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THE HONGKONG : TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JULY 27 1911

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Wit now and then, struck, sinartly, shows a spark,

The Gorman mail which was despatched from Hongkong on June 28 was delivered in London

yesterday.

On Saturday an aquatic fete will be held in connection with the Victorin Reerontion Club in the Club bath, commencing at 9 pm,

THE TYPHOON.

caltors:

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narrow

Work on the new Star Forry wharf lind to be suspended for the time boing.

WATER POLO.

Association Competition Second Round,

KO.Y LI v. 87th Co., R O A

The concluding game, of the first round of the compolition"

wero:-

K.O.Y.LL; Chajanan; Nowe Juan and Priestland; Medley;

Boreham, Smith and Munro,

97th Co: R. G. A. · Boosley; We are unable to give the Uboneyeet and Baxton; Bancroft;

Taylor, Naylor and Ansell,

escapade, tempting disaster to themselves. All this was solely Strikes Hongkong-

confined to the son front and to

Balore nine o'clock the Stone those streeta branching offat right. Allulf-pastsovon this morning, angles, but in Des Voeux Road, Wharf was awash as was also the the ominous booming of bontbe Queen's Road, little of it was felt. P.&O. jetty and the Douglas A Risky Procedure Wharf aud oven the lofty Blake broke, the stillness of the usuni

Indeed, the chair coolies, the Pior had scarcely a dry inch on quiet morning hours. Following tho usual practice, three bombs ricksha coolies, ever ready, on the its planks.

"Thoro was an oxceptionally promoted by the Hongkong Water- were exploded at intervals of ion slightest protoxt, to temporarily seconds each from the Harbour abandon their calling, continued high tide and the seas vore con Polo Association, was played in Office, which was the signal tha to ply for hire, thereby indicating tiguously brooking over the Pray the V.I.C. baths yesterday afters. noon, the conlosting teams being thestorm had attained full typhoon to the public that the typhoon wall.

All the steamers riding the K.0.Y.L., and: 87th Co force and might strike the Colony was not so serious as might be at any moment. Five minutes imaginal when first a look was anchor or at the buoys lead full. The match aroused

great amount of interest und was lator, H.M.S. Tamar hoisted the cast upon the wind-lashed sea. steam up, in readiness for ovent

fought at a fast pace. The toum118 Black Cross sigual. Long bolore Nevertheless to entor a clinir on unlitics.

In the city there were numerous that hour, however, nearly all the the higher levels, was a risky shipping in the harbour had procedure, for the wind roaching fallsel s'gn-boards, though slop io high, and especially the open keopers were busied in taking cleared for shelter.

With the oxcoption of a few places, threatened to precipitate down signs before worse should merchant steamers, which elected the occupant to the ground. happen." now Chineso, restaurant is to ride the store at chor, almost Several persons had being oponed to-day in the pre-all the vessels of big tonnage as escapes in this respect, and some servatory report, because con

The first half was greatly in misos that were formerly occupied well as the small craft sought leeming prudence the hotter partnunication with tho Observatory

favour of the ICON,, who in tho the rain and wind rather than by the Vienna Restaurant in sholter at Causeway Bay or Stone-of valour, elected to openly face at Kowloon liss licen forbidden.

So groat was the force of the

first few minutos seemed to havo wind between eight and nine woighed up their opponents.lt Qiu on's Ind.

This morning's storm was by riske a nasty full.

o'clock this morning that owing was no surprise when Tuylof Interference with Business, Peru's Independence Day.. 10 mouns suddon but bad.

