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·A SAFE BEMEDY FOL ALL

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THE AFFLICTION OF MUSIC:.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY sîn, 1995.

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in the same way as other deed, it would be a got hurd ship on the public who and acted upon such pawers for over thirty-three years. He aler stated that the effect of his Lordship's donarercial Intelligenen Germanus are laughing.

A continental correspo ul4at writ»4 1ľan sian would be to throw doubts on the titles of up their sleeves at the law of England requiring the properties in India, my documents had the mark. Made in Germany, oa રા hezeeu of and registered nude powers. imported into England from that matry He abmitted that similar pawers-of-at orney mach ad in fact that they are mingit ver werd areopted by the Court every day without attraction for their mufactures with nei recently op, an application for Lotters of Ad Getan - SUO MORE, This is how it is done. ministration by an attorney, under similar of the most inferior quality of an English-m profattornus Eraat.d by the exato in art cle which they take pisins as mata. Male England had proved will thore, no such proof was required.

ju Englund Tiny then arm thelyes withʻ samples of the highest quality of the sati intimated that he would cou-article Made in Germ

many," "Thee samples are. presented to customers with the remer Examine the quality and

alicunt the prizes and choos

Tby "The comments of Mrs. John Lue in further proof, and cited an instance where amountmercial travelters procura kami di

The Hongkong army of martyrs who nightly fis on to When we are Married" ou hotel piatios and to "Little Mary on the planes of Portugal, and to the caterwinding of the soulful young Chinamon, and to the Saturday afternoon muise with the lugpipes, and to countless other unnecessary noises should in touched the Outlook,

Suga puste is the only divine art we are promised in heaven, and it is certainly the aly divine art with which we are turtured on earth. Bader the name of music we are afflicted with every of noise, including the hand organ. the- pipes, the Germnu band, the man who toots salt the cornet in the street, tharp nisu, the lady Zoral to renew the application. who has seen better digs and who sings before Mr. Zorah rouered the application later on our house in the roning, the activo piano-organ | when his Lwdship intimate that he hat seh-supriority of the Germaù-mude article, and tha invented by a hortless genius; the musical boy his colleagues, who were all of the same eplolon and all its amazing progenies, the gromophour, as himself. The pinuela, not to mention the millions of pines and the millions of fiddles that never crase big thumped and scratched all the world over night and day.

The contemplation of such collective discord is truly appalling.

Unfortunately for us we live is an inventive nud imitative age and I am inclined to thank that the devil is the patron saint of investors, or why has the blameless spinet waxed great and blossomed into a piane which places the resources oka modera orchestra at the disposal of overy snub-nos a infant whose mistaken mother plumps it down on the piano stool and lets it thump the keys to keep it quiet!

The printo-l page is undoubtedly long safferiur, but it is silent. Or, if we must have a fine art to trifle with, why not takes to painting Painting is so inoffensive. I think it was the English who before they become so musical, dallied for a while with painting. There was a Ime, if we may believe those bigraphers of mas- nors, the nor-lis's, when all England sketched. and so gave rent to all its superabundant motion in paint There was no landscape safe. from the emotion! English-woman. Ingend of strumming false notes on the hotel pano, she went out with a paint-box and sketched the anczuplaining landscape. At any rate the long suffering lands-ape made no sound.

It cannot be denied that one suffers less from a bad picture than from a bad anything else, the agony also in short, nor is it necessary in the process of painting to inflict pain. Painting is an exceedingly silent art, and its results are exily disposed of as wedding presents, because the recipient cunnot possibly rebel. In fact painting is the most inoffensive of the arts and deserves to be encouraged,

It is

vory

appalling to consider that at this very moment the children of the entire olvilised world are, with few exceptions, engaged in play ing false notos on a variety of marical instru. ments. It is not too much to say that in this respect the uncivilised have a colossal advantage over the civilised.

Hi Jarned colleagues, and asked Mr.

Mr. Zorb then referred his Lordship to the Notes on vetion 85 of the Evidence Act in Mr. Justice Woodroffe's commentary on that Act, and stated that any other construction would be to make that Section woningless. Ho submitted that, having regard to toe public character of the persons referred to in Secti 85, manly Notaries, Magistrats, British Consuls, ete, the Legislature right'y directed that power of attorney ex-cuted before and authenticated by those persons should boaccepted without further proof of execution. He pointed out that if power wore required to be provel in the ordinary meds, no person would zu before Notaries but would simply get an affidavit by any person proving the szocation of the par and thereby instead of proveating fraud being practised a wide door would be thrown opon to if He submitted that the mater was one of considerable importance as similar powers of attorney had heou, and were still being very widely acted upon in India.

His Lordship took time to consider the msttor.

for your The customer ses at oues tha gas is played. I have known of this bein done not only all over Europe battevau in Greit Bitain itself, in the vary teeth of British con potitim. This illustration of the houness of Gerumn comptitiga shows how wide awake one commercial traveller should be, and how every means should be exerted to overcome such trie in of the traile."

THE SALE OF THE HAIPHONG: SAIGON CABLE.

present owned by the Eastern Extension, The cable between Haiphong and Saigen, at Australasia and China Telegraph Co., will prohbly heame, in the near future, the property of the French Government. Last month M, Delonels presented to the Franch Chamber of Deputies the report approving of the Convention signed on February 25, 194 with the E. E. A. aud C. Telegraph Co. for the sale to the French Government of the cable eferred to. In this Contention the E.-E. A. and C. Ca. engages to cole the oil to the French Government immediately, provided "that payment shall be made of an anual sum On his Lordship, taking his saat yesterday ho of 250 francs for twelve yes. Tan Co. passed the following order-I am of opinionvention also provides, amongst other matters, that Shetion 85 of the Evidence Act does not for the replacing of the Enlish agents of the do away with the necessity of an affidavit of cable company by a French staff. identification as to the Cron purporting to ninko à poser of attorney being one person named therein. The words of Section 85 only to such matters as ure necessary to be done by the Notary Publie before when the document is execated, and not to do away with the necessity of the donor of the power being otherwien identified. I refuse the application for Letters of Administration.

JOINT STOCK SHARE.

share report dated Hongkong, 7th July, 1905. -Messrs. Vernon & Smyth say in their weekly

GENERAL ORDERS.

BY MAJOR GENEKAL VILLIERS HATTON,, E.K.

Commanding the Troops in South China.

HEAD QUARTERĖ, ~ Hongkong, 7th July, 1905.

Divine Sarvion. No. 155. Divino Servico, will be conlastel on Sunday, as follows:-- Donomi Troops Where

Hour

To uation

held

Oficists

Ch, of Ch. of

England

Victoria Cathedral 8.300. Chap'nin Monut -Moust Ringland Austin

Austin 1.15am Chalair Stono- The

Vader sor. Of sor Buga entters Darren ordera

of.

The Unkn England Lytmy Barra-ks Olor Sur, Offeur.

Ch. of

A rather better feeling has prevailed daring the week, and although business is no bettt, the tone of the market has improved and zaost In a certain familiar oratorio innumerable sinks appear to have struck bed rock. Several

stooks have bom in fair domaud, but hold-rar rages and much time ere taken wy in an operefusing, to part little or no business has

iteration of the words; All we like shej," I beg to ask if the worthy sopranos, altos, tonors resulted, and rates have consequently in many

Creea improved. the rest, over did realise the profound truth' of that over-repeated and rather monotonous statement? We are all like sheep! We do what uur uighbours do; we think what they think and we wear what they wear. I fact, we are tailor-made inside and out; no, we are worse than tailor-made, we are ready tailor-made for we are made by the gross,

and

If there is a thing the world shulder at and resents, it is originality. If a bum being cannot be classified as belonging to a certain out of trousers, coat, or waist-coats, let him beware, for he is a misfit bemas being, and we ali knew the cheap end of all misfits! It is na SKIN AND BLOOD DISEASES one's mental make-up as in ono's physical embarrassing to have anything obtrusive in Happy is he who is on a dead level!

Way is all the world playing an unnecessary piano!

popular thaner, the reason of this being andogbied y because this wonderful rouedy docs what it rofesses to doURE ERIN AND BLOOD DIMERES

AMANTNTLY,

071 innie. as a girl

torian

Ch. of Sta. Hon F

England 14taleak 4 pchaplain. Preshy. Wesleyan Victoria Wesia. Ch.44,15%.m Ong. Clorya, Victoria Union Ch. 11. mr, Offg. Claren.

Cathalle Homun

Jp'. Offg Clerge Victori

Catholic Kowloon Kowloon - 11am Offg. Clergn.

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inued densant and he apply, together with & BANKS, Hongkong and Shangbais. A con. further substantial rise in the Landon rate (to best rate gradually up to $35, at which continuing, and a further shares being procar- a few shares changed hands. Later, the demand

able, the rate further rose to $919, at which the rapid rise is doubtless chiefly due to the w market closes with buyers and no sellera The Japanese load of £31,000,000 uhoat to be floated in London, the United States and Garmany which Reiter wires will be offered at 34, and $44 por cent, interest, pagable in 20 pews This,

to buy the stoele en the China register at a cum. Engioenra; (b) Field Officer of the week, together with the scarcity of stars in Chias edening week. Victoria: (a) Prison Visitor, and the increasing tendency of home investors Major L J. Dopping Hepenstal, Royal parts lower liesh-atorling was, in Cantofer duty: Captain C: G. Pack-Bernaford,

rate one, Captain F. Warren, Royal Garrison

ratas. Nationals remain unchanged and with-End Royal West Kent Bagt, (c) Subaltern ont business.

MARIFE INSURANCES. Unions have improv. been placed at $320, and close la domand. China ood to $7.0 with sales and buyers. Cactus Love Tradera, apparently awaiting unknown develop. ments, have zaled easier, and after further asies at 375 close with sellers at $74. Yangṭszes and North Chinas unchanged and without business. FIER INSURANCES.-Hongkongs have been placed in smell lots at 53025. Chinas remain

an offer at $87, without sile.

Escorts us under will be "Truished by the Royal Garrison Artillery to induct prisoners to

Church: Chare of England, I N.C.O. 1 man, 8.15 a.m.

Detail No. 156. Detail of officers for the

Officer of the week. An Officer, 2nd Royal West Kont Regt. Next for duty: An Officer, of the week: Captain O. L. Price. Royal Royal Engineers. Kowloon : (a) Field Offler Garrison Artillery. Next for duty: Maje A. E. Hatch, 129th Balochis; (b) Subaltern Officer of the week, An Officer, 120th B-Hutchis. Next for duty: An Officer, 129th Baluchis,

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much money and time-rotires out of active life, and swathed in "art draperies," bur dened by vases, cabinet photographs and imitation "curios," serves less as a musical. instrument thau a warning; but like all warn. ings it passes unheeded, for no sooner are the Fext generation's legs long enough to dangle between the keyboard and pedals than the echoes awaken to the same old false notes thet serva no purpose unless an hour of daily martyr dam over a tear-splashed kor-board is an excel lent preparation for the trials of life.

Music, as it is taught, is not so much a fine art as a lud habit. Alas, we have got into the habit of laryning to play the piano, the bad

on the fiolin is fatally on the inst, at 806. On time we have no business increase. I ask seriously: why Because it is to report, latest Laadon rate 29.1. Wohretion of the Board is directed to puta 2,055 (a) considered both uncultivated and quite nothing else under this bading to report. King's Regulations. Proceedings to be for-" For unfashionable not to be fond of music art with very small sales at $2133 for cash and

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AN IMPORTANT LAW POINT.

DISPUTED POWER OF ATTORNEY:

A matter involving an important legal point. which in of importance to the mercantile com- munity, was disposed of in the High Court of Caloutts recently, before Mr. Justice Bodily presiding over one of the Original Side Benchos

Mr. Zoral instructed by Mears. Or.

have been on offer during the week at $27 SHIPPING Hongkong, Cauton and Macaes without inducing puroisses to come forward Indos bave been placed in limited lots at $95 and 396 cash and at the latter rats for the 30th

DOCKS, WHARVES, AND GODOWNE,-Hong- kong and Whampoa Dockshave raind rory steady and small sales have been effeoted at the improved Tate of 8195 for cash. Kowloon Wharves aro enquired for at $95, but helders de unt seem at all inclined to part at this rate, after backing and filling during the wask Farahan, between Tls. 142 and Tls. 137, close steady in Shanghai at Ils. 143.

ox, from infeney to old age, and the Proprietors Dignami and Co., supeared before his Lordship / g Lands continue to improve, and, ifter:

solicit sufferers to give it a trial to test-its valno,

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TRIED MANY THINGS WITHOUT BENEFIT

¡UNTIL I TOOK CLARKE'S BLOOD-MIXTURE.

Mr. F. E. Lewis, 48 Bridge Etreet Row. Chester, writes:Just a line in favour of Clarke's Biond Mixture hal eszes for so months, and tried many things without basoft antil I took your remoly After the eighth hatte I was quite well again. Please nocept this letter as a token of gratito o te your wonderful 'Chake's Blood- Mixture. ***---June 31, 1903.

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Hong-

small sales at $114 and $115. are now saquired for at 8116 and gone seem to be obtainable. Hongkong Hotels have declined to $138 Without sales and close weak at that rate. Humphreys have changed hands at $121. Kow-

son Lands ramuria on offer at $40.

in Chambers and stated that an application was made on the 1st instant before bis Lordship for s grant of Letters of Administration, with a copy of the will annexed in the goods of W. H. Mylne, deceased, to the duly constituted attorney of the sole executor, but the pipers were re urned to the attorney who made the application on the ground that no endasit as to the identity of the person executing the power. of-attorney with the person named in the will. MISCELLANEOUS.---China Borneos have been, as executor had been produced.

Mr. Zurab contended that no such affidavit was necesary as the power of attorney was StAt by all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors properly executed before and authenticated by

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Notary Public, who, by his certificate, cartified

and attested that the constituent named and described in the power-of-attorney was the po son who had appeared before him and executed the poor-of-attorney. He farther submitted that what was now required was to prove the execution of the power-of-attor dey the same way as other deeds, though under Section 85 of the Indian Evidence Aot the Court must prosume that the power of attorney was properly executed by the person purporting

His

to executo the same.

Tis 43 after further sales at Tls 414 and Fla. 42

COTTON MILLS-Ewes have improved to The quotations for the other Northern Mills ire taken from Shanghai.

placed at the reduced rate of 8113. Watsons at $12 and Green Islands at $262. Steam Waterboats have fallen to $15 ou account of a proposed rival Company; nothing olea to report under this heading

Cloning quotations are as follows:-

CHURCH SERVICES.

ST. PETER'S CHURCH, Queen's Road West, Third Sunday after Trinity. Holy Commion 7.30am. Morning prayer 11 am-Vepite, Suvage; Te Deum, Oakeley; Jubilete, Lezion; Hymns. 4, Barnby Kuae Dimittis, Tucker: Hymns, 569, 113, 687, and 143. Epening Prayer. Maguificat,

YONTAINING Articles of Spoost Interest Doz Lordship intimated that Section 85589, 378, ant p. Holy Commation, 7.43 pu

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with producing proper proof of The Church unch Dayspring, will call on shipa the execution of the power-of-attorpey, but it trying white crews, to bring friends ashore to the services, botween 9.15 and 10.30 am, and directed the Court to presume that a merely

between's 15 and 6 pau-(Kowloon Police Pier certain person appeared before the Notary and 10.30 and 6), retorning afterwards. signed the power."

** Ausw ring Pennant" is the call flag. All the Mr. Zorab submitted that according to the sittings are free and unappropriated, Visitors construction put by his Lordship on Section welcome. Booke provided Sunday School 85, that Section would be useless. He further 10-1040 a.. smbwitted that Section dispersed with proof of execution of power-of-atturney and that since ASHLEY ROAD HALL, Kowloon, No. 6, Ground the passing of the Evidence Act in 1872 all Floor Services, Lord's Day, 11 am. Hrdaking powers axegated before and authenticated hafore Bread. Lord's Day, 6.30 p.m... Gospel Testing. Notaries had been accepted by the public, Tuesday, 7 p... Bible Class. Thursday, 7 p and also by the Courts, and if it was now General Meeting. Saturday. 7 p.m., Prayer" held that such powers required to be proved 'Meeting.

G. C. Medala.No. 137. A Beard of Ofleers composed as nader will assemble at the Court Martial Root, Fetcher. Street, at 10 am, o

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NOW READY.

A TABLE OF THE

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG

for Demand Drafts on Loadou on the day of or preceding the Departure of the English Mails; also Table of Yearly Approximate Averages

FOR 31 YEARS, FROM.

1871 To 1904

• Príes $2 Cash. On Sale at the "Da PRER" OFFICE, or Inc. Bookeelers.

Hongkong, 17th May, 1905,