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TELEGRAMS.

["DER OSTASIATISORER LLOYD" SERVICE.]

THE DEATH OF THE DOWAGER EMPRESS OF JAPAN.

VS THE KAISER'S CONDOLENCES.

BERLIN, April 12th HM the Kaiser has telegraphed from Corfu a message of condolence on the occasion of the passing away of H.M. the Empress Dowager of Japan.

THE TRIPLE ENTENTE.

BERLIN, April 12th. French and Bussian papers are con- tinually disseminating reports, that in consequence of the meeting of President Poincaré with T.M. King George and the Car, the Triple Entente is to be con

verted into an Alliance In Berlin these reports are received sceptically and in London they are ignored

"BETSY AT THE THEATRE

RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 14rm, 1914.

WHAT OF U§25 | HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.

Ono cannot get away from the tiger; AN APPEAL BY FOUR STONE LADLES, in conversations and writings, I mean A reader has come forward with the follow ing suggestion for putting an end to the

sporting

[FROM OUR GEN DORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, March 18th.

-It not often that I find myself in the INTEREST IN CHINESE AFFAIRS.

apology.

Among many other blind workers, they will soe there the man who hammered out the first English Bible in the Braille characters His name is John Andrew Ford, and he is sixty-one years of age.

provincial authorities to Peking are construck three times for each dot.

From the

This

nonming one's career: Half a dozen vicinity of the City Hall, but yesterday Chinoso affairs are attracting much In early life he was a compositor in beyond ducks and quail, sustinete soar morning the thunderstorm, foroed me to more atention just now in this counter London, and when, in 1975, he lost his to become immortal sportsmen) a seek shelter under one of the archway nancial men, so I suppose much of the reading and writing. Since then he has delectable Pokfulam porker, cooked to a

than for a long time, especially among sight, he learned the Braille system of nicety and emitting odoriferous meaty My reluctance to wander near the Hall credit of the interest must go to the been employed by the National Institute, perfumes, all to station themselves where the tiger is known to roam, and wait is due to a sentimental conscience; and see. This appears to be a very cannot bear to

new Financial Delegate, Dr. Chin Chen in whose behalf the first Braille Bible was likely compote of temptation, and death, and be poworks to help in sny, sub last few weeks have drawn widespread punching of the first issue himself under to witness beauty in distress tao, whose interviews and speeches in the produced Ho did the whole of the success would be the lud nation on the etantial manner Thus, when the air notice to and the only happening necessary for its

the resources of China the direction of the late Dr. T. R. part of the tiger to dine off roast pork batteries had ceased I was about to glide Reassuring private advices have reached Armitage, the founder of the Institute, | This particular tiger or tigers-socms shamefacedly away when a wall of certain important quarters, I hear, as to His task occupied three and a half years, content to confine his daily menu to door distress, or of utter abandonment to the Snancial stringency in Chine, and the and involved some twenty million blows!! and vegetation, and because of this peculiarity of diet some people are really misery, pulled me up abruptly. "I knew somewhat readier remittances from the with the kammer, the panch having to be may be inclined to adopt the suggration returned. beginning to doubt his existence Some the origin of the cries and reluctantly quoted above, and though the vigil mayAre you four ladies still unhappy?" the new Republic. One of the most worker is Miss Mabel Green, the daughter Braille Bible runs in thirty-nine sidered as a sign of grace on the part of the tigers will probably be induced to was my very lame sort of negative servative of the publicists of the City of a Regent's Park poetmaster She is

-volumes, be a long and, monctonous affair, one of

Another remarkable blind forsake his poetical seclusion and be lured way by cooked pork to the pointe

indeed concedes that All goes to show twenty-nine years of age and has been of half a dozen rifles; and then Ch, please don't be so sentimental," that the Republie is making an honest blind from infancy. Today she is on * said one wearily; and then I shivered. effort to solve what is regarded by all accomplished secretary, an expert short- The subject of the destruction of trece Slowly unfolding a copy of that mor- authorities on China as the largest and hand and typewriter; but her outstanding is not being allowed to pass into the lumber-room of things forgotten. Injured lug's haily Press the bravest of the four most important of the questions with characteristic is an astounding memory. spirits are at work, and in one club at maidens looked first at the paper and which she has had to grapple." From an Every Sunday she least I know of a ballot of the members then at myself. I tumbled to the meaning official source I hear that the Foreign accurately the sermon she has heard, is being taken in connection with the matter. The numbers are, asked several

the look which she gave, hor gaze Office has how received fuller information without the aid of any gotce whatever. questions:--Whether they agree to the seemed to confuse me into a state of trees being removed from Statue Square 7 stuttering chach, and all that escaped me the Government to the Standard Oil of Honour to their Majesties when the in regard to the concession granted by Eight blind boy scouts will act as Guard If not, what do they suggest? Should was "Not guilty, madanicno Miss, I'm Company My informant fells rae that Institute buildings are opened. They are more trees be re-planted . If so, should they be planted in column (as before the serry"

before the conclusion of the agreement adept in Scout lore and have passed the destruction), or in avenues? The feelings

Beveral foreign governments tried to tests for first aid, Morse signalling, cook- expressed indicate that the cutting down

Premier insisted of signing the contract Mayor and others, who have been amazed of the trees was anything but a sympathy? What of all your promises to before he handed in his resignation to by the compensating swiftness of their but their action failed because the are being made much of by the Lord proved performance, and that they are form. It is good to see this voluntary contented, to have us scrubbed vigorously those, on both sides of the Atlantic, who keen on having some more, in the avenue each of us; to make as all happy and President Yusn. public spirit aroused, for when the public

Yuan. There are not lacking do move in this way-an infrequent and regularly, to make our lives really declare that the days a

senses other than sight. happening oren in Hongkong something worth Hving--and we thought you so when the Chinese will regret that hasty are yet to come is bound to happen, and public bodies are different from other men? But the sam

D |compelled to listen, k

same signatare, but I suppose it may be taken raab promises, and the same old way of for granted that the Premier's justifica wishing to avoid us; well, you are but a

My dear young lady-young ladies, will naturally turn to those willing to man after all

tion lay in the stringency prevailing, and, as Dr. Chin Chen-tao puts it, China

Fan write

021

The attention of our readers is drawn to the performances of "Betay in the Theatre Royal on Thursday, Friday and Saturday this work. To prevent dis appointment, seata should be secured at of the majority of members so far maidens, with four half-fed lions to Prose the grant of any such concession, ing and observation. These blind scoute

once.

And is this how we four

poor

keep company, are kindling your

The play, by F. C. Burnand, so well known for his connection with Punch, pre- sents many ludicrous situations and the dialogue is exceedingly witty throughout. The production is under the manage. ment of Colonel O'Hara and the caste includes: Miss Baker Brown, Mrs. Moxon Browne, Mrs. Cromie, Mrs. Fitzwilliams, Mrs O'Hara, Mrs. Thomas, Major Crisp, Quite recently I called attention to the Lieut. Comdr.

Cromie und Messrs. adoration of chairs and ricshas Well, wastage of legs in Hongkong, due to the Thomas, Astor and Gordon Walker to those people who incessantly use these The company have boon very well vehicles and then wonder why their rehearsed and the performances should go general construction is not completely in You need not make any broken-legged with a smoothness not always attained tune, I offer another suggestion. Accord by amateurs. Booking is

ing to an eminent German medico, Dr.

excuses. Because we are in a different now proceeding Klotz, we are doing ourselves grievous Square to Royalty your democratio ideas at Moutrie's.

bodily harm hy walking at all in an have been suddenly reversed. But let upright position, but he does not suggest me say on behalf of my poor dirty and riding, Accepting the logical conse quences o modern teaching, Dr. Klotz uncared for sisters, that we mean to has boldly declared that the remedy for stand up for our rights. Too long have a lot of internal ille is for the human race we four been lingering here, woo'ed only ancestors, and once again walk on all to return to the habits of its remote by coolies who irreverently laid orange fours; the upright position has induced peel, the coverings of bananas, oigarette in our organism modifications which are ends, and numerous other such delectable. free action of the vital functions of morsels at our feet. The lot of the Royal not without importance in respect of the course Hongkong on all-fours would make ladies and gentlemen in the other Square very funny picture at first, and some is infinitely better than ours. The Queen persons might find the change of gait is secure in a cordon of rails, and the most unconfortable; it would also mean other merabers of that happy family are

change of garment, and "hobbles" at least would be banished for ever, and we soon to be made secure from unintentional new mode of movement. But what of into For on their to you are meaning this if we all become really healthy and add years to our life!.

ALLEGED THEFT OF METAL BARS.

ARRESTED

DISCHARGED JUNK MASTER

The junk-master who was discharged by Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy on Saturday on a charge of the larceny of 14 bars of metal, the property of Mesers. Gibb, Livingston & Co., was again arrested on the same afternoon, the Water Police having come into possesion of further information which they regarded as important evidence against

help her in her present crisis.*

SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL STUDIES

INTIMATIONS

BACK. HANDS AND FACE MASS OF SPOTS

Full of Water Painful and Sone. Could Not Be Dressed Sometimes for Days. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Completely Well.

11. Station Rd, Portaindo-by-Sea, Eng "For eight years or more I was troublod with eczem. My back hands and then

camo cut in a mass of amat rod spots full of water,

which

was very painful and Bore. I conkt not be dressed sometimes for lays together. I tried all sorts of soap, also had--olla traent jade up,

Cup but none dil vu any good.

I was about the same, very wretched and merable. All

I spent was in vain until I bought a box of Cutteurs Ointment and a cake of Cutt- cu Soap. After 1 had fired thom I get meeli roller, and found the raw places yo Hing southod, healed and dried, and the Innammation going a lot. So I kept ou with both, Cuirur Soap and Gintment, and soon got completely well. I am clour as is bell to day. Today

“My simos has been

a dreadful I sufferer. I have seen her raw on body, hands sol face. So I send her a box of Cuticura Olatment and Outleura Sony Now tho would not be without Cuticura Soap, and Culcura Ointment na-they have completely cured her." (Signed) Mrs. Rosanna Par- frey, Mar. 7. 1812.

Cutleurs Soap and intens sold through out the world. A sample of each with 32-p. book free from nearest depot: F. Newbery & Sons, 27, Charterhouse Sq.. London: R. Towns & Co., Sydney, N. B. W.; Potter Drug & Chom: Corp., Boston, V, S. d.

Tender-faced man should share with Cullera Boop Bhaving Stick. Sample free.

(86-9

& CO.,

to aid the blind is Mr. Arthur not the heart' and soul of the movement One of the most enthusiastic workers-if

Pearson, the well-known newspaper pro- years told on his nerve force, for he has prietor. I expect the strain of his busiest

Still he is full of life and joy, and finds lost the sight of one eye, and the doctors CHS. J. GAUPP have told him tho scanty sight of the remaining eye may be lost at any moment. he can get slong very well.

He says he has the compensations of the ability, will

found the Brailla system very easy to learn; this he is doing with all his might. He WATCHMAKERS and means to aid the blind movement, and

and it is his belief that there are very undertake some useful ovenpation. As to the exceptions, he is agitating for the few blind people who cannot be taught to

Government to take care of them, so that they are not left to the occupancy of the gutter.

WHOLESALE EXECUTION OF

TAX-COLLECTORS.

AND

JEWELLERS.

SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS THEODOLITES AND LEVELS.

'BY

which is about to be started under charter The new School of Oriental Studies connected with the London University, will have on its governing body repre- sentatives of the War Office, Foreign Office and India Office, but for some reason not visible to the average ran the Colonial Office declines to with the scheme. I suppose cheese-paring be associated

decision; but like most official decisions economy is the real reason for the

relating to the Far East, it is a mistaken Daily News writes:-There was an execu

The Suchion correspondent of the and parochially-minded one ou apertion of sixty men at Haichow recently. with the inadequate, arrangements for Forty-three of these men were Suchien safe-guarding British commerce in Chins families re

men and many belonged to leading Tac Colonial Office has given out as the reason for abstention that co

For days no one could get any coherent that it considers or probable story of the affair. The verse on behalf.

languages are best learned in the account that has the widest currency here: bodies are being brought home and the Let me explain, I-"

countries concerned and cannot properly is the following:-During Chang Hsun's their local letters, do they know the real to interrupt me," this so icily that I London County Council Education Com his authorization to collect taxes

"Please don't so far forget yourself as be acquired here. When persons write Present on

With this view the Tutuhship someone got or pretended to: meaning of the word! Such a manner of at vice restimet my seat on the dirty and mittee, which considered the draft of the the permit was withdrawn (if it had of the fishing boats at Haichow. Later, address is preuliar to these parts, and a damp steps. mystified one.

charter the other day, expressed strong really been given). The sixty men had MAPPIN & WEBB. bras forwarded inquiry to a Shanghai contemporary

It seems ages since we have been disapproval and astonishment. If that paid good round sums for the positions I have never seen it anywhere else," he standing here, and on no occasion do I applies rigidly to the East, which is the and were lath to give them up before DISASTROUS FIRE AT SUIPO body who has, although I have inquired hard we are in the same old frocks, onor to be said of all the teaching of French to be a member of the President's family. writes, and have never come across any remember our having been newly gowned; student, of all quarters of the globe, what into trouble and were accused before the most inaccessible, for the ordinary. they had collected any money. They got

LTD., of persons who have lived in many parts

highest offesal at Haichow, who happened

LONDON.

bitn. The junk-master and his two fokis appeared before Mr. Wood yesterday, and Inspector Gordon mentioned that 12 bars of metal had been recovered. He asked

for a remand, which was granted, until Thursday morning, for the convenience of Mr. F. C. Faithfull, who defended in the previous hearing.

BALKET AND 14 HOUSES BURNT DOWN,

In the early hours of Saturday morn-

of the world. I have inquired of persons white, but now having faded into mourn who have lived in Shanghai for many ing, and as you are no doubt wise enough Yural letters, and on the envelope to notice, we are so made that we carmot their local but none of them can give me a satis do a thing for ourselves. We factory explanation, and many of them pretty, though at present green-and-black We are quite present or present. Some of them

not know whether the word is looking, and those little lions are quite suggest that the word means that the handsome fellows if they could only be person to whom the letter is to be sent removed from their casings of dirt. But what is the address for? If the address is present in the town, but in this case, look at us, and look at our immediate

do

THE DISASTROUS COTTON FIRE AT BOMBAY.

WF STANLEY & CO., LTD., E. B. WATTS & SON,

LONDON.

CARL ZEISS. JENA.

Representatives

"ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD.

CALDBECK,

(ESTABLISHED 1884),

and German, which are the languages of They were accused of belonging to the countries close at hand!? Surely it is Yellow Society and some aduntled it ing a fire broke out in some mysterions.

better to come East with a groundwork think that this cherg was preferred as a under torture. Many people at Suchien way in the matshed-market at Samsuipo, and spread so fiercely that within an

at all The LCC. Education committee men. No mo in Suchten dare to chirp of knowledge, than to arrive with nothing sure way of getting rid of objectionable incredibly short space of time the aur

has urged that large firms concerned with or pep. rounding dwelling-houses were involved

commercial interests in the East should and eventually completely destroyed. The

be represented on the governing body of

Chong Ba and his Tufei still hold the Loawabu section. matshed is situated in the centre of

the new School, and this is likely to be small square, and was wiped out in a is sufficient, why write present, and if surroundings; caunot that rouge your done. Now the question arises,, what few minutes, the breozo prevailing at the it is not sufficient, writing present on pity and drive you into activity on our shall be done with the old London Institu time carrying long tongues of flames word is used not only in Shanghai, but in looked around. Each step leading up time of a milar attempt to teach the

the envelone will not help matters." The behalf ?"

tion, that has been the home for some THOUSANDS OF BALES DESTROYED AT BOMBAY, across the small intervening space to the all ports of the Far East. The latest to the pedestal of maidens was strewn tongues and history of the East to the the early hours of March 23rd was the two-storey houses. The Fire Brigade were dictionaries say: Present is often added

Cotton Green, Colaba, Bombay, during soon on the scene, and water was

to a name in addressing a letter to indi with all sorts of morsels objectionable to students of the West! The handsome and scene of a very destructive fire (briefly played on the furious Hemes.

cate that the person addressed is in the eight euch delicate nostrils. Apart vicinity and that the letter comes by a

And here commodious buildings in Finsbury Circus reported at the time by Reuter), the MACGREGOR&C. from the great hold that the fire messenger and not by mail. If so it and there were coolies engaged in attend seem to be gradually falling out of active damages being variously estimated at had obtained, however, the Brigade were would seen to have lost its original meaning to their anything but immaculate participation in the intellectual life of A fuller account eays:The Green for between sixty-five and seventy-five lakhs. handicapped in their efforts to quell the 208 for local communicatione sent garments, and smoking vile tobacco, or London. The new school should be some time past had been stacked with flames by a series of misfortunes. The bear the word "Present

through the post in Hongkong frequently lounging and using the maidens feet as successful, once it is adequately staffed thousands of bales of cotton zmong which stard-pipe broke clean off, and Bergt, envelope. I should think that originally a convenient head-rest, and sending huge and equipped. The King, always awekere was discovered about four o'clock by McKay had to send post-haste to Taikok the word was used more in the nature of volumes of stagnaut smoke into the poor to Imperial opportunities, has warmly on Arthur bunder containing over sixteen a salvage corps watchman in a godown tsui for another. Meanwhile the flame an instruction to the office clerk, re, to girls' faces. And the maidens themselves approved the enterprise, and when the thousand bales. The godown on all sides

distinguish which letters were to be pre-- burat their way first through one house sented and which were to be posted. But were dirty, and consequently sad and School is ready he will be its first visitor was surrounded by balce stacked in the and then another, the rapid manner in somebody may know better and I invite dejected, and the lions were quite in The official declaration reads that the Practically every engine in the fire BLENDERS IN THE EAST.

open to which the flames quickly spread. which the fire progressed creating the him to give the community the benefit of keeping with the picture of neglect, their School will

his knowledge.

give instruction in the brigade attended and had a hard struggle, utmost consternation among the Chinese

for white coats (these are white lions)

languages of Eastern and African as at one time Grant's buildings, a large inhabitants of the neighbouring bouses. I am wondering if my claim to be avere coated with dirt, which innds then peoples, anciens and modern, and in the residential block was in danger Late in Property of all kinds and description was Britisher is correct, A few days ago I look half-starved, and it was obvious that literature, history, and religion and thrown out into the road, and there was

was progaie enough to read notices of the

It is stated to customs of those peoples, especially with be the worst of the kind known in the indescribable confusion. Fears were felt plague, and the following passage struck they had not a roar in thein. in the London Mission building, which

pursuit of study and research, contmerge, Brann Keishay, and others. Most of proceed to the East or to Africa for the destroyed wers the Bombay. Co., Mitani view to the needs of persons about to city Among firms whose cotton was was within the square, but, extra

or the professions,

Baasan & Company, ordinarily enough, it was damaged scarcely at all, while a Chinese temple, also well within the fire zone, also came

f luckily with but small damage,

After raging for about five hours the fire practically, burnt itself out, having absolutely demolished 14 houses

7. a

on the

Bootch, British Without in any way theirs," I confessed," and whoever com

as sounding strange: English, 1 “Your condition is truly worse than wishing to quarrel with the cumpiler of miserated on behalf of neglected Royalty these sord d statistics I aka in daty bound

Britisher too?" with ali due apologies might have brought you in somehow. to ask him, if an Englishman, why not should have included you, at least he

A NATIONAL INNIITUTE FOR THE BLIND. A last something is to be done to

for the parody. Of course, at the Four girls, I will ece what can be done relieve the pitiable condition of the blind moment, anyone from the Emerald Isle must be in jeopardy as to such a claim, but by writing something about you. Meal in our widet and to apply their energies are Britishers; something other than mere misfortune, and remember that though useful work, instead of leaving them to surely we English, and our brother Macs, while try and hear up under your and remarkably actute sensibilities to English and Scotch. Quite naturally, Britishers, and undoubtedly they are, but my heart aches, for you. You do need a roadside. It is said that the Government the statistican may designate Colorals as your set have not yet commenced to rule their rueful shifts of begging by the we are all une big family of Britishers scrubbing, and a general brightening up intend to lend a hand, but in the mean and that distinction between English, and your animal attendants are also time many well-known people are taking Scotch, and British outraged my loyal requiring a tonic. Those who can assists keen interest in a scheme for the main has not yet been estimated, but several of compelled to write this note A Scotch you and refuse must be minns all feeling. tenance of the National Instituts for the the houses were fully insured. No lives man of my acquaintance is also very But your ories cannot go unheeded. were lost, and no person was injured.

great deal of the inmates property. Had the wind come from the direction of the sen, it is thought that the whole place must have been wiped out. The damage

feelings to such an extent that I was

much upset, and has been wondering

over since.

C.R.

Blind, the new home of which the King and Queen will open on Thursday

THE OLDEST FIRM OF WHISKT

but well under control. the afternoon the fire was still burning V.O.S.

the property is stated to be insured. Almost all the insure ce companies in the city are affected.

News writing from Kueiyang on March A correspondent of the .. Daily 10th saya

MASSACRE OF LEPERS.

WHISKY

AND

CALDBECK'S

LIQUEUR

WHISKY

ARE TWO OF THE BEST KNOWN

tion that the officials in the Flingi district have massacred come forty lepere.

The Catholic Mission here has informe BRANDS OF "No. 1" WHISKY

If this information is tree some of the CONSUMED IN THE EAST.

barbarous seh With all the faults of the Manchu régime, would such action have official class now holding power are a

are recent years at any rate? I rather bren allowed to go unpunished in the doubt it.

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