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A SKIPPER AND HIS DRINKS.
24th lust. Remanded from Wednesday at the case in which Captain Graventtak, of the Marcellus, was charged with bebaving jus disorderly manner in Des Vaux Road, Central, the Hongkong Hotel, and, with
THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER
CORRESPONDENCESE
[We do not necessarily endorse the opinione sopraasad by,
Correspondents En, thin coệnmak ve
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY APREL
Surely after this the Sanitary Board will are that it in their duty to do something in the matter. The thing should be looked to at onces, Sir, Yours faithfully, deeper Hongkong, 23rd November, 1905,5
Mr. Karl Hölstoff, clark is the office of the German Consulate-General, sald; he saw the, constable with defendant, on the sand inst; at abouts pm, neat the German Consulate. He heard whistle and looked out of the window and he heard'defendant say, "I don't want to go any further; there is my consul's office and want to see him. There were several chairs cloin by, Whan witness arrived on the spot To,1*# Lorton or 18g “Hoxacono Taldekar," " THE MINISTRERING CHILDREN'S sumed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning. the constable was holding the defendant by
DEAR SIR-In your issue of Nov. 1ith you and he saw some of the buttoms of Mr. F. Helt, of Messrs Brutton, this vest had been torn off Defendant was very able space to a sub-leader. To those short to
Paget
Hatt hi
coat,
of devoted and Goldring, appeared for the defendant.
P.C.
so said that on the evening in question tired, exhausted, and excited. He seemed insure," in which you made assertions amount two of the Hong ong Hotel bays came out End to have had a few drinks, but was not drinking to gross misstatements, and which, if allow
Station sald to witness that the defendant had ordered at all. Witness went up to the Police
oppo 150 on the sand inst., was re-
Hide
a column and a quarter of your valu,
CAUSE, DO
LRAGUR
ANNUAL BAZAAR.
The annual basaar, held under the auspices
two whiskins and sodus and a bottle of bear with him after Mr. Bourchier put him ined to remain unchallenged, misho have of the Ministering Childran's Langue, took
which be
A law ponies are at work on the race course inst In the early mordings amongst which I noticed, Highland-Laird, Highland Man, and Bankai; | the and I must say all look very fit, and well, Evidently the Hongkong summer, and "work given judiciously, such as the small gymkhana bot
tend to keep ponies in good condition bra
A fine moving pony and big handsome one co af that is Black Cherry, who understand, la the property of Mr. Gegg. This animal Tientein did's phenomenal training rallop.
tion."u
At present he is perfectly
The can
Engineering Nanking againg
Branch of
when (dads employment of a
at 10 act is Hou
Rest
Coreign
Or Navigation P
has since been the victim of a bad accident; fore
Bound and if
good condition, only be brought to the post in he should make things but...
Chinese
Grafton, the old made the ACUARELATO
refused to pay for. A ricksha coolia | chair, and defendant, was chargod and ballog") becoms wise in their age, and havs effected - place to-day in the beautiful get the disposal coming Jock in the saddlagpole DODA
out. In the charge room he was very excited, You but not disorderly. The inspector said are charged with being drunk, and defendant said. "I am not, and the inspector said "I can smell it!" He did not hear the defendant call the constable the names attributed to him.
