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THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
H.M.S Cadnas-arrived from Canton. yesterday.....
RAMBLING NOTES.
The cricket interport matches with our Shanghai rivals is now at event of the Some interesting hom sporting news past, and this result is most - gratifying to all Hongkong lovers of the game, as will be found on page 5.
it was undoubtedly a substantial one, and in story cospect. 6 glorious victory for the Colony,
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The Gazulto George Grimble has been appointed a Jus. Lice of the Peace for the Coluny.
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His Excellency the Governor has path>=
tioned a piece of ground at Teun Wan, in the New Territory, for use an a cemetery for Chinese Christiana.
A notice on page 10 announce that Meers Fung Wa Oban and Fang Shiu Wa acs in Tonger in the service of Messrs Shewan, Tomes and Co.
the
Excellent weather favoured matclics, the best of friendly rivity animated the plagers and the spectatu, zwiewed me excellent sporte
Caniparisons are apt to be invidious, so I shall refrain from taking any al the players individually or collectively, and, merely state that Hongkong's tenu appeared to bo judiciously selected und camo up to the most sanguine expects.
tions.
There is, it would scam, good reason for believing that trouble is browing in Twenty-two men pleaded guilty at the and round Canton and that a wateblul Magistracy to-day before Mr Melbouras toere is necessary. As the China Mail ” publing at a house at Macgregor Street,pointed out the other evening, "General" and they were fined $2 or five days each.
Wong is again in the neighbourhood of Canton and he is not alone. Ile has,
a large
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1912.
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
There was a sitting of the Bankruptcy Court this morning, the Chief Justice, Mx. W. Hees Davies, K.Ç., adjudicating
A WIFE'S SWARES.
Mr. Leo D'Almada, solicitor, mado en
application on behalf of Mrs. M. 4. de R. Souza, vito of M. A. de Souza, iz respect of certain shams. He said there were thirty-Avo shares in the Hongkong Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., and
In Taply to the Official Receiver ho miď He salary way $135 a month and his bodag indebtedness ovac 21,000. He had no born extenvagant or gambled and his creditors were, with few exceptions, Indian money-lenders,
The Ocial Rocsiver remarked this bar
had a Bat of dight people bamed Singb.
Dabtar, enatining, in 1811 and 191 he borrowed $230 altogether. This was the amount he received but he signed for a good deed mire than he received, Es four in the Hongkong and China Gus Co. had paid back in interest $943 in two
years, and of this $100 went to one man. and it was in respect of this letter that
The Official Receiver You borrowed he was applying. The applicant's hosi band was declared bankrupt in 1800-tittle money, and the rest has been bor- This application was made on behalf of rowed to pay it of You »** the wife, who was married before the. One of the creditore asked if debtor baď Married Women's Property Onlinaner borrowed money from a Government e came into force. At the time tho.derployee, an Indian, and be replied that be was made for some reason or other the bad. The creditor was not inclined is Receiver said it was not at all likely that trustee did not touch the shores, her accept debtor's word, but the Uficial did the debtré mentiça them. They were he would admit the debt becuase Govero- the separate property of the wife, and ment servants were not supposed to engage were bought with her money, but she was in the business of money-lenders. informed at the time that they belonged to her husband's estate, and it was mily recently brought to her notice that they still stood in her name. His application. was that they be vested in the wife,
His Lordship said he would hear Mr.
He mid these disshilīties, made it nocer Anada's evidence regarding the pray for him to entrust to his fekis the chase of the shares in chambers, and election of debis, and he thought many
amount paid ware not handed over to hi He Ret a lot of money thr mugħ molliers of ndjourned the application serordingly.
the gari na moring sud not paying their The official Receiver said- this mess practice. Soldiers wives count mit be sued by him apparently very
The liabilities were 816,000, he had collecte ed some $3,000 and sold the stock Far
0.
A DENTOR FITED.
His bad ayesight and consequent inability“
which to read and wri, e vare the mos Bing Tai, who lately carried on business as A cumpradove in Queen Victoria Street, ase ibe his failure.
AN DODER RESCINDED. The Official Receiver mundo na sppliencesta.
