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TEST CASE.

Chair Coolles Charged with Soliciting.

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VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

Caps Orders issued to-day by Lient-Cel. A. Chapman, V. D., state

Weekly Reports.-0, C'.a, ora requested to send their weekly At the Police Court, this after-state to the Orderly Room not noon, before Mr. J. B. Wood, later than noon "to-morrow, 24th

instant. two chair coolies were charged. with coliniting.

Inspentod Garrod, in his evid ance, said the defendants called out from their stand to people on the footpath.

Bis Worship intimated that be did not think that an offence; and Mr. Hodgson (Crown Solicitor) was sent for to argue the point.

Parades, There will be no parades on 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th instant, Parades for Mon- day, 28th instant: 5.00 p.m., Musketry Iastraction on Kennedy Road Range for the following Recruits: Loft Section M.G.Co., Pies. J. R. Maughan and F. G. Thompson. Oivil Service O., i tes, Anderson, Keygar, D. O.

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HONGKON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1914,

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

FRENCH SOURCES.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WAR NEWS FROM

A meeting of the Legislative

Council is to be bold to-morrow.

CHATTER, ON TURF MATTERS, CRICKET, SCULLING moved by the Hon.. Colonial

AND BOXING.

(From our Special Correspondents.)

London, Nov. 20.

Wonderful to relate, racing abandoning the Championship still goes on. So slso does the next summer, for se thinge are at

tion from the "Courrier

d Haiphong "l The following are exwaqta from diaries found on German wounded

A doctor writer:-Sept. 9. Terribly hungry; not a sorsp of bread for 8 days.

The only business of interest |["Hongkong Telegraph" Transis- is the following resolution, to be

Secretary "It is hereby resolved that a sum

of Dollars Three hundred and and prisonera**** forty-sight thousand eight hundred and sixty-six and Cents ninety-three ($348,868.- 93) be advanced out of funds in the custody of the Govern ment for the construction of the Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) during the year 1914.

CRICKET.

An officer of the Brunswick Regiment writes, on September 17, in the neighbourhood of Eaperaave:For the last five days we have fed ourselves with stolen beetroots and sugar; not a morsel of bread; the losses are enormous. All the officers of my company have fallen, and it is reduced from 250 to 60.

A soldier of the 10th Corps

GERMAN HATRED

ENGLAND.

Amsterdam, Nov. 8.

The intones animosity displayed in the German Press and by German writers towards Great Britain, a

,and the passionate hatred for this country to which many public writers give vent, deserve to be studied in England, Au article by Werner Sombart which has appeared in the Berler Tageblatt is a fair example of what is being asid and thought in Germany at the present time, co

The writer, discussing Ger many's enemies, saya that the small nations may be put on one side. In his personal opinion the "Kingdom of Montenegro

stood that his Worship asked him Scouts Company, Pten. P: 8 of an industry and a means of counties could raise a team, many!

• Mr. Hodgson, said he under. Macdonald and F. W. Wood. Great War. But racing is as much the present time none of the to argus the point as to whether Dixon, F. Smyth, Jasper Clarke, providing employment as any of the professionale, as well as such a state of facts as that, under/ W. G. Dove, 'N. L. Donnya Bed other national institution. 80. practically all the amsteura, hav Services will be “At Homa" to days; impossible to wash or to" history of the world. In Belgium

ander section 99. He would ask

The Officer of the United writes:-Breadonly once in eight is nothing but a bad joke in the R. G. Stewart, Sergt. Major therefore, it goes on. The element

ing enlisted either for active their friends on the Hongkong sleep; it will be a miracle if we he sees a miscarriage of polioy the regulations, was eoliciting Colley, D.U.LL, will attend. 6.10 of sport is practically eliminated, service or for home defence. Cricket Club Ground on Boxing see Germany again. The com- and the Belgian nationality makes his Worship whether, if they left P.m., Centre Seation M. G. Co. at and similarly you do not find Most of the grounds are being Day: The band of the 74thpany is reduced from 250 to 50. him laugh. He is sorry for them. Kowloon Ducks. Launch leaves those engaging in it who are need for the training and drilling Panjabis will play during the A reservist writes:-September Servisas and Japanese give him Statue Pise at 4.30 p.m. 5.15 eligible to bear arms for King and of recruits, and they will be need afternoon and the files sad drame 17--Big battle; hail of shells; a feeling of aversion: The Ja; an His Worship:-If they left the P., Nos.1 and 2 Sections Artil- | Country. Racing in the fall ofed for this purpose one fears for of the 28th Punjabis will play nothing to eat for three days; no ese, whose acquaintance hê midə

tattoo.

in his capasity of professor, be 1914 is but a perfanciory business in every sense of the word.

the stand, he would still require him to argue tha? stund and caused an obstruction,

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noises in. the street.

