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YACHTING.

Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.

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The results of the eighth of the series of the Club Champion- ship Races for the Handisap, One Design, and Heyward Haya and Osal Qismesa are as follows:----

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Handicap Class, a Course:--Lyeman Beacon (P.), Cast Rocks Baoy (P.), Lyemun Bercon (P.), Distance 10.1 miles.

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[A BUILDING CONTRACT.

Alleged Failure to Carry Out.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1917.

LIFE AT THE FRONT.

Intersating Letters from Lient. Barlow.

His many friend” in Hongkong will be glad to heer news of Lieutenant B, C. Barlow, who is In the Summary Court this at present on active servios in morning, before the Chief Justice France. Three letters have recent- (Sir William Roes Davies), the ly been received from him by a case was heard in which Len friend in Hongkong. Shun-cho claims from Yeung In the first letter, Lieut. Barlow, | King-shung, #1,000 for breach of writing from s Machine Gan a building contract, dated Novem-Training Centre in England, zaid ber 16, 1916, which it is alleged that he was then in the Machine he refused to carry out.

Gan Corps and after bis course Mr. Agassiz appeared for was completed he expected to be plaintiff and defendant was re- drafted into the Heavy Machine. M.S. H.M.S. H.M.S. presented by Mr. R. O. Faithfall. Gan Carpe, and thus to Dione owes .51 4.42.05 4:42,56 In outlining the facts of the be introduced, very intimately, Bella Scratch 4.47,38 4.47.38 | case," Mr. Agimix said that his to the “Tanks.” He adds that Jessica reo. .51 5.00.13 459.22 client purchased a plot of land he put in his application for a Kathleen 8.44 DNF DNF known as Inland Lot 2071, in transfer to the Machine Gun Corps Colleen

5.03 459.48. 454.43 Kennedy Road, upon which he some little time before writing Musetta 50.30 DNS DN8 wished to build four houres. A and was pleasantly surprised 3.22 DNF DNF contract was eventually entered when he received orders to proceed into with defendant in November to England. He was in the line last year.

The contract was on the Somme when he made the written out by Mr. Clark, application for the transfer. the architect, and was signed “When we first went seross," by the defendant, to whom any Lieut. Barlow, “we were in plans, specifications and certain the Armentieres-Neuve Chapells other documents were handed sector, and after a rough time The work should have been com- there we trekked down" to the 3menced on November 16, but Somme. It is hell upon. earth there was considerable delay in there, and I hope I have seen the commencing operations. There last of it. The Battalion I was was some dificulty in obtaining with did very well indeed. At ♣ permit from the building an- prefent I am a semi-invalid, as I thorities to get stone. Then no was silly enough to play Soccer thing was heard. for some and got knocked into a goal-post weeks, when Mr. Clark and nearly lost my left eye. It is wrote to the defendant asking getting better, but at times I have bim why he had not called splitting headaches. We

Ailsen

Position.

(1) Dions (2) Rolls (3) Colleen

(4) Jousien

Kathleen →Maretta

Aileen

Pis. POL for Race, to date.

191

8

43

6. 52

5.

40

4

19

iti

32

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One Design Class. Course-Channel Rocks (P.), Cant Hecka (P.), Channel Rocks (8.). Distance, 6,9 miles.

Yacht

Ailsa Bonits Daphne Heleron Position. (1) Ailen

H'oap on

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Course.

Finishing

Time.

Corrected

Pto

P

Time.

for rage, to date.

5

17

(2) Halcyon

3

24

Bonita

11

Daphne

33

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IF YOU FEEL A COLD APPROACHING.

in answer to a previous letter, have plenty of work to do, sad M. 8. H.M.S. H.Saying that the maller was most not very much spare time, but I Scratch 4.18.25 4.18.25 urgent. The only work defendant like the work, sad should be a D.N.F. DN.F. did on the site was to dig some machine gun expert when

finished. DNS DN.S. trenches which contravened the I have 4.23,19 423,19 building regulations. Mr. Clark Gregory (late of J. M.) here; became impatient and went to see he is also in the Machine Gun defendant, but was told by a fore- Corps and wishes to be remem- man; who spoke English, that his bered to his Hongkong friends. master had gone away, Subse He was badly wounded on the quently, Mr. Clark Baw the Somme, in the 'tammy,' but is defendant who seked verbally to now almost O.K. Ho i ́ ́ a 'gas". be released from his contract expert." The plaintiff later received a loiter

