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MUSIC IN HONGKONG.
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in the honour conferred on the members of the Victoria Re-half professional, there are daily Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux, creation Club is to be held on who was better known on the Wednesday, June 11, at 5.30 p.in, opportunites of hearing either the |osthedral choir or the regimental Lambton. His popularity while Among the passengers who band. he was on the China station is arrived from Singapore to-day still spoken of aa something long by the s.s. Arcadia were. Com- to he remembered, and his in mander Carey, Captain H. Mal- clusion in the honours list will linson and Lient K Lambert. give satisfaction in the Far East.
LYONS.-May 26, at Singapore, Mrs. H. Lyons, wife of Capt. Horses' Names.. H. Lyons, of a son.
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1913.
THE DEPORTATION, ORDINANCE.
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Harbour Offences.
$10 for a similar offence.
Robbery Reported.
Former Hongkong Officer Divorced,
A decree of divorce was granted
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Hewitt; Dr. J. W. Noble; The Hon, Mr E. Shellim; The Hon. Mr O. M. Ede.
President: The Hon. Mr David Landale:-
Vice-President:-Mr. J. E.
Gresson.
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It was a pity there were not more At Home, the more fact that spectators, present
Happy Judges:-Messrs. W. Logan, town possesses a cathedral is Valley yesterday when the B.0.0.A. MoKirdy, Frank Lammert, H. Sports were held on the Race A. David, A. G. da Rocha, A. safe guarantee that that town or
course. Counter attractions on's Danrich, H. H. Taylor, T. Chee rather, oity is a musical one. If, holiday are strong, however, and N. 8. Moses, R. O. Barlow. as is generally the case, a regi-there was only a moderate attend- Referee:-Mr. A. Rodger.
Starters:Dr. F. H. Kow, Mr ment is also stationed there, the ance. Those who were present, place will be doubly musical. In enjoyed a finely varied afternoon's A. E. S. Alves.
sport..
Time-keepers:-Messrs.Oraiok- Canterbury or Winchester, and a
The finest running of the day shank, C. Bunji, E. Frohlich. score of similar towns, thoro is
Clerks of the course : Losern, was shown by Lance-Corporal literally not a day in the year Moses of the D.C.L.I. in the half J. V. Braga, J. E. Oxberry, H. Bost People Fined. Five boat people were fined $2 when the lover of high class mile race open to soldiers, sailors Goldenberg, R. J.Judah, F.
and police. In class the winner Schoepel, W. H. L. Warrener. was well ahead of any other dis Working Committes:-Mosers. each at the Marine Court, this music cannot manage to gratify
his or her taste; for, apart tance runner seen out all day. AH, Goldenberg, A. MoKirdy, P. morning, for mooring their craft
from the number of cheap strong, upstanding runner, he ran H. Murray, M. A. David, W. natives any good. Locally, famous, but he has not done its in a prohibited area,
The annual general mesting of and good concerts, half amateur, out his race from end to end and Dixon, H. J. White, Y. Abbas, had it won three hundred yards A. J. V. Riberiro, F. Schnepel, I. there will be, a deal of interest
from home. He breasted the tape L. Goldenberg, W. B. Muskett,
The list of subscribers and good hundred yards ahead of Mr A. R. Ellis was Hon. Secretary. Williams who was not in the same class as the winner. The time donors of prizes is, as follows:- was 2 mine, 7 secs., and it is Sir Henry May KOM.G., Sir worth attention, At Home Paul Chater C.M.G., General In Hongkong, when one has that would be very moderate C.A. Anderson, Commodore. H..
Hon Mr C. · H. listened to a couple of concerts time-the time of a long-start Anatrather, and band performances, and at- man. But the atmosphere yester Boss, Hon Mr David Landale, Hon The master of the steam launch tended a few church services, one day was much more trying then Mr E. Shellim. Hon Mr O. MOR Among the Derby candidates Wiken was fined $10 at the is well pereunded that the Colony at Home it ever is; and the tagas Ede, Hon Mr E. A. Hewett has abundance of musical talent; track was not a fast cinder Messrs N. G. Stabb, G. Freisland, to-day is Shogun, and we read Marine Court, this morning, for
That 2 ming. 7 secH. H. P. White, E. Ralphs, M. W that bookmakers at Home call
here, it appears to he either waat- was equal to 2 mins. dead at Slade, A. David, G. T. Edkins, him "Shot Gun." Bookmakers ueing his steam whistle for other yet, like every other good thing one.
