1914-05-18 — Page 7

"REFLECTIONS" ON BOXING.

Fair Play for Coloured Boxers.

any fight,

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1914

COMPANY REPORT.

Peak Tramways Co., Ld.

twelve months, after deducting Directors' Fees and General Managers' Remuneration and providing for loss on subsidiary coins, amounts to

$36,801,79

YANGTSZE OPENINGS.

British

Government's Policy.

'MISTER,' TOO TAME,

Diplomatist on American Love of Titles.

American life in all its aspects

The diplomatist

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THE "TELEGRAPH'S" ACROSTIC.

Interport Trials.

1. Coliau M 2. Rabel: A-in 3. Infan T Choleri C Keto

4. 5.

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MISSING PARI-MUTUEL

TICKETS.

Interesting Acil by a Gymkhana Club.

Round after round devoloped into a species of dreary Tango step, with the grinning Jobgaon grasping his crouching opponent to his breasts io a bear-like bag, with his joves

In the House of Commons on [CONTRIBUTED.]

ineerted in Flynn's armpita over

The report of the directors for April 21, Sir J. D. Rees asked the Ever since it exercised pres. the latter's shoulders. The white the year ending April 30th 1914, Foreign Secretary what steps comes up for review in a most sure on the licensees of the Em-boxer was completely outclassed for presentation to the Share His Majesty's Government were amusing book which has just press Theatre at Earl's Court to from the beginning. In the holders at the Ordinary Annual taking to safeguard British in- been written by Wu Ting-fung,

In the Supreme Court, Kuala provent the much-advertised sovanth round, whilst the en- General Meeting of the Company, tercats in the valley of the Yang formerly Chinese Minister a

Lumpor, on April 30, Sir Thomas Wells-Johason contest, the Hme ormous negro was shielding him to be held at the Hongkong Hotel, ZP, where, in view of the Washington.

H

Braddell, O.J.C., gave judgment Office has rigorously suppressed from the referee's vision, he made ongkong, at noon on Wednesfinancial activity of other Powers. sees much that is bad in the

E-my in the case in which Mr. A. 7. Thank 9 all efforts to stage fights between his first attempt to settle the day May 27, is as follows:

no other than financial action Western world-its morale, tastes,

Wootton and others (being the European and coloured boxers business by jumping up deliber

The Directors now beg to sub could be effectual in this behalf and amusements but throughout the Coliseum, Rome shall full: Glesson in respect to losses on NOTES. Proom An Interpartcommitten of the Klang Gym- in the Metropolis. The reasonately and violostly from the ever-

mit to you their Report and

Mr. Acland: Bis Majesty's is criticism is expressed in euob

y the Rest." (1.) When falls khana Club) aned Mr. P. W. givou is that such contests are lasting clinch and butting hi„ Statement of Accounts for the Government are fully alive to a way as to show his real affection world," Byron's Childe Harold, iv, the race meeting of the Club.

And when liable to raise bad feeling and bead at the point of Johson's Fear ending 30th April, 1914.

the necessity of safeguarding for the great people amongst 145 (3.) Tennyson's "In memor-

Rome falls. The the pari-mutuel and totalisator at excite racial animosity in certain chin. The negro laughed and The Net Profit for the

British interests in the Yungisze whom he has dwelled. One of iam liv, 5. (4.) That in the cap- plaintiffe and Mr. Brodie Sinders parts of the Empire. The amaz-seemed so far to forget himsel!

Valley. They are taking all the most delightful passages intain's but a choleric word, which (Moesra. Puoley and Ford) for Mr. Hopson Walker was for lug spread of the cinematograph to mo litate. bringing the

possiblo steps to that end, bot if his book" America Through the in the soldier is flat blasphemy" and the noney in "picture rights""ploture" to a conalusica there!

hon. members suggest that His Eyes of an Oriental Dip'omatis Mensure for measure ii.".(5) Jack is responsible for this question and then by "outing'

defendant. Majesty's Governmont should now having an importance it ponent. He recovered himself,

that dealing with the democratic Ketch, the English executioner,

Plaintiffs claimed the return of themselves advance money for American's love of titles, which died in 1686 at the time "Punch the sum of $150, paid to defen- never previously possessed. | however, and Flynn's discredit |

this object, such action is not follows a discussion on the subjeo: insilo" was first introduced from dant for conduting the pari- Sport is sport, and it is hard to able manoeuvre was repeated

contemplated, espacially as there of the race for wealth. see why more harmahould be done again and again until the Sheriff

Italy and his name. passed natur-mutuel and totalisator, and also, are British firms which are ready to Imperial prestige in this walked into the ring at the ninth

to take up projects which are the go-ahead Americans,

"Mister is too fame and fit for ally to the executiner in Punch 3914 in respect to 40 tickets

and Judy.()King Richard II, 1,3. which had been lost or stolen." connection through the defont of round and stopped the fight.

properly secured and offer a fair Chinese critic writes, "hence an Englishman by a negro then

profit.

