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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1913.
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Chinese "safety "matches are of two sorts-good, and dangerous; and we are of opinion that the
Wine and Spirit Merchants. in-stemmed ortisles eald is
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yet we thought we had struck the limit whon a centipede 'explored our left arm.
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If the young man from Tooting Atlantique at 1 p.m. to-day. who best time with his feet to American Mail.Despatched per the music of "The Geisha", at .. Yokobama Maru at 4 p.an, the theatre on Saturday, will call to-day.
at this office, we shall be pleased to set him up with a rattle or a Australian Mail-Arrived pars.com up wi
Taiyuan this morning. iberian Mail-Due per s.8.
Linan to-morrow.
A TALE OF TWO TRAVELLERS.“
as by Told Themselves.
(Continued from Yesterday.)
Chapter VII,
Angkor.
find this figure repeated so frequently in the ruins is on account of the veneration bestow- od on it by Buddhists. "It guarded
be slept. Ngau (anales) appeared ht bis birth to wash him; number+ conversed with him, here and there, protested him, and were converted by him, and after the oremation of bis body an eighth portion of his ralios was allotted to the custody of Nagas." (Translat- ed by Dr. Eitel from the original Sanscrit.).
JOTTINGS BY THE WAY.
A Manila contemporary comes "A woman needs a stronger out with a huge head-line, "Wat- Government might well put a bead thau her own for counsel; son's well bos 688 fest." Watson's A Trip to Annam and Cambodia Gautamia (the Lord Buddha) when stop to the latter's being retailed she should marry."-Pedro Caldwell beats all previous records; in the Colony, We allude to the oron de la Barco.
baxsa bearing only Chinese char acters. The user of these rieks French Mail.-Despatched per s.. burcing his clothes, blinding him- self, and setting the whole place on fire. Europeans who have been "let in" by these ones, usually give them a wide berth; but they are inconstant, use among the natives, and have doubtless been responsible for more than one fire. Good matches are cheap enough, in all con- solence then why allow the mur. ket to be flooded with rubbish that is not only dangerous but ugeloon as well? Such matches, falling into the bands of European smokers, have been the caurs of more 'cuss words" than we' should like to have on our con in the West Point district yeater solencs; for you strike aix and day, and Inspector Dymond had get no light, and the seventh of only a few amall summons casss
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A correspondent remarks that our recent leader on "What American, Canadian and Siberian can't quits make out whether it's Chins Roads" displays our-we Mails.-Closa por ss. Em-benighted' press of Russia at 11 a.m. to-morrow.
Note-Angkor Wat: The name
Corridors, as some dall is said to be derived from the them, but as they are quite opsa Sanscrit Nagara signifying oap-on one side, cloister more aptly ital. Early writers spell the word describes them, extend on both Nakhon, Norhor and Ongcor, but North and South aides of the know; but Angkor zeems to be the to the moat, from which it is se- which is correct it is difficult to main entrance running parallel or "blighted most popular way of spelling it at parated by some 30 yards. At ignorance. He assures us the present day,
the further ends of those cloisters that there is constant demand emong the bays of the Ellis Wat, or Vat, is a word signify-re porches crowned by pagoda
like towers with double roofs, not There was not a single arrest Evidences". He also remarke
Kadcoris College for Palay's ing Temple but its origin in un-
jacorn shaped like thons on the: that the Chinese studente at
certain.
main-entrance. These porohes another of our local colleges have
Another spelling Naglikon. were for the elephants and obar- threatened a strike unless the
iots to gain access to the interior It may be interesting here to
of the monument, and "„ desp grooves have been worn in the these marvellous rains.
stones by these. The porches
A Peaceful District.
Finest very old BROWN BRANDY Guaranteed 25 years age, in wood. The finest liqueur BRANDY 8 likely as not, send a spark of to bring to the notice of the English masters give up reading state what others bave thought of }
on the market.
The object of this paper is to publish errect information, to serve the truik and print the news without fear or favour..
