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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1913.
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A LITTLE MIRACLE-WORKER.
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Encouraging the Police.
Thore has recently, we read, been put into operation in Franco a comprehensive scheme of reform iu police organisation, and this has led the discksure of many facia connected with police work in that country which bither to known only in prer crited quarters. One of the principal of these that the ob'efs if the
wero
plain-clothes force expect their men to do a certain amount of bua'neas "that is, to make a certain number of arrests—and if their work is not sufficiently roluetive" they are liable to bent back th the apiformed
polio. They are this placed in the dilemma of either losing their positions or "making businesa”''
This systein, it appears, is still to
bererpetuated, though there are Dany cumprir gritice who 'elle that it fai's in the purpoER | for which it was instituted auth. beails, basffects which are PX- tremely unsatisfactory. In other words, the police are encourage! to terrorise and bully simply in rder to pile up a big total of
irreste.
A Bad System,
DAY BY DAY.
**IT 18 THE ENJOYINO, AND NÓT
MERELY THE POSSESSING, THAT [MAKES US HAPPY,"-Montaigne,
The Mails,
Siberian Mail.-Dina
Taishuu te-day.
CONTROL OF SOCIETIES. existence is breeding strife nad
The Danger of Politieai Or- ganisations in Hoogkong.
[SPECIAL ARTICLE]
THE MOLLENDORF RECITAL.
An Evening of Delightful Harmony.
Last evening a well-at ended
danger, is keeping alive the spirit} of unrest in the adjacent Province of China and is, therefore, in directly hampering commercial.. activity. Societies such as there must be rooted out, From the In the prese von of peace Registrar General'a report for par ..and order in the Culony one of 1912 there is no evidence of any violin recital was given by Miss the most important take which such society being suppressed Dora vou Mollendorff assisted by American Canadian in Siberia the Government of Bongkang hat during the period covered: Every: Mr E. Danenberg. It was un
Mail-Left per 8.8. Ent to discharge is the regulation of Lody knows how active some of press of Rugs at noon clubs and societies. Prior to the these bodies have been since fortunate that St. Andrew's Hall day.
parsing of the Societica Ordinance Hence the hope may be expressed was chosen for the function, for, Fome two years aga there was no that the authorities have by this to prevent the noise of trams Canadian and American Milya emotic check to the activities time come down on the worst of interfering with the music, all the Left per 6.8. Tita at 3 pm these domerous todies, which these bodies where members 80 windows were closed and the lack to day.
gave the authorities no end of grantly abuse the protection Condr and American Mitrouble. There wore the secret and liberty assured to them un-
of ventilation did not tend greatly societies which did a vast amount der the Britieli fig.
to the convenience of the an. dience.
Llt per a Nippon Mari st 1 p.m. today. French Mail-Arrived per
amazone this morning.
Gunpowder Plot.... Te-lay is Guy Fawkes Day. Returned.
KF.
Mr J. D. And returned by the Tonyo Maru to-day,
D.C.L.. Sports! The D.O.L..spor's commence
tc-morrow,
No Plague.
Football. Meeting.
of harm in defiance of the law;
trade and industry and the FISH POISONING CASES, the guilds, which often impeded
political societies which were re-
ponsible for no little of the un- The Bay View police have sent rest among the Chinese both here to the hospital a female aged 52 and Cintor. Organisations years, suid to be suffering from
£ these particular typen still feb poisoning,
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Latest Advertisements... The s.s. Arration Apear leaves for Straits and India on the 8th inat.-Page 5.
Consignees' notices concerning
praïes should be given, for Alisa
Of the recital iteall nothing but
von Hollendorff proved herself. mistress of her art and produced from the vio'iu of excellent tone some fine music. Her programme tended rather to the heavy aide, and in Paganani's "Violin con- certo D dur", and Sinding's "Sute A moll," she had two pieces of
rxist in the Colony, but to day The body of a woman has been they are under far closer scrutant to the mortuary from the ing than they ever were before. same matebed as the provious I we take a glance at Bome woman: Death in this case is great difficulty, calling for all: of the statemente Bet out supposed to be due from fish the, skill of which she was in the report of the Registrar poisoning. It appears that the capable. That she was equal to General recently issued we shall women purchased the entrails of her task is the highest form of For the ord day in succea.ee to what extent these fish at different places in long praise that can be given her; she But it seems that this in nosion no cies of plague is reported. clubs and
anoieties flourish kong and marle a meal of them lid what she get out to performa the worst evil in French police
in the Colony. From the passing and afterwordle Lacame ill,..
