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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY DECEMBER 22

BIRTH On the 16th December, 'at Shanghai, the wife of THEO RUrr, of'à'son;

he Hongkong Celegraph

LOCAL AND GENERAL

THE German mall of the 22nd November was delivered in London on the 21st instanty Tus Yahiko Maru has been refinated at Port Anbur. The is one of the steamers employed to seal the mouth of Port Arthur...

THz Cortan ex-Minister at Paris has wired that it is hopeless to expect American interven. | tion in favour of Cores.

THE German steamer Gera, agents Messrs. Matchers & Co, arrived from Vladivostok to day with 14 officers and 2,170 men homeward

bound.

Hongkong, Friday, December 23, 1905.

MR. POLLOCK'S PROGRAMME.

Mr. H. E. Pollock might almost be described as the "old parliamentary hand" of Hongkong. He had absolutely nothing to do with personalities at the meeting of unofficial Justices of the Peace yesterday and yet under the suggestion that he would layTue 1.-C. S. Sulwo, which arrived at Shanghaj his whole life bare he formulated a pron the 17th inst., reports that on the 15th inst. gramme. There is nothing more dangerous she passed the str, Nanchang ashore off than a programme, because if the single Collinson Island, upper end. The str. Loyang item, which the so-called man-in-the-strees was in attendance,・・ advocates, happens to be forgotten then his A LIST of names is being prepared of the mem vote is forever lost. Mr. Pollock, however,bers of the Chinese Imperial Clan who desire never proved to better advantage his right to to proceed abroad to Westam countries for sit at the board of the Legislative Council education, and who will be given a grant as than when he enunciated: a programine of jupport for their studies.. local needs." It is perfectly true that Hong. kong is a Colony and, not a village, but to those who live and have their being here, the question as to the situation of the near est pump has a direct beating. Of course Mr. Pollock was carried away" when he said that debating power and the ability to speak in public were the most important qualit fications in a representative of the unofficial Justices of the Peace at the Legislative Council. We do not want debaters, soi, Per Dozen $16.50 disant or otherwise; neither do we

want public speakers.

What we must certainly do want is a representative. sure of his facts, certain of his support, and prepared to go to lengths to gain be for the good, of the people. The old

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MERCHANTS,

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THE Buperioress and sisters of the Italian Convent beg to tender their best thanks to those gentlemen who so generously subscribed

and collected, subscriptions to the Italian Convent Orphans' Christmas fund,

AT 6,50 p,m, yesterday, the jury, impannelled

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGEN

THE GOVERNOR'ON

REGULARITY.NE

1905

ANTONANG

[From Our Own Co

Canton

The death, is announced of Percival Staines, of Chicago, who time past, had been employed as a witcher the Imperial Maritime Customs at Can was recently taken ill with dysentery, and pened The deceased, who has only as years of

he grew worse he was sent to the Goverment Civil Hospital, at Hongkong News of his death at that institution reached here to-day,

DE LECTURE C

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There was a very large gathering at 6t. Joseph's (English) College today, when the successful scholars were presented with the prizes they had won as the result of the years work. His Excellency Sir Matthew Natban was present, accompanied by his private accretary, Mr, R. A. B. Ponsonby, and among the others who attended were Bishop Pozzoni, Mr. E. A. Consul for Portugal, and many others. The The Rev. CH. Hickling, of toesien frying. Inspector of Schools, Mr. A. G. Romano, proceedings started with a programme of music, at the ongi heart the headquar followed by a sketch of Aladdin and his text anche ne vening yet bound ters of American Presbyterian Misalon and, wonderful lamp," which had been transmuted in the theatre of the Medical Hall, deliyured a ́into boyish parlance. The programme was as

lecture on the Land of the Midnight Bun. His remarks were illustrated by, a series of excel- follows."

