THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JANUARY 30" 1012
SIR ROBERT
BURNETT & CO.S
CELEBRATED
TOM GIN
OLD TOM
DRY GIN
IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY A. S, WÀTEON & CO., LTD., WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ALEXANDRA ĮBUILDINGS.
ESTABLISHED 70 YEARS.
Hongkong, 6th January, 1912.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
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DAY BY DAY,
An optimista man who when he falls into the soup) thinks of himself as being in the
Today's Paper."
Speaking of the Kovariok Denman Fuller concert in Shang-7 hai-the-papers there generally
in the highest terms of each of the artists. TheShanghai Mer oury Rays, inter alia: Full- er played admity. Ale soloist
THE WEATHER:
Some Interesting Facts
A CONTRACT MATTER, NOTES and commentS.
Cross Actions.
Atms for. Revolutionaries.
In the Summary Court, this That the Revolutionaries have One of the officials of the Obmorning, before Kr. Justice Cum-boen getting arme from some
he play with great conidence, servatory at Kowloon courteously pertz; the Macno Electric Light where has been clearly ovident, furnished a representative of the Company, L., sued the Ng Tsun- but considerable doubt lins exist In the concertagach the ofthestra
od as to the source of supp he was spletki The, solos heHongkong Telegraph
with
Women's World, as is usualplayed were very varied in their some interesting facts and figures kes firm to recover $1,000. Thore Many Burmises have been made, “
on Tuesdaye, appears on page. 3. style, but perhaps the leat was in regard to the weather this morn-was a cross setion for $774 and but there has been 'n lack of any ing. I was explained that one both related to the removal of a definite knowledge, 'Our con- On page 8 will be found sportteflota dans l'eau." is an on- from many quarters, continued
howevor, in its issue of Jan, 28, core he gave "To a coquette" by difficulty under which the local from page 5, and particulare in Ed Schutt Young Kivarick in Observatory suffered was the ab-quantity of timber and cable temporary the "China Press, regard to the Photographio Con- fortunate his compant sonce of kites for ascertaining from Junk Bay to Maoo, and declares that it has died petition.
Mr. Fuller did his part with per-conditions in the higher air strata. plaintiffs asked for its delivery of evidence of the fact that large Another dead body was picked fect onse and subordinated him. It was added that, owing to the return, while the defondante quantities of arms had been difficulty of observation of upper claimed for work done and labour shipped to the Revolutionaries golf throughout.
air conditions on account of the
from Japan. One firm. alone is olouds, the clook would be out to in respect to the removal of the said to have sold 12 big field gune, 25 quick frers and 50,000 The Tennyson-Bercon, on-the_cousiderable degree. By the timber..
Mr. W. Lawisappeared-for-latest-model-1000-Japanese-rifles edge of the Isle of Wright, which term "considerable" was moant the gale in December destroyed, a difference of perhaps a second plaintiffs and Mr. F. X. D'Almada The amount. involved in the sales of arms and ammunition by this Castro defended. was a landmark fo all vessels or two, which was sufficiently im-
firm is reported to be ovor Mr. Lewis said that the plain-73000,000. Our contemporary entering the Solelt from the portant. from the meteorological west. It consisted of a tall Iona point of view, cross, thirty-two fet high, with
up in the Harbour, last night..
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Fourteou sticks of dynamite, with cap and fuse, have been
found beneath the Thebes bridge,
says a Chicago telegram.
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We have received from Messrs.
The Cook & Row, their ful list of sailings from China, and Japan, for the April-June quarter.
the
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Some figures were given which tiffs were a company registered continues: Only a faw days the pedestal, and bore the follow may be of interest at the present in Hongkong and the defedantago a steamer from Japan was ing inscription: To the memory moment. From January 1, tho was a contractor carrying on busi met at Woosung by a Chinese cruises, the gargo of arms and of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, this mean maximum temperature was ness in Kowloon, On April 8 ammunition transshipped and the. For being in unlawful possos cross, a beacon to ailors, is raised 69.9 and the mean minimum sion of six catties of rice, aby the people of freshwater and temperature 65.3. The absolute they entered into a contract with cruiser stoained past the Customs woon was fined $3 or seven others who desrod to honour maximum temperature was 72.3 the Kwong Hip-loong firm to house to the Kiangnan arsenal. day, at the Magistracy, this him in England and America."on January 6 and the absolute transport, from. Junk Bay to Ma- is this method of transshipment moning.
The sits on which it stood formed minimum temperature was 47.2 cao, a certain quantity of ma which has been used at all times, sometimes the arms being trans- part of the mano of Farringford, on January 28. The last fort chinery. They apparently sublet ferro to small junks and amuggl- It in The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will Immigration statistics given and was one of the objects of the night has been considerably
at at New York show that long daily wall which he took colder. The cold really set in, the contract to the defendant; ad on shore in that way.
Consulate-Gonoral at Shanghai rrivals during the year were until within a few short years of wa might say, on about January and he having taken the work but fair to add that the Japanese Daily issue-830 per annum.
thirty per cont, lower than his death. There is or was a 14. The mean maximum tem over, was aeked by the plaintiff's dorries and knowledge of the sale. Weekly issue-$13 per annum.
splendid view from it, extending perature was 58.4 from January compradore to take, as well, of arms by Japanese firing. The rates per quarter and por monson, proportional. Subscriptiona record of departures.
from Weymouth on one side to 14 to 29 and the mean minimum quantity of timber and a length for any period loss than one month will be charged as for
On a charge of gambling by Poridmouth on the other, and temperature was 53.9 for the of cable. He agreed to do so, and A Sporting Writer's Plaint.
same period. The mean tem- full month
Our representative, who attend The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to playing fan-tan agar the look inland as far as the New Forest,
perature for the whole of January the price agreed upon was $70.
The Kwong Hip-loong wanted the Army and Navy Rugby The Temple Robbery. messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at Tower yesterday, two men wore
was 60.1 and for the period Jan into liquidation, and for a long mantoh on Saturday, writes es their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by remanded on bail of $3 each, at
the Magiatraoy this morning.
The police have been successful uary 14 to 20 the mean tempora time no liquidator was appointed, follows:-"It would be as well post an additional $1.80 por quartor is charged for postage.
in making another sapture in ture was 59.5 The relative The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00
Eighty plates had to be re-conection with the armed rob humidity from January 1 was 30 so that the plaintiffs were unable perhaps if the Hongkong F. U. per quarter. Single Copies, Daily, ton conta. Wookly, twenty-five conte (for move from the midships portion bory at Tai O and the accused per cent. and the mean relative to pay them any money to carry Committee would see that proper thull of the Atlantic liner was presented at the Magistracy, humidity was 70 per cent. for then the contract. As a result the accommodation is provided for the Lautania, which ran aground at this morning when a remand was last 25 years. Sunshine has been Kwong Hip-loong were unable Press. Some ticket or badge of
to pay any money to the defon recognition should also be provid (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.)
Liveool during a recent stormi. granted.
very much in defect.
dant. He was not a man of much ad so as to prevent altercation By Order,
uary 1, there were 8.5 hours of substance, and as a result the with a gateman who, quite pro sunshine. On January 4, there At the Magistracy, this morn-were 5:3 hours, on January 9, machinery remained in Hong-parly, believes it to be his duty kong for about nine months. to receive so many half dollars Minions A - from these days, there has night, and further charged with The normal sunshing for wathiary appointed and be transported the stand. In practically all the the theft of a look. On each was 142.8 hours and the mean
"Hiả bruin. Mrono. _____
enclosures at Homo, the seats for charge he was sent to gaol for amount of clonda was 33 per cent. up the money to the liquidator.with a twelve mun for for *-term groin front of the stand' thros months hard labour, the s8 against 64 per cent. for the
Mr, Lowia:—Yes. sentences to run consecutively..last 25 years.
Mr. D'Almada:-They did not, would be only a matter of a few writing upon. To provide this until the liquidator threatened to dollars, and it would greatly eus them.
Mr. Lewis, continuing, said matches. Again, more
faollitite the reporting of the they continually asked the defen-
ad- vantageously placed, the Press more detail the various matches.
cash only).
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The Hon-way celegraph,
B-KONO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1912.
LAW-OR JUSTICE?
nini
returning to the Colony altering henighed, a man was
Straty, our, at the Bingbi thought his time was up..
Breaking and Entering.
On Jan-
morning. Prisoner said that he misos žanras charged with 6.8 and on January 11; 5.5 hours. Some time after a liquidator, was for so many occupants of the
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An unemployed carpenter was charged at the Magistracy, this morning, with being in posses Bion of 48 taols of opium without a permit from the Opium Farm.
He was ordered to pay $500.00
or go to prison for three months.
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NEWS OF THE WORLD.
A Useful Booklet.
