1911-04-17 — Page 4

Intimations.

THE

was closed except in Egypt and Algeria and a at a few treaty ports. Arabia was and remains the one.) and only large area of the carth's

surface where one cannot freely travel, and this more because of

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY

Recently a rich Chinese official bought a slavo-girl in Poking for $70,000.

ders Hill, reports to the Polico Miss Lawington, of No 6 Pod-

that also lins lost a diamond ring,

A. S. WATSON & religious idiosyncrasies than poli-vahid $100. It was last seen

CO., LD.

'ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS.

WATSON'S

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY

tical motivos.

in the house.

..

Tho Cunton assassin Was '

CHEKWAN ISLAND.

THE GREAT FESTIVAL OF

HEAVEN.

APRIL 17%

ADMIRAL HUBBARD, LAST CRUISE AS COMMAN- DER OF ASIATIC SQUADRON,

A GRIFFIN'S IMPRES- SIONS OF HONGKONG.

learnt to believe. Mountains huge enough to one who has lived ages, still walled in for protection on the plains, paddy-folds, vill- against bandits, hillside graves and many another object of in- forest, strike the oye, ou the trip.

which would nood a whole pageto to Lown, and gather in the mind, a tangled mass of impressions,

unravel-not a columu.“

land-was taught that Ohau was a great urid tract of land. Trus vegetation is not prolific but yet there is sufliciont to justify the It is inévitably, one supposes,tural possibilities of the now terri- hope, that, at any rate, the agricul THOUSANDS PRESENT.

Admiral Joli Hubbard, whọ that the inpressions of a' now-tory are greater than one has Clashing Cymbals, booming came into harbour last wook-end comer to Hongkong, should be gongs, crackling fire crackops, on his flagship, the Saratoga, redolent of platitudo to those The present situation has boon

rooking joss-sticks, Indies be- began this, his final, cruise as whose lot has been east in this brought about primarily by the brenglit from his cöll on Saturday

sooching the gods that thoir mur Commundor-in-Chief of the Amo-pleasant pluco for any great length strenuous efforts of European under a strong escort to the place wories be filled, men praying for clean Asiatic Squadron on April of time. Yet it is possible that nations to obtain the right where he had committed the, a rich harvest, beggars in hund- 13. ↑

they may be of interest to those of freo living in all dastardly crime of murdering the rods, mandarins in somi-foreign- Tarts of the globe, coupled the presence of

Tartar General, and beheaded in uniform and escorted by braves the Japanese ports, followed by new arrivals, who stare round Ho loaves the station at one of lighting in the first thoughts of

with the knowledge which their

a throng of armod will three-pronged piteli- the gool-wishes of all. spectators...

eyed and open-mouthed at the succoss has given them that in the

forks and Inigo seythe-liko. The cruise will continue during beantios of what his besa termed words of the Scriptures while, Mrs. Frank Grove, wife of thors-all those and many more the hot wonther in the Philip "London in China." “God hatli made of one blood all muaging engineer of the Chinest are to be witnessed at the dirty pinos, and the Saratoga varrion

ntions of men to dwoll on all the sortion of the Canton-Kowloon little village of Chekwan on the recruit crews for the Wilmington, baur at daylight and, needless to face of the earth," He has also

island of that nano during the Helena, Samar and Villalobos. prosent week. determined the bounts of their habitation." an onding to this passage which is not generally quote. The now treaty may bos said to be based on this Biblical junk 1942, reports to the police Nan Sai, master of trading monition. Each land is that last night at p.m. while the develop its own indigenous.civilis junk was anchored in Chakool-

Railway, proceeds home shortly, Mr. and Mrs. Grove arrived in Hongkong on Sunday, coming down over the railtrack of the Chinese sertion. -

The quension is the Festival of the Goddess of Hoaven, and Chekwun village is the prid possessor of a really fine templo and bosought on this important where the deities are propitiated

The sight in this temple is ono

feast.

THE PHILIPPINES.

EXPERIENCING UNPRE- CEDENTED ERA OF

PROSPERITY.

Mr. Dean C. Worcester, who about a fortnight ago was in

CHINESE CONSERVA- TIVISM.

