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DAY BY DAY.
"All the wrong we do comes back to plague us.
Answers to Correspondents. We shall be glad to see Mr. at 5.30 to-morrow 'evening in this office.
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New Advertisements.
Mr. E. D. U. Wolfe, Head of the Sanitary Department, goes home on leave on Sept. 27.
THE TRICKS OF HAPPY CHANCE.
Strange Turns of Fortune's
WWheel.
MBE
MR. T. AOKI
Interesting Interview with Japanese Commercial Attache
NOT SURPRISED.
Statement that Vong Cam Ex- pedition was No Secret.
NOTES AND
COMMENTS.
Berthet's Brilliance, f
Hongkong won the Into. port [SPECIAL ARTIOLE.]
A correspondent writes to say swimining contest by n sad Among the passongors arriving
that some three week-ngo he knew some margin; but what would Many men who have made from Australia yesterday by the all about the expedition of com- Shanghai have done with their mark.in the world have N. Y K. a. Yowata Maru, was done so equally as much by their Mr. T, Aoki, Commercial Attacke bined Portuguese and Chinese couple of Borthets in the team? readiness of wit as by any sponial to the Japanese Consulate in forcee, which loft Maouo on Satar- The ability, the form, the plack Dairy Farm, Corned Beef, page powers of brain or application, Hongkong. After a fatigning day for the purpose of breaking of that young man have proved 5. Garner, Quelch & Co., Ports and though Carlylo has left on spell of work up the West River up the stronghold of the pirates an eye-opener to the swimmers of and Shorrics, pago 5.
Hongkong, and inspection of the record his opinion that genius is earlier in the year, he has been on Vong Cam Island. Going Home.
the infinite capacity for taking recruiting his health by making least surprised that so shots have everything in notual swimming He alleges that bo is not in the results, shows that he has won pains, yot gonius alone will not the round trip, via Manila, Thure-been fired and that the pirates that was worth winning. His command the highroad to success. day Island, Townsville, Brisbane, were gone by the time the times, too, have been excellent
One of those who certainly Sydney and Melbourne.
expedition reached the Island. and altogether he loavon behind possessed no signs of "genius" as defined by Carlyle, but who journey, Mr. Aoki expressed un- he says,
Speaking, this morning, of his It was common talk in Macao, him a pleasant memory. The that this attack was to Hongkong team secures the col in his day set his mark deeply grudging admiration of both take place. It was known, indeed, leative honour; but the individual and with more than a modicum Sydney and Melbourne as cities, that a Government official had honours go to Berthet; and luck of success on all things where and of the latter in particular. Liko come from Canton and, with the go with him for a big hearted with he had to deal, was Edward many other visitors to Sydney, he Governor of Maono, was planning sportsinan. Lord Thurlow, bost known, per complains that the Circular Quay the attack. haps as "the Surly Chancellor." there is far too crowded and he Was it any wonder, then, asks For his daily bread and advance-
urges reasonably enough that our correspondant, that there ment in life he had to depend unless more method is introduced, were no pirates left on Vong Cam entirely upon his own exertions, and it is related that his father ocean-going steamers will be to shoot when the expedition
obliged to seek new berths. Be-arrived? reniarkod of him, I have no fear tween Melbourne and Sydney he about. Ned, he will fight his found a great and not easily ox- way in the World."
plicable rivalry existing.
Hongkong Cricket Club, The annual meeting of the Cricket Club will be held on October 2, at 5,80 p p.m.
*Malls Arrived. The following mails arrived to-day:8. Haimun, from Swatow: 6.8. Kumano-maru, from Japan.
The Confidence Trick. It is reported that by means of the confidence trick, a shop keeper in Bonham Ntrand, has been relieved of two rolls of silk, valued $21.
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THE CHIMNEY CASE.
The Suffragists Again.
We are not a bit sorry to hear that some of the active advocates for women's suffrage have endured a little rough handlingst Mr. Lloyd George's meeting in Walon. What wo do regret is that the handling was done by men. True, women of this stamp are doing all they can to forfeit. Coseful men, had to go through
The case was to have been con- men's consideration and chi all the period of weary waiting took a great interest in the im- tinued this morning before Mr. valrous attentions; but if they which falls to the lot of most migration question, and his ob- Justico Gompertz in which have forgotten that they are aro pertinent and Charles Pedersen, of 15 St, Franois women, it surely behoyes men still young barristers, but when his servations shance came lio (as his father had practical. "If the Australians Yard, brought au action against to bear in mind their own man- prophesied) won his spurs by can develop the country by them the Connaught Aerated Water Co., hood. Since those unwise ladies fighting his way.
