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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1912.
DAY BY DAY."
Off to Tientsin Lieut. B Dyrer, Inspector of the Tho atars of our fortune are men of the R.G.A. and one Army Schools, forty N.0.0's and in ourselves.
Discharged.
Two men were discharged by Mr. Irving at the Police Court to-day; the offence alleged against thient was that of stealing a gold opr-piok.
Unlawful Possession.
At the Police Cours to-day man was fined $5 or won days' for being in unlaw ul possession of a quantity of rice.
N.0.0. of the R.A.M.C. left for Tionisin on the 8.8. Kuccihow yesterday.
GBINESE LOAN COM- PLICATION.
American Members of. Banking Syndicate Discuss the Matter
JUNK CAPSIZES.-
Three Men Drowned.
was recovered, --------
aro uo
St. John's Cathedral, The Rev. G. A. Bunbury who has recently returned from Shẳng-
Japanese Autumn Naval Chinees, republic, and itene of them were towed back by th
Manoeuvres
ceptance has besu takon up by customs launch to Tai Shu. Thore hai will not as Chaplain to St.
The Japanese naval authorities the State Department at Washing further lose of life or property.
O details to hand up rogards" Flin's Cathedral until the arrival havo under consideration, a proton and the foreign offices of of the Rev. Moyle.
posal to hold a grand naval ro-Great Britain, France, and Accident on Japanese Battle ship. view at Kobe in the autumn, and Germany, acting in behalf of the Five stokors wore scalded by investigations are now being made international banking syndicate. accident recently in the engine into the questiont of providing suit topresonting the four countries room of the batileabip Kashima able Imperial accominodation, for which undertook to finance China's requiremonts." What the outcome will be is still uncertain. The international syndicate
ALLEGED BOMB THROWING.
NOTES AND
COMMENTS.
Those Law Courts.
The Colony's purse is still being "touched" for more money for our
On the 30th ult. a fishing junk American bankers who are: of 800 piculs capacity, carrying" Against Political Corruption. members of the syndicate which orow of eighteen was capsized out- paign against nepotism and all loan from the Anglo-Belgian ayn- of them came to the rescue. voted to meet expenditure caused General Li keeps up his cam-accepted the $5,000,000.Chinese sido the harbour in a squall. There costly Courts of Justice. Yester were other junks oloso by and one day a further thousand dollars was sorts of political corruption. Ta dicate the other week, were ro- Fifteen of the crew were saved Han Puo" printed a strongly contly in conference over the a worded message from him do muitor; but no formal statement and a quantity of fishing tackle by ructural alterations in the Second Court made at the request nouncing "wire pulling" and was made concerning the com- forbidding officials to give job plications which have arisen of other junke being capsized in"
There are reporte of a number of the Puisno Judge. The Govern for friendship's sake. Peking because of it. That was the aquall on the 30th ult. Some
lapos" that the bill is now final- Daily News.'
signed by the President of the
ly footer. So does the public, What the structural alterations are "mid-whether they have yet boon mado is by no means clear. Per- haps the sum is to be spent in re- moving the ill-placed jury box to` the other side of the Court and in lowering the abnormally promin- ont dock whiol, risos from the middle of the floor, As to the bad acoustics of both Courts, wo When the case was called on in has made it plain to China that book of Wilmar Street and Saltare afraid this is a defost boyond. Wong Kon-sing of Yunnan &. S. Ellis to recover the sum of /It will not furnish any additional Dish Lano were thrown into com to have a little argument with the redemption. We would only like $133.25 Mr. Harding who ap with other financial interests.
funds, if China propose to deal sternation last night by an ex now spinning jonny which could poared for the plaintiffs said tha be operated either with hand or since the writ id, been issued The group has taken the position plosion in the street. with foot. The jenny is now, on the debt had been paid but not that it would be unfair, after heard hundreds of people ran ou porsonally. Woll, all he has to
Immediately the report was the costs. He would ask tharaving established Chiné-o cred from their houses into the street.o is to leave tho comfortablo Fo- costa. Love was given to prove fact to negotiato loans with other crying, out, "bomb bomb"! The judgment be. given him for the it on a. substantial basis, for Mattors were made worse by lusion of his office arm-chair and
| China to take advantage of think the case to-morrow in chambers.
man running along the street take a seat among the Court interests. In other words, the
reportera ono morning. Ho'd people becamo oxcitol and sway then hear a few forcibly expressed font-Power group will insist up-ed hither and thither in con on doing all the Chineso finane- fusion.
complaints. ing, which it has undertaken to
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·HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1012.
