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Tourists in thongkong.

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laid down, and drawing them to twenty-six, with a total displace board, arrived in Hongkong from girl, and also with having arms coming notice.ble to pay great the proper tautness.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1911.

--CINEMA POSSIBILITIES,

A visit to a cinematograph theatre the other evening suggested

a tram car in Des Voeux Road

Contral.

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A Chineso, who says that he is

a student, has reported to the police that recently he wont for ride in a riekulia, taking with him big in which was a quantity of valuables, totalling somewhere about $3,000. He thinks that he must have left the bag in the ricksha.

cisco. The vessel is running

the necessary licenco.

The defendant pleaded guilty boen coucaroo in attempts to ass to notoriety consists in having

boon reported, the body of a young

Another case of dumping has round the world with tlies to both counts.

tourists. Yesterday afternoon

assinate. Manchus," The assassin girl who apparently, died from peoial cars traversed the whole that the defendant was examining people is hold in abhorrence, and It was explained by the police by the great majority of civilized smallpox, being found in Wynd- length of the tramway eystom the weapon in a house in it will certainly not enhance the ham Street.

from Kennedy Town to Shauki-Wanchai, when it suddenly went prestige of the Cantone o people wan, filled to the uttermost with off. The bullet hit the floor and if it becomes to custom particul- the visitors, who listened to the ricochetiel, slightly injuring the arly to honour mon who were Householders would do well to information of the guides riding foot of the girl who was near by murderers by intention if not by koop a watchful eye on the electric on the footboard Others, prefer Defendant, naked what he had bulbs over their doors, for cases ring rather to "do" Hongkong got to say, informed his Worship Dull Day. have beon reported of those having by themsolves rode in rickshas that he had since thrown the re been stoles..

for chairs, while quite a few went valver away, and that ho had lays, following the holidays, This is one of thoso nico slack about on foot. A number of the never had one before in his life. when there is little or nothing ponere stayed at the Hong The Magistrate, in fiuing the doing. Even the ttclean Rewide. kong Hotel last ovoning, but the majurity stayed on bontd.the ship, cautioning trim on the second, where near his usual standard. man $1, on the first charge, and finds it impossible to come any- which was picked out from stom ordered the nion to pay the girl But, the paper must come out, all to story with electria bulbs. To 4 componention and remarked.

act.

A Seoul despatch states that the total revenue from and faxon in Korea up to the end of last month amounted to Yeni,340,000, an increase of 173 per vent. on the day and to-morrow parties of that had he killed her he would the same, and because the boli Bigures for the corresponding visitors will go sight seeing to have been sont need to a long journalist dislikes it. In London, day soon is a dull season, the period of last year.

At the Marine Court this morn-

Canion.

Arrangements at Canton. Our Canton correspondent

torm of imprisonment,

for instanco August and Septem ber are dull pionths, and the sea

writes-The Army Co-operative NEW "STREET INDEX" serpent, the giant gooseberry, Association hold a meeting yester

and the double-yoked egg be Tome of some coqunt. By the

ing before Commander Beckwith R.N., AF. Allen, chial officer of the. Huihow, charged Wong day (December 25) in connection The now edition the sixth-of way, (this is frank filling-up; Leung-cook and Tsin Nang-cook with the proposed visit of the the "Street Index" to Victoria, but let that puss) if ever you with assaulting him on board his Cleveland tourists. "It was decid-Kowloon, and the smaller places have a double-yokel egg to ship. The prisoners were reed to extend a welcome to them, around, is to hand. As compiler show an editor, seize upon manded for a week, bail being as America was the first country of this usefal volume of reference, dend season. Otherwise to become, a republic (?) The Mr. Arthur Chapman, Govern his sentiments may be those of n allowed in $250 sacli.

commanders of the revolutionary mont Assessor, is to be congrata certain well-known litorhry man a

roops have been ordered to Intod on his industry. The labour who was also the editor of a Scot- The Independent Nowa Agency instruct the lattor to behave in that goes to tho, making of such a fish newspaper. " Ono day reports that it is proposed to an orderly manner and not to volume, there necessary to make country reader called with a grate a new shipping com- use any inconvenience to the it, complete and accurate, carinot double-yoked, or treble-yoked, pany to be called the Nanyo tourista, Should the tourists be stated, in terms which shall egg in a cup. He managed hip, Kison Kaisha (South San Stanmvisit the revolutionary barracks be sufficient and yet oxuet. way into the editor's room. That ship Co.) with a capital of Yen the soldiers are to be civil. Like the Lady Jano, in Pa-gentleman was terribly busy and |3,000,000. Osaka financiers are

tience," the volume grows in did not hear the intruder's coughs. interesting themselves in the

The man with the cup slowly ad Stoutor thun Tused to be, cinced to the desk, and a horri Still more corpulent grow I,

fod editor found a cup and an egg" There will be too much of ino, under his oyes-and nose. There In the coming by nud by, wis no overlooking the wonder: But that will ha noither next it forced itself violently into his a Chinese lady. Fortunately the raport of the Manufacturera' Lifement Houso. ornament was recovered and the Insurance Co. During the year There will be an official din-year or the year after. The consciousness. He leapt from his thief has been sentenced to three ended Dec. 30, 1910 the insurances nor at Governmeo: House 10-mor- kind of literature one would rist who led carried the won Street Index" is hardly the hair and an astonished agricul months' hard labour, four hours' received and issued amounted row night, to which the following chooss to while away a tedious lerful egg for, many miles with Stocks, and twenty four strokes to £2,010,005-14-7. The not have been invited-Dr. & Mrs. hour or two; but it is a useful tender enre, received not praise premium was £198,250-7-2, Atkinson, Mr. Gompertz, Mr. and and accurate reference book which but n paremptory or for to "Take

of Mrs. Ilallifax, Sir Paul Chator,wise businose men, not to mention it to out of this!" amounted to $2,671,401-10-10, Brúarl, Mr. and Mrs. Pollock, handily near their desk.

gesets Mr. and Mrs. Ross, Mr. and Mise other classes of people, will koop Phlippines and Independence. an increase of £279,381-6-9. Mrs. Heiss and Mr. and Misa

A Chinese constablo recently de the arrest of a man, who snatched a diamond earring valued at $400 from the ear of

of the cat.

The Yokohama Office of the C. P. R. received a wireless messago from the R.M.S.S.. Empress of India, sent at 9 p.m., on Sunday, December 24, when the vessel was

mattor.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

We have received from Mossra Mr. Beilby Alston, of the For Bradley & Co., the 24th annual eign Office, is staying at Govern-

-12). increase over 1000 €29,221-15-5. The

Reiss, Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. Roynolds, Major Gregory, Mr. and Mra. Englis, Morgan, Commander and Mrs. Commodore and Mrs. Eyros and the Misses Eyres, Mr. and Mrs. Barton, Mr. Mrs. and Mise Mon-

continued for two hours. The Mr. Carter. other speakers were unable to make themselves heard, and the meeting broke up in disorder.

size.

CANTON NEWS”

mon and if his services wero

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The Filipinos have always ex-. proted that when the Democrats helt political power in the United 1,350 miles distant from Japan, Asahi," dated the 13th instant,

Tolograph" Correspondent.] A New York telogram to the

States, their aspirations for in- advising all well and that the Com-states that in the Carnegie Hall

dlopendence would reasive more mander experts to reach Yoku in that city a public meeting was

ympathetic attention. This be Canton, Dec. 26. hama at 6 a.m., on Friday the hold under the auspices of the

Mr. Chan, acting Governor-resolution presenter to the House lief sooms to be borne out by the. 20th instant.

Poaco Society and was attended gue Ede, Mr. and Mrs. Robert General, assumed office on Sun-of Representatives by Mr. Jones,

day and duly informed the A Vladivostok telegram to tho the delivery of a few spoechos, Buck, Mr. and Mrs. Craddock, sular Body of his olection.

