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THE COOK: AN IDYLL OF THE
PEAK."
LAST NIGHT'S PERFORMANCE.
in
THE
Scientist. She says that thirst even in hot weather doesn't exist. In that she's immovable. I, on the other hand, oven this weather, cannot resist thirst, The entertail who have contributedelila, the irresistible force meeting the to many pleast evenings at the Palace immovable object, the answer is a side Theatre, Mopat Austin, gave a farewell stop to the mess." programme at the Theatre Royal last
party.
The caste is un under :-
night, the performance to be repeated to Major Dashwood....Major Barrett.
Major Rompr. Mr. Jones. night. It attracted one of the largest audiences seen within the Theatre, includCaptain Fyndyard.... Mr. Willians. ing H.E, the Governor, Lady May, and Captain Dandy Captain Watson. Lieut. Oldnere Capt. Skrimshire. The high reputation which
..Mr. Biden these entertainers have already achieved irut. Fandom Licut. Brimbler was considerably enhanced by their per
Lieut. Roderick. formance last night.
2nd Lieut, Pinley Zher Bur, Al Luk
plauded. Musical Mac, as usual, made a great hit with his musical eccentrictics, and the Hon. Mr. C. Severn sang Marin" in his own inimitable style and An ovation had to respond to as encore.
Schofield for her was accorded Mrs. artistic interpretation of "Il Baccio," and she yielded to the clamour for her re- appearance by giving a verse of Antie Latrie.
Mr. Murray! ..Mr. Shields, Ligut, Lewes, R.N Mr. Kirkpatrick. Lieut. Welman.
understood how they are very much in
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 1912,
CANTON.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
STRIKE OF COFFIN MAKERS,
MONE SILVER COINS.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
Messrs. Vernon & Smyth in their weekly share report, dated 18th October, state:--
The tone of the local market continues
Sterling "Rubbers"
in
The
BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais have ruled erratic, with local sales at $805 to $810, market closing with sellers at the latter rate with the probability of a slightly lower rate being accepted. Lon- don has receded to £82.
MARINE
after INSURANCES. -Unione sales at 8815 to 8520 have declined to a selling quotation of $8174. Cantons have bon booked at 8255, and at slightly under
As there is still a great scarcity of silver in the city the mint has been
this rate more shares could probably be working overtime turning out 20 cent
placed. The ordinary annual meeting of hour earlier and leaving an hour later this Company takes place at the office of Exactly the value of the noon. China Traders and Yangtzes are expedition. It
coins being produced just now is not unaltered, as are also North Chinas, which are enquired for in the North at 'Tls. 140. stated.
MILITARY DHILL IN SCHOOLS,
FIRE INSURANCES.-Hongkongs are little firmer with buyers at $350, heldere refusing to sell under $360. China Fires are wanted at $135 after sales at the rate. SHIPPING. Hongkong, Canton and Indo-Chinas have local buyers Macaos have been booked at 828 and close at $86, the London rate having advanced to 140/- (middle). China and Manilas steady,
aro quiet at $82, and Douglases at. 825, the Star Ferrys can latter being on offer,
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ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,
THE ASSISTANT CHAPLAIN QUESTION." A special meeting of scatholders and
CANTON, October 17th. subscribers to St. John's Cathedral was held at the City Hall yesterday, a good. The coffin-makers in Canton have been hem, and a fair volume of business has number being present The Rev. Hon strike new for several days and have been transacted. Copley Moyle, MA, chaplain, presided caused considerable inconvenience to the after a rapid decline, due doubtless to
The CHAIRMAN said that one of the first community. The reason for this movo the unsottled political situation things he read about Hongkong was in is that the Police Commissioner has de Europe, have recovered somewhat and the Church Notes of January last, whoremanded a weekly return of all coffins sold etose steady at slightly under last week's Fine Hard Para is quoted per Mr. Johnson wrote that at that time the in order to enable him to compute the rates. Church body were unable to pay for an mortality in the city. This matter would "Reuter" at 4/7 per 1b, quiet,
been raised to 5 per cent., and the open assistant, and he hoped some arrange- entail a good deal of interference with Bank of England rate of discount has nients might be made. There was plenty, the coffin guild, it is stated, and the market rate to 4 per cent. Bar Silver of work to be done that required two men members have refused to agree to the closes at 205/16d. ready, 297/18d. for- to do it, and when he came people told arrangement proposed by Mr. Chan, the ward, the tone of the market being dem. Storling T. T. 2/-, Shanghai T. T.. The first part was devoted to a variety
him there ought to be two clergymen Police Commissioner, and have shut up 71fd., Consols . entertainment. After the opening selec
