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policed city in the world, is, “Passi along there!" and when one ra mombers how matter arearranged in that capital the spectaclo.of tho london-footed pedestriansof Hong- kong and its calmly indifferent Wint A. 8. WATSON & poličoinen is a piteous one,
could reflect greater discredit on the regulators of a city than the in- CO., LÔI.
cident we witness many times a day in Hongkong of pedestrians majestically stalking along the roadway, holding up or divorting to the wrong side the vehicular traffic that should have priority Que can imagine tho ride shock to their feelings such persons would experience if tliny deserted the side walk for the road in, say, Piccadilly_And if they word run down but little sympathy. would be exponded on them. Tho-day is - approachings, it has already dawned in Shanghai, when our street traffic will change its character by an incronsaf speed. Two years ago the Model Soulement was rent in the throes of a trathin controversy: 18 | The one side bewailed the arrival of motor ears, tram cars, carri- agos, anything in fact that made sauntering in the streets an breise in be avoided. The other side, with visions of twice' the amount of business dope in the samo time, purchased motors and carriages, and strenuously sup ported trani finds. The issue, course, was never in doubt; the Robert Porter & Co.'s days of the bullock wagon me the sodan aré doad usNinovoh, and
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that Colonel. Bruco, Chief of the Shanghai police, howmivocates the probibition of wheelbarrows and handearts, which he terms relics STOUT of by gone ago." The change is uning in Hongkong, the ad- vent of the motor cars is its first
in PNTS and SPLITS..
Lady Laugard, was At Ifomo" this afternoon from 1.30 o'clock. The receptivas.lurgoly attend; od.
Officers attending the concert to be given at the Theatro Royal on Saturday night will wear Winegs dress."
The Yuousong was despatched from Manila with a full ourgo and thirteen passengers in the
25th.
Alberto We-Holland, an Amoris can negro, las, been denied a supplementary examination for admission to the Philippino bar.." The ConoraT Oficer Command- ing will inspeet the 25th and th Coys., R.E., at Wellington Barracks, in marching order, at 10 a., on Monday, 3rd April,
Clark's round-the-world party, consisting of 11 porsons, in charge of Mr. J. Tschotinin, loft by the sa, China for Shanghai this afternoon.
Tho Chinu Traders Insurance Company notify shareholders that the forty-fifth annual general meeting will be hold on. April 20, at the lead office in Queen's Road.
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TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MARCH
31 1911
UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. It would be ungracious lo
BOTH UREWS IN STRICT
TRAINING.
A FURTHER CAMBRIDGE CITANGE: NECES
SITATED.
COMMERCIAL.
MANILA, MANKETS. Messra, Warner, Barnes & Co., in their roport dated the 15th, state that the coal market is quiet at last quotations.
THE KAISER ON SUICIDE, RESPONSIBLE TO GOD, BUT
NOT TO MAN.
criticise too freely under all oir- cumstances to lay. But there - can be in two questions about thoir improved watermanship.
A presumably authentic text is, The troubled Onse waters have served them well in this rospect.
published of a Cabinot order ested by the Emperor William Thanks to Captain Wille's in cisivo advice into the bargain! The flour market has ruled on Octobor 18 last with regard to the weights are now being ap weakor. Hoavy actual nud-ux the dismissal of an officer from plied on the vory instint of the pectod arrivals in homp hayo had the Army. In it the Emperor 1). Mackinnon's inclusion in the immersion of the blades. Much the effect of wonkoning prices condonins the attitude of tho Oxford sight at the thwart he improved "hands away and ro locally for lower grados. Superior Court of Honour with rogart to has quampied for do list two siliost recovery of bodies, are grados continue in good demand an attempt at suicido which was years is now assured. This means other good points. pro tem. For with an inadequate supply. Sugar one of the charges. The En-
tho rest, the men ars better prices have, advanced stondily poror's ordor ruus;-- that three Old Bhics will now row
lanced on their feet, and the wines our last advices, 14,000 tons Cambridge, and fixe-of-last-beat is inder-mitch-botter-con-basing elanged funds. Market year's winning Grand Challenge trol, thanks to a stadier swing closes strong in Iloilo. (In Manila- tho sugar market has also been öight at Henley. Six Old Etoni- forward.
