THE HONGKONG TELEGRÀPH;
BETWEEN OURSELVES. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS in India. Then, like thousands of
AGO.
A Glance at our Files.
(Nov. 6-12, 1897.)
on be
(Continued from.. Page 6) years of dreaming and tinkering and dallying have thrown little light of honour upon them, placed no laurels on their brow. So far we bave bungled the pesce. CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM-rvices so well that in It we are candid wi' ourselves, the tribute of
A Rapid Growth.
the
opyWay.
Mr.
The concern
others ba” was 'attraciki to Aus. tralia by the gold discoveries and be spent several years working the field. Subsequently came to Hongkong in 1867 and became bookksspar to Messrs.4.&. Watson & Co. His employers appreciated bis the following year he, in conjunction In the course of a speech on the with thelate Sr. Hunt, was laft, remembrance Budget at the Legislative Council in charge of the business, which, whind we give to-day to those the Hor. T. EI. Whitebead sale on the retirement of the previone who died for us will be self-ac- The Soal report of the Parlia-partners, was acquired by these
May
Committee which two gentlemen. Mr. Humphreys cosing and shamefaced.
mentary
purchased Mr. next Armistics Day find us firm-eaquired into Hongkong matters subsequently ly on the road of reality. Let's in 1847 urged upon the Imperial Hunt's interest and became the take our first step.now. Charity Government the following smong sole proprietor. and Victory are bad bedmates other recommandations: That rapidly expanded, branches being but seeing how things ate.js share in administration of the established all over China and in how many blood red poppies have ordinars and local affairs of the 1886 it was turned into a public - Humphreys yo bought today far rentem-Island be given by some system company, brance and restitution ?
of Municipal Government is the retaining the largest interest and British Residents," Again, the continuing as General Manager At one time this week I bad Secretary of State. Lord Ripon. Mr. Humphreys was also it. in a Despatch of 23rt. Augast, terested in rarions other co- intended to say something about 1894, to the Governor ezid:panies, his dum of J. D. Hum the present-day inadequacy of Still, it is possible that the phteys and Son being cow the
Board Sanitary
might our ferry accoramodation he
be general managers of the Hong- tween the island and the main developed into satisfactory kong High Level Tramways Co.,] land, but time now presses and Municipal controlling all or Limited, the Humphreys E-tate
aa old growl in
one some of the revenue which island Finance Co. Limited, Olivers Certainly something now derived from rates. Whether Freehold Mines, Limited, and the will have to ba doce soon any scheme of the kind is New Balmoral Gold Mining Co., the Hoter Fis, the feasible I would ask you Limited. Upon the winding up for, by population 01 the Kowloon carefully to consider at four of the Mount Austin Hotel Co., side seems to increase every day leisure. Sir, I cannot but Limited, Mr. Humphreys acquired Curiously enough I have betorethink that if something of this the property and a few months me & confirmation of this state sort bad been done, as bere urged azo, sold it to the Military Au- of affairs in a paragraph contain the evils now complained of thorities. He was the first Chair- ed in the St. Andrew's Church would probably have had less man of the Kowloon College Magazine. Incidentally, though opportunity to become rampant which ttceived great deal of I do not belong to the English I should be glad to join io sassistance from him. kirk, never a month pastes but farewell address similar to the
NEW FERRY BOAT. I get some tangible evidence of one presented to your Excellency its existence.
The new double-ended ferry Mind ye. that by the Unoficial Members of the doesna' worry me: it's good for Council, on your departure from launch Guiding Star had forr the printing trade ons way, even Trinidad, in which they said. "If new gangways fitted, one if the parson does succeed in every measure initiated by your either end on each side of the fooling himself that the number Excellency, has not met with spar deck, in place of the two of his adherent is bigger than it the unanimous approval of this formerly situated right amidships,
The actually is. But we'll let that Council, there will remain after one on each side. fles stick to the wa
you leave these shores, mono- gangways being fitted toward As I was saying, about that ments of good work doce during the extremetis of the deck.
ED much not paragraph, it would appear that your administration, the credit of there is the number of those attending which but few will dare to co ty in bringing the boat along. the other can Communion Service gives muchbegrudge you. The unofficial side, as on encouragement for the future.section of this Council will long always be dropped while, underl "Kowloon," the parson says, "is have reason to remember the the old arrangement, the bost had growing rapidly and a second libaral extension of their pri- to be manoeuvred so that the mid. clergyman becomes increasingly vileges which has been allowed at ship gangway cleared the steps DECESSARY."
fine?
your suggestion. We allude to the of the wharf, and at times it was increase in their number, so that impossible to drop it at all. The! now that section of this Council new boat is apparently becoming is in the majority, and the exceedingly popular. establishment of the Standing
#
Isn't that Man, it was paly in the begin ning of sommer ths: the peere, in welcoming the proposal te build a Kowloon Union Church. told the world that the population Committee on Finance while the of Kowloon, though a growing one, was still small; and inosing taken in assigning Districts to the Kowloon and its residents as be several unorial members of the did, he was a little doubtful Council, so that their wants are As to the number of eligible more easily brought to the notice Union Church people on his side of the Legislature."
of the water.
In view of the reverend gentle i man's latest observations on the
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
public are grateful for the step
There
or
At
new
diff-
THE WHITE SCOURGE
A Supposed New Cure. Money to enable a new care for tuberculosis to be thoroughly tested under scientific supervision is to be provided by the British Red Cross Society.
་་
THE A. D. C. This is how the Telegraph Krowth of the place and the cnticised the A. D. C. production becessity for further spirituitof A Pair of Spectacles": This step has been taken alter helg, I think the situation dis- The performance was wooden preliminary investigation, which, tinctly encouraging to the Union' all through.
are some it is considered, has established & Kirk
Kowlton's latest jokes that will maine a laugh even prima facie case for the claims of folk. arrivals can all be Episcop-it spoken by a phonograph inside the inventor.
a wax doll, and these jokes went. Mr. Henri Spahlinger, of aliacs!
well: but i wasn't the acting Geneva, is the discoverer of the that made them go. The ladies new treatment. 1: consists in the dil what they could to infuse life use of serum and a vaccine, into the performers of the sterner the exact nature of which is sex. but they were too stern known only to Mr. Spahlinger altogether. A gentle mild old Sir Napter Burnett, director man rousing fondly and linger- of Hospital Service of the British! Sn-yrow may claim to be one of ing reminiscently over the friend Red Cross Society, has informed: the oldest cities in the world. Ithip of his childhood and hesitata Paily Chromcle representative was in 1100 B.C. that an Eolian!ling to cut loose from them, does that a statement that the society cot speak is a sharp incisive bas purchased Mr. Spablinger's colony founded it, though not on
menner like an auctioneer treatment for £30,000 is incorrect! the present site, but opposite at
Such an idea." be said, "if the north-eastern corner of the wanting to finish in time for a
faise Also, countryman who widespread, may excite train gulf, where there are cyclopean
and hopes among consumptives,{ walls said to be the remains of athas been seeing London acropolis. It formed one of the wanting a shoe-horn to put his which we are anxious to avoid,
hat on with. does not dash at his "At the same time, the society lonia Confederacy of cities in
cues as if deadly anxious to is a atisfied, altes investigation by later times, and was then held by anticipate the prompter. On the its expert advisers, that a case 1be Lydian kingy, When
other hand. the prompter ought for further and thorough inquiry Alexander conquered Sardis a
when to be awake
warted:has been made out by new city was built on the site of and he ought not to be wanted Spablinger. the modern one. A conspicuous too frequently nor too badly. It "Accordingly, the society bas object from the sea. high up the slope of Mount Pagus is the 1ss poor sort of actor who, when pat side a sum of money to en alleged tomb of 5: Polycarp. the prompter bas gone away to able Mr. Spahlinger, who is ham sea a man, can think of nothing pered by lack of funds, to produce
no outstanding Oriental features
Mr.
under
Bishop of Smyrna, who WAS else but to stand and look sheep his remedies to a larger extent, 50 martyred in 155 A.D. It is ish. Finally, the little spooning that they may be tried in this white cupola with an old cypress that should come into play to fit country. growing beside it. The town has the words, has been expunged, This will be done like Brassa and Adrianople. The apparently for the actors just say scientific supervision. When the mosques are insignificant. There their lines and stare vacanty at material is available it will be are to great does not soaring each other from a discreet dis-supplied to carefully selected in minarets. Smyros looks what ittance, as if they have been eating stitutions. I may say, however, is-modern and commercial.
E
ouions. Altogether there is far that none of Mt. Spahlinger's too little in the performance. remedies are likely to be avail. Every actor displays an im-able before next Spring."
It will be no surprise to say.petuous zeal to get the words!
Geraldine Farrar, etc.
only on
VICTOR KECORDS MULTRIES:-Exerisire Distrbu bora.
one who knows anything of the said and done with, and waste no caso, Elman, Kreislex, Helio, Fachmano labours of Kingsbip to bear that timeinen-br-humming.gorin per- the King has bad to cancel some forming with his mouth shut. It of bis abooting engagements late-would do the A.D.C. good to prac ly and to stay at the Castle in ise a pantomine play for once to order to keep up to date with the go through a whole drams in a boxes" pouring in on bim. Even dumbelow. If they tried that with in normal times a good many "A Pair of Spectacles" as played hours have to be devoted daily to last night it would be most suc- the clearing off of the accumula-cessful as a touching tragedy. tions of "boxes from various departments, and Filmerston made it an excuse for failing to! send an important dispatch to the A telegram from England yes- Queen that a previous dispatch terday brought the sad news of had been delayed in return from the death of Mr. Humphreys, one Windsor, When Queen Victoris of the oldest and best known off died, though no crisis was pend-Hongkong's business men. The ing, there was a room full of deceased gentleman was trained doxes which bad accumulated for a commercial career and when buring her short illness,
young man he spent some time
DEATH OF MR. J. D. HUMPHREYS,
WAY DOWN EAST
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1922
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ON WITH THE DANCE!"
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