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A Kowloon Complaint.
A complaint was made to us yesterday that the street lamps in Kowloon are not kept slight as long in the mornings as some people find necessary. They are
Sir Robert Burnett & Co. kept barning until five in the
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morning, and from then until day- light, the streets are in darkness. It does seen a little curious that they should be kept burning for five hours after mid-night, and extinguished during the remain ⚫ing hour of darkuese. The mun rho is about, like our informant, between five and six is on duty! hent; those who are on the streets between ong and five most pro bably are not; and it may be argued that the former is more deserving of consideration. But those who are out and about just after five may console themselves with the reflection that they aro not half so grostly in need of light as the other peoplo. That reflection (who knows?) may guide the powers that be. How over that may be, we pass on the complaint for what it is worth
DAY BY DAY.
To make an onemy, you have to possess a personality. To make a friend, you only want the usual cakemaking ipgredients-lots of batter and sugar.
The Malls.
Siberian Mail.Arrived per
s.s. Chenan this morning. Geiman Mail. Due per 8.8.
Torok to-morrow at 6 à m Siberian Mail.-Closo. per s.8.
Yorck at 5p.m. to-morrow.
V. M, C., Chess Club. A team match has been arrang ed by the YM.C.A. Dhess Club, to take place to-night.
Mrs. Hornby and three children left for Home to-day by the s.8. Somali..
Mrs. Hornby Leaves.
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
THE YEAR'S WORK REVIEWED.
POINTED COMMENTS ON THE OPIUM QUESTION.
The annual meeting of the Hongkong General Chamhor of Commerce was hold in the City Hall yesterday ovoning. The Hon Mr. E.A.Hewott, O.M.G., prosiled, Hon. Mr. O, H. Ross, Mossrs. G. and there were also present:-
Freisland, G.T. Edkins, E. Shellim, J.W.C. Bonnar, S.EI. Mr A, Williams K. C. and Mrs Dodwell, F.. Armstrong, and Williams arrived yesterday from. Siebs, (Committee), E.A.M. Vancouver by tho, F.. Chiyo Williams (Secretary), Hadley "Maru" and are staying at the White, D.K. Moss, J.A. Plummer, Hongkong Hotel."
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Arrived from Vancouver.
HIS EXCELLENCY'S.
APPEAL.
Blg Gathering at the Ellis
Kadoorie College.
Thero was a large attendance of both Europeans and Chineso at the opening ceremony which was performed by His Excellency Hib Governor, accompanied by Lady May, at the Ellis Kudoorlo College, yesterday afterndon,
His Excelicnoy caib:- Mr. Ellis Kadoorie, Ladies und Gandle- Steamboat Company, Ltd, with regard to a sorious delay in the in declaring this building open. mon, have vary great pleasure visit of the Port Health Officer to The record which we have heard to the se. "Heungshan apon road by the hondmaster is one of her arrival in the Port on the 27th much unselfish work, self-denial, ence to passengers and loss to the Ellis Kadorie and those Chinese February, 1912, and the inconveni and encritice on the part of Mr. Company caused by the decision gentlemen who have been asso- of the P.C.M.O, to delay vaccina-iated with him in founding aud in tion until the following morning. ondowing this institution. We Your Committee, in supporting cannot but admire the the Steamboat Co's protest, con- which they have lavished in pro- generosity touded that the time had arrived moting education in this school F. Bavington, A.G. Coppin, G.U. for the appointment of permanent and I am anro we are all united Moxon, W.D. Jupp, L. Berin-Health Officers employed by the in wishing that their implo fongue, HW. Lester, W. Government and in no way eng will stimulate others to follow in attendon. G. Hogg, F. Liob, V. aged in private practice. Unfor- their footsteps and thereby to Andol, T.F. Hough, G. Lafreniz tunately, the suggestion which place the finances of this rohoot R.D. Harvey and Yuen Hop. would have been a decided step on sound and solid beis. It Tho Seerotary read the notice towards efficiency was not favour-must be remembered that this convening the moeting,
ably recoivod by Government.
school caters for Chinese bys of The Report.
Death of Mr. William Keswick. the poorer classes. The feen in M.A cable of condolence was Queen's College amount to $60 a despatched to Mr. Henry Kowick,
ment echool to $30 your, but of Mr. W. Keswick M.P., express- here a bay can be edcoated at the ing the sympathy of Chamber of very small sum of $24 a year. Commerce.
Wo have learned from Mr. Eighth Congress of Chamber Braidwood's roport that there aro Empire.-The Chamber was for the cases of poorer boys. Thiere- af Commerce of the British tunato in securing the services of fore I would make an
very many remissions of feos.ia
Mr. Henry Keswick, M. P. as their to the public to come to the delegate to the Eighth Congress assistance of those who have so of Chambers of Commerce of the generously built and endowal British Empire.
