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NEWS OF THE DAY Christmas is coming, Histletoe is ou
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1911.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS,
Fisherman's Quarrel The Criminal Sensions ware, continued.at
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
power, was really governed by the bebause every representative professes average of the commonsense of the to vote according to the dietates of people; if the Tonea, were in power his own conscience in each questionale in Flower Street, they pursued as liberal a policy as it affecting the community as it arises, was possible for them to do while In the intensity of their desire for diss at Liverpool. have been advanced the Supreme Court this morning, before maintaining intact their own prin-
The dock tonnage rates and the dock certain objects they have forgotten
New Badge for the Coldny, ciples; if the Liberals were in power directions; have entored on a system
or neglected their duties in other by 10 per cent.
the Chief Justice, Sir France Piggotted by the Colonial Svcretary at Thursday's thoy avoided carrying out changes of wholesale bargaining on behalf of Nineteenth Centiery an article entitled
when, Young Hoi Shan pleaded guilty to a
The following resolution will be schmid- which were likely to be too offensive
meeting of "the Hopgkong Legislative to the members on the other side of
their constituents for which they the house. Moderation reigned on
have received no mandate from the both sides alternately, a hiddle line country. was taken and neither party had any dificulty in carrying their measures. through the second chamber.
At the present time a this.is change. The newly elected member no longer speaks of the necessity of representing the views of the unsue cessful party, and if he were to do 80 it is certain that his auditors, who are generally of the proletariat, would not believe in the sincerity of such a statement, so that even should he entertain such opinions it would be felt to be wise to withhold them. A much more simple theory, naniely, that the spoils should go to the victor, vulgar mind, even when the victory is the one that alone appeals to the has been decided by a sorry half
of labourers engaged in the manufac are of lace he deems himself com- petent to regulate the legislation
NEWS OF THE DAY,
Sir Henry Blako contributes to the charge of manslaughter. “Will China Break-up ↑
The Bishop of Victoria will distribute the prizen to the Victoria British Bohoot boys on Friday moming next.
A dead body of a child has been found cue of
H. 31. S. Antraes is dus here on dumped." It was apparently Thursday next..
small-poz.
We hear that all Chinese cooks: in the
Garrison Bakery have been discharged and Bakery. that a guard, har boun placed over the
commenced a short sekson at Singapore on Mr Henry Dalles troupse of Felies th inst, after which they will be coming
on to the Far East,
The distribution of prizes at St Mary's School, Koploen, take place na Friday, 2nd ins, stp.m. Bishop Puzzoni will preside.
According to a home paper, the has granted each of its employees a bonus Eastern Extension Telegraph Company being £24,499. of a month's pay, the total amount involved
The Chinese Engineering and Mining Company Limited, report that the total
Indian offers and 181 other ranks, 8th Cspt. R. S. Clarke, Lieut. L. Spancer, Rajputs, proceeded to camp at Lown on the 18th instant. '
Hon Mr. G. C. Alabaster, Acting Attor Council Resolved that the existing nay General, apponred to prosecute in badge of the Colony is not only initiatio structed by Mr. P. M. Hodgrub, namietazib but it in muitable for reproduction own Solicitor, and Mr. Eldon Potter especially on flags, etc., and resolved there represented defendant, Instructed by Mr. fure that the design bil on the table, Crowther Smith.
being both simpler and more artistic, be, abetituted therefore."
in the street at Iaunisti, having been deceased ware men of the same surname cigiles:-Committés on the Bill entitled A
Mr. Alabaster said that prisoner and and probably relatives. At any rate they Ordinance to further amend the Unirarsity The business before the Council In had known each other for a considerable Ordinance, 1911. First reading of a But some paddy belonging to decensat in order Limited of Mille and Notas payable to fish and prisoner appears to have taken issue by the Mercantile Bank of India timone day they went out together to entitled An Ordinance to provide for the parantly annoyed deceased who became the Bill entitled An Ordicance to amendi to stuff a hole in the fish trap. This sp. Bearer on Demand. Second reading of its customers a splendid combined blotter whack on the head with another pole with Statute Laws (New Revised Edition) angry and he picked up a bamboo pole and the Onlinnace robting to Public Health The Victoria Dispensary is issuing to also became incensed and struck deceased sentitled An Ordinance to Ammend the made several holes in the trap. Prisoner and Buildings. Second railing of the Blu and diary containing numarons illustrations-Potter-mail that the men werd
the result that he died shortly afterwards. Ordinance, 1911. of historic places in London.