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition- Western Union
The Hongkong Telegraph,
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1913.
OVERCROWDED
HONGKONG.
The Hongkong Blue Book Report for 1012 contains some instructive statements and figures, and none more so than those
under
saltpetre into your own sye or eomeone else's,
¡” Peace or Civil War,”!
Bench.
Colony's Health.
But for the twelve cases of
both Chinese,
the other
Victoria Theatre.
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the "Pink'nu" and the "Win ning Post!"
1. Mrs. Loonowey thus speaks are continued. on their of it "The Wat stands like a pat-outer sider by a stone 15 Under the above heading we
Reuter sent us a wire the other rified dream of some Michael fest high, which has fallen in quoted, yesterday, some remarks Plagne last week, the return of day, "Scottish Temporanes Bill Angelo (what is a petrified many places but is still traceable made by Sir Henry Blake on the communicable diseases was very again passed." The Scots were dream?) more impressive in its where it continus elong with the ubject of Home Rule. Our ex-low. There was one fatal occur-aye a stiff-necked generation; any loneliness, more elegant and ani- moat on its outer side to form a Governor seems to take an unduly rence of puerperal fever and one other country on God's earth wated in its grace, than ought image quadrangle with sides grey view of the position of affairs: non-fatal case of diphtheria, would have been satisfied for the Greese or Rome have left us." North and South of 800 metres in Ireland, and evidently has dis
Bill to bave been passed once. tant visions of an invasion of that
2. Mr. J. Thomson F. R. G. S. and East and West of 1200 metree The Plague Epidemic. distressful country by Orangemen
An orator
London bus bean (1866), referring to the above enclosing the whole of the monu- ment. The exterior, side of the from Canada and the States. In During last week there were saying that the Y.M.C.A. is an authoreas, We regret, however cloisters are formed of a series of our opinion, Sir Henry is dis- twelve cares of plague notified in untold boon to young men. Wo to discover this authoress, when
she describes the quieting himself in vain. In the the Colony, all proving fatal. In rather think it is...
double square pillars supporting Cambodian first place, the British Government the 48 hours ended at ncon gesels in Hongkong
ruins, falling into a number of stone lintels, the capitals and bases being ornamented with a may have something to say on the tarday there were
the young man slip in, during grave errors which might, cume subject of sach invasion; and, in occurrences repolod, two ending the morging, for a quiet game of of them, have b en avoided had pattern distinctly Indian in style; on the outer side is a verandah. the second, the daye have gone by
in desth. This brings the year's billirede without its coming to she studied my photographs,mote Here and there along the cloisters
did p when a man leaves bis business total to 207, with 200 deaths.
thair taipans' knowledge? (We carefully when she
the space is contracted to form the honour of salsoting them to and bis own country to take a
often mest such young men com- illustrate her work." Are we to doorways separating one potion hand in other people's political or
ing and going!) The lack of the head of "Vital Statistica." Sub-section B. of this chapter re-religious squabbles. Politically The regular change of pro- ecclusion about the ordinary infer from the above that Mr. T. of the cloisters from another. marks that there has been great activity in regard to building in Liverpool and the North of gramme, three times a week, at hotel billiard-room here is a per-visited the rains, but written her also a few statues all of which are The walls have ornamented thought the Lady had never frieses and wainscota. There are the Victoris Theatre is being feat eesndal." operations to meet the urgent demands for house-room created by tolerably strong, but, as a serious greatly appreciated by its pa-
Ireland the Orangemen are still
back from what she had bened damaged; one, a large figure of the immigration of some forty to fifty thousand Chinese who pouredly religious body they exist main-trons, and is a move which does The Bishop of Steppey orines about them? Again the good lady Vishnu, is in fair preservation. into Hongkong daring 1911; and, it goes on to say, cheerfully ly on paper; for nobody nowadays credit to the enterprising spirit that "to drink a lot to oure a says her elephants pressed on enough, "Pending the erection of sufficient dwellings for the ac- really believes that the Pope of the management. There was thirst is a superstition. The beat beavily but almost noiselessly, commodation of so large an increase, the existing dwellings became end the Devil are the same person, quite a good house last night, ja thing is an soid drop.". Was that over a parti coloured carpet of or that overy Catholic carries a spite of other alt. ctione," and the bishop ever in the Fast? The dowers." We, like Mr. T., saw an greatly overcrowded, but any very strict enforcement of the Rome-granted licence to aseses. display of pictures was a most naid "drops" whether sulphuric interminable f
