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BIRTH. PEARLESS-On Juno Oth, at Sawlikan, the wife of R. Losso} Fearless, of a son.
BOYACK-On-June 25, 1912, at Hunkow, the wife of L. Boyack, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1912.
DAY BY DAY.
The unpardonable ein is nttri buting bad motives to those who diffor from us.
Found in the Harbour. A dead body has been picked up in the Harbour near Black- lead's Point.
Back Again
Hon. Mr. O. H. Rosa and Hon. Major Pritchard Sick
Mr. Wei Yuk returned by the 8.s. Major O. G. Pritchard, B.C.A,Empress of Japan. has been placed on the sick list.
Naval Movement. H.M.S. Fame and Janus left for
Mira Bay on Wednesday, and T.B. 036 proceeded to West River.
Naval Officials. Moaere Merry, gecratory to Commodore Anstruther and M. Jolly, secretary's clark, arrived on Wednesday.
Stolen Trousers
A Sanitary Board coole was
sont to gool this morning wcoks for stealing|
trousers.
pair
Back to Gaol. .
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH'.
Extra Copies.
OUR NEW GOVERNOR
NOTES AND
COMMENTS.
Spare the Rod and--!
We note and not without
The Royal Commission
The Royal Commission, ap- pointing Sir Henry May, K.Cvogue sense of regret and dis Notwithstanding the fact that M.G., Governor of Hongkong, satisfaction-flint a congress as- wo mado special efforts to cope and contained in the "Govoru sembled at Grenoble to disones with the demands for extra copies mont Gazette Extraordinary" revision of the penal code has de- of yesterday's issue of the Tele issued yesterday, is as follows: clarod itself, almost with one Commission passed under the voico, as being agginst the graph," the completo issue was for six quickly sold out. Our press was Royal Sign Manual and Signet, usu of the cat, or of
of
taxed to the utmost, but so enger appointing Sir Francis Henry any other form of corporal were the public to read the story May, K.C.MG, to be Governor punishment for criminals. To of the attempt on the life of His and Commander-in-Chief of the those who have lived in the East: Excellency the Governor that it Celony of Hongkong and its De for any length of time, such was impossible to meet the pendensies
decision must needs be incom- demands.
GEORGE R.L proliensible. We wonder if George the Fifth, by the Grace of Franco will extend her gentle, God of the United Kingdom grandmotherly solicitudo on this of Great Britain and Iroland, point to Indo-China. If an, she. and of the British Dominions any look for n not inéon- beyond the Seas King, De-sidarable amount of trouble fendor of the Faith, Emperor among the natives as the months of Indin To Our Trusty and go on. And if it be impossi Woll-beloved Sir Francis, ble to appeal to the riotous Henry May, Kuight Com-or dishonest Asiatic, other than mander of Our Most Distin through his physical feelings, guished Order of Saint how much more absurd in it Michael nail-Saint George, to dream of being able to con Gresting.
trol the apache-the "hooligan"-
A Chinese was sent to gaol, at the Police Court, this morning for three months for returning from banishment.
Over Hours.
"Tamar's" New Surgeon,
Bowever, full and complete Surgeon Laurence C. Hart has
Accounts both of the official land- been appointed additional sur At the Police Court, this morning of Sir Houry and Lady. May; goon to H.MS: "Túnar," viceing, an eating house proprietor und of the attempted assassina Surgeon Spalding:
was fined $25 for keeping his tion, will appear in the "Tele promises open after midnight."
graph" Mail Supplement, boing our weekly issue. The supply
Mr. A: D. Cox.
the "Straits Times" of June 27 reports a slight improvement in the condition of Mr. A. D. Cox the tennis champion.
Malls Arrived.
The following maile arrivol to day:
Assaye, froin Shanghai and Japan; Haimun, from Swatow Tean, from Manilu,
Musketry Course.. Lieut II. G. Paris and 93 N.CO's, and men of the 88th Co. RO.A. proceeded to Lycemun on the 1st inet, for their unnuul course of muskotry.
Members
WATT-LEETE-On June 28, 1912, at St. Paul's Church, Niagpo, by the Right Roy, H. J. Molony, D. D., assisted by the Ven. Archdeacon Moulo, M.A., Jussi Margaret Leote, older daughter of Win. Charbors Loote, Eat,, of Kousington, London, to on 4th alt, the following were the Rev. Frederick' Jolin Watt, B. SC., L. TH.; elder son of Poleated -MuBBTH Lionol E. Choyne Watt, Esq. of Hingham, Norfolk, hath of the Church Chnuing (Shanghai), Harry F. Missionary Society, Western China.
SIMS-YOUNGS-On June 29, 1912, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Roy, Deir Walker, Ellon Youngs, duly daughter of Mrs. Youngs, of Dovorcourt, Essex, to W. S. Sims, of Tientsin, only son of Geo. Sims, Middlesborough, Yorkshire.
DEATHS.
BREITAU-On June 5th, at Batu Patch Estate, Kinabatangan River, Britial North Burns, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Broitag, aged 14 months.
PEARLESS-On June 14th, at Sandakan, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Lonsel Pourloss, aged a days.
FROBERG. On June 30, 1912, at General Hospital, Shanghai #instaf Gabriel Froborg, Unpt, ss., "sin-chi" aged 63 years.
BERNARD.--On June 30, 1912, at 3 Hannon Road, Shanghai E Bernard aged 70 yurd, late of the Imperial Maritime Customs.
The whiret of this maparan ke publish naming pader nation. Là norra thé truth' and print the news without fear or fundur,
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union..
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 6; lata.
UNSETTLED CHINA.
Nutter (Foderated Malay States), and Croame M. Patterson.
Death from Hydrophobia. The death is announced of Mr. S. Fingold, of the British Oiga- rette Co., as luving occurred at Hankow on June 11. The dessus
had been bitten by a dog some six weeks ago, but unfortunately,
not having taken the necessary precautions, he contracted hydro- phobin, of which he died.
Official Notification.
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A Nasty Fall.
A man has boep, sont to the will be limited, and, to avoid hospital at Yaumati suffering disappointment, those who wish from injuries received through to secure copies will do well to falling from the first, floor of u send in their orders as early ne
possible. building.
Street Accident.
A woman has been remove to the hospital suffering from in- juries caused through being knocked down by a private rickshaw, in Queen's Road.
The Governor's Arrival.
An Abusive Sailor.
A'enilor named Stephen Morton was charged at the Police Court, this morning, with assaulting a watchman at the Sailor's Home.
According to the evidence, the defendant forced his way into the place and, whion naked what he wanted, he became abusiva and refused to go away. When the watchman tried to put him out he
assaulted him.
Defendant was fined $2.
|· An "Ammunition Poultice."
ORGAN RECITAL.
Lients. I. Bonton and U. A. N. one month. Hunio-Spry, R. G. A., from 1st Augnel to 30th September, 1012.) both dates inclusivo. The len vo of absonto granted to 2nd Lieut. J. Pepys, 1st Bo, K.O.Y.L.I., has beon amended to road from 21th
a
Cathedral on Wednesday evening' The attendance at St. John's
THE GLORIOUS. FOURTH.".
Wo do, by this Our Commis by any other means than that of sion under Our Sign Manual and the lasli. It is not more than two or Signel, appoint you, the said Sir three years since Franco, despite.. Francis leury May, to he, dur-her anxiety to push the cause of ing Our pleasure, Our Governor humanitarianism, was practically Yesterday was fittingly kept as and Commander-in-Chief in and forced into a return to capital the "Glorious Fourth by the over Our Colony of Hongkong punishment for murderers and Mes Cheung has a splendid American Community and the and its Dependencies, with all the we take upon ourselves to pro- Royal Colonial Institute-New solvotion of photographs of the fact that the various recap powers, rights, privileges, and phesy that the Fench street- At a meeting of the Council of arrival of Sir Houry May, includ-tions clashed with the advantages to the sail Office beough will now loso little time in pointing out to his Government, the Royal Colonial Institute holding some of the inspection of the ceremonios attendant on the longing or apportaining.
guard of honour.
arrival of the Governor, did not II. And Wo do hereby authorise, by his daily and nightly proceed- in any way spoil the different empower, and command you to inge, that return to the old barbarous measures, is not. functions that took place during exercise and perform all nud the day. Many of the prinsipal singular the powers and direc-only desirable but imporative. American rositants in the Colony, tione contained in certain Lettera is the World Growing "Soft"? The present-day outlook on healed by the American Consul, Patont under the Great Seal of combined and gave a reception at Our United Kingdom of Great corporal punishment rather sug the Hongkong Ilotel which was Britain and Ireland, constituting goste that Europe is carrying the well attended. The hosts on this the Offee of Governor and. Com umanitarian spirit to the thres. tension were:Mr.J. W. Bolles, mander-in-Chief of Our said hold of a softness and a chicken- Dr. J. W. Noble, Mr. Dowley, Mr. Colony, and its Dependencies, heartedness that will, in the end, Moulder and othere. The re bearing date at Westminster the contribute materially to her down- ception was held in the grill. Nineteenth day of January, 1888, fall. The irrational being, whe room, which had boon especially or in any other Lottore Patout her child or animal, whether lecorated for the occasion and adding to, amending, or substitut genuine savage or savaga, by L. S. Wills bourded the B.. which was crowded throughouted for the same, according to such adoption and (dis)grace, cannot Tho "Government Gazette Empress of Japan yesterday to the whole of the morning. The Orders, and Instructions as Our invariably be influenced by moral day contained the notification that and, whilst doing so, he noticed tendance and hearty cheers were in-Chief for the time being hath more heartily the wholesalet, Extraordinary" published yester-arch the storage passagers and of the K.O.Y.L.I, was in at said Governor and Commander sussion. No one would condoma H.E. The Governor had arrived Chinese who had a particularly given when the "Star Spangled alrondy receive, and to such ho he parent, schoolmaster, in the Colous and that the oaths big poultice round his log. Ile Banuor and the National An- further Ordors and Instructions dog-breador or coolie-overseer-- of office were duly adminis-became suspicious of the propor- them were struck up.
As you may here ifter receive from who vents his ill-temper ou the weak and the defeaceloss tered by the Chief Justies. Itions and made the man undo it. In accordance with his usual Us also contained His Majesty's To the surprise of the officer, custom, Dr. Noble oras at home III. And further, wo do hereby under the pretence of administer- Commission appointing him to instead of linseed, the cloth at Bank Buildings to a very large appoint that, so soon as you shalling leserved punishment. Never- the Office of Governor.
contained ammunition. On his number of callers, while in the liave taken the prescribed Oaths the less we must, and ilo, regard Officers' Leave.
back, too, another such poultice afternoon the officers of the and have entered upon the duties with suspicion any tendency Leave of absence on private was found. The man appeared U. S. 8. Wilmington received of your Office, this Our present towards the abolition of the rod affairs, to the neighbouring before the bench this morning many callers on board the ship.Commission shall supersade the for a certain class of evil-doer. Countries, has been granted to and was fined $25 or, in defa the men ashore made up partion Manual ond Signet of His late offences a judicious whipping is During the evening, many of Commission under the Sign There is a type of boy for whoss the the only conceivable mediotas; and toured the city in gaily Majesty King Edward boecked inelor cars, one of which Seventh, bearing date the first and if this be so, how much more besides sporting the "Stars and day of May, 1907, appointing vitally necessary is flogging for Stripes," carried the Union Jack Our Trusty and Well-beloved the adult blackguard (who and the Chinese five-barred flag. Sir Frederick John Doaltry laugh at any other form of Lugard, Lieutenant-Colonel on punishment,) who ill-utes or Juno to 27 Sept, 1912, inclusivo.at gorgan recital by Mr, Demuan HARBOUR OBSTRUCTION the Retired List of Out Army, outrages a woman, deliberately
Presentation to Cupt. Weigall Fuller, was by no means as largo
having the Brevet rank of Colonel, tortures an animal, or kicka a A révolution is at all times, and in any cantry, a costly.
