ELEGRAMS.
U. PARCELS RATES.
SWEPING REDUCTIONS
ADVISED.
Router's firvice to the "Telegraph."]
Lowdon, July 15, 3,10 san. Received, 3.30 p.us.
SHIP'S BOY AS A SMUGGLER-
Ammunition from America.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 15, 1912.
LOCAL SPORT.
LEAGUE TENNIS.
K.C.C. beat Queen's College The match between Kowloon
FIRE AT COTTON MILLS,
A SNATCHER.
At the Police Court, this morn Three Men Injured One Fatally, ing, a man was charged with attempting to steal bangle valued 860 from a woman in Lij Tuen Street, Howas arrested by an Indian watchman before he had succeeded in obtaining possession of the bangle.
At the Police Court this morn-
A small fire, which brought ing a man was charged before Mr. Melbourne, at the instance of C. O. and Queen's College on with it an unfortunato fatality, L. S. Wills, with being in posses- Saturday aroused great interest occurred on Saturday evening at sion of 50 rounds of ammunition and drow a large gathering to Cotton Mills at Causeway lay without legal permit.
the Kowloon ground, including
It appears that in the ordinary numerous enthusiasts from other course of duty some coolies were Clubs participating in the consent to clean out a chamber in petition. Much hung on the the basement into which cotton. issue. If Queen's Co lege won, dust from the floors above is sent
Mr. Melbourne:-What does ho want theme for?
Defendant was asked to buy thom by some friends of mine.
LS. Wills:—It is a nsual thing the championship was theirs; by foroad draught While en-
RECEIVED
NEW SHIPMENT OF
AUSTRALIAN
DESSERT APPLES 25 cents per lb. THE DAIRY FARM CO.,
LTD.
ACKERMAN - LAURANCE'S
DRY ROYAL
The case was remanded. RUBBER AND INDIGO.
Crisis In Vlaw.
Baron Schrottky has sent the for those "Empress" boys to on the other hand, a victory for gaged in this work, one of the following letter to the "Straits bring ammunition and smuggle Kowloon would place both tonis inen accidentally dropped a lamp Times."
Sir-The rubber planting in- it into the Colony, and nobody lovel at the head of the League ho was carrying and the cotton enter's Washington corres-, knows where it is. I expected an and necessitato the playing of a dust, which is very inflammable, dustry has, for many years past dentalates that Interstate Cm- enormous quantity when I went deciding match. The Inter cir. took fire, a sheat of fire bursting now, been trying to find a catch rco Commissions conducting to his house but I did not find it. cumstance eventuated, Kowloon out and envelopping tres coolies. or cover-crop, which would give offers the best possible value in sparkling Winos. Dry Royal in a The alarm was at once given, some return during the time the celebrated brand and has been a popular favourite for over a estigatious into the operations On the way back I seized a boat scoring a runaway victory and
now motor tender, rubber grows up, while not ox- oexpress companios prescribes with 6,000 rounds of ammunition securing the verdict by 8 sets to und the Heaping, reductions in parcel coming from Yaumati, but I can- and 83 games to 30. The with the Fire Brigade, was soon res in all parts of the United not prove that it belonge to the home men were easily the better in attendance, only to find that Ste, which, the Commissions defendant.
lot and the issue was never in the outbreak had been quenched by fire appliances already install
WHY BUY EXPENSIVE WINES WHEN YOU CAN OB- une, will constituto a long step
| doubt. The scores wore: Leards solution of the bigli cast
McKenzie and Clarke (Kowed in the mills! oliving.
The three coolios were badly foro, to draw attention through TAIN THE SAME VALUE AT A CHEAPER PRICE ? . loon), bont Barlow and Bird 6-5 ;. beat Brown and Birbeck 7-4; lost burned and were attended to in the medium of your paper ta a I. S. Wills: He goes bn board to Sutherland and Crook, 5-6. The office by the matron and ladies crop which has been grown lately as a substitute; the regular boys Williams and Thompson (Kow of the Byro Refuge, assisted by a most successfully between young frequently go on leave and beloon) bent Barlow and Bird 8-3; number of police. They were rubber in Ceylon and seems to goes in the place of one of them beat Brawn and Birback 7.4 rubbed freely with oil and subso-have solved the question of what nen substituto.
beat Sutherland and Crooks 6-5.quently conveyed to the Governorop can most profitably be grown
Greon and Abraham (Kowloon) mont Civil Hospital. One of the with rubber.. beat Barlow and Bird 8-3; bent men died subsequently,
ENGLISH HEAT WAVE.
NUMEROUS DEATHS.
Loulon, July 15, 3.10 a.m.)
Receive 1, 3.30 p.m.
Englan has been sweltering na hoal wave for the past four Jays.
Numerus deaths baro occurr- 30, particularly from drowning,
Much dannugo has boon caused by thunderstorms.