A most interesting and instruc tive booklet on "The Value of
Alleged False Protences. Compared with former years, Bail of $500 and 250 rospec- the cloud values in January, 1000, tively was fixed by Mr. Melbourne were 83 per cent. followed by at the Magistracy this morning 80 per cont. in February and dant to send the timber over, but man would be able to report in in a case in which two men were 92 per cent, in March, which was up to the present he had failed The Chinese Engineering and remanded on a charge of falsa pretty bad. The only year in to do so. Mining Co, Ltd., inform us that pretences.
which the cloudy state of the Evideos was being takon the total output of the Company's One man said that he was the womther was greater than at when we image tơ press, three mines for the week ending shroff for the Holland, China press was in January, 1887, January 18, 1912, amounted to Trading Company, and liad been when the percentage was 30, In 32,847.78 tons and the sales in Hongkong for thirty-two years. 1909, it was the same as at during, the period, to 28,648.00 Mr. Barlow defended."
present, víz., 83 per cent.
The Colony's Health.
Oplum Revenue. During the week ended Jan. 27 forty cases of small-pox ocmr to an Indian journal speak, for red in the Colony and twenty diemselves The opium revenue sight doaths. One Portuguese received in Bengal for the month other thirty-nine were Chinese, 44,49,123, being nearly four laklis contracted the disease and the of December amounted to Rs. There were two non-fatal casos of better than the estimate. The dipthoria during the period.
tong,
The P. W. D.
The following figures furnished
A JUNK PIRATED.
(From Various Sources.)
The Chief Justice has just given a ruling which deserves more
Quinine" in combating malarial than passing attention. Unlike the average legal ruling hailed
fever is issued by the Netherlanda interesting and important, its interest is not academic and its im
Indies Association for the promo- portance is patent to the layman. In the course of a case that oc-"
tion of the interests of the gin cupied a great part of Inst week, the Hon. Mr. II. E. Pollock endea-
elona planters. Malaria and Serious Riots in Oporto.
quinine are constantly mantiqned voured to tender evidence consisting of extracts from the loan book
An Oporto telegram dated Dec. together by people out East, but of a certain bank. Mr. Blade'objected that the procedure laid down
12.saysSerious disturbances there are few nevertheless who in the Evidence Ordinance, 1889, had not been followed. Sections
Use of Stinkpots.
have taken place hore, in conse-are well informed as to the origin, 20 and 21 of that Ordinance say that the Court has powòr to direct
quotes of last night's railroad of either or their relation to each copies of entries in a banker's book. to be taken on application by
Early this morning, a junk accident, when fourteen persons other. This little work, by Mr. revenue received from Bombay in called at Shankiwan and the were killed and thirty were in. Abrahamson, is a most use any party to any proceedings. But-and this is an important
the same period was Rs. 743,000. owner reported that nt Ping Hoi, jared by the derailment of two ful compendium on the subject of "butthe Chief Justice holds that the sections empower the tuk-
From "Truth":--Service in The total revenue received from pirates,ad fired on his craft and car which fell into the River
"Malaria" and Quinine, and ing of entries only from English bankers' books and not from those gineer or overseer in the Public up to the end of the present month fish and clothing.
the capacity of an assistant en- the auction sales of Bengal opium robbed him of $400.00 worth of Douro. A large orowd attacked every readers is advised to secure of foreign banks.
the offices of the street car com- copy. It may not be the largest Works Department of the Colony amounts to Re,5,63,66,825, or We do not doubt that this is excellent law. The Chief Justice of Hongkong appears to be 1 erore 27 lakhs more than the the authorities, the pirates; nam out and drove them off.
According to the story told to pany. The military were called book in one's collection, but it should prove one of the most use is not at all likely to lay down such a ruling except it is the only curiously unattractive, judging estimate. From piglit months pass bering a hundred, in twenty the accident shows that the foun- trying to summarise its contents; Investigation at the scene of ful. We purposely, refrain from possible ruling. But, however it may be a law, this will not strike from a list I have received of duty on opium exported from junks, attacked the unfortunate dations of the railroad, which it is not possible to do, anything the average person either as good sense or common justice. The fore the termination of their 30.18,800.
men who have either retired be- Bombay the receipt was Rs. bost whilst fishing. Shots word Ordinance may have operated well twenty-two years ago, when it engagements or else refused to
fired and the junk hold up. The were of sand, were woskened by like justice to it by means of a *A Now Steamer. vi. pirates went on board, took away
resent floods, Two of the front brief summary or oven by a short was framed, but it is clear that it requires amending now. From stay on for another term. The
The following is from The fish and clothing to the value care of the train were derailed at quotation. Get it and study it no point of view, that we can see, in it possible to justifyfan Ordin-in which this has happened durDecember 21,11041 The Eo naked. When retiring they throw and plunged into the rivers
list mentions a dozen or so cases Glasgow Herald.inf Thursday, stated, leaving the four fishermen ourve leading to the bridge, whole for yourselves. Medtime ance so limited in scope and so unfair to depositors in English ing the last fery yours. Needless-don and Glbsgow Company, stinkpots at their victints, severely
we have to thank the Consal- General for the Netherlands in banks. It is unfair to them, be it observed, not in reapset of its ly frequent changes in the staff Govan; launched yesterday the burning their bodies and also
Yarns of a Globe Walker,
Hongkong by whose courtesy inclusion of them in its operations, but in rospect of its exclusion of cannot be to the advantage of the steamor Indraghir, which they damaging the junk This oc at the stako in Tibet, and of
With yarns of boing tortured are possessed of a copy. others. It is a proper law so far as it goes. The mischief in that teresting to learn the reason for of Liverpool. The vessel, which later in the day, the injured men and thirst in Australia, Capt. The Late Duke of Fife.