at the Cathedral, but he thought he would their shops and workhouses. The ques- tion by the orchestra came this ever popu-
As will be seen, the caste does not in-have a look round and ascertain the tion has been brought before the Governor lar acrobatic display by the Englanders, and then followed Mr. P. West in a clude a lady, because the story is one means of the place. The matter was to try and effect a settlement, but so far
without a woman in it It might have rather brought a head by the offer of the nothing has transpired... clever rendering of "The Spaniard. An encore was demanded and he acceded been expected from the name of the piece Hon. Mr. Claud Severn to give £25 to it by singing "Playing the Game in that it concerned the conflict of a lady towards the stipend if nine others would the West." The costine duet and dance with the chef, but as the mere much who do the same. The Church body discussed by Captain Skrinshire, Lieut. Crosse, run a mess have, not the domestic science the matter at their meeting, and they named indulging in a very amusing posed to be endowed, it can be readily and that he ought to receive £300 a year, and Lieut. Kirkpatrick, the two first training with which most-women-are-sUP" considered that a asistant was necessary Pieces. The workers are starting u simian representation, was heartily ap the hands of their Chinese servants. In which at that rate would require twelve and the work is being done with all the General Agents on the 23rd inst. at}
speaking of the performers individually, guarantors of £25 for three years. it would be difficult to single out any for had been suggested that instead of getting
The Educational Commissioner has special praise, as their work was uniform certain guarantors, the pew rents should ly good. Major Barrett, as the Mess Pre- bo raised $10 all round, this being
more permanent way of issued a notice drawing the attention of sident, was natural and convincing; Mr. thought a
There was a all Schools and Colleges in Canton to the Jones as Major Romor, the keen sports-raising the stipend. man of few words, moved easily on the divergence of opinion at the Church importance of drill and states that this Military stage; and Captain Wyndyard, a some redcting, and it was finally decided to subject must be taught as one of the most what captions captain, acted his part put it before a meeting of the scatholders. important in the curriculum. well. More work fell to Mr. Williams as The Church Body were of opinion that drill is insisted upon and schools are The second part of the programme was Captain Dandy, a simple good soul, bless: $3 would be enough, and that 810 would requested to have all their pupils clad
a further decline to 100/-, at which Lon- devoted to the performance of the musicaled with this world's goods, an eyo-glass, he too high. There was a tremendous ita distinctive uniforms and to wear then be placed at $46). Shell Transports, after comed by Lieut. Crosse, entitled "The and a drawl. His song, "I come of noble amount of work that ought to be done at all times. Since the Revolution this don sold in the earlier part of the week. Cook: an Idyll of the Peak." This was family," was extremely well rendered, that one man could not possibly do. He subject has been boomed in all achoois, have now recovered to a buying quotation indeed the piece de resistance, and-was and he deserved the applause which greet (the speaker) was under
a continual sometimes to the detriment of others, and of 103- with sales at various rates up to
105/6.
REFINERIES-China Sugars have solu received with an enthusiasm and an uned him. The part of Lieut. Oldacre, a obligation to the neighbouring Chaplains. this latest order shows that the authori qualified approval that must have been much-married subaltern given to good The feeling had grown that they ought tacs are determined to instil a military and are in further request at $108.
closing quotation being $32 buyers. highly gratifying to the author. With works, was in the capable hands of Cap- to have some more progressive work, and fervour into the young. It is not at all anons have been bought 833, the MINING.Tronohs, after declining to out doubt, it exceeded expectations, and tain Skrimshire, while Lieut. Lewes was not simply hold their ground (Applause.) uncommon sight at present to see a school. proved so successful that more is certain well suited in bis part as Lieut. Pimley,
Dr. FRANCIS CLARK (The Treasurer) out on parade preceded by a buglo-band 66/3, at which rate shares were sold by ing quotation of 70/8 with no shares ob and a martyr to verbal hemorrhage. Mr. Kirkpatrick made up exceedingly well as Body were reluctantly compelled to decide
tainable under a smart advance,
(Chinese Engineerings) are unchanged at Zham Bax, an Indian mess waiter, and that they could not have an Assistant
woods are quiet at 1/- and Itoubs at the impersonation of Ah Lak, the cook, Chaplain was because they had been
$37, the latter being on offer. Kailans
was admirably done by Lieut. Welman.
asing the reserve fand for the past six
35/- (middle price), to-day's wire quota- The production was under the manage years, and the fund had been reduced to
tion from London.