LABOUR TROUBLES.
AN IRLY AFFAIR,'
Landon, July, 15, 3.10 a.m.
Received, 3.3 p.in.
Mr. Melbourne:--How long has he been an "Empresa" boy? Defendant-Eight years,
A Substitute
Mr. Melbourne:-When did the best Empress ship como in ?
L. S. Will:A week on Brawn and Birbock 9-2; bear Saturday.
Sutherland and Crook 7-4.
L. S. Wells-No, your Wor-
Mr. Melbourno:-Was he going Jon the voyage?
|
P. W. L. Pts. Jucon's College... 7 6 1 12 Kowloon 0.0..... 7 6 1
12 Jivil Service 'Wigwam
6
4 2.8
4.3 8
YMCA
7
4 3 8
3 46
hip.
Mr. Melbourne-Twenty-five
dollars or one month.
2 5 1
Chinoso Recreation 7 Bub de leeroin ... 7 Craigengewor.. å 1 4 2 'Chinose Y.M.CA. 7 0 7 0 'Wigwam securod two points through Chinose Y.M.C.A. scratching.
LAWN BOWLS.
The League, Decided-
The building is fro proof and beyond the destruction of the cotton dust, which is practically valuplore the damage dono is small.
ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY,
At the Police Court, this after hoon, before Mr. E. A. Irving, three men were charged with committing an armed robbery at
Yaumati.
Inspector Cameron conducted the prosecution, which was not concluded when we went to
prosa.
MARINE COURT.
A Heavy Penalty.
hausting the soil and thus rotard contury. A Special feature of Dry Royal is its moderate price. ing the growth of the main crop.
None of the catch-crops so far grown have come up to this stan dard. Will you allow me, thero-
I refer to indigo. Due to the cultivation of a better yielding variety to the plant, to improved methods of manufacture, and to the marketing of the dye in the form of a paste, natural indigo
can
now be made considerably cheaper than the synthetic dye and an indigo industry on up-to- dato móthōda of manufacture will once more become one of the most profitable undertakings of the tropical plantor.
For, apart from the profit which the out-turn of dye yields byo-product the
we have ns a
refuse of the indige plant, after the extraction of the dye, one of the most perfect manures in the world, which Professor Rawson states is oqual to the boat Eng lish farm-yard manuro, and the commercial value of which- Lammonia, potash and posphates only-ho gives as amounting to $21 por 8,200 lbs.
GARNER OUELCH & CO.
SOLE AGENTS. Td. 636.
ASAHI
REER
SAPPORO
10 BE OSTANE
vote our Price $12.00 jer skr: Con taining 4 doxen quarts or 6 doren plate.
[70
SAVE
YOUR EYES.
If your sight is fuling, or your oyes trouble yoa o me in and have the examined,
It co-ts you nothing.
WE ARE
PRACTICAL
OPTICIANS.
And osa grind any lonse or Buko a screw to a pair of Specta- clos on the promises.
Don't throw your frames away; have them sopalrad by
N, LAZARUS,
OPTICIAN. 1A. D'Agnilor Street, "angkong
Hongkong. 29th June, 1912.
THE MOST DELICIOUS NATURAL MINERAL WATER
AN INTERESTING ANNIVERSARY.
Yesterday was the 123rd 'm- niversary of the fall of the Bastille aul the occasion was fittingly celebrated by French Consul, M. Gaston Liobort, at the French Consulate No. 13, Peak Road, who was at home to the many callers who paid a visit to offer their congratulations. The guosta in-
The two bowle fixtures that There were riotous scenes ye--«luded the members of the con- torday afternoon in Hyde Parksulate body in Hongkong and were were played off on Saturday, had on the occasion of a strikers' roccived by the French Consul, more than usual interest in thom demonstration.
the usual hospitality being disinasmuch as the result of the
The Malay Peninsula-an ro- The others endeavoured to ponsel. The tricolour was pro-league was to be decidal finally Commander C. W. Beckwith gards climate and soil-in emi- release a e trade who lead beruminently displayed from some of or the necessity created for 10-R.M, inflictoil a heavy fiue in a nently suited for the cultivation of play between the Police and Tai-case of overcrowding a steam indigo, either alone or between arrosted for assaulting, but worn the houses in the town. interrupted, whereupon the police The following wore amongs koo. The Civil Service, met the launch, this morning, at the young rubber or coconuts, It is churged with their batons. hose who were present the Fat Police and Kowloon played Tai-
Marine Court.
P.O. 58 Harris one of the few plants which koo. Hud Taikoo wou thoir There was a wild stupide, Home"--- and women and children were Mr. B. E. Fialder; Consul and match they would have tio with charged Pang. Choung, master of enrich the soil by deposits of the s. b. for Ning, with unlaw-nitrogenous products from its trampled under fest, a number Mrs. Eitgens; Mr. and Mrs. T. the Police for premier honours, fully carrying 41 passengers in root nodules and its long tap being treated at an improvised Patrie; Major Prichard R.G.A and a further match to decide the excess of the number allowed by roots draw nourishment from hospital.
Lt. Col. Gordon Hall, R.A.M.O point would have been necessary his licence, outside the local trade atrata, which are not ordinarily 3, Duddell Street Mr. Georgs Lunsbury, M.P. Mr. A. Sinclair; Mr. and Mrs. But Taikon failed against Kow-limits in the waters of the Colony reached by rubber or coconuts, in was roughly handled in the Lousk; Mr. B. Bond; Mr. David loon and the Police, running cut
on July 10.
the earlier stages of their growth. Wood; Mr. F..C. Wilfond; L.- winners from the Civil Servante, Col, and Mrs. Loan and baby; established their position for the Mr. Bowdler: Lt-Col. Chapason. In the league the Police man; Mr. Chapinan; Mrs. Pagot have not lost a point, having and child; Mr. and Mrs. Cadbury; played five matches and won Mrs. Kent; Mr. A. U. Hewitt overy time. Capt.and Mrs. McMann, nurso and children; 1-Col. and Mro. Wrigley: Mr. and Mrs. Les Jones;
M. Mr. and Mrs.
melor.
P. AND O. PERSIA.
PASSENGERS LANDED.
The scores for Saturday wore is follows:-
Polico.
0.8.
Watson;
Grant. Gourley. Withere.
Marsh.
Kelly.
Fistior.
.Fincher
Loudon, July 13. Iteceived, 6.44 p. The Times" correspondent at Capt. and Mrs. origins; Marseilles says the Parsin is dis-It-Col. Sacpole; Mrs: Malkin charging her cargo, and that all Smith; Mr. Bayley; Mr. Burton ; the passengers have boon lauded. | Mr. and Mrs. Gordon; Mr. W. (skip) ......23 (skip)
Later. 1. Cartor; Mr. and Mrs. Ham-Gerrard.
The Frouch war vessel Jules, phreys Mr. and Mrs. Tulati; Fonton. Ferry has gone to the assistance fr. and Ms. James and girl McLennan. of the Porsiu.
FRUITLESS ATTEMPTS.
Inter.
Ilov. and
Duncan.
MoKay,
Wheal. >
Davie 87 Mrs.
McHardy Irving
Dawson. Iligby.. Bond.
15
.
Defendant pleaded guilty, This was the third conviction ecorded against the man who was fined $150 or in default two onthe hard labour. The money was paid.
Petty Offences
Three boatwomen were charged with laying their craft alongside the B.A. Kwongwai in such a manner as to cause an obstruction
IN THE WORLD!
MICROSCOPE
ISUAN
and
OTHERS
THE SELECTION WE LEAVE TO YOU!!
"THERE IS A REASON THE CHINA COMMERCIAL COMPANY.
Tel. No. 1203,
Grown in Ceylon between A PERFECT SCOTCH WHISKY young rubbor, the rubber trees inve grown best where the indigo was growing close up to them and where it was thickest.
(MELLOW LIKE A LIQUEUR.)
D. & J. McCALLUM:
On account of its Exceptional Quality D. & J. McCallum's "Perfection" was the Sole Whisky supplied at all Functions during An outturn of 40,000 lbs. of the visit of the King and Queen to.Elinburgh, May, 1903. green plant per acre may be ex- pooted here in the Malay Ponin- sula for the year, in 4 to 5 out tings, and the plant will continue to yield for 3 to 4 years, without in the Central Fairway. They re-sowing boing necessary. The were euch fined $5.
40,000 lbs, green plant after the Loung Sum, a boatwoman, was extraction of the dye, will yield charged with using her licenced 32,000 lbs. green manure, and fishing boat for a purpose other this applied to rubber or coconut than thatal fishing or of supplying trese should return a good value, necessarios to those engaged in far and above its commercial
found by P. C. Evans to have and more robust growth of the mok of dredged coal on board. She was fined $3.
Mr. Dallin; Mr. and Mrs. North- (skip)....20 (skip) ...... 17 fishing. On Sunday sho was menurial value, in the quicker A messaga from Marsoilles combo; Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong Clark. slates that attempts to Boat the and child; Capt. and Mrs. Waring; Spillett. Persia have proved fruitless, and Mr. and Mrs. Halo; Mrs, Fulton; the unloading of cargo is being Miss Fulton; Mr. H. Pores continued. The gold and silver Lt. Col. Ra cliffe, R.E.; Captain have been taken off,
REFLOATED.
Wood, R.A.M.C; Major and Mrs. Lyddon; Eng. Comir. Roume, 1.N.; Mr. 12oyd; Mrs. Cornolius- The Persia was reflated nisen ; Dr. and Mrs. Rutterford. 0,30 o'clock this evening by the
London, July 14.
combined efforts of the cruiser THE NEW COMMODORE-
Jules Ferry and Government tigs.
DAVIS CUP.
ENGLAND'S SUCCESS.
Official Landing-
Stuart.
Cameron
... Thornhill
(skip).....14. (skip)
―
Total......57
young trees, a larger yield of latex and a quicker renewal of the bark
On charges of failing to licence .....13 his boat, and of incoring within as regards rubber, and in the case of coconuts quicker growth, oarl- 100 yards of low water mark in for bearing of nuts and an out- prohibited place and during turn of a greater quantity of nute
Total...... 45 Kowloon v. Taikoo.
The scores in the Kowloon Thikoo match were:-
Kowloon..
Taikoo W. Taylor. R. Pirrie. 1), Cooper. A. Ramsay, S. Gray
D. Farrell.
HI, Dinnen.
J. Ferguson
18
.10 (skip)
W. Derrington. J. Weir. A. Currie,
This morning, Commodore (skip) Anstruther C.M.G, who fills the J. Allen, ulico vacated by Comandore. Hunter. Eyros, mudo in official landingót|G. K. Hagun. London, July 13,5.20 p.m. -
J. Wotherspoon Blake Pior, whore he was mot by G. Edwards Received, 14, 5.250.m. E. the Governor's aide de (skip) .....22 (skip)......27 In the Davis (lawn tonnis) Cup,
T. Grimshaw. Dixon bout Gobort by 4-6; 6-4; camp. Chairs were taken and the R. Hall.
party proceo led to Government C. Aloxander. H. Barron. House. A salute of cloron' guns | W. Russell, A. Hamilton. was fired.
JHondoreen T. Scott
6-2: 6-3.
Britain now meets America,
BISLEY.
A WOORD'S RECORD.
THE POISON MYSTERY.
As sinted elsewhere in this
London, July 13, 2.40 p.m. issue, the police informed the
(skip) ..22 (skip)
24
prohibited hours-Tam leuk was fined $10.
:
A QUESTION OF RIGHT OF WAY.
per acre.
But it is chiefly in connection with rubber that I went to draw attention to indigo.-
Thoro can be no doubt as to the seriousness of the position. Sir William Ramsay in at the At tho. Police Court, this after-head of his profession. Synthatio noon, before Mr. Molbourne, a rubber has come, and Sir William Chinese Was proscenter for Runsay will make good his state, causing an obstruction in a pri-mont that it can be made at one vate_lono, near. 120 Der Vieux shilling per lb. Road.
Lot the rubber industry faco
PRODUCE OF SCOTLAND
Perfection
RAIKBURCH DIETOJAMA LONDON SCOTCH WHISKY
Avoid Imitations.
PERFECTION
D. & J. McCabum's Nome is the
Mr. Kemp, the Crown Solicitor, this, and take timely measures to beat Guniqules of Quality. prosecutod, and Mr. Davidson strengthen its position.-Yours, appeared for the defence.
Mr. Woodcock in replying in
ato.,
Sobrotiky, 16 Mr. Davidson said there was Singaporo, July 8, 1912.
nothing in the register except the
Total.....04 Total ......61
Chinese Consular Changes.
plan to show there was right of Out Burning Locomotives, C.P.R.
It has been officially stated,snys,
Way.
Edinburgh Birmingham & London,
SOLE ACENTS:
Perfection
SCOTCH
Mr. Melbourne: De you know the "Railway and Engineering GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.,
if there was anything on the Review," that by 1st July all the
Canadian Pacifio Hailway trains
Received, 14, 1.25 p.m. Press to-day that the soup sub-i It is understood Mr. Hsu Shan- rogister? In the Kings Norton compoti-mitted to the analyst which was ching has boon appointed Consul Mr. Wondeook:-There was on the Field-Kamloops division tion, at Bisley, Corp. Mortimer,ileged to have contained poison at Nagasaki. The present consol not, Canada, and Henry, of Ulster,
of the 8th Regiment, Quebec, and to have lion served to a local at Nagasaki, Mr. Yang Shu-wen, Mr. KempNothing as far as using Ross rifles, both scored 73 ro-i-lent with intent to kill, has is further reported, has been I know. out of a possible 75. This is been found on analysis to be free promoted to bo Consul-Jeneral a word's cgoord at 1,200 yards from sil trace of prison.
at Manila,
This ouse had not concluto
i when we went to press.
would be drawn by oil-burning locomotiver. One purpose in the use of oil fuel is to provide a safe. guard against the starting of forest}
Wine Merchants.
Telephone No. 135,
12, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong,
Hongkong. 12th July, 1912
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