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Hongkong, 9th June, 1910.
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MARRIAGES.
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At St. Peter's Church, Hongkong, an 21st instant, by the Rev. C. E Thompson, Albert Edward Charsunu, to Eruri Maur" Panker; Jounge daughter of the date Alfred Parker, Hongkang!
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DAY BY DAY,
Wednesday.
"For now I am in Holiday humour."
AL a quarlor past noon a meet- ing will bo hold in the City Hall to endorse the telegram of con- gratulationsent to their Majesties.
H.E. the Governor's reception will take place at 8.30 p.m. and the Publio Cardons will be en feto to the guests.
To-morrow boing a public holi- day in honour of the Coronation At 0.30 the Japanese will give thor will bo no issuo of the a display of fireworks in the Gar Hongkong Tolegraph." The dens. Tho Fisk Lantern procession paper will be published as usual which will leave the Bowrington Canal at 8.30 is due to pass on Friday.
through the gardona at 10.15
Chinese Salute.
At the Chinese cruisers and
THE CORONATION.
Peak Children's Entertainment.
The Volunteors will, in that ovent, parade at 3 p.m. if the weather is then suitable.
THE NEW KAPSING BEACON.
"Site Decided Upon
Woare indebted to our corres-
The following is the programme
Motor Vehicles. for the Ponk children's ontortain-made in Accordance with Ordin
The following Regulation is mont to be held to-morrow at 4 ance 2 of 1809:- o'clock:-
No Motor vehicle will be allow-pondent "British Sailor" for once 4. Arrival. Switchback-Sailors oil in any thorougfuro of the City again urging upon public notice doing funny things. Children's of Victoria between 5 aan. on the importance of adequately games, Japanese Fireworks, Thursday the 22nd of Juno and
otc.
boon kindly invited to ten at the 4.30. Toa. The mothers have Mount.
the
5 min. on Saturday the 24th of lighting the approach to Saturday the 24th, and 5 a.m. on by night. Skippers on the Canton June, and between 7 p.m. on barbour for ships unking the port
Sunday the 25th of June. run have, time and agaiu, urged. 5. Presentation of moduls and reading of address.
Coronation Service- upon the shipping firms the 5.15. Sports, ovents Nos. 1, Servico in St. John's Cathedral, Kapsing Island. The latter Inve Arrangements for Coronation necessity for placing a light on
und 3 and mursos' loa.
5.45. Juggling and conjuring
jat 11 a.m.
gulintsta the waters of Canton with u review of the troops and a fin grounds if fine, in ball room iconsuls, navy and army ropromittoo of the Hongkong Gonoral·
The events of to-morrow start
will firo a Royal Saluto to-morrow Valley after which there will naval contingent in the Happy
in honour of His Majesty King Georgo
¡Beware of Pickpockets.
to
ac-
bo a drum head servico. This will be at eight azn.
wot.
6.30. God save the King." Programme of Sports
The children will be divided into three classes A, B and C.-
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Government officials, foreiga in turn had recourse to the Com- sentativos, volunteer officers, and Chamber of Commerce by whom members of the coronation com the mattor was brought to tho
milleo, aro requested to enter by the Wost End Door.
notico of the Government. Cathedral rentholdors and Free Recognizing the reasonableness Alasons are requested to enter by of the reprosentation and over
A limited number of unallo tod
a.nl,
solicitous of the interests of the scats will be available for the gen-commercial community, H.E. tho oral public in the side aisles, the Governor promptly accoded to Baptistry, and the Gallery (the the momorial of the ship captains latter for men only.)
and instructed that provision bo Doors will be opened at 9.45
made for the desired beacon in the neighbourhood of Ma Won.
In his latter printed in these columns last evening "British Sailor" supposes that "we will hear no mom about the matter Traffic Regulations. The following Regulations are until another disaster similar to made in accordance with Orthat which bofell the Powan dinance 2 of 1860:-
will rouse the public attention to
V.
