THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY FEBRUARY
SIR ROBERT
BURNETT & CO.S
CELEBRATED
OLD TOM GIN
DRY GIN
IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY
S. WATSON & CO., LTD. WINE & SPIRIT, MERCHANTS.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
ESTABLISHED 70 YEARS.
Longkong, 6th January, 1912.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
DAY BY DAY.
He who does wrong, does wrong ngainst himself. He who acts unjustly, nots unjustly to himself, because he makea" himself ball
Some inferasungi news from the norths men's World: appear
LESSONS IN MOTORING.
COMPANY MEETING.
The Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd.
1912
out in the midship section, NOTES AND COMMENTS improvements all offering greater facilities for working cargo and the traflio generally.
The cost of such improvements
Football Ground. Fatality.
During a rugby match on Satur
Policeman Sued.
case was to have been heard
and renewals should not be con- day wook last a Chinese boy was ||unday before the Puiene Judge,
The ordinary half yearly meet-sidered ordinary repairs and in knocked down by one of the Gompertz, in which O. Lauing of the shareholders in the order to provide for future work players and so seriously hurt the Fiten proprietor of the Dragon Hongkong, Canton and Macao of this description your board he had to be taken to the hospital Ole Barot, Buod J. Brook of Steamboat Co., Ltd. was held recommend the allocation of in an ambulance. We mentioned Hongbong Police Force to to-day at the offices of the com- $15,000 to the special repairs this accident in our report of the recover the sum of $207.40. pany, Mr. A. R. Fuhrmaan pre-fund, and we trust that the match and the previous wook we The clan was made up as fol-siding.
pposed appropriations of funds drow attention to the fact that the On pago 8 is Sport and parlour own: 110 for hire of a notor Those present included Hon, will meet with your approval, Ispectators were in the habit of of the February Photograph bar, $50 for instruction, $2.50 | Mr. C. H. Ross, F. A. Gomez, do not think of anything else noroachlog upon the playing for, gasoline, $ for repairs and F. H. Armstrong, F. Lieb, II. A. calling for special mention, but area. We learn that the boy who looking after motor cycle, and Siebs, R., Laurenz, J. M. E. should any shareholder require was injured has since succumbed. Four dead, bodies have been $100 Maniago done by the Machado, M. S. Northcote, A. any further information, I shall is to bo hoped that this unhappy found in the street by the police',dufouriant to plaintiff's motor car. Denison, F. T. A. Bune, J. have much pleasure in answering sequal to the accident will im-
Competition.
and in three instances death was due to small-pox.
Mr. T. O'Sullivan has been appointed deputy-bailiff of the Supreme Court, by H. E. the Governor, dating from Feb. 4.
Mr. Olun Sik-Lim, for some considerable 'timo clork to Mrt Irving at the Magistracy, has taken a post at the Harbour Ollics.
Mr. Cf. Gardner appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. P. W. Goldring for the defondant.
The casa was adjourned until to-morrow.
HARBOUR STABBING AFFRAY,
Chinese and Japanese.
any questions,
press upon spectators at the foot- Mannors, Herr Von Wiser, A. H.
Thero being no question the ball matches the necessity of M. da Silva and the Secretary, Mr. W. E. Clarke.
Chairman proposed the adoption standing clear of the touch lines. ThoChairmansid: Gentlemen, of the report and statement of Apart from the danger of the with your approval we will take accounts as prosented. This was practice-it is not fair to the the report and statement of ac-seconded by Mr. Bune and players: ", counts, as road, but, as in now carried. required under the now companies'
.
It was proposed by Mr. Ma-15,000 Miles in Five Minutos.
