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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1016.

|„Yesterday's Shoot.

The fact that Hongkong's in- terest in vifle-shooting is not on

DAY BY DAY.

· EARLY" AND PROVIDENT FEAR

GILBEY'S SPEY-ROYAL

SPEY-ROYAL he wase is amply proved by the 18 THE MOTHER OF SAFETY-Burke.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

Is Guaranteed to be made from Pure Malted Barley

in a Pot Still.

10 YEARS OLD,

SOLE AGENTS:

keen contact yesterday at Stone cutters. No less than seven tsen teams of four men competed, these being drawn from the King' variona armed forces within the

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The Mails.

to-morrow.

JÓTTINGS BY THE WAY.

*It is suggested in some quar- tace that America zeeds enlighten- ment as to the Allies' aims."

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CRICKET:

A Drawn Two Days' Match.

BOXING DAY TRAGEDY

Ship's Officer Found Shot.

A tragedy occurred on the sa. Siberian Mail.--(Nov. 24. Lon-(Renter).—But how, one wondere,

The Hongkong Oricket Club when the uccond officer of the Peoting on Boxing Day morning, don,Dae per a.. Novars can a country that has Dr. Wilson and a team representing the Reat bost, a Dane, named Akel Bores- for President need enlightenment of the Colony played a two days' sen, was found dead with a guns Colony. While congratulating the European Mail.-Closes per .. anything that comes within match on the Club ground, com-shot wound in his temple. A

K-mo Mara at 10 am, to the range of human knowledge? menoing on Christmas Day.

Batemen found the pitch to their seems as though the wound were gun was lying - olose by, and it American, Canadian and Siberian "The Durdes Advertiser urgee|liking and some good scores were

Haile-Close per E-that Mr. Churchill be sent to registered, the match ending in a wolf-inflisted. press of Rausis at 10.30 a.m. the United States as a missionary draw in favour of the lab. Each Docks at the time, and the body The boat was lying at Taikoo of the Empire."-And the Hong- team went twins to the wickets, has been removed to the Mortuary, skog Telegraph urges that; when the Club scoring a total of 447 to the Americans have got Mr. for an innings and seven wickets, Churchill, they be asked to keep while the Bt put up 347.for an him. Britain has had her share innings and eight wickets. of him.

morrow."

10-MOITOW:

8.berian Mail-Oloses per

Shantung at 3 p.m. MQELOW.

The Dollar.

The opening rate of the dollar decaand to-day was 2s. 4.13/164.

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Volunteer Reserves on again wia ring, most of our readers will feel that the victory is quits in accordance with the fitness of thing, and that they would rather see the Cap go to this corps than to any other here. The men of the premier team are all old Hongkong banda, and the branch of the Service to which they | belong is one that has borne its share of the burden and heat of the day. Consequently no other corps will grudge them their win. Equally all good sportsmen will read with pleasure of the magni- foent shooting of Jemader Mohr Singh, as well as of- the fun re salts schiered by Captain Taylor; B.Q.A. and Bergt, Smell of the

For the Troops, Shropshires. The whole affair-

We have to acknowledge, with was a good, honest, sportsmanlike thanks, a parcel of newspapers tara-out, in which officers and and magazines for the troops, mes, Europeans and Indians, kindly sent by Mrs. Jordan. Correspondents are requested to observe the rule

oivilians, moldiers and sailors requires them to

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1916.

ORGANISING FOR VICTORY.

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promoted it, merita the highest commendation for ite enterprise and public spiritedness.

Small Pox in Hongkong,

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To-morrow's 'Anniversary, To-morrow is the 80th birthday of President Wilson,

Prize Day.

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Lady May has consented to distribute the prises at the pris giving of the Balilios Public Bobool on Wednesday, Janutty 17. The ceremony takes place £t 12 noon.