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ans, aro_included, one _Old Hug. 1. Wlins they still require is more advancing al closes very firm,
bolan, and one Australian. It is the third successive occasion, by the way, that an Australian has rowed for Oxford, Including the coxswain, six Magdalen men are engaged, two Now College mon, and one Chrişi Church man..
Arrivals are in full swing, and the quality shows a marked drive straight from the stretchers. length, and a quickor, harder log---
improvement compared with last The rumour that they are likely to get stalo after so much hard season. Copra umrket is steady and supplies are lighter than work is, frankly, nonsensp, At nousual at this time of the your stage has their work on over The rice market has ruled very -done-so far......nor are President
-firm, with good demand, Rosher and his advisors the sort of mon to fall into the error which indisputably upset previous Cam- bridge crews.
SUPPRESSION OF
GAMBLING.!
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The acoused has further been found guilty of an offence against his professional honour under aggravating circuin-
his oath by attempting to com amicos because he has broken mit suicide. I cannot approve of proceedings having been. taken before a Court of Honour on this charge. The person in question has to answor for such an act before Ciod and his own conseionco.
HONG KONG YARN
MARKET. Mossrs. Polishwalla and Kot-special Accossory wall state-Since our last report on the 18th ultimo by ss. Muria," there had been a
good domand market had remained very hetivo in the first part of the interval,
very
Our
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It cannot Lo, the obječt of a verdict either in a court of law The ox-president's installation
or in a Court of Honour unless eircum- at No. 5 supplict exactly what was wanted to ensure a "crow." Arrangements for the racoon
stances ronder proceedings in a Court of Honour necessary. In The effect on the rowing generally, April 1 will be practically the was instant and marvellous game at last year. And it may
"any caso, however, it is going too far to seek to rond into such greater stealinoss on the swing interest renders of the “Pall Mail forward, bettor wätorianship, Gazette to know that the official
stop a breach-of-the-military- and therefore rhythm, an improv, banquet after the race-abandon
oath. I thoroforo pronounce Mr. Janos Walker, manager of od legdrive, and, above all, aed last year owing to its being Owing to the docline in ratos that the proceedlings in thús the Dairy Farm left to lay for much longer finish, well sustain Holy wook-will be held again. coupled with good orders-from matter are to be abandoned.
the consuming districts, tho home via Siberia for a holiday.ed, have been the immediate
The publication is most warmly His many friends wish him the results. No longer does how side
buyers have freely come out in applauded (says the Times the market to meet their require- correspondent) by the Radical. best of times in the old country compare unfavourably with stroke sido in the important essentials
monts while the tendency of the Pross, which declaros that it is last referred to in the "Pall Mall
holders to part with their stocks something won for the right of Gazette." In other words, extru CELEBRATIONS-IN-CANTON, at ruling-rates-supported them personality. As is voll known, strength and experience line beon
in making largo bargains, which to attempt to commit suicide is [Tu#"Yelk:1@Arn"-CONBESPONDENT rosulted in a very handsome not a punishable offonce under the imparted to how sido.
Canton, March 30. business in about 7,000 balas German criminal code-nor, I be Every preparation is being during this interval, which is for lieve, under the criminal codes of should have lost a certain amount made for the grand procession the first time after the Chinese other Continental countries: Gor- The Manila papers announcG
New Year, that is, after a lapsoman Liberalisin is fond of describ ing the contrary concept of the approaching marriage of Deof life nud, perhaps, pace, for the
This good domand lus tonded English law as a relic of medieval Thomas T. Merohant and Miss moment. The inclusion of a 13st., which takes place to-tay in hon-of two months. Huth Harrison Fonsch, daughter untrained man in the boat fully our of the total suppression of of Dr. and Mrs. Albert Fonsch.counts for that. By the time gambling. The procession will to an advance of $1.3 in curtain barbarism
the Oxonians roach Henley how be a very long one with tableaux known chops. The bride's brother, Francis, is at
over, Mackinnon will have settled-representing the effects of the school hero..
down fairly wall, and the crew's gambling cvil and also the usual” | progress should be rapid,
display of dragons and lions." Latest ordor and weights rend; This procession has attracted (Bow) . A. Gladstone (11st. a great number of visitors from 01-216.), 1. G. Wormald (12st. your city and the river boats cur 8 (216), C. W. B. Littlejohn,, ried full complements of passon-Messrs Noel, Murray & Co.'s morrow afternoon, on the Cricket
Dr. Alox. L. Murray, Inte of thes.s. Laising, died at the Glov ferment Civil Hospital on thus 29th instant and was buried yesterday evening at Happy Valley.
