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A. S. WATSON & CÓ, LD.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841

WINE

SPIRIT

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

join the Committoo in expressing the hope that the merchant craft, as far as the exigoncios of their duties allow, will assist the war ships to illumine the harbour."

Wo are a little disappointed, that no mention is made in the incomplete program submitted

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MAY 5 1911

forts of life which electricty his given us

OUR LETTER BOX.

Thero is food for reflection in LONGKONG MOTOR CARS. this. The change has been

To the Editor of the "Hongkong wrought in an incredibly short pace of time. A distriot of large area is now enjoying some of the most advanced bonefits of oivili-

of a parade troops, and we sation and modern science, and

Tolegraph.

BIBLE IN

THE EAST,

ANNUAL MEETING OF "THE BIBLE SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the

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POLICE COURT.

REFUSING HIRE. Pasco, of the King Edward Hotel Before Mr. E. R. Hallifax Mrs. charged a ricksha coolie for ro- fusing hiro.

Mr. Hallifox:Who arrang it?

Crowley-We both did.

Mr. Hallifax: Branman, your Crowley; you will go to prison for record is not so bad as that of

is very bad, six weeks. three weeks. Crowley, your record

cannotgine that no such thing yet has never seen an example of /nocossary intorferonco with the form by the Rev. G.H. Bondfield, Ho refused to take her, but she tain Mackinnon of the B., Sui

per take place. The suggestion was first made in these columns and we know that many of our readers outlorso it-that it would bo no more than fitting that a review of our naval and military

forces should be a feature of the principal. lay. It seems to us tant the processions and the bands, the firoworks and the coloured lights would lack the necessary background if the forces of the Crown, do not

lond to them the dignity which

is not intrinsic of coloured'

WHISKY lights and similar expressions of A Blond of the Finest Puro public spirit. The diflienities in

Malt Whiskies distilled

Scotland

or

GENUINE AGE'

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the way are probably not slight, inbut, as we have said before, they are not usurmountablo. Wo | hope something will be dono in this direction. Few of us horo

FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.

Robert Porter & Co.'s BULL DOG

BRAND.

GUINNESS'

STOUT

in Hongkong have seen our forces in full review, and the occasion scomas a most fitting one to afford the loyal rosidents of this colony an opportunity of appreciating, the men who guard our shores for King and Country,

BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW.

HONGKONG DAY BY DAY.

Dofondant's version was that he

THE LOST FOUND... and chain was stolen from Cap- In September last a gold watch

Tai at Macao. The watch was Ki Sang pawn shop, pawned recovered a few days ago at tho for $70. made to redeem the watch and An application WOB ohsin. Mr. J. R, Wood ordered; it to be returned to the owner

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had boon ongaged, and was wait without payment. .......

(longkong auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society was Sir, I hope the public may hold yesterday in the City Hall, venture to count on your advocacy Bishop Lander presiding over

Complainant told his worship and support to resist any un-Jarge attendance."

that she engaged the ricksha out- He was supported on the plat side the cinematograph theatre, legitimato pleasure and rights of the society's agent for Chinn, Mr. mounted the vehicle and sat the locossary machinery, except the motoring community. There J. L. MoPherson, B.A. and the down. what they have made themselves. are indications of intolerance on socrotary of the Hongkong auxili- Ile oven refused when a gen Evon Dr. Wilson's original ox-thio part of certain of our citizens ary, the Rov. II. R. Wolls. hibits were made by him, assisted whose good intentions aro in port and accounts, as presented, by laughing at hor.

tleman told him to take hor. De- The Bishop moved that the re-fendant added injury to insult by a Chinese blacksmith, a joiner advance of their intelligonco, and be passed, and copies printed and and a tin smith. A people who whose zoal bids fair to outrun sont to the society in London and can do this will not long need their discretion. Motoring, even the agont in Shanghai. what we can soll them.