surance
to
Me"
those of the public anxiety to
well as to those upon their lives, as at the same time said that defendant had had
realize him all day and refused to pay him. All this
who are beginning to
necessity and was said in hearing of
of the defendant
value of f carrying life insurance, and who might Witness asked defendant why he did not par
y the men and defendant, who was under the
to deterred from so doing in your effusive, and
the least, misleading editorial, Idrink at the time, uld ofd
"Pli pay no Influence
The case referred to in that of Vine & edger Witness then said he must come to the Police Station, and defendant grew very violent fandant did say "far" once or twice, Wit...pany, recently decided in the Manila Court of and struck witness in the face. Witness gotness tried to pacify him, but he was only First instance, the true facts of which are as Mr. Badger made an application and inspector say to the defendant: "You are in police station and must not use that
man
say
*Excellenciariare of opinion that at kil
not necessary for › the i pute In
une Chinein to larch of Govern- daily appearance, and so does Alarm, with ourS ment House, most kindly placed
have no opponunt. of the League by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, for the first time and I hope to see him soon on the paddock Alladin, the game old stayer, is under a cloud, Last year the bazaar was held a moath sar- and should tire going be soft, he will lior, in the Volunteer Ground, but was
Parade
other unfortunately marred by most unpleasant with regard to old pontes coming from
owners deal of anxiety the covering up of the Shanghel, rumour has it that Rajab the Tian
dia-
of the English language "hild in the
She has been instructed to CAPOTT
hun Ying Wu Chubr
perial sanction, about my
Tolectal MXIAL Chung Chou Fu, under Imperial
He was in the charge room all the time. De versus The New York Life Insurance Comitating And have been did: 'tsin crack, is expaciad hare. He has a good drawing up of s Axed defemmept
and the stalls
him as faras Padder Sienet, buthe refused to go | excited against the constable. He heard the followi! Js, and before the papers reached / ance of a millineri, Higpoted all AR ARPPURA 1, reputation, and should be 'ba antared for the lesions for the training of jkas
language.
was axamined,
Mr.
others on board of the various
time and and all
The inspector said to witness: "I will for him the Chief' Medical Officer at Shanghai, when none of the hood for ante are to be a bit of warko Jesus D AN ANNA Introducing of other pecorinty reforms"); nie; down on his back in the middle of the road. Inut on bail, if you will undertake to look at Badger died. No policy kaying been issued, it was elected, to hold the bazaar a month
further, but afterwards walked quietly up Wynd- him Street, When he got to the top he There were so chairs about bat he could him in. The German Consul than came out of the Capsulate and spoke to defendant in, German and called a chair, and then with wit ness they put defendant into the chair and witness brought him to the Central Police
|
there was no contract.
Station and in the presence of saspectos regarded the language mentioned in evidence case, we wish you to alve this letter. full pub. to show a handsome collection for the 'deserv
articles which
shop after the closing hour on account of the lines protectora,
This year Jster with the prospective possibility of better wen ther; but by an unfortunate coincidence the weather has turned out almost at unpropitious an last year, though it is to ba hoped | than 10 wards the end of the day conditions may improve, and the result of the fete be such as ing char ties which are to be bouefitted by the day's proceeds of sales and the admission money for the performances this afternoon.
The stalls were most tastefully arranged, the articles being set out to the best advantage, to
visitors to the coffers of the League, and in viel of the doubtful weather conditions were arrang. ed under the arcade at the side of the house instead of, as heretofore, in the open air.
The stall holders were: Mra. Swan and Mrs. Latteson
Stall 1.. Fancy goods, flowers and ferns;
McIntyre, Mrs. Pierpont, and Miss Vaustone Stall 2. Fancy articles: Mrs. Rout, Mrs. Stall 3. Pincushions; Miss Lilly Rich, and the members of the League.
coming meating he will give his rivals a good
THE RIDING DOV.
CROWN LANDS
ÁT KAU U FONG."
PROPOSED. BALE.'
two squadrons at allātlines with abu vlOW. reorganising the Imperial; NaVY OF CHIMAN Tieninin Hein-Wen Partne
WESTERN EDUCATION IN SOUTH CHINA
China Collegian, the Rev. OF: Wisser, Mi
In the November, sumber ofhe South
about the non-payment for the drinks, witness himself.or the defendant, but had done imate claim when a policy of any kind bas tempt the dollars from the pockets of the 1747 to 1754:inclusive and their soverat./ bátas a most interesting, history on Western
of
the
him", and witness agreed to do so. He un derstood that that meant thatcitement, and pacify the defendant from bis excitement, be took him to the German Tavern, and asked Mr. Wissing, the proprietor, to look after him. War
Addressing the Courl, Mr. Hett said that as he would point out that he was not charged with uning abusive and insulting language, and reviewed the evidence of the complaint, and said it was all no doubt interested. For the defence the witnesses had come forward voluntarily, and not at the request either of se as being good and peaceful citizens, having the orderly government
As regards the charge "Colony at heart,
of being drunk, the constable had said. that he offered to let the man golf, paid the mien. Now, if the defendant was drunk the constable would not be likely to let him go into the street among all the traffic, and con- tinually passing of the tram cars. Pointing out the dimensions of the defendant, Mr. Hell said it was unreasonable to expect him to walk all the way up the hill to the Police Station. As regards the assault, either the constable had grussly perjured himself, or the witnesses for the delence had voluntarily come up to the Court, hud for no reason whatever per Jruedthemselves. It was for the Court to decide.
nock and Sergeant Watt, defendant called bad names. He was then charged. Cruss-ex- Amined by Mr. Hell, witness said he had been in the Force five months. Before that he was a saaman in the merchant service. Defendant struck him in the face just outside the hotel ander the arcade. When the hotel boys complained asked defendant several times to pay them, but he refused, and gave no reason. There were several -chairs on the way, but as the man was going quickly he did not hail one then, and at the top of Wyndham Street there were so chairs. He did not at any time while arresting defend antasize him by the collar with his fingers inside. Witness did not knock him down ; be fell down himself, and lay on his back. De fendant never at any time said "If you let me go i will go quietly to the Station," or words to that effect. He never appealed to any of the passers-by to interfere; he never, spoke, ane spoke to witness, except the hotel boys No the rich a coffe, and the German Consul. Defendant did not ask to be allowed to go to
let bim
the
go,
The Manila paper that was probably reipon sible for the misstatement in the first place, published a retraction on Nov. 8th and your senior morning contemporary on the 16th inst. While not asking you to devote a column and a quatier to citing the true facts in this ficity in your columns at the earliest possible. moment, and to make the best of a bad break, by publishing a complete retraction of such ab unworthy onslaught against a Company that prides itself on never having contested a
been issued, and whose policies are unique, inasmuch as they are free of all restrictions and a1e incontestable and non-forfeitable from date of issue.
Your statement that in the case in question an interim policy was issued and simultane u New York Life Company should incur A conditional receipt, stipulating that The obligation until the application had been ap proved by the Resident Board at Shanghai thereby cancelling the said interim policy--la. in itself contradictory, and must app'nt to any one as being an absurd statement and certainly not one that we should have bought
could have emanated from such an enlightened
and from
It might be well to state that the Resident Board at Shanghai alone have the power to
Stall 4 Sweetmeats and bonbons: Mrs. Jones-Hughes, Misses Loureiro, and Misses Scih.
Stall 5. Dolls and Toys: Mr. M. J; D. Stephens, Miss Cocker, Miss M. Loureiro, and Miz
M. Barkeley.
Stall 6. Refreshments: Mr. Dickson, Misses Slade, Mr. Marcus Slade, Misses Rodger, Mrs. Pinckney, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Bamer- Lawrence and hire. F. Pagett Hett,
Stall 7,
Station to a chair. Witness, did not telle constable had said that all the way from | losun Intérim policies in China and the Berkeley, Misses flooper, Mrs. Grimble, Mre
the hotel to the Station un ona spoke to him-lippine Islands, and it is optional whether the that was satisfactorily. contradicted by inde applicant for insurance pays his first premium: with the application or when the policy is de pendent witnesses.
livered.
him if he paid the coolie ho would. but he said if he paid the boys and the coolio there would be no more trouble. That was before witness had put his hand on defendant's shoulder. He niso asked him after that, three timea
Witness did not threaten to arrest any other people if they did not mind their own business, When the defendant lay down he said he would go no further, but he did not say he wanted in se0 any Consul. Witness did not lear defendant's waistcoal,
off it. nor pull the butions The bar boys of the Hongkong Hotel corro, borated the story of the refusal by defendant to pay for his refreshments. He came in with two friends and ordered two whiskies and a bottle of beer and the three drank them. He was asked for the 95 cents due, but refused to pay and walked out, and witness fallowed him and saw the constable, but did not make any complaint to him; he could hear what was said. Defendant only had one drink himself in the hotel. When asked for the money defendant tried to strike one of the boys, and then went out of the hotel.
