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SIR ROBERT

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JANUARY

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The object of this proper`is to publish correct information, to serve the' teath, and print the'news without för or favour.

ANG ILLUMINATING MESSAGE

An interesting ilom of now regarding maingil in Lo-lit telegranis. This armistios an Imatters are ufu-dendlook. The Imperi that the revolutionary army will move northward battle with tim gorinl trasps. The Guvernera

on the face of this anxious to Juve out will the revoliu

BUBULARY IN BABING- TON PATH.

Coat Found Behind A Tree.

1912

ITALY'S WAR.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Trade" Unaffected..

Red Tapo Extradidinary.

One of the interesting fiols Readers may have notice that Yet another burglary! Between about the war, thitt is progres-in connection with the recent des ho hours of ten and five Inst sing between Italy and Turkey, is patch of a further detachment thievos, entered "Good that it has been carried on of British troops to Canton it wat

No Babington Path, without any demand being made

extraordinary arrangement. The

but it is so short of ready canh that it is able to sent thig fer muthward. It may be taken for granted, however, that sun litrone and carried out a successful rob- on the public for loans, dither aunced that they would be could hand out the money necessaryonlit knows that the relay under somewhat peculiar within the kingdom or in the under the control of Admiral volutionaries themselvesure looking several ways for fund Ant circumstances. It would appear exchanges of the various Ear Winsloo. This sorme to bo na

is quite good business at this juncture to let them do the spouling that one of the inmates of the pan Powers. Not only has thin they can Noither side at the moment en make much of use, on suddenly being roused been the case, but in a telegram Admiral, when the Wuchang mave, and the Cornment is clearly following (ho rulo adopted by from his slambers at five o'clock that we published recently it was wiss old boxom who lot younger men do all the running around in wie morning, noticed that the reported that Italy had had a ro- affair developed, proceeded nozik Not the strongest side may win hero, but the side which can sit hair, which he had placed at cord year for trade, an occurrence and he has remained thore since still the longer. The revolutipnuries can never hope to win merely the foot of the bed with his coat that is exactly contrary to what directing operations in the Yang by sitting still: They are forced to make a move which they can waistcont spread over it was history liss taught us to expect,

missing. He tried to see what ill afford to make. So it comes to this Poking line not yet fallenhe time was and his next discov- undoubtedly been great, for Italy from Hongkong was sent to Han..

tze. A detachment. of troops The expone of the war has and many things may happer bofore, and if it does fall.

ery was that the wateli had also had not only to send her troops kow some time ago and it la inysteriously, disappeared. On go overseas but to provide for even reasonable that they should be⠀ ing into the corridor, he found the smallest item in her commia under the directionofthe Admiral, the chair standing near the main sariat, depending on Tripoli to entrance, the door open and the supply nothing., The African

whois on the spot. Bat the layman floor with the pockets pulled had she been required, for the the troops at Canton should bo missing garments spread on the country could not have done so can find absolutely no reason why inside out and the contents rifled. population itself lias little more under naval authority when the With the exception of a watch than enough to live on. We have General Officer Commanding the and $22 in bunk-notes, the been supplied with a few facts on contents were left intact. On the subject by a prominent Ital- South China forces, from whose discovering his loss, be promptly ian resident in this colony and he troops the Canton contingent was woke up his co-tenant, who made told a Telegraph" reporter that detached, is hors. Presumably the painful discovery that his even water had to be conveyed the War Office and the Admiraliy and $100, and $15 in money of watch, valued at between $50 to Tripoli from Itly for the use

Success nove modio effort,

DAY BY DAY,

allondy, spas. We hays to thank the Ham

burg-Amerika Linie for a wall calendar.

To-day's Paper. There is sporting flavour

We have received Cook's useful about the paper to-day, atutes on list of sailings from Far Eastern sport from a special correspond ports for the first quarter of 1912 ent which will appear regularly and several items of news at sport in Hongkong, being found. on pages 5 and 8. On page 3 appoars Woman's World," How featuro, which will hence- forward прреаг

ench week Among the telegrams on page Hong-connection with the Revolution

aro several of striking interest in

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

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

DEATH..

DIED la-fay st 6 A.M., at his residance N. 24. Shale Steat, kong, AUGUSTÓ JOSE GOMES, gal 7?. Besply regtted.

Hongkong, 9th January 1912.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1912.

