THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1913.
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A Praiseworthy Resolution.
DAY BY DAY,
Quite the funniest thing we have heard lately in connection with the Radical Ministry is `Mr.
A man has no more right to Asquith's solemn statement-re-Bay an uncivil thing than to act Burnett & Co. the Government is considering thing to another than to knock ported in our wire to-day-that one; no more right to say a rudo
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a means of altering the law so s to deal with, the outrages by Suf
The Mails.
fragists." This boats Gilbert and Canadian and American Mails Sullivan and Artemus Ward roll: ed into one. If, for a moment,
Dus perse. Empresa of India we take the matter in all serious-
"this afternoon.
ness, could thore be a more Siberian Mail.-Despatched per mournful confession of weakness sa. India at 10 a.m. to-day. and incompetence, on the part of any government, than this? Laws English Mail.Closes per 8.8. well calculated to punish ade-
Delta.nt 11 a.m. to-morrow: quately any conceivable outrage Siberian Hail-Closes per 8.8 by Suffragists, or any other "ists,' were on the Statute Book before
Chinhuast 5 p.m. to-morrow. Mr. Asquith was born; they are there now and are only waiting
The French Mail of the 11th to be noted upon. Then why hold February was delivered in Lon the British Constitution up to do on March 13, ridicula by suggesting new ones? The Premier puts us in mind of
French Mail.
"A
Small List. There was a very small list to be
pty, are clamouring to have more Hongkong Missionary built.
The Boat Race.
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Association.
Unlawful Possession.
HONGKONG POLICE FORCE.
Appointment of Now Chief Inspector.
HONGKONG CUSTOMS.
One Way of Shopping.
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Yes, plenty stuff have got. - Yes, 'he savvys what you want." "Hor mnoh? Anabsurdly extortiounte amount is named. You suggest
THE DOG SHOW.
A peculiarity of the Hongkong a third of this price, wherest he colony is the anomaly of the men's laughs pleasantly, and skilfully We have been informed that and women's occupations ohanges the conversation and Inspector David Gourlay, of according to our English ideas. chats of the weather, and inquires, Chief Inspector of Police to succe- men; they drag huge loads bar been?" Shaukiwan, has been appointed The women work just like the "How long you have. Hongkong ed Chief Inspector Baker who nessed like horses, carry heavy You return to the business in ratites and proceeds Home in weights strung over their shouf hand, and begin to bargain. You ohange, Second Class Inspector the country. April. In consequence of the ders as yokols carry milk ons in are a geat naisance, but be will Edmund O Sallivan has been They stagger up the Peak for the original price. You tell him humour you. He slightly reduces promoted to First Class Inspector about 100 yards, when they lay you are not satisfied in the rich and Sergeant Gerrard to Second down their burden, go back, pick flowery language of the Orient.
The new Chief Inspector, who first dumping place, then take the almost say. shocked. Class Inspector..
a new lot up, carry this ap to the He becomes pained, one might. is 43 years of age, has been in first load on a few yards further, Flours seemed to have passed, the Hongkong Police Force for and so on, all under a blazing sun, and you suggest splitting the over 21 years. He arrived here All the bricklaying, road mend- difference. The toare stand in his on December 19th, 1891, joining ing, coaling, ato., is done equally eyes.
You are cruel and un- the Force as a constable. Later he by both sexes, but perhaps the reasonable. As you you step onl ho became acting sergeant and most curious eight, writes the side there is a groan of angu'sh, in 1898 was appointed fall longkong correspondent of the You turn. "Maskee," he moans. some of the energetic padres at dealt with by Mr. Jaslice (tom-sergeant. In April 1902 he Westminster Gazette," is to" Can do." He packs it up for Hoaie, who, while preaching to perty in the Summary Court to- made acting Third Class 800 woman straining at an oar you, faslons it, senle it, all with a churches that are well nigh em- day.
Inspector, receiving the full or at the steerage of a sampan. chastoner air, as of oun who has appointment in August of the If the boat be a very heavy been robbed of his owe lamb same year. Two years later he one, two of the women will work against bis will-and all the time underland that a meeting was promoted Second Claes In-au oar together, one pulling one he is making at least 50 per cent. of the Hongkong Missionary Anspector, and on June lat, 1906, way and the other pushing, while over the transaction! When the Oxford man win the sociation was held at St. Paul's became First Class Inspector, a little baby is perched on-the Hongkong Telegraph" will boat-race, as they did yesterday College last night.
