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THE CHINA MAIL.
together with the stamped-out plates for the earringes and the axles, had to be delivered most promptly, the Government having decided that the new field armament should be com-
He fully met the Government's ra quirements in this instance. At the same time, according to Engineering,
NEWS OF THE DAY.".
THE LATE MISH EYREN
Mes Cheung has a good selection of Memorial Servion at St. John's. photos, takun
Interport at the
swimming sports.
**
!
TUESDAY, SHE TEMB
SPORTING.
Water Falo.
Departure of the Shanghaf Swimming Team,
The largo, congregation which amumbled
At the conclusion of the first day of the at St. John's Cathedral at the mamorial FL aquatic sporte resterily (pleted not later than July 1, 187 holding their annual meeting on Wednesate Miss Eyre, of the Church Misionary/Potwoon the EQ.FLIE and the Shang
The Hongkong Football Club Intand service which preceded the funeral of theing friendly water polo match wa day, 2nd, October, in Mesars Gibb, Living Society, showed in striking manner the draw, one gial all
bai Interport team." The resuls wan stou and Co's offices.
high esteem and affection in which she was held by all those interested in the social he gave his attention to the improve-meeting of members of the Hong-and religious life of the Calony. All classen. inent of artillery material in all its kong Jockey Club intending to subscribe were represented, but the congregation branches, including not only the guns will be held in the Club's offiom on Miss Tyre carried on her principal workport Swimming Team returned to Shanghat for subscription' griffins for the 1913 consisted chiedy of Chiamo, among whom
“About noom bo-day the Shanghai Inter proper and its mounting, but also the Friday next. powder qualities and the different
Lady May was among the large number by the Indo-China S. N. Cow steamer of representatives of the European Kutang Mr Alex. Rodger, Me An An Wa loam that Mr Komor, formerly types of projectiles. For studying faxes Kahn and Komas, will shortly munity who attended.
Claxton, Mr. Frank Lammert (Bon. Secty ballistics, however, and for improving open a Japanese Curia Stors to Mesra The coffin was conveyed to the Chorch V.RC) and about a score or so other the performance of his guns-mostly Was Powell, Ltd's late premises, Alexapos flower covered boarse, and as it members of the Cind amembled as the in the case of naval and constdefencendra Buildings, similar to Meeurs Kahawa borne reverently up the aisle rub house between 11 and 19 to bid Denman Fuller played. '**. rest in the arewell to the departing Shanghaiten. guns-he required a long-range and Romer's present establishment,
Lord." Two hymns were sun
"Pexes, The visitors were taken of in a special proving-ground, but the possession of
prefect posso," and **On the resurrection launch, chartered by the V.R.C, fring morning." The clergy who participated the Clab's house Bag ai the fore. It is re such an installation had hitherto been
in the service ware Bishop Banister, who parted thus by some mysterious means that considered by the German authorities
gave the address, Arohdeacon Barnett and tag www azuered and is now on its way KY as being exclusively a State privilege.
the Roy..V. H. Copley: Moyle.
Shanghai | Krupp, however, persevered in his idea, and first acquired, în 1873, a tract of land near Dulmen, in West- phalin, 4.3 miles in length, which was equipped in due course. This afforded barely sufficient muge, and four
21
The Japaame land telegraph lines have been lotorrupted through atyphoon, vatting off communication with Yokohama, Tokio and places beyond, all yesterday. This
forenoon
one line to Tokin has been
rated hat is working badly and houry delay is apavoidable,
+
THE ADDRESS,
Bishop Banister in hig addres said: It was aid of pne
of the enrly szints of God that “* this woman was The success already achieved by Major full of good works and sims-desda, which Whitmore in the cultivation of tobacco inahe did," and if there is any word of Narfilk points to a new fold for the din. Scripture thac compresses completely in trend agriculturists of this country. This one sentence the life and ministry of our
THE SMOKE CASE:
placed in tranf of 18 or impoad will him of the dignit
KWANGTUK
H.E the Governor Can
has rooived a dorpatah from Board of Education að with the question of fusion, and the famation abserved on that Toocs
lency in turn, advisedi
Poft Edvention: int repar
eems that the- been sowed up with tale ferent parts of the Empir Lahultiba dörlag, making
offering advice.