nd left nothing to be desired in The members of the Hongkong of the Societies Ordinance up to
te execution. The geme of the diethods. There has been even greater denunciation grill of the Football Association meet te-mor-end of 1912, there were no fewer
evening, to the minds of many, than 202, such organisations ystem of giving pecuniary e. row at the It E, Thentie,
were the two short items "La From Wrecked Steamer. which applied for permission to
Precieuse wards for arreats, which, it is said,
" and "Sicilienne et The Ohief Ofear and Fou tlregister, or for exemption from bas led to many grave scandals
Rigaudon," by Chaperia-Kreisler Under this system, a
reard Engineer of the ked registration; and we may take
nd Francoeur-Kreisler respec varying from fire to twenty-five felbourne alived bere from Mi-that there were and are many the steamers Amazone add Ar-ively, neither of which items. do frana ia given for every arrest of nila by the 8.8. Loungeang estar- other societies which, for vary ratoon Arear appear on Page 5
we remember having seen in a n thief, a desertor, a man who has day.
potent rensons, refrained from de-
Official to Become Editor.
programme in Hongkong before.·. claring their xian oce
Mr M. L Stewart, Duector of The former, especially, alle for shirked military service, or a per- son forbidden to reside in Franes Nine men raught gambling in that the very existence of the Or-he Bureau of Prisons, Manila, more then passing comment; it Arreste of other classes are res house in Wansbai, were fined linance arems to have encourage has resigned his position to be was played with a delicacy and warded by quarterly premiums $3 each, at the Police Court, this ed, the promction of a number of come the editor of the Daily Bul- sppreciation of tene values which which vary according to the amount morning. Haractor MeHardy ooieties and clubs, that the maledin. Mr Stewart submitted his reated a most pleasing impres of "business" done. Such a proved the charge.
jority are harmless, and that a pro-resignation to take effect on Decion, making it the
bast plan certainly opens the door to
portion is likely to die in natural ember. 1. Monday's Boxing.
item of the evening. Miss numerous abuses; and we are not
In the Powell-Scott fight, Bat it is no doubt equally true
death when the novelty, wears off. Left for Shanghai.
von Mollendorf Among those wholeft for Shang- o be congratulated on her fine is indeed surprised to note that public ported in our issue of yesterday that numbers of others in full, hai, to attend the Races, by the performance. oinion is coming round to see the words "decision in favour of
though more or less veiled, activi- Empress of Russia to-day, were ty are exercising a baneful effect Sir Paul Ch ter. Mr N. J. Stabb. n certain rections of the Obine e Mr Jamison (British Consula Cantoul, D. J. W Nub'e and M community.
Ho Fook.
Gamblers,...
that it should be considered quito Se ste" should have read decision enugh to require the police to in favour of Powell," do their duty withour ex lag
+ystematically a good bag." I
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It is said
The Danger, Leaving aside the mallar of the trade guilds Bril
ecret societies, there fen roints in connection
Brea
par
The piano playing of Mr. E. Danenberg has become such an stitution in the Colony that to praise it is merely to repent what veryone knows already. Were however, to strike a happy Fatween bis faultless echnique and the licence of rtistry he would infuse further feeling into his work and reach his audience even more than be undoubtedly does it present.
The programme follows:-
Was
Ship's Complaint. A telegraphic message from it requires inducements of the the s.s. Kato Maro, at Singapye; kin meationed to cured vigi-states that while the ship was at
Philippine Governor's Br. thér. lance on the part of the preservers anchor in Hongkong some person
Mr Archibald Harrison, brother flaw and order in France, there stole from a first class passenger,
of Governor General Harrison, ia e something seriously wrong jewellery valued at £50.
to visit the Governor General in somewhere.
He is en route now and Manila. "Archbishop Arrives. with Chinese political organist is expected the middle of the Dr. Harty, Archbishop of ions which deserve attentos month. Mr Harrison was former Manila, arrived by the Tenyo This is not an easy problem oly a member of the Empire Tast
We Maru to day. He is to make a six take in hand. Buppose thera months' trip to America to get "a
would be no objection to the Company of New York, but sinos the death of his wife has retirad existence of political societies here
Part I:-1-"Violin Concerto few whiffe of cold and reinvigore provided their activities did not from active business and has ting air"
Fxtend beyond an intelligent in- devoted a good deal of his time dur," Paganini, Dora von Mol. "Court Cards."
lendorf: 2Ballade", Chopin, The "Court Carde" and their ferent in, and a discussion of to travelling.
No'ed Visitors.
