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Uniawial Possession of Opium,
At the Police Court, this morning, a man was fined $10 for being in unlawful passession of a quantity of opium.
Tricked.
A man living in Connaught Road has reported to the police that a man came to him and by means of a trick obtained $87 worth of inedicine.
Stabbing Case,
A Chinese has been removed to the hospital suffering from a knife wound alleged to have been inflicted by another man now in custody.
TODAY'S CRICKET. Shanghal meet An Eleven from
the Services.
the bowlers, the latter being soon HONGKONG REVISITED. NOTES AND driven by each batsman to the 'on
boundary. At 170, Poole went US, Army Officer on Far Eastern on at the Naval Yard end to relieve Christian who seemed to have
There was only a fair atten-gone off considerably in the last dance this morning at the two overs, while White replaced
and
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Advance,
"No, I am not où active duty
"How Hongkong has changed, since I was here 15 years ago!
"I should now call it the Paris Colonel Hixon continued. of the Orient. What a remark
COMMENTS.
The War Spirit in Peking:
We are aware that too much
capable of humbling Russia, or. almost anybody else. Doubtless, too, Japan's victory over the Russians is no unimportant factor in the existing state of feeling in Peking.
H.K.O.C. ground when Shanghai Dempsey. Off White's third ball, now, as we mustered out on the met a team representing the Crockwell gave a chance in the 1st of July, 1801; but I have reliance is not to be placed upon H.M.S. Defence sailed to-day United Services. The Shanghai alipe, which, being missed, went been some interesting things, es- telegrams coming from Chinese to the boundary. Things began to pecially in China," Colonel J. soaress, especially when they lack for Singapore.
team contained only one change, look decidedly healthy for Shang Courtenay Hixson said to a re-confirmation from other quarters, Lambe taking Tait's place.. Naval Ratings».
His Excellency, Sir Hoary Mavhai at 2.30, when Quayle presentative of the Hongkong but the news reported to-day to
"Telegraph" yesterday. Crookwell wore woll
I was in the U.S. Consular the effect that the Ministry of The. 8.8. Huichow, from Tien-
sot, with the score board showing service, stationed at Foochew, dur War in Poking and the Army Ad- tein, brought down-16 naval rat-and Lady May were interested
spectators of the play. inge to-day,
Shanghai won the toss and A. 180 for 4. Quayle, however, was
administration, from 1803 to 1807 with Russia over the Mongolian and I was present at the Kutien question merits more than pass- E. Lanning took the bowling from responsible for a weak struke nowing President Cleveland's second visory Staff favour going
The Second Hundred. massacre, that took place on ing attention. Where there is White. A maiden resulted and and again.
smoke there is fire, and we can Christian bowled to Ollerdessen,
At 2.33 the score was signalled Angast 1st, 1805. who was very lame and should
We Consuls had hard times quite believe that the Chinese have had some one to run for at 200, Quayle having scored 30 him, as was seen when he scored and Crockwell 70. White's bowl-in those days. The Viceroy would Republic, in its present mood, angle.
ing seemed altogether to Quayle's not receive foreigners, whatever after the comparatively easy man- Lanning had a conple, one of liking, for off drives to the their official capacities, and, of ner in which the Manchus were them frem an overthrow, but he boundary were quite frequent, course, this made it exceedingly put to rout, imagines itself quite was out shortly after, to a catch and enabled the batsman to gain difficult for us all. by Dempsey in the slips. He tried on his partner's score. Bowen to glance the ball to leg but a left handed bowler relieved, merely socked it up and gave an Poole, and, off his second ball, easy chance. Mariel, followed, Quayle made a big hit at the ball, and 10 was signalled after fifteen but missed. His bat flew out of
when I was here last there was. minutes' play. The second 10 his hand, and the ball, travelled able people the British are! Why, came rather more briskly but
At 219 White beat Quayle with no such thing as made land, Sheer Madness. play was show except tora pretty
But it would be an evil day for cut by Ollerdessen, Mariel had ball that found the leg stump and the view from the Hongkong charmed life for a minute. Ele and V. H. Lanning, who took bis Hotel was an unobstructed one
her present state, to take the field nearly gay a rotura to White, place, opened with a out for two. over the harbour. When I arrived China were she really rash and was missed by Christian at point, The question as to whether Crock the other day I could hardly re-foolish enough to endeavour, in and was caught and bowled by well would roach his century or cognize the place!" len
When asked his opinion as to against Russia. It would be shoer White-all off successive deli-not, was the only thing agitating veries. The second wicket fell at the minds of the spectators. At the progress that has been made madness on her part. Both Russia 26 after 25 minutes' play: Crock-3.20 he had passed the ninety in the East, Colonel Hixson said, and Mongolia have for a long "There has never been any-time been drawing closer one to a well joined Ollerdessen who was mark. He was not to be allowed
in the least surprised at the re- batting with rare pluck and who to get his century unchallenged, thing in the history of the world the other, and nobody who had
so largely unaided. palled White to the boundary for Bagnall went on at the Naval like the awakening of China to life, been watching developments was very finely and glanced him to Yard end.