which rank he has held up to the back of each in a sort of cradle there are always scores of wise-
present. Chief Inspector Gourlay, or papoose arrangement. nores ready to explain the why. At the Police Court, this morn- an extremely popular officer, and Peak, which is the European set- who is qualified in Cantonese, is On the other hand up on the defeat. The result of any year's unlawful possession of a bag of hear of his woll-deserved promo- boy walking along sedately push-way and the wherefore of Cambridge's ing, a Chinese who was found in all who know him will be glad to tlement, one often sees a Chinese Kennedy, Manager of the Tram- By the conrtesy of Mr. Scott race must necessarily be, in great vermicelli, at West Point, was
Company, arrangements the accident that happens to place by Mr. F. A, Hazeland, measure, decided by accident-fixed $10 or in default one month
ing a perambalator, while the will be made to convey passen English nursemaid walke empty gers from Murray Barraoke to the certain men at a certain univer sity. One year Cambridge may
Messrs. Arndt and Co.
handed by his side and superint Race Course and back. Trams A casa was called on this mora-
ends operations. Of course all to the Race Courio will pass in point of weight, strength and fore Mr. Justice Gompertz, ined house at the Theatre Royal, to produce two or three men who, ing, in the Summary Court, be
the housework is done by "boys." Murray Barracks every 15 mia Laat evening there was a crowd-
All Nationalities.
utes commencing at 3 o'clock unaided by the remaining five or cover $130 from Messrs. Arndt an excellent programme. Chief This was must forcibly borne in when sufficient passengers are condition, could pull the race off, which J. A. Straube sued to re- bear the Court Cards who put up cosmopolitan nature of the place. return jurney will be made The next point is the very and continuing up 4.15 p.m. The
may fall to Oxford. The only until Thursday next. eix; the next year similar luck and Co. The case was adjourned honours should be arcorded to in upon me the other day when collected. reasonable explanation, then, why
Mies Maudie Fane who was re- I was walking with an American leave the Course at p.in. The Oxford should now be nino wina
Oxford Local Examinations.
walled twice, for a very dainty ahead of Cambridge, must be in entering for the July Oxford Miss Maradon Owen did well, and were a couple of Germans, a Froca the list of local Schools song on a "Naughty little word.
on one side and an Australian on other service will be as usual, the other. Just in front of us the Show will be held wet or fina. the fact that Oxford has the bot- local Examinations, this year, exhibited excellent control of a Parsee stood at the door of hir ter water on which to practise. given in our alumas two days remarkably sweet soprano voice, shop, a Japanese girl followed To do away with this undeniable ago. that of St. Stephen's disability it has been decided, as College (Boya) wsa, by a clerical we stated in our General News error, inadvertently omitted. column yesterday, "to spend £25,000 on widening the Cam to 70 feet, with a uniform depth of 7 feet." It is an excellent ar rangement from a sporting point of vion but-well; the re- formers further propose to sup port the bank with enecete ! How very artistic. The Cam used to be a beautiful stream, but, apparently, in the future it will be about as pleasing to the eye
our Bowrington Canal.
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maroc,ANG, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1918.
DECAY OF PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY.
Because Hongkong is interested in the proposed chain of
mentioned
We
Claim for $100.
Mr. M. D. Stephens appeared for Arthur Cart Seidel, in the Summary Court, this morning, to support a claim hgainst Ma Shin 100. Mr. Haywood appeared Chi and another, for the sum of for the defendant. The onse was adjourned up, Thurs lay next.
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Stretcher Bearers.
tion.
THE COURT CARDS.
while the male members of the by two Portuguese boys passed company were all up to their us, and a moment later a rick nsual form: as much as that show went by in which sat a encores were the rule rather than Spanish maidon. the exception.
CONTRACTOR FINED.
There were, of courao, Chinese scattered all over the placo ai usual, so that here within a hus
joured hearing, ofthe caso which country which could not pro.luce At the conclusion of the adod. It would be hard to name
dred yards of one another at least aine nationalities were represent- has occupied the attention of Afr. its type here.
and
The last tram will
ALICE "MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
The Hon. Treasuror of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals bags to acknowledge locations to the fan 'e of the with thanks the following Hospitala:
Bame & Roif Radecker & Co. W. L. Pattenden C. Warren & Co Noronha & Co. B. Layton T. P. Talati
Cruz Basto & Co. Lamke & Rogge John Lemm A. Bune
J. W. U. Bonnar Ber blinger & Co. Barralto & Co.. W. Drew Braidwood Himly & Co.
Dr. Chadwick Kew E. Neidhardt B. Brotherton Harkor J. F. Miller
$25
20
10
10
30
·10.
A STUPID MAN.
Indian Constable Unable
Hold Instructions."
At the Police Court this mor
C. D. Melburne, at the Police Classes will be held on Mon tractor causing obstruction in policemen; Indians of all kinda Coart, in connection with a con- Infantry is here; we have Sikh A contingent of the Baluchistan days, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and each a manner as to affect a water are represented officially in the wireless stations, it will be interested also in an amusing matter The Westernised" Chinese.