́solven, well and good." But can Ltd., of 63 Queen's Road East, have elected to pursue tacties that His first victory of any conse- they?" he said. "At present claiming $1,000 as damages for can only be met by brute force, qnonce was gained at the expense the inducements offered to im-
solely the prorogative of the As reported in our issue for polico. What is really wanted occasion when that quality would oomplained openly that facilities that over since Juno 1910 the brawny, hefty women of the have stood him in better stead had and resources had been grantly defendants have wrongfully caus-wardress type, who would take The Committee of the Society of it been conspicuous by its ab- oxaggerated by the emigration ed to issue and proceed from the in hand our suffrage friends and, their hearty thanks to the generous paratively unknown junior, took St. Vincent de Paul bog to tonder sonce, for Thurlow, though a com-agents in London."
said manufactory, offensive and by means of judicious ahaking anwholesome smoke and noxious and slapping, put them in their
the Society's fund through the und, with the aid of those useful without bias. In the main," be premises and was deposited in order of the day..
On the colour-bar in Australia mattor which spread and was rightful place which is in the anonymous donor of $200 for the full measure of his antagonist, Mfr. Aoki spoke. quite frankly and diffused into the plaintiff's said back row when politics are tho
weapons, argument combined with said, "the Commonwealth Go- and upon the same, whereby the Released! a handy supply of sarcasin, verument may be consulting its said promises have been renderod While on this subject, we may A man charged before Mr. C. promptly reduced Sir Fletcher to own best interests by pursuing anwholesome, dirty and uncom remark that the release of Mra D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, the level at which the latter had or its present policy. But there are fortable to live in and have been. Leigh, who was sent to prison for this morning, with being in un roneously assessed his opponent exceptional cases where allowance deteriorated in vaino. The de-doing her bost to set a Dublin lawful possession of a quantity of and this to the extreme delight of should be made, and where more fendant still continues to cause theatro on fire, fulfils the Tele- opium, said a friend left it at his the attorneys who rejoiced to see judgment should be employed. such smoke and noxious matter graph's prophecy of some weeks house. He could not prove this, one who had treated them with Let me give you an instance. to issue and pressed from the so he was fined $20.
scant courtesy, belittled with While I was down there, an said manufactory aforesaid. scunt respect by, this veritable English gentleman from New, The plaintiff oluiraod $1,000. David of the legal lists.
Zooland arrived with his wife,
for any period less than who month will be alargad as for a bioyole from a shop in Shanghof Sir Fletcher Norton a tyrant of tpigrants are poor indeed, and a nuisance alleged to have boon at least lot that forco remain.
Stroot, Yaumati, yesterday, saying the deepest dyo, who, mistaking I found a considerable amount/eroated by the defondant. that he lived at 10, Kowloon youth for ignorance, displayed all of discontent among newly-arriv Village. He paid the hire money, his accustomed arrogance on an ad Englishmen, many of whom yesterday, the plaintiff's case 18 a squad of femalo police;" but has not been seen sincs.
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BONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1012.
EXTERMINATE · THE PIRATES.
caro of Mr. d'Almada e Castro.
Dope Revenue..
Remanded,
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go. With a week-knee'd and backbonelous, Govorament taking looked for anything else.... these things in hand, one scarcely The
jeidentally, might have caused hundreds of deaths; she was" sentenced to long term of im prisonment, and now, before many
A boat woman and two inale and two female fokis wore re-
Having thus at a bound estab-who'' was half British nud The particulars of defence en-woman was guilty of a deliberate manded on the application of Mr. lished a name for courage und and half Samoan. The husband lered a total denial of the allege-ly planned crime which, in- L. d'Almada, by Mr. G. D. capacity, Thurlow-whose ready was allowed to land; the wife Lions set out by the plaintiff. Melbourne, at the Police Court, wit was always superior to his was not. There was a great "Mr. Davidson, of Messrs. Hast this morning, on a charge of knowledge of law-promptly pro outcry over the matter when the ings and Hastings, appeared for being in unlawful possession of ceeded to utilise the celst which facts became known; the Press the plaintiff and Mr. Eldon Potter, quantity of coal. Bail had fallen to his share as the re- took up the case, most of the pa-instructed by Mr. Otto Kong Sing, allowed.
sult of the Fletcher Norton opi-pera pointing out that such tight for the defence. Rode, by asserting himself on all adherence to the law was ebeurd
a
Mr: B. W. Rice.
Interrupted.
