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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1913.
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HONGKONG, SATUR, OCTOBER 11, 1913.
POLITICAL TRICKERY.
Silk Delivered. The silk shipped from Hong- kong by R.MS "Empress of Ituesia on September 10 res- ched Now York on October 5.
**Valuation of Houses,
It is ordered that a valuation of the tenements in the Colony for the year commencing 1st July, 1014, shall be made before the 30th day of April, 1914, or 88 soon thereafter us may be.
Pigeon Shooting.
sible war are great; but the cost of defeat would be infinitely gres- At the Victoria Clay Pigeon ter; and that is what so many Shooting Club, adjacent to the Little Navyites appear to forget. Ballo View Hotal, Captain Branch given recently won the silver cup in the competi- Figures were which showed what was the cost, tion, which was held there on in men and money, of the recent Wednesday." ware in the Balkans, but even these were hardly so illuminating
Criminal Sessions.
It is notified in the Gazette na the figures affecting Austria that His Honour the Chief Justice Hungary which were published has directed that the next the other day. Austria was a Criminal Sessions of the Supreme non-combatant, yet supplement Coure shall be held on Monday, ary credits, to the amount of October, 20 at 10 o'clock in the £18,000,000 are rendered necese- forenoon. ary by recent mobilizations. The fact has got to be faced that no country can adopt a cheese-paring In the Oxford Local Examina. policy, in the matter of war pre- tious, the following pupils have parations, and yet remain safe. pasesd Junior Exam."-Mutǝl The best insurance against war is Uhenalloy, Lai Po-yuk, Cilia such an offensive force as will Yorkey. Preliminary Exam." make other nations afraid. And Lillion Cheualloy,
Belilios Public School.
that insurance should be main-Cheralloy, Maris Xavier. tained whatever the annual pre- miums cost.
Florence
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THE "TELEGRAPH'S" ACROSTIC.
"FOR SUNDAY'S' LEISURE.
PILL R
Hail Leander splendid is it Bero nightly thus to visit.
BARS.
Mr. Wodehouse. E-ch conclu sively proved that he had got into the house in a tranos, and was as innocent as the proverbial child unborn. Six months."
[The old order has not abnugedi and yielded place to the new." Thoir descendants are still the same suffering inaccents.]
:
· LAS GYMKHAMA MEETING.
Moderate Attendance on the
Racecourse To-day.
There was a very small a tend- ance at the Racecourse this after- Salvation Army,
noon when the field for the first October 11-"The Salvation event of the last Gymkhana of the Army in Hongkong:-This is a season was weighing out. The Taan be seen without the heading which will surprise a sun was shining brightly and a good many residents here, who cool breeze blow Roose the may have been congratulating course. themselves on their remoteness
1.-Belter be without a clot
lot.
2-May be long or may be
broad-
'Ware the flooing Parthian
horde.
3-". Last of the tribunes 1"
Amanget those who made an from the operations of General early appearance in the enclosure Both's followers. Yet a depot were Mesars H. P. White, Batton,
of the army" has been est-Rickman, Soares, Master, Seth, ablished in the Colony for six Stewart and Chegg.
The Forum's champion, monthe, and apparently has The Officials were:-
and the people's chief obtained a good footing" here." Patrons: His Excellency Mr "Hor new-born Numa thou [If the General's followers were Claud Severn; His Excellency -with reign, alas! too bare for six months without Vice-Admiral T. H. M. Jerrani, brief !!!
averyone having heard of, and O.B.; His Excellency Mj.. heard, them, we are much sur-General F. HL Kelly, O. B prised. They must have been Commodore H. Anstruther, of a kind different from those we RN., CMG.
4-Jeremiah's medicine here
we meat-- "Somehow the bishops made
it far too sweet,
Curious gambling here is
found...
If you'll only turn it round.
6. Toni and Toby, Sam and Remus (To inme another won't beseem us.) 7-Bears in joy" and bulls in
gloom-
Bounce along another
booni.
[Answer on Monday.]
.1888.
HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS AGO,
Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the Week Ending October 11, 1888.).
bave known elsewhere. Thess Committee-The Stewards of were well-meaning people, but the Hongkong Jockey Club, (Ex- silence was not a virtue which Officio.)... they cultivated.]"
1.8 S S.
share,
H. P. White, Esq. The Hon: Mr David Landale. D. M. Ross, Esq. G. E. Hall Brutton, Esq. Major, F. A. Dickinson,
Major-General F, H. Kelly, Judge
R. F. C. Master, Esq.,-Handi- capper.
A. Charlton, Esq.,-Clerk of
the Scales.
