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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBE)

conveyed nothing to her mind and the discussed affairs of broad,

sent

POWELLH FAŃCY BAZAAR

The

of the

vessel Birma this attemOOD Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Prince George of Greece on board, was

stirred up to trace the murderer, Kach of us, has an interest in this matter, for if it is pós- sible that a "milicrint can stain the walls o

frumps or blus-stockings.” That was the 'aver

the dockyard and evade the numerous watch

(age result of a purely elementary educ

To use a very commos expression it may men who ate stationed aroughout the pre-pagkong. Those who could afford mises, commit a dastardly crime in the very their daughters to England, but there are safely be said that the enterprising firm of A. S. WATSON & CO., heart of the Europea otters, and escape miserably few who can afford that luxury apw. Powell and Company, who have their babita

unpoticed if such things can happen with adayaz- was therefore desirable that 'a tion in Alexandra Building, have spread ised by the usual royal saluts from HM. Impurity under those conditions what secondary education should be provided for themselves in their efforts to cater this year Zomer. The Birma was formerly the Tantof- done in houses where girl in the Colony. The promoter of the new for the wants of old and young of both sexes, low Castle of Sir Donald Curries line running

between England and South Africa. 4. Although the Europeans are isolated, where help could not Higher Grade School for Girls is Mrs. Taxford, and their display of Christmas goods this year rather old-fashioned to the nautical eye, the und be readily obtained, and where there was who, in a circular just issued, remasks quite would certainly appear to have achieved a re- should afford excellent accommodation for the moness nothing even to suggest the motive for the act? properly that "to make it a success the essen- cord for this Colony. While the general pur royal passengers. The Birma is visiting various in which It is na reflection on the energy of the police tials, of course, must be thorough and con- chasing public see the results in the daiety and ports at which the East Asiatic Company has berth that they have so far failed to hale the criminal scientious teaching, unhampered by any attractive articles displayed, they think or wot business establishments, the object being to again to justice. They have done their best, but religious restrictions." Much force lies not of the long and serious labour and thought afford the chief director of the Company, Mr. saulling the sole

Anderson, an opportunity of mening for, him- Mr G. in the last clause, yet in the byl the energetic manager, Mr. H. Eyre, with his self how the ramifications of the concern may from the first they have been, we presume

Bowley, working on nothing, act a thread of a clue labus it is laid down that religious assistants, has had to give to the work of order be extended or improved. The royal tourists complainan having been discovered. Even the theories of instruction will be one of the features of the ing what should prove most suitable for the reare stated to have no interest in the commercial Wilkinson,

curriculum It cannot be too strongly em quiraments of the residents of the Colony at side of the expedition, having merely taken defended the the specialists in detection have had to be FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF abandoned, the invariable end of the search phasized that if a secondary institution for this very particular season of the year, when all advantage of the trip to make an enjoyable men's and women's thoughts turn to good excursion to the Orient. As they are travelling being a blank wall. It was suggested that giris is to succeed it must be absolutely unwill and cheer," and the little ones are on the in their private capacity, the royal flag was not there was reason to believe that the murder sectarian. There are so many sects represent tip-tos of excited anticipation as to what will hojited on the Bima. It is expected that the

ed in Hongkong, holding conflicting views of all their stockings,

Lvessel will remain in Hongkong: for three or was the work of the Trind Society. That may religious history, that it would be practically

There are rocking horses of the most life-like four days, or may not be a sound supposition, but it in a

impossible to teach religious know

knowledge, which and restive description, prancing side by side

There are beautifully finished and upholstered doll's perambulators, cricket sets to suit our

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dian. When the case was call A. Hazeland, Mr begged for another adjourn case was last before the was sent to the parti in camp. He expe back by Christmas:and

well known fact that lunghom and Yaumati presumably meine ani understandingNGE, the with the more sedate domestic bobby-horse | THE HON, COLONIAL SECRETARY, remand he would unde

are flooded with members of that mischievous

Bibls according to Frotestapt tenets, without

Mr. Morali sald observed that he did

body, which originated in evil and whose offending the parents and disturbing the relt" | budding<Graces') toy pianos, upon which real Judge of the Supreme Court at Singapore bar in the Colony,

dende are invariably swamped in blood. Would

it not be well if the police gave their attention to the members of the Trind on the peninsula? At one time we read every day of the raids on Triad Society dens, and learned with satisfac tion that the Court bad dealt with the accused in a fit and proper manner. Now we hear of nothing except gambling raids, when a few coolies, seeking to pass the time by tossing for centa, are dragged before the Court and fined"

gious faith of the pupils. A girl who Hold tunes-even though the key-board be limited-

can be played, guns and soldiers to please the tastes of future Kitcheners, and enough animals, ferocious and domestic, of avery description to furnish a hundred Zops...

