Telegrams.
· HONGKONG: TELIORAPI'”
SERVICE,
THE “FATSHAN” INCIDENT. BRITISH CONSULAR INQUIRY CONCLUDĘD.
ACCUSED WATCHMAN DISCHARGED,
[From Cur Ctun Correspondent.] " #:
Shameen, 3rd December,
10.30a.m.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY DECEMBER 3, 1908.
Threatened Commercial
Dislocation.
THE RESULT OF THE BANISH.
MENT ORDERS. '.
meeting of the CHINA ASSOCIATION
COMMITTEIL
As a result of the banishment orders issued last week by Government, against certain :Chinare amongst whom
"included
word
[members of the native commercial com
munity, considerable qervousness and even anxiety have been engendered in the minds of the more timorous among the Chinese traders The finding of the British Con- in Hongkong. Ugly rumours of commer< cial dislocation have been heard is interested sular Court of Inquiry in the squatters, and the cessation of business on the Fatshan case bus beon posted up in part of the pisce-goods dealers has been the morning boat.
vaguely suggested. It should be well to point out that none of these proposals are contem-
measures instituted by Government for the pie- servation of the peace of the Colony; but be coming apprehensive of their position in relation to the Japanese boycott-as distinct from the
The accused watchman has been plated as an emphatic protest against the discharged.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
[From Our Own, Correspondent,]
Shameen, and December.
A Court of Inquiry was held at the British Consulate on Tuerday, the 1st instant, and cortinated today in investigate into the circumstances attending the death of a Chinese Passenger on board the s.3. Fats its who it is alleged was killed by being assaulted by a ticket collector (foreigner) while collecting the passage tickets. This incident has excited considerable foment Amongst the Chinese here against the foreigner owing to the wild and ex- aggerated reports of the accurrence appearing in the Chinese newspapers, The Court was presided over by Mr. Fox, 11.D.M.'s Consul General, and these were present also the Portuguese Consul-General Mr. Moraes, a Chinese Magistrate and a representative of the Viceroy. In delivering, the finding of the Court, Mr. Fox said that in the first place he must state that the Court was an in
usually a case of Hobson's choice, for out
wardly at least, we are a bashful lot of back- seaters, who would prefer to peep through the curtain to taking a front banch. We like ta look. on and criticise and speculate how much batter we could do these things that are displayed for our benefit than the mummers: who have braved the agony of the limelight. With what misgivings those in charge of the arrangements went about their voluntary daty of straightening nut the preliminaries we can only guess, But the wilan and cofelories, the Booted pleadings and "ilvery entreaties of those who are at
the head of the A.D.C. are proverbial, and (out of the meagra faw' who have that 'undefin- || able something known as a stage presence and sense of make-believe a company was formed" which do:s hite cridit to the theatrical in stinct of the managing committee.
The Appeal Court. QUESTION OF CONSTITUTION.
CHIEF JUSTICE'S EMPHATIC PROTEST,
محنت
The only authentic report, the Colosinl Hampard, bas, alsandy baan revised in 'this
Today's Advertisements.
"IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN,
STEAM FOR:
I regret to note from the last sentence of Your Honour's letter that you still remain under the erroneous impression which I have so frequently and with such apparent ilļ suc- The following correspondence regarding theco, endeavoured to remove, that the Goyerc constitution of the Appeal Court, was laid ment is dispored to show ao consideration SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, HIOGO AND before the Legislative Council by command of towards yourself. I have, &aq His Excelledcy the Governor, this afternoon —
Chambers, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 25th September, 1908, Sir, I bave read the remarks which Your Excellency made in Council-on Thursday Jast on the subject of the third Judge with surprise and regret ; and I must enter a very respectful bat emphatic protest against Your Excellency's view as reported in the newspapers, that "the existing Appeal Court must necessarily be a farce," and that this view is supported by the Chief Justice. The public expression of such a view is calculated to do the gravest harm to the prestige of the Supreme Court in the eyes not only of Europeans but also of the Chinese
His Honour
* The Chief Justice.
--F. D. LUGARD,
Governor, &c.
THE
YOKOHAMA
HE Imperial German Mail Steamship.
