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NEWS OF THE DAY.
**** The Japanese gunbest. Ull arrived this morning and exchanged salutca.
Kowloon's market is to be opened Better the day, better the
on Sunday. dood. ⠀
A gold watch and chain, value 800,
THE TYPHOON.
The telegram quoted below was received by the American Consulate General, Hong- kang, from the Manila Observatory at 9.10 4.m. to-day
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
ALLEGED BOGUS CHARITY
COLLECTORS.
-ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
Four street gamblers from Fokfalum were fined $5 each, at the Magistracy this morning."
Three Chinose, two with long combs and the other evidently a foki, appearat before typhoon W. of northern Luzon, less than morning, en charge of endearing A woman wan find: 850 by Mr F.4.
Manila, September 28th. Cyclone at Mt JR Wood at the Magistimoy this
100 milna distant moving W. N. W -to obtain subscriptions for charity under f
A5 10 am. today the rod south false pretences. The case wea remanded, Hazeland, for ill-treating « maidsezrand cone and drum ware hoisted, indicat bell being allowed in the sum of $1,000 rged about 10 years.
Detective Sergeant John Giant happened
Water the Box SECRETARY assured the have best stolen from West Point, Police ng that the disturbance was to the active
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south-med of the Colony more than, 300
House of Commons more than once Station. during the black-week that the
The 0.M.B. Fazter School's will bald miles distant. - The, Obscrvatory report to be at No. 4, Caine Road on Tuesday Wool, at the Magistracy this ""morning, on A washerman appeared befors ir J. R Government would see to it that their annual male of work at the City Hall saed shnoon stated that the typhom was the master of the house to give a sub-charge of larceny new.bailos and the s
when the three defendants called and asked London was not starved, it is doubt-on Thursday, October 5,
situated 100 miles 5.5.E of thePita Shoal,scription to certain hospital funds in the dapt collected some articles from Mrs E was remando It in alleged that defen moring W.N.W,, and that it was expected Colony, the hospitals being non-azistant. Tomkins, of Kennedy Town, and sabes- to pass south of Hongkong to-morrow: One hospital defendants were mid, to be The report further stated that the wind collecting for is in Canton. The enhanly pawned them. along the China Coast would increase to ecription book, carried in an imposing gale forcowithin 24 hours. There is oviy manner by the foki under his arm, had prospect, therefore, of Hongkonges; [periencings bad blow.
ful whether a farine could have been averted had the strikes spread more widely and their leaders proved less conciliatory. In the next strik the country may be less fortunate. Nor is it merely a railway or trans port trades strike that England has to frer There are other public services that may be paralysed if the
That one of these days they may so think, is shown pretty conclusively
The pow Mani's hotel fa to be finished by January 1, 1918, to insure which, work will go on 24 hours a stay,
has bean declared by the Consolidated An interim dividend of 37 per cent. Malay Rubber Estates, Ltd,
A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd. Trades Taious think it worth while. Follete the Rapihlein inntiles as the
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MEMO FOR TO-MORROW.
5.30 p.m-Royal H.K. Yacht Club's
Annual General Meeting. Up.m.--Hongkong Cricket Club Annual
General Meeting.
The movement to make Senato
eat Amerima presidential election seems to be growing in strength,
"
The barometer has been steadily falling all day, and at 2p.m. the glass read 29.67, which was saven "points "balow the reading noon. At 4 p.m. the glaka was 29.65. The Telephone Co. kindly informed us st. 4.30 p.m. that the black cone and drum had been hoisted
by the revolutionary aims set The master of a shop in Bonhaming the centre of a typhoon, and its value
forth by Mr BARNES and Mr KE HARDIE quite recently. If the community is to be adequately protected against this danger it must fight own its battles "Let mo recall," says the correspondent quoted, "what was done in Sweden two years ago, when the unions proclaimed a general strike, and over 200,000 men, drawn from all trades, laid down their tools. All the essential
*General Memoranda,
SATURDAY, September 30 --
10. Sale of Needlework at the services of the country were paralysed.
Italian Convent.
Noon Dougian Steamship Co.'s Extraer
dinary General footing 3.30 p.m.-Fifth Gymkhana Meeting.
plint-Promenade Concert on B.. Cricket Club's Ground:
SUNDAY, October 1'--
Rink."
