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AGRADE "IMENTO.
fillim, noma-genmos i"' nebo da extindia SULPIA VASORSBERG DO REME nam, rem pár ostavio patentesz co neuroregonhecimentos, "gradecendo tode as posons que tiveram a bondade de swistir o went fundial que envieram maldas por esta occasins, à 2'dos e à cada amam particular protestam uma eterna gratidan.
Hoögkong, 4th Mais de 1919.
MEMO FOR 10-DAY,
THE CHINA MAIL.
|
DATE OF SIR HENRY. MAY'S
ARRIVAL.
profond reflections on China and the Chinese. More than probably the public lecture is subsequently passed We understand that Sie Haary May, on to posterity in a sweet little who takes up the post of Governor of
Hongkong, 'le expected here on the 1st of volume in yellow bingling, with a
July, and not in June as originally - frontispiece comprising a fearsome counted. Bir Heary will probably be looking dragon, while several illus-sccompanied fus Eijs by Lady hay and the_Misses_Min, and their return to thủ strations are interspersed which give colony is sure to be this cosion of a varur
more less fanciful üles of Hongkongwelenima troin all classes. Harbour, the Band at Shanghai,
Hankow Tienstin's Gordon Hall,
NEWS OF THE DAY.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
RAMBLING" NOTES,
BATURDAY, MAY 4, 1912
This evening the band of the 20th- I don't know exactly what His Panjabi will play at the Station Hotel colleagy Dr. Sun Yat Son, thinks of the Ode addressed to him the other day during and after dinner.
by the lady students of Canton, and per her he would wish that his opinion of it should be strictly his own personal
The revision of the lawe of the Colony, upon which Sir Frangis Piggott is engaged is to cost $14,000.
air. He cannot, of course, but feel
Sattared by such a.graceful tribute, bus
Mr A. G. M. Fletcher has been appoint-tch has ** Ok. Suu! Oh Sunt thou ed by His Excellency the Uffloor Adininis-art the noblest of men, who haat saved |tering the Government as his private fur country; and the feelings of thy heari
secretary,
ara noble "probably sounded rather funny to him even in the Rowery phrases Wang Chung-hwei, Secretary of State of the language of the Flowery Land. --- E.M,S. Monmouth "leares, Hongkong for Justice in the new Chinese Cabinet, b "on" Monday for the North,
a native of Canton, and is the son of Pastor Wong, formerly of the London Mission, Hongkong.
•
HMS. Defence leaves on Monday for Mira Bay for gan practice.
Og Friday, May 24th, Empire Day, there will be a ipecial Service for Children
in St. John's Cathedr· 1 at 9 mo. · ·
That the ladies ware not quita exrried day, as the phraso has it, by their postic feelings, or were inclined to make too Muses vouchanted them, is clear from much use of whatever inspiration the the following decidedly business-like phrases which have a prenaie tersenas about them that carries one remote from tas poetic. The lines referred to are
Pho three essentials of our people,
Under the provisions of Section 18 of the Public Health and Buildings Onli. nances, 1903-1909, Mr Alexander Keith Taylor has been appointed a sanitary inspector, with effect from March 27th.
Major W. M. Prue, "RE, will do tho | viz., development of race, the seizing of visitor to the detention barracks next work, power, aid, the widening of business, thou and the duties of fiold officer will be under. kast purposed to establish and make re-taken by Capt. R. J. Clarke, 8th. Rajputs, strong, and therefore thou wilt make our with Capt. H. R. Hunt, 25th. Punjabis, country glorious and mighty for long next for duty. -
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fruin the river, and what are describ- cd na—the—"Mighty--Metroplis's governmental buildings"the Tesiple of Heaven! the Waiwupu, the Wagon Lits Hotel and the Llama and
Finus of $70 and 4 word indicted re Yellow Temples! In such manner do the thoughtless bemirch the sacredpectively upon iwo Chinese for being in
possession of opium, purity of Truth in sending forth furciful fiction in the guise of fact. As to the verbal statement made by the bore who buttonholes, it is passed
The new white Altar Frontal for which n with all the embellishments of au excited imagination. And thus iscriptions are ollected has been ceived, and is very handsome, we pad. our-headline justified, for to the globetrotter China appears to appeal· in the most irresistable manuer,Tis true, 'tis pity, 'tis pity 'tis 'tis true.”
According to the report of the Patent He (and alas! as often she may omnes, the chief feature of last year's in the countries of all the hemi-ventions was the number dealing with spheres may even stay a little longer improvements in locomotion. in some of them than they do in China, but, nevertheless, it is of China that they are sure to lecture, to blazon forth in print and to talk, talk, talk! All honour to the careful observer, the cautious inquirer the man or woman who takes the trouble
820
9.15 pm - The Great Raymond at Then to go to the most reliable sources of
tre Royal.
MEMO FOR TO-MORROW."'"
9 a. m. —Excursion to Macao).
MEMOS FOR MONDAY.
King's Acorusun, 1910 Slenghai Races - 1st. day.
Goneral Memoranda.
TURDAY, May 7
For stealing a quantity of fish from the ngket in Victoria Street yesterday a man was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment.
At the Marine Court today three boatwomen
were charged with mooring their craft at Aberdeen Wharf in such a maer as likely to came obstruction: Each
was fixed 85.
screated soren men and a woman for
at night the police made a raid upon house in Chi Shing Lane, Wanchai, and gambling. Each was fined this morning information, and who uses the data, or seven days imprisonment. | thus acquired" modestly, and if pos- aible, weightily, with-a-becoming sense of the gravity attached to state ments to which credit is give, particularly by those who have not
had the opportunity of knowing China
and the Chinese at first hand. Of such we do not write but it is of the
Entries clave for Lawn Bowls Champion-globe-trotter, who forgets that a little
ship of Hongkoġ.
4.47 |_p.m.--Tennis Champi sochip og
H.K.C.C. ground-Mr Nistet Capt. Day, 5.30 p.m.-Organ Recital at St. John's
Cait dral.
WEDNESDAY, May 8-
p.-R.G. Knowles & Ca, nt Theatre Royal,
SATURDAY, May 11-
Non-stational Petroleum Co's 1st
Amaal Meeting.
WEDNESDAY, May 15:-
Noon-Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co.
Extraordinary Meeting.
↑ pam-Katrice close for second
haun Meeting;
STERDAY. May 18
Rowing Races at R.H.K. Yacht Club. Boxing at Belle View Hotel.
FRIDAY, May 24:-
Empiro Day
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Pabbio Holiday. " Bay Own Club Sports.
EM.S. Prometheus is at present in dock, where she will remain for at least two weeks, at the end of which time the Romario, parent ship for the submarines, and the Fame, will take her place.......
The 1st Batt. Royal Toniskilling
Fusiliers, on transfer from the North
China Command to Indie next trooping eason, will be stationed at Secunderabad instead of at Mhow as originally arranged.
At the Magistitty to-day a sum of 85 or 14 days' imprisonment was imposed upon a Chines for gambling in the street, Another man, for enting an obstruction in the street at West Point was fined 83, or seven days.
The police have received sutification
Colonel James Cautlio, at the anoual meeting of the London branch of the British Red Cross Society recently, pointed out that the Japanese Red Cross Society number over a million, while in England they were not 50,000.
The Magistracy has bean mythar bong during the work,. 1 leszu, faing opium deniors and opis smokers, and generally administering salutary correctives many minor breaches of the law.
RAMBLER
·THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
&. Prosperous Year.
The Twenty-third Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Hongkong Electric Con- pany Limited, was bold this morning at the t'ompany's Officos St George's Building,
Mr J. W. C. Bonnar presided, and there were also present Sir C. Paul Charter and Mr G. H. Medhorst (directors), Mr H. B.
Osborne, Dr J. W. Noble, Mr C. J. 1 Bridger (asting manager), Hon. Mr E
Sayer. Mr R. F. Wright, Mr R C Edwarde, Mr H, F. Hickman, Mr A. H. M. de SU, Mr O. Baptista, Mr Leung Yan Po, Mr To The Hing and Mr Leung Wing Sang: dat
The Chair. in moving the adoptio of the Ropert and Accounts, stated = The report and secuunta, togather with the andirers” certificate as set forth in the now form, having boon in your bands for some. day, I will, with your permission, take tude to a great Reformer, are part of the working must, I think, bo considered very Yes, these poble sentiments of grati. them as read. The result of the year's
Odo referred to, sad, even stronger still satisfactory, showing as it does a corsaidor. they follow close upon the lines to Ohable improvement on the previous year. Sun! Oh Sun!"
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your
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This is due bp the increased demand for current, and i am pleased, to say that tho It is quite clear that the poetic lady demand looka it it would still His Excellency the Officer Administering studente of Cantun can be thoroughlyfurther increase in the future. During the Government has been plessed to re practical when they dome to refer to the appoint, provisionally, and subject to His "The three essentials of our people, viz., 901 new consumers, and our output of have counrobed up.
