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A MUSEUM AT THE SUPREME COURT SOME HISTORIC QUILL PENS AND
MEMENTOES OF CRIME:
Our local museum has a rival, which, so far as quill-pens gu at least, rises vastly superior to any of the collections which occupy cases at the City Hall. This other
CANTON NOTES.
[FROW OUR OWN CORRESPONDENE.]*
CANTON, November 9th.
THE MONARCHICAL 'MOVEMENT,
Apparently the movement to revert to a Monarchical system of government in China has met with firm support to all sides. In a telegram jointly signed by
TEN, HONGKONG VAILY: DRESS, VRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, 1915.
U.S.A. SEAMEN'S ACT.
THE LANGUAGE TEST. Section 13 of the Seamen's Act of March 4th, 1918, providos, in part, as follows:-
"No vessel shall be permitted to depart from any port of the United States unless she has on beard a crew not less than 75
museum is not housed in an imposing Loung Shih I and the various Minister per centum of which, in each department;}
the Canton authorities aro requested to change the wording and style of orders
thereof, are able to understand any order the documents they have been in the given by the officers of such vessel.”
The Department of Commerce at habit of submitting to the Central Gov- ernment, Where formerly Great Pre-Washington, in a circular dated Septe sident" was used, it will be His Maber 18th, 1916, explains somewhat in de tail the meaning of the section referred to, and the substance of this explanatory eir. cular is issued to the shipping interests in Hongkong for their information and guidance
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issued to all the government departments to net accordingly.
IMPORTANT HEBELS ARRESTED.
The words able to understand any
are construed to mean the necessary orders orders given by the officers of such vessel ** that may be given to members of the crew in each department in the course of the No specifie performance of their duties, language is required, but only that what ever language is used it shall be under- stood as the law requires.
building: it is contained in a large glass case who occupies a ontner in the office of Mr. Sliva, clerk to the Puise Judge, but it bristles with carios of crime-and quills which have figured in local history. Mr. Silva's father was an old Governmentjesty the Emperor": "In accordance servent, and his chief hobby seems to have with mandate received" will now appear been the collection of quill-pens used for
มีน "In obeyance to high decres; and signatures representing milestones in the signed by so and so will in future Thus it is that the be altered to "so and so respectfully Colony's history,
memorializes Instructions have been museum contains the quill-pen "used by H.E. Sir Hercules George Robert Robin son, Governor of Hongkong, in signing bis outh of office, 9th September, 1839." Thon
A few days ago, two notorious rebel- there are the quill-pras used by H.E. Sir Richard Graves McDonnell, in signing chiefs, who were entrusted by the revolu- his oath of office as Uoveror of Hong- tionary party with the establishment of a seditious organ hi the Delta and the are kong," March 12th, 1808; and the pens
The Department of Commerce also con- used under similar historic circumstances incitement of the soldiers who by Mr. William Thomas Meroci (Adminis- stationed in this part of the country to
orders as may normally be given to mem- trator), July 12th, 1882; M. Francis mutiny, were arrested by Commander strues the section as meaning only such Fleming (Administrator), February. 19th, Li, of the Kongmoon "Land Army "
A number of seditious docu-bers of the crew in sach, department, of Digby Barker, Brigade. 1890; Major-General (Administrator), May 7th, 1891; Major-ments and badges was also seized, and the vessel in the course of the usual per- General Wase Whitfield (Administrator), the prisoners have been escorted to Can-formance of their regular duties. Among these duties, however, should be included April 13th, 1870; H.E. Sir Arthur ton to be tried by court-martial.
lifeboat-work or ethergency work for such Edward Kennedy (Governor), April 10th, 18:2; and the quill used for the first
members of the crew as may be called upon to perform thess classes of work. Department would not consider ignature in the Colony of H.E. Sir John Fope Hennessy, made on April 23rd, 1877;
proper construction of the section to re- And also of the following-Mr. John
quire, for example, that a waiter should Gardiner Austin. (Administrator) on
understand orders normal to the engine- October 15th, 1874; E. Sir William
room force, or that a stoker should be re- Robinson, (Governor) on December 10th, 1891; Mr. G. T. M. O'Brien. (Adminis
It is very gratifying to see that the authorities have the situation so well in hand, and there is every hope that it will not be long before one sees the pro. vince of Kwangtung entirely rid of revolutionary elements, which at present seem to be goattered all over the country
SUGGESTED RAILWAY EXTENSION.
The
quired to understand orders relating solely
Mr. Tang Wak Hee, a well-known trator), on November 1st, 1893; H.E. Sir elder-man in Canton, is now contemplat to the work of a deckhand or seaman. Ing. Henry Arthur Blake: (Governor), Novem-ing the raising of capital to floot an ber 24th, 1895; Major-General Wisone Black (Administrator). February 1st,
enterprise for the extension of the San- shini Railway from its present terminus
the cases, however, of a waiter, a stoker, a spanien, or other employee on the vessel who was assigned to do emergency or lifeboat the section to require him to understand orders for such emergency or lifeboat ser-
1808; Mr. W. H. Marsh, (Adminis (Hohow) to Nanning, the seat of govern work, it would be a proper construction of
trator), May 31st, 1879; Mr. AL S. Ton- pachy (Administrator), September 12th, 7881; .E. Sir George Ferguson Bowen (Governor), March 30th, 1883; Major-
·General W. Górdon Cameron (Adminis trator), Juve $4th, 1885 H. E. Bir George
William Des Vœux (Governor), October eth, 1987; and Mr. Frederick Stewart,
·(Administrator), March 7th 1888.
These quills are all in the legal sanctum
ment in the neighbouring province of Kwangsi.
This project, if earried out, will mean In the a lot to the Cantonese people. first place, of course, traffic will be greatly facilitated; and, secondly, the transportation of general merchandise and ex- will be greatly facilitated couraged, as at present it is greatly hindered by the prevalence of piracy The cost of throughout the country.
referred to, and the ink used with them. necessaries will, as a consequence, be re-
has also been preserved.
IIe is a
duced, and, at the same time, as the transport of freight will be increased, the Government's revenue will be con- siderably augmented by enhanced duty and likin receipts.
MYSTERIOUS ME YE Everyone who has inspectail the com- must have came pact little
to the away filled with curiosity as identity of Ye-that is his only
A petition strongly recommending this Jegiblo tite-whom photograph finds
project has been submitted to the Gor- a prominent place in the case. fat and jovial-looking Celestial, whose ernor and the General, and it is reported face seems to indicato such honesty of pur- that Mr. Choi Nai Wong, the special pose that he does not appear capable of having done harm to ally. Underneath Opium Commissioner, has been choson the photograph are the words. Ye, who Director-General of the syndicate. left Canton, disguised, in a chair. On the hillside he was stopped by English soldiers, and detained on suspicion, be cause he had eleven fingers. This photo- graph was taken on board a British man- of war, Ye being seated by the side of a cannon."
And that is all My, Silva knows about the rotund Mr. Ye, with the eleven fingers. There is no date to assist one to unravel the mystery, but the collector intends to prosecute searching inquiries- for this pleasant-looking old gentleman, with the generous supply of fingers, may have a thrilling history.
POISONED BREAD, "
Another interesting exhibit is a slice of the poisoned bread with which an attempt was made to poison the British garrison, and other Eur: peans here, in January, 1857, by some fifty Chinese bakers. Attached to the bread is a newspaper cut- ting dealing with one of the poison prose cutions. This reads:-
POLICE COURT NEWS.
A DUAL OFFENCE
vice,
This law takes effect as to vesicla of the
as to a foreign vessels on March 4th, United States on November 4th, 1915, an
1016.
GEORGE E. ANDERSON
(American Consul-General)." Hongkong, November 11th, 1915.
READY FOR THE KAISER AT
ANY TIME. COUNT OKUMA ON HOISTING THE ENEMY WITH HIS OWN PETARD.
