THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25. 1913.
THE FINEST LONDON GIN
DISTILLED BY
Tales for the Marloes.
DAY BY DAY.
People of an inquiring turn of mind occasionally sak why our Only the ignorant man will sailors are usually short and atout never søknowledge igno anes f
8 contrasted with the malice a subject. who lives with him aboard ship.
Sir Robert Burnett & Co. Fleet Surgeon Marsh Beadnell
OLD TOM
GIN.
DRY GIN.
UNEQUALLED IN QUALITY,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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HONGKONG, SATURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1913.
ROBERT BURNS.
Scotland's greatest poot,
New Advertisement,
comes forward with an ingenious
Mossta Kruse Fnd Co., explanation. The sailor, he says, B.B.B." pipes, pouches, cigarette sleepe curved in his hammock; ond eigar holders; Page 5. hence the bonce of the vertebral
The Confidence Trick. column and of the lower extremi Two more thefts of money by ties are in a constant attitude of the confidence trick were rorortad longitudinal compression, with to the Police yesterday, in one laterally instead of vertically and in the other $187. the result that the sailor grow cost the sufferer losing $1,000 The marine, on the other hand,
Stolen Tin.
· TRAINING NOTES.
Recorded in this Morning's
Gallops.
COMPANY MEETING. To state briefly what is the effect of that modification, I may Green Island Cement Co., Ltd. mention that under the Memor-Times
(andum of Agreement which is │* An extraordinary general meet-referred to in the first of the two ing of the shareholders of the resolutions which have just The morning, opened sino bat Green Taland Cement Company, been read, the firm of Shewan, cold at Happy Valley when the Limited, was held at noon to-day Tomes and Co. will perform ponies turned out for their gal as the offices of the Company for their functions 08 General
lops. His Excellency was again the purpose of passing the two Managers of the Company with present and witnessed the work resolutions set out in the notice and under a Board of Directors of his candidates. The gallops convening the mosting."
consisting of the following five were worth attending if only to Mr C. A. Tomes was in the gentlemen-Hon. Sir Paul Chaee the capable manner in which chair, while there were also pro for, G.M.G., Hog, Mr. C. II. Rebs, Mr. Fllis Kadoorie's Derby can- sent-Sir O. Paul Obater C.M.G., Dr. J. W. Noble, Meears. D. Wdidate covered a mile and three the Hon Mr C.-H. Rose, and Dr Craddock and J. W C. Bonuar, quarters and finished strong- J. W. Noble, Consulting Com-and the remuneretion of the Cenly. Mr. Soares' representative in takes to the hammock habit lator A month's hard labour was mitte: Mr. A. L. Shields, Secret oral Managers under that Agree the great event, who did so woll in life and "lias long interregna mered out to a Chinese today by ry; Flon. Mr. H E. Pollock, KC, ment will, ne from the first day on Wednesday, proved that a mile in barricke, when he sleeps ou
was about his distance. He is an ordinary bed." One might be Mr F. A. Hazeland, for steling Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, Messrs of July 1912, be computed on s tempted to accept the doctor's quantity of tin-lining for pack. W. C. Boanar, Ho Tung, Ng new basis, and made contingent, strong hended and will take a Hoa Tez, E J. Bunje, T. Petrie, in measure, on the well-doing very hefty rider to keep him in. plausible explanation more reading coses at Kowloon.
Oplum Possession.
A. W. Smith, R. Henderson, of the Company, ly if he refrained from offering
The Kadoorie stable are hopeful The Board of Directors will be of annexing the big prize, For being in possussion of a Klinek, Poon I Chu, 0. D. certain otlier conclusions. But quantity of opiam dross and pre- Wilkinson, A. E. Griffin, H.R.B. absolutely supreme in the manage and, if the pony repro-" when he proceeds to assert that pared opium, the master of a Hancock, J. Suntt Hurston, N. Vment and control of the affaire of duces this morning's form when indulgence in obce) and tea funk was fined 84 by Mr. O. D. Croucher, J.M. Beck, A.F.M. de the Company, and the General the call is made, there is every may so affect the eyesight of guns Melbourne at the Police Court Silva, E. Evan Jones, and D. Mac Managers under the Agreement prospect of seeing the hopes crews as to lose us a battle, he
Neill
which you are asked to ratify realised. shatters our faith in him To-
The Magistracy Removal.
