RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
The
It Hon, posscased any Socialists or Labourite they would surely have protested when the last estimates were presented against one little item which seems to have escaped attention.
When I item is 2600 for a silver mace. noticed the words "silver maço," my thoughts reverted to the historic occasion when Cromwell ordered his soldiers to "take away that bauble," and I had visious of such another bauble within the horse shoe table in the Chamber where the Legislative Council meets.
AFTER THE BALL.
NOTES BY THE CHIEL."
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER IND, 1912.
St. Andrews' Day was royally cale- brated on Friday night.
It was a great night, and those who did not enjoy themselves had only them- selves to blame.
after
The numbers on the floor were not quite so great as on previous occasions, and there was greater comfort for those taking! part in the dancos. The coolness of the night contributed not a little to the pleasures of the evening, and dancing was
especially vigorous, But not so. decidedly The mace is for the Supreme Court and supper. The reels went with a glorious is intended for use on coremonial oceaabandon, and the strathspeys made even sions. I am not sure, but I fancy this new the onlookers "hooch," interest in the more picturesque features associated with Courts of Justice must be due to our worthy Chief Justice, whose elevation has been signalised so far by the introduction of scarlet robes to be worn on certain occasions.
was
Not many chiefs in these modern days can speak "ta Gelic," and Mr. Dick- son's quotation given in the lanuage of
with received
rapturous Eden applause even by the Sassenachs of Scotland. It must be borne in mind that even Scotsmen are Sassenache, as indeed most of them are, for after all, the Lowlands were and are the most populous part of the kindom.
LOCAL SPORT.
LEAGUE CRICKET,
0,0,0,
E. L. Braga, run out
70
W. H. Vivensh, o Brown, b Scott.... 7
R. A. Carvalho, run out
38
R. Pestonji, o Brown, b Scott
3
J. V. Braga, b Pearson
16
H. H. Taylor, not out
19
W. H. Warrenor, e Callings, b Pear-
SOD
J. D. Noria, not out
2
KOWLOON C.Q. V. STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS.
Played at Kowloon. Scores:
STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS. Capt. Robertson, b Macaskill Q.M.S. Davis, c Sutton, b Evans Pte. Hooper, 1.b.w., c Macaskill ... 1 Capt. Lambkin, 1.h.w, a Macaskill... 27 Sergt. Worswick, c Robinson, b Evans 0 Major Bowen, c Evana, b Macaskill.. 0 Lieut. Col. Taylor, e House, b Weaver 8 Rev. Pegg, & Smith, Macaskill Major Hunter, e Evans, b. Wensor ... Lee.-Cpl. Riley, c Smith, b Weaser... 3 Pto. Shipton, not out
Extras
Macaskill Evans Weaver
KOWLOON U.c.
Engr.-Lieut. Smith, retired W. Curwen, & Pegg, b Davis F. Sutton, b Pegg
THE DIARY O FLI HUNG-CHANG |
A DAY WITH BISMARCK.
The London Observer is publishing extracts from the Diary kept by the late Li Hung Chang during his visit to Europo and *America in
1800.
R. Basa, S. D. Sotna and C. Johnstone During the tour the Viceroy wrote coase-
did not bát,
Extras
13 0 44
OTHER CRICKET,
fossly but without much order or method.
13
166
KOWLOON C.C. "6". v. CIVIL SERVICE
This friendly match was played Happy Valley. Scores:-
ROWLOON C.C. "B,"
Though a confirmed, he was not a careful diarist, and the jottings of his earlier years seem to have been left about haphazard in various places with a casualness not to be expected of so im. portant a personage. Some two years ago his writings were collected from different quarters by his nephew, Provincial Governor in China; and, with the consent of the Imperial Government and the trustees and heirs of Li Hung at Chang's estate, they have been carefully examined and, in part, translated by a secretary of the late Viceroy, assisted by Drs. Wang and Hsiu-Tsai, of Canton, and Capt. William Manning.
Total
Bowling Analysis.
0.
31.
W
0
Morrish Scott
8 0
24
0
14
61 0
2
Farg
R 0
80
0
9.
Pearson
Total
60
Bowling Analysisi
10. M. R.
V.
13 .3 30
5
5 3
2
4.5 1
12 3
Capt. Wood, run out
20
112
L. F. Townend. b Bradbury
0
3
4. M.. Whyte, c. Loo-Jones,
Foster 5
14
N. L. Railton, b Fostor
Q. W. Wilkie, not out
1 12
N. Croucher, Bradbury
G. Wolf, b Hamilton
B. D. Evans, c Worwich, b Pegg...? J. P. Robinson, not out..
E. J. Edwards, b. Hamilton. CW. Jeffries, not out
1
0
R. R. Macaskill and W. L. Wesser did
Extras
11
Extran
3
Total
01
Total
919
Bowling Analysin.
