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St. Andrew's Ball.

PREPARATIONS FOR BRILLIANT 'FUNCTION,"

TRANSFORMATION scene ¿T THE CITY HALL.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY NOVEMBER 30, 1908.

Hongkong Scots great [on, no, they winos

His Excellency the Gorainor and Mrs. greet] Brither Scots,” and that will be sent, bar. | Chatham.

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the interpellatiun," to Manila, Tientsio, Foo- | H.E. the Hon. Bir H. Lambiou and Mrs. chow, Shanghai, Amor, Kobe, Yokohama, ||Smith"

· Nagasaki, Weibalwei, Singapore and. Penang.

For ourselves' we can only hope,.á“ supaṛ-- fluous hope it is true, that the Scots of Hong- kong will have a braid,bricht nicht the nicht.

To those who are only beat on taking an.

Mr. J. Rr M. Smith and Mrs. May. Mr. T. F. Hough and Mrs. Gresson H.E. Major-General Broadwood and Mr.

Fetér.

ST: GBORCA'S CLUB.

SMOKING CONCERT.

A very enjoyable smoker was held under the nuspices of the above Club on Saturday night, when, members and visitors were steated to a woll arranged programme which went off with p-breezy, swing from start to 'ɓnish. Mr. George A. Dits was in the chair and_all_those_

"What's a' the steer, kimmer?" may well be

Commodore Lyon and Mrs. MacKay. asked to-night, when the votaries of St. Au-clivo-part in Lubighn's revelries-without-the-Mr. Murray Stewart and Mrs, Ormiston who had the privilege of being present pro

Honourable Mr. F, H. May, C.M.C., and Mrs.nounced the impromptu muilcal treat a great draw set out to show Hongkong what Scots.serious work of having to assist in the decora men can do when they put their shoulders totions, it is somewhat difficult to appreciate the

the wheel. Not even the most phlegmatic Scol could get sway from the fact today that the St Andrew's Ball, the dance of the season, the ume for jollity, and renewing'cf auld ac quaintance, was at hand. The very rickshaw coolies bad the doric on their longues, but it

enormous amount of trouble entailed in trans-

forming the every-day sombre halls of the City Hall into fairy palaces as if by some magic touch. A representative of the Hongkong Telegraph v.sited the scene of to-night's festivities in the early part of this morn- was a fearsome thing to bear some of them tryteresting to watch the place being turned jog, and it was both pleasurable and in. ing to get round the gutturals,s Never mind;

into cosy bwis Worthy of a queen, Among they did their best and their best was the decoraters, were a couple of Jack Tats, great deal better than that of, some of

whose handiness and versatility are invaluable the English geatly who would insist on

on such occasions. As the visitor enters the speaking a hybrid'd alect which was mostly

spacious entrance hall, he sees the pillars en- composed of Devonshire. "Zo 2," Yorkshire "Y" and "down the water" idioms un-twined with bright feslaons of greenery. The known to the herpes of Glasco Fair. Now why passage way is lined with foras and palms and the grand staircase, carpeted in crimson, is a mass of luxuriant greenery. The sloping butustindes have fixed flower pots at 1

is it that this St. Andrew's Ball makes such a nsion.every year. A stranger would fascy

St. Andrew had never been heard of before—

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Pollock,

Jack.

Hooourable Mr, W. Rees Davier and Mrs. ccoss. It was rather unfortunate that Lieut. -R. M. Crosse, R.GIA, was unavoidably absent, P. Chater, C.M.C., and Honourable-Sir C.

as that gifted amateur has mada. himself a Mrs. Latbem.

favourite with Hongkong audiencas by Als witticisms Mr, Atkins acted as accompanist Mr. R. Mitchell and Mrs. Gompertz. Honourable N, F. A. Hewett and Mr. duty to the satisfaction of all.

for the evening and discharged. bis onerous Bayard.,

Mr.. W. Lethem and Mrs. Chamier. Mr. W. Cjack and.Mrs: Stowatt.

COMMITTEES.

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The various committees are composed a follows--.. •

INVITATION. Hon. Mr.W.Chatham, C... Messa). R. M. Smith, Rebent Showao, T. F. Baugh, C. H. Ross, R. Mitchell, W. C. Iack, W. Armstrong, Murray Stewart, A. S. Fraser

WAS

certainly there are a good many braw i ds who / kulaiï intervals Qa. reaching the landing of Heathcote, A.D.C., and Hon. Secretary (Con appreciated most. "He was a' married man

Daver knew that the saint and "a nich ont!. meant the same thing until they came out to Hongkong. The fact is that St Andrew's Day and Dance aro institutions in the Culány, and it is a greater humiliation to be forgolle when the invitations are fling around then to be cut off the Givernor's list. For you -have-to-mind-your-Ha-&-Q's-al-the-Slate dance and behave as d, you were built o1 stils and born on a frosty morning, but there is none of that high falinin dicht yet feet on the bass sort of thing at St Andrew's Ball

name of "Auld Reekie-which has twa imean a white crost, the whole being a mass of glow-Stoclair, T. S, Fraent, W. L. Carler, T. Skinner. Capt. Parke's "It was all through a little piece

To-day's

Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, ?

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

WEDNESDAY,

the 2nd December, 1908, at 2.30 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Dos Vœux Road, corner of Ice House Street,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE CURIOS.

Comprising -

SILK-EMBROIDERED SCREENS, WALL HANGINGS, FINE IVORY CARV. INGS, GOLD and SILVER CLOISONNE BOWL, VASES and TEA SETS, SAT NERS and TA SETS, BRASS and BRONZE SUMA VASES, PLATES, INCENSE BUR

CARVED VASES, BOWLS, LANTERNS, BUDDHAS, FLOWER POTS, MOTHER- O-PEARL INLAID SCREENS and PANELS, &c., &c.

Catalogues will be issued. TERMS As usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 30th November, 1908 Tröga

"PUBLIC"AUCTION, HE Undersigned have received instructions

to sell by *** PUBLIC AUCTION," FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

on

THURSDAY,

the 3rd December, 1908, at 2.30.3.M, at their Sales Rooms, No, & Des Vœux Road; corner of Ice House Street, SUNDRY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

A150

COTTAGE PIANO by The Robinson

Piano Co.. (Particulars from Catalogue), TERMS: As usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong. 3oth November, 1908, Trang

PUBLIC AUCTION.

“HE Undersigned have received instructions

to sell by.

Mr. Atkins opened the proceedings with an overture, which was applauded. This was followed by numerous vocal and instrumental numbers, when the real fun of the evening began. Mr. A. Hannibal, who sustained the chiel comic elemout of the entertainment, kept his hearers

in a continuous state of laughter is bin own inimitable style which wonderfully caught on with the audience. He had to be recalled again, and again and it is dim D. R. Law, J. G. Pater, Hon. Mr. A. M. Thumcult to say which of the half-a-dozen so0, Mr. B. Onision, and Capi. Campbell items which that gentleman gave the first flight of the grand staircase, a "veder)..

DECORATIONS, Mesars. J. L. Andrew (Coned the very picture of despair and poor mere was a master stroke in which the subject look. buge mirror faces the visitor, which will rerve to rellagi Hangkong's beauty, as oue by vaner), A. M. Maribali, R. Mitchell, G. Duncan, man must have felt a momentary joy to be one they enter the merry precincts of a hospi G. Grant, W. H. Donald, J. Walker, O.D. free from the thorny path of wedded life. The. table people. Immediately over the top, the Thomsos, H. S. Wyana, R. Dickson; and Hon. other pieces wore "Seaweed," "The Captain

on rampant itands in all the majestic altitude. Secretary, of the device. On the iwo sides of the polished,