The than navigation purposes. outside the ring on racecourses master of the Yan Woo was fined ed, or unappreciated, or reserved Home, or even a second or two The Hon Mr E. R. Hallifax, Chan for the delectation of the few, or inside, and Moses is a runner who, Chan Nom. O. 8. Gabbay, Ho at Home offer wonderful ver- sions of some names of horses
elee stowed away in a napkin. given opportunities, would have Fook, Ellis Kadoorie, Bo Kom Here the two, almost the only two, been heard of. We should like to Tong, O. A. Tomes, F. Maitland, We have head "Queen Tii"
On the 30th ult., a roport was opportunities that the man in the see him pressed, but where is the Henry Humphreys, W: Logan, given 29 Queen Two Eyes."
Pintadeau," the King's horse, made to the police of a robbery at street bas of hearing a regimental man here who could lead or closely Lau Chu Pak, Ng Hon Taz, G. K, "Pint 21 Canton Road, Kowloon, but band are by turning out on a chase him home? The half mile Hall Brutton, L. Bernidoague, was, as often as not, o' Dow."
the value of the stolen property Sunday morning to see the troops championship took 2 mins 37 The Hon. Mr W. Chatham, O.M.G. Even the newspap-
could not be ascertained as the march to church, or by standing secs, while a half-mile handicap Messra J, Scott Harston, A. E.. era quite often gave the name with an "n" at the end instead of owner was away. He has now about one night in the week late in the afternoon was won by Coppin, H. W. Bird, E. J. Moses Grist, Carl Banji Robert, In a special article which appeared in the “ Telegraph", of May a "u." Perhaps they did not returned and, has estimated the outside the rails of the officers' Ellis in 2 mins. 24 secs.
value at $360.
mess, surrounded by a mob of has evidently the heels of any Tayler, W. Pattenden, Chan 27, some remarks were made us to the desirability of enforcing Hong- know that "Pintadeau" means
other half-miler in the Colony. Kai Ming, Ho Kwong, Ho Wing noisy and smellsome coolies.
Y. P. Lang, Ho Tang. W. G. kong law as it already exists. It was pointed out that by far the "Guinea Chick." Mr. Leopold de
St. John's Cathedral.
With Castro out of the way, Humphrey & Co. Brewer & Co. greater number of public nuissness, of which the residents of this Rothschild's Pietri was generally
With regard to choral music, the sprint races had an open ap Falconer & Co, Mesure A. R. Lowe, Colony have so frequently to complain, have been foreseen and "Pie Eater." The small bookma provided against by sundry ordinances, some of fairly recent date, kerat Home is not usually a well-st Dublin last month to Mrs
the 100 yards acratoh race in 11
zee, J. Tindall, H H. Tay- other passed in the early days of British occupation. What applies educated man, but he has a way Ernestine Dooner, wife of Captain doubtless St. John's Cathedral pearance. I. L. Goldenberg won A. S. Howitt, H. M. H. Nema to nuisances and to minor offences applies also to graver breaches of of getting over difficulties that is W. W..Dooner, Royal Irish Fusi- does the law; and if we look through the wording of the Deportation quite admirable. It will be liers, now in the Ordnance De-an exemple to the rest of the secs. dead. That was good going for, J. N. Mody, R: Timmer
The Results. Ordinance as introduced into the Legislative Council last Thursday, noticed that Saxby and Rieff have partraent. Captain Doner a year Colony, and if all other musical on a heavy grass track. He was scheidt, D. W. Craddcok.