On the 'oak the wind was vary to the spindrift thrown up by the

followed by a Eucond from Naylor. To-morrow, boing tho lude-been fully anticipated. The

The Yorkshires madea splendid pendenco-day of Peru, there will typhoon, therefore, when it came.strong, so strong in foot, that the waves it was impossible frontpened the secto, to be quickly be a reception at the Peruvian was not a matter for surprise. trams.woro compelled to coase Blake Pier to see out as far as

Jaticinpt to diminish the Ganuers Consulate, between 12 and 1pm. yesterday evening, the peculiar running, and many of those whose mid-channel. Sometimes, indeed, The neting Consul will be at bem our the water in the harbom business was imperativo, walked,H,M.S. Taur was blotted out of lead, but it was not until, Ansell had added a third the Munro, Towards half-pasiinine

with capital shot scored tho to British officials, his colleagues, ha assume, which usually pre- or were brought down in chairs' vision. to his own and Mr. Mundo's edes an outbreak, and has only in typhoon weather, as all know,

Half-time: K.O.Y.LI: 3; friends and to all who may call one moaning for the practised business is greatly disturbed, and o'clock the storm anived at its only point for the 1.0.4.

eye, and the sullen and threaten- many business houses this morn | worst so far, and the sky began to

R.G.A.: 1. the ocension of the muuiversary.

ing aspect of the nky, were ing did not open their doors eler.

Afterwards, the laky clouds

In the second lulf the game was unmistakable signs, and it would | Especially was this noticeable in

the Chinese businesses facing the lint land been obscuring the sky much more ever, and beveral times indeed have bren Chalons, France, June 18,little surprising had the typhoon sea. The Supreme Court was in the early morning hours began the K. O, Y... L. enne very near Competing in the preliminaries deviated from its course and postponed on the weather's acto disperse and the rumour com-

nes turdon Haumea avoided Hongkong, which would count, for though the Chief Jus-menced to got about that the scoring. Their centre, Baith aviation race horo to-day, M.luus have provided the Colony tice, Sir Franeis Piggott, and the typhoon had passed over the silo, and but for a little hosti Later in the day, it transpired have registered a goal. On the Nieuport cuvored 145 kilometres with one more of those miraculous Puisse Judge. Mr. Justice Tom Colony.

interested in cases which should that the typhoon and actually first occasion le hind the gont at at the rate of 129 kilometres oscapes which of Jata has been the poitz, were ready to sit, solicitors (approximately Smiles) an hour, 80,

{his money, and was preparing to have been heard to-day, did not passed over thic city and lil

struck the mainland some twelve shoot when Buxton dashed up and Kowloonites Cut Off boating the provions nerodrome'

The folk residing on the other put in an appearance. record.

side of the wator receivoil, as. This morning many of the miles south-east of the islan}.

Heavy recurrent rains of the smal, a blessing in disguise by shopkeepers kept their shutters the suspension of the ferry trallie, over the windows as a protection usual typhoonie type continued A good number of people were against the expected force of the to fall during the day and a high

wind prevailed. lefiued on arcount of the storm, wind.

On the Praya Wost the sea With the ignorance that often who, however, did not mind au

stra holiday, but there were not marks the proceedings of the new, bolorepeatedly overthe sea-wall, few with responsibilities who comer to the Colony a gentleman cutting up the macedanised roads would have preferred to have who had to go up the hill for his as well as depositing loads of flot foregone the pleasure of an in- tiffin churtered a chair. All went sam and jetsam on the water-

well till a sudden gust of wind front. promptu holiday,

For the absence of loss of hfe, bowled his carriers over and pro-

80 Miles an Hour In Aero plane

Attempted Rising in Fatshin. A rumour

was current in Canton yesterday that an attempt. od rising is to take place at of soldiers of the garrison and mayal troups his been despatched from Canton for Fatskan to take [75" precautions against an outbreak.

There will bo no rebato to Missionary subscribers as horet fore,| Fatshan. Consequently a number

By Order,

* HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." Hongkong, 2nd December, 1908,

The object of this purpoe is to publigh corect infarinatina, to serve the truth and print the wies willent few or favour.

Cable Address Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 270, 1911.

CHINESE CALENDAR REFORM.

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The Harbour.

