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MILLER-MACHAY-On Angel 9, at Singapore, the wife of Millor-Machay (Sogamat), of a daughter.
DENHOLM-YOUNG.—On Augost 7, at Singapore, the wife of W. G. Denholm-Young, of a diughter,
MARRIAGE. ASHWORTH-SPECER. On the 10th duly, 1919; at Alston, by the Bord. Williun Oxland, Vier Lientousat 'onel Pursival Ashworth, Royal Engi-noor, to Lilins, younger daughter of shy do Charles, Tones Spencer nud. Mrs. Mar-garot Sponger of Clifton.
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DEATHS..
PEARSON,-On August 1, 1912, at Linking, Frodotiok Angustus Pearson, aged 67 years, do ply regretted.
ROCHE-On August 18, 1912, at the Shanghai General Hospital, Cyril Alexander. Lawrence, igfnut son of M, and Mrs. Thos, J. Rothe, age 15
months,"
BOWEN-On August 7, at Bukit Ässtrau, Malaos, Prelerick Hyland Bowen, Assistant, Malocsa Relibor Plantatio s, Limited, and of Waley Bridgo England,
'morn-
NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL.
DAY BY DAY.
Dopo Revenue... At the Polico Court, this There is no art that is finering, a man was fined $10.20; than the art of being at peace for being in unlawful possession Hon Mr. Bucknil's Welcome to with our neighbours, national and of a quantity of opium. individual,
Mail Delivered.
The English Mail of July 20, was delivered in London on the 17th inst.
Discharged.
A inan charged at the Police Court, to-day, before Mr. E. A. Irving, with stealing a bundle of wood, was discharged.
Fell from a Tramcar. A woman had been removed to the hospital suffering from in jurios she received through folling from a tram-car.
Theft of Wood.
the Courts:
LEISURELY OPERATIONS. NOTES AND
How the Burglars Went to Work
at Mr. Caldwell's."
COMMENTS.
A Rumour Dissipated.
So far, the police have not The chairman's statement at succeeded in tracing any of the the general meeting of the Indo- For stealing two planks of This morning after the opening articles stolen in the recent burg China Steam Navigation Company Wood at West Point, & Chinose of the Criminal Sessions, the lary in Mr. George Caldwell's effectually dissipates the rumour was sont to gaol for three wooks, Chief Justice, Mr. W. Rees Davies, apartments at Craigieburn. The
Disorderly Chinese.
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A fine of $5 was imposed on Chinese guilty of disorderly con- duct, and blowing a police whistle, by Mc. E. A. Irving at the Police Court, to-day.
by Mr. Irving, at the Police K.C., formally extended a wel Peak. Further investigations have with regard to the purchase of Court, to-day A
come to the new Attorney General, revenlod the fact that, in addition the Company by the British the Hon. Mr. J. A. S. Bucknill, to the big haul of silver previous-fadin Steam Navigation · Com- The Puisne Judge, Mr. Gompertz, ly reported as missing, a number pany. No such proposal has been was also qu the bench. There was of other articles were taken: Those made and none is expected, said an attendance of the full bar, in- include several small pieces of cluding the Hon. Mr. H. E. silver, photo frames, otc., as well Mr. Fiskor, and the floating Pollock, K.C., Mr. C.G. Alabastor, as three presentation Masonic rumour should now disappear Mr. Eldon Potter, and Mr.jowcls, valued at about £15 each. for a time at least. By Jenkins.
The further the investigations the way, Mr. Michael lodged After Fifty Years.
His Lordship said Mr. Atare osrried, the clearer does it something of a complaint that no We have received an interesting and finely printed little brochure torney.It gives us very much become that the thieves were
(information' could be extructed Knocked Down by Motor. dealing with the history of the pleasure to welcome you to the most leisurely in their oporations, A Chinese has been removed London and Lancashire Fire In-courts of this Colony. The plon- and it now appears that they from the Soerotary regarding the spro afforded me, I assure you, is must have taken the booty down rumour. "The Secretary,” he to the hospital suffering from insurance Company which recently significant, because not only on to the lawn, sorted it out and said, "knows nothing, hears juries received whion accidentally celebrated its jubiloc.
do you follow me in the position packed it, on a garden seat which knocked down by motor car num- European Sent to Qaol. which I had the honour to hold is secluded by a profuse growth nothing, talks nothing." Upon ·
the whole, the Secretary of a bored 13.
