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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JANUARY 201912

SIR ROBERT

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Today's Paper. The instalment of the "Direc tors" Beries; which appears on page 3 lo-day is of particular in terest as it traverse the recent |Companies' Ordinauce: The Mo. dionl Congress is continued from pago 5 on page 8. The Short Sermon will be found ba page and particulars ju regard to the photographic competition op page.7.

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TRICKS OF TRADE.

small-por.

A Trade Mark Case.

By permission of Captain Zes- At the Magistracy, this morn der the band of the .8. Siberia ing, before Mr. Irving, Tung Fat will play at the Belle View Hotel was charged at the instance of weather permitting on Tuesday the British American Tobacco next, beginning at 9:30 p.m. [#F

Co. with unlawfully and falsely *pplying to certain cigarettes the With reference to the temporary trade mark B. A. T. Co., calculat closing of a portion of Wongnoised to decoivo purchasers. chong Road carly last month it is now notified that the road has been re-opened to public trallie,

Tenders are invited by tho Government in the current issue of the Gazette for improving re Bridges Street and Tank Lano, Taipingshan, and for filling in awamps at Shaukiwan

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the signation by Captain W. A. Crake of his commission in the Hong kong Volunteer Corps, with effect from December 31, 1011.

The police have received the report of the death of a worn caused through an overdose of niod. The woman who had been suffering from headache ro sorted to the anisced-for relief.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint, under Section 3 of the Vaccination Ordi- nance, 1890 (Ordinance No. 2 of 1890), Mr. Joseph Poon Why, of the Tung Wa Hospital, to be a- Public Vaccinator.

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Six months' imprisonment with hard labour, was the sentence passed on both Kwok Li, and Wong Kai, at the Magistracy, this morning, when they were charged with being connected with the theft of a quantity of duck fen thers on the 17th inst.

At the Magistracy, the morn ing, a man was abatenced to six weeke, imprisonment for passing counterfeit coin to the extent of $1.20, and for gambling in the street was sent to gaol for three month.

At the Magistracy, this morn- ing, a man was fined $25.00.or one month's imprisonment with hard labour for being in unlaw ful possession of gunpowder, and sentenced; to fourteen days for not having it labelled.

Warrant for Boatman's Arrest.

Leung Shui, a bestian,-failed to appear before Cominander C.W. Beckwith, R. N., Harbour Master, at the Marine Court this morn- His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Ming on a charge of using his - J. R. Wood to act as Chairman of nose of carrying cargo. His bail censed rowing-boat for the par the Chinese Vernacular Primary of $10 was estreated and a Education Board during the ab- warrant was issued for his arreal,

Inspector J. Kerr is prosecuting

once on leave of the Lion. Mr. A. W. Brown, C.M.O, and until Turther notice, with offect from the 9th instant.

the case

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TELEGRAMS.

LABOUR TROUBLES.

MILLS RESTART,

[Service to the "Tolograph

Bonbay, Jan. 20, 7:55 am./ The cotton disputo is settled Mr. M. J. D.Stephens, who co- and the mills are to reaturt on ducted the case for the prose cution, said that the date upon. Minday, which the proscaution was based was the 10th inst

MINERS STRIKE...

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Pigs in Stubble.

retrieving hogs aro orő- ed by Tom Cox, a Cove county farmer, The hogs are muco ially kecubit the scont for rabbits. nud point them overy time. After A. Cox shoots enough rabbits for himself he always shoots a couple more apiece for the logs." The above is from an American paper and is published, as an item of nows not na aort atory. The same paragraplial.o deals with a rostor that ought As a result of the bello the Histoon mico in two weeks and Miners Conferones at Birmingeal a barn of these vormin

Frankly, we are not interested in ham has decided to despatch the mouse-catching rooster, but notices for a general striker-ho idon of a hog pointing.rabbita Mr. Stephens siid that ho- ginning on March 1.-Reuter, dera cod that defendant had pleaded guilty to one charge, that, of selling the Three Castles," but not to the "Pirates." If he had pleaded guilty he wanted to know why he was not charged under the Trade Marks Act..

Defendant pleaded not guilty saying that the cigaretes did not belong to him. He was a hawker and worked the steamers.

His Worship: Are you going to prove, that he falsely applied this trade mark ?

Mr. Stephons: Yes. His Worship: Well, you, ore not propared to go on to-day.

Mr. Stephens: No, your War ship, I would like to call he compradore of the saleungshu, who actually saw him selling.

The case was remanded until the 23rd inst. bail being fixed at $30.00.

TRAINING NOTES.

Gossip from the Course

Whether or not it was reticencs

ITALY'S WAR.