Cinema Attrac·100,

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Sures

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Club, ist Innlags. While our educated comp, was T. E. Postor, b Brayahay baay taking his degree at Hong-E J. B. Kitohell, st. Ponsonby. kong University, his assistant

Fane, b Bird unfortunately worked

apan G. E. Haley, b Bird advertisement in car columurs nak ing for a man with "impeachable references."

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Our congratulations this week go to the Hongkong public for having spent moderately acber Christmas, and to the Police In- spròtor who tried to fire off a Queen Mary pencil in mistake for

.303 cartridge.

"We are informed.” 1970 a contemporary, "that both the European and Chinese alapts of the Weseman Cape have been vocisacted."-That's the sort of

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RIFLE SHOOTING,

Volunteers Reserves ▼ Talkoo R.C.

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13

2

A League match between the

Hougkong Volunteer ReservON

8

and the Taikoo Rifle Club took

0

F. J. de Roms, at. Ponsonby-

Fane, b Bird

plane on the 23rd instant, on the latter's

range, when the Volan.. teers won by three points, Soorm: H. K. Y. R.

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21

H. H. Tayler, b Brayshay M. M. Mans, b Besyshay J. Stalker, st. Ponsonby-Fane, B. Kennedy; b Braga

b Bird

B. P. Tharefield, o Hamilton,

b Bird

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F. Sutton, not out L. D. McNicoll, b Braga

Extran

Brags

While we have no time or use for scaremonger pidgin, we would treat is promised for a low newe that stize the blood and Hamilton point out that the small-pox nights only at the Bijon Theatre, makes us proud of being British Bird statistics for the week ending when Miss Sonia Halensi, Rus-em. Or it would be, if we had Brayshay December 22 present some figures sian billet dancer, will give per ghost of an idea as to what it Witchell |which are in"nowise comforting|formances of Russian dances and meant.

in a colony that contains some several speciality decoen including hundreds of thousands of Chiness, sailor's bornpipe, Irísh jig and Eighty-nine fresh cases cocurred Bootch reels, daring the week in question, of which sixty-two proved fatal. Yea.

per wig.

Robbler Contemporary.

A Thief's Haul.

"Kismet."

of

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Total

Bowling.

24 Jenkins, A.

6 McLennan, E. O Tollan, D.

... 13 Lyon, J.

11

Carpmaal, E- ... 174 Mackey, J. : *** Bannerman, G.

E. M.

O. M. B. W. Lesob, A.

3 0 21 0

15 3 62 5

12 0.54 3

***

3.32 .4 2

200 500 600 30-33 34

27 *28 28 25 81

85

Total Lesa deduction of

718

3 0 20 04 per cent, for

"Bowlsi one no ball.

"Is Instruction in English Justified?" asks the Manils Daily

The Rest ist, luning. Bulle'in —We don't know about F. A. Redmond, e Peires, b "jantified," but if we are to judge Marley by the "English" commealy em R. C. Witobell, e Man, b de ployed by our contemporary we Bome should say that it is highly J. V. Brags, a MaNicoll, de irable.

Pesros

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B. Ponsonby-Fane, b Mass... Saya native paper:-"The Mojar Robertson, & Kennedy,

b Marley Prospective Castic Member of arrived at Peking; but owing to Parliament, Chan Hang-yas, has K. Brayahay, o Taylor, b de

Rome

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接

++

140

Aperture Sights

Net

Talkoo R.C..

53

87

Nicol, A...

Simpson, J.

8

Scott, Capt. W.

4.

Eldridge, W. J. Heath, H.

25

"Diaby, Lt. J. D. 18 Grimshaw, T.

Lyle, D.

w

Canton offcials telegraphing W. H. Stapleton, b de Rome 19 that Ohan Hang-yan had am- B. M. Austin, b Pearce bezzled funde, he was arrested." J. P Bobinson, b Posros -Evidently the way of the Chin-E W. Hamilton, o Tayler b

politician, like that of the Pes:00 opium-emuggling and embezzle- trungressor, is hard. Between B. E. O. Bird, Lot out

Extras mente, this new Parliament should leave its mark on the history of s

Total long-suffering country.

