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The Weather.
Lower level 8 am. Temp 83; sunshine.
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp 78; unehine.
The Malls. Siberian Mail-Due per Liangohow to-day. Siberian Mail. Closed per
Kawachi Maru at 11 a.m. to-day!
siberian Mail-Closes per as E. F. Ferdinand at 6 pm.
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Visitors.
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MAY 29, 1914:
DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL.
Quaint Custom Observed at Aberdeen Ta-day,
COMPANY MEETING.
Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd |
[VERBATIM.]
LATE MRS. LAMMERT.
Funeral at Happy Valley
Yesterday
The funeral of the
the Jule Mre.
The secretary read the notios Bishop Lander and the Rev. V.. convening the meeting.
Copley Moyle, chaplain to 8. The Chairman said:
John's Cathedral. The first part
We have before now commented on the more go-ahead spirit which prevails in Shanghai generally than in Dongkong. The point is FOR THE BATH, TOILET AND HOUSEHOLD. Used emphasised by the activity of the OTHERS MORE, OR DO THEM MORE n the Bath it promotes healthy a tlon of the skin, counteracts all forticultural Saniely there. Not GOOD THAN THE GIVING OF Today is a great day among effects of perspiration, and is refreshing and invigorating. · It is es-only does it bold two shows each THANES. IT MAKES MEN FEEL the Chinose. It is the Fifth Day |ary meeting of shareholdere in The twenty-ninth annua''ordia. protally useful for cleaning Jewellery, Silver and Plated Ware, etc. rear, as compared with one in WORLD, AND THAT IRONE OF THE of the Fifth Moon, according to Messrs. A. B. Watson and Co. Ltd. Limmers took place yesterday Hongkong, but it also has as one of FINEST IMPULSES TO A BETTRE their calendar, and on that day is was held this morning at the evening at the Happy Valley, tie its aims the introduction into ED HEART WITH PLEASANT HOPE always celebrated the Dragon Hongkong Hotel, when Mr. H. cortage being followed from the the Settlement of garden shrubs AND BIDS MANY A MAN WHO IS Boat Festival, which has centuries Humphreys presided. There were Monument, whic's was passed st nplants which are not indigen. SAD IN MOOD TAKE COURAGE,
of tradition behind it. The also present:-Dr J. W.Noble, of 6.30 p.m., by a large number of us to the neighbourhood. But
Festival is kept up with much the consulting commit'es, Messrs. his object is not allowed to emain a mere dead letter, for a
enthusiasm in South Obins, and in G.J.i.Sayer, D.E Clark, E. Seth, residents, including U. E. the Canton particularly it is observed F. T. Chapple, L. Goy, F. Maite Governor. cheme is on foot to carry it out
with widespread celebrations land, G. Hogg, J. M. Wong and in a very practical manner. It ia
The feature of the
The coffin was met at the Festival Capt, Rolfe, shareholders and J. realised that foreigners who be
is the racing A. Tarrant secretary,
entrance of the cemetery by come interested in gardening
es. onwadays
between the "gaily-adorned know little, when they first take
s.dragon boats, and the crews of it up, of the local difficulties
the respective craft go in for striot ittending the cultivation of Eur-
training, for some weeks before Gentlemen: The report and of the service was read by the spean fruit, flowers and voge-
the event. In Hongkong the race statement of accounts and andi. latter, the committal sentences tables, and consequently the
takes place at aberdeen, and, as tors report, having been in your being recited by the bishop. locisty is proposing to undertake
usual, this year's event, which hands for the past eight days. I
The principal mournere were omething in the nature of an
took place this afternoon, drew will, with your permission, take the deceased lady's five sons, axperimental garden which would
large crowds of Europeans and them as readi
George, Charles, Lionel, ier Chinese to the other side of the The accounts show an increased cert and Frank, while among island to witness the struggle for profit over 1912 of 317,330.10. others who were present With the idea of carrying this
honours. His Excellency the That this increase has been coin were H. E. the Governor, lan into effect, the Society has
Eight stray dogs were sent to Governor and party were present oident with a reduction of stocks Messrs. F. Maitland, MS. *pproached the Municipal Council the Paund yesterday by the in the Government uggesting the setting apart of a
launch of pearly $50,000, is, I think you Northonte, A Rodger, G. Grimblé, Victoria. ortion of ground in the protect police.
will agree, highly satisfactory.F. Browne, W. "Armasong, J. A. The rates of Subscription" to the "Hongking felograph" will part at Jessfield, which the
The race itself is both weird and We paid off during 1913 392, Mackie, G. A. Woodcook, Consul An anchor and chain are report- barbaric. The long narrow dances, 927.41 in mortgages and advances, J. J. Leiria, Seth, J. Walker lociety ja willing to develop fored to have been stolen off a cargo with curving prows, fanciful as stated in the report, and re- Petley, Owen Hughes, A. R. Su- xperimental and instructional boat at Tai Kok-taui.
