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THE KOWLOON-CANTON -
RAILWAY.
Opening of Chiness Soutien.
15,000- TROOPS TO GULED THE ROUTE.
We have it on excellent authority direct from Canton, that the official opening of
the Chinese Section of the Kowlom-Canten
Failway has boenixed for Sunday, October
13t
Council for the maintenance of good Regulations made by the Governor-in.
erder and preservation of property in King's Park, Kowloon, and for the bettar enjoyment thereof by permans frequenting the same" are published in the Gazette.
We note by the Gazete that the typhoon - warnings are in future to be displayed from the masthead of the storm signal mast on Signal Hill, Kowloon Paint, intoad of on the fagstaff in front of the able to most residents on the peninsula.
Water Folice Station. They will now be
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE BANKRUPTCY PROSECUTION.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1911
RAMBLING NOTES.
tate. If you don't Nka hor, yön nerez will, and there's the gud of it. We never may nasty things like that in Hongkong.
The British are known to be a.conser.
The general vier than when August is anded the "worst of the best ii, paat -is. certainly being borne out this year. From the very first day of September a notions blavative nation, but some of us are more so freshness in the atmosphere has been falt, than others, aves, in Hongkong, where and most folk are beginning to surpriseolo quato in vetrated to an nousual thammives ab their now-found emary degree. This struck me vary forcibly the Why, dark suits have even begun to other day, when I ww the punishs bu bloom out. It'll be bedroom free neth I had seen them befors, but I had not been
operation is our penmier bank. Of cour
1 варров,
there for some timely bank account
We're had bathing to expand our having run dry and it was very hot an svergles on this week, too- gathering this particular day. And didn't I perspinal which partook somewhat of the character { While the staff was being kɔph more or less of a full-blown publis meeting. And for cool by the efforts of punkah poolies, there ones in a while those present were really was as chance of the customer cooling worked up into a state of enthusiasm. down; he is even denied pankah. Now, if rival schemes for the disposal of the much-placed so as to serve perpiring humanity Hongkong had better be careful! The electric fans were lesballad, they might be
discussed Coronation margins and the on both sides of the counter. That's a tip warmth with which their "pratite were for the next hos season. political meetings at Home. What does pleaded carried one's mind bänk, to party.
Talking of the Bank reminds me of the
it all mean? In staid and conservative dificulty one often how of obtaining old Hongkong madually feeling the sufident one-dolar setas. This is sai the wave of demomszy which is just now fans of the Bank, as many think The sweeping" orar the world? I seem to instvenice is caused, I am told, by the remember one of our leading residents once | Gorernment only suthorizing the Bank te declaring: that he was the only Radical in ; imsus a very limited number. Why ] "11 the Far Baku Boon we shall bear some-work be interesting bu know, wouldn't is | ons bosating that he's the only pukka Con- | Mr Editor ↑ "
servative in the Colony. Steady, Hong- kong, steady now!
has not since been suppressed. Almost every suggested method of
The Viceroy of Canton has entered tembar 2, 1911, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, curbing the Apaches has been tried, 15,000 soldiers to be placed, along the line Shanghai, VrOTOR CHARLES NEWBAM MORGAN HILDA GENTICE FETES but the cat-o'-nine-tails and the to guard the whole route from Canton to prospect of using this good old Chun. Already small companies of soldiers have taken up their positions along British remedy is now being actively the line and are quartered in masheds or bankruptcy case, as reported in your issue touch of liver when it composed its leader
" TONKÁTOR.
MEMOS FOR MONDAY.
3.30 p.m.-Mother's Unica Mooting at
St. Parl's College...
General Memoranda. TUESDAY, September 19:-
2.45 p.m.-Sanitary Board Meating. WEDNESDAY, September 19 --
5.30 p.m.-Union Church Seatholders
Meeting.
| debated by the Chamber of Deputies." | villaga butai
It is easy, says another authority, to blame the French police and the French law for their combined failure
We understand that Mr Lindsey has been fixing up in Canton with the author ities a through trains time-table. The British and Chinese sections are to work in
sice vers
There are many other things one would like to know also. It wouldn't be a bad...
As to the decirisu of the meeting under idea the China Mail 'started an enquiry notice, most people seem to agree that it column headed, say, “ What we'd like to was thoroughly sound and appropriate. | know.", Here's a first instalment to the -Our lawyor friend, Mr Bowley, certainly ¦ column (—“When the Law Cenris will be cams through with dying colours. In this finished"When we shall quee more sos connection a correspondant. has suggested, the Duke of Connaught's statue."; "When" that one of your contemporaries, Mr Editor, the mail arrival board in to be supplied to must have been safering from a sharp the Post Office." P.W.. please answer.
for Thursday morning and also from a slight I've noticed that periodically the flower of yesterday, the Attorney General very Froudly suggested remuneration to laps of memory. On Wednesday it ro vendore at the bottom of Wyndham Street the jury, having regard to the prolonged pored good attendance" as the meeting are made to keep their wares with bounds, sitting of the Court, which occupied fully that Mr Bowley's resolution was on the side-path beyond the getter. carried ** amidst great appilanse," but next I wonder whether the tima la good coining four weary days.
