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LAST NIGHT'S BOXING, ot fato dealt extremely hard with him. Embiston, of whom more will be heard, i pretty raw stoff bat, properly

makas name for bimeelf. Be bas our sympathies for this temporary set-back. At all oventa him to lose any confidence in his last night'e result will not cause

Young Aheara Secures An Easy handled and moulded, he will

Victory.

The Police Reserva last night, under the direction of that

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1917.

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chance of winning il Barclay has of asse dienstobed to Colone! indefatigable officer, Inspector the temerity to try conclusions Gordon Hall, B.A.M.C., Cairo, on

Wildin, sirted by Inapaotor with him at any futurs dats. Clarks, carried through shother of those grand assaulte-at-arins, which are events in the Colony

November 23, by the Canton American Red Crom workers :-- 12 des. surgical sibe, 50 msny chiefs, 12 eve bandages, 6 chin tail bandages, 100 khaki handker bandages, 25 pillow cases, 10 surgical caps, 50 milk jag covers, Books, 50 tray cloths, 16 shirts,

The Main Event. → to be eagerly anticipated, in a the fight between Young Ahearn If any were disappointed in very ancora fal manner. The and L. S. H. Atkinson it was programme, though not as entirely their own fault, for it was exciting as many we bave seen, plain, to be seen after the first 1 pair surgical stockings, 12 paire Was good and the material three seconde that Ahearn available was put to the best sized bis man ap and her bad

TRAMWAY RETURNS.

possible use, a great amount of where he stood in relation to him. magazines, 1 coat, I waistcoat, 3 22 edita prismas, - books and oзre having evidently been The fight was as good as won complets suits, collare sid. 1,700 spent to serve it up in attractive after the first two exchanges, cigarettes. form. No one is more able that little smile flitting soross to do this than Inspector Wildin, Abaara's face indicating, as and it says mach for his clearly as anything could do, organising abilities that he cater-that Atkinson's Dumber was ed for the public teste in such an up. Notwithstanding that Ahearn admirable way: There was a gave away the considerable weight; very crowded house, there being of 1 stone 2lbs, it was seen from present H. E. Hoa. Mr. Oland the outset that he was of a totally Severn, C. M. G., the Officer different school to Atkinson, who,

The following is the approxi Administering the Government, to be frank, must only be reckon mate statement of the Hong- IL E. Major General Vestris, G. ed among that class of boxer who kong Tramway Company's traffic 0. O., Commodore H. G. G. is good and rabe along in his receipta for the week ending Sandeman, R. N., H. B. Sir fights on a good average, Ahearn December 8 b, 1917;— William Bees Davies, K. O, ia cot and never has been one Chief Justice, H. H. the Paisne of these, ever since the time Jadge, Mr. Gompertz, Hon. he was championed by John This Year:... Mr. C. Mol. Hesser. OS.P., Mr. Bull, The amount of skill, Last Year: ... F. G. Jenkin, D. S. P. (R) and strength, wonderfal judgment and Incresee": Lieat. Col. John Ward, M. P. confidetoe he possesses will Decrease: A large crowd of soldiers and always be a source of plateare' to asilors was present to give followers of the ring. There is support to the men of the rival nothing tawdry in what he does;· campe and the show went right he makes no errore which must merrily.

afterwards, be covered up at great were in the same place, both There were too many bantam cost to himself, and be knows, as were like lightning and each of weight, feath-r weight and light perhaps no other boxer who has them was sufficient to give weight contests for the pro-fought in Hongkong knowe, how Atkinson his quietas. It would gramme to be a really exciting to await the opportunity when not be true to say that it was a ons, but some quite fair boxing he osa give that clean knock- good fight. It was too much like was even, and one or two of the out so characteristic of all an exhibition Boat that has

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The decree was passed without a division amidat applause.

Representatives of the family -George Marrey Smith and Ethel Sirah Murray Smith, the Jogore-were present.

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man showed promise of doing bis performances in this Colony. ended dissetreasly for a youth something better as they get on These knock-outs are the clean who under-estimates his fellow. a little and become a little bora eat thinge we have seen and to boxer. The contest was far too experienced in the art. This is an bstantiate this one has only to easy for Young Ahearn, sod it especially so in the case of Guo- look at the fallem opponent to makes one long to see fight ner Embleton, who met Staker gather the fall import of the with Ahearn and a foe who could Barclay in a six-round light lickness of the vanquishing blow, give him something like a run. heavyweight contest. We ander- Not once bae any opponent of stand that this was Embleton's Young Ahearn presented that

Other Contests, first appearance in the ting, sad, gory appearance which is the

In the six round lightheary- from the showing he gave, it is aftermath of a knock-out which weight context, Gunner Embleton quite likely that, with

a little has taken a gigantic effort to Barclay and, had not the fight made mincemeat of Stoker more study of the science of accomplish. Atkinson, as has the game and a few hard fight been remarked before.-is-a-good

bean stopped, would have recated. to brace bim ap, he will prove a man, but not to be mentioned in Barclay was beaten at every turn. a knock-out in the fourth round nasty opponent to many aspirante the same breath as Young Ahearn, for fame in the ring. Next to who never would be vanquished and Sesmen Davies was about the The draw between P. O. Harrie the msia event, his fight with | by him. Though Atkinson is the Barclay should have been the more powerful of the two in build, moet wishy-washy staff we have most interesting of any in the pro- he is nobeo quick, neither does he seen in Hongkong for a long time.s gramme, but Mr. W. S. Bailey, possess euch sterling defence, Beyond a few neck-warmers there and continued as ore of the TO BE LET-Godown No. 153. who se the referee, in our nor has he a tithe of the science feel they were not watching & Press, & decree was submitted Gande, Price & Co., Ltd.

was nothing to make the audience publications of the University from 1st January 1918), Apply opinion mistakenly disqualified which Young Ahearn has taken couple of rabbits playing at to Convocation this afternoon

East. (Possession the Ganner for an alleged foal. years to gain. There were few in the audience Before the first round had been sparring, and doing it badly at recording the thanks of the last night who would agree within progress many minutes, there that.