said I'll stick to the Ship," "My Inquisitive surface of the mirror, the dates "1847" Bed H.-M. Baio, W.-D.-Braidwood, A. Bryson, Hvarious ways of reciting Tenny Da's "Charge SUPPER AND WINES.-Mossy, J. D. Auld, Kiddie The Absent-Minded Beggar and 1908 sand out on a blue ground, denoting. Campbell (Cobvener), H. F. Carmichael, of the Light Brigade," which do not need any the sixty-first anniversary since the inception of Capt. J. Douglas, Messrs. W. D. Graham; J. the Society. Right opposite the mirror, and supi Hall, JD. Logan, D. MacDonald, A. V. Monk, comment, Mr. E.G. Jordan's "Let Me Sing" ported on the side of the balcony, is Scotland's A. C. More, J. Paterson, A. Rodger, S. B. C. and Woulu you kindly pass the salt" were giv antional emblem-the bistle. The stalk is of Ross, E. Grant Smith, G. Morton Smith, A. TNoisy Johnnie" and "The Frenchman" in the Cos

[en in capital style. Mr. R. L. Bridger.gave-the Fancy some of our friends from Quarry liny.argreen, the crown red, and the huge emblem Walker, W. Wilson, aud Hon, Secretary, Kowloon Dorky putting on alls and graces; artificiel but inarvellously like the real by the

DANCING & Music-Messrs. C. H. Ross true spirit. Mr. W. Pelting's "You'd better and trying to look as if they abhorred the very

arsistic sense of the decorator is faished with (Convener), W. Armstrong, H. G. C. Bailey, A. pull down the blind" brought down the house. ing as you know.. When the head of the

ing and scintillating lights, household determines that is to say, allows, Cross-hita os blue ground is in evidence

Life" on bir one-stringed violin and had to re:. St. Andrew's

of bacon" was appreciated Mr. D. Harvey gavoniaithful interpretation of the "Promise of the guidwife_io_make_up his third-for-him--

everywhere and other similar devices with the to attend the ball his duty is finished

thistle in the centre meet the eye on every

spoodwith"Down the Vale” lọtheencores which Somewhere or another swallow tail side, Heraldic shields depend from the walls is fished out and he is left in his misery to fit

and trophies innumerable are tastefully ar himself foto bi accient grandeur. For it is aanged in the right places Multi-coloured fact that you can us intly tell how long a man

electric bulbs peep out from among the plants. hein Hongkong by the colour and The decorations everywhere are profuse but

·appenance of his coat, Sometimes it is only

at the same time free from being tawdry. deopica green, which means that he is a comparativa newcomer, other times it is bottle grees and the teams appear to be on the paint of splitting asunder. That's an old stager and be's to be found with a crony of his in the region of Craigellachie or Strathmore or Glenlivet. As for the women-fol for the real Scat is only sentimental in bonks and never goes beyond' mi dâu" or "ma Scotch blue bell they are like the wind, blowing hither and thither as they listeth and more than maintain. APK the reputation of the race. Dat never flew from a fight-To-say-to-udy one of the qucas from the Highlands Bonnie lassie, will yo gang?' is to see the danger-signal hoisted,relieved by greenery. because she's ganging whether ye will or not, And so everything is prene. Upstairs the ladies sporting their tostans; downstairs the men reciting "The dell', nw.' wi', the excise man" for all they're worth, to the accompani- meat of various condiments which are good for the muscles of the tongue. **

Stepping into St. Andrew's Ball, the first

thing to anest one's attention is a beautiful painting of Edinburgh Castle by night from the branch of Mr. Duncar, of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. Below it, is the figure of

St. Andrew in the act of berging. At the

opposite cod of the room, the Society's 'emblem is displayed. Portraits of Scotland's 'nobles: sans and daughters hang on the walls, among which are Sir Walter Scait, Robert Buros, Mary, Queen of Scots, the Fifth Duke of Gordon and John Kaex, with appropriate. Tegenda under each. The rest of the decorations consists of the "same bright illuminations

The adjiceat room-St George's Hall- ders in a slight degree in its decorative effect. The beautiful painting of the late Queen Victoria is surrounded by Union Jacks and luxuriant fol age. Opposite is a buge St. Andrew's Cross composed of greenery picked out in lights, with the lion rampant in the centre. Flags and palms complete the ember lishments,

Sometimes one of the younger members of the family manages to worm into the spread and this is what he is told by his mo

