THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1913.
THE FINEST LONDON GIN
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Sir Robert Burnett
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Stamp Collecting.
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DÀY BY DAY.
What a difference there is be tween a person who thinks and one who only says what has been thought!
The Malls. Canadian Mail, Deapstoked.
per a.s." Monteagle at 7 a.m. to-day. Siberian Mail. Despatched per es. Monteagle at 7 a.m. to-day. Australian Mail.Arrived per as. St. Albane this morning. Siberian Mail. - Arrived per
8.. Tjibodas this morning. Siberian Mail.-Closes per. s.s. Chenan at 5 p.m. to-day; ateamer leaves at mid-night American Mail-Due per s.a.
Paul Lecat on Monday.
In another column we an nounce that it is proposed to start a Philatelic Society in Hongkong, the object of which is the drawing together of col- & Co. leators residing here and in the Far East generally. Stamp colleg ting for men and stamp-collecting for boys are two widely different things. In the one case it is edu- cative; a study, in fact, and most useful at that; in the other, it is
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of those hobbies which often provoke the philosophical com- ment that "there's no secounting for tastes." For a boy, it's a sound, 'sensible occupation. It keeps the little beggar out of mischief, teaches him quite a lot about geography (by the way, the only geography wo knew was picked up by this means;)it gives him an insight into the coinage values of other countries, and may incidentally upply him with a few facts about modern history. It should even give him some ideas as to what is artistic, and what is the reverse,in matters of design. With grown-ups it is another question. Psychologistsadmit the existence of a "collecting" mind. Some men are
built that way, One collects old editions, another
To-morrow (Sunday) the Vol- once know a man who collected unteor Roserves are having clay pipes. It is a curious bent. field day in the New Territories. Does it spring from super-intel- The rates per quarter and per i sem, proportional. Subscriptions estuality or is it in any way re- for any period less than ne month will be charged as for Blated to the magpie instinct? fall month.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 8.1918.
COMMUNION WITH NATURE..
Flower Show and the Press.
New Advertisement
Mesare. J. Ullmann and Co., jewellers; Paga 5.
The Court Cards. The "Court Cards open to night at the Theatre Royal. The programme is an entirely new one.. Field Day.
HONGKONG THIRTY YEARS AGO.
(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the Week Ending March 8, 1888.)
tackle. · The Americans were, of HONGKONG UNIVERSITY. course, better acquainted with the intricacies of the game, and, The King Edward VII Scholar-
ships. taken all round, were consider bly the better players; but their lack of conditiou" pegged them
The University Authorities.
back a few holes and fairly placed have decided that the King Ed- "Mr. May."
them on equal terms with ward VII Scholarships shall be It is notified in the Gazette, their inexperienced apponents given in future to the two on- says the "Telegraph" of March 6 Nearing the finish, the game befidates who most distinguish 1883, that Mr. Francis Henry come most exciting, the Amerithemselves in the Entrance Ex
An before, the lay, a new cadet for the Hong-ons playing up grandly at last, amination. kong Civil Service, reported bis and eventually losing by only Scholarships will be given in a arrival in the Colony on the two runs."
different pair of the three Facu!... 27th ult.
Some of the names in the ties every year. This year they Sale of Race Ponles. Hongkong team will be familiar went to the Faculties of Medicine Marol 61883-Mesars. Lane in older readers. The list is:und Engineering, and the suo- Crawford & Co. held their annual Hynes, Hodder, Mills, Rice, cessful candidates were Mr. Wei public auction of race ponies Travers. Coxon, Hedley, Van Wing Look in the Engineering opposite the City Hall yesterday Buren, Fass
students and Mr. Lim Cheong afternoon. There was a large
The House Boy.
Exo Among the Medicals. Mr. The boys "of that period Wei Wing Look's success is all attendance of the general public
were cut out of the same cloth as the more creditable to him, as he but very few buyers."
Ponies want cheaply in those those that vex our souls to-day had to face extremely severe com- days. There were 42 lots put up. The Telegraph" of March 10, petition and has also taken a and, with the exception of one on commenting on police-court prominent part in University which there was a reserve of $200, case, in which a boy was charged athletics, representing Hongkong and which did not soll, $45 is with signing his master's name University at the recent Olympic the highest price mentioned. The on chits to the compradore, games.
The Scholarships, the titles of general run of the figures is $7, observes:-
Dock Co.
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a very
40, 615, $21, and $34. Ono "It is geuorally admitted which were conferred by His animal which, shortly before the that the foreign community of Majesty's consent, are the most races, had cost $500, went for Hongkong are more or less at coveted distinctions in the gift of the mercy of the head house-boy the University, next to the Do- $34.
Hongkong and Whampoa
in the matter of provisions. If greca. we are supplied by that old fossi.