Rev. Pegg. Q.M.S. Davis ............. Capt. Robertson .............. Major Bowon Sergt. Worswick
D. 19.
9
M.
R
W.
Hamilton
I
49:2
Bradbury
4
0
20 0
Sara
0
66
3 0
18
W. E. Dixon, e Shipton, Major Bowen 28 A. R. Raven, e Shipton, b Davis 2. H. S. Rouse, 1.b.w., b Worswick...... 16 J. H. Mead, not out
24
The tramway boycott indicates how easily Chinese opinion is swayed, and how a vigorous minority can impose their It cannot be will upon the majority.
Why don't the Lowland members of contended that the bulk of the people who' have been accustomed to use the trams the Society insist on Lowland names having a place in the decorations of the willingly undertake to walk or to use hall! The crests exhibited were mostly more expensive means of travel, and yet those of Highland clans, bat there were not bat.
This sub- that is what is happening, mission to guilds and to individuals is other names which are perhaps more dis- one of the characteristics of Chinese tinguished in Scottish history. Where which Westerners have difficulty in under-were the Hamiltons, the Douglases, the We have seen it in the case Scotts, the Jardines, the Armstrongs, the standing. of domestic servants, we have scen it in Elliotts, and all the Borderers? Surely trade disputes, and we have seen it in John Knox, Robert Burns, James Watt, former boycotts. Doubtless this hostility and Thomas Carlyle are names to con- to the trams, resulting from a perfectly jure up the best in Scottish life and reasonable action on the part of the character, and yet they are overlooked Tramway Company to refuse acceptance by the men who made the cresta. of Cantonese silver, will disappear in Highlands and Highlanders represent a time, but the return to normal conditions considerable part of Scottland, but there is not likely to ensue until there has been are others! some more "kicking against the pricks.”
+
The rain which care during the week, though insufficient to make any difference to our water supply, was welcome if only as an indication that the long spell of drought has been broken, and yesterday's rain refreshed a thirsty land and did something to remove our fears of a water Jamino.
ין
I bear that certain economies in the payment of the police are contemplated by the authorities, but in view of the
The
All Scots must have been pleased to see the greater number of kilte which were brought out on Friday night, but it has to be confessed that most of the wearers were men with names that betrayed the Sassenach. Few could sport their own tartan, and a fair percentage had to go to mothers and grandmothers in order to claim a tartan.
An innovation this year was the badge worn by subscribers. It was a neat thing in white and blue, with a St. Andrew's Cross in white in the centre. The silver badges worn by the members of the com
dissatisfaction which exists in the "forca"mittee were very striking, a thistle being
のむ
that subject the present hardly scoms an opportune time. When payment is considered, it will be seen that the remaneration of the "bobbies" is, judged by the Eastern standard, not at all as high as it might be
There was a leading article in the Daily Prese a few days ago on a Colonial Office appointment which bas the appearance of being a job, and, this brought me the following note:-
placed over a St. Andrew's Cross. The design of the thistle, which was of great beauty, was taken from the Covenanters flag, so that a special interest attached to those souvenirs. Mr. Dickson is to he congratulated on his originality in this direction,⚫
It would not be quite correct to say that Auchtermuchty was the most popular feature of the evening, but its attractions were very powerful. Many a good story
I can recommend to those who are going was told there, but the scenes were not OT former home a reliable firm of jobmasters in the those
days of former
West End, Messrs, Barcourt & Co., Down-nights. It was not true that, one man ing St. Special terms are given to eat on the bottom step of the stairway members of the Colonial Service.
and called for a sampan!
I know the firm well, and understand it is a good judge of hacks 1
was
HONGKONG "A". CIVIL SERVICE. This match was played on Saturday, the first-named team gaining a comfort- able victory by 44 runs. Hutchison and Biden batted well, supported in their efforts to achieve the desired object by the bowling of Witchell and Bird. Scores:-
HONGKONG "A.
W. Poole, run out......
11 15
D. J. Mackenzie, c Gibson, b Sara... 2
H. E. Hollands did not bat.
Bowling Analysis.
Foster
0. X.
R.
W.