(To the Editor of the **Cxera MAIL..") Dear Sir-At the conchision of the
to solve the apache problem; but the conjunction' and a service. of trins is to in with the recommendation of the non, i of subscribers did not care two straws " and i hopi no-g-but if not, perhaps the powers---
The Chief Justice, however, did not fa) / day we read that the general body when they will again be pushed back." "I fact must not be forgotten that they through from Kowloon to Canton and gentleman, and remarked that the that "the decision arrived at by the most that be could ante-date when anders and seren wise men and true? had not ing will create the least dissatisfaction" at the tato forcs, my, warly cat, wook. are confronted with an unprecedented
discharge their duty. So far as I am faint praise, indeed
to
I suppose it is asking too much to sugges sitation. The ordinary city cut- Variety Entertainment at Mount Austin.throat is, after all, much like another
that the police should keep the flower man in their proper (1) place but perhaps they could exercise a little more authority over them. They are a nuisancs sometimes...
Saturday, Spetember 16:-
SUNDAY, September 17 :-
Harvest Thanksgiving Services at St. person, except that he has no scruples
John's Cathedral.
about the rights of property. His
MONDAY, September 18 :—
Works Department.
Thumbat, Eiptember 21 :—
XEWS OF TEN DAY..
Three women and one man were fined each for begging near the Clock Tower.
Tenders are being invited for forming
Kennedy Road.
it is the duty of the jury, decide according to the evidence, and if it happens as in the present instance, that they disagree or do not arrive at a verdict socording to legal requirements, I am at loss to realize wherein they failed in the discharge of their duty.
Sp.m.-Auction of Crown Land at Public impulses and bis reasoning processes
Can you, Mr Editor, or any of your can be understood by those whose path between Boundary. Fath and readers enlighten me as to when the jury are supposed to have discharged their duty it is to frustrate them. The
duty Yours, eta desperate criminal robe, but he injures
V.R.C. Aquatic Sports.
FRIDAY. September 22:-- V.R.C. Aquatic Sports..
SATURDAY, September 23:-
V.R.C. Aquatic Sports.
Noan-Douglas Steamship Co. Ordinary
General Meeting.
close WEDNESDAY, September 27-
5.30 p.m.-China Mail Harbour Face
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Debentures in Club Horse. 3.50 p.m.-Fifth Gymkhana Mooting,
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1911
APACHES
Conditions under which the storage of |his victim as little as possible consis-petral for the use of motor cars is permitted.
tently with his own success. He
are published in the Gazette.
does not shoot down a victim for the
The current ase of the Government Gastte contains the text of the revised Anglo-Japanese Agreement
***Fillin' circus loft Rongkong to-day by the ss. Loonsang after having experienced rather rough and unsuccostal season. We wish them good Inc.
of
During August the average amount of back notes in circulation and of specie in Bank, notes, $6,310,653; specia, 84,800,000; reserve in Hongkong was-Chartered Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, unles, 16,952,988; specie, $3,000,000. Total, notes; $29,253,637 ; specia, $13,500,000,
According to statistics published by Isportation of Chinese raw silk is Incas the United States Commercial Burent, the
Town Cattle Depot. ....
As to the attendance at the meeting, even if Mr Rouse's many hands are ceanted one only, the numbers, says our corres pozdent, must have far exceeded those
quoted, as the room appeared to be crowd- For some the past I've feared, the ed. "The votes in favour of the successful advent of the New Journaliam foto Hong- resolution were not enumerated-there was kong. And I'm afraid its coming. I don't. no nood-and probably many of those know whether you're noticed it, Mr Baltor, present refrained from voting on the earlier but a letter in your evening embemporary ..... reciations from which your contemporary" | soneladas --Ever yours, daar Tdapropii.” figures were evidently drawn. Certainly If That may be amari jonden, but the the meeting had been weighed in metal, adjective is a little unfortunate. as one of the papers put it, it would have | Telegraph. Quite so1. been found that is reproocated a very con aldersble proportion of the total fund,”...
SENSE OR NONSENSE,
NAVAL NOTES,
(From Our Special Correspondent.)
