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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY AUGUST 18 1908.

kordering the New Year season, anditshould | goddesses begins to pall occasionally, It the am bi d fficult to induce a repiolentative team Bill was evolved by Mr Glenn nothing more. of polo players to riit Hongkong in order to need be said about it But there is a vast try conclusions with a local quariato. Indeed, community of disengaged persons who will judging from what le said as 10 the "umber of rend the heavens with hosannas should it be pinet, there is a 164400 why two or three ponies balog trained for the game in the Philip. | incorporated with the law of Georgie.

different teams presentative of the Island should not come to Hongkong. The tournament.

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be anauged later. It is only a twad need not be limited to polo, but details could | The dew, Koreau Law. Courts at Ecoul were a daya trip opened on the ist insant by Chief Justice Manila and the poles would suffer little or no

Watanabe. inconvenience, especially at the end of the year, before the bitingly cold weather has met in "The suggestion, we submit, is worth the con sideration of the langkong Polo Club, and the furiiation were accepted, as we believe it would be, the visit of the Americas polo players

inability of the American Fleet topay a passing would do much to pacify those the lament the

call at Hongkong.

A LABOU-SAVING BALL,

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with titles drawn from the Phil pancs? Then,

A TELEGRAM was received by the Colonial Secretary to-day stating that Sodakan had released - ongkong from quarantins." THE U.S.S. Albaton of the American Fish Commission, was docked at Kowloon yester day and will be overhauled and repaired there.

detachments will be despatched from England DRAFT will be despatched in the Camerons about October next, when the urual reinforcing

to the Far East.

A' COOLER was sentenced to six months bard labour to-day for breaking into a godown at 154, Urs Voeux Road Central, and stealing a box of curtis, valued at få,

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been seized by the Itualan patrol boat meat Imperator Bay in Kamchatka.

MACAOS NEW!

DEPARTURE THIS MORNING, As stated in our last evening's issue, Lt. Recidas, the Governor designate of Maced was the guest of. H.8. Sir, Frederick Luga: at dloner at Mountain Lodgeyesterd Roçadas was accompanied by his A. D. Lieut. Germaso Dias, the Chief of Staff, Capt. J.M. Pacheco de Sousa, Jr., and Capt. Saulos, of Macao. The other guests at the dinner were Mr. J. J. Loitin, Csual for Portugal, and Mme., Leitia, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Stokes, Mr.. Bianchflower (Commodoin's secretsry}, H.E. Major-General C. B. Broadwood, Cap. Heathco e, A.D.C., Sir Francia: Piggott (Chief: Justice), Hoa. Mc. F. H. May C Hon Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Grasson, Mr. | Hi Kemy, Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, Mr. A. J. racksbury (private secreta x) and Capt

Hooper A. D. C.,

which were duly honoured,

Sir Frederick Lugard proposed the consis the Kin,," and "The King of Portugal,"

1. E. Senhor Roçadas, sparking in French, replied, and drank to the health of Sir Frederick Lugard, making eulogistic references to the British au'ion.

The party broke up about eleven o'clock, Early this morning, the Portuguero Ga vernor took his departure for Macao, bis suite

proceeding with him by the gusboat Rio Ziwa The paity was conveyed on board by the Portuguese Consulate launchy Consul Leiria,

A COOLIE Damed San Ko, in the employ ofvie Blake fier with his quests paactually the Harbour-master (Comdr. Basil Taylor) 7.30 am. At the Aio Lims weighed anchor was charged in the Police Court, this morning, at 8a in a salute was fired from H.M.S. Towar

with continual disobedience of lawful orders. The case was remanded,

AN application from feipector, J. A. Lyons, of the Kowloon Disinfecting Station for twelve 'months! leave of absence, was considered by the Sanitary Board. Tuspector Lyons applier for leave in mider that he may proceed home owing to his wife's ill-ase.

in hoccur of the bow Governor.

