GENERAL NEWS.
Bangkok and Cholera.
Quarantine restrictione against the port of Bangkok on account of cholera are withdrawn.
Tientsin Race Club. Training was to begin yoster- day, the 28th, for the Autumn Meeting of the Tiontain Race Club.
THE PEKING EXECU- TIONS.
Some Interesting Points of View.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27_1912.
GREAT EXPOSITION:
Prepaid
Japanese Government to Spend Advertisements.
A Million Dollars Gold,
ONE GENT. PER. WORD
for each fasert
WANTED.
The Eastern Times" publish
In the fragrant palm garden of ed a leading article on the sub the liner Shinyo Maru, beneath ject the other day. It begins by festoons of American and Japanese stating that President Yuan had flags, the other morning, San more men praising him than de- Franoisco bado royal welcome, nouncing him during the first through civic and military re- four months of his office. He has presentatives, to the Exposition Buffs Captain Retires.
still many admirers, but those Commissioners of the Japanese Captain J. M'B. Ronald, The who belittle him are now not Imperial Government, Buruki Buffs, latterly sorving with the fewer in number. Among these Yamawaki and Yoshokatau Kata DOSITION WANTED by Young depot at Canterbury, has elected lattor people, are found two yana, delegated to select a site for Eurasian girl. Willing to mako to take his retired pay after a classes. One oltes is composed of the Japanoso exhibit which will hemelt generally useful. Can sow and service of 16 years in the regimen who opposed Yuan. They be one of the notable features of take care of children. Bleep in or out. have no power, to subdue Yuan, the Panama-Pacific International Now disengagod. Help, ojo this F. M. S. Rinderpest Ended. so they eary and hate him; they Exposition.
ment.
paper.
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No doubt you are full of interest
to know what will shortly appear in
Rinderpest having ceased to are afraid of him too, hence The reception accorded the Hongkong, 24th, Aug, 1912. this space
exist in Kampong Sonin, Lubok they are trying hard to de-distinguished visitors from the China, and in the Negri Sembilan,nounce Yuan and thereby to Orient was exceptionally impres
take care of and teach two,
the prohibitions relating to the ruin him. They other class boar sive and marked by a trus spirit WANTED. Nursory. Govérauns to movement of cattle in both these no ill will towards Yuan. But of cordiality and good will. The districts have been rescinded. as they expected too much commissioners expressed senti- children. Reply giring references and of him, their utterancon are un-monte which, with hearty hand- salary desired, J. H., co" Hong
Sikhs Ask for More Pay.
The Sikhs of the Kelantan Mili-consciously sovore, considering clasps, comcated under new oir- kong Telegraph." ∙1919. .618 tary Force petitioned the Govern- that he has retained the old cumstances, the friendly feeling Hongkong, 231d Aug.. ment some time ago for an inhabits of the mandarins, and has existing between the two great
·crease of pay, which was favour- noted with a view to smoothing powers, and made the announco ably considered. The approved the appearance and fitting the ment that Japan will spend increase was draws last month.
prosent condition only. "Seven $1,000,000 in its participation in months have now passed, and our
the ovent of 1015." uation is not more stable than at
Railway Accident in Honan.. A bridge noar Chongchoufu, in
the time when the Goverumont Honan, on the Peking-Hankow
was not eatablished. Would Yuan Line was broken when a train was truly remain inactive then? The passing over it on the 20th inst. killing of Chang Cheng-wu on the Two carriages foll down into the 15th came as a thunderbolt. Yuan Chialul river. Forty persons is still the old unfathomable who is a director of the Depart were more or less seriously injurYun." ed and eight persons were killed.
Chang's Execution.
Tungmenghul or Kunghotang? The paper next analyses the
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some that he has desoi ved death, members of the Kunghotang, of and, yet others maintain that which body Vice-President Li whatever Yuan-hung is the hond. "The
may have been Chang's Tungmenghui," he says, takes crime, the manner of his execu up this case, because it affects the principles of a free country." Exchange,
•
Japanese Volcano in Sudden Eruption.
fécturo. The mountain is still
The
tion was unsatisfactory. most foreible one seems to be the last of the three opinions; Such summary execution would be unsatisfactory in case of com- mon people. As to Chang, Mr.
success it is to bo.
He pointed out that the two great motives of Japan's action in rallying immediately to the sup port of the exposition were its gratitude to the United States and a doaire for further amicablo re- lations between the Mikado's realm and this country. high Commissioners, Mayor Ralph In formally welcoming the spoke briefly, saying:
"It is my pleasure to have the
Office, Jardine, Mathieson & On., Ltd, Hongkong, 22nd May, 1912.
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AMERICAN PHYSIQUE
Interesting Pedigree Question.
In connection with the Olympic four years ago an investigation. games, it has been brought out that was made of the pedigrees of the athletes who made up the Ameri can team, with a view to finding
A Noganu report says that Mt. Yuan called him a military ficer bonour of extending to you gentle Asama emitted ashes about 10 who could be exocuted by martial mon a hearty welcome to San out how far they were the de- minutes on the 7th inst. They law. Yuan ordered Chang's ex-Francisco and the shores of Ame- scendants of the carly settlers and fell upon Kamishina in that Pre-ecution and a funeral of a General rica. Our city is open to you and how far they were foreign born or The of foreign-born parents, WO emitting smoko. A later despatch to be accorded to him; the order the most cordial grosting that
result of the investigation, says from Nagano says that twelve War. Thus even if he should be
was issued by the Ministry of can express is yours,"
The Japanese and the commit- the "Boston Advertiser," showed light shocks of earthquake were felt, followed by a greator one the cationed, Yuan can base his an- toe then repaired to automobiles, that while some of the athletes swor upon this ground. As to entering the cars as the cavalry could trace their ancestry, baok what military offence had been and the police stood at attention committed by Chang, the Vice- To the music of the mounted band President's telegram should be the entourage proceeded up Third Street, out Market and to the Fair- sufficient answO".