in Hongkong, is quite an allowablo

ing for his fare to come out of the This was carried, q method of locomotion as railways

cinematograph. He told, the com- or steamships and there is no time was a very interosting one. to tako the next ricksha in the The Bishop said the present plainant this and asked her to more souse in asking for noodless.and in t few weeks' time-their-lino logislative rostrictions in rospect gracious King would be crowned of its oxorciso, than thore would be at Westminster Abbey, and the in regulating the number of rail-

vory climax of the Coronation way journeys each citizen should sorvico was the presentation of a take in a year, or the consumption Biblo to His Majesty. Inmediatomas Thompson, 13 an ucaploy of cocktails on an American liner.ty aftor the crown was placed upon Accidents are incidental to life his head, the Archbishop of and can no more ho prevented Canterbury would present him typhoons and thoir tale of death "we prosent you with this Book, than the seasonal occurrence of with a copy of the Bible, saying ducs.

the most valuable that this world affords. Hero is wisdom; this is the Royal law." King George, shown his reverence for the holy said the Bishop, had already scriptures. The Bishop said that all around thom there was a great opportunity for helping on the work of the society, and he appoaled for more support in Hongkong.

Altor landing 1,000 tons of general cargo at Singapore, the Kum Sang" loaded, and sailed for Calcutta.

occurred in an unnumbered boat One death from bubonic plague at Causeway Bay to-day. The victim was a Chinese.

roturn.

A Sorgeant of the 120th Baluchi Regiment gavo an ladian friend of his whom he know for two days only seven sovereigns to clmige. The man is still missing.

The Chinese cruiser "Haichi" with-Rear-Admiral 1, K. Cling The extraordinary adaptability and staff on board, has passed of the Chinese is a characteristic Singapore on her way to Colombo, the potentialities of which are not | Salutes were fired. without interest to a trading and commercial community that has something to sell them. It should. A. S. WATSON & its workings for it is a char- indeed ho watched carefully in

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actoristic that makes for inde pendence, the independence that

in PINTS and SPLITS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 7th July, 1010. [28

The object of this paper is to publish .correct information, to serve the truth and print the news without fear or furour.

Cable Address; Telegraph

Bouglong

Telephone: No. 1. A. B.Č., 6th elition Wester Uni n..

THE

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To-morrow, being the first anniversary of the accession of

of Holy Communion, will he said matins, followed by a celebration His Majesty King George V

in St John's Cathedral at 11a.m.

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Mr. J. L. McPherson addressed the meeting, and said it had fallen to his lot to toll of the progress of the work of the British and Foreign Bible Society during the

It was of

He was fined $10. EUROPEAN IN TROUBLE.

Boforo Mr. E. E. Hallifax, Tho

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HONGKONG ANARCHIST

SURRENDERS.

SECRETLY STORED BOMBS

AND GUNPOWDERS

UANTON VICEROY.

cd ship's officer, Jiving at 4 Chiu LIBERATED ON ADVICE OF Sing Lane, a uativo of Scotland, was brought up in custody and incapablo in the public streets on charged with being drunk and ALL ANARCHISTS SURREN- the 4th inst.

He was lined $10 or a fort- night's hard labour.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. That you Ip Hoi on the 28th:

day of April 1011, unlawfully did cast and throw yourself into the Victoria Harbour in the waters of this Colony with intent thereby thon foloniously wilfully and of your malice aforethought to kill and murder yourself, against tho ponco of our sovereign Lord the King his Crown and dignity. After all that he was handed over to his friends.

OPIUM PLANTING.

This morning, before Mr. J. R.

Wood.

boatman, ware charged with un Mak Tai, rope maker, Mak Un, lawfully being in possession of without a valid cortificate from 325 Tacle of propared opium

night. The seizure was made by 8.S. America Muru, at 8 p.m. Inet the opium farmor, on board the

L. S. Wills.

DERING EXEMPT FROM CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. (TIN "TELEGRAPH " CORRESPONDENT"}

Canton, May 4,

Yesterday a wounded anarchist

surrendered himself to the police station of the eastern district and asked the policemen on duty, to show him to the Inspector in chargo. Howas then ushered to soo the Inspector. He admitted that he was an anarchist and had come from Hongkong to take part in the rising. Ever since to failure of the outbreak, ho

lind boon in hiding in one of th lavatorios without food and water

for two days. He was quite ready

to surronder himself and take

tor might think fit to inflict on him. whatever punishment the inspec- He told the inspector that ho hind bombs and gunpowder in a house scoretly stored a large quantity of

tat for constabulary who tole- then landed him over to the Tho inTing Tongstreet. Theinspector