Insular Affairs, Dr. Sun Yat-son has written to this resolution yesterday. In Wo publishd certain thoughts regarding this popular form of entertainment. "Japan Times," datoil the 12th including one by ox-Secretary Mir, Mr. and Miss denison, Dr. Field Marsland Lung Chai-kwong effect it, propesos Lostro the Phi Setting saide purely private entertaining, the several cinematograph system of Mongolia is destroyed sident, spoke on the benefits of drow Forbes, Dr. and Mrs. Moa-thanking him for his services tippines independence in tep instant, says that the telegraphic Root, Dr. Butler, the Pre-Fitzwilliams, Mr. and Mrs. An- halle in Hongkong are very largely responsible for the amusement and the communication batween the Anglo-American Arbitration tagu Harston, Mr. and Mrs. Seatturing the change of government of Hongkong. The wide, general question, then, of whether the Irkutsk and Poking is completely Treaty. He said that the measure araton, Mr. and Mrs. Pattonden, his regret at not meeting the dis," a ripino paper published at in Canton. He also expressed ple are fit for it. The "Vanguar

yous, provide the Filipino peo- utmost is made of the cinematograph has a particular local interest. cut. A company of the Russian must be passed by all means dur- Mr. and Mrs. Hutton Potts, Mrs. Field Marshal. One must admit the fine attractiveness of many of the pictures frontier garrison, at the call of the ing this year's session of Congress, Swiro, Mr. Swiro, Mr. Young, him to take his troops to Shang tion and luuils' Mr. Jones as the Dr. Sun urgod Manila, jubilatos over the resolu people, has been dispatched to and lie moved a resolution to that Rev. Father Lynch, Mr. Stephen-ni as soon as peate was restored fervent defendor of the Filipino thrown upon the soreen.. Il rises to quite remarkable heights at Kyaktamai-machin, where Man-effect. This was the signal for an son-Jellie, Mr. Badeley, Mr. and in Koohow and Limehow. Lung people" To this the Manila times. And because it rises so high, because the possibilities of the chus and Mongolians are fighting. indescribable tumult, which was Mrs. Lindsoll, Captain Agg and replied that he had only 5,000 Times" respids camera for entertainment have been this displayed, one regrets that the inoat is not made of it as a purveyor of profitable entertainment

wanted he would require funds resolution, like the Vanguardis Favourable critics of the Jones It is possible to sit through a two hours' feaal of moving pictures

for recruiting several divisions of editorial writer, are blinded by and leave it without a single view being remembered or a single

troops.

their own zoal to the cold-blooded- worthy thought having been inspired.

ness of the motivos of the Chair. man of the fpsular Affairs Commit- tee, Ife (Mr. Jones) would scuttle the Philippineship and leave these islande to navigate the troubled seas of Orient and woll politics without the old of American prge. Americin guarantees and nontralization of the Philip- pines are put provided for

her words the United Stat to rid itself of a white elep frco. itself from its international responsibilities, violate the pledge Class A.

it made to the world when it as .31 pl. 4 eq. 35sumed sover gnty here, and

36 launch a new nation whose cap 34 abilition aro, still untried and Watson.........32 2 34 whose strength is dubious. Surely „Calvert.........31 2 38 the most ardent advocate of the 32 inndence propaganda will Hamilton... 30 I thoso islands. Surely no Ameri-

Japanese papers report that the practical tests conducted on the grounds of tho Rifle Associa tion at Omori of the bullet-proof cont invented by a Mr. Chiba There is too much over-acted sentiment in some pictures, too Chosku gave satisfactory results, much sensationalism in others and too much that is artificial in | In the teste a military infantry many cases where realism is affected. Now, the camera can present rifle was used and shots fired at a range of 130 metres left no real life quite as easily as trumpary theatricalities or faked realities; visible mark on the coat, whils and we are bound to say that a more worthy use might be made shots fired at closer range also of the cinematograph. Who is to blame? Not the managers, wo make bold to say, for most of them to their utmost to secure sound pictures that are at once entertaining and intellectually profitable. They know that a picture of an interesting current happening will win more attention and applause than the most pathetically senti- mental of stories. But the supply of such pictures is limited and they are forced to do the best they can with the fare provided..