interminable fcreat but no cerpet overcrowding laws was deemed impossible;" adding, in the inate the King, and can be as excellent one. The two Australian or bydreyanic-retailed at some same breath, that the penalty to be paid for this overcrowding was famous as he chooses if he likes aristy Bay Montes, and of the bars out here would give a
Miss Rayoor, still maintsia Bactrian camel a thirst. a severs outbreak of plague, no less than 1,847 cases being recorded! square his priest with an cheir popularity, and are perform There is an innocence, a guilelessness, about this admission that
ing again to-night, when there would make it funny enough for "Panch," but that there is such a
will be another entire change of terrible reverse side to the joke. Translated into plain English the
programme. · · worda can only be taken to mean that, in order to find room for some where about fifty thousand fugitives-whether from justice or from injustice-those in control of sanitary matters here were willing to expose the rightfal tenants of the Colony to bubonic plague, small- pox, oholera, or any other "visitation" that might come in the wake
of these good folk from Kwangtung, Kwangsi and Fokien.
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casional half-crown.
WILFULLY WASTING
WATER.
An Indian constable in charg
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3. Monhet (1858) thus describes)
(To be continued to-morrow).
THE S.S. HUE.
A Successful Trial Trip, The Marty Company'a s.s. Hue,
it "One of these temples-a rival which went aground off the Hai- to that of Solomon and ered pan coast some two months ago, We hear that the Government by some ancient Michael Angelo trial trip round the island on is out of dock again and made 'a' did not " back out" of its under-might take an honourable place Sunday. Mr. Caldwell of the taking to erect bathing sheds besides opr most beautiful
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on the beach. It was advised to buildings. It is grander than Hongkong and. Whampoa Deck "re consider itg decision anything left to us by Greece Company, and Mr. Lambert, becaus it
Lloyds' surveyor, were among reminded or Rome and presents and those invited on board for the that all sorts of objectionable contrast to the state of barbariem trip, which proved highly access- people from the Peak might in, which the cation ie now ful. monoplise the beach. We also plunged."
The Hue bas undergone com- learn that no one in receipt of an income exceeding $150 a month is the best preserved Temple and and looks as smart as a new Angkor Vat (Capital-Pagoda), plete overhauling end renovation
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The Bathing Places,
It is a source of peculiar pleasure to us that there are already ample evidences of the success of the bathing placas scheme which the Tramway Co. has initiated at North Point, thereby showing the Government, what it should have done, but what it has not accomplished for Now Hongkong is not so poorly off, either for revenue or for lack of courage and enterprise. population, that she need open her gates to every stranger from The Telegraph" always felt ing a Chinese from 187, Con-will be permited to ura the new
istio merit and construction of bave been put in to replace those China and tell him that she will make room for him by driving some that the provision of public bath naught Road Weat, at the Folies golf links. The Government is possibly the most perfect in art vecht. About eighty new platea to be congratulated on its public thoss built during the Khmor that were faulty or damaged; the Court this morning, with wasting one else into a corner. We have only a limited number of ing places would meat a long-felt imagintrates, police and prison-cells for the lawbreakers, or of doctors need; and the success of the him to turn off the tap he replied.
water, said that when be neked spirited conduct,
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Empire. After dejeuner on leav-engine shafte have been renewed, and hospital-wards for the sick; in face of whiob, wo atsad by calmly Tramway Company sundertaking "Maskee, I pay the Government
The typewriter recently intro- ing the Bangalow and proceeding and two new propellors have bran while crime and disease are rendered more and ever more likely by has amply proved it. There is one for this.
