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period of currency of the bands and the imwithout doubt the most useful. The labour of probability of any profitshar
during the acquiring this knowledge le far less irksome period. In fact, some of the critics regard
than most people imagine, and of ons fact AN ENJOYABLS ENTERTAINMENT. the parade of the pro
we can lasture; our readers—it will not hart mistake. To tell the subscriber that he may, anybody. The only connection between
„Thers was a bumper bonso to witness the in certain remote circumstances, have such alcoholism and the study of Chinese in, we known as Barmiston's at Causeway Day last pokrmed the wonderful and daring tent by.
isitial erformance of the old and populer show
The Great Nicola, tina to b's undertaking, ashare, when he sees that in 1916 he may have no hesitation in declaring, to be found night. Since their last vi’it here, a number of dirlag, bandet ffed, into the birbour this add in 1930 must be paid back at too is op
Fing the o absence of the study and the valuable additions have been made in the alitoon. The height from which he took the rather annoying than otherwise. And if he presence of the liquor. The Chiners say matter of artistes and if last night the public plage was not that an announced. However, should be paid off at too in 1916, by losing colloquiaily that "a mio's stomach in full missed some familiar faces, the top, was filled the feat was a hair mising one. The praya WAS nearly £ per bond, he materially reduces of learning," when, wo my that his hand is up by other artistes appearing in clever turns, crowded with hundreds of people long before the interests. On the whole, there is some, full of it. But, head of stomach, the moral The retlenment of Miss Nellie Harmston Love, the appolated hour. The crowd exlanded from thing to be said for the critics. It would, to be derived is the same as that to be drawn whose marriage recently took plice, from the Maray Pier as far as the Ferry wharf, and we think, have been better to have avoided from the words of a well-known Chinese Compilation of equestrian cross logos clarer wire crowded of things on the waterfront
consisting of a trio
with spectators. A crowd of this appearance of loss by offering the bonds teacher of our acquaintance, who when re- of young Harmatons, whose daring and grace. this kind has rot bien seen for a long time. at a lower interest and therefore at a lower proving an idle European student who comful acts in conjunction with one to her will be in this Colony.. price, and there would then have been little plained of the difficulty of remembering greatly missed. harm in holding out the remote prospect of Chinese characters, said: "If your stomach a profit-share, The quaint thing about tho had more Chinese in it, it would contain less loan is that such an error oftactice, if it is a whisky wine." Mr. Alfred Hippislay of the ingle Copies, Daily, ten seats. Weekly, twenty error, should be made by such astute issuing Imperial Maritime Customs used to say that grand cure for a tendency to drink too many cocktails before iffin was a quiet steady application to the Tze Eth Cb. This is the name of a book which the
The ratée per quarter and per mawen, proportional.
Subscriptions for any period to than one month ready there a delivered from when the address accredible to, messenger, Fak subsoriban on have thair copies delivered at their residences without Any extra charge. On copies sent by post additonal $1,80 per quarter in charged for postage. The poelage on the weakly fans, to any part of thu,
world la 30 ovuta pu`qarter.
will be charged na for a full month.
fre centa (for csak only).
elegraph The Jeughang Gelegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, Lerone 19, 1910
THE CREDIT OBČINA.
As a corollary Aueat our remarks yciter day upon the necessity of China establishing
sound financial repute in Europe in view
of the great loans that are in the process of negotiation, it is interesting to notice that
houtes." Of course it is rather unkind on the part of our Loados contemporary to call the issue a purely departmental one when it is openly stated that it has been made under
Imperial Edict of 8.b October, 1908. But curious, or studious, will find very useful that is by the way. As is pointed out the after going through Sir Walter Hillier's weak spots are the early date of redemption manual. We could give a list, very long at par, the short period of currency of the list, of admirably efficient office" men who
sharing during the period, bonds and the improbability of any profitare also good Chinese scholars. We have had the saddening experience of knowing more than one'suicide in China, but not one them was in the remotest degree owing diligence in any kind of study. One thing, however, wo believe, might end badly, and we do warn intending students against it. We are not giving bad advice ́ when we
VESSELS LOST, CONDEMNED &c. Lloyd's register of shipplog, fun received, records that during the fat quarter of this year the Lumber of the vessels totally lost, condemned, etc., was as follows-4 abande
of
to
the tall all Gatette has some trenchant remarks to make upon the same subject. The latest Chinese loan is reported an not having been received with much enthusiasm in the ed at sea; 6 burn'; 18 sunk in collision; 9 feun-study, doat both liquor up' and over-do London market; and the reasons are not far dered; a lost; 7 mhising; and 44 wrecked; total sinological studies. Chinese, and whisky to seek. The loan in question is the 7 per 89, representing 138,177 gross tonnage. Of don't mix." cent. Peking Hankow Railway Redempaling rensels in were abandoned at sea;-5 tion Loan (issued by the Board of were broken up or condem sed; a burst; 4.sunk. Posts and Communications) entitled to a collision; 4 feandered; I was lost;.9 mins dition to the fixed interest of 7 per cent.ing; and 35 wrecked 10:al 72, 1epresenting: to a participation in the profits resulting 40,574 tonnage. During the period under from the operation of the Railway. This
review the only three shipping 'casualties loan is authorised by Imperial Decree of date 8th October and involves the sale of reported in the Far East ware the baro £450,000 sterling of bouds. The totaling of the British steamer Kashmir at Ran
amount of the first issue of the Loan is 1000 on 1th Jurung; the weck of the million dollars (Peking currency) but in Coloplahowned ss. Chung Kong at Bington- respect of the 5 million dollars as represented men between Arcy and Foochow foo while on the sum given above la sterling thea voyage between Hingua and Foochow with Board of Posts and Communications has a cargo of sugar and sundries on 29th March guaranteed to pay - Capital and interest in and the wreck of the British 11, Talskan on sterling. Appended is an 'extfact from the the L'ammock Islands, near Swatow, whilst on Chipere Government's prospectus in respect a voyage to that port with coal from Borgay on of these bonds: In the event' of the Chin- and March. ese Government deriving a profit from the
GUINNESS' STOUT earnings of the Peking-Haukow Railway, the
in PINTS and SPLITS.
LIMITED,
CHINESE, ALCOHOLISM AND SUICIDE.
| Boodholders, besides the yearly interest on the loao, will also participate in this profit to be called extra dividend. The capital of Hard upon the correspondence, which ap the line. amounts to 58,000,000 taels, appeared in our columns by. Mene Tekel " proximately equivalent to £7,400,000 ster and our contributor “ The Triangle" on the ling.) If in any year the Government share subject of the study of the Chinese language, A. S. WATSON & CO., of the profit should amount to 4,000,000 comes an account of the opinions of Sir John Jordan, as he expressed them at a luncheon given in bin honour by the Lord Mayor of Belfast. Sir John took first class honours when he graduated at Queen's College, Bel- fast, and his whole 'career has been disțin- guished by efficiency and thoroughness.
is knowledge of the Chinese language is. characterized by the accuracy which is the especial mark of the conscientious and pains taking mind of this distinguished man and scholar. A public utterance by him on such an occasion us that of his being presented with the freedom of the City of Belfast, is, without question, of the highest interest and
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS
Hongkong, 7th July, 1910.
IMPORTANT
NOTICE.
Taels, the Board will then reserve one. quarter of this sum, i.e., 1,000,000 Taels, for distribution as exira dividend, which will be divided proportionately according to the whole capital of 158,000,000 Taels, The Board will memorialise the Throne and pub. lish aubually, the amount of profit, one quarter of which will be inade available for extra dividends, The privilege of participat ing in the extra dividends does not, however, Confer upon Hondholders the right to inter
fere with or examine the accounts. The Peking Hankow Railway has a total length of approximately 700 miles. The gross carn-
WE have the pleasure to advise inge and the Government's share of the net
our
CUSTOMERS and
the
importance. Sir John polats out that a
LOCAL AND GENERAL, THE English Mail of the ist October was delivered in London on 18th inst
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A little before 1.10 p.m. Nicolaewan tea coming along the Praya in a long gry overcoat with members of his traupe making himself "at home" on approaching the co-d. All eyan were centred on kira and remarks, ware gsing round to 128 affect thats
anival at the Victoria Recrea ion Club Nicola the exhibition was going to be a "fake." On
remarked what a fine club it was and when his eyes were on the special stand erecta
