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"WEST RIVER COLLISION ACTION.

WHAT IS A FAIRWAY:

The contest between the Shui On Steam-

SWATOW NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

SWATOW, May 3rd,.........

- AN OLD RESIDENT'S ILUNBIS IN LONDON,

We are very sorry to learn of the seri ship Company and the Standard Oil Coous illness of our old friend, Mr. Richard in the Supreme Court in the Admiralty sup, vi Restalrig, who has been for a long action for $100,000 is nearing its end. It period the head of Messis, Bradley & Co has been keenly fought throughout, and Although he had attained to years beyond yesterday there were some warm passages the allotted span he heartily gave his sur between opposing counsel

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 11mm, 1016.

MACAO NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT][

MADAO, May 10th.

We are having a spell of very dry weather and everythins, as a consequence covered with dust The odours from the streat drains, which are cleaned per haps once a week, are by no means pleasant. Formerly, at this season of the

fre pumps, and the streets were watered

**THE WISHING CAP

PERFORMANCE BY PUPILS OF ANGLO-FRENCH SCHOOL.

The pupils of the Anglo-Freneli School, Causeway Bay, gave a most succatril performance of that charming little oper etta The Wishing Cap" in aid of flie charitable works of St. Paul's Institu- tion yesterday. The pupils, for whose careful training the French Sisters were

with nuch credit, and the play was with

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vicen for the Home Guard. He has been ear the dans were Bushed with the ntirely responsible, do uitted them ICE CREAM FREEZERS. Mr. Eldon Potter (for the Standard living in London for some years. We re frequently. Now, however, the Sanitary nessed with great pleasure by a large Oil Company) said the point of law he member how unwilling he was to leave Department seems to have fallen asleep audience, intended to deal with was that, assuming Swatow for home. He loved it and 3. Let us hope it will not need an t-

that the Feth was not in the fairway, there was no oblignion on their part to

have lights

The Chief Justice suggested that if he was not prepared to accept the evidence

climate, and would have gladly ended his days here. We still hope that he may

recover, although reports are not en- couraging,

PLAGUE AND ITS PREVENTION.

The performance commenced with un

break of sickness to stir the oficials inlu overture at the piano by Misses L. and

ectivity

News has been received by cable from Portugal of the death of Dr. Almeida.

Almeida

M. Brinton. The scene in Act I was laid in the Courtyard of Durden Farm, where, on Michaelmas Eve, the servants

for the defendant Company on the sub plague is very insistent and is having its colony for more than a dent in the Fassemble to celebrate the end of their

ject of lights he would have to reject the whole story altogether. Supposing be be-

Ja districts inland from the post daily toll of victims. We have had

offer than 20 years and during the last five years held the position of Colonial Surgeon. He had many friends

lived there were no lights and Mr. Poz. abundant opportunity of testing there and his death is widely regretted.

ter's" "itncesca were telling falsehoods: entirely in regard to this point, he would not only have to reject that but the whole story whither she was protected or looked

after or dot.

value of timely innoculation with the Bom

Members of the same fami bay serum. lies who have submitted to the antidote aro escaped, while those who thought they were wiser have succumbed. The consequence is that whole villages are

at

WELL-KNOWN HONG KONG

PILOT'S DEATHI-

Messrs. Jardine. Matheson & Co., Ltd. cager for the doctor to come and innocu-have received official information from

them. I understand that the remedy Thursday Island to the effect that Capt effective for eighteen months.

Thomas Hartley Christie, aged about 62, who has been for many years a pilot, on the Canton River, had passed away in the Hospital on the Islands Capt.

Mr. Potter My pusition is this: as- suming this wreck was out of the fair way and had no lights, and was not aty tunded in any shape or form, if she was e THE POLITICAL SITUATION. out of the fairway There is no liability Our political life is quiet and nuevent- whatever to attend her. He suggestedful. The Chinese who enjoy being a law that this argument. might be left until

unto themselves appear to thrive. White afterwards, and allow the case to prove there is a good deal of highway robbery on the facts. If required, he could then.

there does not appear to be more than deal with the law.