Touching, the oricket note in ordinance, I will road to you the chado and seconded by Mr. roport of the auditors-We Manners that the appointment of this columu, it is worth remarking report that we have audited the Mr. R. Laurenz as a director be that had tost matches been played in Australia a century ago, the above balanco slicot with the books confirmed..
results would have arrived only in The motion was carried.· and vouchers of the company in
The retiring auditors offered time to add excitement to the "Tell complainant. I do not Hongkong and that in our opinion Twelve months' imprisonment believe his story and toli defend such balance shoot is proporly houselves for re-election, and cricket season-at-Home-To-day with hard labour was the sen- tance passed on a man at the aut i do not believe his either," Traws up so as to exhibit a true the Chairman proposed that it is possible to get a message preters, at the Magistracy this the company's affairs at December W. H. Potts be re-elected auditors. If the match takes place at, say, the ground by wire to the enblo will Magistracy, this morning, for re-said Mr. Irving to the two intor and correct view of the state of Messrs. A. O'D. Gourdin and through in less than five minutes.
turing from banishment.
morning, when hearing a prose-31, 1911, according to the best Mr. Northcote seconded and the Sydney, the report is sent from.
of our information and the ex-motion was carried.
con-office. From Sydney it goes to cution for assault.
The Chaininan. That planations given us, and as shown The complainant was Chincee by the books of the company. eludes the business of the meet- Brisbane and froin Brisbane under now ready and may island nearly 3,000 miles away in for any perlod-less-than-one month will be charged as for a man was sentenced to six wooks,and defendant Japanesɔ, The Wo have obtained all the in-ing, gentleman; dividend war-tho sw to Fanning Island barren..
stabbed him in the cutse of a have required. Signed A. O'D), be obtained upon application. The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible tour, stenling i basket of clothes former alloged that latter formation and explanations we rants are
row on the s.s. Tientsin, yester-Goardin and W. Hutton Potts, Thank you for your attendance.
Auditors,
The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph
be as follows:-
Daily issue-$30 per annum.
Weakly issue-$13 per annum.
The rates por quarter and per monson, proportional. Subscriptions
full month.
At the Magistracy this morning imprisonmont with hard labour;
from a woman. messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies sont by post an additional $1.80 per quartor is chargod for postage..
at
the
الامل
The native water police arrest of fourtoon pirates in Single Copios, Daily, tan conts. Weekly, twenty-five conta (for oreak which runs into Poung opposite the Pagoda. With them cash only).
there were seven boats.
From the ovidones it appeared From the accounts now before COMPANY REPORT. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00/Shanghai on Feb. 1 effectail the \ that a Japanese was in trouble you, you will notice there is a de-1
per quarter.
(PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.)
By Order,
**
'HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,"
BIRTH
AUCOTT,—At · Ringsclere;","
'F. Aoit, a 8011.
The object of this paper is 10 publish correct information, to serve the trach and print the nowe without fear or favour.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong. Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition.
Western Union
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUART 4, 1912.
FOREIGN POLICY UNCONTROlled.
with a gang of coplies and degrease in the net earnings of the
endant, wout to the assistance greamers, which is accounted for Hongkong and Shanghal Bank of hio countryman. There by a failing off in the traffic dur. was a free fight, in the course of ing the first three months of the
in the shoulder.
THE ARBITRATION CASE.
?
Viewing the Spot,
Ing Corporation.
the middle of the of Pacific. The next station is at Vancouver, and the section between 'Funning Island and Vancouver, 3,457 miles long, is the longest section of cable in the world. Overland
An Unhappy Family.
3,000.milos. From Montreal the from Vancouver to Montreal is message is sent to Cape Breton which complainant was stabbed period under review, increased The following is the ninety- Island, 080 miles, and from there land, 360 miles. Then it travels Mr. Willard D. Straight, the
competition on the Canton Line third report of the Court of directo Heart's Content in Newfound- well-known representative in Defendant admitted being in and, to the fact that from our China of an important American the trouble, but denied that he profits we had to make good the tors to the ordinary half-yearly under the sea again for nearly financial group, arrived in Hong-used a knife or that his comrade deficient eninings of the smaller general mosting of shareholders 2,000 miles to Valentia, in Ireland, a the 6th instant, to Mr. and Mr. kong by the s.s, Gooben gestor-used ono.