11 am-Drawing of Debentures At years later, in 1877, he purchased the is the second year of his experiment, and dear sister, Lucy Agnes Eyra, it in those Limited, to recover $1,000 damages in be offered be him or not has hot, yet bour
Hongkong Club.
7 p.m.- Entries dore for last Gymkhana 5.30 p.an-Asunciation Football League
Meating.
General Memoranda. "
TarasDAY. Sept. 90:-
Noon-China Sugar Refining Co. Extin-
ordinary General Meeting- 5.13 p.m.-St. Andrew's Society Annual
Meeting.
7.34 p ni.-Full Moon 7.44 p.m. - Partial Eclipse of the Moon. SATURDAY, Sept. 23 :-
Non-China Light and Power Co.
Meeting.
Garrison Children's Cone:rb.
9.13 p.m.-Performance at Theatre Royal
in aid of Cathedral Organ Fund.
SUNDAY, S-pt. 29:-
Pam.Excursion to Macao. MONDAY, Soptember 30):--
3 p.o. Salm of 4 rown Tand at P.W.D. 5.15 p.m.-Hongkong Cricket Clah, An-
unal Meeting.
Entries close for China Mail' Harbour
Race.
TUESDAY, October 1
rl
| his land is yielding 1,600 lbs. of tobacco to words, For five and twenty years bor Meppen long-range proving-ground, the sore.Es.
life, her gifts, her powers, all the endow which was inaugurated on September
mente that God enriched her life with, were 5, 1877, by the firing of a 15-cmi. By defenting Somerset at Taunton,placed freely and absolutely at the service (5.9-in.) siege-gun at a range of over Yorkshire have secured the County Cricket of the women and the girls of this Championship for the ninth time in the Colony. This Colony has been buut up by 9000 yards. The Meppen proving List twenty years, whilst for the tenth time the self-sacrifice, devotion and energy of ground is fully equipped lor firing, at George Hirst has taken 190 wickets and various kinds of workers and of various ranges up to 10 miles: this could, if seared 1,000 runa,
kinds of lives. The life that we bid fare recessary, be occasionally increased
well to today was given to its spiritual aplifting sad moral progress. to 15 miles. With the gradual im- provements in the powder quality, which in a large measure were due to his own exertions, it was possible to increase the efficiency of die guns, and these were repeatedly lengthened from 18 calibres in 186-4 to the 40, 45, and 50 calibres of the present day.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
A woman 72 years old was knocked down by a dust cart in Yaumati. Her 3.0 p.m.-Hongkong Hockey Club An- injures necessitated her being went to
nual Meeting.
hospital. WEDNESDAY, Octuber 2--
Swimming Race Across the Harbour for-
Prizes presented by the China Mail, SATURDAY, October 5—
Fifth Gymkhans Meeting.
In the struggle to obtain water first at the street hydrante hasty words often lead to blows. There was an instance of this 12.50 p.m.-Hongkong Jockey Club Half-yesterday in the western district whence a
yearly Meeting.
man was sent to hospital.
9p.moking Concert at Masevie
Club, Kowloon,
FRIDAY, October
KAPA
The Mercantile Bank of India has
It is understood that the battleships provided for in the current year's estimates will be furnished with carved armoured appor decks and faunel protection to resist attack from aircraft. The vessels are to class, and are to have 14 in. gana. he longer than those of the Iron Duke
The part heard action in the Sumseems to be that Ex inary Court which Charles Pedersen of must be honoured,
scholars, and in school St. Francis Taed, brought against tho
thenther bands, wḥ Connaught Aerated Water Company,
worshipped and whether respect of a nuisance, alleged to have been caused by smoke and xxious mat decided. This matter mine was thr
there has beun, a properly elected author ters from defendants' factory chimury entering his house, has been adjourned, it set apart to atury this complicated
question, who in crurg of time will de sing dir
Mr. Fotter, instructed by Me. Ottomat gut into confusion, and no there liver their opinion, Meanwhile things
Kong Sing, was for the defendant enm- pany, and Mr. Davidson, solicitor, for plaintiff,
CORRESPONDENCE.