WHI-HAI-WEL, August 28. The Squadron has coaled in preparation) for a cruise which is to take place shortly. The papers announce zavarai seridients, some fatal, in connection with coaling the talk" this week was the Amateur operations at Home, but it in a pleasure to Dramatic Club gathering. The public gos be able to report that no mishap occurred in any of the ships here. The forthcoming moraments of the China Fleet are contained in a programme, of which a summary is
RAMBLER
Dacr
Another moting which has been tin: SOCIAL-AND PERSONALL
M2 L^U. Mira, viech to Mr Fastica a bit of a shock when it was confronted Gomperta, has gone on sta monilir' leave with the possibility of the Club casing it of absense. existence, hat relief came when it road of || the decision to by a further play an
Mr Mackie, second Interpreter "at the
Mr James Johnstone has been appointed surveyor of boilers of autosed mean- ship under 60 tons barlar.
a means of allowing the pubile to show ite Supreme Court, Leaves for Homs O fusding on the question. So far my vacation on the 20th fork The Kent is to leave Wei-bai-wei on 9th remembrance goes, realdanta have always Sept for Hongkong, bringing with her focked to the ASD, O, performances, and the Tamar's musketry staff and sundry how any idea of waning interest on the supernumerary ratings for dispersal. She part of the pubile could have entered the for a thorough overhaul, and on 1st imagine. will be placed in dockyard hands on arrival heads of the Club's loading spirits. I can't November is to sail for Aden to meet the relief erow. The Commander-in-Chief with the Minotaur, Monmouth, Astmes and Newcastle will leave on 18th Sept. for a
craising to the following parts:-Flagship exise in the Sea of Japan. On the 21st Sept. ships will dispers for independent
neval officer. there. The Minotïar is to
Mr A. E. Wright, exscative engineer, has been deputed by H.E the GoverDer
CANTON SHIPFING ACTION.
In the French Consular Court on Wed. nesday decision was given in the notion
Mosnar, September 25-
Entries for China Mail Harbour Race sport of it; he kills only as a last resource. Moreover, he usually so- lects his prey, singling out a man who promises a rich haul, and who is, preferably, more or less under the influence of liquor. The apache, on
The Russian Government will present the contrary, kills for the love of the Dams Bill for the appropriation billing. He first stabs or shoots his 77,000 roubles to be used for the study given below. man, and then rifles his pockets. It of Oriental languages by the Russian officers is your money and your life" with detached to the Far East, him, and if a choice has to be made, it will be your money that he will take. There are 8,000 police cad 1,800 Juer as Melbourne and Sydney detectives in Paris, besides some have their larrikina, New York its 50,000 spies, but they are, apparently,
It was stated that the cost of producing to set on behalf of the Building Authority hooligans, London its work-sky out-numbered by the apaches, for
play was somewhere about $5,000. This, in specified cases in connection with dan. tonghs with criminal propensities, so there are about 20 murders a week
in the opinion of most folk with whom I gervas balldings. Paris has its apaches, and if al, nearly all of them the work of
big comie opan, with huge date and duct the morning service at the Union. have talked on the matter, is absurdly high. Of course, if you're going in for a Mr. Lerrigo,, who was expected to san. we read in the French papers and apaches. Last year the guillotine, is every year. It is stated that this into Gaskevitch Bay, Monmouth to Olga gorgeous contume, it's an easy matter to Church to-morrow, menos retura in time modern novels depicting the lower after years of disuse, was brought into cease is the result of the enhanced demand Bay, Astraes to Pomette Bay, and him thah anut, pecially if there as intended, and his place will be taken by strata of life in the la villa luminers is service, but few spaches have been middle class Americans for a cheaper Newcastle to Hakodate. On 28th Eept, the are all sorts of preliminary expenses, such as they, anemis place will true, the apache is the worst of the lot. executed. The chief reason for this
three last-mentioned ships are to vizitas rehearsal suppers, and the like. My There have been many explanations is that in France the death sentence
At the meeting of the Sanitary Board Yokohama, and on 15th October go to advice is that the Clob give us a good en Turaday aftemoon the orders of the Kobe. They are due at Woosung on 1st comedy with not too big caste, and thất put forward for the development of is only pronounced for premeditated, day include-Minute by the President of November, when the Astraes will go up to all fancy preliminary expenses be cut out. this vicious type of humanity in Paris, murder. If an apache is caught, his the Sanitary Ford relative to the burimi Shanghai to take up the duties of senior Then things will bounes. but none are completely satisfying, hands red with the blood of his vic-of infectious corpsos; minuts by the visit Tsingtan on 2nd October, leaving on To Churchmen the decay in the time, his plea is that he did not mean Colonial Veterinary Surgeon relative to an the 8th for Amoy and Samsa Inlet, and is on the part of the members is due to any stoner Hoi Ming, against Caps Eernatten, I don't suppose the back of enthanam brought by Capt. Wann, of the British moral fibre of the race may be traced to kill the unfortunate gentleman, but threak of rinderpest at the Kennedy due to arrive at Hongkong on 25th October, little adverse Press comment which may of the Fresch steamer Paul Beau, to 28- to the time when the State definitely only to frighten or slightly wound
The Alacrity will leave. Wei-hai-wei for have been parned in the past in writing over $500 damages for alleged faulty cat adrift from the Church; to the him. If this defence accepted,dical practitioners has been issued at join the Minotaur at Thingtad on 5th Octet go for the real thing in dramatic
A bull dealing with the regidastion of Nagkaki on 24th September. She is to up the performances. It's to America you navigation in Canton River on July 26th. The Consul sit with two amoworn, and Royalist it is the spread of republican which it usually is, the punishment is Bombay, the object being to protect the and from that date will carry the flag of criticism, as the following from New gave judgement agalart the plaint Ospé. principles to their logical conclusion for robbery and frightening or wound public and medical profession from illegally Admiral Winaloc, as he goes on a cruise to York Yournal will show Blanche Ring Wam salced to be allowed to appeal against
qualified practitioners, who have received Yangtze ports.