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year of service. They are joined by Elsa, the dainty daughter of Dame Dur- den, who participates in the revelry.“ A gipsy queen caters and plots to kidnap Elsa. She persuades the servants to take their mistress' daughter out on to the moors to find "The Wishing Cap," and on this expedition Ela is stolen and car-

where she is harshly treated. The good ried away to the Gipsies' Encampment, LIGHT IN WEIGHT-BRIGHT AS SILVER-DO NOT BUST

fairies watch over her, however, and in due corso conduct her back to her mother and home.

Much artistry had been displayed in the arrangement of the scenery, and the performance afforded great pleasure-as

much almost 16 the children participating

Christie had been suffering from malaria or a considerable time, and he left on he St. Albans for a holiday in Austras to the audience. lia to recuperate. Apparently he

Se

Mr. Alabaster opposed this procedure, usual. South China 38, on the whole, became worse on the way down, and was

where he died, on the 26th March. removed to hospital at Thursday. Island,

The dramatis persone was as follows:- Darde Durden, "Misa Vera Crees. Elsa (her little daughter), Misa Rose Boanas

Companion to Dame Durden, Miss L. Brinton.

Katisha (Gipsy Queen), Miss V.

Maid Miss R. Hazeland..

Decensed was formerly in the service of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, leaving the Company's employ in 1996 to undertake pilotage on the Can-Danenberg.

on River. He had piloted Messrs. Jardine,, Matheson & Co.'s steamers up. Servants :-Misses M. Danenberg, the river ever since, and was a man in Tollan, D. Haynes, A. Bandet, E. Miller, whose trustworthiness every confidence M. Ranisey, U Guimares, M. Noronha, was placed. Previous to entering the and M. Lamorte. Company's service he was in commandFairies Fairy Ecota, Miss F Sim- of the Adelaide Steamship Company's mons; Fairy Volante, Miss L. Haynes; vessel Adelaide.

Fairy Epions, Miss M. Brinton.

It was most anticard of. They have North generally, The recent decrees more peaceable, thon Mid-Ching and the

points in this case; the first he could knock out, and the second he thought has issued from Peking are all dead. The nothing in it. That was the point as re-establishing of the old literary to fairway what he (Mr. Potier) called examinations has not been at all popular his law. There was nothing in it at all, and has consequently dropped into limbs, burt” br, had come there fully prepared to The feeling is becoming more and more røret. it, and now Mr. Pofler practically general that the only solution of the poli- asked for an adjournment, because hetical problem is that the President resign thought it might not be necessary to pro-all power, and that a man of the people's ced with the law. If his lordship de choice be elected in his place, but as far cided the case first of all it would give us we can see the President is of a differ the other side virtually an appeal after ent mind.

May 5th wards. He wanted the whole thing deals

Since writing the above, news has coms. Yesterday the flags on the Company's which has to some extent electrified the steamers in port were half-masted as a

About two thousand northern soltoken of respect. diess have been landed on the southern- most seashore of Fuk Kien. (Fuk Kien

with now.

His lordship said what he intended to convoy was that when the case on the

facts was over, if he wanted anything upon the how he would call upon them. It sould not be in the nature of an. appeal.

Mr. Alabaster We would have the 'shole of the evidence of the fairway and the whole of the law on fairway separate

air.

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COMPETITION. RESULT.

has still remained constant in her ad- herence to the President's rule.) A more numerous force was sent sunth, but one of the transports was, as you reported, sunk. (There is something mysterious about the sinking of this transport which

The result of the Bogey Pool compel has not yet been cleared up.) The Govern

tion played during the Easter holidays His lordship-Very good. You had het ment's northern military strength is "over the Relief course (9. holes), Fanling, "ter go right on, Mr. Potter, Mr. Alabastard-less than that intended for the in as follows

ter, says he thinks he can knock you out on the Inets and he does not want you

I would rather my friend finished his case.

to have a second knock.

Mr. Potter-That is exactly what I feel, Mr. Alabaster-You want two knocks.

· Let us get done with facts first.