He asked

lory and Left Section M. G. Co. 10 pdr. drill' at Headquarters. Remainder, Musketry and Bay- one exercises under Company

Olicers:

LATEST SHIPPING

NEWS.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. The T. K. K... OHIYO MARU which

bread; enormous losses."

A Berlin soldier writes:Bread does not recognise as homan three times in five weeks. This beings. One does not hate them, afternoon, boiled potatoes. What as one does not bate the dog which a feast! And a straw bad! Lot goes for as in the streets. as hope this misery is soon going

to end. TE

The Legion of flogour, President Poincare has ordered salled from San Francisco on 28th Nov that all Germans shall be atruok

Honour.

his Worship, ia listening to his 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th., Bergt. horse too that won the Portland contributed over £800 to other Honolala, Japan Ports & Shanghai on off the roll of the Legion of nothing against the French, but

Murdoch; on 28th instant, Corpl. N. B. Reed. To furnish Guard to-night, Civil Service Co.; to morrow, No. 1 Section Artillery: 25th inst., Right Section M, G. Co. 26th inst., Scouts Company; 27th inst., Scouts Company; 28th iast,, Scouts Company.

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ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY,

arguments, not to imagine he was arguing this onec on the ground of noise in the streets, but on the words of the section, soliciting. He imagined from the evidence read to him, calling out to people on the side walk, people who could call uhairs and who were entitled to take them if they wanted them, was solipiting that particular person to take a chair; not merely making a noise for no reason at all, bat actually calling

This afternoon, at the Police upon a person to take a chair who could do so. if he bailed it. Court, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Was auliciting a man making alaix Chinese were charged with noise? That was the way he armed robbery at No. 5, Shang- wanted big Worship to look at it, hai Street, Yaumati, on December not merely way a chair coolie 5. "making a wanton noise for no Inspector Garrard appeared to ressou at all. That point he prosecute, Mr. P. W. Goldring might any was, from the police defended the first three prisoners, point, from the Crown point and and Mr. Preston, of Mecare. John- the public point, an exceedingly on, Stokes and Master, the last important one.

Sculling.

Is expected to arrive at this port via

Friday the 25th Itant, at daylight.

But with the French, English, and Russians things are different, Against the French population ba (anys there is less aversion or hatred. On the whole, "we have

they have much against us. They The Naval Action in the are chivalrous adversaries, who

Falklands,

are our equ'ils in their pasion of According to information battle. They se dying for their received at New York from Fatherland, and the main reaso Buenos Aires, but unconfirmed, for their fighting is an ideal. With the victorious British squadron the heroic french people wa fas! comprised the Shannon, the a kind of pity as with a mortally Achilles, the Cochraus and the wounded deer.pd Natal.

a considerable time. At Lord's accommodation has been found On the third day of the Liver for the "Blasa" and the artists' Mr. Hodgson:If they left the

pool meeting Mr. George Ed corps, both of whom are now at stand and followed anybody?

wardes's three-year-old, Flying the front, and the headquarters His Worship That is a case. Detail:-Orderly Officer to-day Orb, won the Stewards' Handi-of English cricket are now. in the of obstruction or making a noiss

ind on 24th, 25th, 20 b cap of 5 furlonga. He is haade of the Army Service Corps. in the streets.

ho In addition to the £1,000 sub- Mr. Hodgson said they had and 27th inst., Lieut. Weall; on only a three-year-old and other Ordinances dealing with 28th instant, Lieut. Danby, carried the big weight for a horse oribed to the Prince of Wales'

Ordorly Sergeant to-day and on of his age of 8.13.

He is the Relief Fand, the M.O.C. have Plate at Doncaster, and in win- fands. ning now at Liverpool he gave

The retiremout.of R. Arnst, the 141b. to Trinity Square, and boat Horaet's Beauty, who was ca- New Zealand professional souller Nothing Doing-Yet, ceding 5lb., out of sight. Ua and all-roual athlete, comes as a

The Traue-bound steamship doubtedly Flying Orb is a groet surprise and a disappointment lines are making special efforts to sprinter; indeed he may be the Rowing men were looking for attract to the Orient a part of the greatest there has been on the ward to another visit from him, vast army of Americans who au English Turf for three years. He and perhaps a third Champion- qually visit Europe, but are un might even be better than he is ship with Barry People over able to do so this year because of now but for having bean trained here were very fond of Arnst. Ee the war. for the Derby. That was an ordeal was so thorough in his methods, eo Booking Arrangements, which, as his trainer, P. Hartigau, modest and so quiet, that he As Mentrie's will be closed on tells me, tried him very mach, esemed to us the very type of the Bazing Day, in order to meet the because the horse could never stay best sportsmanship from Over great demend for seats, the Hong: and the preparation took the sea. James Paddon, the big kong Hotel have kindly under heart and constitation out Australian, expressed the opinion, taken to receive applications that of him. Thus it is reasonable after his match last September day from 10 am to 6p.m. for the to assume that Flying Orb will with Barry, that the latter was A.D.C.'s forthcoming Fairy Ballet next year be a relatively better well nigh invincible on the to be given on Saturday, January horse than be is now. Thames. For the present this is 2ad, and Wednesday, January Orby's success at the stad our confident view in England, 6th, (matinee) in aid of the naturally bringe to mind the fact but nevertheless another match Belgian Belief Fand. that his son, Diadumenos, who between Arnet and the champion A German Spy--Question of is owned by Lord d'Abernon would have been very interesting, Citizenship.