department, and it would be in- have built for the Indra Line, curred on Sunday at noon, and being near death from hunger It does not go far enough,
these resignations, are i By foreign banks, we presumo, ara"meant thosej not regiatored
has boon constructed under the cause across & fishing junk from H. M., Seaton, who says he has Alleged Theft of Calendars. in London or Hongkong. Why should their depositore be exempt?
supervision of Messrs. G. S their own neighbourhood and walked 34,200 miles and visited had a tragic sequel. The Dale At the Magistracy, this morn Goodwin & Co. is 430 feet in they were given clothing. The every country of the globe of Fife has died of pleurisy and To allow the law to remain as it stands is positively to penalize ing, a remand was granted in a longth, 53 feet 8 inches in air was reported at a Mun arrived here to-day on the steam congestion of the Jungs whph Englishmen in an English Colony for being Englishmen. It case in which three men ware broadth, 35 feet binch in depth custom station, but no material ship Philadelphin, says the New followed a chill. The news of penalizes others, of course, but that is putting the matter broadly. calendars valued at $20, the pro- about 6,750 tons gross, and 9,000 the junk tando its way to Shauki According to Seaton's story, a surprise after the warning, mile charged with the larceny of 228 moulded to upper deck, and of assistance could be, given pad York "Evening Post of Dea. 21. the sad event will hardly comea A branch of a foreign bank, wherever registered, and its depositors, perty of the South China Morning tous deadweight, She has been wan, where the matter was left in he was almost dead from stary-struck in the earlier tolegro. in an English Colony should be subject to the laws of the Colony, Post Co., on divers dates between built to the highest class at the hands of the authorities. tion in Australia when he saved Gravely ill, it said; and nowhe If they are not, the laws require amending,
July of 1911 and January 20, Lloyds, is fitted with a dou
The four junk men were con- his life by cutting the telegraph a dead. He will long be rempa- Debtors are much more likely to be gratified with the ruling with receiving the calendars and has all, the most modern and Hospital; where their injuries'nte pair the break and found him, 996 88 a kindly and a perect
1912. They were further chargell ble bottom for water ballast, veved to the Government Civil wire. The linemen came to re- than are their unfortunate creditors. It is easy for them to transfer knowing them to have been pliances for handling car is in a critical condition the capital of Tibet, called "The him on a small shept of being attended to One of the then When trying to visit Lhasa, could put all he knows o
gentleman. The average, nan their money (and debtors are not always without money) fram Eng stolen, and also with being, in Accommodation is provided for a lish to foreign banks and reat fairly secure on that score How at $10, suspected to have been passengers in State Booms amid- possession of playing carda valued limited number of first class
Forbidden City, he was cap But he would reine ever this state of matters may appeal to the legal mind-for there stolen: Another charge was in ships on the Bridge: Deck, The
tured by the natives and for-marriage to the Princess may be some legal aspect which can be defended it does not up-connection with receiving ten vessel is to be fitted with a ro- that an American naval officer made his way across China, and their home life
New York telegram states tured by fire. He escaped and 1889. He would refer peal, to 04 1880 he day mind, a defensible on any score. The Ordinance Dom-privistong.
cete med Stephenson, hope to the which was framed to facilitate the ends of justice is now perty of the Pacific Hall Com- provisions, The naming cere ed a strange race of people in the Africa, from Cape Town to Cairo, A natal chula.
thence down Into India. He noise nor glitter walked the entire length of more likely to retard, perhaps even to defeat, them. The mischief any, but this concerned the third mony was performed by Mre. north-western region
quiet, and satiefyin of the situation is plain, So is the remedy, and it is full time for pleton proscepted, and Mears, shire, daughter of Sir Thomas said to be new, and unknown to to crowd wafer.
defendant, only Bergeant, Ap- Hugh Nelson, Chapletou Ayr America (Alaska)
and took no conveyance except worse memorial t the romady, in the shape of sa Order in Council, to be applied; Smith and D'Almada defended,? | Boyden, Bart Liverpo
ting an example sthnology
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