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KING'S SPORTS,

Successful Meeting at Happy Valley.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

Band Race: 1, Bdmn. Wilson; & Bdmn. Cannon, :

ARAB'S DISCOVERY.

Tug of War: "B" Company de-

fested "D" Company, in a pull Tomb of Rameses the Second. lasting 6 mins. $2 secs."

Potato Race: 1, Pte. Payne; Pte. Bird; S. Pte. Wright.

Open Relay Race: 1, King's Cairo, Jan. 27.-Howard Carter, Regt

who has led Lord CarnATVOR Consolation Race: 1, Pte. Car-in the Valley of the Kinga ta ons son: Pte. Osborne.

of the richest discoveries Egypt 2. has offered the excavator, bas

graduated in the school of ex Cross Country (4 miles): 1,perience. It is a lasting pity that Pte. Paul; 2. Pte. Astill;, S, Pic.an arabaeologist of such standing Woodwin.

and attainments was denied the privilege of safeguarding the one other ancient tomb comparable in wealth and variety of interest with that of Tut-ankh-Amen.

The King's Regiment concluded most successful Begimental athletic meeting at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon. The sports have extended throughout four days, yesterday being devoted en tirely to the runing off of the Snab, some of which provided Machine Gun Teams: L/Corpl. thrilling finishes and created run. Riley's team. siderable excitement among the crowd.

The meeting took place on the FOIBLES OF THE PRESS. Hongkong Football Club ground,

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an ideal rendezvous for such event. The grandstand was gaily decorated with Bags and splendid | arrangements had been made for

Antiquarians who are flocking to Luxor are still regretting lost opportunities in connection with the disclosure of the now famous Dar el-Bahari mummies, one of which was identified as

the

celebrated Ramesse 11. It is

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the ante-chamber of the fins! values until Mr Carter found

documented Tut-ankh-Amen. resting place of the well-

As an instance of the old

His Excellency the Governor (Sir week you would still persist in Edward Stubbs, K.C.M.G.). His Ex. issuing your piquant, stimulating, cellency Adrairal Sir Arthur and meticulously veracious con. Leveson, His Excellency Sir "John tents bills; you would not be will haphazard methods, in contrast

abandon ing to

the modern scientific Fowler and Sir William

your annual with contest for the best kept dande-research, the story of the Dar el- Davies attended during the course lion bed or bed of Jerusalem Babari mummies has a revived of the afternoon.

artichokes: you would not forbear currency in Egypt today. The racing passed off without a for a single day to inform te Abd er Rasul Ahmad was a bitch. thanks to the excellent ar what your net sales are; "yon native of Kurnal, a village & rangements made and to the fol would refuse to substitute the few miles from the Valley of the lowing gentlemen who served in erudite, if dull, judgments of the Tombe, where, by the way, Mr. the capacity of Committee and Chancery Court for the somewhat Carter lives during the present Officials: Captain W. B. Moorhead. rude details of the Divorce Court; excavations. One day in the Lient. C. P. Moore, M.C., Lieut and your prophets would still summer of 1871, when he was A. Redding, M.C., Capt dream dreams, but would never walking over the hills at Dar el- O'Brien, M.C., Capt. W. A. Han.Pot & winner except in cases of Rabari, which are boneycombed

odds on."

with tombs, he discovered a deep nay, A.F.C., Capt. P. Pilkington.

Judge Parry suggested that the shaft full of coffins. He was, like M.B.E., and Lieut. Burke Gaffney Press might use its efforts to in-most Arabs, an antiquity hunter, Fluence the Government to set up and he knew at once that he All the events were very keenly something on the lines of concilia- had found an 'Aladdin's treasure. contested and there was strongįtion courts, where County Court He entered the tomb, and, competition among the Company judges and registrars who really groping in the darkness, teams, who were cheered on by know the lives and conditions of realized that be had blun- their respective supporters.

the people who came to their dered on one of the hiding places Company easily won the Company Courte, should be allowed to bave in which the priests of the New Championship with 125 points, "them in a room before costs were Empire placed the royal bodies to being second with 66, thirencurred, to see if some of their save them from the hands of

difficulties could not be smoothed ghouls. with 53 and "A" last with 45. In out and arranged. the Individual Championship the trophy went to Sergt. Holland ("C" Company) with 30 points. C.Q.M.S.

("C"

ALC

Burnett

Company) being BOY SCOUTS' PROGRESS. second with 15 and L/Corp!. Banks ("C" Company) third with points.

The Results.

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At the conclusion of the races the prizes were distributed by Mrs. Howard. They consisted of silver trophies and were handed to the undermentioned winners:

The Duke of York's Lead.

Mr.

Rudyard Kipling was elected a member of the Council

DECIDES TO SHARE SECRET.

It must have been a severe blow to bim when he knew that he would need the help of many men if be was to profit by his astonishing luck. So he decided to keep the secret in the family. He told his two brothers and one of his sons.

of Boy Scouts' Association at the

A: the dead of night these annual meeting of the association Arabe used to creep to the rocky tomb and steal scarabs, papyri, beld in London recently.

