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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

boats, rowed

It has been suggested that the gallantry displayed by certain Europeans in rescu- ing some Chinese whose sampen was capsized in the gale last Friday evening should be suitably recognised. Though the wind was blowing at a velocity of 80 miles an hour and a very heavy sea was running in the harbour, these Europeans, seeing the accident, jumped into small distance of 700 yards and resented the Chinese, who would otherwise undoubtedly have heen drowned;

One of the rescuing party even dived into the water and attached a rope to the over turned host, a tranly of which two other members of the family were rescued in-ke_mex of time. These Europeana played & part which not everyone would play in such circonstances. They are all very modest herock. I am told, and look upon the incident as quite common place. Such gallantry, howeyer, is not met with every day, and recognition in Home form seems meet.

Empire Day in Hongkong was the ocension for a magnificent display of- apathy. By the school childreti it to be remembered as the is likely to time when two Sundays came in

week. They were taken to church, and then those who were Boy Scouts or Girl Guides were urged by H.E. the Governor to join the Blue Ribbon Army. In the European quar- ter of the city one could almost count upon one's fingers the Union Jacks that were flown. It was something of a shock to find that the national emblem was not

SWATOW NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

SWATOW, May 25th,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 30TH, 1915.

OBSTRUCTING PROGRESS OF THE PACIFIC MAIL CO.

LITIGATION.

PUISNE JUDGE'S PEAIN WARNING.

A GENERAL STATE OF DIBORDER. We hear that at Weichow there has

Mr. Justice Gompertz issued a plain been military trouble. The brigadier the Summary Court yesterday. An ap- warning to procrastinating litigante in was compelled to depart, having been beaten by a company of rough soldiers Plication was made by Mr. Davidson (of from this district, who acted purely claim for $1,000, on a promissory note;

Messrs Hastings & Hastings) that on selfish grounds. The brigadier, howwhich was fact for hearing that morn ever, on going to Cantos, was permitted ing, should be adjourned. He explained to gather a sufficient number of men to that he had only been instructed a very return to Weichow and recapture it short time, and it was impossible for him It is reported that our

own Tast brigadier, Aft, wh

who had charge of the

military forces at Swatow, and was com pelled to leave for safety, is at present in Canton and is meditating returning to Satow with a large force of men to drive out Moh Su Lin, his successful rival. These rumours, whether true or false, have their dire consequences. The shop-keepers do not know what to do- whether to brave it and, perhaps, lose their all, or shut up shop and depart to their houses in the country,

In the Kityang county there has been violent clan fighting, or rather fighting between the white and red flag groups (for several clans are mixed up in these In this quarrel it is computed that fifty thousand people are involved. I have not yet ascertained the losses on each side, but they are said to be on a more lavish scale than is usual in Chinese fighting The Kiyang magistrate has faced the task of trying to settle the dispute, and he is said to be progressing, but he is handicapped by his sparsity of soldiers

to go on get this sort of thing.

His lordship-I am getting tired of solicitor and when the time for hearing A man goes to one is fixed he changes over to another and asks for an adjournment. I hat leaving this Court for another Court on Wednes day, and I don't want to leave a string of cases for my successor in this C'oart.

SERVICE TO BE RESUMED NEXT MONTH

With the present great shortage of

good news to many to learn that the tonnage on the Pacific run it will be

Pacific Mail Steamship Company intend

month, following a long stoppage which resuming their service of steamers next was brought about as the result of the introduction of the La Follette Bill. The schedule has not yet arrived, but a start will be made next month with the Fene- suele, which will leave Vancouver on or

handsome vessel of 10,000 tons displaci- about June 17th. The Venezuela is a

meat, with a speed of 14 knots, and is fitted with all the latest conveniences and comforts for passengers. It will be possible to carry 111 first class passengera, but the capeo.ty of second class and Mr. Jenkin, who appeared for the de steerage has not yet been decided upon fence, said the facts in this case were A feature of the accommodation will be similar to those which came before his two-berth cabins, while the cabins de luse lordship a fortnight previously, when the will be fitted with beds in place of judge decided that the chop on a promis bunks. In addition, there will be finely nory-nole was a forgery. He was in upholstered saloons, it handsome mon application as that of his friend. stracted strenuously, to oppose any such room, barber's shop, hospital, and a dark He room for photographers. The dining was ready to proceed.

five persons each. The carrying capacity saloon is fitted with two large tables together with small party tables to seat

of the Venezucia is 6,000 tons dead-weight.

mil that it was usual to allow these in Mr. Davidson said he could only sub dulgences, and any inconveniences could be revered by costs.

can do is to non-suit you in this case.

