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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY NOVEMBER 9 1009

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, TURIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1909

ALIEN SEAMAN,

STRIKING EFFECT OF LANGUAĢE 'TEST.

INCREASE OF ASIATICS."

It seems as if the language test, by which. aliens are not allowed to ship for service on British vosiela without some knowledge of E-

gilsh, the improved food scale compensation for lojuries, and the general better conditions for workers in the merchant service, ia corporated in the Merchant, Shipping, Act by Mr. Lloyd. George when at the Board of Trade, may in time rehabilitate the merchant service a

means of livelihood in the opinion of the work es, if the increasing percentage of Britishers on British ships may be taken as a guide, says à London paper. In several mercantile marive board offices, where eight years ago the per- cent ge ol foreigners signing on British ships was 15 per cent, it bas fallen this year to under $5 percent.

CARDIFF MOST AFFECTED.

·A SHOTMAKER was this morning givan odo mouth's hard labour for stealing fifteen pairs of leather slippers,

For being a rogus and a vagabond, a Chios- man was awarded ten days' imprisonment is the Police Court'this morning..

THE Ministry of the Interior in Peking his sanctioned the publication of the Ampire Daily News.which will begin to issue an November

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SOME time ago, no undesirable character was banished from the Colony. The other day, he returned to Hongkong before the expiration of bis tera Sequel: Six months' bard labour.

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Sir Francis May, K.C.M.G.

HONGKONG'S' COLONIAL SECRET- ARY HONOURED,

THE KING'S BIRTHDAY GIFT.

It is with the greatest pleasure that we have to record the fact that Francis Henry May, C.M.O., Colonial Becretary of Hongkong, numbered among the list of those honoured by the King on the occasion of the an ulversary of His Majesty's Birthday.

The announcement was received this morning from the Earl of Crewe, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the following terms:

THE warships in barbour and Naval Deck were balf-masted to-day on account of the

"li gives me much plassure to inform you funeral of the late Empress Dowager of China. that His Majesty bas bean graciously pleased The flags at Government House and Head-to confer upon Mr. F. H. May, CM, the booour of creating him a Kaight Commander quarter Hoine were also balf-masted,

of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George."

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ON the 3rd inst, in the criminal branch of the Court of First Instance, before Judge Jenkins, Honorato A. Pascual pleaded guilty to the charge of illegally importing opium into the port of Manila. The sccused stated that he had just arrived in Manils from Hangkeng with 17 kilos of upum, not being aware that the bringing in of opium was a public crime. When asked why be had brought so much, ho

The language-test-affected-Cardiff-more-than any other port in the Kingdom," Seamed of every nationality in the world gravitated to Card ff When British shipowners engaged a crew at a Continental post, and paid them off ia England and they were frequently very undesirable aliens indeed-It was mainly to the CHAM-parts of South Wales that such men gravisidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency,

ORANGE CHAMPAGNE.

STONE GINGER BEER.

tated. Wages were lowered on that cost in consequence, and Cardiff particularly was choked with foreign seamen, who ranged at the way from, Chinamen, Peruvinos, to Turks. Cardiff's seamous boarding-bousor get, such unsavory reputations that the municipal author-

ities had to take action. Crimping flourished

too, in spite of the Board of Trade officers

Crimps hawked ships' crews to captains, who were bribed, at so much per head, to take them. As a result of this British vessels tailing from. Welsh ports would have nobody on board who knew English but the officers and engineers. Vessels have been los because, the mao at the wheel and the look-uur on the forecastle head were unable to compic- head orders given to them by British officers Previously, in ships sailing from Cardiff, with wagen ruling on board at £3158 per month and shove, 55 per cent, would b: Britishers, REFRESHING. Where the wages was under 43. 10s. per month

PALATABLE

Watson's

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FRUIT SYRUPS

mixed with aorated or plain water

over 65 per cent would be foreigners. Things were so bad at Cardiff that a decent crow of British galore, if paid off at Cardiff, would never look for a ship there, but take train to another port. But the language test has hit hs, crimping business and improper fareigu element hard.

IMPROVEMENT.