Bowling:

447

If we had bad the lack to pinch Stalker the Paisne Judge's top-het from Taylor that Degree Ceremony at the Mass Hongkong University, we certain- de Rome... Esther would we have packed it Pearos ly wouldn't have returned it, Marley

one of the

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014

Total

• Open sight

200 500 600

... 31. 30 30 31

32 30 29 91

M. 31 29 30 90

... 29 32 28 85

31, 29 28 88 33 29 28 28 26 31 30 87 81 27 27 85

...709

Bowling.

0. M. R. W.

12 3 38 3

1

1

R

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...247 de Rome

Tayler

Pasroo

140

9 1 27

**

B 1 13

2 1 1 1

***

4 2 8 0

2 0 11 0

0. M..R. W. He 72 27 0 Marley 13 1 4 0 Thurahold

10 2 54 1

• Bowled two wides,

91 40 3 Craigengower v. The University, 9 1 31 2 This match was played yester-

8.61 32 4 day, Craigongower winning, largely a result of the good bowling of Southerton and Poslovji. BooreD :-

Club, Second Innings.

Brayshay

19

The University.

401

J. D. Wright, b Southerton... 0

W. Hall, b Sountherton

4

144

19

Ng 8se Kwong, not out

38

EJ.B. Mitchell, 1.b.w., b Bird 7 “Glass eyes are notoriously un-G. E. Marley, Lb.w., b

Brayshay

10

03

A. H. Bamjabu, o Schnepel b

Southerton... 38

E

44

terday the death of another Earo- A Chinese was charged before poan was reported. Having regard Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the Police to there facte, and calling to mind Court this morning, with stealing the past sins of commission and 16 lbs. of printer's type, from the omission of our Sanitary Depart-office of the China Mail yesterday. ment, one is prompted to ask if the The defendant's story was that fallest precautions against the he was only sweeping it up, and spread of infection are being had no intention of stealing it. observed. We bear that the Do-His Worship bound the man over partment's coolies, who have the bandling of smallpox patients,are fitted out with a clean and well- It has been reported to the disinfected suit of clothes every Police that on Boxing Day a morning, which is at laset a step window was broken open by a One of the most beneficial casequences of the reconstruction and a half in the right direction. thief at 2, University Path, and of the Ministry at home is the formation of a great national servios Sanitary Laspectors? We cannot to the value of $489, pisto: Eat what about the European a bedroom ransacked. Jewellery organisation whereby the full resources of the nation, both in man- find, on enquiry, that these are valued at $40, and a cash box power and in prodaction, will be placed at the command of the provided with soy special rig, and some papers were stolen, the State for the successful prosecution of the war. Already, of course,fect that the thrifty Board being $530.66.

Our information ia to the total value of the mining property much has been done along these lines, but there has been lacking centralisation of effort and thoro ́gh-going organisation. We have one uniform sait

eapplies its inspectors with been too content to push along on a makeshift bзeis, till now, atter which does not seem to Excellent photographe this late hour in the day, it has become apparent that the whole leave mach room for changing, "Kiemet" are now for sale at problem needs taking in hand on broad and universal lines. It is after dealing with a small porcass. Mee Cheung's and should prove on this basis that the new Directory of National Service has been we had been elected to the Sanitary able A. D. O. production. The P and sent it to

If the gods hai so willed it that charming souvenirs of a memor. established, and it only requires a most oureory analysis of its Board (a position of affairs & last performance takes place on Hongkong magistrates, in the function to make it clear that great benefits will accrue to the little difficult to conceive of) we Saturday next at 7.30 p.m. and hope that it might be unto him T. E. Fearer, e Braga, b nation when the scheme has been got thoroughly under way. It would ask without more ado if after the performance a recherche even as the mantle of Elijah. the Lloyd George Administration does nothing else beyond this European Inspector, after leaving sapper will be served at the reorganisation of national effort for war purposes, it will have a house where there is small-pox, Hougkong Hotel Grill Room comfortable," observes the Japan absolutely justified itself in the eyes of the whole Empira.

