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INTIMATION
ROBI. PORTER & Co.'s
CELEBRATED
BULL DOG
BRAND
GUINNESS
STOUT
IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
and the Colonial
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26т¤, 1912.
At the local wool sales at Brisbane large We are asked to state that the Rev. C. purchases have been made by Japanese H. Hickling will conduct the Christian buyers, and the extension of this market Union meeting on Monday next. The for Queensland wool seeme assured, re-meeting will be held at St. Paul's College Forts a Standard correspondent.
Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co., have informed the police that the leather
and returned to the owner.
at 5.30 p.m.
THE A.D.O. AT THE THEATRE.
FIRST PERFORMANCE OF A PAIR OF SPECTACLES,"
| every 450 of its inhabitants, while London has but one for every thousand and the public, familiar with His ExOELLENCY's experience of police mattere in Hongkong, will be prepared to reposo confidence in his judgment, supported as it is by the opinion of the Captain Superintendent of Police Secretary thut the increases that have been made are sufficient trunk reported by A. A.Cook, a passenger Territories, anch roads should be of able to record that the first performance ladies-Mrs. Worcester, as the wife of We must all recognise the justice of the Eastern, to have been lost, has been found sufficient width to accommodate motor of Sidney Grundy's excellent play "A
from Manila to Hongkong on the criticism that the community does not do all
traffic es well as a light railway, if such Pair of Spectacles" given in the Theatre it might to protect itself from the operations
a railway be contemplated, and the Com-Royal last night attracted a fairly good of sneak thieves, and His ExCELLENCT'S observations on the point are well worth the Australasia, and China Telegraph Com-
The directors of the Eastern Extension, from Fan Ling to Shataukok should be the reception accorded the performanec mittee consider that the existing road use, especially in the dresa circle, while consideration of every householder. An pany have declared an interim dividend
widened accordingly.
ought to ensure a full house to-night. important point in the Hon. Mr. POLLOCK's for the quarter ended June 30th of 2.
For the benefit of those who may never speech was the request that HG EXCEL-ed, per share, free of tax, payable on LENCY would make searching inquiry into October 15th. Last year the dividend was "certain sinister rumours which have got at the same rate. abroad with reference to alleged corruption in the police forco." No particular section of the Force was mentioned by Mr. POLLOCK, so that the imputation for the present rests, upou all; but, so far as we have heard any
rumours of the kind, they relate exclusively to the Chinese branch of the Force. It is a matter of common report that it is the) practice of an important Chinese Guild to make payments to lukonge with the obvious intention of influencing their conduct as policemen. Speaking generally, the attitude of the average lukong rather suggests suspicion, for he may be seen at all hours lolling about shops and stalls, gossiping with the owners and helping BRAND himself to peanuts, cigarettes and other
trifles which help to relieve the tony of bis spell of duty. It is only fair to the other sections of the Force-
BULL DOG
LIGHT
mono-
ALE British and Indians to say that, so far as
IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
our inquiries go, nothing in the unture of bribery and corruption is alleged against thom. The purification of the Force effected by Sir HENRY. MAY some twelve years ago
We have received from the American Consulate General of Hongkong the fol- owing typhoon warning, transmitted from the Manila Observatory at 4 p.m., on October 25th:-Cyclone or typhoon E. of Luizon, more than 300 miles distant, direction unknown.
Four Chinese womon appeared at the
Magistracy yesterday charged with trespassing on a Government plantation at Pokfulam. It appeared they had been found gathering pine needles. Mr. Irving fined each of them $3 or seven days' imprisonment.
The two Sanitary Board coolies who were charged with recklessly driving a dust cart and injuring a man by running the wheels of the cart over his foot
appeared before Mr. Irving at the Magis-
tracy yesterday and were fined $10 each or one month in prison.