A REPLY TO MR. POLLOCK,

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A Chinese was fined $1 at the Magistracy this morning for failing to have his child vacci- noted.

to

East Fort at Chefoo on Dec. 22, An explosion occurred at the

expeditionary force have become enmeshed in red- which resulted in three donths. was gone. In addition to this, of 100,000 men that was sent tape entanglements-nuyhow the his pocket-book containing papers over at the commencement position from a layman's point of Mr. Alfred Szo, the recently was missing. In fact, the thief of the war. Besides the food viewseems sufficiently ridiculous." appointed Ministor to Washing or thieves had taken the precau- that has to be applied to the ton, left Shanghai on Jar, 3 ention of removing the coat and troops the Italian government

Jardine Matheson & examine the contents at leisure, of the inhabitants, as the advent of at the City Hall mast effectually route for his new post.

waistcoat with all their contents, has had to send large quantities

Sick Unto Death presumably in order to be enabled of cereals, etc., for the sustenance Saturday night's boxing display Ltd. General, Managers of A report was made to the laspec- the soldiery brought about a rise have disgusted that, portion of the Indo-China Steam: Navigation tor on duty at the Central Police in the prices all round, and but Co, Ltd., announce (on page 7) Station immediately after the for the intervention of the Govern. the publio which was not already 7 spoeially reduced fares in connec- robbery. Curiously enough, on meat misery would have been tired to death of the noble art tion with the Manila Carnival. returning to the house, the coat caused. In some cases many of as practised in Hongkong. There A man charged with the larceny:

and waistcoat were discovered the people who came under suk-has been a succession of fiascos of of a rifle at Hunghon was fined

A week of prayer is being hold with everything but the watch Italy, where they are being main- late, and the last was about the

behind a big tree in the garden picion were actually rem oval to $10 at the Magistracy this in the Colony, Mastings are bo- and money in the pockets. Shortly tained till the war is over. ing, or in default, one with's ing. hold oal day this week, on afterwards, the key of the door

worst. Four bouts, which should imprisonment.

the basis of the programme of was found carefully placed on the who have just been published entertainment, totalled eleven In spite of this the figures have provided good and lengthy In a letter to the editor, which appeared in yesterday's paper, the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock raises a point of considerable interest lowing her mooring this more bars of all churches in the Colony or gang of thieves was of the of the corresponding month in the

As the 9.8. Sun Ohan was hope is expressed that the men-door, which showed that the thief October 1911 have exceeded those rounds, and the big event, was the Evangelical alliance. The verandah just underneath the show, that Italian exports for to the public in general and to newspaper men in particula Sme, the wire har saple will unite in this special on conscientious variety.

most disappointng-of- remonstrance, he thinks, ought to be addressed to Reuter for oiling many natives working close

making a loui report nut of prayar.

1910 by nearly £1,000,000, the full. Bill Lewis was matched ling a message relating to a clergymi m's orimo and confession, "to by. Fortunately it did not break

It is surmise! that cocess to increase being chiefly in silk against Micky Dunn and Stoker the house must have been gain- and silk cocoons, automobiles and Arid, but the audience the exclusion of matters of general intoros." It is, he says further, sharewards, or some injury to

· Raports from Harbin state that,

ed either through the back-door, woollen goods. 'not only of purely, local interest but is also in very que dionable limb might have been caused.

nording to the lists of the door. There is some suspicion have decreased by about £400, mentof the sums promised to do iz

one of the windows, or the main The exports on the other hand large enough to justify full pays tasto." We apprecinte Mr. Pollock's point of view. It is à view

The Chinese Organ which is strongly held by a goo I miny people. "Let us," Mr. Pal- following is from the the value of foreign trade in the missed is connected with the crop which necessitated a smaller wanted the sum agreed upon Chinese Customs Administration, that a "boy" who had besa dis000 on account of the good earn professional's opponents. Daa lock says in effect "have only clern now of first-class importance Since the purchase of the "Tele: Tls. 140,000,000 for the quarter tain that the thieves must pre- countries. A remarkable feature. Arnoldalone faced the Australian, "Straits Echo of Dec. 20 whole of Chiris amounts to Hk affair, but, at all events, it is cer- demand being made on foreign Lewis would not pay upand ideal does him infinite graph" by a commercial man, from October 1 until. Decembr. credit, and we may divulge the interesting fact it it is an ideal the Chinese in Hongkong have Imports and oxports have deviously have had knowledge of sighod for by many more newspapar proprietors and oditora ilmu had no English mouthpices. Pre- orcasal by thirty-seven and thirty-the ins and us of the place. the public supposes. But journalism is a business, and the first Outlook," which we hope will be

sently they are to have the "China four per cent, respectively.

The Police are investigating. rule the purveyor of news-is a 'husinos man-has to learn is to well advised, and put up a give the public ust what he believes should accept hat, within sturdy defence of interests ofron reason, what he knows it will accept.

threatened.

in the cables sont to our

newspapers," "

A Revolutionary Reverse.

The

oponed fire, they allowed" the re-

Rumoured Street Disturbance.

A

The armament of the new battleships, which are to be built in the coming year, will be com gn, with which the King George pose of ton of the new 13.5 in.