Manila Trado School students storehouse and shop building in whieli to install the new pottery school which will be transferred from Lagunn to Manila as soon as the building is completed
A. 8. W (TSON & sign, and it therefore behoves there now busy constructing a police to gird up, their loins and ánempt to instil some rudimentary idea of the principles of street traffic-into the minds of loral "slow-cachos. By su doing they will lessen the danger of accidents.
CO., LD. ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong. 7th July, 1910.", [2
The object of this proper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth and print the crown without fear -pr- farour,
Cable Address: Telegraph
Hongkong,
Telephone: No. 1. A. B.C., 5th clition Woston Union:
THE
HONGKONG DAY
BY DAY.
Des Voeux Road is again"
The German guubou, Tiger, way to remain in Manila till the 1st of April.
The French Mail of the 28th Fob, was tolivered in London or
30th March.
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Honghong Telegraph evening, at the Club-premisda,
LOCAL STREET TRAFFIC.
ES Poolo; manager of the Mindoro Develofanent Company, and Mrs. Poole, arrived in Munila by the Manchuria on Sunday,
juatiji,
A “WEIGHTY CREW, It is only natural that the crow
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gors during the last few days, All the hotels and boarding houses are pagked, and nearly all the available rooms were booked beforehand.
The latter part of the interval has passed without any marked foatures, but at the close our market remains stendy,
SHANGHAL TRADE.
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CRICKET.
The following have boonsolect- to play for the Hongkong Cricket Chibin a friendly inatch against tho Ariny Ordnanco" C. C. 10-
report on the Shanghai pieco ground. Play connonces at 2.15 goods trade says it cannot bop.m.-Messra, A. N. Appleford, said the market has improved to A. A. Claxton, D. E, Donnolly, any material oxtont during the E. A. S. Fowler, P S. Harrison, P. interval since our last was written, Jacks, G. Hastings, Rer. S. W "All the schools and shops are but still there are a few encourag Payne, Messrs, R. Saunders, adorned with bunting and lanipsing signs that the state of stagna-A.It. Sutherland (Capt.) and R. P. rith inscriptions lauding the suption it seemed to be lapsing into Thursfield,··
-has-been-uverted, although fresh pression of gambling.
HONGKONG CRICKET
LEAGUE
The following is the tably up- to date :-
"Club;"
Played.
Drain.
Percent.
POLO...
(12st. 111b.); E. Millington-Drako (12ht. 91b.), D. Mackinnon (1st. 3 1-216.), A.-B. Gorton (st. 93-411.), R. Burgess (12st. lb.), The Hon. Trossurer of the Alice R. C. Bourne (10st." "131b.), H.-B. Momorial and Affiliated Hospitals Wolla (ex 8st. 61b.). From this begs to acknowleilge with thinks it will be seen the men average the following donations to the something like 1st 5lb. per finds of the Hospitals-Abman-heavy enough in all con- doolally Ebrahing and Co., $10; science!
All the government buildinga complications have developed. (4.-Falconer und Co., $D; G
Considerable oxcaption is still pro decorated for the occasion and These are chiefly due to the Tisdall, Esq., $5.
boing. Lakon in certain quarters similarly all the gun-bonts are collapse of a big native banking. branches all to either Oxford of Cambridge dressed. Business is temporarily concern, with The following rogimonial.agrowing fifth-your men under any suspended, and the streets-arover this empire, named the intent is male, dated 3181 circumstances. This on the score crowded with sight-seers. The Yishan-yuon Bank. The branch March, 1911 ;—Liont, II. M. Liep-of unfairness to other rarsmon pageant-promises to bo a great in Peking appears to have: 1 Rajputs, Double actually in residence and genorul success if the clerk of the weather brought about the failure, and it Company Officer, to bo Adjutant, expediency. It seeius the popular is favourably inclined. Silver is money of the officials that is vice-Capt: G. B. St. Pierre Ban- opinion at henceforth the modals given by the Viceroy, Ad- chiefly involved wo understand. bury, whose tenure of-appoint- 4.U.B.C. and C.U.B.C. should miral Li Chun-and other officials, Still the brunel here is mixed up 1. R.E. & Depts 10 12 2275.00 ment has expired.
