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MEMO FOR TO-DAY. Return Visit of the Allan Wilkie Co. 9.15 pm. Performance of Hughes Mosi- cal Comedy Co. at Victoria Theatre.
MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW.
at Theatre Royal.
General Memoranda.
their own families, are obliged to re- turn for the day to their husband's family; they are not allowed to sacrifice at home. For this sacri- fies to the Hearth sweetmeats are commonly used with which the mouth of the Tsaowang (the Hearth Genius) is rubbed so that he may say nothing wrong about the family when he comes in the presence of the Laotien ych (the venerable lord of heaven). Straw and grain are also offered to feed the horse of Taao- wang, and also a bucket of water to quench its thirst. After three in- cense sticks have been lighted all the inhabitants of the house prostrate themselves and the Tenowang of the preceding year is set on fire. When he is all ablaze thanks, aupplications nad excuses for all the misdeeds of the past year are offered to him. These prayers ended, the devotees cat the sweetmeata and the ceremony
NEWS OF THE DAY.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The bodies of two dead Chinoso har 11.3£.9 ** Unk" has arrived at Bang been found in Kowloon. song from Cantos.
The troops in the garrison will observe, Thursday, Chiness New Year' as a holiday,
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To-day is Li-ch'un-the beginning of Spring in the Chinese Calendar. In the Western Calendar it in Shrere Tuesday,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1913,
MARRIAGE OF THE CHIET
JUSTICE.
HONGKONG.GYMKHANA CLUB
"The santial general meeting of thư Hongkong Gymkhana Club was hold las
The marriage of Ha Honour Sir William Mr. Justice Gomperts, Paisno Judge, Roos Davies, Chief Justics, to Hilda Kathavoning at the roome of the Hongkong tus been appointed acting Chief Justice | lean Chaplin, senud daughter of the late during the absence on leave of Sir Wil W. E. Bensorbents Atthill, Esq., of Liam. Roc Davies, K.C.
Faversham, Kent, was solemnised this morning as the Peak Church by the Rever and G. B. Berry, M.A.
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The body of a six-months-old child has been found in a basket on the street in the western district. The child had
His Excellones the Governor and Lady May were present at the ceremony, and
Jockey Club, Mr. H, P. White prosiding.
The accounts for the season 1012 waje. passed" unanimously, the Chairman rei marking that the restings of the Club) appeared to be becoming evan more and more popular, each of the last five sele sous showing a considerable increase i
A Chinese woman tres found wan apparently been abandoned by its par His Excelleasy gave the bride away. Cap- { patronage over the previous one.
doring in an unsound state of mind at Battery Pass yesterday. She was TO-
moved to the hospital,
The steamer Yingehow, which was adrift off Luzon for nearly a week owing to the loss of a propallor, has safely reached Manila. An American warship was dou-
patched to her assistance.
For having carried seven passenger, in excess of the number allowed by his licence & coolie boatman was fined $15 by were each fined $5 far, moaring their craft in probibited places.
the Marine Magistrats. Twelve boat poopla
The Management of the Kowloon.
is over. This ceremony is joyously. Canton Railway in an advertisement un puge 10 of this isave, announce that in recorded in the popular stanza,dition to the Ordinary trains, aut extra "When sweetmeats are offered to train will leave Kowloon for Sham Chun at the Genius of the Hearth, the Now 10.15 Am. un Thurday-Chinese New Year has come. The little girl asks for flowers, the boy wants fireworks,
Year.
9.15 p.. Trilby by Allan Wilkie Co. the old lady wants a new chignon and been undergoing a heavy overhau! at the The Indo-China steamer Tingsang has the old man breaks his bowl out of New Engineering Works, Shanghai, during spite." This rite is accomplished the sst wook. The whole of the steel after- in all families, rich and poor alike.deck has been renewed and a vaw main In former times it was done with topmaat seat up, while the rudder has been unshipped and new pintles wade, as great pomp in the Imperial palace.
well as sundry smaller repairs.