New York, Nov. 18. The (until lately dir Edgar Vincent) and assuredly no walk-over, othoials of the records office in the The allegation was that, at won the Liverpool Cup last Fri-Arost having retired, the view about dosk, five or six men, day. Diadumenos is also a big over here is that Paddon would Department of Health here are armed with revolvers, entered chestnut horse, but both the Hon. prove the best of all the aspirants unable to produce any reoord No. 5, Shanghai Street, ground George Lambton and the Aastra to the Australian Scalling Uham showing the birth of Joseph Mr. Hodgson: Yes, the point floor, occupied by a reat col- lian B. de Mestre, who have train pionship, maless there are some Ullmann who, it is anderstood, is, is it dealt with under this sec lector. They bound the occuped him, have given him a raputa particularly fine dark horses has been sentenced to death in tion?

ants, six in number, cat the tion for shiftiness. It has always down under. Birry beat Paddon Britain os a charge of being His Worship:-Yea

telephone wire and ransacked the been urged against him that he quite conclusively on the Thames, German spy. Tao State Depart Mr. Flodgeon said his sub-premises. They stole over $100 in would never race away from an but it was a fine race all the same, ment was informed of the case, mission was that it was clearly money, and jewellery and cloth opponent though it was easily and there was no mist sking Pad- but enquiries so far have not prov: dealt with. He did not argus itug.

within his capabilities to do so. don'a power, pace and style.

ed Uilmann's claim to American for the sake of argument. On the following day, five men His failure to win the Cambridge-

oitizenship. He had gone thoroughly into the were arrested and identified by shire has been ascribed to this. matter. The section said that a

disinclination. He had to be interesting boxing contests than -driver shall not persistently

driven all out to win by a head that decided at the National Spart-record of victories alone justifies solicit passengera or obstruct from

from Wrack, who as a five-year-ing Club this week between the title of Terror. Hat bis transit the passengers in any way."

old was conceding him 1b Jimmy Wilda of Tylerstown, panching power must be seen to The section had to be split up

William's Pride was third, and South Wales, and Symonds of he believed, while his speed and behind were Drinmore and Chius Plymouth. They met for the judgment of distance are a re men: a total of 800,000 in three Cook, the latter of whom had won right to challenge Tandy Les for velation. There is nothing pretty months, the last three Liverpool Cups the Flyweight Championship or graceful in his footwork. He • Dutch Steamers Arrested by:..

On the fourth vnd closing day of the British Isles At walks into an adversary with a

His Worship: An exceedingly important point that it should be dealt with, not that it is an offence

under, this section..

into two offences,

His Worship said that that was the whole difficulty. Mr. Hodgson onid that, without going into the oanons of the interpretation of such clauses his

three.

certain of the complainants. The sixth defendant was arrested later. It was alleged that he dis- played his wealth in a brothel, where a girl relieved him of $40odd.

Tas case was proceeding aa we went to press.

Yards

tions. If it was meant that or catch hold of or

passengera

e

in after the be obstraction, then there was no

Worship had to take the intention, or upon any portion of any the whole intention, of the regula motor car or heavy moon car there had to be obstruction as such car. That was an offence well, there was no need whatever hat if his Worship was or no object in putting the word going to hold that there had to word soliciting at all, offence until the person actually The word" passengers be caused vobatraction. That was ing in there clearly show clearly not the intention of the ed what the actual intention of solion. the section was. It was not that His Worship reserved, bis de- they should not persistently solicit cision, observing that the point or obstruct the through trapeit was more a matter of getting a of passengers. That was an ex-ruling than the fate of the two ocedingly important point, and orolies: He was thankful for the to have the meaning that they argument put forward by the had to have obstruction as well Crown, but he thought thatshould after the word "passengers there he accept the Crown's interpreta had to be the word and in-tion some notice should be given stead of or after the word the man before any further pro "passengers." Then under section Recations were taken by the poling 70 they found that no unauthor. With this Mr. Hodgson agreed; Led person shall without the and the case wendjourned sine de permission of the driver ride in

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A Wonderful Boxer. There have brea" "few "more

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Aleo towards the Russians, says Herr sombart, there is no real hatred. Bat with the English it

different. He says

is

Zeppelin Workshops Destroyed.