The theatre, which is to be used for the ther before he leaves Kowloos or Quarry

"supper-room, has perhaps proved the 'most Bay. "Vind, Maggiergor, yo've no to be ankie' for jeely till ye've ett iwa bits a' breed difficult por inn of the City Hall so far as the an' botter. It's so mainders; an the Eng The two chief features of this part of the build- carrying out of the decorations is concerned,

linbors are rale pricec'sr. Au yelia ina, to dicht yer moatte wix yer cuff-mind that. ing are the words' daink a cup to Scot Ye're to tak yer hanky au' 'let on ye're jis land, yet," which sccupy the panels at the back of the beatre and the Gorden-tartan-which Ri'cinyer ne bi wipe_Auf-per-po-to-scale; yer tea nor sup the sugar if ony's left in yer tung along the batcray and forms a dainty cup when yere due drinkin' An' if ye drap. frices. hields bearing St. Andrew's Cross com yer piece on the floor yele oo' to gang after plete the wonderful effectiveness of the decora

yer is to let on ye've eit it. Ab'ye're

tioni.

The ladies' rooms have not, been neglected. no-Bulit all comes to nothing in the ions for the reception room, very little has been' run, because the fan and the frolic and the. "high" jisks and the loupin turn the beads of dore in the way of decorations, as it was thought.

undesirable

so stuff the place with unnecessary even the wisest of them all;

Properly speaking, the evening-does-not-be embellishments in order to provide air and freedom to there seeking a spell of rest from gla until after midnight, when the hungry crew has riotously welcomed the "chieftain p' the the whirling throng.. puddin' 'race"--the haggis. This year we uci' derstand that the "Cock of the North"—the

The above descriptions are by no means a exhaustive as thight at first. sight be im- agined, but are only a few details which will serve to show the enormous responsibi

slogan of the Gordons-is to be played by an lodian. Well, an Indian is all right, but why not have a Scolaman to do the oracle? Why.lity of the work of decoration. Messrs, Wynne mut our old friend Sandy MacEuco, who has donned the garb of old Gaul, and sported the sporan and the bue: led sheen times without number, Wasn't he a good enough Scotsman for the aristocracy of Peterhead or the Trongate ?

Bat perhaps it is a joke sbout thi ladian piper,

who never saw a baggis in his life and would be

liable to convulsions if he tasted the pride of evary Scotch bousekeeper. A bad jako though, and it will be good to see the sonsy face of

and Duncan, of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, bave worked as Trojaus-juni as in former years and have spared. ao pains to make the Ball a success so far as the decor tions are concerned. As our representa live given to understand, these two gentlemen, have been the backbone of the decoration commites and to their untiring and ungrad. ging efforts the highest praise is due.

words can describe that fascinating theme, and As to the magnificence of the Ball itself, ca the old veteran tramping and stirling his way one bas to go there to gain so idea of it. We

to the Chiefs table.

•

Heathcote, ADC, Mr. Murray Stewart, and E. F. MacKay, G. G. Mackie, Capt. Campbell.

Hoe. Secretary,

GARD ROOM-Messrs. G. G. D. Forsyth,, J.

M.C. Bin (Convener), W. N. Fleming, 1.so appeared in a duet emne. Mr. Harvey al- THEU

McCubbin, and R. R. Hyod

LADIES' ROOM-Dr. C. Forsyth (Coavener), and Mr. Jax, D. Auld-

-"We'll tak" a cup of Kindness yer, for auld lang synt.

MENU

"Some lise innal, and canna end,

"And some wad eas that want 31; Hej we hae meat and we can eat,

And ran the Lord be demuskit.

1.—Saddleof Mutton " Roast Turkey

-York

i-siapan 3.-Corned Bed

G-Game Pla 7-'ale de Poit Gray Jelly. 8-Chicken Sa

9. Hot Polatot 14THE RAGGIK

Fair fat year honest funslu face, Grens utileítalí s' au puddin'sace, Abom dhem'a' ye tak your place." “Freedom mud whisky, gang the wither. Tik aff your drám,

-¿WEETS, ——— 11-Gousebery

12-Zeller -Blanz Mange 14-Vanilla Ice Crea --Chasplata kec Crenin

"Breathes there the man with soul su tökd Who never to blommt hath said

"Tlila ia my own, my antive lond,.. Whose heart bath ne'er within, kiu bare'd „Aa konie his footsteps he hath turard

From wandering on a foreign strand !!

