*GĨ THE HONGKONG “TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1913.
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We have tooled lefire no on the want of conwy towards ladica shown by a section of young man in the Obleny, and wo egiak another hire of it now The blond of passengers
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DAY BY DAY.
CANTON QUIET,
Last?
"I explained to them," said the clerk, "that they could not convert them into money; but
just pushed bis revolver in my face and I know that I had better Contot. Vily Afternoon-give way. They got about $400 Things were "que quiet last worth, and took away the letters night and this mug, but the as well."
Sothing on be made if How Long will the Armistice the leader wouldn't listen; be nothing; he who has aid up n material can proines no com binations-Sir Joshua Reynolds
Gamblers.
Appointments.
who were
COMPANY MEETING.
The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation.
The Ninety-Sixth Ord nary Half-Yearly General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Hongkong' V & Shanghai Banking Corporation by a luta Star ferry after the Fifteen gamblers from West authorities expressed grave doubts No damage was done to the theatre must often boil at the Paint were brought before Mr. this morning as to how long the building and no one was injured. was held on the 10th instant, in The people at the railway sta- the City Hall when the ninety-sixth unteemly scenes witpossed on the Hazeland at the Police Court, armistice would last. Au will be
this, morning, the first defendant seen from the last desapatoh, the tion had an exciting time while report of the Court of Dirrotors ther side. It is a common probeing fined $50 and the remain-Tutuh ordered iroops to disarm the firing was going on; though was eubmitted. M. S:11. Do will, tice for ona young roan cut of ader. $5 each.
by 5 p.m. yesterday. This time in the end, no one was injured. (Chairman); presided and there was afterwards Extenderl party of four or five, to dash
till It is only fair to the British offi were present-
N. J. Stabb Chief manager." downstairs just before tho ry le Excellency the Governor noon to-day. Pardon was pro- cials there to contradict the sty in alongside. He is up the tp has been pleased to appoint Mr.mised to rebel troops who handed in one of the Hongkong papers Measca E. Friesland, C. S. Gub- And if the whail before the first Edgar William Carpenter to act in their arms, and, in the case of that some of these deserted the bay, P. H. Holycnk, G. R. Laurenz, professional office. All the Europeans re- Liob, W. L. Pattanden, J. A. clase gangway is down. Heim as Executive Engineer in the men
Public Works Dot a-tment, with soldiers, permision was to be mained throughout and the Chi-Plammer, Ilon. Mr E Shellim, médiately hails the 'rick+ba
effect from the 28. ultimo, given to rejoin the army sub-nese heads of departments, the. A, Siebe, directors, Mesara A, coolier, engages four or five, . 8
sequently.
engine-drivera and may other em- C. Hynea, W.R.P. Thursfeld, F. Ordinances Allowed
The Luk Kwan infantry ployees. Moreover the European H. Thomas, A. H. Barlow; GM. the case may enan by the
His Majesty the King has not
the peak in terms of great praise of Yonug, P. O, Potts, W. H. Por... simple prices of collecting the been advised to exercise his power seem to have obeyed
J.P. Pamfrett, FB. L. Bowley, seat cushions, and waits Given of disallowance with respect to mandate and sent in their tho coolness and patience display-cell, D. H. Silas, LN Lrofe, A. shree or four of this young men the following Ordina eet smead arms, for your correspondented by many of the Chinese. `
430 p.m.-No further firing A R. Lowe, L. Buindoagoa E the Deportation Ordinances, met hundreds of thom in the
Howard, S. H. Michael Tang Chi anl a big number of 'rickeh s
1912: Ao Onlinnade to reviveastive city, unarmed, this morn has yet been heard.
Canton Saturday Morning
Ngon, Ho Wing Chan Shu Ki are held up. This not only makes
The Rope Company's Tramwaying. The artillery, on the other it difficult for ladies, when they Ordinance, 1901..
band, who were supposed to The big battle which everyone Teang Fon, W. Dunbar, J. H. N. appear, to secure a "wksha, but
Opium Divan.
anship their guns, refused and it expected to see yesterday has no Mody, E. H. Ray, Lau Tak Po, S. it makes it hard for them to get Seven men were charged before was from them that trouble was taken place, and it is said that the Carlill H. M. H. Nem-210, the Police expected. Firing was beard from rebels surrendered last night. Wong Leong Bin, Yang Hir off the wharf at all. The street Mr. Hazeland, at outside is a pandemonium of Court this morning with being the In Tong district soon alter Some serious fighting was look-Pung, DK. Mosa; J.W.O. Bonnar ed for all day as reported in the J. W. Taylor, A. E. Griffin Rev. rickshas, coplies, and excited concerned in an opiam divan at noon.
West Point. The keeper was Going down river now, towards last despatch-and the Red Creas. Rabars, O. Pamberton, W. E. young men Icoking for and shou- ing to each other. Ladies have fined $250 and the remainder Tai Sha Tou, it is noticeable that people received warning from Clerks, Ho Fook, In Cheung Shin the Buad is unos more simost the police to hold themselves in and Elis Kadoorie, shareholders. The Chief Manager, read the either to wait until the muddle as smokers $2 each.
deserted. The salt junke began readiness. General Lung, toneenta
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1913.
IMPERIAL UNITY,
The Peak School.
Game Licences
.The Victoria Theatre,
of
It is notified in" the "Gazelte"
BANDMANN · OPERA COMPANY.
"
met
to the records of the Bank, and I
interest obtainable, have caused
alk
it necessary to readjust our book
these adjustments and maintain
obased £45,000 3 per cent. Excha
is cleared, and risk loeing a rick- It is notified that licences to to move at about midday. The message to the chief of the Red Dotics convening the mesting. xba altogether, or to force their shoot and take game granted rebels are thought to have bean Cross Society telling him that he The Chairman said: way through the press and be under Ordinance 6 of 1885, are assembling at lu Tong ever since was at liberty to commandeer any
public building for use as a tem- CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. jostled about rather bidly. We have seen this not once but many day of September, 1913. Ap
due for renewal or issue on first General Lung's proclamation.
The Chairman (Mr. S. HI. Dod- Later The firing cannot be porary hospital and that if the times. And it is full time that plicants for anch licences, the fee loopted. From the roof of Tai society required money he would well) said: Gentlemen, The
report and statement of accounts" the practice were stopped. A
Looting ja still going having been in your hands for European policeman who knew for which is 310, are requested Sba Ton Station there is a good supply it immediately his business could handle the to give their addresses, and view of the country round but
write their names. legibly. there are no signs of any shoot-on in some of the outlying some time, I shall, with your preas; an Indian policemin is
ing, and no reports have been districts, occasionally by armed permission, take them as read. I Notwithstanding the wet heard for over an hour, The soldiers, but more often now by think you will agree that another Deeds of the case." quite helpless to cope with the
waher lately, the Victoria river looks more deserted than the common thieves, with whom very satisfactory result le added The te has had good houses, ever and it may be mentioned, the city in swarming just now.truat you will approve of the owing to the fiae programme as evidence of the general fear Early yesterday morning a poor proposed division of profits, which arranged for the convenience of of bombardment, that intending old woman was bringing her entire is practically the same as the the public. Te-night Sunday and passengers to Hongkong by savinge, $500, through the city distribution made at this time The decision of the Govern Monday, an excellent programme rail were warned to-day by the meaning to leave the money with last year, viz:-A dividend of £2 ment to establish a school for the has been issued. Special mention consular officials that there might her son, who works on the per share, $250,000 added to the her Silver Reserve Fund, $250,000 children of Peak Tesidents will most, be made of the festival be danger. Two English ladies Shameen. Soldiers
The balance remaining doubtless prov.ke some lule Berlin in the ocasion of the who returned to Tungshan this and robbed her, literally at the writton off Bank Premises Ac- to be carried forward to the cur- controversy, As far as one can Emperor's Jubilee, and the morning from the Shameen think point of the bayonet, even wrench-count. judge from the circular issued by dramatie picture "The ing the trouble was over, haveing the bangles off her wrist.
In some instances robber bande rent half year amounts to $2,052,- 482.91, being some $41,000 more the Director of Education, the Private Enquiry Office" in two been warned to leave by the
are going through the streets pil- than brought in from the previous British Consul. authorities are much more enthu⚫ parts. siastic over this sheme than they
Tenders Wanted.
During the morning one could aging, just as the troops did account. You will see from the on Tuesday and Wednesday; report that a part of our earn- were,or are,over the proposed boys'
see numerous persons leaving their various shons were absolutely ings has again been diverted to It has bear that sealed tenders, which should houses in the native city, taking leared out in this manner. The writing down Sterling Reserve school at Kowloon. suggested to us that the Govern- be clearly marked "Tender for all their Lelongings with them: Tatuh issued, yesterday after Fund Investments. The great ment is not justified in spending the repair of the Post Office and the carrying of goods on to noon, a prooismation in which he demands on capital of late, a large sum of money for the Launch", will be received at the the Shameen has again begun. erection and maintenance of a Colonial Secretary's Office until In addition to the numbers of 8-"Hearing that some of the and consequent high rates of
insurgent troops are looting every. school on the Peak, especially Noon of Friday, the 29th August. soldiers killed which have already where and that many merchsata a further decline in himself admits that "the natural the Government Marine Surveyor's that some two thousand civilians hands I have directed the Com- values below the point which since the Director of Education Specifications can be obtained s been reported, it is estimated have suffered seriously at their first class securities, making luctuation of the population at Office. Repairs to be executed have met their deatha in the vari-missioner of Police to give notice last year,, we had hoped would the Peak and the recurrent loss to the satisfaction of the Governous rushes; panics and general to all his officers to recover prove low water mark. in the numbers of childrenment Marine Surveyor, "The firing.
