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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th, 1911.
POSTAL POSSIBILITIES.
DAY BY DAY,
Mr. E. C. Baker, Aporican Conmil at Antung, transferred to Chungking, was in Shanghai with Mrs: Baker on Sept. 20.
Heaven from all oresturos hides Mr. Frank Smith, Commig the book of fate,sioner of Customs at Soochów, All but the pago presoribed, and Mrs. Smith, left Shanghai
their prosent state. for Foochow on Sept. 20.
GOVERNMENT SER- VANTS WOES.
DOG BITES AN AMAH,
Police Court Sequelo
«Kowloon Cricket Club, ju To annulpecting of the Kowloon Cricket Club was held yesterday afternoon in the Club
Sued by Money Lenders pavilion, Mr.' W. Stewart, Vico-
At the Police Court, this President, presiding. The annual
In the Summary Court this morning, before Mr. J. It. Wood, report, mil statement of accounts morning, Katha Singir sued Mak Mr. Harling, living at 38 Morrison were unanimously adopted, The Yu Po to recover the bum of Hill Road was summoned by question of the election of i Pro- $292 for money lent.
Honor Dos Remedios for believing sident was allowed to stand Defendant said he was a sorin disorderly manner with in- A Chinose boy was charged at over for the time being. The goaut interpreter. Sergeant intent-to provoke a breach of the The Frenely Mail of August 20 the Police Court, this morning, officials for the ensuing season terpreters did not receive promo pence on Saturday, Sept. 16th was delived in Tondo ou with having stolen a quantity of were elooted as follows-Vice- tions oven if they happened to be Mr. D'Almada appeared for the September 28.
tinned provisions from the Mount president, Mr. P. D. Wolff twenty or thirty years in Govern- complainint, but the defendant Austin Barracks. Flo was son-Beurotary, Mr. A. O. Brawn; trea- ment service.
was untopresented. tenced to six weeks' hard labour surer, Mr. C. J. Jeffreys; captain,
Mr. J. H. Mead; vice-captain, Mr.to do with that.
His Lordship-I have nothing. The complainant said that on and four hours' stocks.
the day in question at about 11 W. L. Wonser; captain, second Defendant have a wife, twofa.m. the defendant came to his Mr. G. U. Hanson, of the Amori- oleven, Mr. D. J. Mackenzie com-chuldron and a father to, support, house armed with a revolver and A Chinese was charged at the arrived in Shuftghai, and joined iron, Weaser, Neileon, Groon, plaintiff)-His father has a shop Mr. Wood to dofondant-Did can-Uhinose Interpreter class, has mittes. Mosers. Mackenzie, Cur: Mr. F. X. d'Alamada (for the locking us though he was going to Police Court to-day with having the American Consulate.
kill somebody. Blackburn, Sutton; und Mag. which is self-supporting. in his possession a revolver and
Votes of thanks for Messrs. T. His lordship How much does 50 rounds of ammunition without having a licence. ffo was cat-Cuban Consul and Charge secretary and treasurer, respect-
The successor of M. Tejedor, Chee and J. H. Moud, former he got from the shop?
Defendant-Tem dollars. tioned, while the arms and m-d'Affaires in China, has arrived ively, brought the proceedings to munition wore confiscated.
in Shanghai. Ho is M. Pollanrus, a close. and will assume his official duties almost immediately.
At the Manila General Hospital nearly 14,000 persons are treated monthly,
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you,Harling, or did you not? Did เอน go into this man's house T Yes, into the kitchen.
With a revolver?—Yes.
Why? Because their dog bit any amah's leg. After my wife had dressed the mah's leg, sho
His Lordship-le not thn enough to support him? Watchman Charged with Defendant-No, sir, the cost of
Manslaughter. Mossrs. Arnold, Karberg and Ca, wore simoned at the Magis-
This afternoon before Mr. JR living is high
An order was made for monthly wont to the house and asked them Lracy this morning for furnishing.
