THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14 1912
SIR ROBERT
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Cat for Housebreaking.
MINISTERING CHILD- REN'S LEAGUE.
Discussion on Water Supply, And never thought of thinking, for himself at all.
Government House Party.. That the can accrue such a system is impos
A meeting of the Sanitary: The members of the Minister-Board, was hold yesterday after-
At the Magistracy this morning, Cabinet would be elected by botli Honcos sitting together. It is diffi-ing Children's Loogue wero enter upon when there were prosent twomen were charged with braak, cult to conceive such a happening, as yo have known party govern- tufusd by His Excellency, Sir Mr. E. D. O. Wolfe, in the chair, ing and entering the private ment practically over since the Parliamentary by led began. But Frederick Lagard, on behalf of Hon. Mr. R. Hallifax, Registrar house 527, Shanghai Street, You Cabinet composed of the men who were deemed the hereditary Lady Laigard, the president of the General, Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, mati, on Sunday afternoon, whilsters and-cleated-legislators-to-be-best-equipped
the positions and longue, yesterday. There was a Director of Public Works, Col. the occupant was in Hongkong, whose retention of offico did not depend upon the success of each particularly good attendanco. Irwin, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Lau and stealing ornaments and other would assuredly bon batter and stronger combination than His Excellency said: I am Chu-pak, Dr. Fitzwilliams, W. F. other articles valued at $08, any that could be obtained exclusively from any of the parties in vory glad to see you here this after Clark, M.O. H., Dr. Pearce, Assist. Only a work ago this house oxistence to-day. Every measure would be voton on by the mom-noon and to welcome you all, and M. O, H, and Mr. Boron Row-was broken into and inside a few bere according to their genuine belief and lot because the "party" hope you will have a pleasant lande, Secretary,
hots Sergeant Brown had tho hold a certain course to be right: We know that such a system is time. I am sorry Lady Lugard is not at presont within the pounds of practicability, but as time goes not here to welcome you herself. on we feel sure that the policy of, government by negation will be As you know, she has been ill
"That in view of the new roads to o'olock, and by half-past discarded as a cumbrous and ineffective method of transforming some time and is still confined to and increased traflio, in the three, the same afternoon the two the will of the demourney into legislation.
her bed. She has naked me, on her vicinity of tho Filter Bode and prisonera weso arrested and all behalf to say how glad she is so Servico Reservoirs this Board is the missing property accounted many of her little friends have of opinion that it is necessary in for. been able to come and I hope you order to protect the water supply Both prisoners were found will have a pleasant time in spite of the City from contamination guilty and ench sentenced to six of the weather to-day. Mr. John- and in the interests of the Pablic months' hard labour and twelve
strokes of the cat. Pay what you owo and you
India's Imperial State Crown, on will now say a fow words.to Health of the Colony-
(1) To nolose the Albany s will then know what you are which is the King's personal pre you worth.
party, contains over 6,000 lin-
Filter Bods and Reservoir by The Rov, F. T. Johnson in the precting; (a.) a brick wall 6 feet monds.
course of an address said that they in height in the place of the open wore all very grateful to His Ex-iron railing recently erecto colleney, the Governor, for allow along the Western coping of the
To-day's Paper
DAY BY DAY,
An interesting_urtiule_in_re-
be found on page 3.
At the Magistracy, to-day, a
toon days with hard labour.
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Thanks to His Excellency.
Pursuant to notice Mr. Bowley oulprit in custody. In this in-
stanco the affair occurred abent. moved :-)
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SUMMARY COURT.
A Watchman's Claim,
In the Summary Court to-day
forence to the ex-Sultan of Turkoy man was chargod with being infing-thom-to-meot in that hall that now road skirting the oasterrex bofore Mr. Justice Comperiz an appears on pago 8. The Book unlawful possession of five jars day, also for presiding over them tremity of the Filter Beds: (Indian watchman a mai Menga · The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Tolograph" will World and tho coupon for the and two tins of wood oil valued and for the very kind words hos wall or unclimbable fenco from med Choung Koon-h agtorecover Photographic Compolition will $10. He was fined $25, or four had spoken. He was sure they werotho- Southern extremity of the $30 being one month's wages and.
all very sorry that Lady Lugard wall mentioned in (a) to the o$15 in lieu of notice. was not able to be with them.
