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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16 191.

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All things on be attained if wo but pay the price.

Among the passengers by the Chiyo Maru yesterday for Japan was Sir Francis Piggott.

Lieutenant B Blackwood na beon appointed to the com- mand of the Woodcook.

Mr. George Toland, of Jamaica, died suddenly after giving up suioking to please his wife. The doctors said, his death was due to the shock to his system because of the sudden abandonment the smoking habit.

Large consignments of pedchos from. Ontario, Canada, wore to reach Covent Garden, in Septoni- bor.

Two dead bodies were found

SPECIAL

TELEGRAMS.

POLO CLUB.

October Race Meeting,

The following is this programme

yesterday, ong in Des Voeux Road PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC of the Polo Club's race meeting

Contral and the other in Queen's Road West. They have both bean conveyed to the mortuary,

A Weird Story.

It is stated that: lajul to tho The Koolnisch Zeitung "

» ↑ vàluo of £1,400,000 is to be pur- The name of the American published on Aug. 22 from its chased in the old town of Ham- Cinematograph and Vaudeville Lisbon correspondent a curious burg for the purpose of improving| Co., Ltd. has been struck off the story of an unexplained naval housing conditions. It is expooted local register of companies......”-

incident. ». The correspondent that, after now streets have been stated-that-a-Portugueso oruiser built, thero-sale will yield i ̈ pro- about three weeks before suddent of some £700,000, left the harbour at Leixoes, a set off in pursuit of some unknown warship at sea. Three days later the cruiser returned with a mun- ber of shot holes visible in its funnels, and in other poris, but 0 statement as to what had occurred has been issued by the

His Honout Mr. Comportz has beon appointed to act as Chief Just ce during the absence on leave of Sir Francis Piggott, or until further notice.

Mr. B. K. Mehta of Messra. E. D. Sassoon & Co., left for Bombay by the P. &.O. B. M. S. Deltu this morning, and was seon off by a number of friends.

Navy Department, and there is an evident intention of keeping, the affair secrot.. by

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RECOGNISED BY JAPAN.

INDEPENDENT NEW" AGENT.

Tokyo, Soptember 16.

The Japanese-Government- on

of Miss Christobel Ure, daughter the newly constituted Portuguese The engagement is announced September 13 formally recognised of Mr. Alexauder Ure, the Lord Advocato, and Mr. John Jeffrey Readin, of the Royal Scots Republic. Greys, son of Mr. George Road- mun, of Linlithgowshire, The wedding will take place in Edin burgh on October 17.

£2,000,000 Harbour Contract.

According to a Blue-book-re- Sir John Jackson, Limited, the cently issued the total number of The Chinese Engineering and famous London firm of ongineers, casualties in connection with the Mining. Co., Ltd., inform us that are undertaking the preliminary British Mercantile Marine report- The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telograph" will the total output of the Company's surveys in connection with a series to the Board of Trade for the three mines for the week onding of contracts for Turkey's new year ended June 30 1010, was Daily issue-$30 per annum.

September ་ ཉྭ་ amounted

harbours in Asia Minor., The,715. For the previous year the Weekly issue-13

21,331.19 tons and the sales dur-works are to be carried out at total number was 10,650, The ing the period, to 19,485 tons,

Samsun' and Trobizond under an total number of lives lost was agreement sigued betwear the 4,375, as against 4,738 in the Turkish Governmont and the

previous year. National Bank of Turkey. They will take several years to carry taxi ara estimated to cost about £2,000,000.

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th, 1911.

CHANGING CHINA.

Land Sale:

CANTON POSTS.

A Junk Service

THE TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT,

which is to be held at Happy Valley on Saturday, October 7;—~ 1.-3.30 p.m. Haudienp for [all China Ponios, "Five Furlongs: Jockeys who have won moro than 3Oficial Races in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tiontsin penulised 1bs, Entranes lee $5. First Prizo Presented, Second Prize $25.

2.-3.60.p.m-Ladio?” Noniina- tion. Four Furlongs —— For China Ponies Subscription Grilling of

Ponies certified as such by the Soorotary Hongkong Pol Club and which have been regularly, played since 15th July, 1911. Catel weights 152.lba. Winners of races including racra on offe day and at all Gymkhanas of this and previous years of one raco

bs. oxtra, of two races 14 lbs. extra, and of three or more ruces

any soon nad bona fide Polo

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21 lbs, extra. Jockeys who have won more than 3 Official races in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tiousin penalised 6 lbs.

Ponies to be nominated by a

Canton, September 15. The Director of the Canton Post Office, in order to citeatrage the people to unike use of the lady. Entranos fee $5. First postal communications, has order and Second Prizes presented.. oil the owners of all the passenger About Two Furlongs Straight.

p.m. Sweepstake. janks plying between Cauton and For bona fide Palo Ponies that lovernment for the supply of letter box for the convenience 15th July, 1911. Catch weights Tendors are invited by the the mainland to carry ouch have been played regularly since.

fee $5, 108 lbs. Owners up.