Mr. Putter- Really, Mr. Alabaster, 1 cannot understand your mind at all ¦.

vasion of Canton. At present the northern soldiers are hovering on the borders of

Canton Province at a place called Chhau An approximately six miles from the border within Fut Kien. On the actual frontiera mountain pass--a few modern guns are placed manned by Northerners. Six miles distant from this frontier with

in the Canton Province on the highway to Huangking about a thousand Kwang- tung troops are posted. We are most

anxious to know what these soldiers, are

Mr. Potter then dealt with the legal aspect of the case is viewed by him. The first thing to decide was: what is a fair. way! The law said that the fairway was the usual course followed by ships. Mr going to do The aim of the Northerners is to subdue Kwangtung, but in "order Driscoll was quite clear that the wreck

to do this they await some eventuality was right out of the fairway. Or course they could not make ships, take the fair they are hoping for discordant elements way. They could do what they liked to break out in Canton, when they will with their ships, pile them on the rocke, pounce on their prey.

Mr. R. A. Brand Mr. E. R. Mitchell Mr. H. Bates Captain Campbell Mr. C. H. P. Hay Mr. F. A Ridmond MJR Watson Mr. N. J. Stabb Mr. E. Carpmael

up te Zup tie

1 up

Tup

Fup

all square ...all aquare all square

appointed to the important post of in- spector. Later be was transferred to Swatow in order to make a careful sur vey of the surrounding neighbourhood to make note of its land and water com munications. During the anxious period of the rebellion and revolution five years One Brigadier age he was sent with troops to Nanking, or run them on a sandbank, if theyGeneral is valiant in his endeavours to but on his arrival negotiations for peace

liked. The evidence of five Europeans who were called must prove that the Shus On was not on her usual course. It was admitted that she was two hours late, and ho submitted that she took this short ent to save time.

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Small Fairies:-J. Thornbill F. HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

Hamilton, M. Nolan, P. Gundall R Young, K. Simmons 1 Thornhill, H. Solomon, G. Johnson, B. Hardwick, G.

and K. Russell

Will & the Wisps-N. Hazeland, M. Wiles, D. Windebank, A. Hemedios, E. Sternberg, J. Watson, F. Hammes, and

1. Lysaught.

Gipsies ----Miss C. Miller, Miss P. Miller, Miss F. Rodney, E Nuronha, V. Young, B. Young, A. Tollan, M. Frenan- dez, V. Young, K. Lysaugt, M. Russell, and R. Young.

Mdlle L. Thomas, Miss L Brinton, Miases C. Miller and M. Nolan, and Miss V. Crees also rendered instrumental. Stems, which were obviously much appre- ciated,

The performance is to be repeated to- morrow and Saturday afternoons, at 5 o'clock./

TYPHOON WARNING,

The following telegram was received by the American Consulate General, Hong kong, from the Manila Observatory

9.30 a.m., May 10tb- Cyclone or Typhoon W of Guam, moving W. or W.N.W.

meet the situation; he is sending troops were already in progress, and he return- to guard Chhau An and to block the wayed immediately to Canton, where he was of the enemy's advance. Naturally some given an important jost. The present uneasiness is felt by the natives. For a Viceroy or Governor was not quite sure victorions Northern army might wreak of him and sent him to Chhau Au. When vengeance on those who so readily declared the President announced his monarchical Mr. Alabaster They would have to independence. Some schools are being intentions, Mok concluded that distur wait outside the Harbour anyhow, in ne-

disbanded. The feeling prevails, how-bances would immediately follow. His eordance with police regulations.

ever, that Canton will speedily settle its soldiers were well-drilled, intelligent and Mr. Potter said it was nothing unusual quarrels and present an unbroken-front strictly disciplined. Thus fact was known to have a conflict of evidence between two

to the enemy,···

to the authorities at Canton, and his men

experts, but certainly it was strange when ⠀⠀

were immediately broken up and sent in

it came to the exact depth of water round

It will interest some of your readers to small companies into various districts i-wreck. He pointed out that Captain know who Mok Tau Lan is on whose cap But Mok did not fail to maintain direct Fothergill's soundings an oven 8 feet-rble shoulders resta great responsibility communication with them all. When entirely agreed with the soundings taken at present, viz., that of upholding the matters came to a crisis recently ha was by the Harbour Master of Rongmoon, integrity of this populous and rich ve able to assemble the scattered fragments, whose statement was put in by the other gion of the Province. He is a native of At his summons they appeared at a pro aide The Captain of the Shui On him Tung Kwas, near Canton, on the sunny arranged rendezvous, and were able to self admitted that he would not take his side of forty. In his youth he was very quell all opposing elements in our neigh ship even into 9 feet of water.

