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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1912.
DAY BY DAY.
The beginning of wiso living lies in the control of the brain, by the will.
Eleven Bodies Found. No less than eloven dead bodies were found by the police in the opan yosterday.
." Street Gambling, A man was fined $5 or four daya' at the Police Court this morning for street gambling.
Compound Oplum.
Dumping Rubbish...... For dumping rubbish at West Point yesterday a man was fined $2 or seven days at the Police Court,this morning.
Chelatian Union Meeting. Tho Christian Union Meeting! Monday, the May 0, will be held at the St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, at 5.30 p.m..
Gambling Den Raided. Seven mon and a woman were brought before the Bench this morning, charged with gambling in a house in Wanchai; thoy were each fined $2 or tovon
At the Police Court this morn-days'. ing a man was fined $0.25 for being in unlawful possession of compond opium.
Three Blind Mice Eclipsed
Raymond's Latest.
The Mysterious Raymond gave | another balling performance A most appreciative audience. It the Theatre Royal last night to Out of a flock of 250 ovos adition to his well-known foats, Now Zealand farmer found 20 including the wonderful Noah's stone blind. The blindness was Ark illusion, he resisted all efforts. due, it is believed, to ants.
nt handcuffing and shuckling, ex- tricating himself in the twinkling of an eye from a bewildering arrangement of devicos in tended to secure him. Tu morcow Raymond opens a so son at the Kan Tong Chinese Theatro, near Gough Street,
Theft of Fish.
A Chinese was sentenced to six weeks at the Police Court this morning for stealing a quantity of fish from the Market.
Washed Ashore.
Another body of one of the crew of the junk which was capsized on the 30th ult, outside
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SIAM'S NEW DES- TROYER.
Speaking of the now Siamese destroyor Sun Kamron Sindr rocently built at Kobe, the Siam Wookly Maik" staten that ahe has displacement of 373 tons A fine of $3 or seven days was and is a sister ship of the de- the punishment imposed on a stroyer Sua Tayarn Obol, which man at the Police Court, this was also built by the same firm morning, for causing an obstruc-and delivered to the Navy. Da.
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CHINESE CONGREGATIONS AND SECRET SOCIETIES.
tion at West Point,
To-morrow at 2.30 p.m. a base. ball match is to be played on the Polo ground. The toans will be representative of the crows of the Minnesota and the American battleship Piscataque,
Boatwomen Fined. At the Marino Court this morn- ing three Chinese hostwomen were charged with mooring their boats alongside the Aberdeen Wharf in such a way as to pre- vent free access thoroto. They were each fined $5.
Industrious Baronets
Persian Women Patriotic..
partment about three years ago.
The new vossol is fitted with Curtis turbine enginos, which are the first of their kind in the world for a vessel of her class and size to carry. The official trials took place at Kobe at the end of last month and proved quite antisfactory, the spood attained being 28 knots.
NEWS FROM SWATOW.
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REMARKABLE LOCAL
ATHLETE
J. F. H. Castro's Career,.
H.K CHAMPI
NOTES AND
COMMENTS.
The Psychologist,”
We must all bo grateful to tho professor of psychology who informs the world 'that Mr. Roosevelt's course is to be or plained as the “distortion of conscious mental processes through the force of subconscious wishics." Otherwise we might re thought it was due to some o her cause.
I tess and Drink
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Writing in one of the loading Iritish journals, M. Lonne says:- "Calculations are often made with
eference to the waste caused by excessive drinking, or by insani- tary housing, proventable disease, hil pro entre dogth" But, ho says, "probably the loss occasion-. ell by sheer voof idleness, result- ng in damnestic neglect, voluntary unemployment, and under-em- ployment, outweighs them all,' especially when one considers how arge n. proportion of those sep- arato estimates could fairly be. adde 1 to its wore. Men drink be- cause they are dispirited, and are fispitite because they are idle." Sound words these, as Hongkong Bould wall testify.
very
An Old Sea Dog.