may—if you will pedon the valgu phrase the decision, but var informed that as the to the ideal Republican who worships This is a term of imprisonment training in medical science at unrecognised The movements of the destroyer focilla-be a peach, she is certainly not an olive. amount sued for was under 1,500 franos he the formulae, "Liberty, Equality and
of from six months to three years.intitations. While placing no restrictions inlude visite to Dainy, Port Arthur, In other words, the is not an acquired: could not do so, ONE WEEK ONLY. Fraternity" for the now old-fashioned There is no terror for the apache in on the practice of Indian valds and hakim, Chefoo, Newchwang, Chin wangtas, Tients
virtues which were
the sentence, since he is better treat the bill will imjowe the statis of qualified sin, Tsingtan and Shanghai. They should originally;
medical men. ed in prison than out of it, being sup
arrive at the latter part on 27th Oct. associated with those watchwords,
Since her retum froth South America, the rise of the apache is a thing plied with good food, a warm bed
The report for 1910 of the Student the Kent has been busy making up arrears and such luxuries as chocolates and Volunteer Movement of the United States of drills, etc., and will have little time to altogether apart from the civic life,
cigarettes.
and Canada gives some very impressive a foul outgrowth that would have
Like the Bill Sikes of the English/quor. During the yeax 360 shading spare to complete the annual exercises These Famous Gins are Distilled in London by the DIBTELE
before the date of sailing for Hongkong. developed even had there been no
Volunteers sailed for the foreign mission The results of her gunlayers teft, which republic. To outsiders there is little criminal classes, the apache derives fald. On January 1, 1911, no fewer than | took place or the 18th inst., are of a satisfac- cause for doubt that the phenomenon support from two sources, namely, 4,184 student volunteers had reached the tory standard, the best individual scors VICTORIA THEATRE is due to the slackening of authority, the proceeds of robberies and the mision field. Of those, BIRY are in Africa, boing the rounde, five life, no forty, tro 1,388 in Chine, 994 in India, Burma and seconds with a 6 inch gun. The long range to the spread of individualistic ideas earnings of abandoned women The Ceylon, 401 in Japan, 219 in Core, 288 inhaltle practice is to take place this wook. among a class of people not yet
as decoys and Bouth America, 174 in the Turkish Empire, and we 9.18 .. to 11.15 x.x. sufficiently developed morally or appparently are as devoid of mercy us and the remainder scattered overs number The Flest exercises are rapidly drawing
their lovers.Frequently they are of different countries. mentally to receive, much less carry forced from respectability by the them out, in the practical working of
Gaw Boon Chat, a well-known Sings life. The apache, in fact, presents threats of their admirers, and the pore towkay, has been murdered. Gaw a problem that is causing France a literal choice between death and Bon Chany proprietor of the Ho Ho good deal of concem “And dishonour is forced upon them Biscuit factory, we sitting talking in a given yet
no cut-throats have However, the girls are usually glad at Pasir Panjang, when two China- men arrived. They sako für derassed and become a terror to the tourist who no enough of the honour of supporting when he was pointed out to them, une man longer-trusts himself alone at night some ruffian who goes about openly sew a automisti pistal and shot Boon LAST FEW NIGHTS OF off the mod frequented streets, and boasting of his prominent position in has through the sock. Be pred let Miss LYNDA DAVIS,
most brilliantly lighted and most ons or other of the numerous apache fes minuten. His mellante got soleary
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