Fridays, at 11 am. commencing course, the defendant was fined civil and police-courts; next to which has followed the work of the Marconi Enquiry Committee.
on Monday the 31st instant, at $50. It will be remembered that one of the witnesses before the Compen of a Hankow journalist, ap-ly, British Troops at Wellington Mission School at Pokfulum.
An interesting article, from the Victoria and Kowloon, respective- The defendant in building a
the "Chinks" I think the Ger mittee was Mr. Maxso, editor of the "National Review, and that peared in our columns yesterday Barracks, and Indian Troops at
mans predominate; there is a large sprinkling of Malays and Mr. Maxse was asked to produce letters from correspondents on the It was interesting and readable, the training of regimental stret and dealt with Hongkong Chinese. Military Hospital, Kowloon, for
Lacosra heaps of Frenchmen and subject of Ministers and the contract. Mr. Maxse firmly declined but, with every wish to spare the cher bearers in ambalance drill,
HARBOUR OFFENDERS. Swedes; Italians, Turks, Portu to give away his informants. "It would not be possible for me to foelings of a brother pressraan, stretcher drill and first aid to
gasse and Spaniards all have At the Marine Court, before their place in the colony; the Produoo letters," said he, "because they were confidential, and we have just a fear that he wounded. editorial discretion would prevent me giving away my corres Father
Commander Basil Taylor R. N. Saotsmen and Irishmen are here comes under the category which
fige boatmen were charged within large numbers, and then some- pondents." Thereupon Mr. Maxss was reported to the House of the other day. The membera of man Fuller's organ recital, to be fined $5 each, and the fifth $2.
Vaughan
Organ Recital. The programme for Mr. Den Southern Fairway. Four were
unlawfully anchoring in the few straggling Englishmen.
where at the end of the list come Commons. However justifiable or unjustifiablo Mr. Maxse's the class in question spend a day given in St. John's Cathedral on statements in the "National Review "
Going A-Shopping may have been, in refusing about it in a thousand words is as follows:-"Good Friday that of navigation on March 11, quartors. The other day a friend in a place and then tell you all Monday afternoon at 5.30 o'clock, whistle for other purposes than to go shopping in the Chinese
Tor unlawfully using his steam
It is an interesting experience to give away his informants, he did what every journalist with article and no waiting for copy. Music", (Parsifal) Wagner: "Ber- the manter of the s.1. Tai Yick wanted a piece of blackwood any sense of honour would have done. Because of the lateness of The Hongkong Chinese is not yet cense the Session, and the adjournment of the Committee, and a desire greatly westernised as the tation", Bach-Gonnod, Mrs. Gask; and $10..
Arensky solo, Medi-
furniture for a wedding present, for due deliberation, Mr. Atquith has decided to do nothing in the
writer of the article would have "Minuet and Trio" Sterndale kong Hotel," appeared to answer more likely shops to find matter. We should imagine that the plate of the weather had about traits even in the features of Scott, Solo, "Sanctus Fortis", a similar charge.
us believe.
The master of the s.l. "Hong- and wo ransacked some of the He finds Western Bennett; "Vorporale", as much to do with this decision as any or all of the reasons given. Chinese." We take leave to doubt Aeternam ", B. Harwood.
Cyril
interviewed the proprietors. many of the pure-blooded E. Elgar, Mrs. Gask; "Requiem
P.C. MoMillan deposed to see- They betray no eagerness toning a Chinese was charged with The real reason, perhape, is that the Prime Minister wisely it. The "Western. traits,"
ing the defendant's launch going sell, but puff slowly and sourly at opening an eating house in West shrinks from a conflict with the Prese. Mr. Maxse, as we have said, fancy, spring from quite another
Restoration of Apparently
astern from Arsenal Street steps their tremendous pipes containing Point, in prohibited hours. Mr F. followed an honourable course in refusing to divulge the identity are Eurasiana. The pure-blood-I.M.S., will be detailed by the
when about four or five yards on small pinch of tobacco, or A. Hazeland said the Indian con reason the people in question
Drowned. Officers of the B.A.M.C. and clair of the steps, three short perhaps opium, and allow you to stable did not know the date when had the support of every journal worth the name which is detora pure-faced Chinese with no! Vistoria and Kowloon, to give in-
blasts were blown: There was, pull about the articles exposed he charged the defendant with mined that the Press shell maintain its freedom. And, wo should one facial characteristic of the struction in the procedure to be
near at the time.
it savea them trouble. Some of either have to be amended or venture to think, no one knew this better than the Prime Minister, West.
