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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SHANGHAI RACES.

SECOND DAY'S RESULTS.

fOur Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, May, 6, The Day stable pony New Zen land, with Mr, A, N. Dallas up won the Shanghai Derby to-ilay Mr. Harry White's Don Alphonso (Mr. Patterson) was second, and Hi, third. The time was 3 mins. Mr. Day's Theatreland. (Mr. W.

17.3/5aces.

CIU KA ZA CUP.- Mlle. Mr. I. Morrian' Rayfield,

Mr. Omokrik's Carbon,

(Mr. Charles) Mr. Liddell's "Carlington,

(Mr. Brand) Time: 133-#/5 secs. RACE CLUB CUP.--2 Miles. Mr. H. Morriss' Letchfeld,

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1924.

COMPANY REPORT.

....

BILLIARDS.

PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP, Playing at the Palaco Hotel last tonight, II. O. Balchin' (--176) bent F. Trengus (-100), 250 to 224. The highest breaks were: Balchin, 33, 2 (9), 19, 18 (3), in (2); Trengus, 24, 39, 17, 10, 14 (2).

THE OHINA FIRE IN- SURANCE CO., LTD. The report for presentation the Shareholders at the Fifty-fifth Ordinary Meeting of the China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd, to be held at the Company's officer on Friday, 18th May, at 12.20 p.m., states: '.

The Directors have,, now the

1922 Account-After payment Report and Statement of the Com the interim dividend of 24/- pleasure to submit their Annual

pany's 'Account made up to the 31staluare and the bonus of 20% December Inst.

1022 Account-This account shows anet profit on working of 8004, 37202, which sum it is proposed to apportion as follows:

(Mr. Stewart)

1

2

a

Dividend of $7.00 and Bonus of 300 per Share on 20,000 Shares

200,000.00

To carry forward to Underwriting Suspenso A/c

704,370.072

8 001,378,02

1923 Account -Tho

(Mr. Heard)

McHara, Polls and Hayim's

Harvest King, (Mr. Hill) 2 Capt. R. E. Sassoon's Castle

Sycee. (Capt. Sassoon) # Time: 4.33 2/5 neca..

THE MONGOLIAN CUP-Balance at Credit of Miten

Capt. Bahnson's Lyksborg,

(Mr. Hill) Miss Billy Coutts Skyros,

(Mr. Knoll)

1

thin "Account în vede

50,770,03 Directora-Since the last General Meeting, Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. 'G. M. Dodwell, and Mr. E. V. D. Parr resigned from the Board on leaving the Colony, and Mr. J. P. Wargen Time: 136 4/5 sqen.

and Mr. Q. G. 8. Mackie have join. THE SICCAWEI CUP-14ed' the Board.

Mr. Morriss Henryfield,

Miles.

(Mr.. Heard)

|Mr. H. Morriss' Shenkoland,

(M. A. N. Dallas) Mr. Campox's Old Bill,

(Mr. Brand) Mr. Morriss Petersfield,

(Mr. Liddell) 3 Time: 2.17 1/5 нues. GRAND STAND STAKES.- 11 Miles, Messrs. Bendin and Speelman's

|Mr. G. D. Chitis" Plumpton,

40 cts. per

tin

50

80

1

Sold by all Stores.

of

Per

FLYING THE WHITE PIGEON.

LOTTERY TICKETS..

SEARCH OF A YAUMATI FLAT.

A Chinero named Loung Patison TWO MEN VICTIMISED, was charged with being in poster. The method of "Flying the Whitesion of a quantity of Po Piu lottery Pigeon" was described to Mr. E. ticket type, batore Mr. E. W. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Hamilton at the Kowloon Magls. Magistracy yesterday afternoon, trocy yesterday. whon a married Chinoso woman upported on charges of obtaining money by pretending to be a widow about 2:30 p.nl. on the 20th April, plainants, who gave the woman Street, second floor. In the passago and promising to marry the com. he wont to No.. 348, Shanghai

pay for the wedding.

to money to

Mr. Leo D'Almada appeared for, the defence.

A Chipuso constable said that at

Contributors passed at the Inst expenses. From the first combo found tong table with several

anal meeting, there remains. balance of $72,099 108. &l as per annexed statement

The Board recommends that this su bo appropriated na follows. A final dividend to

plainant she received $15 and from drawers. the second $25.

In one of the drawers het discovered the type and a quantity of Pa Piu paper. After the soarch Lain Hing, ratton chair makur, dofondant entered the house and gave evidence to the affect that on ho was naked in which cubicle ho the 24th April'n woman, Yip Sing, lived; ho replied that he ocouplod introduced the first defendunt to the rear cubicló, where some plain him at his house. Sho told him paper was found prior to the find that she wanted a husband to ing of the typo. Defendant denied Pupport her. Witness asked her if that the things which were dispover- shares .......................£ 85,800 4. aho had nirendy a husband and sheed in the dower, werd his. He said that he did not know who owned the tablo. He was then arrosted.

aliareholders of 18/

per share on 111,000

To be carried for ward, to Underwrit ing Suspense Ac- count to oloso the account for the year

1099.

His Worship said that it there was no stronger ovidenos, -' the police had better withdraw the tho charge. ..

Borgt. Mefzellou said that that had was the only evidence ho against defendant, and the caso was dismissed.

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"CHAMPION OF BAD FICTION."

replied in the negative. He told her not to attempt such a thing unless she was a widow. He asked her if she had any relatives and who sid she had only an old mother. He enquired how much money he 1108 110 & was told that

$10

sufficient Was

to cover €372,00 18 & all expenses. She agreed to go 1923 Account-Tho Batanes of back to this house again on the the 31st 27th, to be married and asked for Working Account on December, 1023, was £10,848. 48.ome uney in advance. He gave her $15. Later the same, day, As por annexed statement

The Board recommends that antholicard that, she had absconded."

On the 1st May he saw her That Mrs. Henry Wood, the In accordance with the Articlen interim dividend of 24/- per share of Association. Mr. D. O. Russell be paid to sharcholilers, absorbing getting into a bus at Mongkok. novelist, was the champion of and Mr. J. A. Plummer retire but £1,200.0, 0., that a bonus of 20% He called her, she alighted from bad fiction was the swooping as- offer themselves for re-election, - be paid to contributors, absorbing the bus and he asked for his sortion of Mr. Willis-Bund, chair- 2

Auditors-The annexed accounts about £50,000, and that the remain-ey. She told him to go to man of the Worcestshire County Shumshuipo, where she would give Council and many administrative have been nudited by Mossrs. Lowe, der be carried forward.

money.

and judicial bodles and historian Directors-Siuce the last Gineral hit buck the Binghaut and Matthews and Mr. C.)

of the country, hen: Merting, Mr. 4.0. Lang, M. As it was rather Inte the policeThey have put up a memorial Bernard Brown, who

M. Dadwell, Mr. E. V. D. Parr and were not informed, but witness to her in the cathedral,, he said selves for re-election.

Mr. fi. T. Edkins resigned from the tout defendant to his house and at a masting in Worcester ro- Bond on leaving the Colony and detained Mr. J. P. Warren, Mr. G. G. S. Early the next morning defendatently. "I think it most dis

uffered to take hits to No. 28 Yee graceful. Her atorios, of the enthodral school gave me an avor- Mackie and Mr. C. M. Young have

Kuk Street. As я000 they sion to that school. I could have reached the place defendant ran joined the Board..

her on the verandah.

Union Insurance Seciety Zouave, (Mr. Heard) I

of Canton, Ltd. Mr. Day's Borderlait,

The report for presentation to the

nt (Mr. A. N. Dallas) 2 Khareholders the Fifty-first Ordinary Meeting of the Union In (Mr. Burkill) - 4surance Society of Canton, Ltd, to In accordance with the Articles into the house and he heard her kicked those boys till I was tired. She wrote in a slipshod way, Time: 2,17 3/5 secx.

be held at the Society's Offers af of Association, Mr. D. O. Russell speaking to somebody & sdascribed what she never saw, CHINESE CUP AND SHANG-on on Friday, 10th May, states:

and Mr. J. A. Plummer retire, but by then went out and returned and did it badly. Worcestor's with amun, who said that, the other novelist, Mrs. Sherwood, HAI STAKES.-1% Miles,

The Board, has now to, lay before offer themselves for re-election.

woman was his wife and threatened Mr. M. Sokulo's Bonne

The Shareholders a Balance Sheet Auditors-Messrs. Lowe, Bingham

to give witness hiding. He then containing a summary of the proud Matthews, and Mr. C. Bernard went and reported the matter to

Chartered Accountants, hi pulicu. perly and liabilities of the Society Brown,

Affaire, (Mr. Sokoloff) Mr. Day's Bounie. Scotland.

(Mr. Dailus) Mr. H. White's Kings Cross,

(Mr. Patterson)

Time: 3.27 15 secs. THE SPRING STAKES.-7 Furlongs.

Mr. Dag's Republicland.

(Mr. A. N. Dallas) 1

Mr. Powhattan's Oliver Twist.

(Mr. Maitland) (2)

Mr. H. White's Don Pedru

(Mr. Patterson) 3

Time: 2.5t 2/5 secs.

THE SCURRY STAKES.-7 Furlongs.

Mr. Dem's Cyrus, (Mr. Heard) 1 "Mr.We ̃Ewn's-Young-Mongol;

(Mr. Knol 25

Messrs. Winsome and Basty's

The Bittern, (Mr. Hill) Time: 154 3/5 sees. THE TIENTSIN PLATE-IS Miles.

Mr. Campox's Old Bin,

(Mr. Brand)

3

(Mr. Burkill), 2

Mr. Durgor'a Kashmir,

Mr. Toeg's McKenzie,

(Mr. Crokam) #

Time: 2.50 kecs.

THE PEKING PLATE-1

Mile,

Mr. Gilpin'n Sir Galahad,

(Mr. Knoll) Mr. Robson's The Country

Bird, Mr. Brand) Messrs. Fay and Seth's Christ-

mas Bond, (Mr. Heard) 3 Time: 2.15 2/5 sues.

PUBLIC HEALTH.

2

LAST WEEK'S REPORTS. Lust week's figures show pleasing diminution of most of the ills that Hongkong flesh in:hoir to." (There were three Chinesa deaths trom smallpox and two from cerebro-spinal fever. Of two Chinese cases of enteric, ont ended fatally.

One British case of diphtherin and a British case of parotyphoid were also reported. There was a Chinese enso of, puerperal fever.

on the 31st December, 1923, and retire, but offer themselves Statement of Working Accounts.

On Monday, a Chinese case of small-pox was all that marred the Įraturn af notifiablo disenses.

GOLF.

The Captain's Cup competition for May, played at Fanling on Bed to 5th inst., was won by Mr. A. Q;, Brown 00-1876. Thero wore 31 entries,

The Optional Pool, (14 ontries)! 2 won by Mr. H. Benit, 01-19=70.

Tre-election.

for

The case was adjourned-

wraté worse. Tho Fairchild family was abominable, but littlo Henry and his bear word worse.

I should have liked to throttle littlo Heury."

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