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Torpedo boss 038 left ungkung to-day::
-The Brst parade of the new session of the Hongkong Boys' Brigade will be held on 4th Pros...
elsewhere, the term disappeared. It Was revive, inte in the Middle Ages, in th Italian academies, often under | high-sounding and curious names ⠀⠀
A Japaneso-gunbat passed south of Accesi Aricuti, Inflammati Silenti, the Colony yesterday and procoded up the
West River.. Ehori, Gelati &ė The Academia Sectretorum Natmme, founded by G B. Porta at Naples in 1880, was de- | voted to the investigation of physics, and was short-livedl for that reasou, Porta being accused of practising Florence had a Platonic magie nenemy in 1470 already, which, how-
Luly May was "At Home" yesterday ever, did not survive its founder,
afternoon #5
Mountain Lodge, bat un- Ficini; Cosmo Medici was ruler in fortunately heavy down pour of rain Florence at that time. The Academin seriously interfered with the attendance, Pontaniana of Naples, which also elected foreign members, is regarded
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DISPUTE OVER ALLEGED DEBT
In the Summary Court to-day befor Ble Justice Gomperts, Chan Hai Fo animed from Leung Chow the sum of $153.90, being balanse of principle and interest due on money lent in November 1909,
Mr F. X. D'Almada appeared for the | plaintiff, and Mr Russ defunded.
Defendant alleged that the money had
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1912.
SPORTING. *
The Annual Harbour Raco.
FOR CHINA MAIL' PRIZES, The Hoot Svarotary of the V. R. C. han
-NEWS FROM CANTON.
Carros, August LK.
THE MONEY QUESTION.
The question of the loon! bank nghoir,
been informed that the proprietors of the still remains in the forefront in Canton
"China Mail" have again offered prizer for and despite all schemes and proeluma, E
a swimming race across the harbour similar tions the Government is unable to restoró to those held in previous roara. The race the public confidence and the paper
aut been but He claimed that he did is open to all comers and will probably not uws it on a promissory note. He had take place about ten days before the Inter The body of a child, apparently about paid a certain portion of it back; the re-post aquatic sports (July 20, 57 and 28. atenth old, was found on the C.P.R.mainder had been acounted for in regard
to an opium transaction. buy in the barbour yesterday.
Mr Russ: Are you the proper plaintif ? Plaintiff: Yes..
Would you be surprised if defendant Mid he had never seen you before?
Complainant If he says that it is because he does not want to pay mo the monny..
Defendant, who is a surman, said he did
• The German Far Eastern reliefs left
not know the plaintiff, the business he had! was with another man and concerned 30 na still older. The Academia Anti-Bremerhaven on July 11-and are due ni quaria of Rome dates from 1400; it singtau on August 30 by the boamertins of piuma.
Prisa Ludwig. They include Ligute. incurred the wrath of the Church, Dalbaner, Ramis, Florian, Rogalls and
i
204 non coms, and men of the 3rd Sen. |
battalion.
Far Extern buyers have acquired the West Hartlepool steamer Eastry, intely owned by Messrs Sivoraight, Bacon and
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI-
GATION CO., LTD.
Water Polo.
cent. smi over, Proclamations have been money remains ut, u discount ol 20 pèr
['issued ordering all shopkeepers and per- chants to give nad tako paper money ab its fuce vala bit these have had litsio effect save to increase public suspicion. up in the water polo competition, which Then about a furtnight ago, what is called has been in progress of late, was played, the Mint Bureau was opened by the the contesting teams being the KO,Y.L.I. | Government and "bert people could have notes up to the value of $10 changed into and the Boys' Own Club.