BATHING FACILITIES.
A Long Hearing.
The famous will case that was the first to occupy the attention
of the new Chief Justice is still proceeding merrily. To-day is the twelfth day of hearing a we are informed that it will run for at least another week.
forty tins of percussion caps,
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OPO Clerk's Night Out A Chinose clerk at the G.P.O. was drunk last night and assault- od constable. This little dis
B. play of exuberance caused him to apponr at the Police Court this morning and the Bench ordered bin to pay $10. His salary, he said, was $55 per month.
Mishap to Revenue Cruiser at
Shanghai.
'Debt Pald.
which Messrs. Fairall & Co, sued
Organ Recital..
The programme that Mr. Den man Fuller will present at his monthly organ recital in the Cathedral on Monday will be as follows: Prelude and Fugue
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Hongkong People Startled by Alarming Report.
The people in the neighbour-
inan responsible. The Director of Public Works anys no complaints on this point have reached him
do, or nono at all say an American to ascertain the cause of the ox
A police officer oventually went
Rough on Billposters. plosion but no traces of bombs of Should the present diplomatic explosivo matter could be found. worn adage that prevention is Hongkong balioves in the time- iu G. Minor, Bich; Le negotiations fail to bring about an It is conjectured that some on botter than ours when it comes to Garillon," Wolstenholme: To understanding, the group will
wae fooling with dynamite aule ling with unsightly advertise-
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To Educate Blind Chinese.
A Historic Club.
A WORTHY TRIBUTE,
Tho
Presentation to the Rev. F. T..
Johnson.
choir as it was constituted on
KILLED IN A RUSH.
False Alarm Causes Death..
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In consequence of alarin a Chinese in Yumati with his donth.
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KOWLOON RICKSHA COOLIES.
Prosecution for Refusing Bire.
Ammunition Prosecution. The third engineer and fire- man of lio s.s. Américna, bathi Chinese, appeared at the Police Single Copies, Daily, ten cents. Wookly, twenty-fivo conta (loi Court this morning, charged with the Sea," MacDowell; "Night," withdraw its financial support.threw a pieco into the street, oment boardinge which, though.
being in unlawful possession of arg-Elert: Concert Rondo,"lastsummer it floated $30,000,000 that someone had placed a dextremely effettivo from the ad- Holling and two violin golos Chinese railway bonds, has ad-tonator on the car lines. Nverti-er's point of view, easily dia- The first man was fined $200 E. Vermeij; "Cavatina," byporary loans recently, and was could be found.
which will be rendered by Afr.vanced about $2,000,000 in tom-evidenco of the latter, however, figure the most beautiful bit of or three months, and the other Raff and "Adagio and Largo planning to bring onta $50,000,- was discharged.
landscape. Up to the present the. by Nardini.
The penalty for using ex-Colony must count itself fortun- 000 Chinese currency reform loan
plosives is a serious one and the ato that in this pushful, "boosting" later on. In addition to that, it limit of the law will be naked for age its physical advantages have The question of the education was thought likely that another in the ovent of anyone being not been exploited by enterprising of the Chinese blind has been $5,000,000 would be needed for found using the same without bill-posting agencies. And the discussed at a meeting under the rehabilitating the nation. pormission.
controlling mousure which was auspices of the Institution for the railroad loan, the bonds already Chinese Blind in the Union having been sold, must stand, as
introduced in the Legislativo. Couacil yesterday should help to Church at Bhangini. Rov. . . well as the $2,000,000 temporary
preserve the happy record Bondfield proside and the loans, but that will be the extent
of tho lecture was given by Dr. Mary of the international group's finan
part. Unemployed Chinese Naval
One has only Students
to recall the patriotic message Niles, of the Canton School for cial aid, unless the present com-j
stretched noross the face of the The Peking Daily News" Blind Girls, who said it was their plications are settled to its satis-
faction.
falee island in electric lights on quoting from a Chinese source duty to urge the natives to open
mot Coronation night to realise what observes that the Secretary of the soloals for the youthful blind
a hit the" Bovril "or" Sanatogon" Navy will have a task before him Mr. Bandfold snid' on institution
From the polico reports folk night make if they were in distributing offices to the hun-for teaching blind would probably
appears that someone.raised the allowed to have their little way. dred odd naval students who were be opened this autumn near the
alaran in a Taumati gambling den We're beginning to wonder whe in the Staff service of Nanking Settlement under Mr. George
that the police were about to ther the Government Censor will Government. Secretary Liu ad- Fryer.
