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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10 1912

SIR ROBERT

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Hongkong, 4th January; 1912.

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'Three months, hard habour and DISHONEST HOUSE-BOY. four hours stooks, was passed

Man is an embodied paradox, apon two men, at the Magletracy, bundle of contradictions.

this morning ove

for stealing linen.

His Excellency the Governor To-day's Paper.

has been pleased to appoint, the The 'sories on Company DirecHon. Mr. Claud Severn to be tors is continued to-day on page 3. Chairman of the Licensing Board. On pigo 8 appears. Photgraphic. Notos and food sport, the latter dontinued from pugé 5”) Informa- tion in regard to the Photographic Competition is given on pago. 3.

A Salutary Sentence.

MINISTERING CHILD NOTES AND Comments.

REN'S LEAGUE,

A Timely Notice

At Home to Chinese Branchi.

The notification in our adver“. A house-boy in the employ of

tising columns in reference to the. Capt. Willoughby, Kowloon, op- At Government Housa yoster-necessity of immediate vaccina peared before Mr. Irving at the day afternoon the Chinese branch tion should receive due attention Magistracy, this morning, charged of the Ministering Children's and the advice given should not His Excellenthe Governor with stealing divers articles of League was entertained by His be disregarded. We have car has been pleased to appoint Mr. clothing and domest.o linen from Excellency the Governor. A very tainly no desire to pose as alar

mists, but it is uselosa to pretend Lieutenant in the Infantry Com Alog Fleming Churohill to be his employer."

large number of young girle that the present outbreak of small- According to the evidence Capt. attended, and were welcomed by pox is not serious. Neither is it with offoot from January 2, 1012. Willoughby went to a drawer last is Excellency; who expressed wise to disguise the fact that the night to got a handkerchief and Lady Lugard's regret that, owing the Colony render it necessary to heen found in the streets by the His Excellency the Governor found that many, articles of to illness, she was unable to take every possiblo precaution. polico,

has boon pleased to 'appoint Dr. clothing wore missing. Ilo sum-welcome them in person. Thero are not many Europeans George Duncan, Ralpli Blask to

Two moro dond bodios have

pany, Hongkong Volunteer Corps,

conditions of lifo nud work in

There are only three cases to be Surgeon Lieutenant in the moned the amali bofore him and Bishop Lander briofly address-in the Colony, we believe," who be tried at the Criminal Assizes Hongkong Volunteer Corps, with cross questioned her about the ad the children telling them the cannot afford to have vaccination porformed by a private practi whiol-commoned on Monday effect from January 30, 1912 missing artioles. She doniod-all

There were two unses lown

knowledge of them and he called/tory-of-the-mouse-and the lion toner-but-for-such-the offor... The Right Rov. Bishop Banis-the boy to account. He also denied and drawing therofrom many made by the Government is for hearing today in the Sumter will sponk at the meeting of any knowledge and Capt. Wil- useful lessons. After detailing timely. mary Court, but both wore set the Hongkong Christian Unionloughby becoming doubtful of the some of the work that the League iled at the last moment.

at St. Stephen's College, Western boy's veracity mudou search of his had carried out during the year; Street and Bonham Road on quarters and found two napkins.ho. remarked that tho bazaar Race Traffic

The curront "Goverment Ga- Monday at 5.30 p.m.

le sont for the police and when had brought in $2,110 which

contains regulations". in the officer made a search ho found and been given to

various zette "

with raco traffic charitable institutions in the connection more of the inissing property,

on Feb. 20, 22 and 23. It may The dofonco was that when the Colony.

Sovou mon appeared before Mr. Melbourne this morning charged with gambling in Queen's Romi Bast, yesterday, and were fined $8, or seven days each.

