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MEMO. FOR TO-DAY. 3.13 p.m.-Kinetophone Entertainment
at Theatre Royal,
MEMO." FOR TO-MORKOW.
General Memoranda. FRIDAY, Decembar 12-
9.30 pm Auction of Jewellery at Messrs Hughes & Rough's Sales 8 p.m.-Cliftonian Dinner at Hongkong
Rooms
THE CHINA MAIL.
The many influential and well- known sincs on the list of the organising committed which is starting the movement would be ennugh in themselves to show that
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
· LOGALAND (GENERAL).
The Torilla (Captain Swanson) in declining the United States insok 1300 coolies to Stoporo yesterday!" Vitation: the Government man other
A bag containing jewellery valued at 824 and 940 in money was stolen from the thin of the chief officer of the s. San Un, while she was lying alongside the whart yesterday.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBNI.
THE FERRY DISASTER. THE EXTRADITION CASE.
Seshu Maru.
11
AN INTERESTING AFFIDAVIT.
Defendant'a Banking Trans- sactions.
ORGAN RECITAL
There was a barga congregation-whi $ INQUEST' ON A VICTIM.
inded Ethe Hon. Mr. Chand Several · laat night's. Organ. Recital Hazeland winned the inquiry, com At the Magistracy this morning. Mr.
kt St. John's. Cathedral.; A very pleasing programme was subnubted and menced yesterday, into the circus!
presentation both. Mr. Doumen· Fuller, stances of the chanhh pica woman, who risks than that of giving needless A rieksha coolie book to Wanchai was drowned in the Equata ferry dis
The hearing was resumed at the Magie-FR.C.O.. the organan, and tho voonlism, offence to a friendly nations Police St tion yesterday a lady's silk amaster. The ferry bout, the Wa Sung, was tracy this, attiraoon, before Mt. Wood, of Mrs. Goldswish and M. A. G. Mage, closely akin to ourselves. Whenbrella which was left in his vehicle by a munk in the harbour in oollision with the the application for the extradition be Okina, fol. acquitted themselves most cre itably, Mrs. Gobbenith, who, bus le Japanese steamer Sodra Stars and one on a charge of stealing securities amountings and exquisitely expressive voluit, we find people like Eords Abercon European 11 ly in Queen's Boad Wasḥ,
thirty persons wens shared, so far as to 10,000 balanging to the Government sang Elgar's Sabbath Morning at Sod." Jaway. Cowdray, and, Rotherham.
of Canton, of Chung Sau Nam, alias Chung with fine fooling. She and Mr. Ise- can be ascertained. Sir James Fortescue Flannery, Sir
Mr. J. H. Kemp, Crown Solicitor, Hix Nam, former periutendent of old sang the fine dust, by Lohr, “The Mexander Henderson, Sir Thomas
conducted the inquiry on behalf of the the Canton Treaty. He is also charged luy is Done, in a manner this was Sutherland, Sir William Treloar,
Creen: Mr. Roader Harris (of Messrs. with converting the securities to his own highly appreciated by all prosent. fr. Wilkinson bud Grist represented the use and, with stealing a paying out bock Mcdonali is » singer whom we should Sir Thomas, Lipton, and other pro-
owners and coxswain of the atoom launch, belonging to the Canton Governments, like to see more frequently bedoro. " minent lealers in commerce and Inspector Gordon executed a peak the Wa Sang: and Mr. Davidson (
Mr. M. W. Slade, K. C., and Mr. Elden (puislio as a soloist, as la bús a finely industry associated in a public re-wATTADA MG Choung Sha La silage Lan Masts. Hastings and Hastings) watched Potter, instructed by the Assistant Crown clivated baritone voce of very goo monstrance of this kind, there can Tan island, yusborday and seized a number to cases behalf of the one of the Solicitor, Mr. F. M. Hodgoh, and rality. Mr. Fuller played the follow- be no doubt as to the weight that of forged Chineno notee and two printing
E. F. C. Master (of Musty Johnson ing wompositions in his usual artiskie must be attached to it. When Pruses and arrested thres men found on
thu.premises. actually submitted for the con- sideration of those with whom the
Viva- Admiral T. P: M. Jerman, C.B
·last ward will rest it will represent, arrived here this morning in HM.S. A we may be pretty sure, the well-ority. His fling was crea-forted to H.M.S. reasoned convictions of individuals, Minotaur at & o'clock this morning, but the companies, and syndicates with ari Admiral and Mr. Jerram will continue to irrefutaple cluiu to speak on behalt live in the Alacrity for the prant of the public und national interests which are involved in the thatter. In a communication from the honorary secretary "it is suggested that more detailed information is now available as to the nature and volume of the commerce which the adequate representation of Great Britain at San Francisco would help to extend and develop. It
was not aware that already the Pacific Const of the United States
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dence of identification.
