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THE HONGKONG TELFERAPI SATURDAY,

THE SITUATION IN CHINA.

LAWN TENNIS,

HORSE BREEDING.

DAIRY FARM NEWS

The HK,C,C. Touraer

For Hilltary Purposes.

Affairs in Kwangani“

SAUSAGES.

We lavite you to inspect the variety of Sausages ve bave

Various competitions in the Colonel W. Hall Walker re- tennis tournament of the Hong-Įcently, affered to the GerstooČIŠ The Hongkong verscalar pa-kang Cricket Club were tskan, a his thoroughbred horses, and this pets appear to be keeping the stagefurther yesterday, the results has resulted in the nation taking ALL READY FOR YOUR TABLE, ball rolling me regards the position of the tres played being

over the Tally Snd and Russley

AO

in Kwangast, but they have little Professional Paria-8. H. Dod- | Park. This gives Mr. Arthur W. new to tell me. An English arrival well and J. Syne-Thomson beat Costen an opportunity of making from Wochownys that the moDr. Lindsay Woods and Dr. pablic in the Badminton Maga mentous declaration was made at Glaisser, 6-3, 7-5.

nhe many important facts in an Mixed Handicap Doubles-article entitled "National Horse about 9 o'clock on Wednesday night, and that some of the Mrs. Maxon and B. Hancock (owe Breeding." He says that a war- Iocal enthusiasts elected to

30) beat Miss Histings and R. A. Įtiñe valuation of £90,900 bas' and wake the Wacho British Brand (rec. 1-6),6-1, 6 & been placed upon the Colonel's consul at 1 sim to apprise Handicap Double-C. Thorne horses, which is sufficient proo!

of the event. There and J. R. Wood (rec. 2-6) best of his great generosity in th was quite good order in the city F. Sutton and F. A. Biden (rec. matter. when car informant left on Taurs 4-6), 6-1, 6-2;0.0. Stark and A day, and even when the declars-Whitmarsh (owe 1-6) beat E. Wer says that in the county there tion was announced on the previ Slade and E. Davidson (scratch),

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ous evening there was no excite- ment, and no indication-barring Handicap Singles "B. "-W. the letting off of crackers that P. C. Trafford (rec 2-6) beat A. anything out of the ordinary had B. Rsworth (ecnich), 6-3, 6-3; W. J. Morrison (rec. 2-6) x. o. taken place.

from hom. Mr. Claud Severn (rec. 15-3).

On Thursday afternoon there wass meeting of Chinese notables st Wachow, for the discussion of

Moaday's Games, Among the games fixed to take

Referring to France, Mr. Cost- are twenty-two stallion depota,

and these before the war tsined about 3,450 stallions of various breeds. He says ——

matters of moment, but no one place on Monday are the follow-system as many horses as are n seems to know exactly what trang spired. The Tatah-elect, Chan Ping-kwan, baa isened proclamation confirming the declamation of independence.

BOLOGNĖ SAUSAGES, TONGUE BLOOD

OXFORD SAUSAGES. TOMATO POLONY

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LIVER SAUSAGES, &c., &C., &C.

All made on our own premises by

our own European Expert.

Important Press Bureau Notification.

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The following is published in Government Hongkong Casette for general information:

Press Burean, December 17th, 1915. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is informed by the

During the breeding season PRISONERS IN TURKEY. these girem ses seat from the de- pots into the surroxading coun ty diatrics, and farmers and other breeders can use them for a purely nominal feo. By thie

quired for the Army and for com Open Championship Singles-mercial purposes are produced, E. Hancock v. I.Q. Chow. | the Government giving from £35

Handicap Singles "AAH. to £51 for saddle horses, £40 for the Crack (receive 151) v. F. Kitobin artillery horses, 256 to $72 for It is now thought that the re-Smith (receives 15). ·

| horses, for the riding schools, and volt of Kwangsai has been care Handicap Singles B-54 to £71 for officers' charger". fully worked up to for months, E. Mariel (omes 15/3) v. J. A. Germany's horse supply, says and that it was in view of the Ridgway (receive 4/6).

Mr. Costen, has increased in due Government's sending a punitive Handicap Doubles.-F. A. Red-proportion. He remarks: expedition there in the future that mond and N. E. kent (owe 15,2) For twelve months the whole the strengthening of the forts this. W. G. Worcester and C. E.B. of the German systent of stud aide of Wachaw was undertaken. Baaris (receive 9/8); Capt. Haza- farms and stallion depots is run It is evident that quite a large mond and J. W. Franks (receive at a total disbursement by the number of Cantonese troops must 3/8) v. L-Col, Faichnis and Sate of $172,341. Not an exces still be either in Kwangsai or in Capt. Milner-Jones (owe 2/6); sive figure when it is remembered. Iannan, for apparently some ten N. J. sastin and W. J. Hodge that at least 600,000 horses had thousand have passed through (receive 15) v. P.F.J. Wodehouse to be found for the German Army Wachow since Christmas, and, and B 0. Batchison (receive 15); upon the outbreak of war. though a few have returned to T. E. Pearce and C. W. Beswick that city from newhere in the receive 3/6) v. Ber. C. L. Cooper interior, it is asserted that none Hant and Lient, 0. K. Hamilton have gone back into wangsung owe 15). Province. A few days ago some Mixed Doubles Handicap. G. of the men stationed at Wachow | W. Sewell and Mra C. D. Lâmbart left for Nanning, but they soon os 3/8). H. R. Poslips sad returned. It is stated that there Mrs. W. Armstrong (owe 15/3); - are huge stores of ammunition of C. Toorne and Visa Robertson