Shanghal Dock Co. We are informed by Mossre
Fropamtions for the service A (6 and over) on croquet lawn E. S. Kadoorie and Co. tint the in the St. John's Cathedral are B (3 to 5) on top lawn; O (child-Transopt Doors.
now complete An extra amount of ren under 3 too young to compote). Event 1.-Egg and spoon raco. Shanghai Dook und Engineering seating accommodation has been Co., Id., havo doclarod a divid-placed in the body of the church. Both classes, boys and girls to end of Tis. 2-1.2 per share.
The service will commence gother-Class A, ten spoons; punctually at 11 am.
Class B, dessert spoons. In cach class three prizes for boys, three Cable Restored.
prizes, for girls. It is usual at holiday times tin June 20th at the Peak Church, Hongkong, by the . . . dahon, and on festive occasions for Great Northern Tolograph Co: logged race, boys and girls mixod; bo in their seats not later than An express was issued by the Event (Class A). Three Ticket holders are requested to Sruaur Gronds, only son of Culonel Stuart, Newall, G.I., -f Wellington. Now Zealand, to ELAN CHARLOTTE, eldest daughter of C. W. Waihee, Beq. of many people to become this afternoon stating that the (Class B). Japaness, umbrella 10.40 a.m., after which time all Langford Place, St. John's Wood, London, N.W.
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The
police desire warn Communication was temporarily brolla, opon it, and run back with tho public in this rospect and cut off owing to the floods in it. In each class three prizes for
Japan.
boys and three prizes for girls. aro posting notices all over theCity.
Event 3.--Class A only-Relay Corner in Gasoline.
race:Toams of 4-2 girls and 2 (1) On the morning of June this crying disgrace," although The gasoline market of Manila
boys; bue round croquet lawn; 22nd between the hours of 7 on.it is now three years age since and the Philippines
prizes for the first three teams, and 10 am. the following ronde the Government gave the under- cornered on the 14th inst., and
Inorder to assist in the organiza-will be closed to vehicles as may taking that a light would be proct- prohibitive pricos reigned. Many
tion of the sports it is requested be found necessary: tram ears and jod there [on the shoal to the that each child should wour a motor cars must stop as directed by southward of Kapsing].” garages which had feon in the
A meeting of the various com coloured bow pinned on the frook the Police:-Gap Road, Queen's habit of keeping less than a wook's mittees connected with the local
We are glad to be anlo supply ahead of them wore loft in Coronation Colebrations was held to indicate its age-children G Road Eust, Connaught Road Con- To Dissipate "British Sallor's" the lurch. Italief supplies are fast Thursday evening at the years and over, blue bow; 3 to 5, tral between Murray Road and
Apprehension. being sent down from Hongkong. Supreme Court, Shangli, underred under 3, pink.
Blake Pier, Pedder Street, and It is true that the Government The Executive will be vory Queen's Road Contral from the The first "Top" Hat¦ the superintendence of Mr. E. D.
11. Frasor, Consul-Gonerul. Much grateful if the mothers and nurses Clock Tower to Murray Barracks. does not always move with this The first public appearance of business was transacted, and it is sist as much as possible in aceing 22nd Uppor Albert Road from its lue more to the system than to in charge of the children will as- (2) On the evening of Junotions, but this lack of energy is promptness of commercial institu- the top hat in its shiny modern hoped that the complete pros the children get to the proper junction with Albany Road to the form was in London on January gramine for next Thursday will
The object of this purper in tis publish correct informatian, to serve the truth
and print the news with it fear or favour.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No, 1. A.B.C., 5th edition.
Western Union.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1911.
THE CORONATION.
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THE CORONATION.
Shanghai Arrangements.
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10, 177, and proved to be nothing be published very alertly. In laws and that the programme is Eastern gato of the Public Car- individuals. It is to the formor if not sonsational: The wearer the meantime the following is carried out with as much punctual-dens will be closed to vehicles which is responsible for so mucli that departmental clroumlocution, except chairs conveying guests to lolny, has to be ascribed. haberdasher, and the unwonted was Jolin Hetherington, a Strand briefly the order of the day'sy as possible.
The Executive will be assisted Government House from 8 p.n. sight of his now and shiny hoad-
It will probably bo good news to by a Ladies Committee composed to 11 p.m. Chairs will роба from of the following ladies:-Mrs. Government House to Lower faring fraternity in general that u our correspondent and to the sea- your caused such a turmoil in the streal that ho was charged with
Stedman, Mrs. 11. B. Hancock, Albert Rond. College Path will site for the boncon on the island of Mrs. Tomes, Mrs. H. W. Bird, Mra. bo closed to chairs: | L. G. Bird, Mra: Rom, Mre. Stubb, (3) On the 22nd, 23rd and 24th Kapsing hasnotually boon decided Mrs. Looker, Mrs. Layton, and of June all the thoroughfares. of last Friday, wook that a high upon. It was only as recently se
electric tram routes will be closed sistant Director of Public Works to motor vehicles between the imselfvisited the island with a In the event of it being neces-hours of 5 p.m. and 12 mid-night. view of surveying the most suit- (4) On the evening of Junoble sile for the erection of the
riot" and was bound over to keep the ponce in the sum of £500, Adventures of Census-taking.
froni the
10.30 am. Special Service at the Cathedral.
Noon. Artillery saluto of 21 guns, from the Bund foroshoro
12.15 to 1.15 p.m. Recoption
at Consulate. 2.30 p.m. Sailors' Mrs. Hurston, who will each wear to City of Victoria. except the official-none other than the as-
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a Coronation Rosette,
Coronation Review-
sary to pustpone the Coronation
Another Desirable Featuro
The one event of the week, and of the year, is the coronation of their Majesties which will take place to-morrow in the sacred previnets of Westminster Abboy, where for centurios past the Kings of England have with impressive corentonial beon recognised as the boud of the church-and-state-No-event-cun be of more importance to the world than the accession breach of the peace and inviting now sovorciga to the throne of England, and it is not without reason that the nations watch with a keen intorost the personality of each now monarch as ho takes up the sceptre of the greatest E- pire the world has over seen. No mattor how much the operations)
sports. Censurtaking as its adventu of the King may be limited by the rules of otiquette and laws of rous side; the oruiser Path-
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Children's rogal procedure, it is eventually his personality that has a grant finder has returned to the Kyles of sports and sido shows, and tos offect upon the people, not only during his reign but oven in the Bute after conveying an official for the children,
Parado on account of bad weather, 22nd and 23rd the thoroughfares light. years to come when he sleeps with his forefathers., May that Oflice to the Island of St. Kilda
Rogistrar-General's 7 p.m. Presentation of prizos. two guna, at two seconds interval specified below along which the 9 p.. Grand torchlight pro- will be fired from the saluting Precession will pass will be closed time be far distant, is the davont wish of every loyal citizen, for the purpose of taking the con- cossion of illuminated and alle battery at 5.50 am. The parade to vehicular trallic between 8 p.m.materially assisting navigation
The great expanse of the British Empire the divers people, form-sus. A landing on the island was gorical cars.
will then be postponed till 4.0p.m. and 12 mid-night when and where through Capsuimun will be the ing its constituent parts, the peculiar bearing that each individual the cruiser having to leave the Course."
effected only after great difficulty, 9.30 p.in. Fireworks on Race If the weather is still bad and necessary,
provision of a fog bell with the entity has upon porhaps the neighbouring states of some foreign dangerous neighbourhood of the
the parade cannot be hold in the
Stroots through which the Chi-Ferection of the beacon. Far from The route and order of the torch-afternoon two guns will be fired nose procession till pass on the ignoring the requiremouts of the power, and the many and intricate points of policy that have to be island several times owing to the light procession, are as follows from the saluting buttory at two evening of the 22nd inst. leaving shipping community in this dealt with by the British Goverment, makes the advent The cousus shows a population of Proposed Route of Procession. Commanding Officers will then tompestuous sea that was running.
sotonds interval at 1.30 p.m. Bowrington at 8 p.m.
rospect, we have reliable inforina- of a new king food for speculation as to line of action he 80, equally divided between the
Bowrington Canal Road, Loigh-tion that the light to be erected on Muster-Soochow Road (8.30 hold parades, to celebrate Histon Hill Road, Morrison Hill Road, Kapsing will be of a higher order empire. That our king is one, who has an intimate knowledge of the
Bridgo to Rue du Consulat. Turn privato parade grounds.
