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To-day's Paper. Notes on Sport from all quarters will be found on pugo 8. On page 3 appear Woman's World and News of the World. An interest ng experience of the M.C.C. team in Australia, in the direction of fire-fighting, is given among the Jolegrains on page 1.
Foudson lays hard labour the sent nge passed upon
Fook, at the Magistracy, this morning for stealing bundles of wood."
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The Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., Ld, inform us that the total output of the Company's three mines for the week sanding Doc. 30, 1911, amounted to 34,410,20 tons and the sales dur- ing the period to 31,001.40 tons,
Bi Hobry Kimber M.P, Chair man of the South Indian Bay way, has notified to the electors of Wandsworth that he does not intond to stand for Parliament st the next election.
An increase in plague mortality in India in reported for the week ending December 10, the total number of dbaths being 8,001 re against 6,583 reported in the pre- vious wook..
1912
THE GAT
BILLIARDS.
Discouraging Stone Throwing..
Söfüller's Club Tournament..
NOTES AND COMMENTS
The Light Touch, At the Magistracy, this morn
Wo fisquently, publish, short ing, a man was contencod to! A moping was, held at the artioles from the Globe of a fourteen days' imprisonment, and Soldier's Club, to-day, to arrange light, and whimsical character. twelve strokes of the cat, for for the forthcoming billiard tours Some readers possibly skim these throwing stonos it a watelja, namont and, an interesting. articloties over and assume.
Kennedy Town, yesterday.
discussion took place on the that because thoy neo gany ready advisability of including Volun- ing that they were aday writings. teore without a fixed length of Nu assumption could be further service. Capt. Claphama R.CA than the truth. Tuoohdense an presided and the representatives essay of Additon into thirty or prescut worn
forty lines of newspaper type, and
A GAMBLING RAID.
Keepers Fined.
Street, at number 34, and the
honse...
mont
Sr. Mr. Tucker, A.0.0., Sr. yet to remin both the teaching was
** Some idea of the enormous A raid on a gambling hoho Williams, A.P.U, Sr. We H. and the light touch gould be. strain on the telegraphic facilities wie de last night, in Sap Jiokeon, KO.YL and A. M. difficult fest for Addison himself during the Durbar at Dell my result was that eleven nion wore Thornhill; V.R
to accomplish-in fact the task be gathered from the fact that
Sergeant Tucker said would probably be beyond his no loss than 9,000 congratulatory charged. at the Magistracy this messages word received there on morning with gambling, and two many non joined the Volunter powers. We are not suggesting just about the time of the bifida comparison between Addison the day of the publication of the women with keeping a gaming tournament so as to be eligibh and the Globe writer, but are honours list Considering their
P. C. 942 said that last night to play limited-resources. the telegraphie entered the housoon a warrant Cupi Olapham: Do you think for an uncouplishment thint by merely giving the lutter credit department performed miracles and mude for the sitting room men would go to the trouble and its very success forfaits the recog
- The City Hall.
where he found two of the de: expense of joining the Volunteers nition-that it deserves. Only at the City Hall during the week others stood round a mat in a ring.
Chinese visitor to the Museum fondants throwing dice and the simply to play in the tourns those who have been presumpsijas
tuous enough to attempt to write..t onded January 14 numbered The man throwing the dice was Would it not be as well to make philosophical type know what a Sergeant Tuckor Yea Str. a daily article of the humorously charged at the Magistracy, this 3,279 and to the Library--188.associated with another who was compulsory that cortain sorvico difficult task it is. The fartive.
aust have been served before wit, the light raillery, the plea corning eligible for competition sant skimming over the surface. in the tournament?
of deep topics, seem easily with- Capt. Clapham: I do not think in the power of those to whom we can do anything, although it the pen is a familiar instrument is as well not to add anything to until they settle down to the at the rules that is in favour of any tempt.. Then it is too often found unit. I do not think we can make that the bright fancies have spread any rulo against thor and 1 think they have been above sus picion, don't you?
Sergeant Tacker: The general opinion is they have not.
ment.
the
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Dr. Fitzwilliams and the:
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their gossamer wings and that the provision of "easy reading" has become harder labour than a judge with humanitarian instincts would care to inflict upon, a cons firmed malofactor,
Capt. Clapham: I think Mr At the Sanitary Board which Thornhill can tell us that.______ read from the Government-rofa have been above suspicion. Lost
Mr. Thomhill: Oh Yes! Thoy Will China Break Up? met this afternoon, a letter waa
With some apprehension we buffet year we brought in a team of priut the heading above; as of
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1912.
POLITICAL PROBABILITIES.
days.
