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hood. But it in usulons unless you are equipped with a good pair of ajes, Make sure your night is hot
going to let you down.
LAZARUS
12, Queen's Heat Central...
The only European Optician in the Colony.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1051
No. 12.470
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SENSATIONAL PIRACY.
PORTUGUESE CAPTAIN & INDIAN
GUARD KILLED.
FORTY
PASSENGERS. KIDNAPPED.
and displayed firearms.
FAMOUS SINGER
TALKS.
A CHAT WITH MR. WILLIAM. HEUGIHAN.
Consul.
Was
Major Martin Still Missing.
Now Yoric, May 4. The throo Amorican world A. Télograph representative had fliers have arrived at Nazon, on an interesting chut this morning the island of Attu, from Dutch Mr. William Houghan, the Harbour...
Major Martin is still missing, famous Scottish-singor, who is at present on a world tour under the land the soarch for him is con- auspices of the Burns' Federation, tinuing,-Reuter,
Cordova, Alaska, May 4. The world fliers have reached Atka, one of the Aleutian Islands.
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In the kitchen of the first floor General Chan King-ming's troops armad robbers who ontored No. Hongkong's firet annual have made further progress along 617-Binghat Stroot yesterday, Rationalist Pross Association the Chinese Boction of the Canton- found a women, whom one of dinner was hold in the Hongkong | Kowloon Railway."
thom caught by the nook. Hold Hotel on Saturday night, when A report from Shum Chan says helplass, poppor was rubbed into
(Reuter's Service.) there were over, thirty people that a detachment of Kwangsi hor oyos, whilst a third snatchod
London, May 4, prosont, including several visitors troops stationed at Ping Wu has two bangles from her wrists.. Dur
During the visit to London of M. M. Theunis and Hymans, from Macao: Mr. A. Hi Crook gone over: to General Lin lungs search, made of the floor, who left for Brussels to-day, according to the Observer's diplomatio News of the sensational piracy. The pirates then took charge prosided, and;, after an excellent hung, who is a supporter of three other robbers: kopt a watch, correspondent, only general principles were discussed. The difficulty. on the West River of a big of the vessel, but before they dinner. had been served; proposed General. Chan, and that they gut, the, door. They made their is that this French Government hitherto has not shown any willing motor-boat flying the Portugueso began to loot it they slot the the toast of the King.
have captured Shum Chun. Li escape running in the direction of ness to give up the Ruhr as postulated in the Dawos sohome, with flag, and the murdering of the Portugueso captain and an Indian
Speaking to the toast of "Our Long, Ping Wu and Lung Kong. Shamshuipo.
Jout a quid pro quo, and the Bolgian Government is committed to Portuguese captain and anguard doad.
Quests," Idr. O. M. McDonald
support the French Govornament. Indian guard, roaches us to-day. The bont was thon piloted by said that skimming through a
Franco could be induced to evacuate the Ruhr within a fow It appears that the motor-boat, the pirates to a place called Sha book about Chinoso painting the
weeks of the beginning of the operation of the Dawes scheme pro- which piles between Canton and Kou, where a number of native other day, ho had come across hope, this Association will grow although much water had nowed vided she had some security with regard to Germany's carrying out Kongmoon, left the former portboats
like the under the bridgo since then, there of the schomo, but the British Government finds it hard, if not wore in waiting. To the story of a Mr. Teu-kao who into an institution on the evening of May 1st, with those boats, about forty said that he had a passion for French Academy, which touches was still a great deal of hostility impossible, to accept the French Government's main proposals, a large number of passengore passengers and all the booty dragons. He was always talking life, Society and knowledge of to Rationalism. Dr. Pearse ro- namely the rentention of the railway rogle in the Ruhr and a French people at every lated a personal anecdote relating dotailed British undertaking to support Franco in any punitivo eboard, and whom the Vossel seized by tho pirates were about thom and he had them the reached Luk Lau, in the Shun transferred. The piraton then painted all over the walls of his point. I believe I cho the to an incident in his career before measures against Germany in the event of a futuro default. Tak district, at midnight, one of escaped.