carving and banners flying, daced our local and general lia- therisnil A. O'D Gourdin, G. A favourable reply purposes.
carrying from fifty to eighty of abilities in the East and America Piercy, J. Rodger. W. G. Hum- s been received, the Council stating that it is its intention to
line to the beating of gongs and an unusually large expenditure H. Seth, C. D. Bilas, W. Hum crew spiece, row up to the starting by $25,546.19, notwithstanding phreys, F. M. Ellis, U. O. Cialuzzi, set aside an area for the purpose
hrill yells of eacouragement or on new machinery and new phreys, T. K. Dealey, J. H. Pear hich the Society has in view, the Council, at its own expense,
lefiance; and at the given signal launch. The item cash in bank on, Danosn Olarke, R. Kannsit, away they speed at a pace that is shows an increase of $6,275.09. A. Uhapman, C. J. Lafrenz G. o organise the work under the
truly wonderful.
The loss on sabeidiary coins Ualdwell, Mr. and Mrs She ton upervision of the Parks Com
The swiftly moving canoes, the amounted to $18,830.52.
Hooper, Miss Maker, and Mr and, gleaming paddle blades, the glis- perate with the Committee of
Daring the year under review, Mr. P. H: Holyoak Cu cs Daily, ton cante. Weakly, twenty-five cents (fo
Clock and Topee Stolen. tening naked bodies of the crews, we purchased, with the approval The wreathe, of which there be Horticultural Society. A clock and a topes were stolen the clamour of the gongs and the of the consulting committee, No., was a profusion, were most h only.
One would like to see an experi- from the house of Mr. G. B. Sayer frenzied shouts of the rowers: all 33, Queen's Road West, and have beautiful Coming as they did Avertisements and Subscriptione which we not on strel for a firernental garden started here, but in Hankow Road yesterday. The these go to make up a spectacle since shifted our West Point from all sections of the community;
period will be continued until counterbandet.
f such a movement were set on value of the stolen articles is ten as exciting as it is piotaresque, branol there. The landlord of our they bore eloquent testimony to foot we doubt if it would receive dollars.
When the race is finished the old premises was continually put the esteem in which the decease 1- from the suthorities the same
Kalian Output.
victora are not slow to make ating up our rent, and we bought | lady was held. liberal, assistance which is pro- | The total output of the Admin. nised in Shanghai by the Muni- istration's mines for the week parade of their prowess and there N. 33 in self defence. The is a great deal of feasting and purchase was subject to the vipal Council.
ending May 16, amounted to drinking to follow. 64,850.64 tons and the sales during the period, to 58,420.20 Fertival is somewhat obscured in a wish to pay off, but the mort
The origin of the Dragon Boat 7 per ce it., which we expressed A SPORTING TUG-OF WAR. tons.
the mist of antiquity, but gages refused to coopt repig tradition tells that it is connect ment. When, however,
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1914. -
liberal Expenses.
Bome comment has been made
Stolen Anchor and Chain.
Langkat Output....
inform us that the Langkat output Messrs. Wright and Hornby for yesterday was 355 tons.
A Good Trip. The 8.a. Changsha arrived in port to-day from Melbourne and the voyage. reported fine weather throughout,
I
Lost the Owner,
existing mortgage of $15,000 at
I have no further remarke to
Straight Pulls.
tag-of-war on the Race Course with the D. C. LI, the result of sporting challenge. The teams were ten a side, 110 stone, and
all over.
se contest for best of three pulle
The D. C. L. I. won the first considerable excitement. They pull easily, and the second after. are said not to have been defosted in this department for ten esra.
ARMED ROBBERY..
Masked Robbers who had a Poor Haul,
A gentleman at present residen a llongkong has had rather a quaintexperience with the govern- nent of Uanton, He was asked, A coolie brought a typewriter ed with the commemoration of a expires in September next, we D.C.L.I. Defeat the R.GA, in two The obfeet of this paper is të publish arrect information, to serve the truth not long ago, to visit Canton and to the Police station, yesterday great and good statesman, Wat shall pay it off, and hold, this
sive evidence in a certain case, afternoon. He told the police Yuen, of the Cho country (now property unencumbered. nd he agreed on condition that that he had been engaged by & known as Hanan), who fl urished is expenses were paid. He went man to carry the instrument but many centuries ago. This Wat has gone, shows an increase in day afternoon, before a large and
The present year, so far na it
Shortly after six o'clock yester Canton, spent a whole day had lost sight of him.
Yuen, by reason of his good qual- the amount of business done as here, and expected to be recouped. Electric Cable Stolen. for his steamer and hotel expenses. Hr. Sorby of the Hongkong in which he was held in the period of 1913, and it certainly Company R. G. A. engaged in a ities and of the high estimation compared with the corresponding distinguished sadience 487 two days ago a cheque came Electric Company has reported hearts of the people, was impeach-looks as if the future has in store long in payment of his out-of-to the police that someone, be-ed by jealous and powerful a new era of prosperity for this pocket money; it was for nine tween May 21 and 28, stols about enemies, and he was banished by company. lollars and twenty-five cents! He 120 feet of electric cable from 3 the King of Oho to Kiangnan did not make much on that trans-drum lying on the Conduit Road. (now known as Kianen). This mako, gentlemen, but if any
etion. The Canton government Old Wellingtonian Dinner, aas evidently a curious idea of Any old Wellingtonian wishing injustice so preyed upon the shareholder has any questions to what it costs a European to travel to attend the dinner on June 18tatesman's mind that in a fit of sek, I shall be pleased to answer to Canton and to spend a day is asked to send in his name, river and drowned himself. This There being no questions I beg
lespoudency be jumped into the them... there. But the fault was partly with his year and house or dor
ovent happened on the 5th day to move that the report, and at the door of the gentleman mitory, as soon as possible to: THE MILITANT MADGAPS.
statement of accounts as present himself. He should have made a the Honorary Secretary, O. W of the 5th moon.
Soon after Wat Yuen's deathed be passed, bargain before he went Aby dinner, Murray Barracks, Hong the people of Cho began to realize who are asked to give evidence in kong.
Mr. Chapple-Mr. Chairman, Within the past few weeks the militant auffragists have again cases outside the Colony should Clay Pigeon Shooting. very keenly the great loss they beg to second the adoption of
The Victoria Clay Pigeon Club's had sustained by his death, and the report and accounts. come to the fore at Home. They have renewed their window-profit by the example of another smashing campaign, once more taken to damaging some of the longkong gentleman who was monthly cup competition for May they mourned his untimely end. The Chairman :--It has been r. T. To keep his memory green, it proposed by myself and seconded nation's pictorial treasures, and instituted a new method of annoy as an expert witness. He declined Nicol scr., with a score of 96. out became the custom to offer saori- by Mr. Chapple that the report
recently asked to travel to Macao ang been won by ance, giving fresh justification for the term "shrieking sisterhood," to go except he got forty dollars of a possible 100. Mr. Strafford on the anniversary of his and acounts as presented, be by raising such a dia in Court as to make proceedings practically a day and he got it, too. An was second with 95 and Messrs death. The sacrificial offerings passed. All those in favour pleass Lo possible. Practices such as these must assuredly do harm to the expert has to be paid for time and Lugebil and Sorby tied with 02 consisted of rice thrown broadcast hold up their hands against
for the third place.
into the river, It so happened, carried unanimously.
Armed and masked men com- knowledge. cause by arousing the ire of the thinking public. Bat that doss
Latest Advertisements,
eny the recorde, that on the night The Chairman:-Before ask, mitted a robbery the day before "Secret" Sittinge not matter one whit; the point is that they cause others to Ballar,
Mr. G. P. Lammert is selling following one of the earliest ing Mr. Clark to move the re yesterday on a fishing bost all and that the law is openly got at defiance. Henos must the modern on the fact that the recent by auction on June 2 ladies' shoes, orifoon, the spirit of Yuen ap election of the suditors at a zo Tai Chan-cho, a village in the peared in dreams before certain muneration of $700 a year 1 New Territory. While it was yet "secret" sittings of the Ameri-trunks, eto, Page 5.
Consignees notices are issued wise men of the Cho country, and should like to make just one or dark, in the morning, we bosta - san Senate have been rather fully regarding the Den: of Ogil and complained that all the rice that two remarks. The auditors have drew alongside the fishing boat reported in the press, but there need be little in the way of the Manchuria.-Page 5.
had been thrown into the river for many years past been in re- and five men clambered on surmise as to how the results of closed to public business on occasion of the next festival, requesting that their remanera purse, which, however, contained The Exchange Binks are to be for him had been eaten by the ceipt of 8500 a year, but a few board: Seizing the master of the fiat, leaving him none. On the days ago they sent in a letter vessel they deprived him of his the sittings leaked out. It is a well known fact that if a senator Page 6.
Monday and Wednesday next.--
therefore, the people made their ion should be or, in Britain, a member of, say,
increased; no more than twenty cents, and offoringe of rice into dumplings,
their work was
forced him to descsud into the "Month of Mary,"
very On Sunday, being the last day wrapped up in leaves, so that the heavy There is
There is no of woman. It is true that it continues to attract adherents, but with a journalist the latter does of the month of Mary should not got at the onn- that Watson's audit is one of the ing it down. Having assaulted and doubt hold, plasing the hatch and nail- these are for the most part young girls away from home influence, not find it very difficult to extract a high solemn maen will be tents. Also, they introduced largest, if not the largest, in imprisoned foki the robbers with neither the capacity nor the experience to judge the issues information from him. To come celebrated at the Cathedral of the dragon boats in which Hongkong. The amount of detail then went ashore to the fisher- they are swept into the current by the magic but mistakenly-used to lower ground, we remember the Immaculate Conception at to convey the saorificial in enormone and it occupies three man's house and demanded, from words," Woman's progress." The bulk of them may, indeed, be the case of a town councillor at 8 a.m. by the Rav. Rector. In dumplings out into the middle of full weeks of the auditors time. his wife, information as to where said to be without the discretion to determine what progress really Home who had attended a moat the evening, at 5 o'clock, a grand the river.
Under these circumstances the be kept his pige. Information nos is, or to realise that the movement is merely masquerading under important committee meeting procession will take place in the 48 years went on the crews of general managera and your being forthcoming they stole two the term. In actuality this" Women's progress" je away from the He met a journalist after and spacious compound of the Church, the dragon boats made a practice consulting committee recommend geese and a trotse homo; away from men, and away from the child. It has produced, remarked how surprising it was A beautiful image of the "Imma of racing each other to the that the increase neked for be of total vein of 83.80, with 100, 10ss of perspective in the minds of its followers, and, what that he always managed to know culate Conception will be borne place at which the offerings granted. I therefore ask Mr. which they had to be content, fas is much woree, the increseing irreverence and disrespect for author what was going on. "I suppose by the brothers of the Con- had to be cast into the river, and Clark to propose the re-election the woman raising an ity can be traced in large measure to modera conceptions of suffrag. you have heard that we and fraternity of the Blessed Lady. so on, through the centuries, has of the auditors at seven hundred scared them and roade them run ism. Through the suffragiste' entire dieregard of law and order, so on. He went on supposing and Phoenix Assurance Co., Ltd. been evolved the great Dragon dollare a year, there has sprang up an evil influence, changing completely, or in the journalist went on making The Phoenix Assurance Com-Boat Festival of Uhina with its Mr. Clark: beg to propos danger of so doing, the attitude of the young towards proper mental note; and all the time pany's report for the 132nd year's merry making, junketings, oleng that Messrs. 1. Maitland and authority and tradition.
that councillor looked as innocent working shows that the profit en of drums and gongs and wild Bernard Brown be re-elected Enough has been written to show to what an extent the milit sometimes tricked. There is on surances and Intereat on invested paniments to the festival are remuneration of seven hundred as a babo. But the journalist is Fire, Accident, and Marine In-skirl of music. The noisy sooom auditors for the ensuing year at a not movement has its roots in demoralising doctrines, while on the record the fact that Mr. Justin funda amounts to $315,000. The intended to scare away the hungry dollars ground of inexpediency is could easily be shown that man's and MoCarthy and Lord Randolph total funds of the Company now fish. On the day of the festival, Mr. Seth I beg i mecond doll woman's interest througnout practically the whole sphere of human Churchill once agreed to spend amount to over £18,000,000,- A paper dragon boats, gay with that, Rotivity are identical and do not call for separate treatment. The some time in the lobby apparently interim dividend of 3/8d was paid colours, may be found in every The Chairman only comforting reflection ie the knowledge that this now movement in secret conclave. Next morning in November and a final of 216d dwelling, as well as quantities of droposed by Me. Clark and affeal the business
has been Against →→→→ ried in us wise represents the bulk of feminine opinion. But its blast a most circumstantial account of is now recommended, making 8/ the sacrificial dumplings, which seconded by Mr. Enos Soth that ang fullu anges are none the less serious on that account. And it is a coming Nationalist entonte per annum free of income tax are in due course consumed after the auditore, Mosers. Maltland high time these madcaps were made to anderstand that the common-appeared. The ruse had been a Mesare. Dodwell and On. are the i Fense of the nation will no longer tolorate sheir abominable and completo sucows,
utterly indefensible conduct.
local agents,
ed for the ensuing yearst
co2option of the movement be sternly resisted and its advocates
brought to their senses. It is a problem of na small magnitude and difficulty from the fact that those at the bottom of it are abasing their position as women, but none the loss is it a matter which calls for sharp and effective treatment.
It is a signifidant fact that militant suffragiam, active though it is, is making no headway among the educated, intelligent type
a Select Committee, is friendly
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** jou" has been paid to the and O. Bernard Brown be re elect almost memory of Wat Yuen.
for the boats and make away;
muneration of All in please hold up
yon-for-your
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