ACKNOWLEDGMEN“.
must be some kind of recomition of the day, but what exactly the ritual, and "what the programme shall be must for the time being, be decided by the det stres of those who take part in, and con trol matters in rach individual place.
ROBBER NONPLUSSED.
This time the place attacked was called Ling TongAgain the robbers had black cued their faces, and again they spe
The gifts that God bestowed upon our beloved friend wars very many. There are few men, there are few students of the Cantonese language, who could excel our sister in the clear, idiomatic, forceful (To the Editor of the “CHINA MATE"). apeoch in which she brought home to Six-You will oblige the Society by proached the place as if they were sol the hearts of many women and children inserting the following in your valuable diers, fer apparently they find this dolge here the comfort and the consolation and pap r-The Committee of the Society of quite successfut. This time, however, the uplift of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. St. Vincent de Paul beg ti tender their the hand was two large, and the num Peace puurparlers between Turkey She had great gifta. Those of us who hearty thanks to the generous anonymous ber of hues claured, was not so m and Italy appear to have been proceeding were privileged for many years to worship donor of $200, for the Society's fund, not, indeed, more than twenty. in Paris, A Constantinoplo message with her and with those with whom she through the care of Mr Leo,
D'Almada e
the robbers had got their spoil, they weak tarod that it would be proposed that the lived out in St. Stephen's Church at West Castro. Tripolitan hinterland should be left to Point found the uplift and comfort and
into the temple of Kwan Tal, the god of Yours faithfully,
·war, to divide it. After a division, the Torkey with an outlet to the Mediterraan, gladna that come from joining in the
J. DE GRACA.. Italy retaining the rest of the territory hymns and the chants at the service which
men went off, taking their booty, with Hon. Secretary. and costline.
them. Now it happened, that three of the Chinese girls sang so well and so truly, Hongkong, September
the men got separated from the rest, and taught by this sister of ours. And how
as they tramped along, they in tam were stairs of many of those fata in this Colony many days she spent toiling up) the narrow
„Mnet hy robbers, only in this, case ther band was all women. In other words bet to seek not the loss sheep of the Church
women attacked the men, of God, i
women are -Hemorified as robbers. Thi
#
A British subject. R. H. B. Mitchell by name, well-known in Tientsins the the proprietar of the Bodega, was, 18 already reported, arrested recently in con- junction with some Sikhs and is alleged to be charged with holding up a village some 18 i ftom Peking. He was arrested by a squad of British Mounted Infantry and
Tientsin.
12.30 p.m.-Dairy Farm Co. Ordinary securel a site in Gracechurch Street, Loo-brought up for trial on Sept. 10 at
Yearly Meeting.
TUZADAY, October 8 :-
Idon, adjoining that of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, where
4 p.m.Chamber of Commerce Meeting suitable premises for the head offices will
of Exporters and Dealers.
be erected.
The China Mail.
It is reported that the Nicholson. U na nurtee, which he been investigating
military adlaire in livli, will advice the disbanding of Native regiments, and the sending of six british battalions back
HONDRONG, TUESDAY, SEITENVER 24, 1912 to England.
· POLICE COURT NEWS.
A boy employal by the Steam Laundry Company was ordered forty-eight hours' detention and twelve strikes of the birch for stealing clothing belonging to his employers customers.
women barred the way, and there we fight. In the scrimmaga that followed, Arearms were used, and the women-zod bers wounded one of the three mather badly. When the other two new that their companion had fallen, they were Upon the application of Mr. D'Almeda atraid, so they threw down their birdens a boatwoman and four of her fokis were and fled away, leaving the wounded man. remanded on a charge of being in unlaw-and their booty in possession of these ful possession of a quantity of coal. Pri Amazons. It is a curious story, but are parently the reporter rather rejoices in the bur affair book, and is amused that the women prevailed.
soners were allowed bail.