With the re-opening of the Pacific His lordship I think the only thing I Mail service Mr. Morton, who was the It is a very great hardship to the other many years, will return to the Colony agent for the Company in Hongkong for side and to other litigants for a man to and resume his former position.

Mr.

INTIMATIONS

LANE CRAWFORD & Co.

SUMMER

FURNISHING

FABRICS.

JUST TO HAND

CASEMENT CLOTHS

WITH COLOURED BORDERS. INEXPENSIVE. DAINTY. EFFECTIVE.

PLAIN CASEMENT

CLOTHS

IN A VARIETY OF SHADES.

FULL RANGE OF BORDERS TO MATCH,

CRETONNES LINENS

AND TAFETAS.

ALL ABOVE MATERIALS ARE

floating above the Government offices in Along the borders of the Fukien and jump from one member of the profession Hunt will leave Hongkong to go to Kobe, SUN FAST AND TUB FAST.

in the breeze.

the vicinity of the Cathedral, and that the beat which could be done at the hand some new Law Courts was to hang out a collection_of_coolies clothing to Autter One wonders what the -educated Chinese, who understood the significance of the day, thought of these ́ ́ outward and visible signs of an inward and spiritual grace!" For our credit's sake let us do something better then this next year.

The younger men of the Colony who compose the Volunteer Corps may be justified in their assertion that they can show the Reserves, points, in drill and general military accomplishments, but it is to be doubted whether any of their number can equal the eagerness to learn of one member of the Reserves. So

anxious is he to avoid the deep-voiced censure of the Sergeant Major that be has provided himself with a collection of wooden pega-proxies for soldiers-and in the evenings he drills these wooden- headed soldiers with a patience and

next time

to another in this manner.

where he will open an office for the

Mr. Jenkin-The solicitor for the plain- Conipany. tiff who was going to meet me here is now sitting in Court.

His lordship--He is not here out of PRESIDENT YUAN SBIH-KAL T curiosity. (Laughter.) If plaintiff is not ready to go on I shall non-suit him.

tion that the facts in this case were simi- Mr. Davidson objected to the assump.

lar to those in the previoNS CASE.

Mr. Jenkin naked his lordship to certify

for counsel.

Canton provinces from the sea inwards there are some thousands of Northern and Southern soldiers facing each other. The Swatow brigadier feele responsible for his section of the frontier, and he sending more of his men than he can well spare Some fighting has taken~~~ place at Luhapa, not far from Yungting. The Northerners are said to have been worsted. Both parties are afraid of one another. The aim of the Northerners is in save Fukien from the Cantonese and vice versa. I hear, however, that sections of Fukien are declaring for independ everyday in the South.

The President is losing ground wine it will be owing

If he finally fighting for selfish ends rather than for the State.

One would almost like to see pendent States, strong enough to main a strong executive formed by the Inde tain order in the several Provinces, There is such an exerntive in being, bút very little is heard of it..............

ence.

Mr. Davidson opposed this, saying he considered it unreasonable when his side was non-suited.

