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GENERAL NEWS,

Provisional Days Over,

Peking, Oct. 11.

By order of the President:- (1) I, the President, having as

sumed office on October 10, here-

WOMAN CENTENARIAN.

Long-life Recipe of "Loving Everybody."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1913.

OLD-TIME BETTING.

How Rating and Its Association have Changed.

اگر

Mrs. Robecon Law, an old age

In every department of nation. pensioner, of Little Cheaterford, al amusements great changes and

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Essex. celebrated her hundredth development have taken place, SHOP TO LET-Opposite T OLET-Largo Furnished by 'command all civil and military birthday the other day. She officials in Peking and outside was left a widow at forty-two,gs & writer in the "National House St.-Apply to Medical, board. Upper level. Reasonable. Peking to continue to do their with seven children under four-Review," and racing is no excep- Hall. duties as of old-North China tron. By working in the fields tion to the law of human pro- Daily Newe

for farmers, by sack mending, gross. In earlier times the apert Monsignor Benson` and Football, and washing for the farmere' was the diversion of the fow it is The man who plays for his wives she brought up her family, now the pastime of the multitude. She toiled until she was The days are long pass when the parish may be the better aporta- inan; but the Northumbrian who seventy, when she was admitted

was attended by a travels all night, and lack the to one of Lord Braybrooke's racecourse next, solely that he may see his almshouses on ille Audley Eud select band of gentlemen who

she was ninety.

horseback and who, cantered on Ten years ago, unable to look their backs to the ring to support after herself any longer, she the animal of their choice. went to live with hor grand- daughter, the wife of Mr. W.

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nide victorious, or even beaten, is estate, where she remained until followed the proceedings on low) from let Gotober, 1913, fill Hongkong, 16th Qut, 1913. (902 LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

incomparably the finer artist, anys

Monsignor Benson in the Daily Mail.

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Races have increased in num- An American gentleman-Dr

From 1st November, 1913) Charles Campbell, of San Antonio. Carter, church clerk, of Little her and enormously in valno.

No.1 Gough Hill, No. 103 Peak, Texnating devised a "bat roost" Cheaterford. Living in the same Matches, which with in the life Bungalow containing drawing, for milarious mosquito-infested house are fur gonorations-Mre. time of some who are still racing, dining and smoking rooms and districts. A summary of Dr Law, the centenarian; her eldest figured in one year to the num-five bedrooms. With ground for Campbell's method is given inson, Mr. Thomas Law, seventy. ber of eighty six, are now praç- Tehnis Court tle August issue of the Bulletin three (alen an old age pensioner); tically unknown, save when an

FOR SALE. of the Bureau of Agricultural In her granddaughter, Mrs. Carter, engagement of the kind appeals tolligence and of Plant Disences," fifty-one; and two great grand to the boyish fancy of a Jewish HARTING and ROGATE, on Apply to

rued by the International In-children, Grace Evelyn Carter, millionaire. The great prizes part of Kowloon Inland Lot 1154. atitute of Agriculture, Rome, eighroon, and Florence Crace offered by the flourishing park

sixteen. Altogether Mra. Law clubs in the neighbourhood Road. Fine Viow of harbour; 8 Last month there was added to as thirty-five grandchildren anl of London and by the mange- Rooms, 3 Bathrooms, Gardon and

Taunis Court. atent of other racing centres, the Mansion House plate, in com-

forty-six great-grandchildren. memoration of their Majesties.

Asked to what he attributed where enterprise and reforming for 30 Servants. Coronation, a replica in silver-her good health and long life, policy have be rewarded with gilt of the Coronation chair in Mrs. Law said yesterday, "Hard financial success, have naturally Westminster Abbey. The mudol, work, my dear, and happy with proved more attractive to owners No woman has worked than running for their Own which is exact in every particular, is about a quarter of the sign of harder than I have, and I was money the original and weighs 200 an- never happier than when at work. I love everybody If I did not I cos. The stone beneath the 'reat

chould not have lived so long.” is reproduced in 'grauite.'

A Souvenlt of the Coronation.

The Bird and the Hyphen. A teaober in a lower grade was: instructing her pupils in the use of a hyphen. Among the ex- amples given by the children was

'bird-cage."

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Now,

"That's right," encouragingly remarked the teacher.. Paul, tell me why we put a hyphen in bird cage.""

A GREAT BREAK.

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DOMINICAN PROCURATION. *process. It is improbable that four-year-old horses will ever

gain be engaged in races limited TO LET-ip" in Queen's to three-years-olds; or that such Road, Central. Apply to circumstances as Greville, for INKKO & Co. The nows that John Robertsxample, records in 'cobuection has decided to retire from bil-with the Derby of 1883 will in liarde and to lay down his cue future deform the history of the marks the greatest break-a break sport.

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1966 Hongkong, 15th Oct., -93. 1957 must always rank, ne historic, for racing will always require the Hongkong, lîth Oct., 1913. John Roberin in his day-and a strictest supervision of the Jockey

It's for the bird to sit on,' was the startling rejoinder-responsible. It is the close of a

Current Literature.

Sagacity of a. Dog

JEE.

An alarming five broke out ear-long day it has been was a Club. There are man of every South Africa may occasionally on the eve of an Epsom contest as ly on September 23 at Loton Park, Shropshire, the sat of Sir player not only without a fellow, type who follow the game, and launch out with a few thousands, the recent ineledrama of "The Bryan Leighton, and but for the but without a rival even in the who are neither finished examples but the fashion of individual Whip "at Drury Lane or the der- same street. Such supremo mas of moral excellence nor of the heavy betting is dead. What cription of the betting on the race sagacity of a Pomeranian dog many lives might have been tery as he exercised in the art of standard of just men made per- would be thought in these days in Ouida's novel of Under Two lost. A gentleman in residence, controlling billiard balla is affect. In the early Victorian per- of an owner who stood to win Flags.

