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THE HONGKONG DAILY PERSS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH, 1912,
to the Council mentioned that a Committee, appointe at the beginning of the year broken her propeller shaft while on a
The N.D.L. steamer Wongkos, having TELEGRAMS TELEGRAMS.
A. S. WATSON miles, was the most suitable; and the Com- days on the tram cars. On Sunday and
& CO., LTD.,
ESTABLISQED A.D. 1841.
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(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF VICEROY OF INDIA.
LORD HARDINGE REMOVED TO HOSPITAL
LONDON, December 23rd. During the State entry into the new capital of India (Delhi) a bomb was thrown and struck the howdah of the Viceroy's elephant, killing the attendant and wounding Lord Hardinge in the shoulder.
wireless station for Hongkong, reported been towed to Hongkong by the Keong that for commercial purposes a medium-fai, of the same line. power station, having a day range of 850
Yesterday was the last of the three, free
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce again yesterday Chinese adults made concurred in this recommendation. This made good use of the cars, and we trust. range was suggested because it would give that they will now continue to use them, communication with Shanghai, Formosa, and pay for the privelege in the coin of the Philippine Islands, and probably with the Colony. French Indo-China by day, and with. Japán and Singapore by night. The Secretary of State bad suggested a station with a range of only 300 miles, We are glad that Mr HARCOURT has been convinced that this is a most inadequate suggestion, and we regret that he has not seen his way to accept the advice tendered by the local Committee, VERY SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS.
MR. HAROOFBT has own suggested that the Silver Mounted Hair Brushes in power of the station should be five kilowatts,
Cases,
FANCY
TOILET
ARTICLES
Silver Mounted Manicure Sets.
Silver Handsome Toilet Sets,
Mounted in fancy leather cases.
Handsome Puff Boxes.
which is the power of the stations already erected at Colombo and Sura. He states that he is suggesting to the Governor of the Btraits Settlements that the station to be erected at Singapore should be of similar power. He adds that the British North Boruco Company are proposing to crest 2.5. kilowatt stations at Sandakas, Jesselton,! and Silimpopon. When all these stations have been erected, Hrs EXCELLENCY said, that ships with a wireless installation at any point of the sea between Hongkong, Singapore, and North Borneo will be within call of one or otter of the stations, at any rate during the night, and will only be out of reach of a station during daytime, if at all, for a short portion of their voyage. It would be more satisfactory By the Best Makers to know that ships would never be out of range between Hongkong and Singapore, Gillette, Kropp, Rodgers, Wilkin-because it might happen that, just when a
son, Golden Fleece, Keen. PATENT RAZOR STROPS, SHAVING MIRRORS, HAND MIRRORS,
Cut Glass Bottles in Great Variety, Hair Brushes in Leather Cases. Perfume Sprays, Manicure Sets.
RAZORS IN CASES-
ETC.,
ETC.
The Viceroy was removed to hospital.
The Shanghai Mercury says:-"We notice that Dr. B. A. Belilios, the well- known specialist in 'diseases of the eye, car, throat and nose, lately arrived from Hongkong, where he had a large practice, has set up his plate in Kiangse Road. We have known Dr. B. for many years personally and hy reputation. He is the nephew of the late E. R. Belilios of Hong- ong and we knew his father there forty years ago. We understand that after a
LONDON, December 23rd. visit to Shanghai he decided to reside here, HUNDREDS OF CHKISTMAS LETTERS DAMAGED. as there was more scope in these branches of his profession than ever could be in Hongkong. We wish him every success and welcome him as an addition to the medical profession in Shanghai,”
THE SEIZURE OF FORGED CHINESE BANK-NOTES. FACE VALUE OVER HALY-A-MILLION. DOLLARS,
Seven Japanese are now detained at the Central Police Station pending enquiries in connection with their being found in possession of a quantity of forged bank notes on the Kwangtung Bank. The number of notes is between forty and fifty thousand, representing in all the sum of $598,020.
noon.
SUFFRAGETTES RENEW HOSTILITIES.
The Suffragettes took advantage of the heavy Christmas mails to again vaid the London pillar boxes last evening, hundreds of letters and Christmas cards being damaged.
BRITISH STEAMER WRECKED.
that
TWENTY-TWO LIYES LOST.
