THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23 1911
WATSON & CO., LTD.,
ESTABLISHED A.D. .1841.`
WINE and SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
WATSON'S
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VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY.
DAY BY DAY,
Who breathes must suffer, and who thinka nust mourn.
And he alone is blossod who ne'er was born.
Motoring In Hongkong With reference to the leaderin
Shop Manager Robbed The manager of a shop.at 121, Dos Vinux Rond West reports to the Police the loss of a watch and chain valued at $100,
Oplum Possession. A Chinese was fined $40 or two months hard labour this morning at the Magistracy for being in unlawful possession of a quantity of dross opium,
Obituary.
COMPANY MEETING.
The Dougins Steamship Co., Ltd.
At the extraordinary meeting which followed the Chairmon pro- posedThat Art. 18 (3) of the Company's Articles of Association The 8th ordinary general be altered by substituting the
Company was hold this noon at meeting of the Douglas Steamship of $50,000 for the sum of
$25,000 in lino two... the offices of the company, Mr. H. the resolution was declared car- Mr. T. F. Hough seconded and P. White presiding. Those pro-riod: sent included Hon. Mr. C. I
The Clairman-A coufirma- Rose, Mossrs. C. C, Mackie, (i. II. torting will be held on a
duto to be notified. A. Barton G. H. Medhurst T. F. Hough, C. A. Tomes.
The Secretary living road the notice convening the meeting the
SPORT
An Australian Boxer.
SWIMMING SPORTS TRAGEDY
A Competitor Drowned
shortly after three colook this A shooking tragedy occurrel
afternoon while the Chinese Ro creation Club swimming sports were being held at North Point,
One of the items ou the pre- gramme was a competition in swimming under water. In this event, among the competitors wis Wong Po Shau. Ho dived in when the word was given and was not seen again.
our issue of Sept. 21 on motoring. Shanghai popors of Sopt. 18, in Hongkongwe learn that, the announce the douth at the General polico wore so impressoil with the Hospital on Sopt, 16, after a short righteousness of the charge of illness, of Mr. Bathurst Walker furious driving brought against of the firm of Messrs. Hanson the claffeur in the case mention MeNeill and Jones, at the age of Chairman said od that, notwithstanding the fact thirty-two. Mr. Walker took the Gentlemen: The report and the magistrate refused to convict keenest interest in sporting and accounts having leon in your and discharged the case, they social affaire in Shanghai. He hands for some days, with your stoner Changsha, that, arrived the police-have taken the mutter founded the local Oxford and For over 30 Yours WATSON'S. E' has maintained the reputation icones for three months. The con- long Hon. Secretary of the Row-read, and we are glad to be able wasJack Blackmore, un Australiun under a lighter from which the
in hand and suspended the man's Cambridge Society and was for permission, wo will take them as from Australian ports yesterday gratulations we withheld from the ing Club. The nows of his death to come before you with accounts, boxer, who has come up on busi-spectators were watching the magistrate, we heartily extend to was learned with general and re-showing a considerable improve- nose, so to speak. the police for duty well performed. grot. ."
A Blond of the Finest Pure Malt Scotch Whiskies.
of the FINEST 800TON WHISKY in the FAR EAST
A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.' · Hongkong, 18th September, 1910.
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1011.
Among the passengers by the
ment in working oh that of the Bluckmore's fighting weight is The Hawke Olymple Collision.
past 2 years, on improvement 11 stone, but he is accommodating Apropos of the collision bo which, perhaps in all thond is open to receive offers. tween the cruiser. Hawke and the
For the present he is training White Star linor Olympic it is more satisfactory, in that it took interesting to note from compari-place during the last 6 months of with J. Caplinm at the V.R.C. A sale of Crown Land, by aucson what an immense craft the the year's working, and as you tion, will take place at the P.W.D. latter boat really is., Merely will gather from the report, we on Oct 9, at 3.p.m.
quoting, the tonnage doos, not have been able to raise the rates convey inuch to the ordinary of freight which, during recont ronder, but a much better idea
Fire hydrants aro to be tested at a number of places in the mili- tary sphere between Oct. 9 and 13.