In a later latter, written from saying that defendant's company the same centre, Lieut. Barlow Was wound up and telling them says that since writing he had

Council Meeting. that they had better tee about had the misfortune to be thrown At to morrow's meeting of the engaging someone else to do the from a horse, or, rather, a horse Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr. work.

fell with, and on top of, him. H. E. Pollock, K.O., is to sak the Mr. Faithfall: There are three As a result, he partly dislocated following questions: partnera in the defendant's firm. his shoulder. Lieut. Barlow goes 1. On what date did the Cam- The plaintif has picked out the on the speak of impending milit-mittee, which wss-eppointed by best of the three-my cliert.

ary examinations, and says he His Excellency the Governor to dispel Constipation, Biliousness, Mr. Aganais:-Your client exprots that later 'some of us fix from time to time the torpid liver, sick headaches, and D.N.Signed the contract, and he never will go to the Tanks, and if there maximum price for which any olear the complexion.

said a word about the firm. It is is a chance of doing that, I am on article of food may be sold by Chemiste, or 60 cents the phial, DN.S. quite untras that Mr. Clark told it. Personally I do not think we retail in the Colony, inne thair from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co, 4.29.08 defendant that the plaintiff had shall be wanted to fight, last price list setting forth such 96 8zechnen Rd., Shangbai,

agreed to cancel the contract; I think the war will be over maximam prios?

Heyward Hays and Guel Claas,

Course: Channel Bocks (P.). Cast Becke Buoy (P.), Channal Book (8.). Distance, 6.9 miles.

Yacht,

H'oup on!

o Course.

*Corrected:

S. BLS. H. MS. Lysbeth owes

144 4.23.48 425.32 Owl Scratch D.N.S DNA. Thecla owes 36 D.N.S. Toinne!te

Receives 35 D.N.S. Dawn Owen 35 4.28.33 Lady

Ursula Scratch DNS.

Sirius

Position

(1) Lysbeth

(2) Dawn

(3) Theola

Owl

<2

D.N.S. he had no authority to do before then. The Buchs shows 2. Will His Excellency the

a bot bath at bed-time and a dose of Pinkettes, the little gentle-as- astars Ixatives, form the best preventative,

PINKETTES

D.NF. D.N.F.. The architect wrote to many signs of collapse. I got Governor direct another Meeting SAKURA BEER

defendant saying that letters almost every day from of auch Committee to be held at bir client (the plaintif) Nears Chapelle and the Somme, an early date for the purpose of would be willing to accept $500. and things are going on O, K. at fixing a maximum price for articles. The defendant simply returned those places. They are worrying of food?

15

Pta

Pta

the

for race, to date.

8

54

6

48

41

the plans and specifications, and Frits for all they are worth, and

8

Toignette Lady Ursula Sirias

enu-

3. With reference to paragraph there was not another world from he does not like it. I met 6 of the schedule of mazimam him. My client has had to send Norman Kemp, Ists Daily Press; prices in the Government Pro- out for fresh tenders and the he in something in H. M. Station- clamation, which paragraph lowest he has been able to receive ery Office. He did not look half runs a follows:-"The prices one for 461,000, which is an so well as he did in Hongkong. of provisions imported from increase of $3,500 on defendant's I believe his wife is nursing in countries other then China

We have suffered contract.

some institution."

(excepting thome above |damage, slso for loss of rent, etc. Lieut. Barlow's third letter in marated) may not be raised more Judgment was given for plain-written from Franos, he having then 15 per cent. above the retail been attached to the 2/5 Royal prices" prevailing in the Colony Warwicks. He speaks of the ter- on the 25th July, 1914", is it not rible times they get in the front the fact that the prices of the line ocossionally and says one following imported provisions, dreams about the scenes he has namely, golden syrup, jam,

These events were ocutested in strong E. N. E. wind with beary son running and several of the yaahta were forced to give up. the reoe through accident.