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by the Chinesa.. rickshaw coclis at Kowloon has been esen fitting about Some strange headgear is now assumed
adorned with an old silk top-het
..
A
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splendid programme has been arranged
friends for years and there had never
he had stack the deceased and had mado for the Envarick enneart on Thursday been any suggestion of spite. The on
no attempt to conceal the fact. If the night and one which should strongly fortunate occurrence was the result of a quarrel. Prisuner had never denied that case had been tried he would have boom appeal to lovers of good masie. Of course,
would be met by inflicting able to prove that deceased struck the the features will he the nunshers to be prisoner having been struck in this way violinist, and probably one of the best items. prisoner first with a bribes pole and given by Kovarick, the trilliant young
Hie Londship, said he thought justice faseiared with
will he that in which he will be punishment Griez Allegro Moda (Songs in O Mr. Dunia a Fulier in
chase the Fanning and Washington Islands that Canadian-British capitalists have pur-struck back.
A cable message from Honolulu states
from a wealthy missionary for £70,000.
capital of £2,000,000, has been formed for the purpose of transferring the embroidery A Svis-American Company, with ́n
industry to America in order to avoid the high American duty on embroidery.
There
to whose rotcs he owes his return ha32,522.65 tons and the sales during the then accompanied the man to his friends in ber somewhere else. The third count was
period to 91.480.93 tons.
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ember, at St John's Church, Potters. Bar, Hertfordshire, MOTOSTERY READER HARRIS second son of the late Reader dozen rates in a constituency number- Harris, K. C.. to FRANCES DIABEL WILMOT, daughter of W. H. WILKINSON, H.B.M. ing several thousands. But more to state that the auction of enginearing
placed in the dock a charge of L-narin and the Song of Mimi frons of six months' imprisonment with hartfor), which shani è a specially great Consul-General, Chengtu.
We are asked by Mr. Geo Lambert
inbour. often he does not understand his gear advertised for 21st and 22nd instant
kidnapping.
WOMEN CELIGED WITH KIDNAPPING.
trear. Moulder will be the vocalist and she has che Jaties to his constituents in this light is postponed tilt Thursday and Friday the
Two women, Chan Sc and Kwo Yau, wore spins, namely Ela's Dream fento. Wagner's A couple of bonutiful
party of section in their aims in what- but determines to support his own 28th and 29th instant.
The following were sworu in as jurors-granno le as folluccini). The fall pro
Boheme" Messrs D. A Parvis, foroman; W. G. ever portion of the country they mayones again issued a most dainty wall calen the confidence trick has been reported to not guilty to charge of kidnapping. T
Messrs A. S. Watson and Co., bare Another instance of the working of Borington, 8. Boulton and A. A. Boulten.
Goggin, JW Kow, W. M. Johnson, F. 1. Concerto No. VII. op. 76... Do Beriot General Memoranda.
be found. If he is elected by a majority bend study entitled "Maud," and shoultong near the Hongkong Hotel when he that of taking the child away by force. In dar. It bears a charraing lithographed the police. A Chinaman was walking were three counts, the first of which was Mr Alabaster said prisoners bad plandod
WITH THE ORCHESTRA LST K,0.Y.L.L make a vide appeal to residents.
