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THE BONGKONG TELEGRAPD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1013,

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-HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1918.

SUFFRAGISTS AND THE GOVERNMENT.

Wyndham Street-

In yesterday's issue, we stated

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DAY BY DAY.

The Mails. Australian Mail-Closed per 8.6. Guthrie at 11 am. to-day:

Siberian Mail.-Due per 9.9.

Chinhus to-day, English Mail.-Due per 8.8. Delta at 6 a.m. to-morrow. Siberian Mail-Closes

per p.m.

8,8. Delta at 5 to-morrow.

that eight new Chinese shops are? The man who can smile at his about to be built in Wyndham defeat has won-next! Street, and twenty houses in the now thoroughfare which will run through to Zetland Street. Per- sons who live on the higher levels, and thus have to pass daily along one or other of the side streets leading upwards from Queen's Road, may not be altogether overjoyed to hear this. The state of Wyndham Street was nothing much to boast of before, but at least it enjoyed the dis- tinetion of being the least sordid and dirty of any of the side turnings west of Ice House Road. Bit by bit, however, it has been coming more into the hands of Chinese, Only a fortnight ago a house, hitherto European, be of came tenanted by Chinese; and passers-by now have the felicity of beholding curtainless windows, the family washing hanging over the verandah, and knots of un- washed idlers hanging round the doorway.

Japanese Gunboat Arrives..

Wharf and Godown Co.

Fire Insurance Meeting.

The 44th ordinary meeting of shareholders in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld. is fixed for Wednesday, March 12th.

Attempted Larceny, tee

Settlement Day.

Pick-Pocket Sentenced

A respectably drossed Chines was charged before Mr. Hazeland at the Pulice Court, this morning, with stealing a watch, from an A Select Committee on Pater other Chinese at the Happy Re Medicines is at prosent sitting stent to prison for one month."

treat by pocket picking. He was

exchanges that some interesting Home, and we notice from rocent

Alleged Theft of Cauliflowers,

down when he believed he had the

JOCKEY CLUB RACES. race woll in hand.

JOHNSTONE ON FIJIAN CHIEF WINS DERBY

IN A CANTER.

SECOND DAY'S EVENTS

DESCRIBED.

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son.

Esq.

Assistant Judge: W. D. Jupp, Starter-H. J. Gedge, Esq. Second Starter:-M. W. Slado,

Esq.

Time Keeper. 3. Sassoon,

Esq.

Hon. Treasurer:A. C. Hynes,

Esq.

Clerk of the Course T.-F. Hough, Esq.

NOTES ON THE RACES.

.10lb.

bition bringing up the roar. Tia-“.

Dividend

Winner $6,50

In answer to the query did he.. not have on armchair mount in the Derby, Johnston" said "Yes, an armchair mount.' The Jockey Cup.-Winner $500, Second $150. Third $75. For China Ponies, Subscription Griffins of any Season. To be ridden by Jockeys who have not had more than two winning mounts previous to this Moet- ing in Hongkong or Chins. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners barred. Entrance There was less appearance of

$10, Oaco Round. Stewards.

Mr Ellis Kadoorie'a Mahratta The Japanese gunboat Saga rain than was the case yesterday The following was the list of

stewards:

10st arrived from Canton this morning. when racing opened to-day, but

Chiet,

12lbs. His Excellency Sir F. H. May, Mr Brutton's Sovington, 10as (MoMichael) ↑ H.S.M. Monmouth Leaves. there was a decided nip in the

H.M.8. Monmouth steamed out wir. Still there was every prospect Admiral Sir A. L. Winsloo, Mr. Trio's Gold, 10at. 121b.

K.C.M.G., His Excellency Vice-

12lb. harbour this morning for Kobe, of full and excellent day's R. N., K.O.B., C.V.O., O.M.G,

Hickman) 2

The annual meeting of the racing. Owners, it was evi- His Excellency Maj General Mr Apear's Quickstep, 10t

'(Lewis) 3 Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf deat, were taking

C. A. Anderson, O.B., Commo- risks and Godown Company is to be with

dore Anstruther, 'R.N., C.M.G.,

(Stewart) their ponies, held on March 5th, at noon.

for, the Hoo. Sir Paul Dhster, K. Mr Ching's Lots of Time,

11et 1lb. quarter of an hour before the first C.M.G., His Honour Sir W. Ress

(E. Seth) addling bell, there only four Davies, Kt., The Hon. Mr. O. H. Mr. 8. H. Michael's The Bur-

glar, 11st lib. (Hastings) 0 Rumours about Portugal.

ponies in the stables. Just on Ross; G. K. Hall Brutton, Esq. Last night's wire suggests that

eleven o'clock, however, a strong Capt. F. A. Dickinson, G. Fries Mr. Hum's Ambition, 10st.