is allowed straightway to mingls $2 per head, the entire proceede The fall measure of the new step will be realised when it is with other people without any of which will be devoted to the ChronicsThe information lays F. J. de Roms, a Witchell, b borns in mind that it contemplate the utilisation of the services of intermediate period of purifioi Star and Garter Fond." all males from 17 to 60 years of age, and that, if, for the purposes tion. As we have not the privilege

to rest a barning inquisitiveness Braga of the scheme, sufficient volunteers are not forthcoming, the Goveru-of making this enquiry at the

that we have felt for year on this B. H. Tayler, a Ponsonby- ment will apply for compulsory powers. Thus the whole manhood next Board meeting, will one of was charged with stealing a goid

A Thief's Way Made Easy, enbjsot. We always wondered Fane, b Hamilton.. of the nation will be placed on a war service footing, the State the members be good enough to wrist watch from a house in Leigh-

The case in which a Chinese why so few people wear them. M. M. Masa, 1.b.w., b Bird... 17 making it a fixed principle that everybody who can render the make it for us?

J. Btalker, not ont least possible help shall be called upon to aid in the winning

"Young Gent wants board B. Kennedy, st: Ponsonby. ton Hill Road was again before and residence. of the war.

with Another point indicating the extent to which the

private. Fane, b Bird Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Polios family," is one of the advertising R. P. Tharafield, not out State claims the right to subordinate all other consideratioan to

Court this morning. The de gems in a Sydney paper.-SoF. Battos, L. D. MeNicoll, did the successful prosecution of the war is to be fand in the power

We don't know what our road fondant is a cook employed by Hongkong hasn't a monopoly in given to the new department to decide what industries, spart from er may think about it, but it Mr. Palmer, of the China Sugar"young genta" after all.

not bat, war work, are essential to the nation, and to shut down trades which seems to as that this suggestion, Refinery, and it seems that he

Extra are really non-essential. This is a drastic step, and, if taken in some of the Home papers, that entered the next house and stole) at any other time than the present, it would have been strongly an emissary should be sent to the the watch and a silk cost, which come engaged to the American

"Elizabeth Arquith has be. Total (for 7 wickets declared) 278 resisted, but the new Government rightly argues that it would, in United States to enlighten the he passed on to another man to diplomat, Mr. Gibeon,” says a the present orisis, be nothing short of a scandal if energy and skill people thereof as to the facts of pawn. It was stated by Inspector Hongkong paper this morning. in labour were allowed to ran to waste, in callings in no wise help the war is rather twaddle. We Sim that any front door key in But why all this formality? Why Brayabay ful to the nation, merely for the sake of private gain. The only reprinted, some little while ago, the block of houses osald open not call her Lizzie, and have Bird isans of the moment, or, at any rate, the supreme issue, is the maran article by the well-known all the other front doors and that done with it?

Hamilton shalling of the resogroes of the country for the attainment of victory American pab'icist Mim Agnes explained how defendant got

Braga on the battle field and on the ast, Mr. Lloyd George is keeping Repplier, telling the trash into the house. The defendant We are informed that there in Redmond that point constantly in front of him. That is his only business about the war. This had appear was sentenced to four months no truth whatever in the sumour now. And that is why he has at the back of him the noanimousled in 露 very widely-read hard labour and four hours' that British members of the support and confidanos of the whole Empire.