Penny Postage sphems.
Sanitary Board. Amongst the orders for the day for Tuesday's meeting of the Sanitary Board, is a minuto by the President rettive to the whole
ale poultry shops in. Ko-Shing
Street,
Robbed His Mother.
A strong current was running and the theory is advanced that
the unfortunate youth was carried
sports.
Naturally no one unticipated at first that anything was wrong in the fact that the unfortunate swimmer did not come to the sur- face, for the chance of victory was the greater the longer he was un- sceu. Three minutes passed and he crowd of Chinese bogan:
Bill Lewis v. Terry' Martin. The following is from the "N. show signs of nervousness, Daily Nows" of Sept 18:-
Two rowing boats began to scarel the-space between the various The boxing match between Billcraft that marked out the arena, Lewis and Terry Martin at Changwhile individual swimmers dived Suho's Gardens on Saturday and swam about, hoping to come ight chu only, be deemed same across the missing man. One of what unsatisfactory: from a spoc-Court pluckily took a
the interpreters at the Police
rent.
ropo
can be given by comparing the years, have been on a vory length of the vessel with some unremunerative basis, and as of the world's greatest build- competition in our special trade in ings and memorials. A striking now rather less keen it is to be contrast is furnished, for example, The State of Brunei lms now by comparing the height of the aped that the improvement intor's point of view. The grand bolwoon his teeth and dived
manifested will continue, though York, 750 ft., and the length of it is difficult to forecast the effect ring, which was so confidently his effort was of no avail. Think- THE CANADIAN ELECTIONS,
the Olympic, 882.1-2 ft. St. Peter's the general unrest in China will anticipated, was brought to an ing perhaps that Wong had been Church, Romo, fades into com- It is announced in orders that parative insignificance when ve on, the trade of the cast. Supernumerary Robert M. D. Iox compared with the Olympic,As regards tho present outlook: a half hour or one hour's in-oorings of one end of this vessel abrupt conclusion by a foul, and sucked under the lighter tho Whatever view may be taken of the extraordinary defeat of the is restored to the establishment, as the height of that building is the Haimun has been chartered toreating combat, which might allowed to swing with the cur wns cast loose and the craft Liberal party in Canada, a feeling of sympathy may well be felt for
K.O.Y.L.I. from July 31...
only 448 ft.
for Saigon-Bangkok trade and rousonably havó heon expooted, the venerable leader, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who, after occupying the|
this charter though, not a int ono.dwindled Up A Tree.
down should show a fair roturn, while twelve minutes, nineteen seconds. to expotly post of Premier for over fifteen years, has now sustained a rebuff |
Tenders for supply of winter On the 20th inst., Capt. Lui of the other steamers of the company Thore is no fault to be found raised false hopes in the minds of Something floating on the water almost unparalleled in its soverity. Sir Wilfrid attaine his sovenbour Offico stoom launchos, but with the troops under his co-coast, and despite the severo Llewellyn Jones who, indeed, winners pit off after it." But it uniform for the erow of the Har- Fatshan wont to Tai-fu village are obtaining good cargoes on the with the decision of Mr. R. the agonised spectators and four- tieth your on November 20 nost, and he had announced that, should, e, will lo received at the mand to arrest a notorious robber. meteorological conditions that carried through his onorous duty was only a piece of erumpled the Liberal party bo defented, he would retire into private life. Colonial Secretary's office until The robbier, on 'hoaring of his have prevailed during the last fearlessly nad without favour, bat puger. The search was vigorous would seem almost certain, therefore, that the picturesque personality woon of Saturday, Supt. 30). - would be captors, hid himself three months and which love it might be suggested in view of y prosecuted but to no effect and that has for so long guided the dostinies of the Dominion will die.
in a plantation of mulberry trees vanised unwanted dolay to ship the high prices for admission that, at the time of writing the body Typhoon Warning appour from the active public life of Canada, and political for as
and throw a bomb at the searchers, ping, earnings for the current in case the piccce de reistance had not been recovered. well as political friend will regret that this closing scenos should received by the American Con-three of the soldiers, but ulti-
The following telegram was The explosion seriously wounded quarter are satisfactory.
finishes all too soon, another Another theory put forward to havo beon shadowed by a defeat so distrous. That apart, however,sulate General from the Manila mately the man was captured. He tribution of profits will meet with available for a bout, thus giving is that he may have lived too We trust that the propose die- couple of so no ability might be account for Wong's disappearance Sir Wilfrid may well find consolation in the fact that he has served Observatory, a 11 um.
