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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1911.
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Cricket.
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Pareira, H. G. White, G. W. Bowall and B. W. Bradbury, Time 9.30
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- Souza's Losun - "won" by, k čniz margin, A further instalment of "The Fish of
·Bradbury getting a good lead as the starb Logan's teas was second. before his years of service wors ended dangers of the Baser rebellion they South Chilus," by Rev. G. A. Bunbury
WO LENGTHS (scratch. Open to army he was appraised at his true worth, formed both a guard in the open and MA will be found on Pagu 2
To be played no.0.0. on the 23rd insanvy and palice: 1, Bugler Harris. hin self-denying real and energy being a detective force in secret for hig
Tomorrow in the Jewish New Year The following will represent K.0.0.0.YL, time, 32 soce 2, Pte. Smith
3. Bugler. Barniss.
The four men from the regiment were the J. H. Mend, A. 6. Bravo, F. Sutton, 'ply contestants to put in an appearancis public holiday Amongst all Jews.
Raven, W. Curwen, D. J. Mackenzie andras urce to hents: Harris just won
LONG PLUNGE: 1. A. S. Ellis, 684ft) A. C. Langley,
9, R.-C.-Witchell, 38 faut.
Cigar Merchants and Tobacconists.niversally recognised and admired, protection, keeplug him informed of 3872. The day is to be recognised as Homens J. 2. Robinson, W. Is. Wesse,
W. Waterhouse, F. J. de Rome, A. R. Fothece was awum of without haring
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The Fortuguese Assembly has Axod the salary of the President at £5,3 annu-
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The Royal H. K. Yacht Club intand holding their annual mesting on Friday rest at 5.30 p.m. in the offices of the Union Insurance Society of Canton.
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An Indian watchman, employed at European Arm in Doe Vaux Road Central, reparts to the police t at while asleep ca duy someone robbed him of 13 rupees.
and he retired from his life's work the perils near by, while his equally really beloved by the Chinese and trusted agents at coort were contin- bis accomplishments praised by men ally-watchful in nipping the plots hatched against him by jealous Fila ot all nations.
It was in the year 1863 that Sir That that protection yas complete was
Inspector General of Customs He HUNG CHANG was thwarted in an hold the office from that year attempt to carry out his plan for the continuously until 1008, and during substitution of a German chief of the those 45 years he only left China Imperial Customs. The enbsequent on two occasiona-first in 1886 and fall of Li was followed by fresh again in 1878-5. The character of honours for Sir ROBERT the task to which he had to put That Sir ROBERT HART was able his hands is well told by Mr H B to reach his high position in China Mones in his recent book, "The was attributable to his social qualities Trade and Administration of the and his tact hardly less than to his Chinese Empire. Says the author genius for organization. He might of this well-written volume have failed miserably, in spite of his "Upon his appointment Mr HART industry and brains and mastery of found himself confronted by the detail, but for lus ability to endear difficulty that each Custom House himself to the diplomatic represent- bud continued the decentralisedatives of the West and his tactfulness ystem characteristic of Chinese in dealing with the native powers, |administration and that cach Com It is related that the "L. G." was never
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A torpedo boat destroyer,...which is Marrison Hill, to Mr and Ms F. J. Chinese colleague the Superintendent, native official etiquette, of which he
looked to the provincial authorities was a close student in ali its ramifica. now building for the Siamese navy at the Kawasaki Dockward, Kobe, will be launched and considered local needs, and was tions. Always respecting the national early in October. She is of 400 ton dis- disinclined to conform without prejudices and customs of the country, pincement and will dorolop & speed of 49 question-to-the-leading given by he succeeded in avoiding the rockskets an hour.
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General Memoranda. MONDAY, September 25:-
In the Phillips' divorce' cass, heard at Calcutta, the Court granted Mr Phillipe s divorce, holding that Mrs Phillips had been guilty of misconduct. The correspondent Batha para Phillips R108,000.demagos.
