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TELEGRAMS.

("DAILY PRESA" EXOLUSIVA CENVION.)

THE JAPANESE DIET.

ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION,

RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 172, 1913.

It is reported that the Prince of Walça has taken to the bagpipes. This should Hongkong still suffers with marvellous give joy to the King's subjects who live

equanimity its dislocated mail service,

in a part of the United Kingdom where the business community having minds up they ubject to being described as English its mind to grin and bear it for a little Probably His Excellency the Governor while in order to give St. Martin le will note this. It would make a good Grand time to inquire into the causes.story for the Irish dinner if it were held But how long, I wonder, is the present to-day, The Diet, by a majority of fire, has unsatisfactory state of the service to ho

permitted to endure 1 passed the Budget.

TOKYO, March 16th.

In the course of the debate on the amondment for its rejection a member charged the Government officials with corrupt relations with the Nippon Yusen Kaisha He was compelled to withdraw

the statement.

INCENDIARISM IN TOKYO.

TOKYO, March 16th. Since the great conflagration in the Kanda district there has been quite an epidemic of fires in the city, duo to facen diarism, the result of suffering among the populace from cold and poverty.

[HROUGH REUTER'A AONEY.]

BOXING.

LONDON, March 13th. A message from New York says that "Gunboat" Smith knocked out Bombardier

match.

I am told that the Government School

at Kowloon for boys was opened with the In my grand total of two pupils.

to the subject, · 1 previous reference remarked that the authorities seemed to bo determined to defeat their own experi- mont, and this seems to be confirmed by the manner in which the Department has made this innovation. There has been no public announcement that such a school was to be started. True, a circular was issued to a number of people likely to be interested in Kowloon, but it is just possible that. somo newcomers may have been overlooked, while the folks in Hong- "kong who might have contemplated resid ing in Kowloon but for the lack of educational facilities for their boys know nothing of this new school. Moreover, the circular stated that boys who had renched the age of thirteen wero eligible, but I believe the real standard of

admission is the educational standard. Why should not this have been stated!

Doubtless this educational experiment is made in answer to the complaint made Wells in the second round of a boxing some time ago by Mr. W. C. Jack at the mecting of the Engineora Institution, but whether the methods or rather want of methods are explained by parsimony or the characteristic British aptitudo for muddling is not very apparent. As the top line in my copy book taught me in early dese. "If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well."

*INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL.

LONDON, March 16th.

The international association football match between Scotland and Ireland, played at Dublin, resulted in a win for the Scots by 2 zoals to 1.

England beat Scotland by points to vil in the Rugby international played a Twickenham on Saturday.

STUDENTS' ENTERTAINMENT AT to understand.

THE UNIVERSITY.

A Students' Concert and Dramatic En tertainment was given on Saturday night at the Great Hall of the University to which friends were invited.

and

some musical items,

ever

Residents on the Peak have one more become The Children of the Mist."

propos I heard one of the Cleveland tourists--who must have emigrated to America from Patlard-deliver himself in the Peak car, with the air of a man well satisfied: Waal, it's the finest view I ever saw in my life, if it had been a fine day to see it."

RODERICK RANDOM.

THE ACTION AGAINST THE BUILDING AUTHORITY,

IMPORTANT JUDGMENT,

kong, we believe-and a very creditablo

INTIMATIONS

HEALTHFUL

Soction point. The second objection | A DOG SHOW IN HONGKONG taken to the plans is that the servants' quarters ozoned four storeys in height in

A Dog Show was hold in the Colony, contravention of section 188 (6), which for the first time in the history of Hong BRANDY IS reads, "no domestic building shall .. exceed four storeys in height including Show it was It was tho outcome of a the ground storey." Now & staror is de-suggestion made by the Hongkong Tele-

Storey means the nod as follows: spice between the upper surface of every graph. A loent Committee was formed and it was hoped to hold tho.Show on the floor and the upper surface of the floor Volunteer Parade ground, but, this next above it, or, if there be no such floor, ground being unavailable, it took place of the roof next above the said floor, but

ing kindly placed the ground floor of vided for the purpose of ventilation or does not include any space which is proat Happy Valley, the Jockey Clubs hay- their Stands at the disposal of the or any space which has a less height than nine feet. The Building Authority says sanising Committee for housing the dogs,

esch in a littlo cubiclo of its own. that the applicant's plans show that the space between the upper surface of the ficor of the basement and the upper sur-

