The favourite perfume of a bygone age
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1913.
Becoming Enlightened.
Apparently our "friends of the Litoral Government ure bagiu. ring to rovies their opinions an the opium traffic question. That 14 what one feels after reading the speeches of Sir Edward Gray and Lord Crew to the renant deputa
tion of anti-opiumials. Underly ing their remarke there runs a doubt whether, after all, China) can rid berself of a national vico
DAY-BY DAY.
“Dalemity is manʼs tëan touch., line."
Baumont and Fletcher,
The Malls. Siberian Mail, — Arrived 68.
Prausten on Saturday. Australian Mail.-Despatched for 9.8. Prinz Sigismund at 0 p.m.
on Saturday.
Siberian Mail.-Despatched '' as. Chanan on Sitriday. French Mail.- Arrived per a Australien yesterday." English, Mail-Due per
Arcadia on Wednesday.
Säk Delivered.
8.R.
"CANTON QUIET.
Will the Troops Prove Favourable to Lung ?
(From our Sp. at orrespondent)
Tokyo Professor Attacks: the Ucisha.
The. Bigauly for the THE RUIN OF JAPAN." alarm will be the sounding of the "Klaxon boros. On the alarm being funded, all woman and children should immediatsly asesmble at the British Cou- sulate, singed there by upon the Geisha e an tione A fresh attrak has been mad the Defence Corpa. All doote, ipstitution in Jay in. Tris tim Toro is little to add to yester-ched and beried, and lights profe of Wa la Univesits Canton-Sunday Afternoon-windowa and shuttora should the ar wilaus is a well-b zow day's despatch, Lrng has not and fres in-houses extinguish who, in the "Spin Nihon ("New yet cime, and there are many. ed. Chint o servanta øre tɔ well-informed people who still remain in their quid. Alapan") Riew," suppos bi insist that he will put in no apresidenta should then a csml s oburgs under the at ɔve headin withɛɔme remarkable fait and parance till he has thoroughly in British Corselato Comprad sounded the fealing here among non-rɔmtitania will be exped
fige 38.
The burden al complain the coldiers in regard to to not ne mes ngera. Residents
ia, in the fi plac, the himself. Evdently there is not wishing to avail them: Ives of the armtr of geisha has in a good deal in the US stories shelter afforded by the British creased eylergely of late years The Silk shipped Frones to his positive vapopularity Consulate, which will be strong and in the lud, that the mem on 18th July, reached New York feelers by sending sandy spies risk, but they must not on any little at ve tuas of their unfor kong by the " Empress of Russia in various quarter. It is said guarded, may remain in their own is of the proft 1.on, as a whole that already he has spread out hon, 98 or consulate at their own have deti,01ated to a level bu on 8th August.
or ambassadors to test the temperarunt move out into the open tunate sisters of the Yoshiwers of the people and the army, and say they are there as they will Professor Hiraqums lugas by that unless their investigations be liable to fired on by the satisfy Lia he will not come defonding foroo. When housealing that fast that the geish
Welcome for Lung.
came into requisition the day are reportad ebut up, all of Old Japan, under a licnss lights will witobed off excapt Undoubtedly the merchants those round the circumference of
'sys' m,
"to extertain and sesia A mad ramed Evan, Thomas, are greatly in favour of Sham D.
at dinner-pties and publi was, at the Police Court, this General Lang's speedy arrival, for hate to amble off dancing." This definition of the A launches and m fanat org by sng rg BDC morning, sant to the house of deas may be
seen from their B. Consips, ready to geisha's work is jutgesting i tention as a rogue and vagat oud. readiness, yesterday, to issue a embark 1efuge..
Mines Outout.
general invitation to the citizen e A Bargain is a Bargain.
Be order of the Shaparan Muni. view of Mr. Atbp, Cioay's as The total of the Kailan.Miring to prepare a orker welcome, for
rtion in the urea of a con cipal Council. Moater, what is the near of Administration's mines for the bim; They seem to bave a
General Kelly and Major trovely in this jo el a year or Concentrating all effort on atɔlisb. Wesk ending
July rooted tslief that, until he comes, Dickinson D.C.L.L, proved to Hos sver that may be, the Wo da 26th
so ago that geisla do not danca ing a vico peoria to the Oriental emorated to 38,127.23 tons and there will he no.real-es
Fatahan this morning. The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong: Telegraph" will while meantime, other, and wore the les during the period, t What no one Je able to
Nothing further has been heard that in bygone days the reputa profor proseda point out be an follows:-**
habila pra peraltted to apring 27,857.49.
discover is the feling of of General Lung's rivel, but it tion of a geisha depended entirely up unchecked? And that is wrat
Stole a Pipe..
the army towards
Lung. is stated that Cheong Nge-kun,
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1913.