The Secretary read the follow- today, will act under their
Timos recorded areas follow bacco and ten will dover seriously
A Preclaration by His Excel- ing notice convening the meet-euporvision,
Sandringham (Three quarters) affect a man living a healthy lency the Governor empowers the ing
As the history of the negotia- 38, 1-17, 1-55.4-5. open-air life; and ecords of sittings of the Polico Court to be Green Island Cumont Company Articles is a long one, and would 35, 1-10, 1-48 3-5, 2-23, 2-57;
tions which have led to those shooting show that British gun-held in the old Supreme Court
Capello (One mile and quarter) ners can shoot. Anyhow the sur building from and after Monday geon's fist argument is rathor next. knocked, on the hend by the fnet that the old sailors of the East
this morning.
Boat People Fined.
Const Marine (U.S.A) wore big the Marine Court, this morning, Two Chinese were charged ut fellows of six feet to six feet four, before Commander Basil Tay and broad in proportion. Humor, with moaring their boats in mocks or not, they grew both in prohibited area; one was fiaed length and breadth.
$7 and the other $2. The Brazilian Navy.
'Passengers' Luggage.". In the summer of 1910 Brazil A boatman was fined $20, by natounded the naval world by or Commander Bail Taylor, at the dering the largest battleship over Marine Court, this morning, for proposed the Rio de Janeiro-carrying cargo in his licensed and a telegram to hand yesterday passenger boat. Defendant said announced that she had been laun-it was passengers' Inggige. ched at the Elswick yard. This Hongkong Christian Union. hugo fighting craft was.com. The Rev. W. H. Howitt will nenged in the February following, speak at the meeting of the Hong- To-day is the anniversary of the birthday of Robert Burne, and her cost is put at close on kang Christian Union at St. Paul's three million sterling. It may College on Monday at 5 30 p.m. seem somowliat anomalous that At the close of the meeting the No other nation has taken a poet to its heart as Scotland has tiny Republic such as Brazil Coinmittre for 1913 will be elected.
should lead the world in the
Bodies Found. taken Barne; and therein, indeed, her son's are unconsciously unfair matter of possessing the biggest The body of a child aged about to themselves and to their country. They speak as though Scotland battleship yet completed, hut oven years was picked up in the
noted had produced only one great poet, and think only at times of should be
that, for labour off Wing Ik Street. A Barbour, Henderson, Dunbar, Drummond, Ramsay, and Scott. Theme years past, the Brazilian few days ago the chill was re Nivy has bonsted of more ported 18 missing from a passən- reason is easy to find. These were great poets, but no one of thom than one really first-class er boat, Thrie hodies of child was, like Burns, the Scottish nation and character in epitoms. The leviathan. The Sao Paulo and n were found in various parts point is made clearer if we remember how indebted Burns was to the Minas Geraes, built at Barrow of the colony yesterday.
and Elswick respectively, are earlier Scots posts. He borrowed hugely from them; borrowed hath hard on 20,000 tons in dis- Ilie Excellency the Governor lines, phrases, stanzas, metre, manner. But be improved what he placement and have proved reas been pleased to appoint, under borrowed out of all knowing. Where other men had sowed, he markably efficient boats. The Section 10 of the Medical Regis resped; and what a harvest it was! The result is that he is not bigger boat than these, having a George Ernest Aubrey to hea tio de Janeiro, however, is a far ration Ordinance, 1884, Dr. only in himself a great post but also the essence of a century or displacement of 82,000 tons and Member of the Medical Board more of Scots poetry. Add to that his tremendous love for Scotland, a length of 655 feet over all. I during the absence on leave of
M. Murray Stewart. is interesting to note, too, that a and you have the secret of Scotland's love for him."
movement is on foot to force the
Medical Board Member.'
Alleged Assault on Constable.
The case was remanded, by Clovernment to build another ship. F. A. Hazeland at the Polico of this type, thus completing the battle-unit of four vessels. Such Court, this morning, in which are the consequences of nav. Inspector McHardy charmed a Chinese with assaulting Indian Constable 866, by striking lim with a stone and further with obstructing the constable in the performance of his duty.