**LONG CHERISHED THE DESIRE

TO RETIRE *

Evidently in reply to the telegram

PATTERNS ON APPLICATION.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

from Nanking, asking the Chief Execu HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

Government to the Ministry in order to enable the conference to hase its decision tive at once to hand over the power of

on

meg őto rival faction myself have discussed the matter of the Chief Executive has despatched a

SUN YAT SEN INTERVENES

Sun Yat Set is again sending out

frequent adjournments, and we decided His lordship The Chief Justice and

that something should be done to been waiting for an opportunity such as eliminate these procrastinations. I have this. I should like both the English and Chinese Press to publish this to let liti zants, know that they should make up their minds and not change from one member of the legal profession to another

and

a method so

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Hsun and Ni Shih Chung, expressing the conference should devise a me his willingness to retire, but asking that that his retirement may safely be brought to pass without danger to anyone. Is this intended to shorten or to prolong the ngony of the nation? We shall see. In the meantime, herewith a translation of the telegram:-

His lordship non-suited plaintiff with Wan I lived in retirement in my costs to date. If a fresh action were own gardens, I had no intention to citor would give an undertaking to trouble of Hsine Hai arose and reluctant- commenced within one week defendant's re-enter public life. Unfortunately the fund the brief fee if the Court shouldly I took on myself the burdens of the

80 order

THE LATE MAJOR DENT. MEMORIAL AT WEIHAIWEN

State together with others. This I did in defiance of diffeulties and dangers. My spirit has been willing but my ability. has proved insufficient. Thorns of trouble have sprung up everywhore. Ever since the uprising in Yunnan and Kweichow the people far and near have been greatly to see through misrepresentations as well stirred. 1 confess that I lack the ability as wisdom to rise to all occasions,

regularity only possible in one who is feelers in the form of letters severely ask for an adjournment. extremely anxious to become proficient. rebuking the President for not upholding The wooden pegs are set up in a military his sacred vows. He is again trying to row and ** dressed " 10 perfection, after impress upon his sympathisers his three which they are made to form fours" cardinal political principles-freedom of and “on the right (or left) form nationalities, government by the people, platoon" with a precision worthy of well-freedom of exploitation, etc. He holds drilled regulars. In view of this the that the President has keen old Reserve cannot help wondering promises and is rushing the nation into violated all his why, after all this schooling, he invari-ruin. Does Sun Yat Sen expect to be ably makes a sad mess of his section when invited back again? Or wonders. There it receives a command to execute a simi-is no doubt that he has still some supers lar mevement. When he is called over the coals" be goes back to his wooden ficial popularity amongst the Chinese, The church at Weihaiwei was the scene soldiers, and puts them through their

especially in the South, but I do not of an impressive ceremony on May 14th paces again in the hope of being think that his knowledge of statecraft the presence of a large number of the day and night, and I have long cherished

(says the NC Daily News), when, in

My heart has been filled with remorse. _to_do the right thing at the right moment during his short-lived Presidency left in community, a tablet was dedicated to the the desire to retire. Repeatedly have 1 He is to be commended of perishable memories! He introduced into memory of Major Wilfred Harry Dent. consulted with important persons for only for his good intentions.

political life an element of ronance, putation of a gallant officer, had, during in order. They are all of the view that Major Dent who had the deserved re-method by which again to set the house manifest desire to help the people-tu his stay in China, endeared himself to as the step will vitally affect intenral set the prisoners free-but he showed a large circle of friends, who wished to and external relations, the same should little capacity in holding the reins of perpetuate his memory in a place where only be taken with extraordinary care, he spent so many years as an officer in otherwise disaster will result to the the now abandoned Chinese Regiment. natim Recently Tang Chi yao, Liu After the second lesson had been read Haien-shib, Lu Yung ting and Long Chi at a special service held in the church on wang have all demanded that I should soner of Weihaiwei, Sir James Stewart to take a rest. All these requests coincide the mainland, his honour the Commis retire, and Chen Yi has also advised the Lockhart, K.C.M.G., unveiled the brass with the intention which has long been tablet and a special prayer was offered in my heart, being a man of small by the chaplain. In the couren of a servirtue and little capability and deeply special prayers were said for all engaged barnestly hoped that my original inten vice appropriate to the occasion, the embarrased by difficulties and hardship, in or affected by the war. The chaplain, ion may be fulfilled. I assure you that preaching from Ecclesiastes liv, 11 have not the least desire to linger at and 9 said that all who, like Major post or am I unwilling to yield Dent, had given to the war all that was

power and position. in their power to give, had left behind. them an example of devotion to duty for succeeding generations. Their work would leave its mark upon the world

