THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21911
THE GERMAN DUTY ON THE OLD, OLD STORY.
JAPANESE SILK.
Protest Against Lowering Duly
FITTING LINER AS
ROYAL YACHT.
Rear Admiral Sir Colin Koppel PHOTOGRAPHIC NOTES. will bo'zin odplaisand of the Medina, his boing Commander, G. N. Toul min, of the battleship London,
The crow will, of course, con- sief ontirely of naval men" and, will number 450,
officer The Camera at the Seaside
The Medina will, in fact, he a
Some of our readers may be mak ing & short stay at some seaside resort. They will anturally tako their cameras with them. Whe
royal yacht.or bull will be ther they possess an expensive painted white with a band of hand-camora or an inexpensive gold below the gunwale.
The confidonco triok, can find viotims even in the East and at Wireless to Keep the King in times the wily Ohnesohave to cou-
Touch With Home Affairs. The Japanese Consul in Hum-fess themselves done, as in The work of fitting out the now bargwiros that the silk morehants the case which was reported yos 1. and O. steamer Medina, which in Dusseldorf (dro protesting terday to the police. It appears will convey the King and Qaren that a mi, ni apprenticed tailor against the clause in the new of 30 SaiStreet, was walking along India for the Coronation dur German-Japanese Tariff Convenong Street, when he was accostar, has proceeded so rapidly and tion which permits Japanese silked by it man. The tailor had a satisfactorily that the vessel will
|box-form, ono costing) na faw to enter Germany with a daty of bundle of clothing under his arm, be ready to leave the Clydo nbour She will have three mists. The dollars, it will be quite possible 300 mark. They consider this a when he was mot. The two got the middle of next month, Medina was designed for only for them to obtain pleasing gront mistake, as it will into conversation and their short
It will be remembered that the two masts, the usual number for records of their short stay talk endod. by the mon asking the
P.and O.ships, and they have been permit Japaneso silk to com tailor to pawn a gold ring for him. Madina was launched only last fixed in position foro and aft, but Apart from photographing sho peto with the German-mado The tailor agreed to do this March, and at that time very fown royal yacht requires three masts usual interesting objects possosé. silk. This competition, the friendly action, but the other man people know that this was tlie ship to carry the necessary number of ing historical associations, there merchants contend, is already wanted a sort of security and gwhich had been specially charier-sgs, and a third mast, which will be a hundred and one other
will bo the mainmaat, on which sufliciently serious, and to lower gestori that his helper should leave the duty to 300 phark would only with him the bundle of clothing to take the King and Queen to the Royal Standard is to be hoist-subjects which will appeal to the while he was away. Who innocent India. In fact, the first public ed, will be stepped in the course artistic eye of the carnest accentuate the present oyil. tailor agreed and went to the pawn initiation of it appeared in "The of a few days.
amateur. Above all, one should Accordingly hoy lavo drawn up shop with the gold ring. There Daily Mirror" ou the ocension of a protest, addressud, to the Berlin he was informed by "Uncle" that Government, which they pro circu- the gold ring was not gold at all the launch,
but m roly brass. The tailor ins lating throughout Germany, in
paid for his lesson with the bundle the hope of rousing public opinion of clothing and has reported the on the matter, and thus moving matter in the lipe of retrieving the Government to rectify its orror | his loss. 1. when the Treaty comes before the Reichstag for confirmation.
THE SPARROW HOSTS,
The gathering of the sparrow. hosts is one of the most interest-
ing movements in the bird world. Long before the grain has riponed and assumed the russet er which beautify the harvest squares the hillside these birds
on
Although as yet incomplete- the mainast has not yet been stopped-the Modinu as sholics at the Jumes Witt Dock at Greenock presents a beautiful model of the shipbuilders' art, her oxtremely graceful in giving hor, the appearance not of huge bulk Ramillles and Resolution Leave but of slender, speedy grey-
WARSHIPS SCRAPPED.
the Service on August 7.
Four battleships have already
As already intod, the Modina endeavour to secure some re- is the largest vowel in the P. and prosentative" snapshots" of beach O. feet, being 570ft long and scanes These are always attract- 03ft wide. The promenado deck in which their Majestics will takole, and the variest novice with The cheapest form of hand-camera walking exercise is 300ft. long.
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No S. 234. representatives of the builders. Exposures at the senside may be Hossrs. Caird, aro on board of the briefest character, and yet, superintending the completion of fully-exposed plates result. TheI TE the ship, and it is hoped she will
OPIUM.
