ROBERT PORTER & SON'S
BULL DOG
IN
LIGHT ALE
PINTS AND
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A. S.
WATSON
SPLITS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ‹ MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1910.
Hapless Chlas.
DAY BY DAY.
The Weather.
The Malls.
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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHAN IS,
HONGKONG.
Telephone 16.
BIRTHS. CAMPBELL July 4, at Worthing, wife of H. E. Campbell (Shanghai), son.
PATUREL-On August 4, 1916, at No. 1 Siccawei Road, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. C. Paturel, a son.
MARRIAGES.
HAYES-KELMAN.-July 6, at Edinburgh.J. D. Hayes, B.A.. son of Rev. W. M. Hayes, D. D.. L.L.D., of Taingchowfu. to Barbara Monteath, daughter of Rev. J. Kelman, D. D.
BENN.-On July 15, 1916, Mr. G. A. Benn, 10th Royal Fusiliers,
killed in action.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1916.
TRAINING FOR THE FUTURE,
OUR UNHEALTHY POLICE R..H. K. GOLF CLUS.
COURT
A DisgracefulˇState of Affairs.
"Monthly Running Pools,
LAWN BOWLS:
Civil Service Reserver:
Taikoo Reservos.
Entranos Fee 50 cents per Card On Saturday Isat the Civil proceeds to leapportioned equally Sarvante met a much stronger between Pool Winner and "Star team from Taikoo on the Ciril: and Garter Hospital Fund."
Service ground, and went down July Results: Deep Water Bay, to the tune of 56-100. As however.
Gentleman.
the “home team;Ɛ was ... mostly
Many times during the present summer the atmosphere in the large Court si the magistracy has heen so bad that it has been « Bevington 77- 12-65 composed of beginners at the difficult for the Europeans who Mr B. D. Evans 82 14-68 game, it is extremely creditabla
bare had baziness there to carry
on their work in comfort, but their Douglas Olack 799-70 to them to have made such a good Mr K. M. O»mming, 71-(sor)--71) show in this their first match, and condition of affairs which pre- N. E. Kost 80 D-71 it sugars well for the future of the Thile † this morning surpassed sily, E. Golland 79 8-71 Civil Servics Club in the Bowls previsas experiences and brought K. Maitland 85- 14-71 | League, that such a useful reserve Teams and T. A.Laughlin... 82-8-74 is being formed. J. D. Kinnaird... 80 5-75 Scores:
Judging from Northern paper the opening of the Paking parlia ment was a somewhät tamenfair;
"A FOOLISH CONSISTENCY IS THE and, now that the angnat amemb HOBGOBLIN OF LITTLE MINDS, ly bas met; it can hardly be said ADORED BY LITTLE, STATESH EN AND PHILOSOPHERS AND DIVINES to promise auch relief where the SPEAK WHAT YOU THINK general situation in China is NOW IN HARD WORDS AND TO: MORROW SPEAK WHAT TO-MOR concerned. What foreigners vor. ROW: THINKS IN HARD WORDS naturally want to know is: Will AGAIN THOUGH IT CONTRADIT the parliament be listened to? EVERYTHING YOU SAID TO DAY.
Amerson Will its mandates be obeyed by the turbulent elements down here in the Bouth, or even by At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 78; the malcontents in Peking itself? . (1915, 78 fog.) Thus far orders have been issued
Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 84; from Peking, with tolerable fas. (1915, 84 fog.) regularity, to the gentlemen who are in obarge 'of the fun in Kwingtang and with equal Siberian Mail.Closes per s.. forth indignant condemnation of regularity these orders are die-
Malts st 5 p.m. to-day the arrangements by all concern
.. ed. Owing to the abseros of Mr. Mr E. Kinohen Smith 80 6-75. S. Reserves. Talkoo Reserves,
F. A Hazeland, all the large. Dewar
79- 1-78 Malta to'day. English Mail.Closes per se, number of week-end cason ware "Winner. 68. Entries.
Somali at 10a.m. to-morrow, I tried in this court, which, al-
86-14-72 Australian Mails-Oloss per us, though it is the larger of the two. ❤Mrs F. Maitland
Taiyaan at 11 s.m. and.. is certainly the more improperly Me MeKenny
... 95-18--77 Aki Maru at 3 p.m. to ventilated. The Court business intra J. W. Stewart ...