Three ricksha coolies were fine-Wood the case was continued, in instalments of $5.
what they meant by it. They an incorrect quarterly return to threa dollars ench at the Police which Mun Din, an Indian watch-
In the same Court, Hurman, slammed the deor.in her face and the Captain Superintendent of Court to-day for taking up an charged with manslaughter. The other for $270. Mr. M. R. Harris uext day I went there and took a man on the Tai On wharf, was Singli sued Ip Hop Pan and on told her to go to the police. The tho police, of arms and ammuni- unauthorised stand in Spring allegation is that during a scrim-appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. revolver with me in case the deg tion in stock.
Gardona, Mr. Shonton, appearing on be
mage between passengers wishing 11. L. Dennys, Jr., represented the led to bite me.. to board a bont and those wishing defendants. half of the defendants, ploaded
The proprietor of the Yik Sang to leave the prisoner strucka Chi-
Mr. D'Almada-As guilty and a fine of $40 was intel for migrants wasum nese so that he died from the effects second defendant was a sixtli suflicient to constitute an offence Mr. Dennys stated that the admission of the defendant's is poser.
od for buying in his house thirty of the blow. At the last hearing grade clerk in the Crown Solicitor's world ask your worship to deal soven occupiate in uxcess of the medical evidence was to the effect office and received a salary of $25 will the case as you think fit. Captain George S. Holmes, Phi-Mr. Wood fined him $25 or a number allowed by his licence.
that the deceased died from hi- lippite constabulary, has been ap
a month
Mr. WoudHas there been morrhage following an enlarge Mr. Harris-There is no evid-ny trouble before-? pointed an additional aide-de-onth's hard labour.
ment of the spleen. canip to the Governor Goneril.
once to show that he gets $25 only
1
Inture in October.
1
:
The case is proceeding.
His Lordship The Blue Book will easily prove that. the witness-box; and on being The defendant was onlled int
$25 a month. He had no private sworn said that his salary was
menne,
this
Mr. D'almada:Yes, the pre- vious day, Tlid defendant's wife- went to the house, to complain about the dog biting the anal and all sorts of names. called the complainant's mother
long have you lived at 38 Morrison Mr. Wood to defendant:-How
Hill Road?About four and u
And have you had any trouble Lefore?-Nover a word before.
There you are, he says so.
His Lordship (To Mr. Harris)-lilf years.
Mr. Harris-They usually go: more besides their sulary.
His Lordship
Then they
(Laughter).
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I cannot have you gʊiug into a neighbour's house with a re volver.I did not make a display
with it.
dollars and bound over in his own The defondant was fiue five recognisances, in the sum of 850 to keep the pence for six months. Defendant: You have not
that I want to hear. You must Mr. Wood:-I havo heard all
not go into people's houses with
revolver.
He will remain on this duty dur- It is reported that the conilition
Unclaimed Telegrams-~ ing the time when the work is of the wounds sustained by Mr.
List of Unclaimed Telegrams greatest in the Governor Geno Komaten, Vice-Minister of Com- lying in the Great Northern ral's office, ospecially during the munications, in his fight with a Telegraph Campany's Office at opening of the Philippine legisburglar, continuos satisfactory Hongkong:--Courbon (2), Divolo, He was examined on Sept. 19 Dowaukee, Hiraoka, Co., Hong and pronounced quite out of dun-orchong, Hougontran, Jochong, ger. His assailant would appear Kong Mof-war Haiyung; While the fire brigade wore to be still at largo, as the papers Kunglionoheng, Lack, Limon, practising this morning, near the contain no mention of the ruf Toraichi Tokunaga 135 Victoria Queen' Statue Pier, working fian's arrest.