lent limelight CWT, CAN A Chorus

"Frolagus by Master H, Taylor

SET FORTHCOMING ENTERTAINMENTÄ? CARE Duet ... My Excellent Friend". Cb. Lecsen fiture a number of ladies and gentlemen in

There are rumours in the air that in the near

tond giving an entertainment in the Shamien theatre, and are to be assisted by a troup of minstrels from off one of the gunboats in port. turbance breaking outs At present very little can be gleaned in con- dection with the affair, but there is some"talk" "ye ast evening an attack that the funds may be devoted to the cause of the lepers,, which. Dr. Andrew Beattle has soon the Waterworks much at heart. It is certainly a worthy object

malcontents. It was ropu and should receive unstinted support.

Chorus

"The Jolly Chafers "notony, Frana. Abt,"

The College Chal

2. Masters J. Tavares und. Paul Elupuy,) "We love to sing our Merry Song

The College Cice Choir. "THE MAGIC LAMP,"

Characters 1

Aladi. A hoy of the Period "Master A. Wilson Mustada.Alsaidia's pretended uncle Murray, JACH

(A. Daplista. Jum,...Companions of Aladdin ...... Tavares

M. N. ..............'The Fairy of the Lamp J. Tueness, Aladdin's Mostor...... Taylor.

Amater A. Bujitlata.

Harry.....}

Sole... A Boy's best Friend is his Mother". J. J. Skelly

Grid Bless Our Pops

God Save The King The Brother Director of the College, Rev Brother Sylvestre, rend the report on the work in the indian murder case returned a verdicting of the College which will be printed to of not guilty against all the three prisoners, morrow.

who were consequently discharged by his flo- nour, Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice,

A Toxto wire of the 16th insi, to the N. C. D. News says: The chief Japanese postal official in South Corea has been stabbed by a native employes who afterwards committed suicide. This is probably in connection with the local unrest.

THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS.

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CATHE. AFFAIRES There are an indications whatever that the

The Japanese

have arrived. Th reinforcements in viov

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Mounted Volunteer patrols. been put on duty and skirmishing parties formod

To-day the Settlement is quite

The

boycott of American goods is in any way abal Ing. As stated a few days ago the Hon, Mr. Cheshire is expected to arrive, here soon and will be engaged at the American Consulate- General with the Hon. Mr. J. G. Lay in looking into this matter. His return to Canton has nothing whatever to do with the Lien-chauquiet. affair as erroneously reported in one of your contemporaries. This matter has been closed

Viceroy of Nanking" has long ago so far as the recent investigation is missioners, who went up to Lien-chau, is now concerned and not one of the American Com-arrived and desires to re-open the

Canton, but they will no doubt learn with Mixed Court. surprise that "a meeting is to be held by repre- sentatives of both Governments to arrive at a final decision. It isa pilythat same of the Hong- in view of the fact that the more they have to say kong Journals cannot.now let this maller rest about it the more it becomes apparent that they

His Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan said- Right Reverend Father-I have to thank you in the first instance for the amusing entertain.in nient which you, have given to us here this morning. The report of the Inspector of Schools is, as you know, not entirely satisfac tory on some points, and you will, no doubt, give careful attention to his remarks in order

year. The matters that seem to require your particular attention are consecines in English speaking and grammar, clearness in handwrit

MACAO NOTES.

[From Our Own Correspondant.]*

"Macao, 21st December, 1905. EARTHQUAKE AGAIN,VIENA

what be, and his seconders believe to V. S. CONSUL:General F. D. Cheshire, arrived to secure improvement on those points next know but very little of the real facts of the It is 9 p.m. as I write. We have just bad two i

by the s.s. ¿fongolia this morning. Me Cheshire proceeds to Canton where he will be

TRADE MARKS, it is agreed that mutual protection shall be given Arrangements have now been made by which by the United States Courts in Chins agains

subterranean rumblings, the second premont

distinct shocks of earthquake, preceded by two

parliamentary hand" showed itself in Mr. engaged with his colleague, the Hon. Mr. J. G. { ing, and ́accuracy in arithmetic. You will also infringement; by those under their jurisdiction, fory report and shock were louder and more!