As ind the authorities were as 'drowsy £150,000 on his own horse in the a Mr Williams, was awakened by thing as rare as genius.

age

had been done,

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the barking of the dog at bis Dogberry said, reading and writ-and indulgent as the bishops of Derby, which was beaten, and at ing come by nature, but to be n the eighteenth century, and the same time won 30,000 on bed-room door, and he found that wellfavoured man in the gift of offences went undetected and un- another which proved successful, the place was on fire. He aroused

God;

and that expressed for punished But in these days, and who could call his net win- the household, and the fire was subdued after considerable dam-many years the imperable gulf even Stewards of minor meet- nings by betting in a single year between other professional billings have aroused them €100,000? Raping history records

contoions iard-playere and John Roberts. selves,

that they this of Lord. George Bentinck. Scene at Mr Shaw's Play. His form showod vicissitudes, but will be supported by the Where are the owners who bet A carious sceno took place lart when he was really extended and appellate tribunal; and no owner, as did the Marquis of Hastings month at the St. James's Theatre, out to win he was unapproachable. no trainer at the head of his pro- during his brief career on the to an optician of doubtful ability during a performance of Mr Ber-His name has become a household fession, and no leading jockey Turf, Mr. George. Payne, Mr to purchase glasses upon which

your eye-sight depends. nard Shaw's play" Androcles and word thronghont the world, and caq, expect to receive the smallest Merry, and Sir Joseph Hawley?

Personal attention is given to the Lion."

When the pagan has fame has set a standard by mercy when the Stewards of the Where is the bookmaker to-day the examination and the fitting captain declared that any person which all other achievements are Jockey Club are satisfied of the whose betting transactious bear of lenses that will relleve all who parishes in the arena is not tested. For more than forty years evidence of guilt.

any resemblance to those of Davis?, trouble. The only charge is for a martyr but is committing suicide, he has been constantly in the

It is too much to say that bet. Over the Derby of 1851 Davis is the glasses, a lady in evening dress stod 1 up public eye and now at the age of ting as it prevailed in former days said to have paid more than in the front row of the dress circle sixty-six ho definitely closes his has practically crused; Betting £100,000, and without waiting and exclaimed, "That's what Mc-wonderful career, taking with bin in small sums takes place ex fur settling day sent Mr Greville Kenna tells the Suffragettes." not only the laurels that he has tensively among the lower orders a cheque for £15,000 twenty-four The interruption caused some

but the admiration and WOO.

of the community. The facilities hours after the race was run. commotion, many person joining goodwill of billiard-players wher- for it have grown. The most The truth in the whole scheme of in and uttering remarks about Mr ever they are to be found. It is ingenious and the most active betting has changed. McKenna.

satisfactory to know that the ex canvassing is employed. Columus

no yearling Missing Necklace, Found. champion has recovered from the A pearl necklace was found at severe illness that recently befell of advertisements appears in some books on the Derby; no owner Optician in D'Aguilar St.

insidious as would dream now of taking an hotel at Buxton last month bim, sud it will be hoped that bepapera, 88 and handed over to its owner, will live long to enjoy his well- moneylenders' lettere and general- £40,000 to £600 about each of bis five fillies for the Derby near- Mrs Edward Brocklehurst Fiel-earned retirement. But billiardely as misleading.

ly a year before the race, as did den, of Condover Hall, Shrews with ut bim are difficult to think Again, the modern institution Sir Joseph Hawley. Such a scene bury, and l'obroyd Castle, Tod-of; and till old age shall this of starting-price offices accounte morden. It was lost in August, generation waste, the name of for a great deal of betting in the is described in the glowing 1007, du ing Ms Fielden's stay John Roberts will remain incepare aggregato. These offices, with ages of "Sybil accurate as at the hotel. Last Friday while ably associated with the gamo. It their elaborate rules, their, tele-are the detaile down to the lame- the electrician was searching for is reported that in sign and graphic codes and lines of ss of the bandaged winner, Phosphorus seems to modern a candlestick which had fallen symbol of his retirement Roberts telephone, are largely used by: behind the casing of a beating has presented his favourite match-connections of certain gambling sportsmen as grotesque a picture apparatus in the housemaid's one to Tom Reece-a high com- stables, by members of the Stook pantry he found the necklace. pliment well-deserved by the Exchange, and, among others, Each of the 77 pearls was in per-recipient. But if with the cue by those who adopt come silly fect condition, though, of course, could be bequeathed the old in- pseudonym to cloak, so they Covered with dust. The value of comparable skill in using it! It vainly hope, their speculative the necklace is about £2,000. is easier to possess Ulysses' bow interests in insignificant races.

than t tend it.-Daily Citizen. To these classes and to

Queen of Spálo's Children.

the Postmaster-General their prohibi- tion might be unwelcome; but the better type of book-maker on the racecourse and the respectable adherent of racing would rejoice. in their extinction.

A lady wall acquainted with the Court of Spain brings the very sad news that it is feared.

Bird's Nest Famine. that the second daughter of the Queen of Spain will be, like her

The failure of the birds' post second son, both deaf and dumb, crop has caused dismay among Bays the London correspondent the Chinese restaurant keepers on of the Manchester Guardian It the Pacific Coast. Instead of the is feared that the little girl is usual supply, the news has just totally deaf, which must entail reached them that, owing to hot large sums on an outsider, and dumbness unless she can be cured. weather, rains and typhoons, the The Queen is almost heartbroken. neste ware destroyed before the She goes with her children to the Chinese gatherers could reach

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