the stolen goods and return Our holding of £1,200,000 of school-going years'
have Government does not bind itself
General So is believed to have them to their rightful Consols has been written down constituted the main pro- to accept the lowest or any tender.
the past.
What The contractor to supply a suit returned once more to Hongkong, owners. Only the police are al from £900,000 to £564,000 and Home papers to band contain full acrents of the ceremony blom in
The late sitting Tutah, Cheong lowed to search persons in the now stands in the books at 72, Ngr-kun, is believed to have street; no soldier whetever has and other sterling securities from in the Strand when Ilis Majesty laid the foundation-tone of the guarantes is there that the future able launch, during the repairs.
stayed in the Victoria Hotel, any right to do so. Offenders 334,950 to £329.100; to effect now Commonwealth building. That ceremony was one of pride to will see any improvement in this
respect?
Shameen, for some days n' der an will be severely dealt with. All more then Australia; it was a proof of the new Imperial spirit
elias, leaving on Wednesday. officers are to obey my command" the Fund at £1,500,000 we pur- Sir George Reid put the watter as finely as it has ever been put in
General Lung and his brother are On the previous day the Police quer Bonds, due 1930 at 9732, the address which be read to His Majesty. The growing sense of
The Bandmann Opera Com both on board the gunboat Po bad already issued a notice can which have been placed in the
Pik which lies off the Bund.... Imperial unity has neve, brin better expressed than in the following A Contrast.
tioning people" about receiving books at 93. The net cost, yiz.. pany scored a decided success at
£43,918.118.11dat1/119/16-$447,-- The police have issued a notice stolen properly etc. words:"I feel I need not remind your Majesty that this rew Then there is a further ques-eht Theatre Royal, last night,
Later The troops are gradual 340.60 was, as already mentioned, building will proclaim's mothing more than the industrial growth tion--whether the majority of when they staged Autmn Mane-ordering all arms and loot found
The Reserve.". of Australia. It will also testify to the incrossing intimacy and Pesk residents cannot afford to ouvres before a remarkably good to be brought to them unmedia- ly being sent out of the city and met out of the half year's profits. Recent experience makes one harmony of the political relationship between the Mother and the educate their own children with-sudience. This being the third tely, under pain of heavy distributed between the variona They were out assistance from the Govern- time the play has taken comand punishment. A careful seach is outside stations. Daughter lande. Some ties hare gens, but the ties that really do mont. But that point aside, of the boards in the Colony it is being made in all the boarding paid yesterday and no further somewhat diffident in venturing an opinion with regard to future 4 a little late in the day to discuss houses for looters in hiding and outbreaks are articipated. General values of even first class securi unite Britain and the Dominione beyond the scas-mutual better there does appear to be ment, pride of race, grandeur of tradition, glory of achievement, wonderful determination on the either the play itself or to make this morning a goodly crowd of Lung was intending to oconpy ties. I shall therefore confine loyalty to the Throne, a resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder when part of the authorities to push the any critical allusion to the mem- them was brought into the station one of the Government buildings myself to the remark that our our King calls-all these remain, and they are strengthened by the scheme at all costs, The whole bers of the company who are by detectives. It was amusing on the Bund, but, he has now investments seem to be written very conservative plan we are told is dependent on responsible for the principal to stand by while these had their decided that he will take up his down to
at what remains figures. I may mention that the flight of t'me."