THURSDAY, February 6-
Chinese New Year's Day. General Holiday, Interport Football Match at Shanghai. FRIDAY, February -
6.30 p.m.-C. E. M. S. b St. Paul's
College.
PER MONTH. SATURDAY, February 8:-
Tuning and Regular
Attention Inclusive.
Noon-Humphreys Estate and Finance
Co.'s Meeting.
V.R.C. Four-aret Seruich Race. Philharmonic Concert in Theatre Royal,
City Hall.
Mornay, February 10 :--
Noon-Kowloon Land & Building Co.'s
Meeting. 3 p.m.-Sale of Crown Land st P.W.D.
TUESDAY, February 11:-
Non-Meeting of the II.K. Canton &
Mazno Stennibont Co.
WEDNERDAY, February 12:
Noon-Green Island Content Co.
After the 20th of the twelfth mona
all the houses are swept on the day fixed by the Imperial calendar. If this precaution is not taken the Genius
At the Magistraag this morning before Mr Eazeland, sixteen men were charged by Inspector Dymond with playing fan-tan at 19 Sai Un Lane. The first man was of Dust would be offended and sick-fined $30 for being the keeper of the house. ness would follow. On the 23rd, this One of the defendanta was absent, and his Genius with the Genius of the Hearth bail of 85 was ordered to be estreated.
The remainder were fined 23 ench. 82.29 and Spirit of the Door, returns to
in money was confiscated. heaven where he lays down his man- date. After this date nothing more is to be feared from him. Meanwhile
The I. C. steamer sang, which left Shanghai for Tsingtao on January 25, any the China Shipping and Engineering the Chinese are busy indoors prepar-Gazette, broke her tail shaft when forty Fatring for the New Year. Those who are miles North of Shaweishan on the following in debt decide whether they will pay day. The disabled vessel was picked up by all or only half. They see how much the C. M. steamer. Esinming, which had asiled for Cheloo on the 28th, and was towed money they have in hand and they go to Woosung whence she was brought up
ordinary General Meeting. MONDAY, February 17-
5.30 p.m.-Organ Recital at St. John's
Cathedral.
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to market to purchase the necessary river by tugs and taken to the buoys where things, provisions, meat, vegetables, her cargo was transferred to the Wosang. nuts, preserved jujubes, red-paper tutelar genii, and image of the Tsao- wang paper-mones. fr.web:11
Our readers are reminded of the Philharmonic Concert on Saturday, night
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Abor the usual Chinese cath bad boon administered to a witness before Mr. Melboume at the Magistracy to-day, he said If I sell a lie may I be struckral (Hon. Mr J. A. Buckall) and Mr. Mel dear by thunder."
It is interesting to learn that the oficist
Draft rules were laid on the table, de- cussed and approved.
tain Cayley, R.N., H.MS. Minotaur, attended the Chief Justico as best man, and he was supported by His Honour
The remaining members of let, sea- Mr Justice Gompertz, the Attorney Gene's committee, namely Mouses. White, Godge, Brutton and the Hon. Mr. C. H. Rows, were re-elected and it was un- animously decided that the Honorary Secretary should ask Captain Dickinson, NC.L., to fil the vaeangy occurring through the departure from the "Colony. of Captain Agg. K.OYLL.
bourne.
The body of a Chineas agod Aftying Clergyman, the Reverend G. B. Berry, years was picked up yesterday. He was a distinguished graduate of Trinity Hall, employed as a wood carrier, and his death Cambridge, which is also the College whore is supposed to have been caused by heart the Chief Justice graduated.
Sir William and Lady Roms Decies left failure, following over-exertion.
immediately after the "wedding by no. Gosban for * fortnight's stay in the Philippine Islands.
At the Magistracy to-day Borgt Gerrard charged seven mea before Mr Hazeland with opium smoking at, Yuen. Mi Hong. The first man was fined $100 or one munth's imprisonment for keeping the divan, and the others were fined $2 or seven days.
has been badly assaulted by another' A farmer in the Ping Shan district farmer, who struck him with a sharp instrument. inflicting serious injuries. The Views were received on the head and arm, and such forge was used that the arm was fractured.