One of the now additio as which we noticed last night was a skilful sharp-shooting act by the Sistert Louise and Angelita Busca with repeating xidas aud platolet. The Sisters fired at various diminutivë obj sets from all agits of characterizing their anccessful efforts greatly difficult positions and the zamarkable precision astonished the audience. A Gulag fleste to the act was witaessed, when a row of lighted can dies placed horizontally in a cabout had thels ad for his word itfal fent ha bad to perfast flames extinguished by a series of quick, auc- alter his mind forfair he might slike bottom. cessive shots with a repeating rifle. The Sisters Theo, Immediately, preparation was made to are indubitably clever in theinlich The Weiss put up the spring-board which was about man Troupe, consisti; g of two ladies and three ten feet in height. He then inspected both the and should be seen to be appreciated. The form the feat on the spring board, Handcuffs goallemen, were sp'endid, in their serial act stands for a while and at last decided to pare Trio Frolic is another new turn and con- we then put on the great magician who wan sists of acrobatic dancing by two ladies and fed to the end of the board where he stood for gentleman. The Kavanagh Brothers, & tingly while fur the crowd to have a glimpse of himi described as Australia's premier Society jeg. While at this point many suspihoti were taken, glers, have already made a soputation in the Nicola then took a cuple of long breaths as Far East, and the afore their mavellous kand. 008 would before « 'planging avent and his
say "Whatever you do in the way of over-ling of eccentric Indian clubs and tennis rsc-manacled-hands were held above his head." A quats, need 20: be described in detail. Neveita, couple of seconds later a voice war crarbeid i the "Miniblal Mimic," has no anffered one "Good-bye, Nicole, I wish you success. whit, since the Circus' last visit here in Thin down ho
went and the spectators his capacity to produce the orkadex sounds washed the plunge in breathless silence and of the poultry-yard, and other domesticated | ali soxiously waiting to see the rise of the animals and bis sit on the violin is great one to the surfice of tha water." He ros really a side-splitter, Piccolo and Fiori, the mused under water for a little over ten seconds clever knock-about cluwas, iniriduced some before recovering. When, he emerged from canica wonders which went to now how much the water with his bands free he was loudly can be accomplished by; a dog with a little.myplauded. On regaining for a firma aba triialog. The barking of one of the animals handcuffs were passed round for inspection
ed almost human. The dummy-clown "Shanese say he is a devil, bat we don't think so, supposed to represent the word "No" and dihe crowd dispersed. The ignozan; Chi- dow" is another decided acquation, and as The great Nice a was to have peiformed this his name would appear to suggul, he is quite feat in Shanghal, by jumping off the Garden. MR. Kelt Hardie, M. P. has, according to re- Hayes completes the comic portion of the pro-anouncement attraced thousands of spectator
weird and uncanny in some of the acts. Dick Bridge into the Brochow Creek. Of course, the ports from various sources, recommended the gramme. His lavantive geniu is responsible to witness the daring act. There were ove delegates to the Egyptian Nationalist Congrats for a number of particularly original actu. two hundred police around the place now sitting at Brussels, to prepare for a revola-Rudsit, the Tramp Cyclist, performs in keeping the crowd in order, When the ap tion in Egypt.
pointed tints arrived, Ni ola was ready to dive loto the muddy waters of the Creik, ba was prevented by the Police, as they had received a letter from the American Consulate opposing the attempt to jump into the river, Accordingly the exhibition was abandoned,
AN ermed robbery was cominitted by fost man at Tat-is-mui at about 12 o'clock last night, We have not been able to ascertalo the vales of the stolen properly.
At Alexandria, whlie an old cannon was being dismounted, a charge that bad remained for gotten in li since the days of Arabi Facha ex: ploded, injuring two men seriously and three others slightly.
THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and a flinted Hospitals bogs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the foods of the Hospital;"
4
$10
H. E. Majok. General Iroadwood left to-day by the English Mall for Home. The popular Gemmanslag Officer was given a hearty send
by a large crowd of friends-Military and Civlings
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinancen passed by the Legislative Council :-An Ordinance to amend the Opium solidate and amend the laws relating to the ad. Ordinance, 1919; and an O.diamage is con- ministration and regulation of the New Terri tories.
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the circumscribed spac.s of the arena what mast.prople would require the aid of a miracle to accomplish in an amphi-theatre and his droll expression of "Very warm to-night" is accompanied by the Bloging away of his collar, of which article he has an extensive stock round his neck. Long before the can- clasion of his performance, the uena is simply litered with cast-off collars. The evening's entertainment as usual concluded with the thrilling performance of Jab » Rougal with bis Eve fail-grown tigers and the fict of the per- formance proceeding without a single hitch goes to show that the trainer has the brates absolutely under his control The Circon os the whole is well worth seeing..
A FIRM IN DIFFICULTIES,
DOZEN ACTION AGAINST PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT,
In an interview with Nicola our representa: tive learnt that the most notable event he ever performed at this kind, was that on the s Ends Bridge is St. Looks which was witnessed.... by thousands of specta ols. The height of the bridge was something like sixty for. He also remarked that he wasn't mach of a swimmer and any little bitch would lead to bis drawing, Ta-sight being the last pul.rmance of this grest, magician' at the. Theatre Royal, those who have not seen his wonderful feats should not miss the opportunity of witnessing them.
The Company will be leaving to monow evening for Canton and after a fra daya! ṣpeza formance in that city they will make a tour fu
AT. THE CRY. HALL,
Before Mr. Justice Hazeland, Acting Paissé || lá ledia. Jude, at the Summary Court this morning. Wing Saing firm printers and bookbinders, of sight, succeeded as usual in baffling bla several actions were mentioned against the Nicola, working under great difficulties last SD Wellington Street, for sunt amouatlog in audience. Tired as he was after a sea YDY- ail 18 $1,375 for goods sold and delivered. Mr, 48, be easily escaped from be coils of Bu:mer Johnson, of Messrs. Denys and Bow-misy shackles and handcuffs, One gentle...)
and Smith, appetied for the plaintifs and Mekick es which a Chinese gentleman bwugh c M. Reader Harris, of Messrs. Wilkinson and with him, bay were difficult to get on Grist, represented the defendansk of, and in this coopection, we ought
~Me, Hatria - asked for a stay of the actions, to quote Mr. Ficola's own words, viz, "190 A bankruptcy petition had been find, the azi do not preload, to do the impossible. Fetteż 10!s being $1,500, realised by the sale of them fairly mad I shall escape. But do not put properly by the bailif.
THE Bullfinch Mino, 23 miles north of South-ley,
knowledge of the Chinese language isara Cross, Perth, Australia, which was discovere becoming more and more necessary to all ed in heavily timbered country last November, those who are their livelihood or seek for one of the most sansational propositions which wealth by dwelling among and working The ore gets 3'x to is ounces to the tos, and bas granted the searcher for gold in ́ible Stata, with Chinese. Again, in London, His 6 tons crashed yielded gold valued at 61,900. Majesty's Minister, addressing an audience the ore already proved is estimated to be worth second to none in Europe in intellectual at. -£500,000, tainments, emphatically dechred that in the near future the wonderful development which is taking place in China will afford profitable
and Mr. F. X. Almade, of Merire. Almada man has retained as a souvenir a pair of leg
PUBLIC GENERALLY that, under the Fuperintendence of our new FACTORY EXPERT, recently arrived in the Colony (who has had 18 years' experience in the leading Bhoo Factories of the Uniteditatca) Ginzacial needa fulfilled in that respect.. But opportunities to those only, who have a opium. A like penalty war'imposed on another Mr. Johnsen-i ask to be allowed to go on should like to hear bis nemoze self.
..
An eighty-five year old cativa woman was fined $599 at the Magistracy this morning for being in unlawful possession of 991 tanis of prepared Chinese for selling q3 fols of the drug. A further geoalty of four months' hard labour was Inflicted on the latter for spplying fales fraja- maths to the packages, purporting to come from the Opium Farmer a office.
His Lordship-Do you constitta judgment? Mr. Harris-Oh, no, I'm meraly saking for a sky.
"His Lordship--What do youlay, Mr. Joha.
son?
upon me bandcuffs with locks that break whes snapped on me. That is not fair! Wa catelally watched last night's performance, and wichu assors-our' readers that no better of its lad can be produced in Londra or Paris, Vanna or Barlin, If noyons can do, so was
with the case in the usual way. Because a banks AMOTHE 1 NICOLA PUZZLE, DORS ruptcy petition has been filed is no reason why Tonight Mr Nicola la going to give Hong the actions should be stayo J. My friend is not king au zxhibition of new feats of skill," Ha entitled to a sing
hij bomaver provided us with an fritsting rides **Bdr., Harris-That's the usual practice,dle. What is the Great Divide? I cany would like to refer to the Ordinance, as I never | refer to the watershed of the Rocky Mountalar, bicanse 11, whatever it is, will be done by Mr. heard the matter disputed before
which said that the Court could exercise its body what it is until he makes it happen,^«
Mr. Harris proceeded to read the Ordinance, | Nicola h re to-night. He refasen to tell any-th
ruptcy petition being filed.