East and Central, 9 p.m. Bonham Mr. Churchill's visit of a week deeds of his people, no one who has followed his history will for
to right-Rue Montauban. Cross As it is possible that thin signal Strand West, Possession Street, "go does not certainly betoken one moment dony. His oarly training, his long visits to the
Yangkingpang and procood by guns may not be liard at Stone Hollywood Road, Elgin Street, any apathy so far as the Govern various outposts of the empire and the natural perpicacity that
Work is now in full progress Kiangae Road, Kiukiung Road, cutters and Lysman a telephone Cuine Road, Albany Road, to mont is concerned and we are glad ho, has already shown, seen to be a fair omen that the good done the erection of decorations for the Courso.
along the Bund in Shanghai in Bund, Nauking Road to Race message cancelling the parades Public Gardens 10 15 pan. Garden of the opportunity to remove any will be sent to the C's C. at these Road, Albert Road (Lower), anxioly on the part of our numor- by his father before him, will be continued and that he will Coronation celebration. Work-
Wyndham Street, Hollywoodous friends that "go down to the places. Proposed Order.
Road, Lyndhurst Terrace, Wol- sea in ships.' show the same excellent qualities that his revorad father displayed men are busily engaged in the in his all too short a reign. That he has formed judgments on the British Consular grounds while Light Horse. Baden-Powell. The Executive Committee mot lington Stroot, West, Jervoi's Semaphores for Lighthouses.
the same can be seen in front of Boy Scouts, with colours. Girl this morning at 10.30 o'clock and Stroot, Wing Lok Street East,
While on the subject of the need of the country and its dependencies, that he is at heart a rogal all the principal hongs mil clubs Scouts. Town Band. 100 Blue- decided that as the wantlier Wing Sing Street and Des-Vieux lighting of the approaches to the imperialist, will always be evidenced by the straight spoken words along the Bund and in several jackets, 1st Car (Electric Regalia showed signs of improvement all
harbour, it is our agreeable duty that he uttered on his return from his colonial tour, as instances over in the French at Nanking Road) Shanghai Boy properations for the celebrations
Streets through which the Chi- to compliment the Government on Prince of Wales, when at the Guildhall ho made a great speech concession. The Russo-Chinese Sconts. 100 Volunteers Sikhs were to go forward.
nose procession will pass on the certain further improvements of which the key note was "Wake up England" His speech on that Bank will make a particularly (about 150) 2nd Car (India) Legion decision will be taken early to veuing of the 23rd inat. leaving which are about to be introduced Bowrington at 8 p.m.:-Bowring on Gap Rook and Waglan.. occasion showed that he had made a close examination of the brave showing from what can be of Frontiersmen. 3rd Oar (Caunda) morrow morning, and if any ion Canal Road, Leighton Hill Hitherto signals oxchanged be- Band of Mino-postponement is decided on, Road, Morrison Hill Road, Wan- tween these two points and pass peculiarities of the empiro, over which he was soon to rule and fine weather, the Bund will pro-Britannia) 100 Blue Jackets, at the City Hall to-morrow. Should Pedder Street, Des Voeux Road, of hand flags. For the past week
seen of the rough outline. Given 100 Volunteers.
taur. 100 Blue Jackets. 4th Car will be announces at the nicoting chui Road, Queen's Road East, ing vessels have been by means the same time clearly demonstrated that he had realised the necessity sont à magnificent spectacle on
a live policy for the whole of his future domains. We know Coronation night. In many of 100 Volunteers, Boys' Brigade a postponement be necessary a not, no one knows, to what side the king leaus in hoino politics-in 100 Bluejackets. be hoisted at the following
the other rouds, namely Nanking with drum and fife band, 5th long rod streamer 14 ft. by 4 Wost, Queon's Rond West, Posmen have been employed on Gap Morrison Street, Bonham Stranda gang of ammo fifteen work- fact he is supposed to have none but his people may rest secure the work of preparing illumina 6th Car (South Africa) 100 Vo- places. that nothing which will tend to larm of the empire will receivo his tions is going ahead rapidly.
lunteers. 50 Bluejackets. Fire Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Brigade,
Jardine Matheson's Ollico support.