trance to the Ladies' Recreation
Mr. J. 11. Gardnor appeared for They all know the interest she had Club with a gateat the western ex the plaintiff and Mr. Noodham One of the Hongkong Hotel
The troopship Northbrook with taken for a long time past in the tremity of such wall or fouco. (c) for the defendant. boye was suspected of boing in possession of opium yesterday and sho 24th (Hazara) Mountain Bat-Ministering Children's League. wall or unclimbable fence at the
Plaintiff told his Lordship that The daily issue in delivered' free whon this address is accessible to an oxcise oflicor donanded atory was signalled off the Gap/Sho would certainly have liked to North Westcorner of the enclosure ho had been in the defendant's (2) To enclose the Filter Beds servico for three and a half years, their rosidences without any extra charge. On copies sent by not enly doclined to allow of the she not had taken up her berth would liko His Excellency to take and tanks below Bowon, Road and on Dec. 1 he was dismissed.
search of his baggage. The boy Rock this morning at 11,30, but be with them if she could. He search but also nesaulted tho of-at Holt's wharf when we wont it as the wish of all the represent and at the West Point with walls without any reason being given, Pudel
atives of the league present that or unclimbable fences. ficer. Attha Magistracy, this morn; to pross.
day,.. that Lady Lugard would
The Chairman pointed out that that he was told that another. soon be well and strong and able resolutions to the same effect had watchman had been engagod in
his place, go about. No one in the Colony been passed, and in reply to the would be more glad to see her inst resolution which was sent to that the man had performed bis The caso for the defence was ladyship well and strong again them, the Government said that duties in such a manner us to than her little friends of the they were aware of the need of justify instant dismissal, but that Ministering Children's League. roofing the reservoir and would They all had a duty to perform to do so, as soon as funds were was offored his wages and money as a matter of fact the plaintiff themselves to other people and to available. Up to the prosent no in lieu of notice but he refused their country-he presumed they funds were available, were all British-and hò exhorlod
to Rocopt it.. them to do that duty.
After enjoying themselves in the grounds the children were
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1912.
THE GOVERNor.
Ássociation.
ning, he was fined $50 or Hongkong Church Missionary month..
The annual meeting of the Hongkong Church Missionary Association will be held at St. Paul's College to-morrow at 5.30
At the Marine Court to-day, ono Loung Feung Fuk, master of a licensed passenger boat, was finod $1 or soven days, for unlawfully p mooring his boat within one hundred yards of low water mark, in a prohibited placo, on the 14th inst.
"to
The City Hall. During the week ended Fob. 11, thoro were 4,224 Chinose Dumping.
visitors to the Musonm and 172 Bodies have boon found in to the City Hall Library. The Wong Kok, in the Harbour (two), non-Chinese visitors to these in-entertained to too. and Yaumati (two). Thoro wore stitutions numberod 307 and. 401 five cases in all, death in four in-respoètively. stances being in consequence of small-pox.
was
Welsh Dinner.
Football. The following will represont the 'Se outs' Company in an As At a meeting of the Welsh sociation Match against a team of Sooiety held yesterday the Hon. Naval Officers on the Club Ground, Mr. W. Rees-Davies, K.C., Happy Valley, at 5 pm on Thura- elected President Dr. day, 15th instant:H. W. Moon Fitzwilliams, Vice-President and (Goal); Rt. F. Long H. 1. Jonos Mr. J. R. Powel-Grant, lon.(Full Backs); D. Campbell, T. G. Secretary, for this year, A noti-Woall, T. J. Fisher (Half Bicke); fication in regard to the Annual J. 11. Brister, W. D. Blaker, T. C. Dinner to bo hold on St. David's Roberts, WB. Rigdon, E. W. H. Day appears in our advertising Graham (Forwards.)
columns,
Gambling.
Chinese Officer Fined.
TIONS,
Mr. Bowley gave a description
Aftor hoaring evidence his of the Bowen Road filter beds and Lordship found for the defen- reservoirs, pointing out that tho dant with costs. station was easy of access to Coolios and children. He averrod that the coolies in the employ of NEWS OF THE WORLD. RACECOURSE PREPARA-ho Ladies' Recreation Club, and
Rillo Association, although in (From Various Sources.) theory prohibited from entering the water works,, were free to
Taft for Prealdent. Prospects of Good Sport. come and go at their own sweet Three members of the United will. Though the question of States Senate have declared their The rain of the last two daya roofing the reservoir was a quee-adherence to the Taft boom for has had a tendency to improve tion of money, and would involve re-election; they are Baiso. Pon- the race track, and there is little the preparation of plans, etc., the rose of Pennsylvanin, Reed Smoot The nows that His Excellency the Governor is shortly to leave us
doubt that but for it the turf building of a fence should be put of Utah and Murray Orane of to take over important duties in Africa is not altogether unexpected.
would have been slightly baked in land at a very small cost. Massachusetts.
These sonators have avowed It has been known in well-informed quariors for some time that
by the opening day. No more, Speaking of the filter beds near there was a prospect of His Excelloney's departure from the Colony
however, is required or there is Wanchani Gap, Mr. Bowley pointed that they will support the Pre- at an early dato, and Sir Frederick himself made a suggestive remark
overy chance that the going will out that the only protection to sident in his efforts to obtain the recently at a prize giving function, We announced in this paper on
bo heavy and against speedy the beds was a notice board to the nomination of his party. An Monday that His Excellency would probably necompany Lady
performances. Stands and bootla following effect If bitten by effort has been made to poll the Lugard Home next mouth, and those who were gifted with the
At the Magistracy, this morn- An officer in the Chinese navy have made their appearance like dog, not responsible, (Laughter.) Republican wing of the Senate ability to read between the linos probably saw more in the intima- with gambling in a house in this morning, with carrying a have been placed in position, motion.
ing, fifteen mon were charged was charged at the Magistracy, mushrooms, and number boards Dr. Fitzwilliams seconded the on the subject but most of the members of the conservatirò tion than the mere fact recorded.
At present it is not necessary to traverse Sir Frederick Hill Road, last night. Dice, sword without legal permission.
though in the case of the larger The Hon. Mr. Cliatham said faction are reticent on the matter, Lugard's rocord na Governor of Hongkong. For the moment it is cards and money were found by Defendant said he did not un- one a much more advantageous that it was not practicable at the Trans-Atlantic Ballooning Bufficient to say that few if any of his predecessors gained for them the police in the room where the derstand the law as he was fresh spot could be found for it than time, to cover the Bowen Road Dr. Paul F. Gans, president
from Canton. solves the ostoom and the affection, which he has won. Ilis period arrests wore mude."
The sword, he where it is at present located. reservoir, becauso the supply of of the German Aero Club; hav of administration has been one of financial stress, but under his Thres of the mon the police said, was the property of the Just now it is behind the judge's the city was to a great extent ing mado satisfactory arrange wise guideuce the Colony has pulled through with credit. Upon said were previously convicted captain of the Chiness gunboat box and faces that part of the dependent upon it. Until some ments at Washington for war his devoted interest in elucation and in fact in everything that for gambling. Ono man admit. Yuen Woo..
course where nobody is accom- other substitute had been provided alips to accompany him half made for the betterment of life in the Colony it is needless to dwelled the conviction and two denied
He was fined $50, or one modatud,
to enable the demands in the mat-way across the Atlantio in his' it.
month's imprisonment. at this stage. Hongkong frankly regrets great loss, but it is
In accordance with custom thoter of consumption of water, to be dirigible balloon Suchard noxt They were each fined $3, or sufliciently imperial-minded to feel thankful that the great admini- strative gifts it has enjoyed the benefit of for so long are to be seven days with the exception of Ministering Children's League galloping immediately before race met, it was not policy to put a March, sailed for home on Jan
12 on the Kronprinzessin Cecilie.) week takes place on Tuesday, cover over the roservoir. ono defendant, who was fined The members of the Porta Thursday and Saturday, so that Mr. Bowley said that if it were employed still in the interests of the Empire, in a wider sphere.
$25 or one month.
guese Brunch of the Ministering this morning nothing other than impracticable to cover the roser Oplum Smoking. Children's League of which Lady healthy exercise was given the voirs, it most certainly was prec- At the Magistracy, yesterday Lugard in the president, were on-candidates. Mr. Burkhill was in ticable to surround them with twenty men were charged with tertained this afternoon by His Ex-attendance and had a leg up on
fence." being in an opium divan in colleagy; the Governor, on behalf Sir Paul Chator's nominations, The motion was carried, the Chung Shau Lane West. The of Lady Lugard, who is at prosent Sir Paul being present and tak. Hon. Registrar General, and the two koopers of the divan were too ill to act a hostess.
After being addressed by His inga koon interest in the center-Hou. Lirector of Public Works included in the number.
ing of the ponies.
voting against. Sorgeant Atteroll deposed to Excollency the children were in-
Much excitement is experienced The Pokfulam Reservoir.
Dr. Fitzwilliams, dealing with making the arrests after he had vited to tos. A very pleasant
locally over the swoop draws commissioned a Chinese assistant time was spent,
which take place this week-end, the report of the Government and epocalation runs high as to Bacteriologist on the. Pokfulam At Ruelle-Sur-Louvre (France) those fortunate enough to secure water supply, pointed out that on January 9, eight steel mould- ponies looked upon to have the the report said that the water ers, met a horrible doith, and
was not perfectly filtered judged eleven others were soriously in most favourable chances.
THE PARTY SYSTEM.
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Men and Machinery,
Nov. 22, 1910.
a
According to Present errange
monts, Dr. Gane and his crow of
leven will be escorted from Eu-
rope to Teneriffe by three Ger-
man warships and soveral yaglits, United States vessels will pick him up at Tenoriffo and come with him either to Borguda or
Florida. The Aero Clab of Amor.... ica is also to send out three swift yachts.