vessels in the pool agreement, to be held at the City Hall, Bong-nd from Valencia it is handed on whole journoy is over 11,500 miles [142 day and loft again later on the
Complainant denied assaulting Under the circumstances it was kong, on Saturday, February, 17, to London, 600 miles away. The in length yet the result of the way to Manila for the Carnival: the Japaneso or being concerned impossible to renew the pool at noon. Mr. Straight was accompanied by in the disturbance.
agreement, which, therefore, ter-
To the Proprietors of the match if Sydney is known in Lon- minated on September 19. his wife.
Mr. Irving. I am satisfied that Since this date we have main-Hongkong and Shanghai Banking don less than five minutes aftor
he last ball bas boon bowled. there was a row, also that the tained our position at reduced Corporation - The case in which F. K. Tats head of one of the Japanese was
ratos in spite of the ruinous con-- Gentlemen, the Directors have suod M. P. Talati in the Sum-broken, and that a Japanese
petition started by the other yea
The Australian team is to lose mary Court to recover $1000 stabbed the complainant. They ols on the line, after the terrains now to submit to you a (ieneral
the rubber except they members commission said to be due on the will both be bound over in their tion of the pool agreement, in statement of the affairs of the sale of some sugar put through own security of $100 to kep lowering deck fares to 15 cents. Bank, and balance shoot, for the pull together. The best team in by the plaintiff, came to an end the peace for twelve months.
While your board considers half-year ending December 31, the world cannot do itself justies that the amount at credit of pro- 1911.
except the members of it and the yesterday afternoon, whon judg ment was given for the defondant
fit.and loss admits of the possib The net profits for that period, men controlling it are on friendly with costs.
ility of paying the usual dividend including $2,038,774.39, balance teams. There, indeed, lay a large as recommended in recent years, brought forward from last sc- part of the success of Mr. Warner's At the Magistracy, this morn
at the same time we feel it ourant, after paying all charges, first test team. The players were ing, a boy was charged with
duty to pursue ho safer policy dednoting interest paid and duo, happy family. Between pro- watch from Mr.
in view of the general unsettled stealing a Clementi, the assistant Colonial In the Chief Justice's Court condition of the trade and traffic, making provision for bad lossional tweedledum and amateur distinction was drawn. This Secretary. Mr. Clementi said that this morning, before the Chief of recommending a smaller divi and doubtful accounts, amount to tweedledes none of the usual After deducting Remuneration harmony, too, partly explains the Mr. Lloy! George's statement on foreign policy is interesting he did not wish to press the Justice, Sir Francia. Piggott, the dead and writing down the hook 1,850,494.70. mainly because it shows once again how slight is the control of charge as hitherto the boy had hearing was continued of the arbi-values of stenmere, wharves ard
Fielder and Blythe nt Lords Parliament over British foreign policy. At the present time there been well behaved; and the bench tration caso, referred to His Lord-propertius. To this end we have to Directors there remains for success of the Kent team. We is probably less control over foreign policy exercised by Parliament bound the accused over to come ship by IFE. the Governor under irisferred $40,000 from the de-appropriation $4,865,104.70, out remember seeing Hutchings, boys during the interval. To- than at any time during the past sighty years. This is a serious up for judgment when called the Harbour Refuge Ordinance preciation and insurance fund to of which the Lirectors recomchumming together like school-
1909. The C450 was to decide the credit of profit and loss account mend the payment of a Dividend menace to popular liberties. It means that good work done by upon.