fall into line with other govern-will be distributed to thesotaking with the commercial interests of 2. Craigongowor 1:1– 7′′ 3 4 50.00 A meeting of the Planaix Clab
ing bodies of University sport in part in the pageant by the Self this place to some extent, and a 3. R.G.A.........12 0.5150.00 fow more native bank orders have 4. Hongkong A'15 7,3548.46; will be held at 6 o'clock this The largest house of its kind, the matter of a four-years-from-Government Society.
hoon added to the dishonoured | 5. Kowloon .....16 6 5 440,00 the Dearborn Drug and Chemical date-of-matriculation limit. Mr..
list. It is, however, probable that 6. Yorks 13,5 8038.40: Works of Chicago, Ill., is at pre-Guy Nickalls was not the last "IMPROVING" CRICKET. the proprietors of the Bank may 7. Remounts 14 563.35.71 Thess. Bagny has been char-sont establishing itself in the Oxonian who rowed v. Cambridge
be able to meet their liabilities in 8. Civil Service 11 3 8.027:27 Hon, F. S. Jackson, speaking time. The weather has continued 0. H.K. Police.. 15. 2 12 1 12,83 Konokona, Piyway, Manen 31, 1911 | 1ered to take a full cargo of rice Philippines, with headquartors in in his fifth year, by the way. As
from Saigon to Manila.
Manila. Their iden in so doing has been kindly pointed out, Mr. is to oventually mako Manila F. Q. J. Huntley (University), from the chair at the annual din bad and not only interfered with nor of the York Cricket Club, deliveries here, but las dolayod their headquarters for tlioannnage the 1902 stroke, also did so.
said that he viewed with consider the opening of Nowelwang, it not ment and supervision of all their The Cambridge crew hins notable concern and anxiety the rest being expected that the river there Yostorday afternoon the final Oriental business.
escapod disaster after all, one lessness which there afpeared to will be free of ito until the Spring game in the quarterly polo regrets to say. Simultaneously be at the presentiment on the tides a fow days hence. Some of tournament was played off be with their second stage of part of a great niny people over the steamers we mentioned na tween the R... and the Civi practice on the Ouse at Ely, what they were plensbil to call clearing last week were kept back linns, and resulted in a win for WWM Arbuthnot was given the improvement-of-the-gamontil this morning Moushila the Service team by 3 goals to-1. other enforced rost, while The idea of improving the game the news received of the market. The toms ware: GALL Davies, the Blue, found it ad- visable to sook melical advice, was mostly, he thought he was there is fairly satisfactory, and a Thicknesse No. 1, Major Kirk- Arbuthnot's ailment was not of right in saying, from the point of certain amount of buying is going patrick No. 2; Capt. Loring, No.
view of the spectators.
on from second hand holders. The 3 and Capt. Brierley, hack. One fashionercates another, and a serious naturo. Davies, how-
He referred to the proposal position in Tientsin, however, Civilians: Mr. Master, No. 1; not congratulate ourselves upon 17 will roliere Raur-Admiral Jolm | the "run"-if "run" there really over, has discovered that a com
Street traffic. | IJubbard as Commander-in-Chief | be-on the pasha, or trouser вkirt, |bination of hard reiding' and made in.very high quarters, which, secins to be the most encouraging Mr. Lawdor. No. 2; Mr. Gedgo, The local variety is indeed the of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, the lattor has brought about demand for hard rowing has told the in- he said he looked upon seriously, and quite a respectable amount No. 3 and Mr. Johnstone, back..
a potticoat that will conduco to evitable tale. He, therefore, re- that there should be an alteration of buying, from the same
A lecture will be given to the worst we know of in a city oflicor retiring.