No one said; "Let the man go,
mostly
the
As to the demeanour of the constable in the box, no doubt it struck His Worship, as it did him, that the constable was entirely wanting in that tact and discretion, which usually characterized the European constables and the Police Force generally, and no doubt the European members of the Force would be were at least reprimand. gratified if he ed. Defendant was a ship's captain, and the constable had been a seaman, and: without suggesting that he had ever been on defendant's ship and badly treated, it was most signi ficant that when asked what he had been before he became a constable five months ago, he mor most insolently, refused to answer that question and finally reluctantly admitted that he had been a seaman, which there was nothing to be ashamed of-seamen were fine fellows-so why wish to disguise the fact?
let defendant ga Then as regards the offer it was shown, according to the constable's evidence, that that offer had been made after Rickoba coolie 174 said that defendant en was supposed to have been struck, so that we bave gaged his ricksha 11 11 am. on Tuesday at the spectacle of a European policeman being Blue Bulldings and he took him to the Heng publicly assaulted while in the execution of his kong Hotel, where he remained about one hour, duty, and
some small amounts due to others ibers defendaur saw a man off in a sampan and your Worship," concluded Mr. Helt, "that the and then went back to the Blue Buildings and free if he pays to let a drunken man go most remarkable constable! "I submit, then returned in his ricksha to the Hongkong constable hat deliberately perjured himself Hotel, and he remained there till 4.30 p.m. and when he came out witness asked him to pay and I ask your Worship to direct the defend. $1, and he refused. Witness then told aant's discharge." His Worship said he accepted and defendant, struck aspector Warnock's evidence and there was Kurapean constable, the constable, and then they went to no doubt defendant had been disorderly in the station, witness accompanying them, attempting to strike the bar boy and refusing to Defendant was drunk. The constable did not pay for his drinks, and therefore he must have knock defendant down, he fell by himself. He been drunk, or a man in his position would nat saw people speaking to the constable in Wynd have behaved so. As to the assault there was bam Street, but not near the Hongkong 1:otel no doubt that defendant did nesault the con- Witness had not been paid yet.
stable, though the assault was a very slight,one. He would therefore deal very leniently with defendant and inflict a fine of $15 or one month.
FIRK IN DES VOLUX ROAD.
23rd lost.
Inspector Warnock said the money was paid the next day, but held by the police until the
give evidence. coolle came up to.
Kissen Singh, Indian copatable 569, corro- borated the evidence as to what took place outside the hotel, and said that defendant struck the constable before the latter laid his
At about 11.55 p.m. yesterday the fire alarm bell rang out denoting the outbreak of a coa. hand on his shoulder...
Inspector Warnock gave evidence as to tak-flagration in the Western district. The Fire Ing the charge.
Brigade, under Chief Inspector Baker,, ked The case was then remanded until to-mor with Inspector Collett with his men, turned out, row morning...
when it was discovered that a fire had occurred 25th inst.
at No, 461 Des Voeux Road, West, in the Wing Fusk Tai pear-nut and congee dealers. The fire fighters got to work, and soon had the fire under, but not before the ground and first floors had been gutted, only the outer wails remaining intact, the second and third storeys being saved. The fire was fortunately confined to the scene of the outbreak, but the adjoining premises were somewhat badly damaged by the water from the fire hoses.
Remanded from yesterday the case in which the captain of the Marcellar was charged with disorderly conduct, and assaulting PC. 50 Bowland, was resumed this morning before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Mr. F. Paget Hell, of Messrs. Bruttop, Hett and Goldring, appeared
to defend.
Captain Majer, ra-called, repented his evi- dence given yesterday, in which he contra dicted the evidence of the constable. Wit-
The cause of the outbreak could not be at mosa said he did not know the defendant, but present ascertained, por the extent of the hearing him say "Gentlemen, gentlemen, I am damage sustained, but the contents of the foreigner, what is he going to do with me?" place are insured for $27,000 divided between witness spoke to the constable and asked his the Meiji Insurance Company, Mitsui Busan Kai- reason for treating the gentleman in that man-aba, agent, and the Prussian National Insurance defendant by the collar, and nearly choking and Co. are the local agents. The Wing Puk kim, and appeared to be trying to force Tai Company have a branch shop at 246 Des
Voeux Road, Central. him to fall down in order to make it pear that defendant was more drunk than
The cause of the outbreak is now under investigation,
Within the last nine months, The New York and Miss creams and cakes: Mrs. Koch.