amount of compensation to be to enable us to write down book of Two Pounds Sterling per day comes the news that Bill Parliament in the way of social legislation may be wholly undone
Mr. Tokonomi, Japanose Vico paid to the owners of Kowloon values and make better provision Share, viz.: £210,000 und a by leaving a bureaucracy, free from Parliamentary control or criti- cism, to work its swoot will in respect of foreign affairs. It has not Ministor for Home Affairs, has Marino Loți 29, 30, and 31 under for the necessary, improvements Bonus of Five Shillings Sterlingland McAlister, who have been at worked out so, probably may not work out so, in actual practice withdrawn the chome to hold the ordinance, and the question to the steamers to meet changing por Sharo, viz. :£30,000 ainount-variance for some time, quarrelled 1/10.1-4, the rate of the day, willian loan to do duty in the fourth test match on Friday: and but there stands the dunger. One reason given for this want of conference of representativo re- arose out of the construction of conditions of our trade and pasing in all to £270,000 which at over the selection of the Austra Parliamentary control over foreign policy is that of continuity.ligionists in that country, or to the new typhoon refuge which senger traffic,
By the transfer of the above absorb $2,912,359.55.・・
The Balance $1,053135.15cally came to blows! The out- bargain made by a Guverninent in power does not automatically utilize the influence of religion provented access to the property
mentioned amornt the deprecis and when that Government gives up the reins of office. Contracts for educational cads. The general direct from this sei. made by one party, then, are binding on the next, and there must scheme was to form some descrip-
The Attorney-Giouoral, lon. Mr. tion and insurnace fund will to be carried to New Profit and look for Australía is not hopeful.
Sterling Resorve Fund.The The Camel and the Hopper. be continuity of policy. Therefore foreign affairs must be lifted tion of new creed out of the Itoos-Davies appeared with Mr. stand af 8000,00, which Rum Loss Account.
holding af £1,200,000 2.12 per clear of the atmosphere of party politics. So runs the argument; teachings of Christianity, Bud- Eldon Potter for the Crown, and your directors consider ample for which does not seem quite convincing. The same principle applies thism and Shintoism..
Mr. M. W. Slade, K.C., instructed all present requirements."
Inconie on investments is cent. Console has boon written by Mr. Davidson, appeared for the
corporation might be well dis to home affairs. In the domestic as in the foreign policy contracts
slightly lower than the average of down from 2048,000 to £024,000 on this Colony's great banking made by the party in power are accepted by their succossors. Yet
Three months imprisonment owners.
At the commencement of the recent years, which can be ne-and now stands in the books at missed, as the "N. C. Daily Newe no one has the temerity to urge that, for that reason, home affairs
and twelve shokes of the cat, was should be withdrawn from party discussion..
The truth is that a certain air of sanctity has been permitted passed at the Magistracy, this hearing, the Attorney-General counted for by reduced dividends 77; the adjustment boing effected suggests, with the tribute unt the to gather round foreign allairs. As matters stand, a treaty is law, morning, upon a man named ggested that h: Lordship and lower rates of interest by in by the addition to other Storling affair has lost comic relief to
Funds in public companies, as Railway Dabentures bought at y sombre. There are few. finan- fixed, concluded, and binding, before it comes before Parliament; Wong Bing, for stealing a purse should see the place before harvesting in gilt-edged securitips: Securities of 226,000 Indian general situation that is sufficion usual, have been adjusted in no about par but written down to ial institutions in the world, and it remains binding whether Parliament approves of it or not, from the person, containing five ing evidence "It would make
The Chief Justice-Would it cordance with ho quotatio as cur: 224,000. The cost was met out of which could face, with moto ront on December 30 by the the earnings of the half-year equanimity a real “run." This $5.07. There is something wrong with a state of affairs which permits the and a half guilders, valued at things more simple.'
really?.
Directora.Mr. E. Shellim has being so the humour of the situa Executive to conclude a bargain, offensive or defensive, committing
The Attorney-General:-I have transfer of $12,128.00, to credit
been elected Chairman for the tion is added to by the voluntary the Empire to a course of action, of which Parliament as a body
AL the Magistracy, this boon on the spot and it will aim of the Fluctuation Account. may disapprove. It is the absolute negation of democratic govern
As customary the properties year 1912, and Mr. F. H. Arm- notion of a General in Shanklini who has graciously announced ment-democrátic being used here in its proper sense and not in morning, Mr. Dennys proved plify the case.