Lady Regadas with her two little "daughters

they were given a special suite of cabins. Capt. left aboist the same me by the 1.5. đuf Ân;:

janids accompanied the Governor's wife on her |urney to Macao,

RECEPTION AT-MAÇÃO, According to arrangements which had been telegraphed to the Governor's aide-de-camp in Hongkong yesterday, the new Governor's official Axor the passengers to leave by the Tengo landing will be made at Macao at 2 pm to mary, which sailed at noon to-day for San day. His Excellency will then proceed to the Francisco via ports, was Mr. C. W. Rosen-ó Cathedral whence he will be conducted with Back, who is proceeding to the Northera ports Hongkong and Shanghai Directory, in connection with his interests in the Mapila

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an interest in what may be described as side" | "lightest, heed" to ibasa Bisontially Anglo", issues, and shown that he is as alive as over 3.xon sports have come out of their shell for to the importance of industrial undertakings once a while and shows the keennas apd in Hongkong. The question of lard or of ardour of schoolboys in the friendly struggle hogakin tanning is scarcely due to appeal to for the mastery. The spirit of competition, WATSON & CO., hardly an individunt: outside the trade, ex-bog on at its best, and it has been obe of the general public, and probably there is unmarred by thoughts of personal galt, has cluding official compilers, who would have the notable and pleasing characteristics of belkred that Hongkong extracts the highly these games, whether held in Hongkong or at respectable sum of about $750,000 per Shangbai or Singapore, that while the grounds- abdum out of Singapore by the sale of lard. men have had the support of the majšilty of In a minute addressed to the Colonial

the spectaton, the latent desiro has always been Secretary, His Excellency quoted the figures drawn up by the Commercial Agent for New

that the visious should be recompensed for South Wales, showing the value of the lard their journey by winning if possible, or else trade to Hongkong, as regards Singapore losing by the narrowest margia so that they alone, and estimated that the annual overturn might not return chagrined and discomfited WRB £23.740. That

means that even at pre-. The latest development in the way if in- sent, when the existence of the industry was terpart competitions was the Hongkang atmoil unknown, there is good business being Shanghai polo match which took plica in done in the manufacture and sale of lard, this Colony last week. Here again the strange To what extent could that industry be phenomenon was seen of prople, who had improved? The query was submitted by never previossly witnessed a polo game to their the Colonial Secretary to the Chamber lives, chatting glibly of "chu'exers" as though of Commerce, which deputed the secre- they had played polo from their cradle, and, táry, Mr. E, A. M. Williams, to make employing the entire volapak of the game as It was only the ather day that we referred to inquiries on the subject. With all due de it to the manner barn, Probably ball those the scheme submitted to Congress by a Mia ference to the Chamber of Commerce we who wanded their way to Causeway Bay, lassouri represectarire proposing in utilise the in telegraphed from Vidivasink that cannot say that we have been very much week when the watch was being played had Philippine Islands for a poble and excelestinese sailing boat, the Ffacku enlightened by the report presented to the

only heard of the game previously as a dao purpose. As all the daughten of America Covemment. We might have guessed that the making of lard was solely in the hands ejus, if not brutal pastim, in which Sir plutocrats seemed to be hunting Europe is Matthew Nathan had bees half-k ited eighteen search of financially embarassed dukes counts, of the Chinese in Hongkong, and Canton, that Singapore appeared to be one of the

months or mera asa. Bu, of cours, that did marquises and individuals of that kidney why best markets for the manufactured product, pot prevent their criticising the pl`y or allocate should America not have a nobility of her own and that sales would increase it prices were ing the point scored. Rather, their ve riguar lowered. What we should have liked to ance lest an added seat to the spectacle and perhaps, the beauties of God's own country know is whether by any concerted action of secured them to their own opinion that like the might rest at home for a while. The scheme, the part of the Chamber of Commerce, such proverbial Scotsman they were "quick in the

as we have hinted, seemed to us to be admir 48 a communication to the Chinese Chamber, uptak", ""'At sli ́ovenis, it is bayond doubt able in every respici. There was but a daw or in the guild of fard manufacturers, it that interpol events até invariably popular, to be found anywhere, "Surely it was better, would be possible to secure their co-operation and rightly so, for they bring together those we thought, to besnown as Baron 15 than $16.50 in reducing the price of the product in order who have in most cases only met their op Mr. Spooks or Hitia U. Fat, even with an that sales might be stimulated and the isposats through the madiun of business turies. ''Licked on to the same. But apparently dustry in Hongkong thereby advanced? pondence, or known them by their social the Bill or resolutivo, or whatever was the de There is another point on which the Cham reputation. In view of the success of these signation under which the sch me was pressal ber of Commerce might have been in a posi interport matches which have been played, has dis ppeared. Nobody has heard any tion to give information and that is, with between the represent vel of the British porte more of this really happy idea, which up. reference to the aggregate sales of lard in the Far East, the suggestion has been questionably was intended to meet a felt manufactured in Hongkong. Possibly it made that the scope of the tourneys might be wait and at the same time provide so would be too much to ask that the quantity extended to Menil, which boasts a thoroughly turn for the money that the Statesh vespect of of lard exported from Hongkong should be posting.community whose prowess on the the archipelago. For there was no suggestion differentiated as between the quantity manu-field is not to be dep sed At the present that son o high-trned member of the community facured in this Colony and the quantity time there is in the 1 hilippines a considerable should receive a palent of mobility merely the difficulties arising through the absence number of expert military polo players, the honour of the thing, was to be of a Customs House, but it might be possible who are so ke a' on the game that ever since purely commercial ransaction. The man with A. S. WATSON & CO., to arrive at an approximate elimate of the their arrival there they have been worrying the money carried off a princeship' of a duke amount exported to "countries which have and pestering the departmental anthorities for dom just as he thought fir. Is the words'el large Chinese populations." In this con-perminion and opporiumiles to indulge in the showman, it was a case of "You pays your nection we should have liked to learn where their favourit recreation. So much we gather money and takes your choice." But that Bill has those countries are. Not América, surely, from a statement which appea's in the Cable died an unnatural death. Now whive another 153 because Americas lard is sold at a mere near of Midlet The difficulty has been ap member of Congress who has a scheme which fractional value, Not Australia, where lardparently to obtain stable equipment, but should appeal to muried men-though wefer is manufactured by the ton and exported steps are now being taken to overcome that, and it won't. It seems that Representative George,

ments, evidently being an important cus-sary for the requirements of the game will be mind-bas besu pestered with the attention.

Where then are those countries placed at the disposal of the polo enthusiasts. which provide an oallet for the product manu- From our contemporary we learn that: The factured in Hongkong? If such an industry chief or Jnance officer of the division hu an- as the manufacture of land is worth at least nounced that with is a short time be will be, $250,000 to Hongkong, there must be many able to issut to officers of the army stationed In pursuance of the policy enunciated other minor industries which are jeging here a limited number clipala horse rquip. In almost the very first speech delivered after along on conventional lines without making mBot. This athouocemoat is made on ibe he had taken up the reins of office, Sir Frederick Lugard is searching for, now out formation at the disposal of the Chamber States that the equipment would be ready for hut it is to be feared that the scrappy in strogih of the intelligence from the United lels for the industrial energies of Hongkong of Commerce is not likely to furg the issue shortly and would be shipped to the His Excellency, on the occasion referred to, emphasised the importance of strengthening Crvenor with much enlightenment as to Philippines. Maj. Burr expects to receive a the commercil position of the Colony by their operations. With regard to His Ex- part of the shipment within about two months, widow, shall beiny into matrimony any do THE details of the trooping arrangements show $5,900 was collected by her, and she his, the introduction of fresh industries in order Cellency's suggestion' as to the establish. It is understood that the equipment will con- | suspecting male subject of the State by scents, that the ♫užitia, lanving Bombay on Oct. 19