mout Hotel.
next day in that Prefecture, owing to the activity of Mt. Asanın, which has been oailtting unhes. The ashes covered the ground by one incli at Yunohira.,
a
Quinine to the Philippines,
The Legal Aspect. One million doses of quinine article goes on to touch upon the The concluding portion of the were distributed free of charge in the sections of the Philippines question froin a legal point of afflicted witli mularia during the view; and it then states that the first point which should be clear- past fiscal year. Of this amount
Arranging the Plays Commissioner Yamawaki issued formal statement, which was as follows:-
a
"This is my second visit to a quarter of a million was distri ed ap is whether Chung Cheng America, the first having beon on bated in the province of Ambos was a military officer or not. the occasion of the World's Fair Camarines, where there has always
Surprise is expressed that a man, at St. Louis in 1904. I came here been large amount of fever an- as brave and resolute as President then as the Japanese Commis nually. The difference in conti-Yuan, should have besitated to eioner to that exposition.
"Since that time I have been tions during the past year was uso a strong hand so long; "lor marked nays the
no one in this country would dare very much interested in investig "Cablenews American," as a result of this dis to resist his authority. Was beating the characteristics of the tribution, as there were only 501 playing the waiting game, so that American people, which Profossar cases of the ailment as compared desirables in due course when famous work, The Americans have he might extirpate all the un-Munsterborg has named in his with 777 the previous year..
their worthlessness has become the spirit of self-initiative, the Telegraph Rates in British Columbia,
apparent to all ?" The people are spirit of self-protection and the and provo to be just as Yuan er- warned not to commit rash acts spirit of self-assertion. pected."N.-C. Daily News,"
World."
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Notices
TO KEEP
COOL
WEAR
THE
LIGHTEST
WEIGHT
AERTEX
TO BE
UBTAINED
from the beginning of the Re- CELLULAR public, the great majority belong- ed to the families of those who had come more recently to this country, and some athletes had been born under other flags, Having this view, the eagle has been cautioned not to scream too loudly at its crop of world besters.
SHAW'S
only.
This line of argument, which points to the conclusion that the American of long standing cannot IN TENNIS, DAY, TUNIC and hold his own with the children of underhirts. The American family, which has more recent comers is a fallacy.
and, at the same time, has shown its roots deep down in the soil vigour, makes a tremendous deal of education. The boys usually find their way to college.
Business Ends Sport.
PRUNK DRAWERS J. T. SHAW HONGKONG HOTEL, $1, Queen's Bond,
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While they are working for their HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN. degrees, those who are best ondow. While the time of my stay in ad physically ourry the college your country on this occasion will colours on track and field, but, be very short and will be absorb when they settle down to the od by my official mission, I shall, serious work of their business or nevertheless, be very much pleas- profession, they do not have the ed to study the noble spirit of time to keep themselves as fit for your people through direct touch athletics as they did when they with all classes of Americans. So were in college. How well they 7 The management of the Hotel much for my own part,
might do in the events in which
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That telegraph profits in British Columbia are excessive and that adjustment of ratos is badly nood- ed was an opinion expressed by Mr. W. A. Macdonald, K.O., ot a mecting of the Board of Trade railway und freight rates com- mittee recently held at Vancouver. Mr. Macdonald has been gather- ing data on the subject and is Virginia, Long Beach, recently "My official mission, of course, they have won prizes and medals sure of his ground. In view of issued urgent invitations to 100 is to consult with the exposition is never known for they stop this fact the committee has decid-eligible young men of Los An-authorities about the site of the training and competition. soma od to appear before the Railway gelee, offering practically free Japanese pavilion and garden years before they come Commission and to bring the room and board for a month as which Japan will erect at your
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the collage graduates, ja parents or chaperons, were your 1915 exposition: Among last month's exports guests at the hotel, and not half "There are two big motives Were there any way in which figured 14 cheats of indigo, a dozen young men worth while why we do this why we hope to to measure the physical ability of manufactured at Lagos estate, were included.
spend nearly $1,000,000 in help the college athletes, when they Kalutara the first fruit of the The young ladies came from ing to make this fair a success: reach the age of 25 or 26, there GRAVING DOCK introduction of a new industry the interior, cities of the State, The commercial relations be can be little doubt that their into Ceylon, saya the "Ceylon Arizona and from Los Angelos,tween America and Japan are records would show them to be Observer." The Indigo plant at They became desperate at last becoming increasingly important the physical equals, if not the Lagos is ready for another out and issured an ultimatum to every year. Now, we must catch superiors, of any men in America, ting, and manufacture will be the management and to their every possible occasion to encour. It is foolish to declare that the resumed there in a few days. parents and chaperons that un-age these relations for the benefit American climate or the American The Clyde Ton and Rubber estate loss sufficient young men as es of both peoples. This is the best conditions of life do not produce will shortly put 100 acres of a corte and companions at swim-assurance which we have of that men ae vigorous as any in the new clearing into indigo. Dr. ming, bathing, tennis, golf, motor- mutual understanding which world, until some way is found Cuntze's new place, Penihela ing and dancing appeared soon, renders the peace of the world of testing the young men who estate, near Vevangods, has also they would leave for other parts. more effective,
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