profits of the Railway are officially reported by the Chiao-tung Bank of Peking us follows: In 1908, £965,528; 1999, £973, 528; whilst the Government's share of the profit in the same years was £268,075 and £319,907, respectively. In ordinary times, China is as well able to raise a loan in Lon- don or Paris as is any other Power desirous; of doing so, and in past years she has never experienced any difficulty in getting her
at the present moment China is passing knowledge of the Chinese language. And we are NOW prepared to supply through a period of stress and her repute as here we enter upon debateable ground, and a ready payer has suffered impair. It is we speak subject, if not to correction, cer- the FINEST Up to date MEN'S quits on the boards that money is scarce tainly to contradiction. However, it is our -BOOTS and SHOES in our well-been often proved in part times that even attention, that a knowledge of the Chinese,
just now on the European bounes, yet it has conviction, and we urge it upon our readers
known branda "SUPREME" and with a depleted money market no sound written language, and of at least two spoken FOR exploration in Deich New Guines, A wie offer from a borrowing nation met with re-dialects, or rather languages is becoming a India Estimates for 1911. The idea is to follow, 19,003 guilders stands in the Netherlandi "LILY" to suit the taste of every-fusal. Hence, one does not need to wonder necessity for those who propose to makeep the explosing work of Mr. Lorentes who late-discretion to stay the proceedings on a bank, at the fact that something serious underlies success of their activity, whether mercantile ty reached a height of over 15,000 fast on the the lukewarmness with which this new Loan or any other, in ao Empire where more than Central Mountain Range there. The counter has been taken up. This is what the market anywhere in the world ignorance is regarded is known to be unhealthy, difficult, and thinly writer lathe #alldalf has to say about it: "It with contempt. Of the two colloquial lan-peopled. Supply depots will have to be estab., isan offer of £450,0on(sterling)of bonds, part gunges which a successful business man lished far inland, to ensum aucÕGIS, - of the y per cent. Peking Hapkow Railway should acquire, the "mandarin" is of course Redemption Loan, at the price of 108 per the first and most important. Sir Walter cent. for each £99 certificate. The price Hillier's invaluable book, will guide a begin of issue is thus 106 181. 54. per certificate. ber so far on his way that if he has any sort There certificates are inued by the lasuing of talent for languages he will soon lose a big Australign bospital. It is, he says, be in any erant
The schoolbpys opened the scoreip group in exchange for the currency bonds, that rather comical terror of this "unhappy fause their matrimonial chances are VAN:ly Mr. Harris-It wont do my friend a
Tuma which!WAS 600D for the convenience of investop. The
"as 000, who was a manter of it a greater than jo, any cther profesion, it. Ja to obtile judgment, It's obviously unfair for youngsters, then look the
fier this the B0 y bonds are guaranteedid sterling up to has called it. Mr. Bullock's advice, if faith almost limpossible for usmarried doctors and some people to come first
se and led by a goal. the amount of the above lace by the Board fully followed, will help any diligent and susceptible pulents to ntist these wh glass, Mr. Johnson-If anybody has a sight to have goals and the game rean of Posts and Communications of the Chinese ordinarily intelligent student to learn no less
bis caro taken Gṛat they are the citzki who want by 7 goals toʻlwa, Both Government, which, of course, is merely »■ or very little less of the Chincso written
their wagan. That's all I'm apparing for. deperimental, and not a national Govern hnguage than he would learn of a ment guarantee. The boats have certain or Portuguese in the same number of hours, rights of participation in the profits. Theissue | days and months work. Ther in interesting enough, and it will be worth colloquia language which a Luto poting how the market attitude thereto will speak is of copine abat of
one. Only the finest Leather and Materials are used, and bost work
manship guaranteed.
At an early date, which will be duly notified, wo shall be prepared to supply the fluest and latest LADIES' Boots and Bhoes
"THE HONGKONG & CHINA
SHOE FACTORY, LTD. Works 98 and 159, Praya East, Offloe and Showroom: 88 and 85,
Road Central,
Tow doors from new Post Office,
solh October, 1910,
cur.
are the early dala of district where he makes
he short: South, of China the Ca
Chinese
Wir do so many young ladies nowadays with suspicion bat few would care to express with to become nurses?, most of us hava a strong. the blunt and negatient candour of the hand of
WARNING.
1
Mr. Johnson-Perhaps my friend will tell us who ate the partosis ? at pagod og
Mr. Harris-There's no partew. One man who was the sole partose is dead. There cs
"HOCK&Y,
QUEEN'S COLLEGE EL: 1.0.0.5:
The Queen's College Hockey term met
two of the deceased's sons and (boy are both | Bays! Own Club's team yesterday, afternoon under eighteen. I'm entitled to istay, the Hongkong Hockey Club, grinud,
were to open the case. Mr Johnson—it won't harm my friend if | friendly game.. Do
His Lordship'21'11 grant a stay of execution 8.0.0, did as they liked throughout
Matt The match was a one-sidad,gion) aId
His Lordship-1
and any good stage of
DAE Man Shor":
-played:fm bad
latter