The margin of time with which tiff with costs.

the Dious won her race again de monstrates the heavy weather. qualities of the yacht and reflects

H.K.V.R. Parade.

great credit on Miss Pheobe May, All members of "A" and "B" who, accompanied by Miss Iria Cos, of the Volunteer Reserves witnessed, adding “at present I cheese, mustard, table mit and May, steered the boat to victory, will parade on the road cutside am as callous and as bloodthirs-bicon have been raised more The weather conditions recall the Law Coarte on Friday, the ly an any pirate." Contin- than 15 per cant, sboys the retail a race aniled over the same course 18th inst., at 6 p.m. Kowloon and ning, he says:The other day prices prevailing in the Colony some years ago when the Dione Taikoo Sections will fall in at the X was standing near a parly of on the 26th July, 1914? won a championship race steered sama time and place. Dress: men, when Frits sent over a

by His Excellency Sir F. H. May, Drill order.

KO.M.G., who rounding the Cast

Book Baoy dialoosted his right

arm but nevertheless stack to the

tillar and won out,

Chinese Rig.

The ninth and last race for the (8). Distance 22 miles. Championships will be sailed off

on Saturday, 17th inst. Coarse

Stonecutters Island (Starboard).

The results of the fourth of the

series of Cruiser Championship

Baces are as follows ---

English Rig.

(8). Distance 22 miles.

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'crump'; they are so called be-

are

LITTER

ZEKURADEE

SOLE AGENTS; SUZUKI & CO.

OF

cause of the noise of the explosion, without a pipe, oigar or cigarette. which is, as near as I can put it, They are infuitely better of than cr-cramp. It is a shell of about they were in the Sausage Army. the size of one of our &-inch. Course:-Chang Chen Island It completely wiped out seven of escapes which mark every day, After referring to the narrow the men, and, although I was Lieut. Barlow speaks of the close to it, I only got bespattered Bomme battlefield. He says:- with mad: I was Dovered" You never have nor never will from head to foot. We then see such a place. It is beyond collected the remnants, deposited description. There is hardly a M.S. H. M.S. H. M. 8. them in sandbags and left them square inch of the orgiasl

TEL. 468 Boateng

for the arrival of the padre, when ground; the shells, ours and

ALEXANDRA BUILDINO, den 11.00 D. N. F. D. N. F. they were buried. All this may theirs, hava completely ploughed Course: Chang Chan Leland Miranda Scratch D. N. 8. D. N 8. sound very horrible, but ons soon the

theirs place, and Qanoce

SHAKE OFF THE CLUTCH 7.20 D. N. 8. D. N. S. geta accustomed to warfare,still doing it, though feebly. of rheumatism, the greatest enamy to the Dorothy II 14.40 4.50 34 4.41 54 When this war is over I shall One renda

about the Field pass of man.

You san do it. Lady

never want to see any more fight of Waterloo after the battle, It As evidence of this you have but to Godiva 51.20 D. N. 8. D. N. 8. ing. Mind, I am not saying that maet have been a nursery to this. consider any one of the thousands of ouran

Pt. Pts. Position.

I want pesce at any price. I .. It is surprising how that has been effected by the use of LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM. for Baos, to date, shomid hain to see anything but soon a pisos is "oleared and made Many of thom cured were told by their annonditional surrender, or'a reaprotable after a strafe, Every-physicians that there was no hops. They resigned sheisselvas to | You of racke complete knock-out.

one has his particuler job, and I ing torture-pain-filled hours of woe and "We have got Frits on this do not think a strios baninous misery. They had a thought ppist front, and those who are captured firm could ran things any belter, ORIENTAL MALM. With every applica powible. " Than they board of LITTLE'S are only too pleased to fall into The organisation is stapendons dies their pain raw low, their swellings The fifth and last Oraiser our hands. They are sent beyond, and magnificent. They say, and w down, their joints straightened Championship Race will be sailed for practically so, the one of strafe rightly so, that the Bamaigo out-they were fron-fros ay you can be, and lead a peaceful life, repairing Army" la s model of organisation. chemists and medicine vendors through- ronda, bio. They are well housed | Dars may not have been so, bat out india. and fad, and you never see' them "it is now."

Yaobt.

Irena.

8 Course,

Finishing

Time.

Corrected

Time.

18. H.M.8. B.M.S...

44.00 4.45.54 401.54 (1) Dorothy II Feathers Scratch 4.54.55 4.54.55 |Boolengden Vespar 44.00 D.N.S. D.N.A. Qenone Queen Bon 22.00 D.N.8. D.N.8. Miranda Pta Position.

Pta. Lady Godiva

Irene

for Race. to date.

5

Feather

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Vesper

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