Mr. Lloyd George's improvements in the ser vice, however, have only accelerated a change

the better in one direction. Britisbars have Junked more favourably on life afinat since 1905. They have been increasing in the service ever since, la that year there were 176,975 Brit· | make excellent refreshing beverages.ishers on ships under the red eusign, and 38,993

Guaranteed to be made from the

pure juice of sound ripe fruit.

stated that he had intended selling it to the drug stores in Manila Judge Jenkins san- fenced him to pay a fior of P750, with sub-

COLONIAL 'CAMETERY MAP-

"ALL EQUAL IN THE CEMETERY,"

As the fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon, the following minutes

wera considered:-

The Secretary →→ Please circulate the tempor ary map of the Colonial Cemetery to the Board. I regret that I stated that no map had been provided as this one was furnished some time ago. A new map cannot be supplied until the Board indicates the various sections, de, for old residents, etc. on the present and this it will be waste of time to do antil the new Ordinance is passed and we know what portion of the cemetery is to be consecrated. A map has been prepared in connection with the sew Ordinance. a copy of which will probably answer the requirements of bye-law 11 of the cemetery bye-laws.

CANTON DAY BY

„DAY

PROMOTION OF EX QUEEN'S SCHOLAR.

[From Our Own forrespondent.]

BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP:

AT THE VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

A great boxing evant has been arranged to take place on Saturday, 13th ipstɛ, at 9.15 pm, Canton, 6th November.

at the Victoria Recreation Clab. Gymnasium, Mr. Wong Ming, at present mannger of the The well-known boxer Sarman A. D. Great, of Chioase Telegraph Office at homeen, and H.M S. Kent, who holds the heavy, weight also recretary to the Canton Viceroy in the championship of the fleet in South, China, will Bureau of Foreign Affairs, is in receipt of a face Seaman Jas. Gibney of H.M.S, Flora, who telegram from the Junior Ambau in Tibet, bas just come out from home. He holds meny H.E. Wen Taung Yao, who applied for Mr. big records. This will be the main event and Wong's services to assist him in carrying will consist of a t-round boat. Both men are out the necessary reforms in that dominion, ia grand form and there is very little to chose Mr. Wong Ming was formerly a teacher, of between them ; the fight should prove interest. English in Queen's College, Hongkong, for sing. Lovers of the manly set should not misi cumber of years and was a schoolmate of H. E. the opportunity of seeing this event. Wen, E. Vicaroj Yuan has appointed Mr. Lie to take up the post in the Bureau of For eign Affairs vacated by the transfer of Mr. Wong.

TRIADS ARRESTED.

Besides this big fight there will be five amateur bouts, one of which will be that of J, Forbes va. Staman. Roberts of H.M.S. Fant The later sometime ago faced Bil Lewis, at prevcoi its middia weight champion of the On the evening of the 4th instant, on la Colony. These two man are in excellent trim The career of Sir Francis May is well-formation received, Admiral Ll Obor sent and should put up a good fight...The other known to the majority of people in Hongkong.umber of his men to make a raid on certain preliminary events wil be between members houses in the outskirts of the East Gate, whereof the V.R.C. Kid" Marriott with also appear. but for the benefit of the few who are unRC they effected the arrest of ton mes, members quainted with the Colonial Secretary's progress of the Triad Society, On being questioned by through the ranks we give, the following Admiral Li, these men made no denial of the epitome from Who's Who in the Far East charge and they also informed the admiral that they ware compelled to join the Triad Society, otherwise they could not live peaceably in that part of the city.

ANTI-JAPANESE MOVEMENT.

May, Hon. Francis Henry (Hongkong), CMGA (Dublin); Colonial Secretary and member of Executive and Legislative Councils; 4. March 14, 1860, at Dublin, 4th

As a result of the recent convention between of late Hon. G. A. C. May, Lord Chief-

China and Japan regarding Manchuria; the Justice of Ireland, and Olivia, d. of Sir

Self-Governmeal Society in Cauton has received Mathew Barrington, Barl, of Gleostal, Co.