Mr. E. Danenberg: 3.-(a)."La Joker, who wore to have come to there would be to the formation Tenya Maru to day was Professor b) "dicilienne et Rigaudoa!
current politics, any more than
Among the arrivals, by the .. Precieuse Ovuperin-Kreisler, Hongkong from Singapore by the of, say, a European Parliamentary Sir Edward Schafer and Lady Francoeur-Kreisler, Dora Kuga Maru, did not arriva tc-day. It appears that they stayed over Boulety, or, even, a branch of the Schafe Sir Edward, who is a Mullendorff,
League of Young Liberals. But Fellow of the Royal Scoiety, is another day at Singapore.
CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.
Opening Cruise Takes. Place
on Sunday.
Sunday will mark the opening of the CY.C. 1913-14 season, and the initial cruise will be held that day at Kowloon. Å very altras-
Non-Bont-owning Members only.
1.-Motor-Bot, Visitors
2-Handicap Class, Visitors or Non-Boat-owning Members only.
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Part II:-4,-"Saite A moll"
"Poem", Fiebig: ("Gavotie and Musette" Tor Aulin: (e) Elfentanz", Popper, Dora von Mollendorff,
EUROPEAN ConstablE
DIES..
The age of miracles is not yet pua'. The announcements made recently by Sir Frederick Tieven on behalf of the Il diam Institute, show that miraculous things are Hill Teing done. Radium bas always fascinated the public, since its discovery, by its urious
the prex at juncture of aged 62, and was President of the Sinding, Presto Adagio Tempo quality of giving emanation of scaturing tell-aid ret no: live programme his heen arrang-Clonial Senretary, Ceylon, gever Chinese political societies in Hong Edinburgh University, and in Mr.
A Long Career.
the evolution of the Chinese we British Association in 1012. leguista, Dora von Mollendorff/6. The Hon. S. W. Booth, acting know full well that few, if any, was Professor of Physiology at Rhapsolie No. 12", Liszt, diminishing its power or sul showce. Sir Fredrick Treves dord, and the occasion should prove cribes it as the only reproduction of the burning bushi of Mores-a great success. The events set is official connection with kong would confine their energie 1912 won the Royal Society"
E. Dinenberg :* Ceylon on October 23, after a to such a radius. The fire-brands royal medal. He alan hold many constantly giving heat and never conarmed." Scir nti-ts have down for decision are: known that radium gives off a gas which is calid the emanation,
teuding over thirty years. strenuous career in the island er would see to that Plottinge, other distinction. or
sedition and conspiracy would but its value until recently was unknown, Now it has been
Larceny of Firewood.
An Interesting Rumour. represent the chief work of sucli oetablished that it hon a curative value as great radium itself.
At the Police Court, this ora- bodies, as it has done during the in Manila to the affect that Mr A rumour is being circulated
There are, in the possession of the Radium Institute, just four
3-Hayward Have, Visitors or ing. a Chiness was sent to gaol recent unreat in Canton. The Rooker T. Non-Boat-owning Members only.
for one month with hard labour, Registrar General himself sum famons eduostor, and founder of Washington, the grammes of radium, ibis amount Laing worth £80,000. One and a
4-Gael Class, Visitora or for the larceny of brewcod at med ap the evil in very few words the Tuskegee Institute, has under hall graius are specially set aside for the production of the emana- Non-Dost-owning Members only. Yanmati. Inspector Gerrard pro when, in his report. he spoke of consideration tion, the remainder being used in the treatment of everyday visiting 5-Ladies Mator-Bat Race. ved the charge..
the unintelligent passion the Philippine Islands with 100 plan to come to patients.
6.-Ladies Indicap Class Philippine Affairs,
the Chinese) for politica" graduates from his school. Should Tragic End of Popular Officeri Race.
Governor General Harrison a RA on element of danger" he decide to take up educational The discovery that it does not require the direct application of 7.-Ladies Heyward Hays esat a cable to ex-Secretary Dean The fact is, however, that the work in this field, which affords radium to influence those diseases in which it has been found effec. Class Race,
C. Worcester suggesting bis ra authorities have to use all their ample scope for the carrying out death of Police Constable Michael We regret to announce the tive is of profound importance. These emanation's preserve the
8.-Ladies G Class Reco.. turn to the Philippines at the in- wits if they aim at keeping an of his educational ideas unham-Watters, aged 33 years, which virtue of radium itself for several days and can be secured in hollow
Daring the day a number (vitation of the Philippine Assemb- ore on these political, organias-pered by racial traditions and in took plae at the Government plates and tubes into which, by a special process, the gas is drawn and visitors, will be held for two the slavery question in the to say, carefully keep their exis- and his corps of educators will the deceased was removed from rowing contests, open to members ly to assist in the investigation of tions. Numlers of them, it is safe equalities, it is predicted that he Civil Hospital this morning, and then fixed by being put in liquid air. Further, water im-cups(lat and 2nd prize) presented Philippines.
tence as far as possible in the supplant the present educational the Central Police Station, yester- pregnated with radium emanation has a wonderful efficacy. The by Mr. Van Andol, who has kind
More Resignations, dark, while others resort to sub-system and follow up along pra- day morning suffering from a improvements brought about in the condition of patients by drinking y consented to take charge of Captain Mark A. Sort of the terfuges so is to hide their identical lines of work such as have gash in his throat, alleged to radium water strong enough to be luminous are marvellous," #358
the competition.