Mr. G. R. Lenzmann and Mr that the bink is really quite a the foolishly restricted sones which careless writers and speakers that his client Chan Ho was not
The Chief Justice: It sooma mortgaged to the company have strong Deputy Chairmın `·
been surveyed and revalued by guilty of being in unlawful pos- quite intelligible. attach to it to-day,
The Attorney-General-There Messrs Palmer and Turnor G. Balloch having resigned their sound concern and that he will be And at least if Parliament is not permitted to control or direct session of ammunition as stated
in the opinion of your board, all G. R. Laurenz and Mr. W the contrary are spread. Thin the early stages of negotiation, should it not control the execution in a charge, made by the police, are points in the case which These loaps and investments ara, seats on leaving the Colony, Mr. seriously annoyed if rumours to Pattondon have been invited to reminds us of a Spanish story of of treaties? At present it knows little or nothing of the general According to the story of the would like to bring out.
His Lordship thought he would good and safe securition,
The total loss by exchange of fill, the vaannuies; these appoint the Aesop persuasion. A camel lines of the Government's policy and has bardly any opportunity of prosecution 250 rounds of smoke-
subsidiary coins amounted to mente require confirmation at this was once faring across the desert, criticising it. Not so long ago Britain was in danger of war with loss ammunition were found in a rather see the place after the evid-
He had a monstrously heavy bar another European power; yet, had it actually dome, very low of the tin box under the berth occu-ence had been heard.
Mr. B. Lieb, Mr. G. H.-Medhurst len on his back, the heat was Mr. A. II. Gugh, civil engineer, $10,310.00 for the period under Meeting. members of Parliament-chosen of the people would have had pied by defendant on the s.s. more than a dim understanding of the Government's policy and of Nan Shan, Hongkong-Cantonasid that ho ind surveyed the lots review
Advantage was taken during and Mr. H. Armstrong retire dreadful-and weariness and thirst. steamer, Defendant claimed the under consideration,and gave n the actual causes which had led up to war.
for repairs to the machinery and re-election, offer themselves ac who who will relieve me, of, this Between keeping foreign affairs outside party, and keeping box as his, but not the am- detailed result of his observa- the lay-up of the steamer Honsm in rotation, but being eligible for caused him to stagger," Ahl awful weight which is breaking all the munition.
tions, TWOⱭ
Allow them outside Parliamentary discussion there is
Mr. Dennys contended that Mr. Sinde-Does the fact that shafts, to renew her paddle-boxes, cordingly.
Auditors-Th accounts hardĺ
my back?" he aske difference in the world. There may be excellent grounde for lifting them clear of the ruck of party politics, but there is possession had not been proved, a plot has a marino frontage have extonil her sponson-guards, re none for the evil of secreoy which has grown so greatly of late and that if defendant know that any effoot upon the value? Yes. nowing shell-plates, renoveringthe been audited by Mr. W. Hutton me," said that agile insect which
In what way?-Marine lots are decke with maltheid, and improv Fotte and Mr. JW. C. Bonner, is not named in
ing her passenger accommodation, who offer themselves for re-also hopping off his shoul years. The only remedy for the existing state of affairs, short there was ammunition in the box
GH. Medhurst, of actual Parliamentary control which may not be altogether praoth it was hardly likely he would more valuable than other land.
Witness's evidence was still Similarly the Kinehan was im nable, is greater honesty in stating the facts of any matter and re-have claimed it.)
The case was dismissed, but the being (akan when we went to proved by having now main
atabes fitted and naw gangway cognition, in foreign policy, of some intelligible principle which can
ammunition was confisosted. In debated by, and accepted by, Parliament from time to time.
:
The Cat.
A Charge Dismissed.
༈
!
I
4.
tion.
Chairman,
Tho alleged run in Shanghai
story is not preci but there are resemblanc {make it work red
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.