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TO FIRES.

Crippi Fatally Burned.

Trofireiccupied the attention of the FinBrigade last evening,, one of u hit was so serious as to involve thwhole of one building and the grter portion of another, Be well a costing the life of a crippled olie.

At alat 11.30 p.m. last evening the Fire Brigade, under Iputy Superintendent T. B King, received a call to 19, Queen's Road East, i used as ten shop, of which Au Ling is to manager. When the... Brigade mohod the premises No. 110 wasrell alight. In addition to 119 to second and third floors of 121 wre also need as part of the sam tea shop and also were involve. It was recoguised at, an ear stage that there was practielly no chance of saving the building, and working from tueen's Road and a

side alley,che altention of the Brigade was evoted to confining the con- | flagrtion to the premises already involed. This itself was easytask, for the fierceness of the Jams made the

building

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diffult of approach, and aleo caused the cracking of a "huge granite slab used to top the verindah of the third storey of 114 This oracked in the middle and the danger of it falling mado work exceptionally risky. How-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1914.

SPECIAL CABLES.

THE OIL CONCESSION,

CHINESE DEMAND FOR EQUAL PARTICIPATION, (Special Pucifio Service to the Telegraph-Reuter).

Poking, Received March 6. A mandate has been issued appointing Heiung Hai- ling as director-general of the oil mines throughout China.

Residents in Peking of five provinces have petitioned the President, urging that the Government should demand an equal proportion of the capitalization in the Standard Oil agreement, so that the Chinese would have an equal number of directors and equal power in the control of the corporation:

"WHITE WOLF.”

CONCENTRATING ON PEHAN RAILWAY.

Péking, Received March 6.

It is reported that White Wolf" is at present at Chai- fong, 70 li from the Pehan Railway, with 3,000 men and a further 4,000 men under a trusted loader are within thirty miles.

It is stated that food supplies have been plundered from towns where they are plentiful,

MONGOL ADVANCE.

Peking, Received March 8, The Mongols are again approaching towards Kalgan, and have had a fresh supply of arms and ammusition. from Urga.

AMATEUR SOCCER".

Will it be Revived?

Every good sportsman is heart-

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OPIUM CHARGE.

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Defendant-I was sold eix

That the Football Association Des Voeux Road, and the li- it was Government opium-in will gain by the renewed adhesion

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ever, it cooled and retained. its ily glad that the seven years' Court, this morning, a Chinese position.

fond between the Football It was known that two coolies Association and the Amateur lawful possession of six taels of MANUFACTURERS: were missing but neither. of Football Association is finally them cold bo located until bealed. It remains to reap the

opium. Fireman Marks heard means rewards of a reconciliation which, tela by the company." from the second floor of 121, to quote the congratulatory mes- Olimbing to the verandah he heard age of the Baron de Laveleye, the defendant had six one tael Revenue Officar Wilden said the moans of someone in agony who is president of the Belginn and calling for help; he investi A, "has brought into one body pots and he had said he bought gated and found a coolie, aged all English playors of the game."

them from one of the licenseDB- about fifty years, who had lost the use of his feet and consequent ly had been unable to escape. of the University and public all more than one at a time. He was badly burned from the school players cannot be denied. waist downwards and when he The Leaguo olnbs have been at fondant

It was found that the de- was brought to the ground was times impatient of its control, opium there. It was supposed had not bought the in a semi-conscious condition. He and of late years the danger of that defendant, had got other was convoyed to the Govern their secession has been more people to buy one pot. at a time ment Hospital where

he and more apparent. It would "died at About 4.55

for him. catastrophe if such The second coolie was not found thing came to pass, for there is Really to

What do you think his object

The decision of the Norddeuts- are many good reasons why the Kongmoon. He was arrested on to take place shortly in connection ships from, the Australian cervice export it to An extra tennis competition is cher Lloyd to withdraw its mail most democratic of our national the wharf about to go on with the Olympic Tennis Club, synchronizes with the withdrawal pastimes should be controlled by a the steamship. single, disinterested governing

for gentlemen's singles handicap. of the mail ships of the Messager- body.

Were you taking this to Kong-The competition is for a prize ies Maritimes from the same route. on?

presented by a visiting member, These companies are the leading the second being provided by the German and French fines at pre-

sent engaged in the trade.

a.m. ba.

and it was thought he had died

in the building, but it was after wards discovered that he had effected his escape soon after the outbreak.

The professional player, who

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Defendant:-I was taking it on board to smoke it on board.

What ateamor? The "On

The whole of the premises were is almost always a good fellow gutted and the first ground floore and a sportsman, is only too of No. 121 were damaged by water. Damage was done to the be controlled by amateurs of

glad

football should Lee." extent of about $8,000. The

the best type; he knows how well; shop was insured with the Mao On Fire Insurance Company, and the plan has worked out in the

Play:

What is the value of the stuff? Revenue Officer Wilden-839 your Worship..

Monday morning: Bail $1,000. I will give my decision on

LAWN TENNIS.

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Last evening the entrants were handicapped as follows:-A. G. Howlett, scr.; F. Hicks, owa 15: G. W, Sewell, owe 15; E. W. Evers, owe 15; H. E. Stevens,

A. F. Mills, owe 15 3-6; W, H. owe 40: N. G. Peterkin, owe 15 Viveash, owe 301-6; G. Wilson, owe 30; J. C. Clark, owe 3-6; D,

303-6; W. A, Donaldson, rec. 15. The draw for the first round resulted as follows:-

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reason, 88 be rightly thinks, that he is more likely to get fair play The origin of the fire is not from those who follow the game.