The Colonial Secretary informs us that the quarantine restrictions imposed by tho Singapore authorities against Hong- tong on account of plaguehara been withdrawn, with affect from the 7th September."
close, but in the second and third the
tho Civil Service ground commencing at Second heat; H. C. Sayer, receives 11, Time-72-4/8 secs. Third host-B. C The Ciril Sarvice will witohall, receives 11 secs. Time 711 000 2.13 p.m.
"The" inish" of the first heat was very represented hy Mesara RE O. Bird, A. R. Sutherland, J. Gibson, G. Edmonds H. A. Cas, P. Lamble, H. Tilman, Finers just one by a fraction of a second in ench caso. It was not a too easy mattér. Fenn, J. McEwen, H. R. Phelps, and for the judges to decide who touched tirat
The respective actual times of the three A. G. File.
winners were 1.1 112 and LI
The following will play in Dr Atkinson's S. 5. Moore, HR Maki, T. E Porco, XI-Bears C. Kendall, ir. P. Thursfield,
Boxing.
400 YARDA CHAMPIONSHIP-1, T. Logan On the times Witchell should win. the final should be clowo thing
11.
A. O. Lang, D. E. Dennelly, RJ, & Claxton. Time-6 min. 1836 Saunders, à. P. Dashwood and Dr J. M. seca.
Fire started for the main erght of the day but Cruz and "arra gave up early in Atzinson."
the race. Ingan took the Told from the start and went off at a grät pace Tho drat four lontha ha did in 161, 197 19 and Milds and Bax completed their training 191 mt. 137 sac; then he settled down last evening for Saturday's Boxing contests with a good fund from Claxton who was Both are in the pink of condition and stond Quickening again during the last and thirty yards in I'mt. 1 soc., the timex express themselves confident of the result.ew lengtha Logad did the last three lengths The promotors have armaged an excel for the longthe being 25: 41, 913 and 113. ent programme and followers of the noble The official time for the whole distance. att ans sure to be well satisfied at the was 6 mts. 183 veca. conclusion of the show.
Aquatics.
The V. R. C. ANNUAL SPORTH.
FIRST DAY.
Chinese Acquatios.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
The Hongkong Chinese Rocreation Clubs ure holding acquatic sports in their Bath at-North Point on the 23rd inst., com That the opening day of the V. R. O.moucing at 2pm. A programme of eleven
eventa has been arranged, nual aquatic sports should be an auspicious without saying when one realizes the amount of hard work put in
His Excellency gave an official dinner by the Committer and all soñearned to make the event a success. ful weather prevailing the scans at the at Government Hausa last night, to which V.R.C.quclosure, with its decorations of the following were invited Dr. and Mrs gay hunting, was an animated one. The Atkinson, Mr and Mrs Croftro, Ms and The national debt of the German attendance, which included a numberoffes Hodgson, Mr and Mrs. Kamp, M2 and
retently, Captain Bartley, manager of the office of the Modical Storskeaper, Madras Government, was acquitted of charges "of falaiscation of accounts in connection with contingent bills of that office.
In the beauti-
the centralising office, the Inspectorate upon which other foreigners at the At the High Court Bessions at Madras one goes General The ability and tact which imperial court had seen their fortunes he has shown so uniformly, and in wrecked, achieving such popularity so many instances since, were never as no other alien had ever gained, more marked than in Mr HART's winning uel confidence from his first decade of work, the Sixties, employers as would have been im when he had to reconcile the Impossible for another outsider to perial Government to a form of obtain, and piercing the barriers of Empiro and of the different states at the ladies, was not so large as might have been sa Nisbet, Mr and Mrs Funatan," Bir end of 1910 was £974,240.000, whereas in administration which, though working Oriental distrust that had been 1000 it was only £878,840,000. The 3.43 p.m.-Sanitary Board Mesting. 8.30 p.m.--St. Andrew Society's Annud in its interest, was distinctly alien; hitherto impregnable The result meats an increase of £85,600,000, the
General Meeting
to lead, with small powers of com- was that distinctions were showered largest ever recorded in one your, WEDNESDAY, September 27-
pulsion, subordinates of marked upon him by the Chinese such as
Mr Joseph Chamberlain, in a preface
Sp.m.-Auction of Crown Loint at Public
Works Department, Entries for Chian Mail Harbour Race
close
TUESDAY, September 20:--
Competition.
