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DAY BY DAY... Worse than the thief is the ingrate, for ho steals, our good- ness and kindness, then stabs us, then twists the duggor.
To-day's Paper.
Two bodies have been found by the police in the contral die- trist. The cause of death, in un- known.
It, fa dorstood that the War! Ollico lins adopted a now portable form of sub-argot, which will shortly be issued to the troops.
THE TIENTSIN
TROUBLES.
Enormous Damage,
Privato tolegrams from Tion- (sin confirm the roport that there
THE CHINESE RECRFA- TION CLUB.
A New Pavilion.
tion. The sorrow caused by the untimely death of this most proinising young member is still being folt by many of us up to the prosont day,
Since the commencement of the club no great progress has boon
One of the last functions at mado in my ono direction, and
has been enormous damage in the whiol His Excollonoy the Go-this is due largely to tho want of Northern part, The first, how-vernor will be present in his club-house or pavilion for the An interesting account of tho
Amongst the candidates suc-ever, was despatched before the official capacity, was the opening accommodation and convenience on Saturday of the pavilion er-of the members and their frionde meeting between ox-King Mancol coseful at the intermediate exami- trouble. It read:-
ceted in the grounds of the and visitors. A determined effort and Prines Miguel; the pretender nation of the Law Society hold on "Everything in Tientsin quiet Chinose Recreation club at Cause was nude last your in supplying to, tho Throne of Portugal, ap:January 17 and 16 was Man Kam last night." pears on page 3, where also will to, and at the final examination The second, was as follows-way Bay, Among those present, this deficiency, and thanks to the to found the coupon for the lang Kant and Kwing Tong-woo. The commercial part of the bonide many prominent Chinese, largo heartoness, of Mr. Lam wore the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Woo, our contractor, and the skill in native city. is
ruins. Photopaphic competition. On
W. Chatham, the Hon. Mr. and and energy of our architect, Mr. 8 is the first of a series of
havo bron enormous pago
The Japanese Railway Board Thore articles on China by Mr. and Mrs.is to introduce into the Dist asses of property. No furthor Mrs. E. R. Hallifax, Bishop Raven, this commodipus club- Sidney Webb..
Bill for establishing a junction disturbances last night because Banistor and Mrs. and Miss house which I am about to ask
Banister.
Your Excellency to open became between Russian and Japanese there was nothing further to
His Excellency was mot by a possibility, and is now an ac For endeavouring to bribe goods trains in Manchuria. A loot.
"The mint was looted, the Dr. Ho Kai who in asking him to complished fact. The costs of lukong, a man was fined $5 or conference between representa- soven days', at the Magistrney, ives of the two countries will building together with the ma-doolare the building open said the erection of the Pavilion are this morning.
take place in Vladivostok in the chinery being destroyed by fire." Before asking you, sir, to par-defrayed by voluntary gifts by form the ceremony of opening the certain members and supporters pavilion, may I be permitted to of the club. There is as usual a
At the Magistracy, this morn ing, a Chinese was finel 825
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HOZOKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1912.
SPORT AND MUTINY.
summer.
A Vancouver correspondent of
dent:-
grateful thanks of the general are by the leading Chinose of this committee and members of the Colony and having as life-mem- or one month, for being in unlawthe" L. & C. Express" states THE PEKING OUTBREAK.express to you the cordial and big deficit, but supported as wo ful possession ofn shot gun and that the Provincial Government
A Complete Surprise. Chinese Recreation Club for your bore such public, spirited and one hundred ronuda of amani-is considering a proposal that it
great kindness in coming hero, generous persons as those gentle- should establish a large elevator tion.
nt that port to handle Alberton
The following telegrams were today. Wo fally appreciats the men whoso pamacs appear in the "igh honour your have conferred list which I hold in my hands and Attention is directed to the grain for export to Japan and received by the "Chian Press" interesting announcement on when the Panama Canal is com- from their special correspon-upon us and we feel your kindness to which I bag to refer Your all the more when we know that Excellency, I have no doubt page 2 in connection with the ploted, to Great Britain.
Hongkong
Poking, February 20.-Coming your valuable tune is of late so whatever in my mul that the University.
In the Japanose House of as a complete surprise following fully occupied. Nothing but Your deficit, largo thong to, will be Peers, the Finance Minister slat-thoir quiet behaviour since the Excellency's well known interest wiped out in a few months. It de On a charge of stealing a boxed:Japan has in the past spent announcement of tho abdication in the education of the rising pends now entirely on the 'activo of cigarettes from a shop in Y. 848,000 in connection with the diet, troops in Poking muliaied goneration of Chinese in this members of the club, the playing Queen's Road Central a sailor rebellion in the neighbouring throughout the city to-night and colony and the sympathy and members I shall call them, to make to all efforts tending to promote credit to the nation to which 'by. appeared at the Magistracy to-day country. Affairs having been so there is firing and looting going support you have always necorded the club, a great success and a Ho was discharged through lack serious there, we are obliged to on all sides.
ask for an additional appropria- The trouble started near Yuan the physical as well as moral race they belong. I am assured of evidence,
tion amounting to Y. 920,000. Shih-k'ai's quarters and it is and intellectual development of that in all their efforts and endea believed that Yuan may be Chinese youths can justify ourvoirs to place the r club in a entis- presumption in trespassing upon factory and flourishing condition Senators Henry Cabot Lodge, endangered. and Elihu Hoot have created a Great fires have bron started your already too scanty loisure they will have the experiencod advice and kindly assistance of the European Honorary Members, sousation by publicly repudiating in various parts of the city, some
This club, Sir, is a distinctive- Theodore floosevelt and his can- of them appearing to be in the
It is a fists a great English gonoral ha
said that the battle of Waterloo didacy for the Republican nomi direction of the Forbidden City. ly Chinose club.
Thoro i pandemonium through-sttempt on the part of the leading was wont the playing field of nation for president, bocause of bis attacks on the Supreme Court, fout the Imperial City and it is Chineko to organise a permanent Elon so may many a young mom- This is taken as an indication of inipossible to traverse the streets. institution for the recreation of her of the club bo enabled in the
Foreigners living in the native their young men in manly sports still more, serious splits in the Republican party.
Six months' imprisonment and four hours' stocks was the sontone passed on a man at the Magistracy, this morning, for the larceny of clothing valued at $30. The articles were taken from the Hai Tùng.
A maring named Slark appear od at the Magistracy, this morn ing, charged with creating a dis urbanes and doing wilful damage
hcurs.
ASSUTO
city are unable to get to the Lagaand athletic oxercises; and it is futuro to ascribe the achievement tions. However, there has been direct answer, though a tardy of many great successes to the The city of Juarez surrendered no sign of any anti-foreign feel-one, to the invitation of an old phisical training they have receiv and much esteemo unofficial at the recreation ground at Causeway Bay. I cannot concludo, in Wanchai. He was ordered on Wednesday to the Vasquitos, ing.
Peking, 11.30 pm. Fob. 29 colleague in the Legislativo Sir, without expressing our great
the Honourable Mr. pay $12 to the owner of the du the Maderistas troops fleeing, says
nged property and was find $34San Francisco tologram dated-There is tremendous trouble Council,
of Lady Lugard, whose personce Fol. 29 to the for the disturbance. The money Two thousand of tho Vasquitos the Tartar City.
China Press" throughout the Chinese City and Whitehead, issued to us when he regret at the unavoidable absence noved the third reading of a would have been heartily wol- was paid.
The looting continuos and the bil rosorving this newly reclaim-comed by us all and would are now massing for a march on
bavo added much grace and Chihuahua. The city of El Paso fires ara spreading all over the ed site as a recreation ground. The many friends of the Ilov.in quiet but American troops are city, creating a situation of In reply to my remarks that the
all unito in the hope that' Dr. Griffith John, the veteran lining the bank of the Rio Grande peculiar horror. The streets are ground should be reserved for all enjoyment to this function. Wo Chinese missionary, will be glad river to provont any trouble on crowd with loot madden-nationalities irrespective of race, who will soon bs restored to por- the foreign greed or religion, he said as fect honlth and will be enabled, od people anl to hear that he has already the American sido.
the benefited by his rost sinco his
troops nulegation guards have follows: I can
su before she leaves for England return home from China. The The Japanese Department of with difficulty been rescuing Honourable Meubor that the mon to come among us for a short sea- Rev. C. G. Spatham, his son-in-Communications has decided to their nationals and bringing who take part in recreation down with Your Excellency. Our grate- law, who brought him home, is lay a submarine cable between them through the crowded stroots thoro will welcome with free armful thanks are due to Your Ex-
not only the senior member who roturning almost immediately to Shimonoseki and Fusan in ad- to the logation quartor,
dition to the two cables already The firing of rifles continues represents the Chinoso but thecellency for having granted the and to the Houonrable the Direc in servies, also to provide another and bullets have bogun to land junior member if they would ground for the use of the club A Stupid Prank.
direct servies telegraphic wire in the Legation quarter. Hate come and take. Jart in ouror of Public Works and the and health-giving Queen's Recreation Ground Com- Somo malicious persons about between Tokyo and Nagasaki. men anl Morrison streets are rea cation. 5.30 yesterday afternoon, placod The Budget Committeo of the burning and a vast area is al exercise. Their eximple might mittee for the kind allotment of
hare a wonderful effect on the this site and for many cels of 20 large granite ling-stone in the lose of Representatives bas ap roady gone.
Poking, Marel, 1.- mid- Viceroy in various provinces courtesy and consideration.
the Mini- tara centre of the Poklulum Road. It proved the expenditure._Subject
Most rospectfully I nsk Your was taken from a water tank, a to the approval of the Bouso of night the situation was more hundred yards beyond Belchera Peers, the authorities hope to quiet. It appears that tho cause the Taung Li Yamen. I venture Excelleney to open the pavilion to hope that at no distant with this silver key which I hope Battery
carry through both projects in was that the soldiers were un
date the representatives of the March.
paid. The fires continuo. A Short Tale.
Hankow.
A Private Wire.
and
On
of
The oponing of the Chiness Recreation Club in Hongkong on the same day that saw grim and ugly happenings in Peking is worth notico. It is possible, without violence to sound reasoning, to coupla the events. The point is that that orgie of destrucion, in a Router's pliraso, would have been muck less likely had the Chinese beon a sport-loving nation. Train man to be sportsmen and you train them in self-knowlodga and self-control. A mnu who plays
With what object to stone
Chinese and their friends will you will deign to keep as a me- any game is a man who has a grip upon himself, who can curb his
His Excellency in declaring tempor, and who is scrupulously fair, and above shady tricks. And as so placed is a matter of con- jecture, only that it was not a
The following is from the A private telegram from Pe-come down to take part in the mento of this auspicious occasion. the sport-loving nation possessos the same qualities. It is matter boyish prack porpoirated by boys N. C. Daily News "We thank king received in Hongkong on
nanly recreation which goes on at the pavilion open thanked them Cansowny Bay",
for tho welccms they had given for satisfaction, therefore, that the leading Chinese in the Colony are is certain, the stone being too Mr. Punch" for the following Saturday evening, stated that
The "no distant da'o" turne him, expressed pleasure that his supporting the now club which seems a fairly sturdy infant. What heavy for one man to lift or to jost, and not the less that it is Yuan Shili-kai's troops wore out
against ourselves:-
of hand and were looting the out to be just little over ten years name would be in come way Chinese in Hongkong and Shanghai do today Chinese in Poking carry.
The stone was placed in a very and Canton will copy in time; and we should count a growing love dangerous position at the portion hang) a tail."
"Thereby hangs (or used to city; also that the legations wore which is, as things go, not associated with the Rocroation quite such a bad time for this Chub and said that he hoped that very well guarded.
Colony. The reason was, neither it would be held in kind remem for sport as one of the most hopeful signs of the times. There are of the hill on a sharp curve in The North China Daily
my colleago Mr. Wei Yuk not brance by similar institutions in those who regard time and money spout on games as thrown away, the road.
ELECTRIC CAR
myself could take any personal de Colony. but careful judges know it to be well spent.
FATALITY.
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Unclaimed Telegrams.
The Famine.
News," writing on the theme of Some gentlemen remove the the discarded pig-tails, Gaya:
advantage of the invitation, ON For his own part, although His - Meanwhile at Poking there is a disquioting suggestion that stono from the roadway, replac-Queues are no longer to the ing it on the tank from which it front." And not nearly so long
we were then not quite so young Majesty lud olod him to as we looked and had become a different work in a different repetition of the events of 1900 is possible. Poking seems once had been removed, and where it behind. "Many," it continues,
A Chinese, about thirty years little to rotund for motive exer Colony in
very different again in danger of isolation. But the condition's to-day are largely served the purpose of a corner. "have a tale to tell about the different. Thon the whole of northern China, except, such. was the
way they were cut off," Alto- of age, was knocked down and cises of that natur o. Besides, sir, country, he would alway look gether a very humorous passage. killed by an electric car near there were numerous difficu ties back upon the time he had grim irony of things, Yuan Shih-kai's troops were bitterly anti-
Tho following is a list of
Salt Fish Lane, West Point. chiefly financial, to be met and foreign. The Boxar movement received support from the highest nelaimod telegrams lying in
this morning. The man died the result was au, unavoidable spent in Hongkon: as one of the most pleasantand interesting in his, Mr. D. Jameson, the shortly after being admitted to delay. I am ha py to say, how life. He would always endeavour quarters and the besieged logations wore surrounded by a people the Eastern Ext nsion Office at almost of one mind on the question of their extermination. Now Hongkong: Ainchyo c/o Hock-American Red Cross engineer hospital. The number of the over, that in this care, no blame is to keep in touch with Hongkong the disturbances seem to be the rosult of a danger that we have tongchnon Chechekio from Ran- who has plans under way for the tram car concerned is not known. attachable to any person, either by getting the papera Bent to official or unofficial, architect or him, and he hoped from time to goon.;. Alemannio from London: construction of dams and loveUS
contractor, agent or department. time to receive letters from old several times saggestol was threatening. Troops, dubious about Chongyueng from San Francisco; in the Yangtze valley, has return- the receipt of their pay, fearing disabandment at short notice, and Denbert (2 tolograms) from Saigonod to Shanghai after a three THE UNUSUAL CHARGE. and no commission of enquiry friends here.
is required.
Continuing His Excellency having possession of arma, are almost certain in the absence of stern Dancrasto from Lima; Esquerras weeks, trip in North Anhwei pro-
The club, sir, made a start in anid "I wish you most hearty discipline to broak out into disorder. While the erent could have from Manila; Fun Fung (1479 vince, says tho "China Preas" of 1496) from Weihaiwei; Gooch Feb. 29. Mr. Jameson made the
the autumn of 1910 with 44 life access in this club. I am sure been foreseen, it could hardly have been provouted in the extra-Annie King Edward Hotel from trip with Mr. W. F. Beaman and
members 60 full members 41 slu- that it will be a thoroughly suc ordinary conditions that provailed in Poking.
Clarksville; Locktongain Che Mr. A. C. Hoffman of the Contral The Chinoso clerk was dont members and a certain mum-ecssful institution and that before long the members of this club We do not apprehend much danger to the foreigners at Peking: Ebokway froit Rangoon; Kang-China Famine Relief committee. remanded last week on charge ber of honorary members.
nam from Cholon; Kuanonleong The conditions in the famine dis- of committing & muisance; by
Games of cricket, tennis and will be able to challenge at any the purpose of the mutineers is plunder, and any outrages upon from Penang, Kuongwancheong trict are reported by Mr. Hoffman leaving the dead body of his child foreigners would bo'incidental. There is a large number of foreign from Laokay; Kwoonowoolong as being worse than ever before who had died from small-poz, in very occasionably football were game any other club in the troops in Peking and along the Poking-Taku railway; and Japan is from Cholon; Kwongsangaing in the late history of China, an empty house, and for not freely indulged in by the mem-Colony, I shall be glad to declare reported to have two divisions at Port Arthur rondy for service if 155 Des Vaux from San Francis Thousands of people will be dead notifying the authorities of the bors, and in the summer of last the building opon and I think sports; and it was while engaged have given me. It is very hand- necessary. The necessity is scarcely likely to arise. The outbreak co, Loo from Hamburg; Mable- within the next ten days, he has disease, was fined $50, this year, swimming and aquatio you heartily for the memento you
carry froh Manila; McGill e/o stated, unless immediate relief is morning, at the Magistracy.
A. Salutary Fine.
in Peking will probably exhaust itself apeadily by its vory violence, Hengkong Hotel from Shanghai; given them. The number of suf The boars remarked that the in one of the latter sports that the some and shall always remain es and if military interposition is required the orstwhile revolutionary Mongini King Edward Hotel forers in the southern part of the reason anch a heavy penalty was members of the club had to one of the mementoes which I troops would' bo nynilable. It would be another instance of grim from Boston; Playoust from Rou- famino district who need attoa inflicted was on account of the moun the loss of their most have of Hongkong." (Applause). irony if Yaon had to summon aid from Wuchang to suppress dir baix; Pun Sui Shan Hotel China tion and relief is placed at defendant being onco employed energetic and brilliant secretary During the afternoon an excel- Praya from Macao; Redbois 500,000, though there are: mil-by the Sanitary Dapartment and the late Mr. Wong Po-shan who lent musical programme was order among the troop of whose personal loyalty to Yuan so much from Bombay; Soares from licna threatened with starvation therefore he must have been con-mes with a fatal accident while rendered by the band of the
Į taking part in the diving com; qfi- 8th Rajput Madrus; Tuyngling from Saigon throughout the province... versant with the law.
has been written.