Tenders.

winter uniform for Royenne

Dredging the Thames. The recent dock strike in the icers; Sanitary Department of passengers. The Director has port of London was responsible stures; limowushing; slaughter also asked the Viceroy to appoint for the completo stoppage of the house contracts at Sai Wan officials, whose duty it will be to An hinouncement appears in dredging plant. The reason given and Aberdeen, blond and hair dotset the unlawful carringe and our advertising columns in re-for the stoppage by a high official contracts at Kennedy Towir and delivery of lettora. ference to the sale of a lot of of the Port of London Authority stones and the supply of clothing Ma Tau Kok, Kowloon; head Crown Land at Pai Ping Shan on is that owing to the strike no coál Monday, September 25.

was available. The fact that: no-

Supreme Court Changes. Mr. To King Ki, Police Inter- proter, has been appointed to net 18 3rd Interpreter of the Supreme Court during the absence of Mr. A.. Mackie, the 3rd Interpretar, who proceeds home on nine nonilis' leave on the 20th inst.

Notice to Mariners.

for the Sanitary Department.

:

Alleged False Pretences-

The practicos for the Philhar

3.-4.10.

4.-4.30

Entrance

p.m.-Bandicap Once Round-For Chinn Ponies Subsoription Griffins of the seuson 1910 and 1011. Jockeys who have won more tlun 3 Official Races in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tientsin penalised 5 lbs. En. trance fee 5. First Prize: Presented.. Second Prize $25. 54.50 p.m.-Handicap

One `and · Half Miles.—For ulti China Ponies, Jockeys who have

lower than 200,000, Jons of silt The arrest has been made of amonio Salety, vocalists and in and sand are cleared from the river each week, emphasises the Filipino who is alleged to have strumentalists, will begin early soriousness of the situation croatreteness, He is said to have

secured board and lodging by falso in October. by the stoppage of the plant, one to a house, engaged a room, which had lasted about ten lags had meals and then made a state-the Melane hemp machine, died in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tien- when the last Siberian mail left.ment that he would go to his Blip

Mr. M. G. McLane,-inventer of won more than 3 Official aces

Second Prize $255

The Dead Hand.

to get the necessary money for an early hour on Sept. 7, at tin ponilised 5 lbs. Entrance Much excitement has been ng payment.

St. Paul's hospital, Maniln· S5 First Prizo Presented.. Cerebral hemorrhage following

uso of death.. aniline of two weeks was the

casioned in Venico over the recent The master of the house and iro-lging operations in the, Gitaran up, eventually giving him in discovery of a human hand during his suspicions and followed the

ocen Cana. Exports declared charge,

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Busy Bees.

Const Inspector at Shanghai, has Mr.T.-J. Eldridge, Acting issued a warning to shipping that the Tungwing Crossing has har-that the hand; which was found

There is reason to fear, snye rowed and shoalod, and that hermetically sealed in a wooden What is believed to be a world's the British Bilviser to the Kodih captains of vesselsshould navigate box, hul bolonged, to a female record has been created by a hive Government, that Chinese seerol this channel with caution. Are child 8 or 10 years old. The of bees on the farm of Mr. J. Solley societes have a firm hold both in examination of the Taungming police, convinced that they had to at Cadeleigh, Devon. No less North and South Kodali, Crossing is to be made as soon as do with a foul crime, were busy than 1471b; of honey has been circumstances permit.

trying to trace the murderous taken from the live, and had mutilator, when the renown- then con treat for The engagesuent is ansiounced The following telegram dated Mainella, who has resided many well, wys the expert who removed f.). late principal medical offi- od Oriental painter Siguor there they would all, have done as of Alfred James Glanville Barker, September 16, 10.10. a.m., was years in the Venetian lagoons, the honey from the hive. The sulate General from the Manila family, wishing to give him a from white clover and is of the received by the American Con- narrated how a wealthy Egyptian whole of the honey was gathered Observatory at 11.30 am.souvenir of his. sojourn in their best quality. Cyclone or Typhoon E of native land, presented him with uiles distant moving W.N.W. or mified hand of an Egyptian Northern Luzon less than 300 whit the described as the mum N.W

Typhoon Warning,

0.5.10 p.m.-Ouno Mile,-Fer China Ponies that have never -won' n Rnce of any sort up to time of starting (Ladies' Nomina- tion Races at this season's Gymkhanas excepic!). Woight for inches'ns per scale. Jockeys! who have won n more than 3 Official Races in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tientsin penalisod 5 Ibs. Entrance fee 5.· First Prize: Prosented, Second Prizo $25.