The following notification pear in the "Government Gazette or September 1st:-
Under the 'New Bill.
will br
SEALED Noon
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of FRIDAY, this 15th September,|
part of the third (top) fleer of the Now Gaveramont Oflees.
leased ind the conditions of leason, Particulars of the accommodation to which will date from the tet, October, o based at this Office.
W. CHATHAM, Dinotor of Public Works.
be ready to leave the Clyde forrdinary beach scene at midday, Colonial Scorotary's Office Portsmouth in the middle of with the sun shining, may only 1911, for the letting of the whole of September."
require an exposure of 1-100th Hound.
Needless to say the work of liturniture to be used by their marked on most hand-camorns), On arriving at Portsmouth the soc. (usually the highest speed been transferred to the scrup-hoping out the ship for their lajesties will be taken on board; if a special rapid plate is used, this year, and on August 7, two jestios' accommodation re-ud by the end of October the and the lens is stopped down moro-the Ramilies and the Requires most caroful and anxious vessel will be in readiness for the
to F10.
Each tender should bent on the cover. solution follow them. These
royal cruise.. forethought,
"Tonder for Lane, Now. Government. Exposure. I have already Offices and mast be accompanied by ■ ships; which for some time have
hinted that tho possessor of aro ipt to the effoot that the tenderer parade their forces. This is the Home Fleet at Devonport, were
been in the Fourth Division of the The King Inspects Designs.
The King has applied himself
cheap camera can do just as good has deposited in the Colonial Trasury only time of the year that the towed to the Motherbak, whore to much of this work. He had a
work as the amateur who is fortu-mum of two hundral and fifty dollars sparrow loaves the dwellings of thoy will remain until they can mole of the steamer sent to
nate enough to be the owner of $250) as a pledgo of the boun" Edos of apa very expensivo instrument. In his offer, which sam shall be foreleited mon, and apparently it is for conveniently be put up for sale. Buckingham Palaco, and he made
my opinion, the holiday maker the Own if the tenderer fases no other reason than that direct. These two battleships were
with the cheap camera will be the to carry at his tender and comply with dependence upon the human built under the Naval Defence ear wint his requirements were
Act of 1889, and anched in and how they were to be met.
more likely to achieve success, as the conditions, should be tender be hoing may be dispensed with for 1892. They were designed by With sailor-like precision hi It is hereby notified for general in his particular case he will accepted.
The Government' does not blud itself while. Out in our lonely coun-Sir William Whito, and on a dis- Majesty inspected to design and information and in pursuance of live no complicated move- try districts where the corn is placement of 14,150 tons are suggested certain alterations the resolution maile by Logislative ments to manipulate, and, further, accept the highest or any toader. bonding beneath its riponing ours armed with four 13.5-inch guns which were indispensable to the gust, 1911, that the imports will not be so likely to attract Council on the 31st day of his homely-looking instrument and ten G-inelr quick-firers. Their the constant cheeping of the speed-unler force 1 draught was carrying out of his work on board tion of any kind of raw Indian attention. I might suggest that sparrows is to be hourd. As 17.5 knots, and they are protected the ship.
opium except opium covered by ordinary plates be used in pre- you follow the lielgos which pro- niņidships by a belt of compound Whop fully completed the export permits from the Govern-foronce to rapid ones, and in the vide excellent cover for the armour 18 inches thick.
Medina will be a Buckingham tent of Fulia to the effect that it use of slow plates stop the leas marauders what time danger dp- My distinguished ollicers Palace at son. Not only will their
has been declared for shipment to down to F11, and set the shutter proches, you send up clouds and i were unciated with the Ramil-
or consumption in China, is illat-the-1-50th-800-this...will clouds of sparrows at no other lies on the Me litorrincan station. Majesties live their simple home gl; provido always, that any usually be found to be the high time of the year do you soo such for first epmmanding officer was life on board, but they will also bona fide shipments of ancerti cat spood on the ordinary box- flocks as these, observes a writer the presont Commander-in-Chief transact business of State pre-ficato Indian opium which have form cainers. By following this in the "Agricultural Economist." of the Home Fleet, Admiral Sir cisely as if they were in London. been made from Calcutta or Bom- plan, plucky
Francis Bridgemun, then, of With this object, the Medina is bay by a vessel aniling prior negatives will rosult. -
21st August, 1911, and which THE OFFICIAL" TIP- course, a captain, so to be fitted with a very powerful lays not been landed at any port
COLLECTOR.
