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OUR CONTEMPORARIES,

WHAT THEY THINK.

China Moll.

THE MOTOR RE

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GULATIONS. What means are to be taken for testing the speed of cars? Are the polico to bo_supplied" with stop-watches and electrical com- minication coila? · Will "trapa be laid for the unwary and thoughtless motorist? If somo such methods as these are noi adopted we fail to set what purpose the imposition of a spood limit will serve. It is news to some people to know that electric cars have always been subject to certain limitations of speed. And little-wonder. Who in the Colony has ever seen a police officer testing a truncar's rate of progress, or board of n conductor being prosecuted for exccoding the limit? If, after all the trouble which has boon takon

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY APRIL 29 1911

dignation among the people who, having no wish themselves to be. reformed, were by no means all- xious to be taxed with those who had. Change of custom and the now taxation arising from the`al- torations, however, were but the breezas which fanned the flames of fires that woro fod in the first

Shipping-Steamers.

A. R. MARTY.

HONGKONGHOIHOW.HAIPHONG PAKHOI

place on the anti-dynastic senti- Highost Class, Fastest and Up-to-date Steamers on the Coast, having nooom- monts of the masses.

Chinese in AUSTRALIA.

A MAN GRANTED

CONVERSION. * Dubbo, Monday-À vory-in- portant decision was given by the Land Appeal Court at Dubbo on Thursday respecting unnaturalis. Chern Ico had had his applien- od Chinamon holding land. tion to convert his homostond chase refused by the Land Board, selection into a conditional pur and he now appealed: The ap- poul was upheld in the following decision:-

was inken

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An-

The appellant, a Chinaman," is to apply varying spool limits to not a naturalised subject. He different arcus, this branch of the made application under provi- now, orders is to remain i dend fions of section 13 of the row letter as the tramear, spiced re-solection. This, we understand, gulations are, then it would havo Boon far more sensiblo had no

in 1907 by one definite limits been imposed at all gus M'Konzio in his name, and a and chauffeurs simply made liable homestead grant was executed in

1003. The land boome subject to if they drive in such a manner as to constitute a danger to the public.ortgage. The land was disposed However, as we say, it is only right and proper that the regular tions, have been officially ap- proved, should be given a fair

of hy the official assignee, and the the registered holder of the selor- appellant, wo understand, bocuino lion, subject to the mortgage hield

modation for Fint-las Passengers,

Electris Light, Exculloat Cuisine, nad Wireless Tolography,

For HAIPHONG..

ENTERTAINMENTS. ER

BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE

Stoanship Omplain 'HANOI". ......M. Baulior For Freight and Passago, apply to

Tous 789.

Leiring

May lat.

A. R. MARTY,

871

24, Des Vœux Road:

Telephone 118.

Hongkong, 28 April, 1911. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALOUTTA,

(Taking, cargo on Through Bills of Lading to Rangoon, Madras, and Mauritius.)

THE Steamship

Captain E. P. Smith, will be de

** LIGHTNING.",

NESDAY, the 3rd Bny, at I p.m. patched for the above ports on 'WED-

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., Ltd,

Agents. Hongkong, 27th April, 1911. [1099

Regular Steamship Service

to New York, vis PORTS and SUEZ CANAL

Consignees

(FLOWER STREET.)

CINEMATOGRAPH VAUDEVILLE

THE LATEST PICTURES.

· POPULAR ARTISTS.,

The only place to pass an enjoyable evening. GRACE WILSON, Expert Dancer,

Opening MONDAY, lɛt MAY, 1911.

Soo Hand Bills Popular Prices.

Lesson and Manager: R. H. STEPHENSON

109 CAPSTAN MIXTURE

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:

FROM SAN FRANCISCO, HONO. LULU and JAPAN PORTS.

HE Steamship

"AMERICA MARU," Tho abavo named steamer baring hereby notified to send in their Bills of arrived, Consignoes of Cango ura

take immediato delivery of Cargo from Lading for ontorsignature, and to

alongside.

Carge remaining undelivered on SATURDAY, 2pti April, st 5. p.m., 1911, will be landed at Consignees risk and expense and delivery must

Trial. As to how they will operats | by · the commissioners of the (With Liberty to Call at BEntalarthen be taken from Company's Godowa.

in actual practice we can, to us Mr. Asquith's now historie phrase, only "Wait and Seo."

Daily Press.

and Board has disallowed his Governmont Savings Bank. The application for conversion, finding

Coast).

Paordsed Sailing from Hokaruse.

About 4th

FOR NEW YORK. 8.3. MONTROSE"....

Mny

FOR BOSTON and NEW YORK, S.S. "MUNCASTER About 11th

CASTLE" May. For Freight and further information, apply to

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Hongkong, 20th April, 1911. Agents.

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13THE AMERICAN & ORIENTAL

that he is a Chinoman who did not give notice of his intention to apply for naturalisation, nor does THE RAILWAY,

ho ask to amend his application. What all the criticism amounts It is not apparent that the ap- to is simply that we have not cut plicant, by becoming naturalised, the cont according to our cloth. would be successful. Section 3 We expected to get a railway of the Act of 1988 provides that costing half a million sterling or after its passing no verlifientes of thereabouts, and we have instonturalisation should be issued one which has cost more than to any Chinaman. The Con- double thatamonut, the additional

monwealth Naturalisation Acti cost being largely due to altora-

1903, which by section tions of the original design in transfers the right to issue cor- accordance with the "lurger view"

tificates of naturalisation from which was taken after the work the State Governor

to the of construction had actually com- Governor-General, does not on- monced-and the taxpayers had title an aborigino, native of Asia, absolutely no voice in the matter. Africa, or the Pacific Islands "They know little or nothing about these things, in fact, until the bill for certificates of naturalisation, expect Now Zealand-to apply was presented, and the Hon. Mr.Section 41 of the Act of 1805 Howett, though a member of the Executive Council, appears to have known no more than the man-in-the-street. The grounds of criticism, as the Hon. Mr. Howett was careful to observe, rofor to a time prior to the govern orship of H. E. Sir Froderick Lugard, who has cortainly shown by his annual railway statements that he has exercised a clososuper- vision over the expenditure to which the Colony had been com mitted. When all is said and dono

provides that an uninuturalised subject should not be qualified to SL, or original C.P., unless he apply for a H.S, U.PL, S.C.L., has rosided in New South Wales one year, and at the time of making auch application he gives a de- claration of his intention to be- como naturalised within five years

of

LINE.

FOR NEW YORK

(With Bborty to call at the Malabar

Coast).

THE Steamshly

"AFGHAN PRINCE,"

No Fira Insurance whatever will be effecto 1.

No Claims will be recognized after the Goods have left the Steamor er

Godown, and all Goods remaining undeffered on THURSDAY, 4th

MEDIUM

In 1/4 lb.

CAPSTAN

&

FULL

May, afternoon, will be subject to THE

ront and landing charges.

All abafod and otherwise damaged cargo to be left on board or godown and examination of same to be arranged. May 10th, 1011, otherwise they will

All clans must be filed on or before

not be roognized.

K. MATSDA,

Agent, Hongkong, 26th April, 1911. [1088981] "BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

6.8.BENMOHR," FROM LEITH, LONDON AND

STRAITS.

Captain Thomas, will be despatched for CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby the above port on or about the 18th May,

Far Freight and Passage, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

General Agents. Hongkong, 18th April, 1911.

[1064

"SHIRE"

LINE OF STEAMERS, LIMITED.

& ANTWERP.

from such declaration. The Act FOR LONDON, ROTTERDAM of 1898 provides, under section 4, that real and personal property every description may be taken, THE Stanship lield, acquired, or disposed of by

"FLINTSHIRE,"

informed that all Goods are being #landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Longtong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be

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obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the |Goods have left the Godowns, and mil Goods remaining undelivered after the

6th prox., will be subject to `rent.

All Claims against the Steamor must

be presented to the Undersigned on or

before the 12th prox, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, eliafed, and damaged

the mainspring of the discontent | an alien in the same 'inner as Captain G. C. Cundy, will be dez. Goods are to be left in the, Godowan,

is seen to be that the taxpayers though from tho year in queation who have to foot the bill were not ho were a naturalised British sub- taken into the confidones of the ject. One constituted like the ap- Government when the plans were pollant was barred from takingan being sattled, and were conse- quently misled into believing that original C.P., but he could acquire additional land. We read the one from the holder and apply for. a fost approximating to the esti-sections of the 1908 Act to apply mate furnished by Mr. Brúco.

to conditions attached to a new South China Morning Post. holding after it had como into existence, and under conditions precedent. It is not disputed

they would be getting a railway at

RED REVOLT.

With terrible swiftness the long threatened storm has burst over Canton; and, as will be scen from

patched as above about 12th pmx.

For Freight or Passage, apply to JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LD. Agents. Hongkong, 24 April, 1911. (1878

Consignees

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE

that the appellant is the registered TUE P. & O. S. N. Ca.'s Steamer holder, and the person entitled to

"DELTA,"

the equity on the redemption of FROY BOMBAY, COLOMBO

the telegrams which we give on the H.S. The question is, "Bas another page of this issue, thehonpplied for his C.P within the

་ ་

AND STRAITS.

where they will be examined on the 5th prox., at 11 A.M.

by

No Fire Insurance has been offected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned

AIDE, LIVINGSTON & CO.

Agents. Hongkong, 28th April, 1911.- [1990 "MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. The Steamship “PATHAN

FROM GLASGOW LIVER-

POOL AND STRAITS.

*ONSIGNEES of Cargo are liereby informed that all Goods am boing

leading city of Southern China mouning of section 47, which was named vessel are hereby informed that Co

Consigucos of Cargo by the above-

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after this Srd prox. will be subject to rent

has been the centre of a rising, directed against aliens taking their goods are being landed and placed Ever since the assassination of Crown lands in the first instance?" at their sisk in the Hongkong and landed at her sink into the Gedowns of the Tarlar-General took place Clicrn Lee did not do so. Ho Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com-Holl's Wharf, at Kowloon, whence there has been distinct evidence holds the grant, and is seeking to pany's Godowns at Kowloon, where and/or Imom the whares delivery may that more serious trouble was change his title. Under section each Consignment will be sorted out be obtained. browing and if it has come at of the 1008 Act he is entitled Mark by Mark and delivery can be Inst it has arrived at lenet to do this, although he is not, and obtained as the Goods are landed. with appalling force. It is to could not be, a naturalised British

This vessel brings on Cargo: bo hoped that, the outbrouk subject. We sustain the appeal,

From London, &c., ex g., "Dalta" will quickly pass, but it is, to and remit the case to the Land

and "China." be feared that it is too deeply Bourd for necessary action. De- rooted to be suppressed without posit to be refunded. considerable difficulty. China

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moves, as is no often said, with la- AUSTRALIA'S ANNIVER-unless instructions are given to the

borious effort; and thougli much may be heard of the strength

of the reform movement, at least,

SARY.

All claims against the steamer most be presented to the Undersigned, on or before the 26th prox. or they will not be recognized.

All broken, obafed, and damaged Goods are to be let in the Godowns, where they will be examined en the Brd prox. at 8 p.m

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be "enunter-

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agents,

signed by

From Peries Gall, ex s... B. I. 8. N. and B. & P. Co.'s Steamers. Optional Goods will be landed liere

contrary within 6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the 3rd May, The State Government is conat d'r.m., will be subject to rent. the people, if not the Government aidering a suggestion that August No Fire Insurance will be affected itself, are instinctively opposed to 22 should be officially recognised by me in any case whatever. many of the changes which thoas Anniversary Day. In tho past Damaged packagon must be left in now spirit has called forth. What the celebrations have been held on the Godown for examination by the may pass among the progressivo January 26, but it seems that the Consigases and the Company or Hongkong, 26th April, 1911. [1081 mon of the capital is not necesright of that date to the oyont has Yeyors, Measure, GODDARD and DOUGLAS, sarily acceptable to the more con- con questioned. An authority at 10 AM. on Mondays and Tuune- servative South, more particularly has told Mr. Holman that January DAYS. All claims must be presented 1D WELLINGTON BIRKET ORTAAL, if the modern movement causes not the true anniversary of within ten days of the steamers arriral olianges in the daily lives and Australia, but only of the landing recognised. No glaims will be admitted Gentlemen and Ladies

here, after which date they cannot be SWATOW DRAWING WORK customs of the people. For this of the first batch of undesirable after the goods baya left the Godewo. TAILORS & #OUTFITTE reason the energetio poliny of the immigrants-otherwise convicts

EHEWETT Embroidery Penges Silk, Glass present Viceroy was bound to an event concerning which there

Saperintendent, a Cantos) Silk and Lasok, &4. feeling of in is no need for rejoiging

Honkong, 27th April 1911

MAN CHEONG,

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a lavishly mounted

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Hongkong, 24th April,

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RINK.

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The Company has decided to reduos the Prives from 1st April, 1911," to the end of the Beason.

Hongkong, 24th April, 1911.⠀ ⠀ [650 -

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Hongkong, 1st Mar., 1911.

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