house. After all," he said thors thought and feeling of us all be left his native town showing A formal conference may be arranged after the Fronok cloe- the passengers, who was evident- The motor-boat later is nothing pleasuntor to look here when I say that our definite how men could let prajudice blind tions on May 11th. Meanwhile the French appear to desire to ly a pirate leader, gave a signal, brought back to Canton, ar at than a dragon." One day a objective in organizing this Asso- their judgment and precipitate postpone any decision which might commit them to a definite re- whereupon about 1 scoro of riving there on the morning of hugeshiny, slimy paw flopped," on ciation is to bo oarnost seckers them into error and injustice. parations policy. This tendency is strengthened by the impression.
"Rationalism, Baid other pirates travelling as the 2nd instant, and the affair to his window sill soon a groom after the higher truth of life, its
Dr. in Paris that the British Government's parliamentary position is passengers simultaneously arose was reported to the Portuguese and golden scaly head reared social and moral well-being, with Pearse, is free thouglit. There insecure.
itself up at the window and open mindedness and toleranco. are not wanting signs to-day grinned a dank greeting. Tzu-Of course, the people of every that it has penetrated the sacrod. kao, the lover of dragons, was New Era think their own age is portals of the Church itself most witness the utterances of Doan boside himself with terror. He most significant. But AMERICAN WORLD FLIGHT. fled shrieking into the hall where thinkers of to-day do sound the Inge and Canon Barnos.
warning that we are living in a Although their ho tripped over the oozing slithery tail which the monster New Age, and how are we going to not openly avowed as Rationa- had thrust in friendly salutation face it? In this connection I am liam, reading history correctly through the doorway of the house. tempted to cite the lowpoint of we can also see that some of the TO MEET HONGKONG MEN The story was told as a warning an English historian.
Popes and cardinals of Rome
TO-MORROW. It is significant of much, says were really Rationalists. Thero
Jan Nodorafand D.A. Klaagson, againal insincere enthusiasms.
the Englishman, that in the is no doubt that after the Ro-
officer and ongineer respectively The speaker said that if he
To-morrow afternoon and evon- 17th Century members of formation, some
on the J. O. J. liner Tjiliwong, who any dragons before the
of the ing those interested in athletics were recently fined $50 each on Parliament quoted from the ecclesiastios were Rationalists and aquatics will have
the night was out, they would not be
Bible, in the 18th and 19th to some extent, and thoro is no opportunity
charges of disorderly behaviour of due to any insincore onthusiasm
centuries from the classics, and saying to what extent llberalism Japanese Olympic team at work and assault in the public bar of for making speeches.(Laugh- ter). That he made this one at all,
In the 20th Century from noth might have progressed in the here. Japan's offical Olympio against their sentence on Satur- the Hongkong Hotol, appealed ing at all. As an eminent Church of Rome if it had not boon team, which is now on its way to day, when the The continued, was largely be-] cause he had a fooling that since.
clergyman once contrasted the for the reaction that sot in after Faris to compete in the Olympic reopened before Mr. R.E. Lind- koaring was ancient ohurch with the modern the Reformation. Lutherism and Games which are taking place soll. those presont woro, all more or less outside the pale anyway be
to the affect that the thoy Lalviniam ushered in a now there this year, will be arriving Ing there at all to-night, his fow
tried to save their young men dark
Borgoant Dungey, who was not age, from which
we in the Colony to-morrow by the called at the first hearing, became from boing thrown to ac lions are only now emerging. halting romarks, coupled with.thoj
Just 6.6. Katori Maru and humid weather, would merely
now we are glad if wiban save as
an important witness for the men were influenced opportunity has been taken to defence when he said that whilst them from going to the dogs before the reaction by reading give them a try out against local on duty outside the Hotel he was sorve to give them a mild fore-
In an Era of Transbon and plate and Aristotle, 'so were men mon. taste of what awaited them in the realm of a gentiaman variously piqus of Danajp and fusion
Reconstruction like the present reconily influenced, by the work. The arrangements have all been barmen, to effect the arrest of the called in by Johnson, one of the
and overy little social heritage become
Having
dofendants. made by the Victoria Recreation two
Ho is being thrown into the beliefs, mon now fool a desire to prominent lossl Goldsmith, the other barman, crucible, Wo nood
more face the Truth. Rationalism is
of an injury Rationalism, to save us from like the leaven which loavens the good sport should be witnessed
abis pointed out to hitnommé going to the dogs.
whole lump. That process is stilly a large crowd. Wo should face this New Ago
on the ground of the Hongkong who had boon fighting. continuo."-(Applause.) the honour to propose, could fail with courage. We can face it by going on and we hope it will The athletic events take place Goldsmith was amongst the group- In view of this evidenco, his to express the keen pleasure it showing more example of self-
Referring to the fact that the Football Club, Happy Valley, at gavathe Hongkong members of the restraint, of discipline and public R.PA. members now include 5 p.m. There will be races for Worship found that the chargos R.P.A. to welcome their guests, spirit for the amelioration of many first-class meri, Dr. Pearse 100, 220, 440, 880, the mile, against the two Dutchmen had among thom several who had humanity at large,
said that during the last few & Marathon, putting the shot and not boen proved, and ho reversed
his previous decision. "Notwithstanding. ail our years there were men belonging a team race.
The shares wore dismissed and Houghan-absolute control of operatic numbers. The object of won their admiration by the
In the 100 yds. N. Tani will the fines word withdrawn. thio voice, producing the the tour, also, was to show other courage with which they had achievements and exploite for the to the R.P.A. whom everyone
of past two centuries, we still have respected. The late Jolin Morley try banner
his spood against. D. maximum of volume with the than Scottish people what really hold aloft
fine things some of the old Rationalism, both in this Colony got a long way to go to reach the was a notablo orample. (Ap. Urquhart, L. A. Carvalho, and minimum of effort."
and in that fortress of clericalism, final goal of Humanity. Time plause.). Dr. Paaras continued Capt. Hayes Newington.
“PAUL LECAT” ARMS. Mr. Houghan said that during Scottish folk songs wore.
was, when we looked to the that he could remember Charles For the 440 yds., Mackleworth his present tour people had ofton "In my opinion," said Mr. Macao.-(Applause).
People sometimes ask me," aristocrats to be the leaders of the Bradlaugh coming to his native and A. Carvalho will oppose T. PANTRY-BOY COMMITTED asked bin how he could give Heughan, "from the musical such big programmes (an average point of view a great many of continued the speaker, "when world's affairs, but they had so town to deliver a lecture and des- Nando, the Japanese crack.
In the mile, 'Tashiro will run of twenty songs a night) with so the boat of these old Scottish the horrible truth has leaked abused their-piviliges, trust and cribed how the great Rationalist am one of those prorogatives, that the princes of defeated hostile police action by little apparent effort. The real songs are those which are lost out that I
this morning, before Mr. E. W. secret of it," he added, " is the old well known. I would put into that dreadful Rationalists, how it is commerce and captains of in-speaking from a boat moored against Urquhart, Lal Khan and At the Kowloon Magistrasy
outside the municipal Stokor Boll. Italian method of singing. To class, as an examplo, Callum that, believing in neither Heaven dustry had come to wrost the just
H. Toni will run against Ur-Hamilton, Ko Shing, pantry-boy put it into popular language, the O'Glen, which is a wonderfully nor Hell (they always insist for power from their hands; but the bounds: "Drawing to a close"
with the unlawful possession or process is comparable to that of dramatic Highland song frans some obscure reason in specially latter in turn have not lived up said Dr. Pearse, I should like quhart and H. Braga in the 220 of the s.s. Paul Lecat was charged. 80 Mauser pistols and 8,800 man who goes into special lated from the Gaolic. Vory stressing the latter place) how to the expectation of humanity specially to emphasize one point. yards.
to That is why we soo to-day the Rationalism is really a system of For the 880, yds., Bandsman rounds of ammunition on board training
long-distance few Scotsmon but board it, runnor:"
whorovor it hope or four in the next world. Labour of the world. has taken truth. It makes for truth and Hannon, Lal Khan and A. Mair the ship on April 21st Mr. Lynou Having remarked that his has boon sung it has made I do not, as a legical outcome, over the sceptro of humanity truth is mighty and will provali." will represent Hongkong against appeared for the defence and sald that in view of defendant's state- original idea was to go in for a deep impression and people plunge into an utterly selfish orgy Thus you see, we have gone from (Applause).
Regarding the Marathon, the mants to the police ho had to international opera, Mr. Houghan have wondered that it should of pleasure, ignoring the hap Kingscraft, priesteraft, merchant-
end, it is still too premature to toll. Mr RAD. Forrest, replying course will probably be from pload guilty. said be had already sung at some have so long remain unnoticed. piness of others if only I got the craft to moboraft. How it all will THR LOCAL ASSOCIATION
Dofondant's statement to the of the loading opera houses in It is a piece of traditional High-most out of life myself.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Lotus hope, however, that we to the toast of the R. P. A., ex- Shaukiwan, and Liaut. Arm- Italy when the Great War broke land music, the origin of which is
Lai Ban gavo him the arms and Being a crack revolver lost in the mists of ages. We anawer is simple. Pleasantor far, are going from chaps to cosmos. plained how he came to under-strong will run against K. Oda, police was that a man named ammunition at Marsellios and shot, ho returned Homo and have our own arrangement of it, it is to enter into what H. G. In the meantime, Ist let us be true take R. P. A. work in Hongkong, the Japanese choice.
Thore will also be a Putting asked to bring them to Hongkong joined the Gordon Highlanders, to which Miss Sayer and I have Wells has called the spirit of com-to the spirit of Rationalism, which incidontally (he added) making boing put in obarge of the ro-collaborated."
Heughan mon adventure and to enjoy life is also the spirit of Christianity, himself objectionable to cortata
for another Chinese, named Li others, pure and undefiled, "and that is to people. "When I first came here I the Shot event and a team-race. volver course for officers of the added that he would, be singing sharing its joys with
Bergt Quarroll said he went on famous 51st Highland Division, this song in Hongkong to-morrow Buch gatherings as these, dospito look for the progress of humanity was impressed by the necessity The swimming events will take 820. a When the war finished, he found and Wednesday nights. In pass all the wicked people present, bost in co-oporation, ethical justice, of not allowing judgment to place at the V.R.C. bathe lat 9 p.m
would be very difficult and Ing, ho paid a graceful tribute to illustrate what I mean; to the toleration and absolute freedom. go by default. I felt we must In the 50 yards, Mosers. Onod board the Paul Lecat on April petly to got back to Italy the work of Miss Sayer, who had visitors who have graciously Above all, be tolerant and charit not permit the opponents of and Takaishi will be opposed by 21st in answer to the police onit d polish up hio voice, rendered a wonderful service to given us their help to-night we able, with mallon towards none Rationalism to have matters all J. R. Johnstono. In the 100 flag, when defendant, with the a ho thereforo romainod Scottish music by finding-out and owe our warmost thanka, Ladios and goodwill towards all.
RATIONALIST FOR in London for a time, whore he arranging some of these old and gentlemen, I give you the
40 YEARS.
COPRA BURNED IN WHARF FIRE.
Asked for a fow particulars of his early career and training, Mr. Heughan said he left Scotland when he was 21 years of aga for London, prior to which, ho had recolved no musical training, although he had for some years been singing Scottish songs aE ON amatour. After being trained by Albert Vissotti and appearing at the Royal Opera, Covent Gordon, in ntnor operatic parts,
Orao, Spain, May 4. ho was advised to go to Italy. A fire at the wharf here burned hia abilities being considered ontirely 135. bags of copra, part Aufficiently promising to warrant of 517 bags marked "H and O," this venture. He therefore went discharged from the Japanese
kowane blayerUE~~~TUULVIT UNO, crite Prince of Darkness, but mostly
(with greater emphasis) as the Dovil. (Laughter.)
These incidentals apart, how- |over,-dragons-or-no-dragons,-no-
to Milan, whore he studied un-stoamor Dolagoa Maru. The body speaking to the toast he had dar Sabatini, the fathor of romainder is intact.-Reuter, Rafael Sabatini, the well-known
novelist. Ha roally gave Ino
the secret of the old Italian method of singing." said Mr...
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their own way. Accordingly it yards the same swimmers will arms and ammunition, was hand- was necessary to band together compete, whilst for the 400 yards ed over to him, by the Second the members of the R.P.A. and to Mossrs. Takaishi and Miyabata Officor
ho many succog90s. For throo songs. He said Miss Sayer play. toast-Dur Guosts!" (Applause);
got yet moro members, When I will opposo Messrs. A. May and His Worship said that as Mr. Dr. W. W. Pearse, proposing came to the Colony there were 3. yous in succession ho sang ated with remarkable sympathy and
Noronha. The team race Lyson had pleaded guilty it would thecottish Clans Association's her accompaniments made there guests, Mr. J. D. Bush said he the toast of the BP.A., said that three names given in the Associa will be botwoon Messrs. K. not be necessary to wait for the conlets in London on Burns' songs go home to the hearts of road to render thanks for the although he had only recently tion's annual report as being the Onoda, K. Takaishi, T. Miyabata, return of the ship to call the
unique hospitality that had been joined the association, he had Hongkong contingent. In the K. Noka and K. Baltch and officers to give evidence. Nioland on the third year was the people.
Asked if he wanted to make spooky obosen to sing "Boots Mr. Houghan had many inter-bestowed upon them. They wore boon a Rationalist, boling one of prosent year we hava 35 mem- Mesars. J. R. Johnstons, C. 3. Wheno" with the Scots Guarde osting stories to toll of the great all excoedingly glad of the the earliest followers of Darwin bore. (Applauso).
Cooke, A. Noronha, B. Assumpono any statement, defendant said he Bandcompanying him. This was enthusiasm with which he had opportunity to be thoro and were and the other great thinkers of Passing to the question of mak- and Carvalho. There will be know nothing at all about the the frame a Sootaman, or any boon received by Scottish regi- taking in everything, both from that time.
ing the dinner an annual avant, back stroke race, broast stroke arms and ammunition: Dr. Pearso said he remembered Mr. Forrest said that the R.PA. гарс other alist, had sung to this monts in out-of-the-way spots in the festive board and from the
Dafondant was committed for. and also water polo. famous had's accompaniment. India. Ho, said ho had made lips of the philosophore, with Dr. Tomple, who was Bishop of was primarily a propaganda as Altogether a very attractive pro trial to the next Criminal See- After said Mr. Houghan, a special point of going out much interest and delight. Exotor, speaking to his father, soolation and it was the duty of some of leading spirits of the of his way to sing to those
SEEKERS AFTER TRUTH.and there was no doubt that Dr. every member, not only to do all grammo has been mapped out. « Burns deration who had Scottieh lads, so that they could
Temple was a man of extremely he could to increase the mombor- The Japanese.Committee, with heard big arranged that he hear the old songs of Home, and "It is our forvent hope that Libern) and therefors Rationship, but also to strive to make whom the V.R.C. have been work- sbould go his present world be assured us that It was this first gathering of the Associa alltid views, and the word-Rationalism at least as ing, composed of M. Takahashi tour, so thatottish exilos abroad perfectly trao that Scotamen tion will lead to many long years after remarking how extremely well known as the names of the (Japanese Consal Coneral), Mr. should be a hear how songs could still be found in all parts of achievement and may, it serve courageous a man must have been many other creeds,
truth In those ~ MCP-T Lamble proposedav of topoland could be of the world. Smilingly, he said the high purpose in being the to champion
their
and politicst of thanks to Mr. Torres what w: Boottish he did not know how the world intellectual rallying dentre of the days-of-re
We could big classical would get on without them. Colony Intims Mas come
Kimura, Mr. V. Watanabe, Mr. EAšlamik (President of the which Japanese Young Men's "Anepoiss Honton), and Mr. As Imamuracie
sions:
TO DAY.
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