Majesty's pleasure, the Honourable Me etc."
current has gone up about 30′ per cent." Egbert A. Hewett C.M.G., to be an Un-
Ta "copo" with this your Directors have official Member of the Legislative Council
The Ode, like something else equally ordered other two Diesel engines of greater for a further period of six years, with effeorfaspous, donbtless was well mennt. per tana thon already in us, but from this date.
and Dr. Sun will probably pass down the delivery of those will be somewhat extend. illuminated copy, with which I hoped as inakers are very full up with orders. he was presented, with reversee to Since our last meeting we have extended posterity..
M
Mr E. M. Townend, who has recently resigned as manager of the London branch of tho Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, will be received in audience by the Emperor of Japan. He was recently decurated by the Emperor with the Third Class Order of the Rising Sun.
Mr and Mia Townsend are staying in Japan for the cherry season:
ing the Gorerament has been pleased to Ppoint Dr. Francis William Clark, Medical Oficer of Health, to act as Colonia! Vater- inary Surgeon in addition to his otherdoties, during the absence on lease of Mr. Adam Gibson, M.RO.V.S., or until further notice, with effect from the 27th instant.
His Excellency the Omeer Administer-
of Victoria was expected to take part in According to a Church paper the Bishop
the 113th Anniversary of the Church He was announced Missionary Society.
knowledge of a country when senten- tiously expressed may truly be a "dangerous thing" inasmuch as it almost invariably misleads and causes absurdities to be more deeply-rooted, making "confusion worse confound-
At the Organ Recital,—the foalsuf ed." When will the globetrotter the present sories, to be bold on Tuesday the preacher at the Children's Service in remember, in addressing his patient and Fague in Minor (Bach) Concert 27th, and a speaker at the Evening next—the programme wilkulude a Prelude Southwark Cathedral on Saturday, April audience in the homeland, that YCAN Rondo (Hollins) Carillon (Wolstenholme Meeting in the Royal Albert Hall on Tias SHIH-XA is not the name of a town and other items. Mr G. Vermeij willday, April 30th or even of a province, that Sun Yat-contribute some violin solos.
A marriage has been arranged, and will GrinkSEN really did not espouse the cause
take place in June, between Harold Wilton of the Manchu Dynasty, that NA of the finding of ten dead bodies in various Turner, M.A., Cantab, youngest son of the TUNG, brave as His Excellency may parts of the Colong yesterday. In most M. R. C. F. of Ryde, Isle of Wight, and Late W. F. J. Tarner, LL.B., Cantab., be, did not stand shoulder to shoulder instances death appoirs to be due to Mary Augustine, youngest daughter of the with General LI HENG when the
Some of the bodies were inte Carlos Wreliffe Goodman, M.A., picked up from the harbour, and it is Cantab.; Chief Judge of H.B.M.'s Suprzine atter raised the standard of revolt at surmised that they were drowned owing to Court of China and Japan, and the late Wuchang, nor did, we would hanbly the expeizing of junks during the squall on Mrs Goodman, of 48, Hurlingham-Court. point out to our friend the button April 30th. holer, His Excellency TANG SHAO-YI
The death is announced of William The Hongkong Government Gazette Holis Lace of The Knoll, Malmesbury quite see eye to eye" with certain announce that Regulation under Section wilta,, at the age of 9is represented financiers when negotiating a recent 3 of the Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance the firm of Dent and Co., Fouchow, during big loan? When, indecu, will the, with regard to the use of wireless the fifties, a paried when tens shipped telegraph apparafin on merchant ships, is globetrotter keep in mind the terae revoked and the following is substituted. from that part were held in the highest phrase of Cromwell who thus nd-No apparatus for wireless telegraphy on monished some wranglers "I beseech board a morchant ship shall be worked or used whilst such ship is in any of the bar. ye in the name of Christ to think it bours of the Colony except with the special possible that ye. may be wrong" or general permision in writing of the When will they realise that to the Colonial Secretary of the Colony,****** Western mind the Chinese and their
The China Mail
HONGKONG, SATEnday; May 4, 1912.
THE GLOBE-TROTTER AND
CHINA!
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As there has been such a repinkablo change in the tempemnture since last week-end, it behores me to make at least passing referees to the weather, Well, it has been getting hot and hotter. since last-the-Rambler-rambled: and, doubtless, his readers look forward with as little pleasure us he himself to the
sentence is i
sarcoing that is in store for all of us. Still, it is consoling to know that where there's heat there's health; for, 'tis said that heat is the first element of life." I call attention to the fact that the last quotation, and I humbly confess profound ignorance on what may or may not constitute the Arst element of life. Much too abstruse is such a hot weather. matter for the Rambler, especially in
to the Peak Distrion, and, so far, hare met with very fair support, and hava every reason to hope for more.. I trust you wil approve of the Directors' proposition for distribution of balance of Profit and Los Account, via:-
Ta pay Dividend of 14% 8.84,000.00.