thoni about the world. He had a
Itisi frosting to road what the South Wales Daily Nows" Baya of the late Capt. T. II. Sloggett, choss exploitsin-terrorising pirutos on the Chins coast formed the subject of an article in the Telegraph of yesterday. "The fimily of Sloggett," romarks the journal, "occupies a prominent and honourable place in the old commercial rolls of Cornwall. So impressed was I by the run Over 220 yards his best time
Captain Bloggett's grandfather's ning of J. F. II. Castrro the first is 23 2/5 and it is on record that ho
aamo occurs in a Government. time I saw him put that I felt lus negotiated the 100 yarda in return that was ordered in 1804 thoro was material in the lad 10.1/5. I did not witness this, during the French wars giving a which should bring him in the however, and though I leave not list of West of England ship- Lim Leaves Unexpectedly,
forefront of pedestrianism if he soon him do the distance in any builders. For generations the Swatow, May 3.
was only systematically and seion- thing less than 10 2/5 I am con- Sloggetts of Padstow, where de- The China Merchants s.e. tifically trained like rannera atfident that he is capable of boat ceased was born in 1832, were At the V. R. C. meat identified with shipbuilding; and Four baronots of the United Taishuu arrived here to-day at Home or in Australia and Amerion, that time. Kingdom are working for their noon in readiness to transport and I determined to go into his he was not prosed, although Captain T. H. Sloggett himself
well. Had living in New Zealand. One is Lim Koh Tschin's troops back to career and publish some of his re-Goldenborg rai
was always deemed on authority the latter got a better atart on the dosign and construction of adontist, another a solicitor, Canton. It is reported that they cords on the track.
At the V. R. O. sports ho cover a pressure would certainly have woolen vessela..
It is given while the remaining two are will not have sufficient time in respectively civil servant and which to embark this afternoon, ed the 100 yards in the remark been brought to bear on as in few men to have so complete a but that they will do so to-morably good time of 10 2/5 and his tro that would in all probability mastery of their profession, as he land-agent.
row, and the steamer will leave stylo impressed mo greatly. He is have led to batter time. He has had not only designed, Inid down,
a little impetuous when awaiting also a record of completing 128 and built ships, but had navigated. Writing-nder the above heading, in "Le Courier d'Haiphong",
W. Morgan Shuster, formerly to-morrow afternoon..
Lim unexpectedly left for the pistol but this is a fault ho can yards in 13 secs, Mr. Charles Rouyor issues a word of warning to his compatriots in Treasurer-General of Persis, in a
I asked him who was the toug- magnificent constitution, being the neighbourhood of Tonkin. The congregations, he says, are cabled interview regarding the Hongkong yesterday afternoon, overcome by training control,
struggle between Porsia and Rus-por se. Ifaiman, and it is ex- In a handicap his breaks would best opponent he had ever met active and vigorous up to old age, earrying on their work in broad daylight, tolerated and even on-staclared that The Persian pacted that he will romain in cause him to be penalised to such and an ho said he had two very with mental faculties quite unin
paired." couraged by the Government, whose mission they indirectly fur-women were ready to shed the longkong long enough to ascer- an extent that his sucess would be tough ones in Corporal Andrews
(the Buffe) and W. G. Carroll, ther; while the societies at all times and in any case constitute a last drop of their blood to free tain how he will be received in in great danger. *
On the programme he was stat- "I am, he said, willing and vary grave danger. From the moment of his birth the Chinaman their country from ignominious Canton should be venture there.