Practical Engineering. An ordinary half-yearly meeting lized institution, gelapto com of this esneern was held on March pradore," there can be little
The following is a supplemen- 7, 1883. The Chairman (Mr. H. doubt in the minds of reasonable try list of the apparatus and
books presented by British engin Hongkong Christian Unión Hoppius) regretted that there beings that we are being, in eering firms to Hongkong Univer- Mr. W. T. Harbord will speak was not a
favourable some way or other,
got at." at the meating of the Hongkong balance to show, bat losses The boy gets his little commis- the "Telegraph for January 2, sity. The original liat appeared in Christian Union at St. Paul's had occurred over the building sion from the supplier, and the last.
inst, at 5.30 p.m.
would not fail to profit by the inferior quality to make up for experience thus bought, and care thie consideration; and, so the would be taken to avoid similar present rotten state of affairs ruus 22. Hosses in future. When the now on.
from Home was erected, a great machinery which had arrived Share Report,
This share report for the week saving would soon be shown in endling March 10 says:
more
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From all that we can hear, the College on Monday next, the 10:h of two steamere. The directors consumer gets short weight or 21. A 36 B. H.P.. Producer Gas
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facilities extended to the prese at the annual flower show were not Transferred to Hongkong. what could be described as either
Foord Kelcy, has been (for there is one almost invariable branch to the Hongkong head complete or generous. At Home transferred from the Penang
general impression of the show, hai Bank. rule. The reporter gathers a office of the Hongkong and Shang
tho accounts. The Company had "Banks have changed hands at secures certain necessary facts
lots of work in hand, and a period 196 per cent premium for the end 24. for his description, and then turns to the prize-list. For this the Kowloon Canton Railway,
Mr Morria, chiof accountant of steady prosperity lay before it. of April, and buyers are now
offering 197, holders standing 25. XThe Ancient Mariner.?? he approaches the secretary, who left for Home to-day on holiday.
Hongkong The Hongkong Choral Society out for 198.
cantata and sales have boon negotiated 26.
at $1,400 per share, a rise of $50 since yesterday. Docks have
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Mr. Morris Leaves.
hands ovor, a book in which hele expects to be away about gave a performance, on March Fires have risen considerably.
New Branch. ·
has recorded the winners during the judging, and the news-
eight months," paper man is saved a deal of trouble. The only variant to that It will be seen from our adver- procedure is where the secretary tisement columns that Mesare has a number of copies type Lowe, Bingham and Matthews written for the convenience of the have opened an office at Hankow reporters. Here the case is very in charge of Mr Erio M. Ross, different. The newspaper men, 0:A. we hear, have to scrape up in formation as beat they may and have to walk round the show and take the winners from the cards.
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"The and the "Telegraph," of the for towing day speaks in somewhat be done at 57 per cent premium 27. disparaging terms thereof. The for the of the month, and are kat rale. China The Choral Society-made their Sugars are in request un notice begins quaintly enough-vory firm at th
Tanotation first, and, we prasume, their only no shares being forthcoming at appearance last night." The present. Luzone are a shade H. M. S. Sandpiper and T. B. and inefficiently at that, if we are of the mouth and $108 for July Buffs band acted as orchestra, firmer, asles at $104 for the end 038, arrived from West River to credit the reporter of those having been put through." yesterday. H. M. S. Hampshire, days. The notice then proceeds The dollar is quoted, on that has returned from Mirs Bay. The to damn the whole thing with date, at 3/7.3-8, The Real Difficulty,
This may not seem so great a barbour yesterday.
Dutch craiser. Holland left the faint praise.
membered that some classes do
Naval Notes, '
Land Safe.
The New Kowloon Pier
Gamblers,
Share Quotations.
a
Wanchal Pigstyes. Wanchai must have bean a de-
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QUEEN'S RECREATION GROUND.
Schedule of Allotments` Amended.
By an amendment of the Re
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Plant (Messrs. Daniells, Ld., Stroud.)
A 10 B. H. P. Gas Engine
(Messra. Crossley, Ld., Man- chester.)
A 14K. W. Marconi Wirelona - Installation (Messrs. Marconi, London.)
A Recording (Messrs. Charles: Two Circuit Brakers (Messrs.
Gaupp, Hongkong.)
Geo. Ellison, Watsone Lane, Birmingham.)
Three of the Seven Plate Cells (The Hart Accumulator Co., Ld., Stradford.) Various Electrical Instru-.
ments (Messra. Everett Ed- gcumbe & Co., Ld.,Hendo
Cam Auxine with, Producer. & Two Oyole Marine Oil En-
A Gas Engine (Mesars The gines (The Campbell. Gas Engine Co., Ld., Halifax.) Premier Gas Engine Co., Ld.)
30. One Machine Stone-Breaker (Mesara H. R. Marsden.)
31. A Self-Contained Reduction Gear and a small coupling (The Power Plant Co., Ld.) 32. One Paraffin Lagino (Messre E. R. and F. Turner Ld. Tpewish.)
