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Entimations.

A. S. WATSON

CỌ., LD.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 6 1911

nation and that the House of Lords

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like many previous rightors of schemos at the expense of certain the world's wrongs, insists on sections of the tax paying com ignoring the human factor. Womunity. But the principle of the cannot say that we have say olause was the audacious ono that doop or abiding knowledge the Lower House should hold the its native launts; but we are quite control of the finances of the of the English working class in purse strings and have absoluto convinced that this extremely Utopian measure will leave it cold, if not indignant. We can, indeed, should be placed in such a posi- picture in our mind's eye a burly tion that if it agreed with the navvy being deprived of his weekly proposals of the Commons, four penco by the charitable woil and good, but if they Licionants of Mr. Lloyd George, did not, it really did not and, we can almost hear the matter. The Lords by Clause 1 wails of his badly paid andaro confined to acquiosconce as badly supported wife when she far as financo is concerned. This, has to give up three ponce out of the inadequate “house money, Tho navvy wo are quite sure would make remarks about Mr. Lloyd George, most hurtful to that generous-gentleman's charitable

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aspirations, while his wife would hogy more often than before the ory of her hungry children.

alone, is bad enough, but clause tion to all doctrine previously ac two is worse. It is a direct nega-

and is a contradiction of the copted by the political economist

precedent of centuries.

HONGKONG DAY BY DAY

The Haldia is out of dock,

this week. vans is published in the "Gazette"

A list of ambulances and dead

mourning for His late Majesty It is notified that the Court King Edward VII will terminate at midnight.

The St. Albans in

Manila from Wolbourivad 33 days. She had pue passenger on

board..

Cathedral to-morrow will be in The collections at St. John's aid of the British and Foreign Bible Socioty.

morning to answer a charge of I Hou Chi appeared Friday

was remanded, bail being allowed The printing seditious literature and

and fixed at $5,000.

the warships in the harbour "dressed" in honour of the Royal salutos were fired and

univorsary of the ascension of King George to the Throno.

clause in question provides that after a bill, passed by the Com- Mr. Lloyd George's invalidity, for three separato sessions, who-Rond, near the Chinese Recrea- mons, has boon before the Lords

At 6.30 am. in Hollywood sickness, and unemployment Malt Whiskies distilled in insurance scheme is, in fact, ure may become an Act of attacked by two men. They ther they cousont or not the mention Ground, a small girl was only one more example of the Parliamont on receipt of the snatched hor gold bangle. : high falutin impracticability King's sanction. Inother words, of socialistic legislation. To the conditional upon the duration heavily paid politician living of the Government introducing luxurioutly in Downing street the it, any bill passed by the misorable sum of fourpence a Commons must automatically be wook is almost too small for him come law after a minimum period to consider; but four ponce to the of three years has olapsed. Sup- poor has a purchasing power that posing the Lords assent to the gives them

as satisfactory. a Veto Bill, an anomalous position dinner as Mr. Lloyd George | is at once created. A government would obtain at the Ritz for a chat lasts for five years will ses couple of grinens, and we all its monstros passed in the first dare to say that the socialist Jim- two yours, become law solely by self will be one of the first to virtue of a majority in the Lower oppose this “campelling" of the pour to-provide for thomsolves accident insurance and old age pensions.

FINE MELLOW. FLAVOUR.

Robort Porter & Co.'s

BULL DOG

BRAND GUINNESS'

STOUT in PINTS and SPLITS.

A. S. WATSON &

CO., LD.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. flangkong, 7th July, 1910. [23

The object of this paper is to publish

Major A. C. Ralph of the 8th the Visitor Detention Barrack for Rajputs will boollicer in charge of the onening week; Captain G. E. Carnott, R.C.A officer of the 8th Rajputs, will furnish Night Guard at Kowloon Military Hospital.

Messrs. W. B. Rigdon and W. A. T. Bullock-hayo joined the Volunteers.

inst.

THE CANTON REVOLT.

THE PRINTERS GUILD,

It would be not only premature

Boon 48

The printers' guild of Hong- A Crown land sale will tako but foolish to congratulats our kong is composed entirely of place at the Public Works De-selves and the Kwangtung author Chinese, embracing nearly all the partment on Monday, the 15th dities on the "blanketing" of the printersand compositors in Hong-

Canton revolt, despite the fact kong.

when a number of minor matters that "All is quiet." A careful each. They will, as Board is to be held on Tuesday, province comes the information issue to its members shares at 65

A mooting of the Sanitary

that from various parts of the The guild is about to form i will be brought up for discussion. study of the numerous telegrams sufficient money can be mised, itsolf into a Company, and will