there would be no need for the scratch race, which he
The following are the results:~~ we shall find that it amounts to an admission on the part of the Gov-exchanged mounts in the Derby, or two ago was stationed in Hong- organisations here did as much, also first in the quarter mile present.article to be written. No easily, and second from scratch ernment that last year's Ordinance could practically have boos mado as compared with the Guineas. kong and later in Tientsin. to do all that the present one may hope to do if passed. The clause The American jockey is now up
teur Championship)1, F. B. Silva; Mr P. Thomas, local superin-one supposes that a voluntary in a 120 yards handicap. That Long Jump (three tries:Ama fine afternoon's work: 2,R. A. Carvalho, Distance 17 which empowers the Governor-in-Council to send away mis on Craganour and has an excel- demeanants who are not British subjects by birth or naturalization lent chance of riding his second tendent of the Messageries Mari- choir can put in two appearances was a
times Cle leaves for Europe for a daily; though, if it could to ar Goldenberg is a runner who
The winner had an easy was in existence before," but was not very clearly expressed," and successive Derby winner. the same applies to the provision for deporting British subjects who The Ambasador to Washington, well earned holiday by the M.M. ranged to have a choral service finishes strongly and rune with A Home paper says that Sir 8.8. Paul Locat on June 17. Mr at St. John's twice or thrice in a much "devil"; but his style is are in gaol, persons who do not fall within the classes mentioned
justice. No good sprinter runs
100 Yards Race (Soratoli) :-1, above," and deportees from the Southern Colonies; so that, if there Cecil Spring-Rice, the new British Thomas will spend his leave in week, there is little doubt but all against his doing himself victory, the second being two
As regards Catholic efforts, sett- with his head thrown back..
L. L. Goldenberg; 2, L. G. Cor- be anything new about the Bill, it is that one or two definitions have Ambassador to the United States, France and Switzerland and ex-that it would be appreciated. "
ing aside continental cities, where A. R. Ellis won the mile cham-deiro. been made somewhat clearer, and that the Pence Preservation "has already shown the same pects to return in January or Feb-
one is sure of bearing good church piou-ship from P. Dizon, who The race was a very good one, Ordinance of 1886 has received a little wholesome and greatly to be democratic characteristics that ruary of next year.
Dallas Comedy Company. desired stretching. The new Bill should include, power to banish sent his predecessor to Washing-
There was only a poor attend- music, there is not a town of any had won the half-mile champion- Goldenberg coming up in the last all who are alien by parentage though not so by birth place, i.e. all ton," but apparently the only undesirables who are now under protection, because they have been foundation for such a statement ance at the Victoria Theatre last pretensione even in England ship nearly an hour before, in twenty yards and asserting his is that His Excellency conveyed night, when Mr. Dallas' Company where one cannot hear a really finished style. The winner has superiority by three quarters of born in the Colony, though of alien parents.
a workman, who had been slight- gave their last performance. The well sung Mass every Sunday and a pretty style and runs with a yard. Time 11 secs.
pluck. three Holiday, and either Vespere or rare
Mention must comprised
Bicycle Race one mile (Han- But we have no wish to cavil idly. The question that mostly injured, in his own motor car to programme concerne us is; Will the amended or more fully defined Ordinance be the hospital. Newspaper men have aketebes, "The Peacemaker," Compline at least once or twice a be made of R. A. Carvalho's dicap)-1, A., H. Gifford, 50: win in the hurdles; he was the 2, Geo. Lee, 50; 3, J. A. Lam, acted upon? Will the Government, having claimed and established a lot to answer for. Why labela man" Feed the Brate" and A Sister week.
one man in the race who did not 100. For this event there were full power to turn out of this Colony everyone whose presence is democratio (at any rate so long to A sister," together with
So far as the writer has jump his flights bat took them seven starters. Once Moybing undesirable, stick to the contract which it has made with its law as the word is so hopelessly ill picture.