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the Fajue Judge heard a action in In the Summary Court this morning which a mariner named Lung Tin Woo, living at 27. Ship Street, claimed from cha Kam Ho, dentist, of 117, Den Farx Road Central, the sum of $110, being principal and interest on a Chinese promissory note. M. Otto Rong Sing appeared for the plaintif. Mr.. W. B. Hind represented defendant, the defence being that the debt was a gambling debt. His Lordship reserved judgment.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Enropean Lady Amaultad.
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Mr. R. F. C. Master was re-elected Honorary Secretary and Treasurer and votes of thanks to him and Mr. Bla who kindly audited the accounts were. manimously passed.
This concluded the business.
In epinection with the above report / of thu: Gymkhana Chua it is to ba rất marked how very popular the meetings In this Club, held during the summer A European lady who was walking months, are becoming. Every so who alone on the path from Pokfulam to the has attended one of the gymkhana h Poak yesterday was attacked near the Happy Valley cannot fail to be impress reservoir by three highwaymen. Seeing el with the pleasant nature of the enter a Chinese rush towards her flourishing taiment. From the point of view also a stick threateningly she threw down ber of owners of ponies the meetings are purse containing sixty center, and ran, growing, in popularity, the entries for seized, and thrown down a bank. Fortu- larger than in previous years. We have but was intercepted by two other men, each year always being considerably nately a tree checked her fall. The non. it an excellent authority that during the who overlooked the fact that, she had a coming sensen, every endeavour will be watch, had disappeared by the time she made by the Committed to enter for all was able to regain the road. The victim classes of ponies, and that it has been of this outrageous attack fortunately only decided to materially increase the vahe sufered from a low bruises and the shock of the stakes sud prizes to be competed of her unpleasant experience. The mat. ter was reported to the police at Pokin. am and inquiries are being made.
THEFT OF CLOTH.
made an allegation that at the police
for: also that in cases where the number
of starters justifies it, third place money
will be given.
The first meeting of this season will probably be held towards the middla of April.
The sole object of the Club is to pro mete sport and racing during the sum-
months and we think everyone must held each month at Happy Valley materi- free that the pleasant little meeting
ally tend to mitigate the wearisomeness of the summer.
Our London Correspondent writes :-- Mrs. Mary Gaunt, authoress and tavaller, in shortly to undertake a journey into Chins..
A Chinese, who was defended by Mr. Russ, solicitor, was charged with stealing The journey was suggested to ber by Dr.
a quantity of cloth from a tuiker's shop Morrison, and Mrs. Gaunt will not develop in Des Vaux Road. The defendant want her plans until she reaches Peking. She the shop to buy some things in com will be away for one year, and her at-pany with other men, and after they left, tendants will probably be an interpreter the cloth was missed. The defendant Shanghai in the matter of accessibility and a servant. Daughter of a gold com-
Not being > fortunately situated as
mistioner, who later became a judge, Mrs. station he was struck by s lukong. Arr. for ponies, we cannot ruu to two official Gaunt spent her childhood in Ballarat, and Hazeland said that allegations were made meetings a year, but the fire gym-
khanas hold during the summer under- her earliest memories relate to the Chinese in every care. It was an ordinary case who were conspicuous commercially in the of shoplifting and such cases were especi- towards taking the place of an extra the auspices of this Club go a long way goldfelds. Mrs. Gaunt, however, das ally common a few days before Chinese official meeting. not speak Chinese. Her equipment will New Year. He sentenced the defendant: consist of a medicine chest, a sleeping bag to one month's imprisonment and four with an cider down quilt and ground sheat ( hours' stocks. and a mosquito curtain.
ngeswig wiesaku, various, ginger and garlic. concert version of German's charming Opern/bai VL Marz inward...
