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WHAT THE "DUNOTTAR CASTLE"

SAW IN HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATUKDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 1912.

residents to luxuriate in the air of the Peak without neglecting haute politique and haute finance, that little railway BY A MEMBER HE PIONEER CLUB LONDON.] that must have enabled many a delicate Hongkong! You may go to Hongkong wife to remain by her husband's side, for me! Why? Because the name sug-save the life of so many little European gests a swear-word rather than an island children, able now to ramble about in fresh country air with country pursuits; of incomparable beauty set in a sea of

CANTON,

[From Our Own CorrespondenY.]

December 5th. NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. "In accordance with the changing of the calendar the Educational Commissionera

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS. work. The London School of Tropical Medicine has undertaken a display of the work which is being done in connection with cholora, beri-beri, and elephantiasia. The Liverpool School of Tropical Modi-

COM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, November 13th. CHINESE PAINTED ENAMELS.

At 6, King Street, St. James, there is charming exhibition of Old Canton

cine will illustrate the work which the school is carrying on against yellow fever and sleeping sickness, while the Ad-

deepest blue, lit up at night at certain that little railway was the idea of one notifies that all schools and colleges will enamels. Sir Claude Phillips says that miralty, are responsible for the display. seasons of the year by a phosphorescenco man, ridiculed for it at the time, as a cloas for a fortnight, including Christmas examples of such finonese and beauty as relating to undalant fever, and the War i

that must be seen to be believed, where

natural for a pioneer. He formed a

so for three years he kept all the papers

lambent flames drip from the oars with company, but nono would buy the shares, for many years to come many people will enamels

abundance than those to be seen on any

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and New Year, and that January 1st will are here brought together, and tastefully Office for the enteric exhibits. Plagine be held as Now Year's Day. Of course, displayed,

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will be illustrated by the India Office, contemporary with the and leprosy by Dr. Andrew Balfour, of an unearthly brilliance recalling theatri- cal fire, get far more gorgeous in their in bis safe, but held on to his idea. If still use the old calendar, but the old Kien-Lang period in porcelain, some Khartoum, who is a well-known authority

he had not would there be any Peak system will gradually disappear. The of the stage. This last touch was shown to the railway even yet? And even in this go thing obtained in France for a long time on the introduction of the Metric ahead Colony can anyone point to passengers in the mottar Castle as we

anything else that has contributed System, but time soon does away with two advanced slowly into the glorious har-largely to the enjoyment of life on the systems and the easier and more conveni- bour, mists clinging about the tops of the

ent is in time bound to do away with the kills along whose base, like swarms of

other. The old Chinese New Year is to be flies, twinkled light beyond light,

observed also, but as another festival, indicating the size of the City and the

which will help to make the new arrange position of the various villas higher and

ment more popular. ever higher up the Peak. If anly it bore another name, what pages of poetical prose would be written about this jewel of the English Crown, the third largest shipping port in the world, and some 70 years ago a bare rock without houses, without docks, without trees, even like the many other islands year it.

part of the foreign residents, or so much lightened the pains of exile? Mr. Findlay Smith has doubtless sold his shares advantageously long ago and paid him

But we self his wages.

as passing travellers, wondered had any recognition of the great boon conferred upon the Colony by his enterprise been made by the British Government of the Colony that so profits by it. Then, while the Dunottar Castle mot the full force of the north castor, struggling with the shallow waters of the Formosa Channel, we speculated on the hard fate of pioneers generally, and then turned to consider how we could best see over the new University on our return to Hongkong and also a little

of what united missionary effort is accomplishing in Hongkong and its neighbourhood,

It is grow*ng, too, persistently growing, not only by annexing rare land that was Chinese, but reclaiming great stretches from the sea itself, not only that on which its palatial Club, statue of Queen Victoria, and various offices are built, but also at Kowloon opposite, where the new redumation. at present some- what unpleasantly occupies the fore- ground of the picture, with its air of artificiality and unfinishedness. Old Kowloon, with its Portuguese depth of colouring and general picturesqueness, is It was officially announced yesterday now thrown into the background by this by the Chinese Telegraph Administration utilitarian upstart, which, however, will that telegraphic communication doubtless" become beautiful, too, in time, | Swatow unless the old spirit of the roadmakers of Hongkong, who respected every beautiful tree felled as they laid out their drives,

has forsaken their inheritors.

WO

TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH SWATOW RESTORED.

with

news

The is restored. should be of considerable interest to those having business with Swatow, as the direct telegraph connection has been suspended for just thirteen months. great number of poles were removed during the revolutionary troubles,

LOCAL SPORT.

LOCAL LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

HONGKONG +. R.E.

A

A long, still voyage in steam launches showed us the city as seen from the sea, and led us to the far western extremity of the tram lines. Then, on the tops of the tram-cars. travelled through the business quarter, the Chinose quarter, reclamations, the Recreation Ground, past the old, low-lying barracks, now at last recognised as unhealthy, on to the

This fixture will be fulfilled on the Happy Valley with its recreation grounds and racecourse, girdled by R.E.s' enclosure to-day, and the following burial grounds of many nations and players will represent the Hongkong religions, each shiut off from the other Club-R. C. Barlow; A Hamilton and as by a ridged fence of prejudice. We H. 1. Jones; D. Campbell, R. F. Long returned to the front again, and went and C. Wilkic; P. F. Benton, W. A further East, past Butterfeld & Swire's Wilson, W. V. Fennell, J. Stalker and new dock, through a crowded-looking | W. B. Rigden, Chinese village, then back again under o'er-arching mangrove trees, past the high houses in each room of which -Chinese-and athors swarm, gazing down ou us, from the windows, back to the dried-up Recreation Ground by the Cathedral. A few minutes walk gives us A tempting peep into the grounds of Government House, and then wo are at the tramway station going up to the Peak Hotel for luncheon and gaining a fine view cach minute, Hospital after hos-

LOCAL LEAGUE CRICKET.

CIVIL SERVICE ». CRAIGENGOWER.

Service in their match with Craigengower The following will represent the Civil

MORE MONOPOLIES.

A merchant called Chang Shon Tong has offered a large sum of money for the Salt Monopoly and the authorities in charge of this department look upon the idea of reintroducing this monopoly favourably. The renewing of these mono- polies has been a great boon to the Government and the people have not kicked as they were expected to After abolished; but the money lost to the the revolution all these monopolies were

Government was so great that they decid ed gradually to reintroduce them, until now there must be more than a dozen of the old monopolies again in fores.

QUAN KWING MING,

It has been rumoured from time to time that Chan Kwing Ming, ex-Provincial president and the present head of the Army in Kwangtung, would shortly give up his position. He is a very good man and has done a tremendous lot to preserve the peace, and it would be a great loss to the province were he to resign. He is a atorn disciplinarian; yet he gets on woll with the troops and has been doing a great deal ever since the Revolution towards routing out the pirates. AL Peking his worth to the province is realised and President Yuan Shih-kai has sent a wire to the Government here urging them to retain the services of Mr. Chan and urging Mr. Chan to continue his good work in Kwangtung.

KIDNAPPING A DOCTOR.

THE P. & Q. 3. N. CO. pieces having their origin, however, in the short Yung Ching reign which pre- Further comment has been caused in coded. The period covered would be financial circles by the fact that the annual about the thron last quarters of the general meeting of the Peninsular and eighteenth century. During this samo Oriental Steam Navigation Company time most of the great European fabrics will be held this year in December, or of porcelain rose, more or less under a month later than usual. The decision Chinese influence, and after relatively of the directors in connection with this brief climaxes of achievement subsided. matter has inspired the belief in the Nothing can surpass the designs which market that the forthcoming report will cover the best of these Canton pieces in contain a definite announcement regard- intricacy, delicacy and ordered beauty. ing the rumours current of late of a Loveliest of all is a Provision Case, in general consolidation of the Far Eastern which the colour scheme is of a peculiar shipping trade. One financial authority reticence and refinement, and set off, with thinks, however, that as the Board is at a happy audacity, by some broad touches present constituted, it is not likely that of a franker splendour. An oblong any radical changes will be made. The incerse-burner has a singularly beauti- deferred stock of the P. & O. Company is ful decoration, the groundwork of which still very strong, and at its present price

hold two small square trays to be of high is an Imperial yellow. Some connoissears of 330 can only be touched by millionaires,

interest because they belong to the Yung Ching period (1723-35) and bear inscription to the effect that they were made by order of the Emperor. There are also dainty vases, wine-pots, plates, cups, saucers and covers, all marvel of decorative brilliancy, and tints. N Dne can fail to appreciate the beauty of the schemes of decoration.

EMPIRE TRADE MARK.

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THE KING'S DREAM.

There are many points of interest in Lord Esher's selections from Queen Victoria's journal published this week, Not the least fascinating reading is Lord Esher's introduction. courtly discretion that hides so many interesting side-lights from view, it gives

In spite of the

away at least one Royal secret and this King George's. It has to do with Buck- ingham Palace, which King Edward The proposed British Empire Trade nicknamed, "The Royal Workhouse," and Mark is not to be allowed a walk-over, which is admitted by all to be the ugliest Lord Avebury, on behalf of the British officia! building in London. As I wrote Empire League, has asked the Royal Com in my last letter, the palace is to havs mission to accept evidence on the subject, a new front of Portland stone, but it is and it is felt that such a mark would the opinion of architectural experts that help to foster the sale of British produce. only an entire rebuilding would make the But Manchester objects. Mr. Walter royal palace worthy of the King or his Speakman, secretary of the Manchester capital. Lord Esher describes the King's Chamber of Commerce, told the Trade wishes in the following significant Commission that the cotton industry was fashion --King George's dream, and no unanimously against the institution of an one knows better its visionary character, Empire mark. The idea is that, the pro- is to pull down Buckingham Palace, to posed mark would put a new temptation round off St. James' and the Green Parks before unscrupulous foreign manu at Constitution Hill and Buckingham facturers who already copy British marks Gate, and then, with the money obtained freely. Thus it would create bad feeling by the sale of the gardens of Buckingham and tend to curtail rather than increase Palace, to reconstruct Kensington Palace Manchester's international trade.

as the town residence of the sovereign.

Mr.

INTIMATIONS

It is Criminal

to Neglect the Skin and Hair

HINK of the suffering

Tentailed by neglected slan

troubles-mental because of disfiguration, physical be- cause of pain. Think of the pleasure of a clear skin, soft, white hands, and good hair. These blessings, so essential to happiness and even suc- cess in life, are often only a matter of a little thoughtful care in the selection of effec- tive remedial agents. Cuti- cura Soap and Cuticura Oint- ment do so much for poor complexions, red, rough hands, and dry, thin and falling hair, and cost so little, that it is almost crimi- nal not to use them,

Oateurs Boap and (intment are sold throughout the world. & liberal sample of each, with My. Booklet on the care and treatment of tão skin, kođ kale, post-from from nearest depos: Potter Drug & Ohem. Corp., solo props.. Boston, U.B.A. ) Ngwbory. Dept. 31X. 21, Charterhouse Sq.. London: R. Towns Go.. Brdnoj, N.H. W.; Lennon, Ltd., Cape Towns Muiler, Maclona á Co., Oslovito and Bombay.

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Chs. J. Gaupp

& Co.,

ALEXANDEL BUILDINGS,

CRATER BOLD.

CHRONOMETER-MAKERS,

WATCHMAKERS,

JEWELLERS AND OPTICIANS,

FINE

DIAMOND

JEWELLERY

A SPECTALITY.

AND

SWINS

GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES.

SILVER BRACELET

WATCHES.

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A. D. Provand, a Manchester merchant, For Queen Mary the place is full of formerly of Shanghai, says, "My firm memories, and, because of her keen historic ship to China chiefly. Every piece of sense, fall of interest. Compared with goods is stamped with Manchester, and most of the great European capitals, most of them with the firm's name and London is poor in palaecs. The homes British-made textiles of good quality Whitehall, have disappeared. London address, and this is true of nearly all of the Tudor Sovereigns in and near the ENGLISH, AMERICAN

Metropolis, Nonsuch, Creenwich and cotton, woollen and linen. No further

contains no single palace, residentially GOLD identification is required."

associated with one long line of sover- eigns. The Court of St. James was housed in the Eighteenth Century in the ENGLISH MOUNTED CHINESE JADF palace of that name. been adequate for the needs of the It seems to have

Hanoverian Princes, who had none of the amplitude of the Tudors or the fine-tasto-

disclosure made at a crucial moment, and one wonders what the upshot, will be.

LONDON SAFE,

CHINESE AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS.

Sone time ago a doctor living in Sai Ho Tung in the City was decoyed from his residence by a gang of robbers on the pretence of attending & sick man in a near village and has been in captivity ever since. Lately his relations received message stating that on payment of $1,000 in Hongkong currency he would be Bet free. His friends tried to get the police or soldiers on the track of the end they had to pay up $800 before the robbers, but it was of no avail, and in the

to-day, on the former team's ground :-

doctor was set free. This is only one R. E. O. Bird, R. "O. Hutchison, E: B.

instance of many; and it shows how up Reed, R. C. Witchell, H. A. Cox, G. B. Csettled is the state even of the busier Bayer, H. Eliis, F. Bidea, A. O. Brawn, parts of the city. It is quite a common

The Hamburger Nachrichten has dis H. T. Jackman and E. W. Hamilton.

occurrence for children to be carried offcovered that in matters horticultural The following will represent Craigen- in the streets and held to ransome, parti the Japanese are nothing more than the pital is pointed out, each in an airier Gower-H. H. Tayler, L. A. Rose, W. H. cularly if it is known that their parents pupils of the Chinese, to whom they are situation than the last, and one grows a Viveash, G. A. Hancock, J. V. Brage, have any money. The police are doing little serious, considering their number. L. Braga, R. A. Carvalho, R. Postoji, and their size, recalling, too, the quiet J. D. Noria, C. Johnstone and E. Basa. lying in those graveyards far away from kith and kin and Home and friends.

How full of hope the young man starts out in life! What cheery letters he writes Home of cricket, swimming, and possible rise in pay! When he comes Home-How the older man saves and strives and considers where he will settle when he retires! And there they both lie side by side, and what has come of their planaings and the hopes that sits- tained them?

New nen are ready to step into their places.

But the view widens as we rise, the fresher air exhilirates till as we step out of the tram and look over on to the south sides of the Island we see lovely islands on a stili, blue ocean swimming in the sunshine, and beautiful tree-clad hills sloping down to them, Is there any one prospect in much-talked of Japan so fair as that from the pass among the hills above this great business centre, garrison

town, and saval depot? The view from

the summit of the Peak is a little spoilt by the rigidity of the Gardens, the solidity of the building of the Governor's country residence. Germans would have insisted upon something more in accord with the character of the scene. But it is a joy to gather wild tea flowers, inhale the rarer, fresher air, and look across at the roads climbing the Chinese hills on the mainland opposite and the new rail- way that now runs to Canton, Can going to Canton by train be as pleasant as sleeping on the old comfortable steamboat that used to deposit one there in the

morning! We have just read of the new bridge as the Yellow River, complet- ing the new line from Peking to Nanking, that is, the opposite shore of the River

CIVIL SERVICE 11. . KOWLOON "B." At Kowloon to-day. Civil Service will be represented by:-J. W. Lee-Jones, R. G. Lindsell, R. Phillips, R. McLoad, A. Foster, C. Sara, F. Bacon, E. F. Gibson, A. Bradbury, W. Edmonds and B. J. Spittles.

HONGKONG ‹ BICKET LEAGUE.

The following is the table up to date:

Craigeagowar

Kowloon..

(ivil Service Hongkong B”. Staff and Depts... 4 H.K. Police R.E.

Hongkong "A"..

2

2.

PT9,

0

12

2

Ü

6

2

ກ

2

2

0

A win merits 3 points, and a draw 1 point.

HONG KONG CHESS CLUB.

Q

The first round in the competition took place on Thursday in the Club room at

the City Hall in presence of a good num her of visitors. Ten boards were in play, and the result was as follows

R. A. Dastur beat I, M. Mirza. D. E. de Carvalho beat A. F. B. Silva

Netto.

P. A. Rosario beat H. M. Basto. V.-D.-Souza-beat P, da Roza

Hon Mr. H. E. Pollock beat F. E. de.

Carvalho.

A. J. M. Rodrigues beat S. D. Setnia. M. J. Danenberg beat H. Poulsen. Dr. Ishak beat R. D. Bilinoria.

PREVENTION OF FLOODS,

Some time ago the Provincial President requested the Central Government to send

indebted for almost the whole of the all they can to stop this sort of thing by foundation of their skill. Japan has, searching and regulating the lower classmoreover, no exclusive right to the title hotels and boarding-houses and keeping of "The land of chrysanthemumus." a sharp look-out on junks and passenger Neither is it fair to say that to the boats for bad and suspicious characters.

Japanese is due exclusively the credit of having developed enjoyment in the beauty of flowers, while the Chinese have devoted themselves to the utilitarian side of the a skilled engineer and A Government garden. This does not do the Chinese official to Canton to examine the water-justice, for their gardene, particularly in ways of the West, North and East Rivers the middle and south, are often laid-out- with astonishing skill, and are wonder to propose a scheme to prevent any recur-

Even in their rence of the disastrous floods which fully full of flowers. caused so much distress this year about kitchen gardens the Chinese show grea May and Jane. An official called Young taste and sense of the fitness of things Wing Chi has been appointed to enquire The chrysanthemum was introduced into into this matter and has left Peking to Japan from China about 400. A.D. after make a tour of inspection accompanied by a local deputation....

REBUILDING BURNED BUILDINGS.

JEWELLERY.

of the Stuarts." This is an interesting MAPPIN & WEBB'S

The Metropolis is quite safe for a fur. ther three years. The Borough Council elections resulted in the return of 1,001 265 progressives, Municipal Reformers.

labour, 55 independent and six avowed Socialists. Compared with 1909 the Municipal Reformers have increased their representation by 24 seats and now hold 24 out of the 28 boroughs, having roughly three times as many councillors as the

other parties combined. The Progressives regained Batterson, but this victory is

OUR

SILVERWARE,

CUTLERY and

PRINCES PLATE.

counterbalanced by the Municipal Ee. it had been known and loved in the lattor

formers winning Hackney, The Progres- kingdom for upwards of 3,000 years.sive boroughs are Battersea, Southwark, There were chrysanthemums in Japan and Bethnal Green. Stoke Newington is STUDY

non-political and previous to 400 A.D., but they were re-

cipal Reformers.

the remaining 24

The London elector,

OF

however, is very apathetic in municipal THE EYE

fairs and only 47.2 per cent. took the

New regulations have been issued by the Police Commissioner with reference garded solely from the utilitarian point; boroughs are all represented by Muni-1] to the rebuilding of shops and houses of view and were used partly as medicine burned in the recent big fire. No one is and partly as kitchen garden plants From China the Japanese first learnt the to be allowed to rebuild unless te issibility of developing the beautiful

trouble to vote. This is the lowest per- prepared to obey these new regulations, side of the plant, improved vastly on which mostly have reference to widening Chinese methods, and imported large for the Metropolitan Borough Councils.

centage of any of the triennial elections of the streets and the stability of the

Consequently we corsignments. buildings.

never rob the Japanese of the distinction of having brought the cult of flowers to a surprising pitch of perfection.

THE FALSE PARTICULARS "

CASE:

Charged with giving false particulars under an application to remove three chests of opium, and with being deficient

-GHENT EXHIBITION............

must

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and its anatomy and our long experience in correcting defective vision enable us to tell beyond doubt if your eyes will be benefited: by wearing glasses.

Our method of testing is soientifle and accurate, If you do not need glasses we tell you so. If you do need glasses we can supply and it them at extremely moderate prices.

MAKE CERTAIN. WE WILL TELL YOU.

THE LIFE OF DISRAELI. The announcement is made that Mr. John Murray will publish the second volume of Mr. W. F. Mouypenny's life of Benjamin Disraeli to-morrow. The first-will volume, published in 1910, brought the Hongkong residents due Home next year story to 1837 and to the Maidstone elec would do well to book their passage across tion which introduced Disraeli to the the Continent via Ghent, the scene of the House of Commons. The forthcoming of three chests of opium in the place International Exhibition, where the volume will cover the succeeding ten where, according to the application, they British Empire is to be represented. Our Mr. P. PJ. Wodehouse appeared before Mr. Melbourne at the Magistracy ought to have been stored, John Baker, exhibit is divided into five parts, and the yesterday to prosecute two chair coolics again appeared at the Magistracy yester-machinery display will perhaps be the for obstruction, He informed his day. Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Assistant most important. Another section will Worship that the defendants followed n Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. show the progress of the fight against lady and gentleman along Pedder Street, H. L. Dennys (of Messrs. Dennys & tropical diseases, and, the arrangement calling after them Defendants explained that the lady aud Bowley) defended. After further evidence

years, ending with the overthrow of Peel in 1846. This is an important period in Disraeli's life concerning which there has been much misunderstanding. We shall be able to read of the rise of the young

Coningsby," and Disraeli, b13 marriage, the writing of Sybil," the fierce struggle over the repeal of the Corn Laws, the Opposition. [Mr. Monypenny's gentleman nodded their heads. This they had been called, defendant was found for this has been placed in the hands of and his succession to the Leadership of interpreted as an instruction to follow guilty, and Mr. Melbourne imposed fines a Committee composed of members of the death has been announced since this note this little tramway that brought us up, them, which they did. His Wors-ip

various bodies at present engaged in the, was written-Bb.] that enables Governors and wealthy fined the defendants fifty cents each,

Yangtske.

And that sets us thinking. Govern- ments and Companies build railways, but

chair,

chair.

amounting to $1,000 in all.

CLARK & CO.

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