The dolls, which form the most importanı fea- ture of the exhibition, deserve very special men-

** It is rumoured that the phillion of Palene

been offered to Hon, Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, made by our representative in official circles, tapt for their arrest.. Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, Inquiries however, did not elicit any confirmationi

who'wate

Mr Wilkinson- Mr. MorrellThen 1 must

His Worship Oh, no I cannot

In Whda Who in the Far East, we find the ; warrant PER AIX following

Mr. Morrel-The case is being put of Smith, Hon. Thomas Sercombe (Hongkong) put off and put off I object to the man

enough to enter a secondary school has already bean well grounded in the faith of her parents, and we cannot conceive why any outsider should undertake the grave responsibility of unsettling the child's beliefs. If the school is to be run on Protestant libes weil and good tide, for theaisalves. There are French doll B.A. LLB.; Acting Colonial Secretary; &. Feb, caso le being conducted. bertappente, to but can it be expected that Roman Catholic and English doils, and dolls of every possible 4: 1859. Entered the service as a cadet in hava besa no effort made to get the men hers, girls will attend? One of the items on the nationality, dressed and undressed, blonde

twice, to his clients and he objected to the Mr. Wilkinson contended that he bad written

8 pm. on SATURDAY, 22nd Dec. amounts which hardly cover the cost of syllabus is singing. That is surely an unneces and brunette, of all sizes and complexions to Magistrate; was called to the bar at the Middle things Mr. Morrell bad inid,

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7 p.m. on MONDAY, 24th,

(Xmas Eve).

their removal to the lock-up. In view of the danger which exists to the community If these Triad Society criminals are allowed to go as large we would suggest that the gamblers On XMAS DAY and BOXING DAY might be left alone for a time while the police force concentrated its offerts in locating the vatious meeting-places of the Triad members and stamping them out as one exterminates the plague. It is also said, that many of

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the coolies at the Docks, those of Bakka

ary, feature, for if a girl in her teens has voice at all she should go to a specialist in singing if she has none, singing as a class lesson is a mockery. What is most likely to militate against the school's success is the scale of lecu, which are $10, a term, each term lasting about three months, Few households of the middle class can afford that amount at the prevent moment, and if there were two or three girls in a family desirous of ob birth, are known to be members of this tal-ing a secondary education, even if the fees were reduced for taking a quantity, the Iden infamous group of oriental Nihilists and would be entirely out of the question. Those watch might be kept on their movements. Of course, none of these innovations will who could afford $40 could afford to send their avenge the murder of Mr. Craik, but they daughters to England. The schema of open may lead to the safety of those left behind. Ifing Higher Grade School for Girls is us the murderer was à Chinese employé at the docks we may take it for granted that he has long since found shelter in the depths of Canton's slums and no energy on the part of

the police or the public.will,ever hring him ze judged, was committed without the slighest show of reason. If it turns out in the end that it was the act of a burglar who being sur- prised, while practising his aclarious calling, sitempted to regain liberty by over-powering his antagonist, and then realising that his efforts had resulted in murder disfigured the

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doubtedly a good one, subject to the remarks we bave made. If religious matters be cut out and another thought given to the spending powers of the average family in Hongkong then there in every likelihood that the school will capable and proved teacher, whose referencex are beyond cavil, and we trust she will accom plish ber mission in providing a secondary education for the girls of Hongkong.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The rates per quarter and per mensera, proportional, body with the fury of a monomaniac, we shali Tiis morning four navel vessels of the Ame

The daily inse in delivered frou when the addrem i». socerible to movenger.. On enpies went by post an additional $3.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weakly imun to any part of the

world is 30 centa per quarter Single Copies, Dally, ten conta: Weekly, twenty

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MARRIAGE,

On November 8, at San Francisco, Cal. JAMES D. SULLIVAN, formerly of Shanghai, to JOSEPHINE GENEVA HAYES, of San Francisco, CAL

DEATH.

On December 15, WILLIAM CHARLES FURSMAN, at Shanghai.

not be surprised.

SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR. GIRLS

rican fleat arrived in port, when the usual salutes were exchanged. These vessels were the U.S. battleship West Virginia, flying the flag of Admiral Bronson, and the U.S. cruisers Pennsylvania, Maryland and Colorado.

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suit the critical tastes of the most fastidious

little maiden..