The Colony's Health.

SUN YAT-SEN.

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'AFFINITY STORMS.”

Upton Sinclair's Divorce,

A New York telogram dated Đặc %, hagi: Mr. Upton Sin- clair procured a divorco. yester- day on the ground that his wife a been guilty of misconduct roughout Ameranth known icant poet. throughout America as the "men

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Thero is a story current among rebounded, leaving a slight mark. the Chinese in Singapore that,

The following are the results of The cost is said to be made of sensational but not hoyond the

the 2nd monthly oup shoot which piece of leather and silk wadding "Straits Times." It is said that two thin layers of steel with a bounds of possibility, says the

took place at the King's Park Range (500 yards) on Saturday between them and to resemble in some agents of the Imperial Chi- The misconduct bogan white and Sunday, the 23rd and 24th shape the breast plate used in nose Government had made ae- the two lived in Mr. Sinclair's instant, Japanese fencing. "A cost is said tool preparations for the assas Socialist colony at Arden, Dal. to weigh about ton pounds. sination of Dr. Sun Yat-sen as le Mrs. Sinclair, like her husband, Mr. Gipson It must not be supposed that one would bar all humorous pic

was passing through Singapore wrote a great deal about "affini last Friday. The story is oir- tics" and "coul mates," and sho tures, or all films which reel off a pretty, human atory, with a moral The return of the Medical cumstantial to the extent that's told the reporters when she came no doubt. But we believe the public desires to see these pictures ended Dec. 23 states that two down by a firm of foral gold- would not oppose the divorce. In Officer of Health for the week Chinaman had been paid $500 to New York with Kemp that she Depapy only a fair part of a well-balanced programine. The manu-cases, one fatal, of bubonic plaguo, smithe, with a promise of a fur-court, howover, the woman's factured realism should be barred entirely. There are plenty of occurred; and eleven cases of ther $200,000 if he succeeded in counsel urged that the divorco G. Bird...30 pl: 1 oq. 31 [not our such a disposition of Botual and intereating happenings to chronicle without faking them, smallpox, nine of which were killing the arch-reformer. What petition should be dismissed on The fault lies with the makers of films, especially with British fatal. Also there were two cases over its truth, the story renohed the novel ground that the hus- makers who have entered only half-heartedly into a profitable busi. of enteric favor and two of dip the ears of Dr. Sun's friends bebaud and not oxorted himself to

thoris, one of which was fatal. ness and allowed the market to be flooded with trashy pictures. I

fore he arrived and his prospec- protect his wife "against her British manufacturers would wake up, managers of cinematograph

The Bijou.

tivo movements were not made own inclinations." to which the known until the Devanha arrived judge replied: "The only wea " thastres could be trusted to support them by securing only sound, Bright and brisk is the enter here. Up till that moment only pon a husband a permitted to tainment being provided at the a limited eirale of people know use in this calightened age is Murray appears in new and catchy night at the house of Mr. Tan little effect in those days of baro- souge, while the pictures thrown Boo Lint. The force of deteo-matric depression in the marital Mr. Hutchings. on the scroon are of the anal high tives allotted to the work of ether occasioned by so-called by the management. Pathe Fre son of Dr. Sun, were given very Mr. Sinclair admitted that ha standard of excellence maintained guarding the house and the per affinity storms,

Grene res Animated Gazelle is highly strict instructions and happily had forgiven his wife for other jastructive and entertaining, their

tions were qugosanfula marital dereliotions.

30 can who capouses heartlessn "4 20 solution of the Philippino prob-

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Oliver... 20 pl. 3 od 20 of those souless politicians who

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in pictures, Our remarks, it may be well to add, have a Bijou Scenic Theatre. Miss Eileon that Dr. Sun would spend the moral suasion, a weapon of but Franklin ......17.

purely general application. They apply not more to Hongkong than to Brixton. They apply less, indeed, for hero in Hongkong the umes are most admirably arranged considering the general ganity of the films on the market. But they could be better; and doubt the proprietors of local theatres know it. The fault lies

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regard to the consequences to their people. Whatever vie one may hold about

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