MONDAY, October 2:-
Wells-Johnson fight at Earl's Court.
Kowloon Railway:
Opening of Chinese Section of Canton 10 s.m. Sale of Needlework at the
Italian Convent..
TURSDAY, October 3-
Cathedral.
41
Strand Wash, reports to the police that he out a foki with $100 bill to pay an the change, amounting to about 860.
'account but the feki did not return with
"
the Bangkok goal by cawing their way out. Three prisoners recently escaped from It appears that after they had broken out) of their cell they carefully replaced the sgures in order to detelve the warder on dar and put on their beds three dummy his rounds of inspection, which ruse was accesata
Today there has been a big demand for the China Maui's 'handy gaida to locat is this respect has been much appreciated.
MIDWIFE CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.
defended.
entries in it achouating to the sum of $16,000 as having been given by certain prominent Chiness in the Colony but on investigation they were found to be false
MACAO'S COMING GALA.
Gur Macao correspondent writes i Scaffolding, bamboo ersations galere and other mate harbingers of coming gain are in gmwing evidence all over the Culony. Macao is going to memorise the advent of the Republic with all available gelat. The merrymakings will be inaugurated at the Club de Macso with a soirée on the even-
TROUBLE IN KUEL SHIN.
SPORTING.
Hongkong Cricket League.
The following clube have entered for the League Competition 1911-19:-EEƒRG. Art Craigtogover, Kowloon, Civil Barrios K.O.Y.LT. H. E. Police: B. N. Yard #Rein, Club,"
Hongkong Cricket Club.
The report of the committee of the above club for the season 1910-1911. state
The commitree have to submit their "{
An open-air concart was held on the Club'* - net proceeds were 8383.69 and thanks sen ground on the 2nd September, 1910. The due to Me George Grimble for organising the concert, and to the Indies and gentlemen
who kindly assisted,**
There were numerous resignations during native the year and also a large number of absent
Before Mr J.-B. Wood, at the Magising of 4th October, and it, is proposed report on the working of the Club and the named Chan Wai Kwan, living at Yaumati, Revolle at 6 am. on the 5th prox. A 1911 tracy this afternoos, a Chinese midwife to keep the ball rolling till the hour of the accounts for the year ending 31st August, was charged with the manslaughter of a
dance at the Gremio Militar on the Satur
The insote and expenditure, accoust woman on August 28. -
day following will practically cap the shows a surplus of $87.57, which has been Solicitor, appeared to prosecute on behalf Coronat de Meaqcits during the progress 2119.23 has been written off the assets Mr P. M. Hodgson, Asistant Crown ftivities which will run into Sunday 8th added to the reserve account, and the latter
October. Chinese theatricals on the Campo now stands at 63,379.94. of the Crown, and Mr W. E. L. Shenton of the Fancy Fair will add another item to provide for bad debts, and 877.10 has on the four-day bill already detailed, which bean written off as depreciation on the Mr Hodgson said that. deceased was and although the Government made there were 144 vessels Test, otci, Bys who was acting as a midwife. It would from the 8th Rajputs band on the after
During the quarter ended March 31st, apparently being attended to by defendant la to be farther enhanced by contubations fucniture. every effort to cope with the crisis, it Lloyd's Register. The tonnage represented appear from the evidence that before the
It is again the regret of the committee noon and the evening of Thursday 5th that the funds do not allow of the rodemp could dopo more than maintain was 199,286. The United Kingdom fast actual birth of the child defendant want to
October.