of subjects which should be dealt with. Everyone will agree that the P, W, D, needs a.stirring up; everyone will agree that the water storage of Hongkong is inadequate everyone will also agree that the fire appli ance of Hongkong are not only useless but ridiculous for a city of 350,000 people. The question as the resumption of land trust is on another.footing, The Governor's letter to the Secretary of State was An unusually carefully-worded document, and though we all admit that the rookeries of the city should be demolished it requires alore than a simple objection to the aboli tion of the trim to prove that better methods can be instituted for the amelioration of the

American Boycnit. This official's visit ba nothing to do with the Lien-chau affair as we have seen repotted.

Ar the Theatre Royal last night the Zorilla Comedy Company put up an excellent vaude ville show; which, though not niew as to items, was highly entertaining, the new staging and dating he test of the company strenger Lunately the test of the company's engagement at this season in Hongkong has had to be abandoned, owing to the sudden illness

· [Frim a Corrispondent.]

has

rough time in weathosing the soak to reach her destination.

Aberdeen dock-ED, II.K.T.

The Rio Lims has not proceeded to Shang hal: she came, in Hongkong and is dow at

people's condition. With, Mr. Pattack'o suggestion that the masses, should be in structed in bygiene and sanitation we are in entire agreement That was the new sug. of Mr. Levy, which has recessitated his im cial or professional career would be taught and port to the Viceroy whether it would affect the Mixed Court trouble as have appeared in the

gestion which will be supported on all hands, A tenth part of constructive criticism is worth a bushel of condemnatury phrases. Mr. Pollock has act forth with a great program- ‚me of reformis; we are among those who be lieve that he has the energy and capacity to attain his objects. The meetings of the Legislative Council should be infinitely more interesting to the general public in the

fature-hus Mr. Robert Shewan-than they' have beën in the past..

Schools that, Standard V. is the one that re

States and Germany. We have already notik

BELATED AID. fied in our columas that similar arrangements quires the most looking after. I join with the

The gunboat Rio Jima loft Macão for Sbang. have been entered into by the United States In bai this afternoon to protect the Portuguese Inspector in hoping that it will be found posregard to other foreign countries, THE members of the Hongkong Volunteer sible for St. Joseph's College to again turn out

subjects, of whom there are a great many, in the Notthern Settlement, and to look after Portu. Reserve Association will meet for practice and good draughtsmen, as 1 understand was former

guese interests in consequence of the recent competitions at King's Park, Kowloon, to-morrowly the case. I am sorry you have not been

Canton, 20th December, 1905.

disturbances there, When is the vessel going to afternoon and on Boxing day from to a.m. to able to make an carlier start in hygiene, a sub.

THE SALT QUESTION1905 arrive at her, destination ? in the question that 5pm. Tomorrow will be the final shoot for ject I look upon as very important, but, as the year at the 200 yards range and on Boxing doubt, in the coming term you will succeed in moment and the people are suffering a great is of such a diminutive type as to be little better The price of salt is very high at the present is generally put hère in Macho.” The gunbost day there will be a competition at the goo yards making a good advance in that subject. I am deal on this account as this necessary is the range for a cup kindly presented by, Mr. J. E. not altogether certain whether you are well object of a monopoly. A merchant of the Sun-than useless as a guardboat in the inner har Bingham, second and third prizes being pre-advised to start the new subjects of book-keeping district has recently peltioned Viceroy bour of Macao, She is old; of slow speed and i sented by the Association.'

ing, shorthand writing, and typewriting. Un Shum tuggesting the adoption of machinery for las to make the journey up nonb #gajurt Jess you can get the boys to stay longer al school; 1 rather fear that the introduction of and points cut

the manufacture of salt; he has sent full parli-:¦'strong monsoon. It is very probable that the culars and specifications concerning his scheme officials and crew of this tiny vessel; will have

by his methods. new subjects inay tend to lower, the standard would be no lurit to the cutput as the mach attained in the old one. It is a patter which nery could be kept going all the year sound is worth your consideration. I have under my the petitioner with whom His Excellenchief