..Plise to Reserve.
30,000:00
ป
Write off Plant Account for
Depreciation ...
82,737.33
Write of Furniture Account
for Depreciation
47394.
4,805.19
13,873.97
Pay a Bonas to- Staff........ .. Carry forward
823601.03
increased by 1 per cent, and in view of The diridoni, you will observe, is being further extensions and the reduction of 19 per cent. on erst of ourrant to
consumern" from Ist inat, your Directors. do unor consider it deimple to pay more. They also consider that the time has come when it would be prudent to barts Reserve Fund, and they propose place 200,000 to this and hope to be ablo 1o add to it in the future. The question of
To get right away" (as our American friends expose it) from poetico-procate ments of Ie" I hasten to refer with depreciation of plant has been so often. odes and what constitates the "Arst ele
adoration to the excellent resolution referred to from this chair, and the Direc brought forward at the Legislativo tors recommendations have always being desirability of more accessible bathing more then that we have again made Council meeting on Thuraday as to the loyally supported by the aharahold
that 1 cannot usefully way anything. alities being established in Hongkong what we consider ample but necessary than at present exist. The idea is an
allowance for depreciation. The bonus to and will be, if carried into effect, of say that it has been wall earned. We base excellent oue; it, was ably introduced; the Staf call for O comment unless to great beneft to a large portion of the and hero been able to reduce the price of not forgotten our friends the consumers population.
Current for lighting and fans by 10% and fur motors and heating to 10 cents hait. This means a good reduction based feel fairly confident that this reduction on last year's camings, but your Directres will be more than made up by an increase in the number of consumers
Of come we have all been to see the "Grest Raymond" this week at the Thestre Royal, and doubtless we will all ccrtinus to wonder how this wonderful derin tricks. illusicaist and conjurer performs his war
If I jump from a subject of light and merry interest to one of a very dignified, albeit of a pleasing and happy nature, it is because in this column I am privileged
sending the adoption of the report and secconta, said it give, him much pleasure in doing so. He congratulated the direc the past year's work. He felt sure that tom and f
dthe agents on the excellent results the shaders would cheerfully
The Hon. Mr E. Osborne, in the
of
sputatio, ned, as a consequence, arport
in the proposed paymont of a full- ing in those days proved remunerative
bonus to the staff, and they would abo business. The tea trady at the port is new to ramble at my own street will. So I cordially approve of the decisions in regard shadow of its former prosperous days. shall refer "right here" to the welcome the less prosperous days which sooner or the formation of a Beservo Fund againng The Rev. F. T. Johnan, Chaplain of Becs-Davies, at the Supreme Court. cu
accorded to our new Chief Justice, Mr. inter come in every business concern, how- PROBABLY of no other country and
ever wall managed. The history of the Hong the Cathedral, is loving the Colour on Wednesday. A note of genuine kindli-kong Electric Company wiss people in ancient or modern times
The shining exa May 7th. He has just been the recipients and goodwill, and an absence of of the
ple
wisdom nt. pursuing polley has so much unmitigated bosh been
The Sunday Schools held in the Peak of a presentation by the members of the lowritten nes of China and the country are and ever will be a fertile Church and in the. Victoris School, Eastchoir. Mr Dénian Fuller, in handing the
me formality, is quite apparent in the fances instead of paying fat dividends
of progress by strengthening the Company's source of dubiety; that it is the lastPoint, have been closed for the summer gift to Mr Johnson, on behalf of the choir, ces addressed by certain members policy which had its justification in the Clanese. Bosh is not a pretty
of the Bar to the new Chief," who want position the Company holds to-day, worl bat it cannot be denied that it country in the world upon which months and until further notice. The paid a warm tribute to the manner in which errcised the, congratulatory statements pd a policy which he thought he could
following children have been awarded that gentleman had worked with them in in the happiest possible manner: is expressive enought. The dictionaries dogmatic statements should be pro- prize-Pak Church.