Street, 1016, 7079, 1795, 3458, Tron the float that was indorod to
5480, 1505, 4410, 5973. The pier, some sparks. from the From Poking the China List of Unclaimed Telegrams funnel ignited the matalied roof- Critic" learns of the engagement lying in The Eastern Extensionnght to be in the Police Cour ing just as the water was being of Major Travors Clarke; in com- Australasia and China Tolograph urned off rover the brigade mand of the detachment of the Company's Office at Hongkong defendant did not actually ge
Mr. Dennys said that the second! wero able to got water quick 27th R.1. Put the British-Bischoff, Aske House Pfor the money, but merely signed enough to prevent the coallagra- Logation, to Miss Jordan, the heim; Fillis care Hongkong Hotel the promissory note as guarantor. tion becoming serious. The mat- only daughter of 14. E. Six John Rangoon, Hannon, Mrs. N. 1. oare. He asked for an order for shed was saved and suffered N. and Laty Jordan, to all of American Embassy Cedariake, very little damage.
beurt all. whom folicitations are being fche, Elgin St. Alacan, Konwy & monthly instalments of $1. offered on the news. As Major Augusta San Francisco, cannot do more. then make an
His Lordship-At any rate, Clarko is shortly going to Alder hengkee Iloilo, Lati Tack, order for $2 instalments. Katha Singh suol S.. F. Tetzel shot as D. A. A. CE in that com Cruiser in the Summary Court this morn-mund, the marriage is arrange Perin, Carl, Hongkong Hotel client is entitled to at least $20 Hai Yung Mamoi, Mr. Harris submit my It is ofton remarked that the wonders that are beneath ouring to recover the sum of $210 to take place sonte time next Manila, Pierce, Miss Mildred, eyes ovory lay are unnoticed.
The Post Office, to this gonern- for money lent. Mr. F. A. d'Al-month, and will doubtless be a Manila, Rosenthal Fred, Astor tion, is as much an institution as the movements of the solamada e Castro appeared for the brilliant function.. system which light our day and vouchsafe our night. Ocça- plaintiff, the defendant appearing
House Hotel Shanghai, Sokcho Typhoon Warning. sionally we grumble at it, oven at our local Post Office, when in person. Judgmont was entor-
Singapore, Takfoong Semarang, sonic happening reminds us that it is, after all, a human andered for the plaintiff and a stay of received by the America Con-Singapore, Yusanhxuong Cholon, The following tolegram was Thyeyick Singapore, Yoohernkeo taking.subject to the little dislocations and difficulties that affect execution was granted with leavo everything that is not regulated by the inevitable operation of to apply. Defendant stated that sulate General from the Manila Yuenchong Manila. natural law. But it is seldom that we panse to consider what a bo rooived a salary of $30 a
Observatory at 6.30 p.m. yester wonderfully large part in the daily life of most of us the Rustmentli, and the stay was granted. 18. Deg. Lat. N. moving day:Typhood 117 Dog. Long. Office plays. Its good offices, as we have already suggested, are in order to enable the plaintiff's WNW. unconsidered because we are accustomed to them, and it would Solicitor to make inquiries,
Expected in October. The United States Asiatic.flect only be a prolonged breakdown of the delicate machinery which Rs the remoteness and the isolation would bring home to
A CHEMIST'S CLAIM. The term during which the re- Stoga and the cruiser Now Or consisting of the flagship U.S.S. that it enables us to forget. Who the newspapers announce the Shanghai this morning stated that tinues in force expires at the end Hongkong on October 3 and will A telegram received from duction in the duty on rico con-los, are expected to arrive in delivery of a lotter That has an address that calls for the genius of the market for Langkats showed of this month, says the "Japan probably remain until October 8. Acting Chief Justice, in the Couri standing to the cigdit of this Ac
Ship's Officers Sued. the solver of an Egyptina hieroglyph to understand, or when figures great, improvement and that Chronicle" of Sept. 21.
Before Mr. Justice Gompertz, aro quated to show what a stupendous amount of tattor is handled there wore strong buyers at The abundant harvest of rice is almost the commander-in-chief. U.S.S of Summary Jurisdiction this count is $479,035.68. It is pro- by postal officials, the world vouchsafes it moment or two to wonder 80). It is reported that the pro-assured, and the rice market is
ARear Admiral Joseph B. Murdock
Saratoga, Commander Josephurning, Watkins, Limited, filed posed to deal with this in the genorally given to this institution which is of such immenso practicalThe dosing rate in Hongkong | opinion-of the authorities thore Commander William G. Millor recover the sum of $26.20. Mr. Tormy a Dividend of ..