Patrons.-A.E. Sir F. H. May, K.C.M.G., face of the cor next above it is nino Sir A.-L. Winsloo, R.N., K.C.B., C.V.O., feet in height, and that space, therefore, is 0.M.G.; HE. Major-General C. A. Ander- a storey within the meaning of the defini-son, C.B., Commodore R. H. Anstruther, tion I havo teferred to. The architects, however, contand that space means "clear space" between the top of one floor and the upper surface of the floor above it. and Mr. Potter experimented to show that by raising the floor of the bascument or by adding to the lower surface of the floor above, it would not be a storey, because it would have a height of less than nine foot.

Following is a list of the officials and guarantors:

C.3.G.

Committee. Hon. Sir C. P. Chater, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. C. H. Rosa, Mr. N. J. Stabb, Mr. G. Friesland, Dr. J. W. Noble, Mr. H. J. Gedge, Mr. J. E. Grossen (Hon Secretary), Mr. J. Paterson (Hon. Trea surer).

Special Stewards-Mr. T. F. Hough and Mr. R. F. C. Master

Judges.-H.E. Sir F. E. Mey, Mr. H. A. Siebs, Mr. F. J. McCarthy, Sergt. Pitt, Inspector McEwen

Judgment was delivored in the Supreme Court on Saturday by the Chief Justice, Sir William Rees Davies, K.C., and the Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice Gompertz, on the application asking that the Building Authority should be called on to show why a writ of mandamus should not be issued against him, to approve of certain amended plaas of a proposed building sub mitted to him by Messrs. Palmer & Turner, on behalf of Lo Chop San, or for such other order as the honourable Court may door expedient in the matter, under the provisions of Section 205 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinancese what they objected to the Building soa, Dr. J. W. Noble, H. J. Gedge, F. B. Authority doing as to the "whole arça" | Deacon, D. M. Ross, J. H. McMurtrie, C, No. 1 of 1903.

H. Blason, L. N. Leefe, Captain Douglas, G. Lieb, J. Paterson.

Wa bavé, however,. to deal with the facts as we find them, and it is not for us to consider whether seme slight structural alteration would have complied with the legal requirements or otherwise. Now the definition of storey does not use the words “clear space, and it appears to me that the architects in this contention are seeking to do in this

in the definition.

was intended I see no reason why the word "clear" should not have been used in the definition, and in the absence of the word, the definition is, I think, devoid of ambiguity. On this point in my opinion the objection of the Building Authority is valid.

Guarantera. Hon. Sir C. P, Chater, Kt., C.M.G., Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. Mr. Shollim, Messrs. N. J. Stabb, G. T. Edkins, H. ‘A. Sieba, R. Laurenz, G. Friesinad, E. One, H. P. White, C: Schroter, T. F. Hough, W. Dick-

The Rich Boquet Starts the Gastric Juices Working and the warm effects starte peristalsis and aid digestion. TRY GEO* SAYER'S BRANDIES.

SOLE AGENTS:

H. RUTTONJEE & SON,

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

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Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr.in the first ground of objection, viz., R.. F. C. Master, of Messrs. Johnson, reading in a word which does not appear

Now section 116 of Though all the best dogs in the Colony Stokes & Master, made the application, the Ordinance discriminates between were not in the Show, yet the number of space and "clear" space by the specific entries may be described as surprisingly and the Attorney-General, Mr. J. A. S. Buckhill, instructed by the Crown Soliciuse of the latter words, and if clear space large, and it is probable that if the Com tor, Mr. J. H. Kemp, opposed it.

mittee, encouraged by the success of this This educational "bungle," for such it. His Lordship the Chiof Justice in the is, makes us realise how much the Colony course of his judgment said-This case

first effort. decide to make the fixture an annual one, the Show would attract an suffers from the cadet system. How any depends entirely upon the legal construe

increasing number of entries and a corres- body of business men in the British tion placed on certain sections of the

pondingly larger attendance. The Parliament

sanctioned and do Public Health and Buildings Ordinance

patronage accorded the Show on Satur sanction such an arrangement is difficult There is no question of fact concerned,

day was not regarded as satisfactory, The cadets are mostly and so the question of the exercise of the Third point.-The third point is that though this cannot be altogether ascribed good men, men of undoubted ability and discretion. or of good faith of the the lowest storey, ie, the basement, does to the inclement weather, which was Considerable attainments, but they cannot Building Authority does not arise. That nct contain a clear space of nine feet mea- rather to the boneft of the gate receipts, be expected to bo Admirable Crichtons, authority has refused to approve certain sured vertically as required by the pro-as many whom the fain had deprived of and to be capable of filling any one of the plans submitted to him upon the grounds viso of section 118 (1).

It is not dis their golf, tennis or cricket made their Colonial appointments which demand that they are not in conformity with the puted. I understand, that the basement way to the Dog Show,

H.E. The Governor and Lady May ZEISS special training and experience. Hong-requirements of the Ordinance for the rea is to be or may be used for human habita-

His Excellency judged The programme consisted of two plays kong has rubbed along fairly well with sons given, We have to decide whether tion, but the architects baso their conten- were present..

some Tho first, this method of round pegs for square the objections for refusing to approve the tion on the ground that it is not a storey

of the dogs, and Lady May. Furnished Apartments," a comic inter-holes. It has made the best of the system, plans are or are not wall founded. I will as defined, and so the section is not ap

I have already given as my lude in one act, represented amusing but the system is-well, you can choose proceed to deal briefly with the points plicable.

opinion that it is a storey and the section pomplications arising through the same your own pet word. Besides, this system raised. apartment boing let to two individuals, is not fair to the men themselves. No Section 103 (2) of the Ordinance, as far is applicable, so the objection of the Building Authority holds good also on by Dr. Flanus and his assistant, cach

sooner have they acquired some knowledge as is material, reade as follows:-

this point. The Rule must be discharged. unknown to the other.. Mr. Wong Tai in one department than they are trans- "The Building Authority shall Cho, who represented the Doctor with a ferred to another. The marvel is not that require the provision of such windows as but as the architects have succeeded on large house and a small practico, deserves the work of government and administra-storey into rooms sach of which shall conto the plans, there should be, I think, no shall admit of the sub-division of every what they regard as the main objection praise for his clear enunciation and in

tion is not so badly done but that it intain an area not exceeding one hundred Mr. John telligent grasp of the part.

done so well.

square feet and on which the least dimension order as to costs shall not be less than seven feet.]. Moraes Le Tolemachus Thompson also

The Colony was interested this week in

First point,Objection is taken that added much to the success of the play. Messrs. Cheah Tiang Enn, Li Tsok Lun, the visit of Father Vaughan, who has the plans do not admit of the sub- and Wong Kwok Kun sustained the partsuade a name for himself as a society division of the whole area of the of "Tuggles," "Maguus Smith" and preacher. He is a good "draw" any storeys above the ground storey in rooms where, but the number of Europeans of the dimensions required by the section." "Squill" in a creditable manner.

The second play was a representation of included in his audience on Monday was The Attorney General stated that the The reverend gentleman plans show too much depth for such divi F. Anstey's amusing story. "Vice-Vorsa," not large. in which by means of a talisman the declined to give any impressions of the sion, and the object is to ensure that the father and son change personalities, The Far East, as he had seen so little of it. whole ares shall be capable of providing audience were kept in ripples of laughter Probably he has taken to heart the windows so that each room shall have a by the droll situations arising in conse-lectures which the northern newspapers window of the statutory dimensions. The architects contend that, there is no men tion in the Ordinance of the "whole area" of the storeys, and that if such as

quence.

The caste was:

addressed to him on the subject of the impressions which he expressed, especially in Japan. It is a sign of graces that

The Puisne Judge concurred.

THE DISTRIBUTION OF BRITISH TRADE.

The January return of the Board of Trade contains, as is customary (says a London paper) a detailed account of the distribution of our trade between the different countries of the world during. the previous twelve months. From this account we are able to learn which coun- tries are our best customacre. It is satis- factory to see that India again heads the liet, and that she has greatly improved

AT HOME PRICES:

distributed the awards to the prize- winners at the close The quality of the exhibits was quite good, and there were many well-conditioned dogs on view, 16 Power. Particularly in the Championship class. 12

The Band of H.M.S. Minotaur was in attendance,

(new model)..

.210.10.0

£10.10.0

£9.5.0 £6.10.0

(large field)...... £7.10.0

12

FRIZE LIST.

8

FOX TERRIERS (Smooth).-1; Miss Deni son's "Fritz, dog, 1 year; 2, Mr. D. V. Steavenson's "Peter the Third," 17

dog, months; 3, Dr. G. N. Black's "Billie, dog,, 6 10 months.

6

20

£6.0.0

WIDE-HAIRED FOX TERRIERS, -1, Inspector Taylor's "Ah Wong," dog. 24 years; v.h.c., Capt. P. W. C. Johnston's Dandy," dng,

8

(small model)

BAY

&

£5.18.0

£5.8.0

b years.

IRIS TERRIERS.1, Major Martin's Martian Peggy," bitch, 2 years; 2, Mrs. A. C. Yoanan's "Lolly," bitch, 2 years; 3. Mr. G. Friesland's "King," dog, 3 years;

Crusty,' .c., Mr. R. F. C. Master's bitch, 7 years.

BULL TERRIERS,-1, Mr. A. H. Skelton's

"Peter," dog, 4 years; 2. Capt. 8. L. Ralph's "Installation," dog, 4 years.

Mr. Bultitude's body ..... Mr. Wong Po Kie Father Vaughan does not make a mistake sumption were acted upon no space would last year to £57,628,000-an increase of ton's "Little Lady, bitch, 14 years.

Mt. Shellack

Clegg (enbomu)

Dulcie

Sai Yik.

a second time.

To be obtained from

Chs. J. Gaupp & Co.,

́Alexandra BUILDINGS,

CHATES ROAD.

ABERDEEN TERRIERS.1, Mrs. Walton's "The Laird," dog, 11 years; 2, Mr. J Dick Bultitude's body...Mr. Wong Siong Cic.

Stabb's "Don" dog, 2 years; B, Mrs. Wal- Cnow Doon (Smooth, long hair)-1, Mrs. Dr. Grimstone

Mr. Fung Man Sui.

her previous load. Her purchases Chatham's Winkie of Inverdruie," dog, 2 Mr. Tso Shin Fan.

be available for passage ways or för in-

more than five millions on the previous years 2, Mrs. F. E. Perfect's Moses, Mr. Yung Kni Mon.

Now Section 150 year. gress to the rooms.

Germany eories next with dog, 17 months-9, Hon. Mr. Claude Severn's How simple it used to be to explode the deals with light and air and specially seta £40,377,000, which is une million batter Foogee dog, 8 years; h.c., Mr. F. C. Tipping (Dux of the school).

Mr. R. Anderson fallacy that you cannot do two things out the necessary requirement as to than the year before: Third comes Wilford's "A Ping, dog, 33 years. Mr. Chen Wing To.

A ready windows in every storey, and, placing showing an increase of four millions. Harras, dog, 4 years: 2, Mr. R.

Australia with a total of £34,865,000,

PINSORER HUNDE-1, Mr. R. Laurena's Eliza (maidservant) Mr. Cheng Sai Tikat one and the same time" Schoolboys, Messrs. Choung Wing Tai Yang reply would have been that a lady could what, I think, is a strict and logical con- The United States. Us fourth with Laurenz's Luzi, bitch, 14 sears.

Kai Man, Chau Fang Wai. and Chenne pour out tea and talk simultaneously!struction on section 153, I am of opinion 30,123,000; then comes France with DACHSHUNDE.1, Mr. G. Friesland's this 20,008,000, closely followed by Canadu "Tump dog, 3 years; 2, Mr. R. Howard's All the performers entered into the But the times, alas! change, and tell it that the architects' contention on

The seventh place is "Dutch, bitch, 4 years.

PorsTERS:-1, Mr. F. M. Pereira's spirit of the piece and got as much out not in Gath-ladies change with them point is a correct ons, that while tho with £23,512,000,

beld by the Union of South Africa with their parts as they could. Mr. Wong-digpite all their efforts to disguise this rooms must comply with the legal dimmen 21,407,000, and the eighth by the Argen-" Piloto," Jug, 2 years; 2, Mrs. F. C. Moson

sions, the sub-division should be such as tine Republic with £20,507,000. But these Hurley's "Glen, dug, 2 years. Siong Cie had the most difficult role, and unpleasant and inexorable fact.

to enable the rooms to be constructed, only account for about half of our export SETTEUS-1, Mr. J. Grant's Don," dag, this extract from the examination of one did it well, in spite of some nervousness,

of the Bandmann ladies in a case which maintained or used for sleeping par trade, We have in addition an immenso 8 months. Dulcie was very charming and quite won the bearts of the audience.

question), and this of necessity must allow cod British. In the aggregate, taking

bg and little customers together, we To Mr. T C Cunningham's: of passage ways and stairs. The words exported last year goods to the value of

“Samurai,” dog, Japanese pug, 21 years; the whole arca" do not appear in the £310,374,000 to foreign countries and 2, Mrs. A. F. Backhouse's Bogoy, dog, section and no sufficient grounds have, £177,060,000 to British possessions. Both Toy Pomeranian, 2 years. I think, been shown for reading them into Egures show an increase on the previous POODLES-1, Mrs. E. Oliver's Leon," dog, THE EYE;

Until a few years ago British 3 years: 2, Mrs. E. Oliver's "Ida, bitch,. the section. On the contrary, their insor-ea. tion, it seems, would make the provisions cent or 33 per cont of our exports; last

possessions only accounted for 32 per 3 years. of the section unworkable.

13car the percentage rose to 38)

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ESGLISH PUGS 1, Mrs. Jordan's Jesse, bitch, 4 months.

Mr. Wong has recently been occupying the Calcutta Poses" (sce sub-section I of the section in number of smaller customers, both foreign Fetch. 1 years; 2, Mrs. Jordan's

Po Kie did well, in spite of ill-health keeping him from several rehearsals. Between the plays, some musical items were rendered. The first was a trio for violin, clarionet, und piano, "Allegro Sostenuto," by Eaton Faning, sympathe tically rendered by Messrs, Britton, Tux- ford, and Turnbull Mesars, Tuxford and Turnbull also acted as accompanists to the songs. Mr. W. Hall, in character. as Solomon Levi, got a vociferous encore Mr. Un Fo was responsible for some very

dulcimer. Messrs. E. L. de Souza, Cheah

Courts:-

Don't be afraid of Mr. Stamford. You dine with him every night. Have you never discussed this case at all? I have discussed it generally, not of necessity.

Ladies often not without necessity. Last Tuesday Coyne, Stamford and you were together. Yes. I was pouring out tea.

-You cannot pour out tea and listen at the same time?—Pouring out tea is an art in itself and requires one's whole attention.

I think Counsel must Lave collapsed, as

sweet and quaint music from & Chinese the report says, "The cato was then Tinng Eam, and Ho Wing. Kia also re-adjourned."Now, an invitation to tea ceived much applause for their vocal used to be understood to efforts.

mean an

invitation to tattle. But if pouring out A word of praise is due for the excel-tes has become "an art in itself which lent make-up of the performers by Mr.requires one's whole attention," this must Spoiss.

Dr. F. Clark and Rev. W. H. Hewitt both worked indefatigably as stage mangere and in arranging the excellent setting of the plays, and have every rea- son to feel gratified at the very successful result of their efforts.

equally apply, I take it, to eating a jam puff or an egg sandwich. I wonder whether "bridge"-which usually follows tea at an afternoon gathering of ladies. is also recognised yet as "an art requiring one's whole attention "* Eb,

what?

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CHAMPIONSHIP (best dog), Commander Irish spaniel, 3 yeare; 2, Lamb's "Rover, Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton's "Billy," Boston bull, 2 years; 3, Mrs. Walton's "The Laird,' Aberdeen terrier, 1 years.

CHAMPIONSHIP FOR BEST BITCH-1, Mrs. Jordan's "Peggy." English pug, bitch,

Little Lady yours; 2, Mrs. Walton's Aberdeen terrier; 3, Mrs. A. C. Younan's.

Lolly," Irish terrier, 2 years.

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