Ciss (9) helping forward the musical portion of the state that. It is a colloquial expression Bounced. Perbaps that is too much Brenda Armstrong. Espeth Tomes. (5) servicos. Their sincurest wishes went with Smething drastic will bovd to be done wore adopted unanimously, th George Stawark, Joyce Ram, Teddy Stewart, him, The gift took the form of a pair of meaning "nonsense," "Inilge," to expect, but we will hope for Cd 11: Tom Armstrong, Betty Rain, Zaina tfeld glasses and is large photographs really intolerable that that er date 12, Des Vœux Road" trish," "empty words," etc., and the best.
of the chair as it was constituted pa brock should be so frequently amissing Christmas Day, the picture being smolowed His Lordship and the solicitors, tha rẻ... that is precisely the meaning that any (entral
On the occasion of the Old Boys' Club
in a blackwood frame. Mr Johnson report says, are enesed much inconvenience by Mr Baptista, Moss Hution Ratts person of sane outlook would app'yoris to be held on May 24th the 83d
turned thanks in a few suitable remarks... to most of what is written of China in Company R.G.A., being wing of the (Opposite their Old Premises) these days when even the most super-second division of the Football League ficial of globe-trotters are folerated will be presented with the cup and medals
on in that competition. to ventilate their views in prist
Wm. Powell, Id.
TLOWER STREET,
YOUR EYES
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Teddy Ellis. Victoria School, East Point Class I (a): Vera Crees, Gladys Woolley (4) Willie Gerard, Percy Maddicks, Class II: Robert Windeld, Eva Woolley, Margaret Gerrard
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
The Hongkong Goernment Gazette con the following Notice to Mariners :
MUTHURAS ZAMI FIGHT
RAYMOND AT THE ROYAL.
Mr Raymond will give his final perform- see at the Theatre Royal this evening be foro proceeding to the Chinese theatre in the west part of the city where he will perform for, few days. It is to be hoped that he
as the Court of the Pnigno, Judge, for it
safely say it was the arnest wish of every shareholder to continue to follow
The report and seconata ne presented
by Mr Sayer, the Hon. Sie G. FZ Chater, Upon the motion of Dr Noble, seconded
re-elected directory Wright, secondod C.3.G., and the Hon. Mr C. H. Rows Wern
Upon the motion of
by the disappearance of the block. Why and R. C. Bdwards were re-elected auditors. not shain and padlock it? I humbly gentlemon Thank you for your atten The Chairman-That in all the business, offer the suggestion. And the Equrtance. Divitend warrants will be ready clock, it seem like the Irish wohat's on Monday, and can be bad upon applica | donkey - Untill pot go right."" Another tion at the offices."
humble suggestion-Why not let the clock-maker hire, a look at its
I must refer the concert held in
SPORTING
Hongkong C, U. Tennis
nement.
Yesterday even'ng A: N. Joehad met
or voice them in lecture. No Our Bacio correspprulent writes :-|tains sooner has the globetrotter passed What would life, particularly in Macao, through Hoogkong, looked into be if the chapter of incidents did not The illamunting apparatus at Botanko Shanghai, given Tientsin a casual ccasionally spring some charming surprinzaki Lighthouse on the west point of will be well supported this evening in the honour of Men, Gordon on Wednesday anas. From current small talk I glean Anami oshima, Deami province, having matter of attendance, for his performance evening. It was an excellent entertala Bijon Scenic Theatre, glance, previous to spending at the favourite President Designate of bean completed, het will be shown on a indeed wonderful. Last night he intrument and was greatly enjoyed by all few days in Peking, thon he is Republic in Portagal to day is Ouneral and after the 20th instant. It is of the duced his celebrated hand-enff I would have been even more enjoyable whirled off home via Siberis bere Machado, father of our highly esteemed third crder group, flashing a white light, extricating himself in marvellous fashion had a slice numerically worthy of 18. EVERY EVENING .15 .. to a patient, long-suffering, good. Governor, who came over as delegate for slowing three fishes in quick succension I was also scented in a straight jacket and the sasion been present; for it must. A. Niet in the third round of the natured, and much too credulous Portugal in the Delimitation Conferenca during 8 secunds, fullowed jay an eclipse of from this slay froad himself in a cuckin admitted at the audience was singles handicap, the result being link WE BRING THE WORLD BEFORE audience he oxpatiates on China in ¤ 1910. The news is hailed pero, expecially 5,000, and in visiblo at 28.3 nautical miles of tlie andience. These apocislitins he will programatze, and among the most pleasing the same round of that e
held in Hongkong daring the summer of scouts. It has candle power of sily short space of time in the full view normewhat all. Pleasing in every Joseland towe 36), hent his opponent.
Prospect was coch and every item on the the owed 309 by auner worthy of the most glowing by the garrison voits, with no less delight distance nelear weather, and in a Bights of the notorious Rougenient than the report that H. E. Sr. Maddo If the presence of modesty or the vill set from Macus, only bisce lack of some other quality precludes the public from the inestimable beric Fits derivable from such a lecture, depend upon it that your globe POPULAR PRICES trotter never fails to buttonhole,
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