THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23 1911–
THE CORONATION CELE-decision WHE not arrived at at without considerable discuss BRATION COMMITTEE.
sion Thoy, had applications from various sciciations for help | bit they had come to the con-
C.
BIG PROPERTY DEAL." Rumoured Sale of One-Million
Dollar Block
ronched
Us, that the
'syn-
in
LATE TELEGRAMS.
HEROISM IN QUICKSAND.
Brave Young Man's Deàth With His Comrade..
A thrilling account of how a young-miner fought heroically for many hours against drifting sands and slino in an unavailing attempt to save a courado's life is reported by our Dunedin (N. Z.) correspondent, says the "Daily Mail.""
the
Joseph Bates and Frauk Smith
There was no rope or spar
The Adopted Suggestion
[From Ceylon Papers] For the past two or three days A meeting of the coronation clusion that if duty had started there has been some sensation in
The Munshiganj Bomb Case. celebrations commitice was hold
giving to the various charitable Chincao business circles originat Calcutta, Angust 8. The ligh yesterday evening at the Supreme institutions it would be very difing with the report that a large Court to-day dismissed, the appeal Court, when the chair was taken ficult to stop. Another propogaland valuablo block of buildings in the Munshiganj bomb case. by Sir Francis Piggott. Those
made was that the inoney should be Des Voux Road West had just been
The Midnapur Damage Sult prosunt included the Hon. Mr. G;
apentapon #trospital at Kowloon, soll. The property in question
Calentia, Aug. 7.-Judgment 11. Itoms: the Hon. Dr. Hoa The matter was discussed at great is somewhat notable because of 1he. Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock K. length bith there was a difliculty, the fact that it comprises partly delivered by Mr. Justice Messrs. G. Ballock, N. J. Stabb, The fund was subscribed to by the well-known businessestablish- Fletcher in the Midnapur damage H. W. Looker, C. F. D. Wilkin Europeansand Chinesealikoandit monts of The Sincero Co, and suit against Mr. Weston, formerly son, G. Friesland C. I. Modhurst, was impossible to think of me less. Wing On & Co. These District Magistrate of Midnapur were at work sinking a small hole T. Fumasu. D. Wood, Lau Chuthing in which the Chinese firms tave since their inception and two Police officers, brought at the Round Hill, Company's Pak, La Cheung Shiu, Shonton Europeans could participate, and progressed prodigiously and have
claim near Riverton, Otago, The Temperley and others. the feeling was expressed by the come to be regarded by the by Peargaohua Das, arising out hole was in loose, drifting and, The Chairman at the outset of Chinéso that if a hospital for Chinese as the Whiteloys of of the Midnupur Bomb Case. and it had to bo constantly the meeting read the following Europeans were built out of the Hongkong Daily some thou- His Lordship found that the pumped out as it quickly filled lotter from HE. the Governor surplus, they ought to have ads of visitors call at those two it was not barred by the with sludge. Bates was at work Si have the honour to substantial donation for the hoxe prosperous Tremises of general limitation. The charges of de at the mouth of the suction pipe acknowledge receipt of your letter pital they were building. Finally Storekeepers and "universal pro-fendants having conspired against when he slipped, his toe entering iated August 11th forwarding the speaker proposed that the |viders;" bound volume containing the surplus be devoted to the enter
From an unconfirmed report plaintiff to put him to trouble and his foot was drawn in up to his pipe, and by means of suction signatures of those who attended taiment of the Crown Prince which has
to make him indice his son shins and then his log was broken. the Reception at Government and Crown Princess of Germany. is stated
Santosh to make a confession wore Housa in Coronation Day. They also know that sooner oricate largely responsible for the established. A thousand rupees from which Bates could secure request that you will be so kind as later the Prince of Wales would control of the Wing On Company were awarded to plaintiff with to convey to the Committee as
support, but although he was have purchased the entire blocks. In concluding his Lordship surrounded by the sinking sludge, pay the Colony "@"" visit" and on representing the Community my ench of those nerasions the Colony of buildings for fiver a mi cepure the attitude of counsel Sath went to his friend's rescue, venir, which containing as if the entertainment. His sugges the position of controlling the of the judgment, took fully pipe sufficient to relieve Bates. thanks for his handsom son would be asked to contribute for Him dollars and will thus be in for the defence. The delivery wrenching open the mouth of the does the autograph signatures of was that there should be enty of all the Jauses with four hours.