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expected considering the quality of the sport provided. Perhaps some China Ma readers remer, Captain Barrett, Jr. and Mr this son in Hongkong compare Veale, and Mrs Bearis, Mr and Mrs Mr Hockaday, Rev. Moreton, Commander are not aware that the times being done Cunningham, Major Dykes, Major Floury, favourably with the World's records. word of praise should be given to the Bird, My Macdonald, Mr and Mrs. Nowall,
A
Entries close for H.. Cricket League personality and of different national-have never been given to any other to Archdescan Cunningham's new book, handicappers as all tho" finialue in the Mr and Mrs Rouse, Mr Scott, Yir and bles 6.30 p.m. China Mail Harbour Race.ities to submit their judgment to bis, foreigner, even to the extent of "The Case Against Free Trade, argues handicap macos yesterday were very closq. Thomas.
THURSDAY, September 28 :--
5,16 m. Kowloon Cricket Club's
Meeting.
FRIDAY, September 29:
5.30 p.m.-Royal H.. Yacht, Cab
Annual General Meeting,
6 p.m. Hongkong Cricket Club Annual
General Meeting. SATURDAY, September 30-
3.30 p.m.-Fifth Gymkhana Meeting.
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and necept his instructions for their investing him with Ancestral Raik guidance, and to introduce into of the first class of the First Order, dating back for three-generations, Customs procedure the uniformity and system which are the necessary
and appointing him to the brevet title concomitants of efective admitis-
of Junior Guardian of the Heir tration, "During that decade elementary Apparent. As he was the only man questions were vital, and an unwise
living who could successfully urge settlement could only have under reforms in a country hating reform, mined the foundations of the who could conduct negotiations for
that the Empire's future lics henceforward-The big event of the day-the quarter. not in her power to annex territories. but mile championship of the Colony-was on her capacity to unite her existing dominions confortably by young Tommy Logan, in and develop her existing resources. the oroditable time of 6 mts, 18 dec
Claxton was a good second.
The Committer is constituted follows:-
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-It is reported that the Whangpo Wharf and Godown Company at Shanghai, bax been acquired by a group of Japanoss business men. The price paid for the pro party is said to amount to over six hundred and filty thousand tacle-a sum considerably higher than was offered by another shipping frm for the kame property.
AS
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The telegram quoted below was received from the Manila Observatory at 5.30 p.m. last evening
Manila, September 21st-Cyclone o typhoon E. of the northern Visayas or southeastern Luzon, direction unknown,
The following telegram was received
President, His Excellency Sir Frederick Lagard, E.0.M.G., C.B., D.5.0.; Chair- man, 4. Rodger; Hon. Traser, 10.15am, to-day A Claxton; Hon. Secretary, F. Lammert; Judges, R. L. Bridger, Otto Kung Sing LE Lammert, A. A Alves, H. A Lammert, R. T. Rowan; Referee, Dr. ".