Meisio polics alation and Captain tity. On this latter point the made the Tuskeges Instituts in have been self-inflicted. Sir Frederick Treves, and when a man of his standing use the take place in the 8'3" c.rval have, it is announced, resigned at by an evasion of the law by the ful
Conditions-The fontes's will Vicente Usic, of the Paco afation, Government is being confronted Alabama co eminently success- word marvellous he means it. Scientists are usually very careful built, varnished dinghies, omthe instigation of the Governor undation of societies under the
The deceased, who has but of their adjectives when they ure discussing a scientific matter.
recently been discharged from monly known as the "cigar boxes" General of the Philippines after a names of schools and schools as Mr. Denman Fuller, F.R.0.0.,he hospital, was a native of The real value of the intest discovery is set forth very strikingly cided as soon as the number of Secretary Carpenter, who broke are outside the scope of the series of monthly organ recitals joined the police fores of Hong- The number of bents will be brief interview with Executive such, it must be remembered. L. RA.M., gave the second of his County Galway, Ireland, and in one part of Sir Frederick Treves' announcement. In ten days, contestate is known. The crures the news to them.
Societies Ordinance. This quer fast evening in St. John's Cathe kong in 1905. He was a power- be said, the Institute had sent out thirteen pieces of apparatus, re-will be as follows: start from a Chofera in Manila. tion, we notice, has arisen in co-dral, before a fair audience. The fully built man and was quite a presauting 860 milligrammes; the equivalent value in radium pro separate markbuoy to starboard, of Health, Manila, in his
certain line, each dinghy to rnand Dr. Victor G. Heiser, Director nection with the establishment of programme submitted was rather character at the Police Courts per being £17,200. The whole stock of radium at the Institute and return to the pipeting line: for the third quarter of the palen Girls" in the Colony, and appell individual items were so excellent duty for about two years. He a "Chinese Political School, for heavier than the last, though the where he had been on special report weighs less than one-seventh of an ounce, but that stock becomes, Competitors will be alloted to dar year ending September 30, another "school" at Aberdeen popular. In particular Bach's relatives at Home in Ireland. an it were, immeasurably grester if its virtue is bottled in this various dinghies by drawing. The takes up the question of plague, and in a proposal to afablish a Fantasis and Fague" was par Death is reported as being due ed again in conneoion with ly played as to prove most was not married, but has many manner. The whole thing reads like a tale from the Arabian Nights handed to Mr. Van Andel before oination and typhus fover ver
name of the competitors to be cholere, mortality, leprosy, ve "free" library in Hongkong. this tiny particle of treasure held for the use and service of man- the commencement of the second says that after an absence of over kind and ceaselessly sending out its healing vapone. In some re-race. Call flags for this contest two years be found a case of spects radium has not fulfilled the hopes entertained of it as a will be "R" underneath a numer cholera on August 24 and that any society which, is doing style "Rejoice Greatly. Handel, mortuary at the Government de No-one wants to reo suppressed Miss L. White sang in finished The cortege will leave the 177 ourative agent in cancer cases, but it has proved to be of great the hent, which is required to boon discovered. So far it bas organisations to be encouraged, Misa White sed a pleasing voice will proceed to Happy Valley, ical flag, denoting the number since then a total of 80 cnges have areful work; rather are such and "With verdure clad, Haydn, Civil Hospital at four o'clock and value in other disease, notably in shoumatic onave, and skin i diseases. And the end of the tale of this little miracle worker is
been found very difficult to trace But the foot han to be faced to telling effect, and the rhythm passing the Monument at fires Mrs. C. DJ. Bell has kindly the origin of the present outbreak that to-day there flourish which she maintained throughout o'clock. The pot yet told; we are, in fact, only still roading the Arst chapter.
consented to present the prizes and he feels that it will in Hongkong more
han the most difficult passages of the pleoa at the close of the mealing.
8 pleos at the Roman possible to do so. fanaru Pone or two political bodies whose first solo does her infinite prodit." Cemetery
The Remedy,
Organ Recitalia,
ticularly well rendered, as was to shock, following on the wound also Lemmens "The Storm." in the throat.
barial;