Sergt. E. M. Hayward has re-

and nows items which the "Tele-establish themselves in the signed from the Volunteers and graph" has boon enabled to put printing and bookbinding busi- Scouts Company, has been progost to most-persons convor- Corporal C. H. Blason, of the

bafore its readers will sug and type from Tapani

ness, purolussing their machinery moted to the rank of sergeant, sant with the characteristics of names on the Board of Directors, There will be twenty-four

powering Mr. Johan Erik Evald

a Chinese rebellion that theor Committee as they will stylo The King's Exequatur en prosent quietude is thint of the Hultman to actas Swedish Consul-calm before the storm. We are Committee, who will, at short themselves. The company will be run by the members of this Goaoral for Hongkong has re-in a position to say that not only intervals, retire in rotation to give ceived His Majesty's signaturo. the Canton officials but also the place to others, anxious to stop in

and govern the body.

visit to Hongkong on Friday and he Follies, will pay a roturn Mr. Honry Dallas' company

Saturday, the 12th and 13th inst.

expected. Royal, and bumper houses are They will play at tho Theatre

officials of this Colony are far from

more pregnant. an entity than it boon ecotched; that it is, in fact, satisfied that the rebellion has

of his idleness, or will be given paid half wages during the period

A inombor out of work will bo

employment by the company.

ture outbrook in the City of Rams will so strengthion the hands of was a few hours after, the prem

This now venture it is hoped As we said in this column on Wed-the guild that they will be able to nosday, we regard the outbreak dictate terms to all employers, as a useless attempt to upset oxist- Chinose who are not interested in other than Chinese, and orou to their guild.

The following promotions in the untive army have been made:

to be Jomadars, supernumerary the least detract from its capacity to the establishment, consequent for harm. The news of the outbreak dars Ali Panah and Id Muhamad accomplish its object does not in 120th Baluchistan Infantry Haviling conditione; but its inability to

on the regiment proceeding on Colonial Service, with effect from March 24th, 1911,

This is a free advertisement.

SUNDAY TRADING.

MR. CHURCHILL HOPES TO PREVENT IT SPREADING.

which the "Telegraph" "has

has appointed the Honourable theless we cannot close our eyes published has been most carefully sifted with a view to avoiding any- Mr. Honry Edward Pollock, K.O., to the fact that if the pvorwhelm-at His Excellency the Governor thing like senantionalism; ̈nover- provisionally and subject to His

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Mr. Winston Churoliill received

the Home Office recently Majesty's plonmuro, La be an Un-ing forces of the Imperial deputation from the Imparia! official Member of the Executive Government have imposed peaco, Sunday Alliance, the Free Church, Council during the absence on or semi-poaco, ou Canton, the Council, and the Federation of or until further notice, with offect loave of the Honourable Sir Cat propaganda, in its most active Welsh Churches, who desired to It is notified that ships convoy-chick Paul Chater, K., C.AL. form, of the revolutionarios is make representations to him on

from this date.

spreading to the more northern the subject of the Shop Hours coast towns. Fully realising Bill as it affects Sunday trading. what a general rising would Sir Jolm Kounaway, M.P., intro- mean to South China, we are ducod the deputation, and among constrained to give it ne our those composing it wore the Bi opinion that both Kwangtung and shop of London, Monsignor Butt, dynastic foolings and that these Westminster), Lord Kinnaird, Fukion are riddled with anti- (representing the Archbishop of are more than likely to spread to Lord Haddo, the Rev. J. Scott adjoining provinces. We have Meyer. Mr. Churchill, in reply- Lidgett, and the Rev. F. B takén Bome His Excellency the Governor rive at the opinions of the ing was a grave and growing one, pains to aring, said the evil of Sunday trad derson Ross, provisionally and

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Dock Company are constructing a "The Hongkong and Whampoa new and substantial wharf, for the Star Forry Company, on the Hongkong side of the harbour. in, one of thom being over 60 ft. Steal piles are now being driven long. It will no doubt be a fine structure, and a credit to both

has appointed Arthur George His Excellency the Governor Murchison Fletcher to act as Assessor of Ratos, in addition to absence on leave of Arthur Chap- his other duties, during the companies.

with effect from this dato.

Ilouse, got together, possibly, by ing Chinese passengers, under wild ent electioneering methods. the provisions of the Chinese party, put in power by tho Non-Emigration Ordinance, 1880, will conformist conscience, could dis- not be allowed to carry them on To the average an out in the establish the Churches of England the upper or weather deck, bo- East, or in the Colonies, who and Wales by the moro passage 15th October inclusive.

twoon the 1st of June and the stands or falls on his merits, who of time.. A few speeches, a clovor rises or goes under according as use of the closure, and a super- ho is or is not worthy, this wet-abundance of audacity could nursing of the individual is rather carry any bill into being under apiteous spectacle. It is this such a system. Debate would be because, in the first place, it at a discount, criticism a thing and print the news without fear or because it, exposes government with machino-liko precision, to ing care of himself, and secondly, the country would be transacted favour.