Smith throw off his cont, and this Triends Trustees appointed who should in the lock, Whether thore The Dacca-Conspiracy Case. was sucked into the orifice of the in Hongkong, will form an expe- convene a meeting of the com-will be any depression of the Calcutta, August 7-In the pump. The drainage water was cially appropriate memento,munity and take their wishes asset tenants, it is difficult in bacca conspiracy-ense judgment slowly rising round both men in live to acknowledge as the to the disposal of the fund in sag, lant it is a fair assumption was delivored this morning. The the narrow-pointed bottom of the receipt of the bound volume of Such a case no the above. He as owners of the premises judgment, boing too long only the lake, and it, the same time the addresses from various Com would propose that the three Messrs. Wing On will be satinal portion was read, which was dosing slimo surrounded the feet munities outside the City of trustees should be the head of situated as to be able to lay down as follows-Pulinbehary Das, and legs of the miners, encasing Victoria, for presentation to His Messrs, Jarding and intheson's terms advantageous to themselves. leader of a supressel Sumity or them in plaster of Paris moulds. Majesty,
the hoad of the Hongkong and If the repot is substantiated sseciation and two olliers are Smith was over 6ft. in height I have to thank you for the Shanghai Hank and the senior in fact, the rares extensive transported for life. Eighteen and inise himselfontip-toe, at the statement of accounts, and to Chinese member of the Legisla-deal will be quite a windfall for were sentenced To ten years' same time holding up as well as again offer to yourself and your Give Courril.
the treasury by way of assign rigorous, fourteon to seven yours he could his shorter comrade Committenary congratulations ne gentle did not thinkment es and that is no small and one to three years, for con- Al midnight the fresh shift' came on the success of our strenuous they should only call it woleomeneideration wliore over spiring to wage war against their on the scene, and seeing two coats: to worthily, celebrate fund. It ought always to be a million dollars worth of property Sovereign. Eight were nequitted floting on the flooded hole called the Coronation in this Colony, the disposal of the Hongkong is involved.
for help, and soon all the men in 1 fotó that you, have -$1
the neighbourhood were working balknco in hand from the sil scriptions raised of about $20 000, the disposal of which has not yet been finally agreed upon,
very many
efforts
of any.
uvo the honour to be, Sir, Your Honour's most ubedient sorviunt
His Homar
F. J. LEGARD,
„Governor, Elez
Sir F. T, Piggoti.
Chairman, Chironition,
C'ominitfre. The Chairman said they were
public in case of need..
Mr.Lokerdid not think the fund should be Inlilled with any name. The fund should be disposed of
porte: 1-
the
suggestion. Be
thought it advisable to place the
MARINE COURT.,
Cheap Coals.
The Drought in India.
MILK
FIVE CENTS
SA PINT.
PURE, FRESH, SEPARATED, NATURAL» REMOVED THE CREAM ONLY.
ADDED : NOTHING.
If you must use Separated Milk why not linys it
FRESH ?
For sale by
One penny a pint 1
THE DAIRY FARM Co., Ld.
'To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA
CLUB.
19th instast, will bo h. ld A UR- THE FOURTH GYMKHANA MEETING, pound from the DAY, the 26th instasi, in eucing
9,80 pan.
REGINALD F. C. MASTER, Hon. Soo, and Treasurer,
BREMEN,
Hongkong, 23rd Aug., 1911. (1985) NORDDEUTSCHER "LLOYD, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Steamship
BE
LINE
BUBLOW,"
hereby informed that their Goods, with
POPULAR
"ASAHI" BEER
Note our Price $12.00 per casa con-
taining 4 doxon, quarts or 6 dozen pints.
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having attired, Consigncon of cargo are JOHN THOMAS COTTON. the exception of Opium, Treasure and VETERINARIAN & FARRIER Valuables, are being landed and stored
Calentia, August B-Welcome showers of rain havo fallen in at the jumps. When the water at their risk into the hazardous and/or Bombay, but considerablo-anxiety had been pumped down oighteen xtra hazardous Godowns of, the
The Winners of the F.A. Shield
(Qualified).
AH TOO STABLES,
is folt in North Guzrat, which is inches they eight sight of the Hongkong nad Kowloon Wharf and Business Address- practically rainless and where the head and naked shoulders of Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, crops have already perished. Smith, Although dead he was and West Point Godowns, whence
standing quito erect, and still delivery may be obtained.
qding his comrade's hands. No claims will be admitted after the twentieth birthday. At the in- quis ill be hurjent to rent Smith had only just celebrated his Goods have left the Godowns, and all
20th of August, subject nest the jury recorded their ap-
All broken, chafed, and damaged preciation of the minor's heroism, Goods are to be left in the Godowns, and a movement is on foot to erect where they will be-examined on the
suitablemomorial:
29th of August, at 9:30 am.
the community most dösired.
At the Marine Court, this morn Mr. Loker further expressed before Commuter C Beck- die opinion that the resolution with, Loung-min and Chan-man which was before the committco-Int-women-were-charged: with unlawfully using their boils shculd be placed before a "public or her purposes than fishing on by several European gentlemon Calcatta, 'Aug. 3.--A proposal meeting
The Hon. II. E. Pollack sup- [da 21st ins).
forsending the Mohunbagan term 1. S. G. Cockle said that on the to England and arranging for day question bo saw the two woxtures there has boon declined men working a dredge not in the on the ground that the members a matter before the whole com- musity so that the public would harbour, recovering quantities are either students or office as- met that afternoon to have before have to opportunity to ventilate from the vicinity of No. 2 sistants, unable to obtain long them the accounts of the expend their feelings on the subject.