7 1
13
2
9
0 23
2
4
2
2 0
0
J. Mackay, 1.5.w., & Wood
5
E. W. Hamilton, "b Wood
24
J. W. Lee Jones, and b Wood
C. Sara, b Wood
7
3
DIVIL SERVICE,
A. Foster, b Wood
E. F. Gibson, b Wood
E. W. Dason; e Wilkie, b Mackenzie Il
C. J. Higginbotham, b Wolf
J. Spittles, not out
F. Bacon, b Mackenzio.
J. Bradbury, b Wolf
Extras
12
5
2
9
. Total
86
Bowling Analysis.
0
0.
R.
W.
F. A. Biden, b Joseland
19" C
Wood
0
42
க
Mackenzie
14 3 27
3
A. O. Brawn, c Hinde, b Joseland H. Jackman, not out......
3 0
Wolf
44
2
7
2
G. R. Sayer, c Crewe, b White ....... R. O. Hutchison, e Crewe, b Joseland 20 R. Witchell, b White
H. A. Cox, run out.
R. P. Phillips, e Pierce, b Joseländ... 0 R. E. O. Bird, e White, b Thorpe..... R. C. Barlow. b Joseland
Extras
Total
CIVIL SERVICE. A. H. Crewe, 1.b.., b Bird
A. H. Gilllaghan, c Jackman, b Bird Liout. Thorpe, & Cox, b Bird
T. E. Pearce, c. Phillips, b Bird Capt. Day, e Biden, b Witchell ...... C. C. Clarke, e Brawn, b Witchell R. M. Austin, e and b Phillips
Lieut. White, c Brawn, b Bird ...... A. N. Joseland, e Bird b Witchell.. W. B. Hinde, e Biden, b Witchell C. Buckingham, not out!
Extras
Total
HONGKONG
V POLICE C.C..
10
93
B
15
་
0
11
1
4
}
0
0
10
49
This match was played on Saturday, the "B" team winning easily by the large margin of 200 runs. The partner. ship of Claxton and Hancock was the feature of the game, both being in
LOCAL LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
HONGKONG v. H.M.8.
*TAMAR."
3
Of the immenso mass of the diaries,.over 70,000 words have been translated, and from this portion these notes--the only writings of the Viceroy that have ever been rendered into English-are now for the first time offered to the public.
Li Hung Chang, who died in 1901 at the age of 78, had been a person of importance in China ever since in 1863, as Governor of Kiangsu, he, with the assistance of General Gordon, quelled the Taiping rebellion. For his services he received the Yellow Jacket and Peacock's Feather, and was made an hereditary noble of the third class. In 1872 ho became Governor-General of Chili and He founded Senior Grand Secretary- the Chinese Navy and promoted a native mercantile marine. He was in command of the Chinese forces in Koren, during tho war with Japan (1894-5), as the result of which he was deprived of his honours. His sagacity and knowledge of affairs proved, however, to be indispensable to the Throne, and he was soon reinstated; and for some years longer found scope for his unrivalled faculty of intrigue in his relations with the European Powers.
During the first five days of his stay in Germany Li Hung Chang: did not write a line in his diary, though he does not fail to cover his experiences there pretty thoroughly when he again takes pen in hand. He writes at Essen au follows:-
A TALK WITH BISMARCHE.
While I am officially the guest of the German nation, I am bere personally the guest of Karr Krupp, whom I have for many years longed to see. I do not know which I had the greater desire to see- Princo Bismarck or Herr Krupp; but, however that may be, I have seen them both, talked with them freely, and feel that had no other attraction or benent been awaiting me in Germany I had been well repaid.
trouble must fall.
Played on the Club's ground at Happy Valley on Saturday, the home team gain- ing their first victory in the league by 4
Each of these men seems to be filling. goals to 1. Opening in promising style, the place he is most fitted to occupy the Club-forwards were constantly in the Krupp in his quiet way to make big guns, picture for good work, and on several and Bismarck occupying a place where For while it is he can put them to use: occasions the custodian was sorely tried. known that the Kaiser is the head and However, no score was registered until front of Germany, yet it is Bismarck who the first portion of the game was waning. is the solid rock upon which any great After some pretty collaborative work by the forwards, Railton obtained possession on the right, and scored a nent goal. In the concluding moiety the sailors were seen to better advantage for a while, and had quite a good share of the play Hamilton performed valorously at back, however, and was the principal stumbling block to their aggressive movements. After a melés in the goal mouth, Wilson augmented the homesters total, and the amar, replying with spirit, notched
I had a splendid visit to Prince Bismarck at his castle the day before yesterday. He made me drink some beer, which I did not like at all, but a taste for which he said I would acquire if I stayed long enough in Germany. I told him I did not expect to live many years longer, and that it would probably he impossible for me to learn to like the national beverage.