This was afterwards taken to Kong your approval, for though we pay the public a run for their money the bottom. A previous competi straight and stunned himself ou Canada faithfully for forty years, and that his intellectual powers and morning :-Cyclone typhoon Po Licdrial
away nearly all that has becu F. of Luzon more than 300 miles oratory have won him high estimation throughout the English-distant, filling up
However, to the fight. After made during the year, the General roe interesting preliminaries, or had hit the hottom with his speaking world.
Managers and Consulting Com Lewis and Martin ontored the head in the same fixture. Turning from the porsunal to the party aspect of the new
Langkats.
nittoe are of opinion that im-ring, both looking the picture of position created by the result of the elections, the more the figures
Wo learn that there was a rise
proved prospects and the financial health and trained to an ounce.
CHURCH SERVICES. are studied the more remarkable does the change of political in Jangkats in Shanghai this
position of the company warrant Martin was 158 pounds and Lowis the suggested appropriation: morning opinion in the Dominion appear. In the lust Canadian House of
143-big odds certainly, but the Turning to the proposed alters- latter is a master of ring craft. Commons the Liberals hold a majority of forty-three. The num
Railway Returns.
tion in the articles of association
The first round served to indi-kong-15th Sunday, 24th Septem St. John's Cathedral, Hong- bere were 132 Liberals and 80 Conservatives. Quebec, which The statenout of approximate
Three months' hard labour and which you will be asked to sane eatetut to select the winner would ber, after "Trinity. Holy Com had always been considered the stronghold of the Liberal party, British Suction of the Kowloon native youth this morning for meeting to be held after this meet fast and interesting, though a.m.) Responses, Ferial. Vonito: traffic for last month on the four hours' stocks were awarded tion at the extraordinary general be a most difficult task. It was munion (8.15 am.) Matius (11 roturned fifty-three Liberals and unly twolve Conservativos at the Canton Railway published in this stealing a silk jacket from hising: empowering the general times suggestive of wrestling as Novello. Psalms Of the 24th previous election, On the present pension the Conservatives won week's Governinent Gazette mother ni Kowloon City. Inspes-managers to increase the amount allowed by the rules governing morning. To Doum: Itusael, at least six sonts in Quelog and they secured heavy gains in On- gives the following items:-No. Lor Mellarily prosecuted.
underwritten by the company on the encounter. Honours were Jones, ye. Benedictus; Tront- tario and the maritime provinces. The representation of Ontario of passengers 21,227; Coaching
the athamers, I would point ou easy when the second round was bock. Hymus: 292, 200 und 230. A Prolonged, Absence that the articles limiting the entered upon, but at this stage Prenchier: The Bishop of Victoria, must now be overwhelmingly Conservative us, oveu' in the last $7,105.29; Goods
$552.99; Parliament, the Conservative members returned for that province Miscellaneous $2,108.00; Grand
John Willlar Powere, an un-amount on any one steamer to Martin became very aggressive V.B.-Pelin 116, verses 1; 2, 7, 8, numbered fifty-one to the Laborals thirty-five. It is to be remarked total $9,826.28.
employed schman, was brought up $25,000 were framod at a time and hurled himself at his op- 15, 18 in unison. Paalm 118, that, at the moment of writing at all ovonts, Router has not differen-
before Mr. Hazeland at the Magis. when the dollar was at a very pment. His right jabe to the jaw vervos 6, 14, 16, 24, 28, 29 in
· A New Bill.. tintol botwoon Conservatives and the Nationalist party led by Mr. In the Government Gazette," failing to return to the House of at present, and as the amount at looked ominous, and whilst Lewis Responses: Ferial.