ment of a tanning industry for hogskins, sist of fit English dasten light bridle and we feel convinced with the Chamber of possibly boots for the boties. Many officers Commerce that the difficulties in the way are have been contemplating the purchase of is one of the delicacies of Chinese dishes purchases to discover what the ordnance insuperable. The "crackling" of roast pig polo equipment and will now. delay their and witere is the "crackling" to come from department is preparing in issue." ~ The res delicious flavour of roast pork was first dis busily engaged in the breaking in of a batch of covered by a Cinaman, whose fingers came polo ponies which he purchased in Austrails, into contact with the "crackling" of a porker to in all, and continua: The panier were which had been accidentally burnt to death seceived in time to begin work on them before —as every reader of the genial Efia knows the heavy raion set in, and it is said that these well. Would the Governor then propose to despoll the Chinaman of his "crackling?" Stommenbuig have been fairly well broken, The new equipment will arrive in time to be We are afraid that His Excellency's

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all the formalities alsoding the ceremony to the Senate House, thers to be sworn in add to. accept the key of the city as the insignia of office. Governor Regadas will be presented THE General Managers of the Tosk Tramways with an address of welcome by the president the Tram will in future reserved for His Macao. There will be present" all the civil, Company, Limited, inform us that two seats in of the Senate, on behalf of the tizen of

one occupying these seis must vacate them Excellency the Governor's one, and that any-oval, military and ecclesiastical officiali, when His Excellency the Governor is travel ling. A notice will be put up in the car to

this effect.

MR. O. F. RIBEIRO, clerk, of x, founaught Road Central, charged two`chair coolies in the Police Court, this morning, with refusing hire on the 13th instant. They were foed $4 eich:

brought a summons against two other chair Lance-sergeant Fox, on behalf of Dr.Grainger,

cooles on a similar charge. They had to pay 55 apiece.

well on the leading residsats of the Coliny, In the evening the ceremonial banquet: following a new Governor's 'assudiption of office will be held a Government House, where the City Fathers, the civil and ecclesiastical function.

arier, the members of the Council, and the heads of departments will also be present,

CANTưŊ DAY BY DAY,

The Hongbang Felegraph. abroad in large quantities, the Straits Settle- it is anticipated that sborily all that is neces Galenama unisied it in it should be borne fabai next January were appointed on toth inst. put up for sale by public suction to the bassir

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST '18, 1908.

NEW INDUSTRIES FOR HONGKONG.

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an effort towards increasing their output,"

THE Japanese Commisioners to the lateina- in Opium Conference to be held in Shang

They are Mr. T. Miyaoka, formerly Councillor of Embassy at Washington; Dr. Tabara, of the fair sex. Their wiles and blandishment Pharmaceutical Expert to the Home Offices have driven him-or perhaps hrs. Clan-Dr. Tokai, Medical Expert to the Formosan

such's preposterous condition of things must to the verge of suicide. He, or the, feels that Government-General.

be put a stop to, and at once, so Mr. and Gless have drafiesh Bill. Anyone who reads

the Bill.may form their own ideas as to the

actuality and the author devoutly hopes to are real author, but the bill is at all events an

it become law. We quote: "The Bi pi vides that if any woman, whether maid or

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Jane 30 il was decided to meet the loss of AT the meeting of the Russo Chinese Bank 1937 by deduction from the reserve. The President declared that the whole of the losse had bees provided for, and that the position of half-year maintained the level of the first half the Bank was absolutely sound. If the current shareholders would be able to count on a divid end of at least 5 per cent.

FLOOD FUND HAZLAR. From Our Own Correspondans.)

Caston, 17th August: Iuring the last two days, the remaining articles of the Canton Flood Fund Bazaar ware buildings. There was a large number of pardos present. Light refreshments were pro- vided and a theatrical performance given for the benefit of the visitors, 'Do the first day (the 15th instant) the amount of money raalised from the sale of articles by auction and

of 59, 20, and be the folloslog day the moust ibat collected from admissioo fron was asum collected was $1,874.

Of the female stallholder, at the Berant Chung Kong Ling, a ghi student, daughter of alous and energetic in the efficient dischinge Habli Chung Sik Wong, was considered most of her self-imposed duties. During the pro

ceedings throughout the week a sum ofürer),

paiali, powder, or perfume, cosmetics, artificial teth, false bair, irop stays," cimets, pads or padding, hoops of high-heeled shoes, low-cut bow sosiery, or by pay ather deceitful mean, Singapore to Lebong. The Soudan is to make places towards the fand relieffunds bhuns, lace, variegated, drop-sticked, or rain Singapore, and the aid Royal West Kent from another sum of nearly $ioroo from various or anful practices, the marriage, upon con the first Colonial relief voyago, loaring South-

is to take the 6th Dragoon Guards from India which were presented to her as acknowledg

in consequence, received over ten medals.

to Durban, for Cape Colóny, and then proceed | ments of her praiseworthy work, with the 2nd Rast Kent from Durban to Hong

· FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS.* kong, the 3rd Middlesex from · Hoqgkong to The Central Relief Committes has received

that, to put it bluntly, we might not have all our eggs in one_basket. Fuch advice is in the highest degree worthy of commendation, because "far too much reliance has been placed on the shipping trade of the Colony. It is quite live that longkong, lias been built upon its shipping, and affat had it not there is no skin? As a matter of fact, the part proceeds to indicate that one officer is viction, shall be null and void". If there ampton on Sept. 16 with drafts for Ceylon,

may fix it up for themselves, but speaking be anything to add to that fist readers Singapore, Hongkong, and Tientsin."

as simple," unworldly loungents with airge and growing ignwance of the world and secret craving the we might hava bail the attentions which Mr. Glenn sims to have enjoyed, we should say that that Bill was never in fisely weaker masculine gender would have d'edio suggest stockings, even blue stockings, as a use for Bullity of marriage? And how

rainbow bosiery is execil, 7 cent, of course, many can say eff-hand what drapstitched and

4 TYPHOON WARNING: INA

a meeting of the Central Relief Commit

The Admiralty have appointed Commander H. looperation in ongkong. The Viceroy will tee hell the other day it was proposed to adopt a typhoon warning system similar to that now

L. Peard to the Cadour, in command, to be petitioned to arrange with the Longkong date July Fanner appointments include: authorities with a view of obtaining tele, raphic Commanders: C. T. Bonet, to the Clio, intelligence as to the approach, probable dire “ additions, to date a ad alt, and in command tion and force of any typhoon in the future. If on recommissinɛiq., updated ♬ E Stevenson, this proposal can be successfully, brought into to the King Alfred, for the Pirago, is command, effic, it should be highly pislifying, as storm Lieutenants-W. L. Filding, to the Clia (N) to date a3rd us, and on recommissioning; G. F. Maikwick, to the Coẩmus, to date 23rd ult, and on recommissioningTM –

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been for the efforts of such firms as Butter. field and Swire, Jardine, Matheson and *Co., and the succèssors of those who in the early days of its history contributed to mag- nify the trade, the Colony might have been no more 10-day than an exaggerated coaling station for the Navy. But the shipping, tradel Ike everything else is liable to ups and downs, and it is eminently'desirable that the idea, excellent though it may be, lias fitted and used by the teams that are to play, drified by a male land. What member of the reappointed on promotize, to date: June 32, warnings are ciculated to save life and pro- Colony should have other resources from but little chance of success in Hoogkong, the tournament that will take place Just be which to draw its strength, a fact which although all praise must be accorded him fore the division meer beglos. It is possible WAS recognised by His Excellency the fer-having brought up a subfed which not there will be some polo played by the various Governor at the outset of his adminisone in a thousand would have thought of teams in the department of Lycan belate the tration. Few would have deemed. it pos is possible that is Excellency may yet department meet also, as it will be necessary sible, however, that amid all the worries succeed in his endeavours to set new indus. for a number of officers to come to Manila to tries afloat, although we confest we are not attend the affair, and it is believed that pole attendant on a declining revenue and an Increasing expenditure, and while absorbed at all sanguine at this moment considering players can be selected for the various oficials, In framing plans for the future prosperity of the depression in trade, the tightness of as will be done in the division meet" That the Colony, His Excellency would have money, and the entire absence of the would seem to show that poly is in a flourish found time to give more than a passing speculative or investing. element from the log condition in the Philippines and that by the thought to the introduction of new industries

end of the year the players will have found their And the development of those already estab-

wide. In there any reason, then, why Hongkong Jibed. It is significant of the Governor's

should pet send an invitation to the polo wide vision and, capacity for detachment that he should have delved into such rib-

market.

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The construction of the reservoir and the.. laying down al pipes of the Croton Waterworks Company is now..completed, and the wiler. supply, service to the residents will shortly be available throughout the city. Yesterday be Viceroy, If. E. Chang Jen chup, accompiled by the Tartar Gpperal, the two Tariar Lies, that paint and powder in any, considerable. Board this shernoon, the following report re Judge, the Educational Commissioner, the pèrfuna is somewhat clusive-bul waythoughi At the intnightly meeting of the Sanitary tenant-generals, the Provincial Treasurer, the quasily had gone out with the Regency, or lative to an outbreak of cinderpest at the Ken-Salt Comptroller, the Kwangchow. Prefect and was it Quson Anto? However, married Mr. Dedy Towe Cattle Dopis, was considered Glenn should know all about it, but we should

the two district magiliṛates of Namhol ind Sanitary Board Offices, Fanya proconded to Tsong Fu to sitend the fancy that if he himself drew up luat Bill the

10th August, 1908. opening ceremony. The consuls of the different Sir, I have the honour to report for the in- countries at Canton were ales present on the grey mard would be inclined to ask several formation of the Board; that out of a lot of 51 occasion. His Excellency, in his players of Manila or the Philippines if the extremely pertinent, pointed not to say made catile which arrived in the Kennedy Town greatly enlogised the work of the It cannot be gaissald that the interpost thing could be managed to engage in a friend and rid questions which he might find it Cattle Depot from Kwangsi to-day for Fok Company and the goginners jects as the manufacture of lard and the sporting contests which are bald from time to ly contest during the New Year holidays? It advable, to sister right of the reel. The Lee, Cattle dealer, ops bullock was suffering possibility of establishing a tanning industry time between teams replementing Shanghai, is absolutely certain that if the Americkor Bill only shows, however, how ansvetly thit from rinderpast, three others had abnormal for hog skins, especially at this time when Hongkong and Singapore are productive of accepted a formal, challenge they would be world is divided. Assuming that the Bill was healthy

temperatures, and the remainder appeared Almost his entire mental energies must be devoted to the framing of the Estimates, the ball results is fostering a healthy and royally welcomed in this Colony. We speak intervene ar such time as there might be left over being clean rivalry and promoting mutual, good feel about the close connects, which exisis.be-pat, together by Mr Glenn unaided, hen hers we ható a married man who cannot escapó the required for the consideration of the oplum . Until last week, the matches arranged tween Hongkong and Mailla. But that is a

devoted sheep's-eyes of adoring damseldom, problem, the railway finances, and the pro- between the British ports in the Far Exit were purely busfans and commercial constion while the others, the people who have to resort gress of public works in the Colony, practically limited to cricken, toanis and shoot. Why not cement the entente condizio, 10 to Yet, somehow or another, His Excellency, ing, "and it has always bann i intersting to ob- speak, by transferring trade rivalry to the "on" "the_principle that the busiest man serve how people, who in the ordinary course sphere of spot for tha

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The affected bullack was in extreme and was "ulaughtered. – The post mortem showed wall marked Indications of rinderpest,

and skill in effeciler the complation of the work in a period of only two JNE following may be of file married ladies of Houskour the Stralis Times on the unlikely the gentleman I have put the whole lot in the segregation Wanted. -A young man sheds, and the bullocks showing temperaturas F.M.S..with good positio infaremall shed by themselves—~1 haya ate,,|fo correspond wiba young

ADAM GIBSON

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Coloslal Veter "The Secretary, Sanitary Board

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