ment of Captain Agg, who is to be coma small sum. Therefore, the time came plimented on the smoothness with which for some special efforts, and to soine the picee ran, the stage management extent they had been successful. There the 345th Regiment, which is fairly co-being in the capable hands of Captain had beco a considerable increase in their revival of monopolies the wine monopoly ket closing with sellers at 852, and prob- Always have on hand a very large complete fortably established in quarters on the Ponton. The orchestra was supplied by revenue. In 1908 the receipts were Penk, are thrown into dismay by the the band of the 1st Battn. K.O.Y.L.I., 313,800, and in 1911 $17,173. There had disappearance of their Chinese cook a few and the excellent work of Bandmaster also been
considerable increase days before the expected arrival of the Moss, as heard in the skilful orchestra in the expenditure, which had fluctuated has notified all shopkeepers and others hai and Hongkew Wharves at Tls. 961. Inspector-General. Believing that # tion, delighted the audience. The scene good dinner might influence a good is a mess room, comfortably furnished, from year to year, canged to report, the officers are naturally chand looks exceedingly well. concerned as to how they are to meet the
At the close in response to repeated- difficulty of suitably entertaining the Incalls of author, Lieut. Crosse appear spector General. Three of the officers, who ed and bowed his acknowledgements. are married, aduit that they each possess an excellent cook whom they would willingly lend to the Mess were they not afraid that the Mess would want to keep him. Finally, each, overcome perhaps with a sense of duty, confidentially informs the Mess President that he will lend his cook for the ocea sion. As the President is asked to treat
to be beard regarding it. True, it is very "the Brat," a subaltern full of spirita said that the reason why the Church and looking for all the world like a London, have since recovered to a buy-
simple, but its simplicity makes it effec- tive, and a wider field of popularity shond be assured this very clever production. The choral work is particularly good, and the work of the artists was very creditable.
The outline of the comedy, as already indicated, is fairly simple. The mess of
to each
other
CHINESE HONOURS.
The following Presidential Mandate has been published:---
PEKING, October 9th
a
company of soldiers, and many of the scholars think that this sort of thing is much to be preferred to general educa tion. Physical drill is a very important matter for the young; but it is quite easy to overdo it, and at this time that seems to be what is happening.
MONOPOLIES.
In spite of agitations against the has just been sold to a merchant called ang Kwong, who has opened an office on the bund. The Provincial Financier some engaged in this trude that they must licence before the 21st by. extent
typhoon
and apply for a damage
for things. Last year,
the instance or they will not be allowed to Jike
carry on this business. These monopolies, first time in seven years, they had a
The most though not altogether in the public in small balance in hand-$131. hopeful aspect of the case was a steady terest, are proving a godsend to the increase in the collections, because he finance department and helping to ide thought that showed the interest taken over the present moncy difficulties. by the people in the services. Last year the collectione amounted to $6,997, and they had been steadily increasing year by year. (Applause) He felt that for the present they had reached their limit. With regard to the question of raising the pew rents, he was inclined to think their revenue, and thought it better to guarantee for the whole enm neecssary. The pew rents were increased only a few years ago, and there were some people who strongly objected to paying pew
USENG NATIVE CLOTH ONLY.
For some time past the manufacturers of silk and Chinese cloth have been agitating against the use of foreign cloth stuffs for the manufacture of clothes. The wholesale importation of ready-made suits and of cheap foreign cloth was and
Hea
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.--Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks, owing to rum- ours of an impending arrangement with Taikoo," advanced rapidly from 846 to $52 with sales at intermediate rates, mar Kowloon Wharves
Bamples with E-p, book' tree from senzoet dapat Noabery, dept. 16,17 Charterhosso, London, Towne & Co.. Hydney, N. B. W. Lennon, Ltd., Unga Town Multor. Macland Co..Onlcutta and Bombayi Potter (Corp, sole prope., Boston, 17. . A.
89.K
Chs. J. Gaupp
& Co.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
CHATKE BOAD,
stock of
also
able buyers at 851 have been sold at 868 and close steady. New Amoy Docks are quoted of 862. Shanghai Docks at Tls, 48, and Shang-
SCIENTIFIC AND LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.--Hong- kong Lands have been booked at 8104 and
There are buyers SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS more can be placed. of Kowloon Lands at $34, West Points at
553, and Humphreys Estates at $7.80, Transits, Lovels, Plane Tables, Prismatic and the latter after fairly large sales at 871. Hongkong Hotels are quiet at $114 and
Sight Compasses, Hand Levels, &c., &c.) COTTON MILLS.-Hongkongs have sold 874 for the old and new respectively, at $5, the buying rate being now $4.90. Ewos are wanted in the North at Tla. 104.