The Chinese corswain of the launch, port the application, and Sir Franson), Vorspiel, from Parsifal (Wagp), Lo Carilion (Wolstenholmo); Topesti fl. G. A wha mu sleveing righs up to the time Piggott and Mr.
d'Evey). of the collision, gave details of his cousinstructed by Mr. G. E. Hall Bration and suil he steered between the two Mr. W. D. Hind (of Musara Brutton and Blue Funnel Line abeamers, passing Betty opposed the application. nearer to the Ajax, which was lying to westward of the Antiloches. He blew a long blast, immediately after pawing between the steamers into the fairway
CHINESE POTTERY AND PORCELAIN.
What The West Owes 'to China.)
A large, audience gathered at ba November 11 to leam something of what
"Before Mr. Wood in the Palice Court now the Soshi Maru approaching the production cf the affidavit, raised the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London,
this morning a man was remanded in custody on a charge of attempting to com
to
to
Mr. J. Mackie, interpreter of Chineva at the Supreme Court, went into the box to prove an affidavit made by Chung Chau Sam in the supreme court in a civil actiọn still panding.
Eir Francis Figgott, while not objecting technical poins the an officer of the Court could not take anything off the Ale.
His Worship: That in a matter between the Wind owen Chinama “vubjek him and the court, is is not
curiously, in contrast with the mo St Franci Piggott No. It is between frequently discassevi, question, of what | him and you.
His Worship said he proposed to accept China has learned, or should learn, from the affidavit
Europe. The title of the lecture by Ms. Mr. Slade read the adidavit, the material B Hobsrat, "Chinese Pattany part of, which stated that while in office in and Porcelain," and the tinters of Canton Chan Ewing Ming who was then the East Emal eagerly listened for an Governor General ordered him to obtain hour to a relation of the history of the 8350,000 from the Treasury of
from the west, but he did not blow it before, as there was no nood to do so
Mr. Rouler Harris asked it Mfr. Kenp it as aried robbery in Elgin Sweetwald inform the jury that the coxswain Four ralibers entered the house and would have "antind a breach of the wounded an old woman, who pluckily | barbar regulations had he blown bin' raised an alarm. The robbers ran away whistle before he saw a vessel approach
ing. He read the regulation in question. ad prisoner was arrested on the-stairs.
Mr. Kep-aid he was not seeing that the coxswain ought to have blown his whise.