to the attack of the people, the accompaniment of the party General Post Office, which for the poorer classes, to benot see tho

The ground around the new It is to us inconceivable that whip. While no one wishes to years has been fenced in, is now bo- power of the Coming cloare ready for the opening insurance mois subaorvient to that of of the fino structure next month. scheme is primarily intended, the Lords, yet everyone must The matsheds, which were oyesor will submit to be mulcted of doubt the advisability of placing seo, are also vanishing. even the smallest fraction of their so much power in such

os on the Praye, we aro gratified to small wagos. Were we in their body as the House of Commons. position we would be equally Roughly speaking, it is an irres- disinclined. Neither Mr. Lloyd ponsible body. The majority of Hongkong Telegraph Georgo, nor Mr. Asquith, nor Mr. its members are merely bound by Balfour, nor any other politician election promises of the pie-crust or political economist, great or order, and the very fact that the

correct information, to serve the truth prosupposes him incapable of tak- of the past, and the business of man, V.D., or until farther notice, has appointed. Mr. Charles Hen-leading Chineso residents of and under the present law there

Cable Address: Telegraph Hongkong..

Telephone: No. 1. A. 1.C., telition

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to be an Unofficial Momber of in our belief that the revolt is far the bill to deal with the general subject to His Majesty's pleasure, Hongkong, and these confirm us was no effective means of clicok the Legislative Council during from having boon extinguished. habits of people on Sunday, or to ing it. He was not attempting in the absence on leave of the Our own tolograms give nows of bring about the Sunday closing or until further notice, with Honourable Mr. Heary Keswick

disturbances over wide areas and of public houses, thientres, or effect from this dato.

in other ways suggest that the geek to arrest the further exten- cinematograph shows, but he did smouldering anti-Manohu propa- sion of the evil of Sunday trading, gunda is ready to flame forth at any moment between here and Amoy and even farther north.”

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It isnotified that His Excellency appoint, undor the provisions of the Governor has been pleased to Ordinance, 1875, (Ordinance No. of 1875), Thursday and Friday, Section 8 of the Public Holidays.

1911, to be observed as public the 22nd and 23rd days of June, holidays. His Excellency the the 24th June, 1911, to bo ob- served as a Government holiday,

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Although wo belive that it

In framing the bill he had sought not to overturn vosted interests which had grown up, and therefore he had to make cortain oxceptions. The difficulty

would be foolish to bo optimistic with which he was confronted was have learned from it at least one so much in different parts of the over the present situation, we that custom and practice varied

Voxakoso, Sawansy, May 6, 1911. small, will ovor succeed in re- party, wliip has so much power is vice Inspector Alfred Goorgo Govornor has appointed Saturday. satisfactory fact. The Kwang. country, that exceptions which

PROTECTION FROM

OURSELVES.

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has appointed, under Section 7 of His Excellency the Governor the Public Health and Buildings ordinment No, in ct 1903, Police Sergeant George Sim to be (Ordinanco No. 23 of 1903), Sanitary Inspector for Aberdeen, moving from this world the human element, and while that remains, first, and country second is of para-

an indication that duty to party date.

Dymond, with effect from this morality or luxury for all by mount importance. legislation is an impossibility.

There is The consignment of 3,000 tips another standpoint from which Chinese lard, which was held up THE VETO BILL. the Veto Bill may be considered. by the

LAWN TENNIS. Customs authorities, Supposing the Bill became law, cortain irregularities in the certi-played on the Cricket ground in Manila, ponding the settlement of to yesterday in our telegrams, is walk into Westminster Hall to of Lords becomes 'powerless, shipment, has been released by Cricket Club tournament, and Further games of tenuis were If Simon de Montfort could it is admitted that the House ficate of inspection covering the connection with the Hongkong one that ethically will appeal today he would weep tears of blood a mere figurehead. If that be Acting Collector of Customs resulted as follows: all shades of political opinion. It over the manner in which the con- so any future attempt to reform Stanley, the cortificates having ia, in fact, an excellent method atitution, primarily set up by him, the Upper Chamber must be United States consul general and S. E. Green, 6-4; 82;0—2— Authorities-bas boon felt by Sunday closing, but in some dis certified to by authorized-in- been since properly vicced by the

spectora in Hongkong.

The accident-fund scheme in- troduced by Mr. Lloyd Georige in the House of Commons, referred

of making un moral by logisis being tipkered by the present abortive it the Bill continuos in

Event "A" Championship. Lieut. Day, K.O.Y.L.L, beat lation and giving us the various agglomeration of various shades force, for then the dation would comforts that morality bringa in of political thought composing have a roformed House, carefully

Event "B" Single Handicap its train. We can imagine the the majority in tho House of rondered useless by previous

A. Clasa, horny-handed son of toil in Eng Commit. Another great breacht legislation. This must have been for the rocission of Proclamation

His Excellency, the Governor beat R. J. Saunders (owes 30), P. II. Klimanek (owes 30,4) land solacing his thirsty soul with has been made in this wonderful reen by the framers of the Bill, No. 2 of the 2nd of February depleted on or before Friday, 12th

in-Council has givon directions | 7—9; 6-3; 6–2, the thought that the two pints of structuro by the phasing of the and the indictment must follow claring Chefoo, Chiu-wang-tao, May.