The case had occupied the Court: by the defeat say, of a European

half of the people whom you Sir J. D. Rees: Are these meet daily have some prefix ti

since Monday." Y.M.O.A. hockey team by an

British firms not now prejudiced, their names, such as general,

His Lordship expressed, the and what stops can His Majesty's major, president, judge, ato. You

view that he felt he ought to appropriation, $38,242.10 Government take other than will not he fur wrong to call

diemias the claim without further The Directore recommend that financial?

consideration Rs the plaintiffs Dividend at the rate of 8 per

man judge when he is a lawyer Mr. Acland: We do not pro or colonel if he has served in the at Woosung from Hongkong at the parties had consented to allow cent. per annum be paid to Share- pose to finance doubtful propos-army, or admiral or captain if he mid-day on Tuesday, says the N the issue of negligence, to be When the P.M.S. Korea arrived ware, in fast, suing in respost to the proceeds of gaming. But as holders, absorbing $24,000.00 itions in the Yangtaz: Valley or has been in the navy. that $10,000.00 bo transferred to anywhere else, and if a concession

C. Daily News, it was discovered decided he proposed to give his Reserve Fund, that $2,000.00 be is not worth taking up on its own por the State Government has that thero was a suspected 0189

Though neither the Federal during the medical inspection decision on that issue. written off Sissions and Sheltera merits it la not worth our financ power to confer titles, the mag of plague amongst the Chinese the learned Judge found that and that the Balance of $2,242.10 ing it when other people will not nates do. They see that duke steerage passengers. The vessel the defendant had not been "After reviewing the evidence, be carried to a new Profit and Los do so.

al other peers are created in was placed in quarantine, but the Europe, and that the partnera in first-class passengers were allowed guilty of any negligencs, and the big, wealthy fins over there to come up to Shanghai on Tues that, in fact, the evidence showed 29,000,00 are called merchant princes. And ley night. It is anderstood that the theft of the tickets and that that the loss bad arisen through so to outdo them they arrogate to the Korea will be detained in facilities for such theft were 4.410.69 themselves a still higher title, quarantine until the 21st instant, provided by the system adopted

Houce they are railroad kings, and her departure for Japan ports 2,030.00 supper kings,' tobacco kings, and San Francisco has therefore by the Club, which necessitated 11,023,56 etc. It is, however, manifestly been postponed until Friday hands of the selling-clerks for the tickets romaining in the improper and incongruous that afternoon, the 22nd instint. tho poopla should p08:039 0 1,350.31 higher title than 'their chief, who

is the head of the nation.

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To which has to be added the Balance brought forward from last account...

Accouat.

1,3501

Rule 73 of the Company's Arti

Directors:Io accordance with | Mortgage R. B. Lot

No. 80wi olen of Association, D. J. W.

834930

1.

HENRY HUMPHREYS, Chairmao. Hongkong. 14th May, 1914.

To Ocala and Stores $12,088.38 To Charges

Profit and Loss: Account,

l'o Maintenance

and Repairs

fo

Rates, Orown

Unexpired

Tiokete.......

count from last Profit and Las

Account: the year

for.

ASSETS 4,280,55 Pormancat

Way and Concession 7,608.05 (old line) Permanent

Way

and Concession

1,522,36

On Saturday night we had an example nearer home, at the City Hull. Efforts have been made Indian regimental team from time to time to give Iron Making available for

or a racquet professional by a parseo. Bux'a bad nadie, and we all Heavyweight boxing, of course, know that "mul clings." I have is liable t be a peculiarly blood-seen Bax fight several times, and thirsiy alfair, "Depending, more must confess that I have never over, or the all-out in lividual been able to discern him doing fighting prowess of its exponents, anything which was pot perfectly it is perhaps capable of being

cloap "and" above-board. interpreted into terms of a Saturday, at any rate, I do not healthy racial aspiration or think that any disinterested bragging olour superiority by spectator will deny that Bax not those multitudes throughout the only boxed porfectly fairly, but Empire who do not really know also that he boxed in what sport is. I do not only refer spicuously pleasing and straight- to those Asiatics whose training forward manner. From the first and environment deny them the round he showed himself to a