4ion of the $1,500 debentures according to order and assure protection to those 43 boats of 50,007 aggregato tonnage, Norse Dr Lee Ying Tea to come and help her,
sho deed. Debenture interest 6867. his way 14 of 10,436 tons, the United Stated but he would show that that was not so. who desired to work. Thereupon 13 of 10,841 tons, France 10 of 3,233 tons, After the return of defendant to the bed-
been allowed for in the account and has 10a.m. Opening of Victoris Skating the general community itself took and Germany 10 of 8,770 tone.
tince been paid. side of deceased, defendant performed an resolutely in band the task of running
This county is in the cast of the Kwang. operation on deceased in a manner which, ka tung province, and is noted for the unrest The Hongkong Christian Union will submitted, she had no right to do and withfulness that is at present so general the most necessary of the deserted industries. A widely ramifying St. Stephch's College or Monday afternoon want of prepar, treatment. The evidenes some rather serious rioting in one of the hold the frst meeting of the season in the utmost negligence, carelessness and throughout Kwangtung. There has beca League of National Security was next at 5.30 am. The leaders for the would abundantly prove that defendant towns of the district. It came about in the organised and divided into sections,month of October are as follows-2nd used forcope which had been wrapped up following way, nocording to a branches of which were established October, Rer. W. H. Hewett. 9th Oct in an old Chinese newspaper and she had report man named Leung Taz-wan members. During the year to new mem- 5.30 p.nt. Organ Recital at St. John's in all the great centres of population, Rev. N. McKenzio. 23rd October (To be with the result that after defendant had ber, Rer. O. B. Shann. 16th October, taken no atope to sterilize the instruments,
was talking in the streets preaching the bers joined the Club. The total number Everybody was drafted into the announced). 30th October, Mr A. E left the deceased she was taken to the Sacred Edict. He was also advising that all of present and absont mambers is now 826 trade for which he had some more or Baris.
Tang Wah Hospital where she died on Chinese should abstain from the smoking and there are 10 naval subscribers. less rudimentary aptitude, and thus
September 6. His Worship would hear of opium, and that the diferent clans of
In response to an invitation from Shang hai a team was sent up in May list and railways and shipping, lighting and
The Swedish Minister in Japan in at the cause of death was from the China should know better than to eng wis defeated by the home team by an recently had several conferences with the that defendant was absolutely unqualified thereby suffer so much sorrow and loss Club are due to the Shanghai conmunity" medical evidence. He would also prove in clan fights, as they do to-day, and innings, sod 26 runs The thanks of the water, post and telegraphs, tramways, leaders of the Bandish East Asiatic Comas & midwife to use forceps, alt forceps in it so happened that there were some for the generous homitality excited to cabs, hospitals, etc., were all kept pany, to whose possibilities of extension the hands of a woman like defendant were soldiers standing by, and they thought our representatives during their visit, ez going, though, of course, not at their he says there is no limit. The Japan. con grent danger to the community. There that the tendency of such teaching was The Club played 15-matches against normal strength. In this work all nection appeare well established, but Chios was no law in the Colony with regard to to encourage persons to discuss the Grov Borts and conditions -of
offers great opportunitice for Swedish the practice of midwives or the use of forernment's policy. Consequently they Shough, United Services, Navy and participated, lawyers, doctors pro- the satablishment of a branch line to Java wast be taken.
men enterprise, and the company is plannin: ceps by them, but if forceps were used care rusted Mr Leung on the spot, and further. Garrison, etc., of which 7 were won, 40- fessors, students, merchants, and and Sumantr shopkeepers. The amount of latent
A curious incident occurred in a local technical skill and of capacity for club this moming. A two members, the hurd, unskilled labour thus discovered solo occupants of the room except the one in the middle classes was astopish-tham at the paythological moment, were "boy" in attendance, who was waiting on ing, and the result was that that strike sitting talking at a table they board a noise was ignominiously broken.”
as of glass breaking about twenty feet away from them. On looking up, they apparently of its own socord, as there was aw that's large tumbler had split in two baolutely no-one near is at the time The larger portion of the tumiter, was, on examination, still standing upside-down, anwhile the rest was lying in two pieces on
the counter.
WEDNESDAY, October 4:-
10.Sale of Noedlework at the
Ilina Convent.
4
p.m.Fire Brigade Competition out. side City Hall,
Saturday, October 7-
Noon fockey Club's Half-yearly meet
inur.
12.30 p.m. Dairy Farm Co's. Ordinary
Yearly meeting.
3.30 p.an. Polo Club's Gymkhana.
SUNDAY, October 8
12.11 p.m.-Full Moon,
TUESDAY, October 10 :——
3.45 p.m.-Sanitary Board Meeting.
"The China Mail.