Life Insurance Company has paid in Hong- kong and Macao alene, death claims arount- ing to $35,000 on interim policies immediately upon production of proofs of death.-Yours truly,
A. R. HASSAN,, Agency Director, The New York Life Insurance Co., Hoogkung.
AT THE THEATRE,
Blair.
A sale of sight lots of Crown land, at Kau U Fong will be held at the offices of the Public Works Department on the 11th December, at 3pm. The lots are respectively numbered president Canton Christian Collage, contr
education in Youth China. Reviewing the conients are 4837 3.3631 2,6433 3,668 ): 2,538 459:476; and 306 square feet, with an annual educational efforts in this part of the world for Crown rent attached to each of 54 for the the past seventy years, he writes smallest and S:4 for the largest lot. They will SEVENTY YEARS AGO.! all be put up at a uniform upset price of seven dollars per square foot. The amount to be
before the expiration of two years from the day spent by the purchasers on rateable improve ments shall be not less than $1 per square foot, of sale.
#
* NEW TERRITORY, ; To the current issue of the Gazette particulars are given of proposed grants of leaves of seven foreshore lots ja the Hang Hau village in the New Territories. It is proposed to register them as Sai Kung inland late. Their contents and respective annual Crown lands are as follow-
1. L. No. 6, 3,600 #q. ft., $16
As we look back over the last seventy year, it is interesting to note what has been accom-
but rather, in the change effected in the spirit plished, not merely in the number of institü« ||tions planted and the number of pupils trained,
of the Chinese and in the status of Wester training in the community. Seventy years there was not a single student in this whole. region openly studying the things that Wester ners bad to teach. When the Morrison school was started in 1839 there were only six papils, and after six years of work they had gathered only thirty scholars, although from the beginning It was the polley to board and instruct its pu- pils free. Now there are thousands of boys and hundreds of girle not only in schools of Western learning but actually paying daan for When a Chinaman, pays for ́we may be pretty sure he appreciates it is no extravagant estimate to place the annual payment of the Chinese for Wester tuition in the WO aouthern centres of educa• tional activity at
not
less than $100,000. Bay modernized schools and incorporating Western sides the Chinese are themselves establishing
7. 3,150
14
8, 1,050
""
9, 8,400
38
the
15, 3,500
36.
lt.
31
10
The refreshments.werè servad under a mar- quee erected on the lawn, and which wai, to gether with all chairs, flags, crockery, glass, plate and napiery, very kindly provided by His Excellency the Governor, leaving the ladies of the League, of which Mrs. Barnos-Lawrence | ing and for other similar purposes. is the President, nothing to do but to provide and sell the stack on the stalls.
10. 3,500 18. 1,100 The leases will be in the usual form and will used for the purposes of reclamation and build contain a covenant that the premises are to be
2.
KOWLOON MARINE LOT 89.
EARTHQUAKES-AT MACÃO.
subjects in their curriculum, -notably, so the Viceroy's College and the Shi Maa Ho Tonga A valuable foreshore, lot to the west of in Canton, and the many schools undertaken During the afternoon, by kind permission of R. M. L. 49, Yaumati, is about to be sold. The as private ventures all over the province, in Colonel Fiton, D.8.C., and officers, the popular lense to be granted is for a term of 75 years which English, and (or) Western knowledge Band of the Royal West Kents played an ex-computed from the 18th September, 1899, and are being taught peo cellent selection of music, which added con.
renewable for a similar period. The boundary ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANOL SAAT siderably to the liveliners of the proceedings, measurements of the fol are N. and S. 400 feel, it seen in the subject of female education,
At 5 pm., a concert took place in the ball, and W. 660 feet, thus containing an area room which had been tastefully draped for the
Under the old conditions of unclety the educu- occasion, with flags of all nations and adorned of 264,030 square feet. The premium is $79,201tion of a girl was rather a rare exceptiori In (at the rate of thirty cents a square foot) an 1875 there were, all told, 249 girls attending with palms.
the annual Crown rent payable on the lot is.
Bumber the Hongkong schools. In 1901 that The following was the programme :— $3,030.
had increased to 1992. In 1875. thure“were 20,664 children in the Song" Beauty's Eyes".... Tosti
the Colony under sixteen Mr. Grace.
years of age. În igor, there were 3,868 between the ages of five and fifteen. So that it Violin Solo ..." Menuetto".......... Mozart
Mr. Jokl.
is quite evident that the increase in ibe: number: 3--Bong... "Who'll buy my Lavender German
'of girls in 'school is not due to increase of Mrs. Badeley.
population alone, or even in large-mJAIDIR. At first in Canton it was only possible to secure 4-Piano Solo ..."Automne.....Chaminade Mr. Denman Fuller,
Macao, 23rd November, 1905.
Attendance of girls in the school by 5-Song....." Hush Me, O Sorrow.....Lord
Henry Somerset, On the 21st (Tuesday) all the morning there is free tuition, board, lodging, and even clothes. Now there arp a number of schools were almost continuous slight shock of earth in the South where the girls are sent and feas Mr. Kruger.
Last night, ................................." Nirvana "...Stephen Adams quakes with loud romblings.
willingly paid. Vernacular importines and Mr. Lammert.
from about six in the evening, all through the newspapers are advocating the
educa The concert was followed by a short comedy night, there were loud rumblings about every tion of girlsas essential to the well-being of the entitled "My Lordin Livery:" of which the five minuter, with two or three very distinct State. This marks, indeed, another great ad
shocks, causing things to rattle, and following was the caste —
These simic disturbances in Macao, extend vance. On the whole, although we have little ed over a period of 1 think, taken with your of educationed waremont in the abundant aligne of three months from August on to be satisfied with the kind and axlest
that N, C, D. Newstalegram re shocks in Szechuan,
which exists that beyond question the renova and in fact most parts of the world this year.
There were one or two rumbles again this tion of the old worn-out system of education. I
hand, t
THE FUTURE.AND ITE, NEEDI, KEMP
CHARACTERS!
od
·CONTINUOUS SHOCKS,
[From Our Own Correspondent].
the
at
As we turn our eyes, to the future it is not
dope will be at least earnestly attempted?). The history of the past abundantly justides that hope. If we were to nime, in so spint of user friendly criticisms, a few of the needs of edur cational work, in South China, it would really, be tastamoont to a prediction that along these lines development is likely to take place or be. attempted,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONO TELEGMATH." 'Sir-ne gets little sympathy as site for acting as a champion of public morals, but I wish to call attention to a matter which is not 10 much a personal affair as a matter affecting the good name of the Colony, Being at the theatre the other evening, last night to be exact, I was struck by the somewhat disorderly, if may so call it, behaviour of a few gentlemen in the stalls. No doubt they thought that their
actions were extremely funny, and we grant them the grace that their sole intention was to contribule with the artisies on
the stage to the hilarity of the performance, But after all when one-has paid'bis three dollars it may be presumed that he goes to see the play and the players and not the amateurs in the stalls. Take the case of a musical re.Song.. cital or a song by a leading singer.
No one presumes to hum the tune along with the singers or the band. Cases have been known where those conceited people who think they are born warblers have attempted to sing a song with the artiste to the loudly-expressed" disgust of their neighbours, who have plainly Lord Thirimere (H.M.8. "Phlegethon")....... told them that they didn't pay to bear amateurs
Mr. Anderson in the dress circleí bui Madama So-and-so.
sing. Hongkong Theatre Royal is not Covent Spigrott (an old family Butler).Mr. M. H. Kendall Garden, but the same principle applies. Last
"g rupting the barmen" insisted upon Intel-Hopkins (a Footman... Mr. F. C. Kendall morning (Thursday
"gentlemen"
the stage with silly
illy Robert (small Page) Master Willie Hunt and ridiculous remarks, cat-calls and the like. Sybil Amberley (daughter of Bir Georfatter RE-ORGANISING CHINAS NAVY without hope that the things that need to be