a number of letters from the Chinesa'residing Limerick; w. 1891. Helena, d of Lieuten abroad in foreign countries, mostly in the Straits ant-General Digby Barker, C.. duc.: Settlements in these letters H.E. Liang Tuo Harrow; Trinity College, Dublin, 1st Yan, president of the Ministry of Foreign Af Honourman and Prizeman, Classics and fairs, is attacked in strong language for signing Modern Languages, B.A., 1881. Appolated the convention, and the Socialy was urged not after competitive examination to Hongkong to fail to instituting a boycott against Tapaness cadetship, 1881; acting assistant Registrar- goods. A few days ago several thousand copies of a placard pricted, in Hapeh were impotted General, April, 1886; acting assistant Co-into Canton and ware distributed to the people. lonial Secretary, Jan., 1887; Secretary to These placards were written in plain language Board of Examiners, Jap., 1889; assistant and induced the people to boycott Japanese Colonial Secretary, Jan, 18gi; Private Sec- goods in retaliation against the Japanese in the retary to Governor Sir W. Des Voeux, to case of the recent China-Japan convention con- Administrator, Sir F. Fleming, and Major- cerning Manchuria, General Barker, April, 1889, to Dec. 1891 :

The newly established Canion Provincial acting Colonial Treasurer, April to Oct., 1892; Member of Legislative Council, May, Assembly will hold its first meeting on the 8th 1895; Captain Superintendent of Police and instant by order of the Viceroy, H.E. Yean Fire Brigade, 1893, and of Victoria Gaol, Shu Haus. The first questions to be brought 1897; acting Colonial Secretary, Feb. to advisability of abolishing the 'evil of gambling ap for discussion at the meeting will bé iba Sept, 1900; Colonial Secretary, 1902; ad-in Kwangtung, and the reform of prisons. ministered Government of Hongkong, Nov., 1903, to July, 1904; resumed as Colonial Secretary, 1905. Decorations: For services rendered during coolie strike and great plague, 1894. · Publications Guide to Cantonese Colloquial; Yachting in, Hong Mr. E. A. Hewett:-I altogether object to kong. Aecreations: Hunting, polo, shoot the division made between residents, 7 yearning, rifle shooting, fishing, yachting. Clubs; The collection of Likin dues in Canton dur- residects' and '20 years residents; we are all equal eben in the cemetery,.

Windham Hongkong, Address : Honging the second ten days of the 9th moon as kong.

reported by the Likio officials to the Viceroy amounted to $1,593 36 (nels...

8th November,

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY,

E. D. C, WOLKE, ·

H. S. D.

28th October, 1907. A. Shelton Hooper:-1 think the Govern ment should be asked to send, the Board the plan of the cemetery showing the area it is proposed to dedicate, for any observations | the Board may make.......

SZ. ANDREW'S 'BALL.

PROGRAMME OF DANCES.

foreigners though it should be remembered that officers are included in these figures, and' foreign offices are very few. Last year there were 196,814 British seamen and 14,735,forcin ers. Foreigners do not include Asiatics and Asiatics still increase in the service. In 190. there were 37.431 Asiatics on British ships. I ball on St.. Andrew's Day- and last year 44,152. A tendency to employ Asiatic labour more and more is most mark- ed amongst shipowners, because Asiatica are cheaper and more docile. For instance, the language test came into force this year only

The following is the programme of dancos

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BUBSCRIPTION RATES IN ADVANCE) DAILY-486 per annum.

WEEKLY $18 per anim

The rates per quarter and per imensom, proportional'

Baberiptions for any period lem than one 'month will be charged as for a full month. The daily iwon"in delivered from when the addzens I«

mobesible to momenger Peak sabearlbers can have their coplas delivered at their residences without soy extra obargs. On coplos seat by po an additional $1.80 per quarter charged for postage. The postage on the weekly was to any part of the

world ja 30 cents per quarter. Bingle Coplas Daily, tari canis, Winkly, twenty-

Ere cents (for cash only).

MARRIAGES.

Os October 28, 1909, ať Weihaiwai, Emile Widler, eldest son of the late David Widler (Shanghai), to Agnos, daughter of Sophrosis Korkia (Valdivostok).

On November 2, 1909, at Hankow, Owen Warren, youngest son of Henry Warren, Esq., of Stevenage, Herts, to Marion K.Bartor, only daughter of W. A. Barley, Esq., LL.B., of Wandsworth Common, Lesdon.

DEATHS.

too popular with British shipowners: Ships were being manned ebtirely with Chinames, because they cost the shipowner, nearly so per cent. less than European seamen,

But the Pintelligent Chiseman is now taking lessons 10 English, and with that and a number of rther conning tricks it manages to evade the barrio.s set against him at the Mercantile Marine Ioard & ffices.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PRINCE ho's assassin and eight suspected accomplices have arrived at Port Arthur.

The Governor-in-Council bas ordered that po person shall sit or stand upon soy part of the railings of Blake Pieri

B.E. WU Ting fang, retiring Minister to the U.S., bas been ordered by telegram to proceed to Vladivostok to investigate ao 'important

· affair.:

Extra Walz,

Lancers.

2. Waliz.

HIPPODROME CIRCUS,

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY.

CONSUL FOR 'SAMOA,

The newly appointed Chinese Consol to the German Colony of Samoa, Mr. Lam Yun Chiu, left here yesterday by the steamer Honans for Hongkong en run to his destination to take up his new appointment,

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LIKIN COLLECTIONS.

Mr. A. Jackson (representative) and the

The Canton Provincial Assembly, which was veteran director, Mr. S. O. Abell, of the Hippened in accordance with Imperial Orders on

which bave been arranged for the forthcoming. Prodome Circus, are lo town and promise the public good things during their stay in the Colony, and owing to various requests they will open a short season at Causeway Bay. We understand from them that they have obtained new Bitistes from Australia, Roumania, Russia and various other places The company is still performing at Manila, and will arriva in town shortly. The opening day has not yet been fixed..

3. Caledonians,

4. Weitz,

5. Eightsoma Reel.

6. Two Step.

Caledonians.

8. Strathepey and Reel.

9. Waltz.

10. Two Step,

1. Waltz,

13. Two Step.

13. Waltz

14. Eightsome Reel. 15. Polka

16. Strathspey and Reel.`

17. Highland Schottische. 18: Caledonians.

19. Eight some Reel. 10. Waltz,

11. Two Step.

22. Waltz and Galop.

The representative, Mr. Jackson, informs us that the Circus pat "Billy the Goat," is not with them now, when they were doing their visit at Shanghai he had the misfortune to catch a severo cold and the dear old friend has Passed away.

FUNERAL OF PRINCE 110.

AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.

Tokio, Nov. 4. The State funeral of the lats Prince Ito took place this morning. All Coast functions were suspended by the Emperor. Twenty thousand troops under General Kawamura took part in It will be seen that there is a remarkable the procession, and the Navy also took a pro- number of reat Scotch dances on the prominent part in the ceremony Minate guza gramme, so that the need to attend the "prac tices" becomes all the more apparent.

THE name of Mr. A. C. Little has been added | THE CAPTAIN OF THE"CHINA,"

and that of Mr. Donald Macdo sld has been restored to the list of author'zed architects in the Colony.

Ir is stated that the French are pushing on the construction of the Yunnan-Accem Railway day and night and that over 30,000 hands are engaged on the line.

THE Yuch'oaapu has referred the regulations for the increase of postage to Sir Robert Breden, the Acting Inspector Gaveral of Customs, for consideration.

AY BE broke out last Monday in the Imperial looma Soochow. Several houses wern des troyed, but the Director's stal of office, docu. ||ments, and the tributo silks were saved,

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MR. W. J. Tutcher will act as superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department dor- in the absence on leave of Mr. 8. T. Daun or uti further-notice, with effect from the 23rd ultimo.

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were fired ashore, and the men-of-war which had specially moored near Tokio, and various naval stations fired salutes.

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Capt. i Groves Rainer, of the Buffs, will 'ta- force the above events on Saturday night.

Preparations nie now being made for äc-

commolation and probably there will be sitting room for five hundred persons: The prices that will be charged for admission are:-Ring- sido, for members $3.00, and non-members $4. Gallery for members $1.50 and“ non- members $2.

POSTMASTER-GENERADS PRE VILEGE INFRINGED.

FINE OF 5150 AT THE MAGISTRACY.

It is a common practice among a certain class

of Chinese to import letters into the Colony from the interior and as a result of this, prose cutions by the Postmaster General through the Police are very frequent, At the Magistracy, this morning, one such case cropped up before Mr. J. R. Wood (Second Magistrate, when's Chisa- man wan charged with infringing the exclusive privilege of the Pestmaitor-General at Kowloon - on the 7th inst. In addition to this, two further charges were preferred against the defendant---- baying in his possession a letter addressed to one Leung Ying at Kowloon on the arst October last and attempting to obtain the sum of 10 cents from one Leung Ying by, means of-

false pretences on the same date. Defendant was found guilty and flood $150, in default of

payment one month's hard labour,

7RANSPORT "REWA"

FINEST TROOPER AFLÓAT,

Quite now to Singapore is the splendid trooper Reins, which left the P. and. O. whiri Do Saturday at 9 am, for Hongkong with the rest of the troops from England, maya tha. Singapore Free Prese. The Rewa is owned by. the B. Company and chartered by the Ad... miralty. Her lines are extremely gracefat," and so well proportioned that, like a race f horse, `she is bigger than she looks.. "This feature also applies to a vessel as large nu the Mauretania, for you must stand on the bridge of that steamer to realize ber siZO.' The fewn and Rohilla ere considered to the 1st day of the gh moon, and had its tem- be the two finest troopers afloat, the Rohilid, .porary office since in the old Governor's yamen if anything, being a little superior to the building, was removed to the spacious cer 'Rewa The vessel that has just been la building on the 6th instant. On the latter day port is of the turbine order, baing 7,267 toni at rr am. H.E. Viceroy Yuan Shu Hauo, the gress and 3.970 bett register and 8,000 b. p. three Tattar Generals, Admiral L! Chan, the She is slightly bigger, for example, than the Commander-in-Chiel, Chun Ping Obik, the Toroba, that steamer being 3,656 belt register. Provincial Treasurer, Judge, Educational Com On the trial trip of the Newa, some three years missioner, Salt Commissioner and many other ago, she accomplished 19) knots perhour and the officials were present at the Assembly together directors or some of them-of the B. I. took with the nominated members of the Assembly, a spin as far as Gibraltat. The Rowa has been H.E. Yuan presided and performed the open-freoping since that time, and so far as the con- tag ceremony in declaring the Assembly open, veyance of soldiers goes is an ideal ship, Bha B.E. Yuan made a speech on this occasion and it was followed by several others from among the members. Afterwards' a group photograph was taken of Il those present.

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY,

The first day of the toth meon (14th instant) was fixed by the Canton Baskow Railway Company for the holding of a general meeting of shareholders for the purpose of selecting a president and vice-posident to replace Sir Chun Tung Liang Cheng and Mr. Le Po Shan, res. pectively, who had resigned from the services of the Company. The Tactal for the Develop ment of Native Industries, Chan Mong Tsang, has recolved telegraphic instructions from the Ministry of Ports and Communications to be present on that day at the meeting hall to. superintend the meeting and to keep order.

FLOOD RELIEF,

can accommodato a,ção white troops with ease, and bar internal fittings are magnificent: For the uan of invalids, for example, electric 'lifts are employed, and everything that; modern science and luxury can devise and ready to hand. To ensure the safety of so many lives on board all the boats are ready for lowering at a moment's notice, and at drill, it is shown, when every man is in kit place, that the whole. lot of the boats can be in the water in tes minuter. Underneath the ordinary life- boats are five collapsible canvas boats, lying fat on the ship's rail, which are also ready for use at a moment's notice. Anybody interested in modarn' transports will losa boshlog by spending an hour on board, as the Rama, is worth it. She will be in port again od 200. lost. - when an opportucky will be afforded. The Rewa is commanded by Capt. A. W. Mann, The Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces R.NR., who is the best known commander in in Kwangtong, Chen Ping Chik, was deeply the mercantile marine. Every officer who can affected by the extensive damage done by the go back 15 years knows the "Old Manu" or floods after the typhoon of the 20th ultime in the G.Q.M. If you like, as he is a Gladstone, if Weichow and he bas therefore srovided out of not in politics, at least in strenuousity of his own pocket a sum of $2,000 for the purchase || purpose. A squadron of cavalry escorted the coffin to of rice, which he conveyed to Walchow from the grave.

"Canton on the 6th instant for distribution to the The ex-Emperor of Korea visited the Resifood sufferers. Captain Friela is to-day the oldest skipper in debt General this mording to present his con. the service of the Pacific Mall Company, anddolences.—N. D. G. News, that is the reason the new flag flatters in the China's foro. It is now "Commodore this and Commodore that,” but the down East mariner's old title of Ninety-Fathom Dan will not be for- gotten, because it means that ha le among the most cautious and skilled of shipmesters.