A man named John Allen was for five years in this Colony, of palms; for, under the seat
auch things as Company might have a' wores Iron Bux Going to Manila. sent to gaol for one month with but you also succeeded me in the were found We are informed that Iron Bux,hard labour, by Mr. E. A. Irving, same position in the Island of photographs which had been testimoniul offered to him than the well known ist, boxer, proceads at the Police Court, this morning, Cyprue. In Cyprus, Mr. Attorney, extracted from silver frames, that. The man who can hold his to Manila on the 30th inst., where for bolaving in a disorderly man- the work of the courts is controll- glass from the frames, padding tongue, when silence is expedient, he has had promises of accom-ner at the Reformatory, Causewayed by no less than threo langu- from jewellery cases, eto.
ages and while I congratulato We understand that in addi-is not so common as some, may .modation.
Series of Arrests
Bay.
New Advertisements:
PAWNBROKER AND
LADY."
A Useful Hint
A gentleman who has spent a) goodly part of his life in the Colony has givan hint which is worth passing on. It is that householdora should insist upon their house-boys allowing, nono of their compatriots to come round at nights. He alleges. that boys frequently permit other Roquaintance Chinese,, whose
you on the fact that in the courts tion to the Chinovo watchman, a think... of Hongkong you will find sight-soil coolic has been placed A series of robberies is report- Mesere. Garner Quelah and Co., strictly only two languages oon under arrest in connection with ed from the Taikoo district. "Ports and Sherrios," page 5. trolling them, yet there are so the affair, Soveral houses have been enterod Tho British American Tobacco many dialoots of Chinese that I through'opon doors, and clothing Co. "Three Castle Cigarettes," am not at all sure that your posi- page 3. Mesara. Gande, Pricoandtion here will be free from and boots stolen.
Co., "Perfection" Whisky, pago language difficulties, although 6. Messrs. W. R. Loxtey and Co., I feel sure you will soon master "Izal," pago 2.
all the Chinese dialects. Wo
A woman was charged before Entrance Light Changed.
welcome you with very great Mr. O. D. Melbourne, at the Police We are informed by the Com-pleasure and hope your time Court, to-day, with endeavouring missioner of Customs for Kowloon in Hongkong, will be agreeable to obtain the sum of $7 from
and prosperous. and district that the entrance light The Attorney General, the Hon. false pretences.
pawnbroker at Shaukiwan, by to the West River at Wangmoon Mr. Bucknili, anidThe kind
News from an American
Exchango ! Hongkong is the distributing point for South China and South oast Asin generally, and its trade. may be taken as a measure of the trade of all this territory. Avolding Arrest.
In order to avoid arrest a man Cheshire, Octavins Leigh Leigh Olvo, Vine Chancellor of the County Pal-tine jumped from the flest floor of
house in Queen's Road Wost, and
CLARE.—On the 16th July at his ro id úte, Boden Wall, Scholar Green,
of Lancaster. od 71.
The object of this paper'ia to publish correct information, to serve the truth and print the news without fear or farnur.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition- Western Union
The Hongkong Telegraph.
BONGKONG- MÓNDAY, AUGOST
1912;
CHINA AND FOREIGN CAPITAL.
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received injuries such as to neces- sitato his romoval to the hospital: Dr. Morrison's Forthcoming
Marriage.
nounces that Dr. Morrison, who
Ruse that did not Work.
has been temporarily changed and generous remarks which you Lookor and Deacon, proscouted. from a Dioptric Occulting to a
ance of ton miles.
Woman Hoaxed.
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PRISONER'S ALLEGA- TIONS.
How Men are said to be Banished.
