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MARRIAGE.
FERGUSON HENDRsSox.-On. "the March, at Union Church, Hongkong, hy the Rer, C. H. Hickling, CATHERINE, daughter of Thomas J. Ferguson, Esq. of Musselburgh, Scotland, to Thomis, son of Thomas Henderson, Fe, of Lauder, Scot.
land.
MEMOS FOR TO-DAY.
exercised ere that really golden era
Two subjecta top Charian in the on
comprehensive -
slow is the progress made in minttern which
the
citas Ebarzüst of the famo
portance to us as a commercia munity: the erection of a wirelessberige station on the Pratas, promised by being
Aurora. Line for 1919 la published
free dead bodies were picked up in fortune various parts of the Colony yesterday. Death in attributed in two instances to
all pos
In response to an advertisement for mais ledger alert at a mary of 286 per wook, no fewer than 863 applications were received by a Cheapsids firm.
For good. Everyone in the Colon hopes that better health will be the portion of Lady Lugard once she has westled down in the Old Country, while for His cellenes the universal wisli le that be my map pet grustee bonour in West After
י
on
enjoying
distant suburb, and tur had to stir the high (eramboweckim » Pannbia, mu2nEE
and Co export and import and amon "agents, of Duddall Street
and shot in ons of the lavaborlas the Chinese Government over three ander circumstances which plainly point
drew breast be my boad years ago; and the inauguration into waicide.
kyline and Immediebały The decessed, who was about 35 years Hongkong itself of a commercici
But though so many, are leaving, the wireless system. Of the first Mr of age, was not a resident of the botol, but
Colony is by 20 mesa dvortech Themped down and began Ame
formindse in the street. ID WRE Them are racancies in St. John's places of the abans com are filled in most fan escapeit luustie, who was celebraking him HEWETT could give no information, it appears that shortly before noon today
he came into the hotel and sabeequently Calidral chois for one soprano, one toners at ad the work of the place prosseds | tylase. The Chicagoan not liking the too for naturally the Revolution has visited one ofte lavatories on the and one base; also for two boys who must and the streets present the sun fakes proximity of ila hamatic bprried hia"}
movements and thun drew attention to interrupted any work which may have
hare good rolcos and some knowledge of busy appearance during the working hours, hinaoff. Immediately she misis Cenas been started; of the second project
musi
of the day. Those of us who are left jumping and is after the rotrodding now itself running, for it is bokind of some envy those who The merry aluse continued for a hundred it was announced that progress
going on holiday, bas there:
always yards on BOY when the fleeing was really being made sad that foor with hollerqod in his An order made by the Governor is
right temple, while a lunded caroleur with Coupal provides for the narrowing of the hope that car own nity will and fell, The second the
date:
upon him with a triumphant all one of its cartridges discharged lay on Stainton Street by the erection of a leanappan along as no too
shed to be used as a vegetable and fruit and then we ton shall experi the floor no ha sido
and, relief which | grips. lamah Teres the ship's side and particular boat Vaade for the
the Colony may in the end be placed in possession of a lower power wireless station which will
installation of the bi
at fepr and locked himself in Doubtless he then shot himself, Ae later ha Tas discovered baddled up
MATTHE
Fine intimation that something was be independent of the Admiralty wrong me through one of the
It is reported that as a result of the mills of Gon grind hot coolies, who suspicions were failure of the Charing Cross Bank the Accused by the fact that the door of Government will introduce a hill providing owly," sings the poet in a well-the lavatory remained shut for so long for the inspection of privaża banks, and for
Hongkong Government evidently follow a similar principle, though with somewhat disappointing results at times. We trust that in this matter of the wireless station, already long drawn out subject of debate, that a little more expedition will be displayed, for the urgency, from a
8 p.m.-Kowloos Cricket Club Annual commercial point of view, needs no demonstration at this late hour.
Dinner.
alone the wall and on climbing up and looking over the top be aw the gure of a man lying on the Boor. The coolis made prat Baate to inform the managar, Mr
Was worth.
You're It Ginh: the pro-brabe, Agare a rasounding snack, the lunchesurde) and ectation Bodaril the last seen of him the lant, i desplende attempt to rescala thay wall our own get back to the saylunt. He hối
Lad thoroughly enjoyed this
AMBLER
The Flower Show this year had a splendid ite for its exhibition, and though the
THE AFCAR SALE. season is backward I for one was delighted The programins for the next Orgwith what I saw. It is really surprising
Estentión Or Local Agenta. Recital at St. John's Cathedral on Tuesday what man be done in Honglong in the way
We learn that Moore David Bassoon and next will include Fuge on the name of of down sod vegetables, when a little T gark of what he had seen. The door Bach (Sahamann), Trauermarsch (Wagner) pains and commonsense are applied to the Co., Ltd., will continue to act as agents task. Yet notwithstanding the yearly in Hougkeng and Sharhai ya huratators, could not of course, be opened from the By the Sea" (à ressky) and other items. satale, and no Mr Taggart could only be formulate any opinion of the affais for
The Quarterly Meeting of the Mothersample shown us, the majority still for the steamers of the pear Link continue to put up with the market trusk what he saw by looking down from Union will be held in S. Paul's College or that cock brings home day by day and we NEW TRAMWAY BYE-LAWS. the ladder. It was soon apparent Monday, March 11th, at 4.15 p.m. when calle vegetables. Still I hope the Indion however, that the wage an address will be given by the Right Rev. and gentlemen who so indefatigably labour aspect to the caso, for a pool of blood was Bishop Banister.
to make the Flower Show a success will observed on the door, Mr Taggart then
weary in well doing, but will continue in their painstaking effort to let light into the cmnium of the conservative Fan-wang anti anch time is succes doth crown their
8 p.m.--Old Alleynian Dinner at Hoog Besides, hope deferred maketh themant for the engineer, who was soon en the
kong Hotel.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. 9 a.m.-Brersion to Macao. 642 p.m.-Full Moon.
MEMOS FOR MONDAY. 3 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at Public
'Works Department." 6.15 p.m.-H.K. Gymkhana Club Meet
ing. 9p.m.-Concert by S.M.S. Scharnhorst
10 Theatre Royal.
General Memoranda.
TUESDAY, March 5-
5.30 p.m.--Organ Recital at St. John's
Cathedral.
THURADAY, March? :-
Noon-China Fire Insurance Co. Meet
ing.
SATURDAY, March 9:-
11 30 8.m.-Hougkong Repe Manuse
turing Co.'s Meoting. 12.30 p.m.-Hongkang and Kowloon
Wharf & Godown Co. Meading.
9 p.m.-Masquerade Ball at German
MONDAY, March 11
varsity by E.E. the Governor. University Bazaar commencoą, WEDNESDAY, March 13-
Noon-Enigkong Fire Insurance Co.'s
Meeting.
SUNDAY, March 17:—–—
8.C.RA. Rio Meeting First Day,
The China Mail
A regulation made by the Governor
spot and in a few minutes and forced openin-Council provides that the licence fee for the door. Then the shocking discovery the public performance of stage plays in was made that the deceased had obviously the Seamen's Institute shall be $1 per takes his life. The police were instantly annum, and not $120, as pro ided by the summoned, and soqu after their arrival table of fees formarly published. they were able ti identify the body as that of Mr Eberius The remains were then taken to the public mortuary,
The deceased was a married man, and resided-in Macdoucell Road. He learns in Hongkong a widow and one child, for whom the sympathy of the winle Colony is felt in the terrible blow which has fallen on them. Though so far no circumstances are licenseigned for the deed, it is stated the deceased of late had berr worrying
heart sick.
Another subject which will have vital importance for us on the opening of the Panama Canal in less than three years' time, is the state of our harbour. On and off for the past two years the question has been raised whether the present depth of water will be sufficient for the needs of the future. The tendency has been for many years now to build bigger and bigger, ships, requiring greater depth of water to accommodate their increasing draught, but so far as the Far East is concerned the develop- ment in this direction has been kept within limite by the necessity of most vessels using our harbour passing P through the Suez Canal The Panama
over business affairs.
NEWS OF THE DAY..
give the last £10,000 to complete the aum Mr Pierpoint Morgan has offered to
of £100,000 which the Yung Men's Christian Association is endoscouring to is to defray the cost of the erection of its beadquarters in London. Already £70,000 has been collected.
The following additional bye-lawa made by the Hongkong Tramway Chu, Lúd, dara been approved by the Governor-le Council
No person shall stand in such a position on the car as to hamper the woborman in
No third-class passenger shall stand out side the third-class compartment of the car alter feing requested to go inside ompartment by the ear conductor inspector:
The rearrangement of public and bank
Tuesday should meet with general approval. holidays forsabadowed by the bill intro duced into the Legl-lative Council on It provides for breaks in the yearly grind"
Any person who requires change to be is alma to pay his right in a more systematis fashion than formerly. and distributes the bank holidays more given him before he is at a t
base, wind, if the seductor fairly. The institution of bank holidays in October and November is decidedly com.give him change, upon req mast immedi
Isave the car." mandible.
Un Good Friday, April 5th, a selection
During the week there has been as long from Handel's "Masish! will be sung as in former years at 9.18 p.m. in St. John's succession of rumours annating from Cathedral. Practices will be held in the Canton of impending troubles in the City Cathedral at 6.15 p.m. ou each Thursday of Bam But the authorities are evidently in March (to be over by 7 p.m.) and Mirnos disposed to let the old piste soldiers Denman Foler will be glad to heat with have it all their own way, and the execution Full moon to maggio evening as 6:42 6ut delay from any who may be willing to of the notorious Bhek has evidently had a itary affect, for the disbanding of the superfinous soldiery has since proceeded quietly. Nevertheless I do not expect that the new order of things will settle down.
The English Mail of the 3rd February Canal has been designed to accom www delivered in London on the 1st March modate vessels of leviathan size, and |
The Mincing
Shatebrokars
Twelve persons wars killed by an avalanche on the 16th February in the Reibun district in the Hokkaido.
9.30 p.m.-Opening of Hongkong Uni-so it is anticipated that soon ships or Association has been re-constructed as a
the bulk of the Minnesota and even limited company. larger, will become a feature and": not an occasional visitant to" these waters. But these views are not at present shared by the authorities of the Chamber of Commerce, and their
We have been asked to state that the advice is to wait a while and see how Masque Ball which was fixed to take place things, really develop before embark-to-night at the German Club has been
postponed till Saturday next, 9th inst. ing upon such a costly enterprise as the dredging of Hongkong harbour A dwelling-house in Kitami Province, Japen, collapsed owing to the weight of means. Festina lente is always a snow on the roof and all the inmates, good precept to act upon in twelve in number, wers killed.“ matters of great moment, but it will be as well for the people of Hong- Kong to keep the subject of their
BONGKONG, SATURDAY, Manów 2, 1913.
HONGKONG'S MARITIME
INTERESTS.
-During the past year cattle in France worth £8,000,000 were lost through foot
and mouth usesse, The Ministry for
Agriculture is testing, various aeruma in order to fad a remedy for the disease.
428ist
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL:
The Old Alleyninne dinner takes place without more or less disturbance, for afer this evening.
The latest news reading the veteres missionary Dr Griffith John is that he has already benefitted by his return to England,
Captain C. R. 3. Bromley, R.G.A., haa been appointed honorary secretary of the Soldiers Club, in place of Captain D. Clapham, R.GA.
Mr G. G. Alabaster has been elected to act as a member of the Licensing Board during the absence on leave of Mr Shelton Hooper.
The Welshman of Boogkong dined together at the Hongkong Hotel on Friday evening under the presidency of the Hon. Mr Ress Davies, Attorney General, and a most enjoyable time was spent. --
all one can't make omelettes without amashing eggs.
•
COMPANY MEETING.
The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.
The half-yearly meeting of the Hong Long Hetal Co., Ltd., wan bald at the Company's Hotel this morning. Han, My E. Osborne presided, and there were sled present:-Dr J. W. Noble, and Mr W. Hatton Patts (Director), Mesta F, B. I Bowley, I. MeCubbin, Ellis Kadoors,
Jourgey, ED. Haskell, La Cheung
Stila, Shi Fo Sham, Lai Chan, Fang Yat Hang, J. H Taggart (manager) and 0. Mooney (secretary),
The Secretary read the notice conven- ng the meeting.
rather think I bave read before the story" which a Faria contemporary bas
The Chairman, after reading the auditors" just put ata print. It runs at one of the military posta in Egypt it is the custom certicate, mid-Gentlemen, The report to fire cannon at noon. Boon after the and accounts for the latter ball of 1911 arrival of a new heutenant he was going propose, with your permission, to take as rend. The period of 1910, but il
was not so lange and one day just about noon. "How during the same
we could hardly
expect it to be do you know the correct time for fring 1 think
otherwise considering the unmottled state. he asked the gromar. **I look of adfairs in China, which to our curtain watch, sir," was the reply. I have it knowledge, has had the effect of diverting
travel, Monke regulated once a month by the watch-tourists to other rimtes of trav maker in the adjacent village, a Swiss, who the finishing touches to the rebuilding and furbishing of the south block have been has been here for some years to made, and your Directors look forward with LUVBDUR days later the lieutenant found himself in rondenes to large access of the village about noon, and outside the trom this portion of the hotel, The addi watch-maker's shop. The Swiss, was in tons and alterations that have been affected
few years have involved the street, evidently waiting for something he past
siderabla
I think bo turn up, so the lieutenant had that gentlemen, yo with him. - **I amppose, said the officer, the money bas born wisely spent and that uure has given the Colony, for this expenditure here Not "you have but little work
the first
It may justly in every respect much, was the response. I have more time is his hotel pou leisure, then work, but this is not without pride inalt Mr Taggart our newly advantages. You see, I am now listening pointed, manage for the midday gun. The midday gun reputation at high
"I regulate all my watches There being no questions, the Chairman
propoyed the adoption of t counte, Mr McC
On the motion
BONGKONG is well served in its General Chamber of Commerce, which is also fortunate in having at its head harbour to the front, lest the fate of such an energetic, public-spirited and Tyre and Sidon unhaply befal us for self-sacrificing man as the Hon Mr tho want of little prudential E A..HEWETT, C.M.G. Throughout forethought and decisive enterprisa the year the Chamber keeps a vigilant | Fortunately, as we remarked abo the Government are considering the laying vacant by the resignation of Sir Arthur what for?*
eye on all the thousand and one Hongkong is well served by its General
The Sourabaya Tourent states that
of a men cable between Weltevreden Semarang, and Sourabaya, so that there
at present
Mr 2. P. Lauris, M.A., D.Sc., some time Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, Principal of the Heriot-Watt College, Edin burgh, has been elected to the Professor ship of Chemistry in the Royal Academy,
Church, K.0.V.U., T.RS/
and clocks by that
摊
day of that,"
· maintain.
Carried, me Shio.
Captain Omlin, commander of the Where ignorance in bliss, of course it in seconded by Mr Taggar: Mr W. Hatton- Po Medina, has been married in Londes totally to be wise |
Violet, daughter of Captain, Herbert
CHARMING things that concern the commercial Chamber of Coinmerce, and so long may be lese interruptions, then if the case
COLOURINGS.
and maritime supremacy of the as the present Committee, with its Colony, and once, a year it renders energetic Chairman, remain in office, an account of its stewardship. The we have little fear of the subject annual meeting just held lacks none being sheived or lost sight of of the interest attaching to its fifty
Potts was re-elected to the dired
were relected anditors on tha
During the year ended December 81xboms. The bride was given away by have often wondered daring kam at 11,274,146 gallons of wine were con- Admiral Sir Edward Seymont. A number porary sojourns in London, all the Mr Kadoria sumed in the United Kingdom compared of the Medins officers, were prosent. The want fund of information, possessed by with 12,725,124 gallons in 1910. The beans were published on board the Medins, the average policeman, and have accordingly. quantity of Australisà wine consumed rose ta
Tadmired him for it. But now the. Man- Forty young Chinese women are quailfychester Guardion comes along and exphios gallone last year."
ing for the medical profession in Amer it all brushing away the romance, universities through the influen,
It says that there exista, apparently
to the general Yamel: Km the Erst
Moderate Prices. predecessors, and in some respects SIR F. LUGARD VISITS MAUAO. from 790,891 gallons in 1910 to 811,470
surpasses them. To begin with, since
Wm. Powell, Id. tim which has resulted in the down. Governor of Hongkang (Sir Frederict
VICTORIA THEATRE.
DES YEUX BOAD CENTRAL.
7.15 2m to 6.45 PM. AND
to Mr. Charles C. Halliday, of
the last annual meeting the Chinese Macan correspondent says
Writing under date of yesterday, our
The Humane Society has awarded the Empire has passed through a revoluShortly after noon to-day H. E. the Stanhope Gold Medal for the bravest deed
of the year Lugard) attended by his Private Seetary the Consed Company. When second office fall of the Te Ching dynasty after an and A.D.C., and the Bon. Mr. C. Bevar of the Glasgune steamer River Clyde occupancy of the seat of power of (Colonial Secretary), landed at the teral More
he attempted LE 260 years, and in its place is to be pier, where His Excellency, war waloomed risk from Aba erected a Republica very significant in the same of the Governor of Macro by
mau in the Red Sea change indeed. No wonder then Lior Bearer, A.D.C., to the boomi
ofa and the strains of the
that men entertain high hopes regard hand. The Ciric Guard supplied 9.15 r. to 11:15 r.Ming the future lying before Chins of honour 1,000 strong, The World's Champion Cg Dancers
Deb
THE BRENNANS
TOMORROW, 32
of the most celebrated skotah
With the casting off of the throttling4t Government-House-H E8 kande which have, practically half achado was attended by the Cons strangled her trade ever since the F
European nations, liave had inter course with the Middle Kingdo
yacht Stanleys
and service to po
Policy
sded by Me Jourgay,
~FTEMS AT THE COURTS,
X'Chinaman was this, three months stocks. for breakin house in Mathewson Street, and clothing valued at 838
tunt.
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