Amongst one of the finest shows of dolls we have seen in the Far East are to be found dolls mechanical, wax dolls, porcelain dolls, per forming niggers and clowes, Spanish Gitanas, "dames of high degree," and squeaking infants in arms. One of the best, perhaps, in the stock is a really very handsome doll, with long “real hair," encased in a box which | also contains, rolls, puffy, curls, fringes, bair | pins, curling-tongs, and spirit lamp, together, with a book of instructions, compiled by n Court hair-dresser, as to how to dress the heir in accordance with the latest and most up-to- date modes. And all this is obtainable for a very modest sum, and should prove, as to the book of instructions, acceptable oven to the "girls of an older growth," who wish to be quite in the front rank of fashion. Among the games are marvellous novelties, unique in design and most ingenious of invention, Here we have

pulling out the rooster's tail," and even as we see it we can, in fancy, hear the "crows" of delight of the youngster as its mode of operation Next we find building materials for Raising a new town," games of chance for prizes, games Among the most attractive of the articles, for boys, games for girls, games for all.

which can scarcely be called "toys? " are: miniatura motor-cars, with rubber-tyles, bell, lamp and all complete fine, models of baval boats, from H.MS. Dreadnought to the smallcat torpedo destroyers, together with

pleasure yachts of perfect proponion build. But while Messrs. Powell, and Co. have devoted so much attention to the care of the little ones wants at this season, the elders are not forgotten, and in all the departments are to be found most attractive articles for the "grown ups," especially selected, with the utmost care and forethought, to meet the requirements of the presently approaching sea.

of acting Registrar General and acting Police

•1882, and passed in 1886. Held appointments

Temple is Nov, 1893; appointed acting Police Magistrate in 1895, and acting Puisne Judge in 1896; acting Colonial Treasurer, 1897; acting Colonial Secretary in 1898; Police Magistrate from Juip. 1898; held positions of acting Puisne Judge, Acting Colonial Secretary, during 1899 and rol; resumed duty as Police agistrata in 1903, and was appointed Pulane Judge in 1904, which position be held until 1994; is at present Acting-Colonial Secretary, Recreations; Crickel; frequently played in in- terport Matches Club Hongkong, Address: Peak, Hongkong.

CANTON DAY BY DAY,

VICEROY SHUM'S LITTLE REQUEST,

[From Our Own Correspondent.].

Canton; 21st December. It is learnt from a Poking telegram, that Yoons and Kweichow, wired to the Govern H.E. Shum Chun Hanen; Viceroy designate of

of Yunnan and Kweichow are very poor pro

vinces, a loan of $1,200,000 must be raised before he can proceed to take up the new post.

FIRE AT SAP-FAT-FO, !|-

His Worship itated that he could not issue a warrant because the men were not here and he must, cortainly grant a remard, but ho thought they should bave been present,

Mr. Morrell thought it was simply a case of

contempt of Court

His Worship gave Mr. Wilkinson to under- stand that he must undertake to see that his clients were present at the next hearing Ƒ... Br, Wilkinson said could not "undertake to do that, but he would try to get the men.

Mr. Morrell asked the Court to allow him costs as he had been to Court several times in. ibis case.

His Worship said he had no power to grant costs, al

"Then will your Worship athke out the charge against my clients? The parties are not here," said Mr. Morrell,

His Worship replied that he could not do so. and adjourned the case until next Saturday, informing the defendents' solicitor that he must see his clients were present,

ZARKIBL'S PROPHECIES.

NEXT YEAR TO BE A BAD ONE POR RULERS AND, GOVERNMENTA", "Zadkiel's "Almanac and Ephemeris" for At a p.m, yesterday, a fire broke out, through 1907, which contains the voice of the stars,” the bursting of a kernrene oil lamp in the pre- foretells an exciting year. The present; Gov mises of Wah On, foreign goods dealer in Saperament appear to have no lucky far, for in pat-po. The fire was no furious at one time, that nearly every month the prophet warns thems Fortunately, it was extinguished, after some is it was feared great damage would be done to against some approaching disaster, the neighbourhood, which is a very busy one." difficulty. The building in which the fire originated was seriously damaged, but it is

insured for $10,000.

OLO CUSTOM.... .'

H.E. Viceroy Chow proposes to issue a pro- clamation forbidding the students of both private and Goverment schools, from using

The year is to open well, however.