the necessary funds being noted component parts of this military preliminary examination and to residence
learn what marvellously ingen of the old viceregal Yamen same remark also applies to These are words which fire the imagination, but they should do by the Legislative Council and farce,
Mr. Frith, as Captain. Withers ious excuses they had ready, to Friendly relations exist between investments outside the Sterling Bomething more. They should remind me of the fact that the self- on the number of pupils who will
ill-gotten gear.. governing Dominione are fast beer ming states of dominating power. come forward, yet already of the Broadshire Territoria's, account for their possesion of him and Wong Sze Lung who is Reserve Fund, appearing in the ac at present remaining on the counts under heading of ** Indian Government Rupee Paper" and There are, therefore, Imperial probleme yet to be faced. The ties headmistres has been appointed was looked forward to by eager
The gunboats have their guna gunboat Kwong Kam. a second fully trained laughter seekers long before he
"Colonial and other securities." which bind the Colonies and Dominions to the Mother County have and
Prirate advices, from Can'oa Apart from the Sterling Reserve to be made closer still, and the process of binding them more firmly teacher is being engaged from received the stage boy's call, trained to the North East. A must be conducted with much care. The problem is made easier, home. In the cass of the boys' and when he did appear, or later report says that the firing however, by the fact that--to quote Sir George Reid again-"the school at Kowloon the authorities rather immediately he was heard heard is from Wongaha. Who dated Friday, August 14, read as Fund there are few changes of Current Accounts and Fixed-De- emigrant has ceased to be an exile." That striking phrase contains were content to erect a little mat-ehouting out his confred orders is in charge of the rebellions follows: "After a few more or less outstanding interest in the figures a great truth. The emigrant no longer goes out to a supposedly abed and place one of the Hong- to his weary company, the house artillery no one seems to know quiet days, trouble seems to be of the balance sheet. The total of inferior country. The newcomer to Canada, and Australia, for kong teachers in charge. This roared. He was funny in the camp appearently they are pretty much brewing again this morning and posits in gold is £9,500,000 against about noon all shops closed up aga £10 millions on 31st. December. instance, enters a land which has its own traditions and ideals, was obviously not the way to test scere, funnier in the ball-room a law to themselves.
This morning the writer paid a in and a rumour is circulating that last and £934 millions on 30th. He beenmes a member of a new nation. But he finds also that, free be need of such a school; it was Rosne, and infectious in his
afternoon as the artillery refuse and Fixed Deposits stand at $30 as the new land is, untramelled by ancient traditions as it is, it has too temporary, and there was no "Death of Desdemonia, Othelle, visit to Tai Sha-tau post office the big guns will open up this June 1912 and Silver Accounts mtill a one-ness of spirit and faith and ideals with the Mother guarantee that a permanent school by William Shakespeare.". Mr. to enquire into the Country: The ancient barriere have been broken down. The great would follow. Therefore parents McGrath, as Captain Falconer of looting. Clearly people had a to surrender to General Lang lacs below the December figures, Imperial chain is being more firmly welded every year.
naturally hesitated before taking the Hussars. sang delightfully, big scars there, for even now Pardon the expression, but it le but 853 lane higher than at this their boys from other schools, and the charm of his song in the most of the shops sro shut and "hell as far angin sang oor Bills payable show an fucresne I not the Mother Country, however, asking a little too much The contrast in deding with the camp scene will long be remom the market is almost deserted. ed. Nothing doing in any lines." of these young nations when she regards it as possible for more Peak and the Kowl on problem is bered. He played his part well The Chinese olerk in charge, who Again, from a Chiness as fol- of home to millions compared sentimental considerations to maintain the present relationships? most striking. In both instances too, and though it is one that speaks English said that the raid lows: returned home for while on the other side of the Consider what the Empire will be in a quarter or half a century's though: the matter has been bun-induced overdoing, Mr. McGrath took place at about 10 on Wednes- tiffin and found the whole account, cash, coin lodged with time, when the Dainiuions have more fully developed their resources. gled from the start. The au- proved his judgment and stage day morning Hearing the noise city in a fearful condition. All the the Government against note The opportunities. for the Empire will then be enormous. Is the thorities should have approached training to be excellent by giving in the street be came out to bar women and children pre rushing issue, and bullion in band and in Mother Country to take the lead in making the most of those all parents in Kowloon and on the the pet just what it needed and the door when he was forced back about with their luggage, and transit, taken together, are $781% into the office by a little crowd of almost all the shops have closed millions against 660 millions on opportunities? We are not referring now particularly to matters of Peak and eagled if they would do more. trade, though that should be the first consideration, bat also to patronise a notiool if o perThe farewell performance was soldiers wearing the uninform of ap expecting an attack. It is dus 30th June, 1912, matters of defence and to ideals. The development of a still deeper manently
ocess which the theatre General Lung's troops. They to the fact that it is rumoured Bills discounted, loans and and fuller spirit of Imperialism than exists at present must be done In this way deftian dels could mer and the players themselves got possession of all the money everywhere, that the troops and credits and bills receivable not harriedly, but steadily and with infinite care. So far, it has have been obtajned wi
any equally enjoyed it. Thecompany in the place (about #500) and soldiers are going to fight again approximate closely to the figures is more, lesy to-day for Singapo
then demanded the stock of and may begin at any moment, at this period last year.
I am bound to remain at home to largely developed itself, but the time has come when it should be diflioulty and, carefully fostered,
praisal my family
provided aadir place.
without any
recent
time last year. S
with the figures of a year ago,
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