"CANTON NEWS.
(From our own correspondent).
BIBLE SOCIETY,
The Report of the Hongkong Auxiliary,
Canton, February 28, West River Piracy, Last Wednesday, the 24th, a
The annual meeting of the junk carrying a cargo of 120 Hongkong Auxiliary of the British boxes of Kerosene oil, the pre- and Foreign Bible Society is be- perty of the Asint's Petroleaming held this evening at St. An-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1915,
TELEGRAMS.
OBITUARY.
WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR
DEAD.
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Londen. Received March The death is announced of the
well-known author and lecturer, Frank T. Ballen, aged 56.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
REDUCTION IN PRICES
FROM 22ND FEBRUARY.
"WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE
REDUCED OUR PRICES OF:
LOCAL MEATO
AND
OWN FED POULTRY.
Oo., Shameau; was attacked and drew's Hall, Kowloon, when the (Reuter's Servios. To The "Telegraph. "')" looted by pirates as it was passing following report will be present- through a gorge known as Samled
"Added experience has showD Yung, in the Siu Hing Prefecture. As soon as the report raced that the claims of the Sonisty can him, the Chief of Waar Police tinue to be recognised in our com.
[The deceased, who was born sent out a gunboat to the scone munily, and fresh encouragement of the disturbance and the trope is derived from the circumstance at Paddington in 1858, received nearest at hand were put ja ma that their presentation by oollect-o education after 1866, from rrens pot failed of success. The which time he was an errand boy, tion to apprehend the pirates,
Committee would venture to nomad, etc., until 1880. Then he Canton-Kowloon Railway Police, uggest that widor use may be want to sex in various capacities made of the present organisation, up to and including chief mate, After investig ding the mutter | fully, Governor Li has decided to which seems to be adequate and visiting all parts of the world. redistribute the police along the suitable, for appeale, through the Eu became a junior clerk in the line of the Canton-Kowloon Rail-Ilies Committee, to friends of Moleorological Office in 1883, in Bible whose memes
which position he remained until war. In only thres stations, Wuthe Chung, Sat Tan, and Sun Tong, not yet in the list of subscribers 1899. In addition to bie numer: FOOTBALL IN HONGKONG. the shares he went to the defend. will force of thirty palice has the Sucipty, To quicken oua novela, deceased was the placed; the stations of legerim-rorathy, and at the same time author of many urticles and portance will be given snailer to enlarge the sphere of opore esBBYS.] numbers. This now arrangementtions, will be to ndrance, from will leave a canriderable number your to year, in a service, worthy who will be organized into an af the hast efforts on the part of emergency aquatron, to be all who are associated as workers ruched without lety to any place togoller in this Auxiliary...
where a disturbance may arive.
Farewell Dinner,
During part of the year the Ladies' Committee was ̈¤~ der the disadvantages of · hav-
On the occasion of the dojnet-ing no Secretary in the Colony. ure of the former Fim-no-Sain
FEBRUARY RAINFALL.
The rainfall for the month of [ompile, however, of this draw-February, as registered at the missioner, Mr. Yim Kohi, the back, the endeavours of its mem- Botanic Gardens, is as followe staff of his department gave his bors have been of a character to a farewell dinner on the evening call for grateful acknowledg
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NEW PRICE LISTS DATED 20th FEBRUARY 1915 CAN BE HAD ON APPLICATION.
League Matches and Other Matters.
The football matchen arranged for this week are as follows:-
To-day.-Club v. Police (U. S. League); Club ground, 5 p.. referee, Wr. F. W. Wright. Uni- versity v. Victoria Rovers (Hong kong League); Military ground, 5 p.m.; referee. Mr. F. W. Eiger, Confucians v. Diocessus (Hong kong League); Navy ground, 5 p.m.; roferee, afr. A. A. Wilson.
R.G.A. v. Navy Saturday. (U. S. League); Military ground,
ant and asked him if he was will ing to take 731. Mr. Ehrenfela
went to different brokers and had
sa cfar of 731, when witness called back after having tried to cell and gave witnesa instructions to sell the shares at 731.
By Mr. Goldring:-He went to one broker-Logan and Basto,"
You got 747-No.
It is rather strange, is it ret, tha you got. 74 from them almost im mediately afterwards?—I never sold abarea to Logan and Basto.
Why did you say in one breath. various brokers, and then, in the next, only one broker ?— Mr. Ehrenfele told me he went to gaveral.
The question is whether you are speaking the truth or not.
4 p.m.; referee, Mr. F. W. Eager.put it to you the market price was 74. You know Mr. Potts had offar- In addition to those League en-
oounters, another trial match will" od 74 to Mr. Ehrenfele ?-No.
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the 2nd Division team and Bel-
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Mr. F. Smyth said the price: was 74 on that date daring the
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ASDIAMOND MERCHANTS we are LEADING in the East.
chora, at the Club ground, on morning between 10.30 and 11 ITALIAN GRAND OPERA
Thursday, at 5 p.m..
The following will be the
teams :-
Belchera,Gunner Mandy; Cpl. Caron and Gunner Stalker Lieut, Joues, Leo-Opl. Smith and Gunner Edgeler; Gunner Golden berg, Pte. Davia, Mr. Pennell, Sapper Townsend and Gunner Thomas Reserves: Watson and Woods (A.O.D).
of the 20th at the headquart rámart, and in their continuance of the Electric Supply Con the the chief ground of hope for Band. In his final speech to his hereesed aid to the Bible Society assistant, Mr. Yin Hai la de from its Hongkong constituency. The annual public meeting of sired to thank them for their ocartesis to him end to encour-the Auxiliary was held in the age them to renew their exortions Only ill, Friday, 19th February, to find ways and means of retiey-1014, who the Honourable Mr. ing the country from its great Claud Severn, who presided, the financial burdens. He was sorry Rev. . . Bondfield, D D., the to be compelled to acknowledge Society's Agent in China, and the that although he had been in the Kov. J. K. Monchic, of the office for several years the Unicu Church, delivered addres seemed to have been able to ator. These dealr, instructively, omplish very little of real value. with outstanding aspects of the He strongly urged all the Society'e activities, with special" employees of the departinent to reference to the constantly ex- purchase public bands to the toading Geld of distribution, to extent of their ability, thus giving the service rendered by culpor- what help they could to the teure and Biblewomen in China! Central Government and at the and her Dependencies, and 'to the same time setting a good example testimomes received during the for others to follow,
year of results that have followed Excursion Launch Stink, from the circulation of the About three o'clock in the Scriptures. "afternoon of the 20th of February, Impressions derived from the a steam launch heavily loaded Society's Centennial Assemblies with passengers, on its way from in England were portrayed, and Canton to Cuan Chueo, suddenly encouragements attendant on the sank while in the vicinity of Poon more recent developments of Bible Chung village, and more than a work in Eastora lands were set. hundred passengers were drown-forth, accompanied by stirring ed, most of whom were women.. appoule for continued sympathy
The boat was fearfully over and support. loaded and this is assigned as the It is gratifying to record the
Sunday Preach. immediate cause of the citas due observance in the local
In a circalar, Mr. F. W. Eager, trophe. These people were enjohurches, Chinese and цов Washington, January 18.-"If their way to witness a series of Chinese, of Bible Sunday. As Christ came to Washington" will the energetia Secretary of the great processions al Cuan Chuen regards the former, the practice be the subject of the sermon Football Association, regrets to which have been organized by a baving now become established, Billy" Sunday will preach next announce that he has been order- merchant of that place by the name the sanctions of custom will assure Monday before such nationaled Home, and will sail on April of Au Wan-cbuen. Since the change its contiauance. With a view to leaders ae President Wilson, 10. A meeting is to be called at of government in China the village rendor Bible Sunday in Chinese Champ Clark and Cabinet officials. an early date to arrange the, business has been so dull that churches increasingly helpful, His tort will be taken from Luke appointment of a successor. this enterprising citizen conceives alike to the churches themselves 19:1, "Jesus entered and passed- the notion of attracting trade by sad to the Bible Society, the through Jericho." this means and tue quea has be Commisice trusta that Chinese
come so popular that is said Christian leadore will be kept in that more than a hundred thon-vital touch with the up-to-date
örder amount,
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28th
Total.
President Wilson to Hear "Billy"
2nd Division.-Edwards; Gan- nor Gollar and Cheung Wing-boo; W. H. Viveash, Johnson and Panga Kap-you; Lonag Wing tai, R. A. Carvalho, Lieut. Roupell, I. L. Goldenberg and Kwok Shing- hing.
o'clock. In fact, he thought it was the buying market of the day pravions. He himself: bad offered 74 to Mr. Ehrenfels, knowing he had the shares. Mr. Ehrenfels said they were sold at 73.
The bearing was adjourned for the defendant to be called, his Lordship intimating that be would like to ask him a question, and he also requested the attend. once of Mr. Smyth, Baing
busy man, he was sorry - 10 have to ask him to attend avain. Mr. Smyth said he would do so, Defendant later appeared and said "that" he could not recollect instructing the plaintiff to sell the shares at 731.
The Shield semi-final will be played between the R.E. and the
His Lordship held that the 2nd Division on Thursday, March 11, on tae Club ground, com-market price on that dato was 74, mencing at 4 pm, a
and that selling at 734 was not fair to the client. The matter was a met important. one and had given the Court of Appeal at Home considerable trouble.
The hearing was adjourned,
A stalement of accounts showe that from the recentcharity match between Chinese and Indians. there is a balance of $83.35-a very satisfactory result,
Tu minitive ul she Hung- Long Football Associating thank Mr. Ng Fang-chan and his Uop- Intee for their ine work in prepar-
tickets, and also the Lam
SUGAR SHARES.
Court Case,
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
KOWLOON CANTON" KAILWAY. (Brition Section). TIFFIN TRAIN, The Public is hereby notified
6th, and on each succeeding Saturday until further notice. tiffin will be served on the train leaving Kowloon at 1.35 p.m. tu first clase passengers only. The charge for tiffin will be $1.35. T
To assist the management and for their own personal o.infort, passengers are requested to book their seats in advance, by t:le- phone or latter, which may be done up to Friday night..
sand spectators have been on sau pamphlet kraure, distribuera centre. At the philanthropic to witness the ce obrations. B. freal the B. F. B. S.'s China bazaar, bald last Jana in Kanned far the greater part of the un-Agency in Shanghai, through Town, aya means ofrnizing fand-" fortunate porous who met ileir his Hoogkung Depot. By time-for relief work in the flooded die death in the sinking of the deny transition and interpretation of Kwangtung, an assort. the stand and in delux were residents of Caston. tion, Muine of the more striking ment of Scripture, purchased for
fact, and figures can be rendered the purpose by the Chinese lolong an Islamic clubs for help that on and from Saturday, March Japanese Asking for Monry. acosable for pulpit and plat orm, charches, was placed ou sale withing to well the col The Kwangtung G Vernment It bas bien shown that, within results that were deemed fully has bought cost and machinery this plcro, Chess Chriet-satisf.otory.
be moved to steady from the Mitsui Basaan KABUK to 1ADA, cao
A glance at the wider uilcok f the amount of $400,000. In forts marked by patient zeal. the Bible Society, from the view- tu meet is re Tus best results, however, can be point offered by its Agency in the authorities burobitated only when he churches China, may fitly olore this report, rowed the money from the Bank are in a position to draw from the The Committee is informed, from Hearing Adjourned in Summary QE Formosa. Now, however, that Sosirty, shrough the proper clan- Sannghai, that the total ivenes of bank has become so insistent in n÷ls, adequats intelligence leading Scriptures from the central depit its demands for the return of the to clearer vision. Non-Chinese there, for the period under review workers asociated with Chinese were more than 2,000,000 and
The notion was resumed in the churches are reminded of the that the figures for January of the Illustrated Book Report, issued current year, 1015, indicate a Summary Court, before Mr. ananally by the Bible Society, in proportional circulation that is Justice Gomperie, this morning, a form well adapted to furnish still higher. The fact that the when Monacce David Silas, suggestions for Bible Sunday bulk of these Noripturas are sold sued Hugo Charles Ehrenfels for addrescue in Chinese,
to the Chinese suggests that the $175, balance alleged to be due From the deput in D'Aguilar new nation has become Bible on a abare transaction in Obing Street there were sold, during the reading, a fact fraught with Sugar Refining Company chares. departure bas been somewhat twelve months covered by this significance for its progress and Mr. Haywood (from Mr. Leo Telephone No. K. 43. delayed. She is, Lowever, now record, Scriptures in English, development.
D'Almada's office) is for plaintiff, loading at Middlesbrough, and Chinese and Japanese, io French, That this Auxiliary has a place and Mr. Goldring represents de- will class in London not later than German, Greek and Russian and among the forces that are making, fendant, bei de Jan. 27. for the Far East. The also in two Indian languages; a steadily and continuously, for His Lordship said the onus was following steamer will be the total of 8 170, vained at $1950.15, national reconstruction in China on the plaintiff to prove he got the Benavon, from London on Feb. 6,
The flowing should have should animate and inspire every best price he could for his client. and after this it is hoped that the mention as an incident in the endeavour made on behalf of the Mr. Sties said before the sale of asual fortnightly service of the
Bon' steamers will be resumed. Year's working from the Depot as Society in the colony of Hongkong.
loan that arrangements have been made to take it up in its entirety.
Ben Line. The Hen Line anacunce that owing to a casualty to their steamer Benvorlich the vessel's
The Train will be made up and waiting at Kowloon at 1'p.m. so that passengers crossing from Hongkong by the 12.55 pm, 1.05 p.m. and 1.15 p.m. Ferries will be able to start their tiffin before the departure of the train, By.order,
H. P. WINSLOW, Manager.
Kowloon, 1st March, 1915,
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