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19 SPECIALLY EVIDENT IN THE- BRILLIANCE OF THE SUMMER

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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

2.30 p.m.--Legislative Council Mesting. 3 p.m.-Auction of Leahold Property.

ought surely to be possible to settle differences between Capital and Labour by some more reasonable and less barbarous methed than throwing the whole commerce of the nation into confusion and the masses mak ing matters still worse by venting their feelings in ugly displays of brute force.

It has been said that Trades

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

ANOTHER PLAINTIFF LATE T

To-day's quotation for Par rubber, Casa Vary Nearly Struck Out. Mesars Vernon and Smyth, is sa,: Bgd. Naousse of plague,were actifed to-day. A rumour in afloat that the Mexican state railways will shortly be handed over

to American, financiers.

The departure of H.31.8. Mourban for was to have loft for Canton to day. the West River has been delayed. She

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1911,

'HONGKONG'S MUSICAL

HISTORY.

(Specially scritten for the "*Cuixa, Mar,"

by Mr F. LO. GARRETT.)

The earliest sediety for the promotion of

resulted

Cub In 1870 there was a revival of sine terest in the proceedings and regular practices were recommenoad.. Three cou- serbe were given during this year, and the A claim for $441,00, being balance due

City Hall having been completed, the under a Chinese landing note; and #58,70

Society made use of it for practions, • In the next sasson we find, 4 publlo concert coats in a Summary Oourt action, came before br Justion Comports at the Su- music in the Colony takes its origin from a given-January 1879 aid of the Burora preme Court, this morning, when Cat Of Chi mosting takt at St. Andrew's School- the Chicago Fire, which" med the Kwong Man Sang firm and Laiwherever that may have been at 5.30pm. 344 being forwarded to the Mayor of that Kwong Po, s partner therein.

on Oct. 1st in the Year of Grace, 1881 City. In the same year Mr Sangster onde Mr W. EL. Shenton appeared for The pioneers were seven in number, and more became Conductor of the Sonisty after plaintiff and Mr H. I. Dennys, Jr., for at their first meeting, passed a resolution leng interval. With the next year (1873). in favour of forming a Glee Clubs, and chose begin the series of cuttings from the local As mentioned in yesterday's issue we Mr Shenton said that his client had not as their first Committee the following Fess giring accounts of the various publlah today 31s Gershom Stewart's turned up yet. He did not know whether gentlemen, whose names may be of concerts. Ou March 2nd, 1873 the Society speech in the House of Commons on Hengit was due to the rain or not.

interest-Messrs Schmidt, Sangater (Or gave an elaborada concert in the City Hall, tong questions. It will be found on pages

Bis Lordship-If you had let me knowganist of St. John's Cathedral) in the account given in the Early Press 2 and 3.

I would not have robod yat.

their labours, a set of rules were dry was the instrumental accompaniment to the Falconer, and Kingsmill." As a result of

we find "The novel feature of this Concert and adopted at a nubaequant mosting, and Lauda Sion" by a quartatte of well- the Hongkong Choral Society thus came known amatour players" The cantata into being. The early rules contained the abovementioned formed the first part of the atipulation that all members must have a programme. In the cond pars several part knowledge of misis-a condition which in songs were performed including Hatton's those modern days is not införtc-and "Even True" and "The Happiest Land": laid down wookly practices all through the while instrumental music was reprocated yoar on Friday aranings as necessary-poor by Beethovens Third Trio, Op. I. in C things, one wonders how they did in the Minor, which is described as "the greatant summer with no fans!-Mr Sangster was] tread of the evening," This concert-realized appointed the first Conductor of the $314 and was attended by 208 porsc Society. At the next meeting the gentlar Besides this concert the Society also asiat sex made their fire appearance and a num-ed in the Choral Festival given in the ber of Indies ware elected as members. Cathedral. In December 1873 another

.

capaited, one near the Man With Wharf

Mr Skonten- did not know. I was

not siked.

During the heavy squall in the harbour this morning two conservancy boats wore

Plaintiff then appeared and his Lordship and the other at Twina aha tata. It is be-aid-I was just at this moment going to lived that no lives were lost.

strike the case out with costs.

His Lordship saked plaintif if he was aware that the case was fixed for 10 o'clock. Plaintiff I had something to stop me just at the last minuts."

His Lordship-Well you have had the narrowest osape of your life,

Mr Shenton said that practically the only difference wsa $20 between them.

Prior to the signing of the note deford

The agreement for the two million baela Hupei-Hangang iron-mine loss in reported to have been signed between the representatives of the Department of Come munications and Belgian capitaliste.

At Bialey, a match took place between representatives of the Church, Medical, avid Legal professions. The Church team

Unionism is calculated to set the] was the winner, with a score of 258 points. Į ant was indebted to plaintifï in the sun Dering 1881 the Society seams to have large concert was given. A feature of this

The Medical team was second,

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The King's Bench has ruled that the Company was ultra vires and the sharehold banking business carried on by the Birkbeck

era are therefore not liable for the losses sustained by depositars, the latter's claim being against the company's assets only.

"of $1,000 and in action was brought hat ■

compromise was arranged between the pursued the even tomar of its way, and concert was the appearance of a German partice by defendant signing the note in nothing in its minutes calls for specis! Quartette, who were very heartily received, haring waived his rights as to the balarice. performances. gestion which was for $800, plaintif note. They appear to have given no public and anonymous lady who sang a Walla ching Saronats by Braga, with ridlinceliò oby When the sction was withdrawn the costs

ligato, and who is described na taking the had not been made out and question was

hours hy storm. Some of the items whether the promissory note covered the

pear to buy been of the athro of chestnuts" as one paper describes tha

The work of dredging the P. and costs or not. Plaintif's contention was "drow attention to the present large pris "having long been worn in tatters by

workers 18 £ class against the employers as a class, that it is primari- ly a weapon of class warfare. Recent events seem to prove that at any rate there is a modicam of truth in this contention, for if it is merely a ques tion of obtaining "rights," why is it that when the men's full demands have steamer Palermo, which wont ashore of been conceded they still remain out? Gazette of the 1st fast., and is expected to Kanagawa, is progressing, says the Japan If we are in future to have this ultra-be completed on Monday, 7th inst, when Noon-biecting of Rongkong & Shang-Trades Unionism constantly brought attempts at floating the vessel will be made

hai Banking Corporation at City Hall,

by several steamers. 3.30 p.m. Fourth Gymkhana Meshing.

Monday, August 21:-

General Memoranda. FRIDAY, August 18:—

Emperor of Austria's Birthday (1830). 10a.m.-Sessions commence.

SATURDAY, August 19:-

3 p.m.--Auction of Crown Land at Publie

"Works Department.

TUESDAY, August 29:-

into operation, at the slightest provocation, the question of allow sanctioned the Abor Expedition, which will The Secretary of State for India bse

ing such a wide measure" of freedom leave at the end of October. It will consist to organisations of this type will of 2,500 men with a Maxim gun. General Bower will be in command. It is annoone warrant serious attention. The work-ed by the military authorition that owing to ing man bos, without the least shadow the difficulty of transport they can only Queen of the Netherlands Birthday of doubt, been unduly pampered and permit one correspondent to accompany

considered in the past few years; the time is surely coming when he will have to be ruled with a firmer

3.45 p.m.-Sanitary Board Meeting. THURSDAY, August 31-

(1880).

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1911.

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the force.

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that when this case was withdrawn defend and was to pay the costs...

Evidence was calle:1.

In 1863 we have the first Annual General Meeting and Beport. The Society then numbered 38 all told, but the Committee portion of male to female voices and recommanded fatars admissions in the unfavourably on the admision of man- the Society." The same journal comments proportion of three males to one female." bera who do not sing" ustural difficulty. for #361.90.

His Lordship gava judgment for plaintif Haring passed this epoch-making rearing the same season the Society, at the solution, they dispersed. In the next year! invitation of the Governor, HE Sir the Society gave its first public concert in Arthur Kennedy, sasisted at a Musical aid of the Fund for erecting City Hall, Soiree at Government Hanse during Race which realized 8891 proft-a good deal Week and a " is belfored and hoped more than is made nowadays. In the that thoir reputation was warthily upheld" same year discard crept into the fold we can only hope that it was.

('o be Continued)

THE RECENT HARBOUR FIRE.

Lighterman Fined.

$

A seaman was charged before Mr J. R. Wood at the Magistracy this afternoon and we have an account of a spirit- with unlawfully having a fire on board hised discussion as to the proper func iterend funk whilst having dangerous to be performed. In the next year there goods on board, namely kerosine oil was more trouble, and the committee were DRUNKEN GRANDFATHER. defence.

Mr W. E L. Shenton appeared for the much upset over the conduct of a gentle-

י

P. C. Charles Exatley gave evidence man who had taken away the keys of the that he was on duty on board the plane, whereby the members were seriously .s. Satsuma when the explosion on the inconvenienced (it was in June, 'too)! The lighter occurred. He did not see any fire next few years seem to have been unevent on the lighter.

The Attomey-General has decided that here is not sufficient evidence to attach public trust to Bunyan's copy of Foxe's "Book of Martyrs," which is in the posses sion of the Bedford Institute. This decision GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

has been communicated by Sir Rufus Isaacs to the Bedford Institute, who are There will be an official dinner at this free to sell the book or not, as they Government House to-night, at 8.15 800 ft. THE habit which the British work-gelock, to which the following have been The United Asbestos Oriental Agency, and Godown

THE STRIKE HABIT.

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Child's Cry preventa ita being Kidnapped.

A somewhat remarkable story of a "little"

boy recognizing its grandfather and calling

out in Chinese "drunken prandfather,"

Inspector Arthur Langley testified that ful, save that in 1886 the members were the police were always on duty on all ships rebuked for their bad attendance at when working dangerous goods. All com practice, with the exception of two blame a name by which it had always called ite penis provided an extra boat for cooling less females who are commended for coming grandfather, was told at the Magistracy the workman's "chow "ou. No objection

taken to smoking on the stern of the with great regularity all through the this morning, when a woman was charged ships unless such dangerous good were Summer.

with kidnapping the small boy. being worked in the afterbold.

We now have this eloqnout reference to Mi Uzsworth, from the Kowloon, Wharf

Missing the child about 9 am, yesterday instructions not to have building of the Harbour Master's Be the polico, while relatives, in the meantime,"

cargo and witness explained that the ex-old establishment will be demolished and a¦ plenty of experience with regard to ench

Fentos, at West Point. The whole family plosion might be caused by internal com-structure raised upon its sight (nie) which and detectives thereupon kept a diligent bustion besides a variety of other case shall be the pride of the Colony and render watch on the Cheung Chau and Aberdeen Mr Baltram was specially engaged to Boo

this rocky exile of ours a much plesancter while the grandfather was watching the launchos and the Macao steamers. It was f cross-examination witness said that place of residence than it has ever been launch for Cheung Chau at about 2.45 pm,

map has acquired of striking work invited :-Mr C. Biaker, Mr C. Browne, Ltd., intends paying a dividend of 15 per / fendant hed steel. Bare evidence that de. the building of the City Hall:“The morning the mother repeated the matter to on the least provocation, absolutels/Mr and Mrs Sutherland, Mr and Mrs cent. The balanos, aftur making allowance fre on the lighter. Defendant had had office progresses rapidly and finished the had also reported it to Inspector Robert

holders is to be held on the 30th inst.

ether.

Sandercock, Mr and Mrs H. Hancock, Dr. for bad and doubtful debts and including oblivious of the ultimate effect on and Mrs Hastings, Colonel-Frans, Me and $471.43 brought forward, is 88,154.29. his own class or on the country as Gedge, Mr Figg. Mr and Mrs Stepbena, paying 2,000 as General Managers' re- Mus van Rees, Mr Gordon Mackie, Mr and The dividend will abeth 85,340 and after a whole, constitutes one of the most | Captain and Mrs Thompson, Mr and Mrs | muneration there will bo $214.39 caring that no lights were on their lighter disquieting signs of the times. David Wood, Dr. Aubrey, Mr and Mrs forward. The annual meeting of share it was possible for the kerosine to light at before. It is to have une room in it, called the and while standing near the gangway, tint Within the last few

month Britain has been in the throes of a Constitutional crisis of great signi- ficance, but even this fades into nothingness, so far as its direct and immediate effects are concerned, when

Chatham, Mr W. H. Chatham and His Excellency's house party including General and Mrs Anderson and Mr and Mrs Brewin.

HONGKONG CORONATION „,

CONTINGENT.

compared with the industrial upheavalunteer coronation contingent, Captain Five members of the Hongkong Vol which is now wearing such a black out-3. P. Lammert, Captain J. H. W. look in the Homeland Reading the Armstrong, Sergeants Biciver, Wright and Day, returned by the a.s. Arcadia to-day, telegrams which REUTER has recently all looking fit and well. been supplying in reference to these strikes, particularly so in the case of Liverpool, one is inclined to rub one's eyes and wonder whether, by

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The data when Sir Arthur Young, the newly appointed Governor of the Straita Settlement, will leave Kuala Lumpur is]

Crotonuo is always a favourite fabric Bome unaccountable blunder, affairs not settled. He will not go to Singapore. in quiet, easy-going England have not until his commission arrives, and it is not become hopelessly, mixed up with certain when this will be received, says the

Malay Mai

for covering, chairs and sofas, and for hangings, casement curtains, etc. because of its dainty freshness, ita cool, restful appearance and its artistic designs.

some bloody Revolution "transpiring

in

We are therefore making a special

tify the interior of your home.

somewhat piquant line of advice on the Scattered about the Bettlement is s

advertisement boardinge--"Get the habit Taxicab it"-which aptly announces the arrival of the taxi in Shanghai. The enter prise which has been undertaken by the Oriental Automobile Company was only ditions, and the promoters have not at the bogun after full consideration of local con outset launched out on a big scheme, but if the cars available are well patronized, doubless their number will quickly be increased.

ROYBER CHASED OVER PADDY FIELDS,

Smart Capture by A Chinesa Constable.

a distance of ten or twelve foot by the

Fighter that morning.

Defendant denied having a fire on the

Cross examined by Mr Shenton defen- on board the Satesma smoking. The dant stated that he saw one of the officers vffcer was in charge of the transhipment

of the keresine.

Defendant was fined $103. Leave to appoal was granted

CORRESPONDENCE,

THE SIBERIAN MAILS.

Andraw's Hall, named after our first place he noticed a woman go on board. “She was St. of meeting, (so that was where the name carrying can child at her trosat and came from) and in recognition of our another on her back; the latter being con-- contribution of $691.***

cealed. The grandfather could not re days: Incidentally, at this time practices sees the grandfather for It called cut Verily they had poetical pens in those cognise the child but the latter bed evidently, were unaccompanied, as the Society could drunken grandfather.". The grandfather not apparently run to a piano. In 1868 followed the woman, who asked for a ticket the Committee are discovered threatening formed her that she had made a mistake as to Aberdeen, but the ticket collector-in- to exclude members whose attendance is that latach was bound for Cheung Chon: irregular, At the General Meeting of 1866 Then he noticed that the child on her back we find the first mention of the Governor kept shaking its head whereupon he pulled B.E. Sir R. G. Macdonnell becoming off the covering which happened to be the the Society's patron. This must have sleers of a jacket, and then the suspicions

(To the Editor of the “Curta Mazz«"} Sra,One would like to know on what been a big year in matters financial as the of the grandfather became a reality for be system, if any, the despatch of Siberian Society wrote Home for the best

mails from Shanghai to Hongkong is work-piano that Mens Collard & Collard the child to be the one he was looking ed. The business community has now could turn out."

for. The woman at ones dropped the child. Also the come to rely almost exclusively on the against the

fight and endeavoured to escape tut was captured beat ended in Siberian route because of its quickness, for

dieas er, by an Indian sergeant on the wharf. The pathetic minute dsted child had its queue done up differently and

in

Defondant was romanded.

you are a working man you

TIME SAVED.

ap-

incurred; whenms several days would be

Fear the Society was practically non-attack under the ordinary method of treat existent, with the exception of a Quartette weat For sale by a Chemists and

Storekeepers.

five previous. conviations against him was tinually being bungled.

A man named Ip Yueng Fuk, who had but somehow the arrangements are con- August 10th the members resolved "not to bad on a fancy dream and had been given

ineet again during the hot weather". This an apple to appeses it. sentenced to wix months imprisonment and To give an instasco, The Segovia laft year also the Conductor resigned and the four hours' stocks by Mr F.A. Hazeland, Shanghai on the 10th inst. with a mail on Committee appointed another gentleman a despotically-ruled country in A Washington wire to the Cableness at the Magistracy this morning.

It appears another quarter of the globe. In Liver-American ways that Secretary Kacz of the Kowloon City on Tuesday night and in night of the 14th. The French mailboat and then left life suddenly," to quote from that an armed robbery was attempted in board but did not arrive here until the "who wielded the baton for a short time

will display of the newest designs, in the Pool the Riot Act has been read State Department has announced diplo formation was promptly given to the Yarrs left a day later and arrived bere on their report,

matic nominations to Germany, Italy, and polico. A Chinese constable, No. 298, the morning of the 14th., but no Siberian

preciate. the promptness with which Chamberlain's Cole, Oboters and Diarrhcem newest cretonne fabrics and invite the city is practically in militaryJapan. Ambassador John G. A. Leishman seeing prisoner in the district and carrying.) vanil was carried. Surely a little calculation bad: There were many resignations, and the or cramp colio is taually eurod.by.one or In 1887-1868 times appear to have been comedy acte. A severe attack of diarrhoe your inspection of these and also occupation with a General in com- is transferred from Roms to Berlin to the a bundle went io-wards him but prisoner our choice stock of other fabrics mand, thousands more troops are ERL - Ambassador Thomas J. O'Brien stable gave chase over paddy fields for French malbost arriving first. A day's 20. Things got vase in 1880 and for required to overcome the effect of such on post relinquished by Dr David Jayme dropped the bundle and belted. The con- would have shown the likelihood of the membership of the Society had dropped to be doses and no loss of time will be all admirably suited to the son under orders for the town, pitched goes to Italy, and Mr Charles Page Eryan this time he became exhausted and business tatters are concerned. If the leaves the Japanese embassy at Tokyo and more than three quarters of a mile but by Lous is a serious matter when important It will cant you very little to beau- battles have taken place in the named for the Japanese post. Mr se tire was village hard by the portable mail had been placed on board the Yarra it

Arthur M. Beaupre is appointed minister sounded his whistle when • sumber of streets, hundreds of people have been to Cuba.

villagers came out and effected the capture of prisoner. wounded, and it has become necessary to appeal for volunteers to act as special constables to check the excesses of the mob. Such is a brief outline of one day's news from an English cathedral city. Londen and Glasgow are also face to face with extremely serious situations, while from other parts of the country the ugly possibility of a national railway strike is mooted.

WM. POWELL, LD.,

Furnishing Department.

VICTORIA THEATRE.

DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL.

7.15 .m. to 8,45 PM. AND

THE FINEST and COOLEST

HALL in the' COLONY,'

LAST WEEK OF. THE

DONNELLY TROUPE,

Mr John Passmore Edwards, of Nether hall, Gardens, Hampstead, N.W., formerly editor and proprietor of the Echo, and M.P. for Balisbury, who made extensiva bezia. factions during life, and whose death occurred on April 22 last, luft estate of the gross value of £47,686, of which the not enalty has been sworn at £47,411. Mr Passmore Edwards by his will made no bequests for public uses.

A CURIOUS DECISION.

A somewhat curious decision was given

N. D. L. EXPERIMENT.

Service For Manila.

Bays the Cableness of the 11th inst The fruita of the insoumat work on the

.awsko

would have been received in time to allow of replies being despatched by the Polynesi on, which departed on the evening of the 14th., but as they came on, the Segovia this was quite, impossible. Cannot some ropresentations on this subject be made to the proper authorities 1-Yours, etc.,

PROMPTITUDE.

KOWLOON BUGLE- NUISANCE

part of Col. H. B. McCoy, collector of castoms for the Philippines, is co-operation esinessmen, in striving to secure for with other officials and many wide

Manila the European steamships of the (Fo the Editor of the "CHIA MAIL.") North German Lloyd Steamship company, Sir, May I crave a little space in your have at last been boen made manifest, for widely-rend newspaper to call attention to yesterday afternoon the firm of Bohn, Mayer and Company, the agents here, a most disturbing nuisance, which causes mcaived a cipher cablegram from the great annoyance to Kowloon residenta) 1

have a monthly service homo-

hideous by the distracting noises created by eve to be the Prince Zito bonds. these sue military

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But, serious as these incidents by Mr J. R. Wood at the Magistracy this Singapore branch of the arm stating that refer to the way in which night is made King George IV' 9.15 P.M. to 11.15 P.M.are in themselves, they are much more morning, when thros mon, who were

ward bound charged with being rogues and vagabonds The first Fossel is to be so when viewed as ilustrative of 8 and with having offensive weapons in their Friedrich, which will artive from Hong-1 Organisations or the ubiquitous Boy all too prevalent tendency in present possesion, vero discharged. Defendants kong February 2, to be followed by the Scouts I cannot say, but whatever they aro day labour disputes. Even the most were found by Detective Bergoant Wills at Frincess Alice March 7, the Kleist April they curtainly ought to be prohibited from Last night the sticking of the buglen rabid believer in Trades Unioniam the rear of the Kowloon Post Office about, and the Bualow May 2. The corres turning Kowlom into Bedlamt at night. and in a recognition of the "righta

0.50 on Tuesday night and as he was in the ng departures from Yokohama and the roll of drums was kept up inces-

the cablegram, and rand in ant of arresting them ons polled out order respectively; January 27, February santly till past 10 o'clock, sleep being out of the working classes brust deeply what afterwards, turned out to be a dummy 24, March 23, and April 20.****

of the question for children and quiet BOLE AGENTS deplore the mad lengths to which the corolox sad pointed it at the sergeant steamships will leave Manila on Thursdays, We are supposed to be living in times of This cablegram further states that the reading equally impossible for their elders. fetective Wills; however, with commond- dissatisfied men are now going Itable presence of mind felled the man to mean from Hongkong

and that the fato frous that city will be the pic bus might spent in Howloon conway thetopression that: the is to be feared that, ignorant as the ground with his stick and then had little It is further stated that there is every place was under military occupation. A many of the workers, are, and with diculty in taking the two men to the russon to hope that the vessels of the Hip word from the Govarement might at lonet station. Defendants called their master to pen Yusen Kaishi's European line will restrict these noises to day-time-Yours but little capacity for looking beyond speak to their good character,

follow in the wake of the German bosta, otdiy {and will also call at Manila regularly,

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On FRIDAY, August 16. /

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