MISCELLANEOUS.-China Borneos have DRAWING heen booked at $91, and more can be placed. Electrics have sold at $24, Ropes Lights at 82.10, Steam Laundrys at $41. at $19, Union Water Boats at $103, China Watkins at 33 and Powells at $71, all closing more or less in request, Cements fr can be placed at 831, and Watsons at 86.66. $84. and Hongkong Tramways at 5/3. Langkats are easier on the week with LONDON QUOTATIONS,The following sellers at the close at Tls. 5. quotations (middle price) were received from our London agents by wire this United Berdangs morning
As the anniversary commemoration day of the Revolution will take place, there- the matter confidentially, his difficulties fore meritorious people should be are not decreased but rather increased honoured in accordance with their merits. I that was not the wisest way of increasing is still a menace to their business and There are sellers of China Providents at
by the plethora of cooks,
Meanwhile
Sun Wen and Li Yuan-hung have hereby the second lieutenant, the Brat, as conferred on the Senior First Class be is alled, also decides
to take the situation in. band, because. he is
have
Honours.
Tang Shou-yi and Wu Ting-fang anxious about his application for leave hereby conferred on them First Class
He obtains being granted. terview with the old cook who bad
LI
in-Honours.
Huang Hsin, Ching Tob-chuan, Tuan Chih-jui and Feng Kuo-chang have hereby conferred on them First Class Honours.
absconded and by means of threatening him with the police secures his promise to come to the mess and produce a No. One topside dinner." Subsequently the President discovers what the Brat has undertaken, and though at first he is inclined to resent his interference he later accepts his arrangement as a solu- tion of the problem which bad arisen over too many cooks being offered him.
rents at aH.
Mr. F. BROWNE was averse to the pew rents being raised. The nuances of the a stable Chao Ping-chun has hereby conferred Cathedral should be put on
foundation. There was no doubt at all on him Junior First Class Honours.
Liang Ju-hao, Chow Hsian-hse, Tuan that an assistant chaplain was needed, Chi-jut, Liu Kun-hung, Hsu Shih-ying, and that now there was an occasion to Fan Yann-nien, Chen Chen-sen, Liu make a more strenuous effort to put the Kuei-yib and Chu Chib-chien have hereby conferred on them Junior Second Class finances of the Church on a stable basis, he would rather see a proper endow inours.
ment fund, as at Home.
they have brought the matter before the Government, who have supported them and ordered the Icgal dress as it is called to be made of Chinese fabric; and they intend to tax. foreign goods of this description coming into the country. Sapongs
Still it is difficult to see how they canLondon Asiatics very well regulate the matter, and it Eastern Trusts would seem that the public will have to Rubber Trusts
Tronoha Only
Shell Transports saw hundreds of Indo-Chinas be the judges of the question. two days ago I
Kailans cheap ready-made suits exposed for sale London Ventures in an auction room and sold for 86 each. Pahang Consolidated These find a splendid market here, and Hongkong Electric Trams. 5/- will probably continue to do so.
、 · REGULATING THE SALE OF MEDICINE, Recently the Police Commissioner has
The cook is brought in so that the mem-jang, Chao Wei-hee, Yang Tsong-sea and there was an endowment fund, whichbeen interfering with the unrestricted
Chao Erb-hsun, Chen Chao-chiàng, Sung Shiu-nien, Ching Teh-chuan, Tan Yin-bai, Chow Che-chei, Chang Chen-- Hu Han-man have hereby conferred on them Honour of the Junior Second Class, with rank of Field Marshal.
Mr. A. Baren (Hon. Secretary) said
amounted to about $600.
Linggis
116/
257
11/3
18/0
10/3 premium:
71/9
103/6
1401-
10ld.
11/0
351-
29/3
JAPANESE HONOURS FOR BRITISH OFFICERS.
ADMIRAL AND CAPTAINS DECORATED.
