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A Sporting Act.

DAY BY DAY.

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THE "CAMEOS.”

Splendid Programme Last Night.

The return visit of this bright| band of entertainers is proving quite as big a sucoses, as their original stay in the Colony some time ago, the Victoria Theatre being well-filled last night by an From appreciative audience. beginning to end there was not a dall. number, à fact that wAS testified to by the pomerons. encores demanded.

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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Early rising, no doubt, agreem with M. Poincare, but its practica appears to have had a disastrous effect upon one of its most A little nous advocatos. over a hundred years ago a book was published entitled "Lettera on the Importan, Daty, and Advantages of Early Bising, addressed to the Heads of Families, the Lover of Nature, the Han of Business, the Student, and the Christion." Its author was one, A. C. Buckland. The book ran into many editions, bat Backload did not live to reap the fruita of bie toil. He was dead ai 25 1

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St. Alybege, whose church in ". London wall is to be demolished,. was a Saxon Archbishop of Can terbury, of the type of Cardinal Marcier. A biod of Danish marauders swept down on hi domain and demanded of the tenants a ransom of "60 talents.

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of silver Alphege protested against the exorbitant demand.” and forbade its payment, where- apon the invaders murdered him,.. just as the Germans would have done the Belgisu Cardinal, no

doubt, had they dared. Alphege's

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claim to canonisation was allowed on the precedent of John the Baptist.

Yesterday's anncanosment that the Ladies Recreation Club has

WHEREVER YOU SEE WANT, OR decided to put up a challenge MISERY, OR DEGRADATION IN cap for a Ladies' Tennis Singles TBIS WORLD ABOUT YOU. THERE Open Championship is in every BE SURE ITHER INDUSTRY BAB rospect most gratifying. While BEEN IN ERROR-Ruskin. the gentlemen players of the Colony have for long years bad an

To-morrow's Anniversary, opportunity of meeting in chem To-murrow is the first anniver- pionship matcher, there has never tary of the great French victory been such an opening fo, that Verdun, resulting in the cap many lady players which we ture of 4,500 prisoners. hsvo in Hongkong. Now, however, thanks to the L.R.O., a trophy is being cffered them!

The opening rate of the dollar

Priss of War Bonda won by Ticket No. demand to-day for competitios, and any lady in

E. 0376 Colony may enter. The scheme. 7.7/84. The closing rate

Áucuymous be found on Page L is a really moet admirable one,

Health of the Colony. The programme was a lengthy

Subscriptions through especially so in the respect that

Loet week these were notified one and was opened by Misa Hoc. Mr. C. McI Messer- |the preliminary rounda may be

played off st any Club, by mutual is the Colony three cases of enteric Lyle Jefferies, who rendered the Jamadar Newah Khan consent of the players. What we fever and one of diphtheria, all very catchy song " Madeirs." Mr. Sgt. Major Miran Bur Abbasa Khan like, too, is the whole-hearted non-fatal. The sufferers were all Malcolm Prentice is a violinist of Mr.

Jalal Deen manner in which the LRC.Chinos Tea Portuguese among real merit and bis rendition of Mr.

"Cavitsas" earned an encore. Mr. Noor Mohamed the enteric anBAS. have gone about the matter,

Opium Smuggler Sentenced. Miss Bbods Windrum sings in a Mr. Sawan inviting entrants from every Clab

The case in which the keeper bright sad light-hearted manner, Mr. Mohamed Alim known to have lady members of Chinese boarding house was and aleo bad to respond again Mr. Badar Deen Their good sportsmanship will charged with haring in his pos- after she had given "The Pride Mr. Charag Deen we are sure, be much appreciated. session 30fbe, of raw opiam, which of the Pier." Mr. Gerald Osborne Mr. Borts Kissa It is only within the recent past | that ladies have been seen in the bad been very ingeniously con- was well-received for his next item, Mr. Berbian Ali premier tournaments of the cek'ed in some jare with double and Miss Lilian Gascoine became Mr. Allah Bex

