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TELEGRAM..

'BOXING.

KING GEORGE'S INTEREST.

(Reuter's Barvice To The "Telegraph."]

Londen, Retaived March 8. The Sporting Life angono that His Majesty the King bas expre--3d a desire to witness box- ing, and that he will attend this month a special Household Bri. gade M. brug,

In addition to the Regimsatıl competition, there will berhibi- tions by a number of wall-kanwa `professi¬uals. Oaly thos invit-

ed my attend..

PRINCE LIBELLED.

JOURNALIST "IMPRISONED,

London. Racolved. March 6,

THE HONGKong teleGRAPH,

EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1914.

TELEGRAMS.

OUR ARMY.

INCREASED EST MATES.

Rouler's Borvice To The Telegraph,"

London Received March 6. The Army Estimates total £23,845,), which represents an increase of £325,000.

The principal feature of the Estimates is the aviation es:vies, for which £1,000,000 is provided.

CONCERT AT UNION CHURCH.

The lecina hall of Union Church was filled last night by a

A BIG CLAIM,

Wealthy Portuguese Gentleman and a Contract.

Ju Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court this morning the hoaring of interesting action was resumed.

The plaintiff are the Great Estern Smelting and Refining Company of San Francisc), and they claimed from T. P. Marquee, balance due under a guarantee of Macao, $85,452, t sing the, for the payment of $200,000 given by the defendant that

FOOTBALL.

Hongkong League Table, ist Division.

Goala.

HONGKONG CRICKET, CLUB.

The following will represent the HK.0.0, in the Triangular League against the Garrison to be. Club. P.W.D.L. for agat Pte played to-morrow on the Club R. E 5311 5 3 7 Ground. Play is to commerce at D.O.L.I. 4. 3 0 1 7 8 8

2 p.m.-R. Hancook, (Captain.) RG.A... 5 2 0 3 10 4 4 R. N. Anderson. A. A. Claxton, Tamar... 210 1.2 H.K.F. 61 1 4 2 10 JP. H. Cobb, D. E Donnelly, R. Kennedy, 8. S. -Moore, T. E Pearce, E. B. Reid, R. A. Stokes, R. L. D. Wodehouse.

GOLF.

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2.

reason to come to such a con

Messrs. Arndt and Co, Hongkong. Hongkong Royal Golf Club-Fan clusion at all,

would repay a load to this amount

Ling.

Mr. E H. Sharp, K., and Mr. Eldon Potter, inlructed by Mr.resulted as follows:-

The Febrests running pool Bavis, of Mesare. Wilkins and

J. H. Little Grist, appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr. H. E Polleck, K. O., and Me, Į F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. Leo D'Almada, wis or the defen-

| very appreciativa su lioncs for a]diat [concirt arrangad'hy the Mission- Mr. Pink, the topre sntative of arg Committes of the Christian tho plaintiff firm, again went into Rautar'a corripadeat at B-Codevour Soiety. The object the witness box and one of tho fin state that a juralist of the effort was to inores the first questions put to bim ́regad been sea'ad to six mathe' fands for the erection of a Sholingaconverastione, the quantity imprisonme it be libelling the Chipel at Taun Wan, where of cast-iron to be delivered, was Orowa Pcians in so arlich in a rapidly growing work greatly obj:sed to. weakly piper attacking H Royal overtaxes the pluseat accomoda- Highasis for his attitale in the tion Zebra off sir.

SWEDISH ELECTIONS,

THE KING'S MESSAGE.

Lindan. Recsivad Mirch 6.

Ruter acrospadent at Sok holm states that a marga from the King was rand in the Riking. It stated:"Arriaty fir the Bevarily of the Site cimple my to afford the people so opportunity of expressing their

• view on the question of national defence".

Tas Gvaram int's election prx- grammi bis bua publishal. It says the casiderable ecoons at ità delenca prɔpals will be met by a proceniva tie on big for tanssaad incom>,

The King supports the pro- gramme.

PANAMA TOLLS.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S

APPEAL.

London, Receive1 March 6.

ot

Router's correspondoat

Washington states that President Wilson personally delivered a

Mr. Potier Bail the delen lants bad cintended that the latter re.

...95-20 75 L. J. Torie ...83. 7 78 G. O, Taraball. ...83. 7·70 Leslie

:..84. 8 70 E. Laster Arnold ..88 12 76 C. A. Peal....91 16 78 F. Bavington .....98.18 80 A. Bitcbie..........87. 6 81 O. A. Tom ........95-14 81 C. N. M. Hamilton 00 16 83 Capt. Riley......... 105 20 85

There were 150 entries..

1.pnt it to you, you might have drawn that inference?-I didn't.