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was without doubt the best man on

ney on two occasions he must

hindered the movement. On the second occasion he was badly · fouled, but the referee allowed the incident to pass. Just after this second attempt the ball was truns. \\ forrod to the other and aud Taylor, waiting, had no difficulty in putting on the Yorkshires' fourth and last point.

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Walking along the sea from jitted him to the ground. up to the time of report, we have if the weather permits between

progress,

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to thank our friends of the Ame rican Consulate for their valuable daily communication from the Manila Observatory

Final: K.O.Y.LI; 4; R.GA:1. This afternoon the first match in the second round, will be played the V.R.C. and the B.O.C. The 1.0.0. have gained a little roputa- tion by their splendid victory over. the 88th Co., I.G.A, and the match is sure to be an oxciting one, inasmuch as the V.R.O. havo, it is said, the best team in the Colony. The B.0.0. ure very anxious to win, and at their dis posal they have a good number of

lagers. The B.O.C. team is:

LAWN BOWLS.

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

Daring Kidnappers. 24-year-obl prostitute and a waive youth were charged before early this morning one was caugh Funately he escaped with only Mr. J. It. Wood at the Magistracy by a wind which militated against slight injury to life fout!

Quite a considerable amount of this morning with kidnapping a three-year-old girl. It appear bad as to put an end to movement greenery was broken off the trees

Little Damage frit the first defondant went to a there. The strength of the wind in Chine foud by the force of the

Thero appears to be little house in Canton and on the pretext stadily increased until at 0.30 it of taking the child into a shop, for

At eleven-thirty this morning damage caused as a result of thi was almost impossible to brave the the purchase of some entables, sheeloments. Severalyouths in their the centre of the typhoon was morning's visitation. The rickety deprived the parents of also help youthful fonthardiness attempted passing between Hongkong and old structure known as the Sta less anite, who at preson! can walk, protected, by the ar-the Cap Rock and moving in a ferry pier on the flangkong side be found and is believed to have cades. A nasty and dirty fall was direction W.N.W. The baronster repented its performance of formo

II, J, Mlite; F. I.. In Hedi mol been sold. The case was reminded. their recompense.

From 9.30 to was rising and at the time stood years, to a certain extent, with

The wind was east by standing the onslaughts of the E. Leito; C. A. C. Rodrigues; G. Dynamite Discovered in Cabin, ten o'clock matlors became so baitut 2.28.

That to attempt to even walk under south with a force of between invisible but furioné monster (0) Witchell, T. Logan and R. A. On the 24th July, a Chinaman the verandahs was risky. Tele- and 10.

greater degree than in formes Carvalho. Itoserves: J.M.Chun- wont on board the stemor Kwang phone messages from the water!

years. A somowlintamusing inci-yut and A. R. Ellis, Typhoon items.

dent occurred near Blako Pior tung and engaged a berth. He

The three bombs in quick when the storm was at its height. **I never know the old gentleman with thoseythe and hour glass left some luggage on board and Polio at that time confirmed the bring anything but grey hairs, thin choots and loss of teeth." Dry-me back at 3 o'clock with a report that the typhoon, of which sucression denoting the immediate The owner of the book stall, which

we then had only a touch, was

prezence of the typhoon were issituated in close proximity to the den like all western poople took time seriously. It was not to be wicker basket, a portmanteaking straight for Hongkong. Hved shortly after half-past seven Praya wall, seoing visions of which was being carried by but accountably the velocity of o'clock and simultaneously the ruined books andi magazines, en- played with, and the correct method of existence was to live in the past clie. He signeil his name the wind decreased within the black cross supersoding the other gaged a number of coolies to re- First Blood to Scotland. and worry over the fature. In China another contradiction is the passenger-book as Fung Tai

sigals was hoisted on H.M.S. move the stall to a place of safety,

Scotchmen have a wonderful added to the list which furas the great peculiarity of the Chi. On arrival at Canton, the shalf hour

Tamir, on the Harbour Offico and] which was done to the great race. They live in the present, forgot as little as possible of man departed from the ship. Next

In fact, it was possible to walk on the Kowloon Observatory disconfiture of the coolies, who knack of coming out on top the past and make gentis preparation for the future. Time is not morning, when the cabin-boy

in their desperals efforts were when playing their national went into the cabin for the usud jalong the spa front, admire the Angstaffs. in a country to which the passing of a century is but as a dream in cleaning-up, he was amazed to grandeur of a tempestuous water. The black drum was the signal | greatly assisted by the strong game against the Sontirons, -

first of

tho the night. According to a mossage from Peking, Duke Tsai Tro, discover underneath the lower yet, save a drop of rain, enjoy the below, denoting the approach of winds, which blew them along at and in the

the international championship, one of the progressivists at present holding oflice, has put forward berth two cylinder-shaped boils, breeze--for a breeze it had be a typhoon from the East of the greater speed than they could series of matches to decide

live liope to attain muassisted.

At the Harbour Office. they managed to run out the win- proposals for the reform of the Chiness, calendar. If his sugges-apparohtly loaded. The explo-come. Strewn along the shore Colony,

ives were handed over to the were all kinds of filth and sonweed, Many steamers cleared out last

The real ng of the glass at the nors by four points. The game

·tions como to anything at all, the Japinose precedent of adopting Customs authorities. It is believed intermingled with spars of wood night for the refuge when the The Western, calendar will in followed and conservativề China will that the man's calling is that of and several other things, ovident black drum was hoisted last night, Harbour Olice when the harri- was played on the Civil Service ly broken from the piers and land- Others remained at their anchor-cane was blowing its hardest was greens, yesterday afternoon. Tho again in another instanco come into lins with the other nations of an anarchist.

ing stages. Close to the shore the ages, noticeable amongst which 9-10. No reports of casualtios Scots ran away from their oppon- the world. Imperfect as the Wostern calendar is, the miversal adop-

sea was black with filth, which, in | were the Persin, the Aper s.. or damage have yet been received, ent at the very outset of the game tion of one system will tend to facilitate interviational relations,

Capt. C. II. D. Sr. Clair, A.S.02. rongiyweather at any seaside placeregory and the sailer Eclipse, Life-boats were in readiness and at the seventeenth head led by twenty points to mino. The though as a matter of fact the evidental calendar is bristling with having returned to duty on 25th finds its way to the land, and was whilst there was a number usual in the event of emergency.

Police Report.

English put on a spurt and goin- incongruities. This is probably dine to the fact that the calendar was inst.. the unexpired portion of his covering the ground, at intervals. of loam craft holding out in the The reports from the various od ground till they were only four complied when religious necessitios were of paramount importance leave, viz. 28th July to 7th with its nauseousgatherings. A set eastern end of the Harbour.

of steps, apparently belonging to Some of the river boats, lying out-stations will have to be await-poin's behind. However the last August, is cancelled. and 'now that 'business demundis an alteration of the present systent,

Lieutenant D. G. Courtney, a jetty, were being tossed help at their wharves, did not run for ed, us it is too early yet to glean head was declared dead and the any attempt to altor the method of ascertaining the date of Good R.E., is struck off the strength of lossly in the perturbed waters, shelter until after the guns were any information respecting dum-Scatchinen ran out winners.

The teams wer ages, ole. A report, however, has Friday, my proposal to scrap those weird puzzles, at the beginning the Command from 1st July,crashing against the son wall at fire.

England: Messrs. A. Boroy, one moment, surmounting a wave Needless to say, the sumpans been made to the Polico thanta Euro- of the Church of Englaud Prayer Book, which ninety-nine in a hundrad inclusive. esnot ase, will meet with the opposition of the average churchmandava, privilege les granted to length it was smashed, and thus the refuge and this morning thoro pans were picked up by the Water

Consequent on expiration of 60 the next, yet finding noreet. At and junks made early tracks for pean-built boatando couple of sam- Pile, Bond and L. E. Brett (skip). Old customs die hard. It is equally expected that the proposal to Col. 11. 1). Mcintyre, 8th Rajputs, lessened in bulk. Its parts, neces- was none of these sailing craft to Police, but we are given to under- ton, D. Cooper, C. W. Alexander

tord that this fact has scarcely and A. Rumsey (skip). drop the Chinese calendar with its cumbersong divisions will be the following officiating appoint-sary to the whole, were thrown

One exception was a belated any connection with the typhoon, strongly opposed by Elo proletariat, though significant orientents monts are made from forgacon of upon the shore, to be later gather- hayo been nude in this direction already. At the same time it is 20th July, 1911-Major A. Ced and dried for firewood by small steam launch which with a the derelicta in question are sampun in tow was reaching down either unclaimed or stolen proper

Arrested on a River Boat, to be hoped that the many bountiful and quint rusions that are Ralph to be officiating Com-economic Chinese...

mandant. Captain IT. O. Cutler On Empty Bravado

from the Canton whirves towards. No loss of life is reported. insoparable from the Chinese extendar should be terened, if tho new to be officiating. Second in Com- Yet, at its worst, which was the Causeway Bay shelter. Op-

There will appear in these "Telegraph" CorkuSPONDENT; }

Canton, July 26, system comes into vogne. Bor instance it would he atter of mand. Captain T. A. Davis to be mild in comparison to the posite Blako Pier it looked ru

The Canton Water Л Horios of articles `regret if Li Chou, or the "beginning af spring" were bapass from officiating Double Company Com- typhoon which visited the Colony though she would not be able to "Telegraph on Saturday next,

mander in addition to his other exactly three years ago to-day, got through owing to the heavy one of the key of future gouerations or that Tsing Ming, the day for dutiesas Double Company Officer: English, Eurofrous and Chinese, weather and she was at a stand-entitled "The Rights, Duties and arrested a passenger in foreign Sharebrokers." garb the other day on board a ancestral veneration, should over be forgotten. There are others

The ceremony of Trooping the gaining what sholter they could still for some time in the fairway, Liabilities of shut might be mentioned but we limpe that only the system and not the Colour will be porformed by the from the stanchions of the arcades but ultimately hor engines over-These nuticles will be read with steamer plying between Hong- 1st Bn. The King's Own (York-fronting the e, enjoyed the came the son power and she ateam-interest by many, or, we misread koug and Canton on suspicion, foust days be copied from the West, our method is by no meanshire Light Infantry) on the breeze, cooling in its force, but odslowly away towards Wanchai, the signs of the Times. An article The suspect is only 18 years old. perfee:; it is as we hava mid full of incongruities The holidays are Hongkong Cricket Club Ground ne they left, the heat of the The last "Star" Ferry launch on the same subject will appear On his person inflammatory not evenly distributed and the invent of two of them is a distinct at 9.30 am. on August 1st, on the calm was doubly felt. Laugh left at about twenty minutes to each weak until the sories is worded documents were fomut inconvenience to muny. However the adoption of one universal occasion of the 152nd anniversary ing, the Chinaman watched the eight o'clock, after which the blus complote. They will be instruc-and some of there documents were system will be a mitter før congratulition, au 1 uo hapo that Duke of the battle of Minden. His Ex-antics of those of their count - flag was flown, denoting that live and will doubtless evoke in private cudo words. He is Tsui Tro's proposals will be carried through.

colleney the Governor has kindly men who, in empty bravado, the service of forrios had been considerable discussion, if not now boing detained by the mili

criticisma,

tary authorities. I consonied to isko tho valuto, . Bought notoriety in venturesome suspended,

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Garrison Orders.

osoon in the harbour.

Scotland: Messrs. 0. K. Hax-

A SUSPECT.

Polico