SAFETY IN STRENGTH."
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in ten years. That is adoubt which all who know China and the Obicers have long felt. Super ficially there may be nu eul to the traffic, but it will take many generations ère all of Ohion's milliona give up the opium piro, even if they ever do. Officially, divans in this Colony of oure there are supposed to be no opiva but everybly knows that illicit divans exist all over the Colony, and will continue to do ro for long years to come." Avice of this sort enunot be wiped out by Fresidential decrees or Parlie mentary enactments; the txt) that can be done is to rogetto and control the traillo,
A Fine Swimmer.
A Good Haul. Last night thieves stole $1,234, in money and jewellary, from 27, Caine Rord, a house ocupied, by by Chinese,
Rogue and Vagabond.
When
Godown Fire. On Saturday afternoon the Water Police were called upon to attend a Gre at one godowns. It was found that of the where come ga. line was sto. the fire broke out, but owing to the timely arrival of the policy Ifore very much damage could the flomes were put out with send ts done.
THAT BANNER I'
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Generals Eo and Choog v believed to have retorned From Hongkong and to be staying one. Can incognito at the Victoris Hats).
Later. Verious Chinese of
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fela towards some
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The Corner Turned.
and eccomplishments of the "firat-olasa urteasna." But just as the Yoshiwera has lost the patronage of the upper olaessa, being no longer frequented by reapeatable tople, so the gaisha, leay- by not confining bewalf to the business for which she was in- tanded, has fallen from her high
catal3.
is happ asing. The o. has 1 зn At the Police Court, this moi 2- much absurd talk of the displing, a Chinese was sent to goal dere yesterday issued orders to Yamen. Some of the Chinees were few and far, beween. Ever As wired, the military comman- the temporary Tatah i loft the on her art and her at. while her Inpees from the path f virtue of the opium stocks at the Tre ay for a month and ordered four the various regiments to wel- 233 Ports and in Hongkong. One of hours' stocks for stealing a wal come the General loyally and ran away from the city alt-days, became a centre of rivial
oparly that he has
the Yoshiwara, in thors happier the most ridiculous of the suzges smoking-pipe from a house where heartile on his arrival, bugether. This we do not believe #fe by reason of the grar a and tions made is that the Buitish he was employed as a brichinger. great faith in the genuineneas to hз tine. Government, which bas already
of this order has not yet bran A Big Haul. loat beavily in deiping Chiné to rid | horself of the evil, should buy marched sixty-term plicera
Inspector McHardy expressed.
What of the Army? the stock up at ber owa axeD9. from the Wanchai Police Station,
Practically no That idea has been forcefully in the Police Cort, this morning, say off-hand how the army knocked in the bead by the coa-be caused no little sensat on as taation of Sir Edward. Gray that along the iuta. Quits a numlar Lung Chi-kwong. Many of the g it is utterly utterly art. sonable of Europeers and Oniue fol- chinfe will certainly bail his the s.8. Hoom. One of the to ask Britsia to rest while lowed the procession, which was arrival with relief, as taking a big came on board attended by a Cbins continues to produce the compound of gamblets fo the weight of responsibilty of their small guard of armed roli. I times as much opium as is most par
It apperre that the immates of shoulders, while others feel that is thought that he may be the the Tokyo Yosh were pumi r enmulated at the pots. That is the whole point. Britain bas
his advent will menn a little reign acting Tuinh.
about 5,000, distributed over some of tyranny. Eviden ly Yoon Shin- done more than her part of the
k'ai has an idea that everything
400 houses. There figures repre bargain already; China must now
sent an inoresc of rather less show that she is ready to do bere
has definitely appointed Lung to provisional Tuuh on the depar with those of a decade ago. On will work smoothy, now that be San tho who was electe
then tan per cent, as compered take complete control and has is of Chan Kwing-ming, and the other hand, the number of rewarded or aped men like who quick vacalad the Fat, geisun hea eru ring the r me the present Tatohet, (as will y
ariived in Hongkong by the He
peilod from 2,000 to 4,000, while ban oheed 'sdiers with ab him, and whoa he and the view of the very increa seen from yesterday wile,) and Dam, this afty noon. There aas
apparently but one attendant than doubled their number. In geieba establishments bave more Hongkong's hopes of securing interport swimming honoura are
gift of $10,00) addition pay. The whole world knows how steady has been the growth of higher at present than they have
attandsat left the Canton Warf in the population of Tokyo Wong Sze-lung, who ar
they carried no luggage and pas during the period in question, the America's naval power within comparatively renoat, times. By ten for a long time. Shangbai
rived yes erday morning
ed through the crowd prestically inore in the Yoshiwara dua Hongkong, is paid ba. gradual process her strength, on the sens bas ban develor od anti proved winners last year, mainly
nying at the Yenea; un- through the fine form of 'R. B.