Wharf Kowloon Gaddowns. They leave. It was even suggested that turos of the various sub-com-
This proposition wi
afterwards went alongside the their passagos on both sides and nittoos. They would see that the the meating and corried, Hoi Chung and sold the coal to the expenses would be paid by balause in band was $20.154. it being arranged that if the the exswain, for sum totailing these gentlemen. There were two items which he public agreed with the proposal
in all 82.20. The quantity of ought to explain. The first was Messrs. Wilkinson and Looker that they laid recovered would that they still had a debt of about would draw up the necessary
be about half a ton. 78100 to pay to the Clunese con fond,
mittee for a Service. That had
Balore closing the meeting the not been paid yet. The second Chairman said he would like to was that Messes. Noroulia had declin 1 to charge for the printsecretaries who had dono such pass a vote of thanks to the five ing they had dono for them."
good works for the equumittoes,
I rejdy to Hon. Mr. II. E. Pollock the chairman said that the cost of removing thematehshed be fore the Law Courts was included in the accoffint.
.. Mr. W. Wilkinson tooved the adoption of the accounts, Lan Chi Pak svinded and the pro- position was carried.
1. Mr. Looker said there was one question which he would like to ask the chairman. There was an article, in the South China Morn
put
Lau Chu Pak in seconding aid to thought the chairman lad done the most work and taken the most trouble.
The motion was carricil.
The Troubles of a Young
Russian Lady. Calepita, Aug 3-Miss Lewin, Both prisoners ploader "golly)
beautiful young Russian girl and Leung-min, who had given who was enticed away from home trouble after arrest, was fed at Minski, near St. Petersburg, dternative was one month's hard and robbed her at Port Said, $15 and her companion $10. The by a faithless lover who deserted labour.
SEVERE STORM.
Havoc Wrought to Property.
| [TIN “TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDINT
Canton, Aug. 2
.
RIGHT TO CROSS THE ROAD.
The magisterial definition given below, of the right of pedes triansin relation to crossing roads in the face of horsed vehicles, motora or bicycles, is of general application. It is the duty of the trian and not the other way carriage to keep eleur of the podes
'about:--
water.
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All claims raust reach us before the Hrd of September, 1911, or they will not be recognized.
No. Pire Insurance will be affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & CO.,
Goneral Agents. Hongkosg="2#nd-Aug. 1911
TSANG KWON
COMPANY. ELECTRICAL AND GAS CONTRACTORS.
Mr. Schroder held an inquest· related a pathetic story before at Paddington on the death of Mr. the Police Commissioner. She william Louis, sixty-six, a retired said that it was with great dit-ieutenant-colonel of the King's culty she managed to find her way Liverpool Regiment, lately resid to Bombay, where she fall into ing at Sunderland-terrace, Bays- 230, Des Voeux Road Central. The clutches of a female vulture and was brought to Calcutta and placed in a disreputable house.
Mr. Louis, who suffered from The Police have taken up the his club when he was knocked calarnet, was walking home from on the catastrophe that befell the eng iry and a conference of district about twenty days ago. influential gentlemon are con result of a fracture of the skull.
down by a cyclist, and died as the According to the report, a sovereidering how best pho can be storm, attended with torrential
placed. On Monday two mon, J. Me-cains, raged for, three days and
A PLETHORA OF CHARGES.
A Further Remand.
The Magistrate of Sun On has -ubmitted a report to the Viceroy
Telephone No. 699. Pangkonz. 2nd Jun.. 1911.
TO NIGHT!
No. 7, Russell Street, Hongkong L'elephone No. 272,
Hongkong, 27th July, 1911. [105D FILLIS' GREAT
CIRCUS
VICTORIA SKATING RINK, inside
Opposite Central Market. TO-NIGHT! ^ TO-NIGHT! We will present is you n Programinu.
UNSURPASSED, COLLOSSIAL & BRILLIANT.
All the HORSES ----
All the PONIES,
All the DOGS,
All the MONKEYS
in Now ami Noval Feats. REMEMOKR FRIDAY, AUGUST 25th, 1911. GRAND BENEFIT
to
'Madame Fillis
Prices -30 Cents, 50 Cents, Ona Dollar, Two Dollars and Three Dolla..
1. B. McPHERSON, Manager.
TO-NIGHT!
