NOTAS BY THE WAY.
THE JERRY BUILDER'S PARADISE.
THE HONGKONG telegraph SATURDAY DECEMBER 17 1010
A MATRW SHAVE,
A NAVAL ANECDOTE. A story of discipline (41 it is sometimes on- derstood) rim the Remitiscorcas ef Admiral Montagu: The officer of the mcroing witch We have by no meats come cut of the wood had only joined the ship the night before, ryot so far ar building er Hapsen in the Co'cny and had of sit eyes on his second in com- are concerred. The verdict of the jury retorted mand utillo appeared on deck at 7.45 am. the ober day in connection with the rese. just befoe the colours cxa hoisted and the Abeid en Street Tragedy can scarcely to raidband plays the national nir. Good morning, to be reasturing to hou ellers to j my-built | tir," quoth the newly arrived young lieutennat. Hongkong but at der the circumstances, Buy There was no answer, while the two paced up other verdict would have been cot a liele zur. and down the break of the poop, passin, each - pristog. There are the days when it would ppther. Tre lieutenant made two more shots pear to be positive'y duge:qas so let forse ley with his "Good mera'ng, sir! At the fourth, balloons in the air lest some dres diul catastrophe the commander stopped. "What's that yon. occur. In all seriousnau, Dwould throw cut a said?" asked the great disciplinarian grimly. suggestion to the Building Authority and that
"Notirg particolar, sit; I was merely stylog Is that the ambiți us. Fiesch sıral expert who
'Good morning,' to you, sir, as I did not see you shortly intends to vish the Colony with hi no jokiog/yesterday evening." "Oh, indeed! ing machines thould be made fully acquain et Good morning,' is, i, Nw, I tell you once with the great risks, I will car when taking for all, there's no good meraing with me: it's a trip in mid-air and might possibly be in all wirk, air-work!" volved in a maan”ughter charge in case of accident. It woult lidged filed a philos. opter fácd for reflection in the event of a mix hip, when the slightest contact of the cerial monster with some of the houses in Chinatown mightvery probably bring the telementtoppling down on the beads of the gaping crowd below The Sying genius will then naturally behold solt visions as I have rad b The, a slaughter trial in a Hongkong Court of Jy stice, For it must e apparent to all that hovering in mid-air of all places in Hongkong perched on ań teroplana vier the tops of muf built dwal | check' in three places, and I. spring from he lings to a dinerous pastime bess days | carin rightcors wrath, just go a man ap- and the game is scarcely worth the candle. peared .1 the door of the collig" and the But los as hope this is only a dous conce youth dodged past him and was gone in a tion of my mind—a mero figment of the im-Rash. The man explained that he had been agination. What we are more reirely com to attend at a custozer's house, and had left cerned with is who are the parties who most they u.h to mind his collage. He's bit dafų, have resped a veritable barvest of shekelsalthe, 'is, and he's always wanting to sbava.some. exp nse of bunian live?cbably, some are body. 1, have never had a mo. Dastow dead ard go.e'and others m ght is all likelihood | sbave. be esjoylog their tiches on some distant soli. While on this abfie', 1 would like to ask a qu sticu-jit so very difficul, after all, to have some sort of a record kept of the o iginal parties who are responsible for the erection of these structures? It is to be hoped that these sins of omlasion will not occur in future years.
THE HOOLE SKIRT.
At present, when the questios of the cutting of the queue is exciting the milds of most p:ople, balb Europeans and Chinese, a barber stay will be apprecia ed. It appears that bere are worse perils than evercharges la A corrispondent of country barbers' shops the sanch ster Guardi,u ecce related how be west-icts -Comish, village... barber's, and found a youth there with so apron oo, who smothered my face with scap and took up a razor. lo a moment be bed gashed my right
LOVELY ŴD JAN AGAIN.
A writer to the Evening Stundu d says thịt the chief bar to a lady ever making a peally good billiard player is her lack of power of concentration. The same thing at Bridge. Let far men sit down for a nights play, for hour after boor, you will scarcely hear a word spoken that does act relate to the game. Make
CASUAL CRITIC
BRITISH AND CHINESB CORPORATION.
COMMERCIALI
17th December, 1 pm. The following quotations for rubber shares by wire, are supplied by Messrs. E. S. Kadoorie & Co. -
I
.5/
Balgowbies'.$10.75
Bertan......................