Lord Hampton, Chief Com-jewelry and other small articles missioner, who presided, read the from the bodies of the old Kings 100 Yards: 1. Sergt. Holland; Chief Scout's report of the year's of Egypt. They prospered on the 2. C.Q.31.S. Burnett; 3. L/Corp. work. In this Sir Robert Baden- proceeds of their midnight rob Taylor.

Powell said that the Duke of beries, but the time came when 220 Yards: 1. Sergt. Holland; 2, York was their President for tourists took these treasures to C.Q.M.Š. Burnett; 3, L/Corpl. Tay- London and for Yorkshire, and London and to Paris, Archae lor. Time, 24 4/5 secs.

had given a most helpful in-lologists discovered at once that a 440 Yards: 1, Sergt. Holland; spiration within their movement and of extraordinary interest had L/Cerpl. by his readiness to inspect and been made and inquiries were address toys and by the lead that immediately instigated.

2. L/Corp. Banks; 3,

moral character of the accused. However, he was imprisoned, but, in spite of threats, and, it is said, tortures, he remained silent and was released in two months.

Harris. Time, 59 secs.

Half Mile: 1, L/Corp!. Carr; 2. he had given to Scouters in de M. Maspero, the famous Egyp: L/Corpl. Riley; 3, Pie. Beale. votion to the work. The fact tologist, set out for Egypt and Mile: 1, Pte. Beale; 2, Corp. that his betrothed was a Com-after questioning various tourists Dobbin; 3, Pte. Paul.

missioner of the Girl Guides leat the police, on his advice, arrested Hurdles (120 Yards): 1, Sergt. a greater interest to his engage Abd er-Rasul Abmad and an of Holland; 2, Sergt. Wilson; 3, ment. The meeting sent Scial inquiry began. The wit L/Corp. Banks.

message of congratulation and¦nesses all teatised to the splendid Sergts' Race (120 Yards): 1, thanks to the Duke of York.

The Chief Scout, in his report, Sergt. Redfern.

Corporals' Race (120 Yards): 1, pointed out that the overseas and L/Corpl. Taylor; 2, L/Corp). Col- home membership had increased hy over 20,000. The Rover Branch was well established, with Agaris 10,000 merabere. There was progress everywhere in the overssa Dominions, and at home great number of the better schools, beginning with Etor, had Long Jump: 1, Corpl. Proven; taken up Scout training. 2. C.Q.M.S. Burnett; 3, Sergt. Wilson.

lins.

Obstacle Race: 1, L/Corp. Lamont; 2, Pte. Lowe; 3, Pte.

Drake.

High Jump: 1, Sergt. Holland; 2. Sergt. Baker; 8, Drummer Walker.

Throwing Cricket Ball: 1, Lieut, Redding, M.C. 2, Corpl. Holland;

3, L/Corpi. Banks.

Putting the Shot: 1, Lieut. White; 2, Pie. Morgan: &, Pte.

Williams.

Pie. Tierney.

Sack Race: 1, Fte. Forshaw: 2,

3-Legged Race: 1, Pte. Cook; 2, Pte. Williams,

Enlisted Boys' Race: 1; Boy Bonham; 2, Boy Caddick.

Veterans' Race: 1, Pte. Bates; 2, Pte. Bullock.

One Mile open to Indian Sol- diers: 1, Mangal Singh; 2, Lal Khan,

Officers v. Sergts. Relay Race: 1, Sergts.

Officers Race (120 Yards): 1, Lieut. Benke; 2, Capt. Pilkington; 3. Lieut. Bailey.

Half Mile open to H. M. Ser vices and European Police: 1,1 Ldg. Seaman Bell, Submarines; 2, Sergt. Shipley, B.GIA.; 8, Sergt. Tribe, R.G.A.

A PUZZLE A DAY.

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As soon as he was at liberty he began to discuss with his part- nets ways of removing the im- mense treasure. Differences of opinion sprang up. Some of the conspirators thought the Abd er- Rasul Ahmad's stay in prison had finished the affair; others, wiser, thought it would be dangerous to approach the tomb.

Abd er-Rasul Ahmad soon saw that his family seemed likely to A man had $58, in six bills. Ho

turn King's evidence, so he went kept one of the bills for himself, secretly and confessed to the and divided the rest of the money authorities. The result was that between two friends, so that each an expedition went at once to of the friends had the Same Dar el-Bahari and found over amount. What nomications of the bills, and how the bodies of Kings or Queens, thirty mummies, most of them were they divided?

were

Yesterday's answer:

the de-

By lowering the upper sash and raising the lower sash mid-' Ladies' Egg and Spoon Race (50 way, the broken pane in the Yards); ́1,, Mrs. Cook,

upper sash is covered by a good

Inter-Company Relay Race: 1 pane, and only a quarter of the "C" Company; 2, "B" Company, window space is exposed.

packed to the roof of the cave These mummies are now in the Cairo Museum, and among the Pharaobe whose features met the light of day after thousande" of years was the great Rameses II. It is impossible to estimate the loss to archaeology by the pilfering of this tomb, but, notwithstanding, this, discovery remains a land- mark in the romantic history of Egyptology-Philadelphia Public Ledger,

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