The following is the inscription on the tablet

I have heard it suggested that if King Solomon had lived in Hongkong

government.

these days he might have added a. fifth to the things which he found too

FALL OF TWO AEROLITES. much for his comprehensive and that

At the north side of Chhau An city would have been the principle governing

several persons observed two aerolites sonte recent public appointments in the fall, one close to a school-house and the Colony I confess that there was one

other near a monastery. They fell down appointment, a little time back that gave in red globes about the size of a rice rise to some not unnatural expressions bowl. On coming in contact with the of surprize, but, with this exception, I earth they burst into little fragments. know of no justification for the suggestion Some appointments rest entirely with the Colonial Office, it must be remembered and, in such cases, seniority of service is generally the determining factor

If a race goer had had the good fortune to select each of the six winners at

SPORT.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE

SPORTS NIGHT."

The following challenges are issued in connection with the Sports Night to

Saturday's gymkhana he could have he held by the Hongkong Special Polica tarned a §5 note into $58.70-not, it Reserve at the Victoria Theatre on Wh:: must be admitted, a very magnificent return for a phenomenal run of

Juck

Monday

Nevertheless, those who claims Pc. 301 Maher, Hongkong Police (R that they "backed five winners and serve) will box any amateur in the

one loser but still lost money must have

Colony at 133 lbs. Give or take 3 lbs.

"Young Ward," Royal Naval Yard

put their money on in a very unbusiness- like manner. If all the winnings off five Police, will box any amateur at 136 lb Tares are placed on the sixth and the Give, or take 2 lbs.

selected pony finishes down the gourse, it

Staff Inspector Wildin, Hongkong Is the fault of the backer, and not Police (Reserve), Imports and Exports of the puri-mutuel, that be loses money. Office, will receive all challenge accept

RODERICT RANDOM.

ancer

IN MEMORY

MAJON WILFRED MARRY DENT Second in Command 10th Batt Alexandra Princess of Wales' Own Yorkshire Regiment Green Howards)

He fell while leading his Regiment

On Bill-10

But it will be against my original intention of saving the country if I were to leave my post without devising & the country to disaster. I should not be method for reorganisation and so leave able to lace the citizens if I were to do so. The most important question now how to devise a measure to essure our future As soon as this measure is de

ised, the other question can be solved at once The said Shang Chiang-chan have invited the representatives of the pro- vinces to discuss the question of the

This I am exceed

great policy ??

18 y glad to The situation is

HONGKONG TO CANTON. I

CANTON TO HONGKONG.

8 HONAM.. 10 p.m. FATSIN

TUESDAY 30TH MAY, 1916.

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WEDNESDAY, SIST MAY, 1916,

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MACAO TO HONGKONG

Week days af 7.30 s.o. and 2 pan. Bundays at 7.30 am, and 3

EXCURSION TO

MACAO.

BUNDAY, SED JUNE, 1916.

The Company' New Steamship

TAISHAN

Will depart from the Company's Wing Lor BEIRYT WHARI-H1 3 azt, sad rebus from Macno al 8 pm.

R.3 The Company will who rusa Steuner From Hanne on Sunday at 7,30 kw and from Hongkong så 1 p.m., from the Company Wing Lok Street Wh,

FARES AS USUAL

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Departures from Haco to Canten on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 p.m. Lepertures from Canton to Maono on Tuesday, Thursday and Zwinrday, if 4.30 pane

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delicate and dangers internal and ex- After the Taking of Loosid It is therefore hoped that you fernal are surrounding us from every September 27th, 1915.

will thoroughly tisense the method of A future reorganisation and lay down a During the last three months Germany policy. You will from time to time con has only been able to fill the gaps in the sult the Government and agree upou *. ranks all along the French front by measure that all may share in the re recruits were first employed for active may be kept safe and whole instead of utilizing recruits of the 1916 class. These sponsibility with a view that the country service in December last, and in some coming to immediate grief. With pinya Hongkong: companies before Verdun they now form expectations, I am The Great Prem one third and two-fifths of the strength

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