Alleged Snatching. Chan Ping was remanded al the Magistracy, this morning, on a charge of stealing an-carting valued at $7.00 from Luu.Sc, Connaught Road Central, yes terday afternoon,
Greek at Oxford.
The proposed statute to allow honours students in mathematica and natural science, excinption from Greek came before a Con vocation of the Oxford University
Hongkong A, D, C, The welcome announcement is quits recently for foal decision. made in our advertising columns Un division the statute was reject that a Grand Variety Entertained by 505 to 300, or a majority ment will be given at the Theatre of 235:
LONG APPEAL CASE
Alleged. Malicious Arrest.
This morning in the Chief Justice's Court, before the Chief
during the wook Jan. 29-Fob The first ties will be played
A man unmod Ms Ping was
The number of non-Uhinese the banker and delivered the morning, with the larcony of a felt hat, valued at $2, from the visiting the Library was 353, cards to the others whose pros pects were based upon the number person of one Ti Po, ut Queen's while 107 visited the Museum,
thrown by the dico caster. Road West, yesterday afternoon. Proscribed Publication.
For kooping a gaming house He was found guilty and sen-
The picture entitled "Ashab-the women were each fined $75.00 weneed to fourteen days' imprison-haja Dovi" in which a Hindu or three months and along with goddess called-Ashtabhuja Dovi the others fined $3.00 or seren is depicted riding a lion and days on the charge of gambling A woman named Kwok Nut of furiously attacking two butchors 352, Queen's Itoad Contral, was who have apparently, just de harged at the Magistracy this capitated a cow, printed at the morning with behaving in a distavi Varma Press, Karla, Lonavia, orderly manner whilst drunk, and marked Registorell 300o Queen's Rand West, last night. in forfeited to ffi Majesty on the us pointed out that this was the ground that the said picture is bench within five months and to bring into hatred anil second time she had been before likely to incite toasts of violence
Majesty's subjects in British convenience in D'Aguilar Strect India.
Hongkong Chinese liavo devos k. The Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, in have made a difference. a minute, expressed the opinion
Sergeant Tucker Then Mr.loped a strange rostiveness "un- der the most gentle criticism. that the Board should adhere to Thornhill knows about it, its previous decision. It they
Caps, Clapham Can you get However, the heading is not acted on objections of the sort team this year from the reserves? ours. It is chosen by Sir Henry raisert they would never have any
Mr. Thornhill: Yes Sir.
Blake, who, certainly while he public conveniences at all.
The discussion then dropped was Governor of Hongkong, did In connection with the report and the rules were then adopted, not obtain the reputation of m from the Government Analyst on The Eligible Teams are:-IN. "Chinophobe," in an article pub the public water supply for Duc. R. G. A. company teams and Staff lished in the December "Nine- 1911, Dr. Fitzwilliams asked om K.O. Y. L.I. battalion team teath Century." It would probab when the ropout of the investiga and Sorgonula Mesa (in consely interest readers to know Sir Royal, City Hall, on January 27, The Wardon of Keblo said the tion of the Government Bacteria quence of weakening through lenry Blake's views, but we can by the Hongkong Amateur statuto would rostriot the range of logist with regard to the Pokfu dispatch of men.). Departmental only spare space for the follow Dramatic Club. The booking outlook possibile for their gra-lam Reservoir would be published.toums oithior separate or coming two extractsTo the native office at the Robinson Piano Cofuates. Professor Gilbert Murray It was now some months since bined HKV. BKV.R., LK of Chill the Cantonese is more will open on Jaṇury 20);"
said there was, the broadest of all the very unsatisfactory prelimin Police, H.K. Prison Warder, a foreigner than the Mancha. Death From Small-Pox. Last Sunday, Mr. Joku Samp- dies on the ous side and scientific Board,
differenons between literary stuary report, was hindod to the R.N.Y. Police. Each team must This was forcibly brought to my
consist of eight med. son, an American guest at a local on the other. The statuts did not
notice during the Boxer, troubles All entries must be sent to the when a number of Cantonese gen- hotel, was found to be suffering forbid the soierco mon taking
Manager of the Soldier's Club ontlemen waited upon me in Houg from anall-pox. He was removed Grook. This question would have
or before Monday, Jan 22, nad kong in great distress on account to the Kennedy Town Hospital ultimately to be gottled either by
the draw.will tako place at 12.30 of their sons who were at the and his room was disinfected by them or by some outside body.
p.in. on Tuesday. the Sanitary Butliorities; The
Chinese University in Tientsin. victim of the disease arrived in Hongkong's Whispering Gallery
considered foreigners and could They said that their sons were It is rather remarkable that the elections in Germany should Thio caso is an imported one and, afternoon, while the Chief Justice the Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justics
the 8.8.Toan on December. 17. In the Courts of Justice, this Justice, Sir Francis Piggott and 2.