"BUELOW," Captain B. Formes, will leave for the above places TO-MORROW, the 4th inst, at 1 P30,
For further particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS' & Co., General Agenil
Hongkong, 3rd December, rooß, «
Notice to conSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship
"LIGHTNING," baving arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods. will be delivered from alongside t Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vassa! will be landed at once, at Consignees risk and expense o
Cargo remaining on board after 2 PM, of
the 5th instant, will be landed at Comignees! risk and expense.
and PENANG are requested to take IM- Consignces of Cargo from SINGAPORE MEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside, such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Con signees' risk and exponse.
Chambers, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 29th September, rço, Sir,-am much obliged for the courteous. information conveyed in Your Excellency's letter of the 16th instant informing me of the Let it be said, without further palaver, that
actual words used by Your Excellency in your the prestation of "The Country Girl" for the
speech la Council on the subject of the con- first time last night was a crowning success to
stitution of the Full Count. The China Fail the past achierements of the A.D.C. There
and the Daily From topotted it to the way in was not so much as the sipple of a conisetemps,
which i referred to it in my later; and it except where it was contemplated by the
acts to me probable that the reporters jump. comedy; every little point was emphasised
2. That the constitution of the Appeal Courted from the beginning of Your Excellency's with due regard to its imponance; and the is extraordinary in so wealthy a Colony as remarks to the end, seizing on the words "the new "business" introduced was decidedly Hongkong is a fact which i have always ad appeal is a farce" as making good, copy, I ristors agitation early in November a large effective. How long the amateurs have been mitted: that it is anomalous, that it deserves much regret to inform Your Excellency that sumber of the Chinese entertain misgivings working to attain the result which was so the strongest hostile criticism, may also be con- test their boycott sympathies might bring them enthusiastically acclaimed last niglit, we are ceded. "But that is a very different thing from the words actually used in your speech are under the bau leading ultimately to their
not in a position to say. The very fresh saying that it is a farce; for this implies that open to the same objection that I have already expressed to Your Excellency, and are en being banished out of the Colony. In theirness, vivacity and swing of the comedy indicat the Chief Justice is obstinately tenacious of his tirely at variance with the tradition of the present uneasy state of mind, members of the ef that the rehearsals had not brought staleness own opinions, and that be will never change Bench. No one who is familiar with the work merchant class are said to have refrained from in their train, por dimmed. the original con- them whatever new arguments may be advance of a Judge could suggest that if after beating entering into contracts for the purchase of ception. Inevitably, "The Country Girl" ed on the appeal. Such an idea is contrary to fuller evidence in a case or in several cas goods, and where they thought success might recalled memories of nights long past, and the high-and they are very high-traditions the Chief Justice reversed bis former deci- attend their afforis it has been even suggested inevitably the inlad draw comparisons, but the of the British Bench to which I have the hon sign he did not know his own mind, because that overtures have been made for the cancel.
A.D.C. suffered in no way from these compari-our to belong. ment of contracts. From the purchasers' stand.
it may be precisely this fuller, information sops. Indeed the play seemed to have gained.
3. I know that the iden to which Your Ex (which on appeal is fuller argument, and rarely point the moment is even opportune for the re
a new lease of life. It was as translucent as A cellency gave expression was current in the fuller evidence) which has made the case plainer pudiation of contracts in view of the heavy fall
summer sky, and bright with the enthusiasm of Cology, and I'took occasion some time ago in than it was on the first bearing when this in- in exchange. Reports have also been current the performers, a jay and pleasure which were Court to say that the constitution of the Appeal formation. was not forthcoming. Nor could that in certain cases tentative approaches have communicated to the crowded audicico. Court being what it was I conceived it to be there be any "innuendo" to the effect that been made to certain focal Banks for the with-
After the first few jokes, people were on the my duty to make the best of it, and I assured he has been influenced by his Junior. The drawsl of deposits.
