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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
To-day is a holiday, the new holiday arranged to fill the blank caused by the disappearance of KEdward Doventh's Birthday from the Fat, and doubtless it will establish itself as a popular instituas tion
I observe that the Post Offies is request ing residents to have their correspondence addressed to their house numbers, and not to their house names, as such names ́are often confusing to Chinese postmen. In this connection I notice that a sugges tion was made recently at the Coventry Revision Court that a tax should be levied on the names of houses.
CANTON.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14πm, 1912.
{From Our Own Correspondent.]
October 19th.
THE NATIONAL FESTIVAL. Thursday was held all over the country a national-celebration of the anniver- Rary of the outbreak of the Revolution, and in Cantou great preparations wore made for the occasion. All the streets were decorated with flags and lanterna, and festoons of Bowers and a general holiday was observed.
On the Eastern Parade Ground in the morning there was a grand parade of the soldiers, and a very interesting and instructive sight it
Wan-
LOCAL SPORT
LEAGUE CRICKET:
KOWLOON V. STARP AND DEPARTMENTALS. This League match was played at King's Park on Saturday and resulted in a win for the home team. Scores:
KOWIJKIN,
NL. Railton, a Major Taylor, b
Fuster-Pegg
0
W. T. Elson, b Riley..... 10 6 D. B. Evans, o and b Foster-Pegg Lt. Wiltshire, e Watts, b Shipton... 38 K. Maonskill, e Watts, b Shipton........ 1 P. Wilkie, c Watts, b Davis
Capt. Wood, e McClelland, b Foster-
Pegg ****
W. Curven, st. Watts, b Kirby. D. J. Mackenzie, not intim C. Hodgson, 1b.w. W. Kirby N. Croucher, Lb.w. W. Kirby
Extras
Davis
8
12
20
31.
9
$
11
..165
Total
Bowling Analysis.
0
*K
R..
10
0
98
20
3
懲
3
1
2.4
17
2.
20
10
0
0
0
The different regiments lined up in Our splendid order and went through the P.M.G. will probably agree that the different movements with a precisión and suggestion has much to be said for itsmartness quite worthy of western troops. though we are not quite so fantastice in Truly a great advance has been made in this respect as they are elsewhere There this line since the revolution, and though is a villa in Bâle bearing a name redolent there is room for great improvement still, of mock humility, "Klein aber Mein." the authorities deserve praise for the Foster-Pegg Chustave Doré expressed the name of his businesslike state of the troops wha
Riley house at St. Cloud in a stayo of music paraded on Thursday. Afterwards sports shipton with the notes CEBACD (do mi si were held there and at the Educational Kirby Ja do re), which, being interpreted, meaus Commissioner's Yamen, and thero wore Hooper Domicile à Doré.
several large banquets given in honour of the occasion. At 12 o'clock noon, all Is it another concession to Chinese pre- the shops and houses, sampans and boats judice or sentiment Last week I noticed fired crackers and for a time the noise in the Volunteer Orders that on a certain and amuke seemed to infer that a battle. occasion belmets were to be worn without was going on. At night the large build- dragons. Since the revolution the dragonings on the bund and in Sap Pat Fo were has disappeared from the national flag illuminated and practically every house of China and most designs which formerly huing out at least a lantern. included the fabled monster have become taboo, but I was not prepared for the Volunteers of Hongkong having to abandon their picturesque badge.
The intention:
is to make this the yearly national holiday, to celebrate the republic after the fashion of the 4th and 14th of July.
LO MAN HON.
DEPARTMENTALS.
Rev. Foster-Pegg, b Macaskill Pte. Hoopor, run out Pte. Biloj, é Elson, ↳ Wood S.-Sergt. Kirby, b Macaskill
Q. M. 8. Davis, e and b Wood Capt. Jampkin, 1h... Carwon 11 Major H. F. T. Taylor, e Macaski,
b Events
.GL
S.-Sergt. McClelland, b Wiltshire ... Pto. Shipton, 1.b.w. Wood
0
13
f-Corp. Watts, o Elson, h Evars... S.-Major Tucker, not out
2
Extras
10
Total
.200
Bowling Analysis
0.
SL
it.
10
1
24
10
3
23
6
12
16
3
0
3.
1
OTHER CRICKET.
It. Wiltshire
Lo Man Hon, the Law Commissioner
Macaskill here, has a very good name and some time ago the Contral Government requested | Capt. Wood
Evans Curwen that he be sent to Peking to take up a The Governor-General position there. here, however, thought that he could not do without Mr. Lo for some time and informed the Central Government of the fact, requesting that he be allowed to remain in Canton. These requests have
A TWO-DAYS' MATCH:
12 B
DEATH OF PEDRO NOLASCO DÁ
SILVA.
CHINESE FINANCE.
MORE SIX MONTHS' BILLS AVAILABLE.
In the death of Mr. Pedro Nolasco da Silva, which event took place at Macuolished the following item on the 20th
and
INTIMATIONS
The Times under these headings pub LOTUS BRAND
on Saturday morning, that Colony luses ult.:
The reported placing at 6 per cent of of its most geful citizený. Tho
£500,000 Chinese Six Months Treasury deceased gentleman, who was 71 years of bills, announced in The Times of yester age, has been prominently identified with day, an operation connected with the pro the public life of the neighbouring visions of the contract for the "Crisp loan, the fortunes of which are attract- Portuguese Colony for the last thirtying so much attention, has been followed years as public official, journalist, by an incident which has created some president of important public little amusement in the discount market. institutions, notably the Municipal Coun. It will be remembered that in March test cil, tho Santa Casa and the Association & house of high standing bought a pareel
of £1,250,000 well-secured yearling' for the Promotion of Education. His Treasury_bills from the Chinese Govern
These bills have now become life has been one of phenomenal activity right up to the last few days; as late as on Monday last he was seen making his way to the Lyceum, where he was teacher, and this in spite of the great physical pain he was undergoing conse quent on his ailments. He was a distin- guished sinologue and had just completed 3 another book for the study of the Chinese Ilanguage.
W.
2
ment.
sixes" by effluxion of time and yester day the house intimated to some of its friends that if they should happen to be awanting Chinese paper of that date it could oblige them with sono at 51 por cent, disecunt.
1 The following biographical notes anent the deceased are from the 20th Century Empressions of Hongkong":--
OILFIELDS IN SAKHALIN
AN UNDENILABLE FROMOTION.
Sakhalin may be a petroleum' field of great promise. Indeed, it is well known that the island is in many parts highly petroliferous, but it the Sakhalin Oil Fields, Limited, is a sample of the con-
Tho
MOKHA
COFFEE.
The Food Question
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Chs. J. Gaupp
Mr. Pedro Nolasco da Silva has taken part in a number of progressive educational cerns which are to be floated to explait There is no Other Coffee Equals movements, and has been responsible for it we can only say that the British invest initating several important municipal im-ing public, would be well-advised to give provements. He was born at Macao, on
them a wide barth. Hero is a company May 6th, 1842. During his academic course capitalised at £335,000, acquiring an area at the Seminary of St. Joseph he wou the of about 3,000 acres, upon which, how- first prize in Philosophy, and, on the coni- over, no trial borings have been made, pletion of his studios, was appointed The public are asked to subscribe money Student Interpreter in the Government on the strength of surfaco indications, Chinese Translation Department, of which, and the fact that cul has been struck by subsequently, he rose to ho the hond. Whon, other concerns on plots adjacent. True, later, the department became an indepen- it is stated in the preaeetus that preli dont government office he was responsible minary-work has been carried out, what. for its total re-organisation. In 1887 Mr. ever that may be, and that £50,000 has Nolasco da Silva was appointed Secretary been spent in surveying and taking up Wine and Provision Merchants. Interpreter to the Portuguese Minister the concessions of which the company's w. Plenipotentiary to Poking, Conde de Souza properties forin a part, but we look in 2 Roza, at present Ambassador in Paris, whose vain for personal reports from experts Candidly, I do not think that the
8 special mission to the Chinese capital re- who have made a thorough examination Chinese really object to the emblem of
3sulted in the Portuguese-Chinese Treaty of the spot. A good deal is made of the the dragon. It is too closely bound up
1 December 1st of that year, in which China, fact that the vendors have agreed to ac 1 for the first time recognised the sovereignty: cept £125,000 out of the £140,000 purchase with their mythology, to be so easily
of Portugal over Macao. Always interested price in sharca, but really the vendurs. dropped, and the fact that it occupies
in educational matters Mr. Nolaten da Silva and promoter havaittle to lose and has been a teacher of Chinese, in the verything to gain, for their expenses such a prominent place in their decora
have been comparatively small. Seminary of St. Joseph, and in the. Com profits are estimated by Dr. Dvorkovitz tive work as well as the fact that the
mercial Institute. He has translated and at £114,000 per annum on the basis of ten dragon boat races are as popular as ever
compiled several school books, among which wells at work producing a minimum of indicate that the dragon holds its old
A two-days' match between teams select-is the "Mangal da Lingen Sulca para uso twenty tons per well per day. Dr. Dvor- pluce in Chinese thought and sentiment. not be granted and now contes a tele-ed by Mr. Turner and Mr. Hutchison dos Jorous Macaonses. He founded the kovitz has, no doubt, done his best with was begun on the ground of the Hong-Associacao Promotora da Instruccao dos tho meagre data at his coramand, but the 1 have never heard of the Chinese express insisting upon him leaving for
kong Cricket Club on Saturday after acesses (the association for the pro- estimate is based to a larger degres than. ing any opinions on the subject of the Peking-at-an-carly-date. --
motion of the education of Macaenses), is usual oven in prospectuses on pare anon, and will be continued to-day. Mr. which now maintains the English Com-hypothesis These are a few of the un- dragon appearing on many British coins,
Some time ago a member of the Pro-Hutchison's selection went to the wicket mercial School conducted by Mr. R. A. satisfactory features, but they aro cuffi- even though the monster is being spearod by the doughty St. George of Cappadocia vincial Assembly was brought to trial for first and compiled a total of 287 runs, Contes, a graduate of Dublin University, cient to show he highly speculative na theft and embezzlement and was sentenced Gillingham and Williams each con- and be organised the two coutral schoolsture of the flotation.Pall Mall Guzette,
of primary instruction for boys and girls While on the subject of Chinese betiafe to three years' imprisonment. The man,tributing 43. When stumps were drawn respectively.. It was due niso to his initia- i may be allowed to refer to the extra-who is a very clover rogut, has managed three of Mr. Turner's team were out, and tive that that splendid charitable institu
tion, the Santa Casa da Misericordia, was ordinary enthusiasm with which the to escape and his whereabouts are up to the score stood at 16.
revived, and, by his organisation of the greatSanta Casa" lottery; placed on a Hound Enancial basis. For overal years he j was the provedor, or president, of this far- The jury in H.B.M.' Court held at roaching philanthropie enterprise, and his Tientsin on the 5th instant, found the SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS term of office was marked by the erection man Mitchell, who was arrested some of the Orphans' Asylum, the introduction of weeks ago at a farm outside Peking, Transits, Lorals, Plano Tables, Prismatio and the service for the relief of the poor, und guilty on the third charge of lureny. the framing of the present regulations. Mr. The Court sentenced him to eighteen
Sight Compasses, Hand Levels, &c., &c.) Nolasco da Silva's participation in muni- months imprisonment, followed by લ+ cipal affairs has been no loss noteworthy.portation. The evidence showed that he During his occupancy of the positions of had been guilty of extraordinary proceed vico-president and president of the Muni-inga while in occupation of the farm near I don't cipal Council or the Leat Souado" as it Peking. The Judge remarked: is termed locally, a number of important think a man who does this sort of thing reforms were carried out. The new market should find room in China.
AN ESCAPED PRISONER
date unknown..
on
Chinese in Hongkong celebrated
THE MONEY QUESTION. Monday the anniversary of the birthday
Though the full value of the paper of Confucius. In previous years the anniversary did not seem to attract muchmoney has been apparently restored com- attention, and now when the Chinese are plaints are heard on all bands that things supposed to be making a distinct doparare no better and that merchants and Ture from the beliefs and traditions of shopkeepers have all raised their prices the past it is remarkable, to say the least, to meet their loss. Also in sono villages to see this revival of Confucianism. The a discount is still charged on the paper explanation seems to be that in their new money despite the Government notices. The military officer in charge of the born patriotism the Chinese look with a -curtain amount of jealousy upon the Camp at Luck Lau reports that this stato development of Christianity in their of affairs obtains there and says that he native land and are anxious to retain is at present unable to do much to pro- their old-time voneration of the Great vent it. He has written for a number of the Government notices on this matter Sage. The sentiment, is, after all, one which is quite natural and one at which and requests power to deal summarily with all offendors. This has been agreed fair minded foreigners will not cavil, : to and in this district the notes are to regain their full value. But this sort of thing is general in many other places, and even in Canton yet people will not take notes if they enn possibly get silver instead.
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GAMBLING,
It is difficult to any whether Hongkong grinned or grieved over the escape of the Poak burglar from gool. Those who are always up agin the Government" found it a veritable godsend, as it
From time to time one hears rumours furnished an apt illustration of all that they had say of the ineptitudo of the that the Gambling Monopoly is to be police and the gaol staff, but, needless to again introduced and gambling to be, as say, the statements of these critics do not before quite legal; but this has no always represent the whole. truth and foundation in fact. A merchant called nothing but the truth. However much Lau Hon Kwong petitioned the Police somebody is blameworthy, and that some- Commissioner to be allowed to take over body may be the taxpayer himself who this monopoly, but he received scant- objects to bear further financial burdens, courtesy and was greatly upbraided. or the too amiable heads of departaments, Now the Police Commissioner states than it has also to be remembered that there any person advocating the reintroduction. are in the Colonial service zealous officials of gambling or applying for permission or to gamble or run gambling houses will who do their duty without fear favour, and instead of blaming them we be treated as offenders and punished. should sympathise with men who are]. doing more than their fair share of work.
TROUBLE OVER A MONOPOLY There has been considerable friction between the Provincial Financier and the Of course, it is unfortunate that so Provincial Assembly over the granting many of our Colonial services are being of the butchery monopoly to a merchant placed at present in the white heat of for a payment of 8280,000 a year. The publicity, a publicity which means a members of tho Provincial Assembly con- somewhat scathing criticient. The police sider this quite an unlawful act, and as force have long been subject to a severity they were never notified or consulted in of judgment from the man in the street the matter, they ate up in arms against for their failure to be ubiquitous, the the Finance Commissioner. When a sum gaol staff have now come in for some like this is offered for the monopoly it unkiud remarks concerning their is clear what the purchaser means to de inability to keep men within the prison and that the public will be sufferers, and walls, and now the Public Works Depart-it is good to see the Assembly champion ment is having a bad time from the ing the public cause in the matter. critics. I hud always been under the
A Hankow paper says that numisma- impression that this department was ander-manned, but after reading the tists have a fine chance now to enrich editorial in the Daily Press the other day, their collection by a specimen of dollars which noted out that the Department which is at present being coined at per man dot get through as much work Wuchang. The one side shows the head As many of the private firms in the Colony, of Li Yuan-hung very much looking-like I have come to the conclusion that I have Bismarck, and the other side bears the incription "Republic of China," the been hugging a delusion.
LODERICK RANDOM, word of being misspelt ve.
Scorns follow :--
MR. HUTCHISON'S TEAM". Captain R. D. Crawford, c Sayor,
Christian
12
Corporal Dempsey, st. Hancock, b
Bird
29 6
(C. C. Clarke; b Bird eyes
E. A. Fowler, e' Joseland, b Bagnal) 39. A. H. Gillingham, e Warburton, b
Christian ......
43
I. O. Hutchison, e Bird, b Jeseland 23 H. N. J. Williams, b Joseland .....43 E. B. Reed, e Christian, b Warbar-
ton
34
S. S. Moore, st. Hancock, b Sayer.... 2 Hon. Mr. C. Severn, e Bagnall,
Sayer
R. P. Thursfold, o Sayer, b. Chris
tian...
Corporal Taverner, h Christian S. H. Dodwell, not out
A. G. White, b Christian
Extras
It. Christian K. E. O. Bird
UNUSUAL CASE AT TIENTSIN.
TIESTSIN EDITOR CITED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
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ALEXANDEA BUILDINGS,
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stock of
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DRAWING
INSTRUMENTS
3
10
18
and some fine commodious huildings were erected on the site of the old. Sao Domingo attention of the Court to a paragraph in market and in the Largo do Senado, where, the China Critic reflecting on the manner
The prosecuting attorney drew the
8
13
...297
Total
Bowling Analysis.
21
1
95
19
2
76
A. N. Joseland ...... Lt. Baguali.
10
1
37.
0 37
W. E. Warburton 6 G. B. Saver.....
h
23
4
20
MR. TORNER'S TEAM.
5
M. M. Maas, e White, b Taverner. 3 Captain H. K. Hughes, b White... 2 G. B. Sayer, not out.... Lt. Hitchcock, b Tavernier A. N. Joseland, not out
Extras
Total
4
10
CRAIGENGOWER 2. R.B This friendly match was played on Saturday and resulted in. a win for Craigengower. Scores:-
R.E.
Collins, b Braga - Morgan, b. Tayler Campion, e Noria, b Taylor Pearson, e sub., b Tayler Brown, b Taylor ........... Humber, st. Noria, b Taylor Millar, b Tayler Graham, Taylor Brown, not out Regan, b Tayler Pimblott, b Tayler
. Extras
Braga, J. Tayler Remedios
21
0
Scales, Inky, Ko., &c.)
formerly, only insanitary little houses in which Chinese witnesses bad given (T Squares, Bet Squares, Straight Edges,
His Lordship existed. In other parts of the town several their evidence and also anticipating the resumptions of insanitary property were also judgment of the Court. carried out, and the lighting of the public said that it was a most improper inter- streets by electricity was due almost solely forence with the administration of justice
to his efforts, For tina Mr. Nolasco da and ordered that Mr. Norrie-Newman AGENTS FOR→→
should be summoned to attend the Court Silva was editor of the Feho do love, a
to explain his conduct in printing the
-Portuguese-wookly paper published in paragraph in the China-Critic-und to
5 Hongkong, and he was also the principal answer for contempt of Court.
contributor to the weekly papers, O Macaense and the Echo Macaense, published at Magas. He is a member of the Conselho Inspector da Instruccan Publica, and has been several 2 times a member of the Conselho de Brovincia. About twenty-five years ago, in recognition of his many services, he was created by the Portuguese Government Cavaleiro da ordem de Nosso Senhor Jesus Christo.
The deceased gentleman leares a widow, six sons and four daughters to mourn his Тоев.
The funeral took place yesterday.
NEW WHITE STAR LINER.
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The new White Star liner which is being built at Peliast will be named the Britannic. The original vessel of this name, built in 1874, had a most sue cessful career, and actually made her best passages after running 25 years in the Atlantic service.
The new Britannie will be similar to the Olympic, but will be somewhat larger, her tonnage. being 50,000. The Olympic 8 is to undergo alterations at an early date, and eventually both vessels will in two important respects bear evidence of the
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PROPOSED PORTUGUESE LOAN.
THE GUARANTEE QUESTION. The Lisbon correspondent of The Times. in a dispatch dated the 10th ult. says:- The Minister of Finance, Senhor Vicento Ferreira, has been to Paris and London to discuss with French and British bankers the Portuguese financial situation, the possibility of contracting a loan, and what guarantees would be required.
one
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in Portugal all tenants pay month's rent in advance, and a proposal has been presented to the Commission of Finance that this one month's rent, the landlord, instead of being paid should be deposited with the Govern- STUDY ment's bank, thus constituting & perman: ent, fund which is calculated to be suffi cient to guarantee the flotation abroad of a loan, of £13,500,000.
OF
The proceeds of the loan ars destined for the construction of a large Beet and THE EYE for the general defence of the country, and also for the redemption of foreign floating debt. The Government has the
recent change in expert and public opin matter under consideration.
ion as regards protection against the effects of collision with icebergs or other. obstacles. These improvements include
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the introduction of a complete inner skin PROPOSED MERCHANT CRUISERS.
extending to a considerable height above w.the load line throughout the most vulner-
1able portions of the vessel and also the
Total
Bowling Analysis.
0.
M
*
5.
1
6.5 U
20
1.
0
3
9 increased height and number of the
watertight bulkheads.
0.0.0.
L. A. Rose, Graham, b Parson ...
63
W. Rose, & Brown, b Campion **** J. V. Braga, b Pearson
0
34
G. L. Braga, c Collins, b Campion ... 15
R. A. Carvalho, o Pimblete,
H. H. Tayler, b Campion
Brown 87 28
C. Johnstone, e Browa, b Campion 18, J. D. Norin, not out
enään. 11
F. Remedios, bTM Campion D. Kháras, did not bat
Extras
Total (8 wickets)
DESIGNS, AT MONTREAL,
Plans of the cruiser-liners prepared. The inner akin originally at the request of the Canadian will consist of heavy plating extending Pacific Railway by Mr. Edward Bath, for more than half the length of the the English naval architect, are on ex- vessels, from the watertight bulkhead inhibition at Montreel. They are front of the forward boiler room to the vessols 700ft. long with a 30ft. draught after end of the turbine engine room, and and a speed of 24 knots. The vessels it will be strongly connected with the would have turrets for four 6in. guns, outer shell.
guns.
for
Hitherto it has been considered cuff eight 4.7in, guns, and 16 quick-firing Heavy armour would also be cient if a vessel could foat with any two
It is pointed out that these carried. compartments pierced; but the Olympic vessels would strengthen the fleet, being and Britannic in addition to having this virtually as fast as heavily-armoured extra protection against serious damage, cruisers, while reducing the passage from will be able to float with any six com Liverpool to Montreal to five days. The
cost of each vessel would be £600,000. partments flooded.
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