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The body of a child, kad about five years, wm found yesterday on ▲ wuatá pivey of ground at Yausti. Death is attributed to plague.
seconds less on the journey, and that remains the shortest time in which a mau has been known to walk from Westminster to the sea. Nine years after his first race, Mr HAMMOND WAS Ingain victorious, and he may be quite ns proud of his achievement, though to record was, broken, as of the toughness and virility of a certain type of town inan. There are writers rostering suffering from injuries; some. who love to refer to the "jaded Lon-what so ere, which were reived through doner" as if he were necessarily unping from a tram-car while it was in Most refresting and palatable. reduced to neurotic flabbiness by the
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General Memoranda.
SATURDAY, June 29:-
p.m.-Shaming Fete at R:C. 9.34 p.m.-Full Moon.
SUNDAY, June 30 ;---
9 s.n.-Excursion to Macna"-
MONDAY, July 1:- Bank Holiday.
H. E. the Governor. Sir Henry May.. Lady May and family dus, to strive, Reception to Sir Henry May in City
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WEDNESDAY, July 3-
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3.330 p.a---General Meeting of Hong kong General Chamber of Commerce. 8.15 p.Organ Recital at St. John's
Cathedral.
THURSDAY, July 4 :—
Declaration of Independenca-S.A.
SATURDAY, July 8:-
Princess Victoria's birthday (1868).”
The China Sitzil
HONG KONG. Tavesbar, Jusz 27, 1913.
BRITAIN'S PASSION FOR SPORT:
SCARCELY a day passes but Reuter
A Chinese was
inction.
ARHIVAL OF SIR HERY
MAY, H.C.M.G.
The date of the arrival of the Là. "St. Albans ” which, was expected on Monday, lat. July, is now uncertain. The arrango-
THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1912.
KWANGTUNG NEWS."
(By Our Oca Curvespandens)
TAS UNTUT IN CANTON, We how that fecently reserves of In-
CORRESPONDENCE
THE WRICK OF THE “QUINTA.“
(To the Editor of the "China Man."). S-Onival-day, and on looking
All who have received invitations to ..meni to bospital attend will kindly accept this intimation, weë, however, that the officials themser on the north reef of the Islancia Paracala:
The definite date and time darrival, when known, will be notified in the prom in a
C... Jamoa, 120th Baluchistan Infantry,
The leave of absence granted to Capt.`|
has been unonded to road from 28th June to 27th December, both dates inclusive.
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Monday Brad having been declared a public holiday, the local Foreign Banku and the Fire and Marine Insurance Com.
no doubt more than its fair share of vigorous and healthy men, but public.
the modern middle-class Londoner generally is by no. mieaus despicable in physical sens
Pessimistic doctors and mental experts may talk gloomily about the future of 'n town. bred race, and undoubtedly the.com- ditions of life in slum districts are adverse to healthy development; but on the other side of the account is
'similar manner.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Leave of absence, on primate affairs, to the neighbouring countries, is granted to Major J. B. G.. Tulloch, G.8.0., from July 3rd to September 9th, both dates inclusive.
your conlamporaler, an account of the danger to the row are passengers of the wrecked seamor Quinta from: the villagers Thare is surely some mistake its the state ment, and, to prevent any of the Hongkong roof, I wish to say that there is not population frem smigrating to the north
villager por uven a cat within three hundred miles of the scene of the wreck.
Yours, etc..
Hoogkeng June 26,
C. EL PAGE.
ments made for the reception of Sir Heary / dian' soldiers were sent up to Canton over recuad newspapers.. I found in one of May, ... have therefore had to be The general public here did not seem to know very clearly why this was done, or postponed.
the reason for this sudder activity. We
in Canton have sot beed quite happy, and they have issued a very striking edict calling upon the people not to be afraid. The proclamation refers to the general opinion or suspicion that Wong, the res cent rebel who attacked the city, will appear again,cond load a second and more ambitioun rebellion. How many of this people thees may be who are the picthne of this suspicion does not appear. The reference of the officials, however, to the movements of the rebel; and the way be is said to be silently, working. would seem to indicate that there are agencies at work, and that is different parts of the country he is able to induce many of the people secretly to sustain him in bi proposed attack. That he is at work in admitted, though the extent of bis-affects is not indleated. pirhaps because it is not known. But the people are urged to east to the winds their fears. The last thing they should contemplate i feng for safety to some other spot. There is no real danger, inasmuch as there is large and reliable army in Canton that
able to successfully cope counter rebellion. The different loaders with any are mentioned and the number of run
Lieut. J. B. Tackaberry, I.M.S., has
fanies will on that day be closed to the been placed in medical charge of the 24th (Haaa) Mountain Battery, in alition to his other duties, with effect from the 28th instant, vice Liout. Afthur, 1.M.S.-
Livuts. Aston and Wadd, Royal En- ginests, whose term of foreign" service expiros this year, will be relieved, by Liouts. Pressey and Momber, respectively. The former is at present stationed at Cork and the attor at Aldershot.
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We understand that this Excellency Sir Henry May and family, who are travelling from Australia by the sa. St.
A MOTOR CAR CASE.
Third Party Action.
In the Suprema Court this morning. before the Chief Justice, the action was continued in which the parties involved
REVIEW.
In Forbidden China.
THE D'Union Masazor, 1906-1909,
CHIVA Ter, M«roolia». By Vanmte B'Uliana, Mafrin the French
Army, Translated from the Fruch of the "second edition by Barnard Mall with 196 Flatrations, map. and a portrait, Publisher, T. Fishet Jury Condon-
This somewhat long, sitle is prefixed to s volume of 312 pages, which describes the the experiencer of the author, his friends, from Fracco-Chins through the country of and assivants, during their long journey.
the Lolo, indo Tibet, and thence to
the plain fact that the well-fed and Albnas, ere expected to arrive on the 4th | are Aroulli Brothers, plaintifs, U. 'I . under their control, and therefrom Péking. It is inevitable that a book "of
wel-housed classes are immeasurably superior to their predecessors. The poorest specimen of a shopman now-"] adays is hardly a Tistlebat Titmouse: and a temporary writer of fiction wonk hesitate to put forward WINKLE OF MY SNODORASS us typical members of the well-to-do urban
middle-class.
or 5th of July." His Excellency is to be entertained by the authorities of Manila, where he will spond a couple of days,
J
Crombie, Royal Engineers. at present Lient and Quartermaster G.
stationed at Weymouth, has been ordered to Hongkong in relief of Lieut and Quartermaster G. A. Pickles, who com pletes his term of service at the station at the end of the year. Lieut. Pickles has been posted to Waymouth..
day
A. M. Tuossos, Treasurer.
Hongkong, 27th June, 1912.
Our passion for sport, quite modern
"The following express was isited to, in most of its manifestations, has no up $2,000 may be obtained at the Orders for copper esin for any sorp doubt the defects of its virtues. It Treasury. Fatment of the Hong bas perhaps led to a decline of interest. "Shanghai Bank may be made in
Hongkong Subgidiary Silver Coin. in some serious departments of affaire, and may have contributed something af levity to the national character.. Still, it has at least got rid of much that was unwholesome and detri- mental in the life of the earter Victorians. A very interesting volume might be written on the beginnings Further evidence in regned to the and evolution of modern sport, and robbery which occurred on board the
יד
THE SOSHU MARU CASE.
Today's Evidence.
the lauceki
Mohideon, defendant, and the Coronation would appear that there are vast num. Gange and Law Nga Po, third parties,bers of man in and shout Cantons, and this kind should be full of interest, if they are reliable, an opposing force expecially to the specialist, and aron, the It appears that in a pierious acting the would have their work out out for them general reader will Shrauch that is now patite Arculli Brothers, sad defendant and then probably would fail in achier and attrative. Some of the dowriptions to recover the cost of the second handing what they had undertaken. Of course seem to us rather wordy, and the translator motorcars, 82,000 odd, which they obtained the weakness of the comforting pro has seen it to empléy some terms that are from England for defendant. The defer clamation is the weumption that there rather puzzling to the initiated. We' dant is, this action now claimed against the may be trouble, and that there is this noted such words as renophobic " and third parties on a declaration that he was anti-revolutionary force hiling some-spelengiste." These are but specimens entitled to be indemnified or to a contri. wire, which many or may not brink of words scattered throughout the book- bation to the extent aforesaid. 2. Judgment forth; if they appear, whether they which surely might bare-girom place to for the amount that is due from defendant suppressed or not, they will do no end simpler words. The former wont was to the plaintiffs or for a contribution to the Anyway, there appears to be a gritty the whole of our journey through these of damage, and destroy many lives.used in the following sentence. During amount aforemid. 3, Judgment for the general suspicion, if not knowledge that supposedly senophoble' populations, &c." amount of any costs he may be ajudged to there is some, danger in the wind, and The word evidently
meste
pay to the plaintiffs and for the amount of though it is likely to be checkmated, i onistic turard strangers but we have his own costs of the defenes and the pro- is acknowledged to exist. The cdict fur-not been, able to find it it say of ceedings against the third parties herein. ther goes on to show that the entry
Mr Potter, barrister, fastracted by Mr districts are being brought more and more Latin or Groek:-We did not consult the Pour dictionaries, English or French, Harris, appeared for defendat, and Mr under utrol, and therefore, there will Hebrew of Chiness. Many of the descrip- Alabaster, barrister, instructed by Mr be fewer disaffected villagan from which Bind, for third parties.
DEFENDANT'S. EVIDENTS.
The defendant Moliden, a jeweller in Queen's Road Central, said in the begin ning of June he entered into a partnership in a motor-car business known as the
theme lenders of sedition may be able testions, however, are very vivid and clar, draw their followers. On the whole tin and the reader will get glimpses of Efo publishing of, this ediet wild fudicate among these little-known people, which that things are anything but satisfactory will enlarge his knowledge, and stir hig in the seuth, but it seems to show for ther that the authorities are resp
WAGES OF THE SOLDIENS.
imagination.
The illustrioss author makes un rofurence Kowloon Garage. Later on Law Nga Pu
to other than Roman Cathaliemisionaries: approached him with the suggestion that sided by the civil and military author contact with them. On the other hand he Apparently it was sometime, ago de perhaps becsuse he did "co come into the influence of fashion on the reJapanese steamer, the Seaha Maru, was
be should enter into partoership with fities, that only oneffth of the wagen of speaks with the greatest admiration for the creations of the masses. That fashion given to day at the Magister before bir defendant in a new business, and it was so the soldiers should be paid in silver and various Fathers of the French eating
C. D. Melbourne, is all powerfulis curiously shown in
arranged. Defendant's car was to be used the rest should be handed over in notes. whom he met, and who indest considerably A witness stated that he an certain in this business, and he was to bo credited Tais arrangement was naturally unsati. assisted him in his wandering and” searche this very matter of walking to Brigh goods removed into a small boat, which he with 81,000 capital on account of it. Se factory to the mun, in view of the di- for litemty and other treasures. After no ton. The Stock Exchange: race of sterwards noticed was towed by a steam-Kau was to bave $60 a month and 3 per frantic efforts of the officials cannot pr firearms, Lolo chief, suddenly wished to count on native notes,' winch the most | exhibitios of the achievements of modeziT 1902 was the beginning of a perfect launch, in a westerly direction.
cunt, after the first six months, and Mr Bowley: What was the name of Dalls, the other partner in the Grat
vent. It has now been decided that the have his on baptized by the Father who craze. a short time every big.
businem, was to baro $90 a month until the remainder in not
mer. shall revive two-fifths in cash, and accompanied the mission... The Father, business had its walk to Brighton; Witnow: The Hop Fat
the arrival of the Arculli can, and after-tion with the head of the mint, it,appein version of the Lolos, was profoundly
After consulta whoso desrest ambition would be the con music-hall performers, solicitors clerks, naither evidence witness stated that wards and 5 per cent. They were em that this is all the silver that he is able touched. A. Christine nams was already labourers, artisans, Smithfield bathe had seen the launch before. He re-ployers. Defendant Lot, nothing unieru a
sognised one of the defendants an a corwain profit was made, but Law, in any case, got have been met, and, therefore, this sum
to miat per month, after other claiz almost
faith.
■"profession of the Female defendant's boat. Each case was fifths of the profits, and defendant two-n-regard to the natio of payments in
Was the child destined to must be recognised as the final decision
propagate vint five feet long, and cash case required Gfthe. These terung were embodied in a silver and nuts. The amount of funds without addressing to God a prayes, for the the Gimpel? And the Father, not, I fkooy
draft agreement, but a proper agreement needed for the payment of the lood salvation of the child and sil bis people, was aver signed. On June 17 last year it diery each month is ninety-six thousand conferred upon the child his own name, was decided to order two second hand cars dellars, and, therefore, the, mint has to Jean, in Latin Johannes. "Yoha Yoha for the Coronation Garage im London turn out each month, for this purpose, repeated the Lolos Yoha a magni through Mesars, Arculli. Wimsas ordered thirty right thousand. It yet runs to fcent name And they ran to proclaim the cars, and reported to Law, wha said he be seen whether the patriotism of the everywhere the one unkowe name in had done well.
unny will be strong enough to lead it to which the Father had just, baptized the The defendant Mobideen, cross-examin.sumbit to this arrangement, ton after al child. Soob was the apostolic effect, of our we published an account of the tragic death by Mr Alabaster, said he had known the soldiers are the master of the situs improved frearms.” Kulangsu Mani.ipal Council and Superin-father was the owner of the premises interns made, as far as we can see, there of Mr Berkeley-Mitchell, Secretary to the Law for about eighteen months. Law' tion, and if they resolutely refuse the tendent of Police at Amoy.
telegraphs from London some inter.chers, Billingsgate porters were all of the launch. Four cases were put on the 8 per cent. or his capital. Lay took three-
two men to carry it
At the time of going to PILNS,
been concluded.
today's hearing of this one had not
THE AMOY TRAGEDY.
In yesterday's issue of the China Mai
which he carried on his business and he
THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY AGAIN. One wonders sometimes what the new
and danger from many sinnets
These journeys were not without danger, Almost immediately we heard shoots, baltiod un, Hastening beek, we found the Father's home hanging over the shy, holding on by its forefeet, with which it desperately olawed at the pattisa for its temporary rider, by a marvellous chance, he was caught by stuft of dwart hamboos which beside the him out: of his serious position but all our emot support his horse were in-vain its strength gare nut, it relinquished its
to
hold
•WO
is no other way than to yield to their was introduced, to him by a man named demands, and pay them what they de Morican, who sold the Dragon cycle and mand. motor businem to a Mr Lauritson. Wit ness held the power of attorney of Marican, who filed his petition, Maricas got 822,000 for the Dragon business. $1,000 in each rulers think of the now movement, where and the rest to be paid in instalments by the representatives of the people are of 8850 a month. It was shortly after supposed to have a say in the administra He awed britnats a book up teins of affairs, which ideal was so be this sale that Marican went bankrupt.
about a month before ha filed his
lauded in the past, when the Manchus and fell like a log. From time to time It appen ato that prior to his deth be he assigned to witness his porer of sitor bad thing their own way, and the a heard the mend of its body as it strack upon nes in exllect all his out-standing debts had to submit. We see that the Promady interesting descriptions of the social
aorag and rebounded."
"Naturally there are why a lele juhtide polake his life Afterefida, witdens said, before the lesinaial. Asembly in Canton is again baisits of the people, through, whose lande why he thought it best" to his the sale making itself heard. It appears that the the travellers
of the Dragon busine, Marica cipality Buildings at Amoy to the Isolation security of his debt. Later he agreed to imposing a house tax, and is sorning to there were to some extent mareis a pretext
His body was taken from the Muni- the business to him hy bill of sale in local officials have some intention of harvest is the signal
sssigned
for numerous marriages, but it would seem as though- Hospital, and was afterwards cremated. the sale to Tanritsen. His debt was this decision, they did not see it to plaer for luxarious fonts; for after the wedding challenged by Mr Fletcher, Official - their intentions before the Assembly, that night the ang wife anally returns to her ceiver, but he did not give up the assign they might be discussed and endorsed companions in the girl's house, leaving it ment, on the advice of his solicitors. Witness, however, guaranteed to pay Now, one of the leaders, Yau Kwong ho habend. Finally be remains in his
only Marican's debtors 50 per cent within nine has brought the matter up for discussion house or ceases to see anything more of months, and he did th's with his own and opposes the now suggestion. His him, fast as she pleases.
anxions to offer the world this supreme esting item of news regarding Britain's test of manhood. Nor were the love for and prowess in sport. Yester
women content to ignore the fashion. day we had the result of the Open One girl from, the variety stage even Golf Championship which followed travelled to the sea balanced on a big hard upon the details of the Amateur globe, which she impelled by the championship in the same popular muscular force of her toes. Waitresses sport. We also learned that at Kiel had early morning walks from Oxford- British sportsmen were admired victors circus to Shepherd's Bush, and factory in several of the important events. girls were seen gravely marching in With reference to the recent London "fair heel and toe" faslion, from to Brighton walk a London con Southwark to Clapham. Then sud- | Front further particulari received, it temporary to hand says, the recent denly it all came to an end, just as was that death was caused by a revolter shot, which appeared to have been self | Stock Exchange walk to Brighton, won ping-pong and “diabolo" did. One indicted.
so gallantly some like time ago by Mr week it would have been difficult to Enquiries clicited by a representative of T. E. HAMMOND, recalled memories throw a stone into the street without the Chind Mail to-day shored that the deroneed was well-known. At one time he of the first of three contest in the hitting a perspiring walker; the next was in the Army, but he left it when in great walking year 1903. Mr HAM-everybody had abandoned the craze his third period of service. MOND Was a competitor is the except those staunch conservatives, Homeric struggle from London to the street boys. And now the Stock Brighton, but he only finished third. Exchange walk comes almost as a He was just five minutes and six quaint survival of a remote past seconds behind Mr F. E. BROAD, the Fashion in this as in all things seems winner, who walked the whole more tyrannical than it ever wou distance of nearly fifty-two miles in Americans nad Europeans are fond of 9 hours 30 minutes and one second pluming themselves on the originality In such a walk most people would be and capacity for change that die
At the Police Court to-day the following money, inclined to despise seconds as Mr tinguish them from the jog trot cases were heard :—
Mr Alabaster Was it Merican who plan is that when the Republic was estab-- One apical feiture of this work in ita MANTALINI
suggested you should form the Kowloon lished, one of the fundamental concer|excellent photographs. Thers Ara no Tesa did halfpeace, but nations of the East, where one gener-
Garage. seconds are the essence of sport; in-lion is almost exactly like its pre- stowaways en board the .. Kishan which Six Chinese were charged with being
sions made to the people was that they then one hundred and twenty siz of them, Wilne's I am not a child,
abould have the right of waying what
Endt
they reproduce almost every imagine deed, it seems rather remiss that decessor. But convention is hardly plies between Canton and Hongkong. Each the leather makes no difference. A be levied. The loaders of the people by the auther. We have seldom seen any siculd be taxed, and how much should thing or personagn, who or which was
encountered in the long journeyubilertaken. minute fractions of a second, have in less strong with us than with them was fined, or 14 days' imprisonment,
have forgotten this promise, Dinde në book of travel more profusely or better this instance been omitted by the They tend to cling to one world-old
doubt without counting the cost by the will give the reader a good insight into the Mustrated," and the pictures themselvom time keeper. An odd three-fifths or fashion. We change fashions con- stowaway on board the 8.4. Shinyo Maru
Two girl who were charged with being |
who were the landen of the new move: types of mes met with, and the kind of sixty-seven hundredth seems somehow
most, and so now it is quoted in a very art that has survived the wreck of time and stantly, but all classes follow them as an already reported in the columns of the
inopportune moment. The contention is weather. Our author seems very enthus to add impressiveness to a record.
[China Mad) were again hafors the Magis
that the Assembly represents the people, siastic about the type of a But to return to Mr HAMMOND, Insheep do the bell wether, Froin Helstrate Of the girls stated that she was RECORD LOW BIRTERATE and hears upon ita aboulders list akkor hunks, and it wart he admit that
his admitted of the people; and, therefore it cannot prodated, they are a fine man'y case, 19 he lid, as the reward of his go to Lisbon no self-respecting expecting to get employment is Amaries as
· judges by tiny
quite pluck and perseverance, tho satisfac person dare ignore the signal of Parisan mah.
A further fall in the birth-ne and an
atand by sad so the privileges granted different from the Siamese on the one hand tion of winning the race, and bring.or London, be the matter a new game the case bad to be brought to the notice of ingresa in both the deal and marriage to the people ignored in this summa and the Chinese on the other. The volume
in furnished with a talembla map; and an i ing down the record to eight hours or a fresh style of hat Srperficially imble to heavy fine if the girts had landed figures for 1911, Just-isaned. Comparing a magistrate, otherwise the company was | rates aro slaywn by the Registry-General'ä
index. Ita price in Aftöen shillings nett, righteen minutes and eighteen there is a great difference between a San Francisco
the returns with those for 1910, go get the UNIFORMLY SUCCESSFUL seconds, with or without an unrecord- Londoner whose main effort is to keep lance Corporal belonging to the England and Wales
ALL DANGER AVOIDED. following!
NTNEW il gay, medkino, buvo met with ed fraction. Als for the uncertainty abreast of the fashions and crazes of R.).7. L.I was charged with the larceny Birchs per 1,000 24-37
UBING, the summer monthe rolbers 1911.
the unform succes that has attend at yuong, shillin alpould watch for 1920 24.80 of the use of Chamberlain's Colo, Cholers and of a silver cigaretto case, which was valued Deaths 14,50 13.39 and Diarrhoes Reed The remarkable When it com
Porions Married. 17.08. It was
14,78 ouree of cold and darbows which it has serious trouble may be
POLICE COURT ITEMS. ·
ISOWAWAYU.
An agent of the Company stated that
bisyo CARETTE CASE.
บ
Mr Alabaster Whether you are a child
question Witness replied the negatire.Mari CA walising with winess, and gave him advico,
The site was further adjourned.
way.
from time to time to vib ber
Price 40 Centsjoyed his distinction only a few who clings to his kite-flying. But in the case is mistake
of human glory! Mr HAMMOND on the day, and the young Chinaman) atstator by defendant that he took The birth-rate, which has been declining wffected in what enry, neighbourhood: Jin's Cole Cholors
[ months, for the same year II. V. L
Rom took seven minutes and--four-
essence they are much the natie.
After hearing the evilsum, the Ma, stoedily since 1879, when it was 10,2. fe have given its wide molation, Teresia Romady DIN RATE
by all Chemisterand, SureN EN ETES
gistrata.did not convictil
again the lowest on rosos I
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