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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1916.
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We are sol sarprised that: palition has been promoted arging the Government to proceed with the work of removing the big hill' which at premant blocks: communication between Nathan Road and Coronation Road in Kowloon. As is known, this pro jeo♪ has already been begun, and We believe that at the present time (ît is being slowly cantinned by those who require earth for re o'amation purposes. Bet if this Tery necessary improvement in to be completed within anything like a reasonable time, the Go- verament should push ahead with the schems, for which a sum of $20,000 was earmarked so far back as 1911. Residents who have bad occwion to visit the country side on the other side of Yanmati well know the great inoon- Tanience which in cause). by
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1891.
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inding November 18, 1891.)..
The Dollar.
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November 18. The rate of To-morrow's Anolversary, the dollar on demand to-day is To-morrow is the 11th anniver- | 3/1," ry of the birth of the late Ferdinand de Limops.
Assistant P.M.U. Mr. Erio William Hamilton is appointed to act an Assistant Post master G peral, with effect from November 13.
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Bijou Theatre.
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SHARE REPORT.
ITALIAN · CONVENT
BAZAAR
Annual Event Began this Morning,
are from the Hongkong Tålegraph *The quotations which follow
fo view of the very good work for November 18, 1891.--
being carried on in the Colony by Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. the Italian Conrant in Gaine -165 per cent: premium bayers, Road, it in to be hoped that, as a Janton-391 per share, sellers,
Union Insurance Society of result of the annu'il baxir, which opened this morning on China Traders' Insurance Combehalf of the orphans and | pany---$61. per share, sellera, invalids of the institution, a
North Chins Insurance-Fla {large-eum" of money will be. Novemb.r 12." A steamer 255 per share, sales and buyers, realised. The Conrent, in an of 1,837 toan named the Wo Bang, Osaton Insurance Company assoming and gaint way, was launched at Glasgow on the Lid-$106 per share, buyers. 24th 8-ptember last for lodo-
is doing work of vital importar 01. China Steamship Company of-Tis. 100 per share, bayere."
Yangtase Insurance Association and annually appeals to the London."
generosity of the public to help Hongkong Fire Insurance Com- it defray the act, such appeals pany-$316 per share, eales and junally resulting in quite sub-a nollers.
utantial aid. With so many calla Chins Fire Insurance Com- on its resouross, the Convent |pan] —$86 per share, buyers. needs this year all the support it
Chits.
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amination. The liabilities were
can obtain, and therefore a special appeal is mide. At Caine Boad,
Hongkong, Canton and Macse Steamboat Company-$541 per share, sales and sellers.
in addition to pupils, the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Convent looks after about 300 Company379 per cent. pre Chinese orphans, and about 40 mium, sales and buyəra.
destitute women, and when it is Hongkong Gas Company remembered whit the lot of these $120 per share, nominal, children would be but for în
Hongkong Hotel Company-titations of this sort, some" $60 per share, sellers,
Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per cent. Debentures-$501.
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The Licensing Board. Ltd., the eccent of having to
Chief Assistant to S.C.A.
November 12.-To-morrow's pass through the Chinese quarter,
Mr. Roger Edward Lindsell is meting of Justices to consider and if the steps advocated by the appointed to act as Chief Assistant the application for a licenes of a petitioners were carried out, not to the Secretary for Chinese new Commercial Hotel on the only would there be greater Affairs, with effect from Novem- alleged Windsor House site is inducement,offered to pedestrinos, ber 13.
lakely to be exciting. The peti- tion against the house has been Correspondents are requested to observe, the rule which ofclists and motorists to seek
enjoyment in the pretty surround- Miss Gloris Taft and Moss, pumerously signed, and Mr. G. inga at the fact of the Kowloon Dapris will give their last per- Sharp is getting his guns ready bille, but a good deal of landformances at the Bijou Theatre far actions. Bow carious that the contains so which is now of little uae could on Saturday and Sunday. They Lioneing Board be utilised to better advantage, will also appear in the matinees many hotel shareholders! This work, we consider, is on both days.
November 12. Mr. Edwards,
measure of the work's rulasean be of greater urgency than
[Iste proprietor of the Marine
obtained. At Wanchai the convent the improvement of the road lead- Moers. Lisan, Crawford and
has about 200 mare children, and ing to Taipo and Fanling, which, Company have kindly presented Hotel, came up for bie final ex-
Indo-China 8. N. Company at the West Point branch, which for present useds, is quits good|a trophy, valu'd at $50, for in-
is nothing less than a hospit enough. We therefore hope that dividual competition in the kife $14,000 odd, and he had put his $273 per cent. dis, sellers.
Douglas Steamship Company--B'... ill Chinese babies is at $24,000. Among these were some $3,000 in chita, value- $50 per share, sales and buyers. treated to the number of about Bucosas. Hongkong residents, as
| loss and irrecoverable. The male of
China Sagar Refining Company 200 per month. Owing to the well as those of Kowloon, have
faraiture had failed to realite the Ltd.-$178 per share, sales and wretched condition in which theos. an interest in this matter, the
The name of Lok Chuen heuen, smount of a bill of sale on it. Me sclera.
are received, many of them do more so since they have to bear of the Sham-shui po Chinese Van Eps put in a claim of $2,400 Luson Sugar Refining Company, not survive, but the cases of re- their share of the cost of all
Pablic roadway improvements, and added to the list of medical $3,000 given to John Minhinnett.
Dispensary, has been balance due on a bill of sale for Limited-57 per share, sellers.covery and return to bealth are Hongkong Ice Company high in ratio, the results being trast that their support will be
extremely encouraging to the sought by those who have the practitioners trained in Western Mr. Evans was for the debtors. $82 per share, sellers.
Hongkong Rope Manufactur, workers. In the Convent School medical scienos who are authoris-The debtor stated that he began ed to grant death certificates. business at the Hotel in August, ing Company, Ltd.-8102 por at Caine Road, the children are given a liberal education, evidence 1890, with $3,675 capital, of share, buyers.
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf of which is forthcoming when one A Chinese was charged before which $2,000 was a losa promised Court this morning, with ignor Over at that time. Mr. F. 4. Hassland, at the Police by Minhinnets but not banded and Godown Company.-$66 per walks around the bassar and sees the very skilful work done. The whole of the goods disposed of at these basaara áre made by the children, and for artistic ffsole they are quite astonishing. "At the sweet stall, dainty con- fections were displayed for sale in stireative wrappers, but the largest display of work won st the Lucky Well. The purchase of a ticket bare entition the buyer to dip for a number, an article having been plainly marked by a corresponding number before. tion and was ordered to come up
No less than 2,850 articles, both for his discharge on the 28.h
fancy and useful, had been pre- inst."
pared for this stall, and good Our Sanitary Board,
Nine Aunamites were indicted, value for money was amared, November 13. At the meet- at the end of October, before the Some beautiful dolle were the en- ing of the Sanitary Board this Court Martial sitting in Hanoi, couragement to buy a raffle ticket, afternoon there were
present They were nocused of having eight chances being given. The
per quarter.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1916.
THINGS IN CANTON..
matter in hand.
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The Late Hearyk Sienkiewicz.
Returned Banishee.
The Prize Court.
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and his Worship sent him to handed over $1,000 of it secured A. 8. Watson and Co., Ltd. pritoa for a period of six months, by a bill of sale on furniture. The $18i por share, ex. dir, sellers.
reat of the money was leni subso- Hongkong High Level Tram- In reply the way Co., Ltd.-$55 per share Mr. George Herbert Wake- quenily. man, Crown Solicitor, has been creditor, the debtor said that sellors. authorised, with
Heat from of $1,934, which he tad Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., November, 1918, to conduci prize pat down sa good debis, he had Ltd.-325 per share, nomina!, proceedings on behalf of the only been able to collect +2.75, Green Island Cement Co. Ltd. Crown within the jurisdiction of though he had tried hard for a $14 per share, sellers.
whole month. The debtor was
readers will learn with regret of His many British sad Americas the death of M. Stonkie.sics, ing a ten years' banishment order. promised $3 000, and had already-37 per share, sellers.
He had share, busers.
Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd. Bathor of the well-known story, Defendant admitted the cffence, got an I. O. U. for that, end had "Quo Vadis?" Though he was really of Leltic stock, his educ tion, upbringing and sympathies were entirely Polish, and the ap- peal from him which Bishop Pozzoni circalated in Hongkong last year, on behalf of the des
which we published yesterday cannot perhaps justly be described with afairs of bis adopted a lung the Supreme Court of Hongkong, allowed to pass his final examina
While the statement as to the position of affaire in Canton heartedly be identified himself "alarming" it at least gives rise to come interesting entrymen. M. Sienkiewicz devoted qairios and speculations. A Chineso cannot live without "new"; himself to the literary profession bis is the oldest newspaper-reading country in the world and he soon after leaving the University would almost as soon be dead se not know what is going on, at least of Waraaw, and his first novel was in his own immediate neighbourhood. Perhaps it is his love for published as long ago as 1874. the papers that helped to make him credulous; be it that or be The English-speaking world know soms other factor, he has few equals, outside the United States, practically nothing of him till where it is a question of swallowing wild and unverified alories,
Quo Vadis?" (pablished in 1896)
it
titute Poles, chowed how whole-
Ia Prisi.
Chinese Wesleyan Methodist Church.
It is notified thai "Wesleyan Chapel " situate Aberdeen Street is deleted from and "Chinese Methodist Church" in substitut-
Annamites Sentenced.
Bat the man who believes everything that he hears, like that other was translated by an Ameriosed in the list of Places licensed ears. Horspool, Cooper and plotted against the Indo China sale of work department included....
fication No.
for the solemnization of marriages published in Government noti 488 of August, 5,1002.
Companies Warned. It is notified that at the ex piration of three months from the 13th instant the following Com panies will, unless cause is shown
be
A Frank Thief.
Humphreys came twenty minutes with the enemy; fire were on after the time and the other Sani- demned to death, and the others tary Owls did not come at all. [to terms of imprisonment. Probably they thought they would "- not be missed. Probably right."
Our Bullding Ordinance.
trapu
articles, the artistic productions
at
once compelling admira-"
tion. Refreshments were dis pensed, and the boys' band from the St. Lawis Industrial School discoursed music. The whole of
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startlingly near to the truth; and, in the present case, there can be "The Knights of the Crous" were no doubt that, in the peck of gossip which the Chinese have been the only two of bis novels which carrying about Canton and Boogkong lately, there are more than resched very much popularity in a few grains of fact.
Britain, It has been said by With the reports as to General Long's visits to Hongkong we some crítics that he was essenti bave nothing to do. He owns property in this Colony, and should ally a "one-book man", and by be or his agents come here on private business, it is nobody's effair, others that he wrote nothing cap
November 14.--- Oan any good-Governor, $12,500; Colonial the stalls were looked after by the Equally, however, the man in the street has come right to speculate able of placing him in the front
thing come out of Government? Secretary, 89,720; Clerk of Coun: pupils. as to why the General has not yet put in an appearance down at rank of European novelists. It may to the contrary, be struck off the Come and see." At the meet- cila, $1,296; Obist Clark, $3,240;
It should be mentions that the Kiangchow, and also as to the remark in our correspondent's letter well be urged that ninety-nine Register and the Companies will ing of the Legislative Council on
Assistans Registrar General, fige used in the deo rations were concerning the return of some of his soldiers to the mainland per cent. of the English-speak- dissolved: The Oriental Monday next the Government 3.240; Harbour Master, $5,400; kindly loaned by Commodore H. after the very briefsat sojourn in Hainan. If Lung is so keenly ing world only knew his work in Brewery, Limited; the Kwong will introduce bill to amend Raise Judge, $8,400; Police G. Bandeman, men of the Navy anxious to keep possession of Bocca Tigris- fort, ons would think, translation, and that it is mani- Hing Company, Limited. the Building Ordinance. Good. Magistrate, $5,184; Corcmer, having arranged them round the that cannot be regarded as the property of an individual since it is festly unfair to judge an author
Very good indeed. The very $972; Captain Superintendent of atalis. a Government concern-we are driven to one of three conclusions too closely under saob circum- "I admit that I stole the cost," thing that has been badly wanted Police, 88,375; Governor of The buzzer will be held all anent his action: either he is obeying the special commands of the "tance, unless, like the elder said Chiness before Mr. J. B. for a long time. And now, be Victoria Gaol, $4,116; Assistant Central Government; or he is holding the fort in pawa natil Damas, his work rests entirely on Wood, at the Folios Court this carefal, do the thing properly, Fostcoaster, $2,400; Chief la to-day, tomorrow and Monday, the promised millions are paid to him; or else he is bent upon incident. Sienkiewicz happened morning, when charged with and secure that jerry-built houses spector of Police, $1,680, Ator ommencing each day at some private scheme, of more than doubtful legality. Bai Kang to choose a period for his "Quo stealing garment at Hanghom, shall cease to exist among us, ney General, $7,800, Baparin. o'olock. tang of late has been so fall of men who were entirely a law to Vadis?" which had already been When asked if he had been to that in future all new bonese shall tendent Fire Brigade, $1,320, This morning Lady May, The usual sccompanied by His Excellency themselves, that Lang Chai-krong may, with some show of reason, handled (and mishandled) by prison before, defendant frankly be well and firmly built and put Total, #73,673. argue that if e.g. Som Obau-hoan elects to set the Central Govern- variety of authors. Even replied:"Yes I have dons one up to stay there, that all the old arrangement for leare is four the Officer Administering the
raisons. death Newman failed when dealing with mouth in gaol". He added the the and
months on fall pay ment's views and commands at naught, there is no cause or just this period The Ares century had had no work for five days that abound in the Colony shall sight on half, or say twelve months Severo), paid a visit to the bassar. and Government (the Hon. Mr. Oland impediment why he should not do likewise.
Then as to Chu Hing-lan. It is admitted in the best-informed of Christianity; and indeed it is and had had nothing to eat. He be carefully taken down and leave with eight months fall pay. A good deal of Moristance has Chinese and foreign circles that the Central Government, in choos- doubtful if anyone, save Bulwer was sent to prison now for six dumped into the Paaya Reclams The locum tenens is paid for four been forthcoming from outside, ing this gentleman for the difficult post which be kolds, made an Lytton (who, by the way, also works.
tion or somewhere, and that when months at the rate of his own both in the way of donations and extremely wise selection. Indeed, on the face of things, the only me dangerously near to being
death in osused by human fault, appointment, then he receives the gifts, and those will bɔ acknow- drawback to the appointment would sem to ke the fact that the branded a one-book man) was Before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the somebody shall be hanged. It is, forfeited half of the absentee's lodged later. Civil Governor does not speak the principal dialect of the neigh ever thoroughly Roseful with Polios Court this morning, the bright of our ambition to see lary, and half of his own--the bourhood. But if the Central Government expects him perform his it. At Home, Sienkiewics' book Chiasse was charged with breaks few jerry builders dangling at other half going in turn to his task efficiently, it is surely its duty to give him something like a free laboured under the accidental ing into the offos of Mr. A. A the end of a string. It is (un substitute, so that of the $78,073 hand, and reasonable supply of money to work with. Che Bing-lan disadvantage of having to com. Claxton, at 4, Des Voeux Hoad fortunately in this world of sin) voted in those salaries, two-thirds, New Licensing Board Member, is not only a scholar and a soldier; he has also proved himself to be pete, for public favour, with the Central, and stealing a metal comparatively seldom that any or just upon $50,000, go to
He, Alexander Mackennis an exceedingly able administrator; and, with those facto in view, more spectacular, though needless cash box value $8, containing thing occurs calling for our com-gentlemen who are enjying them there is &,templation to ask why he should be asked to share the to say far inferior, work which the $27.40 and various receipts and mendation, but this not on the selves in England de slowhere, #ppointed an Un-official Member governance of so important provires with Lok Wing-ting. Mr. late Mr. Wilson Barrett pat into papers. Detective Iarpector Sal part of the Government deserves and not doing a stroke of work of the Licensing Board, vios the Lek may be a very capable man, but, is addition to the unfortunate his "Sign of the Croes"; and the livan said the man was arrested really handsome acknowledge for their money. Yet the work Honourable Mr. David: Landale affention of the legs from which Es seems periodically to affor, it may los of Q10 Vadia?" auffre at Macao and some of the papers ment. Evidently there is soms goes on badly enough, yes; but resigned. be questioned if there is really an opening for him in Kwangsung very asosiderably in conscquenos. ware found in his possession. Is body that reads our "scurrilous complaints, criticism, remon at all. And if there be doubt where he is concerned, how muob morie
appeared that he had been sleep. tag, and nota on it at once." #aj strances, havično effent, for the is there in the ease of the other worthies who-have made Shinhing,
ing on the premi3on at No. 4 Di Wai Chan, and now Canton, apparently their home? The present
Voeux Road. Tas cane was nd- disunion and Iswlowness may—and does-admirably suit the pro-
journed for the attendsooo of gramme of China's snemise; but what is fun to them may eventually
detective from Masso, mean disgrace and loss of territory (and even of independence) to the Chinese. There has never been a time in recent years when the received by the American Con- The telegram quoted below was country so badly needed unity and honesty of purpose; and yet there enlate General, Hongkong, from postes quite a disagreable likelihood that, through not being saved the Manila Observatory at 4 pam rom her "friends", she may go to please under the very eym of yesterday?-Ordan OF LYD
„TYPHOON WARNING.
Alleged Burglary.
Our Gaverament Officials,
* November 14,--"Hongkong the curiosity of the Bri Oplonial Olios, the uniqus exa ple of a colony where mobɔdy
to think the
Assamfi»at-Arms