The ceremonial at the supper decidedly picturesque, and those who were present watched with interest the passing round of the manich with the barley bree There was only one man who funked par Hongkong Chinese do not taking of the whisky neat, but he brilliant form. In the former's admir their first and only point. Shortly after. fables. During a large part of the time!
Canton seems to have been suffering very badly from war fever during the
past. weak,
appear to have been infected with the virus, though I learn that an appeal to the "Dare-to-Dies" was posted about the Colony a few days ago to this effect:-- "Fight! Fight! Fight! To your horses and onward to St. Petersburg to blow up the Emperor of Russia." The notices were promptly torn down, of course, by the authorities; but it is a sad commen- tary on the state of Education in China when a response could be expected to such a ridiculous appeal.
All interested in sport will be sorry to see that the Hongkong Amateur Athletic Association, which was formed in 1008, is numbered among the defunct societies in the Colony. The Association has never. received the support that it deserved, and ite existence has at best been a lingering.
one.
soine
noblushingly kissed the bottom of the receptacle to show that there were no heeltaps." Report does not state whether
he was a Scot or not,
The report of the St. Andrew's Ball will appear in the Hongkong Weekly Press, which will be ready for the French mail to-morrow morning.
A
THE PATHETIC FALLACY.
deep hush holds the Hielan' hills, The buras run dowie to the sea;
Nae cushat croons, nae laverock trills, Nas bee the honied heath distills.
They mourn the mondiewort wi' me.
The rabbit stays his furry fit,
Nao mair the rotten squeaks wi' glee; In oronkless croods the corbies Bit, Their silvery song the cornerakes quit,
They mourn the moudiewort wi' me The maakin's lugs drao doon wi' dool,
The squirrel dichts a tearfu' ee; Nae hedgehogs aport at evenin' cool, Nae heron stalks Loch Gainach's pool,
They mourn the moudiewort wi' me. Faint fade the flowers in ilka dale,
A floors that. blythest want tae be; Noo droops the dear domestic kale. Glam glows the giddy galing le,
They mourn the moudiewort wi me.
The tansy, hings his hefty heid,
The dockan's doel is eair tao-see, The thristle's now past a remead. Chortles nas mair the chickenweed,
They mourn the moudiewort wi' me.
I was startled the other day by seeing: in a northern newspaper the sensational catch-line Mermaid caught off Shang bai. The sub-beading added that it had been found alive and whining on the
surrounding lighthouse." rocks Naturally the subject looked tempting, and I settled down to the intereating story. However, when I discovered that the telegram came from New York and reported that a certain vessel had arrived there with an officer named Legg on board showing the stuffed body of a mermaid said to have been picked up aliyo in September, 1902, on the rocks near Steep Island Lighthouse, 150 miles from Shang- bai, I began to have a suspicion that "Legg there must have been pulling somewhere, especially, too, when Noo wae betide the cruel man
that
That sic wanchancic things should dee! Mr. Logg informed the pressman. these mermaids are called "vitches" by Could leate the flooers on ilka ban',
But why not A birds that flow, a' boasts that ran, the Chinese fishermen. witches? Those who believe the story
Tac moura the moudiewort wi' me! may be interested to learn that these
~Singapore Free Press. mermaids "do not live in the water, but between the crevices of the rocks on the. Che coast, going into deep water only The body of ccasional swim.' nen produced is said to have a man head, with hair probably fours long. It had regular teeth and nos but the head was not larger There than that of a new-born baby vere no evidences of scales on the body. The hands and the arms were perfect.
RODERICK RANDOM.
for
the per
able exhibition were no fewer than twenty 4's, and Hancock's figures included four 6's and twelve 4'a. Scores:""
HONGKONG "."
M. M. Maas, e Burlingham, b King.. 28 SS. Moore, c-and-b-King... E. A. Fowler, b Woodcock
A. A. Claxton, e McLennan, Bur-.
lingham
29.. 4
104
R. Hancock, not ouț
Extras
94
95
Total (for 4 wickets)
POLICE.
292
Hooker, b Maan......
3
McLennan, b Dodwell
15
Burlingham, a Lang, b Mass ****
14
Grimmett, & Hancock, b Dodwell
14
Priestland, c Dodwell, b Maas
1
10
Woodcock, not ont
King, c Thursfield, b Dodwell
5
Reynolds, b Fowler
£
Cooper, b Dodwell
Pitt, o Hancock. b Mans
Kerr, o and Dodwell
Extras
Total
C.C......
2
6.
12
02
The league match played at Happy Valley, on Saturday, between C.C.C. and R.E, ended in a win for the bone team. Scores:-
H.B.
Collings, b Pestonji Hibberd, b Pestonji Major Davey, e and b Tayler, Cpl. Pearson, i.b.w., b Tayler
0
2)
Cpl. Merrish, run out
3
Spr. Faro, Tayler, b Pestonji
3
Lance Cpl. Brown, not out
24
Spr. Wilkinson, b J. Braga
R. C. T.
Spr, Miller, o Vivcash, b Tayler Lance Cpl. Sooit, b-Tayler Spr. Brown, cand. b. Tayler
Extras
11/
9
Total
82
Bowling Analysis.
B.
W.
Taylor Pestonji
16.5 6 16
12
2 29
J. Bragu
4.
0 24
The contract for the new St. Paul's Bridge, London, which has been placed with Sir William Arrol & Co., Glasgow, represents a sum running into nearly one- third of a million sterling, The work of construction and erection was to be started this month, and will take about three years.
wards the right back had the misfortune to put the ball into his own goal. Pennell was getting away goalwards when he was opposed by three of the home defence, and he transferred the leather to Wilson, who receiving a few yards, was illegally brought down in a glaring manner, when he had the goal at his mercy. The home centre took the kick, but the goalie saved two attempts splendidly. With practi- cally the last kick of the match Penncil made atonement, a pretty pass from Wilson enabling him to cut through and score with a fast low shot out of the custodian's reach.
RGA . K...Lake;
These terms, who were undefeated in the league, encountered one another at Happy Valley on Saturday, and both maintained their unblemished record-by registering a draw of a goal each. The Yorkshires scored from a penalty, and missed another in the second half.
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We smoked our pipes together and ENGLISH MOUNTED CHINESE JADF enjoyed a long visit, troubled only by those who translated for us and by the servants who brought pipes and drink. we discussed international politics, and. finally came to the prospective influence of Germany 'n the Far East
ENGLAND'S "WEAK POINTS." "You have seen but little of us in your part of the world," he said, "for Ger- many as a unit is only a new nation; but the time will come when the German Empire will dominate Europe. England, with all her bluster and show, has a a con ct with a Power nearly her equal hundred weak points, and she knows that will mean her undoing. I hate the boasted Englanders, even though German blood rules from the throne."
MAPPIN & WEBB'S.
OUR
SILVERWARE,
CUTLERY and
·PRINCES PLATE.
When, towards the end of our meeting in fact, as we were about to part-I told him that some people had paid me the high compliment of calling me the "Bismarck of the Far East," the Prince tried to look serious, as it studying my meaning. Then he smiled under his bushy eyebrows and whispered to Captain Ruffbach (who spoke the best Mandarin Chinese I ever heard a German use): STUDY
Tell His Excellency that the French would not consider that a compliment at all!" Of course I understood, and we shook hands over the agreement that the French did not love Bismarck."
I found that the Prince could deliver a compliment as quickly as anyone, for he immediately said after our handshake, And so they have called your Excellency the Bismarck of the Far East, eh? Well, I want to tell you that I cannot ever hope to be termed the Li Hung Chang of Europe."
-EXPERÒN OF ESSEN ÄÄ
Once upon a time there was a poor exile of Erin to whom Authority Justice of the Peace or something of that sort refused the boon of admission to citizenship of the United States. The poor exile, it seemed, did not understand any of the difficult words, such as Allegiance and Renounce and Constitung: Herr Krupp, who, Bismarck said,
As I was coming to Essen from Berlin' we naturally spoke a good deal regard
A.
was an emperor in his own style, the tion. Take him away, said Authority,
Emperor of Essen." and bring him back when he has learned
Germany is not for war," he said, the nature of the United States Constitu- 1tion and of the privileges which he is"but strong armament is as necessary to a nation as a club is to a policeman. The So Alderman ignorantly demanding.. Moriarty, the exile's sponsor and patron, policeman does not caery his stick to use led him away, and brought him back it upon the heads of innocent people, hut before the Court inside of five minutes he has it in plain sight so that evil- in inclined persons may know that he is Authority, still by the clock.
looked up with always prepared for trouble. Let the ungracious humour,
"Well, Judge," policeman walk his beat carrying a "Well, Alderman?" said the Alderman, "I have taken feather or a wisp of hay and see how Finerty outside and told him all about quickly the bullies will jump upon him the Constitution of the United States and rob him of the little ho possesEOS. And he is very pleased with it."
(Continued on page 5.)
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