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SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE
CONCERT.
Mr. Claud Sovèrn Provides the Programme.
Pianoforte solo, **
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MAUD ALLAN;
Another Delightful Display last Night.
demands of the particular theme Her first numbers
for a postal order for one abilling PIER" SHI SAID AT LAST, TIMID- TVE BEEN A GREAT DEAL HAP. and four pence, which, hon aver, LY, SINCE I HAVE GIVEN UF The .8. Wingsang Compelled, to we did not succeed in getting. THINKING ABOUT WHAT 18 FABY Retura to Hongkong. What we did gat was an order CONTENTED BECAUSE I COULDN'T AND PLEASANT, AND BEING DIS.
To a crowded house Migs Maud · for one shiling and six pence, HAVE MY OWN WILL. OUR LIFE 18 Yesterday at about 12.30 p.m. At the Seamen's Instituto, last last night submitted an altogǝtli
Allan and the Cheravias trio IT while the Indo-China 8. N. and on in imation was sont back INED FOR US AND which
MIND VERY FREE
night, Mr. Claud Sovora's conceit to us that no order for the amount WHEN WE GIVE UP WISHING, AND Company's steamer Wingsang took place and was thoroughly or delightful programme at the we desired could be supplied. ONLY THINK OF DEARING WHAT was leaving Hongkong and the enjoyed. At the conclusion the
IS LAID UPON US AND DOING NY.K. steamer Jinan Marn Hon. Mr. Claud Severn
Theatre Royal, Chief interest, As a contrast to this, we may re- WHAT IS GIVEN US TO DO."
of course, centred in the appear- peat an experience of ours on
Ellot was coming in, the two boste thanked for his kindness in pro-dancer, and it has to be recorded ance of the world-renowned Saturday. On that day we sent
collided, with the result that the iding the concort. The items on down for nine-penny postal
former had to retuin to Hong" the programme were as follow that ehe more than came up to order, and our wishes were met Canadian and American Mails-kong for repaita. by a six-penny order, with s Arrived per s.8. Empress of
expectations. Her dancing was Hangarian The Wingsang was bound for Dance (Brahms), Mr. H. W. nothing short of a revelation. attached,
Russia this afternoon. Shanghai with a general cargo, Taraball; Bong, "Stone Cracker In all her work she was exquisite- being supplied. That was well German Mail.-Lali per *.. and had just reached Cape John," Mr. A. d. Nash; niggerly graceful and artistic. She and good, and what we would
Collinson when the Jinsen Maru,ketoh and song, "Is your mam-threw her whole soul into the like to know is why to-day by a German Mail.-Due per se. Kleist incoming, emerged from a fog mie always with yer, Brothers interpretation of the entrancing similar process, we could not
to-morrow at daylight.
bank, and a collision could not Snow song, Mr. O. H. P. Hay musicians, and every part of her music supplied by the talented The Wingaang sailors' oborus obtain what we wanted? Also, American, Canadian and Siberian be avoided. why should the postal authorities
A Capstan Mails.--Close per s.8. Em-sustained damage to several Chorus" and part song "Robin body seemed to respond to the endeavour to thrust on the public
press of Asia at 10. a.m. to-plates amidehips, and it was Adair", H.M.S. Minotaur glee
deemed advisable to bring her
singers, Part II:-Pianoforte in hand, back for repairs, which will be duet, "Ray Blas" (Mendelssohn), were three of Grieg's Erotic, parried out at the Cosmopolitan Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Turnbull; The Birds, and 8 Tone Dock. The damage wa not sketch with song, "The old
Picture. These wore magnific- great, fortunately, and we under: folks at home", Brothers Snow; ently conceived and presented, stand that, in any case, the vessel The Queen's College term be- would have docked on her Lehmann) and "Philosophy
"As Bess one day" (Liza the best of the trio being the gins tomorrow.
arrival in Shanghai. The Jinsen (David Dennell), Mrs. Francis astounding effect. Then the fam- Maru sustained slight damage to lark; rong, "The Midshipmite."Jous dancer gave what was the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn; patriotic Nocturns in F. sharp, and two treat of the evening-Chopin's. Bong, "Comrades in arms" and lullaby (solo with chorus) "The other studies by the same com- A Soul in dawn of day appeareth," H.M.S. poser, representing Minotaur gles singers.
Bondage" and "The Capture of the Elfin Stead". Writte werd cannot possibly convey any idea. of how these pieces were handled by Miss Allan. In "The Soul in Bondage" she danced with great" passion, and the way in which she typified tragedy, despair and pathos must be seen to to folly appreciated. Her final collapse
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Here may be quoted some words which appear on all postal orders. They are:-" Posinge stamps not exceeding three in number, or 5d in total value, may be affixed in this space, but not elsewhere, to
Technical Institute. make up a broken amount (ex-Technical Institute commenced The evening classes at the cluding an odd halfpenny)". Exactly so. And that is why we
last night. anticipated that we should have no difficuly in procuring an order for one shilling and four pence. A shilling order could have vory
The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will well been supplied, with two two-
be as followe:-
Daily isne-$36 per annum. Woolly issue--$13 per annum. The rates per quarter and per m
tem, proportional. Subscriptions for any period loss than one month will be charged as for a fall month.
their residences without any extra charge. On copice sent by poet an additional $1.70 për quarter is charged for postage. Te poltage on the weekly insue to any part of the world is $1.00
per quarter.
Two Mammoth Liners. Both the new C. P. R. liners, the Empress of Russia and the Empress of Asia, are now in port.
Sir Richard Dane Arrives. Sir Richard Dane, Inspector ponny stamps or a three-penny and a p any stamp attached. But General of the Salt Gabelle, ar- apparently this way of solving the rived by the Empress of Russia problem never occurred to the to-day. postal officials. When the public wants an order for a certain
the officials at
the Post
Office counter. There is, however,
her stem,
BAD STARTING.
Some Comments and a Suggestion.
(SPECIAL ARTICLE) At a recent Jockey Club" as- sembly at Home, Mr. E. Hulton, he wealthy newspaper proprietor and racehorse owner, dealt ex-
Bonga.
$30.000 VANISHES.
Two Hongkong.Chinese Remanded.
Before Mr. Wood, at the Police
second, which was translated with
4
Troopship Arrives. haustively with the numerous Court, this morning, two Chinose was a fino tragic finish to the The big German troopship drawbacks to good racing, and an were romanded on a charge of piece, In response to the demanda
Sngle Copies, Paily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for
caab only). Advertisements and Subscriptiona which are not ordered for a fixed fence of to-day. On receipt of the the Police Court this morning, by many instances, and that this fact the, amount having to, be paid sequence the responses being
period will be continued until countermanded.'
(Payable in Advance,)
By Order,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.".
The Hongkong Telegraph.
with two two-panny
was all this bother and waste of time necessary, we wonder?
Mr. Faithfall
Te daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to amount, and the want can easily Patricia arrived from Haniburg epitome of his address appeared larceny, the amount said, to be for an encore she gave Schubert's
messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at be met, as in this case it should yesterday with 1,500 reliefs for in the colamos of the Telegraph.missing being $30,000.
the exercise of at least reasonable of the men were seen ashore yes-that notable address was to swerv. have been, it has a right to expect the garrison at Tsingtan. Many One of the principal references in Mr R. C. Faithfall prosecuted. danced with a wonderfully joyous Moment' Musicale, in which she intelligence on the part of terday and to-day.
ing and the other to bad starting. Tau Hoi-sze, gave the money to Romance and Grieg's pretty It appears that the complainant abandon. Later in Rabinstein's Oplum Smokers.
It was argued that the riders Tam Hi, the first defendant, who Norwegian Dance No. 1 she a sequel to be added to our experi- brought before Mr. Hazeland at properly govern their mounts in the purpose of potting in the safe, double encore
Nice opiam smokers were were so light that they could not was employed as compradore, for achieved great results, and a one shilling and sixpenny order Sergeant
was the con. we promptly sent it back, calling "keeper" was fined $250, or in but caused interference by swerv-morning. When the complainant Beethoven's rare Contre Danze...
Adlington.
The not only brought about bad starts, to basiness client the next No. 2 Norwegian Dance and attention to the words which we default three months, and the ing during the course of a race, or went to the safe the next day be have quoted As a consequence, remainder 82 each.
immediately pressure was brought found the money was the missing, was of the usual brilliant order The work of the Chernvisakys Our wishes wore eventually
to bear on a certain class of horse. ae was the foki. met, for back came a shilling
0.5.K. Purchase. order
A warrant was which one associates with these Well, it cannot be argued that the issued for the foki (second de talented performers. Leo's violin The steamer Craighall, 4,402 stampe affixed. But tone, owned by the West of Scot-riders of China ponies are four or fendant), the same day.
Wayland 8.9. Co., Ltd. has been old five stone boys, and one would
playing brought forth rapturous to the Osaka Shosen Kaisha. She naturally think that what could be be intended instructing coun-pretation of Barasate's Spanish said that applauso, especially his inter- was built in 1905 by Messrs D and done with a thoroughbred colt sel, and asked for W. Henderson Ltd., Glasgow with
of two years, standing some seven-
Dance, while Jan's wonderful · Wen 'a remand.
work at the piano in the Rigoletto dimensions 380lt. by 50ft. by 281t. teen houds, can be done with
China ponies. I realise that the said he defended Tam Hi, on clever. Mischel gave a very Mr. Hind (Mr. Benton's office) (Verdi-Liszt) was no whit lewe Lost Propellor.
Chins pony is not so osily hand-applied for bail, The e,s. Therena arrived from led as his size would lead the
finished rendering of Popper'e Home yesterday afternoon, and stranger to his olase to believe object to bail, but owing to the encore gave Saint-Saens' popular Mr. Faithfall said he did not Hungarian Rhapsodie, and as an reported that she lost her pro-but neither can it be argued that great amount involved, he thought Le Cygne. pellor during her pasage through the racehorse at Home is an animal bail should be fixed at a high the Red S. She was towed into that is easily handled.
Those figure.. Perim after the mishap, and a who are supposed to know all that ship's crew. new propellor was shipped by the there is to be known about local racing say that the gate could not be used with say success here. The same thing was said at Home, but the gate was tried and has become an institution. It would of the starting gate would give it perhape be fairer if the opponente
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1914.
!
THE STRONG MAN REVEALED.
CORRESPONDENCE. [The opinions expressed by our correspondents are not necess- arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph "]
"SAFFRON OLOVES"
(To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph.")
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A special programme is arran. His Worship fixed bail at mance to-night, which will be at ged for the concluding perfor $30,000.
tended by His Execllency, the Governor and Lady May.
RIFLE SHOOTING.
Talkoo v H.M. S. Minotaur.
The Taikoo Itifle Club beit the
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28 30 27 85
The report mentioned in one of our special telegrams yesterday
Steamer Sold. to the effect that President Yuan Shih-kai is desirous of assuming Bir quite agree with you The Falls Line steamer Falls all responsibility for the finances of the Republic is more than about the ridiculous example set of Orohy, of Glasgow, has been ordinarily arresting. It emanates from the Peking Daily News by those in high places as to coa-sold to Far Eastern buyers She whose official status is sufficient to warrant the view that it has some you have omitted the chief item Ltd., in 1907, with dimensions tume at our Race meeting. But was built by Messrs Napier, Miller, solid foundation in fact. The report states that it is the intention of offence-gloves. In England, 405ft by 52.3ft by 27.50., and a fair trial at the forthcoming II. M. S. Minotony in their league of the President to organise a Financial Conference composed of gloves are worn to keep the hands registers 4,004 tons gross and gymkanas and then let the mem-match on Saturday by a margin of delegates from the Provinces, while a further indication of the con. warm and in London to keep the 3,139 tons net.
on earth are hande olean. Why
bers of the Jockey Club of Hong-15 points. The scores were trolling hand which President Yuan wishes to exercise is found in
Bible Society Meeting, they worn in Hongkong, especially
kong decide whether it is worth Taikoo Rifle Club, the further statement that the Ministry of Finance will be required on one of the sultriest days we The annual meeting of the ings or not.
instituting at the annual gather-
200 500 600 Total to submit to him, for approval, details of expenditure contemplated. have experienced for months? Hongkong auxiliary of the British
HI. T. Heath, 32 30 33 05. It is clear, therefore, that the President intende getting a firm All these frock-coats, top-hats, and Foreign Bible Society in to think the present system of N. Brodie,
As an alternative suggestion IJ. Simpson, .... 30 29,31 90 grip of the financial situation, which he evidently considers to be bowlers, spats, saffron gloves and be held at the City Ball at 5.15 starting could be improved upon D. Lyle,
20.32 20 90 essential if the promised measures of reform are to be put into place like Hongkong, are indics Cland Severn will preside, and an the ponies.
such like futilities, worn in a.m. to-morrow. The Hon. Mr by a signal system of dispatching T. Grimshaw,
20 32. 28 80 operation. Following so hard on his dissolution of Parliament, the tive of the genua "bounder" The address will be given by the Rev.a contrivance on the principle Danby,
For instance, W. M. Bassford, announcement has a peculiar significance. It reveals President great mass of quiet respectable G. H. Bondfield, the Society's of a railway signal, with a good G. Anderson, Yuan as a man of decisive views and quick action. He is again people can be safely relied on not agent in China.
to imitate them; but, even if they
sized arm, could be placed ap displaying the strong arm, and, looked at from that standpoint, the did, the bounder would still find
proximately near the starting dis development is gratifying and reassuring, inasmuch as it is only by some new way of "distinguish- After a preliminary hearing beance marks, the starter being in Loss 4 per cent for apertures-670 the controlling influence of some outstanding personality at the heading" himself by conspicuous fore the Japanese Consul et
possession of an electric push of affairs that the Republic can be piloted through the stormy garb. One excepts naturally the Shanghai, tho osse of the O.M. arrangement by which the signal sone abead. There will doubtless be something in the nature of an Jockey Club offioials from these ateamer Toonan v, the Tabet Maru mean that whilst the signal' was Plannigan
could be released. This would Marks outory on the part of those who imagine that President Yuan is uniform and serves a useful par-collision in December last, has to remain as they were, but, as Powers remarks, as theirs is a kind of for damages sustained during the horizontal the ponies would have Joyce taking upon himself the role of Dictator, but the answer to these pose. Let us eaffer the bounder been transferred to Dairen where folk will be that the President knows the needs of the country, and gladly and remember that the it will he heard before the Dairen 5000 as the signal dropped, start. Davidson appreciates the dangers of the future, mach more intelligently than poor must live and so must Disciplinary Committee.
Ponies would necessarily have, to Hicks. do they. What is more, when his intentions are are looked into, it becomes plain that bis roal idea is not to centre power in himself, but to effect a sharp centralisation of authority and to keep a ready eye on the situation.
The President, in fact, would appear to be aiming at results rather than considering the methods by which those results are attained. In the case of the Central Administrative Conference it
Your subscriber,
HABER DASHER,
Il ngkong, February 17, 1914.
To-morrow's Ball.'
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Tho programme for to- aightis:Cherniavsky trio.-Trio for Pianoforte, Violin, Violiacello (Bach). Maud Allan.Valso
(Chopin), Mischel Cherniavaky: Prelude No. 18, "The Huat (Chopin.),Nocturne (Chopin.).
Vito (Poppar.), Scherzo (Van Goons'), Maud Allen.-Spring Song (Mendelsscha.). Funeral March (Chopin.).
Jan Cherniavsky:Hangarian Rhapsodie No. 13. (Liszt). Leo Oberniavsky,Carmen Fantasie, (Saraste). Maud Allan.-Bar- carolle (Offenbach), Blue Danube Valge (Strause).
Japanese Coal_Output. The production of coal in Japan South Manchuria is expected to and the Japanese collieries in
|aggregate 20,000,000 tona this year. The quantity exported daring the first six months of 1913 WBS 2,000,000 tone, and it is believed that the total for the year will reach 4,000,000 tons, whereas in 1912 it was only 3,000,000 tons. Strenuous efforts have been made by the colliery owners to increase the output, but only the opening of new fields can
Skilled Lady Shot,
side of the starting signal, Howard course of the past month, has won movement on the part of the Another lady, the third in the but there would bs no the skilled shots certificate award. starter that would give any. ed by the National Rifle Ass indication that he was about to let about. The signal system would make any material difference. ociation. The lady is Mrs. T. Hearl them go. As matters stand, the and her scores were made at the slightest movement of the starter not be the slightest movement on steadily working at their new prevent all that, since there would The Milau Bialu Company are To-morrow night His Excel Dockyard Club. At six hundred is taken advantage of by riders the part of the startor to indicate field in the Hokkaido, and hope is quite conceivable that for practical purposes, as China is now loney the Governor and Lady yards, Mrs. Hearl scored six bull's eager to get the best of the start, his intentious. It would not be to produce coal in two years' time. placed, this body, would perform an infinitely more useful service May are giving a ball at Govern- eyes and a magpie. than the most liberally constituted Parliament ever oreated. And ment Honee.
as an indication that the flag is costly to instal, either, as it need When fally developed, if expecta- Latest Advertisements, in the present instance there is the same idea of provincial repre-
about to fall. It might be the not be cermanent and could be tions are realized, the Hokkaido The meeting of shareholders of intention of the starter to let the removed after each race to the collieries should exert a powerful sentation in the suggested Financial Conference, and we imagine The P. M. steamer Mongolia the China Provident Loan and ponies go, bat he suddenly has to found most helpful in dealing with big financial issues in which from Shanghai on February 1, on the 27th inst, Page 5. that the collective views of experts from the Provinces would be reported, on arrival at Nagasaki Mortgage Company is being held change his mind, owing to a re-starting place for the next race influents on the Far Eastern all parts of the Republio are more or less concerned. President that she had sustained damage
fractory animal at the rear of the fiasco as the final race of the present conditionethe demand It would at least provent such a trade. Until then, · however, Yoan, we feel sure; has the good of the Republic at heart. He is to her port engine which neces- 16t.-Page 5.
Modreanagh, the Peak, is to bunoh not being in line; then opening day at Happy Valley this growing twice mach as as the up- still the strong man of the nation. And this latest report is only sitated her undergoing temporary
his movement has conveyed his former intention to some of the would have been well adviced to another indication of the fast.
year a race that the judges ply-may besigeosed to continue, The loss of a young cross-brad repairs beforo proceeding on her
ridere, and they are away. That, voyage.
E
Mongolia Damaged.
pointer dog is advertised.are is how falso stavia are brought have declared "no race."