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they have made and who are own on their luck, to sleep bout the plass. If a burglary results, the boy, whose good nature has been imposed upon, is afraid
back into history-even the most modern-is usually sufficient to` satisfy the non-Mohammedan world that the Eastern Christians, are immeasurably more sinued against than sinning, ‹ ̈ Bigotry begets bigotry, and persecution is
Mr. Shouton, of Mosers. Deacon, Dioptric Fixed White Light have boon good enough to make According to the statement of to admit the truth lest he may visible in clear weather to a diet-Your Lordship as Attorney Gene- wont to the shop and asked for something in this, and, anyhow on my first appearance before the complainant, the defendant get into trouble. There may be ral, I need hardly assure you, are $7 on a pair of ear-rings which, it can do no harm to insist that greatly appreciated by me. she stated, were gold. He told only compradoro's boys and others, A man at Yaumati told a wo-suppose that civilians, or at any her they were not, and sho de who have a right of access, man that her husband had been rate some civilians, who are in the clared that they were. He called should be permitted around. The "N.C. Daily Now" Rufinod $100 for smuggling, and service of the Crown abroad, the police, and then saw her put Moslem and Christian. has left for London, will be mur asked her for the amount. She ought to regard themselves, more something into her umbrella. At The open hostilties between ried shortly after arrival to Miss said that she had only $20, and or less, as soldiers, ready, and the station she was searched and, Turk and Montenegrin in the Jounic Robin. Dr. and Mrs. Mor- gave it to him. They both walk more or less willing, to be trans in her pocket and also
in Beraue distriot make melancholy rison will come out to China hod in the direction of the police forrod at extremely short notice her umbrella, were car-rings and reading; yet it will surprise no one Siberia in the latter part of Saptation, and then he told her that from one side of the world to the mounted bangles. The oar-rings who has come in close touch with he would go and borrow the re. other. One cannot help fooling, were of similar value to those she Mohammedan prejudice. Admit- tomber, alter a beneymoon spent mainder of the money from when one comes to a new place, tried to pledge with him. Had tedly it takes two to make a quar on the Continent.
friend. She has not seen him regret at leaving another spot, the car-rings boon gold they would rel, and the most carnost pro
whore, for five years, one has have been worth $8.50. Those Christian would probably not Hongkong Steamer in "Electric since.
made many kind friends, has in question, in their present con- contend that the members of the Storm."
Dr. Nijhuis. Again,
attained some acquaintance with dition, were worth about ten cents. Orthodox or Armenian Chur- One of the Hongkong steamers The "N. China Daily Nows experienced a violent "electric states that Mr. J. E. Bingham, and has also become more or loss for fourteen days as was a woman attitude towards Islam and ite the laws and customs of the place, The defendant was sent to gaolches have been faultless, in their storm" near Takking, West River, liquidator of the Siak Indrapoora conversant with some of the charged with aiding and abetting, professors. Nevertheless, a glance The chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank did well, nt on August 11, says the "Straits Rubber Concessions, Ld., has just
languages which are theral Saturday's meeting, to reply to the ridiculous statements which have Times. The boat had to be received a letter from his Hong-spoken. But on the other hand, recently been made, to the effect that the groups of the Six Nations rounded up, all anchora out and kong office informing him of the one is glad to bo given yet she dragged. It blow with receipt there of a communication the opportunity of succeeding to are endeavouring to fores upon China enormous sums "without typhoonic force for a tine, aw from Dr. G. J. Nijhuis. Dr. a post, which is one of the highest regard to her financial circumstances, or her ability to repay." ing spars wore carried away and Nijhuis writes from Macao, in of the posts of legal adviser Nothing in the recent negotiations warrants an assumption so one of the ventilators was turned which port he is apparently rent
the disposal of tho
At the Police Court, to-day, sideat, and regarding the division Colonial Office. But what makes before Mr. E. A. Irving, a man the parent of reprisal; and 'ridiculous, and the astonishing fact is that it has been fostered by
A Dangerous Wreck. of the assets of the Sink company, it difficult, and particularly was charged with returning from it is in no way oxtraordinary newspapers of some standing. Less surprising is it that consider-
The s.s. Glenroy, from Shang- before the decision of the Privy difficult on my arrival hero, is, banishment. able credouce should have been given to the statements by the hai, reports that at 9am. yester-Council, he gives notice that be my Lord, that I have to follow
that tho many conturios Chinese. Not so many years ago "old China" showed a rigid day one of the J. C. J. L. Dutch will hold the firm of Lowe, Bing predecessor, so distinguished, so stance pleaded not guilty.