All final matelice must be com- beer a wook, which his forfeited second clause in the Voto Bill. that the measuro is moroly of Dalny and Nowcliwang, and of fourfonce under the net repre-rue, it may be, that it has been a temporary nature, brought March declaring Taku and Tient- sents, will return to him a hundred

• Proclamation Nó, 3 of the Ist fold in the days when he is no trus thuit disenssion line boon of proposals which have time and, aninfectious or contagious disease an automatic majority, into being to secure the passing sin, to be ports or places at which longer "in work" earning the gaggod, yet the fact remains that time again received the country's prevails. "whorowithol for the necessary a body of supposedly soberminded vigorous disapproval. It amounts

tho

passed

BILLIARDS.

tung Government has shown it-in one part of the country would were necessary to prevent injustice solf capable and courageous in live the effect of giving licence handling the robellion, and if it to new exceptions in other places. has not, as we believe, entirely suc had grown up in London, and he For instanco, Sunday markets ceeded in destroying it, the failure could not, by ukase from White-

by the fact that the south is could do was to prevent now roas must not be put to its account, hall, deprive people of an essential but must be simply explained part of their livelihood. What he rotten with rebellion. That instance, he believed the majority being croated. To take another the strong hand the of hairdressers were in favour of tricts hairdressers did a large pait. Then, too, in the case of motoriste of their business on that day

open for repairs, and oyclists, there must be places

of

the revolutionaries is clearly proved by the threate Against has done his Ereperor yeoman Admiral Li, who from the first

and foar among his opponents, and service. He has inspired rospect

SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS, not only for his own sake; but the sale of Bunday newspapers, He had been urged to restrict also for the sake of ponce, we but that raised serious questions trust ho will escape the dangers Sunday newspapers had come in Y.M.C.A. TOURNAMENT.

which surround him. He is too to existence, and were grent good, a man to be lost at this denly prohibited from selling on organizations. If they were sud pot of "four 'alf." But with wisoacres have taken the first step to an atteinpt to subvert the tions made at the Hongkongconnootion with their tournament. flash in the pan it would be foolish 'could not contemplate, that for a The following aro results of critical juncture, for although wo Sundays the effect would be to meagre information nt towards the spoliation of British national constitution to the ends. Observatory during the month of (scratch) boat M. W. Bishop the germs of a rising that would responsible for that. He hoped The meteorological observa games played, at the Y.M.C.A. in believe that the revolution is a ruin enormous businesses, and he our disposlens to the Parliamentary usage. proposed workings of this

of one small party, which by the April showed the maximum tom-

"A" Class. W. L. M. Grant to suppose that it does not contain moment. He would sooner leave State accident fand we are not was the direct outcome of the placed, in a dictatorial position,

The first clause of the Bill swing of the pendulum has been perature to be 86.9 on the 20th. (-120), 250-149,

Parliament then make himself This greatest fall of rein recorded

B. Class W. Anderson shake Chins from the Great Wall the deputation would consider Au Englishman's home, we are by the Upper House. It was dary position,

inches. The wind reached a told, is his castle and we are natural that the enthusiastic body, party are "dietators," and to the same date, which was, the Troakes (†40); 250-164.

the Irial velocity of 20.3 miles per hour on W. Smart, (f100) beat W. J. quite sure that an Englishman's of social reformere, dominating falfil their behests, constitution, highest for the month. On the salary, income, or wage is his the Cabinet should resent this procedent and the nation's wishes with 11 hours on the 25th, the committes advocates laws to 1st Bn K.O.Y.LL from 27th imitation

Leave of absones, to the United do with as ho wills. Wo four wilful and perverse obstruction" have to be swept aside like dust two most brilliant days in the enable settlers to acqui

22nd, the sun shone for 11.3hours The South African Senate 2nd Lieutenant G. de Hoginton, ference in October

Kingdom, has been granted to greatly that Mr. Lloyd George, I of the furtherance of their pet on a windy day,

The Inter-Parliamentary Con

farms, May, 1911, 27th February,

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able to see how it is to bo worked. rejection of the 1009 Budget. The Liberals are in a secon was on the 12th. with 2,100 (Scratch) boat (8 Hore (175); to the southernmost corner of what they got by this bill as well

month,

250-180.

Kwangtung.

as the respecta in which it fallet short of their desires.