I trust that is no mistake in the ted to have completed 120 yards eager to meet all comers (locally) Baby Smokers in England. subjection to Russia,'
Hongkong people are used to is attached by his parents to one or more of those secret-official.com-
report that those soldiers will leave in the practically impossible time level over any distance up American Bird Shot In the
220 yarḍla. I do not seeing Chinese boys smoking panies. If he is called upon to leave his fatherland, either from
to-morrow, but I shall advise you of II 1-5, and the stowards of the to .F.M.S.
moet insisted that that was a truo fear any amateur in or about the almost as soon as they can walk; taste for travel or because his wishes to obtain work in countries The "Straits Times" informe definitely at the time.
record of the tine. It would be Colony.
indoed, down South, we have soon whore Chinese labour is greatly sought after by ronson of the China- us that Mr. John Galloway, gaoler
SANITARY BOARD. very interesting to know what In the near future I hope to a Malay baby-in-arms sucking at man's known docility, temperance, devotion to work and readiness at Pudu, while out shooting re
they wore timing with. Castro liave the pleasure of seeing him a palm-leaf cigarette; but it is to accept a minimum wage, he will never dream of leaving home contly on the Circular Road,
The orders of the day for the and very wisely so, too, whe i ono hope to be the first congratulate over a time when English chil- Kuala Lumpur, bagged an Ameri-
docs not agree with the return, find ovens for the coatury and I news to most of us that there was until he is first assured of finding, in the now country, one or other can blue-wing teal. The bied is meeting on Tuesday, are as
comes to consider the accomplish him on accomplishing that which dren used tobacco" with the of the societies or congregations of which he is a member; and to very rare and Mr. Galloway has follow
ments of the world's greatest and I fool he can do, and which I can 1. Letter from (fovernment re- fastest runners.
full knowledge, consent and thom he will go armed with introductions which will ensure their presonted it to the local museum.
predict he will do without having connivance of their parents. Yet lative to the erection of an addi-
from a discussion on the decline receiving him as a friend-any, evon as a brother,
The Coal Strike Problem..
I was present at Manchiostor to withdraw my remarks. tional water closet on the 3rd United's Ground, at Clayton,
of Thus the Chilaman is nover ulone; his mind can in no sensa "There are," writes the "Lon-floor of King's Building (The
when Postlo boat Growcott for work independently; and such a slave is he to this form of free-don, Economist," nomos by Asiatic Petroleum Company's the Championship of the world, masonry that he will risk or sacrifice his life rather than botray its miners to work, and equally there promises) Marine Lot No. 287. and those lightning streaks of secrets, for death is a matter of indifference to so fatalistic a being, are no means by which Parlia-lative to the erection of an addi. the track were supposed to have What wonder then that he emigrates boldly where other races ment can compol buy owner to tional water closet on the top they finished four yards insido done something wonderful when hesitate? What wonder that, in Indo-China for example, the work a mine at a loss. If a large floor of Messrs. William. Powell Government deigns to treat directly with the loaders of these Дumber of mines are permanent and Company's promises at No: that which Castro is accredited been pleasód to appoint years old fill its pipe, ant smoke.
evens over a similar distance to ly closed as a result of legista 12, Des Voeux Road Contral, with doing in I 1-5. societies? By dealing with those associations, officially known as tion, thousands of colliers will be Marine Lot No. 20. Congregations, it huds its foreign transactions greatly simplified; thrown permanently out of em- 3. Minute by the President of means they did 11 3.5 in a run secretary. and furthermore it is assured of that general security which springs ployment; and, if the cost of ex- the Sanitary Board relative to the world, and in the pink of conti for the Championship of the
His Excellency the Officer Ad-concern, as it is said to have from the fact that the heads of the associations make themselves ploiting new coal to a, then suggested changes in the Draft tion whilst Castro, without the ministering the Government has done a year ago." And Mirgon, responsible for proserving public order.
upon development. So that in 4: Report of the Select Com caro they received, is on the been pleased to re-appoint, pro- who visited England in 1897, So for no good, but, urges M. Rouyer, what of the danger to the two different ways-first by clos-mittee appointed to ascertain to give either of them four yards Majesty's pleasure, the Hon. Mr. the children are sent to school showing on the programme, able visionally and subject to His notes that in Worcestershiro, body politic, Jurking in the secret societies? Chiti, in her own in- ing old collieries; second, by pre-whether their original recom-
E. A. Hewett, O.M.G., to be an with pipes in their satoliels, and terest, exercises as much supervision over them as is possible, but venting the opening of new ones mendations in connection with and finish on the tape. untold dangers and difficulties lie in the supervisor's path; the very would suffer."