The case was dismissed,
them speak practically no Eng. who, apparently has not greatly relished the prospect. Nothing
adopted for the Restoration of
The master of the s.l. China lish, but they usually have a Inspector Dymond said that he could better illustrate the decay of the authority of Parliament. Once VICE ADMIRAL JERRAM, lows Britism Troops at Welling-Hung was charged with carrying Anglo-Chinese boys' school, and stated a date and he was charged the Apparently Drowned as fol was cautioned on a like charge.. emall son who line been educated could not amend the date. These upon a time when Parliament and an individual or a body of auy
The master of the sl. Wait Queen's College here, a large constables brought a man in and, kind, conflicted, the public almost instinctively aido I with Parli
ton Barracks, on Tuesdays, and Vice Admiral Jerram is on lat proximo ludian Trcopa at licence. ment. But the House of Commons has fallen from ita high estat o. passenger to Hongkong by the Military Hospital, Kowloon, on
Fridays, at 12 noon, commencing excess of the number allowed by on his oraft, five passengers in
ho acts as interprotor.
on their statements. He thought The more you bargain, the they could not rely on this con- Its real power has passed away. The intrigues, the vote oatching. Empress of India due here Mondays and Fridays, at 11 am.
more lethargic the shopkeeper stable's evidence. tricks, the twists and turns displayed during recent years have to relievo Admiral Wingle who commencing on 31at instant.
to-day at 4 p.m. He comes out
becomes; you feel you are boring His Worship: The ovid greatly helped to reb it of its ancient power. Its moral authority leaves for home on March 28,
him to death, and stammer spolo-is not reliable has been sapped and the latest example of the decay of that
Hongkong Rope Co. gies which he accepts gracefully. Inspector Dymond:--On those The meeting of shareholders fu authority is about the most significant of all,
In buying a shirt many s man the Hongkong Rope Company, want." Will he have it later He comes with information to the "No he's not got what you facts I ask to withdraw the charge. Rear Admiral Thomas Henry is guided solely by the matter of Ltd., is to be held to-morrow at on?" He can't say. Perhaps, slation and the summons is made The fact is, of course, that an investigation into such arges foot torpedo boat Childers on her manufacturer, Yokohama, re-
Martyn Jerram joined the Royal Navy in 1871, commanded the 113 Price A glance at the catalogue 11.30 a.. as were made concerning the Marconi agreement should either not
issued by Mr. SF Yamatoya shirt
you suggest tentatively, he may out, but when he comes bero bo be made at all or should be made in a Court of Law which is much volage to Melbourne in 1934, and minds as that there are other Rajputs, to be held on 20th March, godown's locked up, and it's too
have the article in his godown.makes a different statement alto- more able to enquire dispassionately into questions where party manoeuvrce in 1900. feeling is likely to be aroused. A Parliamentary Commilles is not, presented to the King on being isfactory shirt geouros fil, dar to British Troops and R.N; Khud you must go somewhere eles. He enough instructions, your
At the Regimental Sports, 8th, He doesn't think so; anyway, the gother. commanded the White Leet in the considerations oddally as impor- the following events will be open much trouble to bother about man, that, t
His Worship He is a stupid in the very nature of things, likely to preserve throughout a calm appointed to this station.
He was tant as price. The really eat, to the Garrison (-880 yards opon opening it. Then you are afraid Iaspector Dymond.- and judicial attitude and, from our reading of reports of the recent inquiry, we are disposed to think that some of the members were less
ability, and value Me Yamatoys Race open to Indian and Police. thinks it might be as well, and ship, but I think they hav anxious judicially to cacertain facts than to build up a case. The
shirts are bespoke, nade, and original accusations may have been wrong-actually were wrong,
Annual Inspection. every attention, 14 paid to the Major General 0, B. Anderson, all go to sleep, Returned to the Colony
then he and his assistants can nowhere to hold them, uld appear but they were doubtless honest enough, and
details of manufacture. Ho O. B. will make his annual. ia- wilmedies should not have been bullied as they were. The whole tered Bank, who has been Home fectly by posts and points to the 128th Baluchistan Infantry on 7th find a more wideawake man in days was imposed on another, Mr. A. S. Hewelt, of the Char- guarantees to fit purchasers per speation of the 8th Rajputs and
The charge was withdrawn and Eaalog His so Per Cent,
and defendant dismissed. has succeeded in proving, once and for all, the decay of on leave for twelve months, ro fact that the firma mail order April 25th Punjabis on 8 April, obargo, who
The next shop you call at you. A fine of $3, or in default seven, entary authority and the need for o... using such matters turned to the Colony by the cystem of supplying by post has and 28th Panjabis on the 9th of down as "a sure thing and house in her body than a Parliamentary Committee.
has marked you Chinese who opened an eating India" yesterday
been rendered almost a fine art. the same month.
in prohibited hours greets you with an oily smile," West Point,
of his correspondents, and he would, in the event of a confict, have led Chinese in Hongkong is also Officers i/o Military Hospitals nothing under way, anywhere for sale as much as you please the offence. The charge would
Shopping By Post.
8th Rajputs'. Sports
withdrawn.
They get