Captain Woigall, in writing to as it should be, though this may
Knight Commander (now Knight prostrate man almost to death? If indulgence, and even though it may not invariably fall to the lot of Mr. N. Wardrop of Sandakan, bo necounted for by the heat, and At the Harbour Office this Grand Cross), of Our Most Disur moral suasion friends will those who have incubated and hatchel it to pay the bill, it is manifest from Kowloon says: "Just a line by reason of the unavoidable. W. Beckwith R.N., the muster and Saint George, Companion of molhod of dealing adequately morning, before Commandor tinguished Order of Saint Michnet enlighten us as to any other that someone must pay. China has ad-may, ather has entered to tell you that the draft which upon-her-revolution and already hard on her track comes the my friends presented me with hastanes was poor, good fair was charged with anchoring his vessel the Bath, Companion of Our spreme grateful.
postponement. But if the atten of the lighter Ching chow was Our Most Honourable Order of with these gentry, wo shall be inevitable bill of costs, whose items include an overished ex expraded.cn a silver feastsarvel to it, and Mr. Fuller de the Centrál Fairway, which Distinguished Service Order, to The Unclassifiables choquer and, whit is worso, an unsettled, dissatisfied and disorderly and blackwood tray which my serves every congratulation for has been set apart by the Harbour be devernor and Commander in Has there over, beon a time in populace. To. dxpress, sympathy with but noighbour in her wife chose and, which we both the programme he presented. His Muster for the passage of vessels: Ohiof of Our said Odlony, and its our history, when it was possible, dificulties a cheap so choap in fact, as to sound almost insincere; appreciate immensely. In any rendering of the overture to "Dio at 10.45 am, on Wednesday. Dependencies,
|örtåven thinkable, to draw, S for, with recollection harking back to such precedents as the political caso I should never forget my Meistersinger upheavals in France, Lutin America, and more recently in Portugal, Sandakan friends, but with such excellence and was only bettered urged that the vessel that ho mand all and singular Our given partios; to ples the sheep
was of undoubted
The defendant pleaded guilty,
hard and first line between two IV. And We du hereby com- we are bound to fool that at least the more thoughtful of the beautiful memento of my so the "Andante Chinese revolutionaries must have (ar ought to have) foresson what furing days you may be sure that Batiste, the tender melodies of and he was unable to get a tug subjects in Our said Colony and British publio within the limits the price of active protest against Manchu misgoverninant must be; you will all be long remen- which he treated with a sympathy, to take him off. Consequently its Dependencies, and all others of two well-defined camps? Neg was attending had just de ted Officers, Ministers, and loving the right hand and the goats Con the left; to confine the whole and to have unde allowance accordingly in their aforeland bored.
which could not fail to please. rockoning.
whom it may concern, to tako due But it in matter for legitimate speculation as to whether or no tending cases which again loomed long and difficul! Rolo tomandor Beckwith warned him in ready obedience accordingly.
In one of the mumber of money
Infining the man $3, Com. notice hereof, and to give their ecting the large numbers whose Chiun did really allow in her catculations for the far-reaching effects inrge on the hearing list for the (Mendelssohn), but, save for aand not the drop his anchor in James's, this Ninth day of Marolt,
sing iHear my Prayer" future to make fast to the buoy of the great outburst; on its thousand and ong ramifications-potty day, Mr. Harris appeared for the
Given at Our Court at Saint self-interest will ever incline them to hold with the hare while run- poverty, bloodshed, and quasi-anarchy must enduro. Yesterday on Castro for the defence. Mr. Harris soloists singing at an organ
1912, in the Second year of Ouring with the hounds, there must inevitably be a third, a fourth, of our telegrams anusunced serious trouble in Honan, and to-day we applied for a day to be fixed, but recital, it would be just as well learn not only that an armed riff-raff is making its inflioner us the solicitor on the other side if noone came between the singer
By Ilis Majesty's Command,possibly even a tenth party, who on conscientious grounds, fail to pleasantly folt in various parts of Kwang-tung Province, but also
fall in line with either of the two that a thousand troops in Walm have contributed their special objected as he wanted to prepare and his audience, and those in
hie case. offering to the generally chaotic condition of the country by mutiny
maiù divisions. After all, there's the chancel, not actively engaged ing.