12lb team arrived. This of, course, land, Esq., H. J. Gedge, Esq.,

(Kremer) 0 rumours regarding Anglo-Gor-

is Derby and Challenge Cup Day Henry Humphreys, Esq., N. Jfrom a capital start, followed by The Burglar made the running, maa negotiations in connection with Portugal have been denied. A man charged before Mr. F.Ato say nothing of other import- Stabb, Esq., and H. P. White, Esq. Gold and Lots of Time with Am-

Stewards in charge of the For the sake of the King of Hazeland, at the Magistracy this ant events and owners were wire "DONNELLY. On the 26th February, 1913, at Woolamai." Korloon. Portugal and those of his subjects morning, with attempted larceny to keep their ponies in their own Scale: The Hon. Mr. C. H. Rose ging the football field, The Bur

who have remained loyal to him, was fined, $50, or in default one stables as long as possible. Sir and G. Friesland, Esq. it is much to be hoped that inter-month's hard labour,

Bedivere, when he arrived, was HandicapperD.M. Ross, Esq. glar still led with Gold in close the centre of much "attraction. vention of some sort will still

Jadge-Capt. F. A. Dickin attendance, Ambition still being in the rear. Approaching the arise, by means of which the Owing to the alteration of the There was only a fair number

hill, the first three ponies bunoh present system of government dates of the Races the Hongkong of people present when the first

ed, but the Burglar maintained may be ended. It is more than Stockbrokers Association an-saddling bell want, and many of

the premier position followed, by regrettable that the Powers ever nounces that the February Settle them whiled away the interven

Gold and Quickstep now

Sevington with even nominally recognised a ment has been postponed until ing half hour in inspecting the Republic that owes its existence the 28th instant."

splendid collection of cups and

in the rear. to the brutal murder of the late

other trophies on the grand stand.

Rounding the band Gold drawi Pocket-Picking at the Races

level with the Burglar but King and his heir, and the sabse- A Chinese charged with pocket-

The course was considerably quent expulsion of the lad who picking at the main gate at the broken, after yesterday's racing,

his mount go and soon put a a moment later Hastings. let succeeded to the throne. Since Race Course, yesterday, was sent but it was fairly dry, and, though the Revolution, shams, lies, extra-lo prison for a month, with four it was somewhat heavy, it was not

length between himself and Gold. Coming into the straight Am- vagance, mal-administration and hours' stocks, by Mr. Hazeland, at so holding us yesterday. persecution have been the hall- the Police Court to-day.

H.E. the Governor arrived

bition came with a rattle and marks of Portugal's government-

jast at eleven o'clock. From that

joined the leadere. Mahratta Chief and are likely to remain so unless

hour the attendance swelled con- The first race, for the Jockey then showed in the picture, Mo- Britain or some other Power puts

siderably before starting time. Cup, saw quite a fine finish be-Michael getting down to his work. a spoke in the wheel.

Colours were considerably in tween Sevington and Mahratta Lots of Time was now lying It Pays to Advertise,

evidence, and it was noticeable Chief. The pari returns showed handy behind on the rail. Sor that those of Mr. Soares found that the pair had been wall back-ington challenged Mahratta Chief, most favour amongst the first ed, but an outsider, in Gold, re- both jockeys riding bard, but the arrivals.

tarned the useful dividend of latter was not overtaken and The string of incidents in connection with the women's suffrage

Flogging Poples.