23-11-82 das to begin at 9.30, but somes, H. Humphreys 97 14-83 time before this seating socis J. Rodger modation at the rear of the Court crowd of Chinges, for the most Was taxed to its uttermost by a To-morrow is the Feast of the Part 5lthy, and even the doors and passages in Court were blocked Assumption and the 145th sub mob who could not find niversary of the birth of Siraats in the place set apart for Walter Scott,
the public. In the small dock were herded together over thirty prisoners, all squatting on the floor and looking as though they would willingly enffer a quick sentence to be able to get a breath
probable that distressing fate of affairs is going to be altered in the immediate fature. The lall in the fighting on the fringes of Canton has come to an end, and latest reporia chronicle some sharp exchanges of rifle and gun fire, with Áre promise of more to come. we to take all this as an in- timation that Peking is power-on lea? Or is Li Yaap-hang present- ly going to play stork to Lung's frog and Sham's monse?
The Need of Combination.
The Chinese have a thousand virtues for which we are bound
ever,
morrow.
The Dollar.
The opening rate of the dollar demand to-day was 2s. 1.9-16d.
To-morrow's Anniversary.
A Tourist's Loss.
Organ Recital,
Ladins.
Mim A. Gordon
104-18-86- 102-15-87 *Winner. July Monthly Pool:-Mixed Foursomes. "Miss Gordon and Mr-
Camming...
Langdon Sara Coole
Lvle
Clark
Parkinson
Aitchison Sloan
(skip) 14 (skip) 28
Smith
Connolly
Deane
Middleton
Hill
Gray
Oxberry
(skip) 15
McLaughlon
(skip)
31
Hail
Mairhead
Conside
Blake B1000
Eldridge
(ekip) 10 (skip) 19
Ewing Ponsford
Gardiner
Fauldes
Ballin Biwer
(skip).. 17
Gerrard Anderson *.(skip)
"
85 10-76
92-17-75
90-14-78
Total: 56
24
100
*Mim Gordon and Mr
Loughlin Mim Gittion nod Me
Fieber
....80; 8-72
84 12-72
86.14-72
85-12-73
88-14-74
Mr Mitchell-
Mies Robertson and
Mitchell
-50
sex
+49
.99 16-63
100-14-86
96-9-87
937-88
Young
Rumeli
Entry lists are posted in the
Entries close 26th inst.
The first round will be played by 3rd September and fellowing round weekly till competition finisher.
Should any tis remain unplay- ed by due date the second named couple in the match pass into the next round. This 'rule will be rigidly adhered to: no sxosp-
tions will be made.
SUMNER-LITTLE-July 1, at Battersea Park, Piers Sumper,
Miss Gordon, a tourist, reports to Louisa Scot, daughter of late R. Little, M.D., Singapore.
AMES-LAMONT-On June 28. 1916, at Perth, Scotland, to like and admire them but to the Police that she has had Samuel George Herbert Ames, of Shanghai, China, son of Samuel unity is not one of three. Not stolen from her room at the Astor House Botel jewellery worth Joseph Bird Ames, of Weymouth, Dorset, England. to Margaret.enly are they not united but, as $820, and $33 in money, of fresh air. It is true to Mrs Carlet and Mr
far as we can see, they appost youngest daughter of Donald Lamont, of Blairgowrie, Scotland.
A Busy Morning.
esy that every available spot DEATH..
physically unable to grasp the
Owing to Mr. Hazeland being in Court was occupied, that the Mrs McKenny and Mr fiet that, nowadays more than unable to attend at Court this place was filled with a horrible Brayabay
nation independent morning all the week-end caser, stench and that the temperature Miss Lammert and existence depends.first and fore- over 60 in number, were taken
was at least five or six degrees · Mr Carletosi. moet on everyone's agreeing to by Mr. J. R. Wood. Mr. Hazeland higher than that in the corridors Miss Gordon sud pull the same way for the common
outside.
Fracks
Competitors choose their own good. A terrible fate in threaten spent the week-end at Macao,
Oplum Seizure
One felt sorry for the European Mrs Gompertz and Mr ing the Chinese, and a large pro- Whilst on examination duty on
Entrance Fee $5:00 per comple.. portion of them must be perfectly Sunday, Sergeant Pincott seized Inspectors and other police off A. G. M Fletcher. 96-20-76 partners.. well aware of the fact; yet, to all on board the 8.8. Tacoma Maru pera who were forced to stay Mra H. Humphreys
in this den of diseases, for and Mr Wodehouse. 90-13-77 to be devoted to a War Charity. appearances, they set as though 185 taels of prepared opium. The three ceiling fans provided Mra Bam and Mr Parr 91-14-77 nothing mattered mach, and a ship's carpenter has been arrest the only means of alleviating Mr and Mrs Gompertz 100 19-81 varicus club house Much has been asid and written in relation to
oom though they
were prepared ed in connection with the matter. the conditions, und these Mrs Harvey and Mr mercial and industrial preparedness for the conditions which to accept with equanimity any
Martin will exist after the war, but we have heard little concerning disaster-from anarchy to an-
The third of the present series served rather to stir up the the necessity of revising and improving our educational nexation-that may fell on their of recitals of popular organ music atmosphere than to freaben it. Mrs Martin and Mr
Waller After the Court had been sitting which hapless country. There is, to will be given at 9.15 p.m. on vatem to fit the nation for the new circumstances in the House of Lords, of his views on this matter of supreme positively appalling in this cold-ral in aid of the Navy League sin of the dock and ordsesd Mrs Moxon and r will arise. Lord Haldene, we notice, has recently delivered himself, the foreign mind, something Monday next at St. John's Cathed for fully balf-an-hour, His Wor Mrs Moxon and Mr
E. Bencook ship, Mr. J. B. Wood, noticed the importance, in a survey of the educational outlook which was both landed indiffarannanna. Anahia_
R. Hancock fail and lacid. Since the war, Lord Daldane has been some even if it be not rather worse will be Mrs. W. J. Bill, who will about half of its human contents
• Tie for Prize. under a cloud because of a widespread belief that be bad mieled the than the plotting and the self sing Somervell's "Tears" and to be removed and placed outside
Won by Miss Gordon and Mr nation in regard to the German danger, and, in view of that fact, it seeking indulge in by the Handel's "O Love Divine" (the of it. It would have been positive
torture to have allowed them to Loughlin on the play-off. 66 wse scarcely surprising that, before he rose to address the House, leaders in the present strife well-known Largo).
Handicap: 1/3rd of the differ. remain in another minute.
Entries. the Duke of Buccleuch should call upon him to explain his conduct for even plotting is a sign of life The Colony's Health.
SECO between the respective Last week there were notified Although the Court is public The proceeds of this Competi-
handioare in bisques divided in this respect. The interposition war, to x senso, relevant, since it and energy. If platters and do
and open to all, it seems the tion will go to Queen's Work was known that the former Secretary for War intended contrasting nothings could only be persuaded in the Colony seven cases of en-
pro rata between the two players British and German educational methods. Bit Lord-laidane tocned for five minutes to combine and lerio fever (áre (stel), one fatal reverse of public interest to allow for Women" Fund.
ressiving the handicap i..., a 5 man and a 9 man playing it aide with the remark that he, more than anyone, was desirous to pall, in the same direction, occurrence of plague, and one so many curiosity-stricken Chin-
together against two scratch men that the whole fac's as to what was done before the war should be there might still be reasonable non-fatal case each of puerperal to overcrowd it and make But fever and paratyphoid fever. Three the work of discharging summary brought out, adding that there had been an extraordinary stream of hope for China's future.
would receive 5 birquen betwien misrepresentations and inaccuracies and the sooner they were will they condescend to do this? of the enteric carts were imparted, justice attendant by such great
discomfort. and all the patients were ChinneS
Moreover, could "Mr B. D. Evans ......86-18-68, them, the 5 man receiving 2 bir- brought to the test the better. All that need be said on that point is that nobody wishes to condemn Lord Haldane unheard, thongh
save one Pare offering from not the prisoners be brought Mr F. A. Parker......85-11-74. quee and the 9 msn 8 bisquen,
A half stroke, or over," sbali esch
94-18-761 case Mr A. Lerch we are afraid bis past'attitude in regard to the German peril, and
enterio end a British sufferer into Court
is called on instead of their beiɛg Mr J. Rodger... ad ....89-12-77, count as 1. Smaller fractions his knowledge of ir, will take a deal of explaining.
Some twelve months ago the from paratyphoid fever.
Too Hot for Clothes. bunched together, adding to the Mr J. R. Watson ......97-18-79 count as 0. However these things may be, no-one will question Lord Europeans of the Colony were
already over-charged atmosphere? Calone! Faichaie Haldane's competency when it comes to educational questions, circularised by an Anti-German
A Gunner i the Hongkong One wonders whether, after such a Me F. Berington 06-18-80 man against two soratob men. to the study of which he has given a great part of his life. For that League, and there was some Singapore Batalion R.G.A. was reason bis present warning deserves the closest attention. To this suggestion that Hongkong people charged by Ispector Lamont, set of circumstances an prevailed Mr N. S. M raball.....93-12-81 Difference in handicap equals 14. ephere, Lord Haldane considers that, as in the case in the present might get buey and join thit from Banghon, at the Police to-day, the Court will be thorough- Mr E. J. R. Mitchell.93-12-81 streker, one third equals 3 2/Syds war, Germany will be our chief adversary. While admiring the league. The association has not, Court this moning, with being ly cleansed with disinfectant Mr A. C. Laith.96 13-83 bisques, equala 6 birques, which *Winner. 82 Entries. and 9/14tha equalı 2 biegusi and German system, he sees in it certain defects which it would be we believe, had altogether a smooth improperly drewed in Chatham and made fit for habitation-an it Mr L. N Leefe 102-18-84 divided in the ratio of 5/14ths unwise for us to copy, the points in which it exeale being in regard path, but that is neither here nor Boad fast evening. It was stated certainly was not this morning.
Mixed Foursomes.
3 birques.
Mixed Foursomes Knock-out ...... to secondary education and in the provision of a special system there. Just now we would like to by police cffer that the man The Magistrate should take action
mcat an ily clothed. to see that this condition is not Winners :- of training for the artisan, which turns out an ever-growing army ask if the Britishers of Hong-wa
Competition. ... of skilled workmen. As we know, this system is such that every kong have any fixed intention of Defendant's exure was that he repeated and crder the proper Mrk H. Esncock sad Mr
About the beginning of Octo ber there will be a Mized Four- boy in trained in some definite occupation, while workmen are combining to keep the German was so hot thy he did not know Bis Worship obliged to go through a certain coarse of technical training before away from bere when the war is what he weading.
somes Knock-out Composition for being accepted in given trades. To show our deficiencies in this! over. We have and many of bound him or in a bond of 10.
a priza kindly presented by a regard, Lord Haldane quoted certain figures from which he proved our readers are of the same way that no less than 90 per cent,
of British youths get no of thinking too little faith in the SALVING HE
Competitors arrange their own education at all after the age of fourteen. As to what happens Ministry at Home to believe that
partners. to lesving school," or to these yonths after
very it will be firm enough to punish large proportion of them, we know all too well. They are allowed the German se he deserves; and
4
Keep the German out of
Hongkong.
out will have
"WESTLEY."
Doc Coolies.
S.J
cleansing of the Courte every day
Happy Valley: Monthly Running Pool. Gentlemen.
Dodwell ... well as regulate the attendance 19 Entries. to only respectable limits. Euro- peans often cbide the Chinese about their nucleanliness, bet our police courts are no model.
THE BANK LARCENY CASE.
.94-16-79 Eismple:- A 5 man and a 9
97-12-85
Other Results,
Professional Pairs.-The win- | Member. nere of the Professional Pairs a:e Mr. Beavis and Mr. Potter who defeated Mr. A. B. Stewart and Mr. Bowker by 5 and 4 in the final.
Fall particulars will be publish.. ed in das course.
Handicaps.
To reach the Final the win- The following handicaps areTM nere accounted for:Taylor and issued :- Pegg by 4 and 2, Hodgson and Happy Valley, Deep Water Gedge by 2 and 1, Claxton and Bay and Fan Ling Courses.
Gentlemen-Mi C. E.. E Evans by 1 up, Milzer Jonse and
Faichnie at the 19th, while the Beavis 2, Mr E J. B Mitchell Runners-Up Krooked out:for 10, Mr A. Carlsion 11, Mr. F. 3. ray and Baten by 4 and 3, Parz De Bome 11, Mr P. J. Fale mer 12, and Loughlin by 4 and 2. Arch- Mr B. D.Evans 12, Mr O. E. Gale batt and Jones by & and 2, Dewar 12, Mr L. N. Leefe 15, Mr. A.. and Fisher by 3 and 1, Back and | Leach 18, Lient. Col, D. O. Frich-
nie 13, Mr F. Bevington 14, Mrs Parker by 2 and 1.
Jaly Captain's Cup, Quslifer: E. E, de W. Abasy 14, Mr 0. 0. ---Mr, C. H. Galo 94-18-81. Stark 14; Mr W. P. O. Trafford 15. August Captain's Cap. Played Mr. J. B. Brister 16, Mr. E at Fan Ling-5th, 6th and 7th Hosis 16; Mr.A. G. M. Fletcher 16. Aral Oil L. E. 10 phin Morion V. Biol 18 Th de Rome 88–14–74° Mr. La N. | B. L-Atkinson 16, Mr-P. Toster Loose 93-18-75, Mr. P. P. J. 16, Mr H. D. Harvey 16. Wadahonie 99-15 -- 84.
to follow-blind-alley occupations, which leave them without a trade we think that if that interesting Strange Diste Among Kowloon in early manhood. Parents are in some measure to blame for this, specimen of the brata creation is since, in their anxiety to see their boys earning money, they put going to be kept out of them into those useless occupations, regardless of their fatures and British territory, the keep On Augu 10, the .. Tele- atterly indifferent to the fact that they are bound to swell the great ing
tomachus loftgon for Hongkong,
A respectably dressed Chinese, army of unskilled workers. But, if our educational system were done by the people themselves. calling on heway at Cape Barills, what it should be, such a situation would never arire. As it is, the Now is the time to take arrange where a auner of Kowloon Dook named. Weng Bang. was charged nation is the sufferer through the vast amount of untrained know mente therefor, and we imagine coolies are gaged in salving the before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the ledge which, by reason of our haphazard methods, ie not made that the simplest way to set to ss. Westley which was beached Police Court this morning. with available. And unless present defects are remedied, there can only work is for (say) the Chamber of there aft being on fire. larceny from a person at the be one answer to the question which Lord Haldane put when he Commerce to get from every Previous to the arrival of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bauk.
Mr. A. M. Preston appeared to asked what possible chance have we against others which go on Britisher in this Colony a signed Telemachus disease had broken very different plan, and thereby have power and knowledge to declaration to the effect that he out among these workmen, deland, and pleaded not guilty. stimulate industrial activity.
will be no party to a single Ger several deba having taken Detective Sergosat Murphy We cannot go farther into Lord Haldane's submissions than man's retorning, and that he will place. Fiftight of them were id none of the money, about to indicate that he urged an improvement in the teaching during actively resist, by every lawfal taken on bed and during the $265, had been recovered..
The case was remanded anti the leat year at the elementary schools, development of ocatings meins, any sitempt at re-establish voyage to dongkong four of
to-morrow, bail being £xed at tion schools, the freeing of the universities from preliminary studies which could be carried on in the secondary schools, and the intro ing German trade here. What are them died,
When ship entered the $500, our readers prepared to do about duction of physical training into the schools. Incidentally he show- it?
harbour, ren of the ed that the Ministry of Muntions had taken a wise step in recom 'mending frms with which it is concerned to employ a supervisor for boys engaged in the industry, to look after them and "to" maks suggestions to them regarding their futurs careers and the possibil. ity of obtaining edno:tion. Here at any rate, we have the 'germ of the special trade continuation school system. We admit, of course, The telegram quoted below Diseases Hopital at Kenedy Marrable, late of the Yorkshire ton'a approval, have decided to that something more is needed than that to place our educational ays was received by the American Town. The nature of the disse Light Infantry, has severed his make this an Open Competition, Rodg taca oma merely utilitarian besis. But if we can makes start here,other Consulate General, Hongkong, has not been discovered the concoction with that distinguished The new conditioner developments ona follow. This much in certain, that unless we pay from the Manila Observatory at symptome being that a kid of gimantthe 2nd Battalion of Fourball Foursomes Koock-cat
paralyzis leis in at the bottod of which was at Bingapore before Competition over 18 bolae. Oom 24; M more regard to the training of our youths for industrial life, we 8 p.m. yesterday:--- shall be left behind in the trade rivalry between the nations which Cyclone or typhoon Er of the stomen and spreads up wil the war broke out-on transfer to petitors with handicaps of 15 sad
Abe hears "involved,
over play under a 12 handican Formons, "moring L.M.E. is found to become insentified in the days ahead.
TYPHOON WARNING.
sick, two whom died whilst, the boat ya at the quarantine anchorage. The remaining hine were remond to the Lafectour
Brigadier Brigadier - General
.G.
Horsten C12.
The Committee, with Dr, Ham Alix Gordan.16