There are three great periods in the poet's life-the Mossgiel period, the Edinburgh period, and the Ellisland and Dumfries period. At Monagiel ho bursts into song, full-throated. He has been a country rhymester for some time before, over whom douco but rivalry. narrow eldera have wagged their sapient beads and prophesied evil. What will They do With It? Now he finds himself, bacomes master of his instrument, lets his Suppose and we are only sup genius have full play. Comes that glorious eighteen months during which he writes the majority and beat of his poems: Occasionally, in the after years, he is to find flashes of the Moragiel strength; but flashes only. He lecke now a wise and understanding friend who can persuade him to write for five years before he publishes. So the Mosagiel period is short, if glorious.
is
Follows Edinburgh and national recognition. One day he skalking around, fearing arrest, about to leave the country; the next, almost, he is the most welcome guest in the most literary of cities He stops, at one bound, from the poot of a parish to the poet of a nation. His conversation leads titled ladies off their feet; but he keeps his own feet and head in circumstances that would have turned the heads of most men. Edinburgh, to its credit, welcomes him not as a prodigy but as a genius, and he, untravelled, untutored in the ways of society, meets these people on their own level. He has strong sense as well as genus; and the combination is rare. Later, while he is on tour, we read of ostlers at the inne crowding, the doorways to hear this unan speak. He carries high and low of their feet; a rare tribute, that door-crowding!
sing the women gain their they do with it? Probably not end and get the vole, what will
Lottery Tickets. This morning at the Police more thom twenty per cent will Court, before Mr. C. D. Mel- use it, after the first time. A bourne, Inspector MacDonald good many miny vote onco-just charged a Chinese with being in to see what it feels like, but for possession of a qu'intity of lottery. that the great majority will mastickets with a view to sale. Mr. kee it and leave their more politi-Lewis, of Messra. J hnson Stokes balloting. The election agent is as ordered bail, being fixed at cally energetic sisters to do the and Master, defended. A remand going in have what Huckleberry $500. Fian calle a gaudy time," for, should his rival be more glib of At the P.WD. Officeson February tongue or more goodly to look 10.h, there will be sold a lot of pin than he, woe betide the Crown land 4,900 square feet in promises of votes that he has al-axlent, situate near Ship Street, ready received from the fair the upset price of which is $1,470, passes we are going to see faa electors. If that suffrage bill At the same time Inland Lot 1941, Died in Harness.
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Tho death is announced of Anguste Van Biene, the famous 'cellist. Many of our readers- even among those who have been
Land Sale.
below Kenndy Road, will be sold. This is about 15,571 square feet in extent, and the upset price is $1,860.
China
Lul.
1.q.
34.
Notice is hereby Chiven that an take much time to relate, and as Extraordinary General Meeting of copies of the remodelled Articlos f
Mr. Stewart's sub.. (Mile and the Green Island Cement Com-Association have been open in half) 48.2-5, 1-272-5, 2-05, 3-15,
fices of Mosara. Shewan Tomes Solicitors for the Company. fo1-19.2.5, 1:54 2-5, 2-27; 1.q. pany Limited will be held at the your inspection at the offices of 3-50, 1q, 35.
the General Managers, and th Co., at St. George's Building several days, it has been agreed 32 3-5.
Durbar Chief 'One mile) 41.3-5, Chater Road, Victoria in the
Colony of Hongkong on Saturday by the Investigating Committed
Rice Bird (One mile) 36.3-5,
he 25th day of January 1913 at and the General Managers -14, 1-50, 2-21, 1.q. 32. 12 o'clock noon when the sub proceed to the business of the joined Resolutions will be pro-
day without further comment.. posed.
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(1) That the Memorandum of Agreement boaring date the nineteenth day of April 1012 and made between Joseph Whittlesey Noble, the Hon- ourable Mr. Edward Osborne
With these remarks, I bag to propose the passing of the first of the resolutions which you have just heard read. Dr. Noble, will! you second that?
Dr. Noble-I secònd it. The Chairman-Propsed by and the Honourable Mr. myself and seconded by Dr. Noble that the first resolution you Henry Edward Pollock (Mem- bers of the Committee ap-Those in favour please signify in have just heard read be passed. pointed by the Shareholders
the usual manner. For Against of the Green Island Cement
-Carried unanimously. Company Limited at the An- nual General Meeting of that Company held on the twenty fifth day of March 1911 of the und part, and Shewan Tomes & Co. in their capaity of General Managers of the Green Island Cement Company Limited of. the other part as supplement. ed, by a letter bearing date the eighth day of May 1912 and addressed by the said Shewan Times & Co, as such General Managers as uforsaid
The Chairman I now beg to propose the passing of the second resolution which you have heard
read.
Royal Rose (Three quarters) 36.2-5, 1-12, 1-40 2-5 1 34.
Mr. Husting'e sub. file and half-timed 11-4) 41, 11.2-6, 1-59, 2-37, 3.12 3-5 1.q. 35 3-5.