A Blend of the Finest Pore atignand arcept only the innaigra-ing, near Lyemen, a fishing that for who have soon it conki Hongkong, has been interviewodro is the bounty of the Buildings the world. Contagions in liskies distilled. in 11n which it can assimilate, Whoat cume alongside. Two men forget.It is a lungo structure as on the conditions in the Philip recent date. Spacious and airy, some twenty-five years ago there

Mall

Scotland

OF

GENUINE AGE:

AND

FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.

Robert Porter & Co.'s BULL DOG

BRAND

GUINNESS'

STOUT in P NTS and SPLIT“.

A. S. WATSON &

co,

LD.

'ALEXANDRĂ BUILDINGS.

Bonglong. 7010 July, 1910,

The object of this paper is to publish- correct information, so are the truth and print the now without fear or favour.

Cable Address: Telegraph

Mongkong,

Telephone: No. 1.

A. B.C., 5th edition

Western Union.

THE

the toup de grace to the dream an anchor and planks. Having eenfro of a throng numbering Government said that, consimor rooms, they are the first things noise," which, when it reached

to the value of $30.

vero almost lost

The writer came into the Intr-

say, admired the picturesqúosítun- tion of the town perched on the well nigh precipitous sides of the.

China has been too conservativo. Peak. Later he saw how cunning the improvements of the age. It. to accopt modern idens and adopt by roads had been laid out and lives on in modieval ways and houses given footings whore none must suffer the afflictions of the could naturally exist...

undeveloped times. Chinn in this The first thing that strikes the respect is a monaco to the rest of culated there and the germs. more ospecially some of more warm wostward, From thence weroin the boat, armed with chop Clineso structures go, and the pinos, and speaking as Secretary need hardly emphasise the admir-pers. They forend his fakin into alle principle in yol vol, but it gives the hold and weighted it with gods inside it, or big and many of the Interior of the Philippins with fine verandahs, and lofty cammo into Russia "catarrh. Chi-

varied. They woro tho

Paris, was called "la grippe." of the middle of the ningloenth committed the outrage, the dess

which upeat the "grillin's" sensoIt still abides to plague and afflict thousands yesterday, and cially the islands are experiencing- century that the world was going perados disappeared with goods

an era of unprecedente pros of architectural excellence. More humanity all over the world... to sight o ben grent muching pot, in which

in the joss-stick smoke that float perity. "When tho present tariff so whoit ho has been accustomed If the Asiatics of Chin, tho all the rares of the earth would

ed up to the vaulted ceiling. In Wout into effect, business was to the fine though dingy lines of Malay countries, Judit, Persia and front of the main god theresat some then it is no longer a question of Thie lungo comics at first as a clean up and adopt modern sani- four or fivo priests wearing square finding a roady market for island shock and it is only after the try improvements the source of virtually at a standstill, but since London's principal buildings. Turkey, can over bo persuaded to: black caps like those of the Vone products, but to satisfy the ever-mint has become somewhat ac-many diseases would be destroyed tin Council of Three. They were fortunes of those who came 10 The introduction of oxtensive the now style is really appreciated. free from the contamination the busily engaged writing qut the increasing demand for them. climatised that the full foren of and the western world, would be them. Nothing disturbed the sections closer together. The one's thoughts turn to the streets deliverance of the West from tho

milroad fines also is bringing all Naturally, from the buildings, Orient always threatens, they appeared aloof, impressive, Philippines are the most promise and here the same tone of applague and from Asiatic cholera masters of all fate. Roasted pigs, to time to whole, passed by them from the ing field for young men of smallpreciation cannot be used, While has proved the benefit of clean- feet of the

be laid at the capital and plenty of ambition, thoso loading up the Peak soom linces. Other scourges that now gods, a sudden and it is entirely due to President to bo all that can be desired, it afflict humanity might possibly clash of cymbals and beating Taft's wise and far-seeing policy must bo confessed that after a disappear if grouter cleanliness of gongs announcing that this is the case,'

slight rain, the roads on the level were observed. John Wesloy chango in the proceedings, and 4.

do not creato an aldogotlur favour-quoted someone: it hasnever been ablo impression. Without parti- definitely ascertained who, possi cularising, the surface of somo of bly it is from the Talmud-as the roads rotains too much mis saying cleanliness is next to ture in the form of puddies to ren-godliness. Surely it is much to bo der walking at all cleanly or approved and its perfect obser pleasurable, However, this one vance would no doubt much lesson discordant note cannot impair the human woos.-Times," fnsso general feeling of liking for chusetts. Hongkong..

