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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

DAY BY DAY

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For publishing the nows of the fall of Hanyang the office of the "Sun Pao at Shanghai was attacked by

THURSDAY DECEMBER 7 1011

THE PANAMA EX- POSITION.

Commissioner in Hongkong.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NEW COLONIAL SECRE

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon, when there woro prosent

Mr. M. de Young, Vico

H.E the Governor Sir Frodo- President and Commissioner of

Dealtry Lugard the Panama Pacific Exposition, rick* John who ling returned from Canton, Is K.C.M.G., C.B., D.9.0. touring the East in conusution H. E. Major Genorul Ander- with the Exposition that is to us! obrate the opening of the Canal.

We can confidently recommend the following as Xores Winosa mol on the 1st inst. and dis-According to Mr. de Young no of the Highost Class, Specially Selected, and Shipped direct.

In Quality and Prico they are puoqualled,

A. Light Dry lap

B. Vino De Pasto

C. C. Oloroso

... 22.80

D. Superior Pale Dry

24.80

Por dozen. Per bottles

.$16.80 $1.45 17.80 1.45 1.90 2.05.

E Finest Pale Dry Nutty

29.80

2.55

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Perak Paper's Eulogy.

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

Signs of the Times,

A Europenu was walking along Queen's Road on Tuesilky when The following is from the Chinese of the coolic class throw some dirt in his face. The cool- "Perak Pioneer" of Nov. 28 io's courage evaporated after this The Straits papers announce demonstration of his independenco that Mr. Claud Severn, Secretary and he fled with the enraged Eur- to H.E. the Governor and High opoan in full purssit. How the inoident endod 'we are not aware. (At-Commissioner, has been appoint-

What the red rug is to the bull od to succeed the late Mr. Warso is the dragon bow to the ron 1. Barnes ns Colonial Soero-ultra-patriotic Chiness. At the

Hon. Mr. W. Thompson (Colo-

Ilon. Mr. W. Chatlinin, C.M.Gtry of Hongkong. One of our main outrance to the ilongkong (Director of Public Works).

contemporarios remarks that the Hotel there is over the door-way a Hon Mr. E: A. Howett, appointment has caused a sur-stained glass window. The design, which is a striking on and was Hon, Mr. E. R. Hallifax (acting | priso among members of the Co- carried out in Europe, includos a

Registrar General).

* Hon. Capt. F. W. Lyons (Cipt. Supt. of Police); --

Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M.B., G.M.G, Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.G, Hon. Mr. C. IL. Ross.

Mr. O. H. Crofton (Clerk of Councils).

Finance

Monial Service. It is cortainly n case for surprise from one point of view, but judging from the popularity of this official and the osteom in which he is hold, no. one, we ate surd, will grudge him the promotion that has bome to him.

dragon. The reflection from the window, ovidently arrested the attention of the Chinese and they determined that the hateful syn- bul should go. A coolio urmed brick was soon lurking in the with sinister intentions and half

vicinity of the entrance by one of hotel staff and was promptly per sunded to depart. That window will have to be guarded carefully.

other tion could have been more physically or financially fitted to complete this waterway, which will evolutionize the com- morce of the world, than tho Unit- od States. The Frenol had at-il Treasurer.) · tempted to carry out to its com plotion the gigantic task and had failed loving lahind the bones of many engineers and mechanics and losing 300,000,000 francs,

There were two large obstacles His Excellency the Governor to be overcome in the construc- has been pleased to grant Mr. N. tion of the Canil. The first was the G. Nolan, chief interpreter, Su-objectionable naturo of tho alimi- preme Court, twelve months' leaveate, and the Ercond the Chagros of absence from April 3, 4912. River. Failure attended the Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, second in-French efforts by reason of the torpreter, will set as chief inter-fact that they did not make their preter during his absence. first step, the securing of sanitary conditions. This the Americans did and the zone is now for more An extraordinary general meet-healthful than was originally the The following financial minutes ing of the shareholdersofH. Price

The next difficulty, that were presented bofors the Council Co. Ltd. is to be held on Do of the tiver was not sach plain and referral to the Finance Com-wil Service that two offices 14 for the purpose of considering sailing and at one time it was cornia rosolutions, one of which

from it should have been select- Is for its object the change of

rieclared impossible to divert its lee:

The Governor recommends the lod, one after another, for the se the title of the company to" Gan-mined to transform the river Into Council to vote

The Americans deter-

an of one cond highest post in our colony

At a time like this when Chi- de, Prico & Co. Ltd.

huge lake and for that purpose thousand seven hundred dollars in Chins and an appointment and a desperato struggle for su- na is in the throes of revolution erected the famous Gatum Dam;

premjoy is proceeding between Works, Rocurrent, Buildings, the English Mail on board, which wide at the baro, decreasing to a

stone to a Governorship. We con- people, it might be expected that was scheduled to arrive at Green width of 400 fret at the top. By laintenance of Buildings,

The Governor recommends the gratulato Mr. Soveri on his profluence to restore order and bring the Throne would exert its in, Island at 8 this morning, arrived this means a lake of 135 square here at about 2.30 p.m. yosterday milos was created, and by its aid Council to vote sum of nine motion and wish lini all succes-pence to the distracted country. (6th), thus arriving fulty 17-2ships will pass through a channel

The habit of rendering blind 24 miles long and 350 feet wide. thousand four hundred and forty- hours before her time. This con-

út Hongkong and a speedy sus obedience this commands of stitutos a record which has not

Tho.canal is built on a different live dollars ($9,445) in aid of the

rapship at no-distant date now the Throne has grown upon the hsen broken during the past do-level, involving the necessity of vole Police and Prison Depthat he has. firmly placed his Chinese through the centuries, cado, as a consequence of wirich constructing huge locks Toments for the following items: the Post Oflice officials had their gain the first rise of eighty-five-Police, other charges:-Pas-foot on the stop to it. hands full all yesterday afternoon eet necessitates the use of three

&

case.

course.

It is a compliment to the local

Nero's Fiddle.

The P. & Oss. Halaya, with 700,700 feet long and 3300 feat$1,700) in aid of tho voto Públic that is considered as a stepping" two great sections of the Chinese

and it is possible thathad Edicts been issued ourly in the robel- looks. After passing the Gatum sages and bonuses in lieu of Mr. Sovern is a keon golf and which demonstrated the fact that the Throne had a cap- ut at Pedro Miguell the vessels passages, $7,500; repairs to tennis player and as a tobog-able grip upon affairs things Betoro Commander U. W. Beck-are lowered again in another lock Lunches and boats, $745, secret ganist he showed cousiderable might not have come to stick a On December 7, 1911, at Kowloon, to Mr. and Mrs. George with, R.N., at the Marine Court thirty feet to a small lake and service, $700. B-Fire Brigade, skill at Kuala Kangsar only the serious pass. The Edicts which L. Willoughby, a daughter.

yesterday, three mastors of passon then the ships are lowered two other charges :-Coal, $500. To other day. It would appear that were issued, as has already bac gor boate ware charged with mooring stops more of twenty eight and a thetr boats within 100 yards of low-half feet to a canal five hundred tal, $9,445. water mark between Tinshatsui and feet wide whenes they proceed on

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1911.

PENALSEID

POVERTY

man

tho sawmills at Monkokteui during

prohibited hours and with failing to stop their boats when called upon by the police. One defendant, was fined 23 and the other two 86 each.

Kodama,in command of the ill-fated

The Governor recommends the

their way out to the Pacific Ocean: Council to vote u sum of three A vossel will take three hours hundred dollars ($300) in aid of to go up and down these steps the vole Harbour Master's De- consuming twelvo hours in the

passage throught the canal. The partment, D.-Marine Surveyor's lattor part of 1013 will see the Office, other charges, Coal, Oil, 1914 the canal will be as it were completion of this work. During etc., for steum launch.

compass

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Lest there

he can climb up the stoop and pointed out, were for the most part conched in such forms of easily and nicely as he slid down excite contempt. At last, how- steoplo-like official ladder just as basement that they could only the waterschute agilely and grace-ever, the Throne has decided to show once and for all that it ro- fully..

cognises that China is in a par- Mr. Severn his not only proved us state and that drastic mea- himself an ablo Secretary bolli stppiness and security to the auros are necessary to bring back Now that the House of Commons has passed the Insurance Bill inrty-four officers und men of the do- According to the latest reporte,

Kuala Lumpur and Singapore people. Accordingly, on Nov. 30, it is sincerely to be hoped that the House of Lords will summonstroyer Harusame, which was tuned up and will be opened to

but a good marshall of ceremonies this momentous Edict was is enough courage to reject it. For wooks it has been made more and wrecked on November 23 in a storm the world in January 1915. Con- THE ABSENT CATARACT. and organiser of receptions and sued "Henceforth all Minis more ridiculous, and if the Lords attack it solidly and whole boat. Commander Otaki, in com-in Francisco as the place to hold off Cape Shima, went down with the gress has designated the city of heartedly they may-do-a useful-service to the British public man-of-the-flotilla, and Lieutenant the great international exposition

high gatheringa. He was chair-ure of State are to ride on horse- An American, whose imagina man of the committee which had Imperial Palace."