LONDON, December 23rd. Reuter's correspondent at St. John's, Newfoundland, telegraphs
the Furness steamier Florence, bound from Halifax to St. John's with a general cargo, was totally wrecked on Friday off
Cape Race. The captain and twenty-one of the crew were drowned. Five were saved after having been adrift in a beat
CORRESPONDENCE.
500, 10arn that Mr. Imai, the Japanese Consul-General, has been rendering the ship was out of range its wireless fittings authorities every assistance in the matter, might be carried away in a storm. However, and largely through his help two more. there would seem to be little hopeat present Japanese were arrested yesterday after.for two days. of inducing the Impérial Government to improve upon the proposal they have made,
THE BELATED SIBERIAN MAILS, and the Colony will gratefully accept it on the principle that half a loaf is better than The greater portion of the Siberian no bread, especially as the prospect is held mail from London of November 29th and out that "if hereafter the Imperial Govers-30th, (which ought to have reached here |ment erects a high-power station at Hong-last week, but went astray), as well as the Siberian mail from London of the 4th A,S. WATSON & CO.. kong in connection with the Imperial inst. are being brought down from Shang- Wireless scheme, it will be available for hai by the German mail steamer Lutzon' LIMITED,
long distance commercial work." Meanwhile
which is due here this morning. the Colonial Office is ready to proceed at steamer also brings the American mail, once to get the low-power station installed, ex the Mongolia. and we presume that before next Chr tmas comes round, the station will be opened for
receipt of custom."
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HONGKONG, DECEMBER 24TH, 1912.
THE announcement made by H.E. THE GOVERNOR in the Legislative Council on Thursday on the subject of the provision of a wireless telegraph installation in Hong- kong, though perhaps not as satisfactory as A deci- could be wished, is very welcome. sion has, at last, been reached to provide in this great shipping port a means of communicating with ships at sea which it ought to have possessed long ago. Morn than one enterprising fira, we believe, was prepared to make the installation, confident. that it would proven remunerative enter prise, but although an Ordinance was passed in 1903 which empowered the GOVERNOR to licence the establishment and use within the Colony of installations for the purposé of wireless telegraphy, the Ordinance in fact proved to be one for the suppression of private initiative in this matter. When au application was made in 1909 for a licenes the firm was officially informed that such applications were subject to the appro- val of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. We are not inclined to condemn the policy of making wireless communication à Gov-
The Navy will be "At Home" on Box ing Day on the Cricket ground at 3.30.
The English mail of the 23rd November was delivered in London on the 21st
December.
A small child was found abandoned in the street in the Hunghom district, and
was sent to the Italian Convent.
Suffering from an ugly knife wound. in the side, à man was removed to the hospital by the water police. The wound
was caused by two men on a steamer.
The annual race meeting under the auspices of the Hongkong Jockey Club has been fixed for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the 24th, 25th and 26th of February. The programme of ten races each day has just been published.
In attempting to elude capture by the police, who were executing an opium warrant, a coolie jumped from the verandah on the first floor of the suspected house. He sustained injuries which necessitated his removal to the hospital,
The Medical Officer of Health's return of infectious diseases during the week shows that there have been two cases of diphtheria, one proving fatal, two fatal cases of enteric, and one of puerperal fever, this also resulting in the death of the patient. All cases were Chinese,
Truth Roys 4 Captain C. J. Egres, re- cently relieved as Commodore of the Naval Establishment at Hongkong, has been ap pointed assistant to the Admiral Com- maading Coastguard and Reserves. His name stands so high up in the seniority list that it is pretty certain he will get his flag during the term of his new billet."
A Chinese was conveyed to the hospital from the Western district suffering from
This
A ROUGH VOYAGE ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
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SHANGHAI PLAYGOERS' SOCIETY.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
SIR-The feeling has been growing for some time in Shanghai-and quita pos- sibly also in your town that Western: playgoers in Asia are not satisfactorily catered for. The founding of the Shang- hai Playgeors' Society a few weeks ago is the first evidence of an effort to remedy the present state of affairs. A strong Committee has been formed here, includ- The steamer Ockley, which arrived ing Sir H. W. de Sausmarez. Chief Judge of the British Courts of China, Col. A. yesterday from Seattle with a full cargo, S. Barnes, Commandant of the Shang- (including 6,000 tons of flour, encountered very heavy weather crossing the Pacific hai Volunteers, Mr. V. Grosse, Consul She lost all her starboard life-boats, and General for Russia, Mr. J. E. Bingham, one of the best known accountants in the a cargo of timber which had been stored East, Mr. A. W. U. Pope, C.I.E., General on the after-deck was carried away by Manager of the Shanghai-Nanking Rail the heavy ceas which broke over her sternway, Mr. Figgo, Manager of the Deutsch- Much damage was done to the vessel's Asiatische Bank, Dr. Ransom, U.S. steering gear, and she suffered consider Medical Officer, Rev. Chas. Spurgeon ably in other respects. The Bank Line Medhurst, a noted scholar, and others
better known locally. Ltd., are local agents for the ship.