succeded by Captain W. II. May. wireless installation, so that the after such shipment; shall not be who preceded Admiral Bridge Kng will be in almost immediate man in command of the Home touch with all his Ministers during
illegal. Among an execodingly interest-Floel, and who is now Commenthe whole of his trip to Bombay ing serion-of tottern by Mme. de der-in-Chief at Devonport. Ad- Hogeumann-Lindenerone, wife of mirals Sir M. Culine-Semour, Sir the Danish Minister to Germany, John Hopkins and Ted Charles which is appearing in "Harper's Boresford all flow their flags in the Mugazine, the letters in the Au-Ramillies in the Mediterranean. gust number tell the story of a The Rosolution was one of the
when'
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ELOPEMENT OF AN HÉIRESS.
Midnight Marriage with Chauffeur.
Newa by Wireless
All the principal items of news will also be transmitted to his
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N.B.-Psalm 15, verses 1, 2 and
Hongkong, 1st Sept., 1911.
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Saturday, September 2. Water Polo, V. R. C., 5 p.m. Grand Promenade Concert, Volunteer Parade Ground, 9.15 p.m.
Tuesday, September 5. Organ Recital, St. John's Cathedral, 5.30 p.m.
Conation Subscribora, mɔet-
5.8. BENVENUE", FROM MIDDLESBRO, LONDON & STRAITS. ́ONSIGNEES of Cargo are
haraly informed that all Goods are bolng inded at their risk into the hazardone Over-Exposure-In the fault and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the which nearly all auteurs make Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and when taking pictures at the sea-lown Coronador side. The reason is that, having from the warres delivery may be been used to the comparatively obtained. dull light of an inland town, they Goods have left the Godowns, and all No Chima will be admitted after the forget what an immense reflector.ods remaining undelivered after the of light is the open sea. There- 94b inst., will be subject to rent. St. John's Cathedral, Hong-
fore it is that on the beach. All claims against the steamor muat Majesty by wireless from London.kong-3rd September 12th Sun- itself, when one is taking open-be presented to the Undersigned on: o His Majesty's private apart day after Trinity. Holy Com- banch scones, the highest possible before the 16th inst, or they will not
snap "should be givon. On be recognized. visit to the Court of Napaloon II. first vessels appointed to serve in ments will be on the port side of munion 8.15 a.in.; Matins 11 am the other hand,.if one is taking a All "broken, chafed, and damaged at. Compiegno, and contain the the original Nore Division of the the ward spar deck, and those Responses, Ferial; Vonits, Rus following amusing account of how Home Fleet, a forco from which the Queon will be on the star- oll; Palms Kelway and Tomlin portrait of a group where the foods are to be left in the Godowas, the tipping ovil was doalt with in the First Division of the Home hoard side.
son; To Deum, Smartin-Fi An- morais, Bay, only 15ft. away, where they will be examined on the those mid-Victorian days, Fleet, with its 12 Dreadnoughts, Enelsuite of rooms consists of the "Jesu, Word of God," and, the faces of the sitters are in last, at 11AM.
bedroom, dressing-rooni, bath Mozart. Holy Communion 11.46 shadow, an exposure of 1-25th Before we loft Compiegno, las since developed.
room, sitting-room and writinga. Kyrie, Somerville, in F. bec. would probably be found to were taking We morning tea, we were interrupted
rop, but his Majesty will have minor; Hymns, 208 and 553; Pre-be sufficient. other runs in which, he will what, The Bishop of Victoria.is to diain a series of successful Ingkong. zn. Soph. 1911. [1158 ing. Uity Hall,
Judging the Distance.-If one by the coming in of the major
conduct his affairs of State, dome, who handed us a paper. We were not unprepared for this
Private teleplumes will be in- 7 in unison. Pealm 10, verses 1 snapshots,i.a., pictures in which visit, as we had been told by one.
stalled in a number of rooms 6, 9 and 12in unison, Psalm 17. the subjecta-have been taken of the guests who had been here
cupied by high officials of his verses 1, 5, 13 and 16 in unison, quite naturally, and without any before that everyone was expected
Majesty's household in order that Evensong 5.45 pm. Responses, indication on their part of the to remain in their rooms until New York, August 9. In the instructions may be rapidly given Ferial; Psilms, Crotch, Hervey prosance of the camera, it will this important personage had early hours of this morning the
and promptly obeysil.