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National Biography" on the scale and in the manner he adopted, had filled a gap in English bir- torical literature in a samplucus way, and had provided a pattern which any great nation might doubt the gift did the University be glad to follow. There was no great honour. They were invited to continue a work splendidly bay gun, and it was clear from the Terme of the gif how great was the

the decision in this particular was plenty of evidence, that Corporal Stubbe in his match erent and those who were in a Atkinson had swiftly come to the with Stoker James made as good positition to see harboured zo conclusion that if the fight was to a show as he was able. He is an doubt that the decision was a be his he must get in a knock-out extremely plucky youth, but wrong one. The fact that blaw, and, with this object, he James will not do much if he Barclay was the first to be cant waited to get in a right-hander, does not case being so magaam ionted for bolding, sad quits There was plenty of strength there, inour. The match was a draw, rightly, seemed to have been but Abearn was far too wary and but James could have knocked lost sight of later when Embleton wonderfully kept his antagonist oat Stubbs any time he liked appeared to be guilty of the same in such a position that he could after the first three rounds. misisks. We say "appeared' not draw off to deliver anything reservedly, because

A. B. Donnahue should have distinctly of the opinion that son discovered that be was being Lawin bat somshow judgment are stinging. To bis chargrio, A'kin been given a win against Sapper Embleton was not at fault in this beaten at his own game, for went astray last night and bedid respect. That he was blameless Ahearn secured some jutting not get it. He chased Lewin all when he was diequalified there is blows which made him blink. over the ring and gave consider "no room for doubt, and the ex-The second round was pretty able punishment. Lowin has e planation is this-that he was mach the same, except that good right-hander, but it is amfidence of the donors in the merely a little slovenly in break-Atkinson did partially aucceed in anare to rely wholly on that sa be University. They did not, ing. That is the worst charge delivering a nasty drive, hat did. About the best advice that benetsctors sometimes did, im that can be brought against him. Ahearn countered it to a great could be given to him is to have pana onernas and detailed condi- When getting away he was too extent and broke its force that left arm of his massaged. It tions. They asked that the slow in removing bie erm | with. &Q impenetrable remight have been withered for all University should pablish the from his antagonist's shoulder. fence. It happened many times the use he made of it. The work only through the University Ho WAS

gripping that that Ahearn pretended to draw fight was a weary draw, shoulder bat merely resting off, but recovered himself in a

Preas. They seked that every his wrist on it, and it does not remarkable manner when Atkin of an acrobst and all that, bat it on the title page the honoured Sapper Rlie might be a bit volume in the fature should bear reflect any credit on Barclay that son advanced, thinking he had on would have pleased everybody name of the founder of the dio. he took advantage of the decis opportunity,, sion. There was nothing more Ahearn turned the tables. It was and distinct tura. We are Dor University abould maintain the invariably better if he had given a separate tinnery, and the asked that the certain in the world than that cn one of these cocasions that be hinting at all that he has not the issue of the work in the future Buzolay in the next round would snicked Atkinson on the "neck, plack of a giant, bot his ex "with due regard to its continuity have bad to give up. He was a which made the latter blink with bibition would have been far and completeness and the literary Tanquished man in the very first pain and down he went for eight: better appreciated if he had not ad soientific atandard attained round and no-one know it better He never recovered, as many an adulterated it with clownish by its original founder and by its than he. He was out pointed at other has never recovered, from antica, every move of the game and that deadly drive of Young him down numerous times for all

Bloker Welsh knocked editors and anthore," showed serious signs of wear, Abearn's and the fight was sorts of counts, until at length be forward epy detailed plans for the It was too soon as yet to put whereas his opponent wee no really won fresh as when he antered the was in no fighting trim when he fifth round."

A kimeon was made to take the count in the farare of the work, but the ring Embleton has a dis stepped up in the third reard. Sapper Smith appeared, again the help of the Rgia Profanor delegates of the prese had invited tinct'ynavage drive and The power had been taken out of ins, fight with Oh. 8.oker Lee of History, Professor Firth, while he knew little of the real him and, in spite of the ministra Sith, sinos he was last before apart from bis special claime ti sointifs grounding of the game, tions of his seconds, be was the public, seems to have impror the field of scientific history, had which is only to be expected obvionely in pain. Abaara did ad eomewhat and he gave quite bad long connection with the having in mind that this was his not waste any time and sent hie a decent showing last night. The dictionary. The book e me to firet appearanos in public, he had msn down for a count of seven, two men were well maioned but the Univaralty Pees without any sufficient knowledge and strength Is was a tottering Atkinson who there was not a pin to choose be commitments of y kind. E. to beat down Barclay's defence, rose again, and a few seconde tween them, and a draw was hoped that in their hands is

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