berley) When a soloist was singing they threw in
****** Mrs. Painter Laura (her Friends)................................ Miss Berkeley.
(Miss Blair 10-called trills; and thought it a great joke when somebody on the stage called Huse for wine to about Mum's the word." The only jokes they saw were their own inane puerilities, and the only laughs they could un derland were their own guffahs. If the same interruptions had been made in an English theatre the audience would have been crying
The Viceroy Yuan Shih-kal and Chou Fu crying need of the present is a Teachers Chuck 'im out" and the Chucker-ou would
have now issued instructions to the Directors his work, It was
of the Naval Defence offices at Tientsin and Training School. There is an increasing ca mand for teachers. That demand la rapidly have been ably assisted
Nanking, respectively commanding them in wonderful that some of the lady artistes were net put out of countenance by the
draw up a detailed list of the annual exsendi creating a more just, and attractive scale of these members of the audience. too bad that Hongkong should suffit in their pockets from all aldes in exchange for
the multiplying and growing; schools under for the buttonholes, some gentlemen even being calol. ture of the Pei yang and Nau-yang squadroh salaries. The demand comes not only from
for their Excellencies information with a view ignorance of a few irresponsibles. The good ed into purchasing, and wearing, two and even
for teachers trained in Western meshock to jointly deposit at least, Tis: 1,000,000 in a foreige supervision, but one heart frequent t more of these floral adornments.
at Shanghal for meeting the ex- reliable bank name of the Colony in theatrical as in
from the Chinese themselves, for subjects business matters has to be upheld. We in every way the Bazaar
bapenditure of the great success, and in view know that a theatrical manager hates nothing pres
of the great subatan aquadrons as suggested
Mossre
and.
beginning of such calls. They are CRDING CO he will always have the sympathy of the house Excellency the Governor, when the accounts
Chen ping, command. come to be made up, there should be a con..
Such Training School is one of the impers if he clears out the unruly and unmannerly
er-in-chief of the two squadrons, halve requirements of the situation who prevent others enjoying the performance,
alderable balance in favour of the Ministering bean instructed by the before-mentioned two
***MORE (27TECTIVE MEANS OF TEACHING the second pro children, headed by their President, Mrsposal into force, Le, to draw up a my card, and um, Sir, Yous, &c.
Barnes-Lawrence, hävs worked so hard, so
to time for the officers, midshipmen and all are needed, he bistory of the c well, and so creditably.
others to perform their daily duties on board of these two branches has been the various warships and for training purposes, universally unsatisfactory
tot 3-The cruiser Kin-ising will be used as 'a -the writer-that-an, ni tralaing ship for the students of the ass five of the method of roll
naval ressons for this failure College at Nanking alter repair, cruiser Pao-min will be employed as a trans: be two clubes operative to Speaking as a subscriber to the Coffee Rook
English and the cruiser Nan-sheng, will silll; be studying
Ове and usually a part, interested owner in a sub- serriceable after the completion of the fanova Coinsie. One concer scription griffin, I must confess that things tion, because it is too good to be converted into the other concern pony-wise are for the present deadly dull. No a naval bulk for the #hips the two squadrons there is no revision of subscription griffins have yet arrived from the naval experts will be engaged
wandering/adont in a trac Noth, in faci, nane so far have been selected for
son some fature date, for this Colony, and no one seems to have training purpose an introduced into the
literatura" so
H.E. Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai has received a telegram from H. E. Viceroy Chou Fu.regard The scenery was kindly lent by the Eing the adopting of the foint proposals of
Messrs. Taylor and Bassa in connection with Variety Club.
The concert and comedy were given too the re-organization of the Pei-yang and Nan
follows late for criticism in this issue.
1
While these were going on, the youngsters were enjoying themselves outside in a novel way by riding on a twitchback railway at five cents a ride, while a number of pretty little
appeared to
andă
3 Royauk their own school we have, beard only th
more than a "cons" in the auditorium, but { tial assistance mentioned as provided by Hic Admire Buncranes,tegia the cause of trusk@ducation?
ner. All the time the constable was holding | Company, of the latter of which Messrs. Meyer which by the way was drst-class, 'I enclose Children's I enguo for which the ladies and Viceroys to immediately put ticked routine Chinese subjects in copiaacilosk
Witness stood by and bowed!
of
WASA
ALLEGED ARSON.
· 24th inst As a result of investigations made by the police into the circumstances attending, the outbreak of the fire at 461. Des Voeux Road, West, on Wednesday last, as recorded in these 'columos fast evening, Inspector Collett arrent- ed Hok Fat, the godown-keeper, and z Kat fin, the managing partner of the firm, in whose premises the are took place, on suspl clon. They were this morning charged with companies, and after evidence of arrest the
A THEATRE-GOER. Hongkong, 3131 November, 1905,
NUISANCE AT LOWER CASTLE ROAD.
TO THE EDITOR DE THE "Hoxanoko TelkoraFM.”
TORF TOPICS
the Constable's treatment the defendant, ta noticed that there
Consider. Able amount of dissatisfaction expressed by the at the constable's treatment of the de- crowd fendant.
Mr. A. M. Bostes, a merchant, sald that about
S13,-According to a correspondent's letter p.m. on the sand mat, he was in Wyndham
which you published in yesterday's issue, there it work for the Ditary officials, If they would Street, with an alber geolleman, just above Pelham House. He saw the defer.dant and
only attend to it, it wong-nolechong. But would direct attention to the fact that there is holde the constable, and the faller waI
deal
A home. ing the defendant by the collar, and
work for them a great Wit
the spot where chair coulles congregate at Was very rough in his unge of him,
made inquiries as to whether or no the Shang. two squadron defendant he was
Lower Road, there couple of hai folks will be to our order. mess hard de entre station if the constable
manholes. The auch from them is almost att year, by this time, the course to the Manwas bad heter jafructed by M. Viceroy for understanding
The director of the naval Collegah bialox for years
he is pretty certain to Would get him a chair. Defendant appeared | case was remanded for ons week, for further unbearable, there. Those who live in Caldo-] ponies were at work and quite a number, ware for learning those primary r
You can smell it long be morning was a scene of animation; over forty Ches Fu to enlist à Clate of preparatory pupils fore you get
ry modern
stads of
• THE_INSURANCE.
Road have been talking about it for nd the constable to allow defendanı' to 'take'a ) No, 462, contents, Meyer and Co.........$15,000 while, haping against hope that the p being got ready for the St. Andrew's Stakes. | jacts in both gavigation and engineering Tenhuma ChinsERE would rebel against Grifles are not only very scarce, but also Director will also
also carefully coulder the very dears for nothing with any sign of posal of Masses Taylor and Basse regarding study is not made inta Melji Co 12,000 of the Sanitary Board would recogales that it
ba purchased in Premises............ 8,000 as their bousden duty to take measures for shape can
the
maval; reason that it is not for less the establishment of special rough the sake of the public health. But not a thing that three to four hundred taste; each. It can schools at Tientain and 400, (Premises and Contents);
to be in
an exhausted and excitable condition. investigation. There was a chair passing by, and witness ask.
chair as he was exhausted The constable
jes
his duty
sald witness had no right to interfere with him
.ท
His Worship The constable was quite right to say that,
Witness, continuing, said the constable then said to him, "I will arrest you," in a very insolent manner, Defendant took his hat off, and the constable knocked it on to the ground. Korn Parsin, no epistant in the flice Mr.
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- reforms have been
navel
H.South British'Insurance Co. (1) 1.800 | hsr been done for weeks. The result is that "well" be imagined, when, on reading a northern for instructions, USA TRUCtl: 10 reason why it should
(a) 3,000 the stench grows worse Coming down Lower paper of a recent date we learn that three greys & Mesir Taylor and Busse have been method
15,000 Castle Road in the morning the doxious which had lately arrived at that port were praised by their Excellencies for
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5,000
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867,000
37000 anduvia is enough to turn a man's stomach. If promptly selected and 1,000 tasis planked down abost the
Sanitary Department oficial ever happened for them 3,000 to be in that district he could not help admjting. AvLalso notice by thei
per that, 168 that the nuisance existed,,, it is
is a disgrace to grimas bad arrived at Shanghai's and the ene Hongkong and it only shows how is the sin and also the Amay people who up to the last witness proceeded to give evidence No. 460 was not, burned, but was consider sanitary chcials are From "Glenwood the present had been despairing of even boldier corroborative last witness, and said the xbly damaged by water. This is a medicine fames arising from these manholes right along race meeting owing to the non-arrival of the constable delivery Cely knocked down defend and tobacco dealer's shop, and carried a con Caine Road are most obnoxious Nolwords ponles, have now received theira, do that Mats Batorom when we 1-1 siderable stock-in-trade as the time of the freean describe how bad is the condition of iking, shall probably get our grimos, but very lets
of the Toyo Kaisha, said he was with,
of teaching
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