MINDING THE VALUABLES.

Peculiar Theft of Jewellery

'ani Money.

not

is the increase in the imports of He stood up pluckily for thres coffee by about £20,000. As for rounds, but his right hand waÐNI. Italien Rentes, on Sept. 27, the giving trouble and he gave in. eva of the delivery of the ul-Lewis has himself to blame, e timatom, they stood at 101.07 in professional must take rainy days Rome, 100.25 in Paris, 19 in with sunny days. If he wants London and a similar figure in to get in out of the wet, when it Berlin. On Nov. 21 they were comes along, the sunny days have quoted at 101.90 in Romo, 100.25 away of ending altogether! Any. at Paris, 100 at Loudon and 101 how for a day or two, or may be nt Borlin. During the month of longer than that, there will be nos Rentes continued. Deoamber the rise in Italian great enthusiasm for boxing fu

Hongkong,

A QUESTION OF EMI- GRATION,

Passing of the Queue.

Mr. Pollock is tilting, of course, at Router on the double score of sending news of only local interest and of questionable taste, at Hankow have now reached Further details of the fighting The man who would offer a remonstrange to Router's Agency o Shanghai, says the "N. C. Daily class are, or are being, armed. the grounds is possessed of a deal of temerity. That Agency has Nows" of Jan. 4, and point to the makes when compared with the nui, of 401, Kennedy Town, two

The difference that this gun

At the instance of Le Chap. not been built up haphazard, but because it has consistently follow-distinct Imperial'atwin.

engagement having resulted in a 12-moll with which the original women named Ho Yee, and Loung ad the rule laid down abova. It has given tho' public exactly the attack came from Wushangränd brudside from, ten of them tray, this morning, with the theft Drsnoughts are armod, la that Luk, were charged at the Magis nows it most wanted, and the striking success of the agony is sole-before the batteries at Hanyang pigils 14,000 lb., whilst a brand of jewellery and money to the ly due to the fact that it has made very for errors. Reuter's never volutionaries to get half way unler 7,000 lb. The secondary

An observant person passing has been, and never will be, infallible, but it has had the advantage across the river Then the guns bitteries of the new battleships Lo Chap-mui gave Leung Luk side from the Dreadnoughts scales value of $225, the property, of of long, continuous experience in nows selection. It may be taken, started in with shrapnel, and he will be armed with 0 in. gans ton dollars to put away with the

the prosecutrix.

along Queen's lidad yesterday It appears that on the 7th inst.

Claim and Counterclaim.

remarked t'int not one male then, that before the itom of news in question was sent out to the revolutionaries beat a hurried instead of 4 in gunn.

Chinese was to be seen wearing In the Summary Court this

a queue. It has apparently pass exclusion of something else (for more news reaches Router's people retreat. Their losses are said to than ever comes from them again) trained judgments weighed its

have been extremely heavy..

jewellery, and she saw her do so. morning, Fung Choi-lau, trading, as far, us this Colony is con importance relative to that of other news. That it was sent out is

This was early in the morning as the San Wal On, of 103, Des corned to the Land of the Things. A performance given on De-and Leung Luk had the other Voux Road Central, boarding the following paragraph from the that Ware. In this connection no actual proof that it was more important than other items of dating the morning, that a dis- Music Hill, Portsmouth, onded did not know Ho Yes before that trading as the Ngai-kce, of 10, New York Evening Post

The rumour gained currency combor 8. in die Empire Palace defendant along with her. She house keeper, sued Choy Ngai, sews, but it is a proof that it was regarded as of more importance turbance, in whieli natives, police in a riotous acane. Tarro Miyaki night and was introduced to her Connaught Road Central, uro is interesting: The pictures. by mon trained to know the public taste and who give eridonee and soldiers were concerned, took a Japanese jujitsu wrestler, was by Loung Luk, All three slept boarding-house keeper, to recover que hina clashed with the wolly and hourly that they do actually gauge the public taste with place opposite the Western Mar- opposal for the second time dur-together until late in the after the sum of $140; balance due for patriotic in Ban Francisco, wonderful accuracy. It is a proof, too, that it did not exclude any-ket close by the spot where thoing the week by Jack Madden, a noon, and about four o'clock pro-procuring five labourers to Mun- where a hotel manager has noti thing of strong international or mitional importance. Router has 8.8. Tai.Hun is borthed note Lnaval expert and instrunter cutrix asked the women into tok. Defendant entered a coupfied his Chinese servals that the „never gone to work in that way.