East Point
will adopt when he has got an insight into the affairs of his soxes, Sixteen births, 15 deathsp.m.) Bund, over Yangkingpang | Majesty's Coronation, ou their Wanchai Road, Queen's Road, than that on Blackhead's Point.
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and ireo marriages were regis terad during the decade.
Coronation Celebration.
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Mount Gough Police Station Kowloon Police Station Hongkong& Kowloon Godowns Observatory,
The City Hall Meeting.
West Street, Square Street Sonth tion of semaphores on the island. Sido, Caine Road, Seymour Road, At Gap Rock the apparatus Castle Road, Arbuthnot Road, will be put up on the light- Hollywood Road, Lyndhurst Ter-keepers' quarters, while at Wag race, Wellington Street East and lan it is proposed to fix it on the D'Aguilar Street.
gun platform. Yet
The kingship of any nation is a position of appalling responsi
It would be much appreciated bility. Not only does the happiness of his own subjects rest in his hands but oft-timos that of thousands of others, whose the frame work boaring the words would in future forward each day, At about 3.25 this afternoon by the public if the Observatory peace is dependent upon the pacific intentions of the monarch, of God save the King to be to the suporintendent of the High another country. Hence the importance of to-morrow's coremony. picked out in oleotrie light to-Level Tramway, a copy of the
Another Improvement Were the king of any country aggressivo, ambitions, and filled with morrow, evening,
A Lasting Commemoration. will be the replacement of the pre- the instinct of autocracy the worlds peace would soon be dis,urbed The King
The words wen-her report, which ho issues
The Singaporo merchants of sent oil lamps in the lighthouses On the other hand a monarch ooking first and last, the peace position in the Bay Rond, right of the Observatory acquiescing in at the City Hall to-morrow at the Coronation by placing a beau- some little time past experiments fell from wir daily. In this event of the Director A Public Meeting will be held Amoy propose to commemorate by incandescent burners. For of his subjects and the ponce of the world, is able to exercise across the Ponk Tramway track so the above will the Supor-12.15 p.m. for the purpose of tiful tablot in tho British have beon mado with incunder beneficent influence over the whole universe. Such a man was King that the cars had to be stopped intendent of the tramway, liavo a endorsing the telegram to be sent Consulate grounds at Kulang-cont burners at Clap Rock. Wo Edward, and such a man will his royal son be and the people of the while the obstruction was re- board placed in the stations on on behalf of the Community, to su, costing world may rest assured that the peaceful policy that his father moved.
between $2,000 understand that, if the experi- instituted will bo onthusiastically followed by the son.
which theso notices may be placed | His Majesty the King,
and $3,000. The tablet will montal tests justify it, change The accession of a new king marke a stage in the history of the o-boon watching the effect on the the approach of a typhoon, will he
For several days past we have and should the notice announco Hongkong Volunteer Corps.. consist of Choan-chiu granito, will be made in the lighthouses
feet In the event of it being noces nine pire and we do not four but that under the guidance of the worthy dovico, of the rains followed by aj arrange to have a signal display sary to postpone tho. Coronation pyrdumidal form; upon this base lighting then now obtains. Any
square, faid in so as to sequre even more efficient, son of an excellent father, England will go forward und "wake up' hot sun. Before it actually felled both in the lower and in the parade on account of bad westhor will rest four marble columns, and improvement calculated to assist as she was advised to do, that when his earthly throne may fade the sharp, clear definition of the upper station a red flag or ball two guns, at two seconds interval, on the top of all a lion cast in navigation cannot fail of apprecia away ho will leave the world a better place for his sojourn, and the letters wore greatly marred by and a black flag or bali will serve will be fired at 5.50 a.m. from the bronze or some other metal will tion in such an important port empire more wrapped in an imperishable glory.
the sotion of the elements, the purpose well.
saluting battery,
zeggel be placed,
I on that of Hongkong.