In the VILC Swimming Bath last evening the match to decide the rumors
The match produced un exceptionally silver at face value. This had a fees keen struggle from which the militaryrhile it lasted, it caused thousands of just managed to emerge, muccessfully to į people to flock here for silver and it als the true of 4 mal to 3. The half time zaused crowds of money changers to put.
the up stalls on the street and offer to change score was in favor of K.O.Y.LI. Soins dispute was occasion notes at a smaller discount than usual; ed in regard to me at the goals score but the crowding and the consequest. by the Yorkshires, it being alleged by rows and accidents "enused the authorities some that it was scored after a foul. The to take now steps. They required people referes (Mr. `A. E. Alres), however, ad to go to another office in the old city and judged the point as ligitimate. At Brst get a bamboo stick when they must re- protest was hinted at, but afterwards turn to the old office where now only one was decided not to appeal.
and was suppressed in 1550. These academies cultivated art and litera-
In Ballast Police Court recently, the With reference to certain statements tare, though the academy of Ako Manuzie, of Venice (1495), was magistrate asked:-What is playing which have socpntly appeared in the local, intended more for superintending Birke"-Witness: Oh, air, it's "Noseys. Japanese and Home Press, to the effect
Solicitor: What sort of a game is that that negotiations for the sale of the Assotsit the production of books which Witness: Well, it's cards, and when a chap of the above Company are in progress, we Manazio issued from his press than toses he gets a punch on the nose. Magin-are authorised to state that such reporta
are en irely unfounded. [for the promotion of literature, trate: A ganie of chance:
The Leendemia della Cruses, founded in Florence in 1582, desired to purify the Italian language, to separate the bran (crusca) from the flour.. It was. She is of 2,338 tous grous and 1,924 tans bet register, and was built at West thus the prototype of the Académie Hartlepool in 1809, with dimensions 314 Française, the outcome of the meet-ft. by 40,5 ft. by 21.2 it. The price paidades to be at last awakening to the fact The Changeor Troups at the of literary men at the house off is believed to be about £15,000. Theatre Royal, City Hall.
Courart and at the Hotel Rambouillet in Paris, to which Richelien and Louis XIII gave a constitution in 1835, 3.30 p.m.-Fouth Gymkhana Meeting according to which the forty members
At Ince Care, Happy Valley. Sale of Panies at Race Course after hul to confine themselves to the puri-will probably stay somewhere on the south 9 pon.-The Cargent Trape is the fication and embellisi.ament of the Kaiser stayed for his health for some weeks
Theatre Royal, City Elail.
Erench language. The Académie desat Highcliffe Castle, Hampshire. SexDay, August 18:-
Inscriptions et Belle Lettres was Emperor of Austria-Hungary's Birthday | nulded in 1663, and the Institut de
(1830). Aa.m-Eression to ca
France now comprises these two
General Memoranda.
| FRIDAY, August 16:—
SATURDAY, August 17:-
Non-Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
Half yearly Meeting.
Gymkhan
MONDA, August 19-
Criminal Sessions.
Friday, Auz B
It is reporte in Berlin that the German Empress is going to England for her health early in the autumn. The visit will be entirely private, and her Majesty
const
POLICE COURT ITEMS.
BISMINED.
dollar could be changed. All stalls were removed by the police and quietress restored. But it has all done no good. Things are just the same as belcre. In many large stores notes are not excepted. at all and in most places only at 20 per Acting upon information supplied by an cent. discount though everywhere people informer, the police sent a man to a house ar always willing to pay theur, out at par at Thibet Street to buy opium with two as change,. And still the paper money marked ten cent pieces. Later the police cores. New notes are being issued and bones everyone knees thern is not sufficient and excise.ficers visited the
the possessilver to redeem halt the existing paper. and found the money in
Where this is going to finish from whom the currency. man had bright the drug. At the Magix.no one knows but things cannot go on tency to-day the defendant denied that indefinitely as they are: and it looks as the nereptiner of these notes at face she sold the informer opium, and said the if the Goverment would have to force marked money was paid her for quite a
carroney as is done in countries lika different purpose, and the charge was vale with a strong hand and work the
Italy. dismissed.
of
A WODIN
RECKLESS TRUCK DRIVERS,
ATHLETIC SPORTS,
the weather a large company of specta-
NEW CHINESE GUNBOATS.