studious and was very early devoted to hourhood and Mok

finally entered the study of military maters. He made Swatow in triumph with very little fht rapid progress in the military college and ing and an unappreciable loss of life. He was selected to be sent to Japan in order bas, undoubtedly, shown considerauten

Mr. Alabaster Yea, but this is differ ent. This was low tide.

Mr. Potter Mr. Alabaster, I wish you would not persist in trying to make out that this side is always misconstruing things.

Subsequently the case was adjourned."

to become proficient in hin profession. ability in organization and, if left alone, After he graduated in Japan he came would probably bring order out of the back to bis native Provinca, where he was present somewhat chaotic conditions the

prevail. Continued on text Column.)

active service. This is the scheme of the

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE BONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION 60., LTD,

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Single Fare By Night Stemmer Retur

(available also for retera

by day sisama)

tangle Fare by Day Steamer Ketera

$6.00

11.00

15,00

9.00

CANTON TO HONGKONG.

THURSDAY, 11TH MAT, 1916.

8. MBUNGSHAN. 10 p.m. KINBITAN.

HONGKONG TO CANTON. I

BKINHÄN

5 pm. FAISHAN.

FRIDAY, 12TH MAY, 1916.

85m. FATIHAN,- 10 pm. HEUNGSHAN.

$. HEUNGSHAN. 5 pm. KINSEAN.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

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A HONGKONG 8.8. TAIBRAN, Tõns 31,008; --

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MACAO TO HONGKONG®

Week days at 7.50 a.m. and 3 p.m. - Gundays wš 7,30 am, and 3 pm. EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 14TH MAY, 1916

The Company's New Steamship

«TAISHAN”

Wait depart from the Company's WING Lox Stiker Waiks it 9 am, and return From Maese in 3 p.m. tu je k

NBThe Company will also run a Steamer from Maowo on Bunday no 7,30 1,36: sed from Hongkong at 1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lak Sireet Whard

FARESMAS : USUAL,

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SINGAPORE WOMEN AND THE WAR.

Singapore women are very eager to do something that will prove their deep sympathy with victims of the war. A movement has already been started, as announced in our issue of April 10th, for collecting women's" personal econo my savings monthly with a view to soldiers and sailors blinded in the war. But it is felt that more than this may be done. Queen Mary has banded over to the Red Cross Bociety, the Star, and Garter Hotel at Richmond, which occupies what many consider the most beautiful site in England, in order that it may be made into a home for soldiers and sailors permanently disabled on “British Women's Hospital Star and Gatter Building Fund" and the appeal for money is made to women only. The women in Singapore would like to have award, or a fixed number of beds in that Home for which they would make themselves responsible, and with which the name of Singapore would ever be associated. So far, the proposal has only been discussed privately, but it is pro- posed to hold a meeting of women at the Victoria Memorial Hall to consider the RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY matter and if possible to arrange for Vor Demad Drafts of London on the day

oncert in the Victoria Theatre of or preceding the departure of the Day, the admission charges,glish Mails also Table of the and low so that all may participate, Yearly Approximate Average Courts, garden parties, and personal collectin would be kept in view as means of f raising the fund to substantial pro portions.Straits Times.

fixed

8. BAINAM, 588 bons, and 98, VINNING, 569 on One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wschow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 63 about 8 mm, and the other leaves Whow for Canton on the game days at 8.30 mm, Bound trips take sboni & days. Pamengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company direct Steamers LINTAN and SANUL The vessels bava superior Cabis comodation and are lighted throughout by eletrially. Elettrie Fan in esok Cabiny

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