all sorta xi Wachow.

(receive 1/6) v. H. T.Jackman sad ra. P. D. Wilson (receive 15/3).

The Kwangtung Government

appears to be wasting no time in despatching farther troops, for, this morning, the skippers of two! Hongkong boats report having passed Chinese gunboats and six boat-loads of soldiers (presumably about three thousand men in all) at Mah Ning.

Contradictory stories are natur- slly afloat concerning General Lang Kam-kwong. Chinese

HONGKONG THANKED,

The Prince of Wales' National

Relief Fund

The following letter has been papers report that he did not received by His Excellency the snoosed in reaching Canton Governor-

after the mutiny of his troops, 10. Backingham Gate, but is a prisoner "sc.newbery in

London, S.W. February 7th. 1916.

Germans have bought may hundreds of half-bred mares "în England and Ireland, bat have not been vary enterprising buyers of English thoroughbred mares.

Now and again the Ger mans have big prices for thorough bred stallions.

with

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISMENTS,

PUBLIC AUCTION."

THE Undersigned has received

înstructions to sell by Pub- lic Auction on

SATURDAY, the 25th March,

1916.

‚ commencing ́at II am ̧ (For account of the concerned) at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street. and Spirits comprising:-

A Large Quantity of. Wines

40 Cases Burgundy and White Wine (Pommard Nizits, Beaune, Macon, Meursal, Chablis, Beau- jolis.)

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United Smics Ambassador that the Tarkish Government desire that, in fatare, remittances of money ont exceeding $5 from private persons for British prison- era of war in Turkey should be Red Crone Committee at Geneva ties) despatched 10 the International 30 Cases Bock (superior quali- for transmission to the Ottoman 22 Cases Champagne (Parinet WM. Red Crescent Society at Con-Fils) qts, and pts. stantinople, by whom payment to the recipients will be effected and a receipt returned to the Inter- national Committee at Geneva.

Letters and parcels should also be sent to the International Bed Cross Committee at Geners for

tranamission. Such letters and

5 Cases Peppermint.

17 Cases Cognac (Cusenier and Sarzarrac).

30 Cases Whisky (John Beggs and Blackmore).

30 Cases Vermouth. 10 Cases Jeffries Stout (pints). On view from Friday, the 24th inst.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

GEO, P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

According to Mr. Costen, parcels are post free. Money Rassis does not lag behind in should be remitted by interns. well-organised efforts to keep itational money order, which can be great army properly supplied obtained at any Post Office, and remounts and artillery which should be made payable to horses. For instance ----

the International Red Cross Com KOWLOON CANTON RAIL- The annual bill of the Depart-mittee at Geneva and sent on ment of State Studs amounts to about $200,000, and one of that with full name, number, and re- giment of the prisoner of war to body's latest achievements before whom the mmey is to be paid. the war was to establish a new State horse-breeding farm in the Government of Astrachan with a complement of 100 stallions.

Information has also been re- ceived from the United States Ambassador that prisoners of war in Tarkey are now allowed to Austria for two centuries baa write only one letter a week, carefully watched over the horse-limited to four lines, and that this breeding interests of the nation, and in its arrangements for sub regulation applies also to letters addressed to them. Letters of sidising, it is closely followed by

greater length will not be Hungary.

delivered.

Kwangal while ingthar account says that hi sym- Your Excellency,-I have the pathies throughout have been pleasure to inform you that I In Italy, says Mr. Costen, much against the Central Government bare to-day received from the progress has been made in borse and that, if he be a prisoner in Hongkong and Shanghai Banking breeding during the past thirty or Kwangsai, it is by his own wish, Corporation, a cheque for forty years. He goes on:-

GUN PRACTICE.

1 have, etc. (52) LE HALSEY

·C. F.

It is notified that, information His Excellency

has been received from the Mili-

tary Authorities that gun practice

will be carried out as under -----

On Sunday and Tuesday, the

CHINESE LUXUBIES.

Tax on Ladies' Ornaments. --

£2 447 4s. 3d. representing the There are about 700 stallions equivalent of a farther amount in the Government horse depots, that has been so generously sub-mainly consisting of saddle scribed in Hongkong to E R. Hand light draught horsea, The Prince of Wales' National the rest being troftats and Recently, the question regard- Belief Fund, and for which I heavy draught horses. In dae ing the increase of tax upon thank you.