It is now reported that the Viceroy hassent for consideration at present a scheme tor evening discussed the merits of the schemes continuation classes in Queen's College which Salt Commissioner who was present at the in would be open to all, and at which technical sub-terview was instructed to examine the affair jects likely to be of use to the boysin a commer from a fiscal point of view and to make a re it is possible that it would be heller for his and is in favour of the scheme and tlist the establish salt-revenues. 11 is believed that Viceroy Shum other schools to send their advanced students to ment of a salt-manufactory is not improbab's these evening classes than to try to bring tech.

FANTÀN· MONOPOLISTE; AT 'WAR. nical subjects into the ordinary curriculum of the school, which is a matter we shall have to The trouble arose through the question of fan

A serious riot has just taken place in the town of Hang-Shi of the Nam-Hoi district. consider.. I congratulate the boy who succeed tas monopolies in that town. It appears that ed in getting full marks in arithmetic and gen. the present menopolist obtained the fan-tan netry and algebra; and I have no doubt I shall farm by offering the Government a sum higher hear more about him later on Boys, the Re-privilege thus causing the latter's lease to be than that paid by the former holder of the verend Brother Director has complained about cancelled. This caused the old mono- the irregularity in attendance and unpunctuali« polist to seek revenge, and having gathered ty. It must be very difficult for him to keep new farmer's shops. The new monoplists partisans together.ransacked several of the. ip a high standard in this College when, the seeing that there was going to be trouble pupils fail to attend, and it is also very harmful fortified all their shops. Their oppou to yourselves. The habits that you learn at ents immediately made the counter-move and INSPECTOR Collett raided a cattle godown at school are those which you will carry through seizing the houses opposite turned thein into The local officials seeing night and arrested five Chinese whom he this life, and no matter how clever a bay is, unless miniatura forts. morning charged before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne he is regular in his habits at school he will not that a battle was imminent and being unable to cope with the serious situation immediately with cruelty to animals. It appears that the have those habits of regularity when he goes reported the matter to the Nam-Hoi, asking animals strung up by the throats and were men were, cattle-owners, and they had the cut into the world, and the world will have really for assistance.

no use for him. A man that camiot be depend-.

medinte departure from the Colony, with the entire Company

By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. A. G. Fitton, p.so...and Officers, the Band of the 2nd Batt.) "The Queen's Own" (Royal West Kent Reg) will play the following programme of music, daring dinner, at the Hongkong Hotel, to morrow, 23rd inst

......Soura

March.........

"Liberty Hell". Ceritime to". T'encredi"...ApRed Selection from..." The Flying Datelanan Waghet Valer,

de........“ Tenor D'Ampe ........Waldteufel Idyllieporno."The Roitly in the Wood ....Michaels Suna (Cornet Sofc)....." Killarney "uzzy Haise Selection tram Sun Toy "

Jones God Save the King.

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SMALL-POX IN CANTON, Smallpox has made its appearance in Canton with the probable result that unless most stringent precautions, are adopted it chases are made on any

will be carried to Hongkong At the pre- sent time this Colony is so largely interested in the trade with Canton that the channels is the act of pouring salt water down theired upon to work regularly is like a wheel of day to be subsequently through witch the disease may be conveyed throats in order to make them weigh more, machine that every now and then stops going are innumerable. Every day a large num- The poor brutes were groaning and bellowing

round, and 80 -stops 'the working of the fixed by drawing beber of passengers regularly trade between under this torture, and it was their cries that machine. Every business is a machine The two ports, and those passengers are mix. attracted the police, but the inhumaan brutes depending for its efficiency on every part No bead tween the dates above ing with all sorts and conditions of people go off lightly with fines of $5 each for the regularly being at its work.