Mr. Sonros Dorby Sub: (one mile) 32.2-5, 1-08, 1-43.2-5, 2-18, 1q. 34 3-5.
Mr. Seth's Derby Sub (one mile-last three quarters) 1-43- 2.5, 1.q. 33
37.1.5-1-503-5, 2-27.2-5 1.g. Messrs. Jardines Sub (one mile) 7.2-5.
His Excellency's By Sub (one mile) 36, 1-11.2-5, 1-45.1-5, 3.25 25;1q. 401-5.
Sir Paul Chater's Bay (one mile ind A quarter) 38, 1-15.1-5, Dr. Noble-I second it,
1-53.2-5, 2-30, 3.02.25 l.q 32. · The Chairman-Proposed by
Messrs Raymond and Logan's myself and seconded by Druh (one mile) 37, 1-12 1-5, Noble that the second resolution 1.40.1-5, 2-212-5; q. 35.1:5. which you have heard read b passad For-Against-Carried
nanimously.
The Chairman-That is all the business gentlemen, to-day.
AT CANTON.
to the above namod Members HIS EXCELLENCY of the above mentioned Com mittee and by the letter of ench members in answer
His Excellency the Governor, thereto bearing flate the 14th accompanied by the Colonial day of May 1912, be and the Secretary and Captain L R.E. W. same is hereby ratified and
Taylor, Private Secretary, and. confirmed by the Sharehol-Captain the Honourable Fitz It. ders of the said Company. Somerset, Aide de Camp, visited (2) That the regulations con- Canton yesterday in order to re- tained in the copy of the turn the call made upon him by proposed now Articles of the Governor-General of the Association of the Green Kwangtung Province some little Island Cemont Company time ago.
vened.
Bank Sub (One Mile and Quar-
a 37, 1-18:1-5, 1-53.1-2, 2-40.1-2, 3-16; 1.q. 35.1-2.
Mr. Walker's Gray and Bay (one mile and quarter) 41, 1-20.245, 1-59.3-5, 2-3, 3-10.3.10 (Bay won)
White Hawthorn (three quar tors)-34.1-5.1-08 3-5; 1q. 32.3-6. Sir Paul Chater's Grey Griffia one and quarter mile) 39-2.5, 1-18.15, 155, 2-32, 3-09.25; Lg.
37.2-5.
Sir Paul Chater'à Fles Bitten 35, 1-00 4-5, 1-45.4-5, 2.20.1-5, and Grey (one mile and quarter)
54.2-5; 1.4 34.1-5.-
2
Mr. Maitland's sub (one mile) 35, 1-10, 1-44.4-5: 1.q. 34 45
Mr. Soares Dark Grey (one and half mile) 42 2-5, 1-24, 2-06.2-5, 2:45, 3 22 2 5 3-65 1 q. 32.4-6.-
Lats O Time (one mile-last half) 36, 1-10.
Mr. Brutton's bay sub (one mile- inst half) 40.3 5 1-18 2-5:
Limited (which for the pur His Brittanic Majesty's Con. poss of identification have ul-General and Vice-Consul been subscribed by Mesars went with His Excellency, and Shewan Tomes & Co. the party were entertained at General Managers of such luncheon by the Governor Company, and which may be General, the heads of the prin inspecte by any Shareholder cipal Departments of the Provio- 13.2-5, 1-22, 2-01, 2 39,4 5, 3-15- of the said Company, at the cial Administration bring pro-1-5, 3-50 1.9 343 5. Offices of the said General: sent. Managers at St. George's Building, Olinter Road.
Viatoria in the Colony of THE
Hongkong,or at the Offices
of Messrs. Deacnu Looker
TELEPHONIC
INTERRUPTION,
Dunelmia (one mile and half)
Mr. Sassoon's spotted and bay · sbs tone, mile) 39 1-5, 1-15, |1-48 3.5, 2-25.3-5; 1g 37,
Barford (3) (one mile; last 3-4) 37:1-5, 1-12.1-2, 1-48-3-5, umet
Dencon and Harsion as Many anhscribers are still cut) White Daisy (one mile) 38.4-5, No.. 1. Des Voeur off from telephonic communica-1-18, 1-53.2-5, 2-28.3-5; Lg. 35.- Road Central, Victoria tinn. Telezapropono 1-5-1
aforesaid, on any weekday tative was informed by the Barwick (Three quarters) 34, between the hours of 10 a.m Company's manager this morning | 1-08, 1-45; Eq. 37, and 4 p.m.) be and the same that the work of repairing will Mr. Ellis Kalooris's sub (mile). are hereby adoptel as the probably be complete by to 1-10~1-44, Articles of the said Company morrow morning. The men are
C
Proudfoot (One Mile-last)
Solemnization of Marriages. The Government Gazette noti- Yet, sanely as he walked in Edinburgh, the visit spoiled him in Hongkong for fifteen or twenty fies that the American Board to the exclusion of and in working night and day and no 37, 1-15. 1-51; Iq. 351⁄2" for serious effort. He never really settled down after. The The Bicken Melody," that tale deleted from the list of places of
years must remember him in Mission Church, Hongkong, is substitution for all the exist | pains are being spared to get the
Sir Paul Chater's Grey and Mossgiel days were not repeated. For the most part after he was a which he set forth so affectingly worship licensed for the solemni-
ing Articles thereof.