BEASON. the Government sites luxuries, such as tea, wine, tobac STO distributed among 500 co, and the like, has received much stations in the chief home-breed- attention from the Ministry of ing districts, and about 38,000 Agriculture and Commerce. The mares are served by them in an Ministry now considers that all average year. In addition to the sorts of ornaments for ladies' was, Gwernment stallions, about 728 such as perfumea, paints, and approved sires are on service for powders, etc, should also be put public mares, about forty of which under the category of luxuries and should therefore be taxed ac- In the Netherlands the sum of cording to increased rates, $10,000 is put saide every year as encrmous quantities of such stuffs Three Chinees were charged premiums for horse breeding, and are consumed in the country before Mr. Haseland, at the Police early all the breeding horses every year, s substantial revenue Court this morning, with behaving belong to the farmers. Most of should be derived from the in- in a noisy and diorderly manner the remounts for the Dutch Army crease of the tax. As s prelimin in Cross Street on the 17th inst.

se purchased in Ireland.

ary step towards the enforcement

Sir Francis A. Kay, KOMG,

Bongiong.

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19th and 30th March, and on FRACAS IN CROSS STREET. are English thoroughbrede, Friday, the 7th April:-From Stonecutters, in s south-westerly direction, between the hours of 10 a.m. sad 1 p.m.

Wednesday, the 22nd March: From Pakahawan Bat- tery, in an easterly direction, between the hours of 10a.m. and 1 p.m.

As

Inspector Sim ad defendant's It is satisfactory to learn that, of the increase the Ministry is master went to the Police in the writer's opinion, Great now compiling a list of ladios' On Sunday, the 26th March Station and gaid the first Britain with its natural advan laxaries-Peking Daily News. From Belchers, in a westerly defendant was lying seriously ages, backed up by effective State direction, "between he hours of ill. A Chinese wergeant was sent support, ahould be able easily to 10 am and 1 p.

to the place and found there was supply the increased needs of our On Monday, the 27th March: nothing wrong with him at all. Army's at the same time, the From Pakahawan, in a north-The men had all been fighting. report of a recent Committee esaterly direction, Eetween the A witness, absee head was appointed to advise the Board of hours of 10 am, and 1 p.m. swathed in bandages, said he saw Agriculture with reference to the

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

· MOVEMENT 07 STEAMERS. The xx. CHINA sailed from Ban Fʻran-

Bangkong.

On Tuesdays, the 28th March, the men fighting and went in to production and maintenance in cisco on the 17th inst., vis Honolula, and 11th April From Mount separate them, with the result that England and Wales of a supply Yokohama, Nagant and Shangai Lor Davis, in a south-westerly direa-he was injured.

of horses suitable for military tion, between the hours of 10 The first defendant said it bad purposes clearly reveals the urgent a.m, and 1 p.m.

rothing to do with him. There need for reform in national horse

WAY.

(British Section).

ALTERATIONS TO TIME

TABLE

The Public is hereby notified that on and from MONDAY. March 20th, the following trains are cancelled:

Train leaving Kowloor at 7.20 p, and arriving at Shum Chun 8:16 p.m. daily.

Train leaving Shum Chua st 9.06 p.m. and arriving at Kowloon st:9.52 p.m. daily.

Train leaving Kowloon at 848 am and arriving Shum Chum at 9.351a.m. (Sundays only),

On Saturdays only, the train timed to leave Kowloon at 1.48 pm. will leave at 125 pm. stop. ping at all stations to Sham Chan.

By Order. H. P. WINSLOW,

Manager. Kowloon, 17th March, 1915.

MUSKETRY CONTEST.

NAVAL MILITARY and POLICE FORCES (Regular and Auxiliary).

TEAM and CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOT, EASTER MONDAY, April 24th. 1916.

Teams of three from each Branch of each Service in the Colony.

100 yarda-Grouping.

200 yards-Deliberate and Dis-

appearing Targets. 500 yards Deliberate. 600 yards-Deliberate

No Entrance Fee. Tin on the Bange.

Conditions and Description of Targets will be issued. On Wednesday, the 29th was a quarrel over a can of hot breeding. Mr. Costen supports war started is a veritable eve Letters on this matter 876) March:--From Devils Peak, in a riter and he wu polled into the this by concluding his interesting opener, and must come se a shook been addressed to Commanding south-easterly direction, between fray.

article`sa follows compa

to thom who imagined that | Officers. the hours of 10a.m. a 1. p.m.

All defendiate were bound Lord Kitchener's statement England's homo supply was uny- All junks, ships and other ves-over in the sum of $100 to be of that £12,000,000 has been spent thing like commensurate with our sels are to keep clear of the ranges good behaviour for 12 months. on horses in Ameries since the need in was-fime,

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