Some money must also be kept for the New Year's gifts. At home all are busy slaughtering pigs, grinding Rour, steaming bread rolls, and above
it is not inappropriate that some re-doors. A penman is called in to ference should be made to the customs write the usual characters on the
Land
begun, debts can not be claimed. One
from Moji, was entering the Huang. Morric England" will be given by a
pu River about 3 p.m. en Tuesday last.- Band and Chorus of 100 performers. Thisays the NC. Daily News, she fouled the RBuoy and got her starboard propeller piece was originally produced at the Savoy entangled with the Buoy's mooring chains. Theatre, London, and in its caucert form She continued on her course until well has been widely done. The plan is at inside the Conservancy breakwater. when
respectively.
SPORTING.
Association Football.'
F. COMPANY T. C. COMPANY.
NOTES FROM HO!HOW.
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Homow, Feb. 1.
CHINESE NEW YEAR. As Chinese New Year approaches, the
district.
SMALLPOX.
GIRL SCHOOLS.
All thanks are due to the committes
and officials who give up their time to
promote these meetings.-Communicated.
HUGHES MUSICAL COMEDY
COMPANY.....
AN AMATUKS' COMPETITION.
When the audience left the Victoria
had splendid evening's entertainment,
in any way. The Hughes Company has made a host of friends in Hongkong, and their next visit will be looked forward te with pleasure. The musical comedy that
trimful of mirth, good music and pretty they presented last night wan *Th Specolatera," show that in itself wes
dancing.
In addition to the performance by the
just cheed for the year in the Vun-sioms diffulty in awarding the prizes, but they eventually decided upon the following These schools have been taught winners:--1st (815) The Musical Trio by former pupils of the Pitkin Girls Mesers French, Hampshire, and Nát;' School in Kiungelow, and were supported 2nd, (810) Mr Lockyer, Salome dancer; entirely by the patrons of the schools,
3rd (88) the Gainsford Beuthera, "knock- While visiting the closing exercises of
As the old Chinese New Year will, all making "chiao tze." flour fritters Messrs, Lace, Crawfori & Co. and tickets she tried to anchor. In doing go, she swung business of this port slackons. The off-Theatre long after midnight last night, on the present occasion, probably be with meat inside. Red paper is then are at the usual prices with the exception of the last time which it will be observed, cut up in as many strips as there are Pit and Gallery which are $1 and 50 cents against the Customa Hulk, doing consider cials observed January In New Year', they left with the satisfaction of having able damage to the bows of the hulk, sbor Day, but the people generally are pre which could not have been improved the water line, and after becoming ootang paring keep the old customs, and led with the mooring chains drove the bulk Chinese New Year will probably be cele. that have pertained during the past bauds. On the 28th or the 29th play have been considered by the directors The tender Victoria and the Fab-lee went year than it we lost.
4 New York newspaper states that ground on the Shanghai side of the river, brated in Hainan more generally this thousands of years in the. Flowery these papers are pasted on the doors of the International Marcile Mariae alode and brought off the passengers
and with them images of the protect-ympic andor the the American dag. The was eventually beached on the Pootung as virulent as it was. Plague is reported Company with a view of placing the and maila for Shanghai. The Inaba Maru Smallpox is still prevalent tough not As soon the twelfth mouth. has
ing geni. On the crushing roller, more, it is said, will be accomplished side of the river, abreast of the Lighthouse, from the Tam-chow district. The mis- ANNUAL CASH doors and make up their accounts, begun, Chinese merchants close their
the handmill, cars, the animals' Bill, which will parisit vessels of sunseras assistance of the tender Victoris, after porting plague vaccine, and has treated. nader "joker" in the Yanams Canal and the following afternoon, with the sionary doctor at Nodos Las been "ure. They send- first to their debtors a bill troughs, in het everywhere, other now with foreign managing directors to sail having bear disentangled from the mooring many cases, and bas no doubt reduced Hughes Company, there was a competition WINTER SALE Mr" and so." Then comes the this kind: "New Year, great pro- United States. The plan is said to be part Qustems Hulk Ind also to be brought up
stating that "so and so is in debt to strips are struck with inscriptions of under the American amely in placing chains, was refloated and passed up river the fatality of the disease. There are no for local amateur entertainers, and there their control in the hands of ears of the to an anchorage off Wayside Wharf. The cases of pingue reported from any region assembled as good a combination of apare...... date, and below this the shop's trad-sperity and profit," "Green dragon, of a proposition for taking the Ameriror and docked for repairs.