only show themselves abroad at have synchronised with the formation of a new Cabinet in France; we are informed, there is no cans and the Puisno Judge were Gomperiz, sitting in Appellate NEWS OF THE WORLD, begged me to use my good offices the risk of their lives. They and it is interesting to consider what may be the probable results for alarm, as all proper precau hearing Mr. Potter on behalf of Jurisdiction, the continuation of —of these changes, la Franco, M. Poincare, who has still to make tions have been taken.
in having the young men sing. rospondents in an appeal case, the appeal in tlio caso in which
down and were prepared to pay his name familiar outside his own country, however well known it
The Bijou Theatre, considerable inconvenience was Lur Chi-ohin originally sue: Tang
$10,000 it a ship could be char may be in French political citolos, has apparently secured a Cabret ascertains the pulse of the theatre; above the Chief Justice's Court. wrongful arrest was heard.
If it is by the box office one caused by coolice in the corrido: Wong-shi for damages for allego
tered. Itelegraphed to our consul to which even the Opposition is able to take little exception. M. the Bijou Theatre must be well Windows in the court open on The honring was on an appoi
Proof of Prosperity.
giving my guaranted to that Briand, himself Premier not so long ago, M. Delcasse, and M. Klotz, over normal. "During the wook to the corridor and Chinese by the plaintiff Lai Chi-chin
New York: Dec. 15, amount, who kindly chartered a to say nothing of the others, have each useful records as statesmo, satisfaction of well filled houses, plainly that the barrister had to Judge and a special jury, in the in this year's imports of gome,
and Mr. Stephenson had the talking wore to be heard so against the decision of the Puine Evidence of prosperity ia seon ship and sent the young men down to the grent relief of their and the Cabinet as constituted strikes the outside observer as sound and he must feel that his efforts' cease for a moment. rather than brilliant. It will belie its promise if it does not address to cater for the entertainment of
Court below, when the defenttunt They total forty-ne millions parents who at once paid the Sir Henry concluded During the interval of suspense, won the day. The grounds put dollars, which was exceeded only money. itself rather to solid work than to political firoworks. In any case, the people aro appreciated. Apari while the usher procured silence, forward in support of the appeal, in 1906, when the total was his article thus: "But within it is essentially a Republican cabinet, and if the monarchical parties from a superior set of humour- the Chief Justico, humorously were that the verdict of the jury $43,573,000. In the patio rear thirteen centuries no. Chinose lusted longer hoped to make some political use of the crisis their hopes have us, and newsy filins, Mr. Ste dubbed the corridor he was against the weight of oil the Imports fell back to less than dynasty has luste rudely bean dashed to the ground...
phenson has retained the services Whispering Gallery "
than 287 years. Tho, Ming to the ence, that the questions left to the thirteen million dollars. Murray. She has a now Japanese Mrs. Chang and the Premier, of the versatile Miss Eileen amusement of the court.
jury were not proper questione This year's total ishalfa million dynasty lasted for 255 years and that there had been misdiree- dollars more than Inst your's.. and the yours of the present love song, and after her reception
tion on the part of the judge. Yes-
Berne Tragedy.
dynasty number 2 7. Will this on Sunday evening it would be n On December 15, says the "Lterday Mr. M. W. Sindo, K.C..who.
Berns, Dec. 112 ho n factur, in the mind of Yvon wise move on Miss Murray's part & Express," one of the leading instructed by Messrs. Brutton and
Hapa Fluetsch, a Grizons school Shih-kai? and will he come as a
Wo see the loit parties. The Socialists have gained seats from the Right, it is ticular oliss of
in her in Chins, Mrs. Chang,'n nieco of and appollant dealing with the solved to exterminate his family, strong-man gratify a possible true, but they have captured even more from the other parties on repertoire.
Yuan Shih-kai, left England for question of alleged misdirection and accordingly volle 50. ambition after the thinner of the the left. These parties, in turn, have also gained from the Night, An Involuntary Bath. her native land in order to resume said: In this case, I submit, it miles and killed his mother and eastern strong man down the coil Anilk so that the result of the general shuffle is that the tight is woaker Chiness of the conlio class to leap more than a girl in soars Mrs. tion coupled with the fact that the shot his father.