ontor. This alarm cinsed general atau keep his eye on the harbour. vised them to go abroad, at the
Yesterday evening a very in disorder among the players and If so, what's to become of the expense of the government to The Royal Navy Club was teresting presentation was made rush for all possible means of pan sai's setting forth the Perspiring humanity in Hongkong owas a debt of gratitude to oign navies but the advice wasnot Gazette," to maintain the memory loving the Colony on May 7. fell a distance of forty foot into
finish their education in the for-founded says the Pall Mall to the Rev. F. T. Johnson M. A exit was male. One man in merits of a popular brand of the Hon. Mr. E. Osborne for his characteristic persistency in arging well received.
Chaplain of the Cathedral who is rushing from the upper floor, Whisky? the need of the establishment of public bathing places at the
of great naval engagements and On behalf of the choir Mr. Dea-the street at the back, and was Naughty Boys. eastern and, wealern extremities of the town which shall be within
admirals, but it also keeps up a ressonable reach of those who, after a busy day's work, desire a dip
The Chinese revenue cruiser widowe and orphans of deconsed son with a pair of Zeise fiold}
large charitable organization for man Fuller presented Mr. John killed. in the briny. The idea is no new one, and yesterday, wis not the recently presented a peculiar ap- sailors, When it was founded glasses and a photograph of the first occasion on which the subject had been broached in the Legisla the river, lying over on one side Thatched Honee Club, Admiral
pearance on the Poolag side of and hold ite moatings at the Christmas Day, handsomely fram tive Council. But hitherto the Government has been, to say the loust It was learned that instead of Lord) Rodney, Admiral (Lord)fod in blackwood. Mr. Fuller sofit, rather apathetic in the matter, and it has only been by the con-going into dock to have the bottom lowe, Admiral Boscawen paid a worthy tribute to the man- nor in which Mr. Johnson had careened by bonts, ballast and members, and Admiral the Duke other heavy gear being shifted to of Clarence (afterwards William ad reply Mr. Johnson thank at the Police Court, this morning. the music portion of the services, arraigned before Mr. Melbourne, one side. Shanghai Mercury." IV. attended many of its dinners, and in pynbors heartily for for refusing, to accept hire from bathing would be "considered," the Government now announces
Court Alterations itakatention of calling for estimates to carry out the project and of
Work Faa already started in versaries of famous battles, or as These are given on the anni
their gift and told rather
Mr. F. Berling, 1. Hotel Villas. connection with the alterations making financial provision for the undertaking in the next year's that have been found necessary
near as is convenient.
good. tolo against him-ell. Kowloon, on the 27th ult.
One day alter service he was The defence was that they were Budget. More than that, the cooperation of Council members in in the Puiene Judge's court at the
approached by a former organist waiting for men who had engaged willing the details is asked for. Truly we are progressing.
Suprenis Court and the first thing,
of the Cathedral who said he them and two letters were pro Hongkong is famous for its summer bathing picnice, but that is to be done is to lower the
really must congratulate the duced saying that the men wore dock,, while we understand that numerous as is the company of pleasure-soekers who nightly during
sponker. Me Johnson was rather engagel. re-rrangement of the seating
curious to know the reason for The Magistrato said that it wased to them and cause ondless the hot season visit by launch one or other of the many bathing accommodation will also take
those felicitations and was sur-strange if they were engaged they noyance to peace-loving re- grounds within reaob, there are many scores of others wlis cannot place. There is one maiter that
prised to hear from the organist: should rush to two gentlemen lents. If one or two of them afford the expense. thus involved and who are thus deprived of a dr. might also receive the attention
hled up before the ---" You struck a note to-day that coming from the George Hotel. light which robs the Hongkong summer of mueli of its terror. Mr.scrrening of the two windows of the authorities 'an I that is the
have not even heard before." There was a doubt in the case of Magistrate for disorderly bo Osborne's plea is above all else a plea for more con-iteration to which at present throw an un- Superintendent Engineer at the gift was an illuminated address was voted and was ant gegen Kowloonites in general, Wo As Mr. RA. Nicholson, (laughter) Accompanying the two of them but in the other hehaviour the affect would probably conduce to the comfort of thos of limited means, and in thess days of abominably high rents pleasantly strong light on the
signed by all the choir members He would fine him $2 or soven and enhanced cvetof living it is one which deserves all success. As of many the green curu in that is to go down into the dock his services and expressing a
well of the court. In the opinion Cosmopolition Dock was about testifying to their appreciation of loya
publish the complaint hoping the mover of the resolution of yesterday's Connail meeting made used for one window is not yesterday to survey the bottom of hope that he right soon be re- Melbourne said: I thank you
Addressing the prosecutor Mr. that it will catch the eye of some sinner just, when he is weighing clear, there is ample space along the foreshoro at both ends of the sufficient. city to make a couple of splendid bathing bosches, and we should
the steamship Being Bee, which
very much for coming here; it up the desirablity of mending his Obsolete Jap Warships.
must be a great loss of time to y. And perhaps the police imagine that the expense of clearing the ground of rooks and stones,
Wo learn from the "Nagasaki had her bow seriously crushed in
you. If more came up I think will take the hint too. CHARTERED COMPANY'S of erecting the necessary shelters and providing the customary life warships have recently been sold from under him in conséquence Pressthatnine obsolets Japanese a collision recently, his feet shot
we should have no trouble at all LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. saving appliances would be by na manner of means heavy. To be out of the service, including the of the slime on the steps and he
with these people. The new Legislative Council |
The Manila Tinion" holda no need be put off for another year, for whatever little outlay may be War), valued at Yon 150,387, the Fortunately he was not very President-His Excellency The Good grap.oup me!oriad an treachery, of most of the Filipinos quite pointed, we do not see any reason whatever why the matter Chinyen (a prizn of the China fell to the bottom of the dock. of British North Borneo has been
It was at the top of the heat very lofty opinion on the subject necessary could surely be borne ca the present year's margin for Hiysi, Yen 65,160, and the
constituted as follows-
of.Filipino good faith. It re contingencies. Moreover, once the baches were cleaned up, the Yayoyama, Yen 81,337. The so seriously injured and is suffering Governor, Official Members The
dashed by marks somewhat savagely. The wave. A fire-engine. donosion of installing bathing machines thereon could be let out oond and third are to be dis only from braises and a sprained Government Secretary, the Judi old gentlemen, mopping his brow. in these islands, while proverbial, to some enterprising person or firm and in this way a source of mantled at Nagasaki. The prios aukle. Mr. Nicholson is walking mandant, the Resident of Sauda-foron a day like this?" revenus be found which should very soon more than meet the ex-strike us as being exceptionally about to-day and actively inperinkan, the Resident of West Coast,
oial Commissioner, The Com- "Whatever do people want a fire and possibly beyond anything penditare involved,
good, compared with the amounta There is certainly no need for the Govoran jo saddle itself paid in Grest Britain for obsolete tanling the work at the docks. with the cost of an elaborate and expensive bathing resort scheme warships. The money realised by
the Finance Commissioner; four According to lase advices from climax in the island of Samar b which would mean big disbursements and no financial returns. A the sale of the warshipit, Yen be ready for sailing again in Bentatives of the (1) East Conet ore
The steamabip Saang Bes will unofficial Members-bia topte Murog about 3400 tms of ooslile refusal of the insurgent for modest project with an geared revenue from the letting of bathing 300,000, is to be appropriated about fourteen dayn
wired there delly from the ere to surrender accordin to boxes would be far more preferable. And, as for an wè on see for the constructions of a large
Planters, (2) West Const Plantera, miorary The demand juan been so the former agreements måd/be - no substantial reason why such a plan should not be put suditorium at Telsims Naval is the only part of this ship that is (3) Furopan and Mergantile bela, of pista, howarory, that the tween General Smith and Cont
communities, (4) Oliness, and College
damaged
home praetigally disap- Guevices, commanding themaki other Aslasio communitie
rectionary forces of the
gant pegging away of Mr. Osborne that they have at length boooms of the hull cleaned slie had beenLord Falmouth) were among its worked with him for the good of Three rioksha coolios were refer to the brawlings "of
distinctly more sympathetic to the proposal. From coldly promising that any application received to utilize any portion of the beach for
touch) right away,
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MR
NICHOLSON INJURED.
Fell Into the pack.
he bow
stored to health.
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A correspondent writes as fol- lows: A good deal has recont ly been made in the local newA- papers of the night, noises in Hongkong and Kowloon. But in regard to the latter place no mention has been made of what is becoming a chronic nuisance
in the main thoroughfares fellows in the main thoroughfares Knowing that they run less risk of Kowloon after closing hours. in the Far East of being "run take matters absolutely in their in than they do at Home, they, own funde, parade the streets ne hough the while Colony bolong-
were
Filipino Treachery,
tl at has ever been recorded pre- viously in history, has resobed"