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Mr. William Jonnings Bryan; the Democratic leader who has thrics boen defeated toe a candi- Some men spend all their lives date for the United Staton Pre- looking for other man's opposidency, declared at the Democra- tunitive.
tion Couvention: that he intended to forms third political-party...
JANUARY 23 1912
LADY LUGARD,
MEDICAL CONGRESS.
To-day's Fixtures.
NOTES AND COMMENTS;
"Regular Practitioners."
Dr. G. P. Jordan issued the following bulletin at 10.30 a.m. this morning
Her Excellency Lady Lugard Las had a good night and feels Our London Lettor will belive thotand/Now York much better
hoodlume, consisting princi found to-day on page 14 Page 8 is devoted to Homo Sport and pally of oflice and mesonger boys. ECHO OF THE PIRACY. A Cauducheau, M. D. Medicin taken to admit to the ranks only Woman's World appears on page mobbed Mrs. Pankhurst, the suf-
To-day's Paper.
Profossor Barnes, of the McGill University, Montrealy announcos that he has invented instruments Three months hard inbour was for automatically recording on the sentence passed on a inan board a ship the proximity of any charged at the Magistracy, this other ship, or of icebergs, or land. morning, with breaking und eu-He hopes that by the use of those instruments the risk of collisions and wrecks will be minimised.
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1912.
PEACE OR WAR?
A-Big Haul...
There is no profession in the world so impatient of irregularity The papers which were to be as that of medicine; and in the main this attitude is justified. submitted at today's meeting of The medical practitioner is in the Medical Congross were:T Studies in the multiplication of position of such trust and respon Amoebae of the human intestine, siblity that it is eminently proper that scrupulous care should bo Major, Hanoi. An experimental those whose ability to pass thic study of the action of Ipocacuan necessary oxminations may be ha on Amoebao, Capt. Edward B. |
A report has been received by Vedder, M. D. Manila. The treat taken, broadly speaking, to guar the authorities stating that one of ment of tropical Dysentery, Kantes not only their capacity satis he junts pirated on the 19th was Mejiman, M. D. Hougkong. The factorily to perform their duties, but also that in other respects robbed to the extent of $5,000. Murgical treatment of Dysentery thoy are qualified. It does The pirates protended that they. Muller, M. D. Hongkong. A sometimes happen, however, that were customs officers under the contribution to the study of the
TRICKS OF TRADE.
fragette, when she attempted to 3.
make a speechin-Wall-Strost ro- At tho. Magistracy, this morn-cently, drowning hier voice with ing, ten men were fuod $5 each cat-onila and jeads, und Intor rush or seven days' imprisonment, for ing her motor-odr. gambling.
An appoul for funds is being Mr. George Robert Milne Mur-made by the Royal Alfred Aged ray, who was scientific director Merchant Seamen's Institute of 58 of the British Antarctic expodi- Fenchurch Street, London, E. C..new Government and told the bacteriological diagnosis of Cho-man who has not qualified in the tion of 1901, is drad.
the object of which is to give junk people that they were taking lera. Prof. Toruuchi, M. D, and regular course is remarkably At the Magistracy, this morn-service or place of abode," a home smugglers.
irrespective of rank, ports of their goods because they were, Hida, MD. Tokyo. Tuberen successful an a healer and this losin. in Maonu, J. A. F. de bringe about a problem of con- ing, a boy was found guilty on a to the Dritik merchant anilor
The plunder was, it appears, Moraco Pallini, M. D. Menu. Biderable delicacy. Should the charge of stealing a pips, from when old or destituto.
taken to a Chinese town and dis. A proliminary report on the regular practitioner recognise his Mossra. Kelly and Walsh, and
Boures of the human liver-Distome labourer, or should he decline to unqualified but capable fellow- posed of. was ordered to receive twelve
No reports froui tlio other junks 11. Kobayashi, M. D. Tokyo point is exciting much interest at ( Cloporchia-endemicus - Balz),
necord him recognition? The atrokes of the birch, «
or the cargo boat have as yet been received; and no arrests have Intestinal parasites of man in Home owing to the General bon mndo.