Jupiter

There is much to be said in favour of the proposal to establish a higher grade school for Lisa, proceeded against Chan E, his quarter-son, with all iis variety of functions and enter-military bugles, and sounding bugles. The

PETER Roliman, chief officer of the steamship girls in Hongkong. While ample provision matter, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at tie tainments. Amid all this wealth of choice and students will only be allowed three hours has been made for the education of boys up to Police Court, to day, on a charge of stealing artistic articles, displayed to magnetize the week for calisthenica." He also intends to the standard necessary to meet the require-à wrench and a chain, total value $25, the pro- contents from the public purse into the coffers order those who have cut off their queues, to ments of the preliminary examination at the porty, of the ship, he quartermaster picaded of the enterprising firm, one, and perhaps restore their hair to their former size within |,universities, no effort has been made to provide Buily to the charge and was sent to gaol for the most important of all, is the remarkably three months. Those who infringe these re- following mosib, "inasmuch as Mars miceta

secondary, education for girls and until the

low-even most reasonable prices at which gulations will be striously punished, - present scheme was mooted there was no indi-A MARRIED woman named Wong. Ng, resid-article has been appraised with due regard to this variety of good things is offered, for each cation that the needs of girls, from an educa- ing at No. 15, Sisu-ki-wan West, was arrested existing conditions of exchange, and priced at HONGKONG, SATURday, December 22, 1906. tional point of view, were likely, to be met. yesterday on a charge of having in her posses the lowest possible figure-always a very.

Everyone will agree that it is quite as essen-

'sion twenty-five.sticks of dynamite and twenty-serious consideration at this season of "hand THE KOWLOON TRAGEDY,

seven detonators without a licence from the in pocket," and a question which Messrs.

The Hongkong Telegraph

and solid

concerned in the deed would turn informer and

three weeks.

supreme in Cancer, the tropical, algo, at the binth of the new year, and as the same benefic planet had lately risen at the winter solstice in trine aspect with the ruling planst, Mars, of Great Britain, a goed beginning for our beloved country may assuredly be anticipated; albait political turmoil will soon attend." Bat la February the House of Commons will be the scene of great excitement, and the British Government will be in a quandary-ons of their number will be in some personal danger. ment about naval disarmament, and in the In March a warning is made to the Govern

with the opposition of Jupiter, the conjunc RAILWAY REGULATIONS.

tion with Uranus thilce, and remains in the Mr. Chao Kung Ya of Hongkong has on

same trapical sign until October I stay of many occasions, protested against the regula for India is now inaugurated. Let the Brillah more thap lx monthsnost important epoch tions of the Yuet-han Rallway Company, which Government and the Vitray accept this wore drawn up by President Chang To Chai serious warming that a great civis ta'at band.. and others, but did not prove satisfactory toAs the result of the affliction <fibe sun and

Yesterday, he and his brother, Mr. Chan Chik selected as president of the shareholders repean sovereigns, A cousin Royal Duke and a popular Eail, will soon be involved in troubla or 1 health. The following month thers are Yu, and some other were bearily received further misfortunes for lodia and Afghanistan, by a number of shareholders,

July is more fortunate; Jupiter, being now free from the hostile rays of Mars, benefits Scotland August 19 Mars is in conjunction with) Uranus, and other countries. subject to Cancer!! Od again in the ninth degree of Capricornus, and accidents and explosions will soon follow in the southeast of Hurops and to india," whole in. September accidents, explosions and Gres will

"There will be sickness In high places” In:" October and "the Government will not be in a very salubrious condition. A farious som may be looked for in November, and during the last month of the year there will be ga change in the personnel of the Cabinet and in. that of the Common Council of the city K

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

tial in these democratic days that the future police. She produced $25.as bail money and Powell and Co, have been most careful not to the public. Mr.. Chan bas been unanimously. moon at their anniversaries in May twó” Eu-

auce at the Police Court, this morning, when the all others, they deserve the fullest support of was released. She did not put in ao appear-lose sight of, and for that reason, apart from

forfeited her bail,“ cate was called and Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne a discerning public.

CARELESS DRIVING,

THREE-YEAR OLD CHILD HURT,

who is at present under treatment for his inju to a three-year old boy, Chan Kwai by name,

THE WEATHER.

mothers of Hongkong should have an oppor The turdy announcement that the police tunity of developing their intelligence along authorities were offering a reward for inform educational lines as it is that boys should be ation regarding the murderer of Mr. J. R. instructed in the higher branches of general Craik, who was engaged at the Kowloon Docks, knowledge." Queen's College and St. Joseph's

DNA- EXTENSIVE FIRE IN PROGRESS, AN has been received with a certain amount of College are admirably equipped for the oosi. TUREK hawkers were arraigned before Mr. C