as neur as forty rulles from Hoihow and time vaudevillo artistes us would be found we hope that it may not come here. anywhere. Most of the "turns" ware ing sign or chop with two small seals. prosperity and profit. White tiger, Combine, instead of the White Star. II Live the leading steamship line of the
members of one or other branch of "the About the 15th the creditor, provided prosperity and profit;" The newly- the scheme matures, the Olympia will be
eervices "and they provided a capital enter Our missionary ladies are much in-tainment. The judges must have found with his money bags, goes to the bought Tannwung is then put up; come part of the American Lize.
forested in two Girls' Schools, which havÒ debtor's house to obtain payment. after this lanterns are hung up. Many Those who foresee that they will be of these are adorned with mottoes, Gazette says:-A serious acaidens occurred ran "CORNWALLS” ISTZE COMPANY LEAGUR,
The "China Shipping and Engineering unable to discharge their accounts some are not. The inscriptions arest Woosung at 3 p.m. on January 28 when keep out of sight when the creditor of this kind: "Abundance of five the NY.K. steamer Inaba Maru, inward Substantial
puts in a clain but return home on grains"
bound without a plot, fouled the Woo- Pence and prosperity," etc.ing Spit Bug with har starboard ground yesterday. Piny oponed in favour of going with one of the patrons of the
This game was playel on the Military the school, the lies had the privilege.] about comedians. the 30th, to spend the New Year's Sometimes riddles or enigmas are propeller, dragging the buoy from its of F. Coy but they met a strong dofence. schools for a ride on a steam launch
The last performance of the Hughes) Reductions fenst there. The first moun having written on the lanterns.
Company will be gïvas to-night; when “A moorings. The buoy able was wound Nearing the interval Linton was fouled Seng Lung bay. This bay during the Day at the Exces" will be atagod. A round the propeller and in attempting to rear gual and taking the resultant penalty next year, it is reported, will be dredged "pecial feature will be contest in which IN ALL
On the 30th, when the preparationswing to the flood on her anchors, the himself, opened the scaring for F. Coy. must wait till the ath of the filth are all-over, before going to bed. vessel drifted on to the Customs Outer At halftime F, Coy led by a goal to aíl.
so that steamers can enter it from the all the artistes will take part, DEPARTMENTS.
month, or the 15th of the eight month
ocean, and there is a plan to establish before referring again to them.
a bunch of sesame straw is spread going ashore on the Shanghai side of the half and early on Wyatt equalised for C. Holbow. The surveyors who have been Play was fast and exciting in the second tiere a port which will be the rival of out in the yard. This is called river. After floating from there the vessel Coy and there was a rare struggle for the mapping this port are to go soon to map
At the Magistracy Go-day before Mr. Hazeland a young Chinese, WIS river, remaining there with the buoy fast by Knightley for F. Coy, and time arrived
with the result.-F. Company, 2; 0. Com- The Dong-ong district in the Interior The complainant, who had his head charged with assstilting an elderly men. pany, 1,
is not yet quieted, except as they are and hand bandaged stated that the defen A. COMFANY. . D. COMPANY.
maintaining an armed truce, Reinforcedant nud himself were taking water from the mandarin, under the direction of believed also that Pi-Hutza, a goblin made to Dr Timothy Richard, gotora!