The motoring fraternity docs not ask any exemption from No cases of plague word reach to culpable carelessness or logal penalties which rightly at ported during the twenty-four personal disregard of life and pro- hours eaded noon yesterday, ac- cording to the Sanitary Board by off dos comand that liberty of action, freedom from vexations control, which all other olasses of the community enjoy. Motors have come to stay, and though, at present, they are owned only by the enterprising Amori- can or the advanced Chinoso, their use will become more gon- oral at no distant dato, and any awise restrictive measures will

past year. The total publications bedistinctly-retroaggressivo, issued by the Society numbered occurrence of an occasional motor more than 6,000,000. The public mislap does not provo a callousations consisted of completo disregard on the part of the owner, Bibles, New Testaments and por- for the welfare of the humble tions of the scriptures, and the pedestrian. The exhilaration of number exceeded by far the total motoring is its own enjoyment. of any preceding year. The day of stone throwing into the interest to know that of all the for contaries, suffered less from the of them cuty: 10 Uhim. No less by. The uncouth batrachian has, Bible Society, neatly one quarter frog pond of China has long gone publications of the British Foreign

wanton school boy than from the than 1,500,000 copies of the Bible eulinary artist who makes an

phoned to the Canton Viceroy for or part of the Bible caine to China From the evidence it transpired instructions to deal with the frees them from the necessity of The 8.8. "Tungshing" arrived appetising, dish of odible frog's during the past year, and of that some people were doputed to prisoner. The Viceroy's reply buying outside the confines of, in Hankow on April 26th with legs.

that number 90 per cent. wero keep observation on board the was to set him at liberty, i pontoon "Changico' in tow. their own land. An illustration This will take the place of Ewo historic advance over the ordinary tares were issued in six now langu-sale theft of this cargo, and the ing department was then dis- As tho tologram, marked an actually sold. Last year the scrip- America Maru to prevent whole-deputy from the military train comos to us from far away Szo- milk burnt at Changsha during postal lotter, in the last century,ngos. With the addition of those planting of opium on the vessel, patched to locate the place where chunn, from a little China fuland recent ripts, and will be taken so wo truah that the metonymical now languagos, the Society now whereby when it roached an the bombs had been stored. Ho Mission station 1,500 miles from up to that port by the B.."Telegraph", will also make for issues its publications in 424 dif- American port and the opium found them exactly as the anar- the coast. Hloro an English, Changwo.

when the "Mail" progress, even exhibits a cautious conservatism.said the Bible Society had tro main severe fine was inflicted. About roy and Admiral Li Chua thon ferent tongues. Mr. McPherson discovered by revenue officers, a chist had confessed. The Vice- medical missionary, Dr. William

Yours &o. Chefoo-will---colebrato - Wilson, is actually turning out',

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methodsof working. The first was 18 p.m. yesterday two mon were issued n in large quantities every variety the following committee, with

joint notification to the HETT. MELVIN. Coronation of King George V, and

by supplying the various Christian seen to go on board carrying a oflect that all anarchists surren- Missions with Bibles or portions of bundle, which to all intents and dering themselves to the authori of electrical appliance. Dr. power to add, has been formed:

THE CANTON REVOLT. the scriptures to be distributed by purposoa was merely Chinese lies will be exempted from capital Wilson found it hard to intorest IM. Acting Consul, as Chairman,

them, and the second was by means baggage. Close inspection, how punishment. Admiral Li - Olun FEARS OF TROUBLE IN the people of his district in foreign' Mr. V. R. Fekford; Mr. F. Mc

of colporteurs paid by the Society over, revealed that the innocuoue then gave the anarchist in question THE HINTERLAND), and working under its direction. looking package contained 65 taels a sum of money to enable him to studies; they weroself-complacent Carthy: Mr. H. E. Railton as Hon.