Crockwell was unfortunately "The whole political, com-cent conclusion of the Treaty leg for a couple. He had A. E.,
run out with the score at 281-mercial and social world is which China now so keenly re- Lanning to run for him now."
his contribution being 97. He absolutely astounded at the rapid sente, China has undoubtedly Play was quiet, but never had hard luck in missing his evolutions that are taking placo herself much to blame for the monotonous, and the batsmen col-century after a great display of in a country which has always turn which events have taken; been considered as almost sound her lack of authority in the region has made it inevitable. And Ba lacting runs steadily. Oller-batting. Jessen turned Christian very The score at 425 was 370 for asleep and most conservative. neatly to the log boundary and seven winkels. brought up 50 after forty-three minutes play. He made most of his runs in front of the wicket and, at this point, he had 30 to his oredit.
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CLINGING TO OFFICE.
The 8.9. Linan reports that the weather was very cold when the inst., the temperature at 6 a.m. being 28 degrees.
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Supposed Suicide- The body of a man aged 52 years was found hanging from beam at a house in Chung Chau, yesterday. The case is supposed
to be one of suicide."
Leave of Absence. Leave of absones on private affairs, to the United Kingdom, 1st K.O.Y.L.I. from 20th Novem- is granted to Lieut C.M. Bond, bor, to 19th August, 1013.
Remanded.
A woman and two men who were charged with being adlaw ful possession of a quantity of wood valued $5 at Shankiwan, were remanded at the Police Court, this morning.
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"No one can hazard a guess, both signatories to the Treaty ap- much leas protend to foretell, pear satisfied with the document, what effect the birth of liberty in we imagine China's heart-burn- China will have upon the world's ings will be of small avail. As we have remarked before, China future history,
"Statesmen have to wait and had better make up her mind to At this stage Dempsey went on Corps Orders issued by Major wonder, they cannot prophesy the say good-bye once and for all to to bowl in place of Christian, but D. Macdonald contain the follow-outcome, and European states-Mongolia, the scoring still proceeded steadi-ing:-
The Dunottar Castle. Among the passengers on board the Dunotter Castle which arrivesly.
in Hongkong on the 18th inst. are the Hon. Mrs. Albert Yelver- ton and the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke
Fell from Window.
A shop-keeper living at 2, Fat Hing Street removed his amal to the Tang Wah Hospital, yester day suffering from injuries caused by falling from the first floor window whilst taking in some clothing which had been hanging out to dry.
croft, as regards China's future,
America.
finest
Ollerdessen, despite his Farade:Members going into is absolutely in the dark. Bat lameness, was apparently set, but Carap on Friday 15th inst. will diplomats know that in the future The F. M. S. Dreadnought.
Railway there may be something terrible, Asmight have been expected, the Crookwell was very restrained and parade at Kowloon
perhaps,--for both Europe and promise from the Federated took half a hour to reach doublo Station at 5.10 p.m. Dresa
Malay States of a dreadnought figures. An hour's play brought Marching Order. 70 runs and the batsmen now: Railway Warrants:-Warrants Emperor William's famous has created great enthusiasm seemed finely sat. Ollerdessen will be distributed by post to- painting of the Yellow Peril was at Home; for each an offer bo- twice cut Dempsey for four and morrow to members concerned. perhaps no idle dream! Still we tokens not only extreme generos- two and passed the 40 stage. He If there is delay in the receipt of all hope that he over-leapad the ity, but ready loyalty to the Im- perial Government as well. The had scored just half the runs on any warrant, members can obtain bounds of sober fact."
Speaking of Dr. Sun Yat Sea, fact that the F.M.S. can afford so the board. Crockwell woke up one from Staff Officer up to 1
large a gift is matter for hearty The Liberal Government is apparently determined to cling to
and reached his 20 and Ollardes-p.m. on Friday 15th. They must our informant said: office despite its defeat a day or two ago. But whether this decision
sen was nearly caught at long-on. be filled in by members and pre- 'It looks to me as though Dr. congratulation, and serves as an The catch was a hard running one, sented at the Booking Office; one San has not been too well treated additional proof of what we have however, and the fielder could be balf will be retained by the by the Chinese; but on the other always maintained: that this is founded upon a belief that it has a mission to perform and that
Railway and the other must be hand it would also appear that comparatively new limb of the excused for failing to take it..
handed in to the Corps Office on President Yuan-shi-kai is about Empire is and will continue A Plucky Innings.
be-one it shall not willingly forsake that mission or whether it is merely
of the Major W. S. Traill, lately State
With the score at 90, Bagnall arrival in Camp. Warrants will the only character in China that to so drunk with power that it will not give up office until it is actually Major C, W. Davy's Successor. kicked out, is a matter difficult to determine. Admittedly the Gov Engineer at Indore, has taken up relieved Dempsey, who changed not be required by members at is strong enough to hold in check wealth-producing countries, for that this, of course, is a point which ernment con present a strong case for remaining in offics, despite duty at Dublin as Staff Officer to over and clean bowled Ollerdessen tending parade on Friday 15th. the warring political factions that its size, in the world, ́ ́ And its defeat on Sir F. Banbary's amendment. The vote was taken the Chief Engineer, Irish Com- with his first ball from the Law Warrants are only available for are now pestering, and
mand, in succession, to Major C. unexpectedly and was in no way representative of the opinion of W. Davy, who arrived in Hong-Courts and. The retiring bats journeys to Camp, others being in all probability will for touches our readers olosely; for, body politic of this ancient capital that floated the Malaysian many long rabber estates, tin mines etc. the House of Commons. Indeed, only a day or two before, practically kong by the Rohilla on Tuesday, men had shown pluck and skill provided in Camp for the return long time continue to pestor, the as everybody knows, much of the
Store-No issues of uniform or realm, that 47 against his game-so for the
2 mystery originally hailed from Hongkong, the same vote was taken, by the House at voting strength, and the to relieve Major St. G. R. S. Caulaad just missed his 50. He had journey.
feild in command, of the 10th Government Majority was 121. The division on the motion was
Thursday 14th instant until the and a puzzle to the so-called and there are probably many playor this week.
hundreds of people in the Colony gineers. The latter officer goes
Anderson followed and the completion of Camp. Arrange- civilized nations." not even put on the order paper, says an official statement which (Fortress) Company, Royal Ea-biggest score made by a Shanghai ammunition will be made after centuries for so
Colonel Hixson is staying at the at the present moment who hold score, now 03, was sent to the monte will be made issue to am- was issued after the defeat. It was handed in in manuscript without home for duty at Horwich,
hundred mark after eighty munition to Scouts Company, for Hongkong Hotel for a few days considerable stock in rubber before he departs for Manila, and plantations and in the tin mines notice. Yet again, the statement points out that the Prime Minister,
The Chinese who stands charg-minutes play. Crockwell became musketry Course.
was kind enough to show the of the States. in a speech before his own constituents at Ladybank, as recently as
"Telegraph" representative some October 5, said that he would not allow his course to be affected by ed with being in possession of a little more aggressive, but for lottery tickets for the purpose of the most part he was content divisions. The Government rasjorities bad never since solling the same and offering a merely to play the ball and wait K Bnsp
bribe to a Chinese revenue officer, for an occasional loose one. Both
bove published been below 100.
the Colonel Hirson is an ardent In plain words, the vote was in the nature of a clever political in which Mr. Lewis, of Messrs. men placed Bagnall finely to leg,
Johnson, Stokes and Master, de- and Anderson put one just wide page of this
conclusion the report of the amateur photographer, and is the that, in response to an appeal from Turkey, the Sultan of Porak manœuvre which was strikingly successful. The defence offered in fende, was again brought before of Dempsey in the slips.
With 110 runs on the boad speeches given at the inaugural possessor of 17 camerns.
has given a donation to the Ottoman forces ostensibly to be the political statement is good but is not nearly so successful as the Mr. E. A. Irving, this morning.
devoted to thefund for the wound- move it is intended to counter. The Prime Minister's statement at After hearing the evidence his Lient Paria relieved Bagnall, who dinner of the University Union
MARINE COURT.
ed. It is noteworthy. that the Ladybank may seem to have anticipated the situation, but we Worship committed the defend- had been rather expensive, and which was held on November 1. ant to the Criminal Sessions for Anderson turned his first ball to We may be permitted, however,
same ruler moved that the Malay rather think that Ministers' platform utterances are not always held trial, bait in $1,000 being alleg for a couple. The third was over to point out that, if the speeches
pitched and was promptly despat- are of sufficient importance to be At the Marine Magistrate's States should offer a war-ship to as binding. Some little is excused a man who, in the best of alowed..
ched for 4, while Crockwell also given to the public and we agree political meeting, inspired by the enthusiastic cheers of his
mander Basil Taylor, R. N. Sau question of Mohammedanism, in There was a complete change helped himself to a boundary to that they are the public, which Court this morning, before Com- the Imperial Government. The followers, says a little more than he would on reflection; and it is just possible that this happened here and that Mr. Asquith of programme at the Bijoug. This was a costly over. An purchases a newspaper, has a right
lawful orders of the Harbour deed for the Massulman is as «) was attaring merely a defiant note for the sake of rousing Theatre last night, consisting of derson was more aggressive than to ask that the newspapers shall Sam, master of a trading junk, so far as it applies to subjects of night has elapsed. It is no fault Master by anchoring his boat to tenacious of his relizion as any his followers. It is just as likely that he was making a five new pictures and of double Crockwell and collected 20 in gives these speeches before a fort was charged with disobeying the the Empire, is a ticklish one in Dempsey had another success of ours that we offer belated news. the west of Proserpine Rocks. Christian can be of his Buddhism Miss Dellie Connor dad Misa
The defendant was fired $15 and Brahmanism ara losing sup deliberate statement, for the Prime Minister is not the type of turns by the two popular artistes, twenty-two minutes.
For unlawfully mooring their porters every year; every day speaker who forgets himself. He has much of the calculating Gladys Porter. The films include just before tiffin, clean bowling If the pross is not invited to an coldness of a machine. But the point is that if a Government's two more" Wiffles" scenes, and Anderson, at 135, for a hard hit important function of this nature, Conduct in the House of Commons is to be guided by the platform another in which the ever popular 24. Quayle joined Crockwell but is naked to publish a re-boats within 100 yards of low almost; but any Christian mis- utterances of its ministers, politics is to be come a quoerer game Max Linder appears (we believe who was now 40 and looked like port of the proceedings when water mark in a probibited place sionary, who is willing to face
getting many more. He out nearly all interest has gone from for the first time) in company Paris very finely to the boundary it, we can only utter a protest and and during probibited hours, on faste, will own that the Moham-
than
ever,
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$1,000 Ball.
Bijou Theatre.
with Harry Fragson, who as our
AN EXPLANATION.
We ̈
issue
Mauritius Plague-infected.
remarkable pliotographs, that he
took from the deck of the 8.8. Mohammedan Loyalty,
on Aldenbam while in a typhoon.
In another column we mention
Nov. 14, two junk masters were medan is practically unconver fined $15 each.
Salt Gabelle Reform.
tible. The modern Malay Raja or Sultan has ceased to be a blood- thirsty tyrant; in some cases he hos even been educated at Eton
In any event, a saap vote has turned out a Government before readers will remember took and drove him for a brace. This offer an explanation. now. We recall the defeat of the Liberal Government in 1895, on the theatre-going London by storm brought him within striking dis cardite question. That, too, was a snap division, but the Liberal some eight years ago. The photo-tance of the half century. This Leaders in those days did not issue statements, challenge the vote, play "The Sisters Stoliman" is he reached just on tiffin amidet
Mauritius is declared to be in- The "Peking Jihpao" atates and Oxford; but he is still as and cling tenaciously to office. In a voice broken with emotion a most beautiful film, as is also applause. He had played patient
fected on account of plague, that Hsiung Hsi-ling has tele- firmly anti-Christian as Mahomet Sir William Harcourt announced the intention of the Government one depicting the chateaux of and correct cricket and deserved
The score at tiffin was 147 for whilst the quarantine restrictions graphed to the Government himself, and the same applies to to resign and it did resign, honourably and without delay or argu-Touraine, Miss Dellie Connor was every run. ment. But the leaders to-day seem to be of different calibre, they in good voice and Miss Gladys |
There's a girl four, Crookwell then being not against Bombay on account of urging the immediate reform of many Indian rulers, Then whi oholera and plague, and against the Salt Gabelle, despite the op- is going to happen, should Britain decline deliberately to face the plain foot that they have ontworn Porter's songs.
and When there isn't out 51.
of Turkey's opponents Board of Finance. their mandate from the country which, whatever it did include, gave inside, them no authority to force & Home Rule Bill through the House of a girl about" met with repeated On resumption Christian and Madras on account of cholera are position of the salt merchanta and be obliged to espouse, the cause
Dempsey at the pavilion end were withdrawn..