A fire occurred at Sun Tae Lars Brest at melancholy satisfaction. The authorities. Bad | tion of training boys for entrance to the uni A. D. Melbourne, this morning, in the Police

o'clock this afternoon and destroyed several been blamed for waiting until the "hus and cry" | versities at home, and even if the pupils hall house" in Des Voeux Road Central, where Court, on a charge of keeping an "eating

buildings. The flames buset right up to the was over before they appealed to the cupidity on completing their course at the local second-food and refreshments were sold, without a per-

Canton Hapkow Railway wharves, and destroy of the informer, but it appears they had sound ary schools they have still acquired an intel- mit frm the Colonial Secretary. The defended on Sago bail by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the

Jp Wai, a trackman of Yaumati, was relcased the Government Band Work Departments in atshëd, facing the wharves. The fire is not reasons for adopting that attition of the vast fields of power stretching beats pleaded guilty. The police said that an tude. The question was considered whefore them and may continue their studies in These men, so they said, paid 86 as rent to the bim was that of carelessly driving a truck at damage.

Police Court, this morning, to come up for yet out, and there is a high wind blowing, ther it would then be wise--at the time the Co-private. They are also well fitted to take their owner of a private face and started business Yaumail yesterday and causing bodily harm

eating house licence cosis only $20 a year, sentence on Monday next. The charge against There is great fear that it will do extensive lony was ringing with indignation at the atrocious blood-ibirstiness of the murder-to with those who have had the advantages of a thereby saving S14. They were fined Sroach. share in the work of the world and to compete straight away, forgetting all about licences, offer a feward. It was feared that one of those public school education in the mother country. 'give King's Evidence in the hope of saving his Not so with girls. The whole idea of those who | CHARLES Frank Nielson, a seaman employed, works at Yaumati. Trucks, sun on rails, are fallen slightly over E. Japan, and risen ́else. {

established schools for sfiia femíníne: Bection of neck. The indignation of the public reacted the community seems to have been based on on the police who determined that if any onethe assumption that if a girl could embroider a of those associated with the murder was bandkerchief prettily, convert an old skirt into caught he would be made to suffer the extreme un antiacassar, make a chitsey gracefully, penalty of his crime. Nobody can blame them and rethe backwards without breaking her neck for baslating to offer a reward for information then nothing further was necessary. Perhaps In these circumstances. But a week has pass. she was taught to swoop a floor and construct ed and the police seem to be as far as ever au smielte, but there was always the presump fists tracking down the criminal or crimin. tion that she would marry well and be freed whom Mr. Craik was done to death from the drudgery of locking after a home, therefore Important that, before the leaving such practical work to the servants, mator had been forgotten or lost sight of Of course she was quite able to read a novel

inid the interests of the moment, the Euroin English-or dally with a penny novelette, and Chinese communit should be but the foreigu telegrams in the newspapers

ries in the Tung Wa Hospital. The defendant First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:—

• The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, is a truckman employed on the reclamation on board the steamer Stills, was arrested in engaged to remove earth from the hillside to the where, particularly over S. Chips and the On the 22nd at 11.45 -The barométer has the Central district yesterday afternoon as he foreshore. Shonly after one o'clock yesterday Lonchoos... complains af Andrey Swiridow, an inmate these loaded trucks and was returning to the N.E. of Japan, and the high pressure area te was about to return to his ship on the afternoon the defendant had charge of one of The depression is over the Pacific to the of the Sailors Home, who alleged that foreshors ai a fast rate. · · Little Chan Kwai was mains over the continent to the North of the Nielson got a sum of money from him playing about the road and did not bee the Yangtze, by means of a trick. What was the nature truck coming. The defendant, it was asserted, of the trick is not at present, known. The paid no attention to what was ahead of him, prevail in the Formosa Channel and the Chins Hard monsoon is expected to continue to charge entired against Nielson is that he, ou but went recklessly on. When the truck was Sea the sum of £3 and 53, in filiy-cent pieces from track and was knocked down, the wheels of the 1-Hongkong and neighbourhood, N.E. the 18th instant, obtained, under falas pretences, a few yards away the boy made to cross the the complainant. He was taken before Hr. F. truck passing over his wrist. He was removed winds, fresh; cloudy, dristling rain.

A, Hazeland, at the Police Court, so-day and to hospital by the police in a serious condition pleaded not guilty to the charge. Detective and the trackman, arrested, " Cuibbert, who had charge of the case, applied

for a remand, adding that Detective Sergeant

FORECAST

-Formosa Channel, N.E. wlods, strong to Men M South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, N.E. winds, stronge

Horison was making inquiries regarding the Ar St. Petersburg the longest day has nineteen South coast of China between Hongkop affair. The adjournment was allowedi

hours, the shortest Ave hours.

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