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to 1/4d a pound, butter was a pound dearer, und bread, and pro- visions roso in proportion. Thep, to
make matters worse, the long drought had reduced the home milk supplies the cattlerit Fickling half the usual quantity owing to the absence of succulent herbage. This inflicted good deal of acute misory, especially
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The slice of British M.P.'s are to. date from April 1.1911, and the cost of the new scheme to the nation will te little over a quarter of a million sterling
por summas: "{
the Shantung. Railway reports a gras
For the seven-mouths ending July 31,
--svvonue-of-$1,003,000, against 82,165,000 the corresponding period of last year, or decrease of $149,000.
†
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The boxing contest between Jack Johnson and Bombardier Wells in to tako
place at. Earl's Court on October. 2. The arcon has scating tommodation for 100,000 Johrison is training in Paris"
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1811.
estimates that the National Insurance Bill; companies engaged on the Hongkong
A QUESTION OF CONTRACT.
Three claims by Kwong Wo and Co., (for 8655) Wo Ping and Co., (for $430) and Fook Wah· Lee-Kos (or 3000%, aguitino. Messrs. Yiofri, and Co., being damages for branch of enntracts, this morning.
came before Justice Gomperta at the Supreme Courts -
THS HONGKONG-JANTON SHIPPING...“ POOL.”
Probable Dissolution.
Bunsours which have reached us point 10 the possibility that the pool" arrange The North-Bastors Railway Company ment at presentexisting between steamabip tenerted into tw, will cost £33,000 | Canton run will come to a termination in a annually. The North-Western Company very short time and that there will be eytintes that the cost to it will be between force rate-sutting war waged, £60,000 and £70,000.
Tho present arrangement, we under-Wand Co., first. stand, onde, un the 19th inst, and of wape of the German, const and cipher outside the pool" has been cutting into Road Central and defendants were com Berlin newspapers stata that a number inasmuch as a curtain Chinsed-owned boat piece goods merchants at No. 156, Queen's Mr Gardiner said that plaintifs were
of Mr. Stewart, the London solicitor who pool will be broken up and an endeavRoad Central. The goods were not was arrested at Bromea or a change of our made to run her off the line.
delivered and a portion of the goods wERS This steamer, we are told, previously sold by plaintiffs to a third party and they -espionage.
endeavoured to come into the "pool"-buti
and Mr H. I. Deanya, Sr., defanial
Mr J. H. Gardiner appeared for pitit
It was agreed to take the claim of Kwong
the children and invalid members of the population, and of course their protests, swelled the deaths by 27,000, but the ldes by emigration letters have been found aming the effects the ntes, 1 is freely stated that the mission a goats at Nos. 50 and 8, Queen's,
|generul chorus of dissatisfaction.
Thu Registrar-General's report con- cerning the vital statistics of Ireland for 1910 shows that the births axcceded the Amounted to 32,407. The docrcass in tuberculosis mortality has been steadily maintained.
"
A ̈ 16-foot crocodile has been shot in the Serangoon River by a Singapore sportsman, Mr Palmer. Us being cut
When one considers a little and realises how very artificial are the The Tokyo Asahi reports that the Steam- means by which the United Kingdom ship Companies Union in Yokohama, la-
was refused admission as she was a small were claiming damages. Defendants said is kept fed and clothed, one can quite cluding the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and
and independent craft. She then ext in they were simply agents and ware not understand the point of the remark others, are holding negotiations to lower
hich the salt that steamers in the "pool" ible for the performance of the guntinct the rate of freight on wheaty-four and p, the carcano of a pig and a dog, with / had to reduce their rates for Chinoso deck and that they were protected by the passed by a Continental contemporas other goods on the return voyages of their an 1890 licenão medallion attached to the passengers from 65 cents down to 50 cents.
An example of ingenious" enterprise contract of sale.
Mr Dennys-I really don't rely on the interesting to note a report which says that this little outside ataamor which question that they are simply agents, but. has caused all the trouble pays a cont I say the contract was a contract to order to another in Canton for every pas certain goods and under the contract of per head-to- hospital in Hongkong and sanger carried, so that they are able to sale and as commission agents we ordered wore to pay us
י
collar, was found inside the "croa."
By Sir Henry Dalziel's bill to provide Home Rule for Scotland it is proposed that Parliament for Scotland shall meet at
is
country shows a very serious sitantion has presenting each of the present constituét.quaranteeing them free hospital attendsace our commission in the price mentioned in
that the British Empire is a brazen steamers from the Pacific coast. The paper statue having feet of clay. If tanda that on out-going voyages From Japan days-of industrial unrest and generul but not ac on return voyages.
those steamers are carrying a full cargo, strike among the transportation agencies of England can bring about the sorry state of affairs which have recently been witnessed, what would happen should we ever be beseiged or invaded by a hostile neighbour It is not until a crisis arises such as
developed within a very amill fadius of Shanghai. The centre of the trouble is a Soochew and the Yangtze, and, riots" star- place called Changaoh, which lies between tine there un account of scarcity of rice. the trouble is believed to have spread to
to land.
5,30 p.m.-Union, Church Scatholders that which has now happily terminat-outlying districts. Alarming rumeurs come
Mouting.
+
9 p.m.-V.R.C. Aquatic Foto.
General Memoranda.
SATURDAY, Spotomber 18 ---
Variety Entertainment at Mount Austin. for the smooth working of its
SENDAY.-September-17---
Harvest Thanksgiving. Services at St.
John's Cathedral.
ed that we realise how dependeut Britain is on the outer would for her weekly tea report, dated August 17th,
Meners. Lloyd, Matheson & Chirits'
food, nad Now entirely the country is states that the market for China tea at the mercy of the casual labourernerally continues very firm, especially for good common and medium qualities of Congous. New season's sifting and broken leaf are also in request, the trade giving most attention to teas with quality. The Brst consignment of Canton scented capers and Guthaines have arrived and wild readily from about 6d. @1s per th
elaborate and complex-system of supply and distribution. But the „Mospan, September 18 :----
invariable tendency of Joy BULL 3p.Auction of Crown Land at Public is to forget all about these troubling,
Works Department.
THURSDAY, September 21:- Y.R.C. Aquatic Sports. FRIDAY, September 22:—
V.R.C. Aquatic Sporta."
SATURDAY, September 23-
VAR.C. Aquatic Sporta.
General Meeting."
MONDAY, September 20
Entries for China Mailf Harbour Bace.
A Tiberal Discount given for WEDNEMRAT, September 27 :-
CASH.
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD
#
SOLE AGENTS.
Hongkong, April 18, 1997.
WM. POWELL.
LIMITED.
6.30 p.m.-China Mail Harbour Race.
SATURDAY, Septembei 30 –
10a.m.-Drawing of Hongkong Club
Debentures in Club House, 3.30 p.m. Fifth Gyinkham Micoting.
perplexing things when, once gone- thing like order and regularity has been re-established, and so we fear the lessons of the recent past will be
of
cies. The bill will not propose to change the present representation at Westminster until a federal system is adopted.
..
in caso of any accident aboard ship!!
At the present time there are oloves atmers in the "pool" arrangement, including all the best boals, and it is rumoured that if the present arrangement
se passozgers
"pool"!
the contact.
Hi Lordship-What is your other defence.
Mr Dennys That the goods never ars,
contract was cancelled,
The construction of three sister battlo. | falls through the rates of Chinese ↑ ships, which have just keep completed in may be reduced to as low as 20 cents per rived under the contract. We say the
head Germany, occupied from 31 to 3 If the expected happens, and the “ months each. This discounts Gormany's is broken up there is very probability Evidence was called and his Lordship officials amartion, in reply to the state that many of the Chinesa steamors will reserved his decision.
come off the rus altogether and cater for to the acceleration of German building, fonts in the English Parliament in regard
traffic elsewhere.
A representative of theTM China_Ma#}" that from 36 to 40 months would be enquired this morning from the office of
THE BEGGING NUISANCE. occupied in the construction of those of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Company, are run-
At the meeting of the Sanitary Board rasula.
ning wader the pool hongosent, whe- this afternoon, the President gubmitted
ays that despite alarming telegrams ru
ther there was any kolihood of the "pool" A Tokyo incenge to tha China Frew beaking up on the 19th, and was intense minute, relative to an additional m_rket ceived regarding serious developments in stated as the mattor was under con- the increase of the number of beggars who that for the present nothing could be byelaw. It was as follows:-In view of the negotiations between China and sideration." Portugal concerning Macao, the Japanese
Foreign Office does not feel any anesiness lost a breach occur. It regards the affair" as exaggerated, and considers the agitation has been fostered by China for the purpose of distracting attention from her internal affairs.
-Increase in the tonnage entering the port of Manila, and in quantity of cargo discharged, the coming of a big North German Lloyd steamer once a month and will follow sint, and in general, the growing the probability that other European lines
importance of the port, are the reasons: given by Colonel H. B. McCoy insular
collector of customs, in his annual report for recommendations ne to the necemity of bottering harbour facilities.
KINDEEPEST AT HENNEDY.
TOWN."
poster Europeans as well as Chinque in the public markets, especially the Centro I Harkot, I recommend the addition of the following byclaws to the market byclaws -- Begging for arms and loitering in any market is prohibited. Any person'offend- A minute by the Colonial Veterinarying against this byslaw may boarrested' Burgoon relative to An outbreak of without a warmant by any officer of the rinderpest at the Kennedy Town cattle Sanitary Department or any police officer." depot was submitted at the meeting of the The now byclaw, continued the President, Sanitary Board this afternoon. The is necessary as crdinance 1, of 1845, which ; minute stated that the cattle, 79 in all, deals with bagging does not cover markets. came from Kwong Chow Wan. Rinderpent four were condemned se unfit for food. developing, 28 had to be' sinughtered and
DEAR RICH.
Hongkong Government Action
Urged.
SPORTING.
Swimming
SHANGILI NOT-Coating-
Reverting to the announcemont we inade A meeting of the directors of the Tung in our issue of the 9th inst, that there
matter is at present engaging the attention CANTON RIVER NAVIGATION. Wah Hospital was hold at 3 p.m. yester was a likelihood of Shanghai not being
The Rule of the Road,
day to consider Mesars Tee Tsam Tai and able to send down a swimming teant for Tam Yik Kiu's letter urging the convening the V.R.C. Annual Aquatic Sports to be of a meeting. to discuss the rice famine held at the end of next week, we are now by the French Consul arising out of the coping with the serious situation which has prove themselves to have been justified In reply to certain questions put to him question and to deyisć ways and means for able to state that the feam then expressed esse in which the masters of the stearaorsarissa out of the Hoods and failure, of crop Hoi Ming and Paul Benu were concerned, in Kwangtung, the Yangtze provinces and the Acting Harbour Master at Canton (Mr Sim
A. Hutson) stated:
The harbour of Canton may be ani
We understand that Shanghai has found
it imposible to pick a representative tazm
17.
as several of their beat awimmers were Mesars Tam Yik Kid and The Tran Tainable obtain the necessary leave.
following reaclutions which was passed addressed the meeting, and proposed the
ananimously:
We have received a copy of the Lisfor- events. for the annual. sports-which-we- publish below. The programme includes a race for indice.
Fer the second time within a month or two the compositors employed by the Jop.n Daily Herald hare gone on strike, and publication of the newspaper has had to be suspended. The strike was due to the Not --Douglas Steamship Co. Ordinary soon forgotten. The Bourbons are dismissal of the foreman for dishonesty. not the only folk who learnt nothing The men refused to return to fork and through their expériences.
have all been dismissed.Fortunately for So far as one can gather at the the proprietors, machinery by which the mon cut, the strike has ended in a Yokohama effices, and its installation will paper is in fature to be set arrived at the barren victory. The appointment of enable them to dispense with a large pro a-Royal Commission to sit and report portion of their printing office staff. expeditiously is, perhaps, something. A little more life and interest is to be to the good. Both sides Inve instilled into the game of cricket in the promised to abide by its conclusions, Colony and F.M.S. by the holding of more bnt in view of the utter lack of and the States, says the Straits Times. The frequent watches between the Settlements Cha die Steil.
discipline now pervading the ranks the labouring classes, a state of mind of the S.C.-committee and it is hopel HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1911 which leads them to repudiate the that the outcome of their consideration may be a programme of interesting nutelics most solema engagements entered at home and away. It seems probable, THE END OF A BIG TURMOIL. tato on their behalf by their leaders, too, that the return engagement with one may be permitted to hazard Bangkok, which could sut be fulfilled at HURRAH! the Strike is Settled." doubt as to whether much good wilar, will be arranged for the year, wine
time about Christranstide. These, we gather from latest mail really result. The temper of certain advices, were the words which most sections of the populace is seen in the the use of the fire on the N. D. L. str.rout and mck treaches Con With the end of the investigation into preached by two reosguised channels, the of the English Sunday papers put disgraceful riots which took place at Bleishun, the fire still remains as much of soquently two steamers entering the har on their placards in announcing the Llaucily, the disturbances at Liverpool mystery as overt The invest gation was Laur, may be entering it either one astern
Half-milo, (Championship of the Colony): preliminary settlement of the Hallway Manchester, Lincoln and elsewhere. Kliovitz, Vice-Consul and the first lieater the two steamers are ostering the harbour
Four Lengths, Handap: High Dive, Two.. conducted at the German consulate by Mr of the other or in opposite directions. If
Two Lengths, (Ariny, Navy and Police) striko, 5 and the sentiment therein Some people urgo. that these ant of the S.M.S. Tiger. In its report the one ahead of the other, the steamer onter
yards, (Championship of the Colony); Team Lengthe (Handicap); Four Lengths; 100 expressed was undoubtedly echoed outbreaks are the result of the board praias the Chinese saller from the ing first has undoubtedly the right of way, by millions throughout Englund Socialitic doctrines which have been that Sansen, who risked his life by and it rosta with the following steamer to
Race, 2 Lengths; Burdle Race, 2 Lengths, 2. "That the cornering of rice and un- Handicap 220 yards (Championships of Coning as it did when so many of so insidiously propagated of late burning vessel and making fast the lines by sary for her to pass the first steamer speculators be prohibited by the Govern Throwing the Polo Ball Long Plunge; swimming three times to the bow of the kcop clear in the event of it, being neces-reasonable increases in the price of rice by the Colony); Boys Race (under 15 years)? the lower middle class were taking years: certainly those who contend which she was towed into the river, thereby in order to arrive at ber çorings (Liter-ment, and that the present stocks of rice Diving for Objects; Kunning Header from Two Lengths Bodicap Ladies Race; their annual holiday, the strike caused that the salvation of England only saving the wharver. Asting on the recom-national Rules of the Road Art. 24). If in the Colony be sold at the wholesale Springboard Consolatien 40 yards the maxlinuur of inconvenience to a lies in the direction of compulsory mendation of the Board, Mr Ton Buri, the two vessels are in a narrow part of the purchase price, plus storage and convey-Lengths (30 years of age and over,
(Championship of the Colony) TRO... class which usually is padliacted in military service have much to support with a sum of money.
German Consul-General rewarded the sailor harbour and it la necessary for the leading anes expenses a direct way with the perennial "dis- their argument.
stoamor to aving to an anchor before taking
Handicap); Water Folo.. 3 That the Government be requested to We would remind intending competitors If the hooligan,“
up her moorings, the following vessel in telegraph to the Government of Sint to that entries close on Thursday, 14th inst. bound to hold back till she soon a clear permit shipments of rice to be made to Saturday, 23rd, is Ladies Day Harriet Quimby, the nylatres, recently however, of the two steamers antering for the relief of the Colony,
channel ahead of her. In the event, Hongkong, as circumstances will permit, holidays and usually have only just |
itiu first woman to accomplish such factors enter into the cise, and the will be considered at a subsequent-meeting The question of cheap rice distribution restraint and for a few impressiomble enough to see them through the ten
a dangerous-fight
steamer, entering first has not necessarily days or fortnight, ahil no more,Soinherent in respect to law and order, years tuught the virtues which lie
the right of way. The direction of the His Majesty, the Mikado is to grant-current, surrounding conditions ENGLISH & AMERICAN when the railway companies found
it impossible for run their ordinary we should be solving, withoutable fintitute in Koren, in honour of the stamens when they first sight sach other, thout nation of 2,800,000 you to found a charit-train, and, chiofy, the positions of the two services, these folk were badly strand doubt, one of the most distrossing Erst szuiversary of the annexation of that enter largely into the case. Question 1 ed, and from every seaside town problems of the ago
asks May the first steamer wagcouvre came the anime sad wail and the
without considering the second steamer same bitter denunciation of the
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The master of a steamer is never justified strikers Lanchshire and Yorkshire |
in manoeuvring, without considering the people who had gone to the Isle of eth Paluchistan Infantry on the King's Night firing is to be carried out by the
other steam, and if a steamer is a Man as usual for their holiday were Park Rangu on Friday and Saturday, 16th, in even worse plight than the holiday- and 16th inat, respectively, between the
hours of 8.30 p.us. antl 10-p makers elsewhere, as they were
LADIES'
BOOTS
AND
putes between Labour anel Capital who is causing so much trouble These people have to plan and at the present time, could be
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
SHOES contrive" most carefully for their placed under certain disciplined How or Now York Eny in her biplace. the harbour by diferent, channels other
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15.
The Bandmann Opera Company is to be joined in India by Miss Florenco Jenkins, a vocalist of considerable reputo who has other London concerta. gained prominence in Queen's Hail and
of
1. That the Government be requested
from the Colony, so na to enable the to temporarily prohibit the export of rice
Colony to provide an ample store for local consumption.
To-roanow's Nister's Aquasto: FETE/
yarda handicap, cock 6ght, ronning beader, An attractive programme, including 100
ladies nomination, high dive, team rece Since the introduction of the system and water polo, with good entries, has good work has been done and valuable zastie fitu. Tommy Logan, we hear, is of taking Anger prints in Hoogkong much been drawn up for to-morrow night's
coords compiled. It is interesting in this going to try to beat his last record of 62. connection to note that a prisoner arrested seconds for the 100 yards. The cock for anatching has been identified-hy his fighting and the ladies nomination promise finger prints as being the prisoner who to be very funny, while the team race escaped from goal in 1608
sficuld prove a close finish.
manoeuvred as to deposojanother steamer to unusual danger, als must be responsiblo for the other steamor not getting out of the way, The Rules of the Road were formulated not only with the intent of proventing collision; but also the risk, These Famous Gins are Distilled in London by the DISTIL, collision. Hence the master of a steamer LEBS COMPANY, LIMITED, whose name alone inover justified in placing his steamer in collision and force upon the other ateamer such a position as to bring about risk of
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The Emperor of Japan has presented Henry W. Denison, the American-adviser brought back to England in shoals Messe BatterGold and Swire have re
to the Foreign Office,with a beautiful seifod advices that the silk for Now York ver aso, and s purse of 10,000 yen, in and literally dumped flown on the shipped by . Osuía was delivered at its recognition of his ricunt services, in con- beach, for the disturbances at Liver destination at p.ra. on th inst., 20 days
nection with treaty revision.
The Rev. Mark Napior Trollope, the VICTORIA THEATRE. Pool and Manchester practically cut off in transit from Hongkong and 10 days from those places from all communication
newly consecrated Bishop of Korea, bas, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL with the outer world. To accom In the Appeal Court at Bangkok, taken farroll of his former parishioners and, perhaps, impossible manqouvroin For Quality, Delicate Flavour and Delicious After Taste
modate the homeless, starving people, Caia Wong Cho was charged at the instance monted him with's pastoral staff, which has
juigment has been given in cuse in which at St Alban, Birmingham. They pro in other to avoid collision. we read that churches, chapels, of Mr Wong Hang Chow, sopradors of boon formally blasted by Bishop Gora, is not bound, in the course of taking up FOR GIN COCKTAILE THEY ARE SUPELD schools mission balls, places of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, with Mr. Robert-Brough, the widow of the his moorings to more within proscribed pubite amusement, etc., were thrown appropriating Tes. 2,800.6% paid fiato Mr Robert, Brough, a well known in limits, so long as he takes every precau mistake It appeared from the crido co the East, is at prosent, playing lead in Birtion which may be required by the ordinary for the progution hit the sun which Plimmers company in Melbourne, and it practice of nesmen, or by the special ought to have been paid over on adinfta records that she had scored a succes piroumstances if the case (International FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION, DUTY EXTRA No wonder, then, that the strike presented by neouined was Tex. 0,020.36. evoked.no popular sympathy. Even of 36.36, Tea. 236. Accused denied Inno..
He was handed Ter. 6,000 and then, in bond Mr Thomas Hardy's play, "LoraraRules of the Road Art. 20). The question santo, whether the second steamer has the those not on holiday thought intent receiving this extramazuk. The futorna
right to take up bec mnorings at the same Buffered from the effects of the him to six monthe uprise up. Badmane, company, is on the way to Lon-pecial efrcumstances of the case, t
tional Court found him guilty and sonteneird
Following Mr Fred Coyne, Mr A. L. time as the first steamer dependa entirely I was Cowan who also was a member of the upna the spem at her disposal and the paralysis which overtook the whole led, and the higher court found that Jotto forma company along the same lives impossible for any one to give armpinion
prülered to refund the money. Pailway system c land. In rost the evidence was that Budtalent to Hy count towns all butcher's shops man received the money. The fontiation wrested. Manila capital in his venture, while the cireunalsuces attending any special ch the court in holding that this particular prop-ed by Mr Coyny, bir Cowan her in-¦ on this question without w konwledge of dealing it foreign chilled or frozen was quashed and uccused released.
Mr Cayne is financed by Shanghai capitalials, onge to which the questioning refer."
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