cruelty, and St exch for trespassing in the of a business will keep on an employ on the maliland. Small-pox, although it laughter house.

who may be absent from his post, any more has been robbed of many of its terrors, is mentioned,

than a captain of a ship would keep on a a most insidious disease, which has the

sailor who might leave his watch at a time when a cullision, is to be feared. This is a quality of communicating itself to the most. diverse population. Canton is still without

very practical point as I know from experience an adequate sanitary system, and an epidemic,

reported to me, mea in the Government ser

have, not infrequently, cases of men being pur-whether it be plague or small-pox, is allow

vice, for being unpunctual and firegular in

50 per Cent.

of the amount of the

chase, either Cash Credit.

ed to run its course' without any effort on

1

Two Chinese began to quarrel last night at Sam Sui-Po over a question of disputed pay- one of the dunes and, in the result Chi Chun, cut the other man, Shu Wah, on the shoulder, one of disputants, seized a knife and bodly inficting a deep, though not dangerous, wound on shoulder, necessitating to the Government Civil Hospital where he was

their attendance, and I have no option in these

THE MIXED COURT AFFAIR. According to the different versions of the

Shanghai Total is absolutely correct in fis papers, I am inclined to the opinion that; the

attitude in the present matter. According to

jects. I am afraid that if the doctrine of Might Treaty the Assessor has no right to jaterfete ja.. questions where the litigants are Chinese sub

is right be allowed to prevail on all'occasions, the policy might be fraught with many. das- Rerous results.

"LUSITANO CLUB.

· DRAMATIC 'PELFORMANCE;

The members of the Sociedade Dramatica Portugosza gave their second performance at the Hall Luis de Campes in the Cléb Lusitano buildings last evening. The attendance members was a fairly large one and consider ing the merit of each individual “ artist”, and the excellant singing of this plays, the members

General

Mr. M

The Nain-Hai proceeded at once, personally of the dramatic club deserved far better.sup to the scene of the disturbance accompanied port. The principal play selec force of braves, who were transported to the Mysterios do Mundo (Myster by Commodore Wong Pol-cheong and a strong evening was Henrique Cosin's druc town by thres s'enm. launches and fourteen guardboats. The party landed on the 17th World), the principal role in inst, and arrested three of the ringleaders. | Andrade, was fai:bfolly portrayed: When the prisoners were conveyed to the T Conceição, The caste guardbeats, the people were incited to

was made up by give chase to the officials and a considerable mob Messrs. E. G. d'Aquino,

CC started to attack them with arms wounding Ribeiro, J. S. Teixeira, J. G. d'Aquino, A. M. several military officials including Capt. La Alves, L.A. P. Leite and F. C. Ribeira, Mr his men to fire, killing twelve and wounding favourably commented upon. chan-Hoi The commodore thereupon ordered Alves's impersonation of the girl Carlota whi eight of the rioters who took to their heels after The second part of the programme was the valley. The officials, however, had to run opened by Mr.Mi Conceicao, with a recitation away overland and sought refege in a neigh which was followed by a farce, the scene being bouring village from whence they reached Canton, The Nam Hoj has sent a detailed ad in Lisbon of the present day. An imus. report of the occurrence to the Viceroy and ing musical sketch brought to a conclusion the detained for treatinent. This morning Ser

cases but to dismiss the men, in the intereaisow awaiting h's Excellency's orders pleasant entertainment of the evening.

