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Housing Question Again.
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OBITUARY.
F. M. S. Official Dies in Hongkong.
There has been no Hfs of An- a book with Milln andĚ drew Lang “Andrew wi” thebriad)- South African Year, ed hair," as his ancient, trusty cronia, Stavanson, called him. (By "Librarian”).
There will be something towards Beast and Man in India," by -Honley's "Lyra Horoloa,” and it from an unexpected quarter. Mr. Kipling's father, Mr. Lockwood TO ENGLAND. BUT WITHOUT AND CERTAINLY ONE MOST SUIT NAPOLEON'S TASTE IN LETTERS. Fisher Unwin announces Fifty Kipling
years at St. Andrews," by Mr. pooket reprints appearing with 270 two interesting That more books-histories, bio- Andrew Kirkaldy, more familiar the Macmilians. DISCIPLINE OF POLITICAL graphies, reminiscences, novelas Andra," the well-known pro- ECTION, ANIMATED BY THE and what-not-bave been written fessional golfer. He know Lang, CIPLE OF PRIVATE HONOUR about Napoleon than about any had him through-hand on the FEEL QERTAIN THAT A POPULAR other man has become a com-links, and probably thought him ASSEMBLY WOULD SINK BEFORE monplace. The recent Centenary less good golfer than he might POWER OR THE CORRUPTION has prompted a discussion as to have been. Andra" is an in- OF A MINISTER.—Bewconsfield. what books the great captainstitution at the Mecca of golf.
read. Napoleon once declared and bis book, with its anecdotage -The death occurred at the that he never read a book unless and its wisdom about the game, Government Civil Hospital yes- it was of immediate use him.should certainly be interesting. terday of Mr. J. G. T. Poolay, This is not borns out by his
Advocate and Solicitor of Kaula portabla library, prominent among
Miss Romar Wilson's new Lumpur, Selangor. Federatad its cantants being "Ossian the novel." "The Death of Society," Malay States, from acute malaria. work which once had ald Sam is on the top shelf of notice. The late Mr. Fooley had intended Johnson at daggers drawn with though it can hardly come out a to leave by the ss. "Empress of Macpherson, against whom the best seller." It is much too Russia," but was taken ill on doctor provided himself with brainy for that, and the in- Tuesday. He had resided in the cudgel Of what practical telligensis make only a limited Federated Malay States for about Among those who left the assistance in the work of cam-community. Anyhow, its success 20 years. A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Government admits that in some pagning." Ossian" could be is
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Homer, Bossuet, and Voltaire 300 in a plan she has to lay differ- ent novals in different countries. are numbered among Napoleon's favourites. Evidently the Emperor Her "Martin Schuler" was a sudy of a German musical genina liked variety. Ha admired
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The funeral will take place this evening at 3 o'clock.
TO-DAYS, MISCELLANY.
It looks as though the residents thank the Government in con ED of this Colony might yet have to nection with the house rent question. After all that has been said and urged and the instances quoted in which landlords have bled their tenants to the utter most, the Government has st long last woke up to the fact that something ought to be done. The threat which His Excellency
Three fresh cases of plague uttered some months ago that) The would establish a Fair were reported yesterday, two
Rents Board if matters did not proving fatal. improve had no effect. When the Government announced its H. E. the General Officer intention to increase the assess-Commanding (Major Gen. Sir ment rate a good many landlords George Kirkpatrick) returned to straightaway increased the rents the Colony to-day by the s.3. although they were not called Delta. upon (and now the intention bas been definitely dropped) to pay
admits Russia were Dr, and Mrs. G. M.manifest. cases this increase amounted to Harston, and Mr. and Mrs. Heurs | no less than 20 per cent, and the
Hun phreys Colonial Secretary was rightly [plain spoken about his opinion of j
this proceeding. Every resident' For going longside the Le Sage, and spoke highly and "The Death of Society" hap will also admire H. E the Victoria while the police flag was of "Clarisss." For Rousseau's Peas in simple Norway. Where
From its establishment in 1547, Governor's very curt criticisms dying and before the vessel bad philosphic writings Napoleon had will her next excursion take us
to? The Near East is Einted in conformity with a grant made of the policy of profiteering which been examined by a police officer, no use--Jean Jacques belonged At.
by Henry VIII., the "Blas Coat". 83 many lacdlords have been Wong So-tal and Worg Chai, to the class whom Napoleon was
School, which the Prince of Wales following. We thick it can be cargn boat mistresses were aftond of stigmatising as ideologues ;|
Mr. E V. Lucas's account of
recently visited rightly said that naver, within the farine Court, this morning but, odd as it may seem, he
aa PremidenL has always hala close connection praised that typically sentimental his recent travels in the East and with the Royal Family. Various recent years, has there been such fined $15 each.
pizce, the "New Helaise."
This in America is to be called "Roving Sovereigns have played a part in part of any Governor and it For tailing to secure a licence reminds one of the Emperor'e East and Roving West.",
its government, and it was the should do much to impress the for his dog a Chinese was fined admiration of a famous German
Prince's grandfather who laid the Colony's property, owning class- $5 this morning by Mr. Orme. romance, "The Sorrowe
Thus to Revisit," a volume of | foundation-stene of the present in fact all concerned with the It appears that he was warned Werther," which be not only read literary reminiscences. by Mr. building at West Horsham 24 The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is 536 handling of the public's necessi- by the Pallee on no less than a number of times, but directly Ford Madox Haeffer, is appearing years ago. At one time the boys per annum. (Payable in Advance.)
ties--that the welfare of the five occasions. His excuse was criticised when he met its dis-with Chapman and Hall.
wore leather breeches, and a letter The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-average citizen must always that he did not know where to tinguished author. tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a stand first.
is extant describing the unpleas- secure the licence.
French critics-Taine among full month.
them. if I remember rightly known journalist, is the author of
Mr. Charles Dawbam, a well-ani sensation of putting them
on on a cold winter morning! A Chinese was admitted into have accused Goethe of purloin- step Hospital yesterday suffering froming from Jean Jacques. The little intrinsic similarity between His Excellency decided to passenger on the s-s. Tailee.. as a appoint & Committee to con- result of a quarrel abou: some the fervent, if hysterical, idealist sider and advise what steps clothing. Another Chinese was of Goethe's novel and the "hero" SŁ should be taken to the tenants of domestic tenements the same affair.
protect also admitted in connection with of "La Nouvelle Heloise."
The assailant Prou would have been more likely to have consoled himself with another mistress than to have Yesterday it was that I got a for the offender of likely to imitated Goethe's despairing bundle o' tracts wished on to me." affect a change for the better In Mr. Orme's Court this all trust that that Committee will morning a hawker of human hair youth by putting a pistol to his The Editor pushed them over in in the S. P. C. A. line of get to work at once and that was fined $5 for offering a bribe ccnse Jean Jacques of borrowing worst o' having a kind face. bear of Mr. Frost being poster- One might as well a nice fat envelope. That's the business. Nor do I want, to from its recommendations will of 30 cents to a constable not to from Richardson-though that. Now that the S.P.C.A. meeting ed wit good meaning folks that come the setting up of some tri-arrest him. The defandant too, would be irrational. bunal empowered to deal with all denied selling the hair, but · What casas brought before it. Regard. admitted giving the bribe. He
currency Werther" enjoyed mey. ing the composition of that Com- said he did not know the regula from mittee, we were glad to see that tions as he had only arrived from the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird was the country quite recently. given a place on it, because by reason of his professional training.
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has crystalised thought into see cruelty in every shape or action and sorted out about ten form and do not care to interfere
be judged years talk and newspaper themselves. There's, many a tat the fact that effigies fomontation into a real liva body, on a verandah yowling it's head of its central figure ap-I'm going to send Mr. Frost the off that's behaving perfectly peared in China. Napoleon's contents o' yon envelope. It's natural and wouldna thank yo criticism was that it was a fault ali about animals, prayers for for your interference.
characters.
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builders and landlords will barnow, was
Leung Shing, coolie, of Wai to make Werther a victim of both horses, eulogies on the dog, ten Many 2 case of alleged at least one exper: spokesman. Marine Court this coming for self-mistakenly as Lewes thinks humanely, twelve lessons on guise. Why, just the other night cautioned at the love and ambition. Goethe bim-different ways to kill animals cruelty is really kindness in dis- We do regret, however, that no being on board the 9.5. Honam-adopted this view. And surely kindness to the lower creation early morning, I should say--I outside assistance was called
Both the Kowloon Residents without permission of the master the illustrious German's English and a dignified portrait of a lion saw a man chasing & caddy or officer in charge. It was biographer is correct. "Werther's" in a fancy cage, all issued by the through Kowloon for all that he Association and the Constitution- al Reformt Association have been stated that defendant jumped prototype was, in fact, a victim American Humane Education was worth. To make a donkey ia constant touch with this aboard the ship. without permis- of both.
Society. This lot of literature break into a sweat at 3 o'clock matter-have been the points to and before she was made fast.
sion, when she came alongside A propos Napoleon's interest in has lain in the Telegraph office, in the morning doesna', on the
"Werther." the Countess which have gravitated many
de of and on for the last two years face of it, seem a kindly sort of | Moatholon relates the following and the sight of it has more action. I discovered later though HIS MAJESTY'S APPEAL.
complaints against specific instances of profiteering. If Mr. The master of the motor boat, incident at Malmaison, just after than once served the useful pur- that said quadruped had broken W. Jackson and Mr. L. N. Walla Walla No. 1, Lai Kan was the fatal day of Waterloo pose of stimulating thought to loose, disturbed the beauty sleep Queen Hortense kept going|wards the writing of pointed and nearly frightened tea yests Reuter's message concerning the opening of the North Whyte, the Hon. Secretaries of charged at the Marine Court this
with carrying six continually into the Emperor's paragraphs anent the resuscita- growth out of two bee-at-i-fal
of of Ireland Parliament makes an agreeable contrast to the these respective bodies, could be morning
room; and once, as she came tion of the local S.P.C.A. move females who thought it given a seat on the Committee passengers in excess kind of report the world has grown accustomed to reveiving we feel saze that the public coo- number allowed by his licence.
out from seeing him, she said ment. Having for so long served another Kowloon tiger. After
explanation to those who were present: "I such a useful purpose this mis. that from the Emerald Isle. As a piece of pageantry the fidence in the work of the Com-It was stated that in all the boat
do not understand the Emperor.cellaneous parcel of antidote to deserves a medal instead of the ceremony was evidently impressive, and, indeed the visit of mittee would be greatly strength-was carrying 20 persons, includ
three small children.
Instead of coming to some animal suffering will be sent to jail the British Sovereign with bis Consurt to inaugurate an ened. Much time would also being
decision about his departure, the proper quarter with the resi...” Between educational and Irish Legislature marks a memorable event in the annals saved because data, reads to Defendant was fined $10 and $2
band, could be examined at once. for each excess passenger, in all he is reading a novel."
isation that it has played no little K.R.A affairs and a hundred and of Ireland and of the Empire, for it opens a new page in
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What novel it was is not known. part in the forming of the society one things municipally, Mr. Frost Could it bave been with the just newly hatcbed.
has more than enough to worry the history of the country whose grievances have so long To Restrict Ejectment.
It was a big meeting last night him and he hasps got to be pes- disturbed the harmony of the United Kingdom, to say This Colony wasta not only the The ex-Tuchun, of Yunnan, fomance of the Sturm und Drang nothing of a wider area. The loyal, or rather the enthusi-Fair Rents Board we have always Tanz Ki-yao, who is staying at that the Emperor was consoling which surely is a good augury tered by every Jack and Jill that astic, reception accorded their Majesties, by the concourse advocated, but, having in view the his residence at No. 5 Wong Nei himself for the loss of his crown? for the latest of Hongkong's thinks he's at their beck and call. Napoleon had an indifferent organisations. Now that the For a while the Society will bare of spectators along the route of the procession and the wholesale selling of huge blocks chocg Road. has sent a letter to
of residential property to Chinese the French authorities at Toakin opinion of men of letters personal- S.P.C.A. has its officers and to work on broad lines but no immucity from molestation of the Royal visitors are and the consequent disturbance thanking them for the courteous 15. regarding them as frivolous committee, the reproach that it too broad, mind ye, as to event matters for hearty congratulation. But, then. from Ulster of the old tenants.
Evidently this did was merely a society on paper ually become merely academic reception accorded his daring not apply to Goethe, his words-in our directories is now and nominally what it's supposed this was to be expected.
the passing of an Eject- his recent visit to that country of greeting to whom are historic. wiped out. It'll do a lot of good to be. Along wi' education on
Restriction In opening the North of Ireland Parliament his ment
Ordinance The tuchun who was reported to
I'm sure and it'll do a lot the matter the newly formed have been a candidate for the to remain operativo 10. long Majesty made an eloquent appeal for reconciliation, as it is necessary in the opinion War Ministry at Canton, con-
more if it keeps on doing it. This S.P.C.A. might keep in mind the Earl Haig, to secure his greater idea of educating the heathen in provision of water troughs at emphasising the fact that the whole English-speaking world of the Committee. One has to templates a long residence here. peace, has definitely announced his blindness to the gross iniquity various points for our doggie earnestly desired a solution of the problem. The speech realise that the housing position
that he will not write a book of carrying fowls feet uppermost friends. of the Sovereign vibrates with this earpest wish. The will become all the more scute by Mr. W. Pryde, of the P.W.D., about the war, not on any con-
If it does nothing more this eyes of the Empire. as his Majesty well said. are on reason of the large influx of re-summoned a contractor before ditions. English and American or by the wings, isaa merely
will Canse Ireland: and as the first step to end strife King George tarbed hinterland and the neces-ing to his plans in connection with phrase, been sapping and mining/to Wing Fat's, the printers, for, lot of more look-see into the
fugees from the neighbouring dis- Mr. R.E. Lindsell for not adher-publishers have, to use a military going to be cured by sending round last agitation appealed to all Irishmen to forgive and forget. by joining sity. therefore, for speedy action some building operations at 7 at him for such a book, and have few thousand Chinese bills. kitchens of the Colony. Carrying Propaganda business is aye a afowl through our streets in a in an effort to institute in their beloved land an era of is all the more necessary. One Wing Lok Street. Evidence was almost refaset to take no. They peace, contentment, and goodwill. The Sovereign concluded can, on the other band. sympathise given to show that the kitchen may now, however, ruske up long and difficult thing to get proper fashion and then allow the live-long by expressing a hope that Southern Ireland would shortly with the desire not to restrict wall on the ground floor was not their minds that it is a forlorn on wi' even in an enlightened ing it to lie
community and teaching Chinese day trussed up ander parallel what bad just been consummated at Belfast, and building operations, but it should be according to the specified thick- hope, and turn their guns of to be kind to animals will be the kitchen table won't do. possible to find a mid-way line atness. He was fined $150 For Persuasion upon other quarters, some job, mind I'm telling ya. 8.P.C.A. education like charity, that Irishmen would work together in a common love for which landlords have a fair retorn building a hood on the roof of the smaller perhaps, and perhaps It'll take a wee bit to first get pught to have it's genesis
од their money invested and same house the contractor was less modest and retiring.
over the ground and then after in the home. That'll make a His Majesty's reasoned appeal might well awaken altenants safeguard against fined $5. It was stated that the
that it'll need constant plugging good start anyhow. responsive echo in the breasts of all men not blinded by fexploitation. No local question bood was too large..
The pews is gossiped that Mr. away at if any impression is to Hongkong is to be congratulat- within recent years has affected fanaticism. As to whether it will do so, one cannot so many and no question is in
Lytton Strachey's next essay in be made,
ed on attempting what is maybe feel
In Mr. R. E. Lindsell's Court his
modern Very unfortunately,
Ulster the more urgent need of attention. this morning the master of the biography
style of very confident.
Another thing. There'll have to it's greatest need, the education of will be Benjamin be no cracks on yon committee., the beart. A great statenman Legistature will, presumably, function. The few Sinn Now that the Government has Yee Hing shop of 24, Pottinger Disraeli. As much might have Frosecutions for cruelty are sli once said "Show me the laws of Fein members have already indicated that they will made a move, we hope that it will Street, was prosecuted by Mr. M. been expected from his inter very well in their way but our a state for the prevention of abstain from participation, but the Unionists have an tackle the problem in a quick and J. D. Stephens for infringing the course with
efficient manner. It will earn the trade mark
'Dizzy," while he policeman have enough to be cruelty to animals and I in turn ample number for carrying on the work of government. In thanks of thousands by so doing. Calvert and Co. Inspector Watt Victoria. Somewhere, in the back and call of every tender of the reffgement, enlightenment, of Messrs. 5. C. studied the chronicles of Queen going on wi' without being at the will give you a correct estimate Southern Ireland the Parliament is apparently to he
said he made a raid this morn monograph on her, he describes hearted female that thinks she's integrity and equity of that boycotted by Sion Feiners and Unionists alike, unless
ing and seized SEVED dozen the former Premier getting her got a clear case and plenty of country's people. better counsels prevail. Unhappily. the situation shows no SUICIDE'S FUEL, HOARD. tablets of soap bearing the mark last letter, as he lay dying and time and wind to see it out. Aa In the light of the, we're Bigo of mending. When even Mr. de Valera showed bi- Four cwts, of coal and firewood, of Calvert and Co, Defendant told holding it up with the remark, Mr. Gompertz said last night, lots surely getting on self in a slightly more conciliatory mood, his colleagues of sufficient to last six months, him that he bought the soap from "This should have been read to of cruel things (to us) are done Between ourselves, I woulņa" the Irish Republic" were up in arms. Will his Majesty's were found in the room of Charles Sincere's 18 months ago Theme by a member of the Privy simply through ignorance and to be a bit surprised to hear ony wise words fall on deaf ears? One can but trust that Hook, 60. of Limehouse, who case was adjourned to enable Mr. Council." It was the last dramatic have a man fined a month's pay day now, that leves, drate for hanged himself. Hook was said Stephens to call evidence from act of a life that had much of in order to relievs our compas- Government Balls and the like, they will yet effect good.
to bave complained of the cold. the Sincere Co.
the dramatic.
sionate feelings is neither good has been abolished,
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