-MR KOVARICK. THURSDAY, December 21
Solo Man's Dream' 2.30 p.n-Legislative Council Meeting.
was accreted by two of his compatriots, who law where the child was very young small- 5.g.in-Prize Giving by H.E. the Oor
showed him destly done up envelope amount of force was all that was necessary ernor at St. Joseph's College. 9.15 p.m.-Kornick's concert at the necessary for the safe working of coal | output of the Company's three mines for others told him that he could not have it who would tell them that the first prisoner
which they said contained notes of great
to justify a conviction. If a child was Theatre Royal.
value. The man cagerly. thrust out his ray by the hand it was enough.
taken mises, and next to the interests of those the weak cudingi 2nd Dec amounted to unless ho provided some security. They a theatre and instead of doing so she took his band to grasp the envelope, but the away by fraud. He would call the child second coont was taking the child told her that she was going to take her to order that he might borrow some money one of detaining the child. The mother to advance and succeeded in getting $30. was a widow and lived in a house of ill-faros hanger's, but was made to promise on This was duly handed over and the man in Temple Street, Yanmath and she and cath that he would not himself open the returned the-child was gone. The child was directed to go to a certain money the morning of November 8 the mother the first prisoner were employed there. On envelope but allow the money-changer to her to a matshed while the second prisoner went out to buy something and when she would tell them that the first prisone do so. When the money-changer broke on the same day pawned the child's aloth- took
velope only contained rolls of paper. This child's queue was removed Several nights the seal he of comma found that the on-ing. Between the 8th and the 18th the and borrowed money at that. was what the simpleton had paid 830 far, paid for in turns and later the child was were spent on boata which both prisoners Laken to
matahed in Aplichow, The mother, brother and a party of Chinese eventually wont there and when question
ber. In this way the child was recovered The sentence. passed was rather remark ently concealed in a cockloft and had heard dors for embezzling yen 13,700, and the ed as to what she had done with the child Mr. George William Butt, Holcombe,rything about it. The child was appar: just had to prosecute its Chinese compra. the first prisoner said she did het know
the mother speaking when it called out to and it was by that evidence he hoped table, six months' imprisonment, but the prove his case.
execution is postponed for three years! This, says the Japan Chronicle, menza
MONDAY, December 25-
Public Holiday, 3p.m.--Auction of Crown Land as Public
Works Department
TUESDAY, December 20
Jublic Holiday..
THURSDAY, December 28:-
10a.m.-Extraordinary Meeting of Chica
Commercial Co., Ld. FRIDAY, December 29:- 9.-Deek Dance.
views the interests of other workers in fifty different trades of which he has no intimate knowledge, leaving his neighbours who have not voted for him without any representative or influence whatever. Thus the lines separating the principal parties are becoming more deeply marked, the differences which divide then more nearly approach animosity, and friend- ly rivalry for the good of all is replaced by fierce fighting (however HONGKONG, TUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1911.special classes of the community at the politely veiled) for the benefit of expense of all other classes. The logical ending of such a state of things is war between 'thic Haves and the "Havenots and though it is politic to ise more gentle-phraseology there are any who see plainly that the struggle
The China Mail
A CHANGE OF TACTICS.
A new meta has been discovered in in the Kootenay district. It belongs to British Columbia in platinum-boaring rocka the platinum group of metals, and-will be of great valse for industrial purposes. The new metal has boen named canadium.
port this morning with H.I.H. Princs The Japanese cruiser Ibuki cime into Fushimi, jr., on board, on the return voyage from Bangkok, where the Prince represented Japan at the Coronation of the on Friday, King of Siam. The craisor leares for Japan
-SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
London on November 9, at auction, for aand Shanghai Bank, left personalty valued An extraordinary price was realised in Waltoni, Hereford, late of the Hongkong copy of the first edition of Lord Bacon's at £27,870. was £1,000, and as the book weighed only Religious Meditations." The price paid 2 oz. the cost to the purchaser was neics £1,000 per oz.
passed the Federal Parliament. The an
The Trans-Australian Railway Bill has
Supreme Court, rotiros at the end of this Mr F. Howell, chiof bailiff at the month after a number of years spant in the Government service of Hongkong.
house has been taken in the Hongkew
»
Lacs, Teplying to Sir G. Baring, said that
In the House of Commons, Sir R.placed at the disposal of His Majesty the Sir Sassoon J. David, of Bombay, has proposals to introduce legislation amending educational purposes in commemoration of of enabling the judges to order a new trial
sum of Rs. 801,000 for agricultural and the Criminal Appeal Art, with the object his visit. in appropriate casos, wars, under considera- tion of the Government.
