TROUBLE AT THE HONG KONG CLUB,
a reported briefly last night, yektorlihy, afternoon the Magistracy before Mr. E.`A.
what they wanted, have the power..
so they
The opening statement was lidrn out in evidence by the Ha Mr. E. R. Halifax. 15, E. D. C. Wolfo and Mr. M. Ede,
In reply to a question by Me
'Irving, live, boys of the Hung-Loker, tho Registrar General Kong Club, appeared on a charge gave it as his opinion that the of refusing to obey the lawful order of the quumittec regarding ordors of their employers. Cho change of costume was quito
AM, W. Looker (Messrs. Doncon, reasonable.
Loker Deacon ) appeared - This morning the once was to prosecute and at the quiset continued beforő Mr.. hving, and
·said that tho charge Way at the collinenroment, tho" defen- hunght under section 10 of lants inticated that they wished. Ordinatics 45, 1905, under which to withdraw their original plea the penalty inflicted culd be of not guilty, and plead guilty. 350 line or six months' imprison. One this, Mr. Looker asked ment, with or without hard His Worship to deal leniently labour. Especially at this period, with the boys, and they were which China was going through, bound over in the sum of $50 it was essential that Chinese foach, to come up for judgment if servants in the Colony should called upon. have brought home to them thut it was not for them to dictate to the masters, but for the mastera to give direction which they should oboy..
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY_5_ro
SMOKING
TOBACCOS
AN INCONVEN ENT PRACTICE.
Suggestion by Puisné Judge.
Large Selection af Leading Brands in Stock,
(Tha opinions exprissed by prir corras- pondents a one' n•ces a ly two s of Some short time ago, the Club The Longtorg Telegraph.") boys cut off their queues, and the committee of the Hong-
Dogs' Home. kong Club decided that this | To the Editong Hongkong felegraph.” necessitated a change in the Sir,May Iboallowed to acknow- costume of the boys, and it was fledge through your paper the Before the day's proceedings decided to get a short waistcontfollowing donations to the Dogs commenced at die Summary Court" for them. The committee wont Home? Dr. J. Bell $10, Mr. F. this morning, His Honour the to Shanghai for their pattern, B. L. Bowley $50, Anonymous Puiste Judge, Mr. Justice Gotn which was the same is that $50, Mr, N. J. Stabb. $50, Mrs. portz, said that the practice which of the boys in the ShinghuiF. G. Figg $10, Mrs. F. D. Stew had obtained weently of fixing Club, aur he, Mr. Looker, bellov-art $12, Hon. E. A. Ifowott $50, cases a long time in advance und od similar to that used by the S.P.C.A, per Hon. E. A. Howött many disaileantages. lo pro- boys at the Astor House, $100, A Friend $20; total $352, posed that in future, as dayshould They showed it to the boys and It may be remembered that the to fixed for more than a week in told them that was what they sum required is $1,000. Donn-advance unless the next week was were going to get for them. tions may be sent to Mr. F. Kentirely occupied by the Sessions They made no objection until Tata, Queen's Buildings, or to recently. The conte were made, Yours, etc.; and they were to have licen put
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Manso,
Charles 11. Hickling
3 Kennedy Road, L Jan. 5, 1912.
on on Jan. 1. Just before the The thno arrived the committeo learn- | od that there might be| trouble over, the matter. The committee thereupon called the boys together and asked them if they hand any objection to wear- ing the coat. Some objections woro, mentioned and the commit- too could not talk to all the boys, "but asked thesl' to select six of their number. Six, five of whoin were the defculants, then met
A TRIP THROUGH MANCHURIA.
Humours of Chinese Life in Tsitsitcar.
Leaving the Moscow-Vladivos tok railroad at Angangki,`aftor
the committes in the dining room, eighteen hours' journey into Man-
or Original work. Three or four cases should be fixed for one day, the second case to be proceeduil with as soon uk this first case had been dealt with, and so on. He thought that would bomore conve"!- nient for the profession, but if any real difliculty should wrise, of course, it would be put right. He did not know.whether the profes-
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MARINE COURT.
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Passengers in Excess,
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Mr. Ede, the clairman, oxplained cliuria, we turned our traps over fing, before Commiňuder C. W.
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'Theft of Cargo.
ECONOMY IN FUEL
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EFFECTED.
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AGENCY, LD,
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ON TO
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to them why they won being to a couple of Chinese, and fol- Beckwith, the master of a ferry FOR FULL INFORMATION AND PARTICULARS uskod to wear the cont. The first lowed them aures a waste of sun-launch running between llong, objection was as, to the shape dy plain to the "Kitaiski vogaaal" kong and Yaumati, was charged The boys enid it was not a Chinese for the light railway which runs with carrying 17 passengers in shape and Lad. not the buttons up to Taitsitear. And in that excess of the number allred by THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL put on according to Chinest brief half-mile walk we passed on his licenet. Defendant pleaded fashion. Then, they said, it was distinctly curl of Russia into China | guilty, and the Magistralo, a white cont and that it was in as though a magic oupat has announcing his intention to stop appropriate to wear white inborne us in a moment of die this practice, inflicted a Boo of winter, liut was rather for sum-from the Novsky Prospekt to the $50 or in default three month's. nter wear. It was pointed out to Inner Palace of Peking, Ruisin hard labour. He warned defon- thom that the Shanghai boys wore had gono.