gei vive of expectation. Here was no anti-the profession that I came to the hearing of an Chief Justice" is only grindus'inter parer. Tho quated fossil of a comedy, dependant on appeal with a mind absolutely free and treated Full Court as at present constituted enables the resurrected gage, and paleolithic quips on it so far as possible as a new care. Only re- Chief justice to have the assistance of the things long forgotten. It was up-to-date, cesily I said with the same object in view that Poisto judge discussion on abstruse legal sprightly as à Hongkong maid, charming a judge is always assumed to have the honesty questions often makes peints clearer than they with the charm which comes from scknow necessary to reverse his own decision if, on
were when first dealt with by one Judge. And ledged ability on the past of the artistes and further argument, it is shown to be wrong. Afor the reasons given in my former letter thethe-sth-December, 1908, at 11 AM at their picturesque scenery. The songs were rendered--second argument often puts things in a new fact that the Chief Justice with the aristAGCO with all the vim and go of a Brooklands race, light, and points often occur to aus which did of the Puisne Judge confirms his former deci and the choruses, the attitudes, the piquant not present themselves un the first. A second sion cannot in any circumstances render the poses of those holding subordinate parts come argument and a second judgment upholding appeal a farce. as a revelation to those who know nothing of the versatile powers of young Hongkook. the first may lead to a clearer appreciation of The diocing by the indias, who, without the law, and prevent an appeal to the Privy a doubt, worked hard under the able tutorship Council. Although it has not happened up to al Mt. Gen. A. Caldwell, at the practices, was the present that I have had occasion to revAISE simply admirable. As for the legs which hit the judgment 1have given, on minus points cojoyed with increasing, happiness, the have frequently had occasion to change my Country Girl" is to stay with us for a week or views, and I can quite conceive the possibility thereby, but we fancy there are many who will of my doing so on a crucial issue. be Inth to part with her even then,
In the existing situation, the thanks of the commercial community in particular, and of the Colony in general, is due to the local formal one as the nccused is pot a British commutee of the China Association for their subject, and further that there is no charge promptitude in realising the possibilities that befoin him against the man who is alleged-to-may be engendered by inapathy and in meet have committed the assault, but on accousting as early as they have done yesterday for of a communication he had received from the the purpose al deliberating upon the belt Viceroy informing him that a Chinese passen cours they might, with propriety, take in ger was said to have been killed on board a allaying the doubts which at present exist: British shig, he had ordered this inquiry to be That the Chica Association have arrived upon held, and in order that it should be conducted a decision goes without saying when it in in fairness and justice to all concerned he had remembered that the Hongkong branch of this ollowed the Chisesc piess reporters and the tafluential institution is directed by practical, public to be present. Having gone through all level headed men of long business experience. the evidence before him, specially the most The Committee's decision has been embodied vital one-that of the European doctor who had in adequate representations to Government examined the corpse and, who testified to not which, it is hoped, will be productive of the having food the slightest marks on the desired effect. body which might have caused the death and
RELEASE OF CHINESE EDITOR.
As for the players, we confess to a feeling. is view of the clear evidence given by the
Mr. Ng Hin Taz, the editor of the Chinese of vervousness in tackling such a difficult problem, Were we to mele out undiluted officers of the steamer of what actually happen. newspaper Bheung Po, who was arrested yet-praise we should be charged with sycophaney, ed, be must come to the conclusion that she terday, and on whose behall a motion for is the other hand, were we to single out the deceased came by his death na patural man-a-rule nini was filed in the Supreme Court yes- little slips here and there and make of them a net, and there unt being sufficient evidence terday, was released this afterpbop. We under mountain of detail we should be equally at fault. That there' were minor mistakes here against the accused he is not justified in hand. stand that halizan corpus proceedings have, and there none will deay; that the performance ing him over to the Porteguère Cousul, and accordingly, beẹn abandoned,
́as a whole was an opbounded tribute to the the accuted, was 'discharged. In conclusive,
Cramalis persora is beyond question,ard in the Mr. Fox-said that if the Viceroy is not satis
galaxy of pleasure we forget, nay, we hardly noticed, the trifles which unobtrusively slid fied with the result of the Inquiry and that if
away. We may be pardoned if amongst so. funber evidence may be forthcoming, the Vice-
many womaka no special mention of the ex roy may communicate with bis colleague.the
cellence of individual performers. As everybody Portuguese Consul General who will deaf with
will be going to see "The Country Girl" for themselves, let them judge for themselves and the matter. The captain and the agent of the
we are certain that unless they are of the mis Steamship Company have given their assór
anthropical, jaundiced arder, they will find the abce to produce ìbe licket collector if so re
same difficulty as we have ourselves in appare quired. A word of warning was given by Mr
tioning the credit due to each and all of the Fox, to the Chinese press reporters, and he re
case. We give the caste, which is about the quested them to refrain from publishing false
largest that has been seen on the Bangkop reports, but to adhese strictly to all the evidence
Geoffery Challoner......Mr. Gen. P. Lammert, they bad beard in the Courts:
Rajah of Bhong... ... Mr. H. P. White. Sir Joseph Versly......Lt. Cpm. Dickens, R.N. Lord Anchester Mr. M. V. Wilkins Maj Vicat M. D. F. Watbrook
..