Continuing his evidence, the carswain Canton and report to him for further famous industry in China and a descrip. said the Seshu Maru, which was about instructions. He was unable to obtain the tion and appreciation of the beautiful three or four ship's lengths nway, did full sure, but gut 8100,000 from the work turned out by the wonderful skill not answer his signal. He could not Shamees Branch of the Hongkne and of the Chinese potter from century to ratimate the Sadhu Maru's spod but she from the same branch of the International entry of They were Shanghai Banking Corporation and $50,000 was going as fast as an acrow and the Banking Corporation. He subsequently also able to admire the reproductions water was rushing high at her bows. obtained drafts on the offices of the two of of the fines Apecimens of his Witness kept on his course without alter.banks in Hongkong and reported to Chan craft town on the screen, to learn ing his spood, his impression being as King Ming, he ordered him to cash the something of the ingenious processes by
which theso PRAMO manufactured, and, afterwards to turn with renewed ite the steatret. Had de steaner replied she did not answer, that he could clear with would have known exactly whe
terest to an inspection of the collection ther the Seshu Maru wished to pass his
[of Oldiese pottery and porcelain now on bow or astern of him. The steamer did
xhibition in the Gallery. not alter her course and did nothing wo avoid collision, Just before the colli. of municipal representatives, giving sion witness went to starboard in order
1.15 p.m.--Kinetophone Entertainment may be that the Board of Trade SHOULD PORTS BE MANAGED
as Theairo Royal.
BY MUNICIPALITIES T
In most large general posts a vary con imports annually from the Unitediderable proportion of trade is connected Kingdom goods to the value with industries in the interior, and it is twelve millions sterling. Red taperential for their prosperity that the sometimes apt to get into the transit of goods and materials to and from wheels of the caterlating machines such areas should be conducted as directly in our public offices and impair the and cheaply as possible, with the smallest accuracy of the results they record: posible amount of handling and local charges. The promotion of this clars of and the rather significant fact men trafic is påviously not in the direct in- tioned by the secretary may have cerests of the municipality, and one an Fot mixed up with and been wall imagine the dificulty of the position obscured by less relevant statistics.
Club.
9.15 p. Kiretphone Extertainment
at the Theatre Royal,' SATURDAY, December 13
11am.Auct on af Sundries at Miren
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P. Lammert's Sales Rooms, 2.30p.m.-Auction of Chinese Porcelain and Carios at Old Post (fice Build: WEDNESDAY & TOURS, Dec, 17 & 18-1
ingi.
Ong China Mail.
Nor is it by any means certain
then full crodit for all wisdom and that the impact might be kamerad and
honesty," when their constituents, in the kis launch not be cut through. The
drafts and band the money to him.
Cand proceeding.
ÆHE SUICIDE OF CAPTAIN FROGGATT.
Statements at the Inquest. -
At the inquest held at Shanghai ist | Friday concerning the death of Captain B.
THE BOTTER'N WEZEL
Dealing with the origin of the potten's art in ancient China, the lesturer said that if the Chinese really invented the potter's wheel, as their tradition olsimed, their's must have been a separate and independent invention. But if the Chi
nese tradition did not carry us back un far in time as that of some other greas
2.13 p.m.-Auction of Antique China
and Oution at the Geo. F. Lammert's that due allowance was made for form of hotel proprietors. warehouse launch sank immediately she was struck Salts Boonis.
the impetus that will be given to owners, carters, general labourers, and and witness was thrown into the water. TUESDAY, January. 8:----
Noon Gen Fenwick & Co. Lt,international trade by the opening others, use all their influence to maintin When he rose to the surface-be-saw-the
General Meeting.
of the canal while the reduction some antiquated and costly system of steamer near H.M.S. Tamar.
After the tiir. adjournment Mr. David. Froggatti of the Chita Merchants' service, nations of antiquity, such as the Egyp- · working which broums their calling", "but | of the American tarif, another im-which is directly opposed to the interests in applied for leave to cross-examine a circumstances reported in our yostim ad Babylooian, it was at any rate day's isme, the Second Officer of the Treme, unique in this that whorsea other civili. portant factor, has been sanctioned of the port and its clients in the interior. the coxswain.