Messes. H. Price and Co. Edd.. ininglo together, to their intual wine merchants, of 12 Queen's peas, happiness and prosperity. Road Central, the agents for the Distillors Company, Limited, ea from the mind of man is that limi, a handsome silvor cup Whether the disappearnce of this have presented, on behalf of perdment or, in due first place named the King George" cup, tode wolround is a question that for the four sales army and are andor the circustances few will roller-skating championship of attempt to answer. As far as oneraced foron Saturday next, 22nd Hongkong. This cup will be can judge at present racial differ-instant, during the 7 to 9 pan. ences are recognised in order that session. Messrs. Ramos and racial antipathjos may be lessoned, Ranos are presenting the second This is most satisfactory arrange- metu aki is not incompatible with the "brotherhood of man" theory, Even, brothers often desire to dwell a little apart.

HONGKONG DAY BY DAY.

A number of Voluntoers pifrid- of at King's Park Range this morning for the rifle meeting.

The Claign Marn on her. Fast 0,00 gold dollars, and also trip carried silver bullion worth

about 1,000 tons of cargo.

The local courts aro

the remainder of the week.

prize.

The

conservation sensation

sonio

,,their gustomers deserted them to CONTRABAND CHINESE.

pross forward with bluzing offer!

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THE OPIUM TRADE.

Tho

It must be confessed nover- thelous that the "spirit of the tent dauntoil by the complete now man is to a certain ex- difference of East from West, DOCTORS' INDICTMENT OF Aftor nequiring some experienco within the narrow confines of

ENGLAND.

Homeland it is unpleasant to feel that a fresh start has to be made, Conference, which convenos May "Koep jour eye on The Hague that the mind has to be purged

in the United States reached a definite stage on March 6 when to the main altar. They AMERICAN REVENUE CUT

were unmoved, Womon passed TER ON THE WATCH. President Taft accepted the thrice-in and out without cousing, their offored resignation of Mr. it. A. foreheads smearts!" "will" "ashes, The revenue cultor Oriout, of Ballinger, Secretary of the Deafter praying to baby gods, white San Francisco, with a gun rack of partment of the Interior. His ang heap of joss-sticks smoked from thirty to dorty rifles in har successor is Mr. W. 1. Fishor, in the doorway, adding to the cabin, last it left port to one of Mr. Pinelot's nides. Mr. indescribable atmosphere inside. search for singgiors in general Ballinger declares his intention of

In the village itself there and the gasolino schooner Kate prosecuting the conspirators who

was laughter ami pursued him with the assassin's eating and drinking. The booths to be attempting to smugglo Chin

much in particular, which is reported knifo," while Mr. Taft in a letter are built in a matshed alley way so from Lower California, Mexico, to him says: "You have been tho that ruas right down to the The Commander of the Oriont object of a post- unscrupulous landing stage. Here are millious dockares that they have learned conspiracy.**

of blazing colours impossible for enough to assure us that the bring the pon to reproduce. Toys of ing of Chinese slave girls, coolies all kinds, foods as varied, picture mid opium into the country from shops at which you can buy three Mexico in small craft is being con- of many western idens, and at 30, and see that China gets fuir masterpieces for fifteen couts, and ducted with surprising regu- notions though correct in the play at the handsof Great Britain." then your Chinese friend will tell farity," Ainsworth said, and the East-absolutely foreign to the Dr. Yamoi Kin, the Chinoso you it is too much, joss-stick purpose of the Government in ingrained prejudices of home, woman who is at the head of the setters, and beggars, always her souring the Orient is to keep the have to be assimilated to tako mperial Hospital at Tientsin, gars. Suddenly There are cries at patrolled for these smug their place. Doubtless all who China, made this appeal to the from the temple, 'knot of people glers.'