Jayo; U.S.S. New Orleans,
and sentimental valub.
Langkals.
to-day was Tle. 82 buyers.
Tragedy at Kars.
Rice in Japan.
The Maine
Hearst and War.
י,
THE U.S. FLEET.
as follows: Comander
n month.
Mr. Donnys-In a case like this, the defendant should con side himself lucky to get $2 month.
His Lordship-I will increase
it to $3 a month....
Mr. HarrisThat will take eight years.
His Lordship-I onn't help it.
an officer on board a steamer
His Lordship Is it a telegraph ship?
Mr. Smith-No.
COMPANY REPORT,
Canton Insurance Co. Ltd.
prosentation to the shareholders The following is the report for of the Cauton Insurance Co., Lad, at the Thirtieth Ordinary Meeting, to be held at the offices of the Company, on Thursday, October
19, at noon-
The General Agents and Con Bulting Committee beg to submit to the shareholders. the final uc-. counts for the year 1910.
1910 Account. The amount
To appropriate for
$10.00 per share, $160,000.00
theformation ofon Investment Flue- tuation Account....;
To carry to the Cre
dit of Underwrit ing Suspense Ac count,
18,109.00
01,226.59
While we do not think that, it is right that any service should
in no near of further be disregarded and unappreciated because it is habitually rendered,
The personal staff of the Admisalaintiff and Mr. R. A. Harding Crowther Smith appeared for the couraging the importation of we do not ignore the fact that the Post Office-speaking generally and not with any particular local reference-is, perhaps, the mosi (old style) a forrible accident took foreign, rice being still imported. Lieut. Commander Henry E. Mr. Harding-The defendant
On the evening of the 20th July foreign rice. In the event of Joseph L. Jayne, chief of st If, was for the defendant. conservative of all Government departments. mation of perfection that has been arrived at 10-day has while the battery of the 20th artit forcer down to an abnormally low Lukey, aido, Boet engineer, Joule and can't come into Court, as the
The approxi-place in the Itassian camp at Kars the market of Japan rice may be been secured largely through the labours of non-olicial 'ery brigado was demonstrating to rato, so that it is considered there orotary, Lieutenant David W. typhoon signal is up.
nant Sinolair Gaunon, aido; fing postal reformers and the reforms they advocated have infantry sections the construction is no need of extending the term Biglay, nido flag lieutenant und Mr. Smith-It's a ship which gonerally speaking, met with either upon opposition or passive of the guns, and the method of of the reduced rice duty. resistance from the officials. This, by the way, is not peculiar to the loading and firing the same. An
fleet orduance officer, Lusign comes only once in six mouths or Postal Department, nor is ita phenomenon exclusively confined to the artillery officer was showing the
Richard-Hill, aide.
welve months.. A New York tologram, dated Mother Country. The late member for Canterbury, Mr. Hlouniker 51 cmpany of the 70th Regiment September 25, to the
·8470 035-68. " China Heaton, did more, probably, for the cause of postal reform than all the of Kurinsk infantry the projec. Press" states that the hull of the
ONE TALE IS GOOD Postmasters General whohaveever held office in the United Kingdom. tiles and other accessories, and the" Maina" has been completely ex-
UNTIL
Consulting Committeo-Since Conservatism is an extremely valuable quality, but it may be carried privatos were examining with in- posed in Havana. Harbour and
His Lordship-Isitu long case? the last Meeting we have to note to an extreme, and it is particularly desirable that a department that forest the different parts of the that it has been definitely es inst. on Indian Police Sergeant leaves to-day.