It is a common practice among her political work: Though little was clear that there was nisditec sister, then returned home and turies? In either case given e
cient money I should pump for and the Socialists stronger than before. If, as is anticipated, the from the "Star" Forry boats Chang has long deen an active learned judge, thinking that the Two days later ho killed an le chances. A successful revol Socialista return 95 strong, there may be a change in the atmes before the boat has como along agitator against the Manchu facts were sufficiently before the other sister and seriquely wound-tion of discordant natok. won phere of German politica. -
side the wharf, with the reault Dynasty. When I was a very jury, having heard the evidenc, ad a third.
assuredly result in chinos, It is both difficult and dangerous to propliosy, but it would tient passenger is precipitated "my father dolicated me together omitted to refer specifically to leaving a letter, in which he stated that very frequently the impa-little girl," she told an interviewer, and the addresses of Chunsel, Finally he committed suicide, almost appear as though the elanges in both Parliaments may de headlong into the water. Last with my sister, who is now study the facts, and he did not point that he had committed the deeds something to ease the tension of European politics. Consistent week we reported one such case, ing for a doctor's degree at out to the jury that from certain with full cognisance of their with maintaining an army and navy strong enough to enforce the Another instance of this nature Hongkong, to the cause of liberty, facts, proved and admitted, they alre claims and to uphold the dignity of France, the new Cabinet would has come to our notice. It appeare le had petitioned the Dowager were entitled to infer malice and appear to have a sincere desire for peace and to be animated with that shortly before five o'clock Empress to abdicate, and for that the other necessary ingredients The Wright Company secured the active career of a local revoluz
.? Aeroplane Rights. goodwill towards Germany. It is the merest truism to say that a yesterday afternoon, while the offence had been compelled to which go to make up the cause of an injunction to-day restraining tionary leader with whom they desire for peace and a determination to maintain fighting strength forry from Kowloon was approaell reaign his offico ne a judge action. They did not have it put Mr. Claude Grahame White from liad a quarrel, anggests that the at its highest pitch are not incompatible. They go hand in handing the wharf on the Hongkong Yuan Shih-kal, she declared, to them that from the same facts indeed. The new French Cabinet's statement, published to-day, side, the Chinese secure class is a soldier, not a statesman, or they were at liberty to infor that dying in the United States with republicans are not altogether al carries conviction for this very reason. With all their faults, again, watobman on board tried to jump oven politician His ideal is the whole thing had been done ove the permission of the Messrs happy family. It would be vary to Socialists are essentially peace-lovers. True it is that they love on to the wharf, but miscalculated limited imbharely because he maliciously. Concluding, Counsel Wright Judge and mid that of ounree to magnify the im peaon too greatly in this warlike age. Their ideals are pretty, but the distanco and obtained an in- believes that under suoli a system said that the question of malice
Mr. Grahamo White had not taken portance of an incident like this, mankind line a long way to travel before these ideals become trans voluntary bath. A lifebuoy tras his popularity with the army should have bean put specifically hope to contest the validity of the but it would be just as easy to suit chai Inted into praction Still, the Socialist desire for peace may have thrown out to him, but after a would give him the power of an to the jury.
brothers patents and prosumably pass it over lightly. If dis an effect in Germany Extremes in politics often meet and tone brief struggle in the water, the antocrat. As an autoorat ho Mr. Potter, replying on belial therefore, accepted thein. each other down a title. And it is quite on the cards that a strong man passed under the gangway would, no doubt, introduce many of the respondent, said that his
The Englishman, interviewed and vicions exists amongst the sion of this kind-deep and hitter Socialist influence in Germany may arrest, if only for a little while, and was lehed out of the walor sweeping reforme, but the Chinese fciend was relying on a ples of today, said that he is not worry would-be makers of the new the mad rush for armaments in Europe. These simultaneous events on the opposite side, none the people would not be free: I falso imprisonment, and that Juding and will probably return to China, there laen dest of ope In France and Germany may have far-reaching effects, and we have worse. for his immersion. -hinted at probabilities. But probabilities and results in European man did not make usa
The firmly believe that ng Parliament been a band ned by Counsel for gland to manufacture serb work to be done before peace and vis olition, are often sa wide as the Poles apart.
she would be able to control, is the other side when the cuso wYDE life-body
actions,
The startling feature of the German elections in the increase of the Socialist vote, coraputed at a million,, compared with 1907, But an examination of the figures shows that the Socialist gains in
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themselves do not very inaterially affect tho balance of right and if abe included more of that par-women among thó revolutionarios | Hett, appeared for the plaintif master, in a fit of madness redeliveror or shil. D
tisari in the lowe: ogurt, ??
An Unfortunate Incident.
which tells how two revolution
The telegram from Shanghai
eries entered the French 11oe New York, Dec. 15. pital there, under dead of night,
planen
(Continuod on Pago
and took measures to terminate cre
happiness