|
"The Country Girl,"
ANOTHER DRAMATIC. SUCCESS.
HONGKONG AMATEURS CHARM A, CROWDED
1 THEATRE
фи
Almost the first thought that comes to the mind after witnessing the talent of the Hong- kong Amateur Dramatic Society is how did the members arrive at the sejection of the piece chosen. There are so many trashy plays going the rounds nowadays, and so many' josipidrand
Lame operas called coniic which please the Death of Emperor and uncritical and easily pleased that the ultimate decision as to the most suitable medium must Empress.
be fenced about with much entanglement Already the amateurs have given us of the pick of comedies, but their venture in such a well. knows and exhilirating piece as "The Country Girl' must have been undertakeo with no.little trepidatipo.
THE COLONY'S SYMPATHY, RESOLUTION, PASSED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
For "The Country Girl" demands; of the At the meeting of the Legislative Council. which was held this afternoon, advantage was artistes such an expenditure of vital force, such In variety of dramatic talent, such a call upon taken by H.E.ske Governor to officially express Hongkong's sympathy with the Chinese people the art of the entrepreneur, that even those in their sad bereavement by the death of the hose faithin the Amateur Dramatic Society was Emperor and Dowager Empress, Io introducing bolstered up by past successfe was found hang- ing to jeopardy-la-an-ordinary-comedy, the the Resolation, His Excellency, in the courie of a short speech of condolence, said that is requirements are limited to mobility of expres was only fitting that this community should sios, ease of department, and what may be expiess its condolence and sympathy with the termed naturalness. Any and each of these Chinese people and he was sure all members may be overdone, and if exaggerated ever so wished prosperity to Ching in the future. He little they give the stage presentation a bollow
· had wired to the British Consul-General atness and unreality which rob it of that verisi-
|
stage for many year
Lord Grassmete.....................
Attendants
Mr. F. C. Carrol.
1
5. The report of Your Excellency's speech also says that you have, like Your Excellency's predecessor, found the general opinion to be that except for the purposes of an Appeal Court, a third judge is not immediately required, Sir Charles Conelyou, Mr. E. G. May. I think it my duty to point out to Your Excel- Granfer Mummery.....M. M. S. Northe telency that't know on one who is, familiar with M. J. HAL The fact is that the pressure of the last few Rube Fairway Mr. A. I. Darby, the working of the Court who is of that opinion. Tyischiff...Sub-L.-D. Maxwell, RN Rjati's.
Mr. F. C. Ball months has been so great that we had arrived Mr. C. CF.Canningham almost at breaking point, and this is by no 9irtyMrs. W. G. Worcester Princess Methlina of Bhong Mise P. Seth.
means the first time. If i had been laid up for Marie Joy..... ..........Me W. Logao-aven 2 days with influenza, the whole work of Madame Sophie ....
Miss Ella Rows the Court would bave been dislocated to the Mrs. St.-Qaintin Mrs. Henry Humphreys great ieconvenience of suffore. I can only add Mrs. W. L. Carter. that I was in hopes that the Government would Lady Anchester..... Miss Ecroyd
d. Evan Jones. Ledy Aradis Miss D. Shelton Hooper, how sumie stigt consideration for myself Nuran lagingumami
have, &c, ...... Miss Warreg Princess
Mitt Chapman.
F. T. PIGGOTT, Miss Chalbam,
Chief Justice. Altendants...}
God Nan.......