pnoti ad:
not evil for commeat; but the to-day the United States Navy raoke aming the biggest and most Berthet. but, J. C. Finch, ***I once found mys if wonder-doubte lly he and Wong Wo
marked inore in the number. powerful naval forces in existence. But, as in Great Britain in Hongkong appears to have a man ng why God had, trough the ahun Istwon them can produe›
The fng among Chine in of geisharms, in the circum- America, it is not by common cant that the Navy is what it is who can do more than merely whole history of the ruth, saved very ner-ly ten thousand praie Hongkong in regard to Canton is gran.is, to weir the Wolet coll there is the "little Navy "poty, ever dreaming of universal dis-give Berthet a good race. Finch's up the most lol of all. f. gs but the reward that they that the corner les now I in a notion
band out time in the rent 440 yards race for our own nation.",
aed and that the situation will | armament, and pleing every obstacle in the way of those who realisa-6 min. 3.4/5 sec. was for
Another signifierat fast is "M Josephus Daniels, permission to pillage at will. rapidly quie en dowa andade addued by Profer Bitanums. the prime need of maintaining strength adequate to cop with all thing of an eye opener to those of the Ametics Navy, who Yesterday your roles ondent Enrese ita normal cou Wbile, in the old days, i ma/ca official The leading burines pople of the of the Yoaliwara were at the bit emergencies. The advocates of a strong Navy know that their who had not previously seen him said this in a Flag Day & oh at met the only
not fled from Colony are distino ly op mis.io tom of many crimes of embezzle, policy means the power to back up words with deeds; the others swim. His time for the half mileston; no doubt 1 o astound-who bas
on Saturday was 12 min. 31 4/5 ed, when he gets to Prad, at the yamen, and his account of the regarding the fatore. It is a
ment and ulation, the geisba say they only desire harmony and coard, the meanwhile over-sec., and that should give the noting the Stars and Sis doings there afrmed the Tele- Foried that already some little now indily responsible looking the 1-uth of the raging that the strong man aime kee, the Shanghai swimmers Fomethingying over the entrance," nys graph's contention that
the movement ja commercial circle for a large and growing proj fre his house in pear.
to think about. Barthet's time the Saturday Review.
number of deaths in the "fight issing felt. 11 is being tion of theser me offences. There for the quarter recently was 7.
ing has been folily exagtly wele med ter he pro- can be no doubt, moreover, that gerated. mia. 19 2/5 esc., which is quirs
He say that within 1 of inactivity.
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many of the geisha of the pro-snt stopiebingly plow. As be won
the yamen itself there have konj, The delay in the Bival of day.ara forced into Londage for by the Etrer part of a minute,
at the outside, twenty deaths, Ceneral Lun Canton is felt pecuniary evde by those in to task. Be asesis that the lowest deptha era retched by tho..)
however, he probably did not
At theme time he admits that a due to a probability that he authority over them. people who, whilst voring against every measure to provide Ave.ics over-exert himself, so that too
the yamea is ololy guarded and has en bog every effort agrist their wills, they became, with means to protect her honour against any foreign fos, beverthe- much stress need not be placed Blith Rate Is Steadily Declining. that a pressman is no more wanted make sera that he would be.
pot the lighthearted, ship-witted less, "by foolish, brutal and insulting utan scoring foreign on, that time. But to take
there than he is wanted in Heaven. a wel me ytor. It i9 101 3
entercaiter they were mesint to Powers, expose us to be liablity of a w. which they themselves,
& minuts off it, Berlin, July 6-It used to hel From a piva letter which youred here tt stight me ba, bat a courtesan sub 108 8, order "to equal Finch's contended that the real Garman correspondent has been allowed 4 or 5,000 of 1 fp
All of which seemst o make olear by their own actions, bave e riven to rendor it imperible for us time, will probably give bim danger to Europa and the United to, it is clear that every one arrived in Canton, in advance, that, if the gasha is deteriora- successfully to unde stake." It was to his own party 'bat the exall the trouble he wants.
States was the excess of 100.00 of the heads of civil d'pirments, and that they were well received.
ing
abe is more s'oned President uttered the.9 words, and be followed up this assertion by
babies a year which the father and with the exception of the Chief The general belief among the against then going; that she is, has been breading intent of Poland the Attorney Gen- best informed Chinese Iccally in in brief, very much what ber predicting what would happen wore the "le Navy" people › have their way. Here he made a striking decisration, contending Record Breaking.
times. A book which is featured oral, has fled; it is alieved to that General Long will eats the mastera make ber-the victim of in the store windows this w.sk, Hongkong.