The prisonor in the first in-of oppression endured by the Christians should have prompted dotermination to avoid the use of foreign capital, on the ground that steuners signalled that she had ham and Matthews and all the learned, and, if I may any so, so Mr., Irving informed him that them to pounes on every oppor passed the wreck of a Chinese partners personally liable for any universally popular as yourself, he pleaded not guilty the case tunity to avenge the wrongs it would give the foreigner a hold upon the country. A more en junk in lat. 23 1' N., 117" losses ho may suffer.
but I hope and feel, judging from would have to be committed to heapod on thom by the disciples lightened sentiment oxiste to-day, but the old foar and distrust are 37 E. Tho junk was pass.
the kind welcome which I have the next Sessions. Shanghai Tonnis Champion.
of the Prophet. During the not wholly removed. :
Prisoner thereupon ultored his Cretan trouble sono sixteen years A large crowd of spectators received not only from your Lord- The words of the chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghairmed. The after part of the
and her position was con- assemblod on the Shanghai ship, but from others, and from the
was guilty. He further stated land, with all her professions of. Bank-an institution whose welfare is intimately bound up with the junk shows above water, and it Cricket Club ground to witness assistance and co-operation which plea and admitted that hongo, men aften asked :-Did Eng- well-being of China-should, therefore, help, in some mensure, to lies in the direct track of large the championship final between lay already had from those that, though a banishment order pioty, do her real daty by the
Inve Mr. Klimanek and Mr. Touissiant with whom I shall
had been made out against him, Christion-world when she uphold remove the ill-offects of the misrepresentations which have recently steamers between Hongkong and Both players played very careful to work, that I may be able to fill he had never left the Colony. Turkey's cause against Russia in been made. "It is," he said, "for China to fix the limit of her own re- Shanghai.
ly though there was nothing very the position, to which I have been The day his banishment was to 77; or did she deliberately bind quirements and I am in a position to state that tho groups have not Hongkong Vessols and Shanghai brilliant throughout. Touisaient appointed, with dignity to my take effect, he was taken to the religion to the horns of the politi
Notice is given by the Harbour was not quite at home in the first self and satisfaction, to others. wharf by a Chinese constable and cal altar? And to-day ceased to urge a policy of refrenelimont and of such assiduous development of her internal credit and resources as will enable her Master at Shanghai that, the Com-set, but later became settled and shall, always endeavour to the left there, the constable going is well-nigh tempted to sek the
missioner for Trade and Foreign won by thres vets to one-3-6; utmost of my ability to maintain away. He (prisoner) went to question again, to restrict prosent foreign borrowings to the lowest possible figure. Affairs and the Treaty Power 6-3; 6-2; 6.2. The cup was that proper attitude which should Hung Hlom and stayed there two The re-establishment of stablo Government on a sound economic Consuls having withdrawn the decaftorwards prosented to the win-exist between the bar and the day's. He had never loft the The Portuguese Royalists,
It can scarcely be obening to basis is the aim of all concerned." Nothing could be more frank laration of plogue-infection against nor by Mra.A. P Wood Klimanok beach and that friendship, which Colony.
He was sont lo gol for six hoso Portuguese who have re- or straightforward. The banks concerned are ready to advance the llongkong, the medical inspection is well-known here as a former should exist between the members monoy wanted by China in the sincere hope that it will enable the and fumigation of vessels arriving Hongkong player, and Touiasiant of my profession, and I also hope months and ordered to be detain-musinod loyal to Faith and Crown
from that port is discontinued, will be remembered as one of the may be able to carry on my in the stocks for four hours new Republic finally to escape from its prosont difficulties. But Ratguards are still to be used on lust Shanghai interport team to
duties in a manner which shall
INTERPORT SHOOT. all ropes securing such vessels to visit llongkong..
China herself must be reasonable in the matter.
over.
ed by the Glenroy later in the.
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gain the respect of all those with whom I have to co-operate, and before whom I have to appear. I thank you most sincerely for your kind welcome.
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to find their leader doserling them and gloomily, foretelling failure for any attempt at re-instat. ing the monarchy. In a sense it The ohiol difficulty appears to be that the Provisional Govern-wharves or pontoons and on all ment in Oliina seems unable to force its will upon the Provincial lines by which their cargo-boats VIOLATION OF JAPANESE
The Tientsin olub team regis-is no business of Englishmen; just tered their third consecutivo win now they have too many anxie- Governments. So long as this condition of matters holds, is it are made fast.
ELECTION LAW.
in the annual interport clay pigeon ties to face in their own country possible for the Central Government to offer adequate safeguarde Sir E. Sastoon and the
shiont with a score of 186 on Aug- to leave much margin for sym- for the proper expenditure of the loan? Before a new loan is made
Sixty-eight persons who have
ust 12 while the Hongkong team pathy with others in trouble. there aliould, except matters mend more speedily than seems probable, Speaking of Sir Edward Bas been under trial at the Yokohama
only scored 111, The Tientsin Yet, to speak sentimentally, albeit be a condition laid down that it must be spent under responsible soon's will, the details of which District Court on the charge of
five beat the Shanghai Olay impartially, one is sorry, to sop a foreign control. That is the one real safeguard, and it is, apparent were published in Saturday's violating the Election Law in the
Pigeon Club team by 10 points, cause abandoned after so compar ly, a condition which the new Government is not of a mind to "Telegraph," a Home exchange recent General Eloation, were all
the Shanghai Gun Club team by atively puny a struggle. British nocept. The immediate result is that China is sinking more and asya that it is noteworthy for the declared guilty on the 5th instant At the Marine Court to-day 30 points and the Hongkong low history, from Hereward's time to more deeply into a morass from which her friends are only too instructions loft to his children and sentenced to imprisonment, before Commander OW record. by 75 points. Following the days of Bonnie Prince Charlie, willing to help her to escape, provided she shows some, willingness and for the expression of bon-|ranging from one to four months, Bookwith, R.N., Wong Tin Tai, are the individual scores of the is too full of therecordsofmen who to help herself. The new Government must be prepared to listen demnation of the heavy death or fines from Y.20 to Y100, pleaded guilty to a charge of winning team as given by the suorificed home, wealth and ille for to reason. It cannot expect that the Powers will consent to see con duties in England. Concerning" Aviong the accused, says the anchoring his junk within the China Preen
the true Kingbe
be he Saxon iderable sums hazarded on the mere hope that the Provisional the latter, the testator says: Japan Gazatto," were H. Ishiwata limits of the Central Fairway on
Yorkist, Lancastrian, or Sinert Government will win through somehow and that all will turn out " Any impost that tends to dis and T. Hasegawa, representatives Aug. 18, and was fined $10. wellin the end. To put the matter quite plainly, it will be better courage charitable bequests, os for, Kanagawa Ken, who wors
Naval Nows
MARINE COURT:
for China to agros to an independent, forsign Board of Control than pecially in a country like Great sentenced to imprisonment for to borrow money on terms which may result one day in the Powers Britain, where healing agencies three and four months reepeotive- T. B. 037., Lieut Commr, D.B. concerned being forced actively to intervene in order to protect the altogether, depend on voluntary ly. The execution of sentence on Nicoll, and 7. B. 038., Lieut financial intaresta involved. It is for Obina herself to make choice contributions, must, in my humble 13. Ishiwata is postponed for thres Commr H. W Peymour" re-
pinion, be relically unsound.
tarned to Hongkong on Saturday,
1 "the matter.
years.
M, A. Lorenzen. RP. Sanderson Holmberg
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