On the morning of the 28th Mr. Harding No. Thestoamor with regret the death of Sir H. N. is so closely bound up with commercial life should keep abreast, if gms. By way of oxample, a
Mody Messrs. GW. Barton' tablished that the warship was found a Chinese wandering neur
Mr. Smith-What! Then tho and W. Logan lave resigned. This not ahead of, the times.
Some will think that more use could be made of the Post Office when suddenly a deafening re-side.
projectile was inserted in a gun sunk by in explosion from out the Polo-Ground. Arked what case must be taken to-day: vacancies thus caused luve been us an instrument of Imperialism. We know that the hand of overy port rang out, and on the ground
he was doing there, the Chinese His Lordship-The man must filled by the appointment of Sir philatelist will be turned against us when we make the suggestion, woltering in a pool of blood a
said that a box had been stolon by stand by his ship. If he can't get Paul Chater, C.M.G., Messrs. H but does it not seem that the time has come for the inauguration dozen or so men were soon to he American newspaper proprietor, report it to the police. The sor- municate. When will the ship
Mr. Hearst, the well-known some men, and he was coming to away from the ship, he can't com-P White and E. Shollim. of one Imperial stamp for every part of the British dominions? either killed or disabled. The has apparently changed his viewa gont went with the man and re-return? Except from a sentimental point of view what purpose is scene was a horrible one. Further regarding war for in the course covered the box but wasnotantiafi-
of the Articles of Association all sarved in living different stamps for each separate part investigation showed that on the of an interview in London, heed with theaccount the fellow gave months at "lenst. Those ship eligible, offer themselves for Mr. Smith-Not beforo Bix the Mombers ratire, but being of King George's widely separated dominions? If local senti- ground lay thres bodios, moro stated that the world is speedily of himself. inent is hold to be of importance some method of sur correctly pieces of them, and as arriving at a condition where address ho gave the number of
Anked to give his come only once in six months, re-election. charge might be permitted. The pertinent question may be asked, many as "fifteon nien wounded; t
The case was adjourned for a Auditore, Mr. H. Percy Smith, what would be the advantages in inaugurating such a system? The on the way to the hospital one of nation in favour
demonstration of one a house which was afterwards few minutes, after whieh Mr. FC.A, being absent from the most important is the extension of Imperial sentiment. In overy the injured succumbed, and three will be met by the united police this morning that he had's hond telephoned to the shipping filled the vacancy by appointing of war found to be empty. He told the Harding informed the Court that Colony the Consulting Committee sonso a postage stamp is a little thing, but it is the little things are said to be in a hopeless condi-netion of other nations to prevent wife in Wanchai, and an officer offer concerned and was told Mr. Alex. A. Fyle, C.A..This that make up life and a truly Imperial stamp, the design, combin- tion. The remainder may recover, the execution of such a foll pur-was told off to verify this, but that the ship would not leave be appointment requires the con ing the idea of Kingship; which is our fundamental bond, and of The artillery officer who was pose. War, he declares, is des- found that it was not true. The fore Tuesday Wednesday next firmation of the Shareholders, Empire, which is our destiny, would probably do much to inspire illustrating the use of the guns to truction; it interferes with and woman, he said, was his wife, was on count of the typhoon. the sane Imperialism the inculeation of which is in every way do- the infantry private was so over- kills business, and is therefore married to the prisoner's brother. The hearing was fixed for Mon II Poroy Smith, LCA Mesare. W. Hutton De sirable. In the second placo such stampe would be useable in any come by the disaster that he tried out of date It belongs to the He thereupon changed bis tale day morning at 10a.m. when an theinselves for election part of the Empire and ap a matter of general convenience this to commit suicide. Strangely barbarous past. If war is averted and asid shat he was courting the other action against another officer office unti would be appreciated. It may be that there are objections that are enough, the available accounts of during the next ten years, there wom Mr. Hazoland gate lie on the same boat by the same. Meeting insuperable, but we think that the idea is worthy, at least, of con- the disaster do not mention its will never be another war in the inn two mintis for being ongue plaintiff for 840,95 will ulan lal sidoration,
world.
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