Noble, Mr. J. Scott Harston, Mr. opportunity" al cultivating the superior class to his opponent, S. Gubbay, Hon Sir Paul Unclaimed Dividends sporting spirit. I would include and it soon became apparent that Chater, OMG., and Boo. Mr. equally large portions of the aver the latter was relying on Baz's David Landale retire, but being Sundry Creditors... age crowd which in England bid name to win the fight by eligible offer themselves for re-Profit and Loss Ac- attende football matches, or even alleging a foul. He leered for election. some of the audiences which Laympathy

Auditors:-The Accounts bave over the Indian's throng Masic Halls where boring shoulder in the clinches and been audited by Messrs. Francis shows are staged. The Empiro retired.anon to his corner simulatMaitland and A. R. Lowe who is cambered with "fans" and ing excruciating agony in the offer themselves for re-election.

eportamen whose sole claims pit of his stomach, looking at the to Bush titles seom based referee the while in a most piteous on the horeay cut of their manner. When he finally took clothes and their knowledge of the boards in the twirteenth round, betting, and fluency in the jargon instead of "quitting" in a decent picked up in the sporting columns way, he again-allowing a few of the press or round the saloon seconds to elapsa to accentuate do bar. Of these gentlemanly cen-obvious after thought-grasped timents which are the only true bis nether regions and writhed basis of portsmanship they in an ecstasy of pain. Prior to appear utterly devoid.

both these exhibitions I saw Whatever may be said in favour Bux's blows clearly and there of matahes between Europaans was not the faintest suspicion of and coloured folk when they are either glove striking below the fairly coaducted, the sporting belt. It is hardly necessary for community can only have one me to say so, because the very opinion with regard to fights competent referes. was in the ring where the white man boxes un- and was better placed than fairly. The same applies where anyone for seeing such a foul bad the white boxer takes advantage there been one. The only blow To Directors' Fees of the hrs of his opponent's skin which appeared to me suspicious-

To Remuneration to

General to make tricky and illegitimately low was one delivered" by the appeals to the sympathy of afloser himself in the sixth round,

gera, 5% British audience. There have when Bux, in turning, hal his

earnings been two examples of such action back to the refered. in the Uolony during the past

I have commented on the week, and, speaking for myself, I matter at length because I hope to must confess to an overwhelming make a certain section of the public fooling of shame. Coloured folk, who attend these shows realise especially negroes, often have a that the wiliness of a boxer pit:By great physical superiority over ing his wits against his opponent white people which assists them and the referee is not worthy of to victory; but we have always their admiration at the expense ooins flattered ourselves that Anglo- of the prestige and reputation By Renta.... Baxons had a moral advantage. for fairplay of the Anglo-Saxon By Interest Receiv We have expected that our coun- roor. Their "boos" at an Indian ablo: trymen could take a beating lad, deservedly exved from a By Los Interest honestly, and, indeed, as the heire stupid imposture, designed to rob to centuries of Western culture him of his just reward, make us pitted against men they are pity their simplicity. In future accustomed to regard as their in- their "busing"if they must in By Transfer Foes....' feriore in this respect, we have dulge the silly practice-should always hoped that they would be reserved for those who in make a special point of dealing ulge their cuteness" at the more than honourably with their expense of their national dignity.

opponents.

At the Victoria Theatre last week I witnessed on the screen the contest between Jack Johnson and Jim Flyan. It was a dull

exhibition which had the

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Rent and Fire Instirancs

Salaries and Wages ...

Office Furniture To Allowance to General Managere to cover

Office Reat and Clerks'. Salaries

To Balance

(new line)....... Per last Account .... 28,558.81 Since added.........

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0,000.00 $2,500.00

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THE KOREA IN QUARANTINE.

MR. SHAW'S LATEST PLAYS.

Messrs. Consinble and Co. announce that the new volume of Mr. Bernard Shaw's plays will be

ranny's

a considerable time after the result of the race was known; and through the coupon system which they also adopted, render- ing the detection, of any theft practically impossible until the winning tickets purchased by. such coupons had been presented to the secretary for payment, many weeks after the race.

Club, which was admittedly not The system adopted by this

Mr. Wilson Emperor. To make it even i would sug get that the name of Presidear 38,252.10 bo changed to that of "Emperor. There is no reason whatever why $428,712,35 he should not be so styled, and by virtue of his high office he pos resses almost as much power ne the most aristocratic ruler of any issued immediately. It will used anywhere else in the coun $200,000.00 nation. Second, it would clearly contain two full-length plays, try, made it impossible for anyone

demonstrate the sovereign power ol Misalliance" and the people; a people who could First Play," with "The Dark actually cashed on the day were to ascertain whether the tickets make and unmake an emperor Lady of the Sonnets," a 33,195.29 would certainly be highly re shorter piece written to aid the

in excess of the number sold for 400.00 spected. I make this raggeation Shakespeare Memorial National cash.