Entries close on Wednesday,

cer, Sarowark, Borneo (nnil pre- Sept. 27, at 7 pai. will the Hone daughter of the later Allan Barracks, from whom forms of viously of Penang), and Agnes, Secretary, Polo. Clubs, Murray McFarlane, Wellington Lodge, entry my be obtained, “ Lake Alexandrina, South Aus trlin.

CHURCH SERVICES.

fow countries have suffered greater attention of lato years from the publicists, who' frame, to a large extent, the opinions of the untravelled many, as China. The old empire has seen herself mir- rorad.in many guises; she would be pardoned if slie considered them disguises in some instances. The world has boou invited to, witness her "decay," and her "break up," or to regard her as the emblem of all that is venerable and unchanging-the Buddha of nations, sally content for all eternity. That many symptoms of docay have mani fested themselves since the sea of modernism began to make inroads

Divorce in Germany. Divorce in Germany is heavily upon the dykes of conservation with whier she had hitherto main- tained her mental isolation, is certainly true. Or, to change the

princess who had lived 6,000 years on the increase, according to the Court Interpreter's Success. Gambler's Paradise. ago. Signor Mainolla preserved official statistics for 1909, which

Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, 2nd sințile, the influx of oven highly diluted now wine into old bottles

the relie religiously for a decadero recently been published. n'orproter of the Supreme Court, could only be attended by danger to old skins. The irruption of a Last beening L. S. Wills and a guest, bearing the highest credentials and the warmest recommend-party of detectivos went, to M or more, when observing that the While the average number of pissed his examination in the ations, into the ordered life of a self-suflicient using the term with Wan Island in simpaus. There and showed signs of decomposi-divorces during the fivo preceding Hakka dialect on the 8th inst. out any invidious significance family, though the laws of courtesy are no police stationed on the tin, he instructed his valet to years was about 12,000, the tum This is the third dinlect he is demand that the fact be concealed, causes a certain amount of dis-sland and when the party landed il it securely in a box and throw ber rose in 1900 to 14,730. No mastered during the last three)God Sive the King." Res

fewer than 6,228 divorced men in years. quietude and embarrassment Western-methode, learning, philot-8.30 pm they found-e-gang-ofit into the canal.

|0,201¬illvorĉod women and twen sophy and religion came to China as uninvited guests; she gamblers playing poteze in tlie

previously married, Statistic- did not want them and did not trouble to disguise the street. They were prope:ly fixed fact that their room would be preferred to their company. These up with tables, chairs and lamps. guests live, so to speak, turned powerful searchlights upon the dark is a result of the raid seven men places of China and it in sourcely to be wondered at that some of the were arreste l. sights disclosed, the fostering corruption; the shameless nepotism Harvest Thanksgiving. and the crass incompetence of officialdom, huve led certain observers

Mr. Gershom Stewart.

The Duke's Statue.

St. John's Cathedral, Hongs kong-14th Sunday, 17th Septem ber, after Trinity, Holy Com munion (8.15 a.in.) Matins (11 ponses, Festival. Venite, Crotch: Pulms: 65 (12ut ovaning.) To Interesting to Smokets,

Deum, Woxiward, Smart, Turle Much concern is being caused show that men's favourite marry- The re-erection of the Duke of Jubilats: Onseley. Hymns, 382 to lobicco manufacturers (writes ing age in Germany is between Cught's statue is slowly pro- 379, 318 and 365. Holy Coni- an Edinburgh correspondent) by twenty-four and twenty-six, ere ling. The coutre block of union (11.45 nm): Kyrin the rapid advance of the value of while that of women is between the pedestal has been placed in Credo Sanctus Gloria, Somerville raw tobacco leaf, which amounts twenty-one and twenty-four. position on the base, but then. Agaus: Stainor in T Harvest thanksgiving services during the past two months to an

Duke still remains hidden, from Hymns: 324, (319) 310. Seven- average of 20 por cent. As this fabric of national integrity. On the other hand the history of China's John Cathedral, Holy Com

A herce attack upon strike public gaze behind a few sordidold Amen. Preacher Rev. A. (1 Moreton, R. N. Evensong (545 of fully 100 per cent, the situa- Gershom Stewart, Unionist men-

Brigadier-General G. K. Scott p.m.) (Full Choir) Responses of pacifically conquering her cunquerors, and her unswerving and at 11.45 directly following adherence through tone of centuries to certain primitive, but broadly is. This latter service wifacturers state that the only own have been threatened with the Aldershat command, is to be and 31st evening.) Magnificat: speaking, praiseworthy laws for the regulation of the individuut as a be fully chorl. The Rev. A. O. possibility of relief lies in an all-unler by duly appointed bullies appointed" Director of Fortifica- Nuno Dimitia: Meunder in D unit of Bocisty, necessarily appealed to the imagination of the Moreton, RN, will be the round advance in prices to the of the trade unions. I wish to

tions and Works at the War Office Anthem Like as the hart

Novello. Hymns: 382, 370 and and unshaken when the civilization of the West shall have refinal prouchor. In the evening Maun-consumor, or in the reduction of know how far the law permits Chinese Vernacular Education 386. SevenfoldTM Amen. Preacher. sympathetic, and they visualized the Chinese Empire standing firm

dor's service in D. and Novello's the present oppressively high pickets to walk round telling men Rules and regulations relative The Bishop of Victoria. N.D. itself out of existence.