Mrs. H. A. Stewart Villager, Rustic, Faro Hands, &c, &a- Meidames Gilby, McFailape, Capel, Tarrant,
Hance, Suyer, Schmidt, Miller, Messrs. Flem ming, Coughtrie, Lammer, Wilson, St. Clair, Young, Nugent, Turner, Walker, Ayrir, Graff Sayer, Thomas, Bayward, H, W. Sayer
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
· Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LIMITED, Agents, Hongkong, 3rd December, 1908. (1042
PUBLIC AUCTIONA THE Undersigned have received instructions. to sell by
·PUBLIC 'AUOTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE, CONCERNED, on SATURDAY,
Sales Rooms, No. 8. Des Voeux Rozd, corner of Ice House Street, A LARGE QUANTITY OF -- WINES AND SPIRITS, 2. The defacts of the proient system are
Comprising patent; but will much respect, they are not PORT - WINE; DUNDEE WHISKY, those which Your Excellency has painted cut. ROYAL CROWN SCOTCH WHISKY
them by Your Excellency cadast fail to be very and ROGER COGNAC, CURMILL & Co.'s And the emphasis which has been laid upon AMERICAN RYE WHISKY, PERINET FILS CHAMPAGNE, MARIE BRIZARD detrimental to the prestige of the Court among GNAC, MARASCHINO, ANISETTE, both Europeans and Chinese, which it has been | APRICOT BRANDY, &c, &c. my constant aim to maintain at the highest ||-|(All guaranteed in Sound Condition). level."
ALKO
A QUANTITY OF
TENNANT'S ALE and STOUT
in, Cases of 7 dozen plats. TERMS —AI NEDA)
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers, Hongkong, 3rd December, 1908. ' [ro33
CORRESPONDENCE;
(We do not necessarily endorse the oplafons expressed
by Correspondente în ihls column.]| THE "FATSHAN" INCIDENT,
The composers of the story naively say that
4. I am at the presant time engaged in pre-
3. With reference to the last paragraph of the Paring a judgment on an important appeal; it took many days to argue in the Full Court letter, under reply Your Excellency is always the writing of the judgment will probably take very good in assuring me that my opinion is tp full mordings' work, of at least four bours a not well-founded when I say that the Govern day, and though I am now half way through ment shows no consideration to the Chiel have not the remotest idea what the ultimate Justice.. I can only say that 3 years' experi judgment will be, it is not impossible that once does not bear out, Your Excellency's this judgment may prevent, the care going to courteous intentions. The question is ona the Privy Council Your Excellency will agree which, I have very much at heart, and so long. that when so much caro is given to appeals the as 1 am Chief Justice of the Colony I shall coo- word "farco" is hardly applicable; and it is laue to do so. Let me put to Your Excellency the more unfortunate that such an expression | two instances which will explain my meaning, of opinion abould have fallen from Your Ex: For 3 years I bave pointed out that the
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONOKONG TELEGRAPH." cellency while a judgment in an appeal case is Chlef Justice has to do the work ofino judges.
Sir,—May I ask a’little room la your esteem« pending. I must confess that I should not Acting on information which was never sub- like to deliver a judgment even, on a small mitted to me Six M. Nathan practically in.ed paper to remark that almost every item in matter which was deemed to be given in farcial formed the Secretary of Blate that this was not the statement re the Falah in incident translated " conditions. I think therefore that Your Excel-a fact. I have at last through, Your Excel. by you in your issue of Wednesday is fable, in lency will not hesitate to remove the impression lency's courtesy been shown this information, fact, Setting aside the bare fact that the sa which must have been caused by the remark at and have painted out that it was inaccurate
was thère, and was asked for his ticket, there is not a word of Truth in the account given av to some future sitting of Council.
from beginning to end. I have received no answer, so that I must assume that my opinion how he was "brutally done to death." is disregarded. Even the carefully drawn-up they wout downstairs attracted by the "scuffle" tables which I had prepared and which support
my statement bave elicited no comment. Even and yet farther on they say that they were. as one fudge doing the work of two at certain "eye-witness" of the affair from the first!. periods of the year I have to work "double The man was probably actually in a dying tider to get through the work. One of such state when he came on board. The proclivity
months is just over: and yet Your Excellency well known, and it is most likely that it was in periods which has covered the last 3 or 4 of the Chinese in Hongkong to head: for Canton when attacked by grievous illness is has informed the Council in spite of my re- iterated opinion that there is no immediate compliance with this impulse that he was mak necessity for a third Judge. The effect of this iga last effort; he was in a miserable state of on my mind can only be that the opinion of emaciation. The story of the assault is a masa the Government is that I only want a third of lies; he was neither struck morkicked for was judge appointed to save myself work. Surely any violence whatever offered to him; all the Your Excellency will agree that this is a case-
action in the matter was taking hold of his -shoulder and shaking him a little to make him. of want of consideration for the Cuet Junce.