33, Various Specialities (Mesare A Darling Calorimeter (Messrs "Nallach Bros, Ld. London.)
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A Complete Cement Testing Machine and a Thurston's Oil Tester (Messre W. E, Bailer & Co. Manchester.) A Complete Set of "The En- gineer" from Vol. I (Pro- One Patent Oven and Still prietore, "Engineer".)
(Vesam. Brown & Son. Ion- A Sot of Booke. (“The don)
Electrician").
A Gallenkamp & Co. Lon-. don.).
2 Vol. "Eastern Engineer- Various Insulating Materials ing" (ritish Press L.)
(Mesers. L Andrew & Co., Feoton Ore Bronker (Mears, Manchester.)
Hadfield Steel Foundry Co. Sheffield.)
The annual flower and vegetable show, under the auspices of task, after all, but when it is re- the Hongkong Horticultural Society, is being held this week-end, not Ell, the difficulty is apparent. There is to be offered for sole lectable quarter at that time, for and this annual show has an interest beyond the immediato moment. de unfortunate newspaper-man at the P.W.D, offices on the 25th resident writes Above Ship It does more than indicate that this or that man is a successful carrot find the winners in a inst. at 3 p.m. Inland Lot 1945, Street and behind the old cometery grower of certain flowers or vegetables. It serves the wider purpose searcues for quite a time before area of 12,580 square feat. The Convent, there are from forty to cert.class, and probably below Kennedy Road, having sm which is adj cont to the Italian of showing how many people in Hongkong realise the value of a someone (in one osse, to our annual rent is $86 and the upset ifty pig-atges. The stench con-gulations made by the Governor-
ise acquaintance with Nature, than whom there is no greater him that the class is, for this year,
knowledge, a Chinaman) informs price $1,508,
stantly emanating from the in Council for the maintenance oother and comforter. A man in trouble, if ho be, a man at all, non-existent. There is no com-
accumulations of filth in this of good order in and for the pre Progress is being made with called the attention of the Inspec enjoyment of the Queen's Pecres. 35.
focality is simply abominable. 1 cervation, management, use and generally turns to Nature, when his sorrow is great, and pours it pulsion on officials here to follow the preliminary work in connector of Nuis aces.............and tinn Ground the following sche oat on her breast. This is instinctive in every man, and has that a friendly hint will lead to loon, which will adjoin the new done, and that the pigstyes would dules previously published
the Home rule, but we feel suretion with the new pier at Kow- profound significance if only it can be read aright.
was told that nothing could be dule is subsituted for all Rahe the adoption of it. No doubt railway station. Divers have Only the other day an article in our columns remarked the the matter or things would have pile-driving has now commenced. while, small-pox was raging in day; Area"A", Hongkong Uni-
they had not given a thought to been at work for some time, and not be removed."
Area "A", Polo Club, Polo, 36: The writer adds that, mean- Every week day, except Wednes possibilities of a housing and gardening sohemo in the New baen differently arranged. Territory, and there is more in the ory of " back to the land" than
the neighbourhood. Typhoid and vorsity Union, Cricket, Wednes-37. Fourteen men were charged diphtheria, too, we presume. many people suppose. We are speaking now of gardening not as Playing at Politics.
day; Aron B". Hongkono If the present Liberal Govern before Mr F. A. Hazeland, at the business but as a recreation-a recreation taken seriously and ment is gaining notoriety for one
Other Correspondence.
Chinese Reoraation Clnh. Oriokar Police Court, this morning, with Another irate correspondent Lawn Tennie and Football 38. mide fairly profitable. There is in such a spare-time occupation thing more than another, it is its gambling at West Point. The asks: Can your inform Every day except Tuesday; Aren' good health and something better. Thero is rest for jaded nerves little habit of taking up, some fined $50 each or in default two special stipulation in Messre, Schools, Football, Monday, Tues-
frst and second defendants were me whether there is "O" Government and Grant 30. and peace for the tired spirit. The more a man holds communion views in an ill-drawn measure, remainder $3 efoli or in default lease which permits them to each week (up to 4 30 p.m) and
question or other, embodying it,
months with hard labour, and the Jardine Matheson & Co.'s crown day. Wednesday and Friday of 40. with Nature, the more sane and serene does his outlook on life sud going through the force of Par- life's worries become. He is able to face, with a high and un-liamentary discussion, and then
seven days.
monopolise the Praya and sido- the lat Saturday of each month; daunted spirit, troubles that formerly seemed unsurmountable. quietly dropping the Bill. We
walk at the back of their pre- Aren "C" Lusitano Recreation 41. That is the real, inner meaning of the "back to the land" ory. It of votes for women, and now it vise us that the following are the propellers and general mer-Friday (after 120 pm) and the 83w this exemplified in the case Mesara, Wright and Hornby admises for the storage of anchors, Club, Football Wednesday and is good, therefore, to find that in the Colony there are many people is announced that the Scottish latest share quotations to-day: chandise; if not, who is respon 2nd and 4th Saturdays.of each who recognise that, whatever his business, a man will probably Temperance Bill, which has been Luzon Sugars 37 buyers; Hong-sible for the constant annoyance month: Area". By's Own address himself to it more energetically if he spends a goodly part ords, is also to be thrown over Waterboat 10 bayers; Hongkong public. using the Praya-after week and the 3rd Saturday of each much modified by the House of kong Wharves 74 buyers; Union and even danger to which the Club, Forthall, Thursday of each his spare time in the open-air among flowers: To be sure, board. It looks very much as Electrics 31 husera; Shanghai dark, are subjected."
SANITARY BOARD, another form of recreation-an active interent in some game-will though the Miniatry were deter-Docks 62 buyera; Langkats 73
month Aren "D" Colonial History repeats itself; the Praya Sporting Club, Cricket, Monday Following are the orders of equally tend to ensure good health; we yield to none in admitting mined to hang on to office buyers.
is still littered with merchandise, and Wednesday and the 2nd the day for the meeting of the the value of a healthy game strenuously played. But avon sport message which indicated the fate at all cost for the same
and dangerous after dark, though Saturday of each mouth; Area Sanitary Board on Tuesday :-- - will not give a man quite the some calm outlook on life that healthy of the Scottish Temperance Majesty the King has been pleased
Mr Hallifax's Appointment. by no fault of Messrs. Jardine, "D" Y.M.0.A. Cricket Club, The Grzette notifies that His Matheson & Co.
1. Letter from Government re- gardening always does. That is the whole point. It is the mental Bill also stated that the Govern- to approve the appointment of
Cricket and Lawn Tennis, Tuen lative to the supply of water for Baseball. strength gained which is of most value.
day and Thursday, and the 4th flushing the water closets install ment had decided to agree to the the Honourable Mr Edwin Rich.
Many readers will be surpris Saturday of each month; Ares ed on Inland Lot No. 579, St. The tendency to-day is more and more for men to huddle of the clause in the Railway Bill Member of the Executive and national game was played in Cricket, 1st and 3rd Saturdays of 2. Correspondence relative to
Lords' insistenco on the rejection ard Hallifax to be an Oficialed to loare that the American "D" Lusitano Recreation Club. Joseph's College.
this is perhapa inevitable. But the pendulum is bound, in time, to talk glibly enough of the House gistrar General.
the construction of a latrine at: Mr. Aaquith and his colleagues as he shall hold the office of Re
the Kowloon Railway Station. Swing The other way. The stress of modern life is becoming more of Lords not representing papa-
year, a baseball match was played An Interesting „Potition. 3. Correspondence relative lo on the Cricket Ground between and more severe, and shortly the strain will be found over-great. lar opinion, yet withal they be
A petition has been presented the lighting of the Now Old (?) Mr Osborne's' Successor. the Hongkong Cricket Club and to the House of Lords by Mr. Western Market. Thon, perhaps, men will be forced back to the country to live quietly bow to the ralings of the Upper shat His Excellence the Governor the U.S. 8. Richmond and Mono- Crookston House, Burnhouse, and for the week ending 24th Febru tray a wonderful willingness to It is notified in the Gazette a team drawn from the men of William Henry Borthwick, of 4 Mortality return from Macao and healthily, as their fathers did. There will lie the solution of Chamber. All of which goes to has been pleased to appoint cacy, of all the present discontent, which springs from jarred nerves and show that the Government is in Mr. Edward Shellim provisionally The Club mastered a very a declaration that he is entitled 6. Limewashing return for the
Na Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, for ary, 1913. anastow outlook on life. There is never any serious discontent raility less concerned with "the and subject to Elis Majesty's strong team, and, although a few to the dignity of Lord Borthwick, fortnight ending 18th February,
anifested by mon who work on the land, in close touch always voice of the people," to use its pleasure, to be an Unofficial of them were comparative novices in the peerage of Scotland. The 1918.9 with nature; they are men with clear and open eyes and healthy in retaining office. When will all Council, tice the Honourable Mrsion and recent cricket practice committes for privileges to con- ending 22nd February, and 1st own favourite phrase, that it is Member of the Legislative at baseball, their capital condi- petition has been referred to the 6. Bat return for the weeks minds; and the healthy mind is a contented one.
this mockery ostre, we wonder y Edward Osborne resigned, made them a formidable lot to sider and report upon
March 1918
together in great and growing cities. Under modern conditions limiting its action to five years. Legislative Councils for 81 long We read that, on March 9:of that
this Colony as for back as 1883. each month.