Mr. E. W. Mix, the well-known Anori. cap aportsman and balloonist, who won the jumping from a teutant in the English Gordon Bennett Aerial Cup in 1900, committed suicide on November 2 by Changel.
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JAPANESE JURISTS AND BREACH OF TRUST.
The Chartered Bank in Yokohama Ins
case has anded in the man's conviction.
64
to
and his Lordship sentenced the first unless he commits another offence in the The jury returned a verdict of guilty that the man will suffer to punishment grisoner to five Fours imprisonment, and meanwhile. Japanese Courts: appear before Me Justice Gompertz and Jury; on being a bad charactar-ig a the second to three, each with hard labour. be very lenient in such cases, The at Two
Five men were charged with robbery. titude taken appears to be this. If a man imprisonment ench and the other three gambler or pickpocket, the Court
were sentenced to five years tion
s brought before a Court with the reputa where discharged.
passes a severe sont enes which goes into effect at once, even if the offence is comparatively trivial. On the other hand, if az offender has hitherto bornes good character, this is taken consideration so that man who has em- inta berated ten thousand yon may escape
REVOLUTIONARY FUSDS
FROM MACAO.
of
THAT a remarkable change has takeh place in the aspect of general politics in England of Inte years is one of the most palpable of facta to those tion of the part of the latter. A new will be completed under three years. The Devans. He is said to be well supplied has begun with great determina-ouncement has caused rejoicings in West-district of Shanghai for. Dr. Sun Yat-sen, who have been "absent therefrom for
em Australia. The line, it in anticipatad, Į who is coming north-cu the P. and O. considerable period, though less
line of cleavage betweer parties has affect will be to preserve the Colombo nil with funds. plain to those who have been
becopic established and whether that route to Europe. engaged in fighting through the be a change for the better or for the gradual notifications by which it worse may be a subject for argument has been brought about. It is only but it is certain that for a time at
date of the 18th inst., saye by comparing the spirit of the Icast it will give occasion for much present age with that of thirty or confusion, confusion that is, already
Our Macso correspondent, writing under without any punishment whatever, while a man who has stolon a five-yen note may forty years ago that we shall perceive sufficiently apparent.
Rickshaw coolies, day-labourers, all the prisonment. While the matiys in these servó a sentence of one or two years! Ini how complete a alte face has been
hand-to-mouth working conglomerate in discriminatory judgmente is's good aug It is the rank and file of the old effected. It was at one time quite fshioned Liberal party which are most booklet containing particulars of their new
ing the passive amazons of easy virtue balanco when funds in aid of the anti-Manchu cause in lodge that penalty will not follow in the short have faithfully helped to swell the likely to work well in practice. The know „The Austrian Lloyd 8. N. Co, send us &
Canton during the last few days. This even-case of a first offence may just turn the we are afraid that such a system is nob C common... occurrence for the affected by the change. At present itinerary London-Trieste (vis Flushing) successful candidate at an election they are holding together with British or vice versa, which is of especial interest to prefix to his speech of thanks to tacity but the more farseeing between Trieste and Shanghai. The same appointed to the staff of Vice Admiral Sir vehicle on the Praya Granda saki niter pos
threw in their 24 hours earnings. An in-able sum of money within his reach, man 19 meditating crime-sucess may place a consider the electors the statement that he among them know that sooner or Company send us a striking wall calendar. A. L. Winilos, R.CB., commanding the being carried a quarter of a mile alighted provision in itself, was intended, to be used in view of the now line catablished serving on the cruiserMinotaur, has been morning a leader of the movement hailed isonment. We assume that the cident has just come to light which betrays while failure, though having inces- Fleet Surgeon Patrick Handyside, M.B., the inevitable black sheep." Yesterday venient results in the way of publicity will was now the representative of all later a decision will have to be made