city quietly, if not excretly, and an evil system. Where methods that if America's naval shength were not fly and adequately
called "Sterile Berlin," parports This morning General Kelly mad valy take up which 10 on pl forrs with those maintained, her futers world compare with that of Gr ́on, “which Finol's time on Saturday, in to show that Berlin it. If is do his side de camp, and Mr Moi duties on bis being a red that of the "white slaver" are in vogue, has suffered partial dismemberment purely be the her a matter of eleven Esconds onting the "baby danger."
the half mile championship, s preciously little toward main Mear Captain Superintendent he will receive popular apt there is evidently rum for the "mitted herself to become ims stent in, war." Some de des would
of Pole in Hongkong, er-
It is ince reported hat news social retener, But he must pass before Ameti suffered to the extent of Ch on, he 'sid; but championship at Home. Eleven so the author, Dr Feliz Ineilbs General ineprated the troops of General Ling's rival in my, nut with the rave, but with
side Hatfold's time in last year's The imperial capital, in fact, rived, and at 8
hea on received in the Colony begin at the right end that is to long before that time had come they would have to abandon all seconds is a fairly wide margin, ber; assures v4, is virtually in the and bluejackets, and examined pretence of upholding the Monti Doctrine, they would have to to be sure, but the time set up by throes of a baby famine. He the defence. Bath the river and
Canton.
the slave-owner ad the system abandon Panama and Al-ka, and they would have to surrender all the local swimmer is nevertheless finds that conditions are almost the native city were satisfactory those refoges who me in
The excdae of Obiness from that suffers him" Pall Wall right to say what immigranta should and what immigrante should
Canton is now quite ceared, rnd Gazette." Inot be admitted to the country ind the terms upon which they quite good enough to be going on the same "pelons" level as quiet this morning.
on with. If there is another man that with which the world bas should become citizens or hild land.
Canton, Monday Morning- |Hongkong duving the the be "ht in the Far East who in t. t it, been accustomed to assist the There is still a fair amount of of the trouble are gradually There can be no mistaking what particular controversy Mr. he must be a rare good swimmer; name of Paris, **
excitement felt on the Shamcen, returning again. Roosevelt had in mind when be utterea the words he did. But end we do not think there is sach The "two-children system," be though the city itesif is quiet Ex-Viceroy Shum is at!! rnder
Americe: apart from that matter, his de leration hre a wide and general another swimmer. Log n's te deal-res, has not bean generally enough. It is rumoured fbst the protestion in Hongkong, though significane, and we 1 lieve the one of his speech wou'd fiad cord of 14 min. 14 2/5 8, adopted by Earlin families, and defences
*It is a slange eve anl of our when inspected we understand that arrar gements old ideas," ava the Daily Mail," widespread commendation throughout the whole of the States. The which was put up three years they are even resorting to the yesterday did not?
Fe now prior ly ..give idea of universal arbitration is certainly noble and inspi.rg, but 30, was well broken 1th by still more insidions "one bild satisfaction to
Plata for the Hongkong
his departure Enth.
apropos of Mr. Wding's victory many years must yet ill by before it can be rewarded ca practic 1. Finch and C. J. Cooke, who was system." Of every 1,000 wives milite y authorities and that the
over Mr. McLoughlin in the We have to take conditions as they eat, and to-day the nation gond. Cooke, by the way, aged 45, D. Thielhaber fadsthat present soheme is to a re-
world's lawatarnia championship which is bereft of power must go to the wall ce ea ex et on showing fice form at present, 50 have either no obildren at a'l organised. Yesterday morning
"routest. “Io find a New Zelandar aufferance. Mr. Roosevelt's reference to Obins did not contriq all even if he is solipsed by Finch or not more than two. He onthefollowing express wasoivonlat-
contending with an Ame cionn far the truth, for there are other reasons ban ber naval and military Those two. with Claxton in the siders the situation truly dis-ed on the Shamron:--
pre-eminence in a game which was invented in there islands and weakness to agunt for her precent position. But few ill dispute sprint events, (and he shorseyous, though admitting that the The attention of the residents Prad Central, was standing on in which for a generation the point that it would, have been to China's advantage in the past stick to the aborter distances) quorensugly high cost of livir of the British Canossion is drawn the Leang Wing Wharf, Yaumati, were Lupreme th's is the fret had her strength in these respects been greater. If we want our should give the Shanghai a warm presents an a most insurmoun- to the following extract of the som cae threw ourrosive flaid on casion in arpals of the game in! word respected we must show that we have the power to back it up time when they meet. Hongkong's table argument in favor of small new defence sobeme, drawn up by him from behind, burning his, which no Englehman han for with dood.
ohances are distinctly 10ry. families.
Commander Q. Mackenzie, sos and bead.
in the final encounter”
"The pesce-at-any-price fipatica'are a wordy body of individule, and we notice that Mr. R. svelt has recently ikon them severaly
more than
"STERILE BERLIN,"
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New Zealand
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