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Trees and Road Surfaces.
DAY BY DAY.
A NEGLECTED
CLAY PIGEON, SHOOTING.
HUMOURIST.
| Distance Handicap at the Victorla
Club.
THE HAPPINESS OF THE HUMAN
RACE IS ONE OF THE DESIGNS OF HAPPINESS MUST NOT BE MADE OUR FIRST OR OUR DIRECT AIM TO THE MASS OF MEN, AS A RULE ENJOYMENT WILL COME IF WE FULFIL THE LAWS OF OUR BEING.
GOD, BUT OUR OWN INDIVIDUAL
The Weather.
Shanghai takes a peculiar pride in providing shady thoroughfares by s liberal planting of trees, but apparently the ends aimed at are being adversely affected, among other things, by the new method of treating roads with tar. In a recent report by the Superintend- ent of Parks there, we read that tar-surfaced roads are antagonistic to the production of the ideal avenne:-"a stately colonnade of trees whose interlaced branchos. form a lealy bower overhead," One of the reasons given is that when the roadway is coated with tar, through which air scarcely permeate, the trees are Siberian Mail-Due por Liangohow to-morrow. subjected to a form of suffocation which materially affects their American Mail.-Due per growth. This is a development which would hardly be looked for, at least by the ordinary layman but a few moments' thought will show that its appears quite fess ible that such a result should
Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 83: sunehine.
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp 75; sanshine.
acordo.
GOD
The Malls.
Some Thoughts on Artemus Ward.
The first of the series of shoots
FLOOD RELIEF
Further Gifts to the Chinese
Bazaar.
"
The following fürther gifts have ĮSPECIAL ARTICLE.]
for the cup presented by the been made to the Chinese bazaar- Last Friday the Telegraph Victorin Clay Pigeon Shooting which is being held in aid of the published an interview with Mr. Club, was held yesterday after West River Flood Relief Fund :- Homer Croy, one of the younger noon, the "guns" being Mesars. generation of America's humorous Lugebil, Sarby, Munton, Strafford, The Kwong Tang Art Adver writers. With what most of Mr. Dr. Lee, Mow Fang, and Chan, tising Co-2 oil paintings of Oroy said the average reader will The conditions are twenty-five Flood disasters. probably agree; and, from the birds, both barrels, handicap by specimens of his work that I have yazde. Mr. Mow Fung, off fifteen es seen in American magazines, he yards, accounted for twenty-three bae a right to speak with come birds eat of the twenty-five. es.measure of authority. Neverthe-
Siberia to-morrow. American Mail-Closed per 8.8.
Korea to-day at noon.
Count the Columas.
Yesterday the Telegraph pablished 31 columns of solid reading matter. To-day there will be 32 published.
Recovered.
Coolie Rabbed.
Dangerous Hole.
of
less, as a loyal worshipper of "Artemas Ward," I am not going to let his remarks anent that king of humourists pass unchallenged.
"Will you be surprised to know that Artemus Ward is no longer read ?" asked Mr. Croy.
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
The Langkat output for Janë, was 8,663 tons and the average daily output was 288.76 tons:-
Mesars. Wright and Hornby advise as that the output for
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Woll, yes; I should; the more so that, during the past two of three years, I have met well-nigh July is :- a dozon cultivated Americans
1st July... who all appreciate him to the 2nd fall, and according to whose 3rd account Artemus is as popular as 4th ever among readers who really 5th tidak, and who ask something 6th more in their humour than 7th superficial food for laughter.
8th 9th
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A Hint for Hongkong,
This is a matter of some in- terest to Hongkong, in view of the fact that tar-apraying of roads is We are glad to learn that the now much favoured here. And it Hon. Mr. Hallifax has recovered may therefore be well to notice what from his recent indisposition, and remedy the Shanghai authorities is out of hospital again. contemplate adopting to meet the difficulty, The plan suggested A coolie, of McGregor Street, by the Superintendent is that a has reported that someone stole limited amount of air be admitted from his house $13.50 worth Croy is as to his remark," The 10th
But my main quarrel with Mr.
base of the trees; while it may through openings left around the clothing, and money.
early, humour consisted very 11th. farther be found desirable to
largely in mis-spelling words.' The police report a dangerous 1: did. I'm not disputing that; 13th provide air surfaces protected by hole in the road at the junction
12th gratings in more direct contact of Wyndham Street and Lower but I do protest against his 14th implying that Artemus is merely 15th with the feeding roots. The sug Albert Road.
to be included among the joke 16th gestiona here advanced may with advantage be considered by the Ocnsignees of cargo by the makers of the Joah Billinge type, 17th mental Hongkong, in whose that goode remaining undelivered distinguishing characteristic than 19th Botanical and Forestry Dapart- Den of Ruthven are reminded and that his work has no batter 18th special province the care of the after to-morrow will be subject people who would speak of eccentric orthography. The
20th Colony's trees comes.
21st "Artemus Ward" in the same 22nd A Lady's Loss, Mre. Almeida, 11, Conduit breath with Josh Billings, are who cheerfully Road, has reported to the police just the sort We are glad to see that further that some person stole from her bracket Thackeray with Dickens, steps have been taken towards house three silver forks and a til- and Balzao with Paul de Kock. the establishment of a college of ver spoou, valved $20, and cloth Artemus Ward had as Field. Daily average Tropical Agriculture in Geylon, ing valued $28.
ing and Stendhal and Thackeray We have said before that if Home
and Balzao had, and as Dickens
Tropical Agriculture.
The object of ikis paper is to publish, correct information, to cerea the truth investors in rubber, coffee, tobacco
and print the news without faar or favour.
**#** WB MEIXENSWAR*
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Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1914.
THE KING'S SPEECH.
For
to rent.
I
To Consignees,
Stolen Wire.
Carpenter's Loss,
Silk Delivery.
a youngster can go straight into The Yokohama office of the planting without any tuition at T.K.K. is in receipt of wireless all. The truth is that, at the communication to the effect that present moment, not more than the silk despatched hence per s.8. about ten per cent of planters out Tenyo Maru on June 16 was de here in the East have any better livered in New York on the 21st knowledge of their work than that instant. which is founded on mere hearsay and rule of thumb.
1
The Planter's Training,
Waived Extradition. "
"Assaya's Cargo.
283 tone 204
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249
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Total to date
5,092
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258,16
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Miss Ma Po-ahuan :-One lót of- artificial flowers.
The World News :-One framed: picture.
Chi-tong-$832.00 worth various kinds of medicine.
Mésara. Donnelly and Whyte
3 cases Three Star" brandy, b cases "Black and White" whisky.
1
Meaars, Rattorjee and. Son ve osse port wine, 1 case whisky and 5 doz. coffee powder.
Mesere. Buman & Berblinger:- Wines and spirits.
Mesare, Melobers & Co. Assorted perfumes,
Mesars. McEwen Frickel and Co.-Wine, spirita and sundries.
The Chuen Hing Knitting Co.: A quantity of socks,
The Sincere Co-A Isige, quantity of toys.
Mr. Fung Bi-bon:-10 Palace fans,
Messrs. Yung Man-hing, Tang Cham-chuen, Leung Ching-chuen and Wu Shin-po, of Human & | Berblinger -10 cases Golden
Eagle beer.
Misses Kong Min lan, Leung Tai to, Kong Ching-lei and Kong Lo-ai-3 fancy pictures, worked by themselves,
Kwong Wing Sang: -Half doz. large and one doz. small ink pads.
The Singer Sewing Machine Co.:-50 doz. fancy handker- chiefs..
Kwong Sang Hong: 850000 worth of verious kinds of useful articles.
Tat Cheong:-75 boxes cigars, 1,000 packets of cigarettes.
The
Shek Wa Tong Litho
fancy worked pictures.
Mr. Chung King man ... B
articles, and the services of stad- The Singer Co, Serviceable
ents in selling goods atBazaar. Same as Singer Co.
"Cheung Chi "Girls' School:"-
Oban Tung-aham-1,000 bot tles medicated oil, 500 boxes Ping On" tea, 50 boxes white ointment.
Lai Chuen Brewery-200 bot iles of various kinds of Chinese wine.
Mr. Petley, an engineer in and Mark Twain in their more HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS. or coconut plantations had the the Hongkong Electric Company, inspired moments also had a remotest idea of the amount of reports that some person stole humour that was more than hum-
graphers:-Fall supply of litho loss to the estates occasioned by from the verandah of houses 22 cur; that, in fact, became very Corps orders issued by Lient The Wing Sang Co.:-100
graphic testimonials. the ignorance of the average and 56, Merrizon Hill Road, 10 real philosophy. Therefore to Col. A. Chapman, V.D., state-boxes camphor tablets and 200 planter, a score of anoh colleges yards of wire valued at $15,
intimate that the wit of Artemus Officers Class-A class of bottles camphorated oil. would have been opened long ago.
depended on weird spelling is instruction, for officers who do It is a curious fact that many "A Chinese carpenter, 22, Tai absurd. True, many of his good not fulfil the conditions laid down Co-120 doz, bottles of sweets.
The Hongkong Preserved Fruit parents in England who, if they Hong Street, Shaukiwon, has re- things were madebetter occasional-in para. (3) (a), (b) or (o) Hong- were making lawyers or doctors ported that someone has stolen ly by his orthographical oddities; kong Volunteer Regulations 1912, articles.
Mr. Si Wa-po-Fandy worked engineers of their sons, from his box 874 in money and bat, if one looks closely at these, and who have not passed the would expect to lay out seven pieces of clothing, valued one sess that there is a method in required examination, will com- Knitting Co:-1 oase sooke.
The Lee Man Hing Kwok large sums on the lads' preliminat $24.50.
them that is more, often than not mence at Volunteer Headquarters ary education, seem to think that
Tan Wo:-4,000 bottles "Po wanting in other mis-spellers. on Monday, 27th inst., at 5.45 None of these latter ever hit on p.m. Above Regulations can being" pills and 200 boxes" Mat such delicious bathos as: seen in the Headquarters Office Lee Wo 00.-75 ties biscuits,
Ning" tea. "2scles with but a single thort any time. Sergeants who have 75 bottles sweeta, 50 cards of
2 harta that beet as 1.
not yet obtained a certificate various kinds of battons, 30 nor, so far as I can recall, did may also attend. any of them beat or equal "hens Appointments.His Excel-perfame and 10 doz, assorted bottles fruit syrup, 30 bottles 4th "quite a-gem in its way. lency the Governor has been
coloured socks.. Bat my main point is that, bad pleased to appoint Mr. C. Willeon The man Beer, who was charged four-fifths of Artemae Ward's (or, to be Lieutenant and Mr. L. N. with obtaining 10,000 Francs to give him his proper name, Murphy to be 2nd Lieutenant in It is impossible to please everybody, in this world; but we feel
under false pretences in Switzer- Charles Haddon Browne's) work the H. K. Volunteer Corps, with sure that all really loyal subjects of His Majesty King George, In many cases they have come land, and who waived extradition been expressed, in the correct effect from 7th July, 1914. whatever may be their political views, will sympathise with him out, (e.g.) to the Federated Malay proceedings when brought before est spelling and wording, Transfer.-Sapper A, Hardmen over the difficult position in which circumstances have placed him States, as boys of two and twenty, the Hongkong Police Court, left it would still have overtopped any is transferred from Engineer Co. in regard to the contending political parties. Since he came to the usually on a nominal salary, and, for Europe by the Kleist, yester: hamorous work that modern Am- to Left Section M.G. Co. with throne his one idea, like his father's before him, has been to preserve or arduous according to the dis-
after three years' work-desultory day.
erios has produced. I have not effect from 20th July, 1914. peace and general good understanding, both at home and in connec
my copy of."Artemus Ward" by tion with other nations; and, throughout his speech of yesterday, it position of the manager--they The cargo shipped from Hong me (perhaps the borrower will is not difficult to trace the note of deep concern-one might almost are, at least in their own estima-kong by the ss. Assaye on the take this gentle hint) and so must man could beat a drum as well call it personal sorrow at the possibility of any other situation than tion, full-blown planters. We 18th. inst. included 100 bales of rely on memory for quotation. se anyone I ever saw,' a peaceful ons existing.
have known cases wherein such waste silk for Manchester; 85 But-"The schoolmasterannounc Artemus Ward not read? Then As might have been supposed, his speech to the Conference youths have, inside quite a few bales of raw silk and 41 chests ed that the ill-feeling hitherto more's the pity. Would he were having apparently proved satisfactory to the Conservative presa, the years, become estate-managers, of Persian opiam for London; 145 existing between Baldwinsville alive now, and here in Hongkong fruit, Radical and Nationalist section is occupied, if not in pulling and are now teaching to others a bales of raw silk for Lyons; 60 and the British Government was to keep things going and gently The Confucian Society it to piecos, at least in offering unfavourable comment and making Profession which they themselves bales of raw silk, 25 bales of now at an end." "Young man: if I to gird at us all for our many vices of foreign band. unworthy suggestions. Fortunately the Premier has been able to will probably never learn. We waste silk and 25 cases of human were your father I'd appoint your follies and vanities. Read him silence at least most of the grumblers forthwith, by his definite have never championed mere hair for Marseilles.c
funeral for to-morrow-and the on the subject of Women's Services of foreign band.
The Ohinese T. M. C. A statemente in the House last night: (1) The speech was sent to theory, but we do consider that,
corpse should be ready.""How Rights, Mormonism, Free Love, me in the ordinary way by the King, and I take the whole reapon- until planters undergo some more
many chickens have you on foot opiritualism, the
"Ma Yuk-shan 1,000 boltles Bentimental sweets, 150 boxes sweets and 50 sibility therefor." (2) "His Majesty, throughout this matior, has serious training than the haphazard
and in the shell?”. "Betsy novel, and a score of other cranks 1-1b, tina of biscuits. followed the strictest constitutional practics. He has not taken any apprenticeship which we have
Jane, said I, do you know me?" and crazes. How's this for the step from the beginning to now, except in consultation with, and mentioned above, the satate.
Know you, you old fool,' said she; Spiritualista? "Jest so soon as a "On Ning" tea, 200 bottles "Ping Ping On-shi:-1,000 packages on the advice of, his Ministers." Then, since the leader of the owners will never gai full value
Of course I do. Whereupon I man becomes a reglar out an out On" oil, 20 boxes pills; and, for Home Rule Farty has made these frank admissions, what more do from three to five years at some-Notice is given that on dr about thousand others that one could lets his hero grow all over his W. G. Humphreys & Co. :—-100
for their money. Lads who spend Harbour Notification, Shanghai knew she did.theas, and a sporrit rapper he loves off workin, exhibition, articles of art, his followers want in the way of assurances ?
An Irish paper intiraates that His Majesty is exposed to the such college as the one contem- the 23rd instant, by order of the quote, are not they just as amusing fase and starte spunjin his livin suspicion of baving been influenced by the Tory Party. Our only serious planting equipped with operations for dredging at What about, "Our parents both the diskelunarya he kin find and Services of band at Bazaar.
plated in Ceylon, will go to Whangpoo Conservanoy Board, without grotesqueness of spelling? out of other people. He eats all Chinese St. Joseph Band surprise is that the Carsonites have not made similar imputationa with regard to Radical influence, for the King's remarks relatively us good a schooling for Pootung Point will be commenced. slept in the same meeting-house goze about with his month full can be made to apply equally well to either side.
their profession as the ex hospital While such are in process of ex- on a Sunday," or "It was a sweet of long words, skeerin the lives articles and medione,
Dadan Co Supply of toilet "The trend has been towards an appeal to force."
"The cry
For law student for his. of
ecution steamers must not attempt sight
to see our several out of women an little children. Proprietor of Happy Retreat civil war is on the lips of the most responsible and the most sober-
to navigate the passage to the mothers-Betey Jane's and mine He don't do no good, is a cass to Supply of tes and refreshments minded of my people." And again "issues apparently so
south of the Head and Stern with their gowns tucked up easiety, an a pirit on honest for 7 days and nights. capable of adjustment, if handled in a spirit of generous com
mooringa in the 6th, 7th and 8th affectionately boiling soap to people's corn-beef barila." promise.
In what way do these remarks apply exclusively to one
Sections of the harbour. Notice gether, and abusing the neigh- I would like to ask Mr. Croy
Tak CheungA quantity of party or the other? Surely the one is se ready to talk of civil war of vessels entered at Dairen dar-give free scope to the dredger, real; Artemus is giving us live Artemus. Perchance, now that The Hongkong Ice Co. as the other; surely, too, the spirit of generous compromise is not ex-ing the month of Jane was 189 the tug-boat and mail tender human beings; not mere puppets. he has reached the years of tons of ice
The total number and tonnage is farther given that, in order to hours."? Here is something how long it is since he read perfume, tooth pasto, ladies hand
bage and umbrellas; peated to be only on one side. To carp as efforts after peace so manifest vessels and 335,000 tone, being moorings on the Footung side of Once more; what about his discretion he might approach hiëA. 8. Watson & Co. ly genuine as those which King George has made will appear to all right-thinking people the height of churlishness. His Majesty can 62 470 tons from the month be the several atom-launch moorings which Mark Twain quotes respect, Doubtless Mr. Ward" is
a dncrease of 25 vessels and Sections. 6 and 7, as well as celebrated amoke-room Blory, great countryman. with more of serated water, Boo what the violent partisans on either side seem utterly unable to fore. Of the total entered 153 just below the Point, must be somewhere. eee; namely: that there is an enormous amount to be said both for vessels of 270,780 tone were removed before the 23rd instant, men in Arkansas that hadn't a day is coming again people in full supply of gas required
I once knew not read as he should be; but his,
The Hongkong & China Gad and against the Home Role question, and that each side has a right Japanese, 9 vessels of 28,457 tons These moorings may be re-laid, tooth in his head. A long, England, if not in America, are during 7dayaand nights; and, for
Co. Donation of 86000 to a far greater amount of onsideration than the other seems pre- German, 10 vessels of 21,165 on application to the Harbour thrilling panse bystanders all waking up to his real worth and exhibition, various kinds of 840 pared to give. The pity is that a dissolution cannot be brought British and 146els of 10,217 Minster, as soon se the progress open oyed and expectant, and to the fact that men of his mould about forthwith and a clean start made again.
મ tone Chinese.
of the dredging work will permit, then And yet, believe me, that are immortal, or nearly.
cooking and heating appliances
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Vessels at Dairen.
Notice To Mariners.
Yu Fan-aon:-10 cases dried
cases assorted soap,
Ser