THE DANCES.

The dance programme will be as follows, With the exception of Nos. 8 and 16, which will be played by the Pipe Band of the H.K.S. B.R.G.A., the Brad of the Buffs, under Band. master C. B. Hewitt, will play the following music 10-night': -

Extra Wafu 4. Lancer ®. Walte

„Sobre las olas,

The Cash Casino Tature. Scotch Air

3. Caledonians... , S'nl5r anuvsevi#4ན * ཁན Ephesome Beel

„Air. Hel-cod of Hamery!|| 6. Two Step

'Payasid,»* ***Mosquito Caledonians Voicing season The Highlanders." 6. Struthopey and Keri.............Bierguin of

of Huntly. g. Walt

...Soldaten Lieder, „Whisaling Kafus.

15. Walte ............................The

Two Sten 12.

...Petite Step 1. Wall M 24. Lightiome Reet the Deil Amaug the Tailors 15. J'olka

05. We o 16. Saraper Monk and Reet oʻ

o' Tulloch. 15. Highland Schöllische...Nae luck aboot the boose. 18 CaledoriansVYarant

www.elected. 19. Eightsome Red...

pap..............Speed the Plough. 20. Wall............Eton Boating Sang 2. Two Step

***** La Mattiche. Waltz and Galop,,Beautiful Danube and Past Hor.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.

a entitled "La Serenata" "King's Own" was ably rendered and deser- with Mr. W. Anderson (oboe).. Mr. Phillip's

vedly applauded, Mr. 'E, B. Ayris" "Love, ('could I only tell thes" and "Como with me to

the girden, Maud" were, as usual, capitally the rendered. "Tom Brown" by Mr. F.A. Mac- kintosh was well received, My F. T., Chapple's Asleep in the Deep" and "The Belfry Tower" were very pleasantly rendered.

INDIAN POLICEMAN'S ALLEGED

MISCONDUCT. '

"CHARGED WITH BRIDE-TAKING, An Indian policeman (Fallch Singh), who was stationed at Yau-ma-ti Police Station,, was charged befors Mr. J. H. Kemp, in the Police Court, to day, with accepting a bribs from a hawker named Wat Tsoi on the_rgih instant. Wat Tsoi resides in Macdonnell Road, Tsim- tza-íšní, and sells trait outside his houra.

Mr. G. N. Orme (deputy superintendent of police) prosecuted. The defendant was, wore. presented. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

It was stated that on the afternoon of the 17th instant the defendant, who was on duty, ordered the complainant to remove his stalls from Macdonnell Road elsewhere, as, he alleged, complainant was causing an obstruction. After a long conversation the defendant said that if he was given a bottle of sawiễm he would not arrest the hawker. Complainant asked what kind of samthu lie wanted, Defendant replied ; Gio” Complainant agreed to let him bavo a bottle on the following day, at 4 p.m. An hour before the appointed time complainant reported the matter at the Water Police Station, and a

PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

on

SATURDAY, gth December, 1908, at ir A.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Das Vœux Road, corner of Ica Hoosa Streat,

.

A LARGE QUANTITY OF WINES AND SPIRITS, Comprising:-

- PORT

**

WINE, DUNDEE WHISKY,

ROYAL CROWN SCOTCH WHISKY, AMERICAN RYE WHISKY, PEKINET FILS CHAMPAGNE, MARIE BRIZARD and ROGER COGNAC, CURMILL & Co/s CUGNAC, MARASCHINO, ANISETTE,

AFRICOT BRANDY, &c., &c.

(All guaranteed in Souod Conʼition).. TERMS:-As usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 30th November, 1908. - - [1033

DOUGLAS &TEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW.

