A CHINA COAST LIGHTHOUSE.
A Visit to Sampaachau Light.
TELEGRAMS.
INDIAN FINANCE.
BILLS TO BE RENEWED. (Reuter's Service To The Telegraph,"
London, Repaired May 3. At the beginning of April a Indian Stocks are easier in bon- long needed light-house, Warquence of renewed talk of an ending Indian Government opened an S.mpânubau, which i part of the group of jelaude, in long-lated Loan for 3-1/2 millions Ubigese waters, roughly speaking sterling. halfway betwenu Hongkong and Inemaquarters the rumours are Canton, Captaina of river boat at ributed to the foot that on May know 10 their coat all about 18 h., 2-1/2 millions sterling bills Sampanchau, for the rocks and mature, which will probably be ahallow round it have alwayrenewed in their present" form. made the meat careful pilotage a stern necessity.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The following will be put before the members of the Legislative Council to-morrow, at 2.30 p.m.
Business
The other night we Jortunate enough to be able to pay the island a visit and examine the remarkable system of lighting which abilishee, for good and all the dangers of the immedia
formerly neighbourhood that existed even for light craft. Ti è was low, and thus one was able and 111,"4" to get a tolerably clear id a of the prevalence of hindrances tomines, (N», 5.) navigation, Rocks were every- where, and landing was a case of i agility and wet feet.
1. Financial Minutes. (Nos. 10
2. R port of the Finance Com
Orders of the Day. Fire reading of a But in ituled An Ordinance to smand the
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1916,
SPECIAL POLICE-
RESERVE:
The following is Special Police Reserve General Notification No. issued by the Assistant Superiot- endent of the Reserve.
Organisation.
The Special Police Reserve. f»r«
of drill, mu-ketry, purp08 mobiliation, etc. will be furmed int Companies. Eich Company for the present will consist of four Platoons, and each Platnos will consist of two Sections. A com ulete Company will number 109 men of all rankų, tha+:-~~
Company Commander 1, (In peotor) Platoon 0mm'nders 4, (Crown Bergeants) Sration Cm- m_nders8, (Srgeants) Men (24to! a Platoon) 98, Total 109.
Appointments.
Mr Elon Piter to be Inspeo- tor of Musketry, Mr. C. F. Mison, in be espec.or, Mr. E. 11. Eran8 to be Crown 8 rgeant, Mr G. E. Roylance to brown Srgeant.
Leo. L'Almada e CHNITO, to he Crown & rgeant, Mr. H.. A. Lammert to be Sergeant, Mr. W. J. Wilkinson to be Sergeant, Mr. Fw Enog to be vergeant,
S-rzeal, Mr A. E. de S. Alvos to he Serjeant, Mr. O. M. de S. Alves to be Sergeans, Mr. F. F. Eca de Nitra to be Sergeant, Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, to be 8 ore Sergeant Promotions and Appointments,
All fa are appointments and promotions in the non-com missioned fficers' ranks and the retention of those already male will depend upon "passing out
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CLAIM FOR RENT:
A Question of Partnership. This morning in the Summery Court, before Mr. Justics Haze- land, Li Shek Pang of 81, Wing Lok Street, gned the partners in the Wa Sing Chan boarding house to recover the sum of $1,057.80 being balanos of rent due in respect of N.3. Connaught Road West. The eum of $57.80 was waived to bring the claim. within the jurisdiction of the Court. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, of Mesars
Tua i and itself stands high,Trading with the Enemy Ordin-Mr. A. F. B. Sly Netto. to be eo that it was not necessary to 1914, and for purpo e allow to a particularly tell tower connected, therewith,' in planning the lighthouse. The Fr reading of a Bill intitalad height of the present tower- Odinance to mend the Rating sixty-five feet fruin the hill-sur-Odinance, 1901
First reading of a Bill'intituled .faces found to be ample. By
the side of the tower stands the An Ordinance to authorise the fog gun, an ingenious arrangeppropriation of a Supplementary meat by which reporte, audible Sum of Seven hundred and eighty at five miles dance, are created seven thou-and two hundred and automat cally tintivals of fifty-two Dullate and twenty-six thirty seconds. Sanul aneously Ceath, in defray the Charges off a N Q. Othoora Class of In-Dascon, Looker. Deacon and flash of gutted ga- shows througi, the Your 1014. ·
traction. This dose not apply Hureton, appeared, for the plain Second ronding of the Bill in the case of Inspector saun; -, and M. Otto Kong Sing for the glass the top of the receptacle
inuled An Ordinance to provide Drown Sergeants. Evace that holds the guo.
for the incorporation of the Mother Superior in this Colony of the Sciety of the "Soure de Saint Paul de Chartres
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deceased perauLs.
by which the
Secund reading of the Bill in tuled an Ordinance to amen 08 Arion Enemies (Winding Up) Ordigauce, 114, and to give power to stay autiona rien enemies.
Courtesies....
and
It is noted that when on
A seemingly endless climb
Rylance. Any membor of the brught us to the top of the ston
Police R-serve may notify to La steps which lead to the base of
spector Ma on his "intention of jining the Class, and may then the tower. Iuide were more stap which eventually carried us into tipo known as the Asile de raport himself at the next parade. Siure Enfance and as the Candidates may expect a good the presence of the light itsel! Much has been written about the Franch Convent is carried on. deal of hard work, and should' Sed reading of the Bill ignot join unless prepared to attend mechanism of lighthouses in the abstract, and about the refracting titled Au Ordinancs to provide a ob parade, in addition to the arrangement, by the employment or the levy of Estate Duty pay-urdinary Company parades, of wulon theme is magufieubles in respect of the estates so many times; and it may be Baid that the governing principle. of such ed fisle, to all intents, the same in every case. Tusti 80, but the curauer of the light ing apparatus res in individual Oders, The method employed ai Sampanou is the same as tha used for the various bauys in Hongkong usrbour: the aga, description of wire appeared in the Telegraph of May 30, 1913 When that cipio was write, the Aga light was a new thing to the East, though in Sweden (where it was invented), in many European countries, and iu Nota 848-burner remains to feed the and Bouth Americe it has been ot of light known as the pilot il me. With the arrival of dark extensively used for years past, We ventured to prophesy for 1,uess or fog the ends of the cylin at the time, a worldwide use a no very diswut uale; aud we were not far out in our calculations, fur it is to be found-mader une form
of another-on buoys and light ships, in the street, in private
the defence.
Judgment has already been obtained ageidst one partner, and the proceedings are now against another mau alleged to be a partner, to prove his partnership.
The case was adjourned.
NAVY SLANG.
A Sallor's Dictionary.
parade (and whether on or off A dictionary of some of the slang parade when in uniform) the in commnuss in the Nivy could Hon., Captain Superintendent of be compiled from the letter of a Police, the Deputy Superintend--ailor on bard H M.S. O roline. agslastut of Police, the Assistsu The following are examples
Superintendent of Police, and all The old men the captain Ommittee on the Bill intituled Luspectors must be property salut- Jimmy the one; No. 1...the first A 1 Or inant to amend and coned. Salated are part of the cour
idate the law relating to "Unitesies of military and police life, se Passenger Ships" as defined to the proper observance of which by the Chin se Passengers Act,mein bere of the Pulico Reserve Asiatic should pay scrupulous attention. 1855, and concerning Ligrants generally.**
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dera once more become out acted and the flame bursts to the fall.
hieutenant
enant
Sunnery Jack....gunnery lieut Co Bill
offer from the March»n Service -
It is equally the duty of the per rig.iran polisber, sily...an engi-
Hon saluted to relarg the coun neer
eye upon the performance Pay bob the paymaster of these small details, such as Bluelights ..................................the gunner eluting, that the credit of the Pils or Squibbs...the doctor Force and the individual depen ie. The pilot the navigating officer Sparks...... the wireless operator Cappy Chappa... the carpenter's
Notification of Parades, Etc. Alfordero, except ture issued On an emergeuo, will Es notified At the foot of the tower we from time to time in the public found eigh large a camulator Press, European and Quinese, by which, together, Continuourtesy of the Eliture of the where about a year's supply various newspapers, and will tal-acetyline, in a purous sub-usually appear in the issues of stance (whose composition is a woret) in which it is absorbed. From there s pipe led to the lamp up which the gas was forced by
morning and Friday evening and Tuesday evenig and Wednesday Saturday morning of each week.
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BOXING.
Tournament at the V.R.C.
As will be seen by our advertis- ing celamos, Mr. F. E. Hall has arranged a boxing tournament to take place at the Victoria Re- creation Club on the night of the The great feature of 15th, inst the programme is that the con- teatant, are, for, the most part, the Shropshires, members of and a night's good boxing will be appreciated by them as much as apy entertainment that could be put before them. The protecting visitor have had sufficient time in the Colony to get in some good trainis, and therefore we should sce sme decent fighting. The men are unknown numbers at the game a far as our experience goes, bat that does not ferm any obstacle to the prospects of good fighting. As a matter of fact, some of the bast fighte We ever witnessed-that is, best in the from all suggestion took place sense of being free
between men who had not been paid fabaloue sams by cin-mato- graphoperators for their pictures, and who did not talk of gigantic pareo, There is every reason to balieve that our will ight as well as the horses ing countrymen the Shropshires, jampi Ludlow or as they make marry at Shrewsbury when the great boliday event is on.
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aport:
The fights nououooed are: 10 Rounde Contest:-for the bantam-weight championship of the Shropshire, LL., Frank Beesty Shrewsbury v. Harry Jonks Shrewsbury,
6 Round C ›ntest.—Middle- Flag-wagger............. signallers weight John Steventon, Iron. Chief Buffer obief deck band Bidge Shrops v. Harold Davies, Imray the Piper the bosswein Oswestry. Bandage rollers...sick-bay attend-
M.tines (from French matelot).... Stripey sergeant of marises
ants
KEN ADL
6 Runde Contest.--Welter. veib, William Noiry, Coalbrook- dalev, . Q. Junes, Oswestry.
6 Band ContestLightweight Bailors Grab-spoilers.
.........cooke W. Ward, Hongkong v. George Tiffiestengt Le-rocoa ertificers Plan, Mudeley.
6 founda Contest.-Feather- ship's policeman Bubbly The Jaunty. .......master-at-arms weight, J. Cotton, Wellington.
rum ration. J. Barnett, Wellington.
6 Rounds Contest.
The Crusher
Heavy-
houses, factories, ships and yachts, as well as in the form of our car and signalling lamps, in sum part or other of every civilised
Changes of Address, etc., --- country. Seven months after the
It is imperative inst, whenever date of the article alluded to, own pressure. Creeping in- the Ags for which the Swedish ide the lantern-which is shaped wanted, the members of the Po- like a bee-bive and which consiste lice Reserve can be communicated Trading Company are agents) of ring upon ring of crystal glass with without delay. Any change installed on the Fairway and Casi
wa were able to watch the rise of address, business or private, or Kock Buoye inthe waters of this
and extinction of the dazzling of telephone number, from the par- Colony anu, a year later, m.me. Any desireg sundle power ticulate given in the Application attend any Parade must be noti- weight, E Jones, Wellington v mander Bell Taylour in his
can be given, and any desired Form must be immediately for fed to the Sergeant in charge of Thomas, Wellington, official reportaaten that the ligcharactor" and the size of the wardedia writing to the respective the Platoon or to Inspector Mason, Baking is in the hands of had been in operation all the time, without a single hitoa, and that burger, together with the character Sergeanta in charge of Platoons. "Devil's Own Platoon Drill Cup: Muiries and the prices are: he had received many appreciaED, determines the amount Members leaving the Colony for The members of the legal pro-Ringede $3 other seate $2.
of daily gas consumption. In a period exceeding 22 hours must fession in Hongkong have. most
Mr. Hall is hoping he informa Tais may well be, judging from point of cheapness as well as notify either Inspector Mason or appropriately and generou-ly what we can the other night, both bandiness and durability, the Agathe A. S. P. Lo cases of urgency presented a $400 sterling silver us, to be able to offer inducive from a disince and elso within easily delete all others. The this may be done by telephone. cap for: competition by the var- terus to an American named Rose power of the light on 8mpanobau All non-commissioned officers one Platoons of the Pulice who is said to have made a big the tower itself, Oleauliueer, needs nu description, for all who leaving the Colony for any Reserve. The Cup is on view in hit in the American middle- thorough efficiency, simplicity have made the night jurney to period, however, short, must the windows of Messro Coss. J. weight section, and who is said cheapnese and the recuoiod of attendant labour are hard to beatur from Can on are aware of it.
This remarkable achievement
tions of them from shipmastere.
delicate instrument eneio ed in a
notify the A, 8. P.
Gaupp & Co, Chater Road, On to be on his way to Australia, to Attendance on Parade," behalf of every member of the fight under the wing of Snowy when any species of mechanism is
Attendance on every parade Rearve, the A.S.P. trusts that he Baker, to remain in Hongkong so making a bid for popularity. The of the welish loveator Dalou, Rame springs into existence owes its popularity to the qualities ordered ie quired, except in may suitably express their recoges give the promoter an opport automatically; that is to spy, the which we have outlined, and to exceptional cir umstances, by zition of the extreme interest unly to fix up a brat between the ine aniversal applicability; for every member of the Police taken in thim by the Donora of American and Corporal Scott. lamp has a su value attached: a the same light that is not in the Reserve. This Force, the first of this trophy. The Cup will be Mr. Hall is very anxious that he gines case, and consisting of four lighthouse can be set up on its kind, is being watched closely ompetexi for once a quarter by should succeed in bringing about emaller scale, in the bedroom or and with interest, and it must be Platoon, acting under their own the fight, and as soon as matters cylindrical brase rods surround
the office. We notice, by the way. a personal matter with every Platoon Sargonts, the name of are put in order the public will inz, a equil distances, a larger that at Dutch Folly, Cantun three man to keep up the standard of 200 ch Flatoon being engraved beinformed of the date of the bout. oyliper which is of copper, and
Aga baʊy, have just been ast up. efficiency already shown, faced with lamp black. To Leople who are sondemned to stated by His Excellency the Officers of the regular forces
the sup 18 As long a
live in the wilds of the New Governor, the continuation of the will be asked to adjudicate on out the lamp-black contiones
attract as much heat an mil Territory of Kwangtang Province, Special Police Reserve has noth- eso à occasion as to which Platoon keep the ears of the brass, rode or to those on the rubber estates ing whatever to do with the eb we the highest degree of expanded sufficiently to make the in Malaysia, where a paraffia lamp present European War. The en artoss and efficiency. The "cleaned" by a native boy is the Reave will continue to exist and conditions of the Competition are Fassage all but
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