This morning.nt the Harbour Office bofore Commander C. W. Beckwith eight boat people were amah brought things from the The Leaguo, he said, taught be useful to direct attention to charged with unlawfully mooring wash site sometimes left part of thom kindness and trained them the chief points. Horses and Mr. J. U. Mirza, the Puise their boats within 100 yards of them in the boy's place and he to be happy by couforring hap. vohides going oastward along. Judge's clerk, returned to: long-low water mark in a prohibited put them in the drawore allotted pinose on others. It is not the Queen's Road have to keep to the "will kong after some nonthe loavo, plico and during prohibited to them later in the day. On this money you have, but the state right hand as far as Arsenal Street, by tho .. Katshing. le resum-hours. They were oach. fined aeension he had not had time to of your character that makes all and along Queen's Road East and ed duty in court to-day.

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A coolin for hoing in unlawful] possession of a chain belonging to

was fined $10 with the alternative the Electric Tramway Company of 14 days, imprisonment, at tho Magistracy, this morning.

A fine of $10 or fourtoon days was passed upon a man at the Magistracy, this morning, for being in unlawful possession of ammunition in a shop in Wel- lington Stroot, yesterday.

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· P. C: MacMillan charged Wong Fuk at the Harbour Office this oraing, with failing to exhibit the necessary lights after sunset" TomPob-Brandate with uglect ing to stop when called upon to levy

lu all the defendant was fiued fifty dollars by Commander

6. W. Beckwith,

Mr. Bowley, and the Sanitary

Board,

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look round for the things or they would certainly have boon put in the drawers, He had no intentions of appropinating them.

The bench found him guilty

and he was sentenced to thres months' imprisonmcut and "Your hours stooks.

CHINESE NEW YEAR.

Police Regulations.

Miss Pitts, the acting secretary of the branch also spoke, and tho children wore afterwards enter- -tained-ut-ten.-

TRAINING NOTES.

This Morning's Work,

Then and Now.

The scores in the fourth test

the difference whether you are Morrison Hill Gap they will follow happy or not" ware his con- the usual rule of the rojil. cluding remarks.

Returning westward the rule of the road will be observed as far as Arsonal Street and thence trafic will continue on the left huid. Bourora_of_chairs_will. proceed eastward on the loft hand [side of Queen's Road to Arsenal Street and will turn down to the Eastern Prays and continue along the Praya or Wantai Road Esst wind, brilliant sunshine and goodwill return westward by the same An ideal morning, refreshing of No. 2 Station and the road At the Sanitary Board mooting

wost of Bowrington Canal. They un Tuesday, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley

going induced the ponies to will ask questions relative to the

In view of the approaching gallop morrily. Tho general route, keoping to the right hand The police arrested a man in working of, the Department. Two Chinese Now Year the following development of racing symmetry of Queen's Road between Arsenal Shanghai Street, Yaumati, yoster-questions are to be asked, the first police notification has boon was particularly patent all round. Street and the Clock Tower. The lay, for being in possession of one being an enquiry as to au- issued

Despite the rumours that White advice is extended to those who tools likely to

Carnation, Marengo and White so chairs to go and return by used for thority upon which members of folonions and burglarious puc

the Sinitary staff and wattle wore

Formission is given for crackers Lily would not be seen out for Kennedy Road so as to avoid over- to be firo as follows :-

some days in consequence of chills crowding the Quoon's Road and the making of poses. At the Magistracy, this employed on

Within those portions of the they had contracted, they wore ronds or doing other work for

Praya. morning, he was sentenced to one month's hard labour.

the Public Works Department, City of Victoria and the Kowloon early on the scone looking none He will also ask whether in fu- Peninsula bounded by the fol- the worse for their hospital treat- ture the load of the Sanitary De-lowing limits:(1.) City of Vic-ment. partment would referto the Board toria :-South-Bonham Road, Durbir Chiaf did not appear in bofore again fonding the services North-The Praya, West.hiscustomary spicits this morning, match suggest that the M. O, C. of the staff. A second query re: Wostoru Street, East-Sai Street whilst Diabolini looked at home team has a fair chance of winning fors to the means to be takou to and Morrison Stroot. (2.) Kow and put zest into his work. the rubber. If the wicket has secure effective cleansing of loon Peninsula-North-Austin Cadow's Loon was sent along recovered to-day the Australiana Road, from the Briquette Works with a grey and moved well as should be in arrears when they domestic buildings..

