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nt Talkoo.

THE CHINA MAIL.

stipendiary gaiety of Parisian estab- -

lishments putronised by the foreigner.

·

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The total cusput of the Kalan Mining

7,817 hots.

The final in the Lawn Bowls Champion hip will be played to-morrow afternoon on the greens of the Taikoo Recreation Club Members of the Bowling Clubs and friends are invited

Testerday being the first day of the year 5673 of the Jewish ers, the Jewish business houses of the Colony were alosed, and there were special services at the synagogue, The Parsees also celebrated the advent of the new year,

untin this senSKOLI,

نيسه

WEDDING IN HONGKONG.

Maarthar Patemon.

A very pretty wedding was solemaised the Union Church, Kennedy Road, on Thursday, who Mr. Nell Macarthur of Dumbarton, Scotland, was married to Miss Barbara Pabernon of Campbellton, Scotland. Both bride and bridegroom are very well known by large circle of reads, the bridegroom being a foreman engineer in the Talkoo Dockyard, while the bride has been resident in the Colony for some time.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18 1812.

THE PEAK BURGLARIES.

A Mans in the Dook.

Five Charges Against. Chinese Villagar.

This afternoon at man balung from Cheung kat Piu Village, who it is bey› lived was responsible for at los en of the reeens burglaries was charged at the Magistracy, before Mr. Irving, upon two counts.

Frisoner, 4 sullen looking man, was halouffed in the dock, which was guard-¦ nd by two Imlinu' polleeraen and several

The service, was conducted by the Rev.lukongs.

C. H. Hickling. The bride was bonuti. Thie" charges were: stealing a silver fully attired, and was given sway by Nr.watch valued at $8.75 on the night of Templeton, of Taikoo Sugar Rednery, August 28, the property of Mr. J. R. She was attended by Misa Templeton and Wood, Director of Education: and with Miss Eva Dickson as bridesmaids, the feloniously entering on the night of July bridegroom being attended by Mr. John Rar the morning of July 9, the house

No. 8, Pesk Road, and stealing on gold, MacIntyre, as best man.

mounted amber eigar helder, value a book of tram tickets and one ferry ties kot, a pair of glasses. valuo $35, cigaretta caan rahe $5, a gold chain and appendagon value $100, a watch, value $5, one gold safety pin, value $7, une gold tooth pick, valuo $5. a cigarette The presents wero numerous, and holder, vaine, #5, two large vases, value pretty, and included a handsome silver $150, a pair of field glansen in caso, cake basket and a cutlery exbinet, which i value $75, a silver inc bogi, value #30. were presented to the bridegroom by the two pairs of boots value $32, one pair staff at Taikoo Docks on Tuesday night of gold rimmed pince nez, valuo $25 and Last.

At the reception which was subsequent held in the Hongkong Hotel. Mr. and Mr. Macarthur wore the recipients of host of good wishes, their health and happines being proposed and responded most enthusiastically by large num-

of friends.

The honeymoon is being spent in Au especially strong Shanghai, the couple leaving by the programme has been arranged and Professor steamer Chinhua yesterday afternoon. Toho Hams is expected to give an exceed. ingly fus exhibition in the art of Jiujitau.

The Times Parliamentary corres-

THE ESCAPED BURGLAR.

$17 in money, the property, of the total value of #481, of Mr. E. Örznistan.

THE SCHOOL FOR ACANDALAW

Sheridan's "immortal comed School for Scandal "was duced by alt. Allan Wilkie and his Com- pany in the Theatre Boval opening performance of the Company on their first, vixit to Hongkong, and, clas bo stator at once, it was from the begin ning of the Brat act to the end of the Afth, an unqualified uncos, proving the Company to be highly talented-by fact auch Company of players ns bear a very favourable comparison with karya other Company seen. In the East for many s year. The Company had, it is true, been heralded by vory high commendsilen from other parts of the East, but to many In last night's audience, the all-round excellence of the acting and the master in which the play was staged must Kare: some as a delightful revelation when in these days and in, this part of the world so much mediocrity has to be tolerated.

As all know, Sheridan's brilliant come dr, with its sparkling wit, lia exquialle epigrams, te lively reparted, requ cultured and delicate treatment. proper presentation and In qualities were abundantly

the result that a delightful evening, was pent, brith the pricinal and submedinste pagte being excellently performed — The frascibility of ohl Sir. Peter Tezzle, the charming sprightliness of his, young wife.

It may be asked: What is Administration's ruines for the week Bohemianism and the anawer ending ist. August amounted to 28.310 is not easy.

The word once cars and the sales during the period to ried a suggestion of something very like intemperance, dirt, and black guardism; then it connoted a mild interest in the less serious forms of art and literature, together with a taste for eccentric clothing; the modern' Bohemian is given to extreme scrupulosity as to his appearance, and is on the whole much more conven- tional than a bank clerk. Want our Jovial West African probably means is that everybody in the clube he speaks of wears what other people

H.HLS. Minotaur, cruiser, flagship of are likely to wear, and does more of Vies Admiral Sir A. S. Winsloo, has, alates less what pleases him, which is far the "Seval and Military Record," retain ed gunlays shield for the China Station, more sensible than setting out des the rault of the heavy gunlayers test liberately to do this or that. Cold-fear 1912, in which she made nine hita ut at 16 rounds with the 9-in. guns, and 38 blocked merry-making of any kind is its out of 58 round with the 7-5-fubor apt to pall. Few peoplo have the ficulty of being deliriously festive to Booking for the Grand Variety Enter: under, and nothing can be more de- talument at the Palace Theatre, Mount pressing than to read between the Austin, on 21st is. is now open a

M utrien. We understand this is the last | lines of any invitation, "You are sortainment that will be given at Mount expected to sparkle at nine o'clock sharp and to keep it up till 12." "The new Bohemian club, us westake it, makes no such demaid. There you can hear the newest song before it 3.43 Lawn Bowls Chaspionship reaches the stage. But if you have no passion for songs there is no need to affect an enthusiasm lyon do not feel. You can amuse yourself with

is the signing of a solema covenant not to McEwen's residencs, escaped was brought tho dances, which are sure to be theaney Laws made by a Dublin Parliament up to-day at the Magistracy and fined 825, very newest. If you're bored both ad not to pay any taxes to it. This the alternative being one month's in- 4.30 p.m. Lady May's At Home at by music and dancing you have com- pledge, it is expected, will be signed by prisonment.

It will be remembered that the burglar Mountain Lodge.

pensations in the supper-room or the from 500,000 to 709,000 "covenanters." lounge. News is heard here before Apparently a Constitution has been drawn was sent to the Government Civil Hospital, ap and a provisional government will come and while there was left in the lakong's it cau be published; you meet all into force the day Home Rule is pasted. custody. He was allowed to go to the kinds of interesting people, and see Sir Edward Carson has written a letter in latory, and despite the fact that he was handcuffed, managed to climb through the them their rutural selves. The K. C. which he accuses Mr Churchill of "palpa-window and slide down a water pipe to forgets leading cases; the actur ccuses after the surrender in 1886 to the forces

h'e bypocrisy," and the Liberal party, freedom,

The lutong bad sarved five and a half to pose; the M. P. never asks disagree lesmem in Ireland, of condoning grass in the force, and had a good record,

plied that he stole the watel from the Phillip Gordon was Sir Oliver Surface to able supplementary questions; and horrible and detestable crimes," He It is stated that he will be dismissed.

the life, and Mr. S. Neill Sir Ben Macao stearabout Kong Tung. even the professional humorist forgets adds that Unionist leaders will, io Mr

Prisoner now had nothing to say andiamin Backbite and Mr. Sibley Hicks ar Churchill's words, "pursue their "path

COLONEL AND LANDLADY.

was committed for trial at the next Mr. Crabtree were capital. Misa Kath to be a wag. All this is as it should

patiently and sal erly."

Criminal Sessious..

leen Clanche wae verfact as Mr. Dandour. e. Wickedness of the Parisian type,

and Misa”G. · Littlewood "was very sug=" Alleged Damage of Furniture. simulated and real, is not wanted in

Regarding the sensational tragedy of

Prisoner was theu further charged with cessful as Lady Suerrwell. A very win. Londou. But places where a visitor which Beuter sent us particulars, a

The action brought in the Summary feloniously entering No. 127, the Peak,ning Marik. Mina G. Littlewod made, eau enjoy life in a rational manner,ondon paper saga: The case is a very Court by Mrs. Ogilvie, of Howloen, the residenes of Mr. EL A. M. Williams, and with a little more robustness of voles, and one in which five people were killed it against Colonel Walton to recover a sum of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthis charming young lady would zivo seeing and hearing the best iu com- Eastbourne. The tragedy appears to be of $35 odd, being the amount of damage thews.

excellent promise of being a really, fret sisters **married to alleged to have been done by defendant Mr. Williams said he was awakened by rate netrous. All the other parte-com- 7 p.m. Entries close for last Gymkhan.fortable surroundings, supply a real that

want. The pity is that London so the same man.. Each had children by to furniture hired from plaintiff, was his wife on the night of September 5 and paratively small hut nit very important

him. The husband gathered both again mentioned this morning.

saw a man at the window. He got out nevertheless-were, as already sinted, i successfully hides its allurements. If

families ander one roof, and sought to Mr. Russ, solicitor for the plaintiff, of bed, and the man'disappeared over the very capable hands. In fact, the whole we had the advertising knack of the exterminate both wives and children. The applied for a third adjournment, stating verandah, and ran down the garden path. Die was performed with a rare talent nad svirit, which was truly delightful, Franch, or great city would soon be man was Robert Hicks Murray, aged 32, that his client was ill and had gone to A few seconds later he saw three men

approaching the house by the same path.nd thoroughly deserved the very hearty the pleasure capital, as well as thean ez soldier, who is said to have served as Japan on medical advice.

Mr. Reader Harris.. for the defendant, way. He admitted the three men, two ad vormtanesius applsung that frequently business capital, of Europe.

a private in India and Hongkong. He

of whom said they were ennstables. He are from the audience, Best murdered Edith Murray, aged 96, trougly opposed the application, and

The play was most effectively staged. and her infant child. Ilo subquent asked his Lordship to strike the case out. I detained all three men while he tele. ly brought into the house and shet The plaintiff had been granted three quite poned to the Central Police Station, and and the dresses as benniiful, In the casa Edith's sister Florence, his second wife, unnecessary adjicaments, and his client until Sargeant Davitt arrived. One of of the ladies, und as picturesque, in the had been brought from Rennie's Mills the constables searched prisoner and found rise of the gentlemen, as the period đe. Special mention H.M. S. Sandpiper has sailed for but did not kill ber, and she xione to, the Court on each occasion. Defen- in bis pockets a silver card care, and nected neecruitnted

should be made of the Minnet, which survived. He murdered both Florence's dant's witnesses would probably have to photograph frame, which he identified as

brings the Arst act to a close, as it was children of three years and 18 months, go to the Shameen on Tuesday. On the bis property. On the verandah was a It is said that. Messrs Vickers are t› He placed the bodies in rim, poured į last occasion plaintiff put in a medical quantity of articles which prisoner tad exquinitely performed. De A FEW days ago an audacious build another dirigible airship for the American denied that Paris was either Army at Barrow, despite the fate of the petrol over the roum, and set fire to the

General Memoranda.

SUNDAY, Sept. 15:-

9a.m.-Excursion to Macao.

THESDAY, Sept. 17 -

THURSDAY, Sept. 19:-

Day.

Interport Aquatic Sports at V.R.C. Ist 3.18 p.m.-5.0.Y.L.I. Band Concert in

Public Garden-. FRIDAY, Sept. 7:

Interport Aquatic Sports at V.R.C. 2nd

Day.

SATURDAY, Sept. 21:-

Noon--Douglas Steamship Ca. Meelin". Interport Aqualic Sports at V.R.C. 3rd

Day. 9 p.m.-Variety Concert at Mt. Austin

Barracks

MONDAY, Sept. 23:

K.O.T.LL Aquatic Sports.

TUESDAY, Sept. 24:-

K.O.Y.L.I. Aquatic Sports.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25:-

THUTNDAY, Sept. 28:-

7.34 p ni.-Full Moon

7:44 jam. Partial Eclipse of the Moon.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, Friday, Sertember 13, 1912,

THE PLEASURES OF LONDON.

specially wicked or supremely gay. Now a gentleman from West Afrien, & part of the world well calculated to encourage a taste for gaiety, tells us

Cantan

NEWS OF THE DAY

earlier veseel met with.

A uman employed at the sugar refinery at Yaumali throw some boiling sugar at a fellow workman, whose head was severely burned. The injured man is now jo

that London, so often condemned as hospital. dull, is in reality the one city which

Bouwd. the Surrey residence of

the duplicity of Joseph Surface, the win- Tlne prodizacy of his brother Charles, the Mr. King, Assistant Superintendent of buff heartiness of Sir Oliver plk receiving Police, prosecuted, and said there were a most expable and exquisitely finibed three other charges of a similar nature performance and being admirably, set cu against prischer, but he asked, the Magis.by those to whara had been entrusted the trafe to take these two' to-day.

minor parfa. The plavan, produced pers Mr. Wood identified the watch fonning | bane reminded, many in the audience, as pondent says there is no foundation for Chinese Lakong Pays Penalty. the abject of the first charge as his pro- it did the writer of this notice of Edward perty. He placed it on a chest of draw. Compton and his Old English Comedy: the rumours that Ulster Unionists are

The Chinese lukong from whose custodyers before retiring, and on waking in the Company in its naljest lags and that strėle. IN high prin praise planning an armed rising. The serious the hunglar, who recently antered Mr morning found it was missing. step forward in their campaign sunounced

Evidence was given by pawnbrokers thoroughly well-merited.; Mr. Alan Wif with whom prisoner pawned some of the kie took the art of Sir Peter Teazle in stolen property, and by a Chinese con-which lie realed himself a highly stable win said he arrested prisoner at accomplished for, though, penbably, bet- midnight on September 3 below Barker ter in true than comedy, very good an. Rond, as he was walking down a path he undoubtedly je in the latter. Miss froma house No. 125. He took prisoner back to the house and afterwards in the police station, Sergeant Daviti spoke to finiling the man in the custody of the last witness and another Chinese constable, who were in plain clothes.

of

of two

house. As the flames roso he committed suicide. In a note which he had written Murray said that he was ruined, and could not, bear to think that those depending on him should want,

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

offers the best opportunities for enjoy.Mr and Mrs Pethwick Lawrance, has been Colony to-day by the P. and 0... Major O. H. Lawson arrived in the ment: London has no pretensions to seized by orter of the Treasury to be sold **India." wickedness, and possesses no establish; to meet the eats of the prosecution arising ments where working class men and out of the window-susshing campaign. women are paid so much an hour to

ELEGANT SHAPES wear evening dress and simulate a The Chinese passengers on the 2.0

AND'

Lieut. Colonel W. H. Smith, D.S.O., has been ordered to the China Station for

tour of duty.

Mr Won Chin Fog and Mr Hon Kwai Chun were passengers by the P. and O. Indis" from Shanghai to-day.

feverish joy of life they are far from P.. up train to Canton were searched, st Kowloon yesterday, and in the possession feeling. But for honest, genuino of one of them, a mat, was found about PERFECT FITTING. pleasure, free from rowdiness and riot, 2 Iba of explosives used in the manufacture.

the British capital has, according to of bombs. The man was arrested. our West African critic, no competitor.

favourably received, a London and the

Messrs A. J. Brawn, R. O. Bird, the Culony to-day by the P.M. &.. Chins. Lieut. Colonel A. 8. Baker, Army Or dinance Corps, stationed at Hougkeng, has been ordered home, and will be stationed at Portsmouth on his arrival,

REASONABLE PRICES. Not that credit is due to Londonere. The Government of India's scheme T. Birbeck and A. W. Gant returned to The stranger within our gates, axl for gold mint in India, has been especially the little colony of Ameri-scheme is now before the Treasury. cans, is responsible for the new Bohe Probably both mint and banking experts mia of clean linen and dinner jackets. will be consulted before final decision is

reached. It seems that there are supper ais! dancing clubs of which not more that

Remarking on the recent Test Cricket two in a hundred Londoners have Tournament at home a Landon journal members of the Gouro invited to dinner

nt. Dowell, Id.

.

certificate, but it did not state what was the matter with her. I called upon Mr. Buss to produce a certificate, if plaintif had had to go away for the reason stated. His Lordship said he was satisfed tant plaintiff was away under medical orders.

Mr. Harris: Then a medical man must be called.

Mr. Russ: Why go to this expense 7 Mr. Harris said the plaintiff could not

they had not got one. produce a medies! certifiente; he knew

His Honour said he must have a cert! ficate, and he mentioned that plaintis had written to him asking for an adjourn mont

Mr. Harris: That seems to be sufficient resson for striking out the case immedi- ately.vn.

His Honour disagreed, and said plain

probably did not know this proper

procedure.

A sergeant interpreter said when he

F. Hinter Watts, was a charming Lady Tenzin her five vnige, and receful man- nor giving a charming distinction to the part. Joseph and Charles Surfnes were excellentle performed by Mr. ^. Godisa!!" and Mr. B. A. Pittar, respectively, both putting a finish to their acting that e

read the first charge to prisoner he revealed very considerable talent. Mr.

..

▲ FUÆTIER CHARGE.

got ready to take away.

Prisoner was formally remanded on the third charge. He admitted his quilt on all three charges.

A DISPUTED GAS BILL.

An orchestra comprising members of

the Yorkshires Band plaved some popular airs very ably during the act

There was a large audience, and the Governor and Lady May were present..

To-night the Company play Sir Arthur Pinero's great. ** problem" play,The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, in which Bir The Hongkong and Chiva Ges Company George Alexander and Mrs. Patrick Camp Limited sued Mr O. A. G. Bearwolf in the bell made a great success some rear Summary Court to-day, claiming $11.83 ago, for gas supplied, meter reat, and Siting. Mr Reader Harris, solicitar, who re- presented the plaintif Company, said defendant claimed a set-off in a transaction

A CHINESE RAILWAY.

Mr B Giles, the British Cousal for

in which he said be purchased certain hangsha, in his annual report for last fittings and returned them. The company year, says that work on the bad received no claim, but if Mr Bearwolf Chuchon section of the wild send it in they would consider it proceeded in the unsal Mr G. Carry, local secretary, skid 928,81 for the find four min was owing by defendant for whs and remb May, however, when of meter, and $15 for certain fittings which decreeing the

lines was prom was carried out by the Company's workmen Anziour to be to his order.

83bstantial

Mr. Harris said he was quite sure the reason why the action was brought we that plaintiff was certain Colonel Walton

was not going she put off the case every lim, but wontested the secundi umort.

going on lears. Now she knew he Defendant admitted, the first item of the armat the time it was fred. He had evidence tHe explained that he had a cooker fled, arted prove that the next day after the last the estimate given being 86, and at the feverish

same time his own bath geyser was fitted remit adjournment on medical certificate, up. He was not bold what this would impro

this was plaintiff worked for four hours taking

cont, but $10 had been the work would to more then be anticipated Mr. Buss dut not deny this, and said cost. By arrangement with Mr Carry-to returned certain g Betings which he had bought and was to, have state of collapse.

allowance for them. Mr Currie dentext

over a house,

The inclusion of Princo Kalants with made his ollent so that she was in

FHEEDWARD DISPENSALL, [ever heard, but which are crowded mys-It seems very likely that the by the Japanese Emperor is taken to His Honour said he would strike out that Miragement was made no las MA / SVCE,

O. KAMMING & Co., LD. Chemists and Druggists.

"GREAT REDUCTIONS IN

PRICES.

PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY

the case if a certificate were not produced burners were concerned, but offered to

allow something for certain

gie zločes by Monday

returned by defendant. Ten dollars was the ordinary charge for geyser fitting.

His Lordship gave Tagumot for pistating for $34.83, with $30 costs,

Mr. Harris painted out that the hear Captain the Hon. Hubert Brand, had been fired for Monday and asked MV.O., R.N., has been appointed Naval "Attaché at Tokyo in mccession to. Captain

every night from twelve till four intrament can have been a financial indicate that he is to be classed with that

success, and the experiment in hardly body.. the morning. These are not disropa-likely to be repasted for some time. The table or disorderly places; they have South Africans have, of course, bean rules quite as strict as those of the hopelessly out of the running, palaces of Pall Mall and Piccadilly

A non-commissioned officer in their D. E. P. Brownrigg, B. B.N., and and the English members and visitors K.O.Y.LL rode in a ricksha to Barracks take up hur duties on Oct. 9 are Drugs, Patent Medicines, &c. include many men of real distinction. yesterday, and inediately be left the vehicle missed a ten dollar bill He The cooking is as good as anything charged the tickets cpolis at the Magis QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG. Hongkong, July 20, 1912: 932 that can be had hi Paris, the wi

Wines tracy this morning with stealing the money, are ambrosial, the service is perfect, but the defendant was discharged, the Yet the prices are not more than half being no evidence to show that it was takes

DISPENSED,

HINA MATL

thune prevailing at a good London restaurant und 75 per cent. less than

by him

AGWHOOPING COUGH,

die enormously luflated charges of the IT is in diseases like whooping cough that

the good qualities of Chamber

liquifide the tough wines

Lyphoon Guide, Champs Elysées or the Boulevards, Conghi Ramely, are most

20 Denta

Loreover, we re told that a true tocation to alto renders't Bohominn apirít perv tlièse plices, ing less frequent and

a spirit altoge

for the costs of the day...???

Pali Honour Tha cise hur sot come on yet.

Mr. Harris: Then I will stond on Monday, the day the case is bred for

MARKAHs Honour and the case was not on

deolded to reserve

A marriage has been armnged between the list, and the adjournment came from the Hun Jan Colin Maitland, only son of him. He aten Viscount and Viscountess Mailand, and the question of costa. grandson of the Earl of Landonisie, and Try alder daughter of Mr and Mrs Jame Bell Irving, Rokeby, Barnard Castle,

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