the comfort of those-conforming tiros from the boat simply on in county cricket from three-day sources, is reported to have of this size. With the rapid
to two-day matches. He believe. been done, in which Ameri- United Service Institution at There will be a masquerade with the imported fashion. growth of locomotion of all kinds carnival at the Bolle View Hotel The haroni potticoat is made
It at the Volunteer Drill Hall, by going to have very little olunce more prominent position. the problem calls for settlement, open-air skating rink on Tuesday preferably of a soft, silky VAN DER BYL'S INCLUSION. that in two-day matches they were can makes have occupied the 5.30 p.m. on Friday, 31st March, This lets in V. G. Van-der of finishing four innings. There is said, moreover, that ordors Lieut. Egerton, R.N. Subject :--- with over-incrousing urgency next, 4th inst., commencing at 8torial, that will not interfere with The condition of our stroots, con-p.m. Threo prizes will be pre- the lines of the skirt. Silk or Byl, the South African and Peni- was a suggestion made that that are on the New York market" Effective Fighting Range,"
sateen is most in demand. The broke College "Trials" man, did not matter much, that one for direct shipments to Tientsin,
"House of Commons rostless gested at times, out of all propor-sented for costumes.
petticoat now to be seen in most whose inclusion-with all do innings, at any rate, would be which certainly looks like a tion to the volume of traffic and Attorney J. N. Wolfson, of of the shops is similar in shapo tu ference to Mr. Davies should finished on each sido, and that revival in the demand for those noss" is an affliction from which their width, we refer of course, Manila, (who is well known in the orthodox garment, with the still further strengthen the crew, they must score something for the goods. The northern ports are the new member suffers. When he there, ho to the main throughfares Hongkong) shattered the, is differouco that it is divided in Ho is a 12st. 3lb. inau of powerful first innings. If they were going low almost free from the plague is in his place he longs to be in the
tuo to the failure of his wrist on the 27th. Ho in such fashion us to closely resemble physique, has a fine rench, ninkes to score on the first innings, they-scourge, and the transport service library; ensconced
the best of it, and otherwise ap-wore to a very great extent going is nearly normal again, so it is sighs for the lobby; no sooner is the · public' ins' the tonded leaving on Thursday, on the mascaline trouser.
the Munchuria, for the China
pearsa vory apt pupil. Despite to alter the character of the game hoped a great improvement may be in the lobby than he feels coni- police ulike to realise that rapidity
this clange and the temporary as it was played to-day. It would, soon be seen in the Chefoo off-pelled to find out what is happen- means freedom of movement,
alteration at stroke, very appreci- of course, be suggested that the take. The river markets and ing in the House. The furdoned The faster street traffic is carried The first ordinary statutory
able advance has been inade. In hat should be made narrower and Szechwan are taking fair quanti legislator, on the other hand, re caso of energency thore is no the height of the stumps increasel on the less danger of anything ap- mooting of F. P. Danenborg, the
doubt I. S. Lloyd (Third Trinity), He did not know whether that proashing a block; and, although Royal Aeratol Waters Manu Factory Co., Ld., was hoki yostor-
would take up Arbuthnot'smantle would make very much difference. this may not appear reasonable, day afternoon at the offices of
satisfactorily. He is easy to The west thing would be that the less danger of accident. The Messrs. Harry Wicking & Co,
follow, finds a capital length, and some crank would suggest that if motto of the directors of traflio-in. Mr. J. Owen Hughes presided
gives the heavy inen behind him ever one touclied the ballitshould plenty of time-all;
qount as a entelu- (Laughter.). London, in this respect the best The business was purely formal,
Owing to the recent accidents, unfortunately, fatal, caused by
Wo Jiour that overy-ondeavour moter-cars-tho-Hongkong-tallic
will be maile to live the newlaw problem is a fruitful subject of Courts and Post Office ready for discussion at the moment. Wint-opening in luno in time for the over may be said of Hong-Coronation festivities. kong, and that is much, "wo can-
a well-regulated
of
Rour-Admiral Murdock on Aug.
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· PASHA' PETTICOATS.
THE LATEST. PASSING FANCY IN LADIES'
FASHIONS. -
At one establishment the opinion was hazarded that woarors of the ordinary petticoat might do worse than give the new variation of tlut garmont a fair trial.
Leading drapers seon by a "Morning Lender" representativo looked upon the new harem petti- coat more in the light of a passing fancy than as a fashion seriously to be reckoned with
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ties of goods of all descriptions mains in his seat, and, with his and clearances would have been lint over his eyes, passes his time much better had it not been for in peacefal oblivion of what is the heavy rain This affects the boing said and done around him Ningpo country very much, as till roused by the division bell. the oreska get so swollen boats Thus is the country gove canngi pass under the bridges, “/Truth