HONGZONG, THURSDAY, SEPT 25, 1911
The above outline of the measures adopted in Sweden is quoted as an example which the British public TO COPE WITH STRIKES.
would do well to follow. If so much can can be accomplished" by THE grave situation with which the improvised League, how much more, people of England were faced during it is asked, might be done by n the recent strikes has had the League carefully organised, and offect of arousing many discussion efficiently trained in times of in- in Home papers on the best dustrial peace? Groups of young means to be adopted for coping in every city would find as much with national calamities of this kind amusement in thus playing at work should they ever-as probably the men as they now find in playing at will-occur again. Apart altogether
soldiers It would accommodate
aver, the existence of such a League
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,
Capt. 4. L Barrett, 126th Baluchis, has been promoted to the rank of Major and Lieat, G. H. Russell, of the same regiment, to the rank of Captain,
Mr. J. T. Du Bois, who was formerly the
drawn and 2 lost,
they approbanded the owner of the house His Worship-What in the custom here? where Air Loung was lodging. The people The Club entered one team in the Hong Mr Hodgson-Midwives are not allowed apparently, seemed to listen with a good Long Cricket Langue and finished Bad to use furcopa.
deal of sympathy to the address of Leung, position in the competition.. midwives?
Is Worship-I mean amongst Chinese and looked with extreme disapprobation Mr W. C. D. Turner heads the batting Mr Hodgson--I can't my.
upon his arrest. So when the soldiers averages with 63,67 and Mr H. D. Sharpin were sent to also arrest the owner of the the bowling sualysis with 20 wicketa for dant denied that she used forceps and he submit to this. Crowds collected, and in a The following individual secres of 100
Continuing, Mr Hodgson said that defen-Rouss ware be lodged, they would not 260 runs or 13 runs per wicket. would call the evidence of three witnesses short time a large angry mob attacked thi and over were made
prove that she did. If his Worship was local gamen and broke into the building, Mr. R. Hantocic 176 (not out) agains and that decessed lost her life by official who tried to disperse the moh was satisfod that there was such negligence setting at borty Mr Leung. The local the United Services.
to
Mr E Pearce 115 (not out) against
the improper manner in which defendant quite unequal to the task, and when he the Garrison performed her duties as a midwife, and saw how things were tending he fed and Mr T. E. Pearce 113 (not cut) against that there was sufficiens evidence, it was a bid himself, Meanwhile the crowds began the K.0.Y.L.LV case to go before a jury, but on the other to get out of hand. They marched off Mr G. Cooke, B.N., 110 (retired) hand, if his Worship was satisfied that towards the objects of special-hatred against R. Hancock's XL. thero was no negligence on the part of at prosent, vis, the offices where the
Mr H Hancock, 105 (not out) against defendant and no want of care, his Worship officials reside and work, whose duty it is the R.G.A would then sequit defondant.
to collect the wine tax. According to the Evidence was called and the case was per they greatly dazinged both these revíandód.
FAMOUS SHAKESPEREAN
COMPANY. COMING.
The annual lawn tennis match against buildings, and destroyed the fumiture and the L.R.O. was played in June and resulted other things found theran, Whan the in a win for the Club by 65 games to 40, moh had vented ita rage in this way they resulta, and then states that the ratets The report gives the tennis tournamant quietly dispersed, and things were as they had been...