Newer New Stamps. to the junction with Nathan did Signal Boy and Lachine. commence their second innings; The now 1-21, and 1d. stampa Road, South-Teking Road, Capello impressed horsemen, and and the arrears may be formida were issued early lust month at East-Carnarvon Road, West.there is little doubt will be hoard but the "Chronicle" say that it is Road and Austin Road. On most of the London post-officos, Canton Road, between Peking more of at the proper time,

safe to say, not one in a thousand Saturday, February 17, from 5 Mr. Churell's Bolfast speech is over, and no bonea have boon

purchasers noticed the differance p.m. to B p.m.; and on Sunday, brokon. As we said would prove the case, no one is a pin-pointing, a case in which a Chinaman the Inland Revenue authorities a.m. and 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

At the Magistracy, this morn-in the design. Indeed, although February 18, from 8' .. to 9 the worse for it, and it is doubtful whether many people will be any was charged with snatching $211 doclared the new issue was on Saturday, February 24, from 6 the wiser. More than twenty-five years ago, in the Ulstor fall which from 278 Queen's Road West, was sale at nearly every place in Lou-.m. to 8 a.m. tho Liberáls desired for the meeting of Thursday, Mr. Churchill's

remanded. Mr. Holmes defended. don, nt office after office where in Within those portions of tho fathor delivered a ringing speech on Home Rule which roused the

January Meteorological.

quiry was made the clerks insist-City of Victoria and the Kowloon Observations. country. The wonderful alfact of that speech has not yet faded.

l that no now slamps had con Peninsula (South of a line running For January the maximum received. Finally it was discor- from the junction of Nanking Mr. Churchill's offort will be forgotton in a day or two. That is temperature was 60. 2, the min- orod not his fault, to be sure; he was forced to say what had been said mum 54.5 and the monn 57. 3. stamps of the new design and mati, to the boundary of Kow-1.30.1-2, 1.45, 34.1-2.

that they were selling Strest and Tomplo Street, Yan- many times before. His speech was very much the speech, and his thoabsoluto 0.38. The porcentage

The relative humidity was 79 and had not noticed the difference! loon Marine Lot No. 40) not com- promisos were the same promises, which Mr. Jomond has been of cloudiness was 91 and the thorities appear to have been the exception hereafter mention- On the penny stamps the suprised in the above limits, with making for some timo past. It was easy, therefore, for Mr. Red-hours of sunshine 39. 4. mond at the close of the oration, to necopt every word of it.

chiefly engaged in "touching up ed-Froin 4 p.m. on Saturday, Bank Notes in Circulation. the British lion." On the stamps February 17 till 4 p.m. on Mon- that have done duty since the day, February 10 and on Satur- whitewashed specimen with ribs 9.a.m. Coronation the lion is a very day, February 24 from 0a.m. to plainly slowing, as if he bully

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HONGKONO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1912.

HOME RULE,

It is notified in the Gazette that an election by the Justices of the Peace of one of their number to serve on the Licensing Board for six months during the absence of Mr.Sholton Hooper will take place at the Magistracy on Wednonday, Feb. 28, beginning at 4 p.

Land Safe.

An auction of Crown Land will

be held at the Taipo District Office un Feb. 17.