in his stride. Carvalho knows the (scratch) looked likely to be seen An Undesirable Gang. been able to discover, the "choir art of hurdling. F.B. Silva won in the finish, but he failed to get abiding subjects, and, without hesitation or half measures, banish defind and misunderstood) simply every man who, by his actions, words or influence, interferes with the because he happens to possess A native of Aden was sent to offices" are sung about three times both the long and high jumpa, on terms with the leaders. The prace of the Colony and the fulfilment of the law? Further, will it gentlemanly or humane instincts? gaol for a month by Mr. Haze in a year at the Hongkong Cathed the latter with 4 ft. 11 ins, which winner won easily by twenty Peder talse to keep a watch on the immigration of the criminal and We have heard it said before Sir land, at the Police Court, this ral, and the singing of the Sunday is not nearly his best jump. The lengths, ten lengths separating mendicant classes, and-above all-on the present wholesale return that Ceoil Spring-Rice's predeces- morning, for behaving in a die- High Mass is by no means on sun in his eyes worried him for a second and third. into the Colony of banishees? If our banishment laws had come or was "democratic," but we can orderly manner. Acting inspec-exceptionable. Here, as in case of time yesterday and an awkward Time 2 min. 56.1-5. Secs: down from Mount Sinai itself they would still be useless to long as only think that the word here is tor Grant said he was a member St. John's, one must not be too take-off once brought him down Half mile Flat Race (open to freak or returned rogues were permitted to come into the Colony at used to imply that, finding him- of an undesirable gang which exacting, or expect to have the heavily, so that he did not do soldiers, sailors, and police.)-1 will; which, unfortunately, seems to be the oase at present. Ac-self in a country where fewer for- loafed in the Colony. He had a same musical treats as in Europe: himself justice after. L. G. Cor- Lee. Cpl. Moses (D.C.L.I.); cording to the police court records, fifty deportees at the very lowest malities are observed than in his ship's discharge on him, but it one knows perfectly well that the deiro cleared 4 ft. 10ins, and he Lee. Opl. Williams.
Catholic body is here primarily for should come a bit with careful estimate come back to Hongkong every month; six hundred in a own, Mr. Bryce showed himself a was for many years ago.
Three competitors turned out mission purposes and not to afford training. Bergeant Gerrard won but ere they had gone a furlong year; and those are the known.cases; what of those which the palice diplomatist and a well-bred man by accommodating himself to
The police report that four men musical performances gratis: the putting the weight champion. Moses and Williams were allowed do not discover?.
his surroundings.
entered a house in the village of In the smaller churches, there ship for the third successive time to fight gut the issue. Moses ro Here, as everywhere else, it is prevention rather than cure that A Misuse of Terms.
Tung Fung, in the New Territory seems to be a genuine effort to is needed. For a few cents, ruffians from Canton, who have heard
While on this subject, we would at one o'clock yesterday morning. give the parishioners good music and made the cup his own pro- ning in fine style put fifty yards perty. Gerrard knows the art of between himself and Williams in how mercifully the law here deals with their kind, swarm down by like to protest against the popular One of the men was armed with--though far too little of it. bont; and when once they have established themselves here, they loose application of terms like dagger. Entrance was gained by The last remark would equally putting from a to z, and his easy the first three furlongs, and in the the last 220 yards increased his endeavour to control the Colony through their guilds, secret societies democracy and socialiem.
If the roof.
They ransacked the apply to Hongkong concerts, style is an education. eta; to organise boycotts and strikes, to do, apparently, anything and democracy means government by place and stole clothing and a Oratorios, cantatas, and entertain. The events were run off with lead by another fifty in con- everything they may choose to do. Since the Revolution, the the people, then England is small quantity of opium to the ments of vocal and instrumental commendable despatch and the sequence of a beautiful finishing ingress of such persons has been alarmingly on the increase; assuredly a democratio country, value of $80. They made off in
sprint. Time 2 min. 7 seca. and the heary panialiments dealt out to the opium-smoker and has been ever since the ex- the direction of Chinese territory. in Chinese territory are but making the numbers larger tension of the franchise. Yet, than ever. Clearly, it is the duty of those to whom the becausea narrow-minded minority governing of Hongkong has been committed to put an end has chosen to adopt it as a watch quickly to such a position. Hongkong is not a struggling new word wherewith to rally the possession, dependent for its very life on the advent of colonists "Down-with-everything" brigade, democrat" has come to mean self-supporting and already from outside; it is wealthy, woefully overcrowded; then why should the path of the all that is objectionable in stranger be made.so smooth and easy? And why, when that England. The same applies to In consequence of a serious dis- can remedy these matters. In Landale, Commodore Anstruther, Three ran, bat the ''third. stranger has proved himself to be an objectionable member of "Doislism." A socialist, literally, pate in the ship-repairing, trade this case, musicians say, R.N., Dr. Fitzwillisme, Major gave up after going one hundred society, should he be allowed to come back smiling within a few is surely one who believes in on the question of demarcation is no good doing anything Fitzwilliams, Mr and Mrs. Stabb yards. There was little interest weeks or months after he has been banished? Three things should allyism or collectivism; and in between plumbers and fittings, in Hongkong; **people Brand Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton., in the race as it was practically be done. First, a greater number of the oriminal alion population, such an equality as the Son of Smith's Dock Company at Shields eo unappreciative; while,
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music have been given, and given extremely well, in Hongkong dur- ing the past eighteen months; but all too rarely.