"It is a case of a promissory in the rondition of a work, might
very little, in a name, and if And the end is not by-and-by"; to-morrow, and the next
Old residents will hear with
the iwo main partios, day, and the next, may bring yet worse news,
" said Mr. Barris. My friend has no defence."
remain seated to the benefit of regret of the death at Frankfort- At the Police Court, this morn canvassed at the prosent moment, Meanwhile, to judge from this reports in Chinose papers, it
the singer and the congregation, on-Maio of Mrs. Francis, the ing, ten men were charged with thousands of both Liberals and Mr. D'Almada -I don't know would appear that doubts arerife as to whether or no this revolution what defenico.I have yet ; it comes
The University Anthem was widow of the late Mr. J. J. Fran- being stowaways on board the Conservatives would have to is in accordance with the general will of the people. Leaving out the under the now money-loading the scoond choral item, with a fois, Q., for many years loud 8.6, St. Albans and eleven mon own to holding Liberal Unionist quartette by Mastors Harle and ing Council in the Colony. Mr were cliarged with boing stow viowa: thousands of Liberals as possible to the old order of things, there are apparently many Aslatic Chauffeurs in Paris,
Martin, Mors. Best, Peyton- Francis left the Colony in 1902 thousands who, through ignorance or through well-based conviction,
were all remanded. A Chinese and a Japanese are Griffin, and O. R. Crispin, a fine aftor her husband's death and ways on the Empire. They would (if onndid): confess the
selves Republicans, · Demoemts are more or less openly opposed not only to Yuan Shih-koi but to now driving taxicabs in Paris, good contrast presented with the at Frankfort, She had been in and abetting in the latter one Conservatives would
balance was maintained and a has since resided with relations Two men charged with aiding etc., while similar numbers of the men and the methods that have brought about his clovation to while the ranks of the drivers this Presidency. Last, and worst, comes the indisputable fact that also include many other petions heavy opening and close weak healtle for some years and were also romanded. ____| {edgo_a_bise in favour of old the Chinose as a whole have been so long accustomed to obey not alities; including several coal The recital on the whole was a passed away an the 6th June last A man named Tau Ki Fat way fashioned Whiggery, the State be its head an Emperor or a. President but the wire-black nogroes from Africa and BUCODES, and we hope that Mr.
chargol in tounection with the Demcerdey or of frank bud un- pullers and rulers of that particular secret society to which they almond-eyed Orientals from Indo- Fuller will not be deterred by last
affair and he was remanded on diluted pro Capitalism: chance to belong. There, in our opinion, lion the beginning and Okinn, The Chinese calman has nights niall attendance from
bail; the latter being fixed at the end of the whole position. Concerted action is at prezent a been driving his taxicab there for repeating these enjoyable evening
$1,000. The bond was im thing incomprehensible to our neighbour; she must obey, not the two years. He was born in Pak-performances,
mediately forthcoming. State, and not the dictates of a high ethical code, but the inexorable ing, and is looking forward to behests of a clique that works in the dark and rassly for the ultimate the day when, under the enlight Food of the individual or the community. When the people of oned rule of the young ChinoseThe British destroyers Rib- ohing v, Lo But-po
hins have freed themselves from the curse of secret societies, they Berubllo, he may start a motor ble and Otter arrived at Thursday, July 11 Chan Siu
learn to pull together to a definite and worthy goal, garage in his native city, says the Chiefoo from Wailiniwei on June lung and ar
correspondent of the Daily Mail. | 24.
Tuk Cheong Firm
Money-Lending Case.
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Moster T. Martin had a
ho had to let go his anchor.
or momentous-and on the weary length of time that the contingent plaintiff and Mr. F. X. D'Almada o trace of nervousness,
She acquitted the fairway.
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British. Destroyers at Cheloo,
DEATH OF MRS. FRANCIS.
LAW LIST,
Supreme Court.
Original Jurisdiction.
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