At a meeting held recently at Tokyo, under the auspices of the Japan Civilisa- tion Association, Count Okuma said:
"I have devoted the greater part of my life to the advancement of civilisation, and am determined to dedicate my remaining The wonderful strength of Germany in her years to the same cause, struggles with most of the world Powers I do not attribute to her physical supe riority, but, indeed, to her Kultur. The German Emperor has regarded Japan. with hostility and, referring to us as "the devils of the Far East," declared, that he would lead the whole of Europe in con- If the German Emperor should wish to fight us, we are ready at quering us any moment. We have imported from Europe ammunition and implements of war, and with the help of these foreign imports we have succeeded in reducing the The excuse given by a Chinese of the stronghold of the self-styled representative "leisure" class when charged with snatch-of Europe. Is this not hoisting the enemy ing two packets of cigarettes from a stall, with his own petard}" was that he was hungry, and had been so for several days. Mr. Hazeland sen- tented him to four hours' stocks,
A coolie who stole some medicine and followed this up by assaulting a lakong was fined and $10 respectively.
TOBACCO AND HUNGER.
MESSRS. HOLT TO ENTER PASSENGER TRADE? TALK OF A PACIFIC RUN. The Chinn Preax, Shanghai, recently contained the following from its Manila correspondent:--
In concluding, Count Okuma dwelt.on the importance of acquiring foreign know- ledge, and expressed surprise at the folly of those who advocate Japan adopting the Constitution of England or Belgium.
SINO-AMERICAN SCHEMES. TO BE DISCUSSED AT SHANGHAL "Dr. Dempster, Colonial Surgeon,
The members of the Shanghai General sworn, said-I had bread for my family
Chamber of Commerce (Chinese) are pre from the shop of prisoner (E. Sing). About ten minutes past eight, on the That Messes. Alfred Holt & Comparing to hold a meeting this month to morning of the 15th inst., soon after
pany, of Liverpool, owners and operators which representatives from the chambers eating some of the bread, my wife told me of the famous Blue Funnel line are to throughout the country are to be invited she felt giddy and sick within the stomach.
enter the passenger trade on the Pacific, Two important questions are to be dis cussed. One is the establishment of the She was afterwards very sick. Ten is the latest report in shipping circles. minutes afterwards, as I was leaving.
According to this news, which comes proposed Sino-American Bank which is I was taken sick myself. For about three from a very reliable source, Messrs. Holt projected by American minutes I vomited very violently; & Company are negotiating for the pur capitalists, and the other the building of thought my stomach was coming up. I chase of the Carnarvonshire and the the Chinese Cotton Association Mills at have never experienced anything like it. Merionethahire from the Royal Mail Shanghai decided on last year. Leading I sent some of the bread of which I had Steam Packet Company, for the trans Chinese have come to a decision on the Both these bank question. The capital will be Pacifie eaten to Dr. Harland, next day."
passenger trade. Dr. Harland, according to the repert steamers are new and have excellent $10,000,000 (Mex.), which will be subscrib- ed jointly by Chinese and Americans." on the faded newspaper cutting, said he passenger accommodation. found that the bread contained, a good The Carnarvonshire, which was built by The various members of the State Council deal of arsenio; five to six grains in every Clark & Company, at Belfast, in 1914, has in the metropolitan city have promised to ounce of bread.
and Chiese
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
CORPS ORDERS BY LIEUT-COL, CHAPMAN, T.D.
JOINED
KRAVE.
1-Priyata GT. May joined the Carpa on 9th inst,,, allotted Corps No. 1938 and posted to Signalling Section,
leave of absence from 10th November, 2.-Sapper S, C, P. Amery is granted
1915, to 10th December, 1915...
3.Parades for to-day, nil
TALADES.
YIELD DAY, 14TH NOVEMBER. -Parade on Cricket Ground at 9 8.2.
Dress. Helmets, Khaki shirts. (no jackets), shorts, putties Rifles, hells, sidearms, two ponches, haver- sneks and waterbottles (filled), Kowloon residents will parade at the Ferry Wharf, Kowloop, nt 9.15 a.m. The Engineer Company will not attend.
The Corps will march to the vicinity of Kowloon City and back, dis- nissing by. 2, p.m.
The Field Day ordered for 28th inst.
is curcelled.
DETAIL.
5-Gun Club Hill, Kowloon,
On duty until morning of 17th inst
B.KVR
Next for duty: Scouts Company. Officer on duty: Capt. Stewart. P. of W. Camp, Kowloon:-
On duty until morning of 17th inst.