"HE Company's Steamship

THE

"HAIMUN" Captain Evans, will be despatched for the above Ports, on WEDNESDAY, the 2nd December, at 11 o'clock A M

For Fraight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, 30th November; 1908. 11030

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

*

FOR SHANGHAI, KOBR AND YOKOHAMA.

ERNEST SIMONS,"

watch was kept, but defendant did not call for THE Company's Steamship the bottle until the day after, when he went to complainant's bouse. A boule of whisky was | Captajn Girard, will be despatched, for ther handed to him in the presence of a sergeant, above Pons on or about MONDAY, the 7th who was concealed in the room. Defendant

December.

For Freight or Passage, apply to was leaving the premises, with the bottle under

P. NALIN, his tunic, when he was arrested,

Acting Agent.

1 he Court (to complainacı)-How much did you pay for the bottle-Sixty cents.

How did you know what kind of whisky ta❘ buy? When I went to the compradore's shop I asked what kind of liquor the Indians drank, How long have you been at this comer-hawk.. ing?-Four years. „

And no objection was made?—No,

SHOPKEEPER ATTACKED AT WEST POINT. ^

I was not until yesterday that, the West A Chiness police sergeant said that on the Point police were successful in arresting six 17th instant he saw defendant chasing the com. men, who, it is believed, were concerned in a plaidant away from his post. Complainant most cowardly assault which took place in that removed one of bis stalls and as be was return district on Thursday night last. The victiming for the order, defendant asted for his licence, a shopkeeper named San. Cheung—still lies in Defendant examined the licence for a while dangerous condition in the Government Civil and witness heard him tell the complainant to Hospital.

stay, where he was, and defendant walked away,

a

Sen Cheung is the master of a rattan shop

He stopped after covering á few paces and call.

at 210, Des Voeux Road West, and the sixed the hawker to him. A conversation, which

men in police custody were, so it is stared, lasted for about five minutes, fol owed between

Of course there will be the usual fatures, zo will have the ple,sure of recording that in our formerly in his employ. Some time at the the men,

`wall known to everybody, who has + trondƒð a Scotch function. We'll see the Pride of the Glen, and the sword that Wallace wore, and the helmet of de Boude that was broken in halves. by Bruce, and a selection of the loves that Robbie immortallied, and may be an Exciseman or two that he'diddled, and ropes of heather, with bits of the bile for luck, and alt

the rest of it,: What clan' Chief Chatham be- ' longs to we cannot tell, but that he can speak good Edlaburgh Scotch we happen to know, though whether he bas the gift o' the gab like' Gershom Stewart, or the memory for Scotch poetry-the best in the World-that was in. harited by Robert Shewan jemains to ba seon, One thing jacostain, hin Ulstoners will not be of the parnickety order, and if he cannot speak he could always vary the proceedings by giving.

DEXt issue,

THE OPENING DANCE.

official set of which will be formed as follow:- The Ball will open with the Lsacers, the His Excellency the Governor and Mrs

Chatham,

Honourable Mr. W. Chatham, C.,., Pre sident, and Mrs. Lyon.

H. E. Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton, K.C.V.O, .C.B., and Mr. Smith.

Mr. J. R. M. Smith ́and Mrs. May.

beginning of this month they were discharged,

« Hongkong, 30th November, 1908,- FOR SHANG -AI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI

"HE Steamship

THE

"GREGORY APCAR,” ..

Capt. J. G. Olifant, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 8th Dec, at Noon

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers, and is installed throughout with Electric Light and carries a duly certified Doctor.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LIMITED,

Agents. Hongkong, 30th November, 108,

COMMERCIAL

London

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. Silling.

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408 Sermany-Bank T.T.satsiz... I 71 adła T.T.

Do. demand....................isima 1161 (hanghal-Bank T.T...............................