I know. But as a business man you might have drawn that inference?- const speak to what' I

might have done, can

only

that Fly

I I did not. I had do reison to sappos that the money I gave to Aradt for the pa: ƒ was, was going to band for waking exchange. He spoke of 3200,053, and I supposed the $200,000 he would' band over would be the same $200,000 that I gave him.

Did you know there was difference in sarrency ?-I kno there was a difference with France, Germany, England and America.

But you didn't suppose it was. American currency?—No I said Hongkong currency.

The programa arrang-the matter was an agreemnat, The undertook to Tarnish a $150,000 ed by Mr. W A. Ocart, plaintiff argued that was a sugbo ak guarantee (Hongkong our. was interesting and varied. gestion from Arndt and not from rency) koowing fall well that the It compris instrumental rios the plaintiff. They in no way Chinese Governant really only by Mears. Elliott, Flyns and bound themselves not to ask for had deposited with them, Cantin Jenkins, and carnal estos by Mr. quantities more thin were mea-carreasy-Law and Soos were Had you known he WBS J. Gregory, all effisiently reader tioned in the letter broaurs the willing to mike up the going to pay in Canton currency et. sota caleation of vocal itami matter was contained in the differenc). .. Those At the you would not have dealt with delightfully given by Mrs. Charl- agreement. Tues ciuld not vary mesting then argued that if Law him?-If my foresight was as ton, Mrs. Goodman and Masara, a written agreement by letter; a and Sons were willing to go to good as my "hind eight " (laugh" W. B. Dawny, A. J. England and letter was not a contrast at all, that extsat from the start, there fer) I would not have dealt with G, P. Lammort. A couple of The position of the plaintiffs must be a lot of profit on it, and bim at all. humorous sketches by Mr. Ralph was this. There was a letter they could not re why they You would not deal with him?.. gave great amuramint, and Me. written by Aradt to Mr. Piak should not take up the contract -Had I knowɑ as much as I'd F. Braga acted as accompanist under the circumstances, in which on behalf of Mr. Marques. They now. I might go farther and any with his vuil remarkable letter he moroly said "I want to asked witness for his candid that I would never have dealt aptitude. The thanks of all let you know how much I can opinion as to whether it would be with him at all. were expresse by the Chair. deliver by the age maat." Mr. batter for Mr. Marques to do it Aradt and Company were to

10, D, J. Kirk Macɔatchie, Pink told the Court that in no or allow Law and Sons to use the money simply and solely who rem rked that the bulling shape or form had he agreed that do it thems Ives? He told them for this bronze and iron specu fund would benefit appreciably he would not ask for more than frankly that he thought it would la ion?-Yor. as the result of the eff it. he was entitled tɔ by the contrast. be batter for them to allow Law Witness, continuing, asid that The site of the Lailding bas - Mr. Pullock said the letter was and Sons to do it rather than Mr. bad he not written the letter falteddy bien purchased, and we one confirming a request mide Marques carry it on himself. The which demanded the return of

und-stand that some $600 in by Mr Pink.

reason, be explained, was that the 850,000 that had been with addition to the amount now in His Lordsbi ball that the Law and Sing wera a Caicondrawn it might have been taken hool would suffi' for the rim. question obj:sed to was adfirm and cold therefore deal that he had consented to Arndt pletion of the work, which i100. missible,

more directly with the Gavere having and keeping the money. der the charge of the Hongkong Wita in aaswer to Mr. Putterment, laving no need for inter-He always believed that Man Chi and New Territories' Evangeliza- | theg said he did not, ngres or me tiary as would be the osse if was a partner of Aradt'a was an tion Society,

undertake not to ask for more European firm carried it out, official in Canton and had bosa than the quantities mautioned in In the mes of a Europan Bim of ea vice to Arndt in other Gov- the lotter He made it quits they would alwayɑ have to have a ferament speculations and was clear to Aradi that he was entitled compradore or someone else to concerned in the present one. to ask for more. The contract trust apon, whereas Law and Scoe The hearing was adjourned. did not go on, owing to Aradi's could deal direc*. total failure to carry out the con- tract. Soug, he understood, got an interest as a rosult of arrang ing this matter.

CAPSIZED JUNK.

mege appealing to Congresa tos Crew Rescued by Police Launch. austain the honour of the United States by repealing the exemption

mittee, introduced in the Senate a Bill authorising the President to suspend the exemption clause,

PAN-AMERICAN

He pointed out that the obsta- ole they would have to deal with was Wong Lon-san. Mr. D'Al mads, who was pressat, said that

-Kobe's Rat Crusade.

