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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1914.
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of the sufferers by the West River foods is mounting up splendidly. THE WORLD DEALS. GOOD- It now totals wall over the $100,D PEOPLE, AND INEVER KNEW A NATUREDLY WITH GOOD-NATUR- 000 mark, and one thing which SULKY MISANTHROPIST WRO ong cannot fail to observe is how QUARRELLED WITH IT, BUT IT WAB
WRONG.-Thackeray,
the Chinese from other parts of HE AND NOT IT, THAT WAS IN THE
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the world have come forward with their gifts. Just casually glano-
The Weather. ing down the list one sees dona- Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 80; tions from as far afield as the rain. West Indies, New York and At the Penk 8 a.m. Temp 73; Victoria (British Columbia), and, rain. nearer home, from Hanoi, Bang- kok, Centon and Fakhien. An- Siberian Mail-Arrived per s.. other feature of the list is to be
Yingohow to-day. Canadian and Siberian Maila
found in the fact that quite a number of schools are represent- ed. There is no doubt about it that when it comes to collecting money for a causs, the Chinese bave no equals. Their genero- sity too, is proverbial.
! The Malls.
of
Arrived per 8.8. Empress India to-day.. American Mail-Due per as.
Siberia to-morrow.
1.
V.R.C. MEETING.
WILL THE GYMNASIUM
BE ABOLISHED?
Last Year not so Good as
the Year Before.
1:
COLLISION AT SEA.
TYPHOON WARNING.
St. Patrick's Bows The telegram quoted below was
received by the American Con Stove In
sulate General from the Manila Observatory at 4pm, yesterday: Making Slowly for Hongkong,
Cyclone or Typhoon-E. of northern Luzon, more than 300 The Dodwell Line steamer St. miles distant, moving W. The annual meeting of the Patrick is on her way from the The following telegram was Victoria Recreation Club was North with hor bows badly received from the Manila held last evening, Mr. W. Logan, damaged, having evidently been Observatory at 10.30 am to the Chairman, presiding. Among in collision.
day: thoso present wore: Megare. A.A. News of the mishap was Cyclone or Typhoon-E. of Alvea, A MeKirdy, J. Forbes, brought into port this morning Aparri, more than 300 miles dia- Crowther Smith. G.W. Sewell, by the captain of the Den of tant, morning W. or W.N.W. (Committee), A.ES. Alves, Hon. Ruthven, who reports having Trousurer, F. Lammert, Hon. passed the St. Patrick yesterday Secretary, H.M. Bain, A.V. Barros, of Ookseu Island (north of Amoy) A.H. Carroll, W. Church, F.C. with her bows badly damaged, Chunyut, W.G. Cope, F.M. Ellir, She was making down the Siberian Mail.-Closed per s... Goldschmidt, H.S. Jephson, Formosa Channel and is expected states that a man's name cannot
E.A Long, Fletcher, J. Olson, hare this afternoon or to-morrow be effaced until December 31. Ceylon Maia to-day at 4 p.m. English Mail-Oloses per s.s... Olson, M.L. Railton, A.J.V morning. It was evident from Mr. Ellis Then make a new It is, indeed, wonderful how Assaye to-morrow at 11 am. Ribeiro, F. L. da Roza, A.F.B. her appearance that she had rule. solidly the Chinese are welded Siberian Mail.-Closca per s.8. Silva-Netto, M.A.R. Sonza, F.O. been in collision with some other The Chairman: I don't think "WE LIKE YOUR LAVENDER WATER BETTER THAN ANY together when it comes to helping
Yingohow to-morrow at 5 Sopiess, H.O. Umrigar, J.H. craft, but she did not ask for it will affect many members. OTHER WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IN ENGLAND. (Kecent the genuinely distressed. Rich
Oxuarry, F. E. Hall, Captain assistance and is coming down on Mr. Ellis: I think it will, Testimonial.)
and poor alike loosen their purse French Mail of June 18-De Branch, R. J. Mooney, A. J. Eng. her own steam.
because the majority of the mem strings, and from the remotest | vered in London on July 16. land, W.H. Morris, W. Hoy, G. The s.. Yingohow, which bera are young members who
Bloch and Somekh.
arrived from Shanghai this morn-receive small salaries-though" The Chairman said that he ing, also reports having passed they are not here to-day. thought all of them had oopies the St. Patrick with her bows all
The Chairman: Have you any of the report and accounts, and, stove in.
The St. Patrick was bound proposition to put forward? "the printed Report and State
Mr. Ellis: There ought to be ment of Accounts having been in from Moji to Manila in ballast
a new rule formed up. your possession for several days and was not intending to call at
The Chairman: We are doing we will, with your permission, Hongkong; she was to load at
that. adopt the usual custom, and Manila for New York. She is consider them as road. Taking proceeding to longkong very the reports of the various subelowly.. committees, in their order sad coming first to that of the house
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Count the Columns.
Yesterday the Telegraph of the nation. There, at any rate, published 33 columns of solid the opposite spirit prevails, and, reading matter. To-day there instead of co-operation for the will be 33 published.
[common weg, we find intri- gas, dligr working against
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meat interest on debenture: due on 3. The Club requires money to 1st July of each year.
Mr. Ellis: In what way? You are only amending rule 12.
The Chairman: Well, Mr. Ellis, if you can put forward a proper amendment we will take it,
Mr. Ellis: I cannot do it to-night. been in our hands for sometime.
The Chairman: Well these have
Mr. Ellis: I cannot suggest anything to the committee until the meeting is over. I did not know what the objects of the resolution were.
The Chairman: It has been in. your hands some time.
Mr. Ellis: This notice is very ... vagus-too raguely expressed.
cliqsa, and a profound distrust. The s.a. Yingchow arrived in between man and meat. Hence port this morning from Shanghai rainfully slow. The only hope a typhoon south of Shaho Island. sab-committee, it is gratifying to Committee have gone carefully comes it about that progress is and reported having encountered for the future is that officiale will Very severe S.S.W. gales were know that our building is in into the matter and in the beat one day begin to trust one experierced to Breaker Point and excellent condition, with exception interest of the Club they have another, and the people to trust Leavy rain thence to port.
of colour-washing and general thought it advisable to alter rule them. But they must show they
Serious Oplum Charge. renovating, which we trust will be 12 for the following reasons, At the Police Court to-day. taken in hand before the end of are worthy of that trust before it. oan by reposed in them.
Det, Sergt. Wille charged a ea the present year.
1. The construction of the rale We come next Chinese and Adverslbg. pan owner with being in unlawto the boat house, in
as at present does not define when The Charze business man ful possession of 470 taels of department, I much regret to 37, annual subscription becomes dus. which the Esond instalment of the knows nothing of the art of ad- opium on board his sampan off
no great, active interest bas been vertit maut," Dr. Wu Ting- Blake Pier, the evening before taken by members.
2. It makes Rules 15 and 16 fang, in his book on America, to last. It is believed that the drug With reference to the Bath
obsolete, which allusion was made in our was imported from Swatow and House, I must report a very ex columns last night; and, anyone was being transhipped in the cellent season and I hope, in view
The Chairman: The rules have miliar with the newspapers harbour. A remand was ordered of the probability of the Shanghai
been in your hands for some time, pablished in Singapore, Manila, until to-morrow T'ke object of this paper in to publish correct information, to serve the truth Hongkong or Shanghai-places
Rule 15 provides for payment team visiting us, (so far they have of subscription before 1st April, understand the object of the Mr. Ellis: Yes, but we did not Trespasser Fined. The ca. 3 in which a Chinese that all the aquatic members will privileges are withdrawn, but pressed nobody can understand
not accepted our containing thorsanda of i Q-to-
invitation) failing which the rights and resolution. It in so vaguely ex- do Chinese, firm-will readily was charged with trespassing indo their utmost to train and im- should a member pay his first endorce the statement. Hoarding the Royal Naval Yard was again advertisments in Chinese towns before the Court to-day, on ove on last year's results. I was instalment on or before let April are bat just coming into fashion remand, Sergt. Allen prosecuting entries prevented us bolding ages for one year at $10 and then explained it.
Horry to notice that lack of enjoying the full rights and privi- and that merely because the more The contractor to whom the tally night fete on the 11th inst, and eterprising of the native traders which the defendant was carrying earnestly trust there will be no recourse whatever against those fair to the younger members to resigns, the Committee hare no Mr. Ellis: Yes, but it is not are taking example by the longed, appeared in Court and British and American firmas denied all knowledge of the man, which, in China az eleswhere, ale who was fined two dollars, or in ium, I have again to report a Bome years ago when the subscrip- don't take sufficient interest in the
With regard to the Gymnas provide for posting of names.
members as the rules do not do it now because they are not here. The Chairman: Well if they bound to depend for no small default fourteen days' imprison stagnancy in this section. This tion was raised from $15 to $20 Olub to come here we can't re- amount of their succer on poster meat. advertisement. Moreover, it may
greatly to be regretted as we there was much opposition on the consider this matter. Mr. Alves have a splendid ball and well part of the members but finally will tell you the committee have be seen at a glance at any foreign At the Police Court, this morn. paper published in the Far East, ing, Inspector P. O'Sullivan equipped trust the younger the resolution was alightly amend considered this and they think members will take full advantage ed by :dding the words 'payable it advisable in the best interests tha. for twenty European charged a Chineze with returning of the opportunity offered them; half yearly and passed a fatal of the Club. What is the amend- adverizare, thots is raraly more from banishment. This is the otherwise the committee will have mistake.The reason given at ment?
wned print the news without fear or favour,
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Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1914.
STRAITS CHINESE AND REBELLION.
then our Obir ese.
New,
Fond of Hongkong.
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recurrence of this.
this.
The Chairman: Well I have
third similar charge preferred The Old Time Trade, and The against the man, and last June seriously to consider the question the time I believe was that the
Mr. Ellie That the payments he was banished from the Colony other purpose,
of converting the space for some younger members would not be be payable half yearly, the first Many old stagere out bera al-or twenty years. He was sent to ibute this to the fact that the prison for twelve months, the will see, do not consider the cost the Club annually the sum The Chairman: What recourse
The Bar Sub-Committee, as you This mistake has now I baileve second payment on June 30.
able to meet it in one payment. payment on January 1, and the old-fashion. 1 Chinese does not magistrate's order ele providing working of the year under review of $500 or thereabout, most of it have you if there is no subscription like to lay out money unless he for four hours' stocks and twenty satisfactory, as compared with being subscriptions. It will be a paid? You are suggesting alter- Light is shed by the Singapore newspapers on the wyarious can res a certain reinin. That four strokes of the birch, rebellion which was sported, by our Shanghai corregindent, may be 2, it haptзna that
previous years, but they are aan- little hard on the younger mem-ations in the whole of the rules, fortnight ago, to be brewing in the Straits. The Chiese press at the majority of businesses (at
Not Responsible.
guine of better results in the bera but there is no alternative and we only alter one rule, the Straits has been gravely stating that the local Cointe authotics
The Chinese cook, once in the future. have received instructions from Peking "to take precautions, as the most need advertising are in the employ of Dr. Stedman, who
any rate in this Colony) that
The accounts do not appear to the meeting 1 shall be pleased in the wording now, not the rule. Before putting the resolation to Mr. Ellis: We are only altering rebels are reported to be engaging coolies and labourers in the hun of the new-fashioned Chi-was charged with assault, and of call for much attention but there answer any question. Saite Settlements, ostensibly for industrial works in China."
Mr. Tammert suggested that ners. These latter, oe widheas sanity there was some are one or two items. I might
Referring to tho cup presented Mr. Ellis moant the second pay- This would be carrying coals to Newcastle with a vengeance. Aro have thought, should know by doubt, PPE ared again this morn particularly draw your attention by Captain Hussey for the half ment on mant thero no available recruits to be found in China itself with at pond-now the judicious advertisement Court. Insp:otor Garrod repor
ing, on remand, at the Police to. ing out int? the highways and by-ways of the Straits and the FS is anything but laying out moneyed that the man had bean cert-account is $037.41 as compared it for the Club, but now he had changing the date there was a
The balance of the working said that the Captain firat meant mile swimming championship, he
Mr. Sowell pointed out that by after coolies, who, in some cases, cannot even speak Chinese, and riskily. For those Chinese firmed as not being responsible for with $1,271.24; this is partly due left it open to the Colony and he distinction without a difference. in others, have, ataked everything to get out of China and that cater mainly or exclusively his actions, and he was banded to the unfavourable outturn of thought they would agres with It did not alter the fact that a whom nothing world persunde to return thither,? Surely someorie for their own countrymen thin has been pretty gull ble. Then the Chiness report gros, on many neglecting to avail themselves of over to his relatives, who have the bar and of the general rehim that there would be greater man could use the Club for the that the rebels want 30,000 men in all, and that 3,000 are saprosed opportunities of pushing their agreed to look after him and will ceipts falling off.
remove him to the country. With regard to the balance carried with it the championship year and then leave.
honour in winning the cap if it year on one payment for a half already to have been sent to China on three steamers. The last artwares in reliable foreign papere,
sheot, starting with the liabilities of the Colony instead of merely at least, offer us some, ing a little not feasible than the story which may be good enough; but from
The Chairman pointed out you will notice that the number the Championship of the Club that the Clab wanted money to came down to as from the Nouth, wherein it was stated that tay the point of view of those who LANGKAT OUTPUT. of debentures redeemed is 10 as (Applause). He than proposed meet the debentures." thousand men had been conveyed on three ships. We have seen cool-seek to attract European custom
compared with 81ast year, owing the adoption of the report and ies packed closely now and then on bonts destined for the rubber the policy is poor one, danger-
to insuflicient funds, Your Com-accounts.
Samokh seconded the countries, but we should like to see the loer abip that could afford ovely allied to king the ship
amendment of Mr. Ellis, but on be- The Langkat output for Jano mittes have resolved not to rodeem to give up as much of its space as would darommodate ten thousand for the sake of a dollar's worth of
Mr. F. M. Ellis asked the ing put to the vote it was defeat- was 8,803 tons and the average any further debentures until there Chairman if he thought it was ed, and the motion was corried. of these gentry.
paint.
daily output was 288.76 tous
are ample funda for such purpose; fair to tho younger members to Moeurs. Wright and Hornby Accounts payable have increased make the proposed alteration in elected for the ensuing year,— The following officers ware advise us
that the output for by $2,000, dae to extraordinary the rule? The majority of them Chairman, Mr. W. Logan; Hor. July is
expense incurred in repairing the had small salaries and they could Soc., Mr. Frank Lammert; Llon. Let July...
ramp.
not most a yearly payment and Treas, Mr. A. E. 8. Alves; Gen- Nothing was written off the that was why it was suggested oral Committee, Mesare. A. Rod- building but on the other hand the payment should be half ger, A. A, Alves, A McKirds, J. $400 was written off Furniture yearly. and Fittings.
The Chairman: What do you Smith, A. Charlton, A. J. Eng- Forbes, A. P. Nobbs, Crowther suggest, Mr. Ellis?
land, and F. J. Chanyut; Ballot Mr. Ellis: Make it payable on ing Committee Mesara, A. R, January 1 for the first period and Forbes, A. V. Barros, F. Taylor have thought it advisable and June 30 for the second. only fair that the cost of repairing The Chairman: I don't think Branch, A. F. Mille, G. W. Sewell, J. Olson, A. J. V. Ribeiro, Capt. the ramp should not be borne by it would be quite feasible, Mr. J. Oxborry, and F. M. Ellis, 1918 working adcount but split Ellis
203 tons
Alas for the romance of it all; the Straits Times smashes up the whole pretty story in a brutally common-sanso fashion by pointing out that the three thousand returned lost lambs-if that actually wore their number are mainly miners from the F.M.S. who, have been obliged to quit the country and return to wangsung on account of the well-known depression in the tin trade; which has Seuman Who Failed to Pay Tram thrown an enormous number of coolies out of work. And so the little fairy-tale is turned inside out. What will be the next cock-and-
SLIGHTLY DRUNK.
2nd
264
3rd
249
4th
220
Fare.
5th
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12th
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ball revolutionary story? When, in a few years' time, we come to J. Watt, described as an un- 7th look back on China's political troubles since the Revolution, we shall employed ecaman, was summoned 8th probably realise that three-fourths of these have been occasioned by this morning with attempting to th here and there a mischievous person getting hold of a credulous avoid payment of his fare on the 10th audience and sowing lies among them by the bushel. Pity it is Shaukiwan that the Chinese Government cannot get hold of a few of these tramway.
section of the 11th meddlers and make an example of them. In the meantime it certainly behoves the British officials in Singapore, as well as in the defendant said that he had no 14th In answer to the magistrate; 13th Hongkong, to keep a wide-open eye on the paid agitators who are reason for refusing to pay the 15th wandering about in British territory with the sole view of enriching money, and, in reply to a question 18th themselves by stirring up strife, and making things a thousand as to whether he was druck, time harder for, the country to whose interests they profess to be replied that he was, slightly. devoted.
A fine of $5 was imposed.
Total to date
Daily average
You will see that repairs to ramp appear as an asset in the balance sheet. Your Committee
Mr.
over a term of three or four years, Mr. Ellis: You don't consider the offcials, the good work of the Votes of thanks were accorded therefore only 8500 was charged the position of the younger mem- Hon. Treasurer being particularly to 1918 account bers; they don't receive high referred to.
Before putting the resolution salaries and they cannot make one On the motion of Mr. Oxberry, to the meeting I wish to explain payment of 82023 Ferd
the reason why yón" are asked to The Chairman::: pras this resolution. Your
the Chairman was thanked for rule the interest he took in the ON