The cyclist referred to, a shop The Hippodrome Circus & Menagerie. assistant, said Ferong his boll, but the gentleman took no notice,
ing Post, referring to the meeting Teary and A.. E. Gaga n, wore
caused considerable dannge. Karachi Freight Market. of the expoutive, eommittee ai
About 20. por cent, of the paddy Karachi, August 3. The and there was a collision. He did which they deride! what recom- arrested by lust retor Sullivan and
crops and 30 per cent of the fruit fright market has been stagnant not slacken speed when he saw the GG mondations they should make to Chief Excise Officer Ulogarth as crops worn destroyed, including and without any onquiry. The gentleman crossing the road. Ho Animals the general committer. What
. they were leaving a house in several collapses of properties, holders of wheat are very firm, thought that when a pedestrian was said was that only on order's Hill. Ninety-five, trels Six, boats were sink, but the and this, combined with the lack heard a bell sounded he was sup newspaper was represented upon the committee, and they did aut of opium, wore, found in their people were saved in time. The of Imsiness in European markets,posed to stop so as to give a cyclist Magistrate's Yumen suffered con- renders the business improctian idea what he was going to do, know how he got there.
possession and they word case-siderably from the storm, some of cable. The engagements during The coroner said the witness The Chairman said that whatquently taken into custody. They the walls being torn away. The the week total 2,250 tons. Three was wrong in that supposition. happened was that at one meeting of the fiunco coinnittee it was appoured before Mr. Hazeland Magistrate is still being assisted steamers have been chartered for A pedestrian had a right to cross suggested that all the members of and were remanded. Bil was by the local gentry in the relief this month; loading at full rates, the road.
work.
and the liners on the spot are The jury returned a verdict of the press should be invited to at-allowed McHenry in the sum of
firm in their ideas, but slippers Accidental Death. tend. When that was considered $550 and Gagnon in the sum of
The Munich News' hus dis- do not respond.
thought to be too many and they
in the general committee, it was $500. The former was also whose business deals with insur- covered an insurance company were uskoil to nominate one mem-charged with being in possession ing married couples against INTERNATIONAL POLO. bor to the general committer of offensive weapons, to wit, h divorce. They did so and their choice fell pair of knuckle dusters..
upon Mr. Hale anil he was To-day the case again como Lieut.-Col. A. Chapman, who adopted as a member of the Before Mr. Hazeland on remand, commended the Hongkong Coro general committes and further and Chief Excise: Officer Hogarth nation contingent during their the executivo committee intimated that he would pre- visit to London, is outward bound Now what they had to do at for a further charge against on the 1. and O. mail due at that meeting was to decide what Gagnon of airling and abolting Singapore on August 26. should be done with the surplus Meffoury to commit an offence
to
2
.
Submarines Abroad.
When
Duke of Westminster's Offer:
R.
TT is hereby notified that TENDERS will be received at the Sanita y Board Meetintil noop of TUES. DAY, the 29th day of August, 1911, A generous offer has been made for alteratiour, etc., necessary to con by the Duke of Westminster to vert Kowloon Centon Railway lighter take over the Amerian Inter- No. into a Sanitary Dejartment national Polo Cup Recovery lighter. Fund and ponies. This offer Ins Spoolflostions can be obtained at the' been accepted by the Hyrlingham | Sunitary Board Offige, 2nd floor, New Committee, who have decided to Past Office Bailding.
of about $20,000. The Expeu- contrary to Ordinance 23, 1909, tive Committee met and they section 90, at lodder's Hill on the It is officially notified that sub-issue a challenge to the Americans Repairs to be exconted to the satis- thought it advisable that certain 21st instant.
marines B 0, 10, and 11 havo Polo Association to compote for faction of the Government Marine sohomes should he proposed-and Mr. Hazelangs-As against the been selected for service at Malta, she International Polo ABHociation Surveyor.
The suoco-ful tenderer to, bo ras- considered, in order that they second defendant (Gagnon) thore and B 6, 7, and 8 for service at to compete for the International right propose to the general is another charge of aiding and (Gibraltar.
these sub-Polo Cup in America during the posible for the lighter while under repair and to specify a time within committee, that which met with abetting him to commit an offence; murines reach their destinations, season of 1912, This action on which the repairs will be completed. their views. Nobody was bound do you plead guilty or not guilty there will be three underwater the part of the Duke of Westming- The Government does not bind itsulf in anyway but the committee was Gagnon-Oh! aiding and craft flotillas attached to valter relieves the Hurlingham accost the lowest or any tender. unanimous in their recommenda- abetting ?-Not guilty,
basos, O 38, C 37, und € 38 hqy-committee from the necessity of The mutter wus gono The case was again remanded ing boon stationed at Hongkong appealing to the puble for further
and the till to-morrow at 10 o'clock,
since last April,
financial assistance,
hon. iato
very
fully
W. BOWEN-ROWLANDS, Secretary, Banitary Povril. Dated 22nd August, 1911. [1880 |
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