coast as an amateur, actor is of in- known in Hongkong, and it may be hoped that we shall see a good deal more of him on the local stage. It seemed unfortunate for the A.D.C. personation
Mr. Bird's in- that there should havo been so many maker eager to avoid paying his rent we
te, suivelling pid shoo... The Public Works Committee at their last meeting recommended that in con-
entertainments held or announced this cannot praise too highly. It was simply.. month to attract the loose dollars of the inimitable, Mr. Schmidt made a brief ap structing main roads in the New community, but it is gratifying to be pearance as the other shoemaker. Of the Benjamin Coldfinch, and Mrs. Schofield as the daughter of Lorimer,-their names are in themselves a guarantee to & Hong- reputation they fully maintained. There kong audience of good work, and that only remains to mention Miss Rowe, who as the parlourmaid had little to say it largely concerns two brothers, one a Captain Boulton who
wes admirablý benevolent old gentleman whose head is made up as Joyce, the butler." as soft as his heart and who is ever ready
On the fall of the curtain after each to respond to the call of distress without of the three acte the audience were m atre close investignation of the story: the
stinted in their applause. other a hard, calculating man of business
H. E. the Governor and Lady May were who "cooms fra
present. Sheffield," and whose philosophy of life is as widely different from his brother's at the Poles are asunder. Gregory Goldfinch, the "mon from Sheffield," pays his brother Benjamin a visit, and throughout the play the scone is laid in the morning room at Mr. Benjamin Goldfinch's residence. The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., who Early in the play the two brothers appear has acted as Honorary Secretary in this together in the rooms, Benjamin opruing matter in Hongkong, informs us that a begging letters and commenting syra porsions of Kowloon as are already pro-
have seen the play, it may be stated that but made an effective appearance, and
At the Magistracy yesterday L.-8. Wills charged a man with stealing a pair of trousers from 韪 house in Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon. Defendant, who was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and four hours' stocks, was captured by Mr. Kemp, the Crown Solicitor, and the mau in trying to escape bit his captor's wrist. It is believed that the prisoner is the man who recently committed so many thefts of clothing from houses in Kow-
Toon.
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN BIRTHDAY
SHILLING FUND.
draft for $17 158. Od. has been sent to pathetically on their contents while
THE LIGHTING OF KOWLOON,
At the last meeting of the Publio Works Committee on October 12th it was agreed to recommend, with a view to removing objections which are known to exist among the Chinese to living in Kowloon, partly on account of insuffi cient lighting, the lighting of such vided with lampa should be improved.
necessary extensions should be mado, extend to areas containing houses, the
London, representing 355 subscribers to Geoffrey scoffs and passes cynical remarks and, where lighting does not already
the above fund. The list of nantes of subscribers will be forwarded later.
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY AND ATHLETICS.
on the credulity of his brother. A con- ffice of words over a particular case ends in a decision that they shall 'both go at once to investigate the story. The result was as Geoffrey had anticipated. The
PORTUGUESE SPORTSMEN writer of the begging letter was an im
ARRESTED BY CHINESE. poster. Henceforward Benjamin's well We have heard many rumours of of pity becomes dried up. He "changes
Since Sunday last the great topic of The President of the French Republic athletic ambitions among the under his spectacles. He sees the world hence conversation at Macao has been the arrest has had, we are confident, an enduring has conferred the silver rescue medal off graduates of the Hongkong University, ferth through his brother's spectacles-or
of Sergeants Simoes and Arreias, Mr. influence on the conduct of the entire Forcs, the second class on Captain Rosiessky, and we are pleased to record the fact tries to do so. He suspects everybody to be Noronha (clerk at the Post Dice) and and though it is right and proper, when Koksichang, in recognition of his saving formed. H.E. the Governor (Sir Henry brothers each have a son. Benjamin's son They had gone out on a shooting expedi- of the North-German Lloyd steamer that a Students' Union has already been { deceiving him; even his young wife. The Chinese military post near Chin-san. Master Arreias (under age) at the are abroad affecting the lives of three Annamites on January the integrity of the Force, that the 12th of last year whilst on a voyage to A. S. WATSON moat, searching inquiry should be made Bangkok.
into their truth, we trust and believe that no very startling revelations are likely to result from the investigation which Hrs EXCELLENCY has promised to institute. Another matter whiel. H EXCELLENCY promised to look into was the suggestion that additional powere should be granted to the Magistrates to inflict corporal punish- ment. In saying that he was not sure that
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sinister rumours
anything could be done in that direction, H18 EXCELLENCY, no doubt, had in tind what Downing Street would have to say on the subject. Situated, however, as this Colony is on the confines of a disturbed province whose wastrels are driven by dire, pains and penalties to seak refuge here, it is extremely desirable that we should have punishments calculated to deter them from the commission of crimes. There is too much reason to believe that a short term in prison has frequently a contrary effect. We havegaol accommodation which ought to be ample for the needs of the Colony, but, as all know, it has bem deplorably overcrowded for months past, and the lenient treatment we give to the criminal refugee in comparison with that accorded
we
had been treated with liberality by his tien, and when they reached the country father; Geoffry's son (Percy had been re- fused all financial help: the money assigned for him is put into the interests also Percy gets
Subject to audit, the Directors of the schemes for athletics and other recreative business,"
May) has been elected to, and has accept ed, the Presidency. We understand that a strong Committee has been formed among the students to draw up definite International
relaxations without which University life Cotton Manufacturing Company, Limited, of Shanghai, propose success in their efforts and shall expect to is very incomplete. We wish them every to recommend at the forthcoming annual hear that, at no distant date, the Univer- general meeting of shareholders, the paysity will take up its natural position in ment of a dividend of 7 per cent. on the preference shares and Tis. 6 per share on the ordinary shares for the year ending
30th September last.
The Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to pro- vide for the incorporation of the Church: Body of the China Congregational Church in Hongkong," which was read a first time at the Legislative Council on Thursday, was introduced by the Hon. Sir Kai Ho Kai, who moved the first rowling. His Chinese colleague, Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, seconded the motion, which was agreed to.
PRESENTATION AT KOWLOON DOCK.
gocs
the
deceives-
and the
his father, tries unsuccessfully to get.
same way). into financial difficulties, money from him and is finally arrested for debt in
his father's presence." ench recreations, for we also feel sure it Parental affection then asserts itself and will provide an intellectual stimulus, not in the end Geoffrey recognises that his only to its own graduates and under-cynical view of life is wrong and mis- graduates, but to the whole community ofchievous. Meanwhile Benjamin is still Hongkong.
trying to adopt towards all about him his brother's accustomed' attitude. Suddenly it becomes bruited about that his whole fortune has been lost in a bank smash. The friends
and whom he had he had helped in years gone by
at length been persuaded, to suspect, rally round him with assurances of their sympathy and readiness to help-from the butler and the bootmaker to the shipowner--and thus Benjamin's faith in the goodness of man is revived and a happy ending to the play is thus secured.
The Caste was as follows: Mr. Benjamin Geld-
finch
.......Mr. 1. N. LIEVE. L'acte dregory this
brother).........Mr. CLAUD SEVERN.
the Kowloon Reading and Recreation A pleasant function took place in Boom on Thursday evening, when the whole of the staff met to do honour to Mr. Davison, Acting Superintendent of We regret to learn that Professor Cosmopolitan Docks, whose marriage to Smith, of the Hongkong University, has Miss Abbott, who has just arrived from received the sad news of the death of Home, takes place to-day at St. John's his little son, Keith Middleton, which | Cathedral. Mr. Stewart (Chairman) took place suddenly in London a few made the presentation on behalf of the days before Mrs. Smith and her children staff, and in handing over to Mr. Davison were to have left England for Hongkong, a very handsome silver tea and coffee Professor Smith during his short resi- service, with silver salvor to match, re-
kong next Wednesday...
was
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A GERMAN WIRELESS NEWS SERVICE IN THE FAR EAST.
The North-German Lloyd of Bremen announces an important extension of the wireless news service to their steamers on
Dick (his nephew). Mr. R. SANDERCOCK, rimer (his friend) Mr. G. W. BARTOS. Bartholomero Chie
ahoemaker). Mr. H. W. Bian.
Joyce (his butter).Capt. RE BOULTON
other shoemaker M, W. E. SCHMIDT. Mrs. Goldfinch this Lucy Lorimer (Lorin-
wife)
Mrs. W. G. WORCESTER,
er's Daughter).MK/ SCHOFIELD. Charlotte fa parlour
maid)
Miss Rowe.
hearsal less than a fortnight. Each play withstanding that it has been under re The play went exceedingly well, not-
er seemed admirably fitted to his or her
nart.
4
over which they intended to shoot, they, no shooting was permissible there. They were cautioned by a Chinese official that
disregarded the warning, with the result.
sent to Siac-ki, and thence to Canton, that they were, surrounded by about o hundred men and captured. They were where they were handed over to the Portuguese Consul. Only one of them-- Mr. Noronha-had a permit to carry
their journey from Siac-ki to Canton, The men were given no food on and, altogether, our Macao correspondent says, they were forty hours without food
which, as he pertinently remarks, is a- thing which does not happen to Chinese who get into the bands of the Portuguese police or military authorities.
arms.