Hongkong, Bell, M.R.O.S., Medical Council having proscrib- D.P.H. Hongkong; Immunization od a regular practitioner for against Pneumonic Plague, assisting Mr. Barkor,
a woll. Richard P. Strong, M.D., Ph. D. known bone-setter, Mr. Robert Manila; Preventive inoculation Showan, of Messrs Shewan, Tomes in experimental Plague-Pucu-& Co., Loadential! St., London, monin, Prof. G. Shibiyaman, M.D. has written to the "Times! Tokyo: The connection between testifying to the fact that Mr. Messrs. Figgis.nud Coin Company charged a hawker, at mic in Malang, Java, during 1911, operation enabled him to walk Observer," "dated January 6, The British American Tobacco man and rat in the plague epide- Barker by means of a simple pany's report estimates that there the Magistracy this morning, with W. L. de Vogel, M.D. Batavia after regular practitioners had
planted solling cigarettos, which purport- Surgical work in South China, are: -850,000 acres
cripple for life. It was nearly 20 au 100,000,000 rubber trees,od to be manufactured by thom, H. Gordon Thompson, M.D. saurod in that he would be a 85,000,000 which are untapped and bearing their trade-mark, F.R.C.S. Pakhoi.
years ago, in Hongkong, that Mr. and es "Liont, Col. Irwin, P.M.O., and Shewan broke both anklos androp basi The world's supply of 76,000 tons with intention to deceive.
Mr. M. J. D. Stephens, who ap the officers of the Royal Army the fnot that after such a length 33 was absorbed in 1911.
peared for the company, said that Medical Corps were at Home to of time Mr. Barker was able to A General Staff lecture, received his clients were prosecuting the the members of the medical procura him certainly suggests, that from London, will be road to defendant for unlawfully supply fession attending the Congress, Mr. Barkor las remarkable. members of the United Service ing certain goods, to wit, cigarettes at the Military Hospital, Bowen powers. Still, the official recogni- tion of unqualified mon would Chan Tak was charged at the Institution, at the Volunteer Drill in packets resembling those of the Road, from 4.30 p.m. Magistracy, this morning, with Hall, ai 5.30. p.m. on Thursday: British American Tobreco Com On Friday a reception will be destroy the value of the qualifica- stealing an ear pick valued at Subject: Stratagems and Arti pany, on the 19th inst. The de- hold on board the s.s. Siberia of tions that the profession, for $14, from the person of a woman tices during the, Itusso-Japanese fendant, he stated, wont on board the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. reasons which can be justified, named Ho Yau-chou, last night. War." Lecturer: Major J. B. G. Canton steamer on the date in Launches will leave Blake Pier deems necessary, and, just as He was also charged with re-Tulloch, General Staff.
question and sold cigarettes there at 4 p.m. and evory subsequent "hurd gases make bad law," Mr. turning from banishment.
purporting to bo "Pirates" and quarter of an hour. "Three Castles" which word spurious. Honought protection for their label, which was registered.
and stealing clothing, etc, valued at $34.50. Inspector Kerr provod the charge.
Hongkong Hotel Grill Rooms Attention is directed to the announcement elsewhere that the Hongkong Hotel Grill Room will be opened to-morrow at 7 p.m. It is expected that this innovation will, in the hackneyed, but ex pressive, phrase "fill a long-folt want" and prove extremely popular.
The Cat.
On pleading guilty prisoner was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and to receive
twelve strokes of the cat on the
first charge; and to twelve months with hard labour on the second.
Hongkong A.D.C.
The programine for the Variety Entertainment on Saturday nort by the longkong Amateur Dramatic Club is as follows: Dr. and Mrs. Schofield, Duet: Mrs. Moulder, Song: Mossra. Carter and Donne, Dance; Mrs.
A Fondon oxble to the "Ceylon
A great snowstorm has been raging in Saghalion and Hok kaido. In Saghalion the snow is to feet in depth and railway ponded; pno village is almost co.amunication is entirely sus entirely buried in show. Railway communication in flokkaido, ex- repling between Supporo and Otaru, coased for some daye. In places the snow is fourteen feet. deep...
A Hawker Punished.
Reubon Abrahains, an assistant
company,
EX-NAVAL OFFICER CHARGED.
Shewan's generous support of Mr. Barker should not be allowed conclusively to damnify a princi ple sanctioned by tradition.. Concerning Mr. Shuster.
in the employ of the company, de- and finding they were spurious.
The New York press has been osed to examining the cigarettes
looking up the record of Mr. It was his duty to search in China-
Charles James Kirkpatrick, Morgan Shuster, of whom it was town to discover any attempt to who has described himself on a hard to get muchinformation when infringe the trade-mark of the previous occasion when com- he leapt into prominence some plainant in d case before the weeks ago. He began his career Defendant said that he had court, as an ex Naval Officer, as stonographer to the commis- purchased. the cigarettes from was charged at the Magistracy-sion which supervised the evacua Not much liope of industrial quiet at Hoine can be based on the Webb, Song; Capt. Addison, clude those of Lieutenants F. G. to deceive. Ho doubted whether ed not guilty.
another man, and did not procure this morning, with assaulting a tion of Cubs. His work there Admiralty appointments in the packages himself with intent nativo police constable. Ho plead brought him to the notice of Mr. announcement that the miners are prepared to continue the posse Musical Sketch; Miss Zelleroc, Brickendon, H. J. Woodward, W. he could find this man from whom
Root, then Secretary of War, who According to the ovidouce dosent him to Manila. By the timo negotiations. They are dealing with employers who have set their Dance; Dr. and Mrs. Schofield, G. C. Maxwell, D. B. Nicol, H.ho bought them, neither had he face against a minimum wage; aur there is little prospect of pance Miss Gordon and Mr. Donno, W. T. R. Seymour, and CM called any witnesses. if the matter upon which it is proposed to negotiato is a matter Quariot.
Murphy, to the Minotaur, addi-
He was found guilty and fined upon which both sides are determinedly at variance. The mon are By special request the Harlo- tional, for service in the West $30.00, or in the alternative six 884 upon some minimum which the masters doggedly refuse to
weeks' imprisonment. grant. And liess is slight chance of agreement between stubborn "shall" and unyieksing “shall not."
quinado will also be repeated:
To-day's Quotations.
The corrections in Mossrs. Wright and Hornby's sliare re- port were received too late to-day for the report to be altered. The following are the principal changes:
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CORRSPONDENCE
University Bazaar,
fondant hired a motor car at 10.45 he was thirty-one Mr. Shuster had on tlfe night of the 11th inst with rovised the tariff laws of the the intention of taking a three Philippines, had reorganised the hours' drivo. He had not travel- Customs service; had organised River Patrol. Lioutenant W. A.
led very far when he wanted to the Philippine University, and Egerton, who has just been ap-
drive the car himself, but the had superintended the prison pointed gunnery officer of the
choffour declined to relinquish system, the school' system, 'the'. Minotaur, flagship of the China
charge of the steering wheel. He bureau of printing, and the burasul It has to be remembered, again, that hopes of a goltlement were
Squadron, has been in the service
then s/rack the driver, who im- of supplies. He had also been a mediately clapped on his brake member of the Committee of the fairly high some time ago when the English Conciliation Board
for nearly fifteen years. He was specially promoted lieutenant in
and declined to go any further. Philippine Commission that codi came to an agreement on the question of a minimum wage. The
1900 for services in South Africa.
Defendant endeavoured to start fiod the laws of the islands. But employers' representatives on the Board agreed entirely to the men's Banks $880 and $885 s; He served with the Naval Bri-
the car, but was not successful, lio had not yet himself been call--: and he endeavoured to enlist into ed to the Bar, and in 1900, do proposal in its final form, but the employers thomselves refused to Sugars 8112 ; Luzon Sugar gado under the command of Capt. To the Editor of the Hongkong. accept a finding supported by their own representatives. It is only loon Wharfa 801.3-1 b; Dooks Methuen and afterwards in Lord $36.1-2 b; Tronohs 59/-; Kow- Prothero, in the army of Lord
his service Hindu Constable 880, ciding that he had had enough of who was on special duty, outside the tropics, he threw up his foir to say so much in view of the fact that we have before now $15 ea; Hongkong Lands $102 Roberts troops in the fighting Sir, A Bazaar and Foto in nida Chinese newspaper office. The £3,000-a-year post and returned" blamed Home workmen for declining to back their representa-en; Kowloon Lands $31b; Sliang- for the rolief of Kimberley, and of the University Funds has boon officer declined, whereupon de to Washington to complete his tivos. The point to be noted, however, is that where both sides act hai Lands Tls. 08.1-2 b; Cottonas engaged in the actions of projected by Chinose gentlemon fenilant assaulted him. He (the law course. Ile had just begun in this wrong-handed fashion there can be little hope of a peaceful Langkate 89.1-2; Union Water-Pardeborg, and Driefontein (men- the week beginning on March 4, because his orders prohibited him through Mr. Taft the offer go $5 b; Greon Islands, $3.00; Belmont, Graspin, Malder Rivor, in the Colony to take place during constable) could not arrest themen to practise when he received
settlement.
boats 48 sa and b; China and tioned in despatches, specially 1912 under the patronage of loaring his post on any pratance to Persin. His friends believe Manilva $10:90 aa.
prompted lieutenant from middy, H.E. the Governor and Lady whatever, except by official | that his "grit" will extrients him Queen's medal with "Belmont," Lugard the Governor is himself authority. He informed his from any inoss he may have got. "Modder River," "Pardeberg," President of the Jeneral Com superior officer and in con himselfinto. Cironinstances have:
milles. A sub-committee consequenos a summone was taken proved too strong for him this and "Driefontein" clasps).
sisting of the following gentle-out againg defendant and served time, however. món: Messrs. Chan Kai-ming, on.him at his hotel.:
The Pitfalls of English.
ap
[``, St. Andrew's Church.
Telegraph."
Yet the effort is worth making. Strikes are too costly and calamitous in their effcots to be entored into bofore every effort hus beari muda to avert them. Even after a strike has continued for
The annnal anoeling in connec weeks and one side or the other has given way, the settlement is not tion with St. Andrew's Church,
Kowloon, will be held to-night nij arrived at haphazard. Loss of wagen, hunger, general sufferiüg-0 o'clock. The financial state these things bring men to their senses. Passions cool and reason hent of the Church phows that UNWANTED HONOURS. Wong Kam-fuk, Ma Ying-piu, Defondant pleaded not guilty. Writing about the Congress to stopa.in. Then comes some workable arrangement.f.it.not pass the Church accounts are in a
Wong Tsuchi, Chan Toke and said that he returned the car be held in April at Rame on! sible to allow resson to have full play before the decision to strike of last your, there was a balance
hoalthy condition. At the end Chu Flees to Hongkong, chuen, Leang Hok-lau, Ho Ngok before midnight on the night in Tuberculosis, the Italian journal
lau, Chan Suot-ngam and Lam question. is arrived at? It should be and would be if both sides' agreed to of $68.05, in addition to which CTH "TRBORPX" CoxPONDAY Sau-ting has been appointed by The police produced evidence towing in English: But we |"La Tuberculosi " gives the fal- socept the finding of a' Conciliation Board which arrives at judg-the Church Treasurer has beon
Canton, Jan. 22.