Unfounded Rumours.
Child sent to Hospital. Hongkong is hard to beat as a A abild aged one month has home of scare rumours, scandals, been found by the police at and falso reports. The latest Yaumati, near the Canton Road, The rates of Subscription to the, "Hongkong Telegraph" will aro withdrawing from the long-pox, and removed to hospital.
idle story is that Chineso students apparently suffering from small be as follows:-
kang University, and at such a
Fresspassing. rate as to throaton to leave the At the Police Count, this morni Univereity empty. It's a sillying, a man was charged with The report if the General Con- tale; so far from students leaving, trespassing on, the Kowloon-mittee stated that among the
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1913.
A WANT OF PATRIOTISM.
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of
Unlawful Possession.
A Curious Combination:
appeal
$2 or in default seven days. tunuel, soufli face, and was fined during the past year, were the
following:-
The Chinose Revolution.-This A fine of $25 or in default one Chambor, strongly, ondorsed the month was passed on a Chinees message of the Shanghai Cham Police Court, this morning, for Chambers to Prince Ching and by Mr F. A. Hazeland, at that her of Commerce and other being in unlawful possession of Prince Chung and Peking urging quantity of rice at West Point. them to induce the Court and the
Imperial clan to accept some suit ble form of democratic govorn- mont and thus enable peace and
this school in order that the work` Fifth International Congress of order to be restored.
continuo to be carried on in a Chambers of Commerce. A letter satisfactory manner. Many of our
may
The Chambor was asked by of the American Executivo Com from small beginnings owing to Qualification of Actuaries-way received from the Chairman leading Chinees bore have rison Government for its opinion as to mities of the Fifth International cheap education. There is, there the advisibility of the introduc Congress of Chambers of Comfore, plenty of room for a school A man who stole money and down the qualification of actuaries delegates, from this Chamber. appost will not fall upon deaf tion in the Colony of rulea laying merce inviting the attendance of such as this, and I hope that my clothing valued at $05, from a for the purposes of the Life In Unfortunately it was found, im-ears. I'm sorry I have not the brothel at West Point was order-surance Companies Ordinance possible to appoint represent opportunity of addressing the ed four hours stocks and sen (No. 11 of 1007). The Committee tenced to three months hard la-
boys who are educated in this hour by Mr. Eazeland at should prepare a list of duly directed to the disregard by the chance, but perhaps some of the e
suggested that Government
Disregard of Naval Warnings school. Flike boys, and Ilike talk the Police Court, this morning qualified gentlemen resident in
The notice of the Chambor was ing to them when I get the Men's Magazine..
the Colony to be accepted as
5.9. Wing Oo of the warnings present when the bose re- equal to "snch other persons issued by the Senior Naval Officer assemble will tell them the having acturial knowledge as thio longkong Government may, on
Stole Money and Clothing.
Very Busy
ativre. }
Canton and West Rivers. The
Success of the School
orders na tho foreman was the responsiblo ollicial.. Now we'learnwright; would have hind a far caso in which Mr. Eldon Potter to cost $300,000-Tlie Com for thin Netherlands courteously | Laughter)-I would like them
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Supposedt Suicide:
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Suchess
When Mr. Houry Dallas ha A Chinose whio stolo a. fowl comes better acquainted with had a pair of trowers from.& hot60 Hongkong audiences he will in Third Street was sent to gaol hesitate before staging a play for one month and ordered four liko
"What Every Woman hours stocks, by Mr. F. A. Huze Knowe;" in any case, he will pro- land, at the Police Court, this bably not give a repeat perforin-morning. anco of it. Ilad the author of it baen an unknown man, he might. have hawked his play round all the cities of the world before he would have found a manager willing to put it on the boards. There is only work for two people in it Barrie's drawing of the man doce not err on the side, of over-pro bibility, while his extremely Wo have received from the St delicate handling of the woman John's Cathedral Branch of the
Canton for the proper safe fow werde I would like of her superlatively difficult; and Magazine," which is issued qr the application of a Company, Secretary of the Chamber was in renders the stage representation C. E. M. S., a copy of Men's
guarding of British vessels in the especially to address to them. The statement issued by the Midland Railway Company, a really well sustained, half the among other interesting matter, even when, as last night, her parterly by the Society. It contains,
approve." relative to the dismissal of the guard Richardson, reveals a subtleties of the charactor area New Year Letter" from the western entrance of the harbour. on the Owners of the vessel and them to remember that the enc
Proposed Improvement to the structed to make a personal call
In the first place I would ask extraordinary state of mind on the part of workers at Home. It thrown away on the average Archbishop of York. will be remembered that Richardson was dismissed for disobeying it would have given the author theatre-goor. As a novel merely,
The opinion of the Chamber request them to pay proper atten- coss of this school--and it has Mr. Lewis, of Messrs, Johnson;|
was invited by Government cention to warnings issued for their extraordinary success; for like the orders of his foreman. His story was that the orders were infinitely greater coope, for he Stokes and Mastor at the Police cerning a proposal to improve the
benefit.