Alla are............... Anglo-Javas.................
.....Tis. 7 Angio-Malays... - ..34/-
****.5/6 Carey. Uniteds............................................17/6 proc. Castlefields........................................................ 119/- Changkat Serdangt
$B Cheras (part pald)...................................$8 prem. Do. (fully pald)...........................................$TB
Eastern Internationals......13/ prem. Glenealys reaçarını qalası Highlands sad Lowlands Indragiris
$3.03. ......107/6. ....$130 Kamuntigs5/ prem. Kuala Lumpors.............................
Ledburys................................................... Bţi.
Llazgls,
'London Asiatics London Ventures... Merlimaus...................nsion Pajers........ Pegabs- Rabbar Trusts Sandycrofts..... Sapongs
Seafigids.nl
Shelfords
Slogapore & Johores
Sangel Chob.....
1
ber from the plantations advised by mail.
Argic-Malays are unchanged and share could bs had at 23.
Allagars are nominally quoted at 4/9 and have boyers at 4/6 °
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MYSTERY OF ELECTRICITY.
SCIENTIST'S RESEARCH. The principal feature of the recent meeting: of the British, &ssociation was that it had no Bertam of er sales at 7/- have weakened to particular features. That is to say, there was 6/9 at which figures share are obtaleable. Bothing sensational about it. No discoverios Eastero Internatioäuls havn dropped to 12/6 were announced foreshadowing great changes premium with sellers.
to the "man lo the at gét." "It is trae, sayu a Highlands and Lowlands cre comically correspondent of a London paper, that Sir J. J. quoted at the reduced rate of to 16.
Thomson, of Cambridge, one of the greatest Kamunings 13 shares (fully paid) wara nego-physicists of the age and the authority on tiated at 4 promium and lottery at 3/9 pie- slectricity, read a paper tu which he suggested that he was on the eve of a discovery. it'wan mlum.,
Linggis are slightly weaker with sellers at on positive and negative ions, the latter being -45/--
unusually called electrons. We know much about elections-even to their weight, which is only a thousandth part of a hydrogen atom, the lightest element known—and the electrical charge they carry has been accurately mea sured; bot hitherto, practically nothing bas "been known of the positivo lona. ' Sir J. J
Thomrba said that he could scarcely announce“ thashe had discovered the positive lons, but heave the impression that he was within
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Soporgi are quoted at 29/· middle rate loadon V.nures have slackened io
sallers.
Merlimins Iave been placed at 5/3 and
close with further sellers.
Chersonesu wato transacted at f/6 Lindon Asiaties have Luyees at 12/2, United Serdargs have buyers at 210/-,
Glenealy have wo koned to $iĮ, sellers and ch of the discovery. Until that discovery buyers at $1.
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Sandycrols have buyeri at $131. Upited Singapores after sales at Si close with fanber sellers.
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Exchange-The Bank's closing T.T. quota
'ti,ns are as follows :—
-51-
5
531
«17/• pram. ' -
$16
27/
*.73/9
....513
On Singapore..
Hongkong, 16th December.
Stogel Kapari........................14/. Tungkah..... Toeraogle........
.8/3
United Serdangs113,5 -United Singapores....................$4
United Sumatras... Dotted Langkats.90). Duffi......
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Tronobs...........................27}..
Para Robber........ 5/1 per lb. WEEKLY SHARK REPORT, Reviewing the share basiness for the week, Messrs. E. S. K.dourie & Co, write :-
Business since the date of cur last report has been extremely dull with little doing.
Rabbers.The movements in Sterling stocks seem to have been on a very small scale, quo
last reported.
Singapore market appears to be absolutely moribund, advices from that port Leing very meagre Para Hard Fias is quoted 5/1 è from
London.
Last weak, I menti:ned a case' where a Yao-
"mixed foursome" of is, however, agd bo- keo Judge was so convulsed with laughter in. tween each deal there will be any amount of directly through a hobble skit, that it almost delightful later follwed by "Is it my ended in a tragedy. This week, 1 h vadea? What are tremps?" etc, etc. Not a the painful duty to recrri a real tragedy particularly gall at obe vation to make, Itations on the whole being slightly lower than which took place as a direct result of fancy, but there's one thing to commenli-it the twentieth-centu y bonisation which has true. was Dame Forinne's favour. The Paris cor. respondent of a London paper t.legraphing recently sai":-The Lobble skirt claimed pet another victim yesterday among the fashion. able crowd at the Chan'illy r ces, A borsó which was bring led through the paddock sud- denly ran away, and dished through the speela toys, Oae lady was unable to ron oxing to the tightness of her sobe entrave," and fill asder the horse: Oss of the animal's shoes caught a ber hair, and dragged her atorg for a considerable distacco. S.c sustained a fractured akull Several other persons were also seriously butt. After the above tragedy, it will simply bra suicidal policy for women court danger and perhaps death in iti manner merely to satisfy, the whims of that monster called Fashion,
TUBE! PAHUN,
The profits of the British and Chiness-Cor. potation suffered a funder shrinkage in the year june joth'last, amosatig to £1,400, la com- paling with 214, 03 for the previous twelve monits, and though the balance brought in a larger, be sum available for appropriation, in £100 lower at £1,200. By cutting down the Curry-forwa d, the dueq'ors are able to main. is the divider dat 'to per cent, the amount remaining undivided being Lota lower at La 700. The earnings of ab uno saking of this class, the company being engaged in the busicess of contracters' for public workı, me Daturally liable to considerii le A actuation, and
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Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai. Baoks 'ght be obtalood at $395. Nationals have bees the madiun of a fair business at $81.
Marine Insurances-Unions and Cantons are neglected, the former quoted $1; 7) and the laiter 5.85 with no business to repart. North Chivas are un offer at Tis. 125 with rumoured sales to a small extent at a lower figure. Yang
18855 cemala oniltered at $195.
**Fire Insurance),➡langkong Fires & bina Fires are quist, the former being quoted Kjća and the latter Sub with small buyers.
Shipping -Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats bave been dealt in during the week 10 a small exiest at 533. The quotation for Coina Manilas remais» unaltered at $8 »bilg the present pri fi s show a great falling-of folds are to offer at the reduced price of $56 this exceptional actiev meal of 140-3, when and Douglas Steamship Companies at Se, surplus of 103,300 was realised, easbing the Star Fenis (old shares) Aca quoted S13 sellers d rectors to recommend a 20 per cent, dividend and row shates $ with no business to report.
Shell, have been consistently on offer duri-g. the week at 81/-with no business.
Refineries-China Sugars are easy at $124 azd, Lazɔns at 513 without inducing buyers.
Miolog.-Chinese Engineering and Mining Company shares are offered for sale at‹ Tis.
While of this sitjut dear to the feminice beat, it will not be cut of place to give another justince of the outrages committed by what is euphemistically termed Fashion. A Fashion Note a Home p pir sties that the most modern and advanced noto in femisine farbion is struck of the Shaftesbury Theater, where a tall brunette, appearing in The radiao," NEW CANCER TREATMENT,-
and the trun for of Lip,070 to reserve. The reserve fund remaios ¿100,nco.
· SCIENTIST'S EXPERIMENTS.
without inducing buyer, and Rsubphave affered a further decline to $4, at which rate a fair number of shares could be obtained,
On London/10 3/16 Op Shanghai...
732 781
ELLIS & ELLIS;
AMERICA'S POLICY IN CHINA.
4 writer who signs himself Fritannicus con- tries to the North American Review an article' on American policy in the Far East that is worth the attention of all American students of the question. Britannicus begins with the declara tion that this policy bas been somewhat per- plezing to European observers for ; own years. It is understood, he declares, that the United States bas committed itself to the preservation of Chloa's teritorial"integrity and has also asroiled the open door among the objects of its diplomatic solici ode but how far this policy is to be developed is a question, he says, that mast #mer'cans would be urab'e to answer with precision. European statesmen and publicists a frankly bewildered, be says, when they try pared to go. Britannicus finds himself la to determine how far the United States is pre-.
doubt as to whether the several expressions of secretaries of state represent settled govern. mental policy or merely the ylaws and whims of indviduals. The country has applauded them because Americans have been gratified to see their statesmen acquitting themselves with such distinction and success in competi too with Oriental and European diplomatists. "But diplomacy to be effective rests, and can only at a The implication of force," and hers is where Brittannicus finds himself in doubt as to what Americaos mean. He wants to know if it is diplomacy of the pen or diplomacy of the sword
"Is there any conceivable development in the fir eastern situation short of an oiganized and deliberate attack upon American lives or porressions that could induce Americaa opinion to sanction the use of force ?" he asks.
is completed, it is impossible that we should have an adequate knowledge of the nature of electricity, however much we knoir already
of its effects.
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He reviews the unexation of Korea and the are unrivalled in Hongkong for their Wide and Choice Stock of JEWELLERY of avery kind,
retention of Manchuria and Linetung and plctares all of baith China overrun and asks again if there is anything in all this that would
move the United States to force. He himself expresses the belief ther she American people have not yet thought this question out seriously and the opinion that in the end whenever it -comes there will be no further embrollment than
a verbal age through the channels of diplomacy.
raires nightly a murmur of interest as she ad- vances down the stage in-no. 030 tuba skát
Brittannicus is probably right in his con- but two, a gray and pink divided skitt, à very
The medici co raspondent of a London
clusions. The United States will lend to triumph of arterial mit But the apparition paper thus describes a new treatment fr can
China all the moral support that is possible which surprises and, in somerases, zo doubi, cer-Cocking a ci cer inst, with at bura
and will seek for her justice at the bar of the startles, the audience is no way disu bs og er charring the tissue, is the basis of a Dacks, Wharves and Gudowas.-The da world's public opinios. America will strive eqianimity of the fashionable die smoker. We
new treatment for malignant grow:bi now be mand reported las! wie : for Hongking and for the territorial integrity of the empire, strive bavi been expecting this skirt to make is ing expe imeared with by a Fombre sc'co Whampoa Docks-hus not been maataled for an open market in the country and arpearance for some time past, sad the mist, Professor Naglesmi. The dew treat and shares cull now be secured" at $5 1. endeavour by all fair means to tide her over the ager of a Boad-streeteitsblishment to a Dat's ment, called diathermy from the Greek to Kowloss Wharves could probably fi ad 'buyers days in which her people have a chance to Mall representative. It seems to be a logical hia: through, is an airptation of the ordiasry at $1. Small sales of Shanghal Docks a e reform, But to plunge into bloody and development of the narrow and ever na rowing, high'requency electrical current Two les rep rud at Tls. 61, and Hoogkew Wharves expensive war to maintain any of these efforts, tube set. The fict, too, that so many women traces, similar to those in use with crdinusy are now quoted at the reduced rate of Tlx. 95 is quite another matter to be eventually re era to be seen riding astride in the parke each bitteries, ate place! o.e on each side of the Lands, Hotels and Buildings.—Hongkong | solved by the good sense of the American morning w uld seem to poin' to divided dress fato be treated, the cooking current passing Loods have lost the midum of a small bu if people.
from the bie.electrode to the other through || dess at 3 () with mure sbores offering at the the issues. Na pain is felt in the skin, nor are the s fic tissues affected to the $, and Hongkong Hotels have buyers at 'cast, although the tissues of the deeper the advanced-rata of Si¿f fir the clf, whilst pins can be actually solidified by the last the new shirts are on offer at the reduced rats White as et the secln que his oot yet been 'Sig. Wes: Po'da are steady at $39, and parfected, the aim of the operator in the fog a Shmghai Láeds have so lors at Tis 104. cncer is to heat the growth to zach a poin
Co: on M.I's. The demand for Hongkong that the blood ves efs ar d lymph channels from Co taas has subsided and the quotat'oï is now which the growth obtains is ourishment may purely nimiual at 54 11 Stanghal Ewor
for cudor wear. I do not think wɔmes will ever abandon the graceful skirt for evening and Indoors, but I cestaicly think it quite possible they may adopt some fam of Civided ski t for country and outdoor wear. Was not the philos opber wise
who gave exprets on to his thoughts by saying "Live bod see?"
