.-The

1).

Pressure is recovering over China, where anticyclone is pro- bably forming

Kiyo-maru, Jap. 8., 1,062, K. anticyclone has broken up. The Fukushima, 16th Jan.-depression has deepened some- what and is now control over Wuhu, Gen.-Don Ri

SW Japan. MAILS DUE. Canadian, Emp. of Japan, 18th Landrat Scheiff, Ger. s.., 1,012, A. Struve, 16th Jun.- inst.

Bangkok via Swatow 6th Jan, Rice.-S. & Co.

Prossure is still low over into Magellan, Fr. s.85,028, Char- Indo-China. The gradient ovar bounel, 16th Jan.-Marthe China Sea is practically nil. seilles 15th Dec., Gen.-

The monsoon will set in again M. M.

along the E coast of China to-day, Mara, Jan. a... 1,218, Sand over tho N. China Fea to-

Mopisaki. 16th Jan-morrow probably. Dairon 9th Jan, Coal-

"Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 M. B. K.

hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches,

The Empress of Japan with the Canadian Mail foft Shanghai on Wednesday the 15th inst., at midnight, and may be expected hore to-morrow 8 a.m.

The Perain with the American Mail is expected here on Sunday the 19th inst.

The Coblenz is expected to arrive here on Saturday the 25th instant with the Amorigan Mail. ex 8.5. Koren,

MAILS CLOSE. Hoihow, Haiphong, Pakhoi and

Fort

Saigon-Por Singan. 18th Jan., 9 am- Bayader Chongwa, 18th

Jan., 9 a.m.

Hollow Per Tientsin, 18th Jan,

91 111

Sian-Por Machew, 18th Jan.

10 a.m. Shanghai. North China, Japan via,

Kyodo

Luchow,

Sanuki

16th Jan-Port Courbot Brisa, 1.216, Meathrel 14th Jan., Coal.-Order Marn, Jap. ss., 3,789, Richard. 17th Jan- Singapore 10th Jan, Twist-N. Y. K.

Fausang. Br. 9.8., 1.410, Malkin.

17th Jan-Sourabaya 6th Jon Sugar.-J., M. &

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Mausang. Br. 6.8., 1,644, Corneck.

Moji-Sanukimaru, 18th Soshu Jan, 10 ..

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Cap. W. W. Cooke, R.*,2,

Light and variable' winds, fre- shening from

NE later: fair."

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA...

SOMALI

Maru. Jap. s.s., 1.115. R. 2 Formosa Channel

Tashiro, 17th Jan.-Swa tow 16th Jan, Gen-O' S. K.

Haimun, Br. n. 641, J. W. Evans, 17th Jan.-Swa- tow 16th Jan. Gen.-D. L., & Co.

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CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. Jan. 16, Michael Johsen, for Saigon. Tenyo-maru, for San Francison. Sado-maru, far Scuttle. Kiyomaru, for Canton. Magellan, for Yokohama.

Jan. 17. Haiching, for Foochow Phoumpenh, for Saigon. Sanuki-marn, for Kobe. Machow, for Bangkok. Wakamatsu-maru, for Karatsu... Yuen-Tichow, for Canton.

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Batavia, Choribon, Semarang Sourabaya and Macassar -Per Tjikini, 18th Jan., noon.

Philippine Islands-Par

When he recently made his debut in Hongkong by winning from two men in ono ring, in one night, within six rounds of fighting, he accomplished something never before seen in this Colony, and certainly established himself in the hearts of the boxing fans of Hongkong when he refraine from putting the finishing blow on his second opponent when the lattor was staggering along the ropes in a semi-conscious condition. This feat of his was all the more remarkable, as he arrived in the Colony a stranger and did not know the men Straits against whom he was pitted..

To-morrow he meets a man also in the championship class, and our only wish to this our sporting cousin,

ie: luck, American and may the best

man

win.

Graft" in New York."

To say that Jack Cordell is one of the greatest fighters now be- fore the public is but putting it mildly as the following will show. Cordell has worked his way to the top of his profession by sheer As a result of the recent dis perseverence and hard work. Te has fought since he was 13 years of age when he weighed 105 lbs. Helias fought in the paper, fiv, bantam, feather, light, walter and middleweight classes, being in the championship class all of the time in the respective weights.

closured to the Aldermanic in- vestigating committee the grand jury in Now York has indicted a policeman, John Skelly, and two allegod "graft" collectors for bribery and extortion.

4

Indictment of Grand Trunk Directors.

L.