boys themselves it eoems, to he contrary to regulations and that, when he appealed to the Chairman would have been free of the limit Court this morning, in applying by dredging operations estimated tance of persons into Java and by causing some embarrassment
western entrance of the Harbour
Ordinance Governing admit growing out of its clothes, there of the Company, the latter declared that he should have played tho ations that hamper the play for the further adjomment of a
Madura. The Consul General to the parents and gaurdiaus better opportunity to supply was concerned, said that that, mitice considered that the benefit that Richardson was the only man who refused to obey the instruc whatever is lacking in the por tleman was very busy just nor to the Shipping Committee would forwarder for the information of to remember that the tions. Moreover, be conducted himself offensively to his superiors traiture of John Shond; and the and after the completion of the be small and out of all proportion the Chamber a copy of the Payal is principally duo to the and told the Board that he would not accept the orders of even the book would have been a great one. business lie hd in hand he would to the cost. The opinion express Decree of thn 20 January. 1911, aplaudid work done by tho General Manager of the Company if he thought they were contrary The Flouting of Treaties.
go Home on holiday.
cd by the Committee was that if regarding the admittance of headmaster with the assistance of
to the written orders.
large vessels visited the Fort asa Netherland subkets and for his ss (Applause). Mr. Braid- The outstanding festure of the
wood's name bas become a house- The polico report that the de-result of the opening of the Pana eigners into Java and Madura, Hon. Mr Hewott's address at the composed body of 'n man about ma Canal a far more comprehen-
Now Itegulations of the Laen told word in educational circles organisations, should lend support to an employe who adopte an of Commerce yesterday was his been found at Shankiwan floating to be considered.
The amazing fact is that the Railwaymen's Union, and other annual meeting of the Chamber thirty years of age, a Chinese, has Bive and costly scheme would have Wan Tong -This Tong was ca- hore (hear, bear). I hope the boys attitude so stubborn and unjustifiablo. A new working armage-outspoken comments in regard to in the Harbour. The body ap
tablished in Canton by the Coin-will remember that, and abow ment, by which traffic is operated under oral instructions, and which China's disregard of Treaty neared to have been in the water it will be remembered that un-
Companies Ordinance, 1911. pradores of the European Firms their appreciation by hard work. doing business there with the would like them also, while is in cocordance with Board of Trade regulations, was violated by obligations. His observations for several days. When it was der the title of the "Now Com-Trade of Canton on a cash bis.to try to take on some of those object of putting the Import associated with this "institution, one man only. Obviously, therefore, no danger could have attached drawn, though it has equally together with what appeared to be published a letter addressed by the Canton Chamber that the if the founder of the in-
may have been just a little over recovered the legs were tied 10-panies Ordinance" there to the instructions, or there would have been a general protest, and be admitted that there have been the man's waistband. There was
The Committee are informed by qualties which are characteristic matters would have been righted, But, if a national striko is to be umerous
This Chamber to Government on precipitated whenever one man chooses to think that verbal instruc character which fully justify the become tied or whether the man
casts of a grant nothing to show how the legs had the subject of the better control object of the Tong has been sition, Mr. Ellis Kadoorio. tions are contrary to written orders, a state of mators will arise afrongest possible protests. May had tied thout himself. The police and suggesting, among other
df Chinese Joint Stock Concerns accomplished.
I have not mixed mucli which will prevent railway work being carried out whenever a acis of some of the provincial that the case is one of suicide.
Quarantine Restrictions Im-with Mr. Kadoorie Ja be, as Mr Hewelt suggested, the however.aro inclined to the belief things, that Government should posed by Netherlands India. A business matters, but I have Bervant feels somewhat off colour and inagines some griemace.fficials in this respect have been
oblige nil Companies, registered, communication warreceived from known him for many years, in the Immediately following the dismissal, the President of the new due to ignorance and want of Following are the ponies sold, to keep their books in English, lining the conditions under which of sport that one finds out very the Vico Cousul for Belgium out-field of sport, and it is in the field ander the Companies Ordinance. Railwaymen'e Union talked loudly of the last atrike being a fool to experience in the ronduct of high and the prices realisod, in dollare. After considerable correspond vessels from Hongkong would be quickly what a man. is made of; this one and said that the men could not much longer stand a con- polities, but, whatever the cause, at the sale which conduded after ence on the subject the Com-admitted to free partique in Not- and I and other sportsmen of this tinuance of "these things." If Richardson had gone on, he said, if officials of this type imaging Cadzom's Redoubt $70; 15ny approved a draft Amending Or Opium question has again (Applause). Patient under ze-
the consequences are serious, and, we went to prese yesterday and brake-powered his train below the rogulation standard be they are doing the now Re-Waler golding 125; Provisional digance..