THE MAGISTRACY.
Two Chinese were brought before Mr. Melbourne on a charge of converting 35 blocks of tin, of the value of about $2,500, from the P. & O, str. Assay. Mr. Lewis (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master) prosecuted, and Mr. F. X. d'Almada
defended. The case was remanded to next month.
A woman was charged before Mr. Melbourne with receiving bank drafts, promissory notes, etc., to the value of About $28,000. Mr. Goldring (af Messrs Goldring, Barlow & Morrell) defended, and applied for a formal remand to the 30th inst, which was granted, bail being fised at $500,
Inspector Sullivan proceeded against & an offence and November, 1910, "of Chinese, win, he stated, was convicted in sentenced to six weeks imprisonment Whilst in the ante-room, however, the man made his escape and he was arrested on Sunday morning at Hunghom Mr. Hazeland rounded the man.
A Chinese was charged with stea ing gas niantle and burner from Connaught Road Central, near the Western Market. It was stated that the Government was losing a great deal of money by these thefts, and Inspector McDonald asked for a severe punishment. sentenced the prisoner to six weeks im- prisonment and four hours stocks:
Mr. Melbourse,
A constitution has been adopted and for your information I enclose a copy of same. The clause of our Constitution to which I would particularly draw the attention of your readers is the one read ing. "The objects of the Society shall be to promote and encourage interest in the Drama and Opera by such means (inchid- ing co-operation with kindred societies) as the Committee may from time to time determine,"
Wo
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ·
THE BALKAN WAR.
TURK GREEK.
the
ITALIAN CONVENT.
PRESENTATION OF OXFORD CERTIFICATES,
Then the children of the Kindergarten Clase sang the Action Song, The Mariners," which elicited applause from the audience. Little Cissie Horley gave a clever recitation entitled "The Good Little Girl"
Bishop Pozzoni distributed the Oxford Certificates to the following girls who were successful at the last examination:---
Senior-Marie Carmen Braga, Junior-Lam Ching Ling, Lucie Luochung.
As there was no lie distribution of prizes to the pupils of the Italian Convent Schools this year, a purely informal core- mony was held yesterday when Bishop Reuter's correspondent at Athens tele-Pozzoni, in the presence of the teachers and the school pupils, presented the graphs that the
Minister for War Certificates to the girls who passed the announces that three Turkish attacks Oxford Local examination held last July, have been repulsed in the Epirus since and also the Class Progress Reports for the The Greek army has been first period of the current scholastic year, Thursday.
The proceedings opened with a March considerably reinforced to enable it to played on the piano by Mim Bettie Elias.
According to advices from Athens, the capture Junina speedily.
Turkish battleship Forgutreis, the cruiser Medjidick, and three destroyers made a sortie from the Dardanelies on Sunday towards the island of Tenedès. The des troyers approached the town and fired twenty shells, doing no harm however, The Turkish inhabitants cheered and hoisted the Turkish flag whereupon a
Preliminary--Phoebe Christina Bowen company of Greck bluejackets on Island fired upon them killing and Vivienne P. Bowen, E. Maye Figueiredo, The Turkish vessels Leong Yut Ngan, Constans E. Martin, wounding iftere.
Hannah I. Murray. then returned to the Dardanelles.
The Reports of the First Period Ex- The Greek Squadron off Lemnos was aminations were afterwards handed to the informed of the sortic hy wireless, and pupils of the various Classes together is now in pursuit. The Greek Admiral|with the distinctions they had gained in considers that the absence of three of the different subjects.
ADDRESS BY BISHOP POZZONI, HIS LORDSHIP addressed the Sisters and best Turkish warships is proof that the Greek squadron disabled them in the
ng Pupila
follows:-Rev. Mother, Sisters and Children I have just engagement on the 16th inst
performed the very pleasant duty to pupils of me of handing to the this School the Certificates which the girls have won at the Oxford Local Examina- tions held in July last. I am sure they will prize the medals which the Rev. - Mother has asked me to distribute to them and which I hope they will keep as souvenirs of their successes at School. Good as the results have been, and apon which I congratulate both the girls and their teachers. I hope those working in the present scholastic year will try hard to reward the efforts of their teachers with a number of passes at the examination. next July, and so place the Italian Con vent School high in the list among the successful Schools in Hongkong. I will now touch briefly upon the Report of the Director of Education on the working of the School as a whole. From that Report
TURKISH GENERAL KILLED, The correspondent of the Times at Constantinople says that Djavid Pasha, commanding the remnants of the forces at Monastir has been killed, with his Chief-of-Staff, in an action in the vicinity of Janina, in which the Turks were finally victorious.
FIERCE ENGAGEMENT AT SKUTARI.
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A message from Belgrade states that the Turks Friday attacked
on Servians near Skutari. The Servians replied and a fierce engagement was fought with considerable loss.
THE FERRIS HARTMANN CO.
It will be seen from the advertisement I gather that the Director of Education in another column that the Ferris, Hlart-has been pleased to state that such sub- maun Company of entertainers, who have jects as Composition, Geography and been to Manila since their last season Dictation have been. very good, and very good, here, are opening at the Theatre Royal on Grammar from good to Thursday night one day earlier thaa Taking, as I do, a large interest in this previously announced. They play "Ons School, and having, as I cannot fail to a. bad selection for have, the welfare of you all at heart, I -The Company's return must say that I congratulate you most Night Off"not Boxing Night.
On Leartily upon the Director of Education's season is for four nights only. Friday they play "A Trip Abroad," on flattering Report on the subjects I have Saturday "The Girl and the Boy" and just mentioned. I am glad to think that on Monday "Dream City.”
you have kept well in mind the advice Bir Frederick Lugard each year gave you. RUGBY FOOTBALL MATCH. when he was here, upon the importance and value of a sound knowledge of the On Saturday afternoon the second round English subjects. Year after year we of the Rugby Cup Competition was see, even in Hongkong, the field for. played off when the Club beat the Navy labour broadening out for young ladies. by 17 points to G after a strenuous game. Whereas, ten or fifteen years ago, cases The Club had all the better of matters in were only very exceptional in which girls the first half and quite deserved their lead worked side by side with their brothers Not long after at desks in the same offices, now-a-days it of 14 points to mil. receiving the ball from the line out, has become a common sight to see young Claxton dropped a good goal. Later he ladies taking their acting part in helping again crossed the line near the posts for their aged parents or dependant relatives Sutherland to convert and the latter by working for the daily necessaries of As the struggle for existence converting a try by Fisher the Club life.
It is our intention to collect all avail managed to establish a winning lead at becomes greater in China, as it has now able information which might prove half-time, It was fortunate that they did been for years and tons of years in useful to managers, such as cost of hiring, as the Navy largely controlled the Europe and America, you will find that theatres, their seating capacities, and
game in the second half and managed to you will not be able to get on so well with out the knowledge which you are trying how much money they hold, steamer cross the line twice. During one of the to acquire now in your school days. Of- occasional bursts by the Club Claxton no less importance than English is Arith- again managed to cross far out, but the metic, and I am sorry to find that Mr. kick failed. The Navy were unfortunate Wood considered it only good in Classes in not having the servicce of their 7 and 6, and poor to fair in Classes 4 and captain, Taylor, while they also lost 5. Teachers and pupils ought to make up Chambers just before half-time. This, their minds to earn distinction in Arith however, was balanced by the fact that metic also. In offices, as at home, it. the Club lost, Henderson after the first will not do to be able to read and write five minutes.