He won the Bantum and Fen-

Mr. Chamberlin, the president, therweight Charapionship of the and Me. Alfred W. Smithers, the Pacific Coast at the age of nine-chairman, of the Grand Trunk teen. The wily and clever Jimmy Hailway, have beon indictor Britt was at that time in that plass under the American Anti-Trust and to avoid meeting pur fast, Law in connection with the Now elever and hard hitting Jack Cor. York, Newhaven; and Hartford dell he turned professional. Anil Railroad agreement. The indict even though they were both fromment avere that they, with the the same city--San Francisco-chairman of the latter company, the foxy Britt would never step have engaged in unlawful com- into tho saine ring with Cordell bination to prevent certain exton- after ho turned professional, al- though they quite often fought in the same town. After Cordell got out of the Lightweight class into

CRISP,

sions of the Grand Trunk Railway into New England and that they have conspired to prevent the operation of steamships between

NIPPING MORNINGS.

A pot of hot, delicious Coffee downstairs. The in- viting Aroma prevades the house. Isn't that. un in ducement to get up and begin the day? But the Coffee mustn't be dis. appointment even one day out of six. It must be con sistently good, and that Is one of the great characteris- BRAND tics of LOTUS MOKHA COFFEE.

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Obtainable at all Grocers.

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1 pm

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Shanghai, North China and Japan vin Kobo-Por Jelunga,

Siberian

Mail.

18th Jun., 2 p.m.

Orteric, for Soattle, Singan, for Baigon.

DEPARTED. Jan. 17.

Haiching, for Foochow. Tungshing, for Canton. Kwangloo, for Canton. and India via Calcutta-Fengtein, for Canton,

Per Kumsang, 18th Jan, Glenfalloch, for Singapore.

Choysang, for Swatow. Sado-maru, for Seattle.

3.p.m.

Shanghai, & North China

Per Anhui, 18th Jan., 5

(Europo via Siberia) Tenyo-maru. for San Francisco.

p.m.

Swatow, Shanghai and North China-Per Koonshing, 18th Jan, 5 pm, Swatow-Por Rajaburi,

Jan. 5: p.m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow via

18th

Tamsui Per Daijin- maru, 19th Jan, 9 a.m. Strait and Ceylon-Per Koerbor.

19th Jan.. 9 am

Swatow-Per Haimun, 19th Jan.,

9am.

20th Jan. 11 am."

1.15 p.m.

Ortoric, for Tacoma. Pheumph, for Saigon. Magellen, for Kobe.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per ss. Landrat Scheiff, arrived 16th inst., from Bangkok, &c.

Tubkins Moxton Seibe, H.

Goh Chye-hup Grey

3 South coast of China botwoon H:K. und Lamocka

4 South coast of Chinn between H.K. and Hainan." **

N. winds,

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consider-

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Hongkong, 17th January, 1913,

N.E. winde freshening

The samo us No. 1.

China Const Meteorological

Station.

Registor.

17th January, a.m.-

Wind.

pērature!

Hour.

Barometer.

Humidity.

D'tion.

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Force.

Weather.

Wostock 7a29.96 6 87 ne 40 Nomuro Ga 30.04- Hakodato 29.95 Tokio Kochi" Nagasaki K'shima Oshima 29.87- Naha

Ishi'jims

Bonin Is.

Chefoo

'W'haiwei Hánkow Ichang

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Superintendent.

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GIERS, GIBRALTAR, PRINZ LUDWIG SOUTHAMPTON, ANT- (Ospt, v Riazer

To SAIL DU

(WED'DAY,

22 Jaa,

'18,300

Oapt, B. Wilhelmi 20,800

Capt. F..Sembill

10 A.M.

about THURSDAY,

23rd Jan.,

SATURDAY, 25th January at 9 AM.

About

080 1

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.. 29.91- 29.76- 29.82 29.78

now

BW naw 1 n .1

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SHANGHAI. NAGA-1

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29.95 30.01

naw 6 nw 2

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SAKI KOBE sad YOKOHAMA

BREMEN

MANILA. ·ANGAUR,'"

30,10'33 90 nw 5b

YAP, NEWGUINEA, COBLENZ BRISBANE. SYDNEY (Capt. L. Klugkist and MELBOURNE ......

6,750

Kiukiang

Changsha

Shanghai

Gutzlaff

Sharp P.

Amoy

Swatow

Taihoku

30.1840100 nw lom 30.07 42100.n 7om 7830.1162-nno 1 c 6a30:09 62 87 se 3 o 30.05 64 90 0 b 5a30.03

nw 2-

KOBE and YOKOHAMA (PRINZ SIGISMUND

1 Capt. D. Louz

6,000

KUDAT & SANDAKAN

BORNEO

TUESDAY, 4th Feb. Beginning of

February.