I have a list of Castro's best un-official member of the Legisla- the schoolmaster calls a halt in the interests of the colliers the Pokfulam Reservoir Catch-
tive Council for a further period their studies while they all meat area dated April 30, 1910, times and it contains some very
of six years....
smoke. mandarim who is responsible for an enquiry into the conduct of
Wireless in the Harbour,
fine performances indeed. ipso facto, for often the very agent whom he
have been adequately carried out.
Osatro was born in Hongkong" them, riske his lif
His Excellency the Officer Ad- The regulations made by the 5. Correspondence relativo to employs is, unknown to him, a society-member. And so these Governor with regard to the und latrine accommodation at No. 18, on November 27, 1891 and durministering the Government has ing his school days, which wore bean pleased to appoint, under: Associations are flourishing in the very heart of official life, defiant of wireless telegraph apparatus Bowrington Road, in the knowledge that their stronghold is impregnable; for the on merchant ships and published 6. Report from the Government spent at St. Joseph's College, he the, provisions of Section 19 of showed that he was likely to the Public Health and Buildings Chinaman obeys unswervingly all orders coming from his confede in the Government Gazette of the Anniyat on the public water sup make an athlete. He commenced Ordinance, 1903-1900, A. K April, 30 1910, has been amend-plies for the month of April, his career on the track by ran Taylor to be a sanitary inspootor. rates, on pain of unspeakable punishments. The perils and posed as follows:
1012. sibilities arising from such a state of affairs are obvious, to need Regulation 2 is revoked and 7: Mortality return from Macac ning for bia tobool and the first with effect from the March 27, board the ferry steamer last night
time ho stripped for the 100 yards 1911, ...
as it was moving from Hongko pointing out; and it is not surprising that the law when by chance the following is substituted there for the weeks ending April 15 be beat eleven seconds, by a fifth His Excelleney the Officer Ad- slipped into the water and narrow- it is able to exercise itself is pitiless towards society-members. for
#2-No apparatus for wireless 8. Mortality return for the This time was the inducement he ministering the Government has ly escaped being drowned.. "It is for us then," concludes M, Rouyer, "to take our precautions, telegraphy on board a merchant month ending March 31 and for he required to take up running been pleased to appoint Dr. F.W. face was badly injured through and to exercise keen surveillance over our frontier; for one signal ship shall be worked or need the weeks ending April 6 13 and seriously and he commenced to Clark, Medical Officer of Health, being orasted by the train in carnest. As time slipped to set as Colonial Veterinary Sur It was miraculous how given by the powerful chief of one of these associations would whilst such ship is in any of a 201912: con le wiped inches of his goon in addition to his other du being crashed to death
ahoe to place us in a very dificult predicament at a time when harbours of the Colony, except 9. Liinewashing return for the 10 45 antil a fortnight ago he washes, daring the absence on leave the best and the
with the special or general per fortnight eading April 10' 1919 Able to do 102/5 wibout, being of Mr, Adam Gibson, MR.O.V.B. bled taking place within a stone's throw.
mission in writing of the Colonial 10. Rat return; for the greeks A
wary of the Colony. lending April 20 and 21: 1912.
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which Parliament can compel
there, will be a.check
2. Lottor from Government re-
Estimates for 1913.
und 22, 1912.
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unduly press
XAVERIAN.
APPOINTMENTS.
the clay pipe recently carried on in the " Daily Chroni- clo," we learn that Thoresby re cordathe following in his dry- "January 20, 1702, an evening with my brother at Girraway's Coffee House. I was surprised lis Excellency the Officer Ad- to see his sickly child of tires ministering the Government lins
it as auldforantly as a man of This Flotchor to be his private three score; after thinten roond and third pipe without the least,
ox until further notion, devt.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Ster Ferry Accident.
An Indian who endeavoured to