The number of rata bought up

Mr. Pollock objected to the as to the question of getting rid by the Koha Municipal anthori question bringing forth that of Wong, he had friends amongat ties during last year reached clause from the Panama Canalmaller oraft last evening in the

Some little dance awaited the answer.

some of the officials them in Cinnearly 500,000, and the price paid Mr. Potter This men really ton and he thought he could do for them amianted to Y23,000. Tolls Adt. Haeinatly harbour be reson of the strong arranged the contract.

something. At a metting of

Madame Nordica. arged the wisdom and justice of guste of wind that sprang no from Ha Lordship don't cos Craz, Bisto and Bar.otto, ona repsal, declaring that exemption time to tim, At present there is what it has got to do with cass at of the thrao observal. both in Nordica, the noted vocalist who The latest news of Mae. was a mistaken, economic policy only one accident report to the all

bis pra mnce and in the prezenes in contravention of the Hypolice, the close attendance of ong

Mr. Polter Well we won't of Mr. Mirquee, that it was rather is to tour the Far East, is con- Paunafore Tresty. The mage section of which was responsible argue it, my Lord. A lot could hard lines on Mr. Marques. Hetained in a telegram from Thurs- was received with applanza,

for the saving of the livas of the be said in favour of it, but we brought Wong tɔ Cruz and B 1810 which stated that she was still in day Island, dated January 30, Afterward, Sinator Chilton, of

crew of a capsized jank

will pass it on. Would support but Mr. L. D'Almada was not the Inter Odeio Canals Com-

The master of the liceresit if necessary, but we won't there. Oraz and Busto explained an unsatisfactory state of health, but her condition showed a slight tone jak 15793his report weary your Lordship with it. that they thought they could gat the paling that at abut-4 nm.

improvement Witness aid at a subsequent on better with Wong if wit 3 was yesterday while miling to Tan. meating at which Mr. Barretto not present. Withers then with A Terrible Accident, mati Breakwater "wall ́ ́ with a was the spokesman, though all drew and left Wong with them. Mesara. A. Fitzpatrick and E. cargo of stone, he was struck by present spoke in turn, they as speaking to Parrotto aer, the Lowe, American drillers, were asquall about half a mile from sembled on Mr.. Marques behalf. latter fold witness that Wong travelling by train from Prome to Green lalsad from which he was They said they understood seemed to hold out for 360 000; Rangoon, when Mr. Lowe missed to the northward,

from M. Marques that the firm that they had in fact offered him his companion, who was picked The junk was expaizad and Low on Saswanted to carry on a abar in the profits, but he up near bitkwin station with both Funk. The vaing of the craft and the emtract and they (rhose at would not accept anything except his leg cut off. He was in an

unconscious condition. the personal effots which she had the meeting) would like to know a lump sum of $80,000.

His Lordship: Who told you on board is eatimited at $1,500, from witness directly, what

New Lifeboat. W38 with re- this ? Fortunately no lives were lost for the position

contract. - Witness Witness said Mr. Barretto had

The Fisher lifebost which by the crew were rescued by No 2 gard to

was asked how he came to do told him that. He also said they arrangement with the Port of Police launch.

Though the wind was bolster with business: with Arndt, and had not given Wong up, however; London Authority, has been on ous last night and has continued whether he had made enquiries they would try to work him view at the Westminster Bridge landing stage, is different from so this morning, no vory great about the man. Then they went round their way of thinking.

After filia Mr, Pollook com any type of boat hitherto carried velocity has been attained, the into the question of material, how A serious rabbory took place highest squall recorde at the much there was, and pries and menced bis cross-examination of by liners. Something like a tor- Yesterday at Shaukiwan It ap- Observatory being abrat 35 so forth, the object being to the witness Pink, Witness said pedo in shape, she is composed of tears that a Chinese widow was miles an hour, The unsettled determine whether it would not he saw a translation of what he two steel cylinders so arranged lying asleep when three men weather is due to the existenes of be hitter for Mr. Marques to believed to be an erot copy of that the inuer cylinder, which is entered her house and bound an 1 gagged her. They succeeded in China, which has indications of instead of lailing Law and Sons the copy,”

A very large depression over to himself cry co the contract the contrect. Mr. Aradt gave him the passenger carrier, shall always a bang plumb. It is claimed that gatting away with $20 worth of passing to the north east. The do it. They discussed Law and You might have gathered from the boat can be launched by a clothing, a gold bangle worth 4 monsoon may he expected to Boas proposal to witness in which it whit was required was single wire rope and that no and a clock worth $9,

resume in a couple of days. he pointed out that Law and Sons Canton currenc I had davita are required.

CONFERENCE.

London, Received Mark 6. Mr. Bryan has" accepted an invitation to viqit Santiago, Chile, in September in commentin with filth Pan-American Conference.

Woman Bound and Gagged,

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