Ballt by Local Firm.
The Chinese Republican Government
that stern measures must be adopted insión the Canton Delta, if they wish to protect the junk trade from utter annihilation. A local Chinese firm have received an crder to construct six small shallow-draft river gunboats, of sich the first hus just been completed and is now lying at It will be recalled that in 1907 the Wanchai. She is about 80 feet in length
Two aalies were brought before Mr
A large athletic gathering of all the and is constructed on the same plan as the British river garbonts, only much Irving this morning on a charge of reckless: smaller. In place of a mast forward, a Tho H.A.L. steamar Silesia, which left stout iron, standard has been erreted comly driving a goods truck in Des Voeux Road college and schools was held on Saturday West. The complainant, a lad about fifteen at the Normal College. This large build- ing lying between the North and the East Yokohama fur Hamburg on the 2nd pletely ebiolding the funnel. At the top ultimo, ran aground off Port Hamilton is a fighting platform on which is to be years of age, appeared in Court with a academies, and further, the Académie Lighthouse, the Japan Gazette," | placed a quick-firing gun. The elevation bandage on one of his feet. The police Gates bas large grounds surrounding it des Sciences (1666), the Académie des on her way from Moji to Shanghai, st of the standard is sufficiently high to give Inspector in charge of the case explained his gathered several hundred com Beaux Arts, and the Académie des i about & am on the 30th ultimo. She the marksman a efear sweep of the sur. that complainant was assisting with another! petiturs and despite the unsettled state of 9 p.m.-Bendinann Uper Co., at the Sciences Morales et Politiques. The was, however, refloated at eight o'clock the rounding country and enable him to de- truck and defendants passed him at a rock- | tore including many ladies. Proceedings.
tect any pirates lurking in the small less speed with their vehicle. The boy first German academy was the Frucht- evening and continued her voyage creeks. The boat is painted siate colour, was knocked down and his heel cut off
The accident was due to fog.
with her name, Pak Kong or North River, He had been in hospital since July 30. bringende Gesellschaft of Weimar, 1617. As an institution devoted to Four bostmen and a boatwoman, for painted on her side in gold letters, with Defendants were remanded till August 21. A similar charge was brought against a experimental science, the Royal plying for hire within 300 feet of a man- rising sun surmounted by the two Re- Society was anticipated by the Acca-of-war in the Harbour were fined 83 cach publican flags above. If she is the en-second coolie, and in this case also the by the Marine Magistrate, Commander blem of a rise from their slothful in complainant, a still smaller lad, had an demía del Cimento (experimental test), Beckwith, R., this morning. Ten dollars activity with regard to the piratical atinjured foot. The police stated that the broke over the ground about eleven but foot was still very bad. Defendant was it soon brightened up and the proceedings were carried through to a finish when the founded at Florence in 1657 by was the sue imposed on two jank women tacks, she is certainly to be welcomed.