$33.30 for a place. Sevington was eventually won by a length, with mavement related by the Home wires and the latest mail papers facts regarding Beecham's Pills Wilkinson and Grist, appeared made here regarding the handling Rock,

Mr. F. C. Mason, of Messrs By the way, a remark may be always lying handy from the Gold a good third half a length would be positively incredible but that events, during the past three were disclosed at one of the sit at the Polics Court this morning, of ponies. Yesterday we saw one strongly ridden, only came into

but Mahratta Chief, away. years, have prepared us to believe the unbelievable where the tings. Sir Joseph Brecham, the before Mr. L. D. Melbourne, to jockey hit his pony over the head the picture in the straight and

Time 2 min 4.1/5 0. inffragists and the present Government are concerned. Since the head of the firm, was giving evid-defend a man-charged with steal in the straight. This is a snatched victory by a length from Radicals, with their grandmotherly methods and their eternal shift-

ence, and he stated that the ing and shilly-saallying, came into power, the women who are business was started some sixtying three cauliflowers, at Shamlangerous proceeding and would howling after the vote have incressed in numbers and strength till years ago by his father, who was they have become unquestionably a danger to society. Any persona druggist and commenced to with a grain of foresight know that, unless the movement was make pills for his customers, but crashed at the outset, this must be the case. The women who have did not then advestise them. We brought matters to the present pass are like children all know that they are advertised and Chinese coolies, in regarding leniency and tolerance widely enough nowadays, and the signs of weakness, and in their readiness to take advantage of result is that the business is the the minutest yielding on the part of those in authority. The Go-largest of its kind in the world,

Most of the jockeys again wore vernment has given them an inch and they have taken a mile. while we have Sir Joseph's word Greene arrived early this morning the first flight had the first race to Sir Conyngham and Lady goggles, and those not quite in

$1,000. Presented by the Bankers and Exchange Brokers for it that a million pills are sold by the N.Y.K..s. Kitano Mara. themselves. The magistrates and judges have, in the main, endeavoured

of Hongkong. Second to re- to do their duty by passing suitable sentences on the women brought words, the firm disposes of 50 oar telegram columns, Sir On- the band of S.M.S. Kaiser Franz every day! Expressed in other As our readers are aware from: Music was supplied to-day by

ceive $250. Third $100. For before them; but of what use is that when those sentences are not tons of pills a year! And here yngham was recently appointed Joseph, but otherwise the ar-

China Ponies. Weight for in- carried out? What encouragement has a magistrate or judge to it might be added that over British Ambassador to the Court rangements were as yesterday.

obes as per scale, Winners at go carefully into a case, when he knows that the Home Office will 100,000 a year is spent on of Japan. He has had a long It may bo remarked, by the way, event of the day-the Derby,

this Meeting of one Race 7 lb; altimately make a fool of him by not supporting his authority? advertisements by the firm. That experience of service abroad; he teaching the police arrangements, which attracted only eix runners.

of two or more Races 10 lb. To him it matters little whether he sentences the offender to a fact is the beat answer which can entered the Foreign Office, on that this will most probably be Nevertheless a fine race resulted,

extra. Griffics allowed 5 16. month in the second division or to seven years' penal sarvitude, bo given to the question:-Doss leaving Oxford in 1877, was ap Inspector Baker's last appearance which was well and easily won

Subscription Griffins of this seeing that, in either osse; the prisoner will be let loose in a few advertising pay? Of course it pointed Acting 3rd Secretary at on the course. He is to go Home by Fijian Chief, with Sanlight

Season 1012-1913 allowed 10 days or weeks. And presumably this sort of thing is to continue does. Messrs Beecham believe Athens in 1880, and Charge d' shortly.

lb. Previous non-starters at this until, in despair, the Government throws up the sponge, acknow-

Recond and Jimbolini third. The ledging itself beaten by the women, and accords them the vote. it, or we should not find them Affaires at Stuttgart in 1883. In

meeting barred. Entrance $15, nice state of affairs this, for a nation that boasts of its supremacy year for advertisements.

footing a £100,000 bill every 1887 he entered the Diplomatic

Amongst those present wore last-named showed the way dur- From the Two Hile Post Once H.E. the Governor, Lady May, ing the greater part of the race, Round and in. by land and by sea!