Manila, September 22, 9.15 am.— Cyclone or typhoon E. of Northern Luzon moving W. or W.N.W
DTATE BY MISADVENTURE,
structure he was erecting." After the benefit of Western commerce analysing the complex system into without exciting the suspicion, of the It is proposed to organise an English Forsyth; Starter, H. E. Scriven; Oficial Time keepers. J: Cruickshank, 0. HONGIONO, FRIDAY, "Sartenza 22, 1011 which it was the task of the "I. GEast, the sole agent with judgment to Griffin Scheme for horses to cost 1,200
to introduce simplification, Mr.proceed slowly enough and skill to ench, landed and delivered at the Colombo Frohlich; G. W. Avenell. Kahn:
Racecourse free of any further expense to THE LATE 10:
MORSE says that during a service advance fast enough, it was no wonder subscribers. Twelve subscribers will be Handicappers, H... Sayer, A. V. Barre L."E. Lammert; A. A. Ciazion," HE Stewarde, F. A. Mackintosh, H. C. Sayur ALTHOUGH "the news of the previous day prepared everybody
The sports are being continued tod breath or suspicion was ever thrown perial Maritime Customs became the mediate arrangements will be made to carry for the
m Sir ROBERT's entire loyalty to those most powerful force in the Orient. With worst, the brief cable message received
Divorce in Germany is heavily on the and again to-morrow, when the band of the whose salt he ate. Elsewhere in the all these and many other truths that | yesterday afternoon announcing
for 1900, which have just been published,morrow's programme is as follows:- same chapter the writer remarks-might be written of the man whose incrense, according to the official statistics ...1.1, will be in atten anca. To passing of "Sir ROBERT HART, the veteran "I. G. as he "During the period covered by the great work is now ended our grief while the average number of divorces 4.00p.m.50 YARDS HURDLE RACE FINAL
'I G.'s tenure of office there has and sorrow are appreciably tempered during the fire preceding year was about 4.15 p.m.DIVING FOR PLATES: was, popularly known, plunged the
of close on half a century not' athas the Inspector General of the Im-required, and, if these are obtained, meriven, H. A. Lammert; Competitors waching the death of Wong Tau Fu, m
Limited...
the.
NEW CONSIGNMENT
BABY CARRIAGES
WICKER
out the scheme.
TWO LE OTHS, HANDICAP.
Sequel to a Gambling Fald.
Before Mr F. A, Hazelaad, at the M intracy this afternoon, an equity was lie died from injuries sustained by jemp from the second story of a house in Hu boin duing a gambling raid.
The following wore sworn in aa jurors
Messie J Ferguson A, F. Gilet 0.3
SOF
Inspector O'Sullivan gare evidence
whole Far East into sorrow grief probably nowhere in the world been He has finished his earthly task, but 12,000 the number rose in 1909 to 14,750-430 p.m.-50 YARDS HANDICAP FISAL City Road, 2nd floor, together with
Statistics show that men's favourite marry- As Mring age in Germany is between 24 and 21, deep and sincere. Those whose any servant of the State so unfettered bis works will long survive.
in the exercise of so large a patroauge; MORSE, whom we have already while that of woman is between 21 nud 24 privilege it had been to rejoice in
and the general testimony is that his quoted, said in referring to his retire-
It is stated that 70 black Australian Sir ROBERT's personal acquaintence
Two LENGTHS..
felt sadly conscious of the removal rule has been a benevolent despotismment three years ago, "His monu-vónies have been ordered and are expected 5.30p.m.-COOLATION RICE FUTY-YARDS or be found me under
of a dear friend, while to others pered, at times, by Lega- ment is in the Service he created, and to arrive at Bangkok witain the next few tions representations. His rule has big life-record is in the history of the months for the Wild Tiger Corps, and that whose admiration for the man was in general been marked by con- foreign relations of China during a one hundred Australian horses will arrive for the Army before the Caronation solely based on the magnificent record which they knew he had to his spicuous fairness Probably of no period of forty years of transition festivities. Some of these will be used in in the world, with so Another will sit in his chair, another breeding studs and others may be imported. other man credit, there came a regret equally much personal power and Auch will sign as Inspector General, but in latter on,
ostended patronage at his disposal, the history of China there will be but A ships' officer reports the loss of some POLISHED WOOD sincere, if less intense. Bút not alone did the East grieve at the news;
can it be said, as it can of due ʻI. G.'":. in very truth can it be written that the nations of the world bowed their heads in sorrow. For the wonderful
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money, a watch and chain, etc., to the value of 8170. The story is to the effect SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. that whilst under the influence of liquor he Bret a coclia who could speak English near Surgeon Fisher, of HM.8. Minotaur, the King Edward Hotel and they went for genite which the great administrator have been so few. In general, under at present in hospital, will proceed to sick a walk. They got as far as the Colonial REASONABLE PRICES.displayed in his life's work benefitted the administration of Sir ROBERT quarters at Yokahawa on Saturday to Bocretary's Office where he rowenbered
not only the nation to which he HART there was developed a strong,
nothing else until he woke up about 9.30 gave 4 out of the 70 years of
Permission has been given to Major W... when he found himself on the grass. loyal, honest, well-organised, and
His pockets had been Hiflod. his life; his achievements were of
M. Pyne, R.E., to visit the neighbouring countries, In addition to the United King world-value, and this was recognised cosmopolitan service." We need not INSPECTOR GENERAL'S, capacity for
recuperate.
