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Signalling.
H.E.'s Visit to Macao.'
His Excellency the Governor loaves this afternoon by the s.8. Sai Tai to pay a formal visit to the Governor of Macao.
The s.s. Rubl.
The 8.8. Rubi arrived from Manilo to-day in charge of her new commander, Capt. J. Miller, She brought up 100 tons of gene ral cargo.
Twelve Strokes.
A boy from Wanchai was son- tenced to twolvo sirokos by Mr. C. D. Mai bourno, at the Police Court, to-day for stealing clothes valued $3,
VICTORIA GAOL.
STARTLING ALLEGATIONS FROM RELIABLE. SOURCE.
these men have deserted points to something at fault in the system at work at the goal
as it affects wardera.
economy.
PLEA FOR LENIENCY.
NOTES AND
COMMENTS:
Hongkong" and Aviation..
The refusal to permitan avtor
and was told in call the next day, we
Bay ?)
placed in the cell and is not re- moved until 6 a.m. on Sunday, It is there emptied and replaced,
At the Police Court this morn and it remains in the cell until ing, before. Mr. C. D. Melbourne, 5.30 a.m. or Monday. How un- Herbert D. Haynor, of Mesars, healthy that is for prisoners can Clark and Co., charged a man Warders Dissatisfied and Staff readily be imagined, nor is it with receiving money under false to fly over the Colony was not, The Collectivo Test in Signall-
wo may nafely assume, made Changes-Fairly, Common.greatly better for warders who pretences.
lightly and rocent regulations, ing of all British Units and
have to supervise the removal and The complainant said that pri- which make it necessary to secure |H.K.S.B.R.G.Ai will be held on Some startling information re emptying of these buckets. On aoner was formerly in his employ the Governor's consent in writing.
Monday.
garding the state of matters in no score can such a state of for about a year, but he was die in order to fly here, explain the Station Leave.
Victoria Gaol has reached us matters be justified. In the charged about four months ago action of the authorities. The Station loave has been granted from a well informed and reliable present state of things, with guol because he was rather lazy. A spirit which prompted it, how to Lieute. H. G. Paris and D. B. source. About the beginning of accomodation limited, the over that time the prisoner was not Dodgson, R.G.A. from 4th to 13th last month two warders ran away crowding may be unavoidable, dishonest: Daring the last three British. We have alwa¦prided over, is surely somewhat un- October.
from the gaol, Ono had done bat there is no excuse for positive months, however, he had been ourselves upon our openess, our some eight months service, and uncleanliness in respect of missing amounts and, on several contempt for passports and other the other was a warder of about sanitary buokots. Each prisoner, occasions when he sent the shroff careful measures adopted by two years experience. The latter not European, is allowed two to present an account, he was told certain nations. Perhapa, indeed, was all the more useful an of-pieces of sanitary paper daily? that the amount had been paid Britons have been too ozrelessly fioiolin respect that he had secured Europeau prisoners are allowed and receipts shown bearing the open in the past, though no seecond-class certificato for spoken four pieces, but that is a conces name of the firm. Cantonoso and, in addition, was sion recently granted. "We under
great harra appears over to havo studying, the written language; stand that they are about 6 inches Mr. Porima, of the Eastern Ex-secrecy and (alall we
On Thursday prisoner went to boon dono-but, in any case, in frot, was a useful Government by 4 in size, are thin almost to tension Telegraph office, and col timorousness of this kind come servant who promised to do well transparency, and form an elected 56. He then went to the awkwardly from us. in the service. The fact that cellent example of ridiculous office of Moasrs. Shewan Tomes,
would Happen. Two more points: Is it true Half an hour afterwards com- A note in this paper yoster- that, when a recent prisoner who plainant's shiroff caller at Mesura day asked what would hap ascaped from the Civil Hospital. Shewan Tomes' offices and was pen if the aviator were was removed there, there was told that he had been asked to acoidently blown over the lar If our information is correct plenty of room for him in the call on the following day. The bour. Perhaps the same that The total output of the Kailan and we have no reason to doubt prison hospital? Is it trao, again, shroff pointed out that he had not happened to the miner's pigeon Mining Administration's mines it-there are deep-rooted grievan-that old kerosene tins are collect previously callod, had complain- which he carried to a certain for the week ending 21st Sept. cos amongst the warder in the ed in all Government departmente ant then wont to Mesare. Showan town on a Sunday in order that The raton of Subscription to the "Hongkong Tolograph" will amounted to 28,576 tons and the gaol. The chief is that the staff and made into lishes in which Tomas and roquested them to it should fly homo. A policeman
Salos during the period, to 19,031 is inadequate, and from this fact prison food is served ?
sond for him if the man who call-advised him that a local bye-law spring other causes of discontent. If these questions are answered ed to collect the account retura-prohibited birde from flying there There are in the gaol, one chief and perhaps if they are noted. When the prisoner called on a Sunday. He addressed the A musical play, entitled The warder, threo principal warders we may ask a few more,
next day, complainant was sent bird solemnly. "Ye're not to for and prisoner was arrested. fly," said he, Bo ye muun walk. Cook," an idyll of the Peak, by and sixteen ordinary warders on Lieut. R. M. Crosse is to be given the disciplinary staff. On the
Complainant furtherstated that hame." And he set it down, in the Theatre Royal on October hospital staff are:-one warder,
he could prove six charges against Nothing happened to the bird 18 and 19. It is to be preceded two Indian warders, and about 50
the prisoner similar to this one, for the sullicient reason that it A soldier of the K.O.Y.LI. who and also one of forgory: for he was not caught. And, as between by a grand variety entertainment. assistant warder and guards-all
Indians. The Europeans officers Was undergoing musketry had forged his shroff's name, but an aviator and, say, a chasing Owners and occupiers of tone-ure held responsible for the super-course at Kowloon with his de- he did not wish to press those policeman, the odds are on the ments are reminded by the vision of the Indian warders, tachment, left his detachment
oborges as the prisoner was man in the air. the this morning and came to Hong- Treasury that rates for the four and guards and, since
young, and complainant did not quarter of 1912 are payable in latter are not instructed as to kong with cartridgo bolt and wish to punish him too much. Mr. Roosevelt's Daughter. advance on or before the 31 the rules and regulations regard-bayonet. At about 11.45 a.m. he He would ask his Worship if it It is rumoured in New York ing the care and conduct of ontored the shop belonging to was not too presumptuous, to deal that Mr. Nicholas Longworth, prisoners, it is claimed that Wong Hing, jewellers, Queen's leniently with the prisoner. Por-who, some few years back, mar- A man was remanded at the this throws an added, and an Road, walked up to the counter on haps a few strokes would deter ried Miss Alice Roosevelt, may Police Court, this morning on a anfair, responsibility upon this the right, which contains glass him from returning to this kind succeed Mr. Whitelaw Reid as charge of cutting and wounding European officers who are, in show cases, and drove his bayonet off his wife by stabbing her at Wan- consequence, more discontented into one of the cases. He seized a
Prisoner was sentenced to one chai. Inspector Mallardy said the than they should be, or would be gold watch, which was being re- woman was in the hospital and if matters were fairly adjustoil. paired, and walked out. He pro-month's hard labour, and four
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HONG KONG, BATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1912.
DEAR FOOD AND TARIFFS.
Kallan Mining Administration.
tóns,
"The Cook."
Rating Reminder.
October, 1912.
Alleged Wounding of Wife.
would not be out for a week.
Embargo Removed.
have been withdrawn.
At Home."
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The Chief Orlevance.
Work Too. Hard.
SOLDIER'S STRANGE
ACTION.
ceaded down Pedder, Street and accosted a constable on duty in front of the Hongkong Hotel. He naked to the errosted, at the same time displaying the watch with remark," Look me up I have stolen this watch." His request was promptly gratified and he was takon to the Police Station and there awaite a military escourt.
PROSPECTS OF BASE-
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31
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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK.
The New Compradore.
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Ambassador to the Court of King, George. With an amiable-and' tasteful-frankness, an American newspaper observes: "It would be interesting to note just how old-fashioned Queen Mary, with hor straight (sic) laced idors,
has stated quite recently that Mc. Roosevelt has given instructions worth's State to support the latter's to the progressives in Mr. Long-
opponent in the congressional election.
The Bathing Places Scheme.
The work of the European It is notified in the Govern-officers is too hard at the best. oat Gazette that information and when a warder is taken to
would think of unconventional. has boon received from the Go-hospital or is granted leave
Mrs. Longworth and her up-to- vornment of Eastern Bengal and duties mast be performed by the
the-minute ways." With all Assam to the effect that the remaining warders who have
deference to our more frisky than quarrating restrictions imposed sufficient to do in ordinary
As was announced yesterday, grammatical contemporary, we against the port of Hongkong circumstances and who, in a caso
Mr. Ho Sai Wing has been ap-would suggest that, should Mrs. of this kind, suffer the grent
pointed Compradore of the Hong-Longworth go to the Court of St. inconvenience of irregular meni
kong Banking Corporation in James' she will quickly discover Hongkong Christian Union. The first meeting of the Hong-hours. They are, in point of fact,
place of Lau Pun Chiu, who is that an American ambassadress kong Christian Union, for the forced to snatch their meals as BALL IN THE COLONY. missing. Mr. Ho Wing is the son must conform, as fully as any of Mr. Ho Tung and is twenty-thor, to accepted Court tradi- Scarcely a day passes which does not record some fact or other season, will take place, Monday best they can.
The two greatest baseball teams nine years of age. He was edu- tions, Trus, Queen Maryia pointing to the circumstance that the doar food ory is becoming next at St. Paul's College at 5.30 As indicative of the doop-
Rev. II. It. Welle who seated discontent and as a proof of the United States are about to oated at Queen's College and after "old-fashioned"; it is a term not general all over the world. We have soon how the workers of Eng-p.m. land are granning under the burden, how sorely the pinch is being leaves the Colony an the 8th inst. that all is not as it should be, it start on a tour of the world, play-sponding about a year in travel, infrequently applied to those who bbas kindly consented to conduct is stated that during the past few ing exhibition games, and games most of which was spent in Eng- oliorish an ignorant preference felt in Germany and even in the United States, while only
years, there have been between at any port where a team can be land, he returned to Hongkong for a ladylike self-restraint, and days since the International Congress of Chambers of Commerce the mosting.
and 50 and 60 resignations, dismissals, got together to meet them.
became compradore to 3 expressed itself in favour of a proposal to call an international con-
rooted objection to Buch forence to consider the causes of, and if possible to remedy, the To-day being the second an- and desertions from the staff of To Americans familiar with Mosers. E. D. Sassoon and Co., Washington ways as may merit.
up-to-the- marked tendency towards once cost of living. In considering niversary of the establishment of warders to say nothing of the national game, the names of with whom he has been for the the designation of
"The Giants". (National League), last five years. Daring that time minute." The rumour itself is, this question it has to be observed that the evil is making itself folt a republic in Portagal the Por-Indians who have left.
The warder's tours are long, and the "Bastons" (American he has also been assieting Mr. Ho however, apparently not too well in other than Protectionist countries, for the onse of Britain is tuguose consul Mr. J. J. Loiria especially pertinent. Hence the root cause is not to be sought in was at Home at the consulate tuis He starts work at 5.30 a.m. and League) will at once convey Fook, the compradore of Mesars. founded; for a New York journal
a good 0.15 a.m. and finishes at 6 p.m. pleasurable anticipations. Jardino, Matheson and Co. the Tariff, a point which merits grostor notice than it is given. To morning. There was.
Those two teams have scheduled that aspect of the subject we shall rotura later in the course of these number of callers to congratulato and 5 p.m, on alterante days.
times on observations.
theas Hongkong as one of their "ports-: the consul and accept of the Hie meal
days total about 3.1-4 hours of call," and it is to bo hoped SEPTEMBER WEATHER. hospitality that was dispensed. The question of wages, of course, is élussly wrapped up in this
Covered with Blood.
and 24 hours respectively. that the citizens of the United matter of the cost of living, for one naturally reacts on the other. It is alleged that five or six He gots one Sunday off in two States now resident in Hong-
Extracts from meteorologion It is not generally remembered, for instance, that increased wages man attacked a youth in a shop and each alternate Saturday after-kong, will get together" and observations made at the Royal contribute most materially towards higher prices of manufactured in Gilman Street this morning noon. For this he may receive organize a team, so that the Observatory, Hongkong, during articles. But this is the case to so great an extent that the price of with knives and after stabbing anything from about 880 to $130 veterans of many "diamonds' the month of September show that manufactured articles is determined principally by the wages him and holding him up relieved a month according to length of will be able to play their own the average mean temparature The fact that a sum of $2,000 paid in the cost of their making. And in this connection it him of $1,050, and, making down service. We have before us as countrymen, far from the Polo was 79.6, the average maximum has been set aside in the Budget ie worth considering that, after all, food and most raw materials to the wharf, got away in a sim-wo write a copy of the prison Grounds as they are!
85.5 and the average minimum for 1913 for the provision of pu are, in a sonse, manufactured articles, for coal and ore have pan. The unfortunata man was regulations obtaining at Home,
We understand that many 75.5. The highest temperature blio bathing places at the western to be dug out of the ground, corn bas to be sown, harvested covered with blood when he and, taking these as a standard, Americans here who are keen recorded was 02,5, on the 10th, and eastern ends of the island of and transported, while cattle have to be raised, transported, arrived at the Police Station it is clear that there is reason for to organize such a team, are only and the lowest US, on the 17th. Hongkong is most gratifying to and slaughtered; and all these activitios involve payment of wages though his injuries are not very the continued and deep-seated too willing and glad to practico The mean humidity for the month those who revel in sea bathing but to workers. And the more wage paid and the lesser number of serious,
discontent which prevails.
regularly-in short to do all that was 71.
who cannot afford the luxury of hours worked per man, the greater becomes the cost of production:
Tenders
Not so long ago a prisoner lies within their power to give the.
Sunshine was recorded on every auspol trips. At bothends of the To what degree the price of food has risen in recent years in Bri-
The following tenders ure invit-escaped from the gaol, was recap-visitors "of their best."
day of the month with the excep-city therefore ideal littlo strips of tain, to take an example, may be gleaned when it is pointed out od by the Hongkong Govern- tured, and tried at the Supreme The U.8.8. "Wilmington" has tion of the 17th and 20th, there foreshore which will, muke that the price of bread ruse by 14.8 per cent. in the decade ending mont-Repairs to No. 5 Police Court. In his evidence, given a number of good ball players, being eight days when more than splendid bathing spots. It is in- 1010, sugar advanced by 24.3 per cönt, in the same period, while launch. Supply of nerated there, the Chief Worder stated and from the Standard Oil Com- ten hours were recorded. The tended, we note, to erect sheds. the cost of bacon went up by no less than 28.3 per cent. Those water; bedding and clothing; that the man escaped by means pany many more are eager to total number of hours sunshine for the accomodation of bathers, commodities, it is to be remembered, form the staple diet of the boor, spirits, wines, ato.; spirit of the window after prizing open get into the game.""
but no indication is forthcoming. poorest of Britain's workers. And the worst feature about it all is of wine; chemicals, drugs, aur- the bars. But how did he force Doubtless grounds for practice "Although rain fell on oleven | as to whether the public will be that wages in the United Kingdom so far from advancing propor-gical instruments and sundries; open the bars? And with what? will be offered by one or more days, one ton of these the rainfall charged for the use thereof, or tionately, have remained practically stationary. In contrast with furniture, sto; milk, eta.; pro- And from whence came the in- of the Recreation Clubs, as the was less than on inch. The total whether these sheds will be of this, wages in the United States have decidedly increased, though, visions; sundries; and washing strument which permitted of his Briton is first and foremost a good rainfall was 3.88, inches. The auch a nature as to provide abso of course, this has in turn contributed to the rise in the cost of liv-required locally for the Medical forcing them? And how did be sportemen, and although baseball average baromiter, reading was lute privacy to those using thema. ing which is also apparent in Americans claowhers.
Department, for the period of ons find the time and yet escape ob- is not his game, still be would do 20.82. Clearly, therefore the increased cost of living is dus, at least in year from the first of January servation?
all that lies in his way to help on great part, to causes other than the tariff. The unfortunate thing nevt inclusive,
These are pertinent questions, the sport of England's greatest is, however, that the average electoret Home will not study the Catholic Out-door Procession. to which answers are necessary. friend-Americs...
The Y. M. O. A. too, shonid question sufficiently to grasp this point He sees a dear food pro Tomorrow being Rosary Sun-Was the escape wholly due to blem in the countries which Tariff Reformers hold tip for admira-day, there will be an open air negligence on the part of any one develop some excellent material. tion; the most is made of the circumstances by politicians on the procession at Kowloon, in honour warder? stump; and he declines to pursue the matter further. With the of the Blessed Virgin, The Pro-Will it be believed that the the Americans here should be able majority of of this type the prospects of the Unionat party at cession will leave the Church of ponditions obtaining in the prison to give a very creditable exhibi- the next oldest are not too bright, if the party supports Mr. Bonar the Holy Rosary, Chatham Road, are at times insanitary to ation game against the visiting Law in his decretion that Tariff Reform must be the first item on at 5 p.m., and will be socompani- degree? From Saturday at 11 teams, h the list. But the question will not be decided on ite merite never ed by the bond of the Philara.m till Monday morning theless. In any event, if Mr. Pike Pence is right and a pledge has monion. After the procession prisoners are free from work. At been given to the King that Home Itale, will be submitted to the Father Gabardi will preach, and that hour they are retired to their are giving a dance in con country before it becomes law, Tariff Reform will not form the festivities will close with delle and there may be thres material plank in the Unionist platform until at last the next Benediction of the Blessed Saora ord in a call. At 11 am. on
'Saturdayitha
was 220.5.
SOLDIER CHARGED
WITH MURDER
Would it not be better to instal a number of bathing machines of the" type seen" "at Home? The concession could then be let and the lesson permitted to make a'small charge. Or, if it is in-
out
... and by dint of “getting together"' At the Police Court, this morfended that the pleasure should ning before Mr. CD. Melbourne, be open to bathers free of charge, Barfaraz Khan, a private in the the present plau could go forward 126th. Baluchistan Regiment, but be supplemented by bathing wos remanded on a charge of machines for those who pre killing and alsying another pri- them and who would not obje Thin evening the Lasitano Club rate at the camp at Sha Kong to paying a small fee.
Miu on the 28th ult
5-5) Lusitano: Club,
of the second
stablislzman
Prisoner pleso Luspector Kar
would then be ost
moreover