M. S. Sassoon, Esq.,-Time Keeper
SHARE REPORT.
The quotations which follow are from the "Hongkong ‹ Tele- graph" for October 17, 1888.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, R. F. C. Master, E-q-Hon.
151 per cent. premium, sellers, Sec. and Treasurer. Union Insurance Society of By kind permission of Major Canton$85 per share, sellers. Diokinson and Officers, the Bind
China Traders' Insurance Com. of the 2nd Batt., Duke of Cora pany.-868 per share, sellers. wall's Light Infantry, played the
North China Insurance Tls. following Selections:-
L-Spanish March “Machaquito” 285 per share, buyers. Ltd.,-$07 per share, buyers. 2.-Two
Canton Insurance Company. Perales.
Hungarian, Dances Yangtaze Insurance Association."(Nos. 5 and 6)" Brahms. -Tls. 90. per abare, bayers. | 3.—Selection "The Dollar Pria- Strained Relations.
Chinese Insurance Company- 'cosa" Fall. October 5 The strained re- $165 per share, buyers.
4.-Valne" Samurum" Hollander, lations between the Hongkong,
Hongkong Fire Insurance Com- 5.-Serenade d'Amour. Von Stealing Coat.
Canton and Macao Steamboat pany - $340
per...
Blon... Laspector Ger erd charged a Company, Limited, and the Can- sellers.
6.-Selestion "The Fink Lady" China Fire Insurance Company Chinese before Mr Hazeand, at ton Customs authorities contin-
Caryll. the Police Court, this morning, ue and show no sigas of abate-$70 per share, sellere. 7.-latermezzo “Rendezvopa” with stealing a quantity of coal meut. The night steamers are Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Aletter, from the Mitett Bishi Guabi baing regularly stopped below the Company-30 per cent. pre-8-March Two Step The Robert Kaisha, at Yaumati.. A sentence of Bogue forts and rigorously ecar, mium, sellers..
ELze Fether. w Annual Meeting of Cratgengower ous month's imprisonment and shed, and at Canton everything Steamboat Company-$218 per first race and the general class Hongkong, Canton and Macao Ten ponies turned out for the four hours' stocks was passed, is being done.net to facilitate the
No Claimant for Oplum.
regular work of the stergers. bere, buyers.
China and Manila Steamship The annual general meeting of
In fact, every possible obstacle, is At the Police Court, this morn-
per share, the Craigengower Cricket Club ing, Inspector Kerr applied to Mr purposely put in the way, with Company-8121 was held yesterday evening at the Wood for the forfeiture to the boat company's skipper, like the
the result that the life of a stsam-sellera.
Hongkong Gas Company Club pavilion, when Mr. W. D. Cros a of 600 tuls of opium proverbial policaman's is any-135 per share, sellers. Braidwood the president occupied found on board the ss. Aldenbam. thing but an easy or a happy one
Hongkong Hotel Company the chair, presiding over a good He said that no one had come It is a very great pity that such $165 per share, sellers. attendance of members.
forward to claim the opium. The request was granted.
an unsatisfactory state of affaire Lado-China S.N. Company-17 should exist. Doubilais there per cent, dis., sellers.. have been mistakes on both sides.” Douglas Steamship Company- [We Loom to have seen the $58 per share, sellers.
China Sugar Refining Com- editor of those days somewhat
1-300 p.m. **** Gymkhams more original in his comments.]pany, Ltd.-$185 per shero,
buyere,
Stakes-Value $200. Distanes Sanitary Board..
Lazon Sugar Refining Com One Mile. For all China Ponies. October 5." Fortnightly coa-pany, Ltd.-$79 per share, Catch weights at 10 at. 6. lbs.
CRICKET.
Club.