seriously, and hope it will be Theatre in its appeal for a public found that they were the servante As to the clerks, His Lordship $30,505,29 | adopted."

endowment. Beside the plays, not of the defendant but of the But this is only one of the the volume will contain a preface plaintiffs and that, as far as the many topics the ex-Minister deals on "Parents and Children," and defendant engaged them, he did with-for his field of discussion preface to "The Dark Lady," so as the agent of the plaintiffs for ranges from the music-hall to in which Mr. Shaw discusses and whom they worked, and by whom finger partied and tho inquisi- rejects the conception of "the they were paid. These clerks tiveness of American women. He man Shakespeare no an illiterate informs the West thus, that and illbred nobody, on which there reorated by the defendant, "the human form divine, with Baconian theory has been built chief clerk of Mr. Wotton, of through the agedny of the 35,981.20 fow exceptique, ia a devilish noidentally, Mr. Shaw gives an 27,228.00 spectacle unless it is properly interesting sketch of the singular Klang, which was the course 500.00 made up. Some twenty years personality of the late Thomas and the defendant had no reason adopted at previous meetings, from now theatrical managers will Tyler, the author of the theory whatever to doubt the honesty of 806:55 discover what audiences found identifying the Dark Lady with the clerke so recruited. 1,493.38 cut mouths age, that a chorus Mary Fitton; an identification girl's bare leg is infinitely leasacccepted by Mr. Barnard Shaw 40,000.00 beautiful, than the same leg when for stage purposes, and by Mr.

duly disguised by

$88,124.51 Linga." by patio and also die. Shaw has a good deal to

The Hardinge,

Leave of Abserice.

also Mr. Show has a good deal to The RIMS. Hardinge is ex- "Fashion," ho язуб, "is the day.

pected to arrive to-morrow morn 3,795.38 work of the devil. When he The publication of this volume ing at daybreak. A launch will made up his mind to enslave has been eo long delayed that leavo A.80. Pier at 7.45 a.m. and. 91,919.89 mankind be found in fashion his Messrs. Constable already have Kowloon Police Pier at 8 a.m.

most effective weapon When I three later plays by Mr. Show $428,712.35 discarded Chinese clothes in actually in the prese: "Androcles favour of European dress I soon and the Laon," "Pygmalion"

Leave of absence to the neigh 33.50 0. P. OHATER

found it very uncomfortable. In and Great Catherine," The Majr A. MoMunn, R.A.M.C., bouring countries is granted to C. 8. GUBBAY,}

the winter it was not warm delay has been caused solely by from My 19 to July (8. $102,824.24 JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON enough, but in the summer it the preface on Parenta and General Managers. was too warm, because it was children," to which Mr. Shaw We report that we have ex-so tight, Then I had trouble with attaches considerable importance

Balance Sheet.

LIABILITIES.

Capital $750,000 divided into 75,000 shores, of $10 each,...

Lasued Capital 25,000

shares fully paid 50,000 abires $1

paid up,

Reserve Fond as per

last Account ...

Since added ...

2,029,92

3,021 47

Directors.

amined the above

sheet with the

Balance the shoes. They gave me the

Books, most distressing corns. When, Vouchers and Securities and on returning to Chico, I resumed obtained all the information sad my national costume, my corna explanations required by us. In disappeared."

without the bitter oldes hatreds,

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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The I. G. M. PRINZ SIGISMUND

car opinion each Balance Sheet Mr Wu Ting Tang thinks too, class divisione, and cines $250,000 is properly drawn up so as to that pablic entertainers should be struggles that have morred

exhibit a true and correcs view of employed at dinner parties, so the fair progress of the West which left here on the 18th April, arrived 50,000 the state of the Company's affairs that people should be preserved We have not enslaved our lives at Sydney on the 16th inak, az ig at 30th April, 1914, according to from the boredom of dull conto wealth. We like luxury, but which left hors on the 14th inst. at m'aight 300,000.00 the best of our information and versation.

The I. G. M... PRINZ LUDWIG the explanatione given us, and He winds up by remarking: love life more than chasing imits at 6 pm

we like other things better. We

arrived at Bhanghai $32,000 as shown by the Books of the Co."Ia Chins we have manners, we tions of life. Our differences of The P.&O. DEVANHA left Einge-

12,000 A. R. LOWE CAĮ A

have art, we have morale, and we colour, like our differences of 11.30am, with the outward Engllah Halls, pore for this Fort on the 16th last, at F. MAITLAND, Auditors.

Lave managed a fairly large spedou, are, purely natural.". Hongkong, 11th May, 1014 society for thousands of years

and in due here on the 21 Inet, at aboxi 6.a.m.

44,000,00

on the 17th instant