HEAVY FIGHTING.

The Italians brought up mountain artillery, which was most effective. They took a Turkish fort by assault and the Tarks were dislodged from the heights after four hours fitting, better training judgment on the retreating after seven hours. to the ponies' capabilities or arce thousand Turks and Arals part of owners and trainers can They left over 100 dead on the not be, stated, but one thing certain is that this morning's field, also urine, ammunition and trials and times, taking the on grenddies. A few Italians were the whole, could not be rellad killed." upon Opinioun is inclined to the view that horsemen have recog- nisod the inadviability of for-

A FIERCE BATTLE..

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appeals to us immensoly. In our spare time we propose to train two little Chinese pigs to retrieve,

nd our-day's sport will thus hav inade ala: the more enjoyable, watching the graceful leaps of liese winsome creatures ns they Found to recover the roy hat

The Price of Silver.

Service to the "Telegraph."]alls before our unerring.gun.

Bombay, Jan. 20, 755-a.m. *Severe figliting took pl'ça at

During the lust weck the dollar Derna yesterday.

The Turks has gone up a half-penny. That tracked the Italians while they is to say the demand. selling rate were repairing the aqueduct and was 110-9.10 on Monday and is had taken up positions-bin/11-110 to day, while at the same silver closes at 20-3.10, This The Italian walls in spite of scarelice has not been touched for lights and watch dogs. They teen months, and bef ze that we also occupied the neighbouring have to go back to the beginning f 1903 for a similar quotation. heights.

The silvor noment is rather Interesting. position at the it is common knowledge that large quantities of silver have been held for a considerablo lime by a speca,lative group in India, but their efforts to support the tarket are meeting with almost

India's si ver balances have de- fact that the Government of unexpected lialp in view of the

crease rapilly during this month, aud opinions are expressed in me quarters that the Indian Government may have to buy dilver, though it is perhaps a littlo- The King Edward Hotel.

FRENCH MAILBOAT SEIZED: lato in the Indian reason for this To-day's Quotations.

It is notified in the Gazette

Reuter's correspondent at Mar-belief to be based upon certainty. The following were the princi- that a meeting of the Licensing cing their candidates at racing seilles states that the Italians Still the shortage of rice in China pal changes in Stock Exchange Board will be held in the Council pace several times a week. In-have seizod and convoyed to Burma and thin, coupled with the will involve heavy exports from quotations to-day —Banks $880, Chonibarat 2.15 pm, on Wednes sufficient regular training scen London 483-10/-; China and day, Feb. 7. for the purpose of apparent all round, and road leg. Cagliari the French mail steamer fateness of the cotton crop, will Manilas 10.3-4 b; Luxons 35b; considering the following applica-hardening exercise scenusa nog. Manonha, which was bound for cause an increased drain on ilo

Government's silver roservos, Docks 40 s; Langkats 84.1-2 b. tion hdor the Liquor Licences ligible quantity. It follows then Tunis.

Hongkong, Canton and Macao Harry Haynes for the transfer to has to be maile the midgets are Ordinanco, 1911From one that by the time the real, offori

Our Visitors and the Weather. Steamboat Co., Ltd. + Subject to audit the Directors him from one J. N. Mehta of the in no humour for racing nli Another fierce all-day batile

A note: elsewhere in this of the Hongkong, Canton and Publican's Licence to sell by through the training period they took place at Tripoli Fosterdiy column refers to the weather at HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1912

Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd. will retail intoxicating liquors on havo heen repeatedly called upon The Italian casurities word fifty Home. (We say "chewliero" be recommend at the forthcoming promises Nos. 3 and 5 Des Voeux for racing efforts. Most of the half yearly meeting of Shore-Road Central, under the sign of ponies are on the fat side. while the Turkish loss-is-report-cause it is dangerous to us ko one note follow another where'n com- CRIME AND ITS PUNISHMENT.

holders,after transferring $40,000" The King Edward Hotel," The Derby aspirants are on the of to have been heavy.

positor with a liberal fut inisguid- from the Depreciation and f

whole a pour lot, the pick being Public Conveniences.

The Turks attacked the Ital. surance Fund to credit of Profit

Sir 1 Clinter's m We have received from Messrs. Durbar Chief.