- kanuni championship round was won by
Sir John Browhead Matthews, Chief of Mx Matheson Imng and Miss Hutin put a stop to anything that seems to savour
ductions, toaded by artistes of the standing again arrested and that steps be taken to Thorp, both of the EO.YLL
The tanks of the Club are due t public service, with which he has been
inentalk
POLISHED WOOD from the rights of Capital or Labour. itself to the bobbies of a good many United States Consul-General at Singapore, way's renowned Shakesperian Company sought. The reply is that the injured former also won the singles handicap. Is An official account has sont on to Canton C. T. Thorp, KO.T.LL, who had Early next year Messa Lang and Holio of what transpired, and instructions are to meet Mr H. Hancock, the holder. The the fact has to be faced that the work of them, and would provide all of has bem, appointed American Minister to intend doing short mieson in Hongkong, buildings are to be at once repaired that the double handicap the winners T ing man has learnt from the panic of
them with healthy exercise. More the Republic of Colombia, South America. This will be the first time that London pro- the man who was speaking in public into 5 Capt. HK Hughes and Lt. CR. T the public and the extreme tenures. adopted by the Government how on a large scale would go far to formidable a weapon he wields when prevent the sort of strikes from which Justice of the Bahamas, has rotired from Britton, whose highly succuseful scasons at of opposition to the Government. It seems Mosers. Gopffrey S. Archbutt The makes the general community "Si vis-pacem, para bellum. It is sucesidad de Chief Justice of the Bahamas sally known, hare visited the Colony,
England has lately been suffering connected for the path nine years, and is the Lyceum Theatre Lindon, are univer to us that it would be wiser to let these H. O. Joss for kindly auditing th hostages for his grievances against suggested that the A.S.R.S. would by the Hon. D. T Tudor, Attorney" The Company is at present playing his employer, and, as a Home paper perhaps, have been less precipitate General of Grenada, who is at present points out, he will not forget the lesson, nor i he likely to let the National Security been able to place,
with its manifesto had a League of servico.
attached to the Colonial (Iffion for special all records have been broken......
Wo read-that for closofupon two months; weapon rust Hepco the discussiONA
His Majealy's Theatre at Johannesburg which have been provoked on the
some fifty for hundred thousand
Singapore paper record the death of Mr spoken of as phenomenal Itwas generally waa patronised in a manner that may be question of grappling with the problem
amateur railway servants at the Alexander. Montague Perreau... By his greed that the favourite lays of the should it again present itself is the
disposal of the companies. Of course, demise an old link with the past has been ecsson were "Hamlet" and Sweet Nell red as the deceased gentleman foined of Old Drury," with which all refords of the East India Company and retired on Night after night Mr Matheson Lang was the Government service from the time of attendance at His Majesty's were broken.
Mm. Powell,
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VICTORIA THEATRE.future. Thanks to the patriotic the object of such a League would not be to interfere in labour disputes, attitude of many Englishman, the although that would necessarily be pension aight years ago, after having served on thusfsatically cheered. There were co0- movement for enrolling men to serve the result of its activity. Like the last post being the shier clerkship of the from the merits of the plays and tho. as emergency constables is gaining military volunteers,
the-Government for over forty years, businnt demonstration of esteem, and spart steadily, while the transport difficul- volunteers might asume for their was sixty-eight years of age, and leaves a Matheson Lang's own personality has been these civil stamp depa, thent of the Treasury. He actors, there is no gainsaying that Mr THE FINEST and COOLEST ties are at any rate partially solved motto, "Defence, not Delanica widow, seven sons and a number of granit- as is lodestone: During aus work
by the offer of the Motor Unto Their sole purpose would be to defend NEW PICTURES! NEW PICTURES by placing thousands of inntor-cars victimised by a warfare in which it aid the Government in cases of the general community, unjustly it the disposal of the State. But all has no responsibility. these are merely palliative and tem Harmonious Huxhams-porary, remedies and at best could
HALL in the COLONY,
HONOXOTUS FAVOURITIES.
THE
IF TOPICAL SONGS.
MATINERA SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS,
COAT 4:30 PM.”
only operate for a few weekn
What i
really needed to keep the machinery going is to find substitutes for the strikers As a special cor-
children to mourn his foen.
JAPANESE CONJURERS.
Nell of Old Drary was played on five nights. Is the history of Joban- nesburg's theatres there has rarely beca justification for the courat ik waa followed daring was week; when, on a Thursday, an extra matique was put on, The Imperial troupe of Japanvas Conand the house was again alled. Such was We are requested to state that guesta jurors and Magicians open at the City Hall the crush at the doors that the diffoulty holding invitation cards for the opening on Monday the 2nd October for two nights was to got the people to their sants in at Gamchun on Monday neat are faformed Professor Adachi has travelled extensive suremony of the Canton-Kowloon Railway only. A clover performance is promised. that the Invitation cards are efficiently, and he and his troupe have obtained a authority to travel on the British section reputation for ability to give an interesting rous Kowloou to Samchun that day,
and novel ózhibition/
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The Company is to play at Calcutta Docking is soon to commence here it daring the Durbar
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