Wo learn that fears are ex-Dealing with the first, Mr. McPhor-olopium weighing in all 325 taels. roturn to his native country (Sze litornti of the Confucian school;

pressed in certain quarters

son said the Bible Society co-They wero detained and handed chwan.) that trouble, will be experienced almost overy Reformed Church in

operates with the missionarica of over to L. 8. Wills. in the hinterland of the now Ter-proparing the versions which they ritories in connection with the need. A little more than one half Canton revolt..

of the total issued last year by the Thore is, of course, no danger Bible Society was disseminated by whotover of an attack by the re- the various Christian Missions. bole, but the people are disturb In conclusion, Mr. McPherson ed and excited and fearing they dealt with the claim which the know not what are in a danger Society had upon them indivi- His Worship made an order for dually, and said the Society had the confiscation of the seized this issue from Peking would world, and had already covered DREAD OF PUBLIO PUNISH-iminaries well in hand, and

We also learn-and a cable intaken in its scops the whole fopium.. seem to confirm the nows that three-fourths of it. Ian outbreak is duo at Amoy. It

Soe. and Troisuror.

until he hit upon the happy idea The body of a Chinese male of giving an "oxhibition" of the was found on the hill side near wonders of electricity. The re-, Doep Bay. Hohada large wound sult was instantaneous, Hongkong Telegraphy students, boys of twenty, men of five large wounds on his skull. The on the side of his shoulder and sixty years and more flocked to Not far from where he was found,

o falso.

quoue à clasp knife and hear him, and lator begged him)

n'gold ring wore discovered. to open a school where they could learn all that there was to

Koxoxoxo, Faimoay, May 5, 1911.

THE CORONATION, The Coronation Celebrations Committes are to be heartily congratulated upon the excellent

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ous stato.

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$300 or three months hard labour The first defendant was fined

while the second was remianded, inorderto give him an opportunity of proving that he was a boatman.. Whon questioned as to the number of his boat he was unable to give it.

MENT..

Before the same magistrate, Wong Kong was clunrged with returning from banishment with in the five years during which to was forbidden the Colony.

He was sentenced to six montlus hard labour and four hours stocks. PrisonerYour woraliip, please don't give me stocks.

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THE CORONATION. NAVAL REVIEW.

The preparations for the Coronation Naval Review are going forward quietly Captain Edward L. Booty, who has le appointed to act as "Master of the fleet "an arduous and responsible post has the pre-

The last of the concerts in con- bo known. That school is now nection with the work of St. making Winshuurt machines, Andrews, Church, Kowloon, was induction coils,

given on Wednesday evening last. telegraph in-

ready sufficient is known to More than a hundred person were

The meeting was also addressed struments,

justify the opinion that the wireless telegra present and greatly enjoyed the is said that it is being carofully by the Rov.G. H Bondfold, who

number of vessels present will programme they havo drawn up, phy apparatus, batteries, tole programmeof the" concert party planned, and as the "Sheung spoke on the work of the Society

vary nearly total 400, exclusive of the main details of which wo phones, microphonos, galvano, Themat-shod was gaily decorated,

Poking currespondent in China.

the ships sent to reprosout foreign The roport stated that the

Powers. The assembly will con- published in yesterday's issue.metore, electro-magnets, electric and one of the most interesting statos, the Viceroy of Fukien has The scheme of illuminations is motors, and a hundred and one ambulance drill of the Boy Scouts, bor of members of the Ko Ming donations from business housos, a items during the evening was the already wondered his rosignation, income of the Hongkong auxiliary

sist of the flower of the world' It is known that a largo num- had been largely increased by

fleets, the dominant characteristic ontirely adoquate, and assures

otherthings; and the students aro

in the various types of vessels Hongkong of worthily marking doing this work with the scanty

