OLYMPIC SWIMMING AND TENNIS,
AUSTRALIAN SETS UP ANOTHER RECORD.
Paris, July 15,
In the Olympic contests, the fifteen hundred metres swimming race, froo style, war won by Charlton (Australia), Arne Borg (Sweden) was second and Boanpire (Australia) third. Hatfield (Britain) came fourth, Charlton's time was 20 min. 6.3/5 Aces...
world's record.
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH;
WEDNESDAY, JULY IC. 1924.
NAVY LEAGUE.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
FLAG DAY FORȚI NGKONG,
of the local branch of the Navy At a meeting o sibh Conimittoo League, hold last evening, it was decided to celebrate
Day" (October 1st.) by the hold-
Trafalgar The final of the ladies' four hundred metres swimming free from which will be devoted to tho
ing of a tag day, the proceeds. style, resulted: Misses Morelius, Wainwright and Ederlo (all Overseas Relief Fund. On the Anorical first, second and third, Misa Molesworth (Britain) was sumu evening, a concert will bo fourth, and Miss Shand (New Zealand) came last. The time was given in the City Hall, and the min. 2.15 sors.
The high diving final was won by Evo (Australia), with Jansen day thus fittingly celebrated. (Sweden) second and Clark (Britain) third.
LORD BEATTY AND OUR SEA SERVICE,
LAWN. TENNIS.
In the Olympic lawn tennis, third round, Washburn (America beat Van Lennep (Holland) 2-6,6-1, 6-162_Williams (América) beat Maconauer (Czechy:Stövāktu) 6-2,4-6,6-2,3-6,6-1. ·
William and Washburn beat Rohrer and Gottlieb (CzechoEnspire Navy Longue Fair at Stovakia), 6-3,6-2, 6-1,
Kingweat Britain) boat Granholm (Firland), 6-2,6-0, 6-9). Spence (Bouth Africal beat Woosnam (Britain). 1-6,10-8 6-3,3-6, 6-3. filbert (Britain) boat Bayley (Australia) 7-5,9-7, 6-1. Washer (Belgium) boat Hunter4America) 2-6,1-6,6-2;6-1-6-4.
Miss Wills (America) bout Mrs. Satterthwaite (Britain) 6-1,6-2. In the mixed doubles. Gilbert and Miss McKane (Britain) beat Domorpurgo and. Madataoiselle Perelli (Italy), 9-7, 1-6, 7-5,---Renter,
"Admiral of the Fleet Lurd Beatty rocently opened an All Australia House in aid of the Navy League and its Sea Cadet) Corps.
He welcomed the opportunity of those who came from the great to extend a grooting to so y Dominions overseas, and whose interest mount a great deal to the Navy. Ho often thought, he said. į that in the great Dominions
ARMED ROBBERIES, THE DOPE TRAFFIC, Jand sin the outlying portions
HAUL OF OVER $1,300, Further details of the armed roblary occurring yesterday morning at No 346 Dos Vooux Road West showed that two woon sleeping in one of the enbiclos wore robbert of their personal jewellery, and that an attacho caso, containing money and jewellery was also stolen, the total han being $1,326 in value.
i Sleeping in the same room, they were surprised when the rollers entered, but induced to keep quiet whilst the latter ide
of the Empire people were | baltor alitt to judge of
BIG SEIZURE ON ITALIAN e vital importance of the
VESSEL.
Navy than those whose homesi were in the Mother Country; not New York, July 15.
that it was possible to extinguish; Officials raided. an Italian that son souse which was inboront steamor arriving from Conoa this in every inhabitant of the British morning, and seized six hundred Isies. The work of the Navy packages of narcation, which League primarily consisted in: were allegedly intended to be trying to inculcate into the
nggled into the country. minds of all the importance of Customs agents thereupon took the Navy in the defence of the possession of the, vessel for a Empire, and as a guarantee for more completo search. Some of the
of peace
world.