And Service and, since then, has held Max May, Missi Dickson, Capt. Dalgarno apparently having Capt. Hope's Capello, 10st what is more, it pays everybody important posts, successively at Taylor, Sir Paul Chater, Mr. Ellia instructions not to pursue the 12lb: And yet the way out of the difficulty is so obvious that a wayfar- who goes in for it-the man with the Hague, Brussels, Teheran, Kadoorie, the Misses Gordon, Mr. same tactics as with Disbolini Mr. John Peel's ig man, though a fool (unless he be a Radical cabinet minister) business yet to be built up, and Pretoria, Berne, Bucharest and F. Maitland, Mr. N. J. Stabb, Mr. which ran second last year. Sweet 11st. osanot fail to see it. If a dranken charwoman throws a brick the man who has brought his finally at Copenhagen, where he G. P. Lammert, Mr. R. F. O. William was the chosen of Sir Sir Paul's The Rice Bird, 10st through a window, she goes to gaol; and, while she is there, she is business to the front rank, as was British Minister. dead to the public. She may, for aught we know to the

(Burkill) 3 Master, Hon. Mr. E. A Hewett, Paul's stable but he was not real- woll. Advertise to get your contrary, tsar up her prison clothes, refuse to perform her task, or attempt to business a name for itself; then will be the guest of His Excellency Leiria, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.Seth, Mr. The winner was clearly the best

To-day Sir Conyngham Greene C.M.G., Mr.Jackson, Mr. Lewis, Mr. ly good enough and finished last. (a.) Mr. Brutton's Joss Mighty, starve herself; but that is the affair of the prison authorities; the advertise to keep that name. It the Governor, and will leave Orowther Smith, Mr. F. J. Halton, horse, on the day, and came Mr Ellis Kadoorie's Durbar - 11at 1lb. (Gegg) outside world never hears of it. Then why, when Mrs. Pankhurst or

is the only way. any of her fellow maniaos is sent to prison, should more prominence Yesterday's Races.

tomorrow by the Kilano Moru Mr. Logan, Mr. J. Bain, Mr. R. A.. home in common, canter, amid Chief, 10st 11lb. (Moller) 0 be given to her in the Press than to the other misguided lady? I

at 11 a.m. for Kobe. Mr. T. Harding, Mr. M. W. Slade, K, C., rousing cheers, an easy winner. · (a) Rin as White Lilac (late Josa Without commenting at any Tokugawa, a son of Prince Tokn- Mr. Gedge, Mr. G. K. Hall Mr. Ellis Kadoorie, had fiue Mighty) in 1912, reverts to ori- the newspapers chronicled all that goes on in the various gaole, length on yesterday's races, agawa of Japan, proceeds North Brutton, Mr. G. C. Moxon, Mr. Ho reception when he led in the ginal name. whether in England or in Hongkong, they would have little room note or two may be made on cer-wards by the same boat. for other news. No one is more opposed thau we to holo-and-corner tain points, It is only fair to pay

Fook, Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr. J. E. Chief, and the win seemed a From a good start Pershore This morning, H.M.S. Mon Greason, Mr. J. W. O. Bonner, popular one.

took the lead but was soon de methods and to the hushing-up of scandals which ought to be ox-tribute to the jockeys on their mouth left for the north. She will Dr. and Mrs. Evan Jones, Hon Mr. posed but in the particular instance of the doings of these plucky riding, in the earlier await the new ambassador at W. Chatham, Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Gorman Cup a race which his Capello second on the rails, and Violini was a fine winner of the prived of it by the Rice Bird, with women, when once they are in gaol we would like to see the Press races especially, when the course Kobe, where he will trans-ship to Mr G. P. Carry, Mr H. W. Bird, owner, Mr. Soares, rather favours Durbar Chief third. The field mazzled. It is clear that a crazy hankering after publicity is at was in very bad condition. The the cruiser. The Monmouth will Mrs Griffin, Mrs Jordan, Mrs Potte, as the result of a remarkably passed the post in a cluster, the the root of the suffragetten" actions, and, as long as they can pose stewards must be congratulated then convey him to Yokohama Mrs Hall, Mrs Maitland, Mira olever race by Dalgarno, who Rice Bird showing the way, Dur as heroines and martyrs, so long will they continue their foolery, too, on the success attending where he will make his official Matheson, Mr Nilssen, Me showed fine hands and lifted his bar Chief now second and Capello When sentence, whether long or short, is passed on any one of them, races carried out under most in-landing from her, after which she Jamieson, British Consul at Can- mount home in masterly fashion third with Joss Mighty in the she should be dead, so far as the outside world is concerned, till the favourable conditions. By the returns to Hongkong imme-ton; Mr Hoppler, Canton, Mr J. when Donald Dhu threatened rear. day of har release; the newspapers and her friends should not even way; we noticed, at one period, diately,

Past the football field danger nearing the post. Dal-Capello took second place to the garno is evidently much more Rice Bird with Durbar. Chief at home on a dry course than on third. Mounting the rock the a muddy one.

