JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.2.0/jquery.mobile-1.2.0.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.2.0/jquery.mobile-1.2.0.min.css">
<div id="searchPickPlace">
    <ul data-role="listview">
        <li data-name="Remuera"><a data-transition="slide" id="Remuera" href="search-list.html">Remuera</a></li>
        <li data-name="Posonby"><a data-transition="slide" id="Ponsonby" href="search-list.html">Ponsonby</a></li>
    </ul>
</div>

JavaScript

$('#searchPickPlace ul').children('li').bind('touchstart mousedown', function(e) {
    alert('Selected Name=' + $(this).attr('data-name'));
});