H.R.V.R.
NEXT FOR DUTE.
Nov, 17th.-Seants Company. 19th-Scouts Company.
13
1
11
Nov.
"
19th. Centre Section 3. G. Co. 2011.--No, 1 Section Arty Batty.
21st. Left Section M. G. Cer 22nd.-Civil Service Company. 23rd.No. 2. Section Arty. Batty.
OFFICER OS DUTY.
17th,Lieut. Murphy,
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18th-Capt. Butchison. 19th-Capt. Wood,
20th.-Capt. Wolfe,
21st-bient, Bees.
2nd Capt. Churchill, 23rd-Lieut. Danhy. Orders Sergeant from 19th to 24th instant
Sergeant J. H. Ramsay.
G. E. Stewart, Capt.j Adjutant, E.K.V.C.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER. RESERVES.
ORDERS BY' MAJOR WAKEMAN, O.C., ́ ̈ H. X.V‚H.
PRISONERS OF WAR CAMP AND OUN CLUB FILL DETACHMENT. As in Corps Order No. 83.
MUSKETRY,
As in Corps Order No. 83.
The following are detailed for telephone duty at Kowloon City Range on Sunday, the 14th nstant, and will parade with "B" Co. on the Cricket Ground at 7.30 u.m. Dress: Uniform, topees, haversacks and waterbottles, no rifles; semaphore flags will be carried; food will be carrist in haversacks and waterbottles filed:Pics. A. 3. Carter, L. A. Cossart, W. Hill and H. F Gold- sinith.
FOBTING.
Sergi A. Lonch having rejoined is attached. Corps No, 554 and posted to Co. "B" Section 2.
G. K. H. Bartres, Capt.,
INTIMATIONS
LANE
CRAWFORD&Co.
LA
AGENTS FOR
MINERVA CIGARS
MADE IN MANILA
BRITISH MANUFACTURE.
REINA VICTORIA
100
$6.50-
50
$3.50
♫
Estrellas.....
50
$3.75
Perfectos, Tin foil...
25
$2.50
Rings only
25
$2.25
Princessas
50.
$2.00
High Life in the East
50
$2.50
Imperiales
25
$8.75
Londres...
100
33.00
Cortado de la p
· 100
$3.00
GERMAN CIGARS FROM MANILA.
For information of Trades the following list of British and German Cigar Factories was published in a Government Gazette
| Extraordinary of the Straits Settlements :-
BRITISH-LA MINERVA," "LA GIRALDA."
"LA PERLA DEL ORIENTE,”
German
ALHAMBRA,
LA FLOR DE ISTAL,"
or
Geroun
Controlled
"LA PRUEBA,"
'HELIOS,” “YEBANA,”
THEATRE
ROYAL.
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UNPARALLELED SUCCESS!
HORACE GOLDIN,
Adjutant, H.K.V.R. CHANGE OF VAUDEVILLE PROGRAMME
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
MUSKETBY--FARI I.
The following are warned to fire, leaving
Blake Pier at the hour mentioned: Sunday, November 14th, 9 a.m. -
No. 1 Platoon, No. 2 Company. No. 2 Platoon, No. 1 Company. Sunday, November 21st, 9 m. -
No. 2 Platoon, No. 3 Company. No, Platoon, No. 1 Company. Sunday, November 21st, 1 p.m.:
The
No. 1 Platoon, No. 3 Company, No. 3 Platoon, No. 3 Company.
three highest scores in each of the Platoons firing on November 10th were as follows:
No.
2 Company, No. 3 Platoo
1.-P. Roza
2.-C. J. Sequeira and J. M. Britto 65
No,
3.-R. M. Castro ....
2 Company, No. 3 Platoon:-
14. D. Barretto
2.A. M. Bilva
3.J. C. Barretto
No.
2 Company, No. 4 Platoon:-
1. E. M. Castro
88 289 889 782
58
2.-C. A. Nemedios
3.-J. C. Remedios .....
5
No.
3 Company, No. 4 Platoon:-
1.-Yang Hin Pan
56
2-Tang Chak U
50
3.-Chon Hing Keo and Lo Pak
Wai
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PARADES. ETC., 5.30 M CENTRAL STATION. Friday, November 12th-Recruits of all
Companies.