Ingapore-Bank T.T. per H.K. J:00...í-72

Bergant Caygill gave evidence to the affect and their places filled by women, who were that at 6.30 p.m. on the 19th instant, the com- considered better and faster workers. There plairant went to the station and made a report the action of the shopkeeper angered the six complainant to his house, got into a posi | can be no question, if the report is true, that about the defendant. Witness accompanied

with him one day. Os Thursday night, after shop, and waited for about ten minutes, when men, and, it is alleged, they swore to get level tion, where he could see, the whole of his

watching for several wesko, they mat San be saw the defendant cyming along. The Cheung in a dark part of Centre Street return tatter had a good look around and opened log home. One of the men was armed with a conversation" with the ́complainant, who gave chopper and the rest with bamboo poles. They him a boule of whisky, Witness, then allowed | Japan-Bapk T.T. mempe attacked the unsuspecting" shopkeeper mer him to go a good distance up the' street, and ¦ ¦ Java-Bank T.T. 1. H. E. Major-General R. G. Broadwood, e cilessly, and left him unconscious on the road-arrested him. The defendant's beat, the witness way, . Some time later, he was found by the added, was in Yau-ma-ti. He was across the police, and during a cursory examination it was boundary when he came to Taim-tea-tsui, wean that besides a camber of other wounds Defendant had been four years in the service. about his body, the shopkeeper had received a cut to the middle of the head, through which, it was, sold, ble brains could be seen. No time was lost in sending him to hospital. His alleged assailants were arraigned in the Police Court, to-day, and mamanded,

* Mr. T. F. Hough and Mrs. Greason.

and Mrs Peter.

Commodore Herbert Lyon and Mr. MacKay, *Mr. Murray Stewart und Mrs. Ormiston,

THE SUPPER FARTY

The following will be the, order of the pro- a Highland Bing or a găilile callumé en cession from the dancing rooms to the supper, Dosing the evening telegrams will be sent to the guesta ramed taking their seats on the Briller Scole in the Far East. The talejram platform and supporting Chief Chatham with - will be ju tha uzval zarma "Chief Chatham and | Mrs. Lyon jus

The Court (to Mr. Orme)–What was the de- lay in charging the defendant -The case was reported fires as misconduct,

The defendant did not wish to make any statements, but asked for the case to be adjour:

ed for to call witsere

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TO 'LET.

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"Verandah,' and Bath-Room attached. and use of Servants' Quarters, oa,CONDUIT ROAD LEVEL. Magnificent view of the Harbour and Maitland,

2 Apply-

SEPOL Cia Hongkong Telegraph, Hongkong, 25th Novembar, 1908. [roto

TO LET.

HOUSE la KNUTSFORD " TERRACE,

Kowloon.

Apply to--

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO. LD, Hongkong, 1st November, 1908- [195

TO LET.

HATHERLEIGH, CONDUIT ROAD,

A HOUSE in WONO-NEI-CHONG ROAD, A HOUSE in RIPON TERRACE. OFFICES in YORK BUILDING. GODOWNS' in PRAYA EAST, BLUE BUILDINGE, and No. 168, Dzi Vaux ROAD Dext to the Hongkong Hotel. FLATS in MOKETON TERRACE, V No. 10, DES VOUX ROAD CENTRAL,

Jst Floor.

Apply to-

· THE HONGKONG LAND, INVEST, MENT & AGENCY CO. LD.. Hongkong, Ist November, 1908.

THE IMPERIAL COLONIAL CLUB

166

HE above Club in formed chiefly for COLONIAL and OVER-SEAS MEM BERS; it is situated at No. 84, Piccadilly (the centre of Clubland); opposite the Green Park.

The Club has a Bridge Section, Reception, Dining, "Billiard Room, Smoking "Lounge, Reading Room and Library,

Ladies are eligible as Members, Entrance Fee, Five Guineas, Annual Sub- scription, Five Guideas.

Further particulars from

THE ORGANISING SECRETÁRY,- 84, Piccadilly, W. London, 19th August, 1908,

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Motel.

(769

KOWLOON

HOTEL.

Nemo me

Impune Lacessit."

ST ANDREW'S DAY

SCOTCH

DINNER

ON

MONDAY,

the 30th Nov., 1908.

SPECIAL MENU.

The 105th M. L. I. Band will play Special Selections of Musis

during and after Dinner,

O.. E. OWEN,

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