11

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11

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11

13

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Taichu Tainan

30.00-- n Koshun P'dores 29.99- Canton 9a30.1161 77 H'kong 6a30.0062 98 Gap Rock, 30.01.

20.99 63 Macao Wuchow 9a Pakhoi Hoihow Phulien 6a30.0268

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9 a 29.9979

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30.0082 30.00 82

1 g

Labuan

Fer sis. Magellan; arrived 16th inst., from Marseilles, &,

Ngue, Mrs. Ly Ah Hong

eauregard, Le Phing Zwoe

Comte C. de Rossi, Mrs. R. hauken

Romano. Straits and Burmah-Per Upada,

Radcliffe, Col.. Dins, Achim Macao-Per Sui Tai, 20th Jan

Golfero.

Ross, B. Yuan Man-Cebu

chun Japan via Kohe-Per Hokuto

mari, 20th Jan, 3 p.m. PASSENGERS, DEPARTED. Tsintao, Weihaiwei and Chefoo Por Aki Maru, sailed on 15th -Por Shuntion, 20th inst.. for London, &c.— Jan., 3 p.m.

Low Cat Ali Hong

Mann, Mrs Swatow. Amoy and Foochow Brooks, F. M..

Por Haitan. 20th Jan., Brockman, F. S. ann. Rev. 5 p.m.

Brandt, F. J. Mite, K. Macao-Per Sui Tai, 21st Jan., Ball, Mr. and Mrs.

1.15 p.m.

Jenssen, J. P. Straits-Per Fausang,. 21st Jan., Gildart, H. J.

Grepel, Mr. and

Mrg. Hidaka, H.

a.m.

¿

Nagai, T.

T. F. Claxton. Director. Hongkong, Observatory, Jan. 17. 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.

All the steamers of the European Line are atted with Wireless Telegraphy. New System of Telefunken.

For lurther Particular, apply to

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Hongkong, 11th January, 1913,...

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FRIDAY, 24th Jan., at Daylight.

2 Temperature, in the shade, in HAIYANG... [ ̈A. E. Hodgins degrees Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air

saturated with moisture being 100, 20]

4. Direction of Wind, to two points.

1

*

Steamers will arrivo at, and depart from, the Co.'s Wharf near Blake Piez

For Freight and Pasange, apply to

Douglas, Lapraik & Co., ́

General Managers.

5 Force of Wind, according to THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN

Beaufort Scale..

On Hing Osada, K. 2. p.m.

Parker, R. H. Philippine Island-Per Taming,

Pruit, R. B. 21st Jan.. 3 p.m.

Pardon, Miss Haiphong. Pakhoi and Saigon Hung Wing-fat Peacock, 0.

Fungkiang, 22nd Jan. 8 Ito, K.

Peacock, Mrs. Irwin, Capt. J. H. Satra, K. Junker, Prof. & Stokers, C A.

Beiple, Mr. and

6 State of Weather, b blue sky, Sellar,

detached cloud, d drizzling rain Wood, Rev. and f fog. g gloomy, hhail, 1 light-

Mra.

ning, o overcast, p passing showers, q squally, r rain, s snow, Yamasaki, K. Yoshima, Chikat, thunder, v visibility, w dew wet). 0 Rain in inches, tonths, and hundredths,

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9 a'm. Macao Per Sui Tal, 22nd Jan.,

1.15 p.m. Shanghai and North in-Per Kwongsang, 23rd Jan., 9

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TIDE TABLE. Jan. 14th to 20th Jan., 1913.

ร 11leb Walter

Hengkopa

Tow Vixier

Steamer

Hoogkong

Kisa

Tims.

Tues.

Wed.

Thur, 16 m

21

Previous

EASTERN

請

15

53

tn

B 33 2.4

ms

Fil

Satur.

17

923 Temperature 64

Day On Date On Date

30.01 Barometer 30.04 30.04

64

67

10 m

19

14

Bad Wind

Mon.

20

Humidity

Direction Force Weather

73

94

84

E

E

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Japan via Nagasaki, Victoria and Per Seattle-maru, 23rd Jan. 1pm Shanghai and North China-Per Chenan, 23rd Jan., 3 p.m.. Swatow, Amoy and Boochow

Par Haiyang, 23rd Jan., 5 p.m. Sandakan-Per Mausang, 24th sun.

Jan., 2 pim.

Philippine Islands, Yap, Angaur,

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it p.m. 6.D.

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