C.Y.C CLOSING cruise
(Continued from Page Sy present the prizes, and on be half of the Club he personally thanked her very much indeed for coming. They know Mes, Clark as well wod bad seen her, so often before, that anything he could say would be superfluous. Probably Mro. Clark would bo going Home before long; he heard Dr. Clark say he hoped that would happen (lond laughter)—, that was a faux pas on his part (laughter) but it was true when they came down to bed-rock a Dr. Clark was going as well (laughter). He hoped, however, they would see her many times again whenever she happened to be in the Colony, and that abai would do that duty for them (applause) He called for cheers for Mrs. Clark, os he presented her with a beautiful bouquet in a silver bölder.
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Three cheers and a tiger were enthusiastically given.
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Mre. Clark then returned thanks in a racy speech It was a pleasure to her to attend that function, she said, not really a duty at least it She was a pleasurable duty. really did not feel a bit nervous nowadays in returning thanks. She used to stenumer and stutler when they gave her a lovely bouquet. She hoped she would be able to keep it for a long time in remembrance unless someone came and took it away, as they did last time. When abe returned she was relieved of a good deal of her treasures. She was only too glad to start over again and it was kind of them to help her in that way. When on the Empress of Asix which went on the rooks between here and Shanghai there was some looting and one of the things taken was a present she had received from the O.Y,O. Of course it would not do to dwell on the sabject too long when one was speaking to nautical people and what they were likely to say was "Didn't you lose anything more than that?” - (laughter) Sho did not want to he relieved of them again (langh- ter). If she had a ship called Titanic alio would change the namo na she would feel so super- stitious, The craiso had again been blessed with the most won- derful weather. They had only two occasions upon which it rained for the opening and closing craises, and it was rather a curious coincidence that the commodore was in England. They (Dr. and Mre. Clark) were in Saigon at the opening cruise last year, but according to a Hongkong news- paper Commodore Clark presented the prizes in his "usual affable manner" (loud laughter), and made a very nice speech. She had to congratulate them in having in Hongkong a gentleman whose voice could be so charming- ly heard from such a distance (isughter and applause).
YACHT CAPSIZED.
Prompt Rescue Effected by Sampart People,
Mr. Kennett, maonger of the saw mills at Mongkok, was out Bailing yesterday in his boat with Mrs. Kennett, four friends and two Chinese boatmen. When off Taimtsatsui the orüft was capsized
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THE HONGKONG" TELEURAPH. MONDAY, VAPRIL 27, 1914. -
SPECIAL CABLES.
(From Our Own Coespondent).
THE TROUBLE IN MANCHURIA.
'ANTI-RUSSIAN FEELING: OUTLOOK SERIOUS.
Shanghai, Received April 27. "A telegram from Harbin states that train loads of Russian troops are leaving for Taitisihar at the request of the Russian Consul.
This step is being taken on account of the revolt of Chinese troops at Tsitsihar,"
The outlook is serious, a considerable anti-Russian feeling is manifesting itself,
(Special Pacific Service to the Telegraph.-Router.) CHINESE FINANCE.
THE GOVERNMENT'S PLIGHT.
Peking. Received April 26, The Board of Finance his decided to send the Vice- Minister of Finance to all, the Provinces to appeal to the officials to do their utmost to remit funds to Peking.
All the Governmental salaries are due on the 26th, and it in expected there will be funds aufficient to pay the military and police but not the ofvil officials.
WHITE WOLF
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SAID TO BE FINANCED ABROAD.
Peking. Received April 25, It is reliably reported that " White Wolf has been dofested at Pinokow..
"Government agents in Japan have informed the Government that Chinese in all parts of the world are financing "White Wolf," who has already received .... $800,000.
Bandit Forces Divided.
Sianfu, Received· April 27. The report of looting at Sanyusu Haien is untrue. The handita are divided into two forces-one to the north of Kiencbow and the other to the south of Weiho, near Kishan.
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Troops are still arriving, bringing light machine guns
on pack-mules.
Two aeroplanes enddenly appeared on Saturday, astonishing the paople. Davelopments are eagerly awaited..
Telegrame are being censored,
RUSSIAN MILITARY INSPECTION.
Harbin, Received April 25.
The Harbin Skicestník states that the Russian Mini - ter of War, General Soukhomlinow, is expected to arrive in the Far East shortly to inspect the troops at Irkutsk. 'the prî-Amar military districts.
CANTON'S TUTUH.
RESIGNATION EXPECTED SHORTLY.
Paking, Received April 25. It is expected that the Fatah of Kwanglung, General Lung Chai-Kwong, will resign shortly and possibly Tasiao, the ex-Tatub of Yunnan, will succeed him.
CHINESE
RAILWAYS
AIMING AT A UNIFORM POLICY.
Peking, Received April 26.
A Presidential m date sanctions a petition from the Ministry of Communicavogs to the effect that fresh foreign loana for railway construction should not be allowed until the Ministry has planned a uniform policy of railway building.
JAPANESE NAVAL SCANDALS
by a suddeu equall and the ACCUSED FOUND QUILTY AT PRELIMINARY HEARING,
oconpants were thrown into the water,
Their plight was observed by the crew of a sampan who im- mediately hastened to their sid and rescued the whole party, help being also given by a launch belonging to the Dook Company which was in the vicinity.
It is said that if it had not been for the promptness of the sampan people it is doubtful whether the whole of the capsized passengora would have been saved..
"Kipling's "Bridge-Builder"
Mr. James Richard Bell, M. I. C., E, of Hazeldene, Ightham, Kent, formerly Consulting En- gineer to the Governmant of India, and Engineer-in Chief of the North-West Provinces and Oudb, who was understood to be the original of Rudyard Kipling's "bridge builder, leftestato valued for probate at £701 gross, with net personalty #871.
Tokyo, Received April 25. Meesia Pooley, Hermann, Blundell, Gondo and [wahar and Admiral Mateuo have been found guilty at the preliminary hearing in connection with the paval oorruption charges,
Their cares are being trans ferred to public trial.
THE TSITSIHAR TROUBLE.
TOWN LOOTED BY 2,000 MUTINEERS,
Harbin, Received April 27. The Novoya Ezizn elates that the mutiny at Teitsihar
is due to the reorganisation of troops, who demanded the reinstatement of those dismissed, some of whom werd formerly privates and some Hunghutzes.
Two thousand mutineers looted the town. All the
·Russians are safe,
MUTINY SUPPRESSED.
Poking. Received April 25. A mutiny of two regiments at Hanchung in theasi
has been suppressed.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
RECEIVED
NEW SHIPMENTS OF FRESH SIBERIAN SALMON.
FILLETS,
SMOKED
HADDOCKS,
CORRESPONDENCE.
The opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not necess- arily those of the “Hongkong Telegraph "]
POLICE AND MILITARY
OFFICERS.
[To the Editor of the Hongkong
Telegraph.]
Sir Military officers are con- tinually sending in complaints about the slackness on the rart of the Hongkong Police in not saluting them (or rather I should any, their uniform).
B
KIPPERS.
dingby with a couple of Chinese seamen and proceeded to search for the missing man. After some ime something was faintly discerned in the water. Mr. Connor planged overboard only to find that it was a piece of drift- wood. A swift current was run- oing at the time, and after being swept down the river some little distance, Mr. Pirie. making a desperate struggle for life, was espied. Mr. Connor. again went overboard to the rescue and kept Mr. Pirie afloat antil the dingby arrived.
The case was one of great May I, through your valuable gallantry, inasmuch as the muddy columne, explain one of the reas waters of the West River are ons for the slackness complain-infested with sharke, The Officer ed of.
when plunging into the water was fully clothed and seriously hampered by a pair of rubber seaboots which he was wearing at the time. His strength was further taxed by the fact that the Chief Engineer who weighed over 200 lbs.was completely exhausted Nevertheless Mr. Connor bung on with grim determination and gave no thought to bimcǝlf until he had the antisfaction of seeing the
It is the invariable custom for the great majority of Officers in Hoogkong, when constable Balatea them, to totally ignore him. Now, they may not be aware of the fact that even police- men bave their feelings and consider the fegulation which compels them to salute people, who have not the common devonoy to acknowledge it, a degradation to their manhood. Let the officers bief Engineer pulled on board pat themselves in our place, A and carried to his cabin. Mr. constable stands to attention in a Connor is one of several officers crowded thoroughfare and salutes in the Merchant Service who an officer and for all the notice served in the South African War, he takes of it he might as well He was with the Oxfordshire salute a lamp post, What does Yeomanry and possesses the
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that matter? Nothing, only we South African Medal and three "BROADWOOD" PIANOS have the unpleasant feeling of blasps. being degraded in front of a crowd of Chiness.
Whether it is thoughtlessness or studied indifference that is the caues of officera failing to acknow- ledge a salute I do not know; the fact remains that not one ons of ten takes the trouble to do so. On the other hand, I have never known a foreign officer to neglect to acknowledge a constable's
Balate.
In conclusion I will say that if British officers in this Colony would only treat European con- stables with just a little of the respect that they themselves expect, they would never have cause to waste miles of note paper in complaining about the Black Doss of the Hongkong Police.
Yours etc.
SALUTATION.
HEROISM RECOGNISED.
Humane Society's Medal for
Hongkong Officer.
Co-day's Advertisements
From
PORTLAND. Or, and PUGET SOUND Ports. THE HAL. Steamship
"BELGRAVIA "
Capt. Meisner, having arrived, consignees are hereby notified to
Specially Prepared for the Climate.
FAMOUS RICH TONE, QUALITY, LIGHT
RESPONSIVE TOUCH, ARTISTIC
FOR
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NEW IMPROVED MODELS JUST UNPACKED.
end in their Bills of Lading for 6, DES VEUX ROAD.
countersignature, and take im mediate delivery of cargo from alongsido.
Cargo remaining undelivered on inst TUESDAY the 28th. at Noon will be landed at Con- signee's risk and expense and delivery must then be taken from the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co.'s Godowns.
Cargo remaining undelivered on 5th, May 1914 at Noon, will, in addition to landing charges, be subject to storage charges,
No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.
All chafed and otherwise dam- aged cargo to be left on board or in the Godown; the examination of same to be held on TUESDAY the 5th May at 10 am.
Claims must be accompanied by short delivery notes or list of exceptions taken at the time of delivery to Consignees and signed for and on behalf of the H.A.L.
All claims must be filed on or
before the 15th May 1914 other- wise they will not be reangnised. HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
"Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 27th April, 1914,
R.
NOTICE CITY: & HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.
In reapones to representations made to the Royal Humano Co- ciety, the Imperial Merchent Service Guild have received a silver medal and & diploma on vellum for presentation to Mr. AG. Connor, Chief Officer of the British Steamer Honam", a vessel of some 3,000 tons owned by the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company Ltd. It appears that the "Honam" whilst steaming down the West River ⠀⠀ near Hong- kong, overtook a motor boat which was drifting about in a disabled condition owing to her machinery breaking down. The
T is hereby notified that in IT motor boat was brought alongside
consequence of the existing the steamer and made fast; the shortage of water, the supply Chief Engineer of the" Honem," from the maine to houses in the Mr. Pitie, volunteered to put the Rider Main Districts will be dis engine in working order but did continued during the night of not complete his task before Tuesday, 28th Instant, until darkness set in. He worked further notice.
"A supply of water will be avail- through the night and about 3.30 a.m. accidently fell overboard. able from the Public Fountains Coming to the surface he shouted in the Streets from the morning And the scampering along the of Wednesday, 29th instant. deck awoke Mr. Cornor, who poeing Mr. Pirie's danger, at once | jumped into the motor bent's Hongkong 27th April, 1914-
A. F. CHURCHILL, Director of Public Works. Publio Works Office,
TEL. 1322
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