remanded for a week and complainant rent
Edventional Connissioner presented tha Leopold, brother of the Grand Duke who anchored in a prohibited place; and a
back to hospital
prizes. It is good to see the Chinese aan who anchored bia boat within the 悲 Ferdinand II. As a learned English
Two men were charged this morning taking a leaf out of our western book society the Royal Society had seven)
with being concerned in the theft of a boat and holding those sports, and from the HONGKONO, WEDNESDAY, Aceesr 14, 1919. predecessors-the Society of Anti-
which, according to the evidence for the manner in which this year's gathering quaries in the first instance. This
months' Any one visiting Ah King's shipyard prosecution, was twice atolen-once from was carried through it looks na though they had come to stay. It will do educa- THE BEGINNINGS OF SCIENciety was founded by Archbishop Melbourne sentenced to three
woman charged with just now, if of a nautical turn of mini | the original dwner and a little later from tion a world of good and will help to im- would wonder if he had been transportada batbuilder to whom the first defendant prove the character of the next genera TIFIC SOCIETIES
The second ton of Chinese rúbjects. Parker in 1572, for the preservation imprisonment a
a century hence. A weird and wonderful was alleged to have wild it. of ancient documents and for the abducting a girl from the possession of ber lawful qualina. It appeared from the promotion of the knowledge of anti evidence that s woman bought the child "ight greets the gaze in the shape of two defendant said the owner owed him money Os July 16 "The Royal Society quity; they failed to obtain a charter, for $130 from a woman and row shoes constructed for walking on the sea. and told him to take the bost in discharge for the Improving.of Natural Know- and the Society was dissolved by ho lived at defendant's house, and after At first sight they sppeur as an overgrown of the delt. Both defendants were dia-Government a lot of trouble for a long
Theatre Royal, City Ball,
WEDNESDAY, August 29:-
3.50 am.-Full Moon
SATURDAY, August 31 -
Queen of Netherlands' Birthday (1880)
p. Aquatic Fite at V.R.C.
The China Mail.
www
imits of the southern fairway was ordered SHOES FOR WALKING ON THE SEA. to pay a similar amount.
This afternoon at the Magistracy Mr
Made in Hongkong.
Noah's Ark of our youthful days, but on charged. the girl lived with her for a month site close inspection one sees they are not so ledge" celebrated the 250th anniver- James L in 1604, and not refounded disappeared, and was traced to defendant's clumsy. They are of about 3ft. Bin. in
it
"TWO MEN AND A BOAT.
A
BURALARIES AT KOWLOON.
:
began at the early hour of eight o'clock and continued till one. There were races of all kinds well contested the spectators displaying great enthusiasm, and long and high jumping: thall matches of a kind
A heavy thunderstorm and some competitions which were speel- ally Chinese.
BAILWAY, FARES.
Disbanded soldiers have caused the
lime now and one, is tired of hearing com-
travel for half-fare is being grievously buses. All sorts of men elaim to have
A man was charged before Mr Melbourneplaints about them. The latest complaint Bailway to the effet. that the privilege Bury of its inauguration. Grund til 1717. In the case of the Royal house. Defendant pleaded that she was length, by a foot deep and a foot wide, with being a rogue and vagabond, and ál of comes from the directors of the Xuet Ha preparations befitting the event were Society, is in that of many institutions, in the country when the sale took place, and the underneath section has three tin with the theft of a jacet, pair of spectacle granted to soldiers of being allowed so made for this event.
and she know nothing of it. She merely wings or paddles attached, which pro- and a mor, of the total value of 82.50, The Royal is inore easy to fix the inauguration new ma to and the girl employments vents the boot from slipping and forms the 13th instant from the boys quarters at Society, says Engineering, in an his-
day than to decide upon a birthday. The police said they had made ineffectual the propelling force. They are extremely thu hack of Kowloon School.
beet soldiers, or to have just been dis- torical review of Society, grew out of According to Dr J. Wallis, an Oxford attempts to find this woman.
light, the upper part being constructed
Mr Melbourne, addressing Ingerior banded or to be on special duty and there informal meetings of learned men mathematician; some learned men,
of painted canvas. A trial took place at Karr, said he believed the police had hadis na means of discovering imposters. When incorporated in 1609, it was whom the Civil War had driven from
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Ah King's yesterday and was eminently
ahat of trouble there lately.
The railway servants are often frightened successful. A further trial is to tak
Inspector Kerr said there had been into submission and the result is an ap something intermediate between an
A petition he the Universities, used to meet every Several local residents left on holiday place at Kennedy Town shortly, and if
academy, in the sense of the time, week in London from 1645, at yesterday by the naw N.Y.E. steamer everything proves as it should be the several burglaries recently and it bad | procinkła loss in revenue.
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**Yokohama Maru.”
Privilego leave, to the neighbouring countries, has been granted to Lieut. H. RO. Walker, 25th Punjabis, from 29th August in 15th October inclusive.
October
We understand Mr A. N. Kamp, manager,
happy inventor hopes to realize a small been necessary to pat additional polim on bora presented toy the Governor, request
duty. fortune amongst the curious of his own: countrymon (Chinese) at the insigni- fcant charge of 50 cents a time.
Another invention by the same gentle man is a water bicycle which is under construction; we hope to soon be able to announce its successful trial
VOLUNTEER NOTES.
CENTRE.SECTION MACHINE GUN COMPANY, The following promotions will take place in the Kowloon Dock, Detachment with ficct from the 12th fast, Pta, W. Stewart to be Surgeant, Pte, G. Duncan to be Cor
Prisoner was cautioned on the Bat charge, and on the second was sent to prison for three months.
· BREEDING MOSQUITOES.
ing fleat this half-faro rule be abolished, and only companies of soldiers on duty igiven the privilege. Also that if any other soldiers or public servants be due this privilege they be provided with passes Addressing a man who was charged with from the Governor. The question is re allowing mosquitoes to breed in earthen-criving attention and steps are to be takin ware pute on his premises, My Irving said, to protect the Railway Company,
You are no business to breed mosquitoes to anner your neighbours, and if you were
a cirilised man you would not do it." A fois of 85 was inflicted.
PORTERURSE FINED.
A custom obtains here in China which quite unique. Blind girls are very auch sought after by certain pemple whe buy them when very yanng as a sort of investment. They are taught to sing and A Portuguese engineer employed at theater on when they grow up they are Electric Light station was fined $2 for hired out for dinners and banquets and private entertainments. In some coser assaulting a cools there,
these girls have a fairly pleasant life; dus
and a club. It remained a private Gresham College, or in Dr Goddard's society, though it received a Royal charter and certain privileges and was house in Wood-street, because be kept a Royal Society from its initation, an operator for grinding lenses in his and noblemen for many years enjoyed house, or in the Bull's Head Tavern, privileges na to admission. It was Cheapside, to discuss and promote the
Leave of shisstice on private xfairs, to officially consulted on all scientific "new and experimental philosophy
the neighbouring countries, has been matters in ita early days, as it is utand whatever had any relation to it; granted to Lieut. G. F. Sheldon, R.G.A. $10.00, present. For a century it was the State affairs any questions of theology from 28sis Attgust to 20th
When inclusive. only learned society of the "country were expressly precluded. devoted to experimental research, and Į Wilkins was called back to Wadham it deserved the unique position it held | College, Oxford, in 16-18, and others of the Hongkong Daily Fress, and his brido, mainly owing to this circumsten e returned. to their universities, there are passengers on the Japanese mail stes, A large family of learned and technical was a division, the meetings being mer Atsuta Mara which is due from societies and institutions hus menu-held in Oxford, in Wadham College,
and their training consists of blows and SAXONE SHOE Co., Ltd. while grown up, and most of them or in Boyle's lodgings, in the house of
The Rev. Norman C. Pope, the new Trumpeter H. W. A Emberley is irans. He Melbournö with procuring married in most instances they are merely slaves servo very useful purposes. But the
Dr. Petty, an apothecary, and also Chaplain for St. Andrew's, Kowloon, is fered to the Engineer Coy, as a Sapper woman for an unlawful purpose. The beatings. The Chief af Folios has lately complainant stated that she was taken taken up the guastion of these helpless Royal Society remmins the parent continued in London. The two due here at the beginning of September. with effect from 9th instant.