in all probability cat involve the penalty. classes in his constituency, of the and that they must take their places Me Harcourt informed Mr. A. Lyttelton 7 years in the medical branch of the evening the gentleman was present at the proved, or where the circumstances indi- minority as well as of the nujority, in the fighting line on one side or the that n goromorship lay outside the ordinary 1899. He is the author of a retum on the shing of contributions and remarked that simply where the offence was shown to be In the House of Commons recently Floet-Surgon Handyside bas spent over and handed the driver, fiver. In the only in cases where sudden tamplation wa postponement of aantonce, an excellent and that the interests of all wne the other; stand for the old order of things course of promotion in tin Colonial service. health of the Chios aud Japau armies after his favoured sporteman; whose number he the first committed if the latention to de
Navy, and attained his present rook in matter which would engage his for the new. This is the only ex. He saw no reason for modifying the prosent for which he received the thanks of the bis allinding to the morning drive the ecolio to us that the Japanese Courts do not place" ested some palliation of the offence, not future energies. Ju the old hustings planation of the secession of the few practice. The claims of the service wero Admiralty.
bla visit to Chinn and Manchuria in 1895, had jotted down, only throw in 81.60. On fraud wandalibents. Moreover, it appears days there is no doubt that this infidential Liberals from the ranks became vacant, his object being to get the SANITARY BOARD ELECTIONS,
fully considered whenever a governorship expression was perfectly sincere; the of that party which was so marked a best available man. The only claims he
averrod that ho had then been paid only The whole question would seem to regaire
sufficient importance successful candidate considered him-
feature in the recent conservative considered to be paramount were those of Criticisms by Dr. Fitswilliams.
40 cents Is he the one single baokalidor? consideration by Japanese jurista."
breach" of trest, self a representative of the Commons Somerect. We have, we can have,
successes at Oldham and South merit. of England, thougli elected by a certain section of the Commons to whom he quarrel with those who hold their ordered the expulsion of two Chinese sortsin proposed changes in soction 8 of the The authorities at Lisbon recently President of the Sanitary Board relative to In connection with the minute by the was to be more particularly attentive to put in a ples for moderation inductors," owing to the fact that a hundred of the Sanitary Beard this afternoon. Dr. opinions with firmness, but only desire women, who called themselvage Public Health and Buildings ordinance perhaps. As a result although during netion when it tender the contest he may have expressed unscrupulousness, as is too often the about the hotel where they were staying ing little criticism on the proposed changes found most reasonable. Our Clarets are from the World famous
19:3-1909, which came before the meeting, to foster blind patients were sleeping in the streets G. L. Fitzwilliams louted Whilst offer VICTORIA THEATRE. aide of the other, after election and become a peculiarity of modern authorities then ordered the police to underthe military authorities have novoice the finest obtainable after-Dinner Clarets at the very lowest himself forcibly enough either on one case, and as recent events show A huge crowd, however, protested against the objects and reasons are logical or in house of Hanappier & Co. of Bordeaux. From Vin Ordinaire to Our Stock of Clarets is unequalled and our prices will be in clause 2 of the bill I 20 not hold that the expulsion of the doctor," and the any way justified. Persons holding office
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severity of his condemnation of the they readily voted for the Budget was exploded. Finally the troops charged directly represented or be allowed a voice opposite party and he content with which was utterly distasteful to them knocked down and trod upon many of the less than the full expression, of his and their constituents; at this moment store. Bcores were taken to the hospital
with drawn swords, and their hores in the appointment of members of the
Board. admiration for his own. A tendency for the kaleidoscopic Insurance Bilton invaded the hospital, and endeavoured THE most prominent physician in the the Labour Party are voting regularly as a result of the charge. Theriotora later towards a rapprochement of ideas of each party manifested itself in action which they dislikein the hope of gaining to present the doctors from attending the
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