Alleged Snatching.

work

Protestants, it appears, nead no fear. Their rights ill be The following are the returns safeguarded-on paper. And Iroland will be happy and prosper-netos in circulation and of specie of de average amount of bank ous and loyal. Mossra, Redmond and Churchill say so. But, then, in rezerve in Hongkong, during Mr. Redmond has alsɔ said that be abates woaing of Parnell's dethe month ondod January 31, mand and this was what Parnell said: "For my, and I believe 1912, as certified by the minn for the Irish people, and all my collaghos, † have to declare we

of the respective banks :- -will-never-accept, expressly or implicity, anything but the full and

Banks

Average Amount. Reservo, comploto right to arrange our own affairs, and to make our land, a

$ $ nation; to secure for her, free from outside control, the right, to direct her own course among the peoples of the world." How can Mr. Redmond accopt Mr. Churchill's speech and reconcile it with Parnell's demand? It is impossible to reconcilú á Inessage of peaco with a declaration of war.3

The times worthy of notice

word :—

Lachine(1 mile)37.1-2, 1.13.1-2, 1.50.1-2, 2.25, last qr. 34.1-2. On

ble. Should the wicket romain tricky the boot may be on the other foot. By the way, England takes the field nowadays under those that confronted the first very different conditions from

"All England Eleven," which Rojected (1 mile) 37.1-2 started their Australian campaign 1.10.3-5, 1.46, 2.19, last qr. 34.. on the Melbourne ground on Ben Novis (1.1-2 milos) 41, 1.18, Now Year's Day, 1802. William 1.52.3-5, 2.20, 3.0,3-5, 36. Ualyn, one of the surviving

1.18, 1.52.3-5, 2.20, 3.0.3-5, 30.

Ben Macdhui (1.1-2 miles) 41, | members of that pioneer team, is now living at Roigate, Surrey, Esperanto (3/4 mile) 37, and he has described the scene in his autobiography. The players wore hits of the helmet type, 1.12, 1.40.4-5, 2.19, 32.1-2.

Royal Ross (1 mile) 30:1-2, also coloured sashes and ribbons round their towering head-gour. Clorie (3/4 mile) 36, 1.08.1-2, One man's colour was blue, 1.30.1-2, 31..

another green, a third crimson, Signal Boy (1 mile) 30:1-2, 1.14, and so on. Their colours wore 1.50, 2.25, 35.

printed opposite their names on Wireless (1.1-2 iniles) 37.1-4, the score-cards, so that they wanted a meal. In the new issue mitted in Ice House Lane, Duddell 32.

No Cracker firing will bo por-1.11.3-5, 1.45, 2.20, 2.25, 3.27, could be ensily identified. The plan had its advantages, bat the shading is extended almost all Strent, or in the Lanes loading

present-day cricketors would pro- White Hawthorn (1.1-2 miles) bably object to being droseed up over the animal, and gives him a out of Duddell Street for a distan- 30.1-2, 1.10, 1,44.3:6, 2,19.3-5, like-jockeys.→→ Specie_in_much-more-satisfied-and-antisfarco of 80 yards from Queen's 2.53, 3,28, 35.

tory appearance. The portrait of Road. King George, too, is no longer

Capello (1.1-2 mile) 30, 1.14.1-2, Chartered 6,516,852 4,000,000 blurred. Hitherto the beard and Cracker firing is to be strictly 1.49.4-5, 2.24, 2.57.4-5, 3.20, More School Howlers, I. & S. B. 22,879,339 12,500,000 distinguishable, whereas now the bother him, and both sides of 1.20, 1.52, 2.55, 3.09.4-5, 3.43,

moustache have been almost inconfined to the times named above, 31.1-5.

within and the pre- Snowstorm (1.1-2 mile) 41, nent moustache 1 clearly shown Total $20,420,191 10,500,000 and his Majesty is no longer all Streets, or parts of Streets 33.1-5.

shown as having something sus named as the boundaries above The Colonial analogy is urged from every platform in favour been advised to exercise his pow improvement in the printing of the prescribed aren.

