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PROROTT),

MISCELLANKOLÓ.

...

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 29TH, 1911.

The Lotion by W. W. Loureiro against Lan Yau Cheong for $275 was reported to his Lordship us settled,

Mr. Steavenson informed his Lordship that the action by I. P. Madar against J.E. Helliday for $700 was in course of settlement. H. Prica & Ca. uod M.-J.-E. Holliday for 3277.69. Mr. Lewis, who appeared for plaintiff, said the defendant had consented to judgment.

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LOCAL SPORT.

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REVIEWS.

His Master Purpose. BY HAROLD BINDLES.

London John "Long."

Most people like a masterly man, a man who accomplishes what he sets out to do, and that being so, Geoffrey Thurstan, the here of this book, is bound to win his way to the hearts of readers in spite of his apparent haraknoss. The | story, which is told in that vigorous attractive style which the author has made dístinatly his own, has plenty of movement and action. It de- picts thestruggle successfully, waged by men who seek to subdue the mighty elements of nature and to maske habitable the waste places of the earth, and the development of Canada hans lent itself to fewer fascinating stories than in the

THE COLONIAL PUBLIC SERVICES.

CRITICION IN BRITISH GUIANA LEGISLATURE.

The Secretary of State for the Colonies was the object of some criticism in the course of long and animate discussion in the British

in Legislature recently, when the elective the stagnation" that was at present taking members protested againt what was termed place to the detriment of the Public Service of the Colony through the son promotion of sub- ordinate officers to pasta either in this Colony or in other Colonies, and the elective members went the length of refasing to vote the salary of an ofloor appointed by the Secretary of Blato.

bad giran their best days to the service of the Mr. A. A. Thome complained that men who Colony and whose work should be recognised had boon deliberately passed over. It was not what he should do, but a question of justice to deserving Civil servants. Another member,

SWEDISH

EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

GOTHENBURG.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION),

STRAWERS

DESTINATION. SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA and KOBE "CANTON " COPENHAGEN and BALTIC PORTS "PEKING" For Freight and Furthor Particulars, apply to

DATH-CP-SAILINGSK On 16th May. About begin. of June.

TELEPHONE No. 172

OLOF WIJK & CO., CHINA AGENCIES, AKTIEBOLAG.

YORK BUILDINGS, Tor FLOOR,

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one andar netice. Geoffrey Thuratan had to question of dictating to the Secretary of State PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL

contend not only with the mighty forces of nature but with men who did not scraple to em-Br. J. Wood Davis, expressed the opinion that ploy any menus to retard his work in the hope British Guiana suffered more in this respect that they would benefit from kis misfortunes. than any other Colony in the West Indies, and said they ought to protest against the flooding However, porseverance "won out" in his gigaatio of the country with officers appointed by the engineering undertakings end in his love affairs Secretary of State. A motion drawing the attention of the Secretary of State to the matter. Where Truth Laos. By O MADOX HURFFEE,

was carried, all the elective members present vating for it.

An-test on the Estimates for 1911 was "Tor- Ronal Allowance of 480 dollars to Mr. G. Hamp- don The officer was highly praised for his services as King, Assistant Government Boorstary." Assistant Government Secretary, and on several Acting Doputy Governor, but as a protest occasiona ne Acting Government Secretary and against his nou-promotion by the Secretary of States the elective members (who are mainly na tives of the Colony) refused to grant the allowance.

STEAM NAVIGATION CO. HOMEWARD PASSENGER SEASON 1911.

PROPOSED SAILINGS OF MAIL STEAMERS

POR

MARSEILLES AND

LONDON,

TAKING PASSENGERS ALSÓ JOB COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, BRINDISI, &o. THROUGH TICKETS ISSUED, TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK. STEAMERS

COLOMBO

Leave

HONGKONG

Вде

Connecting Steamers Due

from Cocomoto MARSEILLES PLYMOUTH

(Brindisi (London MARSEILLES & LONDON 2days earlier): 1 day later)

Steamer

Tous1 F.H. SATURDAY Steamer

Toos

SATURDAY

FRIDAY

April 29 MOREA..

11000

May 27

June 2

DELTA

..... 8000

May

13

MOOLTAN

:10000

Juno 10

June 16.

The Governor (Sir Frederia Hodgson) admit. ted that the Assistsut Government Secretary had been excaptionally aufortunate in not gotting promotion, having been for eleven ASSATE...... 7500 years in his presout position. His Excel- loner pointed out, however, that the Secret- ary

London: Stanley Paul & Co. Cloverly constructed, Illuminated throughout | by brilliant flashes of humour, highly imagina. tive, with genially orniest references to pre dominant indueness in rosial and political life, "Whore Truth Lies" is altogether off the truck of the ordinary novel of the day. The leading chatnoters are Truscott, a destitate olork in a City offlor, who is discovered to be the missing Earl of Danbury, and a young girl, zunaway, supposed to be implicated in the đís- somination of forged bank-notes. On the night after he is informed he is the inheritor of an saridom and a hereditary logislator, Truscott Ands himself on the Thames Embank-

of State to ressiving such recommenda ment with

A £1,000 obeque ja bis tious as had been sent on behalf of Mr. pocket, no means of cashing it, and unable to King had to look over a long list of officers persuado anyone to believe his story. He go had to take the claims of each office into

similarly recommended from other Colonies, and on a mystorions errand, is first kidnapped and sideration. Then, various Colonies which at one then thrown into the Thames, is rosened by the time were under the Colonial Offies wore now in gich and then wanders with her through Essex, dependent and were no longer available for the erentually marries her, spending the honey transfer of ofloors from other Colonies to them. The item was withdrawn from the Estimator. moon in Paris, and makes the acquaintance of The elective members also strongly opposed on her step-parents in London, when the process of item rolating to the salary of an additional Chief unravelling the plot due to a double impersona-Clerk to the Treasury Department who was recently appointed by the Secretary of Stato. It tion begins and leads to some ludieronsly amus.

was contended that the appointment was un- ing situations. The whole book is a piece of necessary, as there was a local man qualified to clever, inconsequential extravaganza, ent a perform the duties, and Mr. G. targett, alluding times the reader wonders whether the authors from South Africa, Hiss some other floors in the to the fact that the gentleman appointed came is poking fun at him or merely wishes to entirise Colony, remarked. It is merely taking away some of the tendencies of this present-day novel, the children's bread and throwing it to the She professes to teach no moral,

South Africans." The sury, he added, was only £400 or £500, and if they could not get a man in the public service of the Colony to fill an appointment at neslary like that then it must be ancommonly bad.

Before Adam. By JACK LONDON, London

T. Werner Laurie,

Whon we say that this is the twenty-first edition of one of Jack London's latent books, it will be obvious that it is unnecessary to recom- mend it to the public. It is four years since wo read the book, and we have re-read it with as much zest as we did upon the frat occasion. It has been said by the critic of cne of the lead-

oon.

The Attorney-General (Sir T. Crossley Rayner) pointed ont that to pass n resolution rofusing to pay the officer's salary was going a ug way in the direction of interfering with tare, in making appointments to the public ths prerogative of the King, through his Minis-

service of the Colonies.

It was decided not to vote the salary, and tho

CHURCH SERVICES.

Sunday.

PEAK CHUNI Holy Communion 8.a.m. every

Rev. W. H. Hickling. 11 sm. Worship, Hymas UNION CHURCH. Kennedy Road. Minister- 7, 22, 24. Magnilist (Burnett), Anthem,

*Hearken

Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO, and those for BRINDISI transfer also to the Express Mail Steamer at PORT SAID. Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is dollzitely morved in

Hongkong or at the time of Booking. FARES TO LONDON (Including Surlax): 18T SALOON £71.10 SINGLE. £106.14 RETURN. 2ND

£48.8

£ 72.12

**

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS INTERMEDIATE (NON-TEANSHIPMENT) STEAMERS WIL LEAVE FOR

LONDON CARRYING SALOON TASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.

PROPOSED SAILINGS:

#THAMSES

SICILLA

SUMATRA

NILE

LOSTO

HONOTONG

about

Dus LONDON

about

Tosvage

6700

May

17 July

4600 May

6700 June

31 July

14 July

17

31

There Steamers os alzo at SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOM30, and at MARSFILLEJ FABES TO LONDON (Including Sartax): IST SALOON £550 SINGLE. £8210 RETURN.

£38.10

מא2

For further Particulars, spply to

4231

£57.4

E. A. HEWETT,

SUPERINTENDENT.

Commution. Hymn 168. pm. Distribution of THE BANK LINE,

e (Sulivan) 12 noon.

The 87th Coy. met the 88th Coy. R.G.A In the inter-company cup competition on Wednesday, the former running out easy winners by three goals to nil. 88th Coy.lost the toss and had to defend against a strong winding London journals that "Before Adam" fare was struck out-Router. which materially assisted their opponents, wheels "The Call of the Wild." This is praiso started to make the running very early in the this particular critic, we are prepared to agree indood, and though we cavil at the dictum of Watts opened the scoring, putting that it is very little short of that mastorpieds through from a

Vincent skont hava

made the accres

of the young American novelist in portraying level, but failed the emotions and instincts of animal life. Ha miserably, sending the ball yards over deals with monkey-life at the period when

greal угаз added by 67th Coy. just before the interval, Honey. There is a weird attraction in the theme it is on the borderland of human development. Archer bad as difficulty in beading through. areolred. It was not wolved even by the soft placing a corner so accurately that The mystery of the creation of man is still Half-time arrived with the score 2-0 in favour giant intellect of Darwin. But his theory of of the Stonecutters contingent. It was expect the evolution of man through serious stages ef that the 88th would make a better show with of the animal kingdom is to-day the most the wind in their favour, but although they widely held explanation of man's existence Pressed for a considorable period nothing ae crued. Hodson put his sido further ahead from and Jack London accepts it s the basis of this wherever scientific investigation has spread, Assaye, for Hongkong, from Yokohama, breakaway. This ended the scoring, time work. The book is written with that terse Miss Thomson; from Shanghai, Miss and Mr arriving with 87th Coy, leading by three clear mispress, and directumas as characteristic of m.) Matins (11 a.m.) RespaDESS, Facial, Vanite: Kent, Mr J. Lovy, Mr B. Beith, Me Markham Bala,

Par Anigo, from Haiphong, Eng. Franlob. Po Petchaburi, from Bangkok, Mr Harold

Riddick.

Por Changsha, from Sydney, Mr and Mrs Gibbons, Miss Grotohor, Mrs Bryant, Miasse Ity and Elys Bryant. Mr Marsbull, Mr Me Mahon, Mr Nelson and Mr. Franklio.

Per Tean, from Manila, Mr MoKaney, Rev, Sees, Rev. Jalia, Mr Williams, Mr Heywood, Mr Diemer, Mr Lofstrom, Mr Bandaold, Me Tarabul, Mr Pickell, Rev. Bondfield and Mr Willmer,

Per

Parker, Mr Meggilt, Mr G. Owen, Capt. C.

and sorvart, Mes and Miss Swift; from Yoko-

haria, for Singapore, Misa Lefroy, Capt. Wood

London. It grips the interest and holds the reader enthralled from beginning to ond.

0

rewards in Sunday School Kowloon. 6 pm. Sad Sunday after Eastor, 30th April, 1911 Morn Woralip.

Sins 230, 220, 290, 224, 107.

ing Service at 11 am. Holy Communion at noon. CHEECH, Nathan Road, Kowloon

Evening & rvice at 0p.m. Forvican.on Sunday aro-Holy Communion on 1-t, 2nd and 4th Sunday School at 2.93 p.m

in Bribiel School.

Surdays at 8 am, Holy Communion on 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays at noon, Morning Prayer at

2nd Sunday after En ter Holy Communion (8.10. ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Hongkong, 30th April,

Hindle; Lawes, Cooks and Foplins;

Psalms, of the 30th moring: To Deum, Benedicita, Harnby Holy Communion (11,45 am) Hymns, 1-10, 359 and 197; Syris. Hilos in G. Evensong (6.45 p.m.) Maguificat, Nane Dimittis, Mannder in Anthem, "Sing praise," Gounod; Hymns, 197 and 488; Sevenfold Aman; Preacher, Rev. C.-E.

in unison; Pasim 148 varas 1,3,7,8 and 18 in Back V.B.-Psalm 114 verses 1, 7, 12, and 18 unison Palm 149, vezess 5 and G. Pia waison. Palm 150 verses 1, 4 and 6 in arizon.

and Capt. Mangle: for Londen. Mr C. Gmür, LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The Night Side of Paris. By E. B. D'Av Responess, Ferial, Pealas, of the 30th evening

The Hansa" str.. Freinfels left Singapore

VERGNE. London: T. Werner Loario, This is not a Marray or a Badasker." It is

on the 27th instant p.m., and may be expoctou not a guide-book in the popular acceptation of Thompson. RA; Voluntary, Fantasie and Fugue.

here on or about the 3rd prox. ..

Mr. Saito,

B. Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs Abams, Mrs Asta: from Kebe, for Marseilles, Mr Colleyshaw and infant; for London, Mr-Dolla and servaat; from Shanghai, for Colombo, Lt. H. Haddon for Port Said, Me W, Wallace for Maresillos, Misses Gibson (2), Mr W. Fielding and Mr P. Ritson; for London, Mrs Grandmas and servant, Mr Dooley, Mr C. Christiansen, Mr C. F. Vincent, Mr and Mrs

The P.&O. B. N. Co's abr. Nile left Singa. Roth and infant, Capt. G. Ainolis. Me and More for this port on the 26th instant, at 7 am Gibb and servant, Mrs Stoyker, Mrs Stockman, am.

and is due here on the 3rd pror, at about 10 Rev. P. Stockman, Mr D. Maitland, Mr J. Bor, Mre Protyjohn, Mr W. Donaldson, Mr Ms Lellan, s Patte and child, Mr A. Caltell, Inspecter Torey and Mr G. Turner,

EXPECTED.

For N.I.K. str. Atsuta Maru, from London on the 1st April-Mosars M. R. Walker, H. F. Rankin, J. van Perlstein, T. Hanes, A. R. Ton Stockhausen, W. P. Thomas, Miss E, Jour.

and, Mrs T. Wright. Mr and Mrs H. Birkett,

H.

Bloemfontein passed the Suez Canal on the 11th The American & Manchurian Line steamer instant, and is dus bere on or about the 5th prox.

WEATHER REPORT,

China Ses, and risen moderately over the N. On the 29th at 11.55 The barometer has follon slightly at the stations bordering the part of the Sea of Japan.

27th instant, and may be expected here on or

The Danish str. Arabien left Babang on the the word; yet, armed with this cheap volume, about the 4th prox. p.m.,

the visitor to Paris, who does not want to be tied to Cook's representative or to trust himself to touts who solicit him in the neighbourhood of the Café de la Paix, may see all that is worth seeing outside the recognized show places of

Parisian daintiness. He is never offensive in the gay capital. M. d'Auvergne writes with easy grace, handling delicate sabjeete with phrase or suggestion, and yet he manages to convey mach to the man and womEN of

the world. There has been waged during the past few weeks in the Daily Mail & controversy as to which of the European capitals has the best claim upon lovers of gafety. The controversy started with. A warranted care for al the assertion that Berlin bad the first olasın,

Pressure is highest over the Yellow Ses. charges from the Urinary Organ

equired or constitution Diy since its night life showed most attractions. It

Fresh N.E. and E. winds and squally weather. ineither sex. Theso famous Pills Paris, that Paris was doll by comparison and

Tas maintained that it had quite eupermoded are indicated over the northern shores of the

Chics Sea. also cure Gravel, Pains in the London simply nowhere.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending Thore

were not at 10 nm today, 0.01 luches.

B. 41. PILLS.

Miss Birkott, Miss C. Stokes, Mr W. A. Cole, CLARKE'S Mt Sunderland, Mias L. Thompson, Staff-Sur- Beer Af Kumagars Mr and Mrs T. Inouye. Ernus, Mr T. Kubota, Mr and Ms T. Mikimoto nad 3 children, Miss. Urashims, Mrs A. K. Milne, Mrs W. H. L. Barnes, Mr A. Amigo, Mr C. R. Bic, Capt. M. Sugihara, Mra T. Kobayashi, Mr and Mr K. Budruk, Mr G. Tanda, Mr T. Suko and Miss K. Tani.

Forty

An area of low pressure, probably of slight in- tensity, lies over the N. part of the Chinn Sea. in the neighbourhood of the Bonins. and a depression is shown also over the Pacifio.

Back and all Kidney Disorders wanting ofaluants for London and Paris, and Frea from mercury, years succesI- Sold by ali ons correspondent is of opinion that Vienna is The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon Chemists and Storskeepers those of us who know our Paris, who are content

really the gayest of all

the gay capitale. But

But today is as follows:- throughout the world.

EAST ASIATIC CO., LD.

COPENHAGEN, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK and SHANGHAI,

RUSSIAN EAST ASIATIC CO.,

LD..

ST. PETERSBURG and VLADIVOSTOCK PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

BUBJECT TO. ALTREATION.

DESTINATION

BTI AMNES

COPENHAGEN and BALTIC PORTS CATHAY " SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA and KOBE... "ARABIEN"

For Further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 25th April, 1911. ....

DATE OF SAILING.

* About 3rd May, Оп 4th May.

MELCHERS & 00.,

AGENTS.

Formosa Channel

(NE. and Ewinda to breathe the atmosphere of her boulevards, and Hongkong & Neighbourhood fresh; squally, to frequent the legitimate, baunts of her pleasure-loving, laughter-loving people, will not be shaken readily from our allegiance to her. M. d'Auvergne's book, now published in chesp. edition, contains twenty-four full-page drawings by Harry Morley, with the familiar Moulin Rouge on the cover.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers,

Guide, London: C. Mitchell

This is something more then • Trena Directory. It is not only dirostory to the newspapers and periodical literature of the world, but is also a gazetteer of the countries and towns of the world, on exhaustive record of British foreign trade sad a guide to the flacai systems and to tariff charges of the British Em pire. In has all the maturity

some rain. B. winds, moderate. South coast of China hetween)

Same aa No. 1. Hongkong and Lamocks. South coast of China between Same as No. 1.

Hongkong and Hainan... !

ON SALE,

MAIL TABLES

FOR 1911.

Showe the dates of departure of the Mails

to Europe and America, and the dates of their

bat not a sign of the expected arrival at their destinations, as well as

| decay of old age; although in its sixty-aix | the dates of return Maila.

year it has kept on extending its scope and character and appears to be in every respect up to date. The arrangement of the Directory portion is simple and convenient and the liter- ary articles are of interest to most business

med.

Mounted on Card...

On Faper

IN

30-Cente 20

On Bile at the Honghong Daily Press

on

Hengkong, 6th February, 1911.

LIMITED.

FROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR

VANCOUVER. B.C.. & SEATTLE

VIA

SHANGHAI AND JAPANESE

Steamers

SUVERIC

TUMERIC

LUCERIC..

PORTS.

Толя

Captain

To Sail on or About

6,232

F. S. Cowloy..

4th May,

6,252

0. B. McGill

30th May,

6,400

J. Mathie

30th June.

To be followed by other Steamers of the Company at regular interrals.

The Steamers of the BANK LINE, Lro, carry Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all overland Common Points in the United States of Americs and Canada, and also for the Chiaf Ports in Morico, and Central al Boath America Will-call at A WOY and KEELUNG if salcient inducement-offere.

The Stasters of the Line are of the most modern type, hare excellent accommodation for steerage passengers and a limited accommodation for Cabin Passengers, they are fitted throughout with Elootrio Light, the "Luceris" and 'Urteris" also having Wireless Telegraphy Special Arrangements have been made for Express Parcels to American and Canadian Pointa

For Rates of Freight and Passage, apply to

TELEPHONE No. 780.

INDIAN

THE

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED, KING'S BUILDING, Praya Contral.

AFRICAN LINE.

THE FAST MODERN STEAMERS OF THIS LINE AFFORD THE QUICKEST FREIGHT TRANSPORT FROM THE ORIENT TO SOUTH

AFRICA.

Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal) EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO.

FROM HONCHONG:

16th May.

PROPOSED SAILINGS.

FROM COLOMBO:

8.S. ELLERIC

12th June.

For rates and further information, apply to-.

THE BANK LINE, LIMTIED,

(MANAGING AGENTS).

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

For Freight and further information, apply to

Telephone No. 780, Hongkong, 7th April, 1911.

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,

AGENTS, AND AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

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