paper: the Philadelphia Publie stocks, whilst the man who was Polios Reserva ara, în future, The whole of this scheme for the ass, on systematic lines, of the Ledger; and it is but one of many charged with receiving was dis required to caluto alljukongs, and man-power of the nation brastos avidance of its having been con- which the more respectable charged. ceived on sound and most detailed lines. But what about the coun-sotion of the United States prese try's women-power ? There has recently been manifesting itself a has published, pointing out the movement in favour of dealing with woman on lines somewhat similar exact case between the Entente to those followed in the case of men. The creation of a Woman- and the Central Powers, Not only Power Board, with local enquiry organisations, has been urged, so so, bat Mr. Roosevelt and other

Alice_Memorial Hospital, that fall and reliable data may be secured regarding the extent and popular speakers have never

The Hon. Treasurer of the the character of the assistance which women could render. Our tired of letting the American women have already played a nobis part in war work, and one publie know the truth. No-one in mate statement of the Hongkong Hospitals begs to acknowledge R. O. Witobell, e Mailty,

The following is the approxi. Alios Memorial and Affiliated which will never be forgotten, but there is not the last doubt that Great Britain could tell Dr. Tramway Company's trame with thanks ibe following dona- much more could be done if our womanhood were organised as it Wilson much more about the receipts for the week ending tions to the funds of the Hospitalar R. Ponsonby-Fane, b Marle should be. There must be many women at Bons rally anxious to position than he knows already, December 18, 1916:

The Bun Company, Ltd., 825; P. E. Bird, not out do something to help on the war class who would not be reached and, judging from American

Arcata Choy Chang. 825: Lo Bhai, W. Hamilton, not.out through the medium of the Labour Exobanges. All they want to papers, there is little exons for

Receipia for benk, $25; Chan Dat Chi, 810 B. M. Austin, dis not bat. know is what is required of them, and if some kind of Woman- any of his friends to plead This Tour:

51 weeks Tim Pan Tack, #5) Mak Tam Power Beard ware stablished, we are confident that their patriotism ignoranos. There are none so blind

$725, 311 Mad 353 Tang Shin Wine, 35:

Extras would do the restő-Al

11,087 660,00 Tam Wing Kyang, 85; Young *1,385 - 168,361 Kang Tong, 35,

Enlightening America.

as those who won't mos.

TRAMWAY RETURNS,

for week:

Receipts

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AM

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→

400

A. de Bouza, J.b.w., b Souther

Kn...

ton.

390

C

+

Chow Yat Cheong, b Souther

D. P. Dixon, b Pestorji W. Gittens, b Pestonji

82

23 0. A. M. Smith, o Schnepal, b

Perton fi

8. A. Lemsil, o Kew, b Pestonji

20

Cheah Ton Lok, b Southerton 0

Bowling M. R. W.

***

12 0 83 2 Sontharton

17 1 89 3, Pavlonji

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Total

Bowling

Ó. K. R.

6 1 32 8

... 6 1 18 4

9 2.36 1

Craigengewer.

4 0 16 1R. Postonji, a Ismail, b.Ng

20 13 0 Sie Kwong

08. Jer, o Wright, RumIsba

R. G. Southerton, b Ismail ... G. F. Thompson, ran out

W

100%

NA

Witchell

3 0 17 *Bowled thres no balls.

The Rest, Second fanings,

2

D. K. Kharaw, not out

J. P. Robinson, o and b do

Rome

0

all Sanitary Board coolies of F. A. Redmond, b.Peuros over ihres wosks' servios.

J.O. Brags, o Taylor, b Pearon 21 Major Bobertson, b de Rome.

Brayabay, run out

W. H. Stapleton, Thursfeld,

b Paaros

21

53

0. Sua, o Bamjahn, b Dizon 2.

... 13

J. D. Noria, o Gittens, b Ng

Exo Kwong....

A. J. Kow, o Chow, b Ng Sza

Knoug F. Sobnspel, a Sousa, b Ng

Bae Kwong

L. A. Bose, a Boum,

IN

Extris

Total

.112

Bowling,

Dixon

100