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INTIMATION:

ROBT. PORTER & Co.'s

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that this, like the shaved forebead, was an- other instance of alion tyranny, instead of being a practice never countenanced by the Manchus, and one against which different Emperors (notably the great K'ANG-9) have exerted their utmost influence. The origin of the custom is wrapped in obscuri- ty: the credit of its introduction is usually ascribed to one Yao NIANG, a famous Ir perial concubine of the 10th century A.D., but it should be mentioned that a book written in the 12th century describes ladies living in the year 192 A.D. as "lily-footed." Again, FRIAR ORDonic, who travelled in Chios at the end of the 15th century, and as Canton visited places na far apart and Hangchow, found the compression of BRAND the feet of women a nuivérant practive at that time. At all events, the custom

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 7TH, 1918.

Six Chinese cases of small-pox were notified in the Colony last week, four being fatal cases.

As a result of the Police investigation in Manila five native policemen have been found guilty of bribery and have been dismissed from the force, six have been found not guilty, and three Americans are to be tried on new charges.

The Committee of the Central China Famine Relief Fund announce that the loss of 1,635 lives by the Titanic disaster is "exceeded by the daily death rate from famine in this province," meaning pre-

sumably the province of Chekiang.

During the week-end five dead bodies were picked up by the police. Two were found in the eastern district, having

Yesterday being the anniversary of the TELEGRAMS.

accession of King George the few remain- ing warships in the harbour were be fiagged from stem to stern in honour of the occasion,

On

the

Saturday night

"Great Raymond" had the unusual experience of having a man open one of the band- cuffs put upon him. Raymond · declared that the handcuffs had not been properly locked, a statement which is borne out by local police opinion.

Major C. G. Spedding, retired commis- sary, of ordnance of the Army Ordnance Department, has been appointed quarter- master of the Sussex Yeomanry. The major was well-known in Hongkong a few years ago. He served for over 19 years in

the ranks and as conductor (warrant

(THRÓUGE BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

ITALY AND TURKEY,

BENEWED ITALIAN ACTIVITY TO IBOLATE.

CONSTANTINOPLE.

LONDON, May 6th. The Italians have landed a division com- manded by General Ameglio at Rhodes unopposed.

LOCAL SPORT.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.

LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT 1912.

CHAMPIONSHIP. K. MacAskill has entered the semi-anal and plays the winner of C. Fittock and L. J. Blackburn. Capt. Clarke and A.. O. Brawn meet in the semi-final.

SINGLER. HANDICAP "A" CLASS. E. Abraham and Capt. Clarke have both

The Press of Rome is jubilant at this round. The following players meet in the

fresh display of Italy's ability in landing second round:-Green and Blackburn, such an expedition in the most speedy MacAskill and Tayler. The winners of manner, and declares that the object of the these two ties meet in the semi-final. - occupation is to damage the prestige of Part of the plan is to isolate the enemy. Constantinople. The territory will be

seems to have undoubtedly sprung from succumbed to plague, one at Shaukiwan officer), and got his commission in 1805 restored when the Turkish troops are with-

some whim of fashion as irrational as such freaks usually are; it was, perhaps, in the beginning as unintelligible as the hobble it. The only wonder is that a chance

fashion should have so persisted for cen-

from plague, one in the harbour from drowning, and one at Vauminti from natural cauNĖS.

The engagement is announced of Cath- bert Tuke, younger son of Mr. and Mrs.

and his "spurs" in 1010.

·

On April 25th, as we briefly announced at the time, Captain Alexander Somer ville, formerly of the Taming and Fatshan, and now of the Tatung on the

taries, and hardened itself into a national Douglas Taylor, The Knowle, Hoddesdon, Yangtaze river run, was married to Mrs.

Herts, and Lorna Douglas, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs Douglas Jones, the Grange, Hoddesdon, Herts, and late of Hongkong and Shanghai.

trait. So wadded, indeed, did the Chinese

Green in Shanghai, the ceremony being become to the fabion that it was only

performed at H.B.M. Consulate General by Mr. C. D. Fraser, C.M.G., H.B.M.'s by promising to allow its continuance

Consul General. Many friends were pre- that the Mauchus wore able to gain the Imperial Throne... In 1643 the great

Many old residents, says the .e. sent, including the Rev. A. P. Croft, Chinese leader. Wu SAN-KORT, laid Daily News, will learn with regret that formerly of Hongkong, to witness the down as one of the conditions precedent Mrs. W. B. Percival, formerly of Shang ceremony of signing the register. The to bis serving the Regent DURGAN that hai, passed away on March 30th, at her bride was attired in a lovely silver grey Chinese women should not adopt the Mau-residence, 51 Leinster Square, Hyde and pink satin charmeuse dress, with a After the ceremony a Snetblage is a daughter, resided in and pink roses. Shanghai for twenty years, her reception was held at the Palace Hotel,

drawn from Tripoli.

The Porte has declared that the occupa tion will absolutely unaffect the issue of

the war.

BINGLES HANDICAP "B" CLASS.

Waterhouse, Semi-final-Stevens and "Mead and. May.

SINGLES HANDICAP "O" CLASS Third round-Raven and Rouse, Elson and Heerman, C. Brown and Sutton, Fyfe to play winner of Campholland Kynoch.

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Semi-final: Dr. Forsyth and Lieut. Thompson to meet. winner of Messrs. Fittock and Blackburn, Wolf and Tayler. Messrs. Green and Abraham have enter-

A telegram from: Rome states that five Italians were wounded during the fighting which occurred when the troops were being tanded at Rhodes. It is beed the final. lieved that the enemy's loss was heavy.

LATER.

Fifty prisoners were taken, including a squad of Turkish regulare.

Italian despatches state that the de

place at Kalitea Bay, eight miles south of the town of Rhodes, and lasted from four

PROFESSIONAL PAIRS.

...

Second round Messrs. MacAskill and Fittock play Messrs. Rose and Eggerss; Messrs. Pile and McEwen play Messrs. Wolf and Tayler. Messrs. Green and Railton meet Lieuta. Thompson and

BRAND chu dress nor cease to compress their feet," Park, London. The deceased, of whom Mrs,grey tagel picture hat massed with lithe barkation of troops and material took Williams in the semi-final.

Over

LIGHT ALE successful in capturing Peking, whereupon husband, Ms W. & Percival, being for and the happy couple then left by rail

IN PINTS AND SPLITS.

SOLE AGENTS :

and after this was promised Wu throw in his lot with the Manchus, and so they were followed the establishment of the Ta-ch'ing dynasty. But the Manchus constantly did all in their power to persuade the people to a discontinuance of the practice. Reams of bortatory proclamations have been written discriminating between small-footed and large-footed women; bat we doubt whether all this, combined with the fact that the Empresses themselves had unbound feet, ever had any appreciable influence, for the simple reason that the large-footed girls

S. WATSON would never stand the same chance in the

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS ONLY communications relating to the news column should be addressed to Tam EDITOR.

Correspondents must forwardtheir names and addresses with communicatione ad- dressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidenes of good faith.

marriage market. While giving all credit to the self-sacrificing efforts of some workers notably Mrs. Archibald LITTLE, we doubt whether foreign and missionary influence have succeeded in bringing about any great Lagashion Impuanh khonoskinen_sowindice do we look for any striking results from Yuan's offusion, with its pious hope of augmenting the welfare of the people. (By the way, it would be interesting to know to what extent the ladies of the President's own household and family have unbound feet.) What Has done good in some places has been the refusal to admit girls with small feet into the modern schools; what may do good in the future is the tendency to adopt foreign dress. We think the Chinese, who so readily recognized the absurdity of large-footed European ladies wearing Chinese costume, would also per ceive the incongruity of "ily fest" and foreign dress; and so the modemist move. ment may necomplish what the reams of Imperial Edicts and Viceregal Proclamations never succeeded in doing. It is to be hoped, though, that it will not be a case of the man who was freed from one devil On May 1st, at Shanghai, to Mr. and only to take to himself seven devils worse Mrs. G.. DisGWALL MAIN, a son.

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BIRTH.

MARRIAGES. On April 27th, at Shanghai, Can HENNESSY BELL, to ANNIE, youngest daughter of Jous Procren, Esq., Crosby,

1.0.M.

On April 27th, at Shanghai, AACE

ANDERSEN

to

BESSIE

thon the first the "curse" of opium has been extirpated, and Japanese brandy and fusel oil masquerading as whisky are taking its place; it would be a regrettable thing indeed if a similar result followed the abolition of foot-binding--if it was abolish EINER PETER

ed only to give place to the enormities of RICHARDS.

On April 20th, at Shanghai, ARTHUR fashion that occasionally afflict the Western GRIFFITH ROBERTS to MADELEINE MARY world. Hobble skirts, extreme tight lacing, RYLAND.

and crinolines are only transient episodes of DEATH.

European fashion, but any of thom might harden isty a national practice in China, in the game way as did the "lily feet.".

On May 1st, af Shanghai, EDITI MAEY, beloved wife of Mr. A. H. BRICKSEN, aged

33 years.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES TOUT BOAD ⇓ LONDON OFFION: 131, FLENT Braust. EU

The Baily Press.

HONGKONO, MAY 7TH, 1912,

PRESIDENT TUAN'S Mandates show the same tendency to sententitious and platitudinous counsels on the private affaire of the people that were so often a marked feature of the

Imperial Edicts Save for the change of Mixed Marriages, Foot-binding, and Encourage. ment of Agriculture do not differ in any material respect from former Imperial

name, his recent Mandates on

Mr. and Mrs. F. B. L. Bowley returned from Japan yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Dennys depart in the Chipo Maru at noon to-day. for London. They leave Blake Pier at 31 8.m.

The A.D.C. performance at Shanghai in aid of the Titanic Relief Fund yielded $1,072.30, and a ball at the Astor House

realised about $400.

Commander Penfold, who was formerly attached to the Hongkong Dockyard for navigating duties, and left here in August, 1910, has been appointed Com mander at Sheerness Dockyard.

fifteen years an official of the Supreme for Nanking en route to the Kuling hills The Italians, who were not opposed, in- Court.

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Writing, to a friend in London, Dr. Sun Yat Sen says:-"The dethronement of the Manchus does not mean the com plete salvation of China. We have an enormous amount of work ahead of us, and it must be accomplished in order that she may be ranked as a Great Power among the family of nations."

for their honeymoon. The presents were

numerous and handsome.

DOURLES HANDICAP.

Messrs. Wolf and Tayler have entered

the semi-final. Dr. Forsyth and Lieut. Thompson in the 3rd round meet the win- uers of Messrs. Jeffries and Wolff and Messrs. Eggerss and Brawn,

Other pairs in 3rd round are Messre. Stevens and Hewlitt to play Messrs. Green and Abraham, Mesars. Purcell and May to play Messrs. White and Raven.

MIXED DOUBLES.

Semi-final: Mr. and Mrs. MacAskill to play. Mr. and Mrs. Green, Mrs. Chee and Mr. Rose to play Mr. and Mrs. Fittock.

in the morning to two in the afternoon. mediately advanced toward the town, and the Turks were repeatedly compelled to A paragraph in a Canadian paper retire on the town before the Italian rifle announces the death of Mr. H.. K. C.

fire and bayonet charges. At seven in Newman, who was for several years a resident of Kobe and later of Hongkong, the evening, the advance stopped within Mr. Newman, it appears, was found dead half an hour's march of the town, and an in his room at the hotel in Vancouver envoy was sent to the Governor, with a where he was staying, and at a coroner's deteand to surrender. He replied that he inquest a verdict was returned that he had no means of resisting, as hẹ was un- had died from heart failure. Mr. New- mar was, we believe, an Australian. He able to control the garrison, which-had went to Kobe about 1892, and, after filling retired to a plateau, upon which the shiped on Saturday against the Chinese the twelve months ending October, 1911, several positions, became freight broker opened fire. Subsequently the Italian flag Y.M.C.A. on the Kowloon Ground. The

on behalf of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. in spite of the outbreak of plague in Northern China and of the political He left Japan about 1904 and came to revolution. The value of the import of Hongkong. From, bere he went to ludo- muuion marks, wring the are 52 tease, but returned to Hongkong catere nese goods imported amounted to 17 he earned a precarious livelihood for million marks. The value of exports some time, and subsequently in 1907 increased from 59 to 65 million marks. betook himself to Canada, signing on as

one of the crew of the ship.

According to an official report the development of the protectorate of Kiao- chow has made considerable advance in

Major C. W. Davy, Royal Engineers, has been selected for service in South China, and will embark early next troop- ing season for Hongkong. Major Davy joined the Royal Engineers in July, 1987,

and reached his present rank in 1906.

Major Davy was employed on the Central South African railways from 1902 to 1904, and he was subsequently an instructor and Chief Instructor at the School of Military Engineering. With the Engi- neers he served in the operations in Orange River Colony and Cape Colony, 1902 (Queen's medal with four clasps).

Weather Bureau at Manila and a world Father Jose Algue, Director of the authority on the typhoons of the Orient, has been asked by the United States Government to make a study of the hurricanes of the Atlantic Ocean. He left Manila by the Kleist last week on a four months' journey. Father Algue will go first to Spain. There he will take a rest, bat a portion of his time in the land of his birth will be given up to study. From Spain he will go to London, further to pursue his study of the Atlantic hurri- cane. Thence he will go to Cubs, where the observatory at Havana has data on hurricanes extending back 50 years. From Havana, he will go to Washington, where he will make the final report on his studice.

The remains of the late Mr. Sidney Spooner, who died at Home in February, were interred in the Bubbling Well Road Cemetery, Shanghai, last week. The X.-C. Daily News says the late Mr.

Spooner came out to China in 1884 for Mesara, Adamson, Bell & Co., as a straw. braid expert, he having previously been

with the firm which - Mesara. Adamson, Bell & Co. represented-Mesara, Gregory. & Sons, London, On the liquidation of Messrs. Adamson, Hell & Co. in 1891 be joined Messra. Jardine, Matheson & Co., and was with that firm until the time of his death. In April last year he went Home for his health, but he gradually became worse and died in London, where

THE NEW TERRITORY RUMOUR. We are authoritatively informed that "there is not an element of truth" in

the rumour published in the Chinese press that Great Britain is seeking an extension of the boundaries of the. New Territories,

THE DEPARTURE OF THE REV.

T. F. JOHNSON.

The Rev. T. F. Johnson leaves Hong kong this morning, and previous to his departure farewell presentations will be nude to him in the music room at the City Hall at 10.45.

PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.

There were 144 cases of plague reported in the Colony last week, 122 proving fetal. Of these cases 85 occurred in the City of Victoria, and 60 in districts other than the city. Since the beginning

of the year there have been 514 cases in the Colony and 481 deaths. All but five Chinese, and the others

were

Asiatics.

INTERPORT RIFLE PRACTICE.

were

2

was hoisted over the town.'

THE STRIKE ON THE OLYMPIC: LONDON, May 6th.

proved against members of the erew

of the Olympic who had refused to obey the orders of their officers, but considered it inexpedient to im- prison or fine them, in view of the circum- stances prevailing prior to their refusal to

bey orders. They discharged the de. fendants, hoping that they would return

to duty.

THE FRENCH IN MOROCCO.“

LONDON, May 6th. A Casablanca message states that the Moors attacked a French reconnaissance at Elmaziz. The French had seven killed, seven missing, including an officer, and 30 wounded, seven dangerously.

GERMAN AMBASSADOR IN LONDON.

LONDON, May 6th.

A report that Baron M. von Bieberstein, the German Ambassador at Constantin ople, will shortly replace Count Metter nich in London is widely credited in Ber- tinople on Saturday. It is pointed ont that he is mainly responsible for Ger- many's unique influence in Turkey, and it is agreed that the appointment, if con- firmed, will be of the greatest importance,

lin. Baron von Bieberstein left Constan-

LEAGUE TENNIS.

The first fixture for Kowloon was play-

result was a win for Kowloon.

SHANGHAI SPRING RACE MEETING.

The Spring Race Meeting at Shanghai commenced yesterday. The results as re- ceived. by the Hongkong Jockey Club were as follows:-

1-PAPER HUNTERS' CCP, à mile,

Mr. Tersara's Buck Up (Springfield) Mr. B. Macgregor's The Bird (Shaw) Mr. Higgy's Valhalla (Burkill)

Time, Imin. 301-5secs.

2-CRITERION STAKES, 1-mile Mr. P. B. Marshall's Willow Tree

(Burkill) 1

(Morris) 3

Mr. Lamerton's Marengo (Rowe) 2 Mr. Argyle's Hankow

Time, 2min. 013-55ccs. Record time.

3-GRIFFINS' PLATE, A mile. Mr. F. B. Marshall's Orange Tree

(Burkill L

Mr. R. Macgregor's The Friar (Shaw) Mr. Jordon's Clapham ... (Rowe) 3

Time, 1min. 30 2-5seca..

4-CATHAY Cup. U miles. Mr. Marshall's Cherry Tree (Burkill) I Mr. G. D. Coutt's Carlisle (Dalgleish) 2 Mr. Ruby's Assignee. (Shaw) 3

Time, 3min. 114-58ecs.

5-POU-MA-TING Cur, 1 mile,

(Cumming) 1 Mr. Habitant's Halite...... Mr. John Peel's Terraughtio

(Johnston) 2 :(Brand) 3

Mr. Vovay's Hagen.

Time, 2nin. 06 1-582ch.

6-HART LEGACY CUP, 3 mile.

Mr. Lamerton's Marengo.... (Rowe) Mr. Marshall's Persimmon Tree

(Burkill) 2

and will possibly mark a new epoch to Mr. Robson's Malcontent... (Johnston) 3- Anglo-German relations.

The Neueste Nachrichter newspaper.

Tine, 67 3-bsecs.

7-JOCKEY CUr, 1 mile...

The first practice for this year's Inter- port Match was fired at King's Park on says that Baron von Bieberstein's re-Mr. E. Kadoorie's Durbar Chiof

(Burkill) Saturday; the attendance was not a large moval from Constantinople at such & Mr. Elms Mahatma (McGee) 2 one, owing probably to the somewhat critical period shows how great is the Mr: Charley's Rubber Chief (Brand) short notice given of the shoot, and to the importance at present attached to Ger- Gascoigne Shield Competition at Tai, many's representation in London. Both Hang..

nations can now look forward to further Anglo-German negotiations with greater confidence.

The scores are as under:-

J. C. Gregory H. Elson B. Stewart J. D. Danby McNab Wilson T. Fawcett F. Brown

A. J. Broek

900 500 600 Tis.

32

31 32 95

28

33 33 ધર્મ

29 34 31

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32

31 29.

28 33

26 34 28

28 26 27.30 83

THE FRENCH MOTOR CRIMINALS.

LONDON, May 6th.

A workman who was suspected of having revealed the hiding place of a

Time, min. 04 2-3secs.

8-KIANGSU Cue, 14 miles. Mr. John Peel's Black Ivory

(Johnston) 1 Mr. Marshall's Cypress Tree

(Burkill) 2 (Shaw) a

Mr. Ruby's Kiangwan

Time, 3min. 46 4-5acea.

9-ECLIPSE STAKES, 14 miles. Mr. Spero's Hampton ...... (Laurence) 1 Mr. R. Macgregor's The Knight

(Shaw) 2 Mr. M

(Burkill) 3 Mr. Marshall's Rose Tree.

Time, Smin. 39 4-5aeca. 10-CHIALI CUP, I miles.

P. O. Thompson..... 30 28 (25 83 member of the Bonnet gang, who were Gregory and Elson, of the Dockyard arrested at Lille, was inveigled out of the Rifle Club, are new to Interport shoots town by a comrade named Bille, who shot and have made an encouraging start. had dead on the highway in the presence Mr. John Peel's Leap Year (Johnston), 1-

of three passers-by. Bille escaped to the The B. P. Kongsi's Paddy Bird Wilson of the Police, who tried for a

and police.

Mr. H. E. R. Hunter, manager of the as paternal in their tone. The President's Shanghai Banking Corporation, is leav remarks on these subjects-or, at least, on

lug for home on a well-deserved holiday the first two of them do less than justice by the R.M.S. Epipress of Japan on the to the efforts made by the Manchu Emperors 14th instant. He is travelling for home to introduce reforms. His language on the Canada, and according to present Shanghai and others representing that subject of foot-binding, which he describes

Mi—lu uimalbinė areatica" and which arrangement bis holiday will be for six firm.

Edicts on these same subjects, and are quite Shanghai branch of the Hongkong and his wife was at the time, in February. place last year, appears to have improved forest, which is now surrounded by troops Messra. Coutts and Midwood's Dunel-

Mr. Spocuer left a widow, an aged P. O. Thompson of the R. N. Musketry The Staff bad an "off" day, for he is capable mother and a brother at home. funeral was largely attended, the partners of at least ten points more, a remark that of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. in also applies to Brown, who quite recent- won the Reserve Championship with a score of 98.

There will be a further practice next

The principal mourners were the

..1..

OBITUARY.

Bia

(Burkill) 2

(Dalgleish) a

H.M.S. Monmouth and H.M.B. Defence. LONDON, May 8th.

left Hongkong yesterday. As we stated The death is announced of the Bishop last week, the Monmouth's destination is of. Truro.

Japan. The Defence is on her way to The Rt. Rev. Charles William Stubbe the Saddle Islands where Vice-Admiral

at Piwnemnal an· Rentambor Zed: