1911-09-26 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 26 1911

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD,

ESTABLISHED A.D.. 1841.

WINE and SPIRIT MERCHANTS..

WATSON'S

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH WHISKY.

Bleud of the Finest Pure Malt Scotch Whiskies.

For over 30 Years WATSON'S 'E has maintained the reputation of the FINEST SCOTCH WHISKY in the FAR EAST

A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 18th September, 1910.

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

[28

DAY BY DAY,

a

Art is not a thing art in way it is the beautiful, har monious, gracious and effective way.

A watok and olsin togotlier with some silvor buttons, valued | in all at $70, have boon stolen from 14 Salisbury Avanto. :

sandal wood box, containing safe- On the night of Sept. 24, a ty pins worth $10, was stolen from the ss. Lightning."

In the course of a visit paid by King Manool to Earl's Court Exhibition Jack Johnson was pre- sented to his Majesty, who said that he hoped to be present at Johnson's fight with Wells on October 2.

Seagulls Eat Corn

A Great Fur Seasons The full string band of the s.8. The Autumn promises to be a Mongolia by permission of Cap. great fur senson, Rays a Home Tain Morton, will play on the paper, and ita feature will be the open air skating rink at the Ballo revival of subles and bearskins. Viow, Hotel on Thursday evening The Liverpool Riots next, between 8.30 andinid- Giving evidence on Aug. 31 at night. the Coroner's inquiry concerning the deaths of the two men who

SANITARY BOARD,

The Tolm Sha Tsuf

The president of the Sanitary Board submitted a minuto at this 's meeting relative to the Shu Tout market. He

Sougule in the Fraserburgh were shot during the riots on Aug. Mining Company, Ltd., informs wrote that all the stalls in the

Tho Chinose Engineering and district of Abordeenshire Love 18, Lieutenant Hetherington said us that the total output of the recently been observed building that he was present at the disturb Company's three mines for the

market wore put up for tendór, few miles juland, a thing nover rioters there could not be com- 18 485.18 tons and the sales dur-etalls. There was but a littlo nests in the leather and bushes aaupos at Tonypandy, but the week ending Sopt. D amounted to with the exception of the mont heard before, and it is said that pared, with those in Liverpooling, the period, to 10,002,52 tous. demand for the fresh water fish they are also oating corn instead The Walsh rioters were orderly in annoyance of the farmers. of fish, much to the surpriso and comparison.

etalls, and a brisk demand for According to the China thoso for vegetables and fruit, Prens Mr. Charles R. Bryan,

The Calcutta Pageant-

Mr. J. A. Wattle

Typhoon, Warning.

ay.

Beaconsfield.

The Madical Officer of Boulth, Dr. Francis Clark, minuted that there was no objection to the rrangement, but that he con idered that the P; W, 1, was

It is stated by the "Sanitary the new American Ambassador to and he recommended tint a ver- Practically all the ruling chiefs Record" that an increasingly large Japan, was aboard the White Star tain number of fresh water fish are lending elephants, men, and number of persons are sleeping in liner Olympic which was ramined stalls should be convertet für The Hon. Treasurer of the trappings for the great pageant the open air in England. Many by the British cruisor Hawke. the sale of vogetablos. Hongkong Bonovolent Society of processions in Calcutta next adopt open air sleeping as a cure acknowledgos with thanks the January. Tho King and Queen for incipient tuberculosis and donation of $40.00 from will view a procossion four milos nervous discasos, but the majority The following lelograin was An application was received, "Charity:"

in length, which will be unsur-seck only the enjoyment and the received by the American Cou- passed in colour and brilliancy, avigorating effect of breathing sulate General from the Manila asking for permission to effect Observatory at 9:15 a.m. to-day-certain alterations in the sani The body of an unknown Chi-and will include sixty elephants pure oxygen during slumber,

in the A Great Grouse “Bag.”. Cyclone or typhoon E. of Luzon,tary accommodation at Beacons nese aged about 32 has been con- The retainers dresses will be

A "bag" of thirteen hundred less than 300 miles distant, mov-field, No. 1. Battory Pathi, voyed to the Kowloon mortuary, faithful copies of ancient Indian

brace of grouse was made on the ing W.N.W. The body was found floating costume.

Duke of Buccleuch's moor of South Manchuria Railwa the Harbour off the Harbour Offico.

Roanfall, in Liddoadalo Rox- The "N. C. Daily News' of On Sept. 21, the "Chinu hurghshire, on August 21, by Sept. 25 reports: A telegram Leave on private affairs, to the Gazette" announced that Mr. J. Lord Dalkeith's party, consisting was received in Shanghai, yester neighbouring countries, lus been A. Wattie, the promoter and of eight guns. With the Earl of day, from Mr. G. Grayriggo, who The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph will granted to Captain F. L. D. croutor of the China Mutual Life Dalkeith wore Lard George Sett, is journeying from Europe via uuder no obligation to continuo Jarrad, 126th Baluchistan In-Insurance Co., Ltd., bad resigned Lord Henry Scott, Lord Francis Siberia, to the effect that the mail he supply of water from the fantry, from October 3 to Decem- his position as Managing Director Scolt, Lord Ernest Hamilton, train which runs into Dalny in ins just because they were bor 1, 1911 (or 60 days from date of that institution prior to his Lord Whitchester, the Hon. time to link up with the S. M. R.S.supplied when the govern departure for England. It was Douglas Cairns, and the Hon. J. Saikio Maru was derailed in Man-ment was in occupation. He of departure).

added that Mr. A. J. Hughes Dawnay.

ohuria. Happily no passengers uggested that permission be had been appointed Managing

were injured.

granted, on the provision of in Director. The following morning We regret 10, announce the

A Yokohama Tragedy. Inspector ManDonald who has the Yokolacourt in connection the "China Press" statod on the death, at Yaumati Polico Station,

independent and adequate water All available evidence taken in supply. been in the colony a good number with the suspected murder of the the Hon. Mr. E. A. Howett, Dr. Fitzwilliams agreed, while of years. Inspector MacDonald, American gunner Root, was comminuted that the promises being who was on his last term of service municated to-day to the com-

vacated, the sanitary arrange The death is announced in the prior to retirement on pension mander of the U. S. S. Albany, montanaturally remained fixturos,

wlegrim, dated Sept. 22 to the leaves, a widow and two sons, which is in port, says a Yokohama but that did not imply that the China Pross." Root's body was the owner of the building the presence of those fixtures gavo found by the Yokohama police right, possibly in perpetuity, to a some evidences of foul play. several monthengo and there were free supply of water, from the

be as follows:

Daily issue-$30 per annum. Wookly issue-$13 per sann.

The rates per quarter and per mensem; proportional. Subscriptions

for any period less than one month will be charged as for full month. The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to

a

at

inessenger. Peak subscribers can hayo their copies delivered their residences without any extra chargo. On copies sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00

per quarter.

Single Copies, Daily, ten conts. Weekly, twenty-five conta (for

cash only).

(PAYABLE IN ADVANCE) By Order,

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."

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

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong,

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

The Hongkong Telegraph,

HONGKONG. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th, "1031..

THE JOHNSON-WELLS FIGHT.

1.

Bijou Scenic Theatre Excellent filus continue to be Vera Ferrace is as good as over in exhibited at the "Bijou." Mis her clever songs and wears some extremely pretty dresses.

Rallways in China.

will be made later.

The Italian Convent.

The City-Hall.

that visited the museum were 174 and 2,205 rospectively. Organ Recital.

Let Sleeping Dogs. Lie

authority of Mr Hughes that tho announcement, was without

foundation.

A Veteran-

"}

Ho auggested

"Advantages of~Marriage=

of

Obituary.

Honest Chinese Constable. on Septembar 22 Mr. Pao, Magis- At the Shanghai Mixed Court trato, sitting with Mr. Garstin, took casion to commonita Clunese.

the evidence showed that when

government mains.

FAMINE RIOTS.

A-Ningpo telegram dated Sept.

lovy of two cash per ently,

At Ping Yang, a few miles from Wenchow, the poor people are sharing their female babies into

river because they have noth-

to eat. Many of them have een saved by the missionarios who have established refuges in the vicinity...

We have received a copy of the special consular report of Mr.Japan Chronicle of Captain The funeral takes place this after George E. Anderson, American. Hy Dunbar on Sopt. 9. Captainoon at Happy Valley the cortege Consul General at Hongkong, on Dunbar, who was eighty-two passing the monument at 5.30. the" Railway Situation in China,"

yoars old, saw much aotivo service Further, reference to this report when in the employment of the reports the loath of the Right The Shanghai Times" of Sept. East India Company and was Rev. Jules Alphonse Cousin, Bi- wounded at Multan. He subso-shop of Nagasaki, which took We would draw the attention quently joined the navy. Leaving place the previous Monday morn of our readers to the annual sale this he essayed gold mining in ing at 10.20 at his residence on of work at the Italian Couvent in Australia and afterwards went to Minumlyamate. The deceased hard

l of the funds for the orphans Japan and joined the Nippon suffered from sprue for about constable for his honesty. The 21 to the "China Prosa" is as and the flame for the Destitute, Yusen Kaisha service, in which he twenty years and during the past case was one in which a coolie was follows:-Serious troub's has The sale will open on September reninined for over sovontcon two months had hoon failing charged with touting for hire broken out at Sai Polt, neur 30 and will continue an October | years.

rapidly, so that the end was not with his unlicensed fiesha, and Chinhai: II.E, Wun Pe, the new 2, 3 and 4. There will be no salo Scholarships and. Bribes. unexpected. or-the 1st prox(Sunday) as pre-

The "Straits Times of Sept arrosted he had attempted to bribe patched 3,000 troops to the scene. Tuotai-here-this-morning-dos Sir William Ramsay, in tho | viously announced."

18 reports the death of Mr. Alex the policeman to let him go, offor The news to hand is that riots are course of its presidential-address-

ander Montague Terrean, which ing him fifty cents. The court progress. The trouble is said to the British Association on The return of visitors to the City August 30, describad scholarships look place at his residence, Fair sontoncod the coolio to seven days to have started over this likin on Hall Library and Museum for the as "bribes" and "a form of View, Sophia Road, on the pre-imprisonment, and confiscated pork. The authorities havo inade wook ending Supt. 24, shows that pauperization."

vious Saturday night. By his de- the proffered bribe, at the same there are few parts of the world where exhibitions of this art, when visited the library. The numbor scholarships should be compelled fold link with the past has been sheet, "Hqnosty of Chineso 'P.O. and angry and they are resisting Hongkong has always taken a lively iutorost in boxing and 351 non-Chinoso and 158 Chinose that all winners of university mise, suys our contemporary, antime marking on the cluirgo- The people are reported excited

repay the amount won by them severed, as the deceased gentle commended."

the tax. At Sze Chi a rice shop free from all suspicion of prearrangement, are more cordially sup-

when their circumstances por-vice from the time of the East

mun joined the Government sor Epidemic of Polsoning was robbed. Inst night of rice, ported. This is proved by the constant influx of men who follow

mitted them to do so in later life. India Company and rotired on 14 says:What can only be izol gang of robbers perpetrated A London telegram dated Sept, clothing and money. An organ boxing for a living to this Colony; it has evidently been bruited

He calculated that by this means abroad in interested quarters that Hongkong has the sporting in- On Tuesday at 5.30 p.m. the £6,000,000 could be made avail- pension eight years ago, after hat described as an epidemic of the g stinct well developed. It may be assumed; therefore, that the course second of the series of monthly able for university education. Fing served the Government for poisoning is occupying the atton- of negotiations in connection with the fight between Jack Johnson, organ recitals will be given in

over forty years, his last postion of the Courte, At Lan the holder of the heavy weight championship of the world, St. John's Cathedral, by Mr. Den-

being the chief clerkship of the caster a woman of thirty years of and Bombardior Wells, is exciting no less interest in this inau Fuller. The programme At Wallonstadt, near Zurich, stamp department of the Treasury is charged with killing her Colony than elsewhere. Indeed, the peculiar circumstances which will include. Cyril Scott's "Ves-whore the speed limit for motorists He was sixty years of age, and brother by mixing poison with surround the match that will, unless legal steps are actually porale," "Dithyramb" B. Har is very low and the fines are very leaves a widow, seven sous and his food. The exhumation of the taken to prevent it, be decided on October ', have wood and an excerpt from the high, an Englishman was arrested number of grandchildren olies of three other members of elicited in the contest the interest of many who do not as a general) ream of Gerontius" by E. on August 20, and refused to pay, moura his loss.

the family has boon ordered. It rule concern themselves with the events of the Ring. The racial Elgar. The violinist will be Mrs. saying he wanted to see the inayor Out of the Frying Pan

is feared that these people died issue has been raised in its most virulent form, and it is | R. C. Edwards.

of the village. The mayor was at a

The crew of the Fifeshire we from a similar cause. At North-

Riots are oxpected to break out feared by many that, whatever the result of the fight might be, the

neighbouring town, and the Eng-landed-at-Plymouth by the Porain wich a girl-has-been-accused of around Yuyow in the Erhtung antagonism between black and white that is always smouldering in

ishnan, after a short conversa-related that at daybreak after the America, in Africa, andin India, in particular would be stirred to sudden Mr. Barker of 9 Wong Notion with his wife, offered her as night of the wreck they observed having sent poisoned chocolates listrict: 100 persons are report thrigh the post to her rival in 3d drowned and 20,000 mow of and disastrous flame. Those of a philosophical turn of mind may Chong Road was summoned by a find it hard to conceive why the fact of an athlete of one colour Chinese, before Mr. Hazeland this hostage while he went to fetch the on the beach hordes of savages an endeavour to secure the affeo-Gottan fields are under water. Tho

mayor. The gendarme accepted armod with swords who gestionlat- defeating an athlete of another, should exercise an extraordinary morning for keeping a ferocious the hostage, but did not know ed all day and threatened, the tion of a man. At Belper a ser ton mills here will be idle for effect upon the minds of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of log. The complainant's case what to do with her, for the mote shipwrecked people by drawing charge of living attempted to stapla available. Sixty per cent. vant girl has been arrested on a time, as there is none of the raw mon. But that it door has already been strikingly shown. The was that the dog had bitton his rist did not appear again, and as their hands deross their throats, destroy a whole family by putting of the cotton crop lins been wash- Johnson-Jeffries fight caused an outbreak of violence in America in log. Mrs. Barker, howover, in-she had not onough money to pay indicating what would happen if which neveral lives were lost. That could not, in the nature of formed the magistrats that the the fine ho reluctantly tot her go they got into close quarters. They poison in a padding.·

ed away by the flods, things, occur in England, where there is no considerable periaanent animal had recently had pups to the station after an hour's wait. frequently discharged rides. 18 coloured population, but the cinematograph renders the actual venue and the complainant interfered The lady was handed a ticket by warnings

The following is from the N During the strike werk in the of events in the present day of secondary importance. Whatever with her. The case was dis the stationmaster (previously

Szechuan Drugs

0. Daily Nowe of Sopt, 22-United Kingdom the wilway re- view may be taken of the desirability of holding the fight, it must be missed.

bought) for Zurich, and the gen-

The medicine dealers in Canton The most immediato, causes of ceipts per mile dropped from admitted that some ground exists for the belief of those who fear Guns and Aeroplanes.. darmo is still puzzling how some raping a good lurvest as the anxiety on account of the rice £110 19. to- £94 Úg. sinister after consequences.

The "Osaka Mainichi" states persons can travel without any it appears that Cinton mostly disappeared, as gradually the result of the outbreak in Szech supply for Shanghai seem to have

Admiral Togo. The telegrams we publish to-day are not conclusive one that Captain Hinu, a Japanese money on the Swiss railways; way or the other. It is clear that the agitation in military aviator, is now expori.

depends on Szechuan for the price of the coreal is being lower The Kobe Herald" of Sept. 18 supply of various drugs, As sooned. Supplies are arriving daily reports Admiral Togo arrived which the Rev. F. B. Meyer and the Bishop of London menting with an automatic gun of. For several days over 100 as the medicins dealers received from Wusidh, Chinkiang, Poo- at Yokohama by the Tamba Manu have taken a prominent part has had its influence with his own invention which, it is corpses of cholora victime-lay nows of the outbreak in Szechuan, tung and other places, and as on Friday last. At the landing, the Home Secretary and he has shown unequivocally that, in said, is to be mounted on his aero- unburied at Verbicaro in Cala- they advisor their agents to stop much as 7,000. piculs came to which was undo at the new Cus principle, he is of opinion that the match should not come off. plasie upon ita completion. In an brin, states a Rome telegram, shipments until farther notice. band on the day. recently, princi- toms pier, the Minister of the But it would appear that the latent powers that the Home Secre-interview with the representative dated Aug. 31. At Leghorn over On account of the shortage in pally by rail. From Changzoh, Navy, Vico-Admiral Saito, and tary possesses have their limita and it may ho, as the "Sporting of the Osaka journal the Captain three-fourths of the population Canton prices have, as a con, however,nosupplies are available, prominent officials fro 1 Tokio, in tor or premotors will be ineffectual. Probably, logally it is not a invention of an automatio gun ori- cases victims were suddenly Life" points out, that the expedient of binding, over the promo- remarked that his motive for the had abandoned the city. In many sequence, gone up considerably. as evidently, although the trouble company with Governor Sufu of breach of the peace to hold a boxing match, in fact it is obvious ginated during the Russo-Japan-stricken down by the. cholera in

los ended, the district in in too Kanagawa Kon, were waiting to

that it is not, as such contests take place regularly in London,

A special telegram from San great state of unrest to admit welcome the Admiral. A special ese War, when he found an auto-the street and the majority of Francisco to the "Ching Press," of this being done. In Pootung, train, the Advertisor" reports. Most people will find it difficult to decide in their own matic machine gun of Danish typo those attacked succumbed in n duted Sept. 21, states that officials in the districts quite near to wasin waiting, anda! 4.30Admiral minds what outcome of the complication they really hope for, which had been left on the battle fow hours. At Grisolin the muni- of the United States in Alaska Shanghai,, the outcome of the Togn left for Tokio, and was re- Those in whom the sporting instinct is more strongly developed field by the retrosting Russians. cipal tax collector was held re- have reported that Captain Hirano, attacks by the women on the coivod at Shimbashi station, by a will wish to see the fight brought off whatever the niter conee Captain Hino accordingly set to sponsible by the fanátical popu- the military attache to the Japan rice-shops is now seen in great gathering of officials and, quences may be. Othors, who recognise that there is very real danger work for the invention of a gun of lace for the local outbreak of the ess Embassy at Washington, has comparatively cheap rice being the general public. The veteran in giving the coloured races.evon à fancied superiority over the a similar naturo fór usa epidemic and was brutally mur- been datooted photographing forts obtainable. It is stated that the Admiral has bronzed and was look white man, will hope that it will be found possible for the laws on an aeroplane, and the dered on Aug. 30 witli clubs and and harbours in Alaska, and make country people are able to pur- ing very well. Be was solicitous of England to prevent the mon from meeting. Whatever "sym- work upon it was success-harvest scythes and his corpse ing mops. It is believed that this chase rice there at a cheaper price about the two presents lia hed pathy may be folt with the sporting element it is clear that the fully concluded about two years burned on a huge pyre erected in is a consequence of the intention than in the charitable depots received from his American friends✨ weight of influence is with the anti-fight section. The more influential ago. Thenew gun hus since been the public highway. No fewer of the United States Government which have been established in a thoroughbred sadd! zbwspapers at Home and numerous persons whose opinions are on underexamination andsome small than 800 Italian towns and vil to establish a naval supply station the Settlement, and this is attri. of dopple grey, giron titled to great respect have urged that the match should not take alterations have boon made. It ja lages were, on Aug. 30, suffering and base in the Aleutian Islands, butad to a wholesome fear instill- Sonate, and a thoroughbred place, and if the consideration of ultimato advantage is to prevail it stated that the automatic gun will from the ravages of Asiatic commanding the North Pacile ed into the shopkeopare by the given to ilia Admiral in Seattle,

oems probable that it will not be bold, at least in England. beable to fire 100 hallets a minute,

and quito near to Janam local AmssonS.

by a vɛpanase resident,

བཀ'

Cholera in Italy.

Alleged Esplonage.

Shanghal Rice Supply.

hor