It was learned in Paris as the and of November that she raid made by three British aviators on "I am quits sure that the whole the German airship workshops at German people, from the last taxi- Friedrichshafen was completely driver to the highest oficial, are anccessful. The tools and at one in their flaming hatred machines for the repair of towards the English. In England Zeppelins are said to have been we feel our enemy. We are entirely destroyed.

waging the war against England, Turkish Losses in the Caucasus. We shall not consider ungavar Some of the Tarkish regimento termiasted till England lies at fighting in the Caucasus bavo lost our feet crashed and humbled in half of their effective strength. her innermost consciousness. They all suffered enormous losses to such an extent that the Turkish army in the Caucasus has had to be entirely re organised.

Military Preparations in Italy.

According to a telegram from Washington, military preparations in Italy continue actively. Tas Italian Government has bought large quantity of wheat in Buenos Aires.

Austrian Losses.

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A Petrograd telegram states that up to the middle of November the Austrian losses on the Servian front numbered 3,128 officers and 154,470 men, in Uralicia 16. 500 officers and 787,150 men, in Hungary 77 officers and 1,075

granted an honourable peace even "I believe that if England were the quist German people would be driven into revolution. I have nover seen in the Germans 280 much passionate feeling, as at present if the word England is uttered." writer oites:

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As ressons for this hatred the

The treason of our onusing against us, the instinctive tendency of British policy to lying the atentations say nothing manner and boastfulness of the British Press, the open display of con- tempt for the poor relation.

All these reasons, however, the writer describes as of secondary importance, He continues -

"The main reason is that the Turks. Y spontaneous and elemet tarr

lish the hostile principle of our innermost and highest nature, And it is well that we are fully aware of this, because we touch

of the meeting the Grosvenor Cup the end of fifteen rounds, bear-like gait and relies solely Athena, The Turkish naval hatred towards England is roo, ed of a mile and a quarter was won Wilde was given the verdict on the duck of his head to defeat authorities have arrested two in the deepest depths of our n by an outsider in Mr. Larnach's on points, and he had so much the a straight left. Wilde'a trouble Dutch steamers and have hoisted being, there where considerations Print. It was Mr. Larasch who better of the contest, winning has been that he could not find the Turkish flag on them, ander of reason do not count, where the won the Derby of 1898 will the practically every round, that no opponents worthy of him approach the pretext that the vessels were irrational, the instinct, alone 100 to 1 cliance Jeddah. Print other result was possible. Wilde ing his weight. Against Symonds carrying goods belonging to dominates. We hate in the Eas however, is by Lord Derby' is a truly wonderful boxer. He is he was more than a stone the belligerente horse Chaucer. For this race the known as the "Mighty Atom," lighter won, but there was never

Von der Heltz la Egypt, Von der Helia has left Turkey favourite was Mr. Buchanan' the "Midget Marvel and other any suggestion in his bax ng that Draughtsman who, however, ran highly descriptive titles telling of this was a handicap. He stood Egypt, to take charge of the

his extraordinary boxing talenti, up to his big opponent with operations there. badly.

Four years ago he wasa collier in manly courage, boxed with delight It has been evident for some a Welsh mine. In the meantime fal speed, and judgment and as According to information re- time that the chance of Gounty he has taken part in 7 conteste, only as the fourth round one ceived from Russia, the Muscovite Cricket being played next summer winning all with the eruption of began to wonder if he would end empire is in such e was very small. Officially the a draw sad ibis total contains the the contest with a knock-out. citement that those who know diet, was, that everything would astonishing number of 52 Symonds was a worthy opponect, the Slar temperament say that men have volunteered for the

This is the Welsh but he had not the speed of Wilde the war has taken on the character front. Geners depend on the progress of the war, knockouts. It je naual fo: the County fiziores view of Wilde, and it cannot be and therefore could not make the of a crusade, particularly since the

Cricket Prospects,

for

-Russian Volunteers.

a state of ex-

with this the vital meaning of this war,

y

to be arranged about this time of said to be exaggerated though most of his great striking power. Osar has placed himself at the head works could not the year, but to hopeless, is the highly coloured There le just Wilde will now mest Loo, the of his armies. Russia resembles all the Rucilat outlook that the meetinge of peo 6 stone 10 lb. of bany frame with Scotsman, who got the honour by an immenke wave, which breaks only have

the de

dykes, and submerges every from the Geron retaries, and captaing have baen pale skin and trail locking lege,the delest of Percy Jones, who indefinitely postponed. This is but to see him Kanok burly 9 stone could not get down to the weight thing it meets," ALI almost, tantamount to a decision lade to sleep is wonder, and the for the Championship:

telegram- (says 7 that 7.

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