From the begining of August known.

for the game's sake than from

steamers of the intermedata class persons who look upon point- The weakness of the Corin- Lambert, owe 15; G. Perkins, will proceed, after leaving Cl This was the second call that collecting and gate-money as the thinne, who would find it owe 3-6; R. H.Sinca, esc, QB ombo, to Singapore and Batavia, the Fire Brigade had to answer ohiaf

difficult on present fam yesterday, for at 0.45 pm. they who, to quote the quaint saying half-a-dozen clubs in the 15; A. G. Macdonald, rec. 15; J. Caledonia, and Brisbane and to Middleton, owe 30;3-6; D. A Java, and then pass through Tor- consideratic nepersone hold their own with any ore Macleod, rec. 3-6; E. Hall, one res Straits to the New Hebrides, had to attend No. 125, Wing Lok of a veteran professional, "bave fahmian League, reflects the Smith, owo 15 3-6; P. Mathieson, Sydney. The passenger accom Street. Thess premisee the second floor of which is occupied football in the face."

never in all their lives looked a

shortcomings in a rather painful scr.; W. S. Batcook, rec, 15; F.modation is likely to be strictly by Kau Yee Tong, who keeps & The Low Standard of Amateur way it in terrible to think what Haigh, eor.; G. A. Hancock owe limited. medicine shop, took fire on that

weald happen to them what atorey and the brigade succceded Perhaps the most serious result will perhaps happen to them, for in confining it there. The second of the seven years' feud has been their annual match with the floor was gatled and the first and the marked falling-oft in the champion League side will ground floors sustained hurt by standard of University football certainly be revived-in water only. The damage, which and (to a leas extent) of public game with Blackburn Rovers is estimated at $1,000, is not school football. There has been a or even with Chelsea. In Sowell; West V, Haigh; Batcook He even sang it as he desired it to loss in quantity as well as quality. year or two, however, a greatVbmith; Howlitt V. Hancook. Last term the writer visited Ox-improvement in the form of the The following have received ford and, walking in the Parks, University eiden and of the byes into the second round. found only one aoccer squash Corinthians will take place, and Hall V. Viveash; Matheson V. in being on a fine cold afternoon. the time will come again, no denbt Evers; Parkinn V. Stevens; Sinca Ten years ago there would have when the finished product of the V. Macleod, been three or four of these mass Association-playing public rohool meetinge; in the writer's time there will follow in the footsteps of S.S. would sometimes be 20 players on Harrin and others

covered by insurance.

Paymaster Arrested.

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Middleton V. Lambert; Mills V: Bicks Peterkin; Wilson V. Donaldson; Macdonald V. Clark;

CZAR AND BOY CON: DUCTOR.

first few bars the conductor: stooped the orchestra and insisted forts and pianissimo passages. on greater contrast between the

be played. At the end of the con- cert the Czar introduced Ferrero to the Cesarevitch, and the two boys shook hands.

The Czar finally asked Ferrero his opinion of the orchestra, and the boy replied: "I think it is splendid, Sire." His Majesty wes greatly amused.The Times.

Motor Boats for the Navy. The Secretary of the Royal Automobile Club, in his weekly St. Petersburg, Feb. 1. report, states that the Admiralty At the Tsarskoe Selo Palace for the construction of 20 motor have provisionally placed orders this afternoon the Czar, the boats for use in the Navy. It is Imperial Family were present at tirely supplanted by motor-hoals ters, and other members of the pinnaces will eventually be e- Cesarevitch, the Imperial daugh- anticipated, he adds, that steam

command ".. performance for naval use.

a side. On the other hand, the play in the England v. Scotland On information received from "High," shortly after lunch-time, match, which is, and always has the Superintendent of Police, had a densely enforested aspect, beat, the most memorable of the Colombo, Inspector F. Hartnett, so numerous were the bearers year's encounters.The Times. accompanied by Inspector Gnan- of crooked clubs on their way aprakasam, on January 27 arresto hockey matches. Nobody ted at Hotel D'Angelis, Mr. seemed interested in the mailder George Harold Colen, Flest Pay- kind of football; it was impos master H.M.S. Hampshire, for sible to get up a discussion on

Victoria Theatre. having left hisship without leave the prospects of the University Cleopatra" is still drawing big The great film "Antony and Mr. Coles sailed by the XI A like falling off in public houses to the Victoria Theatre. Palitana. He arrived in Madras interest, practical or theoretical, There will only be two more given by the Italian obild on the 26th ult and took has been observed at Cambridge. opportunites of witzegging conductor, Willy Ferrero, 73 years rooms in the Hotel D'Angelis The loss of the trial games the picture-to-night and on old, who conducted the Imperial under the name of H. Stewart with professional teams, which Sunday.N DO When arreated he maintained that

were always largely attended he was Mr. Stewart, a gentleman and were a source of keen

orchestra of over 80 musicians, The Czar chose the following travelling with the object of pleasure to all who took part in The Chinese Chamber of Comprogramme-The overture from sight-seeing and not the gentle them especially to the profession-merce has invited Sir Kai Ho-kai Tannhauser, the Danse of man wanted. The Police have ale, who regarded them as the to a dinner in appreciation of his Tarandole of Bizet. His Mo wired to the Police authorities at only "friendlies really worth services to the Chinese commun-

Anitra" from Grieg, and the authorities at Bombay, informing sible for the taning of public of the Legislative Connell, hat a piese which Ferro had not yet four roomed house in Wanobai Colombo and to the naval while has been chiefly rest ity during his term as a metter jesty sak 3quently saked to hear TO LET for six months from them of the arrest and requesting interest at Oxford and Cambridge the honour has been regretfully rehearsed with the orchestra, Road. Electric light and Lons April 15th next, furnished them to send down someone ta identify him.

as well as for the marked, decline declined on the ground of ill. and the

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