sale of medicines of all kinds, and we will no longer see the sage at the corner of
The Emperor of Japan has conferred the street selling pills and plasters guar-
Sun on Admiral Sir Alfred Winsloo and anteed to cure all the ills that flesh is credulity of a section of the populace, the 3rd Class of the same Order on the if they did little harm, were simply Captaing of H.M.S-Defence, H.M.S. Kent, H.M.S. Minotaur and H.M.S. 4. their removal is quite a
Monmouth.. r. restrictions are being swindlere
stalls, and they have ernor to be allowed
bers might have a look at him, and then to the surprise of all each of the thres
Mr. E. T. WILLIAMS agreed with the -married officers claim him as his cook. The Celestial blandly denies his low. Li Lel-chun, Sun Tao yan, Chien Sit previous speakers. The way to get collec shan, Chang Feng-chang, Yun Chang-tions was to get large congregations, and ledge of any of the parties, and even heng, Lu Yung-ting. Chai. Ngo and Tang why did they not have their Cathedral heir to. These people, imposing upon the the lat Class of the Order of the Rising disavows some of his own previous Chili-yao are hereby appointed Lieuten full of people? They wanted a shortened misdeeds. Consternation has fallen upon aat-Generals with runk of Field-Marshal service. They wanted the services to ap-
Hu Ching ye is hereby appointed the company at the discovery, but the Brat, with his nimble mind, saves the Lieutenant-General of the Army with peal to the young fellows, who should
rank of Field-Marshal.
take some part. He appealed for a beau Chang Neh-wa, Chai Chi-min, Tang tiful plain service as they had at P situation again by suggesting that as Alt Luk cooks for the three married families Yu-lun, Koo Siang-chi and Ho Sib-fun in the terrace and also offered to cook for are hereby appointed Lientenan Tenerals
of the Army, the Mess, that this arrangement should be sanctioned, and this being agreed to, all ends well..
"Not a
Poo Tien-tsein has hereby conferred on im Junior Second Class Honours
A TRIPLE COLLISION.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Por supported the observations. liams. It must be apparent those who attended the Cal their services failed to attract/
ja as before, but this
"BUFFRAGETTES
THE TOKYO. EXHIBITION.
CELEBRATION OF CORONATION.
The Tokyofu Exhibition, which origin- ays ago a meeting of women who ally was fixed for 1914 but abandoned Sir PAUL CHATEL was of opinion want to have a say in the Government owing to the death of the Emperor Mut- there were many who would willingly subscribe, and he would be very pleased of the province was held in a house at subito, has been reinstated in celebration
Sun Fong Street and their deliberations, of the coronation of the Emperor, to take a subscription list round and sec if he could not raise the necessary sam. lasted several hours. He hoped that in a week or so he would be able to report that he had succeeded. (Applause.)
...SHAMEEN NOTES.
The dialogue is bright and is punctu ated with not a few clever and original remarks. For instance, when the Mess
At Shimonoseki on the morning of the President announces that he has been 10th inst. the British steamer Nightland
JAPANESE SOUTH SEAS STEAM In the River at present are H.M.8.
SHIP COMPANY, going into the mess accounts and that collided with the Fusan-Maru-and-cut her
Cadmus, Rosario, and Moorhen, U.8.8. there is the devil to pay, the Brat anchor cables. The latter drifted and The CHAIRMAN We are deeply grateful Piscatagun, B.M.S. Tiger and the French
The Cadmus is ny- The first steamer of the South Seas interpolates,
very respectable
collided with and carried away the Nankai to Sir Paul for his offer. (Hear, hear.) gunboat Argue. firma to deal with, air" Again, Captain Maru. Both vessels stranded bat were The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK proposed that ing the paying-off pennant and the Steamship Company, which is subsidised by the Japanese Government, leaves an Assistant Chaplain be brought to the Rosario has arrived with a relief crow. Wyudyard discussing modern cooking eventually got off.
Colony from England, and be engaged, in A Gentlemen's Handicap Doubles is pro-, Yokohams on 2nd inst.
of the philosophises in these words, "Nowadays
the first instance, for three years.
eceding under the auspices dinne doesn't need much cooking. It
Mr. WILLIAMS seconded, and it was Tennis Club. In the first round Messrs. Serymegour and Kendall beat Messrs. consis chiefly of enough cocktails to
carried unanimously,
CRUISER. The Hon. Mr. Poock also moved that Lens and Martin, - LAUNCH OF A JAPANESE BATTLE- liquify conversation and sufficient port
PAIR OF PINCE-NEZ, Gold-Sir Paul Chater's kind proposal be ac 6-4; Dr. Davenport and Mr. Kitchin beat Messrs. Gilman and McDonald, to drown speeches." Before leaving this
The rimmed. Lost at the Theatre last night.cepted. one more quotation may be given.
Finder will be rewarded on returning Dr. CLARK seconded, and it was agreed 7-5, 4-6, and 6-3; and Messrs. Smith and Comrie beat Messrs. Adams and to with acclamation, Captain sets mechanical problem.
Same to
Herb, 7-5 and 6--3. Capt. J. T. DOUGLAS. This concluded the business. Christian 起 My wife," he says,
a
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