about 200 yards to the left we provided. She has always been duced into the police court for the increase of our population to the extent of more than ten per little matter, however, which
the purpose of taking down surmounted with several stone tion speed being sixteen knots; came to s raised stone platform known as a fast boat, her regula-" cent! If anything like a rational or competent Government were in might be improved upon, and Mr. Hazeland fined him $25, evidence has disappeared. One lions rampant and approached by and it is probable that this will power at Home, what would the Colonial Office have to say to all that is the ventilation of the or, in default, one month. report says that the same light-fights of side steps. This forms be inoreread by means this? In so many words, by allowing immigration and overcrowd-lents. At present they are un ing to this extent (and we are judging the Government according to comfortably hot for bathers.ed, was fined $15, or, in de-o with the clock from the road or causeway spanning the awaiting a few finishing touches Another man, similarly charg-fingered gentleman who walked the commencement of the paved the new propellore. She is now its own admissions) the authorities are saying to the inhabitants of They could be made better if the fault, one month.
Supreme Court,while the judges moat which extende round the and will Hongkong, native and European alike," We must ask you to put up top were so constructed that it
were sitting, has borrowed it. A outer wall enclosing the temple. daties on the 17th of this month. resume her mail with a little overcrowding and a good deal of riak, in order to suit consisted of a canvas flap which
more feasible story is that the convenience of a mere forty or fifty thousand aliens."
could be thrown back when there.
member of the Li family orderad the sides being faced with stone, doing her work while she was The moat is some 200 yards broad, The s.8. Hanoi, which has been was no rain. We throw out the
its removal, as the ues of a type. The causeway is formed of stone docked, has just been taken writer in Court was opposed to flags varying in size but all off the ran. The owers ex- Ohiners custom.
closely fitted together without press themselves well satisfied mortar. A portion of it has sunk, with the manner in which the
And this was only during 1912. What about the present day? hint solely with a view to yet Every week in the year many hundreds of strangers from China further improving on an anter- are swarming into the the Colony "without by your leave or with prise which the Tramway Com-
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of
your leave"-beggars, oripples, persons covered with horrible dis-pany is to be congratulated upon received by the American Conordained that no flower-hawkar but otherwise it is intact. The repairs have been carried out by
cases, thieves, procurers, coiners, and every other type of under-initiating. sirable; all of whom have heard what a heavenly place Hongkong
The London Museum.
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The following talegram was sulata General, Hongkong, from is for gentry of their persuasion, and what inexpressible fools we Statue Square.
the Manila Observatory at 10.45 shall have ju bis possession parapet is in ruins, most of it the Hongkong and Whampoa
having fallen, but what is left Dook Co, Ltd. Britishers are; how easily gulled, and how very, very tender, towarda We made brief referente yera.m, to-day s
any Cypripedium Parparatum, indicated that it represented the The little vessel is not withont the lawbreaker. And still they come, and will continue to come terday in our Day by Day column
Enkianthus Quinquefiorus, Izra anless the Government wakes up. If we must tolerate this steady to the unkempt appearance of Cyclone or Typhoon, near or over (We hear that evening classes, for atone pillars. Before ua rose by Messrs Hawthorn and Leslie, Manila, July 14, 10 a.m.-Chinensis or Manglieta Fordiana. body of the Naga supported at bistoric interest. She was built short intervals by square twenty-five years ago at Newcastle and systematic invasion, why not at least insist on all newcomers Statue Square, and more. especi-South-eastern Luzon, moving W. Wyndham Streetcoolies, in Greek, remaining on Kowloon side? Surely Hongkong is full enough ally to the weed-grown condition N.W.