Mr. Harris objected. He understood who deposed that deceased was subject to zations had crumbled into dust, this by Congress since the announce and stands in the way of the adoption of that this was a purely formal inquiry.
fits of melarcholy, mid there was on point hire alone had preserved continuous ment in Parliament of the Govern- more rapid, chesper, and up-to-date
Mr. Davidson pointed out that the which he ought to mention. At Amoy the existence until the present day. method, which will promote the prosperity main had alleged that the Boshu Japanese Consul and the authorities from There was a Chinese book dating from HONOSONG. WEDNESDAY. Dec. 10, 1913.ment's decision. It will thus be
of the manufacturing trades and industries Maru was travelling like an arrow."| sarerst Japanese men-of-war had bothered the sixth century before Christ with a seen that, in this affair, at any rate, directly concerned. These suggestions, put That was a very serious allegation against the Captain from morning till sight section devoted to pottery, and this book even the most distracted and re-forward by Mr. A. G. Lyster, formerly the captain, whom he was representing, with reference to a Japanese ship he was actually wristen in the language occupied statesmen need not be engineer of the Marvey Desk Board, and submitted that he should be allowed had found abandoned and from which which is current in Chink to-day." Speak-
Are by to cross-examine the witness. puzzled to find means of withdraw-in tie presidential" address,
he had äxived various articles. It was met ing of the early wares; those the Han The Crown Solicitor raising no objec by the Irene in the Gulf of Liao-tang or and the Tang dynastics of China, the ing from a false position with the means imaginary; on the contrary,
tboy A10 the results of many tion, his Worship allowed Mr. Davidson Pe-chi-11. That was about the middle of speaks auferred to the fact that mapy air of people who only made & years' experience of the difficulties attent ense-imming upon the question of the month. They saived various articles fresh specimens were being discovered mistake through inadvertence and dant upon the introduction of new mathods seed sloze.
fire and, as they thought, wing the opening up of the country hasten to retrieve it directly they and of the natural desire not to add to
by the railways, etc., and every month The coxswain, in reply to Mr. David. 18 she was those impediments by the introduction of son's questions, said he had been sinking. At Amay the Japanese were brought something now and wonderful are better informed.
BRITAIN AND THE SAN FRANCISCO EXHIBITION.
NAVAL FUNERAL.
The Late Lieut. Kunhardt.
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CONTENTED WORKERS. ↑
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to light.
EVOLUTION OF PORCELAIN. There was no" defizite record" of "tha
ALL will learn with pleasure the announcement made in Home papers to hand that u atrecuous attempt is
a complicated and unsuitable constitution coxswain for two years on the Taumati Accusing the Captain of looting and piracy. being made at Home to cause Great
fur the port authority. Municipal authofurries and was well acquainted with That was on the 23rd and 24th it. and Britain to participate officially in the
rities, too, have strictly defined limits of the Wa Sang. The speed of this launob the Japanese ultimately allowed the Irane
the Sohu to proceed to Shanghai on the Captain Invention of porcelain, as it apparently exhibition at San Francisco, which is
jurisdiction, and the question of providing seven knots and that accommodation outside those limits may Maru eight or mind knots. Es estimated undertaking not to touch any of the articles can about by process of graduat evo to be opened in February, 1915, on the
arise at any time. The case, in fact, has the speed of the steamer by the size taken from the Japaness voel. This tution. There was good reason to think. formal opening of the Panama Canal.
of her bow wATH. Ha was picked up by prayed on the captato's mind on the white porcelain was made in China thớnt arisea, in more than one intance, of the
a steam laurreki
way up, and also the fact that he might the beginning of the seventh century, The British Government, it will be
The funeral of the into Líeat. Heinrich most suitable position for extension from
The inquiry had not concluded when have to
appear in Court
anor, roughly, eleven hundred years ahend remembered, decided that it was not R. Kashurdt, of HLM.S. Tamar, took the point of view of the port lying outside
we went to press.
inquiry. The frene reached Shanghai last of Europe. We had evidence of train-- worth while to accept the invitation place yesterday afternoon, the cortege municipal boundaries, and municipal
Sunday. He understood proceedings had | Jaĉeno porcelata in China, in the mathị of the United States and arrange for leasing the Naval Hospital at 4.50. The influence being exercised in favour of aites
been taken and an inquiry had been opened confury which gudrifted -of-wo, donbi Britial representation at the Exposi- band of B.M.S. Minotaur braded the within its limits. In such circumstances.