Magnificat, Battishill 4th oven. made his rounds in order to cul- marriage was solemnised of Miss The dining saloon is also on the ing; Nunc Dimittis, Wosley; and not rely too much on the lest the pourboire, I say the Julia Estelle French, the daugh-spar deck, and is a magnificent Hymns, 595 274 and 223; Pra-viow-finder. The finder should pourboiro, because what one go-tor of Mr. Amos Tack French, a
apartment, capable of accom cher, Rov. O. I. Blanchett. N.B. only be used as a "finder"-i.o., nerally gives separately is lumped prominent Now York bankor, and dating three hundred passen:Paulm18, Vorsos 127,13,14, to see that the group is con- into one sum. This paper, which Mr. Jack Gérighty, a chaufføur. gers at one sitting.
17, 27, 31, 38, 50 and 51 if uni tred, and that sufficient margin ho handed to us almost at the The marriage has created a of their meals in this room, accom 5.30 p.m....
Their Majesties will take most son. Organ Recital, Tuesday at has been left for trimming. On no account attempt to compose point of his hallobarde, proved to sensation in aristocratic circles at
St. Andrew's Church, Nathan the short foous of the little lens the picture in the view-finder; bo a gia scritto receipt for six Newport, whence the bride, who panied by the most distinguished hundred frmes our pourboire! is eighteen years old, eloped last
mombors of their suites.
In addition to their Majesties after Trinity, 3rd September, glas of the finder distorts and Road, Kowloon. 12th Sunday which projects the image on the We were rather a subdued night in a 00-h.p. motorcar own apartments no fewer than 1911; Holy Communion at80.0.minimisesas must be apparent party in the train. The cop-driven by the bridegroom. The forty suites of rooms are to be pro- and also at noon. Morning Berthe value of distant objects, and versation mostly turned on the couple arrived at a village after viel for the ladies and gentle vice at 6 am. Services on Sun-fearfully oxaggerates the fore- subject of pourboires. The midnight and begged the Rev. L. men in waiting and various high days: Holy Communion on 1st, ground. Again, a good deal huissier decides the exact amount E. Perry, a Congregational min- officias who will accompany the 3rd and 4th Sundays at 8 am ill depend upon the ability of that each ought to give. For in ister, who was staying at the King nud Queen during the four. Holy Communion on 1st, 3rd and the amateur in judging dist stance, he knows an ambasador village wtol; to performs the The Duchess of Devonshire 5th Sundays at noon. Morning ance "ought to give two thousand service.
correctly, while france. For a Minister of State Fearful of the hue and I understand, will be the Queen's prayer at 0 p.m.
home ho should practise when ont one thousand francs suffices cry which would be raised suite of rooms will be almost a Proather-Rev. J. M. Henry, 11 yards, or, better still, the actual principal lady-in-waiting, and hor
Union Church, Kennedy Iload, walking, judging, say, 5 yards, 10 unofficial people like ourselves by the father-of-the bride, the cannot be expected to be out of comple roused the town clerk, who large on her Majesty's.
n.m. Worship, Hymns, 1, 339, distances which are marked on pookot more than six hundred issued the license and thon resum- Emergency Storm Rooms. 308; Psalm 23 (St. Fubert), An- the scale of his camera. First, franes. As for the poor nobility of his slumber while the Cou. What are called emergency them, "Blessed be the God and take a long stride, and then care of France, they escape with five gregational mipister performed storm rooms are to be furnished Fathor" (Wesley). p.m. Wor-fully measure its distance; this hundrail
the ceremony. Undiscovered by for their Majesties' convenience.ship. Hymns 395, 219, 265 (21) will usually be found to be 3ft. enissaries of Mr. Amos French, They are amidships, and will be 365.
With this as a basis of cal-
be essential for the amateur to try
al
the triumphant couple left the use only if the forward rooms Christian Scienos Services:- culation, one can very soon Mr. G. Main Every village hotel carly this morning, being occupied with any degree Zetland Street, off Queen's Road got into the habit of estimat- platitudo was ouca a paradox. declaring their intention of spent of comfort.
Contral. Sundays at 11.15 a.m. ing distances accurately. Mr. Harrison Frowin. The ing the honeymoon nt New York. All the fittings are in carved and Wednesdays at 6.80 p.m. ladder of fame takes a confoun- According to the landlord, bow-osknud mahogany, but the scheme Peak Church Holy Com al lot of climbing: its steps are over, their dotual destination was of decoration will not be of an munion at 8 am, and evening. Dr. It. T. Horton. Jegion and slippery,
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