low along building Latin and botany are shortly to be dark grey stone, come ten feet and employed as a despatch offer the Chinees Government already. What are we doing but asking for plague or other of the ground surrounding Rome epidemice when we allow the Chinese to live in these crowded of the monuments. But that is
opened the expense-to be borne above the level of the causeway, boat tenements? The police reported, at the time of the Taipingshan not the worst of the matter, and
by the Government out of the The entrance to the monument at between the French and the During the trouble collapse, that there were 165 persons living in the two houses that if a sanitary inspector would take
money saved on the bathing the end of the causeway consisted Obiness, while she was carrying fell. (By some strange method of calculation, the number bad drop- a walk around some of the Royal The London Museum, which
ehods.)
of three porches, with a pagoda-despatches, a shot was fired ped to 128 when the inquest took place a fortnight or so later!) The statues he would realise what we has been closed to the pablio]
The Duchess of Marlboro' has like tower over each; unfortunate-through her side and fell on the Government may well say that (** any very strict enforcement of the mean. It is nothing short of since Easter, will not be re-opened been telling a temperance gather but from what is left it is easy to are still treasured as a valued ly they are all much damaged, saloon table, the remains of which overcrowding laws" was waived. The death-rate for 1912 among abominable that the present state until after its removal to Stafford ng that the best care for theses that the central one was the relie, Some ten years ago she the Chinese was 26.33 per thousand, as against 21.13 the previous of affairs should be permitted to year. The wonder is that it was not more, for the persons dwelling to continue; but it does, despite House. The museum was closed drink habit is good chow. The in these over-orowded houses frequently use the public cars and the fact that only last week as a precautionary me auto in point is debateable; we know highest. In front of the entrance bought by Messte Marty, bat, is a raised platform cruciform in until the recent granting of ■ rickebaws to say nothing of the seats on Blake Pier and in the resident gave the authorities a view of the activities of the men in Hongkong who wouldn't
shape which is reached from the subsidy to the line by "the Botanical Gardens and so are liable to assist the spreading of dia- lesson by arresting a Chinese militant suffragiate. The object give a fg for benedictine or ease wherever they go; while the very amahe, and the boys who work guilty of a decided insult to loyal was to protest bath Kensington cognac at any other time then causeway by three rows of stone French Government, who was atops. On each side of the can only used occasionally, and two in European houses or offices come, from just such houses; (it is not Britishers. What is needed in Peace and some valuable exhibits immediately after a big feed.
tral steps is a balustrade in the years ago she was practically laid long since one of our readers informed us that his wife had dis- that the statase should be enolos lent to the museum which an
When the subsidy was shape of the body of a serpent and aside. For over a week, so it is report at the end is the Naza, or seven arranged, she went into dosk covered that the amah whom she had engaged for her children was ed by fences of some kind evil-disposed person could damage suffering from a loathsome skin disease.) Evon were sanitary con- Statue Square, often spoken of as irreparably in a few moments. Ited, the dust-boxes round about headed snake. This igare in in January of the pre: ɔnt year --- ditions ideal here, and even though the population to the square/the gateway to the city, should will te handed over to the the very greatest credit on the Bome 15 feet high. The outwis Inid out on her, and she was '
Genealy bave remained undit- rod were 2 resonable one, doctors would have all their work out be a pride to the Colony, but in
is expected that. Stafford House turbed all night. This reflects most striking, carved in stone a very oneiderable sum of money out to keep disease at bay in each a part of the world as this. Yet, its present state it is a disgrace, this month. Unul then the date of vigilance and valour of the being cat ved to repress at a central was only on her third trip to line is a enske's herd the surface placed on her present run. She not content with the amount of sickness that must needs be, we We hope the authorities will, so the removal of the museum cannot throw open our Colony for the physical and moral riff-raff of China to to it that in future all cause fort
lukongs, some of whom have been snake supported on each side by Haiphong when the accident" come and settle here at their own sweet will.
recommended for the Distinguigh-three leszer ones. The reason we took place, complaint shall be removed.
be definitely fixed.
ed Service Order.
mureum authorities some time
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