The Hon. Secretary Mr R. Basa presented his annual report for last season which stated in the
Requiem Service at Macao,
The friendly societies at Home have apparently found out the Government. They complain of a lack of straightforwardness on the part of Ministers, and Home.papers show constantly that some curious misunderstandings coour following private interviews with league competitions, of the fifteen A Special Requiem Service will Ministers. But the Friendly Scoties do not stand alone in dis-matches played 8 wero won, Bbsheld at the Macao Cathodnal covering that the Ministers now in Power area tricky lot." They lost, and one drawn, the club on the 16th inst. at 9 a.m. by the have been that all along. They were returned to office in 1906 by having fulfilled all its fixtures. initiative of the ex-pupile of the On the whole the result of the theoretary of the Bishop of laty Rev. Father Goncalves S.J.; the Chinese slavery cry. The second election they fought on the season may be considered satie-of Mac will deliver a Naison clave (of Sanitary Board) yester-buyers. Budget, which was to bring about a new earth, and on the reform factory. In the batting averages of the House of Lords, which they had no intention of effecting and Mr E. L. Braga beaded the list junilue during the secive. Ioth which they have since consistently avoided. Their trickery during with 24.5 for fifteen matches, the ex-pupils and friends of and since the election in December 1910 was greater than ever be scoring thereby his, first win for Hongkong are cordially invited
the Relilios Challenge Cap. Mr to attened. fore. To it, indeed, is due the present parlous political stats at II H. Taylor was again the best in Home.
bowling with an average of 9.5. the result was very poor and this In the tennis league competition was due to the small number of players in this branch of the sport.
TRANSPORT ARRIVES.
were
was so good that speculations numerous and varied. Donald Dhu was in good favour amongst those connected with his stable, whilst careful racing men did not leave Swest William out of their investment.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government. arrived with Capt. Connolly just as the ponies were going to the Mr. H. P. White." starting post. He was greeted by.
open
day Only thres memtars and Hongkong Ice Company-$80 Winner of an open race or an Hongkong Rope Manufactar Gymkhana Stakes in any season chairman for a while. Cap- per share, buyers.
won the aggregate prize in the never do-meaning what will the ing Company, Ltd, $74 por 5 lbs. extra. Non-winning Sub tain Deane uneasy; this will papers say? Everybody getting share, sellers. ready to go home again when Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Jockeys who have not won_more ecription Griffios allowed 5 Ibs. Colonial Surgeon and two more and Godown Company-63 per than one Official Race in Hong members turn up and settle it." cent. premium sellers. (Thinge are managed batter to- day. The members do turn up and turn off again in record time.]
"
Opening Cricket Match, October 8.-"The opening match of the Hongkong, cricket season was commenced yesterday." The first twelve played the Re- mainder, who numbered twenty- seven. Despite their numbers the
kong, Shanghai or Tientsin allowed 3 lbs. Jockeys who have won 3 or more Official Races in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tientsin
INTERNATIONAL BANK, penalised 4 lbs.
Interim Dividend of five per Cont..
It will be remembered that, at the last slection, they scornfully dismissed Home Rule as a "bogey." The Unionist allegation that they were pledged to Mr. Redmond was airily waved aside. De-
The transport Soudan arrived liberately to deny what they know to be true was bad enough, bat The club tournament held in the their trickery went deeper than that. During the election Unionists season resulted as follows: in the Harbour yesterday after-
À ̈Cup là bɔ run for five times stated their conviction that the majority returned on one issue Mr WH. Viveash, 2 Singles Gloucestershire Regiment, and Soratah singler, Mr EL Braga 1; 2000, with the 2nd Battalion
called the Gymkhana Cup will ba would be employed for another, and the Government now claim Handicap Mr W.II. Viveash 1; drafts and details for other units
presented at the end of the Esason to be won by the Pony scoring most that as sufficient mandate. In effect they say: "You were right. Mr E. L. Braga, 2: Doubles at Tientsin.
The officers travelling by the
marks in the races for the Gymk- We did mean to run Home Rule, and we knew it at the time. You Handicap: Mesers E.L. Brage and Soda 10
The Manager of the Inter-hans Stakes at the Gymkhana D. Khoras. The number on the knew it, too. Therefore you have nothing to complain of." Toroll is 87. The pavilion is in Lieutenant-Colonel J: S. Hobbs, Remainder scored only 130 runs
national Banking Corporation Meetings during the 89ason, play the political game in that fashion is to play it with, loaded dice. good condition. The accounts Majora B. O. Fyffe, R. Conner, while the Twelve ran up a score informs us that he has received a counting 4 points for a first; 2 It seems impossible for Mr. Lloyd George and his friends to deal show a balance of $1,528 56. The and G. F. Gardiner, Captains F. E of 184. E. J. Doxom was top telegram from his Head Office at for a second; and 1 for a third. New York, advising the decla-The benefit of marke already fairly either with the electorate or with the House of Commons. The thanke of, the olub are due to the Niabst, T. W. T. Iso, D. J. Bscorer for the Twelve with 45.
MoMation, A. F. Chapman, H. B.
ration of an interim dividend at scored to pass with the Pony on a Marconi scandal was another instance of want of dandour and of president for bis annual prizes.
the rate af 5 par cent. annum for sale. Any winner of the race to In moving the adoption of the Spear, and W. P. S. Foord, Lien- word juggling. Mr. Lloyd George told the Houes of Commons that
October 8:"The benefit con- the half year ended June 30, 1913 carry 5 lbs. extra for each win in report, the chairman said that it tenants F. C. Ficoh, H. F. L he had no English Marconi shares, but he deliberately concealed was proposed to open a bowling Hilton Green, G. B. Bosanquet, cart given in the Theatre Royal and that the undivided profits subsequent starts for the Race, the fact that he had had considerable dealings in American green on the ground. They had A. O. Vicary, EG. H. Power, Jon Saturday by the Lily minstrels carried forward amount to Gold but in the event of a Pony oaray. Marconis; and, when his offence was brought home to him, he most successful year's working R. Guild, C. E. Gardner, L. A. and a few of the members of the $8701,877.09. offered no word of apology for his want of straight dealing with the as a result of which they expected Bond Lieutenants D. K. family of assistant-warder Pereira, W.-B. Lachlan, and W. H. Par St. Patrick's-all Amateurs, for the to pay off about fifty debentures. House. Nor has he shown any regret since. His method of trying
The following officiera were Garnier, J. B. Smalley, 0.8. W. proved a pronoauced success.
Greenland, L. H. Cox, B. A.
The house was well-filled, although| the presence of a few President, Mr W.D. Braidwood;
Benefit Concer¿.
znore
to whiten his character is to try and besmireh other, and better, elected for the ensuing year: Capel-Cure, and E. D'O Aplin, civilians would have helped the
people.
ing the penalty not winning,, 2 lbs, to be deducted next time he storts. Such 2 lbs. to remain deducted until he wins again TYPHOON WARNING. when he will carry the full penal
ties without deduction. Penaltios Mr R. Basa hon, secretary; Mr G. and Ieutenant and Qaatlermae
The Telegram mentioned below event of two or more Ponies tying accumulative up to 15 Ibs. In the Even now the same old dark game is being planned. A Rapp, hon. treasurer: Me Later D. H. Dinbam. R.A.M.U receipts considerably and shown general election is to be held after the Home Rule Bill bsc unes Boss, Captain: Mr EL. Braga, Captain Bell and Lieut. Christie that the general public recognis- was, received by the American with the same number of marks ed their obligatione to their Consulate General. Hongkong, after five races have been run the faw, not before. But the mind of the electorate in not be vice esplain. Committee: Dr F. A.8.C.- Major Airey, Captain servants and the merits of the from the Manila Observatory at owners shall either divide the permitted to deliberate a plain issue. It must be confused if the H. Kew, Messrs R.A. Carvalho, W. Hamilton and Lieut. Wright. Liberal party is to have a chance of suocess. That is the purpose Allen,
10.10a.m. tc-day:- H.B Taylor, WH
While in part hospitality is by- objest." --
value of the Cup which is hereby of the great land scheme about to be thrust upon the country, Viveash, and D.K. Kharaa.. ing entended by the D.C.II, and The Injured Innocents.
Cyclone or Typhoon East of placed at $400 or shall ran off on At all costs the electors must be prevented from deciding, for geod. The proceedings closed with a to-morrow the vel proceeds" The four coolies who were Lazon less than 300 miles distant a day to be fized by the Commit and all, on the great issue before the country. This is political vote of thanks to Mr Mody for the to Chinwangtos which will be obarged with stealing gads to moving WN. W
tes not being the same day as the trickery at its worst. It seems to us however, that the Opposition provision of electric light and fit reached on October 19, the value of $130 from a hours Oyolone or Typhoon meer or last race for the Stakes but with- holds the winning hand here; they, at least, can do much to ensure tings to the club and with the Lieutenant Carter travelled near where the last fire was in over the Southern Ladrone or a two-weeks therefrom. * In the that the electors will vote on a straight issue-Home Rule or not presentation of the prizes to win. from Singapore to Hongkong by Queen's Road were brought up Mariana Islanda moving W, or event of a-run off the
if they decline to be draw in'o sidepathie,
nere set out abav,
-the same boat,
on zemend this morning, before, W.N.W,
(Continued on page 5.)