In'nge, was again belore Mr. J.at once in favour for her fina sing Mr. Golsun. Nali which Colony, and, from the good show.

withing that they have made, there is Wood at the Police Court this ing of "olen Day," which was Mr. Golem Humain... for now everything to be said for morning, when the defendant was rendered with mach feeling and Mr. Khan Mohamed.. arranging a permanent champion sentenced to nine months' hard expression. Lise Lyle Jeffries Mr. Ganne Hohemed

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came in for a great deal of Mr. Ibrahim ship event. Hongkong has come stabbed with a Pocket Knife. appreciation in both her songe, Mr. Fa eh Deen aplendid lady players, and we

Kelly." A Chinese youth was charged especially for

Miss Mr. Jalal Deen can only hope that there will be before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Peggy Ross, who possesses a really Mr. Sardar Khan a big response to the very praise Police Court this morning, with good voice, was next heard in two Kr. Masoon Khan worthy movement set on foot by causing bodily harm to another much-enjoyed solos and the first Mr. Yaz Mohamed the Ladies' Recreation Clab.

Obinere lad. The main faote of part of the programme was con- Mr. Nejswat Khan... the case appear to be that theoladed by Mr. Athol Tier, who Mr. Walayat Khan... Farties live next door to esch din safely be described as one of Mr. Hassan Mohamed other and that the defendant bad the funniest comedisus seen in Mr. Galbas... In common with fellow-sports- been going over into the other's Hongkong for a long time, Mr. Sijawal Khan men in all parts of the world, garden. He was caught and appearing in his country yokel's Mr. Labha

The "bonse" ARTHUR-At Edgehill" No. 10. Peak, on October 22nd, to boxing enthusiasts in Hongkong slapped for this, when be pulled role.

was quite Mr. Anwar Shib Mr. and Mrs. T. Arthur, a daughter.

will learn with distinct regret of out a pocket knife and stabbed enthusiastic sad a farther con- Mr. Abdulla...

Mr. Barkhurdar the death of that old-time pagi- the complainstt. The case was, triharion was inevitable. list, Bob Fitzsimmons, who has remanded.

The whole of the company also Mr. Misri Kban After the Celebrations. contributed to the second half of Mr. Raheem Bar of pneumonia. It is many After the electric lighting the programme which was every | Mr. Chanan Shab ... years ago now exactly twenty, fitings used in the Public Gardens bit an enjoyable as the first, and Mr. Hedayat Khvo ..... to be corrcot--since he won the in connection with "Our Day" which was marked by jast se Me Ahmed Khan... world's heavyweight champion had been stored in the grounds, much appreciative applause. To Mr. Ahdey Khan... ship by beating Corbett, but a quantity of fuse handles were those who have not yet seen the Mr. Barkat Khan among the older followers of the stolen. Yesterday, Mr. V. Sorby," Cameos" one can honestly say Mr. Niamat Khan ... noble art bie feat in stil fresh in of the Electric Company, was in that they put on a show well Mr. Mohamed Amiu...

Mc. Allah Dati memory. Fitzsimmons, who, by Upper Lamour Row and saw some worth a visit. E the way, was a Crnish blacksmith, of the handles on a hawkers' stall. It is plossing to be able to Mr. Dalel Khan was a born fighter, and for power He informed the police and this report that every evening forty Mr. Hahuga The telegram which Renter's Agency yesterday sent to us within hitting it is doubtful if he has morning, before Mr. Dyer Ball, men of the garrison are being Mr. Ibrahim... referencs to the celebration of Trafalgar Day in London deabtless ever been outrivalled. His pun- the hawker was charged with the entertained free, and that on Mr. Umsid Ali a sproist Mr. Miraj Doen aroused in others, as it did in ourselves, many ref.ctions. Notwith.ches were terrific, but he was theft of five handles, valued at Thursday afternoon

Although defendant metines is being given to the Mr. Mahdi Khao standing the war-and indeed probably becuase of it-this year'e always a clean, manly boxer and $3,50. celebration seems to have been carried out with more seat than thorough port. In the days produced & witness who swore troops. This is a ection for Mr. Mahme Khao nenal, even though it is merely stated that the celebrations were when he was at his prime there that he bought the handles off a which the "Cameoe" deserve to be Mr. Nahi Box

We note, however, that, no anch dearth of first-class small boy, hie Worship sentenced highly thanked. This afternoon Mr. Firman Ali Sha conducted in the "customary manner."

an entertainment is being given Mr. Nesar Mobamei no les distinguished personages were present at the Navy League fighters as there is nowadays, him to six weeks" bard labour.

A Lottery Argument. to the children at Taikoo Before Mr. Dyer Ball, at the luncheon than the Lord Chancellor and the Japanese Ambassador, and a man bad to be made of and both, it would be noted, mude remarke well worth pondering hard stuff to make any headway over. Ons of the reflections that has occurred to us is the at the gross in the top classes, Magistracy this morning, a remarkable and extremely interesting fact that the wreaths placed Fitzsimmons secured the world's Chiness was charged with in- on the Nelson Monument included one from the Navy League "in chempicnship on sheer merit of memory of the French who fell at Trafalgar." Thus the whirligig fighting ability; he wse a giant of time brings many changes, for who would ever have ventured to smong boxere. And the ring to predict that the time would come whey, in commemorating Nelson's day could well do with more mer glorious victory at Trafalgar, we should likewise do honour to the of his sterling stemp. men whom he then defeated? Our "hereditary enemy" of the far-

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A Great Fighter."

The Hongkong Telegraph.combed in New York to an

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1917.

TRAFALGAR DAY REFLECTIONS.

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porting 22 lottery tickets from PULICE RESERVE ORDERS. Mr. Mohamed Bax...

Panjabis Taikoo Dock" "Abyndicate" Canton. He admitted the offence.

Collected by Kiss Sted-

the defendant and suggested that

ROLL OF HONOUR

Lleut, A. F, Deane Killed in

Action.

Parades:

Platoons etc. will parade st Central Station under own Com. manders at 530 p.m. as follow:

Nos, 3 and 4 Platoons (No. 2. Co.), Tuesday, October 30.

Nos. 5 and 6 Platoons (No. 2 Co.),-Wednesday. October 31,

No, 7 and 8 Platoons (No. 3 Co.), Thursday, November 1. : No. 2 Platoon (No.1 Co.).— Friday, November 2.

Recruits.

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We bave heard a great deal' about the minor horrors of war, such as ficas and other pestilent nuisances of the trenches, A learned professor has already written a fsacinating book on the subject. Why, as the Challenge suggeste, does not someone write a book upon the minor blessings of the war? In such a book a leading plaod would have to be given to the development of allot- rents, which has provided for thousands of people of all classen a healthy and profitable roupa tion, even in the inner London suburbs.

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A correspondent of the Daily draw attention to the fol-

lowing striking forecast, of the Air-raid menace by Dr. Samuel Johnson in Chapter VI, of "Bas- eelas" (written in 1759):-"1 men were all virtuous I should with great alacrity teach them to fy. But what would be the securi- |ty of the good if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the aky? Against an army sailing through the olaads neither wall, mountains, nor esss could afford security. A flight of avages might hover in the wind and light with irresistible violence upon the

£20 0 0 $13,223.44 capital of a fruitfal region."

AMERICAN TELEGRAMS.

The following are taken from the Manila Daily Bulletin:-

- Poles to Joln New Army

la France.