ຄາດ!” Most people will agree that the moderate sentence passed by and Loss Account, the payment Denoor, Looker and Descona has nice action and points, revels

The former and, who were erecting two forte, Mr. Justice Gompertz on this young bank clerk, Say, imirably of $1 per share Dividend, writ-lotter writion on behalf of 86 in a cracking gallopand although but wrote themselves ampolled The Italiansrepulsed the Tusk, meets the needs of the case. It is easy to understand how difficulting off from book value of residents and housholders in the this morning some live seconds to withdraw at niglufall, as the His Lordship found it to arrive at an adequate sentence. The steamers $25,000, of lighters, neighbourhool of D'Aguilar Street

defences were not completo. charges were serious, the frauds deliberate and long-continued. As harves and properties $10,000; against that was the prisoner's youth; he is little more than u thecarrying of $15,000 i

The linn warships bbard schoolboy. If he displayed instincts for calculated wrongdoing he Special Repairs Fund and carry

ed Zanura-Router. showed also ability and a five nerve. It may be possible yet for the ing forward to now account lad to retrieve himself. Properly applied, in some new sphere, his $22,031.44. talents may make of him a useful citizen. That result, would have been much less likely had he been given-a-long term of imprison- ment which would inevitably have hardened him and blunted his been advised to exerciso his power largely and influentially sign not seem pressed or no doubt the His Majesty the King has not the fact that the petition was vious time. Sir Paul's pony did. finer feelings.

And, after all, the mogultude of a prisoner's guilt is not the following Ordinances that the petition was an objec complexion.

of disallowance with respected and that the statement time would have had a different the only thing to be considered by a judge. An office boy of young Ordinance No. 41 of 1911; en- tion from several people Samy's ago who roba, his master over his stomp account may be titled-Au Ordinance to amend misleading.

Old Coxcomb was about the directing his talents, as actively to wrong-doing, may in principle the Arms and Ammunition Or

first on the scone doing stondy be nearly as guilty as was this Houghong boy. The difference in dinance, 1000; Ordinance No. 43

Queue-Cutting.

work, followed by Royal Roro, result is a differones mainly, not of temperament, but of position of 1911, entitled-An Ordinaner C. Dair News" of Jan. 16: chestnut in a mile gallop put up The following is from the "N. looking fitand well. Mr. Mace-lo's and possibilities." Samy handled cheques and so his fraudulent to amend the Foreign Offen-lors About 3.30 yesterday a larga mob 35 secs. for the last two furlonge operations were amongst cheques; but, given another position, they Detention. Amendmont Ordin of Chinese, consisting chiefly of Mr. Brutton's Oil King and might have been amongst stamps and ton cent pieces. All things anco, 1911; Ordinance No. 44 of Cantonino and, unbaring about other along with Mr. Lewis's considered, then, a sentence of one year's imprisonment is an admir-1011, entitled-An Ordinance to 1,500 in all, gathered near the Oibby and Brusliwoad Bay were able one. It is corrective without being harsh. It punishes the amend the Railways Ordinance, junction of Tiendong and Che-given healthy exercise, the latter youth so that he is not likely to forget, but it gives him an opportunity 1909; Ordines No. 5 of 1011, poo Roads and indulged in what looking in the pink of condition. to rise clear of hie early folly,

Touching the question of punishment of, crúninals, it is worth the Defence Contribution Ordin horseplay, but might have crused finished with racing and wes

The urnikers at Home wh entitled-An Ordinance to amend was probably little more than Mr. Balden's usel looks about

have for somo years beingangl noticing that the jury which tried Carpenter, lie conductor of the ance, 1901, Charing Cross "bank," recommended him to mercy on the ground

the fuct list the sensons "are Avery serionsdieturbance. Form-unfavourably criticinal. Sir Pul of "temperament.”

Public and Bank Holidays.ing a Cordon, they endeavoured Chater's bay, pio, and groy were

not what they used to be,” muși This, had the judge hoedel the recommenda tion, would have established a dangerous kind of precedent. It Secretary in the Gazette that the quenes, and not confining their giving good accounts of them is loyalty to the now Govern- same old business of the same It is notified by the Colonial to intercopt all Chinese wearing also sent over various distances,

surely now be satisfied that the may be true that Carpenter hoped that his speculations would turn following public and Bank Holi- attentions to po lestrians, be solves. Ir. Nemazee a string ment played havre with his old stand. Last summer, proved Weather Clerk in still doing the out well: perhaps oven believed that they would. But the inère days will be observed as Govern- gan, to hold up chauffeurs were stripped of their clothing disorotion and consequently he be the sort of summer. Løgplu possession of an optimistic disponition does not justify a man in ment holidays Public Holiday and mafons driving vehicles and given a rough up. Mr. found himself before Mr. Irving, all enjoying when they word deliberstely-scouring money from the public by setting forth as-Good Friday, April 5; Bank in which foreignera were Stubb's sub is looking fit and at the Magistracy, this, morning more brightly than it seems to realisable assets what are no more than hopes of speculative snelliday Easter Monday, April seated. A foreigner's riesha was moved nicely, whilat Mr. Soares charged with carrying arins. cesses. If this kind of temporament is to be accepted as in parts. It is also notified that His stopped and his coolie's queue trio gavo satisfaction in their

youngsters and the sun shone condoning breaches of the law, men who handle other people's Excellency the Governor has been removed, but the foreigner imone work. The brown pony of appeared that yesterday he was ed railways and losses at coa, money and have an instinct for gambling with it may take heart of pleased to appoint, under the diately communicated by tele Soth covered the mile in 2-341-5