A. DAN, ROBBEST AT TAK PAN.
And through the coming years of the history of this Colony the works of our sister will still remain, in one school after another, in one institution after soother, all consecrated and given to the service of Jesus Christ. And many, toars are now Mr J. T. Boure, on oht China hand, dowing as poople think of this goed servant
■ brother of the Assistant Judge in Shang of the Lord Jesus, full of good works that bai, lar joined the famous firm of Pearson's she did. There is one other aspect of her it ropresentative in Peking. Mr life which it is well to mention and well to Bourne's experience in the East dates from emphasise in these days of slackness--the
when he entered the service of Liustrenuousness, the devotion, the persistence A man charged with being in pnlawful in chuan, the old Black Flag Chief, in with which this woman worked and wrought possession of a quantity of opium told those days Governor of Formosa, for the the servies that God gave to her, that the Magistrate this morning that a friend purpose of railway building in the island filled her life with power and with helpful. left it at his house. Being unable to information to the ordinary roader."
Those names give little or no accurate Bo subsequently under-studied Mr Kinder news, in energy and a helpfulness that came prave this statement, he had to na a
Tájs Mesam. Guthrie and Co., Singapore, ways, built the Feking Syndicate ling in The Colony is poorer, the Church of God Tan dollars was the fine imposed upon isla ko get at the lair of the many
on the Feking Mukden and Ching-Han rail through the curtainty of her own faith.fine of $29.
place, however is near Fatahan. It is occupied by two clan. Some serious are in receipt of cable advice from London Hons for Pearson's and lastly joined the on Earth is poorer, but above there they the veeper of a gambling bouse which the
efforts, have been made lately by the to the affect that at a meeting of the Board Peking-Pukow line and was in charge of of Directors of Linggi Plantatious, Ltd., the work on the dificult bridge over the sing "Now the labourer's task in a police raided. Four others who were bbers, who reside in the neighbourhood, recently held, it was decided to declare a ] Hwai river.
blessed are the dead which die in the gambling there were ordered to pay fines and as a protest the robbers organized » second interim dividend for the current,
Lord." ALMOST immediately after Alfred Snancial year of 8d. per share, payable on
of $2 each. There were others in the big attacks on the village in question, and house when the police arrived, but they Apparently had things once more their SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
There was a large gathering at the grave escaped down the bamboo scaffiding out. Thay numbered more then complete steel guns, he constructed
side, a large proportion off the mourners side the premises.
hundred men. They attacked the village The death is reported of Mr. W. S.
being Chinese Indies. Those present were in the early sixties, breech-loading interests in the Far East, and the Robiliard, Secretary of the Mercantile in the Colony, and the congregations of Btbourne to reinend a man who was charmed Sillagers were quite decepre
as if they were military, and scouts came zupresentatives of all the Mission schools Inspector Mallardy asked Mr. Melon in advance blowing hems, that the guns which he considered preferable complicated nature of the political situatica Bank of India. to muzzle-loading rifled guns. He in these regions, it has been suggested
Stephen's and St Paul's Colleges, a number with returning from banishment on the hers moreover could not of scholars from the Diocesan Girls School, ground that he wished to make more in for they have learnt from adopted in the first instance, the that the British Ministry should have a
Lt. Col. and Mrs A. C. Younan, Mas W. the C.M.S. High School, the Eyre quiries concerning his place of birth. permanent Secretary for Far Eastern G. Humphreys, Mr and Mrs W. Arm- Diocesan Refuge, and other scholastic had heard that the man was born on the
they exen the double-wedge system, and this was in Alairs, whose duties would be exclusively strong and Mean Mrs S., R. Jones arrived institutions in connection with the island of Cate, which was British ter use in the early dagsin: Prussia: Inter e nined to the Far Est
to-day from Japan by the s. "Kumanosionary movement. In addition were noticed ritory. Mr. Meborne, in granting the ther Mart."
Colonel St. John, Miss Skipton. Mrs Bons, application, said it was the man a mini palke Mr Piercy, Mr Stringer, the Rev. A. fault it be had Lner bahi
DEVELOPMENT OF GERMAN
·GUN CONSTRUCTION.
CARRIAGES Krupp undertook the manufacture of October 8.
COLOURED
SMART
WOOD
AND
CANE
BODIES.
UPHOLSTERY
Owing to the very heavy British
THE FUNERAL.
he introduced the single-wedge man who hired a bicycle at a shop breech-piece, which was subsequently in Shanghai Street Festerday afternoon improved in many ways. The con- forgot to return it, and the anxious shop Queen Alexandra, sócompanied by Princesele, Rev. H. R. Wells (London Mission), are.
A Home paper to hand states that Stewart, Rev. W. Hodgers, Rev. MeKen- maked his place of birth and all parties. Rod struction, first by France and then keeper on making inquiries at the addre Victoria, has left Londes an route for the Rav. Fok Twing Shan, pastor of St. discovered that he had lost his gmperty, Norway and Denmark, where they are like in a Kowloon village which he had giv
FOLDING CARS by England, of armoured ships led to
THREE POSITIONS:/
Navy, Blue or Green.
COMPETITIVE! PRICES.
probably for gond. He has only the smally to spend about two months.
paid by the thief to console him for
the loss of his machine.
extm power being demanded of the gans, and a gun formed of one single tube was not able to vield a suficient- ly high perforating power. The guns The confidence trickster continues to had to be made stronger, and this art in the Colony, despite the many was arrived at in 1865 by shrinking of this fraternity want to s trustful shop lessons Chinees residents have bad. One on the ioner tube an increasing num, keeper at Bonham Strand yesterday and ber of rings and jackets Russian btained two rulls of sûk worth $21, by a officers pointed out this new method plausible story, and the viction has saked of strengthening guns to Alfred covery of the culprit.
the aid of the police to assist in the dis on Scenic Theatre, Krupp, and the latter inmenced
Commander G. M. Marston has assumed command of the cruiser Juan, in succession to Commander 0 Mackerzis, D.5,0., who in proceeding to the Far East to sauras
commissioning, command of the sloop Clis on her
Stephen's church, menihers of the Church
BLIQU SCENIC THEATREC
body, including Masar, F. C. How Fang, La Chok Sang. J. M. Wong, and Li Wei
The Bifou Scenic Theatre opened Ching and also members of the Chinese jest night under suspices which arguzed Young Momen's Christian, Association.
well for its success in the winter wo -Bishop Banister, waisted by Archdascos During the holiday, which Mr. Stephen Barnett, read the service. On the side of so the manager, has been taking the home was a device in white flowers, Austrade contractors have been buey High School," and over hundred the inserior of this popular fle Wreaths Were Goof. They included those al amusement, and yone who Many old playgoers, especially devotees from bis Excellency the Governor (Sir Ian aven of the Geisty, will hear with regret of the Henry May) asd Tady May, the Archdeacon monts. The saga, death of Mrs Marion Hesselung, batter of Boogkong and Mm Barnett, the mem- known in former days as Miss Marion Hood, bore of the C.M.S. Womens School, the hall, manufacturing built-up guns of
one of the sweet singers of the "sighties," Ladies Committee of the Eyre Diocesan The Commander in Chief of the Chins who has passed away at a nursing home is inge, member of the Y.M.0.A larger calibre in 1885. The higher Squadron, Vice Admiral Sir A. L. Winsloo, Margate, at the age of 50, PENING MONDAY, 23rd Pressure exerted in these, which now at Vladivostock with his flagship, TIM. Minstaur, and the cruiser Mon
FLOWER STREET,
FIRST APPEARANCE IN HONGKONG
ADA ROWLEY
GLADYS SPENCER.
Bee Hand E
MalareTH.STEPHENSON:
September 19, 1912:
ncted also against the wedge breech mouth. He loves Vladivostock on Sep
Lieut-Colonel Q. E. D. Toller Smollett block, led Alfred Krupp to give thtember 27 for the Yangten River. The movehat, has been killed
descendant of Visa, Empllett, the rear of the said block a rounded off Monmouth gas to Wel-hsies, and the ident
Raves Dalny for. Blangkong on October 2 Minxtaur returns In Japan, he Defence whil Me
•In connexion with pant And Counter
to
shape and to use the Broadwell ring. The refarming of the Gerumo field artillery with a bow-weapon after the Franed German war was carried out very" ripidly, and 10 three to
months from Uctober 1873, Inuary 1874, Alfret
Liar of
ved coders for a thil nam
250) felt
stride
mater
alles"
Vestry of St. Paul's Church, mittee of the Pe Leung Kuky the sad Blatace of the Gor pital, the girl
High Sch the girls of the Diconvan
girls of the