His Majesty the King has not piciously like a blank eyo. The are to be considered as within 2.24.4-5, 3.01, 3.35, 34. of Home Rule for Ireland; but when it is examined carefully the or of disallowance with rospool to the portrait of the King is appar resemblances are all against the Irish claim. Home Rule has been the following Ordinances:

Ordinance No. 53 of 1911, en-penny stamps.

ontly the only change in the half given to South Afrios, it is truó, búi the tendency of that measure was to unite, not to soparato. And it is a notable fact that serious for the registration of Ubiness titled-An Ordinance to provide trouble in South Africa has sprung from the fact that to each of the Partnerships, and to onable part-

IMPROVED SIGNAL States was left control of primary oduestion. The Free Statera are nors therein to register and there-

· LIGHTS... using this power to tyrannize the British minority, and it has been by limit their liabilty. loft to the Union Parliament to devise a compromine. Wherever titled-An Ordinance to make Ordinance No. 54 of 1911, on- the Union was absolute it has worked admirably; the leaving of provision for impounding stray this one tag of Federalis in the hands of the sintes has threatened animals and for the disposal there- tion of an improved signal light Divine Service on Sunday, Feb- 3.50, 4.22, 32.

On Monday next a demonstra of Christian Worship during 1.23.1-2.4.0.3-4,2.38.2-5,3.10.1-5, to destroy the peace of South Afrion.

of.

will be given at the Harbour But in Ireland all is to be peace and harmony and fair play-titled-An Ordinance to amend just been received from Home, is

Ordinance No. 55 of 1911, en- Office: This light, which has ruary 18.

Gordon (1.1-2 mile) 39, 1.14, Tho Police will have strict 1.47.4-5, 2.24.2-5, 3.0 3.3-5, 35, Paper guarantees to that effect will be given, Something more than the lair relating to Stampa and similar to those ned by the orders to summon or arrest per- Cadzowa Loon (1.1-4 mile) 37. that is wanted to rosasure thousands of loyal people in Ireland who Stamp Duty.

Coast Guard stations in England. sons firing Crackers in contra- 1-2, 1.15, 1.52, 2.28, 2.50, 31. have no reason to trust the Home Buters and who are not willing to titled Ordinance to amend quence of a report on the exist- tiona

Ordinance No. 56 of 1911, en- Its Adoption here is in cones-vention of the foregoing restric- A Grey (1.14 mile) 37.1-2, 1.15, accept them as harmless because they wear a paper muzzle and the Stamp Duties Management ing lights made by Commander The firing of, bomba is strictly

1,52, 2.28, 2.59, 31.

Durbar Chief (1 mile) 80, 1.08, hare their hands free to tear it off.

Beckwith last year

prohibited.

1.45.3-5, 8.47.3-6, 82.

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Bank

New Ordinances.

Ordinance, 1911

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Demonstration at "Harbour Office,

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same beating: The Young Pro

School howlers are always interesting and the following take

tender was so called because it Delford (1.1-2 mile) 39, 1.14.2-5, was pretended that he was born in a fryingpan.', Lord :Raleigh was the first man to 800 Pershore (1.1-2 mile) 30, the invisible Armada. The sad 1.14.2-5, 2.24.4-5, 3.0:1-3, 35,34. dest thing John did was to White Daisy (1,1-2 mile) 30, lose his crown in the laundry 1.14.1-2, 1.61, 2.20.1-2, 3.02, 3.30, The American War started be

cause the people would pernist, the post without stamps. Ri- in sending their parcels through

ohard II is said to have been murdered by some historianej his real fate is uncertain. There Algebraical symbols are used are five continents, a, 6, 1, 0, 1.

when you don't know what you are talking about. An angle is a triangle with only two sides.

No burning Oracker or other fire is to be thrown above the hond or near any person or inflammable material, and all

34. reasonable precaution must be taken against accident, as every one is liable for damage arising from his carelessness.

The firing of Crackers is not 1-4, 1.40, 2.21,32 to be carried on in the vicinity

1.12.3-5, 1.48.1-2, 2.27, 3.05, 33, Madrigal (1.1-2 mile) 37.4-5,

33.

Drumlithel (1 mile) 38.15, 1.15.

Diabolini (1,3-4 mile) 43,

An old soldier is called a vegeta [rian. A centipedo is a French measure of length. The Home Office is where Home Rule usde. A Bishop without |diocese is called '#'