ROBBERIES geact Sim placed Chi Chun before Mr. F.A. of the service. If the boys at St. Joseph'h The approach of the China New cutting and wounding Shu Wah, The charge in their attendance, not being reliable, the gang of desperados has fately added the First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory Hazeland and charged him with unlawfully College get this reputation of not being regular robberies and general lawlessness. A daring heralded by the usual recrudescence of daring

The following report is from IF.G. Fiz being a hard labour, Chun, was sent to three Government and other employers of labour mysterious note to their doinge by carryingen over Japse, the Loochoor and Formosa will have to look elsewhere when they have. away their victims pigtails, adroitly cut off

in addition to whatever valuables they found. The anticyclone is still central over N. China an opening in life to offer to's young men, I'

on the premises. By leaving cabalistic write and the lowest pressure lies over the Pacific, to hope you will pay special attention to that point, ings, etc., in the empty salvers and trunke the the NR of Japan and that you, Reverend Brother Director, will ignorant were led to believe that these misdeeds be good enough to let me have, at the end of were committed by evil spirite: The mystery

has been solved last; as of these next year, a special report on this subject of ruffians has been caught red-handed in the act regularity of attendance. I should like you to of cutting slice of flesh out of child's arm, polat out the boy that has been most regular in. In spite of the parcotics that had been previous. his attendance during the last term so that 1 ly administered the child awoke and may mark my appreciation of the Importance Creams caused the culprit to be arrested, of the matter by giving him a special prize The prisoner stated that he was a member of a brotherhood society, which counted thousands of (land applause),

members, but declined to give away the names of Brother Director, decided to leave the prize ANNUAL REVIEW OF MANCHU TROOPS,

His Excellency, after a conference with the any of his associates." He said he is not afraid

to die and will carry the secret to the grave

or the part of the authorities to check its pro- gress. It is therefore all the more essential that the sanitary authorities of Hongkong should adopt measures to prevent, so far as possible, the ingress of the disease. Or months course, everybody recognises that it

The drawing will take place at our Office on the

26th inst.

GREGOR & CO., WINE MERCHANTS,

19, Queen's Road,

N.B. Wholesale calers purchases

are excluded from this offer.

Hongkong,1gih Decembar, 1905,

have been in connection with

- CORRESPONDENCE..

We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by

Correspondents in this dɔfuman')

is impossible to shut out absolutely those

¡Canton, and it is also undesirable that Hongkong should be closed against Canton, the same time, the authorities are bound

DEAR BIR-in your issue you report that recognise the danger which exists of the Robinson Piano Co. sued H. Price & Cp. allowing small-pox lo`get a foothold in this for rent.

ROBINSON PIANO Co. v. H. PRICE.

TO THE EDITOR of the “Hongkong Telegraph.".

Colony. Fortunately this is the cold sea-The case was against Mr. Herbert Price per- don, when the population generally beat sonally and not againa! H. Price &.Co.

I shall be obliged if you will draw the atten- able to resist the incursion of the dease; sion of you readers to this fact in your issue but small-pox, it must be remembered, is not this evening-Yours faithfully, so much subject to climatic influences as the usual direases found in a sub-tropical country, It is therefore highly important that Hpng Kong should be prepared for all emergencies, for now that the plague has practically dis appeared we do not desire to see the Colony handicapped by a universal quarantine in Junction,

In the hands of the College officials for distri¦ ¦ The annual review of the Kanchu Arcopa bution as they might think fit.

will be held at the East gate parade ground on

AHMET RUMJAĦNA Hongkong, 22nd December, 1995, (We can only accept our Court Reporter's report of the case. Our Reposter accepted as to the Court. The letter offering to leate the accurate the documents which were submitted premises of the Robinson Piano Company was dated the 3rd January, 1935, And war'subscri- ed His Excellancy, bed Yours faithfully, H. Price & Co-Eda saluted with a zalyo of bun

who formed a guard of honour t

The proceedings ended with the singing of God save the Pope" and the National Anthem,

The College authorities aftern

the 27th and 19th of the 12th mban.i

to the emptiness of be provi

Excellency the Tartar Gene

to preside at the function) entail aktra

revie

the boys of the

Gradients remain step and monsoon gale- are expected to continue in the Format Chan- pel and the Napart of the Chias Sea

Forecaststrong NE..breezes fair.

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