mittee have now received and herland Indian porta.
colony know Mr Kadoorie to be a The Opium Question. The straight forward and honest, man might have been armigned for manslaughter. But what the leaders public any good, they aro 75; Ben My Chree 70; Ben Wyvis Buropeas Limited Partner become acute. The restrictions verses and disappointments of of the unions will not see is that, if Richardson was right, the men sadly mistaken. And in this 11 not sold; Sweet Rocket 200 ships. The Committee supported and prohibitions of provins which he has had no small share, who obeyed were wrong, and that if they are to support the objector, matter it is not Britain along Sweet Pea 115, Sweet Saltan: 159; the suggestion of Mentre, Johnson cial Government in absolute very considerate to others, and they should cansure those who did actually risk lives. They cannot which suffers, though it is the Birlingham 80; Glail Eje: 80; Stokes and Master to the Govern- contravention of the Opium most modest in the hour of success. fact that British interests have Sweet William 185; The Rice Bird ment that the Limited Partner Agreemont together with the Now if the boys attending this The simple trail is that there is, at bottom of all the present canse of the immensity of our in-ro-e 255; Snowdrop 55; Larkspur re-enacted in the Colony. Goverr. cortifioited drug has thrown in the can imbibe a little of the
been most ceriously injured, be-185; While Hawthorn 130; Prim ship Act 1807 of England be
wholesale smuggling of the un-school and even the masters. discontent, not barah treatment on the part of employers nor unfair terest in the opium trado. The 350; Silver 125, Tafly 80; Goldment acceded and " An Ordinance hands of importera huge stocks spirit that animistes Mr. Kadoorie regulations and conditions of employment, but the growing feeling ohist point to be remembered is, 150, James 70; Silverton I will to establish; Limited Partner of certificated Opium stated to and assimilate some of those that the working man should be top dog. That doctrine is pathed, as Mr. Hewett took cccasion to drawn; Pelherton 70; Misterton ships" is now law. alike openly and guardedly, from many platform and is gradually point out, that the open flouting withdrawn; Sevington not gold;
represent £12,000,000. As aqualities, then they will maku trouble to bo iced a growth is arrested, there will be serious of one Power tends to weaken the Malay Haful 175, Ta To 70; Am Committee represented to Govern- Indian Government restrict whatever land their livce, are
Scarcity of $1 Notre-The
result of repeated protests, the good citizens wherever and in trouble to be faced in the near fatare. Tlow, and by what man, prestige of all, for if Chins scea bition: 75 Steona Thoughts 110. it is be grappled with is a bigger question than any now before the that she can set herself up to
ment that the Colony required an ing sales, but while this affords cast. Ladies and gentlemen, I Home Parliament; for the growth of this discontent is singularly oppose the stipulations imposed A Change at Sungal Way."
inerense of $100,000 in notes of some measure of relief all repre- wish this enlarged institution like the growth of disloyalty. At anyrate, it shows a weakening of by one nation and solemnly
one dollar denomination.
sentations made by HB.M.'s every success in the fature (ar- patriotism, for patriotic men would not place their county in agreed in by herself it is only pointed Manager of Sungei Way the suggested increase has re Government have failed to remove
Mr. Reeve Tacker has been ap- Committee is now informed that Minister at Peking to the Central plause) a jeopardy, as a national railway strike does, over a trumpery inter natural to expect that she will Estate in scosssion to Air Whit-ceived the sanction of the Imperit the restrictions on importation the Society, prezented Lady May Mrs. Braidwood, on behalf of of discontent affecting only one man. We cannot find that any try the game all round. The new ton, who hasresigned. Ar Whitton Government, serious tempt is being made to strike at the root of the disease; Republic must be made thorough is going to India A descrip- Unreasonable Quarantide De
instilated by provincial authori with a beautiful bouquet in a and the growing want of patriotismslisplayed is a poor object-lesson ly to understand that a nation's tion of Sungei Way Estate play. The Chamber was ap
silver holder. to set before the Colonies and Dominions which have of late shown word given in tolemn Treaty is posted recently in the columns of proached by the Secretary of the themselves so loyal afheart.
her bond,
the "Telegraphi
Hongkong Canton and Madao
have it both
ways.
Sale of Ponies,
was
The
ties.
Colony Government was ap
Outbreak of Plague in the
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afterwards sat down to tes with His Excellency and Lady May
the company, in the Hall,