to
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VALUE OF IMPERIAL TRADE.
the extent orat
head.
some
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
PAS-ENGERS DEPARTED.
Per 3.3. President Jackson, Dec. Beethoven would surely have 14-Mr. Sofronio Abrera, Miss E. Its Relation to Emigration. smiled had he lived to hear that Chase, Mr. Geo. A. Colclough, Mr. the Russian Soviet Government Masumi Fujii, Mrs. Margaret Gill- An arricts on the possibilities of has banned, among other "dan-more, Mrs. Oscar Johnson, Mr. H. Imper al trade, which appears in gerous music, his so-called Miyake, Mr. Gea. F. Parker, Mr. the September circular issued by "Emperor' concerto, as hable, John F. Parker, Mrs. D. Pratt, the London County Westminster owing to its title, to under-mine Judge Milton D. Purdy. Mr. H. E. and Parr's Bank, emphasizes the the democratic tendencies of the Smith, Mrs. Juanita C. Smith, Mr. importance of Empire migration. Russian army bandamen. For the Reinhard P. Enger, Maj. R. A. In 1915, it is pointed out. composer never gave the concerto Gillmore. Mr. Roy. C. Burdin, Mr. 21,000,000 Britors overseas took the name it now bears: as it left A. I. Carson, Mr. H. W. Hersh- British manufactured goods bis hands it was simply a piano beimer, Mr. H. A. Lampman, Mr. of £83,000,000, forte concerto in Est. But on and Mrs. J. E. H. Stevenot, Mr. one occasion be nearly dedicated Rubt. Schneeberger, Mr. T. K. Lin. Average of
one of his works to an Emperor.Mr. D. EL te Wechel, Mr. and Mrs. £t per head: 526,000,000 of
"Eraick was the Europeans and Americans took That £179.000.000, or about ds. 10d. par symphony, which was dedicated Agar, Mr. S. Kashio, Mr. M. That is only an amplito Bonaparte. But before it was Yamada, Mr. T. Orton, Mr. D. fication of the moral pointed by published news reached Beeth-Stewart, Mr. T. Joseph, Mr. and infant. Mr. L. Gledhill, the tigures supplied to the late over that his hero had assumed Mrs. C. Perine and Mr. Lewis. Haslam in Parliament the title of Emperor, whereupon Anton T. Weas. Mr. and printed in 'nited Empire in he tore the titlepage of the score Mrs. Grace Cooper, Miss V. Cooper, the dedication to Mr. J. W. Baldwin, Mr. Chu H. C. May last. It was the moral of containing
Jeu, Mr. Ho. Sue Chang, Mr. Chin Sir Philip Lloyd Greame's address pieces.
Gum Tey, Mr. Wong Toy Mr. Ng printed in April. The Empire Development Union bas bean Epicures, as well as all fisher-Sik Park. Mr. Laung Goon, Mr. Miss Moy Gum making calculation along the men, will wish good luck to the Geo. Gook Sing.
lines. and finds movement to stock Cumberland Hang, Mrs. Jea Shee, Miss Jung thar the. average value lakea with Loch Leven trout Wah Ncey. Mrs. How Shee, Mr. per head in 1921 of the purchases With the possible exception of Chow Jow Fook, Mr. Chow Jow Canada, Sew salmon, there is not a fish that Look, Mr. See Loy Fook, Mr. Chin of Australis, Z plant and South Afries from swims which affords better sport Show Kcon, Mr. Hom Wing. Mr. Great Britain was £6 158. 61, and without exception there is Yeung Yick Dim, Mr. Ip Pron Kel. whers as the value of all European none with better flavour when Mr. Geng How Sing. Mrs. Moy cantites per head was £103, 64. catching, anding, cooking and she, Mr. S. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs.
all accomplished on Cming France, 272 millions of eating are Europ-ans took just over £100, the same day. It has redder M. Hodges. Judge K. Turner, LOW CUP), whilst fewer than 20 desh than others of its kind, and Mr. H. Eadie, Mr. Al. will.ons in the Dominions took although it does attain to the size Mrs. T. Barrera, Mr. C. J. Baker, nearly £110,000ALOV.
of the gillarco of the Irish loughs. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Yoke Tony. Miss Whist therefore every effort the catch of a five or six pounder Lee Look Be, Mrs. Tang Lee Shee. is no unusual experience. There Master Tung Shing Hong, Master should be made to maintain miketa in Europe and America, are bigger trout, too, in bota Tung Shing Took, Mr. W. P. Lowe. there is so overwhelming argu- English and Scotch waters, but Mr. Lai Wai Pak. Mr. V. R. 5. ment in support of developing the as a rule they are of sulky dia-Bowlby, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Comp position and coumar flavour. ton and infant. Mr. G. D. Jacksen. Imperial side of British trade,
The gigantic boll trook for Mr. J. N. Carle. Mr. and Mrs. H. N. s to that and, as Mr. Amery onego pointed out, nothing will instance, has been known to Olsen. Master H. E. Olsen, Master turn the scale at 40 pounds. 3. N. Olsen, Mr. N. Urquhart, Mes. contribute more surely than a pelics of Empire migration. but it is difficult to find a lure to E. D. Urquhart, Miss S. Urquhart
tempt it, though once hooked and Mr. D. F. Hardy. with Empire.
it is said to give good sport.
S
it
ADVENTURES OF A MAJOR.
Barrera,
WEATHER REPORT.
Mr. Justice Darling, the humorist of the Bench, who last month completed his 23th. year's service as oue of bis Majesty's
Dec. 15d. 11h. 52 -Pressure: Judges, holds the distinction of has increased moderately AN being the only judge of the High Shanghai, Nemuro and the Fon- Piracy Charge Recalled. Court who presided in a Court of ins. It has decreased moderately Justice during the reign of Queen at Vladivostock. In auther. Major Albert Gyboon Spilsbury, Victoris. One of the two remain-districts it is nearly station2*5.
Home was an ing judges who were appoicted by
A new saticyclone has formed ourced early in November, had the late Lord Chancellor Hals-over the lower Yargize Valley. an adventurous career and will bury, Sir Charles is senior to Strong to fresh monsoon may be-pecially remembered in con-bis nearest rival, Mr.Justier Bra".
re expected along the east and nection with the once famous case who was appointed in 1:01, 7 south-east coasis of Chin, and of the Tourmaline, in which he seven years, bat Sir Reginald moderate monsoon was the leading figure.
Bray is seven years older than China Sea. Sir Charles Darling. Once the
whose death at
In 1897, having obtained treaty from the tribes of the Sas. which region he claimed was independent of Morocco, he led an expedition thither ou the steam yacht Tourmaline. The Moorish man-of-war Hassanie endeavour ed to seize the yacht, but was driven off by gunfire. When he returned to London, Major Gybbon-Spilsbury was arrested on a charge of piracy and of fighting the soldiers of the Sultan. The trial was held in Gibraltar, and ended in his acquittal.
Shortly afterwards he went to East Africa, where he laid out the town of Port Amelis, Pembe Bay, and explored and surveyed the country from the coast to Lake Nyess, on the south-eastern shore of which he established Port Arroyo. "But for an accident,' writes Mr. R. B. Cunninghame Gratham. in his book. Mogreb- el Acksa. "Spilsbury might have been Emperor of Agadbir, the Lord Protector of the Sus or Rajah of Tamagrat, but fate had disposed otherwise."
The fifth son of the late Francia Gybbon-Spilsbury, of Walsall, Staff, he joined the Northampton Militis in 1869, and later served in the 3rd and 4th. Battalion Yorkshire Regiment and in the Thames Division of the Royal Engineers. At the outbreak of the war in 1914 Major Gybbon- Spilsbury rejoined the Royal Engineers.
political opponent of Sir Charles,
afterwards Lord "Chief Justice Russell, in Hackney. Sir Charles Darling established a reputation for witty speeches in the House of Commons. Although 72 years old Sir Charles is one of the most wide-awake judges on the Beach, and his conduct of the Arm- strong trial last April was ad- mittedly one of the best cases in his career,
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Hongkong Rainfall for the 24
hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 1.00 inch. Total since January 1st. 63.71 inches, against an Average of 82.50 inches.
PORECAST FOR TEE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TOMORROW.
District.
Forecast.
! Formosa Chanost SE. winds, freshening.
2 South coast of
China between 3.A. & Lamocks.
N.E. winds, moderate; Gap Rock......... fine to
3 Hongkong
to
4 South const of cloudy.
Chine between!
H.K. & Hainan. }
I. F. CLAXTON, Director. E.K. Observatory, Dec. 15, 1923
MORE TR.NS-PACIFIC SAILINGS. The US government through the
line, Admiral-Oriental which operates the Shipping Board's-tracs pacific fleet out of Puget Sound, will increase sail- ings of its passenger and expresa carriers between Seattle and the Orient from a 14 to a 12 day | schedule giving this port 30 sail. ioga + year. to the Far East
instead of 25 sailings, the rule' since 1920. This new schedule is effective as from Dec." 9 wben the big liner President Jefferson AL. cleared for Masila via Yokohama, Kobe. Shanghai and Hongkong|
ARHINDRA BILDINGS. ANY TONIK BO+3.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1922.
HOTELS
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
THE
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2.30. 5.15, 745 and 9.15
HAROLD LLOYD'
io
GRANDMA'S BOY
Hie First 5 reel Feature.
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To-night & Saturday.
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Thursday to Saturday. 14th to 18th. Dec.
5.15 and 9.15 p.m.
MAX LINDER
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Do.
in 5 parts also
"THE LEATHER PUSHER"
Prices of Admission:-9.15 p.m. show $1.20 & 80 cont.
5.15 p.m. matinee :—70 ct & 50 ct.
2.30 and 7.15 pm.
RUTH CLIFFORD & JACK SHERRILL
ia
"THE INVISIBLE RAY** Episodes, 1 and 2.
STAR THEATRE.
PEKING BOAD, KOWLOON. Tel. Kowloom. 793.
ITALIAN GRAND OPERA
TO-NIGHT
"Cavalleria Rusticana "
and
"Barbiere de Siviglia
To-morrow Matine
"FAVORITA"
TO-MORROW NIGHT
HADAM BITTERFLY
L'NDON'S POPULATION. Londoners are paraded, nam- bered, grouped and regrouped in the latest Census Blue Book (County of London, Tables, Part I), issned on October 27th.
ten years.
Those figures relate to "Greater London."
In the administrative county,
Consisting of the City and the 28 metropolitan boroughs. the population Was 4,484,5:3, A decrease of over 37,000 in ten -. § There were last June 7.480,201 years, pointing to the tendency Londonere, so increase of more to seek homes further from the than half a million in the past place of work.
Printed sad Published for the Proprietor, by Alfred Morley **
11. Ice House Street, in the City of Vissaris Hongkong.
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COMPANY.
9.15 p.m.
LUCCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
To-day
"CAVALLERIA." and "BARBIERE DE SIVIGLIA "
Saturday, 16th
LA FAVORITA
(Matinee) 4 pm.
Saturday, 16th
4
MADAME BUTTERFLY
17TH.
18TH.
19TH.
Bóoking at Mõutrie's 10 à m. to 5 p.m.
Prices: $3, & $1,
BALLO IN MASCHERA
AIDA
9.15 p.m.
Booking at Ktar Theatre 5.30 p.m. to 9 p.m.