Eight Mest Awful Death.
Parliament reassembles to-day for what will probably prove to be the most momentous scasion of modern times. For the moment the outlook as far as foreign affairs are, concerned seems clear, but upon domestic matters a bitter strife is just about to begin. Thought it is difficult to sst bounds to the audacity of a Cabinet which in
to muke observations. His ad Scotsman's Righteous Wrath. clades Mr. L. George and Mr. W. Churchill, it is searcoly to be sup posed that, the Eome Rule Bill will be bludgeoned through the Bistant had been supplied with
Somebody in my compartment, Honse of Commons as was done in connection with the Insurance pipe, lamp and bed; the price writes a correspondent who had Bill. Whatever share the Home Rule Bill that has been prepared he paid was three cents. by the Cabinet under Mr. John Redmond's tutelage may take, tho
Tho first and second defend-boon reading a note in the Lon- change proposed is one of such grave importance to the Empire, ants were fined $200 each or don Correspondence, remarked Traffic regulations have already from a strict standard, and that jured by the bursting of a gun that it would be little short of scandalous for the measure to be three months' imprisonment with that Paton's current rate for the been published, ponies are in good storage wan altogether ineficient. mould at the goverament, naval forced through the Commons by tho uss or abuse of the guil-hard labour and the others were hire of a murderer, £3-10s. 8d. condition generally, and the crackHe urged the appointment of the arsenal near Angouleme, The Drug Habit was high in comparison with cor- riders of the Far East are on the elect committee proposed in lotine. No measure could call for more calm and deliberate con- each fined $5 or fourteen days.
tain Italian towns. Say what spot waiting to be thrown up into the Governor's minute of An an inquest held on January, sideration than the Home Rule Bill; the fullest discussion and the Recently blocks of stone were ye like aboot Italy, but leave Scot the saddle. All that is necessary. Mr. Bowley was of the opin Stapleforth, 67, of independent 4, on the body of John Thomas most critical and searching analysis of its provisions are imperative found on the track of the Shima- land alane wi' yor hired murder now to make this meeting a greation that the report required means, who died at Denbigh-road, ly necessary.
The Bill is hardly likely to be dealt with on its merits; agaum-bara Railway, evidently placed ers," came a voice from the corn-sticegas is favourable weather, as ing for the sake of argument that it has some. It will be dealt with there, the Nagasaki Pressor. Rourations and explana- entries are numerous and big and further consideration and pro- Bayswater, on New Your Eve,
commends, that pending further was advised by a doctor during. Be a party question; and some will vote for it with the fooling of statos, in order to wreck trains tions were hopelessly intermin-interesting fields can be looked posed:-That the Board re-sister stated that 20 years ago ho nausea that is aver attendant upon the performance of what is look and by the same hand, as they gled till the Bobl was (peacefully) forward to t
It is to be noted that the early consideration of the whole ques- an illness to take opium. Hoth ed upon as an unpleasant duty. Freedom to do what is right is were laid in the same place on persuaded to road the whole of denied to the party politician; individual beliefa have to be aban- each occasion. The police on the paragraph on the now capital morning trams to the course will tion of the Fokfulam Water grow a victim to the drug habit measure should be adopted the as 3', of landanum or 64 graina doned when the Whip calls the pack to heel. This is inevitable inquiries resulted in the arrest of a of the Bengalese provinces, after run to-morrow and on Saturday, Supply, the following temporary and at one time he took as much discontinuance of the use of of opium twice a day, Lately he a House of Commons in which the party system prevails, and more labourer, aged 31 years, who is which, with the aid of a happily
A Eurasian has been taken to water that has not been stored, hand made every effort to broak consider. The man whose conscience compels him to vote against mitting the crime Rumour states out a "Patna" on a branch line the hospital suffering, from in- and that clantes a, b, o, d, and e himself of the habit, and had particularly whion members have their Parliamentary stipend to reported to have confessed to com- handy Bradshaw," he pointed his party on one particular question knows that at the next election that the attempts were made in the Glasgow and South-Western jurios received through falling or as many of them as had not lessened the doses to 147 he has a poor clinnce of finding the party inaclinory at his disposal father-in-law, a jinrikisha-man, by belang abdot/ there, was his Queen's Road East, yesterday The motion was coonded by rojarned a verdict of Depth
revenge for the injury done to his Railway, ten miles from Ayr from a third floor window in been carried out, be carried out, three times a clay. should he wish to return to the House. The party system tends to the construction of the railway. sufficient exp
The man is in a critical condition: | Dr. Fitzwilliams and carried.
of