back-within the precincts of the The Bill is dumned in the eyes of every thinking because it fails utterly in its first purpose. It proposes seven bodies have been recovered,

boal, are among those drowned. to celebrate this historical event, tion had been fired by Southey's charge of the arrangements for hould be incredulity in regard It also lins passed a bill to invite wonderful word-picture of the the Federal Conference or Durbar sucli a revolutionary move, the to ensure the poor against poverty and sickuo-s, and it manages to including that of Lieutenant Ko-representatives from the navies of "Cataract of Lodore," journeyod held in 1903.

Edict is sealed by the Prinud Re- provide only for those who have provided already for themselves. "If dama

every nation in the world to assem noross the Atlantic-in order to see

gent and signed by Yuan Shih-

· the Socioticsure, usod," says Mr. Lloyd George," they must be allowed

blent Hampton Roads in the Atlan

Hongkong got a good man late-kai. The most useful acquire- tio Ocean and this great fleet will with is own eyes the tumultuous the right to choose their own members." That is to say that, setting

Mariners are warned that the proceed to the Panama Canal course of the waterfall.

ly from the F. M. 8. and lost him heat for the Throne would appear

to be a sense of proportion." nside the Post Office contributors and the special tuberculosis Janston Flats, Langshan Crossing; where it will be taken through On arriving at Liverpool ho at all too soon. They are

have extended to the oastward and subjects, those who are too poor to join a friendly society are loft that the Upper Crossing buoy now the Canal, proceeding thence to nce made tracks for Cumberland now getting another good one, outside the scope of the operations of the measure. A Bill so limited is 11 cablos off the 3-fathom cou-San Francisco where the colo

and armed with map and

and we sincerely trust they will The Labour Way. tour of that bank. Vessels should bration will take place. California

It is sometintes difleylt to know in oporation can never be a scheino of" National" insurance. It therefore pass to the eastward of the and the city of San Francisco of a set out on his search full of/only lose him when Sir John An-|

doraon, his fato chief, if not the der which thimble labour lead- ers may be found. · Most of them head of the cluo, soos fit to pro-re prepared, as was romarked in mote him to a higher position this autumn recently, to favour still than he has called hiui to at the claims of almost any scallywag Hongkong. Good Bye, Mr. Cluud who has got into troublo.and who shrieks out that he is the injured Severn, máy your shadow never

party. They do not stay to en- grow less!

quire a to the truth of tho eurenner's statements; they got up in Parliament and ask ques

on which produce replies that would wither a man whose outer cover was not of cast iron. If anything will over teach labour mon to be moderately careful; the cane of the Macnamaras ulionld do. ró. The funds for the defence of there rascals was found by the What is presumed to be a caso Labour:Unions whoare now sorry of suicide occurred in the InfecThey are so sorry that they are elamouring to have their proteges. tious Diseases Dospital at Ken- hanged as high as Haman. Of nedy Town al ́10 o'clock yesterday course they do not, and never did, morning, when the doad body of os en rap about tlio Macopinarny, William Flward Cooke, a ward-Thy labour loaders supported master was found in the bathrooms med good business to do só, th30 gentry onlybooturo it

at the deceased's quarters. There Cedio and kudos were to be

colour from rod and black horizontal stripes to black. The channel to the astward of the buoy is 1 miles vido.

CANTON NEWS..

(Telegraph Correspondent.). Canton. Dec. 6.

enthusiasm,'

"Catching sight of a native of SUICIDE AT KENNEDY the country approching he hailed him joyfully:

TOWN,

“Say, stranger, can you direct [mo to the 'Cutaract of Lodore"?”

The man looked at him, and grinned

"You'ro sitting on it," he re- plied.