dant that the next time ho sueli costa, and the objection was The little Chinese station was appeared on a similar, charge ho then raised that it was mourning, run by the Chinese Bar the Chinese, would be fined die maximuni súm This was net by the committee The porters were Chinese. The of $200. pointing out that combined post of the signal-bell tapered off with ordinary, attire it was not into a beautifully carval drugon's Another Chinese was charged mourning. They thou said they face, a bright blue dragon that with being on board tho 8.8. O1 Wednesday afternoon, would not wear white jackets but snorted flames from its terrible Astyania, without permission of several heats were derided in black, as white was inappropriate, nostrils-crimson tufts of wool at the commanding officer. William connection with the sports to be Yesterday the boys were taken the tip of drooping wins rooted Poole, quartermaster on board the hold to-morrow under the auspicos Tower half & GOLD) BEAL. before the Registrar General, and in the nostrils, A Chinaman gar boat in question, said the defen- of the King's Own Yorkshire. in theend they wound up hy again ved out tickets, and we waited dant was found on board at about Light Infantry Regiment. The rest nad a date Finder will be saying they would not wear white five Chinese hours-which is 3.30 this morning, with four following were the successful ibonlly rewarded on returning ALWAYS IN STOCK.
to the P. & O: S, N. Co. but black They were then taken sight-in a Chinese tendon near other men, taking carge out of competitors y to the Club and the boye mustered by, where we fed upon Chinese the boat and transferring it to a wearing the jacket and Mr. Ede vinnds and drank of Chinese sampan. On the alarm being explained to them that thoro was drinke and were exhibited to all mised the sampanade off. no reason why they sliould not the inhabitants of the mudwalled Witness was attacked by the men," "Co. and "F" Co. woar the cont and said if they had | settlement around the station. with cargo looks, and it was Relay Race:"F" Company A any objections or wanted any After eight hours, the toyshop found subsequently that the doors and B teams; "C" Company A modifications made, they wore to train clattored in. Out of the to the quartermaster and boat-and Bteams; BCompany A toom; approach the committes through single first-class compartment swain's quarters had been lushed Company team:
Tug of War: (Light weights) "C" Company and "F" Co.
Tug of War: (Heavy woightë)
LOST.
Blond Stone engraved with two
Hongkong 5th Jan. 1912.
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HONGKONG ELECTRIC COM- PANY, LIMITED,
ST. GEORGE'S BUILDINGS.
*HE
NOTICE.
a petition which would receive tumbled a stern obi Manchu trader up, so that they could not be 220 Yards Race: Lieut. Law, the usual attention. Yesterday who packed much merchandise opened. It was found that two Sergeant Capper, Lance Corporl avrning they were all to wear the a baby, his pretty little wife in cases of cotton goods were stolen. Light, Lance Corporal Slack, and coat and as a matter of fact none short blue shirt and 'long pink Witness thought that a man Private Lowris, Whitmore, Stee of them did so. The committee pyjamas, spangled with snakos must have been secreted in the ples, Bames, Miller and Darley extension of the ELECTRIC "then lodged a complaint and und iridescent flowers, and a big hold. A sentence of two months' 440 Yards Race: Corporal issued warrants as they had reason blue gramophone horn!-on a imprisonment with hard labour Boulby, Privates Vickers, Slack, to believe the boys would docamp. hondled, tilt-back büllock cart. The same morning a letter (Continued on Page 8.)
was delivered at.. tho Club 5
'DON'T FORGET,
• Saturday, Jan. 8; .
containing a sheet of paper. on which was a rough sketch, purporting to represent 1 boy with large hands, and Mr. Ede, the chuirman, with little First Round Rugby Challenge hands: At one corner of the Cup; Navy v. H. K. F. Club; paper were the following words, 4.15 p.m. evidently a speech by the boy "You make chairman what for your hands so small? am boy, what for my hands so big? Take fried eggs.
Mr. Looker interpreted the drawing to mean that the boys thought that all the power was in the hands of the boys who refused to wear the coat, and not in those of Mr. Ede, the chairman.
Indonolusion, Mr. Lookersaid:- It is what we consider one of the sarions items of the situation. It' is obviously intended to convey to the committee and Mr. Eds that the boys had the right to say
Bongkong Association Football Langue: II. K. F. O.. R. G. A.
Boxing at the City Hall-0 p.m.
Monday, Jan 8. Entries alone for Hongkong Football Shield.
Wednesday, Jun. 105 Extraordinary General Meeting of the Hongkong Jaskey Club, 12.30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan, 13. Variety. Entertainment, City Hall.
Tuesday, Jan. 16. Sanitary Board.
Thursday, Jan. 18, Oriminal Session,
was passed.
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GIBB, LIVINGSTON & 00., Agents, ogkong. 15th Dec 1911.
Sportsmen and Excursionists, we have placed on the market our
small Pocket Flasks with Patont Aluminium Oup attached filled
King, Goodison, Hedges, Hill, Dunckeley and Arnold.
The Bayonet Fighting Oup was won by "O" Company, The Puisne Judge delivered
Entlussiem runs high in the judgment in the Summary Court barracks over the finals and pros this morning in the case in which pects are keenly discussed among the Pak Fook Tong firm sued the men of the various Companies Mosers Housor, Eborius & Co. to interested in the events. The recover the sum of $150 damages programme is a good one, and for alleged breach of contract in weather permitting, to-morrow's respect of certain dealings in function should be attended with "Borgeol" Disinfectant, the point grant succese. being that the goods were not up: Hongkong Cricket League. to sample.
The following League Lable His Lordship, in delivering is up to date
Club judgment," said that under the
PW. L. D.P201 circumstances, he thought that 1 Civil Service...7 0 1 - 18 the plaintiffs had got practically 2, Craigengower 7 4 1 2 14 what they wanted. If they 3 Kowloon....8 4 3 1 13 had something in fulfilmont 4 R.G.A. 7,2 2-3 0
of their order, it rus sulli- 5 R.E.6 2 3 1 eisnt, There was an arbitration 6 H. K. Police...5 23-0 clause in the contract, and then 7 KYLL 7
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