system into perfect order as dark grey Sub and Mr. Christiani's song-writer. His letters show that he recognised himself to have with the help of his' collo. He was zation of marriage, and that be passed by the required majority
Should the above Resolutions quickly as possible.
chestunt sub (One mile) 30, As already stated, the break-1-11.3-51-403-5, 2-23. ( Dark Gray failed in respect that he did not realise his earlier promise. Even one of the greatest masters of "The
Congregational they will be submitted for con-age of cables occurred at the won eisely from the grey, chestnut the immortal" Auld Lang Syne" he sent to Thompson with almost that instrument, and "The Brok-Church in Hongkong if the firmation ne Special Resolutions junction of Wellington Street forty lengths awy. contemptuous bitterness. It is as though he had said: This is countless thousand during the at 5 Ladder Street, has been add- which will be subsequently con-of the heavy task which the Com-1-11.4-5 1-46 3 5,2-221q. 35.2-5. en Melody" has given plenaure to American Board M, situated to a second Extraordinary Meeting and Queen's Road, and some idea Burlingham (one mile) 36 not the work I had meant to do, but it is the best I can do-now." last twenty years. Nothing could ed thereto. Stevenson describes him as using strength which could have moved be more tragic than the manner
pany has had to face may be Floreal (one mile lost half) 34.15 mountains to whittle cherry stones. Yes, but how magnificently be of his death. He was enacting
gard SHEWAN TOME & Co, gathered, from the fact that each 1-06 2.5,... The Grotte notifies that on
General Managers.
cable consists of 600 or more (in His Excellency's Derby bay did whittle them! He gave a nation its songs. Could any man ask the part of the dying, penniless the application of Sunuel Majr
er Islav Čuest Co., Iro. some cases 800) pairs of wires, all trotted on the inside course. for a more enduring memorial than that? Always they are in the mician, and the audience so Taylor Barclay, of Dubois, Canity Dated this 16th day of January of which have been severed and Demure (one mile and quarter hearts of true Scotsmen, these exquisite songs; heard in babyhood's of the performance.
cepted his actual death as part of Clesfield and State
have to be re-joined. Cables of last three quarters) 38.4-5, 1-17, cradle and never afterwards forgotten. Never, did we say? We situation which has often been Governor-in-Council ung been
This is a Pennsylvania, His Excellency the The Chairman said:-Gentle this description are enclosed in 1-50 2:5,
Mr. Ellis Kadoorie's (one mile think of the Scotsmen in Hongkong, of the celebration of a patron presonted in fiction, but we can- pleased to extend until the 17th speech at the last annual general carelessness or ignorance of the and three quarters) 38.2-5.1.14.
leaden pipes and, owing to the men :—Ás_foreshadowed in my saint who never saw Scotland, and of the chilling silence in which not recall such an actual happen- July next the grant of provisional meeting, the conduct of the affairs coolies who were making exova 1-10.45 2-251-5,
2-58.3-5 the 25th of January passes. And we are templed regretfully to the hoore in real life, though protection for an invention for of the Company is, with your tions, these pipes have been hack 3-30.15 1.q.32.1.5.
the lato Sir Henry Irving's col-improvements in and relating to withdraw that "never" and painfully to admit that some Scotsmen lapso on the stage osme near nut looks pending the grant of approval, about to be subjected to ed and out by pick-ares, in some Mr. David's Dan (mile and half)
actually seem to forget the greatest of their opatrymen.
toil
Provisional Protection."
Lettere Patent therefor,
of
1013.
some modification.
cases the wires being completely 18.2-5, 1:30, 2-12, 2-58, 3-28.3-5. severed,
4:03; 1q. 84.2-5