correctly if you are weak in sums,
CHRISTMAS SERVICES:
munion 7.15 a.m. Matins 11. a. (Full
routes and rates, hotel tariffs, etc. feel, however, that we can only hope for a very limited success if the Shanghai Playgoers' Society stands alone, The words in the above quoted clause of our constitution including co-operation with kindred societies" are therefore of great importance, and my object in writing you
To (by instructions of my Committee) is to
be good at Domestic Economy you must suggest the formation of a similar society in your town. We have not had much
be correct at figures, I know girls do not take to figures as a rule, but if they difficulty in starting our Society and have
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL--Holy Com are going to help their mothers and see dready over 200 members, and a stuali suite of furnished rooms which will short- Chair). Responses Festival; Venite, that the cook and the houseboy do not ly be equipped with a plentiful supply Crotch; Psalins, Special Chants Te run away with too much of their fathers' and business of public entertainments. If Ayrton in E Anthem, "Sing O daughter Savings Bank at the end of the month, of Zion" Gadsby; Holy Communion of current literature dealing with the art Deum, Stanford in B fat; Jubilate, earnings and leave nothing over for the any one of your readers interested in this 11.45 a.m. Kyrie, Adlam in F; Ilymas, then they must begin how to make up their Before Mr. Melbourne two Chinese were movement will kindly communicate with 60, 62, 50 N.B.-Psalms 10 verses 1, 2, minds to be clever at Arithmetic, too. I summoned for committing an assault on me I shall write him fully, giving all the 12, 15 in unison; Psalms 46. verses end by wishing that you may all spend
11, 18; in unison; Psalms 85, verses a compatriot, and
was is a lot fret defendant for assault information. I can as to how we made a 1, 4, 9, 13 in unison; Hymus, 62. versos & Merry Christmas, taking pleasure that will conduce to your material and The complainant was represented by Mr. start here. What has been done here can Lea d'Almada, and Mr. F. X. d'Almada be done in your town, and in many other defended. Mr. L. d'Almada said this white man centres in Asia. When a nut No. 1, High
GERMAN CHURCH (Deutsche Kapelle) spiritual happiness. May you all spend Street: 21 Dezember, your holidays in such a raanner as to re- case of assault was caused directly of ber of societies have been formed we can Christnachtsfeier
p.m.
darauf tarn to school full of renewed energy and indirectly by the unfortunate scarcity of A few weeks ago we reported that the water. The complainant went to obtain then establish a Playgoers Federation, or Bescherung im Findelhaus; 25 Dezem cheerful as ever with a mind to work hard Fest and well during the second school period. erument monopoly; our complaint is simply Colonial Treasurer had purchased a some water from a tap in Wing Loka League of Playgoers' Societies, and the ber, Erster Weihnachtsfeiertag,
a.m.; 28 Dezember, that the Imperial Government has kept Brunstiga" Calculating Machine. We Street, and when he had one bucket filled influence such a body would exert must gottesdies 11
Gottesdienst 11a.m.; 31 Dezember, Now, children and teachers alike, oue Amas and Happy-New- the Colony for so many years without this
are now informed by the local agent, Mr. the first defendant pushed it over and be evident to any one.
Jahresschlussfeier 6 p.m.; 1 Januar, more a Merry Thanking you in anticipation for 1913, Neujahrsgottesdienst 11 am, Pastor Year:-(Appla important means of communication, and Hugo C. A. Fromm, that the Government spill the water, and on remonstrating
Friedrich von Probst, with him complainant, received a blow now that a decision has been at last reached has placed an order with him for one with a bamboo pole, and the second kindly finding space for the above in an
Miss E. Figueiredo thanked His Lord- on the subject, it falls very much short of more of these remarkably useful machines, defendant hit him in the mouth. Com early issue of your paper. Yours, etc.,
SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.-The usual tea, ship for his kindness, then all the puris
The little en what the local needs demand in the judg- This time the "Braneviga" is required plainant was set upon by a crowd, and
entertainment, and Christmas Brig will sang “Vogliam Dio." be held from 6 to 10 pm on Christmas tertainment ended with God save the 2 ment of those who have considered the for the use of the Public Works Depart was so severely handled that he h to be taken to the Police Station in a chair.
Day
King subject. His ExCELLENCY in his statement' ment.--
The case adjourned.
a wound in the head inflicted by a coolie. The latter was in the act of luoting some of his employer's cargo when he
Was
prevented by the other man from carrying out his object, and he then turned round and inflicted a severe wound on him with a cargo" hook.
CAMPBELL HENDERSON, Hon. Secretary, Shanghai Playgoers' Society..
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