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So rarely comes good news out of Germany that, when it doer, all the world should be notified, Germans are said to be melting says a New York paper: The

down their brorse statuary for use in munition works! Now, s

Orders iæded to-day by Mr. in view of the fact that a bablia lottery was held in the Colony F. O. Jenkin, D.S,F. (R.), state:- last week and the atomatio off days has become to-day our staunchest Ally and, to our credit The Disaster to the Convoy,

suspension of the gambling laws, sa a nation, we are ready to forget the animosities of the past is the

The latest new regarding the his Worship should take a lenient kindly feeling engendered by the even more atirring events of the present, in which we find ourselves with our French friends aboul-disaster to the conTog in the view of the matter. His Worship der to shoulder in the great task of cleansing Europe and the world North Sea confirms the view said that he knew nothing about of the Teutonic pestilenes that has been doing so much barm and which it seemed most ressonable the suspension of the Gambling to take, namely, that the destruc-Ordinance and bad received no was likely to do infinitely more unless severely dealt with,

It will be observed that at the Navy League luncheon, which is tion was probably dao more to instructions. A fine of $20 was always a part of the Trafalgar Day celebrations, the Lord Chancel the setion of a German craieer imposed. lor paid a tribute to the services of Japan and to the effort being than to a raider, properly so

called. It was probable, of " made by America. Both are well merited-Japan for the manner

Washington, October 17.42 centimetre shell is not a thing. in which she co operated in the early stages of the war with Grest course, that a German craiser

No. 1 Section (No. 1 Co.). Thousands of American Poles are of beauty as it advances whining Britain in ridding these waters of the menace of the German had been disguised ne

Friday, November 2

preparing to leave for France through the eir at you. Ou the Far Eastern Squadron and particularly for ousting the Boss from raider. This seemed to be the

No. 2 Beation (No. 1 Co.).—where they will enrol in the new other hand, neither is that their stronghold at Tsingtan. Both then and since then the Japan only ground for legitimately no. other

Tomeday, October 30 (st Water Polish army under the flag of an monstrous Germania of the flow- ese have been a staunch Ally, farthering to the beat of their ability concluding that in

Police Bration).

and independent ing brazen Icoks. Given the choice the noble cause which the Allied countries bare-determined to bring way could the two destroyers Fessels and

Ambalanos Platoon.-Thura-Poland. The reoraits for this of one or the other, hypersensitive to a eaccessful issue, no matter what obstacles may prevent convoying the

themselves

new army are being drawn from scale delicate flowers of art, might have! We regret to" cannance the day November 1. as-epeedy a consummation es we all desire. As to what America the vessels

* prefer the filler of tombe, The all parts of the world. pat out of action death in action of another mem- is doing, all recognise that the United States Government, with been

Sammies in France to Vote.Hohenzollern Empire has, since the practically incalculable resources of men and money at its com in so brief a time. One of the bar of the Taikoo Staff, în 2nd.

Recruits of all units will porade

Washington, October, 17, 1870, been socumulating a most mand, is gradually perfecting its plana so as to join in the struggle latest telegrams to hand confirme Liest, A. F. Deane, who was ex- with deadly effect. Meantime, in many ways it is lending most this view, as it now appears that tremely well liked during his at Central Station on Monday, State officials throughout the anutters bie lotof rabbish statuary. German residence in Hongkong. Wednesdays and Fridaya at 5:30 Union have requested the federal Berlin is the centre of thin vast valuable assistance, particularly in financing others less fortunately no fewer than two

Licol. Donne arrived home from p.m., commencing Monday, officials to let all the American masenm of aglinser, of art made placed in that respect than itself. The Lord Checcellor's craisers and three torpedo boats

troops in France vote in the State to order, of a people conscripted tribute to the work of the Navy is stated to have been made in participated in the destruction of the But in 1916 and after train- October 29,

elections next month, but the into the army of aesthetician. glowing" "terms. It could not be overdone in that respect as, by the convoy. Evidently the Gering here, went to France in April,!