the Executive Committed to ap-that the car was not, in the know that the organisation was ments only after careful and serious consideration. As matters able to placo $400 on deposit Chan Kwang-ming, hearing of pronch both Chinese and foroig garage until two o'clock on the already perfect. The official re stand, with neither side trusting its chosen representatives too at the Bank for special purposes the intention of Ointon residents firms and to solicit their co-oper- morning of the 12th inst., and parts had nearly, all resched the which will occur in the current in Nanking to nominate Chuation by sending to the Bazaar that defendant had birod another Secretary General, at the moment greatly, reason has little room for play at ull
Chup-shun on his successor, lias gifts of goods and articles. All car on the evening of that date of the postponement, and a great The outlook, then, is black enough in all conscience. A un- Pulp and Paper Co..
annjunced his intention of re-gifts made by firms or individu- which was returned before mid- number of adhesions was al- tional strike of minors will be a fearful business. The loss in An extraordinary general signing to-day (Jan. 23) instead als will be publicly acknowledged night. The first car was engaged ready insured to the Congress." miners' wagas alone will amount to something like £1,000,000 a mooting of the Shanghai Pulp of the 15th day of next moon as Mossrs. Chan Kai-ming and Chan the 12th, whilst the second car the 31th December 1911."
by the General Committee. late on the 11th and returned on Another passage spooks and Paper Co., Ltd., was held on originally intended. Yesterday thon this loss has to be considered. The stop- Jan. 10 to consider the financial he held a review of the troops at Lok-cliuen lave kindly consented was engaged on the 12th and re- With the general advance of page of the coal supply means the stoppage, if the strike continuos position. The Chairman, Mr. V. Latong preparatory to merching 227 Dos Vooux Road Central and
to put their offices Nos. 225 and turned on the same date,
year..
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of
wook." But more,
learning in Europe, it is, perhaps, for any length of time, of nearly every industry; certainly of most Meyer, explained that the com- north.
Defendant said he too thorough-a little surprising to find that industries of consequence. It monnu paralysis of trade generally, had seeels valued at about Tis. ahun; his successor cleet, has fed disposal of the sub-committee. & assault any constable or to ob-culties to the Latin races. But pany owed about Tls. 376,000 and On the other hand Chu Chup: No.122 Wing Lok Street at the ly appreciated law and order to English still preronts such diffi- and the loss to the nation will be almost incalculable. And be- 600,000. Some Tls. 110,000 was to Hongkong, as he is exceeding roosivo all communications in re- struct a polloc aliqfal in the course before indulging in criticism is cause it is an affair of profound importance to the whole nation, it required as additional capital, ly reluctant to accept the honours shoot of voluntary gifts and no of his duty. He contended there would be well to consider what should become imperative for the Government to take action. If An informal discussion followed thrust upon him. In those cif- copt such gifte in any afternoon had been a mistake on the officer's showing the average English- neither employer's nor men will consider the well-being of the.com-resolution: was proposed. And ative Society has telegraphed to
the Chairman's statement, but no custances the Army Co-oper-up to February 14, 1912. part as to the identity of his as-speaking person would make if" Yours truly Bailant, and the oase should be ho had to write an articlo in any munity, the Government should make the matter its concern. Bat invitation to the shareholders to, Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the Minister
8. W. Teo, dismissed.
of the Latin tongues. The result. will it intervene to prevent a' strike, or, as in the case of the railway provide the Tls. 110,000 required for War asking them to make and
Honorary Secretary
The bench, however, was of a would undoubtedly contain many University Bazaar Committee different opinion. srouble, will it muddle'in after much damage has been done? That was issued in September, but by ther appointment, in case of Cha
The assault more soleoisms than can be found Dec. 17, only T., 2,125 had been persisting in his refusal to take Hongkong, January 23, 1918, anad #10
28A. Des Voeux Road Central, was considered proved and he was in the extracts from La Tubor- the most important question of the lot.
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