The "prisoners" arrived at Macas on Thursday night by the Hoi-sany. A military guard awaited the arrival of the two sergeants.
ADMIRALTY'S NEW IMPROVE- MENT SCHEME AT DOVER. The Admiralty have decided, according to The Standard, to spend about & quar- ter of a million sterling on the improve- ment of Dover Harbour, which, since its completion two years ago, has been used by warships only to a very limited ex- tent. The construction of the harbour was provided for in the Naval Works Act, 1903, the estimated cost being three and a half millions, and the date of com- pletion 1907-8. As a matter of fact, how- ever, the work was not completed until 1910, the contractors having great diffi- culties to contend with owing to the strength of the currents
It is largely owing to these currents that the Admiralty have decided upon altering the harbour: There are two en-
that the western opening would prove to trances the eastern and the western- and it was said from the first by the local
be a good deal more trouble than it was seamen and fishermen, who are of course olosely acquainted with the conditions,
worth. A very strong current runs past.
It probably strikes the audience at first that the make-up of old Ben- and into this entrance, making it impos- jamin's wife's rather too juvenile; but classes to get in, and besides this, large sible for vessels of the smaller and slower the play, and not the capable actrcas, quantities of silt are carried into the bar- responsible for this impression, as it does hour, rendering necessary the constant not develop until well on in the play that Over one-half of the area of 010 acres employment of a large dredging plant. one of Benjamin's mistakes is that he there is has married too young a wife. The pert tide, but to maintain this depth it has a depth of 30 feet of water at low
Joba Hare carned distinction, was capi- of Benjamin Goldfinch, in which 8ir been necessary to spend over £1,000 a
week for two years past on dredging.
The degree of utility, possessed by
him in his own country is saddling the dence in the Colony has already madeferred in glowing terms to the esteem in Perry (his son) ......Mr. C. Beswick, community with a great deal of unnecessary many friends, and the deepest sympathy which Mr. Davison is held by the whole On October 13th, the wife of Mr. J. B. expense to the extent that we are now Hanko, Manager, Ayer Tawab Estate, threatened with the duty of building another Mrs. Smith, who is due to reach Hong-Davison has been with the Dock Company will be extended to him as well as to of the members, wishing him many years F.M.S., of a daughter.
of happiness in his married life. Mr. gaol at a cost of $450,000, which, of course, additional establishment HONGKONG OFFion: 101, Die VEUX ROAD C. will involvo
for nearly fourteen years and has by close LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEST Brar, E../charges. It is impossible within the limite
attention to business" and a charming of a single article to deal adequately with all
We regret to learn of the death on the manner gained the good-will of all those the important questions which came under 9th ult., at a nursing home in London. gentlemen who do business with the Dock review at Thursday's meeting of the Council of Hin Hang-yung, a young Chinese Company as well as of all his fellow but we cannot conclude without a reference student, and fourth son of the Com-workers.
Mr. Davison in receiving the to the amount of attention the quasin Hongkong. He had gained an Oxford most heartily both on behalf of his future pradore of the Chartered Bank of India presentation thanked his fellow members In Budget debates it is somewhat unusual tion of the water supply very pro- scholarship from Queen's College, Hong wife and himself and assured them that to find the Unthcial Mombers of Council parly received in the course of the kong, and went to Lincoln College, complaining that the Government is too debate. The Hon. Mr. OsnoRNE's incisive Oxford, besides entering at the Middle he felt highly honoured. economical, but there is not the slightest and forceful remarks on the subject com- Temple, as his intention was to study doubt that the views expressed in the mend themselves to public approval, and law at Oxford. Death due to Council Chamber on Thursday both by the now, that the work at Tytam Tuk has te. abscess of the brain. It may be noted Hon. Mr. POLLOCK and the Hon. Mr. gun, after many years of delay, we are glad that has been Compradore to the Char that his father the third generation OSBORNE represent public opinion in regard to note the assurances given both by the tered Bank to the special matters under consideration. Director of Public Works and by H.E. The H.E. The GOVERNOR met these criticisms GOTEENOR, that, the delay which charac in an eminently reasonable manner. His terized the building of the Law Courts, the soap factory in Japan by an English the Far Eastern lines. Up to now it has
the debate hears palpable/Post Office, and the Kowlcon Market will firm of soap manufacturers as the result only been possible for these to receiveially taken by Mr. Leefe, who in make-up Dover in its present condition is shown reply on evidence of the most careful inquiry into not be repeated in this case.