;

Supposed Poisoning.

doen very little that is not already done by the friendly societies. buny. The buoy will be altered in have raised $17,500,000 gold to does nothing for the really poor and nçoily-except to ponalise them

construct the exposition. Tho

It was a hot day at the end of for being poor. We do not often subscribe to the opinions of a

Government of the United States isoxpected to appropriaten million hot, dry summier, and as hour Socialist, but we rondily adopt and heartily endorse Mr. Lönsbury's]

and a half for its participation. succeeded hour, and still no ca- fierce indictment of it as a fraud upon the poor" Mr. Floyd

And the forty-nine great Amorican tract rewarded his efforte, he George says that amendments to secure its benefits for the really

As évidence of how little back states will appropriate jointly flung himself down on the day bed poor would "wreck the Bill." The sooner the hotter, since that is bone there is to the Revolution- OVER ton million more. It is ox- the case. No sane man on understand why a Bill-should be passed ary sentiment in this part of China pectod that over $50,000,000 streamlet on the hill-side, weary which gives bonefits only to those who possess them at prosent."

says the "China Glazette," it may exposition.

gold will be spont at this grent und despairing. But the Bill is grossly unfair to the poorer classes beyond the be mentioned thatthe greater part

Mr. de Enung, wo understand mere ahatting of them out from the benefits extonded to the more of the white flags in the Settlb-

ment have been removed, follow in to leave Hongkong on Saturday, fortunate class of worker. Those unable to secure admission to a ing on the rows of the disasters To-day ho was entertained at friendly society have still to pay the same proportion of contributions to tho Rovolutionary cause. In-tiffen by Sir C. P. Chater. (80 have their employors) as though they were enjoying.full society deed one is inclined to feel that bencfts. All they netually may draw is the full amount of their the revolution in Obina is to a cer contributions, with the State additions, so long as it lasts. In the tious disease, which having run its | tain extent comparable to an infec-

case of death, they receive nothing. A man, therefore, may very course, leaves the body usually in j well pay, by compulsión, his contributious for a dozen years without a slightly improved condition. drawing a penny, and die then, leaving wife all children pot only

It was decided at a meeting yos unprovided-for, but actually robbed of those accumulated coppers

The case was continued this terday, at which the Governor which would at least have paid funeral expenses. That is what the morning at the Supreme Court General presided, to organize a Bill amounts to. It creates a privileged class of worker and is before the Chief Justice, Sir force tako part in the advance on actually and motively harmful to the toiling millions of poverty- Gompertz, which was commenced ci led to form a consultative cham-Dunn antl Stoker Arnold (twonty

Francis Piggott, and Mr. Justice Pekeng. The meeting also de- driven whom sucli a measure should help und whom this measure yesterday, and in witich a Chinese bor to assist the new Government. when its merits were first trumpetted, was understood to help. It sued his brothers to recover the For the third time Lang Chat rounds); Seaman Eteer and Gunnes were no marks of violence on thief gained. But the opposito proved: |ás,, 'in very truth, a fraud upon the people;" it is, iniquitous agreement which they all entered officer commanding the forces uner and Private Webb (six rounds) had taken poison. It appears that inn-cent victims, the Moenninaros:

sum of 882,000 odd under an kwong hadiresigned his post s unfair, and it go sorve little of good purpose on one hand by into to pay the debts of one bro-Canton. He says that his troops at the next contest, Bill Lewis is tho deceased had previou to his are too bad to live the next. Tho establishing a privileged class of worker, while it can do incalculable thor Li Pak, and of the Yik Lung, do not anderstand the Kwang putting on a featherweight compoti, death, taken the progation of labour men ret, them in tho mischief on the other by making poverty an offence punishable by Bank deliberate exelusion from benefit. Long ago Mr. Lloyd-spoke of his Mr. Potter who appears for the return to their homes.

tung dialect and are anxious to tion for cups valued at $150. Lewis locking himself up, and when the morning and demand their heads Fon-a-oharger in Us evening. Yet bill as a Christmas gift. We rather think the mass of the people defendants, continued his open-

wants is good foatherweights, and boy brought in the upper, he The force for the attack upon org

they wonder why reasonabló mei now see in him- not's smiling and boneficent Father Christmas but ing statement and subsequently Paking drilling. It is those wishing to enter, should let fund all the doors barred. Do

-firing Lewis know before Saturday. Nine veneed was 30yoard of ago and unwill considération when they

alone #4 the ringside is the limik **

Louch public affairs, ng married Pla

Apolitical plokpocket masquerading as smug and smiling foalled witnesses. The case was to take philanthropist,

proceeding when we want to pro

BOXING.

In addition to bouts betwoon P.O.

Burt (ten rounde); and Scanian Gum, body and iflasupposed that Cooke to be the case; and now they go to the other extremo. Ong day.

Pifisdain: tous 8