Wm. Powell, Id. by the bestorral of many high dis-refer at any great length to the late dom, during ble leave of abmenco,
tinctions from all nations. His was n
floor,
at 6.30 p.m. on the 11th fant, be exec a gambling warrant at No. 68, Kow Chinese constables. Witness detailed
THE COLONY. FOUE LENGTER.
stahies. In order to prevent any s 4.40 pm-100 TaRDS CHAMPIONSHIP OF instrue lons given to the Chinese or accidents. Onestaring there 4.30 pm-50 YARDS HANDICAP
stampede of people on the floor 6.15 p.m.-HIGH DIVE,
And when he got to the s
SCRATCH.
The Chinese constables told him several men had escaped and on lo down into the street he did not see s who might have fallen down. A Ch ennstable looked out of the back wi and informed witness that there app to be a man lying in the yar the back Witness went down aud dec ased. Dr. J. W. Hartley att Two Laserna. HUzDLA Raco: First deoased who was afterwards sont ti host-1, A; A. Alves, receives 3 are 2 Government Civil Hospital where he #O. Witchell, scratch. Second heat-1, on the 13th inst. The fall would A.G. Y. Ribeiro, oceives & socs; 2, H. Or foot. Sayer, receives 2 secs.
5.40 p.m.5 YADS TEAM LACE Open to any Club, Regimefit or Corps in the Colony. Teams of 8 men. 5.50 p.
WAT E POLO...
THE RESULTA.
The resulta were as follows:-
The two beats were very exciting and created considerable amusement.
TEAK RACE, two lengths: L. C. Souza' team comprising F. E. da Roza, J.BL.B.
Dr WV, Millar Book stated that deceased was admitted to hospital he euffering from multiple injuries
The jury returned vardiet ol by misadventuro,
D. C. L. GINS.
The confidence trick has agnits been These Famous Gins are Distilled in London by the DIST successfully worked on an unspecting.
In marriage of Mr P. Currie, of Eagle victim. The master of a shop at No. 140, †
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Cennangat Road Central gavo u foki 8395
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the B385 was Icibna security bat when he
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wonderful record of a life spent in the hard, grinding toil. His was a Junction State School, Brisbane, and interests of national development and temperament which made idleness a formerly of Ellis Kadoorie College, Hong VICTORIA THEATRE. well-ordered, progres, man with aber impossibility: work. ho rovelled kong, to Miss Kitty Galloway, of Bristmas, out the high integrity and "singleness in; he crowded into 60 years the of aim with which Sir ROBERT labours of a dozen ordinary lives; and The estate of the late. Lady Russell has past ele foi agrond, bo do so and For Quality, Delicate Flavour and Delicious After T 9.15 r. to 11.18 p.. HART permeated his every act while in consequence he retained his vigour £178,950 Lady Itussell bequesified got to the money clikogere he found that
in the service of the Chinese Empire and energy to the last. Either in the £37,000 to charities, including £10,000 to taimid nothing this chec biron ni
The Asahi notes that since the modern Ivation Army, and 20,000 to the Church would have inevitably fallen by the native costume, which he wore at Dr Barnardo's Hauts £10,000 to the Sai tained nothing more than brown popor.
between her sister, Mrs Deano, Dr. Bar
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early days surrounded in Peking... Not rank required it, or in the common so with the man whom the civilized white Linen suit of his working hours world to-day mourns. Detractors he he presented a striking figure, full of had, as all great men always have, energy as well as of dignity, and but his bitterest critic bever doubted forcefulness. And in his domestic unnecessary that the British Minister at have entered into competition with Japan- the bona fides of his motives in life he was a successful in exerting all his work he had one object and his wonderful influence as in official one alone to serve well and faith-fo His native 89rrente idolised
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