rate. Kowloon Landr remain in request' at
FACIS AND FANCIES Americanj uroalism stopsat nothing. State- ments are sometimes made that are sufficiently wild ani ingred by a source of whose exisbe sealed up. Ith's way the malign:n' g owthh vo fallen to Tis. 8s and Boy Chers to Tls. teace nobody was of to startle the world and make it sit up and link. How would the fol- lowing passage strike the ordlaaxy tendes
is both cooked to death ind starved. By 241, Leon Kung Mows remaining unaltered thas blocking up the lymph cha:nele la the at the last reposted rate of Tis, 48}; neighbou hood if the crowth it is hoped that" Mi cellaurous.—Green Island Cémcots have the spread of ile disesse to d'sant pra my been sold to a small extent at. $31, a reduction te checked. If cuer really is a germ caused of a capis on last week's 'quotation, whilst. disease (C.ocution which practically all bina Per eas at fo), Chica Per videois 'at modern research work support) ile applica. $11, Ropes at 5.8, seek buyers without busines tion locally of a degree of beat whi h will's li-to report. Humphreys Estates and Watsons' dife all living tissues, including contained bacteria, theoretically should stop the develop
"It is paisible that the torbe in Portugdi may result is an American gil ascending the the_ns of that matlon, Duş. Miguel of B∙a gara, the pretender to the throne, has an nounced that he has to intention of pressing Figlāms, but his son, who married Anita Stewart of Now York, has made no such de clarations. At the time of the marriage of Miss Stewart With Prince Miguel the fact that the American beliess might become the Qiten of Portugal was commented opoo! The mar- riage occurred in Scitland in the presence of 'j int disintegrated by tubercul sur growths is tɔon Shanghai 751 Royal and notable tocial guests on Sept.15, cut away the diseasel aters and to allow the 1959. It was noted at the time that Demoled 'boze-eads to heal up into a fixed, Im-' Miguel of Brugzuza, th5-father of the prisco
ment of the ttmans
Another c11011e which it is expected will aiswer we'l to diathermy, is bono (ubercolo is. The most the modern surgeon can do with a
mivab's Jint. Experiments are now being
ata b. th quiet 61 $6 China Lights and Powers were the mediom of a small bit-iness at tha advanced rate of 95 costs, bat the demind would now appear to be ratisfied.
Exchange-The Bank's drawing rata on Loados is 1 of ond mand, and the T/T rate
:
RUBBER Stare circULAR.
was the pretender to the Portuguese throte mida to determico'sh,thir thy invading tuber. The rubber share market may be considered cole germs progress cannot be stopped by a dead fetter for the past week. On Saturday diathermically raising the temperature within the prics of the raw mateilil was quoted at the point to a point above that proved to be 6/ id, but gare way slightly about the middle fatal to tubercle bacilli in laboratory experi- of the work when it sattled down to 5 d. per
bat that he hid na lecl nation to press bin claim on the throne, being disposed to resign in favour of his son, the prince. The prince and his Ame icin wife since their marriage
bava divided their time between their home In Austria and Mus. Smith'i London sidence," Possibly, if Prince' Miguel 'paid, a visit to america, be won'd be cominced of the homely windom contained in ite axiom that one has to grabeoud to lozra'df evente af komio,
ments.
Events Coming.
Saturday, 17th December. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9 pm.
Tuesday, 20th December. "At Home," Government House, Sanitary Board Meeting.
Wednesday, 21st December, Hongkong Philharmonic Society Concert.
Wednesday, find December.
St. Joseph's College, Prize Distribution.
Friday, 23rd December,
Police Ball.
Saturday, 74th December. Boxing at Chy Hah, 9 p.m.
Monday, 16th December. Volunteers Field Day.
Saturday, 31st December. Concert at Club Germania, Oub Lusitano Ball,t Club house.
THE TESTIVE SEASON.
EVERYTHING is ready for CHRISTMAS BRITISH-AMERICAN CANDY STORES, No. 15, Pottinger Street. CANDIES of every description, XMAS CRACKERS and STOOKINGS can be bad at very reason. ebla prices.
All kinds of PRESERVE FRUITS, JAMS, &c, &c., &c, can also be bad on the promises,
15, at which level it has since remained, In
Thousands of Giber dainty thlugs suitabla rofess Naglermidt, whose experiments symp;tby with the lower qu tation for Fine for Kmas and New Year Frements are ready with the Lew form el elucicity have been Hard Para shata values have also undergone a for sale. 'Parents would do well, to take their followal with interest by scientists In'it is coun. try, will deliver a lectura describing his results slight set back and the market is quiet. Singa Kiddies" to the store, where they can to
and techo'q 18 at the Royal Society of Medicins pore reports an all round depression which is suró of finding good things to suit all tastes.
hardly famißed by the better ontput for Novamo! Hdarkwor, gih Dicember; 1910, 1759
in the aulkian.
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