tracy this morning on a charge of much higher sterling value than and subtle drives for the kidney unison. Evensong (4.45 pm.) Bourassa. The point is interesting as Mr. Bourassa is an auti-Navy for this week are published the Detention after the expiry of a credit of tho underwriting account eva led the former his body marked Of the 24th evening. Magnificat ::
Psalms man while Mr. K. L. Borden the leader of the Conservatives, is ntering of a billontitled" An Ordin-fow hours leave. It appears that is now over $110,000it is though the force of the other blows. Once Nung Dimittis: Sanford in A staunch Imperialist. However, although the new Government may sure to amend the Railways Or the defendant obtained leave from that the compiny night with Lewis got in a terrific upper-cut,Anthem: "O that thou hndet. not be an absolutely compact body, this does not qualify the fact dinance1909." The Bill renders it 10a.m. to 4pm. on August 20 in advantage carry a larger risk, which happily for Martin only arkened," Sullivan. Hymna that the Laboral party has been disastrously defeatoil..
Having considered the matter from the personal and the party male irish regard to granting to report himself since that date.steamers, the premium on which ranches were the order of the day N.B.-Psalm 119, versen 1,2,7, possible for General Rules to be order to look for work, but failed any rate, on the higher valued partially hit the iw Kidney 193, 277 Sevenfold Ameu, uspect, that of the principles involved calls for attention. The tree question of Reciprocity with the United States of America of course restrictions on the carriage of ing near the Clock Tower and was nudlerwriting account, instead of and Lewis appeared to be fooling 25, 29 in unison.
pisses, and also puts Yesterday, he was found winter would go to the credit of the with Martin in the next two rounds, 3, 9, 12, and G. P. 17, 18, 22, 24, over slndowed every other issue. But it is well to bear in mind that dangerous goods. the operation of what appears to be a fixed law in polities, popularly
arrested by P.C.Marke. Sentonce into the pockets of the insurance their effects. In the fourth round, defined as "the swing of the pendulum," was due, if not overdue,
St Andrew's Chorch, Kowloons of ono, month's hard labour was companies.
tovever. Lewis, got in a fevor Morning Service 11 am. Preacher and also that long enjoyment of office had led to a certain "slackness"E
passed..
Claims paid out of the insur berating blow on the jaw, and Rev. W. W. Rogers. Venito, that had manifested itself in certain ways that had caused tlie breath the whole of the ship's carpenters On September 18 practically
ance fund during the lest 10hordy afterwards he again got Ouseloy. To Deam, Russell Jones of scandal to scorch the character of the Administration. But there in Shanghai went on strike. The
years amount to a little over five in a right uppper-cut, which only and Pye. Psalms, - 116 117. is no escape from the conviction that the question of Reciprocity in increased cost of living owing to
hansollara, and unless served to bring a smile to Martin's Camilge. itself was the main issue, and that upon that one question fooling the shortage of rice is given as the
there are any serious accidents face. The latter looked as though flyinus, 278, 261, 215. Evening Jubilate Hayes, ran sufficiently high to sweep the Liberal. party to rain. Into the cause of the trouble. The mon, THE THROUGH SERVICE.cerely hope will not happen the but to the casual observer Lowie Spink. Maguificat Barnby. Nune to the steamers, which we sinho could stand any punishment, Service, Preacher Rev. HO merits or demerits of Reciprocity it is not necessary to enter, and we who are mostly Cantonese, de doubt whether the abstract question of the commercial advantages manded that their wages should The railway between Kowloon the proposed change in the in the event of Martin gelting in Fitzherbert, Nares Rimbault, account would be benefitted by looked as if his would crumple up Dimmittis, Felton. Prolm 119 or disadvantages involved wus ever really weighed by the electors. be increased from seventy-five and Canton will, so we have Artioles. In all probability it was the speech of Mr. Champ" Clark, in which cents to ninety cents per day. already announced, bo formally
a straight right. he, it is presuned with humorous intent, referred of the possibility The employers, the foreign ship-opened on Oct. 2. We learn that of the report and nocounts, Ining of the fifth round the contest m. Will be held in the Boy
Before proposing the adoption Nineteen seconds after the bogin Afternoon Sunday School at 3 Hindle, Hymnus, 280, 595, 365. of annexation, that supplied the Conservatives with a weapon of which building firms, offered an increase His Excelleney, the Viceroy of shall be pleased to answer any terminated. Martin, driving Scouts Headquarters on the they were quick to avail themselves. In spite of President Taft's delibe of five-cents, but this was refused Canton will not attend... rate reassurances and of the fact that no-American publicist of conso-and the mon name out on strike.