"Ninety Fathom Dan" is no longer the ap- |pendage of Captain ́Daniel E. Férlele, master of the Pacific Mail Jiver Ckfna, says the San Francisco Chronicle of Oct. 10, 'He is now to be known as "Commodore" Friela, as indicated by the commodore's flag, a bloe pennust with white star, which has fated not many days from the mishead of be trim transpacific steainship.

Commodora Frielo has never had an accident, and his old title sprang from the sialement made one day that Friele would not move until

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Ambassadors etianded to represent the So. vereigns and Presidents éf the Powers, and 'Lord Kitchener also attended.

The services which were conducted according to Shinto rites were tantamount la adding fresh dignities to Prince fio. A shrine in the Prince's honour is now being erected Dear Constitution Hall,

"A FRIEND IN NEED"

CURIOUS CHARGE AGAINST WATCHMAN.

- RETRENCHMENT.

In reducing the expenses of the Government by curtailing the salaries of the officials and abolishing the posts of some palty officials, Viceroy Yoan Shu Hsun is able to save a som of over $300,000 a month from the Canton Provincial Government, as estimated by the

Shio Hou Kuk,' :.

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NEW RÉCRUITÉ,

At 7 o'clock this morning the Viceroy par donally proceeded to lotong to inspect the newly trained provincial troops and put them

SHIPPING AND MAILS,

MAILS DUR

*English (Arrays) 17th inst, 2000.

German (Prius Ludwig) 18th inst. Canadian (Empress of India) 18th Inst.

The O. P. R. Göls a‚s. Emprits of Japan". arrived at Vancouver, on 6th lust, at 9 p.m. (

The P. & O. 5. N. Cosas. Sicilia is expecte ed to arrive at Colombo on 18th fast, at daylight. The P. & A. Co's su. Salja, from Astoria," arrived at Yokohama on Bih inst, between a

The C. P. R. Co.'s s,s. 'Montangle arrived at APPLICATIONS for two grave spaces in the old Yokohama at',go ai,, on 9th'iust, and leave resident section of the Colonial Cemetery for again at 3 pm, sama day, for Robe, where she the purpose of erecting a monument thereor,is dae to arrive at 6 p.m., on toth inst were considered at the Sauitury Board meetlag The Imperial German Mail as, Prins Lad- this afternoon, Mr. Lau Chi Pak miented in tip carrying ito German Malle wild datos from I don't see any reason why this should not be | Berlin of the soth nit, left Colombo am 7th insta granted.

pm, and may be expected here on zäth fas

A curious charge was preferred at the Magis. tracy this morning against Chol Yuen, a watch. man in the employ of the Hongkong Land Investment Company. The charge was pre |be had aivoty fathoms of wales under him. ---| forred by Mr. A. Sheltos Hooper, Secretary to This date for the V. R. C. Regatta is fast ap- To watch the comm:dore on the bridge of the Company, and was to the effect that defend- proaching and members are getting so much the China one would never guess that he is 68 | ant did unlawfully Jet No. 4, Observation Place | through their drills. interested in rowing that, even when a typhoon yeais of age and that he has been in the service | without the knowledge of the complainant on On October 31, 1999, at Swatow, China, Mar-signal is up, they take boats out for practice. It of the Pacific Mail Company since 1869. His the 6th and 7th inst.

could be sean yesterday, afternoon that while time before that was put in on the old clipper the zigzal was hoisted and the ses somewhat ships, when men learned how to manage choppy, a sealer rowing member went out lu ship in the good old way. In the Pacific Mail a tub for a pull, and the consequence was that Company Commodore Frisle has been on both capsized and the boat had to be towed in by the Farama and transpacific runs in various [a sampan,

Kara: Cowie, wife of the late William Pollock, 1.M. Customs, Ningpo.

On October 31, 1909, at Shanghai, Charles, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Gensborger,

SISEMITS:

When the case came on before Mr. E. R. Hallifax (First Magistrate) defendant said

I have received instructions to allow nobody to sleep there and I let my very good friend stay there."

A fine of $1 was imposed.

and 4 p.m.