The Official Receiver said the petition was beard in June, and resheard in
in fact, a large folowing ready at histion for the recision of the receiving bidding to effect this certhrow of certain order made against Chan Shing Che
(Kung Wa), who was represented by Me Stephens, solicitor. officials who appear to have become-per-
section of the population. haps deservedly-obnoxious to
-I would deprecato any kind of alarm. ism but the "omers are of much a
apparent strength of the notorious to point out the present position and
At the May atracy to day thirteen men The fluctuations of custom in this were charged with smoking opium at On rrgurd have certainly been extra-Wai Lane West and were each fined $2 or ordinary. Women are entitled to turn five days. The keeper of the divan escaped the laugh on men, in any long view over the roof. of the styles of wearing a beard, or
The velleities of AG Fanling yesterday eroding, a large going without me. of Prince'agit, Imnion, S.W., and feminine fashions could show no proportion of the members leaving by the Mature that elhinn Mail" did well to attempt to collect the arts, which con- | five o'clock train from Kowloon. The cap breaks up on Sunday week.
Sovet. -On 22nd Oct., at 25, Learmonth terrace, Edinburgh, JAMES RESY Scort, Lower Woolside, Hatfield, nged 67.
MEMOS. FOR TOMORROW.
.m.--Excursion to Macao.
The Volunteer Corps went into camp
greater vagaries or more sweeping changes. Go to the lilwary of any college and look at the class-pictures
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Taylor Smith, of students graduating between about 1840 and 1855. The faces are clean-C.V.O. D.D. Chaplain General to the Ferces, will speak at the meeting of the shaven.That was the the orthodox. Hongkong Christian Union at St. Paul's American fashion. An old Germain, College, on Monday, the 18th inst., at 5.30 wha caine to this country in those | 2.m. years, has told of his vain looking for work in all the shops and offices up and down Broadway. At last one 3.30 p.Organ Recital at St. John's kind merchant drew him aside and
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. 9 p.m.-Concert at the Seamen's Insti-
Lule.
General Memoranda.
TUESDAY, November 19:-
Cathedral.
The China Mail.
THE RETURN OF SIDE-
WHISKERS.
informed him what was the troll He wore a heavy moustache. There was no hope of finding employment till he ent that off: it was too defiant of custom, too suspicious. Who could trust a man with hair on his HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOV 18, 1912 face? But pass on a dozen years to the Civil War period and later, and the land was filled with flamboyant whiskers. Some of the pictures of college baseball teams of that date, as of the first football elevensor Ir is in France that they keep the fifteens-look as if my one were closest eye on fashions, says the eligible unless he were bearded like American Nation," and it is from the pard. The beard, instead of a French source that we learn of the being badge of irregularity and some- beginnings of a movement in England thing like opprobrium, became a to restore the side-whisker. So far symbol of respectability and even it is only a tentative and modest effort diguity. Everybody knows that to return to an earlier style. There Lincolnt, when he was elected Pre- is no question as yet of bringing back sident felt it necessary to raise the long and sweeping hirsute append-beard," with a result that was little ages which used to frame the faces of short of a national misfortune.
There ought to be the largest indi Englishmen in the first years of the
"General" Wong-
The
August when they receiving order was made, with permission for Mr. Stephens
considerable trouble had got in $910, there Was a further $200 which sisted of book debts. Mr. Stephens after
posibly might be collectal.
Mr. Stephens said this aunt was promissory note, on which the instalments had so far been regularly
paid.
The Official Bregiver sail apparently the debtor's only reason for wishing the order to be made was to relieve himself
I notice that we have & large addition to our gallant military defenders in Port this week, the 1st Battalion of the Royal Janiskilling Fusiliers having arrived and gove into cap at Hung Hom
Skies" us this fine regiment are popu. larly called. have been fully three years hia Tientsin where they had plenty We are informed that the Volunteer work and an ansions tinie during the Reserves are taking part in the field dayRevolution last year. In October of text in the New Territories on Sunday morning your they were ordered or proceed-les- the 24th inst. in, conjunction with the Mime in India, and were actually on teresting manoeuvres are expected. Volunteers and Scouts Some very in their way when they were recalled from the order was reucirall.
#_s$ri& Chinwarp, to Tientsin "by order from the Wor, Ofier.
"
At 5.15 this morning a fire broke out
at the second floor of No. 493 Queen's Road West. It was caused by some women, who were smoking, sccidentally setting fire to the bed clothing. The damage done was slight, and the services of the fire brigada
were not required,
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The Hongkong and Shanghai interport cricketers were entertained by H. E. Sir Henry May and Lady May at dinner at Government House last evening, and at the conclusion of the function the Shanghai team weit aboard the Empress boat, which left at daylight this morning.
The Gazette states that His Majesty | the King has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Honourable Mr Jobn Whyte Cooper Bonnar to be sa Un-officis) the absante on leave of the Honourable Mr Edbert Ansgar liewett, C.M.G.
the liability to pay his present creditors in the future he became right.
His Lordship (to Mr. Stephens) : Your client is an ingenious man..
With the assent of the creditors prosil
THE KING WAR FIRM.
His Landship in making the adjudication aid debtor seemet rather to bo pitied than otherwise.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
The November Criminal Sessivas oper at the Supreme Court on Monday, the calendar including the re-hearing off the the sapoy who is alleged to have shot his charge of murder preferred guinat Iura bit, Subedar at the Shameen recently. The list of indictmutits is as follows: —
Ibrahim, murder.
Weng Cheuk, alias Tsoi Tín, larceny, on four counts.
Hui Wai, alias Leng Tsai Wai, robbery with two or more.
Cluse Hat Pan-ang-Woog Sg. Cham Saug and Chen Man, robbery.
THE MOTOR ACCIDENT.
Driver Charged.
Upon the application of the Official Receiver the King. Was firm were ad- The regiment found that the quarters judged bankrupt was stated that the they had just vacated had been taken over creditors at a meeting had appointed the by the 2nd Battalion Somerset Light In-Official-Reeviver trustee. funtry which had just arrived to take their place, and it was therefore neces- Mr. W. B. Hind, solicitor, of Messrst, med Francis Powell near the Belle sary for both officers and mer to obtain Brunton and Hutt, applied on behalf of View Hotel this work was brought before
temporary quarters. The men, in fact, could find no more suitabic place than a large godown, which they continued to occupy until ghits rownitly.
CHINESE BANKRUPTK,
The driver of the motor car No. 1- Chinese-who knocked down a man
petitioning creditor for a bankruptcy | Mr. Melbourne at the Magistraet this order to ba nate against Surg Cheongming and charged by Inspector Hi ellents claim annunted to $1500 old | Meljanly with reckless driving, Ar and the act of bankruptey was that debtor band was asked for ax the injured mis had left the Colony. The Official Bois ensklo get to appear at the Court. A theirceiver had some money in bi possession. week's remand was ordered, the defex
The regiment particularly fine military hand-was very popular in the northern part and will be long res bered for the many delightful sex lal entertainments which they gnized.
The week has passed without a typhoon waming: surely there's something thế matter with the Weather Clert!
Hongkong's former Chief Justice, Sir
The order was made, and his Lordslup | dart being allowed ball in $100 with one
also granted Mr. L. Tunda costs suraty of $100.
for protecting the estate.
On the application of Mr. Davidson. solicitor for the petitioning creditor, Wang Ming Cho was declared a bank rupt., Mr. Davidson said itis efient was a ureditor for $1,000 wader a pronaissory note, and en September debtor gave
POSSESSION OF COCAINE.
Sericui Charge.
Datore Mr. Frving at the Magistracy
Member of the Legislative Council during Francis Piggott appears to have notice that he had suspended, payment of merging two Chinese were charged
defended.
d
very seriously ill as the result of his operation for appendicitis. Many of his old friends in Hongkong will be glad to learn of Sir Francis's speedy recovery.
I notice that the British Minister, Sir
i
his debts.
"
In making the order his Lordship said it would be subject to this notice being
filed.
A similar order was made against the Sui Lung firm upon the application of Mr. Fairbrother Mason, Holicitor, of
Revenue Officer Wilden with being in Posion of 1,000 ounces of cocaine,
contained in 8,000 bottles, of which they were taking delivery at Mcsers. Holt godowns yesterday,
Mr. Lowia, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, appeared for the defendants, A remand was asked for, and it was
MINDEN BALL AT THE CITY HALL
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Hurma Sing, the Indian who wis century, falling from the ear far below vidual liberty in all this matter. To charged before Mr Irving at the Magistracy the chin, as Canning is pictured for scrue faces a beard means salvation; with witholding promissory notes and Job Jordan, fiffiffed the other day "quite Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, whome us, or us Byron appears in D'Orsay's to others a calamity. We have all 1.0. . from the Official Administrator unofficialy (as the roport stated) with client, the petitioning eroditor, who helibo, pleaded not guilty.
concerning the estate of Gandar Sing. President Yuan Shih Kai. Such littlos premissory note for $536 signed by sketch of him. Not even so far as seen clean-shaven men who appear deceased, has been discharged. The pre-informal meetings though not sporten the debtor. The mannging partner had granted, bail in $3,000 being" sccepted
Arm had suspended payment. the "mutton-chop" has any bold in- almost as it making an indecent. ex-vacation was conducted by Mr Hodgson, ous in appearance as the "official"
The uljudiention order was made, sub- novator yet ventured to go. The first posure of their character. There is a Assistant Crown Solicitor, and Mr Rendo kind, are probably inore pregnant of good one out of the Colony, he said, and the step that costa amounts at present to story of Gibbon allowing Madane du Harris, of Messrs Wilkinson and Grist, results.
Playgoers had another opportunity the oct to the notice of suspension being
filed, and his Lordship intimated that i
ball-called other evaning of seting a performance of future when this formality had not been
successful no more than a slight tuft of hair Deffand, who was blind, to finger his hardly going below the check-bone. face, but she found his features SO
Minden" Ball, after the famous battle...... Two men were charged at the Police our very own comedy" The Cook-
In the case of Lai Bing Mr. Gardiner, as given at the City Hall last night by But this is now admitted by fashion repulsive that she instinctively cried Court today with being in unlawful an Idyll of the Peak A large audiences complied with he would admin the case. and soon may be decreed. At the unt: "Why, this is a bud joke!" possession of a quantity of tin at Quarzy was present, the little play weat of solicitor, who appeared for the putition the Sergeants Moms of the EU.Y.I.LA recent marriage of a popular actress A stout ledge. of beard would have | Bay, Inspector' McHardy said if the delightfully and Lieut. Crosse, Banding eruditor and asked for a receiving large number of guests had been invited, in Loudou it was noted that the bride-prevented that; and there are plenty first defendant was riding in a riekaba with master Moss, the Company and all the crder to be made, stated that the bith military, Garal, and civilian, and if
the tin at 1-30 this morning. The second others who assisted certainly deserved were put down as 15,000, of which $1,000
www in Court at present, and the liabili-present spent a very happy time. The Arrangementa were in the bands of a very The wet of hak defendant was pulling the ricksha. The the plentiful shower of enconiums that
great success of the evening. first man stated that he found the tin in was awarded them as the revolt of the thus about $24,000.
ruptcy was that execution had bees levied capable committee, and so well were they on slebtor's goods, His client's claim was carried out that the function was one of the most successful that has been sour an open space and engaged the other man
It is interruting to learn that the 8684.
here for some time past, The City Hall, totake it away. The first of the sccused was sentenced to three monthe hard comedy is to be played to-night in
The order was made. labour, and for hours stocks, and the other Canton, whore I feel soru a hearty, wel-
Mr Johnson. solicitor, appeared which lende itself to good decoration, had man was discharged.
come will be Resorded to it:
support of the petitioning creditor nguiriat be tastefully bodecked with large flags. Shud Cheung, Wo, who was adjudicated The staircase was a picture in itself, palme Mention of this, play reminds me at:
bankrupt, the Official Receiver assent and bunting having heen used to greaz of advantage. The ballroom looked very Messrs Lloyd, Matheson and Caritt, the Ferria Hartman Company who have Mr and Mrs Shorrock of the Baptist London and Liverpool, in their Tes Report just, concluded their short stay in ong. "Debtor had issued a noties
suspension of payment of his debts pretty. Under the picture of Queen Vio toria was placed the Minden sliver trophy dated October 24 state-China-About midat: This talented American company 2,000 packages were offered at auction gave such a good al-round entertainment yesterday, the bidding showed no improve-particularly in their performances of mont, and only about half the quantity A Night Of" and "The Toymaker Dr D. L Woods, for two years attached changed hands, which consisted of Monings that they will be very heartily weloomad
back to the Colony. to the United States Legation Goards in and Keemuss from tid. @Bd. per lb. In Paking, has left Peking for Shanghai the private marke
market basinesy in on a amali prepared to give advice to young where he will join one of the United States scale, Binck leals moving slowly ab42d Company, are announcing the appearance was owing principally to monoy Jomtern. I played by the string band of the regiment
battleships. Bra Woods accompanies him. 53. per 15 and some cheap lots of fine Kintucks and Lotmangs have been taken at prices ruling in buy are favour...
groom as well as each of his best men of then whose friends ought to advise wore this faint suggestion of a side them not to. stop with the incipient whisker. Note of this was instantly side-whisker of the coming English taken by the devotes of the latest style, but to cover up as much of their style, and the reporters made haste to frices as they can. interview the best-known coiffeur
of Mayfair. He solemnly predicted the speedy coming in of the side- whisker, though he added the warn ing: "It is not sufficient for the man of fashion to have side-whiskers. The essential thing is to know how to wear them."
He, of course, as an expert, was
in his next
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL..
Musion who braved the dangers of Sianfu throughout the revolution have arrival at Tientsin en toata to England,
A CLERK AND HONEYLINDERA,
A clerk named Xavier, employed by which the regiment so highly values, sond Mesars Dodwell and Co., attended for his the colours of the Battalion. A sentry on the Oficial receiver that his salary was 9110 elect. The regimental honours public examination. He stated in reply to each side of the trophy made a very striking a month, and he had no private menina, displayed on the suliers. There were I notice that the Bendmenn Opera His indebtedness was 82,000, which animeme twenty dances for biok, music was
elegants to whom
of a new prispel soprano for their next He wuaranteed bis fate mother in own of the dancing being kept up until the "wes commodity of hair, might send a
season. The Indy's name is Miss May 8300 and his brother-in-law in various fox hours." An excellent Rupper, ww Glean, and, judging by her photograph loans, and in order to pay off these debts served by Weismann's, And the bail was beard. He had prepared a series of
A marriage has been arranged between
she looks sa though, she would find little borrowed from Indians. He usually borrow Tuted a great suscous by all who attended carefully designed models, some of its Hou. and Rev. Orlando S. Maur
difficulty in winning a way to the bearts ed 500 and kned for 8100 [ying taco upon which the President (Or,- We learn from the Japan Advertiser of the **Circle or in tickling the ears, interest at 10 per cent. Only shut Serat Robinson) and members of the Com them, in wax, showing the various Weld Forester (missionary at Chentas,
number of officers, both naval, and military, arrangemente of whiskers permissible. China), second son of the late Canus Land that Prof. August Junker, of the Tokyo of the groundlings if the phross may $100 of the sum borrowed was for his mittee are to be complimented. à large
The Official Receiver asked for the wote present, Naturally, the comic papers took the Forester, and Miss Dorothy Balore We Academy of Music, leaves for home, next be, incffensively allowed in reference to privato usa
Willa, daughther of the late Rev. WH
examination to be closed,' and the debtor Local Yachtamen are invited to a matter up. One of them had the Wynne Willson and of pm Wynna month after long years of service in the frequentors of the merry Pit of the
Marine Motoring with
Willson, of Masters' Lodyo, Marlborough Japan Hra Jenker Japanese lady Theatre Royal
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thee two hildren. The fooncert to be, bald at Uyeno next mont be the pro
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them would appear with the new bairy ornament. Sir Edward might have seemed even portentous In Lister if he had
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to be adjudicated bankrupt. Debtor wa
paying him a small sum monthly.
His Lordship, in making the order, wal advised - d'obtor to keep Lear of poury Paki
Bendi en he got out of his present
whe
2nd inst the Mit