Rice. Bird was joined by Capello, When the tin adjournment followed by Darbar Chief with crowd present than was the case Rounding the bend for the run arrived there was a much larger Joss Mighty still in the rear. yesterday, and the fine racing had home Barkill, on the Rice Bird. put it in a rare humour. took the rails and commenced to Interviewed during tiffe, flog. He was immediately chal in the Derby was beaten before pressed, the latter in turn toing Barkill said that Sweet William lenged by Capello who was never he had gone a mile. The course challenged by Pershore, John- to-day, he said, was very trea- stone riding hard. Two hundred cherous, even if not so holding yards from the post the Rice Bird. as yesterday. Coming round the was beaten. Pershore made, a bend on Primrose, in the race gallant effort, to overlake Capello previous to tilin, he nearly came but the latter without!

be allowed to know what particular prison she has been sent to. If liver-coloured chow dog running

sai-po. The case was remanded.

SIR CONYNGHAM GREENE.

British Ambassador to Japan Arrives in Hongkong.

not be toleratod at Home. Obviously many a pony which expects a blow over the head will swervo across the course if it is so struck; and, with horses bunched together, any sort of accident may happen.

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Barton, Mr Frankenheime, Manila; this plan were followed, there would soon be an end of hunger will over the course at the top FOND OF THE “HOUSE.

Mr Pruesser, Manila; Mr Thomas, strikes; but if, by chance, an exceptional case arose, wherein bend and following the ponies as

Standard Oil Co, Amoy ; Mr P.P. prisoner refused her food, then by all means let her do so; it is her far the half mile post. It did not

J. Wodehouse, Mr H., Lammert, own affair. Unless some duch measures as there are adopted, life appear to be a valuable animal,

Mr Soares, Lt. Law, Mr Ehren will be unendurable in England: As it is, the Government's for no one made any serious at Manuel Sequeiria was charged ton, Dr M. Haraton. Mr. Mrs and A Brazili named John fele, Mr and Mrs J. Scott Hara- position is anything but a bed of roses, but we have no pity to tempt to recover it. It seems a before Mr. C. D. Melbourne at the Miss Humphreys, Lt. Lewis, Dr. pare for those who make difficulties for themselves through sheer pity, in a way, that the stewards Police Court, this morning. with and Mrs Black; Mr and Mrs Potte, cowardice and sentimentalism. Suppose half a dozen lives had been have not power to shoot a atray absenting himself from the House Mr. G. Jupp, Sum Pok Ming, lost during the fire at Kew or in the explosion at Mr. Lloyd George dog of this kind of sight, for it of Detention. house would the culprits have been hanged? We doubt it and night easily cost a jockey his Chief Warder Passmore in Hon. Mr. JAS. Bucknill, Mr. O. Mr. J. Rodgor, Mr. B.H. Crofton, o do the culprits themselves; and because of that doubt, or rather life or, at any rate, lead to a formed his Worship that he had A. Tomas, Mies Tomes, Col. und because of their certainty that, to whatever lengths they may choose sotion accident. That aside, hov-known the defondant for two or Mrs. Irwin, Maj. and Mrs. Talloch, to 50, the flabby officials at Whitehall will not dare to punish aver the day's 18eing passed off three years, and he had often been Mr. and Mrs. Reader Harris. tham adequately, they persist cheerfully in their law-breaking. The wit daliberate aessaanation of some pabilo man may doubtless be looked méré plegantly then, early in the

arkable smoothness and, in and out of the house,

Men Officials. He was sent to prison for two The following the -lht-of MAZOAKO sppeared probable, montba

Sevington, with Gold third. Mc- Michael rode a fine race on the winner...

Places $5.00, $5.50, $33.30 Cash Sweep-

Ticket No. 291, 1st $570.45

09, 2nd 164.70 108, 3rd 82 35 Commission-01.50)

$915 00

Capello, winner of the Champion Stakes a year ago, won the Ex- change Plate without being un- derly pushed, from Pershore and The Rice Bird. Captain Hope's hores always had the race well in The Exchange Plate.-Value jockey asked him a question, and hand from the moment that his

he came home a good winner in pressed. 2 mins. 29 secs. without being

The Derby.

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The way was now clear for the

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13lb...

(Vida) Pershore, (Johustone)

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