Tuesday, October. 23; Friday, Secretary of War, Mr. Baker, Bat now it will be unnCOM BLLY universal acclaim, the work rendered by the British Navy con mans, probably aware, through 1917. He received his Commis

and Tuesday, he expressed himself as being for the Allies to invade Germany tinues to be cost effective and it was no exaggeration for the Lord spies, that the convoy would be in sing in the 187th Company of the October 28;

dubione of the feasibility of any and capture Berlin, The Ger Chancellor to say that the asilore nader Admiral Sir David Beatty & certain latitude at a certain time. Machine Gun Corps and newa was October 30.

such procedure.

mane, even if they refass, to tura Clarionet Class. fight as gallantly za did those under the great Nelson, No higher ventured to make one of their received on August 24 that he

No Bond for L W. W. Leader. democratio, are at least complying spasmodic dashes from their hid had been killed in action. He

Wednesday, October 24.

Chicago, October 17-Judge with the dictates of good taste and praise and none more deserved could be paid to them,

* Patrol Relief Polots.

The It is pleasing to note that in the course of the proceedinge the ing place. Good lack attended was a keen aareman and Rugby

Kenesaw Mountain Landis has parifying their capital. Japannes Ambassador took the opportunity to remark that Japan them, and they accomplished player, and was a sporteman of

Central District, No. 38ection relased to release William Hay-dopping figure on top of the lofty wse" gradually extending her naval and military operations and their object before being delected the best type. He devoted much to-day was natively engaged in certain portions of the European and annihilated by the British of his time to learning Chinese at Dairy Farm, No. 4 Section at wood, the L W. W. leader indiot-victory-sparagus in the Kanig theatres of war," His Excellency's jibe at Germany's boost of nav! Flesi, assuredly would have been and Japanese and took a ferest junction of Lyndhurst Terrace ed for consaction with anti-draft splats must now some down; and saprotasoy over Great Britain was neatly made, as noquestionably their fate had they lingered long interest in the austome of onou-and Cochrane Street, No. 5 and other pro-German prope all the other eyesores of perenis the enemy a submarine campaign is in itself an admission of British on the ass. Bat in the first tries in which bis lot had been Section, Fire Station. No. 8 ganda, on bond, pending trial anal bronse will vanish ag wall, ty, Prussin zeeda:no" "granite as empremany, and it certainly is the case that "the fighter who hits glimmering of dawn they executed past. His many friends in Hong-Section, top of Sting Wong the charges which have been like mist in the sun. Unfortunate

No. 7 Bretion, Lottom of Old) below the belt is a beaten man," That is precisely what the Ger- their purpose with a savagery Long, Kobe and Shanghai will Street and Hollywood Road. preferred against him.

Big New York Fire, yet in the munitions industry, New York, October 16:-The Red-hot stone cannon-baila, have mans have been doing for a long time. Their sabuerine campaign worthy of the Huns they so suo deeply grieve his lown,

The flage of Taikoo were put Bailey and Hollywood Road, No. may be legitimate enough in some repente, hat the protracted oseful emulate. There need be

greatest waterfront £rs in this come out sinos old Fritz's "day, absence of their fighting forces from the North Sea is conclusive little doubt that one of those at half mast yesterday as wigu 8 8-otion, top of Old Bailey.

Distriol, No. 9, city for many years is raging in Therefore, the famous genuita evidence of their recognition of a superior strength awaiting them days vessels of the glorious Float of respect for him and for Lisat, Western Charset. To-day, sa in the days of the grest Melson, England's NaTy of the Fatherland will venture H. Robinson, the news having Session, junction of Centre Street the grain slevators of the New quarry of the Bieged Allen si "Wands confidently awaiting any danger that may threaten the British from their lair once too often jest been received by the latter's and Queen's Band West, No. 10 York Dook Company, in Brooke the wount of the Charleston Finan and thate Allies, knowing well that, as in the past, so now, it will and receive their, quietas in“ a relatives that be has been killed Section, jasmion of Water Bireetlyn.. Grain valued at $1,000,000 prod

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