"Like as the hart" will be sung duty of 38. 8. per lb. eo as to that if they do not come out they to a Chiroto vernacular primary Pealm 147 versos 1, 7, 12, 18 in With all deference we advance the contention that neither of these The Bishop of Victoria will to advanco in the price of This will have their heads broken, and education Board are published in unison. Palm 150, versos :1, 4, 0 views is correct. There is in each much tluit is endorsed by reason,

Intest raw worse than that, going to their but one fatal flaw blemishes both. What does anyone really know

material has been brought about wives and intimidating them and The Board is to consist of the

the current issue of the Gazette." in unison, of China? It is only within the last hundred years that Chino

by fears of a shortage in the their children.".

St Andrew's Churchi, Kowloon, has been the object of serious study. And a hundred years The Harbour authorities notify United States crop owing to the

Registrar-General and the Direc- Sunday, 17th September, 1911. in the life of such a longlivad Empire as China is us a day that information has been received drought and the restriction of the King Manoel's Debts. tor of Education (ez oficio) and Harvest Festival Morning, Venite, in the life of a man, What HONG person would think from the military authorities that acreage planted. The growing The Portugueso Government othora and reutions are Russell, Te Drum, Russell Jones of appraising a man's character and forecasting his future gun practice will be carried out of the tobacco leaf in Virginia, has now ascertained the total in given na to the manner nad Pye, Psalm, OXLIV/Worl after being acquainted with him for one day, especially as undor-On Monday; the 18th Kontucky and Carolina, whence debtedness of the Royal Family, in which the funds at the ward. Hymns, 882, 202 983 if he were proud, reserved and spoko a different language? September, 1011-From the the bulk of British manufacturers King Manool is responsible for disposal of the Board shall be Evening Hymans, 379, 380 298. Fow, we think, but that is in effect what has been done in regard to west of Hongkong, in a south-supplies is drawn, is now domin more than 22,000,000, and the expended, His Excellency the Anthon: Let us now fear the China by many writers whose names will at once occur to the reader westerly and north-westerly directed by combinations of growers Government will therefore with Governor has been pleased to Lord Panlius, CXLVII Prot Let the West soknowledge the limitations of its knowledge. That tion, between the hours of 9:30 formed to fight the American draw the monthly remittance appoint the Hon. Mr. A. W. book, CL. Humphrey, Nuno Ching is alanging we know, but whether the change will take the a.m. and 2 p.m. Should the Trust and the British Combine, of 2600, as his property is Browiu, C.MG, to be Chairman, Dimittis, Barnby Magnific form of imitation of the West as luus hoon the care in Japan, or weather be unfavourable on the and pledged not to sell the crop only valued at £1,000,000. The and the following Chinese gentle- Smart." Morning Services whether Oking will use the power her now knowledge will give her above duto, practice will take below a certain fixed price. In King of Italy was asked if he mon as Members of the Board a.m. Preacher hittar Roy, to bar the foreign, and his products forever from her dominions can place on the following day, het consequence of fehrall shortage would be willing to pay Queen Hon. Dr. Ho Kai OMG. Hon: Bishop of Victoria Afternoon be known to no man. The wisest course is to borrow the phrase of ween the game-hours.--All-ships, in-America-manufacturersliava Marin Pin's part of the indebted Mr. Wei Yok, C.M.G., Mr. Laa Service at 8 p.m. Specially for ti the agnostic, and say, in regard to China;' “ only know that wo junke and other vessels are to cleared the market here of avail-ness amounting to £500,000, but Chu Pak, Mr. Chan Kai Ming and children and young peop

keep clear of the range, don't know **

his Majesty replied in the negative. Mr. Ho Fook

Breuing Service at 8:

to predict a more or less early collapse of the whole moth-eaton will be held-to-morrow in St follows upon a previous advance metho's Iris ben made by looking planks. past, hor marvellous devotion to time-honoured customs, her power muaion will be held at B.15.mtion is becoming acute. Manu bor for Wirral "Friends of my Moncrieff, now chief engineer in Festival, Psalms: 147, 150 (30th

pronchi.

Oun-Practice.

175% able supplies

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