American public in her adiross rome stumbling down the steps, |

before the New Century Club on It is only a very small policeman,

March 29th on The Awakening detail that phase of tho opium of Chins." Dr. Kin explained in dragging along by his pig-tail a thief who towers over him. Jus-

trouble at Jns brought her country to the brink of rain and enslaved her people in the drug habit.

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THE MING DYNASTY. xtill Following our special article of continuing to enjoy their tim Saturday last, it is interesting to e dignitate. No work was note that the Ko Ming Tang, or, done to-day, and the holidayThe Revolutionists by the Grace will more or less continue for of God? intend the wool to observe the feast of the Ming Dynasty.

Several loval native'

publish to-morrow, and the Society in other

ways will principles which we explained in the article mentioned:

The managemont of the Vic-

Hongkong Telegraph toxia Skating Rink once support the Ko Ming Tang will who is as angry as he is small,

under the patronage of the -Bumilauna Opera Company, will

April.

17

POLICE COURT.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL, 17, 1911 elf on Sunday, the 23d omplasise their adheronco to the tice is prompt. The court is only cotton yarn from No. 9 godown. Į

A WORLD CHANGE.

The recently ratified treaty be tween Amorica and Japan will

Mr. Robert Shewan, head of the firm of Shewan Tomes and Company of Hongkong, one of the greatest shipping concorus in the Far East, was in Bagnio as guost of Governor-General Forbes

a

BOXING.

COMING BIG FIGHT.

A coolie was charged this morn ing with the that of a quantity of After hearing the evidence the gistrato passed sentence of six weeks' imprisonment and four

hors' stocks.

read these lines will be stirred by a lively reminiscence of their own landing in Hongkong for the first time, and feeleyinpathetically towards the frosh sojourner in a

foreign and strango land."

However protty Hongkong may be it is not really appreciated till one has been to Kowloon, where

Opium was first brought to the whole town can be taken in China by Great Britain," she said, at a glance, together with the im-

"Then in order to keep our monso hurbour, the variety of ship- ping, nærcantile and warlike, and ooy in China we began, the cultivation of opiun at home. trumpet, and a thin line of men is for being in unlawful possession the quaint sampans wliose num- When our awakened Government ber appears to be logion, realized that the people were, Kowloon itself is full of interest.

trilonts

spears.

$

try excapt on the coast and in two

few yards away, held in the open air. Thore aro guards with guns and knives and spears. The thief is found guilty and removed tiedupinanextraordinary fashion. Thon from the hills behind the paddy fields conies the sound of a

Two youths were lined 54 ench

By the Ruby, Roy Kenny, the seen marching into the village.

of a quantity, of flowers, the middle weight champion of the They are armed with rillos property of the Public Ciardons. Far East, arrived this morning and

At present, the site of the wharvos,oing ruined by this drug its und The new American-Japanese with a view to bringing off a Some rarry banners, others blow treaty is generally regarded in match with Mcilvain, the coloured excruciating calls on trumpets with stealing a parse from a

A Chinese painter was charged with the saving grace of excellent cultivation was prohibited by law be States as dealing a death boxer, of Zamboangs. It will bo four feet long. It is a visiting carpenter, hear

in almost every part of the coun residential possibilities, it re- blow the Democratie sugges remembered that, on February mandarin from a neighbouring Market, on Saturday afternoon. the future of the Celony will have done so much that our

the Western quires no trained eye to see that

far northwestern provincos. We tions for improving Uncle Sam's 10th Konty journeyed village. He wears a military cap al and six-hours stocks. merchant marine, since it in- Zamboanga, and considerable and bestrides an animal that was

Sentenced to one year's hard that district, directly the Can-

tan to Kowloon railway tas pium erop has boen, dimic- sists that no discriminatory mea-dissatisfaction was oponly ex- once a horse. His "yamen" is

roached completion, more

ishod 70 per cent. In 1905

shipping by either country, sures shall be employed against presso at the result, the fighteracted at the head of the village

tho trado with Great Britain, when a traveller will be able to which amounted to 5,100 chosts. Another Chinese was charged book through to Paris, being given in favour of Mellvain, and in this matslied covering ho with the sumo. offence, stealing on a supposed foul by Kenny.

of opium per year, was reduced To Lown by the railway is a one-tenth, and it was stipulated If the Chinese desire quick ro

receives the notables. Evidently from an India waeluman in in Any has been stated in the a great man..