Let me take aroiber case. There was a up, the usual method. I was eye-witness of all suggeilion in one of Your Excellency's letters the gruesome farce of "examination" on Mon that an Apptal Court could be formed with the day when the so-called "dectors * examined/ assistance of the Judge of banghal. I learn the corpus and endeavoured to find or manufac tora " marka" bfill-usage on the body, in which from Your Excalledcy's speech in Council that the suggestion has been forwarded to the hey were singularly unsuccesifal, I marked one
man who called himself au "undertaker" för" Secretary of State in the concrete form that the about a quarter of an hour patting with his Government House,
"Judge of Shanghai should come to Hongkong Hongkong, 26th September, 1958, to sitas an Appeal Judge twice a year, if Your fingers a small brown mark la the forehead, thu Sir-In reply to your letter of yesterday's Excellency had asked my opinion before send. only sign of any skin abrasion on the body, date 1 bave the honour to inform you that I diding this suggestion forward, 1 should have probably weeks old and very small. He seemed with the existing Appeal Court of the Colony, the scheme effective, and the inconveniences to the bystanders, but his pains were wasted., but use the word "farce in connection pointed out the difficulties in the way of miking to be endeavouring to produce blood to jadi- cain freshness of injury. He war very volubla Įspoke deliberately and I am correctly report which most result from it that changes must Another soi disant doctor, who was really a The musical director was Mr. George Grimed by the South China Morning Post as having he made in the law and Code of Procedure; both orchestra being composed as follows; used the word "unsatisfactory," I was so ant and that, it can only work by most seriously drug vendor, having stated that there was Fint Violins, Cept, H. M. Beasley, R.A. Mr.
broken bone, was asked toʻpoint it out. He wont 1. R. Hargraves. Mr. E. Wolf, Mr. C. A. P. xioon to make it plaia to the Council that I tampering the other business of the Court all over the body commencing at the crown, Xavier Cello, Mr. P. A. Roxtrio, Bass. Mr. | intended no reflection whatever upon the Coon, "This quile apart from the inherent objections to and when last I remarked him he had his sar WW. Mathews, Cornets. Mr. C. C. Elliott but only criticised its constitusion—in the way the scheme,
down close on the stomach, listening for the Bristow. Clarionet Bandeman and Mr.
But the scheme has apparently been a broken bans Altogether, it was amusing," Hotchkins. The "Buffs Trombone,Bands you have yourself criticised it, that I added man: McQuade, The Buffa Second Violins, farther explanatory words (which have been proved at home, and I shall have to work it. but disgusting, and not calculated to give Me G. G Catchick, Mr. J. M.S. Rezario, Mr. omitted by the reporters) to the following effect An in the case of the third judge, the opinion one a high opinion of the progress of science Sibbitt, Sergi Perdue, A. P. D. Vials-Bands It is an less unestisfactory to the Chief Justice of people who knew little or nothing, of the man Teater, The "Boffs. Flute. Mr. T. Damself than to litigants, for if he reverses his master was held of more weight than mixa, so
among the Cantonesa medical practitioner, Osmund.