Monday, November 15th-Whole of No. 2
Company.
Tuesday, November 18th-Recruits of all
Companies.
Weuesday, November 17th-Whole of No. Thursday, November 18th-Whole of No, 11
3 Company.
Company Friday, November 19th-Recruits of all
Companies.. EATROLMEN
Patrolmen to whom same has been issued will wear blue uniform and caps (with- out white covers),
F. GENSIS,
6. P. (Reserve).
NUNS IN THE TRENCHES. A convent in one of the Belgian towns a gross tonnage of 0,406, wireless equip subscribe 83,000,000 and the balance of ment, submarine signals, and is a triple 89,000,000 ought to be says The For
Churton. Archdeacon of Hastings, was screw steamer of 16 knots. The Merioneth-East-by the merchants through the near the firing line, said the Ven. T. T. hire, which is somewhat smaller, was built Chambers of Commerce. The promoters threatened with an invasion of the Ger at Glasgow by J. Brown & Company in will promptly open business as soon as
had already happened in similar cases, her nuns and 1913, has a gross tonnage of 4,308, is fitted the matter has met approval at the forth aus and the Rev. Mother, knowing what
coming meeting. Another question is did not know how to pnt out with wireless and is a twin screw
institute a Sino-American Industrial pupils in safety. steamer of 18 knots.
Exhibition in a central district of China. At last one of the nuns said to her, Both the Peking Government and Ameri-Why not send us all into the British merchants have agreed to render trenches? We shall be safe there." This can nasistance in development of the native was done,
When the Rev. Mother was asked if industries. The delegates during the meeting will be asked to select the site he was not afraid of what might happen of the exhibition, and to consider the to her flock she only answered, "But the
men were English. necessary expenses and regulations.
There are numerous other curios; severed queues, innocent-looking pen-nibs which have written death sentences, opium pipes without a history, and last, but by no means least, there is a freak of nature-a Ettle potted dog, in a glass jar, with two heads, oight legs, and two tails, There are many blank spaces in this
Messrs. Smith, Bell & Company, the museum, but Mr. Silva, now that he has local agents of the Blue Fannel line, when been granted permission to carry a hobby seen, said that they had no information into the grim environment of a Court of in regard to the contemplated purchase. Law, intends to add quite a lot of curios It may be lateresting to note that the to his collection-induding sine more Blue Funnel line has just closed a contract quilla,
Mr. Te's ancestry will also be to carry from the Pacific Coast to Japan
9,000 tons of cotton at $9.50 a ton, inquired into.
TO-NIGHT!
AND
TO-NIGHT!!
TO-MORROW NIGHT!!!
NOVEMBER 12TH AND 13TH,
SUPPORTED BY HIS ENTIRE LONDON COMPANY OF 36 ARTISTES AND -FULL ORCHESTRA IN ALL HIS LATEST 20m CENTURY
ILLUSIONS
CREATED BY HIMSELF, CONCLUDING WITH THE GREAT MOORISH PHANTASTICAL Illusional PLAY,
..
"THE TIGER GOD.”
COMMENCING AT 9.15 PM. SHARP.
PRICES
$3, $2 AND $1.
SPECIAL ONLY MATINEE! TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), NOVEMBER 13TH, COMMENCING AT 4 PM. Children Half-Price to all Parts,
BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S.
Hongkong, 12th November, 1916.
IMPORT
NOTICE.
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AND
EXPORT.
HEYBLOM,
WILLEM
IMPORT AND EXPORT MERCHANT
(HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM, H
HOLLAND),
HAS OPENED AN OFFICE AND SAMPLE-ROOM
AT QUEEN'S BUILDING.
3. ICE HOUSE STREET, TOP FLOOR, OFFICE HOURS 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M., 2 P.M. TO 5 P.M. PRIVATE ADDRESS: HONGKONG HOTEL
Sole Agent of more than 30 Manufacturers. Inspection of Samples cordially invited, Can supply everything.
Open to purchase HIDES, OILS, TALLOW, GROUNDNUTS, ETC. Hongkong, 12th November, 1918.
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