from the country and was on the way to gils and last week as the result of in- learned society of the country, the
He is on his way out via Siberis having left; THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, body which takes the lead in all im
branches kept in communication. England on August. 3th. Mrs Pops and Lan Corph, A. E. Combes is granted lease Pennog. Defendants who were seated vestigations mado he issued: ■ notice to portant questions affecting the ad-According to the rules of 1651, child are to follow on tober 12th, by the of absence from 7, 8, 12, to 7, 8, 12, Gannor in a boarding house at 60 Connaught the effect that all such girls under eleven nobody was admitted without the Km Maru", which also brings the A. R. Cavalier is granted leave of absence Road Central were reminded un bail of yours of age would be taken in chatge,
8500 each. A
by the police and sout to a blind atytum vanes of pure and applied science, ja
LANINDEXED......
it Fong Chuon Daring last week end and into which scientists seek ad consent of the majority; most of the Bishop of Victoria and has party, from 9. 9. 12 to 15. 9. 18.
Mr Crow, solicitor, made an applicatia about 70 girls of this description were mission, after having made a name in members were physicians. The death Deep regret was expressed this after-
for the adjournment of a case, fized for to discovered and sent to this seylum and the of Oliver Cromwell disturbed the noon ou receipt of the news of the death,
of a China work is to be continued for some time some particular domain of science.
which occurred soon after one o'clock at
day, against the steward o
SOLE AGENTS,
C. KAMMING. & Co., LD. Chemists and Druggists." GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES.
PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY
DISPENSED,
Hongkong, July 20, 1912.
932
Emo to-morrow,
ponL A
TRANSFER.
LEAVE."
THE GARANGEOT TROUPE.
"DETAINING A MARRIZÓ WOMEN,
A fan and a woman were charged before.
The Royal Society was the first learn.eetings, and members one afternoon the Government Civil Hospital, of acting The programme which is promised to Morelanie 8. N Co. Boat, who was and afterwards-all' auch girls must be
found Gresham College occupied by Lance Sergeant Stuart, after an illness of Pure Drugs, Patent Medicines, &c.ed society of the country, however,
Theatre Royal on Friday will undoubtedly pretences. The ship was due to arrive deserves credit for many cruel abori and it had many predecessors as the soldiers. After the Restoration the only wook. He felt well last Tues be given by the Carangeot Troupe in the charged with obtaining taoney by false fegidered. This is a hunone work that to day and be understood that if defondant obtain of girls who are not prepossessing 62A, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG. Continent. Most of these passed regular neetings, were resumed. The day work, and on admission to hospital be a most entertaining one. It will proves not on board the charge would latin loor being blinded when young in order on the following day it was found that
The withdrawi The police stated that this to be of some value when they grow up. under the name of "scademy," a term First Charter panerd the Great Seal he was suffering from a savero attack of of a most versatile character, which has borne varied meanings in July, 15, 1002, and this is the date dysentry. He ezred for six year in artistes form, a highly talented troupe, was so, and the case was adjourned.
Royale Dumbartonshire police force and having gained much favour in places e course of time. It was originally of the beginning of the Royal food the Hongkong Palico in April 1007. prviously visited. As will bo sen the name given to some ground Society for the Improving of Natural 31 Stuart Was regarded as haveing
Knowledge
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little to the north of Athens, where Ploto used to discourse on philosophy
Typhoon Guide, with his pupils. When the Byzantine
PRIOT
Emperor Justinian,in bis for Chiristianity, closed the philos sclio a or pagan sea lentien, atz
good prospects in the forse much liked
a great inte1 upon by the Live char
value of Japan's Imports and daring the last steven days of Jicy
| to Y14,193,000 and T15 419,000,-K
tha dvertisements, their accom-
numerous Teda
and Fon Fr nee will be held
FORTY SUCCESSFUL YEARS
"Two met vere" ureesbed for obtaining a large
OR almost forty years Chamberlain's forging the falul sust
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoes Remedy
has born curing emmps in the stamch and bowls, dysentery and diarrhoes and han
will never been known to fail to siretelel even was being colicut
by
the most severe and dangerone cape
You can make no better provision fie Palety of your family than to keep a bolite the Chinese For this remedy are at hand.