Dos Virux Road. The

liberal education in itself; the dife that this mount should continuo surface was prohibited to all peo famine they should check nt once every effort has been made to neso gan boats, while the vessels and $4 in monny. He was also out here, and the squat, dingy, mially nútil at the end of 10 years covery from their plugue and columns of the "Telegraph," In the harbour are throo Chi- contained two passage tickets ference between the lofty carriages to be reduced at the same rate an- ples except as they were specially that mati-foreign feeling. The bring about a return match in the from Hongkong lie thick about. sentenced to one year's - hard compartments at home is mbat no more of the drug would.bo admitted. Contral Asia was and of China's affliction will not Phillipinos, but a recont order has sealed book. Russia "conserved" be brought about by Chinamon, Siberia, admitting none other but by world-wide philanthropy, from the East or from the West, of which the people of China are so suspicious, says the "Times,"

have a radical effect upon inter- | ba the 130. national politics. It for the first time marks the recognition by nations of the principle that they may excludo whom they will That is to say, that all countries are now open to all peoples oxcopt as they are especially prohibited. The change is a very great one, for even as late as sixty years ago the greater part of the oarthi's

Massachusetts,

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provented its possibility. Over lures were mailo to some Hong kong gentloinen, the other day, with a view to the colony being

DUFHO

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markod. Comfort ranks first on brought within our borders by this line, butat homo premier posi-England. England has ullored The fine itself seems remarkably other tenth of this drug is sold tion is occupied by dividend, to the strictly to the letter of the law, inconvosiece of the passengor. but with this differenco-that the well laid, despite the fact that into ports very near our borders,

had to be overcome.

thom, fluttering with flags and labour and six hours' stocks. resonant with the voices and music of the Chinoso dramatic companios installed in the sterns. three months, imprisonment for A coolin was fined $150 or from the Urals or from tho Pacific.

The noise is without intermission, selling raw opium in Shakiwa The Contral Asian Khanates, now

the scene of what will be probably while from ship to shore ply "the" Lam Hop appeared on a churgo Russian Turkostan, weraubsolute-

the biggest light evor brought off busy launches with their liman of false pretemes, and was solist superable difficulties and the scarcity of it onliances its Articles of jewellery inscribed in the Far East. Both men feel cargo. ly forbidden to strangers, and nono with the characters for longe-assured that they will receive fair couses for a moment, and it leaves and four hours' stocks.

The movement never tenced to six weeks imprisonment could enter oxcept disguised. vity" and "good luck" hitherto play in Hongkong, and that they the foreign beholder, bowildered

exclusively manufactured Afghanistan and Behohistan Hongkong and Canton are now port from the large crowd of made are very rent, while the went into a shop in No. 360, in will command a great deal of sup but not unimpressod. The prayers It appears that the defendmit were in similar case. Ching and being turned out by Germany in sportsmen here. Japan allowed ontry to cortain large numbers. The workman- Kenny is up horo to make official interforence in a manner box of opium. Ho left the shop crowd manages itself without Quera's toad West, to purchase a arous, but to these only. Siam ship of the Clerman articlo is arrangements, and will soon go altogether admirablo

superior, but the gold is only of into training at the V.R.C.

with the opium, wont as far as the and Barmah wero unknown lands 14 carat us against the Chinese Mellvain, it is hoped, will bevor is on Thursday, when Chokwan empty box, stating that it is not The final day of the great fenst shop doar und fotiurned with an almost, while Northern Africa 24 carat,

will be well worth a visit. the stuff he required.

at an early dato.

price so that the Chinese can still The smoothness of the pornan-purchase the drug and Great Bri ent way is truly surprising, when tain is profiting by its increased tasks of levelling, cutting and from the opium habit until Chris one considers the hugoness of the value. We can novor free Chinn

come. tunnelling, which have been over- tian England is willing to mest us half way, aud an opportunity The grundont of the ecouory will be given at The Hague Con- perfunctory course of geography we want American help."" comes as a shock to one who in a forence to discuss this way. Then —alas much too neglected in EngPhiladelphia Record."