of the new Tariff Law, a United States important news on board on the Euro- and stage manner was altogether excel-by the following facta:-It cost three and Consular report points out that the capi- pean side of Port Said, as the power of lent He has the heaviest part n the ings and wharfage are provided for six- the various matters which were the
a half millions to construct, and moor- tal invested is £150,000. All the materials the wireless station in Germany only play, and he is certainly entitled to very teen battleships, twelve armoured crui-
tion in G subject of criticism, and with most of what HIS EXCELLENCY said it is impossible not dividend of 10 per cent.
Reuter's Telegram Co. has paid a
have been imported from Europe, and the reached to that distance, and for any high credit for his performance of a by no management a in the hands of an English further news the vessels could only de- means easy role. So also is the Hon. Mr. torpedo eraft; and it may be recalled that sers, four amall eruisers, and about fifty to agree. Tho question of the policing
staff of experts. It is still uncertain how pend on other ships. Now, however, that Claud Severn for his admirable imper-down they had to be taken up and relaid, after the principal mooring 'vere put of the Colony has been so much a Sir Claude Macdonald has decided to much of a success this new enterprise will the necessary wireless apparatus has been sonation of Geoffrey Goldfinch, the man as they had been placed too close toge subject of discussion during the past Icave Tokyo on the 4th November, and be. The Japanese have lately been making erected in Tsingtau, the direction of the from Sheffield. He has the brogue to per- ther. In spite of this large accommoda- few months that the public generally goès Home by the Siberian route.
great advances in the manufacture of Ostasiatischen Lloyd, a Shanghai journal, fection and played the part as to the issued by the Admiralty show that not a tion, however, the "Movements of Ships" cannot but be keenly interested in the very
soap, as their experts sent abroad by the the North-German Lloyd full information laid before the Council on
Mr. Sandercock was a single armoured ship has entered Dover The police are informed that a gold Bureau of Research have been very suc- Deutschen Betriebsgesellschaft für Draht-distinct success as Geoffrey's son, a rather Harbour this year, and that it has been
and the manner born. ring reported to have been stolen from cessful in obtaining formulis in all lose Telegraphic, have come the s.s. Zafiro on 28th September has been foreign factories. The high salaries paid arrangement with the Government in was goud as Benjamin's son.
difficult vôle to take, and Mr. Beswick used only by a few to an.
destroyers and As the gunboata, A few months ago & com- found and restored to the owner. the English experts, and the fact that Tsingtau by which telegrams will be shipowner who feared that he had been to examine the whole question as har
mittee was appointed by the miralty Japanese workmen demand higher wages dispatched to the German company's was offered substantial, help by the bene and shorter hours from foreign em
ruined by the probable loss of a ship, and bour, and although the balance of opinion players than from Japanese, will make ships twice daily, namely, at 2:30 and volent old Benjamin Goldfinch, who forward in favour of alteration were so was in favour of allowing matters to the cost of the outpirt of the new English pan. (Chinese coastal time). The wire in his changed mood was eager
stand as they are, the arguments brought factory considerably higher than that of less tolegrams will immediately on receipt withdraw the promise,
to strong that the Admiralty were convinced similar factory
Mr. Barton by them, and have decided to carry out be posted up in the vessels for the had a small part but played it with of these involves the closing of the west- entirely by
the suggested alterations. The principal information of passengers.
distinction, Mr. Barton's fame up the ern entrance altogether.
Thursday both as regards the police and prison administration. Prima farie, the Hon. Mr. Potock made out a very good case for the payment of a larger premium to
Thirty-six ricahe coolies were prosecuted insure against loss of property by theft, by Inspector McHardy yesterday before but His EXCELLENCY pointed out that when Mr. Irving at the Magistracy for obstruc- the additions for which the Estimates pro- tion at Wanchai. Eight were fined $5 vide are made to the Police force, Hong-cach and the remainder were Aned 93 kong will have one policeman for about each.
Commenting on the establishment of a
Japanese.
run