French HomeCorporal Miller, former decision after bearing fuller evidence, here: when, as is inevitable, I point out the
The whole story of the incident la "get up" and Corporal Miles, The "Buffs." Bastoop.— Laure Corporal Smith, The "Buff," Timpani, more especially if this should occur more unworkable nature of the scheme as sent from by some of these, unfortunately too plentiful Bandstans Kennings. The "Buffs." Piano once he may lay himself open to the home, I shall probably he told that others agitators, who take every opportunity of spreads
think differently,
ing malicious and calumnious reports, and Mr. George Grimble.
laouendo,, (hai be does not know his own
Your Excellency will, I think, agree with me play on the impulsiveness and credulity of the Dit is voedless to say that the costomes in mind, or that he is induenced by hie Junior, caught the eye of every lady in the Theatre. If on the other band be confrms, his former that I have some cause for the view I have so Chinese. Boyced the easily collected curious farmhbirge, while Mouss. A. S. Watson & Co. Mesra. Powell & Co. were responsible for the decisions it may be alleged that the Appeal is paid to the Chief Justice's'opinion in matters crowd.in Canton I saw no evidences of excite
frequently expressed that little consideration gave that delicate scented flavour to the prai
relating to the administration of justicement amongst the people and if any such arres
it will be due to the unasked for meddling": grammes,
* ZY PIGGOTT, these mischief mongers.—I am, Sir,
Obief Justice.
Your &c,
His Excellency M
Sir Frederick Lugard, KC.M.G.,
Governor of Hongkong,
Canton a message of condolence and that cf. militude: which is the head. and front Misses Feth, Andrews, Tennant, Lambert":8837/1998,
1
al fetike, actualny.
It then
becomes cial conveyed the same to the Viceroy, who wired back his gratitode. His Excellency bad caricature, a grating exaggeration which not yet sent a copy of Be Resolution to Faking disappoints se audience prepared to enter but would do so shonly. His Excellency then into the spirit of the theme As everyone knows, such plays as "Sweet' Lavender" os moved the Resolution, which is as follows Love in Idleuess" or any of Edward Terry's
That the Legislative Courell of Hongkong at this, its first menting sitce the news of the reperiary would be ruined were even the deaths of the Emperor and Dowager-Empress smallest character to indulge in buffoonery of China was received, desire to record it when sympathy is called for, and even the sympathy with the Government of China on youngster in "Caste" would fail as a foil to the loss it has sustained by the death of i's Eccles if his piacerity worn doubtful. Rulers and to express is hope that the reign of So much for plain sentimental comedy. How the new Emperor may be successful and pro-much more then is necessary when a play be. comes a sort of superíor burierque, espe spatous.
Dr. Ho. Kai, C.M.O., on behalf of the Chin- cially considering that amateurs have to fill ese communuy, thanked His Excellency for the chief past? It is all very well to say the kind words he had spoken and said that he that the professional companies achieve the most plezalogly" end-fedlingly seconded the result derited without unduly straining ther Resolution, "The sad calamity which had over selves. But then a company of professionals taken China was of such a paturo as not to selected from a host of Thespians who have fait to call forth sympathy.. The way in which devoted time and study to the delineation of the people showed their fortitude and calm particular characters A Tres as a dashing resignation was indeed admirable. Yesterday, guardeman would look as much like a monkey "the anthrodement of the new Emperor took on a piece of string as Hodys Coffe would place, and he was sure that all the members look like an Antony. So that after the musical would wish him a long and prosperous reign, comedy had been decided upon, the real ques The sparker expressed a wish that the Prince tion was who could be found to Ell the caal? Regent would bare every success in kis res. Hongkong is a small place after all, and the possible post and concluded with a hops for the circle of these capable of sustaining a role in wallars and peace of the Empire (Applause.) musical comedy is extremely circumscribed
The Rengiation was carried unanimously, |: 1e is not a quemion of pick and choqus į rather,
a
Miss Ella Rowe, Mrs. Henry Humphreys, among those who specially charmed the Miss Hooper, Mrs. Gilby, and Miss Seth were audience with their dancer,
•
“is a faren."!
These 25 naar as I can recollect" are the have, &c, The production was under the charge of Mr. precise words used by me in this connection. I John Robertson, who is the Arthur Collins of think Your Honour will agree with me that it His Excellency ibe East. Mr. Arkur Chapman was a capabia' business maunger, and Messrs, Mowbray Norike would be difficult to select words which would come and E. Ormiston did their duty at hop, more completely dispors of the interpretation secretary and hon, treasurer respectively, gowyhyed in your second paragraphi
Bir FREDERICK LUGARD, EGMO Governor of Hongkong.
· [Continued on DALE
CHAN LLOYD
Hongkong, December grd, 190!
Page 5Page 6