Who is to Blame?
As with every other want or abase so patent in this Colony, it is difficult to find any one who
inches off.
120 Yards Flat Race (Handi- secretary, Mr A. R. Ellis, must be congratulated on the excellence of the arrangements.
cap):1, L. G. Cordeiro, 2; 2, T At the conclusion of the sports Five competitors lined up.
L. Goldenberg (Bor.). Mra Stabb, who was attended by Cordeiro got the better of a good the Hon. Mr David Landsle, pre-race by half a yard. Time 12.4-5 sented the prizes.
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Amongst those present daring Half mile (Amateur Champion- the afternoon were the Hon. Mr. D. ship):--1, Dixon; 2, P. Lee.
as well as of undesirable or criminal Hongkong-born Chinese, should God come to preach; yet how has had to give up a large con against this, the general public. The bend of the 8th Rajputs, a walk-over for Dixon who broke be requested to leave... Secondly, it will be necessary to keep a mony, besides men of the G. K. tract in connection with the pleads, "There is never any under Bandmaster Souza, was the tape 100 yards in front of greatly increased watch on Cantonese who arrive daily by rail or Chesterton, John Galsworthy or British steamet Olam, owned thing doing here; if there were, present and rendered some ex- Lee boat, and to forbid many of them to enter the Colony. Thirdly, Father Bernard Vaughan type, by the Anglo-Saxon Petro we would patronise it."
Children's Race-100 Yards are good afternoon. when Chinese, individually or in batches, are deported, it is im-see the matter in that light? leam Company, and a Dutch in the right? Who is cellent selections during the Time 2 min. 37 Boos. porative that these should be definitely handed over to their own There really ought to be a tug company has received orders bands here; and there are enough The patrons and officials were: (Open to Boys and Girls under Government, and attention drawn to their Hongkong record. And Commission appointed to define, to tow the vessel to the Continent, good voices to supply half a Patrons-H. E. Major-General 12 Yards.1, A. Hehmin if there be anything to add to these recommendations it is that the once and for all, some of these when the repairs will be carried dozen choirs and musical socie-0. A. Anderson, O.B. Com- Jest (Boys); 1, B. Leonard punishment for returning from banishment, instead of being a paltry terms that the world is always out. The Clam, a vessel of 3,552 ties; yet, between them all, one madors Anstruther R.N. The M. Musso, (Girls). six months' imprisonment, should be seven years in a chain-gang misunderstanding itself over. To tons, is one of the largest oil tank can go months at a time with Hon. Mr E. A Hallifar; Sir Paul 120 YardsBurilaRace Ama and a periodical dose of the "cat,
Seventy years of experience in pine-tenths of Britishers & Social steamers afloat, and the repairing out hearing as much good music Chater. OMG. Bir W. Lee Championshipton Taling Chinese has taught the Hongkong Government that half and ist in, at present, a man who work was one of the most expen- sa could be heard in a fortnight Davies, K.C. The Hon. Mr WR. A. Carvalho, A half methods are negless with them; yet it has persisted in following wears a red tie, and argues sive that had come to the Tyne in scares of little towns at Home. Chatham, O.M.GMr NJ The winner proved too
by means of bomba.
Where does the fault list! Stabb; The Hon, Mr E. A Contmund on page 18}{ hose methods.
for a number of years