A polition from the Chinese but did not arrive in time for by a member of the 'committee. Tung came up from Singapore, new source of income suggested its appreciation of the important means at their disposal,the hair community of the whole state is the outbreak in Unnion. Somo, It was hoped that during the com-

represented being of course SOLDIER THIEVES. Llioso designed on the and historic ovent which we will springs of broken-down clocks, being prepared and will shortly it is beliovod, have gone farthering yoar the collections and before Mr. E: R. Hallifax, Richard saming the completion by This morning at the Magistracy, Dreadnought" principle. As honour in Juno next. It is ordinary copper wire, the brass be submitted to Government north and aro agitating the coast subscriptions would improve oven Branman and John Crowley, pri- midsummer of the battleships

schemo that embraces they can Bad here and there. So

universal towns. We understand that stops on those of last year, in view of vates in the K.O.Y.L.I., Mount Hercules" and "Colossus, BA, overy unit in the life of great was the demand for broken fest for the abolition of are being taken by the foreign the fact that this is the year of Austin Barracks, were charged seems almost certain, the avenues

gambling in the Colony, and although not yet down clocks that, according to Borneo, says the "B. N. B.

British North authorities to "stand by the tercontonary of the authorised with stealing an album and a of steel will contain fourteen. Bri comploto we can readily realise Dr. Wilson, the inhabitants of the Herald. "Mootinga liave been held

version of the English Bible.cigarette.box together valued at tiah "Dreadnoughts" (ten battle that it will turn the Island of city"inildlý remonstrated,”point in every place of importance in

The total sales were:--Bible $7.20, the property of H. Doboslu, ships and four onisers). Of Fragrant Streams into a veritablo ing out that their clocks were sanotioned by all Chinese Cham

portions 5,350, in all 9,219. 1,282, Testaments 2,581, and shopkcoper, of 13 Beaconfield battleships, first class, there will the country and the petition is

Arcade on the 4th inst.

be, approximately speaking, 36, fairyland on the nights of the not getting broken fast enough bers of Commerce.

Mr. Hallifax:--What have you while of first class cruisers the colebrations. The work of the for Dr. Wilson's requirements.

to say Branman-Nothing. number is likely to be 84, Committee was not so easy on one The place whero this fairy

Do you plead guilty?—Yes, Numerically, the strongest type might suppose. Various interests work is being carried out is a two

I wanted some money and I destroyer, of which it will be What have you to say Crowley of war vessel present will be the and peoples had to bo reconcil-weeks' junk journoy, and a five who will be supported by a large

thought I would take it and sell it. possible to assemble nearly 150, ed into ono harmonious whole, days overland ride boyond troupe, will make his appearanco

The facts of the case as given the next in order, in numbers, Civilian Europeme, the British Iehang. It would be almost

at the Empire Cinematograph The opinion is steadily gaining in

by an oflicer showed that the two being submarines, of which about men-of-war, the regiments, the impossible to bring safely electric shortly. It is also said that the ground among the officials and trustworthy, the Bangkok Timos men went into the shop and 30 will be available. The assem

Empire Company will hire its new civilians in Vladivostock as to the observes that, in Siam, rubber asked to be shown some post-card by will furnish abundantmater merchantmon, the Chinose and apparatus to such a ploco from the theatre to the Bandmann Opors advisability of removing the planting has so far been on quite albums. They were shown some, for instructive compar Japanoso communities, have all coast. It would probably arrive Company on the latter's rotura Governor General's Office from a modest scale, but the estates are and, while the assistant was look placements, guns, bson given a place in the broken in pieces; but the good from Shanghai. The new theatre, Habarovsk to Vindivostok. This increasing and as b business ing round, one of the mou nodded and cost between programme and have, indeed, people of this distant province are seating accommodation than the up for discussion in the Cheloo better that they came after the box and made off. The other and those

which willopan shartly, haslarger suggestion will shortly be brought propositions they are all the other, who seized a sigarette will do lon boen blended admirably, We now enjoying many of the com- Royal,

Municipal Counell

boont

followed with the album..

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Chinese conjuror, Chin Ling-fa, Wo understand that a famous

open parts.

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freight on beans per ton from According to recent advices the Dairon to Europe stands now at 30 shillings, meaning a raise of 7-8 ahillings on what it used to Europe to Dairen has risen by 23. bo; that on the import goods from 6d. and stands at 22s. 6d.

Quoting a recent leading article in "Straits Timos" which roview- and declared that the industry is ed the present position of rubber, shaking down and that it is one of the best that money could be if the management is

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