by the Japanese authorities. The Japanese whatever. Incidentally Mr, · Hobson Consul and the Chinese Minister of Foreign | mentioned that though tes, was used in tion, with all the pomp and circum-cession, in which was firing party of it is readily conceivable that the best fifty man from H.V.S. Triumph, a detail interests of the port might suffer serious
Affairs had been on hoard. If the Captain China long before we used it, the tropos stance observed when it is thought of 200 men and a number of officers. The damage if its control was entirely or largely,
had seen any of the rumvare in Shanghai did not seem to have appearod, carlier advisable that British goods should Bar. A. C. Moreton, the station Navel in the hands of the municipal representa How oo partnership loads to industrial newspaper, he would have felt it very than the Ming dynasty. Porcelain was be displayed with proper effect at a Chaplain, of H.31.5. Tamar read the tives, who would be very loath to see such aficiency was explained by Dr. Charles deeply. They got that paper on board. Used in China for almost every cou grand international fair. The official funeral service, and Lieut, Seymour (T. B. a veloable rateable property developed out Carpenter, the chairman of the Senth but he could not say whether the Captainceivable object of us and ornament.
The bulk of our Chinese porcelain. nind" was doubtless under the 036). Lieut. Hendley, (T. B. 033), Lient side the area of their control. Cases, too, Metropolitan Gas Company, to a large had seen the article or not.
dated from the Iset, the Ching dynasty." impression that the reasons which Scott (H.M.S. Merlin) Lieut. Egerton exist where the limits of a part include audience at the Leeds Unisces by recently.
The Corne-Do you think he would ad in this connexion the lecturer noted. (H.M.S. Minota) and Flest Surgeon several tounicipal areas, and in such lu- One of the largest employers of labour attach undue importance to it A-Yes the downwsed curse of the Ching prompted this decision would be Bernard (El.M.S. Tamar) were the bearers. atnaces it is imposible to cenesive that the in the north of England was once asked. Ha minde himself quite ill over the whole potters, their loss of originality, eta He
**La not contented workman worth 5 per endorsed by public opinion and would
interests of the port could be satisfactorilyant, more than a discontented one 1 His matter and could not s'erp meet with approval in commercial and
entrusted to one particular municipality, or industrial circles. The inaccuracy of
even that representation on the authorita.
"I myself," declared Dr. Carpe have heard roes of opini n All degrees tive body should be limited to one "muni- that view was very "quickly demon÷-
employers strated. Strong protests were heard Mr. H., Walton, formerly of the General on all sides, and it became tulerubly Electric Company's feel branch, left ges evident that the precaution of secking terday for Swatow & take charge of the advice from people even more cum-electricity and water-works there. petent to give it than the experts of
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL..
cipality, as the others would have, some,
if not equ-k chims for representation,
00
At Amoy the Japanese bd accused him cuncluded by remarking that Chinese of setting fire to the ship. It was a master porcelais was undoubtedly the most of open discursion. Thang were talking of bosutiful and original porcelain in the
As a matter of world. It had been, in fact, a mode
the same question. Various peonie pat she was first sighted. Witness sighted her really children to-day as compared with
and manages of Porkman aing him fir 50,0
fact the vessel was fire exridahips when for all our European wares, which wer the figure a
• að 20 per cent.. to 100 per cent.
first. Everyone on the satin knew the
On the other hand, this latter system of I de nos consider the higher figure to matter bad preyed ea his mind. When it. After many scentul endeavours representation, if adopted, would certainly but whether he says 10 per cent, or 100 thenght something in the paper had Chinese porcelain, and since then had e any exaggeration in many instances, they on board heard of the death they the Europeau discovered the secrets of tend to set up a rivalry of interests within per cent, every employer will agree on the used it. It had been rumoured that he eceeded in evolving highly serviceable the port authority which would not be likely value of contented workers.
Taberis de educated, and clearly had set fire to the ship to destroy, traces of
on board.
afternoon te
ware of their own. But, still, we wern
many of the best forms and designs, and
About to promote the development of its proper soon that ontentment on the part of the They were highly indige indebted to the Chinese for all the zoot the Board of Trade had been neg- A marriage will abortly take placa lected. Whatever the explanation of between Bir Henry O. Rax Ironside on the most sounomical and antinfactory | men is na assentis! to the machinery of Tas inqueet was afterwards "diourood ideas of the manufacture, as well as for
lices. The progress of ports is naturally production as oil is to the mechanism of untal this strange oversight may be, it is C.M... of Heronden House, East beset with many obstacles and dificulties, the mill 1 do not bellers the arenage
Captain Froomak was bozu at Chester workman is "discontented when he has unlikely that the responsible auth Kent, bin. Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and the complication of the constitution in uficient wager to meet his living waste, | Eold in 1879; thus being in his 84th your that was a dobź which we acknowledged orities will persist in their refusal to f and Minister Plenipotentiary at Sofia, and the manner indicated will only tend to add but he is profoundly' Jlsbatisßed with him din joined the China Merchanta in 1903; every day when we called our finer warre let Great Britain enjoy to the full the James Jardine, widow of James to its difficulties, and infot serious harden asociation with undertakings uning larve and after acting for many years as chief Chinn benefits of participation in the Ex-Michael Wilhughby, 5.1.
Jardine, K., and daughter of General upon it without any adequate advantage profits in which, though he beipe to provide here ired his first command in 1911, and later was sppoined to the Irene. Engineering.
unmarried, and it For the efficiency of shour it la cable people are still alive at home.
is understood position of 1915, if it is conclusively proved that this would be missing a
officially that the matter of the salvagy hár The Shanghai Menary understands magnificent opportunity for promoting national interests, and that their amazing indifference to the probable
**TWELFTH NIGHT."
ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
if not assured results of holding aloof The Hongkong, Mummers inform us test,
The Hon. Trener of the Alice Memo the Charities on whose behalf they prorist and Affiliated Hospitals begs to on such an occasion would be keenlydd allth Night have bosetited to rosented by merchants and mans the considerade extent of $180), this
acknowledge with. thanks the following GREAT REDUCTIONS IN facturers all over the Empire. It amount being equally distributed among
contion to the funds of the Hospital 29-
Hr, W. J. Tulchor. PRICES.
is with the object of inducing the the four inb tution MONS. ACCURATEST" Government to study the position Considering the sumptions manner in DIEPINSED.
from a wider standpoint than is taken which the production; was prosested, by economical officiale abnormally the pleasing result testifies to the excellent organisation of the enterprise, and the solicitous to avoid public expense promoters sie to be highly congratulated that an influential committee was ro, na the francial and artistic succos 298cently forme
achieved.
PRES
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QUERS' BOAD, HONGKONG.
Tuberculosis accelerated by anthraz gas stated at an inquest at the Hospital on 6th, alt: to be
death of a hematoline, showal had pesi hal
them, he receives no share.”
sential that it should work with a mintro inv of friction. Co-partnership fall -requirement.”.
this
MONGOLIANS SURGING DOWN.
SOUTH
In contradiction of the reporte.of.the successive conquests of the Mongoliar Expolition, nowa Mongolian invadere,” hevé thing before them pod nảy south as the
HEIRESSES, SMALL PEMIL
Statistically spending, heiresses been arranged Matisfactorily to all parties not likely to have large families,” and the articles sivéd have been remored Mr. 0. 8. Stock, whon sposking from the ship to the Bureau of Torsigo - Eugenion súd Bocial, Frognem ** Affairs in Babbling Wall Road te svalt Women's Institute, Victoria-sten delivery to the owners.
pently, They come from small fami
they are beir
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