According to the evidence blizzards and snow storms, blot

do now. The winter lias brought grace. They have only to pload that they believed their plunges provisions of Section 8 of Ordi- phone with the Hongkow Police whilst that capable little pony arigs to the 8.6. Honap, and dis-sands. Wel-garbed and well. would result in fortune, and leave the rest to a sympathetio jury.

leading a number of revolution The truth is that, in dealing with wrong-doors, it is difficult April 0, 1912, to be observed as a wad donatched to the scene of the final quarter of a mile gallop is played a hammer and three lances dined it is easy to face a ravels

nance No. 2 of 1875, Baturday, Station and a strong forms of Police Brushwood Boy traversed the

hunger and suffering for thon and dangerous to draw dolicate distinctions of this kind. Impri- public holiday and Monday, disturbance. In the meantime, a 31.2-5. Mr. Stewart's sub was Chow Wing said he was one of winter with pleasurable defiance sonment is awarded; boss as punishment finely weighed to meet the February 10, being the day follow motoroat, occupied by a foreign out for some time, but did nothing the revolutionaries and followed But the man or woman or chill severity of a case than as a means of safeguarding the public against ing Chinese New Year's Day; to Indy, had been held up, but on extraordinary, and Mr. David one hundred of their men who whose clothing is scanty and evil-doers. It at ofce removes the oriminal and acts as a deterrent he observed de a bank holiday, the approach of the Police the car Capsice showe I signs of fair con came from Hoi Fung, district, thin has little stomach for upon othem To temper justice with mercy on the score of youth. It is also further notified that His was allowed to proceed, the dition. Mr. I Almada's Black near Swatow. He was carrying oncounter with a fend of a snow Where necessary is obviously sa sound commonsense as it is good Excellency the Governor has been Chinese chauffeur retaining his Prince was on the scene, but for a banner of the New Government blizzard which searches mo law. To minimies punishment because a man possesses a pleased to exclude the Polios queue into The Police made some unknown reason did not and asked to be discharged so as cilessly through every unprotecte temperament which leads him deliberately to betray tany, Magistrates' Department from the nine arrests and have now in come on the turf. thousands who trust him, is not to protect the community, operation of the Public Holidays their possession eight queues, in Ba Paul Chater has a nice lot northwards and join his party.

ooould continuo his journey pore. An old-fashioned winteris to make it more easy and less dangerous to trade upon Ordinance, (No. 2 of 1875) on connection with which there aw and can look forward to the

Is its good points no don) April 6 and & 1018.

He was fined $15 or one but not every one is in as position mosting hopefully,

- month's imprisonment,

to appreckle them

New Ordinances,

bebind his time of Wednesday and enclosing a petition, which last, impressed the spectators very was presented on Nov. 16 against favourably as to lia prospects in the erection of a public conve February. Durbar Chief nego nience, in the immediate vicinity. tiated a mile in 2 20,1-5'just-1.45 Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Dea- inside the time of the dun, yer

con nak us to draw attention to not so good as the latter's Die..

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FRENCH OPIVITY.

Service-to-iho "Tulogryph."1

Banly, Jan, 20, 7:55 6.10 The French Government has

House of bumont makes up

out of sheer gol nature, may

in. n tolo en woher die. mako merry with the arrange nentnotes) hehe, then, May we 'ter the forvent, lepo that the weather loro in long- kong ting lio of good behaviour while our visitors to the modien! Congress are with us? Given a clear sky there are fow plices. more olarming the Hongkong. But when the rain god, hongs'u pall round the leak and pours", his unwelcome favours down JIE grog sheets the island de net. nearly so all relice, Hongkong people want to od iloir visitors Clark, the secretary, has done in spend a pleasant time. Dr. Finis partexcellently well; the arrange-

asked Purlisoist for £88,000 strments are admirable. Will the ting to spend on military aviation en man

Reuter.

who contr is the weather legs to be on his uerde behaviour?

REVOLUTIONARY AR- DOUR

A Sudden Check.

Chow Wing's demonstration of

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An Old-Fashioned Winter,