This was the second game played on the meats have been asked from Cantón to
a street fountain, and a dispute are four mastors of ceremonies, falls pro- of the foxes family, is in the habit of Society, that Angin-Chinese biographies minute of the start, Moseley scored for &.
secrotary of the Christian Literature Military ground youterday. Within ace the unruly fention in that district as to who was first. The defendant his to deliver up their arms. The name of him over the head with a bamboo pole," strate before it. The ceremony being stealing the "chinn-tze" (fritters). It should be rition of all Protestant Company and by this point they led at the and as it is at present the most disturbed up he treated in hesital.
the district signifius Assured peace," and he got such a bad cut that heened over a scribe writes upon a slip of takes them from the poor to give missionaries, from Morrison onwards, and interval. In the second period D. Company portion of illo faland, it is to be hoped paper; "At such a time the subpre-them to the rich. The reason is that pohlinbed by the Society, in furtherance of } were unlucky not to have scored on to that the zovolution may proceed to give were not fairly frequenkAN WARNA fect has hidden his seal with due all the year round the poor have lived will between China and foreign nations. Clarke added another for A. Company with
the movement to promote ponce and good. occasions and midway through the ball even that region all that its name de
Inspector Dymond said they were not respect. Good luck." The seat is on the riman's bounty; hence there! The suggestion comes from Mr. Chen Kuoa brilliant shot from the right wing. There
so frequent now as they used to bo m stamped and pasted on the left must be restitution. Before going the movement, having translated Blue whistle sounded time the resalt was vince of the Republic of China is spain to fake place every morning. He fined
there were more water fountains, zów. That would never make A Hit with side of the second floor and off to sleep crackers are fired off, a Book correspondence regarding the Repub- Company; 2; D. Company, 0
Mr. Hazeinad said the fights used is then put away. From that
discussed in Hohow: Pasple, think that the defendant $7 c 14 days' imprisod moment the courts do not try any
lamp is lighted. on the shelf, where
lia of China and conducted largely attended
sinos Russin coams to be invading ment.g case except perhaps a merder or
stands the New Taowang, This the object. The Christian Literature public meetings in Shanghai in apport of
Mongolia, there is reason to four that some other grave offence. A month light must be kept burning all night. Society, as is well known, is extensively SAFE COUGH MEDICINĂ.
France may try to control Hainan, and that the position of the island would bu OTHERS object to ziving alter, viz, on the 20th of the first If anybody knocks at the door before crusting volumes of religious, ocistitific Mheir children medicines the better if it were counted as one of the mouth; the seal is taken out and new midnight to answer must be inade Chinese, and it is observed in the latter to Lin's Cough Remedy has become general ever, flat their toes are somewhat of the minor silmente The leay in to and general knowledge amongst the tain opiates and for this ranson Charber provinces of China. It would seem, how you know that more real danger tucke in a cominón cold thng in any other lest it should be a devil. At mid, Dr. Richard containing the egggestion nothing injurious and for the prompt rallat business bom are German, and the bust roughly relia reparatud c
favorite. This remedy contains absolutely groundies, when the principal firmas doing take Chain's Fogh R mody, a tho night-all in the houso must get up to mentioned above that the publications of cough colds, croup and hooping peas of the land fourried on with the nursalt of the cold na cickly as posibl 18 crifice is offered to the Genius of let the New Year in
of the Society were an important factor in cough, it hun equal For sale by all British ports a Hongkong and Bingepro. Statekeepe
This remedy Je for mile by all Chamber apak
Mm. Powell, Id.
BIJOU
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9.15 F.M.
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mandarins in all the tribunals hide
Station damaging the hulk and finally
THE DENO-ANG DISTRICT.
On the 20th of the 12th month the Tsaisui," trampling of the year. went ashore on the opposite side of the winning goal which was eventually secured Beng Lang bay. the seals. The seal is laid down upon This will enable one to hear if any to her propeller until the following day the table of the yamen and all the devil spirit approaches the house attendants and scribes being gathered during the night. On this night it is
accations are received.
On the 23rd of the 12th moon a
An interesting suggestion has bean
chuen, who has takes an active Interest in was nothing farther scored and when the
the reform movement.
Chemists and Storskerpers."
2.
Jaande,
HAIXAN'S POSITION The question of making Hainan a pro-
TROUBLE AT THE TAP.
Mr. Hazeland and it theno Bglite
CURE YOUR COLD NOW: