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SUPREME COURT,

Monday, July 13th..

IN BUMBIARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND, Pak JUDGE.

ALLEGED MALIQIQIH PROSECUTION

Leng Shui Wong, journalist, of Pkt, Js Varas Rond Central » Itu Shui Chan, merchant. The claim was for $1,000 for malicious proscention.

NOTES FROM PEKING,

[BY OUR OWN COREESPONDENT.}

THE KALGAN REVOLT.

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The surprise of the week was the revolt of the troops at Kalgan, which, coming At the time when news had filtered through of an ementé at Protio, has led to a general condemnation of China military methods or absenes of methods. The General Staff in Peking did not. know of the outbreak aniil they learned it from foreign correspondents, a sad commentary

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PERING, July 2nd. MACAO DELIMITATION QUESTION. A paragraph went the rounds of the Chinese papers to the effect that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had sent Note to the Portuguese. Minister in Peking requesting him to arge his Government to settle the question of the delimitation of the boundaries of Macao, and, that the "reply by the Portuguese Mr. 6. Norrington (fmna Mp. d. K. Minister was vegne in tones.'' Bruton's office) was for plaintiff, and credibily informed that there is no truth said, at the outset the defendant hnd in this statement. The Portuguese Minis- apparently, withdraw from the action, for has had no communication with the nud although a atrtement of defence hark! Chinese Government on the subject for beer fled and signed by Counsel, he had five months at least. It does to follow, tod appered, neither had the solicitur, however, that the subject is being He then referred to the statement of neglected, but I a dains and mentioned that the original mention what has been done or what any not at liberty to aut jou in the police court was larceny her done. Ail 1 can say is that the cours as bailee, in-which-plaintiff-in-the-present--in-viw-is-umro-likely to lead to a ser the ution MEL the defendant. While ment than any yet attempted, manager of the plaintiff's firm, the Man Keruk San Po newspaper, a man named Cheung Cheung Ming, the principal of plaintif, borrowed a sin of $4,500 from the defendant, and'a borrowing note was handed to defendant for this aimount. In this borrowing note a set of printing machinery was mentioned. The borrow ing note having been oxecuted, the question." "uns between the principal, Cheung Cheung Ming, the plaintiff, and the defendant 1.ና to a further ment, if it possesses any. Accounts differ arance of money, and it was hen

As the engse and the extent of th found that the machinery on which the revolt. In some reports only two con- principal had borrowed money Was panies are supposed to havi got out of registered in the name of Lening Shui hand, but they seem to have, tou quite, Wong The latter was then reduced to

a lot of damage during their period of sign av assignment for machinery of tiener. Not only did they wreek a vent which he was the owner, and that it should | siderable portion of the town, but they be transferred frust plaintiff to the committed all sorts of outrages upon defendant in consideration of $5,000. women and girls. Fortunately,

was touchet. The assignment was executed at the office property

This incident of Mr. Haywood, Leung Sha Wong and the other one mentioned is not likely Then asked for the $5,000, big, did not to enhance China's credit, though it has receive it, and the bad never recrivel any to be remembered that revolts on the part mory up to this day, although repeated applications had been made for it. Then the Mine Korok Sii 7'6 got into difficulties and plaintiff saw defendant, telling hem that he had unt received the $5,000 and that if the money was not paid he would assign the machinery. Trouble was pressing and subsequently pinintiff in the present action_was brought to the police cdart and ebyged with larceny as bailee Ile (Mr. Norrington).appeared for the defendant (who was now the plaintiff) at the police court and subsequently he was granted bail at 85,000, but as the munications having ubtained the neces result of these proceedings plaintiff hedsary funde for improving the reads in this to spend four days in gol. Then the vicinity have commenced the demolition evidence of the plaintiff in the police of undesirable buildings and have oven court case was found to be contrary and altacked the City Wall, which inconsistent with evidence previously hitherto been regarded with a certain giver, and the plaintiff was fined $50 for

amount of reverence, and are tearing perjury. The came still proceeded and down a portion in order to make'n new Mr. Wood, the Magistrate asked him (Mr. opening at Hua-shinchiao. Norrington) not to open his case and not to cross-examine, and when the entse was finished the plaintiff in the present ease was discharge. The evidence given at the police, sourt was very extraordinary evisience and hê nów asked for $1,000 for damage done personally to the plaintiff api also to business. Just before plain tiff was placed in gaol he had opened business us a printer and much horns had hen done in this direction:

Me. C. P. Mason (solicitor) replying to Mr. Norrington, anid to prosecuted on behalf of the plaintiff in the police murt, He could not say whether the harrowing note was signed in his presencé.

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unpaid soldiery have been fairly emnon during the past decade, and a complete improvement in every depart menit cannot be expected in such a short period even from Yun Shih-kai.

IMPROVING THE CAPITAL.

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In a previous letter I mentioned the projects in contemplation for making Peking a eity which would serve as model for the other cities of the country, A start has already been made with the good work near the Chiermen gate. The Ministries of the Interior and of Com

has

Those who

are keenly interested in the preservation of China's antiquities may regret this official vandalism, But, after all, China has suffered too long from the dominance of the dead hand of the past, and even such an interesting relic, while worthy of preservation if possible, should not he allowed to bar moderu meds requirements.

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THE QUERE-CUTTING CAMPAIGN. To cut or not to cut the queue is the burning, question of the hour in Peking. The Government has decided “ to cut,” but a large proportion of the men profer not to cut," and the situation is becom- ing more and more interesting. Dr. Ariga, the Japanese constitutionul adviser, has expressed the opinion that

When asked to proslure the borrowing time in respect to those proceedings and also the assignment, Alr. Mason contended | the forcible cutting of quellor” is an inter- that he could not be compelled to do so on account of privilege. It came into his possession as solicitor to the defendant.

Subsequently Mr. Norrington explained that the documents mentioned were really exhibits and were necessary to the cafe.

Thereupon bis Lordship held that the documents should be produced for inspection.

Evidence was also given by Mr. Hay wood und Mr. Gardiner with reference to the doctinents.

ference ́ with the liberty of the subject and a violation of the constitution, but as the constitution of China is practic- ally represented by the opinion of the President himself thero is not likely to be any attempt on the part of the

What makes aggrieved to obtain redress. the matter more interesting is that several members of the newly-constituted Council of State retain their queues, and it is felt that the exhortation" of the President

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 14гæ, 1914.

to the very old and the very conservative in remote districts..

Only the other night a policeman stopped a coolio pulting a richa with a fare in it in Morrison Street and snipped off his locks before he knew what had happened.

PERSONALIA.

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The Marquis Denti, the popular chief of the Italian Legation Guard, had a great send-off on Sunday afternoon. Detachments from all the different Lega tion guards marched to the Chicamen Station, as well as a troop of Chinese soldiers, and, with bands playing, gave the Marquis a brilliant ovation. He leaves for home vid Hankow and Shanghai.

WIRELESS.

It would be noticed that the Ministry of Communications denied the tele; graphic news. sent out by Reuter that the Marconi Company had concluded an Agreement with the Chinese Government For the

erection of eight wireless stations. This report is believed to have been a fooler," but it indicates the competition that is proceeding between the Telefunken Company und the Marconi Company for privileges in China..

THE PEKING CLIMATE

THE LIGHT SIDE OF LIFE OVER SEAS.

AMUSING SPEECH BY MR. HARCOURT.

WARM TRIBUTE TO BMPIRE WORKERS.

Colonies, presided on the 18th ult. over Mr. Harcourt, as Secretary for the the annual dinner of the Corona Club, and in a mint amusing speech, reviewed which came under his afministration. the progress of the ports of the Empire Appended are some of the points ha

mado:

THE FAR EAST.

Currency.

A few days ago the thermometer was registering in the region of the 100's in. Wei-hai-Wei basked in are upchangeable the shade, and Peking was taking them like the centre of a cyclone.

Hongkong had its occasional troubles, heat seriously by planning for trips which varied betwegs learrency of. Dr. P. B. Reinsch, the American Minis-ately, the heat has lessened to somewhere (Laughter.)

to the seaside and to the hill. Fortun plague and the plague of ter, leaves on the 7th with Mrs. Reinsch about 85 and 90, and the summer tempern- for Switzerland. The latter has not ture is confortable. With all that, one some time ago, and it is the hope that surably superior the climate here is to been well since she met with an accident need not perspire except in taking

exercise, a fact which shows how immta

prompts the present trip. this will be attended to in Europe that your waist atmosphere with its dripping.

days and clammy nights.

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It is really remarkable

how comparatively few people realise that, in spite of the regular dally cleansing with tooth-powders and pastes, the teeth, and particularly the back ones, frequently become decayed and hollow. Is not that a convincing proof that tooth-powders and pastes are entirely inadequate for the purpose?

Our teeth are not so obliging as to decay only in places where we can conveniently reach them with powders or pastes. On the contrary, it is just in those localities which are difficult of access, such as the backs of the molar teeth, the interstices between the teeth, in the hollows and the cracks, where decay and destruction of the teeth appear most frequently, and are most likely to occur. In consequence, if anyone wishes to preserve his teeth intact that is to say, to keep them healthy,--this can be effected in one way only: by daily cleansing and rinsing the mouth and teeth with the liquid antiseptic dentifrice Odol.

During the

process of rinsing Odol penetrates everywhere, reaching alike the hollows in the teeth, the interstices between them, and the backs of the molars. Odol arrests all bacterial and fermen- tation processes which destroy the teeth. It follows that everyone who cleanses his mouth and teeth with Odol-daily, morning-and- night, protects his teeth from decay and preserves them until late in life.

IS GOLF WORTH WHILE?'

VARIED VIEWS OF THE UNIVERSAL GAME.

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The Foderated Malay States exhibited all the characteristic symptoms of the

(Laughter.) highest civilisation, such as gifts of Dreadnoughts and Boating of loans.

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One of the enters, being told the other day that his gaol was in an unsatisfactory -condition,-suggested that it should be abolished, a happy picture of an Eastern Utopia (Laughter.).

DIS PREDATORY FRIEND." Mauritius was enjoying a condition of promise and prosperity which had never been excelled in its history, to say noth- ing of the enviable possession of an accumulated surplus of four millions of rupees-20 incident which he should not like to come to the knowledge of his predatory friend and colleague, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer. (Great laughter.) Mr. Harcourt, touching on Somalitnad, paid a tribute to the8pleadid bravery of Corfield, Dani and Summers."

JUNDRANCE, OF GEOGRAPHY.

Criticisin was not always fully in- strnetex, le realised when, the spokes In of a distinguished deputation treated. Morabasa as a port on the coast of Northern Nigeria. (Laughter) It was refreshing to find that modern and mercantile men might be as weak in geography as Shakspeare when he spoke

INTIMATIONS

BACK, HANDS AND FACE MASS OF SPOTS

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

Starion Portsladle-by-Sica, Ung. For eight years or more I was troubled with cerma My back, Daunts and fare camo out la mass of small nd spots full of water, which was very painful and some. I could not be dressed sometimes for days together. I tried all sorts

sorts of soap, alon had an oatment made up,

but none did me any good, I was about the same, vory wretched and miserable. A I spent was in vain until I bought a bos of Cuticura Ofutagent and a cake of Cuti- Pura Houp After I had used them I got nach roller, and found the raw places got- ing soothed, headed and dried, and the integration going a lot. So I kept on with both Cutler Soap sut Ointment, wol toon got comnißletely well. I am lear

belt today.

"My sister has been a dranciful sufferer, en her raw on holy, hands and tate, So sent her a 10% of Culicura

intment

and Cuticura Sip Now stu yould not be without Cuticura Seap and Ceura Ointment as they have completely cured her. (Signed) Mrs. Rosa Par- frey, Mar. 7, 191

Cur leurs soap and Ointment sold through- out the world. sample of each with 32- book free from nearest deputi, F. Newbery Bons, 27, Chuirterhouse S., Lendon:. R. Towns & Co., Sydney, N. 8. W.; Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Boston, U. 8, A.

"Tender-faced men should share with

. Chtistra Soap Shaving Stick. Sample free.

of the count-line of Bohemia. (Laughter.)

continued Mr. Harcourt, "and the pro- duction of the Soda Lake will, I supposT. gooi come into conumerce,' though not, as one of my friends thought the other day, in combination with wlansky. These little disappointments are sent to try us-and they do. (Laughter.).

The Magadi itailway is completed, CHS. J. GAUPP

One must not, I suppose, expect too miselt public knowledge on the subject of 109 African possessions, but 1 admit 1 was surprised and disappointed, when a learned mender of Parliament asked the the other day whether in order to ensure the safety of residents on the Essia Gishu plateau in East Africa, 1 would make presentations to the Government of Abyssinia 12" (Laughter)

& CO.,

WATCHMAKERS

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JEWELLERS.

Sierra Lente was proving the truth of SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL

the old adage that cleanliness is next to godliness, for the work nỉ thy missionaries had been closely succevided by the activities.

-of-the soup-hollers:--(Girraf taughter.) ·

He had a little trumble about the fil

INSTRUMENTS.

palm, which scenied to samme suspicious ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS.

souls to suggest palui oil, but he was able

to assure the House of Commons that the concessions were only intended as

Lover

-(laughter)—for native advancement.

---MILES OF DESPATCHES.

The Gold Coast under Sir Hugh

SUN GLASSES.

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Clifford was enjoying such a thoroughly SILVER AND PRINCE'S PLATE.

personal inspection as it had perhaps. never experienced before, and he had been sharing in the Governor's enjoyment through his despatches, which were a liter ary and peripatetic treat,

Au ingenious friend had calculated that if they were typed in one continuous liw it would easily reach to the Cold

Representatives

Coast and back. (Laughter.) But so long MAPPIN & WEBB.

as he wrote of such interesting tours no despatch could be too long, and he wished him many another tour on his bicycle, on which he appeared as a cross between" Mercury and Mazeppa.

DEVELOPMENTS IN NIGERIA,

Nigeria had survived and enjoyed a visit from Mr. Strachey. It was believed he canulated the horsemanship of the Haussas and the motor prowess of the Governor-General. But he had returned a changed man, with the aloofness and authority of an Emir and the crudition of a coast lawyer.. (Laughter.) Sir Frederick Luigard was laying out a new. capital on approvved town-planning lines. He was strongly suspected of an intention to create taxable undeveloped land in its neighbourhood. (Laughter.)

A SERIOUS NOTE.

After a brief reference to the West Indies and the Panaina Canal, Mr. Harcour concluded: "If to-night I have. sceed to treat some of the annual in-

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cidents of your life lightly, it has been MACGREGOR&C»

out ul consideration for your digestion, and not because I-esteem lightly your labours or your success. In past years I have tried to tell the House of Commons what I think of the fidelity and efficiency of your administration, and 1 may do so again.

composition, it might seem a haphazardl To thor who do not understand its hotel-potch, but to those who know its inner working it is a delicate and complex machine. Its fuel and its force are the

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MEDICAL AUTHORITIES agree

drinks.

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effect on health, and because it plays a leading part in the growth of national slackness. Thisness is neglected, so that the keen golfer may dash away at odd After Mr. Rudyard Kipling has in- intervals to his favourite links. Again, weighed against the "muddied oats

in order that the rich may save themselves the goal and the flannelled fools' at the the trouble of carrying their clubs, & new Minister of Interior is not likely to wicket, we have now an attack on the i blind alleyr cployment has been made for lives and minds of mei; its lubricant is that, during the HOT WEATHER, After hearing the evidence of the pluit carry much weight when it is ignored has arisen whether the game of golf is more selfish! Let us turn to toe had Service: its output is the credit and glory particular care is messsary as to what one

grasshoppers on the links. A discussion their less fortunate brothers--what could the good faith and good fellowship of the tiff. bis Lordship gave judgment for the by, Higaly-placed, men

in the State. good for the stability of the nation. Is effect on health. The game of golf has plaintiff with custs, at the same time These men are to be invited to comply it an ennobting game, or is it degenerate? been the cause of tnuty nervous break of the Empire." (Cheers.) remarking that it was the worst case of with the instructions before the end of ing letters on the subject. T. W. W., one under the strain of an important match.

Tin Timer has published some interest downs, and I have seen many men collapse;} its kind which had ever come before his the month, but if they do not, no mention of their correspondents, protests against Don't play golf, and be perfectly happy Oae would expect the gentlemen at untier.

is made as to what will happea. If the indecent posturings" of young and healthy" is my motto; perhaps some San Francisco who are concerned in the The

women, the heavy betting among men, and of your readers will agree with me. pressure be brought to bear upon them,

promotion of the Panama-Pacific Inter- alley employment.

the craze for golf the Golf Fiend" might Hongkong is or is not situated in the die a natural death. The "Golf Fiend" West Indies, but apparently in the is an abomination to society. He gets up "Division of Exploitation there is and, on his return, at unearthly hours and rushes to the links, doubt and uncertainty on the subject, for-

bores 19 with we received yesterday a letter addresses uninteresting accounts of how he holed

as follows:-- out in 2, or reached the gre

from a

EDITOR, supposel unplayable position.

SAR observes:-I think that golf tends to dúll the brain. It makes a man alow and lethargic. It puts the brake on Several letters on the topic have roached his intellect. It is surely absurd to see the Evening Standard. Some are given suppositiously sensible men walking miles below:---

round links frivolling about with a ball H.O.W. writes:-1 oppose golf strongly 1 they often lose. Golf is, I believe, & for two outstanding reasons--its bad. favourite game in lunatic asylums.

TYPHOON WARNINGS..

The American Consulate-Ceneral re- ceived yesterday, from the Manila Obse vatory, the following telegrains?—

10.15 m.

Dr over

Cyclone, or typhoon, near Northern Formosa, moving W.N.W

I expect they will resign their position particularly the creation of a new blind D.R.T. says:--Perhaps if we could kill national Exposition to know whether ANALYST, Dr. Jons WisTER, Ph.D.,

and return to retirement.

Even among the enlightened Chinese it is astonishing to find the almost general approval, of this campaign. There is comparatively little sympathy for those who wish to retain their hirsute appendage.

If the Government were content to let 7.30pm- Typhoon or cyclone near or over the the matter take its natural course there Northern Ladrones or Mariana Islands,

can be no doubt that the influence of the new fashion in hair would be sufficient moving W, or W.N. W

in a year or two to reduce the queues

Old Duffer," another correspondent, defends the game vigorously, and con- young people, not to the exclusion of tends that it may properly be played by

more strenuous games, but as a variant.

"Anti-golf returns to, his previous attack. Having stated his objections to the game on general grounds, he now pro- ceeds to declare that golf in schools is a rampant evil.

"HONGKONG DAILY PRESS." HONGKONG,

F.R.S., &c. &c.. has declared

AQUARIUS WATERS to be Highly Aerated and in perfect condition and to be made from Fare Distilled Water." These Waters are therefore highly suitable for consumption

STRAITS, SETTLEMENTS, BR. WEST INDIE geography possessed by the San Francisc Thanks to the superior knowledge of Post Office officials, the communication during the Trial Sommer. reached us direct and not by way of the Britian West Indies and the Strails Settlements.

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