His Own Ornament.
a
was
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a year,
weeks have elapeod, sho. has circunvonted the authorities and
if he only gives sufficient trouble
to the warders. All he has to.do
is to refuse to lako bis food, and tander souled Home Secretary will order the doar man to bo set at liberty lost his pre- cious health should suffer.
Smoked In Court.
In Mr. E. A. Irving's Court, this morning, a Chinese was arrested for smoking a cigarette. Defendant, when charged with contempt, said he did not know
lie was smoking. He was fined
$3 or in default seven days.
The New Regiment. In connection with the im-
After hearing a portion of the regained her freedom. Apparent Mr. B. W. Rice has returned to possible occasions, nor even when and unfair. In the end, the Go-evidence for the plaintiff, the case, in futuro, every ruffian in Manila from Hongkong after junior to a learned leader would vernment gave way so far as to was adjourned, and an attempt Portland can hope to be released From the news which we were able to print in the "Telegraph" having made an inspection of he consent to hide his own light allow the lady to land, provided was made to settle it. This morn
several brick and ceramic plants under a bushel, but contriver to she remained no more than one ing, the onso was adjourned. of Saturday, outlining the stops which were being taken by the Macao to be used as models for a similar thrust himself at all times into calendar month in the country. until 10.30 o'clock, and then the authorities to wipe out the pirate post, it is abundantly clear that the factory which he plans to establish the full glare of the limelight.
Fortune, having once favoured "Here is another instance it was adjourned sine die, in the Philippines. Mr. Rice will Portuguese are thoroughly in earnest in the matter, though, in view remain at Manila some time but in, continued to do so, going which camo, under my notice. A of the failure of the first move, it would appear that their expects later to make another trip so far as to pursue him to his prominent Chinese merchant, earnestness is 'more pronounced than their tact. There is no factories throughout China.
of inspection to other brick evening haunts in Tandon, well known and respected in Bris- THE UNKNOWN GIVER, in one of which, known as bane, sent to China for his wife. question about it, the evil is one which hus to be taken seriously,
"Nando's and famed alike for She went out to Queensland, but, A Study in Police Court Procedure. Telegraphic Communication Half-measures will only be a waste of time and energy; they may
its punch as for the winning ways despite her husband's recognised
Mr. Melbourne: Where did not The Great Northern Telegraph of the landladyla. daughter position there, she was result in the piratical gangs being driven from one stronghold, only Co., Ltd. inform us that the Thurlow, as abanca would have allowed to enter the country. you get the vegetables from !
Small Boy: Someone gave me to take up their head-quarters at some other convenient spol, with Japanese landlines were inter-it, took a leading part in a debate lere again the Press commented equally irritating consequences. The time has come now for the rupted yesterday morning through concerning the merits of the severely, various papers argu- the money to buy them. evil to be completely rooted out. Nothing short of extermination typhoon, cutting off communica- laimant in a celebrated case ing that, however definite the Mr. Melbourne:Or did you
tion with Yokobars, Tokio and then pending known as the law, here at least was a case steal them?
Small BoyNo, someone gave places beyond all yesterday. This Douglas Cause wherein (probably in which it night reasonably
One more me money to buy them. But a policy such as this, can only be effectively put into morning one line to Tokio hus out of pure cussedness") Thur-have been waived.
Mr. Melbourne: How long pending departure of the 2nd boon restored, but is working law took the floor in support of Chinese, they said, would not up- operation ns the result of co-operative effort. In this connection it is badly, and heavy delay on the the claimant, whose claim had set the country to so very extraor-have you been in the Colony? Duke of Cornwall's LI. from to the point to keep in mind the fact that the Portuguese and Chinese traffic will consequently be un the Scotch Court. In a vigorous
then recently been dismissed by dinary an extent."
Small Boy-A little more than Bloemfontein for Hongkong, it is authorities have found a basis of agreement for joint action in the avoidable,
Mr. Aoki in a widely-travelled
announced that a large draft of` speech-doubleas full of teres man and admittedly an expert times have you been up here?
Mr. Melbourne-How many the 1st Duke of Cornwall's LL matter. Recently, it will be recalled, it was reported from Lisbon that,
wit and sarcasm-Thurlow pro- on international commercs. As At the Polico Court, this morn- coeded to domolish his opponents' a young man he spent four years time....
will embark at Southampton this a result of representations made by His Excellency the Governor of
Small Boy: This is the first month to join the second bat- Hongkong to the antheritios at Mano, a co-operative crusade against months" and four hours' stocks how the judgment which had establishment, and was subse- be delivered in the police som-...
ing, a man was sentenced to three
arguments and to demonstrate in San Francisco in a banking
talion here. Mr. Melbourne:-Six strokes to the pirates, aiming at their extermination, lad been decided on, and for larceny. According to the been given in Scotland was far quently for eight yours manager pound, and then he can tell his that British and Portuguese forces would join hands in the effort to evidense, the defendant ap from being correct. Having done of the London branch of the Yo-friends.
proached a man with a pawn this and partaken of his accus kohama Specie Bank. Later he deal with the piratical hordos which have so long been a menace ticket which, on investigation, tomod allowance of punch, and was promoted to the General hawking without a licence. locally. Since that time; however, nothing has bee, heurd of the proved to relate to an article that thus temporarily satiated both Managership of the same Bank in
The boy was charged with matter, and, so far as we know, no actual unified effort has been the man had missed from his his appetite for debate and his Kobe, and, was finally attached initiated, that is so far as the Hongkong and Macao authorities are went to the pawnshop. Finding the land of dreams. Little, how for some years. For the past
house. He took the ticket and thirst for fame, Thurlow retired to to the Japanese Legation in Italy STICKS OF DYNAMITE, jointly concerned. Why this is the case we should much like to that the silver ornament it con- aver did he dream of what Fortune eighteen monthe he has had con- Men Who Carried a Hundred know, and at the next Legislative Council moeting one of the Un-corned was his own, he went back had in store for bim-for, un-trol of his country's commercial official members might woll enquire how matters stand on this to the man and gave him into known to him the Scotch law interests in Hongkong and agente, who had arrived in town so is able to speak authoritatively Of course, what is really needed, if it could be arranged, is a
from Edinburgh to enter the on In the case of a man who was appeal to the House of Lords in
At the Police Court, this morn- Chino-Japanese finance. combined movement by the British, Portuguese and Chines believed to have returned from the Douglas Cause (having heard
ing, beforo Mr. E. A. Irving, a
Impending Marriage. The Chinese Revolution," he man was charged with boing in that the marriage is to take place News has reached the Colony, authorities. Nor should the activities be confined to the islands in banialment, Inspector MeHardy of Nando's and not being imbu-said, "has had no visible effect possession of 100 sticks of towards the end of the present and around Macao. The whole Canton delta is known to be teeming explaining to Mr. Melbourne, that diples desiring to kill two birds the two countries. Certainly, having the same marked accord (sistor of the Rev. H. O. Spink asked for a remend this morning, ed with too stern religious prin- whatever on the trade between dynamite at Yaumati and not month, in England, of Miss Splnk with pirato gange-plunderers and murderers who stop at nothing he had heard that the man was with one stone by viewing at one some years ago, things looked ing to law with a notification as formerly chaplain of St. Andrew in the fulfilment of their evil designs. Only to rout out one or two born on the island of Cato, which and the same time the charms of rather bad for our affaire with to being dangerous." little nests of these, is to play with the mattor. Effectively to rid the was British Territory. He the landlady's daughter, and the China but that was solely on Detective Brown said that the Fraser, formerly of the Poring
Charoli, Kowloon) and Mr. Donald delta of the pestshore must be a big sweeping movement participated enquiries made: Mr. Melbourne barristere who, it was well known, various Chinese merchants in dynamite to Sha-tan-kok, for After the marrige Mr.
said he was anxious to have more skill in debate of the English account of the sudden failure of man stated he was taking the Railway Syndicate, in by British, Portugnese and Chinese forces. It must be exeaid it was the man's own fault frequented Nando's in large Japan. Speaking generally, mat fishing purposes, termination in actuality, not in imagination, Surely sucli a com-if he was banished. Defendant numbers) had been present and ters in Hongkong and in China Defendant was fined $50 or Province, Central Ghin
and his wife will leave for bined onslaught is possible. It should be attempted.
And wo
was asked where he was born attentive listeners to Thurlow's may be said to be la e in default six weeks' imprison- Mr-Fraser has a rai and for all partfonlars. He would hope that it may be.
grant than rous
(Continued en Page 8.). malinisatory condition for us.
question.
custody,
A Question of Birth............
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Fland $50.
Manchurla's Fourth Officer
Drowned. 9. AG D Edward G. Morris, fourth officer
of
the Manchuria, was found floet-
ing in the bay alongside the ship
at Manila on the 19th inst. He 3
bad boon ashore the day previous
with companions and came aboard
watch, Wm. Allan, was the
at midnight of the 18th. The
to see him alive.” It is not known; how he came to fall overboard..
Cablenews."