question, that shareholdera may. Lewis to the ropes, darted in and Church grounds, dandone quence had seriously suggested that Reciprocity was a short ont to
The regular service will begin wish to ask.
atruck a foul blow. Lewis doubled Aunexation, the issue became in the opinion of many of the Canadian.
Corrison Divine Service Rice At Canton.
on October 3. The first class There being no queations the up and Mr. Jones stopped the Church of England, Cathedral, electors, one in which the preservation of the integrity of the British
single fare from Kowloon to Chairman proposed the adoption fight und wardo the verdict to 11.00 a ra. Detention Bk. Deten Empire was vitally concerned. This view taken by Imperialists in gone up considerably.
The price of rice in Canton has Canton will be $5 and the return of accounts. Mr. Hough seconded Lewis Exactly how the blowsion Bk. 11.30 p.m. Stonecutters Great Britain, and Mr. Rudgard Kipling was atirred to address a Canton Prefect suspects that fares will be 82.50 singlo and
The fare $7.50. Second class the and the motion was onrried. was deliver holow the bolt it is Barracks, 11.00 am Military personal warning to the people of Unuada not to allow commercial some merchants are cornering the $3.75 return, while the third class Medhust, seconded by Chun Tung one present could suggest that it Lyemun Barracks, Under Orders. On the motion of Mr. G. H. somewhat difficult to say, but no Hospital, Bowen Itond, 8.00 pm, considerations to outweigh Imperial. The principle that was in-market. He has sought the fas will be $1.25 either way, no the Bon. Mr. C. H. Ross, Mr. G. was other than an accident, Mer Kowloon St. Andrew's Ch. 11.00 volved in Reciprocity was evidently believed by many to be detri-sistance of the Canton Chamber return ticket being issued in this U. Mackie and Mr. O. A. Tomes in Ims a onme for fairness, not an Mount Austin Barracks mental to the best interests of the Empire, and thie holiot found ite of Commerce and has also doe- class. oxpression in the withdrawal of public countenance from, the Minis-patched some officials to make
were re-elected to the Consulting only amongst his naval colleagues Under Orders, Sanitarique try responsible for advising the country to adopt that policy. The investigations. According to a line only legal tender will be
On the British section of the Committee.
but in sporting eircles through Barrooke, Under Orders, Baptist moral, if one may be drawn, seems to be that the spirit of Imperial-proclamation issued by the Pre-accepted from persone booking, eleotad auditorson to proposition hie manly nad unquestioning ne- Union Church, 11.00 am. Wesley Mesars, Low and Potts wero re out this part of the world; and Congregationalist Presbytering ism is much stronger in Canada than has beeon believed. The foot for the information of the Tickets will be issued on the of Chairman seconded by Mr. coptance of the reforeo's decision an Wesleyan Church, 10.0 Conservatives, in any event, have their opportunity and the rice dealers, any one discovered through trains from Canton to Hough. best wishes may be offered to Mr. Borden and his followers now that attempting to corner the stock of Hongkong and will enable the The Chairman intimite that apology for his share in an gn-Roman Catholic S
together with his immediate a,m. Mount Austin 0.05 they have exchanged the shades of opposition for the sunshine of ripe will be arrested and severely passengers to cross in the Star the dividend warrants would be fortunate accident, will certainly Chual 10,00m.Kowloon T
panisad.
ferries without extra charge ready on Monday,
meet with general appróval, Church, 9.00 am
Strike in Shanghai.
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