Aud, after all, is the nows that a clergyman has confosed to a was gathered that the police had Excellent Gunnery School at money to get her some of it. De-

On investigating the matter it to the officers and, men of the whose custody she had given the ter-claim for $75.90, money lost cutting off of their quenos Mr. Lewis, who appeared for "I pay for the queues, he will be followed by dismissal. shocking crime not of rather peculiar interest? Call it untrained, no knowledge of the affair, and Portsmonth! A dispute arose

fendant No. 2 went to the cubicle the defendant in the first notion morbid, even regrettable interest, if you plenso-bat undeniably of, had little faith in the rinnur. A between them and they fonght in originally containing the jewel and the plaintiff in the second,

declares and must-have interest to the avenge newspaper condor. That nebulous gentle-special stiff of pilice officers hold eronat on the stage. In nax and money and found the said that his friend Mr. Holmes the His 'patrons are liabiz" man, to whom all such matters are referral in the ultimato, the the district in charge, and any instant the stage was stormed by box was missing. man in the street, is much more likely to read such a piece of un-thing in the way of a disturbance excited bluejackets, who in their

consented to judgment in respect tuated to the whetic effect Prosecutrix informed the police of the second action and wished of the custom, and thus business usual information than he is to rent a telegram relating, any, to would in the ordinary course foi akina rushed through the stall, at No. 7 station and opera that the amount be set-off.

adds its weight to opposition to Persin. The news referring to Porsin may be better for his mind, come under notice. It the fact must be faced that he does not think so. A clergy-

leaped over and among the tions to recover the missing pro-

a Chinese reform. On the other": Mr. Holmes-Perhaps the quere tide stands patriotism, bidding The Singapore Police. bandsmen, and scrambled on the perty were comiabaced, reaalt- tion of judgment had better stand the California Celestials imitato -man who confesses to murder.is uacominón; and the uncommon Ton of the younger men on the stage to the rescue of Madden, ing in swatch being found in the over. makes news of striking interent. "If a dog bites a man, that's not European police staff in Singa- In a few seconds Miyaki and possession of Ho Yee. The latter boys," said to American 'editor. "If a man tilos a dog, that's poro have taken the Government Madden were parted..

Mr. Lewis-There is a counter home. They are thus in the he courage of their brethren at lived with her sister in Hill-road claim. news. Here is one reason why fouter sent this item, we may be at its word on the offer of free sure. The reader wants it bacau e it is uncoinmon, and because it passages to those men who are

whore eventually the police on

His Lordship There is usually the question of leaving Shylook " position of Launcelot debating is of compelling human interest.. The newspapera which meet the still dissatisfied with the condi- The palice are not certain of charged later in the evening Ho plenses the sister's information found the a stay, public taste in this way are the best of all proofs, that the demand ticus, saya singapore paper of the identity of the body found in Yeo anid, Far Sin, another no- Mr. Holmos said that the claim has been suggested that the

remainder of the articles. When

Mr. Lowis-As your Lordship science."Cut not," waye busa

service: Cut," says Cón- for this kind of atory must be met. International movements may Dec. 23. They have decided not harbour yesterday mid by man, gave the jewellery to me to was for $140, being a balance of ours be cut off, and then atea be profoundly important but many readers find them of very pallid w accept the revised terms and are Douglas Pien. The body is practi-mind

pediency. As a compronise it interest. They do not come so closely and intimately into grip acting promptly on their resolu- only besoad idmification in con- with life as in a story of human frailty and wrong doing. No tione. Two men, both with about sequenon of decomposition, and made by Ho Yer, the police or coolies. The amount covered would suspect the truth. This a sum of $240 in respect of in-tached to the crps worn by the Agency and few newspapers can afford to neglect this weakness in four years' service, left by the the only guide the nuthorities rested: Leung Luik, who, when certain expanses in connection seems to meet the moral Ulicht- In consequence of a statement clusive, sharges per, head for five men in such a way that no one human nature. Most of them wish they could, but most of them mail steamer yesterday for Enghave is the cloth it. This inclin- do not. The more they recognise it, the more they are read. land; three inore leave by the ort them to the belief that the thing is did not steal any with the Chinese Emigration lies nicely. One of our grliv- Agencies and newspapers run on the lines desired by Mr. Pollook Guthrie this afternoon for Ais body is that of an European after hearing the evidence the His Lordship-Shoving them against the Indian te have never paid and will not for some time come. His is on ad- tralia, and the others, it is under silor named Maxwell who jump bonch decided to dismiss de on board, and uq.on ?

thing; I was aconsed."

Department. mirable ideal, and his protest is, from a purely allidal : viewpoint, stood intend to make passages to ed overboard from a ship station- fendant number two and content justified. But we lave to take the world as it le, not as we could West Australia within a forted in the harbour on Christmased the first defendant to three wish it to be. And enter knows this better than most others. '?.

Mr. Holmes Yes night's time,

uouths' imprisonment,

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A Harbour Mystery,

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The case had not concluded when we went to press.

he either disappears or beco civilized, What are for if not to delight ou

· their olidities)