the
the ship's clears and a rumbor The Navy League was often of the crow have been arrested. EN 213041 -stern critic of Reuter's American Sorgjce. the Admiralty. They welcomed such criticism, for they were sure it was fair, just, and based on
a minuto search of the room. Aare to hand to the effect that national and imperial interests. man sleeping on a conch in the entry was gained through the They know at the Admiralty parlour was confronted by a window. third man who hold a revolver by all bundled into the kitchen, but League wore identical with their The employees were that the objects of the Navy fore his eyes. Nothing daunted, one of thou, who did not display own. ho gave chase when the robbers enough agility, was knocked on worldwide. Ever since its found- Its charitable work we toft, but lost sight of them in the the head with the butt-end of ation the League had never failed turning from Whitty Street into revolver. There were ton armod in its activities to assist distress- Queen's Road West.
they escapod over the border, mea engaged in this raid, and] sd and suffering among men of the Royal Navy and the morean-
Later, the police picked up the uttneho caso which was discarded in Third Street, but foul that its valuable contonis had been removed. Only some private papors, which were of no value to the robbers, remained. Near the spot a toy pistol, which appears to have been the weapon displayed
AT COSMOPOLITAN DOCK, tile marine and shoir depondents.
Yet another armod robbery is
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to s reported. This morning at and the sea cadet corps, the about 7.30, three mon armed with League had endeavoured, and had revolvers and another with a sucesoded; in instilling into the revolver and a dagger, entered young generation the sea sense the coolio quarters at the Cosmo-upon which the foundations of
HIGHEST SCORE OF by the gang. was also recovered. | politan Dock, and, after binding the Empire-were-built and its
BEASON. The robbers were three in nun- tid gagging the innates, all of work in that direction was
San Francisco, July 15, bondion, July 6-f-Banage-of-a-million-dollars bor, and they appear to have gone whom were women (the-men great national asset. The oversca first innings against Lanes. along the Pacific coast of the about their teek with the utmost boing at work), thoy stole rioth branches of the Navy League Leashire-scored 7 (Make-Enited-States-and British Colum- At the Ovál, Surrey lost on the has been done by forest fires: confidence. In this connection,ing, money and jewellery to the wore an asset of great value, and peace 120) and then 304 for, fi, and bin. the amah employed by the house value of nearly iL Thousand he wished them all success in declared (Watson 106).
There is much anxiety hold is being held by the policy dollars, for vaguiries.
Surray with regard to the safety of the Later, a otective arrested one what our requirements wore and declared (Jardine 122 and Abel Altogether 35 persons, including instilling into the public mind had compiled 386 for 8, and villagos in the path of the flames. ANOTHER ROBBERY,
nat in connection with the affair what the Navy meant to the 90, aut out), and then 80 for 0. at Tai Kok Tsui, with a dagger Empire The value of the loot taken in his possession. This man gave
eleven childron, in the village of away by robbets raiding a granór the name of the three others, two
Gloucester boat Sussex by | Whooter's Mill, Washington, arei hop in the border town of Sira-of whom are believel
nine wicket
Eastbourne, missing. There is no newa ofj tankok, is put at $372. Details employed at tlie Dock.
Gloucester scored 410 for 6 and soveral families of settlers in declared (Dipper 196, with seven Pine Creek. Heavy rains have toun fours). Susses replied with now improved the situation. 2011, and 225.
Later. All the missing in the forest fires have now apparently been accounted for.-Reator's Ame
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TYPHOON SEASON.
NO. I SIGNAL
The No
By ROBERT POWER
TWO-MINUTE TALKS ADaily Tonio
JEWEL S..
I have been reading in a papur objects arative possession only of that American wonen have grown those who can afford, to pay for so rich that jewels have almost them.
ed
of
· thousands
runs
Leicester beat
Warwick !
HOSTED. Leicester by an innings and 36 | "warning: typhoon runs. Leicester scored 401 for ignal is again up, having been and declared (King 92. and Astill hoisted at 10.49 this morning. 881. Warwick replied with 188 :
The Observatory gives warning:
Az 137.
BOYS BRIDAGE AND CADEF
· FORCE. The oxecutive committee of the
of a typhoon of unknown inte Natt-by 7 runs, Notts compiled. Boys' Brigado have decided that
Middlesex at Nottingha bout sity within 50 miles of Lat. 462 ohn Unan tos Carr 1341, it is not possible for battalions Touk. 148. its direction being the typhoon near the Balintang (use 100). unknown. This reading places and then 123, Allon taking & for companies of the Boys' Brigade 131. Middlesex scored 253 and to accept the new conditions of
Cadet. recognition, units huvo been withdrawn
Channel. Two
pari
I
conform to syllabus laid down by the military authorities,
lost their valuo. That is, the In Golconda the simple natives woalth has been so universally were found by the first explorers received
Warnings have been Kent led on the first innings from the Cadet Force. Under the spent on gems that diamonds are decking thoniselves with dia roporting a typhoom near
from Manita,' on against Yorkshire at Maidstone old regulations, while certain getting common. Even the humb moude computed to be worth over the Jost member of the community hundreds
Kent Herod 230 and 273 (Har-, sanzthera
privileges Woro. accorded to of fringe 140), and Yorkshiro com- woars precious stones, and that pounds. makes it awkward for the society with them for a piece of a look of a typhoon east of Southern
of the Formosa Channel, moving piled 205 and 1996 for 3 (Holmes recognized units, no sacrifice, of They willingly parted south-west and the other speaks 105, not out)
independence for methods way, indies whose claim to distinction
required, and a certain numbor was their blazing collection of coloured cloth.
ing-glass
11 strip
Somerset led on the first inaings of companies of the of Formosa, inciining northwards, agains!
Boys" costly trinkets.
The first black
Hampshire at Bath. Brigade, with the approval of There is much that is fascinat- diamonds of Brazil were barter typhoons east of Formosa appear Aird 131) and thon 10 for selves of these facilities. The The Observatory says the two Hants compiled 453 (Day 144, and their Churchos, availed them- ing about the diamond. The lash o
for 13 okl musket.
the tale
to have merged. another having Somerset scored 675 for 9 and now regulations, however, require. and sheen of the facets captivate how gradually the value of the Kosum, its direction of motion score in Somirsal's history and lay down that the training must the imagination. What crimes precious stones was realised oven
4972, formed between Pratas and declared (Young 298, the highest affiliation to a military unit, and have boon committed to possess by the Indians and the "untutornknown. the world's great gems!
also the highest of the suasor.). Koh-i-Nur had a curse of blood and violence began.
The ed savages", and then bloodshed! The forecast for the 24 hours
Bruter. upon it until the spell was broken
anding at noon-to-morrow, for when the huge diamond passed
Diamondshave a jura for women
Hongkong and district, is casti from India into the hands of the which has often provod fatal. To Winds, possibly increasing to a British Suvereiga. The Luke of pussess then, what fullies have ale from the north-qust; ovor Fire was responsible for inany been committed. Those valuoless cust: rain. murders are it "loft Delhi for valuables have boun called The Europa; the fatalistic curse of Dovil's Trinkets". Let us put ovil upon the Hope diamond is thom in their proper placo and well known. The lato Czar's say that they are beautiful an dynasty had its fatal "Orloff" adorn when worn in moderation.. and the Habsburgs their Funtain But if they are obtained through of Light,
greed or the sacrifice of honour, Yet, what are those diamonds their glitter and thair lustro are but mero stones, valueless in a bat omblems of dishonour.
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Mesars. G. P. and H. practical sonsa! On a doser js-, Goodreads are diamonds which Lammort advise us that they are fand, starving for want of food, nover conse to sparkle. Good in receipt of the following cabled | what would be a Monto Cristo roputation is u poart of price. quotations from their London, colluction of goms! Nothing but Our honour is a gom which should Agents this morning :--- a mockory, Better a crust of shino in the eyes of all the world. broad than all the world's great Kind thoughts and syrupathetic 82/3 sollors. Tamonds -- such would be the actions-these are precious stonos action of the starving wratch Indood. So that. gathering auch hing with, uselona wealth at real gome, we think of those WOD- hot. For the diamond has dorful words: They shall boj artificial value, built up Mine, when Ho make up his fact that those beautiful jewels,"
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